September 1, 2006
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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charlie's calendar
To list your non-profit group or club's events, send the date, time, location and contact phone to P.O. Box 5426, Cleveland, Ohio 44101, or fax to 216631-1052, or e-mail to calendars @chronohio.com. Each week's calendar shows events in the upcoming week, plus selected later events. But it's never too early to send in a calendar item; listings for months into the future are posted on our web site, www.gaypeoples chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Friday to Monday, September 1 to 4 FTM: A Gender Odyssey, national conference for masculine-identified people who were assigned female gender at birth and their friends, family and allies, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, www.transconference.org.
Saturday, September 2
Larchmere Sidewalk Sale, featuring a number of queer-owned businesses including Café Limbo, Loganberry Books and Marc Goodman Antiques, Larchmere Blvd. just north of Shaker Square, Cleveland; 216-795-9800, www.loganberrybooks.com.
Sunday, September 3
Toledo Mixed Bowling League, organization meeting, 12 noon, bowling 1 pm, Forest View Lanes, Douglas and Dean Avenues, Toledo; 419-467-6060, tmlbowling@att.net.
Glenn Burchette Farewell Party, beloved singer is moving to Las Vegas, light hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, black and white attire requested, 8 pm, A Better Place, 815 Superior Ave, entrance on Rockwell Ave, Cleveland; 216-201-9227, www.abetterplace4u.com. Isis Tiffany Soul-Lamar's Birthday Bash, celebrating a half century of one of Cleveland's most noted performers, food, dancing, entertainment by Rambo from Chicago and Indigo Diamond, the Edge, 11213 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland; 216-221-8576.
Tuesday, September 5
First Freedom First Forum, presented by the Interfaith Alliance Federation, dedicated to freedom of, and from, religion, panel discussion about the interaction of that freedom with repect for all families, democracy, science, academia, reproductive health and more, reception 6:30 pm, forum 7:15 pm, Algonquin Room, Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave, Columbus; RSVP to 202-639-6370 ext. 130 or eshutt@interfaithalliance.org.
Wednesday, September 6
Pot Luck Picnic, presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and pop provided, 6:30 pm, Edgewater Park Upper Pavilion, Cleveland; www.cccdohio.org, 216-251-1053.
Thursday to Sunday, September 7-10
Pride at Work Convention, national meeting of group dedicated to workplace equality, Hilton San Diego Resort on Mission Bay, California; 202-637-5014, www.prideatwork.org.
Thursday to Saturday, September 7-16 National Gay and Lesbian Theater Festival, third biennial event, featuring participants from around the country, hosted by Act Out Productions at three locations: Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave; Club Diversity, 863 South High Street; Nestor Auditorium, Columbus State Community College, 550 East Spring St; $10 per show or $40 for five, $150 for all 29 shows, schedule at www.columbustheatrefestival.com,614-263-9448.
Friday, September 8
Lesbian Cancer Survivors Group, social and support meeting, 6:30 pm; for Cleveland area location, call 440-442-9399.
Friday to Sunday, September 8 to 10
Camping Trip, organized by Cleveland Out and About, $10, Mohican State Park, Loudenville, Ohio; http:// clevelandoutandabout.org/COA/news.html,
216-556-4832.
Saturday, September 9
Dream an LGBT Center Into Existence, meeting of the Northwest Ohio LGBT Coalition, examining ideas for an LGBT community center in Toledo, 1 pm, Sanger Branch Library, 3010 West Central Ave, Toledo; www.equalitytoledo.org.
Betty Sutton fundraiser, presented in part by the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats for Sutton's 13th District U.S. House campaign, $500 donors get private reception at 6 pm, $75-$250
pm, 9519 Greystone Parkway, Brecksville (Cleveland); 216-647-7437, president
@clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org.
SRO, Standing Room Only, benefit for David's House Compassion, featuring Eight Weeks Out, Voodoo Libido, Twila Starr and guest MC Alexis Means, food, silent auction, 7 pm, $35, $60 per couple, Centennial Terrace, 5773 Centennial Rd, Sylvania (Toledo), 419241-9444, www.arcohio.org. Liberation UCC Dinner and Dance, 13th anniversary event for predominantly LGBT congregation, $16, children free, ticket deadline September 5, 7 pm, Winton Place, 12700 Lake Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556, www.liberationucc.org.
Sunday, September 10
Gay Bowling League Kick-off, first day of league play for the fall season, registration begins at 12 noon, Freeway Lanes, 12859 Brookpark Rd, Parma (Cleveland); 440342-3357, usseyes@aol.com.
"A Joyful Noise" rehearsal, first practice the for the opening concert of the North Coast Men's Chorus season, 6 pm, Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 West 14th Street, Cleveland; membership@ncmchorus.org.
Pink Martini, cocktail buffet and concert by gay-led band described as "somewhere be-
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Clambake and Chicken Bake, annual event presented by the Network, Cleveland area social group for lesbians, pre-sale only by Sept. 12, for locations and reservations call 440962-3662.
Decked Out, VIP dinner, award banquet and dance, presented by Gays and Lesbians United, dinner $60 until September 6, dance only $15 advance, $20 door, dinner 5 pm, dance 7:30 pm, Lighthouse Café and Docks, 2605 Broadway St, Toledo; 419-467-6060, gays-nlesbians_united@hotmail.com.
Open Door Coffeehouse, LGBT kaffee klatsch, music, 6:30 pm, First Grace UCC, 350 S. Portage Path, Akron; 330-253-2220, www.akronpridecenter.org.
Pandemonium, annual benefit for Cleveland Public Theater, 6409 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2727, www.cptonline.org.
Sunday, September 17
Day in the Sun, LGBT picnic presented by the Akron Pride Center, 10 am, $15 advance, $18 gate, Ohio Sportsman Club, 1775 Jacoby Rd, Copley (Akron); www.akronpridecenter.org, 330-253-2220.
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chamber ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir," benefits the Cleveland Museum of Art, $75, $100 for premiere seating, Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7350, www.clevelandart.org/tickets. The Gossip, Erase Errata and Mika Miko, triple bill of queer indie bands, 9 pm, $10, the Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland Heights; 216-321-5588, www.grogshop.gs.
Monday, September 11
Dayton Gay Men's Chorus, first rehearsal for the group's fourth season, location and membership information at www.daytongaymens chorus.com.
Tuesday, September 12
Team Dayton at the Gay Games, presentation by John Zimmerman to the Dayton PFLAG monthly meeting, 7:30 pm, Cross Creek Community Church, 667 MiamisburgCenterville Rd, Centerville (Dayton); www.pflagdayton.org, 937-640-3333.
Friday, September 15
AIDS Walk Kick-Off Rally, open to supporters and interested parties, donations welcome, free food, surprises, cash bar, Fat Fish Blue, 21 Prospect Ave. East at Ontario, Cleveland; 216621-0766 ext. 275, dfearn@atfgc.org.
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16 The Nickel 18th Anniversary Party, two-day celebration of the founding of the Five Cent Decision bar, Friday night dancing with DJs Fuzzy and Frantik, Anne E. DeChant in concert on Saturday with full band, no cover Friday, $5 Saturday, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Saturday, September 16
Dr. Robert J. Fass Memorial AIDS Walk Central Ohio, fundraiser for ten area AIDS service organizations, route is through the the Arena District and the Short North, www.aidswalkcentralohio.org, aidswalk@catf.net.
Walk to Stop AIDS, fundraiser for AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, registration 8 am, 5K walk 9 am, Schott Amphitheater, Sawyer Point, Cincinnati; 513-421-2437, www.avoc.org. Festival of the Flea, Pilgrim Congregational Church's annual flea market, supports the activities of the LGBT-affirming congregation, 9 am-2 pm, 2592 West 14th St, Cleveland; 216861-7388, www.pilgrimalive.org. Ohio Lesbian Festival, 17th annual music, cultural and education festival presented by the Ohio Lesbian Business Association, 11 am, $35 advance, $30 advance for students and seniors, $40 gate, Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. at U.S. 40, 1⁄2 mile west of Kirkersville, Ohio, 15 miles east of Columbus; 614-562-0577, www.ohiolba.org.
Personal Mythology: How to Discover Your True Self, workshop by Director of Programs Mika Major looks a defining life moments to shed light on past and future actions, 4 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Wednesday, September 20
Summer Picnic, dance and party presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30; Upper Pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland; 216-251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
Friday to Sunday, September 22 to 24 Dayton LGBT Film Festival, presented by the Downtown Dayton Priority Board and the Neon Movies, featuring 20 Centimeters, Screaming Queens, Cruel and Unusual, Time to Leave and Top Drawer Neon, 130 East Fifth Street, Dayton; 937-222-8452, theneon@msn.com, www.neonmovies.com.
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Saturday, September 23
State of the State Address, featuring Equality Ohio executive director Lynne Bowman, 1 pm, University of Toledo Nitschke Hall Auditorium, 1740 N. Westwood Blvd., Toledo; www.equalitytoledo.org, www.equalityohio.org.
Sunday, September 24
Softball All-Star Game and Picnic, celebrating the end of the North Coast Athletic Association season, game 1 pm, Clark Fields in Tremont, enter off West 11th Street just north of Clark Ave. or at West 7th and Quigley; picnic and awards ceremony begin 4 pm at Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
Friday, September 29
Pride Night at Kings Island, amusement park near Cincinnati will be closed to the public, open only to those buying tickets through the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center, LGBT ticket outlets in other cities listed on the web site, or at the gate; 513-591-0200 21, www.pkipridenight.com, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com, www.pki.com.
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Saturday, September 30
Erie Gay Pride March and Rally, step off 1 pm at the Zone, 1:15 pm at Papermoon, rally in Perry Square 2 pm, speakers, entertainment and more, Erie, Pa.; www.eriegaynews.com.
Friday to Sunday, October 6 to 8
Load the Boat, annual weekend of square dancing and social events presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, Cleveland; 216251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
Emmaus, retreat for gay and lesbian Catholics, presented by the Gay and Lesbian Family Ministry of the Diocese of Cleveland, $145, Jesuit Retreat House, 5629 State Road, Parma (Cleveland); http://www.jrh-cleveland.org/
emmaus.html, 440-884-9300.
Saturday, October 7
Dr, John T. Carey Memorial AIDS Walk, 16th annual pledge walk for eight agencies, Wade Oval in Cleveland's University Circle on the east side of Cleveland; 216-621-0766 ext. 275.
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