September 22, 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, September 22
Singing to Save Ohio, benefit for the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats PAC, 6 pm, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-647-7437, president@clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org. Asians and Friends Movie Night, potluck dinner at 7 pm, movie follows at 8 pm, film to be announced, private residence in Garfield Heights; 216-226-6080 ext. 3, www.members.aol.com/afcleveland,
afcleveland@aol.com.
First Night of Bowling, beginning of new season of Friday Night Bowling league, new bowlers welcome, 6:30 pm, Ambassador Superior Lanes, 1500 Superior Ave, Cleveland; 216-481-4417.
Bernies BRAVO Benefit, evening of DJs, female impersonators and guest bartenders to raise funds for BRAVO, 8 pm Disc Doctors, 9 pm drag show, $2 cover, Bernies, 1896 North High Street, Columbus; 614-291-3448.
Rosh Hashanah Services, celebrating the Jewish New Year, presented by the Chevrei Tikva Chavurah of Fairmount Temple, 8:30 pm, Fairmount Temple Library, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216-464-1330. 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 Shorts, Neon, 130 East Fifth Street, Dayton; 937-222-8452, theneon@msn.com, www.neonmovies.com.
Saturday, September 23
Trip to Seneca Niagara Casino, benefits PACT Cleveland and the 2007 National Association of Black and White Men Together annual convention, $30, includes $20 in slot tokens and a $5 food voucher, round-trip bus transportation, four pick-up locations on the west side of Cleveland from 7:15 am-8:15 am, returns 9:30 pm; 216-521-0569.
Eternal Joy MCC Rummage Sale, bring in unwanted items by Sept. 19, annual rummage sale for predominantly LGBT congregation, 8 am-4 pm, Eternal Joy, 2382 Kennedy Ave, Dayton; 937-254-2087, www.eternaljoy mcc.org.
Sandusky Firelands P-FLAG Garage Sale, 9 am-3 pm, 401 Northampton Ct, Huron (Sandusky); 419-433-6755, 419-627-0380.
Caffeine Crawl, bicycle ride through the Flats, Tremont and Ohio City, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 9 am; http:// clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832. State of the State Address, by Equality Ohio executive director Lynne Bowman, 1 pm, University of Toledo Nitschke Hall Auditorium, 1740 N. Westwood Blvd., Toledo; www.equalitytoledo.org, www.equality
ohio.org.
Potluck Benefit for PAWS, presented by the Rainbow Wranglers, bring a side dish to share and a chair for sittin', benefits the Public Animal Welfare Society, 2 pm, $5, 5302 Bridge Ave, Cleveland; 216-228-7145,
www.rainbowwranglers.org.
Rosh Hashanah Potluck, bring a non-dairy dish to share, presented by Chevrei Tikva Chavurah of Fairmount Temple, 4:30 pm, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216464-1330 ext. 126.
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.
Hike at Sugarcreek Metropark, presented by Moving Men, 1 pm, meet at the parking lot, 4178 Conference Rd, Dayton; 937-603-9753, terranovamedia@hotmail.com.
Faith and Politics, presentation by Equality Ohio executive director Lynn Bowman, breakout sessions "What Can Churches Do In Politics" and the film The Blinding Flash of the Obvious, 1 pm, Trinity United Church of Christ, 3525 West 25th Street (enter off of Scranton Rd), Cleveland; 216-351-7667.
Ovation Theater Season Kickoff Party, cabaret with Joe Stollenwerk and special guests, featuring a live sneak peek of the first production of the season, Valhalla by gay playwright Paul Rudnick, 5 pm, free, 20th Century Theater, 3021 Madison Rd, Cincinnati; www.cincinnatiovation.com, 513-369-1544.
Monday, September 25
"The Congregation of the Emerging Paradigm," audio presentation of lecture in Cleveland by theologian Marcus Borg, discussion follows, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216521-5556, www.liberationucc.org.
Wednesday, September 27
Church/State: Democracy not Theocracy, program examining the attack on civil liberties by the religious right, especially focused on the work of Reformation Ohio, presented by the ACLU of Ohio and Equality Ohio, 7 pm, Westerville Electric Conference Room, 139 East Broadway Ave, Westerville (Columbus); RSVP 216-472-2200.
Learn How to Square Dance with the Cleveland City Country Dancers, open to everyone and free to new members, 7 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave., off Pearl Rd. in Cleveland; 216 251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
Thursday, September 28
Mary Jo Kilroy Fundraiser, hosted by Lynn Greer, Stevie Walton, the Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio and HRC, to benefit Kilroy's efforts to represent Ohio's 15th Congressional District, $250-$1000 include private reception from 6 to 7 pm, $50-$1507 pm, 3830 Lyon Dr, Upper Arlington (Columbus); rgood120954@aol.com, 614-265-7444, www.stonewalldemocratsohio.org, Church/State: Democracy not Theocracy, program examining the attack on civil liberties by the religious right, especially focused on the work of Reformation Ohio, presented by the ACLU of Ohio and Equality Ohio, 6:30 pm, Dayton Metro Library Auditorium, 215 East Third St, Dayton; RSVP 216-472-2200. Flag Wars, film about race, class, sexual orientation and the gentrification of Columbus' Old Town East neighborhood, to be screened as part of the "Widening the Circle" forum series, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 pm, Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 216-272-0622, www.franklincirclechurch.org.
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Euclid Creek Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 6:30 pm; http:// clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832. Calendar Kickoff Party, presented by Oldtimers Club of Central Ohio, proceeds benefit Pater Noster House, featuring models from the 2007 OCCO calendar to autograph calendars, 7 pm, Club Diversity, 863 South High Street, Columbus; 614-256-3768, occo@columbus.rr.com.
Have A Drink for the AIDS Walk, evening with guest bartenders Councilman Matt Zone and his siblings, in honor of their brother who died of AIDS, benefits the John T. Carey Memorial AIDS Walk, 7 pm, Parview Nite Club, 1261 West 58th Street, Cleveland; 216621-0766 ext. 275, www.cleveland.com/ aidswalk.
Saturday, September 30
Women's Health Fair, free health screenings, presentations on topics from nutrition to sex toys, 9 am-2 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
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. Wines of Western Europe, tasting event to benefit the North Coast Men's Chorus, 3 pm, $40, Swingos on the Lake, 12900 Lake AvLakewood (Cleveland); wintasting@ncmchorus.org.216-556-0590.
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Fall Clam Bake, dinner, drinks, dancing and prizes, presented by the Cleveland LGBT Center, $50, 6 pm, Manor Party Center, 24111 Rockwell, Euclid (Cleveland); 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Construction Party, co-hosted by the Dayton Gryphons and Gem City Bears, entertainment, Jell-O shots, wear "construction" the gear, Right Corner, 105 East Third St, Dayton; http:/ /hometown.aol.com/daytongryphons, www.djssaloon.com/gemcitybears, 937-
228-1285.
Sunday, October 1
Tomorrow's Leaders Today, garden party benefit for the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, 4 pm, private home in Columbus' Woodland Park neighborhood; www.kaleidoscope.org,
614-294-7886.
Kol Nidre Service, in honor of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, presented by the Chevrei Tikva Chavurah of Fairmount Temple, 8:30 pm, Fairmount Temple library, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216464-1330 ext. 126.
of Heidelberg College's Diversity Week, 9 pm, Highlights of upcoming weeks
Rickly Chapel, Heidelberg College, 310 East Market St, Tiffin; 800-925-9250, www.heidelberg.edu.
Friday, September 29
The Lifestyle of Adoption, panel and training with CEU credits, presented by A Child's Waiting, gay-friendly adoption agency, training only $25,3 CEUs $5, students $20, 8:30 am registration, Classroom B, Professional Building South, 41 South Arch Street, Akron; 330665-1811,jill@achildswaiting.com.
Virtus Training: Protecting God's Children, workshop on defining, recognizing and responding to child sexual abuse, open to professionals and community members, first of a series of community and professional development workshops, 1 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; RSVP to 216651-5428 ext. 26 or lfarmer@lgbtcleveland.org. In the Continuum, special benefit performance of play about two women, one in Africa and one in Los Angeles, who are diagnosed with HIV on the same day, all proceeds go to AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, $50, 6 pm reception, 7 pm performance, Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mt. Adams Circle, Cincinnati; 513-287-7116, www.avoc.org.
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 ext. 21, www.pki pride night.com, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com, www.pki.com.
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com Wednesday, October 4
Jim in Bold, documentary about a gay teen in Pennsylvania who committed suicide, 7 pm and 9 pm, $5, $2 college-age youth, free for high school students and their parents, Neon Movies, 130 East Fifth Street, Dayton, for tickets, specify showing time, contact Sexual Minority Suicide Prevention Committee chair John Zimmerman, stopsuicide@dayton lgbtcenter.com, or mail checks to DLGC, PO Box 1203, Dayton, Ohio 45401-1203. Learn How to Square Dance with the Cleveland City Country Dancers, open to everyone and free to new members, 7 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave., off Pearl Rd. in Cleveland; 216 251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
Friday, October 6 to Friday, October 27 Out in Akron Cultural Festival, seven events through October include the University of Akron LGBT Conference, Queer Shorts film festival, Cabaret Q and a Halloween ball; 330-785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org/pcoia.html.
Friday, October 6
LGBT Conference, part of Out in Akron Cultural Festival, sponsored by the University of Akron School of Social Work, 6 CEUS available, 8:30 am, University of Akron campus; for registration and specific location, call 330-972-5974.
Queer Shorts, LGBT film festival, part of the Akron Pride Center's Out in Akron Cultural Festival, 7 pm, location to be determined; 330785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org/ pcoia.html.
Friday to Sunday, October 6 to 8
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.
Barbra Streisand, with special guests Il Divo, 7:30 pm, $152.50-$602.50, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, Columbus; 614-431-3600, www.ticketmaster.com, www.schotten
steincenter.com.
Saturday, October 7
Dr. John T. Carey Memorial AIDS Walk, 16th annual pledge walk for eight agencies, Wade Oval in University Circle on the east side of Cleveland; 216-621-0766 ext. 275.
Sunday, October 8
Out in Akron Service, part of the Out in Akron Cultural Festival, Cascade Community Church, 1196 Inman St, Akron; 330-785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org/pcoia.html.
Monday to Thursday, October 9-12
National Coming Out Week, four days of events at Ohio State University in Columbus in honor of National Coming Out Day on October 11; 614-688-8449, http:// multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss.
Wednesday, October 11
Coming Out Stories, in celebration of National Coming Out Day, presented by the Dayton Lesbian and Gay Center, 7 pm, St. John's United Methodist Church, 515 East Third, Dayton; 937-274-1776,
www.daytonlgbtcenter.com.
Hate Crime Vigil, part of the Out in Akron Cultural Festival, Cascade Community Church, 1196 Inman St, Akron; 330-785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org/pcoia.html.
Thursday to Saturday, October 12-14 Emerging Leaders Conference, statewide caucus ofLGBT student organizations and college offices, presented by Equality Ohio and the Ohio State University Office of GLBT Student Services, Columbus; 614-688-8449, 614-202-8869, http://
multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss,
www.equalityohio.org.
Friday to Sunday, October 13 to 15
Load the Boat, annual weekend of square dancing and social events presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, Cleveland; 216251-1053, www.cccdohio.org.
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