October 20, 2006

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11

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 216-631-1052, 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.gaypeopleschronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

To Saturday, October 21

Valhalla, play by gay writer Paul Rudnick about King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who ignored his royal duties in the pursuit of beauty (especially in men!), paralleled with a WWII samesex romance, presented by Ovation Theater Company, 8 pm, 2 pm matinée on October 15, $18,$15 seniors, $14 students, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati; 513369-1544, www.cincinnatiovation.com.

To Sunday, October 22

The Fighting Days, staged reading of play by Wendy Lill about Canadian suffragette Francis Marion Beynon, 7:30 pm on Oct. 12, 13, 15, 19, 20 and 22, performance free for first-time patrons of Red Hen Productions on Oct. 19, Cleveland Arts Theater, 11619-23 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-556-0910, www.feminist theatre.org.

Visiting Mr. Green, play by Jeff Baron about a young gay man who visits an old Jewish man because of community service and reconnects with this spirituality while helping Mr. Green understand the modern world, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $15, $14 students and seniors, Cassidy Theater, 6200 Pearl Rd, Parma (Cleveland); 440-842-4600, www.cassidy theatre.com.

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.

Mondays to November 20

Self-Defense Workshop, six-week class for the LGBT community, 7 pm, 206 Westwood Rd, Columbus; 614-268-1641,614-657-4907.

Friday, October 20

Pamela Means, lesbian singer-songwriter, 7:30 pm, $5-$10 sliding scale, People Called Women, 3153 West Central Ave, Toledo; 419535-6455, www.pamelameans.com.

Fall Hayride, sponsored by Rainbow Wranglers to benefit the Cleveland LGBT Center, free hot dog, cider and pumpkin, barn dance, bonfires and exhibition dancing by the Wranglers; tickets $20 till Oct. 16, not sold at gate, Boyert's Farm, 4557 Paradise Rd. in Seville, off Ohio 3 just south of Medina; www.rainbowwranglers.org, 216-251-0095. Diva Dazzle 5, benefit for the AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati featuring a variety of divas from various genres, 6:30 pm patron cocktail party, $150, $175 patron, Hilton Netherland Plaza Pavilion Caprice, 35 West 5th, Cincinnati, 513421-2437, www.avoc.org.

Masquerage, annual Halloween ball benefiting AIDS Resource Center Ohio, $50 includes cocktail, hors d'oeuvres and door prize raffle, $140 includes access to Red Ribbon Lounge, pre-party and a departing gift, 8 pm, Round House, 1043 South Main St, Dayton; www.masquerage.org, 937-461-2437 ext.

2025.

Boots and Buzz Cuts, benefit for the AIDS vaccine study at University Hospitals and Mr. Cleveland Leather, with Robert Bess, Mr. Cleveland Leather 2006, and International Boot Black 2005 Boo Boo, $2, 11 pm, Cocktails Cleveland, 9208 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland; 216961-3115.

Sunday, October 22

Furnace Run MetroPark Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 11 am; http:// clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832. Michael Neubecker to speak, co-founder with wife Janice of the Detroit-Downriver chapter of P-FLAG, at the Columbus P-FLAG monthly meeting, 2 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 West Weisheimer, Columbus; pflag columbus@hotmail.com, 614-227-9355. Candidates Forum, presented by Gays/Lesbians United, 6 pm, Mansion View Special Events Center, 2035 Collingwood Blvd, Toledo; 419-467-6060, gays-n-lesbians_united @hotmail.com.

Gather Us In, autumn worship service for the Delaware Gay Straight Christian Alliance, 7 pm, Zion UCC,51 West Central, Delaware (Columbus); http://delawaregcsa.tripod.com, 740-3681629.

Indigo Girls, 7:30 pm, $29.50-$37.50, Lakewood Civic Auditorium, 14100 Franklin Blvd, Lakewood (Cleveland); www.livenation.com, 216-241-5555, www.ticketmaster.com.

Monday, October 23

Patient and Community Education Forum, ninth annual event presented by Case/University Hospitals AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, reception follows presentations, 6 pm, Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland; 216-844-2247,

www.clevelandactu.org.

Whatever it Takes, presentation by Dotti Berry Curbside

and Robynne Sapp about their "Gay into Straight America" year-long road trip, presented by Women Out Front, 8 pm, Union Station Café, 825 Main St, Cincinnati; www.womenout front.com.

Saturday, October 21

Out in Akron Coffeehouse, part of the Out in Akron Cultural Festival, First Grace UCC, 350 South Portage Path, Akron; 330-785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org/pcoia.html. Family Night, featuring potluck dinner, dancing, karaoke, 6 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060. Swing Party USA, 1940s-themed benefit for Verb Ballets, featuring live and silent auctions, swing dance contest, buffet dinner, performance by Verb Ballets, $85, $35 to enter contest, 6:30 pm, Galleria at Erieview, 1301 East 9th Street, Cleveland; 216-397-3757, www.verbballets.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.

Joan Jett in concert, with supporting acts Valient Thorr, the Vacancies and the Eagles of Death Metal, 8 pm, $21 advance, $24 day of show, the Agora, 5000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-881-2221, www.clevelandagora.com. A Night Out, annual benefit and awards gala for Stonewall Columbus, 7 pm, $75 general admission, $125 reserve seating, Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 East Broad St, Columbus; 614-930-2261, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

For a full year of events go to:

GAY PEOPLE'S

Chronicle.com

Xiu Xiu, queer indie-rock trio, Little Brother's, 1100 North High St, Columbus; 614-421-2025, www.littlebrothers.com.

Tuesday, October 24

Xiu Xiu, queer indie-rock trio, 7:30 pm doors, 8:30 pm show, $10 advance, $12 door, Southgate House, 24 East 3rd St, Newport, Ky. (Cincinnati); 859-431-2201, www.south gatehouse.com.

Wednesday, October 25

Grand Opening Open House, celebrating Kaleidoscope Youth Center's new location and the grand opening of the David Bohnett Cyber Center, 3 pm, 1904 North High Street, Columbus; 614-294-5437, www.kaleidoscope.org. Xiu Xiu, queer indie-rock trio, 8:30 pm, $10, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland; 216-383-1124, www.beachland ballroom.com.

Thursday, October 26

Understanding Transgender Issues, featuring a panel of medical, legal and couseling professionals, free, social work CEUs pending, 8:30 am, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; RSVP to 216-651-5428 ext. 21 or msimek@lgbtcleveland.org.

Xiu Xiu, queer indie-rock trio, Horn Gallery for the Arts, Kenyon College, Gambier; 740427-5000,

Friday, October 27

TAWARTED 2005 BY ROBERT M KIRBY

J.T., TRUST ME YOU AND I, WE'RE WORTH THE EFFORT, IT'S JUST THAT I'M IN A TERRIBLE HURRY NOW AND YOU'RE -

NATHAN'S NOT HERE?! I JUST SPOKE TO HIM ON THE PHONE NOT A HALF HOUR AGO!

WELL HE WENT OFF WITH SOME GUY, I DUNNO!

Saturday, October 28

Beyond the Vote: Advocacy 101,workshop on staying active in the LGBT and other social advocacy movements, 4 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Halloween Masquerade Ball, Talent Show and Potluck, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland; 5 pm, for Cleveland location call 216-226-6080 ext. 3 by Oct 22, www.members.aol.com/afcleveland,

afcleveland@aol.com.

Network Halloween Party, Cleveland area lesbian social organization, 7 pm, call 440962-3662 for more information.

Halloween Bash, co-hosted by the Dayton Gryphons and Gem City Bears, 9 pm, DJ's Saloon, 237 North Main St, Dayton; http:// hometown.aol.com/daytongryphons, www.djssaloon.com/gemcitybears, 937-

223-7340.

Sunday, October 29

Gorge Trail Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, Gorge Trail Metropark, Cuyahoga Falls (Akron); http:// clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832. Memorial for Douglas Dear, known to many as Heather St. Clair, who passed away on July 27; 2 pm, 1332 West 108th Street at Baltic Ave, Cleveland; 216-334-1726.

Candidates Meet and Greet, sponsored by Highlights of upcoming weeks

the Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats, 5 pm, Club 441, 441 East Market St, Warren; 330-207-6437, www.mvstonewall.com, mvstonewall@yahoo.com.

Halloween Masquerade Ball, part of the Out in Akron Cultural Festival, location to be determined; 330-785-0088, www.akron

pridecenter.org/pcoia.html.

Friday to Sunday, October 27 to 29

67th Healing Weekend, twice-yearly event for Ohioans living with HIV or AIDS, presented by the Ohio AIDS Coalition, advance registration required, limited to 75 people, Fountain Inn, 236 Walnut Ave, Lakeside (north of Sandusky); 800-226-5554, www.ohioaids coalition.org.

National LGBT Family Conference, presented by Family Pride and Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere; Dallas, Texas, www.familypride.org/conference.

I'M INTERRUPTING YOU AGAIN, LIKE I ALWAYS DO.

SEE YA.

SOME GUY? WHAT GUY? D'YA RE MEMBER WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE ?

IT, You

I DUNNO, JEEZ A GUY. I WAS WORKING, YOU KNOW?

For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com

Saturday, November 4

Central Ohio High School GSA Summit, fourth annual gathering of gay-straight alliances from the Columbus area, 10 am, Kaleidoscope Youth Center, 1904 North High Street, Columbus; 614-294-5437, www.kaleidoscope.org. Tuesday, November 7 Election Day

Wednesday to Sunday, Nov. 8-12 Creating Change Conference, 19th annual LGBT activists' convention sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo., hotel 816474-4400, Task Force 202-639-6333; www.creatingchange.org.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

By Robert Kirby

MAYBE I SHOULD'VE GONE AFTER HIM.... I MEAN, C'MON I'M BLOWING HIM OFF FOR NATHAN? NATHAN WHO HATES ME? WHO MITME? BUT I KNOW I CAN MAKE UP WITH J.T. LATER ON, AND WITH NATHAN... I DUNNO... IT MIGHT BE REALLY IMPORTANT THAT HE HEAR WHAT I HEARD... HE CAN DECIDE FOR HIMSELF IF I'M JUST ANOTHER CHICKEN LITTLE OR WHAT...

CAN I HELP You?

IT WAS PROBABLY JUST CAL, RIGHT? MAYBE I'LL Go see IF I CAN FIND HIM... FIND THEM, 'EM EVERYTHING......

YEAN DO

YOU HAVE COFFEL

HELE

TELL

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