October 27, 2006

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11

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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 t x 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,

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 27

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

Third Annual Charity Drag Ball, presented by Case Western University's undergrad gaystraight alliance Spectrum, 9 pm, Thwing Student Center, 11111 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; http://spectrum.case.edu, 216-368-2679. Halloween Masquerade Ball, part of the Out in Akron Cultural Festival, location to be determined; 330-785-0088, www.akronpride

center.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.

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,

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Things That Go Pump in the Night, Cincinnati Men's Chorus' second pumps party, costume party hosted by Penny Tration, $5 suggested donation, 6 pm, Universal Grille, 911 Vine St, Cincinnati; 513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.

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

· Halloween Potluck at the Youngstown Pride Center, bring a dish, drink to share, friends and families; costumes optional, 7 pm, Unitarian Church, 1105 Elm St., Youngstown; side door to lower level; Joe, 330-792-3465.

Le Carnival Drageur, show by the Royal Renegades featuring dancing girls, dancing boys and bearded ladies, $7, 8 pm doors, 9 pm show, costume contest to follow, Wall Street Nightclub, 144 North Wall St, Columbus; www.royalrenegades.com, 614-464-2800. 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://cleveland outandabout.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.

Breastfest Cleveland, benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Barb Leslie Fund, featuring Tracy Marie, Robin Stone, Alexis Antes and many more, 4 pm, $10, Happy Dog, 5801 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; www.breastfest.net, 216651-9474.

Wednesday, November 1

Augusten Burroughs, gay author whose memoir Running With Scissors is being released as a feature film, $20-$25, Ohio Theater, Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland; 216-241-6000, www.playhousesquare.com.

Thursday, November 2

Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats, monthly meeting of new group for LGBT Democrats, 7 pm, Democratic Headquarters, 103 East Boardman St, Youngstown; 330207-6437, http://mvstonewall.com.

Friday, November 3

Developing Transgender Legal Issues, Lambda Legal staff attorney Cole Thaler leads free one-hour workshop with one unit of continuing legal education, presented by Lambda Legal and coordinated by Lambda Law Students Association of Case Western Reserve University, lunch served 11:30 am, workshop at noon, Case School of Law Moot Court Room A-59, East Blvd at Ford Dr, Cleveland; RSVP required by Oct. 31, lawflag@case.edu, 216371-3269.

Happy Hour Calendar Party, presented by the Oldtimers Club of Central Ohio, 6 pm, models available at 7 pm to autograph calendars, show 7:30 pm hosted by Petunia Bloom, calendar sales benefit Pater Noster House, Q Bar, 205 North Fifth St, Columbus; 614256-3768, www.occoclub.org.

Sign Making Party, lead-up to November 6 liberal/radical/progressive rally at Bowling Green State University, 7 pm, Women's Center, 107 Hanna Hall, Bowling Green State University; www.transbg.org/home.html.

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Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4 Heartland in Action Conference, P-FLAG Midwest Tri-regional Conference, Chicago; www.pflag.org, 708-784-1662.

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.

Brandywine Falls Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 1 pm; http://clevelandout andabout.org, 216-556-4832.

Sunday, November 5

Come and See Sunday, Emmanuel Fellowship Church's day of welcome for the community, 11 am worship includes the Emmanuel Choir, the Praise Team and Church Mouse, pm presentation "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality" by Pastor T.M. Hines, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 North Arlington Street, Akron; 330-376-8725.

Dinner with Asians and Friends Cleveland follows 3 pm business meeting at a private home in Cleveland Heights, dinner at Bangkok Thai Cuisine, 216-226-6080 ext. 3, www.members.aol.com/afcleveland,

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Bill Peirce is opposed to "conservative" attempts to use the government to regulate people's morality, by imposing laws that restrict their behavior on the Sabbath, or at the pharmacy, or in the bedroom. He's opposed to these kinds of legal restrictions not because he thinks that all lifestyle choices are equally worth pursuing, but because he believes that people are responsible for their actions, and should be allowed to decide how to live their lives as they see fit, so long as they aren't hurting anyone else in the process.

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