January 12, 2007
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 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.
To Tuesday, January 30
LGBT Awareness Weeks, presented by the GLBT Student Services Office of Ohio State University, 614-688-8449, www.mcc.osu.edu. Friday, January 12
Arktos Chili Cookoff, soup, stew and chili categories, prizes for winner in each category, benefits Violet's Cupboard, 7:30 pm, Daddiés, 1009 South Main St, Akron; rookchuck@yahoo.com to enter, bar 330-
376-2625.
Friday to Sunday, January 12 to 28
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, play by queer writer Tennessee Williams, presented by the Toledo Rep Theater, 16 10th Street, Toledo; 419243-9277, mhill618@excite.com.
Saturday, January 13
Hike or Cross-Country Skiing, 11 am, with Cleveland Out and About, Lake Metroparks Girdled Road Reservation, Concord Twp. east of Cleveland; www.clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832.
Happy New Queer Dance, for LGBT and questioning youth 20 and under, presented by Kaleidoscope Youth Center, 8 pm, Whetstone Park Shelterhouse, 3271 Wicklow Rd, Columbus; 614-294-5437, www.kaleidoscope.org. Vegas Bar Night, presented by La Fraternité du Loup-Garou (The Brotherhood of the Werewolf), with performances by Mr. Gay Ohio USA FMI 2006 Dylan Gauge and Mr. Dayton All Star 2006 Vincent Holiday, hosted by National Holiday, part of the proceeds benefit Trascendence TG support and rights group, Rip Cord, 115 North Erie St, Toledo; 419243-3412, lagarou@hotmail.com.
Sunday, January 14
LGBT and Ally Victory Lunch Party, statewide event to celebrate Ted Strickland's inauguration as governor and the defeat of other antigay politicians, cost to be announced, 12 noon, Ohio Statehouse atrium, Broad at High Streets, Columbus; www.equalityohio.org, 614224-0400.
Overlook Hike with Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at Sunset Pond Nature Center in Cleveland Metroparks North Chagrin Reservation; 216-556-4832, for directions see www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
50+ Social Group, first meeting of new group for older lesbians and their friends and admirers, 1 pm, College Hill Coffee Company, 6128 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati; www.womenout front.com.
Monday, January 15
Guest Bartender Night, Michael, aka Woody, from Square will bartend at Lydia's, music by Mark David, food, auction, raffles, tips and proceeds benefit the Akron Pride Center, 1400 South Arlington at the north end of Arlington Plaza, Akron; 330-773-3001.
Tuesday, January 16
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT social networking organization, call for location, time and reservations; 216-556-0576.
Tying the Knot, screening of documentary about same-sex marriage, part of OSU's LGBT Awareness Weeks, 8 pm reception and panel discussion, 9 pm screening, donation of toiletries or canned goods to benefit Project Open Hand Columbus requested, Mershon Auditorium, Wexner Center, 1871 North High St, Columbus; 614-688-8449, www.mcc.osu.edu.
Wednesday, January 17
Have I Got a Story For You, workshop on sharing and comparing experiences as part of the LGBT community at Ohio State University, part of OSU's LGBT Awareness Weeks, lunch provided, 11:30 am, 150 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave, Columbus; 614688-8449, www.mcc.osu.edu.
Thursday, January 18
Red Cross in Modern Society, open dialogue between members of the LGBT community and representatives of the Red Cross, part of OSU's LGBT Awareness Weeks, 6 pm, 150 Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave, Columbus; 614-688-8449, www.mcc.osu.edu.
Saturday, January 20
Chili Cook-Off, presented by Couples of Miami Valley, for Dayton area location and time contact daytondoubles@woh.rr.com. Anne E. DeChant, with Coolideascope and Equals Four, memorial benefit concert for Phyllius Shilliday, proceeds will be donated to the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 8 pm, $10, Mocha Maiden, 17 Maiden Lane, Akron; 330-374-1114. Early Girl, band formerly known as Slackjaw, at the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314.
Sunday, January 21
Anniversary Dinner and Silent Auction, benefits the Akron Pride Center, 5 pm, Church of Our Saviour, 471 Crosby St, Akron; 330785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org.
Monday, January 22
Gendernauts, Monika Treut's look at the world of transgender identity through the eyes of San Francisco's leading gender mixers, part of the Cincinnati GLBT Center's OutReels program, 7 pm, 4119 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati; 513591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com. Legal Protections for Same-Sex Families After Issue 1, panel discussion with attorneys and financial planners, presented by P-FLAG Youngstown, 3 pm, Youngstown Pride Center, First Unitarian Church, 1105 Elm St, Youngstown; 330-747-2696.
Heavenly Noise, concert by Good Company LGBT and allied chorus specializing in religious music, featuring "The Saints Preserve Us," a comic cantata by late gay composer Daniel Pinkham who died on December 18, pm, Lakewood Presbyterian, 14502 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); www.goodco.org, 216-226-0514.
Tuesday, January 23
Chiropractic Health Services, Inc.
Religious and Gay? interfaith lunch discussion on the intersection of religion and sexual orientation, part of OSU's LGBT Awareness Weeks, 11:30 am, Hillel at OSU, 46 East 16th Ave, Columbus; 614-688-8449,
www.mcc.osu.edu.
Lynne Bowman to speak, executive director of Equality Ohio, on "The State of the State of Ohio," sponsored by Ohioans for Marriage Equality and P-FLAG, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3186 Burbank Rd, Wooster; 330345-1392.
Women's Choice in South Dakota, with speaker Steffany Stern, appetizers, dinner, La Scala, 4199 West Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus; jaime@prochoiceohio.org, contactus@
columbusnow.net.
God and Gays, screening of film and Q&A with filmmakers dealing with LGBT people who want a relationship with the religions that reject them, part of OSU's LGBT Awareness Weeks, 7 pm, Drexel Gateway Theater, 1550 North High St, Columbus; reservations needed by going to http://eqfed.org/ equalityohio/events/godandgays/details.tel, 614-688-8449, www.mcc.osu.edu.
Tuesday to Thursday, January 23 to 25 Evidence of Our Past, exhibit of cultural and historical artifacts ofthe LGBT community at Ohio State University, part of OSU's LGBT Awareness Weeks, 11:30 am-1 pm, Second Floor, Younkin Success Center, 1640 Neil Ave, Columbus; 614688-8449, www.mcc.osu.edu.
Thursday, January 25
Religion and Reproductive Rights, presentation atannual Roev. Wade commemoration presented by FreedomofChoice Cleveland Coalition, with Michelle Goldberg, author of Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, 5:30 pmreception, 6:30 pm program, $10 general admission, $35 supporter level, pay what you can for those with limited incomes, reservations required by January 22, Visiting Nurses Assocaition, 2500 East 22nd St, Cleveland; send check forreservation to FOCC,P.O.Box 443, Berea, Ohio 44017-9998, 216-472-2220. Friday to Sunday, January 26 to 28 Without Feathers, dance and videography performance by Lisa K. Lock and Larry Coleman, featuring Michael Medcalf of Cleveland Contemporary Dance Company, part of Cleveland Public Theater's Big Box series, $15, $12 students and seniors, 7:30 pm Fri and Sat, 3 pm Sun, James Levin Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2727, www.cptonline.org.
For a full year of events:
Friday to Sunday, Jan. 26 to Feb. 4 The Laramie Project, Moisés Kaufman's play about the aftermath of Matthew Shepard's murder, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm, Zanesville Community Theater, 940 Findley Ave, Zanesville; 740-455-6487, www.zct.org. Saturday, January 27
Snow-Shoeing or Cross-Country Skiing with Cleveland Out and About, 1pm at Kendall Lake Winter Sports Center, Truxell Road between AkronCleveland and Akron-Peninsula Roads in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Adopt-a-Legislator, volunteer information session and training, presented by the Cleveland LGBT Center, 2 pm, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; RSVP to 216-651-5428 ext: 26, mgish@lgbtcleveland.org.
Sweet Fundraiser, benefits the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, featuring an array of desserts and beverages, $10,8 pm, for location and tickets call 513-591-0265, newsfromcmc@aol.com.
Queer Prom, 9 pm, Walter Hall Rotunda, Ohio University, Athens; 740-593-0239, www.ohiou.edu/lgbt.
Escape to the Nickel, drag revue starring Nadia Lexi, with Tiffany Coutour, Natalie Santana and Yasmine Delrio, 11:30 pm showtime, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Sunday, January 28
Wine Tasting, third annual fundraiser for Camp Sunrise, featuring hors d'oeuvres from several restaurants and a variety of wines, 6 pm, $50, 225 North Fourth Street, Columbus; kmckee@atfgc.org, 216-269-3782.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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