January 26, 2007
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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 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 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. 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.
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
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Snow-Shoeing or Cross-Country Skiing with Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm at Kendall Lake Winter Sports Center, Truxell Road be-
tween Akron-Cleveland and Akron-Peninsula Roads in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.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.
Back to Broadway, an evening of entertainment and illusion to benefit for Friends Together for Life HIV/AIDS organization, cocktails and silent auction 6 pm, dinner and show 7:30 pm, $50, Canton Marriott McKinley Grand, 320 South Market St, Canton; 330417-5329, 330-253-3700.
Jetgirl: Frozen, party for queer women and their friends, featuring B-Girl All Stars, Lime and Coconut, Wax Syndicate, Queen Mae and the Bells, Miss Behavin and DJ Carol, with a minimall of DIY vendors, $5 $7, before 10 pm, Skully's Music Diner, 1151 North High St, Columbus; www.jetgirlparty.com, 614291-8856.
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.
Tuesday, January 30
Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, presentation by Kenji Yoshino of the Yale Law School on the danger to civil rights, part of OSU's LGBT Awareness Weeks, 4 pm, Saxbe Auditorium, Drinko Hall, 55 West 12th Ave, Columbus; 614-688-8449, www.mcc. osu.edu.
Friday to Sunday, February 2 to 25
Equus, play by Peter Schaffer about sexual confusion and longing, directed by William Roudeush, 8 pm Fri and Sat, 3 pm Sun, $28, $25 seniors, $17 students 22 and under with ID, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-2540, www.beckcenter.org.
Saturday, February 3
Brecksville Reservation Hike with Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at the Old Shelterhouse Picnic Area on Chippewa Creek Dr. across from the Nature Center, 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Forté! A Night on the D-List, evening of comedy with Kathy Griffin, $150 includes dinner, benefits the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, when purchased through the chorus, 5 pm cocktail hour, Ohio Statehouse Crypt and Maproom, 6 pm dinner, live auction and Vox performance, 8 pm performance, Palace Theater, 34 West Broad Street, Columbus; 614228-2462, www.cgmc.com.
Pieces: Reflections of Tragedy and Triumph, opening for show of new artwork and jewelry by Christopher Sweiger of Artifactual Creations, 6 pm, Bella Dubby, 13321 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-221-4479. It Takes a Village, winter concert by Windsong, Cleveland's Feminist Chorus, with special guests Solstice, Case Western Reserve University's a cappella ensemble, $12 advance, $15 door, 7:30 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-381-4886. Home Bar Ribbon Cutting Celebration, hosted by the Iron Eagles, 10 pm, Daddy's, 1009 South Main St, Akron; 330-376-2625, www.ironeagles.com.
For a full year of events:
Chronicle.com
Thursday, February 8
Sadie Benning to speak, lesbian video artist, with poet-novelist Eileen Myles, 5 pm, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.
Thursday to Sunday, February 8-11
Winterstar Symposium, Vision Quest: Exploring Realms of Consciousness, 24th annual pagan weekend, daily presentations include several on LGBT people and spirituality, nightly parties, Atwood Lake Resort in Dellroy, southeast of Canton; 216-371-1082, www.winterstarsymposium.com/2007.
Friday and Saturday, February 9-10 "Love Stinks," Valentine's concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm, Canzani Center, Columbus College of Art and Design, Cleveland Ave and East Gay St, Columbus; 614-228-2462, www.cgmc.com.
I am My Own Wife, reading of play about a German transsexual who survived World War II, presented by the Toledo Rep's Edgy RepReading series, Diva's Restaurant, 329 North Huron St, Toledo; 419-243-9277, mhill618@excite.com.
Friday, February 9
Leslie Feinberg, author of Stone Butch Blues and Drag King Dreams, speaks at Case Western Reserve University to mark the school's addition of gender identity to its anti-bias policy; 5 pm, free, Strosacker Auditorium on the campus in University Circle (Cleveland), 216321-6453.
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Saturday, February 10
Women's Valentine's Dance, presented by the Dayton LGBT Center, music, dancing, door prizes, cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, couples photos, $10,8 pm, Holiday Inn at the Dayton Mall, 31 Prestige Plaza, Dayton; 937-225-3095, vickihahn@hotmail.com.
Sunday, February 11
Tubing or Downhill Skiing, 1 pm, presented by Cleveland Out and About, Brandywine Ski Area, 7100 Riverview Rd, Peninsula (Akron); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Saturday, February 24
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? annual fundraising event benefits BRAVO, guests gather at a central location then disperse to various homes for a sumptuous meal, Columbus area location TBA; 614-294-7867. 32nd Womyn's Variety Show, doors 6 pm, show 7:30 pm, $20, tickets available at the Nickel, Diverse Universe and the Inn on Coventry, women 18+ only, Temple Tifereth Israel, 1855 Ansel Rd. at East 105th St., just north of Chester in University Circle, Cleveland; 216375-0780, 216-798-0456.
Chinese New Year, celebrating the Year of the Pig, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, location TBD; www.afcleveland.org.
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