February 2, 2007 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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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 calen dar 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 Sunday, February 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. 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 Drive 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 Map Room, 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. Lesbian Cancer Survivors Group, monthly meeting, this month at the Windsong "It Takes a Village" concert, 7:30 pm, 2800 Archwood Avenue, Cleveland; 440-442-9399.
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.
Sunday, February 4
Reconciling Sunday, open table communion service celebrates First United Methodist Church's
commitmentto welcome people of all sexual orientations and genderidentities to full participation in the church, 11 am, 3000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216432-0150,www.firstchurchcleveland.com.
Sunday to Wednesday, February 4-14 Songs From an Unmade Bed, one-man musical dealing with 18 short stories of looking for love, comprised of the work of lyricist Mark Campbell and 18 composers, starring Alan Patrick Denny as a resilient gay New Yorker alone in the big city, 8 pm, $15,$12 students and seniors, special Valentine's Day performance on February 14 with dinner at 6 pm is $35, $50 per couple, Know Theater at the Underground, 1120 Jackson St, Cincinnati; 513-300-5669 (300-KNOW), www.knowtheatre.com.
Monday, February 5
First and Third, support group meeting on the first and third Mondays of the month, provides support to caregivers, guest speakers, healing exercises on grief, mourning and guilt, 7 pm, Liberation UCC Lounge, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 440-227-8556, fgvlinda@aol.com.
Tuesday, February 6
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, 20-minute rapid HIV testing provided by Greene County Combined Health District, along with screenings of Out of Control: AIDS and Women Like You, 4-9 pm, Wright State University Student Union, Dayton; 937-374-5600,
sreporter@gcchd.org.
Wednesday, February 7
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, 20-minute rapid HIV testing provided by Greene County Combined Health District, along with screenings of Out of Control: AIDS and Women Like You, 10 am-3 pm, Ward Center Ballroom, Wilberforce (Dayton); 937-374-5600, sreporter@gcchd.org.
Thursday, February 8
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, 20-minute rapid HIV testing provided by Greene County Combined Health District, along with screenings of Out of Control: AIDS and Women Like You, 11 am-2 pm, Wilberforce University Student Union, Wilberforce (Dayton); 937374-5600, sreporter@gcchd.org.
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.wex arts.org, 614-292-3535.
Cleveland Stonewall Democrats Annual Meeting, new officers will be elected, 6 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave., 216-647-7437; www.clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org.
Thursday to Saturday, February 8-10 Gay Film Series, presented by the North Broadway United Methodist Church LGBTA Ministry Team, Thursday The Children's Hour, Friday The Wedding Banquet, Saturday Big Eden, brief discussion follows screenings, 7 pm, 48 East North Broadway, Clintonville (Columbus); 614-268-8626 ext. 112.
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.winterstar symposium.com/2007.
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), 216-321-6453.
Paradise at Crush, featuring DJ Maurice spinning the rarest underground dance music, free mix 10 pm, $10, $5 before midnight, Crush, 825 Main Street above Union Station, Cincinnati; paradise_at_crush@yahoo.com, 513-651-2667.
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 EdgyRepReading series, Diva's Restaurant, 329 North Huron St, Toledo; 419-243-9277, mhill618@excite.com.
Saturday, February 10
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis, documentary about queer underground filmmaker and photographer Jack Smith, followed by three films by or about him, including his famous Flaming Creatures, 7 pm, $7, $5 students, seniors and members, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus; 614-292-3535, www.wexarts.org.
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.
PuNané Pleasure Palace, women-only event featuring Massage by Wendy, lesbian-themed films, music, dance, appetizers and booze,$5 advance, $8 door, 1380 East 112th Street, Cleveland; 216-409-1494, 216-233-1411.
Sunday, February 11
Tubing or Downhill Skiing, 1 pm, presented by Cleveland Out and About, Brandywine Ski Area, 7100 Riverview Rd, Peninsula (Akron); 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. "A Love That Knows Your Name," winter worship service of the Delaware Gay Straight Christian Alliance, for LGBT people and friends, especially those estranged from their own churches, 7 pm, Benes Room of Hamilton Williams Campus Center of Ohio Wesleyan University, 53 Spring St., Delaware; 740368-1629 or http://delawaregsca.tripod.com.
Songs From an Unmade Bed, a one-man musical starring Alan Patrick Denny as a resilient gay New Yorker looking for love, starts February 4 at Know Theater in the Underground in Cincinnati. With Denny are Brodie Johnson playing cello and Fletcher Kaufman on percussion.
Monday, February 12
AIDS Walk Jump Start 2, second informational meeting about the John T. Carey Memorial AIDS Walk, to be held in the fall, 6 pm, AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 3210 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-621-0766 ext. 275. Saturday, February 17
Red Hot and Flaming, benefit for Equality Cincinnati and Know Theater, Universal Grille, 911 Vine St, Cincinnati; 513-381-6279.. Hearts on Fire, annual Valentine's benefit for the North Coast Men's Chorus, featuring dinner and a cabaret performance, 6:30 pm, $75, Cleveland Play House Club, 8501 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland; 216556-0590, www.ncmchorus.org.
Anne E. DeChant, singer-songwriter with full band for a Valentine's show, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
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Saturday, February 24
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? annual fundraising event for BRAVO, guests gather at 6 pm in the Venue at Smith Bros., 580 North 4th St. in Columbus, then disperse to area homes for a sumptuous meal; 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, ten-course dinner and show presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, $30 members, $35 others before Feb. 17; $40 afterward or $45 at door, 6 pm, C&Y Restaurant, 2222 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland; www.afcleveland.org.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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