March 23, 2007
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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To Sunday, March 25
Cleveland International Film Festival, 31st annual event presented by the Cleveland Film Society includes Ten Percent CinemaofLGBT films, Tower City Cinemas; www.clevelandfilm.org, 216623-3456; for details of Ten Percent films see www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories07/march/
0309076.htm
Friday and Saturday, March 23-24
"Saints and Sinners," tour through the seven heavenly virtues and seven deadly sins by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm, Capitol Theater, Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High Street, Columbus; 614-228-2462, www.cgmc.com.
Saturday, March 24
Wednesday, March 28
Improving Self-Esteem, part of the GLBT Pride for Life workshop series facilitated by Sean Blake, each installment stands alone, presented by the Akron Pride Center, Portage Path Behavioral Health, First Grace UCC and the Gay Community Endowment Fund, 5:30-7 pm, First Grace UCC, 350 South Portage Path, Akron; 330-253-3100 ext. 121. MetroHealth LGBT Clinic Kickoff, party celebrating the formation of a weekly clinic dedicated to LGBT health concerns, 6:30 pm, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216357-2997.
North Coast Softball Managers Meeting, 7:30 pm, Bounce, 2800 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
Fitness Instruction, new weekly meeting alternatThursday to Sunday, March 29-April 1 ing between yoga and group exercise, bring towel or mat, $3, 8:30 am, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428 ext. 25, pzbasnik@lgbtcleveland.org,
www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Ten Things Your Minister Wants to Tell You (But Can't Because He Needs the Job), presentation by Rev. Oliver "Buzz" Thomas on same-sex marriage, the Episcopal battle over LGBT inclusion and other topics, 9 am, St. John United Church of Christ, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Ky. (Cincinnati); 859-261-2066, www.StJohnChurch.net.
Lobby Day Training, learn how to be an effective voice for the LGBT community in preparation for Equality Ohio's May 16 Lobby Day, 9:30 am, Sanger Branch, Lucas County Library, 3030 West Central Ave., Toledo, lobby day@equalityohio.org, www.equalityohio.org 614-224-0400.
Pink Pistols Shooting Range, shooting event for the Toledo chapter of national group for LGBT gun owners and enthusiasts, 12 noon, 10306 Airport Hwy, Swanton (Toledo); 419514-9996, toledo@pinkpistols.org. Reverse Auction, annual fundraiser for Community AIDS Network, 150 tickets sold for grand prize of $1,500, $75 includes dinner, two drink tickets and a raffle ticket, $25 for a second dinner package, 6:30 pm, St. Joseph's Family Center, 610 West Exchange St, Akron; 330375-3000.
Timberdoodle Hike in Cleveland Metroparks Bedford Reservation with Cleveland Out and About, meet 7 pm at the end of Button Rd./ Grace St., off Broadway in Bedford (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.
TransAmerica, presentation for the first Interweave Movie Night, 7:30 pm, Krolfifer Hall, St. John's United Church of Christ, 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati; 513-651-5618.
Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25 "On the Radio," North Coast Men's Chorus spring concert, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Music Bldg, 2001 Euclid Ave, http:// www.ncmchorus.org, info@ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.
Sunday, March 25
Volleyball Championships conclude North Coast Athletics Volleyball winter season, 11 am to 5pm, Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus gym, on East 30th St. between Community College and Woodland Aves. in Cleveland; 216-905-8005 or www.NorthCoastAthletics.org.
Monday, March 26
My Own Private Idaho, 1991 film about a narcoleptic hustler in love with a fellow hustler who is also a politician's son, part of the Cincinnati GLBT Center's Movie Mania series, 7 pm, 4119 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com.
FORGE Forward, conference for transgendered people, their friends, family and allies, presented by For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; www.forge-forward.org/conference.
Friday, March 30
End the Ban Petition Drive, Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats will be at Utopia, 876 East Midlothian Blvd, Youngstown, to collect signature on a petition to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell;"330-207-6437, www.mvstonewall.com. North Coast Softball Recruiting Night, Club Argos, 2032 West 25th, Cleveland; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31
LGBT Studies Colloquium, second annual gathering featuring keynote address by performance artist Tim Miller, presented by the Allegheny College Pride Alliance, open to the public, free, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.; http://webpub.allegheny.edu/group/
pridealliance.
3 Needles, film about the effects of AIDS on lives on three different continents, Fri 7:15 pm, Sat 9:15 pm, $8, $5 members, CIA students and staff, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-427450 www.cia.edu/cinematheque.
Color Me Kubrick, film about a gay con man who conviced people he was reclusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, Fri 9:40 pm, Sat 7:25 pm, $8, $5 members, CIA students and staff, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque.
Friday to Sunday, March 30 to April 1
Drenched Fur 3, bear run in Erie, Pennsylvania, with comedian Bobaloo, featuring either fun Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park or the Bears Being Wine-ohs Tour, to register and pay online go to www.drenchedfur.com.
Saturday, March 31
AIDS Benefit 5K Walk/Run, organized by Wright State University's chapters of Physicians for Human Rights and the American Medical Student Association, proceeds to benefit the Doctor's Fund, which provides payment assistance for HIV treatments and medication not covered by insurance, 8 am registration is $25, 9:30 am step off, McLin Gym, Nutter Center, Wright State University campus, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton; broestl.2@wright.edu, www.active.com/
event_detail.cfm?event_id=1399091.
Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival, open to all families, 1 pm, North Broadway United Methodist Church, 48 East North Broadway, Columbus; 614-268-8626, www.northbroadway.org.
Equality Toledo Annual Meeting, second annual meeting and reception, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, RSVP by March 26,2 pm, Libbery Hall, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft, Toledo; 419344-0045, www.equalitytoledo.org.
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HRC Cleveland Dinner and Dance, 14th annual event, with emcee Bruce Vilanch, 6 pm, $175 or $75 students and Federal Club members, $225 VIP with 5 pm reception, Cleveland InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center, 9801 Carnegie Ave., 800790-2538, www.hrc.org, www.boxoffice tickets.com.
North Coast Softball Recruiting Night, Grid, 1437 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 216-255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
End the Ban Petition Drive, Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats will be at the Funky Skunk, 143 East Market St, and Club 441, 441 East Market St, Warren, to collect signature on a petition to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell;" 330207-6437, www.mvstonewall.com.
Anne E. DeChant, acoustic performance by singer-sonwriter, 7 pm, $8 donation, Liberation United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556. Bachelor and Bachelorette Auction, benefits Black, Gay and Proud, 7 pm, A Better Place, 815 Superior Ave, Cleveland; www.blackgayandproud-cleveland.com, 216651-5428 ext. 48.
Lights, Camera, Chorus! concert by the Dayton Gay Men's Chrous, 8 pm, $10,Dayton Art Institute, 456 Belmont Park North, Dayton; 937-294-5905, www.daytongaymenschorus.com.
April Fool's Party, presented by the Dayton Gryphons, entertainment, music, guest bartenders and Jell-O shots, Right Corner, 105 East Third, Dayton; 937-228-1285. Dancing in the Street: A Tribute to Motown, benefit for AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, featuring Beau Alquizola Band, Buckra, Jace and the 6' 3" Conga, the Newbees, One Week, Tupelo Honey and Wojo, $6, 9 pm, Poison Room, 310 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati; 513287-7116, 513-421-2437, www.avoc.org.
Final Four Play Cabaret, presented by Get It Done Productions, featuring DC Bad Girlz Oohzee and Goldie, Goldie from Atlanta and DJ Brian, 9 pm, $20 advance, $25 door, 21+, Alliance Poll of America, 6966 Broadway Ave, Cleveland; 216-394-7068, 216-394-7002,
austinubu@netzero.net.
VA Dare, folk-rock duo of Alexis Antes and Victoria Fliegel, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Saturday to Monday, March 31-April 2 Hoop City, fan festival celebrating the history and passion of NCAA sports, in conjunction with the Women's Final Four tournament, Sat and Sun 10 am-6 pm, $7, $5 children 3-11, seniors, college students and military personnel, Mon noon-8 pm, Cleveland Convention Center, 500 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland; www.hoop-city.com.
Sunday, April 1
Palm/Passion Sunday, service followed by coffee social hour, 11 am, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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