April 6, 2007
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
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Friday, April 6
Good Friday Service, 7 pm, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 North Arlington, Akron; 330-376-8725.
Good Friday Service, 7:30 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060.
Good Friday Tenebrae Service, 7:30 pm, Hope Lutheran Church, 2222 North Taylor Rd, Cleveland Heights; 216-371-5252.
Saturday, April 7
Edible Books Festival, fourth annual competition of edible art based around a book theme, co-sponsored by Strong Bindery, $3 to eat and vote, 1 pm, Loganberry Books,
13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland; 216795-9800, www.loganberrybooks.com/ediblebooks.com.
North Coast Softball Recruiting Night, Interbelt, 70 North Howard, Akron; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
Sunday, April 8
Easter Festival Service and community breakfast, 9:30 am, Hope Lutheran Church, 2222 North Taylor Rd, Cleveland Heights; 216371-5252.
Easter Sunday, potluck break-the-fast 10 am, celebration worship 11 am, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060.
Easter Service, 11 am, Emmanuel Fellowship Church, 60 North Arlington, Akron; 330376-8725.
Bath Nature Preserve Hike with Cleveland
Out and About, meet 3 pm at nature preserve parking lot off Ira Rd. in Bath (Akron); 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Monday, April 9
Touch of Pink, film about a gay Indian whose relationships with his mother and boyfriend fall apart while he receives advice from the ghost of Cary Grant, part of the Cincinnati GLBT Center's Movie Mania series, 7 pm, 4119 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Mara Levi, lesbian musician, with opening act Carly Girl, free show, 8:30 pm, Barking Spider, 11310 Juniper, Cleveland; 216-421-2863, www.maralevi.com.
Monday to Friday, April 9 to 13
Awareness Week, week of events highlighting LGBT issues, presented by Miami University Spectrum, featuring Queer as Folk's Robert Gant, queer hip-hop artist Tim'm West and bisexual activist Robin Ochs among others, Miami University, Oxford; 216-401-8030,440465-2020, www.orgs.muohio.edu/spectrum/
awareness_week.html, copres_spectrum @yahoo.com.
Tuesday, April 10
Dawn Ackerman, CEO of EcoToner and president of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, at the April meeting of Plexus, northeast Ohio's LGBT chamber of commerce, 6 pm, Pickwick & Frolic, 2035 East Fourth St, Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org. Race Matters, annual Director's Dialogue on the work of black gay artist Glenn Ligon with leading artists and writers on the issues of cultural conflict, identity politics and expressive freedom, 7 pm, Film/Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus; 614-292-3535, www.wexarts.org. Tuesday to Friday, April 10 to 20
Ohio U. Pride Week: Civic Pride, ten days of LGBT-themed activities presented by Open Doors and the LGBT Programs Office of Ohio University, Athens; 740-593-0239, lgbt@ohio.edu, http://www.ohiou.edu/lgbt.
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.
Wednesday, April 11
North Coast Athletics Volleyball Awards Party, 6 pm cocktails, 7 pm awards, Club Argos, 2032 West 25th St., Cleveland; 216-905-8005 or www.NorthCoastAthletics.org. Wednesday, April 11
No More Ohio Lesbian Festival? Town hall meeting to determine fate of the event which has seen declining attendance in recent years, 7 pm, Columbus Main Library Auditorium, 86 South Grant St, Columbus; 614-267-3953, www.ohiolba.org.
Healthy Lifestyle and Mood, 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.
Friday, April 13
Almost Myself, documentary about male-tofemale transgendered people, hosted by director Tom Murray, presented by the Qualia Festival of Gay Folklife, 7 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; www.qualiaweekend.com, 614-688-3639.
Friday to Sunday, April 13 to 15
Qualia: A Festival of Gay Folklife, "Chica/ Chico: Expressions of Gender" is the theme for the fifth annual conference featuring documentaries Almost Myself and Drag Kings on Tour, ⚫ Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; www.qualiaweekend.com, 614688-3639.
Saturday, April 14
DV in the LGBT Community, workshop on ending the view of domestic violence as an opposite-sex phenomenon, CEUs available for social workers, counselors and therapists, 2 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; RSVP to Megan Gish at 216251-5426 ext. 26 or mgish@lgbtcleveland.org. "Stage and Silver Screen: Act 2," concert by the Blazing River Freedom Band featuring selections from Broadway and Hollywood, $5 suggested donation, 7:30 pm, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 216-631-6126, tenorig@aol.com.
It's Your Move, show presented by the Qualia Festival of Gay Folklife and Dangerous Productions, with drag kings, burlesques, comedians, fire spinners, the Ohio Rollergirls and others, doors 8 pm, show 9:30 pm, $7, Wall St. Niteclub, 144 North Wall Street, Columbus; 614-464-2800.
DJ Phil B, internationally-known DJ, performing as part of the Qualia Festival of Gay Folklife, 75% of proceeds benefit the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization, Axis, 775 North High St, Columbus; www.qualiaweekend.com, 614-688-3639.
Elijah Black, gay singer-songwriter, concert benefits the Cleveland Food Bank and the Samuel Schwartz Culinary Fund, $3, Tool Shed/Crossover, West 29th St and Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-771-7812.
Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15 "That Red Guy," concert by Red: An Orchestra, featuring "A Red Couch Floating on Lake Erie," a new symphony with vocalists by openly gay artistic director Jonathan Sheffer, $15-$65, Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, Masonic Auditorium, 3615 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-361-1733, www.redanorchestra.org.
Sunday, April 15
Michelle Malone, lesbian singer-songwriter, 7 pm, $10, the Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd, Cleveland Heights; 216-321-5588, www.grogshop.gs.
Monday, April 16
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT dinner group, call for location, time and reservations; 216-556-0576.
The Girl, 2000 film about the torrid relationship between an artist and a blues singer, part of the Cincinnati GLBT Center's Movie Mania series, 7 pm, 4119 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Tuesday, April 17
What is Marriage For? The Strange Social
History of Our Most Intimate Institution, first of two class sessions delving into past and present marriage law and customs, 7 pm, St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati; 513-272-1820.
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Tony Kushner and George C. Wolfe, playwright and director who first brought Angels in America to the stage, lecture presented by the Cuyahoga County Library, Allen Theater, Playhouse Square, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-749-9486, www.cuyahogalibrary.org.
Wednesday, April 18
Living Outside the Bars and Clubs, 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. Ryan White Planning Council Meeting, 5:30 pm, Room K-101, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland; 216-348-3986, www.cuyahogacounty.us/ ryanwhite.
North Coast Softball Managers Meeting, 7:30 pm, Bounce, 2800 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-255-0103, www.northcoastsoft ball.com.
Wednesday to Monday, April 18 to 23 Operation Lift the Ban 5, national convention of American Veterans for Equal Rights, Cleveland Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; www.aver.us.
Thursday, April 19
Lobby Day Training, learn how to be an effective voice for the LGBT community in preparation for Equality Ohio's May 16 Lobby Day, 6 pm, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); lobbyday@equalityohio.org, www.equalityohio.org 614-224-0400.
Friday, April 20
North Coast Softball Recruiting Night, Bounce, 2800 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
An Interfaith Gathering for Equality, featuring special music, guest speakers and a candlelighting ceremony, in support of the Soulforce Equality Ride, coming through the Dayton area, presented by Eterenal Joy MCC and the Beacon Fellowship, 7 pm, Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 8690 Yankee Street, Dayton; 614-214-4175, beaconohio@yahoo.com.
Salomé, Richard Strauss opera based on the play by Oscar Wilde, performed by Opera Cleveland with Lise Lindstrom as Salomé and Stephen Powell as Jokannan, $25-$135, 8 pm, Playhouse Square, 1519 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-241-6000, www.tickets.com.
Saturday, April 21
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, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; lobbyday@equality ohio.org, 614-224-0400.
Lobby Day Training, learn how to be an effective voice for the LGBT community in preparation for Equality Ohio's May 16 Lobby Day, 10:30 am, Cuyahoga Falls Public Library, 2015 3rd St, Cuyahoga Falls (Akron); lobby day @equality ohio.org, www.equalityohio.org 614-224-0400.
French Creek Hike, 11 am, with Cleveland Out and About, 4350 Colorado Ave, Sheffield Village (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
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.
Bowl for Pride, benefits Dayton Pride, $20 bowling and fun, $25 for more experience bowlers who want to spice up the competition, 1 pm check-in, 2 pm bowling, Poelking Lanes, 1403 Wilmington Ave, Dayton; 937-274-1776, www.daytonlgbtcenter.com.
COLAGE Cleveland, first meeting of local chapter of Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere, open to children 8-16 with LGBT parents, 1:30 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428 ext. 18, jbishop@lgbtcleveland.org.
HUGS East Dinner, LGBT social group in areas east of Cleveland, 5:30 pm, Hibachi Steakhouse, 2145 Mentor Ave, Mentor; whitvaik@hotmail.com.
Lesbian Cancer Survivors, Cleveland area support group, 6:30 pm, for location, call 440442-9399.
North Coast Softball Recruiting Night, Bounce, 2800 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com. Female Pajama Jam and Bachelorette Auction, fundraiser for Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, women only, $10 advance, $15 door,9 pm, A Better Place, 815 Superior Ave, entrance on Rockwell at East 9th, Cleveland; 216-269-1900,216-771-1972, www.blackgayandproud-cleveland.com.
Iron Eagles Bar Night, 10 pm, Crossover, the basement of the Shed, West 29th at Detroit, Cleveland; 216-771-7812, www.ironeagles.com.
Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22
Calliope Feminist Choir, fifth annual concert, 7 pm Sat, 4 pm Sun, $10-$25 sliding scale, Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Mill St, Athens; 740-593-6934.
Sunday, April 22
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Salomé, Richard Strauss opera based on the play by Oscar Wilde, performed by Opera Cleveland with Lise Lindstrom as Salomé and Stephen Powell as Jokannan, $25-$135,2 pm, Playhouse Square, 1519 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-241-6000, www.tickets.com. Dayton LGBT Faith Communities, resource fair, representatives from churches, religious and interfaith groups in the Miami Valley, with screenings of films The Gay Agenda and Our Stories, resource fair 2 pm-5 pm, screenings 5:15 pm, Cross Creek Community Church, 667 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd, Dayton; 614214-4175, beaconohio@yahoo.com. Listing Launch Party, unveiling the 2007 edition of the Queen City Careers Assocation's LGBT and allies phone book, 5 pm, Funke's Greenhouse, 4798 Gray Rd, Cincinnati; www.qccainc.com.
ArtCares, art auction to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 5 pm Patron of the Arts reception, 6 pm general reception and auction, $50 general, $100 VIP, Museum of Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland; www.artcares.com, 216-621-0766 ext. 248.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman