charlie's calendar
To Friday, April 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. 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.; www.qualiaweekend.com, 614-688-3639.
DJ Paulo, presented by Qualia conference, benefits BRAVO, Q Bar, 205 North Fifth St, Columbus; www.qualiaweekend.com, 614746-1778.
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, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; www.qualiaweekend.com, 614-688-3639.
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 ormgish@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.
North Coast Softball Recruiting Night, Interbelt, 71 North Howard, Akron; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.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 Roller Girls 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 14-15 "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
Fiesta Tea, part of Qualia weekend, free taco bar, 12 noon, Q Bar, 205 North Fifth St, Columbus; www.qualiaweekend.com, 614746-1778.
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. 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.
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.
Cleveland City Country Dancers, 20th anniversary celebration, open to former and current members, spaghetti dinner followed by square dancing, 6:30 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; www.iagsdc.org/cccd, 216-251-1053. North Coast Softball Managers Meeting, 7:30 pm, Bounce, 2800 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-255-0103, www.northcoast softball.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 Lobby Day on May 16; 6 pm, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); lobbyday@equalityohio.org, www.equalityohio.org 614-224-0400.
Ohio Radical Faeries monthly potluck and Heart Circle, 6 pm, 854 Franklin Ave, Columbus 614-364-4192; www.ohfaeries.org Call Me Malcolm, documentary following a transgender seminary student, preceded by worship and dinner, donations accepted, 6 pm, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2592 West 14th St, Cleveland; 216-861-7388, www.pilgrim alive.org.
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 Lobby Day on May 16; 9:30 am, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; lobbyday@equalityohio.org, 614-224-0400. Lobby Day Training, learn how to be an effective voice for the LGBT community in preparation for Equality Ohio's Lobby Day on May 16; 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.
April 13, 2007
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
For a full year of events: Chronicle.com
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. TransFamily Open House, celebrating the organization's temporary relocation to the Cleveland LGBT Center, with guests including Cleveland councilors Matt Zone and Joe Santiago, Community Relations Board member Ted Wammes, center executive director Sue Doerfer and more, 4 pm, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, 216-691-4357.
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.
Bear Villities, fourth annual music and comedy extravaganza benefits Camp Sunrise, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, $10, $20 VIP, Wall Street Night Club, 144 North Wall St, Columbus; www.bearvillities.org, bearvillities@
yahoo.com.
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.black
gayandproud-cleveland.com.
Iron Eagles Bar Night, 10 pm, Crossover, the basement of the Shed, West 29th at Detroit, Cleveland; 216-771-7812, www.iron eagles.com.
Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22
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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
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.
Jann Close, gay singer-songwriter, 7:30 pm, Truffles, 11122 Clifton Ave, Cleveland; 216961-7439, www.jannklose.com.
Monday, April 23
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, road film about a trio of drag queens trying to get to Hollywood for a competition, starring Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo and Patrick Swayze, part of the Cincinnati GLBT Center's Movie Mania series, 7 pm, 4119 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati; 513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com.
Tuesday, April 24
What is Marriage For? The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution, second 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.
Tuesday to Saturday, April 24 to 28 Visibility Week Film Festival, featuring TransAmerica, Venus Boyz, Rent and If These Walls Could Talk 2, presented by the University of Cincinnati LGBT student group and the UC Alliance, Mainstreet Cinema, University of Cincinnati campus; 513-556-3456,
www.uc.edu/mainstreet.
Wednesday, April 25
Wrap-Up and Review, 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.
Lobby Day Training, learn how to be an effective voice for the LGBT community in preparation for Equality Ohio's Lobby Day on May 16; 6 pm, United Campus Ministry, 18 North College St, Athens; lobbyday@equalityohio.org, 614-224-0400.
Thursday, April 26
Lobby Day Training, learn how to be an effective voice for the LGBT community in preparation for Equality Ohio's Lobby Day on May 16; 6 pm, Ohio State University campus (call for specific location), Columbus; lobby day@equality ohio.org,
www.equalityohio.org 614-224-0400.
Friday, April 27
North Coast Softball Kickoff Party, 10 pm, Twist, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
Recon Rocks Cleveland Party, opening night party for CLAW, free and open to the public, 2nd Floor Ballroom, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-252-2148, www.clawinfo.org.
Friday to Sunday, April 27 to 29
Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, www.clawinfo.org, 216-252-2148.
Saturday, April 28
Lobby Day Training, learn how to be an effective voice for the LGBT community in preparation for Equality Ohio's Lobby Day on May 16; 10:30 am, Correyville Branch, Cincinnati Public Library, 2802 Vine St, Cincinnati; lobby day @equality ohio.org, www.equalityohio.org 614-224-0400.
Jason and deMarco, concert by gay duo followed by a reception, 7 pm, $20, seating limited, Church of the Redeemer, 2420 South Taylor Rd, Cleveland Heights; 440-953-0224, 216-409-6213.
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.
Sunday, April 29
Bicycle Ride on Maple Highlands Trail with Cleveland Out and About, meet 11 am at Headwaters Park, off Old State Rd. (Ohio 608) just south of Mayfield Rd. (U.S. 322) in East Claridon (east of Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Mama's Breast Cancer Forum, and Chinese auction, part of the CLAW weekend, proceeds benefit breast cancer awareness and support, 2 pm, ballroom, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-252-2148,
www.clawinfo.org.
Leather and Rouge Review, cabaret closing out the CLAW weekend, 10 pm, $5, the Grid, 1437 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 216-252-2148, www.clawinfo.org.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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 216-631-1052, or email 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 our web site, www.gaypeoples chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
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