May 4, 2007

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11

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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 Sunday, May 6

Equality Forum, annual LGBT symposium, guests and presenters include Martina Navratilova, Andrew Sullivan, Renée Richards, Barney Frank, James Hormel and more, Philadelphia; www.equalityforum.com.

Log Cabin Republican Convention and Liberty Education Forum Symposium, Denver, Colorado; http://online.logcabin.org.

Friday, May 4

Rainbow Wranglers at the Shed, first night of the Rainbow Wranglers Round Up weekend, music, dancing, raffles, proceeds benefit the Cleveland LGBT Center, the Shed, West 29th at Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-281-6614, www.rainbowwranglers.org.

Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5

Wake Up: A Concert for the Earth, spring concert by Muse, Cincinnati's Women's Choir, earth fair 6:30 pm, guest speakers 7:30 pm, performance 8 pm, New Thought Unity Center, 1401 East McMillan St, Cincinnati; 513221-1118, www.musechoir.org.

Friday to Sunday, May 4 to 6

Spring Midland Regional Meeting, area conference of the National Association of Black and White Men Together, Red Roof Inn, 111 East Nationwide Blvd, Columbus;

www.bwmtmidland.org.

Rainbow Wranglers Round-Up, annual three-day country-western dancing gathering, Cleveland; www.rainbowwranglers.org.

Saturday, May 5

Enjoying Nature, presented by the Network, Cleveland area social group for lesbians, 8 am nature walk or 10 am Birds of Prey nature program, followed by lunch at Tommy's on Coventry, Shaker Lakes Nature Center, 2600 South Park Blvd, Shaker Heights; RSVP to 440-962-3662.

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, Main Branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 South Grant Ave, Columbus; lobbyday@equalityohio.org, www.equalityohio.org 614-224-0400.

Tailgate with Ohio State GLBT Alums, cheer on men's baseball against Michigan State and women's softball against Penn State, tailgate 11 am, games 1 pm, softball free, baseball $3.50, meet in parking lot between Bill Davis Stadium and Buckeye Field, 650 Boror Drive, Columbus; http://osubaseball.eventbrite.com, 614-292-5777.

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Adoption Information Workshop, presented by Adoption Network Cleveland, 1 pm, 4614 Prospect Ave, Suite 550, Cleveland; 216325-1000, www.adoptionnetwork.org.

Dog Hike at Carlisle Reservation with Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at Equestrian Center parking lot on Diagonal Road between Parsons and LaGrange Roads, LaGrange (Elyria); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandout andabout.org.

East Meets West Game Night, presented by the Rainbow Connection, music, food, soda, card and board games, 50/50 raffles benefit the Cleveland LGBT Center, contests and giveaways, 7 pm, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; rbcohio@gmail.com, 216-692-7385.

"She Sang, He Sang," gender-bending show by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, $15 advance, $20 door, 7 pm doors, 8 pm show, Adonis Night Club, 4601 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati; www.cincinnatimenschorus.org, 513-

542-2626.

Cleveland Fusion vs. West Michigan Mayhem, National Women's Football Association game, 7 pm, $10, $5 students and seniors, Bedford High School Stadium, 481 Northfield Rd, Bedford (Cleveland); 419-271-4278, www.clevelandfusion.com.

Cincinnati Sizzle vs. Columbus Comets, National Women's Football Association game, 7:05 pm, $10, $7 seniors and children 5-12, under 5 free, La Salle High School, 3091 North Bend Ave, Cincinnati; www.cincinnati sizzle.com, 513-236-2886.

Colonel's Ball, centerpoint of the 16th annual Rainbow Wranglers Round Up, dancing, dance lessons, entertainment, silent auction and raffles, proceeds benefit the Cleveland LGBT Center, $20, 7:30 pm, Grays Armory, 1234 Bolivar near East 14th and Prospect, Cleveland; 216281-6614, www.rainbowwranglers.org.

Sunday, May 6

North Coast Softball Season Opener, 12:30 pm at Gordon Park, enter off East 72nd St. just south of the exit off I-90 Shoreway, Cleveland; 216-255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com. The Parish Choir Does Broadway, selections from The Music Man, West Side Story and more, 4 pm, Church of Our Saviour Episcopal, 471 Crosby St, Akron; 330-535-9174, www.cosakron.org.

Square Meals, bring a main course, side dish or dessert, along with a typed recipe to be included in the Square Meals Cookbook benefiting the Akron Pride Center, 5 pm sharp, Square, 820 West Market St, Akron; 330785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org.

Volleyball Summer Recruiting Meet and Greet, pizza and hot dogs, meet local and traveling North Coast Athletics Volleyball players, 6 pm, Club Argos, 2032 West 25th, Cleveland; www.northcoastathletics.org, 216-905-8005.

Tuesday, May 8

Dennis Roach, executive director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, at the Plexus LGBT chamber of commerce meeting, 6 pm, Ponte Vecchio, 2100 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org. Otep, hard rock band fronted by lesbian singerpoet, with Static X, doors 6 pm, $19, Newport Music Hall, 1722 North High St, Columbus; www.promowestlive.com, 614-294-1659, www.myspace.com/otep.

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NCAV Volleyball Open Gym, 5:30 pm, Cudell Recreation Center, 1910 West Blvd, Cleveland; www.northcoastathletics.org, 216-905-8005. Wednesday, May 9

Dennis Roach, executive director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, at the Plexus LGBT chamber of commerce meeting, 6 pm, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, 3800 Embassy Parkway, Ste. 300, Akron; www.thinkplexus.org.

Otep, hard rock band fronted by lesbian singerpoet, with Static X, doors 6 pm, $18.50 advance, $20 door, Bogarts, 2621 Vine St, Cincinnati; www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801,

www.myspace.com/otep.

Cleveland Pride Committee, weekly meetings to plan June 16 Pride parade and festival, open to the public, 7 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216228-4242, www.clevelandpride.org, amleo@apk.net.

Thursday, May 10

CDC's Revised HIV Testing Recommendations: Implications for Clinical Practice, program featuring Jan Ellerhost Stockton of the Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center's University of Cincinnati Local Performance Site, CEUS available for nurses, 1 pm, Herman Menapace Conference Center, Greene Memorial Hospital, 1141 North Monroe Dr, Xenia (Dayton); 513-584-7535. NCAV Volleyball Open Gym, 5:30 pm, Cudell Recreation Center, 1910 West Blvd, Cleveland; www.northcoastathletics.org, 216-905-8005. Otep, hard rock band fronted by lesbian singerpoet, with Static X, $19, House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; www.hob.com/ cleveland, 216-523-2583 www.myspace.com/ otep.

Thursday and Friday, May 10 and 11 The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Filipino films about a crossdressing youth's crush on a handsome young police officer and the consternation of his family of petty criminals at the relationship, 9:20 pm Thurs, 7:30 pm Fri, $8, $5 CIA students, staff and Cinematheque members, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; www.cia.edu/ cinematheque, 216-421-7450.

Friday, May 11

North Coast Softball Twist Appreciation Night, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.

Buck Naked Yoga, men's nude yoga workshop, includes gentle Hatha poses, chakra balancing work, some couples' poses and meditation, 6:30 pm, $20, advanced registration required, No Place Like Om, 5409 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-634-9642, http:// buckharris.com/likeom.htm, www.eventbrite.com/event/54483963.

Fourth Annual Charity Drag Revue, presented by Rainbow Alliance at Wright State University, $7 advance, $10 door, proceeds benefit AIDS Resource Center Ohio, 7:30 pm, Apollo Room, Student Union, Wright State University, Dayton; www.wright.edu/ studentorgs/lambda_union, 937-775-5565. Call Me Malcolm, film about transgendered United Church of Christ minister's final year in seminary, screening followed by discussion period, open to religious leaders across southeast Ohio/northern Kentucky, 7:30 pm, St. John UCC, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Ky. (Cincinnati); 859-261-2066, www.stjohn church.net.

Zrazy, Irish jazz-Celtic-pop lesbian duo, one of two US tour stops, with opening act Evalyn Parry, $10, 8 pm, Havana, 862 North High St, . Columbus; www.zrazy.com, www.evalyn perry.com, 614-421-9697. Saturday, May 12

Lake View Cemetery Hike with Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at the President James A. Garfield monument, enter via gates on Euclid Ave. in Cleveland or Mayfield Rd. in Cleveland Hts; 216-556-4832, for directions see www.clevelandoutandabout.org. The E.D.'s B.D., TaDa series dinner celebrating Cleveland LGBT Center executive director Sue Doerfer's 45th birthday, party games, food, drinks, music, limited to 100 people, 7 pm, $45 benefits the LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbt cleveland.org.

Cleveland Fusion vs. Central Pa. Vipers, National Women's Football Association game, 7 pm, $10, $5 students and seniors, Bedford High School Stadium, 481 Northfield Rd, Bedford (Cleveland); 419-271-4278, www.clevelandfusion.com.

Columbus Comets vs. Kentucky Karma, National Women's Football Association game, 7:05 pm, $10, $5 kids, Dublin Coffman High School, 6780 Coffman Rd, Dublin (Columbus); 614-578-0193, www.columbus comets.com.

Robert German, openly gay singer-songwriter, 10 pm, $5 suggested donation, Jasper Wall Creative Sound Café, 438 East Fifth St, Dayton; 937-478-5204.

Dana Austin, lesbian comedian, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-357-2997.

N.E. Ohio Bear Contest, feeder competition for the Mr. Ohio Bear contest, 10 pm, Daddies Bar, 1009 South Main St, Akron; president@arktos-online.com, 330-545-4717.

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