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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE Pride Guide 2007
charlie's calendar
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
on
our web site, www.gaypeoples chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Friday, June 1
Pastor in the Steeple, annual event in which Rev. David Bahr holds vigil in the steeple of Archwood UCC to collect food for the WSEM Food Center at Brookside, 5 pm, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060, www.archwooducc.org.
Retro Through the Metro, TaDa Dinner benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center, tour Cleveland on the party bus with a dance floor, open bar, beanbag chairs, $50, limited to 20 people, 9:30 pm, 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2 This is Our Country: American Music Our Way, final concerts of the Cincinnati Men's Chorus' 16th season, proceeds benefit AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, 8:07 pm, $20, National Underground Railroad Freedom Museum, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati; 513542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.
Saturday, June 2
Dayton Pride Parade and Rally, "It's About Freedom," begins at Cooper Park between Third and Second on St. Clair, registration 11 am, step off at noon, festival at Courthouse Square at Third and Main until dusk, Dayton; www.daytonlgbtcenter.com, 937-274-1776. Erie Pride Picnic, annual LGBT pride event, 1 pm, Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pa.; RSVP at www.eriegaynews.com/ pride/register.php, info@eriegaynews.com.
814-456-9833,
Cruisin' in the Park, Stonewall Columbus Pride Month classic car show, 2 pm lineup, 4 pm open to the public, Goodale Park, Columbus; www.stonewallcolumbus.org, 614299-7764.
Cleveland Indians Baseball Trip, organized by the Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats, meet 4 pm in Warren, travel to Union Station in Cleveland, take in the game, then head back to Club 441, $45;330-207-6437, mvstonewall@y ahoo.com.
Center on High Turns South Beach, part inside and outside of Stonewall Columbus, featuring Habeeba's Belly Dancers, DJ Max Scott Vayo, mojito bar, Pride merchandise and advance event tickets, 6 pm-11 pm, $2, free to center members and Stoney Shorts ticketholders, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.
Pride in Art, opening reception for display of artwork by young artists from Kaleidoscope Youth Center, hosted by Nancy Pyon, 6 pm, Nationwide Insurance, 580 North High St, Columbus; 614-294-5437, www.kaleidoscope.org. Woven/Ephemera, exhibit of "art that won't match your sofa" and "visual puns" by J. Phoenix Campbell, presented by the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization, 6 pm, 870 Pearl St, Columbus; 614-294-7867. Stoney Shorts Festival, duo of short plays featuring Band Fags by Frank Anthony Polito and In the Business by Lori Cannon, 7 pm and 8 pm, $5, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Lesbian Cancer Survivors Outing, meet at the Windsong concert (below) at 7:30 pm, Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland;
440-442-9399.
"Home is Where the Heart Is," spring concert by Windsong, Cleveland's feminist chorus, 7:30 pm, $12 advance, $15 door, Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; www.windsongchorus.org, 216-556-0858. Nels, lesbian singer-songwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; www.myspace .com/nelsbeam, 216-661-1314.
Sunday, June 3
Joint Worship Service, celebrating St. Paul United Methodist Church's first anniversary as a Reconciling Congregation, service held in conjunction with Eternal Joy MCC, features retired UMC bishop Joe Sprague, the St. Paul and Eternal Joy choirs, Jesus MCC singers from Indianapolis, potluck follows, 10:20 am, St. Paul, 101 Huffman Ave, Dayton; 937252-4467, www.stpauldayton.org.
Gaytheists, first meeting of social group of LGBT atheists, 12 noon, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; rebecca.j.olarte@gmail.com.
Canoe Trip and Cook Out, annual event with Cleveland Out and About, 7-mile paddle on the Upper Cuyahoga River followed by cookout in one of Camp Hi's pavilions, 1 pm, canoe rental $14.50, kayak addition $3,RSVP required, Camp Hi, 12274 Abbot Rd, one mile north of Ohio 82, Hiram; www.clevelandoutandabout.org, 216-556-4832. Monday, June 4
Ryan White CARE Act Forum, seeking community input on spending of federal AIDS money, presented by the Ohio AIDS Coalition and the Ohio Department of Health, 11 am, AIDS Resource Center Ohio, 15 West Fourth St, Dayton; 937-461-2437, 800-255-5554, www.arcohio.org.
Drumming Chorus, first of three weekly practice sessions forming a drum chorus with Barbara Wahru Cleveland to perform at the Stonewall Columbus Pride Holiday, 6:30 pm, $60 advance, $75 door for the full series of three workshops, Studio One at Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Monday to Friday, June 4 to 8
Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and Their Families, traveling photo exhibit presented by Equality Ohio and local partnering organizations, Kilcawley Center, Youngstown State University, Youngstown; 614-224-0400, www.equalityohio.org.
Tuesday, June 5
Gay Men's Therapy and Support Group, first of eight weekly group sessions facilitated by Alex Berenson and David Galik, presented by Catholic Charities Services, individual session with licensed clinician required for participation, 6:30 pm, 7800 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-939-3709.
Pride Interfaith Worship Service, part of Cincinnati's Pride Alive celebration, reception to follow, 7 pm, St. John UCC, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Ky. (Cincinnati); 859-261-2066, www.stjohnchurch.net.
Wednesday, June 6
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; 216-228-4242, www.clevelandpride.org, amleo@apk.net. Show and Tell, panel discussion featuring women using their own possessions to illustrate lesbian life in Central Ohio, part of Stonewall Columbus' Pride Month, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Friday, June 8
Erin McKeown, lesbian singer-songwriter, the Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-226-5681.
Friday to Sunday, June 8 to 10
Camping Weekend with Cleveland Out and About, limited to 25 people, tent camping only, showers, water and bathroom facilities available, check-in 3 pm June 8, hike open to the public 3 pm June 9 followed by bring-yourown-food cookout, $5-$10, Punderson State Park on Ohio 87 in Newbury, east of Cleveland; RSVP to cleaoutnabout@hotmail.com, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Saturday, June 9
GIFT Cruise, 19th annual event on the Goodtime III organized by the Gay Invitational Fellowship Tournament, live entertainment, dancing, boarding time 7 pm, returns 10 pm, $20, North Coast Harbor, East 9th St. at Lake Erie, Cleveland; www.clevelandgift.org, 216-749-2152.
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