June 8, 2007
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
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Before Stonewall, screening of documentary on gay life before the defining moment in the contemporary LGBT rights struggle, presented by Equality Toledo, Equality Ohio and the Northwest Ohio American Civil Liberties Union, 6:30 pm, Sanger Branch Library, 3030 West Central Ave, Toledo; 419344-0045,www.equalitytoledo.org, www.equality ohio.org, www.acluohio.org.
Tuesday, June 12
Deborah Plummer, director of diversity at the Cleveland Clinic, speaking at the Plexus monthly meeting, 6 pm, InterContinental Suites, 8800 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org, 888-753-9879 (PLEXUS-9).
Wednesday, June 13
True Colors Tour, concert featuring Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, Erasure, the Dresden Dolls and host Margaret Cho benefits the Human Rights Campaign, 6:30 pm, $36-$91, Value City Arena at Lane Ave. and Olentangy River Rd., Columbus; www.truecolorstour.com, www.ticketmaster.com, 614-431-3600.
In the Life: Black and Gay Back in the Day, panel discussion featuring people of color on being LGBT in decades past in Central Ohio, part of Stonewall Columbus' Pride Month, 1160 North High St, Colubmus; www.stonewallcolumbus.org, 614-299-7764. 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.
Friday, June 15
Love Makes a Family Opening Reception, reception 5 pm, moderated discussion 6 pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3186 Burbank Rd, Wooster; 330-887-1212. Cleveland Pride Cruise, aboard the Goodtime III, featuring a meet-and-greet with performers Nemesis and Jason Stuart, $250 donation, boarding 5:30 pm, departs 6 pm, returns 8 pm, Voinovich Park, East 9th St. at Lake Erie, Cleveland; 216-371-0214,
www.clevelandpride.org. Rockin' in the Streets, pre-Pride party featuring performer Jen Foster and others, gates 7 pm, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; www.clevelandcocktails.com, 216-357-2997.
Friday to Sunday, June 15 to 17
Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and Their Families, traveling photo exhibit presented by Equality Ohio and local partnering organizations, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3186 Burbank Rd, Wooster; 614-224-0400, www.equalityohio.org.
Saturday, June 16
Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, parade assembles 11 am at West 3rd and Rockwell Ave, steps off at noon and marches via Lakeside Ave. and East 9th St. to "Cruising with Pride" festival at Voinovich Park, surrounded by Lake Erie at the north end of East 9th St.; with performances by Jason Stuart, Nemesis Rising, Doria Roberts, Eric Himan, Rebel Girl, Lava Love and Lounge Kitty; 216-371-0214, www.clevelandpride.org.
Outreels, second annual Cincinnati LGBT film festival, includes eight films, $25 all-day pass, $8 per programming block, starts 12 noon, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati; www.myspace.com/outreels.
HRC Columbus Gala Dinner, with special guest Jennifer Holliday, 5 pm cocktail reception and silent auction, 7:30 pm dinner program, Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 North High St, Columbus; $175, student $100, Federal Club $75; www.boxofficetickets.com/hrc. It's About Freedom, LGBT business expo and banquet with keynote speaker Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 5 pm expo and reception, 7 pm dinner, dinner $45, Ponitz Center, 444 West Third Street, Dayton; www.daytonlgbtcenter.com, 937-274-1776. Columbus Comets vs. Cincinnati Sizzle, 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.
'80s Pop Rocks 3, concert benefits AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, features 38 bands, raffles and '80s karaoke, $7,21+, 8 pm, Southgate House, 24 East 3rd St, Newport, Ky. (Cincinnati); 513-698-6860, www.myspace.com/80s_pop_rocks_iii,
www.avoc.com.
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Post-Pride Party, official Cleveland Pride event, Twist, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; 216221-2333.
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Anne E. DeChant, special full-band Pride show, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; www.anneedechant.com, 216-661-1314. Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17 Friday, June 22 "A Time for Us," North Coast Men's Chorus Pride 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.
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Sunday, June 17
Gay Day at Cedar Point, unofficial, unsponsored event at the amusement park near Sandusky is every Fathers Day when the crowds are thinner; wear red or rainbow colors, www.firelandspride.org, www.clubxsandusky.com/events.html.
Run for Pride 5K, race to benefit Columbus Pride, 9:30 am, Goodale Park, Columbus; www.stonewallcolumbus.org, 614-299-7764. Love Makes a Family, theme for special worship service coinciding with art display of the same name, 10:30 am, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3186 Burbank Rd, Wooster; 330262-9194, www.uufwc.org.
Prime Timers Cleveland 7th Anniversary, social gathering and potluck dinner for mature gay and bisexual men, location and info 216556-0019, www.ptcleveland.org.
NCAA Drag Softball Game, with gay cheerleaders, band and DJ; 3 pm, Gordon Park, enter off East 72nd St just south of the exit off I-90 Shoreway, Cleveland; 216-255-0103,
www.northcoastsoftball.com.
"Finding Safe Harbor," Cleveland Pride worship service with leaders of different faith traditions, reception follows, 5:30 pm, Trinity Cathedral, East 22nd Street and Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-272-0622.
North Coast Softball Fundraiser, Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.
Monday, June 18
Drumming Chorus, final 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 and Tuesday, June 18 and 19 Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and Their Families, traveling photo exhibit presented by Equality Ohio and local partnering organizations, Hudson Library and Historical Society, 22 Aurora St, Hudson; 614224-0400, www.equalityohio.org.
Tuesday to Thursday, June 19 to 21
God's Gift: Our Wholeness, annual gathering of the United Church of Christ Coalition for LGBT Concerns, East Hartford, Conn.; www.ucccoalition.org.
Wednesday, June 20
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT dinner group, call for location, time and reservations; 216-556-0576.
Cruising: Male Sex Before AIDS and the Internet, panel discussion presented by Stonewall Columbus as part of their Pride Month celebration, 1160 North High St, Columbus; www.stonewallcolumbus.org, 614-299-7764. Take Me Out, play about a gay baseball player, discounted tickets benefit the Dayton LGBT Center Pride, 8 pm, $26, Loft Theater, 126 North Main St, Dayton; tickets available at Q Gifts, 1904 North Main St, 937-274-4400, or online at www.ticketscenterstage.com. Wednesday to Monday, June 20 to 25 Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and Their Families, traveling photo exhibit presented by Equality Ohio and local partnering organizations, Twinsburg Public Library, 10050 Ravenna Rd, Twinsburg; 614224-0400, www.equalityohio.org.
Thursday, June 21
Exhibit of Pride, art show, part of Stonewall Columbus' Pride Holiday, champagne reception 5 pm, general admission 8 pm, $25 reception, $5 general, Garfield Place, 36 South Garfield Ave, Columbus; www.stonewallcolumbus.org, 614299-7764.
Rockin' in the Streets, annual concert festival, part of Pride Month, featuring Betty, Jennifer Corday Band, Tracy Walker, Trina Hamlin Band, Ariel Angels, belly dancers, drag kings and more, 6 pm, 630 North High St, Columbus; www.rockinginthestreets.com.
We Are Family, performance by the Royal Renegades drag troupe, doors 7:30 pm, show 8:30 pm sharp, $7, Wall Street Niteclub, 144 North Wall St, Columbus; 614-464-2800, www.myspace.com/royalrenegadesohio.
Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23 "The Big Easy," New Orleans-themed Pride month concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm, Capitol Theater, Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High Street, Columbus; 614228-2462, www.cgmc.com.
Friday to Sunday, June 22 to 24
McKenzie-Hill Party Classic, Black, Gay and Proud award-winning weekend of events includes a meet and greet dance, family picnic and a brunch and gospel concert cruise, presented by Rochelle McKenzie, Vivian Hill and Rainbow Connection, $105 for entire weekend, dance $40, bring-your-own-basket picnic $10, cruise $70, reservations due by June 4, Cleveland; rmvh573@sbcglobal.net, 216-691-8923,
rbcohio@gmail.com.
Qasis Pride, three-day festival presented by Q Bar and Promo Productions, Friday DJs, Saturday features Crystal Waters and Varla Jean Merman, Sunday has Julie Brown and Denise Russell, adjacent to Q Bar, 189-203 North Fifth Street, Columbus; www.qasispride.com.
Saturday, June 23
Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, parade steps off at 1 pm from Goodale Park in the Short North and marches on High St. to festival at Bicentennial Park downtown, performances by Expose, Marga Gomez, Ariel Angels, Eric Himan, Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, Columbus Women's Chorus, Flaggot Ohio, Capital Pride Band, Columbus Stompers, Habeeba's Belly Dancers and more; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Cleveland Live/Work Studio Tour, fifth annual trolley tour of studio spaces in Cleveland, including the Hodge School studio of Pam Dodds and other queer artists, 1 pm, $10, seniors, artists and students $5, 10 and under free, departs from 1400 East 30th Street, Cleveland; 216-241-4355, info@artspacecleveland.org.
LGBT Youth Prom, open to youth ages 14-24, presented by the Cleveland LGBT Center, formal dress (no jeans), suggested donation $5, Orange Lounge, Room 201, University Center, 2100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland State University; 216-651-5428 ext. 17, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
All My Flags Day, TaDa dinner benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center features foods from across the nation including an array of microbrewed beers and regional desserts, $40, limited to 40 guests, 6:30 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216-651-5428. Dancin' in the Streets, outdoor dance party, 7 pm, East Village parking lot, 630 North High Street, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Sunday, June 24
Aqua 2, brunch, cruise and party with the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, 12 noon arrival, 12:30 pm launch of 22-hour cruise followed by a party at 3 pm, $100 includes cruise, brunch and open bar, $45 party, $125 for cruise and party, free admission to Adonis with full package purchase, Panama Landing, 5819 Panama St, Cincinnati; 513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.com.
Day in the Sun, annual picnic and festival benefits the Akron Pride Center, food, dunk tank, games, entertainment, beer, $10advance, $12 gate, 12 noon, Ohio Sportsman Club, 1775 Jacoby Rd, Copley (Akron); www.akronpridecenter.org, 330785-0088.
Western Reserve Greenway Hike, with Cleveland Out and About, followed by wine tasting and picnic at South River Winery in Geneva, meet 1:30 pm at Austinburg Greenway parking lot on Ohio 307 east of Ohio 45 in Austinburg (Ashtabula County); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
--Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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