June 15, 2007
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
charlie's calendar
Friday, June 22
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
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; 614-222-2401, www.qasispride.com.
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.
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.
www.lgbtcleveland.org.
17,
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.
Drag Spectacular, featuring performance by Chelsea Delray, Yasmine DelRio, Carmen Sandiego and hostess Nadia Lexi, 11:30 pm, $3, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Sunday, June 24
Aqua 2, brunch, cruise and party with the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, 12 noon arrival, 12:30 pm launch of 21⁄2-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.cincinnati menschorus.com.
Day in the Sun, annual picnic and festival benefits the Akron Pride Center, food, dunk tank, games, entertainment, beer, $10 advance, $12 gate, 12 noon, Ohio Sportsman Club, 1775 Jacoby Rd, Copley (Akron); www.akronpride center.org, 330-785-0088.
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.
Bang and Clatter Fundraiser, benefit for Akron theater company opening a venue in Cleveland, gold ticket for $125 includes Guinness and Goose Party with the Seans, dinner and show with actors Thomas Ian Nicholas and Sean Derry, $80 silver ticket includes dinner and show, 5:30 pm, Nighttown, 12383 Cedar Rd, Cleveland Heights; 330-606-5317, www.bnctheatre.com.
Monday, June 25
Black, Gay and Proud Mass Choir, auditions for choir to perform during the BGP worship service in August, 7 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood, Cleveland; 216-402-9586.
Monday and Tuesday, June 25 and 26
Follies, auditions for Cincinnati Music Theater production of show with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, prepare 16-24 bars of a non-Follies Sondheim or Broadway/Tin Pan Alley song, wear comfortable clothing for dance auditions, 6 pm, Grace United Methodist Church, 2221 Slane Ave, Cincinnati; RSVP to Kathy Beiting at 513-232-8552 or 513602-9844.
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Tuesday to Friday, June 26 to 29
Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and Their Families, traveling photo exhibit presented by Equality Ohio and local partnering organizations, Courtright Memorial Library, Otterbein College, Westerville (Columbus); 614-224-0400, www.equalityohio.org.
Wednesday, June 27
Square Dance Picnic, presented by Cleveland City Country Dancers, bring a side dish or dessert to share, hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and beverages provided, beginning square dance lessons, 6 pm, Edgewater Park Upper Pavilion, Cleveland; 216-251-1053, www.iagsdc.org/ cccd.
After Stonewall, screening of documentary on gay life after 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; 419-344-0045, www.equality toledo.org, www.equalityohio.org, www.acluohio.org. LGBT History Video Night, features three videos-one about Columbus City Council's failed efforts to pass LGBT rights ordinances in the early 1980s, the first Pride parade in 1982, and selections from Stonewall Columbus' public access cable show, 7 pm, 1160 North Nigh Street, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Troubadours of Divine Bliss, lesbian folk duo, 8 pm, Café Limbo, 12706 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland; 216-707-3333, www.troubadoursof divinebliss.com.
Friday to Sunday, June 29 to July 1 Ex-Gay Survivors' Conference, presented by Soulforce, www.beyondexgay.com and the LGBT Resource Center of the University of California-Irvine, gathering of people who recovered from being in "ex-gay" programs, $40 sliding scale, Irvine, Calif.; www.soulforce.org.
Saturday, June 30
Larchmere Flea Market and Festival, Portobello Road meets Burton Flea Market in area with many queer store owners, performance by Gene's Jazz Hot, 11 am-5 pm, Larchmere Rd west of East 130th Street, Cleveland; www.loganberrybooks.com/LMAfleamarket.html, 216-795-9800.
Youngstown Pride Picnic, presented by the Youngstown Pride Center, 4 pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, 1105 Elm Street, Youngstown; 330-747-7433. Early Girl, rock band in concert, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Sunday, July 1
Sandusky Firelands Gay Pride Picnic, bring a covered dish to share, hot dogs, buns, plates and soda provided, 12 noon, 5 pm, Lions Park, West Monroe Street, Sandusky; www.firelandspride.org.
Bicycle on the Towpath, trip on the Cuyahoga Valley National Park's Towpath Trail with Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at trailhead on Rockside Rd. near Canal Rd., 216-5564832, www.clevelandoutandabout.com.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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