June 22, 2007
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
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, orfaxto 216-631-1052, 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, July 15
The Robber Bridgegroom and Booth, lighthearted musical based on a Eudora Welty short story and a dark tale of familial jealousy, performed in repertory, $15 general admission, 8 pm Thurs-Sat, 3 pm, Cleveland State University's Factory Theater, East 24th Street between Chester and Payne, Cleveland; 216241-5555, www.ticketmaster.com.
To Monday, June 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.
Friday, June 22
Rockin' in the Streets, annual concert festival, part of Pride Holiday, 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. Woofs Fest, second annual outdoor celebration of music and masculinity, featuring Jason Stuart, Elijah Black, Kerry Land, Freddy Freeman, Matthew Temple and Tom Chase, $15, 8 pm, Woofs, 2063 East Livingston Ave, Columbus; www.woofscolumbus.com, 614-614-
237-3595.
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 Exposé, 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.lgbt cleveland.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.lgbt cleveland.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.stone wallcolumbus.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 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.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.akron pridecenter.org, 330-785-0088.
Bat 'n' Rouge, 20th annual drag softball game put on by the Columbus Lesbian-Gay Softball Assn. benefits BRAVO, Camp Sunrise and Stonewall Columbus; $7advance, $10 gate; 3 pm, Afrocentric High School field, Grant and Livingston Aves, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.clgsa.net/
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.
Luau Party, presented by Arktos Bear Club, ugliest Hawaiian shirt contest, 5 pm, Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 330434-4860, www.arktos-online.com.
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.
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.
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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.stone wallcolumbus.org.
Troubadours of Divine Bliss, lesbian folk duo, 8 pm, Café Limbo, 12706 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland; 216-707-3333, www.troubadours ofdivinebliss.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. Ancestral Voices, dance-theater piece based on Ukrainian folk songs and the poetry of Oleksander Oles, Lesia Ukrainka, Taras Shevchenko and Mykhailo Drai-Khmara, cochoreographed by and featuring openly gay dancer Mark Tomasic, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $20, $15 students and seniors, Cleveland Public Theater's Gordon Square Theater, 6409 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-269-7228, www.mn2productions.com.
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
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., 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.com.
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.
Sunday to Friday, July 1 to 6
Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and Their Families, traveling photo exhibit presented by Equality Ohio and local partnering organizations, Pumphouse Gallery, Enderlin Circle, Chillicothe; 614-224-0400, www.equalityohio.org.
Thursday to Sunday, July 5 to 8
National Women's Music Festival, annual gathering of women's music in Bloomington/ Normal, Indiana, http://wiaonline.org/nwmf.
Saturday, July 7
Guess Who's Coming Out to Dinner? TaDa dinner benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center features coming out stories of high school and college students, and their parents, 6 pm, $30, limited to 25 guests, www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216-651-5428.
Agape Benefit Cruise, annual event to help Sandusky food pantry, pre-party 6 pm, Club X, 306 West Water Street, Sandusky; 419624-8118, www.clubx-sandusky.com. Rachael Sage, folk musician touring for her seventh album, $15,8 pm, Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Shaker Heights (Cleveland); 216-795-9800, www.rachaelsage.com. Bonnie Blake Benefit, 9 pm, the Right Corner, 105 East Third St, Dayton; 937-228-1285.
Sunday, July 8
X-mas in July, benefit for Trillium Family Services, presented by the Iron Eagles, 10 pm, Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair, Cleveland; 216-589-8588, www.ironeagles.com.
--Compiled by Anthony Glassman
Saturday June 23
Dragstravaganza!!
nicke
Hosted by Nadia Lexi
Saturday June 30
$5 Cover
Early Girl
$5 Cover
Wednesday, July 4th
Fourth of July Blast
4365 State Road in Cleveland 216-661-1314
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