June 29, 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, 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 Friday, June 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.
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.
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, eochoreographed 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.
Equality Ohio Regional Meeting, 1 pm, Athens Public Library, 30 Home St, Athens; www.equalityohio.org, 614-224-0400.
Barbie's Summer Luau, pig roast and barbecue to benefit PACT Cleveland and the 2007 NABWMT national conference, 3 pm, $25, $40/couple, 32701 Miller Ave, Willoughby Hills (Cleveland); RSVP to 216-374-8961 or 216-526-8780.
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,
www.firelandspride.org.
Sandusky;
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.
Wednesday, July 4
Fourth of July Party, featuring a cookout with hot dogs, hamburgers and all the fixings, 6 pm, bring a salad or side dish to share, drink specials, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314.
Thursday, July 5
Troubadours of Divine Bliss, eclectic female folk duo, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.troubadours ofdivinebliss.com.
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. Friday, July 6
Cleveland Kings, drag king troupe performs, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
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
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Thursday to Sunday, July 12 to 15 Crossing Borders, Confronting Racism, Claiming Grace: Generations, Geographies, Genders, national gathering of Christian Lesbians Out, keynote by Rev. Yvette Flunder of City of Refuge UCC in San Francisco, Atlanta; www.cloutsisters.org, 740-448-6424, clout@seorf.ohiou.edu.
Saturday, July 14
Equality Ohio Regional Meeting, 12 pm, Corryville Branch, Cincinnati Public Library, 2802 Vine St, Cincinnati; www.equality ohio.org, 614-224-0400.
Parma's Pink Flamingo Murder Mystery, TaDa dinner benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center features a murder mystery staged by professional actors, 6 pm, $50, limited to 20 guests, 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org. Erie Queerie Film Night, evening of queer short films, 7 pm, $11, Talkies, 2521 Market Ave, Cleveland; www.lgbtcleveland.org.
216-651-5428,
Nekked, folk-rock-electronic duo from New York City, presented by Unity Church Center, 8 pm, 1226 Naylor-Lloyd Rd, Girard (Youngstown); 330-539-0122, www.nekked.net.
college students, and their parents, 6 pm, $30, Sunday, July 15 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. Independence Day Karaoke, special karaoke night with Jammin' Ginger, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314..
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.
Sunday to Sunday, July 8 to 15
Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and Their Families, traveling photo exhibit presented by Equality Ohio and local partnering organizations, First Baptist Church of Granville, 115 West Broadway, Granville; 614-224-0400, www.equalityohio.org.
Monday, July 9
Dine at Players on Madison, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 40% of the food bill, 14523 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Equality Ohio Regional Meeting, 6:30 pm, Sylvania Branch, Toledo Public Library, 6749 Monroe St., Sylvania (Toledo); www.equalityohio.org, 614-224-0400.
Mondays, July 9 to 30
Black, Gay and Proud Mass Choir, rehearsals for choir performing during the BGP worship service in August, only auditioned singers, 7 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood, Cleveland; 216-402-9586.
Tuesday, July 10
Dine at Johnny Mango's, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 20% of the food bill, 3120 Bridge Ave, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Holden Arboretum Garden Tour with Cleveland Out and About, followed by annual cookout, meet 1 pm at Holden Arboretum Visitor Center, 9500 Sperry Rd, Kirtland; 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Tuesday to Sunday, July 31-August 5 Black Pride Celebration, 10th anniversary of the Cleveland Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, www.bgpcleveland.com, 216-651-5428 ext. 48.
Wednesday to Sunday, August 1 to 5 NABWMT Annual Conference, convention of the National Association of Black and White Men Together, hosted by People of All Colors Together-Cleveland, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, www.nabwmt.org, www.pactcleveland.com, 877-233-9479.
Tuesday to Sunday, August 7 to 12 Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 32nd annual outdoor event near Hart, Michigan, with dozens of workshops, http:// www.michfest.com, 231-757-4766.
Thursday to Sunday, August 23 to 26 Staying Alive, annual conference of the National Association of People With AIDS, Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland; www.napwa.org.
Sunday, August 26
Dancin' in the Streets, outdoor dance party to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 1 to 10 pm, Clifton Blvd. between West 116th and West 117th Sts., Cleveland; 216221-2333 or 216-357-2223.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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