July 27, 2007
GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11
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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 Sunday, July 29
Summer Leadership Camp, presented by Campus Pride to train student LGBT organizers, Towson University, Towson, Maryland; www.campuspride.org, 704-277-6710.
Saturday, July 28
Bike the All-Purpose Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet at 10 am at the Mill Stream Run trailhead, end of Royalview Lane off of Valley Parkway, North Royalton (Cleveland); 216556-4832,www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Breast Cancer Golf Benefit, ninth annual event for the JD Breast Cancer Foundation, registration 10:30 am, shotgun start 12 noon, hole-in-one contest, silent auction, 6 pm dinner, $1,000 grand prize, Sweetbriar Golf Course, 750 Jaycox Rd, Avon Lake (Cleveland);
www.jdbcfoundation.org.
440-331-3933,
20s Together Potluck Picnic, annual picnic of group for people 18-29, Cleveland Metroparks Brookside Reservation, Ridge Rd. and John Nagy Blvd, Cleveland; 216-625-5170, twenties2gether@yahoo.com.
An Evening of Fantasy, three new one-act plays by local playwrights, presented by Red Hen, Cleveland's Feminist Theater, noon, 3 pmand 5 pm, $5, Waterloo Arts Festival, 410 East 156th St, Cleveland; 216-556-0910.
Luck Be a Lady Tonight, TaDa dinner benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center features blackjack, poker and roulette, along with fine appetizers, wine and beer, 6 pm, $30, limited to 25 guests, 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Sunday, July 29
Loaves, Fishes and Rock 'n' Roll, musical Crossroads church service featuring singersongwriter Anne E. DeChant, 7:30 pm, Avon Lake UCC, 32801 Electric Blvd, Avon (Cleveland); 440-933-3241, www.thealucc.org.
Monday, July 30
Black, Gay and Proud Mass Choir, final rehearsal for choir performing during the BGP worship service in August, only auditioned singers, 7 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216402-9586.
Tuesday, July 31
Finding the "I" in Racism, workshop presented by the National Association of Black and White Men Together, breakfast and lunch included, 9 am-5 pm, free, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; pre-register to 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org. Coyote Grace, transman-fronted acoustic duo, touring in support of their CD Living the Americana Dream, with Red-Headed Stepchild, 8:30 pm, Barking Spider Tavern, 11310 Juniper Rd, Cleveland; www.coyotegrace.com, 216421-2863.
Jazz and Poetry Night, part of the 10th anniversary Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, A Better Place, East 9th and Rockwell Ave, Cleveland; www.bgpcleveland.com, 216-651-5428 ext. 48. Dine at Pearl of the Orient, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 30% of the food bill, 20121 Van Aken Blvd, Shaker Heights; 216-651-5428, www.lgbt cleveland.org.
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, August 1
Opening Plenary and Reception, kickoff to the National Association of Black and White Men Together annual convention, featuring the North Coast Men's Chorus and transgender activist Pauline Park, 7 pm, $20, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216374-8961.
Mala Noche, screening of Gus Van Sant's rarely-seen first feature film, with introduction by the openly gay director, 7 pm, $7, $5 students and Wexner Center members, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535. BGP Awards, part of the 10th annual Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 3210 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 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, 216-374-8961. Thursday, August 2
Hip Hop 216 AIDS Walk Concert, featuring Phoenix Jones, Check Loyalty, So Sincere, Visible Lyrics and others, benefits the John T. Carey Memorial AIDS Walk, 7 pm, $10 advance, $15 door, Peabody's, 2083 East 21st St, Cleveland; 216-776-9999,
thecommittee07@yahoo.com.
Family Cruise, dinner and dancing cruise copresented by the NABWMT National Conference and the Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, board 6 pm, cast off 7 pm, Nautica Queen, west bank of the Flats, Cleveland; www.bgpcleveland.com, 216-651-5428 ext. 48, www.nabwmt.org, www.pact cleveland.com, 216-374-8961.
Thursday to Sunday, August 2 to 5
Methodists for Gay Inclusion, national meeting of the Reconciling Ministries Network, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.; www.rmnetwork.org, 773-736-5526.
Friday, August 3
Madame X No Talent Talent Show, featuring members of the National Association of Black and White Men Together and local performers, $10, 7:30 pm, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-374-8961.
Bermuda Bash, part of the Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, 9 pm, $10, Tiki Bar, 1146 Old River Rd, Cleveland; www.bgp cleveland.com, 216-651-5428 ext. 48.
Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4 God and Gays Gathering: Unity is Our Identity, national conference based on the documentary God and Gays: Bridging the Gap, with speakers Bishop John Shelby Spong, Rev. Mel White, Peggy Campolo and entertainment by Jason Stuart and Jason & deMarco, Nashville, Tenn.; www.godandgaysthemovie.com/conference.
An Evening of Fantasy, performances of three new one-act plays by local writers Maureen Brady Johnson, Karen Gygli and Anne McEvoy, presented by Red Hen, Cleveland's Feminist Theater, 7 pm, $5, Heights Arts Studio, in Cleveland Heights Library Arts Center on west side of new bridge, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights; 216-556-0910.
Friday to Sunday, August 3 to 5
Bears in the Woods 13, annual run presented by Arktos bear club, Roseland Resort and Campground, Proctor, W.V.; 330-434-4860,
www.arktos-online.com.
Saturday, August 4
Health and Wellness Symposium, part of the 10th annual Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, 10:30 am continental breakfast, 11 am symposium, University Center, Cleveland State University, Cleveland; www.bgpcleveland.com, 216-651-5428 ext. 48.
Hike the Buckeye Trail, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at the Pine Lane trailhead off Ohio 303, Peninsula (Akron); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.
Closing Banquet, end of the National Assocation of Black and White Men Together annual convention, 6:30 pm cocktail hour, 7:30 pm banquet, 10 pm dancing, $60, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-374-8961.
Black, Gay and Proud Mass Choir, dress rehearsal for choir performing during the BGP worship service in August, 7 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood, Cleveland; 216-402-9586.
Gene's Jazz Hot, seriously happy jazz band in concert, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
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The White Fantasia, white attire party, part of the 10th annual Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, featuring Pamela Williams, $50 advance, $60 door, A Better Place, East 9th Street and Rockwell Ave, Cleveland; www.bgp cleveland.com, 216-651-5428 ext. 48.
Sunday, August 5
Black, Gay and Proud Worship Service, 11 am, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood, Cleveland; 216-402-9586.
Family Picnic, partofthe 10th annual Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, Kirkland Park, East 49th south of South Marginal, Cleveland; www.bgp cleveland.com, 216-651-5428 ext. 48.
Closing Party, part of the 10th annual Black, Gay Band Proud Celebration, A Better Place, East 9th and Rockwell, Cleveland; www.bgpcleveland.com,216651-5428 ext. 48.
Monday, August 6
Dine at Parallax, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 25% of the food bill, 2179 West 11th Street, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
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.mich fest.com, 231-757-4766.
Wednesday, August 8
Equality Ohio Regional Meeting, 7 pm, Friends Meeting House, 1954 Indianola Ave, Columbus; www.equalityohio.org, 614-224-0400.
Dine at the Grovewood Tavern, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 50% of the food bill, 17105 Grovewood Ave, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Lez Zeppelin, all-female Led Zeppelin coverband, with Welcome to Bangkok, $12,9 Beachland pm, Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland; 216383-1124, www.beachlandballroom.com.
Thursday, August 9
Dine at Sean's Place, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 40% of the food bill, 11100 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Flushed Away, free outdoor screening of animated film featuring the voice of rampagingly gay actor Sir Ian McKellen, 8:45 pm, Mall B, Lakeside Ave across from Cleveland City Hall; www.parkworks.org.
Thursday to Sunday, August 9 to 26
Thrill Me, two-man musical based on the Leopold and Loeb murder case, $12-$22, Know Theater, 1120 Jackson St, Cincinnati; 513621-2787, www.knowtheatre.com.
Saturday, August 11
Hike Tinker's Creek, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 9 am at Egbert Picnic Area, Gorge Parkway off Egbert Rd, Bedford (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.
Women's Canoe and Kayak Trip, presented by Womenoutfront, 12 mile trip with a stop for snacks and rest, $36 for canoe (3 people), $25 for 1-person kayak, $10 transportation fee if bringing own kayak, 10 am, Morgan's Canoe Rental, 5701 State Route 350, Oregonia (northeast of Cincinnati); RSVP with number of people and canoe, kayak or bringing your own to events@womenoutfront.com.
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Your Dada's Lambada, TaDa dinner benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center features cuisine of Mexico, Spain and Brazil, 9 pm, $25, www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216-651-5428.
The Jane Deans, lesbian rock and blues band in concert, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Sunday, August 12
Equality and Freedom on Main, HRC-sponsored Second Sunday on Main celebration, 12 noon, Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati; hrc-cincinnati@fuse.net,
www.secondsundayonmain.org.
North Coast Men's Chorus Benefit, featuring performances and more, 5:30 pm, the Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Wednesday, August 15
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. Saturday, August 18
Tri-State Womonfest, day-long music festival, workshops, vendor area, $20 advance, $28 gate, Maple Ridge Lodge, Mt. Airy Forest, 3040 Westwood Northern Blvd, Cincinnati; www.tristatewomonfest.com, 866-661-4567. AshtaGayla, second annual Pride event presented by the Ashtabula County Alliance, catered picnic fare, games, chinese auction, prizes and DJ and live music with Fionna Faulk, $15, 2/$25, 6 pm, Harbor Golf Club, 4338 Lake Road West, Ashtabula; 440-344-2203, 440344-1810, www.ashtabulacountyalliance.org.
Sunday, August 19
Jamie Anderson, singer-songwriter in concert, benefits Agape food pantry, Sanduskyarea GSAS and the Sandusky Firelands PFLAG scholarship fund, silent auction benefits Sandusky Firelands Pride, $12, Harlequin Theater, 414 Wayne St, Sandusky; 419627-0380.
Saturday, August 25
Erie Gay Pride Rally, parade and rally celebrating gay pride in Erie, Pa., line up 12 noon, 133 West 18th St, rally 2 pm at Perry Square; 866-229-1974.
Summer Party, annual benefit for the Cleveland LGBT Center, silent auction, food, dancing, $30, 7 pm, Parish Hall, 6205 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.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.
Season 20 Kick-off Picnic, presented by the North Coast Men's Chorus, all men interested in performing with the chorus are welcome, 1 pm, $5, eastern half of the pavilion, Edgewater Park, Cleveland; www.ncmchorus.org, 216556-0590.
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