August 10, 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, August 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.
To Sunday, August 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.clevelandout andabout.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 Ohio Route 350, Oregonia (northeast of Cincinnati); RSVP with number of people and canoe, kayak or bringing your own to events@womenoutfront.com.
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.second
sundayonmain.org.
Softball Awards Party, last gathering of the season for the Columbus Lesbian Softball League, party 3 pm, awards ceremony 4:30 pm, Slammers, 202 East Long St, Columbus; 614801-4204, CLSLSoftball@aol.com. 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.
Tuesday, August 14
John Kenyon, director of the Toronto LGBT Chamber of Commerce, to speak at the Plexus monthly meeting, 6 pm, Ponte Vecchio, 2100 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org, 888753-9879 (PLEXUS-9).
P-FLAG Dayton Picnic, replaces regular monthly meeting, bring a side dish or dessert to share, 6:30 pm, Cross Creek Community Church, 667 Miamisburg-Centerville Road,, Dayton; daytonpflag@yahoo.com.
Dine at Bistro 185, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 25% of the food bill, 991 East 185th Street, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Wednesday, August 15
Dine at Boulevard Blue, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 25% of the food bill, 12718 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org. 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.
Thursday, August 16
Dine at Jimmy O'Neill's, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 25% of the food bill, 2195 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org. Ohio Reps. Mike Skindell and Armond Budish, to speak at the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats' monthly meeting, 6:30 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-752-1818.
Au Revoir Simone, trio of keyboard-playing women in the vein of St. Etienne or Stereolab, with Oh No Oh My and Low Sun High Noon, pm, , $8, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland; 216-383-1124, www.beachlandballroom.com.
Friday, August 17
Kayak La Due Reservoir, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 6:30 pm, $15, meet at parking lot off Ravenna Rd., (Ohio 44) one mile south of U.S. 422, Auburn Corners (Cleveland); RSVP required to Institute of the Great Outdoors, 216-341-1704, www.clevelandout andabout.org.
Food Donation Party, win prizes from the Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats for donating non-perishable food or household * supplies to Terry's Cupboard, Utopia, 876 East Midlothian Blvd, Youngstown; http:// mvstonewall.com, mvstonewall@yahoo.com. Friday to Sunday, Aug. 17 to Sept. 9
Take Me Out, play by Richard Greenberg about a professional baseball player's decision to come out of the closet, directed by Scott Plate, presented by Dobama Theater, Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri/Sat 8 pm, first Sun 7:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm, $22, $20 students and seniors, Cleveland State University's Factory Theater, East 24th Street and Chester Ave, Cleveland; www.dobama.org, 216932-6838.
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. Calvin Edwards Memorial Service, honoring community activist who recently succumbed to AIDS, 2 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
This Isn't Kansas! TaDa dinner benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center features a Wizard of Oz theme and Kansas cuisine, 5:30 pm, $25, limited to 25 guests, 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
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. In the Garden of Eden, TaDa dinner benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center features an intimate Italian dinner with fresh ingredients from the host's garden, 6 pm, $50, limited to 20 guests, 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org. Food Donation Party, win prizes from the Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats for donating non-perishable food or household supplies to Terry's Cupboard, Club 441, 441 East Market St, Warren; http:// mvstonewall.com, mvstonewall@yahoo.com. An Evening with Bernadette Peters, singer performs with the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, benefits Caracole and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, $52.25$152.25,8 pm, Procter & Gamble Hall, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati; www.cincinnatiarts.org, 513-621-2787
(621-ARTS).
Black River Baby, hard-rocking semi-queer band, with the Hot Cha Chas, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Sunday, August 19
North Coast Athletics Volleyball Playoffs, first week of games concluding summer season, 11 am to 5 pm, Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus gym, on East 30th St. between Community College and Woodland Aves. in Cleveland; 216-905-8005 or www.NorthCoastAthletics.org.
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Cornhole Challenge, benefits the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization, first prize $250, second prize $100, raffles, cookout, $20/ team, presented by Score Bar and Slammers, 202 East Long St, Columbus; 614-469-7526. Quarterly Meeting and Bagel Brunch, to plan events through December for Chevrei Tikva Chavura of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 11 am, $3 suggested donation, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216464-1330 ext. 149.
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.
Food Donation Party, win prizes from the Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats for donating non-perishable food or household supplies to Terry's Cupboard, Funky Skunk, 143 East Market St, Warren; http:// mvstonewall.com, mvstonewall@yahoo.com.
Monday, August 20
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT dinner group, call for location, time and reservations; 216-556-0576.
Tuesday, August 21
Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic will speak at the Stonewall Democrats of Summit County monthly meeting, 6:30 pm, Summit County Democratic Headquarters, 438 Grant St, Akron; 330-835-1861.
Dine at the Flying Fig, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 10% of the food bill, 2523 Market Ave, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Wednesday, August 22
Dine at Union Station, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 35% of the food bill, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Dine at Le Petit Triangle, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and the center receives 25% of the food bill, 1881 Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Thursday, August 23
Best in Show, free outdoor screening of Christopher Guest's mockumentary about a dog show featuring Michael McKean and John Michael Higgins as a gay couple, 8:30 pm, Mall B, 300 Lakeside Ave. between Ontario and East 6th, Cleveland; www.parkworks.org. Thursday to Saturday, August 23 to 25
Staying Alive, annual conference of the National Association of People With AIDS, Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland; www.napwa.org.
Friday to Sunday, August 24 to 26 25th Annual Ohio Roundup, gathering of LGBT people in Alcoholics Anonymous, $85, Dayton Marriott, 1414 South Patterson Blvd, Dayton; www.ohioroundup.org, ohioround
up2007@yahoo.com.
Saturday, August 25
HRC Golf Outing, second annual event, $85 per person, $320 per foursome, 12 noon, Sweetbriar Golf Course, 750 Jaycox Rd, Avon Lake (Cleveland); Community events Cleveland@hrc.org.
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.lgbt cleveland.org.
Ashland Miller Band, former member of the D.C.-area duo Commonbond, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.
Sunday, August 26
Volleyball Championships conclude North Coast Athletics Volleyball summer season, 11 am to 5 pm, Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus gym, on East 30th St. between Community College and Woodland Aves. in Cleveland; 216-905-8005
www.NorthCoastAthletics.org.
or
Lisa Dzuro Memorial Golf Outing, sixth annual event benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Northeast Ohio Chapter, women-only tournament, hole-in-one contest, scramble format, $70 per person, registration 7:30 am, shotgun start 8:30 am, Brentwood Golf Club, 12415 Ohio 57, Grafton (southwest of Cleveland); 216-520-6869, 216-906-0365, 216-210-9619.
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.
Chorus 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 Edgewater Park pavilion, Cleveland; www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.
Bike the All-Purpose Trail, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, meet at the parking lot of Sweetwater Landing, 1500 Scenic Park Drive in the Metroparks Rocky River Reservation; enter at east end of Detroit Rd. bridge in Lakewood (Cleveland); 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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