October 19, 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 Saturday, October 20

Acta Lady, gender-transgressive farcical comedy by Jordan Harrison presented by Convergence-Continuum Theater, 8 pm, $12, $9 students and seniors, the Liminis, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland; 216-687-0074, www.convergence-continuum.org. Friday, October 19

Fundraiser Happy Hour, benefits Stonewall Democrats of Summit County, featuring the auction of an autographed copy of And His Lovely Wife: A Campaign Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man by Connie Schultz, $10 suggested donation, 5 pm, Square, 820 West Market St, Akron; 330-835-1861.

Chevrei Tikva Shabbat Service, Jewish sabbath services for LGBT and allied group, 8 pm, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216464-1330 ext. 149.

Friday and Sunday, October 19 and 21

Hand in Hand, concert by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus and Muse, Cincinnati's Women's Choir, Fri 8:07 pm, Sun 7:07 pm, $25, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati; 513542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org. Saturday, October 20

Chagrin Falls Bicycle Ride, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 10 am, meet at Squaw Rock Parking Area in the South Chagrin Reservation off Hawthorne Parkway, Solon (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.

Open Door Coffee House, part of the Out in Akron cultural festival, 6:30 pm, First Grace UCC, 350 South Portage Path, Akron; www.akronpridecenter.org.

Rainbow Wranglers Hayride, annual fundraiser event, campfire, raffles, music, dancing, hot dogs, apple cider, hayride and pumpkin carving, 6:30 pm, $20, ticket sales closed Oct. 15; Boyert's Farm, 4557 Paradise Rd. in Seville, off Ohio 3 just south of Medina; www.rainbowwranglers.org, 216-251-0095. A Night Out, annual fundraiser for Stonewall Columbus featuring the presentation of the Stoney Awards, 7 pm, Franklin Park Conservatory Garden Pavilion, 1777 East Broad St, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.

Icons and Idols, annual black-tie benefit gala for Stop AIDS, formerly AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati, featuring a performance by Paris Bennett of American Idol, 7 pm cocktails and silent auction, 8:15 pm dinner and Hollywood fun, $150, Duke Energy Center, 5 Elm Avenue, Wyoming (Cincinnati); 513-421-2437, www.avoc.org.

Red Light: Stop and Listen, an evening of pieces featuring soloists by Red (an orchestra) with works by Bach, Panufnik and Schnittke, conducted by openly gay artistic director Jonathan Sheffer, $15-$110, 8 pm, First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd, Shaker Hts (Cleveland); 216361-1733, www.redanorchestra.org. Masquerage: A Glam Rock Odyssey, annual costume ball fundraiser for AIDS Resource Center Ohio, masks required, $50 general admission, $140 Red Ribbon level includes admission to the Red Ribbon Lounge, 8 pm, the Merc, 617 East Third St, Dayton; 937-424-8959 ext. 2025, www.arcohio.org.

Early Girl, all-female rock band performing, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314.

Sunday, October 21

Blessing of the Animals, service open to pets, refreshments afer the service, 10:30 am, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556, www.liberation ucc.org.

The Flags of 9/11: A New Approach to Tragedy, potluck dinner and program for Prime Timers Cleveland, a group for mature gay and bisexual men, location and information 216556-0019, www.ptcleveland.org.

TransOhio Leadership and Volunteer meeting, 3 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; transohio@wowway.com, www.transohio.org.

Pansy Division and the Avengers, seminal queer band opening for group with two of its members, with opening act Cheap Tragedies, 9 pm, $12 advance, $14 door, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland; www.beachlandballroom.com, 216-383-1124.

Monday, October 22

After Stonewall: From the Riots to the Millennium, screening of documentary in honor of Gay and Lesbian History Month, 6:30 pm, Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Branch, 60 South High Street, Akron; 614224-0400.

Names Games by Michael Craft, topic of conversation at the Ten Percent Book Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Thursday, October 25

Youth Costume Party and Bonfire, open to LGBT and allied teens, a satellite outreach program of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Metro Youth Outreach, 5 pm, for information and east suburban location, call 440-479-6814 or e-mail pambranscome@gmail.com.

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Geauga County for Equality, presented by Community Church of Chesterland and Equality Ohio, 7 pm, 11984 Caves Rd, Chesterland (Cleveland); RSVP by October 18 to adam@equalityohio.org, 614-224-0400.

Thursday and Friday, October 25 & 26 The Witnesses, film about a young aspiring chefin Paris who becomes involved with a man in an open marriage during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, 7 pm, $7, $5 Wexner Center members, OSU students and seniors, Film/ Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.

Friday, October 26

Paula Poundstone, lesbian comedian performs, 8 pm, $32.50, $10 SmartSeats available, Ohio Theater, Playhouse Square, 1515 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-241-6000, www.playhouse square.org.

The Cliks, transman-fronted lesbian band, doors 9 pm, $6 for 21+, $8 for 18-20, Frankie's, 308 Main Street, Toledo; 419-693-5300, www.frankiesinnercity.com.

Saturday, October 27

Bears on the Run, tour featuring comedian Bobaloo and singers Kendall, Matthew Temple, Nakia, Elijah Black and Shannon Grady, $10 advance, $12 door, Zen and Now, 4453 Bridgetown Road, Cincinnati; www.bearsontherun.com, www.myspace.com/

bearsontherun.

Halloween Bowling and Card Party, presented by Rainbow Connection, adults only, $15 for bowling or cards only, $22 for both, food, parking and shoe rental included, tickets go up $2 after October 22, Maple Heights Lanes, 15809 Libby Rd, Maple Heights (Cleveland); rbcohio@gmail.com.

Leather Halloween Party, presented by the Iron Eagles, 10 pm, Daddy's, 1009 South Main St, Akron; 330-376-2625, www.ironeagles.com. Sunday, October 28

Buckeye Trail Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, meet at the Red Lock trailhead, Highland Road half-mile east of Riverview Rd, Sagamore Hills (Cleveland); 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Bears on the Run, tour featuring comedian Bobaloo and singers Kendall, Matthew Temple, Nakia, Elijah Black and Shannon Grady, $10 advance, $12 door, Tradewinds, 117 East Chestnut St, Columbus; www.bearsontherun.com, www.myspace.com/bearsontherun.

Monday, October 29

Bride of Frankenstein, film by gay auteur James Whale about the doomed quest for love, 7 pm, $8, $6 members, students and staff, Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque.

Tuesday, October 30

After Stonewall: From the Riots to the Millennium, screening of documentary in honor of Gay and Lesbian History Month, 6:30 pm, Youngstown State University Kilcawley Center, Ohio Room, 1 University Plaza, Youngstown; 614-224-0400.

Bears on the Run, tour featuring comedian Bobaloo and singers Kendall, Matthew Temple, Nakia, Elijah Black and Shannon Grady, $10 advance, $12 door, The Grid, 1437 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; www.bearsontherun.com, www.myspace.com/bearsontherun. Thursday, November 1

Both These and Those Are the Words of the Living God: Reading for Truth in Scripture, presentation on Talmudic and Midrashic texts by Rabbi Steven Greenberg, openly gay director of the CLAL Diversity Project, part of Faith in Life's Hobson Lecture Series, 7 pm, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 West Woodruff, Columbus; 614-294-3749,

filchair@angacad.org.

Friday, November 2

Chevrei Tikva Shabbat Service, Jewish sabbath services for LGBT and allied group, 8 pm, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216464-1330 ext. 149.

Friday to Sunday, November 2 to 4

Shower of Stoles, weekend celebration of LGBT people and their allies in organized religion, Friday concert at 7 pm featuring local bands in the Ingman Room of the University of Toledo Student Center, Saturday display of almost 600 gathered stoles, Sunday display stoles at 13 churches around Toledo, presented by Equality Toledo, Northwest Ohio Faith Coalition, Erase the Hate, Spectrum and the Multicultural Office of the University of Toledo; 419-344-0045, www.equalitytoledo.org. Sunday, November 4

What is the Bible for? A Jewish Theology of Biblical Authority, sermon by Rabbi Steven Greenberg, openly gay director of the CLAL Diversity Project, part of Faith in Life's Hobson Lecture Series, 10:30 am, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 West Woodruff, Columbus; 614-294-3749, filchair@angacad.org. Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality and the Jewish Tradition, presentation by Rabbi Steven Greenberg, openly gay director of the CLAL Diversity Project, part of Faith in Life's Hobson Lecture Series, 3 pm, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 West WooColumbus; druff, 614-294-3749,

filchair@angacad.org.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

Blessing of the Animals

A special service to celebrate all of God's creatures

13714 Madison Avenue Lakewood, Ohio 44107

Bring your pet to church to receive an individual blessing A social hour will follow for guests and their caretakers

Sunday, October 21, 10:30 a.m.

LIBERATION

United Church of Christ

Worship and Children's Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

216-521-5556