November 23, 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 216-6311052, 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.GayPeoplesChronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Friday, November 23
Still Giving Thanks Potluck Dinner, bring the Thanksgiving leftovers, bingo with prizes donated by local merchants, 6 Liberation pm, United Church of Christ, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556, www.liberationucc.org.
The Jane Deans, electric all-woman rock band, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314,www.myspace.com/thenickelbar.
Friday to Sunday, November 23 to 25 Larchmere Holiday Stroll, event featuring a number of queer-owned stores and restaurants, hot mulled cider, live music, holiday sales, Larchmere Blvd. on the Cleveland/Shaker Heights border; 216-795-9800, www.logan.com.
Saturday, November 24
Sand Run Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at Mingo Pavilion, 1501 Sand Run Parkway, Akron; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Rubi Girls Post-Thanksgiving Show, annual benefit performance, proceeds go to AIDS Resource Center Ohio, 9:30 pm, $10, Club Masque, 34 North Jefferson St, Dayton; 937228-2582.
Sunday, November 25
Tegan and Sara, lesbian twin sisters in concert, 7 pm, $20-$29.50, House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-523-2583 (523-BLUE), www.hob.com.
Monday, November 26
Tegan and Sara, lesbian twin sisters in concert, 7 pm, $20, Newport Music Hall, 1722 North High St, Columbus; 614-294-1659, www.promowestlive.com.
Wicked Angels by Eric Jourdan, 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.
Monday to Saturday, Nov. 26 to Dec. 1 AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of six blocks of the AIDS quilt, presented by Kent State University-Stark County Campus, 6000 Frank Ave NW, Canton; 330-244-5041. Monday to Sunday, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2 AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of nine blocks of the AIDS quilt, presented by the University of Dayton chapter of Face AIDS, University of Dayton Recreation Center, 300 College Park, Dayton; BergenAV@Notes. Udayton.edu.
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Wednesday, November 28
Bodies: 1967-2007, opening of exhibit of photography by Herb Ascherman, reception benefits Plexus, northeast Ohio's LGBT Chamber of Commerce, $20, Corcoran Fine Arts Gallery, 13210 Shaker Square, Cleveland; 216767-0770, www.ascherman.com.
Weds. and Thursday, Nov. 28 and 29 AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of eight blocks of the Names Project quilt, presented by University of Toledo CAP, Auditorium, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft, Toledo; atomsik@utnet.utoledo.edu.
Weds. to Saturday, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of three blocks of the Names Project, presented by Lourdes College, Franciscan Center, Lourdes College, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania (Toledo); 419824-3708.
Weds. to Monday, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of one block of the Names Project quilt, Recovery Resources, 2900 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-781-9222. AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of one block of the Names Project quilt, Recovery Resources, 3950 Chester Ave, Cleveland; 216-781-9222.
Thursday to Saturday, Nov. 29-Dec. 22 Pulp, musical comedy takeoff of lesbian pulp fiction centered around a lesbian bar featuring cabaret jazz and drag king shows, $15, $12 students and seniors, $10 Sundays, Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 3 pm, James Levin Theater, Cleveland Public Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2727, www.cptonline.org.
Friday, November 30
Metro Youth East Suburban Gathering, open to LGBT and allied teens; a satellite program of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Metro Youth Outreach, 5 pm, for information and location call 440-479-6814 ore-mail pambranscome@gmail.com.
Lesbian Cancer Survivors Group, monthly Cleveland-area meeting, 6:30 pm, for location call 440442-9399.
Miami Valley World AIDS Day Services, presented by Woven Branches, a joint program of Eternal Joy MCC, First UMC, St. Paul UMC and Journey Church UCC, quiet prayer and meditation 5 pm, services 7:30 pm, First United Methodist Church, 1516 Salem Ave, Dayton; 937-254-2087, infowovenbranches@yahoo.com.
Bodies: 1967-2007, opening of exhibit of photography by Herb Ascherman, Corcoran Fine Arts Gallery, 13210 Shaker Square, Cleveland; 216767-0770, www.ascherman.com. Stonecoldbikini on Ice, an evening of ice skating to indie rock and pop presented by Christine, DJ of WRUW radio show Stonecoldbikini, $5 includes skate rental, 9:30 pm, Cleveland Heights Community Skating Rink, 1 Monticello Blvd at corner of Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights; www.stonecoldbikini.com.
Friday to Monday, Nov. 30 to Dec. 1
AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of 25 blocks of the Names Project quilt, Harshman Dunbar Community Room, 111 North Mercer, Bowling Green; lamberm@bgsu.edu.
For a full year of events:
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Saturday, December 1
World AIDS Day Service, reception follows service, 6 pm, Brecksville United Church of Christ, 23 Public Square, Brecksville (between Clevelandand Akron); 440-526-4364, buccoh@sbcglobal.net. Wine Tasting Fundraiser, benefits Community AIDS Network, 6:30 pm, $35 or $60/ couple before November 27, $50 after, Square, 820 West Market St, Akron; 330-375-2000. World AIDS Day Memorial Service, presented by Lorain County AIDS Ministry, 7 pm, Temple B'nai Abraham, 530 Gulf Rd, Elyria; 440-988-8215.
World AIDS Day Prayer Service, with guest preacher Harry Knox, director of the Human Rights Campaign's Religion and Faith Program, music by Alan Imberg, Brad Caldwell and the St. John musicians, Holy Communion for all, 7:30 pm, St. John United Church of Christ, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Ky. (Cincinnati); 859-261-2066, www.stjohnchurch.net.
Glitter and Be Gay, event presented by Stonewall Columbus to raise funds for other community organizations, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Holiday Concert, presented by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, benefits CMC and Dayton P-FLAG's Scholarship Fund and Safe Schools Program, 7 pm, $10 suggested donation, St. John's UCC, 515 East Third Street, Dayton; 513-542-2626, www.cincinnati menschorus.org.
Christmas Fund Benefit and Toy Drive, presented by the Iron Eagles, proceeds benefit Trillium Family Services, 10 pm, Crew, 304 Cherry Ave NE, Canton; 330-452-2739, www.ironeagles.com.
Gene's Jazz Hot, seriously happy music, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar.. Saturday to Monday, December 1 to 31 AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of a block of the AIDS quilt, presesnted by the Columbus Children's Hospital's FACES HIV Program, 700 Children's Drive, Suite A509, Columbus; 614-722-6060.
Sunday, December 2
Brecksville Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, meet at Brecksville Nature Center off Chippewa Creek Drive, Brecksville (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Dowagers Potluck, third annual gathering of Cincinnati LGBT activists and partygoers, I pm, Church of Our Saviour, 65 East Hollister, Cincinnati; http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ Dowagers 1, chanakmx@yahoo.com. Holiday with a Heart Charity Gayla, 30th annual Christmas dinner dance, benefits the Safe Schools Project of Equality Toledo, Rainbow Area Youth and the University of Toledo College of Law Legal Clinic, $55, 5:30 p 0 pm, Toledo Club, 14th and Madison, Toledo; RSVP by November 29, HolidaywithHeart@aol.com, checks made out to Holiday with Heart, 2815 Collingwood, Toledo, Ohio 43610. 419-2419684 or 419-255-2287.
"Off to Miami” Fundraiser, benefit to help send members of the Cincinnati Men's Chorus to the GALA Choruses festival in Miami next July, 6 pm, $50 includes complete meal and wine with each course, limited to 60 people, Bravo Cucina Italiana, 9436 Water Front Drive, Cincinnati; RSVP to cmctomiami@aol.com, 513-591-0265.
Sugar Plum Tour, tour of stately Akron area homes benefits the Gay Community Endowment Fund of the Akron Community Foundation, $25 includes five-home tour, $75 includes tour and a 12 noon champagne brunch at a sixth home, $150 includes tour, 5 pm cocktail reception and a limited edition Zeber-Martell holiday ornament, www.sugarplumtour.org, 330761-6426.
Sunday to Wednesday, Dec. 2 to 5
National HIV Prevention Conference: Promoting Synergy Between Science and Program, held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, www.2007nhpc.org.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Tuesday, December 4
World AIDS Day Conference, 12th annual event presented by the Ohio Department of Health, Cincinnati STD/HIV Prevention Training Center and the Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center, with workshops on meth use and HIV, domestic violence, HIV and adolescents, and more, free, 8:30 am registration, Midwest Hotel and Conference Center, 4900 Sinclair Ave, Columbus; http://oh.train.org.
Friday to Sunday, December 7 to 9
Winter Healing Weekend, gathering of people infected with or affected by HIV, presented by the West Ohio Conference United Methodist Church AIDS Ministry Committee, $50, teens $25, Widewater Retreat and Ministry Center, 4050 U.S. 24, Liberty Center (Toledo); 419536-4519 or kathie.king@att.net for registration information.
Saturday, December 8
Statewide Equality Leadership Summit, presented by Equality Ohio, five-hour series of presentations and workshops to help people in involved with non-profits or interested in LGBT equality, morning pastries, lunch and beverages included, $5 requested donation, First Universalist Unitarian Church, 93 West Weisheimer Rd, Columbus; advance registration required, 614-224-0400, http://eqfed.org/equalityohio/
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