16 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE November 30, 2007

IN OBSERVANCE OF WORLD AIDS DAY

CLEVELAND

OF

CITY

OHIO

Ensuring effective HIV

prevention and quality care to Clevelanders living with HIV/AIDS

CUYAHOGA

GROUP

REGIONAL

The City of Cleveland-Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS Unit and the Cuyahoga County Regional Advisory Group support the efforts of our collaborative partners in the fight against HIV/AIDS

AIDS Funding Collaborative

216.781.2944

AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland 216.621.0766

Antioch Development Corporation

Cleveland Metropolitan School

216.791.0638

216.858-1296 216.991.7233

District

Cleveland Treatment Center

The Free Medical Clinic of

Greater Cleveland

216.721.4010

Hispanic Urban Minority Alcohol and

Drug Addiction Outreach Program

(HUMADAOP)

216.459.1222

Lesbian/Gay Community

Services Center

May Dugan Center

Northeast Ohio Neighborhood

Health Services, Inc. (NEON)

216.231.7700

Planned Parenthood of

Northeast Ohio

Proyecto Luz

Recovery Resources

Salvation Army

216.651.5428 216.631.5800

216.961.8804 216.651.8235 216.781.9222 216.781.3773

Cleveland Department of Public Health

1925 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114

216.664.2324

Frank G. Jackson, Mayor

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.GayPeoplesChronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

To Saturday, December 1

AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of six blocks of the Names Project quilt, presented by Kent State University-Stark County Campus, 6000 Frank Ave NW, Canton; 330-244-5041. AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of three blocks of the Names Project quilt, presented by Lourdes College, Franciscan Center, Lourdes College, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania (Toledo); 419824-3708.

AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of 25 blocks of the Names Project quilt, Harshman Dunbar Community Room, 111 North Mercer, Bowling Green; lamberm@bgsu.edu. To Sunday, December 2

AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of nine blocks of the Names Project quilt, presented by the University of Dayton chapter of Face AIDS, University of Dayton Recreation Center, 300 College Park, Dayton; BergenAV@Notes. Udayton.edu.

To Monday, December 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. To Saturday, December 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

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AIDS Prevention Info Booths open to the public, 10 am-2 pm, One Dayton Center Lobby, Third and Main, Dayton; 937-461-2437, www.arcohio.org.

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 or e-mail pambranscome@gmail.com.

Lesbian Cancer Survivors Group, monthly Cleveland-area meeting, 6:30 pm, for location call 440-442-9399.

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, infowoven branches@ yahoo.com.

Bodies: 1967-2007, opening of exhibit of photography by Herb Ascherman, Corcoran Fine Arts Gallery, 13210 Shaker Square, Cleveland; 216-767-0770, www.ascherman.com. Stonecoldbikini on Ice, an evening of ice skating to indie rock 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.

Skate for Life benefit for Columbus AIDS Task Force emceed by Hellin Bed, 10:30 pm to 2 am, $10 includes skate rental, Skate Zone 71, 4900 Evanswood Dr. off Morse Rd. east of 1-71, Columbus; rink 614-846-5627, CATF 614-299-2437.

For a full year of events:

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1

World AIDS Day Testing and Films, free testing presented by AIDS Resource Center Ohio, information booths, HIV-related films, 9 am-5:30 pm, Dayton Metro Library, 215 East Third St, Dayton; 937-461-2437, www.arcohio.org.

Saturday, December 1

Candlelight Vigil, with reading of names and refreshments, 5 pm, Topiary Garden, East Town St. and S. Washington Ave. near the main library, Columbus; 614-299-2437.

World AIDS Day Service, reception follows service, 6 pm, Brecksville United Church of Christ, 23 Public Square, Brecksville (Cleveland); 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 Service, light refreshments follow 7 pm service, North Olmsted United Methodist Church, 4600 Dover Center Rd, North Olmsted (Cleveland); 440-779-6634, www.noumc.org.

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.stjohn church.net.

Glitter and Be Gay, holiday bazaar presented by Stonewall Columbus to raise funds for other community organizations, 4 to 10 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.stonewall columbus.org.

Holiday Concert, presented by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, benefits the chorus 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.cincinnatimens chorus.org.

Community Celebration, remembering lives lived and celebrating lives living and to be lived, with Illuminati chorus and dancers from OSU, 7:30pm, Broad Street United Methodist Church, 501 East Broad, Columbus; 614-221-4571. 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.

Arktos Toy Drive and Fundraiser, $2 donation or an unwrapped gets five raffle tickets, bear bakery with homemade baked goods, new children's toy, 10 pm, Daddies, 1009 South Main St, Akron; 330-434-4860, www.arktosonline.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 1-31 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, 1 pm, Church of Our Saviour, 65 East Hollister, Cincinnati; http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ Dowagers 1, chanakmx@yahoo.com. HIV Testing and Information, presented by AIDS Resource Center Ohio, 1:30-3:30 pm, Agape Bible Fellowship, 2560 North Main St, Dayton; 937-461-2437, www.arcohio.org.

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