December 7, 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 216-631-1052, or email 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, December 22
Pulp, musical comedy takeoff of lesbian pulp fiction centered around a 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; 216631-2727, www.cptonline.org.
The Santaland Diaries, Doug Kusak recounts life as a mall Christmas elf in David Sedaris' one-man play, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $18, $15 students and seniors, $10 Thursdays, Gordon Square Theater, Cleveland Public Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216631-2727, www.cptonline.org.
To Monday, December 31
AIDS Memorial Quilt, display of a block of the Names Project quilt, hosted by the Columbus Children's Hospital's Faces HIV Program, 700 Children's Drive, Suite A509, Columbus; 614-722-6060.
Friday, December 7
Cleveland Kings and Girls, performance by noted drag troupe, coincides with Cleveland LGBT Center membership drive, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar.
Friday and Saturday, December 7-8
"Joy!" holiday concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm with an additional matinee at 2 pm on Saturday, $15, King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave, Columbus; www.cgmc.com, 614-228-2462.
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 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/
events/summit07/details.tcl.
Holden Arboretum Holiday Hike, with Cleveland Out and About, 4:30 pm, meet at Lantern Court, 9203 Kirtland-Chardon Rd, Kirtland (Cleveland); 216-556-4832,www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Chanukah Party and Potluck, hosted by Asians and Friends Cleveland, host provides soup, main course and latkes, last names N-Z bring side dish, A-M bring dessert, at a private home in Pepper Pike (Cleveland); afcleveland@aol.com, www.afcleveland.org. Black White+Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe, documentary of the relationship between queer photographer Mapplethorpe and his one-time lover and patron Wagstaff, 5:30 pm, $8, $6 CIA students, staff and Cinematheque members, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu, www.blackwhitegray.com.
Bi Mixer, meet-and-greetsocial experience to assess the needs of the bisexual community in Cleveland, 6 pm, refreshments provided, 18+, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland;216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org, hmercer@lgbt
cleveland.org.
Arktos Holiday Party, open gift exchange with $20 limit, potluck, BYOB, 6 pm, party room in private apartment complex, Stow (Akron); RSVP to bigdcub1975@aol.com, 330434-4860, www.arktos-online.com. Holiday Party, hosted by the Cleveland Women's Network, 7 pm, $6, $3 members, for Cleveland area location call 440-962-3662. Chanukah Party, hosted by Chevrei Tikva, potluck supper, white elephant gift exchange, latke contest, 7 pm, member's home, Cleveland area; RSVP to 216-464-1330 ext. 149.
A Family Christmas Concert, fourth annual show by the Blazing River Freedom Band, features "Carol of the Bells," "The Nutcracker Suite," "Home for the Holidays" and " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas," $5 suggested donation, 7:30 pm, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 440666-5609, tenorig@aol.com.
A Red Solstice, winter concert by Red (an orchestra) featuring works by Respighi, Vivaldi and Schutz, conducted by Jonathan Sheffer, 8 pm, $15-$110, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 2592 West 14th Street, Cleveland; 216361-1733, www.redanorchestra.org. Mary Player and Swank, blues band, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar. Sunday, December 9
Volleyball Playoffs, second-to-last week of North Coast Athletics Volleyball's fall season, 11 am, Tri-C Metro Campus gymnasium, Community College Drive and East 30th Street, Cleveland; 216-905-8005, www.northcoast athletics.org.
Celebrate! holiday concert by the Dayton Gay Men's Chorus, 3 pm, $10, St. John's Church, 515 East Third St, Dayton; 937-443-0144, www.daytongaymenschorus.com.
A Red Solstice, winter concert by Red (an orchestra) featuring works by Respighi, Vivaldi and Schutz, conducted by Jonathan Sheffer, 8 pm, $15-$110, St. Stanislaus Church, 3649 East 65th Street, Cleveland; 216-361-1733, www.redanorchestra.org.
Christmas Fund Benefit and Toy Drive, hosted by the Iron Eagles, proceeds benefit Trillium Family Services, 10 pm, Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair, Cleveland; 216-589-8588, www.ironeagles.com.
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For a full year of events: www.GayPeoplesChronicle.com
Monday, December 10
Insight Annual Holiday Dinner, Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking association, discount for current or new members, call for location, time and reservations; 216-556-0576:
Thursday and Friday, December 13-14 Zebraman, film by openly gay Japanese director Takashi Miike about a failed schoolteacher who fights crime in a home-made superhero suit, Thursday 8:50 pm, Friday 7:30 pm, $8, $6 CIA students, staff and Cinematheque members, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu.
Friday, December 14
Christmas Crafts and Carols, open to LGBT and allied teens, presented by a satellite 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.
Barry Manilow: An Evening of Music and Passion, concert with singer-pianist, 8 pm, Quicken Loans Arena, corner of Ontario and Huron, Cleveland; 216-241-5555, www.ticketmaster.com, www.livenation.com. Winter Wonderland, holiday party for the LGBT community, semi-casual attire, food, cash bar, dancing with DJ Freeze, 8 pm, $35 advance, $40 door, Silver Grille of the RitzCarlton, Higbee Building tenth floor, 200 West Prospect Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428 ext. 15, mzaller@lgbtcleveland.org. Royal Renegades Holiday Show, drag kings, queens and more, raffles, bring a canned food or cash donation to benefit Project Open Hand, doors 9 pm, show 10 pm, East Village, 630 North High St, Columbus; 614-228-3740. Saturday, December 15
Ohio Democratic Party LGBT Caucus, 12 noon, Ohio Democratic Party headquarters, 340 East Fulton St, Columbus; 614-221-6563 ext. 110.
"Joy!"holiday concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, $15,2 pm at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 2480 West Dublin-Granville Rd, Columbus, 8 pm in Swasey Chapel, Denison University, Granville (Columbus); www.cgmc.com, 614-228-2462. Troubadours of Divine Bliss, folk-rock duo performs, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar. Christmas Fund Benefit and Toy Drive, hosted by the Iron Eagles, proceeds benefit Trillium Family Services, 10 pm, Daddy's, 1009 South Main St, Akron; 330-376-2625, www.ironeagles.com.
Renee Dunn Annual Christmas Auction, event to benefit Gurnick House, presented by the Northern Ohio Coalition, Inc., emcee DJ Ronnie, donations can be dropped off after4 pm, event 10 pm, the Shed, West 29th and Detroit Ave, Cleveland;216-556-0129, www.noci-online.com.
Saturday and Sunday, December 15-16 "Swingle Bells," North Coast Men's Chorus and members of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra mix holiday classics with a jazzy beat, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Lakewood Civic Auditorium, 14100 Franklin Blvd. at Bunts, Lakewood (Cleveland); www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.
"Safe and Warm: Together for the Holidays," concert by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, Sat 8:07 pm, Sun 3:07 pm, $25, Greaves Hall, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Ky. (Cincinnati); 513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimens chorus.org.
Sunday, December 16
Volleyball Finals, last week of North Coast Athletics Volleyball's fall season, 11 am, TriC Metro Campus gymnasium, Community College Drive and East 30th Street, Cleveland; 216-905-8005, www.northcoastathletics.org. Bengal Bash, presented by Women Out Front, open to all, live half-time show, doors 12 noon, game 1 pm, Below Zero Lounge, 1122 Walnut St, Cincinnati; www.womenoutfront.com. Tree Farm Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at trailhead off Major Rd, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Peninsula (Akron); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandout andabout.org.
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