GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE January 4, 2008

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

Saturday, January 5

Hothouse Saturday, open mike erotica reading with author Greg Wharton, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.myspace.com/ suspectthoughtsbooks.

Evan Fallenberg, author of Light Fell, will be signing his book at Joseph Beth Booksellers on Monday January 7.

Sunday, January 6

South Chagrin Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at trailhead east of Chagrin Blvd and Chagrin River Rd, Moreland Hills (Cleveland); 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. L Word Season 5 Columbus Première, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, VIP party 4 pm, general admission 5:30 pm, $5, VIP $20, Wall Street, 144 North Wall St, Columbus; www.hrcactioncenter.org.

LWord Season 5 Cincinnati Première, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, pre-party 5 pm, premiere 7 pm, $5 suggested donation, 18+, Adonis, 4601 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati; www.hrcactioncenter.org.

North Coast Men's Chorus Auditions for new members, for March 28 concert with Bernadette Peters, sing a few scales, match pitch and director will decide which section you fit best, 6 pm followed by regular weekly rehearsal at 7, Pilgrim Church, 2592 West 14th Street in Cleveland's Tremont district; 216556-0590 or membership@ncmchorus.org. L Word Season 5 Cleveland Première, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, doors 7 pm, $5 suggested donation, 18+, Union Video Café, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; www.hrcactioncenter.org.

Monday, January 7

Evan Fallenberg, Cleveland native and author of Light Fell, reading discussion and signing of book about a man who left his wife to have an affair with a rabbi, 7 pm, Joseph Beth Booksellers, Legacy Village, 24519 Cedar Rd, Lyndhurst (Cleveland); 216-691-7000.

Tuesday, January 8

Plexus Meeting with Positively Cleveland, new name of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, discussion of 2008 LGBT visitors guide, 6 pm, Positively Cleveland in the Higbee Building, 100 Public Square, Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org, 888753-9879 (PLEXUS-9).

Wednesday, January 9

Cincinnati Men's Chorus Auditions, prepare a 2-3 minute song, St. Paul United Methodist Church, East Galbraith and Miami Rd, Cincinnati; 513-265-5751

membership@cincinnatimenschorus.org to schedule an audition.

Saturday, January 12

Boston Run Trail Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 10 am at trailhead across from Happy Days Visitor Center on Ohio 303 one mile east of Ohio 8, Peninsula (Akron);216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand

about.org.

Sunday, January 13

Cleveland Women's Network, 2008 kick-off event, member meeting and board and officer elections, 4 pm business meeting, order dinner off the menu afterwards, soda and iced tea provided, Lemon Grass, 2179 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights; RSVP by January 7 to 440962-3662.

Wednesday, January 16

Cincinnati Men's Chorus Auditions, prepare a 2-3 minute song, St. Paul United Methoidst Church, East Galbraith and Miami Rd, Cincinnati; call 513-265-5751 or membership @cincinnatimenschorus.org to schedule an

audition.

Thursday, January 17

Lake County Stonewall Democrats, meeting to form new chapter of LGBT Democratic group, 6:30 pm, Willowick Public Library, 263 East 305th St., Willowick (Cleveland); call John at 440-223-6832 or lochmoor34@att.net. Thursday and Friday, January 17,18 The Bubble, film by Israeli director Eytan Fox dealing with the lives of three young Tel Aviv residents and the Palestinian who comes into their lives, 9 pm Thurs, 7:15 pm Fri, $8, $6 members and CIA students and staff, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.

Friday, January 18

Alysa Stanton, soon to be the first African Amerian rabbi ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and the first female African American rabbi in a mainstream Jewish denomination, leading the service and giving the sermon in honor of Martin Luther King Day, 8 pm, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216-464-1330,

www.fairmounttemple.org.

Friday to Sunday, January 18 to 20 Mr. Cocktails Cleveland Leather Contest, includes food drive to help local pantries, $15 entrance fee, registration due January 18 before the meet and greet, Cocktails Cleveland, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-961-3115, http:// cocktails-cleveland.com.

Saturday, January 19

Brecksville Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 1 pm at Brecksville Nature Center off Chippewa Creek Drive, Brecksville (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.

Women in Love, winter concert by Windsong, Cleveland's feminist chorus, 7:30 pm, Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216556-0858, www.windsongchorus.org. Happy New Queer Dance, New Year's dance for LGBT youth aged 20 and under, presented by Kaleidoscope Youth Center, 8 pm, Whetstone Park Shelterhouse, 3901 North High St, Columbus; 614-294-5437 (294-KIDS), www.kaleidoscope.org.

Monday, January 21

MLK Community Day, presented by Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, with rabbinical candidate Alysa Stanton performing her one-woman show, projects 9:30 am, performance 10:15 am, small group discussions follow, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216-464-1330,