GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

January 11, 2008

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Friday, January 11

Arktos Chili Cookoff, includes Bear Bakery, chili and baked goods for sale, $2 donation, 8 pm, 9 pm judging, Daddy's, 1009 South Main St, Akron; 330-434-4860, www.arktosonline.com.

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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.

Joe Jencks, folk musician and award-winning songwriter, 8 pm, $8, $5 students, Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights; 216739-1928.

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 12 to 440962-3662.

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. Wednesday, January 16

Cincinnati Men's Chorus Auditions, prepare a 2-3 minute song, St. Paul United Methodist Church, East Galbraith and Miami Rd, Cincinnati; call 513-265-5751 or membership@ cincinnatimenschorus.org to schedule an audition. Columbus Gay Young Professionals, first meeting of new group, 7 pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614561-0725.

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.

Mary Player and Swank, hot and sexy music, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland; 216661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar. 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.

Friday to Sunday, January 18 to 27

The Laramie Project, play by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project about the aftermath of Matthew Shepard's murder, presented by the Beck Center for the Arts Teen Theater, $12, $10 12 and under, 7:30 pm Fri and Sat, 3 pm Sun, Studio Theater, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-2540, www.beckcenter.org.

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.

Early Girl, performance by Cleveland queer band, 9 pm, $5, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-357-2997, www.myspace.com/ earlygirlmusic.

Ginger's Birthday Mystery Box, benefit for Project Open Hand Columbus, featuring Habeeba's Belly Dancers, drag kings Adam Apple and Donnie Waste, Gavin Danger, Dr. Sustain, Viva Valezz, Vincent Vellhung, Sexy Rexy, Lucas McCreamy, Oliver Sax, Taylor Made, Rev. Roy Rogers, La Femme Mystique, Holden Twohands and Miz Ginger Jones, prizes, confessional booth, bachelorette auction, food, drink specials, $5, 10 pm, Jack's, 2210 Summit St, Columbus; www.myspace.com/ ginger_treat, 614-261-9634.

CLAW Nation Tour, benefits local and national charities and provides information about the Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, 300 Argos, Mabel St, Dayton; www.clawinfo.org, 937-252-2976.

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,

www.fairmounttemple.org.

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, topic of conversation at the Ten Percent Book Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Tuesday, January 22

Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, for location and reservation call 216556-0576.

Wednesday, January 23

Abortion in a Hostile Environment, panel discussion honoring the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, presented by the ACLU of Ohio and the Freedom of Choice Cleveland Coalition, with Louise Melling, director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, Jaime Miracle of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, and the medical director of a local abortion provider, 6:30 pm reception, 7 pm program, $35 supporter admission, $15 general admission, pay as you can for those on limited incomes, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); RSVP and payment to FOCC due by January 18 to Box 443, Berea, Ohio 44017-9998, contact@acluohio.org. Cincinnati Men's Chorus Auditions, prepare a 23 minute song, St. Paul United Methoidst Church, East Galbraith and Miami Rd, Cincinnati; 513265-5751 or membership@cincinnatimens chorus.org to schedule an audition.

Food for Thought, evening of comfort food and DVDs with which to pair it, to benefit the Cleveland Film Society, hosted by Bill Guentzler and Debbie Samples, 7 pm, $35, limited to 50 guests, tickets available through www.clevelandfilm.org or 216-623-3456 (623-FILM) ext. 10.

Friday, January 25

Lesbian Cancer Survivors Support Group, 6:30 pm, for Cleveland area location, call 440442-9399.