February 29, 2008

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 15

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.

Friday to Sunday, to March 9

Take Me Out, play by Richard Greenberg about the aftermath of a star baseball player's coming out, 17 and over due to nudity and adult situations, Fri and Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm, $21.25, New Stage Collective, 1140 Main St, Cincinnati; www.newstagecollective.com, 513-621-3700.

Friday to Saturday, to March 22

The Breakup Notebook: The Lesbian Musical, directed by Victoria Bussert, Studio Theater, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-2540, www.beckcenter.org.

Friday, February 29

Free Income Tax Preparation offered by the Cleveland LGBT Center, appointment required, 5:30 to 8 pm at the center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216651-5428 ext. 11.

Alexis Antes, acoustic solo show with singersongwriter presenting selections from her upcoming CD, 7 pm, Maize Valley Winery, 6193 Edison St. N.E., Hartville (Akron); 330877-8344.

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 29-March 1

Coco Peru, drag performer and comedian, show 10 pm, $15 advance, $18 door, Q Bar, 205 North Fifith Street, Columbus; www.qnation.com, www.misscoco.com.

Friday to Sunday, Feb. 29March 2

Mr. Rubber Cleveland Contest, includes fundraiser for the Northern Ohio Coalition, Inc., leather auction/exchange, Cocktails Cleveland, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216961-3115, http://cocktails-cleveland.com. Practice of Poetry: Writing as a Spiritual and Creative Practice, women's writing retreat led by poet Pauletta Harsel, $250 double occupancy, $300 single occupancy, $200 commuter, all tuition levels include meals, reservations required, Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Rd, Loveland (Cincinnati); 513-683-2340, www.grailville.org.

Saturday, March 1

Jeff Mann, author of A History of Barbed Wire, reading as part of the Hothouse Saturday erotica open mike night, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.myspace.com/ suspectthoughtsbooks.

Spring Fling Mixer, presented by the Akron Pride Center, Townhall 2, Violet's Cupboard, Planned Parenthood and Community AIDS Network, Square, 820 West Market St, Akron; 330-785-0088, www.akronpridecenter.org. PuNané Talent Showcase, women-only event, $5 advance, $8 door, 8:30 pm door and heavy hors d'oeuvres, show begins 9 pm sharp, Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Rd, Cleveland Heights; for tickets or to perform, call 216-409-1494.

Something on the Inside, art show and fundraiser dealing with women living with AIDS, proceeds benefit Ohio AIDS Coalition, performances by Amanda Heironimus, Miss Molly and Sweet & Lonesome, 9 pm, East Village, 630 North High St, Columbus; www.ohioaidscoalition.org.

Anne E. DeChant Farewell Show, her last queer bar date before moving to Nashville, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar.

Sunday, March 2

Dina Nobis Pacem, rendition of Ralph Vaughan Williams' hymn with the choirs of Fairmount Presbyterian, First Baptist and Plymouth churches along with a 50-piece orchestra and guest conductor Robert Porco, $16, $12 students and seniors, 3 pm, First Baptist Church, 3630 Fairmount Blvd, Shaker Hts. (Cleveland); 216-932-7480.

Bitch, lesbian singer, 8 pm, $10, portion of proceeds benefit Ohio AIDS Coalition, East Village, 630 North High St, Columbus; www.ohioaidscoalition.org.

Monday, March 3

Gay Soul, book of interviews by Mark Thompson, to be discussed at the Stonewall Columbus Men's Book Club, 7 pm, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-299-7764,

www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

Tuesday, March 4

Religion and LGBT Discrimination, forum presented by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and P-FLAG Cincinnati, with Cincinnati Councilor Cecil Thomas, Pastor Brad Schmeling, Rev. Damon Lynch Jr., Rev. Damon Lynch III and Mother Paula Jackson, 7 pm, Harriet Tubman Theater, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati; www.freedomcenter.org, 513-333-7518. Thursday, March 6

Carolyn Fitzgerald: Conscious, opening for show of abstract paintings by the artist, 6 pm, Annex Gallery, Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Shaker Heights (Cleveland); 216-795-9800, http://loganberrybooks.com. Lake County LGBT Social Group, meets first Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm, Old South Church, 9802 Chillicothe Rd, Kirtland (near Cleveland); 440-339-2814, 440256-3329, accept1@sbcglobal.net. Savage Grace, screening of new film by Tom Kalin starring Julianne Moore, introduced by Kalin and producer Christine Vachon, part of the Out@Wex LGBT film festival, 7 pm, $10, $8 members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.

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'QUIET DINNERS?" "WALKS ON THE BEACH? WHAT LOSERS!

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Alexis Antes, lesbian singer-songwriter, 9 pm, Tradesman Tavern, 5746 State Road, Parma (Cleveland); 440-888-2337. Thursday-Sunday, March 6-16

Cleveland International Film Festival, 32nd annual event presented by the Cleveland Film Society includes Ten Percent Cinema of LGBT films, Tower City Cinemas; www.clevelandfilm.org, 216-623-3456.

Friday, March 7

Free Income Tax Preparation offered by the Cleveland LGBT Center, appointment required, 5:30 to 8 pm at the center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216651-5428 ext. 11.

Water Lilies and No Bikini, lesbian film set in the Paris suburbs and a Canadian short, part of the Out@Wex LGBT film festival, 7 pm, $7, $5 members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614292-3535.

Remember Who Made You, one-man play by Jeffrey Barnes exploring being gay and Christian, followed by conversation with the playwright, 8 pm, First Baptist Church of Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd, Shaker Heights; 216-932-7480.

Friday to Sunday, March 7-9

Transgender and Ally Symposium, sponsored by Trans Ohio, open to all, Stonewall Center, 1160 North High St., Columbus; 614299-7764, www.transohio.org, transohio@wow way.com.

Friday to Sunday, March 7 to 16

Well, discussion of mother-daughter relationships, racism and the writing process by out playwright and performer Lisa Kron, $10, $8 students and seniors, $6 children and Kent State students and staff, Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren; 330675-8887, trumbullboxoffice@kent.edu.

Friday to Sunday, March 7 to 30

The History Boys, play about a group of young men ina boys' school in Britain, directed by Sarah May, Mackey Main Stage, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216521-2540, www.beckcenter.org.

Saturday, March 8

Tearoom, documentary using secret police camera footage of a public restroom in Mansfield, Ohio in 1962, starts at noon and screens continuously throughout the day, part of the Out@Wex LGBT film festival, Wexner Center for the Arts In the Box screening area, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.

Swine Creek Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1:30 pm, enter off of Hayes Rd, meet at Woods Edge Shelter, Middlefield (east of Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.

Before I Forget, a look at the life of an aging French hustler, 3 pm, part of the Out@Wex LGBT film festival, 7 pm, $7, $5 members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535. Michigan Lesbian and Gay Comedy Fest, a swashbuckling night of comedy featuring Ohio native Dana Austin, Roxanna Ward, Richard Ryder and Vickie Shaw, $30 advance, $35 door if available, 6 and 9:30 pm, Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave, Dearborn (Detroit); www.comedyfest.org, 313-537-7000.

Games Night Potluck, presented by Cleveland Women's Network, 6 pm, $6, $3 for members, at a private home in Hinckley (south of Cleveland); RSVP to 440-962-3662, www.clevelandwomensnetwork.org.

Lagerfeld Confidential, documentary 'about fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, followed by reception, 7 pm, part of the Out@Wex LGBT film festival, $7, $5 members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535.

Spring Fling: Under Construction, opening party for the Dayton LGBT Center's capital campaign, cash bar, hors d'ouevres, program on new services, performances, $10 tax-deductible donation, 7 pm, Dayton LGBT Center, 117-119 East Third St, enter lot from Jefferson, right door adjacent to MJ's Café, Dayton; 937274-1776, www.daytonlgbtcenter.com. Corissa, singer-songwriter, performing as part of the Home Grown night, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.myspace.com/suspectthoughtsbooks. More Than the Movies, finale of the sixth season of Red (an orchestra), featuring music for films composed by Bernard Herrmann and his idol, Arnold Schoenberg, with film clips from movies on which Herrmann worked, $15-$110, Masonic Auditorium, 3615 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216361-1733, www.redanorchestra.org.

Itty Bitty Titty Committee, film by Ohio native Jamie Babbit (But I'm A Cheerleader) deadling with the evolution of a wallflower into a guerrilla lesbian activist and artist, part of the Out@Wex LGBT film festival, 9:30 pm, $7, $5 members, students and seniors, Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theater, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, 614292-3535.

Alexis Antes, concert with singer-songwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314, www.myspace.com/TheNickelBar.

Sunday, March 9

Softball Spring Party, presented by the Columbus Lesbian Softball League, new player sign-up, returning players meet with team, appetizers, door prize, 2 pm, Club Diversity, 863 South High St, Columbus; 614-801-4204, CLSLSoftball@aol.com.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

The number of sleepers is steadily growing. SWEETIE! WAKE UP! WE AGREED

Bed is where more and more people are going.

Ninety-nine zillion.

nine-trillion and two creatures are sleeping.) So... how about you?

Dr Seuss's

SLEEP

BOOK

IT'S WEIRD SLEEPING IN THIS ROOM. THIS IS WHERE I HAD THAT AFFAIR WITH GINGER TWENTY YEARS AGO, REMEMBER? WHEN TONI WAS AT HER GRANDMA'S FUNERAL?

WE WERE GONNA TALK.

TIRED.

TOO TIRED TO

HAVE A BABY.

BUT WHAT ABOUT ADOPTION?

STUART, YOU'RE JUST FEELING LOST NOW THAT JR'S GETTING MORE INDE. PENDENT. MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO WORK. C'MERE, LIE DOWN.

GOD, I'M

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SUCH A LOSER.

BARB WINE

COUNT?

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GO TO SLEEP.

Good night.

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OW! WHEN ARE WE GONNA WEAN HER OUTTA THIS BED?

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CLARICE, PERSONAL ADS ARE

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THE

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