March 14, 2008
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 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.GayPeoples Chronicle.com. Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
To Sunday, March 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. Cleveland International Film Festival, 32nd annual event presented by the Cleveland Film Society includes Ten Percent Cinema of LGBT films, Tower City Cinemas; www.cleveland film.org, 216-623-3456.
To Saturday, 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.
To Sunday, March 30
The History Boys, play about a group of young men in a boys' school in Britain, directed by Sarah May, Mackey Main Stage, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-2540, www.beck center.org.
Friday, March 14
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.
Saturday, March 15
New Creation MCC 30th Anniversary, celebrating three decades of the LGBT congregation, dinner, program and entertainment, free, doors 6:30 pm, RSVP required, Fawcett Center, Ohio State University, 2400 Olentagey River Rd, Columbus; RSVP to 614-409-9610. St. Pats on Parade, bar night for the Unicorn Motorcycle Club, green or uniform attire suggested, $2 benefits charities, 9 pm, Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 216589-8588.
Hagatha's Bluff, all-woman band from Medina, 9 pm, $5, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-357-2997.
Mary Player and Swank, hot and sexy music, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Rd, Cleveland; 216661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar. Sunday, March 16
Ritchie Ledges Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 11 am, meet at the Octagon Shelter, Truxell Road between Akron-Cleveland Road and Akron-Peninsula Road, Boston
Heights; 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.
Palm Sunday Worship, followed by coffee hour, 11 am, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060.
Softball Registration Party, first of two registration parties for the Columbus Lesbian and Gay Softball Association, watch the Big Ten Tournament final and NCAA selection show, enter to win a trip to Las Vegas, 1 pm, Score Bar, 145 North Fifth St, Columbus; info@clgsa.net, www.clgsa.net.
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; 614-271-4204, CLSLSoftball@aol.com.
St. Patrick's Day Cultural Celebration and Dinner, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, 3 pm, $8, $4 members, at a private home in Cleveland Heights; www.afcleveland.org, afcleveland@aol.com.
Wednesday, March 19
For the Bible Tells Me So, film on the misuse of Scripture against LGBT people, followed by panel discussion, presented by MetroHealth GSA, MH Pastoral Care, MH Department of Nursing, Equality Ohio and P-FLAG Cleveland, 6 pm, Scott Auditorium, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland; GSA.MetroHealth@yahoo.com. 1001 Beds, performance by queer writer-actor Tim Miller, 8 pm, Chappelear Drama Center main stage on Ohio Wesleyan campus, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware (north of Columbus); free but donations accepted to benefit campus LGBT programming; 740-368-3196. Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, for location and reservation call 216556-0576.
Thursday, March 20
Tim Miller and Alistair McCartney, partners who separately wrote 1001 Beds and The End of the World Book, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.alternaqueer books.com.
Maundy Thursday Ceremonial Meal, 7 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060.
It Takes a Shtetl (Village); Purimspiel (play) retelling the biblical Book of Esther in a musical, politically-charged, risqué and humorous way, presented by Chevrei Tikva Chavura, 8:30 pm, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216464-1330 ext. 149.
Friday, March 21
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.
North Chagrin Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 6:30 pm, meet at Sanctuary Marsh Nature Center, off of Buttermilk Falls Pkwy, Willoughby Hills (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.
Good Friday Meditation on the seven last words, 7 pm, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216-351-1060.
1001 Beds, performance by Tim Miller, queer writer-actor, sponsored by the Cleveland LGBT Center, 7:30 pm, $15 (sliding scale), at C-Space, 4323 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2233.
Saturday, March 22
The Jane Deans, all-woman rock band, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; www.myspace.com/TheNickelBar, 216-
661-1314.
Sunday, March 23
Easter Sunday, breakfast 9 am, worship 11 am, followed by coffee hour, Archwood UCC, 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland; 216351-1060.
Monday, March 24
For the Bible Tells Me So, documentary on the misuse of Scripture against LGBT people, presented by Equality Ohio and Muskingum College, free, 7 pm, Boy Science Center 343, Muskingum College, New Concord (east of Columbus); www.equalityohio.org.
Tuesday, March 25
Beyond Binaries: Identity and the Sexuality Spectrum, workshop by bisexual activist Robin Ochs, 7 pm, Spartan Room, Thwing Student Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland; 216-651-5428 ext.
bthompson@lgbtcleveland.org.
26,
Glory Box, performance by queer writer-actor Tim Miller, 8 pm, Studio 88 at Miami University performing arts center in Oxford; free but ticket required, call 513-529-3200 or see www.tickets.muohio.edu for tickets.
Wednesday, March 26
Working with Bisexual Clients, workshop for social service providers, CEU approval pending, limited to 40 slots, $35 advanced, $40 door, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleve
land.org.
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Beyond Binaries: Identity and the Sexuality Spectrum, workshop by bisexual activist Robin Ochs, for youth 14-24 only, 3 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland;
216-651-5428 ext. 26, bthompson@lgbt cleveland.org.
Robin Ochs, bisexual activist and editor of Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World, reading and meet and greet, sponsored by the Cleveland LGBT Center, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.myspace.com/ suspectthoughtsbooks.
Friday, March 28
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.
Cut Sleeve Boy; Queer as Folk gets a Chinese twist in gay comedy film, potluck dinner 6:30 pm, screening 7:30 pm, $3, $2 members of Asians and Friends Cleveland, private home in Garfield Heights (Cleveland); www.afcleveland.org, afcleveland@aol.com. Bernadette Peters with the North Coast Men's Chorus and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, 8 pm, Allen Theater, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; tickets from Playhouse Square at 216241-6000 or www.playhousesquare.com. Tret Fure, pioneering lesbian singer-songwriter, touring in support of her new CD True Compass, 8 pm, Adonis Nightclub, 4601 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati; tickets available in February through events@womenoutfront.com. Xiu Xiu, indie band fronted by bisexual singer Jamie Stewart, with Thao Nguyen and El Jesus de Magico, Skully's, 1151 North High St, Columbus; www.xiuxiu.org.
Friday and Saturday, March 28-29
"Revenge of the Divas," spring concert by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, 8:07 pm, $25, Gallgher Student Center, Xavier University, Cincinnati; 513542-2626,www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.
Friday to Sunday, March 28 to 30
Installation Weekend, honoring the installation of Rabbi Rona Shapiro, the first woman to head a Conservative Jewish synagogue in northeast Ohio, Congregation Bethaynu, 27900 Gates Mills Blvd, Pepper Pike (Cleveland); 216292-2931, www.bethaynu.org.
Saturday, March 29
AIDS Benefit Walk/Run, 5K event sponsored by Wright State University's chapter of the American Medical Student Association, registration 7:30 am, step off9:30 am, registration $20 before March 15, $25 after, Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark, 1301 East Siebenthaler Ave, Dayton; www.med.wright.edu/whatsnew/ 5k_aids.html.
Hinckley Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 10 am, meet at Johnson's Picnic Area off West Drive, Hinckley (south of Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Energy Work and Meditation, free one-hour class on pressure points, reflexology and Reiki, Ham, Studio One, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-930-2260, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
HRC Cleveland Dinner and Dance, 15th annual event, emceed by comedian Jason Stuart, speakers include HRC president Joe Solmonese and Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, 6 pm, $185, $235 VIP, $75 student, Marriott at Key Center, 127 Public Square, Cleveland; 800-790-2538, www.hrccleveland.org.
The Rapture for Big Sinners: 66+6 Things to Do Before and After the Righteous Lift Off, book release party for Ian Philips' new book, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.myspace.com/suspectthoughtsbooks. Halfway to Festival Party, event to raise funds for the Ohio Lesbian Festival, with Nedra Johnson, Cindy Wolfe and Jenn Litt, surprise guests, drag kings, silent auction and raffle, 10 pm, East Village, 630 North High St, Columbus; www.ohiolba.org.
Robin Stone, soulful songstress in concert, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216661-1314, www.myspace.com/thenickelbar. Sunday, March 30
Softball Registration Party, final of two registration parties for the Columbus Lesbian and Gay Softball Association, 1 pm, Union, 782 North High St, Columbus; info@clgsa.net, www.clgsa.net.
Tret Fure, pioneering lesbian singer-songwriter, touring in support of her new CD True Compass, 4 pm, $12 advance, $15 door, Peace Fellowship, 106 Sturges Ave, Mansfield; 419564-6394,crule@neo.rr.com.
The Life of Reilly, filmed version of gay actor Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man show chronicling his career and life, 7 pm, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, $8, $6 members, CIA students and staff, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/ cinematheque.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
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