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Youth Conference, presented by GLSEN Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland State University LGBT Student Services Office, for high school students in GSAs and interested in campus equality, 9:30 am registration, Cleveland State University; www.glsen.org/
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Summit County Bike/Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 3 pm, format will be determined by weather, meet at Munroe Falls Route 91 Parking Lot, 130 North Main St, Munroe Falls (Akron); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Alexis Antes, concert with singer-songwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/ TheNickelBar.
Sunday, April 13
Asians and Friends Business Meeting, join in planning the future of Asians and Friends Cleveland, 3 pm, dinner follows, at a private home in Lakewood (Cleveland); www.afcleveland.org, afcleveland@aol.com.
Pure Romance Party and Potluck, presented Highlights of upcoming weeks
by the Cleveland Women's Network, $6, $3 members, private home in Cleveland Heights; RSVP by April 4 to 440-962-3662. Akron Area Pride Collective Dinner, annual dinner, dance, silent auction and general meeting, cocktail hour 6 pm, dinner 7 pm, $30, $50/ couple, $190 table of eight, Greek Community Center, 129 South Union St, Akron; www.akronpridecenter.org, 330-785-0088. Christopher Barzak and Cartherynne M. Valente, authors of One for Sorrow and The Orphan's Tales respectively, part of the Home Grown series, reading followed by meet and greet, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.myspace.com/ suspectthoughtsbooks. Stage and Silver Screen: Act III, concert of music from Broadway and movies, presented by the Blazing River Freedom Band, 7:30 pm, $5 donation suggested, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 216618-0059, www.brfb.org. ·
Colonel's Ball, centerpoint of the Rainbow Wranglers Round-Up, benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center, music, dancing, entertainment, raffles, silent auction, $25, 8 pm, Grays Armory, 1234 Bolivar Ave, Cleveland; 216281-6614, www.rainbowwranglers.org/ roundup.php.
Pink, party to benefit local breast cancer organization, features shadow box dancers, entertainment hotspots, themed drink specials, 50/50 raffle and music by DJ Michele Chaney, 18+, doors 9 pm, $10 suggested donation, Wall Street, 144 North Wall Street, Columbus; 614464-2800, www.wallstreetnightclub.com.
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Monday and Tuesday, April 14 and 15 AIDS Leadership Conference, presented by the Ohio AIDS Coalition, HIV Care Services Section of the Ohio Department of Health and the Pennsylvania/Mid Atlantic AIDS Education and Training Center, Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 4900 Sinclair Rd, Columbus; 800-226-5554, www.ohioaids coalition.org.
Lobby Day, sponsored by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Law Center, Washington, D.C.; www.ncte quality.org.
Thursday to Sunday, April 24 to 27
CLAW, seventh annual Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, additional day of educational programs, expanded marketplace and art show, parties throughout the city, Wyndham Hotel, 1260 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216252-2148, www.clawinfo.org.
Friday to Sunday, April 25 to 27
North Coast Invasion, national invitational volleyball tournament with teams from Ohio, Great Lakes and northeast regions headed for the North American Gay Volleyball Association championships in Miami, sponsored by North Coast Athletics Volleyball, CSU Woodling Gym, 8 am to 5 pm Sat and Sun; admission free for spectators, 216-905-8005 or www.NorthCoastAthletics.org.
-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
March 28, 2008 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
Lets go somewhere romantic for dinner!
Okay... where?
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Three movies
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Thomas) to her lover's apartment, only to have her come running out moments later. He's been murdered, rather brutally.
Hiding her involvement in the matter, Carter takes the lead, making himself the target of the investigation into the killing. Meanwhile, he pumps his other society ladies (Lily Tomlin and Lauren Bacall among them) for information, investigating the case ́ with his photographer boyfriend.
When the clues start pointing to the vice president, however, even Carter might be in too deep.
The Walker plays on Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6 at 9:35 pm and 6:45 pm respectively.
The final film is an odd one, and controversial at that.
Mitchell Lichtenstein is the son of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, and most famous for starring in the gay culture-clash film The Wedding Banquet. He has now turned his eye towards directing, and the result is Teeth, a film which takes the archetypal male fear of castration and turns it into the tale of a young woman taking control of her sexuality.
Dawn is a member of "The Promise," an ^ abstinence-only group that wears a red ring to remind themselves not to put out until it's replaced with the gold ring.
However, when she meets fellow Promise
member Tobey, the feelings he inspires in her leave her conflicted.
When the two go swimming together, the seemingly nice Tobey forces himself on her, only for them both to discover that she has (cue dramatic music) a vagina dentate, the mythical pudenda with pearly whites.
She goes to a gynecologist to see what's wrong with her, if she has some sort of mutation. He gets a little... inappropriate, and after losing four fingers, learns the truth.
However, in a more relaxed, supportive atmosphere, she and long-suffering classmate Ryan share an intimate moment or two, and Dawn comes to a realization-the teeth protect her, and the teeth can serve her.
It's a bloody little movie, and very darkly humorous. In examining the vagina dentata myth from the perspective of female empowerment instead of the male fear of castration, this film is at least two-thirds of the way to being a feminist manifesto.
Had it been directed by a woman instead of a man, even a gay man, it would defuse accusations of misogyny, almost all of which are unfounded. Dawn is not the victim, despite the efforts of men to turn her into one, nor is she a remorseless monster. She is an innocent naïf defending herself, at first instinctively, then consciously.
Teeth has showings on Thursday, April 10 at 7 pm and Saturday, April 12 at 9:50 pm. All films are shown at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, 11141 East Boulevard in University Circle. Tickets are $8, $6 for Cinematheque members and CIA students and staff. For more information, call 216-421-7450.
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