GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE June 20, 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.

To Saturday, June 28

In the Garden, play about a messianic teenaged hustler whose presence pervades the lives of four friends, directed by Clyde Simon, $15, $12 students and seniors, Convergence-Continuum Theater at the Liminis, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland; 216-687-0074, www.convergencecontinuum.org.

Friday, June 20

Rockin' in the Streets, seventh annual outdoor concert, benefits Girlz Rhythm and Rock Camp, 6 pm, $5 advance, $10 gate, Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; www.clevelandcocktails.com.

Ladies' Night Cocktail Cruise, jaunt aboard the Goodtime III presented by Femme Fatale Events, 9 pm boarding time, North Coast Harbor, East 9th Street at Lake Erie, Cleveland; tickets must be purchased in advance, 330-289-5832, www.myspace.com/femmefataleevents.

The P Word, pre-Pride party presented by Femme Fatale Events, 18+ dance party, 10 pm, Anatomy Nightclub, 1299 West 9th St, Cleveland; 330-289-5832, www.myspace.com/ femmefataleevents.

Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21 Rocket Man, Columbus Gay Men's Chorus Pride month concert focusing on the music of Elton John, 8 pm, $27-$29, Capitol Theater, Vern Riffe Center, 77 South High St, Columbus; www.cgmc.com, 614-228-2462 (CGMC).

Saturday, June 21

Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, parade steps off at noon, marches from West 3rd St. and St. Clair Ave. to festival ending 9 pm at Voinovich Park, surrounded by Lake Erie at the north end of East 9th St.; 216-371-0214, www.clevelandpride.org.

P-FLAG Cleveland Pride Brunch, 10:30 am, Old Stone Church, Public Square, Cleveland; www.pflagcleveland.org.

Run for Pride 5k, benefits Stonewall Columbus, part of the Pride Holiday 2008, 9:30 am, Goodale Park, Columbus; www.premierraces.com/Races/

Pride.html,www.columbuspride.org/runforpride,

614-299-7764.

LGBT Flyers Reunion, second one of the University of Dayton LGBT alumni organization, reception 5 pm, Marianist Hall atrium, University of Dayton; lgbtflyers@yahoo.com, www.myspace.com/lgbtflyers.

Dayton Pride Dinner and Expo, evening at the Ponitz Center, Sinclair Community College, West Third at Perry Street, Dayton; www.daytonlgbtcenter.com, 937-274-1776.

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Alexis Antes, Pride concert with singersongwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/ TheNickelBar.

Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22

"Tunes From Tales," author Armistead Maupin joins the North Coast Men's Chorus in readings, songs and dances of his Tales of the City series, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Music Bldg, 2001 Euclid Ave, www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.

Sunday, June 22

"Being Gay, Being Family" Pride service, special offering for the Cleveland LGBT Center, 10:30 am, West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River; 440-333-2255, www.wsuuc.org.

Champagne Brunch Farewell Fundraiser, benefits Equality Toledo and sees off interim executive director Michelle Stecker and her partner, board member Carol Bresnahan, $50, 11 am, Poco Piatti's, Levi's Commons, 3155 Chappel Dr, Perrysburg (Toledo); RSVP by June 19 to 419-344-0045 or info@equality toledo.org.

Drag Ball 3, third annual charity drag softball game presented by North Coast Athletics Association softball league, Gordon Park, offEast 72nd St. just south of I-90 exit, Cleveland; 216255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com. Pride Celebration Potluck, presented by the Knox County Gay Straight Alliance, 6 pm, First Congregational United Church of Christ, 200 North Main St, Mt. Vernon (northeast of Columbus);

www.knoxgsa.org.

info@knoxgsa.org,

Brynna Fish Post-Pride Roast, honoring the grande dame of Cleveland Pride, with special guests Bitch, Early Girl, Alexis Antes and Robin Stone; free food, cash bar; $10 cover benefits Cleveland Pride, 6 pm, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.clevelandpride.org.

XXY, film about an intersexed teen exploring her budding sexuality, 9:10 pm, $8, $6 for Cinematheque members and CIA students and staff, Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450. Monday, June 23

Blind Fall by Christopher Rice, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); damichcoop@roadrunner.com.

Wednesday, June 25

Stages, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and 40% of the bill will be donated to the center, 8501 Carnegie Ave in the Cleveland Play House; 216-795-1111, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

LGBT Living Wills, workshop presented by attorney Donna Powers, 7 pm, Pilgrim UCC, West 14th St, Cleveland; triciag@pilgrimalive.org, 216-861-7388.

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Thursday, June 26

After Stonewall, screening of film about the LGBT civil rights movement since the Stonewall Riots, hosted by World Can't Wait, 7 pm, Whetstone Library, 3909 North High St, Columbus; vargo.che@hotmail.com,www.columbuswcw.org.

Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28 Rockin' in the Streets, eighth annual outdoor rock concert, benefits the Girlz Rhythm and Rock Camp and Katie Reider, $12 per night, $20 for both, East Village parking lot, 630 North High St, Columbus; www.rockinginthe streets.com.

Saturday, June 28

Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, parade steps off at 1 pm from Goodale Park in the Short North and marches on High St. to festival at Bicentennial Park downtown; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.

Pride Erie Picnic, annual event at Presque Isle State Park, 1 pm, food served 2-4 pm, Erie, Pa.; http://picnic.eriegaynews.com, 814-456-9833. Larchmere Flea Market and Festival, second annual day of bargains, goodies, neighbors, workshops and festivities, multiple-block stretch of Larchmere Blvd, one block north of Shaker Square, Cleveland; 216-795-9800, www.larchmere.com.

J.L. King to speak, author of On the Down Low and the new novel Love on a Two-Way Street, as part of the Urban Experience Summit: A Writer's Boot Camp, presented by the Cleveland Public Library, 10 am, Memorial Nottingham Branch, 17133 Lake Shore Blvd, Cleveland; www.cpl.org.

Salt Run Trail Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 10 am, meet at the Kendall Lake Shelter, Truxell Rd two miles east of AkronPeninsula Rd, Peninsula (between Cleveland and Akron); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Potluck Cookout and Game Day, organized by the Cleveland Women's Network, burgers and buns provided, 3 pm, $6, $3 members, private home in Hinckley; RSVP by June 27 to 440-962-3662, slowly spell name, phone number and e-mail for directions.

Day in the Sun, annual LGBT family picnic, Ohio Sportsman Club, 1775 Jacoby Rd, Copley (Akron); 330-785-0088, www.akronpride center.org.

Bat 'n' Rouge, 21st annual benefit drag softball game put on by the Columbus Lesbian-Gay Softball Assn.; $7 advance, $10 gate; 3 pm, Afrocentric High School field, Grant and Livingston Aves, Columbus; 614-299-7764, www.clgsa.net/

Sunday to Sunday, June 29 to July 6

Touch a Quarter Century, 25th annual convention of the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs, hosted by Cleveland City Country Dancers and Silver Squares, Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Square, Cleveland; www.taqc.org.

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For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com

Thursday to Sunday, July 10 to 13

National Black Lesbian Conference, presented by the Zuna Institute, Red Rock Casino Spa Resort, Las Vegas, Nev.; http:// zunainstitute.org.

Thursday to Sunday, July 31-Aug. 3

Black, Gay and Proud Celebration, 11th gathering of African American LGBT people and their allies, events held throughout Cleveland; www.bgpcleveland.com, www.myspace.com/ bgpcleveland.

Tuesday to Sunday, August 5 to 10

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 33rd annual outdoor event near Hart, Michigan, performers, films, workshops, www.michfest.com, 231-757-4766.

Friday to Sunday, August 22 to 24 Transgender and Ally Symposium, presented by TransOhio, rescheduled from March, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-441-8167, TransOhio@wow way.com.

Luau Party, fourth annual event sponsored by Sunday, August 24 Arktos bear club, 4 to 9 pm, Leather Stallion Saloon, 2205 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland; 330434-4860, www.arktos-online.com.

For the Bible Tells Me So, documentary on the misuse of Scripture against LGBT people, presented by Brecksville United Church of Christ, free, 7 pm, 23 Public Square, at Ohio 21 and 82, Brecksville, 440-526-4364; www.brecksville ucc.org.

Sunday, June 29

Pride Brunch, part of the Stonewall Columbus Pride Holiday, entertainment by the Richard Lopez Trio, 11 am, $35, Westin Great Southern Hotel Grand Ballroom, 310 South High St, Columbus; www.columbuspride.org, 614299-7764.

Erie Pride Pride and Rally, march steps off 1 pm from Zone Dance Club, 133 West 18th St, rally 2 pm at Perry Square, Erie, Pa.; http:// picnic.eriegaynews.com, 814-456-9833.

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Dancin' in the Streets, annual outdoor dance party benefiting the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 1 pm, Clifton Blvd. between West 116th and West 117th, Cleveland; 216621-0766, www.aidstaskforce.org.

Saturday and Sunday, August 30-31

Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament, hosted this year in Cleveland, 216-255-0103, www.northcoastsoftball.com.

Saturday, September 6

Ohio Lesbian Festival, 19th annual music, cultural and education festival presented by the Lesbian Business Association, Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. at U.S. 40, 1⁄2 mile west of Kirkersville, Ohio, 15 miles east of Columbus, www.ohiolba.org.

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closes Saturday with two of the country's hottest acts: Patty Larkin and Antigone Rising.

But Sunday is another day, opening with Ubaka Hill's Drumsong Orchestra and Aleah Long's One World Inspirational Choir. The ever-popular Comedy afternoon features Marga Gomez with two comics new to dis-Michigan but well known to Logo and

gear with blues powerhouse Ruthie "Phenomenal Woman" Foster, followed by L Word superstars Betty. Thursday night plays the full genius of Michigan's genrebending mixed bills: Brooklyn performance artist Hanifah Walidah, the old-school-newschool combo of Ferron with Bitch, and dance-punk divas Von Iva.

Friday night kicks off with the klezmer mania of Isle of Klezbos, followed by rising star Erin McKeown, and the full-on force of Toshi Reagon and Big Lovely. The Chix Lix review is back, this time featuring some favorite movie scores. And the Night Stage

Comedy Central viewers: Poppy Champlin and Sandra Valls. Ruth Barrett's Candlelight Concert puts the week to bed.

So now, more than ever, don't you agree? You don't just want to be there. You need to be there.

For more information, write to We Want the Music Co., P.O. Box 22, Walhalla, MI 49458 or go online at www.michfest.com, www.myspace.com/michfest or call 231V

757-4766.