GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

July 4, 2008

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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.

To Sunday, 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.

Wednesday, July 2

Old Angle Tavern, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and 40% of the bill will be donated to the center, 1848 West 25th St, Cleveland; 216861-5643, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Thursday, July 3

Rocky River Reservation Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, meet 6:30 pm at Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Parkway, North Olmsted (Cleveland); 216556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.

Friday, July 4

Independence Day Cookout, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, 3 pm at a private home in the Cleveland area; www.afcleve land.org.

Country-Western Dance, part of the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs' 25th anniversary convention, 10 pm, Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Sqaure, Cleveland; www.taqc.org.

Saturday, July 5

Let's Go Bowling, benefit for the 2008 Black Gay and Proud Celebration, 10 pm, $15 advance, $20 door, includes unlimited bowling, shoe rental, food, Maple Heights Lanes, 15809 Libby Rd, Maple Heights (Cleveland); www.bgpcleveland.com, 216-789-8998, 216-

233-1411.

Wednesday, July 9

Privacy Please: Civil Liberties and AIDS, brown bag lecture series presentation by Earl Pike, executive director of the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, presented by ACLU of Ohio, 12 noon, Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center, 4506 Chester Ave, Cleveland; RSVP to contact@acluohio.org or 216-472-2220. Lelolai, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and 25% of the bill will be donated to the center, 1889 West 25th St, Cleveland; 216-771-9956, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

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.

Saturday, July 12

Gourmets in the Garden, dinner in the backyard garden of a Parma home, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, limited to 30 guests, $40, 7 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org,216-651-5428. Lvnmuziq, concert with Michigan singersongwriter Liz Snavely, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/TheNickelBar.

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Saturday to Saturday, July 12 to 19 GALA Choruses Festival, gathering of LGBT singers from around the world, presented by the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, Miami, Fla.; www.galachoruses.org.

Sunday, July 13

P-FLAG Cleveland Picnic, annual event, 1 pm, Wolf Reserved Canopy, off Porter Creek Road

The Magic of MichFest, selection of recipes from the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, watch a DVD documentary and share stories about the festival, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, limited to 33 guests, $33, 5:30 pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216-651-5428.

near WolfRoad in the Huntington Reservation Highlights of upcoming weeks

of the Cleveland Metroparks, Bay Village (Cleveland); www.pflagcleveland.org.

Hike the South Chagrin Reservation, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, meet at the shelterhouse on Hawthorn Parkway off of SOM Center Rd, Bentleyville (Cleveland); 216-556-4832,

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www.clevelandoutand

Green Party on a Blue Lake, Cleveland LGBT Center's annual Garden Party benefit at a lakeside home, 2pm,216-651-5428; www.lgbtcleveland.org, or www.lgcsc.org/thecenter/ad-text.php?req

=read&ad_id=59.

Wednesday, July 16

Krazy Mac's, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's Summer Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and 50% of the bill will be donated to the center, 5800 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216631-7555, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Friday to Sunday, July 18 to 20

Road Trip to Windsor and Detroit, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, cost TBA; www.afcleveland.org.

Friday to Tuesday, July 18-August 12

What's the Point?! straight-friendly gay cabaret show in its first run outside of New York City, presented by Know Theater, $15, 9:30 pm Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm Monday and Tuesday, Jackson Street Underground, 1120 Jackson St, Cincinnati; 513-300-5669, www.knowtheatre.com.

Saturday, July 19

Self-Defense Workshop, basic self-defense skills every LGBT person should know, 1 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

North Coast Cruise, benefits Agape House and Pantry and other HIV charities, $20,6 pmpre-cruise party, 9 pmboarding, 12 midnightpost-cruise party, Club X, 306 West Water Street, Sandusky; 419624-8118,www.clubx-sandusky.com.

World's Best Barbecue, masterful barbecue served in the backyard of a Detroit Shoreway Victorian home, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa Dinner Series, limited to 30 guests, $75, 7pm, www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216-651-5428.

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

Sunday, July 20

Holden Hike and Annual Cookout, woodland hike followed by cookout at member's home, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, meet at the Holden Arboretum Visitors Center, 9500 Sperry Rd, Kirtland (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutand about.org.

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

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,

myspace.com/bgpcleveland.

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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 8 to 10

Bears in the Woods 14, "Bearspa 2008," annual run presented by Arktos bear club, Roseland Resort and Campground, Proctor, W.V.;330-434-4860, www.arktos-online.com. Friday to Sunday, August 22 to 24

Transgender and Ally Symposium, presented by Trans Ohio, rescheduled from March, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High St, Columbus; 614-441-8167, Trans Ohio@

wowway.com.

Sunday, August 24

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.

Friday, September 19

Pride Night at Kings Island, amusement park near Cincinnati will be closed to the public, open only to those buying tickets through the Cincinnati Gay and Lesbian Center, LGBT ticket outlets in other cities listed on the web site, or at the gate; 513-591-0200 ext. 21, http://pridenight.com, www.glbtcenter cincinnati.com, www.visitkingsisland.com.

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