www.GayPeoplesChronicle.com • October 10, 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 @ChronOhia.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, October 12
Caroline, or Change, musical with book and lyrics by Tony Kushner about the effects of the civil rights movement on two families, presented by Dobama Theater and Karamu Performing Arts Center, $22-$27, Jelliffe Theater at Karamu House, 2355 East 89th St, Cleveland; 216-795-7077, 216-932-3396,
www.karamu.com, www.dobama.org.
Thursday to Sunday, October 9 to 26 Blithe Spirit, witty play by gay writer and actor Noel Coward about the ghost of a man's ex-wife trying to destroy his life, 7 pm, Sundays 2 pm, Club Diversity, 863 South High St, Columbus; 614224-4050,www.clubdiversity.com.
Friday, October 10
Freeheld, Academy Award-winning documentary on the struggle of a lesbian cop to add her partner to her pension, part of Miami Valley Pride Week, 12 noon in the Presidential Suite, Kilcawley Center, Youngstown State University, 6 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm St, Youngstown; 330941-2308, www.mvprideweek.com. David Sedaris, gay writer and NPR commentator, will sign books after the performance, 7:30 pm, $10-$42.50, Palace Theater, Playhouse Square, 1615 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-241-6000, www.playhousesquare.org. Sing-Along Hairspray, interactive screening of the film based on the Broadway musical based on the John Waters movie, free popcorn, prize giveaways, benefits Cincinnati Men's Chorus, $10 suggested donation, MainStreet Cinema, Tangeman University Center, 2766 University of Cincinnati MainStreet, Cincinnati; 513-542-2626,
www.cincinnatimenschorus.org. Friday to Sunday, October 10 to 19 Out in Akron, nine-day cultural festival presented by the Akron Pride Center, featuring concerts, educational seminars, parties, plays and more, various locations around Akron; www.akronpridecenter.org, 330-785-0088.
Saturday, October 11
Greater Cincinnati LGBTQ Youth Summit, day of free workshops, social activities and keynote address by GLSEN head Kevin Jennings, lunch and dinner provided, registration 9:30 am, University Center, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Ky. (Cincinnati); www.cincyyouthsummit.org. Riding Run Trail Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 10 am, meet at the Everett Road Covered Bridge Trailhead, Everett Rd half-mile west of Riverview Rd, south of Peninsula (Akron); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org. Fall Festival, October meeting of the Lesbian Cancer Survivors Group, 5 pm, Cleveland; 440-442-9399.
Stephanie Nilles and Lumberjack Isto, jazzfolk musician and Sinatraesque comedian, 10 pm, East Village, 630 North High St, Columbus; 614-228-3740.
Robin Stone, sultry singer-songwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; www.myspace.com/TheNickelBar, 216-
661-1314.
Saturday to Sunday, October 11 to 19
Out at the Theater, week of movies and plays organized as part of the Out in Akron festival, www.akronpridecenter.org.
Sunday, October 12
Becoming Who You Are: I Am What I Am, theme of the Coming Out Day worship service at Cascade Community Church, 11 am, lunch follows, 1190 Inman St, Akron; 330-773-5298, www.cccohio.org.
Out Against Hate, benefit concert for the Akron Pride Center featuring acclaimed pianist Tatsuya Nagashima, 5 pm silent auction, 6 pm show, $15, $13 advance, Akron Main Library Auditorium, 60 South High St, Akron; 330808-3751
Candlelight Vigil, honoring Matthew Shepard and other victims and survivors of anti-gay violence, part of the Miami Valley Pride Week, 6 pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm St, Youngstown; www.mvprideweek.com, 330-941-2308.
Tuesday, October 14
Plexus Cleveland Networking Meeting, 6 pm, Bang and Clatter Theater Company, 224 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org. Wednesday, October 15
Eric Lutzo to Speak, president and co-founder of Plexus networking group, part of the Out in Akron Celebration, 3 pm, Red Cross Building, 501 West Market St, Akron; www.akronpridecenter.org, www.thinkplexus.org.
Plexus Akron Networking Meeting, 6 pm, SageRock, 129 North Summit St, Bldg. 4, Akron; www.thinkplexus.org.
Wednesday-Saturday, October 15-25
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, presented by the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Graduate Program, 8 pm, additional 4 pm Sunday matinee, $15, $7.50 students, Brooks Theater, Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216795-7000.
Thursday to Sunday, October 16 to 19
International Drag King Extravaganza, tenth annual conference featuring the craft of drag from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Europe and Japan, performances, parties, art show and more, Columbus; www.idkex.com. Friday, October 17
HotChaCha, crazy rocking band departing for East Coast tour, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; www.myspace.com/ TheNickelBar, 216-661-1314.
Friday to Sunday, October 17 to 19
Decade of Decadence, tenth annual Leather Round-Up run presented by the Iron Eagles in conjunction with the Mr. Ohio Leather contest; Radisson City Center Hotel, 20 W. Mill St, Akron; $125 or $99 by Aug 4, $110 by Sept 30; Akron; www.ironeagles.com, hotel 330384-1500.
Emmaus Retreat, weekend gathering ofLGBT and allied Catholics, $145 includes all meals and two nights' stay in a private, single room, Jesuit Retreat House, 5629 State Rd, Parma (Cleveland); register online at www.jrh-cleveland.org or to 440-884-9300.
Saturday, October 18
Lake View Cemetery Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 1 pm, meet at the Garfield Monument, 12316 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216-556-4832,
www.clevelandoutandabout.org.
Ghost Talk, presented by Western Reserve Paranormal, 2 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Rainbow Wranglers Hayride, annual fundraiser event, campfire, raffles, music, dancing, hot dogs, apple cider, hayride and pumpkin carving, 6:30 pm, $18 before October 1, $20 after, Boyert's Farm, 4557 Paradise Rd. in Seville, off Ohio 3 just south of Medina; www.rainbowwranglers.org.
Chili Cookoff and Bear Bakery, presented by Arktos, proceeds benefit the Cleveland Food Bank, 10 pm, contest 11 pm, to enter contact bigdcub1975@aol.com or speak to a bartender, Cocktails Cleveland, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; www.arktos-online.com.
Alexis Antes, acclaimed singer-songwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; www.myspace.com/TheNickelBar, 216-
661-1314.
Tuesday, October 21
Equality Ohio Women's Night, meet, greet and network with other pro-equality women in greater Cleveland, $35 includes annual membership in Equality Ohio, Latitutde 41 North, 5712 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; RSVP to 614224-0400 or rsvp@equalityohio.org.
For a full year of events:
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Wednesday, October 22
James Alan Hall and Richard Siken, duo of award-winning gay poets, reading from their works, 7:30 pm, Fenn Tower Theater, Cleveland State University, 1983 East 24th Street, Cleveland; 216-687-3986.
Melissa Etheridge, special intimate concert to benefit the Dennis Kucinich for Congress campaign and celebrate his wife Elizabeth's birthday, pre-concert reception, picture availability with the Kuciniches and Etheridge, $250$1,500, 8 pm, Cleveland Public Theater, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; http://kucinich.us/ melissarsvp.
Friday, October 24
All Ohio All Stars, evening of dance featuring Verb Ballets of Cleveland, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and the Cincinnati Ballet, $18-$25, 8 pm, Ohio Theater, Playhouse Square, 1519 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; 216241-6000, www.playhousesquare.org.
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Friday and Sunday, October 24 and 26 Chris & Don: A Love Story, film by Guido Santi and Tina Mascara about the relationship between writer Christopher Isherwood and painter Don Bachardy, part of the Cleveland Museum of Art's Panorama Film Series, 7 pm Friday, 1:30 pm Sunday, $8, $6 CMA members, $5 seniors, $4 students, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland; www.clevelandart.org, 2 g, 216-421-7350.
Saturday, October 25
Aging Well in the LGBT Community, day-long workshop presented by Nancy Orel and Rona Klein, sponsored by Equality Toledo, registration required, Perrysburg Senior Center, 140 West Indiana Ave, Perrysburg (Toledo); 419-344-0045,
www.equalitytoledo.org.
Halloween Party, presented by Cleveland Women's Network, potluck, costume contest, $6, $3 members, private home in Lakewood (Cleveland); RSVP by October 22 to 440-962-3662.
Donna Mogavero, iconic Columbus singersongwriter, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/ TheNickelBar.
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Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 7:00pm
The Savannah, 30676 Detroit Rd, Westlake
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