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Deadline for each week's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

Friday, February 13

Spaghetti Dinner, all-you-can-eat meal to raise money for 5 CHAPS HIV and AIDS charity, 5 pm, $6, $3 children under 12, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 425 Cleveland Avenue SW, Canton; 330-452-8247.

Love Stinks: A Trailer-Trash Valentine's Bash, fundraiser for Convergence-Continuum Theater, food, drink, live music with HotChaCha, raffles, contests, games, garage sale, kissing booth, $15, $13 for those in costume, 8 pm, the Liminis, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland; www.convergence-continuum.org, 216-

687-0074.

Friday and Saturday, February 13-14 Obsessed, wacky and heartfelt concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus' Vox ensemble, $20, 8 pm, Van Fleet Theater, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave, Columbus; www.cgmc.com, 614-228-2462. Friday to Sunday, February 13-15

Midwest College Conference, 17th annual Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.; www.mblgtacc.org.

Saturday, February 14

Valentine's Day Party, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/TheNickelBar.

Lunch With a Decision-Maker, series sponsored by Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats has a different speaker at 12 noon on the second Saturday of each month, lunch provided; Stonewall Center, 1523 Poland Ave., Youngstown; 330-207-6437, http:// mystonewall.com.

Katie Reider Rocks Back, event featuring songs by the late singer performed by various artists, silent auction and raffle, DJ, bands, carnival games, poetry, drummers, drag performances, $10, 6 pm, Community Lifestyles Pavilion, 405 Neil Ave, Columbus; 614299-7764.

34th Womyn's Variety Show, doors 6 pm, show 7:30 pm, $20, tickets available at the Nickel, Diverse Universe and the Inn on Coventry, women 18+ only, Park Synagogue, Kangesser Hall, 3300 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights; 216-375-0780.

"That's Amoré," Valentine's Day cabaret presented by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, appetizers and sparkling wine included, cash bar, $35, $60/couple, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, Below Zero Lounge, 1122 Walnut St, Cincinnati; 513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimens chorus.org.

Women's Valentine's Dance, sixth annual women-only event presented by the Greater Dayton LGBT Center, $10 includes music, dancing, door prizes, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, 8 pm, Holiday Inn at the Dayton Mall, 31 Prestige Plaza, Dayton; 937-225-3095, vickihahn@hotmail.com.

Sunday, February 15

Hike the Boston Run, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 10 am, meet in the parking lot across from the Happy Days Visitor Center, Route 303 one mile west of Route 8, Boston Heights (Cleveland); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.

Chili Cookoff, benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center's Metro Youth Outreach Program, 6 pm, Cocktails, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216961-3115.

Tuesday, February 17

Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, Cleveland's premiere LGBT personal, social and business networking organization; 216-556-0576 for location and reservations.

John Hemingway, author of Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir, on his father and grandfather's struggles with bi-polarity and his father's crossdressing and sexual reassignment, 7 pm, Film and Video Theater, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 North High St, Columbus; www.wexarts.org, http://sexualitystudies. osu.edu/events.

Sexual Behavior, discussion at the Interfaith Spirits group, 7:30 pm, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 216651-8748.

Thursday, February 19

Domestic Partnership Panel Discussion, information about estate planning, medical rights, housing, financial planning and resources available in the Dayton area, council chambers, Kettering Government Center, 3600 Shroyer Rd, Kettering (Dayton); 937-296-2406. Friday, February 20

The Jane Deans, rock band in concert, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-6611314, www.myspace.com/TheNickelBar.

Saturday, February 21

Bowl for Pride, third annual benefit for Dayton Pride, check-in 1 pm, starts 2 pm, Poelking Lanes, 1403 Wilmington, Dayton; quinnm@woh.rr.com.

Freeheld, Oscar-winning documentary of dying police officer's struggle to get county freeholders (council) to let her life partner receive her pension as a widow would, free, 7 pm, Maumee Valley Unitarian Universalists, 20189 N. Dixie Highway (Ohio 25), Bowling Green; terrierlover5@yahoo.com; church: 419-

353-8353.

Twilight Bowling for Equality, benefits the Human Rights Campaign, doors 7:30 pm, bowlers start at 8 pm or 10 pm, $20, $75 per lane (limit 5 bowlers), Mahall's 20 Lanes, 13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); www.hrc.org/cleveland, communityevents. cleveland@hrc.org.

Sunday, February 22

Soul Food Fundraiser for anti-discrimination workshop held at a later date; noon, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave., -off Pearl Rd. in Cleveland; 216-351-1060.

Monday, February 23

Mardi Gras Mambo by Greg Herren, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); damichcoop@roadrunner

.com.

For a full year of events:

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Wednesday February 25

Ash Wednesday, Rev. Stephen C. Adams conducts service marking the beginning of Lent, 7 pm, Archwood United Church of Christ, 2800 Archwood Ave., off Pearl in Cleveland; 216-351-1060.

Friday and Saturday, February 27-28 Mr. Cleveland Rubber, second annual competition with judges Russell the Rubber Rebel, Tim Brough and Ms. Tree, performances by Mr. Rubber Cleveland 2008 Sean Johnson, Mona West and Randy Austin, co-hosted by Mr. Leather Bear 2009 Sir Dogtag, meet and greet Friday 10:30 pm, competition Saturday 10:30 pm, Daddy's, 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-961-3115.

Saturday, February 28

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? annual benefit for BRAVO features dinner at a surprise location and a reception, $125, reception only $40, Bar of Modern Art, 583 East Broad St, Columbus; 614-294-7867.

Friday, March 6

RX, opening reception for show of new works by artist Christopher Sweiger, 10% of sales donated to the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland, 6 pm, Bela Dubby, 13321 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-221-4479. Queer Quartet, Camille Bloom, Nicole Torres, Mara Levi and Nancy Eddy in concert, 6 pm, 21+, free, Barking Spider Tavern, 11310 Juniper St, Cleveland; www.barkingspider

tavern.com.

Friday and Saturday, March 6-7

Immersion 24, retreat led by Mary Alice Mastrovito to explore and discover ways to keep energy alive and active, $30, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556, libucc@aol.com.

Thursday to Saturday, March 12-14

Keysotne Conference: A Celebration of Gender Diversity, hosted by TransCentral PA, presentations by Mara Kiesling, Donna Rose and others, Sheraton Harrisburg/Hershey Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa.; www.transcentralpa.org.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

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

Thursday to Sunday, March 19 to 29

Cleveland International Film Festival, 33rd annual event, over 290 films from 60 countries includes Ten Percent Cinema LGBT series, Tower City Cinemas, Cleveland; www.clevelandfilm.org, 216-623-3456.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

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