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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE December 4, 2009 www.GayPeoples Chronicle.com
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To Tuesday, December 8
Names Foundation AIDS Quilt Display, in the Rammelkamp Atrium of MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland; www.metrohealth.org/quilt.
Friday, December 4
Dave Koz and Friends, annual holiday concert with openly gay saxophonist and guests, 7:30 pm, $10-$65, Palace Theater, Playhouse Square, 1615 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; www.playhousesquare.org, 216-771-8403.
Friday and Saturday, December 4-12
Joy! holiday concert by the Columbus Gay Men's Chorus, 8 pm December 4; 2 pm and 8 pm December 5, King Avenue Methodist Church, 299 King Ave; 2 pm December 12, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 2480 Dublin Granville Rd; 8 pm September 12, Methodist Church, 825 East Olentangy Rd, Powell (Columbus); www.cgmc.com, 614-228-2462 (228-CGMC).
Saturday, December 5
Statewide Leadership Summit, fourth annual gathering of LGBT leaders and activists from across Ohio, 9:30 am-4 pm, Broad Street Methodist Church, 501 East Broad St, Columbus; www.equalityohio.org; 614-224-0400. French Cuisine and Art, afternoon outing organized by Asians and Friends Cleveland beginning with lunch at L'Albatros Brasserie, followed by the exhibit "Paul Gauguin: Paris, 1889" at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11:30 am, 11401 Bellflower Rd, Cleveland; RSVP at www.afcleveland.org.
Panel-Making Workshops, to create new pieces for the AIDS Quilt, space is limited, registration required, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland; 216-778-4051 or www.metrohealth.org/quilt to register.
Finding Our Way Home, reception honoring Lynne Bowman, exiting director of Equality Ohio, and celebrating five years of the statewide LGBT rights organization, $50, 5 pm, Columbus Athletic Club, 136 East Broad St, Columbus; www.equalityohio.org; 614-224-0400. Ohio City Christmas Walk, tour six holidaybedecked Victorian homes, advance tickets $18, $32/couple, day of event $20/$35, 6 pm, Ohio City Blooms, 1909 West 25th St, Cleveland; 216-781-3222.
Women's Network Holiday Party, appetizers, sit-down dinner, dance with DJ Debra Hirshberg, cash bar, dinner selections are vegetarian lasagna or chicken breast, $28, 6:30 pm, Alfredo's at the Holiday Inn, 780 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village (Cleveland); RSVP by November 30 to the Network, P.O. Box 1064, Cuyahoga Falls 44223; 440-962-3662.
Holiday With Heart Charity Gayla, 32nd annual dinner dance benefiting the HIV Family Center and the American Foundation for AIDS Research, cocktail hour, fine dancing, live entertainment, silent auction, $60, reservations close December 2, Toledo Club, 14th Street and Madison, Toledo; holidaywithheart@aol.com, 419-470-3937.
North Pole Party and Dance, event presented by CLAW to benefit the Jon Brittain Food Pantry at the AIDS Taskforce, Christmas Tree auction, show with the CLAW dancers, Tatiana James and the Leather Rouge Revue, $5 donation or a bag of non-perishable food or toiletries, the Shed, 2901 Detroit Ave, Clevleand; www.clawinfo.org.
Saturday and Sunday, December 5-6
Eternal Joy MCC 30th Anniversary, with special guest Rev. Troy D. Perry, founder of Metropolitan Community Churches, receptions, banquet, services around the Dayton area; 937254-2087.
Tuesday, December 8
Closing Reception for the display of the Names Project AIDS Quilt, 5:30 pm, Rammlekamp Atrium, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland; www.metro health.org/quilt.
Wednesday, December 9
Tré Gay Taizé, contemplative Advent series of prayer services from an LGBT perspective, light supper 6 pm, service 7 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556.
Friday, December 11
Winter Party, third annual celebration presented by the Cleveland LGBT Center, dancing, cash bar, heavy appetizers, 7 pm, Gray's Auctioneers, 10717 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; tickets available at www.lgbtcleveland.org, 216651-5428 ext. 15.
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ADDICTION RECOVERY
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
Kent Living Sober A.A .Gay-Lesbian Discussion Mansfield Gay and Lesbian A.A.
Substance Abuse Services, Inc. 1832 Adams St, Toledo Toledo A.A. 419-472-8242 Al-Anon
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Saturday, December 12
Hanukkah Celebration, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, 5 pm, private home in Pepper Pike (Cleveland); www.afcleveland.org. Preacher's Sons, documentary about LGBT adoption, presented by West Shore Unitarian's Social Action Committee and Queer and Allies Group, refreshments and conversation to follow, 7 pm, West Shore UUC, 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River (Cleveland); 440-333-2255. End of Season Party, celebrating the end of the North Coast Athletics Volleyball League fall season, prizes, awards, raffle benefiting Team Cleveland, 9 pm, Twist, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; www.northcoastathletics.org.
Saturday and Sunday, December 12-13
"Snow Biz," North Coast Men's Chorus holiday concert, this year at the Hanna Theater in Playhouse Square, 2067 East 14th St., Cleveland; 3 and 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday; tickets at www.playhousesquare.org, 556-0590, www.ncmchorus.org,.
Monday, December 14
216-
Insight Annual Holiday Dinner, Cleveland's premier LGBT personal, social and business networking organization; 216-556-0576 for location and reservations.
"Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens," performance of 34 monologues and 11 songs inspired by the Names Project AIDS quilt and Edgar Lee Master's Spoon River Anthology, benefits the Community AIDS Network, presented by First Grace Arts, written by Bill Russel and Janet Hood, $15, 350 South Portage Path, Akron; www.firstgrace ucc.org, 330-212-6709.
Wednesday, December 16
Tré Gay Taizé, contemplative Advent series of prayer services from an LGBT perspective, light supper 6 pm, service 7 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556.
"A Wonderful Holiday," concert by the Blazing River Freedom Band, with selections from "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," and others; 8 pm, $5, Franklin Circle Church, 1688 Fulton Rd. at Franklin Blvd. in Cleveland's Ohio City area; 216-916-2125, www.brfb.org.
American Red Cross 3747 Euclid Ave, Cleveland AmFAR Amer. Fndtn for AIDS Research Care Alliance
Saturday, December 19.
Liberation UCC Holiday Party, food, beverages, games, raffles, auctions and more, $25, advance ticket purchases eligible for door prize drawings, Slim and Chubby's, 1292 Prospect Rd, Strongsville (Cleveland); 216-521-5556, libucc@aol.com.
Chanukah and Gift Exchange Party, 25th anniversary event presented by Chevrei Tikva Chavurah, potluck supper, bring a menorah and candles if you have one, private member's home in the Cleveland area; 216-464-1330 ext. 126.
Sunday, December 20
Sisters Holiday Wreath Auction, presented by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Missionary Sisters of Cleveland, benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center; 6 pm, Leather Stallion, 2205 St. Clair Ave; hand-made or store-bought wreaths can be donated at the Stallion before then; also non-perishable food for the AIDS Taskforce's Jon Brittain Food Bank; www.ohsisters.org.
Wednesday, December 23
Tré Gay Taizé, contemplative Advent series of prayer services from an LGBT perspective, light supper 6 pm, service 7 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-521-5556.
Saturday, December 26
Boxing Day Brunch, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, 11 am, private home in Garfield Heights (Cleveland); www.af cleveland.org.
Monday, December 28
How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater, by Marc Acito, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); damichcoop@road
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-Compiled by Anthony Glassman
ART, ANTIQUES & CRAFTS
Just Frames & Art 2171 S. Green Rd., University Heights ..........216-691-4500 Mars Creations Gallery 223 E Kossuth, Col. www.marscreations.com 614-444-3600
ATTORNEYS
Bartos & Rini LPA 13363 Madison Ave, Lakewood 1370 Ontario St. #1810, Cleveland
361-4418
Cleveland LGBT Center Health Outreach ▼
800-392-6327 781-6228 651-5428
Cuyahoga County Regional Advisory Group
420-8641
330-836-0243
419-522-0729
Free Clinic Early Interven. 12201 Euclid; HIV test Mon-Thu 4-8 pm .. 721-4010 Hospice of the Western Reserve Grief support groups.
419-243-7274 419-249-0636
Alcoholics Anonymous Cleveland central office Al-Anon For children and loved ones of alcoholics Anorexia Nervosa (women) Lkd Pres Ch, 14502 Detroit Co-Dependents Anonymous www.NorthernOhioCoDA.org Codependency, First Church 22 Liberty, Painesville Community Action Against Addiction 5209 Euclid, Cle Emotions Anonymous
241-7387
Townhall 155 North Water St., Kent 866-449-8518
24-hr, 330-678-4357
621-1381 221-4520 .330-535-4583 440-974-8909 881-0765 289-6308 (voice mail) 556-2039 .258-0149
ADULT BOOKS & GIFTS
Body Language 11424 Lorain Ave. Cleveland
216-251-3330
AIDS SERVICES
Lake County Health Dist▼ Counseling, test site Thomas McCaffery Health Ctr 4242 Lorain Ave., Clev Medina Co. Health Dist. HIV testing, counseling The Open House 2460 Fairmount #D, Cleve Hts. Planned Parenthood, anonymous testing Project Safe Free HIV test, 6001 Woodland, Cleve Proyecto Luz 2226 West 89th Street, Cleveland Ryan White Title I Council, 3rd Wed, 5:30 pm
383-2222 440-350-2437 651-4612
216-228-1166
.216-513-3344
330-220-6265
Nancy Marcus Wendy S. Rosett
55 Public Square #2200, Cleveland
.216-781-5245
16781 Chagrin #304, Shaker www.wendysrosett.net 216-491-2125
421-0006
Joy Savren 717 Hanna Bldg, 1422 Euclid, Cleve.
.216-771-6597
881-7742
Maria L. Shinn
1615 Waterbury Road, Lakewood
216-228-4791
991-7233
Susan Weaver, Cleveland and Westlake
.216-373-2555
651-1128
348-3988
AUTOMOBILES
Visiting Nurse Assn. & Hospice 2500 East 22nd St, Clev
931-1400
For info, meetings, 888-438-4673
866-268-2160
267-1674
Akron A.A.. 330-253-8181
Akron Gay A.A.
Al-Anon
330-253-4000
Tom, 330-929-9841
HUMADAOP, Hispanic Alcoholism, Drug Outreach Narcotics Anonymous
Overeaters Anon. Box 29087, Parma 44129; ccioa@myibocs.com Recovery, Inc. Free mental health support groups
Sex & Love Addicts Anon, Box 91764, Clev 44101 www.slaanoi.net .. 440-886-9663 AKRON, TOLEDO, ERIE, N. OHIO
OHIO STATEWIDE American Red Cross HIV/AIDS Net, 995 E. Broad, Cols...... 614-253-2740 ext. 299 216-432-9544 Camp Sunrise 3210 Euclid, Cleveland www.sunrisekids.org Minority AIDS Network of Ohio, Box 42-382, Middletown 45042....... 937-684-4661 Ohio AIDS Coalition 48 W. Whittier, Columbus. 614-444-1683, 800-226-5554 Ohio Health Dept AIDS resources 614-752-2427, 614-466-6374 Ohio HIV Drug Assistance Program 800-777-4775 800-272-9158
AKRON, CANTON AREA CODE 330
Metro Toyota, Jim Greenfield Brookpark at W. 137, Cleveland 216-267-7000 Park Mazda 3363 S. Arlington Road, Akron
330-645-7275
Akron Health Dept, Anonymous testing Community AIDS Network ▼ 895 North Main St.. Akron
177 S. Broadway
375-2510
Pride of Cleveland Scooters 2078 W. 25th St, Cleveland
216-737-0700
252-1559
Salem's Wrenchworks 3481 Manchester Rd., Akron
330-645-9321
Canton Health Dept. Anon testing 420 N. Market
489-3243
5.CHAPS, 5-County Hygiene and Pantry Services
833-5565
Akron Community Drug Board 725 E. Market St
330-434-4141
Ohio's Integrated Hospice 2365 Lakeview #B, Beavercreek CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216
Open Door Support and Crisis Center 2421 13th St. NW, Canton......... Planned Parenthood STD testing, treatment; HIV test; Akron. 535-2671 Planned Parenthood STD testing, treatment; HIV test; Canton 456-5329 x 208 Portage County AIDS Task Force Kat, 678-3006; page 561-7316
452-6000
BARS & CLUBS
CLEVELAND AREA CODE 216 Bottoms Up 1572 West 117th St., Lakewood
521-4386
Emotions Anon.
Erie A.A. Lambda
Canton A.A. 330-491-1989
Al-Anon
emotionsanon@yahoo.com
330-438-9511
Red Ribbon Connection 202 6th St. NW, Canton
330-849-0849
Bernie, 814-459-7262
2061 Cornell Rd. AIDS Clinical Trials Special Immunology Unit AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland 3210 Euclid Ave.
844-8175 621-0766
St. Hope, Stark Co. Housing for PWAS Townhall II Office 678-3006
455-3835 452-9812, 455-6166 24-hour helpline 678-4357
Club Argos (Men) ▼ 2032 W. 25th St. (U.S. 42), Cleveland Cocktails Cleveland 9208 Detroit Ave, Cleveland
781-9191
961-3115
mazda
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Violet's Cupboard
655 N. Main, Akron www.violetscupboard.org.... 375-2159 TOLEDO, LIMA, FINDLAY, MANSFIELD, LORAIN
AIDS Resource Center Ohio
4002 Jennings Road, Cleveland.
5¢ Decision-The Nickel (Mixed) 4365 State Rd, Cleveland The Hawk (Mixed) 11217 Detroit Ave., Cleveland Hush 11633 Lorain Ave. (Ohio 10), Cleveland Kolours
661-1314
521-5443
476-1970
741-0010
Leather Stallion (Men) 2205 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland.
589-8588
A Man's World (Mixed)
2909 Detroit Ave, Cleveland
574-2203
329 North West St., Lima;
also in Mansfield
1 Stranahan Square #354, Toledo
419-222-0827 800-252-0827
Muggs 3194 West 25th St. (U.S. 42), Cleveland
398-7012
419-241-9444
Paradise Inn (Mixed) 4488 State Rd. (Ohio 94), Cleveland
741-9819
HIV Community Services 205 W Center St #200, Marion
David's House Compassion ▼ Box 391, Toledo 43697.
Free HIV Test, Univ Medical Ctr Ruppert Health Ctr, Mon. 6-8 p
106 Sturges Ave., Mansfield
HCS/Agape House; Sandusky and Erie County areas Infectious Disease Clinic, Lorain
Lorain County AIDS Task Force
www.lcaidstaskforce.org.
Men of Color Project 3100 W. Central, Toledo
419-243-7274
The Shed (Men) West 29th at Detroit, Cleveland
771-7812
419-383-3741
Twist 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland
221-2333
740-375-6040
Union Bounce 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland.
357-2997
419-522-3288
AKRON, CANTON AREA CODE 330
419-609-1919 440-960-4000 x1389
Adams Street, Pecs (Men) 77 N Adams
434-9794
Club Amsterdam 358 S. Main St., Akron
376-9248
440-233-1086 419-329-2405
N.C. Ohio AIDS Fdn 106 Sturges, Mansfield 44903 Planned Parenthood Toledo, HIV Testing 1301 Jefferson Toledo Health Dept. HIV testing every day 635 N. Erie St.. Union County AIDS Task Force Box 517, Marysville 43040
Cocktails 1009 South Main St., Akron Interbelt (Mixed, dancing) 70 N. Howard, Akron 419-522-3288 Lydia's 1400 S. Arlington (Plaza) Akron,
376-2625
253-5700
773-3001
419-255-1123 419-213-4150
Roseto Club (Women) 627 S. Arlington, Akron Square 820 West Market St., Akron
724-4228
374-9661
937-642-0801
YOUNGSTOWN, NORTHEAST OHIO, SOUTHEAST OHIO, WESTERN PA.
704
Tear-Ez (Men) 360 South Main St., Akron Crew 304 Cherry Ave. N.E, Canton Studio 704
376-0011
452-2739
Alliance Health Department, 37 E. Market St.
330-821-7373
Athens AIDS Task Force aatf@verizon.net 800-667-2323
740-592-4397
Caritas House 521 Market St. Box 5, Parkersburg, W.V. 26101
304-424-3457
Mahoning County AIDS Task Force
Brad Neikirk
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3363 S. Arlington Rd. Akron, OH 44312 330-645-7275 You're Dealing with Family and Friends
Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry, 4250 Shields Rd., Canfield Ursuline Sisters HIV Clinic, 345 Oak Hill, Youngstown. Trumbull County Area AIDS Task Force. Tuscarawas & Carroll County AIDS Task Force Erie County (Pa.) AIDS Task Force/Network Lawrence County (Pa.) AIDS Network. Ross County AIDS Task Force
330-742-8811 330-793-0434
330-743-7853
Club 441 Funky Skunk Utopia 876 East Midlothian Blvd, Youngstown PJ's at the Fed 169 North 4th St., Steubenville.
4th St S.W., Canton
YOUNGSTOWN, WARREN,
ERIE, STEUBENVILLE
441 East Market St., Warren
143 East Market St, Warren
543-1220
330-399-2437
The Zone 133 West 18th St., Erie, Pa..
330-394-9483
.330-394-3825
.330-781-9000
.740-283-2747
814-459-1711
330-339-7850
814-833-0942
www.rcatf.org
800-359-2437 740-775-7677
Blendz
Bretz Bar (Mixed)
TOLEDO, LIMA, LORAIN, MANSFIELD,
BOWLING GREEN, SANDUSKY
1901 W. Sylvania Ave., Toledo
2012 Adams, Toledo
Outskirts 1515 West Laskey Rd, Toledo
419-917-8679
419-243-1900 419-476-1577