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To Sunday, July 31

Outgames and Human Rights Conference, organized by the Gay and Lesbian International Sports Association, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; www.vancouver 2011outgames.com.

To Sunday, August 14

Hairspray, award-winning musical based on the John Waters film, with Kevin Joseph Kelley as Edna Turnblad, directed by Scott Spence, $28, $25 seniors, $17 students, $10 children 12 and under, Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216521-2540 ext. 10, www.beckcenter.org.

Friday, July 29

Volunteer Core Training, essential training for new and returning Cleveland LGBT Center volunteers, 6 pm, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 215-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org/volunteer-program.html.

Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30

Ohio Valley Regional Leather Contest, 10th anniversary competition for seven Ohio Valley Regional titles, open to contestants from Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Kentucky, contest at Axis, 775 North High Street, Columbus, after-parties both nights at Exile, 893 North 4th Street, Columbus; www.ohioleatheralliance.com.

Friday to Sunday, July 29 to 31.

Synergyfest, annual sport and cultural festival presented by the Cleveland Synergy Foundation; www.synergyfest.org, 216-664-9551.

Saturday, July 30

Volunteer Core Training, essential training for new and returning Cleveland LGBT Center volunteers, 10 am, 6600 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 215-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org/ volunteer-program.html.

Summer Wine Soiree, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center, $50, limited to 30 guests, 6 pm, east side Cleveland location; 216-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Sunday, July 31

Dancin' in the Streets, 27th party to benefit the AIDS Taskforce of Cleveland, 3 to 11 pm, $10 requested donation on a sliding scale, Clifton Blvd. between West 116th and 117th Streets; www.dancininthestreets.us, 216-221-2333. Drag Bingo, monthly event presented by the Community AIDS Network, $20 includes ninecard bingo sheets for each of the five games, $50 minimum jackpost for the first four games, $250 for the fifth game, hors d'oeuvres, water, coffee, tea, cash bar, drag show follows bing 5 pm doors, 6 pm start time, limited to 200 patrons, free parking in city deck across the street, Greystone Hall, 103 South High St, Akron; 330-252-1559, www.canapi.org. Tuesday to Sunday, August 2 to 7

Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 36th annual event, multiple stages, dozens of performers, thousands of women, near Hart in western Michigan; www.michfest.com.

Thursday, August 4

Ohio Burlesque Festival Kickoff Party, vendor mart, DJ Saint, show 8 pm, dancing 11 pm, Twist, 11633 Clifton Blvd, Cleveland; http:// ohioburlesque.weebly.com.

Friday to Sunday, August 5 to 7

TransOhio Trangender and Ally Summit, fourth annual conference, OSU Ohio Union, 1739 N. High Street at 12th Ave, Columbus; www.transohio.org.

Saturday, August 6

Big Burger Bash, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center, $35, limited to 50 guests, 6 pm, west side Cleveland location; 2.16-651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Thursday, August 11

Plexus Summer Social, gathering of the northeast Ohio LGBT chamber of commerce, 6 pm, Edgewater Yacht Club, 6700 Memorial Shoreway West (take Edgewater Park exit, enter club off the road to the fishing pier), Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org.

Saturday, August 13

Spanish Wine and Tapas in the Heights, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center, $45, limited to 20 guests, pm, east side Cleveland location; 216651-5428, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Sunday, August 14

Let's Play Games, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center, $25, limited to 40 guests, 2 pm, the Healing Place, 29441 Euclid Ave, Wickliffe (Cleveland); 216-651-5426, www.lgbtcleveland.org. Wednesday, August 17

Grovewood, a stop on the Cleveland LGBT Center's restaurant tour, tell your server you're on the tour and 50% of your bill is donated to the center, 17105 Grovewood Ave. in Collinwood, Cleveland; 216-531-4900, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Thursday, August 18

Insight, monthly dinner meeting of Cleveland LGBT personal, social and business networking group; information and reservations 216200-9569.

Friday, August 19

Sunset on the Shore, part of the TaDa! Dinner Series benefiting the Cleveland LGBT Center, $60, limited to 25 guests, 6 pm, east side Cleveland location; 216-651-5428, www.lgbt cleveland.org.

Friday to Saturday, August 19 to September 10

Five Flights, play by Adam Bock about two siblings who inherit their father's crumbling aviary, and the son's courtship with a hockey player, directed by Clyde Simon, presented by Covergence-Continuum Theater, the Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland; www.convergence-continuum.org, 216-

687-0074.

Saturday, August 20

Sacred Jazz Benefit Concert, presented by the Wellness Project HIV/AIDS Ministry and the Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Network of Greater Cleveland, speakers, gospel and jazz singers, choir, praise dancers, catered dinner and refreshments, 4 pm, $25 donation, Mt. Zion Congregational UCC, 10723 Magnolia Dr., Cleveland; 216-456-4423, deeterrell@ windstream.net.

Monday, August 22

The Dust of Wonderland by Lee Thomas, novel about supernatural murders at a gay bar and the man forced to face a returning evil, to be discussed at the Ten Percent Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-941-4523, damichcoop@roadrunner.com.

Wednesday, August 24

Luxe, a stop on the Cleveland LGBT Center's restaurant tour, tell your server you're on the tour and 30% of your bill is donated to the center, 6605 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-920-0600, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Saturday, August 27

Muse Auditions, for Cincinnati's Women's Choir, 9 am-3 pm, St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati; http://musechoir.org/contactlinks/auditions. Toledo Pride, 2 pm parade, 3 pm Community Connection Carnival, entertainment until 11:30 pm, at the riverfront Promenade Park, on Water Street between Madison and Jefferson Avenues, Toledo; www.toledopride.com. HRC Cleveland Dinner, 18th annual event benefits the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C., 5 pm VIP reception, 6 pm grand reception, 7 pm dinner and auction; $175, or $225 for VIP; student $75; CSU Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave, Cleveland; www.cleveland.hrc.org.

Sunday, August 28

Drag Bingo, monthly event presented by the Community AIDS Network, $20 includes ninecard bingo sheets for each of the five games, $50 minimum jackpost for the first four games, $250 for the fifth game, hors d'oeuvres, water, coffee, tea, cash bar, drag show follows bingo, 5 pm doors, 6 pm start time, limited to 200 patrons, free parking in city deck across the street, Greystone Hall, 103 South High St, Akron; 330-252-1559, www.canapi.org.

July 29, 2011

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 5

To list your event, send the date, time, location and contact phone to P.O. Box 391464, Cleveland, Ohio 44139, or e-mail to Calendars@ChronOhio.com. Each issue's calendar shows events in the upcoming two weeks, 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.GayPeoples Chronicle.com. Deadline for each issue's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.

Wednesday, August 31

Fire, a stop on the Cleveland LGBT Center's restaurant tour, tell your server you're on the tour and 25% of your bill is donated to the center, 13220 Shaker Square, Cleveland; 216921-3473, www.lgbtcleveland.org.

Highlights of upcoming weeks

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

Friday to Sunday, September 9 to 11 Ohio Lesbian Festival, held annually at Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd, Pataskala, Ohio (1⁄2 mile north of U.S. 40, two miles west of Kirkersville, 18 miles east of Columbus); www.ohiolba.org.

-Compiled by Anthony Glassman

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