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To Sunday, April 1
Cleveland International Film Festival, 36th annual event, Tower City Cinemas; www.clevelandfilm.org, 216-623-3456
(623-FILM).
Friday and Saturday, March 23-24
Karen Mills and Barb Nelligan, queer night of comedy, Friday 9 pm, $12, Saturday 8 and 10:30 pm, $15, Wiley's Comedy Niteclub, 101 Pine St, Dayton; 937-224-5653.
Friday to Sunday, March 23-25
Educator Training Team, three-day training to become part of a new GLSEN Northeast Ohio facilitator team to give LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying seminars to educators and staffin K-12 schools; held at Case Western Reserve University; to join, e-mail gary@glsennor theastohio.org or call 216-556-0960.
Saturday, March 24
Street Protest for Marriage and Full Equality, bringing to life opposition to the ban on same-sex marriage in the Ohio constitution; Free Stamp, east of City Hall, 601 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland; 11:30 am to 2 pm; weddings will be in the Galleria, 1301 East 9th St., enter
at Lakeside Ave. door; www.facebook.com/ GetEqualOh or www.facebook.com/ Marriage EqualityOhio.
Race at the Raffle, annual reverse raffle fundraiser for Community AIDS Network and the Akron Pride Initiative, $100 after March 15, appetizer bar, open bar, reverse raffle tickets, desserts, 6:30 pm, St. Joseph's Family Center, 610 West Exchange St, Akron; 330-252-1648, www.canapi.org.
Saturday and Sunday, March 24 25
"Cleveland Rocks!" North Coast Men's Chorus spring concert, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Music Bldg., 2001 Euclid Ave, www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556-0590.
"Anticipation: Secrets and Dreams," spring concert about hope and love, secret crushes and new relationships, by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, Sat. 8:07 pm, Sun. 3:07 pm, $25; www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.
Sunday March 25
Mr. Youngstown Mineshaft Leather Contest, $4 cover benefits Exiles Leather Club, 8 pm, 1105 Poland Ave, Youngstown; 330207-6437, www.youngstownmineshaft.com. Tuesday, March 27
LGBT Art Therapy Bereavement Group, new ongoing group presented by the Hospice of the Western Reserve, led by art therapist Mollie Postotnik, 6:30 pm, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center, 300 East 185th St, Cleveland; register mpostotnik@hospicewr.org or 216-486-6544.
Thursday, March 29
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Cancer Prevention and Wellness for the LGBT Community, dinner program presented by the Cleveland LGBT Center and the Cleveland Clinic, program by oncologist Dr. Marc Shapiro, free dinner and garage parking, 5:30 pm, Wasmer Auditorium, Lakewood Hospital, 14701 Detroit Rd, Lakewood (Cleveland); RSVP 877-234-3488, www.fairview hospital.org.
Friday, March 30
Pride Night with the Columbus Blue Jackets, fundraiser for Columbus LGBT organizations by Ohio's only NHL hockey team, game against the Los Angeles Kings, 5:30 pm happy hour, raffle and vendor booths, 7:05 pm game start, $34-$85, Nationwide Arena, 200 West Nationwide Ave, Columbus; www.blue jackets.com, eganyard@bluejackets.com.
Saturday, March 31
SWAN Day Dayton, Support Women Artists Now, free showcase of local talent including a screening of Nichol Simmons' short film Sunday Spin, author Nicole Amsler, memoirist Sara Berelsman and others, 3 pm, Dayton Metro Library Main Branch Auditorium, 215 East Third St, Dayton; www.swanday.org.
2012 NE Ohio boy Contest, presented by Ohio boys of Leather, Daddy's, 1009 South Main St, Akron; 330-376-2625.
Sunday, April 1
Celebrating Bob & Joyce Strommen, open house to honor them for their contributions to our communities as they prepare to move, photos or text for a scrapbook are welcome; 25 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave.,
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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 few 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 cn our web site, www.GayPeoples Chronicle.com. Deadline for each issue's calendar is noon on Thursday of the previous week.
Women-Only Dance, $10,8 pm, Adonis Nightclub, 4601 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati; 513871-1542, www.adonisthenightclub.com.
Highlights of upcoming weeks
For a detailed list of events extending months into the future, see our web site: www.gaypeopleschronicle.com
Lakewood; with shuttle from parking at MadiThursday to Sunday, April 26-29
son Park, six blocks east; 216-521-5556 or info@liberationucc.org.
Lunafest, festival of short films by, for and about women, 3 pm, $5-$10 benefits Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio and the Breast Cancer Fund, Neon Movies, 130 East Fifth St, Dayton; 937-222-1560, daytonwomen @yahoo.com.
Friday, April 6
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, question and answer period following the 5:00 and 7:30 pm showings with Genesis P-Orridge, founder of COUM Transmissions, Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV; Cedar Lee Theater, 2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Hts.; www. clevelandcinemas.com, 216-321-5411.
Saturday, April 7
Second Seder, Passover meal presented by the Chevrei Tikva Chavurah of Fairmount Temple, full meal, Hagadah recitation, $36 for members, $41 non-members, 6 pm, Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); RSVP to Cathy Lipton, 216-447-9539, www.fairmounttemple.or ord/
ChevreiTikvaChavurah.htm.
Friday, April 13
Cincinnati Pride Dance-Off, marathon to benefit Cincinnati Pride 2012, six-person teams compete, $12/dancer, registration 10 pm, marathon 11 pm, Adonis Nightclub, 4601 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati; 513-871-1542, www.adonis thenightclub.com.
Saturday, April 14
International Film Series, presented by Asians and Friends Cleveland, film to be announced, potluck dinner 6 pm, film 7:30 pm, bring a dish to share, $4, $2 members, private home in Garfield Hts. (Cleveland); www.afcleveland.
org.
Thursday, April 19
Cleveland Stonewall Democrats Endorsements, special meeting to decide endorsements for Cuyahoga County Council Districts 2, 4, 8 and 10, 7 pm, Cleveland location TBA; www.clevelandstonewalldemocrats.org. Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland's premier LGBT social dinner group; 216-200-9569 for information and reservations.
The Shondes, queer violin-driven, pop-infused rock band, with How to Breathe Underwater and Crave, $6, 8 pm, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland; www.beachlandballroom.com, 216-383-1124.
Friday, April 20
Break the Silence, Make a Joyful Noise, "friendraiser" for GLSEN Northeast Ohio, performance by North Coast Men's Chorus, remarks by Ohio Rep. Nickie Antonio, 5:30 pm, Terrace Club, Progressive Field, Cleveland; www.think plexus.org/ events.cfm?eventKey=191.
CLAW, 11th year of the Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, events held at host hotel Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 Carnegie Ave, and locations across the city; 216-812-3304, www.clawinfo.org; hotel 216-658-6400.
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