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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE Pride Guide 2012 • www.GayPeoplesChronicle.com
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Friday and Saturday, June 15-16
Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, 31st annual event, festival at Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale Blvd, Friday 3-11 pm and Saturday 10 am-8 pm; parade steps off Saturday noon from Statehouse downtown and marches up High St. to festival; 614-299-7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
Saturday, June 16
Erie Pride Picnic, 20th annual event presented by Northwest Pennsylvania Pride Alliance, hot dogs, meatballs and beverages provided, door prizes, family portrait, games, 1 pm, Rotary Pavilion, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pa.; http://picnic.eriegaynews.com.
Cincinnati Opera Pride Night, featuring a performance of Pagliacci and Gianni Schicchi, opera insights presentation, after-party Pride Night celebration, presentation of the Dabby Blatt Friend of Diversity Award, $25 afterparty only, $65 entire evening, Host and Friendlevel tickets also available, 6:30 pm lecture, 7:30 pm performance, 10:30 pm party, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati; 513-241-2742, www.cincinnatiopera.org.
World's Best Bar-B-Que, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa! Dinner Series, limited to 20 guests, $60, 7 pm, west side Cleveland location; www.lgbtcleveland.org. Sunday, June 17
Traveling Tapas, part of the Clevleand LGBT Center's TaDa! Dinner Series, limited to 40 guests, $25, 4 pm, west side Cleveland locations; www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Casino Night, outing organized by Asians and Friends Cleveland, meet 4:30 pm at the Spread Buffet, lower level, Horseshoe Casino, 100 Public Square, Cleveland; www.afcleveland. org.
Tuesday, June 19
Insight Monthly Dinner, Cleveland's premier LGBT social dinner group; 216-200-9569 for information and reservations.
Wednesday, June 20
Soho Kitchen and Bar, destination on the Cleveland LGBT Center Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and 20% goes to the Cleveland LGBT Center, 1889 West 25th St, Cleveland; 216-298-9090, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Thursday, June 21
Gay Men's Social Group, dinner and conversation for gay men in the Akron-Canton area; www.m4msocial.net.
PACT Cleveland Meeting, planning July events, 6 pm, Cleveland LGBT Center, 6500 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-210-5153, darrylfore2@gmail.com, www.nabwmt.org. Equality Ohio Education Fund, reception benefiting the statewide organization, contributions $100-$1,200, 6 pm, private home in Shaker Heights (Cleveland); RSVP to Patti Seitz at 614-224-0400 or patti@equalityohio.org.
Friday, June 22
Matt Nosanchuk, senior counselor to Presi-
dent Barack Obama on LGBT issues, speaking at the 6:15 pm Shabbat service celebrating Cleveland Pride, co-sponsored by Chevrei Tikva Chavurah of Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood (Cleveland); 216464-1330.
Saturday, June 23
Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, 24th annual event, this year's theme is "Equality for All: Embracing Our Diversity," parade steps off at noon from West 3rd and St Clair, marches to Voinovich Park, East 9th at Lake Erie, for festival and rally at 1 pm; 216-226-0004, www.clevelandpride.org.
Brian Stokes Mitchell, star of Broadway, film and television, joins with the North Coast Men's Chorus, 8 pm, Palace Theater, Playhouse Square, 1615 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; Chorus: 216-556-0590 or www.ncmchorus.org, Playhouse Square: 216-241-6000 www.playhousesquare.com.
Saturday & Sunday, June 23 & 24
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"It Gets Better," Pride concert by the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, Sat 8:07 pm, Sun 3:07 pm, $25; www.cincinnatimenschorus.org.
Sunday, June 24
Brunch Fundraiser, benefiting Equality Toledo, 11 am and 12:30 pm seating times, Pam's Corner, 116 10th St, Toledo; info@equality ohio.org, www.equalityohio.org.
Awareness Day, presented by the Mahoning Valley Stonewall Democrats, 4 pm, $10 includes five drink tickets, displays on the LGBT records of candidates in local races, voter registration, portion of proceeds benefits Youngstown Pride, Mineshaft, 1105 Poland Ave, Youngstown; 330-207-6437.
Monday, June 25
Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst, to be discussed at the Ten Percent Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 215-521-5556. Monday to Thursday, June 25 to 28 National Gathering of the UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns, worship, preaching, workshops on topics supporting the ministry of Open and Affirming congregations, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill.; www.ucccoalition.org, 216-861-0779.
Tuesday, June 26
Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, hit independent Sundance festival sensation, features Q&A with filmmaker Madeleine Olnek via Skype after, presented by the Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 8:45 pm, $9, Capitol Theater, 1390 West 65th Street, Cleveland; www.clevelandcinemas.com,
www.cia.edu/cinematheque.
Wednesday, June 27
Momocho, destination on the Cleveland LGBT Center Restaurant Tour, mention the tour and 25% goes to the Cleveland LGBT Center, 1835 Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 216-694-2122, www.lgbtcleveland.org.
Pick-Nick Fundraiser, annual benefit for out state representative Nickie J. Antonio, music by Ariel and Nate and Cats on Holiday, VIP reception 5 pm, show 6 pm, $10 students and seniors, $25 friends, $50 good friends, Around the Corner, 18616 Detroit Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); 216-221-4421, www.nickieantonio.com.
Thursday, June 28
Vito, screening of documentary on gay activist and film scholar Vito Russo, final event of the 25th anniversary of Dayton Pride, 7:30 pm,
Neon Theater, 130 East 5th St, Dayton; www.daytonlgbtcenter.org.
Friday to Sunday, June 29 to July 1
Cincinnati Pride, main festival and parade on Saturday at Sawyer Point, grand marshals Chris Seelbach, Lynne Lefebvre and Adam Hoover, with Hawt Commoditi, Nxt Generation, Kevin Thornton, Tom Goss, Jeremiah Clark and headliner Frenchie Davis; www.cincinnatipride.org. Youngstown Pride Celebration, Friday reception at Mahoning County Democratic Party headquarters, parade 12 noon on Saturday, line up at 10 am on Woodland at Market St, festival begins 12:30 pm on Federal Street, family picnic Sunday at B&O Station Park at 1 pm, Youngstown; prideyoungstown@yahoo.com,
www.prideyoungstown.org.
Saturday, June 30
Una Cena Progressiva, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa! Dinner Series, limited to 30 guests, $65, 5 pm, east side Cleveland location; www.lgbtcleveland.org. Cowboy-Cowgirl Picnic, part of the Cleveland LGBT Center's TaDa! Dinner Series, limited to 25 guests, $40, 6:30 pm, east side Cleveland location; www.lgbtcleveland.org. Pride Night with the Lake County Captains, pre-game drag softball 5 pm, post-game fireworks, Classic Park, Ohio 91 just north of Ohio 2, Eastlake (Cleveland); www.captainsbaseball.com, use promo code "Pride" at checkout for discounted tickets. Solstice 2012, international music festival at the Cleveland Museum of Art, featuring Debo Band, Gang Gang Dance, Novalima and others, entry times 7:30 pm and 10 pm, $60 earlier entry, $30 members, 10 pm entry $25, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland; www.clevelandart.org/ events/specialevents/Solstice.aspx.
Sunday, July 1
Desayuno Colombiano, Latino lunch to benefit the Cleveland Aquatic Team's trip to Outgames in Antwerp, 12 noon, $20, 20120 Lorain Rd. Apt. 501, Fairview Park (Cleveland); 216-973-4547.
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