JUNE 1982

CALENDAR

GEAR BENEFIT The Gold Coast. 10:00 P.M. May 23. $2 cover.

GAY PRIDE MARCHColumbus. June 26. MAC "Feed a Beast" June 13. Call Hotline for details.

MAC (Men's Action Committee) — meeting every Friday each month 7:00 P.M. G.C.C.

HUG (Homosexual Unity Group) — May activities: Sunday, May 16 HUG monthly Pot Luck Dinner, Akron U. Newman Center, 3 to 6 P.M. Monday, May 17 HUG Planning Session 7:30 P.M.

Thursday, May 20 F.L.O.W.E.R. Fund & HUG Speaker-Rap. Topic: Lesbians and Gay Males-an encounter group. AkronSummit County Public Library, 7-8:30 PM Saturday, May 22 HUG Out-to-Dinner Night. 6:30 P.M. Call for location. Monday, May 31 HUG Memorial Day Picnic & Party. 1:00 P.M.

AKRON -2:00 P.M. worship service, Cascade Community Church

AKRON 7:30 P.M. worship service, Metro Community Church

FEMINIST WRITER'S GUILD-7:30 P.M. SeSecond Monday of each month. Cleveland Hts. Library

G.C.C.-8:00 P.M. LIGHT meeting every first Tuesday. LIGHT is the women's coordinating committee for the GEAR Foundation. G.C.C. 7:30 P.M. GEAR Board meeting the second Tuesday of each month.

YOUTH GROUP-6:30 P.M. Meets every other Tuesday. Open to men and women between the ages of 16 to 20. Call Hotline for details and meeting location.

CWRU 7:00 P.M. second floor of Thwing Hall. CWRU Gay Student Union

G.C.C.

Substance Abuse meeting 8:00 P.M. Support group meeting for those dealing with alcohol or drug dependency

BWMT (Black and White Men Together) 8:00 P.M. St. Philomena's annex. BWMT is an interracial support group.

G.C.C.-Rap for Transsexuals 8:00 P.M. Support group for those going through or having completed the process. Meets every first and third Thursday.

G.C.C.-Women's rap 8:00 P.M. Meets every second and fourth Thursday.

INTEGRITY Trinity Cathedral 8:00 P.M. Episcopalian based support group open to those of all faiths. Meets first and third Thursday of each month.

DIGNITY Hallinan Center 8:00 P.M. Catholic based support group open to those of all faiths. Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month. Women's meeting begins at 7:15 P.M.

GAY FATHERS-Support group for Gay men who are fathers. Call Dan 631-3825 or Mike 961-8481 for further information. Group meets each Thursday.

G.C.C.-8:00 P.M. "Friday Nite Rap" open to men and women.

KENT -8:00 P.M. Women's Coffeehouse 10th Muse. Open on the first and third Saturday. 202 N. Lincoln.

June 5 Centurions Bar Night at Mansworld

June 6 June 11 June 12

sary

NCBA Banquet 1-5 PM Stallion Event

Mansworld Anniver-

June 19 Baccus Bar Night, Mansworld

June 20

Cedar Point, Stallion

leaving Vaults

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RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS Integrity ...... 249-3539 or 381-7485 Dignity..... 321-9456 or 791-0942

COLUMBUS

Gay Infoline..... (614) 422-9212 Religious Organizations:

MCC/Columbus ..... (614) 262-1189 Dignity/Central Ohio (614) 276-7615 AKRON

H.U.G. (Homosexual Unity Group) ..(216) 762-8323 or 253-2652 Religious Organizations: Akron Metro Community Church

(216) 688-4492

Cascade Community Church

Integrity CINCINNATI

(216) 374-5348

(216) 867-3354

(513) 241-0001

Gay Community Switchboard

Victor/Victoria Excels

Cinematographers this year seem infatuated with the Gay theme. Such movies as Making Love, Personal Best, Partners, Death Trap, Pixote, Taxi Zum Klo, Evil Under the Sun and Victor, Victoria deal quite obviously with gayness as an issue while others merely mention it in passing. Several of these films seem destined for cable and video release in the future. One such film is Victor, Victoria, a gloriously happy, funny and totally refreshing Blake Edwards release.

Victor, Victoria deals with gayness honestly and openly. Edwards exposes some basic truths, both optimistic and pessimistic, of the gay lifestyle. He sets the stage for the audience to form their own opinions without any heavy bedroom scenes or soap opera melodramatics; an enlightened approach not found in current cinema.

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The film, starring Julie Andrews and Robert Preston, portrays a starving young female singer and an aging drag queen making it to the top of the mid-thirties society on Paris' Left Bank. Andrews plays a woman who plays a man who plays a woman in an act that changes her poverty stricken singing career to instantaneous success. In her private life, she feels the confusion and frustration of the circa 1934 society's moral conflict between disapproval and acceptance.

Robert Preston plays an endearing ex-drag performer who becomes Andrews' mentor, teaching her the intricacies of drag and gay life. He is not at all self conscious of his presentation or drag performance. The character is a slick businessman whose management and instruction make Andrews a success. The counterpoint between Andrews and Preston provides the comedy sparks and his effortlessly subtle retorts are smooth and casually chic.

The film is a boisterously funny release of Gay pride and affirmation. Seeing Preston doing a drag number is one of the high points of the film.

The comedic talents of James Garner and Alex Karras are a pleasant surprise. LesleyAnne Warren's character is somewhat akin to fingernails drawn against a blackboard, as she camps-it-up as the mobster's moll.

The art and music help to bond the film together and give it added zest and appeal. Victor, Victoria is a terrifically happy, hilarious, warm and profoundly tasteful film. In all, highly recommended.

ARCADE TRAVEL

INTRODUCING A LODGING AND PLACEMENT SERVICE FOR GAYS VISITING THE 1982 WORLD'S FAIR

As you are probably aware, the 1982 World's Fair will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, May 1 through October 31 of next year. The work is progressing on schedule for the Fair and the city is making preparations for the many visitors. Hotel and motel space will be very limited, and many visitors will be staying in private homes.

As a service for gays visiting the Fair, I am handling reservations for several homes, offering a variety of accommodations in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere for singles, couples, and small groups. The accompanying fliers describe the primary housing facilities and reservation information. Additional comparable facilities will be available, but for individuals and couples only, and for limited periods of time.

The Arcade/Suite 450

401 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114/Phone (216) 241-3600 “High Atop the Old Arcade”