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First Annual

Carnival Held At Chaps

July 4th, dateline Cleveland: This holiday weekend will be remembered as the time the rains came out to play, the people stayed home to pout, and the crowd went to Chaps to start things cooking. Chaps, Cleveland's newest bar-disco complex, hosted a two-day July Fourth Carnival for the benefit of Cleveland's gay organizations that is destined to become an annual event.

The Carnival Festival was designed by the staff at Chaps with the intention that the community sponsored carnival was featured during the early evening hours while the disco was primed to drive the late night party on til dawn with music provided by Dan Eakin, formerly of Akron's Old Plantation.

Even though the Carnival was put on working against a tight deadline, organizations from as far away as Toledo's Cardinal Court were able to participate with booths, games, and refreshments. The Stallions sponsored "The Boiler Room," a gay laughin-the-dark; while High Gear contributed with a dunking booth drawing on various members of the community to donate time to getting dipped in the chilling booth.

By the end of the weekend, the party at Chaps had kicked Cleve-

land into high summer, and found itself a new playground to boot. Here's hoping next summer's Fourth of July Carnival spills itself outside and fills both parking lots with people from the entire five state area.

The event drew large crowds both nights, that started back in the carnival area and gradually moved onto the disco floor. The highlight of the two-day event was the indoor fireworks that climaxed the carnival on Sunday, announcing the disco party that Immediately followed.

Photo by Brenda

Linda Buescher makes friends with "Mocha Jo-Jo" and her handler.

PA DYCE! BOAK A WICK!

AUGUST 1982

Photo by Linda Buescher

The HIGH GEAR Dunking Booth draws interest at Chaps' Carnival.

ERDC Plans

Voter Registration Drive

The Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club (ERDC), Cleveland's only gay political organization, is holding a voter registration workshop at its July meeting. Anyone interested in becoming a deputy registrar is invited to attend.

The voter registration workshop is Monday evening, July 26, at 8:00. The address is 13401 South Woodland, Apt. 3. This location is two blocks south of Shaker Square. All interested persons are invited to attend, whether or not they are members of ERDC.

The workshop will be conducted by representatives from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. The representatives will be

prepared to teach all present to register voters in Cuyahoga County. They will also register those eligible and interested as deputy registrars. Prospective deputy registrars must be at least 18 years of age and have proof of residence within Cuyahoga County.

ERDC is planning to hold voter registration in areas where lesbians and gay men congregate throughout the summer and early fall. Any business, organization, or individual who would like ERDC to conduct voter registration in their areas should contact Rick Berg or David Batz at 2297529 or 421-2122.

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