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| Charlie's Calendar Compiled by Anthony Glassman Saturday, January 30 CLAW Volunteer Recruitment Party, for April’s ninth annual Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend, 9 pm, Mean Bull, 1313 East 26th Street, Cleveland; CLAW, 216-252‑2148; bar, 216-812‑3304; www.clawinfo.org. Sunday, January 31 Sen. Sherrod Brown to speak, at the annual meeting of the Gay Community Endowment Fund of the Akron Community Foundation, drinks and hors d’oeuvres 2 pm, program 3 pm, $30, Akron Art Museum, 1 South High St, Akron; 330-376‑8522, www.gaycommunityfund.org. Wednesday to Sunday, February 3-7 National Conference on LGBT Equality, 22nd annual “Creating Change” activists’ convention sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, Texas; NGLTF 202-639‑6333; hotel 214-922‑8000; www.creatingchange.org. Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6 Bamboo Banga, electrorganic evening of jungle and tribal music, performances and dancing presented by Moxy Music and Dangerous Productions, VIP 9-10 pm $12, 10 pm-midnight $8, Outland, 95 West Liberty, Columbus; 614-744‑0100, www.myspace.com/gavindanger. Saturday, February 13 35th Womyn’s Variety Show by Oven Productions, women 18+ only, open 6 pm, show at 7:30, followed by Fabulous Party with DJ Freeze and Debra; tickets $20 at door or at Nickel and Inn on Coventry; Park Synagogue, Kangesser Hall, 3300 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights; 216-375‑0780. Mardi Gras Celebration, night of music and masquerade, benefits North Coast Men’s Chorus, Bellefaire JCB and GLSEN Northeast Ohio, $50, 6:30 pm, Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore Street, Cleveland; www.ncmchorus.org. Cupid’s Holiday, buffet dinner and dance presented by Colors of Cleveland Pride, after-five attire requested, $35, Tizzano’s Party Center, 1361 East 260th St, Euclid (Cleveland); 216-923‑1518 ext. 1. Hearts and Harnesses, annual bar night presented by the Rangers leather, Levi and uniform club, 10 pm, Daddy’s, 1009 South Main St, Akron; www.rangersinc.org. Sunday, February 14 Girlyman, queer alt-folk trio, with opener Lucy Wainwright Roche, 8 pm, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo, Cleveland; www.beachlandballroom.com, 216-383‑1124. Tuesday, February 16 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Saturday, February 20 Chinese New Year Banquet, 15th anniversary of Asians and Friends-Cleveland’s celebration, 6 pm, tickets $40, $35 members until February 6, $5 between February 7 and 16, $55 after, if available, Hunan Gourmet Restaurant, 3614 Euclid Ave, Cleveland; www.afcleveland.org, 216-226‑6080, ext. 3. Ohio Boys of Leather 1st Anniversary, 10 pm, the Shed, 29th Street and Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-771‑7812, www.myspace.com/ohioboysofleather. Monday, February 22 Got ’Til It’s Gone, by Larry Duplechan, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); damichcoop@roadrunner.com. Saturday, February 27 Bowling for Equality, annual fundraiser for the Human Rights Campaign, $20, $75 per team of five, Mahall’s Lanes, 13200 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); http://cleveland.hrc.org. Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6 “Vox on the Red Carpet,” show-stopping songs from award-winning movies, plays and TV programs performed by Vox, the auditioned ensemble within the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, 8 pm, Van Fleet Center, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave, Columbus; www.cgmc.com, 614-228‑2462. Saturday, March 6 Tunes from Toons, 10th annual fundraiser for the Red Ribbon Connection, cocktails 6 pm, dinner 7:15 pm, show 8 pm, McKinley Grand Hotel, 320 South Market Street, Canton; 330-455‑3835, 330-417‑5329. Tuesday, March 16 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Saturday, March 27 Health Fair, presented by the Wellness Project HIV and AIDS Ministry, 10 am, Mt. Zion Congregational United Church of Christ, 10723 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland; thewellnessproject@yahoo.com; 216-791‑5760. Saturday and Sunday, April 10 and 11 “Too Marvelous for Words,” the North Coast Men’s Chorus presents tunes from the American songbook, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Music Bldg., 2001 Euclid Ave, www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556‑0590. Thursday, April 22 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Thursday to Sunday, April 22 to 25 CLAW, ninth installment of the Cleveland Leather Annual Weekend, events held at host hotel Wyndham Cleveland and bars across the city; 216-812‑3304, www.clawinfo.org. Monday, April 26 When You Were Me, by Robert Rodi, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); damichcoop@roadrunner.com. Monday, May 17 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22 “A Night in Vegas,” spring concert by the Columbus Men’s Chorus with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 2 and 8 pm, $39-$49, Capitol Theater, Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, 77 South High Street, Columbus; www.cgmc.com, 614-228‑2462 . Monday, May 24 File Under Dead, by Mark Richard Zubro, to be discussed at the 10% Book Club, 7:30 pm, Liberation UCC, 13714 Madison Ave, Lakewood (Cleveland); damichcoop@roadrunner.com. Tuesday to Monday, May 25 to 31 IGBowl XXX, 30th annual International Gay Bowling Organization annual meeting and tournament, Columbus; www.igbo .org. Saturday, June 5 Pride Youngstown, second annual LGBT Pride festival in downtown Youngstown; www.prideyoungstown.com. Saturday, June 12 Cleveland Pride Parade and Festival, 22nd annual event; 216-226‑0004, www.clevelandpride.org. Friday and Saturday, June 18-19 Columbus Pride Parade and Festival, 29th annual event, festival both Friday evening and Saturday, parade on Saturday; 614-299‑7764, www.stonewallcolumbus.org. Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20 “Divalicious!” the North Coast Men’s Chorus Pride concert, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Music Bldg, 2001 Euclid Ave, www.ncmchorus.org, 216-556‑0590. Tuesday, June 22 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Monday to Friday, June 28 to July 2 Imagine, 24th annual General Conference of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, Acapulco, Mexico; www.mccchurch.org. Wednesday, July 21 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25 Hotter than July Overnight Party, presented by Colors of Cleveland Pride, leaves Cleveland at 7 am for Detroit’s black LGBT Pride festivities, leaves Detroit on Sunday at noon, $30 casino bonus per person, $160 includes continental breakfast on Saturday, buffet brunch on Sunday and accomodations; 216-923‑1518 ext. 1. Saturday to Saturday, July 31-Aug. 7 Gay Games VIII, world sports competitions and cultural events held every four years, this year in Cologne, Germany; www.games-cologne.com. Thursday, August 19 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Monday, September 20 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Tuesday, October 19 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Wednesday, November 17 Insight Monthly Dinner Meeting, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Monday, December 13 Insight Annual Holiday Dinner, premier Cleveland area LGBT personal, social and business networking organization, reservation and information 216-556‑0576. Saturday to Saturday, August 9 to 16, 2014 Gay Games IX, world sports competitions and cultural events held every four years, this year in Cleveland and Akron, www.mygamesrock.org, www.clevelandsynergyfoundation.org. - - - This material is copyrighted by the Gay People’s Chronicle. 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