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Events and Benefits
by Tracy Baim.
2000-09-20

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The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network will host a forum with historian activist Marie Kuda Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Sulzer Library, 4455 N. Lincoln, 7 p.m. Kuda will present "Incorporating Gay History in Your Curriculum."

Gerber/Hart Library will hold its annual book sale Sept. 23-24. The book sale will include general interest books ( fiction and non-fiction ) , children's books, academic works as well as books about G/L/B/T culture.

This year's book sale also will feature a bake sale and a silent auction for the first time. The silent auction will feature about a half-dozen items, ranging from framed artwork to restaurant gift certificates, and will be conducted on-site as well as via telephone and e-mail. Events are at 1127 W. Granville Ave.; ( 773 ) 381-8030.

That's A Family!, by the filmmakers who produced the award-winning It's Elementary, will have its Chicago premiere Thursday, Oct. 5 at the Piper's Alley Theatre, 1601 N. Wells. Dozens of city and suburban organizations have signed on as sponsors of the screening, which will benefit the national educational distribution campaign for the film coordinated by Women's Educational Media. That's A Family!, directed by Academy Award-winner Debra Chasnoff, is the first film for school-age children that acknowledges a wide range of family types. Call ( 773 ) 871-0273.

The Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce announces the winners for its fourth "Chamber Honors" program. * Business of the Year Awards to Batteries Not Included, Big Chicks, Cheetah Gym, Terry Gaskins Photography, Lambda Publications [ Outlines, Nightlines, BLACKlines, En La Vida, OUT!, Clout! and now Windy City Times ] , Riggs & Forsythe, and Steamworks. * Supportive Member to Greg Christian Catering and Transformations by Rori. * New Business of the Year to The Chicago Free Press and Proud Paper. * Corporate Member to American Airlines. * President's Awards to Accion Chicago and Chicago Professional Networking Association. * Volunteer of the Year will be awarded to Gene Coughlin.

The Awards will be Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Chicago Cultural Center; ( 773 ) 871-4190 or email at info@glchamber.org .

The City of Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be Tuesday, Oct. 17. Individuals inducted this year: Lorrainne Sade Baskerville, 50, a trans activist; Henry Blake Fuller ( 1857-1929 ) , writer, editor and Chicago's first serious novelist; longtime volunteer for many groups Philip Hannema, 74; professor and author Sarah Lucia Hoagland, 55; Judge Nancy Katz, 44; special-events planner, singer and promoter Danny Kopelson, 42; entrepreneur, teacher and activist Patricia McCombs, 51; bartender, owner and organizer Rene Van Hulle, Jr., 47; and photographer, activist Israel Wright, 46. Organizations: ACT UP /Chicago, Association of Latin Men for Action, and Chicago Chapter of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Ald. Helen Shiller of the 46th Ward is being inducted as Friend of the Community.

National authority on HIV and AIDS policy A. Cornelius Baker will deliver the Bon Foster Memorial Civil Rights Lecture next month, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund said. U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez is the honorary chair for this annual event, which draws hundreds of attorneys and activists for the lesbian and gay community and those living with HIV/AIDS. The luncheon will be held at the Palmer House Hilton on Friday, Oct. 20. Baker is the executive director of the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C. Call ( 312 ) 663-4413.

The 11th AIDS Walk is Sunday, Sept. 24, ( 312 ) 739-WALK; starts 9 a.m. downtown along the lake.

The Mayor's Advisory Council on Gay and Lesbian Issues hosts its annual Hall of Fame Celebrity Auction Sept. 26, to benefit the Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. Hosted by the Cellblock, 3702 N. Halsted, 7:30 p.m. MCs David Boyer and Renae Ogletree.

Horizons Community Services has hired Heather Grace Lynch as the agency's first full-time Volunteer Coordinator. Lynch brings to Horizons experience in working with diverse communities, including work with the Human Rights Campaign, Girls Scouts, Lakefront SRO and the Illinois Hunger Coalition.

The Color Triangle Coalition hosts an Open House, Thursday, Sept. 28, 6.30 p.m.-8.30 p.m. Recently, Horizons and The Color Triangle announced that they have expanded their relationship. Call ( 773 ) 472-6469, x. 406.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. DePaul University ( Lincoln Park campus ) in Chicago is the site of GLSEN's Youth Summit VII, for high school GLBTQ activists and groups. Call ( 773 ) 769-9009; GLSENToni@aol.com

Gay and Lesbian Alumni/ae of Notre Dame and St Mary's College host a national reunion in South Bend, Ind., Sept. 22-24. Call ( 773 ) 506-9689.

The Chicago Foundation for Women 15th Luncheon is Tuesday, Sept. 26, with keynote speaker Lynn Sherr of 20/20 on ABC. Call ( 312 ) 266-1176.


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