Blinding me with conscience: A Blinding Flash of the Obvious, a film chronicling the successful campaign to remove an anti-gay amendment from the Cincinnati city charter, will have its Midwest premiere on April 20 at High Risk Gallery, 1113 W. Belmont, 6-8 p.m. E-mail jsweet@pfaw.org .
Complex issue: 'Male and Female Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Prison Complex' will be presented April 24 at Rape Victim Advocates, 228 S. Wabash, #240, 6-9 p.m. Registration: ( 312 ) 663-6303, ext. 39.
Playing hardball: The kick-off party for Vital Bridges' 'Whack It! Croquet 2006' will take place April 20 at Cocktail, 3359 N. Halsted, 6-8 p.m. RSVP to Leslye at Leslye.weinstein@vitalbridges.org or at ( 312 ) 948-2786.
Joy to the world: Joy Virginia Cunningham, Democratic candidate for the Hartman vacancy for the First District Illinois Appellate Court, will hold a victory party April 20 at Gallery Guichard, 3521 S. King Drive, 5:30-8:30 p.m. To RSVP, call Lisa Newman at ( 773 ) 330-5472 or e-mail at vancedu@hotmail.com .
A family affair: Rainbow Families not-to-be-Missed Spring Event will be held April 22 at Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. E-mail to terryterry@ameritech.net for more info.
Bearing witness: Rape Victim Advocates' signature event, 'Standing Silent Witness,' will take place April 28 at 228 S. Wabash, #240, at 11 a.m. The event will feature T-shirts made by agency volunteers and sexual violence survivors. Call ( 312 ) 663-6303.
Long may she wave: Congregation Or Chadash, a synagogue that serves LGBTA Jews and their families, is offering 24' x 36' flags for $30 each. Each flag features the rainbow background with a Star of David on the front. Call ( 773 ) 293-2040 or see www.OrChadash.org .
Color guard: A reception for the art exhibit 'Spring: The Reemergence of Color' will be held April 21 at Stephen Kelly Gallery, 750 N. Franklin, 6-9 p.m. Call ( 312 ) 867-1921 or e-mail contact@stephenkellygallery.com .
A poet? You know it!: Dyke poet Alix Olson will appear at Schuba's Tavern, 3159 N. Southport, on May 5 at 7 p.m. Call ( 773 ) 525-2508.
Bach again: The 2006 Bach Week Festival marks 33 years of celebrating the music of Bach and his contemporaries on May 5-14 at Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. See www.bachweek.org .
The warrior within: ADODI National presents 'A Celebration of 20 Years of ADODI: The Principled ADODI Warrior,' a retreat that will take place in Reisterstown, Md., Aug. 2-6. Individual fees range from $450-$500 depending on time of payment. Call Larry Rogers about payment arrangements at ( 773 ) 274-4093 or Paul Smith at paulmsmith@yahoo.com for more info. Also, see adodichicago.org/id6.html .
Sondheim in the summer: Chicago's Millennium Park plays host to a weekend-long free tribute to the American composer Stephen Sondheim on July 14-16. Call ( 312 ) 742-1168 or visit www.millenniumpark.org .
Righteous remix: SpokenExistence, Inc.'s 'Aqua Beats and Moon Verses ( A Choreopoem ) : Volume I—Tha Remix'—staged in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month—will debut on April 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the Illinois Room on UIC's campus, 750 S. Halsted. General admission tickets are $10 and $5 for students. Call ( 312 ) 996-5426 or visit www.uic.edu/depts/owa/ .
Work it out: Self Magazine's annual 'Workout in the Park' will take place south of The Lincoln Park Zoo on May 20, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. See www.self.com .
Dance, dance, dance: Najwa Dance Corps will present 'Tell It Like It Is,' the 8th Annual Poetry and Dance Festival, on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren. Admission is $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Call ( 312 ) 850-7224 or ( 773 ) 722-9225.
A matter of color: The 29th Annual Black Studies Conference will take place at Olive-Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn, April 19-22. Forums will cover everything from the American media to globalization. E-mail Armstead Allen at aallen@ccc.edu or call ( 773 ) 291-6280.
The F Word: Chicago Foundation for Women and the Institute for the Study of Gender and Women in Arts and Media at Columbia College Chicago are hosting 'Asian-American Women Defining the 'F' Word' at the college, 1104 S. Wabash, on April 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Call ( 312 ) 836-0126, ext. 229 or e-mail RSVP@cfw.org .
What a tangled web...: Emerald City Theatre Company's adaptation of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web will appear at the Metroplis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights, from April 25-30. Call the Metropolis box office at ( 847 ) 577-2121 or visit www.metropolisarts.com .
Holy homosexuals!: 'Queer Batman,' a series of watercolors by Mark Chamberlain, will be shown at The Nova Art Fair, which will take place April 28-30 at City Suites Hotel, 933 W. Belmont. Call ( 312 ) 421 2227 or see http://novaartfair.com/2006/index.php.
Pedaling on: The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Mayor Richard M. Daley are hosting the fifth annual Bike The Drive May 28 on Lake Shore Drive. See www.bikethedrive.org or call ( 312 ) 427-3325, ext. 251.
Human rights: Mputa Mbundzu, a Congolese man who has been granted asylum in the U.S., will speak about human-rights abuses on April 27 at Mercury Cafe, 1505 W. Chicago. The suggested donation is $10. RSVP at congoevent@sbcglobal.net .
Human rights: Mputa Mbundzu, a Congolese man who has been granted asylum in the U.S., will speak about human-rights abuses on April 27 at Mercury Cafe, 1505 W. Chicago. The suggested donation is $10. RSVP at congoevent@sbcglobal.net .
Chocolate and a cause: The Chicago Abused Women Coalition will host its 20th Visions of Chocolate on April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Chicago Marriott Hotel, 540 N. Michigan. Tickets are $175 each. Call ( 773 ) 489-9081.
Go down, Moses: The Ten Commandments: The Musical, the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus' spring musical, will take place April 21-22 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. Tickets are available at the Athenaeum box office and through Ticketmaster, ( 312 ) 902-1500. Also, see www.cgmc.org .
Honor roll: The Studs Terkel Awards, which honor outstanding journalists who bring the voices of ordinary people to the public's attention, will take place April 19, 5-8 p.m., at The Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Chicago. See www.newstips.org for ticket information.
Safer schools: 'Safe Schools Training: Improving the Academic Climate Around Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,' will be held April 20, 2:00-4:30 p.m., at Governors State University, University Park. Call ( 708 ) 534-7090 or e-mail l-gladstone@govst.edu .
Tests in the west: Westside Schools Improvement Campaign is holding meetings every Tuesday, 6-7:15 p.m., at Trinity M.B. Church, 1210 N. Waller. Call Donei or Khalid at ( 773 ) 378-5034.
A curious thing: Curious Theatre Branch, in association with Prop Thtr, presents Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, call ( 773 ) 267-6660 or see www.curioustheatrebranch.com .
