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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 15, Volume 41, April 12, 2013
Joan Marcus
by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer JERSEY BOYS 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through May 4 Even if you don’t know the story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons you definitely know several of their hit songs. Their repertoire (“Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” etc., etc.) reads like a catalogue of American pop hits. But the story of how these four young men from New Jersey made their way to the top of the music charts is something you probably didn’t know … until now. The hit musical Jersey Boys makes a return engagement to the 5th Avenue Theatre, and does so
with much-deserved fanfare. The story is divided into four seasons, both within the group and within the calendar. Under headings titled Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, each band member – Tommy DeVito (lead guitar), Bob Gaudio (keyboards, songwriting), Nick Massi (bass guitar), and Frankie Valli (vocals) – gets to explain part of the story from their own individual perspectives. As the old adage goes, “You got four guys, you get four different views.” No matter whose version you listen to, the success is undeniable. Under their first name, The Four Lovers, Tommy, Bob, Nick, and Frankie started out as a group. Afsee jersey boys page 30
(l to r) Jason Kappus, Colby Foytik, Brad Weinstock and Brandon Andrus in Jersey Boys
d n a h t u Tr s e c n e u q e s con The Whipping Man reminds us that slavery’s scars aren’t just physical
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer
THE WHIPPING MAN TAPROOT THEATRE Through April 27 William Hall Jr. gives a tourde-force performance at Taproot Theatre this month, as he stars in a tense production of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez. He’s joined on stage with Ryan Childers and Tyler Trerise in this ensemble play set during 1865 in the Deep South. see whipping page 31
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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer
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MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER & SHAWN COLVIN BENAROYA HALL April 19 If you listen closely to “Luka” by Suzanne Vega, you’ll hear Shawn Colvin harmonizing in the background. That 1987 guest-vocal stint served as a launch pad for the singersongwriter’s illustrious career, which spans four decades and includes three Grammy Awards (10 nominations total), as well as numerous critically praised albums, crossover hit singles, sold-out tours, and even a voiceover role on The Simpsons. Col-
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film and Television The devil you know Sally El Hosaini’s latest film explores the hell that is gangland London
the homophobia in the streets, I wouldn’t be in the film!” To prepare for the role, Floyd admitted he “did everything Rashid would do: boxing, hanging with gangs, eating certain foods, staying up so late – everything but deal drugs and have sex with Saïd Taghmaoui.” Rashid’s struggle with his sexuality is only one facet of My Brother the Devil. The film is mostly an emotional story that depicts the gang life of the two teenage siblings. NO SUGAR-COATING El Hosaini emphasized why the violence, which is very vivid in the film, is so prominent, “I wanted it to be realistic and not sensationalized. My only concern was not to glamorize it.” She continued, “What shocked me is how it comes out of nothing – there is not this gradual escalation. There is extreme boredom, and they wait for something to happen. The impact of that [violence] they deal with the rest of their lives. That interested me.” In one critical scene, the filmmaker creates a moment of calm and stillness to show what she called “that moment when their masks dropped and they are children and they are scared.” Floyd agreed. “The violence is very realistic, because that’s how it goes down. It’s a naturalistic film, and Sally wanted to tell the
James Floyd (l) and Fady Elsayed in My Brother the Devil
by Gary M. Kramer SGN A&E Writer MY BROTHER THE DEVIL (2012) My Brother the Devil is a stunning film about two Egyptian siblings living in London. Devilishly handsome Rashid (James Floyd), involved in a drug-dealing gang, tries to keep his devil-may-care younger brother Mo (Fady Elsayed) out of harm’s way. However, when Rashid decides he wants out of the drug-gang culture, he takes a job offered by photographer Sayyid (Saïd Taghmaoui) and eventually, unexpectedly, becomes romantically involved with him. Meanwhile, Mo gets involved in the drug gang, much to Rashid’s chagrin. Writer/director Sally El Hosaini deftly intertwines familiar stories of gang war, Arab tradition and culture in England, and pansexuality. This stylish drama benefits from its authenticity and the palpable bond between the brothers. In separate Skype conversations, SGN spoke with El Hosaini and Floyd about their outstanding film. EXPOSING A HIDDEN WORLD From London, El Hosaini talked about the impetus to make a film about ethnicity, masculinity, and sexuality. “I’m halfEgyptian, which is why the brothers are half-Egyptian,” she said. My instinct was to make heroes out of people who don’t already have an iconic representation in cinema – or any representation.” She further explained that My Brother the Devil is dedicated to her own late brother Sherif, adding, “but it’s not autobiographical in any way.” Instead, El Hosaini did years of research on interracial gangs in London, learning the street language and the male codes of behavior. “I thought about what it means to be a man, and I wanted to see how someone explores their sexuality within that doubly homophobic environment – the implicit one in the family, and [explicitly] in the urban gang culture,” she indicated. “I could relate to the masks that they wear, and as mixed-race, I can understand the contradictory or opposing sides of something. I was fascinated by how they navigated these worlds, and how they switched so readily.” She cited an example of this duality in a
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scene when Rashid is dancing with his lover Sayyid, only to transform into a different persona entirely when he gets a call from a drug contact. WHAT IS A MAN? From Los Angeles, Floyd also addressed the depiction of masculinity in the film. “Most of the film is about what it means to be a man. These guys put a mountain of pressure on themselves to be men,” he observed. “They are extremely homophobic, and yet constantly flirting with one another. All men, and constantly hugging around the neck, touching heads.” Floyd sees My Brother the Devil being about more than just masculinity, however. “I think it’s a love story between two brothers. It touches on something I find fascinating: When you’re young, your older brother is God in your eyes. And then you find out that he’s an imperfect human – that’s the interesting thing – that Mo finds that Rashid is the worst kind of imperfect in his eyes because he’s Gay.” Significantly, My Brother the Devil is not a coming-out film. Rashid’s sexuality is never really discussed. Floyd acknowledged, “Rashid is basically confused like a lot of 19-year-olds. He’s exploring himself and that is why he never really comes out.” El Hosaini echoed this point. “There was a huge focus on ‘Is Rashid Gay or Bi?’ I can’t answer that. He doesn’t know by the end of the film. If the character doesn’t know … it’s more realistic. I wish there weren’t all these boxes and labels people try to put people in. That’s my viewpoint – pansexual.” Instead, the filmmaker asserted that she concentrated on making a film about a Gay Arab gangster and homophobia “where the blood ties are, and where they are stronger than prejudice.” A HARD ROLE TO FILL The actor is amazed that he was cast in a key role. He explained, “I’m the opposite of Rashid. My family is not religious or as poor as Rashid’s family. And I’m not Gay. Sally wanted to do the whole City of God thing and cast the real guys. All those guys were so homophobic, though – they couldn’t play Rashid. She was forced into casting a professional actor. If it wasn’t for
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truth of the ‘postcode’ gangs [so-called because they demarcate themselves by postal codes]. There have been a lot of films set in this world – the ‘urban’ film genre. Most of them are condescending, unrealistic, and glamorize the violence, sex, and drugs. The violence here had to make you flinch. It happens a lot in these areas of London.” POETRY AND REALISM El Hosaini emphasized that the realism was of the utmost importance to the film’s creation – and to its success. “I didn’t want to make a phony film that has Arab characters who don’t come across as authentic. There are a lot of films like that in the U.K. To be 100% authentic was important to me.” She concluded, “But it is a fiction, written in realism – but you can’t ignore the poetry of that. It’s abstract. I used to write poetry as a teen, and that really affects film.” Poetry, she said, is a similar discipline to filmmaking – “rhythm, images, and how you boil things down to the one right word. In film there are images that are metaphors, and layers. My film was an emotional story, and that was the heart of it – the emotion between these two brothers, and that allows a space for the psychological aspects of the story.” In My Brother the Devil all these elements – psychology, family, violence, and sexuality – resonate strongly.
Langston Hughes film fest marks 10 years ‘Transformations’ is theme of 2013 event at LHPAI
LANGSTON HUGHES AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute April 13 – 21 The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year at the newly renovated Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (LHPAI). LHAAFF takes a look back with a 30th anniversary screening of the sci-fi classic Brother From Another Planet, and a look forward with a presentation of actor/director Robert Townsend’s newest independent film, In the Hive. Both films spotlight powerful personal transformation stories. Transformations also appear thematically in many in many of the more than 40 films and shorts expected to run during the nineday festival, April 13 to 21. Check www. langstoninstitute.org for updates. “The Festival has grown tremendously since its inception in 2004,” says artistic director Jacqueline Moscou. “I am thrilled at the role we now play on a national level. We fill a niche that truly enhances our local community and we have strong support from dedicated volunteers and patrons. Ten years is cause for celebration – it’s a great time to reflect on the past and build the foundation for the years to come.” LHAAFF’s opening and closing night gala events always generate large crowds and provocative discussions, and this 10th anniversary year will be no different. Actor Joe Morton of Brother From Another Planet will speak via Skype at the Opening Gala, which takes place at 7 p.m. on April 13, and Robert Townsend will be in attendance at the Closing Gala, which takes place at 7 p.m. on April 21. Brother From Another Planet, directed by John Sayles, tells of a mute alien and slave (Morton) who crash-lands his spaceship just off Ellis Island. When discovered, he is considered homeless and is dropped off in the middle of Harlem. This poignant yet wildly funny film takes both surprising and familiar turns as the brother learns
about his new world through the lens of his own experience – racism, class struggles, crime, and drugs. Morton will be on hand to answer questions and lead a discussion about the charming movie that launched his career. SAVING ‘THROWAWAYS’ Townsend’s new film In the Hive, written by Seattle’s own Cheryl L. West (Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Pullman Porter Blues) is based on the true story of a unique school in North Carolina, The Hive, that was a last stop for a group of “throwaway boys.” The film stars Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile, Armageddon) in one of his final films, and Loretta Divine (of TV’s Grey’s Anatomy, Broadway’s Dreamgirls, and the film Waiting to Exhale) as the school’s courageous administrator, Miss Inez. Actors Vivica A. Fox, Roger Guenveur Smith, and newcomer Jonathan McDaniel appear in the film as well. Record attendance is expected over the nine-day festival, which will feature a powerful lineup of thoughtful films and shorts including Seattle premieres, locally directed films, matinee screenings for middle and high school youth, mini-fests for shorts, and films with family and LGBTQ themes. This year’s Filmmakers’ Brunch, titled “Women in the Driver’s Seat,” will be a panel discussion featuring rising women film directors. Tickets to screenings are $10 for adults, $5 for youth under 16 and seniors. Festival passes range from $50 to $150. Updates on all films, including showtimes, locations, and ticketing information, can be found online at www.langstoninstitute.org, or by calling (206) 684-4758. LHAAFF is pleased to welcome back Zola Mumford as the 2013 film festival curator and Calvin Rivers as the film festival coordinator. A dedicated crew of passionate volunteers brings the film festival to life for our communities. Prospective volunteers are invited to e-mail langstonhughes.performingartscenter@seattle.gov or call (206) 684-4758.
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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer
TRANCE Opens April 12 In the production notes for director Danny Boyle’s (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) latest thriller Trance there is a request/warning to refrain from resorting to spoilers when critics write their reviews. Thing is, in all honesty spoilers aren’t even remotely necessary, because for as twisty and as convoluted as this heist thriller involving the art world revolving around memory and hypnotism is, all its secrets are revealed relatively early, Joe Ahearne and John Hodge’s (The Sweeney, Trainspotting) script not exactly playing coy with where things are heading. Still, in the spirit of fairness, all I will say about the plot is that it concerns auctionhouse auctioneer Simon (James McAvoy) and his involvement with the heist of a priceless Goya painting under the supervision of London baddie Franck (Vincent Cassel). His memory unhinged thanks to a blow to the head during the theft, he’s sent to occupational hypnotherapist Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson) to put the broken pieces of his brain back together, his lost knowledge the key to discovering what happened to the missing artwork. From there, Boyle, Ahearne, and Hodge start rampaging through a hazy metaphorical playground of memory, fiction, reality, and fantasy that leads Simon down numerous doors, all hiding vastly different outcomes. Differing narratives overlapping upon themselves muddy the waters, the mystery growing deeper and more labyrinthine with each passing second, the truth of
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Energetic Trance overloads the senses
whether or not Elizabeth is working entirely above-board the branch on which everything else perilously hangs. A WILD RIDE Trance is a heck of a lot of fun, that I cannot deny, Boyle happily playing within a sandbox he hasn’t dipped his toe into in quite some time (at least since A Life Less Ordinary, and probably since his debut Shallow Grave, both not-so-coincidentally featuring scripts written by Hodge). Superbly shot by frequent collaborator Anthony Dod Mantle (Dredd, 28 Days Later), magnificently edited by Jon Harris (The Descent, Kick-Ass), the director energetically pushes the pace and keeps the audience continually on its toes, he and his screenwriters offering up just the right amount of information without fully revealing their intentions until the last possible second. But as complex as all of this is, as much fun as Boyle has playing with both ours and Simon’s minds, it’s really quite easy to put the pieces of this puzzle together. It’s never a shock where it all is headed, and while one of the character evolutions is somewhat fascinating I can’t say I was surprised by who they ultimately revealed themselves to be. It’s brutal and violent and bloody and passionate and sexual, sure, but that’s all window dressing when you get down to the nuts and bolts, and to say that what actually ends up transpiring is all rather rudimentary and by-the-numbers wouldn’t be stretching the truth particularly far. Thankfully, the movie is so much overthe-top giddily eccentric fun while you’re watching it, these flaws don’t stand out nearly as much as they could have. On top of that, McAvoy, Dawson, and especially
Rosario Dawson in Trance
Cassel are so damn good that it becomes increasingly difficult to take your eyes off of them as the narrative progresses. Boyle flips the script, up becoming down, down becoming sideways, sideways doing backflips on top of itself until it falls to the floor in discombobulated hysterics, the whole thing a jovial risqué mélange of sense and sensation, that fact in and of itself making the
movie worthy of a minor recommendation. So, no, I’m not going to spoil the twists going on inside of Trance. But even if I did, in all frankness I doubt it would matter, Boyle and company delivering an enthusiastically exhausting techno-centric modern-day thriller of memory and regret that makes up in energy and excitement what it lacks in nuance and overall surprise.
Upstream Color an indescribable metaphorical puzzle erbp film
Shane Carruth and Amy Seimetz in Upstream Color
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer UPSTREAM COLOR Opens April 12 Kris (Amy Seimetz) is abducted by a silent thief (Thiago Martins) and drugged with some sort of small worm that makes her follow his every command. After losing her job and discovering her home has been mortgaged to the hilt and bank accounts emptied, in a sickly daze she ends up at the tent of some sort of scientist (Andrew Sensenig) who removes a gigantic parasite from her abdomen and implants it into a small pig. Later, after her recovery, Kris meets Jeff (Shane Carruth), the pair inexplicably drawn to one another almost as if they’ve lived facets of the other’s life. That’s my overly simplistic description of what is going on inside Carruth’s Upstream
Color, his long-in-coming follow-up to his 2004 critical and cult favorite Primer. For comparison, here’s the synopsis as presented inside the film’s production notes: “A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.” Got all that? Yeah, neither do I, and I watched the darn film two times in quick succession. The truth of the matter is that Carruth has crafted an elliptical and metaphorical tone poem that makes Primer look like “See Spot Run,” and for all those who’ve seen that spellbinding indie you already know just how plainly ludicrous that statement sounds. There are psychedelic worms, overlapping pieces of dialogue, sentient piglets, mysterious blue flowers, and all other sorts of bizarre bits of human-
audiences to make coherent sense of it all (if that’s even possible to begin with). The disconnected nature of events and the way they ramble and shamble and collide one into the other is both random and preordained, making the climactic moments, when piglet meets man, all the more indescribable. I should say more. Heck, I feel like I need to say more. Problem is, right now at least, I still haven’t the first clue how to proceed. Carruth’s film defies easy descriptors and refuses to be diluted down into digestible platitudes. In some ways it could probably be construed as nonsensical prattle (even though I would vociferously argue otherwise). In others corners it will more than likely be considered a masterpiece. For my part, I look at Upstream Color as a viNO EASY ANSWERS This is pure cinema for the sake of pure tal cinematic achievement worthy of being cinema – that almost goes without saying – seen, dissected, and discussed, even if I’m and I’m not entirely sure Carruth means for not particularly certain I actually enjoyed watching it. Make of that what you will. istic mayhem, all of it in some way or another connected to Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in ways I’m still trying to figure out. At the same time, the movie is so well made, so impeccably composed, so beautifully acted by Seimetz, it is impossible to dismiss. What could easily be thought of as nothing more than imbecilic prattle created by a self-indulgent filmmaker caught up in his own hype, Upstream Color manages to dig its way inside the psyche like nothing else. Carruth spins a hypnotic web that I easily got caught up in, and no matter how indescribably crazy everything became I was always fascinated to see where the director was going to go to next.
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theater and stage
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Summer of discontent Family dysfunction is writ large in August: Osage County by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY BALAGAN THEATRE Through April 27 August: Osage County by Tracy Letts is a huge play and is likely, in the near future, to be regarded as a classic. It’s huge in length – well over three hours long with two inter-
vigil. Oldest daughter Barbara (Teri Lazzara) brings her husband, Bill (Chris Ensweiler), and teen daughter, Jean (Devynne Gannon). Middle daughter Karen (Kate Jaeger) arrives with her fiancé, Steve (Gordon Carpenter). The youngest daughter, Ivy (Caitlin Frances), is the one who didn’t move away and has been stuck caring for Violet as she struggles with mouth cancer. She also has
Shulkin is a force of nature in this production. She must drink, pop pills, be pitiably disabled, and suddenly frantically vicious toward her children. She must mumble and stumble and roar and lie and deflect and defend. missions – and the feeling is large, like the impact of a Tennessee Williams or Eugene O’Neill play. A dysfunctional family is on full display with a powerful and devious matriarch who manipulates and berates everyone. Set in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in 2007, the play introduces the Weston family starting with Beverly, the father (Charles Leggett), and Violet, the mother (Shellie Shulkin). Beverly is hiring a household helper and describing to her the family situation. He tells Johnna (Jordi Montes) that he and his wife have an agreement: he’s allowed to be an alcoholic and she’s allowed to pop pills. Violet appears, clearly having popped some of those pills. Several days later, Beverly has disappeared. Violet’s sister, Mattie Fae (Lisa Viertel), and brother-in-law, Charlie (John Q. Smith), and the three Watson daughters and attendant family members arrive to sit
never married and is carrying on a clandestine relationship with her first cousin, Little Charlie (David Goldstein). As the vigil wears on, family secrets are revealed and power struggles and rages occur. Johnna keeps silent witness, providing home-cooked meals – presumably staying only because the economics of the area offer few other ways of earning a living. A HUMAN DYNAMO Shulkin is a force of nature in this production, as Violet must be. She must drink, pop pills, be pitiably disabled, and suddenly frantically vicious toward her children. She must mumble and stumble and roar and lie and deflect and defend. Shulkin is the perfect local choice for this role, and director Shawn Belyea also chooses well with Lazzara as the oldest daughter, who has moved far away from the dysfunction only to find herself caught up again in the maelstrom
Shellie Shulkin in August: Osage County
that is the Weston family. The play demands a strong actor in each role, as each one has a key moment in the play. Even the county sheriff (Ashley Bagwell) has a connection to the family history. There are so many twists and turns that the length of the play is not nearly as trying as it might sound. There is plenty to fill up most of the time, with very little lag. The biggest quibble about the production is the arty addition of projections of the characters in the doorways and windows of the set – often very hard to see, and a complete distraction. It seems sad that anyone wasted their time filming them. Having seen the touring company version of this play some five years ago, what is interesting to this writer, in part, is how Joan Marcus
(l to r) Brandon Andrus, Brad Weinstock, Jason Kappus, and Colby Foytik in Jersey Boys
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with gambling, the Mafia, and group member changes, Valli emerges as a solo act becoming even a bigger star, and eventually the group is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
ter only minimal success, they change their name to The Four Seasons and push their A TRUE GROUP EFFORT first single, “Sherry.” That song is only the There really is no star of this show, as all beginning of a long string of hits bringing four members of the group stand out. Each fame and of course the pressures and hard- of them has his own individual “season” to ships that go along with it. After struggles take center stage – literally – and they all do
a wonderful job. But undeniably the lead is Valli, played by Hayden Milanes the night I attended (in place of the top-billed Brad Weinstock). Not overly familiar with Mr. Valli, I looked him up on YouTube before the show and found Milanes’ performance like watching a facsimile on stage. His movements, actions, accents (as stereotyped as they may sound), and of course that falsetto singing voice all match up with Valli’s in an astonishingly accurate way. Colby
different the two productions are. The tour was more brittle, more guarded, more angry. This production, with the same script, has a bit more bewilderment – a softer, more vulnerable and less guarded feeling, where it’s easy to see people get hurt by the vicious language thrown at them. Both interpretations are completely valid. This is an important play and a well-done performance of it. With proper preparation (including money for snacks and drinks), it’s well worth the journey. For more information, go to www.balagantheatre.org or call (206) 329-1050. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters. Foytik (DeVito), Jason Kappus (Gaudio), Brandon Andrus (Massi), and Barry Anderson (the group’s producer, Bob Crewe) are equally impressive. Watching Jersey Boys is like watching a loop of hits by The Four Seasons with biographical information thrown in between them to link them together. “Earth Angel,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” are only a few of the many songs presented. The music relates to the storyline well, coinciding and helping to further it along. All the songs are authentic with music and lyrics by Gaudio and Crewe, and it plays out much more than the average “juke-box” musical. By the end of the night you will have worn out your shoe tapping your foot to the music. It will be a hard challenge not to sing along with the songs that we all know – just remember to be courteous by letting the professionals do it during the show, and save your own vocal stylings for the car ride home. Jersey Boys opened on Broadway on November 6, 2005, at the August Wilson Theatre, where it still plays – more than 3,500 performances to date. Under the watchful eye of Valli himself (who has final approval over all actors representing him), the musical was nominated for eight Tony Awards and won four, including Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, and Best Musical of the 2006 season. The honors continued in London with the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and the show album won a Grammy in 2007.
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continued from cover In a surprising aspect, the play focuses on a ruined Virginia estate belonging to a Jewish family who owned slaves. Lopez heard about that historical fact and it sparked his imagination, becoming an Off-Broadway award-winner. In 2011, Lopez received the John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award from the Outer Critics Circle. Hall plays Simon, a now-emancipated slave who is keeping vigilant over the family estate as everyone else has left. Caleb, the son of the household, limps in from his
confusion is deep, as he tries to figure out how to leave town without any money, while harboring a secret that makes him a marked man. But from the start, the most intriguing aspect of the play is that Simon prays in Hebrew, having embraced the family’s religion as his own. As they determine what the date is, they realize that it is the Jewish holiday of Passover (Pesach), and Simon decides they must have a seder, or ritual feast. He improvises substitutes for the required ritual symbols. Matzah, a cracker made of unleavened flour and water, is replaced by hardtack. A lamb bone, the symbol of God’s
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Directed by Scott Nolte, this tightly focused play reveals the complex relationships built among these characters over their years together. sojourn as a rebel soldier, with a bullet hole hand protecting the Hebrew families, is repand a gangrenous leg. There is little food resented by a bone from the now-dead horse and only shambles left of what was a sub- that carried Caleb home. stantial manor. John, a younger ex-slave, also returns, after disappearing into the EMOTIONALLY COMPLEX confused society outside the door. Directed by Scott Nolte, this tightly focused play reveals the complex relationships LOST IN A NEW WORLD built among these characters over their “Reconstruction” was what they called years together. The subject brings emotions the tumultuous period immediately fol- up in the audience, which is also asked to lowing the fall of the Confederacy, with reconsider their understanding of the men emancipated slaves uncertain of where to as secrets from the present and the past peel go or how to earn a living, and former sla- back the layers of the onion of their society. veowners uncertain about how to manage It’s appropriate for children of about 10 their labor costs or to interact with the newly and up, although there is a rather harrowing “equal” Blacks around them. The play mas- scene where Simon and John prepare to cut terfully conveys that confusion among the off Caleb’s leg to save his life. There’s a lot three characters, as Caleb reflexively starts to discuss afterward, if you enjoy probing to order Simon around. “You must ask me to plays more deeply. For more information, do something now,” Simon instructs Caleb. go to www.taproottheatre.org or call (206) John takes advantage of the confusion of 781-9707. the ruined town to “liberate” various items from mansions abandoned by their ownDiscuss your opinions with sgncritic@ ers, including an increasingly fancy array gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/Seof clothing as the play proceeds. But John’s attleTheaterWriters.
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music Nick Cave is still a bad, bad boy nasty little man
Nick Cave (center) and the Bad Seeds
by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS PARAMOUNT THEATRE April 7 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds don’t look the part of international chart-toppers with six No. 1 chart positions worldwide and an independent album at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 (Push the Sky Away is their highest-ever placing in the U.S.) If you were to cross paths with them you wouldn’t be faulted for passing on the other side of the street, instinctively suspicious of the strange, neatly suited rogue with jet-black
hair or the wild, Rasputin-like figure of multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis at his side. The Bad Seeds have always looked more like apocalyptic preachers than traditional hitmakers. The band, led by singer/ composer Nick Cave, opted out of popular music’s path of least resistance a long time ago – in fact it’s been that way since their unruly beginning in 1984. Appearing at the completely sold-out Paramount Theatre, the most marked change since those days is the band’s social media accessibility and the median age of their fans. Cave in his mid-50s is a more refined figure than he was in younger days, but “refined” is a relative term when you’re speak-
ing of a man whose string of 15 exceptional albums draw from a deep well of diabolical characters and tales of vengeance, temptation, and wrath. Which isn’t to say he’s one-dimensional or lacking in humor: Hannah Montana and Avril Lavigne appear in Cave’s work in ways both menacing and farcical, as if he’s a perversely fascinated wolf spying on pop-culture innocents and poised to take a bite. There’s also Nick Cave the romantic, whose deep baritone delivered sincere wonder at the mysteries of love Sunday evening (he’s been married to former British model Susie Bick since 1999).
A VISCERAL VOCALIST Part of Cave’s uniquely enduring appeal is his ability to build momentum through a rare combination of storytelling and mania, jumping and shaking through a nearly two-hour set filled with all manner of dark impulses. Opening with “We No Who U R,” Cave led the current Bad Seeds (six musicians and two backup singers) through songs spanning his entire career with no gimmicks or frills but plenty of feeling. “From Her to Eternity,” from the Bad Seeds’ 1984 debut, remains a masterpiece nearly 30 years on. Other unexpected surprises were “Jack the Ripper,” “Deanna,” “The Weeping Song,” and epic death-row tale “The Mercy Seat.” Push the Sky Away figured largely into the set; understated songs such as “Jubilee Street” swelling to a stunning crescendo with dual drummers and textured arrangements. The album’s sparse moments were elevated to the most ferocious, the two smartly-dressed backup girls barely able to flail their arms in time with the music. “Red Right Hand” was given extra muscle with layers of percussion. “Wide Lovely Eyes” and a trio of songs accompanied by piano brought the mood into quieter territory (albeit only momentarily) with “Love Letter,” “And No More Shall We Part,” and “People Ain’t No Good.” A sinister, somewhat campy rendering of “Stagger Lee” ended the main set, with the band momentarily returning for 1985’s “Tupelo” and the haunting atmospherics of “Push the Sky Away.” With a highly acclaimed hit album on his own new imprint, Bad Seed Ltd., Cave seems poised to embrace a fiercely independent future. Push the Sky Away is an artist hitting yet another creative peak in a rich career that grows more compelling with time. To borrow from Cave’s letter to MTV in 1996 (asking to be withdrawn from nomination for the network’s Best Male Artist award): “I have always been of the opinion that my music is unique and individual and exists beyond the realms inhabited by those who would reduce things to mere measuring. I am in competition with no one.” MPL Communications Ltd.
Seattle, Tacoma to host rock royalty this summer Paul McCartney, Cyndi Lauper book local shows by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Paul McCartney (“Sir” Paul to you) has scheduled a performance at Safeco Field on July 19, the first major show ever in the SoDo District’s baseball field. The former Fab Four member has included the Emerald City on a string of U.S. concert dates that are being announced in piecemeal – thus far, he’s slated to appear in Austin, Tulsa, Boston, and Washington, D.C. In related news is the upcoming reissue of Wings Over America, the legend’s historical live recording from his 1976 North American tour with his other famous band, Wings. The repackaged album will be sold in various boxedset configurations that include everything from a leatherette-bound 110-page commemorative tour book to exclusive memorabilia to a 75-minute TV special on DVD. Wings Over America hits store shelves on May 28, followed by a June 11 release of the DVD Rockshow, which covers the epic 1976 road outing. If you’re wanting to catch Sir Paul at Safeco Field, his first Seattle appearance in eight years, be ready when tickets go
on sale April 12 (10 a.m.) at all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or online at LiveNation.com. Meanwhile, Gay icon Cyndi Lauper has reserved Tacoma’s Pantages Theater for a June 16 live show. The concert is one of 23 nationwide performances on the Grammy winner’s 23-date “She’s So Unusual” tour, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of her classic pop album by that name. The entire itinerary runs barely a month, beginning June 12 in San Diego and ending July 13 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Lauper’s previous visits to the Puget Sound area include appearances at Woodland Park Zoo, WaMu Theater (the “True Colors” touring festival), and Key Arena (as an opening act for Cher). In case you forgot, the track listing for She’s So Unusual is: (1) “Money Changes Everything,” (2) “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” (3) “When You Were Mine,” (4) “Time After Time,” (5) “She Bop,” (6) “All Through the Night,” (7) “Witness,” (8) “I’ll Kiss You,” (9) “He’s So Unusual,” and (10) “Yeah Yeah.” Tickets, priced between $59 and $129, are now on sale at www. broadwaycenter.org.
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DANCING QUEEN: THE MUSIC OF ABBA SEATTLE MEN’S CHORUS WITH LESLIE JORDAN McCAW HALL April 6-7 Leslie Jordan’s stories are so bizarre, you might think they were fictionalized for comic effect. But as he said on stage during his appearance with Seattle Men’s Chorus last weekend, “You can’t make this shit up!” Then he put his hand coyly over his mouth, as though he had just realized he shouldn’t be swearing on stage. Jordan’s personal anecdotes were skillfully woven into a fantastic and funny celebration of ABBA music. Finally, every favorite ABBA song, all at once! Arranger David Maddux’s work was everywhere as SMC’s component vocal cohorts melded the lush harmonies of ABBA’s music. Arrayed in jeweltone crinkly/sparkly shirts under their typical tuxes, the men occasionally performed choralography along with their music. Dancers accompanied them at the front of the stage, and I must say the SMC’s recent trend toward having a dance presence in front of almost every piece is becoming an annoying distraction. (In particular, the newer modern dancers, while limber, displayed uninspired choreography that actually detracted from what the chorus was singing.) The undisputed star of the concert was Jordan, however, as the diminutive clown kibitzed with chorus members, mussing their hair, fitting himself under their arms, and waving his arms from the back row as he disappeared down the stairway. His last guest appearance with SMC was a huge
hit with audiences, and this time he had a whole new set of stories. Many of the earlier concert’s stories were drawn from his book, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet. He clearly has enough tales to fill at least another book. ALL THE CLASSICS The ABBA songs included “Super Trooper,” “Waterloo,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “The Winner Takes It All/ Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “SOS,” “Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight),” and “Mamma Mia.” In high camp form, Eric Lane Barnes and Captain Smartypants did right by “Fernando” and “I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do.” While you won’t be able to see Leslie Jordan perform with them, the Seattle Men’s Chorus is bringing ABBA’s music to Bremerton and Olympia, so those of you in the far-flung corners of the Puget Sound region don’t have to miss out on the fun. Go to www.flyinghouse.org for more information and links to concert tickets. Upcoming plans include a Captain Smartypants (only) Tales From the Pants performance on May 24, 25, 31, and June 1 at the Erickson Theatre, and an upcoming coordinated concert version of the musical Hairspray with the 5th Avenue Theatre and local musical theater artists along with Seattle Men’s Chorus, directed by David Armstrong (5th Avenue artistic director) with music directed by Dennis Coleman, June 20, 21, 22, and 23. Tickets are available at https://tickets.flyinghouse. org/public/. Benaroya Hall
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continued from cover vin will introduce material from her latest recording, last year’s All Fall Down, when she performs with Mary Chapin Carpenter at Benaroya Hall on April 19. The show will likely feature old favorites as well, such as “Sunny Came Home” and “Steady On.” (Visit www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya
for ticket information.) During a tour break in Minneapolis two weeks ago, I caught up with the folk-pop artist for a brief chat and here’s what the wonderfully talented Shawn Colvin had to say inside The Music Lounge. Albert Rodriguez: What is your impression of Seattle? Do you like playing here? Shawn Colvin: Yeah, I love Seattle! It’s one of the cities that has been really great to me ever since I started making records. Great radio stations and great people, and
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it’s beautiful, a beautiful place to come visit. There’s just a great spirit about the city and I love the Pacific Northwest. Rodriguez: This concert with Mary Chapin Carpenter at Benaroya, are you both doing individual sets and collaborations, or are you each doing your own thing? Colvin: No, we’ll both be on stage together the whole night, trading back and forth, and singing on each other’s songs. Rodriguez: Where do you keep your Grammys? Colvin: I have a music room at home that has a piano, guitars, music books, photographs of me and my musician friends, all my notebooks, and that’s where I keep them. Rodriguez: “Sunny Came Home” is an amazing song. Where was it written? Colvin: I wrote it in California, in the studio. We were almost done with the record [A Few Small Repairs] and we had the music to it, but I didn’t have any lyrics. The whole record was almost done before I wrote the lyrics. We were in the studio getting it done, so it was in the 11th hour when I wrote that song. Rodriguez: When you’re writing new material, do the music or lyrics come first to you? Colvin: It works all different ways, but I co-write a lot with a guy named John Leventhal and in that situation I most generally get pieces of music from him, and then I add the words and the melody. But when I write on my own, there doesn’t seem to be a formula. Rodriguez: What makes a great show for you? Colvin: Well, three things, I guess. It’s what you yourself bring to it. The audience, most importantly. And, the sound system. I think some nights you’re just more “on”
than others, but more than that, when people can really take you somewhere, even if you start out tired or lost, and the audience can pull you out, that helps enormously. Rodriguez: Your cover version of [Simon and Garfunkel’s] “The Boxer” with Alison Krauss is phenomenal. I downloaded a bootleg of it. Do you ever include that in your live shows? Colvin: No, I don’t. As a duet, maybe I could do it with Mary Chapin [Carpenter], but not by myself. I love Paul Simon, though. Rodriguez: Does the set list change from city to city? Colvin: A little bit. But not because of the city, usually. Because you kind of shake it up for yourself, you can’t do the exact same set every night. After you’ve gotten used to a set that’s fairly consistent, and after a few months, you start to shake it up again. Rodriguez: Does the mood of a city change the set lists, or do some cities respond differently to certain songs? Colvin: I don’t really think of it that way, no. Sometimes a certain event, or even the weather, or something affecting all of us, I might address it in song. When Connecticut had the shooting in the school I was playing 20 miles away from there the day that that happened, and I felt like I had to play something that spoke to it before I just continued on with my regular set. So I did a version of “Fragile” by Sting. Rodriguez: It’s going to be great to have you back in Seattle, and this time indoors. Colvin: I’m really looking forward to it. I love Benaroya Hall. There are a lot of other places that I’ve played in Seattle, as well. I just love coming to Seattle, it’ll be fun to be there in this configuration tour with Mary Chapin.
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Viva Verdi!
Seattle Opera’s endangered Young Artists Program proves its worth Alan Alabastro
Seattle Opera young artists: (l to r) baritone Hunter Enoch, mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel, conductor Christopher Lade, mezzo-soprano Sarah Larsen, bass-baritone Matthew Scollin, soprano Dana Pundt, and tenor Theo Lebow.
by Alice Bloch SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE OPERA YOUNG ARTISTS MEANY HALL April 6 If Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) were alive and living in Seattle, he would certainly have stood up and cheered along with the rest of the audience that packed Meany Hall last week. The occasion was “Viva Verdi!” – a Seattle Opera Young Artists Program concert celebrating the Italian Romantic composer’s 200th year. The concert was as much a celebration of the excellent Young Artists Program (YAP) as of the great Verdi. In YAP’s 15-year history, it has trained more than 100 singers, many of whom have gone on to important careers and returned to Seattle for starring roles on the Seattle Opera mainstage. This season’s batch of young artists have
done YAP proud. Several have already performed on the mainstage, and from what I witnessed at the Verdi concert, all the singers are ready for prime time. The program included complete acts from La Traviata and Rigoletto (two of Verdi’s most popular operas), plus a scene from Don Carlo and shorter selections from La Forza del Destino and Nabucco. Even without sets or costumes, the performances were riveting. The young artists sang their hearts out and acted with skill and commitment, the Seattle Opera Chorus was superb as always, and the YAP Orchestra played splendidly under the baton of music director Brian Garman. PUNDT, LEBOW SHINE In Act I of La Traviata, soprano Dana Pundt as Violetta and tenor Theo Lebow as Alfredo were both terrific. Their voices blended well, and their duet and arias gave me goosebumps. In the relatively small
tenor role of Gastone, guest artist Karl Marx Reyes, a member of Seattle Opera Chorus, made a big impression. After intermission, my frustration at being deprived of the rest of Traviata soon gave way to delight, as the YAP Orchestra delivered an eloquent, dynamic interpretation of the overture to La Forza del Destino. The vocal selections that followed showcased the remaining young artists. Mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel’s opulent voice filled the hall in the Don Carlo garden scene, baritone Hunter Enoch gave an effective performance as Rodrigo, and Lebow as Don Carlo once again demonstrated his singing and acting chops. Christopher Lade, the only non-singing young artist, made his conducting debut with two excerpts from Nabucco: an aria sung with lyricism and sensitivity by mezzosoprano Sarah Larsen, and the choral piece “Va, pensiero.” Lade’s tentative conducting betrayed his inexperience at the podium, but
the seasoned performers in the chorus and orchestra compensated. To be fair, Lade has had a lot less opportunity to practice conducting than the other young artists have had to practice singing, so it’s not surprising that their onstage maturity is greater than his. FINE-TUNING NEEDED When Garman returned to lead Act III of Rigoletto, I breathed a sigh of relief. His conducting had been elegant and expressive throughout the evening, and he got a big sound out of a medium-sized orchestra. In Rigoletto, that sound was sometimes too big, to the point that the orchestra drowned out the singers. When even Nansteel couldn’t be heard over the orchestra during the brilliant quartet, I knew the problem had to be the conducting, not the singing. In all other respects, the act from Rigoletto was a highlight. All five of the singers (Pundt, Nansteel, Lebow, Enoch, and bass-baritone Matthew Scollin) gave outstanding vocal performances and acted with a conviction that made sets and props unnecessary. Kudos to artistic director Peter Kazaras for providing the perfect stage direction to make this feat possible, and to Jonathan Dean for his witty, apt English captions, which were always helpful and never distracting. A BITTERSWEET OCCASION “Viva Verdi!” was an exhilarating evening, but one tinged with sadness. YAP is about to go on hiatus for at least a year or two, as one of several cost-cutting measures Seattle Opera is taking to balance the budget during these times of austerity. I understand but mourn the loss, which I hope will be temporary. Meanwhile, I’ve been cheering myself up by singing Verdi melodies to my dog. She enjoys my singing a lot less than I do, so I’d better stop soon – she has the Humane Society on speed dial.
A simple tale, magically told by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer BEOWULF BENJAMIN BAGBY (Koch Vision DVD) Seldom can I refer you to a video performance of a program I just heard at Town Hall, but in this case I am reviewing a DVD by Benjamin Bagby of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, which he performed at a recent Early Music Guild concert. While the visceral excitement of a live experience cannot be matched on video, there are nonetheless advantages to the recorded medium. First, there’s the closer view than can be had sitting out in an audience. Bagby’s dramatic facial expressions are of infinite variety and quite compelling – at times, almost frightening. Then there’s the superior sound and comfort of your own home to that of Town Hall. And of course one can repeat the experience of the recorded medium, with or without the subtitles. So, I highly recommend this video, even if you saw the live event. Among the attractions of this performance is Bagby’s voice. Powerful and warm, wound with startling variations of tone and volume, and even in whispers delivered with intensity and meaning, this voice blurs the line between speech and song. It speaks with such resonance in performance that I was surprised by the unremarkable timbre of Bagby’s speaking voice in the extra-featured roundtable discussion about Beowulf. It’s as though his passion for
sharing this work on stage infuses the man with an awesome power to reach out and touch every audience member. I was almost relieved to “meet” the normal person in the discussion. If a passion can possess a man, this one does it! We can say all of this even though we comprehend very few words of his song. And therein lies some of the fascination of actually hearing this early form of English so vividly presented. With the subtitles to help, we do actually recognize a good portion of the vocabulary. (Supratitles were used at Town Hall.) But listening without reading the “translation” becomes almost hypnotic in its own way. That’s where the DVD has a big advantage over a live concert: one can go back, after reading the subtitles, and listen again to the music of the language without distracting one’s mind with overly specific, literal meaning.
SIX NOTES SUFFICIENT As for the instrumental component, Bagby clearly enjoys the challenge of the sixstringed Anglo-Saxon harp’s limitations (it has no frets or any means of changing the pitch of each string). Again, the DVD allows us to go back and notice especially the surprising variety possible through changes in tempi, the order of plucking, and intensity. Not once did I find those same six notes boring or less than supportive of the text. In the DVD discussion, Bagby stresses the difference between reading the text aloud and actually performing it – freed, as strates by reading a passage, leaving us with it were, from the printed page. He demon- a clear experience of what he means. The actual story of Beowulf may not be particularly compelling by modern standards, but experiencing this performance as preserved on DVD attracts us with far more than the narrative itself: the appeal of a lan$ guage not quite our own but with a powerful hint of our early existence, the chance to any size pizza hear how the story might have sounded to 700 East Pine St., Seattle the original listeners, and above all the comHOMEMADE pelling voice of Benjamin Bagby, driven HAND TOSSED by his expressive powers and his passion to share this world with us. FREE DELIVERY • 206-322-6444 The DVD is available from Koch Vision
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SATURDAY - April 13
Kink LINCS Conference (4/12-4/14). Kink LINCS is a leadership & Community Building Symposium for members of the leather, BDSM, kink, fetish, poly, swing or other sex-positive communities. www.kinklincs.org Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org Emerald City Softball Association Opening Weekend (4/13 & 4/14). 9am-3pm. Sat 4/13 - North SeaTac Park, 13735 24th Ave S, SeaTac; Sun 4/14 - North SeaTac Park & Moshier Park, 430 S 156th Pl, Burien. www.emeraldcitysoftball.org Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection. The Birdcage - Three Dollar Bill Cinema Annual Auction. 6pm. Sodo Park by Herban Feast, 3200 1st Ave S. “Drag” yourself & your friends to what is sure to be one of Seattle’s most fun evenings of song, dance & frivolity to benefit Three Dollar Bill Cinema. Tickets start at $115 for members, $135 for non-members. www.threedollarbillcinema.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Seattle Imperial Prince & Princess Ball. Doors 5pm, Ball 6pm. R Place, 619 E Pine St. Hosted by Imperial Prince 38 David Link Lake, Imperial Princess 36 DonnaTella Howe & the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle. Cover $20.
SUNDAY - April 14
For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org. Kink LINCS Conference (4/12-4/14). Kink LINCS is a leadership & Community Building Symposium for members of the leather, BDSM, kink, fetish, poly, swing or other sex-positive communities. www.kinklincs.org Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Emerald City Softball Association Opening Weekend (4/13 & 4/14). 9am-3pm. Sat 4/13 - North SeaTac Park, 13735 24th Ave S, SeaTac; Sun 4/14 - North SeaTac Park & Moshier Park, 430 S 156th Pl, Burien. www.emeraldcitysoftball.org Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515. Film Screening: “Grey Gardens” & “The Beales of Grey Gardens.” 11am. SIFF Film Center, Seattle Center Northwest Rooms. Guests will be served mimosas upon arrival and will snack on a continental brunch between features. Tickets: $15 general admission, $14 seniors & youth, $10 SIFF members. Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.
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April 13 thru April 21 different types of relationships. Ask questions and get answers from people who really know their stuff. 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Women’s Liberation & Socialism. 7pm. 9525 Wallingford Ave N. Meets every Monday. Take part in discussions of Women & the Family by Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky. This collection of essays shows how the Soviet transformation was a monumental victory for the second sex, though women’s gains were largely rolled back under the bureaucratic Stalinist regime. The book demonstrates how the development of a worker-controlled cooperative economy is essential to achieving true gender equality. 722-0657, rwseattle@mindspring.org, www. radicalwomen.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.
TUESDAY - April 16
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. To sign up visit www.raincity soccer.org Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; www.sasgcc.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Pride Idol 2013 (4/7-6/9, except 5/19 & 5/26). Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Each week’s winner moves on to the finals on 6/9 & each week’s runner-up moves on to the wild-card on 6/2. Winner performs at the Pride Parade Pre-Show & on the Pride Idol Float in the parade. $20 registration. 10 contestants per week maximum, first come, first served. www.seattlepride.org Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.
MONDAY - April 15
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SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo. com or phone (360) 722-1664. Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). SWC is a 20-member volunteer advisory board that advises the Mayor, City Council, & all City of Seattle departments on matters concerning women & women’s rights. Meetings open to the public. 684-4537. Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org. Catholic Parents Support Group. 7pm. St Benedict’s Parish Center, 1805 N 49th St. Meets 3rd Monday each month. This is a drop-in peer support group for parents, family members & friends of GLBT persons. (425) 462-9411, 542-2549. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Sex, Dating & Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of every month. Talk about sexual health & safety, as well as
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm. Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer). The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed. 632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org. Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org “Letter From Birmingham Jail” - Reading at St Mark’s Cathedral. 6:30pm. McCaw Chapel, St Mark’s, 1245 10th Ave E. Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the day Martin Luther King Jr began to write his historic “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” Letter will be read during the Evening Prayer service. www. saintmarks.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open
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group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.
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FRIDAY - April 19
WEDNESDAY - April 17
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.mature friends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565. True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www.lotussisters.org. Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www.ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. A structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www. washingtongender alliance.com. Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com
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http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)
THURSDAY - April 18
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ Northwest Bears Spring Thaw XIX (4/18-4/21). For events & venues visit www.springthaw.org Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Nov, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 3rd Thursdays of every month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. 568-7777 or deann@nwnetwork.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.
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Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514. 8th Annual QLaw Banquet. Cocktails 5:30pm, Dinner 7pm. Hyatt at Olive 8, 4th Ave & Olive St. Features keynote speaker Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. For tickets & sponsorship opportunities visit www.q-law.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. www.bellevue-pflag.org. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Transition to Parenthood: A Workshop for LGBTQ Couples & individuals. 7-9pm. Jewish Family Services, 1601 16th Ave. Psychtherapist & certified Gottman Educator Larry Nicholas will offer insight into LGBTQ parenthood & strategies for coping & staying connected. $15/person, $25/couple. 861-8784, familylife@jfsseattle.org Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ Northwest Bears Spring Thaw XIX (4/18-4/21). For events & venues visit www.springthaw.org Q-Spring (4/19-4/21). Vashon Island. An interactive, engaging retreat experience for Gay, Bi, Trans & Questioning men to explore what’s inside & live life from their truth. For information, registration & easy payment plans visit www.qsquared.org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday each month. www.seattleprimetimers.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St (temporary meeting location). Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at 12 noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 6250000; www.seattle-al-anon.org
SATURDAY - April 20
(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ Northwest Bears Spring Thaw XIX (4/18-4/21). For events & venues visit www.springthaw.org People Who Love Too Much Meeting of CoDA. 10-11:30am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Saturday (starting 4/20). Join us and free yourself from the mire and the misery of unsatisfactory relationships. Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org
SUNDAY - April 21
(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 4/13-4/21). For a list of films and times visit www. langstonhughesinstitute.org/film-festival/ Northwest Bears Spring Thaw XIX (4/18-4/21). For events & venues visit www.springthaw.org Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. ethylforever@hotmail.com Broadway Farmers Market Opening Day. 11am3pm. Broadway E & E Pine St. www.seattlefarmers markets.org Seattle Men in Leather Monthly Brunch. 11am-1pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Meets 3rd Sunday most months. All members of the leather community are invited to attend. SML is a Gay men’s social organization, promoting with power & pride the Seattle Men’s Leather Community. www.seattlemeninleather.org Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St -
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enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org. Pride Idol 2013 (4/7-6/9, except 5/19 & 5/26). Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Each week’s winner moves on to the finals on 6/9 & each week’s runner-up moves on to the wild-card on 6/2. Winner performs at the Pride Parade Pre-Show & on the Pride Idol Float in the parade. $20 registration. 10 contestants per week maximum, first come, first served. www.seattlepride.org
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Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship.org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent.writing@ gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www. seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flying house. org. Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle
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PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org; Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBT-friendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned.
Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233). SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768. Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298. Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoft ball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.
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org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www. raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www. raincountrydance.org; Seattle Frontrunners: www. seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www. quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.thepride league. com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, Seattle Chapter - www.ttca.org; bruce@ttca.org; 1122 E Pike St PMB 905, Seattle, WA 98122-3934. Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenof westseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealthywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth. org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject. org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org
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