SGN Apr 27, 2018 - Part 2

Arts & Entertainment

ArtsWest’s An Octoroon a timely and brilliant commentary on race in America

by Paul Torres SGN Contributing Writer

AN OCTOROON

ARTSWEST

Through May 13

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ melodramatic An Octoroon is a risky production. Frankly, I was a bit surprised that the Seattle audience stayed after its intermission, but then I was pleased to be a part

of a community of people who aren’t afraid to view some controversial art. However, listening to their comments during the intermission was a mind-bending experience. “It’s so topical” was one comment that stood out. As if a play about America’s racial issues are simply a “current topic” even though this play is based on The Octoroon written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault and originally produced in 1859. Now, in 2018, the themes still frustratingly resonate see AN OCTOROON page 5

Magical ASL Midsummer Night’s Dream is a massive and beautiful effort

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

ASL MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM SOUND THEATRE COMPANY (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS)

Through May 12

Our city owes Sound Theatre Company a huge THANK YOU for taking on and mastering this special effort to translate Shakespeare into ASL and make an inclusive ASL+spoken event! If you know anyone from 6 to 96 who is hearing impaired see ASL MIDSUMMER page 4

Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival returns May 3-12

Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival, the world’s largest Transgender film festival, is back and ready to navigate a threatening political climate, build community, and encourage fun. Now in its 13th year, Translations explores stories of transgender people from around the world to reaffirm that they are not alone, that they are beautiful, and that they deserve love and respect. The festival spans two weekends from Thursday, May 3 to Saturday, May 12, with 50 films from 15 different countries including Kenya, Japan, Brazil, Ukraine and the

Netherlands, continuing as the largest transgender film festival in the world!

During the festival there will also be several fun non-film events as well, including performances of THE MISSING GENERATION by Sean Dorsey Dance presented by Translations and Velocity Dance May 3-6, two DANCE WORKSHOPS May 2 & May 5 lead by Sean Dorsey Dance, an ALL BODIES & ALL GENDERS SWIM May 6, a SPEED FRIENDING event May 7, an EL see TRANSLATIONS page 7

Sean Dorsey Dance’s

The Missing Generation at Velocity Dance Center plus open dance workshops

SEAN DORSEY DANCE THE MISSING GENERATION VELOCITY DANCE CENTER May 3-6 @ 7:30pm

In partnership with Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival, Velocity presents Sean

Dorsey Dance’s The Missing Generation The Missing Generation is a dance-theater work giving voice to longtime survivors of the early AIDS epidemic. It is “a love letter to a forgotten generation of survivors – those who witnessed and experienced

see SEAN DORSEY page 5

The Music Lounge closes its doors after multiple years of interviews, concert announcements, album reviews and more

by Albert Rodriguez

SGN A&E Writer

I don’t remember exactly when The Music Lounge debuted in the Seattle Gay News, but I remember pitching the column to then-Arts & Entertainment Editor Matt Nagle and finding out that it was given the green light. I was a real estate agent at the time and relatively new to writing, though certainly ambitious, and on a late night in my office I got an email from Matt that my column proposal was met with approval.

So I went to work covering music and have been working ever since. The Music Lounge opened doors for me that I never dreamed possible, literally. I was welcomed backstage by many artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Jason Mraz, Franz Ferdinand, Dierks Bentley, Garbage, Snow Patrol, Passion Pit, James Blunt, Silversun Pickups and Nickel Creek, to name a few.

I ate hamburgers with Tegan and Sara at Hattie’s Hat, played pool with Jason Mraz at Rock Bottom Brewery, tried on jeans

with Scissor Sisters at the Diesel store, shopped for eyeliner with Mickey Avalon at Bartell Drugs in Queen Anne, rode an elevator with Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys at the Tacoma Dome, interviewed local singer-songwriter Kris Orlowski in a bathroom stall at MoPOP (he even sat on my lap), attended a “Hootenanny” hosted by Weezer with a bunch of high school kids at Vera Project, shook hands with a snappily-dressed Brandon Flowers of The Killers downstairs at the Moore Theatre, met a young Ed Sheeran outside the Paramount Theatre and drank an entire afternoon with my friend Paul Wilson of Snow Patrol at several bars, including Manray. (Did I mention we drank the entire afternoon?)

I can also thank my lucky stars that Beck signed a poster for me at the Paramount Theatre and Rick Springfield mailed me an autographed photo of himself for my birthday.

As for concerts, the emphasis of my music coverage at SGN, I’m fortunate for the special intimate shows that

I got to experience, or the rising stars who appeared at smaller venues early in their careers, such as Lady GaGa at The Showbox Market, Adele at Neumos, The Strokes at The Fenix Underground, Franz Ferdinand at Glen Sound recording studio, R.E,M. at McCaw Hall, Jason Mraz at the Space Needle Observation Deck, Bjork on the Seattle Pier and perhaps the best concert invite ever, a rarest of rare opportunities to see Foo Fighters perform on a military base in New Mexico; charter plane transportation was provided with a steak dinner along the way.

There were big shows by big artists that I attended, as well. David Bowie, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, U2, Metallica, Pearl Jam, R.E.M, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Beyonce, Kanye West, Coldplay, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mariah Carey, Dixie Chicks, Green Day, Sade, Eagles, Ariana Grande, Linkin Park, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, my personal favorites Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, to name some of them.

The interviews are countless. But I’ll always remember talking to those who left us too soon, such as Chris Cornell and Eartha Kitt.

What I’ll miss most, however, is the long-lasting relationships I’ve made with artists, artist managers, record label personnel and music publicists, some who I’ve now known for years and will continue to communicate with for years to come.

My next life chapter is happening in Honolulu, Hawaii. I will miss the constant live shows that take place in Seattle vs. what’s offered in the islands, which is minimal. But from time to time I will write a music piece here in the Seattle Gay News because this newspaper has blessed me in more ways than one, and because writing is in my blood.

If you’ve frequently, or even occasionally, read “The Music Lounge” I want to thank you for supporting this column. I’ve really enjoyed writing it. And if you’re ever in Hawaii, look me up!

When Hermia says Helena is good looking (“fair”), Helena says,

“Call you me fair? that fair again unsay.

Demetrius loves your fair: O happy fair!

or deaf and has had a hard time seeing onlyspoken theatrical events, you MUST tell them to come to this show! It is completely magical in every sense.

Co-directed by theatrical master Howie Seago, who worked through the translation of ancient English poetry to ASL with codirector Teresa Thuman, the production has equal numbers of hearing and deaf actors and every word is both signed and spoken. Deaf audience members are prioritized for the best-sighted seats and the sound design (by Michael Owcharuk) deliberately uses very loud bass hum to allow deaf audience members to feel it, as well.

What is clear from the ASL beginning, not every moment of the play is for you, majority hearing audience member. Aspects of the play are meant for those who sign, especially the beginning, which is a sort of choreo/ASL moment of storytelling. It sets the tone and the stage for what is to come.

Just think of the efforts that must be made to bring such an event to stage: translate Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter into ASL, for starters. So, Helena is feeling jealous of her best friend. The man Helena loves, Demetrious, loves Hermia instead.

Your eyes are lode-stars; and your tongue’s sweet air

More tuneable than lark to shepherd’s ear,

When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear.

Sickness is catching: O, were favour so,

Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go;

My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye,

My tongue should catch your tongue’s sweet melody.

Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated,

The rest I’d give to be to you translated. O, teach me how you look, and with what art

You sway the motion of Demetrius’ heart.”

It rhymes. It uses words we mostly don’t use, like lode-star and bated. To translate this into ASL does not mean hand-spelling “lode-star” and “bated” – it means packing many words at once into a graceful gesture that somehow incorporates all that expression – and poetically to boot. That is an art,

not a science.

So, one actor, Bruttany Rupik, signing this speech as Helena to Hermia (Elizabeth Ayers Gibson), expresses this, as a speaking actor looks on and says that entire speech as a live interpretation. Syncopated with the signing, the speaker must perhaps speak a little more quickly than usual, since the signing is probably a bit shorter in length. But still those hearing must understand everything, too.

The full Shakespearian text has been shortened a bit, and therefore, some hearers might miss some passages, but most of the famous words are there. I have no way of evaluating the poetry of the ASL. I just know that the deaf audience there seemed to relish the entire experience, as did I.

But think about other aspects, unseen, behind the resulting production: A stage manager has to manage a system of lights back stage to cue deaf actors it’s their turn to enter again, for instance; something not needed in all-hearing productions.

Or just to make a directing adjustment during rehearsal, saying to actors, “Let’s pick it up on line 45,” might mean a fiveminute: “Wait, what do you mean? … Oh, this line. … Where was I standing? … OK, we’re ready to start again.” And if there are blocking changes, it might mean a 20-minute focus to redo it and then redo it once

more to lock it in. That’s something hearing actors might do in mere moments, when not coordinating a complex script with deaf actors and interpreters and stage managers. Certainly, this is not at all to say this production and the resulting extra work needn’t be done or to criticize. It’s to bring home just how much more time and effort realizing this concept means to a small company in comparison to the same amount of time it takes to produce one of their regular all-hearing shows. It is to celebrate their effort and their desire to ACTUALIZE INCLUSION and bring all our fellow citizens the joy of live theater.

Also, the result is magical, many of the actors, both hearing and deaf, are completely awesome as actors (as opposed to the rest being regular awesome), and at the end, I found tears in my eyes. Unbidden, as Shakespeare says. Who cries at A Midsummer Night’s Dream??? Apparently, I do. For more information, go to www. soundtheatrecompany.org or https://www. artful.ly/sound-theatre-company--1/store/ events/14168 or call 206-856-5520.

Discuss your opinions with SGNCritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/ SeattleTheaterWriters. More articles can be found at MiryamsTheaterMusings. blogspot.com.

with its stark and shocking subject matter of volatile race relations.

Before the play even begins, a stagehand props a sign with “Trigger Warning” on a red chair. After this, with NWA’s “F*ck the Police” playing, it lets loose on a host of forbidden topics; characters in black face, red face, and white face who act out in their racial stereotypes. Black slaves are sassy and shuffle around, the Native American craves rum, and whites are shallow, cruel, and greedy. The audience doesn’t know whether to laugh, gasp, or nervously chomp their ice from their cocktails, which the guy sitting next to me did. The language and situations are highly charged and ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery deserves all the high praise they can get for producing this. Artistic Director Mathew Wright is setting benchmarks with his choice here.

An Octoroon opens with a Prologue with BJJ, an excellent Lamar Legend, who talks about his sessions with his therapist and how he is consumed with his own version of The Octoroon that he is planning to stage. The white actors all quit because they can’t handle the salacious script. He decides to paint his face white and wear a blond wig and do the roles himself. The Playwright (who represents original author Boucicault), portrayed by Mike Dooly, belittles BJJ and tells of how he misses the days of “real theatre” as he paints his face in red makeup to play a non-descript Native American. Meanwhile his dutiful Intern, played by Jose Abaoag, nods and placates the Playwright’s blathering as he himself paints his face with black makeup readying for his own roles.

This production is the story of the financial downfall of the Terrebonne plantation in Louisiana and what happens to its property, which includes the slaves. Fancy gentleman and plantation heir George, Legend in white face, arrives to the estate and falls for young Zoe, brilliantly played by Jessi Little. Zoe is the octoroon from the play’s title, which means she is one-eighth Black. George is supposed to be the suitor for high-class heiress Dora Sunnyside (Heather Persinger as a fading Southern belle). Meanwhile, Terrebonne’s malicious overseer M’Closky (also played by Legend) is determined to get Terrebonne and its assets, which includes Zoe, all to his evil self. Zoe becomes the center of the complications and what ensues is classic mayhem, misunderstandings, and murder, “so melodramatic” commented one patron during the intermission.

Legend deserves an award for this demanding role, not only because of the three characters he portrays, but because

of the sheer energy it requires to play two of the characters in just the slave auction scene alone. It was downright hilarious at times. He also deserves kudos for his passion to play the central role on such an audacious production.

Throughout the production a tall lanky rabbit character comes out and moves about with odd gestures and body movements. In my research, I found out this rabbit represents the Br’er Rabbit. To slaves, he represents something that is cunning and clever. In An Octoroon it represents an entity that is all-seeing, all-knowing, wise, and ultimately a salvation for the characters and a moral release for the audience. It reminded me of Donnie Darko or David Lynch’s Inland Empire rabbit characters. Both of these film references, I am sure, are apt here in terms of this production’s surreal offensiveness. This is especially true when strains of an old song like “Beautiful Dreamer” is sung as if it’s an ode to the aging antebellum days; Beautiful dreamer (a disembodied character croons) / Wake unto me / Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee

Director Brandon J. Simmons has a brazen production at hand here. Simmons’ work complements Jacobs-Jenkins’ brilliant script. Simmons guides a diverse and talented cast who meet the challenge of this

that is profoundly relevant to all generations.” – SF Bay Times

brash material. The use of the N word is so off-hand here (to coincide with its era’s vernacular) that it’s as natural as the ubiquitous swampy heat the characters complain so much about. To be a part of this production is taking a brave leap creatively and it’s not a surprise that Seattle has the acting talent to take it on.

The entire cast enlivens every scene they are in. Dooly is a standout in multiple roles. Besides Playwright, he is great with his other characters of Wahnotee (in red face) and Lafouche, a white auctioneer (still in red face’ as comically told by him, it’s because he travelled in an open carriage in the heat). Abaoag, the Intern in the Prologue, is superb. He also plays Pete, an “old” house slave, and young slave, Paul, Wahnotee’s devoted friend. The mosaic cast is rounded out by Dedra D. Woods (Minnie, a house slave), Jéhan Òsanyìn (Dido, a fellow slave), and Jazmyne Waters (Grace, the pregnant slave). This production also features drummer Michael Gebhart whose steady beats add intrigue, drama, and comedy with rimshots, rattles, and cymbal crashes.

Scenic Designer Julia Hayes Welch work here is essential. The set does more than dress the stage, it inhabits, breathes, and even attacks. A huge wall of cubbies faces the audiences filled with bric-a-brac

dencies and conducted archival research. With a team of composers, he then created a lush multi-layered soundscore featuring the voices and remarkable real-life stories recorded in these interviews. The Missing Generation features full-throttle dancing, luscious partnering, intimate storytelling and theater, performed by a multi-generational ensemble of dancers. Post-show conversations with Sean Dorsey and company dancers each evening.

Performances will take place at Velocity Dance Center (1621 12th Avenue) Thurs-Sunday, May 3-May 6 at 7:30pm. Tickets: $20 advance; $25 at the door; $17 for Velocity and Three Dollar Bill Cinema members; $15 under 25 with ID; $50 patron. Box Office: 206-325-8773; http:// velocitydancecenter.org.

DANCE YOUR STORY MOVEMENT + SELF-EXPRESSION WORKSHOP

VELOCITY DANCE CENTER

like sailing rope (for nefarious purposes in this play), a shotgun, an assortment of clocks stopped in time, tarnished platters set up display style, bottles, open umbrellas, a rocking horse, a birdcage, etc. Are these signs of wealth? Or are these signs of wealth in decline? An Octoroon expertly unpacks all these physical and psychological relics in an explosive manner.

An Octoroon manages to shock, delight and entertain, and above it all, describes humanity, a rare breed of American humanity to be precise. It examines the savageness of a bygone culture that still festers in today’s American society. Are we all not one-eighths of our past, a past we’d rather forget? Are we one-eighths of a monstrous history that we should remember and keep up in our own cubbies and display like a keepsake stopped in time to keep us in check as a moral reminder? An Octoroon brings all this alive and let’s nobody off the hook, no matter what face we put on.

For more information and tickets, call (206) 938-0339 or visit http://www.artswest.org/. ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery is located at 4711 California Ave SW at the Alaska Junction in West Seattle, a short walk from the Metro C Line bus stop.

expression workshop for trans/nonbinary/ LGBTQ people and friends will be led by award-winning transgender dancer/choreographer Sean Dorsey. They will lead us through mindful breathing, meditation, a gentle warm-up, and movement exercises, culminating with creative self-expression through movement. This workshop is especially welcoming to beginners, but open to creators of all skill levels. http://velocitydancecenter.org

TRANS + ALLY DANCE CLASS TERRIFIED BEGINNERS WELCOME!

VELOCITY DANCE CENTER

Saturday, May 5 @ 2pm–3:30pm

Drop-in $15

($12 Velocity MVP Member)

the loss of part of an entire generation of gay and transgender people to AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s.”

“Heartbreakingly beautiful – a dance portrait of contemporary LGBT history

“Gut-wrenching, heart-breaking, and spirit-lifting” – Portland Sun Journal

Dorsey traveled to six US cities over two years, where he recorded oral history interviews with longtime survivors of the early AIDS epidemic, hosted community resi-

Wednesday, May 2 @ 4pm–6pm FREE

Always wanted to dance but didn’t feel comfortable because you are trans/ transgender/nonbinary/gender fabulous/ queer? This free, all-levels dance and self-

This welcoming, super-friendly dance class – led by award-winning transgender dancer/choreographer Sean Dorsey and dancers from their company – will include breathing and relaxation, simple stretches, beginner movement exercises, and space for conversation. Everyone, especially terrified beginners, are welcome. Please arrive early to register, change clothes, etc. http:// velocitydancecenter.org

Thanos rises as the Avengers fall fighting an incomplete Infinity War

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

Now playing

It’s impossible to look at Avengers: Infinity War as its own individual thing. In the decade since Iron Man was released back in the summer of 2008, 18 interconnected films have made up what has fondly become known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe or MCU. While some of these comic book-based adventures have stood on their own better than others have, recent hits Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok and this past February’s Black Panther particularly so, all of them still have fed upon every title that preceded them, each one slowly building to this epic showdown between almost all of these heroes and the purple-skinned titan Thanos (Josh Brolin). Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, The Scarlet Witch, Vision; they’re only a handful of the cadre of warriors tagged as “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” found fighting for the survival of the entire Universe here, each pushed to their proverbial limit as they place all they have and more on the line in order to defeat their allpowerful adversary.

It was in The Avengers where we learned of Thanos. He was the one who sent Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to Earth with a horde of alien warriors to subjugate humanity only to be turned away by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and a handful of others in an epic battle that revealed humans were not alone in the Universe. It was in Guardians of the Galaxy that rapscallion Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) joined forces with Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) and the assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), a child of Thanos, to stop another of the genocidal madman’s warriors from destroying a different planet in one of the furthest reaches of the galaxy. It was in Captain America: Civil War where the Avengers were fractured, making them vulnerable to an attack. It was in Thor: Ragnarok where Thanos finally revealed himself, pulling up next to

a fleeing Asgardian ship in his own massive battle cruiser after Thor, the Hulk, Loki and a small team of warriors helped save Asgard’s populace from total annihilation. None of these events happened in a vacuum. Neither did ones that transpired in any of the Iron Man adventures, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming or even the otherwise forgotten The Incredible Hulk. As far as the MCU was concerned, everything was connected, each link in the chain leading to Thanos and his minions arriving on Earth to finish collecting a series of artifacts forged in the fires of creation known as the Infinity Stones. With all six of them, the titan could destroy half of all life in the Universe with a snap of his fingers, an event he views as an act of kindness. In one instant he can end overpopulation and overconsumption, showing no preference between rich or poor, young or old, allowing the whims of fate to make the decision for him. It is this calamity these heroes, introduced one after another over the past decade, are going to join forces to stop. It is against this menace they must all pool their powers together into one all-consuming force if they are going to have even the slightest chance to emerge victorious.

Make no mistake, this is a massive undertaking, and one must respect the audacity of the folks at Marvel and at Walt Disney Studios for taking so much time and for paying so much attention to detail in order to pull it off. Handing the keys to the kingdom to writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, the core foursome responsible for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, the quartet has done a decent job of bringing all of these worlds and characters into one cohesive story, one that somehow avoids being nothing more than a series of strangers introducing themselves to one another over and over again. They are able to do this because, instead of focusing on the heroes, they concentrate on the villain, Thanos the central figure around which all of this carnage, bloodshed and planet-level destruction revolves around.

At the same time, nothing that happens inside Infinity War works well on its own.

The movie often feels like a bloated special event episode of a popular television series,

one that required you to have watched, not just the prior season, but to be intimately familiar with storylines and events that had happened throughout the show’s entire run. While there is a modicum of joy to be had in discovering how Markus and McFeely are going to tie up loose ends from previous MCU entries, it also means if one hadn’t seen Guardians of the Galaxy or paid close attention to Captain America: The First Avenger they might not get the reference currently being made. It also means that, with rare exceptions, the screenwriters don’t spend a ton of time giving any of the heroes new emotional dimensions to explore. Instead, they’re all too busy trying to figure out how to save the Universe, meaning any sort of complexity that would make an individual’s selfless sacrifice or tragic demise more affecting is significantly muted in a way that’s frustratingly inadequate.

Worse, this third go-around with the Avengers has the same core problem that plagued Captain America: Civil War. For all its grandeur, for all its technical merit, for all its cutthroat willingness to let the bodies hit the floor, at a certain point it becomes clear the only reason Infinity War exists is to play like a 149-minute coming attraction reel for July’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, February’s Captain Marvel and, ultimately, the still untitled fourth Avengers epic set to wrap things up next summer. More importantly, by upping the ante so significantly the filmmakers end up inadvertently becoming their own worst enemy, and as staggering as the losses for the heroes might initially appear, since we already know so much of what is coming next it’s fairly obvious barely a fraction of the butchery Thanos exacts against these superheroes is going to be allowed to stand pat as far as future stories are concerned.

Even so, as blatant and as annoying at the climactic cliffhanger might be, this is still an impressive motion picture, mainly because, as already mentioned, for the first time ever the central figure propelling the narrative forward turns out to be the villain and the villain alone. If Black Panther started the MCU down that road, Markus and McFeely take that idea and run with it in a way that is intricate, intimate and surprisingly effective. Brolin’s performance

is both terrifying and humane, pitiable and unforgiving, and while his genocidal machinations are unpardonable they’re still rooted in an understandable truth that’s breathlessly haunting. The way the film emphasizes the relationship between Thanos and Gamora is masterful, the story’s best, most otherworldly moment of incomprehensible grief happening between them, Brolin and Saldana sharing a chemistry that broke my heart into a myriad of pieces I wasn’t altogether certain I’d be able to reassemble afterward.

And yet, I cannot embrace Avengers: Infinity War with open arms. Characters not present for this installment are dismissed with barely a line of dialogue explaining their absence, and considering the stakes involved this is definitely an instance where that sort of pithy nonchalant non sequitur does not pass muster. Equally unsurprising, with so many characters fighting for screen time, a number of these heroes are not given much more to do than grunt, shout, sweat and fight almost as if they’re just another one of the faceless Wakandan warriors standing side-byside with the Avengers during the story’s climactic act. I also cannot get past the simple truth that, in the end, as bad as it all appears, as amazing as the heroics might be and as astonishing as the fighting is, nothing happens, all of the answers to the various questions aggressively put forth by the filmmakers to be answered in future MCU endeavors yet to be released.

What does any of that mean? Honestly, I’m not sure. For my part, as terrific as both Brolin and Saldana are, as magnificent as a few individual moments prove to be and as shocking as the last act undeniably is, because so much is purposefully unresolved and so little is actually decided, I just can’t say I enjoyed watching Infinity War all that much. I respected the film more than I anticipated, admired its brutal, almost Shakespearean or Greek Myth level of pathos and tragedy. But as a singular tale that I could take pleasure in watching on its own outside of any other piece of the MCU puzzle, I just can’t go there, all of which makes Thanos and his moon-tossing abilities far less impactful than they by all accounts should have been.

SANCHEZ STAND-UP COMEDY NIGHT

May 8, and a return of our HOW TO BE A TRANS ALLY workshop May 10 for folks who are new to the community.

Although most of the films will be screened at the Erickson Theatre (1524 Harvard Ave.), Translations events will also be held on Capitol Hill at the Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave.), 12th Avenue Arts (1620 12th Ave.), Women in Film Space (1216 10th Ave.) and Velocity Dance Center (1621 12th Ave. #100) as well as at the University Branch Library (5009 Roosevelt Way NE) in the U-District and the Rainier Beach Pool (8825 Rainier Ave. S.) in Rainier Beach.

Following is information about some of the films and special events that will be taking place during the festival. Don’t miss the OPENING NIGHT PARTY on Thursday, May 3 and the CLOSING NIGHT PARTY on Saturday, May 12, both at the Erickson Theatre. Translations is presented by Three Dollar Bill Cinema. For complete information about the festival, visit https://threedollarbillcinema. org/ or https://translationsfilmfest.org

MAN MADE

Opening Night! West Coast Premiere!

Thursday, May 3 at 7pm

Erickson Theatre

Followed by Opening Night Party at 9pm

This powerful documentary will be presented by special guests director T Cooper and subject Dominic Chilko on May 3 at 7pm at the Erickson Theatre. This powerful documentary follows a group of FTM bodybuilders as they bravely define what it means to be a man, contextualizing that through the social, racial, and economic realities of their lives. For the men of MAN MADE, it’s not about winning – it’s about stepping on stage and being seen for everything they are. You won’t want to miss it! http://www.manmadedoc.com/

THE MISSING GENERATION

by Sean Dorsey Dance

Special Event presented by Translations and Velocity Dance!

Thursday, May 3 through Saturday, May 6 at 7:30pm – Velocity Dance Center

This dance-theater work by award-winning transgender and queer choreographer Sean Dorsey gives voice to longtime survivors of the early AIDS epidemic through full-throttle dancing and intimate storytelling by a multigenerational ensemble: Sean Dorsey, ArVejon A. Jones, Brian Fisher, and Nol Simonse . Be sure to check out the dance workshops too! Tickets and info at http:// velocitydancecenter.org

JESUS IS DEAD

Friday May 4 at 7pm – Erickson Theatre

“Jesus is dead,” declares Iyay, the matriarch of the family, igniting this delightfully absurd and utterly charming road comedy. Jesus is her estranged husband, so she and her reluctant children – transgender son Jude, Hubert, who has Downs syndrome, Jay the slacker and puppy Judas – all set off through the picturesque Philippine countryside to the wake. Full of gloriously strange and wonderfully weird characters, this rollicking film recalls the random and quirky nature of classic comedies like Little Miss Sunshine, while also dealing with personal heartbreak and relationships in a genuine and affecting story, redefining what it truly means to be a family. https://www.frameline.org/festival/filmguide/jesus-is-dead

SHORTS PROGRAMS

Saturday May 5 at 2:30pm Erickson Theatre

Saturday May 12 at 2:30pm Erickson Theatre

There are two different shorts programs to choose from this year.

Be inspired by these courageous trans folks living their lives proudly in LIVE IN YOUR POWER shorts which includes the highly anticipated film Happy Birthday, Marsha! by Reina Gossett and Sasha Wortzel. www.happybirthdaymarsha.com

IN THE FAMILY shorts reminds us that while we can’t choose our biological family,

we can choose to be ourselves, unapologetically, and hope in turn that those closest to us choose to learn who that is. https://www.facebook.com/TheStationFilm/

THEY

Premiered at Cannes Film Festival!

Saturday, May 5 at 7pm Erickson Theatre

They is the hauntingly beautiful journey of J, a nonbinary youth in the Chicago suburbs who struggles daily to understand their place in the world – and their own mind and heart. This debut film by writer-director Anahita Ghazvinizadeh gives viewers as close to a first-hand experience of transitioning as possible, as well as a glimpse of what life would be like if being trans were normalized. Allowed to evolve, think, and grow, Rhys Fehrenbacher as J portrays one of the most fully developed trans characters on screen. Ghostly cinematography by Carolina Costa brilliantly supports the naturalistic performances in this movingly poetic film. https:// www.imdb.com/title/tt5873216/

HOW TO BE A TRANS ALLY CREATING GENDER-INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS

Thursday, May 10 at 7pm

12th Avenue Arts

Translations is continuing our successful program specifically for allies and folks who are new to the transgender community with How to Be a Trans Ally on Thursday May 10 at 7pm in the Pike/Pine room at 12th Avenue Arts. The evening features a screening of the film Creating Gender-Inclusive Schools followed by an introduction to transgender concepts and an open discussion led by Gender Diversity ’s Michael Woodward and Nikki Neuen. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to support our community. https:// www.newday.com/film/creating-genderinclusive-schools

SIDNEY AND FRIENDS

Friday, May 11 at 7pm

Erickson Theatre

Filmed over three years, this documentary explores the hopes, dreams, and everyday reality of Kenya’s intersex and transgender communities. When Sidney’s family disowns him and threatens his life, he flees to Nairobi, where he meets a group of transgender friends. The four comrades share what it’s like to grow up and live as trans and intersex people in the face of prejudice and transphobia, disclosing painful secrets of their struggles, sometimes with humor. Together they fight harsh discrimination and discover life, love, and self-worth. https://www.imdb.com/ title/tt6874420/

CLOSE KNIT

Closing Night! First transgender-themed film from Japan! Teddy Special Jury Award at Berlinale!

Saturday May 12 at 7:15pm

Erickson Theatre

Followed by Closing Night Party at 9:45pm

This quietly beautiful film tenderly questions the definitions of both family and motherhood as it tells the tale of a young girl abandoned by her mother but taken in by her uncle and his trans partner. Chosen family looms large in this wistfully photographed tale of love in a time of great strife, which also peels back the layers of provincial Japanese transphobia. https://www.imdb.com/title/ tt5633706/

TICKETS: Tickets and passes: translationsfilmfest. org.

Regular Screenings:

• $13 General Admission, $10 Member / Youth (25 & Under) / Senior (65+) / Disabled

Free Screenings/Events:

• All screenings at 12th Ave Arts

• Dance Your Story: Movement + SelfExpression Workshop – Velocity Dance Center

• Trans Shorts + Speed Friending –Seattle Public Library University branch

• El Sanchez: Live Stand-Up Comedy Show – Women in Film Space

• Screenings at Noon: Free for students, $5 General Admission

Specially Priced Events:

• THE MISSING GENERATION –Velocity Dance: $20 General Admission (Online), $25 General Admission (Walk-Up), $17 Members, $15 Youth Under 25 with ID

• Trans + Ally Dance Class… Terrified Beginners Welcome! – Velocity Dance Center: $15 General Admission, $12 Members

• All Bodies & All Genders Swim –Rainier Beach Pool: $5 Suggested Donation

• Three Dollar Bill Wednesday – Northwest Film Forum: $13 General Admission, $3 Members

About Translations

Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival is the largest transgender film festival in the world. It is a groundbreaking event that provides the Pacific Northwest with a venue for films by, for, and about transgender people and the issues facing the transgender

community. It’s one of only a few transgender film festivals in the world, and strives to place emphasis on visibility and positive representations.

About Three Dollar Bill Cinema

Three Dollar Bill Cinema is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization celebrating 22 years of service to the Seattle LGBTQ and allied film community. TDBC produces year-round programs including the TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival, Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival, Outdoor Summer Movies, Reel Queer Youth (media literacy summer camp) and other LGBTQ film programs. TDBC also serves as a fiscal sponsor for up and coming media projects, and co-produces numerous events with other local non-profits.

Courtesy of Three Dollar Bill Cinema

Amusingly unsettling Stories an emotionally ghoulish triptych

by Sara Michelle Fetters

SGN A&E Writer

GHOST STORIES

Now playing

Professor Phillip Goodman (Andy Nyman) has spent his life debunking stories of the paranormal, most of the time doing it in public in order to dispel any doubts something even moderately supernatural has taken place. Things change, however, when he’s challenged to examine three separate, seemingly unconnected cases, each one a mystery rooted in just the sort of unexplainable phenomena that’s the professor’s investigatory bread and butter.

A night watchman (Paul Whitehouse) in an abandoned asylum discovers some of the former residents might be spending their afterlife wandering the decrepit halls. A jumpy teenager (Alex Lawther) borrows the family car, even though he failed his driver’s test, and literally runs into a twolegged goat-like creature eager to have a one-on-one conversation. A self-serving former banker (Martin Freeman) recounts how he was visited by a demonic entity on the same night his wife was supposed to give birth. These are events Professor Goodman is tasked with looking at, each tale supposedly having nothing to do with any of the others. While none are as crazy or as unbelievable as other mysteries he has previously debunked, there is something strange going on and it’s got him spooked, the truth far more personal than the educator ever could have imagined it would be before he agreed to take on this case.

Based on their own acclaimed stage play, screenwriters and directors Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman have managed to craft a gripping horror-suspense anthology that doesn’t forget to add an absorbing framing device that puts all three of the individual stories into shattering context. While it’s not a shock that there is some sort of twist that will thematically tie everything together, the power of what Dyson and Nyman end up exploring is still substantial. The final moments of this film are breathless in their overarching melancholic despair, the emotional tragedy of life’s bad decisions, missed opportunities and somber regrets taking a devastating toll.

Each story is effective in and of itself, in large parts thanks to some wonderful character work from Whitehouse, Lawther and Freeman. Lawther is particularly outstanding, his jumpily terrified insecurity as he recounts what happened to him out on that lonely stretch of forested highway close

Euphorically eloquent Wanderland a musically quirky miracle

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

WANDERLAND

Now playing

to perfect. It’s also the most playful of tales Professor Goodman investigates, and it’s clear Dyson and Nyman have a solid grasp that the success of any horror anthology hinges on its ability to craft stylistically distinct individual segments that still feel organically part of a greater whole.

As such, arguably the two biggest stars to emerge out of all this end up being composer Haim Frank Ilfman (68 Kill ) and cinematographer Ole Bratt Birkeland (Mister Johns). Ilfman’s score is wonderful, utilizing a variety of themes that as different as they might initially sound still manage to create a form of sonic cohesion that melodiously links the framing story with the three individual tales sitting inside of it. The same could also be said of Birkeland’s visuals. There is a well-defined look to each segment that sets them apart as their own individualized story. But there is still consistency in regards to the lighting and to the framing that allows things to come full circle in a way that helps augment the impact of the climactic reveal, the final images disquieting in their introspective finality.

Nyman is just fine as Professor Goodman, especially during the sections of the story where he gets to appear to be the smartest person in the room, the learned paranormal investigator not above taking great pride in that very thing. Freeman is also having all kinds of fun, and the way he tackles his more complicated than it initially appears character with such jovial relish is priceless. For what was obviously an especially low budget endeavor, there’s also some magnificent practical makeup and effects work that’s suitably bloodcurdling, that aforementioned man-goat-creature-thing only one of a number of imaginative highlights sprinkled throughout the feature.

I wasn’t shocked by the climactic twist, mainly because I knew there a) had to be one and b) there really weren’t too many different ways Dyson and Nyman could have ended things. But it’s still an effective turn of events, reminding me in some ways of 1972’s Tales from the Crypt and its 1973 follow-up Vault of Horror, and as I already stated that final image is breathlessly haunting. Ghost Stories isn’t necessarily the horror anthology one thinks it is going to be entering the theatre. That’s great, because what Dyson and Nyman have crafted is so much more personal and emotionally invigorating than anticipated, all of which makes their debut a beguilingly uncomforting jaunt into self-reflective madness I simply could not resist.

Alex (Tate Ellington) is in a rut. Working a mundane desk job sitting behind a computer screen responding to various email inquiries with a form of enthusiastic helpfulness that’s as forced as it is fake, things take a peculiar turn when he gets a message from Lisa Leonard (Dree Hemingway) offering up her home in the Hamptons for the weekend to the first person who can make use of it. As it’s currently off-season there won’t be a lot of people around, meaning whoever takes her up on this offer will likely have two days of relative peace and quiet all to themselves.

Mainly because he’s not entirely certain he actually knows Lisa, and even though he could use the break, Alex initially doesn’t respond. But as no one else seems to be taking Lisa up on her offer, the busy New Yorker who-is-always-glued-to-his-cellphone takes the plunge and asks for the keys. What follows next is the strangest 24-hours Alex has experienced in quite some time, maybe ever. His car breaks down. He gets stranded at the beach. His cell phone dies. He misplaces his wallet. Things only get more surreal from there, Alex entering into an oddly musical netherworld where up becomes down, black becomes white and the metaphorical grey areas of life are far easier to tolerate and learn vital lessons from than they ever have been before.

I honestly can’t tell you what’s going on with Wanderland. Writer/director Josh Klausner’s latest, his first feature behind the camera since 1999’s thriller The 4th Floor, is a vague, strangely plotless late night/early morning travelogue about a lonely man having his eyes reopened to the larger world around him. It’s like a middle-of-nowhere Into the Night or After Hours but with a softer, humanistic edge and set to an idiosyncratically musical beat. Nothing happens yet everything transpires, Alex’s jaunt teaching him that life lived staring at a Smartphone or a computer screen and not interacting with others is one not lived nearly as well as it possibly could be.

This is one of those movies where I sat there for about the initial third of the running time wondering what the heck it was I was watching. Alex isn’t a bad guy; he’s just not a particularly interesting one. But really that ends up being the point. Why he’s so withdrawn, what led him to cut himself off so fully from the world, none of that matters nearly as much as one thinks it would. If anything, figuring that stuff out is the goal Klausner has tasked the viewer to accomplish, deciphering little clues, putting those various pieces together, and as mysteries go

the filmmaker has crafted one for Alex that, I imagine purposefully, can be solved a multitude of ways, all of them likely correct. It helps that the crux of this long, strange night is Alex trying to find an early evening swimmer, Penelope (Tara Summers), who he met on the beach and who seemed to intuitively know he was in need of a friend, even if he didn’t realize it himself. With only the lost monogrammed insole of one of her shoes as a guide, he ends up traveling between a series of parties and get-togethers happening throughout the Hamptons, the locals all getting together in a variety of groups to celebrate life through music, dance and togetherness.

What’s interesting is that, even if romantic and sexual pleasures are hinted at, this isn’t a film concerned with either of those things. Instead, Alex’s journey is one of discovery, of learning the value of making new friends and relearning that human interaction, even if it’s just a quiet conversation between two strangers heading in opposite directions in the dead of night, might end up being the sort of comforting moment a person remembers for the rest of their life. It is a movie about kindness of purpose and thought, of listening with concerned intent to what others are trying to tell you, and even if disagreements arise common ground can still be found as long as people treat one another with respect no matter how massive those differences might be.

There are occasions where things can almost get too weird. One vignette concerning a randy farmer (Victoria Clark) singing a love song of longing and regret in the middle of a corn maze is as bizarre as that description sounds, while the garden gnome overload both in the front yard as well as in the bedroom dresser drawer of Lisa Leonard’s house is one sight gag I almost could have done without. But other little side stories work beautifully, most notably an encounter between Alex and ice cream shop soda jerk Donny Softlicker (Drew Powell). Their story is absolute perfection, and what begins as a forced partnership magically and eloquently transforms into genuine friendship with a poetic grace that brought a silent tear to my eye.

There’s more, but discovering the ins and outs of what Klausner has conjured up for Alex to face without knowing too much beforehand is all part of the fun. This is a light movie, overflowing in ebullient joy at the prospect that musical merriment, quiet communication and thoughtful conversation are the surprises that make life an experiential treasure worth celebrating. Wanderland is a quaint, endearingly eloquent miracle that meandered right into the center of my heart, the bliss I felt watching it a euphoric song I find I want to memorize and sing for myself.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

New Seattle AIDS Memorial Seeks Lead Design Team Artist

Deadline for Submission is May 29, 2018

SEATTLE, WA (April 24, 2018)The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway, community-driven and -funded, will use public art to create a physical place for remembrance and reflection; utilize technology to share stories about the epidemic and the diverse community responses to the crisis; and provide a call to action to end HIV/AIDS, stigma, and discrimination.

A passionate group of volunteers and community leaders, including people living with HIV, people of color, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community, have begun work on The AMP in partnership with the City of Seattle.

The City’s Office of Arts & Culture is conducting a national search to select the project’s lead design team artist(s), who will work with a design team of developers, architects, landscape architects, technology artists/consultants, and others to develop, plan, and scope artworks and art concepts for a community-driven memorial project honoring the impact of the AIDS epidemic on Seattle and King County.

Through extensive collaboration with the design team, careful consideration of the sites, deep investigation of the history of AIDS and those most impacted by the disease, and thorough engagement of the impacted communities, the lead design team artist(s) will scope and propose future public art projects at multiple sites in

and around Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the historic and cultural center of the AIDS epidemic in King County. The memorial artworks will be integrated into both Cal Anderson Park and the Capitol Hill Transit-Oriented Development, a series of residential and commercial buildings and open spaces adjacent to the park.

An independent creative digital team, with whom the selected lead design team artist(s) will work, will be contracted separately to construct an integral Augmented/Extended Reality (A/XR) component. The A/XR technology will be instrumental to fulfilling the project goals, and this lead artist position will collaborate with the A/XR digital team to integrate art experiences into this technology platform.

Each part of The AMP should evoke different responses and provide varied experiences, while also acknowledging that they are part of a larger memorial. Participants will find themselves in an atmosphere conducive to remembrance and reflection and be led to gain awareness of the varied communities’ responses to AIDS. Through these direct experiences, the art will address social and cultural concerns in which humans face the hardships of fear, discrimination, and the bewildering loss of loved ones. AIDS was and is a crisis that affects all people, and it is a priority that this project

be accessible to the widest possible range of communities.

The call is open to established professional artists living in the United States who are over 18 years of age. The AMP encourages diversity in its collection. Artists whose work is well represented in the city’s collection are eligible to apply, but the artist selection panel will consider artistic diversity as one factor in the selection process. Students are not eligible to apply.

The deadline for submission is Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 10:59pm PDT.

The AMP and the Office of Arts & Culture will share additional background information about this project, information about the selection process, and review the application process on Thursday, May 10, 2018, 12:30pm PDT. Those interested in participating in this online workshop should RSVP via email with “add me to the online workshop” in the subject line to kristen.ramirez@seattle.gov by May 3, 2018.

Information about the project’s history, site selection, current status, and additional details about the Call and a link to it are all available at TheAMP.org.

The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway is supported by the City of Seattle, the Seattle Parks Foundation, Pride Foundation, and individual donors.

Vallarta Pride brings in the clowns to celebrate Puerto Vallarta centennial

LGBTQ events finds “100 Reasons to Celebrate”

in fifth edition

Puerto Vallarta’s annual LGBTQ cultural celebration, Vallarta Pride, will bring a new level of camp to the city’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of its founding with a “100 Reasons to Celebrate” theme, which will culminate on Saturday, May 26 with a grand nighttime shindig worthy of any small-town summer carnival – if that carnival featured half-naked “go-go boys” and drag queens galore.

Taking place in Puerto Vallarta from May 20 to 27, Vallarta Pride has grown yearly, with its 2017 edition attracting more than 17,000 visitors. The event has become a staple in the international Pride calendar, and now drives a considerable influx of visitors during what used to be the end of Puerto Vallarta’s traditional high season for tourism. This year, Puerto Vallarta has enjoyed one of its most active seasons for the LGBT market, with multiple events taking place across town and entertainment headliners such as Hedda Lettuce, Mama Tits, Miss Conception and Kim Kuzma taking up residency across the Zona Romantica, Puerto Vallarta’s “gayborhood.”

This year, Vallarta Pride’s annual parade will take place on Thursday, May 24. It will start at the Hotel Sheraton Buganvilias, flow into the oceanfront Malecón promenade and culminate on Lázaro Cárdenas Street, where thousands will join a block party with “circuit” music, multicolor light shows, go-go dancers and fireworks hosted by Fiesta Bar, La Noche, Mr. Flamingo, Los Muertos Brewing, CC Slaughters and La Margarita. There will also be multiple women’s events. The Vallarta Pride International Film Festival will hold a Women’s Film Festival Screening on Wednesday, May 23; Pink & Proud will present the Official Women Only Party on Friday, May 25; and an Only Girls Cocktail event takes place at the Verona Bistro Bar on Saturday, May 26.

Celebrities such as country singer Steve Grand, transgender Mexican singer Morgana Love and Mexican actress and singer Lorena Herrera will be performing this year, with Herrera performing double duty as this year’s Grand Marshal and the star of the free concert offered by Vallarta Pride on Friday, May 25 at Teatro Vallarta. Other highlights include the annual Drag Derby, an LGBT Art Walk, an Adam

& Steve Party at Casa Cupula, a beach gym, a casino night and a sunset “Wet and Wild Cruise,” plus a host of community activities and cultural events. The Big Top Party will take place May 25 at Puerto Vallarta’s newest venue, Top Sky Bar, hosted by entrepreneur and public figure Eliad Cohen and featuring performances by music artist Nikki Valentine.

Puerto Vallarta is renowned as the premier LGBT vacation destination in Mexico. The country’s first IGLTA member, since 2014, it was also honored as the first city in Mexico to be granted Gay Travel Approved status by GayTravel.com. GayCities.com users named Puerto Vallarta their “Fun in the Sun Destination” in the site’s 2016 “Best of Gay Cities” poll. Puerto Vallarta was also named an International LGBTQ Destination at tourism industry Travvy Awards 2017 and listed as a top beach destination by Passport magazine in April 2017.

Puerto Vallarta vacation properties are offering special Pride packages online at www.vallartapride.com.

For more information on Puerto Vallarta, please visit www.visitpuertovallarta. com.

About the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board

The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board is responsible for promoting Puerto Vallarta as a tourist destination both in national and international markets. Located in the heart of Mexico’s Pacific coastline and framed by the rugged, tropical Sierra Madre Mountains to the east and facing Banderas Bay, Mexico’s largest natural bay and second largest on the American continent, Puerto Vallarta is easily accessible from the U.S. and Canada. Puerto Vallarta enjoys a warm tropical climate year-round, with average daytime temperatures of 80° F and cooler evening temperatures in winter months. Located 4 miles from downtown Puerto Vallarta, Gustavo Diaz International airport receives over 4 million visitors annually. The destination is home to 300,000 residents and offers an estimated 12,400 hotel rooms with over half in 4-star-plus properties.

Courtesy of Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board

1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

SEATTLE

BATHS

SEATTLE

CLUB Z - (men)

1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958 HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women)

CLUB Z - (men)

SW corner of Pike & 11th

1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958

(stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240

HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women)

STEAM WORKS - (men)

SW corner of Pike & 11th

1520 Summit - 388-4818

(stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240

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1520 Summit Ave - 388-4818

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88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300

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BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

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C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S - 839-1300

1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565

BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

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DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - 322-1080

GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577

BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914

HOT MAMA’S PIZZA - 700 E. Pine St. - 322-6444

JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126

JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E. - 860-1818

KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - 682-2935

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537

1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231

EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437

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FANTASY UNLIMITED

THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM

2027 Westlake Ave. - (206) 682-0167

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HERBAN LEGENDS - 55 Bell St - 849-5596

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LAUGHING BUDDHA TATTOO

RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214

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THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E - 322-3130

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2103 N. 45th - 545-8363

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JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E - 441-9729

JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - 860-1818

KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - 682-2935

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MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537

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THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM - 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463

POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178

PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854

PURR - 2307 24th Ave E - 325-3112

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R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828

RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214

SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591

SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - 441-5449

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TOULOUSE PETIT

601 Queen Anne Ave N - 432-9069

UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492

WILDROSE - 1021 E Pike - 324-9210

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954

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9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299

TABOO ADULT VIDEO

9813 16th Ave SW - 767-4855

TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO

1525 Summit Ave - 227-3572

UNDER U 4 MEN

709 Broadway Ave. E - 324-6446

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2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

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WILD AT HEART

1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538

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5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954

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THE FANTASY SHOP 604 Central Ave. S - (253) 850-8428

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126

NASHVILLE’S SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) 114 - Railroad Ave. N - (253) 852-0909

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231

LA CONNER

EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437

HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157

NEW YORK EXCHANGE

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

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ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965

OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630

PANACHE

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225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805

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Meetings Events Activities

TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1707 23rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: (206) 324-4297. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org.

INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm. ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities. html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.

NOTE: 10-digit dialing has come to the Seattle area. The (206) area code must now be used to dial local calls. Location of meetings/events is in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

SATURDAY - April 28

Market Street Singers Annual Rummage Sale. 9am4pm. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5710 22nd Ave NW. Huge sale held in basement of St. Luke’s old chapel. St. Luke’s is located just north of the Ballard Branch Library and across the street from the Ballard Commons Park. http://marketstreetsingers.org

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 9:30am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored by LIfelong.

Seattle Black Panther Party 50th Anniversary Conference (4/26-4/28). https://www.seattlebpp50.com

Native Plant Sale. 10am-4pm. Mercerdale Park, 3009 77th Ave SE / SE 32nd St & 77th Ave SE, Mercer Island. Huge Native Plant selection. Sponsored by Central Puget Sound Chapter Washngton Native Plant Society. Western Washington University Queer Con - in Bellingham 10am-5pm. Academic West building on WWU campus. WWU Queer Con will include an artist alley featuring professional and student creators, vendors offering all sorts of queer and geek related items, and panels focusing on queer stories and experiences. Cosplay is welcomed and encouraged. WWUQueerCon.com. Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Saturday starting 3/31 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 140. Monthly potluck meets last Saturday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.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.oasisyouthcenter.org. (Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

SUNDAY - April 29

Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Workship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship. 500 Broadway E. Come as you are. All are welcome. A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org

St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship. 1501 32nd Ave S. Great music. Dynamic preaching. Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org

Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. 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! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322

S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org

Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church

Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed

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to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” under Meetup.com or DharmaBuddies.org. (Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.)

St Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com

Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. MEETS DAILY (except Saturday). Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12- tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. 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 (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Sunday starting 3/25 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/Weds/ Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Preregistration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.

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Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous 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 (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. [EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.] Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746. Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - April 30

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Monday starting 3/26 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.sasgcc.org

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.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 Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30-8:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. (Also meets Fridays.)

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com

TUESDAY - May 1

Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. (206) 622-5555.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Alki Beach Walk. 2-3pm. 61st Ave SW & Alki Ave SW. Tuesday starting 3/27 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Statue of Liberty statue. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call ((206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

19th Annual May Day March for Immigrant & Workers Rights. Rally at 2:30pm at Judkins Park, 2150 S Norman St. March to Downtown at 3:30pm. ICE out of Washington State! Stop the Raids! Stop the Deportations! No Ban! No Wall! Immigrant Rights! Justice for Our Communities! Sponsored by El Comite and the May 1st Action Coalition. defeatHIV Community Advisory Board (CAB). 5:307:30pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway @ E Jefferson St. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. CAB builds community involvement in order to advance defeatHIV’s clinical research into a potential gene therapy cure for HIV infection. If you want to learn more about our efforts to ensure that all of Seattle’s communities that are affected by HIV have a strong voice in the cure research of defeatHIV, please come to one of our community dinner meetings. More info, contact Michael Louella, (206) 667-5810; mlouella@fredhutch.org

Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County. “We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238. LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. 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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 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

No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. 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. (206) 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 (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday.

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org

Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org

HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 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, (206) 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com

Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; 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 - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@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 - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org

Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org

MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 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; Tacoma Older LGBT: www.tacomaolderlgbt.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com

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, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org

PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com

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Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org

Pride Foundation - (206) 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. (206) 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 - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org

Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235. Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE; (206) 451-7233. SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.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. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. (206) 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.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 - (206) 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.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net

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 Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.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; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; 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.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; 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, (206) 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 Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 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 Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com

WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; 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 Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; 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. (206) 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; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcenter.org; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 7268500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.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, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.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; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 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/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Meet Thurston, a 3-year-old cat with unusual features. When you adopt Thurston, he will come with extra toes as he's a polydactyl cat. In addition, he'll also come with an adorable stubby tail. But looks aren't the only cute part of this boy. His personality is quite attractive as well. He's friendly and loves to be scratches and petted. He may even jump up onto your lap if you're an expert cat scratcher. Come meet this special boy today at Seattle Humane!

As with all of our cats, Thurston has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. He will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination and an identification tag. PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Chewy

Chewy is a 3-year-old Pit Bull Terrier mix who's always smiling! Chewy has lived with children before and would be a great addition to an active family. Chewy would be a great running or hiking buddy and he is working on learning some basic commands. He loves affection and is a super happy boy. Meet Chewy today at Seattle Humane!

As with all of our wonderful dogs, Chewy is neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, and behavior-tested. He will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination and an identification tag. PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion and a training rebate when you complete a dog behavior course - a great way to start off on the right paw!

Introduce to children of all ages. Resident dogs are required to visit Chewy prior to adoption. Cat-free home.