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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 50, Volume 40, December 14, 2012

You gotta have Faith The U.K. singing sensation on her new album, her Bear fan base, and the T-word by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer

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Few artists these days have what people call “the voice.” Paloma Faith has it – a force of nature so strong that it could lift the whole world up with just one note. Already certified double platinum in the U.K., the 27-year-old British sensation known for her emo-pop theatricality recently dropped her second album, Fall to Grace, on American soil. Faith recently filled us in on the story behind that big voice, why she has so many Bear friends, and by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer

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ELF – THE MUSICAL 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through December 31 If you are looking for something new to see in Seattle this holiday season, look no further than the 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of Elf – The Musical. With special permission from the currently running Broadway show, the musical stage version of the popular Will Ferrell film brings something different and fun to the Emerald City. Not having seen the movie, I couldn’t compare the two, but I can say that this musical does what a holiday show is supposed to do – it thoroughly entertains and then lets you leave with a smile on your face.

why you’ll never see a Twitter pic of her stoned. Azzopardi: Are you ready to take over the States with Fall to Grace? Faith: I’m feeling really good about it. I’m really excited about new possibilities and the future and what it may bring and all those things. I’d also like for it to work, but if it doesn’t, then I’ll go home with my tail between my legs. Azzopardi: You’ve called “Blood Sweat & Tears” your Gay anthem. How did that come to be?

Faith: When I was writing it, I was listening to Chaka Khan and I was like, “I wanna do a diva-disco song that people can put their hands in the air to.” That’s what I came up with. All my male Gay friends – it’s their favorite song. Azzopardi: It’s also just your Gay male sensibility that you’ve admitted to having. Faith: Absolutely. I’m definitely a tranny. You know, in America, that’s considered ofsee faith page 27

A fabulous finish Gay couple wins The Amazing Race by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Call it a Gay miracle. Life partners Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, who manage a goat farm in upstate New York, dashed to the victory mat at Gotham Hall in midtown Manhattan to claim first place on the Emmywinning series The Amazing Race. They celebrated by kissing on the lips and embracing on the

nationally televised show. Nicknamed the “Beekman Boys,” they were seen as the weakest of the four remaining teams when the two-hour season finale aired December 9. KilmerPurcell and Ridge, who’ve been together for over 14 years, earned a $1 million prize for their victory.

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The RuPaul fan cruise had everything – including a marriage proposal by Shaun Kelly Special to the SGN So what do we all know about cruises in general? There will be pools, spas bars, and casinos. There will be tons of food and booze, a hairy chest competition, and maybe a few dance revues. But what made the Carnival Glory stand out from the crowd in the first week of December? For a ship that can hold 2,974 passengers, if you fill it with 34 drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag

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Drag Race goes to sea with this great closing comment: “Thank you for your cooperation. Now that we’ve taken care of business ... let the FUN begin!” Vicky, honey, you don’t even know the meaning of the word “fun” until you have cruised with a group of drag queens and their followers. You’re fortunate that your only appearance onboard was in the form of a bloke in a dress with a big red wig and a beard, or else you would have been strung up with stockings and G-strings. The drag Vicky made a huge splash, though – even

There was a lot more interest than was originally anticipated, and so we quickly got moved to a larger capacity ship and took off full force – the Gays were going to sea! Race (Logo TV) and then add about 1,300 of their fans you are in for a boatload of fun! Of course that sort of fun could all come to a screaming, hair-pulling, bitch-slapping halt if you roll Vicky Rey, vice president of guest services for Carnival cruises, into the mix, though. The cruise had been announced for about a year and many people had been booked on it from the start. Who wouldn’t want to mingle with their favorite drag queens and the gorgeous Michelle Visage? There was a lot more interest than was originally anticipated, and so we quickly got moved to a larger capacity ship and took off full force – the Gays were going to sea! We were to have use of a huge theater with three private drag shows as well as Q&A panels, cocktail parties, a luncheon, and theme party evenings. THE INFAMOUS LETTER For anyone who missed out on all the drama, everything was going along nice and smooth until Rey sent out her letter, directed initially just at the guests booked into the Drag Race grouping. This letter came less than a week before the cruise was about to set sail, and boy, did she not read her intended audience before she penned her missive. It started off friendly enough, welcoming us all onto the ship and hoping that we would have a great time. It went on to state that the cruise line strives to present a family-friendly atmosphere and that everyone should “refrain from engaging in inappropriate conduct in public areas.” Anyone who breaks the rules, she said, will be “disembarked at their own expense and no refund will be given.” That in itself didn’t seem too unreasonable – OK, no sex on the Lido deck, no drugs in the pool, no orgies or fraternizing with the crew – in other words, don’t turn the ship into a floating bathhouse. We could handle that. But then she got down to the real point of the letter. The performers, she said, are booked into the main theater and that is it as far as drag is concerned. “Guests are not allowed to dress in drag for the performances or in public areas at any time during the cruise.” Oh no you didn’t, bitch – you try to stop a queen being a queen and you are going to have all sorts of problems. This wonderful little message finished

taking photos with the ship and cruise-line bigwigs. A CHANGE OF HEART The cruise line, to its credit, did a complete 360 on the decision. Gerry Cahill, the president and CEO, allowed anyone who wished to dress in drag to do so. Hell, yeah! As you can imagine, the call went out for everyone to toss a dress and a wig in their case and bring some solidarity fierceness. Cahill also made a very gracious offer to let anyone cancel and “receive a full refund of their cruise fare, as well as reimbursement for any non-refundable travel related expenses.” All social media was blasted with this news, and the story even went global with cruise promoter Al and Chuck Travel being bombarded by media interview requests. I for one didn’t even get to talk with my partner for the week before the cruise, as he was the Norma Rae of Facebook, defending the Gays and then the cruise line after they changed their mind. He got into some pretty heated debates and made a mental scrapbook of who he had sparred with – and then started to pick them out in the embarkation lounge! So, move forward to departure day and there we are in the lounge where the lines are huge, the information is sparse, and the crowd is getting restless, thirsty, and hungry. There is a strange energy as one side of the room seems like it could burst into a flash-mob dance and the other side is sitting kinda nervous with a touch of pearl clutching. Hide your children – the Gays are here! So what was the first step? Mark all the Gays and Gay-adjacent fans with a white wristband so that we stand out (not necessary for some) and then let the fun begin. It could have been a scene from West Side Story with Gays versus straights instead of Sharks versus Jets, but fortunately it didn’t come to that – I think there would have been too much infighting on our side over who would choreograph.

a hit when some shady queen scratched her CD and her performance was cut short. She offered to eat a bucket of chicken on stage (which would probably have been fun) but ended up singing an out-of-this-world acappella version of Diamonds by Rihanna. Morgan McMichaels stunned us with her Pink medley, which got the energy level way up after a low-key start by season-two winner Tyra Sanchez. The body beautiful Carmen Carrera came out with just a few pasties and gave us realness that was second to none. I have to also mention Pandora Boxx – who else would have thought to do a drag routine to Pippi Longstocking? – and one of the most fabulous queens as both a boy and a girl was Rebecca Glasscock, who performed like a star and mingled like the sweet guy he really is. The wonderful host for the shows was Michelle Visage, who was stunningly beautiful and incredibly quick-witted and funny. As the head judge (although with the tightness of the tux there isn’t much “head” to see) on the Logo TV show since Season Two, she was very well-suited for this hosting gig. She is also not afraid to make fun of herself, especially when people started to tell her how much better-looking she was in real life. The consensus was that her TV makeup artist was making her look too much like a drag queen herself – and apparently she now has a new makeup person! They also showed their personal side by actually spending time with fans and chatting, making friends, and just generally hanging out with everybody. Cameras went crazy and drag queens were seen out of their natural habitat in full makeup durFIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCES ing the daylight hours. I think that the best The shows were out of this world – the time was when they were in boy drag and queens brought their A-game and knocked just being themselves – new fan favorites the socks off everyone. It is so hard to select were made. a favorite, but Stacey Lane Matthews made HARD TO STARBOARD! For anyone who has been on a cruise before you are probably aware of the “Friends of Dorothy” meetings that will be held most evenings in a bar on board. Very discreet, but a way to meet like-minded guests. They still advertised them in the daily briefings for the ship’s activities, but that hardly seemed necessary, seeing as how every night the starboard side of the ship was Gay central! Yes, there were some people who rushed through that area of the ship each night like they were making their way

through a gang meeting or something, but for the most part everyone was happy to see people having fun, jealous that they couldn’t join in, and taking as many pictures as they could. The whole week progressed from an “us and them” situation to a warm and fuzzy love-fest. Hearts and minds were changed as people who had probably never spent any time with a real live Gay person got up close and personal and made new friends. I did a karaoke duet with a total redneck dude who was the best straight guy I could have wished to meet. There were also a pair of nightclub bouncer types who were seen watching karaoke without cracking a smile until two boys did a dance routine behind a woman singing “Gloria,” and at that point they melted and had the time of their lives. Was the food great? Not really, but there was a lot of it. Was the booze cheap? No, but again there was a lot of it. Did we all have a great time? Hell yes, and hell yes again. After talking with the bar staff, hotel manager, and guest services manager, it was pretty clear that Carnival made the right decision to let this go ahead in the way it did. The liquor sales were up and the trouble level was down – they even had to restock the bar at one of the ports. BRAVO, AL AND CHUCK And now for the shameless plug portion of the review: The drag part of the cruise was billed as the “Drag Race at Sea Cruise – Revenge of the Wench,” and was organized by the fantastic Al and Chuck Travel Company. As sponsors of the RuPaul show they are billed as the No. 1 Gay travel agency and I have to say that they will get my business from now on. I may not always want to go on a Gay vacation, but being surrounded by like-minded folks on a cruise is pretty sweet, as it created a safe zone where many friends were made. The whole team from Al and Chuck worked so hard to make sure that everyone had a great time – can you imagine herding drag queens and a gaggle of Gays around a boat for a week?! Always available and always very gracious and accommodating, they made everything run very smoothly and were so sweet to be around. The last show of the week started off with a video thank-you message from Al to Chuck (they have been partners for 25 years), which ended with Al proposing to Chuck. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house!

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Not so unexpected Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy begins its Middle Earth journey

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tally unbalanced Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy) – are so heavy-handed and over-the-top they drove me nuts, and while some of what he talks about is important (at least as far as the next film is concerned) there’s no denying his presence is borderline superfluous. Granted, the one exceedingly important and emotionally chilling connection between the two Middle Earth stories is handled with the precision, care, and majesty required, the initial meeting between Bilbo and the creature Gollum (Andy Serkis) as startlingly effective as anything I could have imagined. The two, engaged in a battle of riddles, go back and forth and round and round, each trying to mentally outdo the other and take charge of a situation neither knows the full consequences of. It is a thrilling sequence, beautifully acted by both Freeman and Serkis and marvelously staged by Jackson, the heart of the story laid bare and our hero’s transformation from timid, unsure wanderer to confident, larger-thanlife adventurer honest and pure. But did I need to see a thunderstorm-filled battle between the mystical Rock Giants as Thorin and his band attempted to make his way across the mountains? Were so many scenes of chitchat between talkative

I cannot help but say that visually this was as jarring and uncomfortable an experience as any I’ve had in a movie theater. It goes without saying that clarity is increased many times over, while the fluidity of the 3D is oftentimes extraordinary. On top of that, in close-up the digital effects have never looked so tactile, all of the sequences with Gollum so startlingly realistic one could be forgiven if they thought the character was on the set the day of shooting (not Serkis, mind you, but the actual character) and not created later on a computer screen. There is mind-blowing detail to be found in HFR 3D, of that I cannot deny. At the same time, there is a downside to this clarity that came close to driving me right round the proverbial bend. The fakery of it all, the digitally crafted majesty of so much of the Middle Earth world, all of it has never been so clearly visible. The lines between the practical and the digital are crystal-clear: many of the scenes of Thorin and the dwarves running through caverns escaping from orcs look more like herky-jerky cut-scenes from some high-profile video game than they do anything else. It’s distracting and distancing, taking me out of the movie far more often than it immersed me in it, and as such my reservations regarding

There is filler here and at times it can feel like Jackson is taking forever to get to the heart of the matter, and as handsome and well-acted as this production is, there’s no denying that this first act of the adventure is much too long.

Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Opens December 14 The sense of déjà vu hovering over director and co-screenwriter Peter Jackson’s return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth is undeniable. After the weight, majesty, and power of his massive and highly successful take on the author’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy a decade ago, the events talked about in his opening salvo at tackling prequel The Hobbit can’t help but feel trite and unimportant. The fate of the world isn’t at stake this time around – the lives of men, dwarves, elves and, of course, hobbits, aren’t exactly in the balance as pint-sized Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) heads out his door, leaving the Shire for his initial adventure. At the same time, this film, saddled with the subtitle An Unexpected Journey and the first of a new trilogy, is hardly a waste of time. Jackson knows this world and its people with robust and energetic intimacy, and as familiar as much of this tale can feel the director is hardly spinning his wheels. His passion is evident in every frame and every shot, and one can tell instantly he and his creative team have thought through every second of the story attempting to achieve a level of exactitude that’s undeniable. But to what end? Tolkien’s original tale was purposefully thin, the author crafting something more akin to a children’s tale with The Hobbit than he was anything else. The story didn’t require a lot of heavy lifting and, in most editions (sans the appendices) ran just over 300 or so pages, hardly the stuff that would fuel a trio of threehour, $200-million-plus Hollywood epics. There is filler here and at times it can feel like Jackson is taking forever to get to the

heart of the matter, and as handsome and well-acted as this production is, there’s no denying that this first act of the adventure is much too long. THE RING SAGA BEGINS For those who don’t already know, the story revolves around Bilbo being convinced by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) to join a group of 13 dwarves, led by the haunted yet commanding Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), and embark on a quest to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim the group’s home from the dragon Smaug. Why he has been given this task he is not sure, and for that matter neither is the wizard who has given it to him. The relatively young Hobbit (he’s a spritely 51) manages to learn much about himself as well as the nature of the larger world as he and the group face down all manner of unspeakable and dangerous calamities. The connection to The Lord of the Rings is obvious, of course, as it is here that Bilbo will come by the One Ring, the devilish device that will signal the return of an ancient evil and send his nephew Frodo (Elijah Wood) out on his own adventure 60 years later. But Jackson, trying to give An Unexpected Journey additional weight, makes sure to hint at the coming calamitous turn of events at every opportunity, playing up the fact that Thorin and his group have inadvertently started something with their journey that will bring all of Middle Earth into a fight for its very survival not too far in the future. Some of this is nice – a scene in Rivendell between Gandalf, Lord Elrond (Hugo Weaving), the Lady Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), and Saruman the White (Christopher Lee) achieves an ethereal elegance I found enchanting. Other times, though, these sequences, most notably ones involving another wizard – the unhinged and men-

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goblins, trolls, and orcs even slightly necessary? Was the addition of Azog (Manu Bennett), a brutish, one-armed orc villain with an obsession for Thorin’s head on a pike, one that helped propel the story on in any discernible way? Not really, and as nice as many of these scenes are on their own, inside the movie itself they feel self-indulgent, slowing the proceedings down more than they do anything else. Quite simply, I couldn’t help but feel that by the time the end came we should have been farther along this journey than we were, and the thought that there were still six hours of motion picture to go wasn’t exactly comforting. HFR + 3D = HEADACHE There is an additional facet to all of this I have not yet mentioned, and it’s one that has little to do with the storytelling yet is important all the same. I saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Jackson’s preferred template, High Frame Rate (HFR) 3D, in which the image is shown at 48 frames per second (fps) instead of the usual 24 fps, and

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HFR 3D are considerable, to say the least. Not that most people will be seeing the film this way – only a handful of theaters across the country are capable of showing it in that format. But as this was the way Jackson intended The Hobbit to be seen and the way the studio chose to have the press preview it, I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about it, and personally I’m incredibly curious to discover how audiences who do choose to see it in this format respond to the director’s technological experiment. As for the movie itself, part of me feels like I’m being too harsh in regard to some of this opening chapter’s shortcomings. This return trip to Middle Earth is not without its merits, Freeman in particular making for a rousing everyman sort of hero I couldn’t help but want to cheer. While the magic isn’t as pure and as strong as it was for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, it’s hardly waning. An Unexpected Journey is overall an enjoyable experience and I for one am still interested to see what Jackson has in store for us next.

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Capitol Hill Talent Show winner Karin Parks returns to The Grill on Broadway Epic Records

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by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor After a 22-year break from music due to depression and anxiety, Seattle vocalist Karin Parks won the second season of the Capitol Hill Talent Contest at The Grill on Broadway (314 Broadway E.). Now, the 51-year-old singer is scheduled to headline Karin Parks Live: Many Voices. One Diva. One Night. at the same venue on December 21. “Channeling the voices of divas of every sort from Barbra Streisand to Beyoncé, including some holiday favorites, Karin will warm your heart and blow your mind with her velvet voice and soulful style,” said Les Sterling, operations manager at The Grill on Broadway. “Come to The Grill, grab a martini or two, and settle in for a night you won’t soon forget.” Seattle Gay News caught up with Parks to talk about her past, the upcoming show, and her hopes for a better tomorrow. “After a 22 year break from music due to depression and anxiety, it was much, much harder to start back over, all over again from scratch,” said Parks. The entertainer tells SGN that winning the Capitol Hill Talent Show was a very touching moment. “To get that bit of recognition in my hometown meant the world to me and it was an affirmation that I need to keep going and will continue pursuing a singing career as long as I live and can get as far as fate will allow.”

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SINGING A ‘SOOTHING RUSH’ Singing is how Parks deals with life’s curveballs. When something is bothering her, she says the simple answer is to sing it out. “It’s an emotional comfort, an outlet.” “Singing is a very deep and profound expression and exposes vulnerabilities,” Parks told SGN. “I used to sing to toys when I was

in Seattle.” AN ALLY SINCE CHILDHOOD Parks describes herself as a “staunch ally” to the LGBT community. “Growing up with anxiety and depression was tough enough as a straight kid, but I had several friends through grade school and high school who went through absolute hell and were ter-

“Channeling the voices of divas of every sort from Barbra Streisand to Beyoncé, including some holiday favorites, Karin will warm your heart and blow your mind with her velvet voice and soulful style.” a little kid. I could be a very anxious kid and an anxious teenager that grew into anxious and depressed adult, and singing gave me a soothing rush. After I got help for anxiety and depression, I feel I can do anything – and being able to sing was the penny that dropped and proved to me that I was back on my feet.” Parks has lived in Seattle and the Puget Sound area since she was five. “I was very wayward in my 20s and decided to take off to London, but ended up in Dublin, Ireland,” she recalled. “I started my singing odyssey by answering an ad for a female singer in a local record store in Dublin, called Freebird Records. I performed there for five years and now going on two and a half years here

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rified to come out,” she said. “And by the magic of Facebook I am back in contact with several of them!” “The passage of Referendum 74 was a civil rights milestone,” she said. “To see people have joy and the equal right to marry the person they love was watching sheer happiness. It’s not often that we get to witness heartfelt sheer happiness!” Like most artists, Parks has conviction. She told SGN that she believes no one should go hungry in this world. “I am a caretaker for my elderly parents so senior care is a huge deal with me. Because I am a caretaker and I used to cook for musicians, feeding people is an instinct for me. The

hungry, the elderly, the homeless, the sick, and those down on their luck are something that we as a society need to be aware of and help anyway we can. “With the abundance of food in this nation we need to have help resources for people who need it,” she added. Parks is also an animal lover who says, “I try to give where I can to shelters, food drives, and rescues.” HER BIG BREAK Among the interesting yet little-known facts about Parks are that she once cooked for rock stars U2, Simply Red, Waterboys, and Chris de Burgh in Dublin. While cutting sandwiches at a Dublin rehearsal studio, she landed the opportunity to do a demo song for a film with Def Leppard members Rick Savage and Joe Elliott, titled “Hyperactive,” in 1987. Parks made seven TV appearances with local Dublin bands doing backing and lead vocals on Saturday morning kids’ shows and “The Late, Late, Show with Gay Byrne,” who at the time was the Irish equivalent of Johnny Carson. She told SGN her biggest vocal influences were Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, Cher, and Robert Plant. “I love Eddie Vedder and the guys from PM Dawn,” she added. “I listen to absolutely everything from PM Dawn, Led Zeppelin, to Dean Martin, the Clash, ’60s girl bands, Motown, John Legend, and Al Green,” said Parks. “I literally will listen to anything.” ‘JUST DO IT’ If you are thinking about following the path of singing onstage and entertaining people for a living, Parks says, “Just do it. Put one foot in front of the other and keep going, work hard, never assume anything, get along with people, and build good relationships. Respect is imperative. “Know when you need to ask for help and always do your research,” she continued. “Record all your rehearsals. Develop a thick skin and be skeptical of the word ‘no’ but be honest with yourself. It’s a long haul.” Singers often come from a place of great sorrow or great happiness. The best performers are extreme in all they do, and Parks is no exception. She told SGN that for her, for now, the sorrow part is gone. “Now that I think I’ve reclaimed my life I am just starting to experience more of the happiness. Cheers to the future!” Karin Parks’ upcoming show at The Grill on Broadway is sure to be an unforgettable night. “This show will focus on a combination of old and current classics showcasing some our world’s most famous divas, but a few fun holiday numbers as well,” she said. “I am hoping it will be an evening of people being able to enjoy the best vocals I can deliver. I research my songs very carefully so there will be some dance numbers as well as classics. “I’m serious about pursuing a singing career, but not in a pretentious way,” she added. “I don’t have gimmicks and really want people of have a good time. It’s a milestone night where I really try to anchor myself as a solo artist. I really look forward to it.” FEELS ‘AT HOME’ ON HILL Parks has nothing but love for her fans. “When you have an audience that is willing to sit there and listen to you, you do your best to give them a nice evening and a great performance,” she said. “I believe in treating my audience like they are guests in my home.” Karin Parks Live is scheduled for December 21, from 8 p.m. to midnight. This is an all-ages show and there is no cover charge. “I love my audience – especially my Capitol Hill audience,” said Parks. “There’s just so much diversity and acceptance. I feel very much at home here.”

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bearded men. I have a group of Bear friends called Bearlesque – they do Bear burlesque. Azzopardi: Where does that big voice of yours come from? Faith: I’ve worked for it. I don’t think it was something that has been with me forever. You know how when you do interviews with singers and quite often they’re like, “I was singing when I was a kid and it just came”? It didn’t for me. First and foremost I was a creative mind – an artist. And then I was doing all sorts of things at the same time, and I started to do cabaret and use my voice in it. People were like, “Oh, it’s good! Your voice has potential.” At that point it wasn’t as strong. I sort of learned. Then I started to write songs – what I was trying to say was more important than the technique side of it. I wanted to write lyrics that moved people, so it was all about the lyrics and the way I performed it on stage.

one of those sites, so no. But I do know people who use chat rooms as confessionals. I think a lot of people do, even people in the public eye who are going on Twitter posting pictures – like Rihanna looking stoned. It’s the new thing. It’s like whispering a secret into a tree, but in this case the whole world is listening. It’s quite strange to me. I’m a bit more private. Azzopardi: You strike me as this woman who, like Gay men, loves her big-voiced divas. Besides Chaka Khan, who are some of your other favorites? Faith: My all-time favorite is probably Etta James. I always tell people she was my singing teacher, because I learned to sing by trying to impersonate her way of singing. I love Tina Turner, Grace Jones – not the biggest vocals, just the massive personality – and Edith Piaf. High drama. Azzopardi: Are you saying you’re highdrama?

The difference between being a fashionista and a drag queen is when you’re a drag queen, you don’t take yourself too seriously. That’s why I consider myself a drag queen.

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continued from cover fensive to say, but over here it’s considered a compliment. I love the word “tranny” and I love calling myself one. Azzopardi: Have you gotten any flack for using that word in the U.S.? Faith: Yeah, but I’m not changing it, because that’s what we do over here. It’s acceptable over here. We have whole nights called things like “Tranny-tastic.” I was at a festival the other day and 20 drag queens passed me and went, “Paloma, the trannies love you!” [laughs] Azzopardi: Why do you think “trannies” adore you? Faith: Because my wardrobe’s very similar. I love to dress up, and one of my best friends is a drag queen and he’s always calling me up going, “Can I borrow something?” [laughs] Azzopardi: Do you ever borrow clothes from your “tranny” friends? Faith: Sometimes, yeah. I borrowed a cape from one of them this week. I just enjoy dressing up a lot. The difference between being a fashionista and a drag queen is when you’re a drag queen, you don’t take yourself too seriously. That’s why I consider myself a drag queen. Azzopardi: What you wear, though, seems very consciously selected. Most female artists – Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Florence Welch, for instance – have very distinct styles. You do, as well. How do you define yours? Faith: As Hollywood glamour, at this point. But occasionally I’ll throw in something a bit funny. Last night I went to this Amy Winehouse Foundation Ball, and I dressed really elegantly in all black and everyone was saying how much they loved my hat, which I basically made out of a net curtain and some safety pins – like what old ladies have in their house – and everyone was going, “Who designed the hat?” And I was like, “Me! It’s a net curtain I bought on eBay.” I was in my house with my stylist and he was like, “I have this dress but I don’t have anything to put on your head.” I

said, “Don’t kill me, but I’ve got some net curtains upstairs.” [laughs] Azzopardi: So you wore them. Faith: Why not? Azzopardi: With pop stars wearing everything from meat dresses to cupcakes, does it make it harder to be original? Faith: It’s not something that concerns me or that I’m trying to be. I don’t think about other people. I just think about who I am and I just rely on being honest about myself, so I don’t really care what they’re doing, to be quite honest. Azzopardi: You have quite the Gay fan base – and a lot of Bear friends. How did you end up with more Bears than Twinks? Faith: I think I’m looking for a father figure. [laughs] I just love cuddling big,

In the last year or so, I took singing lessons, because I thought I should probably learn how to not lose my voice. I think you can hear the difference between the vocals on the first and second album. This album is a lot stronger vocally. Azzopardi: In the Out4Marriage video you shot, you acknowledged that everyone should be able to marry. Why is this important to you? Faith: Marriage equality is important to me because everyone is entitled to do whatever the hell they want. I performed recently at a club called G-A-Y in London and I said, “Personally I don’t want to get married and I don’t necessarily believe in marriage, but that doesn’t mean that a homosexual or Lesbian couple shouldn’t be allowed to make that choice themselves.” I just believe that everyone should be free to choose. If everyone can’t marry, we should just abolish marriage entirely. Azzopardi: One of my favorite lines off this album comes from “Black & Blue,” when you say, “I know people who use chat rooms as confessionals.” Have you ever used one as a confessional? Faith: [laughs] I haven’t, you know. I’m not really that technologically minded. I probably couldn’t even figure out how to use

Faith: I think so, but I try to tone it down, because sometimes people get afraid. I am known to collapse on the floor in a writhing mess or pass out. People are always like, “Oh my God, what’s she doing?” I trained originally as a dancer and was famously told from a guy in my dance school, “The problem with you, Paloma, is you’re useless – but the other problem is, nobody can take their eyes off of you, because you’ve got something that commands attention. So now all the audience’s eyes are being drawn toward the most useless girl on the stage. You’re going to have to do something with that in your life, but I know it’s not gonna be dance.” I bumped into him about three years later at the airport. He put his bags down and went, “I fucking told you.” [laughs] My taste always goes toward extremes. I feel like in order to find the truth you have to go to extremes – that’s just the way that I live my life. It’s just balancing between polar opposites. Mediocrity scares me. I’m so afraid of it. Chris Azzopardi is the editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service. Reach him via his website, www.chris-azzopardi.com.

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WET presents the first in a series of plays written for specific actors LaRae Lobdell

to each scene. It’s an awkward device to get used to and one you could question the efficacy for. In some aspects, it feels more like a way to keep the cast small than a useful manner of presenting the scenes. On the other hand, it does keep the focus just on the two sisters. It also adds to the sense of imbalance that the play has, whether intentional or not. Olson plays the older sister, Heidi, who we learn was “given” a baby sister, Holly (Lass) on Christmas, an adopted girl of half-Asian extraction. They are very wildly different from one another: Heidi, very outgoing and a bit on the flirty side, becomes a talk-show host who mines her own experiences for revelatory content; and Holly, much more introverted, is extremely religious from a very young age. IT’S ALL TOO MUCH There is a lot here to create drama, but Mullin seems determined to really pack it in, giving Holly a son with an inherited defect, Heidi a penchant for almost seducing Holly’s romantic relationships, and Holly an actual tryst with one of Heidi’s husbands. It’s a dramatically overfilled plate that would have been better without all the side

dishes. The references to Seattle-specific places is nice, but the feeling of the piece is that it could take place anywhere, and other place-names could be inserted. If the intention was to make it a very Seattle play, that doesn’t come through. The characters’ development over time does not seem rooted in Seattle. It’s not necessary, of course, but the title suggests this is what the playwright wanted. Mullin’s writing is complex, realistic, interesting, and attention-keeping. His talent is solid and any play of his is worth giving your time to – this one is no exception. Whether this piece stays as is or gets reworked is entirely up to him. Ballard House Duet gives you a lot to think about and is a neat piece for the two actors to sink their teeth into. For more information, go to www.washingtonensemble.org for tickets or www. sites.google.com/site/custommadeplayproject/home-1 for information on the new company. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters.

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bringing new stand-up work “Mother” to Tulalip by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

Rebecca Olson (l) and Hana Lass

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer BALLARD HOUSE DUET CUSTOM MADE PLAY PROJECTS (at Washington Ensemble Theatre) Through December 17 The brand-new play Ballard House Duet is finishing up a short two-week run, so

A HOARDER’S UNDOING The publicity about the piece seems to indicate that its main topic is hoarding. If you’re expecting a play that explores the reasons people hoard or its effects, you’ll be disappointed. The clearing out of an aunt’s decrepitude, while she is recovering from a medical emergency, is only the premise upon which the sisters must re-engage.

Mullin’s writing is complex, realistic, interesting, and attention-keeping. His talent is solid and any play of his is worth giving your time to. you’ll have to act fast if you want to see it. While much can be made out of the emerging concept of playwrights writing for specific actors, as Custom Made Play Projects is doing with this play by Paul Mullin, written for Rebecca Olson (the concept developer) and Hana Lass, ultimately the play is taken on its merits.

The audience is used like an excavator – digging through the sisters’ past, finding nuggets of interaction that piece together where their relationship faltered, and helping us care enough about them to want them to get over their estrangement. But you do have to get used to another major device Mullin uses: throughout the play, the actors talk to invisible characters that are crucial

Margaret Cho is at it again! The Grammynominated comedienne has created a new production called “Mother” and will unveil it during a brief 10-date tour, including a February 15 performance at Tulalip Resort Casino. The freshly assembled show is said to be the comedy/TV star’s edgiest work ever, as it will give audiences an untraditional look at motherhood and an insight into maternal figures and strong women in Queer culture. It will also include laugh-out-loud examinations of race, sexuality, celebrities, politics, social culture, and everything in between. If you’ve seen Cho live before, you know that nothing is off limits. Cho received a Grammy nomination recently for her recording Cho Dependent: Live in Concert, in the category of Best Comedy Album. She’s also a cast member of the TV sitcom Drop Dead Diva and will appear in an upcoming film titled Wedding Palace. A longtime supporter of the LGBT community and an open Bisexual, she’s performed at numerous Gay Pride celebrations around the world, aside from joining Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” tour several years back. Tickets for Cho’s show at Tulalip go on sale December 14 at www.tulalipresort.

com (packages including accommodations and buffet brunch are also available). There is no direct shuttle service from downtown Seattle to the resort, but you can take the Bellair Charter (www.airporter.com) from Sea-Tac Airport to the casino and stay overnight, then return the next morning. Individual tickets are priced at $40. Look for Cho to appear on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on January 10 and The Ricki Lake Show in mid-January.

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Visions of sugar plums

Seattle’s ‘Burlesque Nutcracker’ shimmies into its seventh year by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer LAND OF THE SWEETS THE TRIPLE DOOR Through December 27 Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann’s annual “spectacle of ecdysiastic pageantry” Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker high-kicks into its seventh season this week, pirouetting and peeling through 30 shows in the warm subterranean depths of the Triple Door. In this Nutcracker re-imagining, familiar characters take on a slightly more sensual twist, reveling in the holidays while warming up those cold extremities in the most pleasurable of ways. There’s a little burlesque, a little drag, and a formidable core of professional dancers – this year’s ensemble features former members of Spectrum Dance Theater, Ballet Bellevue, and the Nevada Ballet Theatre in addition to the core cast, which includes Waxie Moon, Miss Indigo Blue, Kitten LaRue, and of course Lily and Jasper themselves. This mix of talent amounts to an evening both bawdy and traditional – the ideal way for holiday audiences to get a little cozier with Seattle’s thriving burlesque scene. Amidst all this revelry and star power, one might wonder what it takes to pull off 30 shows in just over two weeks dur-

ing peak holiday season. Who is minding those fancy underpinnings and assisting all those warm bodies with quick changes? The enigmatically named Taffeta V. has served twice as Land of the Sweets Wardrobe Mistress and has worked on all Verlaine/McCann productions for the past year and a half. Just before opening night, Taffeta took a moment to dish about the world behind the curtain. Jessica Price: How would you describe your role as Wardrobe Mistress for Land of the Sweets? What does it entail throughout the run? Taffeta V.: It’s primarily organization, quick and sturdy repairs, dressing/quick changes, and cleaning. A typical day starts with early arrival at the theater, a check of the racks to ensure all of the little pieces are there, mending (there’s always mending), then lots and lots of steaming and ironing. Then we start the first show, and at that point I am either dressing cast members or re-hanging garments until the end. At the “turn” (when the house clears and we have a quick dinner and prep for the second show), I reset everything and start again. After the second show is complete (or third show, if it’s a Sunday) and everything is back in place, I’ll look over notes and gather my homework – mending and laundry items. Price: Is every night a new challenge, or

loads of caffeine! Price: What has been the most rewarding part of being behind the scenes? Taffeta V.: It’s such an intense experience, because it’s a long run and a large cast – it’s cliché, but there’s a sense of familial connection that develops. That’s the biggest benefit. Otherwise, there are too many hilarious, enlightening, and unforgettable moments backstage to count – I could never choose! Price: What’s your biggest nightmare scenario? Taffeta V.: Ugh. I don’t even want to think about it! In another show, I once accidentally burned a performer with an iron (pale showgirl flesh! ruined!) and I wanted to die. That kind of thing is the worst. Price: What costumes require the most TLC throughout the run? Taffeta V.: Danial Hellman’s beautiful Stargazer gown for Miss Verlaine is an intricate and incredibly high-end construction, and it’s huge. We’ve had to invent clever ways to store it so that is does not get damaged, and it is really a work of art that requires some love and gentle handling. Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker runs through December 27 at the Triple Door. Visit www.thetripledoor.net or www.landofthesweets.com for tickets and show times.

is slated to run until January 6, 2013. The movie Elf was released in the holiday season of 2003, starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, Ed Asner as Santa, Zooey Deschanel as Jovie, and James Caan as Walter.

Navy Yard, where one member of each team was suspended upside-down 15 stories high in a straitjacket and had to get themselves free and descend to the ground from a bungee jump. After a pizza-delivery challenge at the famous Lombardi’s, the teams were handed their final task to complete, which involved remembering proper “hellos” and “goodbyes” from the various nations they visited throughout the competition. KilmerPurcell was done first, allowing him and Ridge to proceed to the finish line.

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do you find that things settle into a pretty predictable routine? Taffeta V.: There’s never a routine – always a new repair, or perhaps some new bit of embellishment that the producers request. They’re improving things all the time to keep it fresh for the audience. Plus, it’s live theater – one never knows what will happen! And almost anything can ... certain elements are predictable, though. We find that quick changes get better and better as the run goes on, for instance. Price: It all seems so glamorous, all those costume changes – what is it like looking after a cast of this size, and how many costumes and bodies are we talking about? Taffeta V.: It is glamorous! But this level of glamour is indeed tough to wrangle. I believe we have 18 in the cast, and I can’t even tell you how many costumes – lots. The backstage quarters are incredibly tight, and this is where proper organization comes into play. That, and stamina. Price: What are some of your essentials for getting through a back-to-back run of this volume? Taffeta V.: We spray down the costumes with alcohol after each number, which helps keep them smelling fresh (which, in turn, helps to minimize the number of times we launder or dry-clean, thus preserving the life of the garment). Having a really complete kit on hand with a wide variety of fasteners, adhesives, stain removers, tools, etc., is a real lifesaver. Staying hydrated and well-fed is essential, since sleep happens less during the run. And I hate to admit it, but I drink

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continued from cover The story centers on Buddy, who is not really an elf but rather a human boy who crawled into Santa’s bag as a baby and was mistakenly taken back to the North Pole. Only after he fails miserably at toy-making and towers over the other elves in height does Santa finally tell him the truth. Buddy goes to New York to track down his father, a man named Walter Hobbs, and meets his new stepmother and 12-year-old half-brother. As in any Christmas show, Buddy renews the faith of those who have lost it and teaches even the most cynical of people the childlike innocence of believing in Santa Claus. SOLID CAST Several characters do very good jobs in this show. Santa (Sean G. Griffin) narrates while delivering humorous asides when it comes time to take his place within the storyline. Griffin doesn’t play the role blindly jolly – there’s a certain amount of curmudgeon in his Santa that gives the character an edge, a truly nice change of pace. Walter Hobbs (Allen Fitzpatrick) is Buddy’s human father, who is torn between his work and his family. Fitzpatrick shows us the inner turmoil of the character along with a certain humorous shock/surprise at finding he has a full-grown elf for a son. Jovie (played by Kendra Kassebaum until December 27, then by Kirsten deLohr Helland) is delightful as

the woman Buddy falls for. Her character starts off slightly jaded but warms with the hope of believing in something. Her voice is clear and when she allows it to belt out, we are gratefully aware of her craft and training. The clear standout in this show is Buddy (Matt Owen) hands down! Owen joyfully attacks this role with a manic innocent charm that dominates his character’s naiveté. With an energy source that seems endless, Owen delivers his performance consistently with the zeal needed to play an elf-out-of-water. His voice is strong and his dancing sets the pace for the entire ensemble to catch up. SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES The show itself is fun and family-friendly. The shtick is kept on an innocent level with no profanity or anything that might cause offense (a Jewish man with yarmulke and tallit plays Santa Claus – nothing’s funnier than that!). But no matter who you are, there’s something for everyone to laugh out loud at least once or twice. What else do you require in a holiday musical performance? Elf – The Musical has music by Matthew Sklar (The Wedding Singer, Shrek), lyrics by Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer), and a book by Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Thomas Meehan (Hairspray, The Producers). Originally opening on Broadway November 14, 2010, it ran for a total of 72 performances. The current Broadway production opened November 9, 2012, and

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continued from cover The last episode began in Mallorca, Spain, with the four teams instructed to make their way to the Loire Valley, France, via Barcelona. Sri Lankan twins Natalie and Nadiya spearheaded a three-team alliance with Chippendales dancers Jaymes (also Gay) and James, plus Texas natives Trey and Lexi. A plan was hatched to eliminate the Gay men from the competition, allowing the newly formed “dream team” to sweep the top three spots in the ultimate finale. But it all backfired when the Sri Lankan girls completed the last task – having to search for three types of mushrooms in a dark French cave – before the Beekmans, and then got bad directions to the Chateau de Chenonceau, the final pit stop of that leg. Both teams were battling for the last spot in the final three, and it was the Gay boys who narrowly beat them to the mat. Trey and Lexi (a football star and cheerleader, respectively, from the University of Texas), the Chippendales, and the Beekman Boys started the final leg by flying from Paris to New York City, where they were immediately given clues to proceed to Coney Island. Then, they continued to the Brooklyn

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CHANGING PERCEPTIONS This marked the second time a samesex pair won The Amazing Race. Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt earned the show’s third-season crown, but divorced soon after their triumph. Arndt recently became the first openly Gay man to cast an electoral vote in Florida, supporting President Obama in this year’s election. Fellow competitor Rob French, one-half of the “Monster Truck” team and a big macho type, said after the race that KilmerPurcell and Ridge had altered his view of Gay people. “The Beekman Boys changed my life dramatically,” he said. “Opened my eyes to see that, ‘Hey, look, it’s not for me to judge anybody’s lifestyle or what they do.’” The Amazing Race will return next spring for its 22nd season. You can watch the Beekman Boys’ win on the series’ website, www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race.

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Meetings Events Activities

FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 3227188. 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 disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities.html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists. NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

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SATURDAY - December 15

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. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org. “December to Remember” Universal Life Church Wedding with Marko Liias & Ed Murray. 10am-6pm. The Sanctuary At Admiral, 2656 42nd Ave SW. Rep Marko Liias will officiate at a wedding & Sen Ed Murray will attend the event. www.themonastery.org Landmark Theatres Annual Poster Sale. 10am-2pm. Seven Gables Theatre, 911 NE 50th St. Nearly 1500 movie posters for sale at bargain prices. Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org The Big Gay Wedding. 2pm. Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Be one of 100 samesex couples who take their sacred vows in a beautiful group marriage ceremony. Bring a valid marriage license. FREE, love offerings accepted. REGISTER by December 5 at www.spiritualliving.org Dina Martina Christmas Show. 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See today’s listing at 8pm.) Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” 3pm matinee. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See today’s listing at 7:30pm.) Bi & Bi Mixed-Gender Social Group. 4-6pm. Wayward Coffee, 8570 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Social get-together for Bisexual men & women, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks. www.binetseattle.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Homo for the Holidays (12/14-12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. Annual all-star cabaret featuring BenDeLaCreme, Kitten LaRue, the Cherdonna & Lou Show, Jinkx Monsoon, Major Scales, Fuchsia FoXXX, Faggedy Andy & many more! Tickets: $20. www.brownpapertickets. com/event/290222 Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” (12/1212/16, 12/19-12/23). 7:30pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. The apocalypse is just around the corner, so Dos Fallopia (Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt) celebrate with some classic moments from past years’ shows, with some new tunes and sketches. Tickets: $17-$30. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/277489. (With matinees 12/15-16 & 12/22-23 at 3pm.) Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. All new holiday show featuring truly legendary songs, stories, costumes & audience gifts. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.brownpapertickets. com/events/271829. (With matinees 12/15-16 & 12/22-23 at 2pm.) Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert: “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” 8pm. Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby St., Everett. SMC heats things up with their unique blend of song, dance, and campy comedy, taking you on an exotic journey with festive songs from south of the border, Hawaii, and other tropical locales. With drag chanteuse Arnaldo! Tickets $22-$42. www. flyinghouse.org (Concerts in Seattle 12/16 & 12/20 at 7:30pm; 12/21 at 8pm; 12/22 at 2pm & 8pm at Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St.) Homo for the Holidays (12/14 & 12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. (See today’s listing at 7pm.)

SUNDAY - December 16

Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont 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

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December 15 thru December 23 Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org. Catholic Parents Support Group. 7pm. St Benedict’s Parish Center, 1805 N 49th St. Meets 3rd Monday each month. This is a drop-in peer support group for parents, family members & friends of GLBT persons. (425) 462-9411, 542-2549. Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.Freely Speaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Sex, Dating & Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of every month. Talk about sexual health & safety, as well as different types of relationships. Ask questions and get answers from people who really know their stuff. 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. All new holiday show featuring truly legendary songs, stories, costumes & audience gifts. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.brownpapertickets. com/events/271829 Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - December 18

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. 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. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Dina Martina Christmas Show. 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Saturday listing at 8pm.) Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org. Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; www.sasgcc.org Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” 3pm matinee. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See today’s listing at 7:30pm.) Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & rec-

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reational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” (12/1212/16, 12/19-12/23). 7:30pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See Saturday listing at 7:30pm.) Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert: “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” (12/16 & 12/20-12/22). 12/16 & 12/20 - 7:30pm; 12/21 - 8pm; 12/22 - 2pm & 8pm. Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. SMC heats things up with their unique blend of song, dance, and campy comedy, taking you on an exotic journey with festive songs from south of the border, Hawaii, and other tropical locales. With drag chanteuse Arnaldo! Tickets $27-$77. www. flyinghouse.org Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Saturday listing at 8pm.) Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - December 17

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@ yahoo. com or phone (360) 722-1664.

Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm. Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer). The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed. 632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org. Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org

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Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www. otterpolo.com.

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WEDNESDAY - December 19

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.mature friends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565. True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/ sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www.lotussisters.org. Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www.ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” (12/1212/16, 12/19-12/23). 7:30pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See Friday listing at 7:30pm.) HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. A structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer,

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Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” (12/1212/16, 12/19-12/23). 7:30pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See Friday listing at 7:30pm.) Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert: “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” (12/16 & 12/20-12/22). 7:30pm Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.) Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.) Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www. washingtongender alliance.com. Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. www.borderriders.com Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.)

THURSDAY - December 20

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:35pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Come unwind at the end of your day in a relaxed & welcoming environment. We will meditate for the first half hour followed by 20 minutes of open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to avoid disrupting the meditation. www.gaycity.org Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Nov, JanJune). 6-8pm. Meets 3rd Thursdays of every month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families - including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP at least a week in advance. 568-7777 or deann@ nwnetwork.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org

B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Volunteer members work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514. Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. www.bellevue-pflag.org. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Homo for the Holidays (12/14 & 12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. Annual all-star cabaret featuring BenDeLaCreme, Kitten LaRue, the Cherdonna & Lou Show, Jinks Monsoon, Major Scales, Fuschia FoXXX, Faggedy Andy & many more! Tickets: $20. www.brownpapertickets. com/event/290222 Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday each month. www.seattleprimetimers.org Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” (12/1212/16, 12/19-12/23). 7:30pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. The apocalypse is just around the corner, so Dos Fallopia (Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt) celebrates with some classic moments from past years’ shows, with some new tunes and sketches. Tickets $17-$30. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/277489. (With matinees 12/15-16 & 12/22-23 at 3pm.) Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Pioneers & Warriors TM. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. Peer support group for Gay & Bi men over 40 - honoring the past, accepting the present & embracing the future. Group attendance requires facilitator approval. Please contact Joel Davis at 261-6616. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. All new holiday show featuring truly legendary songs, stories, costumes & audience gifts. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.brownpapertickets. com/events/271829. (With matinees 12/15-16 & 12/22-23 at 2pm.) GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St (temporary meeting location). Every Friday. (See related listing on Sunday at 12 noon for details.) Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert: “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” (12/16 & 12/20-12/22). 12/16 & 12/20 - 7:30pm; 12/21 - 8pm; 12/22 - 2pm & 8pm. Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. SMC heats things up with their unique blend of song, dance, and campy comedy, taking you on an exotic journey with festive songs from south of the border, Hawaii, and other tropical locales. With drag chanteuse Arnaldo! Tickets $27-$77. www. flyinghouse.org Homo for the Holidays (12/14 & 12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. (See today’s listing at 7pm.)

SATURDAY - December 22

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Dina Martina Christmas Show. 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.) Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert: “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” 2pm. Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.) Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” 3pm matinee. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See Friday listing at 7:30pm.)

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Homo for the Holidays (12/14 & 12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. (See Friday listing at 7pm.) Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” (12/1212/16, 12/19-12/23). 7:30pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See Friday listing at 7:30pm.) Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.) Seattle Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert: “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” (12/16 & 12/20-12/22). 12/16 & 12/20 - 7:30pm; 12/21 - 8pm; 12/22 - 2pm & 8pm. Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.) Homo for the Holidays (12/14 & 12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. (See Friday listing at 7pm.)

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SUNDAY - December 23

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Dina Martina Christmas Show. 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See today’s listing at 8pm.) Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” 3pm matinee. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See Friday listing at 7:30pm.) Homo for the Holidays (12/14-12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. (See Friday listing at 7pm.) Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” (12/1212/16, 12/19-12/23). 7:30pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave. S. (See Friday listing at 7:30pm.) Dina Martina Christmas Show (12/13-12/17, 12/1912/24, 12/26-12/31). 8pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Friday listing at 8pm.) Homo for the Holidays (12/14 & 12/15, 12/21-12/24). 7pm & 10pm. Oddfellows West Hall, 915 E Pine St. (See Friday listing at 7pm.)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship.org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent.writing@ gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net. Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equalrightswashington.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City Health Project - 517 E Pike St. 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www.

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seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www. seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flying house. org. Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Project at the API Safety Center, April, 4679976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 3227061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; TwoSpirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

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Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org; Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233). SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/ AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768. Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Shanti - 324-1520; www.rosehedge.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298. Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com

SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups. facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@ gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.different spokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz. com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcity hoops.org; 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; Seattle Frontrunners: www. seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www. quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, Seattle Chapter - www.ttca.org; bruce@ttca.org; 1122 E Pike St PMB 905, Seattle, WA 98122-3934. TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives. org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@ aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbian concern.org; 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. lbthealth@ ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globe youth. org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter. org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www. lamberthouse. org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Plus One Queer Youth: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Bam Mendiola, 206-957-1665, bamm@llaa. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, ages 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise. Alexander@multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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Please fax weekly changes to (206) 322-7188 or email them to seattleGaynews@yahoo.com no later than 3 pm on Tuesdays!

FRIDAY

Bar Myx - Weekly drink specials and dancing with DJ Matt Stands! No cover! Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Prime Rib Dinner $11.75 Live DJ 9pm-close Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. DJ Dance 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric. Bear Night, 2nd Friday every month. The Cuff Complex - Country Dancing w/ Rain Country 7 pm -11 pm, HiNRG Dancing - Alternating DJ’s 11pmclose. Cover $5 @ 9 pm. Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on! Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3.00 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun. - Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3.00 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! Start your weekend off right. Happy Hour 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric. 9 pm - 4 am 21+ * Cover charges as follows: 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am, $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00* **From 2 am - 4 am, 18+ with valid ID on main floor** www.neighboursnightclub.com.

Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. R Place - Happy Hour 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 drafts. Daily drink and bottle specials. Lashes Cabaret at 9 pm with Chablis & company. Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

Bar Myx - Weekly drink specials and dancing with DJ Trent Von! No cover! Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Free Pool, Free Darts and Free TouchScreen games all day and all night. Live DJ 9pm-close Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. DJ Dance, 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric. The Cuff Complex - 1st Saturday Country Dancing w/ Rain Country 7 pm -10 pm, HiNRG Dancing - Alternating DJ’s 10 pm-3 am. Cover $5 @ 9 pm. Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour Noon - 5 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls. “full service” food menu. Get your grub on! Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour, Sun.-Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! But get in early to beat the line. Capacity enforced for your comfort & safety. Happy Hour, 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Neighbours - Power Mix with DJ Randy Schlager from C89. 21+ with Valid ID. 9 pm - 4 am. *Cover charges as follows - 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am. $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00. 206-324-5358; www.neighboursnightclub.com. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Noon - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7pm. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 2-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s Lashes cabaret with Chablis and Company. Wildrose - First Saturday each month, DJs & dancing. $5 cover. www.thewildrosebar.com.

Sunday

Bar Myx - T Dance! 3-7pm with DJ Lady Char, $1.00 Rolling Rocks. Dinner and a Movie at Bar Myx! Enjoy the newest releases on our big screens from 7 pm every Sunday! Dinner specials every week, $4 glasses of house wine, $1 doubles any drink! After the movie, one lucky customer will get to take the movie home…every week! Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-2am Karaoke with Black Nail Productions 9pm-1am Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm - 16 players only. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - “Bottom forty” 6 pm-close w/ DJ Nark + Riff Raff & Guests. Cover $5 @ 8 pm Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour Noon - 5 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on! Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - NW Sports first on TV. Sound with early afternoon Mariners games. Pitcher special all day with free U-shell peanuts and pool. Neighbours - 9 pm - 2 am Entre Hermanos Noche Latina $5.00 cover 21+ with Valid ID.With DJ Luis. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - Noon-midnight. Happy Hour until 7 pm. R Place - Happy Hour 2-7 $5.75 Wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

Bar Myx - Bacardi Game Night! $4 Bacardi calls all night long, plus $9 Bacardi Pitchers! Mental Masturbation at 7:30 (with bonus questions and a bar match for the grand prize), followed by Beer Pong! Evening is hosted by our sassy bartenderess Karee Jo! Changes - Happy Hour all day 12 pm-2am Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. See us at www.clubsilverstone.com. The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” All Day - Table top games, pool, darts, pinball, Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on! Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily, Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Pint night with Happy Hour prices 8 pm-close. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 7 pm. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4 pm-2 am. Hamburger & Draft Beer $6.00 from 4pm -10.00 Black Nail Productions Karaoke 9pm to 1am. R Place - Happy Hour 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. Seattle Eagle - Radio Dept. $4 wells all night Dj HOTPLAY from 10 pm - 2 am. Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

Bar Myx - 2 for 1 wells and $2 drafts all night long! Sliders 3 for $3, or 6 for $5! Either traditional or pulled pork! Changes - Happy Hour 12pm- 8pm. Domestic Bottled Beer $1.25 All Day and Night, Super Happy Hour 4pm7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Burger Specials $2.50 Hamburger, $3.50 Cheeseburger $4.50 Bacon Cheeseburger. Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free pool all day - 2 tables.

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The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” All Day - Table top games, pool, darts, pinball, Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm, Peanut Night, Bearoke 8 pm- 12 am w/Jonathan Jones Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on! Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. 8-Ball Pool Tournament starts at 6:30 pm. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. Black Nail Production Karaoke 9 pm-1 am. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

Bar Myx - $2 Bud and Bud Light drafts, and $4 Bud and Bud Light Mondos! $3 shots of Fireball, $5 well margaritas, $5 Nachos (beef, chicken or veggie) and 2 beef tacos for $2, 2 chicken tacos for $3 or 2 carne asada tacos for $4! Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts Trivia Night 8pm Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. 8-Ball Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. Karaoke 9 pm-1:30 am hosted by Michael. The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher special , Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm, Country lesson w/Rain Country 1st & 3rd Wednesday 7:30 pm, Poz Seattle social 2nd Wednesday 6 pm, Leather social 4th Wednesday 7 pm Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on! Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30pm. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Dart Tournament starts at 7:30 pm. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Gelliphish 7 pm-midnight. Re-Bar - D.A.I.S.Y. Age with Riz! Hip Hop and R/B from the 1990’s.YO! FREE 10 pm. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Wildrose - Karaoke 8 pm-12:30 am. No cover; drink specials. www.thewildrosebar.com.

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Bar Myx - $5 Long Island, Long Beach, AMF and Porn Stars! $4 with college or military ID! $8 Trashcans, and $3 Capitol Hill Dogs! Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm, Pool Tournament 7 pm, Karaoke 8 pm-12 am w/Jonathan Jones Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on! Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Kick off the weekend early. No DJ needed, you control the jukebox. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Thomas from 7 pm-midnight. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Wildrose - Cheap date night! $2 wells. Corn dogs & tater tots. www.thewildrosebar.com.

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