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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 52, Volume 42, December 26, 2014

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer Here we are, again, at year’s end, and I’m about to recap some of the highlights of the 2014 Theater Year. The year was more eclectic, I

think, than some, and included exciting developments, particularly in local writing. Of course, it is just not in me to call out only five or ten productions…. But before I plunge in too deeply, I want to acknowledge the tre-

mendous writing of Robert Schenkkan and effort that is Seattle Repertory Theatre’s All the Way and The Great Society in performance. You can still see these performances through January 4th, though tickets are getting scarce.

Since it is almost an import, it’s hard to claim it as completely “our own,” but it is important work and a chance to see work that has already received national acclaim. Jack Willis needs to be acknowledged as the hardest working actor on stage this year! Local Playwriting This might be called The Year of Local Playwriting! More world premiere plays were performed and, in my opinion, at a higher level of sophistication and polish than I think I’ve ever seen. A raft of challenging subject matters and tight writing were exemplified by scripts such as Black Like Us by Rachel Atkins (by Annex Theatre/Brownbox Theatre), Royal Blood by Sonya Schneider (by Onward Ho Productions), Chaos Theory by Courtney Meaker (by Annex Theatre), Tails of Wasps by Stephanie Timm (by New Century Theatre Company), Balconies by Scotto Moore (by Annex Theatre), Attack of the Killer Murder of … Death! by Wayne Rawley (by Theater Schmeater), the adaptation of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Jeff Schwager (by Book-It Repertory Theatre), Blood Countess by Kelleen Conway

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by Albert Rodriguez and Jessica Price SGN A&E Writers By planes, trains and automobiles (even crowded buses), we visited some exciting places this past year. From these trips, we’ve chosen our favorite hotels, restaurants, bars and lounges, coffee shops, and visitor attractions, plus our favorite ways of getting there. Here are our picks for the Best of Travel 2014, in alphabetical order.

HOTELS 1. Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles – Los Angeles, California USA Further helping the revitalization effort of the Historic Core neighborhood is this 14-storey diamond in the rough, the newest member of the urban Ace Hotel chain. A live performance theater, see Travel page 4

by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer The year in queer film 2014 got off to a great start in January with the release of arguably the best queer film of the year, Alain Guiraudie’s explicit, erotic, and irresistible thriller, Stranger by the Lake. The film placed considerable emphasis on full frontal nudity, a motif that was also visible in several films this year. Lars von Trier’s fascinating Nymphomaniac featured a parade of penises in “Part I” as Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the film’s

title character, recounts her multiple lovers, all of whom are seen naked from the waist down. Other memorable episodes in “Part II” include Joe being framed by two African brothers (Kookie and Papou) and their elephantine erections, or her efforts to – ahem – arouse a Debtor Gentleman (Jean-Marc Barr). Even the campus comedy Neighbors promoted the penis. Zac Efron and his fraternity brothers making casts of their cocks to raise money – as well as raise hell and eyebrows. Teenagers grappling with their sexual identity were the basis for

Blanchard (by Annex Theatre), and Don Quixote and Sancho Panza: Homeless in Seattle by Rose Cano (by eSe Teatro). Each of these plays deserves at least a paragraph on what was so great about them, but I’m afraid this would turn into a chapter of a book, if I wrote more. There is so much more to talk about. Theaters of 2014 Anyone notice how many Annex Theatre mentions there are? Annex often produces original work, but this was a particularly strong year for them. Let’s also give a loud shout out to the little theater in Redmond that can: SecondStory Repertory! They are always hard working out there, but this year’s slate of musicals and straight plays was edgy and might be daunting to any single theater. They did excellent productions of A Little Night Music and La Cage aux Folles and tick, tick … Boom! They took on difficult musicals like Kiss of the Spider Woman and Chess and gave us opportunities to see them done well. They challenged their audience with Keely and Du, a play about kidnapping see theater page 8

several enjoyable Gay films in 2014. The best of the bunch was Darren Stein’s G.B.F., a highly amusing high school comedy, where the Gay teen wasn’t a pariah, but a desirable accessory. Dear White People, by out writer/director Justin Simien was a clever campus satire that featured a Gay student, Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams), who may be the most complex of the four central characters. Lionel is possibly exploited, and both mentally and physically abused, but develops a resilience that has viewers rooting for him. Likewise, Leo (Ghilherme Lobo), the blind Gay teen in the fantastic Brazilian film, The Way He Looks struggles with other people’s perception of him, even though he is quite confident about his same-sex desires for a fellow student. Also of note was out filmmaker Matt Wolf’s Teenage, a terrific documentary narrated in part by Gay actor Ben Whishaw, about how teenagers came of age and developed between 1904 and the post-WWII era. From the UK came several excellent films about queer characters. The Imitation Game is a crowdpleasing, if tragic drama about Gay see Queer Film page 6

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer You might want to thank Madonna for those brand new songs delivered to online music stores just before Christmas. Or, the hackers who forced her to release them early. The Material Girl gifted fans six new tunes from her upcoming album last weekend, “Living For Love,” “Devil Pray,” “Ghosttown,” “Unapologetic Bitch,” “Illuminati” and “Bitch I’m Madonna (featuring Nicki Minaj).” She immediately hit #1 on iTunes in 40 different countries. Rebel Heart is the title of Madonna’s new album, set for a March release, to be followed by a world tour that will mark the 30th anniversary of her first-ever live outing, 1985’s “The Virgin Tour.” Cities and dates will be announced soon. If you love rock and roll, you’ll really love this. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will open for The Who on their 2015 tour. The group had a string of 80s hits, including “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” “Bad Reputation,” “Crimson and Clover,” “Do You Wanna Touch Me,” and their signature hit, “I Love Rock and Roll.” Jett and the Blackhearts will open all shows for The Who, including the Seattle concert at Key Arena on September 27, as well as the Portland (September 25) and Vancouver (September 27) performances. They’ll also support the Foo Fighters on July 4th when they land at RFK Stadium, in the nation’s capital. Tickets for The Who tour are on sale now at www.axs.com. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were recently chosen to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Speaking of opening acts, award-winning saxophonist Dave Koz will join Barry Manilow on his “One Last Time Tour” next year, includ-

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ing the Seattle show on May 27. The jazz-pop musician, who came out 10 years ago, is now part owner of Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge, a restaurant and live music venue that opened its doors this month in Beverly Hills. Koz also released a new album in 2014 called The 25th Of December. Tickets are on sale now for all Manilow dates at www.axs.com.

tive nights at the downtown venue, March 12-15. Fischer blew the roof off the place in September when she performed back-toback evenings at the same club, easily making my Best Live Performances Top Ten List of 2014. Chances are, she’ll do it again; she’s incredible live! For reservations, visit www. jazzalley.com, or call (206) 441-9729.

Lisa Fischer is returning to Seattle for another round of performances at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. The Grammy Award winner, and nominee this year for her appearance on 20 Feet from Stardom, will play four consecu-

Finally, Happy New Year to everybody out there! It’s been another awesome year reporting for Seattle Gay News about something I love, music. Here’s to an amazing 2015 for me and you!

Burton’s Big Eyes oddly lifeless by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer BIG EYES Now playing

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz) looked like he had the world in the palm of his hands. A celebrated artist known for his depiction of big-eyed children in various stages of trepiThe Weinstein Company

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dation and despair, he helped revolution the industry, making a mint selling copies and prints of his most treasured works and making art consumable for the masses and not just the wealthy. He broke the rules and forged his own path, his paintings changing the art world forever in ways still being felt today. Problem is, he didn’t actually paint any of the works he was most famous for, his wife Margaret (Amy Adams) did. He convinced her that no one would take the art seriously if her name was attached to it, if it were known that a woman was painting these surreal little children. She believed him, was certain he was right, and not until the two were long divorced and she’d retreated from California to Hawaii did Margaret find the strength to take her ex to court and state to the world she was the artist, him nothing more than a charlatan pretending to be one. Reuniting with Ed Wood screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, Big Eyes is an obvious labor of love for disee Big Eyes page 18

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overlooking the harbor is delightful for an evening out. –A. Rodriguez 6. Jasmine – Las Vegas, Nevada USA A must for weekend brunch, where the usual American favorites meet traditional Cantonese dishes. Jasmine is an elegant dining spot with the best window side seats to see the famous Bellagio fountains. –A. Rodriguez 7. Kumi Japanese Restaurant + Bar – Las Vegas, Nevada USA Japanese cuisine with a modern twist is how it’s done at Kumi, like pop rocks on sushi – seriously. From a perfectly cooked Ribeye to juicy Bone-In Pork Chop, and a chic setting with dim-lit lighting and long bar counter, it’s worth repeat visits. –A. Rodriguez 8. Newman’s at 988 – Cannon Beach, Oregon USA Newman’s at 988 specializes in seafood with a European flair; it’s favored by locals for very good reason. –J. Price

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continued from cover active top floor bar, and popular cafe are part of the on-site amenities. –A. Rodriguez 2. Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore – Santa Barbara, California USA Across the street from the ocean in the shadow of the Santa Ynez Mountains, this immaculate resort exudes the cool California lifestyle with colorful rooms, landscaped gardens, red brick pathways and dozens of palm trees. It also has an exclusive beach club with 160-foot long swimming pool. –A. Rodriguez

clude fireplaces, Jacuzzi baths, and Tocca manicured gardens of the Dhara Dhevi hobath essentials. –A. Rodriguez tel. Sunday Jazz Brunch is recommended. –A. Rodriguez 8. The Stephanie Inn – Cannon Beach, Oregon USA 2. Andrea’s – Las Vegas, Nevada USA This incredibly cozy and luxurious OrFor the second year in a row, this Asianegon Coast hotel lavishes on the little luxu- inspired hotspot at the Wynn makes our top ries. You’ll want to return year after year. restaurants list. The entrees are amazing, –J. Price but the extras – Wok-Fried Broccoli, Ramen Fries with banana ketchup, Coconut 9. Tower Club at lebua – Creamed Spinach, and Fried Smashed PoBangkok, Thailand tatoes with Thai curry aoli – are also quite Although the rooms and suites are aver- memorable. –A. Rodriguez age at this Bangkok luxury hotel, it’s the amenities – Sky Bar, Sirocco and Cafe 3. Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro – Mozu restaurants, open-air swimming pool Astoria, Oregon USA – and the bragging rights that come with A funky, casual hotspot in Astoria; great staying here that earn its mention on this for coffee, pastries, or carefully curated list. –A. Rodriguez lunch or dinner fare. –J. Price 4. Bestia – Los Angeles, California USA LA’s trendsetters descend in droves upon this Italian restaurant, the newest venture from the husband-wife team of Angelini Osteria and Genevieve Gergis in the city’s redeveloping Arts District. House-cured meats, handmade pastas, tasty pizzas and delectable desserts are all winners here. –A. Rodriguez

10. 10 Acres Bistro + Farm + Bar – Victoria, British Columbia Canada This cozy Victoria bistro has its own farm, where it sources a lot of its protein and vegetables for its fresh Northwest-style menu. The Rotisserie Chicken with pan drip roast potatoes is outrageously good at 10 Acres. –A. Rodriguez BARS & LOUNGES / COFFEE HOUSES 1. Beach Bar (at Haadson Beach Resort) – Koh Phangan, Thailand The secluded Haadson Beach Resort, situated on a sandy white beachstrip along the Bay of Thailand, includes a bar area on a short cliff with hammocks, beach chairs and impeccable lookouts. –A. Rodriguez

2. Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada USA 5. The Bluff Restaurant-Bar-Terrace – A combination of bowling alley, live concert Friday Harbor, Washington USA Utilizing ingredients from local farms venue and restaurant with multiple bars makes and waters, The Bluff on San Juan Island this Las Vegas newbie a favorite at night, or is known for its very fresh Northwest menu even for an afternoon of fun. –A. Rodriguez that changes seasonally, from halibut and 3. Cannon Beach Hardware and Public salmon in the early half of the year to hearty House – Cannon Beach, Oregon USA meats towards the end. The intimate space Erik Kabik

3. The Cromwell – Las Vegas, Nevada USA Amidst the towering casino resorts lining the Vegas Strip is this boutique hotel with 10. W Retreat Koh Samui – Koh Samui, 188 Parisian-inspired guest rooms with hardThailand wood floors, antique trunk-style furnishings, A pampering vacation is guaranteed at wooden chessboard tables, and Mok bath this beachside resort that boasts 74 villas products. The Cromwell is a sophisticated with private pools and top of the line ameway to tackle Sin City. –A. Rodriguez nities, such as signature W beds, 46-inch flatscreen TVs, indoor and outdoor rain4. Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai – shower stalls, and Blush lotions and soaps. Chiang Mai, Thailand –A. Rodriguez A hideaway for international celebrities and royalty, Dhara Dhevi is impeccable and RESTAURANTS almost surreal, as if you’ve arrived at a secret Eden surrounded by lush gardens and flow1. Akaligo – Chiang Mai, Thailand ing streams. The villas, if you can afford An incredible brunch destination a halfthem, are truly unforgettable. –A. Rodriguez hour from central Chiang Mai with an international and Thai buffet in the splendor 5. Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok – of a grand dining room looking out to the Bangkok, Thailand Nestled in the busy, exciting Soi 24 district of Bangkok, this new Hilton hotel provides an ideal location for travelers wanting easy access to shopping centers, restaurants, and massage shops, and it’s within five minutes of the BTS SkyTrain. You’ll love the rooftop infinity pool and relaxing deck area with unbeatable views. –A. Rodriguez

9. Suan Paak Thai Cuisine – Chiang Mai, Thailand Khai Soi is a local specialty in this part of Thailand, consisting of pho-like noodles swimming in a rich curry sauce. One of the absolute best places to enjoy this dish is at Suan Paak Thai Cuisine, near the Chiang Mai Airport. –A. Rodriguez

6. The Island Inn at 123 West – Friday Harbor, Washington USA Footsteps from the ferry landing in Friday Harbor is this new, contemporary inn with tastefully decorated Penthouses, “Sweets,” and “Euros” that come with attached shared living rooms. The rooftop views atop the penthouses are breathtaking. –A. Rodriguez 7. Sentinel – Portland, Oregon USA Restored beautifully, this dashing 100room hotel in downtown Portland, formerly the Governor’s Hotel, features standard rooms with custom headboards and Pendleton throw blankets, plus six Bridgetown Parlor suites designed by Boys Fort that in-

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Stop in for hardware, stay for a microbrew. –J. Price 4. G&B Coffee – Los Angeles, California USA U.S. Barista Champion Kyle Glanville and two-time runner up Charles Babinski combined their talents to open a pair of very reputable coffee shops, Go Get Em’ Tiger and G&B Coffee; the latter is located inside LA’s Grand Central Market. The coffee is outstanding, without a doubt, but the signature G&B Shake is orgasmic. –A. Rodriguez 5. Habit Coffee – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada This hip coffee shop in the LoJo district of Victoria serves locally roasted coffee in an ample, artsy, and tranquil environment. Baristas are skilled and friendly, and the place feels inviting and neighborhoody. –A. Rodriguez 6. Jackknife – Portland, Oregon USA A new addition to PDX’s nightlife scene is this classy lounge at the Sentinel hotel with hardwood floors, double-sided fireplace, front and center bar counter, digital photo booth, and superb cocktails. –A. Rodriguez

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VISITOR ATTRACTIONS destination for lunch, snack, or afternoon 1. Bruce’s Candy Kitchen – Cannon coffee and an opportunity to hang with LA 7. Rose. Rabbit. Lie. – Las Vegas, Beach, Oregon USA hipsters. –A. Rodriguez Nevada USA A mind-boggling assortment of every An elegant lounge at The Cosmopolitan that kind of sweet you could possibly imagine. 5. Haystack Rock – Cannon Beach, reinvents vintage supper clubs with interesting, It’s a fun place just to browse and watch inOregon USA little surprises. I won’t ruin the experience, but house candy being made. –J. Price This hauntingly beautiful landmark is one keep your eyes and ears open. –A. Rodriguez of the most commonly photographed sights 2. Butchart Gardens – Brentwood Bay, on the Oregon Coast (even popping up unex8. Sky Bar – Bangkok, Thailand British Columbia Canada pectedly this year in the inner sleeve of Lana If you really want to see Bangkok, ride Beautiful year-round, though especially Del Rey’s Ultraviolence album). –J. Price an elevator up to the 63rd floor of the Tower gorgeous during the holiday season with ilClub at lebua and sip cocktails at the Sky luminated trees, live carolers, and a scaven6. High Roller – Las Vegas, Bar. Appearing in The Hangover II, it’s the ger hunt-style 12 Days of Christmas display. Nevada USA world’s highest open-air bar. –A. Rodriguez 45 minutes from Victoria, BC and worth the At 550-feet tall, the High Roller became drive. –A. Rodriguez the world’s largest observation wheel when 9. Upstairs Bar at the Ace Hotel – it debuted this year and immediately gave Los Angeles, California USA 3. Mt. Hood Cosmic Tubing – the Las Vegas skyline more sparkle. Pods fit On the top floor of the Ace Hotel in LA, Government Camp, Oregon USA up to 40 people, and rides last 30 minutes. occupying the former United Artists BuildSkiing, intertubing, and ziplining under a –A. Rodriguez ing, is this lively bar and outdoor lounge night sky with neon lights and rockin’ tunes at with patio seating, square-shaped pool, and the base of Mt. Hood is a cool winter excursion 7. L.A. Live – Los Angeles, magnificent near-panoramic views of the for snowbunnies of all ages. –A. Rodriguez California USA city. –A. Rodriguez An entertainment center offering some4. Grand Central Market – thing for everyone, from sports (Staples 10. WOOBAR – Koh Samui, Thailand Los Angeles, California USA Center) to live music (Nokia Theatre, Club With unparalleled 270-degree views of At the base of Bunker Hill, in downtown Nokia), hotels, restaurants and bars, bowlthe Gulf of Thailand and circular booths Los Angeles, you’ll come across this popu- ing alley, and the must-visit GRAMMY embedded into a foot-deep pool, this W Re- lar market of local food stalls that offer ev- Museum. –A. Rodriguez treat bar is a unique attraction by itself on erything from authentic Mexican to tradiKoh Samui. –A. Rodriguez tional Thai to homemade ice cream. A great 8. Michael Jackson ONE – Las Vegas, Nevada USA The King of Pop’s hits-heavy catalog fused with the magical brilliance of Cirque du Soleil results in a thriller of a show at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino that will have you singing and dancing in your seat for 90 minutes. –A. Rodriguez

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lywood, and WeHo looking for A-listers while providing exclusive insights from entertaining on-board guides. –A. Rodriguez TRANSPORTATION 1. ALASKA AIRLINES, First Class, Seattle to Las Vegas A chile verde with white rice and warm tortillas hit the spot on this short hop to Sin City, not to mention never-ending cocktails made with locally-based Sun Liquor spirits. –A. Rodriguez 2. ALASKA AIRLINES, First Class, Seattle to Los Angeles It’s not uncommon to spot famous people sitting in first class, but on this particular trip in October it was the flight attendant who was the celebrity. Timothy Tsao, from this season’s “The Amazing Race,” was a sweetheart and helped make this two-hour trek exceptional. –A. Rodriguez 3. LUFTHANSA, Business Class, Seattle to Frankfurt Aboard an A340-300, Lufthansa’s newer business class product really shines. Full lie-flat seats, loaded in-flight entertainment (IFE), delicious meals, such as a halibut with miso cream sauce for dinner, and top-notch service from the cabin crew resulted in an incredible 9.5 hour voyage. –A. Rodriguez

4. LUFTHANSA, Business Class, Frankfurt to Seattle Although the chicken breast dinner with onion gravy was slightly disappointing, it was the pre-departure champagne, comfort9. Patara Elephant Farm – Chiang able seats, constant attention from cheery Mai, Thailand flight attendants, newer amenity kit, and You’ll find this elephant sanctuary in the access to Lufthansa’s premiere lounges in jungly hills overlooking Chiang Mai, where Frankfurt that turned this journey into a the animals aren’t kept to entertain guests. memorable one. –A. Rodriguez Instead, visitors become trainers for a day, taking care of the elephants by feeding, 5. THAI AIRWAYS, Economy Class, bathing, and taking them for walks. –A. RoLos Angeles to Seoul driguez Now connecting through Seoul, no longer a non-stop flight to Bangkok, this 12-hour 10. The TMZ Hollywood Tour – red-eye in Economy felt luxurious with Los Angeles, California USA surprisingly outstanding meals, Thai beer, The website-turned-TV show now con- mid-flight snacks, and an abundant list of ducts its own celebrity tours, weaving movies, TV shows and news programs on through the streets of Beverly Hills, Hol- the airline’s IFE. –A. Rodriguez

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Obvious Child, a sweet and snarky comedy about Donna (Jenny Slate) a stand-up comic who finds herself with child. Out comedian and writer Gabe Liedman had an impressive supporting turn as her Gay best friend. One of the odder, and maddening trends in LGBT cinema in 2014 was a filmmaker’s use of a final queer twist. This device may have been meant to change the viewer’s understanding of the characters, but more often than not, it left a very bad taste in one’s mouth. So – SPOILER ALERT! – when Pastor Jay Reinke comes out in the last moments of the over-praised, underwhelming, and unfocused documentary, The Overnighters, it feels like a cheat. This portrait of a flawed man is really a flawed film. Likewise, queer writer/director Gregg Araki’s White Bird in a Blizzard is supposed to shock viewers with its finale and the discovery that two male characters were having an affair, but the twist feels cheap and unearned. Even the “surprise” at the end of the fun dysfunctional family comedy This Is Where I Leave You reveals a characters’ samesex relationship, but it scans more as a “gotcha” than a real moment. What felt very real on screen this year was the relationship between Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) in Ira Sachs’ touching drama, Love Is Strange. Here, an older Gay couple gets married but is soon forced to live separately after George loses his job. This lovely, observational drama showcases a pair of moving performances by Lithgow and Molina as well as some very nakedly emotional moments.

mathematician Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch in an Oscar-worthy performance) before, during, and after the war. Lilting was a thoughtful, gentle life-affirming film about Richard (Ben Whishaw) and Junn (Pei Pei Cheng), both mourning the loss of Kai (Andrew Leung), Junn’s son and – unbeknownst to his mother – Richard’s lover. Pride, about LGBT activists supporting striking miners during Thatcher’s iron rule, was the feelgood queer film this year. Other inspirational films out this year include Violette about the bisexual French writer Violette Leduc (Emmanuelle Devos in a committed performance), who is encouraged to write by her friend Simone de Beauvier (Sandrine Kiberlain). In Gay filmmaker Scott Coffey’s underseen comic gem Adult World Amy (Emma Roberts) was a would-be poet who harasses her favorite writer, Rat Billings (a wonderfully acerbic John Cusack) to get him to mentor her. His guidance comes at a terrific – and terrifically funny – price. Amy comes of age with the help of Rubia (Armando Riesco), a Transgender friend she makes working at the film title’s adult bookstore. Another sour comedy, Gay writer/director Craig Johnson’s The Skeleton Twins, featured the queer Milo (Bill Hader) and his sister Maggie (Kristen Wiig) both of whom are suicidal. Milo, it seems, has not quite recovered from his illicit relationship with his English teacher (Ty Burrell) from when he was 15. While the twins have some fun lip© 2014 Gary M. Kramer synching to Starship, much of The Skeleton Twins is a drag, and Hader plays a decidedly [EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch for Sara stereotypical Gay character. Michelle Fetter’s BEST OF FILM 2014 Better comic material was on display in article in next Friday’s edition.]

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English professor Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) has seven days to pay back almost a quarter-million dollars in debts to some pretty unsavory people. He owes both Mister Lee (Alvin Ing), the cagey operator of a high society underground gambling ring, and Neville Baraka (Michael Kenneth Williams), a cold-blooded loan shark looking to use Bennett’s collegiate access for his own unscrupulous designs, and as of right now he can’t pay back either of them. His wealthy mother Roberta (Jes-

sica Lange) is reticent to dig her son out of another financial hole, letting him know in no uncertain terms that if she does it will be for the very last time. Forced into a corner of his own making, Bennett turns to Frank (John Goodman), another loan shark with a well-earned reputation for collecting on every debt one way or another. This is the last man the professor wants to owe money to, a fact not lost on either of them, but with very few options and nowhere else to turn he takes the cash nonetheless. In a last ditch effort to extricate himself from this mess and keep those he cares most about – not just his mother but also whip-smart student Amy Phillips (Brie Larson) and collegiate basketball superstar Lamar Allen (Anthony Kelley) – safe,

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE GAMBLER Now playing

Bennett hatches a crazy plan to play Frank, Neville and Mister Lee one against the other, gambling that he’s smarter than any of them know and that Lady Luck owes him one after so many losing hands. A remake of the 1974 James Caan drama of the same name directed by Karel Reisz and written by James Toback, director Rupert Wyatt’s The Gambler is a pretty significant change of pace considering his last effort was the mega-budget franchise reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Working from a nervously energetic script from Oscarwinner William Monahan (The Departed), this remake begins with subtly invigorating ferocity, deftly putting Bennett under the microscope as it analyzes his addictions and instabilities while he digs himself a financial grave. It’s a glorious start, the first third a bewildering flurry of emotion, chutzpah and self-destruction that adroitly sets the stage for the subsequent traumas to come. Unfortunately, Wyatt and Monahan can’t maintain their focus, presenting things in too transient a fashion, never allowing any of the core characters to obtain a complex dimensionality that would make Bennett’s sevenday journey affecting. The emotions driving things are too spot-on, all of them staying right on the surface, the movie never trying to conceal its hand, instead laying its cards openly on the table for all to see. It doesn’t push itself, doesn’t attempt to go any deeper than necessary, and as such the intensity and visceral despair required to give the drama staying power and a bludgeoning punch is oddly absent for much of the climactic third. Yet the film is seldom if ever boring, Wahlberg’s performance alone so lived-in, so nakedly raw, it in and of itself is almost worth the price of a matinee ticket all on its own. Gaunt, withdrawn and sallow, the actor has given himself entirely over to Bennett,

achieving a level of physical transformation that’s shocking. He also infuses the character with the right amount of cagey, self-aware confidence, and even as he falls deeper and deeper into his addiction, his attitude remains more one of defiance than it does of despair, the two emotions rubbing one off of the other fueling a survival instinct that’s carnally craven in its savage tenor. Wyatt’s remake also looks and sounds terrific, the director’s use of music coupled with its anarchic audio design and visual attention to detail giving things a compulsively bellicose attitude that fits the narrative perfectly. He’s also given Goodman a wonderful supporting role, allowing the actor to sink in and take over his scenes with a monstrous menace that oozes throughout the theater with timorous pitilessness. Every time he shows up the movie is given a jolt of unbridled electricity that’s invigorating, part of me almost curious what a standalone story following Frank for a day might end up looking like. The problem is that the filmmakers never earn all that it is they are aiming for. Bennett and Roberta’s familial strife is almost too nondescript for its own good, and it’s a testament to Lange’s virtuosity that she’s able to wring as much emotion from her few scenes as she does. Worse, his relationship with Amy is unbelievable right from the onset, the gifted Larson stuck playing a thin, one-dimensional character far beneath her talents. More than that, though, it is the oddly warm, sunnily optimistic climax that really doesn’t work, the final scenes feeling much too out of place considering all the selfinflected emotional and physical carnage that’s preceded them. Much like its protagonist, The Gambler doesn’t know when to quit, a winning hand transforming into one that should have been laid down long before the cards were even dealt.

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer INTO THE WOODS Now playing

Into the Woods is one of the greatest extravaganzas Stephen Sondheim ever composed the music and wrote the songs for. That’s saying something, if you think about it, considering this is the guy behind

some of the best Broadway showcases of the 20th century including West Side Story, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Gypsy and A Little Night Music. But, when you dive right into it, when you analyze all the pieces, his adaptation and eviscerations of the Grimm Fairy Tale library (working with writer James Lapine) is a rather stunning piece of work, taking these fantastical and magical characters and grounding them in a way that feels bracing, authentic and utterly real. A movie version has been talked about since the moment the show debuted in 1987. Problem is, this isn’t warm and fuzzy stuff, Sondheim and Lapine going to some extremely dark corners of the human condition as they look at wishes wished and the consequences going after them without considering the consequences entailed. It isn’t nice, it isn’t altogether happy, and while many of the characters are ostensibly in a better place when all things come to their conclusion, none of them are entirely pleased about the price exacted to get them there. This is one of the things that makes it moderately shocking that Walt Disney Pic-

tures, of all Hollywood studios, would feel inclined to allow director Rob Marshall (Chicago, Nine) to tackle the adaptation. Granted, it’s not like the Mouse House has been reticent about reinventing their cinematic fairy tale library, both Alice and Wonderland and Maleficent (for all their few plusses and numerous minuses) are ample proof on that front. Still, this feels like an even further reach in many ways, and other than continuing the studio’s dubiously rich tradition in regards to mothers and their collective mortality rates, the darkness that invades the later third of this tale is hardly heartwarming. Yet that climax is also what makes this musical extraordinary. Not only is the music something entirely and completely out of this world, the story composed by Lapine is also a thing of exquisite, intimately detailed beauty. Marshall, embracing all of this and more, goes right for the jugular, never flinching, never stepping back, making the revelations of the final act all the more destructive, yet also enlightening and empowering, in the process. see INTO THE Woods page 13

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer FOXCATCHER Now playing Truth is stranger than fiction in Foxcatcher, director Bennett Miller’s (Capote, Moneyball) cold, calculating and brutally uncompromising look at the dark side of the American Dream. Working from a calm, defiantly unsentimental script by E. Max Frye (Something Wild) and Dan Futterman (Capote), the movie takes a real life tragedy and makes the horrific and abhorrent lessons born from it universal in all their ugly, edifying glory. Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is an Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler. Yet for all his success at the 1984 games he still lives in the shadow of his older brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo), also an Olympic champion, as well as a well-respected wrestling coach the U.S. National Team takes the time to listen to. While the two have an unbreakable bond, Mark can’t help but feel the lesser of the two, his confidence continually wavering as he looks for ways to step outside of his sibling’s massive shadow. Enter eccentric heir to a massive fortune John du Pont (Steve Carell). He is obsessed with wrestling. More than that, he is equally driven to win the approval of his hardhearted mother Jean (Vanessa Redgrave) who views her son as a minor disappointment. Claiming he wants to put America first, saying he wants to see the country’s athletes reign supreme at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he convinces Mark to come to his estate, assemble a team of like-minded wrestlers, and train at his state-of-the-art facility at Foxcatcher Farms. Urged on by Dave, it proves to be an offer too fantastic to turn down. At first this relationship works wonders; and while du Pont is a little strange, he also proves to be something of a father figure for Mark, helping him build confidence off of the wrestling mat and not just on it. But he also loves playing mind games, toying with the athlete psychologically, building up his insecurities so that he becomes totally reliant upon the multimillionaire. Making things more insane, out of the blue he de-

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cides Dave must also come to Foxcatcher to be his “assistant,” making an exorbitant offer to both him and U.S. Amateur Athletics to make sure he cannot say no. Miller focuses on these relationships with razor-sharp acuity. He uses the same observational focus that he applied to his previous two dramas, but here it feels even more searing, more rigid and more inflexible. This is a movie that is as lethal as it is ostensibly benign, with a clearly unbalanced du Pont eviscerating convention and platitude every step of the way. It slams the viewer to the ground with the same sort of fury and casual ruthlessness both Schultz brothers were known for dispatching their Olympic opponents with, not caring for a moment if it turns people off in the process of doing it. The central trio of Carell, Tatum and Ruffalo unleash career-best performances, each giving themselves over completely to Miller’s vision, allowing them to cut right to the center of their respective characters.

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Tatum has never been this open, this naked with his emotions, almost as if he’s an infant trying to navigate the ways of the world trapped in an adult body he’s barely capable of controlling. As for Carell, his is a steadfast portrait of self-importance mixed with a healthy dose of self-doubt and a seemingly unending supply of insecurity, making his mind games and manipulations all the more unnerving in the process. Then there is Ruffalo. On the surface, he’s got the more straight-forward role to play, the honest and upfront Dave, the kind of guy who shows you who he is right away, never apologizing for doing so. But his principled, family-first take on life does nothing to mask his intelligence, nor does it hide his ability to immediately sum up a person for who they are and potentially also who they have the possibility of someday becoming. At the same time, because of his success both on and off the wrestling mat, he believes he can handle any and all situations as they arise, and even

when things start going sideways, never once does Dave believe he’s losing control. It’s a glorious performance, Ruffalo grounding things in a way that is deep, personal and always authentic, the tragedy and horrors to come becoming all the more devastating in large part thanks to his brilliance. The movie struggles a little when it strays away from this central trio, Sienna Miller particularly wasted as Dave’s loving wife Nancy. At the same time, Foxcatcher is so mesmerizing, so consistently fascinating even its missteps don’t feel as unbalanced or as unfortunate as they otherwise might have been. As a director, Miller once again shows himself to be a steely, confidently perceptive filmmaker who knows how to bring out the best in his actors while also generating emotional responses from the viewer they might not have known were possible before watching. Make no mistake, this is one of the year’s best, and arguably most important, films; see it at once.

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Ensembles Slightly larger ensembles with solid acting all around included Tails of Wasps with Paul Stetler, Brenda Joyner, Sylvie Davidson, Hannah Mootz, and Betsy Schwartz, Third by ArtsWest with Marty Mukhalian, Bill Higham, Kacey Shiflet, Mark Tyler Miller, and Kate Witt and A Small Fire by Sound Theatre Company with Teri Lazzara, Gordon Carpenter, Sara Coates, and Ray Tagavilla.

Unique Settings Tails of Wasps also gets a mention for the great use of a particular location in ACT Theatre’s building that made a perfect hotel room. Another production that used a particularly appropriate location was Akropolis Performance Lab’s original adaptation (by Zhenya Lavy) of Uncle Vanya. They used the manorlike environs of the Garden House on Beacon Hill to create an instant old-family-residence feeling. Also, the young upstarts of Horse in Motion took over the entire University Heights building for their creative production of Attempts on Her Life. Speaking of sets, I have become enamored of sets by designer Robin Macartney. Her set for Girl You Know It’s True in particular (produced by Theatre Off Jackson) was so simple (some burlap curtains sliding on curved rods that became walls and room Evelyn DeHais in Annex Theatre’s Chaos Theory separators) that it was genius. Other sets, at to today even though it was written at the turn that was Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Annex in particular, for Balconies and ChaSeattle Repertory. Timothy McCuen Piggee os Theory continued this spare but elegant of the 20th Century. continued from cover was the best actor of both parts of Angels aesthetic. She’s one to watch. in the name of religion over abortion. It has in America at Intiman Theatre, as they auStar Turns been a banner year of effort for Mark CheStandout moments include some leading daciously focused their entire “season” on More Jobs Well Done novick and Jen Klos! roles and some small ones. The trans-FTM Kushner’s masterwork. Three more productions deserve notice role played by Evelyn DeHais in Chaos and include three more companies yet to be Musicals Tight 2 and 3 Handers Theory introduced this talented newcomer mentioned. We are so fortunate to have such Speaking of musicals, this was a huge year to our local stages. Amy Love returned to There were a handful of terrific small a range of companies and intense, commitfor very big musicals, with some casts that the boards with her special character in cast shows where every actor counted. ted theater producers in this town. So, the could not have been more perfect. You can Royal Blood. Terri Weagant got to play a The best two-handers were Gidion’s Knot three are: Impenetrable by SiS Productions, still see one of those perfect castings if you whole range of crazy in Blood Countess. at Seattle Public Theater with Heather The Bunner Sisters by Athena Theatre Projget out to Village Theatre either in Issaquah Will Rose did a gorgeous job as Don Quix- Hawkins and Rebecca Olson as a mother ects and The Lisbon Traviata by Theatre22. or Everett in January for Mary Poppins. ote in Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. and teacher in the worst parent-teacher Cayman Ilika as Mary and Greg Allen Mc- Amy Thone commanded and put her heart conference ever (directed by Shana BeMade Me Laugh Cormick as Bert are performing at the per- and soul into the doctor role in The Normal stock) and The Mountaintop at ArtsWest Because I love to laugh, I have to close fect moment in time for these roles. You can Heart. And in the tiniest role, Joseph Tan- with Reginald Andre Jackson channeling with the people who made me laugh the also still catch the lovely cast of A Christmas cioco sang his heart out as the Piragua Guy Dr. Martin Luther King and brianne a. hardest this year. Andrew Lee Creech and Story at The 5th Avenue Theatre and married in In the Heights. hill as a cheeky hotel maid (directed by Cory Spruill as Fab and Rob, the guys of talents Jessica Skerritt and Dane Stokinger as Michael Winters was a heart-rending Valerie Curtis-Newton). the pretend pop duo Milli Vanilli, in Girl Mother and Old Man. Two outstanding three-handers were A You Know It’s True brought the pair to life. character in A Great Wilderness at Seattle Village also managed an amazing cast for In Repertory. Erik Gratton was the most dead- Lesson From Aloes presented by Thalia’s Their choreography was period appropriate the Heights with the best choreography of the pan sneaky guy in The Foreigner at Vil- Umbrella with William Hall Jr., Terry Ed- and hysterical and also well-executed. And year (by Daniel Cruz)! Adding to those produc- lage Theatre. Tracy Michelle Hughes took ward Moore, and Pam Nolte, and Death and the funniest actor, hands down, in 2014 was tions, we got to see Sarah Rose Davis as Funny on Charlayne Woodard’s one-woman piece the Maiden presented by Latino Theatre (drum roll please) Tracy Leigh as the dotty Girl at Village, who has to have been dreaming Pretty Fire at Taproot Theatre. Amy Hill Projects with Tonya Andrews, Frank Lawl- baker’s wife in the wonderful Americanof doing that role since she was born! held her own in the tumultuous production er, and Fernando Luna. Wee Pie at Seattle Public Theater. Little Shop of Horrors was a wonderful production (co-produced by ACT and 5th Avenue) starring Josh Carter and Josh also joined in with a fantastic cast at the 5th of Monty Python’s Spamalot, along with talents like Allen Fitzpatrick and Laura Griffith. Seattle Children’s Theatre recently wrapped up a world premiere musical of Dick Whittington and His Cat starring Mike Spee as Dick (and composed by our own Rich Gray). A successful independent production (by Sidecountry Theatre) of Passing Strange introduced theater audiences to local musician LeRoy Bell and a hard working ensemble.

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The Baker (James Corden) and his Wife (Emily Blunt) want a child. The Witch (Meryl Streep) living next door reveals to them she is the reason they cannot conceive, the hideous older woman putting a curse on the man’s father years prior for stealing some of her magic beans. For reasons entirely her own, she wants the pair to end the spell, and all that is required is a red cloak, a golden shoe, hair the color of corn, a milky white cow, all of the items hiding in the mystical, ominous woods just on the edge of town. Thus the adventure begins, the Baker and his Wife on a three-day adventure to find all the items running into the likes of Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), young country boy Jack (Daniel Huttlestone), the lovely maid Cinderella (Anna Kendrick) and her dashing Prince Charming (Chris Pine) in the process. They learn many things about themselves as well as all they come in contact with, each pining for a better, more fulfilling life, yet none not certain the path they’ve magically found themselves on is one they should be traipsing down so eagerly. The movie is a bouncy revelation, a beauteous adaptation of the Broadway stunner that gets better and better as it moves along towards its shattering conclusion. The first half is light and sunshine, mixed messages and missed opportunities obscured by the potential for a better

tomorrow and a future steeped in bounty. Then things go off the rails, because just when everyone thinks they’ve gotten exactly what they’ve always wanted the bill comes due, proving that success without strife, sacrifice and a whole heck of a lot of hard work isn’t worth achieving. Marshall keeps things moving, the film flying by in what feels like an instant. His control over the tonal changes is stunning, and by the time a second Giant comes lumbering down to earth thanks to an unplanned beanstalk stretching to the heavens, I was completely and totally captivated by all taking place up on the screen. He allows his actors to craft full-bodied, richly defined characters that are oftentimes surprising in their depth, at the same time granting a cavalcade of supremely talented character actors (including Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Lucy Punch and a creepily pedophiliac Johnny Depp) freedom to make the most of their limited screen time in ways that are magnetic. It’s easy to laud Streep, who once again proves she could have made one heck of a singer had she set her mind to it back when she was first starting out; and while she is wonderful, I can’t she does anything that is revelatory. The same cannot be said for either Corden, Blunt or especially Kendrick, all three soaring to astonishing heights. They are exceptional, all three of them, each going places and doing things that continually kept me off my guard, eager to discover what they were going to do and where they were going to go next.

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A triumph of production design, costuming and cinematography, the movie ends up being as sensational as it is in large part thanks to Marshall’s deft staging and handling of the material. While changes have been made, most notably as things apply to the Baker’s Wife and to Cinderella’s

Problematic Unbroken fails to inspire by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer UNBROKEN Now playing Joel and Ethan Coen have won four Academy Awards, two of them for screenwriting (Fargo, No Country for Old Men). William Nicholson has been nominated twice (Shadowlands, Gladiator) for his screenplays, while fellow scribe Richard LaGravenese has one Oscar nod (The Fisher King) under his belt, the duo two of the more well-respected writers in Hollywood. Collectively, this is a powerhouse foursome, and it’s hard to imagine how a film shepherded to the finish line by all of them could meet without anything close to failure.

All of which makes Unbroken, based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand chronicling the staggering, inspirational life story of Olympian and WWII Japanese prison camp survivor Louis Zamperini, all the more vexing. One note, frustratingly didactic, beating the viewer over the head with its melodramatic histrionics, the movie is oddly superficial, reducing the man’s complex, incredible history into nonchalant talking points reeking of mawkishness. More, director Angelina Jolie seems obsessed with focusing on her central character’s suffering at the hands of his captors and little else, never making the attempt to make any of the supporting players, whether they be fellow Allied soldiers or Japanese guards, complex or three-dimensional, thus cheapening Zamperini’s story in the process. Universal Pictures

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Prince, they end up not having any sort of corrosive effect on all that Sondheim and Lapine are aiming to achieve. Into the Woods is a marvelous, dexterously passionate marvel, the film a fairy tale delight where magic isn’t always good and wishes oftentimes should not come true.

In some ways this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Jolie’s first directorial effort, the Serb-Croatian war drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, was also focused upon suffering, on depicting man’s unspeakable inhumanity to man in as intimate and as blood-curdling a fashion as possible. But where that film was suited to such an exacting and, admittedly, exhausting approach, this one feels mutated and belittled by it. Zamperini’s story is as complex as it is Byzantine, traveling in seas of grey, making right and wrong feel like an illusion and survival an almost impossible dream. By reducing his story to platitudes Jolie, along with her cadre of supremely talented screenwriters, have taken the soul right out of it, leaving an almost paint-by-numbers biopic that’s so transparent in its intentions and dramatic designs it might as well not even exist in the first place. Yet everyone here is far too talented to deliver a motion picture that is entirely unwatchable. The opening sequences depicting Zamperini’s (played perfectly by rising star Jack O’Connell) job duties on a B-24 bomber are something to behold, filled with tension and emotion as the bombardier navigates along a fractured catwalk trying to help his unit complete their mission and get back home. There are also some glorious bits during his 47-day ordeal trapped at sea stranded with a pair of fellow soldiers, a scene involving a shark getting into their life raft particularly strong. But once Zamperini ends up in Japan things go from being slightly unfocused to frustratingly tedious, the final hour nothing more than trauma upon trauma, suffering with more suffering, pain and sorrow followed up again and again by more of the same. Which, honestly, would be okay if Jolie and company had spent the time to build up any of the other characters instead of leaving them as ephemeral symbols of right and wrong with nothing in-between, the fact the film refuses to do so beyond annoying. What could have been a strong variation on

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence for today’s audiences instead becomes nothing more than a boring, heavy-handed war polemic that does nothing new and even less that’s interesting, everything so nondescript and blasé even the traumas suffered by the hero feel more benign and unrealistic than they obviously were. O’Connell is terrific as Zamperini, while veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins (Skyfall, Prisoners) once again does sensational work as far as the elegantly composed visual look of the images themselves are concerned. Alexandre Desplat’s (The Imitation Game, Godzilla) understated, suitably subtle score is also excellent, never overshadowing the depicted actions, instead going out of its ways to augment each and every scene no matter how transparent emotionally much of them end up becoming. While difficult to watch, I did like Jolie’s directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, and felt she showed a huge amount of promise behind the camera. I actually thought she was a fine choice to pilot this particular ship, her sensibilities feeling, at least to me, to mirror much of the same style and methodology Hillenbrand approached Zamperini’s story with in her best-selling biography. But sadly, the movie just doesn’t cut it, reducing Zamperini’s story to its base, most basic elements, taking away from it all of the shading and color that inherently made it so powerful and inspiring. His rise as an Olympic athlete falls flat, as do scenes of him on the home front as a young hellion put on the path of the straight and narrow by his loving older brother. As for the prison camp sequences, the less said about those the better, what few authentic moments there might be drowned in a sea of pap and pabulum bordering on insufferable. While Zamperini lived an amazing life worthy of respect and admiration, Jolie’s recounting of it doesn’t do it anything close to justice, Unbroken shattering into so many pieces I’m flabbergasted just how much a waste of time this film proved itself to be.

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Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

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SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo.com or phone (360) 722-1664. 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. 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.FreelySpeaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) 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 Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. (253) 474-8897. Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

SATURDAY - December 27

Ski Buddies. 8am, 9am & 10am. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! Whether it’s Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass or Snoqualimie Pass, let fellow club members know that you’ll be waiting for them near the ticket booth. Throw out some ideas that might help us identify other club members without having to sing Broadway show tunes! skibuddies.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.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.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com

SUNDAY - December 28

For information on GLBT-friendly religious/spiritual organizations in the Greater Seattle area, call or email Rick at the SGN office: 206-324-4297; sgn2@ sgn.org. Ski Buddies. 8am, 9am & 10am. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! Whether it’s Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass or Snoqualimie Pass, let fellow club members know that you’ll be waiting for them near the ticket booth. Throw out some ideas that might help us identify other club members without having to sing Broadway show tunes! skibuddies.org Center for Spiritual Living. Services 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.org Ravenna United Methodist Church. 5751 33rd Ave NE. 8:30am “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school;” 9:45am worship. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. 525-7988. Wallingford United Methodist Church. 8:30am & 11am-Worship (10am during summer). 2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. 547-6945 (office); 285-5077 (George). Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ Seattle Unity Church. 9am & 11am-Sunday Services. 200 8th Ave N. “Come join our Gay & Lesbian-friendly, spiritual family at Seattle Unity Church. Our mission is to bring love, miracles & spiritual awakening into everyday life!” 622-8475; www.seattleunity.org. University Congregational United Church of Christ. All ages education 9am, Worship 10am. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. 5242322; www.universityucc.org. Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am-Zazen Instruction, 9:30amZazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30amWorship, 11am-Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org Central Lutheran Church. 10am-Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.” All are welcome. 322-7500. East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am-Sunday Service. 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780. Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

December 27 thru January 4

TUESDAY - December 30

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am-Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. 682-3620. Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515. All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am-Worship. 500 Broadway E. Come as you are. All are welcome. A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org Living Water Fellowship. 10:30am-Worship. 7204 NE 175th St, Kenmore. All GLBT welcome. Pastor Susan George. 963-0807. www.livingwaterwa. com Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation. 10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@ wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am-Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org. Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am-Worship. 6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation. “We celebrate our diversity in religious background, sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” 783-6733; www. stpauluccseattle.com. Holy Covenant International Christian Community Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com 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. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room

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122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 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 Grace Gospel Chapel. 2pm-Worship. Gift of Grace Lutheran Church, 2102 N 40th St. Oldest independent church ministering primarily to the Gay & Lesbian community. An exciting fellowship ... a place to believe, a place to belong. 784-8495. Rain City Jacks. 4th Sunday each month at 1pm; 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm. West Queen Anne/ Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sexpositive, non-profit and private. Membership required. Adult men only. Enroll at the door. www.raincityjacks. org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5035. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm-Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

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 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 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 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. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques.

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Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 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 Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday. 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 Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.) Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

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SATURDAY - January 3

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Ski Buddies. 8am, 9am & 10am. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! Whether it’s Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass or Snoqualimie Pass, let fellow club members know that you’ll be waiting for them near the ticket booth. Throw out some ideas that might help us identify other club members without having to sing Broadway show tunes! skibuddies.org Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

WEDNESDAY - December 31

New Year’s Eve 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. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org 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. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat. Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome. Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.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.) HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org 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. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.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: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com 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. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

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First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. (253) 474-8897. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SUNDAY - January 4

Application Deadline: January 16 Radical New Year. 8:30pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Ring in 2015 with Northwest rabble rousers at Radical Women’s annual New Years Eve party. Festivities include a bountiful buffet, dancing, satirical spoofs, party favors & a no-host bar. Door donation $5, buffet donation $15. 722-6057, rwseattle@ mindspring.com

THURSDAY - January 1

Happy New Year! (Because of the New Year holiday, some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled. Check with the sponsors of your event to confirm date, time & place.) 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 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance. 4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! Get-togethers are highly social & offer “low impact” volunteer work & an opportunity to learn more about LAA. Please call before dropping in. 957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

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Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm. Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com. [MaySeptember only.] Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Contemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 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.lambert house.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 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.)

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Ski Buddies. 8am, 9am & 10am. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! Whether it’s Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass or Snoqualimie Pass, let fellow club members know that you’ll be waiting for them near the ticket booth. Throw out some ideas that might help us identify other club members without having to sing Broadway show tunes! skibuddies.org Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.border riders.com PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937. St Aelred’s Independent Catholic Church in Olympia. 5pm. Olympia Unitarian Church, 2200 East End St NW, Olympia. Meets 1st & 3rd Sundays each month. Worship for the GLBT community & friends in the Roman Catholic, Anglican & other liturgical faiths tradition. Fr. Bob Withrow, (360) 664-5449. Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv Ski Buddies Potluck. 6pm. Location in Burien, check website for address. You never want to miss this event as we discuss this season’s trips. We’ll also have online sign-up available for those that can’t make the potluck. skibuddies.org

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 Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation FightFRIDAY - January 2 ing AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce overspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253)

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798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. 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Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & 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, https://groups. yahoo.com/group/maybebabyseattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup. com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www.sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-

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4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.rose hedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233). SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/ AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768. Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine

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