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by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer

tacle, The Showgirl Must Go On, which wrapped in 2010 after a two-year run, Midler has returned to the screen as a leading lady in her first major picture in more than a decade. In Parental Guidance, the 67-year-old plays a grandparent alongside Billy Crystal, both of whom try to navigate modernday parenting conundrums when they’re stuck with their daughter’s three kids. In this chat with Midler, she talked about the film, including its stance on bullying, and the “bittersweet” beginning of her career. Azzopardi: You share some similarities with your character, Diane Decker, in Parental Guidance. One thing I’d like to believe you don’t have in common with her, though, is when one of the kids dresses up as a girl. You would have let that boy wear those high heels, wouldn’t you?

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More than 30 years have passed since Bette Midler made her screen debut as a rocker with a self-destructive drug habit. The film, 1979’s The Rose, turned the Hawaii native’s dreams, and her nights performing for halfnaked Gay men at a New York City bathhouse, into a legendary and undeniably influential career both in music – the title song is one of her biggest hits – and in film. Later roles would include parts in Beaches, Hocus Pocus, and The First Wives Club, all of which have become Gay cult classics. With numerous Grammys, Golden Globes, and Emmys to her name, even the moniker “The Divine Miss M” doesn’t quite do her justice. But now that the curtain has closed on her Las Vegas spec-

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Andrew Jons, a local recording artist, looked at me from across the table in a café where we met for coffee on December 21 and said, quietly, “Twenty-one years ago, my best friend and baby brother lost his battle with leukemia.”

Now, you must understand: Andy never does anything quietly. He sings loud, he talks loud, and he is an out and proud, albeit loud, Gay man. This was a different Andy, an Andy I never expected to see. The first time I met Andy I must admit I didn’t remember much about him. It was in late November 2011 and my husband and I

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got this crazy idea to produce, direct, and star in a Seattle production of BARE: A Pop Opera. Casting was interesting, to say the least. Andy ultimately got cast as Zack, the jock. Zack is one of those characters who are there mainly to be seen, not heard. But as I stated before, “not see jons page 25

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Zaslove by name – if not by his slightly-deranged-professor looks – from his years of teaching at the OUR TOWN University of Washington, where HIT AND RUN he helped develop the Professional THEATER COMPANY Actor Training Program with Greg December 28 – January 19 Falls and Duncan Ross. He went Recently, SGN sat down with on to helm the Bathhouse Theater two men who each represent over for years. Gordon Coffey joined 40 years of theater history in Seatsee arne/gordon page 24 tle. Many people recognize Arne

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No drama queens here Everyone’s a winner at the Miss Community Pageant by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

GIVING BACK As the reigning Miss Nubian Pride, La Saveona Hunt is required to hold a fundraiser for the community. So she decided to do a pageant – with a twist! “The community supports drag queens

STARS COME OUT There were guest performances, too. Entertaining the audience while contestants got ready for the next category of competition were the hosts, the judges, Jessica Paradisco and Jared You, Ceasar Hart, Victoria Love, Olivia LaGarce, Fraya Love, and Regine Dynasty St. James. The pageant had its rules and different categories – everything that normally goes along with a drag contest – but the feel of this event was not one of fierce competition (although the competitors did bring their A game!) but community and a sense of giving back. It really seemed the appropriate event before Christmas. Seattle Gay News would like to congratulate first runner-up Mulan Rouge-Bradshaw and the first Miss Community, Eve Evita Zahara Aulelei!

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the resident company that Stuart Vaughan was developing for the Seattle Repertory straight out of Yale graduate work in 1964 and has worked here, off and on, ever since. Now the two are joining forces in Zaslove’s new Hit and Run Theater Company, where Coffey will appear as the Stage Manager in Zaslove’s new production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Performed at the Century Ballroom West Hall on December 28-29, January 11-12, and January 18-19, Zaslove reports that his version will be far less “hearts and flowers” than what has become a standard method of performing that play. A NEW ERA Coffey relates that the Seattle Repertory was developed “at the height of the repertory movement, given a shape by Sir Tyrone Guthrie in Minneapolis. His idea grabbed on and repertory theater starting popping up all over. “Bagley Wright jumped on the bandwagon, I think, and put one here. He was a very culturally minded businessman. He approached Hal Holbrook, as the story goes, who didn’t want to be an artistic director and who duped him into [taking] Vaughan, since they had worked together. “It was a ‘resident company’ and all the actors played all the roles in all the plays. There were about 13 of us, Equity [union] members. Vaughan added associated positions for local people. We didn’t have a lot of old farts. You contracted for certain roles in plays and ‘as cast’ in others. If you were called upon to be an old guy, you got make up and you acted. We had an extremely talented company.

us had growing families. Elizabeth Farwell-Moreland [one of the kids] is now the producing director at the Rep. I remember when she was six, seven years old. Dad brought her to every show. We were godparents for each other’s kids. “We felt it was quite groundbreaking. We played almost year-round in rotating repertory except summers. We had a touring program in the summer. No one had ever toured the parks before. We took a couple of shows across the state.

Behan. It was hard work. We played six days a week, eight performances a week, long hours. You were working all the time. We rehearsed daytimes and performed at night. “I got so confused one time, I forgot we were doing Hamlet and dressed for King Lear. I remember when we did King Lear and Hamlet in one day! The joke about King Lear is that when the mad king comes to his great line, all the actors come to the wings to hear if he’s going to blow it. The line is: ‘The wounds I bear and the blows I suffer.’

“The interesting thing was that a lot of us had growing families. Elizabeth FarwellMoreland [one of the kids] is now the producing director at the Rep.” “We started a new play festival – we did a production of e.e. cummings’ poetry. It was very popular, and we took it on tour. We did the first developmental production” (workshopping an unfinished new play). “We did the first children’s show by adults for children, called The Tinder Box. One of the greatest reviews I ever got was in that show, as a witch. I was coached by Margaret Hamilton” (best known as the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz).

STYLISTICALLY DIVERSE “As a resident company, we got to know each other pretty well. We played together; we got on each other’s nerves. We dealt with each other’s politics. It was a diverse company, classically trained all the way to Actors Studio of [New York]. An amalgam of all kinds of styles, but we all came together under a director’s concept and it worked. Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde to Death of a Salesman. FAMILY TIES “We did the first musical. It was a drama “The interesting thing was that a lot of with music called The Hostage by Brendan

“If you’re not really sharp, it will come out ‘The wounds I suffer and the bears I blow.’ The actor had to stop and gather himself for that to make sure he got it right.”

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Move over, stuffy drag pageants – there’s a new pageant in town and this one is all about the community. On December 23, five queens vied for the title of Miss Community at R Place, and nobody left a loser. Each contestant won money for their favorite charity or nonprofit. Competing in the Miss Community Pageant, which organizers hope will become an annual tradition, were Eve Evita Zahara Aulelei (Zahara); Mulan Rouge-Bradshaw (Mulan); Sister Domine Trix of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan; Iyona Dior-Black; and Tailyn Howe. The pageant’s creator, La Saveona Hunt (Miss Nubian Pride 2012-13), hosted the show along with Dominic Vs Dom Dior (Mr. Nubian Pride 2012-13) and DonnaTella Howe (Miss Gay Seattle 2012). Contestants were judged by local activist and drag superstar Aleksa Manila, Marion Malena (Miss U.T.O.P.I.A. 2012-13, Avia Moliga (Miss A/PI 2012), and a special guest judge from Portland.

year-round, so I want to give back to them,” La Saveona Hunt said. “This pageant, titled Miss Community Pageant, is a little different because the money the contestant wins does not go into their pocket. Instead, it will go to a nonprofit of their choice.” “And as an added bonus, no matter what place a contestant is awarded, they will win some money for their nonprofit too,” she said. “In other words, everyone walks out a winner!” The pageant was scored 40-60: 40% by the judges and 60% by audience response.

point. “I started my own company, the Floating Theatre Company, with John Aylward and Marjorie Nelson. We did the first Midsummer Night’s Dream with rock ’n’ roll. People still know about it. I created The Big Broadcast of the golden age of radio. CITY WAS SUPPORTIVE “When I moved it into the Bathhouse, we made a company that stayed there, with the same people, but we got hired to be employees of the [Seattle] Parks Department. Seattle Children’s Theater was also a Parks Department program. They had a dance company, which became Spectrum, and painting/sculpture, which became Pratt Fine Arts. There was a 2% for arts [tax], until the mayor cut the budget. “In ’82, the funding cut out. We were settled enough to weather that change. A lot of students of mine started the Empty Space Theatre. I did Midsummer three or four times, and sold out every time. It was the longest-running show in Seattle [at the time] and ran for six months. “[A reason I had success was because] it was the ensemble. I had a group of very talented young actors. I was able to choose plays to stretch the actors. If I had someone to play Hamlet, I did Hamlet. If not, I got people trained up, like a basketball coach, to mold them into an ensemble. Then I made a season where I could satisfy my artistic itch. ‘I’ve always wanted to do Playboy of the Western World,’ I’d think, ‘or The Skin of Our Teeth.’ We did shows at the Moore for 700 children at a time, with an educational program. That ensemble was able to entertain and educate, and we had adults who then came back to play [later] in Midsummer.”

THE BIRTH OF ACT Zaslove arrived at the UW in 1967 as a professor. He reports that a lot of students started working at ACT (short for A Contemporary Theater) when Greg Falls started it in 1965. ACT presented contemporary theater, Zaslove says, “specifically, Beckett, Stoppard, Brecht, Ionesco, Pinter. I ran their children’s theater. Out of that came ‘collage’ shows, where we’d make up a show based on children’s literature or trains or old-time radio. Anything could follow anything – it was not linear, and usually had a social theme. “In ’74, I went to work at the Rep and ran their ‘second stage.’ Former students and I built a company there. Duncan Ross had disbanded the concept of a resident comTickets for the Hit and Run Theater pany and brought in stars like Christopher Company’s production of Our Town are Walken and Richard Chamberlain. He was available at www.brownpapertickets.com/ after names and a more commercial view- event/307931.

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Five big shows coming to the Seattle area by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer It’s almost 2013, and the first months of the New Year are loaded with live concerts by some of the industry’s biggest and most acclaimed performers. Here are five not to miss in January and February. Lady Gaga Tacoma Dome, January 14 At the start of 2012, Lady Gaga announced plans for a huge show she’d be taking around the world. She wasn’t kidding.

Merlot, or a full dinner. Opening for Jones is Jesse Dee. For reservations, visit www. jazzalley.com or call (206) 441-9729. Muse Key Arena, February 1 When I first saw Muse, at Neumos, they just about blew the roof off the place and I knew they’d be playing larger venues from that day forward. I was right. Key Arena is the site of the three-piece unit’s upcoming concert, at the start of February, to support their latest album, The 2nd Law. Their set list will probably feature “Hyste-

Lady Gaga announced plans for a huge show she’d be taking around the world. She wasn’t kidding. It’s a giant production that includes a live horse, a Gothic castle, and a smoke-filled stage – and that’s just the opening number. It’s a giant production that includes a live horse, a Gothic castle, and a smoke-filled stage – and that’s just the opening number. The “Born This Way Ball” has already circled most of the planet and finally lands at the Tacoma Dome in two weeks. “Bad Romance,” “Judas,” “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” and “Alejandro” are among the 23 songs on the set list. Tickets are still available at all Ticketmaster locations, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Rickie Lee Jones Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, January 18-20 Veteran jazz singer Rickie Lee Jones is widely recognized for her 1979 international hit single “Chuck E.’s in Love,” but there’s a lot more where that came from. She’s an incredibly gifted vocalist, as anyone who’s witnessed her live performances can attest. The Chicago-born musician has booked a three-night stay at Jazz Alley in mid-January, giving us an opportunity to see her in a classy venue with a nice glass of

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continued from cover heard” isn’t exactly Andy’s specialty. The first time we got together for rehearsal, more went wrong than went right. And Andy was on the ball – he filled in for other cast members who didn’t show up and roles we couldn’t cast, saying, “I’ll sing this part!” and “I can help with that!” He became a major part of the production with a minor role. That ain’t easy, folks. And he stood out, too. Not by overacting or anything – he just naturally stands out. There’s something special about Andy. I couldn’t put my finger on it then. But after our conversation last Friday, I can tell you with a great deal of respect that it is not something special, but someone. His name is Brandon. CHILDHOOD TRAGEDY Brandon was Andy’s kid brother. He was lost to leukemia, or cancer of the blood cells. It starts in the bone marrow, the soft tissue inside most bones. Bone marrow is where blood cells are made. When you have leukemia, the bone marrow starts to make a lot of abnormal white blood cells, called leukemia cells. They don’t do the work of normal white blood cells, they grow faster than normal cells, and they don’t stop growing when they should. Over time, leukemia cells can crowd out the normal blood cells. This can lead to serious problems such as anemia, bleeding, and infections. Leukemia cells can also spread

ria,” “Knights of Cydonia,” “Supermassive Black Hole,” and “Map of the Problematique.” Muse received a Grammy nomination for The 2nd Law in the category of Best Rock Album, an award they’ve previously won, and lead singer Matthew Bellamy earned a nod for penning the track “Madness” (Best Rock Song). Tickets are still available at all Ticketmaster locations, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. fun. Paramount Theatre, February 5 Twenty-twelve was a breakthrough year for New York trio fun., and they look to expand on their success in the months ahead with the possibility of a few Grammy wins. The group, often compared to Queen, has been nominated for six awards that include nods in all four major categories: Album, Record and Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. They’re scheduled to perform at the Paramount Theatre in early February. Tickets are sold out, but visit www.stgpresents.

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org closer to the show date for any last-min- Days of Open Hand. She always tells interute possibilities. esting stories with her music, most evident on her recording Nine Objects of Desire, in Suzanne Vega which each song is inspired by a person or Benaroya Hall, February 5 thing. The folk singer-songwriter returns Suzanne Vega was no one-hit wonder. to the Emerald City for an intimate perforThough “Luka” put her on the map back in mance at Nordstrom Recital Hall (inside the ’80s, she’s released a string of acclaimed Benaroya) on February 5. Visit www.seatalbums, including the Grammy-winning tlesymphony.org for ticket information.

to the lymph nodes or other organs and ing with all these years later,” Andy admitcause swelling or pain. ted. “But Brandon’s death also showed me how precious life is, how it is never too late LIFE LESSONS to change oneself. It taught me to embrace “In the very short time we had together, life, enjoy life, and be so thankful for all the Brandon taught me so much about life,” said loved ones I still have around me.” Andy. “He taught me to laugh, to cherish every little moment as a blessing. He showed JOIN TEAM ANDY me how to be unafraid and how to take life’s To honor Brandon’s legacy, Andy is going ups and downs in stride.” to do something he never thought he could. “He was a daredevil long before I even He’s going to run 13 miles in San Antonio, dared to dream,” Andy said, showing the Texas, with the Leukemia & Lymphoma

“In the very short time we had together, Brandon taught me so much about life. He taught me to laugh, to cherish every little moment as a blessing. He showed me how to be unafraid and how to take life’s ups and downs in stride.” hint of a smile. This is a man who clearly loves and cherishes the memory of his brother. “This is my cause,” he then said, continuing, “I have been so deeply affected by this disease.” “It was horrible and tough and I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.” Leukemia is horrible. It is the leading cause of cancer death in children, accounting for about 33% of cancer cases among those aged 14 and under. An estimated 1,340 cancer deaths were expected to occur among this age group in 2012 – about onethird of them from leukemia. “I have baggage and issues I’m still deal-

Society’s Team in Training. “This is my cause,” he said, adding, “How could I not run? There are no cons, only pros.” Because Andy is always the one helping everyone else out, he admits, “I always have trouble asking for help. I hate it!” The truth is, Andy does need help. He’s got just two weeks to raise over $1,000 to reach his $3,900 goal, qualifying him to run with Team in Training. “If I could, I would write this check myself and be done,” he says. “But I can’t. I need the help and support of others to get me to San Antonio and lift me up when I start to wonder why I agreed to this adven-

ture.” For now, Andy hasn’t forgotten. Brandon will be with him every step of the way, he said. “Why do I run? I run for hope. I run for love. I run for the memory of the brother I lost to leukemia,” said Andy. “I run for fitness. I run to push myself beyond what I think I am capable of. I run for self-growth. I run to make a difference.” FOLLOW HIM ON FACEBOOK Andy told me he will be documenting his workouts and fundraising progress on Facebook so supporters can check in to see how he’s doing. And he is 62% of the way there. To donate, go to Andy’s fundraising page, http:// pages.teamintraining.org/vtnt/herosa13/ andyjons. Inspired by this wonderful cause Andy says he recorded some new songs “with good vibes in honor of the LLS and my brother’s legacy.” He sent me a rough copy and the material is every bit as good as I imagined. His goal is to make a music video or two and release them on YouTube. Seattle Gay News will keep you updated on Andy’s music, the 13mile run, and his fundraising goals. Although it is the holiday season, and I’ve already donated more than I can really afford this year, I am inspired by Andy and, although I never had the pleasure of knowing him, Brandon. I am going to make a contribution to this effort as soon as I send this story to press, and I hope that their story will inspire you to do so as well.

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

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emotion works splendidly (see Hathaway’s stunning rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream”), while other times it decidedly does not (both of Crowe’s big numbers, most notably “Stars,” fall hopelessly flat through no fault of the actor). The sudden shifts in tone are also a problem, the dead-serious nature of Jackman and Crowe’s performances juxtaposed to the comic surrealism of Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen’s work (it’s like they’ve just stepped off the set of Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of universal

A CLASSIC TALE First things first, however. Hooper’s adaptation still follows the expected Hugo narrative: Convicted thief Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is released from prison with anger in his heart, feeling the French state has dealt him an unjustly harsh blow for stealing only a loaf of bread. His hardened heart is softened

SOME ISSUES Thing is, for everything that Hooper gets right, there is just as much as he annoyingly gets so very, very wrong. Cinematographer Danny Cohen’s (Pirate Radio) camera doesn’t know when to stop, swooping, twirling, and revolving around the characters trying to give import to every single song whether it deserves the attention or not. Sometimes, the use of extreme close-ups zeroing in on the actor’s face as they mine each lyric for maximum universal

when a sudden act of kindness changes everything, leading the former convict to break parole and reinvent himself as LES MISÉRABLES a respected businessman who makes a Now showing point of assisting the poor and downtrodThere have been more cinematic in- den. carnations of author Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables than you can shake a stick at. It’s been filmed so many times it’s something of a wonder that people still actually read the book itself (which, come to think of it, if you haven’t done so you really should – if any novel lives up to its rep as a literary classic it’s this one). Iconic stars ranging from Henry Krauss to Walter Huston, Fredric March, Jean Gabin, JeanPaul Belmondo, and Russell Crowe as Javert Liam Neeson at one time or another have taken up the mantle of tortured, put-upThings take a turn when Inspecon hero Jean Valjean at some point dur- tor Javert (Russell Crowe) comes ing their illustrious careers. back into his life, leading Valjean But director Tom Hooper, a recent to not notice when the lovely FanAcademy Award winner for The King’s tine (Anne Hathaway) is wrongly Speech, is the first to tackle the hugely axed from his employ. Discovering popular Broadway musical version her at the edge of death, he promof Hugo’s opus, going out of his way to ises to find and raise her child, transpose the lavish and over-the-top Cosette (Isabelle Allen) as his own theatrical production to life in as gigan- to make up for his mistake. Meanwhile, tic a way as possible. With every dollar Javert has learned Valjean’s true idenup on the screen, and with no facet left tity and pledges to bring him to justice, to the imagination, he’s transposed the dogging the man’s every move even as show (music by Claude-Michel Schön- he tries over the years to do right by the berg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer) to the beautiful young girl who has fallen into screen with noteworthy brio, shuttling his care. forth images and emotions with aggresLes Misérables covers just under a halfsively invigorating panache that’s more century of French history as it chronicles often than not breathlessly mesmeriz- Valjean’s struggles to evade Javert and ing. raise Cosette (played by Amanda SeyYet no movie in 2012 catapulted me fried as a teen) as best he knows how. through so many wide-ranging reac- There are struggles. There are triumphs. tions as this one did. I went from loving There are failures. There is love. There the movie, to hating it, to tolerating it, is compassion. There is forgiveness. And, to being obsessed with every little nu- yes, eventually, there is redemption, all of ance, to wanting to throw something at it played out on a lush, grandly operatic the screen, to wishing I could leap up scale befitting the prose that so dexterfrom my seat and hug the celluloid as if ously inspired it. it were a living, breathing human being. This Les Misérables had me so all over the map I didn’t know what in the heck to do with it, all of which makes attempting to write a review next to impossible.

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HATHAWAY MAGNIFICENT Then there is Hathaway. She is going to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Would I give it to her? No, I’d hand it to Ann Dowd for Compliance. Does it make me sad that she’s going to win, all the same? Not in the slightest. Truth be told, as brief as Fantine’s part is, Hathaway dominates the film in a way I can barely believe. Her performance is one for the ages, a timeless spectacle of heart, energy, passion, pain, and emotion that ripped me in two. She is magnificent – a Fantine for the ages – and whenever she is center-stage this Les Misérables achieves a level of brilliance the remainder of the movie sadly only hints at whenever she is not around. I could go on and on, Hooper’s production of this spectacle suitably lavish in the majority of the ways that matter. The supporting cast more or less rises to the occasion, newcomer Samantha Barks as the tragically love-struck Éponine and up-and-coming British character actor Eddie Redmayne as the revolutionary Marius particularly so, and Eve Stewart’s (The Damned United) lush and lived-in production design is a constant marvel. Jackman and Crowe play off one another with relish and fire, while the grandly operatic finale had me scrounging through the nether regions of my bag looking for additional tissues that woefully did not materialize. This version of Les Misérables is hardly definitive. I felt every second of the film’s 157 minutes, and there were segments during the midsection when I was emphatically unhappy and not even slightly entertained. But when Hooper brings this spectacle to life, when he allows his actors the floor and lets them rip and roar and doesn’t get in their way with showy visuals or an intruding camera, Hugo’s work comes to life like never before, making this cinematic musical an experience unlike few others – and one sure to be talked about and debated for many years to come.

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continued from cover Midler: I haven’t seen it. I wasn’t in that scene. Azzopardi: The part where you and Billy Crystal won’t let the youngest boy go to school in those heels – that wasn’t you? Midler: [laughs] Oh, yes – that’s right. Azzopardi: You would have let him wear those, right? Midler: What are you trying to get at? Azzopardi: That you’re a Gay icon. I could see you being OK with him in heels. Midler: I sort of try to avoid encouraging kids to be hustlers. Azzopardi: The movie also takes a stand against bullying. It suggests standing up for yourself and fighting back. Is that what you would tell a kid? What would your advice be? Midler: I would tell them to tell someone immediately. Tell a grown-up. Tell an older person immediately that this is happening. Say, “Please help me stop this.” You

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Fleet Street, in which they both appeared). The speed of it all can also be a little distracting, the constant push to go through the decades as quickly as possible hurting the innate emotional impact of much of the tragedy and human sacrifices constantly put front and center. Yet when the movie works, when it connects, it does so magnificently. Jackman has never been better – his work as Valjean is striking, filled with passion, vigor, and a hidden pain he’s loath to bring forth for others, most notably Cosette, to see. He’s a fascinating spectacle, moving through scenes with elegant, sometimes downtrodden, more often than not magnanimously forthright and moral, grace that’s striking. He goes into territories I wasn’t heretofore sure he was capable of, and any and all honors that are thrown his way are beyond justified.

Billy Crystal and Bette Midler in Parental Guidance

shouldn’t keep it a secret. I would encourage a child not to keep it a secret and to get help as quick as they can, and if they don’t get help in one place, try to get help in another place. It’s completely unacceptable. It’s a big country and there are so many different kinds of people in this country now – and everybody doesn’t raise their kids the right way, you know? Sometimes children who are a little bit different are not considered – and they have to be! Everybody has to be considered and treated fairly. It’s just unacceptable. Azzopardi: You must’ve appreciated that Parental Guidance spotlighted that issue, right? Midler: Oh, you know, Billy’s a guy with a pretty big heart, and he’s a fair-minded guy and I’m sure that was something he never even thought of not putting in. Of course he’d be a fan of doing the right thing. Azzopardi: Who came up with the singing bits in the film? You and Billy? Midler: It was his idea. We had been singing to the kids to keep them entertained for a week or two. We had a big tornado scare and everyone was in the basement at one time, so we were entertaining the kids. It just sort of happened that we were singing these doo-wop novelty songs, and the kids seemed to like them. They had never heard any of this stuff before, so it just sort of fell into place and seemed like a fun addition to the movie. Azzopardi: Which songs were you singing? Midler: “Get a Job,” “Yakety Yak,” “Poison Ivy” – the old Leiber and Stoller catalog. Both of us are around the same age, so that’s our childhood music. We’re very steeped in it. Azzopardi: It was cool to see Marc Shaiman’s name on the project too, because you’ve worked together before. What was it like having him work on Parental Guidance, as well? Midler: He’s a dear friend of Billy’s and a dear friend of mine, so when they needed someone to score the picture, Billy brought him up because he has such a great sense of humor. Azzopardi: Your career started in the ’70s when you performed with Barry Manilow at the Continental Baths in Manhattan, where you got your nickname “Bathhouse Bette.” Do you have any good stories or memories from those days? Midler: To tell you the truth, it’s in the dim, dark recess of time. I remember I had a wonderful time. I remember I made a great mark. I remember that I had a lot of

friends in the Gay world. I mean, I remember friends more than I remember instances. Unfortunately, a lot of those people are gone, and I think about them often. They would’ve just been hitting their stride at this point. It’s very bittersweet. Azzopardi: You mention having lots of Gay friends back then, but I’m sure there’s no shortage of them in your life now. Midler: Of course I have a lot of Gay friends. I’m in show business! Azzopardi: Do you still keep in touch with anyone from the bathhouse days? Midler: Actually, most of them have passed. I hear from a couple of people. My old assistant from those days is still in my life, and so is my costumer. We’re still in touch and I see a couple of the girls, The Harlots, from time to time. But honestly, it’s a big, big life and a big world, and people go off on their own and do what they do. Everyone tries to do the best they can. I will say that in the old days when all of this was all so underground, the excitement in the Gay community now about Gay marriage and coming above the ground, older people [must] think, “Wow, look how far the Gay community has come by sticking together and toughing it out.” You know, Gay marriage, being able to adopt children, being part of the mainstream as opposed to always being sub rosa – it must be so fascinating and such a strong validation. Azzopardi: You’ve really seen the evolution of the Gay rights movement. Midler: I certainly have. Azzopardi: You were at the forefront of it when you got your start, so where do you think – or where do you hope – the Gay movement is headed? Midler: I’m not Gay, so it’s kind of hard for me to answer that question. I watch and I’m fascinated and I’m interested. And I’m enthusiastic. I’m all those things. I try to help where I can. I just think it’s just fantastic for the Gay community. Just fantastic. And I know they’re happy. I know there’s a lot of joy in the community. I know there are a lot of people who are very, very excited about the change that all this acceptance has given them. I know it’s a real thrill. At the same time, there’s also the part that was exciting because there was nothing that they were allowed to do. There was all this stuff about doing things under the radar that was also exciting in a whole other way. So it’s interesting to watch. Very interesting to watch. And I’m happy for those who are happy. I really am. Azzopardi: Have you heard of the documentary that Malcolm Ingram is working on about the Continental Baths? I read that

he was trying to get you involved. Midler: No, I have not. This is the first I’ve heard of it. Azzopardi: Where do you stand on the new wave of Gay icons? Do you follow them? Midler: No, I don’t. I have to say I don’t. I think that the Gay community has always liked a certain type, and there are plenty of those around. But no, I don’t follow it. I do my work; I keep my head down. … It’s all fascinating and it’s all wonderful, and it’s a big river of life and people get on one bank and wind up in another place. There are new people all the time. Paul Simon said it best when he said, “Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts.” So I’m used to the idea that people come and go, and it’s always fun to watch. It makes life glittery and fun. And that’s what we’re looking for. Azzopardi: But Adele is now considered a Gay icon, and I’ve heard you’re a fan of hers. Midler: I do love Adele. I think she’s a really good singer and a terrific songwriter. Her voice is such a beautiful voice. And she’s funny and she’s warm and she’s all the things you want a performer to be. I mean, outside of who her fan base is, I think just as a human being she stands out. I’m really happy that she’s around. I’m really happy that she’s made it and that people adore her. She’s going to have a long, long career. Azzopardi: Now that you’ve made your screen return, will we be seeing more of you soon? A new studio album? Maybe a tour? Midler: You know, I’m listening to music. Every day I pick something out of the pot to listen to. I do keep very active with that part – in the songwriting world – and I’m studying the guitar just because I love music. So I’m very interested in music just as an art form, not necessarily to have records or to have hits or anything – just to make music. That’s never left me. I’ve always loved that and I’ve always loved people who are actual musicians. I love the singers and the musicians, too. So I’m always interested in what people have to express and the way in which they choose to express what they have to say. So that part of me – the art part – will never leave. I do keep busy with that. Azzopardi: But you know how much we’d love to hear a new album, right? Midler: Oh, you’re very kind. I’ll do my best to deliver one before the afternoon is up! Chris Azzopardi is the editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service. Reach him via his website, at www.chrisazzopardi.com.

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Undisciplined Django packs a bloody punch

ners looking to get into the Mandingo fighting game, in order to get into Candie’s good graces. While their façade succeeds at first, house slave Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), his master’s despicable right hand, quickly sees through the pair, putting them into a precarious position. the weinstein Company

NO SUGARCOATING SLAVERY There’s obviously a lot going on, Tarantino setting the action just two years before the chaos of the Civil War hoping to intimately explore the disgusting smear slavery and its lineage left upon, and continues to haunt, the United States. Some of the violence is the most honestly savage the director has ever chosen to showcase, the weight and meaning behind it leaving an abhorrent aftertaste that stayed with me long after the film had ended. And that’s a good thing. Tarantino has a flair for this sort of stuff – he always has – but in some ways the flippant stylistics inte-

nowhere near as epic as what Sergio Leone was going for in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or Once Upon a Time in the West, and as such, a running time nearly equal to those two classics doesn’t feel warranted. The lackadaisical nature of the pacing was a constant distraction, and I couldn’t help but wonder when Tarantino was going to get on with it and finally get around to scraping to the meat and bone of his narrative. He does so in Candyland, Calvin’s socalled plantation where all sorts of delights can be found for a price. DiCaprio is as slimy and as smarmy a villain as any Tarantino has ever created, the actor twirling his lips around each syllable with a malevolent relish that made me continually shudder. He throws himself into the character completely, never once shying from its odious aspects, and as depictions of pure, unadulterated evil go this is one that will be hanging in the pantheon of greats for quite some time.

Some of the violence is the most honestly savage the director has ever chosen to showcase, the weight and meaning behind it leaving an abhorrent aftertaste that stayed with me long after the film had ended. Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained

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to get what he wants. In this case, what he wants is the Brittle Brothers, a trio of reprobates he’s determined to get the bounty on. DJANGO UNCHAINED He does not know them but Django does, Now showing and so he’ll give the man his freedom if he There is a lot to love about writer/director can lead him to them. Quentin Tarantino’s latest effort – so much so, I’m not sure I can comment on it all in A PARTNERSHIP IS BORN a single review. At the same time, though, From there the relationship between the there is almost nearly as much to complain two men expands. Schultz takes Django about, the movie a lengthy, self-indulgent under his wing and teaches him the tricks slog at times that feels like three films un- of the bounty-hunting trade, realizing that ceremoniously crammed into a single, his new compatriot (and eventual friend) 165-minute narrative. At times brilliant, at is a natural. As their relationship grows, so others risible, the movie had me doing emo- does the former’s desire to assist the latter in tional cartwheels for the duration of its run- finding his wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washning time, a fact not lost on me as I left the ington), the pair setting out to free her no theater after the screening. matter what the cost. The basics revolve around a slave, DjanThis leads them to despicable Louisiana go (Jamie Foxx). He has been freed, more plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonor less, by bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz ardo DiCaprio). He’s got Broomhilda, and (Christoph Waltz), a man who abhors slav- knowing he won’t be keen to get rid of her, ery but isn’t above using its indecencies Django and Schultz go undercover as part-

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gral to his narratives sometimes lessens the impact of much of the bloodshed and carnage. Not here. For once the filmmaker does not shy away, does not try to paint a rosy picture, doesn’t allow for facetious sarcastic niceties where it comes to anything having to do with slavery. It’s hardcore and unflattering, the reactions of those taking in the sight of the inhuman carnage perhaps more important than the on-screen depiction of it. The bad thing is Tarantino’s insistence on sticking to the spaghetti-Western esthetics of the genre he’s throwing this story inside of. The cartoonish (albeit with admittedly brilliant dialogue) opening sequence; a silly aside involving a wannabe lynch mob arguing over their ill-fitting hoods; a latter moment between Django and three dimwitted captors – none of it feels necessary. Moreover, the director’s bleakly comedic tone doesn’t always fit the proceedings, throwing things off-kilter in a way that left me slightly annoyed.

JACKSON, WALTZ STANDOUTS He’s nothing, though, in comparison to Jackson’s Stephen. As acting triumphs go, this is one of 2012’s best, watching him navigate this man’s complex waters as eerily unsettling as anything I’ve seen this year. Who Stephen is, why he has become the man he has, the reasons he is so willing to throw his own kind to the wolves and embrace as a brother the man who owns him – these are his and his alone, Jackson showcasing these internal machinations in a way that held be uncomfortably spellbound. On the other side of the good-and-evil equation, Waltz is also terrific, giving the movie a pizzazz and a chutzpah I cannot believe it ever would have had without him. His Dr. King Schultz is a revelation, a man with purpose and charm, and while his business is death, his moral code is as unwavering as it is sacrosanct. When he gives Django his friendship, when he promises to help him free his beloved Broomhilda INCONSISTENT PACING no matter the cost, I believed him instantly, It did not help that I often felt the direc- making the carnage to come all the more tor was letting things develop at too hap- heart-wrenching. hazard a pace. The story he was telling was I could go on forever, discussing both sides of the Django Unchained coin, going into where I think his reverence for spaghetti Westerns pushed him into directions both right and wrong and the places where the movie soars intellectually but just as quickly comes up mentally stunted. The funny thing is, even with all its excess, even considering the times when I think Tarantino goes too far (especially during the latter portions where a hero rises to exact his revenge) I do indeed like this movie. Why? I’m not entirely sure. The performances are indeed excellent throughout, and the technical facets of the production are beyond reproach. Tarantino’s use of music – for the first time the majority of it, both songs and orchestral, original – is miraculous, while Robert Richardson’s (Hugo) cinematography is some of the most richly defined in all of 2012. I also appreciated that, for once, there is a larger meaning behind much of the violence depicted, the impact it has upon an audience undeniable. These facets help make Django Unchained a richly rewarding experience, too be sure, but its shortcomings and indulgences do dilute them to a certain extent. Tarantino has taken chances, and I respect and admire many of the choices he made while bringing this film to life. I can recommend this effort pretty much without reservation, but my feelings that it doesn’t quite live up to its potential do remain.

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rman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller in three of 2012’s best performances) speak for themselves. As close to an instant classic as anything I’ve seen this year.

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4. Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell’s adaptation of Matthew Quick’s novel is constantly on the verge of teetering out of control – which is perfect, considering its main character, bipolar former high-school substitute American history teacher with anger management issues Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper), is constantly on the precipice of doing the very same thing. It’s a startling high-wire act that is as beautiful and invigorating as it is honest and profound, the movie having a confident lived-in esthetic that’s close to perfection. Add in Jennifer Lawrence’s amazing, freespirited, and emotionally centered performance as the woman who might just win Pat’s heart if he gives her half a chance, and you have not just the best romantic comedy of the past year, but maybe the best one in over a decade.

torical suspense procedural as any a viewer ever could have hoped for. While Zero Dark Thirty has (understandably) stolen some of its thunder, that doesn’t make this examination of the rescue of six Americans from Tehran during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis any less wonderful. Filled with strong character turns from a crackerjack cast (including Alan Arkin, John Goodman, and Scoot McNairy), the movie moves with a tense, all-encompassing energy that lingers long afterward. A triumph.

8. Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson’s beguiling triumph of the romance between two 12-year-olds on a secluded New England island is one of the more honest and invigorating examinations of young love to see the light of day in quite some time. While packed with a superstar cast, including Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, and Tilda Swinton, it’s the fresh faces of Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward who resonate the most here, their refined, delicately nuanced performances a sunny sojourn through complex emotions that held me 5. How to Survive a Plague Journalist David France’s breathtaking completely, and happily, spellbound. documentary about the early days of the 9. Compliance AIDS crisis and the rise of activist organiCan you handle the truth? That’s what zations with a mission to fight it plays more like All the President’s Men than it does writer/director Craig Zobel’s Compliance is your typical retrospective think piece. The asking. Unsettling, uncompromising, engifilmmaker digs right into the marrow of this neered to make the viewer to feel as uncomstory, never flinching and never wavering, fortable in his or her own skin as humanly

Zero Dark Thirty

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THE TOP TEN OF 2012 1. Zero Dark Thirty For me, picking director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal’s Zero Dark Thirty as the year’s best film was a no-brainer. I knew the instant it was over that I’d just watched something close to an absolute masterpiece,

2. Amour Michael Haneke does not make easy movies – anyone who has ever watched the auteur’s The White Ribbon or Funny Games could tell you that – but that doesn’t mean he can’t elicit sympathy or wax poetic about complex emotions with the best of them when he sets his mind to it. His latest more than lives up to its title, its chronicling of a married couple in their eighties (the superb Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva) dealing with a sudden illness and the effect it has on their relationship as startling as it is profound.

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Back in June, I wasn’t sure 2012 was going to be that great a year for cinema. Sure, there were some terrific and ballsy flicks that I liked a lot (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Kill List, Moonrise Kingdom, Safety Not Guaranteed, and a handful of others) but there weren’t many that I was completely over the moon about. I loved The Hunger Games. I enjoyed John Carter more than most. But other than some intriguing foreign titles, and the emergence of Channing Tatum, of all people, as a bona fide superstar with legitimate talent to burn, I wasn’t crowing about much, and I was starting to think that coming up with 10 titles to list as the year’s best was going to be impossible. Fast-forward six months, and how things have changed. By my count there are 52 films worthy of discussion and debate in regard to being among the year’s top efforts. Moreover, at any given moment there are 15 or so titles that could easily enter in my own best-of countdown. For my money, that doesn’t make 2012 a great year – it makes it a borderline spectacular one, and I’m more or less positive that we’re going to be talking about a number of these releases for many years to come. With that in mind, here are my picks (always subject to change) for the best movies to hit theaters in 2012.

their emotionally complex, morally ambiguous thriller chronicling the hunt and eventual killing of Osama bin Laden one of the most harrowing experiences I’ve ever had in a movie theater. They fact that they dare to bring up touchy subject matter and make you think about it in detail, the way they do not beat around the bush but instead show you the murky minefield of international intelligence and terror in absolute minutia, all of it adds up to something beyond extraordinary. Anchoring it all is the quiet, driven, confidently self-assured grace of Jessica Chastain, her blistering, unsentimental performance one for the ages.

easily crafting one of the more entertaining, possible, this movie is an unflinching exeryet still informative, nonfiction narratives cise in control that is as disgusting and deI’ve had the privilege to see in quite some spicable as it is essential. time. 10. Wuthering Heights Much to my immense surprise, Andrea 6. The Master Getting a handle on Paul Thomas An- Arnold’s bleak, barren, and emotionally obderson’s The Master is purposely difficult, tuse adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wutherthe filmmaker weaving a tale of abuse, ad- ing Heights has latched hold of my psyche in diction, friendship, and seduction that is as a way I cannot entirely comprehend. Filled ephemeral and as obtuse as they come. But with unforgettable images, moving with the level of filmmaking on display is of such a hardened grace difficult to embrace, let a staggeringly high caliber, while the perfor- alone find captivating, the movie is nonethemances of Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour less a staggering meditative romantic drama Hoffman, and Amy Adams are so monu- I couldn’t forget even if I wanted to. Not for mentally extraordinary, one dismisses The the faint of heart, and certainly not for those Master at one’s own peril. This is a movie who prefer their Brontë gussied up in a claswe are surely going to be discussing and de- sic BBC shine, this Wuthering Heights is bating for many years to come, its treatise a work of striking resonance made for the on discourse key to deciphering a great deal here-and-now. Personally, I wouldn’t have it any other way. many of its cryptic, labyrinthine layers.

3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower No movie spoke to me on a more personal level than writer/director Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his own novel. I knew these Pittsburgh kids, could relate to just about everything they were going through, understood their day-to-day lives on about as intimate a level that there is. Chbosky raises the bar by never pushing the innate For the runners-up to Sara’s top 10, and 7. Argo melodrama hidden within his coming-ofBen Affleck comes into his own as a direc- her picks for the worst of 2012, see www. age narrative, instead letting the characters and the actors portraying them (Logan Le- tor with Argo, as giddily entertaining a his- sgn.org.

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TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 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 visible or hidden 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 29

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. Museum of History & Industry Grand Opening. 10am-8pm. MOHAI, 860 Terry Ave N. Explore, participate in special programming & see amazing live performances in MOHAI’s new beautifully restored facility. www.mohai.org Seattle Mochitsuki 2012. 10am-3pm. Blaine Memorial UMC, 3001 24th Ave S. A time-honored Japanese & Japanese American tradition of preparing mochi for the New Years Day celebration. Fun for all ages! FREE (excluding the food truck) & open to the public. www.jcccw.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 Ham for the Holidays: “Ham-ageddon!” 7:30pm. Theatre Off-Jackson, 409 7th Ave S. The apocalypse is just around the corner, so Dos Fallopias (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. Dina Martina Christmas Show (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/event/271829.

SUNDAY - December 30

For a directory of GLBT-friendly religious organizations in Washington state, visit www.sgn.org and scroll down the first page of either section to see Multifaith Works’ 2007-2008 Directory of Inclusive Faith Communities (some information may not be current). For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.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. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ 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. 524-2322; 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.seattle sotozen.com 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)

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December 29 thru January 6 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 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. 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. Jazzin’ with the Classics for Christmas by Candlelight. 7pm. University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave NE. Features jazz, classical & early music. Suggested donation $15 or $20, under 18 years old FREE. Dina Martina Christmas Show (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/event/271829. Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - December 31

627-0129, www.fumctacoma.org All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10am-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 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! 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. Rainier Valley Unitarian Congregation. 10am. 835 Yesler Way. 722-4880, www.rvuuc.org Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515. Living Water Fellowship. 10:30am-Worship. 7204 NE 175th St, Kenmore. All GLBT welcome. Pastor Susan George. 963-0807. www.livingwaterwa. com Grace Gospel Chapel. 11am-Worship. 2052 NW 64th St. Oldest independent church ministering primarily to the Gay & Lesbian community. An exciting fellowship ... a place to believe, a place to belong. 784-8495. 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, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.

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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. 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. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Sojourner Truth Unity Fellowship Church. 12pmWorship & Fellowship. Rainier City Bldg, 1265 S. Main St. #106 (14th & Main). All are welcome. God loves you just as you are. Won’t you do the same for yourself? Rev. Harriet Walden, 380-1710. www.sojourner truthministries.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 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. Theatre Off-Jackson, 409 7th Ave S. The apocalypse is just around the corner, so Dos Fallopias (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.

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.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.) 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. Dina Martina Christmas Show (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/event/271829. Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org. Radical Women & Freedom Socialist Party New Year’s Eve Party. 8:30pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. “Sweep the Globe Clean in 2013!” Festivities include a Northern Italian Feast, dancing, a Riotous Year in Review & a no-host bar. Door donation $5, buffet donation $15. 722-6057, rwseattle@ mindspring.com, radicalwomen.org/seattle.shtml.

TUESDAY - 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.) 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).

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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. Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY - January 2

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 Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565. True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pm-Service. 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.) 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 PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Renton: 425235-4139. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www. seattle-pflag.org. Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Volleyball Club Skills Clinic & Open Gym. 7-9:30pm. Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S. Skills clinic for new players plus open gym on two courts in preparation for SVC’s Winter 2013 Season. www.seattlevolleyball.club.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.washingtongender alliance.com. Pride Skate Seattle. 9-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. First Wednesday of every month. $7 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+. After-party at Company, 9608 16th Ave SW, with drink specials & karaoke. www.southgaterollerrink.com

THURSDAY - January 3

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Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) 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. First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/ Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today. 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 Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide. Meetings open to the public. 684-4540. Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step)

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.)

FRIDAY - January 4

Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E. Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of every month. www.seattleprimetimers.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.) 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 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theater Festival (1/4-1/5 & 1/11-1/12). 8pm & 10:30pm. Falls Theatre, 700 Union St. 14 plays created, written, designed, rehearsed & performed in 48 hours. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $10 students with ID. www. acttheatre.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.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

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. 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 Puddletown Squares Beginning Square Dance Class. 7-9pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, N 80th St & 1st Ave NE. Every Thursady through May 2013. 40 hours of instruction $150. Includes additional perks valued at over $100. Come & try the first two weeks before making a financial commitment for the entire series. puddletownsqmc@yahoo.com, www.puddle townsquares.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 Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494. 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

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) 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. borderriders.com Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 1st Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org Rain City Jacks. West Queen Anne/Interbay. 1st Sunday each month, 2pm; 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 7pm. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership required. Adult men only. Enrollment available at the door. www. raincityjacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5033. PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. (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

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SATURDAY - January 5

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Northwest Bears Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6-10pm. 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. 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theater Festival (1/4-1/5 & 1/11-1/12). 8pm & 10:30pm. Falls Theatre, 700 Union St. 14 plays created, written, designed, rehearsed & performed in 48 hours. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $10 students with ID. www. acttheatre.org

SUNDAY - January 6

jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www. seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv

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Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship.org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. Bent offers affordable classes & workshops for Queer-identified people. For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent.writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org 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) 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. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www. seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. 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. 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 - 6826711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBT-friendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.

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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 - 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 Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org 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 Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcity softball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa;

Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.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. Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.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. Follow us at http:// lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth. org; 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.Matthews Place.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, 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 1624 - 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 dropin group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-7233723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www. sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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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.

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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.

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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.

THURSDAY

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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