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Issue 7, Volume 42, February 14, 2014

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

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Odysseo by Cavalia BIG TOP AT MARYMOOR PARK February 19 through March 9

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer SPAMALOT THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through March 2 You would be hard pressed to find anyone over the age of 17 who hasn’t heard of (or seen) any classic performances by Monty Python. The English improv troupe is not only responsible for their sketch comedy on television, but also for their films. Monty Python and the Holy Grail has been a cult classic for over two decades. The success of this film is one of the contributing factors to the highly enjoyable musical Spamalot; a musical that boasts, “lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” The story parodies the legend of King Arthur of Britain. After becoming King, Arthur and his loyal servant, Patsy, are on the move to solicit other knights in joining the King’s round table. With the help of the Lady of the Lake, he en-

Cavalia, the amazing acrobat and horse event, has come through Seattle a couple of times in the last decade, generating a lot of excitement each time. Developed by Normand Latourelle, who was one of the pioneers of Cirque du Soleil, it has an atmosphere very similar, but with the addition of dozens of horses, led almost invisibly to perform incredible feats. Anyone who is a horse-lover, and it’s probably hard to find someone who is not, would love this performance. This year, a new iteration arrives in midFebruary called Odysseo. It is bigger, at least twice the size, and innovates the tent structure to remove (l) Karel Cruz and Lesley Rausch in Pacific Northwest Ballet's Sleeping Beauty

lists Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot (the brave), Sir Robin (the chicken) and Sir Bedevere (the flatulent). When God appears and commands that the King and Knights go in search of the quest for the Holy Grail, the legendary chalice used at the Last Supper, the band of misfits sets out on their quest. Along the way the group encounter: The Knights that say “Ni,” an evil enchanter that stands guard over a horrible beast, the relentless Black Knight, see Spamalot page 5

by David Luc Nguyen SGN Contributing Writer Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard that super catchy annoying YouTube “song” that Ylvis sings, “What does the fox say?” This week at Winter Pride I learned what “Gay Bears” say. They say “woof!” Who would have guessed? I grew up thinking they said “roar.”

OK, one more silly for good measure. What does the snow bunny (twink) say? see WHISTLER page 11

the inhibiting tent poles. The resulting tent is bigger than a hockey field and can house as many as 30 horses at once. They’ve also expanded the range of the acrobats who perform with and around the horses. Their innovations create, they claim, a theatrically equipped performance space that rivals anything on Las Vegas or New York City stages. Yet, they have moved it from city to city. They also include an enormous projection screen the size of 3 IMAX screens that use 18 3-D projectors. It is a massive undertaking that immerses an audience into a fantasyland. Two of the performers with the show are married acrobats, Tomoko Onishi and Michel Charron. Tomoko grew up in Japan, where Michel

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Kathy Griffin schedules March date at Snoqualmie Casino

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Lionel Richie, Against Me!, Suzanne Vega headed to Seattle

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Is your music calendar filling up? Mine is, and here are more shows to add to it. R&B/pop veteran Lionel Richie is trekking to Seattle for a May 30 performance with supporting act CeeLo Green. The former Commodores frontman continues to promote his 2012 album Tuskegee, a country-fried collection of songs from his vast catalog featuring duets with major Nashville artists, including “Easy” with Willie Nelson, “Sail On” with Tim McGraw, “Endless Love” with Shania Twain, “Say You, Say Me” with Jason Aldean and “Hello” with Jennifer Nettles. Richie’s “All the Hits All Night Long “ tour, a greatest hits show that will likely span his long career, is slated for Key Arena. Tickets go on sale February 24 (10 a.m.) at all Ticketmaster outlets, at www.LiveNation. com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Against Me! will return to the Emerald City on March 25 to boost the group’s newest release, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. This marks the first visit by the Florida rock band with lead singer Laura Jane Grace, formerly Tom Gabel, who interviewed with Seattle Gay News several years ago. In fact, it was Gabel (now Grace) who personally added me to

Hold onto your hats, and maybe your dignity, because here comes Kathy Griffin! Our favorite red-topped comedian (Louis C.K. is technically bald) is headed to our neck of the woods on Sunday, March 23 for a one-night performance at Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom. Griffin recently won her first Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (Calm Down Gurrl), joining Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg as the only female artists to triumph in this competitive category. She’ll likely pluck material from it when she appears at the nearby casino and, of course, some of her usual targets – the Kardashians, Ryan Seacrest, Lindsey Lohan, Justin Bieber – are never out of harms way. The two-time Emmy winner could also trash a few new candidates of crazy, like Shia LeBeouf, Amanda Bynes, or Bruce Jenner. Whatever she does, whatever she says, it’s guaranteed to be wonderfully hilarious. On the serious side, Griffin has been a strong ally of the LGBT community and that hasn’t gone unnoticed. She was selected as the 2009 GLAAD Vanguard recipient and earned the 2011 Trevor Project Life Award. Interestingly, last year the Chicago-born actress-comic nabbed a rare honor by Guinness World Records for the most televised stand-up specials by any comedian (male or female, living or dead), after producing her 19th broadcasted event. (She’s broken that record since with yet another special, aptly titled “Kathy Griffin: Record Breaker.”) Tickets, ranging in price between $62.10 and $73.60, can be purchased directly at www.snocasino.com, or at www. ticketmaster.com. Showtime is set for 8 p.m. and concerts usually start on the dot – though I hear that the obnoxious (but darn handsome) Bender, from KISS 106.1, is opening or emceeing the show – so, plan on arriving as close to 8 p.m. as possible to not miss a thing. Against Me!’s guest list for their Neumos performance when their record label had run out of tickets. I’ve seen them perform one other time, at the Capitol Hill Block Party, and was really impressed by both shows. They’re scheduled to play the Neptune Theatre, a great intimate spot to see them at, with special guests Laura Stevenson and Cheap Girls. Tickets priced at $18 ($20 day of show) are on sale now at www. Tickets.com, the Paramount or Moore or Neptune theatre kiosks, or Sonic Boom Records in Ballard. Grammy-winning artist Suzanne Vega has also interviewed with Seattle Gay News – twice, in fact – and is coming back to perform at The Triple Door on May 20. When the “Luka” singer-songwriter kicked off last year’s tour at Benaroya Hall, she introduced a few tracks from her now released album, Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles, including “I Never Wear White.” Vega will undoubtedly pack her set list with a mix of songs, from “Marlene on the Wall” to “Tom’s Diner” to “Caramel.” Reservations can be made by going to www.thetripledoor.net. Also coming to Seattle in the coming weeks/months, The Glitch Mob has added a second show on May 4 at The Showbox Market (first show on May 3 is sold out), jazz-pop singer Spencer Day plays Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on May 20 and 21, and Bruno Mars is at The Gorge Amphitheatre on August 9. Finally, look for a review of the Paul Simon/Sting concert in next week’s issue. The legendary artists appear together February 19 at Key Arena.

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grail, only to realize the metaphor for each of their personal quests. Each of the main principal characters is excellent in their roles making this production a highly enjoyable affair! Many of them double or even triple up their roles, playing various characters at different points, and ALL of them stem from local talent. Patsy (played brilliantly by Greg McCormick Allen, celebrating a landmark performance at the 5th Avenue) is perfect as counterpart to King Arthur (Allen Fitzpatrick). Patsy steals almost every scene he is in with his comic expressions, and Danny Kaye style movements. Just clapping the coconut shells together to mimic the sounds of horses, Mr. McCormick Allen is just plain damn funny to watch! Sir Robin (played by Matt Owen) is the knight that would rather focus on singing and dancing than fighting. Frightened by every encounter that causes his bowels to evacuate, Mr. Owen plays the role as a cartoon with a giant fixed (and contagious) smile on his face. Sir Galahad (played by Louis Hobson) transforms – with help from the Lady of the Lake - from a mud-covered sod to a (purposeful) stereotyped pretty boy fop with tossing of his blond locks. He gets to sing the wonderful parody of Phantom of the Opera in the song, “The Song That Goes Like This.” The Lady of the Lake (played by Laura Griffith) is the person responsible for helping Arthur and his knights. Ms. Griffith’s Greg McCormick Allen as Patsy in Monte Python's Spamalot voice is strong and she belts out the ‘lounge catapulted cows, and an assorted group of number’ “Knights of the Round Table” with taunting French guards. But despite the ob- an entertaining Vegas parody. Her solo in continued from cover stacles, they are determined to find their the second act, “The Diva’s Lament,” is

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pure comedic genius as the character bemoans that she’s not appeared on stage for a while. The lyrics are brilliant, the music melodic and the voice carrying the song is powerful and in full control. No matter how you look at it, Spamalot is pure fun! The familiarity of the movie helps to set an energetic mood in the audience and doesn’t detract in any way from the musical on stage. And if you happen to be in the minority and the original film is not already known (and memorized and quoted….) to you, then you are in for a treat. Spamalot first opened on Broadway on Valentine’s Day 2005 with book, lyrics and music (with help from John Du Prez) by original Monty Python member Eric Idle. (Mr. Idle was in the Seattle audience on the night I saw the musical). It ran for just under four years and over 1500 performances. Nominated for 14 Tony Awards it won 3 including Best Musical 2005. Original cast included: Hank Azaria (in his Broadway debut as Sir Lancelot), Tim Curry (King Arthur), David Hyde Pierce (Sir Robin), Christopher Sieber (Tony Award winning for his role of Sir Galahad), and Sara Ramirez (Tony Award winning for her role of The Lady of the Lake). Spamalot is based on the film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Released in 1975 the film was written by (and stars) most of the original improv troupe including: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. The film was an instant success and would become the top grossing film in the United States in 1975 and considered the second best comedy of all time (rated by ABC Best in Film). Pascal Ratthé

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continued from cover (from Canada) met her, and they became interested in the circus arts and began training in the United Kingdom. After more training in Montreal, Canada, they performed all over Japan until the tsunami of 2011. While they do primarily aerial work, they do get to work with the horses, too, at least by riding them. Michel says, “Our primary act is a pole act on a motorized computerized carousel as one of three couples. It’s quite a contraption. It comes in from the sky on the grid. Tomoko adds, “We bring the horses on stage, walking together, without any rope and the horses will follow us.” Tomoko says, “It still scares me sometimes (working with the horses), somebody moving a way we don’t expect. For example, when I started training with horses, they didn’t follow me at all … they are supposed to follow me, but I didn’t have a connection. Slowly, as I trained, I knew how to touch them with a stick as an extension of my hand, and they began to walk with me. That was an interesting progression.” Michel adds, “We see the different aspects of their character. They can be afraid of a curtain and want to flee. Or the first time they hear an audience applaud, it can sound like a hiss to them, which is dangerous. We have to help them be calm. Also, they have to determine who is the top horse in the hierarchy. When you see them angry, they are very powerful. They can seem gentle, but they have awesome power. If horses are going to fight it out, you can’t get in the way. When they spin, you don’t want to be in their way. You see where (the term) ‘horse power’ comes from.” Tomoko continues, “A gentle kick for them is huge for us. I also do a silk act and horses spin us from underneath. We also train the horses and they are afraid of the fabric. We go up and down, and the horses run away, so we have to do the same thing over and over and let them be comfortable with the fabric.” They joined the show and were part of the 2011 official opening. They had skills beyond the aerial work that were useful to the tour, as well. Michel says, “I have experience in aerial

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rigging and Tomoko was in costuming before.” They continue to have fun in this work because every show is different, both in audience and even horse behavior. The tour travels by car, from town to town, so participants can experience sightseeing on the road. “We can stop and see the small towns in between the big cities.” Tomoko notes. “We can pull over and have lunch in a town you might not have the opportunity to see,” Michel adds. “In Vancouver, we saw the bald eagles and spent New Year’s Eve on a mountaintop.” Asked about both the advantages and disadvantages of living and working together all the time, Michel notes, “Tomoko and I have been really lucky and established

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boundaries. If you’re in a strictly professional relationship, you always have that politeness, but when it’s your partner, you can express frustration or anger and that can work against you. It’s better to meditate on it before. You can have a bad training session and at some point you have to say that was work and we’re back to us.” Tomoko adds, “On the other hand, being comfortable together, on stage, a couple act is very easy to express ourselves and express emotion. It’s easier for me. I’m Japanese and shy. I wasn’t good at expressing myself.” They’ve never been to Seattle before and are looking forward to exploring another great city. “I feel like I’m paid to travel,” Michel says. “We have comfortable living quarters

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and we get to go explore on our days off.” As friends, partners and inseparable performers on stage, 66 horses and 52 artists lead the viewer on a great journey in yet another world – a world of dreams – where, together, they discover some of the planet’s most unforgettable landscapes. With this new creation, Cavalia marries the equestrian arts, stage arts and high-tech theatrical effects at never-before-seen levels. A veritable revolution in live performance, Odysseo comprises a list of superlatives: the world’s largest touring big top, the biggest stage, the most beautiful visual effects, and the greatest number of horses at liberty. For more information on this unique event, go to www.cavalia.net or call 866-999-8111.

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A weird recital disc and a gorgeous one

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by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer Both of these Blu-ray Audio-only discs are a source of wonderment, but for very different reasons. I’ll try to describe the glory of the Anna Netrebko disc; but first let me dispense with the other disc: a program put together by pianist Hélène Grimaud. Aurally, this is a strange disc indeed. Assuming that the aim of recording engineers is to capture the sound and make it as much as possible like one would hear in an ideal seat in a good hall, I fail to understand how they could have got it so very wrong this time. First of all, the piano (which I assume is a Steinway, for the piano tech mentioned in the credits is from Steinway in Berlin) sounds nothing like any Steinway I have ever heard, live or recorded. It is extremely dry and totally lacking in warmth.

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likes his loud music really loud. But this is ridiculous and not true to even the largest concert grands. The program is innovative and could have been fun, beginning with John Corigliano’s “Fantasia on an Ostinato” (1985). Grimaud follows this solo work with Beethoven’s “Sonata in D minor, op. 31 no.2” (“The Tempest”). For me, the antiseptic sound and super-cerebral interpretation don’t work. She follows that with Beethoven’s “Choral Fantasy, op. 80.” Even though this is a live recording, there is again hardly any sense of the hall or of a real orchestra and chorus in a real space. Close multi-microphones make every detail unnaturally clear. The most satisfying work, again with Esa-Pekka Salonen leading the Swedish Radio Symphony and Choir, is Arvo Pärt’s “‘Credo’ for piano, mixed choir and orchestra” (1968). An interesting amalgam of Pärt’s most modern sounds next to, and eventually resolving into, the first prelude of Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier,” it is both fascinating and fun. Both of these discs are recordings made only a decade ago. The faults listed above are thus not the fault of out-dated equipment. Indeed, the recording of Anna Netrebko’s recital suffers from none of the problems plaguing Ms. Grimaud’s sound. While it is short of the most demanding audiophile requirements, the sound is quite good, both in the rendering of Netrebko’s lovely voice and especially in the detail and airiness of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the great Claudio Abbado. What makes this program so extraordinary is the glory of Netrebko’s artistry, passion and confident technique. Today’s listeners to the Met broadcasts or live in HD performances at the movie theater might need reminding that this soprano came upon the scene as a coloratura, singing many of the Bellini and Donizetti vehicles for florid but beautiful legato vocalism. That’s what we get here from ten years ago. Netrebko is moving on to gradually heavier roles these days, but the only hint of that here is Desdemona’s “Willow Song” and “Ave Maria” from Verdi’s great opera Otello. This recital shows the artist at her very best. Granted, her coloratura is not so perfect as, say, Joan Sutherland’s; but she also lacks some of Dame Joan’s faults (muddy lower register, mush-mouth diction, etc.). Although Netrebko’s diction here is somewhat lacking in clarity, she more than makes up for that with gorgeous tone throughout her range. Her sensitive artistry, effective projection of emotion, and lovely sound, all the way up to high E-flats above high C make this one of the finest recital discs of modern times.

In fact, it sounds like the microphones were almost INSIDE the piano, under the raised hood. One even hears the sound of the internal mechanisms of the instrument itself! And the different registers don’t seem part of the same whole. Two additional flaws mar my attempts to enjoy this program: first, in the piano solo pieces, there is absolutely no hint of the room in which the recording was made. In a live recital, only part of the sound comes directly from the piano to our ears, with the rest bouncing off the walls, ceiling, etc. Without some suggestion of these reflections, the sound is downright strange and unnatural. The other problem is even stranger: the dynamic range is LARGER than one ever hears in a hall. Setting my volume so that the softest sounds can just barely be heard, I find the loud pasReviewer Rod Parke can be reached at sages unnaturally loud – almost too loud rmp62@columbia.edu. for comfort. Mind you, I’m someone who

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer There’s no doubt that a big budget remake of director Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 satirical, hyper-violent 1987 sci-fi classic RoboCop always felt like a bad idea. There was no way a Hollywood studio, in this case Sony Pictures and MGM, would allow any of the deep, dark, unsentimentally brutal cultural anarchy found in the original, and it goes without saying the violence would be toned down in order to achieve a PG-13 rating. More, the cultural insights in Edward Neumeier’s and Michael Miner’s script are as prescient and profound today as they ever were 27 years ago, and considering how much corporate largess has expanded the past two-plus decades it was doubtful the inherent satire driving the narrative would ever cut with a similarly eviscerating blasé frankness. Credit then must be given to director José Padilha (Elite Squad, Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within) and screenwriter Joshua Zetumer, and while the pair can’t equal the brilliance of Verhoeven’s effort (not a shock) they do manage to craft a fresh take on the material that’s oftentimes surprising and moderately worthwhile. While many of their satirical targets are obvious, the points they make hit home far more often than they miss their respective targets, the overarching themes about the mechanization of law enforcement and the military without question timely. Set in 2028, the movie posits a world with the U.S. military as something of a universal police force, using robots in a number of Third World locales to maintain peace and tranquility. But not at home, that fact affecting the bottom line of Detroit-based OmniCorp and it’s up to CEO and robotics visionary Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton) to get the populace behind a fully mechanized police force. His idea? Put

a man inside the robot, keeping the conscience of sensibilities of a human being but giving him the tools and visage of a metal-encased superhero. Turning to visionary scientist Dr. Dennett Norton (Gary Oldman), the pair finds the perfect candidate for their cybernetic theories in decorated and driven Detroit Detective Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman). His body brutally mangled and mauled in a mysterious explosion outside his home and led to believe it is the only way he’ll survive, grieving wife Clara (Abbie Cornish) gives her permission to OmniCorp to use her husband in their experiments. Months later, after much trial and error, he’s back on the mean Michigan streets of his beloved hometown once again battling those who would subvert the law for their own nefarious ends. But where does the man begin and the robot end? Is Murphy in control of his actions? Or is he just nothing more than a corporate computer devoid of conscience forced to follow an agenda-driven program helping to maximize not so much the public trust but OmniCorp’s bottom line? A lot of this, somewhat shockingly, works astonishingly well. The opening bits with Murphy awakening to his new cybernetic existence is heartrending and complex, Kinnaman and Oldman developing a nicely textured Dr. Frankenstein and his monster give-and-take that’s moderately profound. There’s also some great stuff with Jackie Earle Haley as an ex-military man working for OmniCorp who trusts robots more than he does people, his constant belittling of his new trainee both funny and perceptive at the exact same time. Also of merit are a series of inserts revolving around a futuristic Bill O’Reillylike public affairs program (a substitute for the original’s “Media Break” segments) hosted by a dogmatically vociferous Samuel L. Jackson. While the satire here is hardly

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subtle, while most of it is so on-the-nose it borders on insulting, these sequences are directed with flair and acted to near perfection by Jackson so they end up working far more spectacularly than they arguably have any right to. What they say about the media’s ability to influence popular opinion is absolutely chilling, and while Padilha’s evisceration of Right Wing talking points is hardly innovative they’re effective all the same. Unfortunately, the movie has trouble maintaining momentum all the way to the finish line, the last third extremely rushed and not nearly as interesting as any of the material proceeding it. On top of that, unlike Verhoeven’s film, this one is missing villainous elements who effectively stand in our hero’s way, and as good as Keaton is, and he’s very, very good indeed, he’s sort of wet noodle when stood up alongside against either Ronny Cox or Kurtwood Smith. There’s no tension, no suspense, as far as the climax is concerned, an odd clumsiness to the denouement that’s frustrating and disappointing.

Head-scratching Winter’s Tale an unforgivable disaster Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer Wow. Double-wow. Wow with cream and sugar and as many other syrupy, saccharine and calorie-filled toppings that I can think of slathered shamelessly on top. Honestly? I don’t know what to say. Winter’s Tale, as

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handsomely mounted as it is, as wonderfully acted as it might be (save an exception here or there), as beautifully shot by the legendary Caleb Deschanel (The Black Stallion, Fly Away Home) as it might be, is flabbergasting in just how awful it proves to, the movie a mess of fantasy, romance, whimsy and magic the less said about the better.

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Reimagined RoboCop back laying down the law

Based on the best-selling novel by Mark Helprin, veteran screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Batman Forever), making his directorial debut, has crafted a ham-fisted narrative spanning over a century that manages to waste an intriguing premise, drowning it in schmaltz and treacle at every turn. It plays up every emotional transformation and turn to the nth degree, beating the viewer over the head right from the jump, never allowing its more intriguing nuances to organically take shape or fly in ways that doesn’t feel calculated or false. To his credit, Goldsman does not hide the film’s mystical leanings, the filmmaker allowing his picture to wear its heart on its sleeve immediately showing a snow white horse seemingly take flight in order for hero Peter Lake (Colin Farrell) to escape a throng of evildoers led by the demonic Pearly Soames (Russell Crowe) set to do him harm. He lets the viewer in on the fact we’re about to enter a fantastical realm of angels and demons warring over human souls immediately, hoping that by doing so subsequent twists and turns won’t come across as forced or flat. Doesn’t work. Emotions are so amplified, everything is so in-you-face and matter-

There are other issues, not least of which is the film’s most intriguing aspect. The relationship between Murphy, Clara and their son David (John Paul Ruttan), doesn’t carry the emotional heft or weight hinted at early on, but to Padilha’s credit, he manages to mask the majority of the defects for a great deal of the 118 minute running time. More, he stages some strong action sequences, the kinetic virtuosity he showcased in both his Elite Squad efforts exuberantly on display here as well. I’m still not sold that a new RoboCop was worthwhile or necessary, and as solid a job as Padilha and his crew do, and as nice as some of the observational points he and Zetumer are making might be, the teeth this remake is fronting aren’t nearly as razor-sharp as they should have been. But that doesn’t make me any less surprised by how much I did enjoy myself, and while far from perfect I’m curious to get another look at this remake and analyze certain aspects in greater detail. In other words, I’d buy that for a dollar, maybe even two or three of them. of-fact, the love story at the core is never given the opportunity to take hold and stir connective emotional responses from the viewer. The didactic pomposity is off-putting and moronic, every beat and every note so laden with sentimental hogwash it all becomes frustratingly tiresome pretty much right away. And yet, I can imagine a scenario in which this movie doesn’t annoy, doesn’t disappoint. Farrell is excellent as the romantic hero, a thief and all-around cad who finds himself falling instantly and madly in love with beautiful consumption sufferer Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay) after breaking into her house intent on larceny. The pair have exquisite chemistry, the heat generating between the pair of them instantly palpable. One honestly does want to see them together, hoping against hope they’ll find a way to put differences aside and overcome gigantic obstacles in order to achieve life-long happiness. As for Crowe, he’s a hoot as the subhuman villain, chewing on the scenery with a gleefully malevolent relish befitting his demonic chaos-yearning hellion. There’s not a lot in the way of shading or gradation to his portrayal but, quite honestly, there doesn’t need to be – Pearly Soames all about the mayhem, canceling out love and destroying aspirational dreams, all in a day’s work for he and his loathsome crew. Pity those three who find themselves stuck in this, because for all their hard see Winter's page 16

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer Ryota Nonomiya (Masaharu Fukuyama) and his wife Midori (Machiko Ono) are celebrating the fact their six-year-old son Keita (Keita Ninomiya) has secured a spot in an exclusive primary school. At the same time, they

have also learned from the hospital he was born at that a shocking mistake was made, the boy they love not biologically their own. Working class parents Yudai (Lily Franky) and Yukari Saiki (Maki Yôko) are in the same boat. Soon, the four parents feel as if they are forced to spend time with one another, getting to know each other’s children, grappling as to what

should be done next. Ryota, always the one with the plan, always the one who knows what to do, is suddenly faced with impossible choices, realizing he may not have been the loving, self-sacrificing father he always imagined himself to be. The shocking scenario at the heart of Like Father, Like Son (Soshite chichi ni naru) isn’t what gives the film its miraculous power to mesmerize and entertain. The real strength of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s (After Life, Still Walking) latest drama is that it takes this sensationalistic idea and concept and twists it on its head, looking intimately at parenting and fatherhood in a quietly direct way that’s oftentimes breathlessly simplistic. He paints a portrait of family that’s incredible, showing how love, compassion and togetherness can blossom between parent and child even if biological connections do not exist. I think the greatest facet of all of this is how universal Kore-eda makes things. While cultural differences are inescapable, Ryota is the kind of person we can all relate to. He’s been conditioned to put work first, that sentiment or compassion is a sign of weakness, and that competition, that winning, is all that matters. But when he sees the link between Midori and Keita, when he witnesses how deep their connection is, even though biology has sabotaged them all on a very personal level, he begins to reassess how he looks at the world. The extremely successful architect and businessman discovers things about himself and his beliefs he hadn’t dared consider beforehand, all of it made even more concrete when he begins to examine the seemingly happy, close-knit lives Yudai, Yukari and their family are experiencing, even though their financial means are nowhere equal his own.

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer VAMPIRE ACADEMY Now playing Vampire Academy isn’t so much bad as it is pointless. A weird amalgam of Mean Girls, a Harry Potter adventure and a random episode of “Buffy the Vampire

Slayer,” director Mark Waters and writer Daniel Waters have taken author Richelle Mead’s popular source material and not done a lot especially interesting with it. Not that this is a surprise, of course, but it would have at least been nice had an attempt been made; for as pretty, as competent and as glossily designed as all of this might be, it’s about as weighty as a feather quietly floating on a summer’s breeze.

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Like most of these “Young Adult” properties born from a best-selling literary parent, Vampire Academy is somewhat pointlessly convoluted, at least from the standpoint of its interior mythology. In this world, we are introduced to three differing sects of supernatural creatures, two of which are considered “peaceful” or “good” while the third is apparently irredeemably “evil” or “bad.” On the former side you have the Moroi, peaceable

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It’s beautiful stuff, Kore-eda examining Ryota’s realizations in exacting detail, never flinching or wavering no matter how dark or disturbing some of these understandings become. He allows insight to come at its own pace, in its own way, never force-feeding answers to the audience in ways that feel inelegant or heavy-handed. The director never allows the inherent melodrama to overwhelm the proceedings, and much like he did with his previous efforts, most notably Still Walking, emotions come when needed and are not milked just to earn a few tears. The way things resolve aren’t entirely satisfying, but I’m not sure there was a way to bring this situation to a close that would be. Much like the situation itself, finding a solution to something as messy as this is close to impossible, and while those at the center seem content, it pretty much goes without saying they, along with the audience, are not wholly placated (no matter how it might appear). Things have changed for both families in irreparable ways, and while they find a roadmap to move on with their collective lives, it isn’t like seeds have been sown that they all will be trying to keep weeds from overwhelming long into the foreseeable future. But that’s the point, right? Family doesn’t come with a rulebook, doesn’t come with easy answers everyone can follow to eternal happiness. Decisions must constantly be made, first by parents, then collectively as a familial unit as everyone gets older and children begin to come into their own as idiosyncratic unique personalities. Kore-eda deftly examines the differing paths everyone walks upon with exacting, multifaceted detail, the emotions bursting forth doing so with a striking authenticity that’s consistently magnificent. Like Father, Like Son isn’t just a great film, it’s also an insightful one, families of every shape, color, size, ethnicity and type certain to discover elements of themselves in each and every frame. vampires who are mortal and can walk in the daylight, and the Dhampirs, their half-human, half-vampire protectors, while on the latter there exists the Strigoi, immortal, soulless vampires who can only come out at night who want to see civilization fall. The first two go to school at the secluded St. Vladamir’s Academy learning to hone their powers and exist in the outside world. The third are shunned, kept in the shadows and killed whenever they make their presence known. It is here we are introduced to Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch), a Dhampir, and Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry), her Moroi best friend, the two 17-year-olds returned to St. Vladamir after spending the last year living outside its walls on their own. They are immediately thrust back into the middle of a traditional teenage caste system, the popular cliques going out of their way to shun the pair and make their assimilation back into school close to impossible. If only that were the worst of their problems! See, Lissa is in line to rise to the Moroi throne, she one of the last pure-blood royals left that descends from one of the 12 founding families. There are those who want to see her fall, see her transform into Strigoi and be put down like a rabid dog, and it’s up to protector and bosom buddy Rose to figure out what is going on and stop them before it’s too late. There’s a lot more, but going into it all isn’t exactly worth my time. Recognizable veterans like Gabriel Byrne, Olga Kurylenko, Joely Richardson and Claire Foy pop up in key supporting roles, while relative newcomers Sarah Hyland, Danila Kozlovsky, Dominic Sherwood, Cameron Monaghan and Sami Gayle are a handful of the fellow youngsters who either help or hinder Rose and Lissa on their quest for answers. All of them interact and revolve around one another with textbook clarity, and as convoluted as all of this ends up besee Vampire page 16

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Evenings were spent catching up with old friends we met during previous Winter Prides, treating our palettes to exquisite food and wine from all over the world, and mingling with new friends over strong cocktails. Late nights offered the usual circuit events such as Furrocious, White Party at Garfunkels, Purrlesque, and the marquee event, Snoball. Thursday night even had a pool party. (Leave it to Gay men to find any reason to wear a Speedo even in freezing weather.) Hundreds of people danced and mingled the night away to great music from featured artists including DJ Ivan Gomez, DJ Phil B, DJ Paulo, DJ Porn Star and DJ Seth Cooper!

(Urban Dictionary defines the “Snow Bunny” as a guy or girl that goes to the mountains to wear cute ski/snowboard clothes, to drink hot chocolate, and to hit on the hot ski lift boys. Usually, not very good at skiing/snowboarding. (Also see: JJ Cariaso and Gaysha Starr.) So what does the Snow bunny say? “Hey gurl.”

If you know me, I can’t talk about snowy white powder without taking a little jab at some of the circuit boys. (You know I love you.) While some attendees were busy hitting the powdery slopes during the day, it was apparent some of the guys were hitting a different kind of white powder during the evening. Whistler’s Winter Pride has redefined itself as more than just a meat market/ party weekend that we often associate with circuit parties. Producers of the event have found a nice balance between good vigorous outdoor excitement and exciting social events that is an enjoyable experience for people of all interests. Check out gaywhistler.com for additional recaps and information on next year’s event.

Whether it was a bear or bunny, there was consensus in the Manimal kingdom that Winter Pride was amazing. People from all over the world descended on the former Olympic alpine site to enjoy the snow, socialize, eat great food and dance the night away to undeniably awesome music! Winter Pride – often referred to as Whistler Gay and Lesbian Ski Week – offers an alternative to the usual party, party, party atmosphere Gay men and women have become accustomed to during pride and circuit events. Don’t get me wrong, there was a lot of partying; but Whistler offers other events in tandem for the more athletically inclined event goers. There was a plethora of indoor and outdoor activities to choose from, sure to satisfy even the most physically active jock and the stand and pose Diva. During the day, we hit the challenging ski runs, shopped in the Olympic Village, socialized at the après-ski (after skiing), and attended various charitable events including attending the Mr. Gay Canada event on Thursday evening. Other enjoyable activities included the dogsled run, zip trek, and snowmobile eco-tours, where we were able to enjoy the mountain’s natural beauty. All photos by JJ Cariaso, except photo of Mr. Gay Canada by matt murray

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Hart’s on fire in latest journey into Night Courtesy of sony pictures

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer It’s not a huge secret to say I’m a little over Kevin Hart. I hated Ride Along. I thought he was fine in Grudge Match if not doing anything remotely unexpected (or memorable). His supporting turn in The Five-Year Engagement didn’t do anything for me one way or the other. As for his breakout hit Think Like a Man, I thought so highly of that 2012 smash I never even bothered writing a full review; it had that big of an effect on me. So when I say he’s the driving force making this remake of the 1986 sort-of favorite About Last Night not just pretty

good, but awfully close to essential, you know I’m not just spinning my wheels talking nonsense. Without a doubt, this is the best role he’s had in his still blossoming career, and to say he makes the most of it is a massive understatement. Flirty, uninhibited, raw and unguarded, there is a freewheeling forcefulness to his ribald verbal gymnastics that is both spontaneous and funny, his interactions with equally magnetic co-star Regina Hall achieving a naturalistic authenticity that’s continually surprising. The same cannot be said for the movie as a whole. Much like the previous film (which starred Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Elizabeth Perkins and James Belushi), as well as the 1974 David Mamet play Sexual

Perversity in Chicago on which both pictures are based, things once again revolve around Danny (Michael Ealy) and Debbie (Joy Bryant), two sexy singles slowly waltzing around long-term romance. Their story is straightforward, never doing a lot more than what is expected and required. Much like Lowe and Moore, Ealy and Bryant are fine in their roles; unlike them they fail to transcend them. And there’s the rub. The secondary story revolving around Bernie (Hart), Danny’s best friend and co-worker, and his new girlfriend Joan (Hall) is far more interesting. More, it’s light years more entertaining, the pair engaging in what they thought was a one night stand seeing it blossom into potentially something substantially more. Courtesy of The Weinstein Company

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continued from page 8 work, for as much of themselves as they give, Winter’s Tale is a lost cause building to a conclusion so horribly wrong-headed it’s hard to envision a context or a scenario where it could have been anything but. As relatively annoying and mawkish as the first half is, it is when the movie jumps a hundred years into the here and now where things truly fall apart. Jennifer Connelly is stranded in a thankless role well beneath her talents, while cinematic legend Eva Marie Saint joins the proceedings portraying a character who by all accounts shouldn’t still exist let alone be playing such a vital part in the drama. But it is in the presentation of the story itself where Goldsman’s epic drama goes spectacularly wrong. He plays things up to such a fevered-pitch, the movie itself so on the nose, relating to any single moment of Lake’s story is practically impossible. As for the conclusion, a silly and absurd cameo from a certain MIB agent aside, it’s so ineptly envisioned I almost don’t know where to begin, this saga of life, death, rebirth, reunion and sacrifice all boiling down to a pair of imbeciles playing Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed in the middle of a frozen nowhere. Winter’s Tale, for all its technical proficiency, as hard as the actors themselves might try, is a bad movie, and I have a hard time believing I’ll be able to make it through the remainder of 2014 without thinking on it as anything other than a head-scratching disaster. Unforgivable. Simply unforgivable.

ing, it’s still completely clear who is who, what is what and why events themselves are spiraling in and out of control as they are. If only any of it were interesting. Daniel Waters’ script is some sort of Diablo Cody

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meets Tina Fey meets Joss Whedon mashup that confuses snark with depth, whimsy with wit and platitude with ingenuity. As snappy as the dialogue can sometimes be, it’s hardly ever as intelligent or as perceptive as I think it is, while the central plot dynamics are presented with about as much flair as a convention of blue-haired

They’re intellectual and sexual equals, each of them responding to the other with energetic enthusiasm that’s rapturous and compelling. Their look at dating dos and don’ts is massive amounts of fun. More, it’s sexy as all get out, so suffice to say whenever they’re not center stage the film can’t help but slow to a crawl. Still, Leslye Headland’s (Bachelorette) script, cribbing freely from both Mamet’s play as well as the previous film version by Tim Kazurinsky and Denise DeClue, is chockfull of choice bits and winning oneliners. More than that, she also crafts situations and moments that are fully realized and believable, and even if the central duo is given a little bit less to work with that doesn’t make them any less genuine. She takes the ideas present in both the play and the prior version and makes them her own, transporting them into the here and now with precision. It’s a remarkably strong screenplay, an outstanding adaptation, and while I freely admit certain parts aren’t actualized as well as they might have been I can’t help but feel like any fault for that doesn’t fall upon the script itself. Steve Pink’s direction is fine, about on par with his handling of Hot Tub Time Machine, but he does have trouble maintaining a balance between the male characters and the female ones, the former getting greater emphasis than the latter even though the focus should have been more or less equal. His affinity for the guys and their plight is fairly clear throughout, and as strong as the women are, especially, as already mentioned, Hall, they’re still given a decided shorter shrift than their co-stars. None of that matters when Hart is on the screen. The man is on fire, and while his performance isn’t entirely removed from his previous ones, that doesn’t keep me from thinking there’s more to the comedian and actor than up to now I let myself believe. In almost every way that matters this new About Last Night is superior to the 1986 version, and while not every facet of it is fresh or revealing, that doesn’t make it as a whole feel any less so. It’s a good movie, easily 2014’s first bona fide surprise, even more so for the fact it makes me like an actor I heretofore couldn’t have thought less about. geriatrics playing pinochle. As for the mystery, it’s difficult to be interested in the resolution or outcome when the movie seems to be equally disinterested with it as well, little things like suspense and tension nonexistent for all 104 minutes. On the plus side, older brother Mark Waters’ seems to have a sublime grasp on teenage girl caste systems, making the Mean Girls moments have a certain zest and zing to them that the remainder of the film noticeably lacks. He’s also found a nice central protagonist in Ellen Page clone Deutch (but seriously, styling her almost exactly like the Juno heroine was a definite mistake), the young actress having a grand time letting her one-liners roll offer her red-painted lips with delectable relish. She almost makes this silliness worthwhile all on her lonesome, and if not for the crazy hyperbolic idiocy of the final act I’d maybe been willing to give the film a gentle shrug of the shoulders and move on to more interesting topics instead of driving a silver stake through its cold, lifeless heart. Almost. Overall Vampire Academy can’t help but fail as both an introduction to Mead’s supernatural literary world as well as pop culture-flavored teen-friendly entertainment as well. It goes through the motions adding nothing to the discussion or the debate, showing so little interest in telling its story it’s hard to imagine anyone, anywhere is going to be inspired by a single solitary facet of the production. There’s no bite, only a lot of suck, making this particular foray into the world of vampires and their brethren a moderately pedestrian one and nothing more.

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SATURDAY - February 15

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org. Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Coronation 2014 - “The Future Masquerade: A Journey Through the Past, Present & Future.” Doors at 5pm, ball at 6pm. Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St. Tickets: $50 available in advance at goo.gl/ioy2wX and at the door. Light fare available for purchase. All entrees $7. Queen Mother of the Americas Empress Nicole the Great presents her 8th annual State of the Empire address. MACCT Post-Valentine’s Day Potluck Social. 6-10pm. Location in Everett. Men of All Colors & Cultures Together annual event. Food in keeping with the theme for their party; attire that is red, white, pink, black or brown is encouraged. For information & location call 923-8313 or email macctseattle@yahoo.com. 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 Lifelong AIDS Alliance Gay Bingo! 7-10pm. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. This event includes performances by some of your favorite drag queens, live on-stage weddings and vow renewals, photo opportunties, costume contests, and more. This isn’t your grandmother’s bingo. Tickets: $50 general admission; $69 Queen for a Day VIP. www.llaa.org. Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret (2/6-2/23). Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW. For tickets visit twistedcabaret.com

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For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org. Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com 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. Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Victory Brunch. 11am. Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge, 1505 10th Ave.) Come celebrate the investiture of The Court’s new reigning monarchs. Cost: $20 per plate. Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org Seattle Men in Leather Monthly Brunch. 11am. C.C. Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Meets 3rd Sunday most months. All members of the leather community are invited to attend. SML is a Gay men’s social organization, promoting with power & pride the Seattle Men’s Leather Community. www.seattlemeninleather.org

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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 One Love Wedding Showcase. 12 noon-5pm. Hyatt at Olive 8, 1635 8th Ave. Over 100 FABULOUS vendors ready to help you plan your life together. Hot trends. Classic touches. Fresh inspiration. Meeting all your wedding needs. www.oneloveseattle.com. 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 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 Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Alaska Birdwater Party. 2pm. C.C. Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. No cover. Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St - enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. www.seattleprime timers.org. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. A Night Out with Nubian. Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm., dance after. R Place, 619 E Pine St. Raffle. Prizes. Drag. An event benefitting POCAAN. Hosted by Regine Dynasty St James and LaSaveonna Hunt. $5 cover. Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret (2/6-2/23). Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW. For tickets visit twistedcabaret.com Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - February 17

Presidents Day (Because of the Presidents Day holiday some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled. Check with the sponsors of your event to confirm day, time & place.) 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. PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. (253) 474-8897.

TUESDAY - February 18

Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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February 15 thru February 23 Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm. Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer). The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed. 632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org. Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & other related concerns. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521. Rain City Jacks. 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm; 4th Sunday each month at1pm. West Queen Anne/Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sex-positive, non-profit and private. Membership required. Adult men only. Enroll at the door. www. raincityjacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5035. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday. Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.) Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

WEDNESDAY - February 19

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.

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Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www.lotussisters.org. Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www.ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. A structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www. washingtongenderalliance.com. Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret (2/6-2/23). Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW. For tickets visit twistedcabaret.com

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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 each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance

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after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Nov, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 3rd Thursdays of every month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. 568-7777 or deann@nwnetwork.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Velocity Dance Center Open House. 6-8pm. 1621 12th Ave. Tasty appetizers, specialty drinks, a tour of their space & a preview of Blue Ribbon Special Events all-inclusive service. RSVP to britta@velocitydance center.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514. Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club Monthly Potluck & Meeting. 7pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Bottom Dwellers promotes safe & responsible scuba diving & other outdoor activities for the GLBT community & friends at all experience levels. For info & location, www.bottomdwellers.org. Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic

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PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. www.bellevue-pflag.org. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Debauchery. Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Queers stripping for Queers in a hot, anti-oppressive space, raising money for organizations that serve the Queer community. The show features stripteases, lots of audience interaction & even birthday lapdances on stage! Be sure to bring plenty of dollar bills - a portion of the proceeds goes to non-profits providing health & social services within the Queer community. Tickets $15 at the door, $10 in advance. 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.) Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret (2/6-2/23). Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW. For tickets visit twistedcabaret.com

FRIDAY - February 21

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 (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) 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 Black History Month Film: “Neshoba: The Price of Freedom.” Doors 6:30pm, Film 7pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Award-winning documentary tells the story of three heroic young civil rights workers who were murdered by the KKK in 1964 after they travelled to Neshoba County, Mississippi, to participate in Freedom Summer. The film highlights the 40-year struggle to bring the killers to justice. $2 door donation, hearty snack plate available for $7 donation. Hosted by Freedom Socialist Prty & Radical Women. 722-2453, fspseattle@mindspring.com 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 Galaxy Quest - A Celebration of Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction. 7pm. Calamus Auditorium, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Features readings by local writers from Lambda Literary-nominated fantasies, sci-fi thrillers & racy space romps. FREE. www.gaycity.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. (253) 474-8897. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www. sasgcc.org Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret (2/6-2/23). Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW. For tickets visit twistedcabaret.com

SATURDAY - February 22

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) BABES Network Annual Self Care Retreat. 10am4pm. Seattle YWCA. Come join us for a day filled with fun games, food, relaxation & an educational workshop. RSVP to 720-5566. Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret (2/6-2/23). Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW. For tickets visit twistedcabaret.com

SUNDAY - February 23

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Rain City Jacks. 4th Sunday each month at1pm; 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm. West Queen Anne/ Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sex-positive, non-profit and private. Membership required. Adult men only. Enroll at the door. www. raincityjacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5035. Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret (2/6-2/23). Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way NW. For tickets visit twistedcabaret.com

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship.org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. 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

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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.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. 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 Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

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Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 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. 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 providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768. Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong

AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.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.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures. org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacific nwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletown squares.org; Rain City Soccer: www. raincitysoccer. org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@ gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle 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.the-

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pride league.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersoll center.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftm group.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/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; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431TEEN; 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, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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