SGN Feb 8, 2019 - Part 2

Arts & Entertainment

Pacific Northwest Ballet presents the most beautiful The Sleeping Beauty

by Sharon Cumberland

SGN A&E Writer

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY CHOREOGRAPHY BY RONALD HYND

(AFTER PETIPA)

MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL

February 1 (continues through 2/10)

As we left McCaw Hall after the opening night of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty, my dance buddy – who has seen a lifetime of professional productions all over the world – turned to me and said “I think that’s the most beautiful ballet I’ve ever seen in my entire life!” And you know what? I have to agree.

There are certainly ballets as beautifully

see SLEEPING BEAUTY page 5

Stunning “The Vikings Begin” exhibition continues at Seattle’s Nordic Museum in Ballard

NORDIC MUSEUM

“THE VIKINGS BEGIN” Through April 14

In “Alien/Angel” Devin Bannon resurrects Klaus Nomi at Café Nordo

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer

CAFÉ NORDO

“ALIEN/ANGEL”

February 8-24

Café Nordo presents the world premiere of “Alien/Angel.” Writer/performer Devin Bannon and director Keira McDonald bring to life historical TV interviews of the

actual Klaus Sperber, while reimagining the musical acts of his rock alter ego Nomi in nine soaring numbers.

In between the songs, Bannon-as-Klaus tells a moving narrative of his life as a young, queer German gifted with a soprano vocal range, who moved to Manhattan in the 1980’s with a generation of youth inspired by Warhol’s Factory. Klaus Nomi

see DEVIN BANNON page 4

Woody Shticks rides high in“Who

Cares!”

“The Vikings Begin,”which opened to the public on Saturday, October 20, 2018 and continues through April 14, is on dissee “ VIKINGS” page 7

The Nordic Museum is thrilled to present the West Coast premiere of “The Vikings Begin,” an extraordinary new exhibition of early Viking artifacts from Uppsala University in Sweden which have never been outside of Scandinavia until the exhibit opened at the Nordic Museum last fall.

“WHO CARES!” 18TH & UNION

February 7-10

2/8 & 2/9 @ 9:30pm 2/7 & 2/10 @ 7:30pm

Woody Shticks is coming in hot with kicky comedy and devastating discoveries in this sparkling solo explosion! Unpack your

see WOODY SHTICKS page 3

One stage, one night, eight headliners Andre Feriante’s “Anatomie de L’Amour” at Benaroya Hall!

ANDRE FERIANTE & THE BOHEMIAN ENTOURAGE “ANATOMIE DE L’AMOUR” NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL

BENAROYA HALL

February 15 @ 8pm

Internationally-acclaimed virtuoso guitarist Andre Feriante brings a cast of headline performers to the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall stage at Benaroya Hall (3rd Ave & Union St) on February 15 for his 24th annual Day of Love concert. This highly uncommon performance presents a tapestry and fusion of opera, classical, flamenco, blues, East Indian, jazz, Middle Eastern, folk, contemporary, and popular music styles. Nowhere else will you find this range of talent sharing a single stage and collaborating to create something new and amazing.

With an emphasis on love, compassion, peace, and finding common ground through beautiful music, Italian born guitarist Andre Feriante has brought together a team of artists representing a variety of musical and performance styles to play at Benaroya Hall on February 15th. “Anatomie de L’Amour” features Feriante’s original fusion of classical, flamenco, and contemporary music that will be joined by the likes of world-renowned tenor opera vocalist and pianist Steve Thoreson. Paraguayan dancer Deseo Carmin offers flamenco dance. Eric Fridrich presents blues guitar and vocals. Anil Prasad will lend his tabla playing expertise to bring the flavors of India to the blend. Guitarist Troy Chapman will join them with his smooth jazz, Gypsy jazz, and contemporary melodies. Ukrainian belly dancer Nalini will offer her interpretations of the music. Finally,

contemporary vocalist Shawn Berit from South Dakota will make his debut on the Benaroya stage.

Tickets for Andre Feriante’s “Anatomie de L’Amour” are $42 general; $32 student/ senior. https://www.seattlesymphony.org/ concerttickets/calendar/2018-2019/benaroyahall/andre-feriante. The Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall is located at 3rd Ave. & Union St. in downtown Seattle.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook. com/AndreFeriantesDayofLove/

ABOUT ANDRE FERIANTE

Andre Feriante is an Andrés Segoviatrained, virtuoso guitarist. He is an accomplished composer and multi-instrumentalist playing an array of instruments including the oud, Bağlama, Charango, cuatro, harp guitar, African banjo, ukulele, and,

WOODY SHTICKS

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baggage on this bewildering trip through space and time – from the waterbeds of yore to the wastelands of tomorrow – as we boogie down into the existential vacuum and laugh our way through our favorite lies. Comic stripper and hanky-panky hooligan

Woody Shticks returns to 18th & Union (1406 18th Ave. just north of E Union St.) for his third solo theatre premiere in as many years. Directed by The Libertinis and dripping with pizzazz, Woody and his favorite imaginary friends question who we are, where we’re going, and “Who Cares!”

Five-time “Bawdy Storytelling” favorite, one third of The Libertinis, and forty pounds of fun in a two-pound sack, Woody’s been hailed as “razor-sharp” by Seattle Star, “comedy gold” by BroadwayWorld, and “too gay to book anything but children’s theatre” by his college acting teacher. Woody has taught master classes at Seattle FringeCon

of course, a variety of guitars. Over time he has transcended his classical training to create his own very unique style. He has performed in concert halls around the world, including Carnegie Hall. Recently he has expanded his musical exploration to the healing music arts and was a presenter of a TEDx Talk on the power of music to heal. In addition to performing solo, Andre is half of the guitar duo Feriante & Chapman, creator of the Bohemian Entourage, a member of trio Troupe Deville, Art Director of the Whidbey Island Guitar Festival, and frequently collaborates with a range of artists. For his work and skill in bringing musicians of different styles together, he has been called the “Ed Sullivan of Seattle.” Andre is a fixture of the Northwest music scene, with 14 albums to his credit.

Courtesy of Andre Feriante

and Intiman’s Emerging Artist Program, headlined the Seattle Fringe Festival and The Comedy Womb, and produced new theatre and dance at ACT Theatre, West of Lenin, CoHo Theatre, AllWays Lounge, and his childhood bedroom.

Part of “Tender Loving Queers,” a queer comedy mini-fest produced by yours truly, “Who Cares!” grasps at straws while grappling with convention. “Who Cares!” plays February 7 and 10 at 7:30pm, February 8 and 9 at 9:30pm, at 18th & Union (1406 18th Ave. just north of E. Union St.) in the Central District. Choose your own ticket for $15, $20, or $25 and learn more about Woody’s global takeover by visiting www. WoodyShticks.com/WhoCares! and WoodyShticks.com/TenderLoviingQueers.

Courtesy of Woody Shticks – comic stripper

did the impossible: struck NYC speechless with his latex costumes, clown makeup and angelic voice. Now, on his comeback tour from outer space, Klaus tells the tale of his brush with fame and all-too-young death as one of the first celebrity victims of the AIDS epidemic.

Known as the weirdo’s weirdo, starving artist Klaus was famous for trading his homemade pastries in exchange for studio time and rehearsal space to create music that became inspiration for artists like David Bowie and Joey Arias. Award-winning Chef Erin Brindley will craft a fourcourse menu of pies, savory and sweet, that is included in the ticket price.

I had a chance to reach out to Bannon via email:

MK Scott: Devin, so excited about your new show “Alien/Angel.” Tell us more about the show?

Devin Bannon: This show is a love letter to Klaus Nomi, a theatrical journey through his life and career, accompanied by actors recounting television interviews with the artist, as well as fierce backup dancers and an ultra-talented live band, following Klaus through his childhood in

Germany, his career as an underground star of the New Wave music scene in the US, and his all-too-soon death of HIV in 1983. And because Klaus was a master baker, we serve a 4-course menu of delectable pies!

MK: The show is described as half Maria Callas and half Elvis Presley plus 100% Extra-Terrestrial. What got you interested in playing this role?

Bannon: I keep finding more and more Klaus Nomi fans in my own circle, ever since I started working on this project. It’s amazing to see how many fans are out there, seeing as he’s largely unknown about by most of pop culture, and thought of as pretty “cult” or “niche” among lovers of the music of the era.

MK: Now Klaus was a very influential performance artist, and the True Love of my pal Joey Arias. Do you go into detail about that relationship as well as his collaborations with David Bowie?

Bannon: Of course. David Bowie plays a pivotal part in Klaus Nomi’s story, so yes, we do hit the big “SNL” moment. And Joey Arias was actually the one who gave me the blessing to do this project. So yes, he gets a special shout-out, too.

MK: I read this is actually kind of like a coming home for you. Didn’t you do a show with Cafe Nordo when it opened 10 years ago?

Bannon: “Alien/Angel” will be my tenth mainstage production as a performer

with Cafe Nordo. And yes – I was a member of the cast in their very first show in Fall 2009, “The Modern American Chicken.” It’s a joy to have walked so many different stages now with this team, now in their spectacular home in Pioneer Square. And it’s an honor to be invited back to work with Nordo every time. I’m endlessly grateful to Nordo for continuing to believe in me and providing me this beautiful opportunity. They are fantastic artists and producers and any performer in the city would be lucky to work with them.

MK: I had also noticed that you have been roaming around town dressed up as Klaus, did that help with your characterization?

Bannon: Haha. Yes, it did! For our promo photo shoot for the show’s poster, we dressed me up in Klaus Nomi’s famous oversized “tuxedo” outfit and twirled through the Capitol Hill light rail station in full costume and makeup. It was a blast. We chose that location because we loved the mix of bright lights with geometric architecture evocative of the same Bauhaus-inspired shapes throughout Klaus’ aesthetic. The bonus was getting to see people’s reactions of delight, and many more people recognized me than I’d expected. That definitely helped!

MK: And finally what is the most challenging element performing in dinner theater?

Bannon: It’s all challenging, but it’s all worth it! Putting on a full theatrical production is already a huge feat. Combining a theatre with a restaurant takes everything to the next level. Timing, staffing, accommodating the audience – it all needs to be stitched together perfectly. Of course, that sometimes means interesting challenges a performer would never experience at another theatre (i.e., the quantity of stain remover needed), but the extra culinary element brings the audience into a full immersion of the senses, allowing us to tell stories in new ways while giving our guests a uniquely delicious fantasy. But let’s be clear: this isn’t your grandparents’ “dinner theatre”. The fresh and wonder-inducing experience Cafe Nordo serves its audiences can’t be found anywhere else.

Cafe Nordo’s “Alien/Angel” continues Wed-Sat @ 7:30pm; Sun @ 6pm thru February 24 at Nordo’s Culinarium, 109 S. Main St., Seattle’s Pioneer Square. Tickets: $59 Wed; $79 Thurs-Sun. Online Sales: www.cafenordo.com.

MK Scott is a Seattle-based arts blogger. Check out his site at uniteseattlemag.com.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

danced, movingly acted, and charmingly designed – many of them seen right here in Seattle at PNB. But, without a doubt, this version of Tchaikovsky’s full-length fairy-tale ballet is unforgettably gorgeous and brilliantly performed by the entire company. The sold out audience cheered all night long as one astonishing solo or ensemble was followed by something just as wonderful. It’s a long show – a prelude followed by three acts – and notoriously difficult for the soloists. Yet you never grow weary or see a moment of strain that would take you out of the fairy-tale world so beautifully conjured by Ronald Hynd’s choreography and the lavish sets and costumes designed by Peter Docherty. And since this is the last time PNB will present this particular production of The Sleeping Beauty, it will be your last chance ever to see it.

Developed in 1993 for the English National Ballet by choreographer Ronald Hynd, this version of the classic ballet is based closely on the 1890 choreography by the Russian master Maurice Petipa, who collaborated with Tchaikovsky to realize his choreographic vision of fairies, royalty, and beauty that can only exist in storybook narratives. Hynd’s version clarifies the narrative but preserves everything that is airy and sublime about the dances. He leaves out excess characters like an evil mouse army and extra storybook heroes from the Land of Make Believe, but retains and develops the choreography, as though Petipa had a few second thoughts on how to make the waltzes dreamier and the tableaux more memorable.

The story comes in four stages of Princess Aurora’s life: her baptism as a baby, the curse by the evil fairy at her 16th birthday party, her awakening by the charming Prince after a hundred years of sleep, and Aurora’s wedding – the splendid final act that is often presented alone by companies that cannot stage the entire romantic fairy tale. Fairies have a great deal to do with it – all seven of them arrive airborne, held aloft by their cavaliers – except for Carabosse, the elderly fairy who is left off the guest list. Jonathan Poretta is playing this role as his farewell to the company after a distinguished career –and he brings all the energy and drama we expect from him, and will greatly miss.

The star of the show, of course, is Aurora – whose role is so exhausting, technically difficult, and important to the career of any ballerina, that Artistic Director Peter Boal has cast five different dancers to perform the role. At a special discussion before

opening night, three of the ballerina Auroras talked about the challenges of solos such as the “Rose Adagio” with its famous balances, and the wedding duet “fish dives” in which the princess plunges head-down into the arms of her prince. Lesley Rausch, the opening-night Aurora, mentioned that the role is so tiring that by Act III the dancer is performing on technique alone – relying on years of training to get through to the end. You would never suspect this from the apparent effortlessness of her execution and youthful charm on opening night. Her prince, Price Suddarth, not only supported her with the ardor of a man in love, but performed his own showpiece solos as though propelled skyward by passion.

Starring equally with the principal dancers are the corps de ballet – the nymphs, court ladies and gentlemen, country folk, shepherds and shepherdesses who give the soloists respite by per-

forming the most fascinating and beautiful group dances while the soloists catch their breath offstage. In Act I the pastoral folk – including a group of students from the ballet school – carry arches of flowers in a waltz of such loveliness that it actually brought tears to my eyes. In Act II, after the prince has been shown a vision of the sleeping Aurora by the Lilac Fairy, and after the Dream Aurora and the prince dance with each other in a spectacular courtship, they leave the stage while sixteen escorting nymphs cross hands and perform a precision line dance, breaking into groups of eight, then four, then two, creating the impression that they’re dancing in a mirror or proliferating by some act of magic. As awestruck as I was by the solos and duets of the principal dancers, I was even more delighted by the sharp togetherness of the corps, and the sense of complex and beautiful harmony they produced.

So if this ballet is to go away – with its beautiful costumes that cleverly move from the Renaissance to the 18th century, and its lavish sets with old-gold curtains and a sculptured forest that grows up and recedes – then what could possibly replace it with the same degree of beauty and perfection? While it is true that the production is dated – it has a very traditional feel to it – what else should a fairy tale feel like if not traditional? I’m all for replacing dated productions, chief among them the Sendak/Stowell Nutcracker that had become (for want of a better term) politically incorrect in terms of both race and gender. I didn’t see anything so problematic in this production of The Sleeping Beauty – far from it. I saw the most pristine dancing and sparkling choreography embedded in a nostalgic fairy-tale setting. It will take something very special indeed to replace this beautiful production – and I fear that a new Sleeping Beauty by a clever choreographer may have musical disconnects the way the old Nutcracker had – where Tchaikovsky’s very particular music, bespoke by Petipa for a very specific purpose – might be knocked off its base, the way the old Sendak/Stowell Nutcracker ignored specific musical meanings. I also have difficulty imagining choreography with the distilled perfection of the Hynd/ Petipa version. It’s true that Hynd improved on the old master, but in subtle ways, such as making a trio of two women and a man into a trio of two men and a woman – a difference that elevated the dance to something at once classic and new. The modern overhaul of great classics is a favorite project in the opera world, but one littered with missteps – such as the weird array of Toscas we’ve seen at the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, and the Salzburg Festival in recent years. One worries and hopes that such missteps won’t happen with a new Sleeping Beauty. It was exhilarating to see this beautiful production, and very sad to think that I won’t get to see it again. I say farewell to it with fingers crossed that a new production will be as successful as the Balanchine Nutcracker has been.

In the meantime, hasten to McCaw Hall and see this gorgeous and satisfying production of The Sleeping Beauty. To quote my dance buddy, “I think that’s the most beautiful ballet I’ve ever seen in my entire life!” Pacific Northwest Ballet presents The Sleeping Beauty at McCaw Hall through February 10. For more information and tickets, call (206) 441-2424 or visit www. pnb.org.

Fire Season smolders over opioid crisis

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

FIRE SEASON

SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER

Through February 17

Seattle Public Theater launched a new playwriting prize, The Emerald Prize, in 2016. It’s a pretty large prize of $10,000. It was a long process that involved getting submissions from selected professionals who were tasked with providing five plays, three of which had to be from women or LGBTQidentified writers or people of color, or an intersection of these categories. Aurin Squire, an eclectic writer of plays, docudramas and documentaries, journalistic efforts and television episodics, won the prize.

Squire came to Seattle and workshopped the play and eventually the play was chosen for SPT’s season and is now on stage. Fire Season is set in a small rural community in Washington state.

The program tells us that Squire has a sister who is a physician working in a rural area who had her prescription pad stolen that was used to purchase a lot of sedatives. The play includes a woman doctor in just such a circumstance as it tells the story of the scourge of opioid addiction in this small town. Dedra D. Woods plays the doctor and she details the difficulties faced by a doctor of color in a small town that is mostly white.

But the main character in this gritty drama is the mother of a dead boy. Elizabeth (Kathryn Van Meter) is working at Walmart and trying to cope with the death of her 12-year-old son whose death may have been an overdose and is never really explained. But the fall-out is very real. She can’t sleep in her apartment, where he died, and so sleeps in her car. Her 16-year-old son, Ricky (Pablo Lopez), is mostly left to his own devices and depends on his girlfriend, Jessamyn (Sofia Raquel Sanchez), who now is pressuring him to marry her because she’s pregnant.

A few other characters run through the play, like the Walmart manager (Martyn G. Krouse) who barely copes with Liz’s behaviors – as she desperately tries to get Walmart to raise their flag to half-staff for a day as a memorial gesture for a son who was very patriotic, a high school boyfriend of Liz’s (Mike Dooley), now Army vet who’s on house arrest for selling drugs and still selling them, the neighborhood drugseller, and a homeless man (both played by Ray Gonzales), and the medical investigator (Alyson Scadron Branner).

The story of the doctor rings true as she copes with the possibility of losing her medical license, but it’s very tangential to the heart of this production. Van Meter is riveting as the grieving, crass, not-very-motherly mother who is barely hanging on and doing the very best she can, which is not very well. Her Don Quixote quest to get the Walmart flag flown at half-staff doesn’t fit the subject matter very well, but Van Meter makes sure you understand that it’s important! (But wouldn’t it have been a whole lot easier to request that of her son’s middle school?)

The script does a great job of demonstrating the dead-end jobs in a small town, the fact that everybody knows a whole lot about everybody, and the realization that opioid addiction and death are a fact that small towns across America are dealing with more as a normal event than a catastrophic surprise. Liz, at one point, says that she can’t get out of her apartment lease because her manager said that five other youth have died in the same complex so her need to break her lease is not “special circumstances” – and that 20 high school seniors have died that year!

Director Kelly Kitchens wields a sure hand with this busy script (sometimes several conversations take place at one time) and gets a great performance from Van Meter. I’m not as sold as usual on the set by Julia Welch, which is all outdoors when there are significant indoor spaces suggested, but it’s gritty and dirty and rundown. The moody lighting by Thorn Michaels fits the play well.

The subject matter is very current and the dialogue crackles. Squire is clearly not a “new” writer! But more refinement, maybe fewer plot points, and sadly maybe removing the stand-in doctor for his sister might tighten the script.

However, it’s exciting and interesting and a good evening of theater. The whole cast does a great job in every role. So, do check it out!

For more information, go to www.seattlepublictheater.org or call 206-524-1300.

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play in the temporary exhibition gallery of the Nordic Museum, which is located in the heart of Ballard at 2655 NW Market St.

The Nordic Museum is the only museum in the western United States that will host “The Vikings Begin” exhibition. The exhibition is presented by Viking® (www.vikingcruises.com).

“We’re excited to host this amazing exhibition of early Viking artifacts, many of them over 1,400 years old,” said Eric Nelson, executive director of the Nordic Museum.

“Whether you are young or old, whether you have Nordic roots or not, the Vikings hold a special place in our collective imaginations. This exhibition will deepen our understanding of how the Vikings lived and how their maritime innovation shaped a significant part of the globe.”

“The Vikings Begin” features dozens of early Viking artifacts from Uppsala University in Sweden, which is home to the world’s largest collection of Viking and pre-Viking boat grave finds. The artifacts include Viking helmets, swords and other weapons, jewelry, glass, bowls and more, dating as far back as the 7th century. The exhibition is divided into thematic sections on Viking warfare, maritime trade, a ship burial, Norse gods, the Baltic Sea, and geopolitical relationships to other cultures.

The exhibition is based on recent research, which sheds new light on how early Viking society was organized, the role of women in early Viking society, and the development of Viking maritime innovation that enabled the Vikings to reach faraway lands in both the East and the West.

“Bringing this kind of world-class exhibition to Seattle is exactly why we built the new Nordic Museum to Smithsonian standards for climate control and security,” Nelson said. “We could not have hosted these kinds of fragile and priceless artifacts in our old location.”

In addition to hosting the exhibition itself, the Nordic Museum is also hosting a series of lectures from world-renowned Viking scholars, including several from the new center of excellence for the study of the Viking Age at Uppsala University.

As part of the opening weekend, Dr. Marika Hedin, director of Gustavianum at Uppsala University, will gave a lecture on the innovative research efforts and archaeological digs that made “The Vikings Begin” exhibition possible. Prior to leading Gustavianum, Dr. Hedin served as the director of the Vasa Museum between 2009 and 2014, and senior curator at the Nobel Museum for ten years. She is the author and editor of several books and has been a frequent contributor on radio and television.

“To understand the story of how the Vikings began, the exhibition examines their relationship with the outside world, their spiritual beliefs, the role of warfare, the importance of water and waterways, and how trade routes influenced their world,” said Dr. Hedin.

“The exhibition includes magnificent weapons, both for attack and defense, and also smaller treasures such as jewelry and objects with magical importance,” said

Dr. Hedin. “The finds come from both male and female graves, as both sexes played important roles in society. Recent finds even indicate that women sometimes actively participated in battle; however, their power resided primarily on the spiritual and magical sides of life.”

Admission to “The Vikings Begin” is free for Nordic Museum members. For nonmembers, there is a $5 charge for admission to the temporary exhibition, in addition to applicable Museum entrance fee, including on First Thursday when general admission is free. Given the anticipated interest in the Vikings exhibition, advance reservations are recommended. Reservations to visit the temporary exhibition can be reserved online at http://nordicmuseum.org/exhibitions/thevikingsbegin.

The museum is located at 2655 NW Market St. The museum is open TuesdaySunday, 10am-5pm with extended hours to 8pm on Thursdays. General admission: $15 general; $12 seniors (65+); $10 students (with ID) and youth (K-12); free for members. First Thursday each month is free for general admission. The museum is closed on Mondays. For more information call (206) 789-5707 or visit http://nordicmuseum.org

ABOUT THE NORDIC MUSEUM

Recently relocated to a stunning new facility in the heart of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, the Nordic Museum is the only museum in the United States that showcases the impact and influence of

Nordic values and innovation in contemporary society and tells the story of 12,000 years of Nordic history and culture, across all five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Museum’s mission is to share Nordic culture with people of all ages and backgrounds by exhibiting art and objects, preserving collections, providing educational and cultural experiences, and serving as a community gathering place. The Nordic Museum presents a wide range of vibrant programs including contemporary art exhibitions, outstanding concerts, lectures, and films, and a variety of special events throughout the year.

ABOUT GUSTAVIANUM, UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

MUSEUM

Uppsala’s largest university museum cares for the University’s magnificent collections of archaeological objects, coins, art, historic scientific instruments, and much more. Our role has three main dimensions: our museum building, Gustavianum, is a place for collaboration between the University and the rest of society; our exhibitions and program of events are inspired by, and reflect, the University’s collections and research at Uppsala University; and we ensure that our collections are accessible for research and teaching at the University and other institutes of higher education, not just in Sweden but also in other countries. In addition, we endeavor to be a resource for the careers and competence development of University students, through

our work experience placements and by offering part-time employment in various parts of the organization. For more information, please visit http://www.gustavianum.uu.se.

ABOUT VIKING ®

Viking was founded in 1997 with the purchase of four ships in Russia and is now the leader in river and small ship ocean cruising. Designed for discerning travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman Torstein Hagen often says Viking offers guests “the thinking person’s cruise” as an alternative to mainstream cruises. In its first three years of operation, Viking has been rated the #1 ocean cruise line in Travel + Leisure’s 2016, 2017 and 2018 “World’s Best” Awards. Viking currently operates a fleet of 69 vessels, offering scenic cruising on rivers and oceans around the world. In addition to the Travel + Leisure honors, Viking has also been honored multiple times on Condé Nast Traveler’s “Gold List” as well as recognized by Cruise Critic as “Best Overall” Small-Mid size ship in the 2018 Cruisers’ Choice Awards, “Best River Cruise Line” and “Best River Itineraries,” with the entire Viking Longships® fleet being named “Best New River Ships” in the website’s Editors’ Picks Awards. For additional information, contact Viking at 1-855-8-VIKING (1-855-884-5464) or visit www.vikingcruises.com.

Courtesy of the Nordic Museum

Whim W’Him and Seattle Baroque Orchestra join forces to present Pergolesi’s enduring masterpiece Stabat Mater

WHIM W’HIM

SEATTLE BAROQUE

ORCHESTRA

PERGOLESI’S STABAT MATER

SHORECREST PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL

February 23 @ 7:30pm February 24 @ 2:30pm

Award-winning Seattle contemporary dance company Whim W’Him and the Seattle Baroque Orchestra join forces in February 2019 to present Pergolesi’s enduring masterpiece Stabat Mater, the ancient hymn portraying Mary during the Crucifixion. With music direction by Alexander Weimann and world-premiere choreography by Olivier Wevers, eight musicians, two singers and four of Whim W’Him’s dancers will be featured for just two performances. Inspiration overflows in this fusion of art forms.

On the music Weimann says, “Pergolesi’s lamenting is not a slow, solemn, ecclesiastical and constrained act, but something that happens naturally, breaks out of us in an almost uncontrolled manner, belonging rather to the world of stage, theater and opera, than the realm of the altar. Of course, mundane and sacred spheres were not really separated at this time, and still considered to be emanations of the same underlying cosmic order, but it feels we already hear that we are coming closer to the brink of enlightenment, the liberation of the individual and the freedom of expression.”

On the choreography Wevers says, “I certainly want to pay deep respect to the origins of the music and the story it is based on, but I also want to challenge it and find a way to bring its spirituality out without being literal. It is a fantastic and inspiring challenge. Just like the composition split in two sections, the first descriptive of the action and the second being more of a prayer and pleading, I am choosing some parts to be more narrative, and others to be more about the emotions and the feelings that we could each relate to. The dancers can equally represent an emotion or a situation.”

Whim W’Him and Seattle Baroque Orchestra’s production of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater will be presented on Saturday, February 23 at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 24 at 2:30pm at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center at Shorecrest High School (15343 25th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA) Tickets are $45 adults; $30 students and under 35. (206) 3257066 and http://www.earlymusicseattle.org

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Alex Weimann, Music Director

Alexander Weimann is one of the most sought-after ensemble directors, soloists, and chamber music partners of his generation. After traveling the world with ensembles like Tragicomedia, Cantus Cölln, the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Gesualdo Consort and Tafelmusik, he now focuses on his activities as Artistic Director of the

Pacific Baroque Orchestra in Vancouver, and as music director of Les Voix Baroques, Le Nouvel Opéra and Tempo Rubato.

Recently, he has conducted the Montrealbased baroque orchestra Ensemble Arion, Les Violons du Roy, and the Portland Baroque Orchestra; both the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra have regularly featured him as a featured soloist. In the last years, he has repeatedly conducted the Victoria Symphony and Symphony Nova Scotia, most recently with Handel’s “Messiah”.

Olivier Wevers, Choreographer

Dedicated to creating works of artistic innovation and collaboration, Brussels-born Olivier founded Whim W’Him in 2009. Before establishing the company, he was a principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. His awards and recognition include the Princess Grace Foundation Choreography Fellowship, the City of Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award, the grand prize award for an unprecedented two years in a row at the annual Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival in California, and the ArtistTrust/ Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship Award. He participated in the National Choreographers Initiative and the prestigious New York Choreographic Institute. Olivier has created works for companies and festivals around the world, including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Northwest Dance Project, BalletX, Spectrum Dance Theater, Prix de Lausanne, White Bird’s 4x4 Ballet Project, and Dance the Dream Seattle.

Featured Dancers for Stabat Mater

Whim W’Him dancers Liane Aung, Jim Kent, Mia Monteabaro and Karl Watson’s biographies can be found at whimwhim. org/meet-our-dancers.

Courtesy of Whim W’Him

What Men Want a toothlessly feeble remake

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

WHAT MEN WANT

Now playing

A gender-flipped remake of Nancy Meyers’ 2000 hit comedy What Women Want starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, director Adam Shankman’s (Hairspray, Rock of Ages) shockingly unfocused and comedically inept What Men Want isn’t just a waste

of time, more egregiously it also squanders an appealing star turn from actress

Henson. It is a tone-deaf retread that rarely evokes a slight giggle let alone a full guffaw, the film so devoid of satirical insight or comedic inspiration it’s easy to wonder if the film was ever supposed to contain either trait to begin with. Shankman’s latest has no energy, has no pizazz, and by the time it was over all I could do was stare at the screen in

Everything still (sorta) awesome in The LEGO Movie 2

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART

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It’s been five years since the events of Taco Tuesday, the citizens of the city once known as Bricksburg now living in a dystopian wasteland ever since the invaders from Planet DUPLO came down from the stars and eradicated all they held dear. Each time they rebuilt these interstellar marauders returned, keeping LEGO society in a constant state of morose unease where good vibes and polite conversation have all but disappeared. Even Lucy, a.k.a. Wyldstyle (voiced by Elizabeth Banks), one of the heroes of Taco Tuesday, has begun to think their civilization is on the brink of collapse, and if not for her closest compatriot Emmet’s (Chris Pratt) continual upbeat optimistic look at life and impossibly unfazed sunny demeanor she might have given up hope for salvation ages ago.

It helps that the DUPLO invaders have not made an appearance in ages and things are starting to look up as they haven’t in quite some time. But just as Wyldstyle is beginning to think Emmet might be right and everything could be awesome once again, a new visitor calling herself General Mayhem (Stephanie Beatriz) arrives to mess things up even more than they already were. She kidnaps Wyldstyle, Batman (Will Arnett), Unikitty (Alison Brie), MetalBeard (Nick Offerman) and astronaut Benny (Charlie Day) in order to present them to her beloved monarch Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi (Tiffany Haddish). Emmet builds his own spaceship and quickly follows after them, meeting his broody, vestwearing and raptor-loving doppelgänger Rex Dangervest during his travels, this gutsy, angst-ridden space traveler agreeing to help him stop the Queen’s plans for universal domination and save his friends from danger.

That The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part isn’t as imaginative or as surprising as its 2014 predecessor is hardly a surprise. That wondrous animated marvel was a vibrant, entertainingly thought-provoking

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stupefied distaste wondering how something so insufferable made it past the planning stage, let alone ended up garnering a major theatrical release.

Pity, because Henson is a star. A singular talent who elevates everything she’s a part of, she’s the perfect person to be portraying veteran Atlanta sports agent Ali Davis. This is a singularly focused woman who has taken her boxing coach father Skip’s (Richard Roundtree) tutelage to heart and has brazenly and confidently proven herself to be a winning talent who refuses to quit no matter what the circumstances. Henson delivers a ferocious performance that feels fresh, determined and, best of all, unapologetically feminine. While her character has taken on some masculine tendencies in order to compete against the men surrounding her, Ali is still very much a woman. More, she’s not going to ask anyone’s permission to be anything less, the actress’ magnetic fortitude continually impressive even if the motion picture surrounding her performance far too frequently ends up proving to be the exact opposite of that.

While the basic concept that makes both Meyers’ effort and this new variation tick are similar, there are still quite a few major differences as far as the core narrative is concerned. Where in the 2000 film Gibson’s snobbishly sexist ad executive is

shock to the system, filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller proving instantaneously they were far more than 21 Jump Street-style one-trick ponies. Their film was an eye-popping marvel full of twists and turns that also had some rather emotionally affecting life lessons to teach along the way to its marvelously unexpected conclusion, making it one of the more memorably charming animated features to see a theatrical release this decade.

That’s a pretty tall staircase a sequel has to climb in order to just equal the picture that came before it, and while Lord, Miller and new director Mike Mitchell (Trolls) give it their best shot unfortunately the trio never quite set foot upon the top step. Still, there’s plenty to love about this follow-up, this wildly idiosyncratic animated adventure far more entertaining than either of the other LEGO-inspired movies (The LEGO Batman Movie, The LEGO Ninjago Movie) that have been released since the first The LEGO Movie took the box office by storm five years ago. This latest journey with Emmet, Wyldstyle, Batman, Unikitty and other fan-favorite characters overflows in likable moments certain to delight audiences of all ages,

determined to get more in touch with his feminine side in order to better relate with his new boss portrayed by Hunt only to end up getting an electrical shock that allows him to start hearing the thoughts of every woman he encounters, here Henson’s Ali is angrily exasperated when her macho misogynist boss Nick Ivers (an impeccably cast Brian Bosworth) passes her over for a partnership promotion even though all her female clients bring in more money on a regular basis than any of her male counterparts with their high-profile NFL, NBA or MLB stars frequently do. This leads her to proclaim she’s going to sign future NBA prospect Jamal Barry (Shane Paul McGhie) before her coworkers can. But after a night out with her best friends, an evening that includes a reading from a deranged psychic named Sister (Erykah Badu), Ali arrives back at work the next morning to discover she can hear men’s thoughts, and it’s initially unclear to her whether this newfound ability is a blessing or a curse.

Apparently written by committee (there are four credited writers), things get even more convoluted from there. Jamal’s father Joe “Dolla” Barry (Tracy Morgan) is a domineering parent who oversees every aspect of his son’s life. Ali’s nearest and dearest girlfriends, Ciarra (Phoebe Robinson), Olivia (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and Mari (Tamala Jones), are excitedly planning the former’s upcoming wedding. Her trusted assistant Brandon (Josh Brener) wants to graduate from being her aide to becoming a full-blown sports agent himself. Most of

while Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi is a lovely new addition to the cast who helps give this story a pleasing girl-power shimmer that’s empoweringly divine.

The story is essentially split into two halves with a handful of live-action interstitials plopped in randomly to help augment the emotional core of what it is Lord and Miller’s complex script is attempting to say. The first section involves Wyldstyle and her abducted friends meeting Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi and learning about her nefarioussounding plans to unite LEGO and DUPLO worlds into one harmonious utopia. The second revolves around Emmet’s adventures with Rex, the latter oddly insistent in his attempts to try and convince the former he has to emotionally harden himself against life’s negative aspects and to stop being so gosh darn nice all the time. These dueling narrative strands entangle themselves with one another nicely, everything building to a shocking act of revolution that might not be as heroic or as egalitarian as it might initially appear to be.

s for the live-action bits, while Will Ferrell’s voice can oftentimes be heard in the background, this time it is Maya Rudolph

all, Ali ends up in an unexpected romance with single dad Will (Aldis Hodge), surreptitiously parading both him and his precocious son Ben (Auston Moore) around in front of the family-centric Joe Dolla as if she were a doting wife and mother and doing so without their knowledge.

It’s a lot, and quite frankly the movie seldom knows what to do with any of it. Shankman and his writers are far too timid to actually craft a film that lives up to its title let alone its premise. This movie doesn’t want to dig too deeply into what men might want as it’s terrified of riling any feathers or making any waves. The men in this motion picture come in three different stripes: unrepentant misogynistic jerks, perfect paragons of masculine virtue or nonthreateningly gay. They think the worst thoughts imaginable, no thoughts whatsoever or nothing less than the unvarnished truth that should be spoken aloud and not timidly held inside no matter how painful it might be. There’s no variation. No nuance. No subtlety. It’s a cacophonous mess of platitudes and generalities that grow increasingly tiresome, and no matter how strong the performances or how charismatic the cast might be there’s nothing any of them can do to make any of this even moderately passable.

There’s one scene that conceptualizes all of this as far as I’m concerned. Ali goes out on a double date with one of her friends at a local pool hall. But where the guy her girlfriend is hanging on has lascivious thoughts about doing carnal things with one of the servers taking their drink orders, Will isn’t

who is front and center, the scene-stealing actress portraying the harried mother of two precocious children who is inching closer and closer to the end of her rope. This brother-sister tandem, Finn (Jadon Sand) and Bianca (The Florida Project star Brooklynn Prince), can’t seem to stop fighting, the two continually unable to find common ground as they play with their favorite toys. This leads their mom to make a proclamation just about every parent can likely relate to. At the same time, it also puts the continued existence of Emmet, Wyldstyle and their friends in jeopardy, in many ways Finn and Bianca the key to their collective salvation whether they all realize it or not. That’s a lot to process, and goodness knows Lord and Miller dig into the minutia of all this with a stunning amount of detail. Yet, as big as their pop culture bag of tricks might be and as heartfelt as their connection to this eclectic set of character undeniably is, there were a number of moments where I personally found a lot of this moderately redundant, particularly when the sequel is gallivanting around with Emmet and Rex. I couldn’t help but feel like their part of the narrative kept losing focus, and as incredible as individual set pieces could be there were numerous points where they also felt more like time-wasting filler more than they did essential pieces of the plot. Also, as good as Rudolph, Sand and Prince are the trips into the real world kept happening far too frequently, stalling out the proceedings in order to provide brief explosions of exposition I didn’t think were entirely necessary.

Even so, this sequel is a great deal of fun. Many of the more insightful gags are laced with a knowing emotional authenticity that’s oftentimes sublime, while many of the visuals, especially as they pertain to the iconoclastic shapeshifting Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi, are spectacular. A couple of the songs are certain to get stuck inside the viewer’s head (and that’s by design), while the vocal work across the board is excellent. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part might not be as awesome as its forerunner but that doesn’t make it any less worthwhile, this amusing follow-up an irreverent gem that even with a few minor misgivings I couldn’t help but enjoy.

thinking anything at all. The problem here is that Will would be thinking something, and considering his competitive nature it would probably involve the game of pool he and Ali are currently attempting to win against the other couple. Having him have a thought, any thought, would have made him an authentic human being and not some fantastical fantasy figure who only exists in romance novels. It also would have made Ali’s affections for him grow in resonance and power because she’d be secretly seeing him as he truly is and understood in that moment his affections for her were undeniably genuine.

The movie overflows in missed opportunities like this, places where Shankman and his team go for the easy gag instead of the more insightful truth that would have given the comedy additional power that could have made it more emotionally evocative. Its sitcom platitudes are tedious, many of the third act twists and turns aggravating in both their stereotypical mendacity as well as in their unbelievable coincidental contrivance. As hard as Henson tries, and she’s giving everything she’s got in a valiant attempt to hoist this comedy up to at least a passingly entertaining plateau it could never ascend to without her, What Men Want just isn’t good. This is a feeble remake, and the only thought that went through my head afterward was that the gifted actress starring in it deserved a much better motion picture to showcase her considerable talents in than this one ended up proving to be.

1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

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BATHS

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CLUB Z - (men)

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1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958

SW corner of Pike & 11th

(stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240

HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women)

SW corner of Pike & 11th

STEAM WORKS - (men)

1520 Summit - 388-4818

(stairs behind Wildrose) - (206) 568-3240

STEAM WORKS - (men)

1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818

RESTAURANTS & BARS

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

RESTAURANTS & BARS

BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098

88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S - (206) 839-1300

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - (206) 625-4444

1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565

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2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098

RETAIL SHOPS

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

GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577

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

BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - (206) 328-2914

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

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

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

1017 E. Pike St - (206) 204-0126

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

DIEGO PELLICER - 2215 4th Ave. S - (206) 624-0070

MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358

1312 E. Pike St. - (206) 257-0231

OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW

EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - (206) 323-7437

FANTASY UNLIMITED

THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM

2027 Westlake Ave. - (206) 682-0167

1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463

1510 1st Ave - (206) 624-1784

POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178

HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - (206) 946-8157

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

HERBAN LEGENDS - 55 Bell St - (206) 849-5596

HERB(N) ELEMENTS

PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112

R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828

11013 Lake City Way NE - (206) 535-8769

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

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214

LAUGHING BUDDHA TATTOO

1534 Broadway - (206) 329-8274

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

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

CAPITOL CIDER - 818 E Pike St. - (206) 397-3564

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

2103 N. 45th - 545-8363

1701 E. Olive Way - (206) 726-0565

SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591

SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - 441-5449

THE NEW YORK XCHANGE

STOUT -1530 11th Ave - 397-3825

225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300

TOULOUSE PETIT

ONYX LEATHER

THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188

THE CANTERBURY

THE CUFF COMPLEX

534 15th Ave. E - (206) 322-3130

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

2103 N. 45th - (206) 545-8363

THE CRESCENT

1413 E. Olive Way - (206) 720-8188

THE CUFF COMPLEX

1533 13th Ave. - (206) 323-1525

DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - (206) 322-1080

GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - (206) 324-2577

HOT MAMA’S PIZZA

700 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-6444

JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. - (206) 441-9729

JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 860-1818

KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - (206) 682-2935

THE LUMBER YARD

9619 16th Ave. SW - (206) 695-2007

MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - (206) 325-6537

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358

OUT WEST

5401California Ave. SW - (206) 937-1540

THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - (206) 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM

1408 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-9463

POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - (206) 402-5178

PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - (206) 324-2854

QUEER BAR - 1518 11th Ave - (206) 687-7491

R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - (206) 322-8828

RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - (206) 233-9873

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - (206) 420-3214

SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - (206) 621-7591

SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - (206) 441-5449

STOUT -1530 11th Ave - (206) 397-3825

TOULOUSE PETIT

601 Queen Anne Ave. N - (206) 432-9069

UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - (206) 325-6492

UNION - 1318 E. Union St. - (206) 328-1318

WILDROSE - 1021 E Pike - (206) 324-9210

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS 9614 14th Ave SW - (206) 763-1347

1605 12th Ave. #8 - (206) 328-1965

601 Queen Anne Ave N - 432-9069

UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492

OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - (206) 251-0630

PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP

4411 Wallingford Ave. N. - (206) 535-6920

PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300

PONDER - 2413 E Union - (206) 420-2180

RUCKUS - 1465 E Republican St - (206) 257-4805

TABOO ADULT VIDEO

9813 16th Ave SW - (206) 767-4855

TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO

1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572

UNDER U 4 MEN

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UNCLE IKE’S

2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

WILD AT HEART

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BELLINGHAM

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193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862

RUMORS CABARET 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849

DES MOINES

ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 21635 Pacific Hwy S

ADULT

LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607

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WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954

9614 14th Ave SW - 763-1347

LOVER’S - 25801 104th Ave. SE - (253) 852-1720

RETAIL SHOPS

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

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

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

1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231

LA CONNER

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

HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157

NEW YORK EXCHANGE

THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA 117 Maple Ave. - (877) 883-8899 info@theheron.com

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

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

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PANACHE

OLYMPIA

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805

DARBY’S CAFE

THE FANTASY SHOP 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299

211 5th Ave. SE - (360) 357-6229

LOVER’S 3959 Martin Way E, Suite D - (360) 456-7300

TABOO ADULT VIDEO 9813 16th Ave SW - 767-4855

JAKES - 311 4th Ave. E - (360) 956-3247

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

UNDER U 4 MEN

PORT ANGELES

709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446

MAPLE ROSE INN 112 Reservoir Rd - (800) 570-2007

UNCLE IKE’S 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

SPOKANE

501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS WILD AT HEART 1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538

ANDY’S - 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747-0304

THE BLIND BUCK

BELLINGHAM

204 N. Division St. - (509) 343-9425

GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN

LOVER’S 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862

204 N. Division St. - (509) 443-4014

NYNE BAR AND BISTRO

RUMORS CABARET 1119 Railroad - (306) 671-1849

232 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 474-1621

DES MOINES

EVERETT

KENT

LA CONNER

TACOMA

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PORT

SPOKANE

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Meetings Events Activities

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

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

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

SATURDAY - February 9

A Gathering of Men in Edmonds 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. All men are welcome. www. agatheringofmen.org

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

Positively Living Coffee Social. 10am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. (206) 9571600. Sponsored by LIfelong.

Emerald City Softball Association Recruitment Day. Noon. North SeaTac Playfields, S 128th St & 20th Ave S, SeaTac. Join one of our teams in 2019. www. emeraldcitysoftball.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org.

Northwest Bridal Showcase (2/9 & 2/10). Noon-5pm. Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballrooms, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, Tulalip, WA. The show features local vendors, gown sale, daily fashion show and special guest speakers. Tickets available online and at the door. nwbridalshowcase.com.

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.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.oasisyouthcenter.org. (Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

“A Certain Type of Brilliance” by Liz Cruz. (ThursSun: 2/7-2/17). 7pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. A celebration of femmes. Tickets: $15 general, $12 student/senior, $20 sponsor. www.gaycity/arts. Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. visitballard.com

Woody Shticks’ “Who Cares!” 9:30pm. 18th & Union Theatre. An unlikely comedy quest. woodyshticks.com (Also 2/7 @ 7:30pm; 2/8 @ 9:30pm; 2/10 @ 7:30pm.)

SUNDAY - February 10

Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org

Ravenna United Methodist Church. 8:30am “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school” - 9:45am Worship. 5751 33rd Ave NE. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. (206) 525-7988. 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!” (206) 622-8475; www.seattleunity.org.

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am Zazen Instruction, 9:30am Zazen. 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. (206) 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org

Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org

Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org

University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org

community calendar

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. (206) 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service. 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620.

Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

Queen Anne United Methodist Church. 10am Worship. 1606 5th Ave W. (206) 282-4307.

Unity Church of Kent. 10am. 218 State Ave S, Kent. A welcoming congregation open to people of all races, religions, creeds & lifestyles. Join us any Sunday for an inspirational message, joyful fellowship & a fresh spiritual outlook. (253) 854-9747.

University Congregational United Church of Christ. 9am all ages education; 10am Worship. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. (206) 524-2322; www.universityucc.org.

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship. 2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984

Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. (206) 547-6945 (office); (206) 2855077 (George).

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

Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship. 7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveniently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.)

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

Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

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

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

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation. 10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. (206) 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org

Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org. Imperial Court of Seattle’s Voting Day for Emperor and Empress. 11am-6pm. Bishops Capitol Hill, 1200 E Pike St, Suite 100. All residents of King or Island Counties, 18+, are eligible to vote. Valid ID required. www. Facebook.com/ISCSORE.

Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma talks or reflections & lead discussion. (206) 329-5908; www.LotusSisters.org. (Meets in 2nd floor meeting room; no elevator.) Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www. LotusSisters.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.” (206) 783-6733; www.stpauluccseattle.com.

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

Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

February 9 thru February 17

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Northwest Bridal Showcase (2/9 & 2/10). Noon-5pm. Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballrooms, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, Tulalip, WA. The show features local vendors, gown sale, daily fashion show and special guest speakers. Tickets available online and at the door. nwbridalshowcase.com.

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org

No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. See website for location. Meets 2nd & 4th Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org

Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Dignity/Seattle. 6pm-Prayer Service. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics. “We celebrate our inherent dignity with pride in liturgy, mutual support, work for justice, & social activities.” Gender-inclusive & relationship affirming liturgies & prayer services. All welcome. (206) 325-7314. Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.org

Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6-8:30pm. See website for location. Meets 1st or 2nd Sunday each month (OctApr). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. Ski Buddies is a non-profit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly thruout the fall & winter, offering camaraderie & deeply discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. “A Certain Type of Brilliance” by Liz Cruz. (ThursSun: 2/7-2/17). 7pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. A celebration of femmes. Tickets: $15 general, $12 student/senior, $20 sponsor. www.gaycity/arts. 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.

Woody Shticks’ “Who Cares!” 7:30pm. 18th & Union Theatre. An unlikely comedy quest. woodyshticks.com (Also 2/7 @ 7:30pm; 2/8 & 2/9 @ 9:30pm .) Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Capitol Lounge, 916 E Pike St. Every Sunday. Go-go dancers at 10:30pm; drag show at midnight. 21+ ID required. $10 cover. Co-sponsored by Entre Hermanos.

MONDAY - February 11

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. Peer Seattle 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.peerseattle.org

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437, www. peerseattle.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.) Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Gay City, 517

E Pike St, downstairs space. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org

PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (206) 325-7724 or info@pflagseattle.org; www.pflagseattle.org. PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality.

PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday 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/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

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

Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

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

TUESDAY

- February 12

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org

ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Evening Gathering. 6:30-8pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Social Hall. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. This is a group primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Facilitator: Fai Coffin; Cost: FREE. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org. Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Home Street Bank, 7307 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. Please contact group facilitator Mandi Gunderson, (206) 471-2352 prior to attending.

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. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org

LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at (206) 250-5002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com.

No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Colonial room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

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

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Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

WEDNESDAY

- February 13

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org

Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12 noon.

Roosters Restaurant, 611 Broadway E. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. Just drop in - no RSVP required. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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 (206) 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org

Living Positively. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for the HIV community with various topics for discussion and conversation. (206) 957-1600 or www.lifelong.org. Sponsored by Lifelong.

Community Conversations Series: “Passing the Torch.” 5:30pm. GenPride, 401 Broadway E, Suite 223. Discussion led by George Dicks and community experts with an emphasis on the impact to our lives and mental health. Info at www.gapseattle.org or (206) 393-3400. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com

POZ Seattle and Positively Living Monthly Social. 6-8pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Food, music, 50/50 raffle. $5 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. www.pozseattle.com.

Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. University Book Store Cafe, 4326 University Way NE. Every Wednesday. This month’s title: “Forbidden Colors” by Yukio Mishima. https://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma DiscussionNorth. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park, 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday. Meet at Black Sun sculpture across for museum. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 7pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets 2nd Wednesday most months - check website to confirm details. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com

Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. Every Wednesday. 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. ingersollcenter.org

Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

“Skeleton Flower.” 8pm. Erickson Theater, 1524 Har-

vard Ave. World premiere of Degenerate Art Ensemble music and dance theater production exploring a creative person’s struggle with identity, depression, and the awakening of personal power. Tickets and more info at www.degenerateartensemble.com/skeleton-flower. (Continues thru Sat.)

THURSDAY - February 14

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Seattle Prime Timers Cards. 2pm. Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. near The Locks. Meets 2nd Thursday each month in the Arts & Crafts Room on the 2nd floor to play Hearts, Cribbage or Bridge depending on who shows up. Beginners are welcome. On Metro routes 44 and 17X.

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.)

Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in the Pike/Pine corridor. 2nd Thursday each month. Keep your eyes out for curbside A-boards that mark each participating venue. Pick up a walking map from any location & you’re on your way. Enjoy refreshments & meet the featured artists as you stroll the Hill. www.caphillchamber.org

Queer Parent Networking Dinners. 6-8pm. NW Network Community Engagement Center - phone, email or visit website for location. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirit, 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. (206) 568-7777 or qpnd@nwnetwork.org. www.nwnetwork.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 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org

PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First United Methodist Church, 621 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. www.pflagtacoma.org; PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 234-9790. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Thursday. A meditation/ recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.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. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Thursday. Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.]

Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Denver & Salt Lake City Show. 7pm door; 8pm show. Neighbors Night Club, 1509 Broadway. Visiting dignitaries from Denver and Salt Lake City in town for Coronation put on a fine evening of drag entertainment. More info: Imperial Court of Seattle Facebook.

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.)

“Skeleton Flower.” 8pm. Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. World premiere of Degenerate Art Ensemble music and dance theater production exploring a creative person’s struggle with identity, depression, and the awakening of personal power. Tickets and more info at www.degenerateartensemble.com/skeleton-flower. (Continues thru Sat.)

FRIDAY - February 15

Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. Ongoing 12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Fantastic.Z: “B-Sides.” 4pm. 18th & Union Arts Space, 1406 18th Ave. Staged readings of five LGBTQ short plays, part of Fantastic.Z’s 7th Annual New Works Festival. Tickets $10, available at www.brownpapertickets. com/event/3917280. (Also Feb. 23.)

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.)

LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Volleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753.

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org

Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Out of Town Show. 6pm doors; 7pm show. Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St, Madison Ball Room. Visiting out-of-town dignitaries in town for Coronation Weekend present an evening of fine drag entertainment. Tickets: $20 presale; $25 at the door. More info: Imperial Court of Seattle Facebook.

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. (206) 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.

“Skeleton Flower.” 7 & 9:30pm. Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. World premiere of Degenerate Art Ensemble music and dance theater production exploring a creative person’s struggle with identity, depression, and the awakening of personal power. Tickets and more info at www.degenerateartensemble.com/skeleton-flower. (Continues thru Sat.)

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

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. 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 (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon. org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

SATURDAY - February 16

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org

PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary. Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Plymouth Church, 1217 6th Ave (downtown between University & Seneca), lounge. Meets 3rd Saturday most months. Cost: $5 per person (please try to bring exact change) to help pay for room rental. Please bring a dish that will serve eight or more to share. Free parking below the church (entrance on University). Enter lounge via garage elevator or front doors on 6th. Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org.

Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation. 5pm doors; 6pm show. Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St, Madison Ball Room. Please join the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle and HMISM, Rainier XLIV Emperor Paul Paradisco and HMISM, Olympia XLVII Empress Drew Paradisco for Seattle Coronation - THE GREATEST D! Tickets: $50 presale; $60 at the door. More info: Imperial Court of Seattle Facebook.

Love Fest Gay Bingo. 6-10pm. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. Escape reality and dive into your most exciting fantasies. Dress up as a famous intimate duo or a very sexy scorned lover for the Gay Bingo Costume Contest. Presented by Lifelong. Tickets ($50) and info at http:// fremontstudios.com or (206) 838-9080.

“Skeleton Flower.” 7 & 9:30pm. Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. World premiere of Degenerate Art Ensemble music and dance theater production exploring a creative person’s struggle with identity, depression, and the awakening of personal power. Tickets and more info at www.degenerateartensemble.com/skeleton-flower.

SUNDAY - February 17

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188.

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 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts’ event starts with breakfast and 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-1pm. Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St. Tickets: $30 presale; $35 at the door. More info: Imperial Court of Seattle Facebook. Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Alaska Birdwater Party. 2-5pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Dignitaries from Alaska in town for Coronation put on a fine afternoon of drag entertainment. More info: Imperial Court of Seattle Facebook.

Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us

Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html

BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org

Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org

Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. org

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 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 Networksupport & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 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, (206) 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 - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org

Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org

Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 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.

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

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

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

HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org

community calendar

LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org

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

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

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.org.

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

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org

Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org

PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org

PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/

Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org

Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx

Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org

Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235. Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org

Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, advocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community. Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org

Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

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

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq

Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org

Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org

Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298.

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

SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org

Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival; Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival; Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park. www. threedollarbillcinema.org

TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino

& Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com

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

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com ; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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