by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer
STRAWBERRY THEATRE WORKSHOP
FROST / NIXON
(AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS)
Through February 17
One of the most famous quotes of all time is ex-President Nixon’s, “when the President does it, that means that it’s not illegal.” That ridiculous statement, which Nixon took back almost immediately, echoes in the attempts of the current
see FROST / NIXON page 7
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE
TWO TRAINS RUNNING Through February 11
It is a satisfying feeling to know that Seattle Repertory Theatre is doing an August Wilson play and that you can depend on them doing Wilson proud! Their current production of Two Trains Running, a co-
see TWO TRAINS page 6
by Paul Torres SGN Contributing Writer
ARTSWEST PEERLESS Through February 11
Part two of ArtsWest’s “I Am” themed season takes a darker turn with the staging of Jiehae Park’s Peerless. On its surface, it’s seemingly the goddaughter of the classic film Heathers with its deadly high-school jealousy tones. Where as that film is driven
see PEERLESS page 7
Kesha, Lady GaGa, Elton John with Miley Cyrus, Patti LuPone with Ben Platt, Pink, Sam Smith, and more set to perform; plus predictions and picks for “Music’s Biggest Night”
60TH ANNIVERSARY
GRAMMY AWARDS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (NYC)
CBS/KIRO (Channel 7) January 28 at 4:30pm PST
Two weeks ago, Hollywood’s elite used the Golden Globes telecast to address the hot button topic of sexual harassment and discrimination within the film industry, and outside of it as well. From Oprah Winfrey to Natalie Portman to Salma Hayek,
see GRAMMY PREVIEW page 4
wanting to end his life when those around him disapproved of his sexuality, but ultimately he phones the hotline instead and years later marries his high school boyfriend in a ceremony attended by his father.
In total, there are nearly 20 performances on the docket for Sunday evening’s gala with only about 10 gramophone statues being handed out; the other 74 categories will be presented in a pre-telecast ceremony held a few hours before the main telecast. The broadcast and live stream begins at 4:30pm PST on January 28 on CBS/KIRO.
Here are my picks and predictions in 10 key races.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR nominees:
Awaken, My Love! – Childish Gambino | 4:44 – Jay-Z | DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar | Melodrama – Lorde | 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Will/Should win: DAMN Lamar is owed, and I mean owed BIG TIME. But Jay-Z is considered a hip hop trailblazer and Grammy voters might lean in his favor. If voters play it safe, and they usually do (case in point: Adele over Beyonce a year ago), then look for Mars to take it.
RECORD OF THE YEAR nominees:
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino | “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | “The Story of O.J.” – Jay-Z | “HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar | “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars
Will win: “24K Magic”
Something tells me that all three rap entries will cancel each other out, leaving the gimmicky “Despacito” and the universally loved “24K Magic” left to duke it out. I’ll give Mars the edge.
Should win: “Redbone”
The slick, stylish hit single from Childish Gambino’s latest, and perhaps his very last, album Awaken, My Love! is on a different playing field than its fellow nominees. Not to mention, I always think of Get Out when I hear it.
SONG OF THE YEAR nominees:
“Despacito,” “4:44,” “Issues,” “1-800273-8255,” “That’s What I Like”
Will/Should win: “1-800-273-8255”
I’m not picking the Logic tune for sentimental reasons; it’s just a really good song that happens to contain a strong, inspiring message.
BEST NEW ARTIST nominees: Alessia Cara, Khalid, Lil Uze Vert, Julia Michaels, SZA Will win: SZA
More often than not, Grammy voters give this award to a female artist and of the three nominated here SZA created the loudest buzz.
Should win: Khalid
At the young age of 19, this kid has already proved he’s a force to be reckoned with.
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
nominees:
“Love So Soft” – Kelly Clarkson | “Praying” – Kesha | “Million Reasons” – Lady GaGa | “What About Us” – Pink | “Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran Will win: “Praying”
I’m being ballsy and picking Kesha over beloved Grammy darling Sheeran. But I think voters might be swayed by the current #metoo and #timesup campaigns.
Should win: “Million Reasons”
This category used to be called “Pop Vocal Performance” and I would then have chosen Kesha, simply for crushing that super high note at the end of the song. But since it extends beyond the vocals, I prefer GaGa’s ballad overall, one of her very best singles.
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
nominees:
Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay | Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey | Evolve – Imagine Dragons | Rainbow – Kesha | Joanne –Lady GaGa | Divide – Ed Sheeran
Will win: Divide
Sheeran was surprisingly shut out of the major categories, where he was seen as a shoo-in going into the nominations. But he has enough support from fellow colleagues to pull out a win here.
Should win: Lust for Life
I loved Rainbow and am silently cheering for it to win. But I gotta give credit where it’s due and Del Rey made the best album of the year, in my opinion.
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM nominees:
Migration – Bonobo | 3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk | Mura Masa – Mura Masa | A Moment Apart – Odesza | What Now – Sylvan Esso
Will win: 3-D The Catalogue
Kraftwerk are electronic legends, nominated against a crop of relatively new EDM artists. They’re probably the only familiar name on the ballot that voters will recognize. Should win: A Moment Apart Here’s hoping Seattle’s own Odesza can bring this award home!
BEST ALTERNATIVE
MUSIC ALBUM nominees:
Everything Now – Arcade Fire | Humanz – Gorillaz | American Dream – LCD Soundsystem | Pure Comedy –Father John Misty | Sleep Well Beast – The National Will win: Everything Now
It isn’t their best work, but Arcade Fire is a Grammy favorite and should muster enough votes to capture another gramophone.
Should win: Sleep Well Beast
A better-crafted album by The National will probably not result in them earning the award, but it ought to.
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY
ALBUM nominees:
Free 6LACK – 6LACK | Awaken My Love! – Childish Gambino | American Teen – Khalid | Ctrl – SZA | Starboy – The Weeknd
Will win: Awaken, My Love!
A consolation prize for Childish Gambino for not getting the Album of the Year award.
Should win: American Teen Khalid’s debut album is better constructed, from the writing to the production. Plus, he really shouldn’t be sent home empty handed.
BEST MUSICAL THEATER
ALBUM nominees:
Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly!
Will/Should win: Dear Evan Hansen
Three worthy nominees, but the race is actually between last summer’s Tony Award winners for Best Musical (Dear Evan Hansen) and Best Revival of a Musical (Hello, Dolly!), which gets a boost from Bette Midler. Still, it’ll be tough to beat the great collection of modern numbers from Pasek and Paul, who earned another Academy Award nod this week – they won in 2017 for “City of Stars.”
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer
WASHINGTON ENSEMBLE THEATRE
STRAIGHT WHITE MEN (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS) Through February 2
Washington Ensemble Theatre just had something fairly unprecedented happen to them: their first show of 2018 was completely sold out for the entire run as of opening weekend! Straight White Men, by Young Jean Lee, had a couple of extra performances added but with that kind of demand, the only way you might see the production is if you choose to go and get on a wait-list for a performance.
Young Jean Lee is a genre-breaking playwright/performer who has come to Seattle on occasion with riveting shows hosted by On the Boards. Her pieces are exactly what On the Boards is famous for around here – like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Perhaps the sales are a reflection of her fame and draw. Perhaps it’s the topic – a hot one of white privilege.
I was interested in whether a YJL piece is “translatable” from her crack company that understands her esthetic exactly to “someone else” – really anyone not Young Jean Lee and her team. I have my doubts. It’s not easy to see something brand new and try to imagine it “as if.” In this case, I do not doubt that WET and the cast and crew are extremely invested in creating an edgy and forward experience that mirrors the experience of having Lee here.
The upshot of the evening is mixed. Most of the play is a very boring portrayal of a dad and three sons all together for
Christmas. To a significant extent, it seems intentional that it’s boring. The difficulty here is that I wonder how boring it would be if it were done by YJL’s company itself.
Why is it intentionally boring? Well, we watch some purported cis-white men interact about little or nothing in very “bro” ways – the brothers tease each other unmercifully, they reminisce about their past, they bring up embarrassing memories, they call each other terrible childhood names. Those of us who are not cis-white males, which is most of the audience, have to “tolerate” their story, hoping to get something out of it.
The family itself does not set off to be boring – each character tries to be his own self. They talk about their wife/mother dying, struggle to figure out how to be adults,
and even talk about “privilege” a bit! One of the more interesting bits is a blast-fromthe-past where the oldest son supposedly wrote a protest lyric to the song “Oklahoma” because his high school cast an all-white version of the musical, at that time. Those lyrics are quite great.
However, the embedded notion is that when white men tell their tales, which is almost all the time, most of the rest of us are supposed to identify anyway, as if the story is “universal.” But the production envelops this “usual” play with rap music, and with two guides who are Persons in Charge and who are not straight white men. To some extent, that setting creates an opportunity for the audience to ask different questions than usual and to explore their reactions to
that usual, boring story.
A central characterization is that the oldest son, who has a Harvard education and is expected to be prodigal, has returned home to keep house for Dad and become a clerical worker in a non-profit. While his family tries to psychoanalyze him, their expectations are that the investment in his education and his innate capabilities mean that he is “wasted” at those activities, even as he maintains that he is satisfied and feels like he has a purpose. It’s obvious, then, that what he does is done by millions of women, often, who find purpose in being “useful” in very similar ways and who are expected and accepted in those roles.
Some audience members will find themselves “sorry for” this character – and it may even take a talk-back for them to recognize that if they feel sorry for him, they might then also feel “sorry for” the millions of women whose lives are “used” this way. In fact, it harkens back to the idea that women, some 40 or 50 years ago, should not aspire to Harvard educations if they would subsequently “waste it” on staying home and making babies.
I just wish YJL would have made all the same points in an hour instead of an hour and a half. Or maybe that her company would have done the show, too, so I could experience whether the company production itself makes any difference.
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production with Arena Stage, is exactly that satisfying, soul-comforting excellence that you would hope to experience.
The cast delivers Wilson’s real-life-withpoetry dialogue beautifully, led by director Juliette Carrillo’s impeccable precision. The scenic design by Misha Kachman of the once-vibrant restaurant with the oddly flickering jukebox creates the ambience to sink into. Composer David R. Molina helps the scene changes become added bonus moments instead of dead silence. Period costuming by Ivania Stack effortlessly evokes the 1960s. Lighting by Sherrice Mojgani helps determine the times of day and evening as the slice of life clock runs through their Pittsburgh days.
We are in Memphis Lee’s restaurant, played by a cantankerous and defiant Eugene Lee, where the City of Pittsburgh is threatening to take his land by eminent domain. Still Memphis is determined he is going to see his price met. And while he’s still owner, he bullies his one waitress, Risa (Nicole Lewis), demands the numbers-runner Wolf (Reginald Andre’ Jackson) quit using his pay phone like it’s personal, tells stories with regular Holloway (David Emerson Toney) and tries to chase homeless Hambone (Frank Riley III) away from getting free food and drink. He jousts with undertaker West (William Hall Jr.), who owns a lot of property and wants to buy the restaurant, too.
A stranger shows up who turns out not to be a stranger. Sterling (Carlton Byrd) grew up in the neighborhood but had gotten into trouble and is now broke and newly released from prison. He wants better for himself and is willing to try anything to get a job. He recognizes Risa and decides that if he can make some money, they are going to get married.
Wilson’s characters are flawed and hopeful humans and their lives are “regular folk” lives. The events in his plays are often small, but loom large to those he writes about. There is a pleasure in simply immersing oneself in their lives and leaving behind your particular time and your particular troubles. This three-hours long play keeps you immersed throughout and there are no dull moments, even though there are a few where little happens except stories and conversation. It’s not suggested as “family” viewing because the characters are adults and swearing is always present. The individual complexities of the characters, too, and their choices, could be perplexing to a
younger person who hasn’t yet lived a lot of life in the gray area of not-quite-right and not-really-all-that-wrong.
The politics of the civil rights movement are right outside that bell-hung door, but they are not front and center inside. The lone woman is treated like an uncomfortable living prop, but she’s learned to live with the discomfort and has built a hard wall around her. One can only wonder how Wilson would write his female characters now, if he had had a chance to live longer and write more.
There is no moral to learn or lesson to be told here. We know that when these characters speak about the hope, change and dis-
ruptive challenges brought by Malcolm X, we know when we come out of the theater, that that same hope, change and disruption has yet to penetrate enough worldwide to make the differences it should. For more information, call 206-4432222 or go to www.seattlerep.org.
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administration to shield its occupant.
Frost / Nixon, a play by Peter Morgan, which was the basis for the movie of the same name, is being mounted by Strawberry Theatre Workshop with an all-female cast! Stalwart veterans Amy Thone (Nixon) and Alexandra Tavares (Frost) go toe to toe in a fascinating portrayal.
and apologize? This tension is also a known quantity, since Nixon was led to finally make that historic declaration. But on stage, the theatrical quality of that struggle between the two men becomes an epic emotional battle. Creating that tension on a living stage has arguably more impact on an audience than watching a film, no matter how tautly directed. The energy released by the actors can be felt, rather than just watched.
That imbalance of power is what most of the play is about. We see Frost, depressed
The play brings to the stage a historic moment in television, when David Frost, noted talk show host, and Richard Nixon, ex-President, having resigned in disgrace, sat down together in 1977 for a television interview series retrospectively examining Nixon’s presidency. Morgan’s play suggests that this seminal interview series might never have happened if financing and advertisers passed on participation.
The tension in the play resides in two places: will the show actually happen? – a non-tension, since we know it did; will Frost win the struggle with Nixon to “get” Nixon to admit culpability in the Watergate scandal
at losing his American audiences, limited “only” to British and Australian television, wanting to do something big to regain the notice of the American television networks.
His idea is to get an interview with Nixon, hoping Nixon is hungry to rehabilitate his reputation. While the idea gets no traction in 1974, it gains in subsequent years while Nixon sits in isolation. Nixon’s people think Frost will lob “softballs” and be an easy interview to manage. Frost thinks that he might be able to pull off the ultimate coup and get admissions from Nixon that no others have yet managed to elicit.
The play allows for both to be right. Frost
does lob softballs, though he tries to ask the “tough” questions. Nixon is wily enough to manage them. Nixon’s people are elated; Frost’s are devastated. There is a supporting cast here, all solid actors, though totally eclipsed by the focus on these two.
The play is performed here as an hour and three-quarters program without intermission. There are lots of short scenes so it is a little baffling that director Greg Carter chooses not to let people get up. It may be to heighten tension, but it works just fine with an intermission, too.
A weakness of the script is the narration by James Reston, a noted Nixon author and analyzer (played by Sarah Harlett), used as a character to propel the action forward. Harlett almost brings off the character with her talent, but monologues from Reston restate things that are so obvious that
“common” stock and both know the struggle to scrape themselves up the ladder of success. This aspect of the play is its most successful moment. Especially so when it seems to propel Frost to change his tactics and gain the upper hand and ultimately those incredible admissions from Nixon.
The talent onstage, including Ina Chang, Amy Fleetwood, Meme Garcia, Anastasia Higham, Mayme O’Toole and Rhonda J. Soikowski, make this a must-see production. K.D. Shill’s costuming fits these “men” beautifully and the video-screen heavy set by Catherine Cornell, lights by Reed Nakayama, and sound by Brendan Patrick Hogan bring it all seamlessly together.
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they are unneeded. Monologues similar to, “Nixon’s people are elated, Frost’s are devastated.”
A fascinating fictionalized moment occurs near the end, when a supposedly drunk Nixon calls Frost on the phone and philosophizes that both of them came from
by teen angst, this play is driven by twin teen ambition, which is exhilarating performed here. Park’s voice is breathtaking in this tale of millennial chastisement.
Director Sara Porkalob masterfully crafts a seductively twisted tale of two conniving and sinister twin sisters. Peerless is a frightening and frenetic production. It’s a tale of morals gone awry. Porkalob is one of Seattle’s finest theater directors and this one can be added to that resume.
The chatty opening monologue or duologue in this case overlaps and comes as quick as text message exchanges between two friends or frenemies even. The patter
is silly, yet there is something very sinister going on. It’s a highly competitive high school for the elite where college admission packets fall out of the sky and land with a plop like dead birds.
As M, a marvelous Corinne Magin portrays the alpha sister who is intent on setting her future right. She is dying to get into the college of her dreams, but there is only one problem; her boyfriend of convenience, D (Christopher Quilici), has taken her spot. She is intent on changing that by whatever means possible. Her twin sister, L, as played by an excellent Maile Wong, is her accomplice and in a way her spirit guide, an evil spirit guide, but nonetheless she is there for her. Both Magin and Wong are well cast as the sisters and convincingly portray look-alike twins hellbent on getting what they want.
Poor D is awkward and nerdy. He dances like a chubby drunk uncle at a wedding, offbeat and out of time, wearing an EpiPen necklace due to his tree nut allergy. Unbeknownst to him, he has a target on his back as well as some tasty cookies coming his way. As the twins see it, “he takes up space that doesn’t belong to him” and everything evil that this implies.
Along the way L and M intertwine with BF (Jonathan Keyes) and the mystical Dirty Girl (Erin Bednarz). The BF character provides some grounding to the theme of blind ambition while Dirty Girl sneaks in, vaporizes in and out, or just plops down with mystic prophecies as if she can see through the twins.
Peerless is fiercely startling and shockingly real because we know young girls like
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this exist in today’s competitive society. The ultimate goal is acceptance into an elite college once they get over the unnecessary burden of a more talented candidate stealing a spot, but it’s an illusion. This makes Peerless frightening and ultimately a piece of, well, peerless entertainment, all the way to its big reveal in the chilling final scene, a twist that is although not surprising is still shocking in its nerviness as played on this stage. For more information and tickets, go to www.artswest.org or call (206) 938-0339. ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery is located at 4711 California Ave. SW (just south of SW Alaska St.) at the West Seattle Junction.
by MK Scott
SGN Contributing Writer
THE TRIPLE DOOR
BOHEMIA January 21
(continues through January 27)
It was two years ago when the dynamic writing team of Mark Siano and Opal Peachey brought their epic production of Seattle Vice to The Triple Door, a little show that started as part of ACTLab and became larger than life at this spacious venue with incredible dance numbers, glamorous costumes and an intriguing story.
Now we have their Bohemia, a new musical set in 1890s Prague that combines stories of historic artists like Sarah Bernhardt, Frédéric Chopin and George Sand interwoven with beautiful green fairies, aerial numbers, dance, burlesque, classical piano battles, comedy, and original songs by Siano, Peachey and Dayton Allemann.
The story centers around the famous Czech composer, Antonín Dvorák (Siano), who has hit a wall prior to composing his magnum opus. In a move of desperation he turns to a bottle of absinthe for inspiration. In this macabre and mystical dream cabaret, Dvorák is visited by the ghost of late composer Frédéric Chopin (Peachey) and a host of scantily clad green fairies. Chopin and many other famous Bohemians guide Dvorák as they search for the true source of inspiration and grasp at artistic immortality.
Bravo to the gender-bending performance of Peachey’s Chopin dancing with his lover George (Rianna Hidalgo). Bravo as well to the closeness of the dancing between the two male fairies as performed by Hisam Goueli and Bo Mellinger.
From the staging to the classical music this production is pure art. While the sexiness of burlesque stars Goueli and Pamela Turpin (as Sarah Bernhardt) is appropri-
ately chaste on the main stage, their dance behind the curtain allowed them to reveal themselves more explicitly and the audience was teased with erotic beauty.
Goueli also portrays Dvorák’s artistic rival, Alphonse Mucha, which clearly demonstrates Goueli is also a great actor as well as a dancer.
This classic production is everything that dinner theater is meant to be. I hope to see more shows like this at the The Triple Door.
Bohemia continues at The Triple Door (216 Union St.) through this Saturday, January 27 at 7pm and 10pm. Visit tripledoor. net for more information.
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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer
The Seattle Theater Writers, a Seattle theater critics’ circle, have announced the winners of the 2017 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards.
This year, several productions were clear critical favorites, with multiple nominations and multiple wins. Among musicals, 5th Avenue Theatre’s Ragtime was a standout, and in the Large Theaters division, Lydia, produced by Strawberry Theatre Workshop, also produced significant winners. In the Small Theaters division, the two favorites were Teh Internet Is Serious Business by Washington Ensemble Theatre, with six wins, and Sound Theatre Company’s Hoodoo Love (taking top acting awards in three categories).
This year we also have a Special Recognition for Donald Byrd and Spectrum Dance Theater for their Excellent Production of (IM)Pulse!
A complete list of nominees was published in last week’s Seattle Gay News on 1/19/18 and are also in the SGN’s online edition at http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews46_03/ page23.cfm
The 2017 Gypsy Rose Lee Award Winners are:
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION OF A PLAY: (Large Theaters): Lydia - Strawberry Theatre Workshop (Small Theaters): Teh Internet Is Serious Business –Washington Ensemble Theatre
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL: Ragtime – 5th Avenue Theatre
EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION OF A PLAY: (Large Theaters): Sheila Daniels – Lydia (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) (Small Theaters): Wayne Rawley – Teh Internet Is Serious Business (Washington Ensemble Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Peter Rothstein – Ragtime (5th Avenue Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY AS A LEAD ACTOR (MALE): (Large Theaters): Craig MacArthur – (IM)Pulse (Spectrum Dance Theater) (Small Theaters): TIE! Richard Gray – The Nance (ArtsWest) Brandon Ryan – Downstairs (Theatre22)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL AS A LEAD ACTOR (MALE): Douglas Lyons – Ragtime (5th Avenue Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY AS A LEAD ACTOR (FEMALE): (Large Theaters):
Sofía Raquel Sánchez – Lydia (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) (Small Theaters): Porscha Shaw – Hoodoo Love (Sound Theatre Company/The Hansberry Project)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL AS A LEAD ACTOR (FEMALE): Mari Nelson – Into the Woods (Village Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE OF A PLAY AS A SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE) – ANY NON-LEAD: (Large Theaters): Andrew Pryor-Ramírez – Lydia (Strawberry Theatre Workshop)
(Small Theaters):
André G. Brown – Hoodoo Love (Sound Theatre Company/The Hansberry Project)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE OF A MUSICAL AS A SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE) – ANY NON-LEAD: Nathaniel Tenenbaum – Dreamgirls (Village Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE OF A PLAY AS A SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE) – ANY NON-LEAD:
(Large Theaters):
Kamaria Harris – Barbecue (Intiman Theatre)
(Small Theaters):
Eva Abram – Hoodoo Love (Sound Theatre Company/The Hansberry Project)
EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE OF A MUSICAL AS A SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE) – ANY NON-LEAD:
Kate Jaeger – Howl’s Moving Castle (Book-It Repertory Theatre)
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EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE AS AN ENSEMBLE:
(Large Theaters): Blues for Mister Charlie – The Williams Project (Grant Chapman, Ryan Williams French, Alexis Green, Rafael Jordan, Brenda Joyner, Leicester Landon, Elise LeBreton, Nancy Moricette, Max Rosenak, Reggie D. White)
(Small Theaters):
Teh Internet Is Serious Business –Washington Ensemble Theatre (Megan Ahiers, Jeffrey Azevedo, Ian Bond, Stanley Dang, Samie Spring Detzer, Nick Edwards, Rachel Guyer-Mafune, Kevin Kelly, Arjun Pande, Ryan Sanders, Zenaida Smith, Jessie Underhill, Lisa Viertel, Jordan-Michael Whidbey)
EXCELLENCE IN SET DESIGN: (Large Theaters): Andrea Bryn Bush – The Realistic Joneses (New Century Theatre Company)
Is Serious Business (Washington Ensemble Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN COSTUME DESIGN: (Large Theaters): Pete Rush – The Legend of Georgia McBride (ACT Theatre) (Small Theaters): Fantasia Oslund & Sydney Tucker – Scary Mary and the Nightmare Nine (Annex Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN LIGHTING DESIGN: (Large Theaters): Reed Nakayama – Lydia (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) (Small Theaters): Tristan Roberson – Teh Internet Is Serious Business (Washington Ensemble Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN SOUND DESIGN: (Large Theaters): Robertson Witmer – Bring Down The House Parts 1 & 2 (Seattle Shakespeare Company/upstart crow collective) (Small Theaters): Mariah Brougher – Teh Internet Is Serious Business (Washington Ensemble Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL DIRECTION: Ben Whiteley – Ragtime (5th Avenue Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN CHOREOGRAPHY OR MOVEMENT: Alice Gosti (Movement) & Peter Dylan O’Connor (Fight Choreography) – Bring Down The House Parts 1 & 2 (Seattle Shakespeare Company/upstart crow collective)
EXCELLENCE IN LOCAL PLAYWRITING:
Rosa Joshi & Kate Wisniewski – Bring Down The House Parts 1 & 2 – Adapting Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part I, II, III (Seattle Shakespeare Company/upstart crow collective)
EXCELLENCE IN LOCAL COMPOSING:
Chris Jeffries – Persuasion (Taproot Theatre)
EXCELLENCE IN VIDEO DESIGN:
Travis Mouffe – (IM)Pulse (Spectrum Dance Theater)
About Seattle Theater Writers:
Founded in 2010 by Miryam Gordon and comprised of local writers and reviewers, Seattle Theater Writers is a group of critic/ reviewers dedicated to raising public awareness of theater practitioners and the work produced by professional theater organizations in the Seattle area. Seattle Theater Writers’ hope is that these awards might encourage theater attendance and enjoyment of our rich cultural offerings. Born from this mission are the annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, recognizing excellence in Seattle theater across 33 categories.
The participants in this year’s award process were Candace Brown (goodlifenw. blogspot.com), Miryam Gordon (Seattle Gay News and miryamstheatermusings. blogspot.com), Rosemary Jones (www.seattletheateranddance.com/), Dusty Somers (guest writer for Seattle Times), and Michael Strangeways (www.seattlegayscene.com/).
A growing (years’ long) reality regarding reviewing and reviewers has reduced the number of reliable and credible critics writing today. Fewer and fewer reviewers are paid anything for their work, and fewer reviews are being published in every kind of publication. It is harder than ever to establish oneself as a critic since companies are reducing the numbers of seats they can or will provide for that kind of effort.
To support the reviewers’ nominations, STW has established an Auxiliary of theater-going members, some of whom are also theater practitioners and all of whom are ardent fans of theater. All members go to multiple dozens of productions per year, many over 100. The Auxiliary supports our Round Two in the selection process where points are given to the dozens of nominees and individuals select their top five in each category. The Auxiliary points are used to support STW members’ choices as we pick our nominees and winners.
For more information, go to www. facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters. The Notes section of the Facebook page shows the evolution of the awards.
The Seattle AIDS Legacy Memorial (SALM) Project seeks an individual or organization to direct its Inreach Initiative, which will engage African Americans and its diaspora and other communities of color to tell the history of Seattle/King County’s AIDS crisis by creating stories for The Seattle AIDS Legacy Memorial’s HIV/AIDS Story Bank.
Applicants for this contract position should visit http://bit.ly/2CVo1ng to learn more and apply no later than January 31, 2018.
NOTE: THE APPLICATION PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED (FROM JANUARY 25 TO JANUARY 31) AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AS RECEIVED BEGINNING ON JANUARY 31, 2018.
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OneNight Only! SATURDAY FEB.3
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by Sara Michelle Fetters
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After the events of September 11, 2001, Army Special Forces Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth) leaves his desk job to rejoin his elite military unit knowing they’ll be sent out to retaliate against those that attacked New York the second the Pentagon and United States intelligence services determine who was responsible. Once it is ascertained that Al Qaeda hiding in Afghanistan played the primary role in this terrorist assault, Nelson and his team are immediately on their way to the country as the tip of the proverbial spear.
But historically Afghanistan has never been anything close to a picnic for invading armies. Brutal winters. Impenetrable mountainous terrain filled with caves enemies can hide in undetected for months at a time. Centuries of tribal anger that has led to warlords battling other warlords leaving the country in the hands of the Taliban, a collection of cutthroats perfectly content to let Al Qaeda do their own thing just as long as they continue to militarily support their own fundamentalist ambitions. Into this human minefield Nelson and his men are dropped, and with less than a month to do it they have to ease tensions between the tribes, make friends with respected Afghan General Abdul Rashid Dostum (Navid Negahban) and cut off all key support and supply routes for Al Qaeda and the Taliban before winter begins making doing so next to impossible.
Based on the declassified true story of the first 12 U.S. soldiers dropped into Afghanistan, all of whom are forced to fight on horseback like a wild west Cavalry unit circa 1890, 12 Strong is a well made, moderately overwrought military drama almost certain to play well with those who helped make efforts like Lone Survivor and American Sniper box office hits. With the likes of Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Trevante Rhodes, Austin Stowell, William Fichtner and Rob Riggle (the veteran
comedian a retired Marine Corps Reserve Lieutenant Colonel who served in Liberia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan) filling primary roles, the film also proves to be remarkably easy to watch even for those who aren’t normally drawn to this sort of tale, director Nicolai Fuglsig utilizing his talented ensemble with captivating authority.
But the movie itself is a vexing narrative conundrum. Writers Ted Tally (The
ingly genuine, forcing the audience to look at what is going on in the country in a way maybe they’d never thought to do so before.
What Fuglsig and his creative team get right is the dynamic between Nelson and his unit. The way these men bond together, what they are willing to do in order to see their mission accomplished, all of that rings true. I loved the way in which Nelson interacts with his confidant and friend Chief War-
Silence of the Lambs) and Peter Craig (Blood Father) adapt Doug Stanton’s bestselling book Horse Soldiers in a way that feels oddly mannered yet also infuriatingly unfocused, almost as if they couldn’t figure out the best way to approach the story. It often plays like second-rate militaristic propaganda, the jingoistic heights some of the more melodramatically onerous elements rise to coming perilously close to being loathsome. At the same time, there are also some shockingly honest and nakedly raw insights looking at the early days of the Afghan War that are refresh-
rant Officer Hal Spencer (Shannon). The pair share a camaraderie that’s explored in a way where what is unspoken says more than a single word uttered out loud does, and if Hemsworth and Shannon wanted to team up for an old school Western revolving around two longtime friends riding the range in search of their next shot of whiskey I’d be first in line to see it I kid you not.
Fuglsig also shows a magnetic ability to stage rousing action sequences, the director working with cinematographer Rasmus Videbæk (The Dark Tower) to craft images bursting in tension and suspense while edi-
tor Lisa Lassek (Avengers: Age of Ultron) fits it all together in a way that’s satisfying in its crisp unfussiness. The sequence depicting Nelson and members of his team calling in their first airstrike against a Taliban stronghold is particularly noteworthy, the way it showcases the size and scope of what it is the U.S. military is up against while at the same time keeping things intimate and personal allows for a human element to develop between the Special Forces Captain and the Afghan General I hadn’t anticipated yet also wholly responded to.
Yet other facets of the movie are so selfimportant, so belligerently didactic, my emotional investment in what was going on could sadly only last for so long. While not as outrageously xenophobic as Michael Bay’s 13 Hours might have been, there are still instances where Fuglsig goes out of his way to make Taliban leaders look like Rambo: First Blood Part II or Missing in Action villains, adding a level of cartoonish exploitation that honestly wasn’t necessary. It’s like the director couldn’t decide if he was making an honest examination of the Afghan conflict or instead some B-grade actioner where the bad guys can’t hit the broadside of the mountain and good guys never miss even when they’re firing automatic machine guns while riding a horse racing across the frigid tundra at a full gallop.
With the war in Afghanistan ongoing and no immediate end to the conflict in sight, the fact 12 Strong plays like nationalistic propaganda shouldn’t be surprising. There are too many complex layers to this story, too many uncomfortable truths that are difficult to stand in front of a mirror and look at with any sort of clarity at this moment in history. While the story of these dozen soldiers deserves to be told, while their actions were unquestionably selfless in their heroic resolve, that doesn’t mean the movie chronicling their deeds isn’t without its faults. There’s just as much to like here as there is to be frustrated with, the final product a mixed bag of good intentions, decent ideas and missed opportunities I honestly don’t know entirely what to make of.
Call Me By Your Name nets 4, Chilean trans movie A Fantastic Woman up for Best Foreign Language Film; Screen Actors Guild awards given out last weekend
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer
Few surprises were unveiled when nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced in the early morning hours of January 23. Many of the major nominees mirrored those who contended for Golden Globes, SAGs and Critics Choice Awards in the past weeks with a few exceptions.
The gay coming-of-age film Call Me by Your Name earned four nods, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (James Ivory) and Best Original Song (“Mystery of Love”, written by Sufjan Stevens). Additionally, Timothée Chalamet will contend for Best Actor, receiving his first Oscar nomination for portraying precocious teenager Elio, who falls for an older graduate student while vacationing with his family in Italy. Stiff competition from a overflowing pool of fine performances prevented Armie Hammer from squeezing into the Best Supporting Actor category, besides the fact that co-star Michael Stulbarg may have siphoned votes from him.
The transgender-themed movie A Fantastic Woman is in the running for Best Foreign Language Film. The Chilean drama features Daniela Vega in the role of trans woman Marina Vidal, who is mistreated by the family of her lover when he passes away suddenly. It went through an extensive process to garner a nomination, first having to be selected by the South American country (only one entry is allowed per nation); a record number of 92 entries were submitted this year. Then, a special committee narrowed the list to 9 semi-finalists and finally the last five are chosen. On Body and Soul from Hungary, The Insult from Lebanon, Loveless from Russia and The Square from Sweden are also in the race.
Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele became the fifth woman and fifth black person in history to be nominated for Best Direc-
tor, respectively. For Gerwig, it ended an eight year-streak by the Academy’s director branch of nominating all men; the only female to ever win the award is Kathryn Bigelow, who accepted the Best Director prize in 2010 for The Hurt Locker. For Peele, he scored a rare triple by also collecting nods for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for his critically acclaimed thriller Get Out
tor, Gerwig and Peele are going up against Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water) and Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread ).
Meryl Streep landed her 21st nomination for playing newspaper heiress Katherine Graham in The Post, but the Best Actress frontrunner is Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The category also includes Sally
The nine films selected for Best Picture, besides Call Me by Your Name and Get Out, are The Shape of Water, The Post, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, Dunkirk, Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri For Best Actor, Chalamet will face off with Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), Daniel Day Lewis (Phantom Thread ), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) and Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.). For Best Direc-
Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird ) and Margot Robbie (I, Tonya).
Lesley Manville, who hadn’t been nominated in any other major awards leading up to the Oscars, was a surprise pick for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Phantom Thread. But the battle is between Allison Janney in I, Tonya and Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird, two multiple Emmy winners who each received their first Oscar nod
on Tuesday morning; Metcalf also has a Tony Award to her credit.
Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson, who both appear in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, are up for Best Supporting Actor together, marking the first time since 1992 that the Academy has double-dipped for this category; Harvey Keitel and Ben Kingsley competed for this award nearly three decades ago for the movie Bugsy. Rockwell and Harrelson are joined by Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World ), Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) and Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water).
Openly gay songwriter Benj Pasek and his professional partner Justin Paul are nominated for the second consecutive year for Best Original Song. They won in 2017 for “City of Stars” from La La Land; they’re in the running this time for “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman. The talented duo are also Grammy nominees for scoring the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen
The Academy Awards will be presented on March 4, delayed this year because of the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Last weekend, the Screen Actors Guild Awards were given out to recipients from film and television. Oldman, McDormand, Rockwell and Janney repeated their acting wins from the Golden Globes earlier this month, while Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri captured the all-important statue for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, considered the equivalent of the Best Picture Oscar award. On the TV side, Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgard won more hardware for their roles in Big Little Lies, David Harbour emerged as Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for Stranger Things and Claire Foy (The Crown) scored a rare upset over The Handmaid’s Tale’s Elisabeth Moss for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer
Guillermo del Toro’s romantic horror fairy tale The Shape of Water was the undeniable big winner when the nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards were revealed early Tuesday morning, the filmmaker’s haunting labor of love picking up 13 noms including nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor Richard Jenkins. But the bigger news involved Jordan Peele’s satiric horror commentary Get Out, Greta Gerwig’s touching teenage coming of age comedy-drama Lady Bird and Dee Rees’s Netflix-released period drama Mudbound, each film breaking new historical ground with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as they garnered four, five and four nominations respectively.
Also making waves was Paul Thomas Anderson’s Hitchcockian drama Phantom Thread. Reportedly the final film of Best Actor nominee Daniel Day-Lewis’s career, Anderson’s latest ended up grabbing six overall noms including somewhat surprising notices for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress Lesley Manville, making it an instant Oscar frontrunner. Not so surprisingly joining it there is Martin McDonagh’s visceral drama Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, the critical and awards group favorite taking home five nominations including ones for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actors Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell.
Other surprises included Denzel Washington cracking the Best Actor field for his turn in the drama Roman J. Israel, Esq., joining Day-Lewis, Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) and Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) in the category. This left James Franco out in the cold, his award-winning performance in The Disaster Artist somewhat shockingly snubbed, leading some to believe the reaction to his wearing a “Time’s Up!” pin to the Golden Globes when he is dealing with his own abuse allegations didn’t sit well in the minds of a number of Oscar voters. It should also be noted that Washington’s nomination here is his eighth for acting, a record for an African American actor.
On the flipside of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, Christopher Plummer became the oldest acting nominee in Academy history at 88, the veteran icon picking up a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his turn in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World. As some will remember, Scott took the unprecedented step of reshooting all of the scenes involving the character Plummer portrayed less than two months before the picture’s theatrical release, the actor replacing Kevin Spacey in the role after sexual abuse allegations against Spacey suddenly came to light. Plummer is joined by Harrelson, Rockwell, Jenkins and Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) in the category.
Gerwig becomes only the fifth woman in Academy history to be nominated for Best Director, joining Lina Wertmüller (Seven Beauties), Jane Campion (The Piano), Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) and Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), the only one to win the Oscar, on that frustratingly short list. As for Peele, he is only the third filmmaker to receive Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay nominations for his debut motion picture, Warren Beatty (Heaven Can Wait) and James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment) the only other two to do the same. Additionally, it’s worth noting his script nomination comes for an original work while both Beatty and Brooks adapted existing properties, an intriguing extra bit of information certain to become a Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy question sometime in the near future. In regards to Mudbound, while the film didn’t crack the proverbial glass ceil-
ing and nab a Best Picture nomination, the fact this Netflix-released drama received any notices from the Academy at all has to be construed as something of a major shift as to the minds of many Oscar voters. Up to now, voters have been loath to grant the streaming behemoth recognition as far as their releases are concerned, treating them more like television movies and not as bona fide theatrical releases. This time out, however, Rees’s masterful opus proved impossible to ignore, the film garnering noms for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress Mary J. Blige, Best Original Song and Best Cinematography. Additionally, Blige’s double nomination for acting and for co-writing the song “Mighty River” is an Oscar first, while Rachel Morrison becomes the first woman to be nominated for cinematography in Academy history.
Meryl Streep snagged her 21st nomination for her turn in Steven Spielberg’s The Post breaking her own record. She’s joined in the Best Actress field by Frances McDormand (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri ), Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird ) and Margot Robbie (I, Tonya). Joining Blige and Manville in the Supporting Actress category are Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird ) and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water), the latter tying Viola Davis with her third acting nomination, the most ever for an African American actress.
Other items of note in regards to this year’s slate of Academy Award nominees:
• Christopher Nolan’s nomination for Best Director is the veteran filmmaker’s first. Meanwhile, his hit WWII epic Dunkirk managed eight overall nods including notices for Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Cinematography.
• While Call Me by Your Name managed four nominations (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Original Song), and even though he delivered notable supporting performances in three Best Picture nominated films (The Post and The Shape of Water being the other two), somewhat surprisingly Michael Stuhlbarg failed to grab a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Here’s hoping at some point in the future he’ll get recognized by the Academy for consistently delivering superlative performances.
• Roger Deakins picked up his 14th nomination for Best Cinematography for his exquisite work shooting Blade Runner 2049, and while he’s the frontrunner to finally win (Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Mudbound and The Shape of Water round out the category), it won’t shock anyone if he ends up going home empty-handed one more time.
• Chile’s A Fantastic Woman is the first Oscar-nominated feature with a Transgender actress (Daniela Vega) in the lead role. Joining the drama in the Best Foreign Language Film category are The Insult (Lebanon), Loveless (Russia), Of Body and Soul (Hungary) and The Square (Sweden).
• John Williams received his 51st Academy Award nomination (he’s won five times) for composing the score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, building on his own record of most nods to any single individual.
• In the same year she is taking home an Honorary Oscar, the legendary Belgian filmmaker Agnès Varda scored her first ever Academy Award nomination for directing the documentary Faces Places, an award she is widely expected to win.
• Coco becomes the eleventh Pixar production to be nominated for Best Animated Feature. It is also nominated for Best Original Song.
• As far as I can tell, Kobe Bryant becomes the first one-time professional basketball player to be up for an Academy Award, the former Los Angeles Laker nominated alongside Glen Keane for their Best Animated Short Dear Basketball.
• Logan became the first superhero comic book movie to be nominated for a
writing Oscar, Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green picking up nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay.
• On the flipside of the equation, Wonder Woman went home empty-handed, the box office smash failing to get a single nomination, even in any of the technical categories where singling it out for recognition would have been considered more than worthwhile.
The 90th annual Academy Awards will be awarded on Sunday, March 5 and will be telecast live on ABC at 8pm (EST)/5pm (PST).
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Meryl Streep, The Post
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
DIRECTING
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Call Me by Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Logan
Molly’s Game
Mudbound
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Big Sick
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Coco
Ferdinand
Loving Vincent
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Mudbound
The Shape of Water
COSTUME DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Victoria & Abdul
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Faces Places
Icarus
Last Men in Aleppo
Strong Island
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Edith+Eddie
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Heroin(e)
Knife Skills
Traffic Stop
FILM EDITING
Baby Driver
Dunkirk
I, Tonya
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Fantastic Woman
The Insult
Loveless
On Body and Soul
The Square
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Darkest Hour
Victoria & Abdul
Wonder
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Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
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“Mighty River,” Mudbound
“Mystery Of Love,” Call Me by Your Name
“Remember Me,” Coco
“Stand Up For Something,” Marshall
“This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
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Dear Basketball
Garden Party
Lou
Negative Space
Revolting Rhymes
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DeKalb Elementary
The Eleven O’Clock
My Nephew Emmett
The Silent Child
Watu Wote/All of Us
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Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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CLUB SILVERSTONE 739½ St. Helens Ave. - (253) 404-0273
THE FANTASY SHOP 2301 6th Ave. - (253) 272-6640
LOVER’S 7002 Tacoma Mall Blvd., #F - (253) 475-2271 THE MIX - 635 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-4327
RAINBOW CENTER
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. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org.
Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org
Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org
Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (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
What About Me?
7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. www. sasgcc.org
Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma
7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday.
Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. www.sasgcc.org
Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)
Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. [EXCEPT no water polo mid-June through Labor Day.]
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
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
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 Positively Living. 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. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored by Lifelong.
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 Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is “What Belongs to You” by Garth Greenwell. https:// faculty.washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ [February & March title: “Necessary Errors” by Caleb Crain.]
The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat. Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome.
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
Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See
Sunday afternoon listing.)
Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)
Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.
Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. 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.
THURSDAY
Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)
ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Lunch Gathering. 11:30am-2:30pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Arts & Crafts Room. Meets 1st Thursday each month. This is a group primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Facilitator: Fai Coffin; Cost: Free for gathering; $5 suggested donation for lunch. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org. Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of AA. www.sasgcc.org
BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.
Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)
First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today. Rouge at Maximilien. 5-7pm. 81a Pike Place Market. Live Parisian music during First Thursday Art Walk. Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4540.
Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. www.sasgcc.org
B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.
Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also Mon @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am, Sun @ 6:30pm. crystalmeth.org. Westside Unitarian Universalist CongregationContemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. (206) 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org ***DOUBLE CHECK LOCATION - Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 517 E Pike St. Meets 1st Thursday each month. Monthly social meet & greet. Bus routes 2, 9, 10, 11, 43, 47, 49 & 60 and the new Capitol Hill/First Hill streetcar go within 3-4 blocks of Kaladi Bros. www.seattleprimetimers.org 21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. [EXCEPT no bowling June, July, August.] Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. www.sasgcc.org
Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organiza-
tion for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494.
Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle
Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. www.sasgcc.org
Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) [EXCEPT no water polo mid-June through Labor Day.]
FRIDAY - February 2
AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop in AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org
Re-Parenting Ourselves. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A peer support group for adult children of any addiction. www.sasgcc.org
SLAA Road to Recovery. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12 step group for sex & love addicts. www.sasgcc.org
Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)
Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org.
Cascades Rainbow Community Center - in Mount Vernon 6:30-10:30pm. 1508 N 18th St, Mount Vernon. Every Friday. Weekly social get-togethers including potlucks and movie nights for LGBTQAI folks in Skagit County and beyond. The Center has the largest LGBTQAI library in Skagit County with an online catalog of their collection. (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook. Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)
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.
Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. (253) 474-8897.
LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201 - in the O’Neill Room. 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
(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)
Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.
“A Slice of the Good Life” - Pizza Klatch Gayla Benefit Concert with Special Guest Performer Mary Lambert. 5:30pm-VIP reception; 6pm-auction; 7:30pm mainstage performance. Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. SE, Olympia WA. Pizza Klatch is a support program for LGBTQ+ youth in Olympia/Thurston County. Pizza Klatch fosters resiliency in LGBTQ+ youth and creates a safe and positive school environment through support, education and empowerment. Tickets: $25-$130. 360-753-8586; washingtoncenter.org
“Pale Blue Dot” - Diverse Harmony in Concert. 7:30pm. Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, 3rd & Union. The Earth is our one home, and it connects us all, a worldly family with unlimited potential, no matter where we spend our days. “Pale Blue Dot” focuses on the natural aspects of humanity as we know it, ranging from love of the earth to earthly love. Join us as we celebrate humanity and the stories that sustain us. Featuring Diverse Harmony, the nation’s first LGBTQ youth choir and Spectrum, its young adult a cappella ensemble. Tickets: $25. 206-215-4747 or www.seattlesymphony.org/BenaroyaHall and at the door.
(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. Contact Border Riders for details and rendezvous point. Meets 1st Sunday most months. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of M/ Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. (206) 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ kofmjetchapter/ PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.whatcompflag.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info (206) 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv
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) 495-8312; 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
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.org; 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.
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 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
Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call (206) 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE; (206) 451-7233.
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) 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.sasgcc.org
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.
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
Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html 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 Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different
Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: 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
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-Discussion-
Group/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; Lesbians Over 40: (206) 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http://psoloc.org, (253) 7773357; 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; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, 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) 7268500; 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
CLUB Z
Help wanted, various shifts. Apply within at Club Z, 1117 Pike St. or email application request to info@thezclub. com with "request application" in the subject line. 04/3
SEATTLE AIDS LEGACY MEMORIAL PROJECT
The Seattle AIDS Legacy Memorial Project is seeking an individual or organization to direct its Inreach Initiative, which will engage African Americans and its diaspora and other communities of color to tell the history of Seattle/King County's AIDS crisis by creating stories for Seattle AIDS Legacy Memorial Project's HIV/ AIDS Story Bank. Applicants for this contract position should visit http://bit.ly/2CVo1ng to learn more and apply no later than January 31, 2018. NOTE: THE APPLICATION PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED (FROM JANUARY 25 TO JANUARY 31) AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AS RECEIVED BEGINNING ON JANUARY 31, 2018. 03/2
CHUCK'S HANDYMAN SERVICE
Painting / Decks / Fences / Drywall / Miscellaneous Jobs. Over 20 years exoerience in the West Seattle area. References. 206-935-6730. 38/6
Looking to clean beautiful homes. Attention to detail and hardworking. References available upon request. Jeffrey, 206-919-0194. jeffhealea@gmail.com 48/3
SILVERHAWK SERVICES
General Contractor
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Licensed Bonded & Insured
I do pool painting, interior/exterior painting, remodeling, fire damage, water damage. 34/3
David - 206-465-6639
ENERGY/BODYWORK
Therapeutic massage. 30 years experience. Relaxation, major/minor injuries, chronic muscle pain. Small Queen Anne home office/studio. Massage table or massage chair. Convenient parking. (I’m a Gay-friendly straight male graphic artist, web author.) First session 50% off = $45/1.5 hours (travel extra). By appointment only. References available. Chris Pringer, Reiki Master, 206-286-0899. If you get a voice message mentioning “extension #,” please hang up and call back again. Brochure, testimonials, etc. via chalicebridge.com/ BMI-Brochure.html. 44/21
EXCEPTIONAL BODYWORK
Given by highly trained LMP. I specialize in injury treatment, acute, chronic, and repetitive stress motion. I have a studio on CapHill, and one just north of the UW. Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-2357766. 05/12
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Pain, Humiliation, Slavery, Golden Showers, Fetishes, Extreme Domination, Fisting. 5'9", 169, Puerto Rican, Black, Masculine, DDF, Attractive. 206-432-2606. 03/3
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EROTICALLY CHARGED nude full body rubdown from playful top, stimulating the senses. Get seduced. Incalls in Renton area. Scott, 206-355-4469. 40/3
GREAT MASSAGE
Given by highly-trained, clean-cut, handsome guy. I have two private studios, one on CapHill, and one just north of the UW. Call/text Matt, 206-235-7766. In/ out calls. 05/12
RAIN CITY JACKS
RCJ is Seattle’s private club hosting hundreds of group jack-off events since 2005. Hot, friendly, and genuine male bonding for men 18+ only. Email or visit our web site for information. info@raincityjacks.org; www. raincityjacks.org. 46/12
FREE & ANONYMOUS HIV & STD COUNSELING/TESTING Walk-In or by Appt GAY CITY HEALTH PROJECT 517 E. Pike St. M-F: 3pm-8pm; SAT: 12:30pm-5pm More Info & to Schedule Appt 206-860-6969
Meet Ludo, a handsome 5-year-old Pit Bull Terrier with a sleek silver coat, adorable floppy ears, and a waggly tail. Ludo loves a good chin scratch, or belly scratch, or ear scratch (you get the idea!) and he'll happily trade kisses for scratches! If you stop scratching too soon, Ludo will nose his head under your hands to remind you to carry on! He also enjoys daily play time with our volunteers, when his inner goofball is allowed to shine! This smart boy already knows his basic commands such as "sit," "stay," and "down" and is eager to learn more. If you have room in your heart for this sweet boy, then meet him today at Seattle Humane – Ludo can't wait to meet you!
As with all of our dogs, Ludo has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior-tested. He will go home with a certificate for a veterinary examination and an identification tag. PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion and a training rebate when you complete a dog behavior course - a great way to start off on the right paw!''
Meet Jean-Luc, a 3-year-old black and white kitty. Jean-Luc is a curious guy who is very diplomatic in his greetings. He will politely rub your ankles when you enter the room and loves to receive head and chin scratches. He likes to receive kisses of affection, when you lean over, he will reach up for a kiss and start kneading with happiness. Jean-Luc is a no-nonsense man, who likes to chill out with his human friends; if you are not giving him attention, he will sit quietly by your side and just relax. Jean-Luc likes to take life easy, and will be waiting patiently to meet you at Seattle Humane!
and Seattle Humane’s Pet Guardian Program. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2Fw6noQ Friday Furball Flicks Feb.9, 6-9pm (Ages 6+) $35 per child / Siblings are an additional $25
Introduce to children 14 years and older. Resident dogs are required to visit Ludo prior to adoption. Introduce to dogsavvy cats.
As with all of our cats, Jean-Luc has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. He will go home with a certificate for a veterinary examination and an identification tag. Plus, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion - a great way to start off on the right paw!
Join us for a fun night of games, pizza, animals and a movie! Seattle Humane will provide the following: animal visits, games, popcorn, pizza and drinks, and G or PG rated movies.
