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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 23, Volume 43, June 5, 2015

Celebrate Father’s Day Weekend with

Seattle Men’s Chorus and all the hits from QUEEN. ROCK ON!

The Divine Miss M: Bette Midler shines at Key Arena

Bette Midler – photo by Mark Van Manen/PNG

Seattle Men’s Chorus performs all the hits of “Queen” – courtesy of Flying House Productions

SEATTLE MEN’S CHORUS “QUEEN” MCCAW HALL June 20 & 21

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Silent Movie Mondays at the Paramount

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer BETTE MIDLER “DIVINE INTERVENTION TOUR” KEY ARENA June 1

Bette Midler’s visit to Key Arena was the tenth stop of her acclaimed “Divine Intervention Tour” – the multi-Grammy Award winner’s first major tour in ten years – and at 69 years old Bette pulled out all the stops for a night of diva-scale proportions. see bette page 4

Pacific Northwest Ballet presents the spectacular “Carmina Burana”

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by John Mark Special to the SGN TRADER JOE’S SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS THE MARK OF ZORRO PARAMOUNT THEATRE June 1 A friend and I spent a very pleasant evening at the beautiful Paramount Theatre in downtown Seattle on Monday, June

1st, where we attended the first in a series of four Silent Movie Mondays sponsored by Trader Joe’s. As usual, upon entering the theatre one is handed a bag of munchies courtesy of Trader Joe’s, along with a small red numbered theatre ticket which is used to win a bag of groceries if you have the winning number on the ticket, or to win the Grand Prize which consists of eight free tickets to future Silent Movie Mondays.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lindsi Dec with company dancers in Kent Stowell’s Carmina Burana. PNB presents Carmina Burana (featuring a full chorus accompanying the mighty PNB Orchestra) on a double-bill with Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH, May 29 – June 7, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer “CONCERTO DSCH” (2008) MUSIC BY DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH CHOREOGRAPHY BY ALEXEI RATMANSKY

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“CARMINA BURANA” (1993) MUSIC BY CARL ORFF CHOREOGRAPHY BY KENT STOWELL MCCAW HALL May 29, 2015 see carmina burana page 16

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She delivered everything a diehard fan could hope for and more: that voice, those legs, the irreverent banter peppered with a healthy dose of curse words and bawdiness. “Don’t I look fabulous?” she asked (and yes, she did look fab). “I’m a triumph of science…and fiction.” Bette hasn’t lost an ounce of humor or star power over time. Her raw talent radiates with such ease that entertainers half her age look like lackluster slackers by comparison. Though charismatic enough to carry a two hour, one-woman show all by herself, the Divine Miss M was supported by a 12-piece all star band and the latest incarnation of The Harlettes. “Nothing’s replaced here except my girls,” she explained. “They used to be fact checkers at Fox News; I snatched them up and no one even knew they were gone.” The set was a skillfully paced romp through wartime radio hits (“I’ve Still Got My Health”) and spunky girl group classics (“Do You Wanna Dance?” and “Tell Him”) in support of her latest release It’s The Girls! Bette staples such as Yiddish song “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon,” “I Look Good,” and “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” were also in no short supply as Bette switched skillfully between full-bodied soul and frisky frivolity.

The first tear-jerker moment came during a slowed-down, soulful version of TLC’s ‘90s ballad “Waterfalls.” Pausing to remark “Everything you need to know…you already do,” she delivered a foreboding cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows.” But in the words of Bette herself, the showgirl must go on, and go on she did. Costume changes and some familiar characters appeared to brighten the mood, including Hocus Pocus-era Bette for “I Put A Spell On You” followed by “A Visit from Soph” capped by an Oscars-spoofing in memoriam tribute to Bette’s trademark mermaid character Delores DeLago. The freewheeling commentary flew fast and furious between songs, as Bette (dressed in a retro-modern, pink A-line tunic dress for the first part of the show) whirled around, tap dancing and shaking a tail feather with the Harlettes until they pushed her – in true diva fashion – around the stage on her lip-shaped sofa as Bette jokingly lamented social media, her colossal failure in not monetizing her sex life, and other witty observations of pop culture. “I lift your spirits like a boob job for the soul,” she declared. “So wonderful to see so many of you came, I’m amazed so many of my fans can still drive at night.” “Honey, you’ve got some miles on you, holy shit…” she teased a fan in the front row. To be harassed by Bette Midler would be the pin-

nacle of diva worship. After a quick change to a dazzling red gown, Bette brought the show home with a reference to her “rock period” with “Beast of Burden.” Although the audience was refreshingly devoid of cell phones (it appeared they were politely discouraged by stage-front security), she relented before “The Rose,” encouraging the collective to “bring out their various Apple devices.” The result was a spectacular starry light show from rafters to floor. “From A Distance” and “Stay With Me” finished the set. Of the final song, Bette recounted how she first sang it in 1978 – and how as most music does, the song’s meaning has evolved for her over time. Once it was a tale of unrequited love; today it makes her think of all the people who have moved on to points unknown – now lost, but never forgotten. It was a touching moment and unlikely there was a dry eye in the house. Returning for one encore, Bette graciously declared her heartfelt thanks to all her fans for supporting her for all these years, sealing the sentiment with “Wind Beneath My Wings.” Going back to where it all began with “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” she came out from behind the curtain just one more time to restate her love and thanks before disappearing, a true showgirl to the last.

Favorite concerts on DVD & Blu-ray by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer I hate writing reviews of concerts and operas that I didn’t enjoy. So today I’m going to do just the opposite: revisit those favorite DVD/Blu-rays in which I find such joy that I return to them again and again. These are discs that are perfect for repeated viewings...to share with friends and to remind oneself of just how glorious music and music-drama can be. Next time I’ll cover operas, but this week I’ll limit myself to concerts and a recital: 1. Verdi’s “Requiem” conducted by Herbert von Karajan, with an unsurpassable quartet of Leontyne Price, Fiorenza Cossotto, Luciano Pavarottti, and Nicolai Ghiaurov – all in their prime and very young. Despite the age of the recording (1967), the sound is certainly good enough to convey the extreme dramatic nature and beauty of this sublime work. 2. Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” conducted by Iván Fischer at the Concertgebouw (2012). This Blu-ray has sound quality so sublime that it matches that of the music itself. Soloists are all superb, although I have reservations about the Evangelist, sung with intelligence but rather white, unsupported tone by Mark Padmore. The “Erbarme dich” with a mezzosoprano soloist and a heavenly violin obbligato is utter perfection. 3. Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” (#8) conducted by Gustav Dudamel in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2012. This Blu-ray has the best recorded sound I have ever heard, and it perfectly captures not only a great performance of a fascinating work but also an utterly thrilling event. More than a thousand voices, many of children and teenagers, with the combined orchestras of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, deliver a performance of unparalleled commitment and excitement. Dudamel commands such amazing control over these huge forces that this super-complex work comes across with amazing clarity and power. The disc includes an excellent documentary about this event. 4. Beethoven, Boulez, and Bruckner: Salzburg Festival (2010) – Opening Concert conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Almost as impressive as the sound of the

of soloists. Like the “Mahler 8,” this work ranges from poignant delicacy to thrilling outbursts of drama, with a triumphant ending. 5. Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 5” conducted by Franz Welser-Möst at the Abbey of St. Florian, Linz, Austria. A truly inspired performance from a conductor I usually find rather cold, this live performance on DVD in DTS Surround Sound does a superb job of capturing the fabulous acoustic of this gorgeous cathedral without sacrificing any orchestral detail or warmth. I used to have reservations about Bruckner’s most contrapuntal symphony, but this disc made me a fan. The DVD includes an illuminating conversation with the conductor. 6. Evgeny Kissin: “The Gift of Music.” Included in this excellent bio-film about the great Russian pianist is a complete recital at the 1997 Promenade at the Royal Albert Hall. It’s a thrilling event and recital. As the DVD jacket explains, “This was the first Prom in the 103year history of the celebrated Promenade Concerts to be given by a solo recitalist, and it attracted the biggest audience in all of those 103 years: very nearly six thousand people.”

Much as I love experiencing operas live, with un-amplified voices that reach out and physically touch their listeners, the excellence of some of the modern DVD and Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousad: #8 Blu-ray discs makes a strong case conducted by Gustav Dudamel for this medium, especially when Mahler described above, this Blu-ray is viewed on excellent sound systems and golden all the way through. Barenboim large video format. Next time, I’ll cover ten plays the piano and conducts the 4th piano favorite operas. concerto of Beethoven in a performance as satisfying as I have ever heard. The Boulez Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at “Notations I-IV & VII” is almost exciting rmp62@columbia.edu. enough to make me a fan of this great conductor as a composer. But the biggest thrill here is the “Te Deum” of Anton Bruckner, with the Wiener Staatsopernchor, the Wiener Philharmoniker and an excellent quartet

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Seattle Pride 2015: Divas Take the Hill turns 5 with a benefit for Seattle’s homeless youth

Team Diva Real Estate partners with local performers to benefit PSKS on Thursday, June 18 zations, and Divas Take the Hill makes it easy for people to make a big difference, even if they haven’t got a lot to give. Rick Crawford, development manager for PSKS, states, “The proceeds from Divas Take the Hill might seem small to some organizations, but for our homeless youth it could provide 10 nights of shelter (providing 200 individual bed nights), pay stipends for a few months of our paid internships, pay for hundreds of loads of laundry, or provide access to case management for many homeless youth on Capitol Hill.” This year’s benefit will be held on Thursday, June 18 at 12th Avenue Arts Center Mainstage (1620 12th Ave.) in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, where PSKS and Team Diva Real Estate are both based. Guests of the event will enjoy a night of per-

In advance of Seattle Pridefest 2015, Team Diva Real Estate and partners host their 5th annual Divas Take the Hill party. This year’s celebration continues its goal of supporting local nonprofits and small businesses by raising funds for Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS), a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) serving homeless and at-risk youth and young adults. Pride parades began as a political action, and as the LGTBQ community makes strides toward equality and protection from discrimination under the law, it is vital that Pride remain a force for positive change that supports vulnerable populations, not just a celebration of visibility. Many homeless youth also identify as LGBT and remain among the most invisible populations. Public services have a difficult time fulfilling the needs of each youth individually, creat-

ing a need for passionate, independent organizations like PSKS, which focuses on harm reduction and provides ready access to basic services to youth transitioning from homelessness, who are sometimes struggling with substance abuse and who may otherwise fall through the gaps. Team Diva Real Estate has used business savvy and love of a good party to produce many benefits for arts and social justice over the years, including dance company zoe | juniper, Velocity Dance Center, Marriage Equality, Three Dollar Bill Cinema and more. Having also been long-time participants in UW’s international student hosting program and advocating among their own clientele for this service, Team Diva saw that the youth-driven program of PSKS was a natural fit for a partnership. Every penny counts for smaller organi-

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Of course, one of the ingredients which made this film so delightful was the excellent playing skill of Walt Strony, who is a well-known theatre organist who really knew how to utilize the stops on the Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ. The 89 year-old pipe organ was in perfect tune and performed magnificently as Walt put it through its paces. I thought it was interesting how a film made 95 years ago in 1920 that had no sound or dialogue and no color (except several scenes which were tinted) could still pack a theatre the size of The Paramount. After the film ended, and after a rousing standing applause for the organist, Walt Stony, we attended the post-screening Cine Club which was held in the Paramount Bar Room just off the main lobby. Hosting the approximately 45-minute informative gathering was Sarah Loritz from The Seattle Theatre Group, along with Kaveh Askari, professor of film at Western Washington University and at Doha, Qatar, as well as Walt Stony, the organist. Trader Joe’s of-

continued from cover We saw the famous swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro. This was an exciting and fast moving film with lots of plots, lots of action, and lots of actors, as well as lots of laughs, due to the clever, comedic and athletic, acting skills of Douglas Fairbanks. The film was directed by Fred Niblo and starred Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery. This genre-defining swashbuckler adventure was the first movie version based on the 1919 story “The Curse of Capistrano” by Johnston McCulley, which introduced the masked hero, Zorro. The screenplay was adapted by Fairbanks’ own production company and was the first film released through United Artists, the company formed by Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith. The Mark of Zorro was a landmark film in the development of action adventure films.

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formance from local drag kings and queens and burlesque dancers, hosted by local drag diva DonnaTella Howe and the Diva of Burlesque Miss Kitty Baby, with music by DJ Tony Burns. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15 advance general admission; $20 day-of general admission; $25 VIP admission; $10 student – available at www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/1597130. Performers include DonnaTella Howe, Miss Kitty Baby Burlesque, Sylvia O’Stayformore, Deja Nouveau, and more! Proceeds (including tips to performers) will all go to benefit PSKS’s new overnight shelter program. More information: http://teamdivarealestate.com/save-thedate-divas-take-the-hill-6-18-2015/

Kitty & Donnatella – courtesy of Team Diva Real Estate

fered free white or red wine along with bottled water. After each member on the panel spoke, it was opened up for questions and comments from those in attendance, which totaled about fifty people. Needless to say, we had a wonderful night on the town, even though the Paramount Theatre has increased the previous $5 senior ticket price to $7. The regular price is $10. The remaining films in the series are June 8: My Best Girl (1927), June 15: The Unholy Three (1925); and June 22: Snow White (1916). All shows are at 7 p.m. For more information visit www.stgpresents.org or call 1-877-STG-4TIX.

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McCarthy a comedic dynamo in enthusiastically silly Spy

Rose Byrne and Melissa McCarthy in Spy – Twentieth Century Fox

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer SPY Now playing CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) has a good thing going. She’s the right-hand woman to superspy Bradley Fine (Jude Law), helping him navigate lethally destructive terrain populated by gunrunners, double agents and terrorists all looking to do him in. But when circumstances involving a stolen nuclear device and the daughter of a slain arms dealer, Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne), puts every CIA spy in jeopardy, Deputy Director Elaine Crocker (Allison Janney) comes to the conclusion it’s time to send a fresh, if inexperienced, face into the field. Much to the consternation of pompous, loudmouth agent Rick Ford (Jason Statham), Susan volunteers for the assign-

ment. Making him even angrier, Crocker thinks it’s a good idea, allowing the analyst to assume a false identity in order to track notorious cutthroat and big money go-between Sergio De Luca (Bobby Cannavale) across Europe in hopes he’ll lead them to Rayna. But Susan is a far better spy than anyone wants to give her credit for being, especially Ford. When push comes to shove she’s terrific, and if everyone would leave her well enough alone she’ll likely nab the bad guy and recover the nuke before anyone knows it’s happened. Melissa McCarthy is as big a talent as there is working today. She deserved her Oscar nomination for Bridesmaids. She held her own up next to Sandra Bullock in The Heat. She stole scenes left and right in a small, yet pivotal, part in the undervalued Bill Murray comedy-drama St. Vincent. She even managed to turn execrable, stomach-churning comedies Identity Thief and

Tammy into modest successes (especially the former) due almost entirely to her star power alone, a fact that still boggles my mind far more than I should probably admit. The great thing about Spy, a comedyaction-thriller hybrid that reteams her with writer/director Paul Feig for a third time and isn’t near as much a James Bond parody as one might initially suspect, is that it gives McCarthy a well-rounded, fully sculpted character that’s nearly on par with the nurturing single mother she portrayed in St. Vincent. While there are the requisite pratfalls, while references to the character’s physical appearance are made, they are not the end-all-be-all as far as the comedy is concerned. This is a smart and talented individual who knows how to do her job and does it better than most, trading on her intellect and her skills to see things through to the end. This is wonderful for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it allows McCarthy to play an honest to goodness human being and not some foul-mouthed, uncouth hellion. While four-letter words are spoken – lots of them – they’re not uttered for shock value. Instead, much in the same way Peter Capaldi wove profane poetry with each and every one of his diatribes in In the Loop, Susan does the same thing here, coming up with creatively vulgar ways to ingratiate herself next to Rayna. More than that, though, she also spends just as much time revealing her character’s heart, her humanity, her awe-shucks demeanor not so much a façade as it is a defense mechanism keeping the wannabe spy from living up to her true potential. The supporting cast is excellent across the board, Byrne, Law and Janney particu-

larly so. But it is Statham, in some ways returning to his Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) roots, in others having a grand time eviscerating his Transporter persona, who stands out the most. His take-no-prisoners bravado is a fish tale of the nth degree, the man elevating his exploits to a place of herculean myth the Greeks themselves would have stood back and laughed at with wide-eyed disbelieving glee. While a case could be made that Ford is around maybe a little too much that doesn’t make Statham or his exuberantly manic performance less wonderful, and it’s nice to be reminded just how superb a comedic force the action star can be when he puts his mind to it. Feig directs as soundly as ever, each set piece building upon the last while also setting up all that’s about to happen with dexterous confidence. Same time, there are points where he doesn’t always know when to say when, a few scenes going on longer than they perhaps need to leading to jokes that, while funny, don’t add as much to the proceedings as I’m guessing he wanted them to. It also takes him longer than anticipated to figure out what to do with “Call the Midwife” star Miranda Hart. Thankfully, when he does, she comes alive in ways that tickle the funny bone beyond imagination, a penultimate joke involving none other than 50 Cent more than worth the wait. Ultimately, though, this is McCarthy’s showcase and she more than delivers. While no one would ever give her an Academy Award for this performance that doesn’t make her any less perfect. She gives Spy its reason to exist, McCarthy hitting the comedic bull’s-eye so frequently she doesn’t so much deserve an Oscar as she does an Olympic Gold Medal.

Big screen Entourage much ado about nothing by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer ENTOURAGE Now playing Barely a week after his marriage ends in annulment, international superstar Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) is back with his best buddies Eric (Kevin Connolly), Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and older brother Johnny (Kevin Dillon). They arrive with news involving Vince’s one-time agent and former Hollywood studio head Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). It appears he’s back running things, and he’s got a script he’s certain his former discovery is perfect for. Vincent agrees, does so without even looking at the script, willing to sign onto the project based solely on Ari’s enthusiasm for it. The only caveat? He wants to direct, and whatever contract he signs that’s going to be the one sticking point he absolutely will not budge on a single solitary little bit. That synopsis could be considered the pre-credits teaser as far as Entourage, a feature-length motion picture following in the footsteps of the Emmy-winning HBO series that ran on the network for eight seasons, is concerned, the crux of the film taking place months later with Vince’s directorial debut nearing completion. It all revolves around money and power, the actor trying to assert his while Ari does what he can to keep control, his star actor needing more dollars to finish the project and he’s reticent to go the Texas moneymen holding the purse strings to ask for additional funds. Running through all of this are vari-

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ous side stories involving Eric’s inability to keep it in his pants while he prepares to become a father alongside cute-as-a-button ex-girlfriend Sloan (Emmanuelle Chriqui), Turtle attempting to put the moves on UFC champion Ronda Rousey (playing herself) and Johnny trying to assert himself and step outside his kid brother’s shadow. There’s a lot of bro-centric back and forth between the pals, while a variety of familiar faces (including Russell Wilson, Emily Ratajkowski, Andrew Dice Clay, Tom Brady, Piers Morgan, Mark Cuban, T.I., Tameka Harris, Gary Busey, David Arquette, Rob Gronkowski, Jon Favreau, Greg Louganis, Jessica Alba, Liam Neeson, Kelsey Grammer and Pharrell Williams) make guest appearances. Some of the jokes connect, a number of them do not, the whole things structured, shot, edited and scored like three or four episodes of a television series strung together and not anything close to resembling a traditional feature-length motion picture. In short, fans of HBO’s show will likely be pleased, producer, director, writer and creator Doug Ellin (Kissing a Fool) designing things to preach and pander to the faithful and virtually nobody else, and that’s a problem. As a movie, Entourage doesn’t stand on its own two feet. More than that, it’s so blandly thought out, it’s main character such a charmless black hole (there’s a reason Grenier is second-billed to Connolly) and its central dynamics so unimportant maintaining interest is exceedingly difficult. On top of that, as a Hollywood satire Ellin and co-writer Rob Weiss’ (Amongst Friends) story is toothless, its myriad of

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points, topics and gags so obvious for all their modern day vulgarity they’re about as profound as “See Spot Run.” Not that I didn’t laugh. Even Entourage – Warner Bros. though I never watched the show I totally get how all the rest is marvelous, and I liked the way Piven won three Emmys and a Golden he threw himself into all his character’s Globe for his work as Ari Gold. The guy, smarmy shenanigans with delectable glee. while not doing a single thing new since his None of which makes Entourage an acGrosse Pointe Blank and “The Larry Sand- tual movie. Much like “Seinfeld” famously ers Show” early days, is on fire, going from made a point about being, this theatrical manic to crazed to loving to sympathetic extension of the HBO series is, at the end to monstrous at the drop of the hat. He’s of day, about nothing, nothing at all. The glorious, dominating in a fashion the oth- whole thing is an excuse to watch good er members of the principal cast can only friends gallivant about, make a bunch of dream of equaling. off-colored jokes, be a little sexist, a bit Dillon, in all his goofy, buffoonish more misogynistic and see love found and glory, comes awfully close, and I did ap- lost all in the course of roughly 100 minpreciate the fact the film kind of wants to utes. Fans of that sort of thing, and of the concern itself with his character’s redemp- characters themselves, will certainly retion in the eyes of all his naysayers. Also joice. As for everyone else, while not gogood, and surprisingly so, is former The ing to hate their time sitting in the theater, Sixth Sense Oscar-nominee Haley Joel Os- they’re certainly going to wonder what all ment, the former child star wonderful as the fuss is about because, as far as I can tell, the selfish, uncouth son of the Texas bil- this is much ado about – if you’ll forgive the lionaire (played with typical irascible relish verbal regurgitation – nothing, nothing at by Billy Bob Thornton) financing Vincent’s all. directorial debut. His wide-eyed reaction to the chaos he ends up creating for Ari and

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Gripping Seven Five a nihilistic look at law enforcement by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE SEVEN FIVE Now playing During the early 1980s, New York City Police Officers Michael Dowd and Kenneth Eurell were patrolling the streets of the 75th Precinct, a notorious epicenter of drug abuse and crime. They would see what was going on, would witness the money changing hands and glean the type of power those running things behind the curtain had resting in the palm of their hands. While corruption in the police department was nothing new, under Dowd’s direction the pair would end up taking things to an entirely different level, their arrest in 1992 exposing a level of malfeasance so staggering it almost read like a piece of pulp crime novella fiction. This is the story chronicled in Tiller Russell’s (Bad Boys of Summer) searing, if somewhat overly sensationalistic, documentary The Seven Five. Featuring interviews with just about everyone that matters, including Dowd and Eurell, the film attempts to probe into exactly what was going on and why, giving everything a down and dirty sheen that’s undoubtedly purposely

reminiscent of early Scorsese. It’s compelling stuff, fascinating, even, but it also feels a little more like an audition reel for a potential feature than it does an insightful, intimately probing documentary, and that’s an issue Russell’s investigative opus sometimes has trouble overcoming. But, wow can Dowd tell a story! The way he weaves his wheeling and dealing, how he documents all the wrongdoings he played the prime role in spearheading, it’s all incredible. Not only is he a magnetic, greasily fascinating criminal, he’s also a terrific storyteller, making all the abhorrent things he put into action feel insidiously exciting. It’s heady stuff, not all of it appealing, of course, but still thrilling and riveting in all the ways that matter, and as such the film comes remarkably close to being essential. Close, but not entirely. The sensationalism does overwhelm on occasion, and there are more than a few moments where it feels like Russell is almost too enamored with his subject. He loves to play up the seedy nihilism Dowd and his cronies take something akin to gleeful relish in trafficking, and all of this grotesquerie becomes upsetting in a way that’s uncomforting, and not in a good way. Not that it matters. Current events

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around the country in regards to police and how they’re choosing to serve and protect the communities they’re charged with overseeing, The Seven Five is an eyeopening descent into the horrors, tragedies

and circumstances we task them to traverse through each and every day. While most are not like Dowd, the fact he’s not unique is a scary proposition, one that’s sadly made more and more clear each and every day.

Insidious journeys back inside The Further (for the first time)

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3 Now playing Before she arrived to save the Lambert family from certain doom, psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) was trying to put her supernatural glory days behind her. With the sudden death of her husband, bearing witness to a powerful revelation that some force beyond the earthly realm would like to do her harm, the woman is trying to be content to live out the remainder of her years in quiet. She just doesn’t want to get involved, dealing with ghosts, demons and all of their ethereal counterparts no longer for her. Then she meets 18-year-old Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott). The smart, emotionally pure teenager has just lost her own

mother, the after effects lingering inside her household, transforming her wellmeaning father Sean (Dermot Mulroney) into a wreck and leaving her little brother Alex (Tate Berney) quietly wondering what is going on. But when a terrifying accident sends Quinn to death’s door and leaves her with two broken legs, it’s immediately apparent to Elise she didn’t return from the other side alone. Something is stalking the young woman, a demonic thing intent on feasting on her soul, and it’s up to the psychic to decide if she’s ready to return to the supernatural battlefield or if she’d rather turn a blind eye and let the Brenner family fend for themselves. Box office hits or no, I can’t say I was a fan of director James Wan (Furious 7, The Conjuring) and screenwriter Leigh Leigh Whannell’s (Saw, Dead Silence) previous journeys into “The Further” (the land between the living and the dead), Insidious

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and Insidious Chapter 2. While each supernatural freak show about a family being hunted by a ferocious evil intent on returning to the living world via possession had their respective moments, they also had their fair share of problems. Lack of focus. Inconsistency in tone. Unforgivable lapses into stupidity. Comedic bits that weren’t comedic and were remarkably ill-conceived. All of these issues and more dogged the two horror films from start to finish, and as such I found little other than disappointment in the watching of them both. Taking over the directorial reins, Whannell finishes up his trilogy with Insidious Chapter 3. But instead of continuing onward from where the second film left off he chooses instead to offer up something of a de facto prequel chronicling how psychic and ghost fighter Elise got her mojo back after suffering a heartbreaking setback. While there are ample hints alluding to the events to come – pictures, references and visual clues abound, as does one gigantic spectral reappearance of a devilish fiend – the filmmaker actually allows this story to stand on its own. This is both as much Elise Rainier’s spiritual rebirth as it is a saga of a family in crisis, both coming together at just the right moment, each needing the other more than they initially realize. The central scenario might be overly familiar, and I honestly can’t say Whannell’s film doesn’t do a darn thing that isn’t unexpected, but forgive me if, somewhat surprisingly, I kind of liked this prequel. It moves well, the balance between comedy and scares is solid, it’s spectacularly shot by Brian Pearson (Into the Storm), superbly scored by returning composer Joseph Bis-

hara (Dark Skies) and unleashes its onslaught of jump scares (of which there are many, probably too many) with far more skill and effectiveness than usual for this type of affair. The film winks at the audience with knowing self-effacing glee when necessary only to play things cryptically and creepily close to the vest in the very next instant. It’s fun stuff, all of it anchored by a performance from Shaye that’s complex, strong and emotionally captivating. Not that Whannell avoids prequel pitfalls entirely. As this effort takes place before the events of the previous two films, it’s not like a lot can happen to Elise, so even when she’s doing her best Sigourney Weaver impersonation locking horns with the demonic version of the Alien Queen there’s never any doubt who’s going to come out on top. Tension on that front is difficult to maintain, and even if the Brenner family are an unknown factor it’s safe to say that it would be unlikely our heroine would emerge from any of this as empowered and ready to tackle the forces of darkness as her sojourns with the Lamberts showcased if things were to go too deathly sour. Be that as it may, it’s odd that this series keeps learning from its mistakes as it moves along. While not a complete success, and certainly offering nothing new, Insidious Chapter 3 is without a doubt the most consistently entertaining effort this trio of horror enterprises has offered up as of yet. It’s frightfully okay, fans of the previous motion pictures almost certain to walk away satisfied.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet to live-stream 2014-2015 Season Encore Performance on June 7 Featuring Carla Körbes’ final performance with PNB To watch the live broadcast of this event, visit PNB.org/Live on Sunday, June 7 at 6:30 pm (Pacific). Tickets to attend in person ($35 - $200) are available through the PNB Box Office: 206-441-2424, online at PNB.org, or in person at 301 Mercer Street at Seattle Center. See “Tickets & Information,” below, for more information.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Carla Körbes – photo © Angela Sterling

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SEASON ENCORE PERFORMANCE MCCAW HALL OR TUNE IN A PNB.ORG/LIVE Sunday, June 7 The curtain comes down on Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 42nd season with its annual Season Encore Performance, a crowdpleasing reprise of some of PNB’s greatest hits. An evening of thrilling selections and inspired performances, the program will feature PNB’s entire Company, along with the mighty PNB Orchestra (now celebrating its 25th Anniversary) under the baton of Music Director/Principal Conductor Emil de Cou. The evening also celebrates the extraordinary careers of PNB’s departing dancers with George Balanchine’s “Serenade” and selections from his “Jewels,” the local premiere of a work by former PNB Company member Andrew Bartee, a sneak preview of Jessica Lang’s “The Calling” (to be presented as part of PNB’s 2015-2016 season) and others. The Season Encore Performance will be presented one night only, Sunday, June 7 at 6:30 pm at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center.

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The Encore Performance has become not only a favorite of mine but also of our audiences,” said PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal, when announcing the line-up for the one-night-only event. “The evening brims with excitement and emotion as we bid farewell to favorite artists and revisit cherished repertoire. With two PNB premieres, several retirements, the return of George Balanchine’s “Serenade,” and Carla Körbes’ final onstage moments, there won’t be a dry eye in the house.” In addition to the previously announced departures of principal dancer Carla Körbes and corps de ballet dancer Brittany Reid, the Season Encore performance will be the audience’s chance to offer a fond farewell to soloist Kiyon Gaines, who will be leaving the Company and joining the PNB School as a faculty member. “Kiyon has been such a vital part of PNB for the last 14 years,” said Mr. Boal. “When I first met Kiyon, he was an eager teenager bouncing around the studio and nodding in agreement to every word I said. His infectious energy filled the room. What a pleasure it has been to watch him develop over the years, not only as a dancer, but as a choreographer and a person. Though Kiyon takes the stage for the last time as a member of this Company, we’re so grateful that he will join the Pacific Northwest Ballet School as a faculty member and continue to be a part of the institution.” Other company members leaving PNB at the end of the season are corps de ballet dancers Raphael Bouchard, Jahna Frantziskonis, Eric Hipolito Jr., and Charles McCall.

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The line-up for the 2014-2015 Season Encore Performance includes: • “Emeralds” (excerpt) – Music: Gabriel Fauré, Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust • “Rubies” (excerpt) – Music: Igor Stravinsky, Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust • “Diamonds” (excerpt) – Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust • “Rassemblement” (excerpt) – Music: Toto Bissainthe, Choreography: Nacho Duato • “The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude” – Music: Franz Schubert, Choreography: William Forsythe • “The Calling” (PNB Premiere) – Music: Anonymous, 12th-13th century; Choreography: Jessica Lang • “Dirty Goods” (Seattle Premiere) – Music: The Chromatics, Choreography: Andrew Bartee • “Serenade” – Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust

Ms. Körbes is scheduled to dance in “Diamonds,” “The Calling,” and “Serenade.” For complete casting, please visit PNB.org/Season/14-15/Encore/#Casting. TICKETS & INFORMATION: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Season Encore Performance will be performed one night only, Sunday, June 7 at 6:30 pm at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center. Tickets range in price from $35 to $200 and may be purchased through the PNB Box Office: • By calling 206.441.2424 (Mon.-Fri. 10am–6pm; Sat. 10am–5pm) • In person at 301 Mercer Street, Seattle (Mon.-Fri. 10am–6pm; Sat. 10am–5pm) • Online 24/7 at our website, pnb.org • 90 minutes prior to the performance at McCaw Hall, located at 321 Mercer Street. (Subject to availability.) Please Note: No student/senior rush tickets or Teen Tix discounts are available for this performance. Courtesy of Pacific Northwest Ballet

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancers Carla Körbes and Batkhurel Bold in Diamonds, part of George Balanchine’s JEWELS, choreographed by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust – photo © Angela Sterling.

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continued from cover Chorus (SMC) and the unparalleled music of QUEEN. Revel in the sound of 200+ SMC members performing chart-toppers, anthems, and all of this legendary band’s biggest hits: “Another One Bites the Dust,” “We Will Rock You,” “Under Pressure,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Are the Champions” and many more. It’s a wild ride full of pop sizzle, operatic scale and QUEEN’s massive rock sound. SMC adds their own iconic flair while bringing Flash, Freddie and a Fat Bottomed Girl (or two) to the stage for two unforgettable performances. Bicycles, Bowie, bohemians and a few killer queens are all expected to appear. Tickets are on sale now for the two concerts on June 20 (8 p.m.) and June 21 (Father’s Day at 2 p.m.) – both at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St.). In addition to the two QUEEN concerts, SMC joins Seattle Women’s Chorus at 2 p.m. on Saturday June 20th to present their annual FREE concert for children and their families. Together the two choruses will perform a one-hour high-energy concert packed with kid-friendly tunes from the Disney and QUEEN songbooks. Youth Theatre Northwest is offering free theatre workshops 60 and 30 minutes prior to the concert. Call or go online to request free tickets and reserve your workshop slot:

206-388-1400 or flyinghouse.org/smc/childrens/ Seattle-based actor and vocalist, Frederick Hagreen takes on the iconic role of Freddie Mercury for all three Father’s Day Weekend performances. Hagreen recently appeared in the 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of Jasper in Deadland. Other Seattle credits include roles at Village Theatre, Balagan, and Seattle Musical Theatre. Tickets to McCaw Hall Seattle performances are $25-$75 and available at www. SeattleMensChorus.org or over the phone at 206-388-1400. The Seattle area box office is open Monday through Friday, noon7:00 p.m. Friends and Family Preview tickets ($10.00 each) for the June 13th at 8:00 p.m. Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center concert are available by calling the box office at (206) 388-1400 or at the door on the day of the preview.

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About Seattle Men’s Chorus | Seattle Women’s Chorus Founded in 1979, the internationally renowned Seattle Men’s Chorus, along with Seattle Women’s Chorus (founded in 2002), are the largest community choruses in America; and the largest Gay choruses in the world. Flying House Productions, home of Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, ranks third among the state’s music organizations with over 350 members of SMC and over 250 members of SWC.

Seattle Men’s Chorus performs famous hits of the band Queen – courtesy of Flying House Productions

Velocity’s International Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation + Strictly Seattle receive National Endowment for the Arts Award Award is among 1,023 made nationally Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity. In the second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2015, the NEA has awarded $20,000 to Velocity to support the Maximum Velocity summer dance festivals – Strictly Seattle and the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation (SFDI). Velocity is proud to join leading Seattle arts organizations like Seattle Art Museum, ACT, the 5th Avenue Theatre, and UW World Series in receiving support from the NEA in this funding cycle. NEA Chairman Jane Chu said, “The NEA is committed to advancing learning, fueling creativity, and celebrating the arts in cities and towns across the United States. Funding these new projects, like the one from Velocity, represents an investment in both local communities and our nation’s creative vitality.” Velocity Artistic Director Tonya Lockyer says, “We are so grateful for the NEA’s support. This award ensures that SFDI, now entering its 22nd iteration, continues to be the leading convening of dance improvisers in the U.S., bringing together bold innovators from across the country and around the globe. This year we’re so thrilled to have international leaders like Ralph Lemon and Jennifer Monson participating in the festival. Strictly Seattle is essential to the dance ecology of our region. It ensures an influx of new talent to our community, and every year commissions seven new works by leading Seattle choreographers. The impact of the NEA’s support of our festivals makes art happen for generations of artists and au-

diences.” Strictly Seattle 2015 choreographer Pat Graney adds, “Velocity is a nexus and really should be considered one of the main dance education institutions in the U.S.” “It’s always pushing itself,” says KT Niehoff, who spearheads Strictly Seattle’s Film Track for young filmmakers. “Velocity is always trying to stay on the edge or the precipice of what’s pushing the field of contemporary dance forward.” “The NEA is not only supporting a dance festival, but they’re really supporting a dance scene,” says 2014 Strictly Seattle faculty Mark Haim. “Just by the amount of dancers who come through to meet here, and participate here, and stay here, and then contribute to the dance community. It’s pretty amazing actually.” Last year, Maximum Velocity impacted more than 2,000 artists and audiences. The 2015 festival artists include renowned dance luminaries Ralph Lemon, Andrew Harwood, Jennifer Monson, and nationally touring Seattle choreographers Zoe Scofield, Pat Graney, KT Niehoff, Kate Wallich, and more. For more information and full artist biographies visit velocitydancecenter.org. Maximum Velocity is a world-class summer program bringing together Strictly Seattle and the international Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation (SFDI). This month-long immersion in contemporary dance education, creation, performance, inquiry, and inter/national exchange engages participants of diverse ages and abilities. The festivals bring together teachers, choreographers, performers, and participants from the region and around the globe for classes, rehearsals, jams, lectures, community conversations, film screenings, and

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centered artistic and education programs, Velocity is instrumental in making Seattle a destination city with one of the most active dance communities in the nation. With artist-led classes and workshops every day, performances every week, three annual dance festivals, ongoing humanities programs that activate thoughtful conversations, as well as weekly community events from social dances to family-style dinners, Velocity is a portal for those new to dance and an important community resource. Home to hundreds of independent dance artists and renowned for producing innovative, cutting-edge work, Velocity has featured performances and master classes by art stars Tere O’Connor, Pat Graney, Reggie Watts, Miguel Gutierrez, Anouk van Dijk, Deborah Hay, Faye Driscoll, 33 Fainting Spells, KT Niehoff, Zoe Scofield/Juniper Shuey, Danielle Agami and many more. Velocity is Seattle’s only dedicated contemporary dance venue where groundbreaking work and disciplined practice coexist. SEASON SPONSORS Velocity’s programs are made possible thanks to the support of 4Culture, ArtsFund, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, NEA Art Works, NEFA, The Seattle Foundation, Foundation for the Contemporary Arts, The Glenn H. Kawasaki Foundation, The Pruzan Foundation, Pacific Continental Bank, Boeing, Microsoft, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, media sponsor KUOW 94.9, and the generous support of individual donors. Courtesy of Velocity Dance Center

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This richly varied evening of music and dance began with an orchestral prelude by the PNB orchestra: Aaron Copeland’s “Hoe-down” from the full-length ballet “Rodeo” (1942). This is one of Copeland’s most famous and charming American pieces that evokes the iconic musical idea of cowboys, from their horses, lassos, and high-spirited dances to their courtship of blushing sweethearts. If you closed your eyes you could almost see Agnes De Mille and her troupe of bowlegged fellers kicking up their heels and galloping away on imaginary horses. It made me wish that PNB would revive “Rodeo” and give it to us whole. Once again, conductor Emil de Cou led the flawless PNB orchestra through this rhythmically complex, tympanically delightful piece of Americana. Though the spectacular “Carmina Burana” has been heavily advertised and is what I thought I was coming to see, I was surprised not only by “Hoe-down” but by Shostokovich’s “Concerto DSCH” choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky. This playful sequence of linked dances, featuring pianist Christina Siemens and a full stage of

Carl Orff’s oratorio – based on texts of 12th century song meditations about fortune, springtime, love, lust, and man’s fate – has been popular worldwide since it was composed in 1937. In fact, this is the second “Carmina Burana” Seattle audiences have been treated to within six weeks. But though the musical composition is the same, no two productions could be more different than Spectrum Dance Theater’s small, deft theatrical tour de force and Pacific Northwest Ballet’s grand, over-the-top, full company staging. I was blown away by Spectrum Dance Theater’s chamber opera version (see my review in SGN 5/1/15) but the popular PNB production showcases virtues of the cantata that emerge when a full choir, orchestra and dance company are deployed on a spectacular set by Ming Cho Lee. An audible gasp went up from the audience when McCaw Hall’s sparkling red curtain rose to reveal the black-cowled chorus of seventy singers (The Tudor Choir and Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union) suspended in a loft behind a monstrous golden wheel of fortune – three wheelswithin-wheels on a central axel – rotating to the magisterial chorus “O Fortuna”: O Fortune like the moon

Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers (with The Tudor Choir and Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union) in Kent Stowell’s Carmina Burana. PNB presents Carmina Burana (featuring Ming Cho Lee’s dazzling scenic design) on a double-bill with Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH, May 29 – June 7, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

principals and corps, flirts with a storyline (boys and girls at the beach forming and re-forming relationships in ever-flowing waves) while remaining true to modern standards of abstract design forms. And though some of the dance characters attempted to tell a specific story – Carrie Imler’s Girl-in-Blue; Carla Korbes and Karel Cruz’ Couple-in-Love – the gratifyingly anonymous couples who swirled around them created beautiful patterns of color and shape in a general, happy World of Youth and Beauty. I was far more charmed by Ratmansky’s use of the fourteen boys and girls who encircled the principals in pleasing formations than I was by the fairly conventional expressions of love and doubt expressed by the featured couples. Ratmansky is widely seen as the successor to fellow Russian choreographer George Balanchine, and you can see his debt to the master in his adagio work. He seems very much his own man, however, when manipulating the larger forces of the corps. One of his favorite themes was the formation of circles within circles around the central couples, which made “Concerto DSCH” the perfect prelude to “Carmina Burana,” which is dominated by the theme of the great Wheel of Fortune. “CARMINA BURANA”

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you are changeable ever waxing and waning first oppresses and then soothes as fancy takes it… The lyrics continue in that vein – dark and scary – as the theme of mankind’s fragility and helplessness in the face of blind fate is developed: Fate – monstrous and empty, you whirling wheel, you are malevolent, well-being is vain and always fades to nothing, Far from being depressing, this impressive message is delivered in Latin without supertitles, so the audience is left in the presence of something awe-inspiring without knowing exactly what it is. This state of pleasantly awed ignorance persisted throughout the work as naked Adams and Eves (dancers in “skins”), country bumpkins and a femme fatal, and folk dancers skipping in circles all responded to the musically intriguing, verbally mysterious songs. I happened to know they were dancing to odes to springtime, tavern songs, and songs to courtly love because I went to Spectrum Dance Theater’s “Carmina Burana” where the lyrics were provided. I

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Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancers Jerome Tisserand and Carrie Imler in Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH. PNB presents Concerto DSCH on a double-bill with Kent Stowell’s Carmina Burana, May 29 – June 7, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

think I was in the 5% at McCaw Hall who knew what was going on. So here’s my opinion on whether or not to provide supertitles to foreign-language lyrics: YES – or at least have the text included in the program. I’m always on the side of meaning, especially since so many artists – poets, composer, orchestra, dancers, designers – have gone to so much trouble to create something meaningful. True, the singers and the dancers are highly expressive, yet without the words the audience is left to make up whatever narrative they want, which amounts to an abandonment of artistic control. Meaning is substance, and artists should always take responsibility (or be allowed to take responsibility) for the substance of their work. Evidently Kent Stowell vetoed supertitles for this production because they would be distracting – but only the lack of meaning is distracting. I teach poetry at Seattle University and have heard a generation of freshmen declare in their tender ignorance that “a poem can mean whatever you want it to mean.” Ye gods! Why do poets and artists bleed themselves dry to find the right words, the right notes, the right gestures, the right settings, the right lighting, and the right costumes? So that clueless audiences can say “I think those guys in the headbands were cavemen” – which is what I heard some folks in the lobby say about the first dance in “Carmina Burana.” No, no, no. Please clue the audience in – and trust that these highly intelligent people will be enlightened rather than distracted by meaning. That being said, the full company of dancers provided a wonderful evening of rhythmic movement as the wheel of fortune lifted into a horizontal position and

the pantomime of dancers from the “cavemen” to the “nudes” to the country dancers enacted a full range of human feelings and emotions. I found myself thinking of Stowell’s choreography in the opposite way of Radmansky: while Radmansky is more interesting to me in his deployment of groups, Stowell does very well with pairs but runs out of ideas with his large forces. Again and again his many dancers moved either in unison (twenty-four dancers jumping at the same time, twirling at the same time, etc.) or in sequence like falling dominoes (twenty-four dancers jumping in turn around a circle, twirling in turn around a circle, etc.). At the end they all run around in a circle, like the wheel of fortune, which caused me to remember Mark Morris’s great circle dances – the maypole reversals in “King Arthur,” the ever-multiplying circles in “L’Allegro, Il Penseroso” – and wishing for a wonderful, complex, circle dance to represent the caprice and danger of a wheel of fortune. Where is the texture, the variations in level, symmetry, steps, tempi that are possible within the large sameness of a circle dance? In the absence of language, we need choreographic meaning. That “Carmina Burana” still manages to be an evening that causes an audible gasp, followed by intrigue and musical excitement, makes it well worth attending – but Google the lyrics before you go.

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancers Carla Körbes and Karel Cruz in Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH. PNB presents Concerto DSCH on a double-bill with Kent Stowell’s Carmina Burana, May 29 – June 7, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

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Meetings Events Activities

FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 3227188. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm. ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities. html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists. NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/ events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

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SATURDAY - June 6

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org. 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. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Diverse Harmony Spectrum Concert. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Diverse Harmony’s small a cappella youth ensemble will perform a free concert. www.diverseharmony.org

SUNDAY - June 7

For information on GLBT-friendly religious/spiritual organizations in the Greater Seattle area, call or email Rick at the SGN office: 206-324-4297; sgn2@ sgn.org. 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 Clean Sweep. 10am-12noon. Cal Anderson Park Shelter House. Let’s sweep Capitol Hill clean. Breakfast snacks provided by Starbucks, lunch prvided by Pagliacci Pizza. www.caphillchamber.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $2 shoe rental. (425) 785-4725. Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. www.dharmabuddies.org. (Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.) Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org

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Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org The D-Factor. 6:30pm. Julia’s on Broadway, 300 Broadway E. Every Sunday May 3 thru June 27. This is the Northwest’s best Drag talent show. All levels of Drag are eligible to compete. Winner receives a prize package worth $500. www.lefauxshow.com Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - June 8

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting. 6-8pm. 433 Minor Ave N. Meets 2nd Monday each month. LCS is a non-profit foster care program in King & Snohomish counties. LCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or sexual orientation. Couples & singles encouraged to apply. RSVP to April at 694-5713. Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org.

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Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. 206-325-7724 or info@pflagseattle.org; www.pflagseattle.org. PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality. PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. (253) 474-8897. Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - June 9

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confi-

June 6 thru June 14 dential. 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 Lavender Graduation. Graduates arrive NO LATER that 5:15pm, Graduation 6-8:30pm. UW Tower, Mezzanine Level cafeteria, 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE. Open to any student eligible for graduation in the 2014-2015 academic year. Q Center & QSC host Lavender Graduation as a time for the UW Queer, Trans, two-spirit, same gender loving & allied communities to come together & celebrate our multiple identities, accomplishments & sheer awesomeness! IF YOU ARE GRADUATING register at catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jms13/264633 Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com 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 LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at 206-250-5002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. No Safeword Writers Group. 7pm. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, NSWG@sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafe wordwritersgroup.org. (Also meets 4th Sunday, 1pm.) Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday. Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.) Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and

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slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

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WEDNESDAY - June 10

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to RSVP. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle 1st BBQ of the Summer. 6-8pm. Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Meet us on the back patio bar to socialize, catch up with old friends, make new ones & have a whole lot of fun. Hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken breasts, veggie burgers with all the fixin’s! Suggested donation of $5 helps to cover costs. For all HIV+ men & their friends regardless of age, shape, size & color. www.pozseattle.com The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat. Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome. Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org. Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) Bearing Witness: A Queer Youth of Color Performing Arts Showcase. Doors 6:45pm, Show 7pm. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. Features performances by local Queer youth of color sharing their stories & exploring their art, creating space & opening a door for celebration & awareness in the community. www.seattle.gov/parks/LGBTQ Entre Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersoll center.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) “StageFright” - Youth Open Mic - For Aspiring Writers & Performers, Ages 14-24. 7:30pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend. StageFright not only features young folk, but is also MC’d by young folk & attended in great majority by young folk. Richard Hugo House is a community gathering place where writing & reading is celebrated & explored thru events, performances & programs. 322-7030; www. hugohouse.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)

FRIDAY - June 12

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. (253) 474-8897. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - June 13

445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com

THURSDAY - June 11

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Queer Night at the Bremerton/Kitsap Health Department. 4:30-7pm. 109 Austin Dr, Bremerton. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. HIV/AIDS & STD testing in a GLBT positive environment. Call Sue or Steve at (360) 337-5235. Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in the Pike/Pine corridor. 2nd Thursday each month. Keep your eyes out for curbside A-boards that mark each participating venue. Pick up a walking map from any location & you’re on your way. Enjoy refreshments & meet the featured artists as you stroll the Hill. www.caphillchamber.org Gay City & Ingersoll Center Multi-Media Art Show. 6-9pm. 517 E Pike St. Works by artists from a number of local LGBTQ organizations will be featured. Poetry & prose reading begins at 7:30pm, featuring renowned Trans writers CA Conrad, Sarah Galvin & Mattilda Berstein Sycamore. FREE. Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Oct, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. 568-7777 or info@nwnetwork.org.

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(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org Family: An Asian Pacific Islander LGBTQ Gathering. 9:30am-5pm. North Seattle College, 9600 College Way N. All are welcome. Lunch will be provided. FREE. www. APAFamily.Weebly.com Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www.georgetownneighborhood.com Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. 784-9705. Seattle Men’s Chorus Preview Performance: Music of Queen. 8pm. IKEA Performing Arts Center, 400 S Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. 2nd St, Renton. A preview of SMC’s “Music of Queen” Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for show later this month. The audience will be asked for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recov- comments following the performance. Admission $10 at ery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org the door. www.flyinghouse.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for SUNDAY - June 14 location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside (See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm. (425) 747-4937. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma 22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every talks or reflections & lead discussion. 329-5908; www. Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues LotusSisters.org; www.sasgcc.org (Meets in 2nd floor that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a meeting room; no elevator.) male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s Cineoke! 6:30pm doors; PFLAG/Whatcom County-Bellingham Monthly Meet7pm show. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Meets 2nd Sunday ing. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall each month. It’s like Karaoke - only better! You’re the star Ave., Bellingham. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national along to, while the film and lyrics are projected onto the support organization for parents, spouses, & families screen. There are hundreds of songs to choose from, of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. 360-733or you can bring your own special request (on DVD). $8 1500; www.whatcompflag.com; PFLAG/Puget Sound: cover ($5 for Three Dollar Bill Cinema members). www. 325-7724. threedollarbillcinema.org. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. listing at 6pm.) K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th charitable organization that raises money for various Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. causes & organizations. Social functions include Mr & 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Ms Wrangler Contest, La Femme Grotesque, Movie AucGay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group tion Night, Memorial Day Weekend Camp-Out, Sir Guy Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Contest, Beggars Feast, holiday parties & other events. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com Gay men who are currently or previously married. For COMMUNITY RESOURCES information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship. Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ www.sasgcc.org Queer Vision 20/20 Film Screening: “Now, Voyager” Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. (1942). Happy Hour 7pm, Film 8pm. Northwest Film com/guide.html Forum, 1515 12th Ave. Film presented by Mark Mitchell. BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for BiTickets: $11 general admission, $8 youth & senior, $6 sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. members. Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

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DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org; Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force: www.gaysnohomish.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: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. org. Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org 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.pflag seattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: 425-4836642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community.pflag. org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington state: www. pflagwsc.org. PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as,

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322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www. sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www. trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-6850164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233). SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons

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& their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768. Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298. Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhill cycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@ gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.different spokes. 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.festivalofthe babes.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 LG-

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Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersoll center.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwest seattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise. Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www. facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space. org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFESAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www. thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw. org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 5228412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoudGLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www. yspp.org

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