SGN Mar 22, 2019 - Part 2

Arts & Entertainment

ArtsWest’s John a riveting production to watch

by Paul Torres

SGN A&E Writer

JOHN ARTSWEST

Through April 7

In this life of modern technology it appears that our lives are now more out in the open than ever. We Facebook our daily trips, we Instagram our mundane meals, on Twitter we hashtag a social movement. Even with this, our isolation can also be revealed. In John by Pulitzer Prize winning playsee JOHN page 3

2019 Seattle Jewish Film Festival

A conversation with festival director Pamela Lavitt

by Sara Michelle Fetters

SGN A&E Writer

SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

AMC PACIFIC PLACE

SIFF UPTOWN CINEMA

STROUM JCC

AEGIS LIVING OF QUEEN ANNE

REGAL CINEBARRE ISSAQUAH

March 23-31 & April 6-7

seattlejewishfilmfestival.org

With a gala opening night screening of writer/director Eliran Malka’s feature debut

The Unorthodox at the AMC Pacific Place 11, the 24th annual Seattle Jewish Film Festival (SJFF) officially gets underway Saturday night. Running through March 31 at a variety of area venues including SIFF Cinema Uptown, Aegis Living of Queen Anne at Rodger’s Park and the Stroum Jew-

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PNB’s “Director’s Choice” program presents fabulous new works by emerging choreographers

by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

“DIRECTOR’S CHOICE: MCCAW HALL

March 15

(continues through March 24)

Pacific Northwest Ballet is important in many ways – a world-class company with topflight dancers, orchestra, and art direction. But it’s also important because of its commitment to ballet as an art form of the future, and for this reason Artistic Director Peter Boal presents the “Director’s Choice”

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Seattle Musical Theatre presents Mamma Mia!

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

MAMMA MIA!

SEATTLE MUSICAL THEATRE

March 29-April 1

A new production of the perennial favorite, Mamma Mia!, is opening next at Seattle Musical Theatre. (March 29-April 14; www. seattlemusicaltheatre.org) The director is

Hattie Claire Andres, a young up-and-coming director who is Seattle-grown.

As a high school student, she and a few others at Seattle Children’s Theatre’s Young Actor Institute decided to create a new independent teen production company, Young Americans’ Theatre Company, because they felt stifled by the kinds of rules adults in supervision sometimes placed on their

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MAP Theatre’s MAP’s Night Off presents Bread Crumbs March 25 & 26

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wright Annie Baker (she won for The Flick in 2014), we witness an examination of this digital life being decimated pixel by pixel by pixel. It’s absolutely riveting to watch. ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery adds another engaging production to their roster of plays this year under the theme of Beyond Ideas. In this play, a young couple, Jenny and Elias, visit a cozy Gettysburg bed-andbreakfast run by a jovial woman, Mertis, before Christmas. Now, the house is a bit creepy with its figurines, tchotchkes, and dolls hanging on the walls. It’s as if they are watching over us, peering deeply into us. Jenny and Elias are in a shaky relationship as they embark on this life-changing trip. As Jenny’s cell phone keeps beeping with text messages, the suspicion ramps up. As Jenny gets ill, the blame flares up. The mysterious secrets of the house and the blind friend, Genevieve, telling tales of her life, “ghost story” style, adds to the sense of beautiful horror just beneath the surface or in this case within its walls.

Mi Kang portrays Jenny with an exquisite fragility that holds the cast together. As Elias, Sean Lally is wonderful as the blame-the-millennial boyfriend. Marianne Owen is compelling as the lady of the bedand-breakfast. Suzy Hunt is lovingly hilarious as old friend Genevieve.

John is a tale of enigmas. Like a video game, there are hidden rooms, hidden people, hidden lovers and this all creates an atmosphere of trepidation among the characters. Finding our way to unlock these mysteries is the journey that Baker takes us on.

BREAD CRUMBS MAP’S NIGHT OFF 18TH & UNION

March 25 & 26

Bread Crumbs, written and performed by Jasmine Joshua, is a hilarious and poignant autobiographical journey of a 34-year-old parent of twins who came out as nonbinary a year ago and is trying to figure out what the hell that even means (like, all of it).

The MAP Gang is taking the night off, and inviting Jasmine Joshua to guide us all on this trek through the forest. A little bit standup, a little bit a Moth story, and a little bit Great Theatre(tm), Jasmine covers everything from traversing transgender discovery to puking and peeing your pants in front of VIPs.

We travel with Jasmine from the beginning – as they desperately search for clues from their past to “prove” their trans-ness, to present day – where the only “proving” they do is bread dough. (Just kidding, they don’t bake.)

Bread Crumbs performs Mon/Tues, March 25 & 26 at 8pm at 18th & Union (1406 18th Ave.). For more information and to purchase online, visit http://bit.ly/BreadCrumbsMA. Tickets are name-your-own-price: $5-$50 in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4094308 and at the door.

This is an active work-in-progress, and the evening will include a performance and a guided conversation with the audience, which Jasmine will absorb and feedback into each next performance. This iteration of the show expands upon the version originally developed at the Seattle workshop series. The Scratch last summer with director Eddie DeHais.

About Jasmine Joshua Jasmine Joshua is the Founding Artistic Director of the award-winning and Gregorynominated Reboot Theatre Company, whose mission is to test new interpretations of estab-

lished works through nontraditional casting, design, and methods yet to be discovered. As an actor, they have performed roles at BookIt, Intiman, STAGEright, Theater Schmeater, Seattle Musical Theatre, Bainbridge Performing Arts, and Annex. They studied with the Larry Moss Studio, the Groundlings, and Jet City Improv. They graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Prior to moving to Seattle, they were a publicist at an entertainment PR agency in the Bay Area where they handled PR for Broadway tours, LORT theatres, community theatres, ballet, opera, and a monster truck rally. Currently, Jasmine is writing a queer musical as a part of the The First Draft Program at The 5th Avenue Theatre, due for a professional workshop in New York this coming fall.

About MAP’s Night Off

Once a mainstage show opens, MAP only needs the theatre on performance nights. What happens to the theatre on all those other nights? When the MAPs away the mice will play! In this case, the mice are trusted and fierce creative voices in our community who have an idea and simply need a space to work it out. MAP provides the space and some production assistance, and our partner provides the magic. MAP Theatre is a nomadic, independent and not-for-profit producing company with deep roots in Seattle. We favor comedy that bites, and storytelling with a strong narrative. MAP actively champions a completely Name-Your-Own-Price ticketing model, with no service fees.

For more information: Website: www. map-theatre.com – Facebook: www.facebook.com/MAPtheatre – Twitter: @MAP_ Theatre – Instagram: @maptheatre. This production would not be possible without the generous support of the following: Shunpike, our fiscal sponsors, and each and every individual donor.

Courtesy of MAP

It’s absolutely fascinating. As Jenny’s phone alerts her to the text messages on her phone, the audience gets jumpy. Those digital messages hang a pall over the bed-and-breakfast weekend in the Civil War town.

Director Erin Murray is masterful with this lengthy story (running approximately 3 hours). Murray allows the personalities to unravel naturally even in this surreal setting and with this direction instills a haunt-

ing sense of anxiety (or dread) that’s necessary for the audience to feel to really get this story. This story leaves a profoundly lingering impression that, yes, stays with you long after you leave the theatre.

Pinocchio a delightful matinee showcase from the Pacific Northwest Ballet School

by Sharon Cumberland

SGN A&E Writer

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

BALLET SCHOOL

PINOCCHIO

MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL

Family Matinee

March 17 & 23

There is no better way to spend an afternoon in Seattle than to watch seventy highly trained young people from the Pacific Northwest Ballet School put on a work made especially for them by choreographer and teacher, Bruce Wells. Since “children love to see other children onstage,” as Wells says in an online interview, the auditorium at McCaw Hall was filled with an audience of enthusiastic and amazingly well-behaved children who came to how a puppet becomes a real live boy. The hour-long performance had simple, clever sets by Edith Whitsett and gorgeous costumes culled from PNB’s large wardrobe for story ballets.

These high production values provided an elegant frame for the PNB students to show off their flawless skills. Every level of performer – from the youngest group of “Petit Puppets” in conical hats and primary colors, to the pre-professional soloists in the Court of the Blue Fairy and the “Underwater Divertissement” – performed as though they had been dancing all of their lives. (Come to think of it, kids this young probably have been performing for at least a large percentage of their lives).

Every group of dancers worked at their own level, from pre-ballet to demi-point to point work, while moving with impressive precision to Wells’ clever choreography. For

those of us interested in how ballet dancers progress through their training, the levels of performance were a fascinating display of skills development, though Wells makes even the simplest dance relevant to the story and complex enough to make you forget that you’re watching students. For those interested in the story – including the auditorium full of youngsters and their parents – the ballet, clearly narrated by actor Norman Galli, was an absorbing hero’s journey.

In this version of the fairy tale, Pinocchio (the name comes from the pine wood

used for carving a puppet) begins as a real boy who has forgotten his origins. When he sees his puppet self in a full-length mirror he is compelled to revisit his past, remembering his transgressions (telling lies, skipping school) and his triumphs (searching for his father Geppetto, saving him from the belly of a whale). The mirror, as in so many fairy tales, is the portal into a mythic world of fantasy and memory.

In this production the two Pinocchios, played with equal ability and charm by Margarita Armas as the puppet and Ben-

john Magcalas, Jr. as the boy, create a magical moment as they join fingers through the invisible glass, joining the two worlds. As the story of puppet Pinocchio unfolds, a talking Cricket – played with elegant and humorous chirpiness by Noah Martzall –warns the naughty puppet in advance of each wrong turn. There’s even a sign that says “Fun” pointing in one direction and “School” in the other. Naturally, Pinocchio runs straight into the arms of trouble and has to learn how to grow up and be responsible from the Blue Fairy (the lovely Ava Moses) and her cavalier, Neptune (the impressive Samuel DerGregorian). Through a succession of episodes on land and sea Pinocchio has to be very persistent and brave, earning his right to become human. In a delightful interval danced to Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours” we are treated to ensembles and duets from mermaids, fairies, and a gang of graceful Italian Dancers.

My dance buddies were a nine-year-old girl and an eleven-year-old boy who were completely absorbed and attentive, as were all the children at McCaw Hall. Not an outburst or a cry could be heard throughout, with all the laughs, oohs and ahs in the right places. I’ve never been to a Family Matinee performance at PNB before, but I’ll never miss another one. Even my adult dance buddy, who came along to help wrangle the kids, was completely enchanted.

But you don’t need a child in tow to come to one of these annual performances – you’ve got a child inside you who will love every minute of it. With so much good dancing, beautiful music, excellent choreography, and wonderful young dancers, what’s not to love?

program each year to show Seattleites new works by emerging choreographers – many of the works commissioned and built on the PNB dancers themselves. This year’s program presents two works commissioned for PNB, with a third work that’s only three years old. The choreographers of these new works –Matthew Neenan, Robyn Mineko Williams, and Justin Peck – are all young, all well established despite their youth, and all brimming over with new ideas for a venerable art form.

This year’s “Director’s Choice” program shows audiences the ballet of the future –and the future is good! Scratch that – the future is fabulous! This program just gets better and better, probably because choreographers are getting better and better – less imitative of the old forms and great masters of the past and more confident in their use of

Davis’ music bubbles up into a froth of layers – evoking the God of wine and his free-for-all energy. Yet the choreography is anything but a free-for-all. Neenan’s imaginative use of movement tells stories within stories. We see a two-man duet invaded by two women who are generously included into a quartet – but the men repeat their duet behind the women like guys who know what they really want. Two pairs of dancers fifth-position themselves into a square as though playing poker, then flee across the stage in a bacchanalian chase. Keenan is a master of unison – a duet is repeated as a quartet, then as a whole stage of dancers moving together – yet still as free as wild birds in formation. Mark Zappone’s winered, velvet costumes reinforce this sense of disciplined freedom – the men have halfsarongs or kilts that blur gender lines, the women wear tops with velvet latticework backs that are at once flirtatious and formal. I loved this dance – I wish I could see it again and again to figure out why it was so entrancing.

the ballet dance vocabulary to say what they want to say – and what people today want to see and hear as a balance to the treasures of the past. At the same time, these new works explore fresh directions in orchestral music, introducing the audience to other ways of connecting movement with sound – not just the soundscapes we hear so often in modern dance concerts, but full, rich layered music that match the complexity of the dances.

Here’s my take on the three works, all of which were terrific, in the order of presentation. I’m giving shout-outs to all the costumers as well, since all three dances were wonderfully dressed – a trifecta that rarely comes in.

“Bacchus” (2019)

Choreographer: Matthew Neenan

Music: Oliver Davis

Costume Design: Mark Zappone

Matthew Neenan is a former dancer and re sident choreographer of the Philadelphia Ballet, and the co-founder of Ballet X, a company focused on contemporary ballet. I had never seen his work before – a great position to be in when something bursts into your awareness with such verve. One loves to be surprised by something so well conceived and executed – and really different. Neenan’s choreography has as much to do with the head and arms as the legs – very distinctive gestures that amplify the body, such as arms twirling from the elbows, gigantic hallelujah extensions, waving arms and tick-tock head turns paired with a walk like a strutting conductor. Oliver

tumed in ordinary plain-but-chic outfits) exchanging intricate emotional movements to texts such as “you were holding me when the tulips collapsed” and “I am the kind of handbag nobody weeps into…except when I went to the ten-year reunion…then everyone wanted to weep into me…because we have no jobs…and no health insurance…so we can’t have any babies…” This is where I appreciated the special insight of a female choreographer who is not doing male performance, but who is entirely and unapologetically herself. The movements were both elaborate and gentle, the couples intriguingly mixed. One of my favorite sequences was a chain of body gestures in which all the dancers lined up to replace, one-by-one, an outstretched dancer on a bed with a string of near-identical movements, suggesting the simultaneous sameness and variety of ordinary life. My dance buddy and I both enjoyed this work very much. We’re both women – so we got it – or, to put it more accurately, I think Williams got us. Not to say that men can’t get it either – and the male dancers were equally expressive – but there’s no point in pretending that men and women choreograph the same way or have the same interests. That’s why it’s so important that choreographers like Williams get more opportunities in this male-dominated field – for all the women who love dance, and who want to resonate on that special string.

Peck has a brilliant gift for moving large groups of dancers around the stage in ways that are completely absorbing. Sometimes you just want the same movement to go on and on because it’s so beautiful, and sometimes you want the same movement to go on and on because you can’t figure out how it works. In one section, to Sufjan Stevens’ ”The BQE” (orchestrated by Michael P. Atkinson), we see a fairly ordinary duet in which a ballerina is lifted and supported by a gentlemanly cavalier. But in the background a gang of dancers – like a pod of floating sea creatures – move around the stage in wave-like movements, first with upraised arms, then, as they move ahead, with bent bodies and forward arms reaching to the floor – only to stop, wait, then repeat the sequence, flowing around and around – demonstrating with their mesmerizing dance the somewhat conventional movements of the couple in the foreground, who can no longer hold our attention.

In another sequence, a phalanx of dancers change positions by moving backwards and forwards in twos, threes and fours without disturbing the outer shape of the form. It’s done quickly, to the beat of the music, but it leaves you longing to see it again – which you do – but you still need to see it again. This isn’t a narrative ballet –but it’s a story ballet in the sense that something is continually unfolding that keeps

“The Trees The Trees” (2019) Choreographer:

Robyn Mineko Williams

Music: Kyle Vegter

Words: Heather Christle

Vocalist: Alicia Walter

Costumer Design: Branimira Ivanova

I was very happy to see a woman commissioned to make a dance this year, but not surprised, since Peter Boal has been very outspoken about the need for more women dance-makers, and has backed his commitment by creating a choreography class for the young women of the Pacific Northwest Ballet school. Williams got her start as a dancer in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, a company that has fostered many contemporary choreographers such as Nacho Duato, Twyla Tharp, Jessica Lang, and Alejandro Cerrudo. Williams has created a dance for PNB that blurs the line between ballet and contemporary dance, and that introduces Kyle Vegler’s jazz-infused music together with Heather Chistle’s poems set to music. New Yorker Alicia Walter strolled in and out of the dance itself as she sang – as much a member of the company as the couples who formed a dreamy domestic saga in a stylized home setting.

This was the most challenging of the three works, in the sense that it appeared to have a narrative that neither the dance nor the poems would reveal. Williams refers to Chistles’ poems as “a spectacular collage of imagery” that inspired “a mélange of scenes rooted in the everyday.” The dancers remained in couples (wonderfully cos-

“In the Countenance of Kings” (2016)

Choreographer: Justin Peck

Music: Sufjan Stevens

Costume Design: Ellen Warren

Not surprisingly, this was the most anticipated part of the program – a work by the young phenom, Justin Peck, who has taken the dance world by storm since he was in his early twenties. We’ve seen his earlier work at PNB – “Debonair” (in 2014), “Year of the Rabbit” (in 2016) – because Peter Boal, who was once Peck’s teacher at the New York City Ballet School, spotted his talent early. I think Peck has really evolved from when I first saw “Debonair” and asked, in a review, whether he was gong to fade or flourish. Clearly he is flourishing, creating works for dance companies all over the world, to the degree that he will retire this year from his position as a soloist at the New York City Ballet and devote himself to choreography full time. In addition to that, he has won a Tony Award for choreographing the revival of Carousel and will choreograph the remake of the film West Side Story this summer. The guy is on a roll, and his dance “In the Countenance of Kings” commissioned by San Francisco Ballet and reproduced here, shows the reason why.

you on the edge of your seat. Another pattern that Peck uses to great effect is the proliferating pair, in which two people dance a sequence, joined by four more, then four more, until the whole stage is filled with the same movements, causing you to see how context changes the simple to the complex. Why is this so wonderful? I think because there’s something in the human psyche that longs for orderly development – like fractals, that grow from ferns into universes. Peck, in a pre-performance discussion, mentioned his debt to George Balanchine, who was capable of designing choreography for any number of dancers, and who is famous for his wonderful compositions for the corps de ballet. “In the Countenance of Kings” makes a direct homage to Balanchine with quotations from “Apollo” and “Concerto Barocco” as if announcing that Peck is the descendent of the great Mr. B. – which, of course, he is. And since he is so young, we may have many more of his wonderful dances to enjoy over the course of a long career.

Don’t miss this wonderful, challenging, and very satisfying evening of dance: “Director’s Choice” at McCaw Hall through March 24.

“Always” go see Ilika and Jaeger in Always…Patsy Cline

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE

TAPROOT THEATRE

Through April 6

“Anytime” I can hear Cayman Ilika sing like Patsy Cline and watch Kate Jaeger worship her in adorably fanciful ways, “I Fall in Love” and go “Crazy” and want to “Come On In and Sit Right Down” and give them both “True Love!”

Seriously folks! This is the shit! These two did the expertly-crafted musical homage, Always…Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley, back in 2009 and were terrific. I have remembered it very fondly over the years, and I’m pretty sure it was my first exposure to Ilika and her luscious, smooth, and warmly comforting voice.

I was so excited to know they were remounting it now, partly because I could see them do it again, but also because I expected it to be even better than before. Both Ilika and Jaeger have deepened their acting skills and confidence and stage presence, of course. Also, they’ve had more life experiences that can be reflected in Patsy’s songs. Ilika has become a mommy, and that has to deepen the songs about family and the parts of the play that talk about Patsy’s family.

I certainly wasn’t disappointed in the least! It’s a real treat to tell you about this piece and encourage you to go see it. It’s a true-life story about Louise Seger, a young single mother in Texas who described sitting up and taking notice immediately upon hearing Patsy’s voice on the radio singing her first hit. She started calling the local radio DJ and demanding that he play Patsy Cline every day!

When she found out that Patsy was coming to town, she dragged a bunch of co-workers there early enough to get perfect seats and they were sitting there when a young woman wandered in and started looking around. Louise got up the courage to go ask if she was “Miss Cline” and

it turned out she was and it was one of her very first gigs! Louise ended up taking her home and helping her get to the train for Cline’s next gig. This started a long friendship and letter-writing relationship.

There are a lot of homage musicals around these days, as people have created one for Cher, Donna Summer, Janis Joplin, and of course, ABBA (Mamma Mia, anybody?). But they are tricky. Setting the songs up in an order that works and makes sense, and creating some kind of flow is crucial. This particular homage never feels strained or out-of-sync. It encapsulates Patsy’s biggest hits, and entwines a few of them into the relationship, not always on stage or on TV or radio.

The story is pretty simple and brings out the astonishing fact that Patsy Cline really only had six years of fame before a tragic airplane crash took her from us. To the extent that we still know so many of her hits, that’s a pretty amazing career.

Ilika and Jaeger are perfect foils for each other. Jaeger’s “everyday woman” expresses such awe that this talented celebrity could be such a “normal” person. Jaeger’s enthusiasm for the superfan role is palpable. She dances enthusiastically to the upbeat songs. Occasionally, she gets to chime in with singing and is no slouch in that department, either. While Ilika is hands down one of the best singers in town, Jaeger is one of the funniest!

Karen Lund’s direction moves everything along smoothly and the small band, the Bodacious Bobcat Band playing on stage (Claire

Marx or Julia Thornton piano/conducting, Olivia D. Hamilton bass, Jesse Whitford percussion, Justin S. Davis guitar, Dave Harmonson pedal steel) make this concert musical feel quite real. Brynne McKeen’s costuming is particularly nice with quite a lot of costume changes inserted and some beautiful dresses for Cline’s concert performances.

If there is anything to tweak the show on, it’s the sound mix that ends up with the band overshadowing Ilika’s singing when she hits low notes or sings softly. Certainly, her mike could be turned up. We’d love to hear more of her.

If you have a woman in your life who is age-appropriate to have fallen in love with Patsy at the time, this might be a terrific early Mother’s Day present, but no one needs to feel like they should know Patsy Cline hits to enjoy the show. This is totally all-ages appropriate and a darn good time! For more information, call (206) 7819707 or go to www.taproottheatre.org.

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Christina Scheppelmann appointed

General Director of Seattle Opera

Scheppelmann heads to the Pacific Northwest following leadership roles in the U.S., Europe, and the

Christina Scheppelmann will become Seattle Opera’s fourth General Director in the company’s 56-year history. Beginning in August 2019, she replaces Aidan Lang, who will become General Director of Welsh National Opera following the end of the 2018/19 season.

“When we reached out to luminaries in the opera world, Christina Scheppelmann’s name kept coming up from all angles as being someone we needed to talk to,” said John Nesholm, Chairman of the Seattle Opera Board and Co-Chair of the Search Committee. “She brings incredible experience and knowledge of singers, directors, and productions from three continents.”

Born in Germany and fluent in five languages, Scheppelmann is currently the artistic leader of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, a 172-year-old company with an annual budget of €43 million, the equivalent of roughly $50 million. The historic theater produces more than 130 performances in opera, classical music concerts, dance, and more per season.

“For many years, I have admired Seattle Opera and attended performances here regularly when I was working at San Francisco Opera,” Scheppelmann said. “In my experience, there’s a unique enthusiasm, an engaged and dedicated audience that’s always felt special at Seattle Opera.”

Scheppelmann’s accomplishments in Barcelona include an Elektra produced in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Finnish National Opera, and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. She has also brought important artists to Gran Teatre del Liceu including tenor Jonas Kaufmann, director Terry Gilliam (Monty Python) for Berloiz’s Benvenuto Cellini, and composer Luca Francesconi for the Spanish premiere of Quartett

Previously, Scheppelmann was the first Director General of the Royal Opera House Muscat (Oman), the first theater of its kind in the Persian Gulf Region. Under her guidance, ROHM established an excellent reputation as a cultural destination in Oman and opened doors for international musical and cultural

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production choices. YATC has done plays that challenge that constriction and explore a deeper view of student and teen life. That model also was built to allow younger teens to grow into the leadership roles of a theater company, to learn and take on those roles as the older members cycled off to college and other activities.

She (also!) directed Zanna, Don’t! during her senior year in high school at University Prep to, she says, “challenge the culture of my high school to think about gender and sexuality in more expanded ways.”

Recently, for their 2016-17 season, she was 5th Avenue Theatre’s directing and arts leadership fellow. Hattie says, “It was a huge opportunity and experience. Bill Berry was my mentor and each director also became my mentor. I created my own thesis I wanted to investigate which was focused on the intense amount of collaboration between the designers and actors but also the music director and the choreographer. I was looking to observe different ways directors approached that collaboration. Then to start to process in my directing style what aspects I’d like to put into my own practices and which didn’t work so well for me.”

Many people may not really know what a director does. Everyone knows there is a director, but not always what having a director means to a production. So, in an interview with SGN, Hattie delves into the behind-thescene process that she works through to bring a production like Mamma Mia! to life:

“The most important thing is that the director should have a clear point of view to begin the whole process. I spend a lot of

relations. As Director of Artistic Operations at Washington National Opera, Scheppelmann oversaw the artistic planning for 11 years in collaboration with General Director Plácido Domingo. She was instrumental in fundraising efforts that led to grants for individual productions, ongoing projects, and specific renovations. Some of her proudest accomplishments include an acclaimed concert performance of Götterdämmerung at the Kennedy Center Opera House in 2009. She also created WNO’s American Opera Initiative. Now going on its eighth season, the program offers young composers and librettists a developmental forum in which to bridge the gap between conservatory training and fulllength commissions.

In 1994, Scheppelmann was recruited by Lotfi Mansouri at San Francisco Opera, and became one of the youngest artistic administrators at the time. In addition to season planning, hiring artists and creative teams, and building collaborative relationships within the industry, she contributed to the presentation of two major world premieres: Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking (2000) and André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire (1995), which quickly became one of the most widely played contemporary operas at the time.

“Scheppelmann is the leader Seattle Opera needs to move the company into a

time with the script and research the content and context of the play and sometimes there’s endless history to draw from and research. Working on Mamma Mia!, you have the source material of ABBA songs and the historical research for that time period, then the musical context and how it was created, and the creation’s time period because that’s influencing it as well. Then I think about how the story fits into today. Sometimes with an older show, that can mean placing it in a contemporary setting or you can keep it in its original time frame, but you still need to be aware of what you want the play to say about today.

“For Mamma Mia!, we’re still close enough to the decade of the source material and when the show was put together, so I chose to keep it in its time period (1999). But you also have so much referencing 20 years earlier in the late ’70s when Donna had the summer with the three dads.

“For me, doing it today, it’s interesting to look at the cycle in the play that has continued in terms of women’s views on marriage, generationally speaking. Sophie the daughter wants to have a big traditional wedding and her mom and mom’s friends are still against that from their generation. You see that cycle generationally, so now today I see a lot of my friends and peers once again returning to big weddings. We’ve commodified that industry more intensely now in terms of bachelorette parties, bridal showers, engagement parties. Without putting the play in a contemporary setting, it still speaks to today’s culture.

“Before first rehearsal, I meet with the designers to know what the world of the play is. That starts with the scenic design. My motto for this production has been ‘dream big, stay realistic.’ You can’t con-

new era,” said Adam Fountain, a Seattle Opera Board Vice President and Search Committee Co-Chair. “She’s committed to new work, to helping the art form evolve, and to telling contemporary stories. She unites both where Seattle Opera has been, and where it’s going.”

Fountain, along with John Nesholm, led a search committee made up of eight board members total. The group included the current board president and two past presidents, plus four members representing the next generation of Seattle Opera Board leadership. During the six-month process to find Aidan Lang’s replacement, the committee met with multiple staff groups, including the company’s racial equity taskforce, made up of administrative staff members from a variety of departments and levels of the organization. An artistic advisory committee, made up of musicians, artists, and backstage crew, also met with the committee and each of the final candidates.

In the Seattle area, Scheppelmann becomes the only woman to hold the top artistic leadership position at a large theater or performing arts organization (with an annual budget of more than $10 million). In the opera world, she becomes one of only two women to lead a top-tier opera company in the United States.

Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director of Washington National Opera, said it’s especially meaningful to have another woman as a leader of a major U.S. opera company:

“I think of Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s famous comment when she was asked, ‘When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court?’ Her response was, ‘When there are nine.’ Women are such an important part of the stories we tell onstage, and they are key members of our staffs, our boards, our audiences. It is high time for more women to be represented in top leadership. Christina is greatly respected across the field, and is an ideal choice to lead Seattle Opera.”

A long-time champion of young artists, Scheppelmann has led masterclasses, lectured at artist training programs, and judged

strain your creativity from the beginning budgetarily, but you’re always going to come up against the budget. Let’s dream of this world and then logistically we’ll figure out how we can do that.

“In starting to think about the scenic design, we have a realistic setting of a taverna on the island, but the show goes into moments of fantasy often and we have different layers of fantasy (romantic, nightmare, nostalgic) and the show ends in the ‘concert’ at the end, outside of the story, celebrating the glory of ABBA. How do we create the architecture of the taverna but also, with lighting and such, can we fluidly move out of these realities?

“We’re exposing the lighting trusses so they look a little like the concert at the end. We developed with the lighting designer a color palette that lends itself to transformation for our fantasy moments.

“For me as a woman in the field of musical theater, directing a story like Mamma Mia!, that is really centered in strong women who have full arcs through the play and relationships with multiple other women on stage, is still really unique in the musical theater canon. That’s something I feel passionately about directing.

“Working with the music director and choreographer (Steven Tran and Alex Crozier), we talk through the show and I lead that conversation with the clear point of view, but I want to have a close collaboration. Steven and I have worked together before and have some great shorthand, but equally great is to work with a new person and Alex has a dance background (from Spectrum Dance Theater) and he and I spent time finding our common vocabulary.

“I wanted Alex for choreographer because I want that (dancing) to bridge us from the

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vocal competitions around the world. She began her career in the arts early on performing in the children’s choir of the Hamburg State Opera. After completing a degree in banking, she left her home country of Germany in 1988 to work in an Artist Management agency in Milan.

As a first order of business at the company’s civic home on the Seattle Center campus, Scheppelmann has made listening and learning about the community a priority in order to create a vision that not only propels opera into the 21st century, but is representative of the region and its people. On a personal note, she’s looking forward to enjoying the lush beauty of her new surroundings, kayaking, and playing golf on her days off.

“Seattle Opera has already established itself as one of the great American opera companies, and it can grow even further,” Scheppelmann said. “It has a fantastic history, from more recent work, to historic Wagner productions (some of which I have seen). Seattle Opera also has a world-class opera house with great acoustics, and now, a civic home which will add fantastic value to the community. Singers love coming to Seattle Opera, because they like the company and they like the city.”

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source material into today, so the choreography leans more contemporary. There are Beyonce music video references that he might be inspired by (as an example).

“During rehearsal, it’s really about the culture the director creates in the rehearsal room. I strive to create a room that is led with joy and empowerment. It’s about inviting actors to explore their impulses. As we begin to work on a scene, we take the time to explore the intention of every character: what do they want from each person they interact with, what are their obstacles keeping them from getting what they want, what tactics do they choose to achieve their objectives. In exploring that, my goal is both the actors and I are on the same page as to what those are and because of their confidence in that they are able, as we block the show, to follow their impulses physically as we create the world of the play. They’re all grounded in that initial scene work we’ve done.

“The tech week is when it all gets weaved together. A simultaneous process happens where you continue to deepen the layers and details and at the same time start to step back and look at the whole. I look at pacing and momentum, making sure each character is finding their whole arc, and the creative team is creating a whole arc and taking the audience on the journey we intend to take them on.

“This has been a great rehearsal process. A huge part of my job is time manager to steer the ship to reach our goal. If I’m doing the job well, we’ll keep going steadily toward opening night! I feel confident that we’re going to have a fantastic show and keep well to the vision of ‘dream big.’”

ish Community Center (SJCC) on Mercer Island, with an extra two-day bonus event April 6 thru 7 at the Regal Cinebarre in Issaquah, the festival once again promises to be an outstanding showcase of Jewish cinema from around the globe. (For complete information about the festival, visit http://www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/ or phone (206) 388-0833.)

Proclaiming that this year’s event will showcase, “36 films, 180 emotions and thousands of friends,” there’s plenty to get excited about, not the least of which is a centennial celebration of iconic, legendary composer Leonard Bernstein featuring an appearance by his daughter Jamie Bernstein. Additional events include a live performance from the Garfield High School Jazz Combo, an appearance by KNKX 88.5 FM Evening Jazz and The New Cool host Abe Beeson to introduce Blue Note Records and a Q&A with acclaimed Budapest Noir director Éva Gárdos.

Once again I had the distinct pleasure to engage with festival director and Stroum Jewish Community Center mainstay Pamela Lavitt about this year’s Seattle Jewish Film Festival. Here’s some of what she had to say:

Sara Michelle Fetters: It’s that time of year again! How nervous do you get during these last few days running up to the Seattle Jewish Film Festival? Is there any last moment second-guessing?

Pamela Lavitt: I call the two weeks before opening the “Devil in the details dash.” All the big screen, big splash, big effort stuff is in place: the films, themes, branding, special events, ads and PR campaign. But you are bedeviled by the small stuff. Oye! Ten filmmakers are coming from out of town and each need rides. Oye! What’s the Tom Douglas dessert menu? Is there something gluten free and did I remember to request coconut cream mini-pies (my favorite)? Oye! Did we order enough wine/ beer/you name it? Sixteen years of this under my belt and, in the end, it’s all about people, reunions, the joy of coming together for films, friends and food at a lot of different movie theatres. It’s those devilish details that matter most and touch us.

Sara Michelle Fetters: To quote your a ds for the festival this year, “36 films. 180 emotions. Thousands of friends.” This feels significant to me. Is it?

Pamela Lavitt: Great question! Chai (חי) is a Hebrew word and symbol that means “life.” The two letters also have a numeric value of 18. Bar/Bat Mitzvah monetary gifts and fundraising donations are often given in multiples of 18: $18, $36, $180, etc. This is why people wear chai’s on necklaces like a charm or good-luck amulet. It is a life-giving number. Last summer, my family and I were lucky enough to be in Avignon, France during their huge performing arts festival, and a bus ad went by, saying, “1,000 performances. A million emotions,” and it hit me that the Seattle Jewish Film Festival feels that way, too. It’s a life-giving and -gifting experience because, it not only draws people out and together for these incredible, award-winning, international, independent global Jewish and Israeli films, but because movies have a way of delivering shared complicated experiences and inspire collective emotional and multi-sensory journeys through different languages, landscapes, memories, music, sweeping cinematography and story arcs. Community engagement and complex understanding of the world is so incredibly life-affirming. It builds relationships and tears down walls and barriers. This year the Stroum Jewish Community Center celebrates its 70th year in Seattle and 50th on Mercer Island, and SJFF is part of that community-building, life-affirming campaign. What we call, “All love. No lonely.”

Sara Michelle Fetters: You’ve got an exciting festival lined up, and while I’m

pretty sure I know the answer to this question, it seems to me there is a conscious emphasis on music and its place and significance in artistic achievement this year. It feels like a running theme throughout many of the selections. Am I wrong?

Pamela Lavitt: Music underscores this year’s festival, yes, and it is a cornerstone of this year’s SJFF emotional journey from blues and klezmer, to classical and musical theater. We wanted to hit a high note in celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial, 100 years since the birth of this larger-thanlife composer/conductor of great orchestral performances and unforgettable musical theatre scores (On the Town, On the Waterfront, West Side Story). His daughter, Jamie Bernstein, author of the new memoir Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein was on tour so we invited her to be a featured speaker alongside a documentary about her father in which she also appears. She was the first festival guest, and from that flowed a curation of films about and with live music, such as our Sunday Klezmer Brunch on March 24th at 9:30am and a screening of Blue Note Records, a vibrant addition to the festival depicting jazz greats on the legendary label founded by German-Jewish refugees. The Garfield High School Jazz Combo will also perform before the film.

Sara Michelle Fetters: What were the challenges assembling the lineup for this year’s festival? What’s that process like for you and your team going through all the films, documentaries and shorts you’re thinking about including?

Pamela Lavitt: The challenges are less about assembling the lineup than running a year-round, robust performing arts season while planning SJFF.

Additionally, in December we launched a new festival called SeaJAM for Seattle’s Emerging + Amazing Jewish Arts + Music Festival, featuring headliners alongside upand-coming artists. The 2nd annual festival is slated for September 20/21 to ensure the fundraising, planning and marketing timelines don’t overlap so much. SeaJAM and SJFF will now be six months apart. One is a film festival and the other a live performing arts festival, both at venues around Seattle!

Also, December/January is a critical time for planning our performing arts season, and I have amazing news for SGN readers: We just confirmed Sandra Bernhard for November 2! She will bring her unique Joe’s Pub NYC show “Quicksand,” a mixture of cabaret and comedy, to our stage. We will announce tickets on sale at SJFF with a presale discount ending after the festival. VIP Party Tix with Sandra are available. Tickets went on sale at sjcc.org/ arts-ideas SJFF Opening Night.

As for the SJFF process, we have a crackerjack team of around 25 amazing

screeners, and shorts curator Warren Etheredge who developed the themes of this year’s first shorts program in many years, “Identities. Mistaken?” My festival program manager, Lori Ceyhun, really stepped up leading the charge this year so the best films really sifted to the top for us so we could whittle things down to a final 36.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Once again there are also some fun, intriguing and informative events scheduled as part of the festival. You’ve also extended the festival by an extra weekend like last year to showcase films over at the Regal Cinebarre in Issaquah. Care to tell me more?

Pamela Lavitt: We are so excited for the 2nd Eastside Edition at Regal Cinebarre in Issaquah! It’s a full-menu-venue and, yes, there is a large bar at this cinema, including the best jalapeno marguerite I’ve ever had. Last year, two of our screenings there, including Opening Night, sold out, so the demand for this location was apparent. Plus, we are offering a $10 gift card for this year’s Opening Night to apply towards your order. So have some popcorn or a jalapeno marguerite on us!

It’s also an incredible venue for our “Israeli TV Dinners” program when we can screen the latest, hottest Israeli TV. If you didn’t know it, “Homeland,” “In Treatment” and other American TV shows are based on Israeli originals, and now shows like “Fauda” and soon an adaptation of “Your Honor” have hit Netflix or will soon be on Showtime. This year, we feature the irreverent and racy “Entourage”-like Israeli show “The New Black” (aka “Shababniks,” Hebrew slang for wayward religious youth). This is binge-worthy hot TV. The first four episodes will be screened and secure streaming access will be granted to attendees to watch the rest from home. It’s a new experiment, and it’s a fun place to launch.

Sara Michelle Fetters: It’s a fairly diverse slate once again this year. Why is this emphasis on diversity important? What do you hope audiences learn about and discover while watching these stories play themselves out?

Pamela Lavitt: For niche ethnic and minority communities, film festivals enrich and engage us with lessons from the past and our present while striving to ensure an interconnected future. SJFF was built on a foundation of productive intergroup, interfaith, interreligious dialogue, where cinema teaches new and nuanced perspectives, and art has the ability to changes minds and hearts.

The world today reminds us that Jews, despite our privileges, are part of a diverse world community seeking justice and experiencing upticked anti-Semitism so we must relate, support and stand up for democracy and pluralism everywhere, and advocate for everyone who is the target of sexism, racism, gender discrimination and other

irrational phobias and hate. In so doing, we also strive to show Israel’s complexity so it is not viewed singularly on either side, such as with the films Blue Note Records, Sustainable Nation, Working Woman (Israel’s #MeToo feature) and Red Cow

The reality is that people aren’t one thing, and we curate both our arts programs and film festival to provide forums to discuss that. For example, Rain Pryor is performing her one-woman show “Fried Chicken & Latkes” on May 18 at the SJCC Arts+Ideas stage. This is a show about growing up Black, Jewish and Richard Pryor’s daughter. Recently, the world music band Yemen Blues from Tel Aviv sang completely in Arabic. Amazing cultural bridges and pretty complicated stuff. SJFF, too, is intentionally focused on complicating limited thinking and enhancing diversity of representation, participation and partnership, to be a beacon of projected “light” into the darkness. Quite the metaphor for a movie theater, huh?

Sara Michelle Fetters: I know we’re focused on this year’s festival, but have you started looking ahead to next year? It’s a pretty significant anniversary in 2020, after all. Planning anything special?

Pamela Lavitt: Next year is SJFF’s 25th anniversary. We are going to whoop it and mix it up, I assure you, but no special plans yet in the works other than finding our next and superstar special REEL Difference Award Winner, a centerpiece program celebrating a noted and hopefully super famous actor, director or influencer. Taking suggestions now. Email me!

Sara Michelle Fetters: Okay. You’re forced to choose only five films or events to attend. For you personally, what are you dropping everything and getting a ticket to right away?

Pamela Lavitt: The Opening Night film, The Unorthodox. “Identities. Mistaken?” Our first shorts program in many years, curated by Warren Etheredge of “The Warren Report” and co-founder/ artistic director of the Walla Walla Movie Crush short cinema festival. Red Cow, our “Gay Gezunt” LGBTQ” feature which is – finally! – a ladies film. Ran Tal’s documentary The Museum. Christian Petzold’s mesmerizing drama Transit

But wait! There’s so much more…

Sara Michelle Fetters: When it is all said and done, what do you hope people are talking about at the end of this year’s festival? What do you hope is on an attendee’s mind?

Pamela Lavitt: The Seattle Jewish Film Festival is a durable community ritual where deep connections, emotions, history and community can be nourished and fortified. Even if the world outside the movie theatre doors seem dark, roiling, unpredictable and ominous, SJFF is a life-affirming cinematic “chai”-way.

Peele’s Us a terrifyingly apocryphal home invasion shocker

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

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Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) and her husband Wade (Winston Duke) have descended upon their vacation home in Santa Cruz with children Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and Jason (Evan Alex) for a summer holiday. They meet up with their good friends Kitty (Elisabeth Moss) and Josh Tyler (Tim Heidecker), along with their twin daughters Becca (Cali Sheldon) and Lindsey (Noelle Sheldon), on the beach beside the waterfront boardwalk. It is a spot in California Adelaide knows all too well. In 1986 she went missing for a brief time after wandering off from her parents on the boardwalk having gone into a mysterious hall of mirrors for reasons she could never fully explain, the experience giving her a minor case of post-traumatic-stress she’s been living with ever since.

That evening Wade finally is able to get his wife to come clean about her past. But as Adelaide does so and begins to reveal what transpired in that hall of mirrors, Jason comes into the living room with a terrified look on his face. There is a family in the driveway. Four people. All in red jumpsuits. A man. A woman. Two children. All just standing there. Not moving. Not doing anything. Staring at the house. As Adelaide calls the police Wade attempts to shoo

them away. But this quartet has no intention of going anywhere. In fact, they want inside the Wilson family’s house. More to the point, they want to make it their own.

Us is writer/director Jordan Peele’s follow-up to his Academy Award-winning debut Get Out. It is a nightmarish excursion into a very different kind of domestic darkness, this eviscerating look at American life spun on its head a suspense-filled operatic aria of shadow and fog where humanity is in short supply and empathy could potentially get you killed. And yet, it is also a richly emotional saga of familial resilience, a tale of selfless sacrifice where parents lay it all on the line for their children while the kids find an inner strength partially born from their mother and father’s teachings they likely didn’t even know were there until it was needed most. This combination gives the film a character-driven center that’s authoritatively tenacious, allowing the finished feature to achieve a level of suspense that’s distinctively discomforting.

The focal point is Nyong’o. The 12 Years a Slave Oscar-winner is mesmerizing, starring in the film as both the determinedly resolute Adelaide and as her raspy-faced doppelgänger known only as “Red,” a mysterious woman who appears to be in command of her fellow three home invaders looking to do the Wilson family harm. The actress is stunning, achieving a level of introspective eloquence that’s haunting. The facets of her two dual humanistic recitals of motherhood on the brink of disaster intermingle together, each character

a distinct part of a greater whole, almost as if Adelaide and Red are yin and yang splintered in half trying to find a way to reconnect before it becomes impossible for them to do so. Nyong’o holds the screen with graceful ferocity, the hidden truths lying seductively at the heart of Peel’s twisted morality play only revealed thanks to the mesmeric intricacy of the actress’ performance.

The remainder of the primary cast is equally strong, especially considering that they, too, are portraying two very different facets of a parallel entity, each character having their own individualized homicidal duplicate looking to become the dominant party in a liaison only one half of the relationship apparently knew anything about. Duke, who made such a titanic impression as the resolute M’Baku in Black Panther, is surprisingly laidback and adorably comical, the actor’s ability to not take himself too seriously allowing Wade to attain an endearing affability that makes his transformation into a bullish protector of his wife and children all the more affecting because of this. As for relative newcomers Joseph and Alex, they’re great, each having a number of strong individual moments where they’re allowed to make their respective characters come to life in increasingly captivating ways.

But this is a director’s showcase, and while I will not say all of Peele’s narrative tricks work as well as I’m certain he intends them to, there is a constant state of angstriddled dread that permeates this film down to its marrow. Superbly shot by Mike Giou-

lakis (Glass, It Follows) and masterfully edited by Nicholas Monsour (Keanu), the picture has a visual allure that’s increasingly innervating, and thanks in large part to composer Michael Abels’ (Get Out) violently gripping score even the moments of lighthearted levity kept me glued to the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next. Peele orchestrates events with marvelous confidence, his ability to fill every corner of the frame with a sense of foreboding uncertainty not to be taken lightly or casually dismissed.

I had some of the more dexterous twists clocked relatively early on, and as such a climactic reveal didn’t shock me nearly as much as it appeared to unsettle the majority of the promo screening audience I had the pleasure to watch the film with. I also feel like Peele doesn’t flesh out all of the ins and outs of his scenario in ways that are easily digestible, some of the larger chunks of the narrative not so much undercooked as they are underseasoned, meaning they leave a slightly odd aftertaste after they’ve been swallowed. Even so, Us is a rapturously astonishing excursion into the unknown that’s so consistently unnerving there were numerous moments where I felt as if I was watching it through the clenched fists that were covering my eyes. Couple all of that with Nyong’o’s dazzling central performance and Peele’s latest is an apocryphally macabre spellbinder of an America at war with its own mirror image I almost couldn’t help but adore.

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

OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630

PANACHE

OLYMPIA

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805

DARBY’S CAFE

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

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

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

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

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

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

UNDER U 4 MEN

PORT ANGELES

709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446

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

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

SPOKANE

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

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

THE BLIND BUCK

BELLINGHAM

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

GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN

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

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

NYNE BAR AND BISTRO

RUMORS CABARET 1119 Railroad - (306) 671-1849

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

DES MOINES

EVERETT

KENT

LA CONNER

TACOMA

CASTLE SUPERSTORE

OLYMPIA

PORT

SPOKANE

TRI-CITIES

TACOMA

TRI-CITIES

TUKWILA

Meetings Events Activities

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

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

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

SATURDAY - March 23

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

Positively Living Coffee Social. 10am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. (206) 9571600. Sponsored by LIfelong. New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org.

(Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

LGBTQ+ and Ally Youth Spring Dance. 8pm-12mid. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. For ages 13-22. Features music, drag show, arts & crafts, and food. Drug-free, alcohol-free, hate-free. Suggested donation $10-20. Sponsored by Lambert House. Info: www. lamberthouse.org

SUNDAY - March 24

Ravenna United Methodist Church. 8:30am “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school” - 9:45am Worship. 5751 33rd Ave NE. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. (206) 525-7988. Center for Spiritual Living. 9am meditation; 9:30am & 11am services. The Mountaineers, 7701 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org

Seattle Unity Church. 9am & 11am Sunday Services. 200 8th Ave N. “Come join our Gay & Lesbian-friendly, spiritual family at Seattle Unity Church. Our mission is to bring love, miracles & spiritual awakening into everyday life!” (206) 622-8475; www.seattleunity.org. Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am Zazen Instruction, 9:30am Zazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. (206) 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org

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

Central Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.” All are welcome. (206) 322-7500. East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service. 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620. Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

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

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

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

community calendar

524-2322; www.universityucc.org.

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

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

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

First Church - First United Methodist Church of Seattle. 10:30am. 180 Denny Way. (Enter on 2nd Ave N for worship.) Welcome to First Church, a progressive community advocating for the homeless and hungry, and creating a refuge of inclusive Christianity. First Church is a proud member of the Reconciling Ministries Network. (206) 622-7278; firstchurchseattle.org Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship. 7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveniently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.)

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

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

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

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

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

Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www. LotusSisters.org.)

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am Worship. 6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation. “We celebrate our diversity in religious background, sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” (206) 783-6733; www.stpauluccseattle.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Room 100. Meets 4th Sunday each month in the Ian MacKintosh Room. This month’s topic: “How Does Seattle Prime Timers Function as a Family?” Coffee and tea will be served. Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org

Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.org

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

Film: “Still Waiting in the Wings” - A Benefit for The AMP. 7:30pm. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. See the film that proves “you don’t need fame to be fabulous!” Starring Ed Asner, Carole Cook, Lee Meriwether, Sally Struthers and many other showbiz legends. Suggested donation $20-50 with all proceeds benefiting The AMP: AIDS Memorial Parkway, coming to the north end of Cal Anderson Park in 2020. Seats are limited, so don’t delay. RSVP at nwfilmforum.org/ Film: “Red Cow” - Seattle Jewish Film Festival’s Gay Gezunt! LGBTQ screening. 8:45pm. AMC Pacific Place 11, 600 Pine St, 4th Floor. A 17 year-old girl, raised by her caring yet overbearing, patriarchal father, becomes increasingly critical of his ultra-religious, utopian nationalism just as she meets a self-confident young woman who triggers her deep longings and emotions. Tickets: $15 general/$12 student/senior. www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org, (206) 388-0833 and at the box office.

MONDAY - March 25

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

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437, www. peerseattle.org

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

Lotus Sisters South Seattle/Columbia City Meditation & Dharma Discussion. Gather at 6:45pm; sit at 7pm. Meets 4th Monday each month. Short presentation with discussion to follow. Oriented to LBTQ sisters. Email us or call (206) 550-5587 for details and location; www. LotusSisters.org. (Wheelchair accessible.)

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St, downstairs space. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org

PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Unitarian Universalist Church, 25701 14th Pl S, Kent Meets 4th Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org

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

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

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

MAP Theatre: “Bread Crumbs.” 8pm. 18th & Union Art Space, 1406 18th Ave. Jasmine Joshua’s hilarious and poignant autobiographical journey of a 34-year-old parent of twins who comes out as nonbinary. Audience discussion follows the performance. Tickets and more info at http://bit.ly.BreadCrumbsMAP. (Also March 26, 8pm.)

TUESDAY - March 26

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

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

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

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

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

ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Evening Gathering. 6:30-8pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Social Hall. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. This is a group primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Facilitator: Fai Coffin; Cost: FREE. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org. LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at (206) 250-5002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com.

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org

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

PFLAG/North Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. Haller Lake United Methodist Church, 13055 1st Ave NE. Meets 4th Tuesday each month. (206) 325-7724 or northseattle@pflagseattle.org. PFLAG, a national organization founded in 1972, provides support, education and advocacy for families and friends of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer persons and is committed to moving LGBTQ equality forward.

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

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

Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday. Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org

MAP Theatre: “Bread Crumbs.” 8pm. 18th & Union Art Space, 1406 18th Ave. (See March 25, 8pm listing.) Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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

WEDNESDAY - March 27

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

Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12 noon. Roosters Restaurant, 611 Broadway E. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. Just drop in - no RSVP required. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

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

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley (206) 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org

Living Positively. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for the HIV community with various topics for discussion and conversation. (206) 957-1600 or www.lifelong.org. Sponsored by Lifelong. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com

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

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

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

Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org

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

SEAMEC Monthly Meeting. 7pm. 1605 12th Ave, Suite 21. Meets 4th Wednesday each month. SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www. voteseamec.org

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

THURSDAY - March 28

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

Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.) Monthly Lunch Get-Together. 12 noon. Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. Meets 4th Thursday each month. Look for the A.B.L.E. sign on the table. We are Lesbians, 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of this group is to connect, socialize, and support each other. We have been meeting since 2015. The group hosts evening potlucks, outings and get-togethers. Co-sponsored by Puget Sound Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. (PSOLOC).

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

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

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

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.)

Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for persons living with HIV/AIDS, their friends, and for those who want to support them. 6pm. Trinity Lutheran Church, 2324 Lombard Ave, Everett. Meets last Thursday each month. For further information, please call 360-202-3978. Sponsored by AIDS Project Snohomish County (APSC) and Gay Men’s Task Force.

B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org

21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Thursday. A meditation/ recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle

Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Thursday. Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.]

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - March 29

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

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

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

Lake City Seniors LGBTQ2+Allies Peer Support Group. 1-2:30pm. Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE. Meets last Friday most months. Please call to confirm. Small group of mostly 50+ come together to connect, share and learn from one another. For questions or more information, please contact Claudine Wallace, (206) 472-5471 or claudinew@soundgenerations.org.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Volleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753. Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437. Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

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

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon. org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

SATURDAY - March 30

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) GLSEN 15th Annual LGBTQ Youth Leadership Conference. 8am-4pm. Seattle Academy STREAM Bldg, 1120 E Spring St. Features workshops on various topics for both students and educators to help build stronger Gay-Straight Alliances. Keynote speakers include Connor Franta of YouTube fame Sarah Toce of The Seattle Lesbian and Burien Pride. Also featuring MC Gaysha Starr. Info: https://washingtonstate.glsen.org Youth Job Fair for LGBTQ and Allies. 1-3pm (interview workshop noon-1pm). Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Annual event features job opportunities and resources for ages 14-24. Special guest: Kylie Mooncakes! Free; sponsored by Seattle Parks and Recreation. www.seattle.gov/parks/teens/programs/

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Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 140. Monthly potluck meets last Saturday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org

Seattle Men’s Chorus - “BELIEVE: The Music of Cher.” 8pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. With special guest Cher impersonator Chad Michaels who won the $100,000 Grand Prize on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, the SMC will be performing and celebrating the music of Cher in this ultimate tribute concert. Tickets: $25-$81. www.seattlechoruses.org or (206) 388-1400 or day of show at the McCaw Hall box office. (Also 3/31 at 2pm.)

SUNDAY - March 31

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Men’s Chorus - “BELIEVE: The Music of Cher.” 2pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. With special guest Cher impersonator Chad Michaels, who won the $100,000 Grand Prize on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, the SMC will be performing and celebrating the music of Cher in this ultimate tribute concert. Tickets: $25-$81. www.seattlechoruses.org or (206) 388-1400 or day of show at the McCaw Hall box office. (Also 3/30 at 8pm.)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html

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

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

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

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

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

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

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Networksupport & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911 Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org

Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969. www.gaycity.org

Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

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

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

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

HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com

Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org

LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

LGBT MS Connection - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons

with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org

Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx

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

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

Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, ad-

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vocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community. Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call (206) 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

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

Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle.

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

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

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

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

Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov

Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org

Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org

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

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

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

SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www.

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

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org

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

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

TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound:

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

WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com ; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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