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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 13, Volume 37, March 27, 2009

Get crazy right now, Ten Grands, new ZinZanni, Beyoncé is coming! cabaret Courtesy teatro zinzanni

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Beyoncé April 1 – 7pm Key Arena – $20-$200 The first time I heard “Crazy in Love” was in a packed nightclub outside the US, and I wasted

Seattle’s diverse entertainment calendar just gets better and better each week. Performing arts fans always have a wide variety of events to pick from – some terribly expensive, some incredibly inexpensive. This week, new stage shows, Debbie Reynolds and the Seattle Men’s Chorus, a special Sunday night cabaret, the upcoming Ten Grands and multiple events at Jazz Alley highlight the calendar. Read on:

no time zipping to the dancefloor without a partner – the song’s thumping bass line and saucy horns were a come-hither to anyone in the mood to shake it, and boy did I shake it. The ex-front-

TEN GRANDS RETURNS TO SEATTLE NEXT SATURDAY The idea is simplicity in itself. Ten grand pianos, 10 terrific pianists and a local charity that raises money for music education. Next Saturday, April 3, Ten Grands returns to Benaroya Hall for a 7 p.m. concert (note the unusually early starting time for the program). The sponsor, The Snowman Foundation, promises a “something for everyone” approach – “Gershwin,

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Beyoncé

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Duffy Bishop in Teatro ZinZanni's Under the Gypsy Moon

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Celebrating 35 Years!

by Scott Rice SGN Contributing Writer Blue Velvet Now Playing The song, along with some of the film’s more intense moments, will stay with you for some time. In this case, that’s not a terrible thing. The song, and the title of the film, is Blue Velvet. Bobby Vinton sang the song. David Lynch directed the movie. If you’re a fan of Blue Velvet, don’t miss your chance to see this classic on the big screen and in the company of those who share your sensibilities. It’s simply a different experience than watching at home regardless of how excessively large your expensive new TV is. If you’ve never seen Blue Velvet, I urge you passionately to see it. It’s not an easy film to deal with. Lynch toys with you, he manipulates you, and he asks you to be involved. You are at once a voyeur and an accomplice and yet you remain frustratingly outside the often opaque narrative. It’s all cinematic slight of hand and Lynch is a master at his niche. Some find it fascinating; others are simply annoyed. If you find Lynch annoying allow me to try to change your mind. I suspect Lynch is a bit of a one-trick pony. The secret to enjoying his films is to understand what drives his artistic vision. And what generally drives his artistic vision is fear and how fear is processed by the human mind through dreams. Intersect this obsession with fear and fascination with dreams with theories about how memory and film are similar and dissimilar, and you will be in the center of the maelstrom that is the mind of Lynch. That is, if

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Remembering Blue Velvet and dreaming of PBR you really want to go there. I also urge you not to try to nail things down to tightly. Lynch’s work defies any sort of tidy explanation. This is because Lynch crafts scenes with expert ambiguity. Scenes, even entire films, can easily be taken as realism or as surreal dreamscape. Solid arguments can be made for both in many instances. In 2002 I watched with unadulterated joy as a fight nearly erupted during Roger Ebert’s famed Cinema Interruptus event at the Conference on World Affairs on the University of Colorado campus as impassioned film geeks argued over Mulholland Drive. You can let it twist you up, or you can have fun with it. I suggest that latter. Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth is another reason to see Blue Velvet in all its perverse glory on the big screen. He is everything the heterosexual adolescent male fears. He is sexually fluid, sexually warped, sexually violent, sociopathic, unpredictable, physically imposing, and he’s lurking in your own neighborhood. Hopper resurrected his career and gave filmgoers one of the best bad guys ever to menace movie screens with this dramatic descent into pure evil. Isabella Rossellini gives a fearless performance and nobody ever looked more gorgeous while being roughed up in a shabby apartment. Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan launched major film careers and veteran actor Dean Stockwell almost steals the show in a small role while reminding us that character actors do much of the heavy lifting in the movies. Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet Blue Velvet plays Seattle’s food and film venue Central Cinema opening Friday, Pabst Blue Ribbon on hand at the appropri- him, too. March 27 with shows at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 ate moment so you can yell the famous line p.m. Be sure to have a full glass of ice-cold along with Frank and then chug a beer with Contact the critic at scott@sgn.org.

Hollywood DEEP INSIDE By Romeo San Vicente

recently starred in a workshop reading of the show, but there’s no guarantee she’s committed to slay her way through the eventual production.

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Sopranos creator chronicles Hollywood The Sopranos will probably rank among TV’s greatest – even if the show’s enigmatic finale gave The L Word permission to go totally bonkers and resolution-free in its last season – so it’s exciting to hear news about a new project from David Chase, who created that mob saga for HBO. Even more thrilling is the fact that it’s a miniseries about the history of Hollywood, with fictional characters rubbing elbows with the likes of Bette Davis and D.W. Griffith. A Ribbon of Dreams explores the magic and mayhem of the movie business all the way from 1913 to the present day – which all but guarantees a healthy heaping of the Gays and Lesbians without whom Tinseltown wouldn’t even exist. No word yet on when the show will air, but Romeo is already setting his TiVo and taking odds on who’ll play Davis and other old-school Queer icons like Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland.

Sandra Bernhard and friends remember Lenny Bruce You haven’t seen this many comedians in one movie since The Aristocrats, but director Elan Gale has put together an extraordinary lineup of interviewees for Looking for Lenny, a movie that explores the cultural, comic and legal legacy of the legendary Lenny Bruce. Lesbian comedy goddess Sandra Bernhard caught Romeo’s attention, but look who else is in the movie: Roseanne, Phyllis Diller, Jon Lovitz, Lewis Black, Jeffrey Ross, Christopher Titus, Lisa Lampanelli, Mort Sahl and Andy Kindler, to name a few, and that’s not even counting noncomics like Joe Mantegna and Henry Rollins. Looking for Lenny is slated for a 2009 release, so if you’re a fan of controversial comedy, start keeping an eye peeled for it at a film festival or arthouse near you. Romeo San Vicente read Lenny Bruce’s How to Talk Dirty and Influence People and mastered both skills quickly. He can be reached care of this publication or at DeepInsideHollywood@qsyndicate.com.

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Mischa Barton’s model behavior If America’s Next Top Model and Make Me a Supermodel have taught us anything – besides how to smile with our eyes, that is – it’s that you can’t assemble a house full of models without at least a little bit of Queer sizzle on top of the vanity, bitchiness and catfights. So that’s why Romeo is excited about A Beautiful Life, a new CW pilot from producer (and former model) Ashton Kutcher. The show revolves around a group of extrayoung mannequins of both sexes sharing a residence in New York City, with The O.C.’s Mischa Barton starring as a supermodel doing everything she can to stay on top of her game. Given Barton’s current off-camera job as one of GoFugYourself.com’s favorite fashion victims, it’s fitting that she’ll play a runway queen. But will she style herself for the show? Will there be rioting in the streets, Top Model audition-style, when it debuts?

Will its possible success mean the onset of the size 000? Details as they emerge. Heathers hopes to kill on Broadway Twenty years after the theatrical release of Heathers, there hasn’t been another teen movie quite like it. Its unique combination of coal-black satirical comedy, color-coded characters and quotable dialogue has made it a Gay fave since its debut. So now get ready for a catchy tune called “I Love My Dead Gay Son,” because Heathers is headed for Broadway. Reefer Madness creators Andy Fickman and Larry O’Keefe are collaborating with Legally Blonde composer Larry O’Keefe for an all-singing, all-dancing, all-fake-teen-suicide show that’s set to open regionally in 2010, with a run slated for the Great White Way if Heathers opens successfully out of town. Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall)

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Contributing Writer

Monsters vs. Aliens Opening March 27 Earth is under attack! A strange being from another world known as Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson) has sent a gigantic robot to recover a meteor with mysterious properties, not caring what sort of chaos and destruction it leaves in its humongous wake. What he doesn’t know is that this piece of space rock slammed right into perky allAmerican girl Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon), on her wedding day no less, and transferred its powers into her. Suddenly 49-feet-11-inches tall, kidnapped by cantankerous Army General W.R. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland), held in a super-secret government compound and re-named Ginormica, she just wants to get back to her nebbish weatherman fiancé Derek Dietl (Paul Rudd) and forget any of this has otherworldly bedlam has happened. But the president (Stephen Colbert) has other plans. He’s allowed Monger to release Susan and her fellow captives, the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D. (Hugh Laurie), the half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link (Will Arnett), the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B. (Seth Rogen) and the 350-foot grub Insectosaurus, to battle their invader. In order to regain their freedom they’re going to have to join forces and take on Gallaxhar, the fate of the planet riding on whether or not this quintet of monsters can slap this invading alien into docile submission. DreamWorks Pictures’ latest animated adventure Monster vs. Aliens isn’t anything new or special. Happily, what it lacks in originality it more than makes up for it in entertainment value. Thanks to some splendid vocal work by its all-star cast and some

truly marvelous 3-D effects, this family epic is a definite good time. Kids and adults alike are sure to find plenty to enjoy and little to be disappointed about. Not that there is anything spellbinding or special about any of this. Unlike last summer’s effort from the studio Kung Fu Panda, this one never quite elevates the genre in a way that’s particularly memorable. The screenplay and story (credited to six writers) is obvious in every single which way there is offering few surprises or intrigues which might give the film some sort long-lasting resonance. It’s paint-by-numbers, and while the colors used on the canvas are pretty darn extraordinary, it’s still rather difficult to get past the fact the final painting is one we’ve all seen before. Yet, by and large, I didn’t mind any of this. The entire cast give such whimsically appealing performances (Witherspoon, Rogen and Arnett the standouts), and directors Rob Letterman (Shark Tale) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2) keep the action moving so assuredly, that many of the structural miscues and hiccups end up not mattering quite near as much as they probably should. By and large, this is a fun movie, the laughs and the giggles coming so frequently I almost inadvertently burped up popcorn all over my lap. As for the 3-D, Monster vs. Aliens arguably sports some of the best I’ve seen yet. While stop-motion marvel Coraline used it more dexterously start to finish, this one boasts a handful of moments that are so extraordinary I audibly gasped. There is fantastic montage inside the government monster compound that’s sensational, while a climactic flight through the air is as aweinspiring and wondrous as any I could ever have imagined. Will the movie work as well if seen with-

A festival for Lovecraft lovers

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It’s a word I whisper, because I think like in that movie Candyman, to say the word might make a huge, tentacled beast appear out of nowhere. Okay, that whole statement’s only partially true, and yes, I did join a huge group of goths and others in celebrating our fearful obsession at the annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival last Saturday. The festival, which is the same one that’s been held in Portland for the last several years, made a debut in Seattle last weekend, hosted by The Grand Illusion Theater. One of the planners thanked the theater for allowing the festival to take over the screen for not only one day, but a whole week, thus giving fans a chance to enjoy Lovecraft’s creation Cthulhu for more than one day of scary fun. Also on hand was festival founder, Andrew Migliore, who also thanked The Grand Illusion for allowing the festival to stay longer than the original idea of one day’s showing. Then it was time for the main event: 12

short films based on H.P. Lovecraft’s dark, gothic stories, and the favorite of everyone on hand, a silent version of Lovecraft’s Call of Cthulhu (which honestly was scarier than a lot of supposed horror films I’ve seen lately). My two favorites, Late Bloomer (about a young man’s sexual awakening via a very strange, and Lovecraftian sex ed lesson), and Legend Of The Seven Bloody Torturers showed that even material as creepy as Lovecraft’s Cthulhu stories could still be hilariously funny. Dark, but funny, too. Also shown before the eerily moody Call of Cthulhu were a very unsettling short Eel Girl and the dreamy and classic Swedish short Between The Stars, and what might have been an inspiration for the first Hellboy film, Experiment 18 (Das Hexenhammer Projeckt). I also loved the rather twisted love story Eel Girl (which has a MySpace page, so you might be able to find this one online if you look hard enough). There was also a nifty, scary computer generated piece, The Canal by R. Corben, that showed one doesn’t need blood and gore to scare an audience silly. Definitely a worthwhile way to spend a chilly, rainy Northwest spring afternoon, even if extra chills followed me outside after seeing this amazing array of Lovecraftian classics. For those who missed this event, you can find the vendor who sold Lovecraftthemed T-shirts and DVDs at Norwescon, Easter weekend. You can also check out Scarecrow Video (one of the sponsors of the festival) for other Lovecraft titles.

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Monsters’ 3-D takes it to the next level

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out the glasses and in a 2-D format? Probably not, but as I didn’t watch it that way myself I can’t really say for sure. In my opinion, though, there’s no reason to even ponder viewing it that way, as the extra dollars required for 3-D presentations are, for once, actually worth it. As for the movie itself, Monsters vs.

Aliens isn’t an animated epic that’s going to change a person’s life or be remembered much longer than it took me to write this review. But it does entertain, sometimes spectacularly, and when so much currently sitting in the multiplex belligerently refuses to do just that, this is one gift I’m not about to return.

Tokyo Sonata: The power of unsung Japanese ennui by Scott Rice SGN Contributing Writer Tokyo Sonata Opening March 27 From the opening homage to Yasujiro Ozu to the mind-bending domestic silence to the violence that invades the lives of the Sasaki family, Tokyo Sonata, by director Kiyoshi Kurosawa never fails to strike the perfect cinematic balance. Megumi (Kyoko Koizumi) gets dumped from his corporate job – a once unheardof and shameful circumstance in a country where people traditionally work for the same company their entire lives but a circumstance faced by more and more Japanese every year. He doesn’t tell his family and begins to spend his days hanging out near the soup lines with a few other secretly unemployed executives and large numbers of not-so-secretly unemployed blue collar workers. Kenji (Kai Inowaki) is his youngest son, who out of a blend of boredom and indignation publically humiliates his teacher and uses his lunch money to surreptitiously buy piano lessons from a beautiful divorcee who figures out that Kenji is, in fact, a musical prodigy. Takashi (Yu Koyanagi) is Megumi’s oldest son who spends his days sleeping and his nights bumming around the streets of Tokyo. Takashi is largely silent and absent until he decides to join the American army under a fictitious new program that allows international volunteers into the United States military. Ryuhei (Teruyuki Kagawa) is the wife and mother who passes her days keeping the façade of domestic bliss alive for the entire

family as they deal silently with the unraveling of the Japanese version of the American dream. That is until events from inside and outside the family push her to action she ends up finding empowering in ways she never dreamed of. Kurosawa (no relation to Akira) is best known for horror films, and one could argue he’s not strayed far from his roots. However, this horror film comes furtively tucked inside a traditional Japanese family melodrama. Even though the social forces at work are uniquely Japanese, the slow dissolution of the nuclear family will resonate with American audiences. It isn’t just the opening sequence that gives a nod to Ozu, one of the masters of Japanese cinema. The entire film, especially the interior scenes of the Sasaki family home and the overarching themes of families coping with a changing world are direct descendents of the distinctive oeuvre of Ozu. Rent Tokyo Story before seeing Tokyo Sonata and you’ll see what I mean. This is an excellent film that knows its place within the history of film. It reaches back to the best of its genre, is perfectly suited within its own cultural moment, and indicates one obvious path to the future of Japanese cinema. It’s also an engaging and often surprising movie that will draw you into its world and force you to reconsider everything you think you know about Japan and ponder the power of unspoken things. Tokyo Sonata opens Friday, March 27 at the Northwest Film Forum with shows at 7:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Contact the critic at scott@sgn.com.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer The Merchant of Venice Seattle Shakespeare Company Through April 5 Shylock is Shakespeare’s most polarizing character. The character name even became embedded into common lexicon for stinginess or someone who will take advantage of you, as in “he’s a shylock.” In some ways, that ends up being code for Jewishness. Shylock is a major character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, now playing at Seattle Shakespeare Company. Shylock is a Jew whose profession is lending money. In Shakespeare’s time and much of European history, Jews were not allowed to own land or farm or do many other professions by law. Lending money and selling precious metals and jewels became a method of surviving and thriving monetarily for some. Shakespeare specifically points out these disparities in Merchant, and gives Shylock some of his most poignant poetry: If you prick us, do we not bleed? A production must always determine an attitude toward Shylock when choosing this play, and John Langs, the director, has chosen a great actor who brings great compassion and understanding to this role, Charles Leggett. Leggett portrays the rage and anguish of a marginalized man who is publicly spat on, but then, when needed, is courted to lend money to the same detractors. Another Seattle favorite, Mark Chamberlin, plays Antonio, the rich merchant who is tapped out and needs to borrow from Shylock. Antonio has constantly made his disdain of Shylock very public. When Antonio comes to Shylock to borrow money, Shylock makes him sign a contract that allows Shylock to take a pound of Antonio’s flesh if Antonio should fail to pay the money back in time. Shylock is determined to take Antonio’s heart. It’s a deadly

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Powerful and riveting Merchant of Venice bargain, and one so extreme that it would wake up any bunch of noble audience members who have a tendency to sleep through a play. While Langs’ production brings out the humanity in Shylock, it misses the same emphasis on the other side of the coin. Chamberlin and his “side” play their roles as if they are “regular” Shakespearean actors, without a special agenda. If their venom and disdain were called out a little more, it might even the playing field by emphasizing each side’s extreme language toward the other. Here, they are so even-tempered, even when angry, that the only extreme person is Leggett. It makes for a lopsided emotional evening. Shakespeare has a lot of funny moments in Merchant. Even slapstick, if you will. A major element is the wooing of Portia (Klea Scott), whose rich father has set up a puzzle for any suitors to solve before she can marry them: pick a casket of gold or silver or lead and get her as a prize IF the casket you open has her picture in it. We see a number of foppish, silly suitors who fail over and over in picking the right casket. These scenes are well-played by Klea Scott and Kelly Kitchens as her maid Nerissa and Troy Fischnaller and Brian Claudio Smith as two foppish suitors. Another funny servant sidekick is played by David Goldstein, in an odd role that flouts servant conventions. The two playlets come together in a courtroom battle over the pound of flesh, where Portia and Nerissa have disguised themselves as lawyers to judge the terms of the contract. This is a riveting scene, masterfully timed, where Scott takes control and delivers deliciously deliberate verdicts, slowly, almost at the last second. Shylock’s vengeance is overtaken and he loses everything for his rage. Leggett’s last moment is heartrending and silent, a great acting lesson for anyone learning the power of silence in theater.

Mark Chamberlin and Charles Leggett in Merchant of Venice

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There is a lot to like and respect about the production. The set design by Jennifer Zeyl is spare but ingenious, with massive pivoting doorways. Costumes are 1920s-style, by Pete Rush. There are other strong cast members contributing. It would have been nice to have the myriad male roles more delineated by specific characters, so that some of it didn’t flatten out as much. But there were audience members happy to give a standing ovation to the cast. For more information, go to www.seattleshakespeare.org or call 206-733-8222. Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@ gmail.com.

Klea Scott and Will Beinbrink in Merchant of Venice

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

A Tale of Two Cities Seattle Children’s Theatre Through April 12 A Tale of Two Cities is a timely story for right now. It speaks of financial devastation and desperation, which some of us may be feeling. Historically, it chronicles fictitiously the run-up to Bastille Day and the French Revolution. A smart, tight, finely-tuned production of an adaptation by Dwayne Hartford is currently playing at Seattle Children’s Theatre. And you probably should think twice about taking the kids. SCT, while known to cater to children (hence the name) is one of our top professional theater companies. From time to time, SCT presents a play that is focused toward older teens, giving families a way of bridging children’s theater to adult theater for them. This production is touted to be for ages 11 and up. It uses very, very sophisticated language and it’s about a revolution, for cryin’ out loud, so yeah, there’s some violence, too. Given all that, it’s truly a “put this on your calendar” event! Some of the top actors in town are in it, directed by Rita Giomi, a well-known local director, the beautifully realized set by Carey Wong uses every location imaginable on stage, and gorgeous costumes by Sarah Nash Gates augment the production, along with Tom Sturge’s lighting and Chris Walker’s sound. High school “Cliffs Notes” version of plot: Dr. Manette (Philip Davidson) witnesses the unprovoked death of a man protecting his sister from a noble’s sexual advances – Marquis Evrémonde, and the woman’s subsequent death when the noble is through with her. Manette is jailed for many years to

prevent him from talking. He is rescued by his daughter, Lucie (Chelsey Rives), and rehabilitated with the help of Charles Darnay (Connor Toms), a young gallant, and Sydney Carton (Rafael Untalan), a lawyer who drinks heavily and maintains a cynical air. They are all attended by Miss Pross (Marianne Owen), a head housekeeper sort. Darnay is concealing his familial connection to the above nobles – though he doesn’t know of the deaths – by taking a new name, since he hates how nobility has been treating the lower classes. Both Darnay and Carton fall in love with Lucie, and Lucie chooses to marry Darnay. Darnay reveals his family to Dr. Manette. The lower classes are represented by Madame (Amy Thone) and Monsieur (Allen Galli) Defarge, barkeeps who had an association with Dr. Manette. Madame Defarge is also the sister of the dead woman and man from years back and holds a deep grudge against the Evrémonde family. When the Revolution finally begins, Madame’s revenge is to kill the entire family related to the Marquis, including Darnay and his baby with Lucie. Dr. Manette attempts to save Darnay and fails. Darnay is scheduled for the guillotine. Carton has continued to worship Lucie from afar and determines to save Darnay for her. He substitutes himself secretly and gets Darnay away, even though he knows he faces certain death, the ultimate sacrifice. Happy ending. Well, sort of. Dwayne Hartford script creates a wonderful almost-love story between Lucie and Carton, and Untalan is utterly charming as he reveals Carton’s human frailty and his desire for Lucie’s love. Rives has that quiet, composed beauty needed to attract men’s desires, and their holding of her in high esteem. She makes a believer of the audience

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that both of these men would love her desperately. Thone is marvelous as Madame Defarge, even knitting for real on stage, and turning from righteous citizen to bloodthirsty revengemonger. Other cast members in multiple roles, including Darrah Kennan, Peter A. Jacobs and David Quicksall give a huge boost to the production. There is not a weak link in the lot. Playwright Hartford, reached at his home company, Child’s Play, in Arizona, explains that he began this adaptation in a writing course, after reading it in high school and keeping it in his thoughts for years, and Child’s Play then commissioned the entire work. “What is important about it is that it speaks to us, today. There is wealth and power for only a few people, and a lot of poverty out there and that danger [revolution] exists, and the danger of figuring out the difference between justice and vengeance. Also, I was intrigued by the Sydney Carton story, the person lost and [then] finding purpose in his life.” There were certain key subplots that people familiar with the book might miss. “When you go from a novel to a play, you have to weed out subplots and story lines in order to streamline the play. I had to lose some wonderful characters. In the quest to tell this story, that was my biggest chal-

lenge: how best to tell the story as clearly and dramatically as I could. People might miss a major character in the book called Jerry Cruncher; a fun plot, but in the name of dramatic clarity, it made sense for him to go away.” Hartford doesn’t appreciate when stories are “dumbed down” for high schoolers. “I’m a firm believer in the intelligence of young people and their ability to grasp concepts adults sometimes think they can’t handle. Vocabulary in a story like this, I don’t worry about that for high school audiences.” Hartford was able to see the SCT production. “I was impressed with the production end of things and taken with the quality of the acting and directing. I felt they nailed my intent and I was very pleased.” Giomi keeps a firm hand, even on chaotic crowd scenes and fight sequences. While most children’s plays tend to be shorter, this one comes in around two hours, but the time flies by. If you trust your family is fine with high-falutin’ language and stage violence, it’s a great opportunity to watch the story, then maybe get the book for a family readaloud. If you don’t have kids, but love great period theater, then get over to SCT, because this production is shorter than some of their runs. For more information, go to www.sct. org or call 206-441-3322.

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rockin’ blues (Duffy Bishop belts out “I Put A Spell On You” as a rock classic and as a Gypsy curse), wonderful opera excerpts alternate with old fashioned vaudeville or cabaret or circus acts. Internationally acclaimed performers highlight the show. Russia’s Elena Borodina’s and her hand-balancing act joined the company in mid-March. Canada’s Joe DePaul is wonderfully touching – and always funny – as Ricky. His King Kong sequence truly has to be seen to be believed. Les Castors, brothers, French acrobats and

CABARET MONTH ENDS SUNDAY WITH TWO SPECIAL GUESTS Every Sunday night in March, the Pacific Northwest Cabaret Association has presented a special cabaret event on its popular “March Is Cabaret Month” series. The fiveweek program comes to an end this Sunday, March 29, with the 7 p.m. show at Julia’s On Broadway. Two very special guests – Linda Kosut, from San Francisco, and Larry davefrishberg.net

the Beatles, Beethoven all on stage together.” Add in Rossini’s William Tell Overture played by all 10 pianists and a mass choral group of nearly 200 students joining the 10 keyboard artists for A Little Something From Ludwig and it’s clear that Ten Grands is truly an unusual event. The series started 10 years ago in Portland, partly in response to school budget cuts for music education. The Snowman Foundation, founded and led by Michael Allen Harrison, has raised more than $2 million in its decade in Portland. The program added Seattle to its calendar last year and returns this year, and, hopefully, for many more. Eight of last year’s pianists return this year, including Harrison. The program consists of solo selections, various duets and other combinations, and full, massed works utilizing all 10 grand pianos at one time. The program offers classical, jazz, blues, gospel, boogie-woogie, pop, contemporary and new age. Sounds incredible. Complete ticket information is available at (206) 292-ARTS. Advance purchase is highly recommended. Last year’s Seattle

manager of Club ZinZanni, has his hands full with the love-crazed wait staff and his big-hearted, extravagant but lonely boss, Ricky. Ricky may be very, very short but he has a full and lonely heart. To add complications, Ricky has invited a traveling troupe of gypsies to stop by the club this night. As ZinZanni declares, “Love, Chaos & Dinner” results – on stage and in the audience. Nathalie Tarlet, an original ZinZanni cast member (as Juliette, the fondly remembered impish kitchen waif) moves backstage this time and takes on the complex role of director. As usual, the audience enjoys a delightful, five-course dinner before, during and after the ZinZanni show. Tom Douglas, awardwinning Northwest chef, has designed another wonderful menu for ZinZanni fans. The feast starts with appetizers – buttered smoked trout on toast (with a “medley of marjoram” tossed in) and marinated olives and almonds (“tossed lightly in lavender oil and orange zest”). Carrot and ginger soup follows (“with a dollop of coriander cream”) and then a triple composed salad (that’s ZinZanni talk for three ingredients – greens, cucumber and pickled red cabbage) with a mustard vinaigrette dressing. Diners get a choice of three entrees, and our table of three “couples” sampled all three. Bits&Bytes’ guest “thoroughly enjoyed” his grilled New York steak (“with

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concert was a near sell out. Check it out. TEATRO ZINZANNI PRESENTS UNDER THE GYPSY MOON THROUGH JUNE 21 The zanies at Teatro ZinZanni are back at it. The new edition of the long running dinner/theater/cabaret show, Under the Gypsy Moon, is bringing crowds back to the historic spiegeltent, a portable European cabaret tent, at the Seattle Center. The new edition runs through June 21 and follows in a long line of successful, crowd-pleasing ZinZanni shows. Duffy Bishop, a ZinZanni regular for the past decade, takes center stage as Zara, The Gypsy Queen. While this version of the popular show has no Madam ZinZanni, Zara takes on that role in Gypsy format. Bishop, a modern day Janis Joplin, belts out the blues with the best of ‘em, and her husband, Chris Carlson, provides solid support as the guitarist with The Orchestra DeVille at ZinZanni. He, of course, is a mainstay with The Duffy Bishop Band which makes its home in Portland most of the year. Geoff Hoyle, “New Vaudeville’s Crown Prince,” is co-star of the current edition. The wisp of a plot is simple: Victor, the

syrah jam”). Yours truly feasted on the gypsy pepper chicken which usually comes with a “gypsy stew” of red and green peppers, sour cream and potato gnocchi with a side of garlic-fried chick peas. Our attentive wait staff gladly honored the request to substitute the Yukon gold mashed potatoes from the steak selection. ZinZanni cannot always honor individual requests – but the staff sure tries. A woman at the end of the table, celebrating a special anniversary with her husband, raved about the vegetarian selection – a mushroom strata, “a medley of mushroom, cauliflower, chard and Beecher’s flagship cheese in a savory custard.” Crisp green beans accompanied each selection. Dessert, a lemony meringue of tropical lemon curd in a classic shortbread crust, was an all-around smash hit. Many in the ZinZanni cast, always in character, join the wait staff to serve each course – often adding bits of comedy from their stage center spotlights. Highlight after highlight – most of them indescribable – follow in rapid sequence in the center stage performance ring. Bad jokes (“Treat everyday as your last – one day you’ll be right!”), bad puns (“Are you ready for super sex?” “I’ll take the soup!”),

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fifth-generation circus performers, return to delight the ZinZanni crowds. Local artists are other stars of the show. Dana Johnson, a Seattle Opera regular, gets some incredible solo moments with opera highlights – one, of course, from the Gypsythemed Carmen. The Duo Madrona (“biologists by day, trapeze artists by night!”) make their ZinZanni debut with the new show. New York’s Geoff Hoyle, well known to Seattle theater fans from his work at the Seattle Rep and other local theaters, is a comic delight in three roles. As usual, his outing in drag – as a proper British housewife – earned his biggest laughs. Audience involvement is a trademark of ZinZanni – the talented cast is always on the lookout for “victims” to join the zanies on stage. A musical interlude invited audience members to dance “with someone you love.” A Lesbian couple near our table took up the offer gladly and ended their dance with a sweet, full kiss on the lips. No one noticed – a welcome sign of the times as well as a reflection of the ZinZanni atmosphere of “anything goes.” At the end of three hours, with dessert a happy memory, a lavish Gypsy wedding ends the evening. A purple and lavender costume fantasy – complete with feathers and sequins – remains in the memory weeks later, a single ZinZanni symbol of the kaleidoscopic evening of romance, crazed comedy and a wonderful dinner. The evening ended with Duffy Bishop belting out “Put A Little Love In Your Heart.” Complete ticket information is available at (206) 802-0015. Tickets are expensive, starting at $104 a person, but ZinZanni, recognizing “these troubled economic times,” has had some discounts available for select audiences. A January “Lion Tamer’s Discount,” a one-night trial event, was a huge success, and ZinZanni is considering other events in the future. It never hurts to ask. Group discounts, as always, often lower the individual ticket price remarkably. It is a one-of-a-kind special night of dinner and entertainment. Every person at Bits&Bytes’ table loved the show and thought it was “well worth the money.” Check it out....

Lazzaro, from Palm Springs – join “Seattle’s Own” Arnaldo! for the final cabaret evening. (Kosut, a “bestest” cabaret buddy of Bits&Bytes, is a terrific talent, making her Seattle debut.) Pianist Daryl Spadaccini plays for all three performers. The “March Is Cabaret Month” has had its share of highlights and near disasters. Snow (in March!) prevented a guest artist from Ellensburg from crossing the pass two weeks ago. Earlier snow warnings – and some real snow flurries – kept audience attendance at “an intimate level” in the opening weeks, but last Sunday’s show was a virtual sell out. Bits&Bytes will report on all five evenings in an upcoming SGN. For now, cabaret fans should be sure to make reservations for this final Sunday show. Call (206) 334-0513 for reservations and full details. JAZZ ALLEY NEWS: DAVE FRISHBERG PLAYS TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY One of the true cult figures in the cabaret/ songwriting field has to be Dave Frishberg, a Portland resident since 1986. He makes a rare Seattle appearance next Tuesday and Wednesday at Jazz Alley. As a songwriter, Frishberg has created many of the cult favorites of internationally acclaimed performers. Blossom Deary, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, Bette Midler have all recorded Frishberg classics like “Peel Me A Grape,” “I’m Hip” and “My Attorney Bernie.” He performs regularly in Portland and in music clubs in other major cities and records for various jazz labels. His Seattle appearances are “musts” for cabaret and jazz fans. Ticket information is available at (206) 441-9729. Other upcoming highlights at Jazz Alley include the Joshua Redman Trio, April 9-12, and Jake Shimabukuro, an incredible ukulele wizard, April 13. Way down the line, John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molasky return to The Alley for a July 23-26 stay. The popular husband-and-wife team perform individually and as a pair. It’s a “don’t miss” event.

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FRIDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Funked Up Fridays. Bartender’s Choice Specials all day. C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour, noon - 8:30 pm. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light drafts, $4.25 wells. Kitchen open 4 pm - midnight. No cover. Century Ballroom - Gay Night 3rd & 4th Friday every month. 7:30 pm lesson $5.00 with cover; 8:30 pm dance $7.00. 21+ with ID. Changes - Prime Rib dinner, $11.75; other dinner special, $8.25. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. DJ Dance 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric. Bear Night, 2nd Friday every month. Crescent Lounge - Confessional Fridays with Cardinal Synn. 9 pm - 2 am. The Cuff Complex - Country Dance, 7:30 - 10:30 pm. High Energy Dance, 10:30 pm - 3 am. Cover $5.00 @ 9 pm www.cuffcomplex.com. Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3.00 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun. - Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3.00 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! Start your weekend off right. Happy Hour 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Martins Off Madison - Joseph Rojo, 9 pm - 1 am. Classically inspired original works as well as poa, standards and soundtracks. No cover. Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric. 9 pm - 4 am 21+ * Cover charges as follows: 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am, $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00* **From 2 am - 4 am, 18+ with valid ID on main floor** www.neighboursnightclub.com. Neighbours Underground - Efren's Divas Latin Night. 10 pm - 2 am. 21+ with valid ID. $5.00 cover. 206328-5198. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm; DJ Freddy King of Pants 9 pm - midnight. R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 drafts. Daily drink and bottle specials. Lashes Cabaret at 9 pm with Chablis & company. DJ E spins on the 3rd floor at 10pm VJ Flow spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor. Seattle Eagle - LEATHER NIGHT (watch for events) DJs SMILLER & BunD 8 pm - 2 am. Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh. Twisted - Girl4GIRL Halloween Event. God-Dess and She live event @ 9 pm. $15 at door. Sell-out crowd expected. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover. Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Cheap Shot Saturdays. $4 cheap shots & DJ Skiddle Mixing. C.C. Attle’s - Brunch, 11 am - 4 pm. Happy Hour, 11 am - 8:30 pm. $2.25 Bud/Bud Light drafts, $4.25 wells. Kitchen open 11 am - midnight. No cover. Bear Night, 1st Saturday every month @ 6 pm. Changes - Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free Darts all day and night. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. DJ Dance, 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric. Crescent Lounge - Wolf Pup Ro Saturday Matinee Karaoke, 3:30 - 8:30 pm. Saturday Night Karaoke with Frankie, 9 pm - 2 am. The Cuff Complex - High Energy Dance, 10 pm - 3 am, with DJs Stacey Cooks, MattStands, Harmonix, Funkybear. Cover $5 @ 6 pm www.cuffcomplex.com. Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour, Sun.-Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! But get in early to beat the line. Capacity enforced for your comfort & safety. Happy Hour, 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Martins Off Madison - Rotating cabaret, 9 pm - midnight. No cover. Neighbours - Progressive House with DJ Randy Schlager from C89. 21+ with Valid ID. 9 pm - 4 am. *Cover charges as follows - 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am. $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00. 206-324-5358; www.neighboursnightclub.com. Neighbours Underground - “THE ORIGINAL VOGUE NIGHT” 9 pm - 2 am, $7 cover Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7pm. DJ Freddy King of Pants, 9 pm - midnight. R Place - HAPPY HOUR with Erik 2-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s Lashes cabaret with Chablis and Company at 9pm DJ Flow spins on the 3rd floor at 10 pm VJ E spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor. Seattle Eagle - Underwear Party Night (watch for event listing) DJs HOTPLAY, KING OF PANTS, UPABOVE, KC+guests. Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh. Twisted - Halloween Costume contest @ 11:30 with Madison Lane. Cash Prizes. DJ FLIP spinning. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - Absolut Saturdays! $5 Absolut Drinks. South Side Boogie Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am with DJ Dirty Dan. No cover. Wildrose - First Saturday each month, DJs & dancing. $5 cover. www.thewildrosebar.com.

Sunday

Cafe Metropolitain - Hail Mary Sundays: $1 PBR, $5 Bloody Mary Special. C.C. Attle’s - Brunch 11am - 4pm. Happy Hour open ‘till close. $2.25 Bud/Bud Light Drafts and $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 11am - 10pm. No Cover. Changes - Brunch 11 am - 3 pm. $7.25 All You Can Eat Buffet. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm - 16 players only. Hosted by RW & Co. Crescent Lounge - Julia D'Poon Sunday's 3:30 pm 8:30 pm. Danica D'Lish Sundays 9 pm - 2 am The Cuff Complex - Re Quest T-Dance DJ John England 6 pm-12 am, Beer Bust $1 domestic drafts & $4 well drinks, Cover $5 @ 6 pm. www.cuffcomplex.com. Bottleneck Lounge - Check out ELIXER, a new “late night” Happy Hour every Sunday night from 9 - midnight. Featuring six, old-school, classic cocktails for just $6 a piece. This is a great way to sample outstanding cocktails at a smokin’ price. Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - NW Sports first on TV. Sound with early afternoon Mariners games. Pitcher special all day with free U-shell peanuts and pool. Martins Off Madison - Tim Kennedy, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings by this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards, and more. No cover. Neighbours - 9 pm - 2 am Entre Hermanos Noche Latina $5.00 cover 21+ with Valid ID.With DJ Luis. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 2 pm-midnight. Happy Hour until 7 pm. R Place - Happy Hour with Erik 2-7 $5.75 Wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s newest night on the Hill! SIN SUNDAYS HOUSE MUSIC ON THE 3rd Floor. 2 NEW rotating DJ’s every week watch the SGN for the ads. Seattle Eagle - Beer Bust $1 Drafts from 2-10pm Dj UP-ABOVE from 10-2 Twisted - Open @ noon for Brunch. Football obn the big screen. Happy Hour all day! www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - Happy Hour All Day! FREE POOL! Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Martini Mondays: $4 Martinis all day. C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm – 10pm. Changes - Happy Hour all day and night. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. See us at www.clubsilverstone.com. Crescent Lounge - Sexual Chocolate (KJ) Mondays 9 pm - 2 am. The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” ALL DAY! Tabletop games, pool, darts, pinball. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily, Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Pint night with Happy Hour prices 8 pm-close. Trivia contest at 6 pm for cash & prizes. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 7 pm. Martins Off Madison - Ruby Bishop, 8-11 pm. Classic ragtime, standards and oldies with Seattle’s classic queen of the piano. No cover. Neighbours - “MAD MESS MONDAYS” With Neighbours hottest new DJ: DJ AARON. No cover. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 1 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. FREE POOL ALL DAY ALL NIGHT. Seattle Eagle - Radio Dept. $4 wells all night Dj HOTPLAY from 10 pm - 2 am. Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Twisted - Monday Madness, $3 Well, $2.50 Bud/Bud Light Pounders, Football on the big screen. Free WiFi. www. twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 Domestic Drafts, $2.50 all bottled beers, $3 Touch Down Shots. FREE POOL! Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Tequila Tuesdays: $4 Tequila Shots $4.50 Margaritas All Day. C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon - 8:30 pm. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm - 10pm. Changes - $1.25 Domestic bottles. Hamburger $2.50, Cheeseburger $3.50, Bacon cheeseburger $4.50. Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free pool all day - 2 tables. Crescent Lounge - Johnny Cockring Tuesdays 9 pm - 2 am. The Cuff Complex - Bear-aoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Peanut night with "Free Games" alll day. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. 8-Ball Pool Tournament starts at 6:30 pm. Martins Off Madison - Karin Kajita, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings by this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards, and more. No cover.

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Neighbours Underground - “DRAG IDOL” with your host Ryan Hazey 9 pm - 2 am. $6 cover. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. Black Nail Production Karaoke 9 pm-1 am. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. KARAOKE with Ben 9-2 am. Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Temple Billiards - (206) 682-3242. Karaoke 9 pm to 1am. A Black Nail Production. Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Karaoke with Keith @ 9 pm. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $10 Dizzy Pass - $1 you call it, 6pm to close. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José. Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Wine-Oh! Wednesdays: $7.50 Wine Tasting. 30% Off Bottled Wines. C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour noon – 8:30 pm. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm – 10pm. Changes - Happy Hour until 7 pm. Karaoke 9 pm. A Black Nail production. Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. 8-Ball Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. Karaoke 9 pm-1:30 am hosted by Michael. Crescent Lounge - Laura Wednesdays 9 pm - 2 am. The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher Special. Country Dancing 1st & 3rd Wednesday. POZ Social 2nd Wednesday. Dress Code Leather Social 4th Wednesday. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Dart Tournament starts at 7:30 pm. Martins Off Madison - Bonnie Birch, 8-11 pm. Open mike with Seattle’s premier accordion chanteuse. No cover. Neighbours - “PLAYGIRL MANHUNT” Contest at 11:30 pm. Club opens at 9 pm. No cover. Neighbours Underground - Roxy's House of Dolls with DJ Trent Von in the Neighbours www.neighboursnightclub.com. 206-324-5358. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Gelliphish 7 pm-midnight. Re-Bar - D.A.I.S.Y. Age with Riz! Hip Hop and R/B from the 1990’s.YO! FREE 10 pm. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff . $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.WET show.All male wet underwear contest 3 rd floor. Hosted by Chablis $100.00 1st place $50.00 2nd place 3 rd place Porn. DJ E Rocks the 3rd floor top 40, R&B. Seattle Eagle - on the DOWNLOW $2 Dos Equis Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials. Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Karaoke with Keith @ 9 pm. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 off all mixed drinks and shots. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José. Wildrose - Karaoke 8 pm-12:30 am. No cover; drink specials. www.thewildrosebar.com.

THURSDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - LIT Thursdays: $5 Long Island Iced Teas. C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm – 10pm. Changes - Happy Hour all day and night. Trivia night with your host Jeff. Cash prizes. Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. Crescent Lounge - Shaken Not Stirred Karaoke with Sabi Thursdays 9 pm - 2 am. The Cuff Complex - Pool tournament 7 pm. Karaoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Happy Hour 2 pm 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Martin’s Off Madison - Karin Kajita, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings of this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards and more. Neighbours - Rock Lobster 80's night with DJ Trent Von. 9 pm - 3 am. $3 cover. 21+ with valid ID; 18+ from 2-3 am. www.neighboursnightclub.com. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Thomas from 7 pm-midnight. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. ASS all male amateur strip show. Hosted by Chablis. $200.00 1st place $100.00 2nd place $50.00 3rd place DJ Flo’w Rocks the 3rd floor top 40 R&B. Seattle Eagle - BAREBACK Thursday $1 Off If You Take Your Shirt Off Dj TOAST from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials. Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Country Dancing 2nd Thursday of the month. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $3 wells, $4 Washington Apples. Wildrose - Cheap date night! $2 wells. Corn dogs & tater tots. www.thewildrosebar.com.

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Britney Spears April 9 @ Tacoma Dome Pop queen Britney Spears is finally in good health and spirits to embark on a major road outing, not to mention putting out some decent tracks in recent months such as “Womanizer” and “Circus” – the latter fills in as the title of her monstrous tour, which pitches tent at the Tacoma Dome in a matter of days. Similar to Madonna, the young diva has always attracted Gay men to her fan brigade, and quite often guest appears at non-hetero joints like London’s Heaven nightclub – even in a slump, Spears bolts to the Gay bars for all-night dancing. From “Toxic” to “Oops!...I Did It Again” to “I’m a Slave 4 U,” this concert has shameless fun written all over it.

The Killers April 22 @ WaMu Theater Where have The Killers gone? To the top, as in headlining the middle night of next month’s Coachella Festival and bumping local favorites Death Cab for Cutie to second fiddle at 2008’s “Deck the Hall Ball.” Led by the devilishly sexy Brandon Flowers, the Las Vegas quartet returns to WaMu Theater to re-introduce fans to Day & Age, an impressive set of 10 original tracks that includes “Neon Tiger,” “Joy Ride,” and “Spaceman.” If you prefer tall guys, as opposed to the short yet adorable Flowers, try focusing your pupils on bassist Mark Stoermer, who in a personal blog referred to one of his body parts being the size of an elephant (now that’s big!).

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Franz Ferdinand April 13 @ Moore Theatre Speaking of hot boys, it’s my pleasure to welcome back Franz Ferdinand to the Jet City after a two year-plus hiatus. Scotland’s fab four is launching their North American trek right here in Seattle with a one-night performance at the Moore Theatre, previ-

Chris Cornell April 27 @ The Showbox SoDo It’s no surprise Chris Cornell’s upcoming gig at The Showbox SoDo is already sold out. The Seattle legend, ex-Soundgarden lead singer and current Audioslave frontman, spent his entire youth in the Puget Sound and is one of the pioneers of our city’s

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Coldplay July 11 @ The Gorge British supergroup Coldplay escaped the fashion police – just barely – at February’s Grammy ceremony, in which they layered themselves in silly and brightly-colored Easter Bunny-meets-Captain Kangaroo getups. But never mind the clothes, these boys have risen to worldwide fame with strong-selling albums like 2008’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and 2002’s A Rush of Blood to the Head. Lead hollywood records

So many shows, not enough outfits – which is why I’ve listed the 10 biggest and coolest live performances taking place in or around Seattle through the end of summer. There are dozens of concerts yet to be announced in the coming weeks, but here’s what I recommend putting on your calendar right now.

historical grunge movement. As a solo act, he’s penned a Bond theme, earned a Grammy nod, toured around the world, and even worked with lauded hip-hop producer Timbaland on his latest project Scream, which entered Billboard’s top 200 albums chart at #10. In concert, he’ll play a mix of favorites spanning his entire career in front of a supously announced at the Paramount. New portive hometown crowd that’ll sing along songs on the multi Grammy-nominated to everything from “Black Hole Sun” to band’s resume are “Ulysses” and “No You Girls,” currently playing in the background in iPod Touch national phone commercials – they’ll combine these two hits with “Take Me Out,” “Darts of Pleasure,” “Outsiders,” “This Fire,” and “The Fallen” for their April 13 show. Look for an interview with Franz Ferdinand in The Music Lounge on April 10.

Bubblegum trio Jonas Brothers, known in some circles as Jo Bros, are taking their act on the road this summer for a series of arena performances that lands at the Tacoma Dome on the final night of Pride (convenient, right?). The real-life pop siblings emerged rapidly on the music scene via the Magic Kingdom, but unlike fellow tween stars (you listening, Miley?), they actually write their own material and perform it with (gasp) talent – yes, these boys appear to be no flash in the pan. Nick, Kevin, and Joe will release their fourth album in 2009, titled Lines, Vines and Trying Times, and I expect they’ll usher out songs from it at the Tacoma Dome.

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“Out of Exile” to possibly his interpretation of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” Look for an interview with Chris Cornell in The Music Lounge on April 24.

singer Chris Martin is as cute as they come, and in concert he runs around the stage like a kid with enough money for a trip to the candy aisle. With a backdrop of The Gorge, where the award-winning foursome played Fleetwood Mac in 2003, this concert will be nothing short of May 16 @ Tacoma Dome memorable – don’t deny yourself the opporOne of music’s most successful pop-rock tunity to listen to “Lovers in Japan,” “Lost,” acts regroups for another round of concert “The Scientist,” and “Politik” under a mardates, and anyone who still owns a copy of velous sunset. Rumours (I got it on vinyl) is salivating in anticipation of the band’s May 16 concert at Depeche Mode the Tacoma Dome. Fleetwood Mac usually August 10 @ Key Arena stacks their shows with hits, meaning you’re Stock up on the black mascara, because very likely to hear “The Chain,” “Don’t ‘80s-‘90s goth-dance icons Depeche Mode Stop,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Dreams,” and return to Seattle in late summer for a huge “Tusk” to name a few – after seeing them show at Key Arena. The group, responsible three times in concert, I have yet to hear for international hits such as “Personal Je“Sara” or “Think About Me” included on sus,” “Get the Balance Right,” “Master and the set list, but I’ll keep praying my wishes Servant,” “People Are People” and “Everycome true. Stevie Nicks with a tambourine thing Counts,” are on the verge of releasing and a shawl, and Lindsey Buckingham still their newest recording Songs of the Unimaking goo-goo eyes at her? Count me in. verse. If you listened to these guys back in high school, relive that spiked-hair prom Neko Case and Rubik’s Cube lunchbreaks with a live June 4 @ Paramount Theatre concert by the industrial powerhouse DeYou must grab a copy of Neko Case’s new peche Mode. CD, Middle Cyclone, which is sure to be shortlisted on critics’ year-end lists in DeDiana Krall cember. The Tacoma native will play songs August 29-30 from the just-released album, as well as cuts Grammy-winning jazz diva Diana Krall from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, The has toured less frequently in past years, afTigers Have Spoken and her ambitious de- ter she became mom to twin sons with rock but The Virginian. In my column a month legend Elvis Costello. But she’s hitting the ago, I erroneously wrote that I’d seen Case road this summer for an extensive tour that in concert three times, but the correct tally is closes out at Chateau St. Michelle Winery four – and to say her live performances are with back-to-back concerts. She’ll likely amazing is an understatement. Bring on the play selections from her forthcoming alshivers when she sings “Blacklisted,” “Deep bum Quiet Nights, due in stores March 31, Red Bells,” “Dirty Knife’’ and “That Teen- though she’s bound to reach back to previage Feeling” – and here’s counting down the ous recordings like 2001’s The Look of Love days to hear “This Tornado Loves You” live. and 1998’s star-turning When I Look in Your Eyes. I’ve been privileged to see this woman Jonas Brothers perform live at this same venue, and with a June 28 @ Tacoma Dome glass of Chardonnay, she can’t be beat.

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side to pay my respects. Thus, the flawless, exciting performance we heard of Stravinsky’s ‘Violin Concerto in D major’ (1961 revision) sent me into orbit. The smaller orchestra and the master’s brilliant orchestration made the most of every rhythmic witticism, with the effect of making it all dance with life. Lithuanian-born violinist Julian Rachlin made it look like fun. Coordination with the players was perfect, and every detail could be heard. With two such challenging works in the first half, I thought surely there couldn’t have been enough rehearsal time left to mold a great performance of Berlioz’ ‘Symphonie fantastique.’ Wrong! Conducting without a score, Slatkin pulled both subtleties and dramatic effects from the huge orchestra (TWO tubas, two sets of tympani, and two bass drums!). Again, the players seemed totally connected to the conductor’s intentions; each section seemed to know exactly what story they were telling. The astounding genius of the young Berlioz, only three years after Beethoven’s death and six years after Beethoven’s 9th symphony, made Benaroya Hall resound with drama and excitement. The sonic textures were a totally new world, an apotheosis of budding romanticism, and Slatkin milked it for all it was worth. From the quiet, beautiful lyricism of Ben Hausmann’s oboe solos to the thundering “March to the Scaffold,” everything came across with maximum effect. One can only hope that the SSO finds such a man as Slatkin when they search for a new music director at the end of the current regime!

The Seattle Symphony with violinist Julian Rachlin March 21 Benaroya Hall Guest conductors to the Seattle Symphony Orchestra tend to make our regular bandmaster look bad. Never has that been more the case than with last week’s visit by conductor Leonard Slatkin. That the players loved working with him was evident in every note. The overall effect in all three works on the program was stupendous. ‘The Four Sea Interludes’ from Benjamin Britten’s opera, Peter Grimes are brilliant, to be sure. But one does not expect them to be such a rich meal as what we heard under Slatkin’s precise baton. Perhaps the emotional impact of these gems is somewhat dependent upon having seen the opera. At any rate, having seen it live twice, I was overwhelmed by how totally effective this performance was in every detail. Slatkin’s control of dynamics and balances was way beyond what we usually hear from the SSO. They players seemed totally involved in carrying out the slightest indication from this conductor’s gestures. I felt directly connected to Britten and to the feelings he was trying to evoke. This was musical magic, well worth the price of admission all by itself. As a student at Columbia College, I regarded Igor Stravinsky as one of my chief gods. George Balanchine was creating great Stravinsky ballets 12 minutes’ subway ride down Broadway from my dorm, and Columbia Records was releasing iconic recordings of Stravinsky’s works. I sat for an hour at Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at the composer’s coffin on New York’s East- rmp62@columbia.edu.

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer Academy of Ancient Music March 15 Benaroya Hall Seattle Academy of Ancient Music with David Daniels March 22 The Chan Centre Vancouver, B.C. As if the six Brandenburg Concerti played by the Academy of Ancient Music weren’t enough glorious Baroque for the Pacific Northwest in one week, we also were treated to none other than the English Concert, with the incomparable countertenor David Daniels, at the Chan Centre at UBC in Vancouver, BC. Both concerts left little to be desired. “Founded by Christopher Hogwood in 1973, the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) is one of the world’s first and foremost period-instrument orchestras.” Such program notes do not exaggerate. Richard Egarr, who played the harpsichord and conducted at Benaroya Hall, took over from Hogwood in 2006. Egarr was dynamic in performance and most engaging in his comments between the concerti. The AAM consists of almost two dozen players, but in this concert, each part was most often played by only one musician. Thus, for the first of the Brandenburgs we saw a very small orchestra: three oboes, a pair of horns (valveless, of course), a few strings, and a “violino piccolo,” a tiny violin no longer used in modern orchestras. The result of one player to a part is a very naked, ultra-transparent ensemble, giving a rather raucous sound, compared to the smoother texture of a large orchestra. This rough openness was especially appropriate in the opening movement, where the horn players made mischief with some nasal flourishes against the contrasting rhythms of the first oboe. The effect was festive, to say the least. The largest ensemble came with the great fifth concerto in D-major, most notable for

the amazing harpsichord cadenza that caps the lively first movement. Having been raised on a particularly powerful performance by Robert Veyron-Lacroix (a Westminster LP), I was shocked by the MANY tempi taken by Egarr in this extended cadenza. He changed tempi every few seconds, giving the impression of great playfulness and vitality, but for me, ruining the tremendous build-up achieved by Bach’s own gradations over a constant tempo. To each his own! Benaroya is certainly, as noted by Egarr, a rather large hall for such music. This was not the case the following Sunday at The Chan Centre on the UBC campus in Vancouver, BC. If the AAM concert at Benaroya was immensely satisfying, the program at the Chan by the English Concert with David Daniels was absolutely thrilling. The intimate setting, the incredibly tight yet lively ensemble of the English Concert, and the extraordinary artistry of Daniels made it all unforgettably vivid and exciting. Six hours of driving plus border crossings seemed, to this 71-year-old, like nothing to pay for such a dividend. After a marvelous reading of Bach’s ‘Suite No. 1 in C major,’ a trimmed down David Daniels walked on stage to sing “Vergnügte Ruh” from the ‘Cantata No. 170.’ Having heard Daniels in the same venue in 2001, I can attest that everything about him has improved with age. That earlier recital was also unforgettable but a bit uneven in effectiveness. This time, absolutely every minute made its mark. The sharp precision with which the singer etched the vocal line put me in mind of an X-Acto knife! The voice showed absolutely no signs of wear and tear from his many appearances in big venues such as the Metropolitan Opera. His shimmering vibrato was a beautiful as ever. Most of all, his artistry, always outstanding, was even more telling. “Qui sedes” from the ‘Mass in B minor’ followed. Bach’s genius in instrumental writing, combined with the exquisite playing on reproductions of early instruments, made the union with Daniels’ voice downright magical. At moments when the voice was only an interval of a second from the

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oboes, Daniels sang in a perfect straight tone to make that dissonance absolutely clear and delicious. After an instrumental “Sinfonia” from Bach’s ‘Cantata No. 42,’ Daniels sang “Schlummert ein” from the Cantata No. 82, ‘Ich habe genug.’ Lying low in the voice, this aria showed that this singer has no problem projecting his lower voice. But the highlight of the whole afternoon came next: “Erbarme dich” from the ‘St. Matthew Passion.’ First violinist Jadja Zwiener made magical tracery of the exquisite violin solo, with which Daniels’ perfect lines intertwined in one of those sublime moments you wish you could take home with you. (Actually, you can, since these same forces have recorded most of this program, one CD of Bach and another of Handel.) The second half was devoted to works of the more operatic George Frideric Handel. Here Daniels showed he has not lost his skill at fast coloratura. But more importantly he wowed with the dramatic intensity of his delivery. He sang “Ombra cara” from Radamisto, “Furibondo” from Partenope, and

the “Mad Scene” from Orlando. He also rewarded the enthusiasm of the audience with an encore: an aria from Act 3 of Handel’s Radamisto. For lack of space, I have slighted the contribution of Harry Bicket and The English Concert. Although Daniels was clearly the “star” of the program, this ensemble cannot be bested on any score.

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by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid SGN A&E Writer Just watched our very adorable prez on 60 Minutes earlier and I have to say, even though the rest of the country (or some folks) has ended the “honeymoon period” with Mr. Obama, I still feel the glow. I mean, how can you not believe in a guy who’s still wowed that he’s living in “pretty cool digs” (his words for his White House home to the commentator asking him questions on 60 Minutes)? True, he is still learning how to be president, but hey, I think we could give him a chance and he’d surprise us all, and, FYI, even though I hate, hate, hate war (some of this one’s dearest ones have been over and some other might be leaving soon), I think Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan is sound judgment. Hey, if you’re going to do a heinous job, at least make sure you get it right the first time. And to a certain Mr. Charles Krauthammer, slow yo’ roll and back up off the prez (even if I did sort of agree with your last commentary on the whole stem cell thang). So, what else has this one been up to besides thinking well of our new prez? Well, just so you know I’m not looking fondly on yet another famous Leo, and that I’ve no life beyond that, ah, my lovelies, that ain’t so. No, this one burned up the sheets yet again with our new love/lust object after seeing a much more palatable film than our last sor-

tie to see Last House on the Left (which this one wouldn’t wish on her worst enemy). And yes, Venus being retrograde is having an effect on that relationship, but not nearly as horrid as the last time that molten planet interfered in human affairs of the heart. No, this time we have not only that delish Scorpio, but a devoted slave (just finished off one of the bon bons that one gave me as a tribute after our latest play, which was pretty intense, let me tell you, my sweeties). Also did some writhing around in happiness at The Wet Spot last Saturday with yet another “adoring fan” who also made me laugh. Nothing like someone who “rings your bell,” and makes you laugh too, eh? Good times, good times. So, what else besides carousing, focusing on politics and eating bon bons from my sweet slave? Well, this one is getting ready for her annual working playday, that exciting time that is Norwescon (Easter weekend at the DoubleTree SeaTac), and looking forward to strutting about in “steampunk” gear and goth gear at night. Take a gander into the Pyramid Imports catalog (you can find them online too!) and see what adventurous gear you can get into, whether you’re doing Norwescon or just the latest opening. And if you need a few ‘steam punk’ accessories, do check out Seattle Trading Post (where this one got some lovely items to complete my day costume for the upcoming sci-fi/fantasy con, which is now only three

A DYKE ABOUT TOWN

Comedy, jazz, and opera by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer

and more refined.

Kenny Rankin Mercy Moosemuzzle and her friend Destiny Galvino enjoyed Kenny Rankin’s show at Jazz Alley very much. Rankin had opened for George Carlin for years, so started his own set with a comic story in his dead friend’s honor. He continued with pleasing variations on Bob Dylan’s “Tambourine Man.” Kenny then gave a lot of life to his own song, “Tomorrow Morning.” Johnny Mathis’s “When Sunny Gets Blue” also stood out. Rankin talked about having met Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock and then playing guitar with him for awhile. He sang Hendrix’ “I Just Want To Talk to You,” and “Say Anything” with verve. The singer sang “Blackbird,” saying that song had been good to him. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was sweet and soulful. Rankin continued with a medley of “Time and Love,” “Funny Valentine,” “Penny Lane,” and “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” that rocked nicely. He did a good interpretation of his own song, “Oh So Peaceful Here,” which he had written as a lullaby for his children in 1963. He joked that that song had taken him from total obscurity to relative unknown. Kenny did a bluesy version of “On Broadway” that worked well. He said that song was an ode to the neighborhood he had grown up in, Washington Heights. The singer says he is about to go into the studio to record his first CD in nine years. Mercy and Destiny agreed it was overdue. They found his show very warmhearted Rankin calls his guitar Honey and says he bought it for $250 43 years ago. Destiny said she thought he might have been able to have a better sound with something newer

Marcia Ball Mercy and Cuteness ate up Marcia Ball’s performance at the Triple Door. Cuteness liked the fact that Ball wore red high heels, crossed her legs at the piano and bounced her feet to her incredible rhythm. One of the high points was Ball’s song, “Red Beans and Rice,” which made Mercy and Cuteness hungry for more. Likewise, her songs “Peace, Love and BBQ,” “Tupelo Louisiana” and “Everybody Party Tonight” rocked out. The singer/pianist gave nice soul to “The House of Love.” She gave a lot of blues to the song she and Tracy Nelson had written about the survivors of Katrina, “Where do You Go When There’s No Place to Go?” Ball followed with Bobby Charles’ song, “Party Town,” which she called the definitive song about New Orleans now, because, “Just when you think the party’s ending, another’s just begun.” Ball sang her own song, “Riding it Out,” about people who stay when a hurricane is coming. It was a perfectly apt musical description. “Down the Road” was an upbeat finish. Ball said it was about Baptists crossing the county line and acting like Catholics. Ball was accompanied by Thad Scott on a fabulous sax. Don Bennett’s bass was nice. Andrew Nafziger’s guitar rocked, Corey Keller’s drums were hot. Nafziger brought out a cake, saying that day was Ball’s birthday. When Mercy did some more research, she came to the conclusion that it was the performer’s 60th birthday. Marcia had used the occasion as a fundraiser and raised a lot of money for the Austin Free Clinic. Cuteness thought Ball looked good for 60. In fact, that she looked good for 55, which Cuteness had turned the day before. Mercy

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it just the other day. Great stuff, you can get some at Sephora’s in Westlake Mall. Also two more FYIs for my Trans friends: Leroy Menswear is a great place to buy suits and other menswear if you’re wanting to be a stylish F to M. This little boygirl asked the hard questions and the answers from the owner were very welcoming and Trans-friendly. So much so, this one bought some socks to go with my steampunk costume at Norwescon. You do have to buy the whole suit and they don’t tailor, I finally get to meet my lust object, Blanca but, hey, doesn’t one weeks away!) at 1510 12th Avenue. Also always need a good suit? So, that’s it for now, my little daffodils, check out the feathery creations at Aria’s new location on Pine Street, near the Fire and let’s just keep on visualizing warm Department. Trust me, you’ll find some- days and balmy nights. And definitely go thing in one of these places, even if it’s just out and buy something from someone local a cup for tea (as this one found on a recent or otherwise, as we are all in this struggle together to right our ship of state. After all, journey to Seattle Trading Post). Also tried Rimmel’s new Sexy Curves our prez can only do so much, the rest is up mascara, which I have to say is my new fave to each of us – at least I think so. Be nice to make these brown eyes really get no- to each other out there (especially you folks ticed. Pick this and Rimmel’s Colour Rush trying to run over me and other pedestrians trio of new spring shadows in the most de- in your rush to get nowhere fast), observe lightful colors for an exciting spring (this the “Earth Hour” on the 28th (8:30 p.m. turn one bought Fever and loves it loads!). Also, off your lights for an hour and make a statetruly adore Philosophy’s Amazing Grace, ment about global warming – candlelight a tasty little body moisturizer that had ac- can start things, ya know!), and spread more tually gotten buried under the mess in this tolerance in the world. Oh, and wink and one’s tiny bathroom (I swear, SHA built my nod to a certain SPD officer who took this building for midgets with nothing but a cup one’s complaint of things missing in The and a spoon to their name) until recently, Digs and gave a twinkle of the eye when I and, believe me, I’m glad I “discovered” noticed his lion ring. Tea, or me? Buhbye! thought Cuteness looked great, too. Branford Marsalis Mercy and her friend Mischief Basketball had a good time listening to the Branford Marsalis band, at Jazz Alley. Marsalis had an open manner onstage. He switched back and forth between sax and clarinet, giving good voice to both. He said young prodigy drummer, Jeff Watts, suggested they play “Take the Coltrane,” which they did delightfully. “The Last Goodbye,” by the band’s pianist, Joey Calderazzo, had nice depth. “Sphere” was wild. Mercy found Marsalis’ variations on a theme of Richard Wagner’s “Fate” satisfying. “Return of the Gitney Man” was hot. Hoagey Carmichael’s “Stardust” was smooth. Clarence Robinson sat in on drums for “Rhythming” and gave a nice solo. W.

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woman of mega successful R&B trio Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé struck the jackpot on her first single as a solo act, thanks in part to producer/boyfriend/badass rapper Jay-Z who co-penned the international smash. Beyoncé Knowles, who drops the surname on the music circuit and recently adopted the alter ego Sasha Fierce, has become the most prominent female black entertainer of the century – venturing into film, television commercials, and glossy magazine advertisements. Highly visible appearances on the Grammy Awards, Oscars and Kennedy Center Honors telecasts has assisted in boosting the young beauty’s exposure – her soaring tribute to Barbara Streisand at last year’s Kennedy gala was a big wow. Truth be told, Beyoncé is the whole package: a classy, attractive, talented woman with a pair of legs that won’t stop and a set of pipes that can ignite a sultry dance number or cradle a delicate ballad – in other words, this diva has range and uses it to her advantage. The only mishaps in the Houston native’s standout career have been minor, a facefront tumble while performing in Orlando several months ago (see it on YouTube, it’s hysterical – she ate those stairs!) and a

C. Handy’s “St. Louis Blues” was a strong encore. Calderazzo’s piano was skillful and fun to watch throughout. Eric Revist’s bass sung. Mischief raised the question whether the band was new, because they seemed not to know each other well. Mercy wasn’t sure, but enjoyed watching the interactions among the musicians. La Sonnambula Mercy, Cuteness and Assonance found the HD broadcast of the Met’s La Sonnambula satisfying. The singing by Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Flores in the principal roles was exciting. Jane Bunnell’s performance as the mother was also good. Assonance said it was a good thing Bellini’s music was so beautiful, since the plot is unlikely. The Met’s orchestra was great. dreadful gown made by wannabe designer and mom Tina Knowles for last month’s Academy Awards. Beyoncé has welcomed fame only to her professional life, a huge reason why we know only bits and pieces of her personal one. What we do know is that Jay-Z seems to treat her with respect – whether you like the brother or not, he hasn’t pulled a decorating stint a la Chris Brown. Beyoncé makes her Seattle debut as a solo performer Wednesday at Key Arena, and she’ll light that place up like a Rockefeller holiday tree. I haven’t seen the set list for the show, but I do know she isn’t opposed to opening her performances with “Crazy in Love,” so arrive on time to avoid missing it. Expect to hear booty-bouncing versions of “Irreplaceable,” “If I Were a Boy,” “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and “Diva,” an experimental track in which Beyoncé pushes her own R&B envelope. Also, you’ll likely get a good dose of Destiny’s Child favorites like “Survivor,” “Say My Name” and “Soldier.” The audience will be a diverse bunch of folks, and within the thousands of attendees you’ll come across two similar camps of peeps, Diesel-wearing Gay boys and finely-manicured black women – individually they’re party animals, together they’ll turn Key Arena into an unstoppable zoo. Artist essentials: Former Destiny’s Child member, Grammy and Academy Awards performer, lots of big hits.

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ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Your recent flirtations may have you in big trouble, overextending yourself, and having to make choices that could offend some of your many suitors. It may take all your diplomatic skills to protect your reputation! TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Letting go of some long-held secrets could prove very beneficial to your career, but which secrets? Beans will spill whether or not you can control the flow. How you handle the revelations can be more important than what’s revealed. GEMINI (May 21- June 20): To make your erotic dreams come true, try a different venue. Be careful what you wish for. You’re likely to get a lot more than you bargained for. Keeping it discreet is at best a challenge, perhaps even a lost cause. CANCER (June 21- July 22): Sleeping your way up the ladder always gets noticed. Now it gets broadcast. Whomever you’re having it off with, it’s no secret. Whether you’re monogamously committed or a friskier sort, there’s no point in being bashful. LEO (July 23 – August 22): Flirtations can easily become arguments. If you can steer that to common ground, you may find a powerful connection of the minds and lower down as well. Even disagreements can stoke heat and passion.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Try out daring new fun you’ve been wondering about. Skydiving? Something kinky? Your liver is especially vulnerable so be careful of booze, drugs, and communicable diseases. Aside from that little is likely to go wrong. LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Wild thrills with your partner aren’t just a diversion from domestic tensions, but can offer insight to help you work those out. No, more fun isn’t the solution, but can help you out of a stuck space to find one.

Readings make great gifts! I also do weddings and parties!

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Most accidents happen around the home. Be careful! Arguments with family or roommates can help clear the air and lead to great improvements. Say your piece, but listen as well and be adaptable! SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): It’s easy to get carried away with your fun. The real danger there is financial. Stick to your budget. You don’t need to spend money for a good time. You and your pals have ideas aplenty without breaking the bank. CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): A queen’s home is his castle, but remember that family and roommates are not your staff! Domestic problems can get quite expensive. Challenge yourself and work with others to save – potentially quite a lot! – on household expenses.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): It’s a great challenge, but try to hold your mouth. In speaking you have to choose between quality and quantity. Listen and let your mind be challenged, even if the other person is entirely wrong. The experience can be transformative.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Are your friendships truly valuable, or just expensive? Society has its demands, but your real friends respect your need for occasional solitude. Quiet time with a few people who really share your values is much better than a wild time in a big scene.

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love with a secretive new arrival, beautiful Becka. A wealth of characters – a Gay male couple who bake divine desserts; Leanne’s straight, black and female assistant; and a hilarious bevy of town biddies among them – add texture to Jones’ story about a woman deep, attentive reading will yield exciting who learns she doesn’t have to be alone. literary rewards.

The Slow Fix by Ivan E. Coyote (Arsenal Pulp Press, $16.95) Most of the stories in Coyote’s fourth collection are just four pages long, a uniform length dictated by their initial incarnation as a regular column in Xtra! West, Vancouver’s Gay community paper. Think of them as literary nibbles – scrumptious canapés of wit and insight – stuffed with prose that is simultaneously elegant and down-to-earth. The writing is billed as fiction, but the author’s observations on gender, romance, family and life’s assorted challenging and rewarding vagaries are obviously drawn from personal experience. For example: Coyote, a happy butch, is wryly matter-offact about the many times she’s thought by strangers – often hostile straights – to be a young Queer man; the role her physical persona plays in her love life is described with genial honesty; how she relates to her famThe Torturer’s Wife ily – and her family to her – is a steady stoby Thomas Glave rytelling refrain. Four loosely linked stories (City Lights Books, $15.95) that end the collection are more melancholy, Few of the nine short stories in Glave’s as Coyote laments how encroaching urbansecond collection are explicitly Queer. ization has changed the landscape of northBut his themes are universal: the trauma ern Canada where she was born and raised. of haunting memories, the puzzle of erotic longing, the intersection of intimacy and Becka’s Song desire, the gnawing disease of unacknowlby Frankie J. Jones edged racism, the parallel horrors of war (Bella Books, $14.95) and anti-Gay violence. The most intellecIf Google is to be trusted, there is no such tually charged story, “Between,” about the place as Christmas, Arkansas, the sugarunarticulated ambivalence and unsettling overload setting for this otherwise charmracism arcing between two men in an in- ing, robust and refreshingly well-written terracial relationship, opens the collection. romance. In fictional Christmas, residents – The most emotionally searing story, “Out by law! – don Victorian-era clothes for three There,” about a quiet man’s savage death months, cars are barred from main streets, at the hands of homophobic vigilantes in stores are festooned with decorations and Jamaica, closes it. Among the most surreal tourists flood in for a gooey fix of holiday – worlds are often askew in this disquieting cheer. Yikes. Art gallery owner and artist collection – is the mesmerizing title story, Leanne Dresher – a totally likable character in which a woman known only as She is despite an affinity for Winter Wonderland paralyzed by nightmares of bloody body Festival excess – is the contented single parts falling from the sky after she learns of Lesbian mother of a college-age daughter. her autocratic husband’s wartime atrocities. All is well, until a menacing old coot seems Glave’s daringly experimental but eloquent to be stalking her, her good-for-nothing exprose style, often elliptical and interspersed husband from decades past comes back into with lines of poetry, is a challenge. But a her life and, most unsettling, she’s falling in

Sex with first-timers

by Simon Sheppard SGN Contributing Writer

There’s a first time for everything ... and everyone. Losing one’s male/male virginity can be hot fun for a fellow, be he a Gay young man who’s never done the deed, or a middle-aged Bi guy giving in to his curiosity. And hav-

ing sex with that first-timer can be equally as heated. “I met this younger guy who wanted to try sucking dick,” says a middle-aged man. “He was hesitant at first, which excited me. But once we cuddled for a while and I convinced him to take his clothes off, he really got into it. Though he might not have been a techni-

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Subduing Demons in America: Selected Poems 1962-2007, John Giorno edited by Marcus Boon (Soft Skull Press, $19.95) As wonderful as it is to have this wellcurated, career-spanning collection of Giorno’s explosive poetry bound into book form, do yourself a favor: listen to him read (if you haven’t experienced a performance in person) before delving too deeply into the text; MP3s are easy to find online. Then, with the indelible aural impact of Giorno’s percussive voice echoing in the background, the formal minimalism and confessional nihilism of his playful profundities assume extra depth and added dimension. Sex, violence, despair, drugs and dharma – he hosts teachings in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism – mark much of Giorno’s writing, which is influenced by almost everything avant-garde of the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and beyond: the outlaw prose of Ginsberg and Burroughs, the Pop artistry of Warhol and Rauschenberg, and the punk/ new wave sounds of Throbbing Gristle and Black Flag. Boon’s lengthy and illuminatcally great cocksucker, his enthusiasm more than made up for that.” The very male impulse to bust somebody’s cherry may be somewhat ignoble, but at the same time, it can be sweet to want to help a guy explore. One online cruiser says, “I love to answer the ads of guys who want to try out sex with another man. It’s great to open them up to new experiences. And if that means fucking them for the first time ever, well, I can totally enjoy that. I admit it: It gives me a slightly sleazy sense of conquest. And, of course, there’s a greater chance a first-timer will think I’m great sex, since he has nothing to compare me to.” Of course, nookie with a newbie may not always be an unalloyed joy. There are virgins with inflated expectations who demand that simply everything go their way. Continues our online cruiser, “Some of the potentially Queer guys who describe themselves as ‘curious’ just want somebody to very precisely act out their jack-off fantasies. I don’t mind doing that if I get off as well, but some boys are so damn self-absorbed that I feel like telling them to go hire a hustler.” Having sex with a first-timer can demand establishing trust, helping him overcome nervousness, and settling on boundaries. Says one really nice fellow in an open relationship, “When I search out casual sex, I generally prefer experienced men a bit older than me. But I met this younger man at a bar, and after we’d gone back to his place and played, he thanked me for being ‘nurturing.’ That made me feel really good.” He pauses and smiles wryly. “He never called me back for a second date, though.” It’s not always good to be so sweet, though, at least according to one fairly dominant top. “Many inexperienced men really have no idea of what they’ll enjoy or how

ing introduction works well as both a loving mini-biography and an intellectual Cliff’s Notes critique of Giorno’s work, providing an academic context for his creativity without solemnizing an exuberant subject. Featured Excerpt I was recently single and therefore skeptical, and reluctant to waste time dating anyone who might not appreciate my new hobbies, which were classic rock, cooking steaks, and chain smoking. I told her that I would love to have her over for dinner, as long as she wasn’t a vegan. She laughed on the other end of the phone and I heard her light up a cigarette. “Vegan? You’ve got to be kidding me. I’m Danish. Our national dish is, like, two kinds of meat, wrapped up in meat.” Later that night she ran her fingers lazily through my hair, our four legs a naked tangle, lipstick on my pillow, sheets in a twist on the floor. -from The Slow Fix, by Ivan E. Coyote Footnotes BOOKS TO WATCH OUT FOR: Author and activist Sarah Schulman has two books on the horizon: from Arsenal Pulp Press in October comes The Mere Future, a science fiction satire set in a time not far from now, where everybody works for the same giant corporation, known as the Media Hub, and the only jobs are in marketing; and from New Press in 2010 comes The Twist: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences, exploring family structure and its role in cementing homophobic behavior… SAN FRANCISCO ACTIVIST Tommi Avicolli Mecca’s Smash the Church, Smash the State!, collected essays about the early days of gay liberation, is coming from City Lights Publishers in June, on the 40th anniversary of Stonewall… NYU PRESS has announced Out in the Country, a study of the rural American experience for Queer youth, scheduled for August… JAMES FREY, AUTHOR of the fraudulent memoir A Million Little Pieces and the satirical novel Bright Shiny Morning, has announced that in his next novel – a fictional third book of the bible, titled The Final Testament of the Holy Bible – his Jesus will perform Gay marriages. Richard Labonte has been reading, editing, selling, and writing about Queer literature since the mid-‘70s. He can be reached in care of this publication or at BookMarks@qsyndicate.com. to do it,” he says. “So I’ll just take control, and, unless a guy gets weird or tells me to stop, I’ll do just what I want to do. I figure if I’m too considerate, the scene won’t be hot for either of us.” If you make a habit of seeking out virgins, better be prepared for some interesting, exciting, maybe frustrating times. But even if you’re not a serial deflowerer – only someone faced with fooling around with a firsttimer – there are tips that can make that premiere encounter go more smoothly. Find out just what your prospective partner wants, and what he will and won’t do. You might explicitly suggest he let go of expectations and just enjoy the moment – which is good advice for you, too. Pre-negotiate safe sex. And if your new pal seems really young, an ID check is wise. Is your would-be homo hesitating? Being patient may be a pain in the ass, but it is a virtue. A little persuasion can get you into a guy’s pants, but limits are limits. “It’s only natural for a newbie to be nervous,” points out our online cruiser, “and shyness can even be a turn-on. Up to a point.” Once you actually start playing, you, as well as your dewy-fresh playmate, should be careful not to let your preconceptions get in the way of what’s actually happening. And if things don’t work out, well, that’s the way it goes. Regardless of what transpires, it might be sweet, even saintly, to contact your firsttimer the next day to check in, debrief, and maybe set up a second time. And keep in mind that some fellows get off on purveying false fantasies of innocence. As the guy in the open relationship says, “When I told my partner about being the younger man’s first Gay sex, he replied, ‘Sure. I bet that he says that to all the guys.’ And hey, maybe he does.”

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SUNDAY - March 29

(For a list of open & affirming religious/spiritual organizations in the area contact Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org.) Drums Along the Pacific (thru 3/29). A festival of music featuring American composers John Cage, Henry Cowell & Lou Harrison. Presented by Cornish College of the Arts. For the complete festival program & to purchase tickets, visit www.cornish.edu/drums Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHiking Group/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Clarement Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515. Film Showing - “Race Behind the Rainbow: It’s More Than Just Black & White.” 1pm. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. The latest Gay City TV short film explores race, homophobia & Gay community. FREE. Rain City Jacks. 1-4pm. Eastlake neighborhood. Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday & the last Sunday of every month. Event location & other details available by email or phone. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership is required to attend club events. Enrollment available online or at the door. Email rc@raincityjacks.org or call 339-JACK. Adult men only. www.raincityjacks.org

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Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. (253) 474-8897.

TUESDAY - March 31

SATURDAY - March 28

Drums Along the Pacific (thru 3/29). A festival of music featuring American composers John Cage, Henry Cowell & Lou Harrison. Presented by Cornish College of the Arts. For the complete festival program & to purchase tickets, visit www.cornish.edu/drums Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org. (Also meets Thursdays 4-10pm & Fridays 4-10pm.) Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Trans & Genderqueer Support Group for Survivors. 6-8pm. Every week. For survivors of sexual assault & domestic violence. For information & location, call the SafePlace crisis line, (360) 754-6300. Made In America: A Showcase of American Music (3/28 & 3/29). 3/28 - 7pm; 3/29 - 3pm. 1625 Broadway. Rainbow City Band presents a showcase of music from American composers, featuring a variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary. Tickets $15. www.rainbowcityband.com Over the Top Circus Gay Bingo. 7pm. South Lake Union Naval Reserve Bldg, 860 Terry Ave N. Featuring Gaysha Starr & the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Benefits Lifelong AIDS Alliance. www.llaa.org Strength Over Speed. 7-8:30pm. Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1002 E Seneca (lower entrance off parking lot). FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org Pacific Gender Support Social & Support Meeting. 7:30-9:30pm. 1812 E Madison St, #204. Meets every Saturday. 1st Saturdays are Movie Night, with a Trans theme; other Saturdays are in a traditional support format. All are welcome: CDs, TVs,TGs, TSs & all those concerned with gender issues such as family, friends, employers, etc. Donations appreciated. 323-2162, www.pacificgender.org/support/ Debbie Reynolds & Seattle Men’s Chorus (3/28 & 3/29). 3/28 - 8pm; 3/29 - 2pm. McCaw Hall, Seattle Center. Classic movie musicals of the 1940s & 1950s are feted in this toe-tapping & tuneful extravaganza. Tickets $20-$65. 388-1400, www.flyinghouse.org

March 28 thru April 5

Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Debbie Reynolds & Seattle Men’s Chorus (3/28 & 3/29). 3/28 - 8pm; 3/29 - 2pm. McCaw Hall, Seattle Center. Classic movie musicals of the 1940s & 1950s are feted in this toe-tapping & tuneful extravaganza. Tickets $20-$65. 388-1400, www.flyinghouse.org Town Hall Meeting with WA State Senator Ed Murray (D-43). 2pm. Hamilton International Middle School, 4400 Interlake Ave N. Meet with Senator Murray for a discussion of state legislative issues. Boi Time. 2:30-4pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. Ongoing support group for Trans males who desire recovery from drugs or alcohol. Not a 12-step format but 12 steppers are welcome! www. dunsheehouse.org Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com Made In America: A Showcase of American Music (3/28 & 3/29). 3/28 - 7pm; 3/29 - 3pm. 1625 Broadway. Rainbow City Band presents a showcase of music from American composers, featuring a variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary. Tickets $15. www.rainbowcityband.com La Movida. 4-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Cada Domingo. Una junta bilingue para la comunidad GLBTQ en recuperacion de adicciones. Para mas informacion visita entrehermanos.org o llame 322-7700. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Thurs: 7:30-8:45pm; Fri: 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thursday & Friday. Orca www.orcaswimteam.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Meets every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Charity Drag Bingo. 8-11pm. Cafe Metropolitain, 1701 E. Olive Way. Play bingo, win cash & prizes, benefit local GLBT charities. Hosted by Giggles Galore. $5.

Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - March 30

FamilyWorks LGBT Playgroup. 10:30am-12noon. Family Works, 1501 N 45th St. Every Monday. For LGBT families with children ages 0-5. It’s free, friendly & fun! 694-6727. www.familyworksseattle.org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org Positively Mondays. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. An informal social & discussion group for men with HIV or AIDS. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Sex, Dating & Relationships. 6-7pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized center for LGBTQ youth 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org WaterWomen Swim. 6:30-7:30pm. Fircrest Pool, 15th NE & NE 155th St. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. For fat, fat-friendly & differently-abled women of all sexual orientations. Cost: $4. www.seafattle. org/waterwomen.html; waterwomenswim@aol.com; 789-1267. Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Group Health, 200 15th E. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only Gay & Lesbian speaking club. Please check website for current room information: www.toastmasterspride.org Men Group Yoga. 7-8:15pm. Mekosun Studio, 905 20th Ave S. Meets every Monday. All levels. $15/class. 412-7079; www.mekosun.com. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) PFLAG/Wenatchee Area Weekly Meeting. 7pm. Trinity Methodist Church, 850 N James Ave, East Wenatchee. Every Monday (including any & all holidays). PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Lambert House Art Night. 7:15-8:45pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

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Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org. Seattle Young People’s Project Education Justice Campaign. 4-6pm. SYPP, 2820 E Cherry St. SYPP is a youth-led group seeking social justice & youth liberation. The Education Justice Campaign is an effort to address the injustices that take place in our schools. 860-9606, www.sypp.org Family of Choice. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Weekly drop-in group for LBTQ women to cultivate community in their lives. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org. Hepatitis C Support Group. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 6pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, who is living with Hepatitis C. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthover speed.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverse harmony.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Madison Beach House. Every Tuesday. 3 mile flat walk & run. Dog walkers welcome. (See Saturday at 9am.) Country Western Dancing - Two-Step Lessons. Beginners 7-8pm, Intermediate 8-9pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Lessons will build on the moves & techniques taught the prior week. Lessons are open to all regardless of age, gender or gender identity, body type & skill level. No partner required. Cost: $60 for 6-week series. www.raincountry dance.org Different Drummers. Intermediate 7-8:15pm, Beginners 8:20-9:30pm. Meets every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For information & location call Dennis, 363-4500 or differentdrummers@ mac.com Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1600 E Olive St (in Conference Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. Sandra Jo, 328-4895. Queer Young Females Group - For FemaleIdentified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Tuesday. QYF is a confidential group for Queer & questioning women ages 22 & under to talk about dating, relationships, coming out - you name it - in a fun, laid back environment. Join your co-facilitators weekly & start making connections. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Ageless. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Ongoing drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org. Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. For info, call 322-2437; www. dunsheehouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous. 7:30-9pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. GLBTQ supported. Meets 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 Hotline 781-4490. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.) Non-Profit Comedy Benefit for ACLU of Washington. 8pm. Comedy Underground, 109 S Washington St. Features Peggy Platt, Kermit Apio, Peter Greyy & Yoram Bauman. Proceeds donated to ACLU-WA. Open to all ages, but always a free speech zone. Tickets $12, $6 with student ID. 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 217-9271, ext 3. www.otterpolo.com.

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WEDNESDAY - April 1

April Fool’s Day Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.mature friends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 625 Commerce, Ste 10, Tacoma. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565. Rise n’ Shine Big Bail Out. 2-9pm. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Our sheriffs will take you before the judge where you will be sentenced to an hour of jail time. Call friends & family to raise bail & send a kid to camp. Free grub & juice. 628-8949 x 211, www. risen shine.org InsideOut - A Support Group for GLBTQ Youth Ages 13-18 in Shoreline. 3:30-5pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Room 230, Shoreline. Every Wednesday. InsideOut is a group for LGBTQ Youth to develop positive self-identities in a professional & supportive environment. 362-7282 ext 242. Sponsored by the Center for Human Services. Speed, Sex & Sanity. 5-7pm. Gay City Health Project, 511 E Pike St. Meets every Wednesday. A drop-in informational & educational night for Gay & Bi men, friends & family. A program of Project NEON & Gay City. For more information, 323-1768, www.crystal neon.org, www.gaycity.org Equal Rights Washington Volunteer Drop-In Night. 6-8pm. ERW Offices, 720 7th Ave, 4th Floor. Meets every Wednesday. Contact us at 324-2570 or info@ equalrightswashington.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG - Everett Chapter. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Progress - A Recovery Group. 7:30-8:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Wednesday. A new group for LGBTQ folks in recovery from substance abuse to explore themselves thru spoken & written word. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org; www.shiftrecovery.org Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Come & discuss the best Gay novels with us. Join other booklovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come only once or come to every meeting. For info, call 322-2437; nickdimartin@earthlink.net Transgender Youth Support Group. 6-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Wednesday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) WaterWomen Swim. 6:30-7:30pm. Fircrest Pool, 15th NE & NE 155th St. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. For fat, fat-friendly & differently-abled women of all sexual orientations. (See Monday listing at 6:30pm.) Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersollcenter.org Lambert House Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Wednesday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Men Group Yoga. 7-8:15pm. Mekosun Studio, 905 20th Ave S. Meets every Wednesday. Beginners. $15/ class. 412-7079, www.mekosun.com PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. PFLAG/Renton: 425-2268783. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Red Cedar Circle. 7-9pm. Interfaith Community Church, 1763 NW 62nd St. Every Wednesday. Songs, dances, teachings & ceremonies of the Pacific Northwest Coast spiritual tradition & culture called SiSiWiss (Scared Breath). Open to all people. 312-6181, www. johnnymoses.com Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Jon Ginoli Reads from “Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division.” 7:30pm. Elliott Bay Books, 101 S Main St. “Deflowered” is Ginoli’s memoir of his experience as a founding member of the first openly Gay pop-punk band Pansy Division. HIV-Negative Gay & Bi Men. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. This emotional support group provides a forum for HIV- Gay & Bi men to share strategies for staying negative; to explore issues related to being HIV-; & to look at how to find meaning, purpose & lives worth living in the midst of HIV/AIDS. Please speak with the facilitator before attending. Call Scott at 725-2488. www.dunsheehouse.org HIV+ Support Group. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org

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325-7724. Pacific Gender Support Drop-In Meeting. 7-9pm. 1812 E Madison St, #204. Meets every Thursday. This is a drop-in group for all: CDs, TVs,TGs, TSs & all those concerned with Gender issues such as family, friends, employers, etc. Donations appreciated. 323-2162, www.pacificgender.org/support/ Rain City Jacks. 7-10pm. Eastlake neighborhood. Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday and the last Sunday of every month. Event location & other details available by email or phone. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership is required to attend club events. Enrollment available online or at the door. Email rc@raincityjacks.org or call 339-JACK. Adult men only. www.raincityjacks.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) PFLAG/Bonney Lake - Buckley Plateau. 7:05pm. Finn Hall, 10411 234th Ave E, Buckley. Meets the 1st Thursday of every month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494. Gay Fathers Association of Seattle Support Group. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, meeting room varies. Meets every Thursday. Support groups for (1) Gay fathers & (2) for Gay men who are married & may or may not have children. The two groups meet on alternate Wednesdays. For schedule, check http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfathers seattle or drop in regardless of parental status to make initial contact. www.gfas.org Shifting Gears. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - April 3

Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. First Congregational Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Confidential, informal group for people of all gender identities & expressions including butch dykes, cross dressers, TV, TS & feminine men. (360) 671-3358; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. AA Sober & Free Group. 8-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. LGBTQ friendly meeting of AA. www. dunsheehouse.org Crystal Meth Anonymous. 8-9:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Wednesday. A 12-step group for quitting & staying off crystal meth.

THURSDAY - April 2

Alcoholics Anonymous “Sober & Safe Group.” 12noon-1pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org. Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Harborview’s Madison Clinic, Ground Floor, West Wing, 325 9th Ave. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strength overspeed.org Civl Liberties 101: Religion & Government. 4-5pm. The Saint Social Club, 1416 E Olive Way. ACLU-WA cooperating attorneys discuss religious freedom, government funding of religious activities & religion in public schools. FREE. To REGISTER visit www. aclu-wa.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance. 4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different

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project every week! Please call before dropping in. 957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Spectrum Natural Health. 5:30-8:30pm. Country Doctor Community Health Clinic, 500 19th Ave E. Every Thursday. Spectrum Natural Health offers primary & naturopathic care for the LGBTQ community. Providers have been serving the LGBTQ community for years. Sliding scale, no one turned away. For info or appointment, call 299-1600. www.cdchc.org Write Your Heart Out - A Queer Youth & Allies Writing Group. 5:30-6:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. We all have a story to tell. What is yours? Write Your Heart Out is a safe place for queer youth & allies 22 & under to explore one’s self thru the written word. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA). 6-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E, Room 2. Meets every Thursday. This is a weekly 12-step group open to anyone dealing with dual recovery issues. For info, call 3222437; www.dunsheehouse.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Support/discussion group meets every Thursday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for LGBTQ youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Imperial Court of Seattle Planning Meeting. 7pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle and the Olympic & Rainier Empire, Seattle’s premier drag society, is a social & charitable organization. www. imperiacourtofseattle.com. Men Group Yoga. 7-8:15pm. Mekosun Studio, 905 20th Ave S. Meets every Thursday. All levels. $15/ class. 412-7079; www.mekosun.com. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) PFLAG/Bellingham Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound:

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org. Blind & Low-Vision Support Group. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of every month. Open to all ages of blind & visually impaired LGBT folks. For information call Darryl at 329-2935. Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org Thrive. 6:30-8pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. Peer-led skill building workshop for anyone dealing with substance abuse or other addictive behaviors. Registration is required to attend this group. For more info or to REGISTER go to thrivepeers@ gmail.com WaterWomen Swim. 6:30-7:30pm. Fircrest Pool, 15th NE & NE 155th St. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. For fat, fat-friendly & differently-abled women of all sexual orientations. (See Monday listing at 6:30pm.) First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Gamblers Anonymous: Coming Out Winners! 7-8:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Friday. A 12-step meeting of Gamblers Anonymous. This is an open meeting, Gay & Lesbian preferred. All persons welcome. 1-888-GA HELPS. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of every month. Metro routes 8, 9, 14, 43, 49 & 60. 329-0793; http://seattleprimetimers.usa-50.com The Alternative. 8-9:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. Drop-in social/support group for young gay & bi men. Every second friday of the month is Game Night for Gay/Bi men from 8pm-1am. www. dunsheehouse.org Exposed: A Celebration of Queer Artistry. 7pm. Century Ballroom, West Hall, 915 E Pine St. A juried show featuring some of Seattle’s most gifted artists, presenting a wealth of queer art in a variety of media - visual, sculpture, ceramic & functional. All artwork will be available for purchase. Tickets $20-$40, with all proceeds benefitting Gay City. www.gaycity.org When Gloves Fly: A Burlesque Homage to Prince (4/3 & 4/4). Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S. Features Seattle’s hottest burlesque power-trio, the Von Foxies & guests. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. www.brownpaper tickets.com

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(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Care to Shop. 10am-3pm. QFC, 416 15th Ave E. 1st Saturday of every month. Benefits the Lifelong AIDS Alliance food program, Chicken Soup Brigade. Pick up a shopping list on your way into the store, as you do

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your shopping throw an extra item or two in your cart & deposit them in our food barrels as you exit. Cascade Flyers Lunch Meeting. 12noon. Hangar Cafe, 6261 13th Ave S. For information visit www,cascadeflyers.org or email cascadeflyers@ cascadeflyers.org Sistah 2 Sistah Social/Organizing Meeting. 2-4pm. Call for location. Meets 1st Saturday each month. An opportunity to socialize & discuss/plan future activities. Sistah 2 Sistah is a social/support group for Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender women of African descent. 322-7061; 255-8951. Opening Reception - “Open to Question: Activism in Seattle’s University District.” 5:30-8pm. UW Tower, 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE - exhibition on display in the north plaza. New outdoor exhibit highlights a critical period of social & political activism in Seattle’s U District & asks viewers to examine the impact that history has on the present. MLK County Councilmember & UW Black Student Union founder Larry Gossett kicks-off the reception. www.udistrict museumwithoutwalls.org Northwest Bears Beer/Soda Bust & Bear Meet. 6-9pm. Men’s Room, 1501 E Madison St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. A beer bust for Bears, Cubs & like-minded friends with happy hour prices. An informal get-together & a chance for prospective members to meet men already in the club. 903-9288. www. nwbears.org When Gloves Fly: A Burlesque Homage to Prince (4/3 & 4/4). Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S. Features Seattle’s hottest burlesque power-trio, the Von Foxies & guests. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. www.brownpaper tickets.com “Who’s Your Daddy” TV Broadcast. 1st & 3rd Saturday 11pm; 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Comcast Channel 77. The longest running LGBT affirming TV program in the greater Seattle area. www.whosyour daddytv.org

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SUNDAY - April 5

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 10am-rendezvous; 10:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www. borderriders.com Rebel Reading Circle. 11am-12:30pm. 900 Hiawatha Pl S. Meets 1st & 3rd Sundays. Share ideas as you study Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity & Resistance by Yolanda Alaniz & Megan Cornish. Discover a wealth of little-known information about campus, farmworker & Chicana organizing at the UW, in the Yakima Valley & in the Seattle community. FREE. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. 722-2453. www.socialism.com PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. (509) 925-7937. Deaf Queer Coffee Night. 7pm. Starbucks, E Olive Way & Summit Ave E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. Sponsored by the NW Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf. www.nwrad.org

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American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver. us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Arts is the nation’s only non-profit Queer writing institute. info@bentwriting.com, www.bentwriting. com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.geocities.com/sbwn Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, offers an extensive schedule of LGBTQ-supported 71 recovery meetings including AA, NA, CMA, Sa, SAA, SLAA, OA, & Spanish-speaking AA. For current schedule of meetings visit www.chacseattle.org or call 5872838, 24/7. Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffa.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Dunshee House (Home of SASG) offers support, discussion & skills groups, retreats, 1 to 1 peer mentoring & special events for those affected by HIV/AIDS & the greater LGBT communities. 322-2437; www. dunshee house.org Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org

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Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 511 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com. In The Life - www.inthelifetv.org Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org. MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Malta: 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www. maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: 903-9288, www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.The Olympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 339-JACK, www. raincityjacks.org, Romp Naked: www.rompnaked.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, 329-0793; www.seattle primetimers.org. Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 323-0750, www.flyinghouse. org; Sound Mosaic: 860-SLGC, www.slgc.org Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf: www. nwrad.org. Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org. Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies.

www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org. Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington state; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org. Peninsula Pride Alliance (North Olympic Peninsula): PO Box 1988, Port Townsend, WA 98368; info@ peninsulapride.org; www.peninsulapride.org. PEOPLE OF COLOR: Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Long Yang Club, 264-4304; www.longyangclub.org/seattle; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 932-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com; PFLAG/FOCUS (Families of Color United in Support), 325-7724; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 3227061, 255-8951; Sojourner Truth Unity Fellowship Church, 723-9395; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikone-nw.org; TwoSpirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA: 6826711; www.q-law.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

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Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768. Seattle LGBT Community Center - 323-LGBT (5428), www.seattlelgbt.org. Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle. gov Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Shanti - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org/shanti/ Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 1-5pm Monday-Friday. (425) 339-5298. Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net. SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: 686-4176, www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycle Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Softball Association: 938-7402, www.gayseattlesoftball. com; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs. Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 632-5405; Jet City Hoops (Basketball): www. jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw. org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnw gra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletown dancers. org; Rain Country: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.team seattle. 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. Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, Seattle Chapter. www.ttca.org; bruce@ttca.org; 1122 E Pike St PMB 905, Seattle, WA 98122-3934. Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org. TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey. com; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Pacific Gender Support: 3232162, www.pacificgender.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; www.LesBeHealthy. org; Lesbians Over 40: 328-4895; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends. org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com, http://rainshadow women.tripod.com/; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Program: 297-5922, ext 116; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/WA, WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org; www. wagsa.org. GLOBE (Gay, Lesbian, Open-Minded, & Bisexual Empowerment): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, ages14-20, in Everett, David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; InsideOut: a support group for GLBTQ youth ages 13-18, in Shoreline. 362-7282 ext 242; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, ages 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse. org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschools coalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412.

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ACCUPRESSURE Relaxation & Therapeutic. Release muscle pain through Shiatsu, Jin shin do. Neck, shoulder & low back pain, sciatica. L. Ac. Jihugh. Accept Premera, Aetna, Cigna, Uniform Medical Plan, First Choice, American Specialty Health, Lifewise. South Seattle area. 253-202-5462. 13/3 _______________________________ DEER DANCER HEALING ARTS Stressed? In pain? Feeling stuck in life? Learn more about your body and your emotions. Relaxation/Treatment massage. Hellerwork and Bio-Shen. Dan Christofferson. LMP (206) 3234389 (Capitol Hill). Visit us online at www.deerdancerhealingarts. com. Now accepting VISA/MasterCard. SGN/ _______________________________ ENJOY A SOOTHING MASSAGE Restore a sense of well-being with a Swedish, Esalen and deep tissue massage. Capitol Hill location. Jeff, LMP. 206-6500542. www.broadwaymassage. com SGN/ _______________________________ EXCEPTIONAL BODYWORK Release muscle pain & tension through deep tissue, trigger point & myofascial release. Specializing in back, neck & shoulder pain. Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-524-7766. 22/12 _______________________________ EXPERIENCED BODYWORKER 1hr-$40/1.5-$60/2hrs-$80 14yrs exp. Swedish/Deep Tissue for tight, tense muscles. Or enjoyable relaxation massage. JOHN RUNYAN LMP 206.324.0682. www.tinyurl.com/D7W7L6. 13/3 _______________________________ FOOT REFLEXOLOGY & MASSAGE Experience the healing power of pleasure. Treat yourself to a decadent full body massage or a luxurious foot reflexology session in a warm, sensual environment, just off Eastlake. Male practitioner, eight years experience. $80/50 min., $120/80 min. E-mail kourosbodywork@gmail. com for more info. 14/3 _______________________________ MASSAGE ANYONE? Jesse James Massage, 206-3694598, handsonjesse.com SGN/ _______________________________ MASSAGE ON EASTLAKE Don’t let these challenging times get the best of you. Manage your stress with a great massage. Style from relaxing to treatment depending on your needs. 11 years of licensed experience. $65/hr $95/1.5 hrs. See my website for more details. www.terryhuntlmp. com. 206-325-2793. 15/3 _______________________________ 22 for sale

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or at your hotel. Experienced bodyworker, good-looking, nice body, nice manners. Guaranteed to make you feel better. Day or night. Call 206-310-3491. 13/3 _______________________________ ONE WEEK ONLY - in Seattle thru March. 28, young and a lot of stamina. Matt, 206-9791040. 12/1 _______________________________ SENSUAL BODYWORK FOR MEN www.bodywork.galeon.com 206-497-9585 11/3 _______________________________ WATSU/SHIATSU = BLISS Experience watsu (water massage) and shiatsu (acupressure) in private beautiful Eastlake studio. Very fit therapists also offer 4-handed session. Richard, 206-370-0423. www.myspace. com/richardwatsu 13/3 _______________________________ 38 men

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_______________________________ 2 OR 4 POWERFUL TRAINED HANDS. Deep tissue, erotic bodywork by handsome, hairy-chested, hung therapist. Reasonable rates. Photos, phone number and reviews at website: www.amazingbodywork.com. Robert. 15/3 _______________________________ $60/1.5 HOUR BODYWORK Young, beefy, muscular Asian offering professional bodywork. Safe, private, nice and warm apt., shower/parking available, 10 minutes from downtown. 206816-4868. SGN/ _______________________________ ASIAN (CHINESE/THAI) Young, muscular, 5’9”, 165, 28 y/o. Sensual/erotic bodywork. Incalls in Renton or North Seattle; anywhere else outcalls. 206-7131459 or leave message. $100 Incall - $150 Outcall. 15/3 _______________________________ AWESOME & AFFORDABLE Full-body deep tissue Swedish Massage for fit men only. Evenings and weekends. Ed, 206985-8491. 17/6 _______________________________ BUTT NAKED Full body rubdown. Always a parking spot. Sexy, smart, certified and a load of fun. Located in South Seattle. 206-244-3148. 13/3 _______________________________ DADDY BEAR I’ll give you one of the best bodywork sessions that you will crave. Bi & Gay welcome. 12-9pm. 206328-5828. 16/6 _______________________________ FRENCH TOUCH BODYWORK Experienced, friendly European masseur w/a table and sensual hands. In/Out. Luke, 206-3232427. 14/3 _______________________________ GREAT MASSAGE given by highly-trained, clean-cut, handsome guy. I have a clean, private studio just north of the UW. Call Matt, 206-774-9092. In calls/out calls/ hotels. 22/12 _______________________________ HOT 9” uncut hairy top. Full body rub. Anytime. In $45, out reasonable. 206-329-0310. 13/6 _______________________________ HOT EROTIC & SENSUAL MASSAGE... For relaxation and full release of tension. Private and convenient location with ample parking. $75/hr. 206.230.1639 (pager). 15/3 _______________________________

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in the comfort of my home. Ass & ball shave & pubic trim. All three parts only $35. I also do chest, back & legs. Safe & sanitary. Shave & bodywork combos available. 206-310-3491. 13/3 _______________________________ PREVIOUSLY STRAIGHT MAN seeks Gay/Bi man for sexual adventures. I am 59 (but don’t look it) so I guess I expect mature men to contact me. I’m 5’7” tall and HWP (as you should be). I guess I’m a bottom, because a very nice top seduced me, and I loved it. A condom is required. Unfortunately, I’m not able to host. Please contact me at 206-941-8680, or a jcrice2009@hotmail.com. Your photo brings mine. 14/3 _______________________________

RAIN CITY JACKS

A private, membership-only JO Club, RCJ hosts three group masturbation events every month in Seattle. Safe, hot, friendly and fun. Discounts available for students, military and couples. Adult men only. 206-339-JACK; www. raincityjacks.org. 16/12 _______________________________

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_______________________________ BROWN SUGAR - sexy, smooth, 9-1/2 inches, 5’10”, 142 lbs, very open-minded. Also do bodywork. Call Tony, 206-622-9585. 14/3 _______________________________ EUROPEAN GUY Friendly, masculine, great smile, hung, total bottom, good-looking. Luke, 206-323-2427. In/Out. 14/3 _______________________________

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