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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 21, Volume 43, May 22, 2015

IS ALIVE!

Dave Koz is opening for Barry Manilow, among many other things

Matt Doyle (left) as Jasper with Cerberus the 3-headed dog who guards the gates of Hades, played by Frederick Hagreen (left), Jared Michael Brown (center), and Andi Alhadeff (right) in Jasper in Deadland at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA. Puppets designed and created by Kyle Loven – photo by Matthew Murphy

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer JASPER IN DEADLAND 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through May 24 By the end of the 2015-2016 Theater Season, the 5th Avenue Theatre will have produced 19 original musicals. This in-

cludes the nine musicals that have gone on to Broadway, as well as the two that have won Best Musical. Included in the list is the current 5th Avenue production called Jasper in Deadland, and there is a good chance it may go on to change the latter of the 5th Avenue’s records. The original musical (written by Hunter

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer BARRY MANILOW WITH DAVE KOZ IN CONCERT KEY ARENA May 27

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You might know Dave Koz, the musician. But he’s more than that. Much more. He’s a radio host, cruise ship entertainer, online vlogger, winemaker, and a restaurant partner of the recently opened Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge, in Beverly Hills. When the multiple Grammy nominee isn’t in the recording studio putting the finishing touches on a new album, such as 2014’s The 25th of December, he’s definitely not sitting at home flipping through channels with a see dave koz page 4

Pilobolus presents a hugely satisfying program

Pilobolus – courtesy of UW World Series Kayla Lian (Karen) and Lindsay W. Evans (Martha) – photo by Michael Brunk/nwlens.com

by Ron Talbert SGN Contributing Writer AROUET THEATRE THE CHILDREN’S HOUR THE BALLARD UNDERGROUND May 14-31

“The Children’s Hour,” written by Lillian Hellman and first produced on Broadway in 1934, is being presented by the Arouet Company in a rare production. Not often seen, it is an appropriate vehicle during our strife for same sex equality. There is an old theatre adage, secondnight let down. Adrenaline is running so see children’s hour page 6

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by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer UW WORLD DANCE SERIES PILOBOLUS MEANY HALL May 14-16 A wonderfully rich program of five dances and four short films were offered by the Pilobolus dance group during the UW

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World Dance Series this past week – their fifth visit to Seattle since 2001. Pilobolus has always been the by-word for innovative, strength-base [***change to strengthbased] dance with a strong streak of humor and whimsy – not surprising in a group founded by Dartmouth College students in 1971. Pilobolus has been hugely popular for over four decades, offering more than 100 new works developed in their uniquely see pilobolus page 7

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continued from cover remote control; this man keeps himself occupied. Koz, who is openly Gay, is one of the most accomplished saxophonists in the world and a regular headliner on the jazz touring circuit. But this spring and summer, you’ll find him circling the globe with good friend Barry Manilow on his “One Last Time” tour, which settles into Key Arena on Wednesday, May 27. For tickets, view the ad in this week’s Seattle Gay News, or visit axs.com. Though he’s very busy, I managed to trade emails with Dave Koz as he was en route to Seattle. Here’s what this musician/ restauranteur/cruise ship performer/wineBarry Manilow and Dave Koz – photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images maker/vlogger shared with me inside The Music Lounge. show, can you tell us anything about your voyage? performance – how long is your set, will Koz: It’s seven days in exotic locations Albert Rodriguez: You’re coming to you play a variation of music spanning your on the planet, and every day and every night Seattle, as part of Barry Manilow’s “One entire catalog, will you have a full band or you get to see your favorite artists do their Last Time!” tour. Have you two been will you play solo? thing. And then you get to “hang” with them friends, or known each other, for a long Koz: I have my wonderful band with me all day, too! We’re about to do our ninth time? and we have a 30-minute show. Turns out, annual cruise, which sold out a year in adDave Koz: It was back in 2001 that I we can cram a whole lot in to a half hour! vance! It’s all about the experience, creating first met Barry, when he invited me to play I do some of my better known songs, and this community of music lovers who want on his album At The Mayflower. Little did a medley of tunes I grew up listening to on to celebrate the very best life has to offer I know that he’d become such a great men- my bedroom stereo on 45s; it’s a lot of fun, – travel, food, wine, music, other cultures. tor and friend all these years. It’s really been and it’s been getting the crowd in the “mood And the greatest thing is, when you step amazing – and especially this year, get- for Manilow,” as I like to put it. We’re also on board, no one is a stranger. Everyone is ting the opportunity to spend much more doing a sax version of “Let It Go” from the bound by their mutual love of the music. time together on the road. I feel like a total movie Frozen, which is going over great. Rodriguez: What’s a must-order item “sponge”; it almost is like being in a “mas- It’s refreshing for me, that after 25 years of at your restaurant, Spaghettini & the Dave ter class,” as there really is no better enter- making music (my first album came out in Koz Lounge? Does the lounge feature live tainer out there. I’ve learned so much from 1990), I am now once again having to prove music nightly? the guy, and at almost 72 years old, he’s still myself to a brand new audience. It’s a great Koz: We have music Tuesday through putting on one hell of a show! It’s been a challenge, and huge honor, to go out there Sunday night, and Sunday Brunch as well. total blast to do this tour with him…we’ve night after night and get these folks ready And, ooh, that’s a tough question because been having a LOT of fun! for their favorite artist. our chef, the amazing Scott Howard, is a geRodriguez: What comes to mind when Rodriguez: Congratulations on your nius!! But if I had to choose…I’d opt for the you hear the word “Seattle”? 25th anniversary as a recording artist! How Parmesan-Encrusted Chilean Sea Bass. He Koz: I know this might sound a bit odd… are you celebrating? also happens to make the best meatballs on but, Ivar’s Fish Bar for fried clams. For me, Koz: Thank you! I know. It sounds kinda the planet. And I love a good meatball! spending so much time on the road, cities weird, as I still feel like a kid starting out… Rodriguez: Have you performed at any become interchangeable with the great food just a lot wiser! We’re releasing a 25th An- Gay weddings or receptions? I’ve eaten there, and while I KNOW there niversary “Collaboration” project this sumKoz: I actually officiated at my two are amazing places to eat in Seattle, for me mer (to go along with our summer tour) friends’ Adam and Alex’s wedding about a any visit to this city has to include a quick that celebrates all the amazing people I’ve year ago. I went online and got my certifistop for clams and a nice bowl of chowder! been so blessed to make music with over the cate, so I think it’s legal! Haha. But it was Haha. Strange, but true. It’s also home to years, folks like Luther Vandross, Michael a very special day…it was a total surprise, some of the most breathtaking scenery on McDonald, Stevie Nicks, Toby Keith, Herb too…their family and friends were simply the planet. We took our first cruise to Alas- Alpert, Stevie Wonder and of course, Mr. invited to a party and at the event, at a parka out of Seattle, so that also makes the city Manilow! ticular time, they changed jackets, I went to unforgettable for me as well. Oh, and seeing Rodriguez: For anyone unfamiliar with the microphone, Adam and Alex stood right a fish thrown 50 feet at Pike Place Market, “smooth jazz,” what’s the big difference be- in front of me and as the people in the room too. Oh, and the best coffee…ever. Is that tween this sub-genre and traditional jazz? started to understand what was happening, enough? I could go on and on… Koz: I’m not a big fan of labels, as I the place went bananas!! It was so special. Rodriguez: For the Barry Manilow think they can fence in artistry. But gener- And yes, I ended up playing a song for them ally speak- as well. ing, ConRodriguez: I notice that your wine is t e m p o r a r y available on Amazon.com. What would you (or Smooth) pair your Pinot Noir with? jazz tends to Koz: The wine is also available at the focus more restaurant, and so I know for a fact that it on melodic goes with lamb chops PERFECTLY!!! information Rodriguez: Would you possibly return and groove, to Seattle this year for a headlining perforwhile tradi- mance? tional jazz is Koz: We’re coming back to Seattle on more about September 18th at the Red Hook Brewery!! i mprovisa- It’ll be part of our “Summer Tour” with tion. But trumpeter Rick Braun and an amazing singboth styles er named Kenny Lattimore. It’s a benefit for of music a wonderful charity called “In Concert For have ele- Cancer,” a Seattle-based organization startments of ed by my friend Michele Abrams, dedicated both. to raising money to find a cure for cancer. Rodri- It’s open to the public and I’m sure it’ll be guez: You another beautiful memory of Seattle for me have an an- to add to the already long list. nual cruise called “Dave Koz and Friends at Sea Cruise.” What can pa ssenger s Dave Koz – photo by Greg Allen expect on this

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Barry Manilow bids adieu with “One Last Time” tour stop in Seattle by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

BARRY MANILOW W/SPECIAL GUEST DAVE KOZ KEY ARENA May 27 He’s made it through the rain, he wrote the songs that made the whole world sing, and now after four decades of recording music and playing shows, he’s tryin’ to get the feeling again with a final slate of live appearances on stages across North America. At 71, Barry Manilow’s “One Last Time” tour is indeed the last opportunity audiences will see him perform all the hits they grew up listening to, from a disco number about a showgirl named Lola to an infectious pop tune that we can’t stop smiling along to all these years. Manilow is the quintessential catchy songwriter, starting out as a commercial jingle writer (“I am stuck on Band-Aid ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me”) and Bette Midler

collaborator, then embarking on his own musical career that earned him platinum records, a series of #1 hit singles, Grammy and American Music Awards, an Emmy, Oscar nomination, TV specials, and universal fame. He’s performed on the White House lawn, Royal Albert Hall, Central Park, Radio City Music Hall, and at Harpo Studios – yes, the queen of daytime television, Oprah, invited him as a guest on her show on three separate occasions. “One Last Time” includes over 30 songs that span Manilow’s long career; most of them are played in their entirety and some are combined into medleys. The show is said to run about 90-minutes with no encore and is likely to feature a duet with opener Dave Koz, who interviews this week with Seattle Gay News. Aside from Seattle, the tour will touch down in Vancouver (May 26, Rogers Arena) and Portland (May 28, Moda Center), eventually wrapping up on the East Coast with performances scheduled for Philadelphia, Newark, Boston, and Manilow’s hometown of Brooklyn. This is definitely a concert that any and all “Fanilows”

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will not want to miss. listed at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening about To purchase tickets for Barry Manilow’s an hour before, so be sure to arrive early to “One Last Time” show with special guest catch both Koz and Manilow perform. Dave Koz, go to axs.com. Prices range between $17.75 and $125.75. Concert time is

Talley’s Folly still a relevant charmer defended people, and it seems like both are attracted to doing things the hard way. This one-act (97 minutes straight through) exhausted me, but really in a good way, because the struggle between the two is so fierce and hard-fought. Ideas are batted around, terrible and dangerous pasts are revealed. Some details feel like they’re madeup stories, until maybe they’re not anymore. The play won a Pulitzer Prize and a New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play. Acted on a unit-set by Craig Wollam, that perfectly reflects the down-on-its-luck boat shed in Missouri, the 1944 setting reflects the United States on the brink of the revolutions that the end of World War II would bring. In fact, Matt and Sally’s relationship is probably an impossibility, if that future were not before them.

And there is humor, practical, political, intellectual, argumentative humor. Matt uses his accountant’s eye for detail to poke holes in any defense Sally puts up. It’s a joy to watch them spar. It’s not really a spoiler to say that he succeeds. The joy is in the journey, not in not knowing the outcome. Do make plans to see this charmer of a play that reminds us that we can still love people who disagree with us. For more information, go to www.seattlepublictheater.org or call (206) 524-1300. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters. More articles can be found at miryamstheatermusings.blogspot.com.

Rebecca Olson (Sally Talley) and Matt Friedman (Mike Dooley) in Talley’s Folly – photo by Paul Bestock

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer TALLEY’S FOLLY SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER Through May 31 Is Lanford Wilson’s 1980 play, Talley’s Folly still relevant? The answer, as demonstrated by Seattle Public Theater’s current production, is a resounding “Yes!” While this is a love story and they hardly become irrelevant, the tension here is that a New York Jew is wooing a Southern belle with a rampantly anti-North, anti-Semitic and anti-liberal family. These days, politics is certainly enough to break up couples and families! Even as Wilson has his main character, Matt Friedman (Mike Dooly) start the en-

tire production by breaking the fourth wall and talking directly to the audience (“Once upon a time…”), the play maintains a realistic enough content that you forget that he was once audience-aware. And Dooly, as the force-of-nature Friedman, tirelessly pursues his object of affection. It’s a bit hard to accept, at first, that Matt could be so taken by Sally Talley (Rebecca Olson) that he would wait years to finally win her. Sally is so prickly and irritated, and irritating, that at first the effort seems like Don Quixote’s swinging at windmills. (Perhaps director Shana Bestock might better have softened that characterization.) But as time goes on, Sally gives more and more hints that there is a real attraction and a real reason for Matt to feel hopeful. Still, these are intellectual and emotionally

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Rebecca Olson (Sally Talley) and Matt Friedman (Mike Dooley) in Talley’s Folly – photo by Paul Bestock

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Deadland

continued from cover Foster and Ryan Scott Oliver) is a modern update of Orpheus and Eurydice but with several additions, adaptations, and twists. Jasper is a young man in his late teens who has woken up to find his girlfriend Agnes has died. Convinced it has been an error, Jasper decides to follow her to Deadland and bring her back. After finding his way past the three-headed guardian Cerberus, avoiding the Norse gods Loki and Hel, and even the Egyptian Ammut, Jasper and Agnes must outwit the embittered Mr. Lethe, a smarmy peddler selling water from his river that causes the memory to fade. There isn’t a bad member of this cast and they work together to promote, and exult the leading characters. All of them have multiple roles (except Jasper) and they pull it off with (relative) ease. The cast is…well, well cast and each of them does a great job in their own little sections. One standout is definitely Taryn Darr who deliciously plays Secretary Hathaway (among others), the assistant to Mr. Lethe. Keeping your eye on Ms. Darr’s face while she is performing is perhaps one of the most delightful things of this musical! She instinctively knows how to infectiously giggle, wrinkle her face up, laugh, and embellish to where her character is easily considered (for me) a scene-stealer. And she can act! Diana Huey (playing Messenger and other roles) is another of the ensemble that stands out. We wait until the final scenes for her solo but as Eurydice (Agnes’ precedent) she sings the song “Lifesong,” and her voice shines. Jared Michael Brown plays Little Lu (among others), the redneck, hick who is Lucifer. He brought his comic clothes with him and “Little Lu” is a wonderful addition of comic material in this show. Broadway and 5th Avenue veteran Louis Hobson appears

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high on opening night that it is rarely impossible to maintain that sort of energy on the second night of a play, which is when this reviewer saw it. The biggest offender of this let down was Rachel Sedwick in the role of Mary, the bratty, spoiled young girl responsible for the rumor at the center of the play. She jumped cues, went up on her lines and was a right mess at times. In addition, I didn’t believe anything she said or did for a moment. However, given time to settle into the character, I’m sure she will rally. The rest of the children were accurate in their portrayals, with a standout performance by Olivia Sterne as Rosalie. Ms. Sterne played the character most bullied by Mary and yields to her foe with impish delight. When called upon to save herself from being revealed as a thief by Mary, she rails and lies as one who is in great peril of losing her life. Now to the adults: Lindsay W. Evans as Martha and Kayla Lian as Karen; Mary Murfin Bayley, Mrs. Tilford; Sally Brady, Mrs. Mortar; Joanna Goff, Agatha, the maid; Tom Stewart, Dr. Joe Cardin. I will first deal with the supporting actors. Ms. Bayley was perfectly stern as the straight-laced and permissive grandmother of Mary. She had just the right amount of indignation towards Martha and Karen when she hears of the rumor, with the appropriate loving towards Mary at all times. Sally Brady as Martha’s dimwitted and flighty aunt was frustratingly accurate in her portrayal. She reminded me a great deal of Bette Davis. Ms. Goff knew exactly what Mary was up to and would not stand for

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as the wicked Mr. Lethe (rhymes with “death”) and delivers an above average performance. Mr. Hobson’s usual laid-back style works for the greasy, yet ambitious, lesser god, and he does very well in the role. His singing is on par and the performance works as a villain of Deadland, without being too scary for younger members of the audience. The two main characters both do excellent work in their performances! Sydney Shepherd is Agnes (and Gretchen the tour guide, among others) the girl that brings Jasper to Deadland. Her voice rocks! A woman who is obviously seasoned and talented deMatt Doyle (left) as Jasper and Sydney Shepherd (right) as Gretchen and others in Jasper in Deadland at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA – photo by Matthew Murphy livers a very enjoyable performance, the role of Agnes. She handles throwaway roles) as opera divas. There’s tunately, the system as it is makes the songs the songs well letting her voice do the work the nod to the lesser known Egyptian de- that much more difficult to understand. and sends the lyrics throughout the theatre. ity as well, bringing Ammut, a heart-eating Jasper in Deadland is an enjoyable, Ms. Shepherd allows Agnes to feel a range goddess with the head of a crocodile, body well-performed musical. While a few of in-your-face-attitude to endearment to of a lion and hippopotamus hips. The com- tweaks here and there should be made Jasper recognizing their shared love. Matt poser/lyricist is Ryan Scott Oliver and his (there are one or two slow parts, and a few Doyle is perfect as Jasper, the young, naïve music is not only hummable, but the lyrics cloudy points in the storyline), the show is boy following his “friend” into Deadland are intelligent and do what a song in a mu- in very good form. Family friendly (with a without realizing the extent of his love for sical should do; it promotes the storyline few four-letter words in question) the story her. His boyish countenance helps promote without bogging it down. There are ballads, brings in several literary references as well the innocence of the character, but when he rock numbers, group songs and solos that as the mythological ones. There’s enough opens his mouth a well-seasoned performer are all written well and seem appropriate action to keep the audience captive, and emerges. His instrument is strong, clear for the characters, further continuing the it’s acted beyond the necessities to keep us and he utilizes all of his natural abilities to plotline. The only problem is most of the interested. The music and lyrics will leave help promote the plotline through song. group numbers are difficult to understand – you tapping your feet and hoping that, The storyline of the musical (written by that’s NOT a fault of the songs; it’s the bad eventually, there will be a cast recording. Hunter Foster and Ryan Scott Oliver) deliv- acoustics that are installed at the 5th AveThe 5th Avenue Theatre is located at ers an excellent libretto utilizing the Greek nue Theatre. (If you’ve noticed better sound 1308 5th Ave in downtown Seattle. For myths. They include a running gag nod to lately, rumor has it some traveling shows more information, visit www.5thavenue. the Norse using Loki and Hel (in cute, but have imported their own systems). Unfor- org or call 625-1900. any guff from her. The one sour note in this group is Mr. Cardin as Joe. He was all blustery, swaggering and quite the cock hound and I never believed a word he uttered. It was just a bit much for what the part called. I thought he was constantly posing for a magazine layout. Ms. Evans and Ms. Lian are truly actresses of the first degree. As Martha and Karen, respectively, they kept the entire production moving and one could not help but keep their eyes on them when they were on stage. Ms. Evans is the strong willed Martha, fully capable of taking care of herself and anyone else who may need it. Although she suffers her aunt lightly, at times she can still be the understanding niece with compassion. When the rumor comes to light, she goes into self-defense mode with vim and vigor. Ms. Lian is the complete opposite of Martha, being the soft spoken, gentile one of the two and is set to marry Joe although, for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why she would entertain the thought of marrying this Joe. Just saying! The two actresses together on stage were fascinating to watch and is worth the price of admission alone. Ms. Evans even has something of an Audrey Hepburn quality about her. The direction by Daniel Wood is strong and confident while sound by Dana Amromin, sets by Robin Macartney, costumes by Alison Owen and Zanna Paulson’s lights lent themselves to the accuracy. One of the unsung heroes of the theatre is the stage manager and I would just like to mention her now. Jordan Johansen runs a tight ship and all the set changes, lighting and sound cues went off as clockwork. She kept the play moving along as smoothly as could be. This is Artistic Director Roy Arauz’s

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Mary Murfin Bayley (Mrs. Tilford) and Rachel Sedwick (Mary) – photo by Michael Brunk/nwlens.com

final production with Arouet, the company he founded by himself in 2011. He is moving on to take on other directorial jobs elsewhere. All best good wishes to you, Roy. Break a leg! All in all, the adults have it and are worth a trip to Ballard to see The Children’s Hour in a rare and important production. The Children’s Hour continues with

performances 5/22 at 7:30 p.m., 5/23 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., 5/29 & 5/30 at 7:30 p.m., 5/31 at 2 p.m. at The Ballard Underground, 2220 NW Market St. Tickets are $16-general, with student/senior and industry discounts through http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1413521 or 1-800-8383006. For more information, visit www. arouet.us

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continued from cover collaborative style and performed to enthralled audiences the world over. And though I’ve seen and loved all of their Seattle performances in the past thirteen years, I’ve never been so deeply engaged and fascinated by their work as I was this past week. Pilobolus seems to have reached a new level of inspiration and performance practice that I haven’t previously associated with their aesthetic of using their bodies to create sculptural shapes. The dances we saw at the sold-out opening night I attended were more ambitious and deeply conceived than dances I remember from the past, and the dancers revealed a profound commitment to sustained movements that captured the imagination of their viewers. Indeed, after seeing the first dance of the evening, “On the Nature of Things,” my subscription buddy of sixteen years turned to me and said “That’s the best dance I’ve ever seen here!” Then she went further: “That may be the best dance I’ve ever seen in my life.” And as much as I revere certain choreographers and particular dances,

each other into space, or crowded in circular movements around one another as if confined by an invisible tube. All of these movements required heroic strength yet were executed elegantly to the stately strains of Vivaldi, enlarged by contempora r y composers Michelle DiBucci and Edward Bilous. The effect of this sinuous dance on the observer was one of increasing wonder, as if there were no upper limits on awe. We began by admiring their beautiful, powerful bodies, then progressed to amazement, finally ending in that place beyond words where you enter

Pilobolus “Automaton” – photo by Grant Halverson

none of which have been works by Pilobolus, I have to agree that “On the Nature of Things” may be one of the best dances I have ever seen. No kidding. It’s flat-out brilliant. It’s now in my pantheon of great works alongside Mark Morris’ “L’Allegro, Il Penseroso, ed Il Moderato,” and Balanchine’s “Apollo.” “On the Nature of Things” was performed by two men (Sean Fitzgerald Ahern, Mike Tyus) and one woman (Jordan Kriston) almost entirely on a circular plinth about three feet off the ground and three feet in diameter. Costumed only in their powerful muscles with the skimpiest of dance belts, the dancers looked – purposefully, I believe – like Greek or Roman gods who moved seamlessly through interactive poses that grew increasingly complex and intricate. Sometimes shapes emerged that brought to mind specific classical statues, such as Bernini’s “Daphnis and Apollo,” or the Laocoön Group, and other times the flow of bodies appeared to be working through the entire range of human movement and emotion, testing the limits of the platform on which they stood and the laws of gravity as they dipped or dangled over the edge, leaned precariously away from

into the experience as an emotional observer/partner. I have always wished, when seeing powerful athlete/dancers such as Daren Bersuk in 2014’s “Men in Dance” and other Cirque du Soleil-style dancers who perform their gymnastic feats on rigid poles to the sounds of heavy metal, that they would find a way to transition power movement (iron cross, horizontal pike) to more thoughtful, elevated dance forms. Pilobolus has granted my wish in this marvelous, absorbing dance that requires all the power of gymnastics (one of the dancers, Mike Tyus, is actually a Cirque du Soleil graduate) but with all the grace, beauty and intensity that characterizes the best in choreography. I love

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Pilobolus “Korokoro” – photo by Sara Davis

to see theatrical and street dance evolve into new forms, especially for modern dance and classical audiences. “On the Nature of Things” was only the first of five dances in this terrific evening. My second favorite work was the final dance, “Sweet Purgatory” (1991) performed to Shostakovich’s “Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a.” Six dancers work through every permutation of a star possible, whether a single spreadeagle dancer being rotated in the air by another dancer, a team of dancers spiraling across the stage in the split-leg formation of a binary star, or an explosive array of jumps that suggest the Big Bang. This work did what modern dance at its best always does: it brought new realms of meaning to a composer’s work. Another great aspect of this evening was the smooth integration of short films to transition the stage from one dance to the next. I think this is an inspired way to showcase the works of visual artists and to

prepare the audience thematically for the dance that follows. The first film, “Pilobolus is a fungus” by editors Oriel Pe’er and Paula Salhany, used documentary film clips of insect and human x-rays to construct an animal-kingdom view of movement that resonates with the Pilobolus dancers. The second film, “Wind,” an animation directed by Robert Löbel, brought us into a universe that adapted its movements to constant wind, only to discover that a machine under the ground, rather than Mother Nature, was responsible. This related to the mechanistic theme of “All is Not Lost” (2011) in which dancers create on a platform effects that are projected at 90° onto a screen, and, later, to “Automaton” (2012) in which a robot factory produces man-machines that slowly become organic. My favorite film of the evening was “Cirrus” by editor Cyriak to a score by Bono, in which advertising images from the 1950s are cut into animations of a consumer universe of comical and gigantic force. The final film, “Danielle” by Anthony Cerniello, appeared at first to be a long, boring look into the face of an attractive young woman – maybe to see if she would blink? But as your interest waned and you looked away, then looked back again, her face had aged slightly, then a little more, until you were looking in the face of the exact same woman who had aged sixty years imperceptibly in a four minute film. It was weird. It was clever. It was awesome – just like Pilobolus in this hugely satisfying program.

Pilobolus “The Inconsistent Pedaler” – photo by Grant Halverson

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Imaginative Tomorrowland reawakens the inner child by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer TOMORROWLAND Now playing The line between corny, kitsch and inspirational is a thin one. It’s very easy for the latter to transform into either of the former, sometimes both at once, lapsing into frustrating melodramatic excess at the drop of a hat. There’s a reason the term “Capracorn” came into being, after all, as by and large It’s a Wonderful Life, Meet John Doe, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It Happened One Night director Frank Capra was one of the few that could walk that line and do it with an expert form of precision that made him a legend. In the same breath, what’s inspiring and fuels the imagination for a youngster on the verge of entering their teenage years, thinking of those between 10 and 12, is entirely different than it is for adults, especially film critics. We’re conditioned to be rather cynical, narratives revolving almost entirely around the power of positive thinking and traversing in hope above all else not ones that typically float our collective boats. But when we were kids? When we were young? Could we honestly say the same? My guess would be that, for the majority, that answer would undoubtedly be no. For my part, as a kid I thrilled to Flight of the Navigator, adored The Last Unicorn. I will loudly proclaim the virtues of Ridley Scott’s Legend even though many will talk about it as if it were the director’s biggest failure. While the greatness of fantasy endeavors like Excalibur, Dragonslayer, The Secret of NIMH and even Ladyhawke are rarely in dispute, I’ll happily cheer for the likes of Flash Gordon, The Last Starfighter and even Krull on any given day, all of them engaging my intellect and fueling my imagination in ways I continue to hold dear all these years later. While all of the above might initially appear superfluous as far as my reaction to

Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland is concerned, trust me when I say it is not. Co-written with Prometheus and World War Z scribe Damon Lindelof, working from a story the two came up with alongside Jeff Jensen, even with a sprawling, wide-ranging life and death scenario featuring a world on the brink of destruction, what this 130-minute opus ends up being all about is hardly surprising. In the end it is nothing more than a story of hope and love conquering all things evil and nefarious, the power of positive thinking the one thing the Earth needs to put itself back on the right track. It’s pretty thin stuff, never doing anything more than what’s obvious, building to a climax that’s foregone the moment our heroine, whip-smart teenager Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), figures out what’s going on and why. At the same time, Bird does something here that I find impossible to dismiss and, more than that, even harder to resist. Much like he did with his animated classic The Iron Giant, the filmmaker gets me to try and reconnect with a 12-year-old self I honestly wasn’t sure still existed, reminding me in many ways of the emotions I felt after watching Flight of the Navigator or Flash Gordon for the very first time. Is it simplistic? Does this childlike, Spielberg-esque look at the world and its ills amount to anything substantive? Are the flaws hiding inside the storytelling masked by Bird’s filmmaking expertise? While the first question offers up a rather obvious affirmative, the pair of no’s involving the latter pair of questions isn’t quite as cut and dried. I can’t disagree with either statement, the script rather sophomoric as far as its themes and its ideas are concerned. Yet the film still taps into a sense of wonderment, a feeling of awe, that I found compelling, and even with all the rambling excess there wasn’t a single second where I felt bored or upset by anything taking place up there on the screen. The plot is an ecological fable revolving around Casey coming into contact with a

Hugh Laurie and George Clooney in Tomorrowland – Disney/Screenshot

bizarre lapel pin, which allows her to see visions of a futuristic city where science, exploration, art, creation, togetherness and community are treasured above everything else. Determined to find this place, she’s led by a mysterious British child, Athena (Raffey Cassidy), to the doorstep of reclusive genius Frank Walker (George Clooney), an inventor with intimate insight into this fantastical city as well as potentially the means to go there. The threat hiding inside of all of this concerns the actual end of the world, a seemingly never-ending horde of smileyhappy murderous robots and a downtrodden scientist, Nix (Hugh Laurie), who seems more than content to let the Earth die than attempt to come up with a solution to solve the problems fueling its destruction. Climate Change, religious fanaticism, nuclear proliferation, all of this and more help turn the dial towards crisis, and as far as Athena and Frank can surmise it’s only a problem solver like Casey who can stave off Armageddon. Michael Giacchino’s (Up, The Incredibles) score hits all the requisite John Williams-like grace notes, while Claudio Miranda’s (Life of Pi) luminous, sumptuously glossy cinematography achieves a

1980s-like luminescence that fits events perfectly. Bird is in total control no matter how disjointed or nonsensical the script might become, his passion allowing for the film to achieve a starry-eyed eloquence that’s sublime. If anything, the director has managed to make an ‘80s-style Disney fantasy traversing in many of the same ideas and concerns Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar did just last year, only doing so in a way that’s more kid-friendly than that sci-fi epic proved to be. I’m not sure how Tomorrowland will age. I have no idea if the 10-year-olds, the 12-year-olds of today will connect and become lost within its imaginative embraces the same way I did when I first viewed Flight of the Navigator or The Last Starfighter when they were first released and I was just beginning to realize the power cinema had upon a captivated audience. What I do know is that Bird’s effort, for all its frustrating faults and creatively inspired ambitions, brought that child back out of me as I sat there watching it, and for that reason, and maybe that reason alone, I’m excited to find out what the target audience ends up thinking about it a decade or so down the line.

Drone drama Good Kill searches for truth by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer GOOD KILL Now playing Major Thomas Egan (Ethan Hawke) is one of the best pilots in the Air Force. After six tours flying missions in the Middle East, he’s the kind of guy you want in the skies above, willing to do whatever it takes to see every job accomplished and each soldier under his watchful eye return home safely. Yet he’s been mothballed all the same, stuck on assignment in the Nevada desert just outside of Las Vegas working for Lt. Colonel Jack Johns (Bruce Greenwood) as the primary drone pilot for combat operations in Afghanistan. Still fighting the same war, only now doing it from several thousand miles away, he discovers the moral gray area these missions require him to navigate through are exacting a heavy toll. Now breaking in a new copilot, Airmen Vera Suarez (Zoë Kravitz), while also having to take clandestine assignments from the CIA, things are reaching a point of no return, his mental state so withdrawn and tattered wife Molly (January Jones) is at her wits end. No one is going to accuse Good Kill writer/director Andrew Niccol of subtlety where it comes to his latest drama. The man behind features as diverse as Gattaca and Lord of War, his focus now turns to the debates involving drones and their destructive capabilities. More than that, he wants to see what is happening to the crews tasked with carrying out missions where collateral

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damage is a virtual given, their mental and physical states after completing countless sorties of varying impact and importance what he is most interested in examining. This he does in exhausting detail, doing all he can to flesh out Egan in a multitude of ways. Granted, the man is fairly damaged right from the start, a not-so-subtle alcoholic who loves his wife and two children yet hasn’t the first clue as to the best way to relate to or interact with them. He’s further from them now that he’s living with them at home than he ever was when he was a world away in mortal danger, the fact he has no actual skin in the game doing his current job something he can barely stomach let alone comprehend. It’s always nice when Hawke gets the chance to connect with a character, to disappear inside a role, because even with two Oscar nominations for acting (Training Day, Boyhood) under his belt, it’s far too easy to forget just how terrific a talent he is. Even though the struggles his Egan is facing are as timeless as can be (films as diverse and as far apart as All Quiet on the Western Front, The Best Years of Our Lives, Platoon and American Sniper have been trading on them for decades) he still manages to make them feel fresh and immediate. He takes the melodramatic clichés inherent to the character and spins them into gold, crafting a heartbreaking portrait of a good man – and a better soldier – teetering on the edge of sanity that is consistently gripping. For his part, Niccol doesn’t seem to be all that interested in concealing his point of view. While he does make the attempt to showcase the good that drones can do –

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Ethan Hawke and January Jones in Good Kill – teaser-trailer.com

there’s a terrific little bit where Egan and Kravitz find themselves playing watchful guardian for a tired troop of soldiers in desperate need of a few hours rest – his point in regards to the current usage of the machines is hardly heartwarming. The film is filled with moralistic discussions about how destroying “bad guys” abroad is preferable to the alternative, the weighing of how much collateral damage is okay and how much is abhorrent a debate all the characters engage in multiple times over. Yet for all the didactic sermonizing, Good Kill works. It works because the characters live and breathe. It works because the visual compositions have an unsettling universality to them that transform American suburbia into inhospitable Afghani wasteland with striking, nerve-wracking ease. It works because all of the actors, including Jones, who’s seldom as terrific as she is here (not even on “Mad Men”), do subtly

dexterous work no matter how maudlin or on-the-nose-long stretches of their debates and discussions might turn out to be. Most of all, though, it works because Niccol, for all his speechifying, doesn’t actual spend a ton of time preaching, allowing circumstance and situation to speak for itself in ways that are emotionally profound. His documentary-like approach suits the material beautifully, allowing for a naturalistic ebb and flow that’s persuasive. On top of that, he honors the soldiers while deftly still calling the mission into question, never belittling their decisions even as he heaps scorn and accusation on the heads of those coldly and callously giving the orders to attack. Good Kill isn’t a direct hit, but it does speak its mind with forthright tenaciousness, Niccol searching for truths on a bloodied battlefield disinterested in revealing a single solitary one of them.

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Austere Slow West a superbly melancholic Western by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer SLOW WEST Now playing Scotsman Jay Cavendish (Kodi SmitMcPhee) has come to the United States to be reunited with the woman he loves, Rose Ross (Caren Pistorius). Making the slow trek into the sparsely inhabited western expanses of the still young country, he is taken under the wing of loner Silas Selleck (Michael Fassbender), the gunslinger agreeing to take the wilderness neophyte to his destination for a $100 in cold, hard cash. Silas has his additional reasons for wanting to find Rose, his fortune in finding Jay going to make his search all the easier. But he’s not the only one on the woman and her grizzled father John’s (Rory McCann) trail, cutthroat bounty hunter Payne (Ben Mendelsohn) and his bloodthirsty band of associates keen to track the pair down as well. Not that Silas is going to share this information with his new acquaintance, instead perfectly content to make the journey westward with Jay clueless as to just how lethally high the danger level actually is. Writer/director John Maclean’s debut feature Slow West is a cold, stark Western that does the genre proud. Displaying an uncanny sense of time and place while also showcasing a darkly absurdist sense of

humor that’s as pitch black as it is uncomfortably silly, the movie is a beautifully destructive drama that builds to a freewheeling, bullet-riddled conclusion that devastates in its emotional callousness. The film is gloriously shot by Robbie Ryan (Philomena) and even more exquisitely scored by composer Jed Kurzel (The Babadook), while editors Roland Gallois (The Hunter) and Jon Gregory (In Bruges) team up to put the pieces together with astonishing precision. For Maclean, the whole film is a delicate, modestly paced balancing act, the pitch black humor confidently juxtaposed between both the blossoming friendship developing between Jay and Silas as well as the coldhearted depravity lurking at all times just outside the frame. While never spelling things out the filmmaker still plants a number of clues revealing aspects of his central characters’ personalities, all of which, while never becoming completely clear, starts to come into powerful focus as the pair finally stands face-to-face with Rose. It is almost too austere at times, and flashbacks to Jay and Rose in Scotland, while arguably important, almost feel lifted from a completely different motion picture. There’s also a bizarre sequence involving a conversation between Silas and Payne while one of the pair is under the influence

Ethan Hawke and Kodi Smit-McPhee in Slow Western – drewsmovieblog-drew.blogspot.com

of absinthe, all of it leading to a boneheaded mistake it’s difficult to believe a killer of either’s stature would end up making. It almost feels as if this surrealistic turn of events only exists to increase the level of danger for Jay and Silas as they reach their destination, this one incident arguably the only inauthentic moment the film offers up. Thankfully, it ends up not mattering terribly much, Maclean unleashing a furiously magnetic finale that’s full of heart stopping surprises. Things do not go entirely as expected, the filmmaker defying convention as heroes and villains trade places and acts of unimaginable valor happen in the same moment life leaves the body. It’s stupendous, Fassbender (who was born to be in

a Western), Mendelsohn, Pistorius and especially Smit-McPhee collectively rising to the occasion each delivering a performance in these climactic seconds that left me dumbstruck in awe. I’m not entirely sure what Maclean was doing before this (his credits on IMDB range from a BAFTA-winning short film, Pitch Black Heist, to helping write a few of the songs appearing in movies as diverse as High Fidelity and Remember Me). What I do know is that I’m eager to see whatever he has up his sleeve next. As debuts go, Slow West is a stupendous one, the film an elegiac Western triumph both fans of the genre and newcomers alike will hopefully enjoy in equal measure.

Delta Air Lines welcomes Pride flyers with first class deals How will you be celebrating Pride this year? In style, if you’re traveling on Delta Air Lines. Passengers flying to the Utah Pride Festival, in Salt Lake City (June 4-7), Motor City Pride, in Detroit (June 6-7), LA Pride (June 12-14), NYC Pride (June 21-28), Twin Cities Pride, in Minneapolis (June 27-28), and our very own Seattle Pride Parade and PrideFest on June 28 can enjoy all the perks of First Class, including priority boarding, ample legroom, and complimentary beverages. Additionally, travelers will have access to the Delta Sky Club at select departing airports before jetting off to their respective destinations. In recent years, Delta has partnered with several Pride events in North America, from Los Angeles to Toronto to its home base of Atlanta. It has also been a sponsor of GNETWORK 360 in Argentina, Attitude Pride Awards in London, and the Brazilian Association for Gay Tourism. Those wanting to take advantage of the First Class Pride deal should purchase their tickets by May 23 for Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Detroit, and by June 6 for New York, Minneapolis, and Seattle, which is now an official hub of Delta. To view fares and plan your trip, go to delta.com/pridedeals.

there’s plenty to do for non-ski bunnies and non-thrill seekers, and summertime is especially beautiful at this mountain resort area in British Columbia. Seattleites can get to Whistler without a car, by taking the bus (boltbus.com), train (amtrak.com, rockymountaineer.com), or plane (alaskaair.com, aircanada.com) to Vancouver, then hopping a shuttle (pacificcoach.com) for the 1.5 hour journey along the world-famous Sea-to-Sky Highway. Between now and September 30, you can enter for a chance to win a trip to Whistler that includes roundtrip airfare, round-trip transfer between Vancouver International Airport and Whistler (courtesy of Pacific Coach Lines), seven nights’ accommodation (courtesy of The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler), whitewater rafting for two on the Elaho River (courtesy of Canadian Outback Rafting Co.), helicopter tour (courtesy of Blackcomb Aviation), zipline adventure for two (courtesy of Ziptrek Ecotours), ATV tour on Blackcomb Mountain with a salmon bake dinner (courtesy of Canadian Wilderness Adventures), the ultimate backcountry exploration RZR tour for two (courtesy of The Adventure Group), Scandinave bath experience for two (courtesy of Scandinave Spa Whistler), Whistler Blackcomb PEAK 2 PEAK 360 Experience tickets, and Whistler restaurant gift certificate for $400. You can enter the contest at whistler.com/onlyinwhistler.

Whistler is one of the most scenic destinations in the Northwest, a haven for skiers and adventure sports enthusiasts. But

Need to cool down? Do it in Vegas. The hottest LGBT pool party awaits you at Luxor, as “Temptation Sundays” returns for its

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sixth consecutive season through September 20. Scheduled events include Memorial Weekend with DJs The Perry Twins on May 24, Fourth of July celebration with DJ Morningstar on July 5, Sixth Anniversary Party with DJ Axis on August 2, Las Vegas PRIDE Kickoff with DJ Casey Alva on September 13, and Revelers in Brussels for Belgium Pride – photo by Dennis De Roover Las Vegas PRIDE Finale with DJ Axis on days,” go to luxor.com/LGBT. September 20. I attended “Temptations Sundays” two years ago and had a blast; it 80,000 people braved the pouring rain was the perfect spot to soak up the sun, cool last weekend in Brussels, as the city hostoff in the pool, listen to good tunes, and sip ed The Belgian Pride festivities on May cocktails, while checking out hundreds of 16. The celebration included two weeks of hot men. General admission is $20, or $10 events leading up to the parade, which took for guests staying at either Luxor or Excali- place in the capital city’s downtown area. bur, as well as military members and Las Brussels will next host the Union Cup, the Vegas residents. Upgrade the experience by largest European Gay-inclusive rugby tourreserving a cabana for $375, which comes nament, between May 21 and 24. More with a $100 food and beverage credit. This than 700 rugby players from around the VIP service can accommodate up to six continent will participate in the premiere persons and includes four padded lounge sporting event. chairs, a misting system, free Wi-Fi, and mini fridge. VIP chairs with umbrellas are available for all guests for a $35 charge. For more information on “Temptation Sun-

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TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 322-7188. E-mail: sgn2@ sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm. ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities. html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists. NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/ events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

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Seattle Quake Rugby - Magnitude 15 - IGR Rugby Tournament (5/22-5/25). Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. www.magnitude15.org. Seattle Volleyball Club - Thirst Seattle - North American Gay Volleyball Association Championships 2015 (5/21-5/24). CenturyLink Field Events Center, 1000 Occidental Ave. S. Over 1200 LGBT volleyball players from around North America will be participating in this tournament with special events at local clubs in the evening. Spectators welcome. Visit www.seattlevolleyballclub.com for complete details. Northwest Folklife Festival (5/22-5/25). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Lambert House Pink Prom - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” 8pm-12 midnight. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. (entrance on E Republican St. near 10th Ave. E) LGBTQ youth dance, games & activities. Formal wear not required; festive dress encouraged. Date not required; bring friends and meet friends. $10-$20 suggested donation. Alcohol & substance free. Ages 14-22 welcome. www.facebook.com/LambertHouse Triangle Recreation Camp Uniform & Military Salute Party. Party Site at TRC, Mountain Loop Highway. $15 includes beverages. $20 combo pass includes Friday persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. & Saturday events. www.camptrc.org fumctacoma.org Central Lutheran Church. 10am-Worship. 1710 11th SUNDAY - May 24 Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, Seattle Quake Rugby - Magnitude 15 - IGR Rugby which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Tournament (5/22-5/25). Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people Point Way NE. www.magnitude15.org. regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.” Seattle Volleyball Club - Thirst Seattle - North Ameri- All are welcome. 322-7500. can Gay Volleyball Association Championships East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am-Sunday Service. 2015 (5/21-5/24). CenturyLink Field Events Center, 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming con1000 Occidental Ave. S. Over 1200 LGBT volleyball gregation. (425) 747-3780. players from around North America will be participating Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen in this tournament with special events at local clubs in Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. the evening. Spectators welcome. Visit www.seattlevol- Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! leyballclub.com for complete details. Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Northwest Folklife Festival (5/22-5/25). Seattle Center. Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com www.nwfolklife.org Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am-Worship. 911 Center for Spiritual Living. Services 8:25, 9:45, Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we justice. An open & affirming congregation. 682-3620. hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am-Worship. cslseattle.org 500 Broadway E. Come as you are. All are welcome. Ravenna United Methodist Church. 5751 33rd Ave A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United NE. 8:30am “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school;” Church of Christ. 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org 9:45am worship. A reconciling congregation, fully inclu- Living Water Fellowship. 10:30am-Worship. 7204 NE sive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. 525-7988. 175th St, Kenmore. All GLBT welcome. Pastor Susan Wallingford United Methodist Church. 8:30am & George. 963-0807. www.livingwaterwa. com 11am-Worship (10am during summer). 2115 N 42nd St. Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t 547-6945 (office); 285-5077 (George). have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $2 shoe Seattle Unity Church. 9am & 11am-Sunday Services. rental. (425) 785-4725. 200 8th Ave N. “Come join our Gay & Lesbian-friendly, Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation. spiritual family at Seattle Unity Church. Our mission is to 10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@ bring love, miracles & spiritual awakening into everyday wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org life!” 622-8475; www.seattleunity.org. Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church University Congregational United Church of Christ. Seattle. 11am-Worship. Chapel at University Temple All ages education 9am, Worship 10am. 4515 16th Ave United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. 524- progressive Christ-centered faith community committed 2322; www.universityucc.org. to providing a nurturing environment for individual & Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am-Zazen Instruction, 9:30am- community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating Zazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the tradi- unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly tional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth church. 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org. & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & expeis welcome. 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org rienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am- Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) Worship, 11am-Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes www.dharma buddies.org. (Women may wish to contact with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.)

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May 23 thru May 31 SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org The D-Factor Season 6. 6:30pm. Julia’s On Broadway, 300 Broadway E. Every Sunday thru June 27. The Northwest’s best Drag talent show with guest Drag judges. All levels of Drag are eligible to compete. Winner will receive a prize package worth $500. www.lefauxshow.com Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm-Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746. Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - May 25

Memorial Day (Because of the Memorial Day holiday some regualrly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled. Check with the sponsors of your event to confirm day, time & place.) Seattle Quake Rugby - Magnitude 15 - IGR Rugby Tournament (5/22-5/25). Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. www.magnitude15.org. Northwest Folklife Festival (5/22-5/25). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org. PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Unitarian Universalist Church, 25701 14th Pl S, Kent. Meets 4th Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am-Worship. (253) 474-8897. 6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation. Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meet“We celebrate our diversity in religious background, ing in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” 783-6733; www. 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com stpauluccseattle.com. Holy Covenant International Christian Community Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org. LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. TUESDAY - May 26 Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. Lesbian & Gay Child Care Task Force Monthly Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Meets 4th sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Tuesday each month. The Task Force, in conjunction Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room with Child Care Resources of King County, offers refer122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon rals to GLBT-welcoming child care centers & provides Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of training, support & curriculum materials to child care alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope providers. (To access this, call 329-1011 & ask for the in order to solve their common problems. We believe “Gay-welcoming” child care programs in your zip code alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes area.) The task force meets monthly to assess their can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number progress in achieving their goals. 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. the game and/or want to supplement their competitive sasgcc.org play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www. LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in raincitysoccer.org Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), Grace Gospel Chapel. 2pm-Worship. Gift of Grace 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. ConfiLutheran Church, 2102 N 40th St. Oldest independent dential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone church ministering primarily to the Gay & Lesbian com- - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Harmunity. An exciting fellowship ... a place to believe, a din, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org place to belong. 784-8495. Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave Triangle Recreation Camp T-Dance. 4-7pm. TRC, E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay Mountain Loop Highway. No cover & the bar will be & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For informaopen. www.camptrc.org tion visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ www.sasgcc.org Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth workouts are for both competitive & recreational swim- Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of mers. www.orcaswimteam.org sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:3017th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men 8pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, & women who share their experience, strength & hope James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. with each other so they may overcome their sexual Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connecaddiction & help others recover from sexual addiction tion is a support group with the goal of providing a safe or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA environment for the LGBT community to express their International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and

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the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at 206-250-5002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday. SNAP - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests and Clergy. 7:30 p.m., Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St #300. Monthly support meeting. First meeting, Tuesday, May 26. Facebook: SNAPSeattle. Mary, 425-644-2468. Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

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FRIDAY - May 29

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to make reservations. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle Sweet 16th Anniversary. 6-8pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Join us to celebrate our 16 years in Seattle as a face-to-face social netwroking group for HIV+ men & their freinds. Meet us in the Pool Table Alcove for socializing, catching up with old friends, making new ones & a whole lot of fun. The event is offered at no cost, but we ask a $5 donation to help with overhead. www.pozseattle.com The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat. Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome. Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www.entre hermanos.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersol lcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

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Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Pride Comedy Series Vol 3 (5/28-5/30). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm & 10:30PM, Sat 7:30pm & 10:30pm. Parlor Live Comedy Club, 1522 6th Ave. Features Bridget Everett with special guest Erin Foley. General admission $25, VIP $30. www.parlorlive.com 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.)

THURSDAY - May 28

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. 6pm. Grace UMC (formerly Firs United Methodist). Meets last Thursday most months. FREE. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Evergreen AIDS Foundation & SNOCO Gay Men’s Task Force. For information call (425) 252-7751. Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Contemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lambert house.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma. Meets 4th Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 3832318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org [Check newsletter to confirm - some months it isn’t scheduled.] Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. (253) 474-8897. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Seattle Pride Comedy Series Vol 3 (5/28-5/30). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm & 10:30PM, Sat 7:30pm & 10:30pm. Parlor Live Comedy Club, 1522 6th Ave. Features Bridget Everett with special guest Erin Foley. General admission $25, VIP $30. www.parlorlive.com LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - May 30

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Musical Experiences - All Bach Program. 7:30pm. Green Lake United Methodist Church, 6415 1st Ave NE. Pianist Fred Kronacher with Cellist Jennifer Culp, 7 years cellist with the Kronos Quartet. Tickets: $22 adults; $17 seniors; $12 students 18 & under. 206-368-9247; www. musicalexperiences.org. Roll Over Beethoven! (5/30 & 5/31). Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3pm. University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave NE. Featuring Beethoven’s “Choral fantasy” with piano Soloist Ingrid Verhulsdonk. FREE but donations gladly accepted. www.marketstreetsingers.org Seattle Pride Comedy Series Vol 3 (5/28-5/30). Thurs 7:30pm, Fri 7:30pm & 10:30PM, Sat 7:30pm & 10:30pm. Parlor Live Comedy Club, 1522 6th Ave. Features Bridget Everett with special guest Erin Foley. General admission $25, VIP $30. www.parlorlive.com

SUNDAY - May 31

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) The D-Factor Season 6. 6:30pm. Julia’s On Broadway, 300 Broadway E. Every Sunday thru June 27. The Northwest’s best Drag talent show with guest Drag judges. All levels of Drag are eligible to compete. Winner will receive a prize package worth $500. www.lefauxshow.com

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org

Celebrating 41 Years!

Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band.com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. org. Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: 206-325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflag seattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: 425-4836642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community.pflag. org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington state: www. pflagwsc.org.

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PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www. sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema. com; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www. trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-6850164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233). SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of

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safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768. Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298. Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outven-

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tures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@ gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www.seattlegaybasketballassociation. com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam. org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www. theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersoll center.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftm group.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwest seattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise. Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www. facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space. org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFESAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www. thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw. org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 5228412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoudGLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www. yspp.org

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