SGN May 25, 2018 - Part 2

Arts & Entertainment

Fantastic Z’s 5 Lesbians

Eating a Quiche an absurd and fluffy dish Arroyo’s is a great place to visit

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE FANTASTIC Z PRODUCTIONS (AT BALLARD UNDERGROUND) Through June 2

You are cordially invited to attend the 1956 Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein Annual Quiche Breakfast. Bring your quiches to be judged. Their Golden Rule is “No Men. No Meat. All Manners.”

A semi-interactive playlet (I’m not sure you can call it a full-fledged play), 5 Lessee 5 LESBIANS page 4

June theater busts out singing

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

June is bustin’ out with musicals in our fair town. Classics and world premieres seem to demand that we sing all month long!

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 6/1-24 (opens 6/8) Joshua Castille stars as Quasimodo in this local edition of this remarkable work, complete with a 30-person choir. A reimag-

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

WELCOME TO ARROYO’S THEATER SCHMEATER Through June 2

It’s hip hop and altruism and history and idealism and art. It’s finding out what you’re made of and finding out how to see what is

offered right in front of you. It’s so many things rolled up into one small, delightful play: Welcome to Arroyo’s by Kristoffer Diaz, and it’s at Theater Schmeater, right now. Expertly guided by director Jay O’Leary, this kick ass cast tells the story of a brother and sister reeling from the recent loss of their mother. The sister, Molly (Ashley Salazar), after years of hiding her

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Masterfully composed Disobedience a tearfully resonant melodrama

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

DISOBEDIENCE

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When New York artist and photographer Ronit Krushka (Rachel Weisz) receives news that her Orthodox Jewish father (Anton Lesser) died she’s understandably shaken by the news. A beloved figure in the London

LOVE’S JOURNEY TO HELL AND BACK

JUNE 2–10 A CHAMBER OPERA ADAPTATION OF GLUCK’S ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

In the spirit of LGBTQ Pride comes a female twist on the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. O is a gifted artist waiting by the hospital bedside of her wife E, a mortally wounded soldier. During her vigil, O experiences a flood of emotional trials which threaten to extinguish the bond the two women share. After demonstrating the depth of their love, O and E are led back from the brink by E’s godlike doctor, Amore.

The timeless tale of love lost, lamented, and reborn receives an innovative and intimate 80-minute staging from an all-female principal cast and creative team. Performed in English. Tickets are $45. Seattle Opera Studios, 200 Terry Avenue North SEATTLEOPERA.ORG/OANDE

Production Sponsors: Pride Foundation, Opera America Innovation Grants

Adam Rippon and “Stars on Ice” light up Seattle's Key Arena

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer

The big news this week was Adam Rippon winning the Mirror Ball trophy on ABC's “Dancing with the Stars”. Just two days prior, on Saturday, May 19th, Rippon hit Seattle's Key Arena for the “Stars on Ice” tour. Joining Rippon were Nathan Chen, Mirai Nagasu, Bradie Tennell, Karen Chen, Vincent Zhou, Jason Brown, Ashley Wagner, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donahue,

Tulalip Resort Casino announces summer and fall concert line-up including Melissa Etheridge July 14

Tulalip Resort Casino is proud to announce their summer and fall concert season. Concerts will be held in their Orca Ballroom and at their Amphitheatre.

The Orca Ballroom is a popular entertainment venue and is becoming well known as a comedy hot spot as well. Get up-close seating to shows featuring national acts with an intimate 1,200 seating capacity. Past acts have included Brad Garrett, Jim Jefferies, Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes and Lily Tomlin.

Enjoy world-class entertainment under the stars at our 3,000-seat amphitheatre. Past performers include B.B. King, The Beach Boys, Peter Frampton, Huey Lewis and the News, The Temptations George Thorogood, The Temptation. Trisha Yearwood and more.

The Tulalip Resort Casino’s Orca Ballroom and Amphitheatre are located at 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, Tulalip WA 98271. For more information and to purchase tickets, phone (360) 716-6000 or visit https://www.tulalipresortcasino.com/

Freedom: A Tribute to George Michael and Wham!

6/15/18 @ 8pm

Orca Ballroom

Freedom: A Tribute to George Michael and Wham! live at the Orca Ballroom. Tickets start at $25 per person and can be bought here: https://bit.ly/2DgOeO9

Purple Xperience: A Tribute to Prince

6/16/18 @ 8pm

Orca Ballroom

Purple Xperience is a tribute to Prince and his greatest hits. Come hear your favorites live at the Orca Ballroom. Tickets start at $25 per person and can be bought here: https://bit.ly/2DgOeO9

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons 6/23/18 @ 8pm

Amphitheatre

Come hear Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons live under the stars at Tulalip’s Amphitheatre. Tickets start at $65 and can be bought here: https://bit.ly/2Ifu85q

Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Blue Oyster Cult

6/29/18 @ 8pm

Amphitheatre

Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Blue Oyster Cult are live under the stars

at Tulalip’s Amphitheatre. Tickets start at $55 and can be bought here: https://bit. ly/2Ifu85q

Melissa Etheridge and Leann Rimes

7/14/18 @ 8pm

Amphitheatre

Superstar Melissa Etheridge is joined by Leann Rimes for a night of hits under the stars at Tulalip’s Amphitheatre. Tickets start at $70 and can be bought here: https:// bit.ly/2Ifu85q

The Isley Brothers and The Pointer Sisters

8/3/18 @ 8pm

Amphitheatre

The Isley Brothers and The Pointer Sisters join up for the Brothers and Sisters Tour at Tulalip’s Amphitheatre. Tickets start at $65 and can be bought here: https:// bit.ly/2Ifu85q

Clint Black and Sara Evans

8/16/18 @ 8pm

Amphitheatre

Join Clint Black and Sara Evans for a night of country hits under the stars at Tulalip’s Amphitheatre. Tickets start at $70 and can be bought here: https://bit. ly/2Ifu85q

Styx

8/23/18 @ 8pm

Amphitheatre

Take a walk through the music with Styx greatest hits live at Tulalip’s Amphitheatre. Tickets start at $70 and can be bought here: https://bit.ly/2Ifu85q

Dwight Yoakam and Joe Nichols

9/8/18 @ 8pm

Amphitheatre

21 time nominated, Grammy award winning Dwight Yoakam is joined by Joe Nichols for a night of country music under the stars at Tulalip’s Amphitheatre. Tickets start at $70 and can be bought here: https:// bit.ly/2Ifu85q

WAR

10/12/18 @ 8pm

Orca Ballroom

Come hear your favorite WAR hits live at the Orca Ballroom. Tickets start at $55 per person and can be bought here: https:// bit.ly/2DgOeO9

Courtesy of Tulalip Resort Casino

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bians Eating a Quiche, is being produced by the LGBTQ-focused theater company, Fantastic.Z Theatre. You make your way to the basement known as The Ballard Underground, and get a name tag with your assumed name for the evening. This allows the leadership of the SBASFTSOGS to call you by your name.

If you want to be extra sweet, you might bring them gifts of boiled eggs. Eggs are about all these ladies can talk about, putting aside all the horrid politics outside their hermetically sealed bomb shelter that is guaranteed to protect them from the invasion of communists that might happen At Any Moment!

The leadership of this stalwart group includes chairwoman Wren Robin Events (Jana Gueck), Veronica “Vern” Schultz (Jane Martin) who is responsible for the great construction of the vault, Dale Prist (Jessica Severance), the new one, Ginny Cadbury (Alexandria Stevens) and Lulie Stanwyck (Jessica Stepka).

Konstantin Lazarov’s neat, tidy, brightly yellow set calls to you with a vintage kitchen table and chairs as you wait for the meeting to start. Amy Baldwin’s 1950s costumes, with flaired skirts and mandatory bouffant hair, are de rigueur for the cast.

Lovingly crafted from an original skit, writers Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood

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graffiti-art-spraying identity, has suddenly started openly tagging, daring a local beat cop (Naa Akua) to arrest her. The brother, Alejandro (Tony Magana, Jr.), has turned his mother’s deli into a bar, in the tradition of “If you build it, they will come,” but so far no one’s coming.

Two budding DJs, Nel (Michael Cercado) and Trip (Richard Sean Glen), keep trying to convince him to add their hip hop flare to draw the neighborhood, but they have trouble getting through to Alejandro. Into the bar walks Lelly (Anasofia Gallegos) and Alejandro immediately wants to know what she thinks.

Lelly is on a particularly special quest, though: to prove that Alejandro and Molly’s mother could be one of the seminal historic founders of hip hop and the first female hip hopper who disappeared from the scene twenty years before – right when their mother opened the deli. In fact, Lelly has a picture that looks so much like Molly that even Molly agrees it could be her.

But Lelly isn’t quite brave enough to tell Alejandro the full truth of why she walked into his bar. So, what will happen when Alejandro finally hears the truth?

harken back to times when Lesbians, like Gay men, had to hide their sexuality and use euphemisms to connect with each other and find community. These women have found quiche, and they LOVE it!

The cast is genial and smartly portray their characters while walking the edge of satire and smart repartee. We’re introduced to each one and their place in the hierarchy of leadership. And we cannot miss the quiche, lovingly introduced and announced as the winner of the event, with an ensuing fight to be the One to taste it first.

It’s an absurd and silly ditty, with a few undertones of menace from the “outside,” and should be enjoyed. Partaking of the bar before the event might give the entire thing a nicer sparkle. But the cast is game on and each does a lovely job with her character. Their hesitation and then full-bodied enjoyment of finding a moment to declare and realize that they ALL are Lesbians, and so is the entire audience, is definitely one to revel in.

For more information, go to www.fantasticz.org or https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3121291 or call 800-8383006.

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The rhythms of the script are short and sweet. The scenes are short, but punctuated like beats in a song. The story unfolds in tiny bursts like bites of an apple, one at a time. Would it upset the siblings to find out their mother had a whole unshared past history? Is it really true? Has Lelly buried herself in the past in order to deflect from her discomfort with the present? Is Molly’s tagging “art” or defacing, and will the cop arrest her or date her?

Each of the characters is revealed distinctly enough to let us know them and understand them. Even the beat cop gets a backstory about their name, Derek Jeter, which has caused them much misery in relation to the famous ball player. (Akua is cast to make this role deliberately genderfluid. I don’t know if the script called for this or if this was a director choice.)

Arroyo’s is a great place to visit. It’s funny, bittersweet, and lightly introspective. Get to know it before it has to be turned into a megaplex, or something.

For more information, go to www. schmeater.org or call 206-324-5801.

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ining of Victor Hugo’s epic masterpiece, this powerful tale of love, faith and prejudice provides a lush, beautiful score. Songs are included from the Disney animated feature along with new music from legendary composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. This 5th Avenue staging is directed by Glenn Casale, who staged the acclaimed production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid at The 5th Avenue Theatre last winter. www.5thavenue.org

Journey West! The Legend of Lewis and Clark, Copious Love Productions, 6/1-23 (at Theatre Off Jackson) (world premiere)

Andrew Lee Creech (book and lyrics and music) and Evan Barrett (music) have created a new musical skewering the story of the westward journey of Lewis and Clark that we’re taught in history class in school. In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson enlisted Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Corps of Discovery to explore the uncharted West and find an all-water route across North America to unite sea with shining sea. This whimsical and irreverent send-up re-blazes the historic trail to the Pacific through song, dance, and Sasquatch. If history is written by the victors, then what does it look like through the lens of the disenfranchised? Who gets to tell their story vs. who gets their story told for them? … and who becomes a footnote? Our diverse, genderqueer cast and crew bring this adventure to the stage. www.copiouslove.org/

Le Grand Fromage, Nicole Aloni, 6/115 (at West of Lenin)

From studying at La Varenne in Paris to catering the Academy Awards and mixing drinks for Queen Elizabeth, chef Nicole Aloni’s adventures in life and in the kitchen will stimulate all your senses. Her life story bubbles to the surface during a cooking class. Aromas permeate the theater as Nicole climbs out of one disaster after another and survives, delicious food in hand. http://www.nicolealoni.com/nicolesnext-play/

ZM, Village Theatre, 6/1-10 (beta series)

A developmental full-staging of a new musical by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, the creators of Urinetown. In a remote American town, a fast-food franchise is test-marketing a new sandwich that, apparently, turns people into zombies. The Walking Dead meets The Book of Mormon as we follow two teenage fast-food workers

who set off to penetrate the corporate behemoth behind this franchise fiasco and learn the terrible truth about the source of the plague and the outcome it was designed to create… all while navigating teenage love. Can the two young lovers save their relationship? And their brains? And the world? www.villagetheatre.org

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Book-It Repertory Theatre, 6/6-7/1 (opens 6/9)

When the irresistible Dorian Gray sees the magnificent portrait his friend Basil Hallward has painted of him, he laments that he will grow old while the picture will always remain young. Dorian strikes a Faustian bargain and is granted eternal youth while the portrait ages and records his sins. As his pursuit of pleasure devolves into a life of sin and corruption, Dorian’s bargain brings devastating consequences. Published in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890, Oscar Wilde’s only novel scandalized Victorian England with its open examination of sex, drugs, and even murder, and its ultimate declaration that hiding from one’s true self is the real sin. www.book-it.org

How I Learned to Drive, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, 6/7-7/7

Li’l Bit is a survivor of teenage sexual abuse whose story is disarmingly comic, sweet, and seductive. Her memories are scrambled and ridden with guilt – making it difficult for the listener to form conventional judgments. Paula Vogel’s landmark play contains topics that often cause “trigger warnings” but is considered an important play on the subject.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, ArtsWest, 6/7-7/8 (staggered dates)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The off-Broadway smash-hit Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the electrifying story of Hedwig, a German emigrant who suffered a botched sex-change operation (her penis remains an inch long), as she travels the country in hopeless romantic pursuit of her former lover. First a hit on stage and again on screen, John Cameron Mitchell’s hard-rock tale of transformation has earned critical acclaim and a legion of fans across the world.

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

Felicia Loud again performs as Billie Holiday as she paints a stirring portrait of the jazz legend performing one of her last solo concerts, four months before her death. Packed with the music that made her both a legend – “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” “God Bless the Child” – and a cultural flashpoint – “Strange Fruit” – Lady Day tells an intimate story of a complex woman through reminisces, confessions, and unforgettable music. If you missed Loud’s amazing performance a few years ago at Langston Hughes, you should absolutely make sure to see this edition.

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Until the Flood, ACT Theatre, 6/8-7/8 (opens 6/14)

The latest work by award-winning playwright, performer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith focuses on the social unrest following the fatal police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. This one-act, onewoman drama surrounds eight composite characters from the St. Louis region, examining the issues of race and social unrest from a variety of perspectives. www.acttheatre.org

Bat-Hamlet, Fern Shakespeare Company 6/8-7/1 (at Slate Theater)

What if Shakespeare had conceived the melancholy Dane as a costumed crime fighter? Bat-Hamlet tells the tale of a Dark

Knight that emerges from betwixt the pages of Shakespeare to exact revenge on his murderous uncle, King Jester. Resolved to avenge beloved King Police Commissioner Gordrick’s death, Hamlet dons the persona of Bat-Hamlet, a flashier and much cooler version of his brooding youth. The world of comic books and the Bard of Avon come together in this hilarious mash-up. www.fernshakespeare.org

Pageant, A Sensible Theatre Company 6/13-7/8 (at ACT Theatre)

Pageant, written by two-time Tony nominee Bill Russell, Frank Kelly, and Seattle’s very own Albert Evans, debuted Off-Broadway in 1991 in New York. It’s a high-heeled drag-spin on the competitive pageant scene. Go on a fabulous adventure into the timeless world of the Miss Glamouresse Beauty Pageant. Cheer for favorites that include Miss West Coast, Miss Great Plains, Miss Industrial Northeast, Miss Bible Belt, Miss Texas, and Miss Deep South. Your vote will count each night, with a different possible winner! https://www.sensibletheatre.co/ and www.acttheatre.org

The Last Starfighter, SecondStory Repertory, 6/15-7/1

Based on the screenplay of the hit 1980’s sci-fi movie, this high-flying show follows the adventures of 18-year-old Alex Rogan, a teenager with a gift for playing video games. When Alex breaks the record on his favorite intergalactic video game, he finds himself pulled into a reality where the fate of the galaxy is placed in his hands. Aided by an alien con-man named Centauri, and stalked by alien bounty hunters called Zan-Do-Zans, Alex sets off on an exciting quest that will change the course of his life forever. www.secondstoryrep.org

The Color Purple, Paramount Theatre, 6/27-7/1

The Color Purple is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival, with a Grammy®-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues. This Pulitzer Prize-winning story (also an award-winning movie) tells the tale of Celie, a young woman who starts out life with all the wrong kinds of attention, pregnant with a second child at fourteen by her own father. The trials and tribulations she goes through could stop many another from trying to stay alive, but Celie gets unexpected support to grow stronger and eventually survives long enough to love herself and thrive.

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Atasha Manila crowned “La Femme Magnifique WA 2018”, Kristie Champagne crowned “La Femme Magnifique Plus WA 2018”

by MK Scott

SGN Contributing Writer

The search for “The Most Beautiful & Glamorous Female Impersonators in Washington!” at the 37th annual “La Femme Magnifique WA and WA Plus Pageant” on May 20, 2018. The event was held once again at Neighbours Nightclub on Capitol Hill.

Gaysha Starr (LFMWA 1994) was once again the host as she welcomed five contestants along with special performances by Aleksa Manila, La Saveona Hunt (LFMI 2017), Deandra Infiniti (LFMIP 2017), and Coco Elektra (LFMWA 2017).

Each contestant was judged in the following four categories:

• Black & White Presentation

• Formal Wear

• Talent

• Las Vegas Showgirl

After a strong showing in all four categories, Atasha Manila was crowned the title of LFNWA 2018 and Kristie Champagne was crowned LFMWA Plus 2018.

First place winners received a cash prize of $500 each, first runner-ups received $125 each. All four will represent the state of Washington at the International Pageant, taking place on Labor Day Weekend in Portland, OR for the International title.

Photos by MK Scott

Roguish Solo an enjoyable Star Wars lark

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

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The world likely didn’t need a Han Solo origin movie. Even with the character, as portrayed by Harrison Ford, being my personal favorite of the original trilogy (not to mention 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens), I can’t say I needed to know how he and Chewbacca met, where he got his blaster or when he won the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian. I didn’t need to know about his early loves that came before he met Leia Organa or his first smuggling jobs that set him on the path to becoming the roguish rascal who was introduced in 1977’s Star Wars. I honestly didn’t need any of these things, the way originator George Lucas composed the character and the manner in which Ford chose to portray him more than enough to keep me satisfied all by themselves.

None of which, thankfully, makes Solo: A Star Wars Story any less entertaining. The second entry in LucasFilm’s anthology efforts, after 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, set in Lucas’ Star Wars universe, this film takes place long before Han met Luke and the two joined forces to raid the Death Star in order to free Princess Leia Organa from the clutches of Darth Vader. Here, we first meet our hero, now played by Hail, Caesar!, Beautiful Creatures and Stoker heartthrob Alden Ehrenreich as a downtrodden street urchin leading an oppressive Oliver Twist-like existence who harbors dreams of fleeing his situation and becoming one of the universe’s best pilots. But while he does manage to escape that world, he’s also forced to leave girlfriend Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) behind, an unantici-

pated turn of events that leaves him emotionally devastated.

Two years and a brief stint fighting for the Imperial Empire later, Solo makes the acquaintance of professional thief and all around cad Beckett (Woody Harrelson), finagling his way onto the criminal’s tightknit crew with plans of making some quick cash so he can return to Qi’ra and free her from her bonds. He is joined by the massive Wookie Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), the pair becoming quick friends after they engineer an escape from an Imperial prison. But when the heist goes tragically south, all three find themselves beholden to ruthless crime boss Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany). In order to make amends for their failure, he tasks Beckett, Han and Chewbacca to pull off the impossible if they value their lives, and he’s going to send his most trusted lieutenant along to keep an eye on them to make sure nothing goes wrong: Qi’ra.

Written by Star Wars stalwart Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and his filmmaker son Jonathan Kasdan (The First Time, In the Land of Women), there is a sense of good-natured whimsy and wholesome ebullience to this tale that’s reminiscent of Lucas’ 1977 original. I’m honestly not sure what earned the movie a PG-13 rating, as the violence level is kept to a relative minimum, the sexual content is more of the chaste lip-locking variety and there’s hardly an uncouth element to be found anywhere along Han Solo’s journey. While things get a tad more serious as the narrative propels forward towards a climax, this is all still more akin to a John Sturges Western or WWII thriller (like The Magnificent Seven or The Great Escape) than it is a Michael Bay sci-fi action epic (Transformers this thankfully isn’t), and that’s just fine as far as I’m concerned.

Granted, with Oscar-winner Ron Howard (Apollo 13, Rush) picking up the reins of the project after original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (21 Jump Street, The LEGO Movie) were forced to depart halfway through filming, it isn’t a surprise the tone of the finished film doesn’t exactly push the genre envelope. Howard is an old school craftsman who emulates the greats of decades past, his more formalistic style hardly similar to the scattershot, comedyheavy theatrics Lord and Miller are known for. He likes elongated takes that keep the action centralized towards the middle of the frame, eschewing quick cuts and crazy camera moves the majority of the time.

Not that Solo is visually laidback or lazy. Far from it. Veteran cinematographer Bradford Young (Arrival ) paints some exquisite pictures, his visual aesthetic for this foray into the Star Wars universe utterly unique. There is a colorfully meticulous vibrancy to the motion picture that’s often thrilling, Neil Lamont’s production every bit as vivacious and lived-in as his work on Rogue One was two years ago. Best of all might just be David Crossman’s and Glyn Dillon’s costumes, the pair’s collection of ravishing capes all worn to perfection by both Clarke and Donald Glover, portraying a young Lando Calrissian, almost worth the price of a matinee ticket all by themselves.

Speaking of Glover, the “Atlanta” auteur and Childish Gambino musician is mesmerizing as Calrissian. From his first introduction to his final appearance, I found it practically impossible to take my eyes off of the talented actor. He makes Calrissian his own, paying deft homage to the character that Billy Dee Williams originated in The Empire Strikes Back while at the same time finding crafty and creative ways to make this smuggler and cardsharp his own. If anything, the movie doesn’t do quite enough

with him, he and his unruly suffragette of a robot L3-37 (a sublime Phoebe WallerBridge) stealing every scene they’re a part of with seemingly little to no effort at all.

Ehrenreich won’t make anyone forget about Ford, but he still acquits himself handsomely as the titular character. His relaxed back and forth chemistry with both Harrelson and especially Clarke is noteworthy, and it’s easy to see him making the character his own in the future if LucasFilm decides to follow this story up with a sequel (which is likely). Even so, I do wish the movie wasn’t so cluttered with moments and characters unnecessary to get the protagonists to where they need to be by the time of the climax, while a third act twist, as crowd-pleasing as it might be for some, left me decidedly underwhelmed.

Even with that being the case, I still had a great deal of fun watching Solo

The moment when Han and Chewbacca take control of the Millennium Falcon for the first time and John Williams’ classic themes are introduced into composer John Powell’s (The Bourne Identity) energetically boisterous score had me wanting to rise up from my theatre seat and cheer, the whole sequence a dizzyingly effervescent spectacle that reminded me precisely why I fell in love with Star Wars as a child. While nowhere near the superlative achievement

The Force Awakens, Rogue One and Star Wars: The Last Jedi proved to be, this latest anthology effort is nonetheless easy to enjoy, the joyful exuberance of this Han Solo origin story difficult to rebel against.

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Jewish community, his relationship with his only daughter was sadly not without its travails. Nonetheless, Ronit is compelled to journey across the Atlantic and return home for his funeral, wanting to pay her last respects as best she can.

film from A Fantastic Woman Oscar-winner Sebastián Lelio. Co-writing the script with Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida), Lelio has crafted a masterfully composed drama that is an invigorating examination of friendship, faith, sexuality and longing that grows in emotional majesty as things progress. There is a deep form of conflicted, pentup sadness that permeates things that is deeply evocative, things slowly morphing

Once there she is quickly welcomed into the home of childhood friend Dovid Kuperman (Alessandro Nivola). As the Rav’s most talented student, he’s been tasked by the Jewish elders to take her father’s place at the top of their hierarchy, a turn of events that’s hardly surprising as far as Ronit is concerned. What she does find shocking is that Dovid has married another of her friends, Esti (Rachel McAdams). The three of them were inseparable as kids, getting into all kinds of mischief that many of the adults around them couldn’t help but frown upon. But there was more to the two women’s relationship than most knew about it, what the two of them did together leading directly to Ronit leaving for the United States and the eventual estrangement between herself and her father.

Based on the novel by Naomi Alderman, Disobedience is the first English language

into an aura of healing and understanding that crosses religious, societal and gender lines. Concepts of forgiveness and freedom are discussed matter-of-factly and without melodramatic embellishment, all of which allows the film to ascend to a shattering plateau that left me both shaken and inspired almost in equal measure.

What is interesting is that even though the story is seen almost entirely from Ronit’s point-of-view, ultimately this film becomes more about Esti than it does anything else. Her choices, her life experiences, what she has chosen to go through by staying inside the religious community, all of this and more subtly and delicately eventually comes into play. Esti has gone through a metaphorical meat grinder trying to do what she was told was best. In the process she has dismantled core parts of what made her who she once was as a younger woman, and even though

Dovid loves her desperately and only wants what is best for his wife, even he has trouble understanding just exactly the full extent of the emotional toll their time together has inflicted upon her.

All three actors are extraordinary. Weisz, unsurprisingly, is her typically controlled self, revealing minute layers of Ronit’s persona as things go on with a deftly gritty gracefulness that’s astounding. Nivola, an underrated character actor who has been giving terrific performances for almost two decades now, is even better. The final sections of the film belong almost entirely to him. Where a lesser actor would have chewed the scenery by giving a broad, boisterous performance in order to make sure audiences wouldn’t be able to miss all his

stated, Esti ends up being the heart and soul of this piece, and while the eventual revelations involving her aren’t exactly surprising, the way McAdams chooses to unveil them continually is. Her initial fragile physicality slowly hardens into a stoic resolve that greatly moved me, and as such the character’s quest to live her life free of the constraints she has allowed others to bind her down with feels downright heroic. Unlike A Fantastic Woman or Gloria, there are moments of heavy-handedness here that do feel a tiny bit forced, Lelio telegraphing a small handful of emotional beats in ways that are noticeably obvious. The film is also far more direct about what is going on and what the outcome is going to be than it has been in his prior motion

character was going through, Nivola takes the opposite track. In the process, his livedin subtlety proves to be eviscerating, leading to a revelation of truthful, understated majesty that had me wiping away tears I didn’t even realize were there until they were dripping off of the side of my face.

But make no mistake, this is McAdams’ show almost from the first second she walks into the frame. This slow-burn of a performance is an undeniable stunner, the way the actress builds her character with such exacting specificity astonishing. As

pictures. Even with that being the case, I can’t say almost any of this bothered me because the core dramatic components are so fascinatingly strong and dynamic, so truthfully authentic, a few little narrative hiccups here and there ended up feeling so minor I practically forgot about them entirely as I walked out of the theatre. Disobedience is a masterfully composed motion picture I can’t wait to watch again, its pleas for tolerance, freedom, friendship and family all ones deserving to be heard now more than ever.

SEATTLE

BATHS

SEATTLE

CLUB Z - (men) 1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958

CLUB Z - (men)

HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women)

SW corner of Pike & 11th

1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958

HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women)

(stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240

SW corner of Pike & 11th

STEAM WORKS - (men)

1520 Summit - 388-4818

(stairs behind Wildrose) - (206) 568-3240

STEAM WORKS - (men)

1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818

RESTAURANTS & BARS

88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300

RESTAURANTS & BARS

BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098

88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S - (206) 839-1300

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - (206) 625-4444

1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098

RETAIL SHOPS

1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - 322-1080

GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577

HOT MAMA’S PIZZA - 700 E. Pine St. - 322-6444

BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - (206) 328-2914

JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E. - 860-1818

1017 E. Pike St - (206) 204-0126

KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - 682-2935

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537

1312 E. Pike St. - (206) 257-0231

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358

EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - (206) 323-7437

OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW

FANTASY UNLIMITED

2027 Westlake Ave. - (206) 682-0167

THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM

1510 1st Ave - (206) 624-1784

1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463

HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - (206) 946-8157

POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178

HERBAN LEGENDS - 55 Bell St - (206) 849-5596

PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854

HERB(N) ELEMENTS

PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112

11013 Lake City Way NE - (206) 535-8769

LAUGHING BUDDHA TATTOO

R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828

RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873

1534 Broadway - (206) 329-8274

NEW YORK EXCHANGE

THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

1701 E. Olive Way - (206) 726-0565

2103 N. 45th - 545-8363

THE CANTERBURY

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214

225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300

SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591

ONYX LEATHER

SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - 441-5449

STOUT -1530 11th Ave - 397-3825

1605 12th Ave. #8 - (206) 328-1965

THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188

534 15th Ave. E - (206) 322-3130

THE CUFF COMPLEX

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

2103 N. 45th - (206) 545-8363

THE CRESCENT

1413 E. Olive Way - (206) 720-8188

THE CUFF COMPLEX

1533 13th Ave. - (206) 323-1525

DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - (206) 322-1080

GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - (206) 324-2577

HOT MAMA’S PIZZA

700 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-6444

JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E - (206) 441-9729

JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 860-1818

KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - (206) 682-2935

THE LUMBER YARD

9619 16th Ave. SW - (206) 695-2007

MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - (206) 325-6537

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358 OUT WEST

5401California Ave. SW - (206) 937-1540

THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - (206) 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM

1408 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-9463

POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - (206) 402-5178

PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - (206) 324-2854

PURR - 2307 24th Ave E - (206) 325-3112

QUEER BAR - 1518 11th Ave - (206) 687-7491

R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - (206) 322-8828

RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - (206) 233-9873

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - (206) 420-3214

SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - (206) 621-7591

SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - (206) 441-5449

STOUT -1530 11th Ave - (206) 397-3825

TOULOUSE PETIT

601 Queen Anne Ave. N - (206) 432-9069

UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - (206) 325-6492

WILDROSE - 1021 E Pike - (206) 324-9210

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

5633 Airport Way S - (206) 466-5954

9614 14th Ave SW - (206) 763-1347

TOULOUSE PETIT

601 Queen Anne Ave N - 432-9069

OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - (206) 251-0630

UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492

PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP

4411 Wallingford Ave. N. - (206) 535-6920

PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300

RUCKUS - 1465 E Republican St - (206) 257-4805

THE FANTASY SHOP

9630 16th Ave. SW - (206) 762-3299

TABOO ADULT VIDEO

9813 16th Ave SW - (206) 767-4855

TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO

1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572

UNDER U 4 MEN

709 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 324-6446

UNCLE IKE’S

2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

WILD AT HEART

1111 NW Leary Way - (206) 782-5538

BELLINGHAM

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

RUMORS CABARET 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849

DES MOINES

ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 21635 Pacific Hwy S - (206)-878-7780

SECRETS 22862 Pacific Hwy S - (206)-878-8480

EVERETT

ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555

LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607

LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754

KENT

WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954

9614 14th Ave SW - 763-1347

OVER’S - 25801 104th Ave. SE - (253) 852-1720

RETAIL SHOPS

THE FANTASY SHOP 604 Central Ave. S - (253) 850-8428

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

NASHVILLE’S SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) 114 - Railroad Ave. N - (253) 852-0909

1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

LA CONNER

1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231

EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437

HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157

NEW YORK EXCHANGE

THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA 117 Maple Ave. - (877) 883-8899 info@theheron.com

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

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

OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630

PANACHE

OLYMPIA

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

DARBY’S CAFE 211 5th Ave. SE - (360) 357-6229

RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805

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

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

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

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

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

UNDER U 4 MEN

PORT ANGELES

709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446

UNCLE IKE’S

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

2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

SPOKANE

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

THE BLIND BUCK

BELLINGHAM

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

GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN

LOVER’S

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

NYNE BAR AND BISTRO

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

DES MOINES

EVERETT

KENT

LA CONNER

TACOMA

CASTLE SUPERSTORE

6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd. - (253) 471-0391

CLUB SILVERSTONE

739½

OLYMPIA

PORT ANGELES

SPOKANE

TACOMA

TRI-CITIES

TUKWILA

20 [HEALTH & WELL-BEING]

ENERGY/BODYWORK

21

[LICENSED MASSAGE - NON-SEXUAL]

ENJOY A SOOTHING MASSAGE

Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, and Hot Stone Massage on Capitol Hill. $65 an hour. Jeff, LMP. 206-6500542; rjeffa@hotmail.com; www.broadwaymassage. com. 17/3

EXCEPTIONAL BODYWORK

TIDY'S LANDSCAPING & HAULING

Shrubs, Blackberry & Ivy Removals * Dump Runs, Evictions, Basements & Garage Clean Outs * Bi-Weekly, Monthly & All Year-Round Yard Maintenance. Free Estimates. 206-354-8949. 21/6

Therapeutic massage. 30 years experience. Relaxation, major/minor injuries, chronic muscle pain. Small Ballard home office/studio. Massage table or massage chair. Convenient parking. (I’m a Gay-friendly straight male graphic artist, web author.) First session 50% off = $45/1.5 hours (travel extra). By appointment only. References available. Chris Pringer, Reiki Master, 206-286-0899. If you get a voice message mentioning “extension #,” please hang up and call back again; otherwise, please leave a message. Brochure, testimonials, etc. via chalicebridge.com/BMI-Brochure. html. 44/21

PETS OF THE WEEK

Adoption Center

Sunday – Wednesday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday – Saturday | 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

13212 SE Eastgate Wy, Bellevue, WA 98005 (425) 649-7563 | adoption@seattlehumane.org

Is your life missing a furry friend? Now is the perfect time to open your world to a pet in need. Coldwell Banker’s Homes for Dogs program with Adopt-a-pet.com has helped place 20,000 dogs into homes across the country. Could your place be the next happy ending for a pet in need? Make your house a home by visiting the shelter and bringing back the pet of your dreams.

Given by highly trained LMP. I specialize in injury treatment, acute, chronic, and repetitive stress motion. I have a studio on CapHill, and one just north of the UW. Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-2357766. 27/12

22 [FOR SALE]

DRAG QUEEN'S PARADISE

Huge assortment of gorgeous gowns, beautiful jewelry, accessories, shoes, and more at ridiculously low prices. Moving. Everything must go. 206-546-1640. 23/3

37 [BODYWORK]

EROTICALLY CHARGED nude full body rubdown from playful top, stimulating the senses. Get seduced. Incalls in Renton area. Scott, 206-355-4469. 09/3

GREAT MASSAGE

Given by highly-trained, clean-cut, handsome guy. I have two private studios, one on CapHill, and one just north of the UW. Call/text Matt, 206-235-7766. In/ out calls. 27/12

RAIN CITY JACKS

RCJ is Seattle’s private club hosting hundreds of group jack-off events since 2005. Hot, friendly, and genuine male bonding for men 18+ only. Email or visit our web site for information. info@raincityjacks.org; www. raincityjacks.org. 18/12

FREE & ANONYMOUS HIV & STD COUNSELING/TESTING Walk-In or by Appt

GAY CITY HEALTH PROJECT 517 E. Pike St. M-F: 3pm-8pm; SAT: 12:30pm-5pm

More Info & to Schedule Appt 206-860-6969

Coraline

Meet Coraline, a black and white long-haired cat. This 9-year old girl is a purring machine! While this friendly and sweet girl appreciates receiving daily scratches from staff and volunteers, she can't wait to move into a home of her own, so she can get some peace and quiet. Coraline will do best with older children and a cat experienced family in a low-traffic home. Come visit Coraline today at Seattle Humane!

As with all of our cats, Coraline has been spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. She will go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and an identification tag. PLUS, most dog adoptions include six weeks of training in one of our on-campus dog behavior courses – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Spotty Dog

Meet Spotty Dog, a 1-year-old Labrador/Border Collie mix, who would love to be your best friend. This happy girl loves a good long play, especially where she can jump on all the squeakies you can throw. She also loves a good ear scratch and will trade plenty of sweet kisses for one. Spotty would love to have an active family that will take her running, hiking, and give her lots of play time. She has been having fun in playgroups and would love to be your playful dogs best friend! If you have room in your heart and home for this happy girl, then come meet her today at the Seattle Humane –you'll be glad you did!

As with all of our dogs, Spotty has been spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior-tested. She will go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and an identification tag. PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion and a training rebate when you complete a dog behavior course - a great way to start off on the right paw!

Introduce to older children with dog experience. Resident dogs are recommended to visit Spotty Dog prior to adoption. Cat-free home.

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

INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

SATURDAY - May 26

Triangle Recreation Camp Memorial Day Weekend (5/25-5/28) https://trianglerecreationcamp.wildapricot.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. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 9:30am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. Anthony, (206) 957-1600. Sponsored by LIfelong. Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Saturday starting 3/31 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. “Dawnland” and “Holy Angels” - SIFF Film Screening at Seattle Public Library. 1-4pm. Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. “Dawnland” is a documentary that follows the untold narrative of Indigenous child removal in the United States. Includes reception and post-film discussion. For more info, call (206) 386-4636 or visit www.spl.org

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

SUNDAY - May 27

Triangle Recreation Camp Memorial Day Weekend (5/25-5/28) https://trianglerecreationcamp.wildapricot.org Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org

Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org

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

University Unitarian Church. 9:30am & 11:15am Sunday Services. (Late June-Aug 9:30am only.) 6556 35th Ave NE. Interweave is the official name for LGBTQ groups in the Unitarian-Universalist family as a common thread of identification. UUC’s Interweave group meets the first Friday every other month (Oct, Dec, Feb, April & June) usually at UUC for a potluck, a summer picnic or whatever else we might dream up. Drop in & join us. www.uuchurch.org for details. Central Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.” All are welcome. (206) 322-7500. East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service. 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780. Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620. Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Workship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

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

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

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

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

community calendar

1987. welcometablecc.org

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

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

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

Holy Covenant International Christian Community Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com

Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. MEETS DAILY (except Saturday). Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12- tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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

Pride ASIA 2018. 12 noon-5pm. Hing Hay Park, 423 Maynard Ave S at S King St. May is National Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month and is a great opportunity for us to celebrate, empower and nurture the multicultural

diversity of the LGBTQ community through the Asian Pacific Islander lens. Pride ASIA 2018 is also excited to kick off Pride Month into June Pride. Pride ASIA will feature an exciting lineup of entertainers and speakers. Pride ASIA is a proud member of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance. www.prideasia.org

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Sunday starting 3/25 - Come Rain or Shine! (See related activity Saturday at noon for details.). Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. See website for location. Meets 2nd & 4th Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org

Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30-3pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201. Meets 4th Sunday each month in the Ian MacKintosh Room. This month’s topic: What does gender mean for people over 60? www.seattleprimetimers.org

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

Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org

Gothic Pride Seattle 2018 Pageant. 6pm. Mercury@ Machinewerks, 1009 E Union St. Gothic Pride Seattle’s biggest annual fundraiser. Proceeds fund the GPS Pride float and participation in the Pride Parade. Participants in the pageant compete for the opportunity to become a GPS titleholder and represent the GPS throughout the year. $7 cover; $2 discount if wearing a GPS patch. http://gothicprideseattle.org.

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206)

237-8828, SAA International Service Organization (800) 477-8191. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

[EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.]

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 28

MEMORIAL DAY

Triangle Recreation Camp Memorial Day Weekend (5/25-5/28) https://trianglerecreationcamp.wildapricot.org

[NOTE: Because of the Memorial Day holiday please check with event sponsors to confirm events.] Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Monday starting 3/26 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

SLAA New Beginnings: 12 Steps of SLAA. 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201, in the O’Neill Room. Every Monday. SLAA step-study meeting starting with Step One in “A Gentle Path.” The meeting is open to anyone interested in doing 12-step work. No matter where you are in the steps, or if you haven’t begun, feel free to join us. Books, paper, and pens provided. You need only bring your willingness to grow!

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org

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

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

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

TUESDAY

- May 29

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

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Alki Beach Walk. 2-3pm. 61st Ave SW & Alki Ave SW. Tuesday starting 3/27 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Statue of Liberty statue. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. BABES Snohomish County Support Group for HIV+ Women. 6-30pm. YWCA on Broadway, 3301 Broadway, Everett. Meets last Tuesday every month. If you want good conversation, support and dinner, this is the place for you! RSVP to BABES Network, (206) 720-5566 or email the_staff@babesnetwork.org.

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org

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

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

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization (800) 477-8191.

Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location, call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday. Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 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 (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. [EXCEPT no water polo mid-June through Labor Day Weekend.]

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

WEDNESDAY - May 30

PrEP turns 6! - CFAR Information Workshop. 8am5pm. New Holly Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave S. Learn more about PrEP, a daily pill to prevent HIV infection in HIV-negative individuals. This workshop is for public health professionals, community organizers, scientists, policymakers, health care providers and the general public. Includes breakfast, lunch, presentations/Q&A, and breakout sessions for group discussion. For more info & to RSVP, contact Center for AIDS Research, cfar@ uw.edu.

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday starting 3/28 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

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

Positively Living. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for the HIV community with various topics for discussion and conversation. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored by Lifelong.

Pride Foundation 2018 Scholarship Celebration. 5:30pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. Join us to honor our 2018 scholars and celebrate their leadership. Hear from two outstanding 2018 Scholars along with Keynote Speaker, Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib. FREE. RSVP to (800) 735-7287 or www.pridefoundation.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is “Less” by Anthony Sean Greer. https://faculty.washington.edu/ swittet/SGLBookClub/ Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma DiscussionNorth. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org

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

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

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

community calendar

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

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

THURSDAY - May 31

Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.) Safe and Sober (AA). 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 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. (206) 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Thursday starting 3/29 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

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

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

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

21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. [EXCEPT no bowling June, July, August.]

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. (206) 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, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.]

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) [EXCEPT no water polo mid-June through Labor Day Weekend.]

FRIDAY - June 1

Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Kubota Gardens Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 9817 55th Ave S. Every Friday starting 3/30 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the corner of 55th Ave S and Renton Ave S. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

City of Seattle 6th Annual Pride Flag Raising. 4-5:30pm. Seattle City Hall Steps, 600 4th Ave. Join the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and Mayor Jenny Durkan in kicking off Pride Month. Reasonable accommodation and language interpretation upon request. For more information, contact Erika.Pablo@seattle.gov or call (206) 684-4500.

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

Burien PRIDE Festival - Drag Queen Bingo in the Park. 5-10pm. Burien Town Square Park, 480 SW SW 152nd St, Burien. Featuring DonnaTella Howe and Rob Johnson. A kick-off event to Saturday’s day-long festival of entertainment and speakers. www.burienpride.com

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

Cascades Rainbow Community Center - in Mount Vernon 6:30-10:30pm. 1508 N 18th St, Mount Vernon. Most Fridays. Weekly social get-togethers including potlucks and movie nights for LGBTQAI folks in Skagit County and beyond. The Center has the largest LGBTQAI library in Skagit County with an online catalog of their collection. (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook. (Check Facebook page to confirm meetings.) Game Night. 7pm-11pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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

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

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

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201 - in the O’Neill Room. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www. seattle-al-anon.org; (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

SATURDAY - June 2

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) 2nd Annual Burien PRIDE Festival. 10am-8pm. Burien Town Square Park, 480 SW SW 152nd St, Burien. Burien PRIDE Festival is an event where the community comes together to celebrate the LGBTQ Community. It will be a day filled with music, booths, food, and so much more. Join us for this 2nd Annual event. www.burienpride.com Pride of Ellensburg - We Are FAMILY - 2018 Pride March & Festival. 10am-3pm. Hal Holmes Center, 201 Ruby St, Ellensburg. Local artists, performers, games and more! www.cascadianow.org/prideofellensburg and on Facebook. Presented by Pride of Ellensburg. A project of CascadiaNow.

Generations Aging With Pride Wine & Cheese Social for Volunteers and Community Friends. 4-7pm. The Bridge at Village Cove, 6850 Woodlawn Ave NE, Suite A. Come one, come all for a celebration of our current and future volunteers! We will be recruiting new volunteers and raising a glass to the hard work of our long-standing volunteers. We are now seeking Trainers, Public Speakers, Board Members, Outreach Volunteers, and more! We cordially invite you to an evening of coming together as a community to build a better future for LGBTQ elders. For more information and to RSVP contact Christine Wheeler-Sinclair at (206) 637-0400 or christiine@gapseattle.org.

A Country Hoedown Summer Suppoer. 6pm. SoDo Park by Herban Feast, 3200 1st Ave S. Saddle up and ride on over for this year’s Country Hoedown Summer Supper! This rootin’ tootin’ evening brings you finger lickin’ fare and moonshine inspired cocktails. You’ll be hootin’ and hollerin’ over the silent and live auctions while supporting Lifelong’s beloved Chicken Soup Brigade, which delivers healthy food to clients facing serious illness and poverty. Tickets: $150 general; $250 VIP. www.asummersupper.org.

SUNDAY - June 3

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Frontrunners Annual Run/Walk With Pride

4K/10K 9am. Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S. un and Walk With Pride (RWWP) is our annual fundraiser that provides Seattle Frontrunners with the opportunity to support other local non-profits in the LGBTQ community through the promotion of running and walking in a race. This year’s beneficiaries are Seattle Area Support Groups (SASG) and Youth in Focus. www. runwalkwithpride.org

SnoHomo Pride Festival 2018 - Honoring Our Diversity - in Snohomish 11am-5pm. William Tucker Park, 6705 Puget Park Dr, Snohomish. Family fun,

great entertainment, informative vendors, live DJ, food, and kids park. Emceed by The Ethels. SnoHomo Pride Festival is a grassroots organization whose purpose is to organize and celebrate the LGBTQ+, Two-Spirit, and Ally community. www.snohomopride.com

8th Annual South Park Pride Picnic. 1-4pm. Duwamish Waterway Park, 7900 10th Ave S at S Elmgrove St. Come join us for a neighborhood Gay Pride picnic, inviting people from the South Park, White Center, Tukwila, Georgetown, Burien and West Seattle area. Music - fun - family-friendly - kids art table. Everyone is welcome. Please bring your own lawn chair or blanket to sit on. www.entrehermanos.org Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of M/ Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. (206) 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ kofmjetchapter/ PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.whatcompflag.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info (206) 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook. COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org

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

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

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

Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org

Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org

“Unite Live with MK Scott” debuts at the Triple Door with an all-star lineup

by MK Scott

SGN Contributing Writer

On May 14th, dream became reality when my new live, monthly show “Unite Live” made its debut at the world-class Triple Door club in Downtown Seattle. “Unite Live” is a new monthly variety/talk show hosted by yours truly with a variety of different guests and performers. Our show was a great success despite a small crowd for a Monday night.

I was delighted to welcome singers, Molly Hardin and Velo; boylesque star, Paris Original; Mark Siano with a preview of the Seattle International Film Festival; and comedian, Maddie Downes. We had a ball!

Our next show is on Monday, June 18th, 7:30pm, in celebration of Pride. On the guest list will be Sarah Toce of Seattle Women's Pride, Aleksa Manila, and many more.

“Unite Live” is presented by Unite Seattle Magazine, Glass Vodka, Rosichelli Design, and the Triple Door. Advance Tickets are $25 at tickets.thetripledoor.net or $35 at the door.