Seattle Gay News
Issue 18, Volume 42, May 2, 2014
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE PRESENTS
WHO’S AFRAID OF
VI RGIN IA WOOLF? – A TERRIFIC PRODUCTION OF A CHALLENGING WORK
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Through May 18
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The explosive, immersive, three hour drama, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, by Edward Albee is on stage now at Seattle Rep. If you thought August: Osage County was caustic, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet, sister. This play will blister your paint and warp your wood. The games played by George and Martha make Russian roulette look silly. This is an American classic that practically became classic the minute Albee stopped writing it in 1962. It won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play. You may know it best from the 1966 movie starring Richard Bur-
ton, Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal and Sandy Dennis. Here, the four dynamic talents are R. Hamilton Wright, Pamela Reed, Aaron Blakely and Amy Hill. George (Wright) and Martha (Reed) return home at 2:00 a.m., following a party thrown by Martha’s father, the president of the university where George is a history professor. Martha announces that the evening isn’t finished and that shortly Nick (Blakely) and Honey (Hill) will be arriving for an after-party drink. Nick has just relocated to work at the university and Martha said she promised her father to be “nice” to them. At first, George seems like a poor benighted husband with an abusive wife, but after some goading, it turns out he has knives to spare as well, and neither George nor Martha are loathe to use their cutlery in see WHO’S AFRAID? page 4
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Seattle’s amazing A celebration of Kiki Sanchez’ life ambiguous history In intricate detail now at Book-It Rep
It weaves back and forth in time with major mysteries to explore and perhaps unfold. Creating a TRUTH LIKE THE SUN fictitious “Mr. Seattle” who beBOOK-IT comes the face of the 1962 World’s REPERTORY THEATRE Fair, Lynch explores and exposes Through May 18 the seamy underbelly of graft and Jim Lynch’s meticulously de- corruption that others have mined tailed book, Truth Like the Sun, is no straightforward history lesson. see truth page 8
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Kiki Sanchez
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor
Celebrated Seattle entertainer Jaime Enrique Mendez Alvarez, more commonly known as Enrique Mendez, died April 27 in Mexico. Mendez, who made a name for himself as a dancer in “Le Faux” at Julia’s on Broadway, also performed as Kiki Sanchez. He was the only person killed in a car accident when a truck he was the passenger in experienced mechanical failure and crashed Sunday afternoon. Mendez leaves behind two sisters, his mother and father and, of course, all of us many friends and fans. He was 23 years old. According to Colimanoticias. com, a Spanish language news and radio website (translated), “Five people injured and one dead, was the outcome of a tragic car accident recorded around 1 p.m. in the afternoon on Sunday at kilometer 55 of the highway to Colima, Manzanillo, just short of a mile from the bridge that leads to Cuyutlán spa. The report says the accident took place after a mechanical failure of the suspension of a Ford Ranger 96127 caused the driver, Daniel see KIKI page 5
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Celebrating 41 Years!
Franz Ferdinand gets it right again at The Showbox SoDo
Franz Ferdinand
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer FRANZ FERDINAND THE SHOWBOX SODO April 24 It’s a little difficult to keep up with Franz Ferdinand. They’ve put out just two albums in eight years, they tour sporadically, they’re not active on social media and they quietly release new singles and music videos. But their fans adore them, and will track them down. Case in point: 1500 of them packed The Showbox SoDo last week to welcome the Scottish rock group back to Seattle, and it was a diverse bunch at that – Gay, straight, young, middle-aged, drunk, sober. The Mercury Music Prize winners
opened a 90-minute set with “Bullet,” a track from 2013’s Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action album. Immediately noticeable was lead singer Alex Kapranos’ spiky hair, a bit messier than usual, and a vintage shaggy do (or don’t) worn by guitarist Nick McCarthy, who also donned an oversized jacket-vest. (He reminded me of that “Gilligan’s Island” episode with the faux rock band The Mosquitoes.) “Seattle, it’s good to see you!” said Kapranos to the capacity audience. And that was it. Kapranos kept verbal interaction with the crowd at a minimum, although he did engage with concert goers by inviting them to sing along and clap their hands throughout the show. Franz Ferdinand played a great mix of songs from each of their four recordings,
reaching back to 2004’s self-titled debut for “Dark of the Matinee,” “Tell Her Tonight” and “Michael,” which had been booted off the set list the previous few times I’d seen them. Fresher material sounded really good, too, like a sprightly version of “Love Illumination” and a rather impressive rendition of “Evil Eye” that featured sharply synced guitars and drums. I absolutely loved the danceable guitar riff during “Stand on the Horizon.” The lone number that didn’t work too well was “Brief Encounters.” It lacked energy, though it gave me an opportunity to update my Facebook status. Of course, no Franz Ferdinand live concert would be complete without “Take Me Out,” and on Thursday night it lit a match underneath everyone’s shoes, as everybody was moving, shaking, bouncing and even moshing to it. Ditto for “This Fire,” another cut from their first album. Even better was a playful, heavy keyboard-infused performance of “Ulysses” from 2009. “The Fallen” closed out the main set, but the Glasgow quartet were called back to the stage by eager fans. A quick encore included a fun run-through of “Right Action,” before the band took a collective bow and raised their hands in appreciation of the very enthusiastic audience. It’s uncertain whether Franz Ferdinand will return stateside in 2014, and quite honestly the group’s unpredictability makes it hard for fans to know what they’ll be doing next. Until next time, assuming there is one, this will have to tide us over.
Beyonce and Jay Z coming to Safeco Field by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer
Also headed to Seattle is indie all-girl group Haim, who scored it big with a pair of singles last year, “Falling” and “The Wire.” The trio consists of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana, who each started out solo or played with other bands before joining forces to form Haim. Together, they’ve opened for Ke$ha, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Julian Casablancas and Cold War
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Clear your calendar for July 30. Trust me, nothing’s more important than this. Her royal highness, Queen Bey, is descending upon Seattle with hubby and hip-hop titan Jay Z. Music’s top power-couple has included Seattle on its short 15-city “On the Run Tour,” set for Safeco Field, making it only the second time the baseball stadium has been used for a major concert – the first was Paul McCartney’s sold out gig in 2013. Combined, Beyonce and Jay Z own 36 Grammys and have sold over 300 million records worldwide. Combined, they are the shit. Details on the show itself haven’t been revealed, but I assume each will deliver their own set – no offense, but I don’t want Mr. Carter butting into “Irreplacable” – but I’m guessing the two will collaborate on “Drunk in Love” and a few other numbers. Tickets are on sale now through www.livenation.com. $1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the Shawn Carter Foundation, which helps individuals facing socio-economic hardships further their education at higher learning institutions.
Kids, to name a few. You can check them Mavis Staples and Marc Cohn will appear at out August 15 at the Paramount Theatre. Woodland Park Zoo on June 22. More artists Tickets are now on sale at www.tickets.com. are expected to be announced in the coming days. At press time, no ticket information was If you’re looking for a summer escape available for the Staples/Cohn show. (aren’t we all?), MusicfestNW is taking place Kris Orlowski, who interviewed with Seatonce again in Portland, but this time all performances will be in one spot, at Tom Mc- tle Gay News a month ago, has announced an Call Waterfront Park, in the heart of The upcoming show at the Tractor Tavern on June Rose City. The festival’s lineup includes 3. The concert is part of a summer tour with Spoon, Girl Talk, Haim, Future Islands, Pink Jamestown Revival. The Seattle band, fronted Mountaintops, The Antlers and Phantogram. by lead singer Kris Orlowski, released its deOkay, so it doesn’t stack up to Bumbershoot. but album Believer on April 15 that contains But, it’s an excuse to kick it in Portland. Dates the leadoff single “Fighting the War.” Go to are August 16 and 17, and tickets – $50 single www.tractortavern.com for ticket information. day, $85 two day pass, VIP passes $175/$300 Finally, the music lineup for this year’s – are available at www.musicfestnw.com. Bumbershoot Festival is set for announcement The first BECU ZooTunes Concerts perfor- on May 8. Follow us at @SGNMusic1 for upmance has been revealed. Grammy winners dates on Bumbershoot and other music buzz.
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Alchemy Tap Project’s BeatScience 3 a fantastic and unbeatable show Jeff Carpenter / Flickr
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor
BEATSCIENCE 3 ALCHEMY TAP PROJECT CENTURY BALLROOM April 18 I, like most people I know, enjoy good dancing. I like to dance myself. I like to watch dancers who are really good at it. And I even like to watch old footage of Soul Train dance lines and the like. But what I like more than anything is when a group of people comes together – in this case youth from around the Seattle area – to form a dance crew that is just plain unbeatable; I can’t help but rave about them. On April 18 I saw such a group: The dancers at the Alchemy Tap Project. I went to Century Ballroom where the youth tap dance students were showcasing some of Seattle’s best dancing with the Alchemy Tap Project’s third annual tap dance extravaganza Beatscience 3, which featured choreographed dancing to everything from jazz to classical, and electro-swing to hip hop. BeatScience 3 presents a new and innovative take on a traditional American art form. Simply put – these kids are amazing. “And we’re back for a third round,” said the group’s teacher and mentor Josh Scribner announcing BeatScience 3 on April 3. “This year’s lineup includes an epic classical piece (starring a beautiful ballet soloist), a terrifying (for the dancers) chair
piece, the happiest tap dancer you’ve ever seen, and an impressive demonstration of power and stamina by a young man we’ve nicknamed ‘Thunderfoot.’” The show was fantastic and there were some new faces in the group, too. Some of the previous dancers have moved on, but that is to be expected from a youth program. Still, as a collective, the dancers are just as fabulous as ever. The beauty of BeatScience is that, aside from some of the best tap dance performances you will ever see, the youth have really found a second home on the stage doing their thing. It’s truly a joy watching them perform. Alchemy Tap Project dancers have performed in New York, Las Vegas, and here in Seattle with Teatro ZinZanni, as well as many other venues throughout the city. Josh Scribner, a Seattle-based dancer and choreographer known for innovative and contemporary interpretation of tap dance, created the Alchemy Tap Project because he believes tap dancing can be more than top hats and canes, and shouldn’t be limited to just jazz or swing music. Scribner has toured with Cirque du Soleil, and currently teaches at Premiere Dance Center and Century Ballroom, in addition to running Alchemy. For more information about the Alchemy Tap Project, visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AlchemyTapProject or go to their official website at www.alchemytap.com.
Alchemy Tap Project dancers rehearse for Beatscience 3
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front of visitors. With an extraordinary amount of booze consumed on stage, Nick is completely outmaneuvered, while his delicate wife vomits in the bathroom and falls asleep on the bathroom tile. Wright and Reed make a well-matched team. It would be fair to say that they probably should be a bit younger to better fit the script, but these characters need every bit of experience an actor can bring and Wright and Reed have powerful stage experience to bring these characters to life. It’s really hard to say which of them does the better performance, since they are both so good. Blakely has a tricky role that he handles well, where his character has to be appalled at the revelations and have the desire to leave at once, and yet also be fascinated by the interplay and be hungry for all the insider knowledge spilled out over the ensuing hours. Hill is luminous in her first outing on such a large stage, as the conservative young woman with “slim hips” and a touchy stomach. She makes every moment count when she
is on stage, asserting her opinion, even when completely blacked-out drunk, in convincing and unselfconscious ways. This production is lovingly mounted by director Braden Abraham, with delightful set by Matthew Smucker with massive assistance from the Seattle Rep scenic techs. During the two intermissions, you might take time to look at the academic flotsam and jetsam collected on multiple floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, as if jammed in there over years. Lighting by L.B. Morse and sound by Matt Starritt perfectly accompany the evening. This is a terrific production of a challenging work, and it’s just as surprising to us as to Jerry Manning that Seattle Rep has never done a production of this show. It’s thankfully time for that omission to be repaired. Go see it! For more information, go to www. seattlerep.org or call 206-443-2222. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/ SeattleTheaterWriters.
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Pamela Reed and R. Hamilton Wright in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Celebrating 41 Years!
An interview with Edmund White ERIK Walker
Edmund White and Jeromy Carpenter
by Jeromy Carpenter Special to the SGN Edmond White is a prolific writer and an icon of the Gay rights movement and the fight for equality for those living with HIV in America today. He has written a series of books beginning with his coming of age memoir, A Boy’s Own Story, followed by his memoir about maturing to adulthood in The Beautiful Room is Empty, which culminates in the Stonewall riots of 1969 which he had the good timing to witness with his own eyes. His stories are easy to identify with as an angsty gay man who remembers the challenges of growing up gay in a country that didn’t fully accept gays and lesbians at the time. His stories are a scrapbook of moments strung together with wonderfully descriptive detail and engrossing prose that will suck the reader in and keep him or her turning pages. Edmund has been a contributing writer to a number of publications and is currently teaching at Princeton University. His work captures the zeitgeist of not only his own generation but the ones that came after his as we progress through the gay rights movement and into a new era that will surely be better than the closeted days of the past. I was fortunate enough to have had the
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continued from cover Álvarez Hernández , 42 years old, to veer off the road, resulting in the vehicle being overturned off the pavement. After the strong impact, five people were discovered injured. Mendez died at the scene. According to Colimanoticias.com, “Injured at the scene were Brisa Alvarez Mendez, 17; Mayra Mendez Alvarez, 28; Sabina Alvarez Hernandez, 46; Pachuca Aurelio Luis Espinoza, 33, the latter is reported in serious condition; while the person who died in the accident is Jaime Enrique Mendez Alvarez, 23; all of them originating in Puerto Vallarta.”
opportunity to interview Edmund recently at his home in Chelsea [a neighborhood in Manhattan]. We discussed his books, his life and his thoughts on the gay rights movement and the future of the HIV positive community in America. Being HIV positive himself for decades, Edmund has been a pivotal member of the community. He helped form the Gay Men’s Health Crisis when the AIDS crisis first began in the early 1980s. Not only is he very knowledgeable and influential in the gay community, he also happens to be a very nice guy. I very much enjoyed interviewing him. He seems to make as good a subject as he is a writer. If you are an aspiring young writer, like me (although I’m not so young anymore), Edmund suggests that you set your sights high and don’t be discouraged easily. He says that you need to be “self affirming,” which means that you need to do what makes you happy because it makes you happy and be content with that despite what others may think. He didn’t start publishing books until he was in his thirties and now he has a whole collection of them. I personally, just turned 33 and have been a contributing writer to a few gay news publications over the years, but have never written a book or anything longer than a college paper. But, thanks to modern medicine, I’ve been given News of Mendez’ death hit hard. Kiki, as many who knew him on Capitol Hill called him, was a well-known entertainer with an enormous amount of friends. Messages of love and support began to appear on his Facebook page, as well as on the Facebook wall for Julia’s on Broadway employees. In light of his passing, Eladio Preciado announced that Julia’s (300 Broadway Ave. E.) will hold a Drag Memorial Celebration of Kiki Sanchez’ Life May 8 at 8 p.m. “Please come and help us celebrate the amazing life of this beloved person,” said Preciado. “Please come dressed in your best white outfit to honor his memory.” According to Preciado, performers will honor Jaime Enrique Mendez Alvarez with
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a second shot at life and will hopefully live long enough to see some of my work published someday in the longer form. As with anything, practice makes perfect and the more you write, the more likely something is to be read by somebody who appreciates it. So, to all the young writers out there: keep writing! I asked Edmund about the progress of HIV issues in America today. Edmund expressed concern over the fact that many people still aren’t getting tested for HIV today. The reason people aren’t getting tested, according to Edmund, is because “the attitudes on cruising websites are so hateful.” The use of phrases like “Are you clean?” which inherently imply a kind of filth of those who might have HIV or other STDs, is damaging to the effort to get people tested and treated because it shames individuals from going to a doctor. People are afraid of being positive and even more afraid of having to tell their sex partners if they are. Edmund then pointed out something that I am well aware of, but many gay men still haven’t figured out yet, which is that an HIV positive man who is on medication and has an undetectable viral load is a much safer person to have sex with than someone who does not know their status or “thinks” they’re negative, but hasn’t been tested in over a year. It is those individuals who typically have the highest viral loads and it is those individuals who are spreading the virus today. Jeromy and Edmund I then asked Edmund for some advice for our readers, any young person living with HIV today. He stated that, “You’re not obliged to tell every person you fuck that you’re positive.” There is still a great deal of judgment toward HIV positive people out there, especially in the gay community, unfortunately, and if you are taking your medication and your viral load is undetectable, you’re probably not going to give anyone HIV. If, however, you want to enter into a dating relationship with someone, Edmund pointed out, that it is nice to find someone else who is also HIV positive, just so that you don’t have to worry about the subject too much. There also happen to be quite a few people out there who are HIV negative, but who are OK with HIV positive people, because they understand what the real risk is and they’re not unduly frightened by it. Those people are also dating material. But, as Edmund pointed out, our health is our responsibility, and that means that nobody else is responsible for protecting you from HIV besides you. I asked Edmund about the progress of the gay rights movement and where it’s headed. He and I both agree that the next twenty or thirty years will hopefully usher in an era
of normalization of gay life in America, not in the heteronormative way that so many militant homosexuals are afraid of, but in a way that allows gays and lesbians to be who they want to be, without being entirely consumed by their own gay identity. For years, gay men have flocked to stereotypical gay careers, many of them feeling compelled to do so in order to express their identity as a homosexual. But Edmund’s hope, and mine as well, is that in the years to come, a person will be an engineer who happens to be gay, as opposed to a gay man who happens to be an engineer. We’re hoping that who we choose to love will not identify us so much as merely describe a small part of who we are. Historically, going back to the time of the Greeks, there hasn’t even been a word for people who love others of the same gender. Homosexuality is only a recent construct in the mind of society and it is one that we all need to get over and put behind us so that we can get on with the business of being ourselves. Edmund also speculated that religion, which is the root cause of so much fear and loathing of gay people in America today, will slowly die out in years to come (God, save us from your followers!), and that will help further ease the transition of gays and lesbians into mainstream culture in America. My final question for Edmund was “What is the greatest challenge faced by the gay community today?” To which he replied, “If we’re going to have a gay identity, then there should be some nobler definition of it than cruising for guys on Grindr and going to the gym. I always wished we would get involved with HIV in Africa. Some sort of public service, because there are forty four million people with HIV/AIDS, and most of them are in Africa.” I could not possibly agree more with Edmund. We have fought so hard for medication, recognition, government assistance and respect and we have come so far and the greatest tragedy of all would be if we let all that hard work and all those lessons that we learned in the process go to waste by not using them to help fight AIDS in Africa and around the world. We have been given an incredible gift through our struggles with HIV and we now have a responsibility to use that gift to make the world a better place for those living with HIV in other countries. Jeromy Carpenter is a Seattle native, born and raised, now living in the borough of Queens, New York, who used to write stories in the youth section of the SGN back in 2006 under a grant from MPowerment. This interview originally appeared on HIVster.com on April 13, 2014. Reprinted with permission of the author.
some of his favorite drag performances. In addition, the family of the deceased is said to be experiencing financial hardship as a result of the accident. A webpage to raise money to help offset the cost of funeral expenses and more, has been set up at http:// www.gofundme.com/8rlo2o. Alicia Salazar, the creator of the Go Fund Me page writes, “Kike was one of the most genuine, caring, humble, honest, charismatic and hard working persons you could ever meet, with a passion for dance. He had a knack for making people smile, and he never let anything keep him from living life to the fullest. He was an inspiring person with goals and hopes. He touched a multitude of people in his short life.”
“Kike’s family is going to need all of the help we can give them; they need us there for support and they also need us there financially, so let’s please get together and raise Kike’s parents the money they need,” continued Salazar. “As his calling to the gates of heaven were unexpected, on behalf of the family we are asking for any type of help at this time. The last thing his parents need to worry about is expenses on a very unexpected heartache tragedy. From the bottom of my heart I thank you in advanced for all the support.” Seattle Gay News would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Enrique “Kiki Sanchez” Mendez.
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Little undead about Jarmusch’s bloodsucking Lovers
As evanescent as it is particular, the film is a timeless parable of heartbreak, longing, togetherness and romance speaking to greater truths ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE Now playing Adam (Tom Hiddleston) is an underground rock musician attempting to live in total anonymity in the deserted rundown wilds of Detroit. His only contact with the outside world is Ian (Anton Yelchin), a young man with an uncanny ability to procure the most unusual and eclectic of objects – musical or otherwise – and an even better attribute in that he asks few questions and expects zero answers. Eve (Tilda Swinton) is living in Tangier. She adores books, the written word exciting her to no end, the world-wise woman collecting vintage first editions of all classifications all in a lustful, almost carnal desire to voraciously consume each syllable hidden in plain sight on every page. Her best friend is Marlowe (John Hurt), his body aged and breaking down, but his mind as sharp as ever, the stories he has cannily hidden behind his eyes ones that would blow historians’ minds around the world, if they ever happened to come into the light. These two will find a way to unite under the same moon, and there’s a reason he’s called ‘Adam’ and she’s called ‘Eve,’ the answers to numerous questions readily apparent to every Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, Joss Whedon or, sad to say, Stephenie Meyer fan worth their collective salt. Safe to say, his suicidal brooding about the world’s collective ills and her cooing caresses uttered under a icily cold moonlit sky hint at something larger, a little undead and brazenly supernatural, their love story a centuries-long affair showing no signs of coming to an end. In many ways Only Lovers Left Alive is the most unlikely film to ever have been crafted by cult impresario Jim Jarmusch. At the same time, the interior elements aren’t as far removed from independent classics like Down By Law, Broken Flowers, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Night on Earth and
Dead Man as one might initially assume. The writer/director is still focused on how the human heart beats in direct synchronicity with the larger world around it, his commentary on the ills assaulting peoples of all shapes, sizes, creeds and backgrounds as razor-sharp and as eviscerating as ever. What’s interesting is just how easygoing and nonchalant much of this is, while at the same time it so effortlessly speaks to larger universal truths at the exact same time. Adam frets and whines about the state of the world, while Eve calmly and confidently tells him they’ve seen it all before, and that nothing happening is any more traumatic or catastrophic than anything else they’ve experienced. They say little, but seem to take in and understand everything, ever-observing and always experiencing, while revealing little of the ferocious, carnivorous desire lurking within. Tranquility is shattered with the arrival of Eve’s sister Ava (Mia Wasikowska), a chaotic whirlwind who bites first, barely pausing to question her actions afterwards. She is, in many ways, representative of the world’s whims, her fast-paced lifestyle and unthinking shenanigans holding a mirror up to current me-first stereotypes which place fame, prestige and narcissism at a premium, and selflessness and restraint as traits to be scoffed at and ridiculed. Initially, it appears as if Jarmusch is spinning in circles, presenting disconnected ideas and concepts, as if in an odd, almost disaffected attempt to see which ones will stick and which he should discard and no longer care about. But it’s all an intricately composed trick, an interlocking puzzle of human emotions and lofty ideals beholden to darker, more animalistic desires that sometimes consume and devour the very hand yearning to caress them. He tricks the viewer into lowering their defenses bit by bit, the overarching themes coming more into tune at the same time the musical discord intricately composes itself into a hyp-
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Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston in Only Lovers Left Alive
notic cadence impossible to stop humming. Hiddleston and Swinton make a magnificent pair, the two veteran character actors slinking and slithering their way through the bohemian undead lovers with seductively lascivious ease. They have undeniable chemistry the moment they begin communicating, easily hinting at an all-encompassing, sometimes damaging, most often emboldening love that breaks barriers and defies convention. The two smolder and saunter their way through the proceedings with exhilarating grace, everything building to conclusions that are as obvious as they are startling, each of them opening themselves up in ways that feel raw, authentic and achingly pure. Jarmusch is a great filmmaker, his one-of-
a-kind filmography speaking for itself. With Only Lovers Left Alive he adds another borderline masterwork to the list, changing gears once again to deliver a supernatural love story hiding a deftly insightful social commentary within its intelligently labyrinthine layers. As odd as it is familiar, as evanescent as it is particular, the film is a timeless parable of heartbreak, longing, togetherness and romance speaking to greater truths just as it dives into the most intimate of interior corners. Most of all it is an innately personal experience harkening to the best we could ever hope to be, while hauntingly reminding that the worst elements of the human condition callously hide within the center of our very own souls.
Uneven Quiet Ones still an emotionally haunting experiment Lionsgate
Lane Pryce in The Quiet Ones
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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE QUIET ONES Now playing Esteemed Oxford Professor Joseph Coupland (Jared Harris) is out to prove that things considered supernatural and otherworldly are nothing more than the creation of an injured mind and thus can be controlled and, with care, nurturing and assistance, ultimately destroyed. Aided by graduate students Krissi Dalton (Erin Richards) and Harry Abrams (Rory Fleck-Byrne), Coupland enlists budding moviemaker Brian McNeil (Sam Claflin) to document their progress, hoping his images will calm doubts and prove to all that the professor’s thesis is correct. Their subject is the mentally unhinged Jane Harper (Olivia Cooke). An orphan who has been thrown from home to home with little apparent thought to her well-being, she claims there is a malevolent spirit residing within her known as Evey. Is she possessed? Is she faking it? Or is Jane just mentally ill,
years of abuse and abandonment forcing her to retreat inside her own psyche, creating this devilish spirit as a way to unleash the rage and the vitriol she’s always been too timid and apprehensive to openly express? Even though The Quiet Ones, like so many other paranormal genre films, proclaims to be inspired by actual events, it shouldn’t come as too big a surprise or a shock to any potential viewers that the answers to all those questions is concretely tinged with all the apparent elements of the supernatural. Professor Coupland might be on the right track, but he’ll never truly know, the entity possessing Jane Harper far more authentic and real than anyone involved with the experiment cares to recognize. She’s dangerous, carnage and devastation traveling alongside her, the desire to save their subject potentially the undoing of the entire research team, as all are slow to recognize just how much peril they are in fact collectively in. The crew behind this film is as eclecsee QUIET ONES page 8
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Olivia Cooke in The Quiet Ones
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continued from page 7 tic a mixed bag as any I’ve come across in quite some time. Director and co-writer John Pogue has composed scripts for films as varied as The Skulls, U.S. Marshals, the Rollerball remake and Ghost Ship. Another screenwriter, Craig Rosenberg, was responsible for composing After the Sunset and The Uninvited, while the final scribe mak-
ing up this odd trio, Oren Moverman, is a bona fide Oscar nominee known for The Messenger, Rampart, Married Life and I’m Not There. It’s a fairly disparate group, to be sure, and as such the ebb and flow of the film itself is oftentimes a relatively uneasy one as the changes in tone and direction aren’t nearly as organic or as natural as I personally would have wanted them to be. Is this because there were too many cooks baking away inside the kitchen? I
can’t answer that. What I can say is that the elements and pieces of the film that work best are the subtler ones; the segments that don’t telegraph their scares or their surprises, but instead allow them to sneak up on you with intelligently constructed authenticity. When The Quiet Ones works, it does so rather stunningly; and I love the fact that Pogue, Rosenberg and Moverman have placed the emphasis on character and story more than they have on either shock or awe. They present much of this with a matter-of-fact aggressiveness, recalling John Hough’s 1973 shocker The Legend of Hell House, watching Brian trying to navigate the ins and outs of all he’s documenting absorbing in its sinister nervousness. And yet, there are times where the focus gets out of whack, where either Pogue’s handling of the material grows uncertain or all the elements contained within the script fail to join together with any sort of cohesion. The rules of their paranormal adventure waver and change based more on whim than they appear to for any other more discernible or concrete reason. And while there are shocks galore, they don’t resonate with an emotional truth, which could potentially allow them to be more long lasting. Not that the actors aren’t up to the challenges put in front of them all the same. Richards, in particular, is an effervescent jolt of electricity and excitement, mining the meandering dynamics of her character with relative ease, making her eventual devolution into terror and despair all the more effective in the process. Cook and FleckByrne are also both quite good, the former
doing the best she can with a relatively underwritten character, while the latter adds layers and nuances to his portrayal the script itself only appears to hint at. As for the two leads, Harris and Claflin are excellent, each making the most of what they’ve been handed, allowing events to shape and mold them in ways that are consistently interesting. Claflin, eschewing the grandiose posturing that made him an instant heartthrob after his performance in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, isn’t afraid to open up, to allow his apprehension and fear to show, even while his affections for Jane blossom uncontrollably. Harris, meanwhile, is all pomp and bluster; but it’s only a façade, the real engine driving his desire to see the young woman cured coming from a place of familial tragedy, tinging every move he makes and syllable he utters. It’s a wonderful portrait of hubris and regret battling for control, everything leading to a place of pain that’s as horrifically foregone as it is achingly unfortunate. I do like The Quiet Ones a fair little bit. If it doesn’t come together as well as it might have, if pieces don’t always feel as connected to the whole as they maybe should have been, the core of this haunted little tale of possession and discovery is still a strong one, making the final images a haunting series of mistakes and misbegotten heroics that are as understandable as they are catastrophic. Pogue’s grip on all of this might be tenuous, but he knows how to maintain control and deliver the goods when it matters most, the climax a terrifying maelstrom of emotional misery that left me shaky and unsettled long after the screen had faded into black.
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over a phone. Additionally, Webb’s confidence as far as staging action scenes has improved substantially, an early showcase with our hero battling various Russian mobsters (including an unintelligibly belligerent Paul Giamatti) suitably spectacular. The initial battle with Electro in Times Square is also excellent, the director doing a fine job of setting the scene, making the resulting chaos and mayhem crackle with excitement. There’s even an air of tragedy hovering over the climax that’s more affecting than I thought it would be, making a heroic resurrection moderately more successful than it otherwise would have been. And yet, the film as a whole is still nothing short of a disaster. Harry is an insufferable prig right from the get-go, the talented DeHaan unable to do anything to change that. As for Electro, his motivations might be more plausible than the villain’s in the last episode were (no one is trying to change an entire city into lizards) but that doesn’t make them any less absurd. His desires to stomp Spider-Man under his foot are vague at best. More than that, he’s just
not interesting, and while Foxx does what he can, there’s just not enough complexity to make his transformation from disgruntled, overlooked tech wiz into an electromagnetic force of evil matter in the ways it potentially could have. That’s what The Amazing Spider-Man 2 does best: waste inherent potential. It’s got a great actor as the main character and does almost nothing with him. Has a wonderful actress as the female lead and gives her embarrassingly little to do. Casts two great stars – one up and coming, the other a bona fide Oscar-winner – as the bad guys and gives them precious little of substance to do. Little works and even less matters – even the attempt at world-building in hopes of giving things a grandiosity on the scale of The Avengers failing to be intriguingly developed, the final portions crashing to earth with a resounding thud that echoed throughout the theater. As already stated, this is a bad movie, and as summer’s initial tent pole out of the gate, it gets the ignominious tag of also being its first, and potentially biggest, disappointment. Columbia Pictures
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Now playing Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) has a pretty good handle on being Spider-Man. Stop a plutonium robbery in the morning and still make it to his high school graduation by lunchtime? Check. Sell photos of the wallcrawler to the Daily Bugle while professing total ignorance to those closest to him that he actually knows the guy? Got it down to a science. All the same, his relationship with sweetheart Gwen (Emma Stone) isn’t as strong as it used to be, visions of her dead father Captain Stacy (Dennis Leary) reminding him of a promise he made to the man on his deathbed, a promise he’s been breaking nearly every day since. Not that he has a lot of time to ponder his options as far as that is concerned. Old friend Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) has returned to New York City, taking over the running of Oscorp after the death of his father Norman (Chris Cooper). He’s afflicted with the same genetic disorder his old man ultimately succumbed to and he believes the secret to curing his ailment is hidden within the genetic coding of a certain friendly neighborhood superhero he thinks Peter can procure a sample from. But Peter’s understandably reticent to hand something like that over, knowing the potential for calamity that might arise with doing so is too monumental to ignore. If this were the only story The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was interested in telling, then returning director Marc Webb ((500) Days of Summer) and his cadre of storytellers (four are credited, including Star Trek and Transformers scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci) might have crafted something worthwhile. But that doesn’t happen, the team overstuffing their 142-minute opus to the point none of the plot tangents matter and opportunities for emotional connections are obliterated long before they have a chance to compose themselves. Add
in some of the worst dialogue this side of a Star Wars prequel, some distracting visual effects making things look like a late-1990s Pixar cartoon and a main villain who’s so laughably nondescript he’s practically nonexistent, the sequel is an oddly unappealing mess that buries its strengths while highlighting its weaknesses. It’s bad, plain and simple, even the things I like about it not masking that simple, unfortunate truth one little bit. Say what you will about the Sam Raimi directed trilogy (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3), he knew how to maintain focus. More than that, he also knew how to develop plot tangents and character relationships over time, making the friendship between Peter and Harry mean something. That meant that when things eventually fell apart, and fall apart they must, the viewer could experience that pain alongside them, the line between right and wrong, truth and justice, suitably ephemeral, their collective plights having emotional weight and heft they otherwise wouldn’t have known. But if you thought Spider-Man 3 was brimming with too many villains and subplots, wait until you get a load of what Webb and company have come up with here. Not only do we have a surreal, The Dark Knight Rises-esque opening sequences with Peter’s parents (Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz) on a plane, we’ve also got the emergence of a supervillain calling himself Electro (Jamie Foxx) who starts off as Spidey’s biggest fan only to instantly morph into his most fearsome enemy. Throw in some side issue of Gwen going to study at Oxford coupled with Aunt May (Sally Field) becoming a nurse and you suddenly have enough material for six adventures, let alone one, and because of that none of it is developed and even less matters that’s even passingly memorable. The crazy thing is that the elements that worked well in The Amazing Spider-Man still work here. Heck, if anything, they’re even better. Garfield and Stone are magnetic, the pair generating sparks even when they’re just speaking to one another
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son Segel reunite for Sex Tape, Kevin Hart and company return for Think Like a Man, Too, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron are a pair of extremely unfriendly Neighbors and Seth MacFarlane tries to prove Ted wasn’t a fluke with the Mel Brooks-like western A Million Days to Die in the West. As for the original properties, Disney tosses out the baseball drama Million Dollar Arm, Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of the Broadway smash Jersey Boys steps onto the stage, Tom Cruise goes sci-fi Groundhog Daystyle with Edge of Tomorrow, Andy and Lana Wachowski return to their interstellar roots with Jupiter Ascending while Twisterwannabe Into the Wind storms into theaters eager to blow away the competition. For those wanting more serious (or at least more independent) fair, as always there’s plenty to choose from just as long as you’re willing to put forth the effort to see it. There’s Richard Linklater’s 12 years in the making Boyhood, Jon Favreau’s star-studded dramedy Chef, the faith-based grossout female-driven comedy (make sense out of all of that, I dare you) Mom’s Night Out, Jim Jarmusch’s fascinating vampire romance Only Lovers Left Alive, the UWset Decoding Annie Parker, the spooky scifi shocker The Signal, real-time (and real world) thriller Locke with Tom Hardy, and Australian director David Michôd’s unsettling looking The Rover, while the late Philip Seymour Hoffman pops up twice appearing in both May’s God’s Pocket and July’s A Most Wanted Man.
Even though Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a summer movie shrouded in April clothing, the real silly season at multiplex as far as major Hollywood studios are concerned begins today with the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. It’s the first in a rather large, and admittedly expected, collection of big budget sequels, remakes, spin-offs and reboots hitting theaters between now and the end of August, all of them hoping to match the $1.2 billion worldwide gross of 2013’s Iron Man 3. This year’s crop of tent pole sequels includes X-Men: Days of Future Past (which culls cast members from both the original X-Men as well as X-Men: First Class in an Avengers-style superhero team-up), Transformers: Age of Extinction (with Mark Wahlberg stepping in for Shia LaBeouf), the animated How to Train Your Dragon 2, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (which takes place after a worldwide apocalypse has left humanity in a seemingly hopeless state of disrepair), 22 Jump Street, The Expendables 3, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Other big budget enterprises hoping to bring new life to old standbys include Godzilla, Disney’s live action Maleficent, a Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson assuming the mantel of Greek hero Hercules. On the comedy side of the equation, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore team up for the third time in Blended, Melissa The following is a small sampling of films McCarthy hopes to see her star continue and events hitting Seattle screens between to rise with Tammy, Cameron Diaz and Ja- now and the end of June. (I’ll work up a sep-
similarly. He creates a tenacious and overly cynical journalist out to get the “real” story any way she can, in 2001, and has her dig hard into Mr. Seattle’s possible corruption. Book-It Repertory Theatre has chosen, for the third time (!), to adapt a Jim Lynch novel, and Truth Like the Sun is riveting, ambitious, ambiguous, and challenging, all at once. This is not the kind of play to allow you to sit and let it wash over you. (Sometimes there are evenings like that, like last month’s excellent Seattle Shakespeare Company production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde’s skewering trifle is fun, but not terribly taxing to watch.) This production calls upon you to sit up, fasten your seat belt, and PAY ATTENTION! Kevin McKeon’s adaptation and Jane Jones’ direction creates a cacophony of voices from time to time, from the beginning bustle of World’s Fair Seattle hubbub forward. It’s a bit cinematic in style, and it does make it a bit hard at times for those who can’t decipher the speaker or the short sentences. There is also a well-done theatrical technique to throw us back and forth in time (without using sign titling) that takes two or three iterations to get used to so we know the “when” we’re looking at. We first meet Roger Morgan (the indefati-
gable Chris Enweiler) as the fair is opening and struggling to make back the money promised the backers. It is clearly a huge undertaking that taxed Seattle’s city coffers and frontier-style resources to the limits. Morgan seems both the mover-shaker and possibly the shaker-taker type, possibly doing the city good while doing himself more good. He is at least involved with, if not on the take with, some of the graft seekers of the time. Lynch, with deep Seattle roots, is able to detail both the undesirable aspects of Seattle and the “we’re better than any other city” attitudes that permeate our culture. Enter new resident, single mother, and journalist Helen Gulanos (tenacious and prickly Jennifer Lee Taylor) who tends to both alienate and gain admirers at the same time. With a landmark 40 year anniversary, in 2001, and the surprise of Morgan deciding to run, at age 70, for mayor, the fictionalized Seattle P-I decides to see if an expose on his 40 year old exploits are in order. With a deeply talented ensemble, including Cynthia Geary, Laura Hanson, Joe Ivy, Chad Kelderman, Kevin McKeon and Leslie Wisdom, the rest of the evening depicts how journalists can connect dots that they uncover by research in all kinds of ways, including maybe ones that never turn out to be true. If Morgan made unsavory deals 40 years ago, how come he is basically broke
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baaaack … Seattle’s favorite film festival returns for its 40th big screen cinematic adventure, kicking things off with director John Ridley’s highly anticipated Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side starring Outkast megastar André Benjamin in the title role.
May 16 Chef, God’s Pocket, Godzilla, Million Dollar Arm
May 2-12 May 23 Seattle Cinerama Sci-Fi Film Festival – Belle, Blended, Cold in July, The Double, The Cinerama stages it’s second-ever Science Fiction Film Festival and not only is the X-Men: Days of Future Past lineup itself extraordinary, so are the guests: May 30 Sam Jones (Flash Gordon), Tom Skerrit A Million Ways to Die in the West, Chi(Alien), Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: First Contact) and legendary visual effects wun- nese Puzzle, Filth, The Grand Seduction, derkind Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Maleficent Odyssey, Brainstorm, Close Encounters of June 6 the Third Kind) all scheduled to attend. Edge of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars, Gore Vidal: the United States of AmMay 8-11 Translations: The Seattle Transgender nesia, Obvious Child, Supermensch: The Film Festival – Three Dollar Bill Cinema Legend of Shep Gordon, Trust Me, Words presents its ninth annual Transgender Film and Pictures Festival, a full weekend of flicks spanning June 13 the gender spectrum on display including 22 Jump Street, Evergreen: The Road to the North American premier of Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger as the Legalization, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Lucky Them, Palo Alto, The Signal closing night selection. June 20 May 9 Jersey Boys, The Rover, Think Like a Fading Gigolo, Fed Up, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Locke, Mom’s Night Out, Man, Too, Venus in Fur Neighbors, Teenage, Young and Beautiful June 27 Snowpiercer, Transformers: Age of ExMay 15-June 8 Seattle International Film Festival – It’s tinction, Yves Saint Laurent
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Chris Ensweiler and Leslie Wisdom in Truth Like the Sun
today? If he associated with corrupt buildFor more information, go to www.bookers, was he corrupt or just forced to associ- it.org or call 206-216-0833. Discuss your ate because those were some of the power opinions with sgncritic@gmail.com or go to brokers of that era? www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters. The ambiguity is fascinating. And refreshing. And true, like real life. The sun can shine light on things and expose them, but it can also burn holes, and it can arbitrarily throw some things into deep shade, in contrast. Truth Like the Sun gives us a lot of celestial light to beam about.
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FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 3227188. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm. ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www. scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities.html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists. NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/ events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.
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SATURDAY - May 3
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org Northwest Wine & Cheese Tour on the Olympic Peninsula (5/3 & 5/4). $30 ticket includes tour of 9 wineries & souvenir glass, or $5 per winery fee. OlympicPeninsulaWineries.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. JAKE Talks: Joyfully Awaken to Knowledge & Empowerment. 10am-3pm, Gay City, Calamus Auditorium, 1517 E Pike St. JAKE was conceived to spotlight the voices of speakers and thought-leaders who are LGBT who can intimately speak to the unique cultural experiences we celebrate as a community alongside our allies in an entertaininng yet inspiring and accessible format. Featured speakers share powerful stories and insights ranging from Sex, Intimacy, and Relationships to Health/ Fitness. From Leather History & Culture to Gay Marriage & Chosen Families. The conversation continues beyond to Self-Discovery and Queer Spirituality. More than a series of provocative and inspiring talks with an LGBT narrative, JAKE is an innovative and interactive experience bringing you to the forefront of art + music + fashion relevant to our culture. Drawing from the vast talent of our community, JAKE features live DJ and musical performances while showcasing art in various mediums in addition to eye-catching fashion and design. Tickets: $26. www.jake-talks.com Taco Libre Taco Truck Showdown. Sat 5/3 - 5-11pm, International District; Sun 5/4 - 11am-7pm, Fremont. Mariachis, beer, luchador wrestling, food trucks. wwwmobilefoodrodeo.com Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com
SUNDAY - May 4
For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org. Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org Northwest Wine & Cheese Tour on the Olympic Peninsula (5/3 & 5/4). $30 ticket includes tour of 9 wineries & souvenir glass, or $5 per winery fee. OlympicPeninsulaWineries.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Entre Hermanos Cinco de Mayo Brunch. El Quetzal, 3209 Beacon Ave S. Help Entre Hermanos continue their mission of promoting the health & well-being of the Latino LGBT community thru health education, support groups & referrals to services & advocacy. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.entre hermanos.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.
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May 3 thru May 11 Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. (253) 474-8897. Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.
TUESDAY - May 6
Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharma buddies.org Taco Libre Taco Truck Showdown. Sat 5/3 - 5-11pm, International District; Sun 5/4 - 11am-7pm, Fremont. Mariachis, beer, luchador wrestling, food trucks. wwwmobilefoodrodeo.com Celebration of Spring. 12noon. Cowan Park, Brooklyn Ave NE & NE Ravenna Blvd. The jubilant procession will dance its way down the Ravenna Ravine. Sumptuous feasting & revelry to follow on the South Bluff. Goddess Ravenna Ravine has ordained celebrants to wear Festival Dress & Masks. Bring musical & percussion instruments & provide picnic foods. All friends of the Earth are welcome. Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org
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Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors 7pm; Competition 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Karaoke and original song competition. The 1st place winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25. FREE registration. No cover. www.seattlepride.org; 322-9561. Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.
MONDAY - May 5
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 Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@ yahoo.com or phone (360) 722-1664. 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. Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.Freely Speaking.org
Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County. “We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238. LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets 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. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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 Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/Bi men. FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclubseattle.org Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union). Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Monthly board meeting open to all OYC members & prospective members. OYC is a Gay & Lesbian yacht club for people who own boats of any size or type & for people who enjoy boating. The club sponsors monthly outings. 709-BOAT, www.oycnw.org 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 Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm. Meadowbrook Playfield, 10533 35th Ave NE (tennis courts at 32nd Ave NE). Every Tuesday & Thursday thru Sept. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $3 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com. Cineoke! Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm. Jewelbox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. You’re the star of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing along to, while the film & lyrics are projected onto the screen. There are hundreds of songs to choose from, or you can bring your own special request on DVD. $8 cover. Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema. www.threedollar billcinema.org Friends in Adoption Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Childhaven Community Center, 1345 22nd Ave NE, Auburn. Meets 1st Tuesday each month (Sept-June) with presentations by guest speakers on adoption-related issues. Friends in Adoption is an independent, nonprofit support & educational group made up of families touched by adoption. Created 10 years ago by local families as a way to support others just beginning the special journey of adoption, Friends in Adoption has evolved into a support group for waiting families as well as a place to provide educational meetings for parents before, during & after adoption. 264-5136; friendsinadoption@yahoo.com. 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 &
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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. Rain City Jacks. 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm; 4th Sunday each month at1pm. West Queen Anne/ Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sexpositive, non-profit and private. Membership required. Adult men only. Enroll at the door. www.raincityjacks. org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5035. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network. 7-8:30pm checkin and open rap or topic discussion. Rock Salt, 1232 Westlake Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Meet & mingle in an engaging, feminist, Bisexual-supportive environment. www.sbwn.net. Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.) Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.
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FRIDAY - May 9
Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org
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WEDNESDAY - May 7
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 Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565. 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. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com 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 Southeast Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, upstairs. A casual evening featuring a history discussion led by Golda & Diane, socializing & resources. MOHAI’s exhibit “Revealing Queer: 40 Years of LGBTQ History in Seattle” will be the inspiration for sharing personal experiences in “making herstory.” FREE. www.sessc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www. lotussisters.org. Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. PFLAG/Renton: 425-2354139. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattlepflag.org. Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. More info: http://
“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 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.)
Community Education Event: In Many Cases Domestic Partnerships Will Automatically Convert to Marriages on June 30. 5:30-7pm. Bertha Knight Landes Room, Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. (enter on 5th Ave.). LGBT family law attorneys will present information & answer questions about conversion of domestic partnerships & how marriage can affect you. www.legalvoice.org Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Drop-ins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com 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. Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm. Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com. Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14THURSDAY - May 8 22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. PFLAG/Whatcom County-Bellingham Monthly Meet12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The ing. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of Ave., Bellingham. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; 360-733-1500; www.whatcompflag.com; PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thurs- listing at 6pm.) day. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Queer Night at the Bremerton/Kitsap Health Depart- 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org ment. 4:30-7pm. 109 Austin Dr, Bremerton. Meets 2nd Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Thursday each month. HIV/AIDS & STD testing in a Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. GLBT positive environment. Call Sue or Steve at (360) Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. You 337-5235. are not alone. For information, community events & groups.yahoo.com/group/seattlemoviebears; seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoo groups.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. 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. Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors 7pm; Competition 8pm. The Lobby Bar, 916 E Pike St. Karaoke and original song competition. The 1st place winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25. FREE registration. No cover. www.seattlepride. org; 322-9561. Pride Skate Seattle. 9-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. First Wednesday of every month. $7 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+. After-party at Company, 9608 16th Ave SW, with drink specials & karaoke. www.southgaterollerrink.com
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(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org The Northwest Vintage Wedding Fair. The Fremont Abbey. Plan your vintage-themed wedding or special event. thevintageweddingfair.blogspot.com Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection. A Venetian Ball: Seattle Men’s Chorus & Seattle Women’s Chorus 18th Annual Gala Dinner, Dance & Auction. 5:30pm-doors with cocktails, hors d’ouevres and silent auction; 7:30pm dinner & live auction; 10pm dancing. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. Tickets from $225. 388-1400. www.flyinghouse.org Allyship Dance-A-Thon “Dancing with the Starz: A Night of Socializing for Justice.” 6pm. Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave. At Allyship we believe social justice needs to be fun, life-affirming, joyful & with lots of glitter. OK, glitter is optional. Movement, whatever that is for you, music, costumes & possibly a disco ball is what this fun-raiser is all about! Tickets $25 individual with couple and dancing team discounts. www.lgbtqallyship.org Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. 784-9705. Queer Prom at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Chris Knutsen Hall, PLU University Center, Park Ave & 122nd St S, Tacoma. Masquerade themed, drug & alcohol free & a fabulously great time. This event is open to all LGBTQ & allied youth 14-24 & is FREE ($2 suggested donation). www.oasisyouthcenter.org Rule 34: If You Can Think of It, There’s Burlesque of It. Doors, 6:30pm, Seating 7pm, Show 7:30pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Tickets $13-$40. www.brown papertickets.com
SUNDAY - May 11
(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwriters group. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.) Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors 7pm; Competition 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Karaoke and original song competition. The 1st place winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25. FREE registration. No cover. www.seattlepride.org; 322-9561.
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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 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. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org 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. 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. 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. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours 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; Maybe Baby, https://groups.yahoo.com/group/maybebaby seattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup. com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbow familiesps.org
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Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.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; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235. Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition. 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,
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and those who love them. 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. 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) an electronic resource for people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, & other health professionals. 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 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: 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: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www. oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnw gra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletown squares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer. org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-
western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@ gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle 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 United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; 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-Discussion-Group/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/womenof westseattle; 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. 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, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.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-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-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): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org
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