Sarah Rudinoff and the entire Seattle Women’s Chorus rocked everyone’s socks off, Sunday, with their “Legends of Rock”
concert! The entire event was tight, energetic, fun, exciting, historical, educational, and … lots of other great adjectives.
Sarah Rudinoff was both “special guest star” and also the “host” of the evening, narrating the roughly chronological tour of songs by rock-and-roll women from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, ’00s, and ’10s. Rudinoff did several solos, including really challenging songs like “Crazy on You” (Heart) and “Piece of see LEGENDS OF ROCK” page 3
Remember the future: A Q & A with ionnalee
by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer
THE SHOWBOX AT THE MARKET
May 3 @ 7:30pm
The Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, and director Jonna Emily Lee of collaborative mixed media project iamamiwhoami has been creating dreamlike visuals and ethereal electro-pop soundscapes see IONNALEE page 3
14th annual “Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival” May 2-5
by Sara Michelle Fetters
SGN A&E Writer
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Coming back for its 14th annual iteration, “Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival” kicked off last night with a gala screening of director Flavio Alves’ award-winning drama “The Garden Left Behind.” This begins a weekend of cinematic, educational and community events showcasing shorts, documentaries and narrative features revolving around Transgender characters and subject matter from see TRANSLATIONS page 5
Gleefully loopy Intruder a frustrating throwback thriller
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer
THE INTRUDER Now playing
Scott Russell (Michael Ealy) has just closed a major deal that will bring millions in income to the California marketing and public relations firm he works at. With this success, he happily informs his giddy freesee THE INTRUDER page 4
Dennis Quaid in The Intruder – Photo courtesy of Screen Gems
ionnalee – Photo by John Strandh
Photo courtesy of Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival
Seattle Women’s Chorus’ “Legends of Rock” – Photo by Conrado Tapado
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My Heart” (Janis Joplin)! She sounded amazing and hit every note squarely on the head while belting her face off.
Rudinoff was also a genial and assured narrator, introducing songs or catching us up on bits of historical data about each rocker. Other rocking songsters included Debbie Harry, Alanis Morissette, Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Pat Benatar, and Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine).
Rudinoff made a poignant comment that when she and artistic director Paul Caldwell looked over the song list, they realized how “white” it was. To help support changing that dynamic in the future, SWC is raising money to give scholarships to young girls of color to go this summer to Rain City Rock Camp! RCRC specifically focuses on empowering girls, women, and gender non-conforming individuals in making music. SWC hopes to help at least several young women to get their “rocker” on, and you can help them.
The women were dressed in rocker-style t-shirts and many took the opportunity to wear rocker makeup and wild hair. The fantastic band was decked out in shiny rocker style (with help from costume designer Doris Black).
The band members were given more focus than usual and had individual moments to shine. They were Marina Albero on keys, Alex Guy on violin, Olivia Hamilton on bass, Kathy Moore on guitar, Kate Olson on winds, and Faith Stankevitch on drums.
Local cover artist, Ayesha “Musicbox” Brooks, showed off her rocking style with a performance of Brittany Howard’s “Hold On.”
The technical aspects of the program were
IONNALEE
for the last decade. True to her audio/visual roots, she released her first solo album under the moniker ionnalee with a feature film, EVERYONE AFRAID TO BE FORGOTTEN, in 2018. The album and accompanying film were a huge independent success, followed by a world tour that was funded through a spur-of-the-moment Kickstarter in just 5 days. The hugely successful tour sold out dates across Europe, the US, and Latin America, reaffirming ionnalee’s belief in her unconventional methods of creating and releasing work on her own terms.
Her second solo album, REMEMBER THE FUTURE, arrives May 31 via ionnalee’s label “To whom it may concern.” The highly anticipated release features production by ionnalee with additional contributions from Röyksopp and longtime collaborator Claes Björklund (iamamiwhoami), and is mixed by Johannes Berglund (Fever Ray). Fans of Zola Jesus, Röyksopp and Jennie Abrahamson pay attention – all make appearances on REMEMBER THE FUTURE.
Due to overwhelming demand, ionnalee’s concert on May 3 has been moved from The Crocodile to a larger venue, The Showbox at the Market. All previously purchased tickets will be honored. (Tickets for ionnalee | iamamiwhoami with special guest Allie X at The Showbox are on sale now at www.axs.com).
Ionnalee was kind enough to take a moment while on tour to answer a few questions via email:
Jessica Price: Hello from Seattle! We are so excited you are coming to our fair city. Also, congratulations on your gorgeous single, “SOME BODY” and the upcoming album. Can you explain a little about what REMEMBER THE FUTURE represents to you? What themes have been on your mind during the making of this record?
ionnalee: Thank you! I’ve always imagined Seattle to be similar to home and this will be my first visit. I’m very excited to
more rock-and-roll than usual with active colored lighting from Peter Bracilano. Scenic designer Kurt Walls had Whidbey Island artist Max Cole-Takanikos create a series of drawings that appeared to be pencil drawings of each of the rocker women credited for each song and framed the stage with them.
Deanna Burmester created “choralography” for several songs that added umph to the singing. Particularly fun movements were done for Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary.”
Watching the Chorus dive into the program was wonderfully entertaining.
I have two very tiny critiques to make, one which is likely all my “own”… I missed the soprano parts when the Chorus per-
come and see my Seattle audience for the first time.
This album was made throughout last year but mainly during an intense period where I had come off my 2018 world tour. It was such an intense and overwhelming experience to be able to finally meet my audience physically that it spurred something new. As I got home from touring and had some time off to rest, all I wanted to do was make music. I made an album to be a small beacon of light to those who gave me some and to my nearest and dearest who are struggling through tough times right now.
Jessica: Where was the album recorded and most of the songwriting done?
ionnalee: It was recorded in my own space which is in a remote undisturbed location in Sweden. I share it with Claes Björklund and John Strandh, my closest collaborators and our dogs roam free in there. I filled it with work stations for all my work, so there’s a small space for recording, editing, sculpturing and costume making, too. It’s a bit of a mess but it works somehow.
Jessica: Do you have a song that feels extra special to you on the new record?
formed Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi.” It sounded nice, but there are a lot of wonderful sopranos in the group and I didn’t quite understand why the arrangement didn’t include the high parts.
Also, Benaroya Hall was big enough to fit the very-well sold concert, and I’m glad that so many got to see the one concert they scheduled. But, it’s a very staid environment and “rocking out” there seems disrespectful. But the audience seemed quite ready to clap and sing along and, in a smaller venue, more audience participation might have been encouraged. Indicating to the audience that they had more permission to clap would have been really nice.
ionnalee: Yes, a few. The title track is written for a dear friend of ours. It’s simple but hopeful and talks about finding an alternative meaning when you’re left with nothing. It took me through the dark winter writing it. The tracks belong together as a collection so the whole album feels special in a different sense this time. It feels pure.
Jessica: A friend of mine was beside himself with excitement to contribute when you announced your Kickstarter-funded tour just over a year ago, and he flew to see you in San Francisco without hesitation. Were you surprised by the sheer love and devotion your fans showed at that time, and how far their support was able to take you?
ionnalee: That’s incredible to hear! My humble thanks for his support. I’ve never taken their support for granted and the whole Kickstarter idea was a spur of the moment idea after having being met by many years of negative feedback in regards to my work process and release method. People in general have previously found it really hard to work with me ’cause I don’t want to do things the traditional way, being an independent artist. Booking me as a live act with close to invisible merits of online clicks seemed impossible, even though I trusted the audience would come to my shows.
When my last album came out I wanted to quit for a while, the whole situation was just draining. What the audience did for me there changed everything, and it wasn’t the money. The support became a contribution to a larger cost and the fact that they so strongly believe in me is everything. Now I get to see it live – it’s very dreamy.
Jessica: You are still quite young at 37, and your artistic vision seems to have never been clearer. How do you feel you have grown so far as an artist and a person?
ionnalee: I’d say taking the step to go solo again was really important, no matter what happens in the future. With this new album and tour I feel very present and yes, my vision is clear.
Jessica: What advice would you give to your younger self?
ionnalee: I wouldn’t say do something differently, the journey is when you grow, but I’d definitely say, “don’t listen” when
The Supertonics, the chorus family’s a cappella touring group, performed several of the songs. The a cappella arrangements of their selections were excellent and showed their versatility. They are a super addition to the choruses work.
This was a fabulous concert. Many people have already said they think it’s the best SWC concert they’ve ever seen.
If you don’t want to miss any more SWC concerts or to attend the next SMC concert June 21 and 22 at Benaroya Hall, Summer of ’69, take a look at their website: https:// www.seattlechoruses.org/attend/concertsevents/summerof69.
people make you feel less. Stick with the people who believe in you. If you get a bad feeling, it’s wrong.
Jessica: You have always had a very strong visual identity and collaborated with other artists and filmmakers. Do you have plans to continue releasing a video/ film short with every song that you release? I imagine that while it helps to fully bring your vision to life, it also at times must feel like quite an undertaking!
ionnalee: I don’t feel an obligation anymore to do something in a certain format now. I do what I want when the feeling strikes and what is possible for me under given circumstances. Each song and visual takes me lots of time, energy and funds to make. There’s no external funding when you run your own label, so I just do as good as I can basically. I create when I feel a strong need to communicate. I don’t wanna contribute to the buzz of nothingness out there.
Jessica: What musicians or visual artists were you drawn to when you were younger?
ionnalee: There were no credible inspirations for me. I grew up in the country with little access to pop culture, so it became the promised land for me. Folklore stories and analogue fantasy films like “Mio min mio,” “Mitt liv som hund” and “The Neverending Story” were huge when I got to see them that one time they were on TV, like four years after original release (!).
My mom’s vinyls of Madonna and Chaka Khan where childhood favourites. Also, some single of Herrey’s “Gyllene skor” hit me hard. In general, both my parents’ homes were filled with melodic pop and they loved Bowie, Talking Heads and Queen, things I didn’t get then but probably are in my system.
Jessica: Who are you inspired by right now?
ionnalee: Greta Thunberg is showing the world how it’s done. Go get them.
Tickets for ionnalee | iamamiwhoami with special guest Allie X May 3 @ The Showbox are on sale now at www.axs.com and will be $30 day of show. 7:30pm.
Seattle Women’s Chorus’ “Legends of Rock” – Photo by Conrado Tapado
ionnalee – Photos by John Strandh
Victor Janusz Band makes their Knife Room debut
Cinco de Mayo (May 5)
Victor Janusz Band featuring VJ (piano, voice) Arwen Dewey (voice) Medearis Dixson (sax) Spencer Hoveskeland (bass) and Steve White (congas) makes their Knife Room debut on Cinco de Mayo (May 5) at 7:30pm. “We sing in four languages!”
“The music, which is often dramatic –and at other times witty – includes fresh versions of “Under Paris Skies” and “Night & Day” ... Janusz knows how to sell a song and the obvious joy he has in performing is appealing.” – Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene
The Knife Room is Café Nordo’s second space – a music concert venue in Pioneer Square – in the old Elliott Bay Book Company’s downstairs café location (103 S Main St). Tickets are $12 and can be purchased in advance at http://bit.ly/VJBandKnifeRoom. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, if available. For more information, visit https://www.cafenordo.com/calendar/2019/4/18/the-victor-janusz-band-inthe-knife-room or https://www.facebook. com/events/2279549405704816/
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lance journalist wife Annie (Meagan Good) now is the perfect time to consider buying that secluded Napa Valley home she’s been eyeing for quite some time. Nicknamed “Foxglove,” the property is owned by talkative widower Charlie Peck (Dennis Quaid), and although he loves his house, his eldest daughter is eager for him to move with her to Florida making him an eager seller.
Quickly Scott and Annie work on making “Foxglove” their own, changing out the furniture, painting the walls and installing a massive flat screen television set. It’s bliss, save for the fact that Charlie doesn’t seem eager to get on a plane and head to Florida anytime soon. Instead, he randomly shows up to mow the lawn and put new topsoil into the flowerbeds. But while Scott thinks something fishy is going on, Annie just looks at the former owner as a lonely older gentleman who is finding it difficult to let go of the past. As for Charlie, his motivations aren’t as charmingly benign as they appear, a tragic secret lurking in his past that potentially spells marital doom for the loving couple who have taken up residence inside the only home he’s ever known.
Written by Lakeview Terrace and Passenger 57 screenwriter David Loughery and directed by Traffik filmmaker Deon Taylor, The Intruder is a psychological thriller with Hitchcockian aspirations that instead deserves to sit beside pulpy 1990s genre favorites like The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Sleeping with the Enemy and Pacific Heights more than it should be spoken about in the same breath as classics like Rear Window or Shadow of a Doubt. It is a loopy, over-the-top shocker that is unafraid to wallow in its daffily cartoonish aspects, gifting Quaid the opportunity to gleefully go for broke as he delivers an eccentrically wild performance of lustful villainy that’s a total hoot.
Not that the film forgets about its two protagonists. Ealy and Good make a magnetic couple, the actors playing off one another nicely. While Loughery’s scenario isn’t exactly subtle in regards to the complications that will put a crimp in their marriage, ones that also allow Charlie a foothold into their lives, the pair’s performances are
just strong enough they make all of this silliness moderately enjoyable. Ealy, in particular, is quite good, and there were even a few moments where the depth of his emotive capabilities, especially during a scene where he heartbreakingly explains his refusal to allow guns anywhere near his home, are nothing less than splendid.
Unfortunately, those moments where the film treats itself and its characters with complete sincerity are exactly what leads it to go off the rails during its climactic stretch. While it’s apparent that Loughery and Taylor are eagerly intent to deliver a climax their audience will go nuts over, the duo inadvertently undercuts all of the moral and human-
istic components that helped make Scott and Annie worth rooting for. In the span of only a few short seconds their entire character arcs are completely undone, sending me out of the theatre feeling I’d just drank a fizzy new soda that I thoroughly enjoyed drinking only to have it leave a rancidly bitter aftertaste once the can was empty. It’s a calamitous turn of events that made me feel uncomfortable, and as much as I want to extoll the goofy virtues of this slick little thriller my unhappiness over its final minutes are making that difficult.
But Quaid is a ton of fun to watch, his controlled obnoxiousness utilized marvelously throughout almost all of the film’s exuberantly paced 102 minutes. Charlie’s mentally unbalanced joviality is only a mask hiding his unbridled egotistically deranged psychosis. He’s a madman who sees himself as the pinnacle of manliness, taking the concept of toxic masculinity to a level so extreme this is a guy who can offer up a friendly smile and presents a gently concerned demeanor only to be secretly waiting to bury a knife right in the center of a person’s back as soon as the opportunity to do so arises. Quaid showcases all of this with an awe-shucks bravado that’s reminiscent of his work in ’80s classics like InnerSpace and The Big Easy, while at the same time doing so with a conniving, cutthroat intensity that’s comically unnerving.
I honestly wish The Intruder stuck the landing because, as mindless and as absurd as this thriller might be, it’s fiendishly welldirected, craftily scripted and rarely takes itself so seriously that its more insidiously inane qualities become almost endearing. But there are moments of honest dramatic insight and introspection, and while that normally would be nice to see and worthy of additional kudos, the fact they are so heinously undercut by the final scenes inadvertently make them feel like a slap in the face. It’s as if Loughery and Taylor want to be commended for putting a voice to some fairly tough subject matter yet don’t particularly care that they hypocritically reverse course right at the end of the film. There’s no cathartic release after the final confrontation between Charlie and the Russells has reached its conclusion, and all I kept thinking about as I walked home was just how angry those last few seconds ended up making me.
Dennis Quaid in The Intruder – Photo courtesy of Screen Gems
Victor Janusz Band – Photo by Nate Gowdy
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around the world. This year’s event highlights offerings from countries like Costa Rica, Australia, France and the United States, while an ambitious virtual reality program co-presented by the Pride Foundation and Oculus VR for Good will be held at 2pm on Sunday at Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center. At 4:30pm on Saturday (also at Gay City) is the festival’s popular free program “How to Be a Trans Ally,” Nikki Neuen from Gender Diversity will be on hand to talk about and discuss a variety of issues with attendees, while a pair of a short films dealing with Transgender bathroom rights will also be shown.
On the eve of Opening Night, I had the opportunity to chat briefly once again with returning Festival Director Sam Berliner about this year’s “Translations.” Here’s what he had to say:
Sara Michelle Fetters: And we’re back for another year! What’s your excitement level right at this moment?
Sam Berliner: I’m feeling great! The festival opens tomorrow night and the office is full of staff getting things ready and buzzing with activity and excitement.
Sara Michelle Fetters: Does it ever get tiring? Working on this festival. What keeps you coming back year after year?
Sam Berliner: Yes! Putting on this film festival takes six months of preparation. I start working on it in November of the previous year and there are a lot of moving pieces to stay on top of.
What keeps me coming back year after year is the gratification of knowing that this is an event for the transgender community to come and see their stories reflected on screen. Film is a powerful medium and empowering to our communities. The festival is also a meeting place, a safe space, an opportunity to reflect on what has happened in the last year, a place to connect with resources and an educational opportunity for folks who want to learn to be better allies. What could be a better motivator than that?
Sara Michelle Fetters: What’s changed over the past 14 years of the Festival?
Sam Berliner: I can only speak to the past seven of those 14 years since I have been Festival Director, but what I have seen in our culture in general is a huge shift in transgender visibility. This has greatly positively impacted the festival in many ways: the number of submissions we receive, our audiences growing, the community co-presenters we’re able to engage, etc. It is a very exciting time for transgender cinema and continuing to create community spaces.
Sara Michelle Fetters: What are you noticing about the state of Transgender cinema? How have the stories being told evolved over time?
Sam Berliner: Trans films themselves have shifted a ton over the years. We used to see a majority of Traditional Trans Cinema films: documentaries about binary-identified, white, American trans people struggling with their families and coming out and talking about the nuts and bolts of transition. Over the years, we have seen more and more of the Trans New Wave films: documentaries, narratives, animations and hybrid pieces about all genders from all over the world that embody their transness without it being the focus of the films.
We are also seeing films about people and cultures that we haven’t heard from before. For example, last year’s closing night film “Close Knit” is, reportedly, the first transgender-centered film made in Japan!
Additionally, more and more trans people are telling their own stories as moviemaking technology has become more accessible. This is huge. Trans stories have for so long been told through the lens of cisgender filmmakers and to finally be telling our own stories is monumental.
Sara Michelle Fetters: “How to be a Trans Ally” is back once again. What makes this workshop so vital to the festival? Why does it continue to be important?
Sam Berliner: We are so proud of our “How To Be A Trans Ally” workshop. It is a recurring free workshop at both festivals [“Translations” and “TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival”] now. We want folks in the community to know that they are welcome at “Translations,” even if they are brand new to trans concepts, and we recommend starting with this workshop so they feel comfortable asking questions in a safe, supportive space. The workshops are run by our friends at Gender Diversity and include a few short films as well. “Translations” is a community event and we encourage everyone to attend!
Sara Michelle Fetters: What other special events do you have lined up for attendees this year?
Sam Berliner: Of course! We’ll have our Opening Night film, “The Garden Left Behind,” and Party on Thursday [at Northwest Film Forum], while our Closing Night film, “Jack & Yaya” and Party on Sunday will be at Gay City. Both screenings have special guests from the films in attendance.
Last weekend was our pre-festival kick-off with a return of “Trans Shorts and Speed-Friending” at the University Branch of the Seattle Public Library. This super fun and free event is now also a part of both festivals each year [“Translations” and “TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival”] and offers the community an interactive experience to make friends. It is pretty much the cutest thing ever, so make sure you attend during TWIST!
We’re also really excited about our Virtual Reality offering.
Sara Michelle Fetters: Speaking of the Virtual Reality program, how has VR changed the cinema game? What do you think these presentations offer the viewer?
Sam Berliner: Yes! We’re so excited for our free “Authentically Us” VR program
from Pride Foundation and Oculus VR for Good. There will be headsets for folks to watch the films with a panel discussion afterwards.
Virtual Reality is having a profound effect on the way viewers digest and interact with transgender media. Film’s power is in its ability to put you in someone else’s shoes and to develop, almost subconsciously, empathy for that person and their story. With VR you feel like you are literally in their shoes, right there in the film itself, hanging out with the characters. It takes empathy to a whole new level and the potential impact that has on folks taking action post-movie is monumental. I cannot recommend watching these VR films enough. You’ve got to see it to believe it!
Sara Michelle Fetters: What’s the future hold for you? What are you hoping to do next?
Sam Berliner: I am in pre-production on my next film, episode two of “Dating Sucks: A Genderqueer Misadventure.” It’s an animated documentary about my successes and failures trying to date as a genderqueer trans person.
I am also excited to continue working on programming with Kathleen Mullen, the festival director for “TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival,” which will return October 10-20, and is currently accepting submissions! More info can be found at https:// threedollarbillcinema.org/seaqueerfilmfest.
Sara Michelle Fetters: And for the festival itself, how do you hope “Translations” continues to grow? Where do you see it going in the future?
Sam Berliner: I am so proud of “Translations.” We are one of only a handful of transgender film festivals in the entire world and I am excited to see how it continues to grow and evolve in the films that are being made, the way in which our audiences consume media (i.e. VR), how our larger culture continues to further understand and develop empathy for transgender people and join the fight for transgender right. Change and growth are inevitable! I can’t wait to see how “Translations” will evolve to remain a pillar in our community.
Viewers watch these films an Oculus VR headset – Photo courtesy of Authentically Us
She Flies By Her Own Wings – Photo courtesy of Authentically Us
We're Still Here – Photo courtesy of Authentically Us
A Treasured State – Photo courtesy of Authentically Us
Sam Berliner
– Photo courtesy of Three Dollar Bill Cinema
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INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm. ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities. html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.
NOTE: 10-digit dialing has come to the Seattle area. The (206) area code must now be used to dial local calls. Location of meetings/events is in Seattle unless otherwise noted.
SATURDAY - May 4
Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.
Positively Living Coffee Social. 10am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. (206) 9571600. Sponsored by LIfelong. Seattle Prime Timers Coffee & Conversation. 10:30am. Urban Bakery, 7850 E Green Lake Dr N. Meet old friends and make new ones over baked goods, soups, sandwiches, espresso drinks. Contact Frank at franka15@outlook.com or (206) 693-3119. On Metro routes 26 & 45. www.seattleprimetimers.org
El Centro de la Raza “Cinco de Mayo” Celebration. 11am-5pm. Centilla Cultural Center & Outdoor Plaza, 1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival St (next to Beacon Hill Link station). 14th annual event featuring music and entertainment, children’s activities, resource booths, food vendors. Performances by Jose Iniguez, Chief Sealth Quincenera Club, Folklore Mexicano Tonantzin, Juan Gabriel Imitator & Los Rebeldes de la Cueca. Free admission. Info: www.elcentrodelaraza.org.
Entre Hermanos’ “Cinco de Mayo” Fundraising Brunch. 12 noon. El Gallito Mexican Restaurant, 1700 20th Ave. Benefiting Entre Hermanos, Seattle’s premier Latino social and health services organization. Info: www.entrehermanos.org.
New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org.
Renter’s Rights Training. 12 noon-2pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Learn about upcoming legislation to increase affordable housing and equitable development that benefits people of color and other marginalized communities. Free. Info: www.peerseattle.org. “Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival” (5/2-5/5). 12 noon, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Features Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people and issues, with an emphasis on visibility and positive representation. Tickets and more info: www.threedollarbillcinema.org.
Seattle Choruses’ 23rd Annual Dinner and Auction. 5:30-10pm. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. This year’s theme: “Under the Sea.” Benefits Seattle Men’s and Women’s Choruses. KOMO-TV’s Elisa Jaffe and Seth Wayne will MC with entertainment produced by Nathan Young, plus four-course dinner (choice of steak, salmon, or vegan chickpea curry) and hosted bar. Formal/festive attire. Tickets: $225 patron, $275 VIP ($2,250/$2,750 for table of 10). www.seattlechoruses.org/auction.
Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org.
(Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)
“Home Is ...” 8pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E. A concert exploring the many manifestations of home, featuring “Vera’s Voices,” a suite of songs by Michael Owcharuk. Presented by Puget Sound Works (Eric Lane Barnes, artistic director). Tickets and info: www.pugetsoundworks.org. (Also 5/5, 4pm, at First Congregational Churh, Bellevue.)
SUNDAY - May 5
Center for Spiritual Living. 9am meditation; 9:30am & 11am services. The Mountaineers, 7701 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org
Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service. 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780. Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in jus-
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tice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620. Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org
University Congregational United Church of Christ. 9am all ages education; 10am Worship. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. (206) 524-2322; www.universityucc.org.
Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship. 2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. (206) 547-6945 (office); (206) 2855077 (George).
All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship. 500 Broadway E. Come as you are. All are welcome. A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org
Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship. 7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveniently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.)
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship. 1501 32nd Ave S. Great music. Dynamic preaching. Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org
Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.
Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church
Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org. Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www. LotusSisters.org.)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their
Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com
Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)
Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org
“Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival” (5/2-5/5). 12 noon, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:15pm (Closing Night feature). Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Features Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people and issues, with an emphasis on visibility and positive representation. Tickets and more info: www.threedollarbillcinema.org. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org
Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of M/ Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. (206) 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ kofmjetchapter/ Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org “Home Is ...” 4pm. First Congregational Church, 11061 NE 2nd St, Bellevue. A concert exploring the many manifestations of home, featuring “Vera’s Voices,” a suite of songs by Michael Owcharuk. Presented by Puget Sound Works (Eric Lane Barnes, artistic director). Tickets and info: www.pugetsoundworks.org. (Also 5/4, 8pm, at All Pilgrims Christian Church, Seattle.)
PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.whatcompflag.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info (206) 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv.
Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.org
Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6pm. See website for details. Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snowboard, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. Ski Buddies is a non-profit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly, offering camaraderie & deeply discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org.
Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.
The Victor Janusz Band. 7:30-10pm. The Knife Room, 103 S Main St. Cinco de Mayo show featuring songs in four languages. “Often dramatic, and at other times witty,,,” - Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene. Tickets $12 at http://bit.ly/VJBandKnifeRoom.
MONDAY - May 6
New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)
SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. Peer Seattle 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.peerseattle.org
Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437, www. peerseattle.org
Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)
Meditation Class for LGBTQ Seniors. 6:30pm. GenPride Senior Center, 401 Broadway E, Suite 223. Free class every Monday for LGBTQ seniors, their caregivers and allies. Beginners welcome. www.gapseattle.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St, downstairs space. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org
Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30-8:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. (Also meets Fridays.)
Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org
Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com
TUESDAY - May 7
Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)
New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)
LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by YouthCare. (206) 622-5555.
defeatHIV Community Advisory Board (CAB). 5:307:30pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway @ E Jefferson St. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. CAB builds community involvement in order to advance defeatHIV’s clinical research into a potential gene therapy cure for HIV infection. If you want to learn more about our efforts to ensure that all of Seattle’s communities that are af
fected by HIV have a strong voice in the cure research of defeatHIV, please come to one of our community dinner meetings. More info, contact Michael Louella, (206) 667-5810; mlouella@fredhutch.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. Every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org
Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org
Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org
Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).
7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Colonial room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.
Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday.
Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org
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 (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.
Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org
WEDNESDAY - May 8
Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org
Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12 noon. Roosters Restaurant, 611 Broadway E. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. Just drop in - no RSVP required. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)
True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley (206) 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org Living Positively. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for the HIV community with various topics for discussion and conversation. (206) 957-1600 or www.lifelong.org. Sponsored by Lifelong.
GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com 20th Anniversary Celebration - POZ Seattle (and Positively Living) Monthly Social. 6-7:30pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Food, music, 50/50 raffle. $5 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. www.pozseattle.com.
Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. University Book Store Cafe, 4326 University Way NE. Every Wednesday. This month’s title: “Leading Men” by Christopher Castellani. https://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/
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Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma DiscussionNorth. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org.
Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park, 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday. Meet at Black Sun sculpture across for museum. (See Saturday at 9am.)
Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)
Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 7pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets 2nd Wednesday most months - check website to confirm details. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com
Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org
Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org
Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.
THURSDAY - May 9
Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)
BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.
New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)
Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
Seattle Prime Timers Cards. 2pm. Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. near The Locks. Meets 2nd Thursday each month in the Arts & Crafts Room on the 2nd floor to play Hearts, Cribbage or Bridge depending on who shows up. Beginners are welcome. On Metro routes 44 and 17X.
Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org
Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in the Pike/Pine corridor. 2nd Thursday each month. Keep your eyes out for curbside A-boards that mark each participating venue. Pick up a walking map from any location & you’re on your way. Enjoy refreshments & meet the featured artists as you stroll the Hill. www.caphillchamber.org
Queer Parent Networking Dinners. 6-8pm. NW Network Community Engagement Center - phone, email or visit website for location. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirit, Queer & Questioning families - including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. (206) 568-7777 or qpnd@nwnetwork.org. www.nwnetwork.org
B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org
PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First United Methodist Church, 621 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. www.pflagtacoma.org; PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 234-9790. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. 21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Thursday. A meditation/
Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle
Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Thursday. Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.]
Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)
FRIDAY - May 10
Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)
Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. Ongoing 12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)
LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Volleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753.
Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org
Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)
Congregation Tikvah Chadashah. 7pm. Phone or see website for location. Puget Sound’s Gay & Lesbian Jewish Congregation where all are welcome holds Shabbat services the 2nd Friday each month. An oneg Shabbat follows services. (206) 355-1414; www.tikvahchadashah.com.
Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org
Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.
Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30-8:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Friday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. (Also meets Mondays.)
“Legendary Children.” 8-11pm. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Ave. An evening of art, dance, music, and other performances by Queer and Transgender artists. Celebrate indigenous sovereignty and house-and-ball culture along with other broader QTPOC communities. Free. Info: www.spl.org/legendary.
LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm.
Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon. org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
SATURDAY - May 11
(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)
A Gathering of Men in Woodinville 8-11:30am. The American Legion Hall (old building), 21920 State Route 9 SE, Woodinville. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org
Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com
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. (206) 784-9705;
visitballard.com.
Imperial Court of Seattle Closet Ball 2019. 7pm (doors 6pm). R Place, 619 E Pine St. Contest featuring live transformation, open to Seattle and King County drag novices. Winners will be crowned Closet Ball King & Queen 2019-20. Suggested donation $5. Sponsored by Imperial Court of Seattle, Olympic and Rainier Empire. Contest application and other info at www.imperialcourtofseattle.org.
SUNDAY - May 12
(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma talks or reflections & lead discussion. (206) 329-5908; www.LotusSisters.org. (Meets in 2nd floor meeting room; no elevator.)
Dignity/Seattle Prayer Service. 6pm. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics. “We celebrate our inherent dignity with pride in liturgy, mutual support, work for justice, & social activities.” Gender-inclusive & relationship affirming liturgies & prayer services. All welcome. (206) 325-7314.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us
Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html
BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org.
Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org
Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.
COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org
Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.
DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. org
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Networksupport & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911 Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org
Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969. www.gaycity.org
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.
Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org
Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org
HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.
Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com
Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org
LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.
LGBT MS Connection - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Spon-
sored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org
Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org
MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.com; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www. seattle primetimers.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)
MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.org.
Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com
Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org
Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle
Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org
PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org
PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.
Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org
PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org
Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org
Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx
Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org
Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, advocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands
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resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community. Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org
Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call (206) 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.
SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org
Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.
Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. (206) 323-1768. Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq
Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org
Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov
Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org
Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org
Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298.
South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com
SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club:
www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org
Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival; Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival; Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park. www. threedollarbillcinema.org
TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity:
www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com
WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)
YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com ; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org
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I TRAPPED THE DEVIL
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It’s Christmas, and Matt’s (AJ Bowen) kindhearted wife Sarah (Jocelin Donahue) has convinced him they should visit his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress). The man has turned himself into something of an agoraphobic hermit since the death of his wife, locking himself inside the family home as if it were his own suburban fortress of solitude. Matt and Sarah think this surprise get-together will do Steve some good, maybe force him to re-enter the world, a little familial affection just the thing he needs to get back on with his life and put the past behind him.
This visit may have been a bad idea. Steve is nervous, so anxious he’ll do just about anything to get Matt and Karen to leave the house. But as the night goes on it’s equally apparent he wants to confide some sort of secret to someone, and who better for him to turn to than his family? Except, when Matt and Sarah learn what Steve is hiding down in the basement they find they’d rather have been kept in the dark and taken their Christmas well-wishes elsewhere. He claims he has the Devil, the actual honest to goodness Lord of Hell, trapped behind a door and sealed shut with a massive wooden cross. This is not good news, and initially the only question Matt and Sarah are debating is whether or not to release whoever is locked in the basement themselves or to call the police and have them take care of it.
But what if Steve really was holding the Devil down there? What if Steve isn’t lying? What if his ramblings are not that of a raving lunatic, but instead those of a perfectly sane human being who is beginning to realize they’ve bitten off far more they can chew? These are amongst the many questions Matt and Sarah find themselves forced to answer in the methodic, characterdriven thriller I Trapped the Devil, writer-
director Josh Lobo’s minimalistic debut an unsettling piece of hypnotic horror that slowly burrowed its way under my skin as it went along. Maybe a little ephemeral and nondescript for its own good, this is still a discomforting little shocker that features a wonderful central performance from The House of the Devil star Donahue (reunited here with Bowen, their relationship in this initially far more affectionate than it was in that 2009 Ti West cult favorite), the actress giving things a complex emotional gravitas that took me by surprise.
Lobo’s use of sound is excellent. The low whispers coming from the basement door when Matt and Sarah enter the room for the first time, ones that only can be heard when the cross is removed from its anchoring position. The way the stairs eek and creek as any of the characters attempt to make their way through the house as silently as they can. The incidental ambient noises coming from outside, all of them made even more surreal and unsettling after Steve reveals
who it is he’s holding prisoner. The buzz of electrical currents as Christmas Tree lights flicker and jolts of extra energy go coursing through the house’s wiring. The sound design goes a long way towards augmenting the inherent tension of the scenario while it also helps gloss over a few of the narrative’s more obnoxiously ridiculous elements, Lobo allowing his talented technical team the freedom to craft a subtle sonic maelstrom of misdirection and subterfuge that’s undeniably impressive.
But even at barely 82-minutes in length the film sometimes feels a bit padded, almost as if this script originally started out as a short and then the director got financing for a feature so he stretched things out a little longer even if he didn’t have very many ideas as to the best way to do just that. I felt like a couple scenes added extraneous bits of exposition I didn’t need in order to understand what was going on, while visits to a workroom where Steve has done all his research into the Devil’s deathly devi-
ous doings grow a little tiresome about the third time they happen. I also feel like the framing device Lobo crafts isn’t very effective, and as powerful as the film’s final scenes might be I am also of the opinion they’d have been even more of a startling gut-punch had the director utilized a more linear storytelling method.
Who am I kidding? Even with my many reservations, Lobo’s debut worked for me, that final climactic sequence a whirligig of tragedy, sacrifice and regret where even the stoutest hearts and the best, most selfless intentions end up buried in a hellfire of one’s own making. I dug Ben Lovett’s (The Wind ) haunting score and felt newcomer Bryce Holden’s cinematography dripped in evocatively petrifying atmosphere that made it impossible for me to tear my eyes away from the screen. Add in Donahue’s compelling, heartbreakingly terrifying performance and I Trapped the Devil is an austere shocker worth checking out.
Scott Poythress in I Trapped the Devil – Photo courtesy of IFC Midnight
