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Issue 41, Volume 41, October 11, 2013
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
An exclusive interview with Tony Award winner Alice Ripley
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BREAKING THROUGH HARVARD EXIT/SLGFF October 16 Director Cindy L. Abel brings her groundbreaking documentary Breaking Through to the 18th annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Breaking Through reveals the very personal stories and struggles of LGBT public servants, ranging from city council members to municipal judges to members of Congress,
Keaton Whittaker (l) and Alice Ripley in Carrie: The Musical
such as former longtime Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank and recently elected U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. Abel will appear as a special guest when Breaking Through screens on Wednesday, October 16, at 5 p.m. at the Harvard Exit Theatre. Admission is only $5 – part of SLGFF’s Afterschool Special series of films. Visit www.threedollarbillcinema.org for tickets and more information. see breaking page 7
Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the first openly Gay member of the U.S. Senate
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CARRIE: THE MUSICAL BALAGAN THEATRE @ THE MOORE THEATRE October 11 – 26 Balagan Theatre continues its new season of all musical theater productions with Carrie: The Musical. This particular musical has a quixotic history, starting with it being ranked as one of the biggest financial disasters on Broadway, closing after five performances (in 1988) when the financial backers pulled out all their money. But a number of people continued to believe that it
had value. Balagan is doing the updated version that has begun making its way around the country in the last year and a half. Director Louis Hobson has chosen a trio of acclaimed actresses for the three main roles. Young Carrie is being played by talented local teen Keaton Whittaker, who has already debuted on Broadway when she played the young girl in A Little Night Music. Kendra Kassebaum, who to our delight recently transplanted herself to Seattle and just finished working on Secondhand Lions, a major new musical at the
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by Ken Campbell SGN Contributing Writer Sunday is typically known as the day of rest, but like they say, there’s no rest for the wicked. And the wickedly talented ladies of “Queens of the Brunch” at Julia’s on Broadway certainly haven’t been getting any rest lately. These divas are serving it up fast and fierce every Sunday
and what a spectacle it is. First of all, bring your appetite when you come. The food was delicious and they serve it in ample portions. After literally stuffing my face with one of Julia’s Hobo Specials (trust me, no hobo ever ate so well), I was ready for the entertainment. Now, when you have seen as see julia’s page 10
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music Coming attractions: Tamar Braxton, John Legend, Patricia Barber by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer R&B singer Tamar Braxton, as previously announced here in The Music Lounge, is headed to the Paramount Theatre. The reality series star and TV talk show co-host will open for John Legend on November 25, as part of his nationwide fall-winter tour. Braxton, sister of Grammy winner Toni, had just returned from a sold-out Paris concert when the two of us spoke last week by phone, and she was super-friendly. We talked about her Gay fan base, music and TV career, shopping trends (she loves shoes and bags!), and, of course, her smoking hot hit single “Love and War.” Tickets for the Legend-Braxton performance, a perfect pre-Thanksgiving treat for yourself and a friend or spouse, are on sale now through www.stgpresents.org. You’ll find the interview here in The Music Lounge on November 15. Portland-based rock group Portugal. The Man will broadcast their entire September 27 concert exclusively on Lively, which aims to bring artists and fans together by
providing professional-quality audio and video recordings of live performances through an app-based interface. Although the Lively app is free, fans will have to pay $11.99 to download audio or visual portions of the show, recorded at New York City’s Terminal 5. That still beats the price of a concert ticket. Portugal. The Man is continuing its North American run in support of their latest release, Evil Friends, and will close out the tour in late December in Anchorage, Alaska, but will then embark on a string of dates through Australia and New Zealand. The Lively app is available for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. Jazz vocalist Halie Loren will give a free in-store performance at Silver Platters this week. The Seattle-born artist will appear live at the record store’s relocated SoDo post (formerly in lower Queen Anne) on Wednesday, October 16, beginning at 2 p.m. Loren will play music from her newest album, 2013’s Simply Love, while she’s in town for a two-night stay at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, on October 15 and 16, where she’ll be joined by a three-piece band. Reservations
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for her Jazz Alley sets can be made at www. jazzalley.com or by calling (206) 441-9729. To catch the singer at Silver Platters, note that the new address is 2930 1st Ave. S., just past Safeco Field. Lesbian singer-songwriter Patricia Barber will appear October 26 at Town Hall for a 10 p.m. performance. The artist, who cleverly fuses classical and jazz with bits of nostalgic pop, will be playing songs from her newest album, Smash, at the First Hill venue. For ticket information, go to www. townhallseattle.org. More just-announced
concerts include punk pioneers The Pixies on February 18 with supporting act Best Coast at the Paramount Theatre, and rising folk-pop musician Jake Bugg at the Paramount Theatre, as well, on January 21. For tickets to both of these shows, go to www. stgpresents.org. Finally, if you were thinking about getting tickets for Chris Cornell’s solo performance at Benaroya Hall next weekend, you can stop thinking. The October 20 concert with opening act Bhi Bhiman is sold out.
Roger is baritone Scott Hendricks, and the Shepherd is tenor Will Hartmann. Both are attractive and sing and act with power and a fine lyrical line. The tenor part ranges into heldentenor territory, cutting through powerful orchestral climaxes. Roger’s Queen, Roxana, is sung by slender and bald soprano Olga Pasichnyk.
Having missed the Santa Fe presentation, I’m so happy to have encountered this fine disc. King Roger is a masterpiece and deserves a far broader audience.
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Brilliant disc of obscure 1920s opera is an important discovery of a “masterpiece” by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer SZYMANOWSKI: KING ROGER BREGENZER FESTSPIELE (Unitel Classica Blu-ray) From Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria comes this Blu-ray disc of Karol Szymanowski’s opera King Roger, with the Vienna Symphony under Sir Mark Elder. Directed by David Pountney, this live performance from July 2009 has in common with Wagner’s Parsifal, reviewed last week, that it is a kind of “mystery play.” Unlike the drab visuals of the Parsifal disc, however, this story of King Roger of Sicily delights the eye with a simple set of ingenious design made stunning with spectacular lighting by Fabrice Kebour. In three acts, totaling 89 minutes, this little-known opera from 1926 is a gem that generated raves from audiences a year ago at Santa Fe Opera. Now we get to see why in a performance that glistens with inspiration, passion, and talent. The music is about as tonal as Richard Strauss and includes opening choral passages that remind me of the spare harmonies of Arvo Pärt. The writing for chorus is beautiful and powerful. Children’s voices add to the attractive texture. As in Strauss, the orchestration is brilliant but often conveys a lush ecstasy á la Scriabin. Szymanowski makes powerful use of the full range of dynamics. Everything is captured on this disc with excellent camera work and superb DTS HD sound that is spacious and clear, with perfect balances between voices and orchestra. The uniformly excellent voices sing vocal lines that are full of expression as well
as lyrical sensibilities. This composer was fully aware of what the human voice can do, and high notes are reserved for moments of tension and/or power. CLASSIC CONFLICT The opera presents the classic story of Christian conflict between the fear of all things sensual and a mysterious prophet of Dionysian pleasures. King Roger is called to judge this shepherd/prophet. The crowds cry “Kill him!” while the Queen and Edrisi, a close friend and advisor, plead for the King to hear the Shepherd’s preaching. He agrees. There is little action and a lot of talk, but the opera is made constantly engaging to the eye by wise direction, skillful acting, and above all the changes in lighting and colors. Roger is the embodiment of this conflict, being at times seduced by the Shepherd’s allure, all the while being pulled by the religious conservatism of the crowd (the chorus). Though this story can get tiresome, here it is made new by the dramatic use of the brilliant set and lighting. The single set, which looks like a rigid rack of curving stairs, has surprising flexibility and hidden passages. The Shepherd arrives for his trial barefoot in a flaming red dress and long scarf, which underscore his mystery, passion, and radical stance. His garb is not intended to be attractive, just in-your-face. He has mystical powers, holds the Queen under his spell, and works to free her King from his fears. Roger at times is no match for him but puts up a good fight. The Shepherd intones, “Whoever is free, follow me.” Ultimately, everyone does except Roger and Edrisi.
Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at rmp62@columbia.edu.
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SGN’s guide to SLGFF 2013 – Week One by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer The 18th annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (SLGFF) kicked off last night with a gala screening of director Jeffrey Schwarz’s wonderful I Am Divine, a grandly entertaining documentary chronicling the life, trials, tribulations, tragedies, and heroics of Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine, a legendary drag superstar and a key ingredient in writer/director John Waters’ most iconic motion pictures. It was a great start to what will hopefully be an outstanding festival, many of the films screening during this opening week worthy of heading out to the theater to see. But it isn’t just cinema that’s sure to pack in an audience this week. This year’s SLGFF explodes into the world of live performance in a big way like no previous festival has, multiple events scattered throughout the schedule. The big one? A crazy performance art meets celluloid classic one-of-akind attraction entitled Return to Grey Gardens featuring Seattle’s own Peaches Christ and Jinkx Monsoon in a live-action theater piece inspired by the 1975 cult motion picture followed by a screening of the film itself. Happening Thursday, October 17, at the Harvard Exit Theatre, it’s a can’t-miss
Test (7:30 p.m., Northwest Film Forum) Chris Mason Johnson’s The New Twenty is close to a modern classic of Queer cinema, so calling his tonal 180 Test a disappointment would be a massive understatement. Sadly, this dance-filled AIDS drama, set in San Francisco circa 1985, just didn’t do it for me, wearing its far-too-obvious emotions on its sleeve and never doing anything with its overly familiar scenario to get it to stand out from the crowd. While the performance numbers are exquisite, and while Scott Marlowe’s central performance is authentically realized and full of notable passion, overall the movie never gels, the maudlin melodramatic clichés at its heart too gigantic for the overall film to overcome. (**) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton (Noon, Northwest Film Forum) Sensational, festive film about San Francisco poet and filmmaker James Broughton, showcasing his energetic zest for life in a way that feels honest, intimate, and true, Big Joy is one of the year’s best documentaries and deserves to be seen by as large an audience as possible. It takes the poet’s “follow
Big Joy is one of the year’s best documentaries and deserves to be seen by as large an audience as possible. It takes the poet’s “follow your own weird” mantra to heart and becomes something of an experimental journey inside the creative process itself. entertainment sure to sell out long before the 7:15 p.m. start time. The following are capsule reviews for some of the films playing Friday, October 11, through Thursday, October 17. Visit www.threedollarbillcinema.org for additional venue and ticket information.
your own weird” mantra to heart and becomes something of an experimental journey inside the creative process itself – one that viewers of all kinds will undoubtedly learn numerous lessons from. (***1/2) Heterosexual Jill (7 p.m., Egyptian Theatre) Frustrating romantic comedy about an “ex-Lesbian” hunting down her former girlfriend to prove to herself she’s no longer attracted to women, with predictable results. While both leads, Jen McPherson and Michelle Ehlen (who also wrote and directed), are excellent, sadly the movie’s constant shifts in tone and style are more than a bit annoying. On top of that, Ehlen’s script revels in the obvious, bowing to rather than subverting genre convention far too often. (**1/2)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Geography Club (5 p.m., Harvard Exit) A supremely entertaining high school comedy about a gaggle of misfits who form an afterschool club in order to discuss/dissect their lives, Geography Club ends up being a heck of a lot more entertaining, and insightful, than that rather banal and overly familiar synopsis might lead you to believe. Based on the novel by Brent Hartinger, Edmund Entin’s winning screenplay is shockingly literate yet also engagingly free-flowing and full of wistful moments of mirth I didn’t always see coming. Runs out of steam Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? near the end and doesn’t always avoid cliché (9:30 p.m., Harvard Exit) but overall proves to be an extremely enjoyTaiwanese import about a loving family able lark worthy of taking a chance on. (***) man who begins to contemplate his sexuality just as his wife starts a discussion about The Last Match (9:45 p.m., Harvard Exit) adding another child to their lives. BeauSometimes-searing Cuban drama about tifully acted, if not altogether insightful, “rent boys” struggling to survive in a culture coming-out drama filled with surprising and in a country that barely acknowledges moments of levity and glorious bits of emotheir existence, let alone allows them any tional nuance that held me happily captisort of freedom to be who they are. Some vated throughout. Doesn’t do anything new melodramatic annoyances aside, and fea- but doesn’t necessarily have to, writer/dituring one stilted performance by a central, rector Arvin Chen successfully navigating extremely wealthy character that never feels extremely familiar waters with remarkable natural, the emotions at the core of the fea- confidence and dexterous ease. (***) ture remain shatteringly true, everything building to a wonderful, honestly tearful SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 climax that makes up for the majority of the Hunter (Noon, Northwest Film Forum) film’s relatively benign shortcomings. (***) Tiresome drama/thriller hybrid about
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New York millennials who find a man passed out in front of their apartment door and decide to help him out. What starts out with an intriguing jolt quickly descends into maudlin caricature and cliché, the movie drowning in obvious sleights of hand and melodramatic emotional indulgences that drove me more and more nuts as things progressed. (**)
speakable things to ease her family’s perceived pain. Apassaporn Saengthong delivers a startlingly raw performance as a columnist whose life is dealt a major blow by an unspeakable bedroom betrayal. (***1/2) MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 Scary Normal (5 p.m., Harvard Exit) Refreshingly inspired drama-comedy coming-of-age parable that embraces familiar genre tropes but in ways that feel honest and true. Writer/director Jennifer Bechtel’s (Leading Ladies) debut effort behind the camera is a true gem that gets inside its disparate gaggle of characters with remarkable ease. A heck of a lot of fun that manages to elicit a couple of tears on its endearing path to hopeful celebration, this movie is a gem. (***)
Lose Your Head (9:30 p.m., Northwest Film Forum) Underwhelming thriller inspired by a real mystery yet somehow manages to feel about as forced and as false as a random subpar episode of your favorite network TV police procedural. The only highlight is the film’s setting, smack-dab in the middle of Berlin’s notorious underground club scene, giving the proceeding a visual esthetic directors TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Stefan Westerwelle and Patrick SchuckG.B.F. (5 p.m., Harvard Exit) mann sadly do not make enough of. OtherShockingly unfunny high school comwise there’s not a lot to talk about here, Lose Your Head a meandering and stilted effort edy from writer/director Darren Stein difficult to muster up much enthusiasm for. (Jawbreaker) that’s about as endearing as a swift kick to the head by a patent leather (**) high-heeled shoe, G.B.F. is an obnoxious Mean Girls-meets-The Breakfast Club with Reaching for the Moon a Gay-centric twist without an original bone (7 p.m., Harvard Exit) Sensational bio drama revolving around in its celluloid body. I didn’t like it, not at a love affair between American poet Eliza- all, the only redeeming qualities being its beth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de 92-minute length and the appearance of NaMacedo Soares, beautifully portrayed by tasha Lyonne in a supporting role. (*1/2) actresses Miranda Otto and Glória Pires. Animals (9:30 p.m., Harvard Exit) Veteran director Bruno Barreto (View from Ambitious if unsuccessful Spanish import the Top; Four Days in September) is back in top form after a number of relative misfires, about an introspective teenager who sees his mining the emotional nuances of Matthew teddy bear come to life (Ted he thankfully Chapman and Julie Sayres’ intelligently is not) and that’s the least of the weirdness layered script with remarkable intimacy. that begins to infect his life after he makes A strong, soaring effort that lingers in the the acquaintance of an anime-drawing felmemory long after the film itself has come low classmate. Ambition notwithstanding, director Marçal Forés’ latest sacrifices to an end. (***1/2) character and plot for stunning visuals and amazing musical cues, overselling events She: Their Love Story just when it should be pulling back, and get(4 p.m., Harvard Exit) Outstanding Thai import that’s part com- ting histrionic and chaotic just as it should ing-out drama, part cancer story, and part be showing restraint. A beguiling and infamilial redemption piece, all of it mixed ventive curiosity, to be sure, but not a very together into a wildly adventurous mélange good film. (**) that defies easy genre classification. Penpak WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Sirikul is outstanding as a wife and mother Breaking Through (5 p.m., Harvard Exit) stricken with cancer who does a slew of un-
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 And You Belong (9:30 p.m., Northwest Film Forum) A fun, energetic, music-filled frolic chronicling Olympia hip-hop/dance artists Scream Club’s recent tour throughout the United States and Europe, And You Belong is a somewhat surprisingly perceptive documentary filled to the brim with performance, videos, and engaging interviews with the subjects as well as those they collaborated with on their trip. Doesn’t do anything new, hardly offers up a surprise, but is still massively entertaining and a heck of a good watch, spotlighting a pair of artists deserving of becoming stars. (***)
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continued from cover Gail Benzler: Why was it important to make this film? Cindy L. Abel: Breaking Through was conceived in response to the high number of teens who were taunted because of being Gay or perceived to be and committing suicide. I struggled with coming out 10 years after college – begging God to change me by any means necessary if there was something wrong with me – and the few Gay friends I had told me I’d better stay in the closet if I wanted a good career. I chose to ignore their advice, and though it was challenging, I met Barney Frank shortly after that and his example proved my vision for an open and successful life was, in fact, possible. I served on the Victory Fund board for eight years (two of those as co-chair of the national board), and had been so inspired by the openly LGBT elected officials I met, I wanted to highlight these leaders living authentic and fulfilled lives. It is our hope that Breaking Through will encourage those from all walks of life who are struggling to break through barriers, be proud of who they are, and live authentically. Benzler: LGBT electeds seem to be gaining office in a diverse range of regions, from the Deep South to safe blue districts. How do you account for this growth nationally? Abel: A lot of individuals and organizations have done a lot of work in the past 20 plus years. The number one factor in people accepting LGBT people is personally knowing someone who is LGBT. As more people have come out, that acceptance has grown. One organization has unequivocally played a vital leadership role since its founding in 1991 – the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. They have one mission and they’ve been fulfilling it extremely well: elect qualified, openly LGBT candidates to public office. They provide very intense campaign training, fundraising, and technical support and ensure that if they endorse a candidate, that individual has the skills and tools to run a viable campaign. That includes addressing questions of sexual orientation and gender identity in ways that remind voters that while they may be LGBT, they are also involved in the issues that their potential constituents care about. Tammy Baldwin – who became the first woman from Wisconsin and first openly LGBT non-incumbent to be elected to Congress in 1998 and last year became the first woman from Wisconsin and first openly LGBT non-incumbent to be elected to the U.S. Senate – shares that voters have told her, “If you can be honest with us about this (sexual orientation, for example), we can trust you to be honest with us about anything.” Joel Burns, a Fort Worth, Texas, city
councilman, believes that being Gay has actually made him a better public servant. “It has sensitized me to things I wouldn’t have been aware of, if I hadn’t been part of a minority – it makes me more in tune with a lot of my constituents,” he says. It’s important to remember that while LGBT candidates have been elected in record numbers in the past 10 years, openly LGBT folks hold less than one-tenth of one percent of elected offices in the U.S. Benzler: Why is it important for LGBT politicians to be out? Does the current political climate play a role in keeping some LGBT politicos closeted? Abel: Being out often means the difference between passing inclusive legislation and passing anti-Gay legislation. It’s often said, “If you’re not at the table, you’re likely to be on the menu.” Just as in any situation, if an openly LGBT person is in the room, the conversation is different. It’s much harder for a politician to look at their LGBT colleague and say, “Sorry, you don’t count, I’m voting to prevent you from being treated equally.” Not impossible, but more difficult. For example, there has not been a state that passed marriage equality that didn’t have an openly LGBT person in their state legislator. It’s also important because it shows other LGBT folks – and those struggling with any sense of difference or disenfranchisement, even if not LGBT – what is actually possible, regardless of the messages they hear on a regular basis. In Breaking Through, San Diego interim mayor Todd Gloria says, “If the son of a maid and a gardener can become an elected official in the seventh largest city in the country, the American dream is alive and well.” Those who are closeted or refuse to answer one way or the other send the message that to be successful, one can’t be out. That is totally their right and I wouldn’t out them. I would, however, like to ask them how they think their choice impacts others, particularly the young who are desperately looking for role models. That’s why I am so proud of the people who shared their stories with us. Some shared how they struggled as young people and the ways they dealt with their pain. Others shared how they sometimes feel shame from a long time ago creeping up. Kathy Webb, the first openly LGBT elected official in Arkansas, who became the first woman chair of the Joint Budget Committee (one of the most powerful roles in a legislature), explains that on the first day of the session, she felt like she was walking on the moon, going where no one had ever gone before. She revealed, “When I sat down in a meeting and seats around me were open, I wondered if people wouldn’t want to sit next to me because I was a Lesbian. I hadn’t thought things like that in years!” She had colleagues tell her she was going to Hell, and Georgia State Rep. Karla Drenner was asked to take a different elevator by her colleagues in the beginning. Yet many of those same folks have now apologized for their words and behavior. From President Obama’s statements and the fall of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Tammy Baldwin being elected senator and Eric Fanning being appointed acting secretary of the U.S. Air Force, the political climate is more accepting of LGBT people than ever in history. As Sen. Baldwin says, “We can’t wait for the day when we have full equality – we have make that day.” Benzler: Do you have an example of something that inspired you in the film? Abel: Houston Municipal Court Judge Phyllis Frye, who is the first Transgendered judge in the U.S., told me, “I’ve had sorrow, I’ve had pain ... but I wouldn’t change a thing. It’s been a wonderful, productive life.” That is a state of mind to which I aspire. She has been to Hell and back several times and yet she embraces all of it, recognizing that if it weren’t for all the things she went through, she wouldn’t be where she is today: a judge with a wife she mar-
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Solid documentary chronicling recent LGBT elected officials, including the first openly Gay U.S. senator, Tammy Baldwin, allowing them to talk about their lives and what it was that pushed them to want to serve in government. While it’s not exactly profound and doesn’t do anything unexpected, Breaking Through is nonetheless a powerful and insightful film that does both its audience and its subjects proud. (***)
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theater and stage Class clowns Yale Rep teams up with Seattle Rep for an old-fashioned farce by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS (A Yale Repertory Theatre production) SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Through October 20 The storyline of the confection now playing at Seattle Rep is almost superfluous. The Servant of Two Masters does have a story, but it’s the kind of story you picture two puppets acting out while hitting each other on the head over and over. Originally crafted by Carlo Goldoni, the production has been adapted by Constance Congdon and then further adapted by the clowning duo of Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp. Bayes directs this production, and Epp plays the most adept clown on stage, Truffaldino. Truffaldino loves to eat, and needs more pay to do so. He knows it’s not likely to come from his master, so he decides to see if he can serve two masters at once, without letting either of them know! Voila, farce! Italian 16th-century commedia dell’arte style. Bayes and Epp have updated all the language and many, many, many of the jokes. In fact, opening night, the funniest joke was about the government shutdown, told in total darkness! There is a huge improvisa-
tional quality to this kind of production, and sometimes they even crack each other up. Clowning with Epp are a number of performers from Yale Repertory: Liam Craig, Allen Gilmore, Jesse J. Perez, Adina Verson, and Liz Wisan. Adding to the mix are locals Julie Briskman, Scott Ward Abernethy, Trick Danneker, and Allen Galli. Onstage musicians Carolyn Boulay and Aaron Halva are intrinsic to the production. NOT FOR ALL TASTES They all acquit themselves well in the style of the production, though sometimes they go over the edge into a “look how funny I am” atmosphere that prevents their performances from actually being funny. If you really dislike people tripping over banana peels and lowbrow jokes about poop and boobs, this is not likely the production for you. However, there are some sublimely funny moments scattered throughout, so that might be enough to redeem the moments inbetween that miss the mark. Also included is some lovely singing, particularly from the trio of Verson, Wisan, and Briskman. Beautifully rendered scenic moments include some starry prettiness from lighting designer Chuan-Chi Chan, and the rustic set by Katherine Akiko Day and period cosjeff carpenter
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continued from cover 5th Avenue Theatre, plays the teacher. Due in great part to her relationship with Louis, Tony Award winner Alice Ripley has come to play Carrie’s mother, Margaret. Alice and Louis performed for many months together in next to normal, the musical that allowed Ms. Ripley to earn her Tony. Louis played the “doctors” role (one man plays multiple doctors in the musical) for the entire Broadway run. Alice Ripley is also an accomplished musician and songwriter, having put out three solo albums of her own music. A music video, “Essence” (http://vimeo.com/33892827) that she shot in 2011 has many Seattle icons in it. While she first came to Seattle on tour
with the musical Next to Normal, she reveals in a conversation with SGN that she is fantasizing now about moving here. “It’s a picturesque town with great frames to capture. Now I have a connection – I’m staying on Capitol Hill and it’s gorgeous. I have been dreaming about moving here. The thing that would delay that is that it’s so far from where I grew up and where my friends are. But it’s a uniquely cool town and I feel like the priorities of the city are my priorities,” she explains. APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE Balagan had a preview night several months ago that they actually offered to the public free. Alice says that when she arrived at the Moore Theater, she saw a line around the block for the event. “I was so happy. The audience was very enthusiastic and was
Jesse J. Perez (l) and Steven Epp in The Servant of Two Masters
tumes by Valérie Thérèse Bart work well to visually accompany the play. Original compositions are by Christopher Curtis and Aaron Halva. Bayes and Epp combined their talents in Intiman’s A Doctor in Spite of Himself a couple of years back, and somehow that production felt far funnier. That may be because there was a strong story line by famed playwright Moliere, while this storyline
is slight, perhaps because Goldoni relied heavily on improvisatory humor in his day as well. So, ultimately, perhaps story does matter. For more information, go to www. seattlerep.org or call (206) 443-2222.
there to enjoy themselves and not find fault with a performance. I get this feeling that in a city like New York, the audience is more critical. I adore the audience and look for chances to thank them. But the Seattle audiences seem to be particularly enthusiastic and open. I’m looking forward to meeting them when the show starts performances and seeing how the show impacts them. I think everyone might be surprised about that impact.” In an appearance this week on KINGTV’s New Day Northwest, Alice said she didn’t really know anyone like this deranged mother, Margaret, yet as an actress she has to believe in her character and care about her. So, actors typically create a “backstory” for themselves to decide how the character got to where she is in the story on stage. What is Alice’s backstory for Margaret? Alice says, “I’m interested in the world she lives in. I was drawn to Louis’ vision. When he asked me to do it, it was a big reason why I wanted to come and get to know him as a director. When I was growing up, I lived in a lot of different places, came from a turbulent childhood. One of the places I called home was with my grandma and her husband, on a farm in Ohio. It’s a little old farmhouse, but if you blew on it, it would fall over. I decided that’s Margaret’s house. I do like to do this, I decided that kind of thing about Diana [in Next to Normal], too. Margaret lives in Massachusetts, in a small town, but you need to imagine something because there is not a lot of set on stage. You can’t say, ‘I’m walking onto a bare stage.’ You have to walk into a real room. As I start to put it into my imagination, it’s going to give me a booster shot as we go into tech all this week. “At the end, you want the audience to have some understanding and compassion for Margaret. So my job is to make her likable. I think she’s very attractive and seductive. She’s afraid – her fear is so overwhelming that it governs her actions, and her actions become twisted and deadly. The last scene in the musical is my favorite scene because
it’s gruesome and horrifying but poignant. It brings a tear to my eye.”
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MULTI-TALENTED From her Broadway debut in 1992 in The Who’s Tommy, through six original Broadway casts, Alice has had an amazing scope of roles to develop. So, it might surprise you to know that she also plays the drums and paints. She has a conviction, she says, to learn as many different skills as possible. Alice explains, “I think of myself as a creative artist and I try to open every door that is possible and those doors represent a way to express myself creatively. I work on canvases and I recently sold a couple of paintings to a fan and friend who lives in Austria. Acting and singing came as a natural first as they do for a lot of people. One of my missions as a creative person is to use what’s at hand. “I’ve expanded my methods of expression. Everything will be asked of you, meaning everything equals what you don’t expect. Somebody will ask you, can you drive a golf ball, can you drive a motorcycle, jump off a high dive, can you play an instrument? Actors are often asked if they play instruments. Other creative teams have jumped on that band wagon. In Civil War Christmas by Paula Vogel, I got to play my guitar in the show. When you least expect it, someone will ask you to do something you may not be prepared for.” Alice advises actors to “expand your idea of what you can do and keep your fires going. Anything you can do to expand your idea of how you can express yourself is how you’re going to expand your acting. It can be something like cooking or even cleaning! You have a beginning, middle, and end – it starts out dirty and ends up clean. Then you can get dirty again. I clean up before I paint so I can get messy again.” And that makes a whole lot of sense. Carrie: The Musical is being presented at the Moore Theatre. For more information, go to www.balagantheatre.org or www.stgpresents.org, or call (206) 329-1050.
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Just like Moms used to make Remembering the first female (and first Lesbian) headliner at the Apollo by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer HELLO DARLIN’S LANGSTON HUGHES PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTE Through October 26 Does the name Moms Mabley ring a bell with you? You’re likely at least 45 years old if it does. But whatever your age, Moms is well worth finding out more about! And there is currently a world-premiere play about her, featuring the talented Josephine Howell, at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. Written by Dan Owens and directed by Jacqueline Moscou, this homage, Hello Darlin’s: Moms Got Something to Tell You! re-introduces Moms, who died in 1975 at age 81, to a modern audience. Jackie “Moms” Mabley was a pioneer of the “Chitlin Circuit,” a group of playhouses around primarily the Eastern and Southern U.S. where performers of color were allowed on segregated stages. Moms broke all kinds of ground for performers, particularly women and Lesbians, by being the first woman comic to headline at the Apollo Theater in New York City, and therefore, the first Lesbian to do so. She came out when she was 27, though she didn’t make a big deal of it, and it didn’t seem to inhibit her ability to get performing gigs. Moms was X-rated. Her double entendres were legion, though nowadays they would be considered tame. The play at LHPAI shows her performing her patter, singing songs, and joshing with the audience. How-
ell is fantastic in her portrayal of this icon of comedy. She has all kinds of shades of delivery and pacing and inhabits them all with conviction and panache. The play links Moms to past television shows like The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Mike Douglas Show, and The Merv Griffin Show. There are montages of photographs of performers she worked with, including Paul Robeson and Harry Belafonte, and the fact that she recorded an iconic version of the song “Abraham, Martin and John” that hit the Billboard Hot 100. She was the oldest singer ever to achieve that distinction. NOT A BIOGRAPHY Since the play is told all in first person, it doesn’t delve deeply into any reasons for Moms’ life’s decisions. Even the reason she found her way into entertainment is vague. But the vigorous and cheeky performance of Howell sweeps us along with few questions. Howell occasionally banters with a pianist, Cedric Thomas, who plays Luther the Piano Man. He provides smooth accompaniment to her singing. What ends up being disappointing has little to do with the performers and everything to do with poor technical help, which is frankly baffling. The sound bounces all around in a venue where microphones are likely superfluous, if they would just un-mic the piano and let Josephine Howell perform the way she does. And the technician running the booth made mistake after mistake with cues, lights, and photography. The venue has had a huge upgrade in its physical plant and deserves competent techni-
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cians who can deliver proper support for the talents onstage. Here’s hoping that the Institute starts acting more like a professional venue with a professional reputation to uphold and less like a place that lets high-school interns learn on the job. For more information, go to www.langstonin-
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Southern fried politics
ArtsWest’s new Shakespearean adaptation might be a little too topical by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer
our country is overdue for a second Constitutional Convention.
THE TAMING ARTS WEST Through October 19 Playwright Lauren Gunderson apparently likes big issues with complex human interactions. ArtsWest apparently loves Gunderson, now presenting a third play of hers, The Taming, in about as many years. ArtsWest presented Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, which delved into the life of a woman scientist who lived at the same time as Voltaire, actually eclipsed his scientific abilities, and got none of the credit she deserved. Next they mounted Exit, Pursued by a Bear, which took on domestic violence in a snappy, funny way – not a usual approach to that kind of subject. The Taming is a co-world premiere with Crowded Fire Theater in San Francisco. This time, the big issue is politics. Inspired by the opposites of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, Gunderson presents a deep-blue Liberal and a deep-red Conservative, trapped in a hotel room by an idealistic Miss Atlanta! Miss Atlanta (Justine-Rose Stillwell, who gets to demonstrate the very lovely singing voice that has gotten her work on the 5th Avenue stage along with some comic chops) wants to force them to write a new constitution to the Unites States of America, ala James Madison. She makes some very good points about the weaknesses of the current constitution, and where it could be vastly improved. She also asserts, reasonably, that
CAN’T Y’ALL GET ALONG? However, first she has to get Liberal (Anna Townes) and Conservative (Dayo Anderson) to talk to each other without killing each other. And unfortunately for this reviewer, who has loved Gunderson’s plays thus far, the first act is overplayed, overwritten, and overly shrill, and definitely less funny than it thinks it is. The actors are a capable bunch and are clearly invested in their characters. It’s hard to fault Tammis Doyle’s direction in this generally swiftly paced show. The concept probably does sound funny on paper, but the execution on stage does not encourage the audience to stay involved. Perhaps the sheer topicality of the subject matter is a tune-out factor. After all, we are hearing more than enough of this sort of thing right now, in the middle of a government shutdown and hyperbolic media. Usually people want to escape when they come to the theater, so there could be an unfortunate overlap here, even though it’s a testament to Gunderson’s desire to be current. The second act, however, is far more engaging and intellectually interesting, as the characters momentarily wake up as James Madison, George Washington, and General Charles Pickney. While Washington mostly stays out of it, Pickney and Madison go head-to-head on the cusp of the signing of the newly drafted constitution about what should be included (the Electoral College) and what should be left out (the abolition of slavery) in order to compromise and gain a
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Justine-Rose Stillwell in The Taming
new nation. The parallels between the Tea Party-style Republicans and the Democrats of today are certainly clear. The dug-in attitudes are there. And the sheer relief that we managed to actually end up a single, unified country, even with all its terrible compromises, is visceral. But Gunderson believes that compromise is possible. That is not something we are seeing these days, and even her play would not change some minds if they saw it. After that really interesting time-travel,
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the play has to come back to the present day, and ennui sets in again just before the end. Perhaps no playwright on earth can produce a total winner every time. Gunderson is prolific, and I look forward to seeing more from this challenging, smart writer. For more information, go to www.artswest.org or call (206) 938-0339. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters.
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Theatre 22’s inaugural play takes us back to the not-so-golden ’70s Truman Buffett
The cast of 5th of July
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer 5th OF JULY THEATRE 22 (at West of Lenin) Through October 26 Lanford Wilson’s play The 5th of July is notable because it is part of his trilogy about the Talley family. His Talley’s Folly won a Pulitzer Prize, and the main character is a Gay Vietnam veteran, a character not seen much on stage when Wilson was writing his strongest plays. The play reflects the wideopen sexual revolution of the 1960s and ’70s, a time when seemingly everyone was experimenting with everything. Theatre 22, a new theater company, has chosen this play as its inaugural production. It means a lot to them, obviously. The acting team is solid and Julie Beckman is a strong director. There is a lot of love in this production. The play is one that requires a fair amount of attention. You arrive in the summer of 1977 in a small, small Missouri town (Lebanon) on July 4th, right in the middle of a bunch of people you know nothing about. People talk, like family and friends do, about a past you don’t share and relation-
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continued from cover many drag shows as I have over the years, it’s rare that you see something fresh and new and to be honest I was expecting this drag show to be, well … a drag. Just another tedious barrage of Lee Press-Ons, over-the-top emotional ballads, and more sequins than even Liberace could stomach. Well, I am happy to say that was definitely not the case here. This show was a feast for the eyes as well as the ears. Hosted by the delightfully hilarious duo of Isaac Scott and Kristie Champagne, this particular show paid homage to that staple of Gay cinema, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, with costumes from the movie masterfully recreated by Eladio Preciado. The costumes alone would be worth the price of
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ships you don’t know about, and they often talk over each other. The production was particularly good at making the family relations feel like family. You first see Ken Talley (Chris Shea), a paraplegic Vietman vet who likely has PTSD, and his lover, Jed (Alex Garnett), talking about the garden Jed has tirelessly worked on for years. Ken’s sister June (Megan Ahiers) and niece Shirley (Rachel Sedwick) are visiting, along with Aunt Sally (Mary Machala). Suddenly, old friend John (Tom Stewart), wife Gwen (Meg McLynn), and Gwen’s guitarist, Wes (Zach Sanders), barge in. They are on a mysterious business trip.
formance as Aunt Sally, the character that particularly welds the play to the rest of the trilogy. A showdown at the end involving her is very satisfying. Sedwick has a tendency to overact and distract from the rest of the characters. Her role didn’t succeed like the others did. A well-thought-out set from Michael Mowery with great ’70s costumes from Jordan Christianson creates a balmy environment, though the summer heat didn’t come through enough in other ways. Original music from Paul Lippert was a nice touch, although Tim Moore’s sound design could maybe have been augmented a little more with era-appropriate music to more fully throw us back in time. This is a nice debut by the company, but the play itself may not resonate to a modern audience as much as it did to a questing Gay man who first experienced it when young. For more information, go to www.theatre22. org or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/395944, or call 1-800-838-3006.
PERSONAL AGENDAS Figuring out why everyone is there and what each of them is after is what consumes much of the rest of the focus. Some background eventually appears, and in the second act, it is more clear that the land itself is in play. Ken is attempting to sell the Talley family farm to John, instead of taking his place as a high school teacher in the local Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ school. But there are many stakeholders gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/Sehere. attleTheaterWriters. Machala gives a strong and nuanced peradmission. It would not be much of a stretch for these ladies to create a show called The Priscilla Experience and take it on the road. Trust me, kids: These queens nailed it. The lights go down. The curtains went up. And there they stood, complete with those iconic, enormous flowered headdresses and crazy circus pants with the cartoonish suction-cup feet Priscilla fans will remember so well. To whet our appetites they started us off by recreating that famous final scene from the movie to the tune of “I Will Survive,” complete with the actual choreography. These queens did their homework. It’s always a good sign when the opening act is a showstopper. Next out of the chute, Miss La Saveona Hunt gave us some Beyonce with more energy than any person on pure air should be allowed to have. In one word, dynamic. Hot on her platform heels was the aptly named Miss Sequoia Jackson. Aptly named since the combination of hair, heels, and stage presence made this leggy queen stand about 12 feet tall. Miss Jackson delivered the goods with one of those classic “woman in pain” ballads that have been the bread and butter of so many drag artists. Isaac Scott was next to claim the stage, giving us Britney Spears like only she can. Britney, if you’re listening, I think I found your understudy. One badass bitch was followed by another as Jessica Paradisco served up a ferocious Pink montage with a finale that made the audience let out a collective gasp as she made a six-foot leap from the stage and landed squarely in the aisle – all in
platform heels, no less. But what came next really blew my metaphorical skirt up. The Priscilla homage continued as a silver-clad Kristie Champagne sauntered down the full length of the aisle trailing shimmery silver fabric in her wake that ran the length of the entire room. This was, of course, to recreate that iconic scene of a silver-sequined Guy Pearce riding atop the pink bus while performing “Sempre Libera” from Verdi’s La Traviata. Miss Kalina Marcos was the next diva to titillate our senses with a mash-up for the Nicki Minaj fans. Every time I thought we had seen the final number these queens just kept letting us have it with powerful performances, prizes, and strangely enough, puppets. Yes, you heard me – puppets. Never let it be said this show suffers from a lack of originality. Miss Kristie Champagne delivered a delightful duet with … well, herself. More specifically, an identically clothed and coiffed puppet version of herself that left the audience howling with laughter. Jaws were dropping and sides were splitting through the entire show. The Priscilla numbers were done so amazingly well that I immediately had to watch the movie again once I got home. Let me tell ya, this show just might give your standard Sunday services a run for their collection plate money, and the food definitely beats communion wafers and sacramental wine. Check it out every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Julia’s on Broadway.
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Fashion Week in Bellevue
Annual show highlights the Northwest’s hottest designers James Whitely / seattle gay news
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by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer
put a small Northwest twist on the hottest looks for fall/winter 2013.
The Bellevue Collection held its seventh annual Fashion Week at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, September 25 to 29. While Seattle and Bellevue’s take on fashion isn’t quite as momentous as those of New York, Milan, or Paris (with which show it ran concurrently), the Bellevue Collection offered dramatic and informative runways that were both au courant and distinctly Northwest. Bellevue Fashion Week (BFW) kicked off with the sold-out Independent Designer Runway Show, now in its second year. After participating in a six-month mentorship program, ten Northwest designers ignited the runway as they competed for a Bellevue Square display and a $5,000 prize.
THE RUNWAY SHOW Currently in its seventh year, the Nordstrom Men’s Shop & GQ Fall Runway Show donates 100% of its proceeds to the Detlef Schrempf Foundation. This year, the foundation funded the Bellevue Youth Theatre Foundation and Inspire Youth Project (formerly Rise n’ Shine). In the show’s sevenyear run, it has raised more than $200,000. I caught up with St. John just before the Thursday show and asked the GQ style expert what I was about to see. “Versatility,” he said, was the underlying principle of not just the show, but the menswear season. “Twenty-fourteen is going to be the year for the guy on the go,” said St. John. “His suit should be fitting for the bar and the boardroom.” “Men are paying more attention,” he added. “You want your clothes to be ready for any occasion.” If you want a versatile outfit, you’ve got to know how to layer effectively. This is exactly what GQ aimed to demonstrate. Instead of showing each designer individually, looks were developed to allow the audience to see what works together and why. A look consisting of a Marc New York by Andrew Marc black leather jacket, Levi Strauss & Co. jean jacket, Boss Hugo Boss white shirt, and Joe’s Jeans blue-depth slim straight-leg jeans not only made an effort to remedy the all-too-common fear of denim above the waist, but spoke a subtle message about the magnitude of possibilities mixing casual and class can offer. A Marc New York by Andrew Marc grey/mushroom plaid “Elliot” peacoat paired with a Wallin & Bros. black/cream herringbone vest, Scotch & Soda natural henley, and Ted Baker London Endurance black “Raleigh” trousers, made for a look that stands in defiance of the notion that men have less to get creative with than women when it comes to cuts, shapes, and materials. As menswear continued down the runway during Friday’s Posh Party show and Saturday’s Front Row Fashion, standout individual pieces included a Ted Baker London charcoal herringbone four-button coat, John Varvatos navy herringbone overcoat, Armani Collezioni black hooded car coat, Asymmetric Mock Neck Jacket by Vince (Vince has lots of good pieces this season, in women’s too), a Ted Baker London dark-red textured half-placket sweater, John Varvatos black suede jacket, and an Edun navy moto stitch blazer. Fall/winter
NORTHWEST MODERN It wasn’t just the competitive element that excited audience members enough to move them to a standing ovation. For a brief moment, these 10 designers made Seattle and Bellevue feel like real “fashion cities.” Their bold and unique designs seemed to shout to New York that there is a Northwest modern aesthetic, and the rest of the fashion world better pay attention. Seattleite Aykut Ozen’s handmade leather designs for men and women took the prize, garnering Ozen a spot in BFW’s preeminent show, Front Row Fashion, presented by Vogue Magazine. Also very much locally oriented was the closing show, Memoir, presented and curated by SEVEN Salon. While the salon has locations in both Seattle and Bellevue (at Pacific Place and Bellevue Square, respectively), the four-person creative team behind the show was all-Seattle. Shelli Martin, SEVEN’s stylist director; Jaclyn Beith, creative director; and senior stylists Lindsay Hostetter and Reghann Redlin brought captivating cuts and striking colors – all in sleepy Seattle’s unique, toned-down, avantgarde style – to the Sunday runway that kept the audience wowed. While it was clear from the energy of the Wednesday and Sunday runways that the Northwest is hungry for its own fashion icons, the Bellevue Collection brought out the best of the national sphere for BFW’s three other nights. Menswear took the spotlight on Thursday for the Nordstrom Men’s Shop & GQ Fall 2013 Runway Show, hosted by GQ’s Peter St. John, and the best of women’s wear dominated at Vogue’s Front Row Fashion on Saturday. While certainly focusing on their niche, both shows featured men’s and women’s trends, and both aptly
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2013 menswear abounds with options, and staples like crewnecks, turtlenecks, quilted vests, and fleece anything offer yet more. Of course, cashmere is a major go-to for scarves and sweaters too – it will add refinement to almost any look. You needn’t be fashion-forward to have noticed the growing abundance of “affordable” cashmere in recent years. Don’t be fooled by this shoddy stuff. The best cashmere is quality because of its long fibers that don’t pill (develop those little balls of fabric) like other materials. Hopefully, the $20 cashmere scarf phenomenon will die when consumers begin to realize higher-end pieces are the only way to go if cashmere is what you’re looking for. FALL FASHION TIPS Vogue’s market stylist, Cara Crowley, and fashion and lifestyle guru Lawrence Zarian hosted Saturday’s Front Row Fashion. Or-
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ganized into themes, with each look created by a single designer, Vogue offered plenty of tips for menswear. The Bellevue Collection did the same with Friday’s Posh Party runway show. Here are some of the biggest takeaways: • In suits, the first thing men should recognize is the value of accessorizing. Your look isn’t complete by itself. Add cuff links, a watch, or a bracelet every time you suit up. For the shirt, look for a semi-spread or button-down collar; skip the point collar this season. On that note, if you don’t own at least one bowtie to tuck under it, you’re just flat-out wrong. • There was little presence of all-black outfits this year; perhaps this is because nowadays, we assume anyone wearing all black must work at Starbucks. Whatever the reason, a two-piece khaki suit is a great alternative and will remain in vogue well into next spring. If you’re looking to get bold with your finery, wear colored and/or patterned socks with your suit, or no socks at all. • Prints were a major theme in both shows. Houndstooth prints and plaids will be hot for both men and women. Choose a tighter plaid pattern for more professional looks, and a looser one for casual. • Finally, there are two colors to be on the lookout for this season: grey tones and burgundy. Standout pieces included the Boss Hugo Boss burgundy/grey striped sweater, Burberry Brit deep-burgundy plaid shirt, Ermenegildo Zegna charcoal wool trousers, Boss Hugo Boss grey/navy windowpane plaid sportcoat, Canali burgundy V-neck sweater, Vince charcoal skinny jeans, Boss Hugo Boss burgundy corduroy sportcoat, John Varvatos cement marbled-print cardigan, and Marc New York by Andrew Marc charcoal classic coat. Greys will go well with white, hunter green, orange, blue, pearl, and (obviously) black. Burgundies will complement greys, other reds, and navy. Neither of these tones should be avoided in a monochrome look, either. That about does it for menswear. I could say a few more things to be sure, but admittedly, I feel somewhat incentivized to keep a few things on the down low, just to stay trendier than all of you! So sorry! Next week, I’ll be detailing the best of women’s fashion at BFW. Stay tuned and stay pretty.
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Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Fiddle Around Puddletown Advanced & Challenge Square Dance Fly-In (10/11-10/13). Seattle Airport Hilton & Conference Center, 17620 International Blvd. www.puddletownsquares.org. 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 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. Greater Seattle Choral Consortium Festival. 10am9pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. Choral festival features 27 choral ensembles & Northwest composers. FREE. http://seattlesings.org 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. People’s Memorial Special Program for the LGBTQ Community to Help Get Your Affairs in Order. 1:304:30pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Learn about how to make sure your wishes are carried out at end-of-life, with presentations on legal, financial & final arrangement planning. FREE. RSVP to info@peoplesmemorial.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Chamber Dance Company Concert: “In Gender” (10/10-10/13). Thurs-Sat 10/10-10/12 7:30pm; Sun 10/13 2pm. Meany Hall, UW. “In Gender” explores five works highlighting the impact of gender in dance. Tickets $20 in advance, $22 at the door. www.meany.org “Bowie Invades.” 9pm. EMP, 325 5th Ave N. Halloween Madness, featuring costume contests, cosmic drink specials, deep space flashlight gallery tours & stellar hair & makeup by Vain. Tickets $20, $15 for EMP members. www.empmuseum.org
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For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org. Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Fiddle Around Puddletown Advanced & Challenge Square Dance Fly-In (10/11-10/13). Seattle Airport Hilton & Conference Center, 17620 International Blvd. www.puddletownsquares.org. Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ 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. Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org 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. 121:30pm. 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
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October 12 thru October 20 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 Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org. PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday each month. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724. Trans Youeth 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 Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations, including Pennies from Heaven, Rosehedge House, & Three Cedars. 3290886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com 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 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 - October 15
& that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-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 Bereaved Palestinian & Israeli Families for Peace & Reconciliation. 12:45pm. St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. Meet Bassam Aramin & Robi Damelin, two parents who grieve the loss of loved ones in the conflict. www.theparentscircle.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwriters group. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.) Chamber Dance Company Concert: “In Gender” (10/10-10/13). Thurs-Sat 10/10-10/12 7:30pm; Sun 10/13 2pm. Meany Hall, UW. “In Gender” explores five works highlighting the impact of gender in dance. Tickets $20 in advance, $22 at the door. www.meany.org OUT for Sustainability Honors Marsha Botzer. 4-7pm. Impact HUB Seattle, 220 2nd Ave S. Join OUT4S to honor Marsha Botzer, to support OUT4S with a fabulous local auction, enjoy seasonal hors d’oeuvres & sip local wine & beer, and enjoy camaraderie. To RSVP visit out4s.org/five-years “Autumn Evenings.” 5pm. Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. Sixth annual concert by the Russian Chamber Music Association of Seattle. Tickets: $28-general; $23-seniors; $13 students with college ID; kids up to 18 free. For tickets visit www.russianchambermusic.org 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 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
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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 Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6pm. The Summit on Pike, 420 E Pike St. Meets 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Bring a potluck dish to share. www.skibuddies.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. Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.
MONDAY - October 14
Columbus Day - Indigenous Peoples Day Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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. LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting. 6-8pm. 433 Minor Ave N. Meets 2nd Monday each month. LCS is a non-profit foster care program in King & Snohomish counties. LCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or sexual orientation. Couples & singles encouraged to apply. RSVP to April at 694-5713. 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
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.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 Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm. Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer). The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed. 632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.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 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 Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov 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 Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.
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Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. 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 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. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.
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WEDNESDAY - October 16
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.mature friends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 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. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters 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.) 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 Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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. Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com
THURSDAY - October 17
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting
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Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.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.) Haunted Trails at Bastyr University (10/18, 10/19, 10/25 & 10/26). Trick-or-Treat, 5-6:45pm; Children’s Carnival 5:30-9pm. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Features trick-or-treat for children 8 & younger plus activities for teens & adults. For tickets visit www.hauntedtrailsbu.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 6:45pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St (temporary meeting location). Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at 12 noon for complete details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html 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.) GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www. sasgcc.org Seattle Woman’s Chorus - Hallows in the Cathedral: Creak, Scratch, Boo! (10/18, 10/19, 10/25 & 10/26). 8pm (except Sat 10/26 at 2pm). St Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E. A spine-tingling concert featuring creepy classics & modern day monster mashes. Tickets $48, $38, $28. www.seattlewomens chorus.org
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of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. 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. Dropins 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 Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Nov, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 3rd Thursdays of every month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. 568-7777 or deann@nwnetwork.org 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 Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514. Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org
GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic Meet the Author: Jaimee Garbacik. 7pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Seattle author Jaimee Garbacik reads from her book “Gender & Sexuality for Beginners,” which interweaves neurobiology, psychology, feminist, Queer & Trans theory, as well as historical Gay & Lesbian activism, to offer new perspectives on gender inequality & to ultimately point to the ways in which the inadequate sex-gender system oppresses us all. www.gaycity.org/meet-the-author PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. www.bellevue-pflag.org. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. 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.)
FRIDAY - October 18
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org
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(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Reel Queer Youth Film Screening. 1pm. AMC Pacific Place Cinema, 600 Pine St. Features four films made by Queer youth in Seattle this summer. www.facebook. com/pages/reel-queer-youth/208139612538906 Haunted Trails at Bastyr University (10/18, 10/19, 10/25 & 10/26). Trick-or-Treat, 5-6:45pm; Children’s Carnival 5:30-9pm. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore. Features trick-or-treat for children 8 & younger plus activities for teens & adults. For tickets visit www.hauntedtrailsbu.org “Universal Hunks: A Pictorial History of Muscular Men Around the World” - Book Launch. 7pm. Elliott Bay Books, 1521 10th Ave. Author David L Chapman shares examples of his visual ephemera. Guests include local bodybuilders. Light snacks & beverages will be served. FREE. www.cbsd.com “A Tribute to Heroes” - Rainbow City Band Fall Concert. 7pm. Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds. Tickets: $20-adults; $15-seniors/ children 10 & under. www.rainbowcityband.com “Cafes, Cabarets, Clubs” - Musical Experiences in Concert. 7:30pm. Greenlake United Methodist Church, 6415 1st Ave NE. Tickets: Adults $22, Seniors $17, Students $12 (18 & under). www.musicalexperiences.org
SUNDAY - October 20
(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/10-10/20). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org. Discussion Series - One Hemisphere, Indivisible: Permanent Revolution & Neoliberalism in the Americas. 3-4:30pm. 4710 University Way NE, Suite 100. This timely book by Guerry Hoddersen, journalist & feminist organizer, examines the roots of the US economic crisis & its relationship to the upheavals across Latin America, with special emphasis on the
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role of women, immigrants & US labor in building crossborder solidarity. 713-8056, fspseattle@mindspring. com, www.socialism.com/seattle
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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 Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. Bent offers affordable classes & workshops for Queer-identified people. bent.writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.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) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www. seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. 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, info@maybebabyseattle.org; 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.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.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.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; 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. 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 LGBT-friendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook. Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233).
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SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503. 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 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: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l. simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: 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, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; 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.tacomalesbian concern. org; 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, 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.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206326-9112, 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, 425271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431TEEN; 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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