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Out Lesbian and funny woman Julie Goldman has a fondness for the Emerald City. The comedian, actress, and musician performed for throngs of rainbowclad Pride revelers at the 2010 Seattle Pride Fest. “Seattle is so cool!” Julie told SGN. “Everyone was so nice – I loved it.” When the owners of Julia’s on Broadway approached Julie about a standup comedy night in their cabaret showroom, she jumped at the chance. Julie will headline Big Gay Comedy on October 7 alongside fellow comics Andrew Tsakos and Carol Maki. Julia is outrageous, fearless, and uncensored. She is a cast
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GAZM on leading edge of Seattle boylesque scene ja me s wh ite
Comedian Julie Goldman returns to Seattle for one night only
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by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer On September 16 and 17, the Seattle boylesque troupe known as “GAZM” put on their first show together. The two-day run turned Re-Bar (1114 Howell St.) into a sexy, wild, and funny destination for thrill-seeking burlesque/boylesque fans. The boys of GAZM are EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! (America’s Got Talent, The Von Foxie’s Von Cock Rock Bonanza Part 2, Vancouver International Burlesque Festival), Jean du Jour (Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Teatro Zinzanni), the Luminous Pariah (Fringe, Bowiemas), and Paris Original (Shine: A Burlesque Musical, Seattle Erotic Art Festival, House of Thee Unholy). “GAZM was a sort of social experiment,” said Jean du Jour of GAZM. The name of the troupe and the show, GAZM is/was a multimedia theatrical boylesque performance that utilized video and audio to take the audience around the globe for GAZM’s
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Latin pop star Christian Director’s Choice Chavez comes to Seattle opens PNB’s by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor
to Seattle before, so I am not familiar with it, but I do know that so much good music has been made there.” see chavez page 33
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Director’s Choice Pacific Northwest Ballet Through October 3 Pacific Northwest Ballet opened its 2010-2011 season last week with the four-part Director’s Choice, giving PNB audiences two established works and two new-to-PNB premieres. In every dimension, Director’s Choice was an outstanding
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Noche Latina with Christian Chavez October 3 Neighbours Nightclub
Latin pop star Christian Chavez will perform at Neighbours Nightclub with Club Papi on October 3 for Noche Latina. Christian, who revealed that he was Gay in 2007, told SGN he is excited to perform in Seattle. “It’s an honor to perform in a city that has such an amazing music history,” he said. “I’ve never been
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success. Performances continue through Sunday this weekend. Highest recommendation. A revival of Jiri Kylian’s Petite Mort opened the evening. The 1991 works entered PNB’s repertoire last season and was an immediate hit. Danced to music by Mozart, the short work features classical figures, powdered wigs, tonguein-cheek stand-alone black dresses, propelled at times by the dancers, sometimes by sheer magic. Add fencing foils, serious fencing, clever choreography, and you have an instant audience favorite. The satirical edge is established by the title (a slightly naughty pun on the French concept of sexual climax – “a little death”) and see PNB page 33
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Unsettling Let Me In a worthy remake by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Contributing Writer
The Social Network makes you feel dirty by Scott Rice SGN Contributing Writer The Social Network Opening October 1 The Social Network will make you feel dirty. Not the “naughty parts engorged” sort of dirty, but the “humanity is void of any redeeming qualities” sort of dirty. I think they call it nihilism. The Social Network tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the Harvard dropout behind Facebook. It’s a tale brimming with egos, ambition, decadence, and ethical lapses. I walked out
feeling ambivalent about the film. However, it wasn’t because the film was lacking; it was because it’s like watching a Shakespearean tragedy that ends on a high note after all the bloodletting is over. To be scientific: It made me feel yucky. For those of you using FB to contact old friends, stay in touch with family, post pix of your kids, or play Farmville, you should know that every time you click, every time you post, every time you send a message, FB is storing information about you. They are in the business of gathering information, and they are really, really good at it. Not to go all conspiracy theory, but I wonder what they do with it all? If you’re playing Farmville, by the by, you should rethink that decision. Don’t you know we all see you’re growing cartoon crops and we think, “Doesn’t that person have better things to do?” The Social Network is an excellent, if undeniably dark, film. Director David Fincher knows to get out of the way of an engrossing story. Sure, he puts the Fincher stamp
on the rowing sequence which ends up looking like it should be in a different film, but for the rest of the movie he lets the elegant photography of Jeff Cronenweth, the incisive dialogue of Aaron Sorkin, and the unexpected musical score of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provide the frame on which the true story hangs. This is a decidedly “male” story, and could have easily become just another college guy flick. While much of the credit goes to the filmmakers, the young cast deserves kudos for their superlative contribution. Justin Timberlake is the real thing. I loved him on Saturday Night Live (now there’s a box I wouldn’t mind being in) and he was rock-solid in Alpha Dog. He’s made some questionable choices, but here, playing Napster co-founder and smarmy hipster Sean Parker, he proves he’s in the movie biz to stay. Jesse Eisenberg may be the hardest-working young actor in film today. He’s on track to have eight projects released from 2009 to 2010. The kid brings the goods, too. He channels Facebook guru Mark Zuckerberg’s idiosyncratic egomania perfectly, leaving the viewer dismayed. Remember, Zuckerberg is the guy who had the following exchange with a friend about how control of Facebook gave him access to information on fellow Harvard students:
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ZUCK: yea so if you ever need info about anyone at harvard ZUCK: just ask ZUCK: i have over 4000 emails, pictures, addresses, sns FRIEND: what!? how’d you manage that one? ZUCK: people just submitted it ZUCK: i don’t know why ZUCK: they “trust me” ZUCK: dumb fucks No wonder Zuck trotted out his welltimed $100 million donation to Newark’s public schools (Newark?). After seeing the movie, I might encourage Zuckerberg to double that if he wants us to believe he’s really a nice guy. Regardless of Zuck’s ethics, The Social Network is definitely worth a look.
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original and are only hinted at in Reeves’ sometimes a bit too minimalist script. She paints a picture full of weary and exhausted perspective, and even though she warns Owen the two of them can’t be friends, the longing in her eyes and her yearning for a type of companionship she can never have are as readily apparent as drops of blood in a white, snow-covered field. I will say that Alfredson did a bit better job of developing Abby’s stone-faced benefactor and caretaker than Reeves does, and while Jenkins does what he can with his portrayal, my emotions for the guy never ran past surface-level. There is also something to be said about the almost laughable use of CGI, and while that probably has more to do with budgetary constraints than it does with anything else, that doesn’t make the few scenes utilizing the technology any less obvious. Finally, a key plot point in regards to one character’s gender is pretty much (if not quite entirely) dropped, lessoning the impact of Owen’s climactic decision – if only just a little. But as remakes go, Reeves’ take on Lindqvist’s novel is remarkably close to being as good as Alfredson’s was. As unnecessary as it is, Let Me In firmly stands on its own as an unsettling piece of intelligently literate horror, one genre fans willing to take it on its own merits will almost certainly enjoy. Saeed Adyan i
Let Me In Opening October 1 The 2008 Swedish import Let the Right One In took the booming vampire horror subgenre and gave it a much-needed infusion of both smarts and adrenaline. Director Tomas Alfredson adapted John Ajvide Lindqvist’s (who also wrote the screenplay) acclaimed novel of a lonely and bullied adolescent boy’s surreal friendship with a vampire trapped in the body of a 12-year-old and made it feel brand new. With unparalleled restraint and beauteous visual ingenuity, he achieved something close to sinisterly spooky perfection, crafting a tense and terrific character study audiences couldn’t help but be drawn to. It almost goes without saying that Cloverfield director Matt Reeves’ remake, Let Me In, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins, and Elias Koteas, is completely unnecessary. The original film is barely two years old, so the chances a viewer who has seen both would be able to separate one from the other are just about nil. As I’ve seen both, writing this review is far more difficult than I ever thought it would be. The simple truth is that Reeves has done something extraordinary with Let Me In. His film is an incredibly strong piece of work – all of the actors turned in expert performances that got under my skin and burrowed their way into my subconscious. It is a deeply visceral, highly unsettling drama, and had the memory of Alfredson’s
field. Additionally, as great as the two child actors were in Let the Right One In, former Kick-Ass Hit Girl Moretz and one-time The Road wanderer Smit-McPhee are extraordinary. Unlike the original film, I really felt for Owen, and as young put-upon protagonists go, I was drawn to him in ways that slit original not still been sitting so close to the slivers from my heart one scene at a time. forefront of my brainpan, I’d almost pro- I could feel claim this characterdriven exercise in delicate horror as one of 2010’s best. The problem is I’m having trouble disassociating one from the other. These films are in such close proximity I almost can’t help but allow my strong feelings for the Swedish version to influence my opinion of the American one. A gut reaction is to proclaim that Reeves’ film is nothing more than a shotfor-shot copy, that all he did was take what was great about Alfredson’s version and reproduce it. But this isn’t true. Chloë Grace Moretz in Let Me In Yes, some scenes have a certain similarity to them, and for viewers his pain, related to his uncertainty, who thrilled to the original, a lot of the sur- and even though I knew it might lead to his prises are undeniably muted. Yet as a stand- downfall, I could easily understand why he’d alone motion picture, this one unquestion- allow himself to become entangled with the ably rises above the fray. Reeves’ script is barefoot newcomer who had just moved into smart, yet subtle, while his work behind the his New Mexico apartment complex. camera shows a sublime delicacy I’d never As for Moretz, what she does with Abby is have expected from the guy who gave us the astonishing. She adds layers to this nighttime rambunctious and visually frenetic Clover- wanderer that weren’t there in Alfredson’s
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M.I.A., Maroon 5, Lady Antebellum highlight crammed October by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer
see just how incredible Frightened Rabbit truly is. Tickets: www.showboxonline.com.
They don’t call it Rocktober for nothing. Alice in Chains This is the busiest and most exciting month w/ Deftones and Mastodon of the year for live music in the Emerald October 8 City. From electronica to metal, jazz to popKey Arena rock, the following weeks are loaded with You might need earplugs if you’re even amazing concerts that’ll truly knock your walking past Key Arena when grunge socks off. Here are 12 anticipated shows to icons Alice in Chains play a blistering set keep in mind for last-minute ticket buys. of old and new favorites to local fans next month, joined by veteran rockers Deftones Klaxons and Mastodon. Transitions aside, Alice in October 5 Chains continue to be a tour de force and Chop Suey can still make “Would” and “Angry Chair” After winning the Mercury Music Prize sound almost as potent as circa Layne Stafor 2007’s perky debut, Myths of the Near ley (RIP, baby). Tickets: www.ticketmasFuture, UK punk-electro act Klaxons went ter.com. into hiding – did they join extensive vacationer Amy Winehouse for some muchManu Chao needed beach time? Wherever they were, October 12 they’ve returned with a bang – the trio’s new Paramount Theatre album, Surfing the Void, is a second helping French-born musician Manu Chao puts of their rather adventurous style of dance- everything and the kitchen sink into his rock and they’ll introduce it to fans at Chop Spanish-sung folk songs, also spiced with Suey early in the month, but I’m all about bits of Portuguese and English. A Latin the old stuff – “Golden Skans”, anyone? Grammy winner and Coachella Festival Tickets: www.chopsuey.com. alum, whose 2001 recording Proxima Estacion: Esperanza ranks as one of Frightened Rabbit the best albums of the previous decade, October 7 is only landing at four West Coast cities on The Showbox Market this brief tour – note to self: run to the box Just before Scottish folk group Fright- office. Tickets: www.stgpresents.org. ened Rabbit took the stage at Neumos back in May, people were making last-minute Deadmau5 attempts to buy tickets to the sold-out conOctober 13 cert. This time around, fans are in luck as Paramount Theatre the band upgrades to The Showbox Market My favorite Canadian is not Michael on their second turn promoting their newest Buble, and neither is he the cutest, in my offering, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, one opinion. Both of these titles go to Toronto of my picks for 2010’s best albums thus far. native Joel Thomas Zimmerman, known If there’s even an ounce of Scottish blood in artistically as the globally successful turntayou, come party with your fellow kind and blist Deadmau5. His sold-out performance last winter at The Showbox Market was off the frickin’ chain, a high-powered dance party with all the bells and whistles (literally) brought in by a rave-inspired crowd. Look for a repeat at the Paramount, but with more wiggle room. Fingers crossed he rotates “Contact” into the mix. Tickets: www. stgpresents.org.
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performer being relocated to the Showbox Market (from the Paramount Theatre) is that we’ll have less pretentious hipsters to bump elbows with. From the new album Maya, let’s hope she does “Story to Be Told” and “Illygirl.” I’ve been waiting for M.I.A. all year, and I’m not exaggerating! Tickets: www.showboxonline.com
Matt Costa October 20 El Corazon Pro skateboarder-turned-musician Matt Costa has reinvented himself again on his just-released third album, Mobile Chateau, going for a breezier sound reminiscent of fellow SoCal natives the Beach Boys. A crafty songwriter and composer, this poprock maestro of sorts plays multiple instruments and sings effortlessly like a 20something Bob Dylan. He’s got the chops, the M.I.A. looks, and the potential to be huge, so the October 17 fact he’s playing venues the size of El CoraThe Showbox Market The on-again, off-again tour of M.I.A. ap- zon is a pity – here’s hoping he includes “Bepears to have a somewhat happy ending, the hind the Moon” and “Mr. Pitiful” on his set result being a one-night-only appearance at list. Tickets: www.elcorazonseattle.com. a too-small venue for an artist with this talCity Arts Fest ent. The flip side of this electronic-hip pop October 20-23 multiple venues Admittedly, I haven’t done my research as to whether the forthcoming City Arts Fest is celebrating its inaugural year or if it’s been around for a lot longer. What I do know is that the four-day event includes rare performances by indie icons Cat Power and Belle and Sebastian, reason enough to buy the allinclusive festival pass. Also on the lineup: She & Him, Gogol Bordello, Rory Erickson, and Blitzen Trapper. Tickets: www.cityartsfest.com. Maroon 5 October 21 Tacoma Dome I’d love to be a pair of Adam Levine’s jeans. The lead hottie for Grammy-winning group Maroon 5 has been accelerating the heartbeats of Gay men since 2002 when the group dropped its first album, Songs About Jane. M5’s newest record, Hands All Over, was released on September 21 and has already produced a pair of hit singles, includ-
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ing “Misery” and “Out of Goodbyes” (with Lady Antebellum). Dare me to scream louder than the training bra-strapped tweens at the show? I’m up for the challenge! Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com. Lady Antebellum October 25 WaMu Theater It’s not what Lady Antebellum has done in 2010, it’s what they haven’t done. The country trio won their first Grammy Award at the start of the year, followed by an appearance on Oprah, a national tour with Tim McGraw, and an armload of ACM trophies for their crossover smash “Need You Now.” But October’s concert will be their first headlining gig in Seattle, which means no short set and two hours of fixated viewing on proportionately sized lead singer Charles Kelley. Tickets: www.wamutheater.com. Spencer Day October 26-27 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley A breakthrough is in progress for jazz-pop newbie Spencer Day, so watch out. The rising star interviewed with Seattle Gay News last year, right before he wowed guests at his debut performance at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley. He returns to the small club for backto-back nights to play songs from his album Vagabond, and perhaps newer music selections. Plus, rumor has it he’s interviewing with us a second time. Reservations: www. jazzalley.com or (206) 441-9729 Sufjan Stevens October 30 Paramount Theatre Detroit-born Sufjan Stevens is one of music’s best-looking performers, though he’s also one of its most mysterious – he rarely does interviews or TV appearances, so the verdict is still out on whether he’s Gay, straight, or a little of both. The chamber pop artist, known for matching fine classicalstyle arrangements with genuine American life stories, finally returns to Seattle after a four- or five-year drought (I lost count, seriously). If he’s anything short of brilliant, I’ll be shocked and disappointed. Tickets: www.stgpresents.org.
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“You’ve Got to Funkify.” A tenor sax solo rocked out. Larry delivered a slow and slinky “Me and Mrs. Jones.” They stayed slow with “I Could Never Make You Happy,” which caused Braggs to joke, “Two ballads in a row, that’s a record.” “I Still Be Digging on James Brown” honored one of the group’s heroes. “What is Hip” had Mic Gillette alternating trumpet and trombone in the same song, and rocking keyboards and alto sax. The encore was “This Time It’s Real,” another nice, slow love song.
of Houston Texas for the dream of a recording contract in Los Angeles. In May of 1961, they recorded their first album for Pacific Jazz Records, Freedom Sound, which went on to sell over 50,000 copies. That was a milestone for any recording in 1961-‘62, let alone a jazz recording. It launched the Jazz Crusaders as one of the most distinct jazz groups of the era, spurred a long string of equally successful recordings throughout the decade, and led to their emergence as seminal leaders of contemporary jazz. At a time when most of the jazz commuJazz Crusaders nity was caught up in the “free jazz,” moveMercy wants you to know the Jazz Cru- ment of the ‘60s, they combined the sonic saders are coming to Jazz Alley from Octo- elements of Wilton’s saxophone, Wayne’s trombone, and the distinctive piano of Joe to combine R&B, gospel, juke joint, and jazz, creating their own style of songwriting and playing. While firmly rooted in jazz, they still knew how to write a melody and make people dance. You can get your tickets at www.jazzalley.com
Tower of Power justifies its name by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer
continued from cover ‘world tour.’” “Several cities have boylesque troupes that are named ‘boylesque (insert city here).’ I feel we are representing Seattle boylesque by having a name that’s a little in-your-face and slightly jarring to the conservative general public, as Seattle’s neo-burlesque is not your classic bump ‘n’ grind,” said EmpeROAR Fabulous!!!. One of the coolest things about GAZM is that all the performers are good enough to know when and when not to take themselves too seriously. Comedy is a theme in GAZM, and all the funny boylesque numbers are over-the-top and well-done, and four were in a constant state of costume change both on stage and off. GAZM began with Jean du Jour appearing onstage to do a drag/burlesque number to Lady Gaga’s “Telephone.” Jean, who has been doing boylesque for about a year, is very good at using his sex appeal to make the audience laugh. “Though, to be fair, I have been somewhat of an exhibitionist many years now,” Jean told SGN. The Luminous Pariah later strips down from a gigantic bird costume to the voice of famous BBC nature documentary broadcaster and narrator Sir David Attenborough. In addition to the lighthearted parts of the show, the beauty of boylesque/burlesque that many fans seek is fully present in GAZM’s show. Paris Original’s professional dance training is evident in his “Hey Big Spender” number and EmpeROAR Fabulous!!!’s sec-
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Tower of Power Cuteness couldn’t go to Tower of Power (TOP) at Jazz Alley because it was a late show on a weeknight. So Mercy’s friend Divinity snatched up the second comp. Divinity had last seen TOP opening for Z. Z. Top a long time ago. She said there were no vocals in those days, just a wonderful instrumental group. Mercy thinks the addition of Larry Braggs’ virtuoso vocals is a happy addition. He is matched in mastery by the rest of the group: Emilio Castillo (tenor sax), Stephen “Doc” Kupka (baritone sax), Rocco Prestia (bass), Adolfo Acosta (trumpet), Mic Gillette (trumpet and trombone), Tom Pollitzer (sax), David Garibaldi (drums), Roger Smith (keyboards), and Mike Harper (guitar). Divinity, herself Italian-American, pointed out there were a lot of Italian names in the band. The group has played together for 43 years, and it’s as if they can read each other’s minds. The concert started out with the upbeat “We Came to Play,” which segued into “Soul with a Capital S.” The audience couldn’t resist dancing. “Could You Say” continued in the same vein. Braggs joked, “We are going to play as many songs as we can in 20 minutes, three of those devoted to songs on the serious side.” “We Are Going to Get Serious” continued the fast tempo and
had a delicious keyboard, tenor, and alto sax solos. The band slowed down with “Something is Happening to Me.” An elegant trumpet was featured. “Maybe Baby” returned to up the tempo and had a luscious keyboard moment. “Living in a Rubble” was also fast and flawless. Tom Pollitzer, who had a nice voice, sang
ber 7 to 10. The band includes Joe Sample (piano), Everette Harp (reeds), and Wayne Henderson (trombone). In the summer of 1958, the Jazz Crusaders, including Joe Sample (keyboards), Wilton Felder (saxophone), and Wayne Henderson (trombone) left their hometown
Joey Arias and Eliot Douglass in Strange Fruit Come see Joey Arias at the Triple Door on October 12. A dear friend’s 80-year-old mother says it best: “I never thought I would get to see Billie Holiday again in this life.” He is a legendary underground entertainer turned international cabaret sensation, here for an evening of signature song and banter, joined by his longtime pianist and creative co-conspirator Eliot Douglass. Fresh from a five-year run as “Mistress of Seduction” for Zumanity: The Sultry Side of Cirque de Soleil, a role created expressly for him, Arias is the 2009 recipient of GLAAD’s OffOff-Broadway award for his Arias With a Twist, an intimate cabinet of curiosities melding Arias’ legendary voice with puppeteer Basil Twist’s lavish and ecstatic visual creations. Arias and Douglass will be performing original work along with material from Ms. Holiday as only Joey Arias can conjure her. You can get your tickets at www.thetripledoor.net.
ond performance of the show, to a classical instrumental piece, is the best I’ve seen him do yet – when he lights his costume on fire onstage, it’s something that’s not to be missed. EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! has been in the art form since April of 2008. “In my eyes, GAZM was the joining of four men who have chosen the art of the tease as a means of self-expression in an attempt to garner our diverse talents and backgrounds and create something different for people to enjoy,” Paris told SGN. “There is a lot of burlesque in Seattle and I think it’s important for boylesque performers, who are definitely the minority in the burlesque community, to make their presence known. I think GAZM helped draw attention to the rise of boylesque in our community,” said Paris. The credentials and history of the boys of GAZM are astounding – it’s no wonder the four are some of the premier boyslesque artists in the city. EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Cornish College of the Arts, and Paris Original has an extensive background in ballet and contemporary dance. Paris has performed ballet with Evergreen City Ballet, MK Ballet, Ballet Northwest, Spectrum Dance Theater, and Coriolis Dance Collective. All have had a love of performance since their youth. Both the Luminous Pariah and Jean du Jour are graduates of the Boylesque 101 class put on last year by Waxie Moon – the primary pioneer of boylesque – and Indigo Blue, one of Seattle’s most well-known burlesque performers. “I am honored and proud to say I was a graduating member of the first ever Boylesque 101 class. It was a cathartic experience to develop Jean du Jour from a char-
acter in my mind I used to hang out with on mental vacations [to what Jean du Jour is today],” Jean told SGN. “What happened for me upon completing the course was that I could appreciate my whorish ideas with new purpose and encouragement. Indigo and Waxie are largely responsible for whores everywhere finally having a feel-good story. Jean du Jour is born – a hooker with a heart of gold!” “What’s most inspiring [about doing boylesque] is the freedom of expression it gives me. I can be as graceful, gender-bent, and Queer as I want to be, and it’s OK. Often when working with choreographers and directors in more traditional/mainstream forms of dance, the masculine/feminine dynamic of male/female relationships is most frequently presented, especially within the realm of classical ballet,” Paris told SGN. “Gender roles are always very clear, and often the same from one ballet to the next. They don’t want me to be graceful; they want me to be strong. They don’t want gender-bent or Queer; they want a stereotypical representation of a heterosexual man. Which is fine and has merit, but there’s so much more to explore that also has equal merit. Boylesque gives me the chance to do that in a way that’s satisfying and entertains people.” “The thing that inspires me the most to do boylesque has to be the sense of pleasure I get every time I pull a piece of my costume off. I think, at my core, I love to dress! At the same time, I have always felt compelled to strip. If costumes are a vehicle which we use to communicate ideas impressed on us from our experiences, then to me, the art of striptease is the deliberate abandonment of surviving by means of blending in,” said Jean do Jour.
“The four of us all have different styles,” EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! told SGN. The show certainly proves it, and in some ways, it’s one of the things that makes the performance so impressive and uncommon. “I’m happy we were able to convey that we enjoyed working together in our performance. This process, however, has been challenging for us. Not to say that we disliked working together, but … we all have very different styles,” said Paris Original. “The further along we got with this project, the more apparent it became that our personalities and artistic styles and choices just weren’t matching up in a way that was conducive to a strong, collaborative group dynamic. This didn’t necessarily inhibit the show very much since so much of it was solo work. However, I do think there were a few aspects of the show that were affected by this.” What GAZM has done is reinforce that these four artists are at the forefront of the Seattle boylesque scene, and that they are only becoming better and better performers with each show they appear in. The four will likely work together again on future projects, but for now you can see Paris Original in the International Ballet Theater’s upcoming production of Dracula (October 22-24 and 29) at the Meydenbauer Theatre in Bellevue. Jean du Jour will be performing at Bump this year (October 29) and will be hosting Teatro Zinzombie on Halloween at Teatro Zinzanni. Paris Original and the Luminous Pariah will be working together in their troupe Mod Carousel, which has already toured from Seattle to Juneau, Alaska. “We’re both very excited to work together and see how Mod Carousel will develop,” said Paris Original.
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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer The Cider House Rules, Part Two: In Other Parts of the World Book-It Repertory Theatre Through October 16 Book-It Repertory continues its tour-deforce production of The Cider House Rules this fall with Part Two: In Other Parts of the World. More accurately, you can see the entire work this fall, since Book-It is providing several opportunities to see the acclaimed Part One: Here In St. Cloud’s, as well. A unique full-day experience can be yours on several Saturdays if you attend Part One in the afternoon, have a dinner courtesy of St. Cloud’s Restaurant (they’re located in Madrona but will serve at the Center House), and then attend Part Two! What a day of culture! Part Two is, in a way, more of an undertaking than Part One. Starting with Homer Wells leaving the orphanage to see the ocean, it encompasses his elongated stay at an apple orchard, where he learns to drive, swim, fix automobiles, pick apples, and make cider. On that estate, there is a cider house, where the cider is made, and a group of black workers who live there. Their “rules” are what the title refers to, and what lays the groundwork for the pivotal moment in the script. Homer (the marvelously versatile Connor Toms) has been trained since he was a small boy to be a doctor, though he essentially re-
jects his unconventional training by the only man he could consider “father,” Dr. Larch (the commanding Peter Crook), partly because Larch has insisted that Homer not only deliver babies, but also perform abortions. Like many youth rebelling against the predestined paths of their parents, he wants to choose who and what he becomes. The beauty of the story and the script is the way in which Dr. Larch develops the justification for his insistence that Homer take his place as a doctor and abortionist, who needs him (women with nowhere else to turn), and why (either taking in orphans after delivery or performing abortions can save desperate lives). In Part Two, Larch is getting older, and his addiction to ether is taking its toll. Larch develops an enormously risky and complex hoax to allow Homer to be accepted fully as a university-educated doctor by creating a fake life and fake set of accomplishments through fake correspondence with one of the other orphans, who actually died at age 8. Larch is determined to bring Homer back to St. Cloud’s orphanage and determined to fix it so that Homer’s credentials are not questioned. The sprawling story involves Homer falling in love with his friend Candy (Emily Grogan) and hoping to marry her, after her lover and his friend Wally (Richard Nguyen Sloniker) is thought to have been killed during World War II. Candy becomes pregnant, but when Wally is found paralyzed but alive, she decides she must marry him, but asks Homer to live with her and pretend
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they adopted their son as an orphan from St. Cloud’s. This unusual family situation continues for 15 years, until Larch dies and Homer is forced to finally decide what he must do with his life. Jane Jones continues her masterful direction with Part Two, and 25 Seattle talents pull together in joyous artistic expression. There are just too many great performances to call them out in this space. For a theater of this (monetary budget) size, this is an
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by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer
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The Lady With All The Answers Bullitt Theatre Through October 31 In a first for ACT, a mainstage show is being staged in the intimate Bullitt Cabaret space, now temporarily titled the Bullitt Theatre. The former dining room of the much-remodeled and restored Eagles Auditorium building in downtown Seattle proves to be a perfect match for the one-woman The Lady With All The Answers, David Rambo’s charming tale of “the most important night” in the life of advice columnist Ann Landers. To accommodate ACT’s lengthy subscriber list, the show will have a nine-week run, continuing through October 31 (and overlapping with ACT’s upcoming The Lieutenant Of Inishmore, running October 15-November 14). Seattle favorite Julie Briskman, fondly remembered for a host of terrific ACT performances, tackles the Ann L a n d e r s role – and it’s another perfect match in this delightful production. Briskman scored with the dual role of Mae West and Jo in Dirty Blonde, Lotty in Enchanted April, and Sylvia in The Women, plus numerous other ACT and Seattle productions. A veteran of major regional theaters around the country, Briskman can now add Ann Land-
another newspaper syndicate. Nicknamed “Eppie” in childhood, Landers’ folksy, common-sense replies to her readers’ letters made her one of the most influential women of the second half of the 20th century. When she was wrong, she apologized to her readers – “20 lashes with a wet noodle.” When she thought someone was out of touch with ers to her list of memorable creations. reality, she observed their “geranium craWe join Ann Landers – born Esther Pau- nium” or noted the writer was “two pickles line Lederer – on the evening of July 1, 1975. short of a turkey sandwich.” She is in her Chicago penthouse writing The seemingly endless highlights of the “the most difficult column of my career.” As script revolve around the letters she anshe teases the audience with its content, she swered in her first 20 riffles through boxes and years of writing. Her confolders of tinuing forum on how to properly hang the toilet paper produced 15,000 letters. Her discussion of a decreased sex life after marriage received 141,000 replies, with 82 percent agreeing that their sex life was, indeed, diminished after marriage. In 1955, the first year of syndication, a 15-year-old Gay teenager wrote in for advice. He was considering suicide rather than coming out to his family. She, as usual, consulted her numerous advisors and wrote to him in her column that he was “per fectly rs normal” and e w s n the A that experts With All y d a L e n in Th a m placed about 10 percent of the k s ri Julie B h e r population as homosexual. She advised him earlier columns and to seek counseling, come out to his parents, her favorite letters. She began writing the and live a fulfilled life. Many American long-running Ann Landers column – and newspapers had never published the word assumed the name – in 1955. She continued “homosexual” before, and several refused to through 2002. At its peak, her column ap- run that particular column. She battled each peared in 1,200 newspapers, with 90 mil- and every holdout – and won, noting that if lion daily readers. She received an average a particular publisher turned down the colof 2,000 letters a day and personally replied umn, a rival paper would pick it up and into every letter with a return address – 200 crease their readership advantage. to 500 a day. Her identical twin sister, PauThe short play, divided by a welcome line Esther, followed her as Dear Abby for intermission (which allows the audience
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enormous effort, any way you look at it. You owe it to yourself to make the commitment of time (and money) to this production, or end up missing the best that Seattle theater can offer. For more information, go to www. book-it.org or call 206-216-0833. Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@ gmail.com.
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to stretch and comment, and the actress to change into a second costume), reaches an emotional peak in Act Two, when Landers discusses her anti-Vietnam stance and her trips to wounded American soldiers. She allowed no press coverage, argued with President Lyndon Johnson about the futility of the war, and made 2,500 personal phone calls to military families when she returned. She noted that 55,000 of America’s finest died in the war. As in the episode about the suicidal Gay teenager, there was a hushed feeling in the captivated, capacity audience at that figure. Landers spends lengthy moments praising her husband, Jules, the founder of Budget Rent A Car. When he gave her a lavish mink coat with her initials on the inside lining, she replaced the initials with a tag reading, “Jules’ Wife.” The “most difficult column” for her to write was to inform her readers that after a lengthy marriage, he now wanted a divorce to marry “a woman younger than our daughter.” American’s foremost advice columnist was taken short by his affair and the subsequent divorce and his remarriage. She, understandably, worried that her readers might turn against her since her own marriage failed and she continued dispensing advice on marriage and relationships. Needless to say, her readers rallied around her, and she continued to be Ann Landers in print until her death in 2002. (Her final columns were published posthumously.) Throughout the play, Briskman makes Esther/Ann totally believable. Director Valerie Curtis-Newton, currently head of directing at the University of Washington School of Drama and an artistic associate at ACT, guides the production with a sure hand. The play skims by as a light entertainment with pools of emotional depth. It’s a joy from start to finish. The Lady With All The Answers continues through October 31. (Season subscribers should be sure to check their personal tickets for exact dates, since the smaller seating capacity forces many subscribers to attend on a non-regular night.) Ticket reservations and complete information are available at (206) 292-7676. Ask about senior, student and other special discounts. Four more free post-play discussions are offered on September 26 and 28, and October 3 and 17. The play’s under two-hour running time make these popular post-play discussions even more attractive.
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Seattle Symphony with Yefim Bronfman September 25 Benaroya Hall The planned part of this concert began with a stunning work by Joseph Schwantner (b. 1943). His long title was The Poet’s Hour ... Soliloquy for violin and strings, “Reflections on Thoreau.” It was a world premiere, dedicated to Gerard Schwarz. Maria Larionoff, SSO concertmaster, displayed unerring technique and musicianship in a work that required double stops or soft harmonics more often than not. The reflective piece showed great skill both in structure and orchestration. Its attractive nature made me wish to hear it again. Because of a dreadful Brahms Fourth Symphony under conductor Gerard Schwarz a couple years ago, I almost dreaded this concert. But I couldn’t miss pianist Yefim Bronfman playing the Prokofiev “Piano Concerto No. 2,” and so there we were, with Schwarz and the SSO launching into the Brahms Third. Imagine my surprise when an absolutely lovely performance washed over us. I have long maintained that Schwarz can do anything well if he’s really interested in doing so. Witness the superb Beethoven “Eroica” he gave us before taking the players to Carnegie Hall. Usually I hate his Beethoven (having learned to avoid the perennial Beethoven Ninth on New Year’s Eve), but he wasn’t about to present a subpar “Eroica” to the critics in his old home town. What I forgot this time was that he and the SSO had just recorded all four Brahms symphonies. Obviously Schwarz had given these some extra TLC, for every phrase was molded and caressed. Balances were mostly fine, and everything was made expressive by
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continued from cover continues through the work for six couples with lengthy individual and group sequences. The spirited work is a winner in all aspects. The second work was the premiere of another work by the same choreographer. Six Dances (officially Sechs Tanze) is, amazingly, an earlier work for Kylian’s Nederlands Dans Theater. This 1986 piece, staged here to follow Petite Mort, seemed to be a sequel until close reading of the program revealed it to be the first creation. The standalone black dresses, the fencing foils, the powered wigs, the Mozart selections seem to unite the two works. It will be interesting to see if PNB stages a revival of both works in a coming season, but programs them in chronological sequence. Most of the audience reacted to Six Dances as a sequel – it will be great fun to see it as the first of the two works. Jardi Tancat was work number three. A 1983 creation, also from Nederlands Dans Theater, the work has been a Seattle favorite since it was introduced here in 1996. Choreographed by Nacho Duato, Jardi Tancat (which translates as “closed garden”) is a planting celebration, an extended plea for rain for the harvest. Danced to songs based on Catalonian folktales, composed and sung (on recording) by Maria del Mar Bonet, the work is a cry for help from a desperate people. Glass Pieces, the second new-to-PNB work on the current bill, features choreography by Jerome Robbins. It was created for the New York City Ballet in 1983, and Peter Boal, PNB’s current artistic director, was in the original work as a young dancer. A fullcompany work, the work is hard to evaluate
judicious dynamics and appropriate pacing. Each movement had character and an attractive Brahmsian warmth. (I have never heard Schwarz allow the double basses to sing out so impressively as here.) Something that usually interests Schwarz – and for which he is even famous – is neglected American music. Thus, we heard a compelling case made for Arthur Foote’s “Francesca da Rimini,” composed in 18823. The piece started out sounding classically structured, but soon loosened up into a more romantic journey through tonalities and orchestral colors not unlike Brahms. It was not, I think, particularly memorable but certainly worthy of being heard. The Foote was originally planned for the second item on the menu, but Principal clarinetist Christopher Sereque had taken the music home to practice and had forgotten to bring it back! Schwarz applauded his industry, explained that Sereque’s home was not far from Benaroya Hall, and declared that we would hear the Foote after intermission, just before the Prokofiev. The effect of this little change could not have been more dramatic. A program is like a meal, with one’s palette being led with some care from one flavor to another. In this unplanned case, we jumped from the supertonal, lush harmonies of Arthur Foote into a totally different world: the wild atonality and rhythms of Prokofiev’s “Piano Concerto No. 2.” Even someone familiar and comfortable with Prokofiev’s musical language could not be but jolted by the sudden shift. I found the shock exciting and fun ... much more so than if we had confronted the concerto after an intermission (as originally programmed). In a work requiring this level of energy, power, and extreme technical facility, one could not do better than Yefim Bronfman. He doesn’t look the part. A big blob of a man in his 50s with a huge, fleshy face, he on a single, first viewing, but it was clearly a success with the opening-night audience. The repetitive nature of Glass’ trademarked compositions finds the corps de ballet rushing across the stage or in a single line at the back of the stage with the women repeating a stylized movement as the three major couples take center-stage focus. The white grid of the set design seemed a perfect visualization of the Glass selections. Director’s Choice continues with performances this weekend through Sunday. Next on PNB’s fall schedule is an All (Twyla) Tharp program, November 5-14. Ticket information on all PNB programs is available at (206) 441-2424 or at www.pnb.org .
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continued from cover member of the Big Gay Sketch Show and the star of the Julie Goldman Celesbian Interviews on LOGO. Julie has also been featured on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and performs regularly with The J.A.P. Show: Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad. She is a 2007 Manhattan Association of Clubs and Colleges award winner, and she most recently received the 2008 NewNowNext: Brink of Fame Comic Award in New York City. “The audience can expect to laugh their asses off,” she told SGN, “and possibly get offended – fingers crossed – and to just have a kick-ass awesome time.” Julie is one of comedy’s most recognizable LGBT stand-up acts. Onstage, she’s a firecracker of energy and her brand of mixing comedy with music and current events has catapulted her past her peers as a Gay and Lesbian humorist with activist undertones. She is funny, real, and in your face. “‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ marriage equality, and health insurance are important issues
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seemed at first sight like the antithesis of an athlete. Yet only a highly conditioned athlete could possess the stamina and power of this musician. We all knew at the close that we had shared a phenomenal experience. One reviewer appropriately remarked that it was amazing that he didn’t have a finger fall off! To thus remark on this performance should not be taken to mean it was in any way less than musical. Within the barrage
of notes in even the most virtuosic passages, the important notes stood out as perfectly articulated and expressive. The quieter passages were full of repose and relief. I cannot imagine a more effective performance. The players of the SSO were right up there with the soloist, and Schwarz was the perfect partner.
for me. People are unemployed and it blows – and so many people are without health insurance, and hospitals are closing,” said Julie. “It’s just so sad and unnecessary and I’m so sick of the struggle for LGBT rights. It’s ridiculous that they are even issues that get a vote. Trust! If either Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and marriage equality were racial issues or had anything to do with straight men, the cases would be shut and all rights would be had. The Gay community is the last bastion of sanctified, legalized, public discrimination, and it sickens me.” Julie’s remedy for what might ail us? Laughter. As a stand-up comedian, she is comfortable and confident – and most importantly, funny. Aside from starring on LOGO cable TV, Julie says she is passionate about movie production. “I’m currently working on getting two feature films funded,” she said. “If anyone want to produce a movie, they should check out my movie website, www.nicestthingthemovie.com. I’m currently building the website for a second feature, which is a Gay zombie movie called Gay Baby Army.” Big Gay Comedy Show featuring Julie Goldman is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. and runs till 11 p.m. Tickets range from $20 for general seating to $40 for VIP seating that includes a meet-and-greet with the star and a photo. Tickets are available at www. brownpapertickets.com/event/130519. Dinner is available before the show. For dinner reservations, call (206) 334-0513.
Christian got his start on the Mexican TV show Rebelde, which led to the formation of the popular band Latin boy band RBD. Since his solo career began this year, he’s embarked on the Liberated World Tour to
promote his first solo studio album Almas Transparentes and the hit single “En Donde Estas?” Currently, Christian says that he’s been working with Club Papi – America’s leading Gay Latin dance party circuit – for a national Gay club tour in the U.S. The tour has taken Christian and the Club Papi go-go boys to Sacramento, San Diego, and West Hollywood, California, as well as Chicago, Illinois and Houston, Texas, with the final tour date ending in Seattle on Sunday. “Most of my fans are women,” Christian told SGN. “Right now I want to get in touch with the Gay community. I’m a Gay guy and I want to perform for my community. That is why I’m doing this tour.” Christian says that he’s had an amazing time performing in Gay clubs in the U.S. so far. “The Gay audiences are great!” he said. “It’s been so wonderful. I love my Gay fans.” Christian is outspoken in supporting Gay rights and opposing homophobia. “I work with a campaign for the Mexican government about Gay equality, and I also work with an HIV/AIDS healthcare foundation where we encourage people to get tested so they know their status,” he said. “Currently, I’m working on setting up a foundation for kids that are HIV-positive.” Christian says there’s no denying his music is “totally pop.” He told SGN that he loves pop music because it is “the only kind of music where dance, hip-hop, blues and all types of music are fused together.” “Seattle can expect to see a show with a lot of energy, music, dancing, and maybe even a surprise,” he said. “I hope everyone enjoys my music.” The Club Papi Seattle and Christian Chavez party begins at 10 p.m. and runs until 2 a.m. Tickets are $20 at the door. Christian will be available for a meet-and-greet with fans.
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Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at rmp62@columbia.edu.
w eek of Oc tober 1 - Oc tober 7
ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Using sex or credit cards as a release valve for anxiety and stress does nothing about the causes, only staving off and building up the problem. Confide in a good friend or a counselor to get to the root of your problems. TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Efforts to amuse your partner are likely to backfire. Focus your wit on analyzing problems, not necessarily solving them. Also, reconsider your ambitions. You won’t like your friends’ suggestions, but use them as a springboard to entirely new ideas. GEMINI (May 21– June 20): Little satisfaction at home means lots of room for improvement. Do what you can as a step toward further amelioration later. New opportunities at work are there but well hidden. Trust your intuition to help find them. CANCER (June 21– July 22): Your mouth may be getting ahead of you, and well-intentioned jest can come off pretty hard and mean. Be careful! There’s a time and place for talking nasty and rough. Find it and you can be very popular! LEO (July 23 – August 22): Face problems in domestic finances, but don’t push for solutions now. A loan is not the answer. Pooling resources with your partner or a close friend may be, but approach that very slowly and carefully.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Virgos are supposed to be shy and sensible. Well, maybe next week. Remember to think before speaking. Be careful not to reveal confidences or otherwise humiliate yourself and your friends. Look for quiet ways to be helpful. Just being quiet may be enough. LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Mental stress can make you physically ill, but if that happens take it as a warning, a blessing in disguise. Rather than worry over money, focus on what’s important. A playful, creative approach will point to new solutions.
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SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Watch out for the line between confidence and arrogance. If you don’t see it, your friends will be quick to tell you. Thank them for it! Look at how dreams and ideals from your childhood still influence your view of the future. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Whatever you hate about your career or your boss will get out, so spill it to a friend you can trust. Finding inspiration and freedom at home can strengthen your ambitions. Poetry and music can help.
CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Although your critical acuity is razor sharp, people will accept your insights more if they are phrased gently. What good is being right if it only alienates people? There’s more than one way to be right. Pay attention to others’ opinions.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Financial changes can be rough, but don’t get swept up in the drama! Mediation can hone your instincts, bringing out your best. Move quickly if you must, but take at least enough time to look ahead.
PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Grand issues of politics, religion or philosophy can antagonize your partnership. How much of that really matters? Make a quiet escape together and focus on more personal issues, or help out together at a charity event.
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Meetings Events Activities FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 3227188. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm. ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities.html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists. NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/ events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.
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SATURDAY - October 2
Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. 448-8518. www. seattlefrontrunners.org. Overeaters Anonymous. 12noon-1pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, Room 101. Meets every Saturday. Contact Dominic at 499-2266. Sojourner Truth Ministries Blessing of the Animals Day. 12noon-1pm. Church parking lot at El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave S. Pastor David Strong will bless the animals knowing many are like family members to their owners. Cookies, drinks & pet treats will be served. Northwest Bears Beer/Soda Bust & Bear Meet. 6-9pm. Men’s Room, 1501 E Madison St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. A beer bust for Bears, Cubs & like-minded friends with happy hour prices. An informal get-together & a chance for prospective members to meet men already in the club. NWB is a Gay men’s social & service organization for Bears, Cubs & Trappers. 903-9288. www.nwbears.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center. org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.) Poetry in Motion. 6-8pm. Hiawatha Lofts Community Room, 843 Hiawatha Pl S. Dancers present new work inspired by African American Writers Alliance poetry. A reception with featured dancers & poets follows the performance. Presented by My World Dance & Fitness. FREE, donations accepted. www.myworld-df.com 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 Together We Can Make Al-Anon Family Group. 6-7:15pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Saturday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000. Strength Over Speed. 7-8:30pm. Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1002 E Seneca (lower entrance off parking lot). FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength overspeed.org Bacon Strip: The Big Gay Variety Show - John Waters Tribute Night. 10:30pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. www.stayformore.com
SUNDAY - October 3
Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHiking Group/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www. borderriders.com Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515. Arts Crush Kick-Off. 11am-2pm. Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion. Over 150 arts organizations from all arts disciplines will participate. For a full schedule of events visit www.artscrush.org Live & Let Live Make Al-Anon Family Group. 12:301:45pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000.
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October 2 thru October 10 Discussion Series - “Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor & A New Path Toward Social Justice” (8/23-11/15). 7-9pm. Cafe Allegro, 1408 NE 42nd St. Every Monday. This timely book by authoractivists Bill Fletcher & Fernando Gapasin provides food for thought about why labor has declined & poses action proposals for reviving the union movement. Co-sponsored by Radical Women & the Freedom Socialist Discussion Series. 722-2453, fspseattle@ mindspring.com Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Virginia Mason Hospital, 1100 9th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only Gay & Lesbian speaking club. Please check website for current room information: www. toastmasterspride.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Monday. A facilitated support & discussion group for Trans, Genderqueer, gender variant & gender questioning youth, ages 14-22. www. lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:15-8:45pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. (253) 474-8897. Writing Through Change. 7:30-9:30pm. Gay City, 511 E Pike St. Every Monday. Thru this six-week Queerfriendly, writing-intensive workshop, we’ll explore the way change manifests in our own writing & the writing of others. The workshop is open to women & men & you don’t have to be a “writer” to participate. Cost: $25 for the entire series. www.gaycity.org
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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. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org Lotus Sisters. 1-3pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 1st Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. www. dunsheehouse.org Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com Rain City Jacks. Lower Queen Anne. 1st Sunday each month, 3pm; 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 7pm. Locations & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership required. Enrollment available at the door. Email info@raincityjacks.org for detailed info, or call 1-888-809-5033. Adult men only. www. raincityjacks.org Seattle Women’s Chorus “We are Family” in Mt Vernon. 3pm. McIntyre Hall, 2501 E College Way, Mt Vernon. Features segments of Rosie O’Donnell’s HBO film “A Family is a Family is a Family” complemented by a delightful collection of choral music. Tickets at www. mcintyrehall.org or 1-866-624-6897 x 2. PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org “Perfect in Purple” - Skagit Valley College 2nd Annual Homecoming/Coming Home Celebration. 5:30-9pm. Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mt Vernon, WA 98273. Light supper and beverages provided; no host bar. Entertainment by Mt Vernon High School grad and Grammy-nominee, Chris Riffle, playing acoustic guitar; dance music by DJ “Mike in the Morning” Yeoman of KAPS 660 AM. $5 suggested donation. Sponsored by PFLAG Skagit and Pride Foundation.
Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. www.dunsheehouse.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Meets every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Naked Boys Reading Great Female Authors. Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm. Oddfellows Bldg West Hall, 915 E Pine St. Following in the footsteps of “Naked Girls Reading...” we are giving the boys a chance to grace our stage. They pay tribute to the girls by reading from a selection of fabulous female authors. Tickets: General Admission $17 advance, $20 at the door; Front Table $22 advance, $25 at the door. 18+ with ID. No beverages/containers brought into the space. www. brownpapertickets.com Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.
MONDAY - October 4
Women Facing HIV. 12noon-1:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Monday. Women Facing HIV is a drop-in peer support group for women living with HIV/AIDS. 322-2437. www.dunshee house. org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing 12-step group open to anyone in recovery and living on a medicine regimen. Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Dunshee House, 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 Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Meets 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. Sex, Dating & Relationships. 6-7pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org
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Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org. Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437. www.dunsheehouse.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County. “We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238. Hepatitis C Support Group. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 6pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, who is living with Hepatitis C. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 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 Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 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.diverse harmony.org Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union). Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Monthly board meeting open to all OYC members & prospective members. OYC is a Gay & Lesbian yacht club for people who own boats of any size or type & for people who enjoy boating. The club sponsors monthly outings. 709BOAT, www.oycnw.org ASL for Beginners. 7pm. The Elite “Loft,” 1520 E Olive Way. Meets every Tuesday. FREE lessons & tutor for those interested in learning basic ASL. 860-0999. Different Drummers. Intermediate 7-8:15pm, Beginners 8:20-9:30pm. Meets every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For information & location call Dennis, 363-4500 or differentdrummers@ mac.com Friends in Adoption Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Childhaven Community Center, 1345 22nd Ave NE, Auburn. Meets 1st Tuesday each month (Sept-June) with presentations by guest speakers on adoption-related issues. Friends in Adoption is an independent, nonprofit support & educational group made up of families touched by adoption. More info & to RSVP, call 2645136; friendsinadoption@yahoo.com. Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1600 E Olive St (in Conference 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. 722-0729..
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Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Ageless. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Ongoing drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org. Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday. Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. For info, call 322-2437; www. dunsheehouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous. 7:30-9pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. GLBTQ supported. Meets 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 Hotline 781-4490. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 217-9271, ext 3. www.otterpolo.com.
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WEDNESDAY - October 6
Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565. True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Meets 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 Speed, Sex & Sanity. 5-7pm. Gay City Health Project, 511 E Pike St. Meets every Wednesday. A drop-in informational & educational night for Gay & Bi men, friends & family. Activities include social events, lecture series & brainstorming sessions. A program of Project NEON & Gay City. For more information, 323-1768, www.crystalneon.org, www.gaycity.org GSBA Prime Time East in Bellevue. 5;30-7:30pm. Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge, 1020 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. 363-9188. www.thegsba.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@ hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Come & discuss the best Gay novels with us. Join other booklovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come only once or come to every meeting. For info, call 322-2437; nickdimartin@earthlink.net 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. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org Lambert House Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Wednesday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. PFLAG/Renton: 425235-4139. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www. seattle-pflag.org. Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV-Negative Gay & Bi Men. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. This emotional support group provides a forum for HIV- Gay & Bi men to share strategies for staying negative; to explore issues related to being HIV-; & to look at how to find meaning, purpose & lives worth living in the midst of HIV/AIDS. Please speak with the facilitator before attending. Call Scott at 725-2488. www.dunsheehouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome.
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Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. www.dunsheehouse.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494. Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Meets every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Shifting Gears. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org THINK Speaker Meeting Al-Anon Family Group. 7:30-9pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Thursday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000. 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 8
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.) Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7:30-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Wednesday. QYF is a confidential group for Queer & questioning women ages 22 & under to talk about dating, relationships, coming out - you name it - in a fun, laid back environment. Join your co-facilitators weekly & start making connections. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. First Congregational Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Confidential, informal group for people of all gender identities & expressions including butch dykes, cross dressers, TV, TS & feminine men. (360) 671-3358; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. Crystal Meth Anonymous. 8-9:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Wednesday. A 12-step group for quitting & staying off crystal meth.
THURSDAY - October 7
National Coming Out Day Celebration at City Hall. 10:30am-12:30pm. Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room, 5th Ave & Cherry St. The goal of this first event is to let city employees know about the newly formed LGBTQ Employee Association and celebrate National Coming Out Day (official date is October 11). The public is invited to attend. Alcoholics Anonymous “Sober & Safe Group.” 12noon-1pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.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. Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Harborview’s Madison Clinic, Ground Floor, West Wing, 325 9th Ave. (If people are uncertain which room, the folks up in Madison Clinic, 2 West Clinic, can give directions.) FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength overspeed.org
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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.) Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance. 4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! Get-togethers are highly social & offer “low impact” volunteer work & an opportunity to learn more about LAA. Please call before dropping in. 957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Write Your Heart Out - A Queer Youth & Allies Writing Group. 5:30-6:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. We all have a story to tell. What is yours? Write Your Heart Out is a safe place for Queer youth & allies 22 & under to explore one’s self thru the written word. Fiction, non-fiction & poetry will be encouraged & supported. 322-2515, www. lambert house.org Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. www.dunsheehouse.org Thrivor Trees. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for survivors of childhood sexual assault. thrivortrees@gmail.com 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. Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 1st Thursday each month. For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/Bi men. FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclub seattle.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Support/discussion group meets every Thursday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org
GSA Regional Conference & Social Justice Training in Vancouver WA. 9am-2pm. Quality Inn & Suites, 7001 NE Highway 99, Vancouver WA. Educate yourself on new & interesting ideas to help you work with your school, community or those you come in contact with. Social Justice Training features hands on interactive workshop to apply principles of social justice when confronted by injustice. www.glsenwa.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.) La Movida. 6-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Todos los Viernes. Una junta bilingue para la comunidad GLBTQ en recuperacion de adicciones. Para mas informacion visita entrehermanos.org o llame 322-7700. Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 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 Gamblers Anonymous: Coming Out Winners! 7-8:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Friday. A 12-step meeting of Gamblers Anonymous. This is an open meeting, Gay & Lesbian preferred. All persons welcome. 1-888-GA HELPS. Speak the Speech Readers Theatre. 7-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. A group experiencing wonderful plays being read aloud & what they mean in our lives. www.dunsheehouse.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. (253) 474-8897. GaYme Night 4 Gay & Bi Men. 8pm-1am. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun for Gay & Bi men. www.dunsheehouse.org Men in Dance - The 8th Festival of Against the Grain (10/8-10/10 & 10/15-10/17). Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Information at www.menindance.org, tickets at www. brownpapertickets.com
SATURDAY - October 9
(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org NARAL Pro-Choice Washington 30th Anniversary Liberty Ball Auction. 5-10pm. Bell Harbor Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way. Join us for hors d’oeuvres, 3 silent auctions, dinner & a live auction. Proceeds benefit every woman’s right to choose. Tickets: $125. www.prochoicewashington.org Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. 2nd Saturday of every month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com Men in Dance - The 8th Festival of Against the Grain (10/8-10/10 & 10/15-10/17). Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway.
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Information at www.menindance.org, tickets at www. brownpapertickets.com
SUNDAY - October 10
(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. For complete info & location, NSWG@sexpositive culture.org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.) Men in Dance - The 8th Festival of Against the Grain (10/8-10/10 & 10/15-10/17). Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Information at www.menindance.org, tickets at www. brownpapertickets.com NW Network Documentary Film Showing. 3pm. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. After the documentary, stay to laugh thru the 1990s Gay comedy classic “But I’m a Cheerleader.” www.northwest network.org Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E. (at E. Republican St.) Meets 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. Ski Buddies is a non-profit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly thruout the fall & winter, offering camaraderie & deeply discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org
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 Project at the API Safety Center, April, 4679976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 3227061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; TwoSpirit 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 - 6826711; www.q-law.org 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. Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.seamec.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health
services on a sliding scale. 323-1768. Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle. gov Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Shanti - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org/shanti/ 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 1-5pm Monday-Friday. (425) 339-5298. Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www. eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthe babes. com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops (Basketball): www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www. pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.iagsdc. org/puddletown; Rain Country: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; 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 Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, Seattle Chapter - www.ttca.org; bruce@ttca.org; 1122 E Pike St PMB 905, Seattle, WA 98122-3934. 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 Odyssey: www.genderodyssey. com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersoll center.org; 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; www.LesBeHealthy. org; 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, http://rainshadow women.tripod.com/; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Program: 297-5922, ext 116; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/WA, WA GSA Network supports youthled GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (Gay, Lesbian, OpenMinded, & Bisexual Empowerment): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, ages14-20, in Everett, David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, ages 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; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens, in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412.
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American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver. us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Arts is the nation’s only non-profit Queer writing institute. Bent promotes written & spoken word among LGBTIQ people & in our communities. 860-3035, info@bentwriting.com, info@benditbandits.org, www. bentwriting.com, www.myspace.com/bend-it. 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, 1900 E Madison St, offers an extensive schedule of LGBTQ-supported recovery meetings including AA, Alanon, CLA, CML, GA, NA, SAA, SLAA, OA, XA & Spanish-speaking AA. For current schedule of meetings visit www.chacseattle.org, 860-9560 or call 587-2838 - 24/7. 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. Dunshee House (Home of SASG) offers free, facilitated & confidential support, discussion & skills groups & coordinates retreats, 1 to 1 peer mentoring & special events for those affected by HIV/AIDS & the greater LGBT communities. Dunshee House envisions individuals in communities connected by the shared values of health & well-being, personal development & compassionate support of one another. 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 511 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.imperialcourtofseattle.com In The Life - www.inthelifetv.org Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 511 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. (The Library is located at Gay City’s offices, on the ground floor behind Kaladi Brothers Coffee - just
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follow the signs.) LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; lgbtms connection@comcast.net. 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, 329-0793; www.seattle primetimers.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.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.flying house. org. Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks seattle. 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@
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FRIDAY
Cafe Metropolitain - Funked Up Fridays. Bartender’s Choice Specials all day. C.C. Attle’s - Food Service 8am - Midnight. Happy Hour 8am to 8:30pm. Never a Cover. Century Ballroom - Gay Night 3rd & 4th Friday every month. 7:30 pm lesson $5.00 with cover; 8:30 pm dance $7.00. 21+ with ID. Changes - Prime Rib dinner, $11.75; other dinner special, $8.25. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. DJ Dance 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric. Bear Night, 2nd Friday every month. The Cuff Complex - Country Dance, 7:00 - 10:30 pm. High Energy Dance, 10:30 pm - 3 am. Cover $5.00 @ 9 pm www.cuffcomplex.com. The Elite - No cover! 12pm -2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, $1 off call cocktails, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3.00 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun. - Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3.00 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! Start your weekend off right. Happy Hour 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric. 9 pm - 4 am 21+ * Cover charges as follows: 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am, $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00* **From 2 am - 4 am, 18+ with valid ID on main floor** www.neighboursnightclub.com. Neighbours Underground - Efren's Divas Latin Night. 10 pm - 2 am. 21+ with valid ID. $5.00 cover. 206328-5198. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm; DJ Freddy King of Pants 9 pm - midnight. R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 drafts. Daily drink and bottle specials. Lashes Cabaret at 9 pm with Chablis & company. DJ E spins on the 3rd floor at 10pm VJ Flow spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor. Seattle Eagle - LEATHER NIGHT (watch for events) DJs SMILLER & BunD 8 pm - 2 am. Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh. Twisted - Dancing with DJ Matt Stands, 1st Friday of the month: DJ Trent Von and wet t-shirt contest, 2nd Friday of the month: Fetish Night www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover. Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.
SATURDAY
Cafe Metropolitain - Cheap Shot Saturdays. $4 cheap shots & DJ Skiddle Mixing. C.C. Attle’s - Food Service 8am - Midnight. Happy Hour 8am to 8:30pm. Never a Cover. First Saturday of every month is Bear Night 7pm. Changes - Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free video games & pool all day & Night. Tacos 2 for $2.00 until sold out. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. DJ Dance, 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric. The Cuff Complex - High Energy Dance, 10 pm - 3 am, with DJs Stacey Cooks, MattStands, Harmonix, Funkybear. Cover $5 @ 6 pm www.cuffcomplex.com. The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, $8 Stoli doubles, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour, Sun.-Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! But get in early to beat the line. Capacity enforced for your comfort & safety. Happy Hour, 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials.
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Neighbours - Progressive House with DJ Randy Schlager from C89. 21+ with Valid ID. 9 pm - 4 am. *Cover charges as follows - 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am. $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00. 206-324-5358; www.neighboursnightclub.com. Neighbours Underground - “THE ORIGINAL VOGUE NIGHT” 9 pm - 2 am, $7 cover Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7pm. DJ Freddy King of Pants, 9 pm - midnight. R Place - HAPPY HOUR with Erik 2-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s Lashes cabaret with Chablis and Company at 9pm DJ Flow spins on the 3rd floor at 10 pm VJ E spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor. Seattle Eagle - Underwear Party Night (watch for event listing) DJs HOTPLAY, KING OF PANTS, UPABOVE, KC+guests. Steamworks - 11:30 pm - 4:30 am DJ Chavez Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh. Twisted - Dancing with DJ Trent Von, 3rd Saturday of the month: Boys Night Out with wet underwear contest, Last Saturday of the month: “Diva-Licious” hosted by Madison Lane with Prime Rib dinner special. www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - Absolut Saturdays! $5 Absolut Drinks. South Side Boogie Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am with DJ Dirty Dan. No cover. Wildrose - First Saturday each month, DJs & dancing. $5 cover. www.thewildrosebar.com.
Sunday
Cafe Metropolitain - Hail Mary Sundays: $1 PBR, $5 Bloody Mary Special. C.C. Attle’s - Food Service 8am - Midnight. Happy Hour 8am to 8:30pm. Free Pool. Never a Cover. Changes - Brunch 11am - 3pm $7.25 All You Can Eat Buffet. Karaoke at 9pm A Black Nail Production. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm - 16 players only. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - Re Quest T-Dance DJ John England 6 pm-12 am, Beer Bust $1 domestic drafts & $4 well drinks, Cover $5 @ 6 pm. www.cuffcomplex.com. Bottleneck Lounge - Check out ELIXER, a new “late night” Happy Hour every Sunday night from 9 - midnight. Featuring six, old-school, classic cocktails for just $6 a piece. This is a great way to sample outstanding cocktails at a smokin’ price. The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - NW Sports first on TV. Sound with early afternoon Mariners games. Pitcher special all day with free U-shell peanuts and pool. Neighbours - 9 pm - 2 am Entre Hermanos Noche Latina $5.00 cover 21+ with Valid ID.With DJ Luis. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 2 pm-midnight. Happy Hour until 7 pm. R Place - Happy Hour with Erik 2-7 $5.75 Wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s newest night on the Hill! SIN SUNDAYS HOUSE MUSIC ON THE 3rd Floor. 2 NEW rotating DJ’s every week watch the SGN for the ads. Rosebud - Industry Night, 6 pm - Closing. Bring something indicating that you work in the hospitality industry (pay stub, food handler or alcohol server permit, business card, etc.) to recieve Happy Hour drink and food prices all night!
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Seattle Eagle - Beer Bust $1 Drafts from 2-10pm Dj UP-ABOVE from 10-2 Twisted - Happy Hour all night! www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - Happy Hour All Day! FREE POOL! Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.
MONDAY
Cafe Metropolitain - Martini Mondays: $4 Martinis all day. C.C. Attle’s - Food Service 8am - Midnight. Happy Hour 8am to 8:30pm. Never a Cover. Changes - Happy Hour all day and night. Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. See us at www.clubsilverstone.com. The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” ALL DAY! Tabletop games, pool, darts, pinball. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily, Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Pint night with Happy Hour prices 8 pm-close. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 7 pm. Neighbours - “MAD MESS MONDAYS” With Neighbours hottest new DJ: DJ AARON. No cover. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4-7pm. Hamburger & Draft Beer $6.00 from 4pm -10.00 Black Nail Productions Karaoke 9pm to 1am. R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. FREE POOL ALL DAY ALL NIGHT. Rosebud - Industry Night, 6 pm - Closing. Bring something indicating that you work in the hospitality industry (pay stub, food handler or alcohol server permit, business card, etc.) to recieve Happy Hour drink and food prices all night! Seattle Eagle - Radio Dept. $4 wells all night Dj HOTPLAY from 10 pm - 2 am. Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Twisted - Game Night featuring Pool Tournaments and Wii Bowling. Happy Hour all night! www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - $1 Domestic Drafts, $2.50 all bottled beers, $3 Touch Down Shots. FREE POOL! Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!
TUESDAY
Cafe Metropolitain - Tequila Tuesdays: $4 Tequila Shots $4.50 Margaritas All Day. C.C. Attle’s - Food Service 8am - Midnight. Happy Hour 8am to 8:30pm. Never a Cover. Changes - $1.25 Domestic bottles. Hamburger $2.50, Cheeseburger $3.50, Bacon cheeseburger $4.50. Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free pool all day - 2 tables. The Cuff Complex - Bear-aoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Peanut night with “Free Games” alll day. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. 8-Ball Pool Tournament starts at 6:30 pm. Neighbours Underground - “DRAG IDOL” with your host Ryan Hazey 9 pm - 2 am. $6 cover. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. Black Nail Production Karaoke 9 pm-1 am. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. KARAOKE with Ben 9-2 am.
Rosebud - Speakeasy Night, 8:30 pm - Closing. Listen to prohibition era music by DJ Dubonet and enjoy a libation from William's famous cocktail menu. Dapper dress from the era is encouraged. Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Temple Billiards - (206) 682-3242. Karaoke 9 pm to 1am. A Black Nail Production. Twisted - $2 Tuesday featuring “Are You Smarter Than A Drag Queen?” trivia contest for $2, $2 tacos, well drinks and drafts all night! www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $10 Dizzy Pass - $1 you call it, 6pm to close. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José. Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.
WEDNESDAY
Cafe Metropolitain - Wine-Oh! Wednesdays: $7.50 Wine Tasting. 30% Off Bottled Wines. C.C. Attle’s - Food Service 8am - Midnight. Happy Hour 8am to 8:30pm. Never a Cover. Changes - Happy Hour until 7 pm. Karaoke 9 pm. A Black Nail production. Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. 8-Ball Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. Karaoke 9 pm-1:30 am hosted by Michael. The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher Special. Country Dancing 1st & 3rd Wednesday. POZ Social 2nd Wednesday. Dress Code Leather Social 4th Wednesday. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Dart Tournament starts at 7:30 pm. Neighbours Underground - Roxy's House of Dolls with DJ Trent Von in the Neighbours www.neighboursnightclub.com. 206-324-5358. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Gelliphish 7 pm-midnight. Re-Bar - D.A.I.S.Y. Age with Riz! Hip Hop and R/B from the 1990’s.YO! FREE 10 pm. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff . $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.WET show.All male wet underwear contest 3 rd floor. Hosted by Chablis $100.00 1st place $50.00 2nd place 3 rd place Porn. DJ E Rocks the 3rd floor top 40, R&B. Rosebud - Hump Day Singles Mixer, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, Single? Come in and meet others. Not single? Join us anyway and meet some new friends. Grren Fairy Night, 8:30 pm - Closing. Bartender William channels the Green Fairy using sinful drinks made with absinthe. Anything can happen! Seattle Eagle - on the DOWNLOW $2 Dos Equis Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials. Twisted - Karaoke Idol with Robin. All you can eat spaghetti for $5.50 and $6 Long Island Teas. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 off all mixed drinks and shots. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José. Wildrose - Karaoke 8 pm-12:30 am. No cover; drink specials. www.thewildrosebar.com.
THURSDAY
Cafe Metropolitain - LIT Thursdays: $5 Long Island Iced Teas. C.C. Attle’s - Food Service 8am - Midnight. Happy Hour 8am to 8:30pm. Never a Cover. Changes - Happy Hour from 12 noon til 8pm. Karaoke at 9pm A Black Nail Production. Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm. Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - Pool tournament 7 pm. Karaoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Happy Hour 2 pm 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com. The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Kick off the weekend early. No DJ needed, you control the jukebox. Neighbours - Rock Lobster 80's night with DJ Trent Von. 9 pm - 3 am. $3 cover. 21+ with valid ID; 18+ from 2-3 am. www.neighboursnightclub.com. Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com. PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Thomas from 7 pm-midnight. R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. ASS all male amateur strip show. Hosted by Chablis. $200.00 1st place $100.00 2nd place $50.00 3rd place DJ Flo’w Rocks the 3rd floor top 40 R&B. Seattle Eagle - BAREBACK Thursday $1 Off If You Take Your Shirt Off Dj TOAST from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials. Twisted - Disco Delight! Dance music of the 70s and 80s. BOGO burgers and $2 Bud and Bud Light drafts. www. twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $3 wells, $4 Washington Apples. Wildrose - Cheap date night! $2 wells. Corn dogs & tater tots. www.thewildrosebar.com.
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