SGN Oct 4. 2019 - Part 2

Arts & Entertainment

Agon and Carmina Burana an exciting evening of dance

by Sharon Cumberland

A&E Writer

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

AGON AND CARMINA BURANA

MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL

September 27

Continues through Oct. 6

The opening night of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2019-2020 season began very suitably with the most stripped-down, groundbreaking work by George Balanchine and the most ambitious and spectacular work by Kent Stowell. Together these ballets tell the story of PNB as it evolved from Seattle Opera’s picksee PNB page 4

October 2019 theater openings – spooks edition

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

A new musical, new plays, Seattle premieres, and some spooky fall offerings are on tap this month. Get outcher calendars!

Violet’s Attic: A Grand Ball for Wicked Dolls, Café Nordo, 10/1-11/24

This fall, you’re invited to Violet’s Attic,

24th annual Seattle Queer Film Festival preview

An interview with Festival Director Kathleen Mullen

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SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL

Opening & Closing Night @ SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN Most Screenings & Events @ NW FILM FORUM & GAY CITY October 10-20

The 24th annual Seattle Queer Film Festival (SQFF) begins in earnest this coming Thursday, October 10, with a gala screening of director Stephen Kijak’s Sid & Judy, an in-depth documentary of the late actress, singer and icon Judy Garland and her relationship with her third husband, Sid Luft. The Festival closes October 20 with one of the most celebrated films of 2019, writersee SQFF page 8 No need to go to NYC:

where playtime lasts forever. She’ll feed you treats and play games, but don’t cross her or it’s “IN THE BOX!” for you. The Nordo Culinarium will be transformed into a world scaled to be seen from the button eyes of Violet’s favorite dolls (you!) complete with a giant Jack in the Box and food fit for a doll party. www.cafenordo.com

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

INDECENT

SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Through October 26

First, you should know that this is one of the seminal productions in Seattle stage history and you should not miss it!

Paula Vogel has crafted a deeply Jewish play about deeply Jewish issues. She’s told a kind of “back story” about a play that Yiddish writer Sholem Asch wrote in 1906, God of Vengeance, that made its way to Broadway in 1923, only to be shut down abruptly as obscenity! But through writing about all the issues this particular play raised in the Jewish community, she also

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The Christians, Pony World Theatre, 10/3-26 (at Phinney Ridge Lutheran, Plymouth Congregational, St. Peter’s Episcopal churches)

Here’s a story of a church that grew over twenty years from a modest storefront to a congregation that numbers in the thousands. Led by Pastor Paul and his wife Elizabeth, the church now has classrooms, a coffee shop, escalators, and a baptismal font as big as a swimming pool. The church looks to celebrate its growth and paying off all its debt, but Pastor Paul tells his flock he now believes there is no such thing as Hell. His sermon ruptures the once happy, unified congregation and also threatens his marriage with Elizabeth. Can we still love each other if we hold different beliefs?

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/4316533

Austen’s Pride, A New Musical of Pride and Prejudice, 5th Avenue Theatre, 10/427 (world premiere) (opens 10/18) Jane Austen is writing her masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice. As she shapes the course of her novel, its characters spring to life around her. With a classical Broadway score and clever, contemporary lyrics, this is a musical of beauty, wit, and wisdom, wrapped up in a journey of self-discovery. Austen’s Pride is the 21st new musical to be produced by The 5th Avenue. www.5thavenue.org

The Hound of the Baskervilles, CenterStage, 10/4-27

Sherlock Holmes doesn’t believe in the supernatural. But when a man comes to 221B Baker Street insisting that a ghostly hellhound is killing off the cursed members of the Baskerville family, and that the new young lord of the manor may be next, Holmes’ attention is captured and he agrees to take on the case. With the faithful Dr. Watson at his side, Holmes sets off into the misty moors to face one of his most thrilling cases. www.centerstagetheatre.com

The Pavilion, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, 10/10-11/9

Kari, a small-town woman who is building a life for herself in the town she grew up in, sees Peter, who abandoned Kari and Pine City, Minnesota, as a youth, at their 20-year high school reunion. Peter sees the reunion as a chance to redeem himself. The story demonstrates Life as an ongoing cycle of rebirth. www.strawshop.org

Overcoming – A Womxn Playwright Festival, 18th and Union, 10/10-19

The powerhouse playwrights who created pieces for this evening of short plays include Lenore Bensinger, Kelleen Conway Blanchard, Robin Brooks, Anuhea Brown, Emily Conbere, Elizabeth Coplan, and Keiko Green. Stories include: the artist who, despite racial discrimination, endeavors to make it big in a mouse’s world, the mother who faces unthinkable grief and loss, strange and compelling ways that people find to express their love for one another when battling cancer, and how a non-mom and her non-kid create a bond that surpasses their differing blood. www.18thandunion.org

The Great Moment, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 10/11-11/17 (world premiere)

As Sarah’s grandfather is nearing the end of his life, her precocious young son Evan is at the beginning of his. This intensely personal, relatable family story is about how, at different ages, we find – or lose ourselves.

Playwright Anna Ziegler (Photograph 51) writes a funny and poetic meditation on beginnings and endings, birth and age, and the moments of transition that mark our passage from life to death. www.seattlerep.org

Sagittarius Ponderosa, Albatross Theatre Lab, 10/11-19 (at Theatre Puget Sound’s Theatre4, Seattle Center Armory)

Archer, a young trans man, finds himself home with his family when his father falls seriously ill. Not yet out to his relatives, Archer must grapple with grief and frustration, all while living with people who don’t truly know who he is. But everything changes when he encounters a local botany student and the old Ponderosa pine tree he’s studying deep in the Oregon woods. Sagittarius Ponderosa is a story of the love we have, the love we seek, and the relationships we build to navigate our lives.

www.albatrosstheatrelab.com

Ghost Party, Dacha Theatre, 10/12-23 (at Russian Community Center)

You live, you die, you move on – that’s how it’s supposed to go. But when an unlucky subset of the dead have been reliving the same ill-fated party over and over for decades, it’s up to you to try to find a way to change their fates. You will interactively explore a mysterious gala of lost souls and interact with its diverse inhabitants. You might dive deep into one ghost’s tragic past and find a way to set them free – or you might try and meet as many spirits as you can.

It is, after all, a party! www.dachatheatre.com

Little Red Riding Hood, Thistle Theatre, 10/12-27 (various locations)

Little Red Riding Hood sets off to Grandmutter’s house with a basket full of goodies and stumbles into an armful of adventure. Rudy, an impish squirrel, befriends Little Red Riding Hood and warns her of the dangerous wolf. The arrogant wolf assumes a variety of disguises in his attempt to gobble her up. Fritz, the telegram singing bird, and Greta, a rabbit with a carriage full of baby bunnies, round out the zany cast of characters. This actionfilled show is set in Bavaria and includes an interactive song in which the audience is invited to sing along. www.thistletheatre.org

The Tempest, Seattle Shakespeare Company, 10/15-11/10 (opens 10/18)

Prospero (played by Mari Nelson), stripped of power, position, and wealth for twelve long years, has plotted in exile on an enchanted island. When enemies sail too close, Prospero conjures a magical storm to shipwreck the passengers. The mysterious island holds secrets, along with curious creatures and fantastical spirits. While dispensing justice and watching over her daughter’s emerging romance, Prospero’s old wounds begin to heal, and reconciliation and forgiveness seem within reach for all. This production mixes sexes to reveal different interpretations of this classic Shakespeare play. Also, original music and choral performance is included.

www.seattleshakespeare.org

The Thanksgiving Play, Seattle Public Theater, 10/17-11/16

Larissa Fasthorse writes about Thanksgiving, that most American of holidays: when families gather to celebrate the warmth of home, the bounty of the harvest – and a legacy of genocide and violent colonial expansion. Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in this funny satire, as a troupe of terminally “woke” teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. www.seattlepublictheater.org

Dracula ACT Theatre, 10/18-11/17

Steven Dietz has re-adapted his Dracula for ACT’s stage. Dietz’s take on the beloved, bloodcurdling tale of good versus evil includes a surprising twist: Mina, the object of Dracula’s desire, sets out to uncover the mysterious haunting of her fiancé and the reason why her closest companion, Lucy, feels her body summoned by howls and whispers in the dark. Mina

knows she must boldly challenge the ruler of the night before it’s too late.

www.acttheatre.org

The Revolutionists, Theatre22, 10/1811/9 (at 12th Avenue Arts)

(Performed in rotation with White) Lauren Gunderson’s play – one of the most performed plays nationwide of 2019 – is a story about four badass women who lose their heads (literally) in this irreverent comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, deposed queen Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle tell their stories together and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.

www.theatre22.org

White, Theatre22, 10/18-11/9 (at 12th Avenue Arts)

(Performed in rotation with The Revolutionists)

James Ijames writes about Gus, an artist. A very good artist. He’s just not a famous artist. So when a major art museum puts out a call for “new perspectives,” Gus decides to seize his opportunity. He hires Vanessa, an actress, to perform as Balkonaé Townsend, a brash and political artist that will fit the museum’s desire for “new voices” to present his work as her own. Everything is great until Balkonaé embraces her power and the two become entwined in a knot of confusion. As Vanessa gets more deeply into her role, the plan spins out of control, while the play explores intersectionality of race, gender, sexuality, and art.

www.theatre22.org

The Brothers Paranormal, Pork Filled Productions, 10/26-11/16 (at Theatre Off Jackson) (rolling world premiere)

The Brothers Paranormal by Prince Gomolvilas is about two Thai-American brothers who launch a ghost-hunting business in order to capitalize on the nationwide increase in sightings of Asian-looking ghosts. When the siblings end up investigating the home of an African-American couple that claims to be haunted by one very terrifying spirit, everyone’s notions of reality, fantasy, and sanity clash against the shocking truth.

www.porkfilled.com

Agon (1957)

Choreography: George Balanchine

Music: Igor Stravinsky (1953-56)

up dance troupe to a nationally renowned, world-class ballet company with its own superlative dancers and orchestra. The opening night audience greeted Agon’s fascinating architectural movements with whoops of enthusiasm, exceeded only by joyous shouts, after intermission, when the great wheel of Fortune turned again in Carmina Burana

It was a perfect balance of music and dance styles, as well as a tribute to two great figures in the history of PNB: George Balanchine, whose dances inform the company today and who trained PNB’s Artistic Director Peter Boal, and Kent Stowell, who, along with his wife, Francia Russell, was Co-Artistic Director of PNB from 1977-2005. (Both Stowell and Russell danced and worked with George Balanchine at New York City Ballet before coming to Seattle via the Frankfurt Ballet to join PNB, introducing Balanchine’s work to the company and Seattle audiences during their tenure.) Stowell’s 80th birthday was celebrated by the company and audience at the curtain call!

George Balanchine is justly famous for his ability to construct elaborate patterns on stage with any number of dancers. This skill enriches his story ballets like Swan Lake, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Nutcracker, as well as his non-story dances that use patterns for their own sake rather than in the furtherance of a narrative. Agon, to music Balanchine commissioned from his fellow Russian, Igor Stravinsky, continues to be the epitome of this style of dancing. The Greek word “agon” means “conflict” or “contest,” as in an athletic competition. Stravinsky titled the work, and Balanchine made his athletic dancers create movements that had never been seen before, and that shocked and delighted the original audiences in 1957. Sixty-two years later, audiences are still delighted – perhaps less shocked – but certainly thrilled by the architecture, precision, and modernism of Agon

The dancers are dressed in black and white – men in black tights and white tee shirts, with Balanchine’s signature addi-

tion of white dance slippers and socks that make their foot movements stand out against a plain blue backdrop. The women wear white tights and plain black leotards, as if to say “The only story here is how we move to the music.” And how they move! Every part of the body is mobile and distinct. In the opening quartet, four men stand in a line and shift their weight from one foot to the other, standing on the balls of their feet, then the ankles, describing triangles with their legs, their arms outspread as though they are on tightropes. The ensuing movements, from casual walking in rhythmic patterns and pirouettes to sequential patterns that travel down their horizontal line-up like moving hieroglyphs, are completely absorbing. Six women join them, with movements equally original and complex, yet executed with a genial detachment that seemed to say: “This is what’s possible when you invent new movements with new music.”

The most famous section of Agon, the male/female duet, was originally performed by Arthur Mitchell, an African American dancer (later the founder of Dance Theater of Harlem), and Diana

Adams, a white dancer. This was not only daring because of the unusual and dramatic movements, but because in 1957 when the work premiered, racial mixing was still taboo in many parts of the country. Francia Russell, who was in the original cast in 1957 and who staged the current PNB production, recalled that Diana Adams was a very magisterial, elegant woman whose detachment was a perfect match for Mitchell’s aristocratic bearing. The duet, in which the man manipulates the semaphores of the woman’s legs and arms as she bends and turns, packs a wallop. Their cool, emotional distance focuses the audience on the dance itself. There are no romantic stories here –just phenomenal movement to Stravinsky’s unexpected musical twists and turns.

On opening night Lesley Rauche and Seth Orza performed the duet with elegant precision, and though Francia Russell said in an interview that Balanchine banned emotion claiming that Agon was “only music and movement,” one could feel the courtly attention each dancer paid to their partner which, short of emotion, was the image of respect.

Carmina Burana (1993)

Choreography: Kent Stowell

Music: Carl Orff (1937)

When the curtain comes up on Ming Cho Lee’s massive setting for Carmina Burana –medieval poems set to music by Carl Orff –the audience is confronted with a huge wheel suspended in air, turning slowly, ominously. Behind the wheel, as though framed, is a large choir in monk’s robes, who blast out the Latin song “O Fortuna”: “O Fortune, you are like the moon, ever waxing, ever waning… poverty and power, it melts them like ice…” This introduction to the music and dances that follow is so dramatic, going from double forte to a whisper, with a driving undercurrent punctuated with thumping drums, that the audience is sitting up in their seats, completely wired. Only after the wild introduction do you notice a ring of men sprawled like fallen stars under the wheel, quasi naked. They snap up on one arm, legs splayed, and collapse again, rolling, jumping, falling – setting the pattern of circle dances that follow as each song describes another aspect of fickle fortune and its impact on humanity.

In my opinion, this is Kent Stowell’s best work because it suits his style of choreography so well. Unlike the expansive, inventive Balanchine, Stowell has a limited vocabulary of movement that, at its best, is deployed in a multitude of ways. The setting of the great wheel of fortune, and the ancient subject matter of man’s fate, are just his cup of tea – or rather something stronger, more like flaming mead.

Following the thrilling circle dance of the quasi naked men comes an elaborate and beautiful sequence of couples who are completely naked (they’re wearing skin suits). It’s as though creation happens again and again with multiple Adams and Eves, who perform arresting simulations of love and sex in an Eden-like setting. One dance gesture that has never left my mind is of a man crouching to make a platform of his back while his lovely partner stretches her back over his, making soft, swimming gestures in the air with her arms and legs. It goes by in a flash but returns, along with other striking gestures, as the dances progress, like a refrain that reminds us of our origins.

The audience favorite of these elaborated circle dances was “In Taberna,” in which a corps of rowdy barflies circle

around a single prostitute – the seductive Noelani Pantastico on opening night – as she teases, seduces, rejects and pleases them all. Three focus characters, including a tormented monk, a frantic gambler, and a cynical wine-merchant, go through agonies of desire for money and luck: “When we are in the tavern, we do not think how we will go to dust, but we hurry to gamble…”

James Moore, Seth Orza, and William LinYee danced the desperate men, tearing their clothes and flinging themselves at the feet of the red-clad prostitute – who finally triumphs over them all as she personifies Fortune and chooses one lucky man. My favorite part was what looked to me like a cave-man dance – the rowdies form something like a conga-line and hunker over each other, stomping around the circle as though devolving in front of our eyes. It was funny, truthful, erotic, and exciting.

The final section of the dance, “Cour D’Amour,” was less interesting to me because it personified courtly love, and was basically a romantic ballet with a Princess (Lesley Rausch) and Prince (Jerome Tisserand) and a huge corps of twenty-four dancers – a very crowded stage. There wasn’t enough room to form interesting or elaborate figures, so we saw repeated high kicks and bows. Though the principals danced beautifully, the most exciting choreography came in the earlier parts.

The chorus was on stage the entire time, singing constantly – a real act of stamina and power on the part of the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union. Conductor Emil de Cou and the large orchestra electrified the audience with their execution of Orff’s complex instrumentation and wild dynamics. All the solo singers acquitted themselves well, but my favorite, as well as the audience’s, was tenor Zach Finklestein whose range reached into counter-tenor heights. All together, it was a wonderful performance. Though some of the Stowell dances are going into retirement as PNB’s repertoire moves forward, this dance will probably stay with us for years to come – to our Good Fortune!

See Pacific Northwest Ballet’s performances of Agon and Carmina Burana through October 6 at McCaw Hall. www. pnb.org

Gritty Joker an overtly theatrical piece of clownish performance art

by Sara Michelle Fetters

SGN A&E Writer

JOKER

Now playing

There’s a lot to admire, maybe even love about what director and co-writer Todd Phillips (The Hangover, War Dogs) has done with his latest dark drama Joker. Not so much a revisionist take on the classic DC Comic supervillain as it is a reasoned, down-to-earth inspection of societal elements that could inadvertently create an all-too-human monster, the movie attempts to be a gritty look at wealth inequity, the shrinking middle class and the marginalization of mental health resources, especially in large urban multicultural metropolises. But even though his aspirations are high, and while technical elements for one of the director’s productions have never been better, I just didn’t find Phillips and co-writer Scott Silver’s (The Finest Hours) script to be complex or intelligent enough to get the job done. I don’t think it works, and for all the film’s many strengths I didn’t feel there were enough of them to make sitting through all 121 minutes of it worthwhile.

Gotham is in a state of unrest. There’s a garbage strike, the populace is angry and giant “super rats” wander around the back alleys and sewers. Billionaire businessman Thomas Wayne (Brett Cullen) is pondering a run for mayor on a platform of cleaning up the city and putting an end to corruption. While his mother Penny (Frances Conroy), a former employee of Wayne Enterprises, claims the political neophyte is a “good man,” frequently writing him personal letters and waiting patiently for a response, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) isn’t so sure. A low rent clown with aspirations of becoming a standup comic, he’s given up on believing politicians can fix society’s ills or that the wealthy elite care anything at all for the working poor that make up the majority of Gotham’s populace.

There’s not a lot more as far as plot is concerned. What Phillips and Silver have constructed is an observational character study of a sad, lonely man who is growing increasingly angry thanks to the lack of understanding, opportunity, kindness and love he feels he deserves. There is something of an examination of mental illness and the lack of governmental care, and there are additional elements regarding the lingering scars of emotional and psychological abuse on the parts of parents towards their children. Some of this is highly effective, most notably scenes where Arthur learns about the dissolution of Gotham’s social services safety net and the canceling of his psychiatric treatment

and access to medication. Other aspects most decidedly are not, including revelations regarding Penny and her connection to Thomas Wayne.

What does all this mean as far as Arthur’s evolution into the villain Joker is concerned? It’s a step-by-step process, one rooted in 1970s, early ’80s New York cinema, most notably (and most obviously) the films of Martin Scorsese and Sidney Lumet. But while Phillips goes out of his way to channel the visual aesthetics of works like Dog Day Afternoon, Network, Taxi Driver, After Hours and The King of Comedy, his ends up being only a surface level dissection of these types of characters and this sort of milieu. He doesn’t dig into what makes Arthur tick or find a way to scrutinize the roots of the societal and cultural ills that are helping to transform him into a cold-blooded killer. It’s all halfbaked platitudes and patriarchal stereotypes, some of which feel so tone-deaf they border on being insulting.

But not always so. There are layers of truth that are admittedly affecting, and I appreciate that Phillips and Silver do make a valiant attempt to analyze the state of mental health treatment and care in the United States at this moment in time. Make no mistake, even if the movie exists in an unstated early 1980s major city Americana, it’s the here and now that the filmmakers are most interested in dissecting. What happens to Arthur is an injustice, at least early on, mainly because he is reaching out for help, going to counseling and taking his prescribed medication. When that goes away without any warning, with no chance to make other arrangements, that is a heinous thing that the wannabe comedian has every right to be angry about. It also just happens to be one of the only key plot elements that is studied with any sort of evenhanded introspective specificity.

Other than that, though, I’m not sold on the various plot mechanics Phillips and Silver have engineered for their dark antihero to become a brutal clown prince of crime. While I do not have an issue with the level of violence (it’s honestly nowhere near as indulgent or as repugnant as it easily could have been), the context in which it is often utilized is far too glib to resonate. Arthur’s masculine insecurities are tinkered and toyed with in ways that are more superficial than they are substantive. The girl he likes plants him squarely in the proverbial friendzone. He becomes the butt of the joke to a citywide Gotham audience when a disastrous video of his first attempt at standup is broadcast on a late night talk show host’s popular television program. He has to pay for a broken storefront sign out of his own

pocket after he’s beaten up and left in an alley in a fetal position by a bunch of kids. It’s a lot of boo-hoo-hoo and oh-woe-is-me and precious little else, all of it content to revel in immature platitudes with no intention whatsoever to try and go above and beyond any of them.

I can’t say I was taken with Phoenix’s full-throttle, overtly theatrical performance. While he certainly gives all of himself, I just didn’t buy anything it was he was doing. Look at that weight loss! Look at the strange ways he contorts his body! Look at how many cigarettes he smokes! Look how his aggressive outbursts come out of places of austere stillness! Look! Look! Look! LOOK! Phillips gives him so much freedom it’s almost as if Phoenix is just making up everything he’s doing as he goes along without any directorial instruction or control. This isn’t so much a creation of a fully-formed three-dimensional character as it is an energetically flamboyant piece of performance art, hardly a positive as far as I was concerned.

The supporting cast is fine if underutilized, especially Robert De Niro as Arthur’s comedy idol talk show host Murray Franklin, the Academy Award-winning actor basically taking the Jerry Lewis role from The King of Comedy and making as much out of it as the script allows him to. But Conroy is left out to dry in a rather thankless role, while the magnetic Zazie Beetz is wasted as Arthur’s neighbor, single mother and object of affection Sophie Dumond. Granted, that she ends up being a male fantasy is somewhat the point, her involvement in the story a key ingredient in Arthur’s growing psychosis. But Phillips can’t seem to find a way to do anything interesting or intellectually stimulating with that idea, the actress left to fend for herself as she tries to figure out how her character fits inside all of this psychological chaos.

Still, the moments that do work are spellbinding. A sequence where Arthur in full Joker glory descends a massive staircase leading to his apartment building is glorious, while a scene a few beats before that at the gates to Wayne Manor is humorous, chilling and heartbreaking all at once. Phillips is also aided in his pursuit to set a suitably ominous and discombobulating tone by composer Hildur Guðnadóttir’s (Mary Magdalene) stupendous, Oscar-worthy score, while Lawrence Sher’s (Godzilla: King of the Monsters) stunning cinematography gives the film a grungy, lived-in quality that’s nothing less than perfect.

As great as all of this is, none of these attributes makes me want to rethink any of what I have written. I didn’t like the movie, and I can’t be more definitive than that. As strong as many individual pieces and elements might be, none of them come together in a satisfying way. While I do think Phillips has something to say and that it does make some modicum of sense for him to utilize DC Comic’s most famous villain to help him state it, I find that I do not think he makes these statements with memorable, thoughtprovoking clarity. Joker wasn’t for me, and even if I were to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight and have a sudden desire to see the world burn that still doesn’t mean I see my opinion changing anytime soon.

Animalistically risqué Death of Dick Long a potently mordant kick to the head

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

THE DEATH OF DICK LONG

Now playing

After a night of partying that included alcohol, drugs and bad decisions (all of which only got more excessive as the evening progressed), Alabama bandmates Zeke Olsen (Michael Abbott Jr.) and Earl Wyeth (Andre Hyland) find themselves in the wee hour of the morning dropping off the bruised, battered and bloodied body of the third member of their group, Dick Long, in the parking lot of the local hospital. They do not want anyone to know what happened, especially their friend’s wife, Jane (Jess Weixler), fairly certain no one will understand what it was they’d gotten up to, believing if the truth were ever to get out neither of them could show their faces in public ever again.

Problem is that the emergency room doctors aren’t able to do anything for Dick, the young man dying on the operating table. It’s foul play of some sort, that Dr. Richter (Roy Wood Jr.) is certain of, but what type of foul play, or whether it was even murder or was instead some sort of bizarre accident, those questions he cannot answer. He’ll leave figuring that out to Sheriff Spenser (Janelle Cochrane) and her overeager new deputy Officer Dudley (Sarah Baker), the duo determined to figure out the dead man’s identity so they can speak with his friends and family in order to get some idea of what he might have been up to before being unceremoniously dumped at the hospital.

As weird as elements of that synopsis of The Death of Dick Long might sound, that’s nothing compared to what motion picture director Daniel Scheinert (Swiss Army Man) and writer Billy Chew have actually concocted. Inspired by an event here in my neck of the woods of Washington state,

what happened to Dick and why Zeke and Earl are so reticent to talk about it is something best learned from watching the movie and not spoken about by me here. Suffice it to say, things get weird, but do so in a visceral, highly personal way that makes it easy to understand why all involved in this tragedy are so keen to keep it secret. But that creepy, uncomfortable lunacy is also what makes the film so peculiarly genuine, the effect all of this ends up having on Zeke’s relationship with his wife Lydia (Virginia Newcomb) shockingly potent in ways I honestly never saw coming.

I know that’s vague, but I’m not sure how else to approach this one. Scheinert and Chew’s story has several twists and turns, and while many of them are revealed to the audience quite early on, the repercussions they have for all who end up getting involved with this story are appallingly cozy and aberrantly unanticipated. By revolving things around Zeke and Lydia’s marriage, by so seamlessly weaving the pair’s precocious daughter Cynthia (Poppy Cunningham) into how the mystery behind Dick’s inexplicable demise is solved, the filmmakers ground things in a believably hardscrabble working class humanity that only grows in resonance as things spiral out of control. As outlandish as it all gets, this marriage, this couple, this pair of parents trying to figure out what is best for them, their children and their family, that is the heart and soul of the movie, and because of that the underlying perversity that started

INDECENT

explores, in specificity, issues that bleed out into every specific culture in the world.

In Indecent, Vogel shows Asch, as a 21-year-old, having his play read aloud in the house of I.L. Peretz, another famous Yiddish writer, and getting the reaction from the men present that the play is a shocking depiction of Jewish life and they think it will cause people to judge Jews harshly, keenly aware as they are to antiSemitism and the negative, embedded prejudices of the general population.

The play is about a visibly-moral Jewish family whose income comes from the immoral ways of prostitution. In that dark world, Rivkele, the daughter of the family falls in love with a prostitute, Manke, who shows her how pure love can be in the midst of a life of darkness.

But the play is also about false piety and class struggle and corruption, as demonstrated by the father, Yankl. That is less apparent in Indecent than in synopses of the actual Asch play, but those issues are the ones that worried Jews who thought it would boomerang onto the Jewish community.

Most marginalized communities have struggled with art created with layered and less than perfect characters. White, majority populations can have art that ranges, like Shakespeare, from royal to scandalous, because there is so much of it that a few immoral characters don’t reflect on a whole community. But if there are few pieces of art to begin with, how then is it acceptable to show prostitution and lesbianism and a family man that purports to follow God’s law, but instead is making money from “debauchery?”

Don’t we have to show ourselves in our best light? After all, if someone doesn’t know any Jews (Blacks, Latins, Asians, etc.), maybe they’ll think we are all like that!

But Asch’s play was apparently so moving that it played (in Yiddish) all over the world to acclaim. In Indecent, Vogel demonstrates that a lot of that acclaim comes from the “rain” scene that so affected people emotionally that they forgave any perceived flaws in the rest of the play.

Yet, while Vogel presents tidbits of the actual Asch play, we don’t get to see the “rain” scene until the last moments of her play. Indeed, at that moment, it seems impossible not to be moved by the love and purity and sanctity of the moment.

this chain of events in motion in the first place isn’t as abhorrently disgusting as it by all accounts should be.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. After all, Scheinert was one half of a directorial duo (Daniel Kwan being the other) that managed to make a movie about a shipwrecked Paul Dano utilizing Daniel Radcliffe’s overlyflatulent corpse as a motorized vehicle to get back to civilization moderately wonderful. The fact he’s able to take the nastier components of Chew’s script and ground them in something authentic, something emotion-

ally genuine, none of that should strike me as being outside the realm of possibility. But that he does it with such ease, with such heart, that I cannot say I expected. More importantly, Scheinert’s trust in his cast to not overplay their collective hand and to treat the material seriously, not as camp, and yet still find a way to maintain the mordant black humor of the piece is equally laudable, his balancing of all these various elements nothing less than exceptional. Not that I can say all of these multifarious puzzle pieces fit together as nicely as they

When the Seattle Rep announced they were going to do Indecent, even the knowledge that Sheila Daniels would direct didn’t instantly bring security to the notion of an all-Jewish play being done properly in Seattle. Seattle has a history of Jewish “erasure,” somehow thinking that if Judaism is a religion (only), then any white person can play a Jew. I’ve seen it quite a few times,

are likely intended to. The subplot involving Earl is clunky and not nearly as well developed as I felt it needed to be for the climactic bits involving him to have any sort of impact. There are also moments where the ghoulish humor threatens to overwhelm things to the point the inherent drama lurking not-so-subtly underneath the surface starts to dissipate slightly, almost as if Scheinert is so excited about unleashing his next unbelievably insane gag that he almost forgets about the very human tale of a man in existential crisis and the family on the verge of tragic collapse he’s been working so hard to tell with such evenhanded authority.

That it all comes together as nicely as it does is a byproduct of that thankfully never happening. The director does manage to maintain focus, and in large part thanks to the exquisite central performance from Abbott Jr. and masterful supporting turns from Cochrane, Baker and especially Newcomb, his motion picture remains a hypnotically shattering gem throughout its breezily paced 100 or so minutes. Scheinert’s latest isn’t going to be for everyone, those easily offended by the slightest sexuallycharged indecency likely to walk out halfway through. As for those willing to take the plunge into the animalistically risqué unknown, The Death of Dick Long gallops to the finish line with commanding tenacity, its final moments hitting me like a swift kick to the head from a startled horse I’d made the unfortunate mistake to frighten from behind.

here, to the failure of the production. Having “good intentions” isn’t enough.

The experience, however, is sublime, and the production is transporting and as good as I can imagine the play being presented. The cast is uniformly excellent, led by the exquisite trio of musicians, Alexander Sovronsky (violin), Kate Olson (clarinet) and Jamie Maschler (accordion). This play’s resonance

would be nothing without the living sound of klezmer from these versatile players.

The seven main actors play dozens of roles, with each inhabiting one or two key memorable roles. Bradford Farwell mainly plays the narrator role of Lemml, Ron Orbach mainly plays Yankl the pimp, Julie Briskman mainly plays his wife. Antoine Yared mainly plays Asch and Nathaniel Tenenbaum has a key riveting moment as a rabbi in NYC who so disapproves of the play that he reports it to the authorities.

Even as they are ensemble players, compelling Cheyenne Casebier plays Manke and riveting and heartbreaking Andi Alhadeff plays Rivkele. They play these two roles even as they also play different characters who play those play-within-aplay characters. Yep, that’s a confusing sentence, but you’ll know what I mean when you see the play.

L.B. Morse has created a versatile set that combines a suitably frayed, rundown look of torn fabrics but allows for needed projections of translated text and other uses the script calls for, as time and location change in instants and the audience needs an assist. Costume designer Beth Goldenberg had to include quick changes for the actors who become many different characters, also in an instant.

The script is not without a few small flaws, one of which is that it seems like it has at least three endings before it ends. But there is so much innovation and heart that it’s almost not worth picking at. You should know that it purports to be an hour and 45 minutes long without intermission, but opening night was slightly longer. That’s a long sit.

However, it seemed like the minutes flew by. There is no wasted moment in the production. This play is worth seeing more than once, and I can count on one hand, probably, the plays I have felt this way about in years.

It is complicated, asks much of an audience member, includes multiple other languages and accents, and maybe introduces a culture you know little about. Embrace it and go!

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director Céline Sciamma’s award-winning drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Inbetween those two efforts the folks at Three Dollar Bill Cinema are packing an eclectic variety of features, shorts, forums and community outreach efforts, this year’s SQFF a smorgasbord of cinematic goodness Pacific Northwest audiences are almost certain to positively respond to.

Festival Director Kathleen Mullen returns for her fourth go-round as the chief programmer for the festival, and once again she has made it her personal mission to generate as diverse and as inclusive an international slate of selections as possible. I had the opportunity to sit down with Mullen for a few minutes to chat about this year’s SQFF. Here are some edited excerpts from what she had to say:

Sara Michelle Fetters: I think the most obvious question is, what happened to “TWIST!”?

Kathleen Mullen: [laughs] To be honest, there were a lot of names [for the festival]. A lot of names. There’s “Three Dollar Bill Cinema presents.” There was “TWIST! Seattle Queer Film Festival.” There were names before those.

“TWIST!” just felt like something we didn’t need. We thought we could make it more streamlined and easier to remember. Three Dollar Bill Cinema presents the Seattle Queer Film Festival. Just rolls of the tongue a little better.

Sara Michelle Fetters: This year’s festival, it’s an eclectic lineup that spans the globe. It had to have been fun for you and your programmers to work on.

Kathleen Mullen: It was! I feel great about this year’s lineup. We just had so many good films to look at. We had over 600 submissions this year, which was a hundred up from last year. Just the sheer

wall happened 50 years ago. Some people say there’s a link, while others say there’s absolutely no link at all. But I think it’s perhaps somewhere in-between. I just feel like we want to look back on our history. We want to look back on figures in our history that have meant something to the queer community. That’s the thread throughout the whole program this year. What’s been happening in the last 50 years of film? I think that’s important to think about, and Sid & Judy is a piece of that.

We’re doing a documentary, State of Pride, which is all about, what is Pride now? What are we doing? Where are we

diversity of the types of films, and the subjects, it was incredible. We had a number of local films and we lots of documentaries. So yes, it was a lot of fun to put it together.

Sara Michelle Fetters: It’s perfect timing for the opening night film, Sid & Judy, especially with the Renée Zellweger drama Judy opening in theatres just last week. This is probably an obvious question with an equally obvious answer, but why all the interest in Judy Garland right now?

Kathleen Mullen: I’m going to answer with why I’m interested so much in Judy Garland. I mean, I was a little kid, and I was a queer kid. I came out when I was 17, and The Wizard of Oz was for me the most amazing young person’s journey. All of the magic of Dorothy and her friends, it all really spoke to me as a kid. So I have a personal relationship and love for Judy Garland.

Then there is just this crazy connection. Judy Garland died 50 years ago and Stone-

now in the present day? We also have a shorts program called “Queer Yesteryear.” It all fits together, so the choice to have Sid & Judy as our opening night film definitely ties into that 50 years of queer cinema.

Sara Michelle Fetters: And then juxtaposing that, you have a selection closing out this year’s festival that could be seen as being a vital entry in the future of LGBTQ cinema, Céline Sciamma’s award-winning and critically acclaimed Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Kathleen Mullen: It is a masterpiece.

Céline won best film at our festival in 2011 for Tomboy. I just said to everyone that we had to play it. When I talked to the distributor I was like, “We need this film. I love it so much. You have to give it to us.”

[laughs]

Portrait of a Lady on Fire won the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay at Cannes. It played Telluride and received raves. It’s playing all over the world right now and receiving

staggering notices. I felt thrilled that we got the film because I really feel that it, for me, represents where queer cinema is going. The fact it’s from an out woman filmmaker and that she’s still receiving so much acclaim in the mainstream, not just from the LGBTQ community, I think that’s incredible.

I really feel that this is where we are at now, that such high-quality work like this gets internationally recognized. We have this forum called “Queering the Script” and we’re doing a whole panel on queer casting and fandom. That’s a subject that feels important to talk about right now. Queers are starting to decide what stories they want to have told and who’s going to be playing the roles of these queer characters. That’s important.

Sara Michelle Fetters: It’s interesting to me that this year, you look at something like “Supergirl,” which had its most

casting panel. She was in “Transparent” and she started her own web series called Razor Tongue that she stars in. I think people are going to get so much out of these panels this year.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Speaking of Trans representation, we go from one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2019 being your closing night offering to one of the most controversial LGBTQ films of the entire year. I’m talking about Adam, of course. What was the decision process like to screen this one at the festival this year?

Kathleen Mullen: We talked a lot about it. We talked about it a lot. We sent it to a few people on our committee, but also a few people off of our committee, and we did a lot of consultation. I personally like Adam. I think there are lots of complexities to the film. It’s by a Trans filmmaker, Rhys Ernst, who’s going to be here at the festi-

critically acclaimed season, or you look at Hustlers, which is one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2019, and both of these enterprises have two very high-profile Trans actresses in lead roles [Nicole Maines, Trace Lysette]. But their characters aren’t defined by their transness. That is something that’s new that I don’t think we’ve seen before.

Kathleen Mullen: Isn’t that great? I think that’s one of the things that people are looking at, like they happen to be Trans but they’re playing more complex roles and characters. That’s definitely something we’re going to be addressing on that panel. Rain Valdez is going to be on our queer

val, and he’s going to do a whole moderated Q&A session with Kai Tillman, a Trans filmmaker from Portland who is on our screening committee. I think we’re putting everything into context. I also think that you should show all kinds of queer films, and we felt that this was an important one to put in our lineup.

I respect people who don’t like it. I’ve heard the different arguments. I’ve read extensively about the different opinions and different viewpoints on the film and I had to think a lot about that and weigh carefully the decision. In the end I decided that it had a place at the festival along with all our 156 other queer films. I do want to support

Rhys’ work. I think that he’s an interesting filmmaker, and I want to support him as a Trans filmmaker even though Adam isn’t always popular with everyone.

Sara Michelle Fetters: For you personally, what are some of the things that have you most excited about this year’s festival?

Kathleen Mullen: I think for me it’s a combination of the films, the parties and the events. But also we have some really great workshops. We’re doing “How to be a Trans Ally,” which is a workshop that we’ve done a few times now at both Translations and SQFF. But we’re also doing “How to be an Effective Ally” with Anastacia-Reneé to

ment. By having films and having discussions and having guests and having workshops and panels, it’s all pretty exciting. It expands our educational programming and our free programming, But I can also name the many films that I’m individually excited about, too, like Portrait of a Lady on Fire. So there’s a lot to get excited about. Definitely.

Sara Michelle Fetters: This is the 24th year of the festival. Do you ever think about that? Does the history of the festival ever play into how you program?

Kathleen Mullen: I honor the 24 years. I’ve personally been the festival director for four festivals, and I care about the orga-

talk about allyship. She’s going to be leading a two-hour workshop. We also have a workshop and panel with Sean Dorsey. “Let’s Talk About Trans and Queer Masculinities,” who’s a Trans dancer, and he’s doing this whole workshop that’s being co-presented with Velocity Dance Center. We’re also doing a VR presentation with the North Bend Film Festival.

So there are like these levels of engage-

nization. I want to see its longevity. I want the audience and the community to understand that, yes, there’s been some transition, but that we’re still here and that we honor what’s happened over these last 24 years.

Queer people are still making films. They’re still creating discussions around all sorts of subjects. Our queer aesthetic and queer world may have changed over the last 24 years, but we’re still making art

and film. I think I like to look at what has been programmed in the past. For example, we’re having a 30th anniversary screening of Tongues Untied, which I think is really an incredible film from Marlon Riggs and it is one that touches on another thread that people will notice throughout the festival, the number of documentaries and films that

know. What do I hope they’re talking about? I want them to really want to come to the festival. I want them to want to see it continue. I want them to continue to support it. I want them to be like, “Wow! There are so many good films, so many interesting subjects that this film festival can screen and bring to the table.”

look at HIV and AIDS, the consequence of the disease and what’s been happening today within the broader community.

When I’m programming the festival, I’m definitely honoring what has happened in the past but also trying to find ties to what is happening here in the present. That’s why Portrait of a Lady on Fire is closing our festival. Céline Sciamma won best narrative feature in 2011 for Tomboy. Now she’s back with an even more impressive drama. Those things are connected, right?

Sara Michelle Fetters: From an audience perspective, what do you hope people get out of this year’s festival? What do you hope they’re talking about?

Kathleen Mullen: I honestly don’t

Seattle has a so much to offer. We’re playing so many local films. Good Kisser by Wendy Jo Carlton. We’re showing No Dominion: The Ian Horvath Story by Margaret Mullen, which is all about Ian Horvath who started the Cleveland Ballet and was an AIDS activist. So I guess that’s another thing I want people to think about, all of these local people making films with this real international perspective on LGBTQ lives.

For me, I love the festival. That’s how I answer the question. That’s what I want to talk about. I love the festival, and I totally support it, and I will continue to do so for as long as I can.

ART AND CULTURE

Portland Erotic Ball returns for Halloween 2019

Every Halloween Weekend in Portland, Oregon one event is so iconic that it is now a citywide institution and part of what “Keeps Portland Weird”! That event is Portland Erotic Ball. On Saturday, October 29, Portland Erotic Ball celebrates its 20th Anniversary as the biggest adult Halloween Party and sex positive event in Portland. Taking place at the historic Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR) where it has been ensconced since its inception in 1999, Portland Erotic Ball offers 3 floors of non-stop entertainment including live band (Soul Vaccination headlines this year), aerial acts, burlesque performances and circus and contortion acts. The event is highlighted by a $5,000 Costume Contest and a floor completely dedicated to fetish demonstrations. Sasha Scarlett, an Emmynominee, well-known drag performer and former Miss Portland Gay Pride produces and hosts the event each year.

“The Portland Erotic Ball was destined to be special,” said Sasha Scarlett. “I came onboard in 2005 after being part of the team that created the Las Vegas Fetish & Fantasy Ball,” she explained. “Our Vegas event was huge, and I wanted to recreate that in Portland.” Scarlett teamed with

Pacific MusicWorks announces their 2019-2020 Underground concert series

It’s PMW Underground’s sixth season! We’re getting ready to celebrate, and we hope you’ll join us.

We love a good party, and we love bringing music makers and music lovers together to share great food and drink, great stories, and great music.

We’ve invited some fantastic guests from across the country – including countertenor Reginald L. Mobley, Celtic fiddler/ Baroque violinist David Greenberg, and Agave Baroque – and from across the city, including audience favorites and talented new friends.

We’re meeting up at really fun places, including Seattle’s Capitol Cider (818 E Pike St, Seattle), Bellevue’s Resonance at SOMA Towers (288 106th Ave NE #203, Bellevue), and St. Augustine’s in-theWoods Episcopal Church on beautiful Whidbey Island (5217 S Honeymoon Bay Rd, Freeland).

Plus, we’re adding a brand new series of elegant Friday evening wine tasting concerts at Epiphany Parish (1805 38th Ave, Seattle) in the Madrona neighborhood, featuring great music and some of Washington state’s finest wines.

Curious? Excited? We are.

We’re taking a journey into the world of the Mexican composer, poet, and feminist Sor Juana de la Cruz. We’re celebrating Shakespeare, bringing on the Bach –and his sons – and, of course, putting some extra Merry in your Christmas with heaping helping of our annual Ugly Baby Jesus Art Extravaganza.

On a more serious note, we work hard to bring you a great experience at an affordable price – general admission tickets are $25 or $35 depending on venue with some senior/youth discounts – and nobody will

Pepe Raphael, the founder of Portland Erotic Ball, doubling ticket sales the first year of her involvement with the event and then acquired the event a few years later.

“The original Portland Erotic Ball was too arty and not sexy enough,” Scarlett explained. “We needed to sexy-it-up but still make women feel honored, safe and respected. In those days we couldn’t even say Portland Erotic Ball on the radio. Sponsors were leery about being involved with the event. Today, it’s become iconic and more than 1,800 guests attend each year.”

Scarlett stated. “Last year we sold out 11 days in advance and we will sell out this year as well – over 500 tickets have already sold and it’s [the beginning of October],” she concluded.

The Portland Erotic Ball is inclusive, and all lifestyles are welcome although the event is primarily geared toward straight,

but not narrow, couples. “We love the idea there is wide range of ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations and body positive guests,” said Sasha Scarlett eyes twinkling. “We live in a crazy, divisive world, but there is nothing but love at Portland Erotic Ball.”

Food & Wine Magazine recently named Portland Erotic Ball “One of the Top 13 Things-To-Do for Halloween in America” – and was the only adult event they included in the poll.

“That means a lot,” Scarlett said smiling. “Imagine a couple thousand people dressed in costumes of every variation, getting along and having a blast! That’s our legacy and one we’re pretty darn proud to celebrate!”

For more information visit www.PortlandEroticBall.com.

NW Orchid Show & Sale

Oct. 5 & 6

ever be turned away for lack of funds. Also, Underground concerts are a fantastic way to introduce new concertgoers to a world of music in a setting where we don’t take ourselves too seriously.

That’s our mission, plain and simple, and you’re invited! Visit http://www.pacificmusicworks.org/ and look under the PERFORMANCE menu for tickets and our full schedule of events.

UNDERGROUND

Immerse yourself in music that feeds the soul, excites the spirit, and brings people together. Our unique blend of innovative programs, signature multimedia experiences, and fun, informal venues makes for an experience to remember, all at a price you can afford. Come join us!

BACHtoberfest

Bach’s ability to evoke the whole spectrum of human emotions is often overshadowed by his sheer contrapuntal genius. Soprano Linda Tsatsanis joins the Underground House Band in a celebration of this often-overlooked aspect of Bach’s music, from high-spirited dances to the depths of sorrow.

FRI Oct 4: 7:30pm @ Epiphany Parish, Seattle – SAT Oct 5: 7:30pm @ St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland – SUN Oct 6: 3pm @ Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue – TUES Oct 8: 7pm @ Capitol Cider, Seattle (ages 21+)

Will Power: Shakespeare in Song

William Shakespeare’s incomparable poetry and powerful insights into the human condition have inspired artists and musicians for over 400 years. Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for a unique program of the Bard’s wit and wisdom set to music by Henry Purcell, Ignatius Sancho, Thomas Arne, and more.

SAT Nov 9: 7:30pm @ St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland – SUN Nov 10: 3pm @ Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue – TUES Nov 12: 7pm @ Capitol Cider, Seattle (ages 21+)

Glad (Baroque) Tidings Ring in the Holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up a blend of Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols from

Once again, the Northwest Orchid Society is going to take over the Seasonal House at the Volunteer Park Conservatory (14th Ave & E Galer St) for a weekend, and fill it with blooming orchids. This time, the Sharon Priebe Education Wing (behind the Conservatory) will be filled with orchids for sale and an orchid re-potting station. The show will be held October 5 & 6 from 10am-4pm. Entrance to the show is included with admission to the Conservatory, which is FREE on Saturday, October 5. Regular admission ($4 adults; $2 youth) applies on Sunday, October 6. Access to the sale in the Education Wing is free and open to the public both days.

Courtesy of Friend of the Conservatory

the Celtic countries, France, England, and colonial America. Make your spirits even brighter with audience sing-alongs and our famous annual Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza. Don’t miss out!

FRI Dec 6: 7:30pm @ Epiphany Parish, Seattle – SAT Dec 7: 7:30pm @ St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland – TUES Dec 10: 7pm @ Capitol Cider, Seattle (ages 21+)

The Making of Mr. Handel

Acclaimed countertenor Reginald L. Mobley and the Underground House Band invite you to discover the music behind the master, from his early years in Germany to the Italians who shaped his cosmopolitan style to the colleagues from which he famously borrowed. Music by Zachow, Keiser, Steffani, and Corelli as well as early works by Handel himself make for an extraordinary and unforgettable program.

SAT Jan 11: 7:30pm @ St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland – SUN Jan 12: 3pm @ Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue – TUES Jan 14: 7pm @ Capitol Cider, Seattle (ages 21+)

Agave Baroque: Son of a Bach San Francisco’s free-spirited Baroque band returns to the Pacific Northwest for a musical family reunion featuring virtuosic chamber works by Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Christoph Friedrich, each taking the ideas learned from their father in unique and brilliant directions.

SAT Feb 15: 7:30pm @ St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland – SUN Feb 16: 3pm @ Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue – TUES Feb 18: 7pm @ Capitol Cider, Seattle (ages 21+)

La Musa Mexicana Poet, composer, theologian, and feminist, the remarkable Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was renowned far beyond her native Mexico. While almost none of her own music has survived, many composers from across Spain and Latin America set her words to their own music. Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers perform rarely-heard works by Sor Juana as well as Antonio Salazar, Marcos de Navas, and Matiás Durango.

SAT Apr 18: 7:30 pm @ St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland – SUN Apr 19: 3pm @ Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue – TUES Apr 21: 7pm @ Capitol Cider, Seattle (ages 21+)

Baroque Fiddle: From Corelli to Cape Breton

The violin first arrived in Scotland in the 17th century, and quickly became established in musical life both at court and in the countryside. Explore the intersection of art and folk music in the Celtic traditions, from high Baroque to high-spirited reels, jigs, and Strathspeys, across the ages and across the Atlantic, from 18th century Edinburgh to Cape Breton, Appalachia, and the Pacific Northwest. Renowned violinist/fiddlers David Greenberg and Brandon Vance join harpsichordist/guitarist Henry Lebedinsky to end the Underground season on a high note!

SAT May 9: 7:30 pm @ St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland – SUN May 10: 3pm @ Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue – TUES May 12: 7pm @ Capitol Cider, Seattle (ages 21+)

Courtesy of Pacific MusicWorks

FASHION

Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection

With eye-catching fashions, The Bellevue Collection runway shows raise over $66,000 for Ben’s Fund to support families dealing with autism

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer

FASHION WEEK AT THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION

HYATT REGENCY

September 27-28

The 13th annual Bellevue Fashion Week was held this past weekend with two nights of runway shows and parties at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. This year, they raised over $66,000 for Ben’s Fund, a fund that was set up by Seattle Seahawks General Manager, John Schneider and wife, Traci, in honor of their autistic son, Ben, in partnership with FEAT of Washington (Families for Effective Autism Treatment).

On Saturday (9/28) the big event was The Bellevue Collective runway show featuring fashions from Nordstrom, Kate Spade, Eileen Fisher, Karan Dannenberg and more.

Representing Ben’s Fund was Ben’s mother, Traci, who spoke about her son Ben, who is now 17, and was diagnosed at age 3. She knows first hand what families who face autism experience and the financial burden that comes along with it.

The theme for Fall? Faux fur, hats and bright floral prints for men. Other labels included Robert Graham, Rodd and Gunn, Max Mara and Aritzia.

For more information and post-event news, visit http://fashionweekbellevue. com/

Meetings Events Activities

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

INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm. ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities. html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.

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

SATURDAY - October 5

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 10am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. (206) 9571600. Sponsored by LIfelong.

Seattle Prime Timers AMcoffee - Coffee & Conversation Group. 10:30am. The Urban Bakery, 7850 E Greenlake Dr N (at Wallingford Ave N). Meets 1st Saturday each month. Baked goods, soup & sandwiches and espresso bar. Metro 45, transfer to 45 from 26 & 62. www.seattleprimetimers.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love

Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org.

Generations Celebration: Honoring LGBTQ Elders, Bridging Lives of All Ages. 5-10pm. Bell Harbour International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way. FREE for elders 70+. For more information and tickets, visit http://genevents.org/gala.

Miss U.T.O.P.I.A. International 2019-20. 6pm. Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 S 152nd St, Burien. The Miss U.T.O.P.I.A. pageant is the annual fundraiser for local non-profit U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle. U.T.O.P.I.A. (United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance) provides sacred spaces to strengthen the minds and bodies of QTPIs (Queer and Trans Pacific Islanders) through community organizing, community care, civic engagement, and cultural stewardship. Our mission is to integrate into the pagentry system. Miss U.T.O.P.I.A. International offers a unique blend of glamour and elegance to the traditional world of pageantry. Miss U.T.O.P.I.A. International is a fun, family-oriented event filled with all the glamour and excitement pagentry has to offer. We are in search of an ambassador that is able to represent the diverse cultural community of the Pacific. Join us and celebrate beauty, pride and culture at the Miss U.T.O.P.I.A. International pageant. Tickets: $20. brownpapertickets.com/ event/4304618.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org. Seattle Leather Daddy & Daddy’s Boy Contest. 6pm doors; 7pm contest. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). $15 cover. Sponsored by Seattle Men in Leather. www.seattlemeninleather.com

SUNDAY - October 6

Ravenna United Methodist Church. 8:30am. “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school” - 9:45am Worship. 5751 33rd Ave NE. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. (206) 525-7988. Center for Spiritual Living. 9am meditation; 9:30am & 11am services. The Mountaineers, 7701 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org Central Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.” All are welcome. (206) 322-7500. East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service. 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780. Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620. Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

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University Congregational United Church of Christ. 9am all ages education; 10am Worship. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. (206) 524-2322; www.universityucc.org.

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship. 2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984

Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. (206) 547-6945 (office); (206) 2855077 (George).

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship. 500 Broadway E. Come as you are. All are welcome. A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org

First Church - First United Methodist Church of Seattle. 10:30am. 180 Denny Way. (Enter on 2nd Ave N for worship.) Welcome to First Church, a progressive community advocating for the homeless and hungry, and creating a refuge of inclusive Christianity. First Church is a proud member of the Reconciling Ministries Network. (206) 622-7278; firstchurchseattle.org

Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship. 7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveniently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.)

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

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

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org

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

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & expe-

rienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www. LotusSisters.org.)

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

Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of M/ Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. (206) 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ kofmjetchapter/ Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org

Rain City Soccer Club Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month.

Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.whatcompflag.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info (206) 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv.

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.org

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. [EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.]

Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

MONDAY - October 7

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. Peer Seattle 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.peerseattle.org

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437. Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Meditation Class for LGBTQ Seniors. 6:30pm. GenPride Senior Center, 401 Broadway E, Suite 223. Free class every Monday for LGBTQ seniors, their caregivers and allies. Beginners welcome. www.gapseattle.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. (Also meets Fridays.)

Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

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

TUESDAY - October 8

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437

ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Evening Gathering. 6:30-8pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Social Hall. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. This is a group primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Facilitator: Fai Coffin; Cost: FREE. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org. Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Home Street Bank, 7307 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. Please contact group facilitator Mandi Gunderson, (206) 471-2352 prior to attending.

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

LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Kim at (425) 785-8593 or lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net.

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

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Colonial room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. [Please check website to confirm details.]

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

WEDNESDAY - October 9

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

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

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma DiscussionNorth. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org.

Generations Aging with Pride (GenPRIDE) Community Conversations. 11am-12:30pm. GenPRIDE Center, 401 Broadway E #223. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. Our peer groups are LGBTQIA+ safe spaces by and for our community. While others are welcome to participate, our communities’ voices will be prioritized and we hold a judgment free, safe space for all members. Members are free to speak about any topic; however, we provide pre-selected topics each week that serve as great ice breakers. More info: (206) 393-3400, info@gapseattle.org; www.gapseattle.org/ community-conversations.

Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12 noon.

Jimmy’s on Broadway, Silver Cloud Hotel, 1100 Broadway @ E Madison St. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. Just drop in - no RSVP required. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

POZ Seattle and Positively Living Monthly Social. 6-8pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Food, music, 50/50 raffle. $5 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. www.pozseattle.com.

Generations Aging with Pride (GenPRIDE) Community Conversations. 6:30-8pm. Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. Our peer groups are LGBTQIA+ safe spaces by and for our community. While others are welcome to participate, our communities’ voices will be prioritized and we hold a judgment free, safe space for all members. Members are free to speak about any topic; however, we provide pre-selected topics each week that serve as great ice breakers. More info: (206) 393-3400, info@gapseattle.org; www.gapseattle. org/community-conversations.

community calendar

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY - October 10

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

OLGA Monthly Meeting. 10-11:30am. Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E Riverside Dr, Bothell. OLGA (Older Lesbians Gathering Around) meets the second Thursday of each month, followed by lunch in the dining room (11:45-12:30). All are welcome. Contact Margaret at mvanreuth@outlook.com for more info.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.) Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Seattle Prime Timers Cards. 2pm. Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. near The Locks. Meets 2nd Thursday each month in the Arts & Crafts Room on the 2nd floor to play Hearts, Cribbage or Bridge depending on who shows up. Beginners are welcome. On Metro routes 44 and 17X. See monthly events calendar at www.seattleprimetimers.org.

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

Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in the Pike/Pine corridor. 2nd Thursday each month. Keep your eyes out for curbside A-boards that mark each participating venue. Pick up a walking map from any location & you’re on your way. Enjoy refreshments & meet the featured artists as you stroll the Hill. www.caphillchamber.org

Queer Parent Networking Dinners. 6-8pm. NW Network Community Engagement Center - phone, email or visit website for location. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirit, Queer & Questioning families - including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. (206) 568-7777 or qpnd@nwnetwork.org. www.nwnetwork.org

B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Generations Aging with Pride (GenPRIDE) Community Conversations. 6:30-8pm. Ballard Senior Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Our peer groups are LGBTQIA+ safe spaces by and for our community. While others are welcome to participate, our communities’ voices will be prioritized and we hold a judgment free, safe space for all members. Members are free to speak about any topic; however, we provide pre-selected topics each week that serve as great ice breakers. More info: (206) 393-3400, info@gapseattle. org; www.gapseattle.org/community-conversations. Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org

PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First United Methodist Church, 621 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. www.pflagtacoma.org;

PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 234-9790. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Thursday. A meditation/ recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle

Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Thursday. Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.]

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) [Please check website to confirm details.]

FRIDAY - October 11

Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. Ongoing 12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

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

LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Volleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753.

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org

Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

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

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

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

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon. org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

SATURDAY - October 12

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

A Gathering of Men in Woodinville 8:15-11:30am. 21920 Highway 9 SE (WA-9), Woodinville. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. www.agatheringofmen.org

Generations Aging with Pride (GenPRIDE) Writers Workshop & Literary Open Mic. 10am-noon (group craft session); noon-4pm (personal coaching sessions); 4:30-6pm (literary open mic and potluck). GenPRIDE Center, 401 Broadway E #223. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. RSVP to sign-up for group craft and personal coaching sessions; no RSVP required for Literary Open Mic and potluck (open mic sign-up is on a first-come, first-serve basis. More info: (206) 393-3400, info@gapseattle.org; www.gapseattle.org. Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com

Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an

evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. (206) 784-9705; visitballard.c

SUNDAY - October 13

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma talks or reflections & lead discussion. (206) 329-5908; www.LotusSisters.org. (Meets in 2nd floor meeting room; no elevator.)

Dignity/Seattle Prayer Service. 6pm. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics. “We celebrate our inherent dignity with pride in liturgy, mutual support, work for justice, & social activities.” Gender-inclusive & relationship affirming liturgies & prayer services. All welcome. (206) 325-7314. LGBTQ Allyship 8th Annual Just Desserts Fundraiser. 6-8pm (doors at 5:45pm). New Holly Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave S. Enjoy gourmet desserts from local restaurants and bakeries and support the social justice work of LGBTQ Allyship. Keynote speaker: State Senator Claire Wilson. MC: Aleksa Manila. Entertainment: Sam I Am. Tickets: $70. allyship.org Ski Buddies KICK OFF - Season Opening Potluck. 6-8:30pm. Hooverville Bar, 1721 1st Ave S. 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 nonprofit 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

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org

Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com

Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.

org

LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

LGBT MS Connection - (425) 785-8593; lgbtmsconnections@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 - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org

Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org

MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.com; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www. seattle primetimers.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org

Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org

PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org

PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com

Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/

Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with metham-

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phetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org

Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx

Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org

Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235. Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org

Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, advocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community. Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org

Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle.

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. (206) 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org

Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org

Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com 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; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org

Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival; Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival; Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park. www. threedollarbillcinema.org

TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity:

www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com

WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com ; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 6983335; www.kchaf.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; The Vera Project: fuels personal & community transformation through collaborative youthdriven engagement in music and art. (206) 956-8372; theveraproject.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

SEATTLE

SEATTLE

BATHS

CLUB Z - (men)

Pike near Boren - 622-9958

corner of Pike & 11th

1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958

(stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240

HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women)

STEAM WORKS - (men)

SW corner of Pike & 11th

1520 Summit - 388-4818

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

STEAM WORKS - (men)

1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818

RESTAURANTS & BARS

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

BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444

RESTAURANTS & BARS

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098

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

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565

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

CAPITOL CIDER - 818 E Pike St. - (206) 397-3564

1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

RETAIL SHOPS

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

GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577

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

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

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

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

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

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

DIEGO PELLICER - 2215 4th Ave. S - (206) 624-0070

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

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537

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

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358

OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW

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

FANTASY UNLIMITED

THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM

2027 Westlake Ave. - (206) 682-0167

1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463

1510 1st Ave - (206) 624-1784

POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178

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

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

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

HERB(N) ELEMENTS

PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112

R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828

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

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

LAUGHING BUDDHA TATTOO

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214

1534 Broadway - (206) 329-8274

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

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

2103 N. 45th - 545-8363

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

THE CANTERBURY

SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591

SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - 441-5449

THE NEW YORK XCHANGE

STOUT -1530 11th Ave - 397-3825

225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300

TOULOUSE PETIT

ONYX LEATHER

601 Queen Anne Ave N - 432-9069

KENT

WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954

9614 14th Ave SW - 763-1347

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

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

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

THE CUFF COMPLEX

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

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

THE CRESCENT

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

THE CUFF COMPLEX

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

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

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

HOT MAMA’S PIZZA

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

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

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

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

THE LUMBER YARD

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

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

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358

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

POCO WINE ROOM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE SWALLOW -9608 16th Ave SW - (206) 257-0217

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

UNION - 1318 E. Union St. - (206) 328-1318

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

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

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

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

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

UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492

PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP

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

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

PONDER - 2413 E Union - (206) 420-2180

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

TABOO ADULT VIDEO

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

TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO

1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572

UNDER U 4 MEN

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

UNCLE IKE’S

2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS

WILD AT HEART 1111 NW Leary Way - (206) 782-5538

BELLINGHAM

LOVER'S

193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862

RUMORS CABARET 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849

DES MOINES

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

EVERETT

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

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

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

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

RETAIL SHOPS

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

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

1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231

LA CONNER

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

HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157

NEW YORK EXCHANGE

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

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

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

OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630

OLYMPIA

PANACHE

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

DARBY’S CAFE

RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805

211 5th Ave. SE - (360) 357-6229

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

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

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

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

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

UNDER U 4 MEN

ORCAS ISLAND

709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446

UNCLE IKE’S

BROWN BEAR BAKING, LLC

29 N Beach Rd #1966, Eastsound - (360) 855-7456

PORT ANGELES

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

BELLINGHAM

SPOKANE

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

THE BLIND BUCK

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

GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN

DES MOINES

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

NYNE BAR AND BISTRO 232 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 474-1621

EVERETT

KENT

LA CONNER

TACOMA

OLYMPIA

PORT ANGELES

SPOKANE

TACOMA

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[HOUSEMATES]

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[FOR RENT]

SAN FRANCISCO STYLE

VICTORIAN ROW HOUSE

1 Bd with loft, balcony. $1,490.00. 905 15th Ave. Cederstrand Apartments. 206-725-5545 42/3

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[HELP WANTED]

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[HOME SERVICES]

TIDY'S HAUL IT ALL LAWN SERVICE / LANDSCAPING offers a professional appliance and junk removal service at a competitive price. Also experienced lawn service, landscaping and yard work. Free Estimates. Tidy, 206-354-8949. 34/6

19 [PET SERVICES]

KITTY CO. –

WE EXCLUSIVELY SERVE CATS

Capitol Hill based provider of in-home cat sitting services. Licensed, bonded, insured and meticulous about your cat care needs. Book now for peace of mind while you’re away. Gay owned! www.kittycoseattle.com; 206-612-1533 39/3

20 [HEALTH & WELL-BEING]

ENERGY/BODYWORK

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

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[LICENSED MASSAGE - NON-SEXUAL]

EXCEPTIONAL BODYWORK

Given by highly trained LMP. I specialize in injury treatment, acute, chronic, and repetitive stress motion. I have a studio on CapHill, and one just north of the UW. Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-2357766. 37/12

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[FOR SALE]

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EROTICALLY CHARGED nude full body rubdown from playful top, stimulating the senses. Get seduced. Incalls in Renton area. Scott, 206-355-4469. 35/

GREAT MASSAGE

Given by highly-trained, clean-cut, handsome guy. I have two private studios, one on CapHill, and one just north of the UW. Call/text Matt, 206-235-7766. In/ out calls. 37/12

38 [MEN]

RAIN CITY JACKS

RCJ is Seattle’s private club hosting hundreds of group jack-off events since 2005. Hot, friendly, and genuine male bonding for men 18+ only. Email or visit our web site for information. info@raincityjacks.org; www. raincityjacks.org. 26/12

FREE & ANONYMOUS HIV & STD COUNSELING/TESTING Walk-In or by Appt GAY CITY HEALTH PROJECT 517 E. Pike St. M-F: 3pm-8pm; SAT: 12:30pm-5pm More Info & to Schedule Appt 206-860-6969