Seattle Gay News
Issue 41, Volume 43, October 9, 2015
Arts & Entertainment SEATTLE LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
An interview with SLGFF Festival Director Kathleen Mullen
Kathleen Mullen and Jason Plourde – Photo by Brad Wilke/Smarthouse Creative
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer The 20th annual Seattle Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (SLGFF) kicked off
last night with a gala screening of the starstudded drama Freeheld at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian Theatre. Running through October 18, showcasing a collection of LGsee kathleen mullen page 8
Upstairs Inferno documents 1973 arson in New Orleans
How the AIDS epidemic changed American art
by Rachael DeCruz Communications Manager Pride Foundation “Today’s art looks like it does because of the AIDS crisis.” Rock Hushka, the Chief Curator at Tacoma Art Museum (TAM), recently shared that bold statement with me when discussing his new exhibit, Art AIDS America. The notion that the AIDS epidemic fundamentally changed American art is at the heart of the exhibition, which features work that spans three decades and ranges from overtly political art to pieces that are much more subtle and coded. Art AIDS America opened on Saturday, October 3rd at TAM. In addition to being the first exhibition to explore the impact of the AIDS crisis on art, it also honors those that have died and serves as a reminder of the disease’s continued prevalence and impact on artists. Pride Foundation was founded in the midst of the AIDS epidemic, and a significant portion of our resources go toward funding HIV/AIDS prevention and support service; making this exhibit especially near and dear to our hearts. I recently interviewed Rock to get an inside look at Art AIDS America and what viewers can expect to see.
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Rachael DeCruz: What was the impetus for pulling together this exhibit? Was there anything about this particular moment in time that made you want to undertake this project? Rock Hushka: That’s a big question with an even bigger answer. I wrote my graduate thesis on AIDS activist images 25 years ago, so my interest in this topic is longstanding. Part of it is this idea that art has social relevance and is not just a treasure that you see Rock hushka page 19
20TH ANNUAL SLGFF Week One capsule reviews
Upstairs Inferno playing October 17 at the AMC Pacific Place – www.indiegogo.com
by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer UPSTAIRS INFERNO October 17 The historical documentary, Upstairs Inferno – playing October 17 at noon at the AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St.) as part of the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival – chronicles the 1973 fire (determined to be arson) at the Up Stairs Lounge, a New Orleans Gay bar, that killed 32 people. Filmmaker Robert L. Camina (who will attend the screening with producer Shep Shep-
pard and interviewee Johnny Townsend) uses talking heads, photographs, and archival footage to recount this horrific crime, dubbed “The deadliest arson attack in New Orleans’ history.” The film, narrated (albeit a bit stiffly) by Gay writer Christopher Rice, opens by establishing the patrons’ happier memories of the bar, a safe space with a homey feel. The bar had decorations in the stairwell and beefcake shots on the walls. The 3-story building on the edge of the French Quarter was home to not just a bar, but also a dance floor and a theatre, where patrons would put see upstairs inferno page 11
Scene from Fourth Man Out – www.oregonlive.com
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer The 20th annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (SLGFF) kicked off yesterday with a gala screening of the Lesbian drama Freeheld starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon and Steve Carell, but that’s only the tip of the proverbial cinematic iceberg as far as the next ten days are concerned. Features, docs and
shorts from around the globe will get their individual showcases at Seattle venues as varied as the SIFF Cinema Egyptian, the Northwest Film Forum and Pacific Place, and without question there will be something playing at some point guaranteed to get even the most casual cinemagoer excited. Keeping with tradition, here are a handful of capsule reviews of a few of the films see slgff reviews page 9
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Seattle musician Kris Orlowski gets nostalgic on Gershwin-inspired EP
Kris Orlowski – krisorlowski.com
by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer When we last spoke to Kris Orlowski, just prior to the release of his 2014 album Fighting the War, he was optimistic yet realistic about a national breakthrough. A year later, on the verge of putting out a new EP, he’s in the same predicament. As he awaits a broader spotlight, Orlowski continues to hone his craft here in Seattle with ongoing live peformances, such as his recent appearance at Bumbershoot and a concert series he’ll host at the Smith Tower during October. The Gershwin Sessions, Volume I is a six-track collection of George and Ira Gershwin songs reimagined and performed by Orlowski. It is available now on iTunes and Spotify. Via email, I chatted with the local musician about the just-released EP, possible touring, and the upcoming holidays. Here’s what Kris Orlowski had to say to Seattle Gay News. Albert Rodriguez: Tell us about the new EP – where was it recorded, how many tracks are on it, and where is it available to purchase? Kris Orlowski: My new six song EP is titled The Gershwin Sessions, Volume 1. It’s a reimagining of a few George and Ira Gershwin songs. It’s available on Spotify and iTunes! Spotify – htt ps://play.spo t i f y. c o m / u s e r / k r i s o r l ows k i / playlist/1uCMc2JYJWZ0LkJEoB4tjr iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/album/ id1039975619?ls=1&app=itunes Rodriguez: Will the EP be supported by a tour? Orlowski: Our first and probably only show for Volume 1 of the Gershwin songs was at the Smith Tower. If we end up recording more songs, we’ll probably include these songs in the mix as well. Rodriguez: Are the songs on the EP all original material? Did you write, or cowrite, all of them? Orlowski: The songs on the EP are covers of George and Ira Gershwin, two brilliant songwriters from the 1920s. I was drawn in by the writing of the Gershwin
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brothers; Ira’s poignant lyrics, George’s brilliant instrumentation and arrangements. The songs were already so good, so the challenge became modernizing them without stripping away their integrity. I teamed up with a producer named Nathan Yaccino, who I’m currently in the studio with as we speak working on the next album. Nate’s really fun to work with because he’s been around music his whole life; he knows what works, what doesn’t. He knows how to build a song up as well as play all the instruments, so that’s what we did with this project. Andrew Joslyn came in to add all of the string orchestration you hear. Andrew’s one of my best friends and he’s had his strings on almost everything around town, Seattle Rock Orchestra, Macklemore, David Bazan, etc. Rodriguez: How often do you get hit on by men? And, what’s your reaction to that? Orlowski: I don’t get hit on by men as often as I used to. I guess my age is starting to show? When I do get hit on, though, it gives me an extra hop in my step – you know, like I’ve still got it. I guess I do still get the eyes from some guys after shows, but my radar is a little faulty most times and it goes right over my head. Rodriguez: You drew a good-sized crowd to your Bumbershoot performance. Were you expecting a big turnout? Orlowski: I wasn’t sure what to expect. For a Bumbershoot lineup that was skewed with more national artists, I was one of a handful of local bands each day, so to see the whole concerts on the Mural lawn full of people was pretty amazing. It’s nice to feel support from folks in the community now that this is my full time job. Rodriguez: What’s the last piece of music you downloaded? Orlowski: By download, do you mean illegally? Or, just bought on iTunes? The last album I bought on iTunes was Noah Gundersen’s Carry the Ghost. Otherwise, I think it was the new Beach House. A friend knew them somehow and sent it to me ahead of the release. Both those bands have a pretty authentic sound, which is part of what draws me in beyond strong melody. Rodriguez: Since we’re nearing the holiday season, what’s your favorite childhood Halloween costume? Orlowski: When I was three I dressed
up as a football player. It was ironic because I was a cute little kid with HUGE shoulder pads, a black eye, and a ball that was as big as my head. I was obsessed with balls as a kid... Rodriguez: What is the Smith Tower Sessions, and is the general public invited to attend? Orlowski: The Smith Tower Sessions is a 12-part music series I’m curating and performing at each month. The first event kicked off on Saturday, October 3rd. I’ve been looking for a way to stretch my live performance outside the typical venue. There doesn’t seem to be anything more unique than the top of the iconic skyscraper in the pyramid-shaped living room that is now a private residence. It feels like a home and another world all at once. Beyond the venue, I’m bringing a different musical guest in every month. There isn’t a stage, and for the most part it’s totally acoustic. I’m excited to be in a space that breeds creativity, and to get outside the mold of my usual stage performance. The general public can come, we send out a link about two weeks before the event through the waiting list, which anyone can sign up for at www. smithtowersessions.com. Rodriguez: Is there an artist or band that you’ve never seen before in concert that you’re dying to see live? Orlowski: I have a few! Patrick Watson of Cinematic Orchestra and the Bahamas are a few that come to mind. I would love to have seen Bob Dylan when he was young, or Nirvana when they were still on the rise, but I’m full of many dreams. Rodriguez: When do you anticipate the release of a new full-length album? Orlowski: It’s hard to say as I’m actually in the studio as we speak working on new tunes. I would guess sometime in the Winter/Spring of 2016. We are about 1.5 weeks away from being done recording, but we still have a long road after that; mixing, mastering, label/no label, getting it to the right team to start working the album a few months before the official release, etc. Exciting, but I’m always reminded how much goes into one release.
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Selena Gomez books May 13 concert date in Seattle by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer She’s risen, again! Pop star Selena Gomez is coming to the Emerald City next spring, booking a date at Key Arena on her “Revival Tour.” The young singer-actress will launch her tour in Las Vegas on May 6 with Seattle being the fifth stop on May 13 on her North American itinerary. Other cities include San Jose, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Denver, and Phoenix with the final concert landing in Los Angeles on July 8. Gomez released her new album, Revival, on October 9 that features its leadoff single “Good for You,” which has sat atop the Top 40 Radio Charts for three consecutive weeks. I’d expect to hear this tune, plus “Love You Like a Love Song” and “Come & Get It,” among others, at the concert. Tickets for the Seattle show go on sale Saturday, October 17 at all Ticketmaster locations, or online at Ticketmaster. com. For more information on the tour, visit selenagomez.com. Also headed to Seattle – actually, she’s probably already here – is R&B performer Ciara (aka Russell Wilson’s lady companion). The Grammy winner (yep, she took home the Best Short-Form Music Video Award for “Lose Control” with Missy El-
liott and Fatman) will appear December 16 at The Showbox Market, as part of the second leg of her Jackie Tour that kicks off November 27 in Atlanta, her hometown. The first half of the tour, promoting her latest album Jackie, and her first road outing in six years, included sold out performances in 18 cities. “Goodies,” “1, 2 Step,” “I Bet,” and “Dance Like We’re Making Love” are some of the hits that will likely be on her set list. Tickets for Ciara will go on sale October 9 at axs.com. For more information on the tour, visit onlyciara.com. The lineup for 106.1 KISS FM’s Fall Ball has been revealed. The November 14 concert, which I assume (but don’t know for sure) replaces the annual holiday show Jingle Bell Ball, will be staged at WaMu Theater. LGBT favorite Demi Lovato is the headliner, followed with appearances by Andy Grammar, R City, Omi, and Daya. Tickets are on sale now, priced at $59.95, at all Ticketmaster locations. For additional information on the Ball, go to KISSFMSEATTLE.com. There’s more. JoJo is performing November 29 at Neumos, Built to Spill has booked The Showbox Market for back-toback concerts on February 5 and 6, Iron Maiden is set to rattle the Tacoma Dome on April 11, and The Who have rescheduled their concert for May 15 at Key Arena, after the band was forced to cancel its fall tour
Selena Gomez – AEG Live
due to Roger Daltry coming down with viral meningitis. Not coming here anytime soon, but certainly worth mentioning is the “20 Years Queer Tour” by rock band Garbage, who’ve interviewed twice with Seattle Gay News. It commemorates the 20-year anniversary of the group’s ambitious self-titled debut album, which catapulted them to fame on the strength of the hit singles “I’m Only Happy When It Rains,” “Stupid,” “Vow,” and “Queer.” The closest they came to Seattle on this tour was an October 7 performance at Oakland’s Fox Theater. Remaining dates on Garbage’s North American itinerary include apperances in Austin, Chicago,
Madison, Brooklyn, and Washington DC, though the tour will continue with a European trek with stops in Cologne, Brussels, Paris, London, and their native Edinburgh. Log onto garbage.com for more details. Finally, “American Horror Story: Hotel” premiered this week with an all-star cast including Lady GaGa. Download or stream the episode online at iTunes or hulu.com and get caught up. Meanwhile, Ryan Murphy’s other new show, “Scream Queens,” with Ariana Grande, will air its fifth episode on October 13.
Bite of the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor Film Festival are two reasons for a NW island escape by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer It’s always a great time to visit the San Juan Islands. Accessible in the fall and winter seasons by ferry or plane, this archipelago resting between Washington state, Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia is a perfect getaway for those seeking time away from the urban grind. But two reasons to consider going there soon are the Bite of the San Juan Islands (October 25) and the Friday Harbor Film Festival: “Stories of the Pacific Rim & Beyond” (November 6-8). For anybody who loves food more than movies, the Bite of the San Juan Islands is a one-day event spotlighting chefs from the three main islands – Lopez, Orcas, San Juan – who will partner with local farmers and producers to create tasty bites using island ingredients, from cheeses to preserves to fresh oven-baked breads, which can all be washed down with wines, beer, and spirits from nearby vineyards, breweries, and distilleries. The Bite is taking place at San Juan Island Cheese (150 Nichols Street), in Friday Harbor, with admission set at $5 + $2 for each taste ticket. For additional details on this foodie event, log onto visitsan-
juans.com/events/bite-san-juan-islands. The movie festival, in its third year, is being held in the main tourist area and commercial center of San Juan Island, the most populated of the islands, Friday Harbor. Among the films being presented at this event, mostly documentaries focused on marine ecology, environmental issues, and great adventures in and around the Pacific Ocean, are The Great Alone, No Place on Earth, The Rainforest Waters of Cascadia, The Tree That Would Not Be Broken, the environmentally-themed Trashed, which earned the Earth Grand Prix-Special Award at the 2012 Tokyo International Film Festival, and Chihuly Fire & Light, a bio-doc that captures the artistry and magic of internationally known glassblower Dale Chihuly. Besides the screenings at multiple venues, all within walking distance of the
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ferry terminal, the festival will feature Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and two veteran actors, Sam Elliott and Katherine Ross, will receive lifetime achievement awards in person. For more information on the festival, go to fhff.org. Year-round ferry service is provided by Washington State Ferries (WSDOT) from Anacortes to Friday Harbor, available for vehicles and walk-ons. Should you choose to visit the San Juan Islands in the spring or summer, the Victoria Clipper (clippervacations.com) runs daily between the Seattle waterfront and Friday Harbor from May through September. Once on the islands, there are wonderful hotels, resorts, and natural retreats to unwind at. Friday Harbor House (fridayharborhouse.com) and the Bird Rock Hotel (birdrockhotel.com) are two hotels within footsteps of the ferry
terminal that I’d recommend staying at; the former is an upscale hotel with beautifully designed rooms and modern amenities with amazing views of the harbor, while the latter is a contemporary hotel with more of a Bed & Breakfast feel and an amazingly friendly staff. Both hotels are walking distance from restaurants, bars, and retail shops. For travel planning on the San Juan Islands, go to visitsanjuans.com.
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Strong cast brings A View From the Bridge to powerful life by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Through October 18 Director Braden Abraham’s notes about his mounting of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge reference the timeliness of the play because of Syrian refugees and the issue of immigration. In that, I completely disagree with him. The play does revolve around a couple of Sicilian illegal immigrants coming into Eddie Carbone’s family. But the immigration story really only points to the power and privilege that Eddie wields over them. Arthur Miller’s play is not important because of current events. The play is important because of its reflection on privilege and obsession and the power of selfdestruction, and it is rooted in history. It is far more poetic than most plays, with a narrator lawyer (Leonard Kelly-Young) who tells us ahead of the coming tragedy that he can see it coming and cannot stop it. In fact, he does everything he can to advise Eddie (Mark Zeisler) to right his own ship before it sinks. Miller took a small man, an ordinary family, and elevated them to great drama. This meme was where great American writing took dramatic storytelling, where most often plays had been about royalty and the wealthy. Miller was of the budding tradition of Clifford Odets, Tennessee Williams, Eugene O’Neill. They used the
nuclear family to substitute for grand ideas and great drama. Poverty was acceptable as an economic theatrical display. A View from the Bridge is not easy to watch from a 2015 perspective. Eddie Carbone is a small-minded Italian-American longshoreman and relishes his position as head of his family, with his wife, Beatrice (Kirsten Potter), and niece, Catherine (Amy Danneker), whom he has raised from a small girl. The convention of the day (the play appears to be set in the 1940s) is that men have an unquestioned right to dictate their opinions to the females of the family. It’s also an age of little real conversation with a lot unsaid. There are code words. Beatrice’s relatives arrive from Europe to be hidden away from immigration officials. Marco (Brandon O’Neill) is a hard-working family man whose family is starving. Rudolpho (Frank Boyd) is single and carefree, loves to sing, and make jokes. Eddie dislikes him practically on sight, then feels like Rudolpho’s behavior points to him being Gay. No one ever says a real word about any of that. It’s all innuendo. Eddie also has a strong, and to Beatrice’s eye, unnatural attachment to his niece. He tries to poison Catherine’s attraction to Rudolpho. His lack of ability to rule his world takes its toll on the whole family. Zeisler and Kelly-Young inhabit their roles strongly. Zeisler is a robust man who looks like he strains to tamp down his energy and imbues Eddie with an air of restrained violence. Potter and Danneker beguile in their family role and feed off each other magnificently. O’Neill does well in a role with few lines, but has the necessary physique for a strapping dock worker. And
(L-R) Kirsten Potter, Amy Danneker, Brandon O’Neill, Frank Boyd, Mark Zeisler – © Alabastro Photography
Boyd brings the fresh air of abandon and enjoyment, exactly as ordered. Scott Bradley has given us a beautiful set with a three-dimensional bridge and tenement background and a ground-floor apartment. Rose Pedersen’s costumes reflect the period well and give the women flattering and up-to-date looks of the time that still fit a modest-budget purse. Abraham directs this piece strongly, keeping the pot bubbling but not boiling over. However, there is a disconcerting choice to break the living room wall space by having people walk through it, instead of through the door. This mars an otherwise sophisticated effort, but shows Abra-
ham’s growing confidence in directing. Overall, this play is worth experiencing on the stage, rather than just on the page. The cast brings it to life beautifully. Then afterward, you can go eat spaghetti and talk about it. For more information, go to www.seattlerep.org or call 206-443-2222. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters. More articles can be found at miryamstheatermusings.blogspot. com.
Laugh with or at Bad Jews … It can take it!
Ben Phillips (L, Jonah), Anna Kasabyan (Daphna), Molli Corcoran (Melody), and Ian Bond (Liam) in Joshua Harmon’s BAD JEWS at Seattle Public Theater – Photo by Paul Bestock.
by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer BAD JEWS SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER Through October 25 Bad Jews, by Joshua Harmon, on stage now at Seattle Public Theater, was a very personal and mixed bag experience for me. Jews are a teeny, tiny minority in Seattle and are often completely overlooked, but Jews have a deep infiltration into theater in this country (and, of course, were seminal in the creation of the Hollywood machine), so there is perhaps an outsized connection to Judaism in theater. Shana Bestock, director and artistic director of SPT, wrote a personal and mixed-
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emotion note about this play and her own Jewish identity, so the play seems to hit many different notes for her, too. I often find myself worried about the execution of a Jewish play in Seattle, where so many don’t hear the specific cadences of Jewish vocal delivery, and sometimes very funny Jewish plays don’t land any jokes because their rhythms are totally misplaced. This is a 90-minute, real-time play about three cousins, just after their beloved grandfather’s funeral, two of whom want a “chai” – a gold-form amulet featuring the Hebrew word for “life” – that has special meaning for both. They converge at a oneroom apartment in New York with one cousin’s girlfriend, and have the fight of their lives. There are areas where this production
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lands gorgeously! The performance of Anna Kasaybyan (as Daphna), in particular, is spectacularly real, funny, and palpably passionate. Her innate understanding of where the emphases are is completely note-perfect. Therefore, she is marvelously funny, while being vitriolicly loud. The play is definitely funny. Sometimes it’s because of laughing at Jewish notions and embedded culture (for those who “get” that stuff) and sometimes because you have to laugh at the meanness the cousins display and sometimes at the clueless though well-meaning “shiksa” (non-Jewish) girlfriend. But there are many layers to unpack for everyone. Everyone has some kind of family culture. And there is a tendency in American melting-pot life to erase cultural “otherness” and look at 2nd and 3rd generations as simply “American.” This is the viewpoint of Melody (Molli Corcoran), the girlfriend who states that her background is just “American.” She barely even remembers where her family came from, and gets a big laugh when asked that and she replies, “Delaware.” The fight over the jewelry transcends a family squabble and becomes a contest in who might be the better Jew. Who is more connected to the family heritage? Who “deserves” this emotionally-laden, one of a kind, piece of jewelry? And in addition, should we proudly maintain our familial cultures or abandon them to the past? There is a third cousin onstage, Jonah (Ben Phillips), who barely says anything, but is completely necessary. He is brother to the chai-desiring Liam (Ian Bond), and doesn’t seem to want very much aside from staying out of the whole argument. Phillips’ facial expressions and avoidance are per-
fectly expressed for a shy and anger-averse man. The reveal at the end involving him is what brings the play to the next level. Corcoran also feels note-perfect in her befuddled and careful responses to the family dynamic. Daphna castigates her and casts doubt on Melody’s intellect, but Melody holds her own and stays true to herself. While most aspects of the play feel true to life, the casting of Bond as Liam is a huge misstep. Bond is a fine actor and does his best, but there is no way anyone can mistake him for any kind of Jew. Watching him as Liam means that we have to work inordinately hard to accept him saying the lines, and it pushes us out of investing in the role into just hearing the words the playwright wrote. I have seen Bond in other roles and really do like his work. It may have come down to “who is available” for Bestock, but I wish she could have cast someone more closely resembling Phillips. There is a feeling that Harmon’s script doesn’t quite punch hard enough and that some elephants in the room are not tackled. For me, I felt like the elephant of the Holocaust was so present, but not integrated enough. I want to discuss that at length here, but I feel like that will overpower the point of a review. I encourage you to see the play and then communicate with me about that elephant or any others you feel were untackled. But do see this dark, funny, powerful play! For more information, go to www.seattlepublictheater.org or call 206-524-1300. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters. More articles can be found at miryamstheatermusings.blogspot. com.
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Sankai Juku performs Umusuna: Memories Before History
Sankai Juku – Photo by Laurent Phillipe
by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer UW WORLD DANCE SANKAI JUKU UMUSUNA: MEMORIES BEFORE HISTORY (2012) GEORGE MEANY HALL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON October 1 Sankai Juku, the world-famous Japanese troupe that performs the style of dance called butoh, was absolutely mesmerizing – a description often used to describe this unusual, highly original form of movement. It is so slow and meditative that you begin to fall into an altered state as you watch, the performance managing to be both intriguing and soporific at the same time. You sit up fascinated and then fall back with eyelids at half-mast, and then you sit up fascinated again. I say this in a good way – it makes you feel as though you did an hour
of yoga and then drifted off while lying in savasana. The corpse pose is apt, since, according to the program, “the best body for a butoh dancer is a corpse, a body that asks for and expresses nothing.” While this concept strikes me as somewhat contradictory, since all dance intends to communicate and Sankai Juku is nothing if not expressive, I can understand how a butoh dancer needs to maintain the stillness of the dead. Sometimes their movements were imperceptible, and yet the dancers were so fascinating that they were a joy to watch even when they weren’t doing anything. Founder Ushio Amagatsu, who also directs, choreographs, and performs, leads the seven male dancers through 85 minutes of very still, very precise, and very dramatic gestures. The fact that all of the dancers are bald and painted in white rice powder adds to the strangeness. The program, called Umusuna (an ancient word for fundamental things) portrayed creation in a mysterious series of tableaux as the dancers, wrapped in various versions of floor-
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length skirts, moved slowly on a stage covered in sand. In Umusuna sand sifts down from on high throughout the performance representing the sands of time. Two shallow fields of sand covered each side of the stage creating a central trough into which dancers stepped, as blue light suggested flowing water. Black scrims at the rear of the stage opened and closed to create simple, dramatic effects with colored light. The format was reminiscent of the Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan, which made memorable use of sand sifting down from on high onto the head of a monk who, standing still for the entire performance, was buried in sand at the end. The concept of passing time in Umusuna was more coherent in Sankai Juku, as you watched the dancers portray all the elements of creation – fire, wind, rain, and the growth of green things – with the simple device of light and sand. I was particularly moved by the sequence in which dancers with tinges of red on their faces and in red-tinged skirts appeared to be molding the earth in the slow, searing ways of flowing lava, sometimes lifting their heads in a silent scream, as if the violence of creation was painful for the
of butoh without the amplification of other dancers. Much of the drama was absent in these moments, and you could see how the sameness of the dancers – so covered in white paint that they all looked essentially identical – together with the sameness of their concerted movements created the most memorable, indelible mental images for the audience. It was as if Amagatsu was breaking down the steps for you so that you could see them more clearly when the dance was performed by three, four, or six dancers at once. Sankai Juku performed in the UW World Dance series in 1987, 1990 and 1996 and so it has been almost twenty years since Seattle has seen them. They were first brought to Seattle in 1985 by On the Boards, and, as many people know who were in Seattle at that time, they suffered a terrible tragedy. One of their original dancers, Yokiyushu Takada, died as the troupe performed a dance while hanging from ropes secured to the Metropolitan Life building in Pioneer Square. Takada’s rope frayed and he fell five stories. Amagetsu considered dissolving the company at that time, but after a year’s withdrawal to regroup and mourn, they returned to the
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earth itself. The music alternated between slowly booming soundscapes, Japanese traditional music, and chaotic mechanical sounds that formed just the right tension with the dancers without distracting from the elemental gestures that three or four dancers would perform together in exact simultaneity. Another aspect of the performance that intrigued me was when Amagatsu would come onstage at key moments and perform a solo, which demonstrated the movements
stage. (Go to www.historylink.org to read an account of that tragic incident.) Everyone who had a chance to see Sankai Juku in Umusuna can be very grateful that Sankai Juke has continued in its mission of bringing butoh dance to the world, and that Seattle has had the privilege of seeing this fascinating, dedicated troupe once more.
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BTQ features, documentaries and shorts from around the globe, this year’s festival promises to be one of the most exciting and diverse in the festival’s dynamic 20 year history. I sat down with SLGFF Festival Director Kathleen Mullen to discuss this year’s 20th anniversary presentation. Here are some of the highlights from that conversation: Sara Michelle Fetters: So, 20th anniversary. How excited are we? Kathleen Mullen: I’m very excited. I’m just thrilled to be a part of this celebration, to have programmed the festival. It’s really exciting. The fact we’re opening with Freeheld with Julianne Moore and Ellen Page, I think it is just a perfect film for our festival and I’m so happy we’re getting to showcase it as the opener. Our audience is going to love it. Sara Michelle Fetters: It does feel like a more high-profile opening night film than SLGFF has seen in quite some time, maybe since John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus way back in 2006. It’s easily the most stardriven, as well as being a motion picture with obvious Academy Award aspirations. Kathleen Mullen: To be honest, as soon as I saw [Freeheld] I knew I had to have it. I knew it needed to be our opening night film. It’s just such a powerful film talking about real people, real emotions. It’s been fictionalized somewhat, of course, but it’s still a real story, a real case, and it’s so of-the-now, speaking so clearly about topics and ideas we’re currently having such important discussions about, I knew it was a film Seattle audiences just had to see. Sara Michelle Fetters: And, I think, that’s the case with so much of the lineup as far as this year’s SLGFF is concerned, isn’t it? So many of these films and shorts couldn’t be more prescient, couldn’t be more timely and of the cultural zeitgeist of this exact moment. Kathleen Mullen: Exactly. Some of that is just luck, of course, as we couldn’t know about what was going to happen at the Supreme Court while we were planning the festival, but I think you always go into programming trying to find motion pictures that challenge and excite the audience intellectually even as they entertain. I can’t help but think the LGBTQ community is going to like Freeheld. They are going to like this movie. They are going to like it on many different levels. But I think that also goes with the rest of the programming as well. I tried to frame things in a way that they commented on many of the things going on in the community locally, that Seattle’s contemporary LGBTQ culture would see a large part of themselves up there on the screen. I wanted films that spoke to our queer activism here in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest yet also spoke to our queer entertainment here in the city as well. We’ve got so many local productions, like Drag Becomes Him a documentary about Jinkx Monsoon, as well as Wes Hurley’s Capitol Hill 2 starring Monsoon, Waxie Moon and Robbie Turner. We also have the drama Winning Dad, which is very much a coming out story dealing with homophobia that’s internalized but also comes from within the family structure itself. It’s a really powerful film and I think is exactly the sort of feature our audiences are going to be drawn to. Sara Michelle Fetters: What sort of pressure did you feel programming this year’s festival? As one of the older LGBT film festivals in the United States, dealing with such a high-profile anniversary, did
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you find yourself ever questioning whether or not you were up for the challenge of putting together this year’s lineup? Kathleen Mullen: There is pressure. Sure. But with my experience as a programmer I can’t say I ever felt it. I wanted to give festival goers a real feel for the breadth and the range of what LGBTQ cinema can be. I wanted to show documentaries from around the world. I wanted to show feature films that explored a wide variety of genre. I wanted to make sure as much of the LGBTQ experience was showcased as our schedule could allow for.
As to the 20th anniversary specifically, it was my interest to focus on the future of LGBTQ cinema. I wanted to show contemporary films that looked at where we are going as a community, at what stories are next to be told. To that end, we have organized a discussion panel entitled, “Emerging as an LGBTQ Filmmaker” [FREE presentation October 10 @ 2:30 p.m.] that we’re really excited about which will be at the 12th Avenue Arts Center. We’ll be discussing with filmmakers their work, what it is like to work on these sorts of films and where they see these sorts of films themati-
cally going in the future. But we’re also looking at where LGBTQ cinema has been during this 20th anniversary. We’re showing the classic documentary The Celluloid Closet [FREE screening October 10 @ 4:30 p.m. at the 12th Avenue Arts Center], which also just so happens to be turning 20, as well as Hustler White [screening October 9 @ 11:45 p.m. at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian Theatre] from Bruce La Bruce, the quintessential bad boy of modern queer cinema. Another archival presentation is the magnificent Big Eden, celebrating its 15th anniversary, director Thomas Bezucha’s classic drama a big Seattle favorite. [NOTE: The pre-festival screening of Big Eden took place September 29.] Finally, a program that’s connected to our 20th anniversary but isn’t a series of retrospective films, we’re really excited about our “Thrive @ 5: Know Your History” series, featuring contemporary features revolving around historical events and figures. Sara Michelle Fetters: With Freeheld opening the festival, with Stonewall currently in theatres meeting with so much resistance in regards to its own historical veracity, as a programmer, how much license do you give filmmakers when they look at historical events? How incumbent is it on filmmakers to stay as true as possible to these events? Kathleen Mullen: I think it is important that filmmakers have the creative license to make their own stories, to be able to craft films that fit their cinematic vision. But I also think it is important to create and craft characters that live up to and embrace the diverse elements of the [LGBTQ] community. I think it’s very easy to make what one might consider a “mainstream” film but in doing so lose that diversity. Doing that, I think, falling into that trap, it doesn’t honor the history of the LGBTQ movement, that you’re failing to honor and embrace the diversity that has allowed these differing stories and events to take place. There isn’t one type of person who fought for LGBTQ rights. These stories run the entire LGBTQ gamut. While I want to give filmmakers creative license, I also want them to honor that diversity. Sara Michelle Fetters: It does feel like LGBTQ films are more in the spotlight than they maybe ever have been before. see kathleen mullen page 19
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playing SLGFF’s opening week. Additionally, I’m happy to welcome Paul Torres to the reporting team for the Seattle Gay News this year. Not only has he watched a number of the motion pictures getting showcases over the next ten days, he’ll also be interviewing a few of the filmmakers responsible for their creation (his first, an in-depth discussion with Winning Dad director Arthur Allen, in this very issue of the paper). I’m excited to have him around, and personally can’t wait to see what insights he’s going to bring our paper’s coverage. With that formality out of the way … on to this week’s reviews! A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile (10/11, 12:15 pm, Northwest Film Forum) A “truth is stranger than fiction” documentary, this compelling look at a supposed kidnapping during the Arab Spring involving Syrian blogger Amina Arraf is one of the great “Catfish” stories of our time. Director Sophie Deraspe uncovers a number of startling and intimate truths here, revealing a level of authenticity and truth amidst all the lies that is oftentimes shocking. ***1/2 (Sara Michelle Fetters) Addicted to Fresno (10/10, 7:15 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) Director Jamie Babbit’s latest Addicted to Fresno, reuniting the filmmaker with her Because I’m a Cheerleader star Natasha Lyonne, could be SLGFF’s most disappointing entry. Even with stars Lyonne, Judy Greer and a way underutilized Aubrey Plaza giving everything they’ve got, this facile, humorless and unforgivably maudlin comedy-drama hybrid spends more time spinning its wheels desperately searching for a reason to exist more than it does anything else. Shockingly inept. *1/2 (Sara Michelle Fetters)
final cabaret retrospective show called “Gardenia.” Before the Last Curtain Falls intercuts revealing one-on-one intimate interviews with the performers and exquisite scenes of “Gardenia” with lush emotionladen beauty. Director Thomas Wallmer vividly guides this documentary with respect and dignity like a sweet and yearning ballad. **** (Paul Torres) The Celluloid Closet (10/10, 4:30 pm, 12th Avenue Arts – FREE) Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman marvelous, life-affirming documentary chronicling Hollywood’s complex, intimate, sordid, humorous and sometimes tragic LGBT history returns for a rare theatrical presentation celebrating its 20th anniversary. As big a must-see event as any film screening during the entire festival. **** (Sara Michelle Fetters) Desert Migration (10/13, 5:00 pm, Northwest Film Forum) Survivors of the AIDS epidemic flock to the dry climes of Palm Springs. In this desert, they find a life-affirming natural beauty and as sense of solace. Daniel F. Cardone directs this sweeping and enthralling testament of hope with exquisite cinematography and insightful interviews. Desert Migration is a moving documentary about men seeking a place to live and heal. ***1/2 (Paul Torres) Drag Becomes Him (10/9, 7:00 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) Rather wonderful documentary revolving around Jerick Hoffer, a.k.a. celebrated Drag impresario and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” victor Jinkx Monsoon, filled with a number a sublime moments celebrating creativity and imagination in all its multifarious forms. Can feel a little slight at times, and admittedly the film never digs nearly as deep as it potentially could have, but the whole thing is so unabashedly good natured, and delightfully entertaining, these faults never
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Beautiful Something (10/11, 7:00 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) This emotional, moody and lusty drama achingly delves into the masculine worlds of artists and models on the dark and shadowy streets of Philadelphia. Beautiful Something, directed by Joseph Graham, is an impressionistic and alluring fever dream. One remarkable and desperate night follows poet Brian (Brian Sheppard), sculptor Drew (Colman Domingo), and model Jim (Zack Ryan) around as they seek something true and beautiful. **** (Paul Torres) Before the Last Curtain Falls (10/10, 2:15 pm, Northwest Film Forum) Through the sole use of music and movement, a troupe of dance/ballet performers that includes former drag queens in the “autumn of their lives” stage their
quite matter near as much as they probably should. *** (Sara Michelle Fetters) Dyke Hard (10/10, 11:45 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) Bitte Andersson’s wild, rollicking action-horror-comedy-exploitation hybrid certainly isn’t for the faint of heart or for those expecting a quaint little romp through female-driven punk rock clichés. But this delightfully weird Swedish import is so much fun, so outlandishly creative, so fearlessly politically incorrect, for those open to its ribald charms not enjoying all that outlandishly transpires is close to impossible. **1/2 (Sara Michelle Fetters) Everlasting Love (10/13, 9:30 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) I’m not saying Spanish import Everlasting Love chronicling an impromptu love story between a teacher and his student
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gone all sorts of wrong is a bad movie, I am saying that I have no wish to ever watch, discuss, debate or think about it ever again. I’m not really sure what director and cowriter Marçal Forés’ ultimate point was with this dank and dour melodramatic thriller, but what’s up on the screen is so illconceived and poorly put together watching it is a colossal chore I dare anyone to try and sit through. * (Sara Michelle Fetters) Fourth Man Out (10/9, 9:30 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) When young and good-looking auto mechanic Adam (Evan Todd) comes out to his three best bros, they take it as a new challenge to rally around him and offer support on dating advice despite some uneasiness to this new revelation. Poker night and bar hopping are now a little different, but prove to be the perfect time to bond and grow their friendships. Fourth Man Out, directed by Andrew Nackman, is a refreshing and delightful film that will put a smile on your face and warm your heart. *** (Paul Torres) Margarita with a Straw (10/9, 7:00 pm, Northwest Film Forum) Sweet and naïve Laila (Kalki Koechelin) does not let her challenge of being in a wheel chair with cerebral palsy stop her from the experience of heartbreak, crushes, and love. In spite of being from a conservative Indian family, she develops a new crush with a blind female NYU co-ed. Margarita with a Straw, directed by Shonali Bose, takes Laila from New Delhi to New York City with her new awakenings in an emotional, heart-endearing tale of love and hope. ***1/2 (Paul Torres) Portrait of a Serial Monogamist (10/14, 7:15 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) Elsie (Diane Flacks) is a wayward Toronto Lesbian in love with being in relationships. After her latest relationship has run its course, her friends are there with advice and ways to examine her life as a newly single woman. Should she go it alone? Should she commit to a sexy new woman in her life? The “Lesbian drama” that ensues even becomes an in-joke in Portrait of a Serial Monogamist, directed by Christina Zeidler and John Mitchell. This film is a warm and comic look at modern Lesbian relationships and good old-fashioned love. ***1/2 (Paul Torres) Reel in the Closet (10/14, 5:00 pm, Northwest Film Forum) One of the more surprising and enchanting documentaries to make their debut at this year’s SLGFF, director Stu Maddux’s exploration of LGBT home movies, many dating back all the way to the 1930s, is absolutely priceless beginning to end. Magical. ***1/2 (Sara Michelle Fetters)
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Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story (10/12, 7:00 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) Chuck Holmes created the notorious Gay hunk-oriented Falcon Studios, a landmark in the porn industry. He used this notoriety to co-found the Human Rights Campaign and impact Democratic political interests. Michael Stabile’s documentary traces the illustrious and quite humorous history with interviews that include director Chi Chi LaRue, porn star Jeff Stryker, and even Jake Shears and John Waters! Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story depicts a quirky, but significant landmark in gay history. *** (Paul Torres) Summer (10/10, 9:30 pm, Northwest Film Forum) Endearing coming-of-age fairy tale out of the Netherlands featuring a star-making performance from Sigrid ten Napel as a 16-year-old discovering herself while her family is on summer vacation, this movie is so intimate, so heartfelt, so emotionally pure it doesn’t matter a lick that by and large we’ve seen just about every single ounce of this countless times before. Beautifully shot, director Colette Bothof is a stunning, subtly cathartic winner I found myself thinking about long after it had come to an end. ***1/2 (Sara Michelle Fetters) Tab Hunter Confidential (10/10, 12:00 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) Director Jeffrey Schwarz’s superb documentary chronicling the Hollywood icon Tab Hunter returns after its successful Seattle International Film Festival debut, and any chance to see this excellent motion picture in a theatre is indeed worthy of a celebration. ***1/2 (Sara Michelle Fetters) That’s Not Us (10/11, 2:30 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) If the friends from “Friends” in the 1990s took a ferry to a cabin in the woods by the water, we would have That’s Not Us. This chatty film, directed by William Sullivan, observes three couples, one Lesbian, one Gay, and one straight as they explore their inner and outer worlds. A fun-filled, boozy retreat becomes a revealing weekend of new discoveries and new beginnings. *** (Paul Torres). Winning Dad (10/13, 7:00 pm, SIFF Cinema Egyptian) Colby fools his conservative dad into taking his boyfriend Rusty on an annual Pacific Northwest camping trip after he is unable to join him. His father thinks that Rusty is just a potential investor in his son’s dream restaurant, not his potential future son-inlaw. A trip meant to bond leads to a trip that undoes everything. Now, the family has to make things right for Colby and Rusty. Director Arthur Allen, who resides on Capitol Hill, directs a compelling family drama that examines the dynamic forces of dignity, respect and love. ***1/2 (Paul Torres)
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An interview with Winning Dad director Arthur Allen by Paul Torres SGN Contributing Writer Arthur Allen brings his debut film, Winning Dad, home to the Pacific Northwest and to his own Capitol Hill neighborhood doorstep for the 20th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The film has screened in India and Canada and will be screening later this month in Italy and in Germany. Allen writes, directs and stars in this film. Allen and his cast and crew, his “crewtopia,” have produced a compelling dramedy that takes you from the Pacific Northwest mountains to the depths of your heart. Paul Torres: Where did you come up with the idea for your film, Winning Dad? Arthur Allen: It was originally a piece I lovingly called Father-in-Law. It was about two fathers who met each other over the engagements of their sons. It was too big of an idea to try and film a wedding, so I condensed two characters into one and that became the boyfriend, Rusty, in Winning Dad. The idea struck me when I was painting. I remember I had just joined the Merchant Marine and I think I was back from my first dispatch and I had rented a little room and I was painting…. I was on a tall ladder… when this idea just sort of struck me. I remember scribbling the idea on a napkin. It was another three years… the idea matured, went through many changes, and ended up becoming what it finally is. Paul Torres: Is anything in the movie inspired by your life? Arthur Allen: There’s not a single autobiographical element in there, except maybe the sister character [Jamie played by Megan Jackson] who is sort of based on me and my two sisters. I didn’t have my first boyfriend until after I wrote it, that’s how purely fictional it is. I was inventing what his relationship might look like not having had one of my own. I guess I could say the same of the opinions/about the mind frame of the dad, which were influenced by some of the guys I met in my time in the Merchant Marine. Surprisingly, actually most of the guys took to me really quick. They sort of liked having me around, but there were some every so often that you would encounter that would have ambivalent feelings toward the Gay issue. Some of those opinions make it into the film. Paul Torres: Winning Dad is set in the Pacific Northwest. Did you grow up here? Arthur Allen: I am a native Washingtonian, which seems to be an endangered species these days. I’m from Mukilteo, which is featured in the film. A little known fact is that the lead actor, Chuck Sigars [who plays the dad] has been a columnist for the Mukilteo and Edmunds Beacon newspapers for, I think, ten, fifteen years. Paul Torres: Who or what has influenced your cinematic sense? Arthur Allen: Everybody in high school knew me as the Hitchcock guy. In high school, this is back in the days of VHS and DVD had just come out. The public library had huge stashes of old black and white films, foreign films, and old classics. I was just watching old classics and I took a liking to Alfred Hitchcock. It was my goal, really to see all 72 of them. I was that cinephile nerd watching the old black and white, silent Hitchcock films all the way through Frenzy and Family Plot. So my first phase was Hitchcock; it was a very high school thing. Then in college, I
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actually wrote my senior thesis paper on an obscure Russian filmmaker, Andrei Tarkovsky. Neither of whom you’re going to see in Winning Dad [chuckles]. Those are sort of my two big phases, in terms of my self-study of film. I also love David Lean. This film itself is very heavily influenced most probably by John Cassavetes and Paul Thomas Anderson. Cassavetes because quite simply it’s hard to do anything that doesn’t reference him… for a budget as low as mine. The final scene is very Cassavetes and was identified as such in Paris. It’s almost textbook, you know; long lenses, a lot
of stress and tension on the set in one take. The finale is done in one take. There are no alternate versions of that scene. Paul Torres: Seattle has produced notable filmmakers, lately – Lynn Shelton (Humpday, Your Sister’s Sister) and Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them), for instance. What is it about Seattle that inspires you to make your films? Arthur Allen: That’s a tricky question, obviously, because it assumes I had a choice to make it somewhere else [chuckles]. That said, Megan Griffiths, I think, put it very well when she talked about “crewto-
pia.” Crewtopia, the community here looks out for each other. That was very much my experience with Winning Dad. Paul Torres: You used crowdfunding to finance Winning Dad. Can you describe how that process affected the filming? Arthur Allen: I could pay something to the people who are giving up work time to work on the film. I did need money to help out in that way. The beauty of the crowdfunding is the complete independence. I had nobody dictating to me what needed to be in the film, what needed to make it marketable, nothing like that; it was complete artistic control. At least for my first project, it was beautiful to make all of my own mistakes and to be free to be daring. Paul Torres: What is your next project? Arthur Allen: Well, I need to refill the coffers after this one. I’ve been doing freelance video work, which is a dream come true. I’m working on my next script, researching – it’s too early to divulge too much. It will probably be shot in Bellingham and Seattle. It will have distilled everything I learned on Winning Dad and taking advantage of the connections and the resources I made. In the meantime, I want to work on short films. Again, it’s going back to… I want to hang out with crewtopia more. Paul Torres: What message would you like Winning Dad to stand for among the other films in the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival? Arthur Allen: I can say that everybody’s reaction to it has been unique to themselves, which has been the most satisfying thing for me. I think a different moment of the film touches everybody in their own very distinct way. Regionally, too, actually. It’s interesting to notice that there are regionally different reactions to the film. So, the people in Montreal focused in on a different scene than audiences in Boston honed in on. Different places have different reactions, different scenes that really strike them, that really touch a nerve. And that goes for people, too. Every single person has a completely different scene that touches their nerve. And I love that because it tells me so much about people. Most of the time when people are telling me about my film, they’re actually exposing something about themselves. And that’s extremely satisfying as an artist. The idea at the heart of the film is embracing complexity, emotional complexity, sexual complexity, your complexity. I think that’s an important message that the LGBT community has brought to America. Arthur Allen’s Winning Dad makes its Seattle debut at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian Theatre on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. It will be available for video on demand beginning December 1. Check out his website at arthurcallen.com for more information.
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Damon out of this world as Scott’s heroic Martian by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE MARTIAN Now playing Botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon) has been left behind on Mars. After a giant sandstorm sends him flying into what should have been certain death, Ares III Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain) has no choice but to order the remainder of her crew to lift off without him. But he didn’t die, did not succumb to his injuries, and now he’s all alone, with very little food and even fewer options. Yet Mark Watney isn’t about to go down without a fight, and using the power of his intellect and whole lot of human ingenuity, he’s going to find a way to survive on a supposedly dead planet where doing so is considered nothing less than a matter-of-fact impossibility. Based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir, with a script by The Cabin in the Woods and Cloverfield scribe Drew Goddard, director Ridley Scott’s The Martian is a crowd-pleasing science fiction adventure survival story difficult to dislike. Filled with stellar visuals courtesy of cinematographer Dariusz Wolski (The Walk), production designer Arthur Max (The Counselor) and a passel of exceedingly talented special effects technicians, centered around a funny, personable and altogether human performance from Damon ranking as one of his all-time best, the movie’s 141 minutes breeze by in the blink of an eye, building to a confidently rousing finale that’s simply out of this world. In the same breath, those expecting Scott’s latest to rise to the heights of the filmmaker’s best like Alien or Blade Runner, hoping it will be some splendid futuristic combination of Robert Zemeckis’ Castaway and Ron Howard’s Apollo 13, should by all accounts set their sights a tiny bit lower. This is a good film, one littered with numerous terrific elements, yes, but nothing truly extraordinary or mind-blowing; and while I’m perfectly fine with this particular outcome I’m sure there will be those out there who see this as some sort of disap-
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on “Nellydramas” – drag melodramas with a queer twist. There was a camaraderie at evening sing-a-longs and eventually the bar became the home to the Metropolitan Community Church, who used the theatre as a meeting space for their queer congregation. Upstairs Inferno provides a solid, nostalgic picture of what LGBT life was like back in the 1970s as patrons explained that they could not be out at work, and many had been estranged from their families. One interviewee, Regina, speaks with palpable loss about her lover, an African American man, and the attitudes towards interracial relationships in the South at the time. The tragedy that befell the bar patrons is also poignantly portrayed. The descriptions of flames swirling in the bar, windows being blocked as people tried to escape, and lives being lost as men tried to save others, is horrifying. Camina includes vivid images of victims’ burned bodies to empha-
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people traveling back from the Red Planet, stewing about leaving one of their own behind, and in on the rescue plans. Chastain, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan and Aksel Hennie are all wonderful as the Aries III astronauts, while Donald Glover waltzes into the action during the third act and steals nearly every second he has, portraying a NASA engineer whose crazily eccentric ideas might just be what everyone is looking for in regards to getting Watney back home safe and sound. Goddard’s script is a light and nimble thing, making the scientific complexities found in Weir’s book exceedingly easy to comprehend and latch onto. More than that, he finds a significant amount of humor in the tale, understanding that drama, tragedy and pain more often than not walk handin-hand with the most fervently profound types of laughter. The screenplay also remains innately true to these men and women striving to do what they can to save Watney, and while some will find their unflagging positivity and resilience slightly odd, the reality of this kind of mindset isn’t as atypical as might initially appear. Granted, in this way maybe it helps to come from a military family and to know how those who have served react when the possibility of leaving one of their own behind confronts them, nothing else mattering save making sure this isn’t the case. Scott’s actually explored that theme not too long ago, his excruciatingly tense military 2001 polemic Black Hawk Down a more kinetic, full-throttle chronicling of a handful of similar ideas. But where that movie was a minute, aggressive, decidedly dour point-by-point reenactment of heroism in the face of tragedy, The Martian arrives at a similar destination, yet does so with more humor and warmth, never dwelling on anything pessimistic or cynical, instead keeping a positive attitude throughout no matter how dire the situations facing Watney end up proving to be. On that front the movie does in fact end up being an interstellar achievement, and I find it highly likely audience all over the globe en masse are going to feel the same.
pointment. Their loss. Scott’s effort has so many wonderful sequences, is just so gosh darn well made, I can’t for the life of me fathom how anyone could get their dander in a bunch crowing about how the darn thing isn’t perfect and as such is closer to failure than success. Let’s be perfectly honest, The Martian is one of the year’s most enjoyably creative efforts, and I for one have no issue with that one little bit. The stuff dealing with Watney’s survival on Mars is sensational. Not only is Damon superb, but Goddard’s writing is correspondingly so, Scott’s subtle yet still imaginatively idiosyncratic touch augmenting both flawlessly. Watching the astronaut systematically plot out what it will take for him to theoretically survive and then proceeding to put two and two together (as well as the hard work) to see it happens glorious. Levity and pathos intermingle one with the other, pain and triumph oftentimes filling up equal corners of the frame as Watney does what’s necessary to see he earns another dawn. That’s roughly 60-percent of the narrative. The remainder revolves around the actions at NASA, when they discover Watney is still alive, and also the reactions of the Ares III crew, when they learn they left their fellow crewmember alone back on Mars. Both facets of this secondary plot are good. Both of them have multiple merits. At the same time, both are so scattered,
so split between so many locations and overflowing with a cacophony of supporting players (all of whom are important in coming up with a scenario that will lead to the lost astronaut’s rescue), that it ends up being frustratingly impossible to latch onto these segments with any real authority. At a certain point all of this stuff ends up being nothing more than pieces of a puzzle that all have to fit together in order to ensure success, everything coming together as required and very rarely anything more than that. In some ways that’s the major rub. As mesmerizing as a lot of this is, the film is still oddly lacking in tension. Even for those who have never read Weir’s source material, for the few who might enter into the theatre clueless as to what it is they are about to watch, there is still shockingly little question as to how Watney’s ordeal is going to turn out. Even Apollo 13, a movie based on fact where the outcome was known going in, had more chills, thrills and uncertainties than this entirely fictional endeavor does, an incontestably odd component to be certain. Even so, none of this is boring. More, as little time as they collectively have to make an impression many of the supporting players do just that. Chiwetel Ejiofor arguably fairs the best as the NASA scientist in charge of the Mars missions, Sean Bean a pitch-perfect counterpoint as the mission commander who wants to get his
size the hopeless situation for those who perished as well as the difficulties faced by those who survived. Yet Upstairs Inferno is concerned with more than just the horrors of the fire itself; the film documents the homophobia and bigotry that the survivors experienced after the fire. Moon Landrieu, the then Mayor of New Orleans, Governor Ed(win) Edwards, and Archbishop Hannan all failed to acknowledge the crime publically in the press. There were difficulties for Reverend Bill Richardson, who angered his vestry by allowing a memorial service at St. George’s Episcopal Church. In addition, Metropolitan Community Church Reverend Bill Larson, who died in the fire, was disowned by his mother; she was so ashamed her son was Gay, and did not claim his body. Four other men who were unclaimed or unidentified were buried in paupers’ graves by the city. The poor treatment of the Gay community is presented with a certain bias by the film, but the point of Upstairs Inferno is not to give voice to a little-known episode
in Gay history, but to emphasize that what happened in New Orleans could have happened anywhere in the United States during that time – and in many areas, such disrespect probably did in some regard. Camina’s film, a micro-history, however, benefits most from the individual accounts. There are many sad stories of survivor’s guilt and despair, as well as feelings of emptiness and helplessness. Duane Mitchell, Jr., a young boy who was at the movies with his brother while his father died at the bar, was not told that his father had passed away for a week. What is inspiring about the aftermath of the tragedy is the way that it brought the LGBT community in New Orleans together. A memorial fund was established, and several members of the community became visible, as when they left a memorial service unconcerned about the television cameras outside that might reveal their identities to their friends, families, colleagues and neighbors. There is even a suggestion in the film that the tragedy launched the Gay rights movement in New Orleans.
Upstairs Inferno becomes especially interesting in its third act when Roger Dale Nunez is identified as the suspected arsonist. Clayton Delery-Edwards, author of the Up Stairs Lounge Arson, elegantly discusses the socio-cultural factors that may have lead Up Stairs Lounge patron Nunez to have committed the crime. That the survivors can talk about forgiveness is just one aspect to the resiliency of the men and women presented in the film. That they are still emotional about what happened four decades ago shows how vivid this experience was for those who were there. While some viewers unfamiliar with the events of the Up Stairs Lounge fire may find the history to be slight, and the points some of the interviewees make to be overemphasized, or underdeveloped (e.g., the Gay rights movement), there is still a humanity on display in Camina’s film that is affecting.
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Imaginative, eye-popping Pan a fascinating misfire
Levi Miller in Pan – Photo by Laurie Sparham / ©2015 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer PAN Now playing Joe Wright’s Pan is the type of spectacular, eye-popping misfire only a great filmmaker can deliver. As a movie, this origin story for author J. M. Barrie’s iconic character is astonishingly terrible, veering in so many directions at the exact same time, grabbing onto any single facet of it for anything more than a second is more or less impossible. But as a pure piece of idiosyncratic cinema? As a feast for the eyes, ears and remaining senses? As an example of pop art run gloriously and gleefully amuck? The resulting fantasy is a wild, imaginatively audacious ride that’s one-ofa-kind, making the fact it’s so narratively inept less upsetting than it potentially could have been otherwise. The auteur behind works of genius like Pride & Prejudice, Atonement and Hanna, it’s hard not to look at Pan as if it might be Wright’s Dune, his 1941, his New York, New York, his One from the Heart, a riveting fiasco that will be looked at for years to come as an inventive misstep and little else. Those movies, directed by the likes of Lynch, Spielberg, Scorsese and Coppola, will never be regarded as successes. Even so, almost no one looks at any of them as bona fide disasters either, the periscope of time allowing for a prevailing view that recognizes these missteps as a great film-
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maker taking a colossal risk and relatively little more. With a screenplay by Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift), the film begins with young Peter (Levi Miller) whisked away from his London orphanage during WWII by an actual pirate ship, its sailors out on an errand for the immortal Captain Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman). Finding himself in a mystical realm known as Neverland, he discovers that the bloodthirsty swashbuckler has been kept alive thanks to the magical properties of pixie dust, and as such he keeps raiding the mortal plane for orphans to slave away in his mines digging for it. Peter doesn’t take much to being treated as a slave, escaping into the forests of Neverland with the help of fellow imprisoned miner James Hook (Garrett Hedlund). Turns out, the boy might just be a prophesized chosen one, destined to lead the native inhabitants to victory over Blackbeard and his pirates while also freeing the fairy folk from being hunted down for their pixie dust. Princess Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara), her tribe’s most cunning warrior, believes this to be true, certain that if Peter looks deep within he’ll see the same, knowing that with a little pluck, courage and trust (not to mention a happy thought or two) the boy won’t just rise to the occasion, he’ll fly there. Now, I like Steven Spielberg’s own 1991 reinvention of this tale Hook; find it to be an emotionally pure family-friendly fantasy that takes Barrie’s characters into some fun
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and invigorating places. At the same time, I’m happy to stand with the naysayers who poke at it for its excesses, who hold it accountable for being overly theatrical and even more outlandishly melodramatic. I just find that the film still manages to tap into Barrie’s themes and ideas in ways I respond to, all of it anchored around performances from Dustin Hoffman (as Captain Hook) and the late Robin Williams (as the mild-mannered adult who once upon a time was Peter Pan) that are close to superb. Believe it or not, Wright’s film is even more eccentric in its excesses, the candycolored costumes, sets and production design looking as if the director was given free rein in the Crayola factory and gifted every single crayon color to use at his discretion. More there is an exuberant selfindulgence to both characterizations and to central set pieces that’s wildly insane, stuff that’s intimately subtle intermixed with other elements that are anything but. There’s a tonal imbalance that’s out of control, and from one moment to the next it’s never certain just what kind of motion picture Pan is going to be. In this way the film is decidedly as child-like as its hero, and much like a youngster on the verge of becoming a teenager, keeping discipline over emotions, ideas and coherent thought is sometimes an alien concept. But this structural schizophrenia weighed on me, made it impossible to care about was happening or if Peter would be able to come into his own as a hero. Yet, the quiet moments, the
brief bits of chaotic respite where the future Lost Boy learns about his parents, begins to explore his powers, has an emotional connection with any of the three adult figures attempting to make use of him, these sequences enthrall, leading to questions of intent, concept and execution on the parts of Wright and his creative team that are sadly unavoidable. Jackman is having a blast as Blackbeard, the only problem being watching him indulge himself so gleefully isn’t nearly as much fun for the audience as it must have been for him to perform. This overt theatricality, however, seems to be what Wright was seeking, he and Hedlund – who is at times unwatchably cartoonish as Hook – so animated, so excitable, so full of vim and vigor, one has to assume they were egged on to deliver these performance exactly as-is. Granted, this is a movie that has a full-blown Moulin Rouge-style musical number set to a familiar Nirvana ditty as its entry point into Neverland, so crazed excitability is in the movie’s DNA roughly from the get-go. But what about the sensational animated flashbacks (one of which is an incredible, dazzling stop-motion showpiece that blew me away)? Or the glorious finale set aboard a pair of flying pirate ships battling it out inside a hidden cave? Or the sight of Mara wearing a Rastafarian rainbow-colored wig? Or how Miller has the making of a real star at some point down the line? Or Jacqueline Durran’s (Anna Karenina) magnificent costumes? Or John Powell’s (How to Train Your Dragon 2) exhilarating score? Or Aline Bonetto’s (A Very Long Engagement) awe-inspiring production design? Or the way Wright, to his film’s betterment or embarrassment, I cannot say, appears to have complete mastery of everything that is happening no matter how outlandish or boneheaded it might appear? These are all questions I do not admit to knowing the answers to, even though each and every one is a piece of exquisite magnificence the motion picture can, without a doubt, captivatingly call its own. Say what you will about this origin story (and, trust me, plenty will be, the movie is almost guaranteed to be one of 2015’s biggest financial boondoggles), to claim it isn’t made by a filmmaker in total control cannot be one of them. Wright has reimagined Barrie’s world, giving it a special imprint only he could have manufactured. None of which makes the resulting misfire good, let alone worthwhile; but it does make it fascinating, Pan the type of fearless failure only a director of consummate skill and vision par excellence could have delivered with such a resounding thud.
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Freeheld, Stonewall, The Danish Girl, About Ray, Carol, these are only five of the major, high-profile films to have debuted at various festivals around the world these past few months. Kathleen Mullen: It’s amazing, right? How many have been made this year? How many are seeing a national release in multiple theatres? It’s really stunning. Sara Michelle Fetters: So, with this being the case, with Hollywood seemingly ready to tackle so many of these stories, what is the state of LGBTQ cinema? Is it still vital? Is it still thriving? Kathleen Mullen: I see LGBTQ cinema thriving. I see it as being more vital than ever before. I mean, we had over a thousand submissions in regards to features and short films for this year’s festival. A thousand. Think about that? Amazing. It’s remarkable the amount of cinema that is out there, the diversity of the filmmakers attempting to tell their various stories. The range of these stories is just incredible. It really does blow your mind when you start digging through them all. Family stories. Thrillers. Horror. Black Comedies. There’s Gayby Baby, a documentary told from the perspective of the children of various Gay parents. Just incredible stuff! The films are as relevant today as they were 20 years ago. There are just more of them. Sara Michelle Fetters: Twenty years ago, there was no Netflix. Amazon was barely the germ of an idea. OnDemand and
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keep. Continuing in this vein, I’ve been trying to understand why contemporary art looks like it does, while being aware that there are 1.2 million Americans that are HIV positive, and another person becomes infected with HIV every 10.5 minutes. The exhibit has been 10 years in the making, and there are a lot of reasons why that’s the case. The main factor is because it’s a hard exhibition. Museums don’t always want to engage in the subjects of disease and death, culture wars, and Gay identity. It’s not an easy story for a museum to tell. Yet it’s one that touches everyone’s lives, so we think it’s important. I’ve been fortunate to work at TAM – an institution that is willing to take artistic risks because they recognize that this art has relevance for our community. Working on this exhibit has also been an interesting art historical challenge. This art doesn’t have an easy place in art history. One of my insights is this idea that empathy should be a tool for an art historian. That is a very difficult thing. I’ve gotten push back from a lot of people as we’ve embarked on this journey. However one thing has been unwavering: the artists are all extraordinarily supportive. Rachael DeCruz: What is your goal with the exhibit? Rock Hushka: In the ‘80s and ‘90s the radical gesture by artists was to remind people about HIV. Artists employed multiple strategies to tell us that HIV was in our midst. If we don’t look at current contemporary art in the same way, we lose that radical nature. It’s my intent that we read contemporary art as reflecting our relationship with HIV. It’s not always the overt
other various V.O.D. platforms did not exist. Now that all of those venues do exist, now that filmmakers have those platforms to see their films get showcased, why is a festival like this still vital? What makes it important? Kathleen Mullen: People want to come together in a theatre and experience cinema together. They want a place where they can celebrate queer filmmakers and queer films. They want to come together as a community. I still think there is still a place to play LGBTQ cinema. I think festivals like SLGFF are more vital and important than ever before. I don’t think festivals like these will ever become irrelevant. These technological advancements are great storytellers, yes, but filmmakers want to see their films showcased in a cinema. Audiences, I think, want to experience them there when they can, doing so together, as a community, not at home alone sitting on their couch. I think it’s very special for a city to have a way to celebrate LGBTQ cinema. I feel blessed that we here in Seattle have gotten to do just that these past 20 years. Sara Michelle Fetters: Putting you on the spot, if you could only go to five films or events over the course of the festival’s ten day run, what would you personally run right out and grab tickets for right away? Kathleen Mullen: Oh, gosh. That’s not fair! There’s just too much to choose from! Two things I would say, the Part Pass is without a doubt the best deal in town. It includes both opening and closing night as well as the three centerpiece galas while also granting pass holders access to each
event’s after party. It’s a really great deal. The films are excellent. The parties are going to be fantastic. Part Pass holders will definitely get their money’s worth. Also, that Thrive @ 5: Know Your History series I spoke about earlier, people are going to love these films. All of these screenings are at 5:00 p.m. and tickets are only $5.00. It’s just a fantastic deal. So, while that’s just two recommendations, I think you’ll agree it covers a lot more than just five films. Sara Michelle Fetters: What are you proud of? What makes you smile as it pertains to this year’s festival? Kathleen Mullen: I’m just proud about this year’s festival as a whole. I’m proud
we get to open with Freeheld, the film just means a lot to me. I’m proud of our closing night film, Out to Win, about LGBTQ athletes; I think it’s super inspirational. But, for me, I think I’m just most proud about the diversity of this year’s programming. I believe we’ve really gone above and beyond.
meaning, but it’s always present. It’s never NOT about AIDS. Take for example the video Lollypop by Kalup Linzy, which is featured in the exhibition. While the video doesn’t explicitly mention HIV, it features both an African American man and a Latino man living in NYC. Both are negotiating a sexual exchange and at some point, these two men are going to navigate HIV. If we forget that, then we obliterate their experiences. While it [HIV] wasn’t the impetus for Linzy’s work, it informed him. This idea that HIV is prevalent in people’s daily lives and is present in their work is critical. It’s one facet of their work – not the meaning, not the purpose, but one facet.
modernism – it’s the heady kind of art that requires a great deal of information and background of theoretical contexts in order to understand), what we’ve seen since the AIDS epidemic is the return to an art that’s deeply personal, expressive, complex, and textured. It demonstrates a shared humanity. The AIDS crisis caused artists to pull together various different kinds of art-making. These artists also turned to Madison Avenue advertising precedents, to feminist art, to identity art of the 1960s and 1970s. All of these diverse strands have been brought together and now underlie contemporary art practice. Today’s art looks like it does because of the AIDS crisis.
‘80s continue to this day. Foremost among them are stigma. Until we’re able to talk about HIV frankly, HIV will continue to be stigmatized. I would love for our exhibit to chip away at that stigma.
Rachel DeCruz: How do you think art impacted the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the way the disease is represented in mainstream culture? Rock Hushka: This happened in two critical ways. First, artists were able to reframe the debate and conversation about the AIDS crisis. Their art punctured all the ideological and political narratives, and mobilized people to take direct political action to end the AIDS crisis. Secondly, art humanized the crisis for people. We saw images that reflected the humanity, suffering, and pathos of real people. That was equally critical to changing people’s opinions about AIDS and the crisis.
We’ve seen incredible gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but it’s still a pressing issue for our community. Can you share your thoughts on what this work looks like moving forward? We need to learn to talk about HIV, while also being sensitive about how our relationship with the virus has changed. It’s important that we’re cautious not to walk ourselves into the kind of debate that doesn’t allow people to talk about how they deal with the virus. We need to be able to have an intergenerational conversation about AIDS and how it’s impacted all of us. I’ve learned to be very careful about how I talk with younger artists about the virus because I need them to talk about their relationship with HIV, identity, and sexual intimacy, and make sure that I honor their struggle instead of trying to impose my experience on them. We also have to be very frank about the way HIV impacts different communities in different ways. Unfortunately, all the issues that exacerbated the AIDS crisis in the
Rachel DeCruz: The exhibit spans over three decade. Can you talk about the changes we see in art forms over that time? Rock Hushka: From my perspective, the biggest change has been that the AIDS crisis allowed artists to make a very expressive kind of art. Instead of art for art’s sake (which is an easy way to talk about post-
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This year’s Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival runs through October 18. Venues for this year’s festival include the SIFF Cinema Egyptian Theatre, Pacific Place and the NW Film Forum. Festival Box Office with full program information can be found at http://www.threedollarbillcinema.org/2015.
What do you hope that viewers will walk away with? I want to bring a conversation about HIV to the forefront. As a society, we haven’t fully mourned the AIDS crisis. One of the things we’re preparing our staff for is that people are going to be very emotional during this exhibition. We want people to feel that this is a safe space for them to relive and re-experience the trauma from the AIDS crisis. I want people to share their stories about HIV and AIDS, and see themselves reflected in this art. The crisis produced some of the most powerful works of art in the late 20th century. Viewers will be able to see how history informed that and enjoy the beauty and ideals that art can produce. And viewers will also see what was forged in the crucible of the crisis. I want people to see the beauty without forgetting the crisis and fear that produced and brought this art into the world. Art AIDS America honors people’s work – whether they’re on the front lines of protests, are caregivers, or are talking about HIV in their churches, schools, and at work. We are reflecting people’s lived experiences. You can learn more about Art AIDS America and the Tacoma Art Museum at http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/exhibit/ aaa/. Follow the conversation on social media at #ArtAIDSAmerica. Courtesy of Pride Foundation.
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Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. www.skibuddies.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731. Kathy Griffin #LikeaBossTour. 7pm & 9pm. Snoqualmie Casino, I-90 West Exit 31. snocasino.com Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s Cineoke! 6:30pm doors; 7pm show. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. It’s like Karaoke - only better! You’re the star of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing along to, while the film and lyrics are projected onto the screen. There are hundreds of songs to choose from, or you can bring your own special request (on DVD). $8 cover ($5 for Three Dollar Bill Cinema members). www. threedollarbillcinema.org. Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. A fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com Kathy Griffin #LikeaBossTour. 7pm & 9pm. Snoqualmie Casino, I-90 West Exit 31. snocasino.com Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.
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October 10 thru October 18 20th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/8-10/18). www.threedollarbillcinema.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets the 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 Shelly at 206-250-5002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI). 7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. No Safeword Writers Group. 7pm. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwritergroup.org. (Also meets 4th Sunday, 1pm.) Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older. 7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org) Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org
WEDNESDAY - October 14
20th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/8-10/18). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to RSVP. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. www.maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information,
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location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle Halloween Theme Social. 6-8pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Come dressed as your favorite scary, sexy, funny unique creature celebrity or whatever special outfit you desire. Prizes for the top 2 choices voted by members in attendance. www.pozseattle.com The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat. Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome. Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week. Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org. Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.) Entre Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) “StageFright” - Youth Open Mic - For Aspiring Writers & Performers, Ages 14-24. 7:30pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend. StageFright not only features young folk, but is also MC’d by young folk & attended in great majority by young folk. 322-7030; www.hugohouse.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. Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com
THURSDAY - October 15
20th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/8-10/18). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Drop-In Help with Veteran Services. 11:30am-3:30pm. Seattle Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. Drop-in help for military veterans who are experiencing homelessness or living on low incomes. www.spl.org Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org. Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual). 12noon. Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 4070. Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month. Open to the public. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also
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First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org. Videoasis Halloween Themed Videos. 7-10pm. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. A celebration of Halloween with a mixture of themed videos that will spook you in all the right places. www.nwfilmforum.org A Century of Modern Dance - Plus: A 25th Anniversary & a 50th Anniversary (10/15-10/18). Thurs-Sat 10/15-10/17 - 7:30pm; Sun 10/18 - 2pm. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW. Celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Chamber Dance Company, the 50th anniversary of the UW Dance Program & 100 years of modern dance. Tickets: $22 general admission, $20 faculty/staff/UWAA, $10 seniors & students. www.dance. uw.edu, www.artsuw.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org All-Star Women Jam. 8pm. Spinnaker Bay Brewing, 5718 Rainier Ave S. Every 3rd Saturday. 21+. GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org Men in Dance 2015 Adjudicated Choreographers Showcase (10/16 & 10/17). 8pm. Velocity Dance Center, 1621 12th Ave. 5 choreographers, 6 Seattle luminaries as panelists, plus live feedback & audience participation. Tickets: $16 in advance, $20 at the door; studenrs/ seniors $15 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com
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Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212. Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937. Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514. 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. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. WContact us at info@bellevue-pflag.org or 425-483-6642. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.) Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org A Century of Modern Dance ‑ Plus: A 25th Anniversary & A 50th Anniversary (10/15-10/18). Thurs-Sat 10/15-10/17 - 7:30pm; Sun 10/18 - 2pm. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW. Celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Chamber Dance Company, the 50th anniversary of the UW Dance Program & 100 years of modern dance. Tickets: $22 general admission, $20
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faculty/staff/UWAA, $10 seniors & students. www.dance. uw.edu, www.artsuw.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Debauchery. Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Queers stripping for Queers in a hot, anti-oppressive space, raising money for organizations that serve the Queer community. The show features stripteases, lots of audience interaction & even birthday lapdances on stage! Be sure to bring plenty of dollar bills - a portion of the proceeds goes to non-profits providing health & social services within the Queer community. Tickets: $10 in advance; $15 at the door. www.lilydivine.com Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)
FRIDAY - October 16
20th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/8-10/18). www.threedollarbillcinema.org AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Friday. A drop in AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org Re-Parenting Ourselves. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Friday. A peer support group for adult children of any addiction. www.sasgcc.org SLAA Road to Recovery. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Friday. Ongoing 12 step group for sex & love addicts. www.sasgcc.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.) Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org
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(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) 20th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/8-10/18). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Market Street Singers Rummage Sale. 9am-4pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5710 22nd Ave NW. www. marketstreetsingers.org TurkFest - “Trailblazers: The Makers of Modern Turkey.” Sat: 12noon-6pm; Sun: 12noon-5pm. Seattle Center Armory. Underscores Turkish linkages to East and West with a bazaar, folkdancing and culinary delights. Seattle Center Festal. “Upstairs Inferno: The Largest Gay Mass Murder in US History.” 12noon. AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St, Fourth Floor. www.threedollarbillcinema.org Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org LGBTQ Allyship Just Desserts. 6-7:30pm. Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St. Allyship honors Peace for the Streets by Kids From the Steets & Allyship’s Leadership Institute. Keynote speech by Rebecca Saldana of Puget Sound SAGE. Tickets $55. www.brownpaper tickets.com/event/2185734 A Century of Modern Dance - Plus: A 25th Anniversary & a 50th Anniversary (10/15-10/18). Thurs-Sat 10/15-10/17 - 7:30pm; Sun 10/18 - 2pm. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW. Celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Chamber Dance Company, the 50th anniversary of the UW Dance Program & 100 years of modern dance. Tickets: $22 general admission, $20 faculty/staff/UWAA, $10 seniors & students. www.dance. uw.edu, www.artsuw.org DAIPANbutoh presents two works inspired by Polish theater director Tadeusz Kantor: “Borderlines: Kantor’s Dead Class Revisited,” a new work directed by Joan Laage, plus a new work by a surprise guest from Europe. 8pm. Taoist Studies Institute, 225 N 70th St. Tickets: $12/$15. RSVP laagekogut@fastmail.com. Men in Dance 2015 Adjudicated Choreographers Showcase (10/16 & 10/17). 8pm. Velocity Dance Center, 1621 12th Ave. 5 choreographers, 6 Seattle luminaries as panelists, plus live feedback & audience participation. Tickets: $16 in advance, $20 at the door; studenrs/ seniors $15 at the door. www.brownpaper tickets.com
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(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) 20th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (10/8-10/18). www.threedollarbillcinema.org Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com TurkFest - “Trailblazers: The Makers of Modern Turkey.” Sat: 12noon-6pm; Sun: 12noon-5pm. Seattle Center Armory. Underscores Turkish linkages to East and West with a bazaar, folkdancing and culinary delights. Seattle Center Festal. A Century of Modern Dance, Plus: A 25th Anniversary & a 50th Anniversary (10/15-10/18). Thurs-Sat 10/15-10/17 - 7:30pm; Sun 10/18 - 2pm. Meany Hall for the Performing Arts. (See Friday/Saturday listing at 7:30pm for details.) www.dance.uw.edu, www.artsuw.org
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Rainbow City Band Spooktacular. 2pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Music to haunt the entire family. Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door, seniors/students $12. rainbowcityband.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St - enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. www.seattleprimetimers.org. Book Launch Party: Alleluia Heights by Nick DiMartino. 4pm. University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE. First book of the Dolores Rosella series. Dolores is a feisty 90-year-old Sicilian American with unresolved secrets, unsuspected enemies & a Gay son.
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Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for LGBT Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault. Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country. GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979. Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band.com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flying house. org. Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities:
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www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@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.pflag seattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: 425-483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community.pflag.org/ PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www. pnw pflag.org; PFLAG Washington state: www.pflagw sc.org. PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www. sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www. trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-6850164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle. Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org; Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235 Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.
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Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233). SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503. Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768. Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays. (425) 339-5298. Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emerald citysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.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.seattlefront runners.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.thepride league.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, 367-4064, www.team seattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www. camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934. Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www. SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwest seattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. ‑org, 461-4493. Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise. Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www. facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space. org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFESAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www. thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw. org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 5228412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoudGLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www. yspp.org
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Puget Sound FM celebrates Halloween with a free collection and a month of programming specials. Vicious seafaring rats, seductive monsters and cold-blooded killers star in a new compilation released October 1 by Puget Sound FM. The free release kicks off the station’s month-long showcase of classic and contemporary radio horror. The Horror Fest 2015 Collection features five radio shows voted most frightening by listeners over two months of polling. Host Michael Jones guides the audience through the winning episodes, which include: • “Ghost Hunt,” Suspense • “Three Skeleton Key,” Escape • “The Thing On The Fourble Board,” Quiet Please • “Sorry, Wrong Number,” Suspense • “Murder Castle,” Lights Out The collection can be streamed and downloaded FREE from Puget Sound FM’s web site, PugetSound.Radio.FM, as well as SoundCloud. It will be available on iTunes soon. Horror Fest 2015 continues through October 31st and includes week-long showcases of works by Alfred Hitchcock, Edgar Allan Poe, and Vincent Price. The schedule includes:
• October 4-10: “The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” features new dramatizations of the author’s macabre masterpieces. • October 6: An American Werewolf in London, the radio adaptation of John Landis’ classic horror comedy, streams at 8 pm. • October 11-17: Alfred Hitchcock Week pays tribute to the Master of Suspense with nightly radio adaptations of his classics, including The Birds, Spellbound, Shadow of a Doubt, The Lodger, Notorious, The 39 Steps, and Strangers on a Train. • October 19-23: Vincent Price Week brings together the actor’s performances in several radio horror classics. • October 30: A commemorative presentation of The War of the Worlds from 1938. • October 31: The station’s special live Halloween show. Events throughout Seattle are featured on the station and online in the Calendar of the Macabre. Puget Sound FM is an arts and entertainment Internet radio station based in Seattle. For more information, visit their web site at PugetSound.Radio.FM.
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