SGN Sep 13, 2019 - Part 2

My Son, the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy An interview with Brad Zimmerman

MY SON, THE WAITER, A JEWISH TRAGEDY

KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER

Through September 29

I was watching TV on a weekday morning when suddenly I was intrigued with a commercial promoting a one-man show in the area doing a limited run at the Kirkland Performance Center. The man who wrote and performs the show is Brad Zimmerman. The show is, My Son, the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy, and with my fiancé, Brian in mind, I made arrangements to attend the Saturday,

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with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore at Elliott Bay Book Company Sunday, Sept. 22

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CARLEY MOORE THE NOT WIVES FEMINIST PRESS WITH MATTILDA BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY September 22 @ 3pm

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Sunday afternoon, September 22 @ 3pm to read from The Not Wive s (Feminist Press) a novel of sex-positive awakening and burgeoning political resistance, set in Occupy-era New York City. see ZIMMERMAN page 3

Chelsea Stardust on the female-driven euphoria of directing horror-comedy Satanic Panic

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The goofy and gory horror-comedy Satanic Panic is easily one of 2019’s most invigoratingly entertaining surprises. The movie follows down-on-her-luck newbie

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September 7 performance.

Zimmerman, 65, had opened for George Carlin and Joan Rivers. (It was ironic that I had seen the TV commercial on the 5th anniversary of her death. I had met Rivers numerous times over the years.)

The show was hysterical and got many laughs. Most impressively, the thunder and lightning storm was evident as we heard the thunder and rain pounding on the roof of the theater. Earlier, I met Brad Zimmerman in the lobby, to discuss the show, his career and his mother.

MK Scott: Okay. All right, we’re here talking with Brad Zimmerman about his one-man show called My Son, the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy. Tell us a little bit about the show.

Brad Zimmerman: Well, it’s a very autobiographical. It’s my My Son, the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy. It’s based on the fact that I struggled for a long, long time, and, of course, he’s a Jew with a Jewish mother, you know, that whole thing. It’s not easy. But there’s a lot of material there. A lot to be mined. So, it’s basically a journey, the chronology of a journey, performed in sort of a hybrid fashion in which I lay out, you know, this lengthy, very lengthy struggle to sort of get out of my own way, if you will, because that’s really what it was, it was more my own demons; fear of failure and all that stuff. And so I waited tables. That was my life for a long – about 29 years. And I was lucky enough to find the right therapist, and somebody who I was working with at a restaurant had taken a comedy class. And I had studied acting, but I never really went out to the world with it. So I had this acting background and I took a comedy class, and there was something about it that felt right. I didn’t think this at the time, I didn’t even take it seriously. I’m taking the class, end of discussion, you know, then I’ll go back to waiting tables. But I slowly, that was my sort of nudge out into the world, and started doing little tiny gigs for nothing, you know, what they call bringer shows, you bring ten people, they film your set and they hire, you know, with a videographer, etc., etc., etc. And after about six years of doing that I got a tape that started getting me paying work. Then from there it was, you know, working, you know, gigs that were way outside my comfort zone, you know, Orthodox synagogues and all sorts of places, cruise ships where it was just brutal. I’m much funnier on land. So (laugh), and slowly, you know, you go from your mother, I mean, there’s a great joke where the first Jewish president is going to be inaugurated and he calls his mother and he says; mom, you’re coming, right? And she says; nah, I think I’ll stay home. He says; ma, the first Jewish president, you got to be kidding me. She says; all right, I’ll come, for you, I’ll come. So she goes and they’re having the ceremony and the rabbi, I mean, the president is being inaugurated, he’s got his hand on the Bible and the mother is in the audience, she leans into this person sitting next to her she’s never met. She says; see that guy with his hand on the bible? His brother’s a lawyer.

That’s the basic joke, you know, it’s a lawyer or doctor, lawyer or doctor. And, but now, you know, after all these years, of course, my mother called me this morning: “I just want to know how it went? How did last night go?” And she’s like my biggest fan.

MK: I read that you were in “The Sopranos”?

Zimmerman: Yes, but that was, you know, I was still waiting tables. That was in about 2006, ’07, ’05, or whenever it was. And, you know, I had done a comedy festival and some agency saw me. That was the only thing they sent me out for. That was it. And, you know, if you think about it, somebody lands something, and this was a very low power – they had no power, this agency.

In this business, today, you need a great agent, you need to have Twitter followers, you know, it’s all social media. It’s all looks, it’s all youth, it’s all, you know, blah, blah, blah. And, you know, I’m a purist in the sense that I’ve done it. I’ve never had an agent, I’ve never had a manager. It’s just been my work. Now, that would be a change I would make if I believed in myself, I would aggressively, because you need an agent to do some of the things that some of these terrific actors do. You have to have an agent. So “The Sopranos” was wonderful. And as wonderful as it was it pales in comparison to this. I mean this is me. I wrote it. I directed it. I’m doing it. “The Sopranos” is like anything else in that medium, which I have enormous respect for, but it’s a director’s meeting, it’s an editor’s meeting, it’s a musical, the sound, the music – you know, the writing and everything. This is just me.

MK: It has been 5 years, since we lost Joan Rivers.

Zimmerman: The first time I opened for Joan was somewhere between 2002 and 2005. And then there was a long period where, you know, because she had lots of openers, I wasn’t the only opener. And then once a number of years went by I went back to opening for her and became more steady. But it was, it was a lot of fun, because Joan’s whole shtick was that I would do my 25 minutes and then it wouldn’t be like there would be a break and this and that, and I’d tell my last joke and I’d go off the stage and Joan would be offstage going; take another bow, you were great. And then I’d go out there. Take another one! And I would do like three or four, you know, depending on how she felt. And I would walk off and she would cross in front of me or behind me. And so it was all that kind of gimmickry, but it was kind of cool as opposed to typical, you know, she had her own way of doing things. She was a real character. And loved working. I mean, you saw, I don’t know if you saw the documentary, I didn’t, because I knew her. I had no desire to see it. But her whole thing was holding up an empty calendar and saying that is death to her. And I understand it.

MK: Yeah, and also you’ve worked with George Carlin.

Zimmerman: You know, he died at 71, she died at 81. And it was amazing that he died. I didn’t realize that he was that young. I thought he was older, he looked fine, he just probably abused himself. It was a hard

thing that happened. He was in the hospital for a procedure, I think, and he … he was, he was … Jerry Seinfeld talks about the Mount Rushmore of comedy: Don Rickles, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor and Carlin. So the interesting thing about it is I have friends who started when they were young and wanted to be comics. I didn’t want to be a comic. So these guys idolized Carlin, these 18 and 19 year old kids, my friends, my peers now. So for me to be the one, you know, to get this gig, you know, and believe me when I tell you I have friends who would’ve been phenomenal. You know, with that tape, and Carlin was working with a similar agent that Joan was. And Brad Garrett. So the three of them. But Carlin was – the first time I opened for him he came out on the stage because he was working on what turned out to be his final HBO special. And, in fact, this is how the business works. His manager sent, and this is my second show, his manager signed me to a deal. HBO filmed me the night before his live HBO taping. And he had three months to market the tape. And I did phenomenal. But he showed it to one person, and a very high power agent, who wasn’t interested, and which I understand, I mean, his clients make $100,000, I make $1500 to do a Bay Ridge Jewish Center, you know what I’m saying? So the reality is, but what happened is that one door closes and another one opens. Somebody where I was working as a waiter said “if you ever decide to do another one-person show,” and that was this, which started in 2005 and it took me – I sold it in 2013, the touring rights. And here I am.

MK: Would you take this to Off-Broadway?

Zimmerman: Well, you know, first of all, we may go back to New York, but my feeling is that if I was going to do something in New York it would be either combining the two pieces or where somebody said we’re really interested in this. Because I think this one is a little dated, only dated in the fact that it’s – I wrote some of this material 20 some odd years ago. It still reads because of my ability is fresh. But to do something in New York, and I’m talking about it in this piece, it’s $500,000 to do an Off-Broadway run, then you have to – it’s a fortune. So, I mean Seinfeld produced his friend’s, Colin Quinn’s show, on Broadway. And they were doing eight, nine shows a week. And he put in $2 million to do it and

lost money. And they were almost sold out most of the times. So that’s, of course, and $2 million to Seinfeld is like a penny. So he did it for his friend.

For the comedy show, I wanted to get the opinion from my fiancé, Brian Matt, who is Jewish and can relate to Zimmerman’s intent:

Brad Zimmerman used a lot of Catskills sort of humor – lots of jokes that a Jewish audience would pick up on quickly. He used a lot of the “nagging wife” and “overbearing mother” tropes that are common to other cultures, and are well known as comedy staples – especially in Yiddish humor. I know that the overbearing mother is common to Korean culture as well. I’m not sure what other cultures have the nagging wife though. I think that a male audience would immediately get the references, although I was surprised that some members in the audience didn’t get the references in some cases. It was very relatable though, and if you can overlook the current overly sensitive culture to “triggers” it was very enjoyable as well.

However, there were a couple of shortcomings. First, there was a dearth of comedy that pointed out the Jewish man’s shortcomings. Mama’s boys would have been the trope for that – but we only heard about the perspective from the son, not the mother. The same can be said for the wife, although I don’t know much about the humor from the perspective of the wife watching the husband. It was all at the expense of the mother or the wife, and almost never at the expense of the husband or son. I think there were one or two jokes referencing the father though. It may be that he lacks experience as the husband. Also, when he pointed out the boy in the audience, they were clearly autistic. I doubt the audience took note of that, but it could be perceived as culturally insensitive.

My Son, the Waiter, a Jewish Tragedy, continues through September 29 at the Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, WA. (425) 893-9900, kpcenter.org.

MK Scott is a Seattle-based arts blogger and publisher of uniteseattlemag.com.

A wild night with the women who rock Heart, Joan Jett (w/special guest, Elle King) shake the Tacoma Dome

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer

HEART

LOVE ALIVE TOUR

TACOMA DOME

September 4

It was a cloudy Wednesday evening at the Tacoma Dome on September 4th. This being my third concert in three weeks, I was prepared to listen to three acts in one night.

Elle King, whom I kind of heard of, but wasn’t sure, came out precisely at 7pm. Her sound was a mix of country and rock-a-billy with “Baby Outlaw”, “Good for Nothin’ Woman”, and “Down the Mountain”.

King, 30, then sang the Stevie Nicks/ Tom Petty classic, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” and her biggest hit that I actually have heard of, “Ex’s & Oh’s”. Later, I checked the video on YouTube and found it to be extremely homoerotic, funny and entertaining. Hearing King live was a surprise, and an enjoyable experience.

After a brief set change, Joan Jett (with the BlackHearts) came out wearing her iconic black leather jacket to perform “Cherry Bomb” (from her days with The Runaways), then came “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)” when a woman from the audience climbed up onto the stage and put her head on Joan’s shoulder until a security guard whisked her off the stage. It could have been staged or actually real, but regardless, Jett, 60, continued with the performance and was flawless.

Other songs in Jett’s set included the hits with “Bad Reputation”, “You Drive Me Wild (The Runaways cover)”, and “Light

of Day” from the 1987 film (of the same name) she made with Michael J. Fox.

Jett credited Ann and Nancy Wilson (of Heart) for making it possible for a hard rock band (The Blackhearts) to be fronted by a woman. For those who didn’t support them,

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she sang about them in “Fake Friends”. More hits came with “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”, “Crimson & Clover” and “I Hate Myself for Loving You”, and an encore that ended with “Everyday People” (the Sly & the Family Stone hit).

This was the second time I had seen Jett and the Blackhearts, the first time was in 2012 at Snoqualmie Casino. Joan Jett is still a powerhouse.

After a quick set change, the third and final group for the night was Heart with Bellevue-bred sisters Ann Wilson, 69, and Nancy Wilson, 65. They began with “Rockin’ Heaven Down”, and “Magic Man”.

The mashup of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine / Straight On” was clever while Nancy showed off her vocal range with “The Boxer” (the Simon & Garfunkel song) and ‘These Dreams”.

Ann came back as lead with the always haunting, “Dog & Butterfly” along with “What About Love”, “Mistral Wind”, and “Crazy on You” (with Nancy’s iconic acoustic guitar intro).

Their encore concluded with an amazing “Stairway to Heaven” (by Led Zeppelin), “Alone” and the thunderous classic, “Barracuda”.

Even though two of their classics “Never” and “If Looks Could Kill” weren’t included, the show was completed with a laser light show, which explained why there were no projection screens.

The combo of King, Jett and Heart brought a multi-generational crowd of mostly women (with some men) with ages ranging from their 30’s to their 70’s. This was clearly a show for the ladies to go wild.

MK Scott is a Seattle-based arts blogger and publisher of uniteseattlemag.com

Sketchtasy is metamodern navel-gazing at its best

by Scott Rice

Contributing Writer

NOTE: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore will be speaking with Carley Moore and moderating a discussion about Moore’s new novel The Not Wives at Elliott Bay Book Company (1521 10th Ave. on Capitol Hill) on September 22 @ 3pm. Sycamore appeared at Elliott Bay Book Company last February to read from and discuss Sketchtasy, her latest novel.

Sketchtasy, set in Boston in the mid1990s, is the story of post-teen Alexa and her rather dissolute troop trying to make ends meet and figure out life as the epidemic rages into its second decade.

I like this book, so wait for it…. wait for the good stuff while I complain a little. The first 35 pages were arduous. The first act of Sketchtasy reads like it was written by a young white queen from suburbia who read too much Kerouac, Burroughs, and Bornstein as a teenager while smoking pot and experimenting with Molly and mushrooms at house parties on the weekend. You know the type of 20-year-old who thinks that living recklessly makes you cool without the nuance to be interesting.

Characters slide in and out of Sketchtasy with dizzying rapidity in a series of scenes that slide into one another in frenetic chaos. Pronouns are tossed about like empty

cocaine baggies on the dance floor. It’s fast and inconsistent and there isn’t a character or relationship that I could hang on to. At page 35 I was thinking about the writer. I was thinking the writer wanted me to know they were drug savvy and debauched. At page 35 I should not be thinking about the writer. I stopped reading. I tried to figure out the game, but it all seemed disjointed, erratic, and pointless, the story of a 20 year old who thinks they’re the first person ever to trade sex for a place to stay. The book sat on my nightstand and mocked me for a couple of weeks. As my copy deadline drew near, I

picked up Sketchtasy on a Saturday morning with a plan to work my way through the rest of the book. By the time I got to page seventy-five, I realized that I was impatient and wrong. Really, really wrong.

I began to trust Bernstein Sycamore and forget about the writer. I began to get a feel for Alexa. I began to see a relationship between Alexa and her friend Polly. The style of the novel doesn’t change, but within the chaos and slipping and sliding, Alexa starts to become real, and I started to understand what she was looking for amid the chaos, drugs, and sex.

Sketchtasy is perfect in its metamodern, navel-gazing way. Everything shifts; everything is a negotiation. Truth, morality, gender, memory, verb tense, ethnicity, relationships, punctuation, language, characters, and narrative itself shifts and starts and stops and speeds away. Sketchtasy reads like an ecstasy trip, and it’s awesome.

Ultimately, Sketchtasy is about hustlers and drug dealers fleeing suburbia while exploring 1990s queerdom and trying to find a safe place to be. It’s about a young person fleeing an unsafe family and trying desperately to create a new one.

It’s also obliquely about the epidemic. I had forgotten the details of those days in the late ’80s and into the ’90s when happy hour meant checking through the obituaries of the local fag rag. Just the fact that the local fag rag had obituaries brings me to a stop in 2019. I lost many friends while I was coming out back then. I also lost a good friend last fall to prostate cancer. He had lived HIV positive for 30 wonderful years. Sketchtasy jolted me back to a time when living with AIDS wasn’t a thing.

Let’s start all over. You have to read this book. The structure, from the sentences to the narrative arcs, is inexplicable, yet powerful and rife with meaning. The end of the second act should be required reading for every mind-numbing MFA workshop in the land. Just let go and read. After you finish the book, re-read the first thirty-five pages over. It’s enlightening.

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The ghosts of Occupy Wall Street are lurking in The Not Wives

by Scott Rice SGN Contributing Writer

THE NOT WIVES BY CARLEY MOORE FEMINIST PRESS

I’m not sure what the Occupy Wall Street protests actually accomplished. The Great Recession is a dim memory, a story we tell in the context of our own lives.

“My brother lost his job.”

“My parents barely hung on to their house.”

“The neighborhood was boarded up like a ghost town.”

While numerous large firms like Lehman Brothers, AIG, Citigroup, Countrywide, Merrill Lynch, and Credit Suisse among many other large firms unscrupulously cheated us into an economic meltdown not seen since 1929, only one guy went to jail according to a story by Jesse Eisinger co-published by The New York Times Magazine and ProPublica: “The Rise of Corporate Impunity” by Jesse Eisinger, April 30, 2014. And according to the same article that guy was Kareem Serageldin, an Egyptian-born trader who worked for Credit Suisse and served 30 months in the Moshannon Valley Correctional facility in Philipsburg, PA. Go figure.

Not a single other one of the rich and powerful and largely white men who played hard and fast with the lives, livelihoods, and homes of average folks everywhere went to jail.

It’s difficult to understand how the largest man-made economic disaster since the Depression resulted in one Egyptian dude going to the slammer. And it was that very frustration, the feeling that the game was rigged and the plutocracy had become real that boiled up into the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011. And that’s the backdrop for Carley Moore’s new novel The Not Wives

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“The Not Wives is gritty, sexy, very queer, literary social realism that’s up-allnight compelling – just what I want from a novel set in NYC in the time of Occupy, with its sprawling cast of adjuncts, bartenders, poets, single parents, little kids, homeless teenagers, and serious organizers embroiled in various romantic and economic complications. When we say report back, this is what we mean!” – Andrea Lawlor

Carley Moore is an essayist, novelist, and poet whose previous books include 16 Pills (Tinderbox Editions) and The Stalker Chronicles (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux).

Carley Moore will appear in conversation with Seattle writer Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, author most recently of Sketchtasy (Arsenal Pulp) and of The Freezer Door, to be published in 2020 by Semiotext(e).

I chatted with Carley Moore via phone recently. She is charmingly unaffected and honest and overly careful about offending everyone (in a good way). Her voice surprisingly sounds much younger than her writing style suggests. She’s funny and smart and someone I’d like to share a bottle of wine with. I bet and hope The Not Wives is not her last novel.

Scott Rice: Why no semi-colons?

Carley Moore: I guess I’m an emdash writer. I like lists and clarifying passages and I wanted to use the em-dash and comma to recreate the breakneck pace of NYC, of running around in 2011, and of Stevie’s somewhat manic life which is too packed with many jobs, parenting, her friends, and activists. So the semi-colon is just not the punctuation for this book.

Scott Rice: Is The Not Wives erotica?

The titular “not wives” are three women living in New York circa 2011. The central character is Stevie, a 42 year-old untenured teacher at a private college in Manhattan who is struggling through the end of her marriage while trying to co-parent a six year old daughter and cope with oppressive student debt and the looming loss of her apartment in student housing, the only apartment in her beloved Manhattan that she can afford.

Stevie’s besty is Mel. They’ve known each other forever, and their bond is unbreakable. Mel once taught, but traded the adjunct drudgery for a life behind a bar in a trendy restaurant that is pricey but not quite fine dining and has an umlaut in the name. Mel and her girlfriend Jenny are working on creating an open relationship, but that is made more complicated because

Carley Moore: I have great respect for erotica writers and that genre, so I don’t want to claim anything, but it is an erotic book with a lot of juicy sex. For me that’s a feminist, sex-positive queer move. In a time when women and queer people’s bodies are being policed more than ever, I wanted to write a book with real, matter of fact, sex in it. Pleasure is so necessary right now.

Scott Rice: Is sex a political act for Stevie?

Carley Moore: Definitely as I wrote above. She uses sex to find herself and to figure out her life. She also uses sex like a drug and as a means of escape. We don’t see a lot of sexual parents in literature, especially moms, and that mattered to me, because I know so many vibrant sexy, moms and they need their own books.

Scott Rice: There are a number of threads and themes running throughout The Not Wives: parenting, family, relationships, active/passive behavior, financial institutions, education institutions, activism, digital communication, and dating. What was it like to weave those through the story?

Carley Moore: The book, like many books, came together through many drafts, at least six or seven, so the weaving happened over time and over the drafting process. Originally, the whole book was from Stevie’s perspective, but in later drafts, I gave Mel and Johanna their own third person chapters, because I wanted the book to be bigger and tell multiple stories.

Scott Rice: It works. The multiple perspectives serve to complicate the bigger ideas.

The setting is specific to a time and a place. The story couldn’t have happened anywhere else or at any other time. What drew you to Zuccotti Park circa 2011?

Carley Moore: Like many New Yorkers, especially artists, teachers, and writers, I was drawn to the promise of a kind of utopian space. I was very taken with the organization and scale of Occupy. The

Mel is hot for the new chef Carmine, a dude’s dude.

Johanna is a 17 year-old bad attitude with a shitty boyfriend named Butch and a sweet dog named Tipsy. She spends her days unbathed swilling Robitussin and trading blowjobs for heroin in Washington Square. She ran away at 14 for very good reasons.

The other central character in The Not Wives is New York City. The love/hate relationship is illustrated by lovely passages that make me want to return there:

“We both stopped talking in the way all non-native New Yorkers do on drunk cab rides between boroughs – to stare at the city’s magical lights, the night skyline that reminded us why we came so long ago. To be in a live place! To never be bored! To die trying!”

working groups, the People’s kitchen, the People’s Library, the signs, and the General Assembly meeting everyday with its mic check and call and response. It seemed to give voice to people this country had been ignoring – the working class, students, women, people of color, anyone with debt. I also like takeovers of public space as political action. They can be incredibly effective (as we’re seeing in Hong Kong right now) if the numbers are big enough.

Scott Rice: Paige the yoga mom and her posse will seem familiar to Seattleites. You treat this character and her posse fairly sympathetically. Tell us about them?

Carley Moore: I love Paige. She’s an amazing PTA mom and she raises a ton of money for the public school her kids go to. I think of Paige as more of a personal trainer mom (she’s doing burpees when Stevie sees her) than a yoga mom. I do yoga and it’s helped me survive a lot of mental health related struggles. Paige is a little clueless though, she doesn’t get that everyone might not have the money or energy that she does and so I wanted to tap into that. She’s a little bit Sheryl Sandberg (lean in) when a lot of women are too tired to even stand up and don’t have nannies or personal trainers or any of it.

Scott Rice: What advice would you give Paige in 2019?

Carley Moore: Protest. Go with Stevie to Occupy and step outside of your bubble to see what other folks need, not just in your community, but outside of it.

Scott Rice: I write for a queer paper, and the gay real estate developer who is dripping with money will also be familiar to Seattleites. What advice would you give him?

Carley Moore: Buy a round of drinks for the bar and maybe build some affordable housing!

Scott Rice: Why is it so difficult to get the 99% to hold Wall Street accountable? I mean most of us are one illness or an

And there is sex! Not gratuitous sex, but sex that becomes part of each woman’s journey toward a more honest and healthier identity. It’s political sex. It’s angry sex. It’s often good sex and sometimes bad or even boring sex. The sex scenes are sexy, like good erotica, but they are also deeply part of the politics and feminism that we struggle with nearly 60 years after The Feminine Mystique and nearly 230 years after A Vindication of the Rights of Woman The Not Wives is a well-crafted novel. The characters are fully fleshed and flawed in wonderful and awful ways, even the peripheral ones. The threads and themes are many and complicated, but Moore keeps things sorted and running along at a pace that seems just right. And the Occupy movement, while seemingly a lifetime ago, is with us today in the words of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

That feeling that justice wasn’t served is present today and gnaws in the back of our minds, the feeling planted there by the people camping out in Zucotti Park and countless other parks around the country back in 2011. We have seen the stagnant wages of the middle class and the achingly slow rate of job growth over the last decade while the 1% do better and better. Housing prices are skyhigh and the average car costs $37,000. The middle class is nearly a memory and weary.

Set against the grand theme and idealism of the Occupy movement are these real people, the characters in the novel and the people on the street, who have to fall in love, pay bills, have sex, raise children, go to work, end relationships, open bank accounts, cook breakfast, and figure it all out. That’s what Stevie, Mel, and Johanna are trying to do. I highly recommend that you go with them.

employment disruption away from financial ruin, and yet we aren’t pouring into the streets and striking. What’s up?

Carley Moore: I wish I knew. I teach a course on Youth Activism and this question comes up a lot. I have some hunches. I think many Americans are just too overworked and scared to protest and that’s legit. People who fear ICE cannot just join a protest and take to the streets. I also think police brutality and crackdowns over the course of the last fifty years on protesters has put a dent in what folks see as possible, though Black Lives Matter has really changed the conversation. Lastly, I think we as Americans need to get more comfortable with the idea of strikes, of disrupting our lives, of letting things get messy. There are lots of protests happening everywhere. I love what Rise and Resist is doing in NYC and what Puerto Ricans just accomplished by taking to the streets, but white American needs to step up.

Scott Rice: Why are there no African American characters? Everyone else is there.

Carley Moore: Actually, there are. Stevie hooks up with and dates two different African Americans in the book. There is also Marissa, the nurse who works at Occupy and is a big part of Stevie’s time there. Lastly, there are nods to African American wives in many of the “Wives” sections of the book. Though none of these characters are major characters, they are a part of the fabric of Stevie’s world, which I hope comes across as very mixed.

Scott Rice: Will there be a sequel? Will we get to see Sasha as she starts college?

Carley Moore: Yes, lol, writing it right now.

Scott Rice: Who are you interested in as a presidential candidate for 2020?

Carley Moore: Warren for now, but I’ll get behind anyone who can beat Trump. I hope we all will.

Is God Is channels mythology

by Miryam Gordon

SGN A&E Writer

IS GOD IS WASHINGTON ENSEMBLE THEATRE AND THE HANSBERRY PROJECT

Through September 23

It’s not likely that playwright Aleshea Harris is that familiar with local Book-It Repertory Theatre, but her dialogue-asnarration in her play, Is God Is, is strikingly like the “Book-It style” we’ve gotten used to. Twin sisters Racine (‘Cine) and Anaia (‘Naia) describe each other to the audience as they discuss a letter that has arrived from God. It’s from their mother, who they believed was dead, and from whom they have not heard for at least 18 years!

They describe their lives growing up in horrific-sounding foster care as they try to cope with the sudden news that their mother wants to see them. They speak of her as God because she “made” them, so therefore, they are beholden to her in the way they’d be to God.

They determine they need to go see her. The letter comes from a rest home in

“Oscarville, MS/AL/FL/TX/TN/AR/KY, Dirty South” followed by a zip code so long that you lose track of the numbers. This helps put the journey on track to be “mythic” in nature. Outside of or bigger than real life.

When they arrive, they find their mother covered in burns, completely disfigured. They revisit their history, as God describes why they all have burns on their bodies and she describes their father setting her on fire as the toddler girls watch. God then commands them to find him and make him “dead, real dead. Lots of blood is fine.”

Preview information about the play describes that Harris was inspired by “Spaghetti Westerns, contemporary myths, stories of black women. Also the futility and desperation that comes from cyclical violence, suggesting that stories of revenge feel so good and so bad.”

A warning from Washington Ensemble Theatre says, “This play is bloody and brutal. It is harsh, harsh, harsh. Please be advised that the content includes spousal abuse, violence, overdose, murder, death, the use of fog and strobe lights, and rocks in socks.”

Kamaria Hallums-Harris as ‘Cine and Maya Burton as ‘Naia do solid work in

these complex roles. Burton has a clearer path because her character is dubbed “the emotional one.” Hallums-Harris is more forceful, but also less nuanced. The play is directed by Lava Alapai, from Portland, who directs at a kind of breakneck speed and it feels like a lot of subtlety gets lost that way.

Initially, the set intrigues with a complex vision of various rocky levels with horizontal stick curtains that get pulled up to reveal or blur areas, and a lot of cloth sticking out that makes the front look extremely poverty-stricken. As the play unfolds, the intricacies of Lex Marcos’ design seem to overpower the script. It seems intentional that the audience can see “dead bodies” get up and walk away, but it’s not clear what the intention is for.

More successful is the beautiful scar work which may be credited to costumer Ricky German, who appears to use nylon stockings (my guess) to create burned skin, and a sheer orange cloth covering for Laura Steele as the mother who is completely obscured under burns. Brace Evans plays the father, and Charles Antoni as Riley and Tre Scott as Scotch are the 16-year-old twin half-brothers.

The allegorical aspect of Greek myth is an uneasy footing for the play. Revenge on the father seems completely fitting, since he severely hurt all of them. But extending that revenge to the rest of the family, while often fitting the Greek mythology model, seems less reasonable and less justified when kicking the time period into our current century. Some entertainment nods, like to the Blues Brothers, hip hop, and especially to “The Andy Griffith Show” (Evans has to whistle that whole theme song), are meant to be funny, but this iteration is so grim that it seems impossible to laugh at them. It appears the script might want us to feel relief for the twins that they get their desired revenge, but that wasn’t what I felt on the way out. I just felt drained.

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THE GOLDFINCH

edy, heartbreak, friendship and redemption in lyrically nuanced fashion, digging into the psyche of protagonist Theo Decker with a reflective specificity that was nothing short of spectacular. As such, director John Crowley (Brooklyn) and screenwriter Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) set themselves an almost impossible task when they set about transforming the bestselling book into a motion picture, and even at a methodically paced 149 minutes there’s almost no way their resultant film could do Tartt’s story justice.

Yet I liked what they’ve accomplished all the same. There is something profoundly moving about Theo’s journey, the connection he makes to the titular painting, how it is he buries the grief over the unimaginable tragedy he experienced as a child and the subsequent hardships he was then forced to endure of the next 14 years. His bad decisions compound one upon the other. His personal failings as he is unable to escape the demons of his past lead to even more chaos, more emotional damage, most of which not even the cathartic impact of a few magnanimous good deeds can erase. Happy endings only come from the acceptance of one’s mistakes and missteps, and while childhood trauma never truly vanishes, it is equally not an excuse to do unpardonable wrongs as an adult.

There’s a lot to unpack, some of it good, some of it bad and most of it residing in a nebulous sea of grey I found fascinating and which others will undoubtedly deem as nothing less than a melodramatic slog impossible to comfortably tolerate. A nonlinear tale, the story follows Theo as both a 13-year-old child (a stunning Oakes Fegley, proving his wise-beyond-his-years performance in Wonderstruck wasn’t a fluke) and as a 27-year-old adult (Ansel Elgort). The younger version of the character was at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art when a terrorist blast ripped through the building, murdering his mother and destroying several priceless works of art. The elder Theo has become a fast-talking antiques dealer with something of a drug problem and a willingness to pass off hybrid Frankenstein furniture pieces (meaning they’re reconstructions utilizing period materials yet still far from the real thing) as valuable collector’s items the

wealthy elite clamor to get their hands on.

At the center of each version of this character’s life sits artist Carel Fabritius’s “The Goldfinch,” an astonishing work of precision thought to have been amongst the paintings destroyed in the terrorist attack. Instead, it has been in Theo’s possession for the past 14 years. The boy, covered in ash, still in a state of shock, didn’t know what he was doing when he placed the priceless treasure in a bag and carried it out of the rubble of the museum. He kept it more as a reminder of his beloved mother than for any other reason, rarely taking it out of the yellow gym bag he placed it in save to cradle it in tears, never removing the newspaper he carefully wrapped the painting in when he initially got it back to his apartment. It is a symbol of what he lost and all that he has been through, a security blanket, if you will, and while Theo knows keeping the painting is wrong, just the thought of giving it back only acerbates the nightmares that keep him from a full night’s sleep.

Those are the basics to the story, but there’s a lot more going on than just that. In some ways Crowley and Straughan balance it all fairly well. In others they decidedly do not. The portions focusing on Theo at 13 are especially effective, most notably his post-bombing sheltering at the home of the wealthy Barbour family where he makes friends with classmate Andy (Ryan Foust) and earns the selfless affections of the boy’s mother (Nicole Kidman). I was also taken with the section focusing on the teen’s move to the Las Vegas desert with his ne’er-do-well absentee father Larry (Luke Wilson) and his beautiful, tough-as-nails girlfriend Xandra (Sarah Paulson). It is here he ends up making the acquaintance of Russian immigrant Boris (Finn Wolfhard), a friendship that will come to define Theo’s life and will be of vital importance when they are reunited as adults.

Other elements aren’t handled nearly as well. Theo’s infatuation and subtle connection to fellow bombing survivor Pippa

(Ashleigh Cummings as an adult, Aimee Laurence as a child) is never developed with the same tenderness, exactitude and care as it is in the novel, and considering its overall importance this is something of a significant problem. There’s also the main character’s relationship with talented restoration expert Hobie, and while veteran actor Jeffrey Wright gives a superb performance, as one of the only characters in the story who is a person of color, Crowley and Straughan come perilously close to propagating any number of “magical negro” tropes when utilizing him, especially near the end, a statement that never even crossed my mind when I first read Tartt’s source material. Finally, the plot’s convoluted and intricate climax feels forced and rushed, things wrapping up far too neatly and in a manner that will likely rub more than a few viewers the wrong way.

Even with all that being the case, I still enjoyed this one a fair amount. Cinematographer Roger Deakins (Blade Runner 2049, Fargo) shoots the film with dreamlike authority, in the process crafting a visually ethereal aesthetic that held me spellbound. I was also moved by composer Trevor Gureckis’ hauntingly delicate score, his themes having a melodically mesmeric quality that stirred my emotions to their core. Most importantly, much like he showed with Brooklyn Crowley handles actors beautifully, and while I can’t quite say any of them give the best performances of their careers, that doesn’t mean I didn’t still find every member of the cast to be in topflight form, each delivering an emotionally astute turn that fits what the director is aiming for nicely.

It’s possible I enjoyed the motion picture as much as I did thanks to my affinity for Tartt’s novel. I was able to fill in the blanks in a way newcomers to the story won’t be able to emulate, a lot of the more forcefully melodramatic bits not feeling nearly as schmaltzy or as insincere as they might have had I not read the book. This is a problem, great cinematic adaptation needing to work for the majority of the audience whether or not they are intimately familiar with the source material. This is not the case with Crowley’s take on The Goldfinch, so many of the more elaborate musings and observations found in Tartt’s exquisite prose sadly missing. But I still enjoyed this one nonetheless, and in spite of all my reservations here’s hoping audiences give this literate adult drama a look and decide for themselves whether or not Theo Decker’s strange, tragic journey was worthy of their undivided attention.

pizza delivery driver Samantha “Sam” Craft (newcomer Hayley Griffith) on her first night of work. Just as things look like they can’t get any worse, the young woman gets a delivery in an upscale section of town. But instead of a massive tip, she ends up the intended sacrificial target of a local coven who are in need of a virgin to satiate one of Hell’s most despicable demonic entities.

Featuring Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O’Connell and Happy Death Day’s cupcake murderess Ruby Modine in key supporting roles, the movie is a riotous bloodsplatted hoot that rips the patriarchal status quo to shreds while also making a surprisingly multifaceted argument that it’s time women were given the opportunity to run the show. Director Chelsea Stardust handles things with an effervescent confidence that’s downright infectious, this gruesome bit of comedic terror a magical rollercoaster ride of blood, guts, friendship and feminism I can’t wait to climb aboard and ride again as soon as possible.

I had the opportunity to reach out to Stardust to chat about her latest endeavor in greater detail. Here are some edited excerpts from what she had to say:

Sara Michelle Fetters: I had no idea what to expect from this movie. I’m just going to be honest about that.

In the spirit of being perfectly honest, I loved the frick out of Satanic Panic

Chelsea Stardust: Yay! That’s great. Thank you so very much.

Sara Michelle Fetters: How did you get involved with Grady Hendrix’s script and the story he and Ted Geoghegan had come up with? What point in the process were you a part of the mix?

Chelsea Stardust: Fangoria sent a script that Grady Hendrix had written and they were looking for directors. They ended up sending it to my agent for my consideration. They had talked to Blumhouse because I had just done a movie with Blumhouse. I think they were asking about how their experience was with me.

I read the script, I saw that Fangoria’s name was attached and it was written by Grady, who I’m a huge, huge fan of, and I just loved it. I just pitched my vision for how I wanted it to look and I gave [the producers] film references that would be inspirations for the tone and the look of the movie. I was just very clear on my vision. I think they recognized that. I really wanted the job and I was just like, I need to go above and beyond because I want to get this. And then they said yes.

Sara Michelle Fetters: In some ways it surprises me that neither Grady nor especially Ted wanted to direct this themselves. But I am so glad they didn’t because I think there is just this feminine spirit, this feminine energy that courses through this one. And as talented as both men are, I’m not entirely sure that they could have brought this feminine spirit to the production in the same way you do.

Chelsea Stardust: One of the things that attracted me about the script was that women just run the world in this movie. That all the men kind of take a backseat and it’s this awesome female-run coven/ cult which I just felt like I hadn’t really seen before. That’s another thing that attracted me to the material.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You talk about your pitch and the ideas you had for the movie when you were trying to get the job, but once you had it, once you knew you were going to be the one running the ship, what were some of the things that you felt were important to emphasize as far as Sam’s journey was concerned?

Chelsea Stardust: Sam as a character, I just really wanted to make sure that this was her story and her journey. Grady and I talked extensively about her backstory. Then there was working with Hayley Griffith. She had submitted a self-tape. That’s how she auditioned. I was watching other auditions and meeting with actresses, but I kept going back to Hayley’s tape and I thought this woman is Sam. There was no doubt in my mind. Luckily the producers agreed and we brought her on board.

But Sam’s story, and also her and Judi’s relationship, that is the heart of this movie, this female friendship, it was something I cared very much about. As a filmmaker with Satanic Panic, my goal is that I want a group of teenage girls to rent this movie when they have a slumber party and watch it over and over again, and maybe some of them will be inspired to make movies themselves. Sort of like how I was when I watched fun horror movies when I was in middle school and high school. That helped inspire me to make them. That’s my hope for this.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Ruby and Hayley bring so much energy. The moment they finally hook up in this movie, I was sort of in the bag for it early on, especially during the sequence when Hayley and Jerry O’Connell have their moment together, but holy cow once Hayley and Ruby hit the screen together it all just becomes so electrifying. Did you feel that when you were making the movie?

Chelsea Stardust: Oh, my goodness, yes! Hayley and Ruby had not met each other before and the first day when we did a rehearsal. It was very laid back. We talked through that scene in the kitchen, the skin sealing scene, and the minute they met each other they instantly were best friends. They loved each other and they took such great care of one another on the set. They both have the sort of arc throughout the movie and both in reality and in the film where they are sort of helping one another traverse through this incredible strange situation.

And they’re still best friends to this day! I was so happy that I got to facilitate that.

Sara Michelle Fetters: We can’t talk about this movie, though, without talking about Rebecca. It looks like she was just having a blast making this. Was she?

Chelsea Stardust: Yes! Definitely, yes. She was a joy to work with.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Was it difficult to get her to come aboard the project?

Chelsea Stardust: No. It wasn’t. She was excited to do the film right from the get-go. I remember when we were talking about the Danica Ross character and I was like, we need someone who is just really fierce and powerful and can carry this role. When we were discussing Rebecca we’re like, let’s give it a try. Let’s reach out to her.

I ended up having a Skype session with her because I was in Texas prepping the movie and she talked about loving horror

and loving Fangoria and renting every horror movie she could get her hands on when she was younger. We just talked about the movie and my vision for Danica, and she was so excited. Also, knowing that she grew up loving horror movies like I did, it was just instant thought that this role was going to be hers.

She’s just so savage and awesome onscreen. You can’t help but just stare at her and become infatuated because she just steals every scene she’s in. She was a lot of fun to work with. And then working with her and Jerry together was also really fun. They had that one scene together and it was a treat to watch them work.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I don’t know if I want to talk about him or that scene you’re speaking about too much as I’d like to avoid spoiling anything, but it’s almost as if Jerry is playing the older, emasculated version of the character he portrayed in that 2010 Piranha remake. If he has survived getting eaten alive, that is.

Chelsea Stardust: Ha! I love that. He’s fun to watch. But I love that take on his character.

Sara Michelle Fetters: It’s a Fangoria movie. We expect there to be some gore and some blood and some guts and some violence. What I loved is that it felt to me that almost all of that Fangoria stuff was being unleashed and utilized to help progress the plot forward and further Sam’s surreal nightmarish journey. It wasn’t gore for gore’s sake. Was this something that you were conscious of as you were crafting those sequences?

Chelsea Stardust: Definitely. That’s something we talked long and hard about because you always want to be moving the story along because the story’s the most important thing. A lot of times the story can get lost in your crazy gore effects. But this one, everything is progressing the story. So, yeah. Absolutely. That’s a totally correct observation.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I don’t want to call it fan service as far as that gory stuff is concerned because it’s such an integral and important facet of the movie, but how do you balance these gross-out sequences to make sure that yeah we’ve got the blood and the guts but these moments are still progressing these characters forward?

Chelsea Stardust: I think that the balance sort of came from Grady’s great

script. It’s like, we deal with gore, you do have to satisfy that because there are people that are just die-hard gore fans, so you are conscious of that. But, honestly? I think it’s just how Grady wrote the script and constructed the story where he was mindful of that as well. We just wanted to make sure that translated to screen.

Sara Michelle Fetters: What did making this movie mean to you? What did you take from the experience start to finish?

Chelsea Stardust: I loved how women just ran the world in the movie. That was something that I thought was really important. It was a story I wanted to tell. It’s just something I hadn’t seen before. It’s something I really wanted to do. Also, I hadn’t done horror-comedy, yet. I had just done All That We Destroy, which was a science fiction thriller, so I really wanted to explore this new sub-genre. To me, I also like to think of Satanic Panic as my punk rock satanic Wizard of Oz. There’s a lot of nods to The Wizard of Oz in this movie. That’s what it is to me. It’s my love letter to a movie I grew up with loving, and I got to combine it with a horror movie! That was a dream for me.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You’ve done your sci-fi thriller-ish thing with your Hulu movie, and now you’ve done your gory horror-comedy thing with this one. What do you want to do next? What’s the next big idea that you want to tackle?

Chelsea Stardust: That’s a great question. I love the horror genre, and I want to keep working in that and exploring new things. But I want to do more sub-genres of horror. Right now, I’m attached to a coming-of-age story that’s also revolving around a serial killer that’s written by the writers of my first movie. Other horror sub-genres I’d also love to work on include things like body horror, and maybe a manversus-creature or man-versus-nature kind of thing. And I do love movies that involve witches, so I’d love to keep exploring that. But the thing I look for in everything I have coming up and that I’m working on is I’m just looking for really unique, awesome and powerful female characters. That’s the one thing I’m always trying to keep an eye out for because I want to continue to explore and tell those stories. We’ll see. There’s a lot that’s cooking. I have a lot of eggs in a lot of baskets. We’ll see what the next big thing is.

Meetings Events Activities

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SATURDAY - September 14

A Gathering of Men in Woodinville 8:15-11:30am. 21920 Highway 9 SE (WA-9), Woodinville. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, nonsectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www. agatheringofmen.org

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

Generations Aging with Pride (GenPRIDE) Writers Workshop & Literary Open Mic. 10am-noon (group craft session); noon-4pm (personal coaching sessions); 4:30-6pm (literary open mic and potluck). GenPRIDE Center, 401 Broadway E #223. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. RSVP to sign-up for group craft and personal coaching sessions; no RSVP required for Literary Open Mic and potluck (open mic sign-up is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 10am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. (206) 9571600. Sponsored by LIfelong. New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org.

Seattle Center Festal - Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias (9/14-9/15). Sat: noon-9pm; Sun: noon-6pm. Seattle Center Armory. Sea Mar Fiesta Patrias observes Latin American independence in ways that remind us all of the indomitable spirit of freedom. Includes live performance of dance and music, art exhibition and activities, traditional food. seattlefiestaspatrias.org

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com

Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. (206) 784-9705; visitballard.com

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

SUNDAY - September 15

Ravenna United Methodist Church. 8:30am. “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school” - 9:45am Worship. 5751 33rd Ave NE. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. (206) 525-7988. Center for Spiritual Living. 9am meditation; 9:30am & 11am services. The Mountaineers, 7701 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org

Seattle Unity Church. 9am & 11am Sunday Services. 200 8th Ave N. “Come join our Gay & Lesbian-friendly, spiritual family at Seattle Unity Church. Our mission is to bring love, miracles & spiritual awakening into everyday life!” (206) 622-8475; www.seattleunity.org.

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am Zazen Instruction, 9:30am Zazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. (206) 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org

Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org

Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www.

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University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org

Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188. Central Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.” All are welcome. (206) 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service. 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911

Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620. Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

Queen Anne United Methodist Church. 10am Worship. 1606 5th Ave W. (206) 282-4307.

Unity Church of Kent. 10am. 218 State Ave S, Kent. A welcoming congregation open to people of all races, religions, creeds & lifestyles. Join us any Sunday for an inspirational message, joyful fellowship & a fresh spiritual outlook. (253) 854-9747.

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

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

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

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

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 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts’ event starts with

breakfast and a show & tell, and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com

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

Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship. 7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveniently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.) St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship. 1501 32nd Ave S. Great music. Dynamic preaching. Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org

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

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322

S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation. 10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. (206) 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org. Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www. LotusSisters.org.)

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am Worship. 6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation. “We celebrate our diversity in religious background, sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” (206) 783-6733; www.stpauluccseattle.com.

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

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

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

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

Seattle Center Festal - Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias (9/14-9/15). Sat: noon-9pm; Sun: noon-6pm. Seattle Center Armory. Sea Mar Fiesta Patrias observes Latin American independence in ways that remind us all of the indomitable spirit of freedom. Includes live performance of dance and music, art exhibition and activities, traditional food. seattlefiestaspatrias.org

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org

Rain City Soccer Club Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup. Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.org

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. [EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.] Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

MONDAY - September 16

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

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437, www. peerseattle.org

Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). SWC is a 20-member volunteer advisory board that advises the Mayor, City Council, & all City of Seattle departments on matters concerning women & women’s rights. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4537. [NOTE: No meeting in December.]

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

PFLAG/Kitsap County (Bremerton) Monthly Meeting. 6-7pm. Kitsap Pride, 532 5th Ave #20, Bremerton Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.kitsappflag.org and on Facebook. kitsappflag@yahoo.com. (888) 636-0652. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. Meditation Class for LGBTQ Seniors. 6:30pm. Gen

Pride Senior Center, 401 Broadway E, Suite 223. Free class every Monday for LGBTQ seniors, their caregivers and allies. Beginners welcome. www.gapseattle.org

PFLAG/Everett (Snohomish County) Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Stillaguamish Public Meeting Room #1, Robert

J. Drewell Bldg., 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.pflageverett.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org

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

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

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

TUESDAY - September 17

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

Seattle 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 - September 18

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

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

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

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

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GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com

Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma DiscussionNorth. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org.

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

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

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

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

Mature Friends Pinochle Group. 7:30pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

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

THURSDAY

- September 19

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

Alzheimer’s Association Men’s Coffee Support Group. 10-11:30am. Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Are you a male spouse caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association men’s coffee groups provide a consistent and caring place for male caregivers to learn, share and gain emotional support from other male spouses who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss. For information, call Don Desonier at (206) 779-1634.

Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual). 12 noon. Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 4070. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Open to the public. BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

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

Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

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

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 LGBTQ Commission. 6:30-8:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Seattle LGBTQ Commission 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. (206) 684-4514. www/seattle.gov/lgbtq Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets 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 (206) 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12 noon-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. Wheelchair accessible. We offer support and education in a safe, confidential, and welcoming atmosphere and serve East King County communities including Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Bothell, Woodinville, Duvall, Snoqualmie, and Carnation. The first half of each meeting is dedicated to support, the second half is usually a guest speaker. See http://community.pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue. Contact us at info@ bellevue-pflag.org or (425) 483-6642. PFLAG Bellevue/ Eastside is a support and advocacy group, uniting members of the LGBTQ community with friends, families, and allies. PFLAG does not promote one political or religious view and is inclusive to people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. 21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. [EXCEPT no bowling June, July, August.]

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

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

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

FRIDAY - September 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm.

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

SATURDAY - September 21

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary. Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Plymouth Church, 1217 6th Ave (downtown between University & Seneca), lounge. Meets 3rd Saturday most months. Cost: $5 per person (please try to bring exact change) to help pay for room rental. Please bring a dish that will serve eight or more to share. Free parking under the church (entrance on University). Take garage elevator to 2nd floor or enter thru south front doors on 6th. Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org.

SUNDAY - September 22

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30pm. Generations Aging with Pride (GenPRIDE), 401 Broadway E #223 (above QFC in Broadway Market). Meets 4th Sunday each month in the Ian MacKintosh Room. This month’s topic: Sexual Expression in Older Men. Coffee and tea will be served. Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/

Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LGBT MS Connection - (425) 785-8593; lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org

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

MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapter-

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

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

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

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

Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org

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

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

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

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

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org

Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx

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

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

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

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call (206) 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other

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times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

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

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

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

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

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq

Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org

Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov

Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org

Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org

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

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net

SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald

City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org

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

TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaft-

mgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com

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

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com ; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; The Vera Project: fuels personal & community transformation through collaborative youthdriven engagement in music and art. (206) 956-8372; theveraproject.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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SEATTLE

BATHS

CLUB Z - (men)

Pike near Boren - 622-9958

corner of Pike & 11th

1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958

(stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240

HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women)

STEAM WORKS - (men)

SW corner of Pike & 11th

1520 Summit - 388-4818

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

STEAM WORKS - (men)

1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818

RESTAURANTS & BARS

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

BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444

RESTAURANTS & BARS

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098

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

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE

1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565

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

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

1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

RETAIL SHOPS

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

GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577

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

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

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

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

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

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

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

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

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537

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

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358

OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW

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

FANTASY UNLIMITED

THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375

POCO WINE ROOM

2027 Westlake Ave. - (206) 682-0167

1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463

1510 1st Ave - (206) 624-1784

POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178

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

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

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

HERB(N) ELEMENTS

PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112

R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828

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

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

LAUGHING BUDDHA TATTOO

ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214

1534 Broadway - (206) 329-8274

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

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE

2103 N. 45th - 545-8363

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

THE CANTERBURY

SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591

SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - 441-5449

THE NEW YORK XCHANGE

STOUT -1530 11th Ave - 397-3825

225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300

TOULOUSE PETIT

ONYX LEATHER

601 Queen Anne Ave N - 432-9069

KENT

WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954

9614 14th Ave SW - 763-1347

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

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

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

THE CUFF COMPLEX

CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD

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

THE CRESCENT

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

THE CUFF COMPLEX

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

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

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

HOT MAMA’S PIZZA

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

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

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

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

THE LUMBER YARD

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

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

NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358

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

POCO WINE ROOM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS

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

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

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

UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492

PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP

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

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

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

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

TABOO ADULT VIDEO

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

TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO

1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572

UNDER U 4 MEN

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

UNCLE IKE’S

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

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

BELLINGHAM

LOVER'S

193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862

RUMORS CABARET 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849

DES MOINES

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

EVERETT

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

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

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

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

RETAIL SHOPS

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17

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

1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126

DOGHOUSE LEATHERS

1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231

LA CONNER

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

HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157

NEW YORK EXCHANGE

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

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

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

OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630

OLYMPIA

PANACHE

225 Broadway E. - 726-3300

DARBY’S CAFE

RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805

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

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

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

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

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

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

UNDER U 4 MEN

ORCAS ISLAND

709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446

UNCLE IKE’S

BROWN BEAR BAKING, LLC

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

PORT ANGELES

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

BELLINGHAM

SPOKANE

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

THE BLIND BUCK

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

GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN

DES MOINES

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

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

EVERETT

KENT

LA CONNER

TACOMA

OLYMPIA

PORT ANGELES

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