SGN Sep 14, 2018 - Part 2

LOCAL SIGHTINGS

LOCAL SIGHTINGS

FILM FESTIVAL

NORTHWEST FILM FORUM

September 21-29

Northwest Film Forum will be kicking off the 21st edition of their Local Sighting Film Festival, Seattle’s only festival dedicated to Pacific Northwest films and filmmakers: a showcase of new films from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, the Yukon and British Columbia in a few short days. A true hub for film lovers and filmmakers in Seattle, this annual festival also features special events and programs that celebrate the range of talent in the Pacific Northwest allowing film lovers and filmmakers to explore local creativity together.

The festival runs September 21-29. For individual tickets, festival passes and the full festival program visit the official festival site at https://nwfilmforum.org/festivals/local-sightings-film-festival-2018/

Some Festival Highlights

• Special presentation of Norman Taurog’s 1963 IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR at The Egyptian with live commentary by Charles Mudede and special guest on September 25.

• Northwest Film Forum’s beloved series, Puget Soundtrack featuring THE PARALLAX VIEW.

• A multi-faceted event based around the recently published .GIF comic by the artist Kelton Sears. This is an opportunity for audiences to learn more about gif making and ask any questions they have for Kelton Sears.

• We are proud to say that 8 out the 14 feature films screening the festival are womxn-directed or co-directed.

• Indigenous Showcase, co-presented with Longhouse Media.

• FANTASY A GETS JACKED

(Directed by David Norman Lewis and Noah Sofian, 2017) – Even if you’re not familiar with Fantasy A’s music, many Seattleites might recognize him from the posters he pastes all over the city. This narrative short follows autistic rapper Fantasy A on his birthday, as a series of unfortunate events and mean people threaten to ruin the party.

• CHRONIC MEANS FOREVER

(Directed by Kadazia Allen-Perry) is a deeply personal immersive experimental documentary about Allen-Perry’s experience as a “queer, disabled, Black woman” living with a chronic illness.

Selected Feature Films include:

• PROOF OF LOYALTY directed by Lucy Ostrander & Don Sellers (Bainbridge Island, WA) – Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei soldiers of Hawaii tells the story of a Japanese American who played a crucial strategic role in World War II.

• NORTH OF BLUE directed by Joanna Priestley (Portland, OR) – NORTH OF BLUE is an electrifying experimental animated feature-film that at once shatters the distinction between our modern technological reality and the ancient traditions of Canada’s Yukon Territory.

• ARCTIC DAUGHTER: A LIFETIME OF WILDERNESS directed by Jean Aspen and Tom Irons (Homer, AK) – The story relates Jean Aspen’s lifelong love of Arctic wilderness and adventure and asks the viewer, “What are we leaving for future generations?”

• CHRONIC MEANS FOREVER directed by Kadazia Allen-Perry (Spanaway, WA ) – When you suffer from a chronic illness all your life it becomes easy for others to forget about it.

• THE FORGOTTEN MAN directed by Arran Shearing (Vancouver, BC) –NORTHWEST PREMIERE! – A beautifully crafted romance in the tradition of classic Hollywood cinema about a young actor in an East London Theatre Company for the homeless who romances a wealthy

out-of-towner in the bustling streets of contemporary London.

• BLOOD AND STEEL directed by Michael Maniglia (Seattle, WA) – SEATTLE PREMIERE! – This gnarly documentary memorializes “The Crest,” a skateboarding mecca of the 1980s. Hidden in the corner of a country club in the suburbs of Washington D.C., the Crest was a gathering place for skaters and punks alike – an unexpected piece of skateboarding and punk history, where unadulterated expressionist freedom reigned above all. Featuring interviews with Tony Hawk, Ian MacKaye of Fugazi and Minor Threat, and many more!

Womxn On The Verge Shorts Program

The films featured in our Womxn on the Verge Shorts Program are a testament to the diversity and uniqueness of the work being made by womxn and non-binary filmmakers right now. Ranging from studies of the deep psychic impact of brief moments of gendered insensitivity and intimidation, to ruminations of the power of radical love, to sci-fi spectacular scenes of resistance, these shorts may move you to tears and to action.

Selected Short Films include:

UNBUCKLED directed by Tessa Ribitsch (Portland, OR) – THE ROUNDHOUSE directed by Theresa Warbus (Vancouver, B.C.) – WE HAVE OUR WAYS directed by Dawn Jones Redstone (Portland, OR) – LOVELY LEGS directed by Abby Thompson (Vancouver, WA) – WEAK directed by Emily Laue (Portland, OR).

Festival Jurors

Following are the jurors for this year’s Local Sightings Film Festival, below!

• Paige Watkins (associate director, Detroit Narrative Agency)

• Amanda Salazar (programmer, San Francisco International Film Festival & NWFF film programmer)

• Alan Palomo (filmmaker and musician, Neon Indian)

Puget Soundtrack –EVENING STAR presents THE PARALLAX VIEW

Enjoy live accompaniment to the paranoia classic with a NEW PRINT created specifically for this Local Sightings screening! Warren Beatty stars as a persistent journalist in pursuit of the brutal truth behind the Parallax Corporation and their plausible

connection to a series of politically-motivated assassinations. Timely all-over-again its conspiratorial overtones of spurious claims and intense intrigue, from the filmmaker of ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN and SOPHIE’S CHOICE. Beautifully photographed by Gordon Willis, shot on location in Seattle (including an infamous opening sequence at the Space Needle) and San Francisco with scenes in-between.

Producer/director Alan J. Pakula has said: “THE PARALLAX VIEW attempts to reveal a view of America as it is seen through a distorting glass which may point out more intensely certain realities.”

EVENING STAR – in the incarnation, John Massoni (WEATHER THEATRE) and Jonathan Marlow (THE PROCESS), both later of Blast First recording artists MAXINE – perform composer Michael Small’s original score with illustrious musical guests Amanda Salazar and potentially others unwilling (as yet) to be named.

Indigenous Showcase –Co-Presented with Longhouse Media

Every year, Local Sightings features an Indigenous Showcase, co-presented with Longhouse Media. This year’s program will be a screening of MELE MURALS (dir. Tadashi Nakamura), a documentary on the transformative power of modern graffiti art and ancient Hawaiian culture for a new generation of Native Hawaiians.

Special Screening –

Northwest Film Forum collaboration with Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound

For the second year in a row, Local Sightings Film Festival is collaborating with Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound (MIPoPS) for a screening of incredible archival footage from Puget Sound history. This year, we will be presenting the films of Vi Hilbert, a member and noted elder of the Upper Skagit tribe, who played a major role in the revitalization of the language and culture of the First People of the Pacific Northwest as a teacher, storyteller, writer and filmmaker. According to her website, “Her commitment to preserving Lushootseed language and literature is largely responsible for the renaissance of interest in Lushootseed culture and the growth of tribal language programs all over Western Washington.”

Festival Workshop Highlights

• THE NEW FRONTIER Screening & Writers Panel:

NWFF Local Sightings Festival is proud to host filmmaker, Kanani Koster, and the writers of THE NEW FRONTIER for a public screening followed by a conversation with the diverse cast of writers behind the representation!

THE NEW FRONTIER is a short film that explores and honors people of color’s histories and contributions to our country specifically from 1860-1895 a.k.a. the Old West. By subverting tropes and reclaiming classic American iconography (i.e. Cowboys, Soldiers, and Witches) we hope to highlight the many pieces of our history that have been left out school textbooks. While crafting the idea our team decided that we in no way would we rely on trauma tourism (slavery, rape, genocide, ect), stereotypes/tropes (dirty banditos, the noble savage), or white saviors.

• GRRRL JUSTICE Screening & Artist Talk with Shontina Vernon:

NWFF Local Sightings Festival is proud to host filmmaker, Shontina Vernon, for a public screening followed by a conversation with cast and crew members.

GRRRL JUSTICE is a short narrative film exploring the pathways of girls and queer youth of color into the juvenile justice system. It uses gender and sexuality as a framework for understanding their rising rates of incarceration. Through the lead characters in this powerful triptych, we also come to understand the power of story and the necessity of art and youth led community spaces in their healing and liberation. More info at www.grrrljusticefilm.com.

About Northwest Film Forum

An independent film and arts nonprofit located in Seattle, Northwest Film Forum incites public dialogue and creative action through collective cinematic experiences. Each year the Forum presents hundreds of films, festivals, community events, multidisciplinary performances, and public discussions. A comprehensive visual media organization, the Forum offers educational workshops and artist services for film and media makers at all stages of their development. More information is available at nwfilmforum.org.

Courtesy of Northwest Film Forum

VOLTA

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Renaissance cone hats draped in neon lights – is enough to get the heart thumping. And Marymoor Park itself is so lovely, so well organized for visitors, and so dotted with beautiful, full-growth trees that you feel as though you’ve entered an enchanted village where circus royalty is surrounded by an entourage of green courtiers in conifer robes. The magic begins even as you approach the parking lot!

But this is where the romantic soundtrack stops with a screech, like a needle scraping across a vinyl record – that classic sound of something going off the expected path, and not in a good way. For though “Volta” has a lot to be excited about – and one of the best trampoline acts in the history of the world – the show in general has taken an earthbound path that trades in magic for urban angst. The enchanted village turns out to be an asphalt basketball court in a dingy city. Great things can happen there – crazy BMX bike tricks, zippy tumbling runs, high-flying acrobatics, and (I kid you not) the best trampoline act in the history of the world. But where are the beautiful colors and the clever puppetry, the ingenious waterfalls or the fabulous costumes? Where’s the sheer astonishment we’ve come to expect from Cirque du Soleil? Where is the cheerful optimism of a “Luzia” or the ingenious machinery and fascinating narrative of “Kurios”? Not, I’m afraid, in “Volta.”

It’s an interesting idea to build a show around supposedly urban sports like doubledutch jump rope, hip-hop, BMX cycling, and tumbling, but the risk is that you can go on YouTube and see city kids doing the same things – even better, in some cases –to the same throbbing electronic music that “Volta” uses in this show. Another problem, for me at least, is that some of the sports are not urban – like Southern California’s suburban bicycle motor cross (BMX) modeled on off-road motorcycle racing – a typically white-boy sport for people whose parents can provide them with bikes to modify. And if the sport is truly urban – like double-dutch jump rope, or hip-hop street dancing –it’s the invention of black and Hispanic kids, as real urbanites know (I’m from NYC – I’ve watched black girls doing double-dutch for years). There are plenty of fine performers in “Volta,” but as good as they are, I would have appreciated seeing a team of championship black girls doing double dutch, or some black and Hispanic street dancers doing hiphop. Opportunity lost, Cirque people. And if you have an act that you wouldn’t find in an urban setting, like a woman doing acrobatics while suspended by her hair – it may offer the spectacular weirdness we’ve come to expect from Cirque du Soleil, but it won’t fit into the urban theme of the evening. The story that is supposed to link the acts together is about Waz, the MC of “The WOW Show” – a cheezy talent contest – who wearies of his phony life and longs for authenticity. The word “volta” is meant to suggest transformation from the inauthentic by turn-

ing to the true self, which leads to freedom (the tag line of “Volta” is “Find your free.”) Ironically, the costumes and high energy of the supposedly inauthentic “WOW Show” are a lot more fun and fabulous than the supposedly authentic parts of the show that come later. Canadian dancer Joey Arrigo, who plays Waz, has the best costume of the evening – a solid gold suit with a golden wig of flaming hair. He vamps and struts with such style that he seems to be right where he should be – in the spotlight. If Brazillian Danilla Bim, the hair suspension dancer, had appeared at this point it would have been a big WOW! not only for her mesmerizing performance but for her fabulous costume (naked skin suit with a few sparkly flowers here and there).

Later, however, after Waz changes directions with the aid of a “Free Spirit” on roller skates (…seriously? roller skates? A real urban spirit would use inline skates…) he never again returns to the fabulousness of Act I. He does a pretty terrific dance in Act II to express his sense of freedom, but nothing is quite as circus-like or exciting as “The WOW Show.” I kept waiting for Waz to transform into something thrilling – maybe like the Running Girl in “Luzia” who sprouts fabulous rainbow wings – but “Volta” is stuck in an urban universe, so what we get is BMX bikers. It doesn’t help that Waz’s early love of BMX is expressed in a flashback when his mother gives him a bike – a duet between a ballet dancer and a biker. Hey – this is Seattle, home of the Pacific Northwest Ballet. We see the best ballet in the world every season. While the Mom was a good dancer, her routine was about as interesting as a barre exercise.

And while we’re on the subject of choreography, the inauthentic world was represented by people in gray costumes called “precision walkers.” I was looking forward to this part of the show because I love unison dance – whether it’s the simultaneity of a corps de ballet or a team of street dancers who lock and pop together. Few things are as exciting as multiple dancers doing the same movement with the precision of a marching band and the complexity of great choreography. Think “Swan Lake” or hip hop crews. But sadly, all these “precision walkers” did was walk in a circle or in a block, holding up fake cell phones as though having a cell phone was inauthentic and gray-making. (I confess to a prejudice here – being from Seattle I think technology is as likely a source of authenticity and transformation as otherwise – so the premise of “Volta” was a bit off for me.)

But now for the good news – and the reason why you should go see “Volta” and decide whether I’m all wet or not. Singer and Broadway star Darius Harper escorts Waz though all his stages of change and accompanies many scenes with compelling drama and heartfelt, resonant singing.

He was so good that he often stole attention from the performers he was backing up. But for my money, the biggest reason for you to go see “Volta” is the “trampowall” – like nothing you’ve ever, ever seen before. Six trampoline artists not only perform tricks by jumping up and down in the traditional way, but they leap against and through a construction that suggests the tenements of the inner city – a wall with windows –jumping on top, through, and under, often in patterns and sequences, looking like human popcorn. This was the only performance of the evening when I dropped my notebook, forgot I was reviewing and just gaped, open mouthed, at the most astonishing and wonderful performance of skill and joie de vivre in the entire show. It’s the best trampoline act in the history of the world –and worth the price of the ticket.

I hope that in the future Cirque du Soleil will return to its successful formula – capable of multiple variations – of magic, enchantment, and wonder. We don’t come to the circus to see what we can see on the street, or on You Tube, or in a dozen different sports venues. We come to be charmed, beguiled, and astonished. “Volta” lacks charm, and astonishes only intermittently. But it’s truly a Cirque du Soleil show, because when you are astonished – and there’s a pretty astonishing strongman/unicyclist as well – you know you could only have seen it there.

“Volta” is performing in Marymoor Park through November 4, 2018. For more information and tickets, visit cirquedusoleil.com/volta

WAITRESS

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Jessie Nelson (book), which debuted in 2015 at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA and moved to Broadway in 2016. Part of the particular legacy of that musical is that it was also directed and choreographed by women, making it the only Broadway musical in history to have such a plethora female energy.

It’s essentially billed as a comedy, but there are a lot of dark parts to it, as well. Though Jenna, the waitress, and Earl, her ne’er-do-well husband are said to have begun their relationship as teenagers, Earl has clearly become more dangerous and abusive. The musical also makes it clear that Jenna’s mother and father were immersed in an abusive situation that hits at the heart.

A main plot point has to do with infidelity, though everyone who engages in that seems to have “good reasons” for doing so. The musical seems to track very closely to the movie. Because the characters are “flawed,” it’s supposed to make the audience appreciate that people make mistakes in life and life is a struggle to get right.

There are definitely some very fun aspects to the musical, especially the characters of Dawn (here played by Lenne Klingaman) and Ogie or “OKC with a bullet” (here played by Jeremy Morse). In fact, the choreography for Morse’s intro song, “Never Ever Getting Rid of Me,” is laugh out loud funny – with some simply amazing gymnastic dance moves that Morse nails perfectly! What’s more, that song picks up a somewhat slow-to-develop first act and suddenly makes the whole show more worthwhile. Dawn and Ogie are the odd, awkward people who have such a hard time finding love – until they meet their perfectly odd match.

The basic story is that pregnant Jenna (here played by powerhouse singer Desi Oakley) bakes pies for her local breakfast spot and has developed that skill into such mouthwatering goodness that she’s encouraged to enter a pie-making contest by the curmudgeonly shop owner, Joe (a good-hearted Larry Marshall). Enticed by the prize money, Jenna dreams of leaving her husband.

Complication ensues when she entangles herself with her new obstetrician (Bryan Fenkart), who is married as well. We certainly understand why Jenna would be so impulsive, but we really are not given much information to explain the doctor. Fenkart plays “hapless” fairly well, but has little chemistry with Oakley and is underwhelming as a tour lead, particularly vocally.

Besides waitress Dawn, Jenna also has waitress Becky (power-voiced Charity Angel Dawson) to support her. A lovely aspect of the show is that real dough is kneaded on stage, and there is a sense of real baking taking place.

The national tour is here through Sunday. The difficulty of such an intimate show being done in such a large tour-hosting theater is that sometimes a show has difficulty matching the space. The adroitly changing

NATIVE GARDENS

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over your plot line? It’s actually not all that uncommon. That’s what happens to Pablo and Tania del Valle in Karen Zacarias’ play, Native Gardens

You can see how they handle their dilemma in Intiman’s smart, funny production housed at the Jones Playhouse. The crackerjack cast of Phillip Ray Guevara as Pablo, Sophie Franco as Tania, Julie Briskman as Virginia and Jim Gall as Frank (with some help from Gloria Alcala and Yolanda Suarez) handle all the angst and banter with perfect comic timing.

Virginia and Frank are the older, white couple next door and Frank is a gardening enthusiast from the old school: Miracle Gro and pesticides. Tania’s family is a farming

set swings the small folk-rock band on and off stage, using the musicians as part of the scenery and ambiance to lovely effect. But in a smaller Broadway theater, apparently the audience can smell real pies baking – something the Paramount can’t possibly match.

At almost two and a half hours, the musical is a bit too long, with a few too many slow, sad songs. It definitely picks up and is more engaging when it comes to some of the funny

family and she’s a naturist to boot, so she’d like to update her yard with native plants (read: weeds) to bring the butterflies and insects for the birds! Clash of gardening, values, esthetics, backgrounds, just about every clash you can think of.

Every character here is smart and generally caring. Each character has a point of view you may well understand, even if you don’t agree with it. The white couple is clearly “woke” – sometimes! At least they think they try to be, but…. Well, we find out where they fall off the cliff of white privilege.

The Latinx couple is a budding power couple, with Pablo being a rising star at his law firm and Tania working on her PhD dissertation, and being very pregnant. They also run into the edges of their own tolerance for interference with their rights or their neighborliness.

Of course, they’re all propelled into an

songs and lighter moments. However balladic, Bareilles’ songs are generally accessible, musically, which is good. I wish there were something a little more ear-wormy to catch onto and sing on the way home.

The feel-good ending has Jenna taking control of her life more significantly, perhaps as an example to women stuck in similar situations all across the country. Unfortunately, those women are probably

immediate problem because Pablo has suddenly invited his whole new law firm over to the house and in order to make a good impression, the couple has got to do something with their disreputable back yard. But they figure out a plan that can be done in six days. Except, the next door neighbor is competing in a neighborhood “beautiful garden” contest he’s determined to win.

Can’t they all just get along? Maybe not.

Directed by Arlene Martinez-Vasquez, the production immediately grabs us with a set that instantly describes the situation without saying a word (by designer Lex Marcos) and some very funny stage business by Gall with ear phones and pesticide spray hopping around the yard. Adept lighting by Robert J. Aguilar sets times of day and a lively sound design by Matt Starritt makes the audience want to dance with the garden crew.

not going to see a Broadway show to give them hope. Maybe they can see the movie. For more information, go to www.stgpresents.org.

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It’s not world war or famine or disease, but small human problems like neighbor issues are ones we can all identify with and put ourselves right into every pair of shoes on stage. The changing dynamics and reasons for why each character does what they do is very, very human. And for the most part, also very, very funny. It also smartly explores culture clashes and majority/ minority politics in a pretty safe, but determined way. I think you’ll like it a lot!

For more information, go to www.intiman.org.

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Sam Smith concert a dazzling thrill ride

by Paul Torres SGN Contributing Writer

SAM SMITH THE THRILL OF IT ALL TOUR

KEY ARENA

September 8

Sam Smith thrilled a Key Arena audience on Saturday September 8. He promised a lot of fun and that everyone would leave his show in a better mood, although he hilariously admitted his music is a bit depressing. He’s not only self-effacing, he is charming, too. He is out supporting his second album The Thrill of It All released in 2017.

The mood was set with quotes on the large screens above the stage that included writers Michael Cunningham, Mfaniso Udofia and Canadian poet Rupi Kaur with her following inscription: but what is stronger/than the human heart/that shatters over and over/ and lives. Kaur’s exquisite quote not only describes Smith’s current well-noted private life, but the emotions of his music. However, this despair becomes his muse and for this night he let it ride. The night belonged to Smith and his adoring fans.

The stretched-out pyramid shaped stage opened in the middle and Smith rose up and the opening notes of “Burning” sparkled out. The English crooner was absolutely beaming with assistance from the excellent lighting. The stage was enhanced by mystical billows of smoke that changed colors with the rhythms and beats of Smith’s soulyearning tunes like “I’m Not the Only One” and “I Sing Because I’m Happy.”

Smith’s expressive genderfluid vocal delivery is amazing live especially with his rousing renditions of “I’ve Told You Now” and “Baby, You Make Me Crazy.” The powerful build-up of “Lay Me Down” had fans in tears. His vocals flowed beautifully and left the audience enraptured. It’s pure sexy, fan-screaming pop music. This music transcends genders.

At the highpoint of the show, Smith talked about acceptance and declared himself “a proud gay man” and performed “HIM” as rainbow colors lit the smoke at the end of the stage. His proud queer stance is exhilarating to see from a renowned international musical star like Sam Smith. “Love is love,” he exclaimed. The diverse audience was awestruck. Even a security guard commented on how charming and cute he is.

Hits covered included “Latch,” “Money on My Mind,” “Too Good at Goodbyes,” the Grammy winning “Stay with Me,” and the Academy Award winning “Writing’s on the Wall” from James Bond 007: Spectre The big songs never fail to bring down the house. The audience knew every word as was evident from the cheerful fans singing all around me who, at times, drowned out the singer himself.

Smith’s rip-torn-from-the-heart-andworn-on-his-sleeve lyrics were a celebration of the dynamic contrasts of human emotions that run the gamut that are especially felt in these turbulent days here in the United States. This was especially true with “Palace” which was sung atop a golden spiral staircase. The audience came to weep, cheer, sing along, and to have a good time before heading home. His energetic and stylish band and back-up singers revved it up and added panache to the show. If music can do this, as it should, then Smith’s mission was firmly accomplished.

From sad heartbreaks to excited heartbeats, Smith’s golden voice offered wave after wave of sheer joy. Even the arena’s echo acoustics couldn’t hamper this knockout of a concert. He made sure to cover every corner of the pyramid-shaped stage to wave “hello” to his fans. Sam Smith’s show was unforgettable from lights up to lights down. His charisma and amazing vocals stirred the audience and made the night fun and made for a stellar show.

High as Hope : Florence + the Machine, St. Vincent, Lizzo conquer Key Arena

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE HIGH AS HOPE TOUR KEY ARENA

September 10

After a few festival appearances in the US this summer, Florence + the Machine’s 19 city High as Hope Tour began in Seattle Monday evening, bringing two heavy-hitting opening acts along with her. Handpicked by Florence herself, Minneapolis rapper/singer and all-around babe Lizzo took the stage at 7pm, hot on the heels of a string of extremely catchy singles. Lizzo’s body-positive message and upbeat, genrehopping dance music are an undeniable good time, not to mention her trademark twerking.

Early arrivals and a sizeable gathering of Lizzo fans were treated to “Worship,” “Phone,” and “Scuse Me.” Flanked by two dancers and a DJ, Lizzo effortlessly filled Key Arena with the full power of her vocals. New single “Boys” was followed by “Jerome Go Home” (with an introductory snippet of TLC’s “No Scrubs” thrown in for good measure). It was clear that Lizzo and her girls were reveling in the first night of their very first arena tour, at one point requesting the now well-populated arena to light up all their cell phones; at another, prompting the crowd to do the wave. The excitement was infectious. A shout out to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” preceded “Water Me” and “Good as Hell.” Lizzo is a powerhouse, her voice slipping easily from rap to retro soul in the span of one song. She won’t be opening arena shows for very long.

Next up was St. Vincent, looking slightly otherworldly in an emerald green vinyl jumpsuit and sparkling gold booties, her hair styled in a jet-black bob. She stood apart from her band, who performed in a line just behind her: one vinyl-clad beauty and two men in featureless face masks with unat-

tractive blond blunt cut wigs obscuring their eyes. Their menacing, futuristic electro-pop was a change of direction, but the combination of stark beats and haunting vocals St. Vincent is known for held Key Arena in thrall. “Sugarboy,” “Los Ageless,” “Masseduction,” “Savior” and “Cheerleader” from

breakthrough album Strange Mercy were highlights, the drop-dead gorgeous “New York” closed the set on a high. Frightening/ dazzling isn’t a bad way to push boundaries in an arena, and St. Vincent delivered.

Florence + The Machine took the stage at 9:15pm, singer Florence Welch a vision

of wild, pastoral femininity in a gossamer dress of pleats and ruffles that seemed to float over a minimal bodysuit as she bounded across the stage. Beginning with “June” and “Hunger” from their fourth and current studio album, High as Hope, Welch, now 31, barely stood still for an hour and a half – bounding, skipping, twirling as if she were a more accessible Kate Bush. Welch has been in a reflective mood, the new album thoughtfully contemplating the aftermath of love lost and the perspective of outgrowing your wild years. Older songs “Between Two Lungs,” “Only If for a Night” and “Queen of Peace” showed off the 7-piece band’s percussive power and the incredible energy Welch is known for. As always, she wore no shoes, effortlessly belting at the top of her voice while sprinting from stage left to right and back again. Welch exudes an unselfconscious, liberating zeal that creates intimacy even in a venue as cavernous as Key Arena.

Introducing “Patricia,” Welch explained that the song was inspired by Patti Smith, who told her that every time she performed it Patti’s spirit would be with her. “Now she’s here with all of us,” she said. Though many were probably too young to recognize the name, it felt as though her rabid fans would be more than willing to do their homework. “Dog Days Are Over,” “100 Years,” and “Ship to Wreck” were followed by “The End of Love,” “Cosmic Love” and “Delilah.” Closing the set with “What Kind of Man,” Welch padded off and quickly reappeared for a thunderous encore of “Big God” and “Shake It Out.”

During the latter, the singer ran along the sides of the arena floor all the way to the opposite end and half way up the lower level, pausing at intervals to sing and dance with particularly enthusiastic fans. Though much of High as Hope is more polished and refined than her earlier material, Welch’s true talent is in her vitality and rawness: sharing her own journey of self-discovery and recognizing that it is in fact universal.

Inventive Simple Favor an elegantly vulgar comedic mystery

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

A SIMPLE FAVOR

Now playing

Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) has disappeared. The stylish and opinionated wife and mother asked her friend Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) to pick up her son Nicky (Ian Ho) from school five days ago only to never be seen again. Emily’s husband Sean (Henry Golding), in London at the time of her disappearance, is understandably worried, and while his wife has vanished in the past, she’s never done so quite like this. As she considers Emily to be her best friend, and because her son Miles (Joshua Satine) has become a close buddy of Nicky’s, Stephanie is determined to find out what happened, and in the process uncovers a surrealistic mystery of false identities, familial tragedy and outright psychological manipulation that’s unfathomable in its cryptically ambiguous enormity.

Based on the best-selling novel by Darcey Bell and featuring a crackerjack script by Jessica Sharzer (Nerve) and exquisitely dexterous direction by Paul Fieg (Ghostbusters, Bridesmaids), A Simple Favor is unquestionably one of 2018’s most adventurously inventive surprises. A combination of a fiercely dark comedy, a labyrinthine psychological thriller and marvelously feminine character study analyzing friendship, parenthood, romance, sibling rivalries and heartrending grief in the wake of profound tragedy, this movie is a pure joy first frame to last. More importantly, it features a pair of performances from Kendrick and Lively that are both outstanding, the former in particular delivering an awardworthy turn of mesmerizing eloquence that had me wanting to give her a standing ovation as soon as the film came to an end.

Even though Fieg is a vaunted comedy

director, it’s still surprising just how consistently funny this effort ends up proving to be. This is like some Agatha Christie mystery crossed with “Leave It to Beaver,” Gone Girl, Leave Her to Heaven, The Trouble with Harry and an old school Billy Wilder comedy like The Apartment or Some Like It Hot It’s both vulgar and innocent at the same time, Stephanie’s plucky goody-two-shoes demeanor and Emily’s acerbic, foul-mouthed feminism cooking up a spicy gazpacho that’s as icy cold as it is agreeably tasty.

The jokes come fast and furious but almost all of them still feel organic to the material, to the characters and to the world they all inhabit. Fieg juggles things with a determined rambunctiousness that’s one part “Scooby-Doo,” one part “Murder She Wrote” and one additional part Laura, the director bringing an elegant old Hollywood gravitas to the proceedings while never undercutting the more playfully juvenile elements that make the film so much fun. Along with Game Night, this is one of the more anachronistic, imaginative and wholly original comedies to come down the pike in

ages, watching it a merrily vulgar breath of fresh air I absolutely adored.

Lively is in full Gene Tierney mode and she’s wonderful. Filling costume designer Renee Ehrlich Kalfus’ (Hidden Figures) heavenly collection of pantsuits, leisurewear and other assorted designs to perfection, the actress paints a portrait of stylishly snobbish contempt that’s intoxicating. And yet, Lively takes things even further, her jolly wide-eyed astonishment as Emily warms to Stephanie’s quirky charms coming to life with an electric vibrancy that held me happily spellbound. It’s arguably the best performance of The Shallows and The Age of Adaline actress’ career, her feisty femme fatale a worthy addition to the film noir canon.

But as terrific as she is, and Lively is magnificent, the real star of the show is Kendrick. Sitting alongside Charlize Theron in Tully, Matilda Lutz in Revenge and Chloë Grace Moretz in The Miseducation of Cameron Post, her performance as Stephanie is one of my favorites of 2018. Kendrick hides a marvelous sea of hurt and intelligence behind her beatific bub -

bly façade, the pain of past regrets and years of blaming herself for unimaginable heartbreak coming to the surface with sublime naturalistic refinement. Her unique physicality, the way she commits herself to Stephanie’s transformative journey, her gonzo gusto as she does the unthinkable and finds a variety of ways to solve a myriad of mysteries while also healing her own fractured psyche, it’s all glorious. Kendrick excels in ways that boggled my mind, and whether chatting about making friendship bracelets on her character’s vlog or gently coercing a boozing alcoholic to reveal long-held family secrets in order to bring a semblance of light into a world smothered in darkness the actress does no wrong.

There are times when the overt silliness and pithy one-liners grow tiresome, and if not for the fact Fieg and Sharzer pay off their running gags involving a trio of snootily judgmental parents with a dazzling climactic joke I’m pretty certain I could have done without their observational Greek Chorus nonsense. Also, as charismatic as he might be, Crazy Rich Asians heartthrob Golding never gets the chance to develop his character as fully as his costars do, Sean not all that much more than a pretty face sporting an undeniably sexy accent. But who am I kidding? I’m absolutely head over heels for this little gem of a motion picture. Great mystery. Interesting characters. Sidesplitting comedy. If I could program this movie as a double bill with the equally entertaining Game Night I’d do so right this very second. More than that, I just hope people don’t let the ambiguous and purposefully sparse marketing for A Simple Favor dissuade them from giving it a look. Fieg’s film is one of the most thrillingly unique comedic undertakings of this or any other year, and as such I plan to head back to the theatre to watch it again for a second time relatively soon.

Black’s The Predator a violently comedic disappointment

by Sara Michelle Fetters

SGN A&E Writer

THE PREDATOR

Now playing

Over 30 years ago a dense Central American forest was visited by a new kind of interstellar hunter, this creature tearing apart an elite mercenary unit and a hardened CIA operative as if they were butter until their leader, the lone survivor of the assault, beat this killer at its own game. Not too long afterwards, another one of these alien sportsmen came calling, this time heading to a gangridden Los Angeles in order to stalk members of a vaunted LAPD assault team, their determined commander ending this being’s hunt before it could collect its final two trophies.

In Mexico, decorated sniper Quinn McKenna (Boyd Holbrook) has a run-in with one of these alien visitors, absconding with its headgear and one of its gauntlets as he tries to make his way back to the United States. Mailing these items to his wife Emily (Yvonne Strahovski) and autistic son Rory

(Jacob Tremblay) before being taken into custody, it turns out this particular Predator isn’t visiting Earth to hunt, those stolen artifacts having surprising value to the creature. With a clandestine government operative (Sterling K. Brown) looking to shut him up permanently, McKenna teams up with evolutionary biologist Dr. Casey Brackett (Olivia Munn) and a ragtag group of psychologically unbalanced military prisoners (Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera) all suffering from PTSD and affectionately dubbed “The Loonies” in order to protect his son, never imagining that by doing so the fate of the entire planet might be falling into their lethal hands in the process.

Picking up after the events of 1987’s Predator, 1990’s Predator 2 and 2010’s Predators, director and co-writer Shane Black’s (who starred in the original as the ill-fated communications officer Hawkins) The Predator is a perplexing misfire. Funny, well cast, featuring a couple of strong, imaginative moments that are suitably thrilling, this sequel is nonetheless a convoluted, haphazardly plotted mess that grows more tiresome and visually chaotic as it moves towards its frenetic and rushed conclusion. Black and co-writer Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps) put so much emphasis on the comedy and so little on the actual story it is almost as if the pair made their narrative up as shooting progressed. This last third is particularly frustrating, and as good as the likes of Holbrook, Tremblay, Brown, Munn, Rhodes, Key and Jane might be, to say I could have cared less if any of them lived or died wouldn’t be too far from the truth.

If that sounds harsh that’s by design. Casting controversies aside, which I’m not going to go into detail here (which are

admittedly still head-scratching in their stupidity considering this film’s plot; kudos to Munn for standing up and saying what needed to be said and forcing the studio to do the right thing), but this sequel’s problems are legion. As good as a lot of the jokes Black and Dekker have dreamt up, and as terrific as the cast might be at delivering most of them, the central crux driving the plot forward is, to put it bluntly, stupid. The reasons the Predators have been coming to Earth to hunt, what they have planned for our planet, it’s just silly, and once the truth is revealed it’s possible I audibly sighed in flabbergasted disappointment.

Then there are the action sequences. Where Black has shown himself to be a consummate craftsman in the past with his handling of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys, here things are edited so frenetically keeping visual track of what is happening, especially during the climactic home stretch, is impossible. It’s chaos apparently for the sake of chaos. Characters go this way and that. A massive Predator transforms into an interstellar cross of Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, John Rambo, the Black Panther and that preacher werewolf hunting country redneck rubes in the fog in 1985’s Silver Bullet One of the film’s principals is dispatched with such careless indifference it likely would have had more of a visceral impact had Black just staged the moment offscreen and been done with it. The ending is a nonsensical jumble that makes jokes out of its heroes and a buffoon out of its supposedly unstoppable titular character. As for the risible epilogue featuring CGI visual effects straight out of a video game circa 1995, the less said about that misbegotten moment the better.

Black’s film is funny, there’s no denying

that. This cast of irregular regulars is having an obvious blast as they learn to work together to battle this supposedly unstoppable force while also rediscovering their heroic tendencies that made them great soldiers before calamity sent them all spiraling into psychological despair. The relationship between Jane and Key is particularly affecting, and their final moment together, one that should have been nothing short of terrible considering the way in which it is showcased and staged, still has an undeniable emotional component that took me by surprise. The two actors craft a purely human moment inside all of this violently comic mayhem that’s extraordinary, and if the film had done a better job of balancing its humor, action and horror in the same manner this scene does then it’s likely I’d have responded to it with a bit more positivity.

Sadly, this isn’t the case. While John McTiernan’s original Predator remains one of the great action-horror hybrids of the 1980s (and maybe of all-time), Black’s The Predator proves to be a facile and misguided continuation that can’t help but pale in comparison. Heck, even if the comedy component is rather nice I must admit I actually enjoy Stephen Hopkins’ Predator 2 more than I do this tired bit of unfocused pandemonium, and other than Danny Glover and a kick-butt climax I don’t really like that first sequel all that much. (In the spirit of full transparency, I do enjoy Nimród Antal’s Predators quite a bit, and feel it has only gotten better over time.) I’m really not sure what Black was trying to do here, where he and Dekker imagined things were going to go next. All I do know is that this sequel might be one of the more stupefying and frustrating disappointments of 2018, and a big part of me kind of wishes I hadn’t watched it in the first place.

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Meetings Events Activities

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

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

SATURDAY - September 15

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

Positively Living Coffee Social. 9:30am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored by LIfelong. St. Demetrios Greek Festival. Sat: 10am-9pm, Sun: 12 noon-7pm. St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 Boyer Ave E. This year’s event is the 59th annual celebration of all things Greek, including food, music, wine tasting, church building tours, imported items for sale, and children’s activities. Featured entertainment includes Taki and the Mad Greeks as well as the award-winning St. Demetrios Greek Dance Groups. Free admission, free parking (including bike racks). Proceeds benefit St. Demetrios’ ministries and community outreach. Info: www.SeattleGreekFestival.com or www.facebook.com/StDemetriosGreekFestival. (Also Sunday, 12 noon-7pm.)

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Saturday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. 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. Wallingford Community Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave, Suite 140 (note new location). Meets 3rd Saturday most months. Please bring a dish that will serve eight or more to share. Free parking in the large lot - enter lower level floor under front door and look for signs to the right. On bus routes 26, 44, and 62. www.seattleprimetimers.org or https://wallingfordseniors.org/

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

SUNDAY - September 16

Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.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. fumctacoma.org

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

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.

community calendar

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

Fall Restoration Day in Volunteer Park. 10am-2pm, enter at 15th Ave E & E Prospect St (look for the Volunteer Park Trust canopy and banners). Help preserve and enhance this city and national landmark! We’ll be cleaning garden beds, weeding, pruning, mulching, and more to make Volunteer Park even more beautiful. Everyone welcome, from toddlers to seniors. Gloves and tools provided, along with free coffee and donuts. More info: www. volunteerparktrust.org.

Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Workship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

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 at this location with 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

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” under Meetup.com or 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

Holy Covenant International Christian Community Church. 12 noon. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com

Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. MEETS DAILY (except Saturday). 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.sasgcc.org

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Sunday. (See Saturday listing at noon for complete details.) Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. St. Demetrios Greek Festival. Sat: 10am-9pm, Sun: 12 noon-7pm. St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 Boyer Ave E. See Saturday listing at 10am for details. 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. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. 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.sasgcc.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. 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.

Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Capitol Lounge, 916 E Pike St. Every Sunday. Go-go dancers at 10:30pm; drag show at midnight. 21+ ID required. $10 cover. Co-sponsored by Entre Hermanos.

MONDAY - September 17

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Monday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

SLAA New Beginnings: 12 Steps of SLAA. 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201, in the O’Neill Room. Every Monday. SLAA step-study meeting starting with Step One in “A Gentle Path.” The meeting is open to anyone interested in doing 12-step work. No matter where you are in the steps, or if you haven’t begun, feel free to join us. Books, paper, and pens provided. You need only bring your willingness to grow!

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. sasgcc.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.

Sound Transit Neighborhood Forum & Open House. 5:30-8pm, Ballard Eagleson VFW, 2812 NW Market St. Learn about the planned Link light-rail extensions to West Seattle and Ballard, and give your input. RSVP encouraged at https://wsblink.participate.online/. Info on the project available at www.soundtransit.org/Projectsand-Plans/west-seattle-and-ballard-link-extensions. 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.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.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

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

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.)

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 18

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

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.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Alki Beach Walk. 2-3pm. 61st Ave SW & Alki Ave SW. Every Tuesday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Statue of Liberty statue. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call ((206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

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

Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related concerns. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

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. Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. For info & location call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.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. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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

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WEDNESDAY - September 19

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday. (See Monday listing at noon for complete details.) Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. 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

Positively Living. 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. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored by Lifelong.

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

Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is “History of Violence” by Edouard Louis, a memoir composed as a novel about the author’s brutal coming-out in a French village. https://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/ SGLBookClub/ Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma DiscussionNorth. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www. LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.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 20

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

Safe and Sober (AA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at noon for complete details.) Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. 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. 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.

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. 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. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.] Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - September 21

Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Kubota Gardens Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 9817 55th Ave S. Every Friday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the corner of 55th Ave S and Renton Ave S. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12 noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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

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. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org

Game Night. 7pm-11pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.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. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201 - in the O’Neill Room. 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.sasgcc.org

SATURDAY - September 22

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) Living Today: Stories from Suicide Attempt and Loss Survivors. 1-3pm, Gay City Calmus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. Living Today is a safe-space forum for community members to tell their stories and share their experiences as a step toward ending the stigmas that surround discussion of suicide. Our goal is to start the discussion so we can start saving lives. Sponsored by Pride Lives. For information or to volunteer, visit www. pridelives.org.

SUNDAY - September 23

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. See website for location. Meets 2nd & 4th Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org

Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30-3pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201. Meets 4th Sunday each month in the Ian MacKintosh Room. This month’s discussion topic: “How do we express our sexuality as older Gay men?” 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

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; 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 - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org

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

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

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

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

Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org

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

PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE; (206) 451-7233.

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) 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.sasgcc.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

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

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

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TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com

WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.) YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcenter.org; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, 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) 7268500; 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; 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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As with all of our dogs, Joey has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. He will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination and an identification tag. PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion and six weeks of on-campus training classes when you complete a dog behavior course – a great way to start off on the right paw! Cat free home due to breed, no age restrictions, dog intros required.

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Meet Teddy Ruxpin, a 13-year-old medium-haired tortoiseshell cat. Teddy is a sweet senior gal who has been there and done that. She's lived with cats and dogs before and is easy to get along with as long as you respect her. If you're looking for a wise old companion to share your day with, say hello to Teddy Ruxpin today at Seattle Humane! You just might go home with a new friend.

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