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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 53, Volume 42, January 2, 2015

A24 Films

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Scene from Boyhood

Scene from Locke

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer There will be those who try to convince people 2014 was a weak year for film. They would be wrong. For independent releases,

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Scene from Under the Skin

Scene from Captain America: Winter Soldier

for smaller budgeted fare and foreign language imports, this was a stunning 12 months at the multiplex, and it’s likely a number of titles – Boyhood, Birdman, Leviathan, Locke, Enemy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Force Majeure,

Obvious Child, Selma, Mommy, Under the Skin, Nightcrawler, Beyond the Lights and Mr. Turner just to name a scant few – are ones we are going to be talking about and analyzing for years to come.

The issue for most moviegoers, of

course, is the lack of bigger budgeted studio releases being anything worth talking more than a couple minutes about. Sure Marvel had a couple of massive hits, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, the latter to many being something of a minor game-changer for the studio as it broadened their so-called “Cinematic Universe” into the realm of escapist science fiction. But even those films weren’t ones easy to place amongst the best of the year, because for all their multiple strengths neither was overall strong or different enough to separate themselves from a rather crowded field of very-good-not-quite-great entertainments that littered the multiplex virtually every weekend.

In many ways, 2014 was the year when the major Hollywood studios finally made it all but clear they were no longer crafting their bigger, flashier epics for the domestic U.S. market, instead reaching out for that international dollar. Nowhere was that more apparent than the case of Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction, the year’s biggest ticket seller from a global

perspective. That movie might as well have had a sign around its neck labeled “Made for China,” the fourth entry in the series even more a discombobulated sound and fury over narrative substance than usual for the popular toy-based franchise.

The other major story, of course, was the fuss surrounding the Sony comedy The Interview which included the cyber-attack on the studio (according to the FBI an assault spearheaded by North Korea), the cancellation of its Christmas Day release, the uproar that followed (including a dressing down of the studio by President Obama during a press conference) and a subsequent about-face that led to it being screened in a handful of independent theaters as well as made available for download online.

This hullabaloo set a number of precedents, not the least of which being the fact it made just over $15 million its opening weekend from digital sales – potentially showing studios big ticket films don’t have to be given an exclusive theatrical release in order to turn a profit. see FILM RECAP page 7

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(l to r) Kelli Mohrbacher, David Nail, Robin Jones, Sam Read from Civic Theatre’s Streetcar Named Desire

theater in your resolution to try new things this year. Here are productions in the month of January in

by Eric Andrews-Katz 2015 is here and the theater scene opening date order!

SGN A&E Writer is heating back up after the normal segue into Christmas programming A new company, Civic Rep, is DAME EDNA’S that often helps their bottom lines. presenting a new interpretation of GLORIOUS GOODBYE You may not have heard of some Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar THE FAREWELL TOUR of these companies, but if you’re Named Desire, January 2-25 at MOORE THEATRE intrigued, maybe you’ll taste a new January 15-18 see New YEar page 8

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Dame Edna

Dame Edna is the world famous persona that is as well-known for her outspokenness as much as for her flamboyant dresses. With a sharp view through sequined cateye glasses, the beloved figure from Australia says her Glorious Goodbyes in her Final Fare-

well Tour. After triumphant (and award-winning) performances throughout the United Kingdom, Dame Edna Everage kicks off her fond farewells to United States. see Dame Edna page 5

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Pacific MusicWorks presents Bach’s mysterious, complex, and glorious cantatas

by Sharon Cumberland PACIFIC MUSIC WORKS BACH’S “CHRISTMAS ORATORIO” CANTATAS I, III, VI ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL December 19

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used in this oratorio as the voice of the grateful Christian, wondering how to repay God for the great gift of salvation. In the final chorus, the hymn takes on a triumphal grandeur as “Death, Devil, and hell are weakened once and for all” due to the birth of the Savior. For those of us used to the large choral forces brought to bear in other versions of this oratorio (full disclosure: I sang this oratorio in the Bach Festival choir in Orlando, Florida – 300 voices strong) it comes as a surprise that a dozen voices can generate the big sound that we associate with mega-church choirs and community choirs. Pacific Musicworks – like all serious early music groups – consists of scholars who study early music performance style as well as instrumentation, and who replicate as closely as possible the forces and conditions of Bach’s own time.

Bach complained about not having enough vocalists, but wrote his great oratorios for a group probably the very size of the group we heard on December 19th.

As an extra Christmas gift to the audience, the orchestra played Bach’s “Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major” – a six-part suite containing the ethereal “Air on a G String” along with the lively dance sections of Gavottes, Boureé, and Gigue. Coming after the intermission and before the final cantata, this very familiar, very welcome interlude prepared the audience for the vocal finale, and gave us a chance to appreciate the virtuosity of each member of the orchestra, led by concert master Tekla Cunnngham. One can only imagine what it must have been like to go to church in Leipzig in 1734 and to hear Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” for the very first time – but it must have been very much like Pacific Musicworks’ marvelous concert. With such music, who wouldn’t want to go to church six times in twelve days?

[In March, 2015 Pacific Musicworks will present a program of American early music – “Stephen Foster and his Contemporaries” – a concert that will foreground the unique American voice that developed in parallel with European musical traditions. Given the consistent excellence of this remarkable ensemble, it is a concert not to be missed.] www.americanhandelfestival.org

If you and I were living in Leipzig in 1734, when J.S. Bach wrote the “Christmas Oratorio,” we would go to church every day on the 26th, 27th, and 28th, then again on New Year’s Day, on the Sunday after New Year’s, and on Epiphany – six major feasts. And if we were attending one of the two Lutheran churches where Bach was Kapellmeister, we would hear all six of the cantatas he composed – one for each celebration – consisting of forty-plus minutes of music for orchestra, soloists, and choir, performed at key moments during the service. In fact, we would be singing along during sections that Bach based on familiar hymns and scored in unison so that ordinary folks in the congregation could participate.

I’ve always wondered why the merchants of today – who brought Santa to the mall even before Thanksgiving this year – have never figured out that the Christmas holiday is even longer than they suppose. In spite of the commercial practice of celebrating Christmas from the day after Thanksgiving until the day after December 25th, the religious celebration of this high holy day begins on December 25th (Jesus’ birthday) and extends over “the Twelve Days of Christmas” to January 6th (Epiphany) when the three Magi arrived in Bethlehem. If Bach were around in 2014 he would certainly be surprised to see discarded Christmas trees lining the curbs on December 26th, just when the holiday is getting started. Fortunately for lovers of classical music, the commercial, foreshortened Christmas did not overtake the religious holiday until the mid-twentieth century, so we have a long tradition of sacred music that is performed during this season. (Yes! it’s still the season!)

Handel’s “Messiah” is the most familiar of this genre, and many Christmas hymns, like “Lo How a Rose e’er Blooming,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” and “Joy to the World” are not only Spotify and

radio fare, but are still – as we churchgoers can attest – a major part of the Christmas services for which they were originally written. Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” is one of the best examples of choral and orchestral works composed to be performed by church choirs during the whole arc of Christmas services. This history makes the St. James Cathedral on First Hill an ideal place to hear Bach’s marvelous work, not only for the sense of being on holy ground, but also for its ornate beauty and reverberant acoustics. On December 19th, three sections of the “Christmas Oratorio” were performed by the ideal consort – Pacific Musicworks led by artistic director Stephen Stubbs. For the six hundred or so attendees who packed three transepts of the cathedral – the orchestra and singers were in the fourth transept – Bach’s mysterious, complex, and glorious cantatas were messages to the present from a past that understood Christ-

mas as an ever-present and recurring miracle.

Since most of us don’t go to church six times over Christmas, and since the entire oratorio is over four hours long, each conductor has to decide how many and which of the six cantatas should be performed.

The most common approach is to offer cantatas I, II and III on one program and cantatas IV, V, and VI on a later program, if at all. Director Stubbs took a different and very musical approach to this issue by electing to perform cantatas I, III, and VI – all written in the upbeat and unifying key of D major – to showcase the beginning, middle and end of the whole work. Though we miss some of the most famous arias with this approach (especially the magical “echo” soprano aria, “Flösst, mein Heiland”) Stubbs’ choices offer distinctive opportunities for the excellent musicians and singers assembled through a collaboration with Early Music Vancouver, directed by former Pacific Musicworks executive director Matthew White. With a musical force of twenty-four instrumentalists, four soloists, and a choir of eight “Vocal Ripienists” (ripieni in Italian means “full” – i.e. the voices that “fill out” the soloists) each performer has a chance to shine. Stubbs himself directed from behind an elevated harpsichord, so that audience members with a view could watch him conduct with his head, facial expressions, and very expressive hands as they left the keyboard between phrases.

As in Bach’s passion oratorios, this work has an Evangelist (tenor Zach Finkelstein) who narrates the story in recitative, while the other three soloists (soprano Teresa Watkin, mezzosoprano Krisztina Szabó, and bass-baritone Sumner Thompson) sing arias that express the emotional subtext of the events. For instance, when the Evangelist sings the familiar words “she gave birth to a son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger,” the bass aria then ponders the love that God has for his creation, to have come to earth as an impoverished child. Throughout the three cantatas the combined octet and soloists return to the familiar hymn churchgoers associate with Good Friday: “O Sacred Head sore wounded,”

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Eric Andrews-Katz: Thank you for taking the time for the interview. Seattle is looking forward to hosting you.

Dame Edna Everage: This is the premiere of my world U.S. tour, and I’m thrilled to be doing it in Seattle. Every time I come to Seattle I go on the Underground Ghost Tour and the Zoo. I go to the Fish Market and they throw fish at me. I throw gladiolas back.

Andrews-Katz: Describe your upbringing in Wagga Wagga, South Wales?

Dame Edna: It was New South Wales because it reminded the early settlers of that part of the British Isles.

I was brought up in a small town but I don’t remember much because we moved to Melbourne when I was young. I went to a lovely school but unfortunately there was a horrible bully at the school. The bully was ME! Between being the bully and the bullied, it is the best thing to be in a situation like that, because nobody bothers you if YOU are the bully! I was afraid I was a bit stern with the girls, but I was very interested in performance. I would act in little plays and I was in a beautiful Christmas play in which I played Mary Magdalene. She was a bit of a Biblical minx, if you will. I created a sensation when I had to put ointment on Jesus’ feet. I didn’t know what to use.

I would never have come to the United States if it wasn’t for my good friend Joan Rivers. She said “Edna, they will love you. They are sophisticated there, especially in Seattle.”

Well, that’s not what I heard, but it remains to be seen now. This is the third show I’ve done at Seattle’s Moore Theatre. I got friendly with some of the rats that live there. They’ve all been banished now, so I’m doing this Farewell Tour. It’s a little bittersweet for me, to say goodbye. I’m very happy to say that I’m at the height of my powers. A lot of stars travel with security, well I have no such thing. I have never been mugged. I only travel with my gynecologist. I have a pelvic exam in the toilet before every performance. That’s why I come on stage with an enigmatic smile!

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Andrews-Katz: You’re the mother of four children. A “rogue koala” kidnapped your firstborn Lois as an infant. Has anything ever been heard from her since?

Dame Edna: Not a word. But I hold onto hope. I think she could still be alive. Did you see the movie Greystoke? She could be living with a caring koala family. Every time I pass a eucalyptus tree I look up, hoping I might see her clinging to a eucalyptus branch. But it was a major tragedy in my life and my hair immediately changed color. Most women would have gone white but I went mauve.

Andrews-Katz: Your remaining daughter Valmai often joins you on stage. Will she be assisting you on your final tour?

Dame Edna: No, she’s sadly become quite dysfunctional. She’s actually living in the Seattle area. I will tell you more about it on stage. I’m not proud of it, but is it fair for these kids to have a Gigastar Mom? I think it would have happened to her in any case.

Andrews-Katz: How did you first meet your husband Norm Everage?

Dame Edna: I met him at a local dance in the Town Hall. It was a folksie affair and he was very gentlemanly. I never realized that he was older than me. He didn’t tell me the whole truth about himself and it sort of “came out” on the honeymoon. He had a plumbing problem, you see. It just got worse Andrews-Katz: How long has your son over the years, so in fact, I married an invalid. Kenny been roommates with Clifford Smale?

I would recommend it to any of your readers.

Dame Edna: Clifford is gone. He was not It means you can go out and live your own being very well behaved, so he is no longer life while hoping for sufficient health care. my son’s roommate. Kenny now has a lovely roommate named Fabian. Fabian has a Seattle News Limited

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background working at the Seattle Arts Museum. He’s a curator of 18th Century Snuff Boxes. Since the museum only has three it’s not an arduous job, but he is up to stick and I find him quite charming. Kenny is perfectly fine and a big success designing my frocks. He’s so popular, lovable and supportive. I do hope that my daughter Valmai is only going through a phase. Kenny has a lot of friends amongst your readers. Now there’s an idea, you should change your paper from Seattle Gay News to Seattle People Passing Through a Phase!

Andrews-Katz: From being a world advisor, a jet setter, and a talk show host, who is the most interesting person you’ve met so far?

Dame Edna: I’ve met so many. I love k.d. lang, she is the most charming person and the funniest. I’ve always had a soft spot for Barry Manilow. He’s a sweetheart and a very good songwriter. I think I also like Larry Hagman.

He’s gone now, but Larry was one of my earliest supporters in America.

When I was lost in Los Angeles, I met David Kelly and wanted to talk about “Ally McBeal.” He wrote a part for me on “Ally McBeal.” It became a running character. I like to think that I brought that series to a close. If it were still going I would love to be on “Frasier.” Because that is a Seattle-based show and is one of the great comedy classics. When I need cheering up I watch it. David Hyde Pierce is a friend of mine. He lives in New York and Los Angeles and he is so bright and funny and loving. I think David Hyde Pierce is one of my favorite American artists.

Andrews-Katz: Has there been anyone you’ve met that you’ve taken an instant dislike to?

Dame Edna: I wasn’t very fond of Chevy Chase. I think he was very, very nervous, but since I first met him, I’ve seen him several times and he’s been quite sweet. I didn’t fall in love with him though. I did like little Robin Williams, and I think when I look back at all the people I’ve known and inter-

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viewed, it’s sad as how few of them are still alive. So I am a Triumphant Survivor!

Andrews-Katz: What developed your fascination with gladiolas?

Dame Edna: We used to have them at home when we had a little extra money.

They represent prosperity, confidence and insensitivity really, so I like to share them with my audience.

Andrews-Katz: As this is allegedly your Final Tour what’s next on the agenda for Dame Edna?

Dame Edna: I’m finishing another book.

This one is on my wonderful philosophies of life! I’m taking a break and doing charity work about the prostate. As you may know, I founded the charity – Friends of the Prostate – since my Norm died of complications. I’m planning on building Prostate World, maybe near Seattle. It would be a urological adventure playland! It would be an enormous prostate for families, with activities like Bowling, Hungry Jack, a Medication Center, maybe even white water rafting. Although, perhaps it might be yellow water rafting.

Andrews-Katz: Dame Edna, thank you for taking the time for doing this interview.

Dame Edna: I don’t look at it like an interview; it is more like an intimate conversation with a friend – although one of us happens to be more interesting than the other. Please send my love to your readers and I hope they enjoy their journey as they pass through their various phases of life.

Dame Edna made her first public appearance in the late 1950s. She first earned the title of “Housewife and Superstar,” then became a “Megastar,” and eventually a “Gigastar” after earning the title of “Dame” in 1970.

Her autobiography My Gorgeous Life was published in 1994 and then Barry Humphries wrote the Unauthorised Biography as Dame Edna’s manager in 2010.

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Two literary festivals – one weekend ting an establishment claiming a haunted history. “There’s the sexy atmosphere and ambience which allows some off-festival encounters.” Says Felice Picano, author and editor of more than 36 books. “Let’s not forget the food. I’ve yet to have a mediocre meal in NOLA.”

rick Shanley (Pulitzer Prize winning playwright/screenwriter/director – Moonstruck, Doubt), Martin Sherman (author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated play, Bent), and John Waters (writer, artist, director) among many others. The festival is “a chance to learn and daydream about mainstream publishing,” continues Miller, who has attended this particular festival on two separate occasions.

Both festivals offer a variety of ways for the beginning writer (and those established) to achieve further recognition. The Tennessee Williams offers three different annual contests, each one with a Grand Prize of $1,500. The Poetry Contest (going on its 5th year) has a special guest judge, the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Vijay Seshadri reading over the entries. The 7th Annual Fiction Contest is for the aspiring novelist.

As expected, the biggest draw is the 29th Annual One Act Play Contest judged by the University of New Orleans’ Creative Writ-

SAINTS AND SINNERS LITERARY FESTIVAL The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival is the LGBT love child of the Tennessee Williams Festival. Very diversely mixed of all members within and without the GLBT community. “It began,” says Picano, editor of the Valentine’s Day release anthology Best Gay Romance 2015, “as an offshoot of the Tennessee Williams Festival and was raising money for the local NO/AIDS Center. It’s one of the two GLBT book conferences in the country!” Also offering a variety of panels, lectures and master classes, the younger sibling is celebrating its 12th year.

Definitely more geared towards the LGBT writing community, it is none-the-less open to anyone wanting to participate. Hosting the 6th Annual Short Fiction Contest (this year’s esteemed judge is acclaimed author Andrew Holleran, Dancer from the Dance), where the select finalists are published in a festivalsponsored anthology (also available to those not attending). The two second-place win-

mystery series), Radclyffe (author of dozens of Lesbian fiction and president of Bold Strokes Books, one of the largest GLBT publishing houses in the U.S.), as well as other established authors such as award-winning novelist Jim Grimsley and Chelsea Station Magazine editor, Jameson Currier. Having some of the LGBT community’s authors, editors and publishers accessible for talking, networking and signatures is one of the biggest draws to these festivals. “I’m hoping to spend time networking and learning from others,” says Russ Gregory, first time attendee and author of The Honey Agency series.

“I really want to meet Greg Herren, Jeffry Ricker, Eric Andrews-Katz, and Ken O’Neil (among others). I’m also looking forward to hearing Radclyffe speak again.”

Like its parent Tennesee Williams Festival, Saints and Sinners offers master classes and panels as well as many other opportunities. As Dale Chase, author of five printed books and eight ebooks, says: “I was well experienced before attending, yet I gained a great deal and mostly found a home in the gay literary world. I met the publisher of my first book there, and pitched it over dinner. That was huge for me. Since then I’ve taken something every year from the festival: knowledge, a connection or a raring good time.” The classes range from previous classes taught by Jess

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS LITERARY FESTIVAL The Tennessee Williams Festival is currently going on its 29th year celebrating the talents of one of America’s most acclaimed writers. But it is not just about the eponymous playwright; there are a large variety of different interests that are presented geared to attract the literate in all forms. The mission as clearly stated by Executive Director Paul J. Willis is “to serve the community through educational, theatrical, literary, and musical programs.” And it does not disappoint. “With [the] Tennessee Williams [Festival],” says Martha Miller, author of six published books, “I was interested in the workshops and talent they had. Alec Baldwin did Night of the Iguana, and Sue Grafton did a workshop that helped me a lot.”

This year’s theatrical production is Suddenly, Last Summer starring Brenda Currin, one of the stars of the original film In Cold Blood. Some of this year’s incredible list of participants includes: Amy Dickinson (NPR commentator), John Lahr (The New Yorker’s drama critic and author of a new biography on Tennessee Williams), John Pat-

ing Workshop and the Department of Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts. “I attended in 2010,” says Jerry Rabushka, author of the novel Star Bryan and numerous play titles. “I won the playwriting contest and came to see the play [performed].” Rabushka travels from St. Louis for the event because, “you realize that you’re not alone.

There are others working on the same kind of thing you are.”

There’s even a “Stanley” and “Stella” shouting contest! In celebration of Williams’ quintessential play, A Streetcar Named Desire, crowds gather outside one of the French Quarter’s celebrated balconies, imitating one of the most iconic scenes from the stage or screen. (2013 video: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zx-lBXU4xo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZxlBXU4xo) And there are the extra benefits of attending a city richly steeped in culture and history. The food is world famous from Oysters Rockefeller, to Bananas Foster, and Turtle Soup. New Orleans, especially The French Quarter, boasts being the most haunted city in America, where you can’t throw a set of Mardi Gras beads without hit-

ners are awarded $100 and the grand cash prize is $500. Amie Evans (board member of Saints and Sinners) has helped put together the anthology New Fiction from the Festival, with the help of Paul J. Willis (executive director of Tennessee Williams Festival), for the last five volumes.

“The festival is not just for writers and publishers,” says William Holden, author of six books who has been attending the two festivals for 13 years. “It’s for everyone who has ever opened a book and been transported to another time or place. It’s for readers to meet authors, [for authors] to find out what’s being published and to understand the publishing arena.” Whether you are a beginning novice or an experienced, published author makes absolutely no difference. “The first time or two [attending] it was a bit intimidating,” says author, poet, technical writer Luis Flint Ceci. “I knew no one, and there were authors I had read and admired everywhere!” And the list of respected attending authors is impressive. Some of the speakers at the Saints and Sinners include wellrecognized names like Felice Picano (Like People in History) Greg Herren (author of the Scotty Bradley and Chanse MacLeod

Wells (Lambda Literary Award winning author of The Mandrake Broom) on writing science fiction, or Edmund White’s (award winning author of A Boy’s Own Story, The Beautiful Room is Empty) lessons on utilizing the craft of memory and the skills of observation when putting lives on paper.

Other previous panels include: “The Devil You Don’t Know” (panel members included Nathan Burgoine and Christopher Rice) or “Do Reviews Matter?” (panel members included Andrew Holleran, Carol Anshaw).

No matter what your interest is in any literary field, you are sure to find something to strike your interest. “Jeff Mann’s workshop last year on a sense of place is a good example of what works best for me,” says Louis Flint Ceci. There was even a panel called “Inside the Writer’s Studio” where two authors (Felice Picano and Andrew Holleran) of the original Violet Quill Group were interviewed on their insights about writing, reviews, publicity and all manners of the literary world. And then, of course, the ever-popular opportunity to schedule an appointment to pitch your own novel for publication to one of the attending publishing house representatives.

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by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer TENNESSEE WILLIAMS/ NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL www.TennesseeWilliams.net March 25-29 SAINTS AND SINNERS LITERARY FESTIVAL www.sasfest.org March 27-29 HOTEL MONTELEONE NEW ORLEANS People from all over the globe come to New Orleans for a variety of reasons.

There are conventions and events giving way to the sultry Southern nights of romantic visionaries. The allure of jazz and voodoo cast a spell over unsuspecting visitors causing them to leave discretionary tactics at home while exploring the artistic graveyards or venturing down the infamous Bourbon Street. And then there are the powerful points of brightness cast by the glittering “literati” of two writing events: The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. Both events draw large crowds of literary interests and a wide range of members of the field from the novice attendee to the established writer, publisher, agent or editor. Many of the people come to attend panels or lectures from their favorite authors, actors, and directors while some of them prefer the Master Classes and the theatrical events. There are also those who come for the specific reasons of atmosphere and the seductive powers of the Big Easy.

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kis and Andrea Riseborough) director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest becomes remarkably close to being essential. Either way, it’s one of 2014’s most towering, and thus memorable, achievements.

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a self-effacing, nakedly raw performance from Patricia Arquette that’s as honest as continued from cover it is naturalistic. The movie of the year for This was also a year when so-called more reasons than one. “faith-based” features took the box office by storm. Or, at least, that’s what they did 2. A Most Violent Year during the first quarter of 2014, Son of God, New York. 1981. That’s the stage for writGod’s Not Dead and Heaven’s For Real er/director J.C. Chandor’s latest stunner, the turning hefty profits while boasting tiny filmmaker channeling both Francis Ford production budgets. Heck, even idiosyncrat- Coppola and Sidney Lumet as he chronicles ic director Darren Aronofsky’s Noah made the attempts of heating oil magnate (superbover $100 million at the domestic box of- ly portrayed by Oscar Isaac) and his mafice even with most conservative Christians nipulatively brilliant wife (a sensational Jescriticizing the film for not being biblically sica Chastain) to increase their holdings in a inaccurate (whatever that means), the movie highly volatile, and violent, marketplace. A an Easter hit few saw coming. But the rest whirlwind of dramatic momentum bristling of the year was a different story entirely. A with intensity and suspense, the movie is an slew of faith-based flicks, including Moms old school real world thriller where black Night Out, When the Game Stands Tall, Left and white do not exist and varying stages of Behind and The Identical, came and went at grey battle it out for supremacy. the multiplex, even Ridley Scott’s massive Exodus: Gods and Kings failing to make 3. Locke anything close to a profit.

Working with concrete has never been so For my part, 2014 was a year filled with suspenseful. Writer/director Steven Knight’s numerous delights, and even if few Hol- 90-minute ticking clock marvel of a decent lywood spectacles captured my attention, man literally driving towards an unforeseen there were plenty of other mesmerizing ef- future all of his own, somewhat selfish, makforts that certainly kept my interests con- ing is a masterful drama anchored by a pertinually piqued. Filmmakers channeled the formance from star Tom Hardy that’s one for inner Hitchcock to pull off a variety of bait the ages. A movie that understands life, in and switch tactics thinking making you all its seemingly mundane complexity, is far think you were watching a movie about more invigorating and emotionally explosive one character only to suddenly discover than any time bomb or revolver hidden under this wasn’t the case at all, Proxy and At the a floorboard ever could be.

Devil’s Door being prime examples; while others flipped the script in order to analyze 4. The Grand Budapest Hotel hot-button societal issues like gender and Wes Anderson’s latest candy-colored conrace equality under the guise of being a fectionary treat might just be his best yet, simple-minded thriller, comedy or period this story inside a story inside a story about melodrama, Gone Girl, Belle, Top Five, a renowned hotel concierge who delivers life Love is Strange and The Purge: Anarchy lessons to an eager young pupil a delight first all come to mind on that front. All-in-all, frame to last. Film goes far beyond its beautiI watched over 220 films in 2014, a num- ful artifice to deliver a somber, heartfelt aria ber of them ones I’ll treasure long into the to life in all its melodious, oftentimes painful foreseeable future. mystery, ultimately delivering a powerfully The following are my choices for the top somber coda that’s as intimate and personal ten motion pictures of 2014 along with some as it is far-reaching and universal. other random thoughts about the year’s releases. Here’s hoping 2015 is just as glorious.

5. Birdman Set to the jazzy percussion-driven cadencTOP TEN es of its own unique design, this descent into artistic misery and creation is a rous1. Boyhood ing, full-throttle blast that’s a sublime roller Richard Linklater’s 12-years-in-the- coaster of emotion and catharsis building to making coming of age drama following a a surreal ending that brings everything takyoung boy from 6 to 18 was a revelation for ing place full circle. Michael Keaton’s soula number of reasons, not the least of which searing performance is enough to watch is its breathtaking, magnificently simplistic this one on its own, but when added to the authenticity. But, more than that, it’s also an combined brilliance of the remainder of the insightful, monumentally significant dis- all-star cast (Edward Norton, Emma Stone, section of motherhood, all of it anchored by Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan, Zach Galifiana-

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6. Obvious Child Star Jenny Slate and writer/director Gillian Robespierre’s Obvious Child is an out of this world comedic spellbinder that is as funny as it is nervy, going places and asking questions so fearless, so far-reaching, I’m still astounded they both had the combined courage (and talent) to ask them. Beautifully scripted, expertly acted, this romantic wonder about unintended pregnancy and its consequences has more laughs and more tears than any other film released in all of 2014.

7. Cheap Thrills Talk about ballsy, director E.L. Katz and writers David Chirchirillo and Trent Haaga deliver a midnight adrenaline shocker that goes far beyond its exploitation roots becoming something visceral, smart and altogether unforgettable in the process. One of two masterful motion pictures that dissected the dark side of the American Dream (Foxcatcher being the other) with exacting circumspection, this night of escalating terror between friends (Pat Healy and Ethan Embry, both excellent) facing off against one another for cash is a numbing, cold-hearted descent into madness that’s beyond unforgettable.

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power who commands him, while the director levies a titanic storm of observational commentary, talking about who we are as a species and the terrors we assault one another with when greed, avarice and selfishness rule our lives.

10. The Guest Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett, the creative wunderkinds behind You’re Next, ascend to the next level with the freewheeling, energetically creative thriller The Guest, the movie a gigantic, uninhibited whirligig full of numerous surprises built straight out of the characters themselves and the plight they collectively face. At the center of it all is Dan Stevens as the title character, his clean-cut good looks and charismatic smile inadvertently hiding a horrifying secret that would make Stephen King, Robert Ludlum and Tom Clancy all equally proud. Movie should have been the action hit of 2014; here’s hoping it finds a gigantic audience the moment it hits DVD and Blu-ray.

8. Calvary The second collaboration between writer/ director John Michael McDonagh and actor Brendan Gleeson (The Guard being their first), Calvary is a coal-black dramatic comedy of excruciating power to amaze and destroy, the film arguably the year’s best examination of faith (both its redemptive and destructive powers) building to a climax that had me shuddering in tearful self-examination. It’s a movie that wears its heart on its sleeve yet does so in the most subtle A Second Ten (in alphabetic order) and genuine of ways, Gleeson anchoring it, Belle, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, delivering a performance of complex intro- Foxcatcher, Into the Woods, Love is spection that reflects the entire gamut of the Strange, Mommy, Mr. Turner, Only Lovers human spectrum. Stunning.

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9. Noah A Third Ten…Because I Can Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic about (in alphabetic order) a man, his family and an ark to hold all Cold in July, Force Majeure, The Homesof God’s creations is easily the year’s man, The LEGO Movie, Leviathan, Life Itlove-hate spectacle of hubris and imagi- self, A Most Wanted Man, Proxy, The Theonation, going above and beyond in ways ry of Everything, Whiplash that boggle the mind. Russell Crowe gives a towering performance as the titular man Didn’t See It; Wish I Had of faith who gives all he has for the higher (in alphabetic order) Beyond the Lights, Dear White People, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Dom Hemingway, The Drop, Filth, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Goodbye to Language, Grand Piano, Happy Christmas, The Immigrant, Kill the Messenger, Le WeekEnd, Men, Women & Children, Night Moves, Nymphomaniac, The Overnighters, Pride, Selma, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, The Skeleton Twins, Venus in Fur, V/H/S: Viral, What If, White Bird in a Blizzard, Zero Motivation, The Zero Theorem WORST OF THE YEAR (in alphabetic order) The Amazing Spider-Man 2, That Awkward Moment, Better Living Through Chemistry, Dumb and Dumber To, If I Stay, The Legend of Hercules, No Good Deed, Ride Along, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Winter’s Tale More Worst of the Worst (in alphabetic order) 3 Days to Kill, A Million Ways to Die in the West, And So It Goes, Annie, Dracula Untold, Draft Day, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Gimme Shelter, God’s Pocket, I, Frankenstein, The Judge, Rio 2, The Signal, Vampire Academy

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Thornton Wilder’s Our Town will open Strawberry Theatre Workshop’s residency at 12th Avenue Arts from January 22-February 21. Besides flipping the traditionally male role of Stage Manager to female, we’ll be interested to see what Strawshop will bring to this oft-done script. Information at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/750187.

ArtsWest brings veteran Susan Corzatte back to the stage in 4000 Miles as a 91 yearold grandmother dealing with her 21 yearold grandson. The very recent Amy Herzog award-winner will play from January 22-February 15. Information at: www.artswest.org.

Every winter, Village Theatre produces a non-musical. This year, they’re bringing us Around the World in 80 Days, a romp around the world on a bet. It plays in Issaquah from January 22-March 1 and Everett from March 6-29. Information at: www.villagetheatre. org/issaquah/Around-The-World.php/.

ary 2 and is about a book club meeting that gets interrupted by… The End Of The World! continued from cover If you liked Conkel’s Milk, Milk, Lemonade, New City Theater. The production aims to you should look out for this one. Information emphasize the alcoholism and women’s is- at: http://washingtonensemble.org/tickets/. sues that may not have informed other productions. Information at: www.brownpapSeattle Repertory Theatre opens August ertickets.com/event/978575.

Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, January 16-February 8 (in association with Syracuse Stage Seattle Shakespeare Company opens and directed by Timothy Bond). This proMeasure for Measure, January 6-February duction includes three actors who appeared 1 with director Desdemona Chiang. Chiang in the acclaimed production of Wilson’s has directed all over the West Coast and lo- Fences in 2010. The Rep has a long history cally for her own company, Azeotrope, but of Wilson productions and puts a lot of effort this will mark her debut at Seattle Shakes. into making his work sing. Information at: This play has a lot of themes that never be- www.seattlerep.org/Plays/1415/PL/Synopsis. come dated: corruption, moral weakness, and sexual obsession. Information at: www.

A new adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s The seattleshakespeare.org.

Lower Depths, by Theatre Machine’s founder, Melissa Fenwick, will play at the LAB@ The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed INScape from January 16-31. The adaptation Love-Suicide is Ghostlight Theatricals of- shows the resonance of the Russian themes fering, January 9-24. A play about bullying of civil unrest and economic uncertainty to play for adults, 4th grader Johnny shoots today’s society. Information at: www.brownhimself but leaves a play behind as a suicide papertickets.com/event/991980. note. His class is forced to perform it as a memorial. Information at: www.brownpapTheater Schmeater brings us Secretaries: ertickets.com/event/958683.

A Five Lesbian Brothers play from January 16-February 14. Their blurb says, “Patty A one-night-only staged reading will be Johnson is thrilled to join the secretarial pool presented by Endangered Species Project but she soon begins to feel that all is not right on January 12. (They present a different play – the enforced diet of Slim-Fast shakes, the each month that will likely never be fully strange clicking language between the girls, produced on any local stage again.) This the monthly disappearance of a lumberjack. month they present Dear Ruth by Norman By the time Patty discovers murder is part Krasna. This family comedy set in 1944 fea- of these office killers’ skill set, it’s too late to tures a teen girl who masquerades in letters turn back!” Information at: www.brownpapto a soldier as her older sister and then he ar- ertickets.com/event/1040503. rives to court just as the sister makes her own marriage plans. Information at: www.acttheThe people who gave us The Seagull Projatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/DearRuth. ect return with more Chekhov. The Three Sisters plays at ACT Theatre’s Central HeatThe Love List is at SecondStory Rep from ing Lab from January 20-February 8. It’s January 15-February 1. In this Norm Foster about three Russian sisters… duh. Inforcomedy, Leon and Bill concoct a list of at- mation at: http://acttheatre.org/Tickets/Ontributes of the ideal woman, and when she Stage/TheThreeSisters#About. actually arrives, the men quickly learn that their list could use a few revisions. InforAn exciting world premiere is at Seattle mation at: www.secondstoryrep.org/main- Children’s Theatre by local playwright stage/season16/love.html.

Cheryl West. Mwindo plays from January 22-February 15 and is a Central African The first production at the new 12th Avenue tale about a boy whose father, the chief, is Arts will be Washington Ensemble Theatre’s threatened by him and hates him. Mwindo play, Sprawl, a world premiere by ex-Seattlite battles to overcome his obstacles and find Josh Conkel. It runs from January 16-Febru- his spirit. Information at: http://sct.org/

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A rare opportunity to see Edward Albee’s play, A Delicate Balance, is brought

by Theatre 9/12, housed in Trinity Church.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama focuses on a family struggling with sanity and dysfunction. It runs from January 23-February 14. Also, all tickets are “pay what you can afford.” Information at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/964629.

Taproot Theatre’s next production is The Explorers Club from January 28-February 28.

It’s written by Nell Benjamin, the co-writer of Legally Blonde the Musical. She writes a wacky comedy about an 18th Century British exploring club that might be about to accept its first female member. Information at: taproottheatre.org/the-explorers-club/.

Seattle Public Theater presents Humble Boy from January 29-February 15 from another woman playwright, Charlotte Jones. The subject of this offbeat comedy is a socially awkward scientist who links the cosmology of bees to black holes, but can’t fathom the mysteries of love and family. Information at: www.seattlepublictheater.org/2014/10/21/humbleboy/.

There is not a ton of information about Annex Theatre’s world premiere play Zapoi! except that it is written by Quinn Armstrong

(locally known as an actor) and their blurb says it is about “Kiril, a brilliant composer fleeing the censorship of Soviet Russia in a strange town where all of Russian history is happening at once.” It runs from January 30-February 21. Information at: www.annextheatre. org/2014/11/11/annex-theatre-announces-its28th-season-in-2015/.

Also in January, Radial Theater Project is producing a festival of original performances under the umbrella title, Locally Grown. Don’t confuse that with a local web series of the same name. This set of shows will run January 30-February 28 at New City Theater and present the productions in rotating repertory. A complete performance schedule is available at: http://radialtheater.org/performance-schedule.

The productions and artists include: • After All by Mike Mathieu and Ryan Sanders (Rock Paper Theater). “Two residents of the distant post-apocalypse navigate life among their fellow scavengers and schemers.”

• Bullygirl by Jennifer Jasper. Jasper tells “tales of bullies, victims in plaid stretch pants, a shunning, and a young teacher’s near breakdown.”

• The Death of Brian: A Zombie Odyssey (Episode 1) and Ides of Undead March (Episode 2) by Ricky Coates (theater simple). An awardwinning, one-man zombie show that has been frightening audiences across the continent.

• Dragon Lady by Sara Porkalob. “It is the year of the Water Dragon and the eve of Grandma Maria’s 75th birthday. By the light of the karaoke machine, fueled by pork dumplings and diet Pepsi, she shares a dark secret from her Filipino gangster past with one lucky grandchild.”

• El Hijo Prodigo by José Amador. A man returns to his native Puerto Rico after an absence of 22 years and reconnects with the history and culture of the island state he once called home.

• Free Desiree by Amontaine Aurore (Ten Auras Productions). “In the 1970s, when Hollywood comes calling, Shauna is sure she will be Blaxploitation star Pam Grier’s successor. But is Shauna ready for Hollywood? Is Hollywood ready for Shauna?”

• Oroboro by K. Brian Neel. “A darkly comedic peek into the struggle with the worst enemy a person could possibly have: oneself.”

• Sting Is My Spirit Animal by Yana Kesala (Radiant Moxie). “He has her wrapped around his finger. Every little thing he does is magic.

If she ever lost her faith in him, she’d have to put on the red light. Well okay, not really…because if you love somebody, set them free.”

Celebrating 41 Years!

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Balls & Chain Book Launch Friday January 16, 2015 7 PM University Book Store 4326 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 Balls & Chain is currently available in print or e-book www.ErikAndrewsKatz.com www.BoldStrokeBooks.com Miguel Reyes is not only the first openly gay governer if Florida, he’s also the man behind referendum 65. If passed, Florida will be the first Southern state in the U.S. to include marriage equality. When the governer’s fourteen-year-old son, Alejandro, is kidnapped, the message is clear: Kill the bill or we kill the boy!

Agent Buck 98 is given only one week to find and rescue Alejandro.

It’s a race against time, and his opposition includes: The boy’s tutor who has suddenly fled the scene, A countess with a rifle and three annoying dogs, Then there’s the romantic pitfalls with a very handsome security guard.

Buck is back on another case, and the alligators aren’t the only things snapping at his heels.

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Meetings Events Activities

TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122.

SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 322-7188. E-mail: sgn2@ sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities. html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.

NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/ events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

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SATURDAY - January 3

Ski Buddies. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! www. skibuddies.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

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

(Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks.

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com

SUNDAY - January 4

For information on GLBT-friendly religious/spiritual organizations in the Greater Seattle area, call or email Rick at the SGN office: 206-324-4297; sgn2@ sgn.org.

Ski Buddies. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! www. skibuddies.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.border riders.com Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com.

Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 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 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. www.raincitysoccer.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org

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Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Ski Buddies Potluck. 6pm. Check website for address.

You never want to miss this event as we discuss this season’s trips. We’ll also have online sign-up available for those that can’t make the potluck. skibuddies.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.

Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - January 5

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo.com or phone (360) 722-1664.

Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org.

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Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. 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.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - January 6

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County.

“We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay

January 3 thru January 11 & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/Bi men.

FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclubseattle.org Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union). Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Monthly board meeting open to all OYC members & prospective members. OYC is a Gay & Lesbian yacht club for people who enjoy boating. The club sponsors monthly outings. 709-BOAT, www.oycnw.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Cineoke! Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm. Jewelbox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. You’re the star of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing along to, while the film & lyrics are projected onto the screen. There are hundreds of songs to choose from, or you can bring your own special request on DVD. $8 cover. Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema. www.threedollarbillcinema.org Friends in Adoption Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Childhaven Community Center, 1345 22nd Ave NE, Auburn.

Meets 1st Tuesday each month (Sept-June) with presentations by guest speakers on adoption-related issues.

Friends in Adoption is an independent, non-profit support & educational group made up of families touched by adoption. More info & to RSVP, call 264-5136; friendsinadoption@yahoo.com.

Rain City Jacks. 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm; 4th Sunday each month at1pm. West Queen Anne/ Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sexpositive, non-profit and private. Membership required.

Adult men only. Enroll at the door. www.raincityjacks. org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5035.

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network. 7-8:30pm checkin and open rap or topic discussion. Rock Salt, 1232 Westlake Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Meet & mingle in an engaging, feminist, Bisexual-supportive environment. Pose your most burning questions & hear the most interesting responses from a diverse group of lively self-identified women, in a relaxing and laid back environment. www.sbwn.net.

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older.

7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521.

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

Different Drummers. 7:15-8:30pm. Every Tuesday.

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 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, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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

Celebrating 41 Years!

WEDNESDAY - January 7

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org 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 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat.

Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome.

Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week.

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month. RSVP to Kate Hawkins 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE. Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www. lotussisters.org.

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm.

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Renton: 425-235-4139. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

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.

Pride Skate Seattle. 9-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. First Wednesday of every month. $7 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+. After-party at Company, 9608 16th Ave SW, with drink specials & karaoke. www.southgaterollerrink.com

community calendar

The Lion’s Main Art Collective is partnering with Central Cinema to create a night of Trans and Queer short films from local Washington artists.

Thursday January 8 at 8pm Central Cinema 1411 21st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122

Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in the Pike/Pine corridor. 2nd Thursday each month. Keep your eyes out for curbside A-boards that mark each participating venue. Pick up a walking map from any location & you’re on your way. Enjoy refreshments & meet the featured artists as you stroll the Hill. www.caphillchamber.org Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Oct, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. 568-7777 or info@nwnetwork.org.

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Contemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every THURSDAY - January 8 Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Whatcom County-Bellingham Monthly MeetAA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. ing. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The Ave., Bellingham. Meets 2nd Thursday each month.

BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of 360-733-1500; www.whatcompflag.com; PFLAG/Puget women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; Sound: 325-7724.

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible www.babesnetwork.org.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages listing at 6pm.)

14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thurs- Wage Slaves: Tales from the Grind. 7pm. Richard day. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Seattle’s favorite reading series about work makes its Hugo House debut. Queer Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Queer Night at the Bremerton/Kitsap Health Depart- slam poet Ela Barton, literary journalist Langdon Cook, ment. 4:30-7pm. 109 Austin Dr, Bremerton. Meets 2nd fiction writer Jenny Hayes, poet Holly Hughes, and jourThursday each month. HIV/AIDS & STD testing in a nalist Ruchika Tulshyan share their stories and poems GLBT positive environment. Call Sue or Steve at (360) about making a living - on land, at sea, in antiseptic offices, in dead-end minimum wage jobs. FREE. The 337-5235. bar will be open serving beer, wine, and cocktails. FREE donuts will be served.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group.

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. www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org “Harry the Hiker Heads to the Woods” (1/8-1/11).

Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. (See Friday listing at 8pm for complete details.)

The Lion’s Main Art Collective presents: A Night of Trans and Queer Short Film. 8pm. Central Cinema, 1411 21st Ave. A one-night film festival featuring some of the most exciting talent to emerge from the Pacific Northwest’s burgeoning Trans and Queer communities.

Featured artists include: Malic Amalya, Arlo Ballard, Louise Blake, Lisa Bolden, Leigh Carroll, Greg Chu, Margaret Elisabeth, Max Garnet, Calvin Gimpelevish, Wes Hurley, Emma McKittrick, Ashley Nieves, Tai Payne, Clyde Petersen, Grant Rehnberg, Danielle Villegas.

LMAC will be awarding a $100 Juror’s Pick award and the audience will vote on a $50 Audience Pick award to help these talented artists create more work in the future. Tickets: $10. The Lion’s Main Art Collective is a community of Queer and Trans artists that showcases innovative interdisciplinary art. We foster artistic growth and collaboration in a creative and supportive space. http://lionsmainart.org.

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.)

space where the prejudices and fears we all have can reach the compassion and the humanity we all have, so that we engage with one another to eliminate the shame of mental illness. Exhibit runs through February and is FREE and open to the public during City Hall hours of operation. www.theincredibleintensity.com 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 Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Salish Sea Early Music Festival - “Lydia Brotherton: Airs of the Baroque.” 7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 4548 Brooklyn Ave NE. Suggested donation: $15, $20 or $25. www.salishseafestival.org.

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm.

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See related event Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org “Harry the Hiker Heads to the Woods” (1/8-1/11).

Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. In this shadow puppet show, Harry, who is bored to tears with modern urban Gay life, plunges into the forest to find adventure and romance.

And yes, there will be bears. It’s a shadow puppet show that you probably won’t want to take the kids to. Under the name Sgt. Rigsby & His Amazing Silhouettes, Scot Auguston has been delighting (and shocking) Seattle audiences for over 15 years. Using extremely simple shadow puppets and the voice talents of some of the city’s best actors, he creates absurd, hilarious, and heartbreaking worlds. Tickets: $18-general; $12-student/senior. www.gaycity.orgTickets: $18-general; $12-student/ senior. www.gaycity.org

SATURDAY - January 10

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. www.agatheringofmen.org Seattle Wedding Show (1/10-1/11). Sat: 10am-5:30pm; Sun: 10:30am-5pm. Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 800 Convention Place/8th Ave & Pike St. The 2015 Seattle Wedding Show features more than 400 local, regional and national vendors, including event facilities, bakeries, bridal boutiques, caterers, disc jockeys, florists, jewelers, photographers, transportation providers and wedding consultants. Tickets: $17 in advance at www.weddingshow.com and at the door.

Children under 12 are free.

Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

“Harry the Hiker Heads to the Woods” (1/8-1/11).

Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. (See Friday listing at 8pm for complete details.)

SUNDAY - January 11

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Wedding Show (1/10-1/11). Sat: 10am-5:30pm; Sun: 10:30am-5pm. Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 800 Convention Place/8th Ave & Pike St. The 2015 Seattle Wedding Show features more than 400 local, regional and national vendors, including event facilities, bakeries, bridal boutiques, caterers, disc jockeys, florists, jewelers, photographers, transportation providers and wedding consultants. Tickets: $17 in advance at www.weddingshow.com and at the door.

Children under 12 are free.

Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafe wordwritersgroup. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

“Harry the Hiker Heads to the Woods” (1/8-1/11).

Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. (See Friday listing at 8pm for complete details.)

Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Sunday each month.

FRIDAY - January 9 K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & “The Incredible Intensity of Just Being Human” - An charitable organization that raises money for various Exhibition to End the Stigma of Mental Illness. Open- causes & organizations. Social functions include Mr & ing Reception, 4-6pm. City Hall, Anne Focke Gallery, 5th Ms Wrangler Contest, La Femme Grotesque, Movie Auc& Cherry. Seattle artists intend to shed light on the effect tion Night, Memorial Day Weekend Camp-Out, Sir Guy mental illness has on individuals, loved ones, and our Contest, Beggars Feast, holiday parties & other events. society and to de-stigmatize what is felt from our culture. 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com The silence around mental illness creates obstacles for families with a member in crisis. This exhibit creates a

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us 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. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025.

In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equalrights washington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. (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: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flying house. org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https://groups.yahoo.com/group/maybebabyseattle;

Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup. com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 5687777, info@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 2558951; Sistah Sinema, www.sistahsinema.com, info@ sistahsinema.com; 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.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org; Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond.

Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org

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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. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shif trecovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com 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 Flyers: www. cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www. differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www. mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association:

www.emerald citysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings. com/EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www. oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacific nwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletown squares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@ gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www. seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www. orcaswim team.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 United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle. org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersoll center.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftm group.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www. maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc. org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www. tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ womenofwest seattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca. blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www. diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www. glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 1425, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/ proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chsnw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www. vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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