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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 15, Volume 42, April 11, 2014

by Boy Mike SGN Contributing Writer

The amazing talent of RuPaul now stretches more than two decades after he burst onto the scene back in 1993 with the #2 Billboard Dance Chart hit single “Supermodel (of the World).” He has released six albums, been in more than 20 films such as The Brady Bunch Movie, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and But I’m a Cheerleader. He hosted his own talk show on VH1 in the mid90s called “The RuPaul Show” and guested on dozens of other television shows. He has authored two books, Lettin’ It All Hang Out and Workin’ It! RuPaul’s Guide to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Style.

RuPaul was also a MAC cosmetics spokesperson, which raised millions of dollars for the MAC AIDS Fund. All that just for selling lipstick! And in 1999, RuPaul won the GLAAD Vito Russo Award for his contributions in making a significant difference in promoting equality for the LGBT community.

In this exclusive interview, conducted in mid-February, Ru talks candidly about his new album, Born Naked, RuPaul’s Drag Race and shares a day in the life of RuPaul.

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Scene from Kiss of the Spider Woman

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN SECONDSTORY REPERTORY Through April 13 SecondStory Rep (SSR) has taken on a huge challenge in its production of Kiss of the Spider Woman. The musical with book

by Terrence McNally and music

by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb is a dark, edgy undertaking, though it has some beautiful music

and a morally uplifting message.

The musical is the story of two cell mates in a Latin American prison: Valentin (Justin Carrell), a Marxist revolutionary, and Molina (Ryan McCabe), a Gay window dresser. At first, Valentin draws a line down the middle of their small cell in antipathy to the talkative and effusive Molina. Molina escapes their dark world into a fantasy world of the movies and a screen star he loves named Aurora.

Nick Frost in Cuban Fury

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

Inspired by an idea that had been lingering at the forefront of actor Nick Frost’s brain for some time, Cuban Fury is a Salsa-fueled romantic comedy that’s one part Strictly Ballroom, another part Rocky, and a final part Four Weddings and a Funeral. It’s a delightful little bit of dance-filled see KISS page 4 euphoria that’s almost impossible

to dislike, everything building to a beautifully rousing climax that makes up in laughter and heart what it lacks in originality.

The plot revolves around Bruce Garrett (Frost), a former Salsa wunderkind, who allowed bullies to spoil his dream of dancing stardom, leading him down a path into corporate drudgery and melancholic regret. But when his new American boss, Julia (Rashida Jones), shows a love for Salsa

almost equal to his own, Bruce decides to return to his roots and see if he can find the Cuban-flavored groove once again, reigniting a passion for living life he thought was gone forever.

I sat down with the actor to talk about this passion project of his and what it took to bring it all to fruition. Here are some of the highlights from that conversation: see Frost page 7

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Celebrating 41 Years!

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Bryan Ferry

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer BRYAN FERRY MCCAW HALL Monday, April 7 Bryan Ferry, icon of the seminal 70s glam rock band Roxy Music and later, the reinvented debonair solo artist who delivered hits “Slave to Love” and “Let’s Stick Together” appeared at a nearly sold out McCaw Hall concert Monday night. The “Can’t Let Go” tour is Bryan Ferry’s first North American tour in three years and kicked off just two nights prior in Vancouver, BC. It wasn’t clear in the months

leading up to the show whether the songs would be delivered in the style of the jazz age, as he’s done most recently with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra (“Love Is the Drug” was featured on The Great Gatsby soundtrack), but as it turned out the concert featured true-blue renditions of an incredible selection of both Roxy Music and solo classics, rarities, and fan favorites (with a few regrettable omissions, of course; but you can’t have it all).

McCaw Hall was well suited to Ferry’s sophisticated musicianship and memorable croon, though he first appeared rather modestly at left-center stage behind his keyboard for “Re-Make/Re-Model” from

Roxy Music’s 1972 debut. At 68, Ferry’s vocals are as smooth as ever, and what followed felt like an appropriately guided cruise through some of his best. Lanky and trim in an embellished floral smoking jacket, Bryan Ferry still exudes understated cool, where contemporaries like Sting and Rod Stewart seem to have long ago lost what edge they momentarily possessed.

“Kiss and Tell,” “Slave to Love,” and “Ladytron” completed the shimmering opening suite of songs, followed by the angular “Same Old Blues” and “If There Is Something.” Strangely, “More Than This” was beautifully stripped down but fleeting; it started for barely a moment before Ferry went right into the equally classic “Avalon.” (Both songs deserved equal attention, especially since other gems like “Mother of Pearl” were sorely missed.)

The set went a bit down tempo for a stretch, veering into some solos and lengthy interludes that showed off the instrumentation well, but were a little hard for the audience to remain invested in. “Love Is the Drug,” “Virginia Plain,” and “Editions of You” brought things back into focus before the band stretched out once again with a one song encore of “Running Wild.”

Bryan Ferry and his talented eight-piece band (including phenomenal drummer Charisse Osei, saxophonist Jorja Chalmers and spirited, shimmying backup singers Bobbie Gordon and Jodie Scantelbury) delivered some magical moments and fulfilled many lifelong dreams by stopping for an intimate evening at McCaw Hall. If the set was a bit indulgent and soft in places, it wasn’t exactly a surprise – Bryan Ferry has been nothing if not a smooth operator since the beginning, and will likely keep it up long after the rest have hung up their microphones and lost their hearing. With new material in the works inspired by last year’s acclaimed release The Jazz Age and remixes and covers of Roxy Music finding new audiences, it’s likely he’ll continue to be the king of suave for many years to come.

An interview with Boy George

by Boy Mike SGN Contributing Writer George needs little introduction. With a career spanning over 30 years, he first shot to international stardom in the 1980s as the front man of one of the UK’s biggest exports of the 20th Century, Culture Club. A multi-racial band, with an openly Gay front-man, Culture Club was ahead of the curve and went on to become the first group since The Beatles to have three Top Ten hits in the United States from a debut album alone.

With seven Top Ten U.S. singles under his belt, and continued success as a solo artist – over 150 million records sold with Top Ten hits in every country – Boy George, aka George O’Dowd, is without doubt a living legend. He’s also one of the first true and unapologetic innovators in the music world and of our time.

He has been interviewed by prime time and late night legends such as Johnny Carson, Barbara Walters, David Letterman, Joan Rivers, and Howard Stern.

He has also received international ac-

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claim and awards for his contributions and work in music. Alongside his band mates in Culture Club, George received “Best New Artist” at the 1984 Grammy Awards, and cheekily accepted the nod via satellite with the message, “Thanks America. You’ve got style, you’ve got taste, and you know a good drag queen when you see one.”

George is also a hugely respected house DJ, playing for twenty years and continuing to DJ successfully in clubs all over the world. However, it is his new album This Is What I Do that reinforces his first true love, writing and singing.

Now, a dedicated Nichiren Buddhist, George has been focusing his energy on this new album, his first studio full-length in 18 years.

Boy Mike: This Is What I Do seems to be cut from the same cloth as your album Cheapness & Beauty (1995). What was the writing process like for you?

Boy George: With Cheapness & Beauty, I had a real kind of, ya know, something to say, as usual back then – a broken relationship, an axe to grind. With this record, I didn’t have any of that. I really had to stop and think,

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what am I going to write about? So, it was an interesting experience, writing from a happy place. So a lot of songs were written as a group with the music and then I wrote the lyrics. I am always looking for new ways to say things, ya know what I mean?

Boy Mike: So, how has the album been doing so far?

Boy George: Great! We had amazing reviews in the UK and all over the world and even charted in some countries. But, ya know what? At this point in the game, it’s not really about that. I’m not Justin Beiber (big laugh). At this point in the game, my agenda is something different. I am 52 years old. I had a long break from making music.

I’ve been DJing, which is incredible. I’ve come back to making records. The reaction to the record has been beautiful.

Boy Mike: What is the back-story on the second UK single, “My God”?

Boy George: A few years ago while I was in New York at this bar, this guy randomly walked up to me and handed me this Jesus pamphlet. I asked him “Why did you give me see Boy George page 5

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Tails of Wasps stings so great!

Chris Bennion

Tails of Wasps is a new play by their “resident playwright,” Stephanie Timm. It is the next “must see” moment in a month of key moments, here in Seattle! It is exquisite and exquisitely painful. It truly is as good as good theater can get.

Timm has been known for some pretty far out playing, including On the Nature of Dust, where a teenage girl devolves from human into tinier and tinier animal species, and mining fairytales and myths for Sweet Nothing and part of ACT’s production of Ramayana. This is nothing like any of those. It is a direct, real-human to realhuman mining of power and relationship and self-justification and self-delusion.

The setting is a hotel room and the audience, in a bit of “immersion” is lined up to sign in at the “desk” and led to their “room” by a hotel employee, though you don’t have to tip. New Century loves to create a more immersive experience where possible.

Scene designer Peter Dylan O’Connor didn’t have to build much for his chosen design. Buster’s is an odd space in the Eagle’s Building housing ACT Theatre that occasionally hosts plays. It has huge windows facing 7th Avenue, in downtown Seattle, that would ordinarily be covered with thick black curtains, but in this instance, they become the perfect hotel room setting. Opening night included people yelling outside, an ambulance Paul Morgan Stetler and Hannah Mootz in Tails Of Wasps and honking, gratis from the real world.

We are introduced to Frank (Paul Mor(AT ACT THEATRE /

by Miryam Gordon gan Stetler), a newly elected politician and CENTRAL HEATING LAB) SGN A&E Writer his campaign chief, Rachel, a young, ambiThrough April 27 TAILS OF WASPS A taut, world premiere morsel of explo- tious political staffer (Brenda Joyner). They NEW CENTURY sion just opened via New Century Theatre are keenly aware that she will move on to a THEATRE COMPANY Company in ACT’s Buster’s Event Room. new campaign and their daily interactions

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Ryan McCabe (l) and Justin Carrell

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are abruptly at an end. Rachel feels free to admit to a huge crush on Frank, even though she is newly engaged and he is married.

In the next three scenes, in this 80-minute 4-scene play, we also meet Frank’s wife (Betsy Schwartz) and two other women (Sylvie Davidson and Hannah Mootz). It is sufficient to conclude that Frank has issues with women. It might also occur to you that this sounds very stereotypical and even unenticing.

In this, you would be wrong. Timm’s play allows for very real emotions and justifications with strong responses. Every one of these actors crushes his and her roles. They are pitch perfect in their unfolding realizations and Timm has gotten deeply into each character’s needs and desires. She helps us understand them thoroughly, even in a very short time.

It’s true that women are unfortunately attracted to men’s power, and politicians often get groupies, like rock stars. It’s also true that politicians and rock stars begin to think of that attraction as their due and then their need and their right. If you have ever wondered, “What was he thinking??” about Clinton and Weiner and Sanford and Ensign and Edwards … this play might give you a tiny bit of insight.

Brilliantly, sparely directed by Darragh Keenan, you just have to trust me and see it.

For more information on Stephanie Timm, go to http://stephanietimm.me/ and for tickets, go to http://www.wearenctc.org/ or http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/TailsofWasps or call 206-292-7676.

Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/ SeattleTheaterWriters.

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continued from cover But first, a “praise warning!” I am about to extol the virtues of Mr. Ryan McCabe.

Ryan McCabe’s time is now! His performance in Spider Woman is perfection and would be perfect no matter whose production he starred in, whether SecondStory or Village Theatre or 5th Avenue. He has toiled in the trenches of Seattle’s musical theater companies and proven his value over and again. He is the perfect age and in perfect voice for this role. So, kudos to SecondStory for choosing this musical and allowing McCabe his starring vehicle.

The musical is not likely to be done anywhere else in town, though. So this is a rare opportunity to see it. It portrays torture on stage, and brings the audience into a prison setting, which is not one people are attracted to. It also has some short scenes and odd reversals of tone. The music is extremely challenging to sing and play, though the small band, led by Music Director Brandon Peck, does a great job and SSR helped the actors by rigging a television for them to watch for conducting cues. With the band on the side of the stage, that help is very useful to keep the singing on track.

Justin Carrell is a young man with good instincts and a great voice. He would not be cast in a bigger theater’s production in the

leading role, since he is both too young (for the role) and needs more experience acting.

But this is exactly the reason that theaters like SSR and Seattle Musical Theatre are so important to our musical theater economy. They allow younger performers to get the seasoning and experience they need to grow into their abilities.

Sari Breznau plays the Spider Woman with grace and command. Her voice is luscious. In the large numbers, she works the best. In scenes where it is supposed to be from a movie, the staging gets crowded and muddled a bit, and paring down the bodies on stage would be a big help. But the ensemble is full of terrific performers, including well-done performances by Carol Richmond as Molina’s mother and Bo Mellinger as Molina’s waiter-crush.

Julia Beers as Valentin’s love is also strong. Brad Cook as the Warden is appropriately menacing.

NOTE: There is a warning of brief nudity, which consists of a woman mooning and two bare chests.

For more information, go to www.secondstoryrep.org or call 425-881-6777. Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@gmail. com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters.

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Boy George continued from page 3

(laughing hysterically).

Boy George performs live in Los Angeles on April 29 at the Belasco Theatre and April 30 at the Mayan Theatre. For more information, go to www.boygeorge.com. © 2014 HighRisePR.com

that … do you know something I don’t?” I talked with him and had a little debate about it. It just stuck in my mind for years. I asked, “Why did you target me? Of all the people to come up to?” But, ya know, when you’re Gay, ya get a lot of people coming up to you with Jesus pamphlets. It was kinda crazy. So the song is a story of that night in New York.

Boy Mike: What is your favorite track on the album?

Boy George: My favorite track. Oh, that’s a hard one. It’s probably “My God.” It’s quite up and it’s very Bowie-esque, unashamedly.

I love the guitars on it and I like the fact that I mentioned Lady Bunny. For me, it kind of evokes a memory of New York.

Boy Mike: So, you co-wrote some of the best tracks on your new album with Mikey Craig (from Culture Club). How did that partnership come about?

Boy George: Well, over the last couple of years, I have been writing on and off with Culture Club. So we’ve been kind of talking about doing a project together, and when I started writing my own record, I just picked Mikey to do some writing with. It was great to have him involved. One of the next things I’m gonna do is something with Culture Club.

Boy Mike: What was the inspiration for the album?

Boy George: I went back to all the things I loved as a teenager like glam-rock, reggae, punk, Bowie. It goes back to a time when I

was really falling in love with music. go back for fries and I would always go back Boy Mike: Now that Gay marriage is for more cabbage (more laughs). legal in England, would you consider Boy Mike: What would you like your getting married? tombstone to say once you’ve turned to dust?

Boy George: Well, I guess I would have Boy George: “And another thing” to find someone to marry first (big laugh).

Boy Mike: Can you believe it’s been 30 years since Culture Club won the Best New Artist category at the Grammys?

Boy George: I know, it’s mad. It’s absolutely. It doesn’t feel like it has been that long.

Boy Mike: Are you going to be doing any Culture Club songs on the tour?

Boy George: Yeah, I always do them. I will not be doing every one of them, but I will be doing some. I always make sure the show has a variety because you want people to have a good time. I throw in surprises, doing songs I haven’t done in years. I try to do something that will make it really special.

Boy Mike: The last three questions were submitted by a 70-year old fan, and I promised her I would ask them. She says “You’re so pretty, but why do you have to hide your face behind all that scruffy beard stuff?”

Boy George: (Huge laugh) She sounds like my mum. What I think is “make-up makes you look prettier.” I love make-up (laughs).

Boy Mike: And her other question is what one item would make you go back to the buffet table time and time again?

Boy George: Oh, my god! Um. I love all food. I can’t think of anything that I wouldn’t.

Um. If I would have to say, it would have to be cabbage (laughs). I loved cabbage when I went to school, like all the other kids would

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Frost’s Fury a cheery spectacle of dance, desire and cliché

fine, I guess, save the fact it’s hard to care too much one way or the other whether or not Bruce loses Julia to Drew when she’s so decidedly one dimensional. As for O’Dowd, he’s a hoot, certainly, but he’s also a rather bland villain at the end of the day, his ultimate comeuppance not nearly as satisfying as I’d hoped it would be.

Also worth pointing out is the performance of Kayvan Novak as Persian Salsa student Bejan. It’s like he has been pulled out of 1978’s La Cage aux Folles, his whole persona a stereotypical monstrosity culled from a cinematic era that should be over and done with. Thing is, Novak is so ingratiating, so endearing, Bejan becomes increasingly difficult to dislike as things progress. Heck, by the end I was almost glad he was around, the actor doing a grand job of taking a tiresome, obnoxiously cliché character and making something borderline wonderful out of him.

This is Frost’s show, however, and he’s more than up to the challenge. He proves once again that he’s one of the more underrated actors around, and much like he did in The World’s End he crafts a multifaceted, complex characterization out of the most basic and ephemeral of traits. Bruce is the kind of guy most people the world over can relate to at least in some small fashion, making his reawakening to the wonders of the world all the more special.

Cuban Fury isn’t the greatest movie ever made, not that it was ever meant to be, but that doesn’t make it any less amusing. It has passion and energy galore, and while some facets aren’t as engaging as others, on the whole Frost and his capable team do a fine job of making things click. The film danced away with my heart, its toe-tapping rhythms so irresistible, I personally can’t wait to experience a few of their more melodious cadences for a second time relatively soon.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Do I have this straight? The idea for this film started out as a drunken email?

Nick Frost: That was the catalyst. That was the point from which there was no turning back. [Laughing.]

No, in all honesty, [Cuban Fury] started out as a few kind-of-different things. The first was that I’ve always liked dancing. Additionally, I’ve always been kind of good at it, even though I’m oftentimes crushed by the expectation that I should dance. When it is expected of me, I probably then don’t want to do it. As a result of that, I kind of messed up my wedding. I didn’t want to do a first dance, and when we ended up doing one, it was kind of terrible. I’ve never been able to live that down.

The flipside of that is that I’ve always wanted to secretly do a dance film and play a dancer. I think, after doing Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and The World’s End, I think I decided it was important for me to do something uncomfortably comfortably different, and dancing was it.

Now, the drunkenness comes in when it

comes to the fact I had this idea, but I wasn’t sure I should share it with anyone. Every now and then it was pushing its way into my mind and saying that I needed to tell someone about the idea and I’d kind of wrestle with it and end up not actually telling anyone. One day, though, I came home from a party a little worse for wear and wrote a very long email to my producer Nira [Park] basically pitching the entire film to her in massive detail. In the end I kind of did that thing where your finger pauses above the send button before pressing, subsequently falling asleep with my clothes on, waking up the next morning feeling really guilty, but not recalling why. Next thing I knew there was an email in my inbox from Nira saying how great the idea was and that she wanted to have a meeting. And that was it. I’d been caught. I’d probably wanted to be caught. But, either way, from that point on there was no turning back.

Sara Michelle Fetters: How fast did things move from that point?

Nick Frost: Let me tell you, from that email to the first day of production, it was like 15 months, which is nothing. We found a screenwriter. We found a director. We got funding and we assembled a cast. Within no time we were shooting. It was time to dance.

Sara Michelle Fetters: What led you to

your screenwriter Jon Brown? What made him the right man for the job?

Nick Frost: We’d known Jon for some time. [Nira] and I had been a fan of his and we just thought he was potentially a good fit for the project. He and I met and I presented the idea and he responded to it right away. He probably wrote the first draft of the script in something like 12 weeks, which is a little unheard of. With his background coming from television he could have easily turned in a first draft that felt like a three-hour TV show, but it wasn’t that at all. The script was a beautifully crafted film right there on the page. At the same time, he was more than happy to sit in the room and listen to our ideas and feedback.

He’d go off and write and come back with material that was so much better than anything we could have imagined for ourselves.

I think, after writing Paul and other little bits and pieces of other films I’ve worked on, I made the conscious decision that I didn’t want to write the script for this one. But, more than that, I didn’t want to bring somebody like the lovely Jon Brown onboard and then start telling them what to do. I wanted to give ideas and then see what he would come up with. You have to trust him. You have to believe that he will deliver a good script and that it will end up being the thing that allows you to make the

film you wanted to right from the start. Jon did that. It was a lovely coupling.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Did your background working on the Cornetto Trilogy, working so closely with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright on those three films as well as other projects, did this allow you to have that trust in Jon that he could take your idea and make something worthwhile out of it?

Nick Frost: You have to have that trust.

You have to be able to step away. The other option would be to be really, really annoying to everyone you’re collaborating with if you were to figuratively hand off work only to get involved and put your foot down at every opportunity. Doing what we do, making Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The World’s End and Paul, we’ve been lucky to work with a lot of the same people, not just cast but also crew, so you kind of get a group in your Rolodex who are a) the best and b) trustworthy.

This enables you to concentrate on learning how to dance and the performance part of it all, knowing that the rest of the filmmaking aspects are being handled by people who know what it is they’re doing and will bring their best efforts to the production.

Sara Michelle Fetters: With that in mind, what was harder? Finding the nuances of the character or actually learning how to Salsa?

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At the same time, the movie is so darn likeable, so amazingly jovial and, best of all, so gosh darn funny, the over-familiarity of it all doesn’t end up being as gigantic a problem as one might initially assume.

Strictly Ballroom meets Billy Elliot meets Rocky meets any one of Frost and favorite collaborator Simon Pegg’s Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End), the musically uninhibited Cuban Fury is a rollicking entertainment of rejuvenation and discovery that is easy to enjoy.

Once upon a time Bruce Garrett (Frost) was an up and coming Salsa superstar. He and his sister Sam (Olivia Colman) were the toast of the competitive circuit as teenagers, and if not for a tragic turn of events,

it’s likely their lives would have been filled with music, mirth and dance forever and always. But a bit of brutal bullying made Bruce hang up his Salsa shoes forever, leaving the world he loved more than anything, thanks to a slightly bloody lip and a gigantic helping of wounded pride.

Fast-forward into the now and Bruce is an office drone going through the motions of life, a fact his snarky self-serving lothario of a coworker Drew (Chris O’Dowd) takes extra special glee in reveling in.

But when their new American boss, Julia (Rashida Jones), proves to be an outgoing, Salsa-loving hottie, change is suddenly at hand. Seeking out his old dance coach and mentor Ron Parfitt (a sensational Ian McShane), Bruce rediscovers a zest for life he’d thought was lost forever, potentially igniting the flames of love in the process.

Like I said, none of this is original, and knowing where everything is headed isn’t difficult. But Frost, Brown and Griffith keep things focused on the characters, remembering that this is Bruce’s transformational story, everything else secondary. More than that, the romantic comedy aspects, the competitive elements, the underdog story, those are all in service to the saga of a man coming back in touch with core elements who once upon a time made him who he was.

Winning isn’t important. Showing up his narcissistic coworker isn’t important.

Heck, even falling in love isn’t terribly important. Gaining confidence, living life with zest and zeal, getting in touch with the things that make him happy, this and all else involving the main interior elements of Bruce’s persona, that is what is of utmost importance, and it is to the filmmakers credit that they remember this for each second of the film’s brisk running time.

So there are some odd choices made, most notably in not giving Jones a lot more to do than be a lovable dancing ditz, which is

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer CUBAN FURY Now playing There are few, if any, surprises when it comes to Cuban Fury. Sprung from the mind of actor Nick Frost, working from a script by “Misfits” staff writer Jon Brown, and helmed by Brit television veteran James Griffith (“Episodes”), nothing that happens comes as anything close to a shock. It’s a typical tale of a loveable loser overcoming the steepest of odds, rising from the ashes of his own self-doubt and insecurities to achieve victory, traveling in themes and ideas as old as storytelling itself.

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gic it can’t respond. There’s still some muscle and mental memory there, but they can’t connect together like they did when he was a teenager. This makes Bruce frustrated and angry; and while he’s initially embarrassed, I also think this fact, this knowledge that he does still in fact know what he wants to do, but it’s just his body that’s out of practice, is what ultimately gets him back on the dance floor, not caring if he looks like a fool or not.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Talk to me about Rashida Jones and Chris O’Dowd. How did they get involved with the project?

Nick Frost: Rashida and I had bumped into one another a bunch of times over the years

that sequence to shoot? Not just physically, but I imagine just from an acting standpoint as well. How did you two keep from constantly cracking one another up so you could finish the scene?

Nick Frost: Anytime we shot dancing in this film, whether it be the dance final or the dance battle between me and Chris, the dancing was hectic. It was tough. I mean, obviously it was fun, but it was also work. A lot of it. Whenever the cameras weren’t rolling, I was doing the [choreography] again and again and again, so I could make sure we would get it right. That it would look perfect.

So, the dance sequences were a pain in the

Sara Michelle Fetters: Getting back to the cast for a moment: who had the bright idea to contact Ian McShane for [the character] Salsa maestro Ron Parfitt? I can’t say I’d ever have imagined him in a role like this. After watching the movie, I now can’t imagine any other actor being capable of filling his Salsa shoes.

Nick Frost: The “Mister Miyagi” of Salsa?

He’s just fantastic, right? I don’t think we could have found anyone better to play the role.

I’d worked with Ian on Snow White and the Huntsman, and I’d come back to the office and I’d be talking with Nira about hanging out with him and all of the stories he’d been telling me. One day while we were going over the list of characters and talking about the actors we’d potentially love to see fill the roles, Nira looked over at me and asked if maybe I shouldn’t ask Ian to play Ron Parfitt.

And, I was like, yes, absolutely. Genius.

I knew he’d be amazing. I immediately sent him an email asking if he’d like to be in our little Salsa movie and play this great character and be a part of this wonderful ensemble and he sent one back essentially saying, “You had me at Salsa.”

Sara Michelle Fetters: I think what I liked most about the film is that the romance, the dancing, all of that ends up being secondary as far as Bruce’s transformation is concerned.

This remains his story, beginning to end, and I liked how empowering it is to see him reawaken to life and all its pleasures he’d for so long allowed himself to grow numb to.

Nick Frost: That was important to us, that interior journey you’re talking about. Most romantic comedies, when you watch them, it ends with a guy and a girl kissing and they look at one another and they look at all their white-teethed friends and that’s it. If she thinks in three weeks, he’s not the one, then he’s suddenly back where he started. He’s back to being an emotional mess.

What we wanted to do was put Bruce on a journey, which essentially puts him back to where he should have been had he not been bullied by those kids at the start of the film.

With or without Julia, you should hopefully believe at the end that Bruce is going to be all right now. He’s done all of this for himself.

Because of that, he can find love. He can do an even better job at work. He can be a better friend to his sister and to those he cares deepest about. He’s rediscovered a part of himself he’d allowed to become buried under selfdoubt and laziness and as such he’s finally a whole person worthy of caring about.

The movie is a romantic comedy, make no mistake, but it is also a movie about a man finding a piece of himself he thought was lost never to be found again. That’s the core story and I think it is the one most in the audience will respond to the most.

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Nick Frost: Dancing! Definitely, the dancing!

Finding a character, that’s what my job is, and if I couldn’t do that, then I’m working in the wrong profession. Making lines on a page funny out loud, that’s what I’m supposed to do, and I’ve kind of spent the last dozen years or so learning how to do just that. This wasn’t a big issue to me. I had a great script to work with and I trusted I’d be able to do my job and find Bruce [Frost’s character in Cuban Fury].

For me that was never really an issue.

The issue was dancing. About an hour into the first day of seven months of training I could see myself in this big mirror kind of dry humping the s**t out of my instructor and I knew right then I’d made this terrible, horrible mistake. But, you know, you can’t go back, you can’t change your mind. As much as I grew to love it [dancing] I can’t say it got any easier, because the better you got, the more stuff they wanted to throw at you.

I mean, I didn’t learn any choreography until right up until two weeks before we started shooting. It was all about doing that Army Strong, U.S. Marine boot camp thing where they shatter you into a million pieces and then build you back up to the point where you’re this fiery Salsa champion.

But it was frustrating at first. Frustrating in that you want to know the choreography so you can be prepared, so you have it to rely on. But it was only when we got on the set and we started to film the dance scenes that I realized what they had given me was essentially the power and the skill to pick up choreography and adapt really easily. It was only then I realized what the master plan had been all along.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I love the organic evolution of the character. There’s a point early on that I feel like you can see the disconnect between Bruce’s muscle memory and his mental memory, that as a former Salsa champion he knows what moves he wants to do, but 25 years removed from doing them, his body can no longer instantaneously respond.

Nick Frost: The first time you see Bruce dance in the film, when he kind of gets his ass handed to him by the wonderful Yanet Fuentes; we shot that scene three or four times, when the director [James Griffiths] came over to me and proclaimed I looked too good in the sequence, which was kind of the oddest problem we could possibly have ever had. I think my response, half-jokingly, was to ask why we hadn’t shot the scene before I spent seven months learning how to Salsa.

But, honestly, I think that knowledge helped, because I was forced to unlearn what I’d spent so much time learning; and with that, I think you can see in the performance that Bruce knows what he wants to do, but his body has become so out of shape and lethar-

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and we’d always known we wanted to work at some point together, but never really thought it would happen. But somehow we managed to get her to come out to London and she and I had a lunch, which suddenly turned into drinks over dinner, which transformed into cocktails at eight o’clock, and it was like no time at all had passed. It was like we had been friends forever. It clicked. I’m a big believer that those kind of relationships, acting relationships or people you allow to be a part of your life, it’s still a rare thing for people to just immediately get one another like that.

With Chris O’Dowd, I’d worked with him on [Pirate Radio] and we’ve been friends for about eight years now, and I do think he’s one of the few individuals I know that sometimes I just can’t look at him. He makes me laugh so much. He destroys me, and he doesn’t even have to do anything. You know what I mean? There’s just something about him, his persona, he’s just so inherently funny, and it’s almost like he doesn’t even have to try. It annoys me that he makes me laugh that much. We cast him anyway.

Sara Michelle Fetters: The dance battle that you two have: how difficult was

ass. With Chris and I during the battle, there just wasn’t a lot of room for silliness, because we were so focused on getting everything in regards to the dancing right. When it was just Chris and me in the office, or Chris and me and Rashida in a car, we’d laugh for hours doing that stuff, flubbing our lines continually. But when it was time to dance we were focused, intent on getting it right, so there wasn’t a lot of time for additional antics.

This fight, it was shot on top of and inside a multi-storied car park on the five hottest days of the year. It was 37 degrees Celsius [98.6 degrees Fahrenheit] or something like that.

We had these weird suits of ice we’d put on to cool down. There was all of this wirework we had to do. It was just this heavily choreographed piece. There was so much to do and to cover, and it’s such a vital moment in the movie, it was important that we get it right.

The line in the script was something like, “They have a dance-off,” which sounded loony and fun, until you realize you’re going to be there for five straight days working like a dog with three choreographers and stunt professionals everywhere and medics making sure you stay hydrated; it was excruciating.

Visually seductive Skin an emotional enigma UNDER THE SKIN Now playing A mysterious woman (Scarlett Johansson) drives the lonely streets of Glasgow randomly stopping to talk with a variety of lonely looking men. When she comes across one she likes, this lithe, seductive, young-looking creature takes them back to what on the outside looks to be her home. Inside? It’s more of a lair than anything else, every man who enters unlikely to leave, once they strip naked and wander deeper inside, enthralled by her sultry gaze.

Jonathan Glazer’s (Sexy Beast, Birth)

third feature Under the Skin is about mortality. It is about transformation. It is about discovering a sense of self within a physical shell that is in a constant state of flux.

It is about what it means to live life as an engaged and active participant and not as a mindless drone working only for the sustenance of others. It is about all of this and more, everything revolving around a nameless heroine who may be inhuman, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t over time find herself becoming intimately connected with her own innate humanity.

At least, that’s what I think this film is about. In all honesty, there really isn’t any

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continued from page 7 way for me to be certain, Glazer’s adaptation of Michel Faber’s 2000 novel about as loose as they come. Eschewing traditional narrative tropes, with no character names and very little dialogue, he and fellow screenwriter Walter Campbell have manufactured a scenario that throws normalcy and familiarity out with the bath-

water. Their construct is a fever-dream of unsettling imagination, a hypnotic mélange of metaphor and meaning driving to a conclusion that’s as unexpected and terrifying as it is oddly tragic.

I must admit, my initial reaction to the film wasn’t particularly kind. I just couldn’t get a grasp on what it was I felt like Glazer was going for. I had trouble comprehending all of the elements that were being transmitted by the filmmaker, every tandem and plot A24 Films

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Not that the technical side of the equation isn’t impressive. Daniel Landin’s (The Uninvited) camerawork is gloriously unsettling, a visual master class of perceptive restraint calling to mind a varied lot of likely inspirations including Rosemary’s Baby, Last Year at Marienbad, Solaris, Halloween, Days of Heaven and Eyes Wide Shut.

The film is meticulously edited by Paul Watts, every scene cut together with seamless specificity, always keeping the main character in the center of the action, even when the viewer is seeing things from her perspective. Best of all is Mica Levi’s devastating score, the composer’s rhythms and cues driving the action continually forward no matter how cryptic the visuals and ideas being presented might initially appear to be.

Glazer’s latest isn’t an easy sit. It doesn’t present simple answers to complex questions.

Using a narrative device that’s as beguiling as it is distancing, Glazer places the viewer in increasingly uncomfortable positions as things progress to their catastrophically staggering conclusion. But the nature of a constructed self, the idea that a human sense of being can be created seemingly out of the ether, that one’s persona is what they decide themselves to make of it, in many ways those are concepts everyone, everywhere and of all cultures can in large part relate to and understand. Under the Skin doesn’t apologize for being difficult; it embraces the fact, everything inside its cinematic shell a rollercoaster of emotional tumult worthy of being ridden multiple times.

self. Be willing to invest in getting to know yourself. And to not judge harshly what you find out about yourself. Because sometimes it’s not what you would expect.

Boy Mike: What would you like engraved on your tombstone once you’re dead and gone?

RuPaul: “You better WORK!” or

”You’re born naked and the rest is drag.”

RuPaul’s Drag Race has entered an unbelievable sixth season on Logo TV, and on February 24, RuPaul released his latest album, Born Naked. For more information about RuPaul, go to www.rupaul.com or www.rupaulsdragrace.com.

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Boy Mike: Hi Ru. It’s been a long time.

RuPaul: Boy Mike, you old geezer.

(Laughs.)

Boy Mike: Oh you!! How are ya?

RuPaul: I’m doing fabulous, darling.

Boy Mike: I haven’t talked with you in like two years.

RuPaul: It’s been a long time.

Boy Mike: What one word describes how you are feeling today?

RuPaul: I feel excited. I’m so excited for the new season of Drag Race and my new album Born Naked that comes out on the very same day. I’m just bursting at the seams.

Boy Mike: So, tell me about your new album.

RuPaul: It’s called Born Naked and it has so many genres of music on it. It’s mostly a duet album. I have guests like Big Freida, Michelle Visage, Martha Wash, Frankmusik and many more.

Boy Mike: So, how many girls are competing in Drag Race this year?

RuPaul: It’s 14. We’ve got a great group of gals this year who are just amazing. It just gets better every year. It’s just the nature of boys who are overtly creative. It’s the nature of this creature that can be so interesting and so beautiful to watch. And so every year, I’m never disappointed.

Boy Mike: What if some of your fans don’t get Logo TV on their cable systems?

RuPaul: Well, ya know, you can get it on Logo’s website and they have a new free app where some fans have already seen the first episode.

Boy Mike: Who are you having on the show as celebrity judges this year?

RuPaul: We’ve got Paula Abdul, Adam Lambert, Cheryl Lee Ralph, Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka, Khloe Kardashian. This list just goes on and on. It’s so much fun. They all had a blast doing the show.

Boy Mike: At what point in your career did you finally tell yourself that you had made it?

RuPaul: Ya know, I believe it was when I did “The Arsenio Hall Show” 20 years ago.

Ya know, it’s funny; I am actually taping a new appearance today. Wow, 20 years!!

Boy Mike: Will you be in drag or out of drag?

RuPaul: I’m not gonna be in drag. Ya know, the only time you can get me in drag is if you pay me. Cash money. (Laughter.)

Boy Mike: So, you’ve done many movies.

Do you have any dream roles?

RuPaul: Well, I’d love to do a Drag Race movie. I’d love to put all our girls, which at this point are 75 girls, all in one movie. That would be my dream.

Boy Mike: Describe a typical day in the life of RuPaul.

RuPaul: Let me just describe my day yesterday. I got up and exercised; then did my tweeting. I had to sequence the new album because we mastered it yesterday. And then do my regular business. I learned some lines for an audition I had yesterday. I went in for the audition at Paramount for a sitcom. It always weirds me out to see other famous people going out for the same role as me.

And you’re like, wait a minute, that’s so and so going for the same role. Then, I had a conversation with Lucian, my producer, because he was in the studio mastering the new album. So, I left there and had lunch.

And then I got ready to go onto the set of this other film I am working on at Manhattan Beach where I worked until 1 o’clock in the morning. Went home to bed. Woke up at 6:30 the next day and started all over again.

Boy Mike: What does the word ‘diva’ mean to you?

RuPaul: Oh, it’s the word that people use because they can’t think of anything else.

(Big laugh!)

Boy Mike: Out of the famous people you know, who do you consider the ultimate diva?

RuPaul: Oh, Judge Judy, by far.

Boy Mike: Do you have any advice for teens that are just now discovering their sexuality?

RuPaul: Well, it’s important for teens, regardless of discovering their sexuality, to know thyself. That is the most important words, most important message for everybody. If you’re a teen or an adult, know thy-

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strand connected, but in ways that felt uncomfortably ephemeral and nondescript. I was frustrated as much as I was engrossed; and while I never wanted to leave my theater seat, I couldn’t help but wish the director would give me a more concrete clue as to what it was he was trying to tell me.

Funny thing is, moments after it was over, I found I couldn’t get any of what it was I just witnessed out of my head. Better, as the days past I was mulling over all the ideas, concepts and themes in ever escalating fervor, so much of what happened burned into my brainpan in ways I’m likely never to forget. I felt like I was suddenly able to start to put the pieces together, and in my own way, it began to occur to me what I imagined it was Glazer was going for.

This is a daring, undeniably raw piece of acting on Johansson’s part, the actress beginning the film as a seductively smiling shell and ending it as an intrinsically pitiable figure of emotional longing filled with oceans of regret. Her only pieces of dialogue are random pickup lines directed at a menagerie of men whom she has been sent to collect (for reasons I will not disclose), everything else transmitted in winsome bits of silence that are ear-shattering in their volume. She is the force around which everything revolves, and as meticulously constructed and as visually refined as the film itself might be, none of it would matter if Johansson wasn’t up to the challenge of bringing it to life.

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“Cock in a Sock” cancer awareness campaign gains popularity Facebook

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Cancer – nobody is a fan. The disease is despised. Chances are, each one of us knows someone who has it, or lost someone to it, and sadly, might even one day get it ourselves. I know I’m not alone when I say that I hate cancer.

Although cancer can be terminal, the truth is, due to billions of dollars and millions of doctors that have dedicated their lives to curing cancer, not everyone who receives a diagnosis of cancer, dies from it.

The moral of the story is: Donate.

Researchers, scientists, medical professionals – and not to mention the people who are sick – need money in order to fight this thing and the way I see it, since Gay men are at a higher risk than our heterosexual counterparts to get diagnosed with testicular or colon cancer, our lives might just depend on it.

There have been a good number of awareness campaigns for cancer over the years. Some were better than others.

Many of them were forgettable. However, a new campaign from the UK is gaining traction and it is easy to see why. Handsome men with Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media accounts are following a new trend called #CockInA-

Sock in order to raise cancer awareness.

Men across the Internet are slipping their penises into socks and taking almost-nude selfies. Add the hashtag to the body and you’ve got instant (well, near instant anyway) cancer awareness. #CockInaSock specifically aims to raise awareness about testicular cancer. According to Gay News Network, the campaign, which has gone viral, was started by a British-based cancer research group called Cancer Research UK. James Brown, page owner of the JustGiving.com Cock in a Sock campaign is asking the public to donate 5,000 Euros so Cock in a Sock can become a registered charity. On the fundraising page, Brown says, “Our supporters are amazing, donating and sending in their ‘Cock in a Sock’ pictures to raise awareness for male cancers.”

“Please donate anything you can, and help us raise the 5K we need to become a registered charity,” he said. “All donations made go directly to Cancer Research UK.” A Cock in a Sock Facebook page, which already has more than 100,000 likes, and Twitter accounts, with 3,200 followers, are up to promote the trend. Between 7,500 and 8,000 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer each year in the U.S. It’s the most common kind of cancer for men between 20 and 39.

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Meetings Events Activities

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DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with 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.

community calendar

SATURDAY - April 12

Mo-Wave! Festival (4/10-4/13 & 4/18). Queer art, music and dance. www.mowavefestival.com Spring Thaw XX (4/10-4/13). Seattle Bear celebration.

NWBears.com Seattle Clinic Defense: Support Planned Parenthood. 8-11am. Madison Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Seattle Clinic Defense is a grassroots group dedicated to comprehensive, medically accurate, shame free & affordable reproductive care for all. seattleclinicdefense.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

“Celebrate Urban Nature” at Magnuson Park. 10am1:30pm. Magnuson Community Center, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. Caspar Babypants will perform nature songs and other kid favorites. Other activities include a reptile show by Isaac Petersen, a Sarvey Wildlife raptor presentation, Insect Safari, Animal Encounter’s spring animals petting farm, an exotic bug zoo and more. Family admission is $10 and individual admission is $3. For more info, 684-7026.

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.

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.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Dina Martina: Her Greatest Videos ... And More!

(3/28-4/27). Fri/Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Hosted by Miss Martina herself, this show celebrates Dina Martina’s legacy by featuring all her best film & video segments plus new video, live singing & dancing. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/546683 For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org.

Mo-Wave! Festival (4/10-4/13 & 4/18). Queer art, music and dance. www.mowavefestival.com Spring Thaw XX (4/10-4/13). Seattle Bear celebration.

NWBears.com Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ 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.

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 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

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

K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations, including Pennies from Heaven, Rosehedge House, & Three Cedars. 3290886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com 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 - April 15

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. 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.seattleal-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. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafeword writersgroup. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

Dina Martina: Her Greatest Videos ... And More!

(3/28-4/27). Fri/Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Saturday listing at 8pm for details.)

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 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 Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.

Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors 7pm; Competition 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Karaoke and original song competition.

The 1st place winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25. FREE registration. No cover. www. seattlepride.org; 322-9561.

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

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April 12 thru April 20

MONDAY - April 14

Passover Begins 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.

LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting.

6-8pm. 433 Minor Ave N. Meets 2nd Monday each month. LCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or sexual orientation. Couples & singles encouraged to apply. RSVP to April at 694-5713.

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.

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.Freely Speaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday each month. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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 Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer).

The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed.

632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org.

2nd Night Community Passover Seder. 6pm.

Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum, 2300 Arboretum Dr E. Meat potluck, no hametz please! We will provide ritual foods, juice & wine. All are welcome. Suggested donation: adult $20, student/ low income $10, children under 13 free. RSVP to ctc@ tikvahchadasha.org, 355-1414.

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 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 Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months.

The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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 Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room).

Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction.

Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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.

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, sex-positive, 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.

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

Celebrating 41 Years!

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 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.

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FRIDAY - April 18

Mo-Wave! Festival (4/10-4/13 & 4/18). Queer art, music and dance. www.mowavefestival.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 First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html 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.)

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

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See Sunday listing at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Dina Martina: Her Greatest Videos ... And More!

(3/28-4/27). Fri/Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Saturday listing at 8pm for details.)

GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www. sasgcc.org Keefee’s House of Cards (4/17-4/19 & 4/24-4/26).

8pm. Calamus Auditorium, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. See Thuirsday 8pm listing for details. gaycity.org/ arts-season.

WEDNESDAY - April 16

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. www.maturefriends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm.

Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565.

Inspire Youth Project: The Big Bailout. 4-9pm. The Lobby Bar, 916 E Pike St. Fundraiser to send children affected by HIV/AIDS to Camp Rise n’ Shine. www. inspireyouthproject.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 GSBA Prime Time: Argosy Harbor Cruise. 5:307:30pm. Argosy Cruises, Pier 55. Come have a drink, take in the views & play some mingle Bingo!

The event is open to all & FREE for anyone who has joined or volunteered for GSBA since April 2013. $10 members, $20 nonmembers, $10 students. RSVP. www.thegsba.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.

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week.

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters 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.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome.

This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www.ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@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. A structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www. washingtongenderalliance.com.

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet.

8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com

THURSDAY - April 17

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Keefee’s House of Cards (4/17-4/19 & 4/24-4/26).

8pm. Calamus Auditorium, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. An improvisational, interactive Blackjack theater experience. Come watch or play Blackjack live with Keefee, your sassy, unpredictable & often intoxicated dealer.

Created & performed by Stephen Hando. Directed by Jennifer Jasper. Tickets $15. gaycity.org/arts-season.

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.)

SATURDAY - April 19

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

9th Annual QLaw Banquet. 5:30-9pm. Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University St. Entertainment by Sylvia O’Stayformore. General Admission $125, QLaw members $95. www.q-law.org Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Nov, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 3rd Thursdays of every 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 deann@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.

Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Works to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public.

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Earth Gay Seattle. 9:30am-noon & noon-2:30pm.

Meet at the open lawn off Cheasty Blvd approximately 2 blocks east of Beacon Ave S. OUT for Sustainability partners with Beacon Bike Park to restore Cheasty Greenspace, an urban forest located on Beacon Hill. www.out4s.org Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary.

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP, 309-0510 or www.longhair.shorturl.com S’More Fun: 2014 Camp Ten Trees Dinner & Auction Event. 6pm. Herban Feast Sodo Park, 3200 1st Ave S. Tickets: $60. REGISTER at www.campten trees.org or call 288-9568.

Dina Martina: Her Greatest Videos ... And More!

(3/28-4/27). Fri/Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Saturday listing at 8pm for details.)

Keefee’s House of Cards (4/17-4/19 & 4/24-4/26).

8pm. Calamus Auditorium, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. See Thuirsday 8pm listing for details. gaycity.org/ arts-season.

684-4514. $15 & More! Confronting Race & Gender Discrimination in Wages & Jobs. 7pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. A panel of speakers addresses the wage gap & looks at what else is needed to afford Seattle. Doors open at 6:30pm for desserts & snacks, $2.50 to $7. Sponsored by FSP & Radical Women.

722-2453, rwseattle@mindspring.com Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. www.bellevue-pflag.org.

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

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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. www.gfas.org or our message board at http:// groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Debauchery. Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Queers stripping for Queers in a hot, anti-oppressive space, raising money for organizations that serve the Queer community.

Aportion of the proceeds goes to non-profits providing health & social services within the Queer community.

Tickets $15 at the door, $10 in advance.

Happy Easter!

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. 391-2188.

Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am.

Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. ethylforever@hotmail.com Dina Martina: Her Greatest Videos ... And More!

(3/28-4/27). Fri/Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. (See Saturday listing at 8pm for details.)

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St - enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets

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3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. www.seattleprime timers.org.

Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors 7pm; Competition 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Karaoke and original song competition.

The 1st place winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25. FREE registration. No cover. www. seattlepride.org; 322-9561.

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@ gmail.com 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.equal rightswashington.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) 363-9188; 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.

LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers.

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

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. 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. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities

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for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.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, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; 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 - 6826711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBT-friendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

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Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233).

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768.

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle 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.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; 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.pacificnw gra.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.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.thepride league.com, Century 21 League; Seattle 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/womenof westseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealthywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493.

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, 1420, 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.lambert house.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.

Alexander@multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www. kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www. queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 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@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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