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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 16, Volume 42, April 18, 2014

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by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer A ROOM WITH A VIEW, THE MUSICAL THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through May 11 Louis Hobson is a great example of Hometown Boy Does Well! Originally from Washington state, Mr. Hobson studied acting at the local Pacific Lutheran University before heading out to the Great White Way and making a name for himself in the (originally local) Pulitzer Prize winning musical, Next to Normal. Now this talented man is living back in Seattle as the Artistic Director of The Balagan Theatre and performing on stage at The 5th Avenue Theatre’s debut musical, A Room With a View.

Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences in becoming a performer?

Louis Hobson: It varies, I suppose. I would have to say that grow-

Louis Hobson and Laura Griffith in A Room With a View

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Julia’s Restaurant

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by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

has compiled jams from the early millennium. Remember how awesome that music was?! Doors open at 9 p.m. And although Neighbours usually closes at 2 a.m. on Thursday nights, “HollaBack” will keep the party going until 3 a.m. ever week.

The night also features $4 double wells all night long and all for just a $3 cover – free before 10 p.m.

Seattle Gay News caught up with Isaac Scott on opening night to discuss her career choice, the Gayborhood, and why she doesn’t mind if you call her a “HollaBack” Girl.

After seven years performing in “An Evening at Le Faux,” the wildly successful female celebrity impersonation show at Julia’s on Broadway, superstar drag queen Isaac Scott is going to do something she has never done before – headline a weekly show at the legendary Neighbours Nightclub (1509 Broadway).

“HollaBack Thursdays,” produced

by Sinfinite Productions (“ElektroPop,” “Mischief”), debuted April 17, officially taking over Thursday Isaac told SGN that “HollaBack nights at Neighbours from the iconic 17 year-old “Rock Lobster” ‘80s Thursdays” is “such a wonderful dance night. Isaac Scott is the host opportunity.” of “HollaBack” and DJ Bret Law see Isaac page 8

A busy day at Julia’s on Broadway

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor It wasn’t that long ago when, on a Sunday, the Gays had to search high and low for somewhere to be for brunch – or Gay lunch, as some people call it – whether nursing a hangover, meeting up with family and friends, or all of the above. And the reality of it all is, is that there just wasn’t anything good happening to justify a queen going out of her way to spend any amount of money on breakfast food – until Mama Tits started her “Mimosas with Mama” and all hell broke

loose on Sunday afternoons.

There have been some who tried it, and it didn’t stick. There have also been many who dared not try it, knowing that, for their venue, it wouldn’t stick. I’m talking about Gay Brunch, of course. The ingredients are simple: Drag Queen(s), a DJ or sound technician, mildly good breakfast grub and – Boom!

– you’re in business! Only … it isn’t that simple at all, is it?

So I applaud the shows and the people in those shows that have been able to hang on, through all kinds of fair-weather brunch eaters, a great recession, and an ever-

changing neighborhood with its demands for quality and quantity – at a discount price, of course!

So when I heard that Eladio Preciado and Karsten Bedt, owners of Julia’s on Broadway and creators of “Le Faux,” Seattle’s best female celebrity impersonation show, were putting together a Sunday brunch that was scheduled to take on “Mimosas With Mama,” I thought, “Well, this is going to get interesting.”

I didn’t think that because I particularly care about Hill politics, and who likes who, and all that nonsee Julia’s page 8

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Franz Ferdinand’s bassist Bob Hardy looks forward to Seattle return Franz Ferdinand

Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer FRANZ FERDINAND SHOWBOX SODO April 24 Where did Franz Ferdinand go? That was the question lingering on the minds of even the most loyal of fans who follow the popular Scottish rock outfit. The band sort of disappeared from radar.

After two largely successful back-to-back albums in 2004 and 2005, the Grammy-nominated group slowed its pace significantly by producing just two more albums in an eightyear span. They toured, though not extensively. Individually, none of Franz Ferdinand’s members – lead vocalist-guitarist Alex Kapranos, guitarist-keyboardist Nick McCarthy, bassist Bob Hardy, drummer Paul Thomson – committed themselves to any solo projects, nor did they collectively call it quits. They simply just took their time moving forward.

2014 finds the Mercury Music Prize winners back on the road, playing a limited string of dates across North America.

“We just finished a European tour, so we’re well rehearsed at the moment,” said Hardy when reached by phone through a fuzzy connection at his Glasgow, Scotland residence.

The blond, bearded bassist is quick to note that long breaks between albums and tours may have trimmed Franz Ferdinand’s fan base.

I’m sure we’ve lost some,” he admitted. “It’s quite possible we have. Sometimes you get a

following when you’re new and then they don’t stick around anymore when you have another album. But then we have fans that have been following us for years that have come to every single show we play in their area. We can kind of recognize people in the crowd.”

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is the latest work by the UK four-piece, released quietly in August 2013. They introduced a few tracks from it to Seattle faithful in late 2012, when the acclaimed quartet played to a sold-out audience at The Showbox Market.

For their upcoming performance at The Showbox SoDo, an upgrade in size, expect Franz Ferdinand to rely heavily on new material.

“At the moment, we’re playing like 7 or 8 songs from the new record mixed with previous hits,” confirmed Hardy. “It’s a bit of a luxury having four albums now; we can mix it up. There are songs from our back catalog that are mixed in with the new songs.”

Of these new songs, Seattle concertgoers are likely to hear “Right Action,” “Illumination,” “Evil Eye” and “Bullet” at Thursday night’s show – the latter tune being the fourth released single from the album. According to Hardy, the band will be on stage for approximately 90 minutes.

So what does he look forward to when coming to Seattle?

“The beer, the food, especially the seafood,” stated Hardy. “I always like to go by the fish market over at Pike’s Place, get some seafood.” He’s also been known to shop at Byrnie Utz Hats specialty store

while in town. “I might have to go pick one up when I’m there,” he added.

Something else the bassist remembers well about the Emerald City is Nirvana, who were inducted a week ago into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He fondly recollects his favorite songs from the famed grunge trio.

“I was 13 when that happened (Kurt Cobain’s suicide),” Hardy recalled. “So I grew up listening to Nirvana and I liked a lot of their songs, but my favorites are maybe “Heart Shaped Box” and “All Apologies.” Everyone was listening to them, they were very big at the time. I do have awesome memories of them.”

Since his last visit, Gay marriage was legalized in Washington, and I didn’t miss the opportunity to attempt booking Franz Ferdinand for my future wedding reception.

“We’ll give you a really good deal,” Hardy told me with slight laughter, although I could tell he was totally serious. “As long as you have a good rider. Maybe you can meet someone and get married in Scotland, and then we could all come.” Hardy was quick to point out that same sex marriage is now legal in his home country, as well.

Franz Ferdinand exploded from the get-go in 2004 on the strength of what has become their signature hit “Take Me Out,” and I had to ask if they’ve ever left it off a set list during a show.

“Yes, we have,” affirmed Hardy. “I think we just did that in Birmingham on this tour.” Indeed, the track was M.I.A. from several concerts in recent weeks.

As for new music beyond 2014, Hardy explained that it might be a while with this year mostly dedicated to batches of live performances.

“After this tour in the States, we have a little bit of a break and then we’re playing festivals through the summer in Europe, and then we’re going over to Japan and Southeast Asia in the autumn.”

It’s quite possible the group won’t be returning stateside in the near future, following their Thursday appearance, so fans should make plans to see them at The Showbox SoDo on April 24. At press time, tickets were still available at www.axs.com, priced at $31.50 ($34 day of show).

And for Hardy, it’s the audience that’s most important to him when playing on the road.

“The crowd makes all the difference to me,” he declared. “We’re quite lucky because our fans know all the songs and sing along with them, and we enjoy that a lot.”

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Kris Orlowski latest Seattle act to go national Hayley Young

Kris Orlowski

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Every bird has to leave the nest, right? So the time has come for Kris Orlowski to flap its wings and head out into that big, open sky.

Or, something like that. The Seattle band, which routinely performs locally, including last fall’s Bumbershoot Festival, is expanding their horizons to a national audience with the release of their new album, Believer (in stores as of April 15). “Fighting the War” is the leadoff single from the record, and the music video for the track debuted on YouTube this

week. To receive the latest updates on Kris Orlowski, visit the group’s official fan site at www.krisorlowski.com, or go to www.facebook.com/krisorlowskiband, or follow them on Twitter (@KrisOrlowski). I caught up with frontman-guitarist Kris Orlowski (who I met in a restroom stall a year ago – true story, but not what you think) and here’s what he shared with me inside The Music Lounge: Albert Rodriguez: Do you live in Seattle?

Kris Orlowski: Yeah, I live in Queen Anne.

I’m looking at the Space Needle right now.

Rodriguez: Are you a native? Have you been here a long time?

Orlowski: I’ve been here 8 1/2 years, but I’m from Washington. I grew up in Bellingham. I went to Western [Washington State University], I went to Skagit Valley College and Whatcom Community College for a little bit, too. The only time I really got out of here was I spent a stint in London playing soccer for the University of London and a summer in Rhode Island selling books door-to-door.

But definitely Seattle is my home now.

Rodriguez: What are your goals for the new album, Believer? Obviously, you’re looking to expand your audience, but are you hoping to be on “Saturday Night Live,” appear on late night talk shows, go international?

Orlowski: For me, I want to be able to play music full time. You have to be playing the Hollywood Bowl and playing “Saturday Night Live” in order to do that, in order for your whole band to do it full time. There’s that, and I’d love to have a #1 record. I’d love to tour Europe. Those are kind of the main goals. It’d be great to chart on Billboard. It looks like with some of the forecasting, we might be able to do that, which is rad. But to be honest, at the end of the day, it’s just wanting to play music more. I don’t get to do it as much as I’d like, because I still have a day job. I’m stoked to have a day job and to have that money coming in, but it’s not my first passion. I love my job, but I love music more.

Rodriguez: For your core fans, who’ve been listening and following your music for years, is there any fear that branching out translates to selling out and that they’ll not go with you on this journey?

Orlowski: Yeah, there is that fear, for sure.

There’s a double fear here because most of my records before have been a lot more folky and my vocals contribute to that folky vibe. But this record is a pop album, so I’m a little nervous that some people aren’t really going to be into it, especially when you’re an artist in Seattle, where indie rock and folk are a little more of the scene. But I hope people will latch onto it, even if we get a little more mainstream.

Rodriguez: For those who aren’t familiar with your band, describe your sound.

Orlowski: This is the question the band

dreads answering because it’s going to pigeonhole them or put ‘em in a shell, but it’s like the most necessary thing so that people can relate to it. I’d say we’re kind of a folkpop band, in terms of genre, and we kind of sound like – shit, who do we sound like? – I don’t know, it’s like pretty easy listening.

Rodriguez: Is it pretty organic? Obviously, you guys play all of your own instruments. But there’s pop music out there that is heavily produced, and other stuff that has a more natural sound to it.

Orlowski: There’s definitely not a lot of production to what we sound like.

Rodriguez: Will you be touring the rest of the year?

Orlowski: There’s an announcement, we’re doing a national tour; I can’t say who the band is yet, because we’re still finalizing a few things, but it’ll start in late May and goes through July, playing everywhere from New York to Texas to Toronto.

Rodriguez: What are your live shows like? Are they acoustic, or are you guys plugged in the whole time?

Orlowski: Usually, it’s full-on amps and a five-piece band. It’s a pretty big sound for some of the songs. I’ll play acoustic guitar for about 60% of the set and electric guitar for the other 40%. We’ve got an electric guitar player in the band. We’ve got a keyboard player who sings and we’ve got a bass player who sings a little bit and a drum player. Our bass player is really funky; he’s got a bit of an R&B/soul sound to him, so he definitely gives the songs more sass. It makes you want to move a little more.

Rodriguez: When you’re on the road, what do you miss most about Seattle?

Orlowski: What I miss, actually, is all the health food. When we go to the Midwest, there’s nothing to eat. I tend to eat pretty healthy. I’m one of those snobby guys who’s always looking for the healthy stuff – no trans fats, all natural – so Healeo up on Capitol Hill is one of my favorite spots to go to. And, there’s just not that many juice bars unless you hit LA. Summers are what I miss the most, because Seattle summers are really like nothing else.

Ensemble Caprice gives a fun night at Town Hall

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blend as well as others, but her expressive skill and dynamic personality added to the overall liveliness of the group.

The only vocal moment was when Maute assumed the costume and lantern of a night watchman, roaming the aisles and singing to the slumbering villagers that all was well.

An instrumental encore followed that had

the exotic allure of a slinky belly dancer performing before some overfed, reclining guests. Thus ended an entertaining evening of music that delighted, even if it lacked the gravitas of more developed musical forms.

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ENSEMBLE CAPRICE EARLY MUSIC GUILD TOWN HALL April 12 Even when Matthias Maute played while walking in the audience aisles, the coordination between his recorder and that of Sophie Larivière (on stage) was so absolutely perfect that you would swear there was an ethernet cable connecting them. Their playing was apparently so second nature to them that everything they did seemed effortless.

The same could be said for each of the other three performers. This was indeed an evening of polished performances.

Their group, Ensemble Caprice, hales from Canada, but has performed the world over and made many wildly successful recordings. This evening’s program had the same title as their most popular CD, Salsa Baroque: Music of Latin America and Spain.

Technical precision of course does not alone make for great music making. In this instance, it was combined with showmanship, charm, wit and a particularly appealing source of lively early music that defied

the limited means of traversing the Atlantic Ocean to yield a fruitful and unique crosspollination of influences. With the exception of Heinrich Ignaz Biber (1644-1704), none of the many composers presented were familiar to this reviewer; yet all were immediately enjoyable and downright fun. Much of the music was highly rhythmic, often with complex and changeable patterns.

The fascinating rhythms were effectively articulated both by the aforementioned technical precision of the players and particularly by the art of percussionist Ziya Tabassian. Relatively short of stature and with a shaved scalp and an Apolo Ohno chin patch, he seduced this listener with an almost always present smile that reminded one of the Mona Lisa, only slightly less subtle. He was clearly at ease with African rhythms next to Latin dance beats, for which he employed an array of drums, tambourines, castanets, etc.

Perhaps most appealing of all were the lilting expressions of David Jacques on his Baroque guitar. I could have listened to him all night. Fortunately, he had several solos with which to enchant us. Equally proficient was Susie Napper on the Baroque cello.

There were times when the delightfully nasal sound of this early instrument did not

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to Alice (who was performing as well) that we were doing Les Miserables. She immediately said, “I want to be your Madame Thernadier.” I spoke to the executive director and we started looking at the production. The economics didn’t add up due to the scale of the production in such a small space. It’s also such a small role, so I called her and said that I’d love to have her in the show, but thought that if she were going to be doing something, there should be more for her to do. The directors liked the idea of her doing Margret White in Carrie, the musical, and Alice was interested in doing it. So that’s the road we went down. It was a gift to hear her sing it and a great experience to have her here.

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ing up I was always doing shows for my parents. Saturday or Sunday mornings I was doing impersonations (like the “Ernest” kind of films) for them at the foot of their bed. They were my first cheerleaders. When I got into high school I got into theater. Rogers High School in Puyallup exposed me to professional theater and laid the groundwork for when I went to college and started working professionally. Everybody has given me something as I go and I learn from those around me. Patti Cohenour gave me a lot of advice when I was first starting in Seattle and entered the world of professional acting. I’ve been very blessed along my way.

Andrews-Katz: What was the first professional show you saw?

Hobson: I was in the 4th grade when a teacher took a group of us (I think we were all in the orchestra; I was playing cello) to see Julius Caesar at The REP theatre. It was my first show and I think it was a student matinee.

I remember I was blown away by it. I didn’t understand everything dealing with Shakespeare, but I understood enough. It set me off on this desire to do what they did: to do something that means something to an audience.

Andrews-Katz: How did you become involved with the Pulitzer Prize winning musical, Next to Normal?

Hobson: That’s a fantastic sort of story. It’s just being in the right place at the right time. I was doing a show at Village Theatre in 2003 (The Sound of Music) and Brian Yorkey (one of the writers for Next to Normal, and a good friend and champion of my work) asked if I would be interested in the workshop. I did the show (then called Feeling Electric) and it was the first draft of the stage production.

After that I didn’t do anything with it for over six years. I was doing Cabaret in Seattle and decided to move to New York. It was tough as I had a wife and small daughter, but I wanted to give it a shot. I flew out on a Friday and right before I got on the plane my agent called and said I had an audition for Next to Normal (the new name of Feeling Electric).

I got the music on Friday (it was for the son, Gabe), and came in on Sunday to audition. I got several callbacks, for every role except the doctor. The final audition I went in and the casting director pulled me out and said they wanted to see me for the doctor role. I came back that afternoon (after buying a suit and restyled my hair) after learning the music and had a great audition. I got the call back the next week and the rest is history.

Andrews-Katz: Since you were part of the beginning workshop, how hands-on were you in forming the characters?

Hobson: Strangely, I played the husband in the first workshop. He had no name yet and was just called “Husband.” It was really cool being a part of creating it. We (Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt and I) talked about the show as it was being done. Where the songs appeared and where they would fit. Sometimes a song would disappear and later it resurfaced exactly where we had talked about putting it.

Playing the doctor was sort of new for me, but it was amazing to have the opportunity to originate and create a role on Broadway. I’ve got to do that three more times.

Andrews-Katz: What brought you back to Seattle after a career on Broadway?

Hobson: I don’t see my career on Broadway as ended. I finished doing Leap of Faith (the musical) and had done three other Broadway shows. When you open a show it takes all of your energy. I was offered to do the tour of Je-

kyll and Hyde, but I didn’t feel it was the right place for me at that point. I took a breather and came back to Seattle. I wanted to do five months of reassessing before making any decisions and ended up doing a few films in that lull. Children of God (based on the David Sedaris short story) is Jonathan Groff’s film with Denis O’Hare. I didn’t want to get burned out and shifted to something else.

Andrews-Katz: How did you get involved with being Artistic Director of the Balagan Theatre?

Hobson: It was in the middle of all my previous shifting that Jake Groshong approached me about being an Artistic Director of Balagan in 2010. I heard of Balagan

Louis Hobson and Laura Griffith

and saw an interview with Jake on “Tuesday Northwest,” and wanted to get to know him. I called him up out of the blue and started talking. We met for coffee and chatted. Flash forward two years later, and he approached me about the job of Artistic Director. I had a vision where Balagan was becoming the place of where the next generation of musical theater gets produced. I wanted to combine my New York connections with the Indie-hippie community and blend them. I think we are really onto something.

Andrews-Katz: Alice Ripley was supposed to be Madame Thernadier in Balagan’s acclaimed Les Miserables. What prompted the decision to have her wait for Carrie, the musical?

Hobson: I went out to NY to do a Lincoln Center concert series, and sort of mentioned

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Andrews-Katz: How does being an actor help your insight as director?

Hobson: When I was in college I almost went the director route. Of all the doors of opportunity that have been opened to me, the director’s door has been most frequent. I have a passion for developing new material and as an actor and director, that’s what I want to do.

My experiences add to how I approach as an actor or director. I had amazing directors that I’ve worked with and learn something from each of the great directors I’ve worked with.

As I develop that muscle I think that Balagan affords me that kind of opportunity.

Andrews-Katz: How did you become involved with The 5th Avenue’s A Room With A View?

Hobson: I was doing People in the Picture at Roundabout Theatre and at the same time I

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was doing the workshop for the revival of Carrie. In the middle of it, I got a Facebook message from this guy saying, “You don’t know me, but my girlfriend saw you in West Side Story. I am working on a musical version of A Room with a View and she suggested you.

Let’s talk.” I went and met with Jeffrey [Stock – music/lyrics] and Mark [Acito – book] and learned the song “Something Tremendous.” I was blown away by it. Once you hear it, I felt that it was one of THOSE songs that will be a part of auditioning repertoire. The rest of the score was as lush and complicated and we did a workshop in NYC with Terrance Mann, and an all star-studded cast in a tiny workshop studio. In walk Hal Prince and Adam Guettel and it was surreal being in the middle of what you feel is going to be something special. We only had a bit of dialogue with 7 or 8 songs, and the Old Globe in San Diego picked it up and wanted to produce the complete show.

It usually takes about 10 years from draft to Broadway so this was incredible. They wrote the show in 6 months and then started to rework it. I mentioned it to David [Armstrong of The 5th Avenue Theatre] and thought there was something very special about the show.

Like Tony in West Side Story, I think it’ll be a role you hope to play one day.

Andrews-Katz: Would you say the stage production follows the E.M. Forster novel more closely, or is it more of an adaptation of the acclaimed film?

Hobson: I think it’s actually neither. It follows the book pretty closely, but there are some characters that are changed for the sake of telling a story on stage. I think it honors the book beautifully. A lot of us can’t get those movie images out of our minds, or the influences, but the stage production is definitely its own entity.

Andrews-Katz: What particular moment of the new musical personally has the most impact for you?

Hobson: It’s just ever changing at this point. You kind of allow these works to roll around and bounce around in your head and on stage. You are constantly trying to find what the characters will latch on to emotionally, and that helps create the characters. What they think about? What they are about? One thing will pop out as something inspiring, but I think the general theme of the piece is really about “we should not fight in the spring.” That we must take the opportunity that is before us. It impacts my character “George” that up to this point he is a person that has lost a lot. He’s a person that doesn’t really believe in anything. He kind of turns into this person, through a series of events, that life is worth hanging on to with white knuckles. There’s so much life in the show.

Andrews-Katz: If you could play any role – regardless of gender or limitations – what would it be and why?

Hobson: I would love to play Mama Rose. I love that role. I had the great pleasure of working at the 5th Avenue and saw the incomparable Judy Kaye do that role every night. It’s just one of the great roles of musical theater.

A Room with a View was written in 1908

by E.M. Forster as a commentary on women in the repressed Victorian Age as well as English Society of the time. The first stage production was adapted in 1975 with the more famous film released in 1985. The Merchant-Ivory film starred Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Dench, Denholm Elliott, Maggie Smith and Julian Sands. A BBC television version was released in 2006. The debut musical boasts music and lyrics by Jeffrey Stock and a book by Marc Acito.

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Unnerving Oculus worth gazing into Relativity Media

Katee Sackhoff in Oculus

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer OCULUS Now playing It has been ten years since their parents Marie (Katee Sackhoff) and Alan Russell (Rory Cochrane) died under mysteriously violent circumstances. In that time, older sister Kaylie (Karen Gillan) has made a good life for herself working at a prestigious auction house and getting engaged to smart, sexy co-worker Michael (James Lafferty). As for younger brother Tim (Brenton Thwaites), he’s spent the time in a mental

institution, incarcerated for shooting his father, believing the man was a threat to both him and his sister for reasons too fantastical to be easily believed.

On the day he is released, judged sane by the medical establishment, Kaylie meets him at the exit doors bubbling over in victorious excitement. You see, she’s known all along her brother was never insane and that their father was not responsible for the murder of their mother. More than that, she’s ready to exact revenge on the thing, the device, the artifact, an antique mirror known only as the Lasser Glass, that was in fact responsible; she just needs her brother’s help to do it.

You have to be willing to accept the fact that Oculus revolves around the conceit of a haunted mirror. Once you do that, if you can allow yourself to go there, what proceeds is a surprisingly effective, shockingly intelligent thriller about self, identity and sanity that burrows its way under the skin. Working from his own acclaimed short film, director and co-writer Mike Flanagan (Absentia), working with screenwriter Jeff Howard, has crafted an unsettling and edgy little shocker, melding past and present, fact and fiction with dexterous, mesmerizing aplomb.

Once Kaylie and Tim lock themselves in their childhood home with the Lasser Glass, the film begins to split itself into two distinct tandems. On one side is their present day story, each sibling trying to reconcile their memories of past events with the other as they grapple with whether or not the supposed power the mirror has to entrance, possess and, ultimately, destroy is real. In the other, we follow the pair as children (superbly portrayed by relative newcomers Annalise Basso and Garrett Ryan) realizing to their mutual horror that their parents are cracking at the seams, becoming murderous shells of their former selves spurred on by a supernatural force they’re barely old enough to comprehend.

As the film progresses these two parallel storylines become more and more intertwined, the Lasser Glass affecting how each recollects past events as they both try to put pieces together in order to both prove to the world their parent’s innocence while also hopefully destroying the mirror for good.

Flanagan does a masterful job, casting a visually disconcerting spell, where truth is used to deceive and lies are utilized to reveal inner longings and desires the victim has long tried to suppress. It’s terrifically tense, continuously suspenseful, everything building to a suitably devastating conclusion, fitting all that’s come before it beautifully.

Granted, things do take a little time to get going, the scenes of informational exposition

delivered by Gillan waver uncomfortably towards the unintentionally laughable. Additionally, there is a gigantic McGuffin quite literally hanging from the ceiling throughout the motion picture, and when it finally crashes to earth it’s not exactly a shock the misery it exacts, dulling the edges of any penultimate surprises a fair little bit. Lafferty and fellow costar Miguel Sandoval (playing Tim’s caring psychiatrist) are also given irritatingly little to do and part of me wonders if juicier moments for both actors were for whatever reason left on the cutting room floor.

All the same, the movie works. It builds tension with graceful ease, Flanagan using both narrative tangents with a precise eloquence cleanly speaking to the themes of self and identity I believe he was aiming for.

It is eerily shot by cinematographer Michael Fimognari (Unrest), while Russell Barnes’ (We Are What We Are) production design and Elizabeth Boller’s art direction border on sensational, giving seamless identity to both past and present while also making it seem elegantly natural when events begin to merge together into one. Best of all is the score by Andy and Taylor Newton (billed as The Newton Brothers), their sonic designs adding just the right effect augmenting the action, while also helping the developing emotional nuances burst forth with passion and power right up to the end.

I do wish there was a way Flanagan could have better masked how things were going to turn out, the lack of suspense as far as the last moments are concerned admittedly unsatisfying. But up until then I couldn’t help but be impressed with what it was the director had accomplished. Oculus takes a “Twilight Zone” premise and runs with it into intriguingly distressing corners, fleshing out its characters and its ideas with respect for both them and the audience buying a ticket to see it all happen. A thrilling gem, this is one genre outing worthy of gazing into the mirror more than once in order to get a better look at it.

Agreeable Bears a familiar real life adventure

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helms next year’s Monkey Kingdom) take a break for a film or two. The pattern is getting too familiar, too stale, and even though these wildlife exploits are far from unworthy, my excitement in regards to watching them is noticeably starting to wane.

Still, Bears isn’t a bad film, far from it; and I do think parents should show it to their children (and hopefully watch it with them). I’m

just not sure if it is worthwhile for them to head out to the multiplex to view it instead of waiting for the movie to hit DVD and Blu-ray.

With ticket prices being what they are, with concessions so astronomically expensive, I can’t say seeing a documentary such as this in the theater is worth the price of admission, and as good as it might be, that’s a somewhat massive caveat difficult to get beyond.

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BEARS Now playing Disneynature, the branch of Walt Disney that brought forth Earth Day-timed releases of documentaries like Earth, African Cats and Chimpanzees, is back with their fifth effort, Bears, and much like those that preceded it, the film is a perfectly fine familyfriendly “Real Life Adventure” that’s as enjoyable as it is thought provoking. Filmed in the wilds of the Alaskan Peninsula documenting a year in the life of a gigantic brown bear (here dubbed “Sky”) and her two cubs “Amber” and “Scout,” the movie is filled with perils, pitfalls, heartbreak, heroism and love, insights into our planet’s delicate natural wonders sprinkled liberally throughout.

The formula is both familiar and clear. Returning directors Alastair Fothergill (he’s helmed all the film’s in the Disneynature series save Oceans) and Keith Scholey (he codirected African Cats) know all the beats and all the dramatic nuances they want to augment and highlight, everything following a safely satisfying pattern, keeping things on a relatively consistent kid-centric plateau. The

scares never truly frighten, although the threat of something terrible happening to either Amber or Scout is continually omnipresent, both directors distributing information with a simple, easygoing eloquence that’s painless to digest even for the youngest viewer.

At the same time, the pair could use something to shake things up a bit. Maybe it’s the fact so much of this tale plays out like a rather overly dramatic episode of PBS’ long-running “Nature,” maybe it’s that John C. Reilly’s narration can get a little too cutesy at times, but there were moments my mind couldn’t help but wander and I could have cared less about what was going to happen to any of the three protagonists. The sense of awe, the sense of majesty, those are oddly missing, and even though the landscapes are continually impressive, I was never as fascinated by this wild kingdom or its diverse inhabitants near as much as I kept thinking I should have been.

Oceans was directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud (the team behind the Academy Award-winning Winged Migration)and is without question the best film in the Disneynature series up to this point. I can’t help but feel the studio may return to these two and let Fothergill (who, along with Scholey,

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Tune deaf Rio 2 hits too many sour notes The 2011 computer animated hit Rio was agreeable enough for what it was. The movie was a fish out of water story about a long thought extinct tropical bird named Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) brought home to Rio de Janeiro to hopefully mate with the lone female of his species, Jewel (voiced by Anne Hathaway). The pair bicker and banter, claiming to hate one another, even though it’s obvious to anyone with an eyeball that’s not the case, the twosome putting a gaggle of evil poachers in their place while also opening their hearts to the love hidden within.

As slight as it all might have been, it was all told with an agreeable air of comedic fizziness and augmented by Brazilian musical beats that were undeniably infectious.

Instantly forgettable, yes, the film was nonetheless a great deal of fun, the whole thing filled with eye-popping animation that was as colorful as it was inspired.

With that in mind, it’s no surprise that Rio 2 exists. As big a smash as the first was, as many Blu-rays and DVDs it sold, it wasn’t so much a question whether or not Blu and Jewel would return, as it was when they’d finally make their reappearance. One hoped the three years spent making this sequel happen would mean the filmmakers, including returning co-writer and director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age), had taken care to make sure the screenplay was a solid one, giving their beloved characters a reason to return for a second flight. Those hopes, sadly, are in vain.

Why is that? Well, for one thing, there isn’t actually a good reason for this sequel to exits or for Blu and Jewel to return. There’s the thinnest strain of an idea, one involving the potential discovery of a flock of birds just like our two heroes, but nothing of substance is done with it. Sure Blu and Jewel, along with their three kids Bia (Amandla Stenberg),

Carla (Rachel Crow) and Tiago (Pierce Gagnon), journey from Rio into the heart of the Amazon to see if this is true or not, but once there, not a lot happens that’s interesting. The movie stalls out, presenting a few strands of reasonable places to go, and then proceeds to do nothing with them, everything flying in never-ending circles desperately searching for a place to land and a reason to matter.

It’s as if Saldanha and fellow writers Don Rhymer (Deck the Halls) and Yoni Brenner (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) sat in a room tossing out ideas like spitballs, wondering which ones might stick to the whiteboard, the ones that did the themes and story arcs they decided to proceed with.

Never mind if none of them connect very well together. Never mind if that made all of the characters, not just the newcomers, but returning fan favorites as well, one-dimensionally nondescript and hardly worth caring about. The whole thing is a somewhat shocking waste of time and talent, any affinity for the first film I may have had seriously harmed by the ponderous and meandering disaster Rio 2 proves to be.

Even the music is given short shrift. Where the first film was punctuated with stunning songs and musical moments that gave it vitality and life, this one cannot say the same.

Songs begin, look as if they are going to be something special, and then, oddly, come to an end before they even have a chance to begin. The toe stops tapping right away, and what should have been a signature moment of mirth, merriment and life is nothing more than a reminder of potential squandered and positives instantaneously transformed into their insidiously unctuous opposite number.

There are a couple of exceptions: One with returning baddie Nigel (still voiced

by Jemaine Clement with wickedly despicable glee) singing his own craftily evil version of disco standard “I Will Survive,” the other featuring a new character,

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a supposedly poisonous pink frog named Gabi, about her tragically lethal love for her wickedly devilish feathered benefactor sung by the great Kristin Chenoweth with uninhibited rhapsodic fury. Both of these moments are divine, the latter in particular, the Broadway and TV veteran belting her heart out in ways both hysterical and heartfelt. These are the only times in the entire movie where everything soars to the heights I kept thinking were possible, bringing a smile to my face the likes of which I hoped would never disappear.

That obviously was not the case, the film’s numerous shortcomings overwhelming the few positives (including the animation, which is once again stunning) that do indeed exist. Plot tangents involving long-lost family members, environmental devastation, human greed and learning home is indeed where the heart is, all fall flat, none of these disparate threads close to weaving together into a cohesive whole. Rio 2 is oddly tone deaf, its musical notes so sour, so out of tune, listening to them all in one sitting is as excruciating as it is pointless.

Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, now in its 11th year, runs April 26-May 4 LGBTQ-focused screening of The New Black will be presented May 3 Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute

SEATTLE – Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (LHPAI) is pleased to present the largest ever Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF) now in its 11th year. More than 50 films, special events, panels, workshops and mini-fests fill

out the nine-day festival. Director and musician Jeymes Samuel will visit from London to discuss his film, They Die by Dawn on opening night, April 26. Three gifted Seattle filmmakers premiere their locally produced films: Zelalem Negede, recently relocated to Seattle

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from Ethiopia, presents Life in America; Briaan Barron shares her short film Steamfunk & Rococoa: A Black Victorian Fantasy; and Purpelle Tramble, 2013 LHPAI Artist-in-Residence, shares her short film, The Proposal.

The nine-day festival kicks off with a fun-filled Family Film Weekend on April 26 and 27 including a Fat Albert minifest. The closing day screening and Seattle premier of Toussaint L’Ouverture ends the film festival on May 4. A special Ladies Night mini-fest features ten shorts on Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

The LGBTQ-focused screening on Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. will feature the documentary The New Black.

The New Black is a documentary that tells the story of how the African-American community is grappling with the Gay rights issue in light of the recent Gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize Gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar – the black church and reveals the Christian right wing’s strategy of exploiting this phenomenon in order to pursue an anti-Gay political agenda.

The New Black takes viewers into the

pews and onto the streets and provides a seat at the kitchen table as it tells the story of the historic fight to win marriage equality in Maryland and charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.

Vanishing Pearls (April 27, 7 p.m.) is the result of LHPAI’s creative partnership with the African American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM). This film tells the story of the oystermen of Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana, who are struggling to survive following the BP oil spill that left their crop dead, finances in ruin and culture facing extinction.

The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival is a major season program of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. All films are shown on site. LHPAI is located at 104 17th Ave. S. at Yesler Way. Festival passes ($50 - $150) are currently available. Individual screenings are $5 for youth (under the age of 16) and seniors (65+), and $10 for adults. Teen Tix cards are accepted for all individual film screenings for teens ($5). For more information and a complete schedule of films and special events, visit www.langstoninstitute.org/film-festival/

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continued from cover sense; instead, I was looking at it strictly from a saturation standpoint. For years the Hill didn’t sustain even one Sunday brunch. Now – and if you mix in the other Sunday Funday Happy Hours, specials and what not – you could get a feeling that this might not work out too well for the Julia’s gang.

Except history does repeat itself. And if there is one thing that Capitol Hill history has taught us (and Broadway in particular) – is that it is wise to bet on the house when it comes to Karsten and Eladio, because the house truly does always win. “Queen of the Brunch” is as good (and in some places even better than) “Le Faux!”

I attended the April 13 “Queen of the Brunch” drag show because Seattle drag king

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continued from cover “I look forward to growing as an entertainer and reaching an audience of people that might not know me yet,” he said, adding, “I am nothing but excited. We’ve got a wonderful show planned for everyone.”

Aside from the music of people like Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige, Tony Braxton, Outkast, Deborah Cox, and more, Isaac will get out of his comfort zone – “I’m really an introverted person,” she said – and walk around with a camera to take photos of club-goers and with club-goers for something she calls “Isaac’s Kodak Moment.”

Although Thursday is something new for Isaac and he expects that he will be a little nervous, the music from the 1990s and early 2000s that he adores that will be playing throughout the evening will be strong enough to carry the night on its own – and having Isaac host will just be icing on the cake.

“I was such a Gay boy,” Isaac says laughing, while pointing out that she typically was obsessed with the pop divas of that time period: Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera and, of course, Britney Spears.

Nobody can touch Isaac’s Britney – simply the absolute, hands down best Britney Spears impersonation you are ever going to see. Although Isaac played other characters, notably Lady Gaga and Pink as well, she would bring the house down and the dollars out at “Le Faux” whenever she performed as the pop superstar that took over the charts in the late ‘90s and again in the 2000s. Every move was just like Britney’s; from the wispy fan-blown bangs to the body hugging outlandish outfits, you’d forget that you were watching a drag queen and not the real thing. It’s Britney, bitch!

Ceasar Hart was scheduled to make history as the very first drag king to join the cast, and because I was curious and had the time to see what all the fuss was about. I can tell you firsthand that the “fuss” is not just hot air either – “Queen of the Brunch” is a solid show both in production value and entertainment value.

Every Sunday at 1:30 p.m., Julia’s on Broadway (300 Broadway E.) has a drag show hosted by the fabulous and very talented Kristie Champagne, featuring “Le Faux” entertainers Jaxen Brown, Kaleena Markos and more. In addition, just like Ceasar Hart, the producers invite performers, who enjoy local celebrity from both yesterday and today, to present an act to the surprisingly lively Sunday afternoon crowd. The great thing is that every weekend is a different show, so if you come more than once, you still will be

thoroughly entertained.

“Queen of the Brunch” is a Priscilla: Queen of the Desert themed show. According to the producers, “It’s all about the glitter, the glam, and the gorgeous queens who are fighting for the weekly ‘Queen of the Brunch’ title!”

Eat before or during the show from Julia’s extensive breakfast menu. There are seven omelets available, plus a build-your-own option, three different breakfast burritos, and four scrambles to choose from. In addition, Julia’s offers all of the classics, like Eggs Benedict, Chicken-Fried Steak and Eggs Huevos Rancheros. And if you’re in the mood for sweet, they have several options, including Blueberry Crepes, Belgian Waffles, French Toast.

“Queen of the Brunch” is an all-age appropriate show. At the show I attended, there were at least four youth, all under the age of 16, hav-

ing a blast – enjoying the food, the show, and the overall ambient mood of happiness that “Queen of the Brunch” elicits from the audience. While I wouldn’t exactly call the show PG, I would say that the queens onstage toned down their profanity as soon as they saw kids in the audience. That level of professionalism is appreciated. It is possible to entertain without the use of the word “bitch.”

For those looking to enjoy the show and a drink, the bar staff makes a good Bloody Mary and delicious Mimosas.

General seating is $10; VIP is $20 for the best seats closest to the stage and the action.

If you want to reserve group seats, please call 206-334-0513. Tickets are available at the door. For more information about “Queen of the Brunch” drag show, “Le Faux” and Julia’s on Broadway, go to www.

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to support and encourage me. I spent some of the best moments of my life at ‘Le Faux.’”

Last Christmas, Isaac said he knew he had reached the ceiling as an entertainer at “Le Faux.” “I really wanted to shoot for the stars,” he recalls. “So I did three different celebrity illusions in one show. And it isn’t easy to change from one different character to the next in a two-hour show. I mean Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Mariah Carey are all uniquely different from each other. I was very proud of myself. I felt accomplished.

And I felt it was time to leave.”

Of all the characters Isaac has impersonated over the years, he says Britney Spears is his favorite. “Her music just speaks to me,” he said. “Plus, whenever I perform Britney, everyone seems to have a good time. I’d look out at the people in the front row and they would always have a smile on their faces.”

We have certainly been the face of the community at many rallies or events for equality ever since Stonewall.”

“I have been blessed to work with queens that have been around and helped teach me about our history. Queens like Aleksa Manila who is never afraid to stand up and say what’s right.”

Isaac said she would have never gotten into drag if it weren’t for Lady Chablis and Sharon Husbanz. According to Isaac, she started at R Place in “Lashes,” the Friday and Saturday drag show there.

Another person who mentored Isaac is Sean Paul. “He is the one who taught me about celebrity impersonation and gave me the opportunity to work with “Carnival Cabaret” and travel around the country and work as a celebrity entertainer.”

Drag is different now. Even from when Isaac got her start some seven years ago.

One of the reasons would be the fact that drag legend RuPaul created “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and has successfully taken the art form out of a dark bar and into mainstream America’s living rooms through LOGO network. For some local drag queens, getting on the show becomes sort of a sick obsession; consuming their every conversation.

“Oh, I think it is entertaining,” said Isaac. “I think a lot of people forget that “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is just a glimpse of what drag is about.

I want to do this for a living. But it is so much more than just being on TV. But I did audition for the show myself. I would be a liar if I didn’t tell you that. I did it because I think it would be fun and a really good time. But whoever thinks that the only way to get ahead in this profession is by getting on TV, they are wrong.”

Once, when Isaac first left “Le Faux” back in 2011, he went to work for a casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada doing celebrity impersonations. She says it was beautiful and the lake was the “clearest and most gorgeous lake” she’d ever seen. Isaac also performed in Las Vegas at the Rio, saying, “Nothing more can make you feel like a professional entertainer. Playing Las Vegas is the best. It was really cool.”

back to Capitol Hill because I had to come back, not because I wanted to. I thought when I got the casino gig, ‘I’m somewhere now.’ And then it all got taken away.”

“I took four steps forward just to be knocked back ten,” said Isaac. “That is hard to deal with.”

At the time, Isaac says he didn’t see the opportunities she had around her. “That is when my drinking got really bad. I was out ‘til 2 a.m. every single night.”

Now, without the illusion of Britney Spears on her side, Isaac has got to prove to the Hill that she’s got what it takes to keep a weekly show afloat. That’s a challenge Isaac says she is ready for. “I get to be producer and director of my own character,” she said.

“I’ve been looking forward to this for some time now.”

Isaac told Seattle Gay News that the fact that “HollaBack” is at Neighbours is icing on the cake.

“Neighbours will always hold a special place in my heart,” she said. “When I lived in Lynnwood and I was 18 years-old, every Friday and Saturday night, my friends and I would go to Neighbours Underground for the 18+ dance party and just dance the night away and have so much fun. Really, those were the first times I’d ever been in a Gay club. Neighbours was my introduction to Gay life. So in many ways it feels like home.”

“Plus, it is just a great club with proven staying-power,” she continued. “They’ve always had great DJs, a great dance floor, and lights. It’s a great place to be and a great place to work.”

Isaac Scott the drag queen turned celebrity impersonator turned host has come a long way since she was born (and raised) in Bothell.

“I moved down to Seattle right before I began doing drag,” she said. “When I turned 21 I realized I was going out to Capitol Hill with friends all the time and wanted to get out of the suburbs anyway, so I jumped at the chance when I saw one and moved my butt to the Gayborhood eight years ago.”

Speaking on how some people claim that Capitol Hill is not “Gay enough” anymore, Isaac jokingly quipped, “If I go outside and swing my purse, I’ll knock over at least five homos.”

“But in all seriousness, I do think that Gay culture has evolved as everything does over time,” she said. “Fads, style of clothes, and times all change. It is progress. And that is not a bad thing.”

So why leave? Why, as a drag queen, (so many of them have to fight tooth and presson nail for regular paid gigs) would Isaac walk away from a sure thing? After all, “Le Faux” regularly fills each and every seat of their 150-person showroom and the fan base stretches as far back as the beginning of the last decade. Isaac’s characters were some of the best received by audiences and, up until a few weeks ago, he was filling in as host of the show, a duty bestowed on such grand entertainers as Jinkx Monsoon, Shanelle, and Sean Paul.

“I have nothing negative to say about Julia’s or ‘Le Faux’,” said Isaac. “I left because I have been there and done that and got all the t-shirts.”

Simply put, says Isaac, “it was just time for me to move on. I didn’t want to end it, you know, after seven years, in anger. I am so proud and happy to be leaving on my terms.”

Isaac says “Le Faux” is where “I learned a lot. That is where I grew up. It is where I became an adult. That show taught me a lot about myself.”

“The producer of the show, Eladio Preciado, was very good to me,” Isaac points out.

Isaac is quick to point out that drag has “He took a chance on me even when maybe its place in and out of politics – both on and he shouldn’t have (laughs). The different off the stage. “Drag in Gay culture has tracasts over the years were like a family there ditionally been the voice of the community.

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One day, though, the casino gig abruptly ended. “It is always a better day when I have a smile on my face,” Isaac explains. “I am a recovering alcoholic.”

Isaac told Seattle Gay News he has been sober for 18 months.

“It just wasn’t worth it,” she said, referring to the toll that alcohol can take on your friends and family. “I’d rather keep it light, keep it Gay and keep it funny.”

When asked what it was, in particular, that seemed to bring on the binge drinking, Isaac said, “for me it was all of the above.”

“Alcoholism runs in the family,” she continued. “Plus I went through a time where I was angry, and turned to booze for a crutch. Booze is acceptable in the Gay community and it is everywhere. Most people can handle it. I can’t.”

The real reason that Isaac says she was angry had to do with the casino gig ending. “I was really excited when I worked with Carnival Cabaret doing celebrity impersonation shows. It came to a very abrupt end. I came

There isn’t one reason in particular that Isaac says you could pinpoint for him getting help. But for whatever reason it was, Isaac went to recovery through Seattle Counseling Service. “They were a great support system. I don’t know if I would have made it if it weren’t for them.”

Healthy, happy, and on the right track, Isaac told SGN that “at this point I have seen so much positivity from being sober that I don’t want to go back to booze. It’s not even a second thought anymore.”

Going to Seattle Counseling Service was a brave thing for Isaac, especially because she is naturally a very shy and quiet person.

“When people see me on stage, they see a character that I put on.”

Being an introvert can have an upside, however. Although Isaac has been in the community – and lived in the Gayborhood and partied in the bars – most of her life is a mystery. “I think a lot of people don’t know that I have a very extensive drag collection. I am obsessed with wigs and I have about 120 of them.”

Isaac Scott shares an apartment with “Le Faux” cast members Fraya Love and Jaxen Brown where she says it is “all drag all the time around here.”

It’s been said before that you should never have a friend as your roommate or go into business with them. Still, Isaac, Fraya and Jaxen seemed to have found the secret to it.

“I honestly don’t know why it works,” said Isaac, referring to their apartment as the “Drag Compound.” “We are all three just crazy enough to get along.”

Life is good for Isaac Scott in or out of drag. Still though, the “drag” thing makes Isaac giggle a bit, because when he graduated high school, he told SGN, he started going to college to be an architect.

“I was a drama geek in high school,” Isaac admits, then laughs, “I can’t sing though. So the next best thing was to be a lip-syncing drag queen.”

“I have had no formal training,” says Isaac. “For me, I am just really fascinated by every form of entertainment. I want to get into acting more. It is never too late to pursue your dream, they say.”

At the end of the day Isaac Scott says she just wants to be known as a great entertainer.

“It is my goal to have people smile when they see me and have a good time whenever I perform.”

For more information or to book Isaac Scott, send email to IsaacScott101@ gmail.com.

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“All the world’s a stage”

by Sugie SGN Contributing Writer For eight weeks, I rehearsed and earnestly studied for my first starring Seattle play, “The First Fireworks.” Last month, on March 10, 2014, I appeared with my scene partner, Kari, as we wowed them on the quiet stage of North Seattle Community College. My teacher Julienne graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. As soon as I hobbled onto the stage, I directed all my energy toward a wooden bench, placed center stage. I almost completely blocked out the audience. I say that because as I “old-ladied” my lines, I could see someone in the front row with their legs crossed. I say “old-ladied,” a made-up word, because I had to train myself to speak slowly and haltingly for my role. I also had to feign that I was in a lot of pain throughout the play to further capture the character of Dawn.

How my character came about I worked on Dawn, using a tape recorder to help me learn my lines. I recorded the lines of my scene partner, who played my daughter.

Then, while I played my scene partner’s lines, I would stop the tape recorder while I said my own lines. On opening night, I must have said my lines six times, just to really make sure I knew them. Yet there is more to being in a play besides remembering all one’s lines.

All my gestures and movements had to be synchronized to the character to make her even more believable.

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Opening night lives in my memory I had to wear a flimsy flowered nightgown as my character’s costume. I had her carrying a cross, which I carried in real life to ease my mind. I also had my character wearing a Cameo necklace and pearly bracelet. My teacher Julienne would urge me in rehearsals to be “organic” when it came to carving out Dawn’s character. In other words, make everything natural about Dawn. My character had to die at the end of the ten-minute play. This was the first time that I ever had to be dead in a play. I used some Yoga breathing to help me out, and at one point, I remember saying to myself, “You’re dead.” On opening night, at the end of the play, as I said my last line, “No more words, no more words…..” I shut my eyes, and let drop the cross I was carrying. As the lights went down from full light, to half light, to no light, I opened my eyes a crack, just to see when I needed to get up and take my bow with my scene partner. Then a burst of applause trembled through the auditorium, and I even heard one voice yell, “Bravo!” Words cannot describe the swelling feeling of pride I felt in myself. People came up to me afterwards to compliment me on my performance.

Epilogue to a new thespian on the scene My play may have been over, yet my interest in acting in more plays has just begun.

I am enrolled in Advanced Acting Techniques, also taught at North Seattle Community College.

What does the future hold for me? How about it holds at least a smile when I encounter anything that looks like a play for me to mold!

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SATURDAY - April 19

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.

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 Native Arts & Artists Day. 10am-4pm. Burke Museum, UW, 17th Ave NE & NE 45th St. A celebration of Northwest Native art. Demonstrations, hands-on activities for kids & adults. www.burkemuseum.org Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details.

Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.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 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. 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 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.

SUNDAY - April 20

For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org.

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.

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. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

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April 19 thru April 27 Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - April 22

tives & 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. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org 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 Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org.

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.

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

MONDAY - April 21

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.

Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm.

Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). SWC is a 20-member volunteer advisory board that advises the Mayor, City Council, & all City of Seattle departments on matters concerning women & women’s rights.

Meetings open to the public. 684-4537.

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/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724.

PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Lesbian & Gay Child Care Task Force Monthly Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Meets 4th Tuesday each month. The Task Force, in conjunction with Child Care Resources of King County, offers referrals to GLBT-welcoming child care centers & provides training, support & curriculum materials to child care providers. (To access this, call 329-1011 & ask for the “Gay-welcoming” child care programs in your zip code area.) The task force meets monthly to assess their progress in achieving their goals.

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions?

Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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 LGBT MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at 206-2505002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com.

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. 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

Celebrating 41 Years!

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday.

(360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

(See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

Seattle 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.

Bar Nun Bingo. 9pm. Poquitos, 1000 E Pike St. Features fantastic prizes, Happy Hour food & drink prices & delightful special guests from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of St Joan. Tickets $15, includes 4 bingo cards. All proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood’s Someone You Know Fund, providing essential preventive reproductive healthcare to local women & men. www.strangertickets.com

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WEDNESDAY - April 23

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm.

Call for details, location & to make reservations.

Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. www. mature friends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community.

For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter.

(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 Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org 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. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongender alliance.com.

THURSDAY - April 24

Dining Out for Life. Benefits Lifelong AIDS Alliance in ML King County, Pierce County AIDS Foundation in Pierce, Thurston & Lewis Counties. www.dining outforlife.com Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community.

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 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. 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 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. 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 Erotic Arts Festival Launch Party. 9pm1:30am. Within SoDo, 2916 Utah Ave S. Dance the night away to music from DJs Raymond Forbes, Jayson Spaceotter & Ramiro of Uniting Souls. Enjoy amazing aerial bondage performances by Suspended Animation, sexy go-go dancers & a variety of delicious art from past Saettle Erotic Arts Festivals. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. strangertickets.com

SATURDAY - April 26

1912; 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 (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

GSBA Women on Top. 5:30-7:30pm. Rainier Tower, 1301 5th Ave, Suite 1600. Seattle’s premier cocktail hour for LBT & allied professional women. GSBA members $10, non-members $15, students $10. www.thegsba.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 Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. 6pm. Grace UMC (formerly Firs United Methodist). Meets last Thursday most months. FREE. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Evergreen AIDS Foundation & SNOCO Gay Men’s Task Force. For information call (425) 252-7751.

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.

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 PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma.

Meets 4th Thursday each month. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 383-2318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

Bar Nun Bingo. 7:30pm. Pike Brewing Company, 1415 1st Ave. Features fantastic prizes, Happy Hour food & drink prices & delightful special guests from

the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of St Joan.

Tickets $15, includes 4 bingo cards. All proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood’s Someone You Know Fund, providing essential preventive reproductive healthcare to local women & men. www.strangertickets.com Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm.

Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone.

For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 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 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.)

FRIDAY - April 25

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

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

April 18, 2014

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. www.langstoninstitute.org 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 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.

The Pink Prom: 1920s - The Great Gatsby. 8pm12midnight. Everett Community College, Henry M Jackson Center, 2000 Tower St. A safe & sober event for LGBTQs & friends, ages 14-20. $15 single ticket, $25 couple’s ticket. www.facebook.com/ events/1417983485122383

SUNDAY - April 27

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. www.langstoninstitute.org Rain City Jacks. 4th Sunday each month at1pm; 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm. 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.

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 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.

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. Bent offers afford

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able classes & workshops for Queer-identified people.

For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent.writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. 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) - 24hour 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 for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https://groups.yahoo.com/group/ maybebaby seattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proud-and-loud-familiesnorthwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbow familiesps.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, 781-3565, 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) 9854376, 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.

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

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Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities 684-4503.

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www.bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.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 organiza-

tion 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-Discussion-Group/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, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@ llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter. org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 1425, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 1421, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare. org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook. com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-7233723) (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, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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