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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 17, Volume 42, April 25, 2014

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Singer / Songwriter Rae Spoon in My Prairie Home

HARVARD EXIT & NW FILM FORUM

SEATTLE – Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival returns May 8-11 with a provocative program of films, discussions, and live performances. Well-known figures Kate Bornstein and Rae Spoon are featured in two premiere films, while the touring production of “THE NAKED I: INSIDE OUT” kicks off the festival with a diverse multi-media live performance.

“Film is a powerful medium,” says Sam Berliner, Translations Festival Director.

“Translations offers the opportunity to recognize ourselves on screen, which is an unbelievably affirming experience. We want everyone to see themselves in the movies and appreciate what Transgender stories have to offer.”

The festival will show dozens of films from around the world, including the dramas “QUICK CHANGE” from the Philippines, the U.S. made “BOY MEETS see Translations page 6

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Scene from The New Black

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Someone’s getting older. Yep, some of our most treasured albums are surpassing the 10 and 25-year mark in the coming weeks and months. Whether you own them on cassette, CD or digital format, light a birthday candle for these memorable pieces of music. see Albums page 5

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 New Black will be a featured film in the 2014 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival.

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 is-

sue within the black community.

The New Black will be shown on Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (104 17th Ave. S.).

Tickets: $10 general admission; $5 for youth and seniors. www. langstoninstitute.org.

This screening is being presented in association with Sistah Sinema. www.sistahsinema.com. see New Black page 7

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Teen superstar Austin Mahone announces summer concert date Universal / Republic Records

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer On my long list of guys I want made into a popsicle, Austin Mahone is way at the top.

And without going into graphic detail, let’s just say that I would really enjoy that popsicle right down to the very last bite. Mahone, an up and coming pop star, became a YouTube sensation and then signed to a major record label, which then led to opening select concert dates for music giant Taylor Swift, which then led to his own headlining tour backed by MTV. Today, the 18 year-old is not only a singer and performer, but he appears in commercials and attends top entertainment events, such as his co-presenter stint at Premio lo Nuestro, a highly-watched Latin music awards ceremony. The Texasborn teenager’s newest single, “MMM Yeah (featuring Pitbull),” is already a smash hit and its official video has lodged nearly 16 million views on YouTube. Mahone, young and fit and easy on the eye, is set to perform live at Marymoor Park on August 4. Visit www.aeglive.com or www.marymoorconcerts.com for tickets. Please don’t tell this kid that I’m following him on Twitter. And Instagram. And Tumblr. Oh, and Facebook.

Gay Games 9 will take place this summer in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio and organizers have just revealed the entertainment lineup for the Opening Ceremony August 9 at Quicken Loans Arena. Former N’Sync member Lance Bass, Broadway veteran Andrea McArdle, and legendary pop trio, The Pointer Sisters, will perform at the event, kicking off the week-long sporting competition and cultural festival. The Pointer Sisters will be joined by Ruth Pointer’s granddaughter, Sadako. In total, over 400 people will entertain the thousands of athletes and spectators attending the ceremony. Gay Games 9 happens August 9-16.

The 2014 Summer Concert Series at Chateau Ste. Michelle features the following lineup: Allen Stone on June 13, Sarah MacLachlan on June 20 and 21, Meryl Haggard with Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris on June 22, John Legend on June 28, Steve Winwood on June 29, Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band on July 16, Replay America (The Go-Go’s, Patty Smyth and Scandal, Martha Davis and The Motels, Cutting Crew & Naked Eyes featuring Pete Byrne) on July 17, Lyle Lovett & His Large Band on July 18, Goo Goo Dolls & Daughtry with Plain White T’s on July 19, Festival of Jazz (Manhattan Transfer, Spyro Gyra, Lee

Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Jessy J) on July 26, Chris Isaak on July 27, Nickel Creek on August 1, ZZ Top and Jeff Beck on August 9, Gipsy Kings on August 22, Earth, Wind & Fire on August 23, Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus featuring Buddy Guy on August 24, Boston on September 5, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons on September 12, and Crosby, Stills & Nash on September 13 and 14. For tickets, go to www.livenation.com or www.ste-michelle.com.

If you watched the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, you’ll recognize the name Lisa Fischer. She’s one of the most highly regarded backup vocalists in history, supporting the Rolling Stones, Luther Vandross, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Sting and Chris Botti, to name a few. Fischer is also an accomplished solo performer, earning a Grammy in 1992 for the explosive R&B ballad “How Can I Ease the Pain.” The singer-songwriter has booked a two-night stay at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on September 23 and 24 (with 7:30 p.m. sets each evening), her first solo appearance in Seattle that I can recall.

Reservations, with tickets priced at $28.50 (+ $4.00 service fee), can be made now at www.jazzalley.com or by calling (206) 441-9729. This is a pre-sale show; reservations must be made in advance.

Other newly announced shows are Fuck Buttons on July 1 (The Crocodile), Brendan James on July 7 (Tractor Tavern), Echo & The Bunnymen on August 6 (The Showbox Market), and Broken Bells on August 10 (Moore Theatre).

You snooze, you lose. These concerts are now sold out: The Glitch Mob on May 3 (The Showbox Market), Nickel Creek on May 17 (Moore Theatre), Lindsey Stirling on May 21 (Paramount Theatre), John Legend on June 8 (Chateau Ste. Michelle), and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on July 2 (Paramount Theatre).

Finally, don’t forget that an interview with Nickel Creek is forthcoming in our May 9 issue. Sara Watkins, fiddle player and vocalist of the Grammy-winning trio, spoke to me recently just before they went on stage to perform on “The Tonight Show.” Their concert at the Moore Theatre is sold out, but you can see them at Chateau Ste. Michelle this summer.

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Austin Mahone performs at Z100’s Jingle Ball Kick Off Party in New York

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Disintegration – The Cure (released May 2, 1989) Sadly, it’s the last outstanding effort from a band that helped cultivate the British alternative music scene. They’ve made albums since, although not quite at this level. Best track: “Lovesong.”

Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys (released July 25, 1989) The sophomore effort from acclaimed rap trio Beastie Boys wasn’t the commercial giant like its predecessor, Ill Communication, though artistically it was just as solid. Best track: “Shake Your Rump.”

Pretty Hate Machine – Nine Inch Nails (released October 20, 1989) This audacious debut from industrialrock band NIN, led by all-around music wizard Trent Reznor, ranks as one of the best recordings of the ‘80s, hands down.

Best track: “Down In It.”

Afrodisiac – Brandy (released June 28, 2004) An underrated R&B classic, it showcased a more mature and sophisticated Brandy, and collectively her finest tracks are found here. It also featured a young Kanye West on “Talk About Our Love.” Best track: “Aphrodisiac.”

The Other Side of the Mirror – Stevie Nicks (released May 11, 1989) Not as riveting as Bella Dolla or as mystical as The Wild Heart, but just as beloved by Nicks faithful around the world, this album featured a terrific collaboration with Bruce Hornsby. Best track: “Rooms on Fire.”

Brave and Crazy – Melissa Etheridge (released September 11, 1989) Etheridge’s follow-up to her highly praised self-titled debut didn’t disappoint; it was a bold, crafty singer-songwriter album that elevated her into the mainstream. Best track: “The Angels.”

All Hail the Queen – Queen Latifah (released November 7, 1989) Queen Latifah busted down the doors in hip-hop with this fierce, saucy debut that let her male counterparts know that she was here to stay. Things haven’t been the same since. Best track: “Come Into My House.”

Dangerously in Love – Beyonce (released June 24, 2004) Destined for superstardom – better yet, determined for superstardom – this was Beyonce’s moment to snag the spotlight all to herself. Queen Bey had arrived. Best track: “Crazy in Love.”

Bleach – Nirvana Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 – (released June 15, 1989) Janet Jackson Grunge icons Nirvana, recently inducted (released September 18, 1989) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, pioWhile I still lean towards Control, many fans neered what would become a distinct new of Miss Janet-if-you’re-nasty claim this album to sound in rock music that would eventually be their favorite, and quite possibly her most crecreate a worldwide phenomenon. Best track: ative work to date. Best track: “Miss You Much.”

“About a Girl.”

Van Lear Rose – Loretta Lynn (released April 27, 2004) Country legend Loretta Lynn joined forces with Jack White and the result was a gorgeous, fiery record that earned the Coal Miner’s Daughter and her star producer a Grammy. Best track: “Portland, Oregon.”

Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters (released July 27, 2004) Mixing dance, disco and cabaret pop, this flamboyant and irresistably loveable act sashayed their way into the heart of Gay, and some straight, fans. 10 years later, they’re no longer around. Best track: “Take Your Mama.”

Cosmic Thing – The B-52’s (released June 27, 1989) The B-52’s shifted from alternative to pop in 1989, yet still retained their quirkiness – “Love Shack,” anyone? It was a fun, somewhat campy new direction for the Georgia four-piece. Best track: “Roam.”

Hot Fuss – The Killers (released June 15, 2004) Hard to believe, but it’s been 10 years since we were singing the ambigious chorus of “Somebody Told Me.” The Killers haven’t duplicated the greatness of Hot Fuss and we haven’t tired of listening to it either.

Best track: “Somebody Told Me.”

Funeral – Arcade Fire (released September 14, 2004) Arcade Fire was certainly low-radar at this point in their career, but it was only a matter of time before they’d explode. Funeral set the stage for a string of outstanding records from one of music’s most insightful acts. Best track: “Rebellion (Lies).”

The Sensual World – Kate Bush (released October 17, 1989) Eccentric singer Kate Bush is finally returning to the live stage in 2014 after many years of being incognito, and here’s hoping she treats fans to selections from this incredible record. Best track: “The Woman’s Work.”

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Ernest Shackleton Loves Me is well worth a visit ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME BALAGAN THEATRE (AT SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE) THROUGH MAY 3 A hallucinating new mother/musician conjures explorer Ernest Shackleton via Skype to help her weather the winter storms of her failed relationship and her disappearing job in Balagan’s newest show. Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (in a co-production with both Seattle Repertory Theatre and ACT Theatre) is a tour de force performance from both of its two stars!

Ernest Shackleton Love Me is well worth a visit. It’s a dense sound-and-light rocking, lyrical extravaganza, with a bit of hootenanny thrown in.

Valerie Vigoda is both the lyric writer (book by Joe DiPietro and music by Brendan Milburn) and the hallucinating musician who creates the music right in front of us through the use of automated keyboards, sound looping, playback, an electric violin, and even an old reel-to-reel tape recorder! Vigoda is a wonder as we watch her swiftly and deliberately latch on her violin and flip switches and sing! She has a gorgeous voice, too.

Perhaps because she does so much already, it is a lot to ask that she also emote effectively in this frantic realm of creation. In that, she is over-shadowed by her partner, Wade McCollum, though he has far fewer aspects to manage, besides mostly being charming, as Ernest Shackleton, silly as Ponce de Leon, and occasionally playing the banjo.

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If you saw Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in Seattle a couple of months ago, you’ll know already that McCollum is an amazing musical theater performer. Here, he displays his lush vocals and a deeply masculine explorer persona with a sunny disposition, even in the midst of harsh winter calamities.

This is a new musical with a complex and contemporary amount of technical creation within it. There is a ton of video production for background eye-candy, along with imitation Skype-ing, a layered and dense and beautiful soundscape with both recorded and live elements almost impossible to tease apart, and a complicated dance with plastic snowflakes.

The story involves Kat (Vigoda) who is a composer for video games and a new mother abandoned by her musician boyfriend when he gets cold feet about fatherhood. A subplot about her getting fired from her game composing amps up the pressure, probably unnecessarily. The fact that she has a colicky baby and has not been able to get sleep for 36 hours as a single mother surely is enough pressure to heap on her circumstance. That 36-hour deprivation prompts hallucinations about heroes, whereupon she gets a phone call from Ernest Shackleton (McCullom).

At that point, Kat relives with Ernest his harrowing journey to the South Pole where his ship gets stuck in the ice and no one is sure if they will return home. Even though the musical is fairly short, only 95 or so minutes, we still really don’t need to go through as many stages of the Shackleton adventure as are currently detailed. Nor do we need as many reprises as we get.

The first song of the evening, “This Sucks,” starts off gorgeously with Kat sing-

Wade McCollum and Valerie Vigoda in Ernest Shackleton Loves Me

ing about how 300 beta-test boys love her composition. Within that is woven the event that she gets fired, but the song is an exultation that her work is admired by a set of admirers, teen-age boys, that is surprising and empowering. That part of the song is sublime. (Wading into suggestion territory, the song would work better if the “suck”y part were removed and she doesn’t get fired.)

The next song, “Pick Up the Phone,” focuses on the bad relationship part, which is another aspect that could be much reduced without harm, almost removing her boyfriend from the equation. The point is the wakefulness and the solitary pressure, not the stupid boyfriend.

The awkward inclusion of a doll as the baby, would be another easy area to fix. There is so much video already, why not just video a baby so that when Kat hears the crying from

the monitor, she can switch on a babycam to see if the baby needs attention? We don’t need to see a physical manifestation of the baby.

A lot of work has gone into the production, and it is intelligent and thoughtful and surprises in many lovely ways. There is no question that it could do extremely well transferring to New York City (which is the goal), if a bit more tinkering is done to iron out the few kinks.

Do check it out before it flies across the country! You’ll be happy you can say you saw it first!

For more information, go to www.balagantheatre.org or www.seattlerep.org or call 206-443-2222.

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

“These stories speak to our shared humanity.” within the black community. Films shown include “SHIRTS VS. SKINS,” “NEIGH“MY PRAIRIE HOME” (Friday, May BORS, and “THE INFAMOUS T.” 9, Northwest Film Forum, 7:00 p.m.)

Come along for the ride in this musical TRANS TRIUMPHANT SHORTS celebration of Rae Spoon, the Canadian (May 10, Northwest Film Forum, 4:30 p.m.)

Transgender singer-songwriter of last year’s Creating Trans-specialized health care, hit Opening Night performance, “GEN- being undocumented, living with AspergDER FAILURE.” This playful documen- er’s syndrome, and taking on the legal systary poetically intertwines music videos, tem are some of the issues addressed in this interviews, and performances on a bus tour collection of films that chronicle the chalacross the majestic Canadian prairie. Direct lenges facing our diverse community. They from its world premiere at Sundance! prove that Transgender people can overcome adversity and empower ourselves to “KATE BORNSTEIN IS A QUEER be who we genuinely are.

AND PLEASANT DANGER” (Sunday, May 11, Northwest Film Forum, 7:15 p.m.)

About Translations: What do Scientology, ‘80s shoulder pads, The Seattle Transgender Film Festival tattoos, activism, and gender theory have to Three Dollar Bill Cinema presents Translado with one another? Nothing, unless you tions: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival. are entering the world of author, performer, Translations is a groundbreaking film festival and Transgender icon Kate Bornstein. This providing the Pacific Northwest with a venue U.S. premiere captures the engaging, funny, and dangerous Bornstein and will leave you examining your own assumptions about gender, society, power, sexuality, and life.

for films by, for and about Transgender people that encourages visibility and positive representations of Transgender issues. Launched in 2006, Translations is one of only a few Transgender film festivals in the world.

About Three Dollar Bill Cinema Three Dollar Bill Cinema provides access to films by, for and about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people and their families, creating a forum for LGBT filmmakers to share and discuss their work with audiences. By producing the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival, curating themed screenings and presenting other programs in partnership with local arts, cultural and service delivery organizations, Three Dollar Bill Cinema strengthens, connects and reflects diverse communities through queer film and media. www.threedollarbillcinema.org

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GIRL,” and the award winning “OPEN UP TO ME” from Finland. A variety of perspectives and genres are highlighted in the short film programs “TRANS TRIUMPHANT” and “WHATEVER IT TAKES,” a collection of black trans films.

Opening Night of Translations will be held at the Harvard Exit Theatre (807 E. Roy St.) on Thursday, May 8, at 7:15 p.m., and the festival continues over the weekend at the Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave.).

A FREE family program on Sunday, May 11, at 12:30 p.m., with the film “A SELFMADE MAN” is being presented in partnership with Gender Diversity.

For complete capsule listings, tickets, and a schedule of all films featured, visit http:// translations.strangertickets.com or visit www.threedollarbillcinema.org Ticket Information: Festival Pass: $65; Opening Night: $16 in advance, $20 at the door; Single Tickets: $10; Three Dollar Bill Cinema Members save $2 on full-price tickets; Youth and Senior Tickets: $8 – youth are 21 and under; seniors are 65 and over; “INTERSEXION” – with post-film displease present ID at the box office. cussion (Saturday, May 10, Northwest Film Forum, 2:30 p.m.)

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: What happens to babies who are born “THE NAKED I: INSIDE OUT” with ambiguous genitalia? In this heart-felt (Opening Night, Thursday, May 8, Harvard documentary, intersex individuals share Exit Theatre, 7:15 p.m.) their stories about navigating the male/feThis LIVE! performance exploring Queer male binary. Jane Goto from Advocates for and Trans experiences through monologues, Informed Choice will attend the screening video clips, and spoken word has its West and discuss the intersection between TransCoast premiere hot on the heels of an ac- gender and Intersex experiences. claimed sold-out run in Minneapolis. Over 75 LGBT and allied artists contributed to this WHATEVER IT TAKES: BLACK production, featuring fresh voices and unique TRANS SHORTS (Saturday, May 10, perspectives on what it means to identify one- Northwest Film Forum, 12:30 p.m.) self as Queer, Transgender, or gender nonCheck out this collection of compelconforming. As one audience member put it, ling stories highlighting three perspectives

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The New Black features interviews with the following individuals: Karess Taylor-Hughes

Taylor-Hughes is originally from Long Island New York. At the age of 24 she already has years of experience working in political campaigns. She was a field organizer for Equality Maryland and The Human Rights Campaign. Karess currently attends Columbia University, where she is pursuing her Masters degree in Sports Management. She will continue to make progress as she pushes to increase more advocacy work for underrepresented communities.

Pastor Derek McCoy

McCoy serves as President of the Maryland Family Alliance and Maryland Family Council which are organizations dedicated to seeing strong families, educated children, and responsible government in society. Derek has served as an Associate Pastor of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland for the past 18 years. In addition, he formerly served as Sr. Vice President of The High Impact Leadership Coalition.

Rev. Delman Coates

Coates is a Pastor at Mount Ennon Baptist Church, located in Clinton, Maryland. He is a graduate of Morehouse College and Columbia University (Ph.D. in New Testament & Early Christianity, 2006). He has been happily married to Yolanda Walsh Coates for 17 years, and they are the proud parents of two sons, Nathaniel and Joshua, and twin daughters Ava Marie and Leah Blair.

Sharon Lettman-Hicks

Lettman-Hicks is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people. Founded in 2003, NBJC has provided leadership at the intersection of national civil rights groups and LGBT organizations, advocating for the unique challenges and needs of the African-American LGBT community that are often relegated to the sidelines. NBJC envisions a world where all people are fully empowered to participate safely, openly and honestly in family, faith and community, regardless of race, class, gender identity or sexual orientation. In concert with NBJC’s mission to eradicate racism and homophobia, her personal goals are: to make the Black family the focal point of NBJC; to tell compelling stories about the Black LGBT community; and to see Black LGBT people understood, embraced and respected for their valuable contributions to society.

Samantha Master

Master is a 25 year-old student at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. Samantha currently serves as the Youth and Campus Outreach Intern for the Human Rights Campaign and aspires to one-day serve as the Vice President of Student Affairs at Howard University. She originally began working on the marriage equality campaign in Maryland in 2007 as a volunteer with Equality Maryland because Black LGBT people – especially Black LGBT people in the South – are deeply important to her, and she wanted people to see people who looked like her – when they thought about LGBT people. She also got involved because she believes this battle is only the first step in the fight for LGBT-liberation.

Anthony Charles Williams II

Williams was formerly known under the gospel moniker Tonéx. He is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer and producer from San Diego, CA. Williams has released several hundred songs on dozens of albums over the span of his career, while producing several others for both gospel and secular artists. He has won six Stellar Awards, a GMA Award, and received 2 Grammy nominations: one for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for his 2004 gold album, Out The Box and another in 2009 for Best Urban/Soul Alternative Performance for his single, “Blend,” from his 2009 album, Unspoken. His music blends a smorgasbord of styles, including pop, R&B, jazz, soul, funk, hip hop, rock, latin, electro, punk and trance.

His new stage name is B. Slade.

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Mann, Diaz shine in otherwise unflattering Woman 20th Century fox

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE OTHER WOMAN Now playing In many respects, The Other Woman is not the movie you think it is going to be.

What looks on the surface to be nothing more than a facile, superficial gross-out comedy about three women (two of whom are the unknown mistresses of the third’s supercilious cad of a husband) wants, in its heart, to be so much more than that. Screenwriter Melissa Stack attempts to manufacture a scenario where these women are more than their stereotypical parts, trying to craft a tale of female empowerment, bonding and sisterhood that rises above the trite obnoxiousness of the central narrative hook.

But then comes the last third of the film when it suddenly, irrevocably and disappointingly transforms into exactly the film most would have expected it to be from the start, erasing much of the good will generated by the initial portions with upsetting rapidity. It takes disastrous turns, making its

heroines so much less than they should be, reveling in nasty bits of bathroom humor and offensive misogynistic undertones (not to mention ghastly gender identity stereotypes) that are difficult to take seriously let alone endure with anything close to comfort.

Until then, however, The Other Woman is surprisingly winning. When hotshot New York lawyer Carly Whitten (Cameron Diaz) discovers the man she’s been having a whirlwind romance with, startup investment wizard Mark King (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), is secretly married, she immediately tries to cut all ties with him. Problem is, the guy’s needy, relatively insecure suburban housewife Kate (Leslie Mann) requires a shoulder to cry on and she’s for some strange reason chosen the very woman who unintentionally wronged her to lay it on.

The pair strike up a friendship even though by all accounts they should hate each other.

Yet, the more Carly gets to know about Kate and vice-versa, the more they realize they’re largely cut from the same exact cloth, each finding ways to empower the other, giving them a reason to move on with their lives in

hopes of bettering it for the long run. They talk to one another like adults, and although bouts of adolescent-like lunacy occur, for the most part they do their best to fall apart and put themselves back together with poise, intelligence and newfound tenacity.

It is during these sections that the movie works best. Mann is sensational, dominating the story with her emotionally complex, free-flowing performance, that constantly surprises, and never goes where you expect it to go. She takes a character who, on the surface at least, could have been indefensibly insulting, and transforms her into a figure of empowering grace, dignity and resilience, throwing herself into the role heart and soul with abandon. Mann is fearless, mining emotional terrain that’s as complex as it is authentic, her breakdowns and crackups every bit as important and as inspiring as her internal resurrection and newfound strength of spirit.

As for Diaz, it’s actually kind of nice to see her play the straight woman, and instead of being the one doing all the pratfalls and the hijinks, she instead gets to be the one who responds to them slowly, becoming the somewhat motherly center around which all else revolves. She doesn’t back away from Carly’s more odious and off-putting traits; instead she embraces them, knowing that by doing so she’ll make her character’s transformational journey more interesting and relatable than it would have been otherwise.

Even so, all of this ends up being for naught when the film finally decides to get around to its more tiresome aspects, most notably the arrival of a second mistress, bubbly good-hearted airhead Amber (Kate Upton), and the plot to get cold-hearted revenge on the man who’s done all three of them wrong kicks into gear. It turns into an adult version of John Tucker Must Die – only played with little panache and almost zero charisma, going through the motions with pandering exactitude as it pertains to all that happens during this final third.

For whatever reason, Stack isn’t content with keeping Mark a smarmy, selfishly misogynistic rake and instead feels the need to transform him into an outright inhuman monster. Problem is, by doing this she ends up inadvertently stripping her heroines of the traits and nuances that make them relatable

and allow them to be human, an emotional connection between their travails and the audience experiencing it along with them, thus virtually impossible. It’s a disastrous turn of events, frustrating to say the least, and by the time things ultimately, and predictably, play themselves out, I’m not sure I could have cared any less had I actively tried.

Director Nick Cassavetes admittedly stages a few inspired sequences – a scene where Carly attempts to shove Kate into a cab is borderline genius – and he’s certainly made a better motion picture than his insipidly unwatchable travesty of melodramatic excess that is The Notebook, but that doesn’t mean he works miracles. His handling of much of this borders on haphazard at best, nonexistent at worst; lackadaisical shifts in tone and pacing continually keeping the highpoints from clicking as regally as they maybe could have, while also accelerating the film’s downfall by accentuating the more odious aspects in ways that are inexplicably noxious.

At the same time, as already stated, he does get great work out of both Mann and Diaz.

Additionally, Upton doesn’t do herself any injuries even if the character she’s playing is as one-dimensionally cliché as they come, Cassavetes utilizing her far better than I anticipated possible. Don Johnson also has a few amusingly playful moments as Carly’s randy father, while Zero Dark Thirty and “Chicago Fire” heartthrob Taylor Kinney does wonders with what is an otherwise massively underwritten role portraying Kate’s sensitively charming younger brother Phil.

Yet The Other Woman fails, close to miserably, if only because it takes its two main heroines and unceremoniously throws them under the bus. While other facets perplex and falter (the casting of Nicki Minaj is headscratching in and of itself, but it’s only one of many incongruities that arise), and while penultimate scenes with Coster-Waldau are unintentionally embarrassing, it’s the fact the film suddenly and without provocation treats both Carly and Kate with such little respect that’s most upsetting. It belittles and humiliates the two of them in ways that are close to unforgivable, making a movie I was ready to proclaim a nifty little April surprise into nothing more than an unflattering letdown I’d suddenly rather forget.

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BRICK MANSIONS Now playing Sometime in the very near future, Detroit is a warzone. The worst section of town has been dubbed “Brick Mansions,” and after an incursion by law enforcement to regain control ends in tragedy, officials take the drastic step of walling off the neighborhood from the rest of the city leaving everyone inside to fend for themselves.

Lino (David Belle) is the neighborhood vigilante, obsessed with making sure drug dealers, like the all-powerful Tremaine (RZA), lose as much money and influence as possible, considering he’s just one man working on his own. Damien (Paul Walker) is a seasoned undercover cop from the city, whose father was slain trying to bring law and order back to Brick Mansions, and he’s looking for a reason to infiltrate so he can see those who pulled the trigger pay.

The combination of Lino’s ex-girlfriend Lola’s (Catalina Denis) kidnapping and a

small nuclear device being smuggled into Brick Mansions, both evils engineered by Tremaine, is what brings the neighborhood’s Robin Hood and the big city’s most driven cop together, the duo forging an uneasy alliance in a quest to bring this kingpin down.

But nothing is what it seems and not every enemy is a foe and every ally a friend, and before Lino and Damien know it, they’re suddenly faced with the realization the only people they can fully trust is one another.

Brick Mansions is a remake of the 2004 international French sensation District B13.

Co-written and produced by action maestro Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, La Femme Nikita), District B13 was the initial introduction of the martial arts phenomenon known as Parkour (the art of efficiently moving through environments with only the human body as the tool), movement co-founder Belle featured in a primary role, making him an almost instant star. It was a fun, fast and incredibly loose bit of frenetic dystopian action silliness, countless movies of all shapes, sizes and stripes (including Casino Royale and Live Free or Die Hard) borrowing ideas

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Not that we’re talking some B-grade action classic. The script was pretty silly the first time around and it is highly possible it’s even more so in regards to the remake. On top of that, RZA might just be the most unimposing villain I’ve seen in ages, the music star and cultural icon not exactly the greatest actor of his generation, mumbling through his lines as if he’s speaking with a mouth full of marbles. Delamarre has a bear of a time trying to maintain a minimal sense of continuity, keeping track of just how much time has passed between the start of the film and the explosive climax next to impossible.

Who am I kidding? As dumb as it all is – and, believe me, it’s really, really stupid – the movie is a heck of a lot of fun. There are a flurry of exceptional scenes, not the least of which is a flat-out incredible bit of acrobatic derringdo involving Lino and Damien having a heck of a time trying to take down Tremaine’s most imposing henchman, naturally nicknamed ‘Yeti’ (Robert Maillet). Belle is a natural star born from the Jackie Chan school of anythinggoes lithe physical pyrotechnics, and much like the two French films in the series (District 13: Ultimatum was released in 2009) he steals the show the moment he steps into the frame.

This isn’t a great movie. I’m not even sure it’s a good one. But I can’t say I wasn’t entertained, and as inane as this remake might

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hatched within it, presenting them in most cases as if they were their very own.

With that in mind, it does feel a little odd that it’s taken a decade for a Hollywood remake to finally make its way into theatres.

Also co-written and produced by Besson and directed by one of his B-movie action disciples Camille Delamarre (he edited Taken 2, Lockout, Colombiana and Transporter 3), the movie doesn’t stray particularly far from the source material. If you’ve seen the French original, then you’ll know exactly where this one is headed long before the characters themselves do, the lapses in logic more or less par for the course.

For everyone else, it’s likely newcomers are buying tickets to either witness sequences of spectacular action or to see star Walker in what is tragically one of his final roles.

If so, I doubt those who’ve entered the theatre for those reasons are likely to be disappointed. On the first front Delamarre stages sequences of adrenaline-fueled pyrotechnics with energetic glee, an eye-popping initial rooftop chase as glorious as it is giddily absurd. As for the second, while Walker doesn’t do anything new or unexpected, he’s still charismatically strong as the intractable and forthright Damien, understanding the mechanics of both the film and what is required of him down to the marrow.

Paul Walker in Brick Mansions

be, the fact it’s an action effort that returns to basics and eschews computer-augmented bits of trickery for old school rock ’em-sock ’em, fists-a-flying fireworks is a major plus as far as I’m concerned. As one of Walker’s final

efforts, it’s nothing to be ashamed of, and for those looking to have some mindless fun, but don’t want to be treated as if they’re brainless (even if the movie itself might be) Brick Mansions is a neighborhood worth visiting.

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer TRANSCENDENCE Now playing Will Caster (Johnny Depp) and his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) are scientists at the forefront of the movement to create the first fully functioning, self-sustaining Artificial Intelligence or A.I. On the day they are giving a talk on the subject, facilities across the United States working in this field are hit by terrorists who believe this technology to be an abomination and a danger to the future of humanity itself, and many leaders in the field are brutally murdered.

One of the victims of this assault is Will, a lone gunman shooting him in the gut before taking his own life. While it initially appears he’ll survive, it turns out the bullet has been laced with radiation, meaning the scientist’s time left on the Earth will be tragically short.

But Evelyn will not let her husband go with-

out a fight. With the assistance of friend and colleague Max Water (Paul Bettany), she’s going to upload Will’s consciousness into the supercomputer the two of them have been designing, thus allowing him to live on even if his body has been rendered useless.

This is the setup to Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister’s (Inception) directorial debut Transcendence, a movie that follows a litany of familiar and wellworn science fiction tropes attempting to give them a modern day, ecologically-minded spin in the process. Jack Paglen’s script brings to my mind everything from random “Twilight Zone” episodes, to “Max Headroom” commercials, to The Lawnmower Man, to the writings of authors as varied as Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov and William Gibson. Heck, even the recent Captain America: The Winter Soldier contains a subplot eerily reminiscent of the main action explored here, proving without a doubt the ideas being talked about aren’t exactly

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new or original even though they’ve been given a posh 21st century polishing.

Even so, Transcendence is fairly fascinating, at least for the initial hour, concepts of self, identity and what it means to be human played out in cybernetic realm that feels startlingly authentic. Evelyn’s love for Will is so all-encompassing, she has trouble spying the potential dangers shining brightly in front of her. At the same time, Max can’t help but question what it is the pair of them has done the moment his friend’s intellect and consciousness claim to still be in working order, the thought of what he’ll do if uploaded to the Internet chilling him to the bone.

It’s in these building block portions that Pfister does his best work. He imparts a ton of information, the levels of exposition needing to be explained so all that’s transpiring makes even passing sense staggering, but he does so in a way that is consistently easy to keep track of. Without talking down to the audience or belittling the viewer’s intelligence he nonetheless finds a way to explain what is going on in easily digestible fragments, Jess Hall’s (The Spectacular Now) cinematography and David Rosenbloom’s (The Insider) editing filling in the blanks, allowing him to strip away the dialogue without losing an ounce of narrative clarity in the process.

If only the second hour could be the same.

At a certain point, Paglen’s script transforms from heady, what-if scientific thriller cum horror story into a rather ungainly and unfocused action flick, explosions and gunfire taking the place of thoughtfulness and clarity. The movie sets up an intriguing scenario filled with tons of curious characters all with interesting stories aching to be told, only to lose sight of them as things rush towards the somewhat inevitable conclusion. There just isn’t the time to make any of this work like it should, and the moment Morgan Freeman’s fellow scientist and Cillian Murphy’s chilly FBI agent reenter the proceedings (they’re around during the initial sequences when Will gets shot) things almost can’t help but fall disappointingly off the rails.

Which is too bad, because for a while there Pfister had me happily in his pocket, eagerly lapping up what it was he wanted to show

me and excited to discover in which direction things were going to go to next. Hall is extremely strong as a wife driven beyond all limits of known sanity to fight for her husband’s survival, while Bettany is wonderful as a man eager to help her do it, only to begin to shrivel in horror once the realization of what they’ve done starts to sink in. The pair anchor the first 60-plus minutes with remarkable, robust ease, each going in differing directions only to come full circle once things almost inevitably spiral back in on top of themselves during the climactic act.

The problem is that when the horror of the situation finally reveals itself, by and large the complex characterizations needed to make these happenings resonate never have fully materialized. While Evelyn does remain front and center for the majority of the picture, Max sadly disappears for a great deal of the running time only to reemerge as something of a completely different person than the one we are introduced to at the start. On top of that, the supporting cast, including Freeman, Murphy, Kate Mara, Cole Hauser, Clifton Collins Jr., Josh Stewart, Xander Berkeley and Lukas Haas are almost universally wasted, none of them given near enough to do to make any of their collective actions matter in ways that mean anything substantive.

Even so, Transcendence is hardly a waste of time. Pfister’s visual style, honed to perfection working for Christopher Nolan for over a decade, is on grand display, and for a good portion of the film he manages to do a marvelous job masking the majority of the narrative shortcomings, giving things an undeniable urgency that’s invigorating. More than that, he stages a glorious final scene near the end between Depp and Hall that encapsulates many of the inherent themes and ideas contained within Paglen’s script beautifully, bringing subtly wangled tears to my eyes I wasn’t even slightly ashamed to shed. That the movie doesn’t ultimately work is decidedly a problem, but that doesn’t make the experience of watching it any less riveting, and as failures go, this is arguably one I’ll be thinking about and pondering for many months to come.

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Portland’s “Q-Doc Festival” begins May 15 courtesy of

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer For those on the go, here’s some news you can use in the world of LGBT travel.

Did you know that Portland is home to the only film festival on the entire planet exclusively dedicated to LGBT documentaries? It’s true. “QDoc: The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival” takes place May 1518 at McMenamins Kennedy School Theater (5736 NE 33rd Ave.) with an Opening Night screening of The Case Against 8 at Whitsell Auditorum, inside the Portland Art Museum

(1219 SW Park Ave.) and the Opening Night Party at Portland Art Museum’s Sunken Ballroom (1119 SW Park Ave.). The Case Against 8 is a captivating behind-the-headlines look at the Supreme Court’s groundbreaking ruling on Proposition 8, previously banning same-sex marriages in California.

Eleven documentaries will be shown during the four-day festival, including The Rugby Player, a portrait of Mark Bingham, one of the passengers aboard the ill-fated United 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania on 9/11, Regarding Susan Sontag, an insightful peek into the life of the late novelist and activist Susan Sontag, and My Prairie Home

that focuses on indie singer-songwriter Rae Spoon. Tickets for individual showings are $10 ($8 for students and seniors), or a festival pass for $75. For a complete list of documentary titles, screening times and other information, visit www.queerdocfest.org.

Las Vegas, a hotter-than-ever destination for LGBT travelers, has unveiled its first Gaythemed commercial segment that will run on Bravo, E! and Logo TV channels. “The Check In” begins with a young man and woman locking arms and making their way to a hotel reception desk, but when the girl excuses herself to freshen up along comes a tall handsome stranger who stands next to the guy, which prompts the staff person to ask “you gentlemen ready to check in?” The men look at each other and grin innocently without saying a word, an ambiguous moment that lends itself brilliantly to the city’s already popular “What Happens Here, Stays Here” slogan. You can view the commercial on the YouTube channel “Visit Las Vegas.”

For beauty pageant followers, the 2014 Miss USA competition will not take place in Las Vegas this year, where it’s been held for the past six consecutive years.

(I attended the 2013 ceremony at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, where Erin Brady from Connecticut was crowned.)

The event will be televised on June 8 from the Baton Rouge River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The winner of this prestigious title will then represent the United States at the Miss Universe competition, expected to take place in Fortaleza, Brazil this fall or winter.

Two big Seattle acts are part of the lineup for this year’s “Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival” in San Francisco, set for August 8-10. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will go on stage immediately after Death Cab for Cutie on Saturday night, representing the Emerald City back-to-back. Both artists have interviewed with Seattle Gay News and are huge LGBT supporters. Other Gay or Gay-friendly performers headed to “Outside Lands,” scheduled at the historic Golden Gate Park, are Tegan and Sara, Kanye West, Kacey Musgraves, Big Freedia and Cut Copy, who also interviewed with Seattle Gay News a few years ago. For the complete lineup and festival information, visit www.sfoutsidelands.com.

Thanks to Sub Pop Records, passengers flying out of Sea-Tac Airport (SEA) will be able to take off with cool music merchandise. The iconic record label, which launched the careers of Nirvana, Fleet Foxes and The Shins, among others, is set to open a retail store in the airport’s main terminal that will stock music, apparel, books, travel items, accessories and other goods. Passengers, whether on outbound or connecting flights, can pick up musical mementos with a local affiliation to grab for gift giving or for a more tuneful flight experience.

The Sub Pop retail store will be open 365 days a year from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. In 2012, Sub Pop Records donated kindly to Washington state’s marriage equality campaign.

Finally, look for SGN’s upcoming Pride Travel section in late June with features on Seoul, Las Vegas, the Oregon Coast and a brand new hotel in Portland called The Sentinel.

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American Idiot – Green Day (released September 21, 2004) Green Day peaked artistically with this fearless concept album that went on to inspire a Broadway musical. It produced multiple hits and won a Grammy for Best Rock Album. Best track: “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”

Want Two – Rufus Wainwright (released November 16, 2004) Out and proud singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright released the second installment of his Want project in 2004, a marvelous batch of intriguing songs joined by stirring, orchestrated backgrounds. Best track: “The One You Want.”

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Love.Angel.Music.Baby – Gwen Stefani (released November 23, 2004) The pressure was on Gwen Stefani to deliver on her first solo release after a break from No Doubt, and she came through brilliantly with this guilty pleasure. Best track: “Hollaback Girl.”

Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson (released November 30, 2004) Clarkson really got to flex her muscle on this sophomore recording; her first album was a bit soft and a total mismatch to her edgier style. It won the “American Idol” alum two Grammys. Best track: “Since U Been Gone.”

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

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

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

SUNDAY - April 27

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

Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/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.

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

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

Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharma buddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed

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 info 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.

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SATURDAY - April 26

Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Seattle Pet Expo. 10am-6pm. Seattle Center. Pet costume & talent contest, walk-through aviary, mega adoption event, great pet prducts, free nail trims, family entertainment & more! FREE admission. Bring your pet. www.seattlepetexpo.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

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

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

For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Dina Martina: Her Greatest Videos ... And More!

(3/28-4/27). Fri/Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Hosted by Miss Martina herself, this show celebrates Dina Martina’s legacy by featuring all her best film & video segments plus new video, live singing & dancing.

Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/546683 Keefee’s House of Cards (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, Everett. A safe & sober event for LGBTQs & friends, ages 14-20. $15 single ticket, $25 couple’s ticket. www.facebook.com/ events/1417983485122383

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

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

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

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 No Safeword Writers Group. 7-9pm. Meets 4th Monday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwriters group.org (Also meets 2nd Sunday, 1-3pm.)

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

PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm.

Unitarian Universalist Church, 25701 14th Pl S, Kent.

Meets 4th Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

MONDAY - April 28 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org www.sasgcc.org 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 Rain City Jacks. 4th Sunday each month at 1pm; 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, sexpositive, non-profit and private. Membership required.

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

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.

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. (See Saturday listing at 8pm for details.)

Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors 7pm; Competition 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Karaoke and original song competition. The 1st place winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25. FREE registration. No cover. www.seattlepride.org; 322-9561.

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

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

WEDNESDAY - April 30

Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Em

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powered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com 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.)

Gay City Arts - Meet the Author: “The Queer Detective, Discovering LGBT Mysteries & Suspense.”

7pm. Seattle Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. Three Pacific Northwest writers read from their mystery & suspense novels - work that both solves the crimes and celebrates LGBT heroes and heroines. Join Gay City, Gay Romance Northwest Meetup and the Seattle Central Library for this Meet The Author reading. More info: gaycity.org/meet-the-author.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersol lcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongender alliance.com.

THURSDAY - May 1

Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org 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 888-292-1912; 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 Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! Get-togethers are highly social & offer “low impact” volunteer work & an opportunity to learn more about LAA. Please call before dropping in. 957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today.

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. Drop-ins 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 Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide.

Meetings open to the public. 684-4540.

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E.

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

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - May 3

(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. langstoninstitute.org JAKE Talks: Joyfully Awaken to Knowledge & Empowerment. 10am-3pm, Gay City, Calamus Auditorium, 1517 E Pike St. JAKE was conceived to spotlight the voices of speakers and thought-leaders who are LGBT who can intimately speak to the unique cultural experiences we celebrate as a community alongside our allies in an entertaininng yet inspiring and accessible format.

Featured speakers share powerful stories and insights ranging from Sex, Intimacy, and Relationships to Health/ Fitness. From Leather History & Culture to Gay Marriage & Chosen Families. The conversation continues beyond to Self-Discovery and Queer Spirituality. More than a series of provocative and inspiring talks with an LGBT narrative, JAKE is an innovative and interactive experience bringing you to the forefront of art + music + fashion relevant to our culture. Drawing from the vast talent of our community, JAKE features live DJ and musical performances while showcasing art in various mediums in addition to eye-catching fashion and design.

Tickets: $26. www.jake-talks.com Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

SUNDAY - May 4

(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. langstoninstitute.org Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Entre Hermanos Cinco de Mayo Brunch. El Quetzal, 3209 Beacon Ave S. Help Entre Hermanos continue their mission of promoting the health & well-being of the Latino LGBT community thru health education, support groups & referrals to services & advocacy. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.entrehermanos.org Celebration of Spring. 12noon. Cowan Park, Brooklyn Ave NE & NE Ravenna Blvd. The jubilant procession will dance its way down the Ravenna Ravine. Sumptuous feasting & revelry to follow on the South Bluff. Goddess Ravenna Ravine has ordained celebrants to wear Festival Dress & Masks. Bring musical & percussion instruments & provide picnic foods. All friends of the Earth are welcome.

PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors 7pm; Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937. anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recov- Competition 8pm. The Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St. Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist ery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Karaoke and original song competition. The 1st place Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Question- winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of ing Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for $25. FREE registration. No cover. www.seattlepride. Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside org; 322-9561.

Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www.seattleEvers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every firstbaptist.org/sjv (425) 747-4937.

Pride Idol. Contestant registration 6:30pm; Doors Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm. Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

7pm; Competition 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday FRIDAY - May 2 Broadway. Karaoke and original song competition. The & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for Langston Hughes African American Film Festival 1st place winner each night wins $100, 2nd place $50, returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

(4/26-5/4). Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 3rd place $25. FREE registration. No cover. www.seattlepride.org; 322-9561.

Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14- 104 17th Ave S. langstoninstitute.org 22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, COMMUNITY RESOURCES Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship. male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169.

Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us listing at 6pm.)

Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength- Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherSeattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Star- overspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay-Social-Club/ bucks, 1600 E. Olive Way. Meets 1st Thursday each Columbia City Beatwalk. 7-10pm. Columbia City Gal- Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. month. www.seattleprimetimers.org lery, 4864 Rainier Ave S. 1st Friday each month, May com/guide.html Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th thru September. Columbia City retailers, restaurants & Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. cafes combine the love of good music with good books, in our LGBTQI communities. Bent offers affordable 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org fine dining & provocative art. An evening of folk, reggae, classes & workshops for Queer-identified people. For Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & R & B, ethnic music & more. Admission to all venues: more information or to sign up for a class, email bent. location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave $5. www.columbiacitybeatwalk.org. writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima. us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing confidential crossdressing social & support organiza- Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com tion for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primar- advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Biily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network in coming out. (425) 827-9494.

Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- - www.sbwn.net.

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, www.lamberthouse.org anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. 963-1994. fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fightcommunity events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- ing AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ countrydance.org.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis gayfathersseattle Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday. Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assisSASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion (253) 474-8897. group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and rela- Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle Uni- tance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support tionship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; versity, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 www.sasgcc.org St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic

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Celebrating 41 Years!

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) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

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

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

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.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. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www. familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks seattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https://groups. yahoo.com/group/maybebabyseattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 5687777, deann@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/ as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 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, SeattleTwo Spirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org

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

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

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

Safe Schools Coalition - www.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. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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

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

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@ gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers. org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcity softball.org, www. eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www. jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw. org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.out ventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares. org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail. com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www. seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orca swimteam.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

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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/ womeno fwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 4614493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools.

330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www. vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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_______________________________ LAMBERT HOUSE Seattle’s LGBTQ Youth Center has 3 paid internships (for 10 hours productive service = $150) available to LGBTQ youth and allies, ages 13-22, to help publicize/ produce this year’s Pink Prom (June 7). Especially interested in interns that can use social media effectively. Also 2 paid internships (for 10 hours productive service = $150) to LGBTQ youth and allies, ages 13-22, to plan decorations, food, set up, take down and clean up after the event. Stop by Lambert House any Wednesday between 5-6 p.m. or phone any Wednesday between 4:40-6:30 p.m. and ask to speak with Steve, 322-2515 ext *819. Questions?

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