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Issue 19, Volume 42, May 9, 2014

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

That girl from Once An interview with Dani de Waal Joan Marcus

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer ONCE, THE MUSICAL PARAMOUNT THEATRE May 27-June 8 Dani de Waal is no stranger to hard work. She understudied off Broadway in the classic Picnic and appeared on the silver screen in the film, Non-Stop. Currently, she is currently playing “Girl” in the touring company of the hit musical, Once. Playing for two weeks at the Paramount Theatre, the Seattle Gay News caught up with this busy actress.

Stuart Ward and Dani de Waal from the ONCE Tour Company

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

Dani de Waal: I think my first musical theater people [that I remember listening to] were Linda Eder, Bernadette Peters and Sutton Foster. I love Sutton – still do!

They were the stage people that I knew of, and got their albums and used to sing along to.

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

De Waal: My first show was Cats in London. I remember we were on a family trip and my parents told us we were going to do something with animals. My sister and I thought we were going to the zoo, but we saw Cats. I remember being amazed by it and that was definitely the moment I got bitten by “The Bug.” Andrews-Katz: What was your acting history like in London?

De Waal: I was only in the London Theater for about a year. I graduated Drama School in 2011, and did Mamma Mia for a year.

I moved to New York right after that.

Andrews-Katz: Your first Broadway show was William Inge’s Picnic. How did the audition come about?

De Waal: I moved to New York in September 2012. I had an agent and auditioned for the show. It wasn’t too much of a grueling process. I had two rounds of auditions and covered three different parts.

Two of them were the Owens sisters. I never actually went on stage, but it was a wonderful experience, see ONCE page 7

La Femme Magnifique Seattle drag pageant and competition to be held at Neighbours on May 18

The ninth annual “Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival” kicked off last night with the West Coast premiere of the live performance art event “The Naked I: Insides Out” featuring Minneapolis’ 20% Theatre Company.

“We [were] thrilled to have [this] group of performers from Minneapolis here [for Opening Night],” proclaimed Festival Director Sam Berliner. “For Translations last year, our Opening Night was the wildly popular Gender Failure, a live performance starring Rae Spoon and Ivan Coyote with animation by Clyde Peterson. With [these] live shows, the buzz in the air is even more heightened and our audiences love getting to interact with performers.”

As far as the feature films them-

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selves are concerned, the lineup for this year’s festival is maybe the most diverse and intriguing in all of Translations’ short nine-year history. The North American premiere of the documentary Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger closes things out on Sunday, while Sundance favorite My Prairie Home with the aforementioned Rae Spoon gets a special gala presentation. Various short programs litter the schedule, while screenings of features from all around the world, including Sweden, the Philippines and New Zealand, are also showcased.

“The state of Trans film right now is really exciting,” says Berliner. “[It] even has a name, the ‘Trans New Wave!’ In general, the early wave of Transgender-themed films focused on mostly privileged people’s stories of struggle and see translations page 16

Celys St. James Black

by Gaysha Starr Special to the SGN Since 1982, legendary drag entertainer and LGBTQ activist Darcelle XV of Portland, Oregon has sponsored La Femme Magnifique International, a drag pageant for The Most Beautiful and Glamorous Female Impersonators in the World. Winners have hailed from Portland, Tacoma, Denver, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Seattle, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and contestants have competed from as far south as Mexico City and north of Vancouver, British Columbia.

What also makes this pageant special is that at the time the contestants compete, they must be drag queens and not have any gender reassignment or be on hormones.

Last September, at the Oregon State Convention Center, Darcelle crowned her 49th and 50th international winners, Seattle’s own La Femme Magnifique Washington Amora Dior Black and La Femme see Magnifique page 8

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Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins lays it on the (dotted) line Brantley Gutierrez

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Wait! So there’s a bluegrass act that covers Britney Spears, Nirvana and Radiohead?

Damn right there is! Nickel Creek is a Grammy award-winning trio – Chris Thile, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins – who individually are expert string musicians. Together, they’re a potent blend of traditional bluegrass, folk and country with subtle hints of pop and rock. The acclaimed three-piece, who’ve easily sold out the Paramount Theatre multiple times and appeared on Bumbershoot’s main stage, took a hiatus 7 years ago to pursue solo journeys and only this year have returned with a new album, A Dotted Line, and a nationwide tour that finds them playing to capacity crowds in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, to name a few. All tickets for their performance at the Moore Theatre next weekend, May 17, have been gone for weeks. But, Seattle fans have another chance to see them live this summer when they appear at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery on August 1. Visit www. ste-michelle.com for ticket information. I reached Sara Watkins by phone a few weeks ago, just before Nickel Creek was to perform on “The Tonight Show.” Here’s what this amazingly talented singer-songwriter-fiddler discussed with me inside The Music Lounge.

Albert Rodriguez: In 2007, you guys decided to go your own way. Was that meant to be a permanent breakup, or did you know that you’d be reuniting again down the road?

Sara Watkins: Well, our tour was called “Farewell (For Now)” because we always had an idea that we’d be doing something in the future. Honestly, we haven’t been talking about this as a reunion at all. We put it on the shelf for a while, but we did not break up, we just didn’t tour or record for a while. It just feels that we’re picking up where we left off.

We’ve played with each other off stage and sat in on each other’s shows over the years and hung out and maintained close friendships, but we just haven’t toured or made a record. So, it doesn’t feel like a reunion at all.

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Rodriguez: Had you anticipated the length of time between albums, or did you think it would be shorter than seven years?

Watkins: I think this is about right, honestly. I knew it was going to be at least five years, just because it takes so long to get anything going, in terms of other projects.

We all jumped into our own projects and that takes time. You’ve gotta make records and spend time on the road touring those things, and introducing yourself to people under a new name. I knew it was going to be a while, but we didn’t really have plans.

We just put it down for a while and then over conversation or over dinner we’d say, “Oh, next time we should do this.”

Rodriguez: How many songs from the new album are you guys rehearsing to include on this tour?

Watkins: We’re going to be ready to play everything off this new album. The old catalog, we’re gonna pick favorites. Some time ago, some we’ll try for the first time probably, and a lot of the old favorites we’re gonna include. We want people to enjoy the show, so we’re gonna try to play the songs people want to hear.

Rodriguez: I’ve seen Nickel Creek twice in concert and both times you played cover songs, from Nirvana and the Beatles. Are there any currents songs, maybe like “Royals” or “Thrift Shop,” that you’ll be including on your upcoming set lists?

Watkins: We haven’t discussed that yet.

I don’t know. I think our priority is getting back to our old material, and we’ll see what comes up as far as cover songs. I’m sure something will present itself.

Rodriguez: But that does play into the evolution of Nickel Creek, that you were inspired by so much of what’s out there and you took that inspiration and created something from it.

Watkins: Yeah, Sean and Chris are so good at getting these pop songs and rock songs – things you wouldn’t expect to hear on an acoustic guitar and a mandolin – and finding some way to reinterpret them on their instruments; they are particularly really good at it. We used to do a cover of “Toxic” and our bass player jumped in with both feet on that. We tried to get all the parts of the production on that song. It’s a fun little game

and challenge, to rework other kinds of music with the limitations of your instrument.

Rodriguez: You’ve been to Seattle numerous times, with Nickel Creek and as a solo artist. Do you have any fond memories, anything you remember about Seattle?

Watkins: You saw us at the Paramount, right?

Rodriguez: Right, and I met you guys backstage before the show, too.

Watkins: I loved those shows! We did three shows there, I think. One time we played two shows back-to-back and it was so much fun.

I also had a night off in Seattle and went into The Crocodile when it was around and Matt Chamberlain was playing drums. It’s a great city to discover things. One of my favorite things, speaking of Matt Chamberlain: I was doing a show at the Tractor Tavern; I think it was for my first record. It was just three of us – my brother Sean was helping me out playing guitar on that tour and Sebastian Steinberg was playing bass with me, and Matt Chamberlain came by with Tiny Little Drum Kit and it was so much fun! The room was packed, and having Matt there was electrifying to all of us.

On stage it was so fun; it just transformed all these songs into a whole other thing.

Rodriguez: Things have changed since your last tour; people can now record footage of live shows with their cell phones. Does it bother you at all when concertgoers are recording videos while you’re performing?

Watkins: It depends. We haven’t expressed our band policy on that yet. But sometimes you see people filming with iPads and it blocks the people behind them, and it’s kind of distracting to look out into the audience and see this white square. Our goal from stage is to share a moment with everybody in the audience, and as far as we’re concerned we’re not looking at our phones during the show. I feel that’s the most in-the-moment I can possibly be, and the most fun performances are when you look out there and the audience is in the moment and they’re not trying to update their status.

Rodriguez: Where do you keep your Grammy?

Watkins: [laughs] Right now, it’s in the corner on the left of my stereo. [laughs] It’s behind a couple of other trophies, but I like seeing it there.

Celebrating 41 Years!

Brent Amaker turns 50; celebrates with The Rodeo BRENT AMAKER AND THE RODEO THE TRIPLE DOOR APRIL 25 If a person finds themselves lucky enough in a lifetime, they just might stand in the shadow of greatness. The word “greatness” is not to be taken or used lightly. Greatness is not something that you refer to someone or something if it were “just alright.” Greatness accompanies the few people that exist in this (mostly) miserable world that are really, really good at what they love to do.

Vincent van Gogh loved to paint. Elvis Presley loved to entertain. Bette Midler loves to … well, you get the idea.

In this case, Seattle front man Brent Amaker loves to be a badass. In fact, come to think of it The Rodeo (five-member band that accompanies Amaker onstage and on record) is pretty badass, too.

The first time I saw Brent Amaker and The Rodeo was not onstage, however.

We met backstage, just before the start of Amaker’s 50th Birthday Gala at The Triple Door April 25. I believe that backstage conversations, unless otherwise stated, are off the record, so I’m not about to tell you exactly what was said, but in order to set the scene for our readers, I will just say this: There was talk about John Stagliano’s Buttman Adult Magazine and how it bests Internet porn while eating cupcakes that Amaker says his wife claims are the best in town.

Based on that (and so much more) I didn’t know what I should expect to see onstage that night. Suffice to say, I knew it was going to be spectacular. I mean, c’mon, Brent Amaker, the badass that he is, and I share an affinity for print pornography – you know, the kind that you could reach out and touch … once. Not to mention, from the moment I walked into the dressing room until the moment Amaker was lowered (yes, you read that correctly) down to the stage from The Triple Door rooftop (possibly making this the most grand of all entrances in a live venue that has hosted some truly grand entrances) I just knew that I was about to see

greatness in action.

Brent Amaker and The Rodeo owned my ass for the next hour. Hands down, Brent Amaker’s 50th Birthday Gala performance was the best local act I’ve seen in the five years I’ve worked at Seattle Gay News.

Brent Amaker and The Rodeo (BAR) hold the audience’s attention without fail from the moment the house lights go down and the stage lights come up.

At The Triple Door, after Amaker was safely lowered to the stage, the band’s burlesque performer Ms. Bunny Monroe (Ruby Mimosa) draped a red velvet cape around Amaker’s shoulders, in which he proceeded off of the stage and into the audience amidst sustained cheers and screams (the ladies go nuts for this guy). The contrast of the red velvet against the all black (very Johnny Cash) country western black pants, button up shirt, cocaine sunglasses and cowboy hat was brilliant. Then, taking center stage, Amaker delivered the first notes from that amazing baritone voice that BAR fans had been jonesing for from the minute they walked into the joint; soon the newbies like me would join their ranks.

Throughout the show, performing in front of an audience of diehard fans (many of them wearing cowboy hats and BAR merchandise), friends and family, BAR executed with perfection, songs from the band’s 2013 full-length Year of the Dragon album.

“The album’s 13 all new tracks take square aim at Truth – to spill a weathered wisdom across the current musical landscape,” BAR told media through a press release last summer. “The album also features original cover artwork by Afro Samurai creator Takashi Okasaki.”

Anyone familiar with Capitol Hill and Neumos, a live concert venue located in the heart of the Pike/Pine corridor, should remember the phenomenal mural that covered its Pike Street wall last year. That piece featured the art work on the outside of the album by Okasaki.

Amaker gets his influence from entertainers he refers to as heroes: Quentin Tarantino, Iggy Pop, Pablo Picasso, CW McCall, Kraftwerk and many more. According to Amaker, these were “men who have had the balls to stick with a vision and create art without the bullshit. Those are my heroes.”

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BAR is a cocky band. It is all very Alpha Male. You get the sense that this is, and always will be, a boys club (with the exception of Ms. Bunny, of course). Now, that’s not to say they don’t appreciate the ladies, because they most certainly do. But what is important to note is the skillful and focused way in which every detail of their public persona, style and mannerisms gets. These guys aren’t playing around. In one of the band’s music videos, Brent Amaker is cutting into a freshly grilled steak with a buck knife and most of the lyrics in the bulk of their discography are about Amaker regulating on people, and the Rodeo is there to back him up always. And it all works. BAR pulls it off and is quite sexy while doing it. I mean, we are talking about a band that in the beginning (eight years ago) saw everyone in the band riding motorcycles.

The Rodeo was a cowboy/motorcycle band.

During an interview with Orange County Weekly, Amaker said of the band, “We travel 24/7 dressed as cowboys, we play Western music, and we do whatever the fuck we want.”

At the same time, and I believe this is why BAR is so damn good, are some very obvious contradictions to the tough guy persona.

Take for instance the stage names of some of the guys in the band. The Rodeo is (aside from Brent Amaker) Cinderella, Bryan Crawford , Ben Strehle, Tiny Dancer and Jacques Willis. Uhm … Cinderella? Tiny Dancer? Also, there are a number of songs that are generally happy, so I don’t want to give off the impression that BAR is some sort of depressing trip through an aging

man’s emotions, because it is far from that.

BAR is a confidant well-oiled machine, and most certainly not depressing. However, the projection of the strong and in control man is not a negative in this vernacular. It works because these guys are not faking it. They are the real deal. Brent Amaker and The Rodeo are authentic.

There has been some debate as to what style of music BAR belongs to. Amaker cleared things up a bit for me when I asked him what I should expect as far as genre. “People say we are country punk. I like to think we play Western music. Punk Rock is about attitude,” he said. “We are a mix of Johnny Cash with the ‘80s sound like Kraftwerk.”

Regardless of aesthetic or genre or anything like that, BAR is one hell of a band, and Amaker and the boys know how to put on a show. Most music reviewers will go down the list of songs that the band played at the show but it doesn’t do BAR justice to write, “and then they played this song or that song.” The show, with their chemistry as a band mixed with Amaker’s lead vocals, is so much more than just a list of songs. If you want my advice, it is simple: listen to all of BAR’s music. You won’t be disappointed.

Brent Amaker also has another project in the works called Android Amaker and it sounds very promising. I urge you to check that project out at www.BrentAmaker.com and all other things BAR at www.facebook. com/brentamakerandtherodeo/info. To book Brent Amaker and The Rodeo send an inquiry to RodeoBooking@me.com.

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Pioneering band Lavender Country to play in 2014 Seattle Pride Parade

by Peter Johnson Special to the SGN SEATTLE – Seattle Pride is proud to announce that Lavender Country, a Country Music Hall of Fame-honored band, will perform at the head of the annual Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Lavender Country performed at the initial Seattle Pride in 1974, the year after releasing their self-titled debut album. The band is considered the first out and proud LGBTQ country music act.

Lavender Country, the band’s 1973 al-

bum, was recently reissued and is available via Paradise of Bachelors Records on iTunes, Amazon, and the band’s website, http://www. paradiseofbachelors.com/lavender-country.

The record has received acclaim from outlets such as Pitchfork and Grantland.

Lavender Country will perform on a float featuring fellow organizers of the 1974 Seattle Pride. 2014 Pride aims to celebrate the history of the Northwest’s LGBTQ rights movement and advance the ongoing progress the LGBTQ community has made since first coming out in 1974, the year of the inaugural Seattle Pride celebration.

Honoring Lavender Country, as the first

Lavender Country self-titled album, 1973

openly Gay country band – and some of the first out musical performers of any genre – is integral to the Generations of Pride theme, as Lavender Country singer Patrick Haggerty explained: “Lavender Country was a collective undertaking. ...It was a community effort.”

The band’s return to Seattle Pride is a symbol of how far the Gay liberation movement has come since Lavender Country and other pioneers took their initial brave steps out of the closet.

Coming out in the 1970s was bold, often dangerous business as Haggerty remembers it: “In 1973, you knew from the outset that

no matter what you did or what you wrote, you were on your own. Nobody was gonna help you. No [record label] was gonna pick you up. ...You couldn’t do that and be out.

That was a big problem. It was nasty.”

Lavender Country, the band’s self-titled record, is full of the complicated emotions and revolutionary feeling of the time. It features titles like “Come Out Singin’,” “Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears,” and “Back in the Closet Again” at a time when major label country music was heavily censored. The record is full of the humor, sadness, joy, and frustration that accompanied coming out in the early years of the LGBTQ pride movement.

Lavender Country is proud and excited to celebrate the advance of LGBTQ rights and the strength of the LGBTQ liberation movement. “For forty years people were so intimidated by the fact that [Lavender Country] was Gay and country. They couldn’t hear it. They were intimidated for forty years by those ... things. It blocked 99% of the population from even trying to listen to the album. All those barriers came down. It’s our victory, the people who are [going to be] on the float. It’s a huge victory for all of us.”

More information on Lavender Country can be found at http://www.seattlepride.org/ pride-parade/special-guests/ Seattle Pride is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, WA, focused on informing and educating the community on LGBT issues through community outreach and produced events, including the annual Seattle Pride Parade, Pride Idol, the Seattle Pride Picnic and the Seattle Pride Brunch.

Courtesy of Seattle Out & Proud (SO&P).

Patrick Haggery at Seattle Pride in 2000

It’s happening! This November! It’s the return of Elton John! The international music icon will appear in concert at Key Arena, where he and Billy Joel kicked off another leg of their mega successful “Face to Face” tour in February 2010. If memory serves me correct, that was the last time John played the Emerald City.

The Seattle performance is part of a 10city itinerary from the openly Gay singersongwriter, billed as the “All the Hits” tour,

which celebrates the artist’s remarkable five-decade career with some of his most recognized material. John recently released a deluxe edition reissue of his signature album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, to commemorate its 40th anniversary.

Backing the multiple Grammy winner will be a full band that includes original members Davey Johnstone (guitar) and Nigel Olsson (drums), plus Matt Bissonette (bass), John Mahon (percussion) and Kim Ballard (keyboards).

Tickets go on sale May 12 (10 a.m.) at all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 1-800745-3000, or via www.livenation.com.

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Fun, fun, fun at Seattle Opera with the engaging Tales of Hoffman THE TALES OF HOFFMAN SEATTLE OPERA MCCAW HALL Through May 17 Seattle Opera’s current production of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffman) is an excellent example of how engaging opera can be when all the right elements come together at the same time. It’s a complete show; music, voices, acting, visuals ... all work to make the story compelling and the trip to the theater rewarding.

These elements worked especially well together in the first act, during which the poet E.T.A. Hoffmann falls in love with a beautiful animated doll, which he mistakes for human. Direction by Chris Alexander was tight and very effective. As in all the best moments of this performance, the actors/singers enlivened their roles with telling movement and expression. Norah Amsellem, portraying all four female leads (one silent), was a delight as she acted like a machine imitating life.

This opera was the first I ever saw live, back in 1956, at the Old Metropolitan Opera on West 39th Street in NYC. In those days, the three soprano parts were usually sung by three different people ... and for good reason: their music is of three different types.

Act One: high coloratura. Act Two: lyric soprano. Act Three: mezzo-soprano of an especially warm, sensuous timbre, as befits a seductive courtesan. (The last two acts were also in the opposite order at the Met.) Nowadays, as in the current production, a single soprano often tackles all three roles. Norah Amsellem did about as good a job of meet-

ONCE continued from cover especially since I just moved to New York two months before. It was great to get a good feel for the city. There were fantastic people in that cast.

Andrews-Katz: Once was originally a hit film. The stage musical won several Tony Awards. What do you think is the universal appeal of this independent film?

De Waal: I think its beauty lies in its simplicity. It’s about Music and Love; love of music and of people. It’s something people can relate to. The two main characters are from different places, and the love of music brings them together. The show covers

ing the dissimilar vocal demands of these three roles as one could expect. She even had a real trill! But I prefer to revel in the three types of voices that used to be cast, because the one-size-fits-all approach has got to be less than ideal in at least one of the three parts.

Seattle favorite, William Burden, handled the long, demanding tenor role as Hoffmann with apparent ease. His attractive, bright tone poured forth in perfect legato lines, full of passion that was heightened by his shimmering vibrato. Still young in appearance and agile on stage, he left little to be desired.

As his muse/sidekick, mezzo Kate Lindsey made a most welcome return to Seattle and got the biggest ovation of the evening (other than Speight Jenkins ... but more about that below). Lindsey could not have been more natural on stage, and her singing was flawless.

Playing the evil villain in all three acts was bass-baritone Nicolas Cavallier in his Seattle debut. I cannot flaw his performance either dramatically or vocally (omitting the often added high note at the end of his “Diamond Aria”), but I’ll admit to being spoiled by memories of John Relyea at the 2005 performances here or, for that matter, George London coming up out of trap doors at the above-mentioned ‘56 Old Met performance. Another debut performer, tenor Keith Jameson, deserves special praise for making each of his four character roles memorable. His sound while singing an aria by the deaf servant Frantz was perfectly shaped to sound indeed like an old man, but was at the same time absolutely lovely in tone and lyric ease.

Seattle Opera veterans tenor Steven Cole and bass Arthur Woodley were, as always, about perfect in their parts, with Cole giving an especially sharp characterization to topics and themes that audiences can empathize with as it holds up a mirror and makes them reflect about their own lives and choices. [The show’s] about not fulfilling dreams and covers huge questions that everyone asks about themselves and the world around them.

Andrews-Katz: Were you familiar with the movie Once before auditioning for the musical?

De Waal: Yes, I was. I saw the movie when it first came out, and loved it. I thought it was very different, so raw and real. I saw the musical in New York when I came over for holiday, and was amazed at how they stayed true [to the original] and didn’t make it some flashy type of Broadway show. It had Joan Marcus

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William Burden and Kate Lindsey in The Tales of Hoffman

his role as Spalanzani, the creator of the mechanical doll of Act One. One could not but also notice the lovely tenor of Eric Neuville, formerly of the Seattle Opera Young Artists Program. All this talent was more than ably supported by the superb Seattle Opera Chorus, the pliant but urgent conducting of Yves Abel, and the excellent visuals of the sets by Robert Dahlstrom and costumes by MarieTherese Cramer. As usual, the members of the Seattle Symphony lent perfect shading to Offenbach’s delightful melodies and never drowned out the singers.

To finish the curtain calls, retiring Director Speight Jenkins received a thunderous and well-deserved ovation for his 31 years of inspired and tireless dedication to both the art of opera and to everyone who helped him achieve such heights. He entertained us with three short stories of unforgettable moments from his long adventures at Seattle Opera. (New General Director Aidan Lang takes over this summer.)

new elements definitely, and I have been a fan from the beginning.

Andrews-Katz: In the musical, both your character and “Guy” play your own instruments. How long have you been playing piano?

De Waal: I’ve been playing piano since I was about six or seven years old. I played all through school, but when you leave home and leave school, and you don’t have a piano around anymore, it falls away quite a bit.

This show has definitely tapped into that for me again, and I want to keep up with it once the show is finished. It reminded me how much I loved playing.

Andrews-Katz: Do you find it easier or more of a challenge to play your own accompaniment while in character?

De Waal: When I first started, I thought, “How the hell am I going to do this?” There was so much to focus on, but it’s developed.

I thought it may take away from my action to be playing the piano correctly, but it wasn’t like that. Now I love it, as you have control over what you’re doing. Everyone on stage is playing and paying attention to one another, because there is no conductor for us there. It’s a stronger connection if everyone is looking out for one another, listening to each other. I love it and it definitely adds something to the performance when you can accompany yourself instead of by someone else.

Andrews-Katz: Is Once considered a love story?

De Waal: Yes, I think it is! But not in the traditional, fairy-tale ending kind of love story. It appeals to people because in life,

love is complicated. For these characters, they are in the right place at the right time, and it’s not necessarily about romance. It’s about love coming into people’s lives and how that works out. It’s a modern day love story because life is complicated.

Andrews-Katz: You’ve performed in musicals and dramas on stage and also on the big screen. Which do you prefer and why?

De Waal: I’ve only had minimal screen experience. I had a small part in Non-Stop, but I’m really much more comfortable on stage. I would love to do more screen experiences, and hope to get into it after this in the future. It is a different animal and there is enjoyable stuff in both worlds. But my heart is on stage, and that’s what I grew up with.

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

De Waal: It would be kind of funny to answer, but if I’m being honest, it’s the role that isn’t written yet. I would love to originate a role. I would love to start a role in workshop, and take it through the stages until we got to Broadway. It’s my dream to originate and create a role myself.

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Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at rmp62@columbia.edu.

Once is based on the hit, 2006 independent film of the same name. The movie’s composer and lyricist team, Glen Hansard and Markéta Ifglová, use music from the movie throughout the musical, as well as added songs. The stage musical was nominated for eleven 2012 Tony Awards, winning eight including Best Musical.

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Louis Hobson and Lara Griffith star in A Room with a View

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer A ROOM WITH A VIEW 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through May 11 Once again the 5th Avenue Theatre ambitiously presents the debut of a brand new musical. Based on the classic novel by E.M. Forster, A Room with a View comes to life on the stage bringing with it an attractive musical edge. While the story makes an audience wonder why this adaptation hasn’t been tried before, it is obvious – despite valiant effort – that it is a behemoth undertaking and not one that will be easily tamed.

The story is set in Florence, Italy and Surrey, England in the Spring and Summer of 1908 and revolves around Lucy, a proper

English woman who is coming to Italy to visit her stuffy-shirt, old world fiancé, Cecil. Despite her Aunt Charlotte Bartlett’s nudging for a financially satisfactorily marriage, and under the prudent eye of the Reverend Mr. Beeber, Lucy meets George Emerson, a shy young man traveling with his ill father. The two find an immediate attraction and share a kiss in the rain. Railing against their feelings, Lucy runs away, hiding in the restraints of Victorian properness. The experience has the opposite effect on George, causing him to shatter out of his shell and awaken to the joys life has to offer. Through a series of coincidental meetings the star-crossed sweethearts realize there is nothing to do but give into the powers of destiny and love.

The cast is very good and all have excellent voices. Laura Griffith is perfect as the

ingénue Lucy Honeychurch. She envelops the young woman on the edge of losing her innocent outlook of life, and the pangs of wanting to enjoy life’s passions. Her voice is strong and clear with a beautiful edge, and she brings a presence to this character. Louis Hobson is George Emerson, the young man starting off shy and falling for Lucy’s charms. His transformation from introvert to extrovert is presented very well. When the two [Lucy and George] sing their duet, “Let it Rain,” as Act One’s finale, the two voices blend beautifully, encouraging one another without trying to overpower. Patti Cohenour as Charlotte Bartlett is wonderful as the protective aunt not wanting to fail in her duty as guardian to her niece. Suzy Hunt as Miss Lavish, a “live-for-the-moment” author, adds comical behavior and a strong presence to her character on the stage.

The stage adaptation is written and conceived by Marc Acito. The dialogue seems natural, but the first act is definitely too long. The language is right and captures the early part of the 20th Century very well.

The music and lyrics are by Jeffrey Stock (composer for the Tony nominated Triumph of Love) and he has taken on a large project with this show.

The music is very sweeping and reminiscent of earlier times and the lyrics are strong in several songs. Unfortunately, a couple of the songs seem reminiscent in theme to others, like Sondheim’s A Little Night Music or Adam Guetell’s Light in the Piazza, where it was done better on both accounts.

Many of the songs are attractive, but nothing caught the ear until Act One’s finale of “Let it Rain.” This song slowly builds until it thunders and the audience feels its full

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strength. It promotes the two characters on stage, thrusting them into the kind of finale an audience wants from a first act’s ending.

The second act has its hit song with “Splash.” This song is catchy. The three men singing it do it well, and it leaves the audience with something to tap its toe. The scene works because the song is well written and the actors performing it are having fun with it. The jovial time they share is infectious as they splash in the water, playing around.

The success of this scene is irrelevant to the much-touted nudity associated with it.

Yes. There is male nudity in the show.

Most of Seattle knows this, as it is the primary buzz that is being spoken about in advance. Nudity is nothing but a variation of theme with two choices, and it’s amazing when such a commotion is made about it. Whenever a show’s nudity is the solething mentioned about a production, it always seems like a sleight-of-hand to distract the audience from something that is missing. It’s difficult to say if this is the case with A Room with a View since the show is still very much a morphing entity work-inprogress. It is very easy to say that a quick flash of a man’s ass-cheek (or three men’s ass-cheeks) will turn an audience of adults into a gaggle of giggling, gasping twelveyear-olds. If this is the reason you’re going to the theater – stay home; as another musical says, “the Internet is for porn.”

A Room with a View is a good presentation with a few flaws. But this is what workshopping a new musical is all about. The script shows promise and the songs need polish, but they are definitely on the right track. A little more work and the view from the room may just be of Broadway and 42nd Street.

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Magnifique Washington Plus LaTrina Bidet. (In 1997, Darcelle created the Plus category to include plus sized drag queens, adding 16 additional winners to the esteemed international family.)

Their crowning last year, however, was overshadowed, because at the end of the pageant when Darcelle traditionally announces the next year’s theme that is to be incorporated into the next year’s contestants theme wear category, she instead told the audience that Amora and LaTrina would be the last winners and after 32 years she was retiring the pageant.

By popular demand and a group of strong willed former La Femme Magnifique titleholders rallying around Darcelle, she announced in January the show must go on. On Sunday, May 18th at Neighbours Nightclub, Darcelle XV, Sinfinite Productions and I will host the 33rd Annual Seattle Pageant and Amora and LaTrina will crown their regional successors.

The competition promises to be fierce and diverse, as some of the contestants have been doing drag for less than one year, while others have been practicing the art form for over 20. At press time, the five contestants for La Femme Magnifique Seattle that have thrown their wigs into the ring are: Niikiita Chanel, Gabrielle Grimaldi, Letigre Love, Jessica Paradisco, and Diamond St. James Black. For Seattle Plus the only queen running is Celys St. James Black.

They will compete for a first place cash prize of $500 each and both winners and first runners-up will then head to Portland, Oregon over Labor Day Weekend to compete for the international titles and a $1,000 cash prize against representatives confirmed from Honolulu, Boise and Portland, with additional prospective contestants from other cities.

The competition categories for both

the regional and international pageants are Black and White Presentation, where contestants can wear any combination of black and white, Formal Wear, Talent Presentation and Las Vegas Showgirl. Here they must balance heavy feathered and embellished headdresses while wearing skimpy, sparkly bodysuits and high heels, as if they don’t have a care in the world. In between each category presentation, past La Femme Magnifique titleholders and special guests will perform.

The judges selected have backgrounds in entertainment, beauty and fashion or are local personalities and they are instructed not to look for the most real looking drag queen that can pass as a woman, but to look for glamorous and polished showgirls with stage presence. Regardless, if it is a drag pageant or “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” what makes a drag winner is her charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent.

With the crop of new drag titles that have surfaced in Seattle recently, titles like La Femme Magnifique or Imperial Court titles like the Empress, Imperial Princess, Miss Gay Seattle or Miss Gay Washington stand the test of time and are a permanent part of LGBTQ history. If a titleholder maximizes her reign, it can be a stepping-stone onto bigger things, including a solo career outside of Gay nightclubs, if that’s what she wants – like Portland’s 1992 international winner, Poison Waters.

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2014 contestants for La Femme Magnifique (l-r) Diamond St. James Black, Niikiita Chanel, Gabrielle Grimaldi, Letigre Love, Jessica Paradisco

While Oregon leads with 17 international winners and Hawaii second with 11, Washington has 8 international winners – Coco Vaughn 1986, me in 1994, LaVanda Dela Rosa 1996, Lily Armani 2010, Lady Chablis 2011, Athena Kiss 2011, Amora Dior Black 2013, and LaTrina Bidet 2013.

Amora had been doing drag for less than a year before she ran for the regional pageant last July and got her drag start when DJ Floyd from RPlace approached him as a male and told him he should do drag because of his charismatic personality, and after observing him dancing at the club.

Since winning both titles, Amora works as a regular entertainer at RPlace performing different nights, and also can be seen at venues like the Can Can and OutWest, traveling for public appearances, and is also helping launch a new drag pageant system, Miss Premier, this fall.

She advises the contestants running for La Femme Magnifique, “Just go into the competition confident and with drive. Show everyone why you would be the best representative to compete at International. Have fun as well, even when the nerves kick in, breath and relax, let it flow.”

Amora’s title partner, LaTrina Bidet comes from a different drag background as she was a former Imperial Princess and Empress of Seattle and has been to many La Femme Magnifique Pageants for almost 20 years. For her, rather than using the title as

a stepping-stone into a secondary career, she accomplished a long-term goal and used the getting ready process to strengthen relationships with both family and friends.

“Competing for La Femme Magnifique has been a goal of mine for many years and 2013 seemed to be the right time. From start to finish it was an amazing experience.

I could have never imagined the amount of time and effort that was needed to get the “complete package” put together. I will be forever grateful to my friends and family that supported me through this adventure.

My advice to future contestants would be to get a great team behind you, seek out advice and guidance.”

The 33rd Annual La Femme Magnifique Washington Pageant is on Sunday, May 18 at Neighbours Nightclub (1509 Broadway).

Admission is $20 with the doors opening at 6 p.m. and the pageant starting promptly at 7 p.m. 21 and over with valid ID. Neighbours alley entrance between Broadway and Harvard Avenue off E. Pike St. For more information and/or registration, email Gaysha@GayshaStarr.com.

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Haunting Ruin a gothic American tragedy BLUE RUIN Now playing Dwight (Macon Blair) has been living off the radar. He’s been unable to put the pieces back together ever since his parents were murdered, becoming something akin to a homeless bum even though his loving sister Sam (Amy Hargreaves) would welcome him back into her life if he so desired.

The man responsible for the killing of Dwight’s mom and dad has been released from prison. Dwight is there at the gates, watching the convicted killer step into a waiting limo as if he’s leaving a nightclub after an evening of debauched reverie.

Dwight follows, tracking him to an out of the way bar run by fellow members of the man’s family. Whether on a whim or whether by design, the hairy creature, who once passed for a human being, makes his way inside the building, hiding in the restroom with homicidal thoughts taking up the space where common sense used to ever-so-tenuously reside.

Blue Ruin is a movie about revenge. It is about cycles of violence. It is about the hurt, resentments and insecurities that can build up over time leading to spur of the moment decisions, which can have tragic repercussions, overwhelming everything in their wake like an emotional tsunami. It is a road trip that plunges its protagonist down an unthinkable rabbit hole of his own design, Dwight spiraling into a Joseph Conrad-like heart of darkness so terrifying escape feels claustrophobically impossible.

Writer and director Jeremy Saulnier manages something of a startling high-wire act with all of this, revolving things around a

character we know little to nothing about and, at first at least, don’t particularly care for. He is a grungy, nasty little man who has let himself fall to pieces, only the arrival of a local police officer appearing at his car door to tell him of his parents’ killer being released, awakening him back up to the world around him.

But, at what cost? His first act is murder.

His second is to unintentionally put his sister and her children’s lives in jeopardy. It is only then that he starts to reconnect to his lost humanity, becoming something of a minor heroic soldier in a fight against forces he hardly understands, let alone is capable of being able to stop. Dwight isn’t a whole human being, he’s barely a shell, thus relating to him is an often times frustrating affair to be certain.

Even so, Saulnier did a magnificent job of keeping me interested. Blue Ruin is bewitching even as it bewilders; it’s Hatfields messing around with the McCoys sensibilities, hard to dismiss and even more difficult to resist. Everything keeps building, effortlessly, with precision and passion, events steamrolling to an almost inevitable conclusion, bathed in bullets and drowning in blood. I couldn’t take my eyes off of anything that was happening, and no matter how ominous or repugnant the turns might be, or how eccentric and anomalous the twists became, everything stayed refreshingly character-driven, making my investment in the proceedings mean something disconcertingly tangible.

Blair is wonderful. His character is so cryptic, so ephemeral, so nondescript at the start, the actor is thus under a ton of pressure to make him worthy of keeping an eye on, even though there’s hardly anything of substance to latch on to. Dwight’s complex, wounded psyche is slowly healed, certainly,

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but said health comes at a massive price, the quiet, withdrawn loner only becoming whole as things escalate beyond all reasoning. Blair dives in, makes the man’s pain palpable, while his growing fear and paranoia over what it is his handiwork has unleashed is immediately recognizable. But it is his newfound confidence, his burgeoning resilience – that’s what ends up being most striking, the actor making all of this come to life with magnetic enthusiasm.

Does it all make sense? No, not in the slightest; the fact the authorities don’t ever catch wind of the chaos and carnage happening right under their nose is a bit on the silly side of things. There’s also the situation in regards to Dwight’s former high school best friend Ben Gaffney (Devin Ratray), a

former Marine living a relatively solitary life who is only too happy to help a one-time chum battle a bloodthirsty clan of redneck cutthroats. He gives his assistance with scary relish, allowing himself to become involved in a hellish situation with joy bordering on gleeful.

Saulnier makes it work. In this surreal netherworld, the fact things become a game of cat and mouse between Dwight and his prey-turned-hunters and the police do not get involved seems oddly rational, while Ben’s advice to his pal is shockingly pertinent. Blue Ruin is akin to a gothic horror story where yin and yang intermingle into something utterly unrecognizable, the filmmaker achieving a level of literate American filmmaking that’s inspiring.

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer NEIGHBORS Now playing Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) couldn’t be happier. They’ve bought the perfect house. They’ve had what they know is the perfect baby, their darling little girl Stella. They live in the perfect suburban neighborhood. If they’re not the same free-spirited happy-go-lucky party animals they were back in college, that’s perfectly okay; a life of familial bliss already starting

to embrace them within its loving arms (or so they hope).

But when the empty house next door is bought by the Delta Psi Beta fraternity, Mac and Kelly worry things are going to spiral out of control. Still, the frat’s president Teddy (Zac Efron) seems like a nice enough guy, while V.P. Pete (Dave Franco) assures them all will be fine as long as everyone is willing to communicate with one another like adults and not involve the local police.

With all that being the case, with so much honesty and friendship being bandied back and forth, what could possibly go wrong?

Neighbors, not to be confused with the 1981 John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd movie of the same name, is shockingly terrific. A comedy of errors, friendship and matrimonial love, the movie is a gross-out R-rated affair that still isn’t afraid to wear its heart on its sleeve. It refreshingly puts the relationship between Mac and Kelly first, focusing the majority of its energy on making their evolution and transformation resonate and mean something, allowing them to have natural and honest reactions to everything happening no matter how crazy or unbelievable they become.

And goodness do they get extreme. The nastiness that ends up taking place is as ribald, bawdy and as ghastly as it comes, an

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escalating series of pranks gone horribly off the rails, affecting both the Radners and the fraternity more or less equally. Teddy and company are compelled to make life miserable for Mac and Kelly after they feel they’ve been slighted by the pair. They, in return, keep coming up with ever more extreme ideas to get the Delta Psi Beta gang in trouble, so they’ll hopefully lose their collegiate charter, bringing peace and quiet back to the neighborhood.

This could have been nothing more than a bunch of vignettes strung together with inelegant carelessness, in hopes of being extreme for the sake of being extreme. It could have all become some wild, obnoxiously unfunny chore to sit through, almost as if the filmmakers were trying to construct the bastaradized lovechild of Project X and either of The Hangover sequels. The movie could have taken a wrong turn at any point, the likes of which it never would have recovered from, making it a 90-minute descent into unwatchable excess so tedious there aren’t words to suitably describe what sitting through it all to the end would have been like.

But this does not come to pass. Rogen and Byrne have divine chemistry. Franco is a charming chameleon who steals scenes with sneakily subtle ease. As for Efron, in many

ways he’s the film’s ace in the hole, channeling his inner smarmy egotistical hellion, completely unafraid to make himself look like a detestable creep, yet at the same time revealing an inner insecurity tinged with regret that’s ultimately a tiny bit endearing. The group works remarkably well together, their respective characters transitioning from moment to moment and scene to scene nicely.

Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien have put together an economical, marvelously developed script devoid of fat, and free (most of the time, not completely) of excess. As for director Nicholas Stoller (Get Him to the Greek, The Five-Year Engagement), this is arguably his best work yet, the filmmaker keeping a firm grasp on the proceedings start to finish, never allowing almost anything that transpires to feel stilted, weak or noticeably out of place. But more importantly than any of that is the fact that Neighbors made me laugh, a lot; the humor almost always coming from a place of truth that’s consistently engaging. The movie is a good one, and as the first big budget summer comedy to be unveiled, it’s set a moderately high bar the rest of its ilk are going to have to work pretty hard to surpass.

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the step-by-step of their physical transitions. These were incredibly powerful and important representations, but at the same time there were populations whose voices were not yet being heard and [there were] so many more complex stories to tell.”

“The ‘Trans New Wave’ is telling [similar] stories of struggle and transition [but] for other communities, people of color and for individuals from all over the world, going beyond those themes to [tell] stories where the characters are Trans, but that isn’t the focus of the film. We are at the point where so many audiences have the ‘Trans 101’ under their belt and are ready to watch and learn about other complexities of the human experience. It is an exciting time.”

Current Three Dollar Bill Cinema Executive Director Jason Plourde has been there from the start, and as one of the driving forces that helped make the Translations festival a reality here in Seattle, he’s maybe seen this evolution in Trans-focused cinema better than just about anyone. “The major change [from that first year] is that there’s a larger volume of work and the quality in general is much better,” states Plourde with matter-of-fact directness. Filmmakers have better access to the means to tell their stories, and the films are more unique, diverse, and explore many genres.”

“As for the growth of [Translations], it’s very exciting and satisfying. Seeing it succeed is great because it means we have interesting and strong work to show and we’re helping artists and filmmakers bring visibility, understanding, and awareness of the Transgender community to even more people.”

In many ways, the most intriguing title on the docket is the Kate Bornstein documentary. One of the most well-known Trans activists in the entire world, this film will likely be the most complete portrait of the

outspoken author, entertainer and educator yet. This fact is not lost on Berliner. “The film takes you inside the life of an icon,” he proudly proclaims. “[The] film gives the audience not only an engaging and funny person that they know and love (she is seen as a Trans mother to generations of gender variant folk) but also a backstage pass to see the personal sides of Kate – which is remarkably engaging and powerful. Spending 73 minutes with [her] will leave the audience examining their own assumptions about gender, society, power, sexuality and life.”

But what is it exactly that makes her important? Why does her story matter? These questions and more are ones the programmer can answer with ease. “Kate has written seven books including Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us, My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely and Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws,” says Berliner. “Her work has helped Transgender and gendervariant people know themselves better and for years she has been a bridge for folks outside of the Trans community to promote better understanding [using] her insights on our shared humanity.

“Personally, myself and most of my friends all have our own copy of My Gender Workbook and the bright pink composition notebook can be seen in Queer and Trans bookshelves all over the world. Her presence in this film really shows how funny and insightful she is. Kate is a delight to watch for all audiences!”

For Three Dollar Bill Cinema, Translations is just one stop on the road to this coming October’s Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. “We have so much planned for [2014],” says Plourde with a smile.

“Most notably, we have a series in June at the Northwest Film Forum curated by artist Mark Mitchell. It’s called “Coming Out All Over: Queer Film Style” and looks at

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the work of costume designers in three very Queer films. I’d prefer not to focus on [those films] right now, but I can say the films span from the 1920s to the ‘80s and the first one is a silent-era film with live musical accompaniment.”

As for Translations, Jason couldn’t be happier with what he, Sam and the rest of the team at Three Dollar Bill Cinema has produced for this ninth iteration of the festival. “[I]t’s very exciting and satisfying,” he states. “Seeing it succeed is great because it means we have interesting and strong work to show, and we’re helping artists and filmmakers bring visibility, understanding and awareness of the Transgender community to even more people.”

And where does Translation go from here? “I am very excited about the future of Translations,” answers Berliner. “As the Trans community continues to evolve and grow, the films of the Trans New Wave will

continue to progress and Translations will grow as well. I hope to continue having live performances and incorporating artists in many disciplines who are exploring gender, as I am always looking to create a rich and engaging program that grows with the community.”

Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival continues over the weekend at the Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave.).

Tickets range from $8-$20, and a full festival pass is only $65. There is a free family program on Sunday, May 11, at 12:30 p.m., with the film A Self-Made Man presented in partnership with Gender Diversity. For complete capsule listings, tickets and a schedule of all films featured, visit http:// translations.strangertickets.com or www. threedollarbillcinema.org.

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

SATURDAY - May 10

TRANSlations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival (5/8-5/11). Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. www.threedollarbillcinema.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

The Queen City Comes Out: A Walking Tour of Early, Queer Pioneer Square. 10-11:30am. Corner of 2nd Ave & S Washington St. Join members of the Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project on a walking tour that explores how LGBT folks claimed space & forged community & resistance in 20th Century Pioneer Square, long before the rise of the Capitol Hill gayborhood. Cost: $25 general; $20 MOHAI members. www.MOHAI.org Vintage Wedding Fair. 11am-12 noon VIP; 12 noon3:30pm. The Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave N. Plan your vintage-themed wedding or special event.

Tickets: Single: $10, $15 VIP; Couple $14, $20 VIP. thevintageweddingfair.blogspot.com Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

Allyship Dance-A-Thon “Dancing with the Starz: A Night of Socializing for Justice.” 6pm. Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave. At Allyship we believe social justice needs to be fun, life-affirming, joyful & with lots of glitter.

OK, glitter is optional. Movement, whatever that is for you, music, costumes & possibly a disco ball is what this fun-raiser is all about! Tickets $25-$$140.

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 A Venetian Ball: SMC & SWC 18th Annual Dinner, Dance & Auction. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. Tickets from $225. 388-1400. www.flyinghouse.org Queer Prom at PLU. 7:30pm. Chris Knutsen Hall, PLU University Center, Park Ave & 122nd St S. Masquerade themed, drug & alcolhol free & a fabulously great time.

This event is open to all LGBTQ & allied youth 14-24 & is FREE ($2 suggested donation). www.oasisyouthcenter.org Rule 34: If You Can Think of It, There’s Burlesque of It. Doors, 6:30pm, Seating 7pm, Show 7:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Tickets $13-$40. www.brownpaper tickets.com

SUNDAY - May 11

Mothers Day TRANSlations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival (5/8-5/11). Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. For tickets & schedule visit www.threedollarbillcinema.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.

Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

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

May 10 thru May 18 concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

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

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month.

K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations, including Pennies from Heaven, Rosehedge House, & Three Cedars. 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

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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. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Mutual support for members’ efforts.

Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwriters group.org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

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.

Closet Ball 2014 - Do You Want to Build a Snow Queen? Door 6pm, Show 7pm. R Place, 619 E Pine St. Proceeds benefit the JC/Lady Graytop Scholarship Fund. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com and on Facebook.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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

LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting.

6-8pm. 433 Minor Ave N. Meets 2nd Monday each month. LCS is a non-profit foster care program in King & Snohomish counties. LCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or sexual orientation. Couples & singles encouraged to apply. RSVP to April at 694-5713.

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

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

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

PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs

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. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBT MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:30-8pm.

Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. A support group providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Contact Shelly at 206-250-5002 or LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com.

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

Meadowbrook Playfield, 10533 35th Ave NE (tennis courts at 32nd Ave NE). Every Tuesday & Thursday thru Sept. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $3 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

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.

Maybe Baby. 7-8:30pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month. Maybe Baby is a support group for LGBTQ people who are interested in becoming parents. groups.yahoo.com/ group/maybebabyseattle.

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. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drum

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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.

MONDAY - May 12

ming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org 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 Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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WEDNESDAY - May 14

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.mature friends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to RSVP. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. www.maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle 15th Anniversary Celebration & “Thank You Seattle!” Party. 6-8pm. The Cuff Complex,1533 13th Ave. Features BBQ ribs & chicken, raffle, drawing & prizes & DJ Vinnie.

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.

Queerituality. 6:30pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. Reading and discussion group for Gay, Bi, and Trans men focused on exploring our distinct spiritual experience, heritage, and gifts as Queer men. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

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

Entre Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org 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. www. ingersollcenter.org 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.)

“StageFright” - Youth Open Mic - For Aspiring Writers & Performers, Ages 14-24. 7:30pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend. StageFright not only features young folk, but is also MC’d by young folk & attended in great majority by young folk. 322-7030; www.hugohouse.org.

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

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

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm.

The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month.

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“The Blood” & “Pot Roast, Aprons & June Cleaver” (5/15-5/18). 5/15-5/17 - 8pm; 5/18 - 6:30pm. Gay City, Calamus Auditorium, 1517 E Pike St. Gay City Arts presents two works of dance theater by Dani Tirrell, exploring love, hate & spirituality in the midst of discovering & maintaining one’s identity. Intended for those 13+.

Tickets: $16 general admission; $12 students/seniors. www.gaycity.org Debauchery. Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Queers stripping for Queers in a hot, anti-oppressive space, raising money for organizations that serve the Queer community. The show features stripteases, lots of audience interaction & even birthday lapdances on stage! Be sure to bring plenty of dollar bills - a portion of the proceeds goes to non-profits providing health & social services within the Queer community.

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

Emerald City Trapeze Arts All Ages Show. Doors 8pm.

2702 6th Ave S. A variety of flying trapeze & aerialists from around the world. General admission $25, VIP $40 (includes private viewing balcony & private restrooms). emeraldcitytrapeze.com Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - May 16

BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Purr Cocktail Lounge presents their 7th Annual Bartender Auction. Bidding begins at 8pm. Purr, 1518 11th Ave. Bid on a date with your favorite bartender.

Hosted by Glamazonia. Benefits Inspire Youth Project. www.purrseattle.com

THURSDAY - May 15

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

Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

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 Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Nov, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 3rd Thursdays of every month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. 568-7777 or deann@nwnetwork.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

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Public Transportation Forum. 1:30-3pm. Capitol Hill Library, 425 Harvard Ave E. Transportation issues for people with disAbilities. FREE & open to the public.

ASL provided upon request. Light refreshments will be served. marta.idowu@seattle.gov Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA).

5:30-9pm. Seattle Marriott Waterfront, 2100 Alaskan Way. GSBA is proud to announce they will be giving out $330,000 in scholarships to LGBTQ and allied students and celebrating this achievement at their annual scholarship awards dinner. Registration: $135 members, $145 nonmembers, $100 students. 206-363-9188 or www. thegsba.org.

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle Uni(425) 747-4937. versity, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:30- St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

8:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm.

3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine volunteer members who work to ensure that the City St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See related listing of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514. number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm. “The Blood” & “Pot Roast, Aprons & June Cleaver” Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday (5/15-5/18). 5/15-5/17 - 8pm; 5/18 - 6:30pm. Gay City, & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian Calamus Aduitorium, 1517 E Pike St. Gay City Arts tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for presents two works of dance theater by Dani Tirrell, returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com. exploring love, hate & spirituality in the midst of discoverBoys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14- ing & maintaining one’s identity. Intended for those 13+.

22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tickets: $16 general admission; $12 students/seniors.

Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues www.gaycity.org that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of evGLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday ery month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal Emerald City Trapeze Arts 21+ Show (5/16 & 5/17). clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & Doors 9pm. 2702 6th Ave S. A variety of flying trapeze couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute & aerialists from around the world, followed by a live DJ consultations. For information and to schedule an ap- & dancing all night. General admission $45, VIP $75 pointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls (includes private viewing balcony & private restrooms, on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, wine, coat check). emeraldcitytrapeze.com visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic SATURDAY - May 17 PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 (See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org www.bellevue-pflag.org.

PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary.

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Check the website or call for details. An informal social Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their listing at 6pm.) friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org & to RSVP, 309-0510 or www.longhair.shorturl.com Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group “The Blood” & “Pot Roast, Aprons & June Cleaver” Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. (5/15-5/18). 5/15-5/17 - 8pm; 5/18 - 6:30pm. Gay City, Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Calamus Auditorium, 1517 E Pike St. Gay City Arts Gay men who are currently or previously married. For presents two works of dance theater by Dani Tirrell, information, community events & “questioning” visit exploring love, hate & spirituality in the midst of discoverwww.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. ing & maintaining one’s identity. Intended for those 13+. yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Tickets: $16 general admission; $12 students/seniors.

Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. www.gaycity.org SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion Emerald City Trapeze Arts 21+ Show (5/16 & 5/17). group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and rela- Doors 9pm. 2702 6th Ave S. A variety of flying trapeze tionship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; & aerialists from around the world, followed by a live DJ www.sasgcc.org & dancing all night. General admission $45, VIP $75 (includes private viewing balcony & restrooms, wine,

Celebrating 41 Years!

coat check). emeraldcitytrapeze.com

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SUNDAY - May 18

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month.

Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. www.seattleprime timers.org.

Seattle PolyFidelity Discussion Group Potluck Meeting. 5-7:30pm. Meets 3rd Sunday of odd-numbered months at a poly-friendly location. PolyFidelity welcomes persons of all sexual orientations who are interested in discussing responsible alternatives to monogamy. Followed by a Poly Party. For more information & location, www.scn.org/~spg [ The 33rd Annual La Femme Magnifique Seattle and Seattle Plus Pageant. 6pm doors; 7pm pageant.

Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Admission $20.

For more information and/or registration email Gaysha@ Gayshastarr.com.

“The Blood” & “Pot Roast, Aprons & June Cleaver” (5/15-5/18). 5/15-5/17 - 8pm; 5/18 - 6:30pm. Gay City, Calamus Auditorium, 1517 E Pike St. Gay City Arts presents two works of dance theater by Dani Tirrell, exploring love, hate & spirituality in the midst of discovering & maintaining one’s identity. Intended for those 13+.

Tickets: $16 general admission; $12 students/seniors. www.gaycity.org

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for LGBT Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org 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.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm.

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

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

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

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

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https:// groups.yahoo.com/group/maybebaby seattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbow familiesps.org PFLAG/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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.

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

Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/ AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them.

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

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; 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.mudhen rugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs. Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops. org; Olympic Yacht Club: www. oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recre-

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ation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra. org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares. org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail. com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners. org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam. org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.thepride league.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; 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; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493.

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, 206957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, 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.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.

Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www. facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space. org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 1218 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@ rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschools coalition.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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