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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 38, Volume 42, September 19, 2014

Mark Kitaoka

The company of A Chorus Line at The 5th Avenue Theatre

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer A CHORUS LINE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE September 3-28 The musical A Chorus Line is iconic. The visual image of lined up dancers all dressed in iridescent gold has now become one of

the most recognizable scenes from the centuries of theater on stage.

Being one of the eight musicals to ever win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for drama, the musical also won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical. This classic show kicked its way onto the stage at the 5th Avenue Theatre earlier this month and proves it is still a “Singular Sensation.”

The storyline is based on real, actual recordings of dancers discussing their lives in and around performance on stage. For the show, seventeen dancers have made the final cut of a brutal cattle call audition for a new dance musical on Broadway. Instead of watching them dance over and over with a slow elimination process, the show’s director, Zach de-

cides he wants something different. He wants to get to know each of them on a personal level. Over the next two hours, each of the seventeen has a moment to bare their innermost secrets and stand exposed, comically or completely raw, before all the rest in hopes of landing this job of a Broadway gypsy. There are stories of desperation, parental abandonment,

self-image issues, and, of course, sexual identity in every form. But most of all there is the united sense of putting everything aside for the one true love of their lives – dancing on stage.

There is no real star of this show, although there is a side storyline romance between one of the dancsee A Chorus Line page 5

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Picturehouse

Dan Stevens in The Guest

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE GUEST Now playing David (Dan Stevens) has come to the Peterson home to pay his respects. He served with their eldest son Caleb, was there when he died, and as such made a promise to his friend to let both his parents and

Darragh Kennan, Todd Jefferson Moore and Chris Ensweiler in Waiting for Godot

two siblings know he was thinking of them and only them as he by Miryam Gordon made the ultimate sacrifice. He’s SGN A&E Writer charismatic, charming, intelligent WAITING FOR GODOT and polite, and for grieving mom SEATTLE Laura (Sheila Kelley), alcoholic SHAKESPEARE COMPANY dad Spencer (Leland Orser), teen(AT ACT THEATRE) age daughter Anna (Maika MonThrough September 21 roe) and wide-eyed youngest Luke (Brendan Meyer) he’s potentially From the brains of George see THE Guest page 7 Mount, artistic director of Seattle

Shakespeare Company, and then A.J. Epstein proprietor of West of Lenin and a few other theater practitioners, sometime back in 2013 or 2014, there came a decision to have a citywide festival celebrating Irish playwright Samuel Beckett. Having thus decreed it, they bustled about making it so with fundraising and recruiting other companies to choose pieces of Beckett’s writings

and create productions.

Beckett (1906-1989) was a practitioner of the “theater of the absurd” and prized minimalism. He grew to adulthood in Dublin and then taught in France and spent most of his life between the two countries.

He often wrote in French and then made his own translations. see GODOT page 5

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Lisa Fischer moves from back to front of the stage for Seattle shows

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wanted to have the freedom to be more of a singer-interpreter, as opposed to having a set set list. I wanted to have the freedom to sing what I wanted to sing. It’s kind of an intimate journey for me. And, there will probably be some Stones songs, I’m sure, because they’ve been such a big part of my life.

Rodriguez: That’s such an exciting highlight of your career, to perform on stage with the Rolling Stones. Is that still a relationship that will produce more opportunities to join them on tour?

Fischer: Yeah, we’re going back out to Australia in October, I believe. So I’ll potentially be there to join them.

Rodriguez: It appears that they treat you with a great deal of respect, from what I’ve seen on stage, and the fact that they take you back on the road with them. Is this the case?

Fischer: It totally is. I feel so cared for and loved. I’ve been working with them since 1988, ‘89, so I’ve watched their kids grow up and their kids have kids. It feels like family to me, it feels lovely.

Rodriguez: Someone else you’ve worked with, and someone who was a mentor to you, was Luther Vandross. What was it like to work with Luther?

Fischer: He was my everything. He was my brother, my teacher, my inspiration, confidant.

You know, he taught me everything about listening. You come with the sound that you have, but he sort of teaches you to use what you have and he knows how to join interesting sound combinations with the weight of voices, and voice textures, and asking if you can use certain colors with those voices. All that kind of interesting technical singer stuff, you know.

It’s boring to everybody else, but they were just drooling about it. [Laughs.] But he was funny, had a great sense of humor and smart, just very giving and loving.

Rodriguez: Have you been to Seattle, professionally or on a personal venture?

Fischer: When I travel anywhere, it’s always work for me. So, I’ve been really lucky to see the world and play cities like Seattle with Tina Turner, or Nine Inch Nails – I think we played Seattle – I can’t remember the routing lists of the years and the groups I’ve gone on tour with.

But usually when I come in, it’s for work. But, work is slash fun work. I really enjoy it.

Rodriguez: Do you remember anything about Seattle from your previous trips or tours?

Fischer: Green, healthy, seafood.

[Laughs.]

Rodriguez: We’ll take it!

Fischer: Everything’s so green there. It’s so beautiful.

Rodriguez: I’ve watched every Grammy Awards telecast since I was like 8 years old, and I remember watching the night you won. That was unbelievable! So, where do you keep your Grammy?

Fischer: [Joyful screech.] It’s sitting on a bookcase in my apartment, because I haven’t done very much to my apartment, so it stays there. I haven’t really had the time, or the money, or the time and money at the same time, to organize my space. But it sits there, just staring at me. [Laughs.] I’m so thankful for the experience, too. It was just so surreal.

In my heart, I wanted Patti LaBelle to win, because I was surprised at that point that she hadn’t won a Grammy, because I think the world of her and her talent is amazing, so it was a dream come true to be able to share that moment with her. [NOTE: Fischer and LaBelle tied that year, sharing the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.]

Rodriguez: Anyone who watched that year’s Grammy Awards saw that incredible dress you wore. Do you still have that dress?

Fischer: I still have it. It is in storage. It was made by Tony Chase, a fashion designer in Los Angeles. He pretty much did all of the tours that we did. So he was kind enough to make that dress for me for just that evening.

Rodriguez: You mentioned “How Can I Ease the Pain,” one of the great songs of that decade when R&B was really good. But my jam was “Save Me,” and I was wondering if that song would make it onto the Seattle set lists.

Fischer: I don’t know if “Save Me” is gonna make it on there. I haven’t been able to organize and create the proper setting for it.

The rhythm and the beat, that’s what you’re looking for in a dance song, and with a trio, it’s really difficult to recreate that energy.

Rodriguez: Do you think it’s possible for someone right now to make a living as a backup vocalist?

Fischer: I think so. I think the difficult thing about that role is that you’re around people who have money, and you just have to remind yourself that you’re not in that place, and that financially it is a job. When I was first starting out, I think about all the money I wasted on room service, on caviar, on things that I didn’t necessarily need but just made me feel good. But I think people can make a living at it; I don’t see why not. I also think it’s good to have other things that you enjoy.

Rodriguez: Many Gay men have a fondness for female R&B singers. The names of Patti LaBelle, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight and yourself are routinely noted as having large Gay fan bases. I wondered if you were aware of this.

Fischer: That’s really interesting. I have not thought of it in that way. What I do think about is the emotion, the freedom of emotion. I know for me, I’m attracted to the same singers as well. I’ve got a thing for Patti, I’ve got a thing for Toni, I have a thing for Anita, and Natalie, and all of them. It’s just that they touch on something within themselves that is just so honest, and I think for me it’s honesty, the honesty to be brave. Everything that we see a lot of times is such a lie. But I think anyone that sings with a lot of heart and soul, who can really touch on those feelings, we just gravitate towards that.

Rodriguez: Are you working on any new solo material? Is there anything in the works?

Fischer: Yeah, I am slowly getting there.

I’m really lucky to have my manager, Linda Goldstein; she’s sensitive and gets where I’m coming from. She’s not trying to force anything down my throat; she allows me the freedom to just dream.

Lisa Fischer

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer LISA FISCHER JAZZ ALLEY September 23 and 24 You know who Lisa Fischer is, right?

Please say yes.

I’ll assume you know she’s the Grammy winner who belted out “How Can I Ease the Pain,” the heart aching ballad that reached #1 on Billboard’s R&B chart in 1991. And that she’s toured and recorded with just about everybody in the business, including the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Nine Inch Nails, Luther Vandross, Dolly Parton, Chaka Khan, Sting, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, and many others – trust me, the list goes on and on.

And most recently, she was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom, which profiled the careers of the best and hardest-working backup singers in music today.

While she’s not often in the spotlight, Fischer is a star, a premiere vocalist who feels as comfortable at the front of the stage as she does next to the drum set, and as significant to a live show as well, considering a highlight at most Rolling Stones’ concerts is hearing her wail on “Gimme Shelter.”

So when she comes to Seattle this week, to play three intimate sets at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, be prepared to be blown away, far away.

Performance dates and times are September 23 (7:30 p.m.) and 24 (7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.). For reservations, visit www.jazzalley. com or call (206) 441-9729.

Albert Rodriguez: Could you give us a preview of the Seattle shows? Will you be playing with a full band, and are you performing a mix of solo material and covers?

Lisa Fischer: It’s going to be with a trio, a group called Grand Baton. The musicians are J.C. Maillard, he’s the musical director, and he did the arrangements on a lot of his songs, and the drummer is Thierry Arpino, he’s really excellent, plays the cajon and other instruments, and the bass player is Aiden Carroll, he’s a real sweetheart, he’s young and talented and real funky. It’s just the trio, no background singers. Probably just have the guys sing in the background. I wasn’t going to do “How Can I Ease the Pain,” but I think I will end up doing that, because we’re still pulling the set list together and trying out different things. I

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Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees

is out. The lead singer for pop-rock outfit Neon Trees opened up to Rolling Stone in April about his sexuality, knowing for years that he was Gay but keeping it to himself. That said, let’s

by Albert Rodriguez move on. The group recently performed to a big SGN A&E Writer crowd at Bumbershoot, performing their hits By now, it’s very old news that Tyler Glenn “Everybody Talks,” “Animal,” and “Lessons

in Love (All Day, All Night)” under a dark blue sky on the festival’s final night. But hours before Neon Trees went on stage, I spoke privately with Glenn in a secluded spot at McCaw Hall about his decision to go public with his personal life; but more importantly, we discussed shopping and celebrity crushes (we both think Bon Iver is a cutie). He also revealed what he likes about Seattle and who his favorite female artist is. It’s possible the Provo-based band will return to the Emerald City in 2014, but in the meantime enjoy a special interview with Tyler Glenn next week in the Seattle Gay News.

If you’re a John Mellencamp fan, save the date July 19, 2015. The veteran Americana singer-songwriter will appear live at Benaroya Hall on this evening to perform songs from his new album, Plain Spoken, scheduled for a September 23 release. But his concert will likely feature material from his 38-year career, such as “Hurts So Good,” “Crumblin’ Down,” “Ain’t Even Done With the Night,” “Pink Houses,” “Jack & Diane,” and “R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to 60s Rock).”

Mellencamp is a founding member of Farm Aid, which has raised $45 million to help U.S. farmers who faced foreclosures and mortgage debts to maintain their family-run businesses.

Opening for Mellencamp will be country-folk star Carlene Carter, daughter of the late June Carter Cash and stepsister of Rosanne Cash, who launched her career in 1978 but didn’t gain wide attention until she scored a series of top ten country hits between 1990-93, including “I Fell in Love,” “Every Little Thing” and “Come On Back.” Tickets for John Mellencamp are on sale now at www.axs.com, or www.johnmellencamp.com.

Seattle’s own Mary Lambert has announced the release of her debut full-length album, Heart on a Sleeve, a follow-up to 2013’s EP Welcome to the Age of My Body. The forthcoming record, arriving on October 14, has already produced the hit single “Secrets,” which has racked up 1.1 digital streams and 2.5 million views on VEVO. Lambert, who interviewed with Seattle Gay News last year, is promoting the album with a 19-city North American tour that doesn’t include a hometown performance, but she’s obviously been no stranger to local fans and might surprise us with a show in the coming weeks or months.

I’m hoping to secure another interview with Lambert before she departs for her tour, so stay glued for updates. You can follow her at www.twitter.com/marylambertsing, or www. instagram.com/marylambertsing.

The 2014 Decibel Festival is happening this coming week, running September 24-28 at multiple venues with dozens of electronic acts, including Pete Tong, Son Lux, Simian Mobile Disco (performing Whorl), Com Truise, Baths, and many more. Artists from all over the world will gather in Seattle for five days to showcase various forms of electro sounds, from techno to house to dubstep to trance. For details and full lineup, go to www.dbfestival.com.

Finally, if you’re looking for a live show to go to this weekend, tickets are still available for LaRoux at The Showbox Market (Friday, September 19) and Meshell Ndegeocello at The Triple Door (Friday, September 19), Andrew Belle at Vera Project (Saturday, September 20), and Trace Adkins at Snoqualimie Casino (Sunday, September 21).

Gay City Arts launches Season 2: Crossing the Line

Art is the voice, spirit and conscience of every community and is a vital tool for community reflection, dialogue and pride.

Through Gay City Arts, Gay City collaborates with local LGBT artists to galvanize an audience for queer arts, foster the development of LGBT artists, and facilitate artistic excellence that is accessible, including the promotion of new works. Gay City Arts is committed to presenting challenging, dynamic and excellent queer art across a wide range of disciplines, including theater, music, dance, film, spoken word, literary and visual arts.

The Gay City Arts Curating Council is proud to announce the lineup for Gay City Arts Season 2: Crossing the Line. These performances and events seek to push the boundaries, perception and perspective of queer performance. In order to express the LGBTQ experience, what lines have been crossed in the past? What lines need to be crossed now and in the future? Gay City Arts is committed to bringing the Seattle community the best of queer art and performance from a variety of disciplines.

James Adomian has been seen on “Last Comic Standing,” “Comedy Bang Bang,” and “Late Late Show.” This show also features a hilarious lineup of local comics.

James Adomian is a daredevil dancing queen – but don’t you know deep down he’s just a kitten! James was a finalist on the 2010 season of LAST COMIC STANDING, and his many insane characters appear as celebrated guests all over the podcast-osphere. He is a staple on COMEDY BANG! BANG! and guest stars on the new season of CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. Catch James live performing standup and characters across the globe at festivals, comedy clubs, gay bars, rooftop parties and radical political events. His debut standup comedy album LOW HANGIN FRUIT was released in 2012 via Earwolf to rave reviews – so don’t be the last one to hear it. Set phasers to chill!

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COMING IN NOVEMBER:

HARRY THE HIKER Sean wants to purposefully contract Rob’s Jan 8-11 HIV, and Rob doesn’t want to put Sean at THE BILLY STRAYHORN PROJECT Harry the Hiker is a shadow puppet show risk for fear of the stigma against them both.

Nov 14-15 & 21-22 about city boy Harry finding love and hi- Seth Tankus.

Tyrone Brown and the Nate Omdal Trio jinks in the wilderness. Warning: Filthy.

Scot Augustson.

DOGGED SEASON 2: CROSSING THE LINE The Billy Strayhorn Project, a celebration Apr 9-12 of the life and music of William Thomas MEMBER-DISMEMBERED Dance theatre. Jim Kent and Dylan Ward OUT & IN “Billy” Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 Feb 12-15 with James Adomian May 31, 1967), an American jazz arranger, When Ken’s penis disappears into the InHOMOMENTUM October 2-4 at 8 p.m. composer, lyricist, and pianist, best known ternet, his friends embark on an often-naked May 28-31 Tickets: $20 for his three decade long collaboration with odyssey in the question: Who are we, when Homomentum is a gender bending sci-fi www.gaycity.org/arts Duke Ellington. Featuring Tyrone Brown we can be anything? Written by Vincent fantasy musical, created by Max Voltage, Calamus Auditorium at Gay City and the Nate Omdal Trio, an exciting new Kovar. Directed by Gary Zinter. Produced filled with mythical creatures, radical queer 517 E. Pike St., Seattle Seattle-based jazz trio, playing original ar- by Rodney Shrader. politics, a boy band, glitter, dance, and drag! rangements from the Billy Strayhorn songOut & In brings together funny queer peo- book such as “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Chelsea SAFE Watch for more details in the coming ple to tell jokes in the Northwest. Headliner Bridge,” and “Lush Life.”

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Celebrating 41 Years!

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Chryssie Whitehead stars as Cassie in A Chorus Line

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ers, Cassie (Chryssie Whitehead), and the director, Zach (Andrew Palermo). Each of the seventeen dancers gets a moment to shine with singing, dancing or both. And each one delivers. From montage scenes such as “Goodbye 12, Goodbye 13, Hello Love” where multi-cast members relate the excitement, embarrassment, and elation of going through puberty, to the hauntingly remorseful, “At the Ballet,” where a trio reminisce the pains of recognizing parental infidelities and the dreamlike escapes of dancing. Comical numbers such as “I Can Do That,” and the famously misnamed song, “Dance 10 – Looks 3,” are all done well. But let’s get real, the audience comes for the dancing and they are not disappointed. From the opening number of hopeful wishes, “I Hope I Get It” to the final toe-tapping finale, “One,” the dancing is on step and kicked high! It is exactly what you want from a chorus line; no one steals focus, they dance beautifully in unison, and work with each other in a well-oiled design.

When the incomparable Michael Bennett sat down with a group of gypsies for several bull sessions in early 1974, he never dreamed it would be considered the quintessential blueprint for Broadway dancers.

Eight of the dancers would eventually be cast to play shadows of themselves in the original Broadway cast when A Chorus Line opened in New York.

A Chorus Line boasts a musical score by the late Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. It opened on Broadway on July 25, 1975 and there it remained, breaking all long-running records, until April 28, 1990. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards it won nine including Best Musical. A Broadway revival opened October 5, 2006 and ran for just shy of two years. The 1985 musical movie by the same name starred Michael Douglas as Zach and Terrence Mann as Larry, his dance captain assistant. The film took large liberties with the storyline and the songs that were added/removed from the original production. It is considered a “Guilty Pleasure” kind of film.

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Godot, is now on stage at ACT Theatre (as class and money, or how people sometimes part of their Central Heating Lab) produced by become frozen by waiting for something Seattle Shakespeare Company. Two men, Es- so that, finally, something else can begin tragon (Darragh Kennan) and Vladimir (Todd (“when I lose weight,” “when I find love.”

Jefferson Moore) wait by a tree for someone “when I save enough money, then…”). named GOD-oh (the pronunciation is not Kennan and Moore make a wonderful necessarily correct or incorrect, more a pref- couple of guys to spend time with. Their erence, though part of the implication in the portion of the play is riveting and revealentire play is that the two men wait for God). ing. However, Pozzo’s contribution takes While they wait, they discuss aspects the air out of the play, whether it is the script of life, “what it’s all about,” and complain or Ensweiler is hard to decipher. Partly, (Estragon) and wonder (Vladimir). A pros- Ensweiler is such an energetic actor that perous merchant, Pozzo (Chris Ensweiler), he overpowers the role and a director must and his servant, Lucky (Jim Hamerlinck), help him modulate. Here he is just too big, come by and Pozzo demonstrates his ability even for a role that calls for some “bigness.” to boss people around. A young boy (Alex Hamerlinck gives another jewel-like perSilva) arrives with the message that Godot formance as he silently stands straining and will “come tomorrow,” and the men return occasionally must speak or sing or dance. the next day to wait again.

Aspects of the production lend to calling Pozzo returns with no memory of meet- it a “must see” event, but it is a long play, ing them, but today, he is blind and a and parts might be a strain to keep patience much-chastened man. Eventually, the boy through. If you have known about this again arrives with the message that “Godot Beckett play and never seen it performed, will come tomorrow.” this is indeed an opportunity to see two topSome of the exchanges are humorous, notch actors (in particular) bring it to life. some mundane, some poetic and some exasFor more information, go to www.acttheperating. The meaning of the play has been atre.org/Tickets/OnStage/WaitingforGodot examined and written about in many books. or call 206-292-7676.

It is completely open to interpretation and Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ (l to r) Darragh Kennan, Chris Ensweiler, and Todd Jefferson Moore allows you to apply to it an examination gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/Seminute scene between three friends (Kate of the nature of life, or an examination of attleTheaterWriters.

Draay, Kate Sumpter and Rachel Delmar) continued from cover who gossip in twos about each third and The festival has a website: www.seattle- then link hands “in the old way” intricately.

Finally, M. Burke Walker returned to Seatbeckettfest.org that includes a list of productle especially to perform in Krapp’s Last Tape, tions and companies and links to help you find in French with subtitles. Here a man reflects them and buy tickets. There is also a Facebook on his own past by listening to 30 year-old aupage: www.facebook.com/seattlebeckettfest. dio-tapes (on reel-to-reel tape, in fact) pondering his life while eating several bananas. The “LIFE=PLAY” entire evening was inventive and introduced AND OTHER EVENTS A few events have already taken place. Beckett’s lyricism and absurdity. It also demWest of Lenin produced an evening of four onstrated the difficulty in some ways of undershort pieces, entitled “Life=Play.” Act With- standing what Beckett was trying to say.

Other past events include Sandbox Radio out Words, Part 1 starred Ray Tagavilla in LIVE: BECKETT ON THE RADIO, and a kind of humorous mime play where a man Amy Thone reading excerpts from Happy tumbles onto stage and the stage itself directs Days as a member of New Century Theatre him to try to grab a vial of water hung from the Company and the Endangered Species Projceiling, and mysteriously provides boxes for him to climb on to reach the vial. Ultimately, ect reading The Iceman Cometh (though I’m not sure I get the connection between Eugene though, the vial is pulled too high to reach.

Next, Rockaby starred Susanna Burney as O’Neill and Beckett except in opposition). an old woman in a rocking chair listening WAITING FOR GODOT to her own inner dialogue telling her it was Todd Jefferson Moore and Darragh Kennan Beckett’s most famous piece, Waiting for time to “leave.” Come and Go was a four

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Lizzie who? Over 120 years later, accused axemurderess still fascinates Ken Holmes

(l to r) Jody McCoy, Peggy Gannon, and Bill Higham

by Doug Hamilton SGN Contributing Writer BLOOD RELATIONS SOUND THEATRE COMPANY CORNISH PLAYHOUSE STUDIO Through September 27

Award-winning Sound Theatre Company’s production of the play, Blood Relations, written by Sharon Pollock in 1981, is a tense thriller based on the historical facts and speculation surrounding Lizzie Borden. Ten years after her acquittal, Lizzie is pressed by her lover, based on accomplished stage and screen actress Nance O’Neil, to reveal what happened. As part of a “game,” Lizzie has her lover re-enact the events leading up to the brutal bludgeoning. The actress/Lizzie’s lover assumes the role of Lizzie in the play within a play that follows, and Lizzie plays the part of the maid.

The same questions still follow Lizzie Borden that now haunt Amanda Knox. Did she or didn’t she commit the horribly vicious and bloody crime? Who was she really? Was it just a game?

A botched police investigation failed to turn up any physical evidence directly linking Lizzie Borden to the killings. The

cial decisions in their favor. Lizzie is convinced (perhaps rightly) that Abby’s family is out to secure the family fortune, and leave her and her spinster sister, Emma (Alyssa Keene) to fend for themselves in the event of the death their father.

John Murray as Dr. Patrick (Lizzie’s pseudo-suitor) was delightful as the lecherous, but continually rebuffed Irishman doctor, who occasionally visited Lizzie Borden.

Lizzie enjoyed shocking the neighbors by being seen with this married man.

I’ve always been a distant fan of those Russian nesting dolls. The shiny lacquered dolls painted in a folkloric manner, that stack smaller and smaller versions of themselves within themselves. This production of Blood Relations is a lot like those dolls, as layers of the legend wrap around or peel off in the narrative. The actress (Peggy Gannon) playing the actress/Lizzie’s lover and Lizzie and the actress (Caitlin Frances) playing Lizzie and the maid take turns trading off in the same role, like different sizes of the same stacking doll. The pieces fit precisely, and unsettlingly so, because, of course, the reenactment is just a game to Lizzie. The result is a psychological dissociation from the crime, leaving the audience lost once again for any concrete answers to this enduring mystery.

The play seems to be written to solicit sympathy for Lizzie Borden. We see her trapped in the Victorian era’s stifling sex roles, unmarried at 35 years old, and still living at home with her family. She refuses to entertain the notion of marrying her way out of the household. We see her ask for work and be refused by her father. We find out that shortly before the murders, Mr. Borden took an axe and murdered Lizzie’s beloved pet pigeons.

Certainly, we see why she might want to kill her father and stepmother.

But, let’s be honest. If Lizzie Borden indeed is the monster the nursery rhyme says she is, she was in no way justified in committing what looks like a brutal crime based on greed. However, even if she is innocent, she seems a spoiled, self-absorbed brat, lacking the imagination to burrow herself out of her situation without a whole lot of money.

The play speculates that she and the actress were Lesbian lovers. This, like the murder itself, lacks any real evidence to substantiate it. If Lizzie were a Lesbian, you probably will not find her cropping up during LGBTQ History Month any time soon. Our side sees no reason to rush out and claim her. Our Lizzie would have run away to Alaska and started a new life in the theater with her Lesbian lover, instead of staying stuck in the purgatory of a Victorian parlor in Fall River.

I enjoyed the cast and direction of the play immensely. Each actor carried the weight of their role with precision and believability. Jody McCoy as the matronly, partiallydeaf stepmother, Abby Borden, gave members of the audience a feeling that they, too, might feel the need to take a whack or two at her. By virtue of her marriage, she is the queen bee of the small and stifling Victorian house, a role Lizzie (Which one? It doesn’t matter.) chafes under and covets for herself. Bill Higham, as Lizzie’s father, embodies the sternness of the gender roles of that time, where he is the fading patron and king of the household.

As much as Lizzie could wrap Mr. Borden around her finger, other members of the court, such as Abby Borden’s brother, Harry (Joseph P. McCarthy), can sway his finan-

Remaining performances of Sound Theatre Company’s Blood Relations are September 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 p.m. and September 21 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets: $25, $15 for students with ID; (800) 838-3006 or lizzieborden.brownpapertickets.com.

Ken Holmes

There are two types of celebrity murder trials. One type is a murder trial of a known celebrity, such as OJ Simpson in 1994, or quite recently, Oscar Pistorius in South Africa. These men were already famous before being accused.

Then there are the celebrities who earned their infamy by virtue of accusation. In Seattle, we have our own Amanda Knox. There have already been at least two films and 12 books about the 2007 murder of her British roommate in Perugia, Italy. Though acquitted, her innocence is still in dispute. And, there was Lizzie Borden, who was a relative nobody until a double homicide launched her into the headlines of 1892.

A recent study by the United States Department of Justice showed males commit the vast majority of homicides in the United States, representing 90% of the total number of offenders. Perhaps this is why it is hard to recollect the case of a woman already being famous, then accused of murder. For an unknown male to become a celebrity murderer, most likely he would have to be a serial murderer or political assassin.

The bar for females is lower. The novelty of a female at the heart of a murder mystery seems the formula for celebrity.

If the youngest generation has never heard of Lizzie Borden, it may have to do with the fading popularity of jump rope songs. If you check YouTube, you can find rap lyrics proclaiming the innocence of Amanda Knox.

These have yet to hit the sidewalks.

jury found that even though there was strong motive (her father’s sizable fortune, valued at over $7 million in today’s dollars, went to her and her sister Emma) and ample opportunity to commit the crime, they could not imagine a woman of Lizzie Borden’s stature committing such atrocities. Public opinion was not so kind. Even though she was free to enjoy the sizable fortune she shared with her sister, the specter of the bloody crime followed Lizzie Borden throughout the rest of her life.

Over 120 years after she was tried and acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden still commands the type of lurid speculation that causes criminologists and curiosity seekers to pore over the details of the unresolved case. Over the last century, the story of Lizzie Borden has been treated in stage, song, opera, ballet, television, movies and prose.

Lizzie Borden took an axe Gave her father forty whacks When the job was nicely done She gave her father forty-one The sing-song rhyme went viral on sidewalks the world over as a lilting accompaniment for children playing games of jump rope. In truth, Lizzie’s stepmother suffered 18 or 19 blows; her father suffered 11 blows.

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An opera unlike any other

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN GLYNDEBOURNE OPUS ARTE DVD As conductor Vladimir Jurowski explains in the 22-minute bonus video on this DVD, composer Leoš Janáček put right in the score exact stage directions, which Jurowski says were followed very faithfully in this Glyndebourne production of The Cunning Little Vixen. For an absolutely fascinating discovery of what those directions were and of how other directors chose NOT to follow them, take a little trip on a YouTube search for this opera. From a complete NYC Opera performance to an excellent animated film of the complete work, you’ll find how other creative minds tackled this unusual show.

Each has clear advantages over the others.

The production on this DVD, from Glyndebourne’s 2012 show, is at least as good as the best I’ve seen. The singing and acting are excellent. The sets are creative and fun throughout. And the way the many animals are portrayed is novel and effective. Especially delightful is the choice of making the barnyard chickens into sex workers who are oppressed by the abusive cock. His demise, along with theirs, is a hoot. Wonderful lighting visually separates the animal scenes with bright colors from the human scenes, which are more muted with earth tones. The actors and singers who have animal roles suggest their identities with subtle effects rather than with animal costumes. The foxes, for instance, carry large tails with which they sometimes communicate emotions.

The cock parades his impressive blood red

“member” as he has his way with his ladies.

(You have to expect such sexual bluntness in European operatic shows, which are generally less inhibited by Puritan sensibilities.)

No matter how entertaining the production, the glory here is Janáček’s music. The dts Digital Surround sound is quite good in giving us the details of the brilliant score, and Jurowski brings out every nuance. Those details would be worth paying attention to if one could ignore everything else going on.

Delightful choreography makes visible what the orchestra is saying and adds greatly to the atmosphere of the forest home of the animals.

Two characteristics of Janáček’s writing take some getting used to in order to fully enjoy this opera. The first is his setting the Czech language to music. His focus is on making the vocal line as much like the spoken language as possible. This means we do not get long, beautiful melodies, as in Verdi or Puccini, for example. There are virtually no hummable tunes here. Yet the music is often lush and always expressive. The second related characteristic is the rather jerky intensity of the music. Sudden jabs of sound, while not a-tonal, can at first seem discordant. The musical themes come fast and short. Once one’s ear adjusts to this style, the lyric flow becomes apparent. There are brief moments of ecstatic expansion, when the whole orchestra explodes like fireworks in expressions of joy.

While the story does have a narrative tale, this opera is more a series of lyric portraits that contrast the animal world with the human, neither of which is more important than the other. It’s a circular tale about the beautiful and sometimes violent nature of life. The central animal character of the vixen dies, but her offspring carry on the cycle. In the final scene, a man who attains

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ous he does in fact care for his ex-comrade’s family, but his methods? Those are not encontinued from cover tirely above board. He’s as quick with a fist a breath of fresh air that could reunite their as he is with a crooked smile, adept at both struggling clan and make them a loving fa- firing off compliments and firearms seemmilial unit once again. ingly at the exact same time. While he apOr is he? David is driven, and it’s obvi- pears to have the Peterson’s best interests

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wisdom sees the beauty of it all.

Because Janáček is so original and daring, you must jettison your preconceptions of what opera should be like in order to enjoy and come to love this work. (The behindthe-scenes video bonus is actually a quite

helpful introduction, as is the lengthy article in the booklet.) This Opus Arte DVD is a good place to start.

at heart, there is something amiss about both his past as well as his reasons for giving them a helping hand, Anna in particular starting to realize there’s more to David than he’s willing to talk about.

Much like the pair’s stunning, wildly entertaining You’re Next, less is more where it comes to director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett’s borderline brilliant thriller, The Guest. Don’t ask about the plot twists.

Don’t watch the trailers. Don’t dissect any reviews – including this one – too closely.

Let the film’s absurdly convoluted meanderings, all character-driven, all in service to the overall plot, wash over you without any foreknowledge of what is about to unfold, nothing done just for the sake of doing something unexpected or different. See how David and Anna relate to one another and engage in their impromptu chess match not having a clue as to how things will turn out or which one of them will end up making the most important moves.

Barrett and Wingard toy with the audience, but never insult them, even the most jaw-dropping twists coming from a place of authenticity and truth, making the horror and chaos to come more affecting in the process.

The shock and awe of the unanticipated mess is extreme, yet the emotional center of the story being told remains strong throughout, and as such, staying invested in the Petersons and their plight is easy to do. The pair does not beat around the bush and they do not pull their punches, yet at the same time they mostly eschew reveling in the more exploitive and disturbing aspects of all that is taking place.

None of which would matter if Stevens (known for his prim and proper turn as Matthew Crawley in BBC’s “Downton Abbey” more than he is for anything else) wasn’t so darn amazing as David. He’s criminally charismatic, charming in ways that send

chills down your spine, giving a complex, multifaceted performance as he brings this violence-inclined Good Samaritan to life.

I couldn’t take my eyes off of him at any point, a late scene between him and Kelley sitting right on the knife’s edge of tension, tragedy and love as he navigates between what he feels must be done in order to survive and what he’d rather do as a wannabe member of the Peterson family.

He’s nearly matched by Monroe. Between this, At Any Price and Labor Day, the young actress is quickly proving herself to be a multifaceted scene-stealer of the first degree.

She’s not only the one who has to put the pieces of David’s story together, but also the person who must figure out the best course of action when she comes to the conclusion his presence isn’t nearly as benign or as selfless as it might on the surface appear. She has to face him down, maybe even out think him, engaging in a match of wits and wills she knows she shouldn’t be a part of, yet not shying from the challenge, even if she desperately would like to. Monroe makes this inner turmoil palpable and heartrending, leading to a final exclamation so pitch perfect, yet so darkly hilarious, I found myself wanting to leap from my theatre seat and cheer.

I could say so much more, but I find myself reticent to do so. Much like You’re Next, Barrett and Wingard have once again assembled together a thriller filled with deft bits of homage to a litany of classics. At the same time, name-dropping a single one of them would ruin many of the inherent surprises subtly buried within the narrative’s numerous strands.

As filmmakers they are growing in leaps and bounds, the gleefully subversive and monstrously entertaining The Guest showcasing both at the peak of their respective powers, the finished movie likely one of the best I’ll have the pleasure to watch in all of 2014.

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

Talented cast enlivens dramatically muddled This is Where I Leave You Warner Bros.

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU Now playing There’s a lot to dislike about the star-studded ensemble comedic drama This Is Where I Leave You. Adapted from his own best-selling novel, Jonathan Tropper’s screenplay is incredibly lumpy at times, filled with maudlin, treacleladen stretches of melodrama that travel perilously close to second-rate sitcom territory. It revolves around a conceit which tends to work better in literature than it does acted out either on the stage or, in this case, the cinema screen, the fact four siblings would allow themselves to be hornswoggled into putting their lives on hold to participate in a week-long Jewish funeral ritual, when most of them aren’t even slightly religious, difficult to believe.

Yet the movie, rather nicely directed by the typically heavy-handed Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum, Real Steel), is proof that a talented cast can make the most of just about anything, the entire lot so achingly good that even the more maudlin aspects of the story feel far fresher, more alert and far more authentic than they have any right to. Each of them have signature moments which bring the film to life with authority, all having delicate, naturalistic chemistry with the other, allowing for even the most inane plot twist to sing with surprising potency. More than that, thanks to their efforts, they help Levy find the inherent truth hidden within Tropper’s narrative pretzel, bringing insight and understanding into a motion picture desperately in need of both.

Corey Stoll, Tina Fey, Jason Bateman and Adam Driver are Paul, Wendy, Judd and Philip Altman, four siblings who return to their familial home for the funeral of their loving father. Their mother Hilary (Jane Fonda), a successful author who used

(l to r) Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, and Adam Driver

their respective childhoods as basis for her world-renowned book on child-rearing, tells them dad’s final wish was for the lot of them to follow Jewish custom and spend the next seven days in one another’s company. Never mind the fact he was an atheist and the rest of them are hardly religious. No. All of them, including their respective significant others (if they have them) are stuck together for the next week, all back under the same roof they grew up under once upon a time.

This is only the tip of the iceberg. Judd’s marriage is a mess thanks to the fact his wife Quinn (Abigail Spencer) is having an affair with his boss, radio shock jock Wade Beaufort (Dax Shepard). Paul’s wife Alice (Kathryn Hahn) is going insane over their inability to conceive a child. Wendy still has all sorts of feelings for her former beau Horry (Timothy Olyphant), her affection for him magniWarner Bros.

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fied thanks to the fact the wife and mother of two still feels guilt over a car accident both were involved in as teens leaving him slightly brain damaged as a result. As for baby brother Philip, he’s a habitual screw-up who’s trying to pull things together by romancing the older Tracy Sullivan (Connie Britton), a psychologist who got her passion for her profession in no small part thanks to Hilary’s book.

It’s a lot of stuff, and when you throw in complications regarding Judd’s pending divorce, coupled with his reconnecting with former high school friend and the town’s resident ice skating instructor, Penny Moore (Rose Byrne), as well as Hilary’s intent to maybe write a new book based on how her children respond to their father’s death, it’s all rather more than the movie’s skeletal structure can bare. Tropper’s script has trouble maintaining cohesive focus and, as such, some dramatic elements feel schmaltzier and sappily anticlimactic than they inherently should be, giving things a glossy, almost plastic-like façade that can’t help but be distancing.

Yet the actors, every single one of them, are so good, so invested in the material as well as the characters they are playing, they somehow make this supercilious pabulum not just worth stomaching, but practically worthwhile.

Bateman shines, Fey has a number of notable monologues and one-liners, Stoll shows once again he’s one of the more criminally underrated character actors working today, and Driver, well gosh darn it all if Driver doesn’t just go and steal the entire film right out from underneath his moderately more famous co-stars. There is a complexity to his performance that’s surprising, and while he may not

genetically look a thing like his cinematic siblings, after about two minutes I fully bought he was the family’s well-meaning, somewhat self-centered, black sheep screw-up.

But then everyone is good. Byrne, Hahn, Olyphant (a million miles away from “Justified” territory, that’s for sure), Spencer and especially Britton all get a scene or two to shine in, each of them bringing something to the table that adds to the film’s overall charm.

More than that, though, Levy doesn’t push, doesn’t layer on the sap or push the melodrama into overdrive. He allows things to progress as naturalistically as they probably can, and even though some of the twists the plot has in store for the Altman clan are hardly authentic, thanks to the director’s evenkeeled approach they end up feeling a lot more honest than they would have otherwise.

This Is Where I Leave You has plenty of problems. Structurally, it’s far too bloated and needlessly complicated, especially considering that the actual resolutions to the Altman family’s fractured dynamics are hardly shocking. Yet Tropper doesn’t tie everything into bright shiny bows, doesn’t give everyone the picture perfect denouement they would probably prefer. There is a melancholic grace to the last few minutes that I found touching, Levy allowing these bits to stand on their own with little unnecessary embellishment. With the entire cast hitting on all cylinders, the movie ends up being something of a minor success, and while I’m sure all involved hoped for more, considering how bad this could have been, being “pretty good” is nothing to scoff at.

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Impressively crafted Runner an unfinished dystopian boondoggle 20th Century Fox

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That does not mean he skimps on the fancy stuff. The design of The Glade itself, the ominous high walls of The Maze surrounding it, all are impressive, while Thomas and his fellow Gladers’ forays into the labyrinth itself is something to see. His first nighttime incursion inside to save Alby from certain death, working alongside primary ‘Runner’ Minho (Ki Hong Lee), is stupendous, filled with uncertainty and danger, everything building to a white-knuckle face-off with a mysterious creature none who have ever laid eyes on have lived to talk about it.

The issue, sadly, is the same one that handicaps so many of these attempts at bringing similar pieces of Young Adult fiction to the screen. The screenwriters and

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Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) doesn’t know what’s going on. He awoke on an elevator in the middle of a place known only as The Glade, not knowing anything other than his name. No past. No history. No knowledge of world events. No recollection as to who put him here and why. He’s a blank slate, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know wrong when he sees and feels it, and being here in The Glade that is multiplied by infinity.

He’s not alone. A group of fellow male youths has been residing in The Glade for some time now. Led by Alby (Aml Ameen), the ragtag collection of teens and young adults has done a grand job of setting up a rough facsimile of civilization.

But all of them know there is more to be done. More, if they’re going to survive, then they’re going to have to figure out the only true obstacle handicapping all chances at freedom: The Maze.

Like seemingly everything fifth or sixth movie to come down the pike these days, the new fantasy-adventure The Maze Runner is based on a piece of popular Young Adult fiction, this one by best-selling author James Dashner and, naturally, the first part of a potential trilogy. It goes without saying that Thomas, along with The Glade’s

first and only female arrival, Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), are the key to solving The Maze and making sure Alby and the rest of the so-called Gladers survive. It also proves unsurprising that there is a massive conspiracy behind their imprisonment, a nefarious group of faceless and nameless watchers testing them to see how they respond when push comes to shove and their respective lives are on the line.

Unlike similar teen-friendly dystopian adventures like Divergent, however, there is a wonderful complexity to this “Lost” meets Lord of the Flies meets The Hunger Games meets any number of end-of-theworld apocalyptic excursions, Dashner’s source material supplying intriguing characters and thought-provoking situations throughout. There is a palpable sense of doom and dread, a weight many stories of a similar ilk made in the wake of the Harry Potter fantasies, Twilight and The Hunger Games have lacked. Life and death both have real meaning, and when a Glader meets their doom it isn’t pretty, it isn’t light and it certainly isn’t taken for granted.

Visual effects wunderkind Wes Ball makes his narrative feature directorial debut, and for once the hype hasn’t been wrong. Ball has an astonishing visual sensibility, yet at the same time never loses focus of character and of story, keeping both front and center. He keeps things almost entirely focused upon Thomas and his view of events, allowing the personal dynamics and interactions of the Gladers to drive the action forward and not vice-versa.

studio are so intent on franchise building, so hoping to craft a series of motion pictures that will make them box office dollars hand over fist, they forget to tell a satisfactory standalone tale. There is an annoying unfinished quality about this film that’s more frustrating and annoying than it is anything else, the last 20 minutes a boondoggle of unfinished ideas and themes building to a horribly muddled cliffhanger where nothing is resolved and little is explained.

You can get away with leaving things in an unfinished state. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire did this beautifully, as did both of the initial chapters of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.

The Empire Strikes back set the bar for this sort of thing 34 long years ago, revealing a devastating truth about one hero’s father while another was stuck in a state of frozen, death-like hibernation.

Yet all of those films feel complete in and of themselves, and while a larger story certainly still exists, the one going on inside their respective running times is satisfactorily self-contained. Characters see their story arcs evolve, while the central dynamics of the primary narratives don’t leave important facets dangling in the air for no particular reason other than they can.

These movies work, all easy to return to and enjoy, making them happily re-watchable outside of the other chapter’s in their respective cinematic sagas.

This is not the case here. As good as many of the individual pieces might be, as handsome a production as it is, as an individual enterprise, the finished film is a frustrating affair. There is little resolved and even less that is acceptably explained, making individual characters’ heroics and/or sacrifices have little meaning or weight in the process.

While the ethnically diverse ensemble of young actors is a good one (recognizable faces like Will Poulter, Blake Cooper and Thomas Brodie-Sangster make indelible imprints alongside O’Brien, Scodelario Lee and Ameen), while Ball makes an impressive debut orchestrating things behind the camera, that doesn’t lessen the frustration I felt by the time the end credits began their scrawl. The Maze Runner is well made, and I certainly found myself intrigued and fascinated by much of what it had to offer; the fact it ended up being nothing more than a prequel to a sequel I’m likely never going to get the chance to see is a dumbfounding disappointment I’m having trouble getting past.

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

community calendar

SATURDAY - September 20

Port Townsend Film Festival (9/19-9/21). For a list of films & venues visit www.ptfilmfest.com Seattle Fringe 2014 (9/17-9/21). For a list of plays & venues visit www.seattlefringefestival.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.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

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

Overcoming Crystal Meth (OCM). 6-7:30pm. Seattle Area Support Groups, 303 17th Ave E. Every Saturday & Wednesday. OCM is an abstinent based peer support group for LGBTQ, straight and other men and women abstaining from CRYSTAL METH. If you choose to abstain from crystal meth and wish to have an open discussion about it, then check these meetings out.

Open to everyone! No cost to you!

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

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Captain Smartypants “Starstruck” (9/13, 9/20 & 9/21). Sat 9/13 & 9/20 - 8pm; Sun 9/21 - 7pm. The Triple Door, 216 Union St. Features hilarious roasts of movies & movie stars. Tickets $25 & $35. www.captainsmarty pants.org

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

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

PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm.

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

Meets 4th Monday each month. 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 Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

TUESDAY - September 23

SUNDAY - September 21

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

Port Townsend Film Festival (9/19-9/21). For a list of films & venues visit www.ptfilmfest.com Seattle Fringe 2014 (9/17-9/21). For a list of plays & venues visit www.seattlefringefestival.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ Bug Blast. 10am-4pm. Burke Museum, UW, NE 45th St & 17th Ave NE. Examine bugs of all kinds from Burke’s collections, learn about beneficial bugs, enjoy buggy music & more! $10 general admission, FREE for Burke members.

Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

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

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

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@ hotmail.com Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

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

Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am-Worship.

6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation.

“We celebrate our diversity in religious background, sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” 783-6733; www. stpauluccseattle.com.

Seattle Men in Leather Monthly Brunch. 11am. Meets 3rd Sunday most months. All members of the leather

community are invited to attend. SML is a Gay men’s social organization, promoting with power & pride the Seattle Men’s Leather Community. www.seattlemenin leather.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St - enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org 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 Seattle Opera Season Kickoff. 5:30pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. See the inner workings of Seattle Opera - the how-tos of scenery, the logistics of trap doors & the strategic use of crash pads. Get a sneak peek at the colors, costumes & characters of each upcoming opera.

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FREE. REGISTER at seattleopera.org/season kickoff 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.

Captain Smartypants “Starstruck” (9/13, 9/20 & 9/21). Sat 9/13 & 9/20 - 8pm; Sun 9/21 - 7pm. The Triple Door, 216 Union St. Features hilarious roasts of movies & movie stars. Tickets $25 & $35. www.captainsmarty pants.org Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - September 22

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

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

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org

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

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org GSBA Young Professionals with Pride. 5:30-7:30pm.

Rhein Haus, 912 12th Ave. Provides LGBT & allied young professionals with opportunities to enhance personal & professional development thru social, educational & philanthropic activities. GSBA members $10, non-members $15, students $10. www.thegsba.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at 206-250-5002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com.

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

Celebrating 41 Years!

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & AfroCaribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques.

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

7:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma.

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

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

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WEDNESDAY - September 24

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to make reservations. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Overcoming Crystal Meth (OCM). 6-7:30pm. Seattle Area Support Groups, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday & Saturday. OCM is an abstinent based peer support group for LGBTQ, straight and other men and women abstaining from CRYSTAL METH. If you choose to abstain from crystal meth and wish to have an open discussion about it, then check these meetings out.

Open to everyone! No cost to you!

POZSeattle One Year Anniversary at CC Attle’s.

6-8pm. 1701 E Olive Way. Meet us inside for drinks, a light fare of tasty food provided by CC’s kitchen, socializing & a whole lot of fun with surprise guests! This event is offered at no cost, but to help with overhead we ask a donation of $5. Beverages at cost from CC’s bar. For all HIV+ men & their friends, regardless of age, shape, size, or color.

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

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm. Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www. lotussisters.org.

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

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

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition.

For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www.

FRIDAY - September 26

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.)

Ski Buddies Pub Crawl. 6pm. Starts at Madison Pub, 1315 E Madison St. Visit LGBTQA establishments on Capitol Hill to distribute cards, posters & info about Ski Buddies. Wear ski hats or other ski attire!. www. skibuddies.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 Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org Men in Dance 10th Anniversary Festival 9/26-9/28).

Fri 9/26 - 8pm; Sat 9/27 - 2pm & 8pm; Sun 9/28 - 5pm.

Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Friday evening premieres $35; Saturday & Sunday shows $25 adults, $20 seniors & students with valid ID. www. brownpapertickets.com, www.menindance.org

SATURDAY - September 27

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

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

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

THURSDAY - September 25

Eat Out on Capitol Hill. Benefiting Country Doctor Community Health Centers. For a list of participating restaurants visit cdchc.org Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

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

Jake Talks - The Language of Gender. 5:30-7:30pm.

Gay City Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. A mini Jake Talks event. Voices of pride, profound conversations shaping gender identity & expression. Tickets: $15 pre-sale thru 9/21; $20 at the door. www.jake-talks.com Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. 6pm. Grace UMC (formerly Firs United Methodist). Meets last Thursday most months. FREE. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Evergreen AIDS Foundation & SNOCO Gay Men’s Task Force. For information call (425) 252-7751.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle AIDS Walk. Registration 8:30am, Opening Ceremonies 9:30am; Walk 10am. Begins and ends at Volunteer Park, 15th Ave E & E Prospect St. Men in Dance 10th Anniversary Festival 9/26-9/28).

Fri 9/26 - 8pm; Sat 9/27 - 2pm & 8pm; Sun 9/28 - 5pm.

Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Friday Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. evening premieres $35; Saturday & Sunday shows Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for $25 adults, $20 seniors & students with valid ID. www. anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recov- brownpapertickets.com, www.menindance.org ery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Banned! Books in Drag. 6:30-9pm. Neighbours NightB-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Question- club, 1509 Broadway. Hosted by David Schmader, with ing Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for performances by Aleksa Manila, Robbie Turner, La location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Saveona Hunt, Amora Dior Black, Atasha Manila, comeServices, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. dian Abbey Drake, DJ Dewey Decimal & more! FREE. (425) 747-4937.

SUNDAY - September 28 Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian LGBTQ Allyship Intergenerational Conference tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for “Where have we been, Where are we going: An returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com. exploration of Money, Power, Health & History in the Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14- LGBTQ Community.” Registration 9am, Workshops 22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every starting at 9:30am, Keynote Address 11:30am, PerforThursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues mance/Art Show 5pm. Features keynote speakers that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a Jewelle Gomez & Nic Masangkay. During the confermale volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org ence Allyship volunteers will be interviewing conference PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s participant’s “coming out” stories. These stories will be Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma. made into a short intergenerational documentary repMeets 4th Thursday each month. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) resenting one of the most important and universal moments of an LGBTQ person’s life. Plus, attendees will be 383-2318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. encouraged to participate in an interactive NW LGBTQ Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible social justice timeline honoring all of our histories in the Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday fight for Queer and Trans* justice. $5 to $25 donation listing at 6pm.) requested. No one turned away for lack of donation. To Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th REGISTER visit www.lgbtqallyship.org Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. Seattle Faerie Festival. 12noon-6pm. Volunteer Park, 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 15th Ave E & E Prospect St. An event of all things Faerie, Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group elven & magical, offering a realm of live music, arts, food, Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. vendors & theater inspired by fairy history & tradition.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & www.nwlegnedsmuseum.com/faeriefestival.html Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, Rain City Jacks. 4th Sunday each month at 1pm; 1st anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm. West Queen Anne/ fathers & friends. You are not alone. www.gfas.org or Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sexgayfathersseattle positive, non-profit and private. Membership required.

Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Adult men only. Enroll at the door. www.raincityjacks.

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5035. group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and rela- Men in Dance 10th Anniversary Festival 9/26-9/28). tionship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; Fri 9/26 - 8pm; Sat 9/27 - 2pm & 8pm; Sun 9/28 - 5pm. www.sasgcc.org Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Friday Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar evening premieres $35; Saturday & Sunday shows Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every $25 adults, $20 seniors & students with valid ID. www.

Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) brownpapertickets.com, www.menindance.org

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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

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

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www. familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks seattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https:// groups.yahoo.com/group/maybebabyseattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 5687777, info@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbow familiesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander

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Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www. multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail. com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

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

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

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

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768.

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) Ezine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody. com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www.bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www. oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnw gra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletown squares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer. org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-

western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSea Dawgs@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): magee 98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl. com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub. com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

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

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

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

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

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