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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 44, Volume 42, October 31, 2014

Michael Brunk

The Marines of Dogfight

filled with youthful bravado, seek out dates for a “dogfight.”

It is a contest that rates the ugliDOGFIGHT est girl at a dance contest. It is a ARTSWEST dehumanizing contest, but it is a Through November 22 tradition passed on through generations of Marines, so the brash On the eve of their deploy- recruits accept it as their dutiful ment to Vietnam, three Marines rite of passage.

by Paul Torres SGN Contributing Writer

ian romance, The Way He Looks, is out writer/director Daniel Ribeiro’s feature length version of THE WAY HE LOOKS his excellent 2010 short Eu Não SUNDANCE CINEMAS Quero Voltar Sozinho (I Don’t November 7-13 Want to Go Back Alone). This expanded version, starring the same The sweet and sunny Brazil- cast as the short, is one of those

by Gary M. Kramer SGN A&E Writer

Peter Duchan, it is a brilliant and entertaining peek into two young and yearning souls in the shaky days of the Vietnam era.

Eddie Birdlace is the alpha male in the trio of childhood friends known as “the three bees” that include Bernstein and Boland. To further sum up their

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rare, happy cases where the feature film improves upon the short.

The film, which is Brazil’s Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film, opens November 7 at the Sundance Cinemas in Seattle’s U-District. At Sundance Cinemas Seattle all shows are 21+.

In this engaging coming-ofage story, Leo (Ghilherme Lobo) is a blind teenager whose BFF, Giovana (Tess Amorim), assists him in school and walks him home. When Gabriel (Fabio Audi) joins their class, he befriends Leo and Gi, as she’s called. When a class assignment forces Gabriel and Leo to work together, the guys quickly form an intimate bond, which causes Larry Albert as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof Gi to become jealous.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon What makes The Way He Looks SEATTLE Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein. so magical is that Ribeiro chroniMUSICAL THEATRE This classic musical about tradition cles how the two male teens fall in November 7-23 and family is filled with warmth, love. The teens never discuss their humor, and a marvelous score feaemotions, but their feelings are Seattle Musical Theatre is cel- turing favorites “If I Were a Rich all tactile. When Gabriel plants a kiss on Leo, or the two friends ebrating the 50th anniversary of Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmakshower together during an over- one of the most beloved musicals er,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “To Life,” in history, nine-time Tony Award see Fiddler page 5 see Ribeiro page 9 winner Fiddler on the Roof, music courtesy of Seattle Musical Theatre

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The Way He Looks director Daniel Ribeiro

Dogfight is a musical based on the underappreciated 1991 Nancy Savoca (True Love) film starring the late River Phoenix and the always splendid Lili Taylor. Now, as the new musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (A Christmas Story – The Musical, NBC’s “Smash”) and book by

narrow grasp of the world, they only became good friends because of how they lined up alphabetically in grade school. Kody Bringman’s portrayal of Birdlace is a masterful performance that at once must be savagely cruel and also bring some hope. Bringman balances these with charm and surefire talent.

Dogfight is a curious mishmash of male posturing – as the boys sing “See us comin’ hit the dirt/ Lock your door and hide your daughter/Wouldn’t want her gettin’ hurt” in “Some Kinda Time” – and brotherly love expressed during “Come Back” with “Bees fight/Bees sting/Watch them die and you can’t do a thing.” These poignant moments reveal fragility on the tough and also handsome exterior of these soldiers.

Through the quirky Rose Fenny, who is Birdlace’s date for the contest, we awaken to the heart of a plain, young woman who will not suffer the foolishness of the “dogfight.” As Rose, Devon Busswood illuminates the stage with the heartfelt “Nothing Short of Wonderful.” Busswood gives a commanding portrayal of a young

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Pop goes the quartet: Well-Strung plays intriguing mix of music Michael Wakefield

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Lady GaGa with a pinch of Mozart. Katy Perry with a splash of Beethoven. Or, how about Adele with a sprinkle of Brahms?

Don’t knock it until you try it. And, you can try it by listening to Well-Strung, an all-male string ensemble based in New York that combines classical chamber music and pop hits together.

Each member – Edmund Bagnell (violin), Christopher Marchant (violin), Daniel Shevlin (cellist), Trevor Wadleigh (viola) – is a remarkably skilled instrumentalist and vocalist, playing and singing today’s charttopping singles, from “Your Love is My Drug” to “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” to “Toxic.”

The quartet will perform live November 8 at The Neptune, in Seattle’s U-District, as part of a tour – with stops in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Provincetown, Palm Springs, San Francisco, and Coral Springs, to name a few. For tickets, visit www.stgpresents.org.

By phone, I checked in with Wadleigh, who grew up in Kent and graduated from the University of Puget Sound. Taking a workout break on a stairwell at his gym, here’s what the Well-Strung member told me in advance of the group’s upcoming performance.

Albert Rodriguez: In your own words, describe Well-Strung and what you guys do.

Trevor Wadleigh: We offer an entertaining hour of pop and classical fusion. We offer people who don’t always get to hear chamber music the opportunity to hear it in a preserved state, untouched, along with some pop songs. We also combine the two, so you have kind of a good introduction to people who don’t really cross over to either side – you’re at both a classical and pop concert. We often go back and forth. We hopefully entertain you and you’ll hear good music.

Rodriguez: Did you guys start out just being a chamber music quartet, or did you incorporate pop elements into the act upon its formation?

Wadleigh: It was always assumed that it was going to be a pop situation. When we were getting together that was why we were getting together.

Rodriguez: You guys have a wide range of music that you play, from Taylor Swift to Adele. Are there any songs or artists that you’ve tried to play, but it hasn’t really worked in recomposing it for your act?

Wadleigh: There’s been a couple of reasons why things don’t work out for us for whatever

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reason, like the instrumentation or it doesn’t play well with our voices, or something to that effect. I wouldn’t want to say that it’s one artist or any material that wouldn’t work for our concept; we haven’t found that so far, at least.

We’ve done some hip-hop stuff, we’ve done some rap stuff, and that’s all worked effectively, actually, and a lot of pop stuff.

Rodriguez: Do you just play what you rehearse, or do you take requests at your shows? Like, if someone asked for Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” is that something you can pull out of a hat?

Wadleigh: We don’t perform that way; we don’t take audience shout-outs. If you were to call out “Fancy,” everyone in the band would be pretty capable of playing it, but it’s not something we play. But that’s sometimes how a song comes to us. Generally how we operate is we get a request, or we pick the songs ourselves, and then decide on an arrangement, decide on who’ll be singing which part and how we should mix the instruments in; we kind of look at the whole thing.

Rodriguez: Has there been any discussion to expanding Well-Strung into a fivepiece, or do you want to keep it a quartet?

Wadleigh: Whoa, a five-piece! Are you looking to join our quartet? (laughs) Rodriguez: If I can play the kazoo, yes.

Wadleigh: Bring it on! We’ve had a lot of fun collaborating with other artists, but we’ve never really thought about making it a fivepiece. A couple of people have been like, “Why don’t you have a string bass? You should put in a string bass.” But if you look at the canon of classical music, a giant portion of the repertoire is for the string quartet, which is generally vioSeth Walters Photography / New York Times

Well Strung performing in New York City

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lin, viola and cello, and we just really want to stay true to that because a portion of our show is playing classical pieces in their entirety.

Rodriguez: Aside from the obvious, your family and friends, what do you miss most about living in this area?

Wadleigh: Everything. There’s nowhere else like Seattle, really. From the city, two hours away you have arid desert, you have the beautiful Cascade and Olympic mountains, you have rainforest, you have fresh lakes and the ocean.

Ideally when I come home, I go out to the Olympic peninsula – my parents have a cabin out there, so I always make time to go there.

There’s nowhere as beautiful as the Northwest.

Rodriguez: Does your set list change from night to night, city to city?

Wadleigh: Pretty much, right now, we’re doing the same show. In a couple of months, it’ll be a little different. We’re not changing it night to night, but do we have different set lists that we take out on the road.

Rodriguez: As we near the end of the year, will you be adding some holiday music into your concerts?

Wadleigh: We actually are working on some holiday music right now, but we haven’t put it into our shows that we’re taking on the road, like the one we’re playing in Seattle.

Rodriguez: What is the best way for people to follow the act, to get updates on shows and new material?

Wadleigh: We have a website, www.wellstrung.com, and there’s a calendar of events with shows that we’re playing. But it might be easier getting updates via Facebook, or on Twitter.

Rodriguez: Do you have any original compositions?

Wadleigh: Nothing in the show. Edmund (Bagnell) is working on a musical right now, he’s a bit of a writer. He hasn’t written for us, but he’s toying around with a couple of pop songs that we would perform. But we’ve never put them in the show. So, no original compositions yet, but hopefully soon.

Rodriguez: Is there anything you’re specifically looking forward to on this trip back home?

Wadleigh: Just hanging out with my family and dogs, running into friends. To be in a car again, that’s exciting – just driving somewhere. Just being out of your state is a welcome treat sometimes.

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Arouet presents the world premiere of an original play: The Fierce Urgency of Now biographies are available at http://arouet.us/ news/cast-and-crew-of-the-fierce-urgencyof-now/ In addition to director Roy Arauz, who is also Arouet’s artistic director, the artistic team also includes Assistant Director Renee Cyr, Lighting Designer Zack Brink, Sound Designer John, Costumer Designer Nicholas Giacalone, and Set Designer Kim Rosin. The production is stage managed by Zach Sanders.

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In a world where everything is due yesterday, creativity and commerce collide and personalities clash in a modern day take on a classic coming-of-age story. Set within the halls of a storied ad agency and inspired and based on real people and events, The Fierce Urgency of Now exposes the precarious nature of power and the inner questions that haunt us all using a delicate balance of wit, verve, and humor.

In this original script by ad-industry vet Doug DeVita, a troubled-yet-talented art director named Kyle struggles to find himself amid the inner turmoil of his creative department with the help of an unlikely ally… his new copywriter Dodo, a living relic of the “Mad Men” era.

“It’s an insider’s look at the ad industry, but with emotional parallels that anyone who has ever worked in business or for a bad boss can relate with,” said Roy Arauz, the show’s director. “This story has love, loss, revenge, and a lot of laughs along the way.”

Performances will be held ThursdaysSaturdays, November 7-22, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 9 at 2 p.m.; and Monday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m., at The DownStage Theatre (aka Stone Soup Theatre), 4029 Stone Way N. Tickets: General Admission: $16 in advance/$20 at the door; Student/Senior(60+): $12 in advance/$16 at the door; Premium Seating: $40. Purchase tickets at http://arouet.us/tix or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006.

For more information, visit http://arouet.

The cast features the talents of Evan Louis Thomas as Kyle, Laura Crouch as Dodo, us or call (425) 298-3852.

Kelly Johnson as Meryl, Lisa Viertel as Courtesy of Arouet Kate, and Mark Waldstein as Neil. Full cast courtesy of Seattle Musical Theatre

Shannon Kipp as Golde and Larry Albert as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof

Neil (Mark Waldstein) with Kyle (Evan Louis Thomas)

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To honor this beloved musical and in accordance with SMT’s commitment to community and family, SMT is inviting anyone who has ever been involved with a production of Fiddler on the Roof to attend the opening night performance, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 7, with a special $10 ticket.

Former Anatevka residents [the fictional shtetl where Fiddler on the Roof takes place] should bring an ID and either a photo of themselves in costume or a program from their production for a $10 ticket to opening night only; bring a friend for one additional $20 ticket in SMT’s Gold seating. Tickets must be purchased at the door on opening night only. Immediately after the show, the current SMT cast and anyone who has ever participated in a production of Fiddler will gather on stage for a group photo and a champagne toast to commemorate the occasion.

With Director Scot Charles Anderson at the helm and with music direction by Mark Press and Nancy Press, Fiddler on

the Roof runs November 7-23, 2014 at Seattle Musical Theatre, 7120 62nd Ave. NE at Magnuson Park. Tickets ($20-$35) are available at www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

The mission of Seattle Musical Theatre is to engage and entertain the community by producing new and traditional musicals.

The theater nurtures local talent by providing training and artistic development opportunities for children, youth, and adults from all walks of life. SMT’s vision is to enrich the entertainment and educational value of live theater in the Northwest region; provide a premiere environment for nurturing artistic and technical talent; and develop the Magnuson Park theater facility as a key cultural resource for civic, arts, and other community organizations. SMT at all times will strive to demonstrate and inspire these values among the Board of Directors, staff, artists, volunteers, and patrons.

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CoCA’s 22nd 24-Hour Art Marathon & Auction: Thursday, Nov. 13 - Friday, Nov. 15 Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) is excited to announce the artists participating in the 2014 24-Hour Art Marathon & Auction Gala Fundraiser.

Returning are event favorites CASH/ Curtis Ashby, Crystal Barbre, Seb Barnett, Casey Curran, Anne Marie Grgich, John Osgood and Siolo Thompson who are joined for the first time by Kate Alkarni, Flynn Bickley, Claire Loreen Brandt, Larry Calkins, Ryan Finnerty, Savina Mason, Che Milagros Lopez, Gabriel Marquez, June Olson, Antonia Price, Jonathan Wakuda Fischer, Robert L. Horton and Adream de Valdivia.

The Marathon launches at noon on Thursday, Nov. 13 at The Summit Building, 420 E. Pike St., with 24 hours of controlled chaos as these 20 emerging and established artists paint, draw, wax, construct, collage,

spray, write and sculpt their way to creating nearly 100 new works of art. Everyone is welcome to come watch the artists in action.

From 6 to 9 p.m., “Live! Nudes! Artists!” will be a part of Capitol Hill Art Walk. Join the ongoing cacophony at the Artists’ Appreciation Party: Meet the artists, get a peek at the work in progress and enjoy light refreshments, a tasty beer from Elysian Brewing, a special performance by Serendip and the beats of DJ Alann Alann. Admission is FREE. The festivities continue on Saturday, November 15 when doors open at 5:30 p.m. for CoCA’s popular Gala Auction Fundraiser with the effervescent Laura Michalek our auctioneer and guide for the evening. Sip on signature cocktails from 3 Howls Distillery and Sparkle Donkey Tequila, savor the artistry of Wonderlust Catering and Juniper Flowers,

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and groove to the funky beats of DJ EKG. To further our mission, CoCA offers 50% of all auction sales back to the participating artists, so the higher the bids, the more we are able to directly support contemporary artists!

Since 1981, CoCA has served the Pacific Northwest as a catalyst and forum for the advancement, development and understanding of contemporary art; this annual fundraising event helps support the hundreds of artists the organization presents each year.

And it’s a phenomenally spectacular party.

All events are taking place at: The Summit Building on Capitol Hill at 420 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122

Artists’ Appreciation Party: Thursday, Nov. 13, 6-9 p.m. Free admission.

2014 Gala Auction Fundraiser: Saturday, Nov. 15, 5:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Tickets $90-$125 are on sale now: http:// cocaauction.bpt.me Can’t attend? Donate: cocaseattle.org/donate Volunteer: cocaseattle.org/events/marathon/volunteer Courtesy of Center on Contemporary Art

24-Hour Art Marathon: Thursday, Nov. 13 noon – Friday, Nov. 14 noon. Come watch!

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Music of Remembrance to premiere new dances by Spectrum Dance Theater’s Donald Byrd this November

The dynamic program will feature works by Schoenberg, Smit, Kattenburg and Terezinprisoners Leo Santiago Photography

Dick Kattenberg “Escapades” (1938) Elisa Barston and Mikhail Shmidt, violins Dick Kattenberg “Tap Dance!” (1936) Spectrum Dance Theater tap dancer; Kimberly Russ and Mina Miller, piano Songs and Satire from Terezin Julia Benzinger, mezzo-soprano; Mina Miller, piano

Joel Myers and Kylie Lewallen

Smit’s student and young colleague Dick Kattenburg was still in his teens when he composed his joyful “Escapades” and the enchanting “Tap Dance!” performed at this concert with exuberant new choreography

by Spectrum Dance Theater’s Donald Byrd.

The remarkable musical life in the Terezín concentration camp included an active cabaret scene, often staged on short notice in the barracks. The songs and skits ranged from the nostalgic to the satirical to the defiant. Julia Benzinger, praised by the International Herald Tribune for her “luscious mezzo,” performs an engaging medley of musical numbers.

Participating Artists Leo Smit “Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano” (1928) Zart Dombourian-Eby, flute; Benjamin Hausmann, oboe; Laura DeLuca, clarinet; Seth Krimsky, bassoon; Jeffrey Fair, French horn; Kimberly Russ, piano

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On Sunday, November 9, at 4 p.m., Music of Remembrance (MOR) launches its 17th season with “Transfigured Night” at Benaroya Hall. The concert features the world premiere of an original dance score that MOR commissioned from acclaimed Spectrum Dance Theater choreographer Donald Byrd to accompany Arnold Schoenberg’s youthful Romantic masterpiece “Verklaerte Nacht” (“Transfigured Night”).

A stellar string sextet of MOR instrumentalists joins forces with performers from Spectrum Dance Theater in this soulful depiction of love, forgiveness and redemption.

The program also features music by two Dutch composers murdered at Nazi hands.

Leo Smit was one of inter-war Europe’s most promising young composers. He created his exquisite “Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano in Paris,” where he’d plunged himself into the heady musical milieu of Ravel, Milhaud, Stravinsky and Poulenc.

Arnold Schoenberg “Verklaerte Nacht” (1899) Choreography by Donald Byrd, Artistic Director, Spectrum Dance Theater (WORLD PREMIERE) Commissioned by Music of Remembrance with dancers from Spectrum Dance Theater Elisa Barston, violin; Mikhail Shmidt, violin; Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola; Artur Girsky, viola; Walter Gray, cello; Roberta Downey, cello

missions of new works.

• Mainstage concerts and innovative programs at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall featuring leading musicians and world-acclaimed guest artists • “Sparks of Glory,” a series of free concerts-with-commentary at the Seattle Art Museum and other community settings • Educational outreach, live performances and multi-media presentations to schools and colleges • Six CD recordings produced for Naxos, the world’s leading classical music label • The Boys of Terezin, MOR’s 2011 documentary film, continues to be screened by film festivals around the globe MOR also commissions and premieres new Holocaust-inspired works by today’s leading composers, building bridges across generations and sharing stories that underline the Holocaust’s urgent moral relevance for us now.

Tickets Tickets: $40 Special Offer: $30 for under 30 years of age Phone: (206) 365-7770 Online: www.musicofremembrance.org Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall in Benaroya Hall 3rd Avenue & Union Street About Music of Remembrance Founded in 1998, Music of Remembrance (MOR) fills a unique cultural role in Seattle and throughout the world by remembering the Holocaust through music with concert performances, educational programs, recordings and com-

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The Seattle Public Library presents

Richard Blanco’s new memoir The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood on November 10 orlandoweekly.com

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The 2014 Seattle Reads author Richard Blanco will read from his new, full-length memoir about growing up in Miami as the Gay son of Cuban immigrants from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday, November 10, at the Broadway Performance Hall of Seattle Central College, 1625 Broadway, at Broadway and E. Pine St. In Blanco’s memoir, The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood, he explores his coming-of-age in a Cuban immigrant family and his attempts to understand his place in America while grappling with his burgeoning artistic and sexual identities.

Blanco was born in Madrid in 1968 and immigrated as an infant with his Cubanexile family to the United States. He was raised and educated in Miami, earning a B.S. in civil engineering and a M.F.A. in creative writing from Florida Inter-

national University. Blanco is a practicing civil engineer, writer and poet, and teacher. His book For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey was the featured work for the Library’s 2014 Seattle Reads series.

This event is supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, author series sponsor Gary Kunis, media sponsor The Seattle Times and presented in partnership with Seattle Central College and The Elliott Bay Book Company. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Parking is available in nearby commercial lots and on the street.

For more information, call the Library at 206-386-4636 or visit www.spl.org.

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Margaret Cho discusses Joan Rivers, holiday plans and that Weird Al video MARGARET CHO TACOMA COMEDY CLUB November 4 & 5 Stand-up comedy is one of the toughest professions in entertainment. Not only do comedians have to perform in front of live crowds, but they have to write their own material and constantly update their act because no one wants to hear the same jokes all over again. That’s what separates Margaret Cho from the pack.

A tireless performer who juggles TV, film, digital radio and music video projects, aside from special engagements and live concerts, she continually refuels the tank and heads back out on the road to make people laugh.

And whereas some comedy stars are silly, or obnoxious, she’s clever and sharp. She can turn a political topic, or a religious stance, or even a Gay stereotype into something hilarious.

Cho is scheduled to perform at the Tacoma Comedy Club on November 4 and 5 (two shows nightly) with brand new content, different than what she delivered last year at the Tulalip Resort Casino and the Moore Theatre.

For tickets and directions, go to www.tacomacomedyclub.com.

I got a phone call recently from the busy entertainer, who’s interviewed multiple times with Seattle Gay News over the years.

Though she was losing her voice, Cho was polite and cheerful during our conversation.

Albert Rodriguez: I understand the shows coming up in Tacoma will have new material. Is that correct?

Margaret Cho: Yes, it’s a new show. I always have new material, but I’m working on a new show.

Rodriguez: Did “Drop Dead Diva” run its course? Is it done?

Cho: Yes, we finished earlier this year. It was a good run. We did it for a long time and

I’m still very close to the people that were on it. It was a great experience.

Rodriguez: What was that like on the final day, to wrap things up?

Cho: Because the cast is so big, not all of us had been together all the way. But the last week of filming, there were quite a few of us and so we did spend a lot of time just having dinner and being a family, which is what we have been doing for years and years. It’s a very satisfying thing to become such close friends with people that you work with.

Rodriguez: We lost a comedic giant recently, Joan Rivers. What are your thoughts on this, and is there anything you remember specifically about her?

Cho: There’s a lot of things I remember.

I actually put a lot of them in my new show.

In my show, I really do talk about my relationship with her and how it affected my relationship with comedy. Living the life that I did, she has a lot to do with it. For me, the difficulty in dealing with her death is really a crisis of the conscience, like “Where do I get my inspiration now from?” and “Where do I get my absolution now from? She was a very important figure in that regard, too, so I talk a lot about her in the show.

Rodriguez: As Gay marriage becomes legal in more states, do you have any wedding planning advice for couples who are getting engaged?

Cho: Well, I’ve had a lot of invitations to come and do their vows – I can do that, I have accreditation. In San Francisco, I can do it at City Hall; but I could do them anywhere. So, I would say “Book everybody early and go all out; it’s your special day.”

Rodriguez: Do you have any plans for the holidays, Thanksgiving or Christmas?

Cho: I’m spending it at an art convent in San Francisco with people about 25 years younger than me (laughs). Every once in a while I do these kinds of things that are out of the ordinary, so I’ll be spending my holiday season doing a lot of volunteer work for the homeless in San Francisco, and doing

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very grassroots activism. I also want to try my hand at being a street musician. I decided this year to go very, very low-profile and make it about activism and charity work, working for the homeless, working for the people in San Francisco, and having a very different kind of Christmas.

Rodriguez: Was it as fun working on the Weird Al video (“Tacky”) as it was watching it?

Cho: Oh yeah, it was fun. It was hard. It was a workout because we did it all in one shot and Al was running upstairs and downstairs to change into the different parts, so it was very, very difficult. I love those guys, I love Al. Everybody in it is a good friend of mine, so we had a good time together.

Rodriguez: There were appearances by Eric Stonestreet and Jack Black, aside from yours. Was everybody there on the same day, or were you all filmed separately?

Cho: No, it was all filmed at once and it was all one continuous shot, so if somebody made a mistake you’d have to do the whole thing over. It was hard.

Rodriguez: Are you active on social media? Where can we follow you?

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continued from cover woman who has resilience that reigns supreme even as the brave, albeit naïve, men go off to war. It is among the finest performances I have seen at ArtsWest.

Director, Mathew Wright delivers an engaging and enthralling story. It is a winning artistic achievement. Musical Director Christopher DiStefano and Choreographer Trina Mills shine up this period piece. The scene when Birdlace and Rose come together in the high point “First Date/Last Night” performance is an uplifting and joyous ride that connects on a personal level. Wright, who is also Artistic Director at ArtsWest, proves to be an exciting force in the Seattle theater scene.

Dogfight is a musical that you cannot miss. While the song and dance softens the viciousness of the three bees’ brutal machismo, it never allows the audience to forgive their actions and hold them unaccountable. The musical elements are necessary delights. It is the perfectly sweet and sorrowful “Give Way” number when we are reminded of the true grace and beauty of rising above and carrying on.

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Cho: I’m on Twitter @margaretcho, I’m on Facebook, and I’m on Instagram @ margaret_cho. I’m very active at those media sites, especially. And, I have a podcast that is out every week on SoundCloud and iTunes called “Monsters of Talk.”

Rodriguez: Do you still have your webisodes on YouTube?

Cho: Oh yeah, “In Transition.” We haven’t made any new ones, but the first season is still up there and it’s really funny.

Rodriguez: I can’t imagine you have a lot of free time. But what do you do when you’re not working?

Cho: I’m a chef, so I make a lot of food for people, I eat a lot of food, I try recipes. Right now, I’m really obsessed with sardines. I’m actually going to go to the fish market in a little bit. I need to eat oily fish because of my voice, it strengthens my voice if I have really oily fish.

Rodriguez: Do you cook any native Korean dishes?

Cho: I make kimchi and the usual suspects, the very basic things. I’m not good with things that are more complicated, but I have a basic knowledge of it.

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Shelton’s Laggies a lively, energetic romp A24

Keira Knightley (l) and Chloë Grace Moretz

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer LAGGIES Now Playing While at her best friend Allison’s (Ellie Kemper) wedding, the high-strung, controlling type-A head plastic of her former high school clique, Seattleite Megan (Keira Knightley) has a minor nervous breakdown after catching her father, Ed (Jeff Garlin), engaging in some impromptu risqué business mere moments after longtime beau Anthony (Mark Webber) surprises her with a marriage proposal. Too shocked to think coherently, the aimless 28-year-old drives out into the night, ending up in a local grocery store parking lot making the off-the-cuff decision to buy alcohol for a handful of teenagers.

One thing leads to another, and soon Megan is avoiding her troubles by taking refuge in the home of high schooler Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz), telling friends and family she’s leaving for the week to attend a selfhelp seminar. While the teen’s father Craig (Sam Rockwell) admittedly finds it odd this young woman is hiding out with his rebellious yet impressionable daughter, he’s also too good-natured and easygoing to send her packing like he should. It’s a crazy situation, to be certain, but it’s also just the sort of vacation from the real world Megan needs, and by revisiting her youth she just might learn what it means to be a responsible adult, and move forward with her life like those closest to her have been hoping for some time now.

Director Lynne Shelton’s Laggies is, without questions, her most accomplished film to date. While lacking the cutting ra-

zor-sharp wit of either Humpday or Your Sister’s Sister (both of which she scripted), the movie itself is so breathlessly energetic, so full of life and comedic inspiration, the fact it’s not as profound or as revealing as the filmmaker’s prior efforts is hardly disastrous. If anything, working with neophyte screenwriter Andrea Seigel has invigorated Shelton, and there are moments here that had me grinning ear to ear in vivacious joy.

It starts with Knightley. Coupled with her endearing turn in Begin Again, the actress is on a splendiferous roll, returning to her personable roots showcased to such great effect in early turns in films like Bend It Like Beckham and Pride & Prejudice. She’s delightful, making what could have been an insufferable, lay-about of a character instead into a relatable charmer intent on exploring her own inner workings while trying to figure out who she is and what it is they truly want out of life. Knightley makes every twist, every turn of the woman’s personality organic, natural, and even when the script contrivances fall a little into sitcom pitter-patter platitudes, the actress constantly rises above to make them feel honest and authentic.

She’s matched by Moretz, who finally has a decent movie to take comfort in after a seeming string of unfortunate, mildly disappointing (Carrie, The Equalizer, Dark Shadows) to positively insufferable (If I Stay, Kick-Ass 2) misfires, and Rockwell, both of whom are sublime. The former has a spunky effervescence that bellies interior unexplored traumas aching for release while the latter is as charming and as romantically appealing as he’s ever been, even if his character isn’t always believable. If anything, he’s more a device to help propel Megan in the proper

direction than he is anything else, and it’s a testament to Rockwell’s immense talents that he’s able to make Craig as winning and as three-dimensional as he ultimately does.

But things don’t stop there, Shelton’s gift for casting as glorious here as it has ever been.

There are great moments of inspiration for Garlin, Kemper, Webber, Gretchen Mol (as Craig’s purposefully absent ex-wife) and especially Short Term 12 scene-stealer Kaitlyn Dever, making the most of her role as Annika’s quick-witted, acid-tongued best friend Misty who sees through Megan right from the start.

There isn’t a single moment where Dever appears on the screen that she doesn’t take center stage, proving again to be a singular talent worthy of keeping a keen eye upon.

The overall arc of the film is hardly surprising, and it isn’t like Seigel’s script has much hidden underneath its sleeve. Where Megan is headed won’t shock anyone, and as far as Shelton is concerned this is easily the most conventional and straight-forward story she has ever chosen to tell. There is a distinct familiarity to events that can be moderately uninspiring, and by the time our heroine finally decides what to do, part of me couldn’t help but wonder what took her so long to figure it all out.

So what? Shelton continues to grow as a filmmaker, and with Laggies she’s constructed her most cinematically inventive and visually intriguing effort to date. On top of that, she continues to improve as a storyteller, making even the most cliché and obvious dramatic and comedic elements feel fresh and alive.

While not a great movie, this is certainly an entertaining one, and by the time it ends the only thing a reasonable person would want to do is watch it again immediately with little to no pause between viewings whatsoever.

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I don’t think I learned a lot new from watching Laura Poitras’ (The Oath) investigative Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour. At least, not about the information he leaked, the stuff he provided in regards to the United States and how the government has allowed the National Security Administration (NSA) unfettered access to investigate and conduct surveillance on almost every aspect of a person’s life. As far as that goes, while still terrifying, while undeniably infuriating, while making one question every tweet, text, email and Facebook post, on the primary front of what exactly Snowden released, there’s not a whole heck of a lot of new fuel added to the “Surveillance State” fire.

The strength of Citizenfour, then, is watching how all of this went down, how Snowden, Poitras and journalists Glenn Greenwald and Ewan MacAskill ended up in a Hong Kong hotel room discussing U.S. spying practices far more universal in breadth and scope than anyone had ever imagined in their worst possible nightmares. It’s a real life procedural, a you-arethere-as-it-is-actually-happening All the President’s Men, Poitras and Greenwald

on the ground floor of a story that is still likely not even the best documentary, but it for that reason alone it needs to be seen by as being discussed, debated, argued about might just be the most important one, and many people as possible right away. and shaped right this very second.

On that level the film is fascinating. Sitting in that hotel room with this quartet, listening to what they’re saying, realizing the position they’re willingly putting themselves in, all of that is extraordinary.

More than that, Poitras is successful in the implanting of central questions inside the mind of the viewer. Am I being watched? Could I get in trouble for viewing this film? If I say positive words about Snowden and what he’s done does that put me on some sort of watch list? Am I already on one for things I’ve tweeted or posted in the past? How would I know?

How does spying on me make my friends, family and the rest of the gosh darn country safer? Does it even matter?

Whether you want to think so or not, all of these questions and more are important and in desperate need of being asked, and the fact Poitras is doing so is a very good thing indeed. She points the camera in Snowden’s face, forces him to say why it is he is doing this, getting him to state in no uncertain terms that he knows exactly what will happen to him as far as his own privacy, his soon-tobe public persona is concerned. It’s breathlessly exciting on that front, achieving a level of intimacy with the viewer that is eerie in its uncomforting all-encompassing embrace.

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the same concept where Leo changes in front of Gabe, and Gabe looks at him and realizes that he can look at Leo and Leo doesn’t realize Gabe is staring. Because they were older, I could do it with nudity, and it would be important for the characters. It’s a big deal for Gay teens when they have to shower with other people. You can get an erection because your body can’t hide your sexuality.

GMK: Gi and Leo talk about their level

of laziness in the opening scene. What is your level of laziness?

DR: It depends. Right now, it’s big. I’m trying to start a new film. It makes me lazy because it’s so hard. I have to think: What is the story I want to tell next? But when the films starts, it flows and it’s exciting and my laziness goes to zero, because I just want to make the film. © 2014 Gary M. Kramer Vitrine Films

night class trip, the unspoken attraction hangs in the air.

Ribeiro met with the Seattle Gay News to talk about Gay teens and The Way He Looks.

Gary M. Kramer: Why did you feel you needed to expand your short into a feature?

Daniel Ribeiro: When I thought about this blind character discovering that he was Gay, I knew it had to be my first feature.

Blindness provides a way to talk about sexuality because Leo had never seen a boy or a girl. His feelings were not based on anything he had seen; it was just how he felt – his other senses. I thought Leo was a character we’d never seen before, and this coming of age film would be a good first feature for me to represent who I am.

I wanted to keep the same actors because they had a huge chemistry in the short.

GMK: There are many scenes involving tactile contact – the boys on the bike, or Gabriel teaching Leo to dance…

DR: Sight is something that is very attached to sexuality. The big conflict for Leo is: Does Gabriel like me or not? He can’t use his sight to get the clues.

GMK: In Latin culture it is very common for intimacy to develop between friends.

Can you discuss the attitudes Queer teens face in Brazil?

DR: In Brazil, men don’t kiss on the cheek.

Brazil is almost conservative in that way. I wanted to establish that. If two boys are too intimate, people think they are Gay. If you kiss

a boy, you’re Gay. You can hug, that’s OK; we express our emotions easily, but there are rules about being Gay, a limit to what you can do, and what is considered too much.

GMK: Leo is very careful about expressing his emotions. Can you discuss how you constructed his character? He is different when he is at home with his family and when he is at school with his friends.

DR: I think we are all like that – adapting – especially someone [like Leo] who is bullied.

In places where he has more power (at home), he can be strong. He is able to have a dialogue with his parents. I didn’t want him to be protected by anyone other than Gi and his mother.

GMK: Leo’s mother sees him as being very responsible. Do you think Gay teens are more mature?

DR: I think a lot of young Gay people mature really young because they have to deal with something huge in their lives and they have to do it by themselves. Nowadays, it easier for Gay teens to be more open, but when I was a teenager, I went through a period where I couldn’t share everything I was feeling. I think a lot of Gay people go through that, and they mature really fast and really young. I don’t have Leo question his sexuality, which I went through. I think Gay kids shouldn’t have to go through this period of questioning who they are. You need some time to understand what you are feeling, but when you realize you’re Gay, it should be OK. GMK: What can you say about the shower scene?

DR: I think there has to be a shower scene in a Gay film. In the short, we have

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer NIGHTCRAWLER Now playing Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is not one to stand idly by. He’s not afraid to learn, is willing to ask questions and will do virtually anything it takes to achieve his goals. So when he comes across freelance cameraman – a “Stringer,” according to the parlance used in the television news business – Joe (Bill Paxton) in action filming an horrific car accident he knows right then this is job for him.

Fast-forward an undisclosed amount of time, Louis is the go-to guy for Los Angeles morning television news producer Nina (Rene Russo), the man so unafraid to get to the gory center of the story she’s almost beside herself in giddy anticipation every time he struts into the station. Making more money than he ever has, the young man has hired a naviga-

tor and secondary cameraman, Rick (Riz Ahmed), while also trading in his beaten down clunker of an automobile for a shiny new ride. They can be just about anywhere at the drop of the hat, listening to the police scanner with such intent you’d think their very lives depended on what was being said.

Nightcrawler wears its cynicism like a badge of honor, Louis such an abhorrent human specimen it’s immediately apparent he’s going to be willing to do whatever it takes to be the best stringer in all of L.A. If bodies at a car accident aren’t exactly where he feels they should be, he’s not above moving them around to help create a more indelible, bloodcurdling image. If he has information the police need to solve a crime, he’ll withhold it until releasing what he knows serves his best interests. He negotiates contracts with cutthroat tenacity, his conscience as bleak, black and bitter as the California nights he freely wanders within like a wolf carefully stalking its prey.

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The directorial debut for writer Dan Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy, The Fall), the movie is a nasty piece of work, reveling in its character’s failings while at the same time offering up pointed satirical commentary on the sensationalistic leanings of the modern television news business. It asks tough questions while supplying almost zero answers, everything building to a decadently repugnant conclusion that’s as fitting as it is foregone. Gilroy sits the viewer in front of a mirror, daring the audience to look away if they can, knowing full well, much like a car crash on the side of the Interstate the chances most can or will do so is practically nil.

He’s got a magnificent ally in Gyllenhaal.

The talented actor completely reinvents himself, Louis a serpentine chameleon who slithers and connives his way here to there doing so with cocksure certainty and stoic resilience. He bobs and weaves from one cataclysm to the next, never asking what is right or what is wrong, instead shooting away as if the only thing standing between him and success are those unlucky enough to be caught in his camera lens. No matter how disturbing or depraved an act might be, no matter how shocking a statement coming off his tongue is, I couldn’t stop watching the actor, not for a single solitary second, his go-for-broke ferocity a beautiful kind of cadaverous loathsome madness that’s extraordinary.

Russo comes close to matching him, her Nina virtually as cutthroat and as unscrupulous as her favorite freelancer, even though she’s not willing to admit it.

She hides her unwholesome truth behind a façade of forthright sanctimoniousness she thinks keeps people from realizing just how low she’s willing to stoop to get ratings, something Louis sees through

immediately. All of which makes her reactions when he unapologetically, almost emotionlessly, breaks her down to her core basics all the more astonishing, Russo’s virtually silent emotional rollercoaster rejoinders during these sequences riveting in their complex dexterity.

As great as much of this is, and at times it’s pretty darn magnificent, Gilroy’s overall thesis isn’t near as astonishing or as profound as I imagine he thinks it is.

As already alluded to, there aren’t a lot of places for all of this to go, making Louis’ ultimate destination hardly a surprise, diluting the inherent shock value of the final scenes a substantial margin. The writer/ director also cuts one of his primary characters a little short, and while I appreciated some of his third act decisions, and while Ahmed’s overall performance is strong, Rick remains frustratingly onedimensional throughout, making his final declarations oddly hollow.

Be that as it may, this movie works, grabbing me by the throat in the first couple of minutes and refusing to relax its grip at any point during the remainder of its almost two-hour running time. Spectacularly shot by Robert Elswit (There Will Be Blood, The Town), confidently edited by Dan’s brother John Gilroy (Pacific Rim, Michael Clayton), there is a look and feel to the film that, while reminiscent of other L.A. neo-noirs (mainly Michael Mann’s Collateral), still achieves a tenor and an authenticity uniquely its own. Nightcrawler sticks with you like a popcorn kernel stuck in your tooth or like gum refusing to budge from the underside of your shoe, the overall picture an agreeably nauseating plunge into the sewer that is worth diving into headfirst and without a safety harness.

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FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 3227188. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization.

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

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SATURDAY - November 1

Me-Kwa Mooks Park - Green Seattle Partnership.

9am-noon. The LGBT community is invited to this meaningful and fun work party planting wildlife habitat in this west side natural area. 430-5562; mekwamooks. wordpress.com 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.

OUT for Sustainability. 4:30-7:30pm. Arctic Building, Polar Bar, 700 3rd Ave. Connect with others in the LGBTQ (and allied) sustainability community who are working, studying or interested in social and environmental action. Informal intros and discussion kicks off at 5pm. www.out4s.org Entre Hermanos Dia de los Muertos. 6pm. NW African American Museum, 2300 S Massachusetts St. Dnner & show benefit Entre Hermanos. Tickets: $50. www.entre hermanos.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

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

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 Rocky Horror Show in Renton (Closing Night). 8pm.

Renton Civic Theatre, 507 3rd St, Renton. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students & seniors. www.rentoncivictheatre. org Freaknight: The Northwest’s Biggest Halloween Party (10/31 & 12/1). WaMu Theater, 1000 Occidental Ave S. A carnival for the senses complete with freaks of the night, reality-bending amusement park rides, twisted circus performers & multiple stages of bloodcurdling beats. Costume Contest with $2014 Grand Prize. www. freaknightfestival.com.

SUNDAY - November 2

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.

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/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. A social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com 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 Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

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

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

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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 PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

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 Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv 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.

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

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

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.

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 informa-

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.

MONDAY - November 3

October 31, 2014

TUESDAY - November 4

November 1 thru November 9 sasgcc.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County.

“We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

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 Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/Bi men.

FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclubseattle.org Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union). Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Monthly board meeting open to all OYC members & prospective members. OYC is a Gay & Lesbian yacht club for people who own boats of any size or type & for people who enjoy boating. The club sponsors monthly outings. 709-BOAT, www.oycnw.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Cineoke! Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm. Jewelbox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. You’re the star of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing along to, while the film & lyrics are projected onto the screen. There are hundreds of songs to choose from, or you can bring your own special request on DVD. $8 cover. Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema. www.threedollarbillcinema.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

Rain City Jacks. 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at 7pm; 4th Sunday each month at1pm. West Queen Anne/ Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a traditional jack-off club. Friendly, sexpositive, non-profit and private. Membership required.

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

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

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network. 7-8:30pm checkin and open rap or topic discussion. Rock Salt, 1232 Westlake Ave. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Meet & mingle in an engaging, feminist, Bisexual-supportive environment. www.sbwn.net.

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

Celebrating 41 Years!

Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

WEDNESDAY - November 5

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

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 Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month. RSVP to Kate Hawkins 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE. 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 Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. PFLAG/Renton: 425-2354139. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattlepflag.org.

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

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

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

community calendar

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

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

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

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

Meetings open to the public. 684-4540.

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

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

Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com. [MaySeptember only.]

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - ConTHURSDAY - November 6 templative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org 12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible www.babesnetwork.org.

Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, listing at 6pm.)

Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages A Reflection on LBJ’s Legacy in the Pacific North14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thurs- west. 7-8:30pm. Seattle Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. day. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Panel discussion topics include the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance. the Vietnam War & the War on Poverty. In collaboration 4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. with MOHAI and Seattle Repertory Theatre, which is Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling producing Robert Schenkkan’s two plays about LBJ, safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project “All the Way” and “The Great Society” this Fall. FREE. every week! Get-togethers are highly social & offer “low www.spl.org impact” volunteer work & an opportunity to learn more Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starabout LAA. Please call before dropping in. 957-1776. bucks, 1600 E. Olive Way. Meets 1st Thursday each www.lifelongaidsalliance.org month. www.seattleprimetimers.org

Visit us online www.sgn.org

is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

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

SATURDAY - November 8

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org Seattle Goodwill Glitter Sale (11/8 & 11/9). 9am-6pm.

1400 S Lane St. Formal dresses, fancy gowns, cocktail dresses & designer wear, plus an amazing selection of accessories & fabulous jewelry. All proceeds fund Goodwill’s free job training & education programs for people facing barriers to employment. www.seattlegoodwill.org Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www.georgetownneighborhood.com 51st Annual Mr & Miss Gay Seattle Pageant. 6pm doors; 7pm pageant. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. $20 suggested donation. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com and on Facebook.

Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. 784-9705.

Seattle Men in Leather Boots & Buzzcuts. 9pm-12midnight. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Semi-annual bootshine and buzz cuts event benefits the Chicken Soup Brigade, Lifelong’s food program.

SUNDAY - November 9

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494.

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - November 7

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength overspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org “Earth is My Witness: The Photography of Art Wolfe.” 7-8:30pm. Seattle Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. Photography from Wolfe’s new book brings the beauty of the planet’s landscapes, wildlife & cultures to life. FREE. www.spl.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House

October 31, 2014

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Goodwill Glitter Sale (11/8 & 11/9). 9am-6pm.

1400 S Lane St. Formal dresses, fancy gowns, cocktail dresses & designer wear, plus an amazing selection of accessories & fabulous jewelry. All proceeds fund Goodwill’s free job training & education programs for people facing barriers to employment. www.seattlegoodwill.org Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. 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 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

Music of Remembrance: “Transfigured Night.” 4pm.

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. MOR opens its 17th season with the world premiere of Spectrum Dance Theater choreographer Donald Byrd’s dances for the young Arnold Schoenberg’s Romantic mastrerpiece “Verklaerte Nacht” (“Transfigured Night”). Audiences will also discover the music and lives of Dutch composers Leo Smit and Dick Kattenburg, both murdered at Nazi hands, and marvel at an engaging medley of songs from cabaret shows staged by inmates in Terezin. Tickets: $30-$40. musicofremembrance.org Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Sunday each month.

K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. Social functions include Mr & Ms Wrangler Contest, La Femme Grotesque, Movie Auction Night, Memorial Day Weekend Camp-Out, Sir Guy Contest, Beggars Feast, holiday parties & other events.

329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html

Seattle Gay News 19

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. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band.com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.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, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. 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.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org

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PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwo Spirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www. sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www. trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-6850164; 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.safeschoolscoalition. 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

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Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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

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

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

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

Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswim team.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo. com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance. org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling. htm, www.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-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; 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. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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

WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools.

330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.

Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www. facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space. org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 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-SAFESAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888431-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): 5228412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoudGLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www. yspp.org

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