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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 45, Volume 42, November 7, 2014

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Fabio Audi (l), Ghilherme Lobo, and Tess Amorim (upper-right) in The Way He Looks

writer/director Daniel Ribeiro’s feature length version of his excellent 2010 short Eu Não Quero THE WAY HE LOOKS Voltar Sozinho (I Don’t Want to SUNDANCE CINEMAS Go Back Alone). This expanded (A 21+ ONLY VENUE) version, easily the feel good film Now playing of the year, is one of those rare, The sweet and sunny Brazilian happy cases where the feature imromance, The Way He Looks, is proves upon the short.

by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer

Ribeiro employs the same actors, which benefits The Way He Looks because the three central performers have an established chemistry that is infectious. There is a palpable naturalism in how they interact; viewers believe right away that the lead characters have been friends forever.

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Burial scene from Antigona

by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer “ANTIGONA” Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca MEANY HALL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON October 25

“OPPOSING FORCES” Choreography by Amy O’Neal ON THE BOARDS October 26

more than a dozen years, and have had the great pleasure of seeing performances by American companies like Pilobolus, MOMIX, Mark Morris Dance Group, Urban BushThe University of Washing- women, Paul Taylor, Martha Graton’s World Dance Series has been ham, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, bringing important dance troupes and the all-male Les Ballets Trockto Seattle for decades – I know see Dance page 6 because I’ve been a subscriber for

Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo) is a blind teenager whose bestie, 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 Gi to become jealous. In episodes created for the feature, the guys go to the movies together (Gabriel describes the action to Leo); they sneak out late at night to watch an eclipse; and Gabriel teaches the classical musicloving Leo about modern music.

Ribeiro infuses these moments – Leo hugging Gabriel on the bicycle they share, or Gabriel guiding Leo to dance to music – with a tender sexual tension to show how these two teenagers fall in love. The short only had the teens touching hands, or Leo sniffing Gabriel’s clothes to create a shorthand for their affection. These expanded episodes serve to magnify the boys’ burgeoning desires.

The film’s visual cues are also strong. A scene of Leo practicing kissing in the shower expresses the desires he feels but does not dare to express. And this is what makes The Way He Looks so magical; the guys never discuss their emotions, but they are all tactile. When Gabriel plants a kiss on Leo, or the two friends shower together during an overnight class trip – and see THE Way page 7

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by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer THE BLACK KEYS KEY ARENA November 1 Akron, Ohio duo The Black Keys took Key Arena by storm on Saturday night fueled by the familiar sonic assault that drummer Patrick Carney and guitarist Dan Auerbach have perfected since their inception back in 2001. It’s never an easy feat to reach an arena size audience when you’re a band that cut its teeth in garage rock clubs, but all those years clocked on the road have served them well.

The Black Keys swagger and roll as if no one was watching, when in fact from floor to nosebleeds, everyone is mesmerized.

“Dead and Gone” and “Next Girl” wasted no time in setting the tone for the evening as the duo ripped through a wide array of tracks from past and present. During the first three, things appeared aesthetically a little off kilter, as additional musicians John Wood and Richard Swift seemed to be almost purposely hidden behind a giant bass amp and the rest of the gear.

With such a huge stage to fill, it was odd to stash their live band so awkwardly in the background when their sound – and the stage – was so much wider. Nevertheless, after “Run Right Back” the projected curtain “dropped” to reveal an expanse of industrial strength lighting and a dozen moving screens that filled the space. With

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that, “Gold On The Ceiling” took off and the rest of the night continued on the same high.

Fans were treated to live rarity “Leavin’ Trunk,” a song recorded for their debut album but one that Auerbach confessed they’d only been playing live for a few weeks.

Cold-hearted lovers, relationships gone sour, and moving on are always ripe themes for blues-soaked rock, and The Black Keys do it exceedingly well.

Slow-burner “Too Afraid to Love You” paved the way for live staple “Howlin’ For You,” followed by a surprise cover of Edywn Collins’ “A Girl Like You,” which surprisingly made sense in its crunchy Black Keys-style delivery.

Though eighth album, Turn Blue, is a somewhat milder affair than their breakthrough album Brothers (which earned three Grammy Awards in 2010) and 2011’s ac-

claimed El Camino, it’s not without it’s barnburners even while exploring more soulful territory. “Fever” is in fact one of their most infectious tracks yet, and “Weight of Love” stretches out to an epic seven minutes.

The light show was intense and suited them well; constantly popping white lights and flashes triggered in all the right places to accentuate Patrick Carney’s deceptively loose but hard-hitting drum style. Following “She’s Long Gone” and “Lonely Boy,” the band returned for a straightforward encore of new tracks “Weight of Love” and “Turn Blue” before ending with “Little Black Submarines” in one last sonic assault.

There are few bands that can turn it out and turn it up the way The Black Keys can, arena rock or club rock, it makes no difference. At heart they’re still the same primal, blues-rock soaked power duo that came bursting out of Akron.

Bette Midler, Taylor Swift are Seattle-bound next summer

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Finally, there are rumors of a Tony BennettLady GaGa tour in 2015. Thus far, concerts in Las Vegas (New Year’s Eve), Los Angeles, London, and New York, including a third justadded show at Radio City Music Hall on June 22, have been announced. As soon as I know something, you’ll know. Do stream the duo’s collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek, a great listen for a cozy night by the fire.

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Get ready to shake it off, and then some!

Pop superstar Taylor Swift is also headed to Seattle next summer, securing a date at CenturyLink Field on August 8 on her lengthy 2015 road outing that starts May 20 in Louisiana. The soon-to-be 25 year-old released her fifth studio album, 1989, last month and sold 751,000 copies in just two days. “Out of the Woods” is the second released single from the record, said to be written about former beau Harry Styles. Australian break-

box offices, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, or by phone at 1-877-STG-4TIX. Good news for people who love Sam Smith. Additional tickets for the British rising star’s February 2 show at Key Arena have been released. General admission floor and reserved seats priced between $39.50 and $75.00 are now available at TicketMaster. com, Key Arena box office, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Smith is expected to nab several Grammy nominations when they’re announced in less than a month.

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through artist Van Hunt, who scored his first U.S. hit with last year’s “Riptide,” is opening all North American shows for Swift. Pre-sale tickets start November 7 through her offiby Albert Rodriguez cial website, taylorswift.com, and American SGN A&E Writer Express cardholders will also have access June is going to be divine, trust me. Though to tickets prior to the general public on sale, it’s seven months away, it kicks off with the ap- which has yet to be announced. pearance of Bette Midler at Key Arena. The Grammy and Emmy Award-winner and OscarNo plans for Valentine’s Day? Spend it with nominated actress has included the Emerald Meghan Trainor. The red-hot newbie, basking City on next year’s 22-city tour, scheduled to in the success of her #1 single “All About That perform June 1 at the indoor venue. Midler just Bass,” is performing live at The Neptune on released a new album, It’s the Girls!, a collec- February 14, as part of her “That Bass Tour.” tion of reworked nostalgic songs by all-female To my knowledge, this marks the first time the acts, including the Andrew Sisters, TLC, The Massachusetts-bred singer-songwriter is apChiffons, and the Ronettes, to name a few. Ad- pearing in-person here in Seattle. Trainor just ditional North American dates and a UK tour released “Lips Are Moving,” the second single will be announced soon. Tickets for the Gay from her forthcoming album, aptly titled Title. icon’s Seattle performance go on sale Novem- Tickets for her concert go on sale November 8 ber 24 (10 a.m.) at LiveNation.com, all Tick- at Tickets.com, 24-hour kiosks parked outside etmaster locations, or by phone at 1-800-745- the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune theatre 3000. American Express cardholders can purchase tickets before the general public, beginning November 19 (10 a.m.) through November 21 (10 a.m.). The Divine Miss M has sold over 30 million albums in her career, making her one of the world’s biggest entertainers.

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The Case of the Disappearing Laughter

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE ACT THEATRE Through November 16

Carey Wong and costumes that ranged from upper-crust-tasteful to over-the-top funny from Catherine Hunt. Lighting was appropriately inconspicuous and subtle from Michael Wellborn. However, sound design, from house designer Brendan Patrick Hogan, which is an aspect that usually amazes, felt awkward and inappropriate, particularly in regard to scenechange music. Whoever collaborated on that decision, the weirdly arranged Christmasstyle music doesn’t work at all.

The second act does pick up the pace and

gain comedy partly from costuming jokes, but the overall feeling of the production is fairly flat. Of course, that is not the usual experience at ACT Theatre, so this might be called a rare miss.

For more information, go to www.acttheatre.org or call 206-292-7676.

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The reviews from New York productions of Christopher Durang’s new play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike pretty universally call it funny and even more. “Few Chekhov-inspired shows make you laugh out loud, and repeatedly at that. In fact there’s probably just one such rare bird on the planet,” says the New York Post.

So, if the current production of Durang’s play at ACT Theatre is not so funny, even with a cast one might expect truly humorous acting from, what might be the problem? This production has a few laughs in it, from time to time, but one does not experience an audience as the New York Times did … “The theater erupts in booming gusts of laughter that practically shake the seats.”

Your faithful reviewer did not see any kind of indication of that in the slightest at ACT Theatre for the entire evening.

Encapsulating the play, Durang has essentially picked up characters from Chekhov’s plays and placed them in a modern context.

Vanya (R. Hamilton Wright), Sonia (Marianne Owen) and Masha (Pamela Reed) are siblings born to educated parents who named them after Chekhov characters. Vanya and Sonia, who

tells everyone she is adopted about a hundred times, have stayed in their Bucks County, Pennsylvania home and taken care of the property and their aging parents. Masha has become a celebrated actress and made enough money to be the monetary support of the family.

Masha has come back to attend a costume ball and to inform her siblings that she’s selling the property because she’s become convinced it’s too expensive. Her announcement puts Vanya and Sonia into a world of confusion, trying to figure out what to do with themselves. Masha has also brought home a young boy toy, Spike (William Poole).

There’s also a prescient housekeeper, Cassandra, performed with playful gusto

by Cynthia Jones, and a neighborhood fan of Masha’s, played with youthful exuberance by Sydney Andrews. Of course, Masha begins to worry that Spike might get attracted to the neighbor.

Much of the plot elements sound very similar to Chekhov’s plays. Vanya’s woeful existence and Sonia’s dependence are also straight out of Uncle Vanya. What passed for comedy at ACT, though, felt very much more like mugging. The play itself, the script, did not feel fresh or all that interesting in the delivery, so could part of it be not as strong dialogue? Or would the script have been experienced much differently if a different director than Kurt Beattie had been in charge?

The mystery is yours to answer.

Technical elements were at their usual peak with a gorgeous summer cottage porch from

Pamela Reed, R. Hamilton Wright, and Marianne Owen in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

2014 Fall Preview – Part II (November & December)

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

Nov. 28 Antarctica: A Year on Ice, Comin’ at Ya! 3D, The Imitation Game, Pelican Dreams, Remote Area Medical

Dec. 5 The Babadook, Pioneer, Point and Shoot, The Pyramid

Dec. 17 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Dec. 19 Annie, The Gambler, Mr. Turner, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Dec. 25 American Sniper, Big Eyes, The InterDec. 12 view, Into the Woods, Selma, Two Days One Exodus: Gods and Kings, Magician: The Night, Unbroken Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, Top Five, Wild, Zero Motivation The Weinstein Company

The Holiday Movie Season begins with a literal bang this weekend, Christopher Nolan’s ambitious science fiction spectacular Interstellar and Disney’s superhero, anime-inspired computer animated Marvel-mashup Big Hero 6 each opening to huge expectations and even greater box office aspirations. But they’re just the tip of the iceberg as far as November and December go, high-minded dramatic fare fantasizing of Oscar glory crossing paths with big budget extravaganzas looking to sell hundreds of millions of dollars in tickets hitting theaters each and every week.

While The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I (Nov. 21) is sure to be the dominant cinematic force for the remainder of 2014, smaller, more intimate fare like the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything (Nov. 14) and the Alan Turing WWII-era melodrama The Imitation Game (Nov. 28) fearlessly heading into the fray right up against Katniss Everdeen herself. Steve Carell and Channing Tatum chase Academy Awards with what some feel are career-defining performances in Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher (Nov. 28), battling sequels and spinoffs like Horrible Bosses 2 and The Penguins of Madagascar (both Nov. 26) as all three look to fill seats to the point they’re overflowing.

December is even more of a crowded crapshoot. The family dollar finds itself under assault by high profile musicals Annie (Dec. 19) and Into the Woods (Dec. 23), while megabudget sequels Night at the Museum: Secrets

of the Tomb (Dec. 19) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Dec. 17) hope to live up to the gargantuan takes of their hugely successful predecessors. Ridley Scott goes epic with the Ten Commandments spectacle Exodus: Gods and Kings (Dec. 12), Angelina Jolie takes up director’s reins for the second time with the WWII survival story Unbroken and Clint Eastwood brings to life the story of the most lethal soldier in history of the U.S. military with American Sniper (both Dec. 23).

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, the holiday multiplex chaos sure to be massive as more than 100 pictures crowd into theaters looking to turn heads and send audiences out the door with a smile. The following is a small sampling of the films scheduled to hit Seattle between now and the end of the year. As always, release dates are subject to change, so keep that in mind as you head out to your favorite movie house.

Nov. 7 Big Hero 6, Diplomacy, Interstellar, The Way He Looks Nov. 14 The Better Angels, Beyond the Lights, Camp X-Ray, Dumb and Dumber To, Force Majeure, Rosewater, The Theory of Everything Nov. 21 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I, Low Down Nov. 26 Horrible Bosses 2, The Penguins of Madagascar

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tragedy helpful and funny, though one of my companions found it incongruous and continued from cover somewhat condescending to the audience. adero de Monte Carlo – to name the best of The light tone changes quickly, however, as the great and emerging groups I’ve seen at the unfolding story of Antigona, who defies Meany Hall.

King Creon to bury the body of her brother The World Dance series also gives its Polyneices, unfolds in a brilliant sequence of subscribers a chance to see companies and virtuoso dancing. I was also very impressed choreographers from far-flung places – the by the Greek Chorus of five female dancers fabulous Grupo Corpo from Brazil, Shen who use simultaneous flamenco movement Wei Dance Arts from NYC and China, Syd- as emphatic comment on the central drama. ney Dance Company from Australia, Cie Movements that are usually deployed by soLa BARAKA from France, the astonishing loists take on the character of italics when Black Grace from New Zealand (an all-time performed in a unison group. favorite of mine) and, to name a recent favorWhat Noche Flamenco’s artistic director, ite, the Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan Martin Santangelo, has discovered in “An– in which a Zen monk stands still for the en- tigona” is an essential relationship between tire elaborate program while a gentle shower two very old and profound Mediterranean art of golden rice buries him to his shoulders – forms. The “passion” – in the sense of sufso weirdly intriguing and transcendent. fering – that characterizes flamenco dancScene from “Opposing Forces” We long-time subscribers have also been ing and singing is a perfect match for Greek exposed to Spanish flamenco – an entertain- tragedy. Wailing voices, extreme poses of O’Neal used floor space to contain and con- people can say to each other and to the audiing and important genre brought by Noche the arms and torso, complex stamping of textualize movement. In one dance, a man ence about human connection, while expandFlamenca in 2000, the Ballet Flamenco Eva the heels and balls of the feet, and dramatic is in an invisible box, like Marcel Marceau’s ing the possibilities of her chosen dance style. classic mime, as a child’s voice coaches the Toward the end of the program there is an dancer on how to behave in the box. The au- invitation to audience members to get up and dience suddenly realizes that part of the floor dance – and for the first time we see women pattern defines particular spaces as the dancer breaking with the men in celebratory unity. moves from box to box, accumulating more They are, one suspects, the students and dancers in confinement as he goes, until the friends of the awe-inspiring dancers in the profinal imaginary box is bursting with dancers gram: MozesLateef, Fever One, Brysen Anin an intricate sharing of entrapment. geles, Alfredo “FREE” Vergara, and Michael My favorite episode was a unison core of O’Neal, Jr., dancing to the varied sound and dancers – as in the Greek Chorus of Noche musicscapes of WD4D aka Waylon Dungan.

Flamenca – in which five dancers moved I, for one, would like to have seen b-girls parthrough floor quadrants like the gears of a ticipating in this exploration of hip-hop – espehuman clock, followed by three dancers who cially since Amy O’Neal is a woman making held each others’ hands, knees, feet, heads, it a hyper-masculine dance genre. In her proand shoulders, always connected, in every gram notes, O’Neal explains her approach in possible permutation of a trio. It reminded “Opposing Forces” as “setting aside the innate me of Balachine’s “Apollo” in which the log- posturing of Hip Hop culture with a nurturing ic of each movement causes counter-move- and feminine approach” in order to see mascument, each gesture growing from the last in linity “for what it can be, instead of what socia collaborative construction. O’Neal trans- ety tells us.” This is an interesting and imporforms the b-boy language of competition tant experiment, that might be informed by flaBrothers War scene from “Antigona” into a language of cooperation and creativity menco – another hyper-masculine dance culYerbabuena in 2003, and Noche Flamenca confrontation of dancers match the gravity of while allowing her dancers an even greater ture – that has somehow incorporated women again in 2006 and 2014. An evening of fla- Greek drama, which addresses the extremes range of expression. O’Neal’s work conjured equally, or even more prominently, with male menco generally consists of cante jondo of human conduct and belief. up the idea of Balanchine and Morris in my performers. But b-boying dates from the early singing, flamenco guitar accompanied by mind, yet it was neither referential nor an ef- 1980s while flamenco dates from the eighthe cajón – a box that a drummer sits on to So imagine seeing something as profound fort to fuse other dance styles with b-boying. teenth century. Let’s hope it doesn’t take hipplay – and palmas flamencas – percussion and dramatic as “Antigona” on a Saturday Instead, she is discovering what three linked hop that long to put women into starring roles. hand-clapping, all to support female and night, and then seeing something as ebullient male dancers who perform the classic Segui- and modern as Amy O’Neal’s “Opposing dilla, Tango de Malaga, and other styles of Forces” the next Sunday afternoon at On the Gitano or gypsy-origin dancing. You know Boards. This re-thinking and refining of the what this dancing is like – complicated foot hip-hop genre begins with two b-boy crews stomping, elegant wrists describing circles facing each other down in a competitive show (flores) above the head, tiered skirts whirl- of physical strength and machismo. O’Neal’s ing, the proud and passionate enactment of use of the classic dance-off is a clever device deep feelings. Think of Carmen clenching to remind the viewer of b-boying’s origins a rose between her teeth and you have the in street gangs while familiarizing the audiconventional version of this very serious and ence with the full vocabulary of this style. As skilled genre of dance. each crew sends a dancer out to top his comThe wonder of “Antigona,” Noche Flamen- petitor’s last move – whether toprock (vertical ca’s story-dance of Sophocles’ tragedy Anti- leaps, aerial spinning) or downrock (horigone, is that all the familiar tropes of flamen- zontal floor work) – the audience becomes co are deployed in fresh ways to make the old familiar with hip-hop’s range of motion, so – and the ancient – seem new again. A clever that they can appreciate the variations, experuse of masks transforms the virtuoso guitar- iments, and refinements of O’Neal’s choreogist, Eugenio Iglesias, into a figure of tragedy, raphy in the rest of the program. In this she rewhile the cante jondo singers Jose Jimenez minds me of Mark Morris – always my touch(Tiresias), Manuel Gago (Creon) and Emilio stone of great choreography – who educates Florido (Master of Ceremonies) sing out the the audience to the dance as the dance prostory line for the dance characters – Soledad gresses. With both of these choreographers, Barrio (Antigona), Juan Ogalla (Haemon), dance moves go beyond individual virtuosity Salvador Rivilla (Polyneices) and David to the world of ideas, which are then used to Thomas (Eteocles). develop new meaning once the audience has This narrative melding of dance and song learned the vocabulary. Like Morris, O’Neal was supported for an English-language au- understands that dance is not so much enterdience by detailed program notes, projected tainment as engagement with the audience – texts on a backdrop, and, most amusingly, an spectacle as tool rather than objective.

English-speaking dancer, Marina Elana (IsFor example, Ben Zamora’s intricate floor mene), who chattered away like a Valley Girl design in On the Board’s arena-style theater to catch the audience up on the complicated consisted of white tape on a black background feuds of the house of Thebes. Her comic turn in what appeared to be a decorative pattern, was matched by the Master of Ceremonies, but which became, as the dances progressed, who introduced the characters like a circus integral parts of the choreographic meaning. barker. I found this humorous approach to Together with Amiya Brown’s clever lighting, Scene from “Opposing Forces” Bruce Clayton Tom

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continued from cover Gabriel becomes aroused at the sight of Leo naked – the unspoken attraction hangs in the air.

Ribeiro’s warm approach to telling Leo’s story prompts viewers to want the boys to couple up. Of course, there are subplots that try to keep the guys apart, but they never feel forced. Giovana’s jealousy is poignant, and when Leo’s classmates mock him – he is tricked at a party during a game of spin the bottle – it is typical of any film in which the Gay kid is “different.”

Shrewdly, Leo’s blindness is never treated as a gimmick in The Way He Looks. His disability is a joke for some of his classmates, but mostly it is an issue for Leo’s overprotective mother, who is reluctant to let him attend an overnight class trip, or study abroad. That Gabriel treats Leo the way he would anyone, is refreshing and what makes their relationship even more satisfying.

Ribeiro’s highly enjoyable film is so charming, one can forgive its predictability.

The Way He Looks is sure to leave a smile in viewers’ hearts.

Fabio Audi (l) and Ghilherme Lobo in The Way He Looks

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Electrifying Whiplash paradiddles the heart

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer WHIPLASH Now playing Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) dreams of greatness. A 19-year-old freshman at a prestigious New York music academy he’s already caught the interest of Terrence Fletcher (J. K. Simmons), the school’s world-renowned jazz conductor known equally for discovering talent as he is for his vicious methods of bringing it out of his players. One thing leads to another, Andrew not only finding himself part of Fletcher’s award-winning ensemble, but suddenly its most abused member. It’s psychological warfare of the first degree, teacher using every one of his belittling, emotionally manipulative tricks in order to see his prized pupil either rise to the occasion and grab the mantle of genius or wallow in ridicule and failure as his ego is crushed by tone-deaf mediocrity.

Whiplash, based in no small part on the filmmaker’s own time spent trying to please the dictatorial leader of his own high school

jazz band, is writer/director Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to his award-winning debut Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench. Where that movie was quiet, this one has no problem cranking the volume up to 11. Where that drama tread along its narrative path with such subtlety you’d be forgiven for missing some of its more intimate emotional nuances, this one wears its intentions on its sleeve telegraphing all aspects of what its story is and where things are headed right in its very first scene. The films are night and day from one another, and save for the fact each revolves around musicians there’s little connective tissue running between them.

That’s fine with me, Whiplash a daring, go-for-broke spectacular that focuses on its two main characters with laser-like precision never losing sight of the bigger picture or the themes it’s longing to explore. The movie is a cacophony of emotional arrogance run amok, looking at the teacher-student relationship in ways that, while not new, still add plenty of fodder to the conversation. Can greatness be achieved without suffering? How far can a teacher go to bring it out of their students?

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and disappointment in order to find the inner strength to rise above and do what no one else has before? Are the worst two words in the English language “good job,” saying them nothing more than verbal permission for averageness to flourish and blossom?

These are just a few of the questions Chazelle is interested in looking at, and anyone who has ever watched An Officer and a Gentleman, Hoosiers, Stand and Deliver, Any Given Sunday, The Miracle Worker, Miracle, Akeelah and the Bee, The Breakfast Club, The Karate Kid and so many other motion pictures of a similar ilk knows where all this is headed early on. But as hard as the instructors in all of those films could be, for as much as they could push their charges to their respective breaking points and then well beyond, none of them, save maybe Louis Gossett, Jr.’s Sgt. Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, can remotely compare to Simmon’s Professor Fletcher. The man is more Bob Knight than Knute Rockne, more Gordon Gekko than John Keating, so unrelentingly awful in both behavior and action there are not words to describe his grotesque conduct in exacting enough detail.

At the same time, he does understand his students, assesses their skills and their attributes with shocking clarity. More, some of them, erstwhile drummers like Andrew, seem to thrive on the abuse, looking at his vitriol, anger and browbeating as a constant challenge to improve their skills to the point no one anywhere can match them beat for beat and note for note. He gets under his pupils’ skins so fully they almost can’t help but go so far as to bleed in order to surpass expectation, using every last ounce of want, desire, longing and, yes, talent in order to find success.

Teller, a young actor who instantly shot onto the radar with his stunning debut in Rabbit Hole only to follow that up with turns in second-tier efforts like Footloose, That Awkward Moment and Divergent that were better than the films deserved, delivers a performance that defies belief. For those who thought he transformed himself into a star with his superlative work in The Spectacular Now, his Andrew is another step towards superstardom.

He pours himself into the young drummer with pitiless savagery, crafting a central character whose drive and tenacity are relatable yet whose actions are so self-centered and ab-

horrent he’s moderately detestable. There is a fearlessness to this portrait that’s stupendous, and whether one likes the kid or hates him and all he allows himself to be transformed into taking your eyes off Teller for a single solitary second is an utter impossibility.

He’s matched by Simmons, and if Andrew isn’t the most pleasant kid to spend time with then his instructor is downright abominable.

There’s little about this guy that’s redeeming, and whether his heart is in the right place or not his actions are so sickening finding justification for them isn’t easy. All the same, the veteran character actor known for films as eclectic as Juno, Spider-Man, The Gift and The Mexican (as well as those omnipresent – and annoying – State Farm commercials) is on fire, rattling off obscenities, put-downs and other verbal lacerations as if he was the Picasso of profanity. He makes the teacher shockingly three-dimensional, finding layers hidden within the persona that, while not making his actions forgivable, in some way does make them understandable, and as such Simmons allows intimate access to Fletcher’s interior workings in ways that are hardly comfy.

Chazelle refuses to supply easy answers to any of the film’s more loaded questions, offering up a rousing, and in many ways uplifting, finale that in no small way makes one wonder if he is in fact forgiving Fletcher for his misdeeds and proclaiming Andrew’s selfishness as a necessary evil for genius to blossom. Anyone who has had a wannabe Drill Sergeant for either a coach or a teacher knows where the jazz conductor is coming from, and while some individuals thrive under such tutelage others can be permanently scarred by the experience.

As such it is during the climax when things get the murkiest, teacher and student engaged in a battle of wills that, ever so slowly, morphs into something altogether different, each in suddenly such astonishing symmetry with the other the musical magic they are on the verge of creating is something remarkable. Is Whiplash a celebration of Fletcher’s tactics? Or, instead, is Andrew rebelling in such a way the confrontational professor’s only recourse is to assist and aid him in this rat-a-tat-tat insurrection? Whatever the answer, if there even is one, what’s never in doubt is that Chazelle’s latest is a musical mindblower, the power and the fury of this dramatic paradiddle a vibrant rim shot to the soul that’s nothing short of breathtaking.

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“Guardians of the Gaylaxy”

On Monday, November 17, at 7 p.m., at the Seattle Public Library’s Central Branch (1000 4th Ave., Microsoft Auditorium) Gay City presents “Guardians of the Gaylaxy,” an eve-

Co-hosted by Seattle Public Library and Gay Romance Northwest, this will be an outand-proud and out-of-this-world evening of readings by local writers Astrid Amara, Ginn Hale, Laylah Hunter, Langley Hyde, and Nicole Kimberling. From Lambda Literarywinning fantasies to rollicking steampunk stories to racy space romps, each author takes the reader on an exciting, imaginative journey.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Astrid Amara is the author of the Lambda Literary nominated fantasy The Archers Heart, and the new fantasy novel set during ning of readings and a Q&A with five Wash- the Crimean War, The Devil’s Lancer. ington state writers who boldly explore star Ginn Hale is a Lambda Literary nominee systems and fantasy realms while spotlighting and Spectrum Award winner for her fantaLGBTQ main characters and relationships. sy/steampunk novel Wicked Gentlemen, and

author of the 1,000 page epic Rifter and the new novel Champion of the Scarlet Wolf.

Laylah Hunter’s first novel, the fantasy Gabriel’s City, releases November 2014 and is the author of short fiction, including Safe Harbor.

Langley Hyde is a Clarion Writer’s Workshop graduate whose first steampunk fantasy novel Highfell Grimoires was released spring 2014, and is nominated for a 2014 Rainbow Award.

Nicole Kimberling is the winner of the Lambda Literary award for her speculative fiction novel Turnskin and founder and editor of the LGBTQ speculative fiction press Blind Eye Books.

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Nolan’s bold, ambitious Interstellar a sci-fi peculiarity Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer INTERSTELLAR Now playing As of right now, it is likely Christopher Nolan is the only big time director working in Hollywood that would have anything close to the clout to convince a studio (in this case two, Paramount and Warner Bros,) to finance a monstrously expensive, hugely ambitious science fiction spectacle the shape and size of Interstellar. The Inception and The Dark Knight hit-maker is a populist entertainer in the Steven Spielberg mold, yet one not content to craft gargantuan thrill rides unless they have additional weight and meaning grounded in an authentic, real world esthetic.

He wants his audiences to think about what they’re watching while they also gleefully wallow in the eye-popping cinematic wizardry, attempting to have his cake and eat it while also making extra helpings for all of those he’s anticipating will come to the party.

In the case of this 169-minute 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets Contact epic, it is likely his reach exceeded his grasp, much of this otherworldly adventure never gelling together in ways that are comfortable or satisfying. Yet the film is unabashedly thrilling, euphoric and mesmerizing in ways so many of today’s big budget studio tent poles wish to be, yet so seldom are.

It is an unabashedly human spectacle more concerned about the whims and the wants of the heart than it is the dystopian Armageddon visions the central narrative revolves around, a single father so driven to return to his daughter from the furthest reaches of the Universe he’ll bend space and time to do just that.

Anne Hathaway in Interstellar

In the very near future, the Earth is in its death throes. Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former NASA pilot who ended up having to become a farmer after the space program was ended by the government, is content to see his eldest son Tom (Timothée Chalamet) follow in his corn-growing footsteps. But daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy)? She’s smart well beyond her adolescent years, and although the school district is upset about some of her antics – like telling her fellow classmates the Apollo Missions and the moon landings were real and not pieces of government propaganda used to help bankrupt the Russians during the Cold War – he couldn’t be more pleased.

For reasons that shouldn’t be gone into in any sort of detail, Cooper and Murph end up learning NASA isn’t as defunct as everyone thinks.

More, they want their former pilot back, need him to spearhead a mission that could very well lead to the survival of the human race. But saying yes won’t just take a father away from his children; it likely means he’ll never set eyes upon them again. Or, if he does, thanks to the

time-bending laws of interstellar travel he’ll more than likely be years younger upon his return to Earth than either of his kids will be.

From this springs the adventure, Nolan and his frequent screenwriting collaborator younger brother Jonathan fashioning a scientifically-based journey to the furthest reaches of the galaxy where Worm Holes occur, synchronicities transform hours into years and Black Holes are doorways to secrets never before imagined. It’s fascinating and frustrating, oftentimes both at the same time, the film traveling from planet to planet, plane to plane and realm to realm for reasons it keeps close to its vest yet are never as clever or as imaginative as I can only think the filmmakers intend.

At no point was I bored. At no time did I want to be anywhere else but sitting in my IMAX theater seat taking in this massive 70mm spectacle attempting to reconcile its genius with its shortcomings. The film is a fascinating, enthralling mess, the director so confident in his vision that as unwieldy as all of the plot mechanics and narrative monkeyshines might appear, at no point did they come across as anything other than exactly what Nolan intended.

That does not mean the film’s faults are then easy to overlook. Quite the opposite. Entire plot strands are difficult to follow not so much because Interstellar doesn’t deliver their nuances and their intimacies in detail, but because expository dialogue is crushed to unintelligible nonsense thanks to an oppressive sound design that makes hearing strands of what characters are saying problematic. Sometimes this isn’t that big a deal, the visuals more than enough to lead us to where we need to be. Others, these moments aren’t just frustrating, they’re downright upsetting, a climactic, incredibly important final declaration delivered with heartfelt passion by Ellen Burstyn lost underneath the cacophonous roars of the sound effects and the screaming church organ traumata of Hans Zimmer’s (Rush) thunderous score.

Then there are pieces of the plot mechanics themselves. There are times where I felt

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I was watching nothing more than an oddly self-important remake of Robert Zemeckis’ Contact (which, maybe coincidentally, maybe not, also starred McConaughey), the central conceit just as familial in basis and in overall heft as that 1997 effort. As for Cooper’s relationship with his kids, the fact he’s so obsessed with Murph but seemingly indifferent to Tom is downright strange, making the latter’s adult transformation (portrayed by Casey Affleck as best he can) into a bit of a clueless stick in the mud all the more perplexing.

Most bizarre is an all-important third act arc concerning the lone survivor of a previous expedition whose antics feel engineered and false. It’s as if he becomes a villain not so much because circumstance and situation has conspired to make him so (which, make no mistake, it easily could have) but more because if he doesn’t go down a homicidal rabbit hole Cooper’s climactic realizations never could take place. There’s silly skirmish between astronauts that looks like something out of a bad student film, so unintentionally laughable the inherent dramatics of the underlying acts fueling this altercation lost inside the nonsense.

Yet, without this moment the movie’s most thrilling, eye-popping set piece never could have taken place. For all that’s wrong during this portion, Nolan’s insistence on making sure everything stays character centric is undeniably laudable. Additionally, it isn’t like I didn’t understand the reasoning behind what transpired, the emotional upheaval and unrelenting isolation this character had been through turning them into something of a flesh and blood HAL 9000, reasoning and logic giving way to unspeakable violence leading to horrific consequences.

The acting is universally solid, McConaughey anchoring things with a tangy, homespun gravitas I couldn’t have resisted even if I had wanted to. Anne Hathaway has some marvelous moments as a fellow astronaut who engages Cooper in some of his most heated scientific arguments, managing her way around a

few risibly silly bits of dialogue about the heart’s longings and love’s grasp on rational thought with graceful eloquence. Both Wes Bentley and David Gyasi round out the central quartet of interplanetary explorers nicely, the latter in particular having a stunning moment of graceful, heartrending horror as the full weight of what it is the team is facing comes into focus as a handful of hours for two astronauts transforms into two-plus decades of loneliness for him.

But it is Jessica Chastain who ends up being the most memorable piece of the ensemble (which also includes Michael Caine, John Lithgow, Topher Grace, David Oyelowo and William Devane), her character’s arc and interior motivations having the most emotive weight. While all the principals allow their emotions to affect their reasoning, for her they are a vital cog that leads to great understanding and, in the end, intellectual kismet.

She’s spellbinding, her fury giving way to horror giving way to happiness giving way to forgiveness, all of it leading to greater interpretations of the Universe and its infinite mysteries that are close to sublime.

I love that Nolan isn’t content to rest on his laurels. I like that he’s reaching for the stars. I adore that his visual sensibilities are classical in design and construct yet still feel freshly vital and a distinctive part of modern cinematic language. He allows cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema (Her) to craft images that are instantly iconic, he and Nolan moving between varying aspect ratios and film stocks with dizzying, beautifully refined eloquence.

But for all of the highs found inside of Interstellar (a pair of sentient black monolith shaped robots voiced by Bill Irwin and Josh Stewart are a continual joy), its misses are still far too obvious to be easily dismissed. The film is not to be avoided, that is for certain. Yet even so, it is just as likely to leave viewers marginally unsatisfied, its miscalculations just as stunning as its triumphs, making it a somewhat peculiar sci-fi extravaganza that’s ultimately difficult to embrace no matter how hard one would like to.

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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 8

A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org Antique & Collectibles Show in Puyallup (11/8 & 11/9). Sat 11/6 - 9am-6pm; Sun 11/7 - 10am-5pm. Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup. Admission $6.

FREE parking. www.christinepalmer.net Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Seattle 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. 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.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

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

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

Open to everyone! No cost to you!

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

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Engaging Deaf Men Project - “Take a Stand.” 6:309:30pm. Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. This documentary follows deaf men in the community on their journey to “engage deaf & deaf/blind men as aspiring allies in “Taking a Stand” to end violence against women thru the fostering & creating of opportunities for men to have safe & efficient dialogues with one another as a community of men that creates a positive ripple effect to other men in the deaf community.” FREE. 51st Annual Mr & Miss Gay Seattle Pageant. 6pm doors; 7pm pageant. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. $20 suggested donation. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com and on Facebook.

Seattle Men in Leather Boots & Buzzcuts. 8pm-12midnight. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Semi-annual bootshine and buzz cuts event benefits the Chicken Soup Brigade, Lifelong’s food program.

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/ 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. www. seattlegoodwill.org Antique & Collectibles Show in Puyallup (11/8 & 11/9). Sat 11/6 - 9am-6pm; Sun 11/7 - 10am-5pm. Washington State Fair Events Center, Puyallup. Admission $6.

FREE parking. www.christinepalmer.net Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

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

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

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

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 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 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. 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”). Tickets: $30-$40. musicofremembrance.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic

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Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.

Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. A fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations.

329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com Julia’s On Broadway Presents “Paying It Forward.”

8pm. 300 Broadway E. Burlesque & drag communities come together for a funddraiser supporting Atomic Cosmetics. For tickets visit lefauxshow.com Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - November 10

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

LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting.

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

November 8 thru November 16 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.

Richard Blanco Reads from “The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood.” 7-8:30pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. A memoir about growing up in Miami as the Gay son of Cuban immigrants. www.spl.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 Gender Fierce. 7pm-12midnight. Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm, Dance 9:30pm. The Vera Project, Seattle Center (in the Northwest Rooms north of KeyArena and adjacent to SIFF Cinema). A FREE Queer youth variety show & all ages dance party, hosted by Aleksa Manila & James Majesty. Come celebrate the sexuality & gender spectrum for a night of fun & Queer community love! This is an alcohol-free event. myHIVmoment.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

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

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

TUESDAY - November 11

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

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

Celebrating 41 Years!

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand 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 Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

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

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

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FRIDAY - November 14

WEDNESDAY - November 12

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

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

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. 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!

The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrim’s Church, 500 Broadway E. Every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with. God answers our prayers & sends us a boat.

Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome. 322-0487.

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

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

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

Entre Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social

PFLAG/Whatcom County-Bellingham Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Meets 2nd Thursday each month.

360-733-1500; www.whatcompflag.com; PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Rainbow City Band - “The Music of Downton Abbey.”

7pm. Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave N. Music from the hit British TV drama & other music from early 20th Century England. FREE. Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

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

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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.)

activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm.

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org Love+: A Two Part Healthy Relationships Workshop (11/12 & 11/13). 7-8pm. Youth Clinic, Neighborcare Health, 1629 N 45th St. Presented by Northwest Network. FREE. www.nwnetwork.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.)

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

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www. washingtongender alliance.com.

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

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

BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for

Visit us online www.sgn.org

individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com

THURSDAY - November 13

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

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

Queer Night at the Bremerton/Kitsap Health Department. 4:30-7pm. 109 Austin Dr, Bremerton. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. HIV/AIDS & STD testing in a GLBT positive environment. Call Sue or Steve at (360) 337-5235.

Chihuly Garden & Glass Vine Arts. 6-9pm. Seattle Center, behind/west of Experience Music Project. A night of artful pairing, featuring local wines & delicious food pairings. $69. seattlevinearts.com DIFFA Glam. 6-9pm. Masin’s, 10708 Main St #300, Bellevue. A festive celebration of holiday design. Sip & savor Dark Horse Wines, specialty Patron Tequila cocktails, hors d’oevres & holiday treats. Tickets $45-$75. www. diffaseattle.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Love+: A Two Part Healthy Relationships Workshop (11/12 & 11/13). 7-8pm. Youth Clinic, Neighborcare Health, 1629 N 45th St. Presented by Northwest Network. FREE. www.nwnetwork.org

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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.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Gay City Arts Crossing the Line: The Billy Strayhorn Project (11/14-15, & 11/21-22). 8pm. Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. A celebration of the life and music of Gay American jazz arranger, composer, lyricist & pianist Billy Strayhorn, best known for his three decade long collaboration with Duke Ellington. Features Tyrone Brown & the Nate Omdal Trio. Tickets: $20. www.gaycity.org/arts

SATURDAY - November 15

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Gay City Arts Crossing the Line: The Billy Strayhorn Project (11/14-15, & 11/21-22). 8pm. Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. A celebration of the life and music of Gay American jazz arranger, composer, lyricist & pianist Billy Strayhorn, best known for his three decade long collaboration with Duke Ellington. Features Tyrone Brown & the Nate Omdal Trio. Tickets: $20. www.gaycity.org/arts

SUNDAY - November 16

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. 391-2188.

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

Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St - enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org.

Seattle PolyFidelity Discussion Group Potluck Meeting. 5-7:30pm. Meets 3rd Sunday of odd-numbered months at a poly-friendly location. PolyFidelity welcomes persons of all sexual orientations who are interested in discussing responsible alternatives to monogamy. Followed by a Poly Party. For more information & location, www.scn.org/~spg

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

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

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

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

In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption: 4417602, 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-andloud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www. rainbow familiesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.seattle-

pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; 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

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to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov 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 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.emerald citysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures. org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.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: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives. org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwest seattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealthywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493.

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

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

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

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