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Seattle Gay News

Issue 9, Volume 46, March 2, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

Beijing Queer Chorus to join 2018 Academy Awards predictions Captain Smartypants and Shape of Water and Three Billboards Sensible Shoes in concert The expected to dominate 90th annual Oscar telecast on March 10

Beijing Queer Chorus – Photo courtesy of Eric Lane Barnes

by Eric Lane Barnes Special to the SGN BEIJING QUEER CHORUS CAPTAIN SMARTYPANTS SENSIBLE SHOES EAST SHORE UNITARIAN CHURCH March 10 @ 7:30pm

24 members of the Beijing Queer Chorus will be coming to the Greater Seattle area to perform a concert on Saturday, March 10, at the East Shore Unitarian Church (12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005) sharing the program with local Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus vocal ensembles Captain Smartypants and Sensible Shoes. Tickets: $25

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Seattle Opera’s Beatrice and Benedict a wonderful hybrid of theatre and opera that succeeds brilliantly

The Shape of Water – Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer 90TH ACADEMY AWARDS DOLBY THEATRE ABC TV Sunday, March 4 3:30pm Red Carpet 5pm Awards Ceremony

Three Billboards outside Ebbings Missouri – Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

For a year as wide-open and eclectic as 2017 was from an awards perspective, with around 15 credible films competing for top prizes, now that the 90th annual Academy Awards are finally here predicting the winners feels oddly easy at this point. Outside of another La La Land / Moonlight Best Picture mix-up, easily one of the greatest

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March 2018 roars in with a wide variety of exciting theater openings

Alek Shrader as Benedict sings opposite Daniela Mack as Beatrice in Beatrice and Benedict – Photo by Jacob Lucas

by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE OPERA BEATRICE AND BENEDICT

BY HECTOR BERLIOZ ADDITIONAL SCENES FROM MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL February 24 (Opening Night cast) (Also 2/28, 3/7 & 3/10)

One of the things I’ve enjoyed about Seattle Opera over the years is how willing they are to try new things, either by collaborating with other opera companies to commission entirely new works, such as Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán and Amelia by Daron Hagen, or by supporting the new commissions of larger companies by bringing up-to-the-minute operas to Seattle such as next season’s

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The cast of The Boys from Syracuse presented by Showtunes! Theatre Company – Photo by Danielle Barnum

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer You may notice a lot of Shakespeare coming up this month and next month, because theater companies big and small are having a Festival! Shakespeare “straight up” or musically or twisted into individual

shapes. It’s all because this town apparently just loves good ol’ Will! There are plenty of contemporary plays opening this month as well. Plus, it’s another month filled with world premieres that no one has ever seen before except for YOU, when you go check them out!

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Celebrating 44 Years!

“Let’s Dance,” again: Guitarist-vocalist Joe Sumner discusses upcoming “Celebrating David Bowie” concert at Benaroya Hall on March 10

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer It’s been two years and a month since David Bowie departed this world and it still doesn’t seem real. An unparalleled icon, he left us with a rich catalog of songs and films that new generations are discovering and will continue to discover in the years ahead. For those of us needing a Bowie fix, relief comes in the form of a fan-friendly performance called “Celebrating David Bowie’ featuring a cluster of musicians who collaborated with, or were immensely influenced by, his work. Among these artists is Joe Sumner, frontman for the band Fiction Plane and son of another rock legend, Sting. The show makes its way to Seattle next weekend, March 10, at Benaroya Hall; it’s a must for all Bowie faithful. For tickets, visit www.seattlesymphony.org.

I spoke to Sumner via phone this week, as he was preparing for the tour. Here’s what he had to share with me inside “The Music Lounge”.

Albert Rodriguez: Can you tell us about this show – how long is it, is it interactive, are there any visuals?

Joe Sumner: It’s a 2 & 1/2 hour show, which is still not anywhere near long enough to span as much of David Bowie’s career as possible; it’s just an impossible task. I guess we’ll have to do it several times a year to make up for the rest. In 2 & 1/2 hours, it’s very much just about the music. There’s nothing really in the way of visuals. We don’t need a hologram or a projector to explain it.

Rodriguez: In 2 & 1/2 hours, how many of Bowie’s songs are you able to squeeze onto the set list?

Sumner: It’s about 26 songs, I think.

And then Mike Garson [Bowie’s legendary touring and recording keyboardist] tells a few stories about back in the day and how some of the songs came about. There are new, interesting stories every night. He was with Bowie for 40 years, so he’s definitely got a few stories (laughs).

Rodriguez: Is it a different set list for every city?

Sumner: Yeah, we move it around.

There are definitely some things that are set to set, but everything is variable and

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per person; $40 per couple – in advance at ESUC.org (http://esuc.org/beijing-queerchorus-saturday-march-10) and at the door. The BQC will then travel to Portland, where they will perform with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus the following weekend.

In late August, the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus is traveling to China on a four-city performance tour along with the Beijing Queer Chorus. I will be joining them for the Beijing and Shanghai leg of the tour.

I have been working with the Beijing Queer Chorus since 2013. I had gotten an email from Roy (the now-executive director of the BQC) asking permission to sing one of my songs. I was astonished that a) he had knowledge of the song and b) that there was an LGBT chorus in China. After exchanging a few emails I found out that he had been in Seattle on business and had seen Captain Smartypants (one of my vocal ensembles) perform. The song was “Dear Dad,” about a young man coming out to his father. Roy wanted his group to sing the song, and he wanted to use the song to come out to his own father.

Joe Sumner – Photo courtesy of JLN Photography / WENN

When I was growing up in the ’80s, my dad was obviously in music and my mom was in theater, so I was surrounded by gay culture and it was completely acceptable.

But in the mainstream world, as an act, he (David Bowie) was just wrong. So having people who were heroes – superstars like this – just saying, “look, it’s okay to be different” – that definitely stood out. I think for people, whether it’s in public or not, to be part of the gay community or not, to just be standing out there and be different, it lets everyone know that it’s okay, that it can be sort of normal. Fast forward 20 years and suddenly everyone is starting to say, “Oh yeah, that’s normal. What were we worried about?” I remember gay marriage becoming legal and people were worried that something crazy was going to happen, then later it’s like, “What were we worried about?” It’s very brave for individuals to stand out and be different, to make it normal and acceptable, and so there’s huge respect for what Bowie did.

Rodriguez: The songs you’re performing; are the arrangements similar to the originals, or have you changed them?

Sumner: They’re very close, as close as you can get. Vocally, there are three singers – there’s myself, Bernard Fowler, who sings with the Rolling Stones, and Gaby Moreno, who’s an amazing soulful singer, like Shirley Bassey, but from Guatemala – so none of us are trying to imitate his voice, but in every other respect it’s pretty bang on, exactly what you’d get from him.

Rodriguez: Is this a one-time thing, or is this something that might be resurrected for another tour in the near future?

Sumner: Personally, I’d love to keep it rolling. It’s really fun; we’re totally getting into it and bringing it to life. So I don’t think this will be the end of the tour. Everyone who’s watched it has been ecstatic about it.

Rodriguez: I’m a big David Bowie fan – had the opportunity to see him live three times – so I’m really excited about this show. I hope you guys play “China Girl”; I’d love to hear it.

Sumner: Okay, I’m going to let them know now. (laughs)

we have guest artists come wherever we’re playing; they’ll sing a song of their choice, as well.

Rodriguez: What was your personal connection to David Bowie? Was your father really close to him, or did you meet him at an early age?

Sumner: I met him a couple of times when I was younger, but I didn’t really have a personal connection with him aside from my father; they traveled in the same circles. I became a grunge addict and Nirvana was my band of choice; they really connected with me. When Nirvana did the “Unplugged” thing [“MTV Unplugged in New York”] and played “The Man Who Sold the World”, that’s when Bowie’s songs made sense to me. From then on I was obsessed.

Rodriguez: I was going to ask what comes to mind when you hear the word “Seattle”, but you’ve kind of already answered that with Nirvana.

Sumner: Yep, Nirvana and the gentle pattering of rain. Nirvana was very, very big for me. I’ve been to Seattle a few times and it definitely has a special history and everybody I’ve met there has been really nice.

Rodriguez: So what is your personal favorite David Bowie song?

Sumner: I’ll give you my top three: “Life on Mars”, “Ashes to Ashes” and “Let’s Dance”. “Ashes to Ashes”, when my first child was being born, I was listening to it on repeat in the car as I was driving to the hospital; that song clears my head.

That song represents me becoming a father, even if the meaning of the song is a little bit different. But just the feeling of it, it always reminds me of that.

Rodriguez: When I was growing up, David Bowie was a huge influence on me because I was a young, closeted gay kid and he was this captivating, flamboyant, androgynous man that I so badly wanted to be. But he was too edgy for mainstream American audiences. What was it like in the UK when Bowie gained popularity; to see this interesting man wearing women’s clothes and makeup?

Sumner: Yeah, it was really interesting. There was always something different about him. He went through phases of being publicly gay or bisexual, and then not being gay but just flamboyant; he had this whole visual that was really jarring.

After more getting-to-know-you emails I asked Roy if he and his group might be interested in me coming to China to work with them. His initial response was surprise: “Why would you want to? We’re just a small group.” I said it looked like an amazing opportunity, and that I was very touched by the fact that the group even existed, let alone wanted to sing songs I had written. After raising funds through Projects USA, Roy and I carved out a two-week junket for me in Beijing. Through connections I have here I managed to arrange a meeting with members of the BQC and Gary Locke, who was then US Ambassador at the American embassy in Beijing. We had a working retreat, a concert and an auction to raise funds for the BQC, and many organizational meetings with members and interested friends. It was a life-changing two weeks for me, and for them as well.

While in Beijing that first time in 2013 I had a thought: Why not see if I can get the BQC to the GALA Chorus Festival in Denver in 2016? When I returned to Seattle I began an organization-wide plan to raise $40,000 to bring 16 members of the BQC to the Festival. (GALA Choruses is the umbrella organization for all of the LGBTQ choruses and ensembles in the US,

Canada and abroad. There are thousands of members, representing hundreds of choruses. Every four years the choruses gather and put on a huge LGBT choral festival; this one was in Denver. There were an estimated 7,500 attendees for the festival.)

The plan worked, and the BQC came to Denver and were the hit of the festival.

For most of the members it was their first trip to the US. For many of the members it was their first trip outside of China. Seeing their reaction to being around so many thousands of LGBT people all expressing joyous music and freedom was an utter joy.

They were infused with a new sense of mission, responsibility and determination to help bring greater awareness of LGBTQ people in China, Asia and beyond. Before the Festival I returned to Beijing to work with them again; I was delighted to see all of the items we had discussed in my first visit actually put into place. Their numbers had grown, they had a permanent rehearsal space, they had elected an executive director (Roy, who was one of the founding members) and they were working on a regular concert season.

They also changed their name from “The Shining Jazzy Chorus” to “The Beijing Queer Chorus,” which translates to

English much more smoothly. (I don’t speak Mandarin, but there was a sort of pun on the words for “rainbow” and “shining” and “jazzy” in their Chinese name.) Since their return from Denver they have more than doubled in number, and their commitment to performing and visibility has been phenomenal. They did a concert three weeks ago that sold out both nights: a first for them. A Chinese website called “Vice” (I don’t think it’s associated with the American “Vice”) videoed some rehearsals and part of the performance; the resulting video has gotten over 3 million hits: http://www.miaopai.com /show/ Ks UXysrFjDr10mftn4ixXmGgYGKNyNqd qNRrPQ__.htm

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In May of last year I went to Seoul to attend the second-ever LGBT Asian chorus festival (Proud Voices Hand in Hand) where there were about 12 choruses performing. Choruses from Seoul, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and London came for the weekend. It was very exciting and heartening to see the LGBT choral movement getting such fantastic traction in these countries, where being LGBT is still

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two working-class people trade and how dirtily will they fight for the cheapest safety in a world that does not value all kinds of people? www.seattlepublictheater.org

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Bye Bye Birdie, SecondStory Repertory, 3/2-25 In this Tony-Award-winning favorite, superstar Conrad Birdie arrives in Sweet Apple, Ohio to give a lucky girl “one last kiss” before his induction into the Army.

Set in a bygone world of soda fountains, screaming fans and Ed Sullivan, the nostalgic Bye Bye Birdie overflows with comedy, romance, and songs like “Put on a Happy Face,” “A Lot of Livin’ To Do” and “The Telephone Hour.” www.secondstoryrep.org The Impossibility of Now, Thalia’s Umbrella, 3/8-31 (at 12th Avenue Arts) (world premiere) Locally (and nationally) recognized playwright Y York debuts a play about what you do when your spouse gets conked on the head and wakes up with a terrifying new personality: optimistic happy person.

Miranda and amnesia-stricken husband, Carl, embark on the fractured and funny adventure of starting over. The Impossibility of Now is a lovely, word-drunk romantic comedy that celebrates rediscovering the joy of life through words. www.thaliasumbrella.org Falling Awake, UMO Ensemble at ACT Theatre, 3/8-17 We travel deep into the human condition and its many realities, via language, music, physical theatre – and ballroom dancing.

UMO Ensemble’s funny new work takes the audience on a shared journey through unexpected recognitions and lives both old and new, with identity, love, and memory dancing together like dust in sunlight. http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/ OnStage/FallingAwake Ms. Pak-Man: Out of Order!, Scott Shoemaker, 3/8-17 (at Re-bar) The all-new fourth installment of the critically acclaimed Ms. Pak-Man series.

It’s a cabaret-style theatre experience. Watch this world-renowned video game superstar of the 1980s pop power pills while she shares scandalous songs and stories about her life and loves… glitches and all! https://tinyurl.com/y9vnvh9v Ride the Cyclone, 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Theatre, 3/9-5/20 (opens 3/22) (world premiere) When the St. Cassian High School Chamber Choir boarded the Cyclone roller coaster, the front axle broke, sending them to their tragic demise. Trapped in fantastical carnival-like purgatory, the recently deceased teens discover a mechanical fortune teller, who invites each of them to tell their tragic stories of a life interrupted, with the promise of a prize like no other.

Part comedy, part tragedy, and completely unexpected, this wonderfully weird story is at every turn satirical, macabre, creepy, campy and hilarious. www.acttheatre.org Hamlet, Fern Shakespeare Company, 3/9-4/1 (at the Slate) The secret midnight utterings of a Kingly Ghost will set events in motion that seal the tragic fate of Denmark’s Royal Family. Hamlet grapples with his mind and heart as he tries to make sense of it all and answer the most famous question in history. Hamlet is driven to pursue the truth and avenge a crime that may or may not be a product of his own imagining. www.fernshakespeare.com/tickets String, Village Theatre, Issaquah: 3/15/18-4/22, Everett: 4/27/18-5/20/18 (world premiere) On a mountaintop high over ancient Greece, three sisters – goddesses known as the Greek Fates – are responsible for spinning, measuring, and snipping the String of Life. After falling out of favor with Zeus,

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Smoke and Dust, Macha Theatre Works, 3/23/18-4/14 (Theatre Off Jackson) (world premiere) Writer Joy McCullough-Carranza introduces us to Barbara Strozzi, an ambitious 17th century composer rumored to be a courtesan. Her brilliance and musical talent are dismissed in a male-dominated profession that stifles female musicians. A modern-day acting troupe explores Strozzi’s music and the personal life of this historical figure: was she a victim, or an empowered woman defying society’s moralistic expectations? Deftly weaving together past and present, characters in both timelines struggle against the limits society places on a woman’s ambition. www.machatheatreworks.org

Ironbound at Seattle Public Theater – Photo by John Ulman

they find themselves stuck in a drab modern skyscraper, left to live and work among world-weary office workers and the security guards who watch over the building.

But when the eldest sister falls in love with a mortal, her destiny gets all tangled up. www.villagetheatre.org Big Rock, Onward Ho Productions, 3/16-31 (at West of Lenin) (world premiere) Playwright Sonya Schneider writes about Signe Sands, an up-and-comer in the world of modern art, who flees the demands of her career in New York City to take refuge at her father’s home on a remote Pacific Northwest island. Immediately faced with the harsh reality of their strained relationship, and the realization that as her star rises, his may be falling, Signe meets an islander with dreams of his own that inspire new points of view. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/3323413 We Should Be Women, NowHereThis, 3/16-23 (at The Pocket) A devised deconstruction of the female narratives in Shakespeare’s canon, exploring what it means to be a woman in Shakespeare’s work and how we can examine it in a modern context. Five female actors ask each other (and you) how Shakespeare’s treatment of women was influenced by his time and how it still influences our own, and where we can go from here. https://thepocket.vbotickets.com/event/ We_Should_Be_Women/25509 The Merchant of Venice, Seattle Shakespeare Company, 3/20-4/15 (opens 3/23) The wealthy heiress Portia is forced to set her suitors a challenge for her hand in marriage. In order to woo her, Bassiano finances his plan with money borrowed from his friend Antonio. All would be fine except Antonio has taken out a loan from the moneylender Shylock on the assurance that his ships will make it back to the city.

They don’t, and Shylock demands repayment with a pound of Antonio’s flesh. www.seattleshakespeare.org Crowns, Taproot Theatre, 3/21-4/21 Gospel music and storytelling come together to surprise, delight and remind us all of the unique and diverse ways we express ourselves. When a young woman from Brooklyn struggles to find her place in the world, she is surrounded by a community of women that transcend place and time to infuse her with stories of faith, fortitude and pride. www.taproottheatre.org

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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 3/22-5/13 (world premiere) Emmy winner and Caldecott honoree Mo Willems is back, once again teaming up with Deborah Wicks La Puma, composer of Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a Play!” for this rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza.

Grab your friends and watch as Wilbur, a clothes-loving mole rat with exceptional style, navigates the pressure to be just like everyone else. With tail-shaking tunes, empowering messages of individuality, and classic Mo Willems humor, this musical is sure to rock audiences of all ages. www.sct.org Visiting Cezanne, Red Rover Productions, 3/22-31 (at 18th & Union) Duane Kelly writes about unknown painter Nora Baker who visits the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 2016, where things get really weird. From there she travels to an artist’s studio in southern France in 1900. Nora desperately wants to get back to 2016, but Paul Cezanne, another obscure artist with his own problems, is not being helpful. Also ensnared in Nora’s crisis are an art historian from Utah and Cezanne’s gardener. w w w. b r o w n p a p e r t i c k e t s . c o m / event/3223201 Happiest Song Plays Last, Theatre22, 3/23-4/14 (12AA) Iraq War vet Elliot Ortiz has a bright new career working in Hollywood action films. While shooting on location in Jordan, with the tumultuous Arab Spring rumbling nearby, he finds that his wartime dreams and nightmares have followed him into his new life. At the same time, halfway around the world in a cozy North Philadelphia kitchen, his cousin Yaz takes on a heroic new role of her own: as the heart and soul of her crumbling community. This powerful sequel to Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Water by the Spoonful (produced by Theatre22 in 2015 and winner of a number of Gypsy Rose Lee Awards) is a tale of two young adults who cross the globe in search of connection, redemption, and their place in the world. www.theatre22.org Ironbound, Seattle Public Theater, 3/23-4/15 An immigrant woman waits for her late night bus in the shadows of a run-down Jersey factory. A man appears. (A man always appears.) And he’s got something she needs. Spanning over 20 years, three relationships, and three presidents, what will

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Theatre Company, 3/23-25 (at Benaroya Hall) The first musical ever adapted from Shakespeare remains a madcap musical farce. Based on Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, Antipholus and his wily servant, Dromio, travel to Ephesus in search of their respective twins, from whom they were separated in a shipwreck. Naturally, they are immediately taken for their brothers and we’re off and running on a riotous chase from marketplace to marital bed.

Perplexed wives, disgruntled courtesans, outraged constables are left in its wake before this show’s tangled web is unraveled, and Rodgers & Hart & Abbott have triumphed once again! You won’t believe how many songs you know including “This Can’t Be Love,” “Sing For Your Supper” and “Falling in Love with Love.” (This show is produced is association with Village Theatre.) http://showtunestheatre.org/ The Country Wife, Theater Schmeater, 3/23-4/14 Adaptor Rachel Atkins reveals sexual innuendo and intrigue as an innocent young country wife is brought to London and is confronted by the temptations of city life. William Wycherley’s 1665 satire retains its bite in the age of social media, body shaming, and the often-hypocritical tension between the private and public. www.schmeater.org The Great Leap, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 3/23-4/22 (opens 3/28) with Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company Another Lauren Yee play! China, 1971.

The Communist Cultural Revolution is in full swing. San Francisco, 1989. The city by the bay is on the brink of a cultural revolution of its own. The name of the game is basketball. Beijing University’s Coach Wen Chang is the quiet, efficient Tim Duncanesque Party supporter, and Manford is a young, sparky kid from SF’s Chinatown, vertically challenged, yet graced with undeniable baller skill. As the story leaps back and forth in time, Wen Chang and Manford play the game, facing unimaginable cultural barriers and as they circle ever closer to one another, an undeniable truth is revealed: That sometimes there’s more to life than making the shot. www.seattlerep.org Shakespeare Dice: Hamlet, Dacha Theatre, 3/23-4/8 Seven actors will memorize the entire script of Hamlet. On the night of the show, the audience rolls a die to determine who plays who, and the show goes up. Touring around Seattle and Bainbridge Island. www.dachatheatre.com

Celebrating 44 Years!

“Constant Craving”: k.d. lang’s brilliant performance at the Moore Theatre left us wanting more

k.d. lang – Photos by Matt Duboff

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer k.d. lang MOORE THEATRE February 26 From the myriad of singer-songwriters out there, k.d. lang is one of the finest. She’s an impeccable vocalist, not the kind who screeches into the microphone to ear-splitting volumes, but she can effortlessly and modestly hit any note she needs to. She’s also an excellent songwriter, who combines heartfelt, poetic and sometimes whimsical lyrics with beautiful, melodic backgrounds.

As a cover artist, performing and recording classics by Roy Orbison, Leonard Cohen or Joni Mitchell, lang is a celebrated interpreter who can breathe new life into an old song.

This week at the Moore Theatre, fans were treated to a concert by the Canadian musician in which she performed her most recognized work, 1992’s Ingénue, in its entirely and in sequential order, a feat that lang jokingly said had “never been attempted by a band in Seattle”. This particular tour was planned to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the Grammy-

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difficult, and in some countries (like Singapore) is still a crime.

My favorite memory of being with the BQC the first time in 2013 was when we were talking about music one night after rehearsal. I mentioned something about the Stonewall Riot in 1969, which drew blank looks on their faces. (I had earlier learned just how much Western culture they were unaware of due to the media firewall put in place by the Chinese government. I noticed

nominated record, released around the time I was finishing college, which was also around the time I came out, so I have a special place in my heart for Ingénue.

She opened with the album’s first track, “Save Me”, supported by a five-piece band, two backup singers and several vintage spotlights positioned on raised platforms at the rear of the stage. Dressed in black pants with matching sports coat and white shirt underneath, lang spent most of the concert performing barefoot.

On “The Mind of Love”, the 56 year-old artist migrated from one side of the stage to the other and held onto a note magnificently for what seemed like an eternity. The sprightly “Miss Chatelaine” was infused with French-Latin flair, while “Wash Me Clean” displayed lang’s brilliant vocal chops.

“Well, here we are, 25 years later,” she addressed the audience, who remained seated throughout the show, although a few couldn’t resist standing and dancing for the album’s final track. “We’re seniors now.

I’m fine with that. Gay seniors.” The crowd chuckled, and a few fellow fans close to me mentioned how comical lang is; indeed, she has a good sense of humor.

“And, to those of you that haven’t come

out yet, hurry the hell up!” she told everyone, receiving loud cheers in return.

During “So Shall It Be”, three overhead round light fixtures basked the stage in a chartreuse-colored hue. “Season of Hollow Soul” featured brief guitar and drum solos with about a four-minute jazzy piano outro by Daniel Clarke, who has collaborated with lang for the past 12 years. Going further back is multi-instrumentalist David Piltch, who has worked alongside her for 30 years and has appeared on nearly all of her recordings, including 1989’s Absolute Torch and Twang.

“Outside Myself” finished with a little jam session that featured a double bass, while “Tears of Love’s Recall” included a second piano outro. But the song everybody was waiting for, “Constant Craving”, delivered all the feels we were expecting.

I loved the rock guitar solo by Rich Henman in the middle and lang’s slight alteration on the vocal arrangement; it reminded me of when she performed it on the Grammy Awards telecast in 1993. Triumphantly, lang whipped the microphone above her head like a lasso at the conclusion, closing out the main portion of the concert. The audience gave her a well-deserved standing ovation.

But the show didn’t end there. From her collaborative album with Neko Case and Laura Viers, “imaginatively titled”, she quipped, CASE/LANG/VIERS, she pulled out “Honey and Smoke”. “I wanted to call the band The Cameltones”, lang declared hilariously before she began the number.

And before lunging into “I Dreamed of Spring”, she fastened an acoustic guitar to her back, which drew thunderous applause and whistles from concertgoers.

“That’s the kind of reception a girl wants when she straps it on!” she joked with a grin, which drew a louder round of cheers.

She wrapped up the performance with a trio of numbers by fellow Canadians: “Help Me” by Joni Mitchell, “Helpless”

by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Young is from Canada), and what’s become a signature hit for lang, a soaring cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”.

I try not to use the word “perfection” lightly, but this concert was the very definition of it. I wouldn’t have expected anything less from k.d. lang, however. She’s as great as they come.

this first when helping them with their English in their rendition of “Something Stupid” and found they had no idea who Frank Sinatra was.) I gave them a crash course on the history of LGBT rights in the US, starting with the Stonewall Riot, up to the passing of Marriage Equality in the US and how LGBT choruses had been part of all of it (the first choruses were formed shortly after the Stonewall Riot) “... and that’s a quick, condensed history of LGBT rights in the US. It all began with that Stonewall moment.” After a pause, one member said, “I wish ‘we’ had a Stonewall moment.” And I replied, “I think you ARE that Stonewall

moment.” And I am watching them carry that light bulb, that commitment, that dedication forward. Their impact is growing, and they are now very aware of just how powerful telling one’s truth can be.

I hope to see you at the Beijing Queer Chorus concert on Saturday, March 10.

com/220253057 Final number of the Hand in Hand chorus in Seoul. The BQC is on stage, together with all the other choruses from Seoul, Taiwan, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong and London: https://vimeo.com/220211964 (The next Proud Voices festival will be in Tokyo in 2019, and I am planning on being there for that as well.)

And, finally, here is the link to the Chinese Vice channel video: http://www.miaopai.com/show/Ks UXysrFjDr10mftn4ixXmGgYGKNyNqd qNRrPQ__.htm

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Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/ Beijing_Queer_Chorus Here’s the video I created in 2013 after returning from Beijing the first time: https://vimeo.com/72255225 Here’s an impromptu sidewalk concert in Seoul last May: https://vimeo.

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Beatrice and Benedict at Seattle Opera: Not quite Berlioz, not quite Shakespeare

Seattle Opera presents Berlioz' Beatrice and Benedict – Photo by Jacob Lucas

by Alice Bloch SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE OPERA BEATRICE AND BENEDICT

BY HECTOR BERLIOZ ADDITIONAL SCENES FROM MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL February 25 (Sunday Matinee cast) (Also 3/3 & 3/9) When Seattle Opera announced the 2017-18 season, many of us opera-lovers were thrilled to see Berlioz’s Beatrice and Benedict on the calendar. Not only had that opera never been performed in Seattle, but astonishingly, no opera by Berlioz had ever been performed here.

Berlioz’s other operas, which include Les Troyens and Benvenuto Cellini, are famously difficult and expensive to mount, because they require exceptionally skilled singers, a huge orchestra and chorus, a ballet company, and an audience willing to sit through a performance of five hours or more. But Beatrice and Benedict is a short two-act opera, with an orchestra of 50 instead of 350 musicians, and is based on Shakespeare’s popular comedy Much Ado About Nothing – so why hadn’t it ever been performed here? I don’t know, but after attending the Sunday matinee performance of opening weekend, I do know that in some respects, Berlioz’s Beatrice and Benedict still hasn’t been performed here.

This production is a collaboration among Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, and ACT Theatre. John Langs, Artistic Director of ACT, is the stage director and has brought along members of his core acting company for the non-singing roles; and Ludovic Morlot, in his Seattle Opera debut, conducts his own Seattle Symphony musicians.

Because the production is part of a “Seattle Celebrates Shakespeare” festival, the opera is sung in English rather than French, and chunks of Much Ado About Nothing are added in, even though Berlioz didn’t include

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Craig Verm as Claudio in Beatrice and Benedict – Photo by Jacob Lucas

those chunks in his opera. The stretches of spoken dialogue require amplification, so the singers and actors wear microphones, which are turned on for speaking and off for singing. Unfortunately, the transitions between amplified speech and unamplified singing seemed awkward and obvious, sometimes startling audience members with surges or drops in volume.

Inserting a troubling subplot from the play into this otherwise sunny comic opera was an interesting experiment that didn’t quite work. Act 1 lacked much of Shakespeare’s witty banter between Beatrice and Benedict, and the back-and-forth between speech and song had a lifeless quality. In Act 2, the combination of Shakespeare and Berlioz was more graceful, but the subplot (in which the villainous Don John executes a scheme to dishonor Beatrice’s beloved cousin Hero and humiliate her on the day of her wedding) required the addition of two arias and a chorus from other works

by Berlioz, with Shakespearean lyrics supplied by Seattle Opera dramaturg Jonathan Dean. To make room for the extra dialogue and the musical numbers from other works, some of the original music from Beatrice and Benedict had to be cut. And the English words didn’t quite fit Berlioz’s music, which needs to be sung in French to flow

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Avery Amereau as Ursule and Shelly Traverse as Hero in Beatrice and Benedict – Photo by Jacob Lucas

harmoniously. These are the problems that lead me to assert that Berlioz’s opera still hasn’t been performed in Seattle.

However, the production is pleasing in many ways. Maestro Morlot clearly has a deep understanding of Berlioz’s music, and the orchestra and chorus under his direction sounded splendid and created the mood of each scene: sprightly, romantic, or forlorn.

My favorite funny musical moment involved the bassoons (played by Paul Rafanelli and Stefanie Przybylska) delivering a dirge-like melody while Benedict described the living death that he imagined marriage to be.

Mezzo-soprano Hanna Hipp and tenor Andrew Owens sang beautifully and acted convincingly in the title roles. As the other pair of lovers, soprano Shelly Traverse (Hero) and baritone Craig Verm (Claudio) were also terrific. Most impressively, Traverse, who normally sings in the Seattle Opera Chorus, took on the role of Hero for the entire run with very little lead time after Laura Tatulescu fell ill. In the smaller role of Hero’s friend Ursula, contralto Avery Amereau stunned the audience with her rich, supple vocal tone, particularly in her lovely trio with Hipp and Traverse.

Baritone Kevin Burdette made hay of the jack-of-all-trades character Somarone,

who served as police constable, chorus master, and wedding escort. Whenever he entered, hilarity ensued. During a particularly delightful sequence, he made a hash of conducting the chorus, all the while correcting Morlot’s conducting, first in English, then in French.

Visual aspects of the production were all superb. The bright, colorful costumes designed by Deborah Trout were among the prettiest I’ve ever seen onstage. Lighting designer Connie Yun did an excellent job of creating atmosphere, and scenery designer Matthew Smucker cleverly adapted a set designed by Robert Dahlstrom ten years ago and already used for two other Seattle Opera productions. Langs used the set’s Escher-like nests of stairs and landings to good dramatic effect.

In spite of these enchantments, the production was unsatisfying. I wished that Seattle Opera and ACT had teamed up to offer concurrent productions of Beatrice and Benedict and Much Ado About Nothing, instead of combining the two into a hodge-podge that did neither Berlioz nor Shakespeare justice.

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The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs by Mason Bates. General Manager Aidan Lang (and Speight Jenkins before him) know that without new work an opera house is nothing more than a music museum for a dead tradition. Though not all experiments and up-datings are completely successful, it’s the duty of opera companies to keep this marvelous art form current.

One of my favorite experiments of this kind was Seattle Opera’s production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, about a clown in a traveling circus who murders his faithless wife. It’s a one-act opera normally performed with Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana (an opera duo known to aficionados by the nickname Cav/Pag) to create a full evening of dramatic Italian opera.

Some readers may remember the outcry when Speight Jenkins and his creative team had the brilliant idea of dropping Cav and expanding Pag into two acts by inserting an actual Cirque du Soleil-style circus right into the middle of it. Opera traditionalists felt short-changed to not see Cav, but I thought the resulting Pag was great – I can still see the tightrope walkers tippy-toeing across the stage on a slack rope while a strongman balanced his two children on uplifted, bulging arms. Stilt walkers, jugglers, and tumblers performed in the aisles.

For my money it was a logical and daring interpolation that added the excitement of a real circus as well as a deeper level of irony to the drama of a desperate clown. It made a lot more sense than sticking two unrelated stories together just to eke out an evening at the opera.

I suspect General Manager Aiden Lang and his creative team might get some complaints about their similar amplification of Berlioz’s one-act opera Beatrice and Benedict – stretched into a full evening by weaving big chunks of Shakespeare’s originating play Much Ado About Nothing in and out of the opera and (gasp!) using microphones in an opera house! Granted, the mikes are only turned on when singers and actors are speaking then turned off when the singers are singing, but for opera purists like the two older ladies sitting in front of me on opening night, microphones in an opera

house are like can-can dancers in church.

They sniffed about it all intermission – barbarians at the gates, and all that.

But I thought it was a great idea to have the Bard’s own words alternating with Berlioz’s opera, especially since the composer had reduced the play to the “merry war” between the two main characters, leav-

perfectly capable of following the doubleness of genres in order to gain insight into characters who express themselves in two different ways – speaking, hollering, and laughing with the directness of stage drama and then bursting into song to express the emotional subtext of their dilemmas. This kind of experiment works well when an

opera company has a devoted audience that gives artists a chance to try new things – an audience that won’t head for the hills (or the movies) because they’re asked to have a new artistic experience.

Seattle Opera went about this project in the best way possible, by teaming up with Seattle’s ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) to provide the speaking parts, and by having opera singers who are clever and convincing actors. My opera buddy and I came away with the sense that we had seen the sung ver-

sion of Much Ado About Nothing – a tragicomedy that deserves to be a full-length opera. And it wasn’t only Shakespeare who contributed extra material. Hector Berlioz amplified his own opera (with the assistance of conductor Ludovic Morlot and dramaturg Jonathan Dean) by having two arias from his other operas and one chorus from his oratorio – the gorgeous “Shepherd’s Farewell” – re-worded and revised for service in Beatrice and Benedict.

The opening night cast was young, energetic, handsome and beautiful, as a story about love, conflict and triumph requires.

Only a young cast could navigate Matthew Smucker’s three-story set that called on performers to dash up and down steps while speaking or singing. Lush costumes

by Deborah Trout had the sunny, floral quality we associate with Italy, while the soldiers who came marching into town wore dashing hats and jackets over denim jeans – a playful statement that the war on stage was cupid’s eternal conflict of love – these young men were not cannon fodder for the old man’s perpetual war. Daniela Mack was particularly effective as Beatrice – a sarcastic, beautiful, proto-feminist who knows when to give in (reluctantly) to the stratagems of love. Her Benedict, Alek Schrader, had all the endearing charm of a reluctant lover ready to change sides from scorn to adoration at the least concession.

Special kudos go to Shelly Travese, a Seattle native who stepped into the role of Hero on short notice and had her “opera legend” moment by excelling in a demanding part for the duration of the run. May this be her springboard to international stardom!

All in all, Beatrice and Benedict is a thoughtfully produced, wonderfully entertaining hybrid of theater and opera that dares to try something new – and succeeds brilliantly. Artistry and experimentation driven by the integrity of the work rather than by shock, weirdness, or “the new” is always welcome, and opens doors to new ways of thinking about old works. This is the job of contemporary opera companies if they’re not to become museums of oldstyle music. Well done, Seattle Opera!

Don’t miss Beatrice and Benedict, part of Seattle’s city-wide Shakespeare Festival, performed at McCaw Hall through March 10. For more information visit https://www. seattleopera.org/ or call 206-389-7676.

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Daniela Mack as Beatrice and Alek Shrader as Benedict in Beatrice and Benedict – Photo by Jacob Lucas

ing out the serious parts about Beatrice’s cousin, Hero, as the victim of a destructive lie by the wicked Don John. By reintroducing the serious subplot using Shakespeare’s own text the Seattle Opera creative team upgraded the quality of the narrative to the Bard’s own level. They created a play-within-an-opera, similar to Shakespeare’s own favorite device of a playwithin-a-play that he used in Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, and Love’s Labours Lost. Audiences are

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OSCARS 2018:

Telecast begins a half-hour earlier, Jimmy Kimmel returns as host, Mary J. Blige, Sufjan Stevens, Common performing nominated songs – Gaysha Starr to host Purr Cocktail Lounge Oscar party the whole topic of sexual harassment will resurface from last month’s Golden Globes, where top celebrities from Oprah Winfrey to Natalie Portman used the stage as a platform to voice their bold opinions on the pandemic, which exposed Hollywood as a not-so-glamorous and classy place on the inside as we see it on the outside. Considering protesters took to the red carpet at the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards just two weekends ago, it’s quite possible it’ll come up again.

Mary J. Blige, a rare acting and music nominee this year, Sufjan Stevens, Keala Settle, Common with Andra Day and Gael Garcia Bernal with Natalia LaFourcade and Miguel will perform the nominated Best Original Song numbers. Blige will sing “Mighty River” from Mudbound, Stevens will play “Mystery of Love” from Call Me

By Your Name, Settle will belt out “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman, Common and Day will duet on “Stand Up for Something” from Marshall and Garcia Bernal will join forces with LaFourcade and Miguel

on “Remember Me” from Coco.

As of February 26, no new presenters had been added to the list that already includes Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali, Armie Hammer, Greta Gerwig, Chadwick Boseman, Jennifer Garner, Mark Hamill, Laura Dern, Gina Rodriguez, Zendaya, Kumail Nanjiani, Eva Marie Saint, Tiffany Haddish, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie, Gal Gadot, Oscar Issac, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Wes Studi and Kelly Marie Tran. Additionally, Daniela Vega, the lead star of Best Foreign Language Film nominee A Fantastic Woman (from Chile) will make history when she becomes the first ever transgender presenter at the Academy Awards. Expect a final wave of presenters to be added to the roster down the homestretch.

For the 75th Oscars, back in 2003, a reunion of 59 previous acting winners were collected on stage near the finale to commemorate the occasion. No word yet on whether show organizers are attempting another reunion, or waiting for the centennial celebration in 2028. What we do know

is that the stage itself will be dazzling with 45 million Swarovski crystals, in the form of a new custom-built proscenium that can be viewed in the background; the previous proscenium featured a mere 27,120 crystals.

ABC will televise the Oscars ceremony and the pre-show, which will include interviews with many of the nominees and presenters, and a first look at what everyone is wearing. The Academy Awards will be seen in 225 countries and US territories around the world.

Purr Cocktail Lounge will host a free Oscars viewing party at their new digs in the Montlake district. Their address is 2307 24th Ave. E., Seattle WA 98112. Besides watching the telecast on multiple screens with emcee Gaysha Starr, guests can enjoy drink specials and delicious food, plus prizes. Arrive early to fill out a ballot and to stake out a good seat. Remember that the red carpet arrivals begin at 3:30pm with the ceremony starting at 5pm.

moments in Oscar telecast history, all four of the acting categories feel locked up at this point, as does Best Director, while Best Picture looks to be a two horse race between Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water and Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri.

You never know, of course. Could Lady Bird or Get Out still sneak into the mix and snag the top prize? Is Gary Oldman as much of a lock for his performance in Darkest Hour as we all assume him to be, or will someone like Daniel Day Lewis,

purportedly giving his final performance in Phantom Thread, or young Call Me by Your Name upstart Timothée Chalamet surprise? Is the race closer between beloved actresses Allison Janney (I, Tonya) and Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) than most of us think it is? Or will the former continue her impressive march to winning an Academy Award? Will Roger Deakins finally win an Oscar (14 nominations in his career; zero wins so far) for his incredible Blade Runner 2049 cinematography? Is Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, a critical sensation and a box office smash, as much a sinking Oscar ship as it has appeared to be throughout awards season? Or, after losing every Best Picture battle it has been involved with up to now, is a last second, completely unexpected victory to end the war on a positive

note shockingly at hand? Finally, will the year’s two most critically acclaimed nominated movies, Get Out and Lady Bird, for all of the historical significance of their respective nominations in a number of categories, go home entirely empty-handed?

And, if so, will there be any sort of backlash against the Academy if this turn of events, which appears to be very likely, indeed comes to pass?

From a show standpoint, I’m genuinely curious how returning host Jimmy Kimmel, who in my opinion did a fairly decent job last year, especially considering the wild and wacky snafu right at the very end, handles his hosting duties. With #MeToo, #TimesUp and the Florida high school shooting tragedy still so fresh and on just about everyone’s mind, it will be interest-

ing to see just how far he’ll be willing to take things from a comedic standpoint.

Hosting the Academy Awards is typically a pretty thankless task where if the response afterwards is, “[insert hosts name here] did okay,” it is considered a victory, so in a year as fiercely political as this one is the spotlight on Kimmel this year is going to be especially bright.

Anyhow, here are my predictions in every category. Not to toot my own horn, but I’m usually pretty good at this, much better than I am in attempting to predict the nominees. If you’ve got a workplace ballot you’re turning in, I’m not saying you’ll win if you copy mine, but I feel pretty secure saying you’ll likely finish pretty near the top if you do. Without further ado, I believe the Oscar will go to:

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri – Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

Guillemo del Toro (The Shape of Water) – Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight

Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

BEST PICTURE Nominees: Call Me by Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Get Out, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Prediction: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri If There is an Upset: Lady Bird

BEST DIRECTOR Nominees: Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Jordan Peele (Get Out), Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread), Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) Prediction: Guillermo del Toro If There is an Upset: Christopher Nolan

BEST ACTOR Nominees: Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Daniel Day Lewis (Phantom Thread), Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.) Prediction: Gary Oldman If There is an Upset: Timothée Chalamet

Frances McDormand (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) – Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer 90TH ACADEMY AWARDS DOLBY THEATRE ABC TV Sunday, March 4 3:30pm Red Carpet 5pm Awards Ceremony If you don’t want to miss a second of Sunday evening’s Academy Awards, then be sure to have dinner made early, or better yet, plan on eating somewhere that’ll be showing the three-hour ceremony. The Oscars will begin at 5pm this time, following a pre-show with red carpet arrivals that begins at 3:30pm.

Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returns as host for the second consecutive year and you can expect his monologue will include mentions of President Trump and current politics, just as it did in 2017.

But a mystery is whether the name Harvey Weinstein, a fixture at the Oscars, or

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BEST ACTRESS Nominees: Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird), Meryl Streep (The Post), Sally Hawking (The Shape of Water), Frances McDormand (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) Prediction: Frances McDormand If There is an Upset: Saoirse Ronan

Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) – Photo courtesy of Gold Derby Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) - Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Nominees: Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World), Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water), Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) Prediction: Sam Rockwell If There is an Upset: Willem Dafoe

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Nominees: Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), Lesley Mannville (Phantom Thread), Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) Prediction: Allison Janney If There is an Upset: Laurie Metcalf

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Nominees: James Ivory (Call Me by Your Name), Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber (The Disaster Artist), Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green (Logan), Aaron Sorkin (Molly’s Game), Dee Rees, Virgil Williams (Mudbound) Prediction: James Ivory If There is an Upset: Aaron Sorkin

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Nominees: Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick), Jordan Peele (Get Out), Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor (The Shape of Water), Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) Prediction: Greta Gerwig If There Is an Upset: Greta Gerwig (Martin McDonagh is considered the frontrunner, but I’m predicting a surprise in this category)

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Nominees: The Boss Baby, The Breadwinner, Coco, Ferdinand, Loving Vincent Prediction: Coco If There is an Upset: The Breadwinner

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A Fantastic Woman – Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Nominees: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Faces Places, Icarus, Last Men in Aleppo, Strong Island Prediction: Faces Places If There is an Upset: Last Men in Aleppo

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Nominees: A Fantastic Woman, The Insult, Loveless, On Body and Soul, The Square Prediction: A Fantastic Woman If There is an Upset: The Square

Phantom Thread – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

Baby Driver – Photo courtesy of Wilson Webb / Tristar

Blade Runner 2049 – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Nominees: Blade Runner 2049, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, Mudbound, The Shape of Water Prediction: Blade Runner 2049 If There is an Upset: Mudbound

The Shape of Water – Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight Darkest Hour – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Nominees: Beauty and the Beast, Darkest Hour, Phantom Thread, The Shape of Water, Victoria & Abdul Prediction: Phantom Thread If There is an Upset: The Shape of Water

BEST EDITING Nominees: Baby Driver, Dunkirk, I, Tonya, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Prediction: Baby Driver If There is an Upset: Dunkirk

Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water) – Photo by Fox Searchlight

"This is Me" (The Greatest Showman) – Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Nominees: Hans Zimmer (Dunkirk), Jonny Greenwood (Phantom Thread), Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water), John Williams (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Carter Burwell (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) Prediction: Alexandre Desplat If There is an Upset: Jonny Greenwood

BEST ORIGINAL SONG Nominees: “Mystery of Love” (Call Me

by Your Name), “Remember Me” (Coco), “This Is Me” (The Greatest Showman), “Stand Up for Something” (Marshall), “Mighty River” (Mudbound) Prediction: “This Is Me” (The Greatest Showman) If There is an Upset: “Remember Me” (Coco)

BEST SOUND EDITING Nominees: Baby Driver, Blade Runner 2049, Dunkirk, The Shape of Water, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Prediction: Dunkirk If There is an Upset: Blade Runner 2049

LOU – Photo courtesy of Pixar

Traffic Stop – Photo courtesy of HBO

BEST ANIMATED SHORT Nominees: Dear Basketball, Garden Party, LOU, Negative Space, Revolting Rhymes Part One Prediction: LOU If There is an Upset: Negative Space

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Nominees: Edith + Eddie, Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405, Heroin(e), Knife Skills, Traffic Stop Prediction: Traffic Stop If There is an Upset: Knife Skills

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT Nominees: DeKalb Elementary, The Eleven O’Clock, My Nephew Emmett, The Silent Child, Watu Wote: All of us Prediction: DeKalb Elementary If There is an Upset: Watu Wote: All of us

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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING Nominees: Darkest Hour, Victoria & Abdul, Wonder Prediction: Darkest Hour If There is an Upset: Wonder

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Nominees: Beauty and the Beast, Blade Runner 2049, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The Shape of Water Prediction: The Shape of Water If There is an Upset: Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

BEST SOUND MIXING Nominees: Baby Driver, Blade Runner 2049, Dunkirk, The Shape of Water, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Prediction: Dunkirk If There is an Upset: Blade Runner 2049

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Nominees: Blade Runner 2049, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Kong: Skull Island, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes Prediction: Blade Runner 2049 If There is an Upset: War for the Planet of the Apes

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Pike St - 204-0126 1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958 114 Railroad Ave. N (253) 852-0909 THE FANTASY SHOP 1312 E. Pike St. 257-0231 DARBY’S CAFE NEIGHBOURS 1509 Broadway 324-5358 behind Wildrose) - 568-3240 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS HOT HOUSE(stairs SPA & SAUNA - (women) 211 5th Ave. - (360) 357-6229 2301 6thS.E. Ave. - (253) 272-6640 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW STEAM WORKS - (men) 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 SW corner of Pike & 11th LOVER’S LOVER’S FANTASY THE UNLIMITED PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375 1520 Summit - 388-4818 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 (stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240 3959 Martin Way E.Mall SuiteBlvd., D - (360) POCO WINE 7002 Tacoma #F -456-7300 (253) 475-2271 2027 Westlake Ave.ROOM - (206) 682-0167 HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157 - 311 4th- Ave. E. -Helens (360) 956-3247 STEAM WORKS - (men) 1408 E. -Pine - 322-9463 THE MIX 635 St. Ave. - (253) 383-4327 THE INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA JAKES NEWHERON YORK EXCHANGE 1510 1st Ave (206)St.624-1784 1520 Summit Ave - 388-4818 POKE- BAR 1542 12th - 402-5178 225 Maple Broadway - 726-3300 RAINBOW CENTER 117 Ave. E. - (877) 883-8899 HASHTAG 3540- Stone Way Ave N - 946-8157 88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 2215 Pacific Ave. - (253) 383-2318 info@theheron.com HERBAN LEGENDS - 55 Bell St - 849-5596 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112 OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630 MAPLE ROSE INN JAVA CAFE SHAKABRAH HERB(N) ELEMENTS RESTAURANTS & BARS THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828 PANACHE 112 2618 Reservoir Rd --(800) 6th Ave. (253)570-2007 572-2787 11013RE-BAR Lake City WayHowell NE - 535-8769 2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098 - 1114 at Boren - 233-9873 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 LAUGHING 88 KEYS - 315 2ndATTLE’S Ave. S BAR - 839-1300 C.C. & GRILLE ROOT BUDDHA TABLE 2213TATTOO NW Market St. - 420-3214 RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805 1534 Broadway - 329-8274 DARBY’S CAFE 1701- E. Olive Way SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591 BALTIC ROOM 1207 Pine St. -- 726-0565 625-4444 THE FANTASY SHOP THE CANTERBURY - 534 NEW YORK EXCHANGE - 441-5449 211 Ave. SE SW - (360) 357-6229 SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave ANDY’S THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 96305th 16th Ave. - 762-3299 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD STOUT -1530 11th Ave 397-3825 1401CLUB W. 1stOUT Ave. & - (509) 747 - 0304 ABOUT 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 LOVER’S TABOO ADULT VIDEO 2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098 2103 N. & 45th - 545-8363 STRAY 9813 Martin 16th Ave SWE,- Suite 767-4855 327NIGHTCLUB W. Lewis St., Pasco - (509) 543-3796 ONYX TOULOUSE LEATHERPETIT - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 3959 Way D - (360) 456-7300 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR GRILLE THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 601Stone Queen Anne Ave N - 432-9069 TOYS IN BABELAND E. Pike St. - 328-2914 415 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 624 - 4450 OZ - 3831 Way N - 251-0630 JAKES - 311 4th Ave. -E707 - (360) 956-3247 1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565 THE CUFF COMPLEX UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492 NYNE BAR AND BISTRO UNDER U 4 MEN PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E - 322-3130 232 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 474 -1621 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St 257-4805 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD UNCLE IKE’S THE FANTASY SHOP LOVER’S - 530 Southcenter Blvd. - (206) 248-5085 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 MAPLE ROSE THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 501 15th Ave EINN - 1-800-GET-DRUGS CASTLE SUPERSTORE TABOO ADULT VIDEO 112 570-2007 THE CUFF COMPLEX - 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525 9822Reservoir 15th AveRd SW- (800) - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd. - (253) 471-0391 9813 16th Ave SW - 767-4855 DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - 322-1080 WILD AT HEART CLUB SILVERSTONE TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO 1111 NW Leary Way 782-5538 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 739½ St. Helens Ave. - (253) 404-0273 1525 Summit Ave - 227-3572 HOT MAMA’S PIZZA - 700 E. Pine St. - 322-6444 THE FANTASY SHOP UNDER U 4 MEN ANDY’S - 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747 - 0304 JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E - 441-9729 2301 6th Ave. - (253) 272-6640 709 Broadway Ave. E - 324-6446 STRAY NIGHTCLUB JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - 860-1818 LOVER’S LOVER’S UNCLE IKE’S 415 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 624 - 4450 7002 Tacoma Mall Blvd., #F - (253) 475-2271 KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - 682-2935 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS THE MIX - 635 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-4327 NYNE BAR AND BISTRO THE LUMBER YARD - 9619 16th Ave. SW - 695-2007 RUMORS CABARET RAINBOW CENTER 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 232 W. Sprague Ave. (509) 474 -1621 MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537 1119 Railroad - (306) 671-1849 2215 Pacific Ave. - (253) 383-2318 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358 SHAKABRAH JAVA CAFE WILD AT HEART OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW 2618 6th Ave. - (253) 572-2787

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community calendar

SATURDAY - March 3

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. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 9:30am-12 noon.

Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored by LIfelong.

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.

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.oasisyouthcenter.org.

(Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

“Rebels on Pointe.” 7pm. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. A joyous celebration of NYC’s Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a notorious allmale drag ballet company founded on the heels of the Stonewall riots! $12-general; $7-student/senior. www. nwfilmforum.org.

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. (206) 547-6945 (office); (206) 2855077 (George).

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

500 Broadway E. Come as you are. All are welcome.

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

1501 32nd Ave S. Great music. Dynamic preaching.

Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. 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! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

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

Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” under Meetup.com or DharmaBuddies.org.

(Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.)

St Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their University Congregational United Church of Christ. Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual 9am all ages education; 10am Worship. 4515 16th Ave formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compasNE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. (206) sion. www.stpaulseattle.com Holy Covenant International Christian Community 524-2322; www.universityucc.org.

Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com

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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 (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

[EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.]

Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

Anderson Cooper - Anchor of CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360-degrees.” 7:30pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. 1-800-827-8118; www.uniquelives.com.

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

MONDAY - March 5

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org 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.

(206) 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. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com

SUNDAY - March 4

Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

Contact Border Riders for details and rendezvous point.

Meets 1st Sunday most months. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am Zazen Instruction, 9:30am Zazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. (206) 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen 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; www.gaysnohomish.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org University Unitarian Church. 9:30am & 11:15am Sunday Services. (Late June-Aug 9:30am only.) 6556 35th Ave NE. Interweave is the official name for LGBTQ groups in the Unitarian-Universalist family as a common thread of identification. UUC’s Interweave group meets the first Friday every other month (Oct, Dec, Feb, April & June) usually at UUC for a potluck, a summer picnic or whatever else we might dream up. Drop in & join us. www.uuchurch.org for details.

Central Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.”

All are welcome. (206) 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service.

12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. An open & affirming congregation. (425) 747-3780.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620.

Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Workship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org

March 3 thru March 11

TUESDAY - March 6

Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery.

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 (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org SLAA New Beginnings. 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily (except Saturday). SLAA is a 12 Step/12 Tradition-oriented Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. www.sasgcc.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/Weds/ Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Preregistration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of M/ Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. (206) 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ kofmjetchapter/ Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month.

Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.whatcompflag.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each 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 (206) 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship

Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

(206) 622-5555. defeatHIV Community Advisory Board (CAB). 5:307:30pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway @ E Jefferson St. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. CAB builds community involvement in order to advance defeatHIV’s clinical research into a potential gene therapy cure for HIV infection. If you want to learn more about our efforts to ensure that all of Seattle’s communities that are affected by HIV have a strong voice in the cure research of defeatHIV, please come to one of our community dinner meetings. More info, contact Michael Louella, (206) 667-5810; mlouella@fredhutch.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. 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, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 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, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 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 (206) 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

WEDNESDAY - March 7

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. 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 (206) 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org Positively Living. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for the HIV community with various topics for discussion and conversation. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored

by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is “Necessary Errors” by Caleb Crain https://faculty.washington. edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ [Next month: “The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst.]

Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. RSVP to Kate Hawkins (206) 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE. The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims 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.

Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

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

Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Renton: 425-235-4139. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

Mature Friends Pinochle Group. 7:30pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

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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.

Pride Skate Seattle. 8:30-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. $8 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+, with 21+ bar. Performances, roller skating, and fun! See you there! www.southgaterollerrink.com

THURSDAY - March 8

Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of AA. 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. (206) 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Seattle Prime Timers Cards. 2pm. Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. near The Locks. Meets 2nd Thursday each month in the Arts & Crafts Room on the 2nd floor to play Hearts, Cribbage or Bridge depending on who shows up. Beginners are welcome. On Metro routes 44 and 17X. 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 Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in the Pike/Pine corridor. 2nd Thursday each month. Keep your eyes out for curbside A-boards that mark each participating venue. Pick up a walking map from any location & you’re on your way. Enjoy refreshments & meet the featured artists as you stroll the Hill. www.caphillchamber.org Queer Parent Networking Dinners. 6-8pm. NW Network Community Engagement Center - phone, email or visit website for location. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirit, Queer & Questioning families - including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child.

RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. (206) 568-7777 or qpnd@nwnetwork.org. www.nwnetwork.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. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First United Methodist Church, 621 Tacoma Ave S, Tacoma. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. www.pflagtacoma.org; PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 234-9790. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling.

Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. [EXCEPT no bowling June, July, August.]

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 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, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday.

A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 206-322-2437; www.sasgcc.org (Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.)

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.) [EXCEPT no water polo mid-June through Labor Day Weekend.]

FRIDAY - March 9

AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop in AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org SLAA Road to Recovery. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12 step group for sex & love addicts. www.sasgcc.org

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which was compiled around 1230. The choir will also perform motets for 13th century Paris, tender rondeaux

by Adam de la Halle, and love songs by the titan of medieval France, Guillaume de Machaut. Tickets: $25 advance, $15 students, $30 at the door. https://singspring. brownpapertickets.com. www.medievalwomenschoir.org

SUNDAY - March 11

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, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

Cascades Rainbow Community Center - in Mount Vernon. 6:30-10:30pm. 1508 N 18th St, Mount Vernon.

Every Friday. Weekly social get-togethers including potlucks and movie nights for LGBTQAI folks in Skagit County and beyond. The Center has the largest LGBTQAI library in Skagit County with an online catalog of their collection. (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Gay City Arts presents “Hijx de su Madre” (03/0903/11). 6:30pm doors; 7pm show. Mutaciones, Cruzadas, Desvias, Relajos, Desmadres, Matamorphosis y Tim Travel Along Las Fronteras del Ser. General admission: $15-$20; students & seniors: $12. More info and tickets: gaycity.org/arts/ 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. (206) 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.

Game Night. 7pm-11pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. www.sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201 - in the O’Neill Room.

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 (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Jewish Film Festival (03/10-03/18 & 04/1404/15). seattlejewishfilmfestival.org Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma talks or reflections & lead discussion.

(206) 329-5908; www.LotusSisters.org; www.sasgcc.org (Meets in 2nd floor meeting room; no elevator.)

No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. See website for location. Meets 2nd & 4th 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, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org Dignity/Seattle. 6pm-Prayer Service. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics.

“We celebrate our inherent dignity with pride in liturgy, mutual support, work for justice, & social activities.”

Gender-inclusive & relationship affirming liturgies & prayer services. All welcome. (206) 325-7314.

Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6-8:30pm. Check website for details and location. Meets 1st or 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned.

Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. Ski Buddies is a non-profit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly thruout the fall & winter, offering camaraderie & deeply discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org Gay City Arts presents “Hijx de su Madre” (03/0903/11). 6:30pm doors; 7pm show. Mutaciones, Cruzadas, Desvias, Relajos, Desmadres, Matamorphosis y Tim Travel Along Las Fronteras del Ser. General admission: $15-$20; students & seniors: $12. More info and tickets: gaycity.org/arts/ Gay Gezunt! LGBTQ Film “The Cakemaker.” 8:40pm.

AMC Pacific Place 11, 600 Pine St. seattlejewishfilmfestival.org

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Jewish Film Festival (03/10-03/18 & 04/1404/15). seattlejewishfilmfestival.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. 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 HRC Seattle’s 16th Annual Bowling for Equality.

2 hours shifts: 3-5pm, 6-8pm, 9-11pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Join HRC Seattle for our annual bowling event! This year we are excited to return to Saturday nights and really amp up the party!! West Seattle Bowl is proud to host HRC Seattle this year and we have lots of fun planned. Tickets are $40 per person ($20 for 18 & under) or $320 for a lane of 8. Included in your ticket price are two hours of bowling, shoe rental, appetizers and an annual HRC membership or membership renewal. After party at OutWest Bar, 5401 California Ave SW. OutWest Bar, West Seattle’s very own LGBTQA bar, located at the corner of California Ave SW & SW Brandon St, invites you to join the after party fun! Featuring drink special available all day! Keep the party going at OutWest.

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 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 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. (206) 784-9705; visitballard.com Gay City Arts presents “Hijx de su Madre” (03/0903/11). 6:30pm doors; 7pm show. Mutaciones, Cruzadas, Desvias, Relajos, Desmadres, Matamorphosis y Tim Travel Along Las Fronteras del Ser. General admission: $15-$20; students & seniors: $12. More info and tickets: gaycity.org/arts/ Beijing Queer Chorus with Captain Smartypants and Sensible Shoes. 8pm. East Shore Unitarian Church, 12700 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. A special concert with the visiting Beijing Queer Chorus hosted by Eric Lane Barnes with SMC’s & SWC’s Captain Smartypants & Sensible Shoes. Tickets: $25 per person; $40 couple or family. Tickets: at http://ESUC.org/beijing-queer-chorussaturday-march-10/ or 425-747-3780 starting Monday and at the door.

Medieval Women’s Choir “Spring Celebration.”

8pm. Trinity Episcopal Parish, 609 8th Ave. The concert features a number of works from the Carmina Burana

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 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 BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 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, (206) 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, (206) 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 - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 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.

SATURDAY - March 10

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Celebrating 44 Years!

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 495-8312; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 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, (206) 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - (206) 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 - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@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 - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 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; Tacoma Older LGBT: www.tacomaolderlgbt.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: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.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 Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, viet-

testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.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: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; 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.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www.seattlegaybasketballassociation. com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam. org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www. theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; 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, (206) 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 Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; 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 Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; 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, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; 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. (206) 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; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcenter.org; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 7268500; www.psks.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; 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; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 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/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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qorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 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. (206) 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 - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE; (206) 451-7233.

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.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. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

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. (206) 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503.

Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling &

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Meet Koda, a handsome 1-year-old tuxedo cat! This young fellow is very active and would do well in a home that will keep him engaged with lots of toys and playtime. If you are gentle with him and pay close attention his cues, you'll gain his trust and affection very quickly! He's also down to cuddle once he trusts you. Does this little gentleman cat seem like the one for you? Come meet Koda today at Seattle Humane and see if it's meant to be!

As with all of our cats, Koda is neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. All of our cats have been tested for Feline Leukemia/FIV and go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and their very own identification tag and collar. PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion - a great way to start off on the right paw!

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