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Jacques Brel is alive… Live! From the Last in Seattle Night of My Life A conversation and preview

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer LIVE! FROM THE LAST NIGHT OF MY LIFE THEATRE22 12TH AVE ARTS March 27-April 18

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by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL & LIVING IN PARIS ACT THEATRE Through May 17

Jacques Brel may not be a name you recognize off the top of your head. His music might be another story. As a cabaret performer, composer and lyricist, Jacques Brel presented some incredible music during the 1960s and ‘70s that has crossed the ocean and influenced some of the biggest names in music. His work has been covered by: see brel page 5

Sometimes a play is special. There is an almost undefinable essence and it’s one of those “you know it when you see it” kinds of experiences, like falling in love or seeing your baby for the first time or having a judge decide something is pornographic.

In 2011, there was a play, Live! From the Last Night of My Life, presented at Theater Schmeater that qualified as special, in that way.

Part of it was the smart script by Wayne Rawley. Part of it was the unbelievably accurate set by Michael Mowery. Part of it was the actors embracing of the experience and translating their excitement to the audience. It was the quirky and dark story of a young slacker who felt so useless that he had determined to kill himself after his shift ended at the convenience store where

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he worked the night shift. It turned out to be very, very funny, as well.

It was a hit, and as theater goes, ephemeral. It was unlikely to ever be done exactly see live! page 5

The making of

Pacific Northwest Ballet:

An interview with writer Justin Huertas

of Forsythe”

Lizard Boy, the musical: “The Vertiginous Thrill

William A. Williams, Justin Huertas and Kirsten deLohr Helland in Lizard Boy – photo by Andry Laurence

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer LIZARD BOY, THE MUSICAL SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE March 27-May 2

Justin Huertas knows his way around a stage. He’s been in the pit (playing the cello for the National Tour of Spring Awakening), he’s been on stage (at the 5th Avenue and Balagan theaters), and now he is behind

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Pacific Northwest Ballet soloists Leta Biasucci and Margaret Mullin in William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, which PNB is presenting as part of THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF FORSYTHE, March 13 – 22, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer “THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF FORSYTHE” PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET MCCAW HALL March 13-22

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The Pacific Northwest Ballet’s current program is a full evening of works by the innovative and controversial choreographer William Forsythe, brought together by the equally daring director of PNB, Peter Boal, see PNB page 6

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the scenes for the Seattle Repertory Theatre writing his new musical, Lizard Boy. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Huertas about his life and work in theater and his new play.

Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were the first influences to stir your interest in theater?

Justin Huertas: I started drawing as a visual artist. Then I picked up the cello and that was what I wanted to do. I randomly decided to join the Drama Club in Middle School, but if I had to pick a person who influenced me, I’d have to say Stephen Sondheim. I’ve always been super inspired by his musicals and I didn’t understand why until college. There’s poetry in his lyrics and I think he’s brilliant.

Andrews-Katz: At what age did you start practicing the cello?

Huertas: I started playing when I was in fourth grade (so that means I was probably 9 or 10 years old). It was in third grade that they told the kids to pick an instrument they were drawn to. I went home and told my parents I wanted to play the cello because it was as big as I was at the time. It worked out as I’ve been playing for over 18 years.

Andrews-Katz: Do you prefer a classical or more modern approach to musical theater?

Huertas: I like both. Right now, because I’m writing this contemporary musical, I’m more into the modern kind of musical theater. I love the Golden Age Musicals. The new waves of writing fascinate me, and how people tell story through music. Shows like Spring Awakening and Once, and even what they are doing with the new productions of Jacques Brel... I find it fascinating. These modern approaches are really cool.

Andrews-Katz: You’ve credited Stephen Sondheim as being an influence; how has he influenced your work?

Huertas: Sondheim allegedly has these mantras that helps him work: “Less is more,” “Content dictates form,” and “God is in the details,” and those are the things that I always think about when I try to write music. There are so many times I get wrapped up by asking “What function does this new song have to serve,” and it takes me a second to stop and think about the character’s emotions. Sometimes his rhymes are perfect and sometimes they aren’t, but if they aren’t, there’s a reason for it.

Andrews-Katz: What inspired you to write Lizard Boy, the musical?

Huertas: This whole commission with The Rep started when I was playing cello on tour with Spring Awakening. I played cello in the band for the 14/48 Theater Festival (where 14 plays are produced within 48 hours). Jerry Manning, who was the artistic director at The Rep saw the performance and offered me the commission. He didn’t know if I could write and wanted me to do a somewhat autobiographical piece. Originally, it was going to be based on a diary and my Coming Out story. I thought my story was boring so decided to spice it up a bit by adding super powers and created the story that became Lizard Boy. I wanted to tell the story about a guy that no one cared if he was gay, but shunned him because of his lizard skin.

Andrews-Katz: You’ve described your show as “Marvel Comics meets Chamber Operetta.” Can you elaborate on that?

Huertas: It’s a comic book, superhero origin story, a coming out story, and a story about a guy that has been a shut in (due to his lizard skin) and decides one night to go on a gay meeting app. He ends up meeting

William A. Williams, Justin Huertas and Kirsten deLohr Helland in Lizard Boy – photo by Andry Laurence

a rock singer and it becomes an interesting personal adventure. It’s told with a threeperson, folk-rock band, so I guess that’s where the chamber music part comes in.

We all play different characters and play our own instruments.

Andrews-Katz: To give the audience an idea of Lizard Boy, who would be your Dream Cast in the principal leads, and why?

Huertas: Let me start off by saying that the cast we have is really good…but I have totally thought about this.

I wrote the character Siren for a friend of mine, but I had lots of images in my head.

Jennifer Lawrence or Michele Pfeiffer as Catwoman were in my head. I’d cast Jennifer Lawrence as Siren, but it would have to be a crazy Jennifer Lawrence. That would be really good.

Cary is a handsome guy on the surface but he’s very lonely. He thinks that the only way he can get people to hang out with him is to pick them up and take them home. It would have to be someone super hot, but I also want him to have a dapper moustache.

Dan Stevens (who played Matthew Crawley

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on “Downton Abbey”), he has good facial hair.

For Trevor, the lizard boy…I am a huge fan of Tyler Posey (TV’s “Teen Wolf”). I’d totally want him to play Trevor. He has a combination of seeming dangers and being a superhero as well as appearing really goofy.

Andrews-Katz: You’ve been in the musical pit, on the stage and now, behind the scenes of a musical production. Which do you prefer and why?

Huertas: The great thing about Lizard Boy is that I get to do all three of them simultaneously. If I can keep doing that, I’d be a very happy camper for a very long time.

I love being in the pit because of my love of music. I love being on stage, and writing is really fun. Of all the three, I think I love acting the most. But, if I can do all of them, that would be cool.

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

Huertas: The things that pop in my head are Sondheim’s female leading characters.

They are incredible. I would love to play Mrs. Lovett [from Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street]. I would love to play the big character roles like the Witch in Into the Woods. I’m also thinking of Sally in Follies; I love a good Torch Song! Put me in the middle of a stage, let me emote for a while, and then leave. You clap for me for hours….that would be great. I think Mrs. Lovett would be the number one choice.

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Lizard Boy, the musical opens at the Seattle Repertory Theatre on March 27th and plays through May 2, 2015. For more information call 206-443-2222 or visit www.seattlerep.org.

The perfect team:

Conductor, Orchestra, Engineer

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer SEATTLE SYMPHONY CD IVES: SYMPHONY NO. 2 CARTER: INSTANCES GERSHWIN: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS The works on this CD were recorded in 2011, 2012 and 2013. I may be totally off base, but I think one can actually hear the learning curve of talented recording engineer, Dmitriy Lipay, in the progressively better sound as you move from the Gershwin An American in Paris, through the Ives Symphony No. 2, to the Carter Instances.

I’m not implying that Lipay didn’t know his stuff when he recorded the Gershwin.

For one thing, it’s not a bad recording. It’s just that, as he became more and more familiar with Benaroya Hall (the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, to be precise), he seemed to find better placements for the many microphones he used. The results, I suggest, take us from a decent recording (the Gershwin) to the much better sound of the Ives, until we achieve truly brilliant clar-

ity on the Carter.

I note this difference in sound quality because it emphatically influences the amount of joy one can derive from the music itself. For instance, the Gershwin lacks impact, compared to the live rehearsal I heard at Benaroya Hall, because the instruments sound slightly mashed together and lack individuality. Perhaps the mikes were too distant. Even David Gordon’s jazzy trumpet is too laid back in the total wash of sound.

In the Elliott Carter piece, just the opposite is true: everything is crystal clear, and the individual instruments jump out at you with thrilling impact. I grant that the Gershwin is much more complex in its orchestral sound, but a great recording should be able to handle that complexity with no loss of clarity.

As for the music itself, this disc could hardly be more interesting. Excellent program notes by Paul Schiavo lend perspective to each work and its place in the modern repertoire. I confess I have not previously been a fan of Carter’s work, but this lovingly precise and energetic performance of his Instances has turned my head. The orchestral writing is brilliant and exciting. Carter completed this work at age 103 and dedicated it to Seattle Symphony’s Music Director Ludovic Morlot, “who has performed many of my works so beautifully.” I find it fresh, intriguing at every turn, and downright fun.

The masterful recording even surpasses the aural excitement one could experience in Benaroya Hall. I want more Carter works captured so vividly by this team of Morlot, the SSO, and recording engineer Lipay.

Compared to the transparent orchestration of the Carter, Ives’ Symphony No. 2 is much more conventional in its orchestral pallet. It is also written for an audience prepared for a leisurely, rather romantic symphony of more than a half hour’s duration; whereas the Carter asks for your attention

for less than eight minutes! Ives wrote a mostly melodic piece that included many quotes from both popular and folk music, but also from the classical repertoire, including Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and even Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Juxtapositions of these quotes are sometimes abrupt and startling, and elsewhere so skillfully woven into the overall texture as to be almost hidden. The results are often humorous. Morlot’s command of Ives’ language is complete and affectionate, and the Orchestra responds with articulate ease.

An American in Paris is, of course, a modern classic and deservedly popular.

Morlot and his players miss none of its brilliance and buoyant fun. In the rehearsal I witnessed, the Orchestra progressed from an initial sight reading, through a second run-through with pauses for suggestions from Morlot, to an almost finished performance that was nearly as articulate as the live one we hear on this CD. This rehearsal was during the first weeks of Morlot’s new post as Music Director. Nothing could have demonstrated more clearly his technical and interpretive skills. The piece initially sounded generic, lacking punch and vitality. Every comment Morlot gave his players produced immediate results, each of which lent the performance life and meaning. The live recording from performances later that week shows us the delightful results, even if it lacks the ultimate clarity and impact of the Elliott Carter recording.

This CD is one of a series of exciting new recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label and is available from all the usual outlets. For more information on this series, visit seattlesymphony.org.

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

OUTSpoken welcomes Billy Gilman: All grown up and taking Country Music by storm once again

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OUTSpoken, a Pacific Northwest LGBT radio talk show hailing from Spokane, WA features two dynamic hosts, Jonathan Shuffield and Sergey Grankin, who talk about issues and people affecting the LGBT community both locally and globally. OUTSpoken is proud to welcome special guests Billy Gillman and a “pleasant surprise” to Sunday, March 22nd’s show! Tune in Sundays 12:00 to 2:00 PST 88.1/92.3 FM or stream live from www.hotmesssunday.com.

Gilman burst onto the national stage in

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2000 releasing the hit single “One Voice.”

His debut album was certified double platinum in the United States, and he was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest singer to ever reach #1 on the Billboard Top Country Album charts. He has sold five million albums worldwide and garnered awards and nods from the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, Billboard Magazine, and the American Music Association.

Now 25, Gilman is eager to come back and share his new music and his new sound with his fans. “It took me a good while to figure out exactly who I was, musically speaking. As a little kid, sometimes I was just told what to sing. But now I have enjoyed coming into my own and discovering what it really is that I want to sing. And I think that my fans will be pleasantly surprised with what they hear.”

Gilman is also mindful of the need to be patient with his career. “Music is my life, and it is always what I will be doing with my life. But I understand, given my unusual history, that the road back is not going to be short and easy. I will have to earn my way back into this business – one fan at a time.

And that’s exactly how it should be.”

“Say You Will” is the first solo single that Gilman has released since 2008. “Having had a lot of success in this business at a really young age was truly a blessing. But it also puts me in a unique and challenging

situation as a young adult – trying to reintroduce myself to country fans now that I look and sound a lot different than I did just 7 or 8 years ago.”

In 2012, Gilman made waves by recruiting 18 fellow country superstars to collaborate on a charity single called “The Choice” to benefit the Soles4Souls charity. Proceeds from the song, which included Keith Urban, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Josh Turner, and Rodney Atkins, placed shoes on tens of thousands of barefoot children around the world.

Now, as an out Gay country singer attempting to pave his way through the music industry once again, Gilman will grace us with his telephone presence during our upcoming show. Tune in on your radio, PC or mobile device this Sunday, March 22nd for an unforgettable interview.

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continued from cover the same again. Except…. Except, that it is being done again, by the very same actors and the same meticulous set designer. It isn’t going to be in the same basement, but that’s probably for the better. A new theater company, Theatre22, will produce it, headed by Corey McDaniel, one of the actors in the original production.

Because it is the exact same cast, and the same director (Wayne), it ranks as only the second time I have ever seen a production reproduced almost exactly in the last nine years. Seattle Shakespeare Company had an outdoor production of The Taming of the Shrew that was so much fun they recreated it for their indoor, main stage season, with most of the same cast and the same director. It almost never ever happens.

So, how did this unusual combination come to be? I asked Corey and Wayne to talk about that and Corey asked the cast for some of their thoughts, as well.

Corey says, “I wanted to redo this production for several reasons: Originally, my goals were much larger than a remount/ restaging through Theatre22. I attempted to take this show on tour and attempted to sell it to many theaters in Washington and Portland outside of Seattle. This proved too risky.

“I wanted to sell a tour because one of the most painful things about our cultural community is that almost always, new works happen and that’s it. Nothing else.

My hope was and is to give this show as much leverage as possible to see it done in more cities. I think this play, and more specifically Wayne, is one of our most treasured artistic assets and I want to see him and his work thrive.

“Live! was so successful the first time around at Theater Schmeater that we sold out the run after opening weekend and folks would line up out the door and down the street to attempt to get on the wait list night after night. There are so many people who have expressed that they want to see it

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continued from cover Nirvana, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, David Bowie, Olivia Newton-John, Edith Piaf, Stink, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra and the list goes on. In Seattle, the musical review of this avant-garde performer – Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris – has opened at ACT Theatre in collaboration with The 5th Avenue Theatre.

This is a musical revue so there is no storyline connecting the songs. The selection is presented without rhyme or reason representing the artist’s lyric-driven music.

The songs range from evoking feelings of deep emotional pain, love and turmoil, to the more comedic and often social commentary. The opening number “Marathon” shows how music and dance have influenced countries from the 1920s through modern times. The song sets the tone for the rest of the show by presenting the songs that have influenced other artists.

The show is staged with five performers doing a variety of the artists many hit songs. Each performer works well together.

Their voices all sound wonderful and harmonize well when doing group numbers such as “The Desperate Ones,” “Brussels,” or “If We Only Have Love.” As expected the performers all have their own opportunity to shine with solo numbers, allowing each of them to show off their range of talents. The cast consists of two women (Cayman Ilika, Kendra Kassebaum) and three men (Eric Ankrim, Louis Hobson*, and Timothy McCuen Piggee), all of whom regular Seattle theater attendees should recognize and be familiar with their work.

Louis Hobson has appeared on Broadway (Next to Normal, Bonnie and Clyde) and is now living in Seattle where he has appeared in numerous productions (A Room with a View, Spamalot). His first moment comes midway through the first act with a song called “Bachelor’s Dance,” but it is the second moment with the commentary, “The Statue,” that the audience can

again or want to see it for the first time. We are thrilled and humbled that the cast and crew continued to stay attached through all the (difficulties) of the remount.”

Actor Jason Sharp says, “I vividly remember sobbing through our curtain call following our closing night performance because the show was truly over. It felt like prematurely breaking up a relationship.

The entire original cast is back to finish that business, and desires are burning hotter than ever.”

Actor Ashley Bagwell says, “We were

Actor Katie Driscoll says, “The script just (asks) to be done and done and done and done. Also, Wayne and this crew of actors make me want to do it again and again.

Why not?”

Wayne Rawley describes 2011 and also talks about a few of the changes he’s been able to make for the new production. For the 2011 show, he says, “By the time opening night came around, I had already won.

The audience could like it or not like it, but what I did know was that I had already got what I came for.

A scene from LIVE! From the Last Night of My Life – photo by Dave Hastings

all lucky enough to be a part of this once.

This is a beautiful show. You don’t get many like this. Speaking for myself, and probably all of us, being with this cast again is great, but I think we all came back because of Wayne Rawley. We all wanted to work with him again.”

Actor Alyson Bedford says, “We get to continue working on the piece to dig deeper, find more moments and tweak what didn’t work for us the first time around. The best part is that we get to work with each other again, and it’s a show that was loved by many and that we loved to do. No brainer.”

appreciate his control and direct delivery.

Timothy McCuen Piggee has appeared in Catch Me If You Can, both on Broadway as well as in the world premiere at Seattle’s 5th Avenue. His is the first solo with the tender “Alone,” which hints to the audience of the enjoyment to be expected. The comedic song “Jackie” confirms the strong voice and versatility of his range. Cayman Ilika has appeared numerous times on The 5th Avenue (Oliver!, Candide) and ACT (Vanities - A New Musical) stages. Her voice is pure and clear and a powerful instrument.

While we have to wait until almost the end of Act 1 for her solo, when she delivers… she delivers! Her pride, power and anguish can be felt in the song “Sons” in the First Act, and “No Love, You’re Not Alone” in the Second Act. I will emphasize again that all five of the performers do wonderful jobs; but for this reviewer, two of them seemed to shine a nuance brighter. Eric Ankrim (Seattle and Broadway’s First Date) seemed to add a touch of character to his…characters. From the opening group number to the passionate “Mathilde,” he seemed to have an extra bounce in his step. His voice is strong and he emotes very well, making the (sometimes) obscure lyrics clearly understood.

Kendra Kassebaum (The 5th Avenue’s Grey Gardens and Broadway’s Wicked, Assassins) should get an award for her work in this performance. That her voice is clear, crisp, and powerful doesn’t begin to cover it. In her first two solos – “I Loved” and “My Death,” she shows the natural gift she has for making a song her own and allowing her emotions to come through. But it is in the Second Act’s French number “Ne Me Quitte Pas” (a song covered by many artists) that she takes full control. Ignore the lyrics projected on the screen behind (there are several interpretations of this avantgarde song) and let the sheer beauty of the music, and the incredible power of this woman’s voice take you away on an emotional wave. Dusty Springfield and Cyndi Lauper have covered this song (under the title “If You Go Away”), and Kendra easily

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“When Corey started Theatre22, he told me he hoped he would be able to see Live! done again in Seattle. I hugged him, cast him in another show I was directing because I love working with him and I love his mustache. (I’m being serious, no one grows hair between their nose and upper lip like Corey McDaniel.) And I thought that it would never happen.

“Then Corey called and said it was happening. And suddenly I was struck with this overwhelming desire to make the play better. Big surprise, right? It was to me. I was so pissed off. But, I think I did.

“I cut some time off the first act. We are

making discoveries in rehearsal that we didn’t make the first time, because we ran out of time. The actors did not forget. They are starting at a level of familiarity that you don’t usually get to start with. It’s going to make the play better. It already has.

“But kind of honestly, it doesn’t really matter. Because, like the first time, I’ve already got what I came for. After nearly four years, every single actor and 90% of the crew showed up at the first read for the second time! They all came back to do this play.”

How would Wayne describe a change?

I like to give you, dear readers, back story.

Details that help you understand the processes at work. So I asked for an example.

Wayne says, “What I learned from the first production was that some jokes were in there more than once, different words, maybe, but basically the same joke. So I attempted to consolidate, find where the joke worked best, keep it there and remove the other instance of the joke. For example, Sharon has a penchant for making up phrases and then saying them to Doug like they are actual phrases . ‘I’m going to turn you around town!’ was one. Doug then quickly corrects her, ‘That’s not a phrase, Sharon.’ Really it was just stuff as simple as that.

“One section that I trimmed quite a bit was the very first scene. I think the first scene works much better now. Most of it is stuff I don’t think the audience will notice.

But my cast sure did. We have had many discussions about the changes, especially with Ryan Higgins who plays Doug. It’s not always easy discussing cutting things with your cast.

“We have a joke in rehearsal that every time I make a cut, even if it is just one word, I give myself a little golf clap and say quickly and slightly under my breath, ‘Good cut, good cut, good cut. I am very, very brave.’”

For more info go to www.theatre22. org or call 206-257-2203. Or http://www. brownpapertickets.com/event/907030 or call 800-838-3006.

The company of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, a co-production presented at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre.

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holds her own. This song should be a permanent part of her performing repertoire.

While the show is presented very well and all of the performers do an excellent job, the music is definitely an acquired taste. It evokes a particular time frame of ‘60s and ‘70s world upheaval and each song is more of a chanson –telling an individual story through the music and (often) unconventional lyrics. While the songs may not be to every audience member’s taste, it is still a good excuse to go and enjoy five incredibly talented performers presenting a seldom-produced musical.

Jacque Brel was born in Brussels in 1929. Beginning to play the guitar at 15, it was at age 23 that he first began in Belgium’s cabaret circuit signing a contract with Phillips Records a year later. The same year the French star Juliette Gréco recorded Brel’s song and his career took off. In the United States a song based on Brel’s “Le Moribond” (“The Dying Man”) was recorded by the Kingston Trio and

became the hit, “Seasons in the Sun.” In the late ‘60s-‘70s Brel almost completely retired from the stage and changed his vision to film. Before his death in 1978 from cancer, he had become an international star throughout Europe and the United States.

His songs would go on to be recorded by Sting, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Bassey and many others.

After a successful Off-Broadway run (1,847 performances) Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris opened on Broadway on September 13, 1972. It closed after only 51 performances.

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* NOTE: Louis Hobson performs through April 12th. Matt Owen will take over for the remainder of the show’s run.

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continued from cover and performed by the brave and brilliant young dancers who take their lives in their hands (and their feet) to perform these technically difficult and risky dances.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “vertiginous” means “liable to cause vertigo or dizziness; a state of giddiness” – thus “The Vertiginous Thrill of Forsythe” refers to the three dance sequences that are performed at dizzying – and therefore thrilling – speed. By playing on the title of one of the sequences, “The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude,” director Boal invites us to focus on the vertigoinducing qualities of the choreography, and on the amazing skills of the dancers who are capable of executing Forsythe’s challenging steps. The dancers themselves have said in interviews how thrilled they were

“New Suite” (2012) This collection of seven duets to Handel’s Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 and Luciano Berio’s Duetti per Due Violini Vol 1 is not exactly new in that they are harvested from Forsythe’s years of choreographing longer works in various settings – many in Germany where he was the choreographer in residence at the Frankfurt Ballet. Each couple in this suite was wearing colormatched outfits – a pair in blue, a pair in maroon, a pair in yellow, etc. – and each was responsible for a section of the suite independently from any larger concept of the suite itself, though the music and the costumes suggested such a unity. Though I wish each duet had related to the others more deliberately, they were clearly the creations of the same maker who, over the arc of time the works were created, remained interested in the embodiment of the music on the limbs of the dancers. I was struck

Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Benjamin Griffiths (with principal dancer Carrie Imler) in William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, which PNB is presenting as part of THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF FORSYTHE, March 13 – 22, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

tude” in the title. While I was impressed by the skill of the dancers as they moved in unison through the whole dictionary of classical ballet turns, steps, and leaps, I kept wishing they would slow down so that we the viewers could absorb what was happening. As it was, we saw a lovely classical ballet performed at hyper-speed in costumes that appeared to have been shipped to the wrong address. It was vertiginous, alright, but I would have been more thrilled if the pacing were varied beyond “dangerously fast” and the costumes were less distracting than “Try not to notice my robot-skirt.”

Orchestral Interlude: Overture from Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart (1786) In honor of the PNB orchestra’s 25th anniversary, we were once again treated to a wonderful musical moment in keeping with the mood of the evening, I was impressed with conductor Emil de Cou’s interpretation of this familiar operatic overture which, detached from its opera, lost its anticipatory quality and took on a much more deliberate and complete life of its own.

Rather than singing in its opera voice, it articulated measures in well-executed battements. Mozart would have been as pleased as the audience was to hear this wonderful piece performed with such a distinctive voice. Bravo Maestro de Cou and orchestra!

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancers Lindsi Dec and Jerome Tisserand in William Forsythe’s New Suite, which PNB is presenting as part of THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF FORSYTHE, March 13 – 22, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

to work with Forsythe, how attentive and helpful he was to each dancer, and how he enabled them to rise to his challenges with confidence. Here’s my take on these dances, in reverse order of their presentation, but in the order of my sense of vertiginous thrills: “In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated” (1987) Nine dancers take turns stalking with apparent indifference onto a bare stage, singly, in pairs, or in groups only to burst into dance to an industrial soundscape by Thom Willems. They show off a spectacular range of edgy moves, sometimes in unison, sometimes in competition. I appreciated the detached mood of this work that allows the viewer to simply watch and admire the imagination of the choreographer as inscribed in the bodies and silhouettes of the dancers. This ballet has been around for a long time – last seen in Seattle at PNB in 2000 but with sections available to be seen on YouTube as far back as 1987 – and thrilling in all its parts. It’s a dance that doesn’t depend on dangerous speed but on the virtuosity of the dancers, whose bodies are frankly and proudly on display, as if in a gym where each dancer is showing his or her chops while pretending the others aren’t watching. Though I’m a big lover of classical music, the rhythmic scraping and clanking of the sounds in this dance were the perfect accompaniment to this show-offy display. There are moments where the dancers are asked to improvise – I assume when they are standing somewhat apart from one another – so that the dance has a dimension of collaborative originality in every performance.

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by what appeared to be the foregrounding of the male dancers and their virtuosity – which is the opposite of the usual male role in ballet. For instance, when the blue duet began with the girl alone on stage, her movements seemed fairly routine until the boy came out and raised the level of excitement considerably, just as the male partner of the yellow-clad duo was given, in my opinion, far more charming and challenging moves than his partner. When in the post-dance conversation I asked about this apparent favoring of male choreography, director Boal explained that Forsythe is interested in giving male and female dancers equal time and exposure which, in a tradition where the men usually take the back seat as “cavaliers” to the women, makes them appear to be favored in Forsythe’s choreographic world when, in fact, they simply have their fair share of the spotlight.

“The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude” (1996) If you’ve seen the PNB posters all over town you’ve seen the women’s “modern tutus” – rigid green disks that encircle their waists as if they were wearing lily pads or space girl outfits. These re-imagined costumes by Stephen Galloway are certainly modern in appearance, as are the men’s backless unitards, but they did nothing to modernize this speedy dance and seemed like a distraction to me, especially since both the dance vocabulary and Schubert’s music were a return to the old ballet tradition rather than an exploration of the newer one as “In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated.” The only new aspect of this breathless dance for three women and two men was the speed, which I assume is the “exacti-

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Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Jonathan Porretta with company dancers in William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, which PNB is presenting as part of THE VERTIGINOUS THRILL OF FORSYTHE, March 13 – 22, 2015. Photo © Angela Sterling.

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Insightful It Follows an elegantly disquieting terror

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer IT FOLLOWS Now playing Jay Height (Maika Monroe) thinks she’s in love. The 19-year-old college freshman has met someone, Hugh (Jake Weary), and the young woman is starting to wonder if he’s the one. So much so she doesn’t think twice before laying down with him in the backseat of his car, bubbling over in contented satisfaction, daydreaming what their life together might look like after their canoodling has come to a climax.

Hugh, however, has a secret. He’s not who he says he is. He’s been running from something, a fantastical force that’s been following him, slowly, methodically, stepby-step, without stopping, ever since he slept with a random woman sometime back during a one night stand. To get rid of it he must pass it on to someone else, sleep with them so this demonic presence will stop chasing him and turn their eye in their direction. That someone is Jay, and now it is her turn to be followed.

There is little flashy about It Follows, writer/director David Robert Mitchell’s magnificent follow-up to his award-winning The Myth of the American Sleepover.

It moves at the same measured, self-assured, deliberately unsettling pace as the evil force stalking Jay, achieving a chilling intimacy that sent shivers down my spine and shockwaves through my soul. Powerfully astute, deceivingly complex, this is one of the better horror yarns I’ve seen in ages, and without question Mitchell’s latest is almost assured to be regarded as one of 2015’s best come the end of the year.

The director sets the mood and the tone right from the start, showing a young

woman piercingly staring piercingly into the distance at some unimaginable terror no one else can see let alone would believe exists. Mike Gioulakis’s (John Dies at the End) camera deftly surveys things, moving in ever more purposeful circles as it allows what’s happening to develop with sinister melancholy. Things culminate on a beach, a body crumpled to the point of dismemberment, a look of introspective dread still plastered upon a mournful, distraught face.

But this is only a precursor. Recalling the best of John Carpenter, Brian De Palma and David Cronenberg, this is a mournful journey into the unknown revolving around a pure yet still not-so-innocent flower who slowly but surely is compelled to give up the best of what she believes herself to be in order to chart a course towards survival.

It is an examination of the choices we make as youngsters and the impact they end up having on the remainder of our lives, making the film both a complex dissertation on growing up as well as a sneakily compelling ghost story.

Monroe, her star on the rise for some time now, but most notably for her mesmerizing turn in Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard’s The Guest, gives a performance for the ages. Her joy in meeting Hugh is playful, childlike. Her exultation after their coupling filled with warmth and wonder.

Her growing panic as to what is happening, the way she evolves, transforms into something close to an entirely new person, all of it is genuine, a sad, lonely little tear during one quiet reflective moment speaking volumes as to what has happened as well as what is still to come.

Mitchell doesn’t let his star down. He surrounds her with a plethora of young talent, most of whom aren’t known by name, but whose faces are decidedly familiar.

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rdi portray Jay’s core group of friends and family, while Daniel Zovatto is the all-toosexy boy next door who throws himself into the middle of the proceedings for reasons decidedly his own. Much like The Myth of the American Sleepover, the interactions between these youngsters is frank, amusingly authentic, thus when things spiral into chaos the overall effect is distressingly mind-blowing in its emotional forcefulness.

Comparisons to films as diverse as Halloween, The Grudge, Rosemary’s Baby, Ringu, Body Double and The Shining are probably inevitable, and without question Mitchell had to have been inspired by the directors I’ve already mentioned, as well as by a whole slew of additional ones whose identities are probably obvious to most genre fanatics. But his film is more than just a deft homage; it’s also its own uniquely captivating animal, telling a story that’s as dexterous and disquieting as it is simple and straightforward.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the score. Composed by Rich Vreeland (a.k.a.

Disasterpeace), this is an ambient throwback that feels like the second cousin to Carpenter’s music for Halloween and Escape from New York combined with the unearthly undulations of Louis and Bebe Barron’s “electronic tonalities” composed for Forbidden Planet. The whole film feeds off this music, thrives on it, each composition, change of tone and audio thwack! augmenting what’s happening on the screen to perfection.

There’s plenty more, but this is one of those times where it’s better to let the picture speak for itself without much more in the way of embellishment from me. A stunning piece of cinema, It Follows is a darkly bleak sojourn into adulthood that’s more than just your run-of-the-mill genre entry, Mitchell crafting a modern American masterpiece of disaffected youth dealing with the repercussions of their revolt that will undoubtedly stand the test of time.

Disturbingly breathtaking Tales a wild ride

About to take flight in Exhibit A – photo credit: Sony Pictures Classic

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer WILD TALES Now playing A group of individuals, including a beautiful woman (María Marull), a talkative busybody (Dario Grandinetti) and a learned professor (Mónica Villa), find themselves on a plane filled with strangers all of whom have far more in common than they initially know. A lovely waitress (Rita Cortese) comes face-to-face with the mobster (Julieta Zylberberg) who helped ruin her life even though he doesn’t know he’s responsible. Two men (Leonardo Sbaraglia, Walter Donado) meet on a desolate highway and let their anger get the better of

them. A demolition expert (Ricardo Darin) takes issue with a parking ticket and the subsequent towing of his car. An influential businessman (Oscar Martínez) colludes with a shady lawyer (Osmar Núñez) to keep his son out of prison only to discover doing so might be more trouble than it’s worth.

On her wedding day, a newlywed wife (Érica Rivas) discovers her new husband (Diego Gentile) has been keeping secrets that jeopardize their chances of future happiness together.

These are the six tales showcased in writer/director Damián Szifron’s gleefully energetic, dazzlingly anarchic Argentinian anthology Wild Tales. A Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee, this deliriously entertaining, confidently composed satire of cultural, gender and class politics and

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mores is astonishing, deftly moving from one story to the next with freewheeling enthusiasm. While each segment is unconnected from those surrounding it, they all manage to convey common themes eviscerating the status quo, showing while catharsis and vengeance can go hand-in-hand, the price extracted for revenge is almost always worse than the cost of turning the other cheek.

Think of the film like a ribald, noholds-barred homage to the anachronistic works of Pedro Almodóvar (who produces), Quentin Tarantino and the Roger Corman-directed, Vincent Price-starring Edgar Allan Poe-based anthology films of the 1960s. It’s a lovingly nasty bit of mockery, unafraid to shed blood or blow things up while just as equally willing to dive into the heart of melodramatically emotional excess. Szifron is in control every step of the way, nothing happening that he doesn’t intend, each little vignette resonating with the impact of a Road Runner cartoon crossed with a Mad Magazine parody infused with the intelligence and insight of a Paddy Chayefsky satire.

All six shorts border on genius, but, for me at least, three stand clearly above the rest. Exhibit A is the opening pre-credits segment featuring a planeload of passengers who end up knowing more about one another than they initially realize. It starts with a cute, borderline saccharine buoyancy, initially tricking one into thinking they’re about to see some dimwitted, if still pleasingly clever, romantic trifle and not a coal black comedy of revenge and liberation. But then things explode into chaos,

spinning on a dime in ways that are impossible to see coming, building to a climactic moment that catapulted me to the edge of my seat in rapt, dumbfounded jubilation.

I also loved the road rage evisceration, otherwise known as part three of this sextet, the two warring parties careening far out of control yet doing so in a way that still feels oddly believable and unforced no matter how far out on a very extreme ledge things ultimately end up on. But the belle of the ball is the climactic chapter entitled To Death Do Us Part, and the less you know about this particular wedding party before watching the better. Safe to say, even knowing what’s happened in the previous five shorts, nothing prepared me for where this was headed, all of it anchored by a performance from the devastatingly beautiful Rivas that is as magnetic as it is complex.

It’s safe to say 2014 was a terrific year for foreign language imports. Of the five films that battled it out for Oscar glory, the four I saw – this, Russia’s Leviathan, Mauritania’s Timbuktu and Poland’s Ida (which won) – all were magnificent, each arguably deserving of the Academy Award. Without a doubt, Wild Tales was the most bizarre, the least typical of the group, riding along in its own idiosyncratic way and not caring a bit if some viewers were put off by that fact. Make no mistake, however, this cements Szifron as a major directorial talent, his anthology epic a beautifully disturbing calling card sure to be debated and discussed for years to come.

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Visually stunning Insurgent still a silly sequel a Divergent, someone who possesses the abilities of all five factions but is beholden to none of them, can open. This teen, this insurrectionist who ripped power out of her THE DIVERGENT hands (if only for what appears to be a brief SERIES: INSURGENT moment), she is the key to opening the box Now playing and making Jeanine’s plans come to fruiAfter believing they’d exposed the tion, a delicious irony not lost on the genoflaws in the faction system and revealed cidal madwoman one iota.

If any of that synopsis for The Diverthe duplicitous Jeanine (Kate Winslet) as a power-mad despot in the making, former gent Series: Insurgent made sense to you, Dauntless members Tris (Shailene Wood- then congratulations, you’re either a fan ley) and her boyfriend Four (Theo James) of Veronica Roth’s popular series of dysfind themselves and their closest allies on topian books, you saw last March’s minor the run. Somehow the Erudite leader has box office hit Divergent or have had things managed to convince most of the remain- explained to you so many times – likely ing factions – Amity, Candor and the few ad nauseum – by someone who is a fan so surviving members of Abnegation – that many times your head is about to explode they, not her, were responsible for the mas- trying to keep track of all the ins and outs sacre of that latter group three days prior, of this overly elaborate mythology. The initiating a city-wide hunt in hopes of see- basics? Tris is the hero. Four is the courageous boyfriend hiding secrets. Jeanine is ing them under her thumb.

Why? It turns out Tris’ late mother Nat- the evildoer who is afraid of things outside alie (Ashley Judd) was hiding something her control and/or her understanding. Other from her, a box containing an all-impor- than that, there’s really not all that much tant message from the Founders that only more you need to worry about, for as convoluted as things appear, this is still pretty basic stuff when you get right down to it.

As for this sequel itself, it’s safe to say director Robert Schwentke (Red), taking over the reins from the departed Neil Burger (who does stay on as executive producer), isn’t particularly concerned with taking any of this too Tris (Shailene Wood) stars in CG heavy Insurgent –

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seriously. It’s as if he gets just how inherently dumb all of this is, and as such puts more emphasis on thrills, chills and visual razzle-dazzle than he does anything substantive. He also keeps things relatively quick of pace, the film running just under two hours, making it all surprisingly easy to sit through.

Do not misinterpret what I’m saying.

While this sequel isn’t a disaster, while it’s far from horrible, that doesn’t make it a success. As silly and as stupid as the first chapter in The Divergent Series was, this middle effort is even more trifling, everything building to a conclusion that’s so unintentionally hysterical it almost feels like a bad joke. It’s as if Roth watched a few of The Village filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan’s lesser efforts and decided to take their idiotic twists and imbecilic turns as gospel, penning an entirely trilogy of novels inspired by their most farfetched lunacies.

More than that, Jeanine’s plan is so obviously evil it’s head-scratching that the other faction leaders are so willing to take what she tells them at face value. It’s like they don’t want to believe their own eyes, are perfectly content to let her goons run amok around the city gunning down whoever they want. On top of that, the plot twists involving Four and his long-forgotten mother Evelyn (a clearly slumming Naomi Watts) are asinine, their relationship building to a not-remotely-shocking-shocker of a conclusion that only exists to set up events to come in the trilogy’s final installment Allegiant (the film version to – surprise, surprise – be split into two parts).

But none of that compares to how the narrative treats Tris. While Woodley is a terrific actress, it’s clear she’s having at

least a small bit of trouble keeping track of her character’s ever-shifting mood swings and emotional states. Her reasons for doing things aren’t always clear, and why she suddenly feels the need to go back for additional helpings of Jeanine’s little black box just as the city is erupting in revolutionary fervor is beyond me. Woodley tries her best, delivers the emotional bang a couple of times, especially during a couple of the film’s more impressively staged set pieces, but overall she struggles to make the young woman relatable or three-dimensional, and as such, caring about either her or how her relationship with Four is going to turn out is more or less a waste of time.

Still, Schwentke does come up with some impressive sequences filled with kinetic visual wonders I was impressed by, not the least of which being Tris’ continued virtual reality descents into Jeanine’s enigmatic box where she faces a quintet of tests each designed to represent one of the city’s five factions. There is an inherent intensity coupled with a healthy dose of adrenaline fueling these tumbles into mystery and mayhem, giving these scenes a mesmeric quality the remainder of the sequel sadly lacks.

Much like its predecessor, it’s hard for me to rustle up anything akin to hate for Insurgent. It’s reasonably well made, and Schwentke does do a fine job of not taking the material seriously, attempting to play up the more inherently action-packed elements of the narrative whenever he can.

But Roth’s source material is as dumb as it’s ever been, and while I appreciate that the filmmakers don’t end things in a blatant cliffhanger, that doesn’t make me any more excited to watch what happens next.

Tonally incoherent Gunman a star-studded misfire

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE GUNMAN Now playing Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) is a mercenary working for a humanitarian concern in the Congo. He’s in love with aid worker Annie (Jasmine Trinca), the beautiful doctor stealing his heart and making him realize there’s more to the world than bloodshed, violence and death. But things are hardly what they seem, and when Jim’s real reason for being in the African nation is revealed, he’s forced to leave, unable to let his beloved know what has happened, let alone say goodbye.

Fast-forward eight years. No longer a hired gun, Jim is back in the Congo attempting to put past demons to rest, helping build wells and set up health care clinics in the country’s poorest neighborhoods.

Thinking his violent days are behind him, three men show up at his latest work site with orders to put the former mercenary in the ground, their reasons for doing so tied to what happened almost a decade past. Determined to find out who wants him dead and why, Jim is thrust back into action, uncovering a global conspiracy that threatens, not only his own life, but also that of the woman he loved and lost not so long ago.

For all its Taken meets The Bourne Identity meets The Constant Gardener machismo, the action-thriller The Gunman is nowhere near as convoluted or as complicated as it sets itself up to be. Based on the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, sporting a script co-written by Don MacPherson (Absolute Beginners), Pete Travis (Dredd)

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and Penn himself (who also produces), the film is a relatively straightforward bit of corporate skullduggery, the reasons Jim is in trouble having more to do with profit margins and stock prices than they do even slightly anything else.

Be that as it may, the film is frustratingly uneven, so tonally unbalanced it’s hard to figure out what it is exactly Penn and his director Pierre Morel (District B13, Taken) are going for. If they are attempting to shine a light on the situation in the Congo and other African nations, the surrounding elements concerning Jim and his plans to extricate himself from his situation are too silly and melodramatic for the viewer to take said attempts seriously. On the other hand, if they were just setting out to craft a simple, B-grade international thriller then the fact they’ve stuffed things with so much social commentary makes giving into the pyrotechnics and fisticuffs exceedingly tough. The film is so all over the map maintaining interest in the outcome becomes increasingly difficult as events escalate, the disjointed and haphazard state of the narrative a gigantic stumbling block impossible for the filmmakers to overcome.

It doesn’t help that every single actor comes across as if they’re appearing in a different motion picture than their costars.

Worse, they’re all giving good performances, just not ones that fit in the same world as any of the other actors. Penn is all business, so deathly serious you feel like the fate of the world is riding on his ability to constantly hit the target. Ray Winstone pops up as Jim’s most trusted friend, a rolling boilerplate of British sarcasm and wit who is quick with a quip even if his advice is strictly by-the-numbers. Idris Elba is in full-on

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“Luther” mode, the talented actor a charming Interpol agent who seems to be on hand only when the script runs out of options and needs someone to supply a fresh infusion of energy.

T h e n Sean Penn in The Gunman – courtesy of OPEN ROAD FILMS there is Javier ling events forward, all of that is tiresome, Bardem. The Oscar-winner is in manic caring about what happens to Jim and disoverdrive, portraying a former confidant covering whether or not he and Annie are of Jim’s who not only instigated the mis- going to make it out alive hardly worth the sion that got him sent out of the Congo in worry. Throw in an idiotic subplot involvthe first place, but also happens to be the ing PTSD and traumatic brain injuries and guy the mercenary tasked with taking care the narrative becomes so scattershot keepof Annie for him. He’s out of control, free- ing track of all that’s happening and why is wheeling his way through things with unin- an outright impossibility. hibited, bordering on cartoonish, abandon.

It’s hard for me to dismiss The Gunman Bardem is all swagger and braggadocio, ev- entirely. There’s a nifty sequence involving erything hiding insecurities and misgivings a booby-trapped door, Jim’s handling of it that have led to the situation Jim now finds and two thugs who can’t keep themselves himself in. He’s a hoot, his performance from wanting to discover how it is he didn’t building in eccentric intensity every step of manage to blow himself up, while an asthe way, his absence unavoidably felt when- sault on a Spanish villa by a team of assasever he isn’t around. sins is expertly staged to be sure. But the Morel knows action, no argument movie is too serious to work as giddy action from me on that front, and I did appreci- pulp and too stupid to resonate as a ticking ate how every set piece is driven more by clock drama and as such it’s nothing more the evolution of the main character than than an unfortunate misfire that utterly fails it is anything else. But the actual dramat- to satisfy. ics fueling things, the dynamics propel-

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Meetings Events Activities

TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122.

SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 322-7188. E-mail: sgn2@ sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

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SATURDAY - March 21

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Ski Buddies. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! www. skibuddies.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary.

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP, 309-0510 or www.longhair.shorturl.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

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

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com March is Cabaret Month - Fridays & Saturdays in March. 7pm & 9pm. Egan’s Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market St. Online reservations: $15 per show; $25 for 2 shows same night. At the door: $18 per show. $10 food/drink minimum. www.ballardjamhouse.com and www.brownpapertickets.com for details including schedule of performers.

Rainbow City Band “Momentum.” 7pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. An incredibly exciting concert showcasing toe-tapping, mind-blowing, rhythmic motives, guaranteed to propel you into spring.

Tickets $15, $12 for seniors/students. www.rainbow cityband.com Ian Schuelke Wants a TV Show. 7pm. The Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, 2322 2nd Ave. A modern take on the classic ‘60s variety shows, with comedy sketches, singers, comedians and vaudeville acts. $10 in advance, $15 day of the show. www.strangertickets. com/events/23563893/ian-schuelke-wants-a-tv-showmarch-madness.

Pride 2015 Comedy Series: Jen Kober with Jessica Kirson (March 19-21). Thurs: 7:30pm; Fri/Sat: 7:30pm & 10pm. Parlor Live! Comedy Club, 1522 6th Ave. Tickets: $20 general admission; $25 VIP. Two item minimum purchase. 18+ Thurs; 21+ Fri/Sat. www.parlorlive.com.

Gay City Arts Presents “Safe” (3/19-3/22). 8pm. Gay City Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. This controversial, almost banned play returns. Sean wants to contract Rob’s HIV. Rob doesn’t want to put Sean at risk & fears the stigma against them both. When they get in bed, will their connection be the most important thing? Or will it be undetectable? “Safe” tries to deconstruct what “safe sex” really means. Tickets: $18 general admission; $12 students/seniors. www.gaycity.org/arts-season Seattle Men’s Chorus Friends & Family Preview Concert - LEGACY: “Tyler’s Suite” & “I Am Harvey Milk.” 8pm. Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, 400 S 2nd St., Renton. Tickets: $10. SMC Box Office 206388-1400 and at the door. www.seattlemenschorus.org.

SUNDAY - March 22

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Ski Buddies. Every Saturday & Sunday. Ski, board or snow shoe locally with fellow club members! www. skibuddies.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com 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 + $2 shoe rental. (425) 785-4725.

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March 21 thru March 29 welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, NSWG@sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafe wordwritersgroup.org (Also meets 2nd Sunday, 1-3pm.)

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

PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm.

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

Meets 4th Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

TUESDAY - March 24

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

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

Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www.dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org OUTSpoken - A Pacific Northwest LGBT Radio Talk Show. Tune in Sundays 12noon-2pm. 88.1/92.3 or stream live at www.hotmesssunday.com. Today’s program features special guests Billy Gillman and a “pleasant surprise.”

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 12:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Subject: What is the purpose of my life? Metro routes 8, 10, 12, 43.

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

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

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction

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or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

Gay City Arts Presents “Safe” (3/19-3/22). 8pm. Gay City Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. (See Saturday 3/21 listing for details.) www.gaycity.org/arts-season Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - March 23

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County. Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo.com or phone (360) 722-1664.

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

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org No Safeword Writers Group. 7-9pm. Meets 4th Monday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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

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

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WEDNESDAY - March 25

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to make reservations. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org Queer and Trans Youth Tobacco Forum. 5:30-6:30pm.

C89.5 Studios, inside Nathan Hale High School, 10750 30th Ave NE. Have cigarettes impacted your life? Do you smoke or know someone who does? Share your experiences with C89.5 and be on the radio! We need Queer and Trans youth 12-22 years old to share their perspectives about cigarettes and tobacco advertising.

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GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle Second Monthly Social. 6-8pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Meet us inside for drinks, a light fare of tasty food provided by CC’s kitchen, socializing & a whole lot of fun. This event is offered at no cost but to help with overhead we ask a $5 donation. We are fully self-supported by your donations. The event is for all HIV+ men & their friends regardless of age, shape, size, or color. www.pozseattle.com The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

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

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

“Xanadu” - Three Dollar Bill Cinema 8th Annual Dinner & Auction. Doors 6pm. MOHAI, 860 Terry Ave N. Support LGBTQ arts. Tickets: members $129, nonmembers $149, VIP Upgrade add $49. www.threedollarbillcinema.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org [ Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org March is Cabaret Month - Fridays & Saturdays in March. 7pm & 9pm. Egan’s Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market St. Online reservations: $15 per show; $25 for 2 shows same night. At the door: $18 per show. $10 food/drink minimum. www.ballardjamhouse.com and www.brownpapertickets.com for details including schedule of performers.

Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org Washington State Mr. & Ms. Leather Contest & Washington State Bootback Contest MEET & GREET SOCIAL. 8:30-10pm. Dog House Leathers, 1312 E Pike St. Meet & greet social in advance of Saturday evening’s contest. www.wsmlo.org

SATURDAY - March 28

THURSDAY - March 26

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

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

Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. 6pm. Grace UMC (formerly Firs United Methodist). Meets last Thursday most months. FREE. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Evergreen AIDS Foundation & SNOCO Gay Men’s Task Force. For information call (425) 252-7751.

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

(425) 747-4937.

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Contemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma.

Meets 4th 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. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 3832318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

“Drawn to Diversity 2: Queer Sexuality, Identity, and Humanity in Comics.” 7pm. Calamus Auditorium at

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Gay City. Join Northwest Press publisher Charles “Zan” Christensen and a panel of comics and writers as they discuss how they use the medium to speak about their lives and their community, and what the future holds for comics.

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY - March 27

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Sharpe Suiting Queer-Centric Formal Wear Pop-Up Shop (March 27-29). 11am-5pm. 927 N Northlake Way Suite 100. www.sharpesuiting.com 2015 Tomodachi Luncheon - honoring George Takai.

11:30am. Seattle University’s Campion Ballroom, 12th Ave & E Marion St. A donation of $125 per person is encouraged. Proceeds benefit the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. www.jcccw.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

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

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength overspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

March 20, 2015

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Best of the Northwest (3/28 & 3/29). 10am-6pm.

Hangar 30, Magnuson Park. An art & fine craft show. nwartalliance.com Sharpe Suiting Queer-Centric Formal Wear Pop-Up Shop (March 27-29). 11am-5pm. 927 N Northlake Way Suite 100. www.sharpesuiting.com Gay City Arts Trans Writers Takeover. 6-9pm. Calamus Auditorium, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. An evening of artist readings from erotic works or works that pertain to the body, including existential & sci fi erotica, poetry & experts from long form writing. A benefit for Lillian & her electrolysis procedure. FREE, with request for donations. www.gaycity.org/arts Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Washington State Mr. & Ms. Leather Contest & Washington State Bootback Contest. 6pm door; 7pm contest. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. $10 donation. www.wsmlo.org March is Cabaret Month - Fridays & Saturdays in March. 7pm & 9pm. Egan’s Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market St. Online reservations: $15 per show; $25 for 2 shows same night. At the door: $18 per show. $10 food/drink minimum. www.ballardjamhouse.com and www.brownpapertickets.com for details including schedule of performers.

Seattle Men’s Chorus in Concert - LEGACY: “Tyler’s Suite” & “I Am Harvey Milk” (3/28 & 3/29). Sat 3/28 - 8pm; Sun 3/29 - 2pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. Two men, two stories, one legacy. www.seattlemenschorus.org

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Washington State Leather Pride Week (March 20-29). www.WSMLO.org Best of the Northwest (3/28 & 3/29). 10am-5pm.

Hangar 30, Magnuson Park. An art & fine craft show. nwartalliance.com Sharpe Suiting Queer-Centric Formal Wear Pop-Up Shop (March 27-29). 11am-5pm. 927 N Northlake Way Suite 100. www.sharpesuiting.com Seattle Men’s Chorus in Concer - LEGACY: “Tyler’s Suite” & “I Am Harvey Milk” (3/28 & 3/29). Sat 3/28 - 8pm; Sun 3/29 - 2pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. Two men, two stories, one legacy. www.seattlemenschorus.org Imperial Court of Seattle - “Under the Stars: The Imperial Prince & Princess Ball.” Doors 3pm, Investitures 4pm, Ball 5pm. Fred Wildlife Refuge, 127 Boylston Ave E. Suggested onation $15. imperialcourtofseattle.com Pub Crawl to Celebrate Gender Diversity. 4:308:30pm. Begins & ends at Julia’s, 300 Broadway E. $15 donation buys food/drink discounts at all participating venues plus raffle tickets to win fabulous prizes. All proceeds benefit Gender Odyssey. www.genderodyssey.org

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us 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. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

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

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

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

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

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

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

LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, https://groups.yahoo.com/group/maybebabyseattle; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.

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com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 5687777, info@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org 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: 425483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington state: www. pflagwsc.org.

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

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

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center

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(SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www.bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www. borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www. bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@groups.facebook. com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.

com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.

Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www.festivaloftheb abes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnw gra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletown squares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orca swimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otter polo. com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby. com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennis alliance. org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling. htm, www.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwest seattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. 461-4493.

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

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

330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth. org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter. org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare. org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp. org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 3627282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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