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Issue 19, Volume 46, May 11, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

SIFF 2018 PREVIEW

An interview with director Sebastián Lelio as Seattle’s premier film festival presents opening weekend screenings of lesbian drama Disobedience

Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams in Disobedience – Photo courtesy of Bleeker Street

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer 44TH SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL May 17 - June 19 DISOBEDIENCE May 20 & 21

It’s that time of year again. Starting next Thursday, the 44th annual Seattle International Film Festival kicks off 25 days of cinematic goodness with the local premiere of Spanish director Isabel Coixet’s The Bookshop starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson. Set in a small English village in 1959, it is the story of a strong-

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Seattle Opera’s Aida full of spectacular moments

Seattle Opera presents Verdi's Aida featuring design by the street and studio artist RETNA – Photo by Philip Newton

by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE OPERA AIDA

BY GUISEPPE VERDI LIBRETTO BY ANTONIO GHISLANZONI MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL May 5 (same cast on 5/11, 13, 16 & 19)

I first saw Verdi’s epic opera, Aida, at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome when I was 14 years old. It was a great setting for a person’s first opera – an open-air amphitheater in ancient Roman baths – and a great production that included a procession with camels, horses, and a real elephant, a cast of hundreds, and Virginia Zeani in the title role.

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Funny family themes feel Shakespeare in Love at Familiar at Seattle Rep Seattle Shakespeare Co.

Aishé Keita as Nyasha and Michael Wieser as Brad in Familiar – Photo by Navid Baraty

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer FAMILIAR SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE (WITH THE GUTHRIE THEATER) Through May 27

There is something very familiar about the incisively-written, almost brand new (2015) Zimbabwean family wedding play, Familiar, now at the Seattle Rep. Clearly, it’s not the Zimbabwean portion, since that

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Chiara Motley, Rafael Jordan, and Brian Claudio Smith in Shakespeare in Love – Photo by John Ulman

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (AT CORNISH PLAYHOUSE) Through June 3

The movie, Shakespeare in Love, is a delicious, funny Elizabethan slice-of-life, if you imagine what it might have been like to be a relatively poor playwright toiling away as fast as possible to create pages of script while not even knowing what play you’re

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continued from cover is not a culture we’ve seen on stage here in Seattle. That is a refreshing aspect, even as the accents present a challenge for audience members not so used to the musical cadence of “Zim”-inflected English.

What is familiar about the story are the many ways families fight, disagree, have secrets, and display their love and affection for one another when all is said and done.

If you have heard that this story is about a Zimbabwe-American woman (Shá Cage) marrying a “white” American man, you might think you’re about to see strain about race. However, the Chinyaramwira family of Minnesota does not, apparently, have any qualms about Chris (Quinn Franzen) joining their family.

The larger struggles between Donald (Harvy Blanks) and Marvelous (Perri Gaffney) concern their difficult relationship with their country of origin, Zimbabwe, and whether they should have kept closer ties rather than become so Americanized and rejecting. As the pre-ceremony rehearsal dinner looms ever closer, the unexpected arrival of Marvi’s sister, Anne (Wandachristine), who has continued to live in Zimbabwe and essentially “keep the home fires burning,” puts more pressure on their conflicted feelings.

Sister Anne is to perform a custom called “Roora” which is a marriage practice of the Shona of Zimbabwe, the tribe that the family is from. Tendi, the bride, really wants to bring some of her native roots into her wedding, which is apparently devoid of any specific Zimbabwe references otherwise. But she and Anne begin to have some tension over timing, as Anne decides that the Roora can take as much time as it needs to. Marvi thinks the entire idea is ridiculous, having embraced the Americanized Christian wedding ceremony.

Since the Roora includes a negotiation over bride price, familiar to many cultures world-wide, Anne demands that Chris find a surrogate negotiator and he brings forward his little brother, Brad (Michael Wieser), an

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writing. Will Shakespeare is the playwright and he’s writing a play on the fly that is tentatively called Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter. The delightful movie by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard has been adapted by Lee Hall into a stage play that retains huge chunks of the movie’s script.

Apparently, even in Elizabethan times, people love comedies, and the Queen loves a

(l-r) Harvy Blanks as Donald, Wandachristine as Anne Mwarimba, Quinn Franzen as Chris, Michael Wieser as Brad, and Shá Cage as Tendi in Familiar – Photo by Navid Baraty

Army vet who doesn’t quite know what to do with his life.

Playwright Danai Gurira doesn’t hang the character out to dry, and gives Brad (through a genial and generous performance by Wieser) a fun flirtation with Tendi’s younger sister, Nyasha (Aishé Keita).

Nyasha longs to be a professional musician but feels the disapproval of her family and the diminution of her status as soon as she walks through the family door.

This is a very funny play, with lots of sharp wise-cracks and fast interplay among family members. Director Taibi Magar keeps the rhythm moving, even as sometimes the overlapping dialogue makes what’s happening hard to follow. Still, the sheer number of familiar, even stereotypical, elements help the audience catch up.

Donald and Marvi reflect familiar tropes of long-marrieds, younger sister envy shows up between Tendi and Nyasha and also between Marvi and Anne’s youngest sister, Maggie (Austene Van), even though she is a sophisticated and accomplished woman.

There are money issues, and assimilation issues, and a lightly-touched-on history of Zimbabwe political oppression. Devotion to Christianity is present, as Tendi and Chris have vowed to abstain sexually until after the marriage, though there is a moment we’re not sure they’ll succeed.

The cast is wonderful, most new to Seattle stages, though Keita has been demonstrating her excellent talent in multiple recent productions and should be watched for in future. The women of the cast are all powerful and commanding in their own ways.

The cast’s commitment to the work raises the production to a high level of gloss, supported by a gorgeous upper-middle-class living room set by Adam Rigg, sumptuous costumes by Karen Perry, subtle lighting by Tom Mays, and choice sound moments from Scott W. Edwards. The sophisticated performance had the audience on their feet at the end.

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dog on stage. Earning the money means writing what people want to buy, so Shakespeare (Rafael Jordan) and Marlowe (Tim Gouran) write what theater producers Henslowe (Bradford Farwell) and Burbage (MJ Sieber) want them to, unless their muse is busted.

And theater producers owe other folks money like Fennyman (Keith Dahlgren) who is ready to toast some heels to get it back.

Women didn’t fare so well back then and either they toiled for little for others like Nurse (Gretchen Douma) or they got married off to men chosen by their

fathers. Viola de Lesseps (Chiara Motley) is the daughter of a rich man who wants his grandchildren to be noble, so she’s to marry noble-but-poor Lord Wessex (Brian Claudio Smith) and sail to Virginia, whether she likes it or not. However, Viola loves the theater and Shakespeare’s writing in particular, and she decides to sneak into his company to try out as a player.

She’s a natural, so naturally, she gets cast as Romeo and meets her idol Shakespeare and falls in love with more than his writing. Shakespeare has visited her house

and fallen for her as a maid, but of course, can’t recognize her right away as a manboy. How Shakespearean of him.

They do fall in love with each other, but their love is destined to be crushed by circumstances, and Romeo the play slowly turns into a tragedy as Viola and Will hurtle toward their separate destinies. We hear swaths of Romeo and Juliet as the real-life love affair experiences of lovers at dawn taking their leave, or talking to each other on or around a balcony.

The current production by Seattle Shakespeare Company has plenty of solid veteran Shakes performers and brings Motley and husband Smith back to town to hang out with us again. But in this instance, the script is better than the production. It’s a bit lackluster and fusses way too much with the bare set stairway-and-platform structures that get pushed around to make different locations. The fact that they’re using the Cornish Playhouse’s huge stage with a stripped down set dwarfs a lot of what they’re trying to accomplish.

The players with the most energy are Saxton Jay Walker as actor Ned Alleyn and Gouran as Kit Marlowe. Jordan and Motley do a nice job as Will and Viola, but Motley starts off too saccharine, at first, and Jordan stays a bit too earnest and never really breaks out with much fun. The tentative feeling may go away as the run progresses, but only with a bit more commitment and energy.

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Chiara Motley and Rafael Jordan in Shakespeare in Love – Photo by John Ulman

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Seattle Opera’s Aida puts the “grand” in grand opera

Alexandra LoBianco as Aida and David Pomeroy as Radamès in Verdi's Aida – Photo by Josh Lucas

by Alice Bloch SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE OPERA AIDA

BY GUISEPPE VERDI LIBRETTO BY ANTONIO GHISLANZONI MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL May 6 (same cast on 5/9, 5/12 & 5/18) A huge, ambitious production of Verdi’s Aida is closing out Seattle Opera’s 2017-18 season with a bang. I’m surprised and pleased to report that Aida joins another warhorse, Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, as the two most exciting productions of the season.

This Aida was co-produced by four opera companies and conceived by Francesca Zambello, who has already created a number of highly successful opera productions in Seattle and who specializes in making the human story of the principal characters stand out against a large historical backdrop. (Anyone fortunate enough to have attended Prokofiev’s War and Peace in 1990 will know what I’m talking about.)

Aida provides a number of big scenes; the most famous, the long Triumphal March in Act II, feels stiff and static in most productions, but not in this one! The stage is full of color and movement, with an enormous chorus and many dancers and actors attracting the audience’s attention, and yet, the drama being played out among the main characters is always in the forefront. Kudos to Zambello, to stage director E. Loren Meeker, and to their design team for pulling off this feat. Artistic designer RETNA’s alphabet of symbols, a kind of hybrid of hieroglyphics and graffiti, unifies the visual aspects of the busy stage.

Costumes designed by Anita Yavich also help the audience track the ongoing drama by associating certain colors and fabrics with each character and with each rung in a stratified society. Jessica Lang’s apt choreography seamlessly integrates ballet into the action.

One of my favorite innovations in this production is the addition of children at key moments. In the Act I scene that takes

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place in the chamber of Egyptian princess Amneris, women dressed in filmy, flowerpatterned caftans take pleasure in the antics of young boys in military uniform.

As lovely as the scene is, it’s a poignant reminder that the children are already being trained for their future as warriors.

During the “talk back” session after the Sunday matinee performance I attended, dramaturg Jonathan Dean asked what is Aida about? The answer given by one clever audience member was “Make love, not war.” It was a good answer for this production, which emphasizes the oppressive power of military and religious authority, its ability to inflict human misery through imprisonment and enslavement of those identified as enemies.

In the demanding title role of Aida, the captive Ethiopian princess who has been forced to serve Amneris, soprano Alexandra LoBianco sang beautifully throughout; her soft high notes were thrilling. As Radamès, the Egyptian army officer who loves Aida and is loved by both her and Amneris, tenor David Pomeroy started with an unfortunately weak performance of his big aria “Celeste Aida,” but he improved as the opera went along. His duet with LoBianco in the final scene was simply gorgeous.

Bass-baritone Alfred Walker can always be counted upon for a stellar performance, and he nearly stole the show as Aida’s father Amonasro.

To my ear, Elena Gabouri’s voice was unpleasant and underpowered in the important role of Amneris. In addition, her acting wasn’t up to the challenge of the crucial Act IV Judgment Scene.

Under the baton of conductor John Fiore, the large company stayed together throughout, and the orchestra and chorus sounded superb. Special credit is due principal oboist Mary Lynch, for her affecting duet with LoBianco in the aria “O patria mia.”

Even if you know Aida well enough to hum along, I think you’ll find this production worth attending. And if you’ve never attended a performance of Aida, I can’t think of a better initiation.

Dancers in Verdi's Aida – Photo by Philip Newton

Young people in Verdi's Aida – Photo by Philip Newton

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continued from cover There were chariots, pyramids, a sphinx, and a volcano erupting in the background.

The production lived up to the Italian word for opera – spectacolo! It was the kind of experience that would make a kid grow up to love opera.

Seattle Opera’s current production of Aida, while lacking camels and an elephant, offers a wonderful rendition of Verdi’s unforgettable, triumphal music in this story about an Egyptian princess, Amneris, who is in love with Radamés, the Egyptian army officer who turns back a barbarian invasion. Radamés is in love with the captured barbarian princess, Aida, so that the conflict of love between Amneris and Aida mirrors the larger conflict of war between the Egyptian and barbarian armies. It’s a clever plot and an excellent libretto by Ghislanzoni, which, in my view, is at the heart of successful opera. It’s very difficult to write a good opera if the libretto is badly constructed, so Verdi was fortunate to have a good foundation for his commission that opened the Royal Opera House in Cairo in 1871. That production, given its setting, was full of temples, camels, hieroglyphics, and sphinxes, which is what we have come to expect from Aida over the century and a half of its existence.

So it was somewhat surprising that stage director Francesca Zambello has downplayed the Egyptian references in this production, which attempts, as stated in a program note, to take “a modern approach in order to better connect with the humanity of the characters and more clearly see how they mirror who we are today.” Frankly, I don’t buy the idea that things have to be modernized to “more clearly connect” historical works with the present. If that were true we would have trouble caring about any of the stories placed in the past – Homer’s Odyssey, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Don Juan, Les Misérables, Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera – heck, even “Downton Abbey” – that still enliven popular culture. It’s better to just update things when inspired, without dismissing or downgrading the past, as if we are somehow different in our loves and emotions than our ancestors. I think a lot of people would have enjoyed seeing some pyramids and sphinxes in Aida, without losing the emotional thread of love gone wrong or of war that tears people’s lives apart.

Better, in my opinion, to update to a real time and place, like the Civil War, Vietnam, Afghanistan.

That said, Zambello’s updating to an undefined present in an imaginary place was a bit of a mish-mash for me – fake graffiti/hieroglyphics that cluttered the stage, uniforms and insignia that resisted any attachment of meaning, cartoonish grandiosity that went over the top with a hail of golden confetti. I think audiences can be trusted with images of the historical past – even constructs of “historical past” – without losing the connection to their own hearts. Nevertheless, this Aida is still a fine production for all the things that make music lovers love opera – a great orchestra well-conducted, wonderful music beautifully sung, and, in this production, charming dances choreographed by an inventive dance-maker.

On opening night, Aida was sung by debutante Leah Crocetto, whose powerful spinto soprano was a perfect match for the role. Her voice was both affecting in its soft expression and impressive in its fury. I’m looking forward to hearing her in Il Trovatore this coming season. Brian Jagde’s Radamés was gratifyingly strident and powerful, and though one wishes he had floated his high notes a bit more, he is a fine actor and clearly a tenor to watch. Even supporting roles, such as Messenger Eric Neuville’s tenor and High Priestess Marcy Stonikas’ soprano were beautifully rendered, giving the production a confident, solid base to match John Fiore’s precise, energetic conducting. Jessica Lang, the increasingly famous and admired choreographer, has also set her stamp on this production with a troupe of nine young boys, dressed as minisoldiers, who enliven the scenes with their marching and tumbling. They brought a light touch to a serious subject.

Leah Crocetto as Aida in Verdi's Aida – Photo by Philip Newton

Brian Jagde as Radamès in Verdi's Aida – Photo by Philip Newton

The only complaint I have about the otherwise perfectly balanced singing was Milijana Nicolic’s Amneris. This very statuesque and beautiful mezzo-soprano was the perfect princess – dignified, elegant, and goddess-like in all her gestures. She was a dream to look at on the stage, and very affecting in her spotlight scenes in Act III. Her voice, however, was not strong enough in its lower register to be heard over the orchestra. McCaw Hall has wonderful acoustics, and conductor Fiore’s baton was sensitive to the special problem of dynam-

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Milijana Nikolic as Amneris in Verdi's Aida – Photo by Philip Newton

ics in an opera orchestra. I only wish that Amneris – whose role is so important that the opera could have been named “Amneris” instead of “Aida” – had risen to the level of the rest of the cast.

Complaints aside – we opera-lovers always have our complaints – I left the auditorium feeling very moved by the sorrowful, touching end of the faithful lovers, and the broken hearted princess whose love brought death on the very man she had hoped to marry. Ghislanzoni’s libretto is the hero here, since it enabled Verdi to

write such a moving score, with its wide variety of drama, dance, and tenderness. It tells a great story, both on a personal and a political level, and it uses all the considerable resources of our wonderful Seattle Opera Company to its fullest.

And it has plenty of spectacular moments – enough to make a kid grow up to love opera. Aida will be performed at McCall Hall through May 19.

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Ethan Hawke in First Reformed – Photo courtesy of A24

Melanie Lynskey in Sadie – Photo courtesy of SXSW Film Fest

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willed, intelligent woman who decides to open a quaint little bookshop, inadvertently causing a cultural and political commotion in the process.

But that is only one of the 168 features, 66 documentaries and 164 short films that will be playing at venues across Seattle and the Pacific Northwest between May 17 and June 10. It’s a crazy smorgasbord of cinematic delight that shines a spotlight on films and filmmakers from around the globe who normally don’t get such recognition here in the United States. Additionally, this year SIFF will be honoring both Ethan Hawke and Melanie Lynskey with special tributes, each of them bringing their most recent features (First Reformed and Blaze, which he directed, for Hawke; Sadie, directed by local filmmaker Megan Griffiths, for Lynskey) for the audience to discuss, dissect and hopefully enjoy.

Other special events worth mentioning include the SIFF VR Zone at Pacific Place boasting 21 different short films for people to experience, a presentation of the 1911 silent classic L’Inferno at the Triple Door on May 31 with a live score by My Goodness and countless forums at the SIFF Film Center including filmmaker workshops and audience discussions on a variety of engaging topics. Also on the docket, a screening of the 1986 cult favorite Highlander, except presented almost as if it were a silent movie and featuring an explosive, brand new allQueen score put together exclusively for this screening by DJ NicFit. One of the notable features playing the first weekend of the festival, a week before it starts its scheduled theatrical run, is A Fantastic Woman director Sebastián Lelio’s magnificent new drama Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola, just one of a number of LGBTQ-friendly titles scheduled to be showcased during SIFF. Based on Naomi Alderman’s masterful best-selling novel, the film tells the story of Ronit Krushka (Weisz), a New York photographer who returns to England when she receives a phone call saying that her elderly Orthodox Jewish father

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Disobedience director Sebastián Lelio – Photo courtesy of Bleeker Street

has tragically died. Once back home, former friends and family members welcome her back warily, their reasons for doing so ones they do not want to speak out loud about.

Only former friends, both now married, Dovid (Nivola) and Esti (McAdams), seem to be pleased by her presence, the three of them reconnecting for the first time since Ronit left their community and headed to the United States.

The movie is a remarkably insightful look at faith, family, friendship, gender, feminism and sexuality that builds slowly to an explosively emotional conclusion. All three actors are stunning, most notably a practically unrecognizable McAdams, Esti’s transformation both the most drastic as well as the most authentically heart-wrenching, as the story for the trio progresses to its tearfully insightful climax.

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I had the pleasure to briefly chat with Lelio about his English language debut.

Here are some of the highlights from that conversation: Sara Michelle Fetters: Naomi Alderman’s novel, how did that come to you?

What was it that drew you to the story?

Sebastián Lelio: You know, I made a film called Gloria, and Rachel Weisz and her partner Frieda Torresblanco, they saw the film, and somehow they thought that I could be the right person to direct this adaptation of Naomi’s novel. So that’s how I got involved, through Rachel who had the rights to the film. So I picked up the book and I loved it. And then the idea of working with Rachel Wiesz was a big factor that made me say yes.

Sara Michelle Fetters: For you and your

co-writer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, how did you attack the book in order to make it feel cinematic? There’s so much that’s in the book about the minutia of living in that orthodox community that isn’t distinctly cinematic.

Yet somehow you made me feel like I was right there with Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola, living with them. I didn’t need all of that extra stuff that’s in the book.

How did you two figure that out?

Sebastián Lelio: It was interesting. It was the first time I was working an adaptation, so for me it was a new challenge apart from working in English for the first time. And I’m not Jewish. And I’m not British. So I was pretty much paralyzed at the beginning of the process, I must confess.

But then I just connected with [the characters] on a human level. I looked at them as human beings and that was my way of

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Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz in Disobedience – Photo courtesy of Bleeker Street

accessing the story. We were working with several consultants during the writing process in order to capture the cultural texture right. Then during the pre-production and shooting process the amount of consultants or advisors increased by more than ten because we were really obsessed with getting it right. After overcoming all of that I really concentrated on what I care about the most, which is the people we are portraying, the human beings, the characters; I want to know who these people are.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I love that you bring that up because, and maybe this helped because of your status as an outsider

character, and Dovid, Alessandro Nivola’s character, the ones that we will observe from that point on. It’s more or less like a rock music piece. You start with one line, then you add a second one, then a third one.

Sometimes only two of [the characters] are together, but maybe all three of them are coexisting at the same time, creating a beautiful melody. And then we go back to only Ronit. It’s a song.

We enjoyed that immensely with Rebecca in the writing process. I really love working with actors and trying to capture something with the camera that is somewhere in the intersection between the character and the

they have been living together for so long, they’ve known each other since they were kids. One of them escaped and in some eyes she betrayed them. To her eyes, she saved herself. But whatever happened, they are united, they are destined.

I always loved that element. I really enjoyed that with Rebecca and me in the writing process, and then later on while directing and trying to create this journey in which the structure makes you a little bit lost. You don’t really know in which direction things are going until probably halfway through the film when the two women kiss. After that, you have no idea

Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola in Disobedience – Photo courtesy of Bleeker Street

coming into this story and this world from a different perspective, is that you’re able to showcase Ronit in a way where she’s not quite an outsider, but still feels like one. She isn’t part of this community anymore and it gives things sort of an uncomfortable edge because you know there’s going be a shoe to drop at some point.

Sebastián Lelio: Well, in a certain way we are Ronit’s spectators, because the secular spectator can relate to her for so many reasons. She’s a modern woman living a relatively open life and she feels confident and alive. She’s the one that brings us to this unknown world, to this secretive world, to this Land of Oz, if you want. And that’s part of the narrative strategy of the film. We go with her and then suddenly the narrative lines expand up to three. Then it’s not only Ronit, but it’s also Esti, Rachel McAdam’s

human being that is interpreting them [and] bringing [that into] the equation. All of those things combined helped to generate the feeling that we are there, that we are watching not characters, but people that inhabit those spaces. They are real.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Reading the book before watching the movie, I was so worried that somehow Dovid was going to turn into some sort of villainous character.

Thankfully, he is just as human and just as humanely treated as you treat Esti and Ronit. That’s wonderful.

Sebastián Lelio: For me this is a triangular story, even though the two women are probably stronger because that’s where the main forbidden love is taking place. But for me, I’ve always seen Ronit, Estie and Dovid as one entity. They’re like one multidimensional being, if you want. I mean

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how things will unfold. It’s really interesting that the climax of the film is taken by the third point of the triangle, by Dovid.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Going back to those two women for a second, the two Rachels, they are just extraordinary. What was that like for you as a director, just watching them work together in such tandem? I can’t imagine this movie without either of them.

Sebastián Lelio: That’s the thing – they complement one another. I had a strong feeling that they would be amazing together, and beautiful, and a strange, just this beautiful, electrical, explosive, sensual combination. I just feel so grateful that Rachel McAdams accepted this challenge.

I think it’s so interesting to see her operating in this register, going through the entire emotional spectrum with such elegance and

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grace and depth. I always knew that they were going to be great. I met them both for the first time once in Canada. I was sitting there when Rachel McAdams and then Rachel Weisz came into the room. When I saw her walking in and sitting down, and they said hello to each other, I was like, this is going to be great! They are just similar and different at the same time. They are both great actresses and so magnetic, you cannot take your eyes off them. I don’t know, I just couldn’t wait to start. That was my feeling. I was like a kid.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I promised I would keep this short. As much as I want to go crazy about A Fantastic Woman and tell you how much that film means to me, and how extraordinary it is, sadly I’m going to have to hold off. I’m just going to ask you two more questions, if that’s all right. The first one, I look at Gloria, I look at A Fantastic Woman, I look at this movie, I feel like they are almost a trilogy, these stories of these strong, complex, creative women. I do wonder, what is it that draws you to these types of women?

Sebastián Lelio: Oh, thank you. Thank you for saying that, about A Fantastic Woman. I appreciate it.

To your question: Profound emotion.

Profound connection. It’s not part of a strategy or an agenda. I’ve been following my intuition, and there’s something about paying attention to these women that are somehow on the fringes of society and [then] put them in the absolute center and try to create this hopefully complex portrait. And then to see them fall and stand up again, and finding the tools to move on to the next level. There’s something about that gesture that touches me, that moves me. The idea of making those films generates enough energy within me. I mean so much energy was in me making these film that I know it’s right to tell these stories. I am the one moved in the first place.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Finally, at the end of the day, what do you want people talking about after they watch Disobedience? What do you hope they’re saying?

Sebastián Lelio: Hopefully, that they went through a strong cinematic journey.

That they lived an experience. More than watching a film, they were confronted with an experience, an experience that says your life is whatever you want. We’re free to choose, as the film says. It’s my duty to provide an experience. There’s something beautiful behind the idea of disobedience, especially in current times. Sometimes disobedience is duty; otherwise we would still be in the Middle Ages.

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Cathartically gut-wrenching Tully an emotional powerhouse

Charlize Theron in Tully – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer TULLY Now playing Reuniting for the first time since 2011’s emotionally eviscerating Young Adult, director Jason Reitman, writer Diablo Cody and producer/star Charlize Theron’s funny, charming and in the end devastating chronicle of aging and motherhood Tully is never the movie I expected it to be. Moving in a variety of clever ways, what starts out as some sort of twee chronicle of a working mom with two kids and an unexpected third little one on the way who finds herself revitalized thanks to the pixie magic effervescence of a night nanny sent to give her a hand suddenly becomes something far more profound and meaningful. It makes this transition with a deft ingenuity that is as unforced as it is sublime, the story’s final twists packing such a staggering wallop I found myself exiting the theatre in something akin to a state of total awe.

Days away from having her third, and entirely unplanned child, Marlo (Theron) is hanging on by a thread. While her eldest daughter Emmy (Maddie Dixon-Poirier) is as precocious and as inquisitive as they come, kindergartner Jonah (Asher Miles Fallica) might have special needs as he frequently disrupts class and needs his skin “brushed” every morning before he can come downstairs for breakfast. Marlo’s husband Drew (Ron Livingston) means well, and he knows his wife is struggling, but his job frequently sends him out of town on business, and while he’s happy to help the kids with their homework when he is at

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home, all other facets of parenthood sometimes seem beyond his capabilities.

All of which makes the arrival of an infant daughter into this craziness all the more difficult for Marlo. While at first she makes the attempt to keep doing what she’s always done in a valiant attempt to maintain the status quo, after an impromptu screaming session directed at her son’s elementary school principal in exhausted anger is intermixed with a handful of additional sleep-deprived calamities she decides to make a change. Marlo takes up her wealthy younger brother Craig’s (Mark Duplass) offer to provide her with a night nanny, a young woman who will look after her newborn baby from dusk to dawn so she can finally get some rest.

All of which is pretty straightforward, and when the energetic, ebulliently cheerful Tully (Mackenzie Davis) knocks on Marlo’s door I immediately got the feeling this was going to be one of those movies where a younger woman helps her older doppelganger reconnect with her past while opening her eyes to the wondrous realities her life currently overflows with.

But Cody, Reitman and Theron are playing their cards close to the vest, and soon it becomes apparent all three of them are intent on digging much deeper into topics relating to aging, motherhood and marriage than initially meet the eye. It is a movie that builds to a shattering climax that brought a cascade of tears to my eyes, Marlo’s destination as cathartic, and as gut-wrenching, as any I could have imagined before the film began.

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pulled. There aren’t any issues that are swept under the rug. This is life in all its complicated, hardscrabble anxiety, a place where dreams of youth give way to the weary overweight realties of adulthood and where parents strive to do the right thing by their children even if they’re never entirely certain what that is supposed to be. It is a place where families whither in silence, not for lack of love, but because of the absence of communication, complacency transforming into the norm as everyone silently goes through the motions not realizing just how difficult each hour of each day has slowly become.

Reitman doesn’t embellish. He allows Cody’s screenplay and Theron’s withered, fearlessly unfettered magnificence to do all of the heavy lifting. After the uneven, if still entertaining, melodramatics of Labor Day and the unfocused, frustrating mediocrity of Men, Women & Children, Reitman is back in top form, and much like Juno, Up in the Air and Young Adult the unflinching candor of this story is a thing of absolute beauty. While moments of joyous humor abound, it is the merciless manner in which emotional maelstroms grow in strength and ferocity that is what makes this motion picture so special, the naturalistic progression of all that transpires simply wondrous.

But it is Theron who makes this movie soar. As great as she was in recent efforts like Atomic Blonde and Gringo, this is the Oscar-winning actress reminding us all just what sort of titanic, multifaceted powerhouse she truly is. There is a weary physicality to her performance that held me spellbound, and much like her justifiably lauded turns in features as diverse as Monster, North Country, Young Adult and

Mad Max: Fury Road proved to be, her work here as Marlo is a showcase of poetic post-partum eloquence that’s nothing short of perfect.

It did take me a little while to get swept inside everything Reitman and Cody were trying to say, and as excellent as Davis proves to be, it admittedly took me a moment to warm up to her character, Tully’s starry-eyed positivity coming perilously close to becoming grating, especially early on. But it soon becomes apparent that the filmmaking team is playing fast and loose with convention, throwing curveball after curveball as the relationship between Tully and Marlo becomes more and more symbiotic as they inch closer to one another. There’s something going on that catapulted me to the edge of my seat as I attempted to put the pieces of this metaphorical puzzle together, and while the resultant twists aren’t entirely shocking, their inherent power to amaze is undeniably overwhelming.

I’m not sure what audiences will ultimately think of Tully. The way the final section plays out, even if it isn’t unexpected, the reveal, when it comes, is still a major punch in the gut. Additionally, while things are certainly different for Marlo, much like life there is no guarantee the realizations she has made about her marriage and her family are going to end up sticking far into the future.

Yet all of this is why Reitman and company’s latest dramatic opus is such a phenomenal tour de force, its eventual magnificence grounded in a tactile understanding of the byzantine human conundrums that make life the miraculously demanding marvel it stubbornly cannot help but be.

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Mediocre Breaking In a dispiriting home invasion thriller

Ajiona Alexus and Gabrielle Union in Breaking In – Photo courtesy of Universal

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer BREAKING IN Now playing After the unexpected death of her estranged father, Shaun Russell (Gabrielle Union) heads out to his secluded country home to prepare the multi-acre property for sale. She is joined by her children Jasmine (Ajiona Alexus) and Glover (Seth Carr), her workaholic husband Justin (Jason George) hoping to join them in the next few days.

While she hasn’t been there in years, Shaun is still somewhat shocked to discover her dad had transformed the property into a veritable fortress, installing a state of the art security system that could lock it down top to bottom within seconds in case the situation to do so might ever arise.

Another thing this wife and mother didn’t know? A quartet of criminals led by the aggressively calm Eddie (Billy Burke) have been hiding inside for days, not expecting the dead man’s daughter to suddenly arrive. They’re after the $4-million in cash hidden inside a safe that’s somewhere in the house, and they’re not above taking Shaun kids hostage and locking her outside if it might help speed up the process of their getting it. What they didn’t count on is that this mother is nobody’s wallflower, and she’s determined to do whatever it takes to ensure Jasmine and Glover survive the night even if that means she’s got to destroy Eddie’s crew one member at a time.

Breaking In isn’t a good movie. The latest action effort from V for Vendetta and The Raven director James McTeigue, there’s very little about this one that’s even moderately exciting. Even though set in something akin to real time (Eddie’s crew only has 90 minutes to find the money), even with a scenario that inherently overflows in tension, somehow this movie proves to be as forgettable as it is devoid of anything resembling suspense. Ryan Engle’s (Rampage) script offers up a decent enough idea and then forgets to bring intelligence, wit or complexity to the proceedings. It all ends up being nothing more than a poorly paced waste of time, the final moments surprisingly exploitive in a way the reminded me more of I Spit on Your Grave or Last House on the Left than they did The Petrified Forest, Key Largo or The Desperate Hours.

Not that any of this is Union’s fault. The talented actress is given the center spotlight and does what she can to make the most of her moment. There is a fierce determi-

nation to her performance that’s undeniably captivating. I loved a scene where she interrogates a member of Eddie’s crew, the way her body language slowly and subtly changes as she sits there calmly listening to him eerie in its quiet intensity. It’s as if Shaun is letting her inner lioness take control, the passionate emotional dexterity Union displays beyond terrific.

But the movie rarely knows what to do with any of this. Worse, Burke isn’t an interesting villain, and there was never a second where I actually found him threatening. As for his compatriots, they’re the usual ragtag bunch of wimps and psychos, but none of them are ever all that believable. Only Richard Cabral stands out in any noticeable way, and most of those aren’t particularly positive, the way he overplays his hand so completely during the portions of the story where he has to go full-bore psychopathic borderline embarrassing.

I honestly don’t know what happened between V for Vendetta and now. Maybe it was the presence of Lana and Lilly Wachowski as producers and screenwriters that grounded him, but McTeigue has just never been able to conjure up anything even close to the same sort of magic in any of his subsequent endeavors behind the camera.

Ninja Assassin, The Raven, Survivor, it’s almost as if the director keeps growing less and less confident in his craft as time goes by. Here, there’s no feeling of urgency, no sense of time, and for a movie that keeps reminding its evil characters they’re on a ticking time clock before the police arrive you’d think they were all preparing for a dinner party and not trying to abscond with millions of dollars in cash.

I do like Union an awful lot, and for her fans maybe this is a change-of-pace performance they might be interested in taking a look at. I was also suitably impressed with Cece Destefano’s (Happy Death Day) production design, and I couldn’t help but wish McTeigue would have spent a little more time exploring that massive house before all the mayhem and carnage made doing so a lot more difficult. All that being so, I still found Breaking In to be spectacularly difficult to sit through, its overall mediocrity a continual source of frustration that I kept feeling long after the film itself had come to its anemically dispiriting end.

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Agreeably goofy Life an endearing collegiate comedy

Melissa McCarthy and Heidi Gardner in Life of the Party – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer LIFE OF THE PARTY Now playing After her husband Dan (Matt Walsh) announces he wants a divorce on the day they drop their only daughter Maddie (Molly Gordon) off at college for her senior year of school, longtime housewife Deanna Miles (Melissa McCarthy) is understandably upset. While initially content to commiserate with her longtime best friend Christine (Maya Rudolph), after thinking on things Deanna comes to a realization.

While they were in college, she put her dreams of earning her archeology degree on hold so she and Dan could start a family, always thinking she’d go back and finish her final year of college at a later date.

But “later” never happened. With nothing to lose Deanna returns to school, reenrolling as a senior alongside her initially dumbfounded, if eventually elated daughter Maddie, the two Miles women taking college by storm as they both strive to achieve their respective dreams.

Teaming up and co-writing the script with her director husband Ben Falcone for the third time, Life of the Party is a huge step up from the almost unwatchable, if still oddly ambitious, mediocrity of Tammy and The Boss. While less edgy, while not as interested in pushing boundaries or creating an aggressive mixture of comedy and drama as those two features were, this pleasant little piece of overly familiar fluff is nonetheless moderately entertaining. It’s a captivating bit of comedic comfort food, and while a little too reminiscent of the 1986 Rodney Dangerfield favorite Back to School, McCarthy and Falcone still acquit themselves nicely, and as such this is a movie I end up finding it surprisingly difficult to say anything all that bad about.

Don’t get me wrong. The supporting characterizations are thin and nondescript, almost as if McCarthy and Falcone watched films like Neighbors, The House Bunny, Legally Blonde and the aforementioned Back to School and decided to see if they could create situations and characters that would purposefully blur the line between homage and plagiarism. If you ask me to tell you anything concrete about the young women portraying Maddie’s sorority housemates I could honestly say precious little other than the actress who portrays Helen, a.k.a. “Coma Girl” (the nickname makes sense when you watch the movie), Gillian Jacobs, goes all out and does what-

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ever she can to get a laugh. If you were to ask me why veterans like Rudolph, Stephen Root, Jacki Weaver and Chris Parnell decided to be in this for any other reasons than their friendship with the filmmakers or to pick up a quick paycheck I don’t think I could come up with an alternative rationale anyone might find believable.

The thing is, all of them are still fairly funny, each getting just enough time to do something interesting or amusing to make their presence worthwhile. Additionally, I honestly liked just how friendly and strangely polite this movie proved to be.

This is especially true of the sorority sisters played by Jacobs, Jessie Ennis and Adria Arjona. Their characters embrace Deanna instantaneously, opening their hearts to her as if she were just another woman residing in their house. As aggressive as some of the putdowns involving Dan and his affair with an aggressively narcissistic realtor (deftly portrayed by a ferociously venal Julie Bowen) might be, overall there is a layer of kindness and respect to this story that’s charming. It all just made me smile and feel good about myself, and considering how hard both Tammy and The Boss worked to make me feel the opposite, this ended up being a fairly wonderful turn of events to say the least.

Some gags go on a little longer than necessary, while a climactic sorority house party to help Deanna stay in school doesn’t exactly go anyplace unexpected or interesting. Even a surprise cameo ends up feeling a little half-baked, almost as if this musical surprise was an idea McCarthy and Falcone had at the last second and found some way to throw into the proceedings. Some of the more ungainly pieces just refuse to fit together, while others feel as if they were extracted from a completely different, far less engaging comedy I’d rather not have had to sit there and watch.

But even this feels like a minor flaw, and Life of the Party thankfully rebounds rather quickly at the end to go out on a couple of heartwarming scenes of family, sisterhood and the pursuit of educational achievement that’s suitably endearing. McCarthy gives a lively performance overflowing with peppy enthusiasm and emotional complexity, her chemistry with Gordon a continual delight.

Even if this isn’t a film I’m going to be thinking about much longer than the time it takes to write this review, it still makes me feel good enough that I’m happy I gave it a look, the overall positivity with which Deanna chooses to live her life undeniably infectious.

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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, 1707 23rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98122.

SGN phone: (206) 324-4297. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org.

INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

NOTE: 10-digit dialing has come to the Seattle area.

The (206) area code must now be used to dial local calls. Location of meetings/events is in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

SATURDAY - May 12

Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival (May 3-12) https://threedollarbillcinema.org West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 330+ sales - 9am-3pm - map at: https://westseattlegaragesale.wordpress.com/ A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. All men are welcome. www. agatheringofmen.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. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

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

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Saturday starting 3/31 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

Imperial Court of Seattle’s Closet Ball. 5pm doors; 6pm show. R Place, 619 E Pine St. Drag mothers dress and debut new drag performers at this fun event with fine drag entertainment throughout the evening. Suggested donation $5. www.imperialcourtofseattle.org and on Facebook.

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org.

Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. (206) 784-9705; visitballard.com

SUNDAY - May 13

Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org University Unitarian Church. 9:30am & 11:15am Sunday Services. (Late June-Aug 9:30am only.) 6556 35th Ave NE. Interweave is the official name for LGBTQ groups in the Unitarian-Universalist family as a common thread of identification. UUC’s Interweave group meets the first Friday every other month (Oct, Dec, Feb, April & June) usually at UUC for a potluck, a summer picnic or whatever else we might dream up. Drop in & join us. www.uuchurch.org for details.

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

All are welcome. (206) 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service.

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

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

9am all ages education; 10am Worship. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. (206) 524-2322; www.universityucc.org.

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist

May 12 thru May 20 the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics.

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

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

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

[EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.]

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

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

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church in the U.S. (206) 547-6945 (office); (206) 2855077 (George).

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

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

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

Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

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

Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm.

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

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

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

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

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

St Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com Holy Covenant International Christian Community Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. MEETS DAILY (except Saturday). Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12- tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Sunday starting 3/25 - Come Rain or Shine! (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.)

No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. See website for location. Meets 2nd & 4th Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts.

Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Dignity/Seattle. 6pm-Prayer Service. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of

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Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Monday starting 3/26 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.”

For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

SLAA New Beginnings: 12 Steps of SLAA. 12-1pm.

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

Every Monday. SLAA step-study meeting starting with Step One in “A Gentle Path.” The meeting is open to anyone interested in doing 12-step work. No matter where you are in the steps, or if you haven’t begun, feel free to join us. Books, paper, and pens provided. You need only bring your willingness to grow!

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (206) 325-7724 or info@pflagseattle.org; www.pflagseattle.org. PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality.

PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 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.

(206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897.

(Also meets Fridays.)

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com

TUESDAY - May 15

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

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

(206) 622-5555.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Alki Beach Walk. 2-3pm. 61st Ave SW & Alki Ave SW. Tuesday starting 3/27 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Statue of Liberty statue. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call ((206) 393-3400;.

Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Every Tuesday. Confidential.

Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425)

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271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related concerns. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

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 No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 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 (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 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, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. [EXCEPT no water polo mid-June through Labor Day Weekend.]

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

WEDNESDAY - May 16

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday starting 3/28 - Come Rain or Shine! (See related listing Monday at noon for details.)

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley (206) 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org Positively Living. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for the HIV community with various topics for discussion and conversation. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored

by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is Less

by Andrew Sean Greer. https://faculty.washington.edu/ swittet/SGLBookClub/ Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

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

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park, 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday.

Meet at Black Sun sculpture across for museum. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family &

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friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org “StageFright” - Youth Open Mic - For Aspiring Writers & Performers, Ages 14-24. 7-8pm. Richard Hugo House, 1021 Columbia St. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend. StageFright not only features young folk, but is also MC’d by young folk & attended in great majority by young folk. Richard Hugo House is a community gathering place where writing & reading is celebrated & explored thru events, performances & programs. (206) 322-7030; www.hugohouse.org.

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

THURSDAY - May 17

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

Safe and Sober (AA). 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual).

12noon. Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 4070. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Open meeting.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Thursday starting 3/29 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

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 B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission. 6:30-8:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Seattle LGBTQ Commission is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4514. www/seattle.gov/lgbtq Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples.

Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call (206) 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm.

First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Wheelchair accessible. We offer support and education in a safe, confidential, and welcoming atmosphere and serve East King County communities including Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Bothell, Woodinville, Duvall, Snoqualmie, and Carnation. The first half of each meeting is dedicated to support, the second half is usually a guest speaker. See http://community.pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue. Contact us at info@ bellevue-pflag.org or (425) 483-6642. PFLAG Bellevue/ Eastside is a support and advocacy group, uniting members of the LGBTQ community with friends, families, and allies. PFLAG does not promote one political or religious view and is inclusive to people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities.

21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505

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39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. (206) 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, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday.

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men.

(206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org [NOTE: Please contact the facilitator prior to attending.]

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) [EXCEPT no water polo mid-June through Labor Day Weekend.]

Seattle Central College). Enter via the north parking lot and get a permit for free parking. Meets 3rd Saturday most months. Cost: $4 per person (please try to bring exact change) to help pay for the meeting room rental.

Please bring a dish that will serve eight or more to share.

Within walking distance of Metro routes 8, 10, 11, 49, 60, Capitol Hill LINK Light Rail station, Capitol Hill streetcar. www.seattleprimetimers.org Camp Ten Trees “TRUE COLORS” Gayla Dinner & Auction. 6pm. Block 41, 115 Bell St. Come on by and show your TRUE COLORS with delicious food and drinks, merriment, good-hearted people. community spirit, and contributions to a wonderful cause. Camp Ten Trees offers residential camping programs for LGBTQ youth and youth of LGBTQ families. Tickets: $85 general; $170 VIP. www.camptentrees.org Lambert House Pink Prom. 8pm-12 midnight. All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Step into a world of fantasy and adventure at our annual Pink Prom for LGBTQ+ youth, ages 13-22. This year’s theme is Magical Masquerade. $10-$20 suggested donation. No drugs, no alcohol, no hate! Lambert House is a social and support organization for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-22. 206-3222515; www.lamberthouse.org

SUNDAY - May 20

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188.

Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s FRIDAY - May 18 Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 Museum of Flight). Meets 3rd Sunday each month.

15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Kubota continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all Gardens Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 9817 55th Ave S. Every LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the Friday starting 3/30 - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. the corner of 55th Ave S and Renton Ave S. Hot coffee ethylforever@hotmail.com and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm.

For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride. month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12- please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup. www.sasgcc.org COMMUNITY RESOURCES Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org GSBA Scholars Dinner. 5:30pm. Seattle Marriott American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Waterfront, 2100 Alaskan Way. A celebration of and for Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGSBA’s scholarship winners as well as a fundraising Gay-Social-Club/ dinner for GSBA’s scholarship program. Since 1991, the GSBA Scholarship Fund has invested over $3 million Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. in the best and brightest LGBTQ and allied students com/guide.html by awardiing educational scholarships and leadership BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bitraining. This inspirational evening is your opportunity to sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. meet our future leaders. Tickets: $150. Business attire binetseattle.org.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org requested. 206-363-9188; www.thegsba.org.

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount VerBisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. non) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and sasgcc.org caregivers into a network of peers and supports them Cascades Rainbow Community Center - in Mount as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, Vernon. 6:30-10:30pm. 1508 N 18th St, Mount Vernon. self-confident, and just leaders in our collective comEvery Friday. Weekly social get-togethers including munities - www.colage.org potlucks and movie nights for LGBTQAI folks in Skagit Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) County and beyond. The Center has the largest LG- 963-1994.

BTQAI library in Skagit County with an online catalog DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation of their collection. (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, org Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis afternoon listing.)

Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Vol- Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour leyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal Ave E. Every Friday. 206-684-4753. assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network Game Night. 7pm-11pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay 201. Every Friday. Card games, board games and fel- Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 lowship. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western Report domestic violence and sexual assault. dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org countrydance.org.

Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm. Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeakFriday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. ing.org (Also meets Mondays.)

Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. by providing health services, connecting people to reSASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201 - in the O’Neill Room. sources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org; (206) 322-2437; info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969. www.sasgcc.org www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THESATURDAY - May 19 GLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, (See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.) information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. Meets people across the country.

3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGfor youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org BTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, Pink Pistols. 2pm. Norpoint Shooting Center, 8620 connecting, and developing innovative programs and 172nd St NE #A, Arlington. Monthly range meet (target services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate shooting/practice). Contact us on Facebook or Meetup. discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; com at Pink Pistols Seattle for more information.

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Capitol gapseattle.org Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave (behind

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GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

LGBT MS Connection - (206) 250-5002; LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org Lion’s Main Art Collective - www.lionsmain.org MEN: Gay City: (206) 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: (206) 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www.tacomaolderlgbt.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: (206) 388-1408, (206) 323-0750. www.seattlechoruses.org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County - www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle Out & Proud Grays Harbor Coalition - http://outandproudgh.org PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: (206) 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: (206) 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: (206) 568-7777, qpnd@nwnetwork.org, www.nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: (206) 325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflagseattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: (425) 483-6642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community. pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay

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& Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

Queer Geek! - queergeekseattle.org Rainbow Center - Resource Center for Tacoma/Pierce County LGBTIQA community. Through education, advocacy and celebration, the Rainbow Center expands resources, and safe space for the LGBTQIA community.

Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE; (206) 451-7233.

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. (206) 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling &

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South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA

community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcenter.org; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 7268500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Minnie Squirrel Meet Minnie Squirrel, an adorable 7-year-old brown tabby!

Minnie has been a little scared during her stay at Seattle Humane and she may seem a little hesitant when you first meet her. Minnie Squirrel will benefit enormously from having a patient human companion who understands that some girls need extra time to come out of their shell. Come visit Seattle Humane today to meet Minnie Squirrel!

As with all of our cats, Minnie Squirrel has been spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. She will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination and an identification tag. PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Mother’s Day Brunch May 11-13 Mom’s counting on you to make this weekend special, even if she doesn’t remind you! Don’t let mama bear down. After tucking in to that delicious mother’s day brunch, head over to Seattle Humane in Bellevue and adopt a pet who needs that maternal love. All adoption fees are $25 off this weekend May 11-13 for new dog and cat moms. You can see adoptable fur children at SeattleHumane.org.

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