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Seattle Gay News

Issue 20, Volume 45, May 19, 2017

Arts & Entertainment

SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW:

The Fabulous Allan Carr director Jeffrey Schwarz on having his latest documentary premiere at SIFF

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL May 18-June 11 THE FABULOUS ALLAN CARR WORLD PREMIERE SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN May 19 @ 7pm May 20 @ 11am Kicking off its 43rd party, the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) began yesterday with a gala screening of Michael Showalter’s superb The Big Sick. Written by star Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon, the movie is a reasonably straightforward depiction of the early days of their relationship, hitting a number of familiar romantic comedy beats but in a way that feels vital, fresh and emotionally alive. It’s the perfect kickoff to this 25-day festival, SIFF once again practically taking over the city and many surrounding communities as it brings forth narrative features, documentaries and shorts from all over the globe.

One of the films making its World Premiere at this year’s festival is acclaimed writer/director Jeffrey Schwarz’s latest Hollywood documentary The Fabulous Allan Carr. Chronicling the life and times of

Director Jeffrey Schwarz, and the poster for The Fabulous Allan Carr (inset) – both images courtesy thefilmcollaborative.org

the eccentric Hollywood producer known for bringing Grease to the big screen and La Cage Aux Folles to the Broadway stage (and who also had Rob Lowe and Snow White sing and dance at the Academy Awards in 1989), the movie is a hugely entertaining spectacle that does its largethan-life subject proud.

To kick off this year’s SIFF, I had the privilege to share a long, 30-minute conversation with Schwarz where we were able to dive into a number of different topics cir-

cling around his latest documentary’s premiere. Here are some of the highlights from our conversation: Sara Michelle Fetters: How did this come to you? How did this story catch your eye and how did you know you wanted to dive in and choose Allan Carr’s life as your next project? It really fits in with many of your previous documentaries, an almost perfect companion piece to films like Vito, I am Divine and Tab Hunter Confidential.

Jeffrey Schwarz: I’m so glad you noticed that, because I feel the same way. It’s like each film is a progression, all of them feeding one into the other. As far as Allan Carr is concerned, I think I’m just drawn to larger than life characters, people who take such exciting chances in their lives in pursuit of something greater than themselves.

[The Fabulous Allan Carr] is almost a gay version of Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story, which was my first movie and was about William Castle, who also happened to be a movie producer who had ambitions of greatness. You know, the same way that Allan Carr did, but much like him never really got the respect that he felt he was due as a producer and director.

Allan Carr, I knew the name because obviously I grew up with his movies, and Grease was like a major touchstone, a cultural touchstone for me and so many other people. But while I knew the name I didn’t know the person. I knew he was the guy who always wore a caftan, I knew he had disco in the basement, I knew he was gay but could never say so out loud, I knew he was flamboyant, but I didn’t know his story until I read a biography of him by Robert Hofler.

I remember reading that book at a deli counter. I was having breakfast during the week that Vito premiered in New York City

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Robbie Turner and guests Upstream Music Festival + Summit 2017 host special screening of Cabaret at SIFF May 24

by Paul Torres SGN A&E Writer UPSTREAM MUSIC FESTIVAL + SUMMIT 2017 PIONEER SQUARE May 11-13 Paul Allen’s Upstream Music Festival + Summit took its inaugural bow last week under mostly rainy skies. The event featured keynotes speakers Quincy Jones

and Macklemore; both of whom attended Garfield High School. Festival officials estimate 30,000 attended the events. Approximately 360 cross-genre artists spread throughout and just beyond Pioneer Square performed during the three-day festival from May 11 to May 13.

Although there were some rough spots in organization including late band starts, audio issues, badge scanning difficulties,

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Robbie Turner – Photo Courtesy of Logo

Seattle drag icon and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Robbie Turner stars in a special pre-screening Cabaret-inspired show with special guests Abbey Roads, Sparkle Leigh, Visage LaRue and more!

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CABARET SIFF CINEMA EGYPTIAN May 24 @ 7pm

“What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play! Life is a cabaret, old chum, come to the CABARET!” Qurb Media Group and Seattle International Film Festival invite you to dress in your finest cabaret-style attire for an evening inside the fabled Kit Kat Club as Seattle drag icon Robbie Turner (RuPaul’s Drag Race) presents an original Cabaretinspired revue followed by a screening of

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Debra Messing – Photo courtesy of People Magazine

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Katy Perry fans can “witness” her live at the Tacoma Dome early next year

Katy Perry – Photo by Olivia Bee

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Whatever you were already planning on doing February 3, 2018, cancel it – if you’re a Katy Perry fan, that is. This is the night she’ll perform at the Tacoma Dome, as part of the North American leg of her “WITNESS: The Tour,” in support of the artist’s new album, Witness. The “I Kissed a Girl” singer begins her tour on September 7 at Columbus’ Schottenstein Center and will continue onto a few dozen other cities, including Washington DC, Nashville, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, Atlanta, New Orleans, Las Vegas and Portland.

Thus far, two singles have been released from Witness, “Bon Appetit” (featuring Migos) and “Chained to the Rhythm” with Skip Marley. But it’s expected she’ll feature previous hits into her show, from “Teenage Dream” to “Firework” to “Dark Horse.”

Tickets to see Katy Perry in concert at the Tacoma Done on February 3 go on sale May 22 (10am) at AEGLive.com.

Grizzly Bear is coming to Seattle, as well, late this fall in support of its latest work, Painted Ruins. The indie rock outfit, fronted by openly Gay member Ed Droste, is set to play the Moore Theatre on December 8 and will partner with PLUS1, ensuring that $1 from every ticket goes to support HeadCount, an organization that promotes civic engagement to inform and empower young people. Grizzly Bear launched their recording career with 2004’s Horn of Plenty, but it was the critically acclaimed album Veckatimest, from 2009, that put them on the music map. Tickets to see the band’s upcoming show will go on sale May 24 (10am) online at Ticketmaster.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. For more information, log onto STGPresents.org.

Also headed to the Emerald City is The Kooks. The British rock band just released a greatest-hits collection titled The Best Of...So Far that contains 18 of the group’s top singles, plus a remix of “Naïve.” Two of my personal favorites are on the album, “Always Where I Need To Be” and “Ooh

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La.” The Kooks will play a lot of these songs on their upcoming North American tour, which lands them at The Showbox Market here in Seattle on October 14; all dates of the act’s UK outing have already sold out completely. For tickets to see The Kooks live, go to showboxpresents.com.

Other newly added shows to keep on your radar: David Archuleta at The Triple Door on June 13, Thundercat at the Capitol Hill Block Party on July 21, Amadou & Miriam at The Triple Door on August 9 and 10, The National at the Paramount Theatre on November 28 and 29, and the Pixies at the Paramount Theatre on December 3.

Fresh from being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is putting out a new book titled Of Potato Heads and Polaroids: My Life In and Out of Pearl Jam, which is more or less a pictorial documentary of his travels with the Seattle band. Ever since he joined Pearl Jam, as well as Temple of the Dog, McCready has photographed places, people and things he comes in contact with and has been frequently accompanied by

a Mr. Potato Head. These often quirky encounters have been collected for his forthcoming book. To support its release, the famed musician will participate in a special promotional event with local radio station KEXP on Tuesday, May 30 at 6:30pm. McCready will sit down with Kevin Cole, the station’s Senior Director of Programming, who is also my former Amazon co-worker and who I just saw at the Johann Johannsson concert a few weeks ago. The two will go over the book during a 30-minute discussion, then do a Q&A session with interview questions asked by in-studio audience members, followed by a book signing. For more information or to RSVP, visit KEXP. org.

Finally, Lady GaGa’s exclusive 10-piece collection of fashion items will be exclusively available at Urban Outfitters beginning this weekend. The new, limited line called “GaGa-UO-Joanne” includes longsleeve shirts, T-shirts, hoodie, muscle tee, Alpha Industries bomber, baseball hat and tote bag. Prices range between $16 and $279. Have fun shopping, Little Monsters!

Grizzly Bear at the Allaire Studios – Photo by Phil Mansfield / The New York Times

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Upstream Music Festival + Summit 2017

Thunderpussy – Photo by David Conger / Upstream Fest + Summit

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and capacity rooms leaving some fans out, I would say it was a very exciting and lively event. The Amazon Web Services sponsored main stage had that ’90s festival tinge of nostalgia especially with Dinosaur Jr.’s show. J Mascis sang and played with his crew through the wind and breeze with an excited crowd bobbing around with their clear plastic bags in tow. (This odd sports stadium rule apparently was a festival requirement.)

Here is my nightly account of my experience with the music events: THURSDAY NIGHT Comedy Underground: Thunderpussy – Thunderpussy sliced, snarled, and shook down the room with their powerhouse music. A gutsy version of Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody to Love” roused the packed audience into pure punk frenzy.

Thunderpussy is not shy and exhibits the best of local talent; raw nerve and uninhibited musical gifts.

Comedy Underground: Mike McCready & Friends – Local legend Mike McCready, guitarist for Pearl Jam, showed up with some buddies. This group of rock and roll troubadours put on a tight and frenetic set. From bluesy rock to punkish rock, their wide-ranging musical expertise covered amazing renditions of classic songs from Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Faces (Rod Stewart era). The crowd was also entertained by the pure love and amiability of the musicians on stage, which fed into the night’s overall awesomeness.

SATURDAY NIGHT Smith Tower: T.Wan – Funk DJ T.Wan played at Night Shift on the Smith Tower’s 18th floor. The late afternoon seemed an odd time for funky retro-esque sounds that I should be hearing in the later hours, but it worked. T.Wan brought the energy and had people dancing, including a young kid, about age 5. I am betting the vibes at night for this venue are a bit more happening.

Court in Square: Sloucher – Sloucher or Dinosaur Jr., played a capacity crowd.

The line was out the door to Court in Square’s crowd capacity and the dutiful security staff were only letting people in one by one. I leapt up to the fast pass queue and flashed my media credential, a purple wristband, and I got in, but only after respectfully letting in some eager fans first. I caught the tail end of their act. I was taken back to my days of listening to Pavement and Sebadoh (check your alt-rock fanzines in your basement). I was nostalgic, but the new fans were simply feeling musical hope, but with modern hi-fi gloss.

FRIDAY NIGHT Court in Square: Erik Blood – Erik Blood is Seattle’s own electronic god. The atmospheric mood music mixed with tones of dark love and universal elation. Along with musician compadre Irene Barber, Blood filled this venue with its swirling echoes of cosmic soundscapes and trippy beats. Blood’s 2014 Touch Screens release is a gem that will gleam your soul.

Axis 2: Smokey Brights – Chill vibes get real with the sounds of this modern era progressive alt country-rock band. This seasoned band is engaging and knows how to bring eclectic groove for its audience.

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Axis 2: GOODSTEPH – I first became familiar with GOODSTEPH as the Sound Designer for ArtsWest’s excellent Milk Like Sugar production. After that review appeared in the SGN, I regretted not mentioning the masterful interplay of the drama and hip-hop music as it boosts the story.

Much like that play, GOODSTEPH boosted the mood of the audience with danceable beats and smooth vocal. It is pure rhythm and pleasure.

Axis 1: Summer Cannibals – Portland’s Summer Cannibals brought the “rauc” and roll up the Coast. They were ranging from fine to excellent at any given moment depending on the chord change.

They are by sound and style a perfect festival band – entertaining in small doses because their energy may just be a bit redundant for an entire evening.

Main Stage: Dinosaur Jr. – ’90s legend J. Mascis and crew pumped out Dinosaur Jr.’s classic alt-rock gems. That mystical MTV 120 Minutes era with videos directed by Spike Jonze was represented with

songs like “Feel the Pain,” “Freak Scene,” and their beautifully inelegant cover of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven.” Although there seemed to be audio issues, it somehow fit with the fuzzy fidelity of its time period.

Comedy Underground: Pye Corner Audio – Pye Corner Audio is an electronic project from the U.K. It was layers of atmospheric tones and sounds building on each other with airy breaths, blips and bleeps.

It’s come down music after a night of rave and rolling, if you are into that sort of thing.

Delicatus: Loveless Building – Well, I guess it had to happen. There are now Foo Fighter-inspired bands playing and apparently playing for years now. Sure Loveless Building has decent musical chops, but they need to wipe clean their “house band affective disorder.” After a few Busch beers, I am sure they sound as good as the ultimate talents and without the restraints of bar band status or in this case deli-at-night.

Axis 1: Quasi – Quasi shook the bricks and rattled the worn wood floors of this very old Pioneer Square building. They hail from Portland and probably came down in a VW camper van blasting emo-rock. It’s like Elliott Smith, Conor Oberst, and Sufjan Stevens doing a Jeff Buckley tribute show. And I mean that in a sincere way.

This band is pretty damn good.

165 South Jackson Street: Haunted Horses ­– Bam! Wow! Haunted Horses were the best act I saw. Just two members produced a powerful sound of clanking drums, distorted guitar with dreamy reverb, and syrupy vocals. Described as punk in the Upstream information, I found that a bit too limiting to describe what they are. Are they The Jesus and Mary Chain for a new generation? Does it matter? Just be sure to catch them when they play next.

Galvanize basement and rooftop: Hiphop artist – By the time I made it to this venue, I was exhausted. I am not even going to pretend I knew who was playing in the basement. When I went to the rooftop, there was a decent crowd, but there were turntables without a DJ with just the house music playing.

Upstream Music Fest + Summit is being compared and contrasted, for better and worse, to Seattle’s Bumbershoot and Austin’s SXSW events. Time will tell. Seattle is fickle these days. The demographics are drastically changing. Maybe this is a last grasp to hang on to a glorified musical past to lead us into the future and all its fortunes.

Is music the salvation?

J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. – Photo by David Conger / Upstream Fest + Summit

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Theater Schmeater presents William Rawley’s very funny Money & Run trilogy

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer MONEY & RUN – MONEY, TAKE RUN OF NUNS AND NINJAS SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR RUN THEATER SCHMEATER Through June 10 Wayne Rawley really got his opportunity to begin seeing plays he wrote at Theater Schmeater in 1999. He told me, in a brief conversation in a marathon night of seeing all three of his Money & Run shows in one evening, that he wrote the very first episode of Money & Run for a Schmee late night run. Late night shows were on fire back then and got huge audiences. Usually, they are funny and made more funny by drinking a few before and during the show.

So, he wrote this episode about a young man named Run and a young woman named Money who “meet cute” by sticking up a bar at the same time – not planned together! And then they go count the money and fall in love. He ended up writing eight more episodes.

As the Schmee headed into their 25th Anniversary season, they decided to have Rawley direct three of the episodes. They gave him permission to cast three entirely separate casts, partly because he was interested in seeing different people play the same roles.

This is a massive undertaking for this small company. They are running one or two or all three episodes on various evenings. If you want to do what I did, you can sign up for all three on a Saturday night and start at 6:00p.m. and go till about midnight thirty!

The very best one, for me, was the first episode: Money, Take Run. It also has the best overall cast, though every cast has

standout members. This cast scores big numbers for having the right attitudes towards the farce. It’s a Southern good-oldboy spoof with lots of booze and characters that look simple but are way smarter than you think. Lisa Branham is my favorite Narrator, ever, who somehow delivers all her lines with a giggle. Megan Ahiers cracks me up with her completely off-the-wall O.T., the town drunk, and astounds as she changes characters and costumes about 2,000 times.

Money, Take Run introduces the entire concept of Cudrup County and the orphanage that Money grew up in and why Run got his nickname, and why Jimmy Jack Bodeen has been following him like Javier followed Val Jean in Les Miserables.

Of Nuns and Ninjas definitely has a fight between the Nuns and the Ninjas. Guess who wins? Yup. You are right.

Save the Last Dance For Run is focused on a dance contest with a $10,000 prize that everyone wants to win. There is some fun choreography for that by Kendra Pierce.

All of the shows have fights. They are kind of “cartoon” fights, but expertly choreographed by Ryan Higgins with moments that slow down until a fist or other body part connects and then the actors *snap* into reaction. They make the entire experience so much better and more fun!

Set designer Reiko Huffman coordinated with Rawley to create a versatile “bar room” style set with many, many, many hanging signs that keep getting changed out to help you know where you’re looking.

And costume designer Julia Evanovich had 32 characters to clothe – and more, because a few planned substitutes will be needed here and there when some actor has to step out for a night. Some of the costumes have to be changed very quickly!

All of the cast members are clear about the style of their pieces. It is great fun if you

Darien Upshaw, Lisa Branham, Amanda Rae – Photo by Dave Hastings

do see multiple episodes, since you will see up to three different Runs and Moneys and Big Mamas and O.T.s and Bodeens and Narrators. They all have the same kind of dialogue, but it can be very intriguing to watch the different characterizations. The trouble that Money and Run get into is different in each episode, but they all reveal Money and Run’s good hearts. Because, of course they have good hearts!

Here are the descriptive blurbs that the press release used to describe each of the episodes. They’re all fun, so it’s hard to choose which night.

Money Take Run – It’s love at first shot when Money & Run meet cute and sparks fly! Soon, M&R are in love and on the lam from the Law, the Man (who’s a woman, by the way) and, of course, themselves. That’s one heck of a lot of lam, so put your good shirt on and head down to good old Cudrup County to see the day it all began!

Of Nuns and Ninja’s – It’s high-octane hi-jinks when Money & Run go head to head with a big box of redneck ninjas and whole bag of bad medicine to save an orphanage and work on Money’s less than perfect credit rating!

Save the Last Dance for Run – Bop ‘till you drop takes on a whole new meaning when Money and Jimmy Jack Bodeen have to hustle to save a saloon and stop Big Momma’s Beautifully Bodacious Baddie from melting Run’s heart. For Good! But will the Hustle be enough?

For more information, go to www. schmeater.org or call 206-324-5801.

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Lisa Viertel, Heidi Cheyenne Lindholm, Mike Dooly, Jose Amador – Photo by Dave Hastings

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Tragically small audience for impeccable solo show Ode: A Stage Song

by Miryam Gordon, SGN A&E Writer ODE: A STAGE SONG WEST OF LENIN Through May 20 Nike Imoru has many hyphenates. She teaches and casts the TV show “Z Nation” and produces and directs and coaches and writes and acts. She has a PhD and has worked around the world. So, to get to know her in an autobiographical solo show is to find out a little more about how she came to be the many parts of who she is.

Her solo show, at West of Lenin, is called Ode: A Stage Song. She performs it with actor-dancer Simone Bruyere Fraser.

Fraser is mostly silent, but in many ways becomes the emotional center of Imoru’s narration.

Imoru doesn’t present anything like a straight-forward oral history of her life. It’s snatches of moments and feelings and parts of tales. She jumps forward and backward in time from being a small child with many homes and many pseudo-parents to vio-

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Arrive early to the SIFF Cinema Egyptian Theatre on Wednesday May 24, 2017 for a delightful pre-screening cocktail hour with a bevy of special guests and entertainment including SPARKLE LEIGH, ABBEY ROADS, VISAGE LARUE, and more!

Doors open at 6pm with pre-show entertainment beginning a 7pm. Tickets to this special film festival screening event are available at any SIFF venue box office or get them online at: https://www.siff.net/festival/cabaret Some lucky guests will also win tickets to see the upcoming touring production of the original Broadway musical Cabaret

lence – which feels inevitably present, unfortunately for her – to being an adult with a screwed up female system (leading to a hysterectomy).

Imoru is precise, descriptive, emotive, smart, and ever evolving. Her companion, Fraser, has one of the most expressive faces I have ever seen in my life! Every little emotion comes through in a counterpart to Imoru’s tales that could not seem as infinitely well done without her.

Throughout the piece, composer Ryan “Nails” Leyva, has created even more emotion through sound accompaniment, not so much music as waves of mirrored notes.

The entire experience cannot be teased apart.

The press release says, “Ode is a dancetheatre fusion of story telling that depicts the journey of a life filled with wit, wonder, faith, and a good dose of ruthless reality.

In the depiction of numerous characters – from Mary Poppins to Lady Macbeth – and turning zombie to life-saving surgery, Ode shows us how choices, actions, and consequences can inspire us to do extraordinary things in life and in art.”

courtesy of Seattle Theatre Group. Direct from Broadway, the acclaimed masterpiece returns to Seattle with performances at the Paramount Theatre June 13-25. As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, the critically acclaimed and award-winning Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to present SAM MENDES (Skyfall, American Beauty) and ROB MARSHALL’S (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) Tony Award®-winning production of Cabaret.

Tickets and info available online at http:// www.stgpresents.org About Cabaret (1972) Very little was retained from the 1966 stage musical Cabaret when it was made into a film five years later, except the premise – but what a timely premise: the cruelly ironic contrast between the decadent floor show at Berlin’s seedy Kit Kat Club and the violent rise of the Third Reich outside the

Nike Imoru (r) with Simone Bruyere Fraser in Ode – Photo by Navid Baraty

What I can reflect is that if Ms. Imoru takes this piece on the “Fringe Circuit,” those other cities would be fools to miss it.

Unfortunately, since the piece here has only one more weekend before it’s complete, that means most of Seattle will miss it, too. And that is more than too bad!

For more information, go to www. westoflenin.com or http://www.brownpa-

pertickets.com/event/2913856 or call 800838-3006.

club’s walls. Perhaps what’s most crushing about Cabaret is not only its sense of foreboding doom, but the realization that despite all their celebratory gender-bending iconoclasm, their insistence that “life is a cabaret,” the artists of the time could do nothing to stop the cataclysm. In keeping brutal reality at bay, fiddling while Berlin burns (or at least starts to smolder), are Bowles and the MC complicit? Fosse seems to ask. And are we watching a beautifully made film about the impotence of art?

Whether we are dealing with 1930’s Nazi Germany, regressive politics, or future power struggles, Cabaret will live on as something more than just an acclaimed and entertaining film, but a cautionary tale for the ages. The Kit Kat Club serves as a reminder not to isolate ourselves so much from what is going on in society that the darker days of history can easily repeat itself and democracy can be threatened.”

About the Director Bob Fosse was an iconic director of the 1970s and 1980s, with films such as Lenny (1974) and All That Jazz (1979) under his (dance) belt. His background as a choreographer led him to directing the 1972 film version of the musical Cabaret.

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About SIFF SIFF believes in film’s unique power to share original stories, diverse perspectives, and rich emotional journeys. Beginning in 1975 with the annual Seattle International Film Festival, expanding into SIFF Education, and most recently operating their year-round five-screen SIFF Cinema, SIFF has provided experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world.

About Qurb Media Group Qurb Media Group is a Seattle-based LGBT media and events company. Formerly Sinfinite Events, co-owners Arden Turnbull and Jimmy Scarpello have been active in the Northwest LGBT community for the greater part of the past 15 years. From cochairing the events committee of the Seattle branch of the Human Rights Campaign, to creating game changing nightlife events such as the famed “ElektroPOP” Thursday night themed dance parties at Seattle’s Baltic Room, and most recently working with drag icon Peaches Christ to bring her legendary drag parody stage shows to Seattle and Portland, Arden and Jimmy have been working tirelessly to enrich their community with a variety of entertainment and community focused experiences.

About Seattle Theater Group Seattle Theatre Group (STG) is a non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to operating Seattle’s historic Paramount, Moore & Neptune Theatres, presenting diverse programming and maintaining extensive Education & Community Programs. We are committed to keeping these theatres alive and vibrant with a broad range of performing arts that enriches our community in so many ways.

Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (1972) – Photo courtesy SIFF

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Rumble + Re:definition An evening of FREE events featuring a film presentation of Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World and a new Indigenous Centered Perspectives art exhibit RUMBLE + RE:DEFINITION THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE May 26 @ 6pm STG, SIFF, Amazon Video Direct and Longhouse Media join forces to present Rumble + Re:definition, an evening of free events at The Paramount Theatre on May 26. The evening will include a screening of the film Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, directed by Catherine Bainbridge; the opening of the latest Re:definition art exhibit as part of the Indigenous Centered Perspectives series; a talkback with artists and filmmakers; and a reception with drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a live DJ. Once again, curator Tracy Rector offers an art installation elevating the presence and availability of work created

by Indigenous artists, with pieces by artists Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Margie Morris, and Amanda Spotted Fawn Strong. Doors open at 6pm for a public viewing of the gallery, and the film begins at 7pm with the talkback and reception to follow at 9:30pm.

The exhibit will run through September 2017.

Recipient of a Sundance World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World is a feature documentary focusing on the role of Native Americans in popular music history. It tells the story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy SainteMarie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, and others, this film shows how these talented Native musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. Rumble will be available to stream (exclusively) on Amazon Prime Video later this year. The distributor opted-in to Amazon Video Direct’s Film Festival Stars program, which is designed to establish an attractive distribution model for films screened at select film festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca

and Toronto International Film Festival.

For more information, including the trailer for the film, visit rezolutionpictures.com/ portfolio_page/rumble/.

Re:definition was launched in 2016 with the goal of redefining historic cultural space and highlighting issues of race and social justice, both locally and globally. With this purpose in mind, STG transformed the Paramount Theatre’s lobby bar into an art gallery, offering a different artistic mission annually to be expressed in rotating exhibits throughout the year. The 2017 series Indigenous Centered Perspectives focuses on elevating the presence and availability of work created by Indigenous artists, and is curated by Tracy Rector. The mission for 2016 was Illuminating Black Art in Seattle with exhibits curated

by Tariqa Waters and Jonathan Moore.

Featured artists included Jazz Brown, JodiAnn Burey, Ari Glass, Aramis O. Hamer, and Christopher Shaw.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS Bracken Hanuse Corlett is a Northwest Coast multi-media artist hailing from the Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations. He dabbles in video, sound, painting, carving/ sculpture, writing and performance. He has exhibited and/or performed in Vancouver, the Okanagan, Chicago and Oregon. A recent graduate of the En’owkin Centre for Indigenous Art, he will be finishing his fine arts degree at UBC – Okanagan over the next couple of years.

Margie Morris is a Raven/Frog clan Tlingit from Alaska who is currently a resident in the Pacific Northwest. She has been hand-making elk hide drums with her intricate and detailed form line designs for over 30 years. Her work is found in Native Artist Markets in Washington State and in New York and DC at the National Museum of the American Indian.

Amanda Spotted Fawn Strong is an Indigenous (Michif) filmmaker, media artist and stop motion artist currently based out of unceded Coast Salish territory also

known as Vancouver. Her background in photography, illustration and media extend into her detailed award-winning works. Her films Indigo and Mia’ have screened internationally, most notable at Cannes, TIFF, VIFF, and Ottawa International Animation Festival.

ABOUT THE CURATOR Tracy Rector is a mixed race Choctaw/ Seminole filmmaker, curator, community organizer, co-founder of Longhouse Media and a 2016 Stranger Genius. She has

made over 400 short films, and is currently in production of her fifth feature documentary.

ABOUT STG Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region’s cultural identity while keeping three historic venues, The Paramount, Moore and Neptune, alive and vibrant.

For more information, visit STGPresents.org/redefinition ABOUT SIFF Founded in 1976, SIFF creates experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world with the Seattle International Film Festival, SIFF Cinema, and SIFF Education. SIFF Education offers educational programs for all audiences serving more than 13,000 students and youth in the community with free programs each year.

For more information, visit SIFF.org ABOUT LONGHOUSE MEDIA Since January 2005, the mission of Longhouse Media has been to catalyze Indigenous people and communities to use media as a tool for self-expression, cultural preservation, and social change. They have served 3,000 students, 43 tribal communities and have made 400+ films, over the past twelve years, in order to build bridges of understanding between diverse people through media, education and collective gatherings.

For more information, visit longhousemedia.org Courtesy of Seattle Theatre Group

Buffy Sainte-Marie in Rumble:The Indians Who Rocked the World – Photo courtesy Rezolution Pictures

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and I was reading this book and it just hit me I had to make a movie about this man.

This was about five and a half years ago and it was sort of a light bulb moment that this needed to happen. I just felt like this guy needed to be talked about again, because I think memories of him have sort of faded.

I don’t think a ton of people know who he is even if they definitely know his work. I mean, [Allan] left behind a huge cultural legacy. From Grease to the Broadway adaptation of La Cage aux Folles, to things like the ’89 Oscars that are perceived as failures, to mind-blowing pieces of insanity like Can’t Stop the Music, his life was quite the rollercoaster ride. I knew it would make a great movie.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I probably shouldn’t admit this, but as close to perfect as I think both Vito and I am Divine are, both just wonderful documentaries, the one film of yours that I’ve watched the most, and I swear I’ve likely watched it six or seven times, is that William Castle documentary.

Jeffrey Schwarz: Thank you so much! I think there’s definitely a link between these two films because they’re both about showmen. And Allan Carr was coming up at a time when Hollywood was not necessarily embracing those values, that level of crazy imaginative showmanship that Castle typified. You know, this was New Hollywood in the early 1970s. This was a time where some of the younger generation were taking charge and movies were not necessarily glamorous. These movie stars were the Robert De Niros and the Al Pacinos, who were great, without a doubt, but they did not come with all that glamour, beauty and spectacle Hollywood used to be known for.

[Allan] was going back in time to the movies that he grew up with. He exuded that type of showmanship and loved surrounding himself in glamour.

But he also came into Hollywood wanting to be a promoter and a producer. He didn’t come in wanting to be a director or a movie star like so many people who come to Hollywood, he wanted to be a producer.

That’s very specific. It’s even more rare.

Even Castle was a director. Not a lot of little kids growing up in the suburbs are wanting to be a producer. He knew exactly what he wanted to do, which I think is wild.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Or, as he would often say in interviews, “a kid from the slums of Chicago…”

Jeffrey Schwarz: [laughs] Correct!

I actually went to visit where he grew up,

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Lake Forest, Chicago, which is just outside of the city. It’s a very suburban and wealthy neighborhood. But [Allan] was able to go into Chicago to go see shows. He would often find ways into town to go see shows, movies and musicals. Once in a while he’d even get to New York.

His mother, and unfortunately it’s not something we covered in the movie, but his mother was very encouraging of him, and his parents actually took him to a few of these shows. But I talked to friends of his who would go into Chicago and go see different shows with him, and they would go see Carol Channing in a play and Allan would barge his way backstage in an attempt try and meet the star, which he actually did. Even more amazingly, they would later become good friends, Channing a frequent guest at a number of his wild Hollywood parties.

Sara Michelle Fetters: That’s the crazy thing about Allan’s life, isn’t it? I mean, you easily could have made a seven-hour documentary chronicling Hollywood in the 1970s and ‘80s with Allan Carr at the center of it all, couldn’t you?

Jeffrey Schwarz: I could have made my own O.J.: Made in America, only about Allan Carr. [laughs] Honestly, it’s a good point. [Allan’s] story lends itself well to documentary because it’s so colorful and visual. But, additionally, every step along the way is its own little unique mini story. There’s a mini story about how Allan came to Hollywood and became a manager, how he ingratiated himself into the community. There’s a little mini movie about how he turned Survive, the Mexican movie about the soccer team that crashed in the mountains, and who had to eat one another to survive, and instantly became a millionaire when he released it in the United States. Each one of these moments is its own little mini movie, and it’s just so fun to watch.

But, yeah, if I’m being honest, I think our first cut was probably close to seven hours. But I like ninety-minute movies, so that’s what we ultimately cut the film down to.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Were there portions, though, where you did feel like you wish you could’ve spent more time, that you could’ve lingered on some of those mini stories a little longer? For me, I’m watching it and I’m getting near the end and the AIDS crisis hits, and I honestly didn’t know that Allan would hold those parties for those who had just died. I found that stuff fascinating and really moving, and it just gave an extra layer to him that I just emotionally responded to.

Jeffrey Schwarz: I can appreciate that sentiment. I mean, I think the movie is Al-

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lan’s story, but what also attracted me to doing this is the social history. And it’s really about gay life in Hollywood from the sort of closeted days where little gay boys would grow up, and girls, too, but in [Allan’s] case boys, they would grow up loving glamour, loving Hollywood. That was sort of their escape. It wasn’t necessarily an expression of their gay identity, but it was something a lot of people had in common.

And so the movie really talks about this through the new openness in Hollywood at that time, where you could be visible, but at the same time you couldn’t really be that specific, you couldn’t be “out.” I mean, I don’t think Alan ever came out officially.

He never talked about being gay in any of the press that I’ve seen. It was always very coded.

So there was new freedom, but there were also restrictions. You couldn’t really go too far. I mean, there was a certain

point where Allan got rid of the caftan and started wearing his suit in order to be taken more seriously as a producer and a Hollywood player. And then, of course, into the story comes AIDS. That was the moment where the party ended. AIDS came along and ruined the party for everybody. It was important to make sure that we acknowledge that as well as explored how Allan reacted to what was happening in his own idiosyncratic way.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Did you ever wish you’d spent more time on that aspect of Allan’s story?

Jeffrey Schwarz: I don’t know. There’s only so much time available when you’re talking about a 90-minute feature. You have to make some tough decisions.

Allan was certainly not an activist. I’m sure that many openly gay people who were activists at the time wanted him to do more.

But he did his, held these parties and gatherings for those they’d lost to the disease.

He did what he could do in his own way, and I think that was very helpful and cathartic to the people in his circle.

There was a story about this guy, Roger LeClaire, and you see him in the AIDS sequence even if we didn’t have time to talk about him. But he was somebody who Allan adored. He was a bartender at Studio 1 in West Hollywood. He was a friend of Allan who was sort of in the entourage and a really sweet guy. He’s in Can’t Stop the Music, you see him very briefly as a photographer. Roger was somebody who got sick and Allan, well he was somebody who Allan took care of. He attended to him, paid for his care. It’s something Allan never advertised, but it happened.

I wanted to make sure to acknowledge stuff like that and sort of show that, although he could be difficult, Allan could be an incredibly difficult person, he also had a huge heart. Somebody in the movie said he was sort of like a Jekyll and Hyde, and I mean that’s really true. He had some people who loved him, adored him, and then there were some people who wanted to stay as far away from him as they could. We wanted to acknowledge that in the movie, wanted to show both sides of him.

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Allan Carr with La Cage aux Folles billboard – Photo by Peter Borsari

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I found fascinating, while I knew he managed Ann-Margret in her career, I had no idea he was so instrumental in resurrecting her, making the talented actress and singer a bona fide superstar.

Jeffrey Schwarz: Oh, absolutely! He was a star-maker. He knew how to take somebody who was either on the way up and guide them, show them how to craft a career. But he could also find those who were stuck in a rut or on the way down, in the middle of those career peaks and valleys. He knew how to help them engineer a comeback, too.

With Ann-Margret, she was somebody who was so incredible and so talented, and Allan knew that she was really in trouble career-wise. He was able to take what people loved about her and get her back out in front of people in a way that they fell in love with her all over again, like they did back in the beginning of her career. She had been cast in all these terrible things. AnnMargret was really in trouble. Allan put her back on TV, he put her in Vegas, and he and Roger Smith, her husband, helped her revive her acting career, getting her in Carnal Knowledge where she received her Oscar nomination. It’s just incredible. She wasn’t taken seriously anymore and Allan knew that there was so much more to her than met the eye. And then Mike Nichols cast her in Carnal Knowledge, she got her Oscar nomination and it suddenly changed everything. Allan facilitated all of that.

Personally, I love Ann-Margret and I’m glad we get to showcase her. I think she’s somebody that I want younger people to know because she had such a huge influence on a lot of today’s stars. Madonna certainly looked like she was modeling a lot of her career on Ann-Margret, and a lot of people, like artists like Katy Perry, who model themselves on her might not even know that they’re doing it.

Sara Michelle Fetters: The other thing I didn’t know the first thing about (but I’m sure brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein did because did they ever steal some of Allan’s ideas as far as Academy Awards campaigning and release scheduling are concerned) was just how instrumental he was in helping The Deer Hunter become a commercial, critical and Oscar-winning sensation. And this was a movie he had nothing to do with as far as the making of it was concerned!

Jeffrey Schwarz: Exactly. He understood the business so well, and people would turn to him for advice. And when Universal was going to release The Deer Hunter they didn’t know how to sell it. The subject matter was just so difficult. Even though it wasn’t a movie that Allan would necessarily enjoy, because he definitely was far more drawn to more glamorous types of movies, he was still affected deeply by this one. More, he knew how to sell it. He came up with the idea of opening the movie in New York and L.A. in December for Academy Awards eligibility and then targeting Oscar voters and cinephiles in these centers of sophistication. He wanted people with influence to see it. In L.A., in particular, he got the studio to go directly to Academy members and urge them to see the film.

He kind of came up with this whole new way of releasing a prestige movie for award consideration. I mean, that’s what you do now. It’s how it is done. But it wasn’t something that had been done until Allan pioneered the concept.

I think it’s easy to look at [Allan] as a caricature because of how he dressed or how acted in interviews, but he was a very, very shrewd businessman and he understood the business. The man lived and breathed show business. The Deer Hunter wouldn’t have gotten the attention that it did and end up winning so many Oscars if it wasn’t for Allan out there positioning it as an awards favorite right from the start.

Sara Michelle Fetters: And then you bookend things with the ’89 Academy Awards telecast.

Jeffrey Schwarz: It was wild. And the Academy, you know, they still don’t like to talk about 1989. I think that’s a shame because regular people still talk about that. I mean, how many opening numbers do you really remember? Snow White singing with

and that’s something that has stuck is a far more major change than I think most realize.

We have a clip of him at a press conference saying, “This is what we’ve done and we hope it stays this way forever.” Well it has. It’s still this way. So, I don’t know, I hope that after this comes out, there will be sort of a reevaluation, that maybe people will take another look at 1989 in a new way and appreciate what Allan did. I wonder if that will happen. I hope it does.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Speaking of his love for the movies and for movie stars, the sections covering the making of Grease likely speak for themselves. But the section on Can’t Stop the Music? I bet you could make an entire film just about that musical’s making.

Jeffrey Schwarz: Indeed! You know, I probably shouldn’t admit this but to be honest that movie is probably the main reason I wanted to make this documentary. I’m obsessed with Can’t Stop the Music. The first time I ever saw it was in a midnight show at the Castro Theater when I was living in San Francisco there in the early ‘90s. The guy who was running the Frameline Film Festival at the time, Mark Fish, he somehow tracked down the last remaining print of Can’t Stop the Music and he screened it.

I remember him introducing it and saying, “This is a gem.”

So I’ve always sort of been obsessed with the movie. It’s got the Village People who are, of course, the Village People, and you knew they were gay even if no one was allowed to be gay back then. They were gay but not gay. But they’re in the gayest movie ever made! There’s nothing specifically or explicitly gay in the movie, of course, but it’s all there. You look at it now and it illustrates what I was talking about earlier, about the limits placed on visibility at that time. The movie took all of these gay tropes and utilized them in a multitude of ways, making the movie one gigantic inside joke for people who are hip enough to realize just how queer the whole thing was. But at the same time, it’s still a family PG rated feel-good movie for kids. With BaskinRobbins Ice Cream tie-ins, no less!

Sara Michelle Fetters: One can’t help but wonder what Caitlyn Jenner though thinks about the film when she looks at it now.

Jeffrey Schwarz: I’m so curious about that! She has this new book, and I haven’t read it yet, but there’s a section in the book where she mentions Can’t Stop the Music, but I don’t know what she has to say about it. She’s one person that we wanted to talk to but unfortunately were not able to. I’d love to hear what Caitlyn thinks about that experience.

When Caitlyn was Bruce, Bruce and Allan were very close. Bruce was one of those people that Allan was helping to guide their career. He saw something in Bruce that other people didn’t. He saw a movie star there.

It didn’t quite work out the way he had hoped, but they were still close. Bruce married his, I believe it was his second wife, at Allan’s home. So there was definitely a closeness between them there for a long period of time.

Sara Michelle Fetters: And then he rebounded with La Cage aux Folles on Broadway, throwing a number of hugely creative people together in a room and allowed them to work without any interference.

Jeffrey Schwarz: That’s a sign of a great producer. I think that was a more mature Allan because he knew he needed to let the creative people work. Something like Can’t Stop the Music, he had his fingerprints all over that. You can tell. I mean, that’s part of what makes it glorious, but it’s also part of why it failed so spectacularly.

There’s no story there. He was obviously a control freak who didn’t know how to stop himself from letting the film cascade into unimaginable excess. With La Cage, he hired the best people and let them do their job. He helped to guide them and empower them, and he darn sure knew how to sell it, but creatively he left them alone with little interference.

You gotta remember, this is the early ‘80s. Gay themes were only associated in times of sickness and death. So the fact that he was able to do this feel-good musical with Drag Queens and celebrate life and family, positioning the gay people in the movie as a family, this was really radical.

And he did it in the most old fashioned and square of genres, the Broadway musical. It was something new.

Everyone involved really protected it, they were really brave about the show. I think that needs to be appreciated. Especially for the time that it came out. This was the first time that a gay marriage was celebrated, and it was so positive and loving at a time where that type of thing was in really short supply. I just love the idea of Allan masterminding all of this, for sticking with it for many, many years. If it wasn’t for Allan the musical version of La Cage wouldn’t exist. We have to thank him for that.

Sara Michelle Fetters: As a Generation X viewer, I get why something like La Cage aux Folles is so important, why it was so groundbreaking. For younger viewers, for Millennials, do you think they understand just how hard it was for Allan to get this made? Do they get how ground breaking something like La Cage was?

Jeffrey Schwarz: I don’t know if they understand or not, but that’s why I think these movies are important. There is a fun motivation in trying to put these events in

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Allan Carr and men – Photo by Wes Wheadon

Allan Carr in caftan – Photo by Peter Borsari

Allan Carr and Bruce Jenner – Photo by Wes Wheadon

Rob Lowe, you can’t help but remember that. It’s unforgettable.

That thing, you know, that thing is notorious. And you watch it now and I think it’s so unfair, and I really hate when people who are taking shortcuts, calling it “the worst Oscars ever,” you just know they’re not looking at the telecast objectively. It’s so unfair, because what they’re really talking about is that opening number. They’re talking about an opening number, which is a camp aesthetic, it’s a San Francisco camp aesthetic that Allan embraced and put into the show.

Is it over the top? Is it insane? Is it ridiculous? Is it mind-boggling? Yes. It’s all those things. But it also comes from a place of genuine love for Hollywood and for its movie stars. The backlash against Allan was so strong and so harsh. A lot of the older members of the Academy just didn’t get it and they unfortunately took out their disappointment publicly.

I thought that actually was very tragic.

Allan loved the Oscars so much. All he wanted to do was contribute to the Oscars and celebrate the movies and he got personally blamed for that perceived failure.

But it wasn’t a failure. So many Oscar ceremony traditions we now take for granted were first introduced in that ’89 telecast.

He was the one who changed, “And the winner is…,” to, “And the Oscar goes to…,”

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the context of the modern time. I hope that younger people come away with an appreciation of what the limits of those visibilities were, just how groundbreaking something like La Cage was. I’ve lived through a lot of this stuff, too, and I’ve seen these changes. I think young people are now sort of born into a world where they can just be who they are and they don’t necessarily think about how we got from there to here.

I don’t know, but I like to think my movies definitely are an attempt to combat that cultural amnesia, to show how far we’ve come.

Every single movie I’ve made is an attempt to do just that.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I like that you bring this up because, especially right now, it certainly feels like we’re in some ways under a massive political assault, that certain powers that be want to take our society backwards into that closet. It can feel good to have reminders like this, films that show how hard the fight was but also how subtle and coy you sometimes had to be in the fighting of it.

Jeffrey Schwarz: That’s so true. Someone like Liberace, who even though he never officially came out, he also didn’t really have to. He showed that it was okay to be outrageous and be who you were. He didn’t have to say it. In all honesty he couldn’t say it and hope to continue his career. It was just a completely different mindset.

You have somebody like Allan Carr showing up on TV wearing these incredible, wonderful outfits, being outrageous, and even though he didn’t say it, I’m sure it was probably empowering for a lot of

people just to see him on TV. It might have scared a lot of people, too, but he didn’t give a shit what people thought of him. I think that’s just great. But he also knew the limits, I mean he would never have dreamt of actually talking about his gay life; it’s just not something that was done. But I think just by being who he was, by being so visible, that certainly moved the conversation forward.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Considering all of that, define “flamboyant” as it relates to the time period Allan Carr was at his most famous and influential.

Jeffrey Schwarz: Flamboyant was sort of the code word for “gay.” When Allan Carr was described in the press as flamboyant, everyone knew what flamboyant was.

And while he lived it, he was also playing a character. Allan was very outgoing and fun, the life of the party, it was who he was, but it was also a character and a persona that he created.

At a certain point, like I said before, he switched from a caftan to a three-piece suit. He wanted to show Hollywood that he wasn’t just this cartoon character, that he was shrewd and that he understood the business. He just kept persevering. I think that’s really something.

Sara Michelle Fetters: How important is it to you to have your film have its world premiere at a festival like SIFF? Jeffrey Schwarz: It’s really a huge thrill for me because my movies are meant to be entertaining as well as edifying. But then, I love documentaries. I love all kinds of documentaries. I love vérité, I love po-

litical documentaries. I love movies about climate. I love them all.

My movies are really meant to be seen on a big screen with an audience. I kind of have a very similar feeling about my work that Allan did about his. I want people to be entertained, but I also want them to learn

something, especially now, as we need to be engaged, need to be hyper-aware of what’s going on politically. But we also need to have a good time. That, too, is so very important.

Allan Carr in disco – Photo by Ronnie Kaufman

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Teen melodrama Everything, Everything not immune to a cancerous climax

Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson star in Everything, Everything – Photo courtesy of MGM

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer For as long as she can remember, 18-yearold Maddy Whittier (Amandla Stenberg) has dreamt of going outside. She longs to frolic on the beach and to swim in the ocean, to feel the wind rush through her hair and know what it is to stand in the great outdoors during a rainstorm. The bright, intelligent teenager with aspirations of becoming an architect, has never left her house, and because she suffers from an extreme case of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency, otherwise known as SCID, the reasons for this are rather obvious. Maddy’s immune system doesn’t work, meaning that the outdoors and all they have to offer could literally kill her.

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But that doesn’t mean she can dream, especially when the attractive Olly Bright (Nick Robinson) moves into the neighborhood. He’s immediately captivated by the beautiful young girl standing in the window of the block’s nicest home, and through a variety of creative means he finally figures out a way to communicate with her. Via text messaging and Internet chat programs, the two slowly learn all they can about one another, Maddy and Olly connecting on a much deeper level that goes beyond their respective good looks.

Based on the best-selling novel by Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything is that rare teen romantic melodrama that rises above its disease-of-the-week melodramatic shortcomings to become something pleasantly di-

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verting for the majority of its brief 96-minute running time. Confidently directed by newcomer Stella Meghie, assuredly scripted

by J. Mills Goodloe (The Age of Adaline), the movie’s ace in the hole are the performances of its two stars, Stenberg and Robinson shimmering like golden rays of sunshine throughout. There is also a strong supporting turn by veteran character actress Anika Noni Rose as Maddie’s protective physician mother Pauline, while the always luminous Ana de la Reguera is close to perfect as the teen’s longtime friend and nurse Carla.

All the same, this still ends up being a motion picture I cannot recommend in good conscience. Having not read the book, I can only assume a third act twist worked a lot better in the pages of Yoon’s source material than it does inside the confines of Goodlow’s screenplay. It’s a ghastly reveal, one so heinous it soured me on the film as a whole the instant it happened. What’s even more interesting, it’s beyond obvious, the kind of little trick a show like “One Tree Hill” used to make its bread and butter during the entirety of its nine-season run. It’s so bad that, even if one guesses the twist before it happens, you still don’t believe the filmmakers would deign to go there, the idea that their drama would stoop to such a risible low in order to pull a few extra tears from the viewer beyond the pale.

This sucks, because, up until that point, I liked Everything, Everything. A lot. The relationship between Maddy and Pauline is depicted with refreshing candor and honesty, the give and take between mother and daughter having a sparkling melancholic yet still loving vitality that’s heartbreak-

ing. As for the slowly developing relationship between the young woman and her new neighbor, that’s flat-out divine, both Stenberg and Robinson having moments of magic that held me spellbound. Their first in-person meeting is glorious, the feelings of angst, of attraction, of intrigue, anticipation, fear and of hope, all of it cascades off the screen like a springtime waterfall bursting free of the ice and snow that have held it in check for untold winter months.

Meghie’s direction is suitably sparse, the filmmaker allowing scenes to develop naturalistically and at their own unhurried pace. While her reliance upon a bevy of catchy pop songs, not to mention Ludwig Göransson’s (Central Intelligence) strong if over-utilized score, can sometimes inadvertently stifle the story’s inherent dramatic rhythms, overall the director does a nice job, a mid-movie act of rebellion on Maddie’s part introduced with a pleasantly relaxed gentility that’s wonderful.

All of which makes the film’s climactic collapse even more dispiriting. It’s a disastrous turn of events that comes close to erasing a star-making performance from Stenberg and makes Meghie’s directorial debut not matter nearly as much as it otherwise would have had things held together more concretely. Everything, Everything isn’t the maudlin melodramatic dirge I feared it could have been, and for that I’m thankful. Even so, the fact it’s so very good before it becomes so very bad might just make the film more dissatisfying, so much wasted potential turning my own cinematic immune system into a lethally cancerous nightmare of bitter frustration and dejected disappointment.

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Scott’s fascinatingly unsettling Covenant doubles down on Prometheus

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer ALIEN: COVENANT Now playing The spaceship Covenant carries 2,000 colonists who have left Earth for a new life on a distant planet on the other side of the solar system. There are 16 crew members who have joined them in hypersleep, the vessel a gigantic ark that will allow humanity to take root in a new corner of the universe. The only one walking the passageways is the synthetic Walter (Michael Fassbender), his task to ensure the trip goes smoothly and all remains peaceful until it is time to awaken the crew to pilot the ship to its final destination.

But things do not go as planned, a massive energy burst playing havoc with the Covenant’s systems. Walter makes the decision to engage emergency protocols, pulling the crew out of hibernation to take command, assess the damage, make necessary repairs and determine the best course of action to ensure the survival of the colonists. Before all can be awakened, a fire takes the life of the ship’s Captain, his devastated wife Daniels (Katherine Waterston) immediately elevated to second-in-command while the inexperienced Oram (Billy Crudup) is forced to take command. With the crew’s eyes looking to him for guidance, this devout man of faith must make the most important of decisions, his actions likely to determine whether or not the ship and its passengers make it to their destination alive.

Picking up just a few short years after the events depicted in 2012’s Prometheus, Alien: Covenant is director Ridley Scott’s latest foray into a horrifying interstellar galaxy filled with monsters. To connect the two films Oram and his crew make the decision to investigate a strange signal emanating from a mysterious Earth-like planet instead of continuing to proceed to their original destination. Big mistake. While all initially seems peaceful it doesn’t take long for some of the landing party to become infected by an offshoot of the bioengineered black goo introduced in the prior motion picture. This in turn allows for the return of David (also Michael Fassbender), the damaged robot repaired by fellow Prometheus survivor Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace). The two had made the decision to head to the home world of the beings they nicknamed “Engineers” in the last film, both eager to get answers to a wide range of questions, many of which led to the deaths of all who joined them on that ill-fated expedition.

Did they make it? What is the secret behind this bio-weapon? Did the Engineers

Christopher Oram (Billy Crudup) is the chief science officer and first mate on board the Covenant – Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

facilitate the creation of human life on Earth? Why did they now seemingly want to see it destroyed? These are just a small handful of the pair’s questions, whether or not they were given answers, and why David is now seemingly all alone on the planet just a few of the discoveries Scott and his screenwriters John Logan (Spectre) and Dante Harper, working from a story conceived by Jack Paglen (Transcendence) and Michael Green (Logan), subtly explore in this sequel-slash-prequel’s breathlessly paced 122 minutes. It all continues to feed slowly but surely into 1979’s Alien, dropping a number of hints as to how Ripley and her doomed Nostromo crew could have been led to planet LV-426 in the year 2122.

Anyone thinking Scott and his team would adjust course after the bewildered responses to Prometheus and deliver a more horror-centric scenario here, that is simply not the case. While the blood and guts quotient is significantly higher (although, for all the nastiness nothing here approaches the insanely nauseating emergency Caesarean section scene in the previous film), the director doubles down on the ideas and themes he presented in that science fiction opus, he and his team once again going out of their way to continue to tackle concepts of identity, humanity and religion in the service of a science fiction suspense tale where the unknown is the most fearsome adversary of them all. There is an epic scale to the madness that’s as intimate as it is emotional, the Covenant’s crew seeing their numbers dwindle one by one the closer they come to

learning the truth about the planet they’re gamely trying to explore.

As solid as the cast is (Waterston, Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Callie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz and Jussie Smollett all making an impression at one point or another) this is Fassbender’s show. The movie opens with David discussing the meaning of life with his maker Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce), then bursts into its second act with intense dialogue exchanges between David and his slightly more advanced doppelganger Walter and accelerates even faster into the climax as his reasons for being stranded on this planet are shockingly revealed. He is front and center throughout, crafting two distinct characters who are born from the same concept of artificial robotic life but who in reality couldn’t be more different.

They are Cain and Abel for the digitized cybernetic world, Fassbender brilliantly modulating his dueling performance as the two beings engage in a dexterous interpersonal tête-à-tête as they attempt to figure one another out.

Do not misunderstand. This isn’t 2001: A Space Odyssey and Scott, for all his skill, talent and imagination, is not Stanley Kubrick. As heady as some of this might be the director is still more than happy to figure out new ways for his creatures to burst forth into the world, the appearance of the well-known Xenomorph during the climactic stretch well worth the wait. In regards to the new creatures, the way they infect the body is seriously unsettling, as is their way

Alien: Covenant – Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

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of escaping out from underneath the skin of their human incubators, the difference between this new Neomorph and its bigger, more ferocious sibling a genetic nightmare of flesh, blood and carnage that’s positively startling.

Still, these sequences are arguably the least interesting aspects of Alien: Covenant. Between Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, we’ve seen almost all of this before. The creatures hunt down their surviving human prey as if they were reenacting Agatha Christie’s 10 Little Indians, cutting them down one-by-one until only a scant handful remain to fight them off. While Scott stages these attacks with dreadful precision and cutthroat dynamism, their over-familiarity does grow tiresome, and even one of the more disgusting shower scenes in cinematic history (which is saying something) isn’t enough to make any of these portions of the film feel original, unique or outside of the series’ norm. I also felt that Jed Kurzel’s (The Babadook) music pays too much direct homage to Jerry Goldsmith’s original Alien score, many of the themes telegraphing future events to the point I knew what was about to happen next based solely on the musical cues.

Which is why Scott’s obsession with the themes and ideas, hatched in Prometheus, fleshed out even more here, is so important.

This is a horror-thriller for the intelligent viewer, a science fiction game of cat and mouse where the chase isn’t nearly as interesting or as exciting as the reasons behind it turn out to be. This latest extravaganza set inside this particular universe might just be the most nihilistic and disturbing entry in the series yet (even more so than the sacrificial funereal hopelessness of Alien 3), Scott refusing to pull his punches, ending things on a series of final images that are far from heartwarming.

I’m still not sure a series of prequels leading into Alien was ever a good idea. I know for certain it also wasn’t a necessary one. Yet I still love that Scott has refused to play things safe, that he’s tasked his writers to come up with ideas that challenge his audience, that give the story a breadth and a scope that’s majestic in its mythological and theological resonance. Even if some of the horror beats are all too familiar, that doesn’t make the overarching narrative any less fascinating, Alien: Covenant continuing to prove that big things can indeed be born of small beginnings, and I for one am decidedly curious to discover where this story is going to go next.

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Schreiber’s charming Chuck star-turn a pugilistic knockout

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer CHUCK Now playing Even though he was the heavyweight boxing champion of New Jersey, even with eight straight wins sitting on his resume, no one could have predicted it would be Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber) who would be selected to fight Muhammad Ali (Pooch Hall). Recently crowned the new Heavyweight Champion of the World thanks to his rope-a-dope pummeling of George Foreman, Ali could have selected any number of challengers to be the first man he’d defend his title against. For whatever reason, Wepner was the guy, this barely known liquor salesman from Bayonne getting a million-to-one title shot against a man many considered impossible to knock down let alone defeat.

The rest of the story is fairly well known. While Wepner did not win the fight, he did become the first man to knock Ali to the canvas, the enraged champion rising to send his challenger packing just 19 seconds into the 15th round. But, not only did lasting almost until the end of the fight make the boxer, known in and around New Jersey as the “Bayonne Bleeder,” something of a folk hero and celebrity, his underdog stance also inspired Sylvester Stallone to write the script for his Academy Award-winning classic Rocky. Wepner became famous all over the world, and if this was where his story ended it would difficult not to feel as if he’d up and lived something akin to a fairy tale.

Watching Chuck, it’s clear the boxer’s story did not end there, and like most fairy tales, the real life variation isn’t always uplifting nor can it be viewed through rosecolored glasses. For every success he created Wepner managed to construct just as many failures, his insistent philandering re-

Liev Schreiber (c) stars in Chuck – Photo courtesy IFC Films

sulting in the alienation of his only daughter and the ending of his marriage to first wife Phyliss (Elisabeth Moss), while an impromptu introduction to cocaine blossomed into a full-blown addiction that caught the eye of New Jersey authorities.

This is the story director Philippe Falardeau’s (Monsieur Lazhar, The Good Lie) good-natured sports melodrama chooses to tell, doing so with an oddly optimistic determination. Anchored with panache and acres of masculine magnetism

by Schreiber (who also produced the film and helped co-write the script, making this a rather obvious labor of love), the movie’s general ebullience is something of a genuine surprise. As many dark turns as the Bayonne Bleeder’s story takes, there’s just something about the way he’s depicted here that led me to believe he would find a way to come out on top, Falardeau’s film not exactly going out of its way to sow any seeds of doubt as far as those expectations were concerned.

From a structural standpoint, because of these continuous jolts of levity and hope, it is admittedly difficult for the narrative to generate feelings of tension or suspense.

Even as his marriage disintegrates and cocaine and alcohol abuse begin to grab hold of the boxer in ruinous fashion, things remain so light and sprightly the full weight of what is going on is never felt. There’s no suspense, no air of danger, and even when prison becomes a real possibility, and not knowing anything about what Wepner went through during the 1980s, never did I doubt he’d find a way to pull himself back off the mat and get his life back in some semblance of working order.

While far from Schreiber’s best work, the actor still delivers such a magnetic, enchantingly amiable star-turn as Wepner the overall spell he cast upon me was one I utterly adored. He’s the film’s heart and soul, delivering a rich, full-bodied portrait of this pugilistic everyman that’s wonderful. Moss is also excellent (if underutilized), while

Ron Perlman appears to be having a blast popping in and out as Wepner’s trainer, manager and friend Al Braverman. Naomi Watts also makes the most of her limited screen time as a bartender who captures the boxer’s affections, her delivery of some stark, unvarnished truth to her floundering wannabe paramour packing a cold, refreshingly brutal punch the movie could honestly have used a little bit more of.

Be that as it may, much like the man himself Chuck is almost impossible to dislike. Falardeau directs with the same sort of undemanding, bare-naked resilience as the boxer he is depicting showcases in the ring, allowing Schreiber the requisite freedom to build his character with a loosey-goosey effervescence that’s irresistible. While not a knockout, the film still manages to finish the fight victorious, and even if it’s something of a split decision that still makes the picture a bona fide winner I’m happy to stand up and cheer for.

Brutally sparse The Wall a haunting psychological battlefield

John Cena and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are sniped in The Wall – Photo courtesy of T SERIES

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE WALL Now playing For the past 20 hours, two Army Rangers, staff sergeant Shane Matthews (John Cena) and his spotter, Allan “Ize” Isaac (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), have been hidden on a dusty Iraqi ridge overlooking a scene of carnage and bloodshed, silently looking for a killer who shot a team of construction workers and their protection unit with deathly precision. Moving from their position to get a better look, the two suddenly

find themselves under fire from another sniper who may be the lethal killer known only as Juba, aka “the angel of death,” a vicious foe with a reported 75 official kills sitting on his resume.

Hidden behind a tiny stone wall with a gruesome injury to his knee, with Matthews clinging to life from a gunshot wound to his chest, doing his best to appear as a lifeless corpse, his body dangerously stuck out in the open, Isaac desperately tries to figure out where their opponent is hiding. With water growing scarce and no way to contact his base for assistance, this elusive killer suddenly starts to chat up the increasingly frazzled Ranger, speaking to

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him directly via his communications headset. Seeing an opportunity, Isaac responds to his charming, lethally intelligent opponent, all the while doing what he can to give the still alive Matthews an opportunity to get to his rifle as well as puzzle out a handful of clues as to the location of where this assassin might be lurking.

Minimalistic, stripped-down and running entirely on paranoia-fueled adrenaline, The Wall is a relatively small-scale change of pace for action maestro Doug Liman, The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow filmmaker eschewing the big budget theatrics of his most recent efforts for something intimately personal. More horror movie than war film, Dwain Worrell’s lean, electrically alive script is a tense balancing act where the American military is the underdog and the Iraqi sniper hunting his prey is clearly the superior animal. It’s a gruesome bit of a cat and mouse entertainment that will likely appease genre hounds while it frustrates and annoys anyone looking for something more substantive, everything building to a bleakly nihilistic conclusion that’s as heart-stopping as it is terrifying.

While not particularly deep, Liman and Worrell toyed with my emotions wondrously, leaving me sitting in a pool of sweaty nervousness by the time things accelerated towards their ferociously uncompromising conclusion. This is an angry thriller, one that is happy to revel in silence and let tension be generated solely by the situation the protagonists are stuck in, the simplicity of it all having a horrifying elegance I responded to immediately.

Not that there is a lot more to it. This is nothing more than a three-character chamber piece of which only two of them do the majority of the speaking. More, out of this duo only one is ever seen, the voice on the

other end of the headset (magnificently portrayed by veteran character actor Laith Nakli) an ethereal, enigmatic demon who desires to keep his face hidden no matter what might be happening at any given moment.

This is a movie overflowing with talk, Isaac and his opponent verbally jousting as they try to gain the upper hand, each revealing tiny insights as to why they’re fighting on opposite sides of this war and the various incidents that have brought them to this point.

Taylor-Johnson shows that his Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning performance in Nocturnal Animals was hardly a fluke, anchoring things as the traumatized Isaac nicely. As terrific as he is, and he is very, very good, if I’m being honest I kind of would have loved to have seen he and Cena switch roles, as having the gigantic WWE superstar stripped down to his barest intellectual essentials and forced to utilize something other than his muscles to survive could have potentially been fascinating. Still, Taylor-Johnson is superb, his emotional journey one I easily connected with, his back and forth conversations with Nakli having an exhilarating zing that kept me intrigued.

I don’t have a lot more to add. Liman directs with authority, keeping things fast and furious even if the scale of the drama remains purposefully small. He and editor Julia Bloch (Green Room) keep things moving at a brisk pace, and at only 81 minutes the film is over almost before one realizes it. The Wall is a dark descent into a psychological battlefield where the line between victory and annihilation is precariously thin, the final images a haunting hunting ground of intimidation and butchery I’ll not soon forget.

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Celebrating 41 Years!

community calendar

Meetings Events Activities

FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1707 23rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 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.

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

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

SATURDAY - May 20

Family 2.0: An API LGBTQ Gathering. 9am-5pm.

North Seattle College, 9600 College Way N. Speakers, workshops, performances, resources, FREE lunch & parking. All are welcome. www.apiFamilyEvent.com Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

48th Annual University District Street Fair (5/20 & 5/21). Sat: 10am-7pm; Sun: 10am-6pm. On University Way NE between NE 41st St & NE 50th St. Crystal Meth Anonymous. 10:30am. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Mon @ 6:30pm, Thurs @ 6:30pm, Sun @ 6:30pm. More info: crystalmeth.org.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Enter via the north parking lot & get a permit for free parking.

There is a $4 per person door fee to help pay for the cost of the room. Please bring a dish that will serve eight or more. Metro routes 8, 10, 11, 43, 49, 60, Capitol Hill Link Light Rail Station & Capitol Hill streetcar. www. seatleprimetimers.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

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

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

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Pink Pistols Target Practice. 7:30pm. West Coast Armory Indoor Range, 13216 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. www.facebook.com/events/702425326610913

SUNDAY - May 21

For information on GLBT-friendly religious/spiritual organizations in the Greater Seattle area, call or email Rick at the SGN office: 206-324-4297; sgn2@ sgn.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. Services 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.org Ravenna United Methodist Church. 5751 33rd Ave NE. 8:30am “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school;” 9:45am worship. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. 525-7988.

Seattle Unity Church. 9am & 11am-Sunday Services.

200 8th Ave N. “Come join our Gay & Lesbian-friendly, spiritual family at Seattle Unity Church. Our mission is to bring love, miracles & spiritual awakening into everyday life!” 622-8475; www.seattleunity.org.

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am-Zazen Instruction, 9:30amZazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Lynnwood. 9:30am. Brunswick Majestics Lane, Lynnwood. 9:30am Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30amWorship, 11am-Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org 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. 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am-Sunday Service.

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

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

Unity Church of Kent. 10am. 218 State Ave S, Kent.

A welcoming congregation open to people of all races, religions, creeds & lifestyles. Join us any Sunday for an

May 20 thru May 28 Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Mon @ 6:30pm, Thurs @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am. More info: crystalmeth.org.

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

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.

MONDAY - May 22

inspirational message, joyful fellowship & a fresh spiritual outlook. 253-854-9747.

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

All ages education 9am, Worship 10am. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. 5242322; www.universityucc.org.

48th Annual University District Street Fair (5/20 & 5/21). Sat: 10am-7pm; Sun: 10am-6pm. On University Way NE between NE 41st St & NE 50th St. Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am-Worship.

2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. 547-6945 (office); 285-5077 (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. 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month.

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@ hotmail.com Living Water Fellowship. 10:30am-Worship. 7204 NE 175th St, Kenmore. All GLBT welcome. Pastor Susan George. 963-0807. www.livingwaterwa. com Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@ wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am-Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

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

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Thurs @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am, Sun @ 6:30pm. More info: crystalmeth.org.

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

PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm.

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

Meets 4th Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 www.dharma buddies.org. (Women may wish to contact 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.) with others about their experiences & concerns related St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am-Worship. to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org 6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation. Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. “We celebrate our diversity in religious background, Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” 783-6733; www. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org stpauluccseattle.com.

Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Seattle Men in Leather Monthly Brunch. 11am. Meets Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

3rd Sunday most months. All members of the leather (253) 474-8897. community are invited to attend. SML is a Gay men’s Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meetsocial organization, promoting with power & pride the ing in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, Seattle Men’s Leather Community. www.seattlemenin 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For leather.org information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Holy Covenant International Christian Community Queers, Crackpots & Fallen Women AA. 8-9pm.

Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. Open LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com women only AA group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics TUESDAY - May 23 Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322- Lesbian & Gay Child Care Task Force Monthly 2437; www.sasgcc.org Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Meets 4th Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Tuesday each month. The Task Force, in conjunction Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room with Child Care Resources of King County, offers refer122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon rals to GLBT-welcoming child care centers & provides Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of training, support & curriculum materials to child care alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope providers. (To access this, call 329-1011 & ask for the in order to solve their common problems. We believe “Gay-welcoming” child care programs in your zip code alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes area.) The task force meets monthly to assess their can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number progress in achieving their goals.

625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org CLIT: Consciously Learning Intimacy Together. 6pm Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Sunday after- & 8pm. Hot House, 1019 E Pike St. Get ready to bare noon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays it all, literally. This nude event for womyn will include an almost weekly recreational scrimmage game for meditation, performance & massage. Tickets $35.

LGBTQ players in Seattle. Perfect for individuals look- https://clitspa.eventbrite.com ing for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confiup visit www.raincitysoccer.org dential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/Weds/ - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah HarFri: Evenings. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Cen- din, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org ter, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For orcaswimteam.org information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG Music of Remembrance. 5pm. Benaroya Hall Illsley Ball 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Nordstrom Recital Hall, 3rd Ave & Union St. Features ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Evening two newly commissioned works on the Roma people Gathering. 6:30-8pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, during the Holocaust. Tickets $30-$45. http://bit.ly/ceija 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Social Hall.

Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. This is a

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group primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Facilitator: Fai Coffin; Cost: FREE. Metro route 7.

Wheelchair accessible. Kate, 722-0317; www.sessc.org.

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

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

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

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

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

PFLAG/North Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm.

Haller Lake United Methodist Church, 13055 1st Ave NE. Meets 4th Tuesday each month. 206-325-7724 or northseattle@pflagseattle.org. PFLAG, a national organization founded in 1972, provides support, education and advocacy for families and friends of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer persons and is committed to moving LGBTQ equality forward.

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

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

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

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 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 group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

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

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

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FRIDAY - May 26

ney with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat.

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

Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 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 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing.)

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.

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

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

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com THURSDAY - May 25 The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open supportive faith community to share your recovery jour- meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

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as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 3832318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

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

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

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BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

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

Own It! Capitol Hill Housing Community Forum.

5:30pm. The Summit, 420 E Pike St. How do we promote racial equity? How do we preserve a space for art & artists in our community? How do we help families put down roots in our neighborhoods? What can help small local businesses to survive? FREE. RSVP to bit. ly/CHHOwnIt17 Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. 6pm. Grace UMC (formerly Firs United Methodist). Meets last Thursday most months. FREE. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Evergreen AIDS Foundation & SNOCO Gay Men’s Task Force. For information call (425) 252-7751.

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Mon @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am, Sun @ 6:30pm. More info: crystalmeth.org.

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

Meets 4th Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well

Northwest Folklife Festival (5/25-5/29). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A drop in AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org Re-Parenting Ourselves. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A peer support group for adult children of any addiction. www. sasgcc.org SLAA Road to Recovery. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. Ongoing 12 step group for sex & love addicts. www.sasgcc.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

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

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. www.maturefriends.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm.

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

Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www. seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - May 27

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Northwest Folklife Festival (5/25-5/29). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 140. Monthly potluck meets last Saturday most months, but in April it’s the 3rd Saturday.

MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

SUNDAY - May 28

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Northwest Folklife Festival (5/25-5/29). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. Meets 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, NSWG@sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafeword writersgroup.org (Also meets 2nd Tuesday, 7pm.)

Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Subject: I’m here - why & how?

Metro routes 8, 10, 12, 49 & 60. This meeting is open to all members & the public in general.

Celebrating 41 Years!

Stand Up for Harm Reduction. 8pm. The Highline, 210 Broadway E. A comedy showcase & variety show.

Hosted by comedian Jeffrey Robert with comedy stylings from Sam Miller, Jamie Guerrero, Robert Birungi, Stephanie Flynn, Brady Secules, Alia Silsco, Natalie Holt, Reid Clark, Bella Lunacy, and more . 21+. General admission tickets: $19.99. Advance tickets at www. peoplesharmreductionalliance.org. More info: 775-8472.

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherGay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org.

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

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

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

Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm.

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

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.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.

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 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.pflag seattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: 425-4836642, 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), 850-2070, www. aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai. org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@ gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 2558951; Sistah Sinema, www.sistahsinema.com, info@ sistahsinema.com; 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.

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

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond.

Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

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

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SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - 684-4503.

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhill cycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@ gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.different spokes. 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; 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:

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www.seattlefront runners.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, 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 & ForeignBorn Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/ Olympia-Trans-Discussion-Group/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, 722-0317; www.sessc. org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 7205566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthe babes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www. mature friends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@ oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; 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, 461-4493.

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa. org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: 957-1665; www.llaa.org/HEYO; www.Matthews Place.com; The Mockingbird Society: 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS): 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; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): 524-7301 ext 111; www.streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; Youth in Focus: 723-1479; www. youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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