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Issue 24, Volume 46, June 15, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

Whim W’Him’s “Transfigurate” Prince Poppycock to appear a brilliant evening of with Seattle Men’s Chorus contemporary dance in “God Save the Queens” Pride weekend June 22 & 23

“Stickers” choreographed by Pascal Touzeau – Photo courtesy of Whim W'Him

by Sharon Cumberland SGN Contributing Writer WHIM W’HIM SEATTLE CONTEMPORARY DANCE “TRANSFIGURATE” CORNISH PLAYHOUSE Through June 16

One reason I love going to Whim W’Him dance concerts is that the seven dancers in director and choreographer Olivier Wevers’ company are varied in appearance and style while being consistent in skill and physical power. Having a company of four men and three women is really interesting – so many

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Prince Poppycock – Photo by Heidi Calvert

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) takes the McCaw Hall stage on Pride weekend to honor 50 years of British rock and pop royalty in God Save the Queens. The British are coming! From the swinging ‘60s to today’s biggest hits this British invasion is

so lush and flashy it edges on revolutionary.

God Save the Queens is a musical journey through the UK artists, generation by generation, that have reigned supreme, from The Beatles, Queen and Elton John, to Coldplay, Adele and One Direction.

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A neighborhood of kindness: How I Learned to Drive – Morgan Neville on his Fred Rogers one big trigger (see it anyway) Director documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Amy Danneker in Frank Boyd in How I Learned to Drive – Photo by John Ulman

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE STRAWBERRY THEATRE WORKSHOP (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS) Through July 7

I can, by no means, claim any kind of encyclopedic knowledge of modern plays, but I cannot bring to mind any play that is focused on incest besides How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. There are plays, like August: Osage County, that contain it

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Won't You Be My Neighbor? – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Now playing Winner of the Golden Space Needle Award at this year’s Seattle International

Film Festival for Best Documentary, Morgan Neville’s (20 Feet from Stardom) heartwarming, unabashedly emotional Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is maybe the motion picture we all need right at this very moment in history. An examination of the

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Pop singer, performance artist, and finalist from “America’s Got Talent” Prince Poppycock joins the chorus as their special guest. Created by John Quale, Prince Poppycock is a roguish operatic dandy with a look and sound that combines elements of glam rock, light opera, synth pop, and Western art music in a way that is fresh, sometimes startling, and always entertaining. Prince Poppycock has opened for bands like the Dresden Dolls and The Sounds; sung at extravagant special events like New York’s Dances of Vice; and opened for performance art legend Ann Magnuson at downtown LA’s prestigious Redcat Theater. He was a final four contestant on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” during which judge Sharon Osbourne dubbed him “the male Lady Gaga.”

I had a chance to chat with a very busy Poppycock via email.

MK SCOTT: Looking forward to seeing you perform with the Seattle Men’s Chorus; what can we expect?

PRINCE POPPYCOCK: I’m thrilled to be joining the Seattle Men’s Chorus to celebrate pride. Oscar Wilde said, “Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner.” Pride is, after all, one of the deadly sins.

Of course I jest, in part, for that is what our adversaries would have us believe.

They would like to frame our displays of community, and indeed unity, as sinful, so we must in turn respond with the greatest tools at our disposal. The only indisputable things in this world are love and art, so let us use these tools to dispel the forces that seek to contain and suppress us. So on this night we will raise our voices, to celebrate the royalty within us all, and show Seattle, nay the entire collective unconscious, what being a Queen is truly about.

I’m truly honored to join such an amazing group of talented musicians for a night that is sure to serve as a clarion call and a beacon for our community.

MK: Have you been to Seattle before? If so, what do you like about Seattle?

PP: I adore the Emerald City and I have had the great fortune to visit on several occasions, and indeed the whole of the Pacific Northwest. As a denizen of the southern hinterlands I am most envious of your prodigious precipitation; it’s better for the skin, you see. As an elder I can take all the moisture you can muster. If there is one piece of advice I could give it’s: hyaluronic acid is your friend.

Of course I jest. The natural splendor, the culture, and, first and foremost, the people (cough, cute boys, cough) are what I

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as a sort of sub-plot (among many), but this play has no other sub-plot, only context. It’s a remarkable play, partly because while it deals with a deeply odious subject matter, it allows an audience to experience it without maudlin lingering in the miasma. There is a sort of “breathing room” for audiences.

Partly that is because Vogel tells the story in a back-and-forth manner through time. Her point is not to wallow in the darkness of human nature, it’s more to instruct those who may not know the “how it happens” aspect – the grooming.

The PR on the piece references the #metoo movement. It mimics what the movement wants to emphasize: #consent.

The play demonstrates that consent is completely unavailable to be had in a power

Prince Poppycock – Photo by Rocky Schenck

adore most about your fair kingdom.

MK: Since your national debut on “America’s Got Talent” what has been the best thing to come out of it?

PP: The gestalt of my “AGT” experience can best described as a Wagnerian epic.

Dizzying highs, crushing lows, and creamy creamy centers....

Of course, the best part has been meeting so many people that love me as much as I love myself. How could I disagree with so many lovely people with such exquisite taste?

MK: Who inspired your look?

PP: This is a question I could write a book about. Of course, first and foremost will always be Beau Brummell, without whom the coarser sex would not even have the simple black suit. And Oscar Wilde will always have my heart.

However I am beholden to too many style icons to narrow it down. Some I have had the pleasure of working with and some I’ve admired from afar.

Historic figures such Madame Pompadour (screw Marie Antoinette) and vision-

aries such as Thierry Gilliam. The man who will forever have my fashion soul, Alexander McQueen, and his confident Isabella Blow. The incomparable Björk. My brother in arms, Michael Schmidt, and his gang of genius friends, Bea Akerlund and Arianne Philips. The only living fashion designer that truly matters, Iris Van Herpen. And, of course, last and most importantly, my drag mothers Venus DeMille and Diamondback Annie.

MK: What is Prince’s opinion on Trump?

PP: Are we still talking fashion? He could learn some restraint ... perhaps a visit to Mr. S would do him good?

He wears a shade I could never personally pull off, and yet it suits him so well.

What would you call it? It’s like burnt sienna but more tropical ... Agent Orange?

He’s like a Baldwin and a potato mixed together... I call it a dick-tater.

He does understand the true power of the Pompadour though, back combed for the gods! This I can approve of, but he

could probably use Stanley Tucci’s hairdresser from the “The Hunger Games” to really bring the look home.

And last but not least, I’ll take one of those gold toilets ...

MK: What would you say to a Queen?

PP: ‘It depends on the Queen, of course!

HRH Queen Elizabeth: “Hellerrrr ...

Where are the puppies?”

HRH Oprah: “HelloOoOoOo! Do I get a car too?

HRH Beyoncé: “Oh oh oh oh oh oh, your majesty.”

imbalance like an adult relative grooming a kid, no matter how many times groomy Uncle Peck says he’ll never do anything Li’l Bit doesn’t consent to.

We’re led, in this smart and beautifully acted piece at Strawberry Theatre Workshop, by a narration through driving lessons.

Li’l Bit (Amy Danneker) is taught driving by Uncle Peck (Frank Boyd). Danneker has just the right combination of sexiness, brusk selfassurance, and childlike over-confidence that she balances perfectly with Boyd’s kindly uncle. Boyd makes inappropriate Uncle Peck seem almost appropriate! as he creates a creepy sexual dependency on Li’l Bit, but does that in such small degrees that it feels almost innocent.

The context referred to above is the dysfunctional family atmosphere that also grooms Li’l Bit from birth – a grotesquely over-sexed Grandfather (Marco Adiak Voli), a repressed Grandmother (Rachel

Guyer-Mafune) and the single mother incapable of dealing with her own family history (Shanna Allman).

The unsettling portrayal implies that Li’l Bit “allows” it to go on for years (that she is complicit), but the subtle years long grooming process shows that it’s hard for a child to understand how inappropriate it is, and when it feels good, how hard it is to figure out how to stop something. Especially when that “something” may be the only emotional support a child feels.

It also demonstrates the tenacity of the abuser, the mental delusions he might have about this being “love.” In this play, Uncle Peck is so excited about her 18th birthday. It means he can finally declare his “love” and that their love can now be real and open, since it’s legal. Boyd’s earnest delusion and his desperation are so clear here.

We don’t get “driven” backward in time to the initial sexual assault until toward the

end, and we know it is looming. This allows us to be a bit more ready to experience it, though the action is not very graphic. Still, the emotional punch is large. Once we have that final piece of history, we can look at what Li’l Bit has told us through the evening and evaluate it forward in terms of its effect on her life and what happens after.

The play cracks open the door to those who have not experienced this human depravity. Warning: they don’t provide tissues – bring your own.

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The Seattle Men’s Chorus with special guest Prince Poppycock present “God Save the Queens: 50 Years of British Rock” in two performances only on Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23 at 8pm at McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St). Tickets range from $25-$78 and can be purchased online at www.seattlechoruses.org or over the phone at (206) 388-1400. The Seattle area box office is open Monday through Friday, 11am-6pm.

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Some brilliant choices for The Hunchback of Notre Dame – an average musical

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through June 24 In a small revolution, without a ton of fanfare (aside from their usual advertising), The 5th Avenue Theatre has busted down doors of exclusion for thousands of deaf and hard-of-hearing folks by casting a deaf actor as the lead in their current musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and providing him an opportunity to both sign and be sung for. The 5th Avenue joins a recent production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Sound Theatre Company that was entirely reconfigured to include signing and speaking throughout.

That aspect of this musical production is simply brilliant! Joshua M. Castille, a versatile and accomplished actor, who happens to be deaf, is cast here as Quasimodo, the twisted-from-birth boy who is hidden away in the towers at Notre Dame to be “protected” from the heartless plebians of the city. E.J. Cardona sings for Castille and follows him around (mostly as a gargoyle companion) and manages to be melded to him beautifully and to also sing soaringly and emotionally.

This production is likely just about the best production you might be able to see of this musical. The cast is solid, the technical aspects are beautifully done, and the addition of 30 members of the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union fills out the singing with suitable church harmonies.

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combinations are possible with an odd number, and seven is a large enough group to create big effects, yet small enough to give choreographers a chance to create intimate moments. With seven there is always that

Joshua Castille as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Photo by Tracy Martin

Having said that, it’s not a terribly good musical, as many Disney pieces often end up. The story is told in a straightforward way with relatively little “artfulness” in the telling. The production apparently uses a different libretto than the Disney film.

Sure, the songs are by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, but they’re fairly pedes-

trian, content-wise. No particularly soaring lyrics, no particularly memorable music.

And it moves along pretty slowly.

There are also some huge holes in the story, like why would the only place to hide a fugitive be the bell tower inside Notre Dame Church? Doesn’t that sound like a trap, not a safe hideaway? And even in this

one person who challenges symmetry – who either stands alone, makes a duet into a trio, a quartet into a quintet, or waits backstage while the even numbers do their thing.

Whenever a choreographer is invited to make a dance with the Whim W’Him company (and the dancers get to choose) that seventh person is one factor that seems to make all the works more inventive and interesting.

“Transfigurate” gives us a program of three newly created works that engage the seven dancers, and the audience, in dramatically different ways. In Pascal Touzeau’s “Stickers” the dancers are dressed in skin suits with identical corsets that conceal personal difference, making them into entities who engage in an infinitely complex series of movements. Danielle Agami’s “Duck Sitting” has the dancers sitting on the floor facing the audience, then suddenly leaping up into an array of intricate patterns and combinations, then suddenly returning to their starting positions – a motif that continues throughout the dance. Olivier Wevers’ “Silent Scream” uses the silent films of Charlie Chaplin as a metaphor for the present day, giving each dancer a classic film persona to develop in a humorous encounter with an increasingly dangerous world.

All of these dances came together to form a fascinating evening that caused my dance buddy to turn to me, after each one, and say “Fabulous! Incredible!” I entirely agree. Here are the dances in the order they were performed:

“Stickers” choreographed by Pascal Touzeau – Photo courtesy of Whim W'Him

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“Stickers” (2018) Choreography: Pascal Touzeau Music: Sofia Gubaidulina Costumes: Nova Dobrev Touzeau is heavy-duty – an international ballet director and choreographer in Germany, France, and Spain; a soloist who, for nine years, danced under the great William Forsythe at Ballet Frankfurt; and cofounder of his own company, Alienor Ballet Contemporain in Bordeaux. It’s a measure of how heavy-duty Whim W’Him has become that they can attract and support projects with choreographers as important as Touzeau. The dance itself is super-inventive, an exploration of movement in every part of the body. The moves are awkward, angular, and strong, random but not random, with striking motifs that reoccur but do not repeat. Star-shaped fingers, compass

production, a man’s hamstring gets cut and several minutes later he’s walking around like it never happened.

I have not seen the Disney version, but I understand the talking/singing gargoyles were played for laughs there and here they are thankfully not. There is some lovely choreography for the Gypsy population and some pretty costuming, and there is some notion here of a displaced population facing unreasonable prejudice.

Esmerelda (beautifully sung by Dan’yelle Williamson) is not apparently even known by these local Gypsys, yet why she suddenly shows up here is unknown.

All the main men fall in love with her, but she’s got a lot of dialogue about being her own person in a very 2018-style liberation, yet apparently still falls in love with a captain for little apparent reason other than moving the plot along.

So, much of the event is fairly average, but then there are flashes of absolute brilliance. The fact that Castille will sign every performance (along with some signing by the cast) and many of the performances will be live-signed in ASL or captioned to read means that so many people who are usually left out of theatrical participation can be included. That is something to be celebrated and applauded.

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legs, head nodding, one dancer sitting on the waist of a reclining dancer – all these resurface through the kaleidoscopic amalgam – but offer new thoughts each time rather than establishing a metaphor that builds on a specific idea. Because the dancers are dressed in skins and corsets, they look and move like mannequins who come to life when the human world is asleep, or like aliens experimenting with newly acquired human forms. Movement was vertical – standing like statues – or horizontal, with two or three figures entangling their limbs and rolling on the floor together.

Touzeau managed to create movements on the infinitely flexible dancers – moves that were so multidirectional – that the human body appeared to be a new invention. Some devices were dramatically simple, such as having one dancer stand with her back to the audience, repeating the movement of a row of dancers facing the audience, so that the gestures could be seen in two dimensions. The effect was surreal – but magically fascinating and beautiful. My dance buddy and I both loved it, and I – who have seen a lot of dance – felt as though I was seeing something new under the sun. That doesn’t happen very often.

“Duck Sitting” (2018) Choreography: Danielle Agami Music: Glen Kotche Costumes: Nova Dobrev Nova Dobrev, who came up with the great neutral costumes in “Stickers” also came up with the modified suits in “Duck Sitting” – with dancers dressed like hipsters caught in a hurricane that tore off random parts of their pants and coats. She deserves a shout out for cleverly signaling the subtext of the dance – digital humans vulnerable to the electronic and regimented burdens of their lives. The soundscape of dogs barking, machines clanking, clocks ticking and various annoying screeches created an environment of stress, while the danc-

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“Duck Sitting” choreographed by Danielle Agami – Photo courtesy of Whim W'Him

“Silent Scream” choreographed by Olivier Wevers – Photo courtesy of Whim W'Him

ers alternately sat and scurried through the stop-start pattern of the work. The group sat on the floor in a formation that looked like assigned seats, though as dancers raced around and returned to their places, they took different spots while maintaining the same pattern – i.e. interchangeable parts in the machine, cogs in a wheel. As the dance went on dancers would suddenly sit down in the established pattern again, as though some larger entity (employer? fate? God?) was returning them to their starting point.

Falling down motifs, frantic texting gestures, clapping feet, butt-walking – all constructed a universe of enforced, uncomfortable action.

It became clear to me that Agami was using the seating pattern as the organizing principle – the starting point of each episode as the moves shifted and changed. In the discussion afterward I was fascinated to learn that the dancers were responding to light cues from the stage director rather than to the soundscape, which was a conglomeration so random that I couldn’t imagine how it could tell dancers when to move or how to move. Agami, like Crystal Pite in “Emergence,” is using non-musical movement prompts that create wave-like effects that contextualize the sound rather than the reverse. Very interesting. Very modern.

“Silent Scream” (2018) Choreography: Olivier Wevers Music: Album Leaf, Charlie Chaplin; Violin Jim Kent Costumes: Mark Zappone And speaking of modern times, Charlie Chaplin and his world of silent film is the subject and metaphor of Wever’s “Silent Scream,” a delightfully edgy dance that takes on the discontents of our own Mod-

ern Times. Each dancer has an assigned role – the Boxer, the Cop, the Screen Siren, the Prisoner, the Ingénue, the Roué, and, of course, Charlie Chaplin him/herself – gender roles being a charmingly mixed bag.

Brawny Cameron Birts, for instance, is the flirty-skirted movie star, walking on highheeled tiptoes, while Chaplin is played by the petite Mia Monteabaro. Wevers establishes all the clichés of the silver screen in dance episodes that remind the audience of what made Chaplin and the silent era so great – the exaggerated gestures, the heart-on-the-sleeve emotions, the dramatic body language – while Jim Kent, the dancer-musician, strolls across the stage playing Chaplin’s “Smile” on the violin. All this was prelude to the darkening mood of a world gone awry, focused on Chaplin’s greatest film The Dictator and its final speech, an appeal to the viewer to resist tyranny. In the post-dance discussion Wevers made its relevance to our current dilemma specific, but anyone watching the dance itself would not mistake its commentary on the rise of dictatorial fascism in our own time and place. Sadly, what’s old is new again, but happily, it is the job of art to sound the alarm lest we become complacent. “Silent Scream” does this very successfully. My only fear is that it will be forever relevant. (Sigh).

“Transfigurate” is running at Cornish Playhouse through June 16. This is the best of contemporary dance – with three brilliant choreographers and seven dancers who are the seven wonders of the world.

You should see it, enjoy it, learn from it, and strike a blow for democracy! For tickets, visit www.whimwhim.org or call 1-800838-3006.

Eighth Grade, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? win top awards at the 44th Seattle International Film Festival Big stars arrive final weekend

Ethan Hawke – Photo courtesy of SIFF

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer Big stars arrived for the final weekend of the Seattle International Film Festival. Actor Ethan Hawke arrived last Friday, June 8, for a tribute reserved for platinum pass and ticket holders only. Two days later, the Closing Night brought director, Gus Van Sant and actors Joaquin Phoenix and Beth Ditto for a screening of Van Sant’s latest film, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.

Earlier in the day, winners were announced at the Golden Space Needle Awards. The awards were presented at a ceremony and breakfast held at First & Bell.

The 25-day Festival, which began May 17, featured over 400 films representing 90 countries, including 35 World premieres

(6 features, 29 shorts), 46 North American premieres (32 features, 14 shorts), 25 US premieres (16 features, 9 shorts), and 750 Festival screenings and events. Additionally, SIFF brought in nearly 400 filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals as guests of the Festival.

Artistic Director Beth Barrett said, “Executive Director Sarah Wilke and I were thrilled to present Ethan Hawke with the Festival’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Cinema before a screening of Blaze, his latest directing effort, as well as welcoming Melanie Lynskey back to the Festival for a special screening of Seattle based local film, Sadie. We also had an incredible lineup of local films, and our documentary film selection continues to be among the best in the country. Back for

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Sarah Wilke, Beth Barrett, Beth Ditto, Joaquin Phoenix, and Gus Van Sant – Photo by MK Scott

the second year was SIFF’s New Works-inProgress Forum, where we screened two narrative and two documentary features in the midst of their creative process to the Seattle audience of industry and festival attendees, as well as continuing our exploration of the intersections between cinema and Virtual Reality at our first Pop-up event, SIFF VR Zone at Pacific Place.”

The Best of SIFF 2018 lineup has been announced BEST OF SIFF 2018 – Presented by Alaska Airlines Audience Favorites and Award Winners from the 44th Seattle International Film Festival My Name is Myeisha; The Guilty;

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Thunder Road; Inventing Tomorrow; The Russian Five; Prospect; The Reports on Sarah and Saleem Best of SIFF 2018 Shorts Audience Award Winners Pick of the Litter; The Last Suit; Dead Pigs; Waru Best of SIFF 2018 Shorts Jury Award Winners Supa Modo; Afghan Cycles; C’est la vie!; See You Up There and SIFF’s five cinema screens will resume daily cinema service with Best of SIFF titles and other outstanding cinematic experiences beginning Friday, June 15.

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Fred Rogers doc Won’t You Be My Neighbor? an empathic plea for kindness

Fred Rogers in Won't You Be My Neighbour? – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Now playing It’s impossible not to watch Morgan Neville’s Fred Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and not be moved. Here was a man, a Presbyterian minister, who took it upon himself to change the face of television by crafting a program, the longrunning “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” that treated children with respect and intelligence while at the same time taught everyone who watched it the healing and cathartic power of kindness. His show celebrated the power of imagination while also refusing to shy away from discussing subjects thought to be kid television taboos like death and divorce. Most of all, Rogers put forth an idea that every child from every background, no matter what their race or gender, could aspire to be whatever their hearts desired.

This was the Neighborhood as he saw it, a selfless place where a community built on compassion and love could accomplish anything, a place where every child was valued, taken care of and made to feel wanted and safe. Watching Neville’s film, it’s instantly apparent this was a sincere, lifelong belief on Rogers’ part. He came to this realization early on, believed in it so much that in one of his earliest shows in 1968 he had Daniel Striped Tiger ask his friend and confidant Lady Aberlin, “What does assassination mean?” This was right after Bobby Kennedy was gunned down, and he knew children across the country were asking tough questions and wanted honest answers to help allay their fears.

Over the course of more than three decades and 1,765 shows, Rogers again and again tackled problems like this head-on and without condescension, and in the process became a television icon practically unparalleled in broadcast history.

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Neville focuses on the evolution of “Mr. Rogers Neighborhood,” utilizing a variety of interviews with family, friends and coworkers, along with a substantial archive of behind-the-scenes and home movie footage, to do so. We watch as a man slowly but surely comes into his own, always wrestling with what the right thing to do is while ensuring each and every program he made puts children and their needs first above anything else. We see the show take shape, quickly hitting its stride with the aid of folks like Betty Aberlin (Lady Aberlin), David Newell (Mr. McFeely), Joe Negri (Handyman Negri) and François Scarborough Clemmons (Officer Clemmons) all providing vital assistance in order for it to happen.

Clemmons provides some of the more insightful observations, revealing how the classic kiddie pool scene between his character and Mr. Rogers came about as well as the difficulties he faced being gay and being forced to remain closeted if he wanted to remain a vital part of a hugely popular PBS children’s program. He talks directly about the friendship he had with Rogers and the many complexities that came along with it. It’s eye-opening stuff that adds additional layers to the film that I honestly wish Neville would have explored a little more fully than he actually does.

But the fact is Neville doesn’t shy away from analyzing the legacy Fred Rogers left behind in as detailed a manner as he can.

We watch as Rogers struggles to come up with the right words to say to children after the events of 9/11. We see his interviews and testimonies to Congress where he speaks from the heart without the aid of his prepared text, and in doing so convinces at least one Senator to change his mind about continuing to fund PBS. We laugh along as Eddie Murphy parodies “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” on “Saturday Night Live” and we smile broadly watching the man talk directly to children during small get-togethers with the aid of Daniel

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Striped Tiger. And, ultimately, we sit there dumbfounded when FOX News anchors attack Rogers for having the temerity to tell all children everywhere that they’re special and are aghast to see images of the Westboro Baptist Church shamelessly and cruelly picket his memorial service after his death in 2003.

In the end, however, what Fred Rogers leaves for us to treasure and explore is a history of empathy and kindness we cannot allow to be forgotten. In a current climate where differences are ridiculed, children

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life and legacy of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” creator and star Fred Rogers, the movie is an insightful marvel that radiates tolerance and understanding. More than that, it is a film that asks people to remember just how far a little kindness can go, asking the viewer to reconnect with the innate goodness that sits there inside of them as they attempt to navigate through all of the various ups, downs, tragedies and triumphs life can oftentimes throw our way.

During his stop in Seattle to attend the festival I had the opportunity to sit down with Neville to talk about his latest documentary. Here are some of the highlights from our conversation: Sara Michelle Fetters: And here we are again back at SIFF. How does it feel to be back in Seattle?

Morgan Neville: Terrific. I love Seattle.

We’ve had a lot of success here. But I’m admittedly tired. I go to bed too late. Lots of balls in the air right now. I get up way too early and have a lot of work to do, both here and back at home.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Probably already all involved in your next project

fleeing genocide are ripped from their parent’s arms and vocal minorities use social media and other technological platforms to spew hateful epitaphs at anyone daring to disagree with them, understanding the lessons of the Neighborhood are more important now than maybe they ever have been before. All of which makes Won’t You Be My Neighbor? an essential piece of filmmaking excellence viewers of all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures and political persuasions owe it to themselves to see at the earliest possible opportunity.

while you’re having to go around the country talking about this one, I imagine?

Morgan Neville: My project after my next project, actually. [laughs] I’ve already finished my next project. Being an independent filmmaker, it’s all about the hustle.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Even with an Oscar for 20 Feet of Stardom under your belt?

Morgan Neville: It’s easier. It’s definitely easier. It’s easier to get stuff made.

But I still have my residual hustle from being a filmmaker for 25 years. I want to do everything. I’m always too busy. [laughs] Sara Michelle Fetters: And here you are having just made a film about a man, Fred Rogers, who was maybe the hardest working man in television?

Morgan Neville: Exactly. He was the good kind of being “too busy.” I think that’s safe to say. As you would hope, making a film about Fred Rogers was like a chance to live in his world for a year, because you live in that headspace, everybody working on the film did. We were all in this “kindness” bubble for all 2017. It was the best place I could have spent 2017, working on this film. It was like this place we went to where everybody was kind and empathetic and we all looked out for each other. We all had a smile on our face working. I didn’t want to leave.

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Sara Michelle Fetters: What was the initial impetus that made you say, I need to make a movie about Fred Rogers?

Morgan Neville: I was watching his speeches. Somehow, watching these speeches he gave to Congress on YouTube, I just instinctively felt like I needed more of this voice in our culture. It wasn’t just that I wanted to revisit a voice from my childhood, it was that the stuff Fred talked about felt urgently needed in our culture, that there’s nobody else saying the things he was saying. I felt like having a grownup, empathetic voice whose looking out for the long-term well-being of our neighborhood was something I needed. I don’t hear other people talking like that. Not in our politics.

Not in our media.

He’s also unique in that he supersedes any sense of labels because everybody watched “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” We didn’t watch him as a Democrat or Republican, as a Christian or a Jew. It was as an unformed human. As a child. He was trying to figure out how we treat each other and how we treat ourselves. He helped teach us basic principles of how to live together, that’s what it is. Here are the rules of the neighborhood. Now go out there and live.

And Fred pulled from everywhere! Not only from his own Christian theology, but he also studied all religions. What are the basic humanist ideas that we should all abide by? That was a question he was asking. What he talked about was essentially aspiring to a state of grace by which he means, without getting too theological here, and not really the idea of the undeserved goodness bestowed upon you by God, but instead the idea that essentially we do good to other people not because they deserve it, and not because we get something back, but just to do good for other people. It was that simple. That’s grace.

Imagine if everybody did that? We would end up in a virtuous circle where we have a healthy society. Instead it often feel like we’re in a vicious circle these days filled with resentment and fear. Because of that Fred’s is a voice that should be a part of the conversation today. In a weird way, many people have said this to me that this is the most contemporary film I’ve made even though Fred Rogers first went on television 50 years ago. Crazy, right?

Sara Michelle Fetters: Admittedly, you can’t sit in the theater and not realize that, not have the parallels to what’s going on right now slap you across the face a little bit.

Morgan Neville: Yeah. I even pulled it back because it was so heavy-handed at times, those parallels, but they’re practically inescapable.

Sara Michelle Fetters: When did you know going through all of this footage and looking through Fred’s archives that you had a motion picture?

Morgan Neville: I knew that early on. The moment I knew I wanted to make the film, which is the moment where I felt like there was enough to make a film, was when I began to wonder if Fred’s words and deeds could resonate with today’s audiences. I was actually insecure about making this film in the beginning. Can a serious documentary filmmaker make a serious film about a person who is often thought of as a punch line? Can a serious documentary be made about a man who tried to teach the world how to be kind to one another?

I asked my wife about it, and she thought it was a great idea. But then, she’s a children’s librarian, so she’s a little biased. [laughs] But as I did talk to people I kept getting positive feedback. They all thought it would be really interesting. Then I went to the Fred Rogers Center, and that’s when I knew this film could be made. At the Fred Rogers Center they have all of his archives and I’d read about the Bobby Kennedy episode, about the assassination episode, but I’d never seen it. It’s never been aired since that initial broadcast. I went to the center and asked to see that episode. When I watched it, I was floored. I knew then I could make this film. Everything, any insecurity I had about depth or dimension or tension, all of it was answered when I watched that episode. That was it for me. I had to make this film.

Sara Michelle Fetters: As you say, it would have been easy for the film to

Morgan Neville, director of Won't You Be My Neighbour? on the set of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood" – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

dip into being heavy-handed, to become preachy. You could have used this minister to preach to your audience. But somehow that doesn’t happen. We observe this man go through his life and creating this amazing thing on PBS. How difficult was it to walk that line where you do just observe and tell a story but do so without hammering the viewer over the head with everything you’re attempting to say?

Morgan Neville: There are a couple of things. The first is that it is very easy to be hagiographic in making a bio-doc and particularly if you’re making one about Mr. Rogers. It’s real easy to slip into sanctification which would have done him a disservice because Fred wasn’t good because he was anointed by God to be that way, he was good because he struggled through insecurity and doubt and mistakes and had to work really hard to be that good. I feel like understanding how human he was, that was a way of understanding how difficult the struggle of being human is.

The other thing was that Fred was somebody who never wanted to spin answers. He never wanted to be untruthful. I think what Fred always asked people for was to make up their own mind about things. To have an open mind. I feel it is both effective preaching and effective filmmaking to put it back on the audience and say, “We’re not telling you what to do; we’re just saying this is what we’ve done or what other people have done. This is how it is. Make up your own mind.” I feel like the whole ending of the film is an act of empathetic understanding. I think Fred would have appreciated that. It’s not like we asked, “What would Fred do?” or “Who is the next Fred?” We didn’t want to ask any of that. Instead, the question we ask is, “What responsibility are you going to take for the world that you live in?” I think asking that is very much a tribute to Fred.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Early on in the movie, some of this is just the time period, with how a person gets raised, but I was struck by this moment early on where he’s talking about children, and he’s talking about children on a universal level, and he suddenly says “he.” He never says “she” or “they” even though you know he’s talking about children, all children, in a universal

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manner. I thought that was really fascinating and a good insight into how people were raised. Even this man who thought of children as one large collective couldn’t help but traditionally gender them.

Morgan Neville: I’m glad you noticed that. Yeah. Because as great as Fred was, and as open-minded as he was, he was still maturing all the time. He might have been ahead of the curve but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t apart from the curve. It reminds me of something, it’s not even in the film, maybe I should have put it in the film, but that specifically reminds me of it because there was an episode that he said, “he,” in the show. Actually, there were a number of times where he made things gender specific in the show. Later on, years later he went back and shot inserts. He put on the same clothes and actually fixed old shows because he felt like the show still had some of those trappings of their era and so he wanted the kids watching the show to not to have it feel morally dated. The fact that he actually went and did that is remarkable.”

Sara Michelle Fetters: I had no idea.

That’s incredible.

Morgan Neville: Yeah. Now you’ve got me wondering if I should have left that in there. [laughs] I guess that’s an extra for the Blu-ray.

Sara Michelle Fetters: But that’s a great thing about the show, don’t you think? I remember watching “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” as a kid and I often felt like the show was growing up with me. I think one of the reasons that you could watch that show at four, at six, at eight or even at 10. When you’re 10 you’re supposed to be over these kind of shows, they’re no longer cool to watch, and yet whether you wanted to admit it to your friends or not you could still watch “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” and find something of value, could be entertained.

Morgan Neville: I agree. Fred was always talking at different levels. Age four.

Age 10. Heck, even age 40. If you go back and watch the shows, there’s always something there for just about everyone.

At one point, and this is just a statistic, at one point he was being watched by one in every 12 households every day. This was for a show that was for two to six year olds pri-

marily, which meant that there were a lot of people watching the show that were not two and were not six. There was always often an adult in the room if there was a young child watching it, but I think Fred was also very conscious that the message he was sharing, as much as it was for children, it was also for adults.

I think that’s part of what has resonated with me about the film is this understanding that what Fred was trying to do with kids was to help them process and explain their fears and insecurities, help figure out how we can make the best of those things to create the best community. These are things that adults need help processing as much as kids do. In that way, the show is very therapeutic.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You’ve shown this film now at a few film festivals, and responses have been pretty glowing.

Morgan Neville: Yeah. I won’t lie. It’s been amazing.

Sara Michelle Fetters: All that being so, when the movie goes into general release in June, what do you hope audiences are talking about after they exit the theatre?

Morgan Neville: I’ve said this before, but I feel like so much of our culture gains power by appealing to our baser human instincts, dividing us and feeding our resentments. I see our politics doing that.

I see our media doing that. Our economics even do that. I feel like there’s no kindness lobby. I feel like there is no one out there speaking to the value of civility. Fred Rogers is that person. At a time when those basic ideas of the social compact of how we’re supposed to live together feel threatened, Fred is a vehicle to have this conversation around remembering that those underpinnings of civility and kindness are the things that will keep our society from falling apart.

You make these films hoping they will have an impact but never knowing if they will. Who knows? But we make the film nevertheless. I feel like, even just seeing how people have responded to the film, it just makes my heart feel full, and I think in part that’s because people are hungering for a way to celebrate those things that feel endangered these days.

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SIFF 2018 OFFICIAL COMPETITION WINNER The SIFF Official Competition is juried by a team of international industry members, and are selected by SIFF programmers for their cinematic excellence. The SIFF Official Competition Jury members were James Faust (Dallas International Film Festival), Lael Loewenstein (Box Office Online), and Ania Trzebiatowska (Autlook Filmsales).

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GRAND JURY PRIZE The Reports on Sarah and Saleem

(d: Muayad Alayan, Palestine/Netherlands/Germany/Mexico 2018) JURY STATEMENT: The Official Competition Jury Award goes to a work that through its complex and multi-dimensional characters tells a familiar story of infidelity in an original and wholly disarming way. We were struck by the unexpected journey taken by the two female leads towards empowerment, particularly given the political and social climate of a modern day divided Jerusalem. The Official Competition Jury Award goes to The Reports on Sarah and Seleem.

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2018 GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD WINNERS SIFF celebrates its films and filmmakers with the Golden Space Needle Audience Awards. Selected by Festival audiences, awards are given in six categories: Best Film, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Short Film. This year, over 80,000 ballots were submitted.

The 2018 Golden Space Needle Awards are created by Seattle artist, Piper O’Neill.

More about O’Neill at piperoneill.net.

GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD – BEST FILM Eighth Grade, directed by Bo Burnham (USA 2018) First runner-up: The Last Suit, directed by Pablo Solarz

(Argentina/Poland/Spain/France/Germany 2017) Second runner-up: Champions, directed by Javier Fesser (Spain 2018) Third runner-up: C’est la vie!, directed by Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano

(France/Canada/Belgium 2017) Fourth runner-up: Supa Modo, directed by Likarion Wainaina (Kenya/Germany 2018) GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD – BEST DOCUMENTARY Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, directed by Morgan Neville (USA 2018) First runner-up: Pick of the Litter, directed by Don Hardy Jr., Dana Nachman (USA 2017) Second runner-up: Return to Mount Kennedy, directed by Eric Becker (USA 2018) Third runner-up: The Most Dangerous Year, directed by Vlada Knowlton (USA 2018) Fourth runner-up: The Russian Five, directed by Joshua Riehl (USA 2018) GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD – BEST DIRECTOR Gustav Möller, The Guilty (Denmark 2018) First runner-up: Pablo Solarz, The Last Suit

(Argentina/Poland/Spain/France/Germany 2017) Second runner-up: Megan Griffiths, Sadie (USA 2018) Third runner-up: Debra Granik, Leave No Trace (USA 2018) Fourth runner-up: Albert Dupontel, See You Up There (France 2017) GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD – BEST ACTOR Miguel Ángel Solá, The Last Suit (Argentina/Poland/Spain/France/Germany 2017) First runner-up: Jakob Cedergren, The Guilty (Denmark 2018) Second runner-up: Ethan Hawke, First Reformed (USA 2017) Third runner-up: Jim Cummings, Thunder Road (USA 2018) Fourth runner-up: Ben Foster, Leave No Trace (USA 2018) GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD – BEST ACTRESS Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade (USA 2018) First runner-up: Rhaechyl Walker, My Name is Myeisha (USA 2018) Second runner-up: Sophia Mitri Schloss, Sadie (USA 2018) Third runner-up: Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Leave No Trace (USA 2018) Fourth runner-up: Ana Brun, The Heiresses

(Paraguay/Uruguay/Germany/Brazil/Norway/France 2018) GOLDEN SPACE NEEDLE AWARD – BEST SHORT FILM Emergency, directed by Carey Williams (USA 2017) First runner-up: About the Birds and the Bees, directed by J.J. Vanhanen

(Finland 2017) Second runner-up: Wishing Box, directed by Wenli Zhang, Nan Li (USA 2017) Third runner-up: Cats Cradle, directed by Jonathan Napolitano (USA 2018) Fourth runner-up: Wave, directed by Benjamin Cleary, TJ O’Grady Peyton

(Ireland 2017) LENA SHARPE AWARD FOR PERSISTENCE OF VISION Presented by Women in Film – Seattle Dana Nachman, Pick of the Litter (USA 2017) This award is given to the female director’s film that receives the most votes in public balloting at the Festival. Lena Sharpe was co-founder and managing director of Seattle’s Festival of Films by Women Directors and a KCTS-TV associate who died in a plane crash while on assignment. As a tribute to her efforts in bringing the work of women filmmakers to prominence, SIFF created this special award and asked Women in Film - Seattle to bestow it.

SIFF 2018 COMPETITION AWARDS SIFF confers five juried competition awards: SIFF Official Competition, Ibero-American Competition, New Directors Competition, New American Cinema Competition (FIPRESCI Prize), and Documentary Competition. The winners in each juried competition receives $5,000 in cash.

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SPECIAL JURY MENTION The Heiresses (d: Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay/Uruguay/Germany/Brazil/Norway/ France 2018) JURY STATEMENT: We would like acknowledge The Heiresses, a remarkable first feature from Paraguay by Marcelo Martinessi.

2018 Entries: The Devil’s Doorway (d: Aislinn Clarke, United Kingdom 2018, World Premiere) Garbage (d: Qaushiq Mukherjee, India 2018, North American Premiere) The Heiresses (d: Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay/Uruguay/Germany/Brazil/Norway/ France 2018, US Premiere) Leave No Trace (d: Debra Granik, USA 2018) Luna (d: Elsa Diringer, France 2017) Pig (d: Mani Haghighi, Iran 2018, North American Premiere) Team Hurricane (d: Annika Berg, Denmark 2017) The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (d: Muayad Alayan, Palestine/Netherlands/Germany/Mexico 2018, North American Premiere) Something Useful (d: Pelin Esmer, Turkey/France/Netherlands/Germany 2017, North American Premiere) 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. Recognized as one of the top film festivals in North America, the Seattle International Film Festival is the longest, most highly attended film festival in the United States, reaching more than 145,000 annually. The 25-day festival is renowned for its wide-ranging and eclectic programming, presenting over 400 features, short films, and documentaries from over 80 countries each year. SIFF Cinema exhibits premiere theatrical engagements, repertory, classic, and revival film showings 363 days a year on five screens at the SIFF Cinema Uptown, SIFF Cinema Egyptian, and SIFF Film Center, reaching more than 175,000 attendees annually. SIFF Education offers educational programs for all audiences serving more than 10,000 students and youth in the community with free programs each year.

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Wendy Jo Carlton to produce queer feature Good Kisser this September in Seattle

by Scout Leonard The Seattle Lesbian A maker of independent, female-oriented queer movies for two decades, awardwinning writer/director Wendy Jo Carlton is prepping to shoot her next feature in Seattle entitled, Good Kisser. Casting is currently underway.

A story of an awkward love triangle between three women on the night they plan to sleep together, Good Kisser promises to be erotic and awkwardly amusing.

Often working under micro-budget constraints, Carlton previously directed the lesbian drama, Hannah Free (starring Emmy-winner Sharon Gless of “Cagney & Lacey” and “Queer As Folk” fame), the first lesbian musical romance, Jamie and Jessie are Not Together, and two seasons of the award-winning lesbian dramedy series, “Easy Abby.”

Carlton has also had short films in festivals around the globe, including The American Film Institute, Sundance, SIFF, and Outfest.

Production of Good Kisser is set for early September in and around Seattle. Look for exciting casting and soundtrack announcements soon, as The Seattle Lesbian’s Sarah

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Toce will be following behind the scenes of the production of Carlton’s sexy new super gay movie.

Celebrating 44 Years!

Beautifully abhorrent Bullock’s gaggle of Hereditary a terrifying jolt fashionably fabulous gals of madness clothe Ocean’s Eight in fun

Toni Collette in Hereditary – Photo courtesy of A24

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer HEREDITARY Now playing Artist Annie Graham’s (Toni Collette) mother is dead. She’s conflicted as to how she should feel, the two of them not very close. However, the woman was especially kind and attentive to Annie and husband Steve’s (Gabriel Byrne) youngest child Charlie (Milly Shapiro), the two of them sharing a bond that seemed to transcend normal grandmother-granddaughter relationships. As for oldest child Peter (Alex Wolff), it’s hard to know what he is feeling, the quiet, soft-spoken teenager happier to crush on one of his pretty classmates or sneak a joint with one of his few friends behind the high school gym than he is to talk with his parents about any of his emotional upheavals.

It all sounds normal enough. Still, there is a surreal air of plaintive mystery residing inside the Graham house, and Annie finds herself absolutely unable to shake the sense that there is something tragically terrible coming their way. After an unbelievable accident rocks the entire family, this artist, wife and parent begins to crumble inside of herself like she never has before, obsessing over her late mother’s history of mental illness and spending an inordinate amount of time with a new friend she met at a grief support group named Joan (Ann Dowd) than could potentially be healthy. Much to Steve’s chagrin and to Peter’s growing terror, Annie also claims to be conversing with someone from beyond the grave, and it soon becomes an open question as to whether she is losing her mind or if she really is making paranormal contact with spirits from the other side of death’s door.

As if trying to see if it would be possible to combine Ordinary People, The Shining, Don’t Look Back, The Ice Storm, Repulsion, Little Children, The Innocents, In the Bedroom and Rosemary’s Baby into one cohesive, terrifyingly intimate narrative, writer/director Ari Aster makes a noteworthy debut with the powerfully unsettling, emotionally dexterous horror melodrama Hereditary. Propelled forward by an austere, perfectly calibrated score by musician Colin Stetson (Blue Caprice) and featuring unnerving, beautifully disquieting cinematography from newcomer Pawel Pogorzelski (Tragedy Girls), this movie gets off on the right foot immediately. But it is Collette’s stunning, career-best performance that is the anchor point all events happening here are born from, the veteran actress so dialed into the style and tone of Aster’s story imaging it without her is frankly impossible.

How do people deal with their grief?

Is tragedy like an aggressive disease, and once it grabs hold of the familial nervous

system is there no treatment or cure that will eradicate it without causing additional pain? What are the ways people try and communicate with one another after death strikes and the survivors are left to pick up the pieces? Does fate play a part? Is there a higher power? Does God exist? Does the Devil? Is the supernatural real? Or is it only another bit of fluffy nonsense we delude ourselves into believing in order to ease a pain born out of a deep-rooted inability to forgive one’s own self for missteps taken walking upon life’s seemingly never-ending highway?

I can’t say all of those questions are asked in Aster’s debut, but there are times throughout the story where it feels as if they are. The director has his mind set on a fairly expansive set of themes and ideas, and the way he attempts to sort through them all is as freewheeling and as imprecise as Annie’s failing psychological grasp is to all that may or may not be happening inside the secluded house she and her family call home. There is a growing dread that permeates things right down into the roots, the evil attempting to blossom so expansive and destructive it will burn the souls of all who encounter it right down to ash.

There is a point where the center is modified, where Annie is no longer standing in the spotlight and another is reluctantly forced to take her place. It’s a somewhat jarring tonal shift, and I’m not certain that I feel Aster pulls it off. Part of this is because Collette is just so spectacular, so magnificent, having her no longer be the driving influence on what is transpiring takes getting used to. This had a great deal to do with the fact that my emotional attachment to other members of the Graham family wasn’t as strong as it was with Annie. She was the one I cared about. She was the one I wanted desperately to understand. Even so, the place Aster ultimately takes things to, while not entirely unexpected, is still gutwrenching in its power to unnerve and startle, the last scene so fundamentally ghastly in its gorgeous abhorrence I was almost struck dumb by what it was I just had sat there and witnessed.

In the end I’m forced to be vague about a lot of what goes on here. Aster’s debut not only gives Collette a spellbinding showcase that by all rights should earn her an Oscar nomination (but because this is a horror movie frustratingly probably will not do so), it also marks the arrival of a major filmmaker whose follow-up will immediately vault to the top of my must-see list for whatever calendar year it ends up being released in. This is high-octane nightmare fuel that had me shivering all the way home with my stomach twisted into a series of painful knots I had trouble believing I was ever going to be able to unwind, Hereditary a go-for-broke stunner overflowing in a myriad of petrifying mysteries many will be attempting to decipher for a number of years to come.

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The question one must ask when reviewing Ocean’s Eight is just how much to say about the film in order to not inadvertently give away any of its secrets. Not so much because the twists and turns hiding inside director Gary Ross (Pleasantville, The Hunger Games) and Olivia Milch’s (Dude) clever little screenplay are difficult to figure out (sadly most of them are not) but more because seeing them come to life on their own without any sort of foreknowledge is honestly kind of sensational, there’s so much to love here. A continuation in spirit of the three all-star heist films director Steven Soderbergh and star George Clooney took pleasure in creating back in the earlyto-mid 2000’s, this female-driven variation is an enjoyable change of pace that makes its own stiletto-heeled mark upon the genre. It’s a heck of a lot of fun, and spelling things out any more than that feels slightly like overkill.

Fresh out of spending five years in prison, Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) heads to New York and quickly meets up with best friend and former partner Lou (Cate Blanchett). She already has a plan for a heist, one that will net countless millions if they are able to pull it off. Debbie wants to rob Cartier of a priceless, six-pound diamond necklace, and in order to get access to it they’re going to surreptitiously convince them to loan the piece to international movie star Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) so she can wear it to the annual Met Gala.

To assist them the pair enlist the help of fashion designer Rose Weil (Helena Bonham Carter), diamond merchant Amita (Mindy Kaling), computer hacker Nine Ball (Rihanna), pickpocket Constance (Awkwafina) and retired fence and current suburban housewife and mother Tammy (Sarah Paulson). Debbie also procures the unknowing aid of a former boyfriend, wellknown New York art gallery owner Claude Becker (Richard Armitage), figuring no one in the crew will hold it against her if she adds an asterisk to the job that could earn her some richly deserved revenge against a smarmy bastard who played a major role in sending her to prison half-a-decade ago.

While not nearly as well put together as either of Soderbergh/Clooney’s Ocean’s Eleven and Ocean’s Thirteen were, Ross and Milch have nonetheless managed to craft a reasonably engaging little heist comedy that’s overflowing with energetic joy.

The well-dressed cast is fully engaged, all of them slipping into their respective roles with vivacious and confident ease. Bullock turns out to be an instantly believable, and surprisingly lovable, ringleader and mastermind to this eclectic crew of thieves, and

I loved that she didn’t just try to emulate Clooney and instead brought her own effervescent spark that feels unique to her and to this character and nothing else after that.

Blanchett is almost too cool, too perfect as her best friend, the dynamic actress slipping inside Lou’s chicly tough, yet decidedly feminine skin so effortlessly I couldn’t take my eyes off of her each time she strutted into a scene.

The rest of the cast have their respective moments, Bonham Carter, Rihanna and Paulson in particular. But it is Hathaway who comes closest to absconding with the entire picture right out from underneath her co-stars, the actress delivering a comedic performance that’s right up there with some of the best work of her career. Her Daphne is a walking self-deluded egotistical Hollywood stereotype come to dazzling, scenestealing life, and watching the actress give her life with such fearless abandon is frankly delightful. But Hathaway has more cards to play than are initially apparent, and when the opportunity arises for her to flip the script and do something unexpected the Les Misérables Oscar-winner makes sure to make the most of it. It’s a flabbergasting turn of unbridled excellence that had me giggling in gleeful appreciation, and in some ways I almost wish the character could have been involved in all of this subterfuge more than she actually is.

There isn’t a lot of tension, and I can’t say there was ever a point I ever thought Debbie or any of her crew were in any danger of being caught. This makes the third act appearance of a dogged insurance investigator, played with noticeable gusto

by James Corden, slightly underwhelming, while an additional reveal near the end, as cute as it might have been, really only exists to remind us all that this film does indeed remain linked to the three other maledominated ones that came before it. I also can’t say this is going to stick with me like Ocean’s Eleven has, and other than wanting someone to please gift me every single outfit Bullock, Blanchett, Hathaway and Paulson wear (especially Blanchett’s) in the movie the ins and outs of many of the particular plot strands themselves have already started to evaporate from my memory not 24-hours after my press screening.

Not that it matters. Ocean’s Eight stole my heart, and the theft of it has me grinning ear-to-ear. If this is the start to a new continuation of the franchise, and if the casts from the previous ones were to start intermingling with the one from this latest endeavor, I think my excitement level for such a thing might leap into the stratosphere never to come back down to earth.

Bullock, Blanchett and the rest of these gals do a bang-up job making away with the goods, the enjoyment factor so high it almost feels criminal to have had as much fun watching this little trifle of a comedic heist thriller as I ultimately did.

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WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954 HOT MAMA’S PIZZA E.328-2914 Pine St. - 322-6444 OVER’S 9614 14th Ave 104th SW - 763-1347 - 25801 Ave. SE - (253) 852-1720 BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. -- 700 (206) JAZZ ALLEY - 2033#17 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729 BATHS CLUB Z - (men) THE FANTASY SHOP CASTLE SUPERSTORE 1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958 Broadway 604 Central Ave. S - (253) 850-8428 1017 E.JULIA’S Pike St- -300 (206) 204-0126 Ave. E. - 860-1818 HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women) KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - 682-2935 NASHVILLE’S CLUB Z - (men) CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) DOGHOUSE LEATHERS MADISON PUB 1315 E. Madison 325-6537 SW corner of Pike & 11th 1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958 1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126 114 - Railroad Ave. N - (253) 852-0909 1312 E. Pike St. - (206) 257-0231 NEIGHBOURS 1509 Broadway 324-5358 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS HOT HOUSE(stairs SPA &behind SAUNAWildrose) - (women)- 568-3240 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - (206) 323-7437 OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 SW corner ofSTEAM Pike & WORKS 11th - (men) FANTASY UNLIMITED THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375 Summit - 388-4818 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 (stairs behind1520 Wildrose) - (206) 568-3240 2027 Westlake Ave. - (206) 682-0167 POCO WINE ROOM HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157 STEAM WORKS - (men) 1510 1st Ave (206) 624-1784 THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463 NEW YORK EXCHANGE 1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818 HASHTAG 3540 Stone Way N (206) 946-8157 117 Ave. - E. (877) 883-8899 POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178 225Maple Broadway - 726-3300 HERBAN LEGENDS Bell St -St. (206) 849-5596 info@theheron.com 88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300 PONY - 1221 E.- 55 Madison - 324-2854 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 ELEMENTS BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 HERB(N) PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112 RESTAURANTS & BARS OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630 11013 RLake City-Way - (206) 535-8769 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE PLACE 619 NE E. Pine - 322-8828 PANACHE LAUGHING BUDDHA TATTOO E. Madison - 323-1098 RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 88 KEYS - 3152328 2nd Ave. S - (206)St. 839-1300 1534 Broadway - (206) 329-8274 C.C. ATTLE’S GRILLE ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214 RUCKUS CAFE 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805 DARBY’S BALTIC ROOM - 1207 PineBAR St. -&(206) 625-4444 NEW YORK EXCHANGE E. Pike - 621-7591 1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565 SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 THE 5th FANTASY 211 Ave. SESHOP - (360) 357-6229 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE 225 Broadway E. 2222 - (206)2nd 726-3300 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 SHORTY’S Ave - 441-5449 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 LOVER’S 2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD ONYX LEATHER STOUT -1530 11th Ave - 397-3825 TABOO ADULT 3959 Martin WayVIDEO E, Suite D - (360) 456-7300 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 TOULOUSE 1605 12th Ave. #8 PETIT - (206) 328-1965 9813 16th SW -E767-4855 JAKES - 311Ave 4th Ave. - (360) 956-3247 1701 E. Olive Way - (206) 726-0565 THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 601Stone Queen Ave251-0630 N - 432-9069 OZ - 3831 WayAnne N - (206) TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914 THE CANTERBURY THE CUFF COMPLEX UNICORN - 1118 ESHOP Pike - 325-6492 PACIFIC NORTHWEST UNDER U 4 MEN 534 15th Ave. E - (206) 322-3130 4411 Wallingford Ave. N. - (206) 535-6920 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300 UNCLE IKE’S 2103 N. 45th - (206) 545-8363 MAPLE 2310 E ROSE Union INN St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS RUCKUS - 1465 E Republican St - (206) 257-4805 THE CRESCENT 112 (800) 570-2007 501Reservoir 15th AveRd E -- 1-800-GET-DRUGS THE FANTASY SHOP 1413 E. Olive Way - (206) 720-8188 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 9630 16th Ave. SW - (206) 762-3299 THE CUFF COMPLEX WILD AT HEART TABOO ADULT VIDEO 1533 13th Ave. - (206) 323-1525 1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538 9813 16th Ave SW - (206) 767-4855 DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - (206) 322-1080 ANDY’S - 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747-0304 TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - (206) 324-2577 THE BLIND BUCK 1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572 HOT MAMA’S PIZZA 204 N. Division St. - (509) 343-9425 UNDER U 4 MEN 700 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-6444 LOVER’S GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN 709 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 324-6446 JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E - (206) 441-9729 193N. Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 204 Division St. - (509) 443-4014 UNCLE IKE’S JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 860-1818 RUMORS NYNE BARCABARET AND BISTRO 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - (206) 682-2935 1119 - (306) 671-1849 232 W.Railroad Sprague Ave. - (509) 474-1621 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS THE LUMBER YARD 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 9619 16th Ave. SW - (206) 695-2007 WILD AT HEART MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - (206) 325-6537 1111 NW Leary Way - (206) 782-5538 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358 21635 Pacific Hwy S - 878-7780 OUT WEST 5401California Ave. SW - (206) 937-1540 THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - (206) 588-0375 LOVER'S POCO WINE ROOM ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 1408 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-9463 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 RUMORS CABARET POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - (206) 402-5178 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - (206) 324-2854 LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 PURR - 2307 24th Ave E - (206) 325-3112 QUEER BAR - 1518 11th Ave - (206) 687-7491 R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - (206) 322-8828 LOVER’S RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - (206) 233-9873 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 25801 104th Ave. S.E. - (253) 852-1720 ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - (206) 420-3214 21635 Pacific Hwy S - (206)-878-7780 THE FANTASY SHOP SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - (206) 621-7591 SECRETS 604 Central Ave. S. - (253) 850-8428 SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - (206) 441-5449 22862 Pacific Hwy S - (206)-878-8480 NASHVILLE’S SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) STOUT -1530 11th Ave - (206) 397-3825 114 - Railroad Ave. N. - (253) 852 - 0909 TOULOUSE PETIT 601 Queen Anne Ave. N - (206) 432-9069 UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - (206) 325-6492 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO WILDROSE - 1021 E Pike - (206) 324-9210 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 5633 Airport Way S - (206) 466-5954 LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 9614 14th Ave SW - (206) 763-1347 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - 322-1080 RETAIL SHOPS

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THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA SUPERSTORE 117 CASTLE Maple Ave. - (877) 883-8899 - info@theheron.com 6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd. - (253) 471-0391 CLUB SILVERSTONE 739½ St. Helens Ave. - (253) 404-0273 THE FANTASY SHOP DARBY’S CAFE 2301 6thS.E. Ave.- (360) - (253)357-6229 272-6640 211 5th Ave. LOVER’S LOVER’S 7002 Tacoma Mall Blvd., #F - (253) 475-2271 3959 Martin Way E. Suite D - (360) 456-7300 PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP JAKES - 311 4th Ave. E. - (360) 956-3247 2702 N. Proctor St. - (253) 752-2242 THE MIX - 635 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-4327 RAINBOW CENTER MAPLE ROSE INN Ave. - (253) 383-2318 2215 Pacific 112 SHAKABRAH Reservoir Rd - (800) JAVA570-2007 CAFE 2618 6th Ave. - (253) 572-2787

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

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

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

SUNDAY - June 17

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

Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets 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 Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org

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

MONDAY - June 18

SATURDAY - June 16

(See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

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

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

Fremont Fair & Parade - Seattle’s Solstice Tradition (6/16 & 6/17). 10am-8pm, Fremont Ave N & N 35th-36th Sts. Live music, beer gardens, crafts market. Solstice Parade at 1pm, begins at NW 36th St & Leary Way NW, ends at Gasworks Park. Info: www.fremontfair.com.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Saturday. Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). For info, call (206) 393-3400;.

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

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

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com.

Queer Pride on Whidbey. 2pm (assemble at 12 noon).

Downtown Langley. Fifth annual Queer Pride on Whidbey (QPOW) parade celebrates the LGBTQ+ community of Whidbey Island. Pre-registration (free) available at www.qpowhidbey.com/register, or in person at the former LMS Bus parking lot at 565 Camano Ave. For more information, visit www.qpowhidbey.com or www. facebook.com/queerpridewhidbey.

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave (behind Seattle Central College). Enter via the north parking lot and get a permit for free parking. Meets 3rd Saturday most months. Cost: $4 per person (please try to bring exact change) to help pay for the meeting room rental.

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

Within walking distance of Metro routes 8, 10, 11, 49, 60, Capitol Hill LINK Light Rail station, Capitol Hill streetcar. www.seattleprimetimers.org Mariners Pride Ticket Special. 5:15pm. Safeco Field.

See our Mariners take on the Boston Red Sox. $51 view/$65 main level includes ticket, wearable Pride flag, pregame party, and $5 GSBA scholarship donation.

Information at www.mariners.com/pride.

Mature Friends Annual Banquet. 6pm (cocktails) 7pm (dinner). Women’s University Club, 1105 6th Ave. RSVP and more information: www.maturefriends.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.oasisyouthcenter.org.

Purple Xperience: A Tribute to Prince. 8pm. Orca Ballroom at Tulalip Resort Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, Tulalip. Tickets start at $25 and are available at https://bit.ly/2DgOeO9.

June 16 thru June 24

Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Workship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

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

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

Fremont Fair - Seattle’s Solstice Tradition (6/16 & 6/17). 11am-6pm. Fremont Ave N & N 35th-36th Sts. Live music, beer gardens, crafts market, dog parade (2:30pm). Info: www.fremontfair.com.

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

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

(Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.)

Visit us online www.sgn.org

(See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Monday. Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. For info, call (206) 393-3400. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

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

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

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

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

Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm.

Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). SWC is a 20-member volunteer advisory board that advises the Mayor, City Council, & all City of Seattle departments on matters concerning women & women’s rights. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4537.

PFLAG/Kitsap County (Bremerton) Monthly Meeting. 6-7pm. Kitsap Pride, 532 5th Ave #20, Bremerton.

Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.kitsappflag.org and on Facebook. kitsappflag@yahoo.com. (888) 636-0652. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org PFLAG/Everett (Snohomish County) Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Stillaguamish Public Meeting Room #1, Robert J. Drewell Bldg., 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.pflageverett.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

(206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. MEETS DAILY (except Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Saturday). Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897.

12-step/12- tradition-oriented fellowship of men and (Also meets Fridays.) women who share their experience, strength and hope Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meetto overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) ing in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www.

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12 noon- washingtongenderalliance.com 1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th TUESDAY - June 19 Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & (See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 & hope in order to solve their common problems. We Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare. attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour (206) 622-5555. number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Alki Beach Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 2-3pm. 61st Ave SW & Alki Ave SW. Tuesday Meet Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every at Statue of Liberty statue. For info, call (206) 393-3400.

Sunday. Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations of the lake). For info, call (206) 393-3400. Wheelchair- Aging With Pride. friendly walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Capitol Hill Light Rail Station Development GroundPride. breaking Ceremony. 5-7pm, Capitol Hill Station, BroadRain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon way at Denny Way. Celebrate the long-awaited start of usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented development mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. To construction above the neighborhood’s Link light rail sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org station. Food and drinks, live music, pop-up farmers’ Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. market. Sponsored by Capitol Hill Chamber of Com(contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each merce. More info: www.caphillchamber.org. month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Every Tuesday. Confidential. public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425) E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a 271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org fellowship of men & women who share their experience, Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council strength & hope with each other so they may overcome Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve commuMark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. nications & procedures, explore protection strategies to Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to concerns. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory education, support & service within the Church & the Council has been established by the SPD to increase GLBT community. (425) 226-2746. relationships & communication between the community

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& the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Seattle Tennis Alliance Summer Social Doubles.

6:30-8:30pm. Lower Woodland Tennis Courts, 5773 W Green Lake Way N. Most Tuesdays & Thursdays. Courts #5, 6, 7 & 8. June-August. Weather permitting. Pre-pay online if possible. seattletennisalliance.org No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. For info & location call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

WEDNESDAY - June 20

(See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday. Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. For info, call (206) 393-3400. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title: “White Houses” by Amy Bloom - an historical novel about Eleanor Roosevelt and celebrated journalist Lorena Hickock’s hidden love. https://faculty.washington.edu/ swittet/SGLBookClub/ (Next month’s title: “The Grow House” by Nick DiMartino.)

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

LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Maybe Baby? 6:30-7pm. Rachel’s Ginger Beer, 1610 12th Ave. Join Pacific NW Fertility for a FREE information session on family building options for LGBTQ+ couples.

Cocktails, bites, and an informal discussion on donor sperm, donor egg, IVF, surrogacy, shared maternity, and options for trans persons. Hear from LGBTQ+ couples about their experiences. Dr. Lorna Marshall, Director of the Center for Collaborative Reproduction at Pacific NW Fertility, will lead the discussion. RSVP on EVENTBRITE: https://bit.ly/2M2MsBh For more info, email pride@pnwfertility.com Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park, 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

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

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Seattle Tennis Alliance - 2018 Seattle Classic Tournament (6/22-6/24). UW Nordstrom Tennis Center, 3833 Walla Walla Rd. See details under EVENTS menu at www.seattletennisalliance.org.

PrideFest Capitol Hill - “Rain to Rainbows” (including Family Pride and Queer Youth Pride). 12 noon9pm. Broadway E between E John and E Roy streets and in nearby Cal Anderson Park. Now in its 5th year, Woodinville, Duvall, Snoqualmie, and Carnation. The PrideFest Capitol Hill encompasses the LGBTQ Pride first half of each meeting is dedicated to support, the Festival on Broadway E as well as Family Pride (1second half is usually a guest speaker. See http://com- 4pm) and Queer Youth Pride (4-7pm) in Cal Anderson munity.pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue. Contact us at info@ Park. Free, all ages. Watch for updates at www.seatbellevue-pflag.org or (425) 483-6642. tlepridefest.org.

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 8pm. AmphitheAve E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery atre at Tulalip Resort Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, group. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Tulalip. Tickets start at $65 and are available at https:// Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group bit.ly/21fu85q.

Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Seattle Men’s Chorus – “God Save the Queens! - 50 Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Years of British Rock.” 8pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, St. www.seattlechoruses.org or (206) 388-1400. (Also anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring on Friday, June 22.) fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or SUNDAY - June 24 our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ (See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) gayfathersseattle HAPPY PRIDE! Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

(See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday.

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. Seattle Tennis Alliance - 2018 Seattle Classic Tourna(206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org [NOTE: Please con- ment (6/22-6/24). UW Nordstrom Tennis Center, 3833 Walla Walla Rd. See details under EVENTS menu at tact the facilitator prior to attending.] www.seattletennisalliance.org.

FRIDAY - June 22 Seattle Pride Parade. 11am, 4th Ave & Union St. Proceeds north on 4th Ave to Denny Way and Seattle (See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) Seattle Tennis Alliance - 2018 Seattle Classic Tourna- Center (site of PrideFest). Rain or shine. Free. www. ment (6/22-6/24). UW Nordstrom Tennis Center, 3833 seattlepride.org/pride-parade/ Walla Walla Rd. See details under EVENTS menu at Seattle PrideFest - “Rain to Rainbows.” 12 noon8pm. The legendary Seattle PrideFest rally and party www.seattletennisalliance.org.

Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 at Seattle Center, now in its 12th year. A celebration of 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group LGBTQ arts, culture, and Pride, on four stages. Free.

Watch for updates at www.seattlepride.org. for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Kubota No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. See website for Gardens Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 9817 55th Ave S. Every location. Meets 2nd & 4th Sunday each month. NSWG Friday. Meet at the corner of 55th Ave S and Renton Ave exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts.

S. For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly For info & location, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org.

Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30-3pm. SASG, walk. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201. Meets 4th Sunday each month in 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12- the Ian MacKintosh Room. www.seattleprimetimers.org step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; COMMUNITY RESOURCES www.sasgcc.org Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project - “Our Stories, for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship.

Our Voices.” 2pm, Gay City Calamus Auditorium, 521 E Pike St. Live readings and videos presenting the lives of org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169. women born in the first half of the 20th century, portraying American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us the resilience of the LGBTQ community in the face of Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/Anotherdiscrimination and oppression. A collaboration between Gay-Social-Club/ the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project, Puget Sound Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane.

Advocates for Retirement Action, and Pride at Work. com/guide.html For more information contact Mike Andrew, organizer@ BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bipsara.org, or call (206) 261-8110. sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, binetseattle.org.

Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook. days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Trans Pride. 5pm (gather), 6pm (march), 7pm (cel- COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and ebration), Cal Anderson Park. Seattle’s biggest Trans caregivers into a network of peers and supports them celebration and rally. Allies are welcome. More info at as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective comwww.transprideseattle.org.

LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Vol- munities - www.colage.org leyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

Ave E. Every Friday. 206-684-4753.

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bi- Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. sexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. org strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Cascades Rainbow Community Center - in Mount Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Vernon. 6:30-10:30pm. 1508 N 18th St, Mount Vernon. Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour Most Fridays. Weekly social get-togethers including crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal potlucks and movie nights for LGBTQAI folks in Skagit assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network County and beyond. The Center has the largest LG- support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay BTQAI library in Skagit County with an online catalog Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 of their collection. (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook. (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) (Check Facebook page to confirm meetings.)

Game Night. 7pm-11pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual 201. Every Friday. Card games, board games and fel- Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence lowship. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House Report domestic violence and sexual assault. is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeakdancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- ing.org countrydance.org.

Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm. by providing health services, connecting people to reChrist Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every sources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Friday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More (Also meets Mondays.) info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969.

Seattle Men’s Chorus - “God Save the Queens! - 50 www.gaycity.org Years of British Rock.” 8pm. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. www.seattlechoruses.org or (206) 388-1400. (Also Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, on Saturday,, June 23.) information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. people across the country.

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

Every Friday. (For details, see related listing Sunday Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGat noon.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) BTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org; (206) 322-2437; connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate www.sasgcc.org discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; SATURDAY - June 23 gapseattle.org (See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Net(See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) work - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org

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friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Pinochle Group. 7:30pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

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

THURSDAY - June 21

(See also PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR) Safe and Sober (AA). 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Thursday. Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). For info, call (206) 393-3400;.

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

Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual).

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

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 “Fabulous After 40” - Reception Celebrating Four Decades of SEAMEC. 5-7pm. Nyhus Communications LLC, 720 3rd Ave, 12th floor. The Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee (SEAMEC), Washington State’s oldest continually operating LGBTQ+ rights organization, has interviewed, evaluated, and published political candidate ratings for over 40 years. Various sponsorship levels ($50-$1,000) with goal of raising $10,000 to ensure SEAMEC’s vital work continues. Tickets: www. eventbrite.com/e/fabulous-after-40-celebrating-fourdecades-of-seamec-tickets-45610210367 B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission. 6:30-8:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Seattle LGBTQ Commission is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4514. www/seattle.gov/lgbtq “Marching in Gucci: Memoirs of a Well-Dressed AIDS Activist.” 7:30pm. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S. Multimedia solo performance

by Seattle artist Chad Goller-Sojourner exploring the AIDS crisis through the lens of a Gay, Black activist.

Tickets ($15 students, $20 general, $30 patron) at www.brownpapertickets.com. More information at www. langstonseattle.org. (Also Friday-Saturday, June 22-23.)

Seattle Tennis Alliance Summer Social Doubles.

6:30-8:30pm. Lower Woodland Tennis Courts, 5773 W Green Lake Way N. Most Tuesdays & Thursdays. Courts #5, 6, 7 & 8. June-August. Weather permitting. Pre-pay online if possible. seattletennisalliance.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. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples.

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

First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Wheelchair accessible. We offer support and education in a safe, confidential, and welcoming atmosphere and serve East King County communities including Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Bothell,

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

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

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

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

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

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

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org

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Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

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

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

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

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

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org

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

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

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Therapeutic massage. 30 years experience. Relaxation, major/minor injuries, chronic muscle pain. Small Ballard home office/studio. Massage table or massage chair. Convenient parking. (I’m a Gay-friendly straight male graphic artist, web author.) First session 50% off = $45/1.5 hours (travel extra). By appointment only.

References available. Chris Pringer, Reiki Master, 206-286-0899. If you get a voice message mentioning “extension #,” please hang up and call back again; otherwise, please leave a message. Brochure, testimonials, etc. via chalicebridge.com/BMI-Brochure. html. 44/21

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RCJ is Seattle’s private club hosting hundreds of group jack-off events since 2005. Hot, friendly, and genuine male bonding for men 18+ only. Email or visit our web site for information. info@raincityjacks.org; www. raincityjacks.org. 18/12

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Peyton PETS OF THE WEEK Adoption Center

Sunday – Wednesday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Thursday – Saturday | 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Meet Peyton, an independent 2-year-old orange and grey calico.

This confident girl likes to set her own agenda and will let you know when its time to play or cuddle. If you're fluent in cat and want to spice up your life, come by Seattle Humane and say hello to Peyton. She's currently interviewing for a best friend.

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

13212 SE Eastgate Wy, Bellevue, WA 98005 (425) 649-7563 | adoption@seattlehumane.org

Is your life missing a furry friend? Now is the perfect time to open your world to a pet in need. Coldwell Banker’s Homes for Dogs program with Adopt-a-pet.com has helped place 20,000 dogs into homes across the country. Could your place be the next happy ending for a pet in need? Make your house a home by visiting the shelter and bringing back the pet of your dreams.

Mike Mike is a playful and adventurous 4-year old Chinese Shar-Pei mix from Texas. His ready smile adds crinkles to his cheeks and twinkles to his eyes. Mike is a sweet-natured boy who enjoys making new friends. He is smart and eager-to-please, making him an excellent candidate for positive reinforcement training classes. Mike is a compact pooch at just 43 pounds -- a perfect size!

Mike has been living in the shelter system for quite awhile, through no fault of his own. He is more than ready to have a loving human and a comfy home where he can finally enjoy the good life! Because we are unaware of how much experience Mike has had living in a home, his adopter should be willing to provide him with patience and guidance as he adjusts to a new environment. If you are interested in opening your heart and home to this silly sweetie, please come in and meet Mike today!

As with all of our dogs, Mike has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior-tested. He will go home with a certificate for a veterinary examination and an identification tag.

PLUS, most dog adoptions include six weeks of training in one of our on-campus dog behavior courses - a great way to start off on the right paw!

Introduce to small children with dog experience. Resident dogs are required to visit Mike prior to adoption. Cat-free home.

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June 15, 2018

Celebrating 44 Years!

Dollhouse returns June 20 with special Pride Cabaret!

THE

DOLLHOUSE OPEN MIC SHOW

JOIN US FOR SEATTLE’S WILDEST OPEN MIC NIGHT AT OUR FABULOUS NEW VENUE! AUDIENCE CHOOSES THE WINNER! CASH PRIZE! We need performers for Wednesday nights!

Please text Roxy Doll ASAP if you would like to perform! *** 206-708-9127

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WE ARE A WEEKLY OPEN MIC & OFFER A SUPPORTIVE, POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT TO PRACTICE YOUR CRAFT. STAND-UP COMEDY, ALL FORMS OF DANCE, BURLESQUE, SPOKEN WORD POETRY, LIVE SINGING, LIVE MUSIC/BANDS, STORYTELLING, DRAG, MAGIC ACTS, CIRCUS/SIDESHOW ACTS, FETISH ACTS, AND MORE! Doors open at 9, show starts at 10!

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Visit us online www.sgn.org

June 15, 2018

NO PERFORMER EVER TURNED AWAY, ALL ARE WELCOME (21+)

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