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Issue 34, Volume 43, August 21, 2015

Arts & Entertainment

PIPPIN : They’ve got The Great American “Magic to Do”– and did! Trailer Park Musical is one fun ride

Cast of Pippin – photo by Joan Marcus

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer PIPPIN, THE MUSICAL PARAMOUNT THEATRE Through August 23 The musical Pippin, although a high school staple, has only been revived on Broadway once since its 1972 debut. A simple show that tells a grand story, the musical delights audiences and for good reason; it’s a fun show, with beautiful music and good performances. Currently playing at the Paramount Theatre, Pippin is worth the ticket.

The story tells of troupe of players, part circus and part burlesque, that decide to tell the story of Pippin.

Pippin was the first-born son of Charlemagne, the Great, and was consistently misrepresented throughout history. Here he is a scholar who returns to his father’s kingdom trying to find his own path. Pippin tries his hand at war, at politics, sex, the arts, and even at being King – all to no avail. He can’t find his passion in anything he explores. Finally, he runs away from his

Production photo of The Great American Trailer Park Musical – photo by Dan Davidson

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL STAGERIGHT (AT RICHARD HUGO HOUSE) Through August 29

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When STAGEright started out in 2009 they included musicals every once in a while in their production schedule. Their recent successes with musicals seem to have buoyed them to feel like they can really do this thing, and they’re doing them more and more. Given the feeling of fun and the level of talent in The Great Amerisee musical page 5

Bryce Ryness explains Verdi, front and center the discipline of Matilda at Seattle Opera

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by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer MATILDA, THE MUSICAL THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE August 18-September 6 Bryce Ryness is a family man who is very proud of his children. Yet, he terrorizes kids eight performances a week. Mr. Ryness is playing the role of Miss Trunchbull, the strict disciplinarian school headmistress in the smash musical Matilda. Familiar with The 5th Avenue’s work – Mr. Ryness was in the Original Broadway Cast of their produced musical, First Date – Mr.

Ryness returns to The 5th Avenue with the National Touring Company of Matilda, the musical.

Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences in becoming a performer?

Bryce Ryness: My brother and sister.

I’m the youngest of four. My oldest sibling Gar is seven years older than me. My sister Piven is five years older, and my sister Natalie is two years older. They were my influences from a social perspective. If I wanted to join the conversation at dinner, or see bryce ryness page 4

Gordon Hawkins (Nabucco) and Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille) in Seattle Opera’s Nabucco – photo by Phillip Newton

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer NABUCCO SEATTLE OPERA Through August 22 Along with a cast of supreme vocal power and finesse, Seattle Opera’s new production of Verdi’s Nabucco leapt quite

literally into the laps of the audience with a gleaming intensity that I have never seen surpassed. All hail Aidan Lang, the new General Director, for demonstrating genius in coming up with the idea of putting Verdi’s music foremost by having the orchestra on-stage and placing the singers in front of the orchestra on an extension of the stage out over the orchestra pit. see nabucco page 3

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Exciting new blues band Fast Nasties

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor “Seattle gets the blues to,” says lead singer for the Fast Nasties Eric Blu. “We make music out of it.”

Fast Nasties is an exciting new blues band out of Seattle. “But this ain’t your granddaddy’s blues,” say the band. “This brand of blues has sensitivity for the modern ear. It is a sound that offers something for nearly every taste.”

From the Johnny Cash vibe of “Long Way Down” to the street-level realness of “Where I’m Comin’ From,” there’s no itch this band can’t scratch. Although the band does perform some non-original music, they are quick to say they are not a cover band.

The Fast Nasties are Eric Blu, Vocalist; Andreas Laursen, Guitarist; Robert Woods, Guitarist; Kevin Smith, Bassist; and Nick Marrs, Drummer.

Although newly formed, the band has already recorded tracks of original music that are absolutely splendid. One of the best things about Fast Nasties is that they have a full sound. In other words this band sounds good through the speakers at home, in your car or onstage in a club or concert hall.

Each song speaks for itself, both musically and vocally. From the very carefree and summer bluesy “Coolin’ Out” to the selfaffirming anthem “Let it Ride” the band shows tremendous talent and Blu’s vocals

Blues band Fast Nasties – photo by Shaun Knittel

range from vulnerable to seductive.

Eric Blu is also the lead singer and founder of locally acclaimed Seattle band Eric Blu and The Soul Revue. In addition, Blu, who is openly Gay, spends his time volunteering with local social justice nonprofit Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea), serving as the organizations outreach director for communities of color.

The Fast Nasties are scheduled to appear at the highly anticipated collaborative show Art, Music, Dance, Entertainment & Fashion (AMDEF) 2015 at Neumos, Sep-

tember 12. The schedule is not yet available that says which time of the eight hours of entertainment promoters have scheduled will be allotted to the band, but that’s okay because if you buy a ticket for the show at http://neumos.com/events/amdef-2015/ for $15, you can watch as little or as much of the lineup as you’d like.

For more information about Fast Nasties check them out on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/fastnasties.

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continued from cover With minimal props and sometimes abstract video projections (think floating mountains in the movie Avatar!), the singers were so present, so easily heard, and so much the focus of attention that the music became super-intense. Both Verdi’s genius and the singers’ talents were magnified, as it were, for our scrutiny and appreciation.

Even as the singers projected their roles with in-your-face intensity, the sometimes unbelievable and thus problematic plot became something less of a distraction from the glories of the music. The evening became a fantastic song-fest!

And what glories there are in this score!

The young Verdi had his first big success with Nabucco for very good reason. His genius for melody is in full bloom. Not only is the music full of vitality and inspired tunes; Verdi’s gift for projecting character is also evident at every turn. Innovation abounds.

In a first for opera, he puts the chorus forward for its own “aria” with a melody so sublime and a passion so central to the hearts of patriotic Italians that “Va, pensiero” became the unofficial national anthem.

Conductor Carlo Montanaro and the superb Seattle Opera Chorus made the most of it with sweeping phrasing, moving soft moments followed by passionate crescendos, and, again, an added intensity from their position out over the pit. (The opera gives the chorus a major role, and ours excelled in all parts.) And, in general, Montanaro’s intense leadership pumped up the energy and every brilliant moment in Verdi’s score. Coordination with the singers, who were facing away from him, could not have been more perfect.

Regular readers of my reviews are, I’m sure, surprised that I have here highlighted the production before my usual emphasis on the singers, especially when I tell you that this was the strongest cast I’ve seen since Seattle’s last presentation of Wagner’s RING cycle. There was not a weak

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The cast and orchestra of Seattle Opera’s Nabucco – photo by Phillip Newton

link anywhere. In the voice-killer role of Abigaille, Mary Elizabeth Williams sang with spot-on high C’s, not a trace of shrillness, and a beauty of voice throughout the range that simply amazed me. Toss in a level of acting that took no prisoners and you’re got a singer-actress of the very highest standard. In this performance, she sang with an ever-present sense of reserves, as though she could go on singing this role forever without damaging her instrument. And the warmth and power of her lower range was astounding. Add to that, beautiful soft singing even in high notes and an elegance of phrasing that made her big aria unforgettable. I rank her with my other favorite soprano these days, Sondra Radvanovsky.

(The last time I saw Nabucco live was long ago in Vancouver, BC. The Abigaille was strong on opening night, but I could tell she was “spending capital” from her vocal estate. By the end of that production’s run, her voice was said to be torn up.)

Making his Seattle Opera debut, bassbaritone Christian Van Horn impressed with his powerful voice and ease of production in all ranges. Tenor Russell Thomas

continues to make a mark for himself in Seattle. His passionate singing was flawless, and his tone was very pleasing. Debuting, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton displayed a gorgeous voice of warmth and power; how I’d love to hear her up-coming Waltraute in Gotterdämmerung at Washington National Opera! Also impressive were soprano Karen Early Evans, bass-baritone Jonathan Silvia, and tenor Eric Neuville.

In the title role and in his 23rd year at Seattle Opera, baritone Gordon Hawkins was his usual excellent self. After a slightly wobbly beginning, his singing retained all its strength and subtlety for which we revere him. Especially moving was the very soft singing in his pleas to Abigaille and in his later prayer. Vocal shadings again reminded me of the great Leonard Warren.

A new friend remarked to us as we were leaving the auditorium, “I’m totally spoiled: I want those singers to be always out over the pit like that!” I couldn’t agree more.

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Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at rmp6@columbia.edu.

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continued from cover responsibilities to the countryside. A peasant widow, and her small boy take in Pippin, after finding him unconscious along the road. It is through the everyday, common procedures of his new life that Pippin finds the worth of himself, and his own happiness.

The cast of Pippin is relatively small but there isn’t a single bad performer among the troupe. The supporting roles are important to pointing Pippin towards the different routes he explores in his life. His grandmother, Berthe (played by Priscilla Lopez) is one of the major influences for Pippin. It is easy to tell that Ms. Lopez is having fun playing the part of the octogenarian that takes nothing for granted. Her voice is in

great form – being an original veteran of A Chorus Line and In The Heights – and her aerial ballet is truly beautiful to watch. Ms. Lopez embraces the role and gives Berthe the zest for life that the character crows about. John Rubinstein plays Charles, the Great (aka Charlemagne), and for him it is a full circle journey. Originally creating the role of Pippin in 1972, Mr. Rubinstein now plays Pippin’s father. He portrays the conqueror as an older, comical King, in whom we can see some of the greatness he tries to instill in his son. Mr. Rubinstein’s voice is clear and well suited to do the patter number “War is a Science.”

The two main roles are, obviously, Pippin (Brian Flores) and the Leading Player (Gabrielle McClinton). Mr. Flores brings a youthful vigor into the title role. His energy comes through along with the eagerness that

Priscilla Lopez (Berthe) and Brian Flores (Pippin) in Pippin – photo by Joan Marcus

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anywhere, I had to up my game and keep up with them.

Andrews-Katz: What was the musical that got you bit by the theater bug?

Ryness: It’s a toss up between Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar. My family wasn’t a “theater family” growing up. We never did the Phantom thing, but these were the two musicals my parents were into.

Andrews-Katz: You were in the touring company of RENT and the OBC of First Date, the musical. Which is more challenging for you, creating a role or making a role your own?

Ryness: It’s kind of two different disciplines. I personally respond to creating my own because I like being fearless and forging ahead. I don’t mind making big mistakes, which is what you do with an original character. With something like RENT, the challenge is to embody the spirit of the show and the way it’s been executed. To deliver the goods while maintaining the individual creativity is the key. One is more of finesse and the other is an achievement gig. My preference is to create something new, but as actors we are kind of mercenary, and I will go where they pay me.

Andrews-Katz: What was your audition like for Matilda?

Ryness: It was a pretty long process. I originally auditioned in November of last year. We didn’t hear anything for three weeks, and then I got a call back in December. At the time, which complicated my life a bit, I was working on the “Live Peter Pan” on NBC. (I was one of the pirates made to leap off the gangplank.) There was a physical call back for Matilda, and a dance call

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back, and they wanted to see about my strength/conditioning (doing the gymnastics while twirling a sack of sandbags in a circle). You want to find an excellent actor, but also have to remember this is a deceptively physical role. It’s not just something any actor can do because of the physical component. You never know what the expectations would be. I never trained as a dancer, so there were trepidations about it.

I’ve been embarrassed with dance callbacks before this.

Andrews-Katz: What is the most difficult part about playing Ms. Trunchbull, the strict disciplinarian headmistress?

Ryness: There’s the external and the internal. The external is the physical demands of the show. I need to take care of my body and voice so I can do the role eight times a week. There are strange movements, such as throwing a child around by its arms. Internal challenge is one I enjoy, and agree with, and I do want to do well with it. It is the push of the creative scene to keep Trunchbull in a place of reality, and not ham it up or pander to the audience. She believes 100% in what she’s saying; there is no “wink wink” to the audience. I love finding the line between being stern and serious, and being able to (at the same time) enjoy the process and welcome them both. I accept it when the audience laughs.

Andrews-Katz: Being such a huge fan of children yourself, is it difficult to be mean and nasty to kids on stage?

Ryness: No. It’s a character. It’s just the job. Early in my career I realized that if I too deeply fall into the role I’m playing on stage, it’s not super helpful to my life offstage. I try to find that dichotomy of being fully present on stage and leaving it on stage. That is the way I have found to be a well-adjusted human to my wife and kids. I know that

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Pippin projects so easily. His voice reaches the back of the theater in a gentle way allowing the beautiful lyrics to spin their own magic. The Leading Player is a combination of narrator and nemesis for Pippin. It is her job to keep the show moving along as well as to inform the audience through any exposition that may be needed. Ms. McClinton would do Bob Fosse (the original director/ choreographer) proud with the way she controls every singular body movement. She has enough stage presence allure to seduce the audience into the show, and an inner strength to instill a sense of hesitancy to the characters that cross her. Her voice is strong and easily wraps around the sensual lyrics and music created by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked).

The majority of the supporting cast are acrobatic performers, many with circus backgrounds and training. These men and women are beautiful to watch as they leap across the stage doing tumbling acrobatics.

There are people leaping through hoolahoops held a yard high on the stage, trapeze artists swinging above or doing aerial ballets, human towers, the balancing of large objects, bouncing – choreographed clown balls, or simple jovial behavior. No matter what, they are performing and are doing an excellent job.

There really isn’t anything to complain about with this musical. It’s simply staged so as not to distract from the range of the performers’ talents. The music and lyrics are good, encouraging, uplifting, toe tapping and something you’d want to hear again.

And why wouldn’t they be, they are written by the impresario Stephen Schwartz; Pippin was his second musical on Broadway. No matter why you go, to share with family or to enjoy on your own, you are bound to be entertained. They have magic to do – and

I’m NOT Miss Trunchbull. I don’t feel the pressure to be her when I’m not on stage. On stage though, it’s my job to be 100% present as Trunchbull. Also, as a member of the cast/team, in trying to tell the story, I have to stay within the parameters of the show.

Andrews-Katz: W.C. Fields once said, “Never play opposite animals or children.”

What is your experience performing with a cast full of kids?

Ryness: It’s fine. It’s their story. I think the way the narrative is constructed it is told through the eyes of a five-year-old girl. That’s the way the book describes it, through the eyes of a child. This show is opposite of the Field’s quote; children shouldn’t perform with adults since it is not told from the adults’ perspective. We are in their world, the adults. It’s a totally groovy and wonderful thing to step into this overthe-top, belligerent character because that’s how she would be perceived from a fiveyear-old’s perspective.

Andrews-Katz: What are Ms. Trunchbull’s redeemable qualities?

Ryness: Anyone that cares that deeply has an air of nobility. Passion is passion.

To me, she is trying to pursue safety and comfort in the way that she understands it.

She tries to provide a sense of sanctuary for these children. She’s trying to establish her domain, as I think anyone is, it just so happens that her domain is diametrically opposed to the children she is entrusted to be a headmistress for. She has always been a subject of mockery and ridicule (in her life).

Her way of teaching these kids is a result of how she was (probably) treated as a child.

In her mind, she is fighting for a sense of propriety and discipline, and the crafting of well-behaved children. It’s totally off and ridiculous which makes it a great story.

Andrews-Katz: If you could play any

Gabrielle McClinton (Leading Player) in Pippin – photo by Joan Marcus

they did it well!

Pippin opened on Broadway on October 18, 1972 and remained there for almost five full years. Originally starring John Rubinstein (as Pippin), Ben Vereen (The Leading Player), Jill Clayburgh (Catherine) and Irene Ryan (Berthe) the show was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won five including Best Actor (Ben Vereen), and Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography for Bob Fosse. A full-length recording of the stage musical was released starring Ben Vereen, William Katt, and Chita Rivera.

role – regardless of any limitations – what would it be and why?

Ryness: I’ve never asked it of myself.

There are so many roles out there. I saw Hamilton, the musical recently. I think either Hamilton or Burr in that musical. They are such smart roles. One of the things that appeals to me is the intelligence of the projects. I like playing around in “smart” environments and plays. The story, the story telling, and the flow of the show captivated me. Obviously, the way it is crafted is using a stage full of minorities to play the roles, which I am not. That’s the one that’s off the top of my head. I’d like to play “Evita.”

That’s an interesting role because it is such a story of how the same monster can feed and eat you all at the same time. It’s almost a cautionary tale to play that role, where the more unbridled hot passion and desire and greed and conniving and charisma that is put into the role the more satisfying the story is for the ending.

Bryce Ryness has performed in several national touring companies. Aside from appearing on Broadway in the musicals Legally Blonde, Hair, Leap of Faith, and First Date, he is currently playing the role of Miss Trunchbull in the hit musical Matilda.

Matilda is a musical based on the book

by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) telling the story of a little girl who is completely ignored and abused by the world around her. She discovers that she has hidden talents in helping to make things right in the dark world around her.

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continued from cover can Trailer Park Musical, now playing through August 29, they’re absolutely correct to do so!

Written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso, it explores the relationships between the tenants at the Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in Florida, particularly between Pippi, “the stripper on the run,” agoraphobic Jeannie, and Jeannie’s tollbooth-collector husband Norbert. It was performed in the first annual New York Music Theater Festival in 2004 and Off-Broadway in 2005. It’s apparently a kind of “cult musical.”

Directed by Jay Irwin, it’s a feel-good, almost-but-not-quite-too-silly musical about trailer park residents and their woes.

There is a Greek-chorus trio who lead things off hysterically: Loretta Howard, the belting baby-boomer, Tori Spero Dullenty, the confident millennial, and Walker Caplan, the Gen-Xer who plays a 17-year-old falsely pregnant teen. They begin with improvisational conversation you should really pay attention to, because it’s before the official start, and many audience members

don’t have a clue what’s supposed to be happening.

Pippi (Cherisse Martinelli) is on the run from her ex-boyfriend (Kyle James Traver).

She finds a job stripping near the trailer park and finds housing at the trailer park.

So, she’s next door to Jeannie (Margaret Lamb) and Norbert (Casey Raiha) who are almost celebrating their 20th anniversary.

But Jeannie is so agoraphobic, since the abduction of their infant son, 20 years ago, that neither she nor Norbert are sure she’ll be able to celebrate by going to the Icecapades.

Norbert hasn’t been “getting any” for years, so it’s not hard to think he’d find himself drawn to Pippi and things kind of go downhill from there for him. But it’s a whole lot of fun watching it happen!

One of the things I appreciated more than any other is that the sound, designed

by John Huddlestun, with music directed by Josh Zimmerman, was loud enough to hear, but never overpowering! So many times, the band overpowers the singers! This balance was perfect.

The set design by John Ambose is quiet ingenious – the trailers open and close for

inside viewing and there is still plenty of room in front of them for dancing.

The choreography by John Huddlestun is simple but funny and appropriate. No need to overdo it!

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N.W.A. still has lots of import to say in Straight Outta Compton This biopic is a “must see”!

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Now playing I can’t help but admit I’m at a loss as to what, let alone how much, to say about director F. Gary Gray’s (Set It Off, The Italian Job) biopic of legendary rap/hip-hop supergroup N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton.

When O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), Eric “Eazy-E” Wright (Jason Mitchell), Andre “Dr. Dre” Young (Corey Hawkins), Lorenzo “MC Ren” Patterson (Aldis Hodge) and Antoine “DJ Yella” Carraby (Neil Brown Jr.) were making their play for stardom I wasn’t even in middle school, and as multicultural as my Spokane, WA neighborhood might have been it’s not like I could relate in any single way whatsoever to anything this set of California teenagers was going through.

The genius of the film, a labor of love for all involved and a passion project for Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E’s wife Tomica Woods-Wright for over a decade, is that I don’t have to relate, I just have to understand. Gray, along with screenwriters Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff (World Trade Center), plop the viewer into the center of things, ask us to listen to what it is these masterful musicians and lyricists are saying, to stop focusing on the posturing and the four-letter words in order to look beyond the obvious and see what’s happening underneath the surface. It is total absorption in a way these types of flicks don’t always want to embrace, the film becoming one of 2015’s most important must-see endeavors released so far this year in large part because of this.

It goes without saying “gangsta rap” was never my thing. Same time, each time Eazy, Dre, Cube or any of the rest decided to compose their thoughts into words and music I couldn’t help but push forward in my

Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O’Shea Jackson in Straight Outta Compton – Jaimie Trueblood

seat excited to hear what it was they were about to say. The first time the five took the stage together as one, their excitable manager Jerry Heller (Paul Giamatti) looking on in gleeful awe, I was captivated in a way I couldn’t quite comprehend, the energy emanating from the screen so palpable I could feel it permeate the entire theatre. By the time N.W.A. was approaching full strength, as they took the stage for their iconic Detroit performance, I could absolutely understand how a group that only put out one album could be considered one of the most influential and important of the 1990s, Gray and company staging these moments with superlative exactitude that was both impressive and mesmerizing.

But this film is more than about a mythmaking enterprise, has more on its mind than just simple hero worshiping (although, admittedly, both of those things do take place); instead it longs to show things as close to the way they really were as it can in the confines of a 150-minute motion picture.

Even with so many of the actual participants on board as producers, flaws, mistakes, human failings and errors in judgment are as

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key to the proceedings as introspective lyrics and great music. These are young men thrust into the middle of a spotlight they are in most respects ill-prepared to stand in the middle of, taken advantage of by those they surround themselves with more often than not, unable to realize it until it’s much, much too late.

This is no more apparent than in the depiction of the relationship between Eazy-E and Jerry Heller. The latter might be a villain, but he’s also the first real father figure the former likely had in his life, one of the first who believed absolutely in his talents and abilities in ways no one else had up to that point. Eazy’s inability to see what is happening is a product of many things, to be certain, but that doesn’t make the pair’s relationship any less complex or tragic, the dissolution of their partnership heartbreaking in more ways than one.

If anything, it’s his story that the film is most focused on. His climactic battle against AIDS is poignantly honest in its portrayal, his early death to the disease a striking reminder of just what was going on societally during that era and that the reach

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of the viral epidemic was far more expansive and invasive than most wanted to realize. How Eazy affected his bandmates, what his decisions meant to all of them, how his understanding of his own mistakes and missteps influenced their respective paths going forward, all of that is here, giving Straight Outta Compton a breadth and a depth that’s staggering.

The rampant misogyny and homophobia of the period isn’t so much not dealt with as it is barely acknowledged, and for a movie so intent on wearing its heart on its sleeve and baring its soul for all to see this is an egregious misstep. Additionally, as complex and fully realized as Jerry Heller might be (which, admittedly, is due in large part to the presence of Giamatti), Suge Knight (R. Marcos Taylor) is a monstrously one dimensional villain whose thuggery and malevolence is clear even when he’s trying to make nice with Dr. Dre in a sunny California parking lot. Finally, neither DJ Ren nor MC Yella are given near the same amount of attention or love as their three compatriots, leaving them as thinly nondescript at the end of the film as they were at the start.

(Granted, even with this epic running time, fitting a lot of that in probably would have required, if not a whole extra movie, probably at the very least half of one.)

For a group that came and went rather quickly, the mark N.W.A. made on the cultural, musical and political spectrum cannot be denied. Right now, with all that they affectingly put voice to suddenly back into the zeitgeist once again, with police violence against minorities being documented in a way it never has been before, it feels like this couldn’t have been released at a more appropriate moment. Straight Outta Compton isn’t just a great musical biopic, it’s a great movie, period, and as such seeing it should be at the top of everyone’s list no matter what their racial, social, political or gender background might be the entire world over.

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Indian Ink is a fascinating tale

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

INDIAN INK SOUND THEATRE COMPANY AND PRATIDHWANI (AT ARMORY THEATRE) Through August 30 The great British playwright, Tom Stoppard, can be both exhilarating and inscrutable, in turns. So, if you don’t know one of his plays yet, you might not be quite sure what you’re getting. Sound Theatre Company and Pratidhwani are presenting Indian Ink in a Seattle area premiere. This is a lovely, accessible piece!

This is mostly a story about an unconventional woman in the 1920s and her relationship with painters. Flora Crewe (Caitlin Frances) is a poet and free spirit, though when we meet her, she is quite ill. She travels to India for her health, though it is not the best fit for health reasons.

She meets Nirad Das (Dhiraj Khanna), a painter, and becomes his model, and maybe something more, as she flouts conventions of the time. She lives only a short time longer, but long enough to provoke academics to become hooked on her writing.

A biographer, Eldon Pike (Scott Ward Abernethy), visits her now-elderly sister, Eleanor (Betty Campbell) to try to gain insight and find treasure. So, does Das’ son, Anish (Monish Gangwani). Das ends up gaining more insight than Pike, since Eleanor feels like Das is more “family.”

The play slides back and forth in time and place, from more modern England to 1920s India, and the open set by Phillip Lienau, with flowing white gauze curtains gives the freedom to look back in hazy history. India is also established by dancers and Indian music, choreographed by Moumita Bhattacharya and Gauri Kulkarni.

Director Andrew McGinn manages the both professional and “emerging” actors well. However, there are some significant challenges. The Armory Theatre is a cavernous space and it can be very difficult to hear in it. When complicated by English in fairly thick Indian accents, it can be almost impossible to decipher scripted speech.

When overlaid by an aggressive sound design (also by McGinn), it is rendered completely impossible.

Despite many auditory challenges, the emotions of the moments come through even if the text itself can’t be as well-deciphered. While a Stoppard play is often very

dependent on his scripted wordplay, this one can be carried somewhat on the wellplayed emotion of the cast.

Frances is charismatic and engaging as Flora, with an easy air of relaxing conventions – not flouting them with any vengeance, just wishing to be herDhiraj Khanna and Caitlin Frances in Indian Ink – self. Campbell is photo by Ken Holmes sprightly, sarcastic, sharp and a little crafty in this role, and it’s others remain, at the end. Stoppard seems a pleasure to see her on stage again, after a to say that biographers can never really good while. Abernethy provides a chunk of know their subjects for certain. comic relief in his pathetic passion for all For more information, go to www. things Flora. soundtheatrecompany.org or www.brownThe play clocks in near three hours, but papertickets.com/event/1321529. in this case does not “feel” that long. It is completely suitable for younger attendees, Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ though there is a brief amount of nudity to gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/Sebe aware of. It is discreetly handled. attleTheaterWriters. More articles can be While some mysteries of Flora are found at miryamstheatermusings.blogspot. cleared up by seeing her in “real” life, still com.

Ritchie’s U.N.C.L.E. an elegantly classical update

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. Now playing Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavil) is a spy working for the CIA. A former thief, he’s out on the frontlines of the Cold War between the United States and Russia fighting the good fight in lieu of spending 15 years in prison. His latest case involves getting beautiful East German mechanic Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander) from behind the Iron Curtain, getting her over into West Germany even as KGB secret agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) relentlessly pursues.

However, things are more complex and dangerous than either man knows. Their immediate superiors were hoping to get Gaby’s help in finding her estranged nuclear scientist father, Dr. Udo Teller (Christian Berkel), a man working on the latest in atomic weaponry and whom they believe has been kidnapped. Their suspects are Victoria (Elizabeth Debicki) and Alexander Vinciguerra (Luca Calvani), a pair of Italian industrialists and Nazi sympathizers intent on taking the leap into international arms dealing that could change the shape of global supremacy forever.

Naturally, this means Solo and Illya, along with Gaby, are off to Rome in order to find the latter’s father, stop the Vinciguerras and potentially defuse a nuclear bomb. It’s the type of thing the two secret agents did all of the time during the run of the popular 1964 to 1968 classic spy-helping-spy televisions series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” director Guy Ritchie and his Sherlock Holmes co-screenwriter Lionel Wigram playing this up with obvious glee.

There is a joyous, devil-may-care enthusiasm to this big screen adaptation, the filmmaker reveling in the humor, the charm and the characters instead of focusing on the requisite whiz-bang and over-the-top action

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Armie Hammer and Henry Cavill in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – moviehole.net

theatrics this sort of production typically revels in. In short, it’s excellent, and for my money the best television-to-movie adaptation since 1993’s The Fugitive.

There was a period of time, apparently fairly brief (but in Hollywood speak we’ll likely never know), when Steven Soderbergh flirted with making this film. Whether he did or he didn’t, it cannot help but feel as if his influence somehow, someway, made some sort of imprint on the director, because in almost all respects that matter this feels like the most anti-Ritchie Ritchie film he’s ever been a part of. There is a retro elegance, a late 1960s, early 1970s freespirited, anything goes vibe that radiates throughout in ways that recall Haywire and Magic Mike more than they do Snatch or RocknRolla.

I love this about the film. Ritchie and his crew spend more time fleshing out the relationship between Solo and Illya than they do anything else. The byplay between the duo, how they relate to one another as well as with Gaby, that’s the core around which all else gloriously revolves. So much so, the filmmaker fearlessly allows entire action set pieces, set pieces he would have

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elongated to the point of annoyance in prior motion pictures (Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows being a prime example), to play off in the corner of the frame as if they were nothing more than cutely endearing afterthoughts and nothing else.

Instead, he spends time watching Solo take a break to sip some wine, eat a sandwich and listen to some great music while a fiery boat chase takes place a handful of meters away from him; observing Illya as he makes sure he’s got all his ducks in a row even as he’s being chased by man-eating guard dogs.

It’s this element that makes this adaption so memorable. More so because both actors, Cavil and Hammer, are just so gosh darn terrific in their roles (characters originally made famous by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum), the former in particular.

The Man of Steel superhero is superb, funny and charismatic, sexy and self-effacing, bringing just the right touch to his international man of larceny that he dominates nearly every scene he is a part of.

At least, almost all of them. Debicki proves to be, if not this summer’s best villain (Mad Max: Fury Road despot Im-

mortan Joe probably still holds that honor), at least part of the conversation. She’s a royal treat, sexily sauntering through the proceedings with a confident swagger that’s breathtaking. So good in The Great Gatsby, she’s even better here, capturing the attention that goes beyond the thinly rudimentary machinations of a Bond baddie circa Thunderball or Diamonds Are Forever. Debicki is the real deal, make no mistake, watching her chew scenery one of the more delectable pleasures I’ve had the good fortune to chew on so far this year.

I wish I could say the same for Vikander.

The Ex Machina and A Royal Affair actress is still a star in the making, but much like this year’s somewhat disastrous Seventh Son this movie doesn’t make near as much of her as it possibly could have. She’s not an afterthought, too much of the narrative revolves around her and the decisions Gaby is forced to make for that to be true, it’s more that she’s too much of a one-dimensional cog utilized to get Solo and Illya to make their next move than she is anything else.

Vikander has some terrific scenes, and her chemistry with Hammer is undeniable; but while her way with a pithy comeback is gloriously winning, as heroines go the script can’t help but let her down, at least a little, and that’s annoying make no mistake.

All the same, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. won me over. Ingeniously scored by Daniel Pemberton (The Counselor), elegantly shot

by John Mathieson (Gladiator), featuring suitably stylish production design by Oliver Scholl (Jumper) and edited to within an inch of its sophisticated life by James Herbert (Edge of Tomorrow), there’s so much to adore it’s almost hard to speak of it all in one brief review. For Ritchie, this is a career highpoint ranking up with his rollicking British comedy-crime noirs that initially put him on the map, and with this foray into Cold War spy-craft I can only hope he and his talented troupe get the opportunity to return to it again at some point in the very near future.

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Meetings Events Activities

FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 3227188. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization.

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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SATURDAY - August 22

IPA Week at Tap House Grill (8/13-8/23). Tap House Grill, 1506 6th Ave (& 550 106th Ave, Bellevue). Enjoy 40 rotating India Pale Ales from around the world. www. taphousegrill.com Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

All Things Japanese Sale - ONE DAY ONLY. 10am4pm. Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington, 1414 S Weller St. This large rummage sale hosted by the Hosekibako: Japanese Resale Shop at JCCCW features a wide variety of Japanese items, including dolls, furniture, fans, traditional dress, plush toys, jewelry, books and much, much more! 206-568-7114 or email admin@jcccw.org; www.jcccw.org.

Arts in Nature Festival (8/22 & 8/23). Sat 8/22 - 11am9pm; Sun 8/23 - 11am-6pm. Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave SW. An eclectic experience of music, art & performance featuring over 40 artists. Tickets: $10/day or $16 for the weekend. fest.naturec.org Seattle Center Festal: Tibet Fest (8/22 & 8/23). 11am5pm. Seattle Center Armory and on the Fisher Pavilion Roof. Experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of Tibet through live performances, visual arts, hands-on activities, foods, games, and a lively marketplace. Includes film screenings and photo exhibits.

Olympic Music Festival (6/27-9/13). Sat & Sun @ 2pm. Tickets & info: 360-732-4800. www.olympicmusic festival.org Seattle Prime Timers Annual Picnic. 3pm. Lower Woodland Park Shelter #5. RSVP REQUIRED to Gregry at 206-789-6778 or GregryLoomis@msn.com with your choice of grill item(s) (# of meat or veggie hamburgers and/or hot dogs). Bring a potluck dish to share. Guests pay $10 to defray costs.

“Emperor’s Turnabout” - Imperial Court of Seattle.

6pm doors; 7pm show. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway.

Drag queen title holders and court members performing as boys! Their counterparts performing in drag! Come watch as roles are reversed and an evening of fun is had! $10 suggested donation. Hosted by Sofonda Peters and Frigid Aire. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com and Facebook.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth ‑center.org.

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

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

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com “The Circus Animal - SANCA Staff Show” (8/21-8/23 & 8/28-8/30). 7pm. 674 S Orcas St. Presented by the Seattle School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts. For tickets & info visit sancaseattle.org or call 206-652-4433.

Spring Awakening (8/21 & 8/22, 8/28 & 8/29). Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. The Tony Award-winning rock musical ‑benefits Peace for the Streets by Kids From the Streets.

Tickets: $20-$28. For tickets & info visit www.chandelier productions.org

SUNDAY - August 23

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

IPA Week at Tap House Grill (8/13-8/23). Tap House Grill, 1506 6th Ave (& 550 106th Ave, Bellevue). Enjoy 40 rotating India Pale Ales from around the world. www. taphousegrill.com Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am-Zazen Instruction, 9:30amZazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Lynnwood. 9:30am. Brunswick Majestics Lane, Lynnwood. 9:30am Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org 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

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August 22 thru August 30 Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm.

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

Meets 4th Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

TUESDAY - August 25

have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $2 shoe rental. (425) 785-4725.

Arts in Nature Festival (8/22 & 8/23). Sat 8/22 - 11am9pm; Sun 8/23 - 11am-6pm. Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave SW. An ecelectic experience of music, art & performance featuring over 40 artists. Tickets: $10/day or $16 for the weekend. fest.naturec.org Kawabe Summerfest 2015. 11am-4pm. Kawabe Memorial House, 221 18th Ave S. Live music, food, family activities.

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

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. www.dharmabuddies.org. (Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.)

Seattle Center Festal: Tibet Fest (8/22 & 8/23). 11am5pm. Seattle Center Armory and on the Fisher Pavilion Roof. Experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of Tibet through live performances, visual arts, hands-on activities, foods, games, and a lively marketplace. Includes film screenings and photo exhibits.

Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 12:30pm. SASG House, 303 17th Ave E, Room 1 (upstairs in the southwest corner). Subject: Is sexual attraction what it’s all about? Metro routes 8, 10, 12, 43. The meeting is open to members and the general public.

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No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. Meets 4th Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. For info & location, NSWG@sexpositive culture. org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org (Also meets 2nd Tuesday, 7pm.)

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

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

Olympic Music Festival (6/27-9/13). Sat & Sun @ 2pm. Tickets & info: 360-732-4800. www.olympicmusic festival.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/Weds/ Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org “The Circus Animal - SANCA Staff Show” (8/21-8/23 & 8/28-8/30). 7pm. 674 S Orcas St. Presented by the Seattle School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts. For tickets & info visit sancaseattle.org or call 206-652-4433.

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

MONDAY - August 24

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Lesbian & Gay Child Care Task Force Monthly Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Meets 4th Tuesday each month. The Task Force, in conjunction with Child Care Resources of King County, offers referrals to GLBT-welcoming child care centers & provides training, support & curriculum materials to child care providers. (To access this, call 329-1011 & ask for the “Gay-welcoming” child care programs in your zip code area.) The task force meets monthly to assess their progress in achieving their goals.

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

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

Potluck & Politics for Women’s Rights Day. 6:30pm.

New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Open informal community gathering to commemorate the 95th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the US. All are welcome to bring a dish to share & be part of an evening socializing with other feminists & activists.

FREE. 722-6057, rwseattle@mindspring.com. Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Rebar, 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express yourself. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome. $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org

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WEDNESDAY - August 2

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm. Call for details, location & to make reservations. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle Second Monthly Social. 6-8pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Meet us inside for drinks, a light fare of tasty food prepared by CC’s kitchen, socializing & a whole lot of fun. We ask for a $5 donation to offset the cost of the event, but no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. www.pozseattle.com Reel Grrls Screening. 6-8pm. Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW. A fun celebration of our Grrls, instructors & mentors. We are excited to share what we have done this summer with our newest Grrls from the summer mobile programs along with our long-time Reel Grrls who have gone on to produce client videos. RSVP to reelgrrls.us5.list-manage1.com/track/ click?u=130fc344a8a33ba738a26ff&id=28f1429346& e=680fe5e4f7 The event is FREE, and donations are always welcome.

The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat.

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

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

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

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

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

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www.entre hermanos.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org

Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org “The Circus Animal - SANCA Staff Show” (8/21-8/23 & 8/28-8/30). 7pm. 674 S Orcas St. Presented by the Seattle School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts. For tickets & info visit sancaseattle.org or call 206-652-4433.

Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

“Manifesto” (8/27-8/30). 7:30pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. A playful Queer dance narrative performance that explores Womanhood. And California Red Sea Cucumbers. $20 general admission, $18 students & seniors. gaycity.org/arts-season (See Saturday listing for more details.)

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

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

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

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org Spring Awakening (8/21 & 8/22, 8/28 & 8/29). Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. The Tony Award-winning rock musical ‑benefits Peace for the Streets by Kids From the Streets.

Tickets: $20-$28. For tickets & info visit www.chandelierproductions.org Bedtime Stories - Free Summer Movies: “The Neverending Story” (1984). Cal Anderson Park. Bastian’s book transports him to a fantasy world where he heeds his calling as a young warrior. www.threedollar billcinema.org

SATURDAY - August 29

Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com Seattle Reign FC vs Boston Breakers. 7pm. Memorial Stadium, Seattle Center. Reignfc.com for tickets and info.

Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

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

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

THURSDAY - August 27

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

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

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

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

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recov-

Visit us online www.sgn.org

ery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

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

Meets 4th Thursday each month. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 383-2318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

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

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

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org “Manifesto” (8/27-8/30). 7:30pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. A playful Queer dance narrative performance that explores Womanhood. And California Red Sea Cucumbers. $20 general admission, $18 students & seniors. gaycity.org/arts-season (See Saturday listing for more details.)

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Nudestock. 11am-6pm. Tiger Mountain Family Nudist Park, 24050 SE 127th St, Issaquah. A nude rock n’ blues experience. tigermtnudists.com Seattle Reign FC vs Sky Blue FC. 7pm. Memorial Stadium, Seattle Center. Reignfc.com for tickets and info.

“The Circus Animal - SANCA Staff Show” (8/21-8/23 & 8/28-8/30). 7pm. 674 S Orcas St. Presented by the Seattle School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts. For tickets & info visit sancaseattle.org or call 206-652-4433.

“Manifesto” (8/27-8/30). 7:30pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. A playful Queer dance narrative performance that explores Womanhood.

And California Red Sea Cucumbers. Listed in Dance Magazine’s best of 2014 list, the show is a personal exploration on what it means to create outside the realms of expectations and inherent ability, led by a clear voice-over narration and a subtle, detailed dance.

Topics of life purpose, femininity, gender, existentialism, living child-free, the potential of the human female body and marine invertebrate behavior take the audience on a genre blending stroll through personal and collective ruminations and aspirations. $20 general admission, $18 students & seniors. gaycity.org/arts-season Spring Awakening (8/21 & 8/22, 8/28 & 8/29). Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. The Tony Award-winning rock musical ‑benefits Peace for the Streets by Kids From the Streets.

Tickets: $20-$28. For tickets & info visit www.chandelierproductions.org Pink Party Time 7. 9pm. Neumos, 925 E Pike St. Features actor & voice-over artist Troy Baker, a VIP lounge & the Offical Pink Party $1,000 Cosplay Contest. A portion of the proceeds benefit Gay City. $15 general admission, $30 VIP. pinkpartyprime.com

SUNDAY - August 30

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Gay Days at Wildwaves - Gay Day Picnic Party Fundraiser. 10am-7pm. Cascade Picnic Grove, Wild Waves Theme Park, 36201 Enchanted Parkway S, Federal Way. Among the day’s amenities at the picnic site, enjoy a fine day of drag entertainment, a beer garden, special food vendors, and low cost bag check. $30 general admission, $20 ages 3-7. Includes admission to Wildwaves. Ticket profits benefit Camp Ten Trees & LGBT homeless youth. For complete details, visit www. brownpapertickets.com/event/1720074. Sponsored by the Imperial Court of Seattle.

“The Circus Animal - SANCA Staff Show” (8/21-8/23 & 8/28-8/30). 7pm. 674 S Orcas St. Presented by the Seattle School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts. For tickets & info visit sancaseattle.org or call 206-652-4433.

FRIDAY - August 28 “Manifesto” (8/27-8/30). 7:30pm. Calamus Auditorium Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. A playful Queer dance narBisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages rative performance that explores Womanhood. And 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. California Red Sea Cucumbers. $20 general admission, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- $18 students & seniors. gaycity.org/arts-season (See days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Saturday listing for more details.)

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

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. (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: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flying house. org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org

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community calendar

PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: 206-325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflag seattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: 425-4836642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community.pflag. org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington state: www. pflagwsc.org.

PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; Seattle Two Spirit, Seattle TwoSpirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www.sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 9854376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

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

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

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

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds commu-

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

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

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.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 SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@ hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthe babes.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.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www.seattlegaybasketballassociation. com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam. org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www. theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

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

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

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

330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.

Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www. facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space. org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFESAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www. thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw. org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 5228412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoudGLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www. yspp.org

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer PHOENIX Now playing Nelly Lenz (Nina Hoss) did not die.

Horribly disfigured, traumatized beyond belief, thinking she’ll never find the strength to take to the stage and sing again, the German star has somehow survived the horrors of Auschwitz, the only one in her family to do so. With the help of best friend Lene (Nina Kunzendorf), with the aid of doctors tasked with reconstructing her face, she will attempt to put her life back in order, and, while the traumas of WWII will never fully heal, somehow, someway she must still persevere and find the strength to carry on.

Something is holding Nelly back. She’s obsessed in finding out what happened to her husband Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld).

Lene strongly believes he was the one responsible for her being captured by the Nazis, and as such she urges her friend to stop trying to find him, to give up on her quest to learn the truth. But Nelly is undaunted, and whether by fate, by luck, or by her own dogged determination, things have transpired that have allowed the singer to come into contact with her former husband again.

That’s just the start of what’s going on in director Christian Petzold’s latest character-driven thriller Phoenix. Reuniting with his Barbara star Hoss, adapting Hubert Monteilhet’s novel Le Retour des

cendres with frequent collaborator Harun Farocki, the film is an absorbing marvel that twists and turns its way to stunning conclusion. Playing with false identities, constantly keeping things anchored on Nelly and all that she is thinking and feeling, the movie builds with pinpoint precision as it moves towards its destination. Never what I thought it would be, the film plays on convention and expectation, flipping the script and dropping the mic, going out with a bang that echoes with nothing less than greatness.

Hoss, winner of the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress during this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, continues to be one of the best actresses working today most have probably never even heard of. Stupendous in everything from Barbara, to We Are the Night, to Jerichow, she is quickly becoming the type of irresistible chameleon that makes any film she is a part of one I cannot wait to watch.

This is one of her most complex, more astonishing balancing acts yet, portraying a once strong woman broken down to the barest minimum by unimaginable tragedy who then proceeds to make choices and decisions that on the surface feel entirely wrong.

The trick is that, as odd as what she’s doing might initially appear, the rhyme and the reason only becomes clear at the very end, and it’s up to Hoss to sell this moment in ways that are honest, emotional and, most of all, believable. If she doesn’t do it, then the preceding 90 minutes have all been

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for naught. If she doesn’t do it, the whole movie collapses in upon itself, making the whole thing much ado about nothing. The actress doesn’t just nail the moment, she encapsulates the entire motion picture and all that’s transpired in what is essentially a single glance, making one instantly want to go back and analyze every other facet of the narrative in a way they were originally failing to do.

The pacing is odd, maybe even slow, and accepting Nelly’s choices, at least initially, isn’t exactly easy. But Petzold, making an even greater directorial leap forward than he did on Barbara (which, to be clear, is excellent; everyone should check it out), takes what looks like a relatively simple storyline and makes something complex, intricate and innately personal out of it. He puts the

viewer into the main character’s shoes, has us walk through the shattered streets of Berlin right alongside of her. It’s glorious, and even when I was questioning Nelly’s decisions, there was something about the ambience that Petzold created that kept me watching no matter what.

It’s not a shock, I’m certain, that Phoenix embraces its title completely. Its main character is looking for resurrection, wanting to be reborn, the problem being she spends a lot of time not entirely realizing that this is exactly the journey she has in fact set herself upon until it is potentially too late. But when it happens? When awareness hits? The effect is breathtaking, rising from the ashes of self-doubt, chaos and tragedy rarely as heroic as it turns out to be here.

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