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Issue 36, Volume 43, September 4, 2015

Arts & Entertainment

Cinerama Fan Film Series: Lily Tomlin on Grandma and other life An interview with Cinerama’s Greg Wood experiences

“Fan Film Series” #1 pick is Blade Runner – flavorwire.com

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer Lily Tomlin as Grandma in Grandma – courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer GRANDMA Opening in Seattle September 18 As the title character in Grandma, Lily Tomlin is sensational. The actress/comedi-

an plays Elle, a poet who is in mourning for her partner, Violet. As the film opens, Elle is breaking up with her current girlfriend, Olivia (Judy Greer). Then Elle’s granddaughter Sage (Julia Garner) arrives needing $630 for an abortion. Elle and Sage set out on a day-long journey which involves see grandma page 7

JUST BE KOZ:

Jazz great Dave Koz is doing everything he wants to do, and loving it

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer DAVE KOZ “IN CONCERT FOR CANCER” RED HOOK BREWERY September 18

If you’re thinking that Dave Koz just interviewed with Seattle Gay News, you’d be correct. The world acclaimed musician spoke with us prior to his appearance with Barry Manilow, on the legendary entertainer’s “One Last Time!” Tour that see dave koz page 4

CINERAMA FAN FILM SERIES SEATTLE CINERAMA September 7-17 Today begins one of the more unique, and dare I say unprecedented, film festivals in Seattle’s rich, lush and esoteric cinematic history. The Cinerama stages what it is proudly calling a “Fan Film Series,” 45 motion pictures spanning seven-plus decades

screening over the next two weeks, all determined by an Internet vote done through the theatre’s website.

“It was my idea,” laughs Cinerama Director of Operations Greg Wood, “I honestly had no idea if we could pull it off.

We sort of just sprung it up on the website.

There was no guarantee people would end up voting in the numbers they did. This festival seems to have generated quite a lot of excitement. Here’s hoping they all buy ticksee Fan Film Series page 6

Vital questions raised in Intiman’s new play

Adam Stanley (Lyle Webb) goes to bat in Intiman Theatre’s John Baxter is a Switch Hitter, at the Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center – photo by ChrisBennion

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer JOHN BAXTER IS A SWITCH HITTER INTIMAN THEATRE Through September 27

Writing plays about “history” is a peculiar challenge: there is a true story people can read about; there is an aspect that a playwright thinks should be animated on stage.

Such is the case with Intiman’s new play, see john baxter page 5

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Audra McDonald books Tacoma concert this fall

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

This is probably old news for diehard Audra McDonald fans. But for the rest of you, take note that she’s headed this way.

The Broadway star will appear October 25 at Tacoma’s Pantages Theatre, as part of a 32-city coast-to-coast tour that also includes stops in Los Angeles, Boston, and New York City, plus concerts in Melbourne and Sydney. A multiple Tony Award winner, McDonald is one of the most successful all-time performers from the theater industry, but is also known as a Grammywinning recording artist, TV actress, and philanthropist. She’s been a strong supporter of LGBT rights as well and has helped raise money for homeless youth projects.

This year, the versatile entertainer found herself starring opposite Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in the motion picture Ricki and the Flash. Tickets for Audra McDonald, priced at $35, $56, $76, and $99, are on sale now at BroadwayCenter.org, or by calling the box office at (253) 591-5894, or toll free at 1-800-291-7593. The performance, by the way, takes place in the afternoon at 3 p.m.

Returning to Seattle this fall is Rufus Wainwright, who’ll play The Showbox Market on October 6. Interestingly, the concert is squeezed into an international tour itinerary that has him appearing in Japan five days before and in Ireland two weeks later. To my knowledge, the New York-based singer-songwriter isn’t releasing any new music in the immediate future, after putting out both a greatest hits and live album in 2014. Therefore, I’m assuming his set list will include a lot of Wain-

Audra McDonald – Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

wright fan favorites, such as “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk,” “Going to a Town,” “The One You Love,” and “The Art Teacher.” But don’t quote me on that. Whatever he sings, it’ll be fabulous. The theatricalpop artist will perform two shows – early and late – on October 6 with tickets on sale now at axs.com or The Showbox box office on 1st Avenue.

The final performance of the summerlong Olympic Music Festival is happening this weekend with superstar violinist Ray Chen collaborating with festival director and pianist Julio Elizalde. The duo will combine their talents on afternoon recitals each day featuring music by Beethoven, Saint-Saens, Ysaye, Falla, and Monti. Ticket prices range between $14 and $32 with each concert – at 2 p.m. on September 5 and 6 – being staged in an early 1900s dairy

barn on a 55-acre farm about 18 miles from Port Townsend. For more information, or to purchase tickets, go to (360) 732-4800.

Miley Cyrus dropped her new album, Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz, surprisingly last weekend that coincided with hosting the MTV VMAs (which only five million people saw, an all-time low). The album is free, as a download, and features the single “Dooo It.” New albums are also coming soon from Rihanna, Tinashe, Chris Isaak, and M.I.A., who worked with Skrillex on her latest record.

Finally, that Madonna concert in Portland is rapidly approaching. The October 17 show will include some of the pop queen’s biggest hits, along with songs from her newest effort, Rebel Heart. Tickets are available at LiveNation.com.

Seattle Fringe Festival announces a return to Spring programming New structure and local focus will better serve Seattle’s self-producing artists Responding to feedback from audiences and artists, Seattle Fringe Festival (SFF) will postpone production in Fall 2015 and return in Spring of 2016 with a restructured, locally-focused Festival.

Thanks to support from broad and varied sources, each of the prior three Festivals has paid all artists on time and ended the season in the black. However, the SFF steering committee (Meaghan Darling, Pamala Mijatov, Beth Raas-Bergquist) is committed to creating the ideal platform for Seattle’s artists, and is making proactive changes to the producing model to aid in building audiences and expanding the Festival’s reach.

Instead of a densely-packed, 5-day event beginning on a Wednesday evening (structured to make most efficient use of time for touring artists), the 2016 SFF will produce over two weekends to maximize the moreaccessible evening and weekend performance slots. SFF is exploring expanding geographically to include venues in other neighborhoods, making SFF accessible to broader audiences and circumventing some of the transit difficulties of the crowded and saturated Capitol Hill. SFF will also focus

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on broadening “satellite” programming, with connections to other local companies and businesses.

The original SFF premiered in 1991 and produced in March for 10 years. In 2002, the Festival moved to September in an effort to align with the Canadian Fringe touring circuit; this change was widely (although not entirely accurately) viewed as a cause of the first Festival’s downfall. The revived Festival continued fall programming to maximize opportunities for traveling performers, but has since found that local artists are currently the biggest draw for Seattle’s Festival. Additionally, September has proven to be an increasingly saturated market for alternative and independent performance festivals, with competition from both the Victoria and Vancouver, BC Fringe Festivals, as well as SketchFest, Bumbershoot, Seattle Seahawks fever, and even the weather.

Steering Committee member Beth Raas-Bergquist says, “I moved to Seattle in 2000 because I knew I could learn how to produce without heavy financial risk, and there was a supportive community for a young artist to create new work. It’s im-

portant to continue this legacy through the Fringe Festival by giving a new generation of artists the opportunity to produce with a low-risk, high-exposure, hands-on experience. There are very few university programs where you can learn how to self-produce. With SFF, we are working to create a new model for making theatre and performance that’s outside of the professional arts infrastructure.”

Steering Committee member Pamala Mijatov says, “The producing landscape has changed significantly in the past decade. We started with established expectations about the ideal festival structure, but found it is no longer the best approach for our current community. SFF is committed to changing its model to fit the needs of Seattle’s independent producing artists.”

The Seattle Fringe Festival is a volunteer-run community performance festival.

The SFF Steering Committee is Meaghan Darling, Pamala Mijatov, and Beth RaasBergquist.

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continued from cover touched down at Key Arena in May. But Koz is coming back to the Seattle area this month, scheduled to perform September 18 at a charity event in Woodinville with fellow jazz artists Rick Braun and Kenny Lattimore, allowing for a welcome second interview with the Grammy-nominated saxophonist. Koz, however, is much more than a saxophonist; he’s a winemaker, restaurant owner, vlogger, cruise ship entertainer, and radio show host – a man of many trades, indeed. Thankfully, he’s found time to talk with us again and provide more insight on his upcoming special concert, plus his commemorative album, Collaborations: 25th Anniversary Collection, marking the Californian’s twenty-five year milestone in music. Via email, here’s what Dave Koz had to say ahead of his performance at Red Hook Brewery.

Albert Rodriguez: You’re coming back to the Seattle area for a special performance. Can you tell us about the concert and what it raises money and awareness for?

Dave Koz: It’s a special yearly event called “In Concert For Cancer,” held this year at the Redhook Brewery in Woodinville. I’ve known this charity for some years – it was started by a good friend named Michele Abrahms after her mother passed away from cancer. The money raised goes towards education, treatment and scientific development – and the idea behind the evening is to celebrate the healing power of music. I’ve seen that at work so many times in my life. We’re really looking forward to this special concert.

Rodriguez: Is the general public allowed to purchase tickets, or is it a private

event?

Koz: It is definitely open to the public!

Joining me on stage for this will be my two summer touring mates: an amazing R&B singer named Kenny Lattimore, and one of the very best trumpet players on the planet, the awesome Rick Braun. I promise those in attendance a very fun, very high energy, very musical night! You can find tickets here: https://www.tickettomato.com/ event/2912 Rodriguez: So, the concert features yourself, Rick Braun, and special guest Kenny Lattimore. Will the three of you share the stage collaboratively, independently with your own sets, or both?

Koz: We all do our own music, of course, but the whole theme of this show is collaboration. So, we’re all on stage at the same time a lot. It’s the most fun for us, feeding off each other’s creativity and energy. And it’s what the audience seems to love most, too.

Rodriguez: For any jazz music novice, what are your essential recordings for them to listen to and download?

Koz: I would say a couple albums for sure: Lucky Man (from 1993) and The Dance (1999). And if you love music from the movies – I got to make my dream album, where I took my sax to some of the most beloved themes from motion pictures - it’s called At The Movies (2007).

Rodriguez: You just released an album commemorating your 25th Anniversary.

Is there any new music planned for release later in 2015 or 2016?

Koz: I am very proud of the “Collaborations” album, as it represents the very thread that has run through my career thus far – making music with very talented people, and growing in the process! We have three new tracks on this album as well…all

of which we will be playing at the concert.

I have been writing new music to record in the new year… so we shall see. It’s in the gestation stage at the moment!

Rodriguez: Are there any plans to expand your restaurant to another location, possibly the Northwest?

Koz: Well, we’d love to expand…but we’re very focused at the moment on becoming a success in Beverly Hills. The restaurant business is an ever-changing, complicated nut to crack – it’s been inspiring and challenging, but very rewarding.

We’ve been having a blast – the food is incredible, and we’ve had some of the most transformational nights of music on our stage as well. It’s the whole experience… eating great, then sitting back and enjoying the last course: MUSIC! Our hope is for it to become a lasting fixture on the restaurant scene in Los Angeles, and then go from there. I’d love to have one up in Seattle, ‘cause that would mean spending more time up there – and I LOVE the Northwest!

Rodriguez: Do you ever perform covers of mega pop hits, like “Uptown Funk,” “Shake It Off,” or “Drunk in Love”?

Koz: “Uptown Funk” has a great horn riff! I love taking modern pop and R&B songs and turning them into funky instrumentals. I’ve done that a ton in years passed – and always try to throw some twists like this into our live show. It’s all about taking the familiar and turning it on its ear. I’ve found that when people at least know the song, they’re a lot more willing to go along for the ride with you. I’d expect more of that in the future for me.

Rodriguez: Lots of musicians are from Seattle. Do you have a favorite Seattle artist or band?

Koz: No place else can credit being the starting point for musicians as diverse as

Nirvana and Kenny G! Only Seattle. I love and respect Dave Grohl so much. I think he’s an amazing visionary, and an incredibly good human being. But for me, it’d have to be Quincy Jones. Even though he wasn’t born in Seattle, he spent his seminal years there, and credits the city a lot for his endless creativity. He’s an icon, and proud to say, good friend for years.

Rodriguez: Will you have time on this particular trip to walk around Seattle, possibly go to Pike Place Market?

Koz: No trip to Seattle is complete without a walk around Pike Place Market.

And I used to love going to get fried clams at Ivars…but they closed the stand on the wharf, so I have to find another place to get my fix! So much great food there, and so much to see. This time, I am planning a couple extra days to go visit Lopez Island. I’ve always wanted to go, and never been before.

Very excited to see that kind of untouched beauty that only the San Juan Islands can provide.

Rodriguez: Do you like the current jazz scene with newcomers like Esperanza Spalding, Robert Glasper, and Jamison Ross?

Koz: With talents like the ones you mentioned, it’s easy to see that the world of jazz will be just fine moving into the future.

Robert is amazing. Esperanza is such an incredible talent…and you can’t take your eyes off of her. There’s also Gregory Porter, Christian Scott, Cecile McLorin Salvant… and a TON of other hot talent on the rise.

I think the next generation is in very good shape indeed!

Au Collective presents the world premiere of “Gold&Skin” AU COLLECTIVE “GOLD&SKIN” 12TH AVENUE ARTS September 10-12

On September 10-12 at 7:30 p.m., Au Collective will present “Gold&Skin,” a dance concert featuring work by local upand-coming contemporary choreographers and UW graduates. Proud to be people of color, women, and queer artists, the collective creates dance in celebration of community, family, and alternative artistic upbringings. Au Collective was founded by world-class Seattle artists including Cheryl Delostrinos (currently dancing with Pat Graney and Dancers), Fausto Rivera (company member of Spectrum Dance Theater), and Michael O’Neal Jr. (currently dancing in Amy O’Neal’s “Opposing Forces”). With a vast array of technical strength and stylistic finesse, the group showcases a masterful blend of balletic lines and precision, hip-hop infused isolations and energy, and the artistic unpredictability of modern technique. “Gold&Skin” features joyously big movement, technical prowess and athletic gusto.

The concert will include “Closer,” an ensemble work by Artistic Director Cheryl Delostrinos originally presented for the CHIN Project at the 92 Street Y under the direction of the internationally acclaimed choreographer Doug Varone. “Closer” (the

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Performers of “Gold&Skin” in a dance concert by upcoming choreographers and UW graduates – courtesy of Au Collective

second of a three-part piece) is a duet inspired by past relationships that now exists only through memories. Blending dynamic contemporary movement with sharp static gestures, the piece explores how our memo-

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ries color the past with a different shade of mission. For advance tickets, or more infortruth. mation on the performance, contact Hallie “Gold&Skin” will be presented Septem- Scott at audancecollective@gmail.com. ber 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. at 12th Avenue Arts (1620 12th Avenue). Tickets: $15 general adCourtesy of Au Collective

Celebrating 41 Years!

The 8th Annual AMDEF more inclusive than ever

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor AMDEF 2015 NEUMOS September 12 @ 8 p.m.

With all the changes that are happening in the neighborhood of Capitol Hill, it’s refreshing to see that one of the neighborhoods biggest staples, the annual Art, Music, Dance, Entertainment & Fashion (AMDEF) event, is not only still kicking, but growing more and more inclusive of the LGBTQ community each year. This year’s AMDEF features a drag queen co-host and has dedicated a whole block of entertainment to the LGBTQ community proving that if you are going to keep true to the neighborhood you are in, then you’d better make sure there is LGBTQ representation on stage to achieve that goal.

Not that Active Entertainment, the crew of producers that organize the more than six hours of live entertainment annually, has ever been exclusive. Ryan Muller, one of the hardest working producers in Seattle, has always held a special place in his heart for anyone who has talent and needs a stage to perform. He is one of those guys that just never really thinks about sexual orienta-

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John Baxter is a Switch Hitter, written by playwrights Ana Brown and Andrew Russell.

The play covers the 2008 Gay Softball World Series, held for the first time ever in Seattle. It was a big deal with teams coming from all over, along with supporters and family members. A team from San Francisco, the D2s, was doing better than they ever had, and during the championship game with the Los Angeles Vipers, a challenge was issued against the D2s: they had too many heterosexual players on their team!

Though the D2s lost (potentially because of all the challenges during the game), they were called to a “protest committee” of the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) and asked incredibly personal questions about their sex lives and sexual proclivities, because of a rule that teams may only have two heterosexuallyidentified players on a team at a time.

This struck a lot of people as too similar to the Salem Witch Trials and other discriminatory events, even though the reason the NAGAAA even came to be was because Gay people were constantly discriminated against and often couldn’t play with straight folk in “regular” leagues around the country. Out of discrimination, discrimination was born.

The fundamental problem here is an in-

tion as a qualifier (or disqualifier for that matter) on whether or not he should book a person or groups for one of Active’s shows.

However, after getting involved with local social justice nonprofit Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea), the folks at Active Entertainment realized that making space for a marginalized community – especially in the Capitol Hill neighborhood – is not only a good thing to do, but it is the right thing to do, so they asked local drag legend Aleksa Manila to co-host the event with Russ Garwood (Chance Fashion) and will feature, for the second year in a row, The Drag Queens of SOSea, and will add openly Gay singer Chase Silva (from Seattle Pride Idol) and a dance crew (+Ultra) led by openly Gay dancer/choreographer Grant Cabebe (#LIVING Dance Competition) to the lineup. SOSea is also the beneficiary of AMDEF’s event this year for the third year in a row.

“Imagine an event where all the people of Seattle welcome each other. Where drag queens, bands, hip hop artists, burlesque performers, fashion designers, side show artists, DJs, and talent of all types come together to support a similar cause: Building our local Art & Entertainment Community,” Ryan Muller, the head producer and creator of AMDEF told Seattle Gay News. “This event exists, and it returns for

its eighth year in production September 12 at Neumos!”

Muller is proud of the inclusive spirit of AMDEF and he should be. Since 2008, AMDEF has brought together various creative genres of Art, Music, Dance, Entertainment and Fashion to produce the most diverse underground community-building event to hit Seattle each summer.

In the past, AMDEF has featured local celebrities such as Truckasaurus, Mash Hall, Mad Rad, Ayron Jones, Eric Blu & The Soul Revue, Paradiso Sisters, Sinner Saint Burlesque, Riz Rollins, Pantera Blacksmith, and more.

AMDEF is also a two-time recipient of the Seattle Arts & Cultural Affairs smART Venture Grant, and has additional support from Seattle Fun Events, Respect My Region, Chance Fashion, What’s Up Northwest, Seattle Social, and Neighbours Nightclub.

According to AMDEF producers, “This spectacle for the senses cultivates relationships between various members of the Art & Entertainment Community. For months, bands, DJs, burlesque performers, drag queens, fashion designers, side-show performers and various other assorted talents have been working together to create oneof-a-kind acts. Through the interaction of creating performances together, these artists work together to build a stronger Art & Entertainment community as a whole, many of which going on to establish long-lasting relationships outside of the event.”

“The Seattle freeze doesn’t exist here,” says Muller. “We love to see new people come out and support the show or meet new and exciting acts so we can help them find a stage.”

There’s also a surprise happening this year, which Muller says he’d ruin if he said anything more other than it “involves a member of the Transgender community who came forward and asked us if we’d help him with something. The audience is going to love what he’s got planned!”

This year’s lineup is huge!

ACT 1: Dani May Red, Blak Pope, Kellie Rose, & Paper Dollz Clothing.

ACT 2: Chase Silva, DeLoach Wear,

+Ultra, & the Drag Queens of SOSea. ACT 3: Wreckless Freeks featuring vocals by Little Bear and Dani May Red with clothing by Alien Earth Designs.

ACT 4: 1920s Prohibition/Mobster themed blues-step performance by C-Leb & The Hound featuring The Fast Nasties with burlesque by Persephone Illyri, pole dancing by Pantera Blacksmith, Marie & Emily of Dolphin Dance Studios, Jamie Cowgirls, and Karebare, pole-tortion by Gia Conteur, and designs by Backpack Girl Bikinis and Like A Rockstar.

ACT 5: Billy the Fridge with Mad Skwerrl Designs, and Mynd Kuntrol Dance Crew dressed by Cherry Turnover.

ACT 6: “Burlectrica” featuring Purr Gato & Sinner Saint Burlesque with EmpeROAR Fabulous!!!, clothing by Find Your Inner Fashion and Alien Earth Designs.

ACT 7: WaxMartini presents “Plugged In” featuring Joe Matt, Devin Bews, Phil Pilon, Skwerrl, Eric Blu and Katrina Kope with Fashion by MEKA and Like A Rockstar and dance choreography by Audacity Dance Cru. ACT 8: DJs Dot Diggler & Pressha with Jolene Dickerson of Afterglow Aerial Arts, body paint by Tangent with head dresses

by Epiphany Rose, dance choreography by Konichiwaack, dress by Megan Yeager, and a fashion/body paint collaboration by Bubble Gunk, Raveology 101, Meltamorphosis Designs and To Catch A Ray Crystals.

AMDEF is scheduled for September 12, at Neumos (925 E. Pike St.) from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. and also features multiple artists and vendors on the mezzanine such as Aetherial Images, Art By Leonhardt Photography, D Gomez Art, and more.

Tickets are available at http://neumos. com/events/amdef-2015/ for $20 online or at the door, although SGN suggests purchasing tickets online in case the event sells out.

AMDEF 2015 according to Muller is “the most diverse collection of talent you will find in one place at one time this summer.”

“AMDEF is one of Seattle’s strongest platforms for launching underground talent,” he concludes.

triguing one and well worth exploring on stage. The “how” to do that is a tricky question. There are moments of great writing in the play at Intiman. It’s also clear that the play needs to be worked on more.

The playwrights transposed the Los Angeles team to Seattle, perhaps to gain more local exposure. So the Seattle Fireflies are the ones suspecting that the San Francisco team has too many straight players. The play is thick with intended irony.

The cast is large and full of veteran Seattle talent like Adam Standley, Charles Leggett, Reginald Andre Jackson, Michael Place, Bradford Farwell, Betsy Schwartz and Chris Ensweiler. Relative newcomer Riley Shanahan plays John Baxter in a nicely modulated, unassuming, even self-effacing way. Baxter is positioned as a pro-baseballer who lost his job due to injury, and, fiancée clearly on stage, as heterosexual.

Standley’s character, Lyle, is the guy we all feel for: coming out when he’s a teen and, therefore, losing the opportunity to play pro ball because no one wants an out baseballer on their team! However, seeing his backstory characterized on stage – the tech workplace with sexist programmers, and the cisgendered family members that struggle to accept him fully – doesn’t help do anything but extend the playing time.

Two key issues were at play. One, the position the NAGAAA took on Bisexuality, is

explored pretty well, though more could be done with that. Eventually, the NAGAAA specifically declared in their rules that Bisexuals are not now considered “non-Gay.” That puts their rules more in line with the “B” in LGBT, though if you ask those who identify as Bisexual, their struggle is probably far from over in either “straight” or “Gay” cultures.

The other, which the play exemplifies by casting but not by name, is that there was a potent racial component in the actual history of the inquiry. Three San Francisco players who were black were labeled “nonGay” and at least one white San Franciscan, answering the same questions the same way, was accepted as “Gay.” The play names John Baxter as the titular player and makes us assume that this is the main protagonist. Yet, many people in the play tell him, “It’s not about you.” And really it isn’t about him. We learn more about Lyle and the retiring leader of the Fireflies.

Rewriting the play, the more compelling story for the actual historical events might be one of the San Franciscans who had to struggle both with being asked questions of his sexuality in front of strangers, and with identifying as “Bi” and knowing that, in 2008, that would then qualify him as “nonGay” in the NAGAAA rules. Yet playing with the Gay softball team is the one place

he feels safe playing softball!

There is much to like in the writing about the “protest committee” and the swirl of arguments made against the asking of the kinds of personal questions that the rules forced NAGAAA to asked. Younger folks might more readily ask what the big deal was that “non-Gay” players had to be policed by numbers.

Yet, history shows not only the reasons, but the necessity for those kinds of rules, historically. In fact, local organizations, such as the Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, also have had to grapple with rules “allowing” heterosexually-identified members.

Once prejudice ebbs, it’s easy to point at how things are and question what looks useless or even counter-productive. But it’s often hard for those who lived through rampant prejudice to abandon the protections that caused them to create now-anachronistic rules in the first place. They were vitally necessary!

For more information on John Baxter is a Switch Hitter, go to www.intiman.org or call (206) 315-5838.

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fact Citizen Kane and Casablanca were two of the top picks alongside the likes of Akira and Big Trouble in Little China ets.” tickling my heart to no-end. “Die Hard The films being showcased are an in- surprised me,” admits Wood candidly. “I credible hodgepodge of differing genres didn’t see that doing so well. There were a and subject matters. The Hunt for Red Oc- lot of votes for Die Hard. I expect we’re gotober and On the Waterfront, The Wizard ing to end up with a pretty raucous crowd of Oz and My Neighbor Totoro, No Coun- for that one.” try for Old Men and Butch Cassidy and “But, there were a lot of titles we clearthe Sundance Kid, Inception and Akira, ly didn’t put on the ballot on purpose,” he Moulin Rouge! and The Sound of Music, adds casually. “Lawrence of Arabia wasn’t these are only a small sampling of the mo- on the list mainly because we show it so oftion pictures chosen by the popular vote. “It ten, but there were so many write-ins for it really wasn’t a surprise that Blade Runner we felt like adding a screening was the right ended up as the number one vote-getter,” thing to do. But there were a lot of other says Wood. “It’s been a long time since Cinerama movies we purposely left off, Warner Bros has allowed the film to be like How the West Was Won. And, I mean, screened. I had a suspicion it would come I almost refuse at this point to show 2001: out on top. I was actually more surprised by A Space Odyssey unless we’re showing it in how close everything was. The finished list 70mm and we knew we weren’t going to do was always in doubt up until the last minute any 70mm for this festival. Even though it of voting. I was amazed how close number was an audience vote, we still had a game two through fifty in the end finally were.” plan in regards to scheduling; I like to think And that included films not originally we knew what we were doing.” on the ballot. While over a 100 motion pic“It’s a weird time of year to schedule tures were listed on the website to choose a film festival, honestly. We didn’t really from, there was also a selection for “fan want to do the sci-fi festival again right now favorites” that allowed for write-in picks, as it’s really kind of a dead time of year, and in this case a few of those accumulated so many people out of town or doing other enough votes to screen during the festival. things right at the start of September. But “Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Big Leb- we also didn’t have anything we wanted to owski were overwhelming fan favorites,” schedule as a first-run title, as it’s just as states Wood. “It was apparent early on we dead a time period for the industry, these were going to have to make room for both. first two weeks of the month. This felt like But there were a few others that garnered a good way to engage our customers and a number of votes that we decided against get them excited about something. It’s just adding to the festival.” a fun idea.”

And why is that? “We have our reaAs far as fun ideas go, part of trying to sons,” he says with a grin. “You’ll notice keep things exciting and atypical at the thethere is no 70mm, there isn’t a bulk of sci-fi, atre, the Cinerama just completed its first because we have some things in place for ever “Summer Rewind,” a quirky selection next year that audiences will hopefully be of films given a single day’s showcase (the excited about. This [Fan Film Series] was lone exception being Pixar’s Inside Out, more of an excuse to program a bunch of garnering a single matinee screening each random stuff you more than likely wouldn’t day of the week) ranging from popular box get the chance to see at the Cinerama prob- office hits (Jurassic World) to under-theably. But, next year, we’ve got things in the radar critical darlings (Dope). “I knew we pipeline where we’ll be able to showcase a had three weeks to get through before we bunch of titles people were asking about.” were scheduled to show Everest,” explains What I think I personally love about this Wood. “We talked about bringing back festival is that it clearly showcases Seattle’s Mad Max: Fury Road for another week. unabashed love for cinema of all types, the We talked about finding something else that could play for a week to happy audiences. It suddenly struck us to do something similar to what we did in regards to the Academy Awards earlier this year, show a single movie a day that we felt deserved another look.”

“It allowed us to bring in things that we knew would do really well like Mad Max and Jurassic World while at the same time showcasing films we felt audiences might have initially passed on, like Dope and Magic Mike XXL. It allowed us to show a hit comedy like Trainwreck, which isn’t normally the kind of film we get to show at the Cinerama, as well as Southpaw, a movThe Sound of Music – wonderlandamericas.com ie a lot of people continued from cover

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were talking about but for whatever reason didn’t go and see. It was just a lot of fun to program.”

As for overall conditions and the continuing health of the theatre itself, Wood couldn’t be happier. “Ever since the renovation we’ve been on a really, really good pace,” he proudly states. “Things have been going exceedingly well. We’re heavily dependent on quality of content, the movies themselves, and for the most part the titles we’ve showcased have garnered a strong response from our customer base. But, we also have great relations with the studios.

No other theatre in the country was allowed to show Avengers: Age of Ultron for only two weeks; we were, which allowed us to program Mad Max: Fury Road for a week.”

“I actually have a feeling Mad Max: Fury Road is going to be one of those movies that goes down like 2001 or Lawrence of Arabia, that it’s going to become one of those Cinerama staples Seattle audiences are always eager to see,” posits Wood. “The response from people to that film, how excited they get, it’s almost beyond belief.”

As for the new releases set to play the theatre through the end of the year, Wood’s enthusiasm is clear. “The slate coming up is pretty terrific,” he states. “Everest, The Martian, the new James Bond film [Spectre], Star Wars, I think that lineup speaks for itself. We’re excited, no question.”

As to that latter title, I can’t help but try to find out if Wood and his team has anything special planned in regards to The Force returning to the Cinerama. “Yes, yes, I’m sure people would want to know about that,” he chuckles. “It’s rather frustrating, actually. I’d love to tell you what’s going to be happening in December when that film is released, but we just have to wait for good old Disney to let us all know what it is they’re planning on doing. Once they do

that, then we can start revealing what we think we’re going to do in regards to the return of Star Wars to the Cinerama.”

Switching back to current events, with 45 films to choose from, I ask Wood what five he would choose to see, the caveat being he could only choose films unlikely to screen at the theatre again for quite some time, if ever. “Oh, man,” he laughs. “Way to put me on the spot.”

Thinking for a moment, he answers, “Well, Blade Runner, without question. We haven’t been able to have that at the Cinerama in such a long time. You just need to see that one there. I would also go with Blue Velvet, that’s going to be extraordinary. I’d also see Chinatown, definitely. I’m not sure it’s a ‘top five’ kind of movie but The Last of the Mohicans is amazing at the Cinerama. I think I’d have to throw that in there; I just love that movie. And I guess I would say Raiders of the Lost Ark. We’ll probably get it back again at some point, but it’s still Raiders. You can’t go wrong with Raiders of the Lost Ark.” As for the overall vote, ruminating once again on the idea that Seattle voters chose motion pictures like The Sting, The Godfather, The Big Lebowski, Almost Famous, Labyrinth, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, Top Gun, Ghostbusters and Forrest Gump to all play alongside one another, when one steps back and takes it all in the diversity and eclecticism of the lineup can’t help but impress. “It just sums up the love for the Cinerama, don’t you think?” asks Wood. “It’s just such an awesome place to see anything.

Who wouldn’t want to go see a Harry Potter movie [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban] and Citizen Kane at the same venue? I certainly would, and it’s apparent Seattle audiences must feel the same because that’s what they voted for.”

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Latest Hitman assassinates entertainment tion any of the many Resident Evil sequels), a mad dash of Halloween and The Bourne Identity thrown in for good measure. It’s a mess, on some levels a spectacular one, a statement that in any way whatsoever should be construed as a reason to give the film a look.

Katia (Hannah Ware) Rupert Friend as Agent 47 in Hitman: Agent 47 – www.txtmovieclub.com is the long-lost daughter of the missing sciby Sara Michelle Fetters this isn’t saying a lot. In fact, it’s actually entist (Ciarán Hinds) who originally started SGN A&E Writer saying less than that, because even though the program that transformed countless it’s a more well thought out, visually inter- youngsters into cold-blooded killing maHITMAN: AGENT 47 esting action effort than its predecessor that chines like the unstoppable Agent 47 (RuNow playing still doesn’t make it any good. In fact, it ac- pert Friend). He’s been tasked by a shadowy tually makes the sequel one of 2015’s most organization to keep her from finding dear As video game adaptations go, Hitman: difficult to sit through wastes of time. old dad, mainly because the CEO (Thomas Skip Woods, who not only wrote the Kretschmann) of a monolithic corporation Agent 47 is better than 2007’s Hitman, the last time anyone had the bright idea to try first one but also had a hand in such wretch- is intent on getting their hands on him in orand bring this particularly violent shoot- ed spectacles like A Good Day to Die Hard, der to restart the Agent program for reasons ‘em-up to the big screen. But, considering X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Swordfish, too devious and dastardly to allow. Keepthat debacle was one of the worst efforts teams up with fellow screenwriter Michael ing Agent 47 at bay is John Smith (Zachary the genre has ever offered up, and, yes, I’ve Finch (Predators) to craft the script for this Quinto), Katia allowing herself to be put seen Doom, Double Dragon, Wing Com- one, and results are not good. Apparently, into his hands as the lethal assassin chasing mander, House of the Dead, BloodRayne, the best the pair can come up with is to lib- them stops at nothing to fulfill his contract.

DOA: Dead or Alive, Postal and In the erally crib from both The Terminator and What follows are a series of shootouts, Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (not to men- fist fights, car crashes and near escapes as

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me. I was never really offered anything.

There weren’t that many Lesbian parts out there.

lessons on the feminist movement, tattoos, and fisticuffs.

Tomlin chatted about Grandma and her experiences as a young woman, the feminist movement, tattoos, and getting punched in the face.

Gary M. Kramer: How did you find a way to create Elle so that she wasn’t “Lily Tomlin”?

Lily Tomlin: I didn’t struggle to create a character. I didn’t have to wear a wig or anything, like I have to in big studio movies to identify the characters’ culture or type. It was my own hair, makeup, clothes, and car.

I think Elle was just well created; the script was so fluid and so perfect. It is like Grace and Frankie.

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Gary M. Kramer: As a teenager, who would you have run to if you got into trouble like Sage did?

Lily Tomlin: I had some adult friends, grown women 10-15 years older than I was.

They lived in the apartment building I grew up in. We’ve stayed friends. One woman is in her 90s now. So I would have gone to one of those women. I had a quality about me – an air of independence – that made me seem probably older than I was. I would babysit their children though I wasn’t much older than their kids.

One of the points in Grandma is that there is a generation that does not understand – or perhaps does not want to understand – the difficulties women and LGBT people have faced in the recent past. I‘m sad the younger generation doesn’t know many people in the women’s movement particularly. There is more effort in the Gay community about celebrating its heroes, like Harvey Milk.

Gary M. Kramer: You have rarely played openly Gay characters on screen?

Was there a reason for that?

Lily Tomlin: In Tea with Mussolini I played an archeologist, but not much was made of her Lesbianism. I did try to get the Cher part in Silkwood. Nora Ephron had called me and wanted me to have the part, but Mike Nichols wasn’t inclined towards

Gary M. Kramer: Elle ends a relationship with Olivia, brushing aside her lover’s feelings, masking her own pain and pride.

How do you see her character?

Lily Tomlin: Olivia just wants something Elle can’t give her at that point in her life. Elle’s still grieving from Violet’s death, and turning away from that is a kind of betrayal. So she seizes the break up in her own defense. When you have a longterm relationship it takes a while to get over it. So if Olivia can’t take Elle on her own terms, she needs to split.

Gary M. Kramer: Speaking of longterm relationships, how is married life?

Lily Tomlin: Very sweet. We’ve been together a long time. We weren’t going to get married. We used to say we weren’t interested in imitating heterosexuals. But so many people asked us, so we decided: let’s get married. And we did on New Year’s Eve, 2013. We were glad that it has come to pass.

Gary M. Kramer: Do you have any tattoos, like Elle does?

Lily Tomlin: [Laughs]. I don’t like

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truths become lies, secrets are revealed and a whole lot of scientific gobbledygook is blurted out as if viewers are actually meant to make heads or tails out of any of it. Director Aleksander Bach stages a couple of decent moments, I can’t deny that, an escape from what looks like an airplane engine factory suitably violent and grotesque.

But he’s also just as apt to let himself become beholden to tired modern action film tropes. There’s too much horribly obvious CGI, too much shaky-cam and Michael Bay-inspired quick-cutting that devolves fight scenes into visually incoherent blurs.

Worst of all, the abundance of shots showcasing Agent 47 walking in obnoxiously ludicrous slow-motion, all of which would be unintentionally hysterical if they weren’t so gosh-darn ponderous.

Okay. So the movie’s terrible. I guess this shouldn’t come as anything close to resembling a surprise. But part of me is a tiny bit angry that I didn’t want it to be, that I want to allow myself to imagine that a low rent video game adaptation such as this could have bucked the trend and been worthwhile. Same time, after all these years, after so many bad movies and disappointing misfires, I still like to be the critic who feels any movie, any movie at all, could potentially be awesome. Hitman: Agent 47 is the type of disaster that can kill those sort of aspirations, this lethal killing machine nothing more than a dream assassin making it the most heinous type of misfire there possibly is.

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tattoos, but I like to look at them on other people. I wouldn’t want to have a tattoo myself. I have played a lot of characters with tattoos. I had a butterfly in Flirting with Disaster and one in Admission.

and roughed my shoulders and said, “You don’t mind. Do you?!” And I threw a glass of water in his face. He gave me a black eye.

I cried for days I was so horrified, and trespassed.

Gary M. Kramer: What about giving and getting a punch as Elle does? Have you had any notable altercations?

Lily Tomlin: I once had a guy punch me in the face in a bar. It was years and years ago. I’m a mouthy person. I’ve mellowed somewhat. But at the time, I put a dollar in a jukebox in a bar in the Lower East Side of New York, and this punky guy from the neighborhood came in. It was a dive bar, where some low-grade mobsters might come in at the end of the night. And this guy comes in and tells someone to unplug the jukebox. When the guy came over to unplug the jukebox, he looked over at me, and asked if I minded. I said I did; I had money in it. And the punky guy came over

Gary M. Kramer: WOW! What was your relationship with your mother and your grandmother like?

Lily Tomlin: I was close to my mother and grandmother. My grandmother died in the 1980s. She had a lively personality. She was sweet and docile. My mother, who died ten years ago, was very witty and kind and everybody loved her. She was never ridiculing or sarcastic – very upbeat. I wouldn’t have gone to her with anything like Sage does; I would have taken care of it myself, or gone to my friend who was a mature woman.

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Machine attempts to separate the myth from the man

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer STEVE JOBS: THE MAN IN THE MACHINE Now playing Early on in Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, the late Apple cofounder’s ex-girlfriend Chrisann Brennan mentions that her former boyfriend had a great deal of difficulty connecting with people on an individual, intimate level, the great irony of course being he ended up connecting just about everyone through his company’s machines. It’s a great, almost brilliant observation, and one which Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief ) revolves much of his latest film around. It’s your basic thiswas-someone’s-life retrospective, the veteran filmmaker keeping things linear and straightforward as he looks at the highs, lows and numerous in-betweens that made up Jobs’ undeniably influential life.

For Apple junkies, this is likely to come across as a hit piece. Gibney chooses to take off the rose-colored glasses, show the flaws and the brilliance, attempting to find the wizard behind the curtain, giving a broader insight into a human being so many

have tended to look at in awe and with reverence but seldom with understanding. For someone who is not an iPhone, iMac, iPod, iPad or Macintosh groupie, for my part I felt the balance between objectivity and admiration is fairly well struck, and I felt that by the end I knew Jobs quite a bit better than I did before the motion picture had started.

But is it essential? That’s the question I can’t seem to decide whether or not I’m capable of answering. While Apple wasn’t involved with the production, I can’t say it hurts that they were not. The fact the whole thing is assembled more as a stationary, somewhat static talking heads piece, one filled to the brim with those who knew Jobs best, that’s neither a positive nor a negative, either. Instead, this is just another aspect to the film that keeps it moderately fascinating and tiredly traditional, showcasing both traits at the exact same time throughout.

The best bits involve listening to Jobs compatriots like Steve Wozniak (who still can’t believe his friend swindled him out of roughly 90 percent of the profits from the pair’s celebrated Atari game Breakout), Bob Belleville, Daniel Kottke and Andy Grignon, each having their own tales to tell in regards to their compatriot’s Machiavellian-like talent for manipulation. There’s the story of Jobs’ teenage girlfriend get-

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ting pregnant and his anger at having to pay $500 a month in child support. Then there are those reporters who ended up with an iPhone 4 before they were supposed to, the behind-the-scenes maneuvering of law enforcement to put them in their place disturbingly improper (to put it lightly).

The thing is, none of this lessens the impressiveness of Jobs’ overall vision and his obsession to see it realized. There’s a reason Apple is where it is today (and why, again, the company wanted no part in Gib-

ney’s documentary), and a large reason for this is because its CEO wasn’t the patron saint of benevolent tech so many would blindly like to believe. On that level, I do think Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine is a fair portrait of one of the great thinkers, tinkerers and craftsman of modern times, I’m just not entirely sure that fact in and of itself makes the documentary required viewing.

We Are Your Friends an energetic music-driven cliché

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Now playing Cole Carter (Zac Efron) and his best friends Mason (Jonny Weston), Ollie (Shiloh Fernandez) and Squirrel (Alex Shaffer) don’t live in Hollywood, but by being in the San Fernando Valley right next door they’re all close enough to allow themselves to have dreams of stardom and fame they know deep down probably will not come true. They go through their days, subsisting as best they can, partying and playing from sundown to sunup, making pacts to stick together no matter what the future holds.

Cole is the most talented member of the foursome. He’s a DJ, an EDM (Electronic Dance Music) fanatic who plays his music every Thursday night a local Hollywood

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club. For some unknown reason having nothing to do with music, veteran superstar James Reed (Wes Bentley) finds himself taking a liking to the kid, introducing him to his world, and to his live-in girlfriend and assistant Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski), with nonchalant friendliness. Things are looking up for Cole, and as long as he can keep his head straight and find the inspiration to create that one killer track that will get everyone dancing the sky’s the limit as to where he’ll go from here.

There’s not a lot to director Max Joseph’s We Are Your Friends. Working from a story by Richard Silverman, co-writing the script with Meaghan Oppenheimer, the man behind MTV’s “Catfish: The TV Show” hasn’t exactly come up with a coming-of-age looking-to-find-stardom scenario anyone, anywhere likely hasn’t seen before. It’s A Star is Born for the Under the Electric Sky generation, a hallucinogenic

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sojourn into electronic dance music craziness given a Millennial twist if only in somewhat patronizing fashion.

Be that as it may, Joseph’s debut isn’t a waste of time, mostly because Efron is terrific in the central role and Bentley comes close to matching him as the drunken, downtrodden music superstar reveling in past glories unable to come up with anything new. There’s also a manic energy to the motion picture, especially early on, that hints at the devilmay-care saga of excess and inspiration that all of this potentially might have been, an early sequence of Cole tripping out on PCP having a Ralph Bakshi meets James Toback vibe that’s exhilarating.

Yet, make no mistake, the filmmaker slathers on the melodrama all-too thickly.

The fractured bromance of the central quartet goes exactly where you think it will, Cole’s making goo-goo-eyes at Sophie has the expected repercussions and a third act tragedy is so inelegantly crammed into the proceedings it’s almost offensive.

A subplot concerning a seedy real estate broker (smarmily plated by Jon Bernthal) adds virtually nothing save setting up a mid-credits coda engineered solely to tug at a few heartstrings, while the climactic concert sequence isn’t anywhere near as inspiring as it needs to be. Clichés run rampant throughout and while some of the supporting performances make up for this

(most notably Weston’s, who’s catastrophically ferocious as the group’s live-in-thenow ringleader), others sadly do not (Ratajkowski, in particular, fails to rise to the occasion, making her part in a budding love triangle oddly forgettable).

At the very least, the movie looks and sounds terrific. Stunningly shot by Brett Pawlak (Short Term 12) and edited with a manic intensity by Terel Gibson (The D Train) and David Diliberto (No Country for Old Men) that fits the proceedings perfectly, the real standout element is the picture’s sound design, the sonic atmosphere augmenting the on-screen drama nicely.

I also like the fact that, for as familiar as all of this might be, as lacking in any real surprises as it is, the film is never boring, Joseph doing a fine job keeping the pace hopping and the pulse racing as he moves all his characters to their preordained place on the EDM chessboard.

It’s a backhanded compliment stating that We Are Your Friends isn’t half bad, yet I find that’s about the best statement I can come up with to encapsulate my feelings towards the music-driven drama. Efron continues to grow as an actor, while Bentley has rebounded nicely these past few years becoming a solid character actor after washing out as a supposed “next big thing” after American Beauty came out back in 1999. If only the script that Joseph and company came up with wasn’t so blandly melodramatic, so prone to lapsing into tired cliché, then maybe this could have been something of a rejuvenating surprise. As it is, the movie isn’t without its merits; there’s just not enough of them to make seeing it at the theater worthy of the ticket price.

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Get cruisin’: 1- and 3-Day cruises offered by Holland America are an affordable, convenient way to travel by ship

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Although a weeklong cruise around the Caribbean or through the Inside Passageway of Alaska does sound enticing, it might be a strain on the wallet, or you simply can’t take the time off. Or, you’ve never been on a cruise before and not sure about embarking on a 7-day trip. Well, now you can enjoy all the fun and amenities of a regular cruise for one or three days at a fraction of the cost.

Holland America, based in Seattle, offers coastal cruises between Seattle and Vancouver on board the same size ship passengers would take for a standard voyage.

The 1-Day Pacific Coastal cruise goes from Vancouver to Seattle with a 4 p.m. departure and 7 a.m. arrival with fares beginning at just $59 for an Interior Stateroom. Those wanting to splurge can reserve a Vista Suite that includes all of the stateroom amenities – luxurious bed with Sealy Premium Eurotop mattresses and finely woven cotton linens, flat-panel TVs with DVDs, fresh fruit plate upon request, private bath with shower, and Elemis Aromapure bath essentials – plus premium duvet and soft cotton bathrobes and slippers, binoculars to use during the voyage, complimentary DVD library, fresh flowers, oversized bath towels, and of course, a larger cabin (approximately 297 to 379 square feet).

The 3-Day Pacific Northwest cruise travels from Vancouver to Seattle to Victoria and then back to Vancouver. Cabin fares begin at $279 for an Interior Stateroom and go up to $499 for a Signature Suite. The latter comes with approximately 372 to 384

square feet of space and private verandah, in addition to all of the standard amenities and those included with a Vista Suite. The departure and arrival times are exactly the same as the 1-Day cruise, it just stretches over three days. For both cruise types, there

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are a range of accommodations and fares to fit everyone’s budget; the Interior Stateroom, Vista Suite, and Signature Suite are just three of them.

Nearly all of the on-board amenities are included on each cruise, such as the Green-

house Spa & Salon, Explorations Café, fitness center, pools, casino, retail shops, and a variety of restaurants and bars, from the buffet-style Lido Restaurant to the madeto-order burger/hot dog counter Dive-In to the Crow’s Nest, an ample and sophisticated lounge on the Observation Deck (Deck 10) with the best views on the ship, in my humble opinion. Besides the amenities, a multitude of activities – many complimentary, some for a minimal fee – will be offered on the ship, like cooking demonstrations, live music, health and wellness seminars, wine tastings, and specifically for Gay travelers, a daily LGBT Social at one of the bars.

These cruises are perfect for honeymoons, anniversaries, birthdays, bachelor parties, or any kind of celebration. Couples, groups, and solo travelers are welcome, and though neither of the voyages is Gaythemed, from experience I can tell you that you’ll meet some wonderful people during your trip, including the crew that will bend over backwards to assure a memorable adventure. The coastal cruises run for a limited time during the fall season, beginning this year on September 23.

For more information, or to book your coastal cruise, visit hollandamerica.com, or speak to a live agent at 1-877-932-4259.

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Meetings Events Activities

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

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

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

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

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SATURDAY - September 5

Bumbershoot (9/5-9/7). Seattle Center. Seattle’s annual Labor Day Weekend festival of music. http:// bumbershoot.com 2015 Emerald City Convergence (9/2-9/7). DoubleTree

By Hilton Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd, SeaTac. International conference celebrating its 34th year, Convergence is an event that brings big men and their admirers together for a week of fun and frivolity.

It has been 10 years since Seattle last hosted Convergence. emeraldcityconvergence.com.

Triangle Recreation Camp Labor Day Mardi Gras Party (9/4-9/6). www.camptrc.org.

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Olympic Music Festival (6/27-9/13). Sat & Sun @ 2pm. Tickets & info: 360-732-4800. www.olympicmusic festival.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

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

Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

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

SUNDAY - September 6

tion visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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.)

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 MONDAY - September 7 information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Labor Day Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every (Because of the Labor Day holiday some regularly Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled. sasgcc.org.

Check with the sponors of your event to confirm date, TUESDAY - September 8 time & place.)

Bumbershoot (9/5-9/7). Seattle Center. Seattle’s Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. annual Labor Day Weekend festival of music. http:// Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org bumbershoot.com 2015 Emerald City Convergence (9/2-9/7). (See Sat- Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. urday listing for details.) emeraldcityconvergence.com. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave sasgcc.org E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), www.sasgcc.org 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. ConfiStrength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave dential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Har& Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For informa- din, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org

Bumbershoot (9/5-9/7). Seattle Center. Seattle’s annual Labor Day Weekend festival of music. http:// bumbershoot.com 2015 Emerald City Convergence (9/2-9/7). DoubleTree

By Hilton Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd, SeaTac. International conference celebrating its 34th year, Convergence is an event that brings big men and their admirers together for a week of fun and frivolity.

It has been 10 years since Seattle last hosted Convergence. emeraldcityconvergence.com.

Triangle Recreation Camp Labor Day Mardi Gras Party (9/4-9/6). www.camptrc.org.

Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

Contact Border Riders for details and rendezvous point.

Meets 1st Sunday most months. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.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 have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $2 shoe rental. (425) 785-4725.

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.)

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. www.raincitysoccer.org Olympic Music Festival (6/27-9/13). Sat & Sun @ 2pm. Tickets & info: 360-732-4800. www.olympicmusic festival.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

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

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September 5 thru September 13 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 Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

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

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

No Safeword Writers Group. 7pm. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org.

(Also meets 4th Sunday, 1pm.)

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

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

WEDNESDAY - September 9

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 RSVP. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Tour First Hill With Historic Seattle. 1:30-4:30pm.

Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave. the historic location of private clubs, religious institutions & swank hotels.

First Hill was also the city’s premier residential enclave from the 1890s thru the first decades of the 1900s. Tour concludes at the Fireside Lounge in the Sorrento Hotel with Happy Hour prices on appetizers & drinks. $35 general public, $25 Frye Museum members, $15 students.

Celebrating 41 Years!

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 POZ Seattle Monthly Social. 6-8pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Food, music, 50/50 raffle. $5 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. www. pozseattle.org.

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.)

Entre Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org 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 Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com 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.)

“StageFright” - Youth Open Mic - For Aspiring Writers & Performers, Ages 14-24. 7:30pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend. StageFright not only features young folk, but is also MC’d by young folk & attended in great majority by young folk.

Richard Hugo House is a community gathering place where writing & reading is celebrated & explored thru events, performances & programs. 322-7030; www. hugohouse.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.

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm.

The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month.

BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com

THURSDAY - September 10

11th Annual BOLDFest Conference & Gathering (9/10-9/13). Coast Plaza Hotel, 1763 Comox St, Vancouver BC. Four nights of entertainment, stimulating workshops, socials, outdoor activities, meals & women from across Canada & the US. Featured performer is comedian/singer/songwriter Lisa Koch. To REGISTER visit www.boldfest.com 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 Thurs-

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

Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in the Pike/Pine corridor. 2nd Thursday each month. Keep your eyes out for curbside A-boards that mark each participating venue. Pick up a walking map from any location & you’re on your way. Enjoy refreshments & meet the featured artists as you stroll the Hill. www.caphillchamber.org Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Oct, JanJune). 6-8pm. Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP requested to facilitate planning for dinner and childcare. 568-7777 or info@nwnetwork.org.

Second Thursday Out LGBTQ Group. 6pm. Senior Center of West Seattle, 4217 SW Oregon St. Meets the 2nd Thursday of every month. This Thursday: Social hour at the Center followed by dinner at Puerto Vallarta Restaurant. www.sc-ws.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

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/Whatcom County-Bellingham Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Meets 2nd Thursday each month.

360-733-1500; www.whatcompflag.com; 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 &

Visit us online www.sgn.org

St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - September 12

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

11th Annual BOLDFest Conference & Gathering in Vancouver BC (9/10-9/13). (See Thursday for details.)

A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org Friends of Seattle Public Library Fall Book Sale (9/11-9/13). Preview sale for Friends members: Fri 9/11 6:30-9:30pm; Public sale: Sat 9/12 9am-5pm, Sun 9/13 11am-4pm. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 30. All items half price on Sunday. www. friendsofspl.org Arboretum Foundation Fall Abundance Sale. 10am2pm. Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Dr E. A fine selection of Northwest natives, one-of-a-kind specimen trees, perennials & low-maintenance droughttolerant species. www.arboretumfoundation.org Arts Crush RUSH. 11am-2pm. Seattle Center Armory.

Second annual kickoff for Arts Crush, a year-long arts promotional program. Features 6 stage performances, 15 activity stations hosted by local arts organizations, buskers & kids creative zone. www.tpsonline.org Beacon Art WalkAbout. 1-9pm. Beacon Arts, 2336 15th Ave S. Walk along Beacon Ave thru 30 businesses, outdoor art market, community mural unveiling, music, dance & food. Facebook.com/BeaconArtWalkabout Medicare Made Clear. 2pm. Greenwood Branch Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave N. Learn about Medicare parts A, B, C, D and supplemental plans, including: who is eligible, what is covered, pros and cons, approximate costs, enrollment guidelines. FREE. (Also 9/20 at Ballard Branch Library & 10/3 Queen Anne Branch Library.)

Olympic Music Festival (6/27-9/13). Sat & Sun @ 2pm. Tickets & info: 360-732-4800. www.olympicmusic festival.org COCA UN[contained]: “That Summer” by Nat Evans.

6-9pm. Equinox Studios, 6555 5th Ave S. Evans’ second immersive installation that fuses nature, community & subjectivity of experience. FREE. www.coca seattle.org Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www.georgetownneighborhood.com Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. 784-9705.

Mama Cane’s Burlesque Birthday Blowout. 7pm.

Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Proceeds benefit NW Network, Trans Life & Frank’s Fund. Tickets $15 or pay what you can. www.eventbrite.com/e/mama-canes-brithdayburlesque-blowout-tickets-17986767907 AMDEF 2015 - Art Music Dance Entertainment FashGay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, ion. 8pm. Neumos, 925 E Pike St. Benefit for Social anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring Outreach Seattle hosted by Russ Garwood & Aleksa fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, Manila featuring dozens of performers and presenters. community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or 21+. Tickets: $20. neumos.com our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ Captain Smartypants Presents: Zero Brides for Seven Brothers (9/12, 9/18, 9/19). 8pm. Triple Door. gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Join musical comedy ensemble Captain Smartypants for SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion their take on brotherhood, featuring hits from the Doobie group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and rela- Brothers, Osmonds, Jacksons plus the Brothers Grimm tionship issues related to being a Gay male. 322-2437; & Gibb. Tickets $25 & $35. tickets.thetripledoor.net www.sasgcc.org SUNDAY - September 13 Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar (See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every 11th Annual BOLDFest Conference & Gathering in Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

Vancouver BC (9/10-9/13). (See Thursday for details.)

FRIDAY - September 11 Friends of Seattle Public Library Fall Book Sale 11th Annual BOLDFest Conference & Gathering in (9/11-9/13). Preview sale for Friends members: Fri Vancouver BC (9/10-9/13). (See Thursday for details.) 9/11 6:30-9:30pm; Public sale: Sat 9/12 9am-5pm, Sun Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, 9/13 11am-4pm. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages Way NE, Bldg 30. All items half price on Sunday. www.

14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. friendsofspl.org (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm.

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & talks or reflections & lead discussion. 329-5908; www.

Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength- LotusSisters.org; www.sasgcc.org (Meets in 2nd floor meeting room; no elevator.) overspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Friends of Seattle Public Library Fall Book Sale Olympic Music Festival (6/27-9/13). Sat & Sun @ (9/11-9/13). Preview sale for Friends members: Fri 2pm. Tickets & info: 360-732-4800. www.olympicmusic 9/11 6:30-9:30pm; Public sale: Sat 9/12 9am-5pm, Sun festival.org 9/13 11am-4pm. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s Cineoke! 6:30pm doors; Way NE, Bldg 30. All items half price on Sunday. www. 7pm show. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. It’s like Karaoke - only better! You’re the star friendsofspl.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- of your favorite movie musical. Pick any scene to sing bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House along to, while the film and lyrics are projected onto the is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center screen. There are hundreds of songs to choose from, for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, or you can bring your own special request (on DVD). $8 cover ($5 for Three Dollar Bill Cinema members). www. www.lamberthouse.org threedollarbillcinema.org.

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

The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. K of M/A fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization countrydance.org. that raises money for various causes & organizations.

Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle UniAllyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting versity, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship.

St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169.

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

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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. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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

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

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

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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, SeattleTwoSpirit@ 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 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

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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 Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

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

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhill cycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@ gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.different spokes. org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@ hotmail.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association:

www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@ gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: 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.ingersollcenter. 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. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493.

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

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

330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 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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