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Issue 2, Volume 48, January 10, 2020

Arts & Entertainment A decade of great Seattle theater: 2010-2019

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer The change in decade brings to mind reflecting on the decade past and the concept of something that endures. Often, we have experiences that stick to us and influence us and theater often has that effect on people.

If you take a little poll, a lot of your friends and family could likely relate to you a cultural experience that felt so full and connecting that it remains a solid memory today. Some people’s early experiences with theater even changed the trajectory of their choice of careers!

I thought I’d look back on my “Best Of” articles from each of the past ten year and reflect on those memories and what still sticks out for me today as a significant memory that defies the passing of years. I hope you’ll join me in revisiting significant productions. I’ll be quoting myself liberally from back then.

Spectrum Dance Theater’s (IM)Pulse (2017) – Photo by Nate Watters

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Viscerally magnetic 1917 an immersive WWI triumph

1917 – Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer 1917 Now playing

The premise of director Sam Mendes’ (Skyfall, American Beauty) spellbinding WWI drama 1917 couldn’t be simpler.

Under orders from General Erinmore (Colin

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Whim W’Him presents three world premieres by internationally celebrated dance makers in XPRESS

Whim W’Him dancers Liane Aung and Adrian Hoffman – Photo by Stefano Altamura

WHIM W’HIM “XPRESS” CORNISH PLAYHOUSE AT SEATTLE CENTER January 17-18 & 24-25 @ 8pm

Whim W’Him continues its 10th anniversary season this January with XPRESS, featuring three world premieres from three seasoned and internationally celebrated

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continued from cover contemporary dance makers: Sidra Bell, Ihsan Rustem and Artistic Director & Founder Olivier Wevers. The program is tailored for contemporary dance enthusiasts who crave innovation and celebrate artistic exploration.

Whim W’Him’s XPRESS will be presented at the Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center (201 Mercer St) on Friday & Saturday, January 17 & 18 and January 24 & 25 at 8pm. Tickets: $35 advance | $40 day of show | $60 premium | $15 student | $5 TeenTix Single tickets and season subscriptions on sale now at whimwhim.org/tix.

Making her Whim W’Him debut is Sidra Bell, winner of the 1st Prize for Choreography at the Solo Tanz Theater Festival 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany, and founder of Sidra Bell Dance in New York. Prolific movement illustrator, Bell couples fierce athleticism and pure honesty. As Dance Magazine wrote, Bell “brings her dancers to the depths of their abilities and the audience to the edge of their seats.”

Ihsan Rustem is coming back to Seattle from Switzerland to set another new creation on the Whim W’Him dancers. A returning Whim W’Him favorite, Rustem promises wit and fast-paced precision. Rustem is the winner of Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest 2012. The Seattle Times has called Rustem a “veritable powerhouse.”

Whim W’Him Artistic Director and Founder Olivier Wevers will also create a new piece for this program.

Wevers has made collaborating with diverse and internationally acclaimed artists on new dance works that explore and explode issues relevant to our time a core part of Whim W’Him’s mission. As Wevers stated, “I love bringing strong voices to Seattle that express the breadth of our humanity.”

In this spirit, Wevers’ piece for XPRESS will include a collaboration with RSVR, the artistic team of Ian Campbell and Haley Buckbee, inspired by their installation SPOT at the 4th annual “Lusio Festival: A Night to Awaken” in Volunteer Park last August. RSVR says, “The work intends to initiate reflection and questions about equity and diversity by augmenting visual expectations.”

ACCESSIBILITY Whim W’Him and Cornish College of the Arts are committed to ensuring that our performance venues are accessible to all patrons. The closest access point for the Cornish Playhouse is the accessible dropoff area on Mercer Street between the Playhouse and the Seattle Rep. In addition to the handicapped parking spots in Mercer Garage, there are four onstreet parking spaces on the east side of Warren Avenue North just south of Mercer Street designated for exclusive 24-hour use by those with Washington State disability placards.

Patrons requiring assistance may enter the Cornish Playhouse using the ADAaccessible door on the west side of the building, just south of the west side courtyard entrance. Please ring the doorbell and a staff member will come assist you.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS Whim W’Him company dancers for the 2019/20 season are Liane Aung, Cameron Birts, Jane Cracovaner, Adrian Hoffman, Jim Kent, Mia Monteabaro and Karl Watson. Dancer bios can be found at whimwhim.org/meet-our-dancers.

Sidra Bell, Choreographer Sidra Bell is currently a Master Lecturer at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, an Adjunct Professor at Ball State University in Indiana, was artist in residence at Harvard University, was an Adjunct Professor at Georgian Court University and was an Adjunct Professor at Barnard College in New York City. She was a University of Minnesota Theater Arts & Dance Cowles Visiting Artist and an art-

Whim W’Him dancers Karl Watson and Liane Aung – Photo by Stefano Altamura

ist in residence at Cornish College of the Arts. Bell won 1st Prize for Choreography at the Solo Tanz Theater Festival in Stuttgart, Germany in 2011 and a 2015 National Dance Project Production Award from the New England Foundation for the Arts.

Bell’s work has been seen throughout the United States and in Denmark, France, Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, Slovenia, Sweden, Germany, China, Canada, Aruba, Korea, Brazil, and Greece. Bell has created over 100 new works notably for Ailey II, The Juilliard School, Harvard University, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet School, Robert Moses’ KIN, METdance, Springboard Danse Montréal, Uppercut Dansteater (Denmark), and Motto Dans Kolectif (Turkey).

In 2012, Bell was commissioned as choreographer for the feature film TEST in San Francisco written/directed by Chris Mason Johnson (Frankfurt Ballet/White Oak Project). TEST was awarded two grand jury prizes from Outfest and was screened at festivals worldwide, including the Seattle Film Festival, Frameline37 (San Francisco), Outfest (LA), Berlinale, and New York City Lincoln Center’s NewFest Festival.

Bell is a sought-after master teacher and her alternative pedagogy, Contemporary Systems-an interior & material approach was featured in Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher Magazine and Dance Studio Life Magazine.

She has taught her unique creative practice at major institutions for dance and theater throughout Canada, Europe, South America, and the United States. She is the Creative Director of the award-winning MODULE, a New York City-based immersive laboratory for movement and theater artists.

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Whim W’Him dancers Cameron Birts (front) and Karl Watson – Photo by Stefano Altamura

Ihsan Rustem, Choreographer Ihsan Rustem was born in London, where he trained at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. In 2015 Rustem was appointed Resident Choreographer for the NW Dance Project in Portland, OR, where he is creating his tenth work for the company this season.

Rustem has also created works for dance companies throughout the US and around the world, including Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, National Ballet of Chile, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Whim W’Him, Istanbul State Ballet, Kazan State Opera and Ballet, Siberian State Ballet, Salt Contemporary Dance, Arts Umbrella Dance Company, National Youth Dance Company, and Cinevox Junior Company. In 2018/19, Nederlands Dans Theater named Rustem as one of their Up & Coming Choreographers.

His work for the NW Dance Project has received numerous accolades, including the 2012 Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest Award, the Public Choice Award at the 25th International Competition for Choreographers Hannover, and Dance Magazine’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Collaboration. Rustem was also the 2014 recipient of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s International Commissioning Project.

From 2000-2014 Rustem was a dancer with Ballet Theater Munich, Introdans, State Theater Bern Ballet, Tanz Luzerner Theater and Adventures in Motion Pictures. He is the former Artistic Director of the Dance Art Studio Ballettschule Luzern.

Olivier Wevers, Artistic Director Dedicated to creating works of artistic innovation and collaboration, Brus-

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sels-born Olivier Wevers founded Whim W’Him in 2009. Before establishing the company, he was a principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. His awards and recognition include the Princess Grace Foundation Choreography Fellowship, the City of Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award, the grand prize award for an unprecedented two years in a row at the annual Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival in California, and the ArtistTrust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship Award.

Wevers participated in the National Choreographers Initiative and the prestigious New York Choreographic Institute. He has created works for companies and festivals around the world, including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Northwest Dance Project, BalletX, Spectrum Dance Theater, Prix de Lausanne, White Bird’s 4x4 Ballet Project, and Dance the Dream Seattle.

ABOUT THE COMPANY Whim W’Him is an award-winning Seattle-based contemporary dance company founded in 2009 by Olivier Wevers, former Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer and choreographer. The company presents all new works and has a mission to be a platform centered around choreography and dance for artists to explore their craft through innovation and collaboration.

Since its formation in 2009, Whim W’Him has created more than 50 new contemporary dance works by 30+ global artists. whimwhim.org Courtesy of Whim W’Him

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Breaking the Code (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) – Photo by Erik Stuhaug

2011

The Brothers Size (Seattle Repertory Theatre) – Photo courtesy of Seattle Rep

2012

Torso (Printers Devil Theatre) – Photo by Tiffany Diamond

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2010: PLAYS “Bradford Farwell was riveting as mathematician Alan Turing in Breaking the Code” by Strawberry Theatre Workshop.

“Gin Hammond’s one-woman play Returning the Bones was masterfully performed with her exceptional abilities.” NOTE: “Gin Hammond brought back her astonishing family story in 2019, courtesy of BookIt Repertory Theatre. It was an honor to see it and her again.”

“The unforgettable Condola Rashad brought the Congo to Intiman Theatre in Ruined and sang her way into our hearts.

Intiman’s A Doctor In Spite of Himself (which starred Daniel Breaker) wasn’t really a Moliere translation as much as an homage to the great writer, but Moliere would likely have rolled in the aisles as this ensemble romped on the gorgeous set, shook their wonderful wigs, and cracked each other up.”

MUSICALS “Eric Ankrim showed us his strength with prince-and-pauper tricks in Village Theatre’s The Gypsy King.”

LOCAL PLAYWRITING “Scotto Moore’s When I Come to My Senses, I’m Alive at Annex Theatre, was a not-so-distant-future science fiction exploration about being able to record someone’s emotions and then give them to an audience to feel (for a fee)!”

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Returning The Bones (Solo Performance Festival, 2010 Book-It Repertory Theatre, 2019) – Photo by John Ulman

The Gypsy King (Village Theatre) – Photo by Jay Koh

Mike Daisey’s The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs (Seattle Repertory Theatre) – Photo by Stan Barouh

All My Sons (Intiman Theatre) – Photo by Chris Bennion

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Book-It Repertory Theatre) – Photo by Adam Smith

Sex in Seattle (SiS Productions) – Photo by Rick Wong

2011: PLAYS “The most amazing theatrical presentation of the year, The Brothers Size, at Seattle Repertory Theatre, was an unforgettable play. Life in poverty-stricken, racially segregated urban areas of the U.S., with a poetical treatment of dialogue and movement highlighted the subject in a powerfully moving way. Every aspect of the production was top notch, including award-worthy performances by the three actors.” NOTE: Frankly, almost 10 years on, this is still a memory I cling to with awe.

“Mike Daisey’s The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs (also at Seattle Repertory Theatre) was quite possibly life-changing, confronting as it does the horrible conditions by which Apple-made products are assembled in China. It is the quintessential amalgamation of political awareness and theatrical presentation.”

“Sick, written and performed by Elizabeth Kenny, was a searing tale of her medically-induced psychosis by the medical establishment’s mismanagement, developed and produced by John Kazanjian and New City Theater.”

“Intiman Theatre’s ground-breaking production of All My Sons, using a black family to great effect in a script written for a white one, showed the out of the box thinking of Valerie Curtis-Newton as director. While Intiman’s future looks dim, Curtis-Newton’s work should be sought out.” NOTE: Prescient.

Seattle Children’s Theater produced Jackie and Me, “based on a book about a young (white) boy who gets to travel back in time (as a black boy) to meet baseball great

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Jackie Robinson, was a tremendous production for any age.”

MUSICAL Village Theatre had winners with Iron Curtain, a hysterical blend of puns and piroshkies, as American musical writers are kidnapped to Russia to fix a terrible Russian musical.”

LOCAL PLAYWRITING “Scotto Moore’s Duel of the Linguist Mages was a screamingly smart science-fiction idea and you should get ready to attend his next offering in 2012 at Annex Theatre.

Being able to claim nationally-recognized Yussef El Guindi as “local” is a pleasure as ACT Theatre included his new play, Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World.”

2012: A LOT of Local Playwriting “Torso by Keri Healey (produced by Printers Devil Theater), Kittens in a Cage

by Kelleen Conway Blanchard (produced

by Annex Theatre).”

“Book-It Repertory Theatre had a stellar year, with triumphant productions of The Art of Racing in the Rain (adapted by Myra Platt), and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (adapted by Annie Lareau).

Racing included a virtuoso performance

by David Hogan as the smartest dog on stage. Hotel had a huge cast with many of our community’s Asian-American actors joining in, bringing its uplifting story and informative history to us. Jose Abaoag and Stephanie Kim captured the spirit of twelve-year-olds perfectly.”

“SiS Productions ended its long-running

serial, Sex In Seattle, with the 20th episode, mostly penned by the supremely talented Kathy Hsieh.” NOTE: The Seattle Theater Writers announced a special Gypsy Rose Lee Award to recognize Kathy Hsieh’s penning of twenty two-hour plays in this series!

And in other plays: “In upstart crow’s production of Titus Andronicus, Amy Thone played herself limp every night in that title role.”

2013: This year was bountiful with great productions, memorable plays that have gone on to multiple productions, and searing hot acting.

PLAYS “Trouble in Mind (Intiman Theatre) had a tremendous cast, headed by Tracey Michelle Hughes, and addressed race headon, with many aspects as accurate now as they were when Alice Childress first wrote the play in the early 1950s. Chosen by the intensely thoughtful and motivated director Valerie Curtis-Nelson, and supported by exquisite design, I felt like everyone in the city should see it.”

“The Whipping Man at Taproot Theatre, also addressed race in different ways, with an amazing cast of three.” NOTE: G. Valmont Thomas shows up again and again in subsequent years in some of the top plays of each year with beautiful performances. In 2013, he was a key cast member of Trouble in Mind. He is missed.

“Another beautiful trio of actors performed Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them at Seattle Public Theater. Sara L. Porkalob, Jose Abaoag and Tim Smith-

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Stewart played teenagers on their own, trying to live life the best way they can in a transcendent production.” NOTE: This was our first introduction to the powerhouse that is Sara Porkalob.

“Kirsten Potter’s performance in Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Photograph 51 was luminous and moving, even as she played a still, under control, scientist. Another quiet, but breath-taking performance was that of Mary Ewald in an hour-and-a-half monologue that is Homebody, at New City Theater. Sean G. Griffin really gave a master class in acting in Sugar Daddies at ACT Theatre as a mysterious man with many stories.”

“The Taming of the Shrew, as directed

by Aimee Bruneau for Seattle Shakespeare Company in 2009, was a revelation of delight, even in the hot sun, as the romp was transported to a Southern trailer park.

It was a special treat to have it remounted with almost every member of that cast, including Kelly Kitchens as Kate and David Quicksall as Petruchio, with a kickass ensemble and a scene-stealing performance by Brandon Ryan.”

MUSICALS Patti Cohenour and Suzy Hunt enchanted with their performances in Grey Gardens (a co-production with ACT Theatre and The 5th Avenue Theatre). A most amazing performance was Noah Racey in The 5th Avenue’s The Music Man, as he contorted his body, jumped, slid and just danced and sang his heart out.

LOCAL PLAYWRITING “The two best world premiere plays from local Seattle playwrights were Undo (Annex Theatre) by Holly Arsenault and Bo-Nita (Seattle Repertory Theatre) by Elizabeth Heffron. Undo was produced with a great ensemble of actors, and a tradition of repeating a wedding ceremony backward before a divorce that was so real that people believed there really is such a Jewish tradition. Bo-Nita starred Hannah Mootz as a thirteen-year-old girl who tells a crazy, awful, compelling story of her recent life and made your heartstrings twang with empathy.”

“Jocelyn Maher starred in She’s Come Undone (Book-It Repertory Theatre) adapted terrifically by Kelly Kitchens.

Maher had to age from a tiny girl to an adult in her 40s and undergo many traumas, including an on-stage rape. She handled it with amazing ability and I look forward to many more opportunities to see her work.”

2014: PLAYS The Invisible Hand at ACT Theatre was the most memorable production that year at a “large” theater. The “small” theater moment came from A Small Fire by Sound Theatre Company with Teri Lazzara, Gordon Carpenter, Sara Coates, and Ray Tagavilla.

Worth remembering are: A powerful presentation of Larry Kramer’s A Normal Heart by Strawberry Theater Workshop and a surprising Diana of Dobson’s at Taproot Theatre. “The surprise about Taproot’s production was not that it was wellexecuted – their productions invariably are – but that it was such a great script that still speaks to today even though it was written at the turn of the 20th Century.”

Tracy Michelle Hughes took on Charlayne Woodard’s one-woman piece Pretty Fire at Taproot Theatre. Third at ArtsWest with Marty Mukhalian.

MUSICALS Village Theatre’s Mary Poppins as performed by Cayman Ilika as Mary and Greg Allen McCormick as Bert were “at the perfect moment in time for these roles.”

Village also managed an amazing cast for In the Heights with the best choreography of the year (by Daniel Cruz)! Adding to those productions, we got to see Sarah Rose Davis as Funny Girl at Village, who has to have been dreaming of doing that role since she was born!

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Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them (Seattle Public Theater) – Photo by Paul Bestock

Trouble in Mind (Intiman Theatre) – Photo by Chris Bennion

The Taming of the Shrew (Seattle Shakespeare Company) – Photo by Chris Bennion

Bo-Nita (Seattle Repertory Theatre) – Photo by Nate Watters

The Invisible Hand (ACT Theatre) – Photo by Tim Durkan

Mary Poppins (Village Theatre) – Photo by Mark Kitaoka

Funny Girl (Village Theatre) – Photo courtesy of Village Theatre

LOCAL PLAYWRITING A raft of challenging subject matters and tight writing were exemplified by scripts such as Black Like Us by Rachel Atkins (by Annex Theatre/Brownbox Theatre), Chaos Theory by Courtney Meaker

(by Annex Theatre), Tails of Wasps by Stephanie Timm (by New Century Theatre Company), Balconies by Scotto Moore (by Annex Theatre), the adaptation of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

by Jeff Schwager (by Book-It Repertory

Theatre), Blood Countess by Kelleen Conway Blanchard (by Annex Theatre), and Don Quixote and Sancho Panza: Homeless in Seattle by Rose Cano (by eSe Teatro).

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Water by the Spoonful (Theatre22 and eSe Teatro) – Photo by Elise Swanson

2016

The Royale (ACT Theatre) – Photo by Dawn Schaefer

2017

Lydia (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) – Photo by John Ulman

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2015: PLAYS Ryun Yu was riveting in the amazing text of Hold These Truths at ACT Theatre. “A rich, graceful, ASL-enhanced production of Sound by Azeotrope allowed both hearing and deaf people to understand everything at the same time. Kudos to directors Desdemona Chiang and Howie Seago.”

“SiS Productions gave us Paper Angels (excellently directed – with two casts – by David Hsieh) which focused on a littleknown history of Chinese-American immigrants and Pratidhwani let us peek inside India with Dance Like A Man. ArtsWest also let us visit China with Chinglish, the indomitable Kathy Hsieh leading the cast.”

“Book-It Repertory Theatre also had a great year with two other memorable productions: Little Bee (with the outstanding Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako) and Slaughterhouse-Five, a tremendous effort for us Vonnegut fans!”

“Taproot Theatre’s Best of Enemies performed with a tight ensemble and the force of nature that is Faith Russell. Also, Bootycandy from Intiman Theatre, and the very, very, very funny Buyer & Cellar at the Seattle Repertory Theatre make my list.”

“Theatre22 and eSe Teatro had a winner with Water By the Spoonful, directed by talented Julie Beckman.” NOTE: G. Valmont Thomas had a lovely role in this production.

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Come From Away (Seattle Repertory Theatre) – Photo by Chris Bennion

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (5th Avenue Theatre) – Photo by Tracy Martin

Hand of Talons (Pork Filled Productions) – Photo by Roger Tang

Teh Internet Is Serious Business (Washington Ensemble Theatre) – Photo by Jeff Carpenter

Dreamgirls! (Village Theatre) – Photo by Mark Kitaoka

MUSICALS “The clear rave of the year was Come From Away, Seattle Repertory Theatre’s brand new co-pro that has just ended a practically sold-out run. The uncharacteristically musically-oriented Rep also produced a lauded effort, Lizard Boy, from local talent Justin Huertas.”

LOCAL PLAYWRITING Vincent Delany’s The Art of Bad Men was not just well-written, but was well-produced

by MAP Theatre. My Dear Miss Chancellor

by Caitlin Gilman was a tour-de-force of Victorian fencers with an extra dose of charming

by Sophia Franzella, at Annex Theatre.

2016: PLAYS “Sometimes you see a play that surpasses everything else and you know you’ve seen something to remember for years. 2016 had The Royale at ACT Theatre. The writing, the directing, the technical execution and the terrific acting combined for a stellar, memorable stage moment and is – hands down – the best thing I saw this year!” NOTE: G. Valmont Thomas had a great role in this production.

“Other productions I loved included Sound Theatre Company’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, 9 Circles with Conner Neddersen at Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Sorry by Thalia’s Umbrella, and Vietgone at Seattle Repertory Theatre. Also Death of a Salesman with David Pichette at ArtsWest.”

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MUSICALS 5th Avenue Theatre’s wonderful How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying had a great cast. “It was colorful and fun, and is probably my favorite effort by director Bill Berry.” Brenna Wagner introduced herself in the lead role of Violet at ArtsWest.

LOCAL PLAYWRITING “Two favorites were Do It For Umma

by Seayoung Yim, mounted at Annex Theatre and A Hand of Talons by Maggie Lee, mounted by Pork Filled Productions.

A favorite adaptation was Laura Ferri’s A Tale for the Time Being at Book-It Repertory Theatre introducing the lovely performance by Mi Kang.”

“Exciting writing also included: Can’t Talk Right Now by Scotto Moore and From Kings to Controllers by Stacy Flood. Sara Porkalob created two new iterations of her solo piece about her amazing grandmother and will bring another one to Café Nordo in January (Madame Dragon’s 60th Birthday Bash).”

Honorable Mention: A very current political piece was written by Nick Edwards where Keven Bordi became a way-fun Trump in Trump the King. It is now sounding more and more prescient!

2017: PLAYS “Strawberry Theatre Workshop produced my choice for Best Play of 2017, Lydia, with deft direction by Sheila Daniels and a devastating, heart-wrenching leading performance by upcoming talent Sofia Raquel Sanchez.”

That play and its inclusion of Latinx families “brings happy notice to the strong, powerful showings in 2017” of major productions centering on People of Color.

“Sound Theatre Company’s Hoodoo Love, Book-It Repertory Theatre’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and ArtsWest’s Milk Like Sugar brought African Americanfocused stories and performers front and center, and also put spotlights on Black Women’s voices.” “(IM)Pulse, a dance theater piece by Spectrum Dance Theater’s Donald Byrd reminded us of the historic prejudices against LGBT people and the AIDS crisis.

This was a gut-punch that will be remembered.”

“Theatre22 had a quiet, but scary winner with Downstairs. Washington Ensemble Theatre has my Favorite Set of the year in Teh Internet Is Serious Business with set and lights by talented Tristan Roberson and a great ensemble of actors. Seattle Repertory Theatre produced my Best Comedy of 2017: the riotous and very un-prim-andproper Pride and Prejudice.”

MUSICALS “The 5th Avenue Theatre started off the year with a rousing version of Pajama Game and then bookended the year with a warm, sweet Holiday Inn with special guest Lorna Luft. They also provided a moving, history-oriented and excellent production of Ragtime.”

“Village Theatre provided my pick for Best Musical production of 2017: Dreamgirls! It was said to be on Steve Tomkins

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“bucket list” before he transitions from Artist Director and our fair community now has enough top African American talent that they can blow our socks off in productions such as these.”

LOCAL PLAYWRITING “A one-woman show by Y York, Sycorax, turned Shakespeare’s The Tempest on its head to surmise that Caliban’s mother was black and that was why she and Caliban were despised.

Nadeshiko, by local playwright Keiko Green, also at Sound Theatre Company, told a Japanese tale. ACT Theatre produced a fascinating play about Deaf culture: Tribes.”

2018: This year, I called out the “excellent season that ArtsWest had as Artistic Director Mathew Wright continues to elevate their overall presentations, both in terms of choices of scripts and in terms of technical support! In particular: An Octoroon, Hir, Peerless, and Skeleton Crew.”

“Lamar Legend had to become several “selves,” sometimes almost at once in An Octoroon, and kept up a tremendous amount of energy doing it. Hir, co-produced by ArtsWest and Intiman Theatre, was similarly gutsy and timely in terms of the focus, in part, on transgender youth. Gretchen Krich was brave, hurt, subjugated, resurrected, defiant, and tender in Hir.” “Peerless had a subject matter that I’m extremely tired of personally – high school angst – but it was such a high level of effort with a kick-ass ensemble and a funny-smart script that I was won over. Skeleton Crew starred Tracy Michelle Hughes who was heartbreaking as a factory worker who would not let anyone see her pain.”

“Hand to God at Seattle Public Theater was a gutsy and outrageous show. Ben Burris was simply amazing in Hand to God, as he managed the sheer complexity of a boy and his hand puppet. Burris’ years of quiet puppeteering in various local theatres were the perfect preparation for this amazing role. Sunam Ellis was the most profane and surprising mother in Hand to God. “ASL Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Sound Theatre Company was a massive endeavor by a pretty tiny company to include deaf audiences and actors in a seminal Shakespearean experience. It was completely signed and spoken with a double cast of deaf and hearing actors.”

“Native Gardens by Intiman Theatre was a funny skewering of racial stereotypes and a bandying about of tropes about “the Man” and border walls and all manner of topical immigration issues. Ironbound at Seattle Public Theater was a taut, edgy character study in minimalism.”

“Seattle Repertory Theatre can always be counted on to do August Wilson scripts to perfection as they did in 2018 with Two Trains Running.” NOTE: They are producing Fences soon in 2020.

“Queen from Pratidhwani used the science behind bee-disappearing-syndrome to speak about the perils of research funding and the lure of fame and fortune versus the honor of coming clean about likely-undetectable errors due to bias.”

Sometimes, you have to recognize the incredible handwork needed for the set for Pony World Theatre’s bizarre, well-done work, Parliament Square. Hundreds of hours were needed for it – to create a huge macramé upstage piece along with an intricate, enormous rendering on the stage floor of the City of London.

MUSICALS “New ways to include otherwise excluded audiences was another welcome trend in 2018 where The 5th Avenue Theatre produced a most unusual Hunchback of Notre Dame with a signing Hunchback.”

“Kiss Me, Kate was another fun and funny production at the 5th with the glorious Cayman Ilika making audiences roll in the aisles as she detailed how much she ‘Hate(d) Men.’” The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes at Village Theatre was full of insidetheater jokes in a concept that felt like someone should have written this story already of a guy whose life is caught in a musical.”

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Skeleton Crew (ArtsWest) – Photo by John McLellan

Hir (ArtsWest) – Photo by John McLellan

Hand To God (Seattle Public Theater) – Photo by John Ulman

Dragon Lady (Intiman Theatre) – Photo by Robert Wade

Indecent (Seattle Repertory Theatre) – Photo by Bronwen Houck

The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion (ArtsWest) – Photo by John McLellan

Sheathed (Macha Theatre Works) – Photo by Laura Dux Photography

LOCAL PLAYWRITING “Sara Porkalob continued to develop her “Dragon trilogy” with Dragon Mama, her real family biographies with scintillating detail. Until the Flood (at ACT Theatre) by Dael Orlandersmith explored various members of the community in Ferguson, Missouri after the 2014 tragedy of the shooting of unarmed Michael Brown. Her show focused on just about every kind of view available and hew of skin color in a fascinating show of how one person can become so very many different people. Y York’s The Impossibility of Now was produced by Thalia’s Umbrella.”

Sound Theatre Company and The Hansberry Project’s Citizen was a powerful and cogent, challenging work about racism with an ensemble that was ready to confront it and stand tall.”

lovely (local!) playwright Maggie Lee, was a wholly new work of essentially sci-fi fantasy, where strong sword-fighting women quested and struggled with deep questions of vengeance versus reconciliation.”

MUSICALS “The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Theatre co-produced the best Urinetown I can imagine. Village Theatre reprised Million Dollar Quartet with the most amazing cast I’ve ever seen. Justin Huertas had a great 2019. Justin wrote us the world’s quirkiest musical, The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion (ArtsWest).”

If you’ve read mywhole article, I thank you and I applaud you! It’s long… But I really enjoyed looking back at the tremendous output of gorgeous shows over the past decade. I hope you’ve enjoyed looking back with me and I’d be happy to hear if you agree with my choices.

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2019: PLAYS “Indecent at Seattle Repertory Theatre was full of everything brilliant about theater.

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LOCAL PLAYWRITING “In a very different, wonderful way, the new work, Sheathed, by inventive and

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continued from cover Firth), Lance Corporal Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) is tasked with making a perilous trip through the German lines in order to deliver a message to Colonel MacKenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch) canceling a morning attack. If he fails, 1,600 men, including his brother, will likely die. Armed with his wits, a map, the message, his rifle and few additional odds and ends, and joined by his friend (and not-so-enthusiastic fellow “volunteer”) Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay), Blake sets out immediately, the fate of all those fellow soldiers uncomfortably resting upon his jittery shoulders.

That’s it. That’s the plot. No deep descent into the personal lives of a platoon of soldiers. No examination of the historical complexities of the war. Instead, this is a visceral bird’s-eye view of what it may have been like to be sitting in a muddy trench, especially the terror that must have flowed through their veins when ordered to step foot into the pulverized, godforsaken territory between each opposing force’s frontlines known as “No Man’s Land.” That’s honestly as far as the story goes.

I’m leery of saying too much more because, as rudimentary as this plot might sound, Mendes and his co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns still have a small hand-

1917 – Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

ful of surprises hidden up their sleeves.

Likely surprising no one, Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield encounter several lethal obstacles on their trek to deliver General Erinmore’s message, and whether or not both men will finish their quest is a heartbreaking open question. It’s a harrowing journey overflowing in mud, blood, tripwires, collapsing underground tunnels, crashing fighter planes, snipers and a

number of additional roadblocks that pop up like random flashes of gunfire from an undisclosed location. I couldn’t take my eyes off of the screen, and for almost two hours I sat in the theatre spellbound curious to discover what Mendes was going to choose to show me next.

From a purely technical standpoint this film is utter perfection. Shot and edited as if to appear to be one continuous shot, this

way of leading the viewer through these events is more than just a cute trick crafted by a talented director trying to show off.

For me, this style fully immersed me into this world. I felt like I was the third, at times ethereal, observational member of the team sent out on this mission. Roger Deakins’ (Blade Runner 2049) cinematography, Lee Smith’s (Dunkirk) editing, Thomas Newman’s (Bridge of Spies) score and Dennis Gassner’s (Into the Woods) production design all combine with glorious precision, the look, feel and most of all sound of the environments stunningly realized to a jawdropping degree.

Both Chapman and MacKay are superb, the latter arguably Oscar-worthy even when considering the crowded field of likely Best Actor candidates already competing for one of those five precious nominee slots.

I also feel like Mendes’ handling of the material is the best of his lauded career, and while I’ve been up and down on the director over the past couple decades I’m still nothing less than flabbergasted by what he has accomplished here. This motion picture flies by in the proverbial blink of an eye, its gut-wrenching spectacle intermixing with the inherent emotional humanity at its core with striking authoritative resolve. 1917 is magnificent, and as someone who has seen it twice I can’t wait to sit down and watch it again for a third time as soon as the opportunity to do so arises.

Dramatically candid Mercy a compassionate wake-up call

by Sara Michelle Fetters Now playing JUST MERCY Now playing Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) has graduated from Harvard Law School with honors. It is 1988 and he has the pick of almost any high-profile, well-paying job he could want. But instead of going to New York, Los Angeles or Washington, DC, Stevenson chooses to take a Federal grant and head to Alabama to provide free legal services to those who did not receive or afford proper legal representation during their trials.

One of the first men he meets is Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx). He was condemned to Death Row for the murder of an 18-yearold white woman even though there’s an avalanche of evidence proving he couldn’t have committed the crime. Stevenson is certain that once a new judge looks at all the facts McMillian will be immediately released.

The powers that be led by local Sheriff Tate (Michael Harding) and newly elected D.A. Tommy Champan (Rafe Spall) disagree. Not wanting to lose face they pull out all the stops to keep this innocent man behind bars. It will take all of Stevenson’s investigative and legal efforts to see justice is done and that his client is reunited with his family, certain that facts matter and those with hearts unclouded by bigotry and hate will mercifully see the truth.

Based on Stevenson’s best-selling memoir, Just Mercy is a solid rebound for Short Term 12 filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton after the shockingly forgettable mediocrity of 2017’s The Glass Castle. Co-writing the script with Andrew Lanham (The Shack), the film is a straightforwardly candid procedural featuring a strong Jordan in the lead role and an outstanding Foxx in superlative support. While there are few surprises and the destination is never in doubt, Cretton keeps things emotionally grounded while also crafting an authentically hardscrabble milieu that is bracingly sincere.

It’s a good movie that grows in intimate power as it goes along, the story’s ending an honestly moving denouement that brought genuine tears to my eyes.

Not that many risks are being taken. Even

Just Mercy – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

considering the timely nature of the themes or the explosively heinous reality of the American judicial system as it pertains to minorities, Cretton isn’t digging particularly deep. He’s content to play things out entirely on the surface, never going anywhere that isn’t unexpected as he brings McMillian’s truth out of the fog of so many odious and egregious lies. The director doesn’t overplay his hand but he also isn’t above adding a few layers of melodramatic contrivance (i.e. soaring music queues, soft-lit hero shots, long closeups of characters breaking down into tears). All of this gives the film a formulaic aesthetic that doesn’t always fit, and I can’t say I was as personally connected to Stevenson, McMillian or any of the other characters as much as I wanted to be.

The flipside is that the filmmaker never loses sight of whose story it is he’s telling.

There are no white saviors, no characters who take the focus off where it needs to be.

Even with Cretton’s go-to actress Brie Larson (she’s the star of both Short Term 12 and The Glass Castle) popping up in a key supporting role and veteran character actor Tim Blake Nelson portraying a convict with vital information pertaining to McMillian’s

guilt or innocence, neither becomes the drama’s focal point. Instead, events are seen through Stevenson’s POV which is exactly as it should be, all of which gives the film a startled, eye-opening urgency that builds to crescendo during the climax.

Jordan is great even if the role doesn’t allow him the same amount of freedom to emote or evolve as some of his past efforts like Fruitvale Station, Creed and even Black Panther have afforded him. Still, his resolute stoicism and contained fury are put to good use as Stevenson, making moments where the lawyer wonders if his efforts for his clients are all for naught hit home with palpable authority. Jordan stands strong at the center of this production with an iron-willed tenacity that’s compelling, his ability to see through the shroud of ignorance, subterfuge, illegality and overt racism leaping off the screen.

As good as he is, Foxx is even better. The Ray Oscar-winner delivers one of the best performances of his career, taking a character who easily could have been a compendium of judicial racism melodramatic clichés and instead infuses him with layers of complex depth that are magnificent. Every time McMillian was up on the screen I couldn’t

take my eyes off of him. Foxx is a naturalistic powerhouse, the subtle breadth of his performance frequently catching my surprise.

I can’t say the film as a whole knocked me out in quite the same way. As refreshingly radical as it might be to have an old school major studio Hollywood narrative like this seen through the eyes of a minority character like Stevenson, Cretton still utilizes a traditional template as far as his dramatic structure is concerned. He doesn’t buck convention the same way he did with Short Term 12, and I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that a small part of me wasn’t slightly disappointed that he didn’t make an attempt to do so.

None of which means I still didn’t enjoy Just Mercy. Cretton presents a timely story that needs to be told and should be seen by as broad an audience as possible. Stevenson’s fight against judicial malfeasance and racial bias in the legal system shines a spotlight on ingrained societal ills that need to be erased. By challenging audiences to recognize and understand this fact, Cretton is adding his voice to the growing chorus attempting to see that this happens, and that is in and of itself reason enough to give the director’s latest a look.

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Celebrating 46 Years!

community calendar

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY - January 11

A Gathering of Men in Woodinville. 8:15-11:30am.

21920 Highway 9 SE (WA-9), Woodinville. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. www.agatheringofmen.org Lambert House Queer Rec. Check website for details.

1818 15th Ave. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Generations Aging with Pride (GenPRIDE) Writers Workshop & Literary Open Mic. 10am-noon (group craft session); noon-4pm (personal coaching sessions); 4:30-6pm (literary open mic and potluck). GenPRIDE Center, 401 Broadway E #223. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. RSVP to sign-up for group craft and personal coaching sessions; no RSVP required for Literary Open Mic and potluck (open mic sign-up is on a first-come, first-serve basis. More info: (206) 393-3400, info@ gapseattle.org; www.gapseattle.org.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 10am-12 noon. Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. (206) 9571600. Sponsored by LIfelong.

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org.

“Big Joy” - A Weekend Celebration of James Broughton. 2pm. Vashon Center for the Arts, 18600 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon WA. Cabaret screening of “Big Joy” documentary plus Q&A with director. vashoncenterforthearts.org Lifelong Gay Bingo 2020 - “A Space Odyssey.” 5pm.

Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. Tickets: $50 general; $75 Queen for a Day. www.lifelong.org Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org.

(Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

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). (206) 784-9705; visitballard.com “Dead Flower” Book Release and Rain City Slam Competition featuring Oliver Amatist. 7:30pm door; 8pm show. Jai Thai, 235 Broadway E. All ages. $3 cover.

“Big Joy” - A Weekend Celebration of James Broughton. 8pm. Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon WA. Jason Jenn celebrating James Broughton. vashoncenterforthearts.org

SUNDAY - January 12

Center for Spiritual Living. 9am, 11am & 5:30pm services. 6318 Linden Ave N. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801; www.spiritualliving.org Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am Zazen Instruction, 9:30am Zazen. 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. (206) 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org University Unitarian Church. 9:30am & 11:15am Sunday Services. (Late June-Aug 9:30am only.) 6556 35th Ave NE. Awakening spirit, nurturing hope, inspiring action. Interweave is the official name for LGBTQ groups in the Unitarian-Universalist family as a common thread of identification. www.uuchurch.org.

January 11 thru January 19 “Big Joy” - A Weekend Celebration of James Broughton. 4pm. Vashon Center for the Arts, 19600 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon WA. 4 Broughton films and panel discussion. vashoncenterforthearts.org Dignity/Seattle Prayer Service. 6pm. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics.

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

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

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

[EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.]

Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6-8:30pm. (See website for details.) Meets 1st or 2nd Sunday each month (OctApr). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share.

Ski Buddies is a non-profit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly thruout the fall & winter, offering camaraderie & deeply discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

MONDAY - January 13

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

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

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. (206) 547-6945 (office); (206) 2855077 (George).

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org Columbia City Church of Hope. 10:30am Worship.

3818 S Angeline St. We are a progressive faith community rooted in God’s grace and acceptance growing together toward justice, love and wholeness. (206) 722-5651. www.ColumbiaCityHope.org.

Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship.

7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveniently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.)

St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. 10:30am Mass. 2702 Broadway E (north of E Roanoke St). A welcoming and affirming Christ-centered community. (206) 329-2960. www.stpartickseattle.org Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual &

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community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma talks or reflections & lead discussion.

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

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

Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Buddies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www.

LotusSisters.org.)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Rain City Soccer Club Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org

January 10, 2020

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. Peer Seattle 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.peerseattle.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437, www. peerseattle.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Meditation Class for LGBTQ Seniors. 6:30pm. GenPride Senior Center, 401 Broadway E, Suite 223. Free class every Monday for LGBTQ seniors, their caregivers and allies. Beginners welcome. www.gapseattle.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7-8:30pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Find your voice with Seattle’s safe speaking space for the LGBTQ community. Individuals of all orientations and identities are welcome. Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays (except holidays and December break). For more info email contact@freelyspeaking.org.

PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (206) 325-7724 or info@pflagseattle.org; www.pflagseattle.org. PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality.

PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

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

(Also meets Fridays.)

Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

(206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com

TUESDAY - January 14

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth

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ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by YouthCare.

(206) 622-5555.

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Evening Gathering. 6:30-8pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Social Hall.

Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. This is a group primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend.

Facilitator: Fai Coffin; Cost: FREE. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org.

Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Home Street Bank, 7307 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month.

A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia.

Please contact group facilitator Mandi Gunderson, (206) 471-2352 prior to attending.

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. Youth 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 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 Kim at (425) 785-8593 or lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net.

No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Colonial room).

Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction.

Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.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. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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 - January 15

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

Sponsored by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

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

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

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

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Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 7-8pm.

The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets 3rd Wednesday most months - check website to confirm details. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

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

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

THURSDAY - January 16

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

Alzheimer’s Association Men’s Coffee Support Group. 10-11:30am. Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Ave NE. Meets 3rd Thursday each month.

Are you a male spouse caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association men’s coffee groups provide a consistent and caring place for male caregivers to learn, share and gain emotional support from other male spouses who are also on a unique journey of providing care to a person with memory loss. For information, call Don Desonier at (206) 779-1634.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Rainbow Lunch on Thursdays. 12 noon-12:45pm.

Wallingford Community Senior Center, Lower Level, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N. Meets most Thursdays, except holidays. WCSC welcomes and supports the gender, romantic, and sexual minorities (GRSM, or LGBTQQIAA+) community! Join us at Rainbow Lunch on Thursdays to celebrate this integral group.

Expanded van service is available on Thursdays thanks to volunteering by Bruce Terrey of Mature Friends. In proud partnership with GenPRIDE, Mature Friends, and Lake City Seniors LGBTQ2+Allies. $4 members; $6 general public. Drop-ins encouraged. (206) 461-7825; info@wallingfordseniors.org.

Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual). 12 noon. Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 4070.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Open to the public.

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

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

(425) 747-4937.

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

Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call (206) 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on

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Tuesdays between 12 noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm.

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

21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Thursday. A meditation/ recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Thursday.

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men.

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

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

FRIDAY - January 17

Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. Ongoing 12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

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

LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Volleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753.

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

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

(Also meets Mondays.)

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm.

Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon. org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

SATURDAY - January 18

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary.

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for

coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Plymouth Church, 1217 6th Ave (downtown between University & Seneca), lounge. Meets 3rd Saturday most months.

Cost: $5 per person (please try to bring exact change) to help pay for room rental. Please bring a dish that will serve eight or more to share. Free parking under the church (entrance on University). Take garage elevator to 2nd floor or enter thru south front doors on 6th. Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org.

SUNDAY - January 19

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

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

Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets 3rd Sunday each month.

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts’ event starts with breakfast and a show & tell, and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective communities - www.colage.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 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, (206) 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, (206) 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 - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 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.

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - (206) 322-2515; www.lamberthouse. org

Celebrating 46 Years!

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 - (425) 785-8593; lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers.

Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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

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

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

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx

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Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

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

Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle.

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flag Football: www.cascadeflagfootball.org;

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby.com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival; Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival; Outdoor Cinema at Cal Anderson Park. www. threedollarbillcinema.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www.

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

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way, with additional support groups organized in smaller towns throughout King County, (206) 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org;; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www.llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace. com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; New Horizons: social services and shelter for homeless youth, 2708 3rd Ave (in Belltown), (206) 374-0866, http://namin.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter. org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: (206) 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; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; The Vera Project: fuels personal & community transformation through collaborative youthdriven engagement in music and art. (206) 956-8372; theveraproject.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Pike - 621-7591 THE 5th FANTASY 211 Ave. SESHOP - (360) 357-6229 2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098 THE NEW YORK2222 XCHANGE - 441-5449 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 SHORTY’S 2nd Ave 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 LOVER’S CAPITOL CIDER - 818 E Pike St. - (206) 397-3564 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD 225 Broadway E. - (206) STOUT -1530 11th726-3300 Ave - 397-3825 TABOO ADULT 3959 Martin WayVIDEO E, Suite D - (360) 456-7300 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 TOULOUSE PETIT ONYX LEATHER 9813 16th SW -E767-4855 JAKES - 311Ave 4th Ave. - (360) 956-3247 1701 E. Olive Way - (206) 726-0565 THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 601Ave. Queen Ave N - 432-9069 1605 12th #8 - Anne (206) 328-1965 TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. 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