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Issue 4, Volume 45, January 27, 2017

Arts & Entertainment A mother’s quest: ArtsWest presents luminous staging of Mothers and Sons

Katharine Gerard (Suzy Hunt) in Mothers and Sons – Photo by John McLellan

by Paul Torres SGN A&E Writer MOTHERS AND SONS ARTSWEST Through February 11

The AIDS crisis wreaked havoc on our community. In the early ’90s, young men were stricken down in the prime of their lives. A lot has been said about the loss of talent and possibility; the actors, the docsee MOTHERS & SONS page 5

February theater openings

Room Service – Photo by Erik Stuhaug

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer February continues 2017’s eclectic offerings on Seattle stages from classic comedy or musical to new work. Take a look at what’s opening next month.

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Room Service, Taproot Theatre, 2/1-

Madcap mishaps and little lies take on lives of their own as a theatrical troupe chases their dream of Broadway. Or Offsee FEBRUARY THEATER page 8

Rufus Wainwright performs at Pizza Klatch fundraiser in Olympia February 4

Rufus Wainwright – Photo by Matthew Welch

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer RUFUS WAINWRIGHT IN CONCERT PIZZA KLATCH GAYLA

WASHINGTON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (OLYMPIA) February 4 see RUFUS WAINWRIGHT page 4

Compelling 20th Century Women perfectly imperfect

Jamie (Zumann), Abbie (Gerwig), Dorothea (Bening), Julie (Fanning) and William (Crudup) in 20th Century Women – Photo courtesy of awardswatch.com

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer 20TH CENTURY WOMEN Now playing

It is the summer of 1979, and Jamie Fields (Lucas Jade Zumann) is in the process of figuring out who he is and the type of man he potentially wants to be. Inside his southern California home, the boy’s opinsee 20TH CENTURY page 12

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Celebrating 41 Years!

JoJo interview next week ahead of Seattle show, Sasquatch lineup unveiled

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Get ready for JoJo! The pop-R&B artist, who performed at last fall’s Bumbershoot Festival, is headed back to Seattle next month. The “Too Little Too Late” singer will appear at The Showbox SoDo on February 17, a concert that will likely feature JoJo’s biggest hits, including “Baby It’s You,” “Leave (Get Out),” “Disaster” and her latest “FAB.”, which features Remy Ma. The Vermont-born performer launched her career in 2008 with a self-titled record, after being featured on various TV programs, like “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and “America’s Most Talented Kids.” 2016’s Mad Love is the third and newest studio album from JoJo. And before she comes to the Emerald City, she’ll be talking with Seattle Gay News right here in The Music Lounge. Look for it in next week’s issue, February 3.

The 2017 Sasquatch Music Festival lineup has been revealed and once again it’s stellar. As previously announced, Frank Ocean will perform at the Memorial Day Weekend event in Eastern Washington, specifically the spectacular Gorge Amphitheatre that overlooks the Columbia River.

Twenty One Pilots, Chance the Rapper, The Shins, MGMT, Mac Miller, Phantogram, Kungs, Aesop Rock and Bleachers are just some of the many acts who will appear at the festival, happening this year on May 26 to 28. This is the fifteenth anniversary of Sasquatch, which over the years has gathered a wide array of artists, from Beastie Boys to Bjork to R.E.M., to perform at the nationally known music event. Tickets for Sasquatch go on sale January 28 (10am) at SasquatchFestival.com. By the way, Chance the Rapper’s brother Taylor Bennett recently came out as Bisexual.

If you’re a fan of Weezer, you’ll be very happy to know that the band is on its way here. Led by the always-interesting Rivers Cuomo, the group is headlining 107.7’s “The End of Winter” concert at The Showbox Market on April 9, which was initially

JoJo – Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records

slated for XFINITY Arena in Everett. The LA-based act’s latest effort, last year’s self-titled album, also known as The White Album, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album. They’ll surely play songs from the new record, though I’m confident they’ll also pluck fan favorites from their somewhat extensive catalog, such as “Buddy Holly,” “Islands in the Sun,” “Hash Pipe,” “Beverly Hills,” “Pork and Beans,” “El Scorcho” and “Undone - The Sweater Song.” For tickets to Weezer, who have interviewed with Seattle Gay News before, go to aeglive.com.

Electro-pop band Clean Bandit is also coming to Seattle, scheduled to play The Showbox Market on March 31. “Rather Be,” “Come Over,” “Real Love,” “Stronger” and “Rockabye” are just a few of the songs they’ll probably unleash to what’s expected to be a sold out crowd. Tickets are on sale at aeglive.com.

There are a few more big shows to announce. The 1975 will perform April 30

at WaMu Theater, adding to an already jam-packed month of April (seriously, I’m going to about 8 concerts that month). Santana, led by the legendary guitarist-singer Carlos Santana, is playing back-to-back shows at Chateau St. Michelle this summer, on June 23 and 24. Grammy-winning poprock outfit Train, whose lead singer Patrick Monahan now resides in Issaquah, is appearing July 15 at the Gorge Amphitheatre with special guests O.A.R. and Natasha Bedingfield. Lastly, jazz vocal ensemble Manhattan Transfer and gospel a cappella group Take 6 will meet up at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater on March 10 as part of a celebration to mark each act’s milestone anniversary in music, 45th for the Manhattan Transfer and 30th for Take 6.

Finally, the Grouplove concert scheduled for The Showbox SoDo on April 6 has been canceled due to lead singer Hannah Hooper needing to recover after vocal chord complications. Interestingly, the band is still set to perform at Coachella. For refunds, go to the point of purchase.

Queen + Adam Lambert coming to Key Arena this summer

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Freddie Mercury may be gone, but the music of Queen lives on. In recent years, Brian May and Roger Taylor – remaining members of the legendary rock act – have revived the music that made them one of the most popular bands in history by going on tour and joining forces with Adam Lambert, the next best thing to Mercury.

Queen and Lambert have performed numerous sold out concerts around the world, from Australia to Europe to Asia to North America and pretty much everywhere in between. This besides playing major festivals, such as Portugal’s Rock in Rio Lisbon and the UK’s Isle of Wight Festival. In 2015 alone, they sold out 26 performances in 10 European countries. Their shows have drawn rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, who get to experience the group’s timeless songs in person, including “Another One Bites the Dust,” “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions,”

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Queen with Adam Lambert – Photo courtesy of Live Nation

“You’re My Best Friend,” “Somebody to Love,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Radio Ga Ga” and Queen’s signature hit “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Your opportunity to see Queen + Adam Lambert live comes July 1, when they’ll

perform at Key Arena, as part of a 25-city arena tour that kicks off a week before in Phoenix (June 23). Tickets go on sale February 3 (10am) at LiveNation.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-800745-3000.

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RUFUS WAINWRIGHT continued from cover

Rufus Wainwright is a busy, busy man, which explains why I only got a few minutes to speak with him this week, as he wrapped up a European tour and hops across the pond to begin a fresh set of dates in North America, delivering him to Olympia’s The Washington Center for the Performing Arts next weekend.

When the theatrical pop artist isn’t recording new music, he’s performing in front of sold out theaters around the globe, or penning a musical or opera, or composing a track for a feature film or ballet production, or appearing in a viral online video. He’s always working on something, constantly keeping his audiences guessing what his next project will be.

Last year, Wainwright released the album Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets, an album that features nine adaptations of Shakespeare’s sonnets and intriguing collaborations with Carrie Fisher, Florence Welch, William Shatner, Helena Bonham Carter and his own sister, fellow musician Martha Wainwright.

Asked by phone if he’ll include a lot of songs from the new album for his upcoming concert in Olympia, Wainwright replied, “No, I don’t think so. That last album I released was the Shakespeare Sonnets

record and I’ll definitely sing a couple of those numbers, but I’m coming to you guys as myself, as an old-fashioned Gay troubadour tripping through the forest. (laughs) So I’ll be singing a bunch of songs from different eras. But I will sing a few new songs and even some brand new ones.”

That’s great news for longtime fans who are hoping to hear vintage Wainwright music, such as “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk,” “California,” “Grey Gardens,” “The One You Love,” “The Art Teacher and “Going to a Town,” as he’s likely to perform these favorites during his upcoming performance.

Speaking of “Going to a Town,” it was recently performed by Lily Allen at the Women’s March in London.

“I was very touched and really, really appreciated the nod,” said Wainwright when asked if he’d heard her version of it.

“But it’s also, sadly, a reminder that that song seems to be a perennial at this point.”

With so much happening politically these days and emotions intensifying between people with opposing opinions, I asked Wainwright if he’s impacted by any of it while he’s on tour, or if he’s able to set it aside.

“I’m completed riveted by what’s going on right now,” he stated firmly. “And I feel that essentially what we’re experiencing as a nation is unprecedented in our history, in terms of what’s happening in the United States. So, yes I’m very much affected by

what’s going on and I try to translate as much of that to the audience. It’s paramount that everybody, whether you’re a plumber or performer or a banker, you’ve got to get out there and fight for this country.”

The Olympia performance on February 4 is a benefit for Pizza Klatch, a support organization that fosters resiliency in LGBTQ+ youth and creates a safe and positive school experience through support, education and empowerment.

Being a Gay youth is something Wainwright remembers all too well, the main reason why he signed on to be a part of the fundraising event. His own coming out story wasn’t the most celebratory.

“I can’t say my parents were stellar,” he recalled. “But that being said I believe that historically there’s a lot of precedent to draw from, in terms of the arts and literature. My escape was to read great novels, listen to great operas and look at great paintings, which were all deeply rooted in homosexuality and its history. If I’d had more support, it would have been great, but I think the support is out there and I’m just here to advocate for both helping young people and challenging them.

He’s quick to mention that support can come from the least expected places and people.

“Oddly enough, my grandmother, who was from the South, from Georgia, and who was pretty much a racist and pretty much a bigot (laughs) – a wonderful woman and

a loving grandmother – but she was not someone you would think would be the most supportive person, but she actually ended up being the most there for me and the only one who told me that she loved me and that everything would be okay. And that’s often the surprise, not really knowing who’s rooting for you.”

Wainwright also remembers how different it was being a young Gay person himself versus being young and Gay right now.

“I’m amazed now at how young Gay people are so articulate, cutting edge and advanced they are with things like gender fluidity and stuff that I would have never dreamt of thinking about at their age” he noted. In my day, you were pretty boxed in.”

Standard tickets to see Rufus Wainwright at the Gayla range between $25 and $85, while VIP tickets priced at $130 include the pre-performance reception and the best seats in the house. VIP reception at 5:30pm; silent auction begins at 6pm; main stage concert at 7:30pm. You can purchase concert tickets directly from the artist’s website, rufuswainwright.com/tour, from Pizza Klatch at pizzaklatch.org/gayla from the Washington Center for the Performing Arts at washingtoncenter.org or by phone at 360-753-8585. The Washington Center for the Performing Arts is located at 512 Washington St SE in Olympia.

Haunting Julieta a profoundly human mystery

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer JULIETA Now playing Julieta (Emma Suárez) has just learned her long lost daughter Antía (Blanca Parés) is still alive. After a chance meeting with her child’s former best friend Beatriz (Michelle Jenner), the middle-aged single woman is understandably struck by this revelation. See, back when Antía turned 18 she cut off all ties to her past, leaving Julieta to wonder why things turned out the way they did and what part she played in her daughter’s seemingly sudden need to disappear.

Julieta, based on a series of stories written by Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro, bends through time and space with ease, legendary Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar (Talk to Her, Volver) weaving back and forth between memories of heartache, rapture, tragedy and love with eloquent precision. It is a movie that exists in that nether world sitting in that realm that lingers between past and present, allowing for a deft, complex and beautifully understated examination of the nightmares that haunt us and the small delicate ecstasies that hug the individual like a warm blanket on a cold winter’s night.

I’m not sure which facets of the film I love more. The present day material with the world-weary, if yet still ready to tackle all challenges, Julieta is masterfully complex, even when an initial glance at what is going on might lead the viewer to ascertain otherwise. Suárez delivers an extraordinarily multifaceted performance, much of it internalized and almost every piece played close to the vest. Yet there is a bracing openness to what the actress is doing, a miraculous rawness to this portrait of grief and resilience that grew on me in power and majesty as the film progressed.

But then there are the portions set years prior concerning Julieta’s whirlwind romance with Xoan (Daniel Grao),

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(l) Adriana Ugarte and Emma Súarez in Julieta – Photo courtesy of huffpost.com

an enchantingly masculine fisherman who sweeps the young college student off of her feet. Played during these portions by the stylish Adriana Ugarte, there is a graceful eloquence to these sections that are haunting in their subtle, authentically human intricacies. So much transpires during these years, including Antía’s birth, her growth into a poised, clever youngster (Priscilla Delgado) and the cementing of her close, sisterly friendship with Beatriz (Sara Jiménez), all of it influenced by a sudden tragedy that will affect both her and her mother’s lives forever.

Both sections flow into one another with dexterous elasticity, Almodóvar moving from one story back to the other with confidence. He melds all of Munro’s loosely connected stories into a seamless whole, allowing for moments of introspection and realization that left me dumbstruck while

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also reaching for a tissue. This is a story where truth isn’t always the answer and honesty doesn’t heal every wound, the scars left by happenstance, innuendo and loss ones that can’t ever be erased yet can just as clearly still be healed. Julieta’s resilience and ability to carry on is cause for celebration, and while not all of her decisions are ones to applaud, each still stands out as being made by a woman of intelligence and fortitude who refuses to quit on either herself or those that she loves.

I will say, as deeply sincere as all of this is, it did take a little while for my overall reactions to the film to make themselves known to me. Almodóvar, like he has done numerous times in the past in many of his prior classics, refuses to make things easy on the viewer. The crushing blow of Antía’s disappearance and the apparent reasons behind it are sharp and angry, while meta-

phorical images of Julieta’s travels, especially via train, can initially appear heavyhanded and obvious.

But the reality for both items is anything but what those first impressions imply, and it wasn’t until I spent time pondering all of the ins and outs of Almodóvar’s weaving of Munro’s stories did it suddenly strike me just what it was the gifted filmmaker was attempting to do. The sheer bravado of it all is coupled with the vaporous sophistication he brings to the table, the broad plain of emotions being explored remarkable. I’m shaken in ways that go beyond description, the long-lasting impact of Julieta’s story one deserving of additional exploration and discussion, not to mention multiple viewings. Julieta is superb, and to say any more could potentially ruin any number of its more intimate surprises.

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OBITUARY

She made it after all: Mary Tyler Moore was a beloved and inspirational TV icon

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer It never failed that whenever I was babysat by my older sister – because our parents were out doing who knows what – it landed on a night when “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on, and she watched it religiously. She knew the opening theme by heart, she knew all the storylines and somehow she identified with the title character, even though she had nothing in common with her.

I never really paid attention to the show and it wasn’t until years later that I discovered Moore for myself. Our family was fortunate to have premium cable service in the early ’80s and Cinemax or HBO (I can’t remember which) began running frequent viewings of Ordinary People. I couldn’t get enough of it. I’d watch it any opportunity that I could, although I really wasn’t supposed to watch it because of the film’s R rating. I was so blown away by Moore’s performance in that movie, which earned her an Academy Award nomination, that I started to watch reruns of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” when they aired, finding them all later on VHS. This led to watching every episode of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” also on VHS. Years would go by without seeing anything with Moore until I rented Flirting with Disaster circa 1996. That movie was so unexpectedly funny, so off the wall, and Moore was terrific. Sadly, I wasn’t familiar with any of her stage work, nor her shortrunning variety TV show.

This week, Moore became the first major celebrity to leave us in 2017, passing away on January 25 from cardiopulmonary arrest because of pneumonia. She was 80 years old, a multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee and a highly respected Hollywood veteran who is credited for being a pioneer in comedy.

Mary Tyler Moore – Photo courtesy of extratv.com

But appearing as an independent young female working full-time at a TV news station in the early ’70s, Moore’s genuine portrayal of the vulnerable, sweet and quietly hysterical Mary Richards became an inspiration to women, especially those aspiring in the field of journalism. Oprah Winfrey was one of Moore’s most vocal fans, even breaking down in tears when she finally met her in person on her own talk show.

As a tribute, Oprah posted a photo of that memorable meeting between the two on her Twitter page shortly after hearing the news of Moore’s passing.

MSNBC news anchor Andrea Mitchell was also a loyal admirer.

“I agree w/Oprah #MaryTylerMoore influenced my career more than any other tv role model. She indeed turned on the world with her smile,” posted Mitchell on her Twitter feed.

Bravo personality Andy Cohen, who interviewed with Seattle Gay News last year, also expressed his sentiments.

“RIP beautiful, upbeat, shining, glorious, wonderful, iconic Mary Tyler Moore,” it read on Cohen’s social media accounts.

“Mary Tyler Moore will always be im-

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tors, the mechanics, and the would-be fathers among others who fell victim to AIDS. Renown playwright Terrence McNally’s (Love! Valor! Compassion!) Mothers and Sons allows us into the lives of the bereaved in the wake of that horrible deadly disease. After the fun and rambunctious December outing of ArtsWest’s Peter and The Starcatcher, this production is delicate and modest. This eloquent presentation works on you in a deeper way.

On a dark and gloomy evening in a welldecorated apartment in the elite Upper West Side of New York City, middle-aged money manager Cal Porter (Evan Whitfield previously seen at ArtsWest in Chinglish) greets the wary mother of his dead former lover, Andre. Katharine Gerard (Suzy Hunt in her ArtsWest debut) stares out the big window down to the bustling city as Cal scurries around the apartment. Why is she here? It has been over 20 years since Andre died. As the evening moves on, we witness a taut and stunning conversation about pain, remorse, and reconciliation.

Suzy Hunt gives a powerful performance as Katharine, a long-suffering recent widow from Dallas who was originally raised in a small town in New York state. Now, she is seeking a long-paused consolation – a quest for solace – over the death of her beloved and talented son – he was a gifted actor. Hunt is a stunning

From left: Katharine (Suzy Hunt), Cal (Evan Whitfield), Will (Jason Sanford) and Bud (Isaac Spence) in Mothers and Sons – Photo by John McLellan

stand-out in this role.

Evan Whitfield’s passion for his role is evident in the slow unraveling of Cal’s own pain that is just simmering underneath his skin. Whitfield is magnificent as a man

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moving on with his bright new life despite a past that would otherwise defeat others.

Rounding out the performances are Jason Sanford as Cal’s young husband, Will Ogden, and Isaac Spence as Bud Ogden-

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mortalized in Minnesota. My thoughts are with her family and loved ones today,” said US Senator Al Franken, referring to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”’s setting in Minneapolis, which often included exterior images of the city, though it was filmed on a lot in California.

Female broadcasters around the country posted their thoughts, mainly thank-yous, to Moore on social media for motivating them to pursue their careers. Many fellow actors and actresses, from Viola Davis and Michael Keaton to Patricia Heaton and Rachel Bloom, expressed their condolences on Twitter. Even the Humane Society posted a Tweet, honoring Moore’s longtime and tireless love for animals.

In 2012, Moore earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild, an organization comprised of her own colleagues.

“You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you” and “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave” are two of Moore’s most remembered quotes.

She was a survivor, having lived with type 1 diabetes and succumbing to alcohol addiction, and later underwent a delicate brain surgery to remove a benign meningloma. Fictionally, as an ambitious, employed single woman in a male-dominated industry, she faced and overcame the challenges – comically, of course – of being underrated and underappreciated in the workplace.

CBS, which aired “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” for seven seasons, presented a one-hour special on June 26 called “Love is All Around: dedicated to her.

If you still have not seen Ordinary People, make it a priority. RIP Mary Tyler Moore.

Porter, their 8-year-old son. Sanford is perfectly exhilarating in his role as a busy writer and father trying to balance empathy and dignity. Spence’s performance is perceptive and sweet.

Makaela Pollock’s directing is subtly efficient. The characters move in and out of scenes as naturally as possible considering the heavy themes of death and an assumed betrayal. This is not an easy feat and luckily it doesn’t succumb to tricks like ghosts and flashbacks to retain an audience’s attention. The conversational style has a venerable literary history that can sometimes be challenging to execute. However, Pollack’s professional talent keeps the story alive and enrapturing.

Mothers and Sons observes how the stories about what happened to Gay men at the end of the 20th century – along with their struggle and agony – will become but “a chapter in a history book, then a paragraph, then a footnote.” It’s a haunting critique of the cruelties of time and memory. Fortunately, this production from the legendary talents of openly-Gay playwright Terrence McNally (author of Love! Valor! Compassion!) shines on to illuminate those dark times with a fresh take about the detritus from those stormy and destructive days. It reveals how reflection and reconciliation are a salve that can begin to heal those raw wounds. This staging of Mothers and Sons is bittersweet and engages us into its conversation of hope and survival.

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AND THE AWARD GOES TO...

Seattle Theater Writers announce the winners of the 2016 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer The “large theater” productions of ACT Theatre’s The Royale and The 5th Avenue Theatre’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying take top honors, and the “small theater” productions of ArtsWest’s Death of a Salesman and Washington Ensemble Theatre’s The Things Are Against Us take top honors for most category wins!

Seattle Theater Writers, Seattle’s only critics’ circle, presents the 6th annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, theater awards devoted to recognizing excellence across the economic spectrum of professional Seattle theaters.

Our aim in developing the awards is to entice the general public to consider seeing excellent theatrical events at myriad venues they may never have entered before.

The 2016 Gypsy Rose Lee Award winners in each category are marked in bold.

Excellence in Production of a Play: (Large Theaters)

The Royale – Hayley Young Photography

9 Circles - Strawberry Theatre Workshop A Raisin in the Sun - Seattle Repertory Theatre The Royale - ACT Theatre The Winter’s Tale - Seattle Shakespeare Company Wedding Band - Intiman Theatre (Small Theaters)

The Pride – Margaret Toomey

A Hand of Talons - Pork Filled Productions Caught - Seattle Public Theater Death of a Salesman - ArtsWest The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - Sound Theatre Company The Pride - Theatre22

Ameenah Kaplan – wp.com

Ameenah Kaplan - The Royale (ACT Theatre) Victor Pappas - Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Seattle Shakespeare Company)

Erwin Galan - The Motherfucker With The Hat (Washington Ensemble Theatre/ Hansberry Project/eSe Teatro) Trevor Marston - The Pride (Theatre22) David Pichette - Death of a Salesman (ArtsWest) David Roby - One Man, Two Guv’nors (Sound Theatre Company) John Q. Smith - Annapurna (Theatre22)

Diana Huey - Disney’s The Little Mermaid (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako - My Heart is the Drum (Village Theatre) Tori Spero - Parade (Sound Theatre Company) Brenna Wagner - Violet (ArtsWest)

Excellence in Performance in a Musical as a Lead Actor (Male):

Excellence in Performance of a Play as a Supporting Actor (Male) - any nonlead: (Large Theaters)

Eric Ankrim – Mark Kitaoka

William Hall Jr. – John Ulman

Eric Ankrim - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Nathan Brockett - Assassins (ACT Theatre/The 5th Avenue Theatre) Matthew Kacergis - Disney’s The Little Mermaid (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Jeff Orton - Parade (Sound Theatre Company) Jesse Smith - Violet (ArtsWest)

Sam Hagen - 9 Circles (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) William Hall Jr. - Sorry (Thalia’s Umbrella) MJ Sieber - The Winter’s Tale (Seattle Shakespeare Company) G. Valmont Thomas - Stick Fly (Intiman Theatre) R. Hamilton Wright - The Royale (ACT Theatre)

(Small Theaters)

Mathew Wright – cityartsonline.com

Julie Beckman - Annapurna (Theatre22) Valerie Curtis-Newton - The Motherfucker With The Hat (Washington Ensemble Theatre/Hansberry Project/eSe Teatro) Julia Griffin - In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings (Theater Schmeater) Corey McDaniel - The Pride (Theatre22) Mathew Wright - Death of a Salesman (ArtsWest) Excellence in Direction of a Musical:

Excellence in Performance in a Play as a Lead Actor (Female): (Large Theaters)

(Small Theaters)

Moises Castro – moisescastro.com Bill Berry – 5thavenuetheatreblog.com

Pamela Reed – Alan V. Alabastro

Bill Berry - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Andrew Russell - Violet (ArtsWest) Steve Tomkins - Billy Elliot (Village Theatre) Troy Wageman - Parade (Sound Theatre Company) Schele Williams - My Heart is the Drum (Village Theatre)

Denise Burse - brownsville, b-side for tray (Seattle Repertory Theatre) Mi Kang - A Tale For The Time Being (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Pamela Reed - Luna Gale (Seattle Repertory Theatre) Alexandra Tavares - The Brothers K (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Dedra Woods - Wedding Band (Intiman Theatre)

Excellence in Performance in a Play as a Lead Actor (Male): (Large Theaters)

(Small Theaters)

Moises Castro - The Motherfucker With The Hat (Washington Ensemble Theatre/Hansberry Project/eSe Teatro) Nik Doner - In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings (Theater Schmeater) Doug Fahl - The Pride (Theatre22) Erwin Galán - The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Sound Theatre Company) Ray Tagavilla - The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Sound Theatre Company) Excellence in Performance of a Musical as a Supporting Actor (Male) - any non-lead:

Excellence in Production of a Musical:

(r) Conner Neddersen – strawshop.org

How to Succeed – Mark Kitaoka

Billy Elliot - Village Theatre Disney’s The Little Mermaid - The 5th Avenue Theatre How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying - The 5th Avenue Theatre Parade - Sound Theatre Company Violet - ArtsWest Excellence in Direction of a Play: (Large Theaters) Greg Carter - 9 Circles (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) Desdemona Chiang - A Tale For The Time Being (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Valerie Curtis-Newton - Wedding Band (Intiman Theatre)

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Gavin Hoffman - The Brothers K (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Conner Neddersen - 9 Circles (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) Alex Silva - Treasure Island (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Jarrod M. Smith - The Royale (ACT Theatre) Adam Standley - Stupid Fucking Bird (ACT Theatre)

Eleanor Moseley – ryan-dunn.com

Adam Standley – Mark Kitaoka

Suzanne Bouchard - Ghosts (ArtsWest) Angela DiMarco - The Pride (Theatre22) Stephanie Kim-Bryan - A Hand of Talons (Pork Filled Productions) Teri Lazzara - Annapurna (Theatre 22) Eleanor Moseley - Death of a Salesman (ArtsWest)

Greg McCormick Allen - Singin’ in the Rain (Village Theatre) Justin Gregory Lopez - Paint Your Wagon (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Casey Raiha - Violet (ArtsWest) Adam Standley - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Dane Stokinger - Disney’s The Little Mermaid (The 5th Avenue Theatre)

Excellence in Performance in a Musical as a Lead Actor (Female):

(Small Theaters)

Excellence in Performance of a Play as a Supporting Actor (Female) - any non-lead:

Brenna Wagner – youtube.com

David Pichette – cityartsonline.com

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Kate Morgan Chadwick - Bad Apples (ACT Theatre/Circle X Theatre/ArtsWest)

(r) Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako – Alan Alabastro

Celebrating 41 Years!

(Large Theaters) Anne Allgood - Wedding Band (Intiman Theatre) Molli Corcoran - Joyful Noise (Taproot Theatre) Tracy Michelle Hughes - Wedding Band (Intiman Theatre) Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako - A Raisin in the Sun (Seattle Repertory Theatre) Amy Thone - The Winter’s Tale (Seattle Shakespeare Company) (Small Theaters)

driquez) In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings - Theater Schmeater (Draeko Damen, Nik Doner, Brandon Felker, Elena Flory-Barnes, Samuel Hagen, Drew Hobson, Jacquelyn Miedema, Michael Ramquist, Andrew Shanks, Yolanda Suarez, Ayo Tushinde) Puny Humans - Annex Theatre (Patty Bonnell, Kevin Bordi, Grace Carmack, Rachel Guyer-Mafune, Lauryn Hochberg, Cole Hornaday, Kelly Johnson, Ben McFadden, Nic Morden, Heather Persinger, David Rollison, Zenaida Smith, Te Yelland) The Pride - Theatre22 (Angela DiMarco, Doug Fahl, Trevor Marston, Andre Nelson) The Toxic Avenger - STAGEright (Ann Cornelius, Sara Henley-Hicks, Brian Lange, Jessi Little, Nick Michael Watson) Excellence in Set Design: (Large Theaters)

Shermona Mitchell – seattletimes.com

Keiko Green - Caught (Seattle Public Theater) Rachel Guyer-Mafune - Puny Humans (Annex Theatre) Meg McLynn - The Motherfucker With The Hat (Washington Ensemble Theatre/ Hansberry Project/eSe Teatro) Shermona Mitchell - The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Sound Theatre Company) Ayo Tushinde - In Arabia, We’d All Be Kings (Theater Schmeater) Excellence in Performance of a Musical as a Supporting Actor (Female) - any non-lead:

Michael Ganio - Luna Gale (Seattle Repertory Theatre) Shawn Ketchum Johnson - Daisy (ACT Theatre) Tommer Peterson - The Birds (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) Matthew Smucker - Brooklyn Bridge (Seattle Children’s Theatre) Tom Sturge & David Sumner - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre)

Ben Zamora (lighting) – Dawn Schaefer

Robert Aguilar - Wedding Band (Intiman Theatre) Alex Berry - Billy Elliot (Village Theatre) Reed Nakayama - The Birds (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) Tristan Roberson - A Tale for the Time Being (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Ben Zamora - The Royale (ACT Theatre)

Brandon Estrella - A Hand of Talons (Pork Filled Productions) Silas James - Duels (amador/stokes) Robin Macartney - Revolt. She Said.

Revolt Again. (Washington Ensemble Theatre) Michael Mowery - Annapurna (Theatre22) Julia Welch - The Things Are Against Us (Washington Ensemble Theatre)

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Ahren Buhmann - The Pride (Theatre22) Ryan Dunn - Death of a Salesman (ArtsWest) Tess Malone - A Hand of Talons (Pork Filled Productions) Alyssa Milione - Ghosts (ArtsWest) Tristan Roberson - The Things Are Against Us (Washington Ensemble Theatre)

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Rose Cano - Bernie’s Apt. (eSe Teatro) Laura Ferri - A Tale for the Time Being (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Maggie Lee - A Hand of Talons (Pork Filled Productions) Nick Stokes - Duels (amador/stokes) Seayoung Yim - Do It For Umma (Annex Theatre) Excellence in Local Composing:

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Brendan Patrick Hogan - The Birds (Strawberry Theatre Workshop) Sharath Patel - The Royale (ACT Theatre) Kyle Thompson - Treasure Island (Book-It Repertory Theatre) Nathan Wade - Titus Andronicus (Seattle Shakespeare Company) Robertson Witmer - Daisy (ACT Theatre) (Small Theaters)

Annastasia Workman – Carradin Michel

Shenandoah Davis - Medea (Seattle Shakespeare Company) Paul Lewis - The Pride (Theatre22) Paul Lewis, Carrisa Meisner Smit - The Crossing (Theater Schmeater) Lauren Wilder - The Mechanics of Love (SiS Productions) Annastasia Workman - To Savor Tomorrow (Café Nordo) Excellence in Video Design (New Category for 2016):

Rose Pederson (costumes) – Jonathan Sym

Nanette Acosta - Joyful Noise (Taproot Theatre) Melanie Taylor Burgess - A Raisin in the Sun (Seattle Repertory Theatre) Sarah Burch Gordon - The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge (Taproot Theatre) Catherine Hunt - Dangerous Liaisons (ACT Theatre) Rose Pederson - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre) (Small Theaters)

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Erin Bednarz - The Lost Girls (Annex Theatre) Brian Brooks - King Kirby (Ghost Light Theatricals) Erick Johnson - The Pride (Theatre22) Alex Potter - Puny Humans (Annex Theatre) James Schreck - The Things Are Against Us (Washington Ensemble Theatre) Excellence in Musical Direction:

(Small Theaters)

K. D. Schill (costumes) – Peter Hon

Duels - stokes/amador (Daniel Christensen, Marianna de Fazio, Carter Ro-

Scott Brateng - Parade (Sound Theatre Company) Donald Byrd - Medea (Seattle Shakespeare Company) Sonia Dawkins - My Heart is the Drum (Village Theatre) Bob Richard - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Katy Tabb - Billy Elliot (Village Theatre)

Julia Welch (set) – Chris Bennion

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Bob Richard (choreography) – Mark Kitaoka

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Excellence in Sound Design: (Large Theaters)

Excellence in Costume Design: (Large Theaters)

9 Circles - Strawberry Theatre Workshop (Norah Elges, Sam Hagen, Sylvester F. Kamara, Conner Neddersen) A Tale For The Time Being - Book-It Repertory Theatre (Khanh Doan, Mi Kang, Mariko Kita, Scott Koh, Kevin Lin, Michael Patten, Rachel Rene, Annie Yim) The Royale - ACT Theatre (Lorenzo Roberts, Jarrod M. Smith, Zenobia Taylor, G. Valmont Thomas, R. Hamilton Wright) Sorry - Thalia’s Umbrella (Macall Gordon, William Hall, Jr., Leslie Law, Terry Edward Moore, Jeanne Paulsen) The Big Meal - New Century Theatre Company (Jonelle Jordan, Darragh Kennan, Maire Kennan, Todd Jefferson Moore, Hannah Mootz, Julian Mudge-Burns, Conner Neddersen, Betsy Schwartz, Amy Thone)

Brandon Peck - The Toxic Avenger (STAGEright) Tim Symons - Billy Elliot (Village Theatre) R.J. Tancioco - Violet (ArtsWest) Nathan Young - Parade (Sound Theatre Company) Excellence in Choreography or Movement:

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Jessica Skerritt – Mark Kitaoka

Excellence in Performance as an Ensemble: (Large Theaters)

Excellence in Lighting Design: (Large Theaters)

(Small Theaters)

(Small Theaters)

Delaney Guyer - Parade (Sound Theatre Company) Mari Nelson - Billy Elliot (Village Theatre) Sara Porkalob - Pump Boys and Dinettes (Village Theatre) Jessica Skerritt - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre) Jessica Skerritt - Singin’ in the Rain (Village Theatre)

Helen Roundhill - The Toxic Avenger (STAGEright) K.D. Schill - Puny Humans (Annex Theatre)

Chelsea Cook - Amadeus (Seattle Public Theater) Jocelyne Fowler - A Hand of Talons (Pork Filled Productions) Carolyn Hall - The Wedding Gift (Forward Flux Productions)

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Tristan Roberson - Daisy (ACT Theatre) MJ Sieber - Titus Andronicus (Seattle Shakespeare Company) The participants in this year’s award process were Candace Brown (goodlifenw.blogspot.com), Miryam Gordon (Seattle Gay News and miryamstheatermusings.blogspot.com), David-Edward Hughes (www.talkinbroadway.com/page/ regional/seattle/se727.html), Rosemary Jones (www.seattletheateranddance.com/), Dusty Somers (guest writer for Seattle Times), Michael Strangeways (www.seattlegayscene.com/), and Nancy Worssam (artsstage-seattlerage.com/).

Dan Pardo (music) – danpardo.com

Dan Pardo - How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (The 5th Avenue Theatre)

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Strawberry Theater Workshop presents an accomplished production of Proof

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer PROOF STRAWBERRY THEATRE WORKSHOP (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS) Through Feburary 18 David Auburn’s play, Proof, first produced in 2000 and turned into a movie with Gwyneth Paltrow in 2005, is a layered onion-like family drama that delves into mental illness, genius, love and family relations. Its current production at Strawberry Theatre Workshop includes four strong actors and some evocative scene-change effects that ultimately allow you plenty to think about after an enjoyable visit getting to know Robert and his two daughters Catherine and Claire.

The word “proof” is a brilliant choice for a title because the play revolves around mathematical proofs (the formulas that higher math creates to prove a theory is actually real), and there is also a mystery that needs proving true, and also Catherine fears that she will prove to be mentally ill, herself.

The character Robert (Charles Leggett) is a mathematical genius who has devolved into bipolar disorder. He has recently died young, but had already taken over the life of his youngest daughter Catherine (Anastasia Higham), who cared for him the last five years of his life. Older sister Claire (Allison Standley) returns for the funeral, and also tries to convince Catherine to come to New York and start a new life.

The “kitchen-sink drama” feel starts with a natural conversation between a father and daughter on the eve of her birthday and establishes the personalities of Robert

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Broadway. Make that Off-Off-Broadway.

This hit comedy inspired a Marx Brothers classic film! www.taproottheatre.org Storyville Rising, Seattle Immersive Theatre, 2/2-2/25 (21+) Seattle Immersive Theatre teams up with System D Artists to present Storyville Rising, a fully-immersive theater/cabaret experience which recreates Storyville, the infamous “red-light” district in New Orleans, from 1897-1917. This production is an exploration of sex, race, power and privilege in Reconstruction-era America, told through theater, historical narrative, live music, transgressive burlesque and cabaret. Original text, as well as transcripts and interviews, tell the story of the habitués of Storyville and the forces of “polite society” that sought to shut it down. www.seattleimmersivetheatre.org When Love Speaks, Thalias Umbrella, 2/9-2/25 (at Taproot Theatre) When Love Speaks is a sizzling hot verse play by David Wright, with an assist from his buddies Will Shakespeare, Mighty Chris Marlowe, “The Benster” Jonson, Queen Elizabeth (the First, of course), and many other wanton wordsmiths. Four people meet at a resort at the edge of the world.

They fall in and out of love, woo and argue . . . all while speaking some of the best (and some of the worst!) love poetry ever written. www.thaliasumbrella.org The Pajama Game, 5th Avenue

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Robert (Charles Leggett) conversing with his younger daughter Catherine (Anastasia Higham) in Proof – Photo by John Ullman

and Catherine as smart and thoughtful and caring. But we learn that Robert is a ghost and it lays the groundwork for us to begin to believe Catherine might indeed have some mental health issues.

That suspicion allows us to be more on Claire’s side when she clearly wonders about the same problem, since their father began his descent into mental illness in his twenties and Catherine is now 25. Claire is written to potentially be disliked for being pushy and making unsubstantiated assumptions. Standley manages to convey likableness and a somewhat reasonable at-

titude that helps bring us toward her doubt.

There is a fourth character, Hal (Kevin Kelly). He was a grad student under Robert who has passed his dissertation and become a teacher himself. Finding out that there is a trove of notebooks of Robert’s, he wants to investigate whether there might be any more math proofs that Robert might have been able to solve. He’s also more than a bit interested in Catherine.

When he and Catherine link up romantically, she feels emboldened to show him a notebook she has locked up. It’s a mathematical proof. But whose? Is it Robert’s

Theatre, 2/10-3/5 (opens 2/16) Seattle sweetheart Billie Wildrick stars as Katherine “Babe” Williams in this Broadway hit making its 5th Avenue debut.

A labor furor over a 7½ cent pay raise at a pajama plant complicates the course of true love for Sid Sorokin, the new factory superintendent, and Babe Williams, the feisty firebrand heading the Union Grievance Committee. The show that defined Fosse style with seductive dance numbers like “Steam Heat” and “Hernando’s Hideaway,” this critically acclaimed musical won three Tony Awards including Best Choreography and Best Musical when it opened in 1954. www.5thavenue.org

work. When a drop of Mary’s blood falls down to the center of the Earth, something Evil and Ancient wakes up in the shadows, and now the Hellish Horrors of the Dark have a taste for her. Mary must go on an epic quest through nine different nightmares to make a potion to put The Slither back to sleep and save her soul from its nasty gnashing teeth. This is a fairy tale that creeps, crawls, and catapults its way through the bizarre landscape of the imagination as Mary fights for her very life amidst the ever-encroaching darkness. www.annextheatre.org

Well, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 2/10- 3/5 (opens 2/14) Sarah Rudinoff stars as playwright Lisa Kron in her not-an-autobiography about not-her-mother. Why do some people stay sick while others become well? And where do we find the road to recovery? Kron takes us on a surprising and complicated journey exploring these questions in this acclaimed comedy – which is not about her mom. www.seattlerep.org The Last Romance, Phoenix Theatre, 2/10-3/5 Joe DiPietro’s play about an ordinary day in Ralph’s life when he decides to take a different direction on a walk. Meeting an elegant but distant Carol, Ralph tries to regain happiness he thought he lost when his wife passed away. Heartwarming comedy. www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org Scary Mary and the Nightmares Nine, Annex Theatre, 2/10-3/4 Playwright Amy Escobar debuts a new

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Waning, Annex Theatre, 2/14-3/1 (Tue/Wed) Kamaria Hallums-Harris also debuts a new work. At 17, Luna is coming to terms with the harsh reality of what it means to be a young, black, queer woman in America.

It’s hard to find the words to claim her identity and to claim her right to love and be loved.

Dance, discovery, and dark truths show that the words on the pages of history books are nothing compared to the weight of reality. www.annextheatre.org Bright Half Life, New Century Theatre Company, 2/15-3/11 Time stops when you meet the love of your life. Vicky and Erica are catapulted through a lifetime of love and heartbreak as they navigate an ever-shifting present.

Through courtship, children, marriage, conflict, and the whisper of mortality, this kaleidoscopic journey is a depiction of the fortitude and courage it takes to fight for love. www.wearenctc.org Little Women, Seattle Musical Theatre, 2/17-3/20

from a more cogent moment? Is it Catherine’s as she claims? But what if Catherine is mentally ill and her illness is causing her to claim work she doesn’t have the training to create? What does it mean if it really is Catherine’s work? The remainder of the play concerns all those questions.

As directed by Greg Carter, the production is pretty straightforward and all the actors are capable of plenty of subtle emotional shifts. His choices of music and visuals in scenic transitions, projections onto the side of the house, are nicely evocative and emotionally triggering. It’s a well-done evening.

However, there is a bit of a sense of lost opportunity, both for character development and humor. Choosing to keep it “realistic” creates a bit of restraint where a bit more freedom of emotion might enliven the characters. It could help the sister relationship in particular, which is deservedly strained but, in this iteration, almost too distant.

Higham does some of her most sophisticated work to date as she shows her ability to transition from teenage roles to women.

Kelly does a nice job being the romantic and abashed Hal. Proof is a pretty great piece of writing.

With meaty scenes between two characters, it’s easy to see why a lot of acting classes love it, too. The beauty of this work lies in the complexities underneath what is laid out so very simply.

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Louisa May Alcott’s timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this exhilarating musical filled with beautiful music, dancing and heart. Follow the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America and deftly handle challenges, heartache, everlasting love and fight for their dreams as they deal with issues still relevant today. www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org Into the West, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 2/23-3/19 (ages 9+) From the coast of Ireland comes the spellbinding tale of two siblings and a white horse called Tir Na n’Og. Ally and Fin are children of Travelers living with their Pa, when the mysterious, otherworldly horse comes to them from the sea, filling their lives (and tiny flat) with and trouble. Soon police are at the door to take Tir Na n’Og away, but not even the law can keep these children from their magnificent horse. Fearless as cowboys, Ally and Fin escape into the west in this lively, suspenseful drama about love, loss and bravery, where they learn that the greatest journeys in life take us beyond all imagination and into our hearts. www.sct.org “Defying Expectations” – a Showtunes Cabaret, Showtunes! Theatre Company, 2/25-2/27 (at ACT Theatre) A talented cast of six singers interpret songs and stories of people overcoming the lines in society that divide us. In addition, the cast will be challenged to defy their own personal expectations as performers.

Hear your favorite show tunes in a fresh way by Seattle’s top professional talent. www.acttheatre.org

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Lavish and lovely – The King and I at the Paramount (The Sound of Music, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy…), liberties have been taken. Mrs. Anna Leonowens did exist and was truly hired by King Mongkut of Siam to become governess to his children. But in reality, Mrs. Leonowens actually had two children (her daughter was sent to school in England when she departed for Siam), instead of only one son Louis (who was five years old at the time). The character of Tuptim was created for dramatic purposes but is actually based on a letter that a slave in the Siamese Court wrote to President Lincoln. Keeping with musical theatre biographies, the ending was changed for dramatic/musical purposes. All these licenses were taken so that Rodgers and Hammerstein could create one of America’s most successful musicals.

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer THE KING AND I PARAMOUNT THEATRE Through February 3 The King and I is one of the most beloved musicals in the American theatre.

Written by the illustrious team of Rodgers and Hammerstein (this was their fifth collaboration), the musical helped launch the career of a young Yul Brynner to the American public. The Paramount Theatre brings another lavish production of this classical musical to delight Seattle audiences.

The story is well known. The King of Siam wishes to introduce his people to the customs of Western Civilization. He hires a British widow Anna Leonowens to become a teacher to the king’s many, many children.

“Mrs. Anna” is put off by the habits of the new country she and her young son have entered. The King and Mrs. Anna clash as they both learn from each other until the political issue of slavery is too much for her British tranquility to handle, and they have a final fatalistic confrontation.

There are four main leads in this production and they all do excellent jobs. Joan Almedilla plays the First Wife of the King, Lady Thiang. She is more than a wife and helps direct and guide the King. Ms. Almedilla’s presence is strong on stage and her voice handles the melancholy melody, “Something Wonderful,” with great control and power. Manna Nichols plays Tuptim, the rebellious slave/wife of the King, who secretly loves another. She handles the role with a subtle fierceness that presents her character’s dilemma. She sings “My Lord and Master” emoting well with only a slight wavering on the higher notes.

Laura Michelle Kelly is Mrs. Anna, the strong-willed teacher from Victorian England. Ms. Kelly mixes the right amount of pure strength and determination needed to confront the King. Her voice is perfectly suited to handle the classic songs of the

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ionated and intelligent mother Dorothea (Annette Bening) is doing the best she can to raise her son as she feels is right. But she’s worried that, considering their large age differences, she doesn’t always have a firm handle on what’s going on in his life, doesn’t know if she can relate to all the cultural influences vying for his attention. As such, she enlists punk artists Abbie (Greta Gerwig), currently renting a room in their home, and teenage neighbor Julie (Elle Fanning) to assist her in helping Jamie find himself.

Together, these three women try to give advice when they can and offer up new experiences when appropriate, each in their own way becoming a vital cog in the youngster’s life. But Jamie isn’t entirely certain what to make of all this, and whether it’s worrying that his mom isn’t interested in raising him or dealing with the early pangs of romantic longing as it concerns the slightly older Julie, all of it becoming almost too much for him to process. Still, together they’re all going to find a way to muddle through, and in doing so develop a bond that, even though it might not last forever, sure as heck is going to feel like it will.

From Beginners writer/director Mike Mills, 20th Century Women is a spar-

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Anna (Laura Michelle Kelly) and the King (Jose Llana) in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I – Photo by Matthew Murphy

show (“Hello Young Lovers” and “Whistle a Happy Tune”). The main lead, of course, is Jose Llana playing The King of Siam.

Mr. Llana fills his predecessors shoes without hesitation and excels in the role.

He plays the monarch with a careful meshing of strength and concern along with the

naiveté of trying to understand a foreign culture. His inner struggles of old and new worlds clashing are evident and Mr. Llana does an excellent job with the songs of “A Puzzlement” and “Shall We Dance.”

The story has its basis in truth, but as with most musical theatre biographies

kling, intimately moving drama of growth, friendship and family that springs to life with invigorating authority, its easygoing truth rapturous to behold. This is a coming of age story where the feminine angle of growth is explored with stunning complexity, the filmmaker stepping back in order to allow his primary characters the freedom to roam around and evolve with naturalistic grace. There is nothing rushed here, nothing overbearing or false, and as such the emotional terrains Jamie finds himself traveling through become all the more potently poignant than they ever could have otherwise.

Bening is incredible. She’s as incredible as she’s ever been. More, her performance as Dorothea builds on many of her past triumphs, pieces of Myra Langtry (The Grifters), Virginia Hill (Bugsy), Carolyn Burnham (American Beauty), Sue Barlow (Open Range), Julia Lambert (Being Julia) and Dr. Nicole “Nic” Allgood (The Kids Are All Right) all readily apparent in one form or another throughout the film. Bening’s restraint is coupled with her fearless ability to not care a single lick about how glamorous she looks at any given moment. Free of artifice yet also filled with an excitable eccentricity that’s infectious, she makes Dorothea come alive in continually surprising and multifaceted ways, this woman a true original that’s impossible to forget.

More than that, though, Mills isn’t interested in perfection. If anything, he finds something even more incredible and longlasting in failure, in taking stock of a situ-

ation and having the inner strength to admit when you’ve made mistakes, believing that the power to do so is far more inspiring than creating a façade that missteps are impossible. Better, this doesn’t just apply to Dorothea, Abbie and Julie just as liable to take a left step when a right was what was called for. It gives this vibrant trio a vivacity that’s continually inspirational, and even when things go off the rails the belief the train can be put back onto the track undamaged is omnipresent no matter what.

But it isn’t just Bening, Gerwig (who, it must be mentioned, has likely never been better, and that includes her award-worthy work in 2012’s Frances Ha) and Fanning are extraordinary. So is Billy Crudup. Portraying another tenant renting a room in Dorothea’s house, I just love how this mechanic and handyman slinks and saunters his way through the film with such cocksure personality. It’s as if Crudup is portraying an older, wiser and a little bit beaten down variation on his rock star iconoclast Russell Hammond from Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, and even though this film and that are roughly set right around the same time there’s an intriguing symmetry between the two men that’s glorious.

Some sequences do work better than others, and Mills wraps things up with a little more tidiness and finality than this otherwise sprawling slice of late ’70s Americana requires. There’s also a climactic coda that, while fun and informative, also feels slightly flippant in a way nothing else in the movie

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The King and I opened on Broadway March 29, 1951 and ran for 1,246 performances becoming one of the fourth longest running Broadway musicals of its time. It was based on the novel by Margaret Landan, Anna and the King of Siam. The novel is based on the memoirs of Anna Leonowens. With Yul Brynner as the King, Gertrude Lawrence as Anna Leonowens (her untimely death would be three weeks after her final performance as “Anna”), and Doretta Morrow as Tuptim, the musical won in each of the five Tony Award categories it was nominated, including Best Musical, as well as Best Actress (Gertrude Lawrence) and Best Actor (Yul Brynner) in a Musical. The musical would be revived four more times on Broadway including the 2015 Lincoln Center Revival, upon which the current production is based, and won 4 Tony Awards including 2015 Best Revival of a Musical.

The film adaptation was made in 1956.

Yul Brynner repeated his role as King with Deborah Kerr as Anna Leonowens (with Marni Nixon providing the singing voice) and Rita Moreno as Tuptim (with Leona Gordon providing the singing voice). The film would be nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning five including Best Actor – Yul Brynner.

can be compared to. It’s not that I didn’t like what the director did here so much as I felt it was plainly unnecessary, these insights into the otherwise uncertain future giving rhyme and reason to interior dynamics I’d rather have been left ambiguous so I could have imagined many of the ins, outs and various possibilities all on my own.

Even so, 20th Century Women is superb.

Brilliantly acted, lovingly shot by Sean Porter (Green Room) and seamlessly edited

by Leslie Jones (Rules Don’t Apply), Mills shows that the near virtuoso brilliance of Beginners was hardly a fluke. While maybe not as instantaneously magnificent as that Oscar-winning drama proved to be, that does not make this follow-up any less wonderful. I loved this movie, and I have a sneaking suspicion my opinion of it will only grow as the years pass on by.

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Metaphorical Dog’s Purpose an emotional mutt

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer A DOG’S PURPOSE Now playing A dog (voiced by Josh Gad) is born and begins to wonder why it is here. Eat? Sleep?

Run? Play? Is that all there is? Maybe it’s about making friends with these “people” things running around on two legs? Are they important? One of these creatures takes particular interest in the Golden Retriever, an 8-year-old boy named Ethan Montgomery (Bryce Gheisar). He loves the dog, even gives him his own name, calling him Bailey, and for the fluffy four-legged mammal being with this kid, loving him dearly, that’s exactly what he’s been put here on this Earth to do.

Years pass. The dog gets older and after a decade of faithful and loving friendship sadly dies, only to be reincarnated as a female German Shepherd working for a courageous Chicago police officer named Carlos (John Ortiz). After that life ends, the dog returns again, this time as a cute Corgi adopted by kindhearted academic Maya (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), watching her go from struggling college student, to doe-eyed girlfriend, to confident wife and mother in the blink of an eye. The dog comes back once again, this time as a giant Australian Shepherd/St. Bernard mix who is mistreated horribly by its owners. But, released into the wild to figure out how to get by all on its own, the animal comes across a peculiarly familiar farmer (Dennis Quaid),

the smell coming off this kind gentleman unmistakably recognizable.

Okay. So as far as the new movie A Dog’s Purpose from three-time Academy Award nominee Lasse Hallström (My Life as a Dog, The Cider House Rules) is concerned, there’s obviously one heck of a lot to unpack here. Based on the best-selling book by author W. Bruce Cameron, who is just one of the five screenwriters credited with the adaptation, the story is a canineview of life and its myriad of mysteries.

It’s a metaphorical tale of friendship, heroism, forgiveness and fate that travels through roughly a half-century only to arrive back where it started, its themes as obvious and as ham-fisted as they are oddly affecting and sincere. In short, those that choose to go with the flow and let the not-so-subtle emotional charms fueling things work their magic are likely to come out of the theatre sobbing in heartfelt joy. Everyone else? Well, they’ll have a bone to pick with the film, and it’s likely they won’t be able to stop barking about their issues, if that’s the case.

Another item to keep in mind? Unlike Marley & Me or Old Yeller, the latter of which is the far superior motion picture even if both tend to get mentioned in the same sentence, the dog at the center of all this fantastical melodrama doesn’t meet its end in some climactic way designed to resolve the story and tug at the heartstrings. No, this dog dies a good half-dozen times, only to return in a new form to live a supposedly different life. That means the viewer has to watch the pooch go into the Great Beyond again and again and again and again. Hallström does

what he can to not make each death an assault on the emotions, using a variety of camera tricks combined with Gad’s calming voiceover to help him do it, but these are still images of sadness involving a cute, cuddly dog, and as such they can feel more than a little assaultive and supercilious just by their very nature.

That’s all that. As far as the overarching story is concerned, as my synopsis should have made clear, this is an episodic tale that plays as a series of shorts. Each reincarnation is attached to its own tale, and while the one concerning young Ethan (who eventually matures into an 18-yearold young man portrayed by K.J. Apa) is the main one all roads emanate from and eventually return to, Hallström and the writers do their best to give each short at least a semblance of complexity and depth.

Some are noticeably better than others, the one involving Howell-Baptiste and her romantic insecurities easily the most interesting and thoughtful of the bunch.

However, as well made and as lovingly shot by cinematographer Terry Stacey (Elvis & Nixon) as all of this might be, I’m still hard-pressed to figure out what the point is. Having not read Cameron’s novel, I can only imagine that it goes even further inside the thought process and mental meanderings of the frequently reincarnated hero.

I can also only think that the segments that don’t play particularly well here, most notably the one involving Ortiz’s police officer, are not because the veteran character actor is bad, he’s terrific, but more because it’s impossible to ascertain why anyone would

want to watch his segment. It’s like someone inserted some unrelentingly depressing short about how crummy life is and that you shouldn’t fall in love with a single darn thing because it will only be taken away from you; and while I’m certain there’s something commendable about showcasing such doom and gloom, in this instance I’m not sure I, or for that matter the filmmakers, know what that is.

On the flipside, Gad’s voiceover work is surprisingly restrained, never becoming as maudlin or as syrupy as it easily could have been. Additionally, there’s a terrific supporting performance from Britt Robertson, portraying Ethan’s teenage girlfriend Hannah, the young actress conveying oceans of emotional information in a single glance. There is also a beautiful climactic moment between Quaid and his version of the reincarnated animal that brought a smile to my face, leading to a couple of final images that hit the exact note Hallström was likely going for.

Even so, the story just wasn’t my thing.

Watching the title character die, come back, die, come back and then die and come back again and again, it’s so blatantly manipulative that no matter how sincere the intentions of the filmmakers might be I just couldn’t deal with it all for the entire length of the film’s two-hour running time. Couple in the bizarrely unpleasant segments where misery rules the day and redemption appears impossible, A Dog’s Purpose left me stuck in emotional quicksand, escaping not so much impossible as it just felt like a waste of my time.

Insanely silly Xander Cage makes a satisfactorily extreme return

the fact Caruso manages to keep it from being so as superhuman an achievement as any of the crazy stunts showcased inside the film itself.

The plot is both overly complicated and idiotically simple. The basic thrust of the MacGuffin driving these two dueling teams of extreme sports and martial arts enthusiasts is actually totally unimportant as far as the great overarching narrative is concerned, all of it just an excuse for Diesel, Yen, Thai superstar Tony Jaa and the remainder of the actors to strut their collective stuff. It’s stupid, but purposefully so, and for those willing to check their brains at the door and just let the adrenalized silliness work its magic there’s honestly plenty to enjoy.

Much like he did in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Yen steals the show. He’s a charismatic demon, a wizard of martial arts mayhem whose magnetism is undeniable and charm leaps off the screen. Honestly, it’s hard not to walk out of the film wishing the movie had all been about him and no one else, and even though Caruso sometimes over edits the sequences featuring him it’s a testament to the Ip Man and Iron Monkey superstar’s talents that he’s as continually as amazing as he always proves to be. No one else comes close to equal-

ing him, and I have to give Diesel props for allowing Yen to become the focal point whenever his character is up on the screen.

Not that the titular star isn’t at his best.

Honestly? Diesel appears to be having a laidback blast coming back to the character of Xander Cage, and it feels like it has been ages since he’s been this easygoing and appealing. The fun he appears to be having actually rubs off on the viewer, and although I’m no admirer of the first film I was reminded why so many of us were fans of the actor back in the days of the first xXx and the original The Fast and the Furious.

Caruso could have used Jaa better, and for the life of me I have no idea the reasons why Wu’s character is in the movie other than he has an ability to get large scantily clad crowds of young people to dance like there’s no tomorrow. As stated, none of this makes a lick of sense, Frazier’s script remarkably dimwitted, and while I applaud how many strong, intelligent women there are here it’s not like the film is so progressive it still can’t revel in an extended sequence where Xander proves his bedroom prowess in about as sexist a manner as possible.

Not that I can’t say I didn’t have a surprisingly decent time watching xXx: Return of Xander Cage. As dumb as it all might be, that doesn’t make the majority of it any less entertaining. Caruso stages one terrific action set piece after another, and while some work decidedly better than others (a chase sequence involving dirt bikes riding the waves like gas-powered surfboards is frankly laughable, while on the flipside a climactic bout on a plummeting cargo plane showcasing Yen in all his balletic glory is downright outstanding), when added together all of them get the job done in a highly satisfying way. As long-in-coming sequels go, this one is far better than it has any right to be, and if it ends up being a hit I highly doubt we’ll end up waiting another 15 years to see Xander Cage come back for another extreme adventure.

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer xXx: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Now playing After faking his death and more than a decade away from the spy game, government agent Jane Marke (Toni Collette) has tracked down the elusive Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) with designs on bringing him back into the espionage fraternity. A team of crack operatives led by the charismatic Xiang (Donnie Yen) have stolen a top secret device with the power to rain satellites down upon unsuspecting targets as if they were bombs, making him a lethal threat unlike any the world has ever known. But what gets Xander onboard for a new, top secret mission is the knowledge his former mentor Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) was one of the early targets, and it would only be right to make sure those out to kill him are dealt with in a fashion he would have approved of.

But unlike his solo assault against Anarchy 99, this time the extreme sports enthusiast isn’t going to be able to take on Xiang all alone. With Marke’s help, Xander assembles a group of like-minded crazies including crack sharpshooter Adele Wolff (Ruby Rose), excitable stunt driver Tennyson Torch (Rory McCann), light on his feet electronic music sensation Nicks (Kris Wu) and bubbly computer whiz Becky Clearidge (Nina Dobrev). Thing is, once they’re all face-to-face with Xiang and his compatriots, mostly notably balletic wild woman Serena Unger (Deepika Padukone), it becomes apparent nothing is as it seems, the threats facing this new Triple-X team far more lethal and corrosive than any of them could have anticipated before their mission began.

It’s been fifteen years since xXx became a surprise box office success during the summer of 2002, and while the studio

Vin Diesel (Cage), Donnie Yen (Xiang) and Deepika Padukone (Serena) in xXx: Return of Xander Cage – Photo courtesy of blackfilm.com

did attempt a follow-up, xXx: State of the Union, starring Ice Cube back in 2005, without Diesel it was almost as if the franchise was over with before it even had a chance to begin. But, taking a cue from his Fast and Furious success, the actor has found a way to reinvent the brand, xXx: Return of Xander Cage a multiethnic action extravaganza that’s more about the team than it is about any one hero. As such, even with a January release date there’s so much energy driving this sequel there’s a great chance it could do boffo business with audiences, the action set pieces at the center of all this craziness almost worth the price of admission all on their own.

Taking over the reins for original director Rob Cohen, Disturbia and Eagle Eye veteran David Caruso brings a sense of enthusiastic silliness to the film that’s oddly charming. He treats Xander’s return as if it’s a 107-minute Looney Tunes cartoon, filling the screen with one obnoxious set piece after another, almost as if he’s treating F. Scott Frazier’s (The Numbers Station) suitably absurd script more as a vague template than an actual instruction sheet he and his team of cinematic technicians are supposed to follow. The insanity of it all comes perilously close to being obnoxious,

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer GOLD Now playing Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey) comes from a family of prospectors, his grandfather striking it rich in the middle of the Nevada wilderness and ultimately setting up a small but successful mining business in Reno. Nearly six decades later and after taking over leadership of the company after the passing of his own father (Craig T. Nelson) from a sudden heart attack, Kenny is down to his last dollar. With things looking bleak, with the business’ stock price falling to pennies on the dollar, this wild man who once had a nose for gold sells everything he has of value and heads to Indonesia on a hunch. He’s going to meet up with geologist Mike Acosta (Edgar Ramirez) and together they’re going to do something that the whole world will be talking about for years to come, consequences be damned.

Loosely inspired by real events, Stephen Gaghan’s (Syriana) satirical drama Gold plays like some sort of bug-eyed, whiskey-swilling love child of The Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short. Set at the tail end of the 1980s, it’s a what-if piece of can-do entrepreneurial spirit mixed with Wall Street greed crossed with intelligently underhanded sleight of hand. Most of all, it is a movie built on an unlikely friendship, Kenny and Mike coming from different worlds yet still able to reach a level of understanding and camaraderie that allows the appearance that they’ve done something extraordinary to cheerfully arise.

They are the beating heart that drives everything that transpires over the course of the film, this bond that develops between the two concrete and sincere.

Appearances are deceiving, however, and as complex as their relationship might be, the actual happenings lurking at the

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(l) Kenny (Mcconaughey) and Mike (Edgar Ramirez) in Gold – Photo courtesy of indiewire.com

center of Gaghan’s film are much more serpentine. What starts as a crazy idea of gut instinct gone haywire on Kenny’s part suddenly morphs into what is potentially the largest gold strike in decades, investors and Wall Street bankers suddenly falling over themselves to get in on the action. Fortunes come, and fortunes go, and what looks like a sure thing for all involved also catches the eye of the FBI, things going from uncomfortably tenuous to inconceivably awesome to horrifyingly scandalous in what seems like the blink of an eye.

In some ways Gaghan, working from a script by Lara Croft: Tomb Raider screenwriters Patrick Massett and John Zinman, wants to tell a cautionary tale reminiscent of what ends up happening to Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. In another, he wants to rip American bankers and stock brokers a new one much like Martin Scorsese did with The Wolf of Wall Street and Oliver Stone managed with Wall Street. Then there are the crazed jungle adventure aspects that play like a half-assed variation on Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo, what that all adds

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up to heck if I know.

Thing is, I don’t think the filmmakers do, either, the tonal shifts happening throughout happening with jarring suddenness creating a sense of structural unease the film has trouble figuring out what to do with. As terrific as Gaghan’s Syriana might have been, he doesn’t appear to have any idea how to mix the comical, topical, dramatic and satiric elements in ways that are either edifying or rewarding. Instead, there is an unfocused whirlpool of emotional excess that is created in all of this zaniness that only occasionally hits the right notes, building to a conclusion that’s too ephemeral to be even vaguely agreeable.

Not that Gold is a lost cause. First things first, McConaughey is superb, transforming himself completely and in every way imaginable to play the character. He’s a slithery, chain-smoking mess, fast-talking his way through every situation as he tries to reach something close to the same level of success his father and grandfather did before him. It’s a sweaty, monumentally fascinating performance, one that showcases the actor very near the top of his game, Mc-

Conaughey fearlessly going for broke as he makes a variety of decisions running the gamut between selflessly heartfelt and selfishly callous while also making a number of intriguing pit stops along the way.

Ramirez is also excellent, and I just loved how he managed to play things so close to the vest yet still managed to make Mike a richly textured character overflowing in intriguing complexities. Bryce Dallas Howard is also very good as Kenny’s long-suffering girlfriend Kay, her reactions and careful analysis of her beau’s sudden good fortune and the potential misery that could come from it movingly heartfelt and perceptively spot-on. Finally, there’s also a nice, if much too brief, appearance by Bruce Greenwood as a mining conglomeration bigwig that’s loose, cagey and filled with eccentric charm, and it’s a major pity the movie doesn’t do more with him than it ultimately does.

The rest of the talented cast, including Nelson, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bill Camp, Macon Blair, Stacy Keach, William Sterchi and Rachael Taylor, are unfortunately more or less wasted, all of them adding a bit of color to the proceedings but little of actual substance. There’s just enough going on in Massett and Zinman’s script for any of them to latch onto and make their own, each doing the best with what they have even if what’s actually there is hardly worthy of their collective efforts.

I always feel bad coming down on a film like Gold. Gaghan’s latest is a risky venture with a lot on its mind, mixing fact and fiction together to come up with a cinematic mirror that reflects back to the viewer topical images that aren’t always easy to witness. The thing is, if the combination isn’t right, if the balance is off, then good intentions and lofty ideals don’t end up meaning a single thing substantive, making the finished feature nothing more than celluloid pyrite barely worth the cost of a rental let alone a full-blown first run multiplex ticket.

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SATURDAY - January 28

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

Yoga With Andrew Conner. 9:30-11am. Amor Spiritual Center, 2528 Beacon Ave, Suite B. Meets every Saturday. A love offering is suggested but no one will be turned away.

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

Tec Doc Fest (1/27-1/29). Fri: 6pm-midnight; Sat: 10:30am-midnight; Sun: 10:30am-9pm. Factory Luxe, 3100 Airport Way S. The world’s first and only technology-focused documentary film festival. techdocfest.org Turnabout. Doors 5pm, Show 6pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Presented by the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic Rainier Empire. $10 cover benefits ISCSORE charities.

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

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

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

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Adept: A Sick & Disabled LGBTQ Show (1/19-1/21 & 1/28). 7pm. Gay City Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. Features storytelling, dance, comedy, music & JOY from sick & disabled LGBTQ people. The show will be ASL and Deaf/Blind interpreted & will also have live subtitling. The auditorium is ADA accessible, has two all-gender restrooms & is a fragrance-free space.

Tickets: $15-$20 general admission, $12 students & seniors. www.gaycity.org

SUNDAY - January 29

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

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

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

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am-Zazen Instruction, 9:30amZazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Lynnwood. 9:30am. Brunswick Majestics Lane, Lynnwood. 9:30am Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30amWorship, 11am-Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org Central Lutheran Church. 10am-Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.”

All are welcome. 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am-Sunday Service.

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

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

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

A welcoming congregation open to people of all races, religions, creeds & lifestyles. Join us any Sunday for an inspirational message, joyful fellowship & a fresh spiritual outlook. 253-854-9747.

January 28 thru February 5 Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Thurs @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am, Sun @ 6:30pm. More info: crystalmeth.org.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.or Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing.)

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Queers, Crackpots & Fallen Women AA. 8-9pm.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - January 31

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

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

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am-Worship.

2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. 547-6945 (office); 285-5077 (George).

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am-Worship.

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

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org Living Water Fellowship. 10:30am-Worship. 7204 NE 175th St, Kenmore. All GLBT welcome. Pastor Susan George. 963-0807. www.livingwaterwa. com Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Tec Doc Fest (1/27-1/29). Fri: 6pm-midnight; Sat: 10:30am-midnight; Sun: 10:30am-9pm. Factory Luxe, 3100 Airport Way S. The world’s first and only technology-focused documentary film festival. techdocfest.org Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

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

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

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

St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am-Worship.

6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation.

“We celebrate our diversity in religious background, sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” 783-6733; www. stpauluccseattle.com.

Holy Covenant International Christian Community Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com

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Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays an almost weekly recreational scrimmage game for LGBTQ players in Seattle. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/Weds/ Fri: Evenings. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm-Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to education, support & service within the Church & the GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

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

MONDAY - January 30

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E,

January 27, 2017

Equal Rights Washington Lobby Day in Olympia.

Together we will speak with legislators about issues of importance to the LGBTQ community, and share personal stories of Washingtonians who depend on fully inclusive LGBTQ non-discrimination laws. You’ll also have the chance to meet other activists and supporters who believe in a Washington where all people, regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, are safe and treated with respect and dignity. For more information and to sign up visit http://actionnetwork.org/ forms/join-erw-for-lobby-day-in-olympia.

Amor Open Meditation. 5-6pm. Amor Spiritual Center, 2528 Beacon Ave, Suite B. Meets every Tuesday.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Every Tuesday.

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Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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

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FRIDAY - February 3

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

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

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

WEDNESDAY - February 1

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

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

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

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

Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month. RSVP to Kate Hawkins 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE. Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

The Gay Uncle Time – Seattle’s Monthly Celebration of Pop, Camp, Gay, Underground and Trash Culture of the ’60s & ’70s and Beyond! with Fabulous Special Guests. 7pm. The Jewel Box Theatre @ The Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. $6 cash at the door.

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday 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/Renton: 425-235-4139. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

Queer Date Night Shorts - First Wednesday Queer Film Series. 7pm. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. Gear up for Valentine’s Day with this collection of short films from past screenings at TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival and Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival! Bring a date, a friend date, a few dates, or find love there! Tickets: Members FREE; not-yet-members $6. Sponsored by Three Dollar Bill Cinema.

HIV/AIDS Newly Diagnosed or Newly Dealing. 7:309pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave, Suite 200. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. Ongoing support group for anyone who is HIV+. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing.)

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

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

Pride Skate Seattle. 8:30-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. First Wednesday of every month. $8 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+, with 21+ bar. Performances, roller skating, and fun! See you there! www.southgaterollerrink.com

Crash the Glass: An All-Female Music Series.

8-11pm. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. Every Thursday Jan-March. Featured this week: Shaina Rae, Chava Mirel, Emily McVicker. No cover.

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.)

SATURDAY - February 4

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS). 12:452:45pm. South East Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St. Meets 1st Thursday each month. Discussion and activities group for Lesbians approaching 60 and over. All Lesbians welcome. May buy lunch at 12 if desired. Contact Fai at 722-0729 or email alissquestions@gmail.com. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible.

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.)

Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today.

Rouge: Live Parisian Music. 5-7:30pm. Maximilien, 81a Pike Place Market. First Thursday of every month.

No cover.

Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. Meetings open to the public. 684-4540.

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

(425) 747-4937.

Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Mon

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(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

“Fire Safety & Other Stories” - Reading by John Mullen. Doors 5pm, Show 6-7pm. The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S. Mullen reads from his new collection “Fire Safety & Other Stories.” He is joined by author Barbara Earl Thomas & musical guest Kate Farrell. FREE. Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am, Sun @ 6:30pm. More info: Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a crystalmeth.org.

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Con- Gay men’s social and service organization providing a templative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14- Pizza Klatch Gayla with Rufus Wainwright - in Olym22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every pia. VIP Reception 5:30pm, Auction 6pm, Main Stage Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues Performance 7:30pm. Washington Center for the Perthat relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a forming Arts, 512 Washington St SE, Olympia. Benefits male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Pizza Klatch for LGBTQ youth. Tickets: 360-753-8586, Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible washingtoncenter.org Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday Diverse Harmony Queer Bingo. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. $25 includes admislisting at 6pm.)

Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Kaladi sion and basic game pack. Must be 18+. Advance tickets Brothers Coffee, 517 E Pike St. Meets 1st Thursday at Brown Paper Tickets. A benefit for Diverse Harmony each month. Monthly social meet & greet. Bus routes 2, LGBTQA Youth Chorus. www.diverseharmony.org.

9, 10, 11, 43, 47, 49 & 60 and the new Capitol Hill/First SUNDAY - February 5 Hill streetcar go within 3-4 blocks of Kaladi Bros. www.

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) seattleprimetimers.org Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery Contact Border Riders for details and rendezvous point.

Meets 1st Sunday most months. BRMC provides a sogroup. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & cial & educational fraternity for individuals interested in location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, confidential crossdressing social & support organiza- 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of tion for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primar- M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & ily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private charitable organization that raises money for various monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help causes & organizations. 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ kofmjetchapter/ in coming out. (425) 827-9494.

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United MethodHealth, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. ist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, St Aelred’s Independent Catholic Church in Olympia. anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring 5pm. Olympia Unitarian Church, 2200 East End St NW, fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, Olympia. Meets 1st & 3rd Sundays each month. Worcommunity events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or ship for the GLBT community & friends in the Roman our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ Catholic, Anglican & other liturgical faiths tradition. Fr. gayfathersseattle Bob Withrow, (360) 664-5449.

Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual top- month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of ics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own Amor Chorale Rehearsal. 8-9pm. Amor Spiritual Cen- popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www.seattleter, 2528 Beacon Ave, Suite B. Meets every Thursday. firstbaptist.org/sjv Calling all sopranos, altos, tenors & basses. The Amor Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6-8:30pm. Meets 1st or Spiritual Center currently has openings for singers in 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). Come & hear about its Chorale group. all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill,

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cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. Ski Buddies is a nonprofit 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 Imperial Court of Seattle 2017 Coronation In-Town Show & Voting. Door 6pm, Show 7pm. Unicorn, 1118 E Pike St. No cover.

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org

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

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), 850-2070, www. aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www. entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai. org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@ gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 2558951; Sistah Sinema, www.sistahsinema.com, info@ sistahsinema.com; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

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

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

Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned.

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

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

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emerald citysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western

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dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies. org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www. camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.

SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www. genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www. genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & ForeignBorn Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/ Olympia-Trans-Discussion-Group/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS): Fai, 722-0729, alissquestions@gmail.com; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-2921912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes. com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc. org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www. pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www. tacomalesbianconcern.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493.

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa. org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: 957-1665; www.llaa.org/HEYO; www.Matthews Place.com; The Mockingbird Society: 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS): 7268500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): 524-7301 ext 111; www.streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; Youth in Focus: 723-1479; www. youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE 2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE 1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565

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CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 NEW YORK EXCHANGE 231 Broadway Ave E - 726-7978 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 RUCKUS 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805 STAN’S ADULT SUPERSTORE 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914 UNDER U 4 MEN 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 WILD AT HEART 1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538 YOUR CHOICE VIDEO 9811 16TH AVE SW - 768-0711

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DARBY’S CAFE 211 5th Ave. S.E. - (360) 357-6229 LOVER’S 3959 Martin Way E. Suite D - (360) 456-7300 JAKES - 311 4th Ave. E. - (360) 956-3247 URBAN ONION 116 Legion Way - (360) 943-9242

PORT ANGELES MAPLE ROSE INN 112 Reservoir Rd - (800) 570-2007

SPOKANE

ANDY’S 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747 - 0304 IRV’S (Drag Shows) 415 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 624 - 4450 NYNE BAR AND BISTRO 232 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 474 -1621 SPOTLIGHT LOUNGE 321 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 624 - 0722

TACOMA

CASTLE SUPERSTORE 6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd. - (253) 471-0391 CLUB SILVERSTONE 739½ St. Helens Ave. - (253) 404-0273 THE FANTASY SHOP 2301 6th Ave. - (253) 272-6640 LOVER’S 7002 Tacoma Mall Blvd., #F - (253) 475-2271 THE MIX - 635 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-4327 RAINBOW CENTER 2215 Pacific Ave. - (253) 383-2318 SHAKABRAH JAVA CAFE 2618 6th Ave. - (253) 572-2787 TANDEM FOR GEAR, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES 3019 6th Ave, Ste. B - (253) 301-3026

TUKWILA

LOVER’S 530 Southcenter Blvd. - (206) 248-5085

WENATCHEE

THE CELLAR CAFE 240 N. Mission St. - (509) 662-1722

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