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Issue 41, Volume 46, October 12, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

EVERYTHING IS LOVE: Beyoncé and Jay-Z return with On the Run II

2018 TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival preview

An interview with The Most Dangerous Year director Vlada Knowlton

The Most Dangerous Year – Photo courtesy of Twist Film Festival

Beyoncé and Jay-Z On the Run II Tour – Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer BEYONCÉ AND JAY-Z ON THE RUN II CENTURYLINK FIELD October 4

Beyoncé and Jay-Z have ascended to new levels of stardom in recent years, individually and as two mega-talented halves of the world’s most famous creative team. The crowning achievement of their intertwined

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer 2018 TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL October 11-21 THE MOST DANGEROUS YEAR AMC PACIFIC PLACE 11 October 18

The 23rd annual TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival kicked off last night with a gala screening of writer/director/star Rupert Everett’s wildly amusing, emotionally shattering examination of the last days of the great Oscar Wilde’s life. After it come 10 straight days of cinematic goodness that run the entire gamut of the LGBTQ experience.

Documentaries. Features. Shorts. Dramas.

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Seattle’s Men in Dance Jane Eyre a historic heroine Festival at the forefront of to emulate innovation and re-imagination in the world of dance

“Noise at the Door (2018) excerpt” by Deborah Wolf – Photo by Jazzy Photo

by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer 2018 MEN IN DANCE FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2 BROADWAY PERFORMANCE HALL October 5-7

Once again Seattle’s biennial Men in Dance Festival brought a wonderful group of established and emerging choreographers together to create works for men only – though the works I saw in Program 2 were created by highly experienced, prize-

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Mi Kang as Jane Eyre and Ross Destiche as Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre – Photo by Alabastro Photography

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer JANE EYRE BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE Through October 14

Book-It Repertory adaptations have not often been reproduced, though many of them, in my opinion, are excellent both at representing the underlying novel and also great theater. Perhaps it’s because of the

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Seattle Symphony’s “Totally ’80s” concert celebrated the 1980’s (yes, really!) last weekend with two Broadway stars and it was “Totally AWESOME”

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE SYMPHONY POPS CONCERT “TOTALLY ’80S” BENAROYA HALL October 5-7 I always enjoy the Seattle Symphony Pop series when they salute Broadway, but what I enjoy most is music from the 1980’s.

It may come as a surprise to some of you that the Symphony would salute the 1980’s and instead of the 1780’s as they did indeed with the help of two Broadway stars this past weekend at Benaroya Hall.

Aaron C. Finley (Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages) and Nicole Parker (Fame Becomes Me, Wicked) teamed up with guest conductor Stuart Chafetz (from the Columbus Symphony Pops) for the Seattle Symphony Pop series concert celebrating the 1980’s in “Totally ’80s.” Included were songs made famous by George Michael, Huey Lewis, Michael Jackson and many others.

The energetic Chafetz led the full symphony with Europe’s “Final Countdown,” before introducing their first special guest, Nicole Parker, singing “Funkytown.” Aaron C. Finley then joined Parker on stage for Wham’s “Wake Up Before You Go-Go” and then sang “Careless Whisper” solo as Parker left the stage for a quick costume change.

Finley exited the stage as Parker returned to sing Quarterflash’s “Harden My Heart” and then left the stage when

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Finley returned to sing Mister Mister’s “Broken Wings.”

As Finley left the stage Chafetz led the full symphony in the theme from the 1980 film, Chariots of Fire. Both Finley and Parker then reappeared from stage right and ran slow motion across the stage. This was the funniest moment of the night.

The audience participation for the night was Chafetz encouraging the audience to sing the theme to the film Ghostbusters.

Chafetz then introduced and conducted the next number, the theme from Back to the Future, which then was followed by Finley and Parker returning to the stage to sing Huey Lewis’ “The Power of Love”

Beyoncé and Jay-Z On the Run II Tour – Photo by Larry Busacca / Getty Images

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body of work, the On the Run II tour’s sizzling grand finale at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field October 4 proved that the king and queen are not only unstoppable but stronger than ever.

The Carters’ previous joint concert tour stopped at Safeco Field in July 2014 at the height of “Becky-with-the-good-hair” madness: before Lemonade, before Beyoncé’s triumphant Formation World Tour, before the twins, and before Jay-Z’s introspective 4:44 album. We meet the Carters again postpersonal reckonings, at a time when their priorities are refocused. Love, family, racism, inequality, and more seemed to be on the minds of rock’s royal couple as they strode onstage, hand in hand. Everything they want to share is in the music, and for 2.5 hours and 43 songs the conversation flowed.

Borrowing from the first OTR tour, THIS IS REAL LIFE flashed across the massive video screens as the couple shared

vocal duties on “Holy Grail,” followed by a set list that nimbly twisted, turned, and jumped forward and backward over both artists’ careers. In concept, the video narrative and setlist seemed to pick up where the last OTR tour left off – the outlaw couple of “’03 Bonnie and Clyde” seemingly escaped to somewhere tropical and beautiful.

“Drunk in Love” was mixed with images of the couple reunited on an empty beach.

If the narrative and home-video footage was gorgeous, the live feed was equally phenomenal, enhanced as it was with state-of-the-art effects. With two billionaires on tour, it’s fair to say that no expense was spared, and it showed. “Diva,” “Clique,” “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” and a scorching version of Jay-Z’s “On to the Next One” sounded, and looked, incredible.

Beyoncé’s style reigned supreme as expected. Beginning with custom headto-toe Mugler, Bey’s many quick changes called upon the flashiest work of Balmain, Givenchy and Gucci. The woman exudes sparkle and shine, breezing down either of the parallel catwalks with gasp-wor-

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which concluded Act One. To open Act Two, Chafetz led the symphony in an incredible heavy-stringed arrangement of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.”

Finley returned to the stage to perform Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight.”

Parker returned to the stage for a rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal.” Finley left the stage for Parker to sing Heart’s “Alone” – well, alone.

Then Parker left Chafetz all alone with the symphony to conduct Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio” and Billy Joel’s “and so it goes.”

Finley returned to the stage to sing Tommy Tutone’s “867-5309 (Jenny),” while

Parker returned to perform Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.”

Both Finley and Parker sang a duet of Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love” and Huey Lewis’ “The Heart of Rock and Roll,” followed by a rocking encore with Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration.”

The Seattle Symphony’s “Totally ’80s” concert was a “Totally AWESOME” show with incredible orchestrations of your favorite ’80s songs.

MK Scott is a Seattle-based blogger.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z On the Run II Tour – Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

thy gossamer silks waving gently behind her or tens of thousands of crystals glinting in the light. Jay’s costumes and visual aesthetic favored stark minimalism and Warhol-esque repeating images, right down to a custom jacket paired with a Calvin Klein/Warhol “Electric Chair” t-shirt.

Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller designed Jay’s gorgeous white double-breasted tuxedo just for the occasion.

Polished and refined in his personal style, Jay-Z looks every inch the international mogul he has become.

Unfortunately, from the beginning both artists were plagued with mic trouble at inopportune times. Vocals would momentarily cut out on the entire left side of the arena, just enough to muffle an essential lyric or high note. It would stop, then happen again and could have been a showstopper had it been a touch more prevalent. It didn’t seem the Carters were aware it was happening, and when they did it was probably too late to slow down.

“FuckwithmeyouknowIgotit” mixed into “Flawless,” the interplay between the

two stars never missing a beat. “Naughty Girl” and “Big Pimpin’” met their match, as well as “Run This Town,” “Baby Boy” and later, “Sorry,” “99 Problems,” and “Ring the Alarm.” Even with their disparate styles the couple’s songs and messaging, side by side, made sense. The energy did not stop, although having seen Beyoncé multiple times over the years, it seemed on this last night of the tour she was spending the last of her energy reserves (the lady is only human, after all). Wrapping up with the epic pair of anthems “Freedom” and “U Don’t Know,” the power couple returned for “Young Forever,” Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect Duet,” and “APESHIT” by The Carters.

From gangster and child-star to philanthropic moguls and international icons, On the Run II was a rare opportunity to see two mega-stars at the top of their game. Their personal and artistic victories feel a little bit like victories for us all – if nothing else, we have the extreme pleasure of enjoying them. Whatever they do together or as individuals, let’s hope this growth continues for a lifetime.

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winning dance-makers who have their own companies, teach in colleges and universities, and create new dances for companies around the world. It seems that with every passing year the Dance Festival becomes more polished and consistent in its quality of new creations. I wish I could have seen both programs in this year’s festival, but was lucky enough to see the program that focused on solo dances and small groups. I am impressed by the excellence achieved by all eight of the choreographers whose works were performed, and the brilliance of the dancers, whose variety of styles, body types, and movement made for a fascinating show. My dance buddy for the evening, who had never seen modern dance choreography before, was suitably astonished. This is my fourth Men in Dance Festival so I wasn’t surprised – simply delighted. Here’s a rundown of the program, and the edgy, weird, original, surprising, and intriguing works presented.

“Trio SML” by Gérard Théoret After this dance I turned to my buddy and said “If all the dances are this good, we’re in for a great evening!” It was the perfect opener – upbeat, funny, and perfectly executed by Kince De Vera, Geoffrey Johnson, and Chris McCallister. They were the three bears of dancers – large, medium, and small – moving through witty choreography in flawless unison. The dance exploited their differences with lifts and twists that showcased each dancer’s strengths while transforming oddballs into harmony. Théoret, one of the founding members of Men in Dance, could teach our divided nation something about the glories of diversity.

“Bodhicitta” by Alvin Rangel – Photo by Jazzy Photo

“Trio SML” by Gérard Théoret – Photo by Jazzy Photo

“2 Skim with Azrael” by Sam Picart – Photo by Jazzy Photo

“Bodhicitta” by Alvin Rangel This was the first – and most impressive – of the three solo dances of the evening. Rangel performed his own creation in which a man enacts what appears to be the history of his tribe in movements at once passionate and epic. I didn’t read the program note about “a warrior striving to achieve spiritual transcendence,” but the dance, for me, surpassed the stated intention, taking on a universal quality that moved beyond the individual. Rangel’s primal movement and gestures told a very clear and compelling story.

“2 Skim with Azrael” by Sam Picart Elijah Kirk and choreographer Sam Picart performed this duo about organization men going berserk. They took turns expressing a fabulous vocabulary of gestures. I have never seen locking like the movement in this dance – the animation of every individual joint and limb in ways that seemed impossible. I was truly agog. The narrative flowed through the bodies of each dancer like a liquid language, expressing grief, longing, journeying, fleeing, finding, rescuing. I have no idea what the title means – but if I had to give it a title I’d call it something like “Human Extremes” – in feeling, and in movement. This one was my dance buddy’s favorite – she is a person of color who knows street dancing, and was very impressed with what a fertile mind could do with familiar patterns.

“I Am You, Fully and Truly”

by Alex Ketley The first half of the program ended with a quartet of dancers moving in what seemed like pantomime rather than dance, to a soundscape of wind or the steady hum of a machine. The ambiguity of sound enhanced the ambiguity of introspective movement, almost as though the men were engaged in interpretive dance – the freedom of spontaneous movement to express feelings. This opening stage resolved into a kind of ecstatic dance, like saints having visions of God. The invention of movement – double pliés, horizontal lifts, balances, a beautiful gesture of couples facing each

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“I Am You, Fully and Truly” by Alex Ketley – Photo by Jazzy Photo

other with arms extended over each other’s shoulders – gave a sense of deep complexity beneath a surface of spontaneity. This work was commissioned – a very special opportunity and vote of confidence for any choreographer – and well deserved, as this dance demonstrates.

veered between casual strolling to gravity-defying balances, weaving a tale about life, opportunity, interest, and disinterest.

Eckman achieved a work that is somewhat weird and somewhat charming, that strikes a successful balance between intensity and nonchalance.

“Limeless” by Autumn Eckman The second half of the program opened with the first of two dances choreographed by women – Men in Dance has always encouraged women choreographers to make dances for guys. This was the second solo of the evening, in which a very brawny fellow in shorts and suspenders is being tempted, led, or confined by a series of colored tapes spread out on the floor. It was powerfully performed by Benjamin Wardell in a series of movements that

“only he might know?”

by Joseph “Jo” Blake The third solo of the evening was a very personal, very moving commentary on the dilemma of men who are trapped in the macho universe of physical performance. Sean O’Bryan danced Blake’s passionate movements in what appeared to be a gym from which he could not escape. In my notes I wrote “the torment of sports” – because the culture of masculine performance – not only in the gym but on the

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playing fields of the world – is so pervasive that it’s easy to forget the price men have to pay for it. This dance was difficult to watch because it was so personal, and so painful.

“Umbilic” by Jared Doster So it was a relief to see choreographer Jared Doster and dancer Wesley Cordova roll a big, circular ball of metal onto the stage – a cage? a giant hula hoop welded to other giant hula hoops? – and proceed to do a dramatic array of movements inside and outside of it. This dance had the WOW! factor of Pilobolus (with whom Doster toured for five years) and the braininess of a big metal metaphor of entrapment, escape, independence, and interdependence. I could have watched these guys all day – heck, I wanted to climb onto the stage and roll around in the big thing myself. It was

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“only he might know?” by Joseph “Jo” Blake – Photo by Jazzy Photo

“Limeless” by Autumn Eckman – Photo by Jazzy Photo

“Noise at the Door (2018) excerpt” by Deborah Wolf – Photo by Jazzy Photo

deceptively fun/simple looking – but devilishly difficult to rock, roll, swing, and twirl.

I loved it.

“Noise at the Door (2018) excerpt”

by Deborah Wolf The program ended with the largest ensemble of the evening – seven men who moved together in groups, squares, lines, and even a gaggle of eye-rolling, synonymspouting protesters against an inane and

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continued from cover “Book-It style” of dialogue narration that stumps other companies from doing the work, but also it has been, in the past, the company’s reluctance (perhaps) or lack of available energy (perhaps) to push the adaptations out into the bigger world of theater.

A few of their most popular shows, however, have been remounted from past years. Many of them are in the Austin/ Brontë family of classic novels. Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Brontë) is one such, adapted and directed by Julie Beckman in 1999, and now remounted and redirected by Beckman in their 2018 season. If you are familiar with the book, this is a faithful and enchanting edition.

If you’re not familiar with the book, it’s a somewhat complicated story of the difficult life of a young woman with few-to-no family connections (excellently played here

by Mi Kang). When Jane’s father dies, he

“Umbilic” by Jared Doster – Photo by Jazzy Photo

unseen narrator who can’t spit out a complete sentence. I loved the use Deborah Wolf made of language as a motivation for movement, and the use of dance to challenge meaninglessness. It was also a great pleasure to see so many men dancing together – an answer to the conventional world of dance that has accustomed us to expecting to see women dancing together and men standing ready to partner and lift. Modern dance has been better at giv-

ing men a voice, but dances such as this one really show the audience what men in dance looks like.

makes her stepmother promise to take care of her, and the woman abuses her. Then she ships her to a school for the poor, which is not fun, either.

Eventually, Jane decides to advertise for a governess position and is posted to the first nice place she’s ever lived, Thornfield Hall. The housekeeper hires her for a “ward,” Adele, and for the mysterious owner, Mr. Rochester (introducing Ross Destiche to our city, with hopes to see this perfectly cast actor again soon).

Yes, this is a romance, so Rochester and Eyre fall in love. But the course of love does not run smoothly in this case, and it has to do with a mysterious woman in the attic of the Hall who no one ever meets or speaks about. What has always made this novel stand out is the self-reliance and determination of Jane. No matter what her circumstances, she always strives to stay true to what she believes is right and never to let anyone else push her around.

A lot happens in the book, and the first act has some issues as a result, since the

table needs to be set for who Jane is as an adult and to experience her key formulative years. It’s not the “fault” of the adaptation, unless someone were to choose some completely other way to include her past. So, a bit of patience is needed.

However, there is much to attend to in the first act, as we see the strong supporting cast rotate through innumerable small roles, some sad and some funny. A musical beginning sets a tone with Jane being beset in a musical whirlwind. There is no weak link in the ensemble, including Ian Bond, Keiko Green, Frank Lawler, Jacoba Lee, Marty Mukhalian, Zoe Papadakis and Jazzlyn Bleil-Geiselman as Adele, and Ayo Tushinde.

A spare set by Will Abrahamse suggests both upscale and poor surroundings with quick changes of movable beds and chairs and a handful of multilevel platforms. An evocative sound design by Kyle Thompson provides mood with the help of lighting designed by Thorn Michaels. Over this spare scene, the character-specific costume design by Jocelyne Fowler is the

most help in establishing who the ensemble is now playing. I have to admit to a bit of relief when Jane finally gets to change costume and wish she’d had a bit more variety, though that may well have been a budget limitation.

Though this is a historical novel, it still cannot be said to be ubiquitous that a lead character who is female often has this much agency, even in a society that is determined to put women down and keep them there.

While it’s not a children’s play, in any way, it’s definitely an all ages pleaser and even younger children (age 8?) should be captivated by Jane’s survivor attitude and the touching ending.

For more information, go to www.bookit.org or call 206-216-0833.

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I left the Broadway Performance Hall with a strong reminder that if you want more men to become dancers, you need to change choreography. It’s the obvious point of the Men in Dance Festival, but one that needs to be stated clearly. Both ballet and modern dance have been strongly woman-

centric since their inceptions – not that women have always benefitted, as the current scandal at the New York City Ballet demonstrates. Equalizing the ownership of dance can only benefit everyone. And the Men in Dance Festival is in the forefront of innovation and re-imagination in the world of dance. What a wonderful and important addition to the dance world!

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TransMilitary – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

Comedies. Thrillers. Romance. It’s all here, including the local gala closing night premiere of Rafiki on Oct. 21, a searing drama and love story that was banned in its home country of Kenya due to its lesbian content, only to have the government rescind the ban for less than a week before reinstating it again, all so they could submit it as the country’s Academy Award entry.

But there’s so much more to talk about, not the least of which is the gala centerpiece presentation of Australia’s Riot, the story of that country’s gay rights movement during the 1970s. The documentary centerpiece also couldn’t be more timely. Transmilitary is an examination of Trangender soldiers currently serving in the U.S. military. Other highlights include the North American premiere of the George Michael documentary, George Michael: Freedom – The Director’s Cut; the inspiring Tongan entry, Leitis In Waiting; ambitious collections of short programs from all around the globe; the Austrian motocross drama, L’Animale; LA Outfest audience award-winner, Tucked; the bracing AIDS melodrama, 1985; the 20-years-inthe-making documentary Shakedown; and a documentary about the Imperial Court System and its founder José Sarria, 50 Year of Fabulous. There are also a number of workshops and special programs, not the least of which is the return of the popular, informative and free “How to Be a Trans Ally” with representatives from Gender Diversity on-hand to answer attendees various questions.

Speaking of Gender Diversity, returning to Seattle after its triumphant debut during this past summer’s Seattle International Film Festival is local filmmaker Vlada Knowlton’s stunning documentary The Most Dangerous Year on Oct. 18. Screening at Pacific Place, the film is a thought-provoking, incredibly nuanced chronicling of the various so-called “bathroom bills” and initiatives that were put forth to both the state legislature as well as almost to a popular vote in 2016. What makes the documentary so successful, however, is how deftly Knowlton weaves in the story of her own family, including that of her young daughter Annabelle. Along with succinct, heartfelt and knowledgeable insights from Gender Diversity founder Aidan Key, it is this focus on the human familial experience that allows this story to resonate with audiences as it has.

As difficult a film as this was for me to watch, I was blown away by, not just its numerous insights, but how Knowlton goes out of her way to allow all sorts of voices, even the negative ones, to say their peace. By

George Michael: Freedom – The Director's Cut – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

Leitis in Waiting – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

L'Animale – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

Tucked – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

1985 – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

Shakedown – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

Rafiki – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

Riot – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

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Vlada Knowlton, director of The Most Dangerous Year – Photo by Heather Hawksford

doing this, she deftly showcases the numerous inherent hypocrisies and uninformed fallacies driving just about all of these “bathroom bills” and anti-Transgender initiatives. Before this year’s TWIST began I had the chance to talk about this and so many more aspects of her film with Knowlton. Here’s just some of what she had to say: Sara Michelle Fetters: With this story being so personal, when did you know while you were filming that all of this was going to end up being a feature-length documentary like this?

Vlada Knowlton: I wasn’t completely sure about what I was going to be making until I finished filming the initial Senate hearings in January of 2016. Aidan Key had come to me right at the end of 2015 and said, “There’s this stuff about to happen. There are all these bills coming to our state legislature and other states across the country and this is going to be a really, really dark time this year for us.” He knew I was a filmmaker. He thought it would be a good idea for someone to document what was going on.

He didn’t mean specifically the political story. [Aidan] wasn’t sure what he meant. He just meant things were about to change and it would be great if somebody could document it, and I had to agree with him. But I was only going to make this film if I could find the story. As a filmmaker, as a storyteller, I’m not going to actually carry through with a project unless I think there is a story there worth telling. And Aidan is a friend. He trusted me.

So I started shooting his work. When I finished shooting the summit hearings, I think at that point I knew there was going to be a story that I could tell. At that point I already had started to hear some information about a potential ballot initiative coming up if the Senate bill fell through, so I knew this was going to be a really tough year.

At that point I also realized that I was going to put myself and my family in the

film. That was never my plan initially. But I realized if I was going to tell the story, as a filmmaker, one of the most important things you have to do is to be able to tell a story honestly, to make it obvious that it’s an honest and authentic story. That it isn’t contrived. I knew that if I told this story passively without talking about my own participation and what was affecting me and my family so personally then it wouldn’t ring true to the audience. I decided, even though we didn’t initially want to, that we needed to make this a personal story and I had to tell it from my own perspective. That was the most honest thing to do.

Sara Michelle Fetters: That’s the thing, isn’t it? I think this documentary ends up working so well because it isn’t just your family, but it ends up being about all of the kids and the families we see. It becomes their story. How important was it to make sure that you focused on making things so personal?

That you had to look at things in such an emotionally visceral way?

Vlada Knowlton: I think one of the biggest problems, one of the biggest challenges we have as a community of LGBTQ people, of transgender people right now specifically, along with their families, loved ones and allies, one of the biggest problems we have is that a large portion of the population doesn’t have any direct familiarity, a direct connection, with actual everyday transgender people. People are leaving everything up to their imagination. When everything is kind of abstract and theoretical, it’s a lot easier to believe myths and misinformation.

Obviously you have to have the audience connect with the people in the story and the characters. You need them to understand what it’s like to be in their shoes. That’s why you go on such an emotional journey. You have to enable the audience to feel those emotions through the characters. I just thought it was important for people to see what it’s like to actually interact with regular everyday people who happen to be transgender, with children who happen to be transgender, and see how unfair this treatment is for them.

How painful, how scary and how dangerous it is. Otherwise it’s all just abstract, right?

Sara Michelle Fetters: I love that you bring all of that up. At the beginning of the film, you have those brief interviews with a group of people spouting all of these hurtful and hateful things, but doing so in a way that’s just so simple, so matter-of-fact. It’s surreal.

It’s striking how much people just either do not know or refuse to want to know. Was this ever something that surprised you?

Vlada Knowlton: It didn’t surprise me.

It saddened me quite a bit. I know personally how important and how threatening these situations are to my child, to my family and to my friends. But people who actually are removed from these issues, they aren’t touched by them in their everyday lives, that sort of sense of urgency isn’t in them.

That sense of urgency is what brings about education and awareness which a lot of people, obviously, don’t have. They react to others things that will make them feel that sense of urgency, and right now those other things that make them feel that sense of urgency are a lot of that fear mongering and misinformation. That gives them that visceral fear and they react to it. They don’t bother finding out the truth.

That’s why I thought it was really important to show people what happens in the moment. How it feels in the moment. I don’t

50 Years of Fabulous – Photo courtesy of TWIST Film Festival

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know if you remember the part in the Strawberry Festival, towards the end, when I’m confronting the signature gatherers. I think those are the kind of situations when you show them to the audience and they see what it’s like to be in that moment they really start to understand what is going on. Having learned all that background information throughout the film that [confrontation] can sort of punch you in the gut, especially in that moment. That sense of emotion will force you actually to take the time to learn and educate yourself, to take the time to understand.

Sara Michelle Fetters: As part of that, you spend a lot of time with Joseph Backholm, the founder and former director of the Family Policy Institute of Washington. Why was it important to give him room to speak?

To not just paint him as a monster?

Vlada Knowlton: There’s two different aspects for me for that particular challenge. One is as a mother, as a human being with a brain and emotions and thoughts and feelings. So yet, treating him like that is extremely difficult. But as a filmmaker, as a storyteller, a job I take very seriously, I know that it’s important not to inflict your own agenda onto the audience in a really heavy way. I always think that it’s important to assume that your audience member is as intelligent as you are, as able to understand a situation as well as you can.

I don’t know if you’re for sort of the Jane Austen kind of democratic way of telling a story, but I think it’s important to give every character in your story, whether they’re the protagonist or the antagonist, the ability to tell the story from their own point of view. To speak with their own voice. From the beginning I felt that to do the entire story justice I’d have to allow the people on the other side of this debate to put their best foot forward.

To deliver their most cohesive, intelligent argument to the debate. I felt strongly that

if I did that the audience would be able to see right through them. I didn’t think those voices would stand up to the scrutiny of an intelligent audience.

Sara Michelle Fetters: With that in mind, you do have to rely upon a lot of science to get many of your points across to the audience. Did you ever worry about these technical aspects?

That the audience might suddenly tune out as if they felt they were being preached to instead of learning something new?

Vlada Knowlton: That was one of the big challenges. There is so much information in this area in general. There’s so many different core themes that you can focus on when you’re talking about civil rights for trans people. There’s so many ways you could go. I wanted to stick to very focused story threads, to take the audience through narratives that they could follow. At the same time I wanted to touch upon some of these scientific facts because I did want this film to be educational. I think when you’re arguing all these things without factual information, without a little bit of science, it’s hard to back up your arguments without just going around in circles with people.

Luckily, I have a background in research and academia. I have a PhD in cognitive science, so that helped me figure out how to dispense all that scientific information and offer it to a lay person in ways they could hopefully understand. But it was a really tough thing to do. I wanted to introduce that information but also not make it too technical or to sciency. I needed to present it in a way that everybody could absorb. I thought that was really important.

I mean, I’m a big fan of science. No shock there. [laughs] So when I talk to people about these topics myself and I explain what we already know through science and research, I find that flips a switch in a person’s minds when I’m telling them about it.

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They just get it, you know?

Once you understand you just understand and you can’t unlearn what you’ve learned.

“Your child was born a transgender? She was always a girl?” We get those questions so often. But when you explain that she has the brain of a girl to begin with? When you give them the science? It’s often very easy for people to understand that.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I know Aidan Key. I’ve worked for Aidan Key. He’s amazing. Just the epitome of a terrific, selfless and caring human being. But how did you know he could be a movie star?

Vlada Knowlton: I didn’t. [laughs[]. My husband Chad did, though. He’s a huge fan of Aidan’s. He kept telling me, “Aidan’s just got this something. He’s got this big aura.” I’m glad I listened to him.

I just think Aidan is the kindest, most thoughtful person. He’s one of the kindest, most thoughtful people I’ve ever met. He helped us so much with our own child.

For the film I saw Aidan as like the ObiWan Kenobi kind of guru that could sort of take us through this whole journey. He’s the one who ends up being the wise journey man, the one who helps the audience understand so much of what is going on. I’m just the mom who’s trying to follow along and figure out what the heck is going on. [laughs] Sara Michelle Fetters: On a lighter note, the kids are delightful in this movie. Did you ever stop and think to yourself at times that you could just sit there shooting these kids being kids? They’re all stars in the making.

Vlada Knowlton: If I just let myself be a mom and not a filmmaker, I’d just probably make a big home movie about my own kid. [laughs] But, yes, they were all so cute!

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the kids being kids and stuff with the families getting together and having that picnic.

It’s so rough to cut all of that but you have to put your filmmaker hat on and realize you can’t indulge yourself and just put all these scenes with my daughter or the other kids into the movie just because you want to. But I’m kind of a big structure purest. So I cut out pretty much everything in order to keep the structure of the story. That’s the not-fun part of being a filmmaker. It’s about killing all your darlings, right?

Sara Michelle Fetters: From a more serious standpoint, have you been surprised by all these positive reactions you’ve been getting at the various festivals your documentary has been playing at?

Vlada Knowlton: I’m going to jinx myself so I shouldn’t say this, but I guess my only shock is that so far the reception has been really great. But having gone through all these horrible things I’m connected to such a huge network of parents across the country that have trans kids. So I see on a daily basis how horrible treatment of trans kids and their parents can be. There’s just terrible things happening every day. So I’ve been bracing myself every time I go to a film festival for something dark or hateful, but so far we haven’t had that happen. That’s great.

I shouldn’t even talk about that because now that I have something bad will happen. [laughs] But that’s the reality of our life. We’re living in this weird existence where you have to always be on guard for some kind of hateful person, somebody who doesn’t want to understand, somebody who wants to come after you because of their own personal, hate-filled agenda.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You say that, and I immediately think how crazy it is we’re talking about how terrific the reception to your film has been less than one day after the news broke of that Virginia middle school having an active shooter drill only to leave the school’s lone transgender student all alone in the gym because they didn’t know what to do with her. The whole story just breaks my heart and makes me so angry, both at the same time.

Vlada Knowlton: Exactly! It’s completely ridiculous. It’s ludicrous. I’m connected with that mom. I know her, and I can see what’s going on with her on Facebook. It’s very sad to me. I’ve been so immersed in this fight for such a long time, so I can’t say what happened is actually surprising to me. It’s par for the course, and if you step away from that bubble that we’re in and you think about it just as a rational, level-headed human being it’s absolutely insane. It’s insane to treat a child, any child, that way. In what universe is that considered in any way acceptable?

But this is what we’re living in right now.

This is our experience. And this mom is great. Her child is great. They’re wonderful.

The fact that they have to fight this kind of ignorance is tragic.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Which is why it’s a good thing your movie is getting out into the world, that it has these sorts of tough, nofrills conversations about what is going on in the world right now. But, more than that, it’s also a triumphant story, which to my mind is equally important.

Vlada Knowlton: I think it affirms what I believe personally. Everything I say in that film is completely honest. From my standpoint, I think we’ve already won. My family. We won the second that we realized that our child is exactly who she is. We already won. It was game over at that point because we gave our child a life, gave her a future, the hope to have a happy, productive and successful life. That’s pretty much all you can do as a parent. I think every parent that makes that decision, and more and more parents are realizing this every day, the victory becomes larger. Every day that my daughter is living as a happy girl, as a happy kid, with just a joyful childhood, every day she does that she wins. It’s already a victory.

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Cooper and Gaga shine in electrifying A Star Is Born

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer A STAR IS BORN Now playing

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star is Born – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) is an aging superstar musician who is trying to finish out a long stadium tour battling exhaustion and an addiction to painkillers while he also spending his off hours guzzling hard alcohol as if it were water. He’s a case study in Rock ‘n’ Roll clichés, and even with his fatherly older brother and stage manager Bobby (Sam Elliott) trying to look out for him, Jackson isn’t one to take advice or instruction with open arms. He’s more prone to respond to whatever impulse strikes his fancy at any given moment, believing that this creative passion is what has made his music so popular to millions all over the globe.

Ally (Lady Gaga) is a struggling songwriter with a killer voice working as a waitress at a swanky hotel restaurant in order to pay the bills. Once every month or so the ladies at a popular Drag bar give her the opportunity to perform, the customers thrilling to her renditions of French classics like “Ma Vie en Rose.” On one such night who should walk through the door but the one and only Jackson Maine, and the moment Ally sings he knows she has what it takes to be a star. As the night goes on, the two of them talk about life, music and everything in-between, igniting a fiery love affair that will change both of their lives forever.

So begins A Star Is Born, the fourth official reworking of the story first dreamt up

by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson back in 1937. That film featured Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, while the 1954 musical adaptation starred Judy Garland and James Mason. As for the 1976 version, Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand filled the roles of the two lovers whose careers ended up going in opposite directions, the drama winning the Oscar for Best Original Song for its love theme, “Evergreen.” Now Cooper, making his directorial debut while also crafting the script with Eric Roth (Munich, The Insider) and Will Fetters (Remember Me), tries his hand at giving this timeless story fresh life, saying he succeeds at doing so a colossal understatement.

The first half of this new take on the story is incredible. The portions where Jackson and Ally meet, romantically intertwine and learn how to make music together are superb, Cooper and Gaga achieving a melodic harmony that held me spellbound.

It all culminates with that moment from the film’s trailer where the amateur songstress is challenged to take the stage with a bona fide superstar, discovering that by doing so she’s a force of musical nature to be reckoned with. Magnificently staged and immaculately shot with mesmerizing intimacy by the great Matthew Libatique (Black Swan,

mother!), there is a pleasingly pulverizing vitality to this scene that’s extraordinary. It sets the stage for the dramatic maelstroms to come, Cooper doing a grand job of making certain the audience is invested in the fates of both of these characters no matter how messy their story might soon become.

The second half, after the pair get married and Abby’s fame grows while Jackson’s battles with illness and addiction brutally begin to take their toll, it’s admittedly a bit of a comedown after that explosively thrilling first hour or so. Even for those unfamiliar with any of the previous versions of the story, it isn’t like the tale being told is a new one.

Countless other films, television show, plays, operas and books have traveled through similar terrain, so figuring out where the two central characters here are headed isn’t difficult. This unfortunately mutes some of the emotional intensity, and if not for the overall excellence of the two leads as well as the supporting cast this likely would have been a far more gigantic problem than it happily ends up proving to be.

And, make no mistake, Cooper has cast his film marvelously. Elliott gives a bold, full-bodied performance, the emotional scars left in the wake of his and his younger brother’s troubled past running deep. But so does the unvarnished love, respect and admiration Bobby feels for Jackson, especially when he takes a long, candid look at what he’s been able to do with his life as it concerns his musical career. Elliott might not have a lot of screen time but he unquestionably makes the most of it, a third act scene between him and Gaga a barnburner of sibling pride and personal regret that knocked me senseless.

But he’s not the only one who delivers. Andrew Dice Clay is sensational as Abby’s chauffeur father Lorenzo, while Dave Chappelle is subtly masterful as Jackson’s childhood best friend and confidant Noodles. Additional performances of note include Anthony Ramos as Abby’s coworker

Ramon, Rafi Gavron as music producer Rez and Greg Grunberg as Jack’s trusted driver who convinces the woman who has caught his boss’ eye to get on a plane and fly to his next concert whether or not she initially thinks doing so is a good idea. Also worth mentioning are D.J. Shangela Pierce and Willam Belli as a pair of Drag performers at the club Jackson first sees Abby perform in, the two adding a shot of adrenaline to the movie that’s delightful.

Then there is the music. Featuring songs co-written by Cooper, Gaga and a number of other pop, country and rock heavyweights, every song matters, and not only because they’re easy to listen to and, in most instances, hum along with. They also propel the story forward, all having an impact on where both Jackson and Abby are headed at any given moment. They are the driving, palpitating heartbeat at the center of the drama, Cooper utilizing each one at just the right time in order to augment their emotional effectiveness.

I’m not going to lie. While I think both Cooper and Gaga are stunning, and while I enjoyed their interpretation of A Star Is Born quite a lot, because there wasn’t really anyplace the story could go other than in the same directions covered similarly in the previous versions I can’t say the last act did much for me. I knew what was going to happen, and because of that the tears did not fall.

That does not mean I do not think Cooper’s directorial debut isn’t worthwhile. It is. That does not mean I wasn’t blown away by much of what the filmmaker is able to accomplish. I was. It just means the final moments, while impressive, didn’t pierce the heart nearly as much as I am sure they were intended to. Even with that being the case, Cooper’s spin on A Star Is Born is still pretty darn terrific, so much so I might be inclined to say it’s my favorite out of all four takes on Wellman and Carson’s original source material.

Rousing First Man lifts off into greatness

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer FIRST MAN Now playing

Ryan Gosling in First Man – Photo courtesy of Universal

Long before Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) became the commander of the Apollo 11 and landed on the surface of the Moon, the astronaut would have to endure a series of personal and professional trails where failure, success, tragedy and good fortune would all travel in uneasy hand-in-hand. He and his wife Janet (Claire Foy) would have to endure the death of their second child Karen (Lucy Stafford) to cancer. They would have to find a way to remain resolute when members of Neil’s astronaut unit in the Gemini and Apollo programs were laid to rest when horrifying mishaps and technological fail-

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ures would result in their deaths. They needed to remain strong when a variety of complicated emotional hurricanes, whether they be personal, institutional or political, suddenly manifested themselves and threw their lives of and the lives of their two children into unanticipated chaos.

This is the story at the heart of director Damien Chazelle (La La Land, Whiplash) and screenwriter Josh Singer’s (Spotlight, The Post) dramatic retelling of the events that lead up to Armstrong stepping foot upon the Moon. Based on the book by James R. Hansen, First Man is an intimate, character-driven saga of resilience and fortitude, everything culminating with that triumphant July 1969 moment where one small step became a gigantic galactic leap that was celebrated all around the globe. It showcases the strength of focus required to pull off such an achievement. The film is an emotional powder keg that grows in furious intensity as things build to their historic conclusion, Gosling and Foy delivering intimate, stoically subtle performances that amaze in their multifaceted intricacy.

Even with that being the case, I had trouble embracing Chazelle’s latest with open arms. The movie is so focused on recounting the ups, downs and perilous in-betweens both Armstrongs encountered between 1961 and 1969 that at certain points the story becomes more focused on the mechanical minutia of how things were being done than it does on the emotional dynamics that kept Neil and Janet determined to keep pushing forward. Additionally, as strong as cinematographer Linus Sandgren’s (Battle of the Sexes) dynamic, viscerally astute images might be in all of the training sequences or

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during the actual Gemini and Apollo missions, for the majority of the motion picture his mostly handheld, documentary-like handling of the material drove me a little bit mad. This cinéma vérité aesthetic that Chazelle chose to go with for his film frankly didn’t work for me, and as such I had a devil of a time maintaining emotional investment in what was going on for all 141 minutes of the story.

None of which means First Man doesn’t soar. Its opening sequence chronicling Armstrong on a test flight bouncing off the upper edges of the Earth’s atmosphere and having to find a novel way to get his plane pointed back towards the ground is suitably gut-wrenching.

Later sequences showing the Gemini astronauts going through various training mechanisms designed to push them to the limits of human endurance are equally thrilling. As for the Gemini VIII flight where Armstrong and fellow astronaut Dave Scott (Christopher Abbott) successfully docked with an orbiting vehicle for the first time in human history only to encounter a whole new set of life and death problems after doing so, my palms were so sweaty afterward I was afraid to grab my water bottle as I was certain it was going to slip right out of my hands.

Then there is the Apollo 11 mission itself. Wow. Seriously. Wow. I’m having trouble coming up with any other word to do the whole sequence justice. Once Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (Corey Stoll) and Michael Collins (Lukas Haas) take off for the Moon things soar beyond the stratosphere in ways that defy easy or simplistic description. Featuring unbelievably immersive sound design, startling images courtesy of Sandgren and special effects team, an

unbelievably kinetic score by Justin Hurwitz (La La Land) and meticulously vigorous editing courtesy of Oscar-winner Tom Cross (Whiplash, Hostiles), from start to finish the Moon landing segment is arguably the most sensational bit of filmmaking I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing in all of 2018.

The moment the screen ballooned out into full IMAX my heart nearly burst right out of my chest. Yet, through it all, Chazelle keeps the focus on Armstrong’s very personal, intimately human story, allowing the emotions that have been percolating underneath the surface to finally break through in a profound, honestly sincere manner that brought instant tears to my eyes.

There’s plenty more that could be said. Jason Clarke is simply superb as fellow astronaut Edward Higgins White, the moment he and Gus Grissom (Shea Whigham) took their seats in one of the Apollo capsules for what should have been a routine oxygen test putting a gigantic lump in my throat that remained there for quite some time. I was also blown away by a sequence depicting Armstrong’s early tests of what would become the vehicle he would triumphantly land on the Moon, his reaction to what most would consider to have been a failure to mission leaders Deke Slayton (Kyle Chandler) and Robert Gilruth (Ciarán Hinds) perfect in its can-do forceful minimalism. If I don’t love First Man entirely that doesn’t mean I don’t think Chazelle’s daring recounting of one of the great achievements in all of human history still doesn’t enthrall, this Armstrong-centered drama as close to being must-see entertainment as anything likely to be released to theatres for the remainder of the year.

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Frantic Haunted Halloween an unremarkable Goosebumps sequel

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer GOOSEBUMPS 2: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN Now playing

Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Caleel Harris in Goosebumps 2 – Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

In the small town of Wardenclyffe, New York, middle school best friends Sonny Quinn (Jeremy Ray Taylor) and Sam Carter (Caleel Harris) have made an astonishing discovery. Hidden deep within the bowels of the dilapidated Stine house they have found a book locked away inside a gigantic

cedar chest. Their curiosity understandably getting the better of them, the two open it, never imagining that in doing so they would release the maniacal puppet Slappy (Avery Lee Jones), a magical ventriloquist’s dummy who desperately wants a family.

While at first Sonny and Sam are enamored with their new wannabe brother’s charms, especially after he makes a giant fool of the local bully Tommy Madigan (Peyton Wich), it soon becomes apparent that Slappy isn’t the kindhearted bosom buddy he proclaims to be. He wants to turn all of Wardenclyffe into a giant Halloween playground, utilizing the fabled Tesla Tower at the heart of their town to bring various ghouls, goblins, witches and other assorted supernatural baddies to malevolent life.

With the determined help of Sonny’s takecharge older sister Sarah (Madison Iseman), it’s up to the kids to stop Slappy’s reign of terror before it can really get started.

Much like 2015’s modest hit Goosebumps, director Ari Sandel’s (The Duff) energetic sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is a kitchen sink adventure that throws in as much from author R.L. Stine’s literary creations as it possibly can in one self-contained motion picture. Also like that film, there’s so much going on at any one moment caring about what is happening as far as the general overall scenario is concerned is frustratingly difficult. It’s a lot of visual razzle-dazzle and animated running about that comes off as nothing more than

candy-colored much ado about nothing, and as such I can’t say I particularly cared about anything that was happening or if this trio of pint-sized heroes was going to emerge victorious over their sentient dollified foe.

Not that younger audiences will probably care. As a return to Stine’s world, there’s so much happening from an action perspective, and so many eye-popping delights to wonder at (including a massive purple tarantula made almost entirely of helium-filled party balloons), the fact Rob Lieber’s (Peter Rabbit) script doesn’t add up to anything substantive likely won’t matter. But for adults, at least for this adult at any rate, the tiresome fast-paced lunacy unfortunately grows old fast. It felt like the plot was more just running in derivative circles than it was trying to do anything creative or original, content to live insider of Stine’s universe without being driven to give it some sort of nuance or edge that might make it stand out as its own distinctive piece of pop storytelling.

Don’t get me wrong. I like the fact that Lieber and Sandel make Sarah her own person who admits when she makes a mistake and shows a modicum of intelligence as she resiliently attempts to save the day. I like that Sonny and Sam have a real friendship based on trust and understanding. I like that none of them wait around to be saved by someone else but do still put forth the effort to reach out for additional help. I like that Sarah and Quinn’s single mother Kathy

(Wendi McLendon-Covey) takes the time to listen to her children and to treat them with respect, dishing out fair punishments when needed while heaping on heartfelt parental praise just when her kids need it the most. Finally, there’s a truly delightful Halloween III: Season of the Witch gag near the end that brought a gigantic smile to my face, and it’s this sort of freewheeling creative ingenuity the remainder of the sequel frustratingly lacks.

It’s likely I’m the wrong audience for this. As much as I adore and support family-friendly horror outings (the enchanting The House with a Clock in Its Walls a recent example I’m happy to cheerlead for), for whatever reason R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps phenomenon passed me by. I just never got into any of the books, and the low rent television show did nothing for me. As for the two movies, they’re too consumed with throwing every single monster in the author’s arsenal at the audience. I don’t feel like they trust their viewers so the filmmakers overwhelm them with so many monstrous sights and sounds there isn’t enough time to think about how threadbare both narratives end up proving to be. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween didn’t scare up any of my interest, my ghostly indifference to Sarah, Sonny and Sam’s collective plight the scariest outcome of them all.

Creatively bankrupt Venom an enthusiastically obnoxious misfire

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

Tom Hardy in Venom – Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

Venom is a bad movie. Maybe not The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Elektra, Batman and Robin or Catwoman sort of bad, but still pretty unbearable. This is more like on the level of The Fantastic Four (either the 2005 or 2015 versions; both are equally mediocre), 2003’s Daredevil (the one with Ben Affleck) or 1983’s Superman III (the one with Richard Pryor and where the Man of Steel fights his drunken doppelganger), meaning this latest comic book adventure isn’t without its moments, but overall is still nothing short of a misbegotten waste of time. It doesn’t work, its nonsensical, slapdash plotting and overly frenetic, visually repellent action sequences making this film hugely difficult to sit through for all 112 minutes of its running time.

Based on the Marvel comic book character created by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie, the popular antihero first made his big screen appearance in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 back in 2007. Unlike that version, this time around everybody’s favorite friendly neighborhood wallcrawler is nowhere to be found. Here we are introduced to Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), a hard-hitting investigative television journalist working for a station in San Francisco whose career comes to an immediate halt the moment he decides to ask wealthy entrepreneur and philanthropic industrialist Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed) a series of tough questions that claim he’s nothing short of a criminal. In the process of getting fired, he also manages to undermine his lawyer fiancée Anne Weying’s (Michelle Williams) career as well, so it’s no wonder she cancels their engagement and kicks him out of their apartment with a justifiable anger that is both vicious and decisive.

Fast-forward six months and Brock is quickly getting down to his last nickel when suddenly a whistleblower working for Drake comes to him for help. They want to get the word out that something terrible is happening back at his corporate headquarters, something murderously not of this world. After getting access to Drake’s top secret laboratory Brock comes into contact with some sort of slimy black entity that infects every fiber of his DNA. Turns out, this creature, known as a symbiote, is indeed an alien visitor and it needs a compatible human host in order to survive on Earth. Calling itself “Venom,” he grants Brock a set of otherworldly powers that allow him to do things that normally wouldn’t be possible, the cost of which being that when transformed fully into this demonic monster sometimes the pair have to chomp down on human flesh if they want to keep their collective strength.

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Directed by Zombieland and Gangster Squad filmmaker Ruben Fleischer, this movie is a giant tonal mess that borders on incoherence. Whether he, the studio or writers Jeff Pinkner (The Dark Tower), Scott Rosenberg (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) and Kelly Marcel (Fifty Shades of Grey) are at fault for this I honestly cannot say as blame looks like it could be tossed around fairly liberally. The truth is that, even for a motion picture that runs almost two hours and feels a lot longer, one still gets the odd sensation that there is a great deal of the intended narrative missing. It’s hard to tell how much of the comedy is intentional and how much of it isn’t as there were a number of instances where I felt like I was laughing when I probably shouldn’t have been. Toss in characterizations that are threadbare, half-baked and, in one instance, borderline inexcusable to the point of being offensive and there is precious little about this one that should get anyone excited to see it.

Even though he is arguably the worst investigative journalist ever depicted in a motion picture, Hardy stills ends up being far more winning as Eddie Brock than he by all rights should be. Still, I liked his awe-shucks demeanor and his clownish mannerisms, something about the laidback way in which he slowly stumbles through this story oddly effective. The guy is a total schmuck and Hardy isn’t afraid to play him that way, the actor having a disheveled moxie that’s surprisingly endearing all things considered.

But the rest of the cast? I don’t have the first clue why they’re all in this other than picking up a rather large paycheck. Williams has no character to play, none, and the fact she’s still able to make Anne almost worth caring about is a testament to her massive talent more than it has anything to do with this particular movie itself. Ahmed is in standard villain mode, and while he’s fairly good doing it there was never a moment I felt like Drake was any sort of physical threat, and that

includes all facets of the story taking place after another symbiote enters into the picture and decides to bond with him. As for Jenny Slate, a marvelous actress who has already proven just how gigantic her talents are in films like Obvious Child and Landline, what Fleischer and the writers do to her made me all kinds of angry, the way her character is treated as shameful as it is frustrating.

Earlier this year director Leigh Whannell made a low budget thriller about a quadriplegic given superhuman abilities thanks to a high-tech electronic device inserted into his back. That movie was Upgrade, and it was a magnificent amount of fun, star Logan Marshall-Green taking the story by the horns and making something fairly close to perfect out of it. It’s oddly similar to the plot dreamt up here, so for all those expressing interest in giving this comic book adventure a look I’d highly suggest picking up Upgrade on Blu-ray DVD for a look instead.

However, I cannot, I will not, say the same about Venom. Overflowing in people doing dumb things, I feel in some ways the only thing I can really accomplish here is to state my dissatisfaction of the film and leave it at that. There’s so much more I could add but I honestly just don’t have the energy to do so. As already stated up front, this is a bad movie, and much like they did with the character of Spider-Man, I’m starting to wonder if it’s only a matter of time before Sony throws up their hands in surrender and turns over the rest of the characters they own in the web-slingers universe back over to Marvel Studios to see what they can do with them. At the very least, the worst they could come up with on how to utilize this demonic antihero can’t be any worse than what’s been done here, this dull, tediously frenetic misfire a superheroic failure that’s as instantly forgettable as it is enthusiastically obnoxious.

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WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954 HOT MAMA’S PIZZA E.328-2914 Pine St. - 322-6444 LOVER’S 9614 14th Ave SW - 763-1347 - 25801 104th Ave. SE - (253) 852-1720 BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. -- 700 (206) JAZZ ALLEY - 2033#17 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729 BATHS CLUB Z - (men) THE FANTASY SHOP CASTLE SUPERSTORE 1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958 Broadway 604 Central Ave. S - (253) 850-8428 1017 E.JULIA’S Pike St- -300 (206) 204-0126 Ave. E. - 860-1818 HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women) Minor #10 624-0070 - 682-2935 NASHVILLE’S CLUB Z - (men) CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) DIEGO KREMWERK PELLICER -- 1809 2215 4th Ave.Ave. S - (206) MADISON PUB 1315 E. Madison 325-6537 SW corner of Pike & 11th 1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958 1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126 114 - Railroad Ave. N - (253) 852-0909 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS NEIGHBOURS 1509 Broadway 324-5358 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS HOT HOUSE(stairs SPA &behind SAUNAWildrose) - (women)- 568-3240 1312 E. Pike St. - (206) 257-0231 OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 SW corner ofSTEAM Pike & WORKS 11th - (men) EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - (206) 323-7437 THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375 Summit - 388-4818 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 (stairs behind1520 Wildrose) - (206) 568-3240 FANTASY UNLIMITED POCO WINE ROOM HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157 STEAM WORKS - (men) 2027 Westlake Ave. (206) 682-0167 THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463 NEW YORK EXCHANGE 1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818 1510 1st Ave (206) 624-1784 117 Ave. - E. (877) 883-8899 POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178 225Maple Broadway - 726-3300 HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - (206) 946-8157 info@theheron.com 88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 LEGENDS - 55Ave. Bell St - (206) 849-5596 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 HERBAN PURR - 1518 11th - 325-3112 RESTAURANTS & BARS OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630 HERB(N) ELEMENTS THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828 PANACHE 11013 Lake City Way NE (206) 535-8769 E. Madison - 323-1098 RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 88 KEYS - 3152328 2nd Ave. S - (206)St. 839-1300 LAUGHING TATTOO C.C. ATTLE’S GRILLE ROOTBUDDHA TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - 420-3214 RUCKUS CAFE 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805 DARBY’S BALTIC ROOM - 1207 PineBAR St. -&(206) 625-4444 1534 Broadway - (206) -329-8274 1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565 SEATTLE EAGLE 314 E. Pike - 621-7591 THE 5th FANTASY 211 Ave. SESHOP - (360) 357-6229 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE THE NEW YORK2222 XCHANGE - 441-5449 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 SHORTY’S 2nd Ave 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 LOVER’S 2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD 225 Broadway E. - (206) STOUT -1530 11th726-3300 Ave - 397-3825 TABOO ADULT 3959 Martin WayVIDEO E, Suite D - (360) 456-7300 CAPITOL CIDER - 818 E Pike St. - (206) 397-3564 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 TOULOUSE PETIT ONYX LEATHER 9813 16th SW -E767-4855 JAKES - 311Ave 4th Ave. - (360) 956-3247 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 601Ave. Queen Ave N - 432-9069 1605 12th #8 - Anne (206) 328-1965 TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914 1701 E. OliveTHE Way - (206) 726-0565 CUFF COMPLEX UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492 OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - (206) 251-0630 UNDER U 4 MEN THE CANTERBURY PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 534 15th Ave. E - (206) 322-3130 4411 Wallingford Ave. N. - (206) 535-6920 UNCLE IKE’S CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD MAPLE 2310 E ROSE Union INN St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300 2103 N. 45th - (206) 545-8363 112 (800) 570-2007 501Reservoir 15th AveRd E -- 1-800-GET-DRUGS PONDER - 2413 E Union - (206) 420-2180 THE CRESCENT 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS RUCKUS - 1465 E Republican St - (206) 257-4805 1413 E. Olive Way - (206) 720-8188 WILD AT HEART TABOO ADULT VIDEO THE CUFF COMPLEX 1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538 9813 16th Ave SW - (206) 767-4855 1533 13th Ave. - (206) 323-1525 ANDY’S - 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747-0304 TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - (206) 322-1080 THE BLIND BUCK 1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - (206) 324-2577 204 N. Division St. - (509) 343-9425 UNDER U 4 MEN HOT MAMA’S PIZZA LOVER’S GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN 709 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 324-6446 700 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-6444 193N. Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 204 Division St. - (509) 443-4014 UNCLE IKE’S JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. - (206) 441-9729 RUMORS NYNE BARCABARET AND BISTRO 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 860-1818 1119 - (306) 671-1849 232 W.Railroad Sprague Ave. - (509) 474-1621 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - (206) 682-2935 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS THE LUMBER YARD WILD AT HEART 9619 16th Ave. SW - (206) 695-2007 1111 NW Leary Way - (206) 782-5538 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - (206) 325-6537 21635 Pacific Hwy S - 878-7780 NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358 OUT WEST 5401California Ave. SW - (206) 937-1540 LOVER'S THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - (206) 588-0375 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 POCO WINE ROOM 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 RUMORS CABARET 1408 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-9463 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849 POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - (206) 402-5178 LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - (206) 324-2854 QUEER BAR - 1518 11th Ave - (206) 687-7491 R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - (206) 322-8828 LOVER’S RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - (206) 233-9873 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 25801 104th Ave. S.E. - (253) 852-1720 ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - (206) 420-3214 21635 Pacific Hwy S - (206) 878-7780 THE FANTASY SHOP SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - (206) 621-7591 SECRETS 604 Central Ave. S. - (253) 850-8428 SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - (206) 441-5449 22862 Pacific Hwy S - (206) 878-8480 NASHVILLE’S SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) STOUT -1530 11th Ave - (206) 397-3825 114 - Railroad Ave. N. - (253) 852 - 0909 TOULOUSE PETIT 601 Queen Anne Ave. N - (206) 432-9069 UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - (206) 325-6492 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO UNION - 1318 E. Union St. - (206) 328-1318 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 WILDROSE - 1021 E Pike - (206) 324-9210 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 9614 14th Ave SW - (206) 763-1347 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

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

• RUCKUS

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY - October 13

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. www.agatheringofmen.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Saturday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the Wading Pool (along the north end of the lake). Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk.

Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

Seattle Women’s Chorus: “Hear Me Roar.” 2pm.

Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Join SWC in celebrating its 15th anniversary with songs of strength, survival, and hope. Tickets and info: www. seattlechoruses.org.

Georgetown Art Attack. 6-9pm. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Reflects the industrial-strength character of the neighborhood. For information stop into Georgetown Records at Airport Way S & S Vale or visit www. georgetownneighborhood.com “Living and Dying in Amazonland.” 6pm Spaghetti Dinner, 7pm Program. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Local activists Ashley Archibald, Nic Preston, and Adrienne Weller discuss redevelopment, homelessness, and other issues related to Amazon’s takeover of Seattle. $3 door donation; $1 strikers and students; $9 dinner donation (vegan option). (206) 722-2453 or FSPseattle@ mindspring.com. Sponsored by Freedom Socialist Party.

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

Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. 7-10pm. Pick up maps at participating shops & galleries located in the Ballard business district (Ballard Ave NW & NW Market St area). Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Enjoy an evening of art as local galleries & businesses showcase artists from Ballard & beyond. (206) 784-9705; visitballard.com “Seattle’s QTPOC Music Scene” by Momma Nikki.

7pm (doors 6:30). Gay City, Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. Part of Gay City Arts Season 6: “Solidarity.”

Tickets: $12 student/senior/disabled, $15 general, $20 sponsor at www.brownpapertickets.com or by phone, 1-800-838-3006. Info at www.gaycity.org/arts.

Seattle Women’s Chorus: “Hear Me Roar.” 8pm.

Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Join SWC in celebrating its 15th anniversary with songs of strength, survival, and hope. Tickets and info: www. seattlechoruses.org. (Also Saturday, Oct. 20, Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien.)

SUNDAY - October 14

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org

October 13 thru October 21 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.

“Seattle’s QTPOC Music Scene” by Momma Nikki.

7pm (doors 6:30). Gay City, Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. Part of Gay City Arts Season 6: “Solidarity.”

Tickets ($12 student/senior/disabled, $15 general, $20 sponsor) at www.brownpapertickets.com or by phone, 1-800-838-3006. Info at www.gaycity.org/arts.

“Stand-Up Comedy with Wanda Sykes.” 6pm and 8:30pm, Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, 15347 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish. Tickets ($45+) available at clearwatercasino.com or at casino gift shop. Info: 1-866-609-8700.

Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Capitol Lounge, 916 E Pike St. Every Sunday. Go-go dancers at 10:30pm; drag show at midnight. 21+ ID required. $10 cover. Co-sponsored by Entre Hermanos.

MONDAY - October 15

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.

Lotus Sisters Guided Meditation. 11am-1:30pm.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Senior students lead the meditation, provide dharma talks or reflections & lead discussion.

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

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

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

LotusSisters.org.)

Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. MEETS DAILY (except Saturday). Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12- tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.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 (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Sunday. (See related listing Saturday at noon for details.)

Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org

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No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. See website for location. Meets 2nd & 4th Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts.

Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Dignity/Seattle. 6pm-Prayer Service. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics.

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

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

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Ski Buddies Season Opening Potluck. 6-9pm.

Hooverville Bar, 1721 1st Ave S. Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, crosscountry, 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 “Stand-Up Comedy with Wanda Sykes.” 6pm and 8:30pm, Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort, 15347 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish. Tickets ($45+) available at clearwatercasino.com or at casino gift shop. Info: 1-866-609-8700.

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship. St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E.

October 12, 2018

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Monday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Black Sun sculpture across from museum. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;. Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related 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.

(206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. ( Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com

TUESDAY - October 16

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

(206) 622-5555.

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Alki Beach Walk. 2-3pm. 61st Ave SW & Alki Ave SW. Every Tuesday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at Statue of Liberty statue. Hot coffee and beautiful Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call (206) 393-3400;.

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

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. 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 Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related concerns. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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

WEDNESDAY - October 17

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Volunteer Park Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday. (See related listing Monday at noon for details.) Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

Sponsored by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is “The Diamond Setter” by Moshe Sakai. https://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

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

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Wallingallies. PFLAG does not promote one political or religious ford Community Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave, view and is inclusive to people of all backgrounds, be- Suite 140. Meets 3rd Saturday most months. Cost: $4 liefs, and faiths. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays per person (please try to bring exact change) to help pay is a national support organization for parents, spouses for room rental. Please bring a dish that will serve eight & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. or more to share. Free parking in the large lot. Enter 21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 under front-door stairs and look for signs to the right.

39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. Convenient to bus routes 26, 44, and 62. Info: www.

Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com. seattleprimetimers.org.

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Seattle Women’s Chorus: “Hear Me Roar.” 8pm, Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 S 152nd St, Burien. group. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Join SWC in celebrating its 15th anniversary with songs Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group of strength, survival, and hope. Tickets and info: www.

Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. seattlechoruses.org.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Lambert House Halloween Dance. 8pm-12 midnight, Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. For LGBTQ+ anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring and allied youth ages 13-22. Food, music, drag show, fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, costumes encouraged. Drug- and alcohol-free event. community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or Suggested donation $10-20, no one turned away. Info: our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ www.lamberthouse.org. gayfathersseattle SUNDAY - October 21 Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday.

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men.

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org [NOTE: Please con10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org tact the facilitator prior to attending.]

Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets 3rd Sunday each Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188.

Author Reading: Joseph Olshan. 6pm, University Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE. Acclaimed Gay Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s author reads from his new literary mystery, “Black Dia- Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the mond Fall.” Info: (206) 634-3400.

Museum of Flight). Meets 3rd Sunday each month.

“The Men of Magic Mike.” 8pm (doors 6pm), Suqua- This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts mish Clearwater Casino Resort, Beach Rock Music and with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and Sports, 15347 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish. Tickets continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all ($19) available at clearwatercasino.com or at casino gift LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the shop. Info: 1-866-609-8700. automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com FRIDAY - October 19 Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm.

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup. for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Kubota COMMUNITY RESOURCES Gardens Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 9817 55th Ave S. Every Friday - Come Rain or Shine! - Meet at the corner of Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting 55th Ave S and Renton Ave S. Hot coffee and beautiful for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship.

Rainbow umbrellas to use “just in case.” For info, call org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

(206) 393-3400;. Wheelchair-friendly walk. Sponsored American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us

by Generations Aging With Pride.

Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherRoad to Recovery (SLAA). 12 noon-1:30pm. SASG, Gay-Social-Club/ 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html www.sasgcc.org BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for BiOasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www.

Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages binetseattle.org.

14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Vol- Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Verleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th non) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and Ave E. Every Friday. 206-684-4753.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, caregivers into a network of peers and supports them Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, self-confident, and just leaders in our collective comafternoon listing.) munities - www.colage.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. 963-1994. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. sasgcc.org Game Night. 7pm-11pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite org 201. Every Friday. Card games, board games and fel- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County lowship. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 www.lamberthouse.org (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: countrydance.org.

323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm. Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

Friday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

(Also meets Mondays.)

Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www.

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. equalrightswashington.org SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201 - in the O’Neill Room. Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org; (206) 322-2437.

Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to reSATURDAY - October 20 sources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City (See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969.

Athletes and Eating Disorders. 10am-12 noon, Kane www.gaycity.org Hall (off Red Square), University of Washington. Former Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEcollegiate and pro athlete Patrick Devenny shares his GLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, personal story of recovery from bulimia. He now seeks to information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT raise awareness of eating disorders in men. Sponsored people across the country. by the Eating Recovery Center, (212) 886-6718.

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGLambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. Meets BTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures connecting, and developing innovative programs and for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate

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Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park, 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday.

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

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

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

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

THURSDAY - October 18

TWIST: SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 10/11-10/21 twistfilmfest.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

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

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

Rainbow Walk for LGBTQ Elders 50+ - Green Lake Walk. 12 noon-1pm. 7201 E Green Lake Dr. N. Every Thursday. (See related listing Saturday at noon for details.) Sponsored by Generations Aging With Pride.

Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual). 12 noon. Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 5th Ave, Room 4070.

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

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

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

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

First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Wheelchair accessible. We offer support and education in a safe, confidential, and welcoming atmosphere and serve East King County communities including Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Bothell, Woodinville, Duvall, Snoqualmie, and Carnation. The first half of each meeting is dedicated to support, the second half is usually a guest speaker. See http://community.pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue. Contact us at info@ bellevue-pflag.org or (425) 483-6642. PFLAG Bellevue/ Eastside is a support and advocacy group, uniting members of the LGBTQ community with friends, families, and

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discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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tion. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

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

Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

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

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

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

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

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcenter.org; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 7268500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 6983335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Alta PETS OF THE WEEK Adoption Center

Sunday – Wednesday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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

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

Is your life missing a furry friend? Now is the perfect time to open your world to a pet in need.

Coldwell Banker’s Homes for Dogs program with Adopt-a-pet.com has helped place 20,000 dogs into homes across the country. Could your place be the next happy ending for a pet in need? Make your house a home by visiting the shelter and bringing back the pet of your dreams.

Adoption Special:

As with all of our cats, Alta has been spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. She will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination and an identification tag.

PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Derek Meet Derek, a very cool boy who was transferred to Seattle Humane from sunny California! Derek appears to be a Labrador Retriever mix, and at four years old, he is fully grown. He enjoys playing with the other dogs in our playgroups, greeting them with a wagging tail. Derek will benefit from daily walks to keep him (and you) fit and healthy. If you have time in your life and have been looking for a sidekick for your adventures, come meet this sweet boy today at Seattle Humane.

Homes for Dogs!

Oct. 13, 2018 Take 50 percent off adoption fees on dogs ages 1 and up! This adoption promotion is sponsored by Coldwell Banker and the Homes for Dogs Project.

See adoptable pets at SeattleHumane.org

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Alta is a 2-year-old, beautiful black and white shorthair girl. She is a super sweet, people-pleasing cat who really enjoys getting head loves. Alta also has beautiful yellow-green eyes and cute little white mittens. Please come to Seattle Humane to meet Alta – she may that best friend you have been waiting for!

Derek has been neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. He will go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and an identification tag. PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion and six weeks of training in one of our on-campus dog behavior course – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Introduce to small children with dog experience.

Resident dogs are recommended to visit Derek prior to adoption. Cat free home due to history.

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