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Issue 42, Volume 47, October 18, 2019

Arts & Entertainment

Village presents a highly amped up Spelling Bee

Seattle Butoh Festival 2019: “(Re)evolution”

to feature master led workshop this weekend along with DAIPANbutoh Collective performances and a workshop in November

The cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Photo by Mark Kitaoka

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE VILLAGE THEATRE Issaquah: Through 10/20 Everett: 10/25-11/17

Village Theatre is presenting a favorite of many high schools and colleges because it is about middle schoolers and eminently appropriate to stage for them. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee can be quite subversive, though, and a lot of fun for grown ups to watch as well.

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DAIPAN's Corporate – Photo by Kenneth Huntington

Seattle’s own DAIPANbutoh Collective celebrates 10 years with their Seattle Butoh Festival 2019: “(Re)evolution” featuring workshops and performances starting this weekend and continuing in early November.

DAIPAN is pleased to bring legacy butoh master Natsu Nakajima to Seattle. Natsu Nakajima (b. 1943 Sakhalin) has been one of the

most prominent figures in butoh dance since its foundation in Tokyo in the 1960s, and one of its foremost pioneers abroad. Training under both Hijikata and Ohno, Nakajima went on to establish her own dance company, Muteki-sha, in 1969. Natsu’s workshop will be held October 18, 19 and 20 – on Friday

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The Seattle Queer Film Magical Maleficent Festival Opening Night magnetically rises from Gala was a Gay old time the ashes of its moribund predecessor

Sid & Judy – Photo courtesy of Showtime

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer The 24th annual Seattle Queer Film Festival opened last Thursday, October 10, with the much-anticipated Sid and Judy, a

documentary about the love story of Judy Garland and her third husband, Sid Luft.

Afterwards the festivities moved from the Egyptian Theatre to the DAR-Rainier

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Angelina Jolie in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Photo courtesy of Disney

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL Now playing

As hard as I try to leave any and all preconceptions aside the moment I step into the theatre, I cannot say I was particularly excited to give Maleficent: Mistress of

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Celebrating 45 Years!

Pacific MusicWorks’ BACHtoberfest a delightful early music concert

Photo courtesy of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer BACHTOBERFEST PACIFIC MUSICWORKS ST. AUGUSTINE’S IN-THE-WOODS EPISCOPAL CHURCH FREELAND WA (WHIDBEY ISLAND) October 5 Why review a little early music concert in a little town called Freeland on a big island called Whidbey? Because everything about this show was special.

More about the performers later, but first let’s picture the setting. South Whidbey is an amazing place, as those of us who have moved here are discovering more every day. I could dwell on this subject at length with personal stories of the wealth of humanity we have been finding since my husband Dale and I moved here (in neighboring Bayview) seven years ago. Suffice to say that the amazing warmth and wideeyed vitality of this community informed everything about this concert, causing the performers to express their appreciation for such an atmosphere in which to perform.

Which brings us to the venue: St. Augustine’s In-The-Woods Episcopal

Church on the shores of Holmes Harbor. A charmer, nestled indeed in the woods just outside of the bustling town of Freeland, its very architecture says “welcome.” The room, however, in which the concert took place is a combination of informal warmth and acoustical cool – unfortunately, too cool to be ideal for this program. While my wonderful Costco hearing aids may have exaggerated the problem, the acoustic was way too bright. Hardwood floors and walls of glass immediately behind the players made upper frequencies predominate and volume too loud. Blend, at first, was impossible to experience. Ears, however, do adjust; by the intermission, I could put these overly aggressive vibrations into context most of the time, although the power of the violins sometimes jerked my attention from the whole blend.

Everything else about the room was a delight. Comfortable Costco folding chairs surrounded large circular tables, and a considerable number of big over-stuffed, leather chairs circled the room. The tables were important because ample wine, finger food and desserts were available along the back and side of the hall. The donation plate was full of $5 bills! Henry Lebedinsky, the harpsichordist and general MC of the program, waved a large glass of red wine as he gave us copious and charming commentary

Henry Lebedinsky, Tekla Cunningham, Caroline Nicolas, Danielle Sampson, Tess Altiveros, Maxine Eilander, and Stephen Stubbs – Photo courtesy of Pacific MusicWorks

on the works performed.

Every chair was taken, by the way, for this is not the first year of this concert series; and word has gotten around of its general excellence. The series of eight small ensemble performances is presented jointly by Seattle’s Pacific MusicWorks and the Whidbey Island Music Festival.

It is called Pacific MusicWorks Underground. The whole series features music mostly of the Baroque period, with some variations, or should I say deviations. For instance, a concert scheduled for May is called “Corelli Goes Celtic,” with music “from Baroque sonatas to high-spirited reels, jigs, and Strathspeys, across the ages and across the Atlantic.” (Pacific MusicWorks also presents their Underground concerts in Seattle and Bellevue. Their next Underground concert – “Will Power: Shakespeare in Song” – will be presented November 9, 10 & 12 – visit www.pacificmusicworks.org for details.)

Anyone who has attended any concert

by Pacific MusicWorks knows that the quality of music making is about as good as it gets. Accordingly, the musicians this evening were all superb, especially soprano Danielle Sampson, who stepped in at the last minute to substitute for the announced soprano. Ms. Sampson sang with perfect vocal technique, her every note well

focused in the facial mask, but without any nasality or lack of bodily warmth. She sang mostly without vibrato, except in some held notes…always with exquisite taste. Anyone who has sung Bach’s music for solo voice knows what terrific breath control is required. The composer, lacking some of the vocal genius of his contemporary Handel, treated the voice as little different from other instruments, making his music a special challenge for the vocalist.

Other players were Tekla Cunningham, violin; Emily Acri, violin; Curtis Foster, baroque oboe and recorder; and the aforementioned Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord.

Notice that there were no bass instruments, the lack of which also contributed to the bright acoustic.

The music was all by J. S. Bach, ranging from the very familiar to lesser-known works. Opening with the slow, quiet “Out of love my Savior wants to die” from “St. Matthew Passion” may not have been the best way to engage the audience, no matter how lovely the singing. But the subsequent selections displayed some of the wide variety in Bach’s writing and stimulated much enthusiasm in the audience. An intermission afforded welcome opportunity to enjoy the assembled company and the food and drink.

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continued from cover Chapter House on E Roy St for the afterparty. Lots of Seattle’s Queer community were spotted and all looked like they were having a great time.

Those spotted included Jonathan Bowman (attorney-at-law), Scott Carnz (Three Dollar Bill Cinema board member), Jerome Bader, Brian Davis (Gay City Health Project), David Thorpe, Geoff Greenlee, Beth Barrett (SIFF Cinema artistic director), Ernie Lou, Ben McCarthy (Three Dollar Bill Cinema executive director), and Jason Plourde (former Three Dollar Bill Cinema executive director).

Photos by MK Scott

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It is a strange-but-true aspect of putting on a show about middle schoolers at a theater like Village that means that all the middle schoolers are actually quite adult actors.

Many of them still look close in age to middle school and the “suspension of disbelief” part of watching a play and pretending it’s really happening is pretty easy. One cast member here, though, is a bit too long in the tooth to have been cast as a thirteen-year-old.

But here they are, the individual and slightly neurotic spellers for whom this spelling bee means at least the world, if not the universe! Marcy Park (Arika Matoba) speaks six languages and feels under huge pressure to succeed to the point that she seems psychologically abused. Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Sarah Russell) has two dads and a lisp and doesn’t want to let her family down. William Barfee (MJ Sieber) has a chronic sinus condition and a last name that invites pointed mispronunciation (it’s supposed to rhyme with parfait).

He has the most unusual way of figuring out spellings by drawing with his toe.

Olive Ostrovsky’s (Taylor Niemeyer) mom is in an Indian ashram for the year and her dad seems to work all the time. Leaf Coneybear (Rafael Molina, with special amounts of energy) has been homeschooled and finds himself spelling through trance receivings. Chip Tolentino (Justin Huertas) won the Bee last year and is back to defend.

Supporting them and running the Bee and making sure the rules are rigorously met are Rona Lisa Perretti (Jessica Skerritt) who so fondly remembers her own Bee win that you’d think it was the highlight of her entire life, and Vice Principal Panch (Brian Lange) who has a murky past that might have involved some unseemly behavior at a prior Bee. Assisting is Mitch Mahoney (Nicholas Japaul Bernard) who is completing some required community service hours with his contributions.

Who knows if you could be picked to be part of the Bee? Four members of each audience are chosen to bee spellers (pun intended). These folks are carefully tended and shepherded through their roles as would be winners and gentle fun is poked at them, with generally huge applause from the remainder of the audience who is probably really happy it’s not them!

This production’s best-in-class are Niemeyer and Skerritt with their lovely voices and perfect matches to their characters needs. Niemeyer is sweet and plucky and earnestly striving and Skerritt, with her little clapping and constant thumbs up, is just fun to watch.

Lange gets high marks for his underplayed Panch. His gravitas is a needed calm in the middle of a chaotic show that has been amped by director Brandon Ivie to a rather high level.

Molina carries off the hi-jinks of Leaf and demonstrates his strong singing, but he’s almost manically ADD. Sieber is rather too mean for this role that really ought to be a less alarming teddy bear growl.

The school room where this all takes place is lovingly created by Julia Hayes Welch and fun, crazy costumes are designed by Brynne McKeen. They include moments when Jesus shows up to talk to Marcy Park and other quick-change needs for actors who have to play parents and others and then turn back into middle schoolers in the blink of an eye.

Trina Mills creates some fun choreography for group singing. Robert J. Aguilar lights the stage with customary

subtlety until flashy moments are needed.

Brent Warwick blends the sound and Tim Symons music directs and leads the small capable band.

There are plenty of good jokes and apparently the writers of the Bee (William Finn, Rachel Sheinkin and Rebecca Feldman) allow jokes to be changed, because there are several very topical references made here that could never have been written in 2005! A now-famous song, My Unfortunate Erection, is still one that every owner of a penis will undoubtedly be able to empathize with.

It’s a crowd-pleasing musical, fun for most of the family. If you haven’t yet had your local school put it on, this will be a great introduction. If you have seen a school production, you might like seeing a fully-fleshed professional outing like this one.

For more information, go to www.villagetheatre.org or call 425-392-2202.

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6-9pm and on Sunday 12-5pm at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of WA (JCCCW) (1414 S Weller St, Seattle) and on Saturday 2-6pm at the Taoist Studies Institute (TSI) (225 N 70th St, Seattle). … she (Natsu) succeeds in universalizing the personal. Butoh’s cosmic concerns are rendered in a generalized manner, but the human feelings that parallel the implied cataclysm are fully visible here as well. (“Butoh,” Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times, Oct. 1, 1987) The festival performances will be held at the Taoist Studies Institute (225 N 70th St, Seattle) on November 1, 2 and 3 at 8pm.

Friday’s program includes solos by Douglas Ridings and Vanessa Skantze and DAIPAN’s group piece, Corporate (with guest performer Alycia Scott Zollinger), which the company performed at the Santiago, Chile butoh festival last October. Saturday’s program includes a solo by Katrina Wolfe, a duet with Kaoru Okumura, and Corporate. Sunday’s program includes a group work by Helen Thorsen and duets by Joan Laage & Fernando Rocha, and Sheri Brown & Alan Sutherland. The evenings will open with a film by Dhyana (Diana) Garcia-Snyder. The festival performances are described in detail below.

The final festival offering will be on November 9 12-6pm at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of WA (1414 S Weller St., Seattle) This will be a workshop co-taught by all principal members, modeled after the workshop they jointly taught in Santiago.

Natsu Nakajima Legacy Workshop: October 18 (Fri) JCCCW – 6-9pm October 19 (Sat) TSI – 2-6pm October 20 (Sun) JCCCW – 12-5pm Full workshop $225 Friday only $65/Saturday only $85/Sunday only $100 Information/Registration: 206-7232315 / brownpapertickets.com Performance Weekend: November 1, 2, 3 – 8pm Taoist Studies Institute $20 General $18 Student/Senior/ Disability [contact DAIPAN for access] brownpapertickets.com DAIPANbutoh Collective Workshop: November 9 – 12-6pm Japanese Cultural & Community Center of WA $60 brownpapertickets.com

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Douglas Ridings – Photo by Steven Miller

Festival Locations: Japanese Cultural & Community Center of WA, 1414 S Weller St, Seattle 98144.

Taoist Studies Center, 225 N 70th St, Seattle 98103 For further information, please contact Joan Laage via davidthornbrugh@hotmail. com.

DAIPAN is pleased to present Corporate, which first appeared as a duet choreographed by Helen Thorsen and Kaoru Okumura in 2013. DAIPAN later developed Corporate in a series of smaller performances held at Seattle City Hall, Art/ Not Terminal Gallery, and Seattle International Dance Festival. After deciding to expand Corporate into a larger group work especially for FIBUTOH Festival in Chile, DAIPAN worked with Mushimaru Fujieda, its guest artist for the 2018 Seattle International Butoh Festival (thanks to financial support from the Morgan Foundation), and continued to develop the piece’s themes, images, and structures in the unique collective directorial dynamic that is Seattle’s DAIPANbutoh. For our 2019 festival Alycia Scott Zollinger joins Sheri Brown, Kaoru

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Katrina Wolfe – Photo by Dmitry Artamonov

Okumura, Joan Laage and Helen Thorsen.

Five dancers struggle for the top of the pecking order – sometimes collaborating, sometimes competing, and sometimes just marching to their own tune – while time is always running away from them. Corporate takes a compelling and darkly comic look at the pressure cooker of modern life. What price do we pay for the money we earn? What happens when we break out of the cubicle and free ourselves from the obsession to succeed at all costs? The piece reflects concerns about economic inequality, the failure of corporate social responsibility, abuse of power, and fulfills our determination to serve as artistic ambassadors and seekers.

Corporate uses humanistic and animal imagery to explore ideas we struggle with as members of modern societies increasingly influenced by corporate institutions and power structures. Conformity vs. rebellion: what does it mean to be a leader? A follower? A collective? A rebel? A visionary? Clock time vs. natural time: since time is eternal, why do we never have enough?

Could the butoh body liberate time? Economics vs. environment: how do we reconcile human priorities with the natural environment and sustainability of all kinds?

Duty vs. personal fulfillment: is there such a thing as a work-life balance? How do we relate to each other? And what kind of world are we striving for anyway?

For the 2019 Seattle Butoh Festival Sheri Brown and Alan Sutherland, who have danced together for 18 years, choose to revisit and expand one of their favorite duets, Rivers of Industry. We show a world full of humans and other animals trying to find peace in the clatter of machines and the stink of factories. We intend this dance makes positive outcomes more likely.

Kaoru Okumura and Aoi Lee revive their work Goldfishes Ghost for the festival.

Drawing from neolithic art, surrealist poetry, the “innate releasing mechanism” of human ethology (animal behavior) and the aesthetic theory of the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra, Douglas Ridings will present a work which encourages viewers to secrete and experience the nine emotional “essences” or “juices” known as Nava Rasa. With live music by Stephen Fandrich.

Vanessa Skantze will perform Red Flag for a Red Planet with original music created by loopool. This dance explores revolution in many forms: as a spiraling motion; an internal desire to transform; and a

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yearning, a burning for radical change and the search to create such.

Joan Laage and Fernando Rocha will present a new duet called skin/pele, which explores how our body and psyche change as we traverse different cultures and environments.

Drawing from neolithic art, surrealist poetry, the “innate releasing mechanism” of human ethology (animal behavior) and the aesthetic theory of the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra, Douglas Ridings will present a work which encourages viewers to secrete and experience the nine emotional “essences” or “juices” known as Nava

Rasa. With live music by Stephen Fandrich.

Remains of the Sacred (Eighth Honorary Offering), performed by Katrina Wolfe and Joey Largent, will feature an immense installation made from thousands of connected pieces of crumpled paper from discarded drawings, journal pages, notes, and debris. Katrina and Joey’s movement will bring the installation to life, causing it to shape shift and sing. Amongst movement and stillness, they will play a variety of instruments, merging and contrasting with the wavelike sound of the shifting paper, creating an eerie, surreal soundscape and visual environment.

Helen Thorsen will choreograph a group piece called Portal with dancers Cara Ross Bierman, Robyn Bjornson, Mary Cutrera, Amy Ward and Shoko Zama.

About DAIPANbutoh Collective DAIPANbutoh Collective’s mission is to bring stimulating, provocative, and exceptional performances, workshops and forums to the diverse communities of the Northwest and beyond. Empowering local and global artists, we provide opportunities for national and international artists to work together in an environment for growth, creativity and transformation.

DAIPANbutoh Collective is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike. Shunpike is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington state with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success. DAIPAN appreciates the support of 4Culture and the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. info@daipanbutoh.com; www.daipanbutoh.com Courtesy of DAIPANbutoh Collective

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Evil a look. Even though Angelina Jolie was perfectly cast as the title character and Elle Fanning made for a suitably delightful Princess Aurora, Disney’s 2014 fantasyadventure Maleficent didn’t do a lot for me.

This retooling of the timeless fairy tale and a dramatic reinvention of the studio’s 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty felt overstuffed, anemically plotted and emotionally facile, all of which made the resulting motion picture a depressing disappointment I almost wish I hadn’t seen. So sitting down to watch a sequel? Five years after the fact? Let’s just say that wasn’t high on my list of priorities.

Directed by Joachim Rønning (KonTiki), shock of shocks I had a pretty nice time watching how this second chapter in Maleficent and Aurora’s ongoing tale played itself out. The film is a far more confident enterprise, overflowing in color, pageantry and excitement. It has a visual flair and an ingenuity the original bizarrely lacked, and freed from the shackles of trying to emulate Disney’s animated adventure or keeping one footstep on the path outlined by both the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault way back when, screenwriters Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster and returning scribe Linda Woolverton (who also conceived the original story) manage to move things in a new direction that I was pleasantly surprised by. Never trying to be

Michelle Pfieffer in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Photo courtesy of Disney

more than the kid-friendly spectacle it is, this is still a thoroughly enjoyable adventure, and unlike the first one I’m actually quite happy I gave it a look.

It’s been five years since the powerful dark fae Maleficent declared her godchild Aurora Queen of the Moors. In that time her trust in the young woman has only increased, Aurora’s adoration for all the supernatural creatures and fairies living within this protected forest as selfless as it as all-encompassing.

But the human is still in love with the dashing

Lee’s Gemini Man a technological marvel and a storytelling frustration

Will Smith in Gemini Man – Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer GEMINI MAN Now playing Henry Brogan (Will Smith) is the best there is. But the elite sharpshooter has reached the end of his rope, the sleepless

nights and the ghosts staring back at him in the mirror multiplying to the point they’re starting to become too much for him to bear. It’s time for the government assassin to retire, and as much as his superiors would rather that wasn’t the case, as far as Henry is concerned it’s the only thing he can do if he wants to keep his sanity.

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Prince Philip (Harris Dickinson), and after all this time he’s finally gotten up the nerve to propose. Now the couple feels the need to introduce their parents to one another, just the idea of this family dinner sending shivers up Philip’s spine even as Aurora assures him all will be fine.

Turns out his trepidation wasn’t misplaced. While the initial meeting between Maleficent and Philip’s parents King John (Robert Lindsay) and Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer) appears to be going fine, it isn’t too long before the two women are at odds with one another and the peace of a tranquil dinner is shattered into pieces.

Worse, King John is cursed by a strange affliction that renders him unconscious, putting the uneasy peace between the human world and the Moors in instant jeopardy. Queen Ingrith is eager to blame Maleficent for everything that has happened, and she’s more than willing to take her kingdom to war against the fairies and all of the other supernatural creatures of the world to prove she’s right.

At right about two hours in length, it’s safe to say that Fitzerman-Blue, Harpster and Woolverton fit as much into their narrative as time allows, their screenplay overflowing in so much plot it almost bursts apart at the seams. We’ve got side narratives involving a lost civilization of dark fae led by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ed Skrein, the magical creatures of the Moors under attack from a mysterious weapon engineered by one of their own working inside the hidden bowels of King John’s castle, an attempt on Queen Ingrith’s part to convince Aurora her godmother is evil and cannot be trusted, and Prince Philip trying to come into his own as a leader. You also have Aurora playing medieval Sherlock Holmes as she tries to discover the truth behind the curse afflicting the king, while at the same time Maleficent reconsiders stopping her war against the humans five years prior, now wondering if doing so was such a good idea.

That’s a lot of stuff, and I can’t say Rønning juggles it all with confident assurance for every moment of his film’s running time. Prince Philip remains an ineffectual fop and it’s still difficult to understand what exactly it is that Aurora sees in him. The stuff involving the chemist (charmingly portrayed by a typecast Warwick Davis) never makes a ton of sense, while the rein-

troduction of a particular device utilized in the weaving of garments familiar to fans of the Sleeping Beauty tale is clunkily handled to say the least. There are other elements that feel rushed and emotionally undernourished, all of which makes a couple of sacrifices by a pair of memorable characters from the first film not resonate in any sort of meaningful way.

But Pfeiffer is a delicious addition, her Queen Ingrith a beautifully constructed character who ends up being surprisingly complex, all of which makes her an even more delectable foil for Maleficent to face off against. The veteran actress is clearly enjoying herself, her performance an exuberant frolic of warmth, menace, heartache and vitriol that grows in magnitude as things hurtle towards their suitably chaotic conclusion. Pfeiffer and Jolie are the primary reason this sequel ends up being worth the price of a matinee ticket, their verbal jousts arguably more spectacular than any of the effectheavy set pieces that make up the climactic act. Also outstanding are Patrick Tatopoulos’ (Justice League) astonishing production design, Ellen Mirojnick’s (The Greatest Showman) eye-popping costumes and Geoff Zanelli’s (Christopher Robin) outstanding score, while Sam Riley steals scenes left and right as he returns to portray Maleficent’ s wise-cracking shape-shifting confidant Diaval, this time wondering aloud what it would be like to be transformed into something other than a raven.

I’m not going to say Disney is taking any risks with this sequel, the studio never appearing to allow Rønning the freedom to push the limits of his film’s PG rating in any noticeable way. I also could have used more time with the hidden hideaway of the dark fae (and especially a lot more with the woefully underutilized Ejiofor), their secret world and its complex hierarchy worthy of additional exploration. But Fanning continues to be a wonderfully vivacious Aurora, while Jolie magnetically dominates once again as Maleficent. I had a great time watching Maleficent: Mistress of Evil come to such vibrant, colorfully intoxicating life, and as magic tricks go this is one moribund franchise I’m glad to say has risen from the ashes of its predecessor and found fiery new life as its own, captivatingly idiosyncratic thing.

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Convoluted Trick a bloody Halloween disappointment

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer TRICK Now playing During a benign Halloween game of “spin the bottle” (updated to a twirling knife in consideration of the holiday), high schooler Patrick “Trick” Weaver (Thom Niemann) goes psychotic and starts slicing and dicing his costumed classmates with ruthless abandon. Stopped only after being impaled by a fireplace poker, the teenager’s life is saved by emergency room doctors at the hospital. While being questioned by veteran detective Mike Denver (Omar Epps) and local sheriff Lisa Jayne (Ellen Adair), Trick makes a daring escape, and after being shot several times he mysteriously disappears and is assumed dead after diving into the ice-cold river.

Fast-forward four years. A masked killer keeps popping up every Halloween to slice apart costumed revelers almost as if they are a supernatural force of nature determined to plant their grotesque stamp upon the holiday. This year, with now former Det. Denver about to leave town, this killing force returns to where their reign of terror first began, Trick’s apparent endgame apparently to massacre the retired law enforcement officer, Sheriff Jayne, and any of the surviving kids, most notably the kind-hearted and selfless Cheryl Winston (Kristina Reyes), who escaped their knife during the first assault. The trio will have to join forces if they are going to make it through this latest Halloween alive, and in the process also answer the question as to whether or not this is a human homicidal killer or is instead an undead monstrosity spawned from the bowels of Hell.

Trick is like one of those high-concept horror-thrillers that Dimension Films (and other rival studios) used to spawn one after the other after Scream became a critical and cultural phenomenon back in 1996. Not that this should come as a shock to anyone

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If only retiring were quite so simple.

Henry’s former Marine commander Clay Verris (Clive Owen), now running an elite paramilitary organization who works on clandestine projects with high-ranking government officials, can’t let the assassin go quietly off into the goodnight. It becomes critical that he be put down, Verris sending his most prized asset, a crack commando going by the nickname Junior, to do the job.

On the run, Henry traipses around the globe in a desperate search for answers as to why those he used to work for now suddenly want him dead, discovering a mind-blowing truth that puts him face-to-face with the one person on the planet who is every bit as skilled a killer as he is: himself.

Gemini Man is the type of high-concept idea that were a dime a dozen back in the 1990s, this sort of science fiction-infused big budget action spectacular arguably reaching its zenith with John Woo’s classic Face/Off with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta back in 1997. Considering the film has been in one stage of production or another for going on twenty years, this feeling on my part is hardly a shocking one.

But for whatever reason two-time Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee was intrigued by the idea of an older, worldweary assassin forced to battle against a younger version of himself to the death, the man behind hits as diverse as Life of Pi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain taking this story up as his next project after the failure of 2016’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.

It’s easy to see why the filmmaker would be drawn to the material. Over the

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with even a passing interest in a motion picture like this one. Not only did co-writer and director Patrick Lussier edit that Wes Craven classic, he also helmed Dracula 2000 (and its two straight-to-video sequels) and 2009’s reasonably decent 3-D remake of My Bloody Valentine. In other words, material like this is right up the filmmaker’s proverbial dark alley, all of which makes his film’s overall confident competence and relatively sturdy construction not much of a surprise.

Even with that being the case, it’s equally clear that Lussier and fellow writer Todd Farmer (Drive Angry) are almost too clever for their own good. The climactic onslaught of plot twists and character revelations aren’t so much shocking as they are frustratingly tiresome. The pair just don’t know when to quit, and there was a point where I felt like I was watching a down-

and-dirty little horror yarn with sudden aspirations to have more endings and postscripts than Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Their movie inexplicably just keeps going for almost no reason whatsoever. Worse, it feels the need to suddenly overexplain what could easily have been left up to the viewer’s imagination. I found it tiresome, and even if the final shot (a blatant setup for a sequel if I have ever seen one) did bring a smile to my face, it wasn’t so big a one I felt the desire to forgive having to sit through 10 to 15 minutes of utter hogwash in order to get there.

Until that happened I was enjoying Trick a fair amount. It’s pretty silly, and Lussier is certainly pulling from the same bag of tricks he watched Craven utilize while making Scream (and which he decently aped with My Blood Valentine), but that doesn’t make the carnage he was orchestrating any

past few years he’s become obsessed with finding additional ways to push the cinematic medium into new, uncharted territories. Here, not only does he get to utilize revolutionary motion capture technology, which allows for the potential of creating an almost photorealistic twenty-something version of Will Smith to battle his actual fifty-something self, like he did with Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Lee once again gets to shoot things at a high frame rate (120fps instead of the standard 24fps) in an attempt to create a sharp, brightly immersive image the viewer will hopefully find themselves becoming lost within. It’s ambitious stuff, the director noticeably invigorated by the challenge as he pulls out all the stops to make the material worthy of all his technologically herculean efforts.

But the end result is a definite mixed bag. As Henry Brogan, Smith hasn’t been this good in ages. He brings a desolate weariness to his performance that’s quite effective, while at the same time still manages to find that vibrant energetic spark of youthful mischievous spontaneity that helped make him an international superstar back in his 20s. Smith is also electrifying in the action scenes, and while he’s no Tom Cruise (he of doing every stunt possible no matter how dangerous in the Mission: Impossible franchise), the actor still throws himself around with a wily enthusiasm that’s terrific.

It’s Smith as the younger Junior where my trepidations towards fully embracing the film begins. The motion capture technology used to make this youthful version of the actor is frequently spectacular. Long shots of the two versions of Henry chasing one another or in direct one-on-one conflict are astonishing. But in closeup, while we’re not talking The Polar Express or Beowulf levels of uncomfortable, the shots of Junior full-on

with his face taking up the majority of the screen are still undeniably creepy. With the heightened resolution and brightness the computer-engineered trickery utilized to digitally create a young Smith circa his “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” days is clearly noticeable, and as such I found it difficult to believe in the flesh and blood vitality of the character for the entirety of the feature.

Then there is that script. There’s a reason it’s been sitting around for so long, and while David Benioff (Troy), Billy Ray (Overlord) and Darren Lemke (Shazam!) are the credited screenwriters, a wide variety of scribes have had their hand trying to make this scenario work for over two decades now. The whole thing is something of a manic mess that only grows in inanity and silliness as events progress. Characters portrayed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, playing a veteran government agent named Danielle “Danny” Zakarweski who goes on the run with Howard and uncovers the secret of Junior’s birth, and Benedict Wong, as a mercenary from Brogan’s past who helps him trot around the globe and functions mostly as gregarious comic relief, are so thinly crafted they barely exist, and if not for the superior talents of the actors inhabiting them would be frustratingly forgettable. As for the villain, Owen does his best, but Verris is so cravenly one-dimensional all he’s missing is a Snidley Whiplash mustache in order for him to be a complete caricature that even a lesser James Bond opus would have left on the cutting room floor.

But darn it all if Lee is just too dynamic a craftsman for me to be able to dismiss Gemini Man as a technical marvel and a narrative failure so I can go talk about something else. I find doing that impossible because, for as mindless as all of this is, for as much as the visual aspects both thrilled

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less fun to watch. The extended prologue showcasing Trick’s initial murder spree and subsequent escape from Det. Denver and Sheriff Jayne is wondrously executed, and I equally loved a set piece inside a Halloween maze where Cheryl and her best friend Nicki (Kya Brickhouse), another survivor from four years prior, realize the danger they’re in isn’t nearly as faux as it was supposed to be.

I also liked the nimble way in which Lussier moves Trick around his urban chessboard, the gleefully macabre manner in which he dispatches his victims sending more than a few shivers up my spine.

I just wish the movie didn’t feel the need to crumble in on itself. There’s an entire vignette devoted to Det. Denver going to the FBI for help that only exists to potentially prove his theories correct while also showcasing them to be idiotic boobs deserving of what happens to them when Trick comes calling. Don’t get me wrong, it also feeds into his decision to give up his badge (whether that was his to make or not I can’t say is especially clear), but that still doesn’t make the section feel like an essential, organic piece of the larger puzzle.

There’s also a massive subplot devoted to another survivor from the first attack that oddly goes nowhere, the narrative reveals connected to his story so obvious his whole arc can’t help but fall a little flat.

It all makes Lussier’s latest a bit of a minor disappointment. It’s obvious the director knows what he is doing, and thanks in large part to cinematographer Amanda Treyz’s smooth camerawork and Tommy Aagaard’s kinetic editing his movie is very easy to watch even when the script goes self-indulgently haywire. But no matter how much slack I want to cut the film the last third is just too obnoxiously overwrought for me to find much in the way of overall enjoyment in anything that transpires. Trick isn’t much of a Halloween treat, and like a sour apple stuffed with razor blades washing the bad taste of this one out of my mouth is going to be difficult to do. and annoyed me in almost equal measure, at times there is such a kinetic magnetism to the film that I couldn’t have taken my eyes off even if I had wanted to. Next to maybe Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel and especially Le Van Kiet’s Furie, this is one of the most confidently fluid and visually clean action spectaculars of 2019. Veteran cinematographer Dion Beebe (Memoirs of a Geisha) assuredly centralizes character conflicts and chase sequences in a manner that consistently utilizes the entire frame, while editor Tim Squyres (Lust, Caution) allows scenes to play themselves out in a minimum of cuts which increases the intensity of each encounter between Henry and Junior considerably. Lee puts it all together with care, always coming back to focus on the elder version of Smith, allowing the actor to add the emotional heft that makes watching things to conclusion worthwhile.

I’m honestly not sure if the positives outweigh the negatives. The resolution to the story is incredibly underwhelming, and the casual way in which characters are dispatched feels nothing short of lazy at times.

As for the technology, it alternates between being strikingly eye-popping and exasperatingly obnoxious from one moment to the next, and as far as the 120fps is concerned I’m still not sold on that one little bit. But Smith’s performance is a reminder of just how great an actor he can be when he sets his mind to it, while Lee’s direction and handling of the action sequences is nothing less than superb.

All of which makes Gemini Man a perplexing conundrum, and for a thriller about an assassin who never misses a shot this is one motion picture that has a whole lot of trouble consistently hitting the target.

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Meetings Events Activities

TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1707 23rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98122.

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY - October 19

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.

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

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary.

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Plymouth Church, 1217 6th Ave (downtown between University & Seneca), lounge. Meets 3rd Saturday most months.

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

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

(Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Lifelong presents “Unmasked: A Halloween Ball.”

7pm-midnight. Axis Pioneer Square, 308 1st Ave. Dance Party, Performances, Costume Contest. Featuring Waxie Moon, Aleksa Manila, Luminous Pariah. 21+ ID required.

Tickets available at the door if not sold out. Proceeds benefit Lifelong.

SUNDAY - October 20

Ravenna United Methodist Church. 8:30am. “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school” - 9:45am Worship. 5751 33rd Ave NE. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. (206) 525-7988.

Center for Spiritual Living. 9am meditation; 9:30am & 11am services. The Mountaineers, 7701 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Seattle Unity Church. 9am & 11am Sunday Services.

200 8th Ave N. “Come join our Gay & Lesbian-friendly, spiritual family at Seattle Unity Church. Our mission is to bring love, miracles & spiritual awakening into everyday life!” (206) 622-8475; www.seattleunity.org.

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am Zazen Instruction, 9:30am Zazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. (206) 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org 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 Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188.

Central Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church,

October 19 thru October 27 Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery.

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

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

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Rain City Soccer Club Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

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

[EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.]

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

MONDAY - October 21

which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.”

All are welcome. (206) 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service.

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

Gethsemane Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 911 Stewart St. A downtown faith community centered in justice. An open & affirming congregation. (206) 682-3620.

Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org Queen Anne United Methodist Church. 10am Worship. 1606 5th Ave W. (206) 282-4307.

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

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

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

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

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

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

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets 3rd Sunday each month.

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts’ event starts with breakfast and a show & tell, and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com First Church - First United Methodist Church of Seattle. 10:30am. 180 Denny Way. (Enter on 2nd Ave N for worship.) Welcome to First Church, a progressive community advocating for the homeless and hungry, and creating a refuge of inclusive Christianity. First Church is a proud member of the Reconciling Ministries Network.

(206) 622-7278; firstchurchseattle.org

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

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

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

Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. stclementseattle.org Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. (206) 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

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

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

LotusSisters.org.)

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

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

“We celebrate our diversity in religious background, sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” (206) 783-6733; www.stpauluccseattle.com.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com

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

SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. Peer Seattle 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.peerseattle.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

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. [NOTE: No meeting in December.]

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.

Meditation Class for LGBTQ Seniors. 6:30pm. GenPride Senior Center, 401 Broadway E, Suite 223. Free class every Monday for LGBTQ seniors, their caregivers and allies. Beginners welcome. www.gapseattle.org 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 Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

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

(Also meets Fridays.)

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

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

TUESDAY - October 22

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

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

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

(206) 622-5555.

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

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

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

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Kim at (425) 785-8593 or lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net.

No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/North Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. Haller Lake United Methodist Church, 13055 1st Ave NE. Meets 4th Tuesday each month. (206) 325-7724 or northseattle@pflagseattle.org. PFLAG, a national organization founded in 1972, provides support, education and advocacy for families and friends of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer persons and is committed to moving LGBTQ equality forward.

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

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. [Please check website to conirm details.]

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

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Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12 noon.

Jimmy’s on Broadway, Silver Cloud Hotel, 1100 Broadway @ E Madison St. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. Just drop in - no RSVP required. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

Sponsored by Lifelong.

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

LotusSisters.org.

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

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

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

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 SEAMEC Monthly Meeting. 7pm. 1605 12th Ave, Suite 21. Meets 4th Wednesday each month. SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www. voteseamec.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 24

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

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

Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Seattle Weaver’s Guild Annual Sale (10/24-10/26).

Thurs: 5-8pm; Fri: 10am-8pm; Sat: 10am-6pm. St Mark’s Cathedral Bloedel Hall, 1245 10th Ave E. Over 3,500 one-of-a-kind handcrafted items, including scarves, jewelry, garments, hats, tapestries, rugs, blankets, art, children’s items, yarn, pillows, linen, fiber, gifts. Plus demonstrations of spinning & weaving. Parking and entry are free. www.seattleweaversguild.com 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.

WEDNESDAY - October 23 Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet 22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about isnorth end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse sues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitaalong the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednes- tion of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. day. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local lamberthouse.org restaurant. www.maturefriends.org

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SATURDAY - October 26

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Weaver’s Guild Annual Sale (10/24-10/26).

Thurs: 5-8pm; Fri: 10am-8pm; Sat: 10am-6pm. St Mark’s Cathedral Bloedel Hall, 1245 10th Ave E. Over 3,500 one-of-a-kind handcrafted items, including scarves, jewelry, garments, hats, tapestries, rugs, blankets, art, children’s items, yarn, pillows, linen, fiber, gifts. Plus demonstrations of spinning & weaving. Parking and entry are free. www.seattleweaversguild.com “Equality Unmasked” – 20th Annual Human Rights Campaign Seattle Dinner & Silent Auction - A Masquerade Affair. 5pm. Seattle Sheraton, 1400 Sixth Ave (at E Pike St). A fundraising gala dinner and silent auction to support the important work of the Human Rights Campaign. Enjoy a catered dinner, keynote speeches and entertinment. Formal/Festive Attire. Masquerade Masks encouraged. Tickets: $275. www.hrc.org/events/ hrc-seattle.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 140. Monthly potluck meets last Saturday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org

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

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

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

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

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org [NOTE: Please SUNDAY - October 27 contact the facilitator prior to attending.]

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30pm. GenPRIDE Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.) (Generations Aging with Pride), 401 Broadway E #223 (above QFC in Broadway Market). Meets 4th Sunday [Please check website to conirm details.] each month in the Ian MacKintosh Room. This month’s topic: Mindfulness and Receptivity. Coffee and tea will FRIDAY - October 25 be served. Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org Seattle Weaver’s Guild Annual Sale (10/24-10/26).

Thurs: 5-8pm; Fri: 10am-8pm; Sat: 10am-6pm. St Mark’s COMMUNITY RESOURCES Cathedral Bloedel Hall, 1245 10th Ave E. Over 3,500 Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting one-of-a-kind handcrafted items, including scarves, jewelry, garments, hats, tapestries, rugs, blankets, art, for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. children’s items, yarn, pillows, linen, fiber, gifts. Plus org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169. demonstrations of spinning & weaving. Parking and entry American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us are free. www.seattleweaversguild.com Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/AnotherAging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.) Monthly Gay-Social-Club/ Lunch Get-Together. 12 noon. Ballard NW Senior Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane.

Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. Meets 4th Thursday each com/guide.html month. Look for the A.B.L.E. sign on the table. We are BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for BiLesbians, 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of this group is binetseattle.org. to connect, socialize, and support each other. We have been meeting since 2015. The group hosts evening Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org potlucks, outings and get-togethers. Co-sponsored by Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount VerPuget Sound Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. non) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

(PSOLOC).

COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, caregivers into a network of peers and supports them 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. A drop-in as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org self-confident, and just leaders in our collective comNew Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 munities - www.colage.org Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. Ongoing Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest.

12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; org www.peerseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Lake City Seniors LGBTQ2+Allies Peer Support Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Group. 1-2:30pm. Lake City Community Center, 12531 Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour 28th Ave NE. Meets last Friday most months. Please call crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal to confirm. Small group of mostly 50+ come together to assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network connect, share and learn from one another. For ques- support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay tions or more information, please contact Claudine Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 Wallace, (206) 472-5471 or claudinew@soundgenera- (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce tions.org.

County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Vol- Report domestic violence and sexual assault. leyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www.

Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753. equalrightswashington.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeakafternoon listing.) ing.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and by providing health services, connecting people to reBisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. sources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous peerseattle.org & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969.

Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games www.gaycity.org and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THELambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- GLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for people across the country.

GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGwww.lamberthouse.org BTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. connecting, and developing innovative programs and The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of countrydance.org. our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm. gapseattle.org Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education NetFriday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. work - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org (Also meets Mondays.)

Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. 363-9188; www.thegsba.org Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Ev- HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Pubery Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship lic Health, provides confidential/anonymous information of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experi- about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a ence, strength & hope in order to solve their common comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com

Celebrating 45 Years!

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

Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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

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

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

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

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

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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) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle.

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

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

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503. www/ seattle.gov/lgbtq Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.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 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

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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.

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

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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; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; 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; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; The Vera Project: fuels personal & community transformation through collaborative youthdriven engagement in music and art. (206) 956-8372; theveraproject.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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