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Issue 45, Volume 45, November 10, 2017

Arts & Entertainment

Strong women take over Coriolanus

David Duvall presents “The Kanreki Concert” A benefit for Jewish Voice for Peace / Network Against Islamophobia and Organization for Refugee Asylum & Migration

Rebel Kat Productions' Coriolanus – Fight Like a Bitch – Photo by John Ulman

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer REBEL KAT PRODUCTIONS CORIOLANUS – FIGHT LIKE A BITCH (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS) Through November 18 Coriolanus is said to be a real general in Rome around the 5th Century. Caius Marcius attacked the Volscians of the city of Corioli viciously, and won. For that win,

he was awarded the name “Coriolanus.”

Some time later, during a grain shortage in Rome, Coriolanus advocated for a policy that would harshly affect the plebians and the populace caused him to be put on trial and he was thrown out of Rome.

Coriolanus went to Aufidius, his former rival and leader of the Volscians and offered to help them destroy Rome. This is both the story of ancient historians and of

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Musician David Duvall – Photo by Jason Ganwich

DAVID DUVALL/ THE KANREKI CONCERT BENEFIT KIRKLAND PERFORMANCE CENTER November 19 @ 7pm Seattle-area singer/songwriter David Duvall is celebrating his 60th birthday and the release of 2 new CD’s with a live concert, “THE KANREKI CONCERT,” at the Kirkland Performance Center (350 Kirkland

Ave., Kirkland) with proceeds benefiting the Jewish Voice for Peace/Network Against Islamophobia and the Organization for Refugee Asylum & Migration. The concert will start at 7pm and will feature a number of special guest vocalists and a collection of the Seattle area’s finest jazz and rock musicians. The program will include excerpts from Duvall’s latest CDs plus a few socially relevant songs from decades past.

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Social Justice Film Festival PNB’S Her Story brings the #Resistance to a chance to see three the screen great choreographers

who happen to be women

Whose Streets? – Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL November 16-21 The Social Justice Film Festival returns Nov. 16-21 with new films about climate change, immigration, Black Lives Matter, indigenous voices, gun control, prisoner justice, globalism and more.

“Resistance is all around us, and filmmakers from around the world are opening new windows on what justice means and how we can win it,” says Anne Paxton, festival director. “These films connect us to each other, re-inspire our hopes and dreams, and reinforce our commitment to fight.”

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PNB principal dancer James Moore with company dancers in the American premiere of Crystal Pite’s Plot Point, presented as part of HER STORY – Photo by Angela Sterling

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Join us for a fun and fabulous LGBTQ Night at The 5th Avenue Theatre for Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn on November 28 at 7:30pm! We’re excited to announce that the talented Lorna Luft, daughter of Hollywood film darling, Judy Garland, will star alongside the amazing cast of this holiday classic!

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David Duvall's Obeservation & Commentary – Album cover photos by Penny Clapp

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continued from cover Tickets for THE KANREKI CONCERT can be purchased by calling the KPC box office at 425-893-9900 or on line at http://www.kpcenter.org/event/davidduvall-kanreki-concert/. Tickets are $35 for premium seating, $25 general seating and $10 for students.

David Duvall writes: I know I’ve given you way more info here than you can use. I don’t expect you to use any more than you feel you need. I’m just wanting to do all I can to give you what you need to encourage the Seattle LGBT community to come to this event so that we can collectively help as many LGBTI people as possible out of their difficult, life-threatening situations. (I can’t imagine daily facing what they face and/or having to be so constantly “in the closet” to survive!)

About David Duvall: Duvall has been a professional entertainer for over 40 years, spending most of that time working as a musical director for theatres around western Washington and Montana and performing as pianist/conductor behind many celebrated nightclub and concert vocalists with just shy of 400 productions to his credit. For his work as a television composer he has received two Emmy nominations (including one win).

In 2015, Duvall shifted his focus to being a singer/songwriter and released his CD Occasional Spells of Clarity last year to critical and popular acclaim. Coinciding with this concert, his latest CD Observation & Commentary will be released at this event. Duvall’s music runs the gamut of musical styles – “The only musical category you could safely put me in is ‘Variety’,” says Duvall. His CDs include primarily original songs that range from Classic Rock to Jazz to Pop to Latin to Gospel to Bluegrass to R&B to New Age Instrumental and beyond.

David says: “Being a bisexual, partial Chippewa, 60-year old father of two 20-something ‘half-rican’ daughters (their preferred terminology) with my first wife, a full-time ‘artist’, spiritual-not-religious, teacher-of-teens, currently happily monogamously married to a woman 14-years my senior, my life intersects with a great many demographics of the American landscape –

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and my music & lyrics work towards connecting all of those demographics in the hopes of helping us all understand the family that we are.”

“After a recent concert, one of the men in the audience came up to me and said: ‘You handle emotionally difficult songs so well. I don’t know how you are able to write and sing some of those songs.... you take topics we’ve lived through and have pushed to one side, but you’ve got the balls to bring it out in the open and discuss it! Thanks for making me not feel so alone about these things....’”

About Kanreki: Kanreki (pronounced: “Kahn-REEkey”) is an important event in many Asian cultures celebrating a person’s 60th birthday. The Chinese zodiac is a 60-year cycle, so when someone reaches their 60th birthday their astrological journey starts anew – so, in essence, one’s 60th year is the beginning of one’s second childhood and a year devoted to reflection. It is in this spirit that Duvall wanted to use this concert to raise much-needed funds for two organizations he is passionate about supporting.

About Kanreki Concert Musical Guests: Joining Duvall for this concert are popular Seattle nightclub entertainers Laurie Clothier, Stephanie Anne Johnson – who achieved popularity on Season 5 of “The Voice,” Kirkland-based vocalist Kim Maguire and Seattle R&B/Jazz vocalist Tanesha Ross, who also appeared in several shows at the 5th Avenue Theatre, the recent National Tour of “HAIR,” and was part of the first season of “American Idol.”

All these vocalists are longtime friends of Duvall’s – Clothier and Duvall began their professional collaborations in 1977 – and all are featured on his recordings. The musicians joining Duvall have all performed on his recordings as well, and are among the most recognizable names in Seattle music: Cary Black (bass), Bill Branvold (trombone), Bruce Carpenter (flute, oboe, saxes), Rich Cole (flute, saxes), Don Dieterich (drums), Tracey Hooker (trumpet), Don Miller of the band “ThorNton Creek” (guitar), Ernesto Pediangco (percussion) and Doug Zangar (guitar). Cellist Margaret Thorndill of the Tacoma Symphony, and formerly of “The Love Unlimited Orchestra,” will make a special guest appearance to perform one of Duvall’s instrumental pieces included on his latest CD. Other “surprise guests” are

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expected to appear as well.

About Network Against Islamophobia: NAI, a project of Jewish Voice for Peace, was created to serve as a resource to, and work with, Jewish Voice for Peace chapters and other groups interested in organizing against Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism. They partner with the broader, Muslim-led movement against Islamophobia.

NAI facilitates online resource-sharing of FAQs, public letters, press statements, articles, and other materials. “I wanted to contribute to alleviating the fear that spawns the unnecessary hatred and bigotry of ALL people, but right now it seems our immediate attention needs to be given here,” says Duvall. “The ignorance of Islam and the unnecessary fears that are being needlessly fueled need to be countered by actual facts and understanding. I was so impressed with one organized religion’s efforts to work towards the greater understand of another religion! I wish there were more of that in this world….”

About Organization for Refugee Asylum & Migration: Founded in 2008, specializes in the protection of exceptionally vulnerable refugees, including LGBTI refugees. Trusted by governments, international agencies and refugees alike, ORAM’s work enables the international community to protect asylum seekers, safeguarding the integrity of the international refugee protection system.

Duvall: “It’s so important to remember that we are not just U.S. citizens but global citizens as well. As a member of the LGBT community, I have been growing increasingly concerned not just for maintaining Equality in our own nation, but for doing what we can to aid those in need of fleeing nations where they still face imprisonment or death for living as who they are. I wanted to use half of this concert’s proceeds to help this cause as well. I yearn for a more Gene Roddenberry-esque planet where everyone has the freedom to be who they are.”

About Co-Sponsor SEATTLE INDIVISIBLE Seattle Indivisible is a grassroots organization dedicated to defeating the regressive Trump agenda, including the uptick in Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment stoked by the hatred and fear mongering from this administration.

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PNB company dancers Emma Love Suddarth and William Lin-Yee in Crystal Pite’s Plot Point, presented as part of HER STORY – Photo by Angela Sterling

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by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET HER STORY MARION OLIVER MCCAW HALL November 3 (continues 11/10-12) The term “herstory” is used in academia and elsewhere to offer a specifically female point of view over and against the “his-story” or male perspective that characterizes not only human history, but most professions as well. In the dance profession we see many tributes to the women dancers who make ballet possible, and who are at the center of the classical repertoire, with men as the “cavaliers” whose job is to perform pyrotechnical solos to impress their ladies fair, and to lift the women so they can make beautiful forms in the air. But how many of these dances are made by women?

The famed choreographers we hear about, from the great Marius Petipa to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, to the current fleet of dance-makers – Alexi Ratmanski, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck, Benjamin Millepied – are part of the male history of dance, whether they are liberated feminists or not. The world of modern dance has been more friendly to women choreographers – indeed such dance makers as Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham, and Agnes DeMille were originators of modern dance, followed more recently by Pina Bausch, Trisha Brown, and others. But where are women choreographers in the ballet world?

Some, like Twyla Tharp, have crossed over from modern dance to ballet, just as male choreographers like Mark Morris straddle both the modern and the classical worlds. But female choreographers who are commissioned by ballet companies to create dances in the classical vocabulary of movement are a newer phenomenon. Her

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Story brings three of these women choreographers together, not only to showcase their work as women, but to demonstrate the sheer talent for invention, movement, and narrative that these choreographers possess.

Pacific Northwest Ballet is, as Director Peter Boal says, “ahead of the curve” in giving women choreographers the stage, but it reveals, he says, ”an unfortunate truth about ballet” as still having male-dominated choreographic programs. Part of the problem is that women are only now being encouraged to step up and make their own dances. PNB is actively encouraging girls and women to train as choreographers, and, interestingly, all the women on this opening night program began as dancers, migrating to choreography as their dance lives came toward their ends (which is very early, as you can imagine – usually before the age of forty).

Anyone in the audience on opening night will testify that the program was as

PNB principal dancer Benjamin Griffiths and soloist Angelica Generosa in Twyla Tharp’s Afternoon Ball, presented as part of HER STORY – Photo by Angela Sterling

exciting and compelling as any we see on any night at the ballet. Jessica Lang, Twyla Tharp, and Crystal Pite have become commanding presences in the ballet world, and we are lucky to have seen them all together in Her Story.

“Her Door to the Sky” (2016) Choreographer: Jessica Lang Music: Benjamin Britten Costumes: Brandon McDonald We saw this dance eight months ago in PNB’s Director’s Choice program, and it’s not too soon to see it again. There is a core of peacefulness and beauty in this work that is welcome at any time.

The set of this beautiful dance is a large version of Georgia O’Keefe’s patio door at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. A vivid blue backdrop sets off a beige rectangle with eight small windows along the bottom and an elevated double door at the center. Five pairs of dancers – the women in gorgeous,

PNB company dancers Cecilia Iliesiu, Elle Macy, Angelica Generosa, and Leta Biasucci in Jessica Lang’s Her Door to the Sky, presented as part of HER STORY – Photo by Angela Sterling

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ombre-shaded dresses in bright colors, the men in colorful Mexican style shirts and pants – inhabit this landscape as if worshiping the goddess of the sun. At various times in the dance the portal and portholes are used, with dancers peeping out the low windows or lifted onto the high door, as if there is a benign barrier between two equally beautiful worlds. Lang moves her couples in swirling patterns, and gives the women and then the men dances of their own before returning to the full company in a paean to the beauty of nature. My favorite dance was for four women, whose weaving in and out of elegant patterns not only recalled the three graces – plus one – but that celebrated the body in a particularly graceful, female way. No male gaze – only a celebration of the female form by females.

The integration of set, lighting, costumes, and choreography in this dance was seamless. Jessica Lang has a penchant for the beautiful, as those who have seen her unforgettable “The Calling” will remember – a single dancer who manipulates a massive skirt – and swirling skirts are no less central here as dancers leaped and twirled to Benjamin Britten’s lovely music. It is an enticing experience, homage to the sublime drama of Georgia O’Keefe’s art by an equally talented woman choreographer.

The tranquility of this dance for a company of ten was the perfect starting point for the excitement and drama to come.

“Afternoon Ball” (2008) Choreographer: Twyla Tharp Music: Vladimir Martynov Costumes: Mark Zappone Twyla Tharp in her modern dance persona has a kind of shoulder-shrugging, loose-limbed quality that always reminds me of Charlie Chaplin and other gravitydefying acrobats of early film and popular dance. Her humor plays a large part in many of her works, and she is adventurous in her selection of music, using Philip Glass, Frank Sinatra, and Vladimir Maratynov, whose music in “Afternoon Ball” sounds like the bass line of Scottish folk music – you can’t hear the melody, only the repetitive whine of the foundation. I liked

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it very much. It gave the dancers a steady vibe for the acrobatic and improvisational style of the three dancers: A young man, performed by Benjamin Griffiths, whose movement is in the same universe as Petrushka’s, the Russian puppet character who flops around after his love-object, here portrayed by Anjelica Generosa as a punk chick in torn tights. The third character, danced by Lucien Postlewaite in lumberjack flannels, tries and ultimately succeeds in making the couple a trio, and then cuts the Petrushka character out entirely. There is another romantic couple that waltzes through, and then ultimately, in the most striking moment of the dance, a silver angel comes to carry Petrushka away. The narrative is full of mysteries, the dancing has that Tharp-ish fluidity that integrates modern low-to-the-floor movement with classical uprightness and grace, and the strangeness lets you relax into the mystery. Its final moment – death, angel, escort to a better life – took my breath away.

“Plot Point”(2010) Choreographer: Crystal Pite Music: Bernard Hermann Costumes: Nancy Bryant To say that the audience was waiting for this dance with bated breath would be an understatement. After Pite’s “Emergence” made such an explosive debut at PNB two years ago, this young choreographer has been on everyone’s radar. What will she do next? What could ever top the thrill and hyper-explosive drama of the competing male and female hive swarms of “Emergence”? The news that Pite set her new dance to Bernard Hermann’s iconic “Psycho” soundtrack, with its agitated, upwardshrieking violins, only heighted the anticipation.

So, like any true artist, she surprised us all by taking off in a new direction entirely.

“Plot Point” explores the ins-and-outs of narrative, using the surprising device of “replicas” – ghostly doubles who shadow and imitate the human characters – to tell the same story without the passion that drives ordinary people.

Every character in the plot – Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Smith – are doubled by dancers in white with white masks covering their heads and white gloves covering their hands. These ghostly characters move like robots – acting out the drama of Mr. Jones’ affair with Mrs. Smith, the murderous reaction of Mr. Smith, and the ultimate human tragedy – with the detachment of articulated mannequins. Though there is a surprising finale (I won’t give it away) I found myself intrigued not only by the classic story of sex and betrayal, but by the shadow drama of beings for whom movement, rather than passion, was the sole motivator. I was not swept up into a drama of increasing intensity, as I was in “Emergence,” but was leaning forward in my seat, darting my eyes from one dancer to the next, deeply intrigued by the doubleness of the story, as if two worlds were operational at once, each heading off into different directions, based on different principles.

I think Crystal Pite is a genius, and I’ll follow her down whatever path of imagination she wants to explore. I wasn’t excited to the point of shouting, as I was by “Emergence,” but I was so fascinated by “Plot Point” that I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I saw it. Pite is, in my pantheon of choreographers, on the same level as Mark Morris, whose early work, “L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato,” so thrilled the dance world that he could do no wrong thereafter. “Emergence” is like that – an early work of such genius that we know we’re in the presence of someone who can be trusted to blow our minds one way or another for the rest of her career. Thank you, PNB, for bringing this great choreographer to Seattle, and may you commission work from her well into the future.

Her Story is being performed at McCaw Hall through November 12. Don’t miss this chance to see three great choreographers who happen to be women. Tickets: 206441-2424; https://www.pnb.org/

Rebel Kat Productions' Coriolanus – Fight Like a Bitch – Photos by John Ulman

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Shakespeare’s play, Coriolanus. The Volscians attacked and looked to overcome Roman defenses. Roman leadership, led by Coriolanus’ mother (Volumnia in the play) and wife (Virgilia in the play) came and pled for peace and Coriolanus heeded their pleas and took their appeal to Aufidius.

While historians differ about what happened next, Shakespeare has Coriolanus summarily killed by a Volscian who cannot forgive him for killing the Volscian’s family. This is what makes Coriolanus one of Shakespeare’s tragedies. While the play is rarely done, even by companies that do only Shakespeare’s plays (Seattle Shakespeare Company did it for the first, and so far last, time in 2012), the tale of this man has infused itself into many other writings and presentations, including movies and poems.

Now comes Rebel Kat, a new company that has mounted this particular, difficult Shakespeare play in an all-female production. There are plenty of powerful women actors, lead by Nike Imoru, who lords it over everyone in an intolerably awful manner, just as Coriolanus might have done.

Also, Wendy Robie plays Volumnia, Kate Witt plays Menenius, an advisor, Colleen Carey plays Aufidius, Amanda Rae plays a Volscian, and Ayo Tushinde plays a putupon plebian. Everyone in the cast gives solid performance value.

Rebel Kat attaches a subtitle, “Fight Like

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a Bitch,” and they’ve changed pronouns from male to female. This has the effect of turning all the marriages into lesbian ones, though that has little to do with the plot, so the only issue you might have run through your head is, “How did they get pregnant?”

Directed by Emily Penick, the stage is a long platform dividing the audience into courtside seating. This might suggest watching the war unfold like a game and is a reasonable idea, though sometimes a speaking actor might be obscured by another actor, from time to time, in front of where you’re sitting. A small confusion has to do with some entrances and exits variously being from different sides that change the location of the play. A few boxes placed and replaced on the stage are the only adornments and don’t help establish a “where” at all.

This is not my favorite Shakespeare play, by a long shot. The story is really quite limited and could have been turned into a 90-minute one-act to tell such a story in current vernacular. It feels very very long in Shakespearian English, and there are a huge number of repetitious speeches. That doesn’t necessarily mean that these producers should have shortened the play, though there also was no copyright barrier to stop them if they had decided to.

However, one has to look at their choice to see if one can glean answers to “Why now?” and “To say what?” The play, unlike almost any other Shakespeare play, has a very distinct presence by “the populace,” who plays a significant role in rebelling

against what they see as tyrannical behavior

by Coriolanus. This is ripe material to make points about public opinion and politics and to make clear connections to our own moment in time. There does not seem to be such a parallel drawn in this production.

In fact, besides wanting to do a production with all women, where usually only men are allowed to do these roles, there is not a clear other reason for this play, now.

Nor does it make a clear statement of intent.

I’m sure they would like to have that be clear, but while it is a credible production of this particular play, there is nothing particularly distinct about it besides the women.

In that regard, it doesn’t seem quite enough.

In summary, the Shakespearian script is problematic and very overly repetitious, the production is generally fine, but it’s less “special” than I would have hoped in clear intention. So, please go if you have never seen the play and wish to enlarge your Shakespearian experience. If you’re looking for something revolutionary in intent, it’s probably not strong enough for that. But if you love the idea of seeing strong women play all the roles, that is another enjoyable aspect.

For more information, go to http://coriolanusfightlikeab.bpt.me/ or http://rebelkat. net/ or call 800-838-3006.

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Spectrum Dance Theater announces 2017/18 Season BRINGING IT HOME: An intimate sharing of performance and process, formal and informal

Spectrum Dance Theater company artists – Photo by Kenna Klosterman

In the 2017/18 Season BRINGING IT HOME, Donald Byrd and the Spectrum Company invite the audience to explore the liminal “space” where creativity and work come to life in an intimate setting with all performances taking place at the company’s historic home, the Madrona Bathhouse Studios (800 Lake Washington Blvd.).

“This is the place where the work is envisioned, created, choreographed and rehearsed,” states Artistic Director Donald Byrd. “The place where creativity, exploration, risk-taking, emotions, insights, and discoveries happens. It is a liminal space, full of possibilities and varying degrees of disruption.” Spectrum Dance Theater’s 2017/2018 Season entitled BRINGING IT HOME explores this “space” in a series of Showings, Workshop Productions, and Performances. “The decision to bring it home was obvious,” states Byrd. “After two seasons of mainstage productions we all missed the intimacy of our studio series where the audience feels like an integral player in the work.”

True to its mission, social justice continues to be a throughline throughout the season – with a two part-series entitled “DANCING TOWARDS A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE AMERICA” consisting of both “OCCURRENCE” and the world premiere workshop presentation of “H.R.3244,” which looks at the human trafficking epidemic in the United States today.

The season also includes an extensive US tour of Spectrum’s 2016 work “A Rap On Race” (based on the historic conversation about race between Margaret Mead and James Baldwin), and artist residencies at numerous universities including Western Washington University and the University of Puget Sound. The season closes with a special engagement featuring guest artist Beth Corning performing alongside Donald Byrd. “Beth is a wonderful dance maker/ performance artist whose work has not been in Seattle. It will be a rare treat for Seattle dance and theater goers to see her perform in such an intimate setting and an incredible way to end the season,” states Byrd.

FALL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: OCT-DEC 2017 OCCURRENCE: DANCING TOWARDS A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE AMERICA, pt. 1 Spectrum continues its focus on social justice and equity and the ongoing explo-

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ration of the varied theatrical forms and formats that exploration might take. From a “theater of disruption,” a genre of artistic work that uses dance, text, fiction, music, mise-en-scène, sound, voice, documentary/ facts/information, media, and speculation to engage audiences in issues that are difficult and intractable; to abstract dance works whose imagery, tone, and mood evoke unexpected emotional connections to the issues of the day.

OCCURRENCE (modeled on the Merce Cunningham EVENT, described as “presented without intermission… consist[ing] of complete dances, excerpts of dances from the repertory, and often new sequences arranged for [a] particular performance and place, with the possibility of several separate activities happening all at the same time.”)

FRI, OCT 20TH @ 7:30PM (program #1) performance complete; FRI, NOV 10TH and 11th* @ 7:30PM (program #2); FRI, NOV 17TH and 18th* @ 7:30PM (program #3) IOLANTA Spectrum Dance Theater and Donald Byrd continue their exploration of this dance adaptation of the Tchaikovsky’s opera IOLANTA in this work-in process/ workshop production. This is exploration stage 2 of a 3-stage process leading up to the anticipated large-scale WORLD PREMIERE in the SPRING OF 2019.

This work brings the Company and the students of the School together in a haunting fairytale about a blind princess who does not know she is blind. Living in a beautiful, isolated, and secluded garden, surrounded by faithful servants and removed from society, she is shielded from anything that might cause her to discover her blindness. Love is the catalyst that begins her journey from darkness to light and to happiness. This is an all ages presentation.

THU, DEC 14TH @ 8:00PM; FRI, DEC 15TH @ 8:00PM; SAT, DEC 16TH @ 8:00PM; SUN, DEC 17TH @ 2:00PM SPRING SCHEDULE: MAY 2018 H.R.3244: DANCING TOWARDS A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE AMERICA, pt. 2 Sixteen years into the 21st century, the degrading institution of slavery continues to exist throughout the world. But today it has a new name – Human Trafficking.

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slavery and it is the largest manifestation of slavery today. Trafficking in persons is no less brutal or morally repugnant than the historical slavery suffered by people of African descent here in America. This new work will seek to create some awareness of this issue and its scope, and in particular to draw parallels to historical black slavery here in the United States. It will alert us to the grim reality that human trafficking occurs not just in far off countries and foreign lands, but here in the U.S. as well.

THU, MAY 3 @ 8:00PM; FRI MAY 4 @ 8:00PM; SAT MAY 5 @ 8:00PM; SUN MAY 6 @ 2:00PM; THU MAY 10 @ 8:00PM; FRI MAY 11 @ 8:00PM; SAT MAY 12 @ 8:00PM; SUN MAY 13 @ 2:00PM WHAT’S MISSING Exploring aspects of perspective, WHAT’S MISSING is a timely work created collaboratively between Beth Corning, known for her provocative dance theater works, and award-winning choreographer and performer Donald Byrd. This full evening work was originally created for Corning’s critically acclaimed GLUE FACTORY PROJECT series in Pittsburgh, PA. A series that presents original full evening length dance theater works created with nationally and internationally acclaimed performers over the age of 40. This work was choreographed and developed in tandem, combining these long time friends and colleagues’ own unique voices and movement styles to the work.

The work’s structure is the repetition of a series of solos and duets with thematic movement patterns. Each time the sequence is presented to the audience at a different angle. The audience is invited to break apart from the person they have come to the show with, in order for them to experience the information from separate and different viewpoints, in an attempt to highlight the issue of alternate facts in today’s political culture. “WHAT’S MISSING may, in fact, be the most clear-eyed, and most despairing, artistic response to last year’s election that I’ve seen to date,” Wendy Arons of the Pittsburgh Tatler.

THU MAY 17 @ 8:00PM; FRI MAY 18 @ 8:00PM; SAT MAY 19 @ 8:00PM TICKETS: All Tickets are $20; All Performances are at Spectrum Dance Theater’s Madrona Bathhouse (800 Lake Washington Blvd.).

SEATING IS LIMITED: advanced purchase highly recommended. To Purchase Tickets visit Spectrumdance.org or call 206.325.4161.

US TOUR SCHEDULE: JAN-FEB 2018 A RAP ON RACE Omaha Performing Arts at the Orpheum Theater // Omaha, NE // January 9 Ordway Center for the Performing Arts // Saint Paul, MN // January 13 Newman Center for the Performing Arts // Denver, CO // January 26 Cal Performance, University of California Berkeley // Berkeley, CA // February 9-10 SOCIAL: Facebook.com/SpectrumDance; Twitter.com/SpectrumDT; Instagram.com/ SeattleRep #SpectrumBringingItHome; #SpectrumOccurrence; #SpectrumIOLANTA; #SpectrumHR3244; #WhatsMissing; #SpectrumByrdCorning ABOUT SPECTRUM DANCE THEATER Under Donald Byrd’s artistic leadership since 2002, Spectrum Dance Theater has become the foremost contemporary modern dance organization in the Pacific Northwest, gaining recognition nationally and abroad. For over thirty years, Spectrum Dance Theater has brought dance of the highest merit to a diverse community working to make dance accessible to all through contemporary dance performances and high quality dance training in a variety of dance styles. Three components comprise the organization: the professional Company, the School and Outreach programs. With Donald Byrd’s visionary artistic leadership, the organization has embarked on an exhilarating transformation that has attracted world class dancers, produced some of the most avant-garde works in contemporary dance, and generated local and national praise. www.spectrumdance.org Spectrum Dance Theater’s 2017/18 Season is sponsored in part by Raisbeck Fund for Live Music, Tricia Stromberg Professional Dancers Fund, 4 Culture, ArtsFund, City of Arts and Culture, and Laird Patterson.

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Tricked: A Mostly Male Burlesque Show featuring Miss Exotic World 1995, Pillow TRICKED: A MOSTLY MALE BURLESQUE SHOW THE CONSERVATORY Friday, November 17 @ 8pm Tricked: A Mostly Male Burlesque Show is boylesque merged with the wiley, gender-bending archetype of the Trickster. This month’s offering heavily features “boilesque” – burlesque drag kings, headlined by Burlesque Legend and Miss Exotic World 1995, Pillow, as her drag persona, Hughes. She has been combining classic striptease with modern and nerdy influences for 20 years, and has been key in the burlesque revival. An accomplished and trail-blazing bodybuilder, she took home the Gold’s Classic Women’s Championship in 1983. A pioneer on and off the stage, we are thrilled to have her.

Joining Pillow will be Anonymous Joe (Maggie McMuffin), Evan Vicious (Eva Vivacia), Man Johnson, Mercury Divine, Miss Mary Cyn, and your emcee The Marquis Facade.

Tricked: A Mostly Male Burlesque Show will be presented ONE-NIGHT ONLY on Friday, November 17 at 8pm (doors at 7:30pm) at The Conservatory, 5813 Airport Way S. Tickets at $20 are available at: http:// tricked.brownpapertickets.com For up to date event-related shenanigans, visit http://www.emperoarfabulous. com/tricked.html This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Please contact the producers to reserve space, or if you have other accessibility concerns.

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continued from cover Come for creative storytelling, filmmaker Q&As, and inspiration at the Social Justice Film Festival. Tickets are $7-15 at http://www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org/ and at the door. Festival pass is $75. Visit http://www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org/ for complete schedule of films..

HIGHLIGHTS: Immigration Night Short films profile the struggle of refu-

About the producers: EmpeROAR Fabulous!!! is an awardwinning burlesque performer, vocalist, songwriter, emcee, instructor and producer who is based out of Seattle, but has toured both nationally and internationally since 2008. As an emcee, his trademark is ridiculous narratives that turn tangents into points, line by line. As a burlesque performer who playfully distorts the gender binary, his camp, comedy, innate musicality, and sass have made him a flaming figure who’ll fire your fuse and ignite your senses. His exclamations will leave you marked!

Having over 20 burlesque and interarts festivals under his belt, his highest honor was competing for the title King Of Boylesque at The Burlesque Hall Of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas. Other accolades include “Judges Choice at The Great Burlesque Exposition, “Best Variety” at The Carolina Burlesque Festival, as well as the titles The Mayor Of Seattle Burlesque, and The Super Ho Of Seattle as deemed by gay icon, Wendy Ho. Past production credits include Boys! Bois! Boyz! starring Jett Adore (co-produced with Miss Indigo Blue, Fosse Jack, and Eddie Van Glam), FAGTASTIC!: A Queer Cabaret, and FabYULE-ous: an EmpeROAR Fabulous!!!

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Bringing you Burlesque Without A Safe Word, The Marquis Façade has made audiences excited and uncomfortable since his graduation from Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy Of Burlesque in 2015. Across his home haunt of Seattle, as well as nationally and in Canada, he has objectified himself for you. Like all objects, meaning vastly

gees, life in a new country, their quest for asylum, and their intersection with human trafficking. Feature film Trails of Hope and Terror paints the story of historic U.S.Mexican conflicts and economic forces that persist in the current crisis over the border, immigrant workers, and families. Sponsored by Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. (Nov. 16, 8pm @ University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave NE.) The #Resistance and Climate Change Watch short films by Our Children’s Trust about 21 extraordinary youth plaintiffs who are suing the federal government

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differs in context. You and your neighbor might have contrary interpretations, but be assured: yours is right. He’s proud to have performed in the Seattle Boylesque Festival, the Bagel Burlesque Expo, the Colorado Burlesque Festival, and the Smoky Mountain Burlesque Festival.

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in a landmark climate lawsuit, followed by the feature film This Changes Everything. A post-film discussion features Senior Attorney Andrea Rodgers of Our Children’s Trust and Seattle teenager Aji Piper, a member of Earth Guardians’ Rising Youth for a Sustainable Earth and one of the plaintiffs. These young people claim the government is violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty and property by causing climate change. (November 17, 6:15pm @ University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave NE.)

Sponsored by the Northwest African American Museum. Ticket includes free admission to the museum.

Whose Streets? Our Streets This night of cinema, culture, and community explores the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, its intersection with other social movements, and the unique challenges facing Seattle’s African-American community. (Nov. 18, 8pm @ Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S Massachusetts St.) The program includes: 8pm – Hell You Talmbout, a performance-art short film followed by a live performance of Northwest Tap Connection. The short film The Gathering tells the story of exonerees who spent years, even decades, on death row for murders they didn’t commit.

8:45pm – Panel discussion with cultural critic and BLM organizer Darnell L. Moore, who helped lead the BLM Ride to Ferguson and developed the infrastructure of the BLM Network. Other panelists are: Reverend Harriet Walden, founder of Seattle’s Mothers for Police Accountability; former death-row prisoners who have been exonerated; and moderator Tony Benton, radio manager and host on KVRU | Rainier Valley Radio.

9:30-11:15pm – Feature film Whose Streets? provides an unflinching look at the Ferguson, Mo., uprising after the death of Michael Brown.

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American Circumcision In American Circumcision, filmmakers shine unfamiliar light on the American practice of circumcision and the growing Intactivist movement. (November 19, 6pm, Rainier Arts Center, 3515 S Alaska St.) Youth Visions In Sunrise Storyteller a teenaged filmmaker, with funds raised online, travels to interview activists and organizers in Tanzania, South Africa, Thailand, Mozambique, and Canada to promote social justice and global citizenship. (Nov. 21, 6 pm, UW Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3931 Brooklyn Ave NE.) Gold Jury Prize winner in the festival’s 2017 Youth Visions category.

Native American Voices In Honor Riders, Navaho and Hopi tribal members organize a symbolic motorcycle ride across the reservations to honor the memories and sacrifices of Native American veterans and fallen warriors.

Winner of the festival’s 2017 Tulalip Tribes Prize for top Native American short or feature film. (Nov. 21, 8pm @ UW Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3931 Brooklyn Ave NE.) Sponsors include Columbia Legal Services; CineCity Pictures and Occupy.com; Tulalip Tribes; McDonald Hoague & Bayless; ProForum; Books to Prisoners; 4Culture; KBCS; and The Stranger.

ABOUT US: Now in its sixth year, the Social Justice Film Festival showcases bold and creative films that challenge injustice around the globe. Visit socialjusticefilmfestival.org.

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Gerwig’s Lady Bird absolute perfection

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer LADY BIRD Now playing I knew I was in love with Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial outing Lady Bird less than a third of the way through. Her script is just so pure, so deft at bringing out whatever emotion it is aiming for, it ultimately achieved a level of intimate authenticity that captured my imagination in a way that had me recalling the highs, lows and perplexing in-betweens of my own high school years back in the 1990s. Mixing the introspective resilience of Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha (which Gerwig co-wrote) with the whimsical emotional dramatics of a 1980s John Hughes comedic melodrama like Pretty in Pink or Some Kind of Wonderful, the movie never hits a false note, each beat of the story building one upon the next to produce a melodious coming of age symphony that’s absolutely sensational.

Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson has started her senior year of high school.

While her grades are good, they’re not spectacular, and while she longs to get out of Sacramento in order to fly across the country to attend college on the East Coast, it’s going to take some doing in order to see those dreams become a reality.

Granted, her mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf) doesn’t see the point. With the local economy so stagnant, with her beloved husband Larry (Tracy Letts) laid off and their eldest son Miguel (Jordan Rodrigues) currently living back at home with his longtime girlfriend Shelly (Marielle Scott) even though they’re both Berkeley grads, she just doesn’t think it will be possible for the family to find the money to assist their daughter in what she views as a fanciful flight of fancy. Marion feels her daughter needs to set her sights lower and go to school closer to home, no shame in attending a local col-

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lege right here in good old Sacramento.

What follows is a year-in-the-life saga where Lady Bird pals around with best friend Julie Steffans (Beanie Feldstein), thinks she gets swept off her feet by the star of the school play Danny O’Neill (Lucas Hedges), attempts to become a part of the rich kids clique by making the acquaintance of Jenna Walton (Odeya Rush) under somewhat false pretenses and ends up making goo-goo eyes at delectable bad boy Kyle Scheible (Timothée Chalamet). She learns things about her mother that take her by surprise, says things to Julie she instantly regrets and discovers there’s so much more to her father than initially meets the eye.

Through it all, the teenager keeps her own idiosyncratic point of view about the direction her life is going to take, realizing in the process which friendships are worth doing whatever it takes to save, that compassion should extend even to those we believe have wronged us and that family, in all its crazy, messed-up, backwards-is-forwards and upis-down glory, whether it be biological or not, is always worth fighting for no matter what the cost.

Gerwig handles it all with rapturous grace and ruggedly steadfast perniciousness. She allows the beautiful and the ugly to coexist side by side, sometimes in the same frame. The relationships Lady Bird has with her best friend Julie, with her father Larry, with her brother and his girlfriend, and most of all the one she shares with her mother Marion, they all sparkle with a blissful specificity that is undeniably genuine. Gerwig refuses to sugarcoat things yet at the same time her film maintains a lithely balletic levity that’s intoxicating, all of which only makes the emotional extremes that fuel the drama that much more refreshingly mighty as events progress to their conclusion.

Ronan, so amazing in Brooklyn, so stunning in Byzantium and Hanna, so marvelously enchanting in Atonement, is

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Saoirse Ronan (above) and Saoirse Ronan (left) and Laurie Metcalf (right) in Lady Bird – Photo courtesy of A24

as breathtaking as she has ever been as the title character. Lady Bird is her own person, but that doesn’t mean she is immune from falling into some fairly predictable teenage sinkholes, each decision a learning process that will have bearing on what kind of person this youngster will eventually become. Ronan brings a bright-eyed irascibility that is immediately captivating, watching her navigate through a complex maze of her own creation a constant joy. It’s a beguiling portrait of youth in revolt and adulthood in embryonic development that I instantly related to, the twice Oscar-nominated actress a divine presence who fills the frame with her charismatic joie de vivre.

Metcalf is even better. Marion is a woman from a different age, one who isn’t altogether certain how best to navigate the 21st century, especially when things inside the household get flipped on their head and she’s the one who needs to keep things financially afloat while Larry does what he can to find a new job. The way she butts heads with her daughter, one moment angry as a devil at Lady Bird’s refusal to listen and in the next instant overwhelmed with heavenly, heartfelt joy when she does something selfless or steps out of a dressing room looking gorgeously unsullied, all of it rings with a simple, hardscrabble truth that oftentimes broke my heart in two. Metcalf takes what Gerwig has gifted her with the character and runs with Marion in directions that are a continual surprise, every facet of her performance echoing with a profound candor that’s sublime.

Working with a collection of behindthe-scenes craftsmen, including composer Jon Brion (Magnolia), editor Nick

Houy (“The Night Of”), cinematographer Sam Levy (Wendy and Lucy), production designer Chris Jones (20th Century Women) and costume designer April Napier (Certain Women), featuring additional supporting performances from veteran character actors Lois Smith and Stephen McKinley Henderson, both of whom are perfect, Gerwig grants them all the freedom to create to the best of their collective abilities.

At the same time, her control over things isn’t ever in doubt, the film never drifting off course no matter how outlandish some individual moments might appear to be.

The bigger picture is always in focus, and while none of Lady Bird’s realizations are particularly original or unexpected, that happily does not make them any less profound in their truthful elasticity.

I’ve seen some terrific teenage coming of age efforts these past few years. Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of my favorite films of this century, while last year’s introspective stunner The Edge of Seventeen written and directed by the fabulously talented Kelly Fremon Craig only gets better with each passing day. There is a possibility Gerwig has surpassed the both of them with Lady Bird. It has overwhelmed my imagination and reignited within me creative desires I’d almost forgotten where there. As stated, I love this movie, and it’s hard not to believe that general audience who head to the theatre to give it a look will not end up feeling exactly the same.

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Branagh’s Orient Express a treat for the little grey cells

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Now playing It’s likely Agatha Christie’s 1934 classic Murder on the Orient Express might be the most influential mystery novel ever published. Featuring Belgian detective Hercule Poirot’s most bone-chilling adventure, all of it involving a cadre of diverse characters who initially appear to have nothing in common, it’s hard to imagine television series like “Perry Mason” and “Murder She Wrote” even existing had the author not crafted this particular tale. Heck, the board game “Clue” is essentially this story combined with Christie’s 1939 murderous whodunit And Then There Were None, all of it broken down into intuitive investigative basics fit for the whole family to gleefully enjoy.

As for this book, it’s been adapted a number of times, most notably by director Sidney Lumet in 1974 (for which Ingrid Bergman won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar and Albert Finney was a Best Actor nominee) and as part of the BBC’s longrunning “Poirot” television series in 2010 (with the superb David Suchet returning as the titular detective and Jessica Chastain in a key supporting role). There’s even been a video game created for the PC in 2006, but even with Suchet’s participation there’s a reason not a lot of people know a thing about its existence.

cally explosive case of thievery in Jerusalem, renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) is off back to London to solve another mystery even though he’d rather go on vacation. Booked on the fabled Orient Express for what he thinks will

Now comes director/star Kenneth Branagh (Henry V, Thor) and screenwriter Michael Green (Logan), the duo joining forces to bring Christie’s Poirot back to the big screen in a star-studded adaptation that, if it doesn’t rival Lumet’s 1974 version, at the very least equals it. Their Murder on the Orient Express doesn’t follow the book exactly, adding a character here, changing another’s race and nationality there, yet overall it still manages to capture the tone and the style of the author’s prose nicely. A handsomely mounted production, Branagh’s unfussy, classically professional style will not please everyone, its old school, visually resplendent largess of a type and an era seldom utilized all that much anymore. Yet I instantly responded to this aesthetic, losing myself inside the story, characters and images from the moment the cast first came together upon the titular train. I liked this version, and while I have minor nitpicks that gently gnaw at me, as someone who has watched every episode of BBC’s “Poirot” and “Miss Marple” television series and who was also schooled on the finer arts of Christie’s prose by an enthusiastic mother as a youngster, this still proves to be a movie I find very easy to recommend.

After quickly dismissing with a politi-

be three days of relative peace and quiet, things take a decidedly nasty turn when the train is derailed by an avalanche and one of the more egregiously disreputable passengers ends up stabbed to death in their First Class compartment. With no one else to handle the case, Poirot takes charge, rounding up the small group of passengers in order to investigate their backgrounds in order to ascertain who has committed this heinous act. What he discovers is a plot so byzantine it puts even his phenomenal little grey cells to their ultimate test, the solution to this particular mystery leaving him shaken and disturbed in a way no other case up to now ever has before.

The cast list portraying the various passengers includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Daisy Ridley, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Josh Gad, Lucy Boynton, Tom Bateman, Willem Dafoe, Leslie Odom Jr. and Olivia Colman. Many of them are utilized wonderfully, most notably Pfeiffer, Ridley, Odom Jr., Dafoe and Jacobi. Others, like Cruz and Colman, sadly don’t get the chance to make much of a lasting impression. Some, like Dench, Gad and Depp, make the most of what is offered them, delivering the best possible performances all things considered. Yet, even with this imbalance, for the

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most part Branagh and Green do a solid job of painting a clear picture of what is going on and why things are happening as they are, each character their own distinct human being worth keeping an eye on in case they happen to turn out to be the killer.

Where the movie truly excels is on a technical front. Haris Zambarloukos’s (Locke) shoots on 65mm, his handsomely luscious camerawork achieving a chilling majesty that suits the material perfectly.

Jim Clay’s (Woman in Gold) production design is equally luminous, his crafting of the Orient Express’s magnificent interiors sublime. Best of all might be Oscar winner Alexandra Byrne’s (Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) bravura costumes, her attention to detail felt in every last thread and button she designed for the actors to

terrific, especially as things twist and turn their way towards the story’s emotionally catastrophic finale, the veteran actor tapping into a place of such profoundly miserable regret and disappointment the overall effect it ended up having on me was nothing less than devastating.

There’s no reason to go into great detail on the plot more so than what I’ve outlined above. Same with talking about which actor plays which role and what their individual significance in the proceedings might prove to be. For those unfamiliar with Christie’s novel or with prior versions of the story, not knowing the specific details will likely increase the odds they’ll like Branagh and Green’s adaptation. If they are familiar, then it goes without saying my talking about it here won’t add anything new to the

wear. Frequent Branagh collaborator Patrick Doyle (Much Ado About Nothing) also makes magic of the film’s evocatively melancholic score, a few of his themes having a haunting eloquence that shook me right to the bone.

As for the director’s performance as the famed detective, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to saying both his Belgian accent as well as his massively curly mustache didn’t get me to giggling on more than one occasion. Yet, while no one will confuse Branagh’s work here with his brilliant turns in Henry V, Dead Again, Hamlet or RabbitProof Fence, that does not make his gloriously theatrical presentation any less masterful. As self-indulgent as casting himself in the role might appear to be, he’s still

conversation. More, my staying mum might mean that the various changes the filmmakers have made to the material might come as something of a moderate surprise.

As for the overall movie, I liked to what Branagh was doing. While his typical Shakespearean swagger cannot be found, there is still a confident playfulness to his handling of things that brought a smile to my face. Even if some of the plot points feel a little underdeveloped, and even though a few of the characters never spring to life the same way here as they do in the novel, the director still does Christie proud, his version of Murder on the Orient Express a gorgeously widescreen old school mystery I’d happily watch again right this second.

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community calendar

Meetings Events Activities

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

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

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

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.

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

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

TUESDAY - November 14

SATURDAY - November 11

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. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Positively Living Coffee Social. 9:30am-12 noon.

Cupcake Royale, 1111 E Pike St. Every Saturday. Casual social get-together for the HIV community. Anthony, 206-957-1600. Sponsored by LIfelong.

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

Gay City Arts - “A Certain Type of Brilliance” (11/911/12). 7pm (doors at 6:30pm). Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Femmes possess an alchemy that can’t be quantified, but which draws us together and enables us to be bold, ingenious, and capable of magic that fortifies our own hearts and the soul of the community around us. “A Certain Type of Brilliance” is a celebration of femmes’ ability to pull amazing things out of thin air, to create on a dime, to use our vulnerability and creativity as our greatest assets in resistance to oppression. “A Certain Type of Brilliance” will feature a unique cast each night, performers will create a new piece of work in the 24 hours prior to the show in response to one of a series of prompts, drawing on the themes of resistance, resilience, femme identity & power. Tickets: $15-general admission; $12-students, seniors, folks with disabilities; $20-sponsor tickets; FREE-radical hospitality. https://certaintypeofbrilliance. brownpapertickets.com

SUNDAY - November 12

Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. (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 [NOTE: Location updated 7-28-17] University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Workship. 1217 6th Ave. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.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.

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; www.sasgcc.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” under Meetup.com or DharmaBuddies.org.

(Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.)

Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 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 SLAA New Beginnings. 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily (except Saturday). SLAA 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. www.sasgcc.org

Npvember 11 thru November 19

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/Weds/ Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Preregistration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Rainbow City Band in Concert - “Midnight at the Movies.” 2pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. Happy Halloween friends! Like B horror movies, members of our LGBT community often find our places slowly by building support with one another over our common interests and transforming our alienation into strength. In this concert, we are celebrating the outcasts that weren’t immediate hits but later became beloved classics - performing musical selections from films like “28 Days Later,” “Psycho,” “Beetlejuice,” and culminating in a sing-along “Rocky Horror Show.” This concert is sure to bring smiles and set the scene of the midnight hour. www.rainbowcityband.com; www. brownpapertickets.com//event/3099296.

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 Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

Gay City Arts - “A Certain Type of Brilliance” (11/911/12). 7pm (doors at 6:30pm). Calamus Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. (See Saturday listing at 7pm.)

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm Worship & Fellowship.

St. Mark’s Cathedral, Thomson Chapel, 1245 10th Ave E. (425) 226-2746.

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

MONDAY - November 13

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. www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org.

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

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

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

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

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org 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 Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

November 10, 2017

Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic 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.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth..

ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Evening Gathering. 6:30-8pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Social Hall.

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

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

Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, (206) 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org No Safeword Writers Group. 7pm. Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. For info & location, NSWG@sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org.

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (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 What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 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 group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 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 except mid-June through August.

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

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WEDNESDAY - November 15

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org 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 Positively Living. 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. Anthony, 206-957-1600 at Lifelong.

QLaw Falltacular 2017 - “Come to the Cabaret.”

5:30-8pm. The Bullitt Cabaret at ACT Theatre, 700 Union St. Please join us to support and celebrate the QLaw Foundation’s charitable activities, including public interest law grants, the LGBTQ Legal Clinic, and public education events benefiting our community. Don’t miss a special guest appearance by Attorney General Bob Ferguson, followed by the auction of the State of Washington’s Arlene’s Flowers gavel at 6:30pm. Falltacular is the QLaw Foundation’s annual fundraising event and is attended by over 175 attorneys, judges, elected officials and business professionals. Tickets: $60. www. qlawfoundation.org 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 Big Party by Nick DiMartino. www.sasgcc.org The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Every Wednesday.

This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat. Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others.

VietQ Greater Seattle - Film Screening of “Nuoc” (Water, Homeland) and Panel Discussion. 6pm. Burien Public Library, 400 SW 152nd St. Panel discussion to learn more about Vietnamese youth who identify as LGBTQ. For more info and to RSVP, contact vietqorganization@gmail.com Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.)

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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 Victor Janusz Trio with Chanteuse Arwen Dewey and Christine Riippi. 7pm. Egan’s Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market St. Tickets: $13 advance; $17 at the door. https://brownpapertickets.com/event/3117903.

HIV/AIDS Newly Diagnosed or Newly Dealing. 7:309pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave, Suite 200. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. Ongoing support group for anyone who is HIV+. www.sasgcc.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.

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1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Seattle LGBTQ Employees for Equality (SEqual).

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

(425) 747-4937.

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

Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM 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.

Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club Monthly Potluck & Meeting. 7pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Bottom Dwellers promotes safe & responsible scuba diving & other outdoor activities for the GLBT community & friends at all experience levels. For info & location, www. bottomdwellers.org.

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 12noon-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 all East King County communities. Contact us at info@ bellevue-pflag.org or (425) 483-6642.

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. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

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

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. www.sasgcc.org Debauchery. Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Queers stripping for Queers in a hot, anti-oppressive space, raising money for organizations that serve the Queer community. The show features stripteases, lots of audience interaction & even birthday lapdances on stage! Be sure to bring plenty of dollar bills - a portion of the proceeds goes to non-profits providing health & social services within the Queer community. Tickets: $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Pay-what-you-can also available. www.lilydivine.com Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday except mid June through August.

(See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - November 17

Southeast Seattle Senior Center Holiday Bazaar.

10am-2pm; lunch from noon-12:45pm. 4655 S Holly St. Free admission to bazaar; $4 suggested donation for lunch service age 60+; $10 under age 60.

THURSDAY - November 16 Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A drop in AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org Sunday afternoon listing.)

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.” Re-Parenting Ourselves. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A peer support group for adult children of any addiction. www. meeting of AA. www.sasgcc.org sasgcc.org BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The SLAA Road to Recovery. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. Ongoing women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292- 12 step group for sex & love addicts. www.sasgcc.org

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Pink Pistols - in Tacoma. 7:30pm. Bull’s Eye Indoor Range, 414 Puyallup Ave, Tacoma. Monthly Range Meet (Target Shooting/Practice). Contact us on Facebook for more information: Pink Pistols Seattle.

Seattle Men in Leather Veterans Day Boots & Buzz Cuts Fundraiser. 8pm-midnight. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Barbers and bootblacks will be available Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, to trim your hair to a regulation length and spit shine Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages your boots for a recommended donation of $15 per 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. service benefitting SML’s club charity which this year is (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org SASG. Please donate more for flat tops, tall boots, and Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave other large tasks.

E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.

SUNDAY - November 19 strengthoverspeed.org.

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Cascades Rainbow Community Center - in Mount Vernon. 6:30-10:30pm. 1508 N 18th St, Mount Vernon. Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl WarEvery Friday. Weekly social get-togethers including ren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets the 3rd Sunday each potlucks and movie nights for LGBTQAI folks in Skagit month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All County and beyond. The Center has the largest LG- backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188.

BTQAI library in Skagit County with an online catalog Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s of their collection. (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month.

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with Sunday afternoon listing.) breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues Congregation Tikvah Chadashah. 7pm. Call/see to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons website for location. Puget Sound’s Gay & Lesbian & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not Jewish Congregation where all are welcome holds just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@ Shabbat services the 2nd Friday each month. An oneg hotmail.com Shabbat follows services. (206) 355-1414; www.tikvahSeattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. chadashah.com. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each Gay City Arts - “Ordinary Cruelty: The Cabaret” month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and (11/17 & 11/18). 7pm (doors at 6:30pm). Calamus ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; Auditorium at Gay City, 517 E Pike St. A night of poetry, please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the burlesque, music and comedy to celebrate the release public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup. of Amber Flame’s debut full-length poetry collection, Ordinary Cruelty. Featuring a cast of local multi-talented Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6-8:30pm. See website artists curated and hosted by Amber Flame. “Ordinary for details. Come & hear about all the great ski trips Cruelty” pivots around three unique losses: the loss of a & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. www. parent, the loss of a lover, and the loss of a sense of self skibuddies.org with the identity/job of parenting. Tickets: $15-general Transgender Day of Remembrance - in Edmonds. admission; $12-students, seniors, folks with disabilities; 7pm. St. Hilda/St. Patrick United Methodist Church, $20-sponsor tickets; FREE-radical hospitality. https:// 15224 52nd Ave W., Edmonds. On November 19 & 20 we will remember the transpersons who were killed in www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3080807 Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- the past year because of who they are. The Transgender bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House Day of Remembrance is held every year to remember is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for and honor the lives of those who were taken from us GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, and to stand in solidarity with our community and our allies to resolve to end the hate and the violence. We www.lamberthouse.org invite all persons of good will to join with us at one of our Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. ceremonies. [NOTE: TDOR events will also be held in The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western Seattle on 11/20 at 7pm at Seattle City Hall, Bertha dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- Knight Landes Room, 5th Ave & Cherry St, and in countrydance.org.

Bellevue on 11/20 at 7pm at First United Methodist Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New of Bellevue, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue.]

Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES (253) 474-8897.

GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am. Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets 3rd & 4th Friday for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. each month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm. American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201 - in the O’Neill Room.

Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/Anotherdetails.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane.

625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Darqness presents a Queer & Trans People of Color com/guide.html Party. 10pm-3am. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. Featuring: BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for BiBBYMUTHA, Kara Phoebe, Brian Is Ze, Dos Leches, sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org.

Toya B, Howin 1000, NXMXGXLDXX. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org SATURDAY - November 18 Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Vernon) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for caregivers into a network of peers and supports them as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary. self-confident, and just leaders in our collective comCheck the website or call for details. An informal social munities - www.colage.org group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each 963-1994. month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com org Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Capitol DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave (behind Se- Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County attle Central College). Enter via the north parking lot and Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour get a permit for free parking. Meets 3rd Saturday most crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal months. Cost: $4 per person Bring a dish that will serve assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network eight or more to share. www.seattleprimetimers.org support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Public All Gender Swim. 3-5pm. Medgar Evers Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 Pool, 500 23rd Ave. Common changing rooms will be (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce designated as gender-neutral during these events and County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) there are two family/private changing rooms available. 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: Promotional rate of $2 per person.

“Equalux” - The Taste of GSBA. The Westin Seattle, 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence 5th Ave & Stewart St. Equalux features exquisite bites Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence prepared by culinary artists, a dizzying array of wines, Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. a specially crafted SVEDKA cocktail, live and silent Report domestic violence and sexual assault. auctions, celebrity chefs, and a four-course dinner. This Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. music-filled evening benefits the GSBA Scholarship equalrightswashington.org Fund. Tickets: $275. This is event is virtually sold out, Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org but tickets may still be available by phone reservation. Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeak206-363-9188. ing.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Wallingford Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities Community Senior Center, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 by providing health services, connecting people to reSunnyside Ave N, Suite 140. Monthly potluck meets last sources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Saturday most months, but this month it’s the 3rd Satur- Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous day. A representative from the Veterans Administration & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More will give a presentation about receiving benefits and info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969. upgrading discharge status if necessary at this special www.gaycity.org Thanksgiving potluck. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, Gay City Arts - “Ordinary Cruelty: The Cabaret” information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT (11/17 & 11/18). 7pm (doors at 6:30pm). Calamus people across the country.

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Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 495-8312; 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 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.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org; 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

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Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (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 Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE; (206) 451-7233.

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.

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.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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 Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.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

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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; 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; 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; Lesbians Over 40: (206) 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http://psoloc.org, (253) 7773357; 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) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; 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; 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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Dee

Meet Bosun, a 10-year-old German Shepherd mix, who would love to be your adventure sweetheart. This sweet girl loves a good long walk. She'll happily lead you anywhere you want to go, point out all the interesting animals along the way, then cuddle with you after. She also loves a good chin scratch & will trade plenty of sweet kisses for one. She's sure to be a sweet and loyal member of your family. If you have room in your heart and home for this happy girl, then come meet her today at the Seattle Humane – you'll be glad you did!

Meet Dee, a sweet 10-year-old brown and white tabby shorthair. This gentle fellow likes the quiet life, snoozing in the sun or curled up on a cozy spot. You'll fall in love with his warm amber eyes and sweet demeanor. Sound like the kitty for you? Come meet Dee today at Seattle Humane - he's ready for a loving home with a new best friend.

As with all of our dogs, Bosun has been spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior-tested. She 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 a training rebate when you complete a dog behavior course - a great way to start off on the right paw!

Adoption Special: All November | Love is Ageless | Adopt a Senior Pet Senior animals have a bucket list too. What’s on it? Going home with you! Seattle Humane is waiving adoption fees on cats and dogs 7 years and up through November. All animal lovers know this universal truth – love is ageless. Seniors have earned shelter royalty at Seattle Humane, but they’d prefer to rule your kingdom instead! Senior pets are awesome – we know more about their behavior, and they’re super appreciative of your love. Are you ready to give an animal the best retirement ever? Visit senior pets today at the shelter in Bellevue!

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Bosun

As with all of our cats, Dee is neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. All of our cats have been tested for Feline Leukemia/FIV and go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and their very own identification tag and collar. PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion - a great way to start off on the right paw!

Introduce to children 8 years and older. Resident dogs are required to visit Bosun prior to adoption. Please see our adoption advisors for additional behavior information. .

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