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Issue 48, Volume 46, November 30, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

December 2018 theater openings

An Evening with AUNTIE MAME returns!

Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s annual holiday fundraiser Dec. 12

Dina Martina in The Dina Martina Christmas Show at ACT Theatre – Photo by David Belisle

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer Most years, the town provides a mix of holiday material and counter-programming for those who want to avoid it. The counter-

programming is a bit sparse this year, but along with the reprises at ACT Theatre (A Christmas Carol) and Seattle Public Theater (Christmastown), here is a list of productions you might want to check out:

Auntie Mame – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

THREE DOLLAR BILL CINEMA AN EVENING WITH AUNTIE MAME AMC PACIFIC PLACE December 12 @ 6pm

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Don your gay apparel for An Evening with AUNTIE MAME, Three Dollar Bill Cinema’s annual holiday fundraiser. The beloved 1958 film, celebrating its 60th anniversary and starring the incomparable Rosalind Russell

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Delightfully imaginative Charmed, I’m sure Ralph Breaks the Internet with Miss Bennet: a superior sequel Christmas at Pemberley

Ralph Breaks the Internet – Photo courtesy of Disney

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Now playing After her game Sugar Rush is damaged and the part to fix it appears to be too prohibitively expensive to purchase, it looks like Vanellope’s (voiced by Sarah Silverman) game is going to be turned off and

taken out of the arcade at the end of the week. But Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) isn’t going to let his best friend or her fellow Sugar Rush characters become homeless. With the arcade installing Wi-Fi for the first time, he convinces Vanellope to join him on a trip to the internet so they can get the component needed to fix her game to the store before the end of the week.

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Hana Lass, Kelly Karcher, Melanie Hampton, and Shanna Allman in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Taproot Theatre – Photo by Erik Stuhaug

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY TAPROOT THEATRE Through December 29 Have you ever daydreamed about what might have happened to the Bennet sisters

after Jane Austin’s book, Pride and Prejudice, ended? Have you longed to spend more time with the family and wished to know more of their stories? If so, you’re in a bit of luck if you head over to Taproot Theatre for a holiday-light production of Lauren Gunderson and Margo Melcon’s play, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley.

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Josh Hartvigson, Peter Sakowicz, and Craig Trolli in The Judy Garland Christmas Special at Theatre Off Jackson – Images courtesy of Crabgrass Productionbns

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action, ’80s jokes, smooth soft rock jams, and snarky German terrorists. http://bit.ly/dhchristmas

A Very Die Hard Christmas, The Habit Comedy and Seattle Public Theater, 12/1-23 From the comedy writers that have had Seattle in stitches for years, comes A Very Die Hard Christmas, a new musical parody. Sketch writers from The Habit team up with Seattle Public Theater to create a new holiday comedy perfect for those who like their Christmas entertainment with lots of

A Charlie Brown Christmas, Taproot Theatre. 12/1-27 The all-ages holiday tradition is back!

Charlie Brown is depressed by the never-ending commercialism surrounding the holidays.

Thankfully, Linus is there to help him find the true meaning of Christmas in this musical adaptation of the cartoon classic. www.taproottheatre.org

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Float, Misstresspiece Theater, 12/1-16 (at The Pocket) We welcome you to a small, Midwestern town for this heart-warming tale of female friendships and new lesbian romance. It’s a struggle to be true to yourself in the uphill battle of The Holidays but we’re our best selves when we’re with friends. This new company is focused on supporting strong, positive depictions of female and LGBTQIA+ characters onstage and creating opportunities for women and LGBTQIA+ artists backstage. https://mistresspiecetheater.wixsite. com/seattle

The Dina Martina Christmas Show, ACT Theatre ACTLab, 12/6-24 Miss Martina will be joined by noted accompanist Chris Jeffries, bringing her famed holiday train wreck of a show to ACT for the first time. Like all of Martina’s shows, this holiday hit promises to be a wondrous and surreal blend of questionable songs, unnecessary dances, overburdened costumes, and side-splitting video. Miss Martina’s favorite seasonal tradition – distributing pointless (and seriously coveted) holiday gifts to lucky audience members – completes one of Seattle’s most treasured holiday traditions. http://www.acttheatre.org/ The Judy Garland Christmas Special, Crabgrass Productions, 12/6-22 (at Theatre Off Jackson) It’s 1963 and the producers of Judy Garland’s TV show have decided that what she needs is a nice Christmas special, something with the whole family in it: lovely Liza, cutie Lorna and little flamboyant Joey. But where the hell’s Judy? Based on the actual, infamous 1963 TV special, this Christmas train wreck features songs of the season, dancing, drag, and of course, one unstoppable force of nature. Plus with a “special feature” after the main show.

Come make the Yuletide gay with the most hysterical comedy this Christmas. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/3620339 Murder on the Mistletoe Express, Café Nordo, 12/7-29 (No longer 21+, Nordo is recommended for adults 18+.) Board the dining car of the Mistletoe Express and follow intrepid girl detective Becky-June Beasley-Jones (played by drag royalty Butch Alice) as she hurries home to South Taint, Indiana for Grandma’s last Christmas. But, murder follows Becky-June like white on rice, and there’s a caper to solve before dessert.

Writer Scot Augustson gives new meaning to Blue Christmas, with his irreverent humor and jovial blasphemy. www.cafenordo.com Scott Shoemaker’s War on Christmas, at ReBar, 12/7-23 An all-star variety spectacular that is destined to be a new Yule Tide tradition.

Come spend an evening with Scott and a cast of Seattle luminaries as they try to figure out who’s fighting a war on Christmas and what for? It’s a hilarious night of comedy, songs, dance numbers, delightful videos, and partial nudity! https://tinyurl.com/y9x8umqc

Dina Martina in The Dina Martina Christmas Show at ACT Theatre – Photo by David Belisle

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Animating friendships Head of animation Kira Lehtomaki helps bring Ralph Breaks the Internet to life

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Now playing From the time she was 5-years-old, Kira Lehtomaki knew she was going to be an animator. Sleeping Beauty was her favorite film at the time and she became obsessed with all of its various nuances and intricacies. Additionally, like any wide-eyed child, she also became fascinated and enthralled with many of the talented people associated with its creations, especially the vocal actors. “I wrote Mary Costa, the original voice of Sleeping Beauty, I wrote her fan letters when I was little,” says Lehtomaki with a happy smile. “She wrote me back. That meant so much to me. It was just…I don’t know. It was just amazing.”

“Yeah,” she stops for a moment looking back with look of blissful euphoria, “That movie is everything.”

The two of us were sharing a moment at the Seattle Four Seasons to chat about Lehtomaki’s elevation to the Head of Animation on Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disney Animation’s first official (non-Pixar) sequel since Fantasia 2000. This meant this once wide-eyed little girl was now, not just living her dream, but now in charge of supervising the creative vision fueling one of the studio’s most ambitious animated endeavors.

The follow-up to 2012’s hit Wreck-It Ralph, the sequel finds best friends Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) heading into the crazy, fast-paced world of the internet in order to find a rare component required to fix the latter’s popular video game console. During their trip they discover a world unlike anything they ever could have imagined, venturing out to online locations as varied as eBay, a YouTube-style video-sharing site, an MMO street racing game, the dark web and even Online Disney. There Vanellope encounters every single one of the classic Disney Princesses ranging from Snow White all the way up to Moana, almost all of them voiced by their original vocal actors wherever possible.

It’s a spectacular piece of family-friendly entertainment that improves upon the first film in almost every way. I had about 20 minutes or so to chat with Lehtomaki about the film. Here’s what she had to say: Sara Michelle Fetters: I’m sure you get asked this a lot, but how exactly do you explain your job at Disney Animation to people?

Kira Lehtomaki: Oh! I never get tired of that question. I love talking about my job.

I feel like everybody tends to think everybody who works in our building [at Disney] is an animator. But we have so many people that work on these films. We have scientists and engineers. You can do anything and work on these films.

As animators, we kind of think of ourselves as the actors of the film. We have the voice actors that come in and they record their lines of dialogue, and then it’s our job, if it’s a hand-drawn film, to draw it on paper; or, in a CG film, like Ralph Breaks the Internet, we actually have a puppet inside of the computer. We move the puppet around so that you believe that that voice is coming out of those characters. So we really do the physical acting of the characters. I liken it to playing with dolls. [laughs] Sara Michelle Fetters: What’s it like for you, though? I mean, after working as an intern, as an animator, to basically be supervising everybody on this film? Espe-

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Kira Lehtomaki – Photo courtesy of Disney

cially on a movie as high profile as Ralph Breaks the Internet?

Kira Lehtomaki: Well, let’s be clear: I’m not running everything. I do aspire to be CEO, though. I’ve told Bob Iger this. [laughs] Everybody is so talented. It all kinda runs itself. The great thing about being in animation is you get to be a part of the process so early on. I got to be a part of the preproduction. Like, when people are thinking about doing a movie set on the internet?

We get to help envision that. It’s a place we go every single day, but do we really know what it looks like? How do you visualize that in terms of characters and making it this kind of anthropomorphic thing?

That was really fun, just the experimentation of figuring it out. What is the logic of this world? What does it look like when somebody is going to a site like eBay? What is the real-world equivalent? It’s kind of like an auction house. So it was just figuring out what the visualization of these sorts of things are.

Then, with the new characters, we get to figure out what their style of movement is. All the net users that are like the avatars of you and me, the everyday people, they have a very robotic quality. We thought of them as the tourists on the internet. So they don’t really know exactly where they’re going, but they’re really being controlled by somebody on the other side of the computer screen so they do have their own initiative.

Then, we have the “Netizens,” which are the natural-born citizens of the internet.

They’re a little bit in the service industry.

They’re there to work at the websites and help the net users get around. They have a lot more fluid animation style and they can zap into little beams of electricity and go along the circuitry in the floor.

So it was all about figuring out what makes these two groups distinct. How are they going to move and how is that different between the two of them?

Sara Michelle Fetters: What’s this process like for you? When you’re working with the directors, or you’re working with the writers and fleshing all this out?

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Kira Lehtomaki: It’s really, really fun.

We’re doing this concurrently while the writers are figuring out the story. Animation is a big team sport and everything is happening concurrently. We’re off experimenting and doing these fun little tests, and then we get together with the directors and the story team, the visual development artists, and we’d show them what we’d come up with. They’d be like, “Oh, that’s great!”

They’ll come back with what they’re thinking about this for the story and how they can incorporate those ideas into the story as well as new avenues based on those ideas for us to explore. Likewise, they tell us what is happening on their end. It is just kind of this amazing collaboration.

The directors are brilliant. Rich Moore is a veteran of “The Simpsons.” And he’s an animator, too! We speak the same language. But his timing and comedy is so precise. Phil Johnston, the writer and co-director, he is one of the sweetest and most hilarious people I’ve ever met. He is so creative and he brought so many of his personal life experiences into the film in a really unique way. It was really fun brainstorming with these guys because they come up with amazing ideas.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You talk about how much fun it is creating these new characters, these new worlds. But this is a sequel. What’s it like working on characters like Ralph and Vanellope? Characters that are already set?

Kira Lehtomaki: Well, with Ralph and Vanellope specifically, we always say that when we get to the end of the first movie [Wreck-It Ralph], it was like, “Now we know how to animate them!” [laughs] But that’s the time that we have to say goodbye.

We’re done with them. So, getting to do a sequel? I mean, Disney really hasn’t done an official sequel since Rescuers Down Under and Fantasia 2000. Being able to revisit these characters was a real gift because we were all like, “We know them!

We know them!” We were so excited.

But Ralph and Vanellope have changed.

It’s been six years and they’ve grown.

They’re facing a new struggle. So, we really had to dig a little deeper and find new stuff in both of them to bring forth before we started working on the princesses.

Sara Michelle Fetters: And there we wander right into my follow-up question. [laughs] Those Disney princesses, bringing them all – every single one of them – to life? What was that like?

Kira Lehtomaki: This was probably the greatest joy of my life. That sequence.

When I saw Sleeping Beauty when I was three years old and I knew I wanted to be an animator. The Little Mermaid, too. Those two princesses had a huge impact on my life. To work movie and get to animate the characters that inspired me to be an animator was so crazy! On top of that, we had the original voice actresses come back and voice their characters. Like, Jodi Benson being there was everything for me.

She doesn’t know this, but she’s my best friend. [laughs] Maybe she does know this.

Who knows? But anyway, it was just a joy. I might have gone home and cried for a second or two that first day.

They [the actresses] came in and they recorded their lines. But they’re all pros and they know their characters so well. They actually came and met with the animators.

They bring so much of themselves to these characters. If you watch them, you’re like; you’re moving your hand like Ariel! They sound like them and they’ve lived with these characters for so much of their careers that they know them inside and out.

We’ve never seen them together interacting like this. I always use Jodi Benson and Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle, as examples when I talk about this because they’ve been doing this for so long. Jodi’s been doing this since ’89 and Paige has been doing this since the early ’90s, and they’ve done so many Disney things together that they’re friends. Because these characters are so much of them we could ask how their characters relate to one another. They could bring insights into how they relate to each other.

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continued from cover Both figure that this adventure will be a fun little lark and they’ll easily find what they need and then return back home before anyone even knows they’re gone. But Ralph and Vanellope underestimate both the intricacies as well as the wonders of the internet, neither prepared for the devil-may-care idiosyncratic craziness. One escapade leads to another, and soon the pair are wildly overbidding at eBay, posting crazy videos hoping for likes, scouring the dark web for help, hanging out with Disney princesses and taking part in insane street races battling the supposedly unbeatable Shank (Gal Gadot). Through it all, Ralph and Vanellope must learn just how strong their friendship is, the core understanding that they are there for one another no matter what the one thing that will allow them to succeed, not only in their quest, but in life as well.

I liked 2012’s Wreck-It Ralph. It was charming and original, the Disney animated hit containing a heartwarming message at its core that audiences of all ages could relate to. But as good as that film was I can’t say I thought it required a sequel. I just couldn’t for the life of me figure out where Ralph and Vanellope could go next that wouldn’t feel like a retread or a retelling of what the first film did so well. This was one of those Disney efforts that I felt should remain a standalone adventure, and considering the only official part twos in the studio’s featurelength (non-Pixar) animated canon are The Rescuers Down Under and Fantasia 2000 I can’t say I imagined we’d be seeing a WreckIt Ralph follow-up anytime soon.

Not only was I wrong about that but I also happen to be extremely happy to have been so. Ralph Breaks the Internet is an improvement on the first film in just about every way. Its plot, animation, imagination and execution are all excellent, this sequel an exceedingly enjoyable and inventive lark that has far more on its mind than it initially appears. If Vanellope and Ralph’s first adventure was like the transition between middle school and high school, then this newest escapade feels like the first couple days at college before classes start during which parents say goodbye before heading back home only to worry about their kid’s welfare for some time to come. There is a

Ralph Breaks the Internet – Photos courtesy of Disney

melancholic grace and an emotive understanding to the ways in which friendships change and evolve over time, the continuous inventiveness of the film in that regard catching me by surprise.

What’s great is that all of this could have been so lazy. There are so many obvious gags as far as the internet is concerned, so many easy places for Vanellope and Ralph to go to in order to make fun of the massive absurdity of this nebulous technological wonderland that has taken over the world with such ruthlessness. Throw in the fact the pair end up encountering a litany of Disney princesses while also visiting sites that in a lesser feature would have played like nothing more than a 112-minute commercial for all of the studio’s properties (including Lucasfilm and Marvel), I’m quite frankly blown away by what directors Phil Johnston, who returns to write the script alongside Pamela Ribon (Moana), and Rich Moore (Zootopia) have accomplished. There is a freshness here that’s consistently astounding, everything building to an emotional moment so honest, so pure, it couldn’t help but bring me to tears.

What’s most fascinating is the ways in which Johnston and Ribon’s scenario moves from a variety of different subplots and side adventures before cannily unleashing its true narrative at the most delicately sincere moment possible. It’s like they’ve crafted a scenario that’s all side

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quests or alternate adventures that the players can take part in before the core story takes control. Ralph and Vanellope’s journey to get a new part for Sugar Rush? That only appears to be the most important thing going on. But that’s an illusion as the actual story revolves entirely around the nature of friendship and how people grow and evolve over time. It is about embracing change, learning from experience and letting go of that which is most dear to our hearts if and when the time comes to do so.

Not that the film skimps on the spectacular set pieces or isn’t without a giant contingent of laughs. It has both items in spades. The initial street race between Vanellope and Shank is stunning, while a climactic bout between Ralph and nasty virus that uses his own insecurities against him is stupendous. As for the jaunt into Disney’s online world, I’m a little shook as to just how terrific that ended up being.

The sequel actually calls out the studio’s monopolization of pop culture while at the same time utilizes their various properties (again, namely Marvel and Lucasfilm) in ways that actually serve the story and push the characters forward on their respective journeys. Finally, an entire segment devoted to Ralph’s self-mocking takeover of a YouTube-style video sharing site is a hoot, the confident show woman Yesss (Taraji P. Henson) as memorable a new character as any I could have hoped for.

Then there are the sequences involving all of the Disney princesses. The wizardry behind these scenes is top-flight. The film isn’t content to just introduce all of these women into the story. Instead, it actually has the audacity to make them clearly defined, uniquely individualistic heroines all with their own personalities and ideas.

Seeing them all together (the majority voiced by their original actress where possible) working as friends and teammates is beyond joyous, and it’s possible I might have let out a tiny squeal of happiness during their initial encounter with Vanellope as they all discover the bliss of pajamas, t-shirts and sweatpants.

In the end, though, all of these visual and character-centric wonders pale in the power of the central friendship of the two heroes. The relationship between Ralph and Vanellope is the heart and soul of this sequel, the way they relate to one another authentically profound in its various nuances and intimate complexities. Their dual willingness to lay everything they have on the line for the other, even after a mistake is made or trust is inadvertently broken, that rings true in so many dexterous ways the overall effect is undeniably uplifting. The only thing that Ralph Breaks the Internet wrecked was my assumption the first film didn’t require a sequel, this animated jaunt into the online universe a complete and total delight.

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Pugnacious Creed II a crowd-pleasing punch to the gut

Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan in Creed II – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer CREED II Now playing Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has emerged out of his late father Apollo Creed’s shadow. Thanks to the tutelage of his friend and mentor Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and the love of his longtime singer girlfriend Bianca (Tessa Thompson), he is now the heavyweight champion of the world. He has done exactly what he set out to do, and for this one brief moment as far as Adonis is concerned all is right with the world.

But someone from out of both Rocky’s and his father’s past has come back to haunt the new champion. In the heart of the Ukraine, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) has been patiently training his son Viktor (Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu) to be an even more unstoppable beast inside the ring than even he was. They have challenged Adonis to a bout, and it’s a fight the new champion feels he cannot turn down. Ivan is the man that inadvertently killed his father during their fight. Rocky is the one who, in his grief, subsequently went to Moscow and shocked the world by knocking Ivan out in front of his own countrymen. Adonis feels like he has to accept this fight no matter what the consequences, worrying he’ll disappear back behind his father’s massive silhouette if he fails to take down the son of the man who beat him to death three decades prior.

Creed II is a direct sequel to 2015’s surprise hit Creed and also 1985’s Rocky IV. It brings back characters from both of those films as well as ones from other Rocky entries. It gives Phylicia Rashad a tiny bit more to do as Adonis’ mother Mary Anne Creed. Screenwriters Stallone and Juel Taylor give just as much credence to the Ivan/Viktor storyline as they do the Rocky/ Adonis one. New director Steven Caple Jr. (The Land) deftly follows in original filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s (Black Panther, Creed, Fruitvale Station) footsteps by insisting the drama remain focused on the characters and their respective journeys above any and everything else. It’s an incredibly

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well-realized motion picture that continues on the enduring legacy of the previous films yet also manages to make its own individualistic mark as well. In short, it’s a darn good sequel, and it’s safe to say I kind of loved just about every single second of it.

At the same time, it’s obvious we’ve ventured outside of Coogler’s original vision displayed to such vibrant meticulousness in the last film and have instead strayed back into the one Stallone spent three decades perfecting while working on six different

In short, it’s back to basics right down to returning composer Ludwig Göransson’s (Venom) heavy utilization of Oscarwinner Bill Conti’s original Rocky themes throughout the 130-minute drama. While he waits to unleash “Gonna Fly Now” until the ideal moment, the rest of Conti’s music can be heard so frequently it’s easy to wonder whether he came out of retirement to compose the score and Göransson’s name is there only as an alias. And, while I’m likely being disingenuous in regards to how intri-

Florian Munteanu and Michael B. Jordan in Creed II – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Rocky films beginning with the Academy Award-winning original in 1976 and culminating with his triumphant final chapter Rocky Balboa in 2006. Not only does he bring back the protagonist of Rocky IV, he also throws in a troubled pregnancy subplot culled from Rocky II and the initially reluctant trainer narrative beat from Rocky III. Additionally, as terrific as both Rashad and Thompson might be, and the latter is electrifying stealing scenes left and right from Jordan with magnetic forcefulness, the women are still relegated into the background, their wants, needs and desires secondary to that of the men sharing their lives.

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cate the music here is, there’s still no denying this sequel sounds more like any one of the ’80s entries in the series than it does Coogler’s film from just three years ago.

I’m nitpicking. But that still doesn’t mean I didn’t want more complexity as it pertained to Adonis and Bianca’s relationship; that I kept feeling like she needed to be her own woman and construct her own life and not just be a feminine device to help augment her husband’s story at the expense of her own. Even so, it’s refreshing to see a relationship like the one these two share in a major Hollywood sequel, the heat of their romantic passions genuinely palpa-

ble. More, Jordan and Thompson continue to showcase a fiery chemistry that burns through the screen, and I couldn’t have loved the both of them more whenever they were together if I had wanted to try.

The rest of the movie follows the general Rocky template right down to the overblown training montage. The fact it all works as well as it does is a testament to how rich the performances are as well as the kinetically captivating efficiency of Caple’s direction. I loved the way Stallone and Taylor’s script balances its screen time between Rocky, Adonis, Ivan and Viktor. The latter two are given a lot to do, the fervent depth of their relationship subtly speaking volumes as father and son both look for redemption even when they don’t always see eye-to-eye as why it is exactly they’re both doing so. Their familial love is real, and I adored the fact so much of the story is reliant upon it being so, and unlike Rocky IV where Ivan was the clear villain this time around he and Viktor are almost as sympathetic and worth rooting for as Adonis and Rocky unsurprisingly continue to be.

But all anyone is truly going to care about is the final confrontation between Adonis and Viktor and whether or not watching it is worth the price of admission. It is. While cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau’s (The Darkest Minds) camerawork isn’t nearly as gorgeously fluid as what Maryse Alberti brought to the last film, that doesn’t make his visual styling any less incredible. He brings a brutal urgency to the final fight that’s bruising in its dynamic intensity, each left hook or right jab an eye-popping punch to the gut that had me sitting at the edge of my seat eager to discover what was going to happen next.

In the end, Stallone continues to be perfect as Rocky Balboa and Jordan was born to portray Adonis Creed. Their relationship grows in a number of charismatic ways, the purity of their bond one I’m not about to take for granted. If this sequel isn’t quite the marvel its predecessor was that doesn’t make it any less entertaining, and whether for die-hard fans of the series who have been there since the beginning or for newcomers who just come to it on the strength of Coogler’s 2015 opus, Creed II is a pugnacious delight worth getting into the theatrical ring to see.

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Ariel, she wants to know what the people know. Belle is the book-smart princess.

They’re going be natural best friends. Ariel’s going to asking all her questions to Belle.

Belle’s going to have all the answers and she’s going to be a happy, patient teacher.

Ariel is going to be excited learning all of these new and incredible things. You know?

Having the authenticity and the insight that those ladies could bring was indispensable. On top of that, and we’re so spoiled, we had the amazing, legendary animator Mark Henn with us. If you don’t know Mark by his name, you do know him by his work. He was the original supervising animator for five of the princesses: Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan and Tiana.

Sara Michelle Fetters: That’s amazing! I didn’t notice that. That’s pretty cool.

Kira Lehtomaki: I think one of the former Disney executives called him, “the Julia Roberts of animation.” [laughs] He’s done so many of the leading ladies. He also was our draw-over lead on Frozen for both Anna and Elsa. He’s animated Pocahontas and he’s said that Cinderella was the movie that inspired him to be an animator. He’s incredible.

Sara Michelle Fetters: So, if you can’t resurrect one of the “Nine Old Men,” bringing in Mark Henn has to be the second best thing, right?

Kira Lehtomaki: Exactly! I love that you know who the Nine Old Me are. You really are a fan.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You can’t be a true fan of classic Disney animation and not know the Nine Old Men. I think it’s listed in the requirements somewhere. [laughs] Kira Lehtomaki: Definitely. Might be part of the Disney questionnaire when you come in as an intern. [laughs] Sara Michelle Fetters: Well, I should probably admit Sleeping Beauty is my favorite Disney movie, too. Couple years ago the Cinerama had a 70mm print. I might have gone to both showings.

Kira Lehtomaki: You’ve got excellent taste.

Sara Michelle Fetters: But, back to Mark Henn. That had to be so great having them there while you were working on the sequences featuring the princesses.

Kira Lehtomaki: Totally. He would be there with us during dailies and each round of animation, and he would do some of the draw-overs. He did a test of Ariel, a handdrawn piece of animation, for one of the sequences. The Little Mermaid celebrates its 30th anniversary next year, and here I was, standing next to Mark, watching him animate Ariel. It was incredible.

But he brought authenticity. He was like, “Mulan. I would always do this for her character,” and then he would just start drawing. He just knows them all inside and out. So, to have the original filmmakers be a part of this process helped us so much and it was so fun. It was just a delight for the Disney fan inside of me.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I don’t want to go into it too much as I want to minimize spoilers, but when you all got a look at the finished script, when you finally knew were the story was going, how hard was it to animate that last ten minutes or so?

Kira Lehtomaki: Well, it wasn’t easy. [laughs] It was so emotional. We’ve lived with Ralph and Vanellope for so long.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I mean, this ultimately ends up being a story about being able to let go. About the ways friendships must change, deepen and evolve if they are going to continue to grow. That’s inherently emotional, isn’t it?

Kira Lehtomaki: It is. You’re exactly right. That’s the thing – the thing that I love about the movie. There’s a core message that it is about something real. About something pure. The internet is glorious and fun, and it was great fun to imagine and visualize, but there’s a reason you’re watching this movie. It’s these characters. It’s Ralph and Vanellope. There’s something that is relatable that we all go through, that we all can relate to, no matter where you’re from or what your background is. Friendships and relationships, they evolve and they change. The question always is, how do you deal with that?

In animation, we often film references of ourselves or act it out ourselves. When we’re doing these things, we’re thinking of our own life experiences. There’s so much of us in this movie. Hopefully you don’t see us, but it resonates because it’s real.

Sara Michelle Fetters: How does all this fit together? I mean, you go from being a wide-eyed three-year-old who wants to grow up to be an animator sending letters to Mary Costa to going to the University of Washington and getting a computer science degree.

Kira Lehtomaki: You did do your research! Wow. [laughs] Sara Michelle Fetters: Well, us Dawgs, we have to stick together.

Kira Lehtomaki: Exactly. It’s a strange story, though. Everything in my life I did to work at Disney. But my dad is an electrical engineer and my mom is a chemist. They’re very supportive of whatever I want to do. But the world of art was very foreign to them. When I was looking to go to college, CG animation had taken over the industry. My dad had a co-worker whose nephew worked at Disney. So, like many high schoolers do, I get that contact of a friend of a friend of a friend and email them. I emailed this guy and I said I wanted to work at Disney, what should I do?

Now, he wasn’t an animator, but he worked at Disney. I was like, I wanna be where you’re at. He gave me great advice.

But one of the pieces of advice that he gave me was crystal clear: You should learn the computer. Which was so true. But you translate that into my family. It was like, you should learn the computer? Okay.

Computer science.

So my dad subscribed to the IEEE journal, which is a technical journal, and on the cover of one of the issues was Edwin Catmull, who is the president of Walt Disney Anima-

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tion Studios and Pixar. He invented so much of CG animation. He’s amazing. There was this whole write-up on him and how he’s this computer scientist working on these animated movies, and it said that he wanted to be a Disney animator when he grew up. And that was me! I’m like maybe computer science was my way in? Maybe my parents are right?

Who knew? [laughs] I went to U-Dub and it was a great experience. I learned so much. I think computer science taught me how to problem solve. Even if I’m not coding every single day, the principles I learned are invaluable. Also, when I was at U-Dub I was writing algorithms. Now I’m animating them! How crazy is that?

It all came together. It all went full circle. Also? Truth is stranger than fiction?

It turns out the guy that I emailed in high school; he’s the head of layout and cinematography on Ralph Breaks the Internet. It’s a small world after all.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You don’t want us to start singing now, do you? Because now that song is going to be stuck in my head the rest of the day.

Kira Lehtomaki: Cue the music! [laughs] Seriously, work at Disney. Just imagine all the songs that keep getting stuck in my head every day.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I can only imagine. [laughs] Speaking of CG animation, seems like practically 99.9% of all the feature films released today by Disney are CG animated.

Feels like we haven’t seen a hand-drawn feature since The Princess and the Frog and…

Kira Lehtomaki: Winnie-the-Pooh.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Exactly. And, I mean, there’s obviously going to be some hand-drawn sequences in Mary Poppins Returns.

Kira Lehtomaki: I’m so excited for that one. I haven’t seen it yet but the buzz at Disney right now is that it’s pretty great.

Sara Michelle Fetters: But are we going to get another hand-drawn animated feature anytime soon? That’s such a huge part of the Disney legacy. You could even say the studio was founded all thanks to the power of hand drawn animation. Heck, the reason we’re here is because of your love for Sleeping Beauty and the inspiration you drew from that film to become a Disney animator yourself.

Kira Lehtomaki: Well, let me just say in this movie there is hand-drawn animation. There’s some really, really choice Easter Eggs. I don’t know if you noticed them, but there’s one specifically from my favorite Disney short, called In the Bag. Anyway.

It’s amazing.

But, yeah, I think right now, on this movie, it was such a collaboration. Knowsmore, our character Knowsmore, his eyes and the refraction in his glasses, those are all hand-drawn. That’s not digital. He’s a CG character, but that’s hand-drawn. We have that kind of collaboration throughout.

We’re a director-led studio. So if there is a story that the best medium to tell that

story in is hand-drawn, we’ll do it. I don’t know what the future holds, but handdrawn animation is what made me fall in love with animation. That’s why I wanted to do what I’m doing. I’m very thankful for CG because it’s allowed me to be at Disney.

But there’s nothing like watching a handdrawn animated movie on the screen. So will we make another feature sometime soon? I hope so. I definitely hope so.

Sara Michelle Fetters: For you personally, what did the experience of working on Ralph Breaks the Internet mean to you?

Kira Lehtomaki: This movie was a very personal one for me. I think it is a culmination of so many dreams come true. I loved working on the first Wreck-It Ralph.

It was really great. When I signed up for the movie, it was like, I get to work with Ralph and Vanellope again. Phil Johnston’s great.

The animators. The whole team who draw and shape these characters, they are all really fun. I love being around them.

But I had no idea the princesses were going be in the film. I had no idea. I’m also an avid eBay-er. I’ve been a member since 1998. And I’m a little bit of a Disney hoarder. The idea that I’m working on a movie that not only has eBay, but also the characters that inspired me to be an animator, all in one thing? And there’s another sequence about finding your dream and doing everything it takes to achieve it? I was like, “What are we doing here? Are we making this movie just for me?” [laughs] I mean, I hope the rest of the world enjoys Ralph Breaks the Internet, but this movie might’ve been made just for me. I literally was sitting at the premiere just pinching myself. I’m kind of overwhelmed that this is my reality.

From a film standpoint, I’m really thankful the core message is about friendship and that there’s a self-sacrificial element to what happens. You can’t place all your hope and trust in another person, but you can continue to love and support them no matter what. Friendships change and evolve, and that’s okay. I feel like there’s just something really relatable and something that kids can understand about that.

Something that adults can understand, too.

I hope audiences watch this movie and really are able to identify what true friendship is. What true friendship means. Who is your true friend? Where do you find your worth? How do you both see one another?

Those are big, complicated questions but ones I think need to be asked. In the end it’s important to know who the people who really care about you and know they are there for you, that they will always be there for you. No matter if you’re close or far away, they’ll be there.

So that’s what I’ll take away with me after working on Ralph Breaks the Internet.

All of that and the fact I got to help animate Princess Aurora, Sleeping Beauty herself, too. My three-year-old self is going to be giddy about that for a very, very long time.

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AUNTIE MAME continued from cover

returns to AMC Pacific Place (600 Pine St.) for a one-night-only screening on Wednesday, December 12 at 6pm to celebrate the season.

Always armed with a colorful dress and an acerbic quip, the flamboyant, vibrant Mame Dennis (Russell) is an unconventional socialite from the Roaring ’20s.

When her young orphan nephew comes to live in her madcap party pad, Mame takes him under her wing for an adventure in living life to its fullest.

Following the film there will be an afterparty at EVEN Hotel Seattle (527 Fairview Ave. N.). Hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer and cider will be served. Signature jello shots featuring Tito’s Vodka will be available for purchase. Guests are encouraged to dress in their festive winter wonderland finest for this indoor/outdoor (tented) event.

Tickets are $25, $20 for Three Dollar Bill Cinema members and include the screening and party. To purchase tickets, please visit https://threedollarbillcinema. org/an-evening-with-auntie-mame.

About Three Dollar Bill Cinema Three Dollar Bill Cinema is a nonprofit arts organization that provides access to films by, for, and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people and a forum for LGBTQ filmmakers to share and discuss their work with audiences. Annual programs include TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival, Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival, Three Dollar Bill Outdoor Cinema and Reel Queer Youth. For more information, visit https://threedollarbillcinema.org Courtesy of Three Dollar Bill Cinema

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Calder Shilling and Shanna Allman in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Taproot Theatre – Photo by Erik Stuhaug

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If you know nothing else about the play, you can guess at several aspects. There will be some silly characters doing some silly things, a fair amount of good humor and some family squabble or other, and generally smart dialogue and, finally, a happy ending. It’s Christmas, after all, and a sad ending just won’t do.

Directed by the firm, experienced hand of Karen Lund, the silly, funny parts never go too far and there are lovely moments of subtle humor to look for. The entire cast is beautifully cast, and the usual stellar techni-

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cal support from Amanda Sweger’s proper English drawing room setting to Pete Rush’s period costuming and Kent Cubbage’s subtle lighting provide great support. Mark Lund’s musical interludes help scene and time changes, while Lund includes transitions of mimed action that intriguingly add a layer of peeping through the curtains and suddenly being in position to finally hear what they are saying to each other.

We begin at Pemberley, Lord Darcy’s estate (played by a restrained but amiable Brian Pucheu), where Lizzie (Hana Lass) attempts the latest style for Christmas – a tree in the drawing room! How… German?

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though Jane is quite pregnant. Mary Bennet (Shanna Allman) is there and Lydia Wickham (Kelly Karcher), the youngest daughter, is expected, along with their parents.

Mary, a sister who did not have a large presence in Austin’s story, clearly stands out here, as the spinster sister who seems to now feel stuck in that role, with no hope of finding the kind of romance that is all around her in the family. She chafes at being the oddperson-out in all the festivity. Lots of singles during the holidays could relate.

Mary likes science and exactitude and loves playing the pianoforte. She has not found that those pursuits lend themselves to attracting many suitors and resents the smallness of her life.

Unexpectedly, a new heir to an estate nearby has been invited, Lord Andrew de Bourgh (Calder Shilling). Ann de Bourgh’s (Sarah Ware) mother has died and now the estate has passed to the nearest male heir.

Delightfully, he seems to also like science and to appreciate Mary’s abilities playing the pianoforte! So, match made? Of course not!

Nothing can be done about it when Ann shows up announcing that she and Lord Andrew are already engaged! And what about little Lydia, who has shown up and decided to flirt inappropriately with the Lord, too, as silly people are wont to do in Austin books.

Each of the actors fills out his or her role with panache and style. But the growing affection between the headstrong Mary and the befuddled and socially-awkward Andrew are a real delight here. Shilling is almost comically stupid about things, in a way that almost makes your jaw drop, but saves himself just in the nick of time. Allman takes her time to allow Mary to realize that a real romance might be heading her way.

The machinations of Lydia, first in that mischievous and inappropriate way, and then Gunderson and Melcon’s allowing her to develop a more mature outlook and amend her ways, is one of the smaller joys of this piece. And Karcher’s special laugh matches exactly what you might find yourself imagining when you read about her in Austin’s book.

This is family-friendly fare and though it is Christmas time, religion is not a heavy presence in the play, so it’s suitable for those who might not want to get too focused on that.

It’s a delightful evening and includes some solid laughs, as well, and all that is a plus!

For more information, go to www.taproottheatre.org or call 206-781-9707.

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Well-intentioned Front Runner a few votes shy of victory

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE FRONT RUNNER Now playing Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) is going to be the next President of the United States. It is 1988 and he’s the clear front-runner to be the Democratic candidate to face-off against Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, and if the current polls are any consideration he’s likely to defeat him come November. If he does, he’ll be the first Democratic candidate from a western State to hold the Presidency, Hart’s political savvy, ability to connect with people across all demographics and intelligently inventive moxie not to be trifled with.

We all know what happens next. Three weeks into his campaign to be the Democratic nominee he was out of the race, a small collection of reporters from the Miami Herald lucking into a story that would even-

tually force Hart to give up on his pursuit of the Presidency. Caught in an affair, struggling to find a way to spin the news to his advantage, everything fell apart with shocking rapidity, this political rising star relegated to the dustbin of history in a moment’s notice and with a vindictive viciousness Republicans and Democrats would learn valuable lessons from, lessons both parties are still trying to shape and mold to their personal advantage even today.

Based on the best-selling book All the Truth is Out by Matt Bai, director Jason Reitman’s (Tully, Juno) latest endeavor The Front Runner is a procedural examination of the events that lead to Hart’s downfall.

Featuring a towering central performance from Jackman and sturdy supporting turns from J.K. Simmons as his campaign director Bill Dixon, Vera Farmiga as his wife Lee Hart, Molly Ephraim as campaign aid Irene Kelly and an unrecognizable Sara Paxton as Donna Rice, there’s plenty to get excited about. But the movie is so observational, so obsessed with staying above

the fray and not putting forth any type of opinion it ends up being oddly emotionally aloof for a great deal of its otherwise briskly paced 113-minute running time.

It’s good, but not essential, and as this is the type of story that could put a terrific spotlight on the ugliness and hypocritical depravity of modern political discourse the fact this ends up being so strangely toothless is undeniably disappointing.

Not that I didn’t mind sitting in the theatre watching it all play out. Jackman is incredible, The Greatest Showman and Logan heartthrob delivering one of the most multifaceted and emotionally complex performances of his career. He disappears into Gary Hart, and I loved the ways in which he balanced the politician’s more magnanimous and selfless tendencies with his callous self-destructive inability to not give in to his baser needs even with all the world watching his every move. The scene where he is confronted by the tiny contingent of Miami Herald reporters in the back alley behind his Washington D.C. condo

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is magnificent, as is the moment where he tears apart the paper’s editor Bob Martindale (a perfectly cast Kevin Pollack) in a room full newspaper publishers. Jackman dominates the film in much the same way Hart himself attempted to control political discourse at the time, and if anyone chose to head out to see the film just because they’re fond of the actor I’d sure as heck never dissuade them from doing so.

But Reitman, Bai and Jay Carson (“House of Cards”) have thrown together a script that is frustratingly content to just go through the journalistic motions of reporting this story without ever commenting on why things happened the way they did or to parallel these events to what’s taking place today. It can all feel more like a history lesson than it does a dramatic narrative endeavor, the emotional complexities of how this was affecting Hart, his wife, their daughter Andrea (a wasted Kaitlyn Dever) and the rest of the Colorado politician’s campaign staff never materializing as fully or as intimately as they needed to for this story to fully resonate with me. I just couldn’t embrace it no matter how much I wanted to, and considering the pedigree of all involved as well as the richness of both the source material as well as the truth-is-stranger-thanfiction political saga that inspired it this came as a disheartening surprise.

It looks great. Eric Steelberg’s (Baywatch) cinematography, Danny Glicker’s (mother!) costumes and Steve Saklad’s (How to Be Single) all outstanding, and I really liked the way that Reitman worked with his collaborators to give the film a lived-in period authenticity that never felt cartoonish or overblown. It’s also marvelously edited by Stefan Grube (10 Cloverfield Lane), the story having a meticulous ticking-clock fluidity I found impressive.

I can’t say I’m entirely sure who I can recommend the finished feature to. While I personally liked it, and while I found Jackman’s performance as Hart to be outstanding, I’m not sure that is enough for me to urge people to pay hard-earned money to see it inside a theatre. The truth of the matter this one is going to play just fine at home by the time it hits DVD and Blu-ray or makes its way to daytime showings on cable channels like TBS or TNT. The Front Runner isn’t the historical evisceration I feel like it potentially could have been, and no matter what Reitman or his fellow filmmakers’ intentions this is one political reenactment that comes up a few votes short of being able to declare an Electoral College victory.

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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.

SATURDAY - December 1

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

House of Queer: Housing Conference. 10am-3pm, Kent Lutheran Church, 336 2nd Ave S, Kent. Third annual event hosted by LGBTQ Allyship to educate our community on housing and related issues in South King County. This year’s theme is “Rebuilding Community” with speakers including Burien City Council member Krystal Marx plus workshops on renters’ rights, LGBTQ senior housing, and more. Info: www.allyship.org.

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

Anti-Fascist Counter-Protest. 12noon-4pm, Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave (between Cherry St & James St).

Say No! to misogyny, white supremacy, anti-Semitism, nativism, and homophobia. This action is in direct response to a planned rally by the pro-Trump Washington Three Percenters and Redoubt News. Co-sponsored

by ANSWER Coalition, Freedom Socialist Party, ISO, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and Radical Women. Endorsed

by Wash. Federation of State Employees Local 304. Info: (206) 722-2453 or email 12.1.18.seattle@gmail.com.

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction.

(206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

Henry Holiday Art Sale. 1-4pm, Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, 1508 11th Ave. Info: www.vermillionseattle.com.

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

“ALISS in Winterland” - Lesbian Dance & Potluck.

7-10pm. SE Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. ALISS (Aging Lesbians in South Seattle) is a group of older lesbians, most of whom live in the South Seattle area. ALISS meets once a month at the local Senior Center to connect and create community, and in-between for potlucks, games and other social activities, as arranged.

Sliding scale $5-$15.

Erika Lee: A History of American Xenophobia.

7-8:30pm, Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Leading immigration and Asian-American historian Lee traces the history of anti-foreigner sentiment from the Japanese-American internment during World War II to the Trump administration’s current attempts to limit Muslim immigration and travel. A conversation with Lee and Densho’s Tom Ikeda follows her presentation. Free, sponsored by Seattle Public Library. Info: (206) 386-4103 or www.spl.org.

SUNDAY - December 2

Center for Spiritual Living. 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org Day of Mindfulness with Arinna Weisman. 10am-4pm, Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound, Dharma Gate, 1910 24th Ave S (entrance in back). Sitting, walking, and eating meditation, a dharma talk, questions and group inquiry. Open to all, suggested donation $30 plus dana for teacher (no one turned away). Sponsored by Lotus Sisters/Lotus Sangha. Info: www.LotusSisters.org.

Plymouth Church United Church of Christ. 10am Worship. 1217 6th Ave. Love your (LGBTQ) neighbor as yourself. (206) 622-4865, plymouthchurchseattle.org All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

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

December 1 thru December 9 SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St, downstairs space (note new location). Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.

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

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

(Also meets Fridays.)

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

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

TUESDAY - December 4

Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexualities, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a progressive Christ-centered faith community committed to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

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

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

LotusSisters.org.)

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

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Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month.

Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.whatcompflag.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info (206) 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

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

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

MONDAY - December 3

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

November 30, 2018

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

(206) 622-5555. defeatHIV Community Advisory Board (CAB). 5:307:30pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway @ E Jefferson St. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. CAB builds community involvement in order to advance defeatHIV’s clinical research into a potential gene therapy cure for HIV infection. If you want to learn more about our efforts to ensure that all of Seattle’s communities that are affected by HIV have a strong voice in the cure research of defeatHIV, please come to one of our community dinner meetings. More info, contact Michael Louella, (206) 667-5810; mlouella@fredhutch.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County.

“We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Every Tuesday. Confidential.

Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org “Light the Night” - LGBTQ Hanukkah Celebration.

6:30-9pm, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Queer-friendly Hanukkah celebration with candle lighting, blessings, music, singing, gelt, dreidels, snacks, and (most importantly) sufganiyot. Sponsored by Jconnect and PAVE. RSVP (required) at www.jconnectseattle.org/events or (206) 527-1997.

No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Guitar Collective presents Angel Vivaldi and Nita Strauss. 7pm, Club Sur Rocks, 2901 1st Ave. Hear two of the most revolutionary guitar virtuosos of our generation, with special guest Jacky Vincent. Ages 21 and over. Tickets $23 advance, $32 at door - prices include ticketing fees. www.clubsurrocks.com Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com. [NOTE: No practice Dec. 18 thru Jan. 1.]

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

WEDNESDAY - December 5

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

Pride Skate Seattle. 8:30-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. $8 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+, with 21+ bar. Performances, roller skating, and fun! See you there! www.southgaterollerrink.com

THURSDAY - December 6

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

ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Lunch Gathering. 11:30am-2:30pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Arts & Crafts Room. Meets 1st Thursday each month. This is a group primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Facilitator: Fai Coffin; Cost: Free for gathering; $5 suggested donation for lunch. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Safe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.

(206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today.

Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide. Meetings open to the public. (206) 684-4540.

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.

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 Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Northgate Mall, 491 NE Northgate Way. Meets 1st Thursday each month. Monthly social meet & greet. Look for your fellow Prime Timers at a table in the Food Court at the south end of the mall. Northgate is served by many bus routes including 26, 40, 41, 67 & 75. www.seattleprimetimers.org 21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494.

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

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

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

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men.

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

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

[NOTE: No practice Dec. 18 thru Jan. 1.]

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

Sponsored by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is “Dragonweed” by Nick DiMartino. This week’s discussion will focus on the first novella titled “The Witch of the Wild.” https://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. RSVP to Kate Hawkins (206) 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE. 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 Lotus Sisters Sit with Arinna Weisman. 6:30-8:30pm, Prospect Congregational Church, 1919 E Prospect St. Dharma talk, group discussion, snacks. Accessible (for elevator use call (206) 499-7948). Open to all; suggested donation $5-$20 plus dana for teacher. Sponsored by Lotus Sisters/Lotus Sangha. www.LotusSisters.org.

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

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

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Renton: 425-235-4139. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.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 FRIDAY - December 7 Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meet- 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Volleyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Every Friday. 206-684-4753.

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

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www. strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437.

Game Night. 7pm-11pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Card games, board games and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

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

(Also meets Mondays.)

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

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

Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org; (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Men in Leather’s “Pictures With Santa.” (12/7 & 12/8.) 8pm-midnight, The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Get a professionally printed, individual or family portrait with a hot ‘n’ hunky Santa and his naughty elves.

Sit on Leather Santa’s lap and tell him what you REALLY want for Christmas! Suggested donation $10 per print, benefiting Lambert House. Presented by Seattle Men in Leather, www.seattlemeninleather.org.

SATURDAY - December 8

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

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 Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way.” 3pm & 7:30pm, Rialto Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. SMC is ringing in the season with a high-spirited celebration that brings together all your favorites. Tickets and info at www.tacomaartslive.org or (253) 591-5894. (Also in Seattle Dec. 9, 16, 20, 21 & 23; in Everett Dec. 15. See www.seattlechoruses.org for times and venues.)

POCAAN’s Annual Legends Gala & Awards Dinner and Dance Party. 5:30pm-1:30am, Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S Massachusetts St. Black & white masquerade-themed, star-studded event featuring cocktail reception, dinner, awards program, live music, and dancing (11pm-1:30am). Semi-formal attire requested. RSVP and tickets ($50 general, $100 VIP, $15 dance party only) at www.pocaan.org or (206) 3227061. [RSVP requested by Dec. 1.]

“Snowball!” 6-8:30pm, City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room, 5th Ave & Cherry St. Celebrate our Trans and gender-nonconforming communities and learn what we have in store for 2019. Program, art auction, food, drinks, community awards. Sponsored by Ingersoll Gender Center. Tickets $25 (or sliding scale) at door or in advance at http://bit.ly/2018Snowball.

Market Street Singers: “More Than a Silent Night.”

7:30pm, Ballard First Lutheran Church, NW 65th St & 20th Ave NW. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the song “Silent Night” with organ, brass, and audience singalong. Also featuring Pachelbel’s “Magnificat,” three choral premieres by local composer/arrangers, and plenty of other seasonal music. Free; donations gratefully accepted. Info: www.facebook.com/ events/287964598721358/ or www.marketstreetsingers. org. (Program repeats Sun., 12/9 at 3pm.)

Seattle Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way.” 3pm & 7:30pm, Rialto Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. (See related listing today at 3pm for details.)

Seattle Men in Leather - “Pictures With Santa” (12/7 & 12/8). 8pm-midnight, The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. (See Friday 12/7 listing for details.)

SUNDAY - December 9

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

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

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

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

Black Owl Market. 12 noon-6pm, Fred Wildlife Refuge, 128 Belmont Ave E. A Dark Arts market with the finest goods for rarified tastes. Free entry; free gift for first 25 attendees. All ages (bar 21+). Info: www.blackowlmarket.com.

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

Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org Market Street Singers: “More Than a Silent Night.”

3pm, Ballard First Lutheran Church, NW 65th St & 20th Ave NW. (See Sat. 12/8 listing at 7pm for details.)

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.

Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6-8:30pm. See website for details, location and to RSVP. This month is Ski Buddies “Ugly Christmas Sweaters Contest” so wear yours!

Meets 1st or 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Apr). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. Ski Buddies is a non-profit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly thruout the fall & winter, offering camaraderie & deeply discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org Seattle Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way.” 7:30pm, Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, 3rd Ave bet. University & Union Sts. SMC is ringing in the season with a high-spirited celebration that brings together all your favorites. Tickets and info at www.seattlechoruses.org or (206) 388-1400. (Additional Seattle performances Dec. 16, 20, 21 & 23; also in Everett Dec. 15. See www.seattlechoruses.org for times and venues.)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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

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

DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeaking.org Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org

Celebrating 44 Years!

Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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phetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

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

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

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma,

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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

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

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827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcenter.org; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 7268500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 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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Bonnie Winterbottom

PETS OF THE WEEK Adoption Center

Sunday – Wednesday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Meet Bonnie Winterbottom, a friendly 7-year-old brown tabby! Bonnie came to Seattle Humane from another shelter, so her history is a bit of a mystery and we don't know much about her yet. However, we do know that she is very curious and social and likes to keep an eye out on all the activities that happen around her. This petite girl loves treats, especially freeze-dried chicken, so don't forget to ask a staff or volunteer for some when you visit her at Seattle Humane today!

As with all of our cats, Bonnie Winterbottom has been spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and behavior tested. He will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination and an identification tag. PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion – a great way to start off on the right paw!.

Alder

Adoption Specials:

Meet Alder, a 1-year-old Bulldog, who would love to be your buddy! This happy boy loves a good long play, and will happily fetch all the toys you can throw (even better if some of those toys are treats!). Alder would do well with an energetic owner who can help his personality really shine. He also really loves a good chin scratch and would trade lots of grins and kisses for one.

Love is Ageless.

Adopt a Senior Pet All November November is Adopt-aSenior-Pet Month at Seattle Humane in Bellevue, meaning adoption fees are waived all month long for cats and dogs ages 8 years and up! Grey-muzzled sweethearts await you.

Learn more at Seattlehumane.org.

Whisker Wonderland Dec. 7-9 Dreaming of something soft and snuggly for the holidays? Seattle Humane has your purrrfect fix. Cat adoption fees are $25 off December 7-9 at the shelter in Bellevue. It’s a Whisker Wonderland! See adoptable cats at seattlehumane.org.

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If you have room in your heart and home for this sweet boy, then meet him today at the Seattle Humane – you'll be glad you did!

All of our dogs go home spayed or neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. Each pet will also go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination. PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of Trupanion pet insurance and six weeks of oncampus training classes – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Introduce to all ages. All household to meet. Cat-free home, resident dog/dog intros required prior to adoption

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