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Issue 50, Volume 46, December 14, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

Seattle Men’s Chorus’ Macha Theatre Works’ Veils one of the best plays “Jingle All the Way” concert a truly sensational of 2018 evening

Macha Theatre Works' Veils – Photo by Joe Iano Photography

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer VEILS MACHA THEATRE WORKS (AT WEST OF LENIN) Through December 16 You can tell that Macha’s production of Tom Coash’s play, Veils, was made with love.

They took great care to cast two talented

women actors who are also of appropriate ethnic background to the characters (Arab or Muslim) – Alaji and Fathiya Ritter, and hired a newly transplanted-from-California Arab director, Lia Sima Fakhouri.

They added set designer Parmida Ziaei, who created a dorm room that seamlessly transformed into a hotel room, fun collegeage appropriate costuming by Sadiqua Iman, and solid sound design by Johanna

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Pacific MusicWorks’ “Christmas in Rome” a brilliant program of Baroque music

Pacific MusicWorks' “Christmas in Rome” – Photo by Julius Ahn

by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer PACIFIC MUSICWORKS “CHRISTMAS IN ROME” EPIPHANY PARISH OF SEATTLE December 7

The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus has generated a huge catalog of wonderful music, much of it from the Baroque period (1600-1750). And who better to present some of these familiar and rediscovered

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Seattle Men's Chorus' “Jingle All the Way” – Photo by John Pai

by Paul Torres SGN A&E Writer SEATTLE MEN’S CHORUS “JINGLE ALL THE WAY” BENAROYA HALL December 9 (also in Everett at Everett Civic Auditorium 12/15 and in Seattle 12/16, 12/20, 12/21 & 12/23)

Seattle Men’s Chorus kicked off their holiday concert tradition in Seattle on Sunday, December 9 with “Jingle All the Way.” It’s a truly sensational and inspirational evening at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The jolly atmosphere is sweetened by the top-notch singing and the hall’s warm acoustics. This year’s production includes a creative collaboration with A Sensible Theatre Co., a burgeoning Queer-inspired group

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Seattle Film Critics Society announces nominations for the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards

The Favourite lands 11 nominations, while Roma follows with 8

The Favourite – Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight

The Seattle Film Critics Society has announced nominations for the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2018. Leading the field with 11 nominations is Yorgos Lanthimos’ spellbinding comedy, The Favourite,

earning nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Olivia Colman), and two Best Actress in a Supporting Role nominations for stars Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.

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“JINGLE”

continued from cover of diverse community artists. The shows continues through December 23.

The concert kicks off with a fabulous rendition of “Prepare” by Michael Engelhardt to set the holiday mood for the evening. Highlights include Christmas favorites “Silver Bells”, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, a rousing Handel’s “Hallelujah” and an emotional “Do You Hear What I Hear?” There is a nod to Chanukah with Matthew Paul Miller’s “Miracles” with the performance of that song dedicated to the victims and survivors of the Pittsburgh synagogue tragedy.

The amusing versions of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” and “Hamildolph” (a Hamilton/Rudolph mashup) delighted the audience. There is also a sing-along that includes Christmas versions of Village People disco classics. (You have to go to experience this part of the show – “Macho Man” will never be the same for you.) Even the sneaky Grinch makes an uproarious appearance. The spirited accompanying dance troupe are truly mesmerizing to watch.

The talented vocals of the up-and-coming The Supertonics make their big stage debut and prove that musical talent truly thrives here in Seattle. They are a mixed ensemble of the Seattle Choruses that perform harmony-driven a cappella songs. As directed by Nikki Blackmer, this group proves that they are more than stage-ready (especially with the “Hamildolph” bit).

Artistic Director Paul Caldwell, now in his third year, conducts with sheer verve and humor. The music talents of Principal Accompanist Evan Stults helps to make this show even more exhilarating. Their collective talents – along with the technical crew – prove that music must be rousing, fun, and heartening in these heavy times of increasing violence in our communities. Through this heartache, there’s always the healing power of music.

The SMC’s annual performance is a must for locals and visitors alike. It’s a cultural institution not only for the LGBTQIA+ community but for anyone one wanting to share in a beautiful and heart-lifting tradition. For more information and tickets, call (206) 3881400 or visit www.seattlechoruses.org.

Seattle Men's Chorus' “Jingle All the Way” – Photos by John Pai

Rainbow City Band presents “Planet Earth” concert dents and seniors, and $5 for children under 10. They can be purchase from Brown Paper Tickets, https://rcpaplanetearth.brownpapertickets.com, or starting at 1:30pm on the day of the concert at the Broadway Performance Hall.

RAINBOW CITY BAND “PLANET EARTH” BROADWAY PERFORMANCE HALL January 19 @ 7pm Rainbow City Band (RCB) presents “Planet Earth,” a concert featuring music celebrating the majesty of our home, Mother Earth, on January 19 at 7pm at the Broadway Performance Hall (1625 Broadway) off the Seattle Central College South Plaza on Capitol Hill.

The concert includes Darius Milhaud’s historic “Suite Francaise,” Hiroki Takahashi’s beautiful “Song of Earth,” and Rossano Galante’s sweeping “Mt. Everest.”

The concert also features the geo-electroacoustic minimalist piece “Rock Music” by Washington’s own Alex Shapiro, in addition to other geographically inspired songs.

“If I were programming this concert 15 to 20 years ago, it would look a lot different,” said Tim Norris, Rainbow City Band Artistic Director. “It would simply have focused on musical representations of the

About Rainbow City Band RCB is comprised of 60 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied musicians who volunteer their time to perform in the Seattle area. RCB is part of Rainbow City Performing Arts (RCPA) and has been performing music since 1998.

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immense glory of mountain peaks, the vast wonder of desert winds or the idyllic natural beauty of the French countryside. But in 2019 (and within our Transformations Season), we will also include a few pieces that call attention to the dramatic human impact we are having on the future of this resilient yet delicate ecosystem.”

John Mackey’s percussive piece “Foundry” will be followed by Shapiro’s innovative “Rock Music,” which includes

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band members performing on found rocks and will be accompanied by a stunning video of geological forces and the melting of the polar ice caps.

“The program concludes with a joyful and energetic piece entitled “River of Life”

by Steve Reineke that will leave the musicians and our audience excited and inspired to preserve this home of which we are only temporary inhabitants,” said Norris.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for stu-

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About Rainbow City Performing Arts RCPA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group that provides opportunities for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied to share their musical talents through public performances. They foster music education, friendships and community giving. In addition to RCB, RCPA also includes Purple Passion Swing Band and Combo, and a marching band, among other ensembles.

More information about Rainbow City Band can be found at http://www.rainbowcityband.com and at https://www.facebook. com/RainbowCityPerformingArts.

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Pacific MusicWorks' “Christmas in Rome” – Photo by Julius Ahn

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continued from cover classics than Pacific MusicWorks, in what better location than the beautiful Epiphany Parish of Seattle in Madrona? The audience for this sold-out performance filled every pew in the long nave, spilling upward into the choir loft – the ideal place to watch PMW’s 12-person orchestra and five singers as they built the elaborate structures of baroque cantatas and concerti grossi.

The “Christmas in Rome” program turned to the eternal city for its sources, showcasing music composed for elaborate musical celebrations in the headquarters of Christianity. The first half of the evening consisted of two concerti for the twelve-person orchestra – Archangelo Corelli’s famous Concerto Grosso “Fatto per la Notte di Natale” and George Frideric Handel’s charming Concerto Grosso Op. 6 #5 – as well as Marco Marazzolli’s short cantata, ”Con Fausto augurio” for two sopranos and a tenor (two angels and a shepherd). The second half of the evening was devoted to Alessandro Stradella’s cantata “Ah, troppo é ver,” in which Lucifer and a chorus of Furies bemoan the coming of Christ into the world, while angels, shepherds, and St. Joseph rejoice.

Baroque musicians are often scholars and researchers, since quantities of music of this period still sit untranscribed in libraries all over the world. Both the Corelli and the Handel concerti are well-known favorites – baroque popular hits always welcome in concerts – but the Marazzolli cantata is a work brought to light by the Director/musicologist Stephen Stubbs, who discovered “Con Fausto augurio” (“With propitious augurs” or less literally, “With good-luck signs”) in a collection of uned-

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ited cantatas from the 17th century.

The work was first discovered and transcribed by hand in the 1990s by fellow lutenist and musicologist Paul O’Dette, who provided the score that Stubbs then rendered into a modern edition using the transcription program Sibelius. Seattle audiences are, most likely, the first to hear this beautiful mini-drama of two soprano angels announcing the birth of Christ to one startled and very articulate shepherd.

Together they awaken the other shepherds who then rush to the manger to see the child come into the world. But, in the final lyrics of the cantata, the angels and shepherd sing that “If the feet are too late/Ah, with the wings of faith/Let the heart fly to him.”

In the devout 17th century as in the present time, we can only know the miracle of Christmas through faith – and, I will add, through recovered treasures like this one.

The second half of the program was Stradella’s cantata “Ah, troppo é ver” (Lucifer’s complaint that “Ah, it’s too true” that God is sending his son into the world to thwart satanic plans), a thirty-minute drama that opens with the devil and ends with St. Joseph and a heavenly choir. Director Stubbs, in his program notes, points out that Stradella was the first to combine the virtues of the concerto grosso with the cantata, creating a form that ultimately led to opera as we know it. Hearing and seeing this short proto-opera connects the dots between choral church music, secular singing for entertainment, and religious and secular orchestral music.

Certainly the opening is pure operatic drama, in which Lucifer (the awe-inspiring bass Douglas Williams) delivers an impassioned condemnation of God’s tyranny, and calls upon the Furies to wreak war and vengeance on Heaven. It brings to mind the

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Satanic monologues in operas such as Boito’s Mefistofele and Belioz’ La Damnation de Faust (one wonders if those composers knew Stradella’s cantata). The Furies – singers who later perform angels and saints – step forward and agree, in crackling “fury” voices, to “launch their thunderbolts” on the “horrible orders/Of the king of the underworld.” The dark forces leave the story at this stage, which is continued with an Angel aria in which the shepherds are awakened with the good news of a heavenly child.

These shepherds are even more articulate than Marazzolli’s, agreeing to hasten to “where fate has transubstantiated Heaven into a humble manger.” It seems appropriate that these “pastori” are the voice of the librettist, Cardinal Giulio Riospigliosi, a poet-priest who places theology in the mouths of shepherds, and simplicity and acceptance into the mouths of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph.

I was impressed that St. Joseph’s aria – the noble acceptance of his son’s “prodigious destiny” – was written for a castrato whose soprano range, in Stradella’s time, was considered the heroic voice while the deep basso was reserved for evil or comic characters. It seems the opposite to us today, probably because there are (happily) no more castrati, and the development of male falsettists capable of singing castrato roles has been fairly recent in music history. Nathan Medley sang this role with translucent dignity.

I was sitting in the balcony so that I could watch the players, and saw that this performance was being videoed – and I hope it will be available to the public someday. Yet no recording can convey the powerful effect of watching a group of gifted musicians create this exciting, multi-textured music – especially Corelli’s concerto

grosso “made for Christmas night.” On a recording, the melodies that are developed through repetitions and variations sound solid, as though a leading voice is accompanied by an array of harmonizing supporters. But if you are fortunate to see the work being played, you realize that what sounds like an unspooling line of music is more like a series of ping-pong balls being batted back and forth among players in a manner that is both visually and aurally exciting. PMW’s violin and viola players always stand while performing orchestral pieces, so that you see how music involves the whole body – the string section moving like branches in a breeze, alternately gentle and intense. It’s a pleasure to see music created as the original pre-recording audiences saw it – watching players conduct each other with glances, turnings, and nods. You see the intimate relationship among individuals that creates an inclusive musical environment for the audience. It’s a thrilling dimension of live performance that can’t be duplicated on any electronic medium.

No tribute to this extraordinary orchestra is enough to convey their expertise and devotion to music. It’s always a joy and a privilege to see Pacific MusicWorks in action. And you can see them for free in their lunchtime program called Sanctuary in the City on the first Wednesdays of the month at the Josephinum downtown (2nd Ave. at Stewart St.) from 12:10-12:50pm. On January 2nd it will be “Music for Church and Cello.” The PMW Underground program that moves from brewery to brewery also brings great music to where the people are. The next program, “Corelli Goes Global,” as well as the schedule for PNW’s next full presentation, “Leading Ladies” (women composers in a male-dominated world) can be found at PacificMusicWorks.org.

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The heart of My Ántonia beats in the heartland

Book-It Repertory Theatre's My Ántonia – Photo by John Ulman

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer MY ÁNTONIA BOOK-IT REPERTORY THEATRE Through December 30 Willa Cather’s best-known novel is My Ántonia. She wrote movingly about the vast heartland of the United States plains and the joys and hardships of living in the sparsely populated and wild-weathered countryside.

She wrote in a kind of spare, nature-loving way about the people who lived there and their ways of thinking and thriving.

Annie Lareau loved the book and adapted it for first production with Book-It Repertory Theatre back in 2008. It won a lot of critical praise and recognition at that time and Book-It decided to bring it back this year, with Lareau directing.

Lareau writes in the program that she long thought of the story as being about

making a “home” for oneself and this year realized its connection to the current issues around immigration and integration that are so politically potent. This is what comes across most strongly in the production, this year. It is so palpably about the difficulties of leaving one’s homeland to make a new life in a new and strange land.

The very large ensemble cast for this production is a collection of wonderful actors who bring every moment alive with passion.

I enjoyed all the performances, particularly the engaging eagerness of Nabilah Ahmed as Ántonia and the youthful bashfulness of Tim Gouran as narrator and main guy Jim. The scenic design by Julia Welch brought the grasslands of our heartland to the stage with beautiful effect, and was enhanced by the evocative sound design by Erin Bednarz, simple and functional costuming by Kelly McDonald, and the-outside-broughtinside lighting design by Ahren Buhmann.

Lareau directed with simplicity and clarity.

The difficulty with the production mostly lies in the script, which extends for far too long the hardship of the first winter the Shimerda family spends in an almost unbearable living situation. It’s not that we shouldn’t dwell on the hardships, but a lot of the first act drags and tires as if to overmake that point. Since this is the second opportunity to do this script for Book-It, the opportunity should have been there to review the script and sharpen the focus.

So, while the cast works hard to overcome it, some of the bucolic aspects in the first act tend to put the audience to sleep.

It’s a credit to the cast if it doesn’t.

The second act moves along much more adroitly, though much of that act is less about the integration of immigrants into a harsh environment and more about the young folk growing up and becoming the adults establishing their businesses and escaping the country living. It’s more about flirtations with different loves, even

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continued from cover Melamed and lighting by Zanna King. Projections are important in this production and were perfected by Suzi Tucker – one of the talented projection-creators in town, in case you weren’t aware.

Veils is a two-hander. It’s two young college-aged women who are both going to school in Cairo, Egypt. One is an American Muslim – Intisar (Ritter) – who is excited to come and study Islam and Islamic culture and immerse herself in what she hopes will be a welcoming environment. Samar (Alaji) is an Egyptian Muslim who speaks fluent English and wanted to have an American roommate to further her goal of becoming a news reporter on CNN. Intisar likes to wear a hijab or headscarf to denote modesty and to be a proud, practicing Muslima. Samar has been feeling the burden of the demand by a more conservative public that she “must” wear a hijab and she feels like she should not have to if she doesn’t choose to. Still Samar wants to be thought of as a “proper” Muslima anyway, and is defiant about the fact that the hijab is supposed to show her obedience to the religious practice.

Coash was a professor in Egypt for a time, teaching many young people just like

Macha Theatre Works' Veils – Photo by Joe Iano Photography

the women he writes about in his play. He apparently wrote this play based on young women he knew with stories that were real, though this is theatrical and not a “documentary” play.

He places the story in 2010, which is a time of political turmoil in many countries in northern Africa and the Middle East. When we see the date, we might

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recognize that it was just before the “Arab Spring” uprisings in Egypt that toppled Hosni Mubarak from power. It was a time when the American University in Cairo had decided to ban the wearing of veils on campus, and that sparked protest on both sides of that issue.

So, these two young women explore and represent the various sides of that com-

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as we are now invested in Jim and Ántonia becoming a couple – and our disappointment with that not happening.

But as sleepy as the first act feels, one can honor the people it portrays and the struggle to make one’s way in this world, where even kind people don’t help enough, and you’re generally left to fend for yourself the best you can. The play feels somewhat similar to Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, in that it feels like a memory play, where memory makes fond what may have really been almost unbearable sorrow.

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

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plex issue. This play is very well written and avoids difficult pitfalls of didacticism while writing about “ideas” like what a veil represents. The characters are distinct and fully fleshed out and the two young actors manage their characters beautifully. Anyone who sees the play and knows any college age women can recognize and identify with them.

While a lot of this play is funny and upbeat, please note that there are references to very traumatic events later on. These days, people seem to want to be warned before they see “entertainment” that might challenge them or contain violent acts. Yes, this play will make you “feel things.” Most of the audience will appreciate that journey, and for some it may be too much.

This production is competing with lots of fun Christmas entertainment. It’s a “small” play, about an important but heady topic and it might be overlooked. Please don’t overlook it.

It’s one of the best plays of 2018!

For more information, go to www. machatheatreworks.com or www.westoflenin.com or call 206-352-1777.

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Mary Queen of Scots a historical showcase for Ronan and Robbie

Saoirse Ronan in Mary Queen of Scots – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Now playing After being sent away to France as an infant and marrying the French Dauphin at 15 only for him to die a short time later, Catholic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) returns to Scotland in 1561 and is immediately crowned Queen. She takes the throne from her Protestant half-brother James, the Earl of Moray (James McArdle), whom she appoints to her leadership council while in the same breath making an enemy of religious leader John Knox (David Tennant) who preaches women, especially Catholic women, in powerful positions goes against the will of God. Nevertheless, Mary is determined to unite Scotland, and she’ll utilize both coercion and force to secure her position.

Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) sits on the British throne. She is under immense pressure to marry and produce an heir. Mary is equally a problem for Elizabeth as the teenager’s claim to the English crown is arguably stronger than her own. The Scottish monarch must not be allowed to produce an heir. But Mary defies the will of the British, marries fellow Catholic Henry Darnley (Jack Lowden) and has a son, John I. This sets the stage for a series of political infights both women must deal with, and while their mutual respect for one another grows so does the belief that only one of them will likely hold onto her crown when all the backstabbing and bloodletting comes to an end.

Working from the biography Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by Dr. John Guy, director Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of Scots is a ferociously feminist piece of historical drama that isn’t afraid of getting its hands dirty as it examines the lives of these two monarchs. The movie lives in the muck and mire of its time, unafraid of the inherent violence Mary and Elizabeth were constantly under the threat of succumbing to whether it be physical, mental or a lethal combination of both.

Rourke keeps the focus on these women at all times, clearly and cleanly showing just what it took for them to maintain their ruling authority in the midst of a male-dom-

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inated society that didn’t look fondly on being lorded over by a confident and intelligent member of the opposite sex.

All of which makes Beau Willimon’s (The Ides of March) perfunctory and observational screenplay all the more frustrating.

The ticking clock procedural aspect that he utilizes fairly well with his Netflix series “House of Cards” isn’t nearly as strong here. There was a distancing effect that kept me from being able to connect with either woman as strongly as I wanted to. Other than a precious handful of scenes where the terror and the uncertainty of this 16th century royal free-for-all ring brutally true and

Why? Because when I say the core elements of Rourke’s opus are strong I mean it.

This is a picture that oozes realism. James Merifield’s (Austenland) production design is suitably withered, worn and frigidly austere. Costume designer Alexandra Byrne, who it should be noted is returning to this story for a third time after receiving Academy Award nominations for both Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (for which she won the Oscar), has clothed the actors with meticulous care almost as if every thread were woven in the 1560s and then magically transported through time so they could be utilized here. The art direction

Margot Robbie in Mary Queen of Scots – Photo courtesy of Focus Features

hit home in ways that are vividly visceral in their intensified intimacy, a lot of what happens is oddly unaffecting. While intellectually stimulating, from an emotional standpoint I just wasn’t that invested in what was happening, and considering just how well made, beautifully shot and expertly acted all of this is that I felt so mezzo-mezzo about the film as a whole is honestly something I’m still having trouble fully comprehending.

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and set direction are equally outstanding, while cinematographer John Mathieson’s (Gladiator, Logan) stunning camerawork utilizes every facet of the production and every pristine windswept Scottish location to absolute perfection.

Then there are the performances from the two stars. Robbie makes the most of her limited screen time, dominating her moments with a vital potency that’s invigo-

rating. Her one and only scene with Ronan is nothing short of masterful, the level of emotive dexterity she displays in this moment breathtaking. As for her co-star she is almost equally sensational. Ronan’s determination and conviction is never in doubt, the threetime Oscar nominee digging inside of Mary in a manner that is primal in its intuitive resilience. What I like most about her performance is how childlike it can become.

Mary came to power at a young age and Ronan does not forget to acknowledge this, sometimes in ways that are shockingly raw in their bellicosity, her willingness not to shy away from so many complicated truths giving the performance an additional layer of resonance that’s outstanding.

All of which makes me almost angry at myself for not being head over heels in love with the film. But as terrific as all of this might be, and it is all pretty great, make no mistake about that, the actual drama swirling at the center of things still never comes as clearly into focus as I kept wanting it to. Things become rushed and forced, almost as if there was some need to accelerate to a conclusion even though there was so much more to Mary’s story needing to be explored. It’s like Rourke and Willimon made the collective decision to just skip to the end without clarifying how and why things are suddenly working out the way in which they are, the various men undercutting the Scottish monarch’s authority doing so for reasons that aren’t nearly as concise or as clear as I felt they needed to be.

But I do love that Rourke has transformed these historical happenings into a tale that so assertively parallels many of the societal and political debates and discussions that are taking place right this very moment. She allows Mary and Elizabeth the freedom to be their own women, each knowing full well that men will never take them as seriously as they should especially if one decision goes wrong or if they have the gall to showcase even a second of weakness. While I have more than my fair share of reservations, on the basis of Ronan and Robbie alone I still think Rourke’s debut is worth a look, and even if it isn’t quite the royal entertainment I was hoping for as matinee fodder is concerned interested viewers could certainly do a heck of a lot worse.

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Alfonso Cuarón’s moving domestic drama Roma received 8 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Films by Barry Jenkins and Ryan Coogler (If Beale Street Could Talk and Black Panther, respectively) each landed 7 total nominations. Jenkins won both Best Picture and Best Director in 2016 from the Seattle Film Critics Society for his film Moonlight , and is once again nominated in both categories. Coogler’s Marvel Studios powerhouse landed nominations in Best Picture along with two nominations for Michael B. Jordan as Best Supporting Actor and Villain of the Year.

Writer/director Christopher McQuarrie’s action-packed Mission: Impossible - Fallout scored 5 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score. Damien Chazelle’s intense Neil Armstrong biopic First Man also earned 5 nods, including Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Claire Foy), Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Visual Effects.

Joining Lanthimos, Cuarón, and Jenkins in the Best Director category are first-time director Bradley Cooper and legendary filmmaker Paul Schrader. Cooper’s rousing musical drama A Star is Born earned 4 nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor for Cooper’s own performance, and a Best Actress nomination for pop superstar Lady Gaga. Schrader’s film First Reformed was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Ethan Hawke), and Best Screenplay.

Completing the lineup for Best Picture are Paul King’s universally adored Paddington 2, Carlos López Estrada’s provocative Blindspotting, and Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the horror classic Suspiria.

In the Best Actor category, Cooper will compete against Ethan Hawke (First Reformed), Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), and Joaquin Phoenix (You Were Never Really Here).

Mahershala Ali, portraying musician Don Shirley in Green Book, joins Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give), Steven Yeun (Burning), and Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category.

Yalitza Aparicio’s breakout performance as Cleo in Roma earned her a Best Actress nod. She competes against Toni Collette (Hereditary), Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Regina Hall (Support the Girls), and Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born).

In the Best Actress in a Supporting Role race, Elizabeth Debicki (Widows) competes against Claire Foy (First Man), Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk), Emma Stone (The Favourite) and Rachel Weisz (The Favourite).

Other films earning multiple nominations include Avengers: Infinity War, Burning, Hereditary, Mary Poppins Returns, Suspiria, and You Were Never Really Here.

With nominations set, voting for this year’s winners will conclude on December 14. Winners of the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards will be announced on Monday, December 17, at 9am PST via the Seattle Film Critics Society’s Twitter handle: @ seattlecritics.

The complete list of nominations for the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards is below: The 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominees: BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR Black Panther (Walt Disney Pictures) Blindspotting

(Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate) The Favourite (Fox Searchlight) First Reformed (A24) If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna) Mission: Impossible - Fallout

(Paramount) Paddington 2 (Warner Bros.)

Roma (Netflix) A Star is Born (Warner Bros.)

Suspiria (Amazon Studios)

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Henry Cavill and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Fallout – Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures

BEST DIRECTOR Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born Alfonso Cuarón – Roma Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite Paul Schrader – First Reformed

Ralph Breaks the Internet –

Rich Moore & Phil Johnston,

directors Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse –

Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey,

Rodney Rothman, directors

BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born Daveed Diggs – Blindspotting Ethan Hawke – First Reformed Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody Joaquin Phoenix –

You Were Never Really Here

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Burning – Lee Chang-dong, director Cold War – Paweł Pawlikowski, director Revenge – Coralie Fargeat, director Roma – Alfonso Cuarón, director Shoplifters – Hirokazu Kore-eda, director

BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE Yalitza Aparicio – Roma Toni Collette – Hereditary Olivia Colman – The Favourite Regina Hall – Support the Girls Lady Gaga – A Star is Born BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE Mahershala Ali – Green Book Richard E. Grant –

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther Steven Yeun – Burning BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE Elizabeth Debicki – Widows Claire Foy – First Man Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk Emma Stone – The Favourite Rachel Weisz – The Favourite BEST ENSEMBLE CAST Black Panther The Favourite If Beale Street Could Talk Vice Widows BEST SCREENPLAY Blindspotting –

Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs The Favourite –

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Richard Clarke, Simon Hughes Avengers: Infinity War –

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Pacific Northwest Shop debuts in Wallingford

by Ryan Murray City Living Seattle For 40 years, the Evans family has been selling high-quality, locally-produced goods at their Tacoma store, the Pacific Northwest Shop.

Last October, Matt Evans – son of longtime owners Bill and Ann – set up shop in Wallingford, offering the same wellsourced art, snacks and apparel.

“I feel like Seattle doesn’t have a shop quite like this,” Evans said. “You have touristy shops, but you don’t really have a store where you can buy great gifts made locally for friends and family.”

Evans was raised in Tacoma, in the back of his dad’s shop. The office there will always be “Dad’s office,” he said. Both Bill and Ann are still alive and well, and remain passionate about their business.

When Evans and his husband moved to Seattle, they looked at the U-District, Capitol Hill, Ravenna and even Burien. Ultimately, Wallingford proved too tempting to pass up.

“People said “Why don’t you just go to [Pike Place] Market?” And I had to tell them we wanted to be different from those stores,” he said.

Products in the store are mainly from Washington, but Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho all have a significant presence on the shelves.

One of the most popular items are a series of nautical/pop-culture T-shirts by local artist Ray Troll.

Matt Evans in the Pacific Northwest Shop in Wallingford – Photo by Ryan Murray

Additionally, Evans said that while there are high-end works of art like from local Glass Eye Studio, most products aren’t going to break the bank. The average sale is less than $50 and the average item far lower.

“We have long-term relationships with suppliers, so we’re getting the same quality goods as in Tacoma,” Evans said. “My

parents opened lots of different businesses, including a cafe, so they passed along a lot of that knowledge.”

While only a quarter of the size of his parents’ store in Tacoma, the curated products along Wallingford Avenue present a decent display of what the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

The Pacific Northwest Shop is located at 4411 Wallingford Ave N. www.pacificnorthwestshop.com This article first appeared in City Living Seattle in the mid-December 2017 edition. Reprinted with permission.

Edward S. Curtis in Hollywood: History presentation at the Seattle Public Library Dec. 18

Find out about photographer Edward S. Curtis’ little-known Hollywood period at a presentation by local historian Dan Kerlee. The event takes place from 7pm to 8pm Tuesday, Dec. 18 at the Magnolia Branch (2801 34th Ave. W.; (206) 386-4225. Arrive early to check out the accompanying exhibit.

Library events are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Free parking is available in the branch parking lot.

Curtis authored and took photographs for one of the greatest books on North American Indians ever made, but his work in the early 1920s shooting silent movie stills and photographing stars has not been covered in detail.

Using rare photographs, paper ephemera, and film clips, Magnolia resident and local independent historian Kerlee will shed light on this little-known period of Curtis’ career, showing how it helped sustain Curtis and provide new directions in creativity

while work on his massive opus, The North American Indian, was suspended.

Kerlee, a member of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, writes and speaks on early film music history along with general photographic history of the Northwest.

The exhibit on Curtis’ Hollywood period is on display at the Magnolia Branch now through Dec. 31.

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Promising Mortal Engines runs out of narrative gas

Mortal Engines – Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MORTAL ENGINES Now playing Sometime in the not-so-distant future, humanity is on the brink of extinction.

A cataclysmic event led to a worldwide conflict that devastated the planet. People retreat to movable cities of varying scales, most of them small, barely more than a few homes, shops and refineries of one sort or another. But the larger ones, the more massive of these mechanical beasts, they may house countless thousands while also containing the remnants of civilizations that otherwise would have been lost to the sands of time. They feed on the smaller vehicles, utilizing them for fuel while also forcing their former inhabitants to join their society whether they wish to or not.

The most lethal of these movable metropolises is London. Currently, it is marauding across the remains of Europe, esteemed archeologist and revered city planner Thaddeus Valentine (Hugo Weaving) mysteriously looking for ancient technological artifacts under the guise of trying to construct a machine capable of powering the city without having to fuel its furnaces with scrap metal and other combustible odds and ends. In reality, he wants to rebuild a weapon capable of opening up resource-filled strongholds protected by massive shield walls no movable city has ever been able to penetrate.

Valentine wants to utilize the same sort of device the ancients unleashed that tilted the world to the edge of apocalypse, trusting that the citizens of London will either be too stupid, too greedy or too timid to realize what he’s about to do is nothing short of evil.

Based upon the bestselling series of science fiction-adventures by author Philip Reeve, if nothing else Mortal Engines boasts one of the most eye-popping, adrenaline-filled opening sequences of any movie I’ve seen in 2018. The directorial debut for veteran King Kong and The Hobbit trilogy special effects artist Christian Rivers, this introductory sequence setting up the primary characters, the world they live in and the gigantic moveable cities on which so much of humanity now lives is something else. It’s a freewheeling, expertly realized visual extravaganza. I was glued to my seat, eager to discover where Reeve and Academy Award-winning screenwriters Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson (the Lord of the Rings trilogy) were going to take things next, the energetically cohesive way in which they set the stage for all the action to come nothing short of thrilling.

Which is exactly why I ended up finding this particular feature to be so frustrat-

Robert Sheehan, Leifur Sigurdarson, and Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines – Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

ingly disappointing. There’s so much to love, so much that held me spellbound, the fact I’m sitting here annoyed that the whole thing never works nearly as well as it by all accounts early on looks as if it is going to has me lingering in a state perilously close to anger. While the story owes a great deal to everything ranging from Flash Gordon, to Japanese anime, to The Hunger Games to – surprise, surprise – Star Wars isn’t much of a shock, that Walsh, Boyens and Jackson seem to be having such a devil of a time juggling all of the various narrative strands considering their success with The Lord of the Rings undeniably is. Key characters are introduced, do something interesting and then subsequently disappear for large chunks of the story only to be reintroduced at random moments. Worse, the climax feels hurried, haphazardly put together and oddly unfocused. Nothing holds together in an emotionally satisfying way, and by the time a few surviving heroes quite literally flew off into the sunset I was honestly flummoxed as to why I was supposed to have cared about anything that just happened throughout the course of this 128-minute endeavor.

But gosh darn do I want to care. The way Rivers introduces all his primary characters during that opening sequence, most notably Valentine, his whip-smart daughter Katherine (Leila George) and erstwhile historian and wannabe pilot Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan), while also juggling a humongous action sequence that has to explain the nature of these movable cities while at the same time showcase what they can and cannot do, all of that is handled with exhilarating confidence. Best of all is

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the way in which the filmmaker showcases the story’s primary heroine, the red scarf clad firebrand Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar).

Rivers immediately cements her as this film’s most iconic personality, giving just enough information about Hester in these initial moments to enflame my curiosity and get me genuinely excited to discover why she and Valentine are instant enemies right from the first second they entered into one another’s company.

So why do some of these characters, most notably Katherine, just up and vanish for long stretches only to reappear at random moments to either help fill in some of the expository holes or do something important when no one else is apparently available to do so? Why is a key subplot involving Hester and a robotic, formerly human bounty hunter named Shrike (a phenomenal Stephen Lang) the most emotional one in the entire film even though there’s another plot strand involving the young woman and her growing infatuation with Tom to contend with as well? Why does the climactic battle between the city of London and a ragtag group of aerial pirates led by the enigmatic Anna Fang (Jihae) feel rushed, confusingly edited and sloppily assembled when everything else up to that point has been so visually resplendent and narratively coherent?

These are just some of the issues I had as Mortal Engines roared towards its conclusion. It felt like large chunks were taken out of the film almost as if someone ordered Rivers, Jackson and the rest of the creative team to whittle things down as close to a two-hour running time as possible. As

interesting as this world is and as spectacularly realized as much of it might be, at a certain point all of the missteps can’t help but take an almost catastrophic toll. While my eight-year-old self was thrilling to a lot of what was happening, as magnetic and as empowering a pair of heroines Hester and Anna end up proving to be (both Hilmar and Jihae deliver dynamically compelling performances), I still couldn’t get past just how increasingly absurd and disconnected everything became. By the time the key face-off the entire story had been building towards finally came to pass even that turned out to be something of a disheartening letdown, and a moment that should have had me wanting to rise to my feet and cheer instead had me slumping nearer to the floor letting out an inaudible groan.

Look, I’m still impressed by much of what Rivers is able to accomplish. This is an intriguing world, and the surviving characters are all ones I’d not be against following on another adventure if it were ever to happen. Also, just from a technical standpoint the visual effects, sound design, costumes and production design are some of the best I’ve seen this year, and had this film screened for press earlier in the month I’d have voted for all of them for awards consideration in the various critic organizations I’m privileged to be a part of. Is that enough for me to give Mortal Engines a recommendation? No, no it is not. But that doesn’t mean there’s still not plenty to love, and if my eight-year-old self has its way that might be enough for me to give this scifi spectacle a second chance sooner rather than later.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY - December 15

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

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. 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.

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

Check the website for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends.

We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP: www.longhair.shorturl.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org.

(Also Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Seattle Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way” - IN EVERETT. 9pm. Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave, Everett. 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.

See www.seattlechoruses.org for times and venues.)

SUNDAY - December 16

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

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

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

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am Zazen Instruction, 9:30am Zazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. (206) 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 9:30am. Glacier Lanes, 9630 Evergreen Way, Everett. Every Sunday. Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com; www.gaysnohomish.org Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30am Worship, 11am Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www. fumctacoma.org University Lutheran Church. 9:30am Worship, 10:30am Coffee Fellowship, 11am Adult Forum & Education Hour. 1604 NE 50th St. All are welcome. We choose love. (206) 525-7074. universitylutheranseattle.org Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. (206) 391-2188.

Central Lutheran Church. 10am Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.”

All are welcome. (206) 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service.

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

December 15 thru December 23 can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org [NOTE: Orca Swim Team Workout is on Winter Break through Jan 6.]

Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Seattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. 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.

Seattle Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way.” 8pm.

Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, 3rd Ave between 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 concerts Dec. 20 @ 7:30pm, Dec. 21 @ 7:30pm & Dec. 23 @ 2pm & 7:30pm.)

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 17

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

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

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

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

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

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

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

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

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

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

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

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

Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexuali-

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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

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

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. 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 PFLAG/Everett (Snohomish County) Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Stillaguamish Public Meeting Room #1, Robert J. Drewell Bldg., 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.pflageverett.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

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

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

(Also meets Fridays.)

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

ties, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since 1987. welcometablecc.org Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

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

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

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

LotusSisters.org.)

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

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

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

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com Holy Covenant International Christian Community Church. 12 noon. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.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 TUESDAY - December 18 Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes listing at noon for details.)

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

(206) 622-5555.

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

Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related concerns. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

Seattle 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 Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. On hiatus until Jan. 3. Check our website (www.otterpolo.com) for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline, (206) 414-8797.

WEDNESDAY - December 19

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. https://faculty.washington. edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

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

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

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

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

THURSDAY - December 20

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

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

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

(425) 747-4937.

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

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

First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Wheelchair accessible. We offer support and education in a safe, confidential, and welcoming atmosphere and serve East King County communities including Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Bothell, Woodinville, Duvall, Snoqualmie, and Carnation. The first half of each meeting is dedicated to support, the second half is usually a guest speaker. See http://community.pflag.org/PFLAGBellevue. Contact us at info@ bellevue-pflag.org or (425) 483-6642. PFLAG Bellevue/ Eastside is a support and advocacy group, uniting members of the LGBTQ community with friends, families, and allies. PFLAG does not promote one political or religious view and is inclusive to people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities.

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

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

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Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For 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 Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way.” 7:30pm.

Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, 3rd Ave between 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 concerts Dec. 16 @ 8pm, Dec. 21 @ 7:30pm & Dec. 23 @ 2pm & 7:30pm.)

FRIDAY - December 21

Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop-in AA group for 55+. (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.)

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 (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

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

Seattle Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way.” 7:30pm.

Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, 3rd Ave between 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 concerts Dec. 16 @ 8pm, Dec. 20 @ 7:30pm & Dec. 23 @ 2pm & 7:30pm.)

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

SATURDAY - December 22

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

SUNDAY - December 23

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

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 Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201. Meets 4th Sunday each month in the Ian MacKintosh Room. This month’s topic: Exploring the Delusion of Separation. Coffee and tea will be served.

Info: www.seattleprimetimers.org

Seattle Men’s Chorus: “Jingle All the Way.” 2pm & 7:30pm. Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, 3rd Ave between 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 concerts Dec. 16 @ 8pm, Dec. 20 @ 7:30pm & Dec. 21 @ 7:30pm.)

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 Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.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 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.)

Celebrating 44 Years!

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

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

Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond.

Call (206) 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. org; (206) 451-SAFE; (206) 451-7233.

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

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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 Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - (206) 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba 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

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dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.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) 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

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Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http:// psoloc.org, (253) 777-3357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol. com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle. wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www. sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www. tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks. org, (206) 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 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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Our Gift to You Dec. 17-23 Don’t surprise someone with a pet who isn’t ready for one this holiday season. Really, don’t do it; too many unwanted pets end up in shelters every year after Christmas. But if everyone in your family is ready for the commitment of having a pet, Seattle Humane’s gift to you is $25 all pet adoption fees from Dec. 17-23. It’s the perfect way to bring home a cat or dog for the holidays! See adoptable animals at seattlehumane.org and let the merry times begin.

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December 14, 2018

Meet Sandra Day O’Connor, a 2-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier! Sandy is an energetic and enthusiastic girl: what we call a “Rambunctious Rover.” This means that she can get really excited over little things. Training will help Sandy channel her energy, walk using a harness, and playdates with other friendly canines are good ways to tire her out and give her the exercise she needs. She's treatmotivated and eager to please (with a smile that is hard to ignore). All good things as you work on her training in one of the training classes included in her adoption fee. You can meet this delightful clown today at Seattle Humane!

Seattle Humane offers an incredible adoption program for special cats like Freya called 30 First Dates. This allows a potential adopter to essentially foster Freya without commitment.

The shelter covers all food and supplies for 30 days and if you fall in love, then it's a match!

If not, we learned more about Freya and this experience will help us find her a new home.

Interested? Ask our adoption team about Freya and the 30 First Dates program today!

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

PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion and six weeks of on-campus training classes – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Teenagers with dog experience, cat-free home, dog intros required. Please speak with advisors if you are interested in fostering to adopt!

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December 14, 2018

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