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Seattle Gay News

Issue 51, Volume 46, December 21, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

The Dina Martina Christmas Show arrives at ACT Theatre

Dina Martina – Photo by David Belisle

Dina Martina is celebrating her 20th year of producing a Christmas extravaganza with her now-world-wide known persona. Off-stage, Martina-creator Grady West is likely one of those quiet types that doesn’t attract a great deal of public notice

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE DINA MARTINA CHRISTMAS SHOW ACT THEATRE Through December 24

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Roma named Best Picture of 2018

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Roma – Photo courtesy of Netflix

The Seattle Film Critics Society (“SFCS”) announced the winners in 19 categories for the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards on Monday, December 17.

Winning the top prize of Best Picture of the Year was Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, a semi-autobiographical film that follows

the life of a live-in housekeeper during a politically turbulent time in Mexico City.

Roma also won three other awards, including Best Director.

“In a year of far-ranging, deeply personal films made by many of the industry’s most

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Seattle Men’s Chorus’ “Jingle All the Way” holiday concert one of their best in years

“Jingle All the Way” – Photo courtesy of Seattle Men's Chorus

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE MEN’S CHORUS “JINGLE ALL THE WAY” BENAROYA HALL December 21 @ 7:30pm December 23 @ 2pm & 7:30pm

It is hard to fathom that it has been 20 years since I first attended a Seattle Men’s Chorus concert.

Their current holiday concert, “Jingle All the Way,” that I attended on Dec. 9, is one of their best in years. Artistic Director

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Imaginative Into the Spider-Verse an animated triumph

Into the Spider-Verse – Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Now playing

After he is bitten by a radioactive spider while painting a graffiti mural in a suspiciously unused section of subway deep underneath the streets of Brooklyn, teenager Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore)

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Celebrating 44 Years!

Blues Chanteuse Nora Michaels to rock Highway 99 Blues Club one last time Friday, Dec. 28 wrap my lips around. I sing all the songs every day for inspiration and meditation.

I love them all equally. There has been an overwhelming response to Blue Lullaby. I sold out the first run and had to order more!

Very gratifying for this Blues Chanteuse.

MK: What is coming up in 2019?

NM: Next year I plan to create an Audio Book of my Life. Why live it if i can’t tell the stories? I toured with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins after cleaning his motel room in San Francisco. I escaped when he tried to shoot me. That episode is documented in the film Georgia starring Jennifer Jason Leigh.

I did a USO tour where I sang at Berchtesgaden in Germany at the nightclub built for Hitler as well as the Malt Shop-themed Bar decorated by Private Elvis Presley. Singing has been and continues to be my Life.

On a sad note, Highway 99 is closing 1/1/19. This is a direct result of the Viaduct coming down. It’s a great venue and a great loss for Seattle. I am honored to be one of the final shows there.

Inviting everyone to come celebrate.

Old Chicks still rock...then recline!

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer NORA MICHAELS BLUE LULLABY CD RELEASE SHOW & 71ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB December 28 @ 8pm When I first met Nora Michaels in the mid-90’s, I had no clue who she was, and her impact on her audience. I saw her perform as Edith Piaf at Portland’s Key Largo in 1995 and had no idea she would still be in my life, 24 years later. It was a year ago when I attended her 70th birthday gig at the Highway 99 Blues Club, when I really got to know her and her contributions to Seattle’s music scene and as ally to the LGBTQ community. On December 28th, Michaels returns to 99 Blues for her Blue Lullaby CD release show and 71st birthday party to celebrate being a year older!

I chatted with her by email this week.

MK Scott: Hi Nora! Happy Birthday!

This has been quite a year for you and now you celebrate your 71st birthday next Friday, December 28th with a concert at Highway 99 Blues Club. What can we expect from this show?

Nora Michaels: First of all...Thank you for your support. I am very grateful to sing, record and perform. All those singing lessons and gigs paid off! 2018 has been quite a year indeed. Out with the Old and in with the Older. 71! Amazing!

MK: Will you be performing some of your classics like “Dr. Long John,” the hilarious “Cleaning Blues” and, of course, your Edith Piaf medley?

NM: At the 12/28/18 Highway 99 Blues Club show there will be Blues and Jazz Standards, with my Special Guest legendary saxman Lonnie J. Williams. Double entendre Blues has always been my specialty.

My Original “Cleaning Blues” as well as “Dr. Long John” from Dinah Washington

Nora Michaels – Photo by MK Scott

are on the set list for sure. Les Chansons of Edith Piaf are also a great love of mine.

Edith would be right at home at Highway 99 Blues Club, with her laments of love lost and drinking the Blues away. My Hommage CD to Piaf is also available at the show.

MK: You have a new CD out called Blue Lullaby. What are you most proud of with this CD? NM: I began recording my new CD Blue Lullaby in February (2018). Lots of delays were frustrating, but my bandmates

and my recording engineer, Steve Feasley, kept my spirits high. This is a true collaborative effort. Blue Lullaby is my first ever solo, self-produced CD project. I have been featured on other artists’ CDs. I always had partners on those projects. It has been a lifelong dream to have a CD of my very own. It reflects my 50 years of singing professionally. And it also features the songs of longtime friends like Sam Weis, Duffy Bishop, Chris Carlson and Nancy K Dillon, who lent me their glorious tunes to

Tickets to Nora Michaels’ 12/28 Blue Lullaby CD release party and 71st Birthday Celebration are $17 and $27 VIP. The show is at 8pm and the Highway 99 Blues Club is located at 1414 Alaskan Way between Pike and Union Sts. in downtown Seattle. Tickets/ reservations and more information are available by phone (206) 382-2171 or visit www. highway99blues.com. For a review of Blue Lullaby, visit www.northwestmusicscene. com.

To read the tribute to the iconic Highway 99 Blues Club that the Seattle Times recently published, visit https://www. seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/ highway-99-blues-club-seattles-home-ofthe-blues-closing-at-end-of-year/ MK Scott is a Seattle-based political and arts writer. Check out his site at uniteseattlemag.com

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continued from cover Paul Caldwell’s energy was relaxed, and he seems to understand that what pleases Seattle audiences most is a balance of inspirational and fun.

Gone is Captain Smartypants (which never really caught on, even after 17 years), but the Chorus has a new subgroup, a small vocal ensemble in the form of the Supertonics, which is mixed-gender and a cappella, in the tradition of Zipper, and a great representation of both the Men’s and Women’s Choruses. Their renditions of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “Song for a Winter’s Night” were pitch-perfect.

In Act 2, they proved they could also do comedy (like Captain Smartypants) with a “Rudolph”/Hamilton mash-up.

Act 1 is usually the serious/traditional part of an SMC holiday concert, so it was fitting that it was balanced between spiritual and traditional by including “Silver Bells,” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” and a soulful “Hallelujah Chorus.” Act 1 also had one fun number (I think] it should have had two), “Te Deseo Feliz Navidad,” featuring a drag number by soloist Rene Salinas.

Act 2 started with the campy “Manger 6” by the one and only Bob Rivers. Irving Berlin’s “Happy Holiday” was followed by Seattle actor Paul Flanagan as Vic the Elf in the “Virtual Intelligence Chorus,” the Chorus’s most creative holiday sketch in years.

To honor Hanukkah, “Miracle” was a fitting choice. This was followed by “Do

“Jingle All the Way” – Photo courtesy of Seattle Men's Chorus

You Hear What I Hear?” and “Welcome Christmas” (from The Grinch Who Stole Christmas). The annual tradition of the audience sing-along got a much-needed makeover, with a medley of seven songs instead of three full ones.

The finale was fun and exciting, with a built-in standing ovation for “Disco Santa”

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and a Christmas parody of “Y.M.C.A.” using “N.O.E.L.” I’m glad to see the Chorus has fully entered the Caldwell era at last!

The SMC’s final “Jingle All the Way” concerts are scheduled for Friday, 12/21 @ 7:30pm and Sunday, 12/23 at 2pm & 7:30pm at Benaroya Hall (on 3rd Avenue

between E. Union and E. University Sts.) in downtown Seattle. For more information and tickets, call (206) 388-1400 or visit seattlechoruses.org

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DINA MARTINA continued from cover

Dina Martina – Photo by David Belisle

when sipping coffee in a shop somewhere.

But Dina enters with panache and splash and attempts to win the audience over with a combination of bad pronunciations, offkey singing, and generally groan-worthy jokes. And that is all on purpose.

For the last bunch of years, her show has been a complete sell-out in the squished and run-down performance space at Seedle’s (Dina’s way of saying Seattle) beloved Re-bar. It’s become a holiday tradition to pack into those hard folding chairs, grab a bunch of drinks and let Dina mash up her stories and forget lyrics to songs.

This year, it’s her first celebration at ACT Theatre, where her costumes have gotten even better, and the set is quite a real set, with faux paintings, a real movie screen for segments of moving pictures, and room for a grand piano for the grand Chris Jeffries, Dina’s “adult prodigy” musical accompanist, to play.

Like any smart performer, every year is

a bit different. But some things stay resolutely the same. She doesn’t try to make sure the show makes sense, and in fact immediately claims to not pay attention to continuity or cohesiveness. She has two different moments in the evening when she gives away “jifts” to some lucky audience member, and the jifts are memorable and the kind of thing that we’d locally expect to find at Archie McPhee’s. (She has a spectacular problem with hard “g” sounds and will sing a phrase like, “sleigh ride toJether with you.”)

Dina is a drag star, but she’s a “bad” one whose costumes don’t fit well (and the costumers work really hard on that) and who wears a terrible wig, and then earnestly comes out onto the stage and powers on through as America’s worst holiday host.

For many, that means a lot of hilarity and fun. There are many followers who make her show an annual tradition and will buy her “merch” and sing her praises.

For others, it’s just not their kind of humor and there’s no saving the show for them. The difficulty is how to decide if

you’re going to love her or hate her unless you go and see her. Some equate her with John Waters’ characters and some think her “bad drag” act is a complete waste of money.

Humor is really subjective. If you have never seen her and have not considered this holiday tradition, well, it might be a bit late for you. Twenty years ago, she was a real phenomenon and was some of the only counter-programming around. Her brand of off-hand drag, with huge, over-sized lips, awkwardly see-through costuming, and almost unbearably bad singing was new and spooftastic. It’s hard to keep a character like this fresh for all these years.

In general, most of what she does is genial and good-natured. She doesn’t generally go after anyone with a major chip on her shoulder. It is a holiday show, after all, and she’s trying to spread good cheer. If this sounds like a good time, then definitely get yourself downtown.

For more information, go to www.acttheatre.org or call 206-292-7676.

Charmingly retrograde Bumblebee more than meets the eye

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer BUMBLEBEE Now playing It is 1987, and Californian Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld) is about to turn 18.

A former diving champion and something of an amateur grease monkey, the resourceful teenager has been unable to get over the death of her father. As such the lines of communication between the young woman and her mother Sally (Pamela Adlon) have been noticeably strained, while her relationship with little brother Otis (Jason Drucker) and stepdad Roy (Lenny Jacobson) isn’t doing that great, either. But things are looking up when Charlie’s uncle Hank (Len Cariou) gifts his niece an old, barely running yellow Volkswagen Beetle, her delight in owning a functioning vehicle she can likely fix up into something magnificent noticeably palpable.

This is no ordinary Beetle. Turns out this car is really a robot in disguise, an Autobot refugee from the planet Cybertron sent by Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) to protect the people of Earth from the murderous machinations of the Decepticons.

Naming him “Bumblebee,” it’s immediately apparent to Charlie this strange cybernetic being means her no harm. Soon the two are thrown into an otherworldly adventure beyond imagining, the U.S. military sending an elite soldier, Agent Jack Burns (John Cena), to find the robot while a pair of Decepticons, Shatter (Angela Bassett) and Dropkick (Justin Theroux), insert their own particular form of carnage into the proceedings. With the help of smitten neighbor Memo (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.), Charlie will find an inner strength she didn’t know existed all the while assisting Bumblebee to become the one thing the alien visitor never thought possible, a hero.

After five hyperbolic adventures, all directed by Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon), ranging in quality from passable to forgettable to unfortunate to just plain terrible, who knew the one thing the Transformers franchise needed to finally set its foot on the right path would be a prequel?

Yet that is exactly what happens as it pertains to Bumblebee, this undeniably adorable introduction to one of the series’ most popular and enduring characters having a relaxed charm that’s delightful. Kubo and

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Hailee Steinfeld in Bumblebee – Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures

the Two Strings auteur Travis Knight makes the leap from stop-motion animation to special effects-filled big budget filmmaking with this piece of pop entertainment, and in the process cements himself as an intriguingly imaginative talent worth keeping an eye on.

It all starts with Christina Hodson’s (Shut In, Unforgettable) fun, character-driven script. Recalling classic 1980s sci-fi fantasies like Flight of the Navigator, Explorers, *batteries not included and most unsurprisingly Steven Spielberg’s classic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the screenwriter makes certain that Charlie is a complex, emotionally multifaceted character worthy of an audience’s affection. Her journey is filled with ups, downs, heartaches, joys, failures and successes. She is instantly recognizable and easy to relate to, the sheer euphoric wonder coursing through her veins as she comes to understand Bumblebee as a friend and not a creature to be afraid of instantly palpable and thus makes the remainder of the

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pair’s drive together all the more resonant.

It’s a lovingly sincere bit of storytelling on Hodson’s part, and while she’s not exactly rewriting the dramatic rulebook that does not make her narrative any less comforting.

As for Knight, he helms things beautifully. He and cinematographer Enrique Chediak (Deepwater Horizon) have done their homework, their film having a delectable ’80s-style élan reminiscent of Dean Cundey’s work on Back to the Future or Douglas Slocombe’s visual compositions for the first three Indiana Jones adventures. In addition, Paul Rubell’s (Collateral) relaxed editing style gives events a sense of affecting immediacy none of the Bay Transformers efforts, not a single one of them, came close to achieving. Together, this trio keeps events grounded in Charlie and Bumblebee’s blossoming friendship no matter what hardships or obstacles are thrown their way. This allows the story to have a natural cohesiveness that’s authentic, and even when the film finally explodes

into a cacophonous battle royale between the lone Autobot and his two Decepticon adversaries the energetic urgency driving their confrontation never overwhelms the distinctly human story Knight’s been attempting to tell all along.

The opening pre-credits sequence is pretty rough, scenes of the war ranging on Cybertron with Optimus Prime ordering his Autobots to flee their home right out of the animated television series that began airing in 1984. The closing moment that ties the prequel in with the 2007 entry in the Transformers series is also unnecessary and if anything is just a reminder of the mediocre place Bumblebee’s story is unfortunately headed. Also, no matter how good Cena is in the role, no matter how funny some of his line deliveries are and how purposefully retrograde his masculine huffing and puffing might be, almost everything dealing with Agent Jack Burns and the soldiers under his command goes nowhere.

It all just sort of feels like an aspect of the narrative that exists because without his presence there’d otherwise be precious few action scenes, and personally I don’t feel like that would have been that bad a thing.

But Knight keeps things moving with an ebullient infectiousness that’s beguiling.

He gives Steinfeld the freedom to craft her character in ways that every member of the audience no matter what their age, gender or background can relate to, the talented actress reminding us all that her Oscar nomination for 2010’s True Grit was hardly a fluke. She adds a level of captivating gravitas that’s sublime, Charlie a terrific heroine I fell instantly in love with.

I’m not going to overstate my case.

Bumblebee isn’t some masterpiece we’ll be looking back on in the same way we do E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, which it so unabashedly emulates. But that doesn’t make this movie any less special or worthwhile. Knight has made an affectionately diverting adventure that will enthrall children and captivate their parents almost in equal measure. It’s the kind of picture I would have been head over heels about as a wide-eyed youngster, and as a somewhat cynical adult this is just the type of movie that breaks through that pessimism and reminds me why I love what it is I do with such unadulterated dedication. There’s way more than meets the eye going on here, and I for one am blissfully happy about that.

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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Mary Poppins Returns is a magical sequel

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, and Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns – Photo courtesy of Disney

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MARY POPPINS RETURNS Now playing Mary Poppins Returns was the one movie in all of 2018 I was terrified to see.

My affinity for 1964’s Mary Poppins is off the charts. Julie Andrews is so beguiling in the title role she justifiably won an Academy Award for her performance. But the movie is so much more than her and Dick Van Dyke singing and dancing through animated landscapes, having tea parties on the ceiling or stepping in time with a joyful band of energetic chimney sweeps on the rooftops of London. It’s also a beautifully plotted character study filled with delicious supporting performances by the likes of David Tomlinson and Glynis Johns that also just happens to be overflowing with a soundtrack featuring some of the best songs Oscar-winning brothers Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ever wrote. It’s one of my favorite films and I’ve probably seen it 30 times, and it’s one of the few motion pictures where I’m all but certain I could recite every line of dialogue and sing along with every song with no problem whatsoever.

It’s likely not much of a surprise that I was on pins and needles sitting in the theatre waiting for this movie to begin. Thankfully, director Rob Marshall, screenwriter David Magee (working from a story he conceived alongside Marshall and fellow writer John DeLuca), composer Marc Shaiman, lyricist Scott Wittman and the film’s all-star cast headlined by Emily Blunt confidently stepping into Andrews’ iconic shoes proves to be up to the challenge. While their new film is unlikely to be the same sort of revered classic its predecessor has become over the past five-plus decades that does not make Mary Poppins Returns a misfire. This is a glorious musical-fantasy overflowing in heart, genuine human emotion and eye-popping spectacle. It is a feast for the senses that put a song in my heart and a smile on my face for the duration of its crisply paced 130-minute running time. In short, it’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and that’s the biggest word I’ve ever heard that also precisely fits what I thought about this sequel. It’s practically perfect in every way.

It’s been 25-years since nanny Mary Poppins (Blunt) last stepped foot in the house at 17 Cherry Tree Lane. Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) still lives there along with his three children Anabel (Pixie Davies), John (Nathanael Saleh) and Georgie (Joel Daw-

son) and now works as a clerk at the same bank his late father helped run not so long ago. Even with his sister Jane (Emily Mortimer) frequently popping in to help it’s been a struggle for Michael ever since his wife died, and in his grief he’s inadvertently forgotten to pay the mortgage on the house for the past three months. As London is in the middle of a massive depression known colloquially as “The Great Slump” money is

recall any of the Sherman brothers’ signature tunes from the original. While there is an instrumental callback every once and a while, the new songs are their own individual thing, and while none of them are as immediately catchy as “Let’s Go Fly a Kite, “Jolly Holiday,” “A Spoon Full of Sugar” or the Oscar-winning “Chim-Chim-Cheree” that does not mean they’re still not terrific.

Blunt’s first tune “Can You Imagine That?”

Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, and Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns – Photo courtesy of Disney

understandably tight, and if the two siblings can’t figure out what to do it’s likely they’ll lose their childhood home.

This is why Poppins has returned. Once more she needs to look after the Banks children, and that includes Anabel, John and Georgie as well. She’ll stick around until the door opens, but until then she will use her own brand of imagination, magic and smarts to teach a few lessons the two elder Banks appear to have forgotten and the three younger ones could use to learn. With the assistance of lamplighter Jack (Lin-Manuel Miranda), Poppins will do whatever she can to help Jane and Michael discover the right course of action while at the same time showing the children a world of possibility they never knew existed. They’ll all be tripping the light fantastic before you can say, “Bob’s your uncle,” and whether they have to go topsy-turvy in an upside-down workshop or go to the musical theatre while wandering around the edges of a cracked ceramic pot there’s no denying this is one adventure none of the Banks are soon to forget.

One of the best things about Mary Poppins Returns is that Shaiman and Wittman are smart enough to not blatantly repeat or

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is a joyful show-stopper, Poppins taking the children on an undersea bubble bath tour that also works as a nifty prologue to all that will happen to them, their father and their aunt as the remainder of the story progresses towards conclusion. There’s also the delightful “A Cover Is Not The Book” featuring the return of those goofily polite animated penguins, while the agreeably ridiculous “Turning Turtle” sung by an almost unrecognizable Meryl Streep is infectiously obnoxious in all the right ways.

Then there is Emily Blunt. While no actress could likely equal the genius that was Julie Andrews in the original, make no mistake Blunt comes pretty darn close to pulling off just that sort of miracle. She’s divine, hitting all the right notes (and not just the musical ones) with such pinpoint precision watching her bring this character back to life after a 54-year hiatus is nothing short of miraculous. Her magnetism is never in doubt, Blunt tackling the role with such poised enthusiasm her multifaceted, emotion-rich performance cannot help but be infectious.

Whishaw is also excellent, delivering a far more nuanced and powerfully honest

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turn as Michael than I admit I was anticipating. In many ways he ends up being the heart and soul of the movie, his realizations as things pertain to his life, career and family richly profound. Mortimer is nearly as lovely in her own right, and if anything the movie could have used more of her, while Colin Firth appears to be having a grand time playing the type of old school Disney villain the likes of Keenan Wynn (The Absent-Minded Professor), Ray Milland (Escape from Witch Mountain) and so many others used to make an entire second career out of portraying once upon a time.

As for Dick Van Dyke, I don’t want to say too much. While the reason for his reappearance is never a question mark, that does not mean seeing him back on the screen in all his amiable, scene-stealing glory is any less wondrous, and I want audiences to enjoy this return hopefully as much as I did and free of any additional spoilers from me.

If I’m being honest I could have done with a bit less of Miranda. He’s just fine as Jack, and much like Van Dyke’s Bert in the first film his character’s job is to work something like a cross between a Greek Chorus and a narrator as he helps explain what is going on. But it often feels like Miranda is pushing everyone else off the screen, including Blunt, the lamplighter randomly intruding into scenes I would rather have viewed without him being there. Still, the man is a crack song and dance impresario who knows how to put on a show, his spoken-word solo during “A Cover Is Not The Book” a delicious, subtlety winning homage to what Van Dyke also did during his portion of the “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” number back in the original.

It’s probably best to just leave things there. I wasn’t sure what I was going to get with Mary Poppins Returns, and as hard as I try to leave all preconceptions at the door before I enter the theatre, the terror I was feeling as I sat down for this screening was unlike anything I’ve experienced in quite some time. But at the same time the passionate enthusiasm that was also coursing through my veins, my anticipation and excitement to discover what Marshall and his collection of storytellers, artists, actors and animators had in store for me to watch was simply sky high. The sequel lived up to and exceeded just about all of my wildest hopes and fantasies for what it could turn out to be, this nanny’s magical spell far too powerful to resist.

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respected filmmakers, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma struck a chord with SFCS members, who found its look, tone, and introspective nature something that spoke to them,” said Seattle Film Critics Society President Mike Ward. “With the films honored this year, 2018 proves to be a powerful year of representation, the emergence of new voices in the stories being brought to the big screen, and images and moments we will be talking about for years to come.”

The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos’ critically acclaimed period comedy, won two awards, including Best Screenplay for Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara, and Best Production Design for Fiona Crombie and Alice Felton.

For First Reformed, Ethan Hawke’s performance as Reverend Ernst Toller, a man struggling to come to terms with his faith in modern society, earned this year’s Best Actor award.

Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther won two prizes: Best Costume Design for the visionary work of designer Ruth E. Carter, and BEST ACTOR Ethan Hawke – First Reformed

Villain of the Year for Michael B. Jordan’s memorable portrayal of Erik Killmonger.

Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible - Fallout, the sixth film in the action-packed franchise, won awards for Best Editing by Eddie Hamilton and Best Visual Effects by Jody Johnson.

Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, a personal and heartfelt examination of adolescence, earned the Best Youth Performance award for newcomer Elsie Fisher.

Other winners include: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which won Best Animated Feature; Free Solo, which picked up the prize for Best Documentary Feature; Mandy, honoring the late composer, Jóhann Jóhannsson, with the Best Original Score prize, and Widows, which won Best Ensemble Cast.

After formation in the fall of 2016, The Seattle Film Critics Society officially became a non-profit organization in 2017, with a membership consisting of 25 film critics, representing print, broadcast, podcasting, and online film criticism. This year’s awards are the third held under the banner of the SFCS, honoring the best films and performances of the year.

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST Widows

BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR Roma

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Free Solo – Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, directors

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BEST DIRECTOR Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

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BEST SCREENPLAY The Favourite – Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara

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THE 2018 SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY AWARD WINNERS

Courtesy of Seattle Film Critics Society BEST ACTRESS Toni Collette – Hereditary

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The full list of recipients of the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards are as follows:

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, directors

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Roma – Alfonso Cuarón, director

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Roma – Alfonso Cuarón

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN Black Panther – Ruth E. Carter

BEST FILM EDITING Mission: Impossible - Fallout – Eddie Hamilton

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Mandy – Jóhann Jóhannsson

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN The Favourite – Fiona Crombie (Production Designer); Alice Felton (Set Decoration)

Jóhann Jóhannsson – Photo by Alexander Hallet

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BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade

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starts developing a variety of abilities similar to that of the New York’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (Chris Pine). Heading back into the subway to hopefully learn more about what has happened to him, the kid inadvertently stumbles into a secret room where Wilson Fisk (Liev Schreiber), a.k.a. The Kingpin, has constructed a massive supercollider in an attempt to build a bridge across the dimensional plain for his own nefarious reasons. Understanding that this machine could inadvertently create a black hole that could destroy all of Brooklyn, maybe the world, Spider-Man is on the scene battling the Green Goblin (Jorma Taccone) in an attempt to shut it down.

While Spider-Man is successful, he’s also lethally wounded. Before succumbing to his wounds he passes on a vital clue to Miles in regards to stopping The Kingpin from attempting to construct this dimensional bridge again. But he’s still a kid, and with no one to help instruct him on how to be a superhero or to use his powers he’s not sure what it was exactly the heroic webslinger expected of him. So imagine his surprise when he ends up meeting Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), otherwise also known as Spider-Man, one dark snowy evening. Turns out that when The Kingpin turned on his machine he accidentally zapped this version of the hero out of his own dimension along with a few other wall-

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VILLAIN OF THE YEAR Erik Killmonger – Black Panther – portrayed by Michael B. Jordan

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Mission: Impossible - Fallout – Jody Johnson

crawling vigilantes including Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage) and Spider-Ham (John Mulaney). They will all join forces to destroy the supercollider, get back to their own dimensions and assist Miles on his journey towards becoming the hero he is destined to become: the one and only friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Confused? I promise all of this makes a heck of a lot more sense as outlined in the stunning, marvelously entertaining animated adventure Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. All this stuff about various dimensional plains and multiple realities, not even Back to the Future scientist Doc Brown could explain it all as clearly and as concisely as this movie does. Phil Lord (21 Jump Street) and Rodney Rothman’s (Grudge Match) screenplay takes the various versions of these comic book characters created by the likes of Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky, Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli and does marvelous things with all of them. They’ve constructed a superheroic stew that’s as tasty as it is filling with the main ingredient being Miles, his coming of age story, and the relationship that blossoms between him and Peter B. Parker as events progress just about perfect.

That last comment is the most important one. Miles Morales is a hero for right now.

He’s a role model for kids of all ages, backgrounds, nationalities and genders. Lord and Rothman allow him to stand at the center of this tale without shying away from any of the

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kid’s growing insecurities, doubts or questions. They let Miles wonder aloud whether or not he’s cut out to be his dimension’s new Spider-Man. They allow him to have normal, humdrum disagreements with his parents, overprotective dad Jefferson (Brian Tyree Henry), a respected Brooklyn police officer, and nurturing mom Rio (Luna Lauren Velez), a devoted emergency room nurse.

He gets into trouble at school, is best friends with his secretive uncle Aaron (Mahershala Ali) and has an instant crush on the new girl who just transferred into his favorite class.

In short, Miles is a regular kid with regular problems who wants to do the right thing whenever possible, and now that he has superpowers and promised a dying SpiderMan to save the city figuring out exactly what that right thing even is becomes more important than ever.

It’s all pretty funny, almost all of the gags and jokes hitting the funny bone with regularity, and the action set pieces are all deliriously well staged with an enthusiastic creative imagination that is consistently marvelous. As for the animation, while the herky-jerky, hyper-realistic character movements take a little getting used to, the comic book stylistics directors Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and their visually experimental creative team utilize is moderately unique. Most of all, though, the movie is just a heck of a lot of fun, the delirious affectionate charm of it all beyond imagining.

The vocal work across the board is topnotch, Moore, Steinfeld, Cage, Henry, Ali,

Schreiber, Lily Tomlin (as Aunt May), Zoë Kravitz (as Mary Jane) and Kathryn Hahn (as a character I’m not going to spoil) all having their fair share of memorable moments where every one of them make their respective mark. There’s also a delightful surprise appearance from Oscar Isaac as “Interesting Person #1,” and I strongly suggest people stay through the credits for the film’s stinger just to discover which character he’s suddenly popping up as. I also love how reverential (and referential) this adventure is to the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man trilogy, especially parts one and two, while the clever digs the filmmakers take at 2007’s concluding third chapter come from a place of love and affection and not one born from derision or hate.

But the best thing about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse remains Miles Morales. The movie injects a sense of freshness and imagination into the popular comic book property, and as good a job as Marvel and Sony have done bringing Peter Parker back to relevance with Spider-Man: Homecoming and the character’s appearances in both Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, that’s moderately insignificant in comparison to what happens here. There is something new about this adventure that can be traced squarely to the injection of this fresh blood into the proceedings. Miles is a hero anyone and everyone can relate to, making his animated debut a family-friendly present worth heading to the closest theatre to unwrap at any point throughout this holiday season.

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Wildly imaginative Aquaman an ocean of superhero insanity

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer AQUAMAN Now playing After his success battling Steppenwolf alongside fellow members of the Justice League, half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), known in the press as “Aquaman,” has begun embracing his status as a hero. Most recently he saved a Russian submarine crew after their vessel was taken over by murderous pirate David Kane (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his loving, if equally lethal, father Jesse (Michael Beach), ultimately making the decision to leave the pair to fend for themselves as the sub slowly sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

Afterward Arthur retreats back to his lighthouse keeper dad Tom’s (Temuera Morrison) favorite New England bar to toss back a few cold ones only to have their family reunion crashed by Atlantean royalty in the shape of the fiery red-haired Princess Mera (Amber Heard). She warns him that his half-brother King Orm (Patrick Wilson) is about to declare war on the surface unless his crown is usurped by his older sibling. But Arthur isn’t so certain that’s a great idea, and even after talking to his childhood teacher Vulko (Willem Dafoe) and learning of his mother Queen Atlanna’s (Nicole Kidman) apparent murder because she had the temerity to love his father, the powerful metahuman still isn’t convinced he’s the one to rule Atlantis. Once he meets Orm, however, and realizes the full genocidal extent of his plans Arthur understands he has no choice but to spring into action, and with Mera’s help he’ll attempt to become the type of leader and hero citizens both above and below the ocean’s surface will be proud to support.

That’s only a small snippet of what’s going on in James Wan’s (The Conjuring, Saw) bizarre, free-wheeling take on the popular DC Comics superhero Aquaman created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. His movie is exuberantly insane, playfully going for broke as it showcases an eye-popping undersea world unlike anything in a live action motion picture that I’ve ever seen. It’s like Blade Runner, Flash Gordon, Avatar, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Finding Nemo, TRON, The Lord of the Rings, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Untouchables, “Johnny Quest,” the Brendan Fraser version of The Mummy, Gladiator, Ben-Hur, the Christopher Reeve Superman and a Star Wars prequel all threw their DNA into a blender and this is what they ended up with. Narrative similarities to Marvel’s Black Panther notwithstanding (technologically advanced civilization hidden from the rest humanity, two half-brothers battling for the crown sharing mommy and daddy issues, an intelligent woman offering up more than her fair share of ablebodied support), Wan’s descent into comic book fantasia is close to incredible, even its frequent missteps overflowing in an infectious giddy fervor that’s close to wonderful.

All of that means there’s understandably a great deal to process, and the frequently shifting tone can be jarring. But Wan’s control over all that happens is iron-clad, and it’s somewhat amazing he’s able to pull all of this off with such entertaining aplomb.

The Russian submarine prologue is suitably stripped-down, the director showcasing Arthur’s various abilities with a relaxed ease that rarely calls undue attention to itself. He also isn’t afraid to show how his decision to leave the two pirates to escape from the drowning ship on their own effects hero and villain alike. This moment will change Arthur and David forever, and the complexity of this aftermath is one of the more intriguing emotional elements lurking at the center of the film.

Not that the movie ever spends all that much time dwelling on just about any of the various narrative and dramatic complexities

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that arise over the course of its 143-minute running time. Wan keeps things moving so fast that one moment he has us watching an underwater meeting of rulers where Wilson’s King Orm, sitting astride a gigantic armored shark-crocodile-dinosaur thing, converses with Dolph Lundgren’s King Nereus who’s riding giant militaristic seahorse only in the next second to showcase Arthur and Tom trying to outrun a massive tidal wave with Mera arriving out of nowhere to lend a helping hand when their truck is overturned in the chaos. From there we’re whisked off to Atlantis, enjoy a gladiatorial battle between half-brothers above a primordial sea of lava, head into the African deserts in search of a long-lost trident, travel to the Grecian coast in order to experience the return of David Kane after he’s taken on the mantle of the destructive Black Manta, end up at the bottom of a mysterious trench overrun with carnivorous flesh-eating sea creatures, step into a lost world where myth and legend collide all before returning back to the outskirts of Atlantean civilization to see if our hero can stop a war while sitting atop an ancient titan that’s been waiting for a worthy leader to arise and ask it for its assistance. As I said, it’s a lot to take in, and if a viewer were to find themselves lost while trying to make sense of it all I wouldn’t exactly be surprised.

Does it all work? Heck no. Is it nonetheless consistently enjoyable? Yes with a capital Y a capital E and a capital S, all three letters followed by a bevy of exclamation points. Wan’s visual imagination is boundless, and his delight showcasing all of these different locations, civilizations, creatures and people is undeniable. He allows Momoa to give a suitably larger-than-life performance that befits the character and the universe he lives within perfectly while at the same gifting Heard with one of the best characters of her career. The filmmaker also gives Wilson, Lundgren, Kidman and especially Dafoe a handful of key moments to strut their respective stuff, each actor having at least one signature scene where they get to make the most of their screen time. I was also overjoyed with composer Rupert Gregson-Williams’ (Wonder Woman) wildly idiosyncratic score, the music changing style and temperament nearly as frequently as the narrative does.

Look, it isn’t all fun and games, and there were certainly instances where I wondered what had to have been going through Wan’s head as he stood there on the set setting up his next shot with veteran cinematographer Don Burgess (Forrest Gump). I was also a little disappointed that the Black Manta/ David Kane storyline wasn’t as fully developed or as emotionally realized as I hoped it was going to be, and while Abdul-Mateen

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gives a strong performance the lackluster screenwriting as it pertains to his entire subplot doesn’t do him any favors.

Even with that said I had a terrific time sitting in the theatre watching the movie play itself out to conclusion. Wan does a great job of handling things, and if it wasn’t clear from Justice League that Momoa is the only choice to be portraying Arthur Curry it most

certainly is now after watching this. Aquaman is an unhinged undersea thrill ride I enjoyed immensely, and the next time this hero picks up his trident I’ll eagerly take that leap into the cinematic ocean in order to see just what injustice he intends to remedy wielding it.

Character-driven Quake a not-so-disastrous sequel

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE QUAKE Now playing Geologist Kristian Eikjord (Kristoffer Joner) has retreated back to his isolated mountain home in Geiranger, and even though he’s considered a hero throughout Norway and is responsible for saving thousands of lives after a catastrophic tidal wave struck his community, personally he is still psychologically traumatized by what happened. While his wife Idun Karlsen (Ane Dahl Torp) has been able to get on with her life, moving with their children Sondre (Jonas Hoff Oftebro) and Julia (Edith Haagenrud-Sande) to Oslo, Kristian is still stranded in the past. Even a weekend visit from his daughter isn’t enough to get him out of a borderline agoraphobic stupor, the geologist sadly sending Julia back to her mother less than 24 hours after she arrived in Geiranger to visit him.

Not too long after she returns home, Kristian receives a mysterious package from a fellow scientist containing intriguing notes and statistics regarding Norway’s recent seismic history. It’s unsettling enough to push the reclusive geologist to head to Oslo to speak with him. But when he gets there, Kristian learns that the man he journeyed to see is dead, crushed in a mysterious collapse while examining the Oslofjord tunnel. Teaming up with his grieving daughter Marit (Kathrine Thorborg Johansen) to investigate this tragedy in greater detail while also attempting at the same time to reunite with Idun, Sondre and an understandably still angry Julia, it quickly becomes apparent something strange is happening beneath the streets of the city.

For the first time since the catastrophic earthquake of 1904, Norway is going to rumble and tumble like it never has before, and Kristian will do whatever he has to in order to ensure his loved ones survive the chaos and carnage that’s all but certain to transpire.

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Eastwood’s The Mule a bumpy introspective road trip

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE MULE Now playing Earl Stone (Clint Eastwood) is wondering what happened. The elderly daylily farmer’s business is in foreclosure, his exwife Mary (Dianne Wiest) can barely tolerate being in the same room with him and his daughter Iris (Alison Eastwood) hasn’t spoken a single word directly to her father in over a decade. His doting granddaughter Ginny (Taissa Farmiga) appears to be the only one in his family who wants to spend time with him. But when Earl forgets that he’s promised to help pay for part of her upcoming wedding for all his granddaughter’s claims to the contrary even the status of that relationship seems like it could be in jeopardy, and the thought that he could let her down the same way he did Mary and Iris so many times over the decades is tearing him up inside like it never has before.

A chance encounter leads to a unique possibility to make instant cash that could potentially solve at least a couple of Earl’s financial problems. Asked to drive a mysterious package cross-country, the farmer who used to spend so much time behind the wheel traveling couldn’t be happier to be back hitting the open road transporting goods for an employer willing to pay him handsomely for doing it. It’s a win-win as far as Earl is concerned, and soon he’s able to help Ginny with her wedding, pay off the past due mortgage on his farm and to buy a fancy new truck to make these trips even more enjoyable. But the old man’s success comes with a price, and soon his Mexican drug cartel kingpin employer (Andy Garcia) decides to up his payloads as well as assign him a handler, Julio (Ignacio Serricchio).

Earl’s accomplishments have also caught the eye of ambitious DEA officer Agent Bates (Bradley Cooper), he and his partner Agent Treviño (Michael Peña) determined to bust this mysterious drug mule and get his truck and its cargo off the road for good.

Director/star Eastwood’s (Unforgiven, American Sniper) latest effort both behind and in front of the camera The Mule isn’t the ticking clock thriller that description might make it sound like it is. Sure there is a little in the way of tension during the film’s climactic sequence, but for the most part this story is more concerned with being an intimate character study of a deeply flawed man trying to rewrite his own personal history by agreeing to do a bad thing for even

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continued from page 8 A sequel to Roar Uthaug’s 2015 international smash The Wave (Norway’s Best Foreign Language Film submission for that year), I can’t say the idea of continuing the Eikjord family’s story in The Quake sounded like the best idea in the world. I mean, sequels to popular disaster movies don’t exactly have a great track record (Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, anyone?), and even with the original cast returning it didn’t seem likely the film could rise to the same sort of rapturous heights its predecessor ascended to. Yet new director John Andreas Andersen (a veteran cinematographer known for shooting thrillers like Headhunters and King of Devil’s Island) and returning screenwriters Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake do a fine job of continuing this story. Once again they keep things centered on the characters and their relationships. While the looming disaster is undeniably massive, the human component the audience is asked to focus on is kept purposefully small, thus allowing the inherent emotion of the resultant calamity to hit home with an even greater impact.

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worse people. Earl is a Korean War veteran who reveled in being a successful farmer and salesman and reveled in all of the affection from others this brought him. But it also made him a terrible husband and an even worse father, his inability to show kindness to the people he purported to love putting a dark cloud over his life that only grew darker and more storm-ridden as time went on.

Inspired by a New York Times Magazine article written by Sam Dolnick, it’s hard not to feel like Nick Schenk’s screenplay is perfectly tailored to Eastwood’s current sensibilities as a storyteller. He did write the filmmaker’s 2008 hit Gran Torino, after all, and the differences between Earl Stone and Walt Kowalski are negligible and more a matter of temperament. Each is an old man stuck in his ways whose eyes are opened to new possibilities due in large part to circumstances well beyond their control. But where Walt was a grizzled and angry loner, Earl is a happy-go-lucky everyman who enjoys the various experiential wonders life on the road has offered him. More, he’s eager to convince others, even if they be lethal, gun-toting members of a drug cartel, to look at life in same exact way.

When the movie focuses on items like this, with Earl introducing Julio to the glories of a pulled pork sandwich at an out-ofthe-way eatery or slowly driving through some eerily desolate salt flats simply because he can, it’s actually kind of terrific.

There’s an observational magnetism to these

road trips that’s like something out of a Wim Wenders’ drama more than it is anything else. Eastwood and cinematographer Yves Bélanger (Brooklyn) both seem to revel in these segments of the story, and as such there is a lyrical poeticism to this endeavor that’s moderately striking.

The problem is that the rest of the film just doesn’t measure up. As great as Eastwood is as the titular character (and he’s close to perfect), the stuff between him and his family is either too nondescript and unfocused to matter or so overly melodramatic and covered in treacle to feel remotely authentic. All of the stuff with the DEA is just sort of there with virtually no energy driving it forward, and other than one excellent scene between Agent Bates and Earl at a roadside diner when the former has no idea who the latter is, I found precious little about this subplot to get excited about. As for almost anything having to do with the Mexican drug cartel, the only reason it isn’t a true waste of time is in large part thanks to both Serricchio and Garcia. As it is this core part of the story is still frustratingly subpar, sometimes worse than that, and on more than one occasion I was struck by just how disagreeably offensive scenes between the various members of the cartel were on the verge of becoming.

There are some additional hiccups, not the least being the handful of scenes where Earl is depicted as that stereotypical jovial elderly racist whom we’re just supposed

to laugh off for saying so many horrifying things simply because he does so with a congenial laugh and a helpfully polite smile. But Eastwood and Schenk get back on solid pavement with the film’s final 15 or so minutes. While still not particularly thrilling, there is an emotional maturity to the climax that I found movingly genuine. Eastwood and Wiest (whose character deserves so much better than what the script sadly is willing to give her) have one marvelous scene together near the end that put a gigantic lump in my throat I never could have anticipated, while the final confrontation between the DEA and Earl transpires with a deliberate brevity that’s fittingly superb.

Is that enough to make this one worth seeing in a theatre? I’m honestly not sure.

Its various missteps are pretty egregious, and anyone going in expecting an old school thriller overflowing in suspense and tension will almost certainly walk out afterward more than a bit disappointed. But Eastwood remains a confident craftsman who knows how to tell a story and enjoys putting more emphasis on character and on mood than he does in engaging in inconsequential visual theatrics. While a second-tier effort from the Oscar-winning veteran that still makes The Mule better than a lot of other filmmakers’ first tier selections, and for fans of the director this could be a solid matinee option worth hitting the road in order to see.

I really liked Joner in this. Seeing Kristian reduced to being such a shell of the confident and determined go-getter that he was previously was an unexpected punch to the gut, the actor showcasing the geologist’s crippling PTSD with a raw nakedness that’s unflinching in its intense specificity. Joner isn’t afraid of allowing his character to do and say some truly horrendous things almost as if he is daring the audience to turn their back on him. But because he does this Kristian’s redemptive arc becomes all the more invigorating to witness, the fact he’s so ready to jump back right into the center of unimaginable carnage in order to save his family and to protect countless strangers making him an easy hero to root for.

Johansen is also a fine addition, Marit uncertain just how heartbroken she’s supposed to be for a father she never got the opportunity to know nearly as well as she would have liked to. Her growing awareness that he cared for her far more than she realized, more than what he was ever able to put into words, is surprisingly affecting, making her own third act heroism after the earthquake strikes all the more compelling. Johansen makes Marit’s derring-do atop a crumbling luxury hotel skyscraper come from a place of selflessness born from a new under-

standing of the parent who was only recently lost to her, and because of that I had a hefty emotional stake in her character’s survival.

There is an entire subplot devoted to Sondre attending college classes with a new girlfriend that goes nowhere, his separation from the rest of his family treated more as a requisite afterthought than it was a core element of the story. There is also a level of Irwin Allen-like sadism at moments this time around that did not exist in The Wave, its cliché ugly presence disconcerting to say the least. In particular, Andersen stages an elongated set piece inside a crumbling elevator shaft that’s horridly exploitive, everything building to a senseless and assaultive death that almost ruined my enjoyment of the remainder of the film. While he and the screenwriter do right the ship and get their story moving back in the right direction it still isn’t like substantive damage hasn’t transpired, and I’m not so much angry that they kill off a likable character as I am at the manner in which they do it.

Thankfully, much like Uthaug (who would go on to helm the most recent Tomb Raider adaptation) accomplished with the first feature, Andersen shows he’s assertively capable of staging scenes of mass-destruction on a relatively minimal budget (appar-

ently something less than $10-million) with thrilling aplomb. He allows key moments to play themselves out in an elongated manner that only heightens the tension. All the set pieces atop that aforementioned luxury skyscraper are stupendous, one extended bit of action involving Kristian, Marit and Julia attempting to survive as the floor beneath them literally crumbles into nonexistence bordering on perfection.

Unfortunately, those few critical missteps do weigh on me, and even though it can’t really be helped the sense of déjà vu that happens as I watched Kristian once again race against time to save his family from Nature’s destructive wrath was indeed noticeably palpable. However, the filmmakers again do a nice job of building characters and keeping their focus on their respective relationships, and while the titular disaster is impressive, the continued resilience of the Eikjord clan as they worked together to survive was even more so. The Quake might not shake, rattle and roll to the same extent its superb forerunner did but that doesn’t mean it also isn’t worthwhile, this bone-chilling sequel an effectively entertaining follow-up I hope fans of the first film take the time to search out and see.

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Pike - 621-7591 THE 5th FANTASY 211 Ave. SESHOP - (360) 357-6229 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE THE NEW YORK2222 XCHANGE - 441-5449 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 SHORTY’S 2nd Ave 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 LOVER’S 2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD 225 Broadway E. - (206) STOUT -1530 11th726-3300 Ave - 397-3825 TABOO ADULT 3959 Martin WayVIDEO E, Suite D - (360) 456-7300 CAPITOL CIDER - 818 E Pike St. - (206) 397-3564 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 TOULOUSE PETIT ONYX LEATHER 9813 16th SW -E767-4855 JAKES - 311Ave 4th Ave. - (360) 956-3247 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 601Ave. Queen Ave N - 432-9069 1605 12th #8 - Anne (206) 328-1965 TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914 1701 E. OliveTHE Way - (206) 726-0565 CUFF COMPLEX UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - 325-6492 OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - (206) 251-0630 UNDER U 4 MEN THE CANTERBURY PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 534 15th Ave. E - (206) 322-3130 4411 Wallingford Ave. N. - (206) 535-6920 UNCLE IKE’S CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD MAPLE 2310 E ROSE Union INN St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300 2103 N. 45th - (206) 545-8363 112 (800) 570-2007 501Reservoir 15th AveRd E -- 1-800-GET-DRUGS PONDER - 2413 E Union - (206) 420-2180 THE CRESCENT 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS RUCKUS - 1465 E Republican St - (206) 257-4805 1413 E. Olive Way - (206) 720-8188 WILD AT HEART TABOO ADULT VIDEO THE CUFF COMPLEX 1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538 9813 16th Ave SW - (206) 767-4855 1533 13th Ave. - (206) 323-1525 ANDY’S - 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747-0304 TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - (206) 322-1080 THE BLIND BUCK 1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - (206) 324-2577 204 N. Division St. - (509) 343-9425 UNDER U 4 MEN HOT MAMA’S PIZZA LOVER’S GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN 709 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 324-6446 700 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-6444 193N. Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 204 Division St. - (509) 443-4014 UNCLE IKE’S JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. - (206) 441-9729 RUMORS NYNE BARCABARET AND BISTRO 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 860-1818 1119 - (306) 671-1849 232 W.Railroad Sprague Ave. - (509) 474-1621 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - (206) 682-2935 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS THE LUMBER YARD WILD AT HEART 9619 16th Ave. SW - (206) 695-2007 1111 NW Leary Way - (206) 782-5538 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - (206) 325-6537 21635 Pacific Hwy S - 878-7780 NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - (206) 324-5358 OUT WEST 5401California Ave. SW - (206) 937-1540 LOVER'S THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - (206) 588-0375 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 POCO WINE ROOM 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 RUMORS CABARET 1408 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-9463 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 1119 Railroad - (360) 671-1849 POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - (206) 402-5178 LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - (206) 324-2854 QUEER BAR - 1518 11th Ave - (206) 687-7491 R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - (206) 322-8828 LOVER’S RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - (206) 233-9873 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 25801 104th Ave. S.E. - (253) 852-1720 ROOT TABLE 2213 NW Market St. - (206) 420-3214 21635 Pacific Hwy S - (206) 878-7780 THE FANTASY SHOP SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - (206) 621-7591 SECRETS 604 Central Ave. S. - (253) 850-8428 SHORTY’S 2222 2nd Ave - (206) 441-5449 22862 Pacific Hwy S - (206) 878-8480 NASHVILLE’S SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) STOUT -1530 11th Ave - (206) 397-3825 114 - Railroad Ave. N. - (253) 852 - 0909 TOULOUSE PETIT 601 Queen Anne Ave. N - (206) 432-9069 UNICORN - 1118 E Pike - (206) 325-6492 ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO UNION - 1318 E. Union St. - (206) 328-1318 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 WILDROSE - 1021 E Pike - (206) 324-9210 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754 9614 14th Ave SW - (206) 763-1347 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525

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Meetings Events Activities

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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 22

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.

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.)

Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

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

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

MONDAY - December 24

SUNDAY - December 23

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 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.

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).

December 22 thru December 30

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LotusSisters.org.)

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

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

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

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

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Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org 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 on Winter Break thru Jan. 6] 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.

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. To sign up visit www. raincitysoccer.org

December 21, 2018

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 Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St, downstairs space. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December).

Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org [Lambert House is on Winter Break this week.]

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 [Lambert House is on Winter Break this week.]

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Every Monday. www. washingtongenderalliance.com

TUESDAY - December 25

MERRY CHRISTMAS! (Note: Because of the Christmas holiday some regularly scheduled events will not be taking place today.

We suggest you call or check online if unsure.)

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

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

(206) 622-5555.

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

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

LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

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 [Lambert House is on Winter Break this week.]

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. Regular Tues. & Thurs. practice resumes Jan. 3. For details visit www. otterpolo.com or call the Otter Hotline, (206) 414-8797.

Seattle Poetry Slam. Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm. Re-bar, 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

community calendar

SATURDAY - December 29

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 140. Monthly potluck meets last Saturday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org

WEDNESDAY - December 26

SUNDAY - December 30

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 Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12 noon.

Roosters Restaurant, 611 Broadway E. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. Just drop in - no RSVP required. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. 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 Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info (206) 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org 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 SEAMEC Monthly Meeting. 7pm. 1605 12th Ave, Suite 21. Meets 4th Wednesday each month. SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www. voteseamec.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

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

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

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

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

(206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for persons living with HIV/AIDS, their friends, and for those who want to support them. 6pm. Trinity Lutheran Church, 2324 Lombard Ave, Everett. Meets last Thursday each month. For further information, please call 360-202-3978. Sponsored by AIDS Project Snohomish County (APSC) and Gay Men’s Task Force.

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

(425) 747-4937.

Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org [Lambert House is on Winter Break this week.]

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

THURSDAY - December 27 Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.) Monthly Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Lunch Get-Together. 12 noon. Ballard NW Senior Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. Meets 4th Thursday each group. (206) 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org month. Look for the A.B.L.E. sign on the table. We are Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Lesbians, 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of this group is Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & to connect, socialize, and support each other. We have Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, been meeting since 2015. The group hosts evening anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring potlucks, outings and get-togethers. Co-sponsored by fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, Puget Sound Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or (PSOLOC). our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. gayfathersseattle 12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday.

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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

December 21, 2018

Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men.

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

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. Regular Tues. & Thurs. practice resumes Jan. 3. For details visit www. otterpolo.com or call the Otter Hotline, (206) 414-8797.

FRIDAY - December 28

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 Lake City Seniors LGBTQ2+Allies Peer Support Group. 1-2:30pm. Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave NE. Meets last Friday most months. Please call to confirm. Small group of mostly 50+ come together to connect, share and learn from one another. For questions or more information, please contact Claudine Wallace, (206) 472-5471 or claudinew@soundgenerations.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.

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 [Lambert House is on Winter Break this week.]

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

Celebrating 44 Years!

the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, 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

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www. seattlegaybasketballassociation.com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@ camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

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

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www. mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 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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PETS OF THE WEEK

All of our dogs go home spayed or neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. Each pet will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination.

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

Adoption Center

Sunday – Wednesday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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

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

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

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

All ages but all to meet, no history with cats, only dog in home.

BB Adoption Specials:

Meet BB, a charming 6-year-old girl with silky black fur and beautiful green eyes. BB is a social butterfly who loves attention and play time! She will run and chase after her favorite feather toy, and then come over and give you lots of rubs to make sure you know you are loved. BB is a total lap cat who enjoys gentle petting and some brushing to make her look pretty.

Her foster parents absolutely adore her and say that not only does she have a great all round personality but she has perfect letterbox manners. BB also enjoyed walking on cat-walks (watch her video!).

Come meet BB today at Seattle Humane! She can't wait to adore you!

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 Seattle seattlehumane.org and let the merry times begin.

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Meet Monte, a 6-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier! Monte is a handsome fellow with a winning personality. He sits when asked, takes treats gently and wants to be with his humans. Monte loves to walk on a leash and sniff and explore. He's ready to enjoy fall hikes with you and you can meet this sweet boy today at Seattle Humane!

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All of our cats go home spayed or neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. Each pet will go home with a certificate for a complimentary veterinary examination and an identification tag. PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion – a great way to start off on the right paw!

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