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Issue 52, Volume 45, December 29, 2017

Arts & Entertainment FILM

2017 Film Recap A year of wonders and delights comes to conclusion

David Sedaris returns to Seattle for 8 shows Jan. 5-11 Hear Sedaris read from his newest essay collection Calypso – to be released June 2018

Emma Stone and Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes – Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer I’ve watched just over 200 films that were released in 2017, and that’s still only a small smidgen of the countless motion pictures from around the globe that received some sort of theatrical exhibition. As such,

I’m always reticent to label any list the “Best” of a given year. Just doesn’t feel right. Even so, I’m still fine coming up with a list of my favorites from the year, all of which I feel pushed the cinematic envelope and are worthy of applause.

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Theater openings for January 2018

Pamela Turpen as Sarah Bernhardt in Bohemia – Photo by Julia Nardin

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer We’re off to an eclectic start to 2018 with all kinds of flavors of shows. We have musi-

cals, and a new adaptation of Crime and Punishment, Shakespeare with a woman at the helm, David Frost and Nixon played by women, August Wilson and more!

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David Sedaris – Photo by Adam DeTour

David Sedaris returns to Seattle, one of his favorite cities, from January 5-11. For seven consecutive evenings and one matinee, Sedaris will delight Seattle audiences with workshop readings from his soonto-be-published essay collection Calypso at the Broadway Performance Hall. The intimate 295-seat setting allows audience

members to be up-close-and-personal with Sedaris as he polishes the final draft and answers questions from the audience. All workshop readings begin at 7pm with one 2pm matinee on Sunday, January 7.

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TELEVISION The Handmaid’s Tale, GLOW, RuPaul’s Drag Race all make the list

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Like music or film, creating a list of the best in television is subjective. We all

have our likes and dislikes, but if there’s anything we can agree on it’s that there’s too much to enjoy on TV right now, and not just your standard comedies and dra-

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MEMORABLE QUOTES

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer It has been quite a year as I brought about 2-dozen interviews (mostly exclusives) to the Seattle Gay News. What tied many of these interviews together – from Oscar winners to reality stars to music legends – were my questions related to the current political climate – from Activism to the Muslim Travel Ban to Healthcare to Sexual Harassment (ironically, all related to President Trump) – and those questions got each interview subject talking with such passion.

Here are highlights from 14 of my exclusive interviews based on subject.

ACTIVISM Dustin Lance Black: Well, so all – I, I think we have been – I think that we’re doing it in the right way, right now. And that is, that the – what I was so afraid of four years ago – even as we were making great progress, is that we’ve become incredibly self-centered, myopic, really focused just on our own issues. And we had absolutely lost sight of our connection to other social justice movements. We were not working locked arm in arm. And as a student of Harvey Milk, who built the coalition of yesses, in order to start winning freedom and winning political power, that coalition of yesses wasn’t just LGBT people. It was seniors, it was racial minorities, it was union workers. That’s what built – well, I couldn’t see it. You’d hear at the marches “Gay, straight, black, white, same struggle, same fight,” but it was mostly Gay people with a few straight people, or mostly African American people with a couple white people. And I kept asking myself, why aren’t we showing up for other people’s rallies? And, you know, just ask Nero – divide and conquer – and we’ve become – not out of animus, but out of self-interest – we’ve become divided. And that was dangerous.

And now we’re seeing that indeed we’ve lost ground because we were divided. And what I’m seeing now, when I’ve gone to these marches, when I’ve been to some of these rallies, is that it is now truly Gay and straight and black and white, same struggle, same fight – and that’s critical. So was it just a Gay rally? No. Should it be? No. We should be showing up for our brothers and sisters in other social justice movements as we wanted them to show up for ours when our rights come under attack. (2/24/17) TRAVEL BAN Slam Gauwloos: Ah, I don’t know. I mean, of course, it’s wrong. I mean, I think it’s wrong to deny anybody in any kind of country, you know, to enter any kind of country. But you know, I am an optimist, you know. Things will get better, you know.

We always, you know, gay people, minorities, you know, at the end we always pre-

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Salim Gouwloos in Strike a Pose – Photo courtesy of Bond / 360

vail, you know. And I just – if we just keep fighting and keep talking up and keep talking about this too, you know, I think things will change, you know. We always prevail as gay people and as minorities in the end, you know. It might take a little bit longer, but I think we will, you know. And look how many, you know, so many evil things are going on, but look at the same time, you know, how many people it has brought together too, you know. When is the last time there’s all these protests against one man, you know? It’s been a while ago. So I always try to look at the good side of the whole thing. Yeah. But it will change. I know it will change, like everything always does. But even in, you know, they give me a hard time in airport, because, you know, my name, I have a Middle Eastern tattoo, Arabic tattoo on my arm. It’s a Salim. And my real name is Salim Hamid Gauwloos, and I have an

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American passport and European passport, but they – they’ve always given me a hard time in the airports because of my name. It is nothing new. (3/31/17) AIDS HEALTHCARE Ted Allen: Right now, the Republicans are attempting to overturn Obamacare with something that would knock 24 million people off their health insurance with un-affordable, less coverage, particularly important on all those people and obviously within that 24 million people, there are people with HIV/AIDS who are going to lose their health insurance period.

“Tough Luck,” and this is this supposed to be better? Also, I saw an interesting tweet from the comedian Michael Ian Black, who said that, the point of Obamacare was to put millions of people back on health insur-

ance, the point of the Republican response is to provide tax breaks to thousands of wealthy people, so our goals, President Obama’s goal, was to provide insurance for millions of people. Republicans are taking a lead from millions of peoples to get a tax break to very privilege wealthy people and I don’t know, frankly, how Paul Ryan looks at himself in the mirror in the morning, when he is behind that. You going to be that person in history? OK, I think with fight, I think with protest, I think the second protest, it is good to talk to somebody I could actually discuss this with. I mean, you know in NY that’s not an uncommon position. We are strong in our opposition to this administration and I think ultimately we are going to win again, but right now we are in a very challenging time. (4/21/17)

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KNKX 88.5fm and The Stranger present David Sedaris. General Admission seats are $50. Tickets are at sedaris.strangertickets.com.

About David Sedaris With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers.

He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, especially apparent in his latest book, a collection of his diaries entitled Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) published May 2017.

Beloved for his personal essays and short stories, David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever, Holidays on Ice, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, and Theft By Finding: Diaries (19772002). He is the author of Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, a collection of fables with illustrations by Ian Falconer.

Each of these books was an immediate bestseller. He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. His pieces regularly appear in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are over ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages.

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He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have written half-a-dozen plays, which have been produced off-Broadway at Drama Dept. and Lincoln Center and offoff-Broadway at La Mama E.T.C., in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service.

Sedaris’ original audio pieces can often be heard on the public radio show “This American Life.” He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for “Best Spoken Word” and “Best Comedy Album.” His latest audio recording of new stories (recorded live) is David Sedaris: Live for Your Listen-

ing Pleasure (November 2009). A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). Since 2011, he can be heard annually on a series of live recordings on BBC Radio 4 entitled Meet David Sedaris.

As a companion piece to Theft By Finding, Jeffrey Jenkins published and edited an art book of Sedaris’s diary covers, entitled David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium (October 2017). A forthcoming book of essays entitled Calypso is set to be published June 2018 and a second volume of his diaries is expected for summer 2019.

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MUSIC

Gone in 2017: Chris Cornell, Tom Petty and Chester Bennington among famed musicians who died this year

Chris Cornell – Photo courtesy of Rick Diamond / Getty Images

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer As if 2016 hadn’t already shaken up the music world, with the losses of David Bowie, Prince and Leonard Cohen, to name a few, 2017 proved to be just as brutal by taking the lives of yet more acclaimed artists. The past twelve months claimed the lives of Chris Cornell, Tom Petty, Chester Bennington, Chuck Berry, Malcolm Young, Glen Campbell, Walter Becker, Al Jarreau and Mel Tillis. And those are just some, not all, of the musicians who died this year.

Cornell, born and raised in the Emerald City, took his own life in May while on a tour stop in Detroit. His suicide sent shock waves through the rock community, as Cornell was adored and well-respected by colleagues and fans alike who were first drawn to him as a member of the grunge band Soundgarden. He would then help form other musical projects, including Temple of the Dog, Audioslave and the launching of his own solo career, in which he released four studio albums, a compilation package and eighteen singles, including the theme song “You Know My Name” from the 2007 James Bond movie Casino Royale. I had the honor of interviewing Cornell twice for Seattle Gay News, the second time at his request; he came across as a sweet, sensitive person and somebody who felt connected to the LGBT community as a very supportive ally.

Two months later, in July, rock fans would mourn the death of another rock artist, Chester Bennington, who also committed suicide. The co-lead singer of Grammywinning group Linkin Park was found dead at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, just weeks before the band was to embark on a major tour that included an October concert at Key Arena here in Seattle. Linkin Park burst onto the scene in 2000 with its mega-selling album Hybrid Theory, which contained the hit single “In the End” with the powerful, foretelling lyrics “I tried so hard / And got so far / But in the end / It doesn’t even matter.” I’d seen the group live several times, including a collaborative performance with Metallica at thenQwest Field and as headliners for a holiday concert at the intimate Moore Theatre; they always put on an outstanding show.

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Petty had appeared at Safeco Field less than three months before he died of car-

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Tom Petty – Photo courtesy of Reprise Records

diac arrest in early October. I was at that show, on the field in the eleventh row, and I wouldn’t have believed it if you’d told me it was the last time I’d be seeing him in person. Yes, he was 66 years old, but he was playing guitar like a teenager and though he had aged, he looked good for a guy who’d been doing this for five decades; he was having a blast, as were the fans who sang and danced all night. I was fortunate to experience Petty and the Heartbreakers on six separate occasions, five of them with Seattle Gay News credentials; I was never turned down for tickets to any of their shows. “Refugee,” “I Won’t Back Down,” “All American Girl,” “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” “Free Fallin’” and “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” with Stevie Nicks are

just a few of the gems Petty will be remembered for in his long career.

Berry was a pioneer, a national treasure and a groundbreaking artist when he broke through into mainstream music with his 1955 smash single “Maybelline.” He was one of the first people of color credited not only for recording rock and roll songs, like “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Johnny B. Goode,” but also for writing them. Throughout his career, he was admired and praised by colleagues, from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen to U2’s Bono, many of whom expressed their condolences and paid tributes to Berry on social media when he died in March. Another similar black musician who peaked around the same time was Fats

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begun to take its toll on him; however, he was also making the best of it and sounded incredibly well vocally, while playing guitar like the pro he was known for. Campbell, who also appeared in films, such as 1969’s True Grit, and hosted his own variety show called “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour,” passed away in August.

Fans of metal icons AC/DC mourned the loss of founding member Malcolm Young, brother of fellow band member Angus, who died in mid-November. The hard rock act earned an international following with such hits as “Hells Bells,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” “Highway to Hell” and “Back in Black.” Among the group’s diehard admirers was the Seattle-based cover band Helles Bells, who occasionally still perform local shows.

Chuck Berry – Photo courtesy of Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

Domino, who also departed us in 2017; his songs included “Ain’t That a Shame” and an edgier version of “Blueberry Hill.”

Equally admired was Campbell, whose country classics include “Rhinestone Cow-

boy,” “Southern Nights” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix.” One of his final performances was at the Paramount Theatre during a farewell tour in 2012. I reviewed that concert for Seattle Gay News and was saddened to see that Alzheimer’s had already

Speaking of founding members, Becker helped form the legendary bluespop ensemble Steely Dan, whose albums spanned four decades with a long list of Top 40 favorites, including “Peg,” “Deacon Blue,” “Hey Nineteen,” “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” and “FM (No Static At All).” Becker and Donald Fagen, who came to Seattle this fall, were the core members of Steely Dan, who were and still are beloved by fans and fellow musicians, who paid tributes to them shortly after Becker died in September.

Two more legendary artists, jazz great Al Jarreau and country-western singer Mel Tillis, also died this year, as well as Southern roots musician Gregg Allman, who was once married to Cher. The list continues with J. Geils, frontman of the J. Geils Band, ’70s heartthrob David Cassidy and Butch Trucks, who like Allman was a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band.

And, earlier this month, K-pop faithful were devasted to learn that Kim Jonghyun (aka Jonghyun) had committed suicide in the Gangnam District of his native Seoul, South Korea. A few years ago, the young artist who performed with the group SHINee, created headlines when he stated his support for the LGBT community via Twitter, but was criticized negatively by conservative followers. It was rumored that Jonghyun may have been gay, though never confirmed; his death signaled the issue of Asian celebrities having to keep their personal lives and beliefs secret in fear of diminishing their fame.

They say that notable deaths happen in batches of three. If that extends to three years, not just three people, we could be in for another heartbreaking year in 2018 of losing more cherished entertainers. Hopefully, not. To all the musicians who left us these past twelve months, those mentioned here and others, may you Rest in Peace.

Sad days in music:

Manchester and Las Vegas concert attacks claim more than 80 lives this year

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer I never used to think about something tragic happening to me at a concert.

Although I damaged my ribcage twice at two separate shows by dancing in the mosh pit, and nearly suffocated at another by getting too close to the stage on a really hot day, this all came with the territory; it was the result of being wild and not paying attention. But in terms of violence, someone else inflicting pain on me, or worse, wanting to kill me, that thought had never crossed my mind before. That a total stranger would choose a live show, where people are listening to music and having a good time and minding their own business – to carry out an attack wasn’t something I ever thought about.

This year, 81 people died at two separate music events on two different continents.

Both were acts of terrorism. Aside from those killed, a combined total of 1,046 people suffered injuries, some of them critical.

The first attack took place in Manchester, England on May 22 just after pop star Ariana Grande performed to a crowd of over 14,000 at the city’s Manchester Arena. The performance had concluded and fans were exiting the venue when a shrapnel-laden homemade explosive was detonated in the foyer; it’s a miracle more weren’t killed.

With a large LGBT following, many who attended Grande’s concert were young gay men, while others included teenagers or college kids. Hotels, Sikh temples and even private residences of local homeowners in the vicinity of the arena served as safe shelters for concertgoers, as the nearby subway station was closed due to safety concerns.

Among the dead, besides the attacker who committed the crime as an act of radical religious beliefs, was Martyn Hett, who had appeared on a British reality series with his boyfriend Russell Hayward. “We got the news last night that our wonderful, iconic and beautiful Martyn didn’t survive,” posted Hayward on social media the day after. “He left the world exactly how he lived, centre of attention. I’m in a really bad way so please forgive if I don’t reply.” The 29 year-old Hett was scheduled to travel the next day, following the show, to the US for a two-month trip.

The youngest victim was 8, the oldest 50. Some were couples in love, some were

best friends and some were simply parents just waiting innocently by the exit doors to meet their children after the performance.

Grande cancelled the remaining dates of her “Dangerous Woman Tour,” which had already made its way through North America before heading to Europe. It included a performance at Key Arena on March 23. With the help of friends, Grande organized a benefit concert in Manchester on June 4 to help raise money for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, which aided the victims of the attack and their families. She performed several of her own songs, but also shared the stage with Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Niall Horan and the Black Eyed Peas, to name a few. In just 12 hours after the concert, the event had raised over $13 million US dollars.

The second attack happened on October 1 in Las Vegas on the final day of the Route 91 Harvest country music festival.

A shooter perched on an upper floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino began firing shots at a gathering of 22,000 fans listening to the event’s headlining artist Jason Aldean performing below in a makeshift concert venue, known as “The Lot.” Unlike the Manchester attack, which occurred instantly and at the conclusion of the performance, the Las Vegas incident took place over the course of ten minutes and while the entertainer was still on stage.

Aldean, who interviewed with Seattle Gay News several years ago, and his band members escaped without harm. The same can’t be said for 58 people who were killed by rapid gunfire, among them were off-duty police officers, nurses, teachers, small business owners and students. Some had traveled long distance to attend the three-day festival, which features top Nashville talent performing to thousands in Las Vegas annually and has quickly become one of the premiere country music events in the nation.

The exact motive is still unknown; however, it’s been confirmed that the attacker, who acted alone, had previously reserved rooms at hotels that overlooked the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago and a similar live music event in Las Vegas called Life Is Beautiful. The youngest victim was 20, the oldest 67. It became the deadliest mass shooting committed by a sole person in US history, surpassing the Orlando attack in 2016 at the Pulse gay nightclub in which 49

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innocent people were murdered.

The Manchester and Las Vegas tragedies join the 2015 shooting in Paris, where 130 were killed during an Eagles of Death Metal performance as part of a terrorist act. This brings the total to 211 people in just three years who’ve died at a live music event as a result of a planned attack. With the exception of the Manchester attacker, included in the 211 killed, these were all innocent people attending a concert who had no idea what

was about to happen, and like myself had not even thought something like this would ever take place. They were just listening to music, that’s all they were doing.

To the victims in Manchester and Las Vegas, and once again those in Paris two years ago, we say Rest in Peace. And to their families and loved ones, we offer continued thoughts and prayers for healing.

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Joey Arias – Photo courtesy of WireImage

essarily propaganda, but it is, you know, I mean, there is definitely huge swaths of people trying to, you know, keep a certain demographic, giving them red meat, so to say, so to speak. But things have become like bumper sticker symbol. And it seems that no one has, that people are not encouraged to have, any kind of complexity and thought. They’re encouraged to pick a side and pick up a rock, and a stick and torches, and taunt and go after the side that is not theirs. And there’s no nuance, there’s no conversation, there’s no discourse. And I’m saying “there is no,” of course, there is, but not in the streets, and not what we are seeing. I mean, for example, they’re saying like ANTIFA is a terrorist element, but it’s anti-fascist. That means all of my grandparents were terrorists, but they were fighting Nazis. So things are turned into misnomers and lies; and things become catch phrases

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MARRIAGE EQUALITY Evan Wolfson: Look, anything can happen. So I don’t think we should ever be complacent, or just give up or stop working.

But even though the election was a catastrophe, and our country is very much on the wrong path, I actually think there are other communities and other values and other things we care about that are more in danger. And if we would do the work of standing in solidarity with the others and keep moving forward we will also thereby secure our own gains. I’m not really worried that they’re going to be taking away the freedom to marry. That’s a very hard thing to do. I don’t think it’s what most want to do, even former opponents, even continuing opponents, have other things that they mostly are focused on. So let’s remember that in order to win the freedom to marry in the Supreme Court we first, over years and years, decades of hard work and persuasion, won in the court of public opinion.

When we stood in front of the Supreme Court in 2015 we had grown public support from 27% when I did the world’s first trial back in Hawaii to 63% support. And that didn’t go away on election day. More than a million gay people have gotten legally married in the United States. And for each one of those million that represents millions of family members and friends and others who love them and are supportive. That didn’t go away on election day. And we won after many losses, ultimately about a hundred court rulings, not just the final one.

And that didn’t go away on election day. So I think we have created facts on the ground and built public opinion and know how to fight and have brought allies and supporters into our work and we have to just keep moving forward. The Gallup Poll last week reported that in the two years since we’ve won the freedom to marry there has been no horror, no shock, no terrible things that have happened that have caused the public to pull away. In fact the Gallup Poll reported last week we’re at an all-time record high. Public support continues to grow, including, by the way, there are more majority support now amongst Republicans, we’re at 47%. So we have to be vigilant, we have to do the work, but losing the freedom to marry is not the thing I think we have to be most focused on. (6/23/17) DONALD TRUMP Joey Arias: Yeah. So I don’t give a fuck what President Trump does, or if he acknowledges it, well, then fuck off, see you later, alligator. That’s why no one is going to support you and no one gives a shit about you. He’s a traitor; he’s a fool. You know, I met him years ago and he was just a terrible man when I met him. (6/23/17) Terri Nunn: Well, I wish I could tell you. Honestly, oh, gosh, like I think the

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a Saltine? … no, a Ritz? … no, a Triscuit? … no – oh that’s it! A cracker!” We were close enough to joke about anything and no one had a mouth like her. I did attend her funeral in Savannah in full mourning drag complete with a veil to show my respect to one of drag’s greats. Interestingly enough, Chablis came from a time when she “did drag” with wigs and lots of make-up, but Chablis was trans and had lived as a woman named Brenda on and off stage for decades.

We came from a time when different segments of the community stuck together.

Now, with Facebook offering 56 different gender variations you can pick from, I worry that we are putting each other into boxes and infighting rather than bonding to fight the very real enemies within the new administration. I do not dismiss anyone’s individual concerns, since all of our concerns are different. But does an antiLGBT administration seeking to roll back hard-won LGBT rights deserve more focus than whether you identify as gender queer, gender fluid or non-binary today? To me, it does. (5/5/17) YOUTH

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whole, pretty much, you know, the country that didn’t vote for him is still in shock. I don’t know how it happened. I just can’t say President Trump without laughing. And I, my personal feeling, I wish I could advise other people, but I don’t know how to do that, my personal feeling is that I want him to go away and do his job. I don’t ever want to hear him again. I’ve heard him enough.

I’ve heard him speak enough for the rest of the four years he’s going to be in office. I don’t want to hear him anymore; it’s annoying, it’s awful, it’s mean, it’s belittling; I don’t like this guy. I’m hoping that whoever, that 42% or whomever voted for him saw in him that there’s something that they saw that will actually do something good.

(Chuckle) I don’t know, but it might be, you know? Somebody said to me, because I came out on my Facebook page about Trump and I got hammered by, you know, the people who voted for him. One guy said to me this that did resonate with me. And he voted for Trump. He said: you know, it is true that some people who are not very socially adept are very good at their jobs.

And I’m like, yeah, that is true, because he’s definitely not social adept. I think the one good thing that’s come out of this is people have joined together so much more than I’ve ever seen with the President in my lifetime because of the contention that he’s brought into this country with the stuff that he said that I think that, that people coming together is a good thing. And that is my only advice that I would think in doing that, you know, stick together, stand together, say what you feel, say what’s important to you, and we will get through this. And somehow, I have a great faith in the universe, somehow the world will be better because of this. I can’t see it now, but it’s coming, it’s going to happen. And maybe that is one of the ways it will happen, people coming together, and standing together, for what they believe in. (6/23/17) Storm Large: I feel that things have been – information has been turned into entertainment. And the news cycle has to be histrionic and intense in order to maintain viewership. And it isn’t always nec-

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until they become part of your mitochondria, until they become part of this every day speech; that it doesn’t, that the words don’t even make sense anymore, but they are words tattooed inside your tongue. And for whatever reason it makes everybody feel safe. So, at the end of the day, every human being wants to belong. Wants to know where they are in the world. Wants to be loved, wants to be accepted, wants to matter. Every life wants to matter. And – but at the same time there are forces that profit from fear, and profit from manipulating that desire and make it seem like that is being threatened. And so like Ari [Shapiro] said in his show, these things go in cycles, and people become, and it’s not exclusive to America, it’s exclusive to humans. It’s exclusive to fucking humans. And I think that maybe some primate war-type shit, like this, but we are really good at getting freaked out and hurting a lot of people.

And I think that’s where we are in history at this tipping point right now. We’re on the edge of some scary shit. And scary shit is already happening. It won’t burst and pop off a nuclear disaster, or you know, any kind of massive catastrophe like that. But it’s a tough time to be a human. (11/24/17) Peaches Christ: Well, he’s unquestionably a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot! (9/22/17) Heklina: Oh, gosh! Well, he is the only person currently that I would like to feed rat poison to; and I would not mistake it for the skinny and sweet! (9/22/17) LOSS Lady Bunny: I met Lady Chablis when I was 13, sneaking into a gay bar in Chattanooga, Tennessee and was a fan of her act long before she hit it big with Midnight in the Garden of Evil. She was one of a kind and had such magnetism and wit that there truly was no one like her. I toured with her and we became great friends. She called me “Country Cunt” because I’m from down South. She also liked to say that “Bunny, you remind me of a – what is it? …

Trudie Styler: Yes, well, it is a current story, isn’t it? Because of not allowing people to be who they are is prevalent and becoming more so in this administration, dialing back the reforms that have curtailed – and it’s very worrisome. So I hope that Freak Show in some way can draw attention to not just bullying, but with a message to young people that are attractive to say that we have one life and life shouldn’t be – we’re all born free – we should be able to be the people that we are, and that should be reflective at all times. And this is set in a high school and I think a lot of the simple rotten sets in the formative years as teenagers. (10/20/17) SEXUAL HARASSMENT Tippi Hedrin: [Regarding working for Alfred Hitchcock:] Bad enough so that I walked out and slammed the door. And that, you know, this is nothing new. It has happened, it began when Adam and Eve were put on this planet. And it has been a situation where women have had to either make a – you know, I find it incredible that parents don’t teach their children, not only their girls as to how to handle situations like this before they even get started, and young boys to say this is not acceptable for you to do to any woman. And they should understand that as well. I mean it isn’t just the girls who need to be educated, it is our young men as well. Had my parents not given me the education that they did I don’t know how I would’ve handled all of this. I know I wouldn’t have accepted it, but I don’t, you know, it made it very easy for me because you just don’t ever let it get to a point where it’s a problem. (11/24/17) BEHIND MEMORABLE FILM MOMENTS Slam Gauwloos: The kiss [in Madonna’s Truth or Dare] was amazing. You know, but it was – it’s amazing, you know, it was such an innocent kiss, too, you know.

We already had a little crush on each other during the tour, so then they decided to play Truth or Dare one night, and you know, there with us, you know, it’s like – and it was just innocent, you know, just a compassionate, innocent kiss. I think, I guess one of the first male kisses, passionate, too, not fake, on the big screen, too, you know, and even ‘til today, you know, I get emails from people just saying how it made them feel normal, you know. And this is in 1990, you know. Nobody was out of the closet, you know. It wasn’t cool to be gay. Now it’s like everybody is gay now, you know, it’s cool now to be anything. But it feels really nice, especially not knowing that it was going to have such an impact on so many people’s lives, you know. It was just an innocent kiss.

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That’s where it started. So I think it even makes it more beautiful that it turned into this big thing. I’m really proud of that, but I can’t – at that moment, you know, social media wasn’t available, none of the outlets were available, so we never really knew what people were thinking, you know. The tour was finished, so we were like, okay, this is it. This is done, you know. She’s going to go on another tour, and nobody’s ever going to remember us. So it’s nice to know that they still do. It really makes me feel nice. (3/31/17)

all supposed to be respectful of each other, whether we agree with the choices that we make for our own personal lives, or as a community. And I think having conversations and the political front, you know, war.

Yes, it’s about respecting an individual for their personal decisions, having conversations so that we understand each other, and focusing on the similarities, and the human need, which is love. And love comes in all forms. And to understand each other, or not, but at least respect and accept the fact that we are all individuals is the platform

ask him to sent the record “straight,” that is to clarify that situation and this was his response:

real truth. You know, it’s certainly not for lack of stress, I’ll tell you that. [laughs] But, thank you, that’s very kind. (2/24/17)

Vic Mignogna: There is not one ounce of a shred of a molecule of any truth or substantiation to any of those things. There is – I can’t even ... I can’t tell you what a joke that is to me! Well, let me just tell you that those kind of comments come from lonely kids desperate for some attention.

They’re looking to say something shocking or something CD about somebody that

What is Ted Allen’s favorite cuisine and why?

Ted Allen: Ahaa! Well, there are too many to narrow down. I will narrow down a little bit, and this one, I can cut it down to some of my favorites. On “Queer Eye,” I had the best job. Food and wine. Thom had it with hard labor, but he is so creative. Carson shopped for clothes. Kyan was grooming and had limited time and I was limitless and all I did was cook and drink wine.

I can explain to you the different styles of champagne. You know I love Mexican, French food. I will roast a chicken tonight in a Frenchy way with lemon, thyme, garlic.

I love Thai food, Korean BBQ. I love Japanese food. I love Chinese food. I mean, that is to say, at some point, to say what I love about food, is the priority – is my favorite about it. I made a quiche for lunch today. I don’t know how old you are, but every time I make a quiche, I can’t help remembering and can’t believe there is a book from the 1980’s called Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche.

Hello, it is a frittata with a crust, delicious, what is not to like?! Someone got rich off that book. Let’s hope they donated the proceeds to Dining Out for Life or LGBT causes. (4/21/17)

Mya: Working with the ladies on “Lady Marmalade” was the ultimate experience, you know. Everyone was already an established artist, everyone is different as individuals, and performance artists, and the things that were brought to the table were different. So you have four females coming together and there’s all kinds of rumors about fighting, (which I witnessed none of), the energy was amazing. I love her so. Everyone was so sweet. And then we actually performed together live as well as received awards together. That was an amazing accomplishment. And meeting Patti LaBelle, who was one of the originators of the song with Rockwilder was also the ultimate experience, my goodness. So it was great. It was so great to be a part of, and it always is a party with those shows.

(6/30/17) Joey Arias: And I remember telling David (Bowie), I said: I don’t think we’re going to wear clothes that people would identify with a certain era in time, but something that’s beyond. And he’s like; this I like a lot. And then we got these Muglar dresses....I mean the [“Saturday Night Live”] viewers really were shocked, but it really made a statement. And that’s why David wore that Chinese Airline’s steward’s dress also. Just because he was so beyond and fresh, and this is before drag was accepted and before, you know, aliens were, you know, spying on earth, it was everything that David believed in, and everything that we believed in. It was great.

It was a great working process together.

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and the starting point of functionality in a world full of craziness, in a world full of judgment and hate. No one is perfect.

Everyone’s defining man. So define it for yourself, proceed and live life to the fullest, and do what makes you happy and vibrate high. And don’t be ashamed of it, living the truth of your life. That’s what’s ultimately going to give you the most fulfilling life. And that’s what I believe in. And that applies to all people in their personal decisions, and keeping it friendly, keeping it love, and keeping it positive, regardless of whether you agree or not with someone else’s life. Really, mind your business.

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a lot of people know in the industry. I tell you what that comes from. I’m a Christian. Yes, I am an unapologetic Christian.

I’m not ashamed of my faith. That’s who I am. Here’s the problem. A lot of people think that Christians hate gay people. That is not true. But a lot of people think that there are some morons out there, who call themselves Christians, who are anti-gay.

Right? So these poor kids who post this garbage on line, this is their thinking. Vic is a Christian. Christians hate gays. So Vic hates gays. Vic’s homophobic because he’s a Christian. Not so. Not one ounce of truth to that. But that is the unfortunate leap they take. And their faulty reasoning? Because I’m a believer in Jesus, I must be homophobic. I am not. Not even close. I’m sorry they think that and I really wish they’d stop.

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Your husband, of course, is Sting. Is there any of his songbook that you, do you, is personally your favorite?

Trudie Styler: Oh, is any one of his songs my personal favorite? I think “Fields of Gold” is a very personal song, and it makes me weep every time I hear it; well, not every time, but when I can settle in and hear it, sometimes it’s just such a beautiful work that I think speaks very deeply to me.

Yeah. I mean there are many. (10/20/17) Dakota Johnson is your granddaughter.

And your daughter is Melanie Griffith. And you and Melanie both said that when Fifty Shades of Grey came out that you guys were never going to see it.

Tippi Hedrin: I still haven’t seen it. I stay away from that. You know, I’m like, I’m like a horse with blinders on. (11/24/17) In one word, can you describe NPR’s Ari Shapiro?

Storm Large: Perfect. Ari Shapiro is perfect. And it’s only one word, but the

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Tippi Hedrin: [On appearing in The Birds] I knew going into this movie that we would be using live birds. And I am not, I’m not a scaredy-cat. And it’s also a movie, so there are preparations that are made to keep the actors safe. However, I must say, when you have birds thrown at you there’s not much that anybody else can do but me. And I don’t know, I just, I handled it very well, I wasn’t afraid. And it all worked. (11/24/17) PRIDE Mya: The message is to embrace each other. We are all individuals. You know, I don’t care what religion, background, genre of music, sexual preference, your age, your sex, your size, whatever you are, or wherever you come from, live it as an individual and own it, be at peace with it, do not run from it. Because the more you run from the truth the more miserable you’ll be. We’re not all supposed to be the same. We’re not all supposed to look the same. But we are

Latrice Royale: I always want our younger generation to feel a sense of HOPE. It’s important that we as a community create a stronger bond with one another. We have to continue to fight for our rights and freedom. As long as we’re on this Earth, we will have people who don’t agree with our lifestyle. But the key is to keep Living, Fighting, and Believing that one day, a new way of thinking will become the new trend.

And that ‘Trend’ will be Love and Acceptance! (1/6/17) SETTING THE RECORD “STRAIGHT” At Sakura-con this past April, I attended a press conference featuring voice actor, Vic Mignogna. Before the press conference I Googled him, I saw several posts from the Anime community calling Mignogna “homophobic.” Being aware of this, I had a golden opportunity as a member of the LGBT press to approach Vic and

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BURNING QUESTIONS My burning question is usually my last question and I do this to take my subjects by surprise and I personally really want to know the answer to this question.

Besides having Tom (Daley) around, how do you stay so youthful?

Dustin Lance Black: Oh, you are sweet! Aren’t you sweet?! I – okay, all right.

Oh, you know what? Listen, anytime you wanna do an interview, I’m yours! Are you kidding me? I, uh – you know, honest to God, I don’t know. I got my Mom’s genes. [laughs] I’m the luckiest person in the world for having them – both her kind heart and her, like, wrinkle-proof skin. That’s the

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descriptors around perfect are so annoying because he is so fucking perfect. He’s brilliant, kind, curious. His handwriting is insane. He wrote lyrics from, I forgot, some French song. And he said, I’ll go get the lyrics for you. He comes back with a piece of paper. And I said, “You are so gay; look at that font you picked.” And he said, “That’s my handwriting.” IT looked like a computer-generated curly, swirly perfect. So I believe Ari Shapiro is a perfect human. He should be in a time capsule and everyone should scrape skin cells off him and make more because he’s so goddamn awesome.

(11/24/17) MK Scott is a Seattle-based arts blogger. Check out his blog at outview.online.

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Crime + Punishment, Akropolis Performance Lab, 1/5-13 (at West of Lenin) Raskolnikov, a debt-ridden and disillusioned university drop-out, devises this theory … then acts upon it. After dehumanizing, robbing, and murdering a pawnbroker, Raskolnikov descends into a guilt-ridden fever dream where he is plagued by the ghosts of his crime and conscience. In this original adaptation of Dostoevsky’s master work, APL ventures into the lower depths of 19th-century St. Petersburg, where the mysteries of the Russian soul and intellect, crime and love are deeply, irrevocably entwined as we reveal the mind of a killer in his search for meaning and redemption. https://www.artful.ly/akropolis How to Break, Village Theatre, 1/5-14 (Part of the Beta Series – developmental musical) Book and Lyrics by Aaron Jafferis, Songs and Lyrics by Rebecca Hart, Beatbox Score by Yako 440 Ignited by an electric collision of theatre, breakdancing, and lyrical flow, this new musical follows two teenage hip hop dancers as they battle not only their disease, but also the hospital caregivers, for control over their own bodies. With a score backed by a beatboxed soundscape of the patients’ breaths and IV beeps, tensions rise as race, class, and language create life-threatening rifts between the patients and their treatment team. www.villagetheatre.org Timon of Athens, Seattle Shakespeare Company, 1/9-2/4 Mary Ewald plays popular and wealthy Timon, who has hordes of friends, but only when the wine is flowing. When their money runs out, Timon turns to their friends for help. One by one they refuse them, and the carefree philanthropist turns to reclusive misanthrope. When fortune shines on them again, will Timon find out who their true friends are? www.seattleshakespeare.org Don’t Split the Party, Transparent Storytelling Theatre, 1/11-21 (world premiere at The Slate Theatre) Don’t Split the Party introduces us to Rick and his college D&D buddies. They haven’t spoken in three months and Rick is determined to fix that by locking everyone in his basement apartment and rekindling their broken relationships over a game of Dungeons and Dragons. www.dontsplittheparty.org Two Trains Running, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1/12-2/11 co-pro with Arena Stage There’s a new President in the White House, and racial tensions are on the rise.

No, it’s not 2017 – it’s 1969. At a critical moment in the Civil Rights Movement, Memphis is forced to consider selling his restaurant to the city of Pittsburgh as urban planning eats away at his beloved neighborhood. Featuring a captivating slice-of-life cast of characters, Two Trains Running is celebrated playwright August Wilson’s portrait of a defining moment in American history. www.seattlerep.org Straight White Men, Washington Ensemble Theatre, 1/12-29 Young Jean Lee’s family drama about the demographic you love to hate. When three brothers gather at their father’s home for Christmas, it becomes clear that they have more on their minds than the holidays.

With hypocrisy, humor, and enlightened progressivism, this story explores what to do with privilege, and who is to blame for it. www.washingtonensemble.org

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Tyler J. Polumsky as Raskolnikov (below) and Jennifer Crooks as Porfiry Petrovich, taken at the world premiere performances of Crime + Punishment in Ohio last month. – Photo by Margaretta Campagna

Frost/Nixon, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, 1/18-2/17 Amy Thone and Alexandra Tavares will play the famous title characters. Three years after the Watergate scandal ended his presidency, Richard Nixon agreed to break his silence in a series of interviews with up-and-coming British broadcaster David Frost. Behind-the-scenes it was a battle of egos for the upper hand in controlling history, but as the cameras rolled, the world was riveted by a remarkably honest exchange between one man who has lost everything and another with everything to gain. www.strawshop.org The Gin Game, Village Theatre, Issaquah: 1/18-2/25, Everett: 3/2-25 Snappy dialogue and quick wit crackle in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play. On a lonely visitor’s day at a home for the aged, Weller teaches Fonsia to play Gin Rummy.

But as the two get to know each other, and Fonsia goes on an instant winning streak, the tension starts to build within their new friendship. A collaboration between local Seattle legends Jeff Steitzer (director), Kurt Beattie (Weller), and Marianne Owen (Fonsia), this tragic-comedy is full of humor, spirit, and more than a touch of warfare. www.villagetheatre.org The Little Prince, Seattle Children’s Theatre, 1/18-3/4 (ages 6+) In the middle of the Sahara Desert, a stranded aviator meets the Little Prince, a young boy from a small, faraway asteroid, and a dreamlike journey unfolds across a universe. A rose, a sheep, and an array of unusual adults on their own small planets spark wonder in Artistic Director Courtney Sale’s SCT directorial debut. Adapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry classic novella, this treasured tale reminds us of the power of innocence and boundless love. www.sct.org

The cast of Bohemia – Photo by John Cornicello

terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to teaching the poet John Donne is aggressively probing and intensely rational.

But during the course of her illness in an experimental chemotherapy program, Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience. www.secondstoryrep.org Bohemia, Marxiano Productions, 1/19-27 (at The Triple Door) Bohemia is a musical set in 1890s Prague that combines the music of Dvorák

Peerless, ArtsWest, 1/18-2/11 Asian-American twin sisters M and L will do whatever it takes to win the one coveted affirmative action spot at “The College.” But when the thick acceptance envelope falls into the hands of D, a white male colleague who is 1/16th Native American, the sisters will stop at nothing to take back what is rightfully theirs – and eliminate anyone who stands in their way. Jiehae Park’s clever and incisive adaptation of Macbeth explores how the drive to succeed can become an all-consuming – and deadly – obsession. www.artswest.org Wit, SecondStory Repertory, 1/19-2/3 Eleanor Moseley stars in this solo performance Pulitzer Prize winning drama.

Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of English, has been diagnosed with

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Corinne Magin and Maile Wong in Peerless at Artswest – Photo by John McLellan

and Chopin, with art by Alphonse Mucha.

Famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorák has hit a wall and prior to composing his magnum opus he looks to the bottom of a bottle of absinthe for inspiration. In this macabre and mystical dream cabaret Dvorák is visited by the ghost of late composer Frederick Chopin and many other famous Bohemians as they search for the true source of inspiration and grasp at artistic immortality. http://www.bit.ly/triplebohemia Camping with Henry and Tom, Taproot Theatre, 1/24-2/24 Inspired by a real event – three titans of history find themselves stranded in the woods while on a camping trip in Maryland. Fact and fiction collide for Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and President Warren G. Harding as they try to kill time without killing each other in this comedic and dramatic clash of wits and wills. www.taproottheatre.org Vanishing Point, Seattle Public Theater, 1/25-2/25 Aviatrix Amelia Earhart, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and author Agatha Christie each vanished mysteriously: Agatha disappeared for eleven days; Aimee disappeared for three weeks; and, of course, Amelia vanished completely. Vanishing Point, a musical comedy-fantasy, brings these three women together as they solve the mystery of their disappearances from their own lives. www.seattlepublictheater.org

Celebrating 43 Years!

Scott’s Money a mesmerizing procedural

Michelle Williams in All the Money in the World – Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD Now playing On July 10, 1973, John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), “Paola” to his Italian friends, is kidnapped. His captors, led by the charismatic Cinquanta (Romain Duris), are asking for $17 million in ransom for the teenager’s safe return, money his single mother Gail Harris (Michelle Williams) does not have. But his grandfather John Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer), the chairman of Getty Oil and the richest man in the world at that moment in history, certainly does, and it is from him these violent men believe they are going to be paid.

Not so fast. This titan of industry isn’t so quick to give up even a single dollar of his vast fortune. In fact, he’d rather not deal with Gail at all, the curmudgeonly old man still upset at his former daughter-in-law for divorcing his ne’er-do-well son (Andrew Buchan) and taking his grandchildren away from him almost a decade prior. Instead, he dispatches his most trusted fixer Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg), a former C.I.A. analyst who specializes in high-level secret negotiations, to assist with the investigation into the kidnapping. But Gail only wants one thing, and that’s the return of her son, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to ensure he’s brought home safe and sound.

Inspired by events that shocked the world, based on the best-selling book by John Pearson and working from a script written by David Scarpa (The Last Castle), director Ridley Scott’s visceral thriller All the Money in the World hasn’t exactly been flying under the radar. Originally starring Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty, once set to premier at a star-studded screening during AFI Fest in early November, once news of the actor’s history of abuse and misconduct went viral it became clear the film wouldn’t be financially viable, maybe not even releasable, in what was at that moment its finished form. In an unprecedented move, Scott convinced Sony Pictures to allow him to recast Plummer in the role of Getty and reshoot all of the scenes involving Spacey, assuring the producers and the various powers that be he could do this skillfully and fast enough to still meet the picture’s original late December release date.

Maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that the esteemed filmmaker behind movies as diverse as The Duellists, Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven and The Martian was able to pull something like this off. Maybe I shouldn’t be as impressed with the accomplishment as I am. The reality is that All the Money in the World, while hardly flawless, is sensationally entertaining. Featuring a performance from Williams that is as beautifully nuanced

consistently outstanding, watching Plummer devour every syllable of dialogue with such devilish relish a constant joy.

Then there are the scenes between Paulo and his kidnappers, most notably the emotionally conflicted Cinquanta, nicely portrayed by French superstar Duris. An actor of dynamic range, making noteworthy impressions in films like The Beat My Heart Skipped, Molière, L’auberge espagnole, Paris and Populaire, he brings an anxiously parental quality to the supposedly heartless

kidnapper I found unexpected. I could feel the conflict burning inside the character, all of the scenes featuring Duris capturing my attentions so fully I was a little worried that the sections of the film without him would pale in comparison.

I shouldn’t have worried, because Williams, so luminous in the musical The Greatest Showman, so divine in her brief appearance in Todd Hayne’s spellbinding Wonderstruck, delivers a performance that is a thing of absolute beauty. Her tortured, grief-stricken Gail isn’t a timid wallflower.

She does not want to be shepherded into a corner. She won’t stand to sit and listen as she’s mansplained what the “facts” of the situation are by people who clearly think they know more than they do and that her opinions are invalid. Gail will claw. She will fight. She will not go quietly into the good night. As such, Williams brings so much to

the table, the physicality of her movements having a frazzled nervous quality that only helps conceal the hidden tigress within, this woman’s power, her ability to overcome her apparent powerlessness by showcasing a determined resolve that refuses to believe “impossible” or “no” are words that should exist in this particular situation. But she does so with a quiet dignity that broke my heart, this performance building in intensity and power as events progressed.

There are some issues, most of them minor. Pacing isn’t always as strong as one expects it to be where it comes to a Ridley Scott production, and the actual kidnapping itself is depicted with such a humdrum matter-of-fact simplicity that a moment that was supposed to introduce immediate tension into the narrative instead only drew from me a mildly disinterested yawn. The bigger problem is Wahlberg, not because he gives a bad performance, he doesn’t, but more because he gives the kind of motormouthed, high-energy turn that’s more at home in a film like The Departed, Ted, Lone Survivor or The Other Guys than it is in a down-to-earth procedural such as this.

There’s nothing about Fletcher that fits the time or place in which the story is set. The actor stands out like a sore thumb, and other than one extraordinary, intensely magnetic scene with Plummer late in the narrative, Wahlberg is the weak link that sadly keeps things from soaring to the heights the movie might otherwise have been able to ascend to.

Not that it matters. Scott has pulled off something glorious here, his technical expertise as strong as ever. Featuring camerawork from Dariusz Wolski (The Walk) that’s downright stunning and crackerjack editing by Oscar-winner Claire Simpson (Platoon) that’s bristling in vigorous intensity, Scott orchestrates it all with pinpoint precision, the final moments hurtling to the edge of my theatre seat with unexpected ease. Best of all might just be Daniel Pemberton’s (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) magnificent score, each note a flawless accompaniment to the action it’s augmenting, the marriage of image, sound design, performance and music a sublime aria of sacrifice and anxiety that’s incredible. All the Money in the World works, the celebrated filmmaker showing just why he is one of the most justifiably lauded directors of his generation, his latest movie well worth the ticket price of theatrical admission.

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Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World – Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures

and overflowing in naturalistic intensity as any she’s previously given, Scott’s latest is an absorbing procedural that is marinated in uncomfortably authentic tension, events building to an explosive conclusion that left me happily gobsmacked.

There are three elements I was fundamentally impressed with, the most obvious one pertaining to any scene or moment centering on Plummer. While it’s hard to say his performance as Getty was much a stretch for the Oscar-winning legend, he still adds a layer of menacing gravitas that’s delectable. It’s obvious that the other actors are energized whenever they are in his presence, and whether that is because they understood the stakes of having to be involved with these reshoots or because they feel forced to bring their collective “A” game when they are around him we’ll likely never know. Nonetheless, these scenes are

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In regards to 2017, there was certainly plenty to love. From the sight of Diana of Themyscira making the decision to walk into the middle of No Man’s Land alone in Wonder Woman, to four best friends rediscovering their bonds of familial sisterhood in Girls Trip, to a father sitting quietly with his despondent teenage son speaking to him with a level of empathetic understanding that helps ease the pain in Call Me by Your Name, to a little girl facing down a gigantic figure dressed in black riding a gigantic stallion in the middle of an isolated corn field in American Fable, the volume of memorable moments is simply off the charts.

Two men sitting in the snow grieving together over unimaginable loss in Wind River, a mother sharing a song with her triumphant daughter in Patti Cake$, the Lethal Ladies of BLSYW standing triumphant and proud in Step, a frightened everyman descending into The Sunken Place in Get Out, a daughter singing her father’s favorite song as he proudly looking on with a face full of tears in Logan Lucky, a lonely warrior caressing the face of a sister he hasn’t seen in decades before wandering out onto a desolate battlefield alone in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a distraught husband and wife realizing they communicate best when standing on a stage singing songs they composed based on the highs and lows of their relationship in Band Aid; the list is endless. I could likely go on forever just pointing out moments just like these that made me ecstatic to be sitting in the theatre watching these respective stories play themselves out.

As said, 2017 has been quite a year. With that in mind, here are my picks for the top ten motion pictures I happened to be lucky enough to get a look at along with a handful of others I feel are almost equally deserving of being singled out for praise. Enjoy!

TOP TEN (in alphabetic order) Battle of the Sexes (d. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris) It’s a shame Battle of the Sexes wasn’t a bigger hit, because this movie chronicling the 1973 match between superstar and women’s sports pioneer Billie Jean King and 55-year-old former tennis legend Bobby Riggs is so sensationally entertaining, and so culturally relevant for this exact moment in history, watching it proves to be a continuous joy even if viewers know exactly how the pair’s story comes to an end. Featuring rich, intelligently complex performances from Emma Stone and Steve Carell and a dynamic, magnetically intimate script from Oscar-winner Simon Beaufoy, Dayton and Faris’s latest wins in straight sets, proving in the end to be one of 2017’s most impressive achievements.

Dunkirk (d. Christopher Nolan) Noan’s kinetic, unrelentingly tense WWII epic of survival, sacrifice, retreat and resilience is an ode to heroism on a massive scale. It’s depiction of the events at Dunkirk focuses on the minutia, using the varying battles in the air, on the sea and on the ground to show the horror of the situation and what it took to get nearly 400,000 soldiers off of a French beach and back to Britain before it was too late. Stunning.

The Florida Project (d. Sean Baker) It’s hard to imagine I won’t be treasuring Sean Baker’s The Florida Project for decades to come. This marvelous story of a six-year-old girl spending her summer messing around with her friends in the shadow of Disney World never fully comprehending how tenuous the situation is for both her and her twenty-something single mother, this film treats its characters with such empathetic understanding and nonjudgmental grace the inherent emotional power fueling things ends up being monu-

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mental. Featuring Willem Dafoe in one of his all-time best roles and breakout performances from child actor Brooklynn Prince and young newcomer Bria Vinaite this movie might very well be a masterpiece.

Ask me again in a couple of years and I’ll likely proclaim it to be one.

Frantz (d. François Ozon) Leave it to Ozon to take a relatively forgotten Ernst Lubitsch comedy classic (1932’s Broken Lullaby) and transform it into something heartfelt, introspective and timeless, Frantz such a stunning achievement I get choked up just thinking about it again while writing this tiny little capsule. The story of a German family making the acquaintance of a French soldier just after the close of WWI who knew and befriended their son before his untimely death, this is another movie that refuses to pander to its audience, offering up an emotional scenario with the frank empathetic simplicity it so richly deserves. At the center of it all is Paula Beer as Anna, the young fiancée of the deceased soldier, her ability to see the bigger picture yet still understand sometimes a sincere fiction is better than a merciless truth the key element around which everything else revolves.

Lady Bird (d. Greta Gerwig) I knew I was absolutely head over heels in love with Gerwig’s solo directorial debut Lady Bird barely a third of the way into the movie. A priceless coming of age saga overflowing in life, energy and exuberance, there’s just way too much about this marvelous little gem of a dramatic comedy to adore. Saoirse Ronan is an absolute delight as the title character, while a varied supporting cast, which includes the likes Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Odeya Rush, Beanie Feldstein and Timothée Chalamet, hits it continually out of the park. But it is veteran character actress Laurie Metcalf who makes the biggest impression, her livedin, fearlessly unsentimental performance breaking my heart in two with its authentic, lovingly multifaceted authority.

Logan (d. James Mangold) One of the great comic book movies ever made and arguably the best one involving any of the X-Men (although X2: X-Men United deserves to be in the conversation), Hugh Jackman’s final go as Wolverine is a surprisingly simple, straight-forward modern Western about heroism, aging, friendship and family that strikes quite the emotional chord. With an award-worthy performance by Patrick Stewart as an aging Professor X struggling to control his mental powers as his body deteriorates around him and a breakout turn by young Dafne Keen as a mysterious child whose connection to the title mutant hero is as violent and as uncompromising as one might expect it to be. Mangold directs with efficient kinetic virtuosity, building things slowly but surely to a final confrontation that hits all the themes inherent in this narrative throwback to John Ford and John Sturges films of old rather splendidly. As haunting a final scene as any 2017 had to offer. mother! (d. Darren Aronofsky) Aronofsky’s biblical whirligig is a motion picture I haven’t been able to get out of my head ever since I first laid eyes on it back in early September. Twisting and turning like a snake intent on biting its own tail, this homebound Garden of Eden becomes a metaphorical playing ground for all sorts of unsettling mischief and mayhem. It’s humanity under a microscope, with pitch-perfect star Jennifer Lawrence as the earthy figurehead whose only seeming care is to maintain the environment that surrounds her beloved companion (a terrifyingly divine Javier Bardem) while it is under direct assault from a variety of pesky intruders, including a squabbling married couple (Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer), the latter of whom would love to get a bite of their host’s inspirational apple. So much

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to unpack, this movie is so dangerously elegant in its brazen deconstruction of religion’s inherent contradictions, making sense of them after only a single viewing is pretty much impossible.

Polina (d. Valérie Müller, Angelin Preljocaj) Acclaimed filmmaker Müller and renowned choreographer Preljocaj join forces for a balletic marvel of a drama that held me spellbound for each step of its bravura dance of discovery. The story of a ballet student who dreams of stardom, and while her technical brilliance is readily apparent to all her work with her, the young woman’s inability to attach herself emotionally to the music or to the movements she’s being asked to perform keeps her from achieving greatness. Featuring a sublime, albeit brief, supporting role for Juliette Binoche, the film’s breakout sensation is dancer Anastasia Shevtsova, the actress connecting with the material so seamlessly the line between her performance and the character as written in the script vanishes into invisibility almost immediately. The final dance sequence held me spellbound in constant awe, Müller and Preljocaj staging it magnificently.

Make no mistake; I loved this movie.

The Post (d. Steven Spielberg) It’s hard to imagine any other 2017 release being more essential than this one is. A ticking clock procedural following The Washington Post executive editor Bill Bradlee (a sensational Tom Hanks) and the paper’s owner and publisher Kay Graham (Meryl Streep, giving a spellbinding performance that might just be up there with her all-time best, which considering her filmography is saying something, I know) as the former pursues a story the Nixon administration would rather see silenced and the latter has to make the decision whether or not to allow him to publish it, breaking all that’s happening inside this magnificent motion picture into a handful of simplistic talking points isn’t particularly easy. But with gender equality in the workplace front and center as it never has been before and with the First Amendment and the freedom of the press under political assault in way that is both terrifying and despicable, Spielberg’s opus is a master class in taking recent history and drawing parallels to the here and now in ways both thought-provoking and inspired. Thankfully, it also turns out to be incredibly entertaining, too.

Their Finest (d. Lone Scherfig) Without a doubt, Scherfig’s Their Finest is the one undiscovered marvel of 2017, and it totally upsets me that audiences failed to turn out for it in a substantial way. A beguiling love story. An inspirational marvel of an intelligent young woman coming into her own as an artist. A vibrantly alive history lesson. A portrait of wartime resilience and togetherness on the home front as bombs drop from the sky and victory is still something of a doubt. An examination of the manner in which propaganda is created and utilized in order to achieve its desired effect. Their Finest is all of this and more, Scherfig’s direction as strong and as focused as it has ever been, while star Gemma Arterton turns in what is to my mind the best performance of her still relatively short career. Make no mistake, this might be my favorite film of 2017, and one I guarantee each time I watch I’ll have a smile plastered so big across my face some will start to wonder if I’ve had it surgically implanted there.

A SECOND TWENTY (because I can) After the Storm, B.P.M. (Beats Per Minute), Band Aid, The Big Sick, Blade Runner 2049, Call Me by Your Name, Detroit, The Devil’s Candy, In This Corner of the World, Last Flag Flying, Logan Lucky, The Lost City of Z, Graduation, Only the Brave, Personal Shopper, Phantom Thread, Raw, Star

Wars: The Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes, Wonder Woman, Wonderstruck HONORABLE MENTIONS (also because I can) American Fable, Colossal, A Cure for Wellness, A Dark Song, The Disaster Artist, First They Killed My Father, Free Fire, Get Out, A Ghost Story, Goodbye Christopher Robin, The Greatest Showman, Hostiles, John Wick: Chapter 2, Lady Macbeth, The Lovers, Okja, Patti Cake$, The Shape of Water, The Survivalist, Wind River, The Zookeeper’s Wife FIVE FAV DOCUMENTARIES City of Ghosts, Ex Libris: New York Public Library, Faces Places, Kedi, Step FAV 2017 FILMS INEXPLICABLY HITTING THEATRES IN 2018 A Fantastic Woman, The Final Year, Foxtrot, Freak Show, Loveless TEN DISAPPOINTMENTS I’m honestly not in the mood to do a list of the worst films I saw last year. Instead, I thought I’d do something a little different and highlight ten films I felt were 2017’s most disappointing. Obviously, most of these are pretty bad. They’re just not Transformers: The Last Knight or Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, not that this is much in the way of a compliment. Without further ado (and still in alphabetic order): All I See Is You (d. Marc Forster) For a movie I initially had no desire to watch, the first half of Forster’s blindness drama starring Blake Lively is downright tremendous, all of which makes the selfimportant, uncomfortably ugly and assaultive second half all the more obnoxiously annoying. Watching this one fall apart frankly made me angry.

American Assassin (d. Michael Cuesta) Other than one brief moment of co-star Michael Keaton in all his crazed, lunatic, wide-eyes glory, American Assassin turns out to be as unrelentingly second-rate a spyversus-spy espionage thriller as any this side of the direct-to-DVD market, wasting great source material from author Vince Flynn in the process.

Baywatch (d. Seth Gordon) Is it a surprise that Baywatch is bad?

No. Not really. Is it a surprise it ends up being as obnoxiously unfunny as it eventually proves to be? Yes, actually, because a comedy featuring the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario and Priyanka Chopra has no business being quite this terrible. None. At All. Beauty and the Beast (d. Bill Condon) Unrelentingly pedestrian cash grab where Disney remakes another one of their animated classics only does so by creating a carbon copy of the original that’s content to pander to an audience’s most basic desires with absolutely no wish to make a case for existing in its own right. Be our guest? Be our prisoner to mediocrity is more like it.

The Dark Tower (d. Nikolaj Arcel) The Man in Black and The Gunslinger, the immortal Roland Deschain, face off in this adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling fantasy/sci-fi/horror/western series, acclaimed director Arcel failing to find a way to make any of this supernatural nonsense make a lick of sense while wasting the talents of perfectly cast stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in the process.

Ghost in the Shell (d. Rupert Sanders) So, remaking a classic anime with a Caucasian lead who actually turns out to be a resurrected Japanese young woman planted into Scarlett Johansson ‘s body with a grief-stricken mother living alone in a middle class Neo Tokyo neighborhood

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Neils Schneider and Anastasia Shevtsova in Polina – Photo courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories

Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, and Fionn Whitehead in Dunkirk – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Pierre Niney and Paula Beer in Frantz – Photo courtesy of Music Box Fims

Hugh Jackman in Logan – Photo courtesy of Marvel

Sam Claflin and Gemma Arterton in Their Finest – Photo courtesy of STX Films

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TELEVISION

RuPaul's Drag Race – Courtesy of VH1

Bette Midler at the 71st Tony Awards – Theo Wargo / Getty Images

Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange in Feud: Bette and Joan – Photo courtesy of FX Networks

Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin in GLOW – Photo courtesy of Netflix

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mas, but mini-series, specials, late night programming and even sporting events provide us with some of the best entertainment ... in the privacy of our own homes, mind you.

Before I run down my spoiler freelist of the best, I have to disclose that I’m behind a season on Game of Thrones, as well as Transparent and House of Cards, so neither is included below. Also, it pains me to omit the LGBT rightsthemed mini-series When We Rise, written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, from this list, but it was such a disappointment. Based on the memoirs of Cleve Jones, it was aired on a major network with a stellar cast, though it was poorly executed and therefore a big letdown.

Here then are my picks for the Best of Television 2017, in alphabetical order.

71st Tony Awards Viewers who turned into the Tony Awards in June got to see Bette Midler win her first-ever competitive accolade from the American Theatre Wing for her lead performance in the musical revival of Hello, Dolly!; she’d only previously been given a special award in 1974. But viewers also saw a pre-scandal Kevin Spacey do a decent job as host of the ceremony, as well as watch an emotional Ben Platt win a much-deserved Tony for his work in Dear Evan Hanson. Overall, the show was filled with great performances, memorable wins by Laurie Metcalf and Cynthia Nixon, plus you got to hear the Divine Miss M hush the orchestra who tried to drown out her acceptance speech.

Big Little Lies With a cast consisting of Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgard and Shailene Woodley, not to mention directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club, Wild), this HBO series was bound for excellence. In the hands of everyone involved, the sensitive, rarely discussed subject of domestic abuse is brought to the surface with first class acting all around. Surprisingly, it is now being developed for a second season, even though it was initially billed as a mini-series.

The Crown Anybody, like myself, who went through Downton Abbey withdrawals when that series wrapped up in 2015 probably got hooked on The Crown right away when it debuted last year. In its second season, the British historical drama about Queen Elizabeth II’s reign didn’t disappoint and delivered a gift to American audiences, the return of Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) in the role of JFK, besides stellar performances by Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth and Matt Smith as Prince Phillip.

Feud: Bette and Joan A mini-series centered around the feud between Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford? Are you kidding?! Yes, please! Ryan Murphy continues to troll every gay man’s diary – well, mine at least. Not only that, but the Emmy-winning gay writer-directorproducer also cast two of our favorite actresses in the title roles, Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon. In a word, it was “mahvelous.”

starring Alison Brie (Community, Mad Men) as Ruth “Zoya the Destroya” Wilder. It’s funny, kitschy and written by women with a mostly female cast. What’s not to love?

Oddly ambitious Father Figures a melodramatic mess

The Handmaid’s Tale My vote for the best thing on television this year was Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s creepy novel from 1985. Elisabeth Moss was crazy good in the lead role of Offred, one of many handmaids who bear children for top brass commanders and their wives inside the totalitarian, radically religious-run government of Gilead. It was storytelling at its finest, primarily the sharp writing

by Bruce Miller and the ensemble acting

by Moss and fellow Emmy winners Ann Dowd and Alexis Bledel. If you’re looking for something to binge-watch over the New Year’s break, The Handmaid’s Tale is strongly recommended; but a word of caution: it’s intense.

RuPaul’s Drag Race You just knew this season was going to be amazing, if not star-studded, when Lady GaGa pops up in the premiere episode. Contestants competed in the usual challenges, including an impressive “Snatch Game” episode in which the drag queens delivered humorous impersonations of Marlene Dietrich, Liza Minnelli, Amanda Lepore and Naomi Campbell. I won’t reveal who the winner was, in case you haven’t watched any of season 9, but I will say a certain “Cucu” is back in action.

Stranger Things 2 The gang was back – Will, Dustin, Lucas, Mike and Eleven – and just in time for Halloween. Although Stranger Things 2 wasn’t as brilliant as the sci-fi series’ inaugural season, it was still a fun (trick or) treat to watch these munchins trying to rid the rural town of Hawkins of monsters and supernatural forces. My favorite scene of the season is when the kids all attend the “Snow Ball,” where they find themselves slow dancing to “Every Breath You Take” unaware of what lurks outside.

Super Bowl LI Halftime Show In early February, Lady GaGa fans around the world gathered around TV sets to do something in unison that they’d never done, or even remotely thought they’d ever do. They watched a football game, specifically the halftime show in which Mama Monster was booked in the coveted performing spot that others, such as Madonna, Prince and Beyonce, had previously earned. She nailed it with a mini-concert that included her top hits, from “Just Dance” to “Million Reasons” to “Bad Romance.”

US Open Tennis Championships – Women’s Finals and Semi-Finals As a loyal tennis fan, whose been following the sport since my teenage days, I was beyond thrilled that four American women had secured spots in the US Open women’s semi-finals, the first time it’s happened in a Grand Slam tournament in 32 years. Sloane Stephens, Venus Williams, Madison Keys and CoCo Vandeweghe advanced to the final two matches of the event, although neither was really supposed to get there, as the highest seed was Williams at #9. In the end, unseeded Stephens took out 15th seeded Keys with a score of 6-0, 6-3 to claim the first major tournament of her career.

GLOW No, this isn’t a show about a nostalgic New York nightclub. Instead, it’s a freshman comedy series about a fictional female wrestling organization called Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW),

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Owen Wilson and Ed Helms in Father Figures – Photo courtesy of Warner Bros

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer FATHER FIGURES Now playing At the wedding of their mother Helen (Glenn Close) to kindly gentleman Gene (Harry Shearer), fraternal twin brothers Peter (Ed Helms), a surgeon who focuses on colon cancer, and Kyle (Owen Wilson), an easygoing slacker who lives in Hawaii with his pregnant girlfriend Kaylani (Jessica Gomes), inadvertently discover they’ve been told a lie their entire lives. Turns out, their dad didn’t die of cancer before they were born. Even worse, as far as Helen knows the man still might be alive. Truth of the matter is that she isn’t exactly sure who their father is, and the only thing she’ll tell them about her past is that she was dating none other than Pittsburgh Steelers great Terry Bradshaw around the time the pair were conceived.

With his life in a rut, Peter is determined to head to Florida, track down Bradshaw and learn whether or not the Hall of Fame football player is in fact his dad.

Eager to support his brother, Kyle decides to join him, the two hitting the road eager to learn the truth. But things take one incredible turn after another, and soon the pair are traversing the country tracking down a variety of likely suspects including a former investment banker (J.K. Simmons), a retired undercover police detective (Jack Mcgee) and a kindly small town veterinarian (Christopher Walken), all of whom might be their long-lost father.

Along the way Peter and Kyle will discover why they’ve grown apart over the years as well as encounter a number of intriguing potential new friends, including an oddly depressed woman drinking away her sorrows in a bar (Katie Aselton) and a perceptively inquisitive hitchhiker (Katt Williams) claiming to be trying to get home to his wife and children, learning answers to a number of universal questions while out on the road.

Father Figures is an oddly ambitious road trip comedy. While the trailers have gone out of their way to make this movie look like a cheap gross-out comedy of errors, missed opportunity and mistaken identity, this actually ends up being something an intriguingly self-reflective story of family, brotherhood and regret that’s kind of fascinating. There are a number of good ideas hiding inside Justin Malen’s (Office Christmas Party) screenplay, The Hangover cinematographer turned director Lawrence Sher handling things with a level of honest emotional directness that’s hugely surprising.

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If only all of that would have actually made the movie good. Sadly, as hard as everyone involved tries, as solid as the efforts of the cast and crew might be, this overlong dramatic comedy is frustrating in the extreme, making sitting through things all the way to the end annoying difficult.

Malen’s script undercuts almost all of its best ideas with moments of cheerless cruelty and half-baked melodramatic schmaltz that grows increasingly tiresome as things progress. For every good scene there’s a subsequent three or four that follow it that are almost impossible to watch without squirming, the entire subplot featuring Williams, who is admittedly terrific, so offputting and racially insensitive one would almost think the moment was taking place in 1967 and not 2017.

But the real problem is that, other than a few random moments here and there, this comedy just isn’t funny. While Helms and Wilson make an engaging twosome (even if they’re not exactly believable as twins, even fraternal ones), and even though Close has one killer scene near the end where the truth is revealed. There’s so much dead air here it doesn’t matter that Malen and Sher are reaching for more than what the basic synopsis hints at or that they’ve populated their films with a number of incredible character actors and intriguing personalities. Things just don’t hold together, the slapdash quality to each of the vignettes Peter and Kyle find themselves involved with oftentimes feeling completely disassociated from any of the ones that preceded it. The subplot concerning Simmons is particularly loathsome, the great June Squibb left completely out to dry portraying a character who’s frustratingly never allowed to make the sort of mark I kept hoping she would.

I’m not kidding when I say I honestly respect Father Figures for what it is attempting to do, subverting convention and expectation as it brings this pair of squabbling twins full circle in their pursuit to learn that family is what you make it and that home truly is where the heart is. Malen and Sher want their film to be more than the sum of its parts, allowing Helms and Wilson a great deal of freedom as they attempt to make these characters their own and infuse things with a down to earth emotionalism the audience might hopefully respond to. But it’s all for naught, none of the pieces comfortably fitting with any of the ones alongside them. Worse, it just didn’t make me laugh, and for a holiday comedy this just might be the most unfortunate misstep of them all.

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Chastain’s magnificence helps Sorkin’s Game bluff its way to a winning hand

Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game – Photos courtesy of STX Films

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MOLLY’S GAME Now playing After her Olympic dreams are shattered by an accident during a qualifying run, world-class skier Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) has to rethink what she wants to do with her life. Not feeling like she wants to go straight into law school as originally planned, she instead heads to Las Vegas and finds herself assisting in the production of a high-end underground poker game.

Discovering she’s got a knack for this sort of operation, she moves the action to New York and goes into business for herself, in the process catching the eye of the FBI. Fast-forward a few years and Molly finds herself under indictment, the U.S. government particularly interested in whether or not the games she set up involved the Russian mafia. Turning to straight-laced defense attorney Charlie Jaffey (Idris Elba) for assistance, the incredibly intelligent woman, dubbed the “Poker Queen” by the news media, is determined to prove she’s done nothing wrong.

But with the massive amounts of money she’s made coupled with the underground nature of her business, few believe Molly has done nothing wrong. Still, make no mistake, while her Olympic dreams might have been shattered, this woman has the heart of a champion, proving others wrong a mission she’s demonstrated time and time and again to be exceptionally good at.

Based on Bloom’s own best-selling memoir, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) makes his directorial debut with the fastpaced, intellectually curious drama Molly’s Game. As a showcase for two-time Oscarnominee Chastain, this motion picture is pretty much perfect. As an in-depth examination of hubris run amuck, it’s almost equally as successful. But as a cohesive story that works start to finish? Sadly, Sorkin’s effort comes up just a tiny bit short, the last third something of a minor, obvious and moderately didactic conversation that spells things out much too clearly and in a way I didn’t feel worked.

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Until then, though? Wow, is this film terrific. Sorkin’s dialogue crackles with the electricity one expects from the celebrated screenwriter, and it’s obvious both Chastain and Elba relish being given the opportunity to devour each and every syllable. Even better, he crafts a marvelously complex character for the actress to portray, all of her dexterous talents on sparkling, effervescent display. Chastain brings an

Elba is almost equally as good, and I love the way that Sorkin refuses to treat his character as an afterthought. The way in which Jaffey’s preconceptions are smashed are valid in their minutia. His becoming a champion interested in fighting for her innocence doesn’t happen right away and it isn’t easy to come by. I adored how he examined every facet of his potential client’s personality, allowing her vocal

athletic physicality that’s entirely appropriate considering Molly’s Olympic-level background. Better, she doesn’t skimp on the woman’s obvious intellectual agility, either, the confidence she saunters into the room with both a positive and negative she spends the entire story learning to utilize to her advantage. It’s mesmerizing stuff, and if Chastain were to sneak her way into an Academy Award nomination I wouldn’t even remotely complain.

defense of her actions as a poker impresario to meld with how she interacts with his own daughter Stella (Whitney Peak) as well as the decisions she makes outside of the case to all influence his opinion. Elba’s piercing gaze doesn’t miss anything, which allows his passionate climactic monologue to pack the type of emotional wallop that was both startlingly unexpected as well as indisputably deserved.

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supporting performances, the most essential coming from Michael Cera. Portraying an unnamed movie star and referred to as “Player X,” he’s the key component that allows Molly’s poker game to flourish. He’s also the one whose own cynically selfish aggressiveness leads to its downfall.

Cera goes for broke, and it’s clear there’s something going on with this guy that’s not above board. But his crookedly confident magnetism is undeniable, as is the way he just seems to let events, not matter what they are, fall off his back as if they’re nothing to worry about. It’s a devilish balancing act, and the way in which Cera twists the knife at just the moment when it will do the most damage had me dumbfounded in awe.

All of which had me convinced I was going to love Molly’s Game in a way I have for few other 2017 releases. Even at well over two hours in length, the film’s frenetic pace and energetic vitality had me sitting on the edge of my seat in rapt fascination. But then, right as things are hurtling toward their conclusion, at the exact moment when I don’t need things spelled out for me or explained in condescending, moralistic detail, Sorkin stages a moment where Molly’s estranged father Larry (a charismatic Kevin Costner) sits there and tells his daughter everything that’s gone wrong in her life and why.

It’s supposed to be this moment of understanding and forgiveness between the two.

Instead, it feels horrifically patronizing, and if any person didn’t need some man to walk along and tell her what is going on and why it is it’s undeniably Molly.

Nonetheless, Sorkin’s debut behind the camera is still impressive. He utilizes his crack ensemble cast flawlessly while at the same time remembering to leave plenty of room for his star to stand at the center of the room and shine. More importantly, he never underestimates the intelligence of the audience, refusing to dumb things down, consistently assuming everyone watching can keep up without falling behind. If Molly’s Game doesn’t quite have what would typically be considered a winning hand, it bluffs just well enough to still take the pot, proving that a pleasant smirk and a little underhanded double-dealing isn’t always as terrible a thing as it should be. Heck, sometimes it might even be construed as charming.

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Imaginative Downsizing a messy disappointment

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer DOWNSIZING Now playing In order to combat overpopulation and climate change, Norwegian scientists come up with what they feel is a breakthrough that might help stop this escalating crisis in its tracks. They’ve discovered a way to shrink humans to a new height of five-inches tall, proposing a 200-year transition for the entire population of the world that, if put into effect, would allow the Earth to recover from the ills done to it by humanity over the centuries. Nicknamed “Downsizing,” it’s an ambitious plan, and like all new ideas ravenous corporations have gone out of their way to monetize and commercialize the process for their own selfish gains.

For those in the lower and upper middle class, the idea of Downsizing is an appealing one. At five-inches tall, $100,000 in assets could suddenly transform into millions of dollars when your global footprint no longer makes much of a mark. As such, occupational therapist Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) make the decision to undergo the irreversible process. But she changes her mind before Downsizing commences, leaving her husband in an unexpected diminutive pickle.

Suddenly divorced and not having near the assets he originally thought he was going to have, instead of retiring in comfort Paul finds himself working once again in a deadend job in order to make ends meet, only now he’s doing it alone.

From the mind of imaginative filmmaker Alexander Payne (Election, The Descendents) is born Downsizing, a supposedly wild and wacky comedy of size and scale that’s nowhere near as wild and definitely not even close to being as wacky as the crazy, energetic trailers for the film have painted it to be. Working once again with frequent collaborator Jim Taylor, this story is way more drama than comedy, and while there are certainly laughs to be found there is also a vivid weightiness to the proceedings that grows in

Matt Damon and Jason Sudekis in Downsizing – Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures

density and nuance as events progress to their conclusion. As soon as Audrey makes her surprising decision to not join her husband in the world of five-inch tall human beings, things take a sudden turn towards the serious that’s honestly jarring, things only becoming more socially satirical and emotionally grim from that point forward.

The film introduces a blossoming friendship between Paul and a political dissident named Ngoc Lan Tran (Hong Chau) who was downsized against her will. She selflessly gives her time and energy to assist others who have either met with a similar fate or were shrunken down in order to invisibly prop up this seemingly perfect society by doing all the menial jobs all of the freshly wealthy citizens

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continued from page 10 turns out to be a bad, not to mention unbelievably racist, idea? Yeah. Didn’t see that coming. Let me hide my disbelief.

The Glass House (d. Destin Daniel Cretton) Cretton reteams with his Short Term 12 star Brie Larson for an adaptation of Jeannette Walls’s best-selling memoir and the results are sadly less than stellar. Meandering, melodramatic and facile, the film is only made endurable thanks to the performances of its stellar cast, especially the one given by Larson’s fully invested co-star Woody Harrelson.

The Mountain Between Us (d. Hany Abu-Ass) The moment when this exhilarating, undeniably tense survival drama suddenly turns into a syrupy romance drowning in treacle was one of the worst theatrical experiences I had the misfortune to experience in 2017. For a movie revolving around two plane crash survivors traipsing through snow covered mountains in order to survive, probably not a good idea to take the cliché of “falling off a cliff” so gosh darn literal where it came to the story’s more supercilious narrative constructs.

The Mummy (d. Alex Kurtzman) May the potential of Universal Pictures’ planned “Dark Universe” rest in peace, the resurrection of classic movie monsters like

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would now rather not do themselves. Payne and Taylor also add another subplot concerning entrepreneur Dusan Mirkovic (Christoph Waltz), a pint-sized titan of industry who discovered you can make tons of money selling luxuries to these same citizens, extravagances they could never have afforded back when they were full size.

If only the film’s quality matched its ambitions. Sadly, as terrific a filmmaker as Payne has proven himself to be, his latest piece of social humanistic commentary is a mess. It’s a series of escalating subplots that bring to light a variety of issues which include economic disparity, white privilege, closet racism, global warming and political malfeasance and does so with all the subtly of a snow shovel smacking the viewer upside the head.

What’s weird is that, for as solid as the staging is, as strong as the supporting cast undeniably proves to be (an internationally star-studded list that includes the likes of Udo Kier, Rolf Lassgård, Ingjerd Egeberg, Jason Sudeikis, Maribeth Monroe, Neil Patrick Harris, Laura Dern, Niecy Nash, Mary Kay Place, Pepe Serna, Joaquim de Almeida and Margo Martindale) and for as intriguing as the concept might be, there’s precious little here that ends up making any lasting impact. As things grow more and more serious, as the film starts twisting itself into knots in order for its themes and ideas to have an increasing impact, it all starts to feel more like a preachy professorial debate than it does an entertaining examination of these various characters attempting to deal with this new world they now find themselves living in. When things take something of a Melancholia meets Seeking a Friend for the End of the World twist, the foundation Payne

and Taylor have built their structure upon begins to crumble into irrelevance, the heart and humanity integral to making any of this work losing its cynically satirical edge and in the process becomes nothing short of mawkishly self-important in its melodramatic excess.

Then there is Tran. It’s not really my place to say, especially because I get what Payne and Taylor are trying to say, the varying points they’re making important, valid and well worth listening to. But the character hits so many cliché, stereotypical benchmarks she comes very close to being racially insensitive, and if not for Chau’s magnificent performance it’s likely this could have turned out to be 2017’s most revoltingly conceived character. But the Inherent Vice and “Big Little Lies” actress is extraordinary, somehow walking an unbelievable fine line as she goes out of her way to invest Tran with oceans of emotional gravitas, in the process giving her multifaceted interior gradations that I’m not certain would have existed if not for her monumental efforts.

But that’s Downsizing in a nutshell. So many talented people are doing some of their absolute best work, Stefania Cella’s (The Great Beauty) inspired production design almost enough in and of itself to warrant the price of a matinee ticket. Yet it’s consistently all for naught, the filmmaker’s vision never materializing in a way I found even moderately compelling. This movie’s many issues outweigh its attributes so significantly I can’t help but feel like this will go down as one of the year’s most frustrating disappointments; and for a director as undeniably talented as Payne there’s nothing small about just how upsetting I find making a statement like that one to be.

Frankenstein’s Creature, The Wolf Man, The Creature for the Black Lagoon and The Invisible Man completely destroyed all thanks to this unfocused, idiotically incoherent Tom Cruse vehicle.

winning creative team. How again did you end up making a movie this astonishingly unwatchable?

The Snowman (d. Tomas Alfredson) Dear Mr. Filmmaker, I gave you terrific source material, a stellar cast and an award-

DISHONORABLE MENTIONS The Assignment, The Axe Murders of Villisca, The Boss Baby, Below Her Mouth, The Bye Bye Man, The Crucifixion, Daddy’s Home 2, Darkness Rising, Diary of Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, Downsizing, Everything Everything, Father Figures, Fifty Shades Darker, Flatliners, Friend Request, Gold, The Great Wall, Kidnap, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Lycan, Message from the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Promise, Rings, Sleepless, The Space Between Us, Transformers: The Last Knight, Wish Upon, Wolves

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Queen of the Desert (d. Werner Herzog) An intimate biography of pioneering British archaeologist, cartographer, writer, photographer, spy and explorer Gertrude Bell? Directed by Herzog? Starring Nicole Kidman? This movie just has to be marvelous, right? Sadly, no, it does not, this whole movie stranded in a narrative desert it simply cannot seem to escape from.

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY - December 30

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. 9:30am-12 noon.

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

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

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

play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday. Regular league bowling. Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

[EXCEPT no bowling June, July & August.]

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. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

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SUNDAY - December 31

NEW YEAR’S EVE 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 University Unitarian Church. 9:30am & 11:15am Sunday Services. (Late June-Aug 9:30am only.) 6556 35th Ave NE. Interweave is the official name for LGBTQ groups in the Unitarian-Universalist family as a common thread of identification. UUC’s Interweave group meets the first Friday every other month (Oct, Dec, Feb, April & June) usually at UUC for a potluck, a summer picnic or whatever else we might dream up. Drop in & join us. www.uuchurch.org for details.

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 Workship. 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.

December 30 thru January 7

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

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

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

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

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

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

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. (206) 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org 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.

Gay Dodgeball Seattle League. 11am. Yesler Community Center, 917 E Yesler Way. 8-week league season - 2nd week of play. A league for the whole LGBTQ+ community. Registration is OPEN at https:// www.gaydodgeball.com/seattle.html. Also on Facebook.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

NEW YEAR’S DAY (Because of the New Year's Day holiday most events normally scheduled for today won't be held. Check with meeting organizers to confirm schedule.)

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org 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 Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson washingtongenderalliance.com House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & expe- Queers, Crackpots & Fallen Women AA. 8-9pm. rienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. Open Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, women only AA group. www.sasgcc.org doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma TUESDAY - January 2 Buddies” under Meetup.com or DharmaBuddies.org.

(Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group LGBTQ+ Group. 1:15-2:15pm. Orion Center, 1828 at www.LotusSisters.org.)

Yale Ave. Every Tuesday. A group for LGBTQ youth St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am Worship. ages 13-24 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation. (206) 622-5555.

“We celebrate our diversity in religious background, defeatHIV Community Advisory Board (CAB). 5:30sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” (206) 783-6733; 7:30pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway @ E Jefwww.stpauluccseattle.com. ferson St. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. CAB builds St Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, community involvement in order to advance defeatHIV’s 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progres- clinical research into a potential gene therapy cure for sive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their HIV infection. If you want to learn more about our efforts Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual to ensure that all of Seattle’s communities that are afformation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compas- fected by HIV have a strong voice in the cure research sion. www.stpaulseattle.com of defeatHIV, please come to one of our community Holy Covenant International Christian Community dinner meetings. More info, contact Michael Louella, Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the (206) 667-5810; mlouella@fredhutch.org LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in EvJust for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, erett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. www. Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County. sasgcc.org “We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. community & value your opinion, voice, comments, sugSeattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room gestions & attendance. Come join us as we build com122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon munity in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), in order to solve their common problems. We believe 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Every Tuesday. Confidential. alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Hardin, (425) (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org 271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org SLAA New Beginnings. 12 noon-1pm. SASG, 115 Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave 15th Ave E #201, O’Neil Room. Meets daily (except E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 Saturday). SLAA is a 12 Step/12 Tradition-oriented Fel- step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. lowship of men and women who share their experience, Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse of addiction. www.sasgcc.org Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/Weds/ Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre- Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family orcaswimteam.org [NOTE: Orca Swim Team workouts issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationare on Winter Break through January 7.] ships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how Rain City Soccer Club - Kickabout. Sunday afternoon smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s 2515, www.lamberthouse.org mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We

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Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older.

7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. (206) 545-3521.

(Also meets 4th Monday 5:45-8:30pm for Game Night.)

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7-8:30pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E (enter at 509 10th Ave E; buzz in, Dickson room). Every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at (206) 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. www. sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline (206) 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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

WEDNESDAY - January 3

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline.

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

by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth (14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Queer Seattle Book Club. 6pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E (upstairs). Every Wednesday. This month’s title is What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell. www.sasgcc.org The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Every Wednesday.

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

Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. RSVP to Kate Hawkins (206) 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE. 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 (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org

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PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Renton: 425-235-4139. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

HIV/AIDS Newly Diagnosed or Newly Dealing. 7:309pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave, Suite 200. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. Ongoing support group for anyone who is HIV+. www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Pinochle Group. 7:30pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

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

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

THURSDAY - January 4

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

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of AA. www.sasgcc.org BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.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.)

First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today.

Rouge at Maximilien. 5-7pm. 81a Pike Place Market.

Live Parisian music during First Thursday Art Walk.

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

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

(425) 747-4937.

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

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation Contemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. (206) 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. (206) 322-2515 ext 16. www. lamberthouse.org Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Northgate Mall, 401 NE Northgate Way. Meets 1st Thursday each month. Monthly social meet & greet. Look for your friendly Prime Timers in the Food Court at the south end of the mall - all are welcome. Several bus routes serve the Northgate Transit Center, just south of the Northgate Mall. www.seattleprimetimers.org 21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. www.sasgcc.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave

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message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494.

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

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

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male. www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - January 5

AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A drop in AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org Re-Parenting Ourselves. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. A peer support group for adult children of any addiction. www.sasgcc.org SLAA Road to Recovery. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Friday. Ongoing 12 step group for sex & love addicts. www.sasgcc.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday.

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org.

Cascades Rainbow Community Center - in Mount Vernon. 6:30-10:30pm. 1508 N 18th St, Mount Vernon.

Every Friday. Weekly social get-togethers including potlucks and movie nights for LGBTQAI folks in Skagit County and beyond. The Center has the largest LGBTQAI library in Skagit County with an online catalog of their collection. (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook.

Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

SATURDAY - January 6

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Emerald City Softball Association Field Day. 10am.

North SeaTac Playfields, S 128th St & 20th Ave S, SeaTac. New player clinic/skills assessment. Players of all skill levels welcome. Email membership@emeraldcitysoftball.org for info. (Also on Saturday, January 20.)

Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

SUNDAY - January 7

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

Contact Border Riders for details and rendezvous point.

Meets 1st Sunday most months. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of M/ Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations. (206) 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ kofmjetchapter/ PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month.

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

Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info (206) 325-6051, www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGBTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, connecting, and developing innovative programs and services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of our community - (206) 495-8312; info@gapseattle.org; gapseattle.org GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979.

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

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

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - (206) 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org 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.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www.tacomaolderlgbt.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.

Celebrating 43 Years!

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 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 Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond.

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

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

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

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

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - (206) 684-4503.

Seattle Out & Proud - (206) 322-9561; www.seattlepride.org

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Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

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

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South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@ gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www.seattlegaybasketballassociation. com; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam. org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle

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Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www. theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, (206) 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www.genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: (206) 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: (206) 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Lion’s Main Art Collective: www. lionsmain.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; [trans] ACTION: Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Sex Workers’ Support Group - a safe, peer-led space. mail@utopiaseattle.org; TRANSform Washington: transformwashington.com; Trans Resource & Referral Guide: kctransguide.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.): We are Lesbians 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of the group is to connect, socialize and support each other. ruthemilyvogel@gmail.com; Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS) - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, (206) 722-0317; www.sessc.org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. (206) 720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Coming Out Women Support Group of Tacoma: www. comingoutwomen.org; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: (206) 7220729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over,

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www.maturefriends.org; Puget Sound Old Lesbian Organizing for Change: http://psoloc.org, (253) 7773357; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www. oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www. pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network: BiSeattle.wixsite.com/SBWN; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; Tacoma Older LGBT: www.tacomaolderlgbt.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http:// lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, (206) 461-4493.

(See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: (206) 957-1665; www. llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: (206) 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcenter.org; OUT There Adventures: www. outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: (206) 3257724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., (206) 7268500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, (206) 326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - (360) 698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, (425) 271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., (206) 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; (206) 451-SAFE, (206) 451-7233 (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): (206) 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): (206) 524-7301 ext 111; www. streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: (206) 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, (206) 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, (509) 396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): (206) 522-8412; YouthCare/ Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. (206) 622-5555; Youth in Focus: (206) 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): (206) 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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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.

Next adoption special: Bark in the Mew Year | Dec. 29-31 Looking for a New Year’s date? No worries, we’ve got something even better. A life partner – or should we say, furry family member – from Seattle Humane! Take $50 off adoption fees on pets 1 year and up on December 29-31. Giving an orphaned pet a loving home is definitely something to say “cheers to” as you ring in the ‘Mew’ Year! Celebrate new beginnings with a cat or dog you cherish. See adoptable pets on Seattle Humane’s website and let the adventures begin!

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Teddy

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Meet Teddy, a 3-year-old American Bulldog who would love to be your foot warmer. This sweet guy prefers a little more time to get used to his environment, and people who move at his pace. Once he gets to know you, his favorite spot in the world is where he can be right next to and love on his people.

Teddy would do well with a quiet owner who can help his personality shine. He's sure to be a sweet and loyal member of your family. If you have room in your heart and home for this sweet boy, meet him today at Seattle Humane -- you'll be glad you did!

Meet Jazzy, a 1-year-old black and white girl with tons of love to share. She’s a social gal who will soak up all of the love she can get. And check out her cute mustache! Please come to Seattle Humane to meet Jazzy – she may be just the friend you have been searching for.

As with all of our dogs, Teddy has been neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. He will go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and an identification tag. PLUS, most dog adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion and a training rebate when you complete a dog behavior course - a great way to start off on the right paw!

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

Introduce to children 12 years and older. Resident dogs are recommended to visit Teddy prior to adoption. Cat-free home.

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