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Issue 8, Volume 48, February 21, 2020

Arts & Entertainment

Solving nuclear disaster Children’s Film Festival so The Children Seattle celebrates don’t have to?

15 years of the best in inclusive children’s cinema

R. Hamilton Wright, Jeanne Paulsen, and Carmen Roman in The Children – Photo by Nate Watters.

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE CHILDREN SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE Through March 15

Lucy Kirkwood’s contemporary play, The Children, includes unusual characters – retired nuclear scientists, and focuses on climate disasters with surprising ideas.

Performing now at Seattle Rep, the play is

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Not much Bliss in new musical

Beauty – Photo courtesy of Children’s Film Festival Seattle

by Ryan Davis Special to the SGN 15TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL SEATTLE NW FILM FORUM February 27-March 8

Children’s Film Festival Seattle is going through a growth spurt with its 15th edition, soon to open with its biggest-ever lineup of 175 films from 47 countries.

Notable in the long list of festival offerings is a program of short films, “Rainbow

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2020 Visions: Gage Academy of Art at 30

Gage Academy of Art celebrates its 30th year and the new decade with an exhibition of over 70 works

Katy Geraghty as Carmella, Claire Neumann as Holly, Kristolyn Lloyd as Faye, and Gizel Jiménez as Piper in Bliss – Photo by Mark Kitaoka

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer BLISS 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Through February 23 The new musical at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Bliss, wants to turn fairy tales on their heads and to create a more modern and

more feminist version. The writers, Emma Lively and Tyler Beattie, wrote about four princesses in one family who are all different and quirky, one from another.

Princess Carmella (Katy Geraghty) is a little rounder, a lot more gregarious than her sisters, and apparently a “good singer.”

Princess Piper (Gizel Jimenez) is nerdy and scientific. Princess Faye (Kristolyn Lloyd) is

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(l-r) Artwork by Charles Emerson, Jim Phalen, Geoff Flack

The reknown Gage Academy of Art, one of Seattle’s most beloved art institutions, has started the new decade with 2020 Visions: Gage Academy of Art at 30, an art exhibition on view at the Washington State Convention Center (705 Pike St), Seattle from January 9 through April 13, 2020.

Celebrating Gage’s 30th anniversary, 2020 Visions embodies the spirit of the school’s past, present and future through

a selection of 70 artworks by 40 of its instructor-artists who, with their passion and dedication to teaching, partake every day in crafting the school’s ethos and vision. Working in a broad range of mediums ranging from oil on canvas and watercolor, to drawing, printmaking and sculpture, the Gage instructors share daily with their students not only techniques pains-

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takingly honed but the eye-opening skill of learning to see.

“At its inception, I could have only dreamed of the success that Gage has accomplished today,” stated co-founder Gary Faigin. “2020 Visions truly exemplifies the ethos of not only Gage, but the community as well. The art showcased in this exhibition is both visually intriguing as well as symbolically poignant. I am honored to have these artists instructing the next generation at Gage.”

Gage is best known for its unique atelier programs, adult classes and workshops, as well as its dedication to providing equal access to art for all youth, exemplified by the Teen Art Studio, a weekly, free, safe space for disadvantaged and at-risk teens to create art and express themselves. Gage’s

tireless commitment to improving and including all walks of life in their learning community is one of the cornerstones of their continued success.

“Gage was founded on the inspiring core belief that artists are made, not born,” remarked executive director Stefano Catalani. “That is a profoundly democratic belief!

By cultivating our skills of observation and perception we develop critical thinking, awareness of ourselves and above all, of others. Today, more than ever before, these are much needed qualities. As we look ahead at the next 30 years, Gage will continue to serve the community by offering access to art as a profound and transformative journey.”

The artists featured in 2020 Visions represent an ebullient cross-section of the Pacific Northwest art scene and capture, with their individual artistic practices, the vitality and vision of Gage Academy at this juncture in time. The public is invited to experience this momentous exhibition

free of charge, every day at the Washington State Convention Center, and celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gage’s vibrant learning community in Seattle.

Featured Artists Juliette Aristides, Kai Carpenter, Larine Chung, Tiffany Dae, Margaret Davidson, Riley Doyle, Abigail Drapkin, Justin Duffus, Charles Emerson, Nicholas Enevoldsen, Edie Everette, Gary Faigin, Geoff Flack, Grace Flott, Barbara Fugate, Klara Glosova, Aron Hart, Tom Hoffman, Linda James, Mark Kang-O’Higgins, Marcus Dónal O’h’Úiggín, Patrick LoCicero, Ray Mack, Mike Magrath, Dominique Medici, Scott Méxcal, Barbara Noah, Jim Phalen, Mardie Rees, Christopher Remmers, Jeffrey Simmons, Tenaya Sims, Brian Snoddy, Misa Steinmetz, Elijah Strongheart Evenson, Kimberly Trowbridge, Ryan Weatherly, Suze Woolf, Junko Yamamoto, and Hamid Zavareei

About Gage Academy of Art Gage Academy of Art (www.gageacademy.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Seattle, is celebrating 30 years as a vibrant extendedlearning and contemporary art center, providing community-based artistic development for students of all ages and abilities.

Guided by the belief that artists are made, not born, Gage educates, enriches, and transforms the community through the visual arts. Gage offers instruction in the principles of drawing, painting, sculpting and printmaking through classes, workshops, and 7 unique Atelier programs of national renown. The school is home to art lectures, exhibitions and community events.

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Seattle Symphony’s “The Best of Quincy Jones” offered hits and memories

(l-R) Sheléa, Jules Buckley, and Jonah Nilsson – Photos courtesy of Seattle Symphony

by MK Scott SGN Contributing Writer SEATTLE SYMPHONY “POPS SERIES” “THE BEST OF QUINCY JONES” BENAROYA HALL MARK S. TAPER FOUNDATION FORUM February 14 (also 2/15 & 16) With over 60 years in the business, composer and producer Quincy Jones has done it all. So it was poignant that this past weekend’s performance, “The Best of Quincy Jones,” part of the Seattle Symphony’s “Pops Series,” offered a tribute to a man

that has created memorable music for television, film, and radio for generations.

Jones, now 86, grew up in the Puget Sound region and attended and played the trumpet at Garfield High School, so this new show – appearing in Seattle first, and arranged and conducted by English conductor Jules Buckley, 40, who worked closely with Jones – was like Seattle paying tribute to our very own musical genius.

The show was broken down into three parts: soundtracks and breaking barriers; jazz and early pop collaborations; and later pop collaborations and hits.

Buckley opened the concert with a TV theme medley, starting with Jones’ compositions for the epic miniseries “Roots”, fol-

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lowed by “Sanford and Son” and “Ironside”, and then moved on to Jones’ soundtracks to films, including They Call Me Mr. Tibbs, Mirage, The Color Purple, and The Pawnbroker (sung by Jones’ protégé, Sheléa).

Part 2’s poppin’ jazzy melodies from the 1960s, which featured an organ on most songs, included “Misty,” “Love Me,” “Never Let Me Go,” and “Somewhere” (from West Side Story, as arranged for Aretha Franklin) and concluded with “You Don’t Own Me”, and brought Sheléa her first of many standing ovations.

Part 3’s collaborations and hits featured George Benson’s “Give Me the Night” and Patti Austin’s “Betcha’ Wouldn’t Hurt Me.” Jones also launched Michael Jack-

son’s solo career, including his first three and most successful albums (Off the Wall, the iconic Thriller, and Bad), so the next six songs included “Human Nature” and “Thriller” with Swedish singer Jonah Nilsson, and even featured moon-walking with “Billie Jean.” Sheléa returned with “The Lady in the Life” and she certainly had the singing chops to pull it off. Jonah then returned to perform “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” with Sheléa.

The concert was groovy, rad, and romantic – the perfect Valentine’s evening!

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both a kitchen sink drama, literally in the kitchen of a dingy decrepit farmhouse, and an exploration of a world-class dilemma.

It begins slowly and builds slowly. So, one must summon patience. We first see Hazel (Jeanne Paulsen) in this kitchen who is interrupted by Rose (Carmen Roman), an old friend/adversary. Rose has separated herself for years and it takes a fair while for her reasons for returning to fully emerge.

Hazel and her husband, Robin (R. Hamilton Wright), are living outside of an exclusion zone after a huge nuclear disaster. The area of the disaster, this time, is on the coast of some portion of the U.K. Kirkwood developed this play after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

So, their home and farm, inside the area, has become toxically irradiated. Electricity is regulated and scarce, so they can barely use devices like cell phones and computers and therefore are thrown back toward an older, non-technical way of life. But they’re coping.

We become aware that Rose has had a separate relationship with Robin and we think it’s a secret from Hazel until she shows that she knew all along. So, the relationships are difficult, but still important.

All three know each other well.

The three veteran stage actors know what they’re up to and director Tim Bond has a firm hold on the gradual pacing of the show until the main subject area is revealed. Paulsen, in particular, is especially compelling and I’m grateful to see her stage work again.

Plot reveal: If you don’t want to know what Rose has up her sleeve, stop reading now and make plans to see the show yourself.

The nuclear disaster is Kirkwood’s main focus. The nuclear plant desperately needs stabilizing, but the work is deadly.

Still, people are attempting it. And Rose has a unique and deadly idea: she’s recruiting old scientists and engineers to volunteer to go into the plant and be the workers who replace young workers so as to save the young by sacrificing themselves.

Jeanne Paulsen, R. Hamilton Wright, and Carmen Roman in The Children – Photo by Nate Watters

Rose never became a mother, but Hazel and Robin have four children. So they both understand that the youth should be free from their mistakes, and also that having grandparents alive and well is good for young people, too! But Rose has some compelling words for them about what their life work in science stacked up to.

“We built a nuclear reactor next to the sea then put the emergency generators in the basement! We left them with a shitshow waiting to happen and no evacuation procedure! And then they were the ones standing in the dark, trying to fix something we could have predicted, we should

have predicted, opening valves by hand, even though it was already too late!”

Rose tells them that some people are already signed on to the project, but time is of the essence. We, the audience, realize that as these early volunteers die of radiation poisoning, there will be a need for hundreds of such older folk to take their places.

Yet, there is a certain justice in this generation trying to fix what this generation wrought.

While this plan is intriguing and makes some kind of societal sense, the entire play somehow did not gel for me. There was a disconnect of emotions and then the ideas

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continued from cover the sword wielder and wants to slay dragons.

Princess Holly (Claire Neumann) speaks to animals – even worms – and seems to be asexual or possibly non-binary, though no one ever speaks to her identity that way.

Their mother died ten years before and their father, The King (Manu Narayan), has locked them in a tower while he “home schools” them math, science, and many languages. What we are supposed to understand about his reasons is that he somehow was too afraid of the world to allow the princesses to be out in it. Of course, they’ll escape the room in the musical.

A typical fairy tale has magical elements, characters who are generally welldefined as either “good” or “evil,” and usually are set in enchanted kingdoms. The setting of this musical generally fits this description. And there is a clearly evil person in it: Sir Pincus Glimmermore (Mario Cantone). He’s the “fairy godfather” who seems like he will make dreams come true.

There are many problems with this new musical and they start at the beginning.

Cantone is the “name” of the production – the potential “star” that draws people to see the show, a known comedian who plays up the jokes and the “fun” of the piece. That’s clearly what he’s there for. However, they have him introduce the whole musical with a song called “Happily” (a lyric that sounds a lot like the song “Happily Ever After” from Once Upon A Mattress).

Cantone is funny and narrator-like, so he is not positioned to then end up the villain of the piece. The introductory song makes him seem benign and even possibly helpful. There are a lot of musical fairy tale villains. Ursula in The Little Mermaid can be liked and can be thought funny, but it’s very clear she’s the villain from the moment you see her.

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Mario Cantone (top center) stars as Sir Pincus Glimmermore in Bliss – Photo by Mark Kitaoka

Here, Sir Glimmermore wants to have one more wish come true, his 4000th, so he can earn his wings. This is so he’ll apparently be “relevant” though to whom or for what is not clear. Also, he fixates on fulfilling only one of the princesses’ wishes and only in one specific way. When the princesses escape, he pronounces that all princesses want to marry princes, and then he picks Piper to marry Prince Devin (Conor Ryan), the surfer prince to whom all princesses present themselves to

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marry, to fulfill his 4000th wish.

Piper may be smart, but she’s apparently too unprepared to know that there are bad beings out in the world – so she has no defenses when Glimmermore introduces her to a bevy of princesses who are all perfectly dressed, perfectly quaffed and with perfect princess manners, and Piper can have what they have if she dips herself into the magic pool. Her sisters have to figure out her peril and come rescue her.

became technical and ideological rather than urgent. Also, I didn’t invest in or believe their relationships with each other.

It ended up feeling flat. Still, I enjoyed older actors on stage with real reasons to be there and a full scope of thoughtful content.

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While the story does have a unique set of princesses, the writers seem to have blinders on when it comes to the male-dominated world that they position the family within.

Ultimately, the different women do not succeed because of their own agency, but only with the cooperation of or the gracious acceptance of, their male and privileged characters. None of the men really have to change if they don’t want to.

There are so many unanswered questions. What do the sisters want? What does the father want? Why would Glimmermore only want to answer one wish? When a different sister actually does want to marry the prince – without even dipping, why wouldn’t that satisfy Glimmermore’s “quota” to make someone live “happily ever after”?

Piper wants to make the world a better place. How does Piper know that trolls can’t marry trolls, or that ogres are discriminated against (apparently). She hasn’t gone outside in ten years.

There are some jokes that land and some songs that are musically pleasant, but an awful lot of it is generic and sometimes way too “stolen” (Glimmermore, “I’m melting” !?!). This seems like a Stepford Wives/ Barbie Meets 4 Odd Princesses production that frankly seems more suited to an ice show than a stage musical. Disney might really like it.

Certainly, the cast is talented and does their best. It is made to be family-friendly.

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Serenade – Photo courtesy of Children’s Film Festival Seattle

Roar,” completely devoted to films centered on the lives and experiences of LGBTQ youth and their families.

This program’s laser focus is something new to the festival.

“We’re really thrilled to be able to offer a program that completely centers on gender identity this year,” said Elizabeth Shepherd, director of the festival. “While in the past we have always included as many narrative films and documentaries as possible with this theme, this year we were able to curate an entire shorts block that we hope is really affirming to our audiences.”

The largest and most respected festival of its kind on the West Coast, Children’s Film Festival Seattle (CFFS) is a cinematic extravaganza that celebrates the best and brightest in international films for children ages 3 to 14, including animation, featurelength films, short films, and hands-on workshops. It takes place from February 27 to March 8 at Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave), with a special closing day event at the Rainier Arts Center (3515 S Alaska St).

The festival’s “Rainbow Roar” program will screen at 5pm Saturday, Feb. 29, at Northwest Film Forum.

The 80-minute-long program, recommended for ages 11 and older, includes animation, narrative and documentary films from the USA, Sweden, Spain, Canada, and Italy.

“We chose films that tell stories of youth who are living fiercely in their authentic selves, rejecting stereotypes and reaching out to others who respect and affirm their journeys,” Shepherd said. “These films are especially notable in that they will speak to both kids and the adults in their lives.”

Highlights of the program will include A Typical Fairytale, by Canadian director Annette O’Reilly, who will be in attendance at the screening. This film’s story, cast as a fairytale complete with a wise and wily fairy godmother, tells the story of a mother and father who can only live happily ever after once they honor and accept the reality of their child’s identity.

Also from Canada, two documentaries, Beauty and I am Skylar will introduce audiences to an array of gender-creative young people who are deeply involved in

shaping their ideas of what it means to be fully human The program crosses cultural boundaries with Serenade, a film about a young Mexican-American boy who asks his father to recommend a traditional Mexican serenade that he can use to woo another boy.

Slow Dance, from Sweden, also focuses on the pitfalls of a gay boy who fearlessly navigates his first-ever middle-school dance.

It’s all part of a broader festival program that provides a joyous and dynamic setting to cultivate intergenerational relationships and inspire younger generations to participate as agents of change in their local and global communities.

A number of other programs in the festival will highlight current issues, centered on the experience of childhood in relation to climate change (Earthwise and Microplastic Madness), global migration (Borders, Boundaries and Home), and other important and timely concerns.

“We want children to come to the festival not only to be entertained by funny and fantastic films but also to discover common ground and become compassionate and pro-active global citizens,” said Shepherd.

“Our message to kids is to welcome adventures, use their imaginations, overcome challenges, and dream of the ways they can make a difference in the world.”

Stretching over the course of two weeks, the family-friendly extravaganza includes works from North to South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. Films by seasoned and accomplished professional filmmakers predominate in the lineup, but youth-made films will be highlighted in two programs of international and local work.

Though the films in the festival show the broader world, the festival itself aims to be a cozy silver-screen experience for allages, with most films served up in Northwest Film Forum’s two cinemas, seating 120 and 46 people, respectively. Films are categorized by age range, with gentle and colorful animated programs for children as young as 2+.

Shepherd said, “Everything we do at our festival is warm and intimate, and geared to creating an age-appropriate experience that will enchant and inspire kids and their families.”

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Aggressively violent VFW a blood-soaked gem

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer VFW Now playing Fred Parras (Stephen Lang) runs the local VFW. It’s his birthday and he’s tending bar, all his Vietnam buddies Walter Reed (William Sadler), Abe Hawkins (Fred Williamson), Lou Clayton (Martin Kove) and Thomas Zabriski (George Wendt) coming in to celebrate. Korean War vet Doug McCarthy (David Patrick Kelly) is also there, while Shawn Mason (Tom Williamson), fresh off the plane after a tour of duty in Afghanistan, has wandered inside for a quick beer before heading home.

As the hours dwindle and closing time nears, a frantic young woman going by the nickname “Lizard” (Sierra McCormick) rushes into the bar, a pair of massive cretins hot on her trail. When one of them wounds Doug when he tries to play peacemaker, the rest of the gang leap into action, Fred in particular. With an ax, a shotgun and their not-nearly-as-old-as-they-look fists, the group makes short work of the two men, cutting them down with ease.

This is only the start of what is going to be a very long, and very bloody, night for this group of heroes in Joe Begos’ lean, mean and aggressively violent survival thriller VFW. As a follow-up to last year’s psychedelic heavy metal supernatural barnburner Bliss, this might just be the director’s best, most consistently entertaining effort yet. Like a down-and-dirty homage to Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo and John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 only with a grizzled elder warrior spin reminiscent of Larry Cohen’s Orig-

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inal Gangstas, this movie kicks major ass, and I pretty much loved every single solitary second of it.

Not that Begos is doing anything new.

This is one of those stories where narrative twists are purposefully few and far between. Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle’s efficient script goes entirely as expected. Once we know who the characters are and have gotten the layout of the environment they’re going to defend the

screenplay gets right to the assault, eschewing any pointless bells and whistles that could have proven to be a distraction.

Good guys are all former (and one current) soldiers. Young, not entirely helpless young woman enters looking for a place to hide.

Evil drug dealer (portrayed with suitably demonic panache by Travis Hammer) sends in a seemingly never-ending cadre of dopedup hellions to kill the men and bring the girl (along with the bag filled of goodies she

Thriller The Lodge home to mounting psychological terror

Riley Keough in The Lodge – Photo courtesy of Neon

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Not long after their mother commits suicide, Aidan (Jaeden Lieberher) and his little sister Mia (Lia McHugh) aren’t exactly thrilled when their father Richard (Richard Armitage) tells them they’re all going to be spending the Christmas holiday at their

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secluded mountain lodge with his much younger fiancé Grace (Riley Keough). Not only do they blame her for busting up their parents’ marriage, once they uncover that

stole from him) back across the street to his warehouse hideout. Bloodshed and carnage ensue, Fred and the rest of the gang inside the VFW determined to protect Lizard and do whatever they have to in order to survive.

It’s all simple and straightforward, but that doesn’t mean the film is unsurprising or boring. Begos directs with pugilistic conviction. Both he and cinematographer Mike Testin (Dementia) keep the action centralized and camera movements fluid, while editor Josh Ethier (Gretel & Hansel) doesn’t overcut things so that no matter how frantic events might get keeping a visual connection to what is happening to who and where is never a problem. The kinetic intensity of the situation doesn’t subside, Steve Moore’s (Mayhem) spirited score adding just the right accompaniment to everything that’s happening up on the screen at any given moment.

Yet the main reason VFW works as it does has almost everything to do with the collection of veteran actors Begos has assembled for his violent genre action riff.

While some are around for only a few minutes, each actor still makes a notable impression. The ease of their camaraderie gives the story an emotional component that makes each death personally affecting. I felt for these guys, and the way McCormick and the younger Williamson ingratiate themselves into this tightknit group made it easy to pass my affections onto both of them as well.

But, make no mistake, as great as the core group are, and as much fun as it is watching all of the actors work together so effortlessly, Lang, Sadler and the elder Williamson steal the show. These three know exactly what they are doing every step of the way, the assertive tenacity of their combined chemistry a thing of poetically vulgar beauty. There’s a reason their careers have lasted as long as they have, and I don’t think any of the trio have lost a single ounce of their collective charisma. Lang is particularly outstanding, the controlled forcefulness of his performance hypnotic in its grumpily perturbed ferocity.

Is it gruesome? Yes. Obnoxiously so?

No. Or, at the very least, not nearly as much as it maybe could have been. Begos doesn’t go overboard with the blood and guts, and as impressive as the gore effects are the director doesn’t allow his film to drown in them to the point they overshadow everything else that’s happening. VFW is a cracking thriller, its pulse-pounding theatrics making this an agreeably bruising good time I loved every single gosh darn bloodsoaked second of.

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Insipid Fantasy Island a bland incoherent nightmare

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer FANTASY ISLAND Now playing There is an inspired gem of an idea lurking at the heart of Fantasy Island, a horrortinged rethinking of the hit television series starring Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize that ran for seven seasons between 1977 and 1984. The supernatural undertones lurking throughout director Jeff Wadlow’s (Kick-Ass 2) updated take are suitably ominous, and the general aura of unease that’s generated when a group of clueless tourists first step foot on the titular tropical resort is undeniably effective.

Unfortunately the director, co-writing the script with two of his Truth or Dare collaborators Jillian Jacobs and Christopher Roach, has failed to come up with a coherent plot or conceive interesting characters that might make the resulting film worthy of a look. It’s incomprehensible nonsense, all of the various plot strands that are supposed to be connecting each facet of the mystery virtually nonexistent. The final third is a massive disaster that’s bewildering in its narrative ineptitude, and as I sat there in the theatre I was dumbfounded how those involved with the production thought any of this was a going to play even reasonably well with a paying audience.

The setup follows the well-known premise of the television show. Melanie (Lucy Hale), Gwen (Maggie Q), Randall (Austin Stowell) and brothers Bradley (Ryan Hansen) and Brax (Jimmy O. Yang) have all won trips to the mythical Fantasy Island, a place where one’s deepest, most cherished dream can become a reality.

They are quickly introduced to the wellspoken, immaculately dressed Mr. Roarke (Michael Peña) and his gorgeous assistant Julia (Parisa Fitz-Henley). One-by-one (or in the case of Bradley and Brax together as a duo), each is sent on their way to experience their fantasy with one single caveat; play things out all the way to their natural conclusion otherwise management cannot be held responsible for what happens next.

As ominous as that might sound none of the five seem particularly worried anything could go wrong. But wrong things do go, oftentimes spectacularly so, and it quickly becomes apparent to each of the guests not everything is on the level as far as the delivery of their respective fantasies is concerned.

Soon they are all on the run, from what exactly none of them knows. All they do understand is they have to get off the island, and neither Mr. Roarke or his devoted staff

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continued from page 6 as a teenager she was the lone survivor of a religiously fundamentalist death cult the pair feel they have even more reason to be wary of her.

Nonetheless, they are off on this adventure together, Grace determined to win the children over to her side with kindness, affection and understanding. But after Aidan has to go back into the city for work, things suddenly take a menacing turn.

Awakening one particularly frigid morning Grace, Aidan and Mia discover all of their personal belongings are gone, their phones are dead and the power is mysteriously out.

With the snow falling, temperatures precipitously dropping and no outdoor clothing to speak of, there is no way for any of them to try and go get help. It’s as if they’re in a state of purgatory or undead limbo, and before long Grace begins to wonder if the cult leader who had failed to take her life so long ago has somehow returned to do so now, taking Aidan and Mia right along with her.

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Michael Peña and Maggie Q in Fantasy Island – Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures

are going to lift a finger to help them do it.

The idea is that Wadlow and the rest of his creative team take the premise of the television show and then spin it on its head, taking things in a more ominously sinister direction while at the same time putting all the characters in mortal danger. They also throw a couple of additional players into the mix, not the least of which are a mysterious jungle dweller who has learned many of the island’s secrets played by Michael Rooker and a former high school classmate of Melanie’s who was the bitchy queen bee of their school and made the girl’s life a living hell portrayed by Portia Doubleday.

Yet nothing is done with either of them.

Rooker’s character feels shoehorned in only to incoherently shout bits and pieces of pointless exposition, while Doubleday’s self-centered blonde bombshell is so illogically written it’s impossible to figure her out.

Granted, at least in her case she’s around for enough of the running time to at least attempt to make the most of her role, the actress trying to deliver something of a grounded per-

formance even if the loopy idiocy of the script makes doing so frustratingly difficult.

As for the primary cast, without question the two standouts are Maggie Q and Peña.

The latter steps into Montalban’s shoes quite nicely, oozing a level of controlled confidence and imperious charisma I found awfully hard to resist. But it is the former who impresses the most. Maggie Q delivers a performance far superior to anything else to be found in the film. She attempts to elevate the story to a level it has no business trying to aspire to, a moment of hushed realization when she comes to grips with the fact that her fantasy is nothing more than a terrible, undeserved lie almost heartbreaking in its momentary emotional magnitude.

That’s pretty much it as far as positives go in my opinion. The fantasies are boring and tired. The enemies each of the guests end up facing are all instantly forgettable (save a game Kim Coates, appearing to be having a juvenile blast hamming it up as a Russian assassin known only as “Devil Face”). The emotional permutations at the heart of the

tale are melodramatically lame. Worst of all the final stinger is both stupid and insulting, the last images a disappointing, borderline offensive slap in the face to Villechaize’s admittedly complicated legacy in a ludicrous pursuit of a chuckle from the audience that’s equally unwarranted and undeserved.

Then there is the last third of the film itself. The climactic portions of Fantasy Island are terrible. The backflips and summersaults the filmmakers have to execute in order for this mystery to come to a conclusion are astonishing. All of the character work they’d previously done is thrown out like yesterday’s trash, while the revelations as to who is doing what and why are a laughable slap in the face. I could have shrugged my shoulders and not cared one way or the other about Wadlow’s latest, if not for this insipid turn of events, all of which made this supernatural fantasy more of a bludgeoning nightmare I’m regrettably not going to forget anytime soon.

Keough and elegantly uncomforting camerawork courtesy of cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis (The Killing of a Sacred Deer), as a follow-up to their acclaimed 2014 debut Goodnight Mommy directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz take no prisoners with the ferociously self-destructive thriller The Lodge. An unnerving freak-out that plays something like a mixture of Repulsion and Gaslight only in an even more isolated setting and with two pint-sized additions along for the ride, this psychological meltdown is a slow-burn terror that made me distinctly uncomfortable.

I was on pins and needles throughout, the climax showcasing a hushed ominousness that left me quietly shattered into a million teeny-tiny pieces.

Not that everyone is likely to have the same reaction. Much like their previous feature, Fiala and Franz deliberately pace things in a methodical manner, allowing the growing emotional and intellectual despair that’s attempting to destroy Grace before she can save herself and the two kids from a lethally frozen fate to build slowly and not all at once. But that also means their observational approach to psychological horror can try the

viewer’s patience, and even I must admit, at least early on, I was kind of wishing the filmmakers would just get to the meat and potatoes of their scenario instead of focusing so meticulously on the appetizers.

But the eerie uncertainty of what is going on and why ended up getting to me something fierce. I liked the way in which Fiala and Franz let little pieces of this mystery’s solution come into the light in such an organically precise manner. I also loved how the script gets flipped on its head once the answer to the questions of how Grace, Aidan and Mia found themselves in this dire situation is finally revealed, the focus instantaneously shifting in order to reveal a brand new source of danger that had been hidden there, right out in the open, for the entire time.

After strong, scene-stealing work in films like American Honey, Logan Lucky and Hold the Dark, Keough is even more superb here. Grace’s determination to triumph over her fears and make friends with Aidan and Mia is heartwarming in its sincerity, making her reaction to the blossoming terror they are suddenly faced with all the more affecting. Keough walks a fine

line, balancing between devolving into fits of twitchy catatonic terror to rising in heroic fortitude from one moment to the next. It all fragments into anarchy with a debilitating thud when Grace discovers a handful of frozen clues which all lead to only one terrible conclusion, the sight of the actress huddling on a snowy porch rupturing into a fit of tears one I’ll be thinking about for quite some time.

Ultimately, The Lodge is powerfully haunting stuff, things building to a climactic turn of events that are as shocking as they are in some ways equally warranted.

The final scenes are a gut-wrenching slap to the face, the hushed silence of the last image almost bringing me to tears. Life and death suddenly become indecipherable from one another, and the realization that a person’s sanity hangs by an even thinner thread than anyone, including themselves, initially comprehend is a catastrophic truth that can oftentimes lead to tragedy if one isn’t careful. Fiala and Franz have done it again, and I for one cannot wait to see what the pair have up their sleeve to frighten me with next.

February 21, 2020

Celebrating 46 Years!

community calendar

Meetings Events Activities

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

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

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

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 - February 22

Discover Bastyr: The Intersection of Science and Nature. 9am-4pm. Bastyr University, 14500 Juanity Dr NE, Kenmore. Experience Bastyr’s unique programs through a day of discussion, presentations, and interactive demonstrations. We know that looking for degree programs that speak to your passions can be daunting.

There’s a lot at stake and finding your direction can be difficult. That’s why we’ve designed this event with dozens of industry experts and leaders. Discover Bastyr is an opportunity to sample the many career opportunities that Bastyr University offers in a day-long conference style event. You’ll be able to participate in hands-on activities, demonstrations, case studies, as well as meet faculty advisors, financial aid specialists, alumni, current students, and more. (425) 602-3000; https://bastyr.edu Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. (206) 4488518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step/12-tradition-oriented fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope to overcome sex and love patterns of addiction. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.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.)

Black History Month Community Discussion – “The Impact of the Civil Rights Movement on People’s Lives Today.” 5:30pm Open House; 6pm Smothered Chicken Southern Supper (with vegan option) $7-$10 donation. 7pm Program. Featuring African American feminist Sarah Scott and Chicano-Apache author Christina Lopez. Speakers will examine how the campaign for Black civil rights brought about sweeping social change and affected other civil rights movements. Guests are encouraged to bring their stories and join the exchange of ideas. Hosted by Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party. For more info and to reserve childcare (call at least 2 days in advance: (206) 722-6057 or (206) 722-2453. seattlefsp@socialism.com. Wheelchair accessible.

SUNDAY - February 23

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.

Center for Spiritual Living. 9am, 11am & 5:30pm services. 6318 Linden Ave N. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! (206) 527-8801; www.spiritualliving.org 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. Awakening spirit, nurturing hope, inspiring action. Interweave is the official name for LGBTQ groups

in the Unitarian-Universalist family as a common thread of identification. www.uuchurch.org.

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

All are welcome. (206) 322-7500.

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am Sunday Service.

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

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

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

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

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

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

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

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 10am Worship.

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

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 Columbia City Church of Hope. 10:30am Worship.

3818 S Angeline St. We are a progressive faith community rooted in God’s grace and acceptance growing together toward justice, love and wholeness. (206) 722-5651. www.ColumbiaCityHope.org.

First Church - First United Methodist Church of Seattle. 10:30am. 180 Denny Way. (Enter on 2nd Ave N for worship.) Welcome to First Church, a progressive community advocating for the homeless and hungry, and creating a refuge of inclusive Christianity. First Church is a proud member of the Reconciling Ministries Network.

(206) 622-7278; firstchurchseattle.org

Visit us online www.sgn.org

February 22 thru March 1

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 11:15am (also 7:30am, 9am, 5pm). 15 W Roy St. We are an accepting, progressive, Anglo-Catholic parish, renewing its people for their Christian lives in today’s world through worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts, and acts of compassion. www.stpaulseattle.com Just for Today (NA). 12-1:15pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step Narcotics Anonymous group open to anyone in recovery.

(206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30pm. GenPRIDE (Generations Aging with Pride), 401 Broadway E #223 (above QFC in Broadway Market). Meets 4th Sunday each month. Lots of parking in the Broadway Market garage. This month’s topic: How do we make people feel positive about themselves?. Info: (206) 789-6778; www.seattleprimetimers.org.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/ Weds/Fri: Evenings; Tues/Thurs: Mornings. Seattle University, Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Rain City Soccer Club Kickabout. Sunday afternoon usually at 3pm. Location varies. Join us for Seattle’s mostly-weekly mostly-LGBTQ pickup soccer game. We play an organized, 2-hour scrimmage on nice fieldturf surface. Sometimes there is a brief training/practice session before we play. Usually there is a “one-beer” after the scrimmage. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Shame to Grace (SAA). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Every Sunday. Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline (206) 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191. (206) 322-2437. www. peerseattle.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. Northminster Presbyterian Church. 10:30am Worship.

Integrity is an international ministry of Gay & Lesbian 7706 25th Ave NW. A village church in the city open to Episcopalians, their friends & families, dedicated to all. (206) 783-3402. www.northminsterpres.org (Conveeducation, support & service within the Church & the niently located a block from the Metro #40 bus route.)

GLBT community. (425) 226-2746.

St. Clement’s Episcopal Church. 10:30am Worship.

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

MONDAY - February 24 Holy communion. Encountering the transformative and unconditional love of God in Christ. Join us! www. New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday stclementseattle.org listing at noon for details.)

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. 10:30am Mass. 2702 Broadway E (north of E Roanoke St). A welcoming and SOBER On Meds. 1-2pm. Peer Seattle 1520 Bellevue affirming Christ-centered community. (206) 329-2960. Ave #100. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. (206) 322www.stpartickseattle.org 2437; www.peerseattle.org Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Strength Over Speed (SOS). 2-3:30pm. Peer Seattle, Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t 1520 Bellevue Ave #100. Peer support for Gay and have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437, www. rental. (425) 785-4729. peerseattle.org Welcome Table Christian Church. 9:45am Meditation; 10:30am Worship; Labyrinth 2nd Sundays 1-4pm. 1322 Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7-8:30pm. Gay City, S Bayview St. Where people of all genders and sexuali- 517 E Pike St. Find your voice with Seattle’s safe speakties, and families of all shapes & sizes are welcome and ing space for the LGBTQ community. Individuals of all celebrated. A welcoming and affirming community since orientations and identities are welcome. Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays each month (except holidays and Decem1987. welcometablecc.org ber break). For more info email contact@freelyspeaking.

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation. org or just drop in and visit.

10:30am. 7141 California Ave SW. (206) 935-0418, Lotus Sisters South Seattle/Columbia City Meditaoffice@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org tion & Dharma Discussion. Gather at 6:45pm; sit at Emerald City Metropolitan Community Church 7pm. Meets 4th Monday each month. Short presentation Seattle. 11am Worship. Chapel at University Temple with discussion to follow. Oriented to LBTQ sisters. Email United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. MCC is a us or call (206) 550-5587 for details and location; www. progressive Christ-centered faith community committed LotusSisters.org. (Wheelchair accessible.) to providing a nurturing environment for individual & community growth thru Jesus Christ while celebrating Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, unity in diversity. MCC is Seattle’s oldest Gay-friendly Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday afternoon listing.) church. (206) 325-2421, www.mccseattle.org.

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm.

House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & expe- Unitarian Universalist Church, 25701 14th Pl S, Kent. rienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Meets 4th Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Contact Forrest Rode, (206) 920-6117, or Doug Allison, Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for doug.l.allison@gmail.com. Find us under “Dharma Bud- parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well dies” on Meetup.com or at DharmaBuddies.org. (Women as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) are invited to contact our sister meditation group at www. 325-7724.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 LotusSisters.org.)

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am Worship. 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk 6512 12th Ave NW. An “open & affirming” congregation. with others about their experiences & concerns related “We celebrate our diversity in religious background, to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org sexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” (206) 783-6733; Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm.

Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every www.stpauluccseattle.com.

Monday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897.

(Also meets Fridays.)

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

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

TUESDAY - February 25

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

New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave #100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Saturday listing at noon for details.)

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

(206) 622-5555.

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.org ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle Evening Gathering. 6:30-8pm. Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St., Social Hall.

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

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

Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youth ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBTQ MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Kim at (425) 785-8593 or lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net.

No Man’s Land - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. (206) 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/North Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7-9pm. Haller Lake United Methodist Church, 13055 1st Ave NE. Meets 4th Tuesday each month. (206) 325-7724 or northseattle@pflagseattle.org. PFLAG, a national organization founded in 1972, provides support, education and advocacy for families and friends of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer persons and is committed to moving LGBTQ equality forward.

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

Men’s Discussion Group. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Tuesday. Peer group for Gay & Bi men. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.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. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. A vibrant drop-in workshop for those of any spiritual belief. (206) 322-2437; www. peerseattle.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 - February 26

Mature Friends Walk Around Greenlake. 11am. Meet up at 10:50am with a group of older men gathered at the north end of the parking lot that is next to the boathouse along the southwest side of Greenlake. Every Wednesday. Walk around Greenlake followed by lunch at a local restaurant. www.maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12 noon.

Jimmy’s on Broadway, Silver Cloud Hotel, 1100 Broadway @ E Madison St. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. Just drop in - no RSVP required. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

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24-hour number (206) 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon. org; (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org

SATURDAY - February 29

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, Good Shepherd Center, New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Church, 2324 Lombard Ave, Everett. Meets last Thurs- 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 140. Monthly potluck Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See day each month. For further information, please call meets last Saturday most months. MF is a social orga360-202-3978. Sponsored by AIDS Project Snohomish nization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.

Saturday listing at noon for details.) maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. County (APSC) and Gay Men’s Task Force.

4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important Womxn On Top - GSBA Social & Networking Event.

SUNDAY - March 1 issues, building a supportive community. For informa- 6-8pm. Pacific Tower, 1200 12th Ave S. Enjoy scrump(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.) tion, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley (206) tious bites and a glass of wine while connecting to 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org professional women and gender diverse people. Cost: Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 3pm. The Cuff, Living Positively. 5-7pm. Lifelong, 1016 E Pike St., $20 GSBA members, $30 nonmembers, $10 student, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 1st Sunday each month. K of M/ 3rd Fl. Every Wednesday. Social and support group for $5 additional cost for walk-ins. RSVP to www.thegsba. Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes the HIV community with various topics for discussion org; (206) 363-9188. and conversation. (206) 957-1600 or www.lifelong.org. B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Question- & organizations. (206) 329-0886. www.facebook.com/ ing Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for kofmjetchapter/ Sponsored by Lifelong.

GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside PFLAG/Whatcom County (Bellingham) Monthly Empowered): A Support Group for GLBTQ+Youth Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. Meeting. 5pm. Community Food Co-op Bakery, 405 E Holly St, Bellingham. Meets 1st Sunday each month.

(14-20) serving Snohomish County & surrounding (425) 747-4937. communities. 6-8pm. Phone or email for location. Every Boys Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14- Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett. Brenda, 22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every support organization for parents, spouses, & families of Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about is- GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. www.what(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com compflag.org; PFLAG/Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724.

Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion - sues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitaSeattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist tion of a male volunteer.

(206) 322-2515 ext 16. www.

North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Every Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. Meets 1st Sunday Wednesday. Call (206) 525-7295 for location. www. lamberthouse.org 21st Century Bowling. 7pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 each month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuLotusSisters.org. ary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer 39th Ave SW. Every Thursday. Regular league bowling. jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their Jeff, (206) 932-3731; leagues@wsbowl.com.

[EXCEPT Park, 14th Ave E & E Prospect St. Every Wednesday. own popular music. FREE. For info (206) 325-6051, Meet at Black Sun sculpture across for museum. (See no bowling June, July, August.] www.seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Saturday at 9am.)

Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Bellevue Ave, Suite 100 Every Thursday. A meditation/ COMMUNITY RESOURCES Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday recovery group. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQAllyship. afternoon listing.)

Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm. Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. org, allyship@yahoo.com, (206) 279-8169.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Every Wednesday. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/Anotherfriends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, Gay-Social-Club/ support, social interaction & information for the whole community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane.

Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www. our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ com/guide.html gayfathersseattle ingersollcenter.org BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for BiMature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wall- Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm. Peer sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. ingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Thursday. binetseattle.org.

Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Ongoing support group open to Gay and Bisexual men. Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organi- (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org [NOTE: Please Cascade Rainbow Community Center (Mount Verzation for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. contact the facilitator prior to attending.] non) - (360) 840-8499 and on Facebook. maturefriends.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) SEAMEC Monthly Meeting. 7pm. 1605 12th Ave, Suite Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every 963-1994.

21. Meets 4th Wednesday each month. SEAMEC inter- Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

Channel Q 103.3 FM - LGBTQ+ Talk Radio Network views, researches & rates candidates for public office FRIDAY - February 28 News and information, pop culture and music. radio.com on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www. voteseamec.org Ageless in Recovery (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, COLAGE unites people with LGBTQ parents and Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. A drop-in caregivers into a network of peers and supports them in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, AA group for 55+. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org as they nurture and empower each other to be skilled, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 self-confident, and just leaders in our collective comTrained peer facilitators lead a structured support meet- Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See munities - www.colage.org DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation ing helping people deal with issues of gender identity Saturday listing at noon for details.) & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those Road to Recovery (SLAA). 12-1:30pm. Peer Seattle, Fighting AIDS). (206) 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest. who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Every Friday. Ongoing org Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 12-step group for sex and love addicts. (206) 322-2437; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

Clinic, (206) 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County www.peerseattle.org Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour Lake City Seniors LGBTQ2+Allies Peer Support THURSDAY - February 27 crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal Group. 1-2:30pm. Lake City Community Center, 12531 Orca Swim Team Workout. Morning. Seattle University, 28th Ave NE. Meets last Friday most months. Please call assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday to confirm. Small group of mostly 50+ come together to support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, (206) 568-7777 afternoon listing.) connect, share and learn from one another. For quesAging Ballard Lesbian Exchange (A.B.L.E.) Monthly tions or more information, please contact Claudine (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce Lunch Get-Together. 12 noon. Ballard NW Senior Wallace, (206) 472-5471 or claudinew@soundgenera- County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Center, 5429 32nd Ave NW. Meets 4th Thursday each tions.org.

Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: month. Look for the A.B.L.E. sign on the table. We are Lesbians, 60 years (generally) and up, living (mostly) Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence in the north half of Seattle. The purpose of this group is Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages Unit, (206) 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence to connect, socialize, and support each other. We have 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. been meeting since 2015. The group hosts evening (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - (206) 324-2570; www. potlucks, outings and get-togethers. Co-sponsored by days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Puget Sound Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. LGBTQ & Allies 18+ Free Friday Night Drop-In Vol- equalrightswashington.org leyball. 6-7:45pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org (PSOLOC).

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting. Ave E. Every Friday. (206) 684-4753.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freelyspeak12-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, ing.org Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women Redhawk Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday Gay City promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities facing HIV together. (206) 720-5566 or 888-292-1912; afternoon listing.) by providing health services, connecting people to rewww.babesnetwork.org.

Strength Over Speed (SOS). 6-7:30pm. Peer Seattle, sources, fostering arts, and building community. Gay City New Beginnings (SLAA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Peer support for Gay and Health Project’s Wellness Center provides anonymous Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Meets daily. (See Bisexual men recovering from crystal meth addiction. & confidential HIV/STD testing. 517 E Pike St. More www.strengthoverspeed.org. (206) 322-2437; www. info or to schedule an appointment, (206) 860-6969.

Saturday listing at noon for details.) www.gaycity.org Rainbow Lunch on Thursdays. 12 noon-12:45pm. peerseattle.org Wallingford Community Senior Center, Lower Level, Game Night. 7pm-11pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGood Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N. Meets Ave, Suite 100 Every Friday. Card games, board games GLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, most Thursdays, except holidays. WCSC welcomes and and fellowship. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT supports the gender, romantic, and sexual minorities Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- people across the country.

(GRSM, or LGBTQQIAA+) community! Join us at Rain- bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House Generations Aging With Pride empowers elder LGbow Lunch on Thursdays to celebrate this integral group. is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for BTQ adults to live with pride and dignity by promoting, Expanded van service is available on Thursdays thanks GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. (206) 322-2515, connecting, and developing innovative programs and to volunteering by Bruce Terrey of Mature Friends. In www.lamberthouse.org services that enhance belonging and support, eliminate proud partnership with GenPRIDE, Mature Friends, Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. discrimination, and honor the lives of older members of and Lake City Seniors LGBTQ2+Allies. $4 members; $6 The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western our community - (206) 393-3400; info@gapseattle.org; general public. Drop-ins encouraged. (206) 461-7825; dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- gapseattle.org info@wallingfordseniors.org. countrydance.org.

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education NetSafe and Sober (AA). 12-1pm. Peer Seattle, 1520 Destiny/Unity AA Meeting in Tacoma. 7:30-8:30pm. work - (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Bellevue Ave, Suite 100. Open meeting of Alcoholics Christ Episcopal Church, 310 N “K” St, Tacoma. Every Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - (206) Anonymous. (206) 322-2437; www.peerseattle.org Friday. LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting. (253) 474-8897. 363-9188; www.thegsba.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, (Also meets Mondays.)

HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of PubBisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8-9pm. lic Health, provides confidential/anonymous information 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thurs- Peer Seattle, 1520 Bellevue Ave, Suite 100, Room 3. Evabout & testing for HIV/AIDS. (206) 205-7837. For a day. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also ery Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experi- see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for ence, strength & hope in order to solve their common Lifelong AIDS Alliance, (206) 328-8979. persons living with HIV/AIDS, their friends, and for problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & those who want to support them. 6pm. Trinity Lutheran changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www.

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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 - (425) 785-8593; lgbtmsconnections@comcast.net. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers.

Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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

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

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

Peer Seattle (formerly Seattle Area Support Groups) 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.peerseattle.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), (206) 850-2070, www.aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, (206) 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, (206) 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, (206) 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, (206) 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), (206) 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Northwest Two Spirit Society, https://www.facebook.com/ groups/nw2spiritsociety/, Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, (206) 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; QBASS - Queer Black Alliance of the South Sound, (253) 256-1846, weareqbass@gmail. com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, (206) 322-7061, (206) 255-8951; Somos Seattle, somosseattle.org; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle, www.utopiaseattlewa.org; VietQ Greater Seattle, vietqorganization@gmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation - (253) 383-2565; www.piercecountyaids.org Pride Foundation - (206) 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Pride Lives - www.facebook.com/PrideLives/ Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. (206) 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Com-

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

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

SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www. genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.gendero-

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

YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Coyote Central: www.coyotecentral.org; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. (206) 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www. globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way, with additional support groups organized in smaller towns throughout King County, (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; New Horizons: social services and shelter for homeless youth, 2708 3rd Ave (in Belltown), (206) 374-0866, http://namin.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter. org; OKAY! LGBTQ+ Outreach for Kent Area Youth: (253) 859-0699 ext 3034. OKAY! is an open support group for youth ages 13-19 who identify as LGBTQ+. A program of Kent Youth & Family Services; OUT There Adventures: www.outthereadventures.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: (206) 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; 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; 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; The Vera Project: fuels personal & community transformation through collaborative youthdriven engagement in music and art. (206) 956-8372; theveraproject.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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prehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - (206) 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - (206) 235-7235.

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

Sponsors Tacoma Pride Festival. (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.voteseamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) i- SEE LISTING for Peer Seattle.

Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - BiSeattle.wixsite. com/SBWN and on Facebook.

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

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

(425) 339-5298.

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

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DES MOINES ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 2 21635 Pacific Hwy S - (206) 878-7780

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ADULT AIRPORT VIDEO 11732 Airport Road - (425) 290-7555 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754

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WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210 ZIPPY’S GIANT BURGERS GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 5633 Airport Way S - 466-5954 HOT MAMA’S PIZZA E.328-2914 Pine St. - 322-6444 LOVER’S 9614 14th Ave SW - 763-1347 - 25801 104th Ave. SE - (253) 852-1720 BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. -- 700 (206) JAZZ ALLEY - 2033#17 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729 BATHS CLUB Z - (men) THE FANTASY SHOP CASTLE SUPERSTORE 1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958 Broadway 604 Central Ave. S - (253) 850-8428 1017 E.JULIA’S Pike St- -300 (206) 204-0126 Ave. E. - 860-1818 HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women) Minor #10 624-0070 - 682-2935 NASHVILLE’S CLUB Z - (men) CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 SPORTS BAR (Drag Shows) DIEGO KREMWERK PELLICER -- 1809 2215 4th Ave.Ave. S - (206) MADISON PUB 1315 E. Madison 325-6537 SW corner of Pike & 11th 1117 Pike near Boren - (206) 622-9958 1017 E. Pike St - 204-0126 114 - Railroad Ave. N - (253) 852-0909 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS NEIGHBOURS 1509 Broadway 324-5358 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS HOT HOUSE(stairs SPA &behind SAUNAWildrose) - (women)- 568-3240 715 E. Pike St. - (206) 257-0231 OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 SW corner ofSTEAM Pike & WORKS 11th - (men) EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - (206) 323-7437 THE PINE BOX - 1600 Melrose Ave - 588-0375 Summit - 388-4818 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 (stairs behind1520 Wildrose) - (206) 568-3240 FANTASY UNLIMITED POCO WINE ROOM HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - 946-8157 STEAM WORKS - (men) 2027 Westlake Ave. (206) 682-0167 THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463 NEW YORK EXCHANGE 1520 Summit Ave - (206) 388-4818 1510 1st Ave (206) 624-1784 117 Ave. - E. (877) 883-8899 POKE BAR - 1542 12th Ave - 402-5178 225Maple Broadway - 726-3300 HASHTAG - 3540 Stone Way N - (206) 946-8157 info@theheron.com 88 KEYS - 315 2nd Ave. S. - 839-1300 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 LEGENDS - 55Ave. Bell St - (206) 849-5596 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 HERBAN PURR - 1518 11th - 325-3112 RESTAURANTS & BARS OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - 251-0630 HERB(N) ELEMENTS THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828 PANACHE 11013 Lake City Way NE (206) 535-8769 2328 E. Madison - 323-1098 RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873 225 Broadway E. - 726-3300 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. -St.(206) 625-4444 HERB’SROOT HOUSE - 716 NWNW 65thMarket St - (206) C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE TABLE 2213 St. 557-7388 - 420-3214 RUCKUS CAFE 1465 E Republican St. - 257-4805 DARBY’S THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE LAUGHING BUDDHA 1701 E. Olive Way - 726-0565 SEATTLE EAGLE -TATTOO 314 E. Pike - 621-7591 THE 5th FANTASY 211 Ave. SESHOP - (360) 357-6229 2328 E. Madison St. - (206) 323-1098 1534 Broadway (206) 2nd 329-8274 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 SHORTY’S- 2222 Ave - 441-5449 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 LOVER’S CAPITOL CIDER - 818 E Pike St. - (206) 397-3564 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD THE NEW YORK XCHANGE STOUT -1530 11th Ave - 397-3825 TABOO ADULT 3959 Martin WayVIDEO E, Suite D - (360) 456-7300 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 TOULOUSE 225 Broadway E. -PETIT (206) 726-3300 9813 16th SW -E767-4855 JAKES - 311Ave 4th Ave. - (360) 956-3247 1701 E. Olive Way - (206) 726-0565 THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 601 Queen Anne Ave N - 432-9069 ONYX LEATHER TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914 THE CANTERBURY THE CUFF COMPLEX UNICORN Pike - 325-6492 1605 12th Ave. #8--1118 (206)E328-1965 UNDER U 4 MEN 534 15th Ave. E - (206) 322-3130 OZ - 3831 Stone Way N - (206) 251-0630 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHOP UNCLE IKE’S 2103 N. 45th - (206) 545-8363 BROWN BEARSt BAKING, LLC 2310 E Union - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 4411 Wallingford Ave. N. - (206) 535-6920 THE CRESCENT 29 Beach Rd E#1966, Eastsound - (360) 855-7456 501N15th Ave - 1-800-GET-DRUGS PANACHE - 225 Broadway E. - (206) 726-3300 1413 E. Olive Way - (206) 720-8188 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS PONDER - 2413 E Union - (206) 420-2180 THE CUFF COMPLEX WILD AT HEART RUCKUS - 1465 E Republican St - (206) 257-4805 1533 13th Ave. - (206) 323-1525 1111 NW Leary Way - 782-5538 TABOO ADULT VIDEO DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - (206) 322-1080 MAPLE ROSE INN 9813 16th Ave SW - (206) 767-4855 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - (206) 324-2577 112 Reservoir Rd - (800) 570-2007 TRUE LOVE ART GALLERY & TATTOO HOT MAMA’S PIZZA 1525 Summit Ave. - (206) 227-3572 700 E. Pine St. - (206) 322-6444 LOVER’S UNDER U 4 MEN JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. - (206) 441-9729 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 709 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 324-6446 JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E - (206) 860-1818 RUMORS CABARET UNCLE IKE’S ANDY’S - 1401 W. 1st Ave. - (509) 747-0304 KREMWERK - 1809 Minor Ave. #10 - (206) 682-2935 1119 Railroad - (306) 671-1849 2310 E Union St - 1-800-GET-DRUGS THE BLIND BUCK THE LUMBER YARD 501 15th Ave E - 1-800-GET-DRUGS 204 N. Division St. - (509) 343-9425 9619 16th Ave. SW - (206) 695-2007 9822 15th Ave SW - 1-800-GET-DRUGS GLOBE BAR AND KITCHEN MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - (206) 325-6537 WILD AT HEART 204 N. 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RAIN CITY JACKS

RCJ is Seattle’s private club hosting hundreds of group jack-off events since 2005. Hot, friendly, and genuine male bonding for men 18+ only. Email or visit our web site for information. info@raincityjacks.org; www. raincityjacks.org. 26/12

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