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Issue 24, Volume 45, June 16, 2017

Arts & Entertainment

Willkommen to a darker Seattle Men’s Chorus (and an excellent) Cabaret presents “Bette, Babs &

Beyoncé” for Pride Month June 23-34 at McCaw Hall

Jon Peterson as the Emcee and the 2017 National Touring cast of Cabaret – Photo by Joan Marcus

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer CABARET, THE MUSICAL BROADWAY AT THE PARAMOUNT PARAMOUNT THEATRE June 13-25 Cabaret is a darkly compelling musical that has left its mark on theatre history.

While being one of the first musicals (if not the first) to stage events happening during

the Weimar era and the rise of Nazi power, Cabaret is a fascinating (and entertaining) view into one of the darkest periods of humanity.

The storyline follows Cliff Bradshaw, an American novelist traveling through Europe to find his inspiration. It is the early 1930’s and Cliff arrives in Berlin on New Year’s Eve. He meets Ernst (a smuggler with a political cause) on the train and is immediately helped out in finding a room to rent. Cliff goes out to The Kit Kat Club,

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The secret ingredient is friendship:

Seattle Men’s Chorus– Photo by John Pai

Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) proudly takes the McCaw Hall stage for “Bette, Babs &Beyoncé,” belting out many of the songs made famous by this beloved trio of divas: Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, and Beyoncé Knowles. These iconic performers with powerhouse vocals and outsized personas have thrilled audiences for decades; in honor of Pride Month, SMC will revel in timeless hits like, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “Single Ladies.” More sensational fe-

male superstars will be celebrated in song, including Katy Perry, Cher and Diana Ross.

Yes – there will be dancing! Yes – it will be a spectacle! And yes –it will be FIERCE! Two performances only at McCaw Hall on June 23 and 24 at 8pm. Tickets are $25$78 and available at www.seattlechoruses. org or over the phone at (206) 388-1400.

The Seattle area box office is open Monday through Friday, 11am-6pm.

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Absurd Captain Underpants a heroic adventure in friendship

David Soren chats about bringing Captain Underpants to life

Captain Underpants – Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer David Soren – Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer I honestly didn’t know what to expect from DreamWorks latest animated endeavor, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. While I was familiar with author Dav Pilkey’s series of best-selling books, the initial trailer and ads for this piece of

pop, family-friendly entertainment weren’t exactly awesome. They didn’t exactly make me feel as if this first cinematic adventure of mischievous Jerome Horwitz Elementary School fourth graders George Beard (voiced by Kevin Hart) and Harold Hutchins (Thomas Middleditch) was going

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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC ADVENTURE Now playing Mischievous fourth graders George Beard (voiced by Kevin Hart) and Harold Hutchins (Thomas Middleditch) have been best friends for as long as they’ve been a part of the public school system. They knew they were destined to be together the second they realized they shared a similar sense of humor, especially as it pertained to not-a-

planet planet Uranus, the duo unable to hide their juvenile giggles whenever it was mentioned by the teacher. As far as the kids at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, the two are bona fide heroes, their history of successful pranks, especially those engineered to get under the skin of totalitarian Principal Krupp (Ed Helms), the stuff of legend.

But thanks to the underhanded tactics of brownnosing fellow student Melvin Sneedly (an unrecognizable Jordan Peele), George and Harold are in all kinds of trouble. For the first time Principal Krupp has

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Miley Cyrus releases Pride-inspired song; Harry Styles announces Seattle show with Kacey Musgraves

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It’s called “Inspired,” a brand new song from Miley Cyrus released this week. And it was inspired by and written for LGBT youth, in hopes they will unify and “engage in their communities and help create social change.” The pop star recorded the song in Nashville, her hometown, and debuted it during the One Love Manchester show on June 4 benefitting the victims of the attack last month at Manchester Arena.

Proceeds from sales of “Inspired,” however, will go to Cyrus’ own Happy Hippie Foundation, a nonprofit organization aiming to rally young people to fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBTQ youth and other vulnerable populations. You can buy or stream “Inspired,” coinciding with Pride Month, at iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music and Google Play.

Tegan and Sara are headed back to the Emerald City this fall, set to perform at the Moore Theatre on “The Con X: Tour,” marking the 10th anniversary of The Con, an album that finally earned them mainstream success after years of being an underrated indie act. The lesbian sister duo will open the tour on October 20 at San Diego’s Balboa Theatre and a portion of proceeds from all shows will benefit the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which fights for economic justice, health and representation of LGBTQ girls and women.

They’re expected to perform acoustic and intimate versions of the 14 songs that appear on The Con when they arrive in Seattle on October 27. Tickets, priced between $27 and $67, are available online at Ticketmaster.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office, or by phone at 1-800-

Here are additional new concerts to tell you about: Glass Animals at WaMu Theater on September 16, Tom Jones at the Paramount Theatre on September 23, Ben Folds at the Moore Theatre on September 29, Iron & Wine at the Moore Theatre on October 18 and Ani DiFranco at the Neptune on November 8.

We have a loyal ally in Harry Styles.

Most recently, he stated that “LGBT rights were fundamental, not political” in a French television interview. But the former One Direction singer has consistently thrown his support to our community, whether it was running around a concert stage with a Pride flag in New York, or wearing Michael Sam’s team jersey during a show when the openly gay football player was drafted by the St. Louis Rams a few years ago, or when he posted a congratulatory message on Twitter the day same-sex marriage became legal across the country in 2015. Styles remains private about his own sexuality, telling The Sun “I don’t feel like it’s something I’ve ever felt like I have to explain about myself.” And why are we talking about Harry Styles? Well, because he’s coming to Seattle this summer, as part of his upcoming solo tour. The British singer-songwriter, who released his first album this year featuring the single “Sign of the Times,” will appear July 7 at Key Arena with special guest Kacey Musgraves, another strong LGBT ally and two timeGrammy winner, who recently wished her fans Happy Pride Month on her Facebook page. Tickets for this concert go on sale

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Finally, Lady GaGa is partnering with local coffee giant Starbucks for its “Cups of Kindness” campaign, which will raise funds for youth programs that advocate kindness, create positive environments, and offer mental health resources. Starbucks will donate 25 cents from every “Cups of Kindness” beverage sold at participating stores in the US and Canada between June 13 and June 19. Lady GaGa will perform at the Tacoma Dome on August 5.

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NCTC’s The Realistic Joneses well done but reality bites

Evan Whitfield and Sunam Ellis in NCTC’s The Realistic Joneses – Photo by Danielle Franich

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE REALISTIC JONESES NEW CENTURY THEATRE COMPANY (AT 12TH AVENUE ARTS) Through July 1 There is a terrific four-hander cast doing some lovely acting work and it’s easy to appreciate them doing so. The big problem with New Century Theatre Company’s production of The Realistic Joneses is that they’re doing The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno. Will Eno’s play, Thom Pain (based on nothing) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2005. It was produced at Se-

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Aside from running into an old paramour, Cliff meets the British performer and “the toast of Mayfair,” Sally Bowles, an infinite child that flutters from affair to affair in desperate search of good times and potential career. Sally coerces her way into Cliff’s room and moves in with him. While Cliff sees the obvious political threat growing stronger, Sally remains oblivious with the attitude of “life is a cabaret,” and their relationship mirrors the conflict and changes of the outside world until everything breaks apart.

This is a wonderful production of Cabaret. The Kit Kat Girls are all in sync with each other, play their parts well, and all do a great job showing the caliber of the club’s clientele. The Kit Kat Boys are well built (much like the musical Chicago, another show by the team of Kander & Ebb), dressed scantily, and allow their fluid sexuality to flow through. Lucy Sorlucco (standing in for Alison Ewing on opening night) plays the supporting role of Fraulein Schneider. Ms. Sorlucco was excellent as the elderly Germanic landlady caught between her patriotism and wanting to start a new life with “Herr Schultz,” a Jewish man in her building. When she sings the lamenting “What Would You Do?” her voice soars

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attle Repertory not long afterward in 2006 with stalwart actor Todd Jefferson Moore who has done many plays with great talent.

However, my biggest memory of that experience was being yelled at by a solo actor for over an hour. I hated it. Not just didn’t like it…

That play is one of the number of times I have found a play to have won a Pulitzer Prize or been a finalist and wondered just what the panel was smoking that caused them to make the choices they made.

In 2013, ACT did a very credible production of Eno’s Middletown. I reviewed it and, after saying that the cast and the production were pretty great (but not the script), I added, “In many ways, Eno succeeds in creating today’s small town doing small town things. No one is particularly

amazing or successful, and aside from the astronaut, no one has even “local celebrity” attached to his or her character. There are a lot of quips and moments of dry humor delivered with great timing. There is poetry of a wordy sort and a little bit of Pinter’s silences mixed in, where people start to say something and then close their mouths on it.

“The biggest problem with the play is Eno’s writing. (The characters) are archetypes created to espouse Eno’s ideas, rather than characters created to tell a story where they connect with each other. The story happens almost by accident.”

This is the third Eno play, then, that I have experienced. None of the companies took the plays for granted or slouched in presenting them. Similarly, NCTC has a

and the audience feels every aspect of her conflicting emotions. The band is all in costume with many doubling as performers giving truth to the statement, “even the orchestra is beautiful.”

Benjamin Eakeley plays the American Clifford Bradshaw. Eakeley’s voice is strong enough for the introverted writer (based on Christopher Isherwood) experiencing new life, new loves and new emotions in Berlin. His character shows the

right amount of hesitancy and inner conflict when he meets Sally, and we fall with him as he falls under her magnetic spell.

The two main stars of this show are the lead singer Sally Bowles (Leigh Ann Larkin) and the Master of Ceremonies (Jon Peterson). Ms. Larkin brings new life to Sally as the energetic, manic, waif who bounces from relationship to relationship, blind to the political climate, for all hedonistic pleasures. Larkin’s voice is strong, and the audience can tell she is skillfully underplaying her abilities for the lesser talented Sally Bowles. She makes the show’s title number her own, and the audience can see the emotional building and release through her vocals as she simultaneously captures both the heart of the song and that of the audience.

Jon Peterson plays the pansexual Master of Ceremonies for both the Kit Kat Club and the entire evening. He brings a wellplayed androgyny to the role, freely allowing the character’s playful sexuality to seep out through every pore. Peterson’s voice is perfect for the menacing imp, and he takes control of the role with fierce dedication.

The M.C. is the debauched leader for the audience, showing us not only the sleazy underside of Berlin’s hotbed behavior of the time, but also the struggles of the Depression and the impending monster of political climate that is looming in the shadows.

Cabaret is a show you’ll want to see.

While not intended for the younger members of the audience, because blatant sexu-

Leigh Ann Larkin as Sally Bowles in Cabaret – Photo by Joan Marcus

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great set idea by Andrea Bryn Bush with what seems a large wooden backside of a mountain home with a kind of living diorama above of mountains and small houses that wake and sleep (likely with the help of lighting designer Evan Christian Anderson) almost as another character. I loved watching the little mountain town and seeing the small train run through it. I would have loved to have seen tiny fireworks or tiny hot air balloons, too, where appropriate.

The way the wall slid open to reveal another home was interesting, though it created unexpected awkwardness in the way that director Paul Budraitis used the space.

It was creative, but felt awkward somehow.

The characters developed by Sunam Ellis, Evan Whitfield, Peter Dylan O’Connor and Brenda Joyner were distinct and specific.

I have to repeat though that the characters were part of a small town doing small things. Here, they are neighbors doing sort of neighborly things but in awkward quirky ways. The first time we meet O’Connor and Joyner, they are practically eavesdropping on Ellis and Whitfield, standing in the dark in silence until they finally decide to come into the backyard and announce they’ve recently moved in. They were so creepy that I thought they might be deceptively dangerous.

But no, the play doesn’t even make that much effort to make them dangerous except in a general “skirting the edge of possible affairs” type of danger. There is a kind of arc to the script, but it takes so very long to get anywhere that you’re not likely to care once “something happens.”

In summary, I want to understand why people think Eno is such a great writer. I think he has a pretty good grasp of sometimes interestingly quirky dialogue. But I also think he has a highly inflated sense of his own coolness and that his plays are full of great ideas. He has somehow convinced a whole lot of other people to go along with his perception.

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Discuss your opinions with SGNcritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/ SeattleTheaterWriters. More articles can be found at MiryamsTheaterMusings. blogspot.com. ality runs rampant on stage with an almost constant allusion to sexual situations, the show is definitely an important one to experience. Bringing out the darkness (as with the 1998 Studio 54 Broadway revival), this musical is definitely not a light-hearted romp. But as the title song says, “Life is a cabaret,” and this production should be toasted!

Cabaret is based on John Van Druten’s 1951 play, I Am a Camera – which is in turn based on Christopher Isherwood’s short novel, Goodbye to Berlin (1939). The musical first opened on Broadway in November 1966 and remained there for over 1100 performances. Originally starring Joel Grey (MC), Jill Harris (Sally Bowles), (Judy Dench would play the role in London), Jack Gilford and Lotte Lenya, the show was produced by the masterful Harold Prince and would go on to be nominated for 11 Tony Awards winning 8 including Best Musical 1967. The musical would be revived three more times including the 1998 revival (Alan Cumming as MC and Natasha Richardson as Sally) at the famous Studio 54.

Tickets to the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Cabaret direct from Broadway presented by Seattle Theatre Group and Broadway at the Paramount can be purchased through Seattle Theatre Group – https://www.stgpresents.org/, at the Paramount Theatre box office, or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

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Majestic Rachel an eloquently tragic romantic mystery

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MY COUSIN RACHEL Now playing Philip (Sam Claflin) is angry. He believes his widowed cousin Rachel (Rachel Weisz) was responsible for the death of his beloved benefactor Ambrose Ashley, the man’s surreptitiously sent letters chronicling a series of mind games played on him by his new wife that surely helped send him to an early grave. Philip lets his solicitor and ward Nick Kendall (Ian Glenn) and his charming daughter Louise (Holliday Grainger) know in no uncertain terms he will find a way to learn the truth about what happened to Ambrose, his rage over his passing seemingly without end.

But when Rachel arrives at her late husband’s estate, scheduled to be turned over to Philip the day he comes of age, she turns out to be nothing like the woman described in Ambrose’s letters. Kind, intelligent and giving, she quickly ingratiates herself with all she encounters. This includes Philip, who suddenly begins to look at those letters in an entirely new light. In fact, he begins to think that the estate should no longer go to him, but as Rachel is Ambrose’s widow it should fall to her instead. But when he starts losing his strength, when illness begins to overwhelm him, uncertainty once again clouds the young man’s mind, the line between his cousin’s guilt or innocence so razor thin it’s almost as if it has vanished entirely.

Those familiar with author Daphne Du Maurier’s enduring novel will know going in that ambiguity is the name of the game where it comes to My Cousin Rachel, this story refusing to spell out exactly whether or not Ambrose’s death was of natural causes or if Philip’s suspicions have any concrete merit. It builds with a romantic melancholy that is all-encompassing, moments of levity and benevolence liberally sprinkled throughout to ease the tension. At the center sits Rachel herself, her coy, upright reserve a defense mechanism against the snobbish male patriarchy of the day, making it an understated tool she slyly uti-

Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin in My Cousin Rachel – Photo by Nicola Dove

lizes to engender sympathy from everyone she meets.

Adapted for the screen by director Roger Michell (Changing Lanes, Morning Glory), the movie does a fine job of never revealing Rachel’s guilt or innocence. She remains a forceful enigma, a woman who must manufacture the correct persona for each situation she finds herself in. Weisz toys with these facets of the character, spins them round in never-ending circles as she walks a precariously skeletal emotional line, revealing precious little about Rachel save what is necessary, making her a fascinating compendium of emotional nuances that’s tremendous. The actress elicited my sympathies while at the same time she aroused my curiosity, and even as someone who has read Du Maurier’s tome multiple times I still found myself mesmerized by the intimate complexity of the performance.

Yet, even though Rachel is the titular figure around which all suspicion and mystery is centered upon, this is still Philip’s story and as such is told from his point of view.

Michell centers the character in a way that

initially makes him the epitome of wealth and privilege, because even though he was orphaned as a child his circumstances at birth were such that, in large part thanks to Ambrose, his place in 19th century British society was never going to be in doubt. The arrival of his cousin forces the young man to reconsider his life and what he’s been doing with it. He must come to a realization that his haughty, self-possessed selfishness, whether intentional or not, has been central to his initial assessment of Rachel, it never even occurring to him to put his privilege aside and place himself inside her shoes.

As such, Michell attempts to put the white male patriarchy under the microscope, expanding on themes and ideas present in Du Maurier’s source material in a manner that feels purposefully designed to reflect conversations going on in today’s cultural zeitgeist. But he’s only partially successful on this front, mainly because he’s streamlined portions of Philip’s story to the point a handful of his decisions don’t feel as organic as they do in the book (or, for that matter, the 1952 version directed by Henry Koster starring Olivia de Havilland

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and Richard Burton). His snap decisions as they pertain to his cousin, the ways in which he slowly becomes infatuated with her to the point of budding madness, there just isn’t a lot in the way of flow to these transitions, most of them happening more because the story requires them to, not because they feel authentically sincere.

Thankfully, Claflin bails the director out, the actor displaying an effortless urgency that allows even the more unwieldy or irregular transitions to sparkle with far more eloquence and emotional resolve than they likely deserve. His psychological dissolution has a sweaty, ill-fitting luster, one that suits Michell’s take on the story perfectly. Claflin, already turning in one of the year’s more irresistible period performances in Their Finest, is potentially even better here, mining the varying shades of darkness and light that make up Philip’s perplexed disposition with a grizzled, increasingly imprecise fortitude that’s masterful.

Another nice touch on Michell’s part is how he handles Louise. He makes her a far more active participant in the story than I remember her being in Du Maurier’s novel, the director allowing Grainger to put a seductively Machiavellian spin on the young woman that’s eerily unnerving. Louise pops in to poke and prod Philip, planting seeds of doubt that, if they were to germinate, could prove to be disastrous for all involved. But if they were to go unnoticed?

If they were allowed to take root but not openly flower? She might get all her heart desires, Grainger’s crafty, multilayered performance allowing Louise to spin a seemingly innocent web that’s nowhere near as innocuous as those trapped within it might initially surmise.

Ultimately, it is the performances of the three stars, Grainger, Claflin and especially Weisz, that ends up making My Cousin Rachel worthwhile. Michell’s handling of the material is continually confident if not always focused, and he definitely has trouble where it comes to showcasing Philip’s psychological decay in a manner that doesn’t feel moderately contrived. But by giving Louise a bigger stake in the outcome, by refusing to reveal Rachel’s role one way or the other as it pertains to Ambrose’s demise, there is a strong, deeply disquieting emotional component that is disturbingly effective. Michell does Du Maurier’s story proud, the finished film offering up a quietly tragic romantic melancholy I found impossible to resist.

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continued from cover to be anything special, and as such my excitement to see it was significantly less than it otherwise should have been.

But apparently I shouldn’t have been worried, especially with The Muppets and Neighbors impresario Nicholas Stoller writing the script and Turbo director David Soren confidently guiding things. They do a splendid job of giving Pilkey’s characters and world visual life, crafting a surreal, craftily childish comedy that’s far more intelligent, and a heck of a lot more endearing, than I was initially anticipating.

Playing as a featured attraction during this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, Soren actually came to town to introduce his sophomore feature to what he hoped would be an appreciative crowd.

Sitting down to speak with him about that the morning after this screening, his energy and enthusiasm over the experience was palpable to say the least, as was his eager desire to discuss what was required to bring George and Harold’s adventures to the movie going public. Here are some of the highlights from our conversation: Sara Michelle Fetters: How much time was there between when you finished working on Turbo and getting that released in 2013 that you jumped into Captain Underpants?

David Soren: I didn’t get approached about this one until about a little over two years ago. After Turbo I started developing another original idea and got a couple of drafts through that one, but then [DreamWorks] was making some changes and they asked me if I wanted to think about doing Captain Underpants while that was happening. I said I didn’t even need to think about it. It sounded awesome. I love this book. I’ve been a fan of it for years.

Sara Michelle Fetters: You read my mind. I was going to ask you about your familiarity with Dav Pilkey’s books next.

David Soren: [laughs] I’m psychic. No, seriously, I was absolutely familiar with them.

I mean twenty years ago I just moved to LA and I found myself in a bookstore, saw the very first epic adventure of Captain Underpants on the shelf and I picked it up on a whim. I thought this is really silly looking and just started reading through it and, before I knew it, I was halfway through the book right there in the aisle of the bookstore! I stood there kind of wishing I’d come up with the idea myself. I was so smitten.

Years later I had kids, I’ve got a ten-year old-and a seven-year-old, so I got to introduce them to the books. We read them together and we were in hysterics. And all of that happened long before the studio acquired the rights to them! So, yeah, by the time they talked to me about it, I really was kind of a huge fan and was very excited to be a part of this.

Sara Michelle Fetters: What is it about Dav Pilkey’s books that makes them so memorable?

David Soren: Well, I think it starts with a really sticky premise, you know, of these two kids who hypnotize their terrible principal and turn him into their comic book creation. And it’s really kind of classic wish fulfillment type stuff. That, whether you’re a kid or whether you’re somebody remembering their childhood, it’s really appalling but also it’s hilarious, this idea. They’ve turned their principal into an underpants wearing buffoon who runs around the city pretending to fight crime. There’s a lot of

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goofy goodness there.

Sara Michelle Fetters: What was it like, though, for you and screenwriter Nicholas Stoller as you attempted to come up with a script? What were the challenges?

David Soren: I think we started with mining elements from the first four books because there wasn’t enough meat on the bone with any one book in particular. The first book has sort of an origin story aspect to it, how [Principal Krupp] gets hypnotized and becomes Captain Underpants.

Then there’s the villain that we loved the best, Professor Poopypants, who is from the fourth book and so we took aspects of his story from that. There are other things in the movie from some of the other books, too.

That was the first thing, sort of going through this checklist of things that we wanted the first movie to be made up of and then creating a story around those components. When I came on Dav Pilkey and I met up about a month in and I walked

surd plot, but really the thing that keeps people loving those books as much as they have over the past twenty years is that friendship between George and Harold.

The thing about it for me that rings true, and I think where I could kind of access it on a personal level, was that it’s a creative friendship, a creative partnership. One’s the writer, the other’s the artist. They make these comics together. They tell stories together. All my favorite relationships I’ve ever had, the friends I treasure the most in my life, have been creative in nature. I just love the idea of being able to kind of bring that kind of relationship to the screen.

See two kids just working, brainstorming, even though their sense of humor is absurd.

What allows all the absurdity in the movie to happen is that it is coming out of the imaginations of these two fourth graders.

Sara Michelle Fetters: And, as part of that, while we don’t really have any idea how the two are doing in school…

David Soren: Good students or not.

David Soren speaking at SIFF 2017 – Photo by Paris Bell / SIFF

him through some of the changes that we were making to the story and I showed him a bunch of the artwork that our crew had done. And he really felt at ease. I was trying to assure him that we were trying to capture the spirit of what he was doing, and I think he could see that and he could feel it.

In the best possible way, he gave us creative freedom and trusted us, but he also said something that was incredibly generous, which was that he really doesn’t like adaptations that are just page for page true to the source material, because it is always like, what’s new? What are you bringing new to the table? He felt that was just boring and that people might as well just read the book.

Who needs to go see the movie? So he really wanted to be surprised and as a result, he empowered us to make the best version of a Captain Underpants movie that we possibly could.

Sara Michelle Fetters: I think the film works, not because of all the silly stuff, not because of all the absurdities, not because of a giant robotic toilet or a guy named Poopypants, but because of the friendship between Harold and George.

David Soren: I think it’s the secret ingredient that makes the books work, too. I mean, there’s twelve of them in the series.

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They’re grades.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Right. And it’s really not all that important if we know that or not.

David Soren: You’re right. It isn’t.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Yet, it’s also never in doubt that these are two intelligent youngsters. They just might be using their intelligence in a different way.

David Soren: Right. And I think that’s a great message to send out to youngsters.

Absolutely. In this day and age where there are massive cuts to music and art programs, and where creativity in schools is so undervalued, there are a lot of kids out there who could really benefit from being encouraged in those areas. Not just as fun time, but as a better way of learning and having information sink in.

Obviously in our case George and Harold are dealing with a terrible principal whose closed down the music and arts program so he can put an electronic door opener in his office. So they see themselves as these kind of Robin Hood figures who are trying to do this noble thing, making sure that there is fun and that school is a good place to be. They don’t have a bone to pick with school; they just have a bone to pick with the guy running it.

Sara Michelle Fetters: So much has

changed as far as it comes to family films.

The movies that were coming out in the 1980’s were about fourth graders or kids; elementary school kids were very different from a humor aspect then than what you can probably get away with now. Do you find that that’s a difficult line to navigate?

Do you think to yourself maybe a certain joke is no longer appropriate? That maybe times have changed and you can’t throw certain gags into the mix?

David Soren: I think that’s right. And we do think about it. I mean we actually looked at a lot of John Hughes movies for inspiration, like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Weird Science. John Hughes had this great knack for making comedies likes this.

Both of those movies have great friendships at the center of them. He seemed to be able to tap into the voice of a generation. They’re very funny, all of his movies, but they are also poignant and they actually have meaningful things to say, which I think is why they have stood the test of time. So there’s timelessness to his work that we were attempting to go for with this.

Look, there is no question that even in the twenty years Dav Pilkey has been writing these books, there are certain sensitivities that have crept into the culture that we definitely had to think about. Things like bullying. Things like laughing at somebody’s name. Things like that, there is no way to not address those things. We screen these movies regularly and we would constantly get feedback. We would look at where that line was and occasionally we would cross it, so we’d learn where we needed to try and pull back or find a different way to say something so that it wasn’t insulting.

Sara Michelle Fetters: It has got to be something that is difficult, especially in regards to family-friendly animated films.

Navigating this line now, you can’t please everybody.

David Soren: No, you can’t. You certainly can’t. I’m not sure you ever could.

But, obviously with online and the feedback that is instant out there, you just really can’t ever expect to please everybody. And I think one of the liberating things about this project was that the books, as beloved as they are, they also come with a certain amount of controversy. Now whether you agree with that controversy or not, and personally I don’t, it allowed us to recognize a lot of this is out there already.

People who don’t like the books, they are entitled to their opinion. They also may not like the movie, and that’s fine. We are not going to go chase after those people.

There are 80-million people who do love the books and treasure them, and those are the people we care about. So it was liberating, because often you are chasing every common demographic you can. And that ends up often watering down the movies significantly. So it was nice to just purely make the best version of a Captain Underpants movie we could without betraying the material and staying true to all the things that make the series of books what they are.

Sara Michelle Fetters: In regards to working with DreamWorks Animation, I don’t think a lot of people are going to know this, but you’ve basically been there since the beginning. Since The Road to El Dorado.

David Soren: Yeah. It’s been twenty years now. Crazy.

Sara Michelle Fetters: What has that journey been like? Also, just looking at the state of animated film as a whole, what has changed just in that time period?

David Soren: Yeah. It’s amazing. There have been so many movements within the past twenty years. When I started there was

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a real stigma about CG [animation] not being welcomed yet. There was a snobbiness about hand drawn animation, a feeling that it was the best way to go. There was also this thing happening with cartoony movies where the stories were getting more realistic and more like live action movies, and so then it was like, well, why are we drawing them in the first place? Then movies like Toy Story and Shrek came along, animated films that were fun and playful and silly, ones that reminded people why animation was fun to begin with.

So, certain things have happened over the course of these twenty years. It’s been great, though, to weather all that and now be at a point where the technology is such that you can do anything you want. And it really comes down to taste and choice.

What those films are that you want to make, and how you want them to look.

Sara Michelle Fetters: Speaking about doing anything you want, your movie epitomizes that sort of philosophy, doesn’t it?

You’ve got sock puppets, hand drawn animation, and computer animation.

David Soren: That’s right. The movie became like a real celebration of animation for us. I was ready to go back and revisit a lot of classical stuff, but to do it in a cartoony way. The boys can do almost anything they want. Their imagination is such that if they pick up a pair of socks and want to tell a story with socks…then they tell that story with socks.

Sara Michelle Fetters: At the end of the day, what do you hope people take away from this film? What do you think they’ll be talking about when they leave the theater?

David Soren: I hope they come in not unlike you did, where there may be a certain expectation, but the actual movie blows them away and surprises them. Sure there is potty humor, of course there is, but we all secretly have to admit sometimes potty humor is funny. But beyond that, the movie is actually subversive, it’s smart and it’s got some real poignant things to say, even if they are often being said with a wink. That stuff, the friendship, the celebration of creativity, those are my favorite aspects of the movie. I want people to feel the same.

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the goods on the two youngsters, and he’s going to do the one thing to the pair that will ensure their days of trickery and subterfuge are over: He’s going to put them in separate classes! It’s the end of the world as they know it and they don’t feel fine, and unless they can circumvent the elated educator’s plans, their lifelong friendship might be placed in jeopardy.

Based on the wildly popular series of illustrated children’s books by author Dav Pilkey, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Adventure is a totally insane bit of animated fluff that’s almost certain to keep the title’s legions of fans happily satisfied.

With a witty, child-friendly script by comedy guru Nicholas Stoller (Get Him to the Greek, The Muppets) and confidently selfassured direction courtesy of DreamWorks veteran David Soren (Turbo), the movie is far more engaging than it potentially has any right to be, and as implausibly ridiculous as it all is, save a few minor hiccups this ends up being a delightful summer surprise I can’t say I saw coming.

The crux of all this zany absurdity is that George and Harold have accidentally hypnotized Principal Krupp into believing he is the tighty-whitey wearing superhero Captain Underpants, a comic book crime fighter the pair created in their tree house to amuse themselves. At the snap of their fingers Krupp is gone and only Underpants remains, the fact of which would be hilarious if not for the fact this selfless nincompoop believes he has superpowers when in reality

Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch in Captain Underpants – Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox

he obviously has nothing of the sort. If the kids aren’t careful their Principal will get himself hurt and not even know it, a glitch in their overall plan made all the more terrible considering there’s an actual supervillain calling himself Professor P (Nick Kroll) clandestinely working at their school as the new science teacher.

I’m not even going to try and explain what the bad guy’s plan is, mainly because in the grand scheme it’s barely worth caring about. There’s a giant toilet involved, as are some toxic leftovers sitting in the school’s cafeteria, but in all practicality Stoller’s script is scarcely interested in any of that stuff. Instead, he and Soren are more concerned with George and Harold. They go

out of their way to cement the pair’s friendship into something authentic and true, and no matter how obnoxious or foolish events surrounding them become the two kids are pleasantly grounded in the real world in a way nothing else inside this movie ever bothers to try and equal.

That’s why Captain Underpants works.

As funny as the practically naked, resolutely out-of-shape superhero proves to be, he’s not actually the main character of a motion picture that bears his name. No, the focus is on George and Harold, and that’s exactly as it should be. While the movie traffics in bizarre, larger-than-life absurdities DreamWorks films – ranging from Madagascar, to Mr. Peabody & Sherman, to Home, to

Nick Kroll in Captain Underpants – Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox

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About Seattle Men’s Chorus/ Seattle Women’s Chorus The internationally renowned Seattle Men’s Chorus (founded 1979) and Seattle Women’s Chorus (founded 2002) comprise the largest community choral organization

in North America. Both choruses stand out as the largest LGBTQ-identified men’s and women’s choruses in the world. Along with the small ensembles, Captain Smartypants and Sensible Shoes, the choruses comprise one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest, most vibrant and successful music organizations, performing in Seattle’s most prestigious venues for an annual audience of more than 30,000 patrons. Flying House Productions is the not-for-profit organization that gov-

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erns and manages the Choruses. Collectively there are 650+ singing members along with staff, volunteers, and associate members who support both Choruses. They are a leading voice for the LGBTQ community and offer more than 30 outreach events and main stage concert performances annually.

Our Mission Our voices transform society through innovative and entertaining programs that

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even this year’s surprise hit The Boss Baby – have buttered their bread with them for almost two decades now, this is one of those rare occasions where the emotions fueling the animated engine don’t ever come across as anything less than genuine.

Not that we’re talking greatness here by any stretch of the imagination. This isn’t another How to Train Your Dragon or Kung Fu Panda. Heck, it’s not even another Shrek. For all this movie’s many plusses it’s still pretty darn childish, and whenever it strays from George and Harold’s relationship and starts playing inside the more nonsensical playground where the split psyche of Krupp/Captain Underpants and nefarious designs of Professor P battle it out for supremacy the less interest I had in discovering who would emerge victorious. The jokes during these sequences don’t have the same wit or precision as they do elsewhere in the story, and for all of Stoller’s gifts as a screenwriter bringing the more fantastical aspects of Pilkey’s popular literary world to life sadly is not one of them.

Still, when I look at the larger picture, when I sit back and realize just how often I laughed, and take stock in the knowledge I sat in the theatre and grinned ear-to-ear for almost the entirety of the film’s quickly paced 100 minutes, I can’t help but proclaim this animated adaptation a success.

Stoller and Soren do a fine job making this adventure in growing up entertaining for kid and adult alike, and while I can’t foresee Captain Underpants: The First Epic Adventure spawning any additional cinematic chapters in George and Harold’s heroic tale, if it sends viewers to the library and the bookstore to discover what happens next that’s perfectly fine by me. build community, illuminate the experiences of LGBTQ people and their allies, expand inclusion, and inspire justice.

Our Vision A more harmonious world that celebrates the unique identities and talents of all people.

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community calendar

Meetings Events Activities

FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1707 23rd Ave., Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 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 disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www. scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities.html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.

NOTE: Phone numbers accompanying listings are within area code (206) & locations of meetings/ events are in Seattle unless otherwise noted.

SATURDAY - June 17

Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar Fremont Street Fair (6/17 & 6/18) with Fremont Solstice Parade (6/17). www.fremontartscouncil.org 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. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

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

Olympia Pride - “Resist Hate. Celebrate Love.” (6/156/17). On Saturday: Pride Parade 11am - Capitol Way to Heritage Park; Pride Festival 1pm-6pm - Heritage Park.

For a list of events & venues visit capitalcity pride.net Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Mature Friends Annual Banquet. 6pm. For location & other info visit www.maturefriends.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org.

(Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks.

For more information visit www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Pink Pistols Range Meet. 7:30pm. West Coast Armory Indoor Range, 13216 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. www.facebook.com/events/1671426219552254

addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Mon @ 6:30pm, Thurs @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am. More info: crystalmeth.org.

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

Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - June 19

SUNDAY - June 18

Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar Fremont Street Fair (6/17 & 6/18). www.fremontarts council.org Center for Spiritual Living. Services 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.org Ravenna United Methodist Church. 5751 33rd Ave NE. 8:30am “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school;” 9:45am worship. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons. 525-7988.

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

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

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am-Zazen Instruction, 9:30amZazen. 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. 323-1659, www.seattlesotozen.org Gay Men’s Bowling in Lynnwood. 9:30am. Brunswick Majestics Lane, Lynnwood. 9:30am 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. 9:30amWorship, 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 Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. 391-2188.

Central Lutheran Church. 10am-Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” All are welcome. 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. 682-3620.

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.

June 17 thru June 25

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

All ages education 9am, Worship 10am. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation. 5242322; 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. 547-6945 (office); 285-5077 (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. 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am. Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month.

This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@ hotmail.com Living Water Fellowship. 10:30am-Worship. 7204 NE 175th St, Kenmore. All GLBT welcome. Pastor Susan George. 963-0807. www.livingwaterwa. com Seattle Sunday Bowling. 10:30am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $6.50 + $3 shoe rental. (425) 785-4729.

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

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

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

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@gmail.com. www.dharmabuddies.org. (Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group at www.LotusSisters.org.)

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Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm.

Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). SWC is a 20-member volunteer advisory board that advises the Mayor, City Council, & all City of Seattle departments on matters concerning women & women’s rights. Meetings open to the public. 684-4537.

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

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Seattle Unity Church, 200 8th Ave N. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org Lotus Sisters South End/Columbia City Meditation & Dharma Discussion. 7-8:30pm. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Call 206-725-3608 or 434-5521 for details and location; www.LotusSisters.org. (Not wheelchair accessible.)

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

PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am-Worship. minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

“We celebrate our diversity in religious background, PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congresexual orientation, race, age & abilities.” 783-6733; www. gational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of stpauluccseattle.com.

Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for Holy Covenant International Christian Community parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk Suite 201. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics with others about their experiences & concerns related Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322- to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org 2437; www.sasgcc.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12-1:30pm. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun.

Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. in order to solve their common problems. We believe (253) 474-8897. alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meetcan aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number ing in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Sunday after- information email info@washingtongender alliance.com noon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays Queers, Crackpots & Fallen Women AA. 8-9pm. an almost weekly recreational scrimmage game for SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. Open LGBTQ players in Seattle. Perfect for individuals look- women only AA group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. ing for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into TUESDAY - June 20 soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: Afternoon; Mon/Weds/ Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Fri: Evenings. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Cen- Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer). A ter, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth.

Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opporare for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. tunities are discussed. 632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: orcaswimteam.org 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org.

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck. 2pm. Green- LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in wood Senior Center, 525 N 85th St. Location & day Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), changed this month only. There is a $4 per person door 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confifee to help pay the the room. Please bring a dish that will dential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone serve 8 or more. Metro route 45 between routes E and 5. - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah HarSeattle Poly Potluck & Discussion Group. 5-8pm. din, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org (contact for new location) Meets 3rd Sunday each Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave month. For people interested in polyamorous, open, and E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) ethically non-monogamous relationships. $5 donation; for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For please bring a potluck dish. This event is open to the information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG public. Look for us on Facebook or Meetup.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse of men & women who share their experience, strength & Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of

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sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. 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. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

7-8:30pm. University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Ave NE, Pilgrim Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 545-3521.

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Tuesday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

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

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

Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com What About Me? 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Every Tuesday.

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

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

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SATURDAY - June 24

Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar (See previous Saturday for ongoing activities. Because of Pride some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled. Check with the sponsors of your event to confirm day, time & place.)

Seattle Men’s Chorus Concert: “Bette, Babs & Beyonce” (6/23 & 6/24). McCaw Hall, Seattle Center. seattlechoruses.org

WEDNESDAY - June 21

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

4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm.

All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & supportive faith community to share your recovery journey with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat.

Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes for others. All are welcome.

Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pmService. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Info 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www. ingersollcenter.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. Evening. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing.)

Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com

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

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

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Men’s Chorus Concert: “Bette, Babs & Beyonce” (6/23 & 6/24). McCaw Hall, Seattle Center. seattlechoruses.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm.

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

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm.

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

Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www. seattle-al-anon.org

SUNDAY - June 25

HIV/AIDS Newly Diagnosed or Newly Dealing. 7:309pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave, Suite 200. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. Ongoing support group for anyone who is HIV+. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Pinochle Group. 7:30pm. Wallingford Community Senior Center, lower level of Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnywide Ave N. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

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

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet. 8-9pm.

The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month.

BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com

THURSDAY - June 22

Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

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

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth.

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

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Contemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma.

Meets 4th Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 3832318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

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

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

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

HAPPY PRIDE! Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar (See previous Sunday for ongoing activities. Because of Pride some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled. Check with the sponsors of your event to confirm day, time & place.)

Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar No Safeword Writers Group. 1pm. Meets 4th Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful. For info & location, NSWG@sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafeword writersgroup.org (Also meets 2nd Tuesday, 7pm.)

Seattle Prime Timers Rap Group. 1:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Subject: What role can gratitude play in our lives? This meeting is open to all members & the general public. Metro routes 8, 10, 12, 49 & 60.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Northwest (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffanorthwest.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 FRIDAY - June 23 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Also see SGN PRIDE EVENTS calendar Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A drop in on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Re-Parenting Ourselves. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025.

15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A peer In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence support group for adult children of any addiction. www. and sexual assault. sasgcc.org

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

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm.

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

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. (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: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. 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 PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 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/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol. com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 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.pflag seattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: 425-4836642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community.pflag. org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington State: www. pflagwsc.org.

PEOPLE OF COLOR: AARTH (African American Reach & Teach Health Ministry), 850-2070, www. aarth.org; Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth. org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 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, 322-7061, www.pocaan. org and on Facebook; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www.sistahsinema.com, info@sistah sinema.com; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 9854376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

Pierce County AIDS Foundation - 253-383-2565; www. piercecountyaids.org

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Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

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

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

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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. 323-1768.

Seattle LGBTQ Commission - 684-4503.

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org

Visit us online www.sgn.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.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail.com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@ hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthe babes.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.seattlefront runners.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, 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.

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Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.

SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Diversity: www. genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www. genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & ForeignBorn Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/ Olympia-Trans-Discussion-Group/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: ALISS - Aging Lesbians in South Seattle - Lesbian Group at the Southeast Seattle Senior Center. This is a gathering primarily for Lesbians but all are welcome to attend. Kate, 722-0317; www.sessc. org; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 7205566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthe babes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www. mature friends.org; 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 Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.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, 461-4493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html 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; 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. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa. org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 1818 15th Ave @ E Denny Way; 322-2515, www.lambert house.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: 957-1665; www.llaa.org/HEYO; www.MatthewsPlace.com; The Mockingbird Society: 323-KIDS (5437), www.mocking birdsociety.org; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www. oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS) Drop-In Center & Young Adult Shelter: 1609 19th Ave @ E Pine St., 726-8500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www. pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-6983335; www.kchaf.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Roots Young Adult Shelter: 1415 NE 43rd St., 632-1635; www.rootsinfo.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): 5247301 ext 111; www.streetyouthministries.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter. org; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; YouthCare/Orion Center Young Adult Shelter: 1828 Yale Ave @ Stewart St. 622-5555; Youth in Focus: 723-1479; www.youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Given by highly trained LMP. I specialize in injury treatment, acute, chronic, and repetitive stress motion.

I have a studio on CapHill, and one just north of the UW. Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-2357766. 28/12

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RELIABLE, RETIRED older gay gentleman seeks to share either an apartment or house in greater Seattle area near transportation and cable-ready. Willing to pay anywhere from $600 to $1000 for the right apartment or house share. Quiet, dependable and good references.

Please contact 206-218-3053. 25/3

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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. 24/12

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MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, senior GWM seeks motherin-law apartment or similar situation in a gay or gayfriendly household in the country. Duvall, Carnation, Tiger Mountain. 425-209-7930. 21/3

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Looking for someone to work out with. You must have Northwest Fitness membership and work out in the morning 8:30-10:30am. dazdominic@gmail.com 22/3

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Therapeutic massage. 29 years experience. Relaxation, major/minor injuries, chronic muscle pain. Small Queen Anne home office/studio. Massage table or massage chair. Convenient parking. (I’m a Gay-friendly straight male graphic artist, web author.) First session 50% off = $45/1.5 hours (travel extra). By appointment only. References available. Chris Pringer, Reiki Master, 206-286-0899. If you get a voice message mentioning “extension #,” please hang up and call back again.

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38 MEN

Adoption Center

Sunday – Wednesday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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

Phone: (425) 649-7563 Email: adoption@seattlehumane.org

WEEKLY PETS: MOTO

Moto is an extremely handsome 1-year-old American Pit Bull/Terrier mix with striking silver eyes. You can’t help but smile when faced with his huge, happy grin and his wagging, white-tipped tail! Moto is energetic and playful; tennis balls are among his favorite things. He also loves to snuggle and give you gentle kisses. Moto is very people-oriented and will stick to your hip like velcro! Given Moto’s yearning for constant companionship, he would likely do well in a home containing another friendly and playful pooch. Despite his size and strength, he behaves well on-leash and loves to go on walks and other adventures. Moto is eager-to-please, so a bit of basic training and positive reinforcement will go a long way!

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

Introduce to children 12 years and older. Resident dogs are required to visit Moto prior to adoption. Please see our adoption advisors for additional behavior information.

MAGIC MITTENS

Meet Magic Mittens, a gorgeous and fluffy 5-year-old kitty! Magic Mittens is a beautiful medium-haired tortoiseshell girl who’s eager to meet new friends. She might be a bit quiet at first, but with just a little bit of time and patience, she’ll definitely be your best friend. Our foster volunteer reported that Magic Mittens does great with other cats and will adapt quickly to a home. Magic Mittens is one of the nicest cats you’ll ever meet. She gives really cute head butts and will want to rub against your face all the time. If this sweet girl seems like the one for you, come meet her today at Seattle Humane As with all of our cats, Magic Mittens is spayed, microchipped and vaccinated. All of our cats have been tested for Feline Leukemia/FIV and go home with a certificate for an examination by a King County veterinarian and their very own identification tag and collar. PLUS, most cat adoptions include 30 days of pet insurance from Trupanion – a great way to start off on the right paw!

Father’s Day Discount | June 16-18

Attention all dads and animal lovers! Open your heart and home to an orphaned animal this Father’s Day weekend at Seattle Humane. From June 16-18, all furry dads-to-be receive $25 off the adoption fee of any pet in our care. Take your new fur child on adventures, cuddle with them in your man cave and land all of your corny dad jokes. Man’s best friend is waiting, so visit Seattle Humane to find yours!

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