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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 20, Volume 40, May 18, 2012

Pride Idol week 7: Moon wins

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor One of the most enduring aspects of Pride Idol, since its humble beginnings a few years back, is that so many contestants return to give it another shot. Each time, they show improvement and the audience gets to know them better. A familiar face, a good voice, and a sense of community – 2012 Pride Idol week seven is the perfect example of “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Of the week’s seven contestants, five were familiar with the Pride Idol stage.

One of them, Moon, went on to win.

Drag Race’s latest winner dishes on her fellow contestants, the T word, and why it doesn’t always get better

by Aiden Klein SGN A&E Writer

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by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer

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BURLESQUE: STRIP STRIP HOORAY! NEPTUNE THEATRE MAY 24-25 Prior to her first Seattle appearance since 2009, burlesque queen/author/model/ self-made beauty Dita Von Teese talked to SGN about her variety show Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray!, her fabulous costars (including drag king Murray Hill), working with AIDS charities, and the momentum one needs to wear a gown encrusted in heavy crystals.

Jessica Price: Congrats on your first West Coast tour and your two-night engagement at Seattle’s Neptune Theater May 24-25! Can you tell us a little about how Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray! originated?

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Fresh off her win on Season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, fan-favorite Sharon Needles is ready to take Seattle by storm when she makes her local debut at Neumos (925 E. Pike St.) for “Hey Tranny, It’s Tranny!,” a benefit for Gay City on June 22.

Sharon will be joined by her partner Alaska Thunderfuck, the glam Queer band HI FASHION from Los Angeles, The SSION from New York, the fabulous fashion queen Phyllis Navidad from L.A., and Seattle’s ever-amazing Ben Delacreme. The night also features special performances by Jinkx Monsoon and Stella Rose from New York, along with a Sharon Needles

Dita Von Teese: Thank you! I’ve been wanting to do a full-length revue for a while now, because I’ve spent a lot of time guest starring – at the Crazy Horse in Paris, or in a few different shows in Europe, and I get hired a lot for private events and things like that – but for a while I’ve really wanted to do my own show [where] people can come to see me (laughs) and get a chance to see all my biggest production numbers in one show. There’s something different when it’s an audience of fans, real fans. It’s different – a different feeling, a different vibe.

Price: In live burlesque (as opposed to a photo shoot or fashion show), do you call on a different part of your personality and skills?

Dita: Definitely. I guess it always depends on your mood but I feel like it’s what I’m really meant to do. It’s fun doing photo shoots, but not all the time.

Sometimes I feel like I’d really like to be doing my real job, probably like actors who don’t want to sit and do interviews all day; they’d like to go act and do what they do instead of just talking about what they do. Photo shoots can be very glamorous and really exciting and creative, but for me there’s nothing that see dita page 33

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Seattle’s leading man:

An interview with Brian Stokes Mitchell

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer MARVIN HAMLISCH’S AMERICAN SONGBOOK SEATTLE SYMPHONY MAY 31 – JUNE 3 Brian Stokes Mitchell is the true definition of a theatrical leading man. Not only is he handsome with a strong stage presence, but his rich baritone voice conjures memories of great male actors of the Great White Way: Alfred Drake, Howard Keel, or Richard Kiley, to name a few. He was seen on Trapper John, M.D. for over seven years and has appeared on Broadway 10 times, earning several award nominasee mitchell page 32

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Gay world cinema returns to Seattle at the 2012 SIFF

by Herb Krohn Special to the SGN

Everything and Everyone Rating: Above Average Genre: Comedy/drama Canada Sunday, May 27, 6 p.m. – Harvard Exit Monday, May 28, 1:30 p.m. –

SIFF 2012 kicks off this week with 25 days (through June 10) of every imaginable type of cinema from all over the world. It

to convey is that life is full of challenging disappointments and sadness that we have to deal with and live through. A noteworthy film that will leave you thinking about your own life. courtesy siff

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is your chance to travel around the globe as well as through time without ever leaving town. Here is a guide to some especially noteworthy entries.

Lipstikka Rating: Very Good Genre: Coming-of-age psychodrama Israel/UK (partially subtitled) Friday, June 8, 9:30 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Sunday, June 10, 4 p.m. – Pacific Place Lara and Inam were best friends and possibly even more while growing up as teenagers in the Palestinian territories. Their lives are forever changed by a chance meeting with two Israeli soldiers when they sneak across the border into Israel one night after curfew to go to a movie. The film leads off 15 years later when they are both living in London, as Inam drops over unexpectedly and apparently somewhat unwelcomed to visit Lara on her birthday. Part coming-ofage story and part psychodrama, the story plays itself out through flashbacks.

This unique motion picture crosses many boundaries while it takes the audience deeply into the lives of the characters.

Writer/director Jonathan Sagall has created a film that will keep the audience guessing and anticipating throughout as to what really transpired in the women’s mutual past and how it affects their present relationship.

The production values are strong, and veteran actresses Clara Khoury (Lara) and Nataly Attiya (Inam) portray their conflicted intertwined characters with amazing realism. The final plot twist is completely unexpected, yet it resolves all the questions left in the minds of the audience. This is a worthwhile SIFF film and an interesting specimen of current Israeli cinema.

The Sex of the Angels Rating: Very Good Genre: Romantic drama Spain (subtitled) Friday, May 18, 9:15 p.m. – Egyptian Sunday, May 20, 2:30 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Tuesday, June 5, 8:30 p.m. – Kirkland Performance Center courtesy siff

Any Day Now Rating: Outstanding Genre: Drama USA Saturday, May 26, 6 p.m. – Harvard Exit Sunday, May 27, 2:30 p.m. – Harvard Exit When a Gay film begins in the late 1970s with the actors wearing bad wigs it usually is a sign of a bad film, but not this time.

Alan Cumming portrays Rudy Donatello, a drag queen performer and aspiring singer in West Hollywood. While on stage one night he sees Paul (played by Garret Dillahunt, who was raised in Washington State and attended the UW), a closeted assistant district attorney. After hooking up in the car and encountering a heterosexist cop, they go their separate ways.

Rudy lives in a downtrodden apartment and is behind in his rent. After getting fed up with his neighbor’s blaring music he barges into her apartment, only to discover her young Down syndrome son Marco has been left alone all night. Later he learns Marco’s mom has been arrested, leaving her disabled son to the mercy of the state. Marco flees the foster home and ends up with Rudy. Not to be dissuaded, he approaches Paul for help trying to keep Marco out of state custody. They end up falling in love and forming a family. However, this is the 1970s and Gay couples, let alone Gay adoptions, were not accepted by society at large.

Soon their lives are turned upside down by the bigotry of others who will not accept that these two men can provide a home for Marco.

The production values are top notch (notwithstanding the wigs), and the music scores and songs are fantastic. It captures the mentality of the late 1970s with such accuracy that you are swept up into the era.

This is a rare gem that not only had the complete attention of the audience, but put them so much into the story there was hardly a dry eye in the house. Don’t miss this one!

AMC Pacific Place 11 How to Survive a Plague Wednesday, May 30, 8:30 p.m. – Rating: Excellent Harvard Exit Genre: Documentary This interesting flick centers on a family USA and their transitions as slacker 30-ish wanSunday, May 20, noon – Harvard Exit nabe actor Noah suddenly discovers he has Monday, May 21, 9 p.m. – a young son who is coming to live with him AMC Pacific Place 11 because the boy’s mother died. The story This documentary covers with amazing begins on the day Ben is dropped off to live archival footage the AIDS epidemic and with Noah and his parents, Rose and Wil- how those affected fought back with activliam. Rose is progressing with Alzheimer’s ism to force the government to make radi-

The bravery these amazing people demonstrated while engaging in overt in-yourface activism humiliated many a politician and bureaucrat. In many ways they laid the groundwork for the advancement of LGBT rights in other areas of society. A fascinating historical portrait and a must-see film.

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and is having trouble remembering things, yet she and William are excited to have a grandchild to care for, while Noah can’t relate to his son or even figure out what he is going to do with his life. The Gay subplot involves two of Noah’s friends/extended family. Lots of rapid-fire, sarcastic discussions ensue, and while the film has its funny moments it really is more poignantly centered on the transitions of life that we all face – from the childhood of Ben, the midlife of Noah, and the autumn of the lives of Rose and William. The message it seems

cal changes in the pharmaceutical approval process. What is even more amazing is that those involved at the time had the foresight to film the initial meetings of ACT UP and the other groups that formed in New York and elsewhere in response to the engulfing plague. You see on camera the progression of the disease in many of the people who were fighting for their lives, and for the lives of those they loved. While many died, others who were sure they would never survive have done so, and we are witnesses to their lives over nearly a 30-year time period.

An unusual boyfriend-and-girlfriend tale: boyfriend meets another guy and they have an affair. Girlfriend gets angry and throws boyfriend out, into the arms of the other man. The other man sees his new beau is not happy and persuades girlfriend to take him back. Soon girlfriend and the other man are having an affair behind boyfriend’s back.

This is a stylish film about the fluidity of human attraction, sexual orientation, and see SIFF page 34

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Million Dollar Quartet worth every penny Jeremy Daniel

(l to r) Martin Kaye as Jerry Lee Lewis, Lee Ferris as Carl Perkins , Christopher Ryan Grant as Sam Phillips, Derek Keeling as Johnny Cash, and Cody Slaughter as Elvis Presley in Million Dollar Quartet

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET PARAMOUNT THEATRE MAY 15 – 20 When four giants of rock ’n’ roll unexpectedly got together for a night of music, it was history in the making. But when the genius behind these giants tells his story, it’s the stage musical Million Dollar Quartet.

The Paramount Theatre brings this hit musical back to Seattle, and it’s no wonder as to why. This show is a hit with great music from the era of the birth of rock.

The storyline to the musical is simple. It’s

based on an impromptu jam session that took place December 4, 1956, at the Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Studio owner Sam Phillips brought together four giants: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and a newcomer, Jerry Lee Lewis. The four recorded songs that night that changed the pop music world forever.

But the center of the story is Phillips, who not only created gods out of these nobodies, but also had insight enough to know how to market each one.

The cast is incredible, all of them. They don’t impersonate as much as become facsimiles of the rockers they are portraying.

All the artists in the show play their own instruments, so when Lewis (Martin Kaye) stretches out on top of the piano playing the keys behind his back it’s really him. It’s the same with Perkins (Lee Ferris), Cash (Derek Keeling), and Presley (Cody Slaughter).

Watching these men onstage is like being a fly on the wall of the recording studio that famous night. Each artist has a chance to shine while singing the songs that made them famous, and the classics are all here: “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Real Wild Child,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Who Do You Love?”, and many others.

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE BOOK OF LIZ STAGEright (AT FREEHOLD) THROUGH MAY 26 The Book of Liz is a play by brother and sister comics David and Amy Sedaris. It’s a strange little piece that skewers the Amish lifestyle, probably totally unfairly, but ends by saying you can go home again. Their play is being produced by STAGEright, a band of jovial thespians.

Directors Dan Davidson and Jenn Owen decided to enhance the surreal aspects of this play by making most everything twodimensional. All of the props and much of the scenery are made of cardboard. It fits the theme well, because the Sedarises are no experts on small-town life or the Amish.

The play doesn’t seem like it’s meant to be taken seriously – it’s all pretty lightweight and silly. You can even laugh at the lowtech scenery – the sky sheet with cardboard stars and additional stars hanging from tree branches held over audience members’ heads during a night scene, and the huge cardboard eating utensils that keep showing up.

Their play focuses on some “Squeamish” who export cheeseballs created by a talent-

ed member, Elizabeth (Sydney Andrews).

But her talent is less important than her sex, because all Squeamish women are pushed to the background and given subservient tasks while the men make the important decisions. When a fellow Squeamish arrives from a neighbor village, the leader of Liz’s town (Dan Posluns) declares that she must write down her recipe for the new guy (Mike Jones) so he can take over the making of the cheeseballs. Fellow Sister Butterworth (Amelia Meckler) tries to counsel Liz about her place in this society, but Liz decides to run away.

She finds a Mr. Peanut on the road, moves in with a Ukrainian couple, and becomes a valued waitress at a local diner where almost every employee is a member of a 12-step program. During her journey, she learns to value her contributions and stand up for herself.

Liz is a funny and adorable character, though she’s made to make a rather irritating and childish moan whenever something isn’t going her way. But she’s plucky and adaptable, and clearly bright enough to pick up whatever current lingo is around her.

The three ensemble actors do fine work with their multiple characters. Posluns gets to be the irritating Squeamish leader and the flaming 12-step manager of the restau-

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Each of the characters brings some aspect of their real-life counterparts to the stage.

Presley’s hip gyrations and gelled hair curl are present. Cash’s deep voice and trademark black (although in the photo from that night he hadn’t yet adopted that look) evoke the singer’s presence. Perkins’s grin and attitude bring a third dimension to his performance. But it is Martin Kaye, as Lewis, that brings the subtleties to a forefront. Even when not center-stage, his leg is stomping the floor, his irreverent and boyish behavior comes through, and his crop of unkempt blonde hair is clearly on its way to becoming a trademark.

Phillips (Christopher Ryan Grant) was the man who brought them together, either by coincidence, invitation, or manipulation.

This story is really his: his genius of how to hear the artists in front of him and present them to the world. While trying to renew Johnny Cash’s contract, Phillips realizes he can’t hold on to the giants he created. Grant does an excellent job of showing both the pride of creating and the sorrow of losing his talented clientele. At the time of the session, Elvis’ contract has already been sold to RCA, Perkins and Cash are getting ready to change labels, and Phillips is focusing most of his attention on his latest discovery, Lewis.

The musical does what it is supposed to do. It conjures an evening from the past and recreates it as well as possible. Each actor shows a strength and weakness to his character and adds to the collective, wonderful concert they are (somewhat unknowingly) performing. The end shows the famous picture taken from that night along with an actual recording of the group singing along to the classic hymn, “Down by the Riverside.”

But don’t leave at the first curtain call, or the second – there’s a rousing finale in which each artist brings out the song that made them great.

Million Dollar Quartet got its start at the Village Theatre in Issaquah. Transferring to Broadway, it officially opened on the Great White Way on April 11, 2010, and ran for 489 performances before moving off-Broadway, where it still runs today.

Nominated for three Tony Awards including Best Musical, it won one for Levi Kreis (Jerry Lee Lewis), as Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

Sydney Andrews and Dan Posluns in The Book of

rant. Meckler is the demure Squeamish sister and a Ukrainian peanut-wearing wouldbe nurse. Jones goes from new cheeseball maker to intimidating Ukrainian immigrant to creepy oddball waiter.

It’s all in good fun and certainly worth

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checking out. For more information, go to www.seattlestageright.org or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/225715, or call 800838-3006.

Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com.

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer 2012 hasn’t been kind to music legends.

Donna Summer, the unprecedented Queen of Disco, on Thursday became the latest entertainer to ride that elevator up to the ultimate penthouse.

If you grew up in the ’70s, you know there wasn’t a radio station anywhere that didn’t play her music. From “Dim All the Lights” to “Bad Girls” to her unequivocal duet with Barbra Streisand, “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough),” Summer provided the soundtrack for every Gay male headed out to the club. Her string of hits continued well into the ’80s and early ’90s with “On the Radio,” “The Wanderer,” “She Works Hard for the Money,” “This Time I Know It’s for Real,” and “Carry On.” But the multi-Grammy winner’s road also had its share of bumps, most notably allegations that she dissed the Gay community with insensitive comments about people with AIDS. Despite an apology and attempts to clarify her alleged remarks, Summer lost considerable popularity within her Gay fan base, some members of which never quite forgave her. The rest of us gave her a second chance.

Donna Summer was one of those artists who could sing, first and foremost. Underneath those silky disco beats was a powerful voice that paralleled any of the greats of that period. What I find even more incredible is that she was so ahead of the curve – the futuristic sound of “I Feel Love” was extremely innovative for its time, and that background moaning folded into “Love to Love You Baby” was controversial for pop music in 1975. She wasn’t your ordinary

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Staying busy since her RPDR victory, Sharon recently attended the Miss Pennsylvania Premiere Continental Pageant. “I know I said some things about my distaste for pageant queens, but what I really meant was I have a distaste for Phi Phi Ohara, and you best believe I showed up in my crown!”

We know what you’re wondering by now.

What does Sharon think about the show’s title, “Hey Tranny, It’s Tranny!”?

“I can’t believe you guys don’t get a backlash for using that,” said Sharon. “‘Tranny’ is slowly becoming the new n-word. It’s disappointing [that words are sometimes used] to hurt people, but language can be funny no matter what you say. I think it’s a great title and I’m really pleased to be a part of something that is not afraid to use the word ‘tranny’,” she exclaimed.

“Hey Tranny, It’s Tranny!” began three years ago as an experiment at Havana and is hailed each year as the funniest night of Pride.

Sharon tells SGN that all her inspirations for drag came from watching television as a child. “I grew up in a small farming town in Iowa, and there was no way to get all this imagination out of this kid, so I would stay up and watch Baywatch. I learned how to do make-up by staring at Pamela Anderson’s face. I would watch Married With Children, Up All Night With Rhonda Shear, and Elvira, and that’s how I knew what I wanted Sharon to be. I never had a drag mother – no queen in her right mind would take me under her wing – and I don’t have any drag children because my drag uterus is all dusty.

We all are equals in the “House of Haunt” – we are likeminded, messy, campy, filthy, and love to support each other.”

female performer – she sang about sex and lust while most other women crooned about romance.

A longtime battle with breast and lung cancer came to an unfortunate end on May 17 when the diva passed away. Much like Whitney Houston’s death, Summer’s departure caught Gay fans around the world by surprise. Many took to Facebook and Twitter to express their condolences and share memories of listening to her music or seeing her in concert. Honestly, who can forget roller skating in satin gym shorts to “Heaven Knows” on a Saturday night, or closing down a bar with “Last Dance” blaring through the speakers as you tried to land a final-second trick? But my fondest memory will always be listening to “Hot Stuff” on our family stereo, and dreaming of living in a big city where I could go dancing any night of the week. Well, honey, here I am!

Donna Summer will always be a Gay icon, even at her lowest moments, because she captured an era that was defined by Gay culture.

The disco years of the 1970s and the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s were bookended by music that unearthed the sexual liberation of that time, and Donna Summer’s songs played a key role in this catalog.

It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye, Ms. Summer.

Thanks for ALL the memories.

We really loved to love you.

Finally feeling validated after her win on RPDR, Sharon commented on her style of drag. “All the hard work I’ve done for ten years has finally paid off. My family’s style of drag could always sell out a nightclub, but we were never asked to do the Pride events, charities, or the [other] great opportunities that some of the boring snoozy queens got to do, so now I hope that people will be judged by their talent and fan base. As far as me lip-synching, I perform songs that I can put a twist to or make fun of. For example, I could do Britney Spears’ “3” and I’ll make myself look like the human centipede. My musical influences are not really performable music. I like the Sex Pistols and ’70s glam and punk rock.”

Sharon was very candid with SGN about the production of RPDR Season 4. “Nothing was ever created by the producers – no one ever believes me when I say this. When you take 13 men who had rough childhoods, who dress up like divas for a living, you don’t need writers. This show is saving money. With drag queens, you don’t need a script for this shit. Our feet hurt, our bodies hurt, our wigs are heavy, and we’re covered in clown make-up – that’s enough to set anyone off.

“Phi Phi and my differences, as genuine as it looked on film, did I really hate Phi Phi? No, I don’t hate anyone. It takes a lot for me to hate anyone. Do I think she needed me? I think she did. I think she learned a valuable lesson about being more open-minded and understanding, but best believe she kisses my ass now! In regards to Willam and being kicked off the show, being the underdog I really didn’t have the time to witness the, as Latrice Royale put it, ‘Romper Room fuckery’ by the other girls, so I was really in the dark about the situation. Do I think that was the only thing that Willam did on the show to get kicked off? No! I answer this question the same way every time.”

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Since her return to party city, a.k.a. Pittsburg, the city hasn’t been very welcoming for Sharon, she informed SGN. “It’s not really Pittsburg’s scene. We are the city of champions – fame isn’t for Pittsburg. I’m glad my friends and city haven’t changed. The only thing that has changed is my bank account, but I still can’t buy anything over seventy dollars. When you’ve been poor for thirty years, the money doesn’t even seem real. There’s really no relaxing for me, my brain is constantly going.

When I’m home, I’m either fucking or playing with my kitty cat. I recently just started a horror blog where I watch underappreciated horror films and then I write about them and give them a Needle point rating. The more Needles a film gets, the better it is. I document the budget of the film and how many derogatory words they use, like ‘faggot’ or ‘retard’. It’s sad that horror movies don’t use those words anymore.

“My schedule is very hectic for this year.

I’ve given up my favorite drug, which is sleep, and I just love my new apartment, the airport,” Sharon joked. “I have a 60-80 date tour, and in between that I’m doing great things: working on my music project, doing a play in San Francisco, and also playing Frank N. Furter in San Antonio, Texas, in The Rocky Horror Show for three weeks.

I don’t want to waste my time with this crown. I want to show what a drag queen can do with this title.”

While on RPDR Sharon talked about the times she was bullied in school for being Gay and wanted to send a message to the Gay youth. “Anyone who tells you that ‘it gets better’ is full of shit. It only gets better with hard work from yourself. If your teachers and community aren’t helping you stand up to bullies, just know that you can take a lot of that anger and turn it into really great art and give yourself a really good steel backbone, ’cause its going to be so benefi-

cial for you in your future life, and if anyone tells you that it gets better [just] by getting older, it only gets better when you decide to better yourself and you respect yourself.

Tell them to throw all the shade they need, because you don’t want skin cancer.”

Not one to shy away from politics, as we all saw on RPDR, the Goth diva declared her support for President Obama. “He should be hiring me as his campaign manager in my personal opinion,” laughed Sharon. “I’m a good judge of character and I can tell he really cares about all citizens. Unfortunately we just have a bunch of money puppets and dollar monsters who are making it impossible for anything good to happen for our country. Him supporting any form of rights is great. Just as long as we can get Gay divorce as easily as we can get Gay married I’ll be happy about that, because alimony is a real American treat. Sharon Needles, sharing responsibility.”

“I’ve always wanted to make my way to the Northwest, even though I think Pittsburg gets more rain than Seattle,” she said. “Plus, I hear you got some really good weed.”

When asked what her fans here can expect to see, she replied, “A big, entertaining, campy, socially irrelevant mess. Pretty much seeing an adult man dressed in women’s clothing for a lot of money.”

For anyone wishing to see Sharon Needles during Pride, tickets are still available on Neumos’ website. If you are unable to attend but still want to support “Hey Tranny, It’s Tranny!” contact Kevin at narkmagazine.com.

“Hey Tranny, It’s Tranny!” is a benefit for Gay City Health Project (www.gaycity. org), a Seattle-based, multicultural health organization dedicated to promoting wellness in LGBT communities by providing health services such as free confidential or anonymous HIV/STI testing for Gay, Bi, and Trans men.

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continued from cover Smirnoff, Seattle’s Best Karaoke, Neighbours Seattle, Seattle Gay News, and MOViN 92.5 present Seattle Pride Idol.

Pride Idol is a citywide singing contest hosted by Seattle Out and Proud (SO&P), running every Sunday night at Neighbours Seattle leading up to 2012 Seattle Pride.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for open karaoke, hosted by SO&P’s Eric Bennett. Contestants must sign up by 7:30 p.m. in order to compete at 8 p.m., when the show begins.

The Grand Finale is scheduled for June 10, when a winner will be chosen as Seattle’s 2012 Pride Idol!

Returning as host, Gaysha Starr costumed herself to be “with child” on Mother’s Day and said she was in search of her “baby’s daddy.” The amazingly talented Honey Bucket (pronounced “bouquet”) performed two of her hilarious original songs, very reminiscent of Jackie Beat and Dina Martina. Honey joined the judges’ panel of Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Domine Trix, and me as we voted

to advance one contestant to the Wildcard Round and another to the finals.

Newcomer Jason Carrion advanced to the Wildcard Round after flawlessly delivering one of Maroon 5’s biggest hits, “She Will Be Loved.” Jason nailed the vocals, had the song memorized, and performed with ease.

Wildcard contestants beware: Jason is this round’s dark horse.

Moon, winner of week seven, embodies diversity. She has performed a little bit of everything, from Nelly Furtado to Eminem, and now Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain.” Always dressed for the part, brimming with confidence, and ready to win, it was heartwarming to see an emotional Moon announced as moving on to the Finale. I’m not sure if it is deliberate or not, but 2012 Pride Idol finalists should be careful because you never know what Moon is going to bring to the competition.

Each week there is a nightly prize of $100 for first place and a spot in the Wildcard Round for second place.

Who’s going to take home the Pride Idol trophy and prizes this year? Why not you?

You can sign up in person the night of the competition or online at www.seattlepride.

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ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Your mouth is determined to get you into trouble.

Showing off your brilliant wit will backfire, annoying your partner, upsetting your boss, and exposing personal details. Stay home and write, but have your partner look it over before you let anyone else read it.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Reconciling your ideals with practical needs can be a challenge. The discrepancies there could make anyone pessimistic. The good news is that this shows you have a grasp of the larger issues and are taking steps to improve the world.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 20): Being too eager to fix problems can make a cure that’s worse than the disease. Collect facts and figures, listen to everyone involved, but real resolution will be subtler and more empathetic than logical; more in deeds than words.

CANCER (June 21 – July 22): Applying your personal insights to help others is an awkward fit, but that awareness combined with broader ideas can prove useful. Efforts to solve problems at home just dig you in deeper. For now just listen and cooperate.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Yes, darling, everyone already knows you’re fabulous.

Pushing the point will only irritate those around you. Just relax and be you. Your hard work will be noticed, but are you sure that’s a good thing? Have a friend double-check it first.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Charm and good manners will help you get ahead. Creative playfulness can push you over lines you don’t want to cross. Be sensitive to others, but not presumptuous. Remember that your priorities aren’t necessarily theirs.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Realizing your mistakes is an important part of learning. It may be hard not to feel stupid and resentful. Think of it as intellectual housecleaning that will help you advance. New approaches to health and exercise are worthwhile, but should be approached thoughtfully.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Sexual tensions and other anxieties need release. Lascivious humor can reveal deeper truths – or it can get you into big trouble.

Remembering when and where is just simple common sense. Resist rationalizations and impulses.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Connections that feel karmic can offer insight into old family problems. A little more attention to hygiene and housecleaning can help solve spats with your partner. There are deeper problems, but a little clean-up couldn’t hurt.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Screw-ups at work are nearly inevitable.

Trying too hard only complicates the project while promoting stress and overexertion that could cause physical harm. Advice (real or imagined) from a favorite uncle or aunt can help.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): What looks like fun carries hidden risks.

Your mouth is especially dangerous now and getting too aggressive will only expose secrets, leaving you vulnerable. In the right time and place, that can be therapeutic.

Elsewhere, it’s a bloody disaster.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Feeling a bit more than usually disconnected?

Resist the temptation to look for comfort in family and home. Better to focus on your career and to build your reputation, not by seeking attention, but by sharpening clarity on your purpose and direction.

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org/idol-register.html. There is a $10 fee to enter the contest.

This year’s Grand Finale prize package is very attractive: $200 will go to third place, $500 to second place, and first prize is $1,000 and a chance to perform aboard the Seattle Out and Proud float during the Seattle Pride Parade June 24. Seattle Out and Proud (SO&P) produces Seattle’s annual Pride parade. Come out and sing! Show us what you’ve got and become Seattle’s next Pride Idol!

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continued from cover tions and wins. He’s even appeared on Glee as one of Rachel’s two Gay dads. Now he’s coming to Seattle to perform with the Seattle Symphony under conductor Marvin Hamlisch. SGN caught up with the local boy (Seattle is his hometown) who grew into a talented man with a gregarious spirit.

Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences in becoming a performer?

Brian Stokes Mitchell: I remember being very young, my dad would play jazz albums, and those were my first influences: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Sarah Vaughan. I’d also have to say my brother John (who passed away a few years ago), who was a talented, interesting Renaissance man. When we were young we were always singing duets, and he taught me how to sing.

My brother George was the first in the family to study theater and ended up becoming a costume designer on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. My sister was studying voice for a long time also, so my immediate family would have to be it. Also, Mom would commandeer the hi-fi at home and play Harry Belafonte.

Andrews-Katz: Returning to your Seattle roots must bring back memories. What do you look forward to the most?

Stokes: Smelling that thick, green, wonderful, clean, verdant air. That’s what!

Andrews-Katz: Earlier in your career you were known as Brian Mitchell, so at what point and why was “Stokes” officially added?

Stokes: It was added when I did Ragtime.

Right before we brought the show [to New York], I knew Ragtime would be a major shift in my career. I had a feeling. At that time people would call me Michael if they couldn’t remember my name. Also, when I was doing Jelly’s Last Jam there was a guy named Brian Mitchell who was performing across the street. Then there’s the Brian Mitchell who’s a football player, there are too many in the world. As a performer you want a unique name so there is only one. I analyzed Brian Mitchell and it’s not a very good stage name. It’s forgettable, neutral, the rhythm is redundant, and doesn’t make any kind of statement. Stokes is my given name and it’s interesting. I would just as well have everyone call me Stokes – that way there’s only one.

Andrews-Katz: You met Allyson Tucker in the 1990 revival of Oh, Kay! and have appeared together in several shows since. Do you find it easier or more challenging having a spouse in the same profession?

Stokes: That’s an interesting question.

Normally it’s more challenging, but not so with her. Also because of where and when we started to get together and got married helps define our relationship. Our personalities and our skill sets are very different.

She started out as a dancer and that was her thing mainly, while I’m a singer. I was more established when we got married and so there wasn’t that kind of competition. [As a performer] she understands what I’m doing when I can’t talk, or when my head is in creating a character, or when I’m working on a song, so it’s good then, and helpful.

The hardest part is now that we have a son, it’s hard for her because she has to sacrifice more than I do to take care of him. I travel so much and unfortunately that means that she can’t right now.

Andrews-Katz: You appeared in Kiss of the Spider Woman with Vanessa Williams.

How did you come to audition for the leading part of Valentin?

Stokes: They were looking for a replacement for Tony Crivello and people started looking at me. I was this new face

on Broadway (doing Jelly’s Last Jam) and got some attention. I auditioned in this tiny studio with John Kander (composer) and Hal Prince (director) at the other end. I sang “The Day After That” and that’s a very big song to be singing in such a small room. I was told later that after I left, John immediately called Fred Ebb (lyricist) and said they’d found the guy they were looking for.

They knew as soon as I left the room. They told me shortly after.

Andrews-Katz: In Ragtime you were Tony nominated for your role as the antagonist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. The brilliant musical is filled with racial slurs reflecting the time period. Did hearing those words so often ever affect you personally?

Stokes: It was interesting to be part of the creative casting as my wife was in the show as well. We [the cast] had lots of discussions on that. When it was originally written there were many more racial slurs, and a lot of the cast members thought the n-word was being thrown around a little too casually. We had a meeting and vented and discussed it. Lynn Ahrens (lyricist) and Terrence McNally (the play’s author) really took what we said to heart and integrated it beautifully into the show. [The language] is a necessary part of the power of that show. The trick is that you have to make it count when you do say those words, so they aren’t desensitized when they hit. I’ve never done a show where an audience reaction was so gigantic.

Andrews-Katz: How would you describe the symbiotic responsibilities between actors and fans?

Stokes: No one has ever asked me that before and that’s a far-reaching question.

I would have to say it varies with the individual. There are people in the theater and TV who do their work and feel that’s as far as it goes. They think, “My job is not to impress or to interact with fans. I’m an artist, so I don’t have any further obligation.” Not all performers want or need fans. However, people who have gained a certain amount of fan adulation think it’s important. It’s the fans that keep coming to your movies and shows and give you support. Performers know that if [fans] are doing that, they are doing their jobs. For some it’s easy to get lost in that fan adulation.

I tend to think that people who are really serious artists and see it as a career tend to be less excited about their fandom. We do it because we love it and are compelled to do it; we want to make some sort of connection to humanity. You need an audience to appreciate your work. On the other hand, if a performer is on TV they go into the living rooms of people everywhere and fans assume they know you. It only takes one or two fans to go over the edge and get to an inappropriate place to make performers shut down. It makes performers wary. Some fans respond graciously and some don’t.

Andrews-Katz: What kind of music will your concert with the Seattle Symphony include?

Stokes: This is a concert with Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) – I’m nuts about him and we work well together. He tends to go for a more musical theater and American type music for concert. We are celebrating the American Songbook and what I want to do is be true to him, but mix it up with my own take on it. I will probably throw in some musical theater and jazz-ish types, not like Coltrane or Davis but something that’s accessible. Given my own devices, I like to mix up my show a lot. Give audiences what they are expecting and then slowly make the transition to drive them around the concert corner. That way they are enjoying themselves when you introduce something new.

Andrews-Katz: Regardless of gender, what theater roles would you like to play?

Stokes: Mama Rose! It’s one of the great roles of the theater. She’s big and brassy. It’s [Gypsy] also one of the best scores ever written for the theater. It’s one of those shows where you know pretty much every song.

It’s about as perfect as a show can be constructed and it’s brilliant. That character takes such a journey, and then there’s the 11 o’clock number [“Rose’s Turn”], and I tend to have an affinity for characters who are greatly flawed and have a dark side; all of my [theater] characters are. Mama Rose is another character like that, an iconic character.

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Andrews-Katz: If all of your theater characters are flawed, where is the flaw with Don Quixote?

Stokes: Well, he’s crazy! (Or is he?) That’s the question debated by [Man of La Mancha] fans. The summarization of that show is in the song “The Impossible Dream.”

Originally it was called “The Quest” and it’s about reaching for an impossible goal.

Is that crazy? Yeah. But that’s what has allowed us to get to the moon, and come up with a cure for polio, and will allow us to find one for AIDS, and any other challenges. His “nuttiness” is a positive quality; he has vision.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, or Stokes as he prefers, has been performing for over 20 years. His television credits include Frasier, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Roots: The Next Generation, and cartoon voiceovers for Tiny Toon Adventures, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, and Pinky and the Brain, to name a few. His theater credits include Jelly’s Last Jam, Kiss of the Spider Woman, his three Tony Award-nominated performances in Ragtime, King Hedley II, Man of La Mancha, and his award-winning performance in Kiss Me, Kate. His self-titled debut CD presents contemporary songs with a jazz influence. Currently, he’s producing a new album covering Broadway standards.

The Seattle Symphony will be offering five concerts featuring Stokes and Hamlisch.

More information is available at www.seattlesymphony.org.

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continued from cover I like doing more than performing these shows that I’ve spent so much time and energy and money creating. It’s like baring my heart and soul up there, and it’s a lot different than a photo shoot or someone else’s vision of what they want me to do.

Price: Last year you performed with some of the same cast in a few Southern cities. How has the show evolved?

Dita: We were really trying to find the perfect combination of support talent – between making sure that every act is a showstopper and really wonderful – but also that the people are really great together. I like working with people who are easy to work with and fun, and people that I admire. So I think it was about really refining the cast to make a really great diverse lineup. I wanted to feel like people can watch the show and see someone that maybe they can relate to a little bit. That was important to me.

Price: Although your co-stars are very different, the common thread seems to be fearlessness and confidence. Why did these performers appeal to you?

Dita: I’m really excited to have added to the cast Catherine D’Lish, who is one of my closest friends, if not my very closest friend.

The first time I did my martini glass act it was part of a duo act between me and Catherine, where she was in a giant champagne glass and I was in the martini. So we’ve been partnering up for a long time and also she’s responsible for three of the four costumes that I wear in the show. I’m really proud to have her in the cast now. Dirty Martini, who is a legend in the burlesque scene and a major star in her own right, really represents the beauty of voluptuousness and brings the house down every single time. We also have Perle Noire, who is an astonishing energy, and Selene Luna, who is also a great comedienne. Lada is one of the stars of the Crazy Horse in Paris – an incredible dancer and an amazing beauty. We have a wonderful French boylesque performer named Monsieur Romeo who I’m just crazy about – his act is one of the chicest boylesque shows I’ve ever seen.

Our MC is Murray Hill – I couldn’t do this show without Murray. First of all we have great chemistry. He took me out on a date in New York recently (laughs). He brings that classic, comedic burlesque thing into a new dimension that is great now. Some of that comedy, if we were just doing a replica of a burlesque show from back in the old days, it wouldn’t be right or the same. It wouldn’t bring the kind of laughs that Murray gets.

That’s what I think is great about this burlesque show – it’s not a replica, and nobody has ever seen a burlesque show like this be-

fore, ever. I can guarantee it.

Price: Recently I watched footage of your martini glass act on a tiny stage in New York. Your acts are so grandiose and props so large, it amazed me to see you in such a tiny space. Do you enjoy the freedom larger theaters provide?

Dita: That was a tough one, believe me.

I can’t tell you the kind of panic that goes through my mind when I’m put on a box or a little tiny stage. First of all, my costumes are so heavy with crystal that if I don’t have somewhere to walk, it becomes dangerous (laughs). I need that momentum and a place to go to carry the weight of these costumes.

When I’m put in a small space, it becomes a whole different element of physical difficulty.

Price: You are a longtime advocate in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Can you explain your work in support of the LGBT community?

Dita: The first time I really had a chance was when MAC Cosmetics approached me to be a MAC Viva Glam spokesperson. I took it on as my personal mission and did everything I could to sell that lipstick, which has made $200 million for the fight against AIDS. It’s just a really wonderful charity. I really believe in it, and there are not a lot of charities that really put their money where their mouth is. I was proud to be part of it.

Through MAC Viva Glam, I became involved with amfAR [American Foundation for AIDS Research], and would offer myself up to them anytime I could to perform at their fundraisers. Any time I do something in which I can put some of the money to charity I usually send it in amfAR’s direction. It’s really been important to me. I feel like there are a lot of people that are afraid to talk about these things. My particular message when I was working with MAC was always about safe sex. That it’s sexy to insist on it. I carry condoms with me. I’ve got condoms in a pretty box next to my bed; I keep them in my purse. I think it’s sexy to do that and to not be afraid to insist on it, and to even admit that you like sex or that you’re ready for sex. So, that was part of my motivation.

Price: Seattle’s LGBT community has embraced burlesque. What do you think of the intersection of burlesque and drag in performing gender and sexuality in a very over-the-top manner?

Dita: I can definitely agree there are parallels and I’ve even seen some really great burlesque-drag shows. I think it’s really great. We’ve had a few drag performers in my revue before, too. So, I think they’re very relative and I always refer to “my drag” as in “I‘ve got to get on my drag today.” We all have our own drag, as RuPaul says.

Price: You were the first guest star in history at the Crazy Horse in Paris. Is the perception of burlesque and striptease different in Europe than it is in America?

Dita: I think definitely the Crazy Horse is its own thing, first of all. I don’t consider the Crazy Horse a burlesque show. Although in my opinion, I felt it was the closest thing to the kind of super-stylized striptease that I really like, but they’re not about the strip. They’re more about the glorification of woman, the beauty of the nude. For me, it’s different than a burlesque show, but it’s special in its own right. Yes, I think there is definitely a difference. The Crazy Horse is a fully nude cabaret of the highest order and the highest beauty of women, and the most elegant and sophisticated, talented dancers. I know so many stories from working there and talking to journalists and people who love the Crazy Horse – there are so many stories about boys being brought there by their parents to see their first naked girl, when they’re 15 or 16. It’s hard to imagine that could happen in America. (laughs) Price: You’ve been hard at work developing a fragrance, a capsule apparel collection, and a lingerie line overseas. You’re also working on a guide to eccentric beauty.

When will we see them in the U.S.?

Dita: I think we’re going to be fortunate enough to be able to sell the perfume on the tour at the merchandise booth. There are a lot of things you have to do before you can bring these projects to other countries, so we’re doing the work for that. My book comes out this fall with HarperCollins. It’s a step-by-step guide to how I create glamour.

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I do my own hair and makeup for almost all my photo shoots, for red carpet events, for my shows … I’m a self-created person.

So, I’m really breaking it down and telling people exactly how I do it.

Price: I’m always impressed you don’t use a stylist and do everything yourself – it makes me want to try harder!

Dita: I feel like I’ve got to stand for something and that’s what I stand for: “Anybody can do it!”

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STG presents Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray! at the Neptune Theatre May 24-25.

Visit www.burlesqueseattle.com to read Jessica Price’s full interview with Dita.

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by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer Introdans Mercy and Cuteness saw the Dutch group Introdans at the UW’s World Dance Series on May 10. Cuteness thought they had a good range of dances.

The opening dance, “Heavenly” was aptly named with its sky projection and excellent solo lifts. “Funf Gedichte” had pleasing pas de deux. It was choreographed by Nils Christe. Cuteness liked the gorgeous opera music by Wagner and colorful jumpsuits designed by Keso Dekker.

“Paradise?”, choreographed by Gisela Rocha, featured the full company. It was mechanical sets, music, and dance. Mercy liked the male pairings and lifts and the female pas de deux. There was a bit of tap dance, which made both Mercy and Cuteness smile. Cuteness appreciated the lighting, designed by Mark Truebridge.

Righteous Mothers Cuteness saw the Righteous Mothers with Mercy at the Triple Door, May 12. It was the first time Cuteness had seen the band, although Mercy has been a fan for a long time. Cuteness agreed the group’s original folk ballads were fun.

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continued from page 29 love, one that doesn’t end up the way it the audience expects. Spanish Gay cinema has been on the leading edge and well ahead of what we often find here in the U.S. While this film is not a landmark, it is a solid production with lots of twists and turns to hold your interest.

Wetlands Rating: Below Average Genre: Coming-of-age drama Canada (in French, subtitled) Friday, May 18, 3 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Saturday, May 19, 6 p.m. – Harvard Exit Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 p.m. – Harvard Exit This strange tale centers on a “different” young man named Simon, growing up on a dairy farm in rural Quebec. Tragedy just keeps happening to this family and we come to realize that something is just not on the level with the son, who seems not quite there. After the father’s untimely death, things go from bad to worse with Mom’s relapse into alcoholism and the appearance of an arrogant man who seems hell-bent on taking over the family and their farm.

This is not a happy tale, even with the Lesbian grandmothers. It doesn’t come together well, and seems little more than a constant struggle through tumultuous events.

Here are some more upcoming SIFF films of particular LGBT interest: The British Guide to Showing Off Genre: Documentary/fantasy U.K. Thursday, May 31, 4 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre Sunday, June 3, 8:30 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Friday, June 8, 4 p.m. –

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Clare Meeker, Marla Beth Elliot, Wendy Crocker, and Lisa Brodoff’s harmonies were tight. They opened with a song about the original meaning of Mother’s Day, “Arise.” “Old Fat Naked Women for Peace” has been on YouTube. “Sabi” followed.

“Jake’s Choice” was about a battered woman. Linda Waterfall joined them for “Don’t Pursue.” “Honolulu Lesbian Honeymoon” had an added chorus about Gay marriage in Washington. “Slack Tune” was funny. “Shooting Star” was a new song about losing a friend to cancer. “Pillow Talk” followed nicely.

“Boring Meeting” was about being stuck in an uncomfortable bra. “Big Legged Woman” is one of the group’s famous songs.

“Haagen Dazs” was another one. “Pesky Angels” was a good encore and earned a standing ovation from the enthusiastic crowd.

Jack DeJohnette and Friends Reality joined Mercy for Jack DeJohnette and Friends at Jazz Alley, May 13, because the late show on a school night didn’t work for Cuteness. Drummer DeJohnette was celebrating his 70th birthday. His trio included Chick Corea on phenomenal piano and Stanley Clarke on delicious bass. Mer-

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cy thought Jack’s drums were outstanding. At first, Reality didn’t agree with DeJohnette being the featured performer, because he was less impressed with the drums than with the piano and bass. But he agreed that Jack warmed up later in the set, enjoying himself and working well with his bandmates.

It was an evening of mellow jazz standards and originals. They opened with “Eiderdown,” featuring piano, bass, and drums.

Stanley Clarke’s “Light as a Feather” was appropriately titled and featured him and Corea. Chick and Stanley were the focus of “Lush Life.” A waltz by Joe Henderson, “Black Narcissus,” had solos on piano and bass.

An original by DeJohnette, “Indigo Dreamscapes” featured the whole trio.

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SIFF Cinema Uptown

Chapiteau-Show Genre: Surreal comedy/drama Russia (subtitled) Friday, June 8, 8:30 p.m. – AMC Pacific Place 11 Saturday, June 9, 3:30 p.m. – Kirkland Performance Center

Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean Genre: Biopic/erotic drama USA Thursday, May 24, 6:30 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre Friday, May 25, 4 p.m. – Harvard Exit

Cloudburst Genre: Romantic comedy/drama Canada Tuesday, May 22, 6:30 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre Thursday, May 24, 4 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown

Keep the Lights On Genre: Erotic drama USA Friday, June 1, 6:30 p.m. – Harvard Exit Saturday June 2, noon – Harvard Exit

The Crown Jewels Genre: Mystery/drama Sweden (subtitled) Monday, May 28, 3 p.m. – Harvard Exit Saturday, June 2, 8:30 p.m. – Harvard Exit Sunday, June 10, 4:30 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre Gayby Genre: Comedy USA Wednesday, June 6, 7 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre (Gay-La Presentation with After-Film Party) Friday, June 8, 4 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre Sunday, June 10, 2 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Growing Up Gay (Shorts Collection) Saturday, May 26, 4 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Italy Love it or Leave It Genre: Romance Italy (subtitled) Sunday, June 3, noon – SIFF Cinema Uptown Tuesday, June 5, 6 p.m. –

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Keyhole Genre: Surreal/experimental/cult Canada Wednesday, May 30, 6:30 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Friday, June 1, 4:30 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Kiss Me Genre: Romantic drama Sweden (subtitled) Saturday, May 26, 5:30 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Thursday, May 31, 3 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Lost in Paradise Genre: Romantic drama Vietnam (subtitled) Saturday, June 2, 7 p.m. – Harvard Exit Tuesday, June 5, 3 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Mosquita y Mari Genre: Coming-of-age drama USA Sunday, May 20, 6 p.m. – Harvard Exit Monday, May 21, 4 p.m. – Harvard Exit My Brother the Devil Genre: Coming-of-age drama UK

They closed the main set with Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five,” featuring piano, bass, and drums. The trio earned a standing ovation. Chick Corea’s “Matrix” was a request for the encore.

Manhattans Mercy is looking forward to seeing the Manhattans at Jazz Alley. Band members are: Gerald Alston (lead vocals), Winfred “Blue” Lovett (bass vocals), Troy May and David Tyson Harvey (backing vocals), Charles Butler (drums), Colt Younger and Howie Robbins (keyboards), Jason Simons (bass guitar), and Mark Bowers (guitar).

They are a popular R&B group that has been playing for forty years. Their most famous songs are “Kiss and Say Goodbye” and “Shining Star.” They will be at Jazz Alley on May 24-27.

Saturday, May 19, 9 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown Sunday, May 20, 11:30 a.m. – Harvard Exit Monday, May 28, 9:30 p.m. – SIFF Cinema Uptown North Sea Texas Genre: Drama Belgium (subtitled) Friday, May 25, 6:30 p.m. – Harvard Exit Sunday, May 27, 11 a.m. – Harvard Exit Prime Time Soap Genre: Coming-of-age comedy/drama Brazil (subtitled) Monday, June 4, 6:30 p.m. – Harvard Exit Tuesday, June 5, 4 p.m. – Harvard Exit Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings Genre: Mystery/thriller Philippines (subtitled) Sunday, May 20, 8:30 p.m. – Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center Friday, June 1, 9:30 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre Saturday, June 2, 2:30 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre White Camellias Genre: Romantic drama USA (partially in Spanish, subtitled) Thursday, June 7, 6:30 p.m. – Harvard Exit Saturday, June 9, 4 p.m. – AMC Pacific Place 11 Wonder Women! The Untold Story or American Superheroines Genre: Documentary USA Saturday, May 26, 3:30 p.m. – Everett Performing Arts Center Sunday, May 27, 4 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre Monday, May 28, 6 p.m. – Harvard Exit

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For a directory of GLBT-friendly religious organizations in Washington state, visit www.sgn.org and scroll down the first page of either section to see Multifaith Works’ 2007-2008 Directory of Inclusive Faith Communities (some information may not be current). For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org.

Bite on Broadway & Music Walk. Broadway between E Roy St & E Pike St. Sample Seattle’s best food & music by local artists. Up to $3 food samplings from over 20 restaurants.

Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Cheese Festival (5/19 & 5/20). Pike Place Market, 1st Ave & Pike St. Sun: 10am-4pm. www. seattlecheesefestival.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. 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! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.

U District Street Fair (5/19 & 5/20). Sat 5/19 - 10am7pm; Sun 5/20 - 10am-6pm. NE 45th St & University Way NE. www.udistrictstreetfair.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

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

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SATURDAY - May 19

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.

Seattle Cheese Festival (5/19 & 5/20). Pike Place Market, 1st Ave & Pike St. Sat: 10am-5pm. www. seattlecheesefestival.com U District Street Fair (5/19 & 5/20). Sat 5/19: 10am7pm; Sun 5/20: 10am-6pm. NE 45th St & University Way NE. www.udistrictstreetfair.org Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Bi & Bi Mixed-Gender Social Group. 4-6pm. Wayward Coffee, 8570 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Social get-together for Bisexual men & women, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks.

Sponsored by BiNet Seattle, a multi-gender, multicultural, pro-feminist group dedicated to providing information about Bisexuality, promoting Bisexual visibility & developing community. www.binetseattle.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.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Turn the World Around: Music With a Message (5/19 & 5/20). Sat 5/19: 7:30pm; Sun 5/20: 3pm. First Lutheran Church, NW 65th St & 20th Ave NW. Market Street Singers invite you to a celebration of some of the best choral music with a message. The diverse program covers such themes as social justice, equality & world peace. FREE. Captain Smartypants: A Panty Line - Because Broadway Isn’t Gay Enough (5/18 & 5/19, 5/25 & 5/26). 8pm. Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave. A twisted take on some of the best, the worst & the funniest moments from the Great White Way. 388-1400, www.flyinghouse.org (Limited seating available.)

Purple Prom. 8-11pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. An event for Queer youth of color, all Queer youth, friends & allies ages up to 20 years old. Features live DJs, dancing, food & fun. Limited capacity of 100. Reserve FREE advance tickets now. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/243179.

May 19 thru May 27

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

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharma buddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Rainbow Wedding Expo. 1-4pm. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1113 6th Ave. Features more than 30 Gayfriendly wedding professionals. Attendees will receive a complimentary Swag Bag brimming with valuable contacts for planning their own special day. FREE, $5 donation requested. RSVP to www.rainbowwedding network.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. 329-0793.

Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women

dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Rainbow Contra Dance. Lesson 3pm, Dance 3:30-6pm. Dance Underground, 340 15th Ave E. Features Jesse Partridge & Jay Finkelstein from Olympia.

Mariah Pepper calls. $10 general admission.

Turn the World Around: Music With a Message (5/19 & 5/20). Sat 5/19: 7:30pm; Sun 5/20: 3pm. First Lutheran Church, NW 65th St & 20th Ave NW. Market Street Singers invite you to a celebration of some of the best choral music with a message. The diverse program covers such themes as social justice, equality & world peace. FREE. Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Seattle PolyFidelity Discussion Group Potluck Meeting. 5-7:30pm. Meets 3rd Sunday of odd-numbered months at a poly-friendly location. PolyFidelity welcomes persons of all sexual orientations who are interested in discussing responsible alternatives to monogamy. Followed by a Poly Party. For more information & location, www.scn.org/~spg Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.

2012 La Femme Magnifique Pageant: Hats, Hats, Hats! Doors 6pm, Pageant 7pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Hosted by Darcelle XV & Gaysha Starr. Tickets: $15. Partial proceeds benefit Approve Referendum 74 Marriage Equality Washington State.

For contestant info or tickets email gaysha@gayshastarr.com.

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Women Facing HIV. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in peer support group for women living with HIV/AIDS. 322-2437. www.sasgcc.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. 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, 303 17th Ave E. 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 Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@ yahoo. com or phone (360) 722-1664.

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.

Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

Catholic Parents Support Group. 7pm. St Benedict’s Parish Center, 1805 N 49th St. Meets 3rd Monday each month. This is a drop-in peer support group for parents, family members & friends of GLBT persons.

The group offers a safe, supportive & welcoming space where concerned persons can share their experiences, struggles, joys & resources. (425) 462-9411, 542-2549.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.Freely Speaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724.

PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Sex, Dating & Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of every month. Talk about sexual health & safety, as well as different types of relationships. Ask questions and get answers from people who really know their stuff. 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - May 22

Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. 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 Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of 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

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Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

Meadowbrook Playfield, 10533 35th Ave NE (tennis courts at 32nd Ave NE). Every Tuesday & Thursday thru Sept. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $3 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

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 & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location c363-4500 or www.outdrum.com 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.)

Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org FREE Beginning ASL Lessons. 7:30pm. The Elite, 1520 E Olive Way. Every Tuesday. Have you ever wanted to learn basic American Sign Language? If so, you can get some FREE beginning ASL instruction.

Meets in the loft. 860-0999.

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, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7:30-9pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E. 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.

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday.

(360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

(See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

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

The Avengers, Pansy Division & Guests. 9:30pm.

Funhouse, 206 5th Ave N. $10 in advance, $12 day of show. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/239939

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bian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 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 Drag Night Extravaganza. Doors 6:30pm, Show 7-9pm. South Seattle Community College, Jerry M Brockey Student Center, 6000 16th Ave SW. A night of gender bending entertainment for all ages. Door prizes & fun activities throughout the show. Suggested donation $5. 934-5350, cecilia.smith@seattle colleges.edu PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma.

Meets 4th Thursday each month. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 383-2318. 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, 303 17th Ave E. 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. www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. 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 Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - May 25

WEDNESDAY - May 23

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm.

Call for details, location & to make reservations. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. 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.

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week.

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm.

Columbia City Church of Hope, 3818 S Angeline St. Meets every Wednesday. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@yahoo.com; www.lotussisters.org.

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1505 Broadway. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org 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 com-

munity. www.ingersollcenter.org Make It Better Now! 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month. Lots of adults say “It will get better,” but what about right now? The goal of Make It Better Now! is to help you develop & practice the skills necessary to do better now. This skills-based group is no cost. www. lamberthouse.org Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project Steering Committee Meeting. 7pm. Call for Capitol Hill location. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month.

New volunteers are always welcome. NWLGHMP researches, interprets, & communicates the history of the GLBT community in the Pacific Northwest. gayhistnw@aol.com; 903-9517.

Rain City Jacks. West Queen Anne/Interbay. 1st Sunday each month, 2pm; 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 7pm. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership required. Adult men only. Enrollment available at the door. www. raincityjacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5033.

SEAMEC Monthly Meeting. 7pm. 1605 12th Ave, Suite 21. Meets the 4th Wednesday of every month.

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org 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. http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm.

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome.

MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

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

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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.washingtongender alliance.com.

THURSDAY - May 24

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. 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 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! Get-togethers are highly social & offer “low impact” volunteer work & an opportunity to learn more about LAA. Please call before dropping in.

957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. 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. (425) 747-4937.

Pozitively Me! 6;30-8pm. Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St, 3rd Floor. Meets every Thursday. A conversation about HIV with other men. Gay & Bi men facing challenges living with HIV longterm now have a new way to meet others facing similar challenges.

Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Les-

Northwest Folklife Festival (5/25-5/8). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek - The Military Party Weekend (5/25-5/28). www.camptrc. org.

Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.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 Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. 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 Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org An Elegant Evening with a Twist. 7pm-1am. Center for Sex Positive Culture, 1602 15th Ave W. A celebration of crossdressing & gender presentation. MTF, FTM, butch to femme, femme to butch, genderqueer, genderfluid, minimalist or over the top. Open to adults of all self-identifications & orientations. 18+. Cost: Salon only, members $10, non-members $15; salon & play party, members $20, non-members $30.

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. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Pioneers & Warriors TM. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. Peer support group for Gay & Bi men over 40 - honoring the past, accepting the present & embracing the future. Group attendance requires facilitator approval. Please contact Joel Davis at 261-6616. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Captain Smartypants: A Panty Line - Because Broadway Isn’t Gay Enough (5/18 & 5/19, 5/25 & 5/26). 8pm. Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave. (See Saturday, 5/19 listing at 8pm for details.)

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

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm.

Gay City, 511 E Pike St (temporary meeting location).

Every Friday. (See related meeting Sunday at noon for complete details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - May 26

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Northwest Folklife Festival (5/25-5/8). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org

Celebrating 39 Years!

Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek - The Military Party Weekend (5/25-5/28). www.camptrc. org.

Captain Smartypants: A Panty Line - Because Broadway Isn’t Gay Enough (5/18 & 5/19, 5/25 & 5/26). 8pm. Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave. (See Saturday, 5/19 listing at 8pm for details.)

SUNDAY - May 27

& 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 - 6826711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBT-friendly 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.

Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.org 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 Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768.

Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov 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 Shanti - 324-1520; www.rosehedge.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program pro-

vides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

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.emeraldcity softball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.out ventures.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 countrywestern dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners. org; 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): magee 98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleybal lclub.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.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, Seattle Chapter - www.ttca.org; bruce@ttca.org; 1122 E Pike St PMB 905, Seattle, WA 98122-3934.

Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, 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 Odyssey: www.genderodyssey. com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.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; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenof westseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealthywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 436-8671.

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, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.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; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Northwest Folklife Festival (5/25-5/8). Seattle Center. www.nwfolklife.org Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek - The Military Party Weekend (5/25-5/28). www.camptrc. org.

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/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBT communities. Bent offers affordable classes & workshops for Queer-identified people. For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent. writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club is an umbrella organizing sponsoring LGBTQ-supported recovery meetings.

CHAC is currently looking for a new home. www. chacseattle.org, 860-9560 or call 587-2838. (Groups formerly meeting at CHAC are currently meeting at SASG (Seattle Area Support Groups) and other locations. Check out the SGN’s Community Calendar listings to find these groups.)

Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.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 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 511 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) 363-9188; 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.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 511 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. (The Library is located at Gay City’s offices, on the ground floor behind Kaladi Brothers Coffee - just follow the signs.)

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.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, 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.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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 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. 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.familyworks seattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Project at the API Safety Center, April, 4679976; 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; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 3227061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; TwoSpirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay

Please fax weekly changes to (206) 322-7188 or email them to seattleGaynews@yahoo.com no later than 3 pm on Tuesdays!

FRIDAY

Bar Myx - Weekly drink specials and dancing with DJ Matt Stands! No cover!

Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Prime Rib Dinner $11.75 Live DJ 9pm-close Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

DJ Dance 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric. Bear Night, 2nd Friday every month.

The Cuff Complex - Country Dancing w/ Rain Country 7 pm -11 pm, HiNRG Dancing - Alternating DJ’s 11pmclose. Cover $5 @ 9 pm.

Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

The Elite - No cover! 12pm -2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, $1 off call cocktails, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3.00 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun. - Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3.00 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! Start your weekend off right. Happy Hour 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials.

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

9 pm - 4 am 21+ * Cover charges as follows: 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am, $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00* **From 2 am - 4 am, 18+ with valid ID on main floor** www.neighboursnightclub.com.

Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm.

R Place - Happy Hour 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 drafts. Daily drink and bottle specials. Lashes Cabaret at 9 pm with Chablis & company.

Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover.

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

Bar Myx - Weekly drink specials and dancing with DJ Trent Von! No cover!

Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Free Pool, Free Darts and Free TouchScreen games all day and all night. Live DJ 9pm-close Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

DJ Dance, 9 pm - 1:30 am. Hosted by Eric.

The Cuff Complex - 1st Saturday Country Dancing w/ Rain Country 7 pm -10 pm, HiNRG Dancing - Alternating DJ’s 10 pm-3 am. Cover $5 @ 9 pm.

Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime.

Happy Hour Noon - 5 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls. “full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, $8 Stoli doubles, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour, Sun.-Thurs. 9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! But get in early to beat the line. Capacity enforced for your comfort & safety.

Happy Hour, 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials.

Neighbours - Power Mix with DJ Randy Schlager from C89. 21+ with Valid ID. 9 pm - 4 am. *Cover charges as follows - 9 pm - 12 am, $5.00; 12 am - 2 am. $8.00; 2 am - 4 am, $10.00. 206-324-5358; www.neighboursnightclub.com.

Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7pm.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 2-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s Lashes cabaret with Chablis and Company.

Vibe - in Kent - Absolut Saturdays! $5 Absolut Drinks.

South Side Boogie Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am with DJ Dirty Dan. No cover.

Wildrose - First Saturday each month, DJs & dancing. $5 cover. www.thewildrosebar.com.

Sunday

Bar Myx - T Dance! 3-7pm with DJ Lady Char, $1.00 Rolling Rocks. Dinner and a Movie at Bar Myx! Enjoy the newest releases on our big screens from 7 pm every Sunday! Dinner specials every week, $4 glasses of house wine, $1 doubles any drink! After the movie, one lucky customer will get to take the movie home…every week!

Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-2am Karaoke with Black Nail Productions 9pm-1am Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm - 16 players only. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - “Bottom forty” 6 pm-close w/ DJ Nark + Riff Raff & Guests. Cover $5 @ 8 pm Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour Noon - 5 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - NW Sports first on TV. Sound with early afternoon Mariners games. Pitcher special all day with free U-shell peanuts and pool.

Neighbours - 9 pm - 2 am Entre Hermanos Noche Latina $5.00 cover 21+ with Valid ID.With DJ Luis.

Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 2 pm-midnight. Happy Hour until 7 pm.

R Place - Happy Hour 2-7 $5.75 Wells $2.50 domestic drafts.

Twisted - Happy Hour all night! www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - Happy Hour All Day! FREE POOL! Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

Bar Myx - Bacardi Game Night! $4 Bacardi calls all night long, plus $9 Bacardi Pitchers! Mental Masturbation at 7:30 (with bonus questions and a bar match for the grand prize), followed by Beer Pong! Evening is hosted by our sassy bartenderess Karee Jo! Changes - Happy Hour all day 12 pm-2am Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts.

Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” All Day - Table top games, pool, darts, pinball, Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily, Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Pint night with Happy Hour prices 8 pm-close. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 7 pm.

Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4-7pm. Hamburger & Draft Beer $6.00 from 4pm -10.00 Black Nail Productions Karaoke 9pm to 1am.

R Place - Happy Hour 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special.

Seattle Eagle - Radio Dept. $4 wells all night Dj HOTPLAY from 10 pm - 2 am.

Vibe - in Kent - $1 Domestic Drafts, $2.50 all bottled beers, $3 Touch Down Shots. FREE POOL! Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

Bar Myx - 2 for 1 wells and $2 drafts all night long! Sliders 3 for $3, or 6 for $5! Either traditional or pulled pork!

Changes - Happy Hour 12pm- 8pm. Domestic Bottled Beer $1.25 All Day and Night, Super Happy Hour 4pm7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Burger Specials $2.50 Hamburger, $3.50 Cheeseburger $4.50 Bacon Cheeseburger.

Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” All Day - Table top games, pool, darts, pinball, Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm, Peanut Night, Bearoke 8 pm- 12 am w/Jonathan Jones Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

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The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. 8-Ball Pool Tournament starts at 6:30 pm.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. Black Nail Production Karaoke 9 pm-1 am.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special.

Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Vibe - in Kent - $10 Dizzy Pass - $1 you call it, 6pm to close.

Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

Bar Myx - $2 Bud and Bud Light drafts, and $4 Bud and Bud Light Mondos! $3 shots of Fireball, $5 well margaritas, $5 Nachos (beef, chicken or veggie) and 2 beef tacos for $2, 2 chicken tacos for $3 or 2 carne asada tacos for $4!

Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts Trivia Night 8pm Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

8-Ball Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. Karaoke 9 pm-1:30 am hosted by Michael.

The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher special , Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm, Country lesson w/Rain Country 1st & 3rd Wednesday 7:30 pm, Poz Seattle social 2nd Wednesday 6 pm, Leather social 4th Wednesday 7 pm Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Dart Tournament starts at 7:30 pm.

Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Gelliphish 7 pm-midnight.

Re-Bar - D.A.I.S.Y. Age with Riz! Hip Hop and R/B from the 1990’s.YO! FREE 10 pm.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.

Vibe - in Kent - $1 off all mixed drinks and shots. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

Wildrose - Karaoke 8 pm-12:30 am. No cover; drink specials. www.thewildrosebar.com.

THURSDAY

Bar Myx - $5 Long Island, Long Beach, AMF and Porn Stars! $4 with college or military ID! $8 Trashcans, and $3 Capitol Hill Dogs!

Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts Club Silverstone - In Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm, Pool Tournament 7 pm, Karaoke 8 pm-12 am w/Jonathan Jones Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm - 7 pm, $4 wells, Buck off taps & calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Weekly beer & cocktail specials. Kick off the weekend early. No DJ needed, you control the jukebox.

Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Thomas from 7 pm-midnight.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.

Vibe - in Kent - $3 wells, $4 Washington Apples.

Wildrose - Cheap date night! $2 wells. Corn dogs & tater tots. www.thewildrosebar.com.

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CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 - 206 Broadway Ave. E. - 204-0126 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS - 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 MAIL BOXES ETC. - Above QFC at Broadway & Pike - 324-5600 THE CRYPT - 1516 11th Ave. 325-3882 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 SALON DEWI/RED DRAWERS - 1525 14th. - 381-DIVA(3482) STAN’S ADULT SUPERSTORE - 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 UNDER U 4 MEN - 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 TABOO VIDEO - 1012 1st Ave. - 622-SEXY TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914

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DARBY’S CAFE - 211 5th Ave. S.E. - (360) 357-6229 DESIRE VIDEO - 3126 Pacific Ave. - (360) 352-0820 LOVER’S - 3959 Martin Way E. Suite D - (360) 456-7300 JAKES - 311 4th Ave. E. - (360) 956-3247 URBAN ONION - 116 Legion Way - (360) 943-9242

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