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Issue 51, Volume 41, December 20, 2013

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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s holiday tradition continues to charm

by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer NUTCRACKER PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET MCCAW HALL Through December 29 Pacific Northwest Ballet’s annual production of the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak staging of Nutcracker has been a beloved Emerald City holiday tradition since its first performance in 1983. This year’s revival is no exception. Crammed with charming moments, fairytale settings, some terrific dancing, dozens and dozens of on-stage children, and PNB’s full company, Nutcracker never fails to charm.

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by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer EVITA PARAMOUNT THEATRE December 31 – January 5 The Paramount Theatre will be presenting the smash musical Evita. This controversial “PopOpera” is based on the life of the First Lady of Argentina, and her husband, the dictator Juan Perón.

At the helm of this production is Joshua Young playing the unofficial narrator of the musical, “Che.” The Seattle Gay News caught up with this high-powered, talented individual:

by Albert Rodriguez and Jessica Price SGN A&E Writers Many musical performers enjoyed a banner year in 2013, but we only have room for 10 on our list. Here are our picks for the very hottest artists of the past 12 months, in ranking order.

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Evita speaks

A posthumous interview with Eva Perón

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer The name Evita has become recognized worldwide as a woman of power. Causing extreme emotions and opinions, her following has become almost cult-like – even today – causing either passionate devotion or a dangerous loathing in citizens and leaders of Argentina. Born of dubious legitimacy this incredibly determined woman clawed her way up from poor circumstances to becoming a radio personality, a movie starlet and eventually, the First Lady of Argentina.

While most people have their biographical knowledge from Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, her life is far from being either that simple or that salacious. To get to the bottom, I went to the source. *

original seems to have been lost. Obviously, we know which one is a forgery.

Andrews-Katz: How did you first make your arrival in Buenos Aires?

Evita: The tango singer, Augustin Magaldi, ignited the desire in me. I caught his eye during a performance one night when I was 15 years old. Later, I managed to talk to him and he told me all about the wonderful city.

He offered to take me back to Buenos Aires with him, but his wife (who traveled with

for the people so when an earthquake ravaged the town of San Juan, he organized a fundraiser, and I was invited. My political knowledge at the time was minimal, but the moment we met we became as one, despite the fact that he was 48 and double my age. He used to joke with his cabinet that he chose me because I had no knowledge of politics and he could mold me like clay to be used as the voice to the people. A few weeks after we met, the broadcast department was formed into a Union and I was shocked to find out I was nominated President of the Union. The first thing I did after winning was to form a radio show called “Toward a Better Future.” Very often I played Colonel Perón’s speeches in the background. I would talk to the people, my poor beloved descamisados not as Eva but as ‘Evita’ to remind them that I was still one of them despite my success, and how impressed I was

Any woman of power has rumors that follow her.

Look at what they have said about Catherine the Great and Elizabeth the First. Did I barter virtue for advancement? Is there anyone who doesn’t Eric Andrews-Katz: Will you describe one way or another? the circumstances of your upbringing?

Maria Eva Ibarguren Duarte de Perón: My mother (Doña Juana Ibarguren) gave birth to me on May 7, 1922. My father Juan Duarte was often absent from our lives due to his ‘other’ family. We were poor and because my father’s other family was middle-class, we were forcibly kept outside the church for his funeral. It’s something that I will never forgive the Middle and Upper Classes, sorry – I mean, my father’s family for doing.

Andrews-Katz: While simultaneous second families were common in Argentina at the time, your baptismal certificate says you were born in 1919 as the illegitimate daughter of Juan Duarte.

Evita: My autobiography, In My Own Words, has the definitive say on the subject matter. Once I became First Lady, I made sure that every child born had the official stamp of ‘legitimacy.’ As for my birth date, I only have a copy of my birth certificate, because the

him more often than not) objected. As my sisters often stated when asked, no Catholic girl would ever be accepted traveling by herself, so my mother took me in 1934, getting me settled with religious friends of the family.

Andrews-Katz: What kind of work did you first do in Buenos Aires?

Evita: The Great Depression made finding work very difficult, but I was talented enough to make my stage debut in 1935.

Eventually, I toured with a troupe that was lead by a lecherous director. In fact, he once burst into the room where a famous actress (I’ll call her XX) and I were having our maté. He told us that if we didn’t sleep with him we were both fired! I was disgusted, offended and appalled! But at rehearsals three weeks later, I was shocked that XX was still there. Everyone whispered about her. Eventually that job led to several others including modeling, a few B-rated movies, and then performing daily dramas on the radio.

Through my contacts and determination, I soon co-owned the station.

Andrews-Katz: Under what circumstances did you meet Colonel Juan Perón?

Evita: The “Marvelous Day” occurred on January 22, 1944. Colonel Perón was a quickly rising officer in the military during a time of great political uncertainty. His concern was

with his political prowess and dedication to the people.

Andrews-Katz: What led up to Colonel Perón’s arrest on October 9, 1945?

Evita: The sniveling President Edelmiro Julian Farrell was always jealous of Juan’s political charisma. I helped to organize over 300,000 people in front of the President’s house, the Casa Rosada, to demand his release. My critics say the Unions formed it and my contribution was little, but I leave it to the facts to tell. My beloved Juan and I married a little over two months later, finally putting to rest all those rumors of my illegitimate birth and dubious reputation.

He became President less than a year later. I am the first woman to ever be with her husband in the official Presidential portrait.

Andrews-Katz: Tell us about the European “Rainbow Tour” of 1947.

Evita: My husband, the President, was a devoted fan of Mussolini – in fact it is a derivative of his extended arm salute that Juan used, and subsequently became my signature pose.

Despite a Ger-

man international connection, he was never fond of Hitler. “Why kill your people when you can make them exalt you,” he used to say. We had highly appointed Jewish advisors on both of our cabinets. To smooth over any rough edges with Europe I went as Argentine Ambassador and had meetings with Francisco Franco, and even with Pope Pius XII. I was so horrified by the refugee camps that I visited, that Argentina made a large donation to the Israeli cause and later I even met with the Labor Minister of Israel, Golda Meir.

Andrews-Katz: Were there any drawbacks of the tour?

Evita: The Italians gave me a cold reception. They insisted that my husband was just another version of Mussolini. They made remarks that neither one of the Peróns could change alleged elicit past behaviors. The Count of Paris kept on showing me and explaining to me the horrors of the recent war, but I finally made it to Cartier and left my measurements with Christian Dior. Exhaustion caught up with me in France, and that is why I cancelled my visit to England. That’s the real reason and not that I felt insulted as George VI reported: although it was a second rate invitation to the UK, to say the least. It was then that I knew what needed to be done and returned home.

Andrews-Katz: What was the Eva Perón Foundation?

Evita: It was a foundation created to help my descamisados. When the Society of Beneficence overlooked my nomination to be society President, despite every other First Lady holding the position, I decided to start my own foundation. It was a good thing as their society folded very soon afterwards due to lack of Government funding. By putting a tax and levy on all casinos, horse racing, lottery, and my own 10,000 peso initial investment, we were able to provide cooking pots, sewing machines, shoes, clothing etc.… to the people who otherwise went without. After most businesses were convinced to contribute, the money greatly increased. We set a precedent as no inequality existed in the Argentine healthcare system. Again, my detractors said the money was coerced, but no one has ever come forth to testify with reputable evidence. They say that money was sent to Swiss bank accounts, but no Swiss accounts ever existed in the names of Juan or Eva Perón. Let them say what they want, but the people loved me because I was one of them, not afraid to embrace the diseased, or tend to the sick and poor, and they called me a Saint for it.

Even as I grew more ill, my work with the Foundation never decreased. I was even the founder and leader of the Female Peronist Party, a women’s suffrage group, responsible for allowing women to finally vote in Argentina. I am proud to say mine was the first female ballot ever cast.

Andrews-Katz: Your name was almost on that ballot as well, wasn’t it?

Evita: Almost. On August 22, 1951 a great rally was held outside my balcony.

While every President spoke from the rear of the Casa Rosada, I insisted that we spoke from the balcony facing the Plaza de Mayo.

They pleaded for both Peróns to be in office. That showed the military councils my power, and so a lot of the government didn’t want me there. I declined the people’s invitation to run as vice president, but they continued to yell and plead with me to take their nomination. It soon turned into a discussion between 2,000,000 people and myself, as my husband stood aside and watched with surprise. They yelled “Evita- Vice Presidente!” It was beautiful.

Andrews-Katz: Why did you decline the honors?

Evita: The English will no doubt say it was from pressures of my husband, the military and the extreme resentment by the upper classes. I think they are bitter because I

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********** Eva Duarte de Perón died on July 26, 1952. All government activity ceased for over two days and flags were flown at halfmast. More than three million people held vigils outside the Casa Rosada for days leading up to her death, and continuing afterwards, causing congestion in the streets up to a 10-block radius. Within hours every flower shop in Buenos Aires was completely sold out. Despite never holding an official office she was given a full state funeral with complete Roman Catholic requiem mass, and a special memorial was granted for the Argentine team at the Helsinki Summer Olympics.

After her death, Dr. Pedro Ara was commissioned to embalm the body for future display, much like Lenin’s tomb. It is considered to be one of the most perfect embalming jobs in history. A 17-foot monument was planned to be erected, but before it could happen renegade juntas overthrew the Peronist government. To avoid desecration, the body mysterious disappeared for over 16 years. It was discovered buried in Milan under the name Maria Maggi. In 1973 Juan Perón, and third wife Isabel returned from exile, and once again he became President.

Juan had Evita’s body buried in the family tomb at Recoleta Cemetery, an exclusive place for the prestigious Argentine elite, where allegedly it is “so secure, it could withstand a nuclear attack.” Juan Perón died on July 1, 1974 and is entombed in La Chacarita Cemetery on the opposite side of Buenos Aires.

The cult of Peron, especially that of Evita, continued to grow and become rooted in Argentine society despite military oppression.

As of the late 1970s, having a picture of either Peron was cause for arrest. Showing devotion or saying the name at military events was cause for execution – and hundreds of thousands mysteriously disappeared during “The Dirty War” that followed. The musical EVITA by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice brought new notoriety to the famous First Lady causing a reemergence of interest. Raging from the salacious to the saintly – books (The Woman with the Whip, among numerous biographies), movies (starring Faye Dunaway and Madonna, among oth-

ers) – Evita’s cult grew, taking the world by storm. Today Argentina embraces the past and the Casa Rosada balcony from which she spoke is named “Evita’s Balcony.” Millions of visitors are drawn to it, to assume the position, and belt out a song that was based on an actual speech given from that site. Evita’s gravesite in Recoleta Cemetery is one of the most frequently visited tombs in the world.

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am responsible for campaigning to have Argentine businesses run by Argentine people, and broke the English hold on our economy. The real truth is that I was too ill. My husband hid the truth from me, but I knew what it was. It was cervical cancer and even though I had an extreme hysterectomy and underwent chemotherapy – one of the first treatments ever – the disease had become too much. I knew I had to decline the titles the people were forcing onto me. It was one of my greatest joys to see my beloved reelected President on June 4, 1952. I was so weak by that time that I couldn’t stand without the constructed frame underneath my fur coat, and the help of my husband, but I spoke to the crowd of my joy, nothing would stop me from addressing my people. A few days after his election, I was given the honor of “Spiritual Leader of the Nation.” I am the only person to ever hold that Argentine title!

Andrews-Katz: Salacious rumors have always followed you. Does it bother you?

Evita: Any woman of power has rumors that follow her. Look at what they have said about Catherine the Great and Elizabeth the First. Did I barter virtue for advancement?

Is there anyone who doesn’t one way or another? When a man of power is attacked it is through his actions. When a woman of power is attacked it is through her sexuality.

History is full of examples and mine is no different – I just live in the time when any mass media quickly becomes world spread – true or not. I’ve heard the rumors that I slept my way to the top, or that I learned my political skills late at night on the wharfs.

All I can say is that I am known throughout the world and most people can’t recall any of my detractor’s names.

*Answers given are a combination from several different biographical sources.

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continued from cover Joshua Young: As a singer, it was Michael Jackson and Placido Domingo. I know they are so very different, but it works for what I’m doing now, legit musicals and rock musicals. They’ve influenced me with their versatility. In terms of my acting, my favorite actor is Mandy Patinkin. It’s ironic, because he originated this role, and I’m sure people will draw parallels, but I don’t mind, because he is amazing! I try to emulate his career as well.

Andrews-Katz: What was your first professional audition like and for what show?

Young: The first Equity Theater I auditioned for was Media Theatre in Pennsylvania. I was still in high school and I auditioned for Rolf in The Sound of Music. I remember that I was devastated that I didn’t get the part. I was also 60 pounds overweight then, but I was still crushed. I didn’t have another audition in Equity Theater until 2002, when I was in school at Syracuse University. There’s a theater associated called Syracuse Stage. I was 22 years old and got the role of The Artful Dodger in Oliver! I looked young being real skinny and had curly hair. I was passing for 15.

Andrews-Katz: What kind of before or after show rituals do you have?

Young: Three hours before I have a production I play a warm up tape that my teacher in New York City gave me. I warm up doing scales and vocal exercises that she recorded. That’s pretty much it, as I don’t have any superstitious rituals before or after. I try

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director John Doyle, in Kiss Me, Kate. What was it like to work with this distinctively styled director, and what instrument did you play?

Young: There were no instruments in this show [played by the actors on stage]. He didn’t pull out any of those tricks. He just did Passion, Off-Broadway in NYC, and didn’t use instruments either, so I think it’s something he tried and it worked. I saw the video of Company [where the actors played the instruments], but other than that, I don’t know. This was a very straight forward production of Kiss Me, Kate.

“My character, Che, is just a working class citizen in Argentina at the time. I’ve done character work and get to make up whom this character is, since he’s not the actual historical figure. I’ve decided he works in a leather factory.” to do physical exercise every morning, and that seems to help.

Andrews-Katz: You played Judas Iscariot on Broadway. What was your experience like in Jesus Christ Superstar?

Young: That production originated while I was working in 2011 at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival doing Evita. The Shakespeare Festival announced they were doing Jesus Christ Superstar the next year.

I asked the director if they would see me for Judas. I auditioned and got cast. Fast forward a year and we’re at Opening Night.

Tim Rice [lyricist for the J.C.S.] was in the audience and that was a huge deal for me! It was fully unexpected. He loved it so much that he contacted Andrew Lloyd Webber [composer of J.C.S.] and he came the following week. It snowballed from there with us going to Broadway. It was quite a ride.

Opening on Broadway was rough for me, though; I had bronchitis the week before and the week following Opening Night.

Overall it was a great journey and I love the show.

Andrews-Katz: You’ve worked with the

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Andrews-Katz: How did you audition for the role of Che in Evita?

Young: I actually didn’t. The producer Hal Luftig saw me do it at the Shakespeare Festival. I was on Broadway doing Judas while Ricky Martin was in the revival cast of Evita. I think all the producers of the show came and saw me. That’s how I got the offer for this production.

Andrews-Katz: Did you do any kind of research for your role as Che? Young: I did when I first did the role. I did tons of research [and] was kind of an expert on Che Guevara. I don’t play “Che Guevara.” My character, Che, is just a working class citizen in Argentina at the time.

I’ve done character work and get to make up whom this character is, since he’s not the actual historical figure. I’ve decided he works in a leather factory.

Andrews-Katz: Why do you think the iconic name of “Che” was used as a protagonist for the show?

Young: “Che” in Spanish means, “Hey, Buddy,” or as we’d say, “Hey, Man;” it’s a casual greeting. Ernesto Guevara used to

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call everyone “Che.” When this production originated in the late ‘70s, it was Hal Prince’s idea to name him “Che.” He is the average working class Argentine citizen, and faces the effects of the Perónist Government.

Andrews-Katz: Do you think the Perónist government helped or hindered the Argentine people?

Young: I guess I’d have to say Evita helped the people. Elena Rogers [the first Argentine woman to actually play the role on Broadway] tells a story about how the Eva Perón Foundation helped her. Without the Foundation, she would never have been able to play the role. Her family was lower class citizens at that time. Because of a grant from the Foundation, they were able to open a store and become more middle class. Eventually, that helped to bring her to London where she auditioned for the role of Eva. It benefited her family for at least another generation, and I think it did a lot for other Argentinians as well in much the same way.

Andrews-Katz: What similarities and differences do the stage and movie productions share?

Young: We’ve added the song “You Must Love Me” to our production. It’s directly from the movie.

Andrews-Katz: Regardless of gender or any limitations, what role would you like to play?

Young: Billy Bigalow. Not that exciting, I know, but I always wanted to play that part. It’s kind of a controversial role because there is the issue of spousal abuse.

I want to tackle it and get into the mind of that character. There are many companies that won’t put on the musical [Carousel] because of that, but look at Shakespeare; there are worse things there. I’d really love to play that part and learn how people look past that issue.

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the musical Evita. The team previously wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Called a “Pop-Opera” because of the modernization of the musical genre, the story tells of the life of Evita Duarte de Perón, the controversial First Lady of Argentina.

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4. “Mirrors” – Justin Timberlake 8. “Falling” – HAIM Though JT’s 20/20 project was uneven, Retro pop laced with R&B guitar riffs the second single from the album was total from three California chicks (sisters, actubliss. ally). Go figure.

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5. “Thrift Shop” 9. “I Knew You Were Trouble” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Taylor Swift wave feel that I found myself tearing up durSeattle rappers go global with this monI want to dislike Taylor Swift, but she ing “Things We Lost in the Fire,” as if A-ha and Psychedelic Furs had a one night stand. ster hit that cites familiar stomping grounds. keeps putting out these damn catchy songs!

Of all the recordings in 2013 (and a few 7. Heartthrob – Tegan and Sara released at the tail end of 2012), these are The Canadian twins get better and better the albums and singles that stood out for me with each album, making Heartthrob their the most, in ranking order. best work to date.

ALBUMS 8. Bangerz – Miley Cyrus It isn’t a brilliant album, but it’s definitely 1. Same Trailer, Different Park better than other recordings of its genre – a Kacey Musgraves Great stories make for great songs, espe- guilty pleasure that can’t be ignored. cially when they’re backed with the sweet, 9. Immunity – Jon Hopkins delicate sounds of an acoustic guitar, banjo, The most intriguing electronic album of piano and the slightest of country twangs.

2013 comes from Wimbledon-born producer and artist Jon Hopkins, who fuses a 2. Random Access Memories spellbinding concoction of trance, house Daft Punk The best disco record not released in the and light experimental. disco era. And the hired help – from Phar10. Trouble Will Find Me rell Williams to Julian Casablancas to The National Panda Bear – gives the album some artistic Even a non-fan of The National, such as muscle. myself, has to admit that this Grammynominated album is simply luscious.

3. 12 Stories – Brandy Clark Nashville maverick Clark croons about SINGLES moms lighting up joints and women afraid to commit murder because they won’t look 1. “Get Lucky” good in jail clothes. What’s not to love?

Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams A modern dance classic that’s already 4. Yeezus – Kanye West Though he comes off as a conceited jerk, drawn its share of covers and parodies; the the truth is Kanye West knows how to trans- Jimmy Fallon-Rashida Jones holiday verform rap into art, and mixing electronica sion (“We’re up all night to eat turkey”) is hysterical. with hip hop is pure ear candy.

5. The Electric Lady – Janelle Monae Aside from always keeping it funky, Monae keeps it fresh. She’s original to the core, and sumptuous tracks like “Dance Apocalyptic” and “Q.U.E.E.N.” (with Erykah Badu) prove it.

6. Bad Blood – Bastille This album has such a retro ‘80s pop-new

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2. “Royals” – Lorde This rather infectious single from New Zealander Lorde became the sleeper hit of the year, and it’s in the running for Record and Song of the Year at next year’s Grammys.

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6. “Love and War” – Tamar Braxton Braxton sinks her heart and stellar vocals into this R&B gem, up for two Grammy Awards.

10. “Bubble Butt” Major Lazer featuring Bruno Mars, Tyga and Mystic Not since Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” has a song about shapely rear ends been this good.

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Grammy winners for Best New Artist and continued from cover Song of the Year, this Brooklyn trio, and huge LGBT supporters, broke through big tially sums up his successful year. –A. Ro- time in 2013. –A. Rodriguez driguez 7. THE LUMINEERS 2. MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS Hit single “Ho Hey” turned up everySeattle’s hometown hip hop heroes took a where this year, from Bing commercials to stand for equality this year, ending it with The Vampire Diaries to random melodrathree sold out Key Arena shows (a local re- matic yoga classes worldwide. –J. Price cord) and seven Grammy nominations. –J. Price 8. CHER What farewell? The Gay icon strutted 3. DAFT PUNK back into the spotlight with a new album, Their fourth album, Random Access live appearance on The Voice and a world Memories, was one of the year’s most wide- tour announcement that brings her to Seatly anticipated new releases and gathered tle on Pride weekend. –A. Rodriguez rave reviews for collaborations with Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, 9. HEART Pharrell Williams, and more. –J. Price This year saw Seattle veterans Heart be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of 4. MILEY CYRUS Fame and deliver a powerful Bumbershoot Love her or heavily dislike her, Miley performance to a jam-packed Key Arena.

Cyrus catapulted to pop stardom this year –A. Rodriguez and got everyone talking, and I do mean everyone. –A. Rodriguez 10. IMAGINE DRAGONS You don’t go from playing small clubs to 5. ROBIN THICKE sports arenas overnight. Actually, you do, if Resistance is futile to the dangerously you’re Imagine Dragons, who rose to intercatchy, seriously chauvinistic #1 hit single, national fame and nabbed a Record of the “Blurred Lines,” whose “director’s cut” Year Grammy nomination for “Radioacvideo immediately went viral and featured tive.” –A. Rodriguez partially nude models. –J. Price

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The best live performances of 2013

by Albert Rodriguez and Jessica Price SGN A&E Writers There are good concerts and there are great concerts, but there are only a handful of concerts that really blew us away. Here are the best shows we saw all year, in ranking order.

4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis @ Key Arena, December 11 The second of three consecutive sold-out concerts at Key Arena, this show had everything from colorful confetti to smoke bombs to pyrotechnics. It was a superb hometown performance.

5. Suzanne Vega @ Benaroya Recital Hall, February 5 Performing in an intimate 500-seat venue, Vega delighted fans with “Marlene on 1. Paul McCartney the Wall,” “Small Blue Thing,” “Luka” and @ Safeco Field, July 19 Sir Paul serenaded a capacity crowd on a previously-unrecorded tracks. warm summer evening with a 39-song set JESSICA’S PICKS list that included lots of Beatles classics, plus a jam session with Nirvana members.

1. Prince @ The Showbox at the Market, April 18 2. Heart @ Key Arena (Bumbershoot), August 31 2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Wilson sisters were on fire at Key @ Key Arena, December 12 Arena, playing fierce renditions of “Barracuda,” “Crazy on You” and Led Zeppelin’s 3. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds “Kashmir.” @ Paramount Theatre, April 7 3. Janelle Monae 4. Lady Gaga @ The Showbox SoDo, October 30 @ Tacoma Dome, January 14 Monae has so much energy and she put it to maximum use at a pre-Halloween show 5. Bat for Lashes @ The Showbox that included cuts from her new album, The at The Market, April 16 Electric Lady, and covers of the Jackson Five and Prince songs.

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3. Artpop (album) – Lady GaGa 7. April 3 Concert, Key Arena Sadly, Artpop sounds like a hastily put Rihanna together effort missing the genuine weirdRi Ri’s show was disappointing on many ness that made us love her in the first place. levels, but mostly because it lacked enthusiBetter luck next time – we hope she gets her asm from its leading star who appeared to spark back. –J. Price be in another universe (like Planet Daze).

–A. Rodriguez 4. “The Sound of Music Live!” TV special – Carrie Underwood, Stephen Moy8. “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” er, etc. (single) – Ylvis Jesus, take the wheel please! Despite This year’s biggest viral “kill me” modrawing 18 million viewers, this karaoke ment. Comedy or not, we wish we could say version of a beloved musical film was a this never happened. –J. Price sloppy, hot mess. –A. Rodriguez 9. “Woman’s World” (single) – Cher 5. “Cups” (Pitch Perfect’s “When I’m Yes, of course I’m happy Cher is back. But Gone”) (single) – Anna Kendrick this poorly executed dance track screams Don’t quit your day job, Anna Kendrick! “deep-fried ‘Believe.’” –A. Rodriguez And don’t sing other people’s stupid songs.

–A. Rodriguez 10. #willpower – will.i.am The fact that producer will.i.am makes 6. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (album) other people’s music sound horrible is one – Eminem thing, but his very own material is even In 2013 (and with pro-Gay contempo- worse. #crap is a more suitable title. –A. Roraries like Macklemore fighting the good driguez fight), it’s ridiculous for Eminem to use the

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1. MTV VMA appearance/performance – Miley Cyrus Oh Miley, grow up – your antics (and your tongue) have become tiresome. –J. Price

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer David O. Russell’s latest American Hustle isn’t based on fact, it is inspired by it. Instead of using the real people caught up in the New York/New Jersey Abscam scandal of the 1970s, he and co-writer Eric Warren Singer (The International) concoct a gregarious, freewheeling con job where career manipulators, the FBI and community-minded, if bent, politicians find themselves joining forces whether they want to or not. In many ways the movie is a return to the uninhibited days of the director’s early comedies like Flirting with Disaster. Far removed from either The Fighter or Silver Linings Playbook, Russell is taking no prisoners, even if, narratively, he doesn’t maintain as sharp a focus as was found in his previous two endeavors.

Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) is a master of the small con. Sure, he has some legitimate businesses, including a series of small dry cleaning establishments, but his main calling involves shrewdly convincing people to hand over their money without realizing they’ve been had. He’s met a kindred spirit in the lovely, whip-smart firecracker of a woman, Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), the pair teaming together, taking their respective games to an entirely different level, and bringing in dollar amounts that, if continued, could eventually have them set for life.

Agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) of the F.B.I. knows what they’re up to, and while he doesn’t have much substantive on Irving, he has managed to box Sydney into a corner that will likely lead her straight into prison. Thing is, he’s not especially interested in them, he wants bigger fish, and if

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they’re willing to play ball he’ll make sure neither serves a day behind bars. But when the targets of their government-financed deceptions escalate from mid-level fences to actual members of the United States Congress, as well as enforcers connected to the Las Vegas mafia, Rosenfeld and Prosser realize they’re in over their heads, trying to find a way out their number one concern.

The movie plays like some bizarre, retro ‘70s-style amalgam of Dog Day Afternoon, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Donnie Brasco and Ocean’s Eleven, Russell mashing up genres and styles with skillfully energetic enthusiasm. He and Singer use a real F.B.I. sting operation as basis to go hog wild, taking a gifted ensemble of actors and giving them complicated characters to inhabit, where nothing is ever what it seems, and anything can happen to the lot of them at any given time. The good guy is kind of a jerk, the bad ones the only figures apparently with a humanistic moral center, while the object of all their attentions, corrupt New Jersey politician Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), ends up being the most sympathetic figure inside this entire mélange.

The dialogue sizzles. The situations crackle with explosive electricity. I never entirely knew what was going to happen from one moment to the next. Russell allows the movie to live and breathe in syncopated rhythms that owe one heck of a debt to the New York excursions of director Sidney Lumet (especially his crime and punishment trifecta of Prince and the City, Serpico and the aforementioned Dog Day Afternoon). The movie dances to its own beat, keeps its own idiosyncratic cadences, and while there’s the occasional sour note or times when it stumbles over its own quickly

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toe-tapping feet, more often than not, there isn’t a false moment to be found.

But no matter what, at the very least, it is an acting triumph. As glorious as the 2013 ensembles have been in August: Osage County, Lee Daniel’s The Butler, Prisoners, 12 Years a Slave, Blue Jasmine and Nebraska, the depth and breadth of the performances delivered by the cast of American Hustle blow the others clean out of the water. Everyone is wonderful, even bit players like Louis C.K., Michael Peña, Alessandro Nivola and Elisabeth Röhm having signature scenes that give the film an extra added bit of spunk.

Yet it is the central quintet that makes the movie a sensation. Cooper, coming into his own, working with Russell in Silver Linings Playbook, is maybe even better here, his slimy go-for-broke F.B.I. agent an addict in the making who doesn’t know just how bad he’s sliding until it’s too late to attempt a recovery. As for Renner, he’s terrific as Polito, traveling in shades of grey so murky and nebulous your heart almost can’t help but break for the guy, as the realization he’s done all of his dirty dealings for an understandable greater good callously hammers its way home.

But the reason to be doing backflips over this production has everything to do with the trifecta of Bale, Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, the latter an unhinged firebrand portraying Rosenfeld’s disgruntled, freespirited, yet emotionally crippled, estranged wife Rosalyn. Coupled with his astonishing turn in Out of the Furnace, Bale delivers one of the best one-two punches I’ve seen all year (even better than Tom Hanks’ Captain Phillips-Saving Mr. Banks doublewhammy), disappearing so completely the

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(l-r) Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle

cumulative effect is extraordinary. In regards to Lawrence, there’s a reason she’s a shoe-in for her third Academy Awardnomination (and maybe in line to win her second Oscar), the young upstart stealing scenes and breaking hearts with such cagy, unbridled aplomb, taking my eyes off of her at any point was impossible.

Then, there is Adams. Why we are not talking about her as far as the Best Actress race is concerned is way beyond me, because for my money she’s right up there with Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine), Adèle Exarchopolous (Blue is the Warmest Color), Brie Larson (Short Term 12), Judi Dench (Philomena), Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) and Felicity Jones (An Invisible Woman) as having delivered one of 2013’s most superlative performances. Adams shifts gears (and accents) as Sydney with tempestuous abandon, traversing emotional minefields with shocking precision. She is astonishing, dominating the film in ways so subtle yet so all-encompassing it’s difficult to express just how remarkable she truly is.

There are times when American Hustle is too cute and too crafty for its own good, moments when the frenzied puzzle box wraps itself into knots it can’t completely wriggle its way free of. But the movie is so funny, so gosh darn engaging, so much frickin’ fun, that its shortcomings don’t amount to much more than a slightly aggravating annoyance, and even saying that isn’t entirely accurate. Russell, if not hitting on all cylinders, is still working at such a frenzied and fevered pitch, it’s difficult to come away unimpressed, and I have this sneaky suspicion the more I think about the picture the more I’m going to come to believe it’s something moderately magnificent.

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ARTS/CRAFTS/GIFTS Gift for Life Sample Sale to benefit DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS), now through Jan. 12, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed.-Sun., except closed 12/24, 12/25 & 1/1). Books, gifts, toys, home accessories, and much more, all offered at wholesale to the public. Special Section proceeds donated to DIFFA. 22824 100th Ave. W., Edmonds.

tina Christmas Show will have it all, because this year’s show will be THE BEST OF THE BEST! It’s time for Miss Martina to acquiesce and appease her admirers by performing her ALLTIME GREATEST HOLIDAY HITS – from the 14 pretty much all-new, pretty much all-unique Christmas shows she’s done in Seattle over the years. From the beloved mash-ups to the treasured abominations, this festive evening will

Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center Holiday Tree & Greenery Sale Fundraiser, now thru Dec. 23, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 303 17th Ave. E., Seattle. 206-322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

Seward Park Clay Studio Winter Holiday Show & Sale, Dec. 6-24. Mon.Fri., noon-7 p.m.; Sat-Sun, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. With the closing of the Northwest Craft Center in the re-do of the Seattle Center, there is now no single location for Puget Sound residents to see a representative sample of the variety of ceramics being produced in this area.

That is, except during the Thanksgiving-Christmas window at the annual Winter Holiday Sale at Seward Park Clay Studio. This working studio, usually the creative home for a score of resident artists, plus 120+ students, transforms into a retail clay paradise for the holidays.

What is on view, and available for purchase, is not just the product of those professional and hobbyist potters currently associated with Seward Park Clay Studio, but also art from an additional invited two-dozen local clay artists.

These range from such luminaries in the field as Carol Gouthro, Ricky Silver, Tip Toland, and Sam Scott to local favorites including Damian Grava, Pat Colyar, and Carol Ann Bauer.

Also impressive is the range of work: sculpture, majolica, functional stoneware, delicate porcelains, raku, woodfire, wall hangings. Even if you aren’t in the market for purchasing (and prices are remarkably affordable!), just surveying the range of expression in clay is worth a trip to this event.

Join us in celebrating the diversity of Puget Sound ceramics. Seward Park Clay Studio, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle.

HOLIDAY EVENTS Argosy Cruise Christmas Ship, Nov. 29-Dec. 23. www.argosycruises. com. (See article in this week’s SGN for details.)

LGBT COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS Imperial Court of Seattle & Knights of Mantra Christmas Show.

Dec. 21, doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. R Place, 619 E. Pine St., Seattle. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com and on Facebook.

LGBT CABARET “The Dina Martina Christmas Show – The Best of the Best!” Nov. 29Dec. 31. PAGENTRY AND PATHOS! GLAMOUR AND GIFTS! HILARITY AND HITS! This year’s Dina Mar-

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be jam-packed with genius comedy and holiday chestnuts – and there ain’t a rotten one in the bunch! This is the first time Miss Martina, along with famed musician/composer Chris Jeffries, has performed her all-time greatest holiday hits in one show. So get your tickets now, because pretty soon they’ll be goin’ like HOTCAKES! Only they’re TICKETS! $20 advance; $25 at the door. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St., Seattle. www.brownpapertickets/com/event/451053. www.dinamartina.com “Ham for the Holidays: Close Encounters of the Pork Rind,” Dec. 4-22 (Wednesday-Sunday). Comedians Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt (aka Dos Fallopia) bring their sketch comedy chops and a trunkful of characters to ACT this December. Directed by David Hunter Koch, the long-running cult holiday series (think Carol Burnett on steroids) has found a hammy holiday home at ACT’s Falls Theatre, in collaboration with the Central Heating Lab. With characters like motherdaughter country duo The Spudds, the tiny but proud Sequim Gay Men’s Chorus, and the angst-ridden Slam Poet, Platt and Koch create an evening full of wickedly funny social satire, musical parody, and razor-sharp zingers.

“Ham” contains a cornucopia of dysfunctional characters: Jewish lounge act Schmeck Attack is mistakenly booked at a Xmas party; Crassword puts a titillating spin on the popular game show; Northwest icons Paul Allen, Bill Gates, Dale Chihuly, and Jean Enersen band together in a supergroup, The Seatles; Country duo The Spudds present Ma-

ma’s bizarre mash-up of classic TV and holiday films with “Meet Me in Mayberry with a Vengeance.” Tickets: $15-$33. Available to ACTPass holders. ACT, Falls Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle 206-292-7676; www.acttheatre. org.

with your friends.

The musical runs Thurs-Sat at 7:30 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets: Thurs are pay-what-you-can; Fri-Sun $12 & $15. www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/469108, Use promo code: GAYCITY and $5 of your ticket price will be donated to Gay City Health Project.

“Homo for the Holidays,” Dec. 12- Presented by Copious Love Produc24. A seasonal spectacle guaranteed to tions. make even the most stubborn yuletides Gay! An unforgettable MUSIC all-star cast of burlesque, cabaret, dance, drag, and Seattle Men’s Chorus presents musical local luminaries “Play It Again, Santa,” Nov. 30-Dec. come together in a display 22. Borrowing from the film classic of glittering grandeur. A Casablanca, with Santa (not Sam!) at hearty holiday fruitcake the piano, in an out-of-the-way bar at packed with rollicksome the North Pole, the Seattle Men’s Choreindeer, enticing elves, rus fabulous holiday concert is underghostly guests, sexy snow- way. storms, agile angels, musiWith their unique blend of song, cal Maccabees, and new dance, and campy comedy, SMC has ways to define coming carved its niche as Seattle’s OTHER home. It’s not Christmas in holiday tradition. As artistic director July, it’s Pride in Decem- Dennis Coleman points out, “We try to ber! Light your menorah, bring three things to every holiday constuff your stockings, and cert: a goosebump, a laugh, and a tear.” join our chosen family in Goosebumps abound in Act One with celebrating our favorite several richly harmonic a cappella sewintry holiday of all. Fea- lections, both traditional and non-traturing an all-star cast of ditional pieces. Act Two brings lots of burlesque, cabaret, dance, laughs with the special “Santa Set” and drag, and musical local lu- there will be a good dose of emotion minaries: BenDeLaCreme, as SMC celebrates the “Gift of Marriage Equality in 2013.” Expect holiday favorites like “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “We Need a Little Christmas,” “Joy to the World,” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

And no SMC concert would be complete without their signature holiday piece, “Silent Night.”

For the second consecutive year, SMC is proud to partner with Lifelong AIDS Alliance for a Holiday Food Drive during the Seattle concerts at Benaroya Hall. All non-perishable goods will be accepted and will be used in Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s food program, Chicken Soup Brigade.

The Seattle Men’s Chorus “Play It Again, Santa” final concert will be held 12/22 @ 7:30 p.m. at Benaroya Hall, 3rd Ave. & Union St., Seattle.

Tickets: $28-$78. 206-3881400; www.SeattleMensChorus.org.

Kitten LaRue, Lou Henry Hoover, Jinkx Monsoon (performing 12/12-14 & 12/23-24) (sharing a role with Scott Shoemaker performing 12/18-22), Major Scales, Cherdonna Shinatra, Faggedy Randy, ilvs strauss, and announcing their newest cast member, burlesque starlet Inga Ingenue. Tickets: $25 in advance; $30 at the door. West Hall, Odd Fellows Building, 2nd Floor, 915 E. Pine St., Seattle. www.strangertickets. com.

“Total Family Massage: The Musical.” Dec. 12-29. Queer confessional artist John Paul Sharp writes and stars in an over-the-top, hilarious musical loosely based on his real life! Enjoy a full evening of laughs and live singing

Northwest Boy Choir presents “A Festival of Lessons & Carols,” 12/21 @ 7:30 p.m. and 12/22 @ 6 p.m., at St. Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle, and 12/23 @ 7:30 p.m., at Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, 3rd Ave. & University St., Seattle. Enjoy an enchanted evening of Christmas music – a Northwest holiday tradition. Tickets: $20-$25 adult, $15$20 senior & $10-$15 student. 206-5243234; www.nwchoirs.org Candlelight Concerts presents “Pleasures of Pan,” 12/22 at 7:30 p.m.; “Jazzin’ with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas” Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

The third annual Candlelight Concerts in memory of George Shangrow continues a tradition which George initiated with candlelight evenings of chamber music and holiday favorites over many decades. Chamber music both familiar

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continued from page 9 and new is performed by some of the Northwest’s prominent soloists. Tickets: $10, $15 & $20, 18 and under FREE, series pass $45.

University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave. NE. www.candlelightseattle.org Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra presents “Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music,” 12/28 @ 7:30 p.m. Don’t miss this holiday performance of works drawn from Ellington’s three Sacred Concerts featuring blues, gospel, and jazz pieces that Ellington considered some of his most important works. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. (at Seneca St.) Tickets: $14-$36. www.srjo.org; www. brownpapertickets.com THEATRE & FILM A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol, Nov. 28-Dec. 28. We all know the story of Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. Or do we? In A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol, the audience decides the entire story.

Where does Scrooge work? What afflicts poor Tiny Tim? YOU decide! Tickets: $12 & $15. Unexpected Production’s Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley. 206-587-2414, 800-838-3006; www.unexpectedproductions.org; www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/375268.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Dec. 5-24. For the 13th year in a row, the Herdmans are back with more holiday havoc!

Chaos escalates as the kids turn the festivi-

ties upside down and ultimately challenge everyone’s traditional notions of Christmas. For young and old alike, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has become a holiday family tradition at SPT and not to be missed. Tickets: $10-$32. Seattle Public Theater, 7312 W. Greenlake Dr. N., Seattle.

206-524-1300; www.seattlepublictheater.org.

Coney Island Christmas, Nov. 29-Dec. 22. A Jewish girl is the best choice as Jesus in the school play, but will tradition and family politics bring the curtain down early? Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies, Coney island Christmas features two of the most hilariously inept holiday school pageants ever and a universal tale of what it means to be an American at the holidays. Projections from the 1930s Brooklyn, plus Christmas carols played in traditional Jewish klezmer style by the Klez Katz of Seattle, add rich texture to this delightful production. Coney Island Christmas performs Fri-Sat at 8 p.m. & Sun at 2 p.m. Tickets: $7-$20. Bring nonperishable food for local food bank and get $2 off ticket price. Burien Actors Theatre, 14501 Fourth Ave. SW, Burien. 206-242-5180; www.burienactorstheatre.org Little Women – The Broadway Musical, Nov. 29-Dec. 29. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s enduring classic, Little Women follows the beloved stories of the March sisters as they come of age in Civil War America.

This timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope, and everlasting love.

This story – based on Alcott’s own child-

hood – is deeply etched in the cultural and emotional landscape of our country, that it resurfaces generation after generation to capture our hearts. This holiday season, let ArtsWest bring you and your family on this journey of courage, friendship and loss – reminding us to care for what we believe in and to care deeply for those we choose to love. Tickets: $17-$36.50. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave. SW, Seattle. 206-938-0339; www.artswest.org.

The Santaland Diaries, Dec. 5-24.

Crumpet the Elf is so over the holidays he’s reached an all-time high in humbug. Joe Montello’s adaptation of The Santaland Diaries, David Sedaris’ witty and sardonic chronicle of the holiday season, returns to SPT with its unique brand of yuletide cheer.

For mature elves only. Tickets: $10-$32. Seattle Public Theater, 7312 W. Greenlake Dr. N., Seattle. 206-524-1300; www.seattlepublictheater.org.

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enchanted land of Act Two. The whirling dervishes still twirl and whirl into childhood memories. The Chinese Tiger still delights thousands of audience members each performance with a neo-vaudeville outing. So many of the supporting characters – in solo appearances or in duos, trios, or other groupings – steal center stage with every appearance, that it’s easy to forget that Clara and her Nutcracker Prince are the main focus.

Kent Stowell, the former PNB co-artistic director (and co-founder of Pacific Northwest Ballet) created several lovely pairings and some fine solos for their characters. The fact that their dances border on the generic is not their fault. Stowell creates his best work in this PNB adaptation for the specialty acts, and those dancers walk away with the show. The large corps de ballet outings – the “Dance of the Snowflakes” that ends Act One and the world-famous “Waltz of the Flowers” toward the end of Act Two – give the crowd a terrific taste of classical ballet.

As usual, PNB casts all major roles and specialty numbers with numerous company members. Multiple casts often result in real NUTCRACKER NUTS – and YOU know who you are – attending multiple performances to catch specific dancers in lead roles.

The incredibly rich score by Tchaikovsky carries many of the show’s most celebrated moments. The large PNB Orchestra, ably conducted with rich and lush style, performs with its usual sparkle and polish.

Tchaikovsky’s score is a real workout, with soaring passages, intimate moments, and comic delights, and the PNB musicians are well up to the task.

The Sendak scenic designs, beloved by zillions of Emerald City children for three decades, are still fresh, vibrant, and oh so contemporary. Each viewing reveals new, subtle delights that have been there since day one. (Only last year, this reviewer noticed a large peacock over the double doorway in Act One, foreshadowing the Act Two solo.)

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The Chinese tiger scene from Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcracker

“all dressed up” for the holidays. Some clutch bouquets of flowers for siblings or friends in the production. Others clutch a parent’s hand, almost overwhelmed by the vast space in McCaw Hall.

Most of the little girls are dressed to the nines in Christmas finery. A few little boys are dressed up, too. One charming little tyke wore a tiny bow tie and a red Christ-

well trained and polished to near perfection.

Almost 200 children are involved in rotating groups for the month-long performances. The large groups – as warrior mice, military officers, the infantry, cavalry, or artillery (in Act One), or servant children and the Chinese Tiger’s four girl attendants (in Act Two) – add much delight to the performance. The eight children in the “Toy The-

The large PNB Orchestra, ably conducted with rich and lush style, performs with its usual sparkle and polish. mas vest – obviously delighted and beaming with his holiday finery. The festive attire tends to spread to many adults, too. Many others dress in their usual REI uniforms.

People watching before the show and at intermission is an added bonus.

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ater” sequence were exceptionally polished last Friday – bravo to all the teachers and ballet masters involved (and to the parents who drive the children to seemingly endless rehearsals and performances).

Evening and matinee performances of Nutcracker continue until December 29.

Good seats are still available. The helpful

staff at PNB’s box office has full details.

Contact them at (206) 441-2424 or at www. pnb.org. Highest recommendation! Check it out! (As usual, tell PNB that “SGN sent ya!” The box office staff and the whole PNB crew like to know things like that. Happy Season from MWH and SGN!) NOTE: This writer’s “ballet family” includes dozens of other reviewers and three special young women – granddaughter, Miss Victoria, Miss A. and Miss V. All three give this year’s Nutcracker “24 stars out of 10.” Yes, that’s correct!

[Full disclosure: SGN pulled some strings and finagled this writer’s entry into an early tech rehearsal and a later dress rehearsal.

It was this scribe’s forty-second visit to PNB’s Nutcracker – and one of three major productions he saw this year: New York City Ballet’s elegant and very different Balanchine staging, San Francisco Ballet’s stylish staging and PNB’s beloved classic.

But that, dear reader, is another story for another year.]

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DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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SATURDAY - December 21

Winter Solstice 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.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Imperial Court of Seattle and Knights of Mantra Christmas Show. Doors 6pm, show 7pm. R Place, 619 E Pine St. $5 suggested donation. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com and on Facebook.

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 Child of Peace Christmas Concert (12/21 & 12/22).

Sat 12/21-7:30pm; Sun 12/22-1pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. FREE. www.seattlefirstbaptist.org “Hedwig & the Angry Inch” - Starring Jerick Hoffer AKA Jinkx Monsoon (12/17-12/22). 7:30pm & 10pm.

The Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave. Hoffer returns home to Seattle to reprise his incredible performance as Hedwig Schmidt, the Transgender rock & roll goddess who recounts her outrageous life story as the lead singer of a sleazy lounge act, backed by her husband Yitzhak & her band “The Angry Inch.” Tickets: $35 & $30. www.stgpresents.org; 877-784-4849.

SUNDAY - December 22

For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org.

Center for Spiritual Living. Services 8:25, 9:45, 11:30am. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www. cslseattle.org Ravenna United Methodist Church. 5751 33rd Ave NE. 8:30am “Seattle’s most dangerous Sunday school;” 9:45am worship. A reconciling congregation, fully inclusive and affirming of LGBTQ persons.

525-7988.

Wallingford United Methodist Church. 8:30am & 11am-Worship (10am during summer). 2115 N 42nd St. A progressive congregation. In 1984 Wallingford UMC became the 9th reconciling Methodist church in the U.S. 547-6945 (office); 285-5077 (George).

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

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

University Congregational United Church of Christ.

All ages education 9am, Worship 10am. 4515 16th Ave NE. UCUCC is an open & affirming congregation.

524-2322; www.universityucc.org.

Seattle Soto Zen. 9:15am-Zazen Instruction, 9:30amZazen. 101 Nickerson St, Lower Level. Follow the traditional forms of the Soto school of Zen in a spirit of warmth & inclusion. Anyone interested in meditation, whether new or experienced in Zen practice or other traditions, is welcome. 323-1659, www.seattle sotozen.com Tacoma First United Methodist Church. 9:30amWorship, 11am-Adult Education. 423 Martin Luther King Way, Tacoma. This reconciling congregation welcomes with warm hands, warm hearts & open minds GLBT persons seeking a spiritual home. (253) 627-0129, www.fumctacoma.org Central Lutheran Church. 10am-Worship. 1710 11th Ave (just north of E Pine St). An open & affirming church, which in Lutheran churches is called “Reconciled in Christ.” “We seek to share God’s love with all people regardless of race, age, gender or sexual orientation.” All are welcome. 322-7500.

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December 21 thru December 29 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 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.

Integrity/Puget Sound. 7pm-Worship & Fellowship.

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

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

MONDAY - December 23

East Shore Unitarian Church. 10am-Sunday Service.

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

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

Rainier Valley Unitarian Congregation. 10am. 835 Yesler Way. 722-4880, www.rvuuc.org 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.

All Pilgrims Christian Church. 10:30am-Worship.

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

A congregation of the Disciples of Christ & the United Church of Christ. 322-0487, www.allpilgrims.org Living Water Fellowship. 10:30am-Worship. 7204 NE 175th St, Kenmore. All GLBT welcome. Pastor Susan George. 963-0807. www.livingwaterwa. com Grace Gospel Chapel. 11am-Worship. 2052 NW 64th St. Oldest independent church ministering primarily to the Gay & Lesbian community. An exciting fellowship ... a place to believe, a place to belong. 784-8495.

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

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@ gmail.com. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharma buddies.org St Paul’s United Church of Christ. 11am-Worship.

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

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

Holy Covenant International Christian Community Church. 12pm. 4525 19th Ave NE. Outreach to the LGBT community. holycovenantccc@gmail.com 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 Child of Peace Christmas Concert (12/21 & 12/22).

Sat 12/21-7:30pm; Sun 12/22-1pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. FREE. www.seattlefirstbaptist.org “Hedwig & the Angry Inch” - Starring Jerick Hoffer AKA Jinkx Monsoon (12/17-12/22). 2pm & 7pm. The Moore Theatre 1932 2nd Ave. Hoffer returns home to Seattle to reprise his incredible performance as Hedwig Schmidt, the Transgender rock & roll goddess who recounts her outrageous life story as the lead singer of a sleazy lounge act, backed by her husband Yitzhak & her band “The Angry Inch.” Tickets: $35 & $30. www. stgpresents.org; 877-784-4849.

Discussion Series - One Hemisphere, Indivisible: Permanent Revolution & Neoliberalism in the Americas. 3-4:30pm. 4710 University Way NE, Suite 100. Meets every Sunday. This timely book by Guerry Hoddersen, journalist & feminist organizer, examines the roots of the US economic crisis & its relationship to the upheavals across Latin America, with special emphasis on the role of women, immigrants & US labor in building cross-border solidarity. FREE. Sponsored

by Freedom Socialist Party. 713-8056, fspseattle@ mindspring.com, www.socialism.com

December 20, 2013

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.

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.

Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org.

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 Imperial Court of Seattle General Membership Meeting. 7pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 4th Monday each month. (Board of Directors meeting follows at 8pm.) Meetings open to the public.

The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle and the Olympic & Rainier Empire, Seattle’s premier drag society, is a social & charitable organization that sponsors numerous shows & balls thruout the year. www.facebook. com/ISCSORE; www.imperialcourtof seattle.com.

No Safeword Writers Group. 7-9pm. Meets 4th Monday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful.

For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwriters group.org (Also meets 2nd Sunday, 1-3pm.)

Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/South King County Monthly Meeting. 7pm.

Unitarian Universalist Church, 25701 14th Pl S, Kent.

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

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.

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

For information email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

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TUESDAY - December 24

Lesbian & Gay Child Care Task Force Monthly Meeting. 12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Meets 4th Tuesday each month. The Task Force, in conjunction with Child Care Resources of King County, offers referrals to GLBT-welcoming child care centers & provides training, support & curriculum materials to child care providers. (To access this, call 329-1011 & ask for the “Gay-welcoming” child care programs in your zip code area.) The task force meets monthly to assess their progress in achieving their goals.

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 Kang Wen Clinic - Chinese Medicine for Chronic Viral Disease, Integrated Cancer Treatment & General Chronic Diseases. Tuesdays 2-6pm; Wednesdays 9am-5pm; Thursdays 3-7pm. 1111 Harvard Ave. (Every Thursday HIV treatments.) Holistic care including acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine in a compassionate setting. Insurance accepted. Sliding fee scale for low-income without insurance. 322-6945. www.kangwenclinic.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 Christmas Eve Candlelight. Intergenerational Service 5:30pm, Choral Service 10:30pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. www.seattlefirstbaptist.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 LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions?

Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 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 LGBT MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences and the impact of MS on their lives and the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at 206-2505002 or LGBTMSConnection@gmail.com.

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com 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 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 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

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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. You are not alone.

For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 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 - December 27

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.

WEDNESDAY - December 25

Merry Christmas!

(Because of the Christmas holiday, some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled.

Check with the sponsors of your event to confirm date, time & place.)

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 POZSeattle Holiday Cheer. 6-8pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Come by for drinks, socializing & to sample the great holiday sweets & desserts, prepared

by CC’s kitchen crew. The event is FREE except for the cost of beverages & is for all HIV+ men & their friends, regardless of age, shape, size or color. We ask a $3 voluntary donation to help with overhead, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. www. pozseattle.org Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pm-Service. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org

THURSDAY - December 26

Boxing Day - 1st Day of Kwanzaa 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.

Kang Wen Clinic - Chinese Medicine for Chronic Viral Disease, Integrated Cancer Treatment & General Chronic Diseases. Tuesdays 2-6pm; Wednesdays 9am-5pm; Thursdays 3-7pm. 1111 Harvard Ave. (Every Thursday HIV treatments.) Holistic care including acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine in a compassionate setting. Insurance accepted. Sliding fee scale for low-income without insurance. 322-6945. www.kangwenclinic.org

December 20, 2013

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

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 Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Everett-Snohomish County Friendship Dinner for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. 6pm. Grace UMC (formerly Firs United Methodist). Meets last Thursday most months. FREE. Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Evergreen AIDS Foundation & SNOCO Gay Men’s Task Force. For information call (425) 252-7751.

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.

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 PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma.

Meets 4th Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 383-2318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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 (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

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 Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community.

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm.

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www. sasgcc.org

SATURDAY - December 28

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

The Rocky Horror Show LIVE! - A Benefit for Gay City Health. Doors 8pm, Show 9pm. Showbox at the Market, 1426 1st Ave. Come dressed as your favorite character, enjoy a LIVE performance (with rock ‘n roll band) of this cult classic phenomenon, but remember audience participation in the form of water pistols, rice & fire is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Tickets: $20$28 in advance, $30 day of show. Benefits Gay City Health Project. www.gaycity.org

SUNDAY - December 29

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

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 LGBTQI 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 - www.chacseattle.org

Celebrating 40 Years!

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 Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) 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.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

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.

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.flying house. org.

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.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 Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo.

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com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit 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 & 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; 451-SAFE (451-7233).

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 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 providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768.

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.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 provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.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:

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a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orca swimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.thepride league.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org 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 Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; 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, 461-4493.

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, 1420, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@ llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lambert house.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.

Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www. kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www. queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (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; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.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, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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