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films of 2009 I’ve been hearing a lot lately about how 2009, much like 2008, was a down year at the cinema – while there have been plenty of good movies, there have been but a scant few great ones. While I agree this is more or less true from a major studio standpoint, I cannot help but feel the opposite in regards to foreign and independent releases.

On that front, this year has been outstanding – there are so many exemplary titles to choose from that trying to decide which one is best is a virtual impossibility.

This is not to say that Hollywood’s mainstream didn’t deliver solid pieces of entertainment.

The Hangover emerged as the most successful R-rated comedy in movie history, providing more than enough laughs to warrant at least the majority of its fuss. Director J.J. Abrams successfully rebooted Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, and even if I wasn’t completely satisfied, the potential

Healthy Homo Hip-Hop concert tackles homophobia

by Shaun Knittel SGN Staff Writer

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Healthy Homo Hip-Hop December 26 Wild Rose Seattle Gay hip-hop artists Shit Damn Hella (SDH) and Huggy B, with local drag queen Jackie Hell see movies page 28 and DJs Jodi Bon Jovi and Jake G, held a “Healthy Homo Hip-Hop” concert at Wild Rose on December 26. The 10 p.m. show featured all Gay performers in direct response to homophobia in the mainstream hip-hop music industry.

“There is currently a very active anti-Gay movement in hiphop, sparked by the ‘no homo’ campaign launched by big-name performers,” Shannon Carroll, aka Shit Damn Hella, told SGN. “These hip-hop artists post homophobic videos on YouTube.”

For those who are unfamiliar with the term, Urbandictionary. com lists “no homo” as a phrase used after one inadvertently says something that sounds Gay. In other words, you add the phrase to statements in hopes of avoiding a Gay double-entendre. An example would be, “His ass is mine.

No homo,” or “Hey man, pass the

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Seattle Gay hip-hop artists Huggy B (l) and Shit Damn Hella at the Wildrose on December 26th

LOOKING BACK – Albert’s The best theater list, best albums of 2000-2009 of 2009

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

Bidding adieu to 2009 also means kissing an entire decade goodbye. In my almost 10 years at Seattle Gay News, I’ve spent countless hours lis-

ready reside in your CD collection or MP3 player, but if not, you’ve got some catching up to do.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

We had a great year of theater in this town, and now it’s time to sum up some of the very best. Whether your choice was bigger budget (mainstream) or smaller budget (sidestream) – What’s this “fringe” business? We should retire this “fringe” concept regarding small theaters!

– you could find sharp, thoughtful, provocative and fun theater productions.

This was a terrific year for musical theater. The 5th Avenue had world premieres of Memphis and Catch Me If You Can, which were moving swiftly to Broadway (watch the Tonys for Memphis awards soon). The 5th

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tening to CDs and digital downloads, and I’m beyond amazed and satisfied by the quality of music put out between January 2000 through December 2009. Given the difficult task of compiling the finest albums of the past 10 years, here are 50 that stood out from the thousands –

take note, some of these recordings didn’t even appear in my yearly top-10 lists, but like a good bottle of wine, an album can mature with age and improve in taste the longer it stays around.

Many of these albums may a l -

also presented a wonderful Sunday in the Park With George, with amazing local talent Billie Wildrick as Dot. The Village Theatre presented two fantastic new musicals, both by Peter Kellogg and David Friedman, Stunt Girl and Chasing Nicolette. Stunt Girl Sarah Chalfy and “top clown” Nick DeSantis gave prize performances.

Other theaters, including some sidestream theaters, got into the musical act, with outstanding duo Cayman Ilika and Kate Jaeger in Always Patsy Cline from Centerstage, two top-notch productions from Seattle Musical Theater: Guys and Dolls and The Producers,

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2009’S TOP 10

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for future greatness is certainly there. Taken, Duplicity, State of Play, Monsters vs. Aliens, Fast & Furious, Drag Me to Hell, The Princess and the Frog, Zombieland, Law Abiding Citizen, District 9, Sherlock Holmes and Invictus while all different still hit the spot, each offering up varying degrees of enjoyment as long as the viewer allowed themselves an open mind.

The year’s biggest movie was also its most reviled; Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen may be the first $400-million smash that almost nobody admits to liking. Paramount also had their hand in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and while that film was a major box office success as well, viewing it in a theater was akin to watching CGI paint dry. The studio did have Paranormal Activity to crow about, as their viral word-of-mouth marketing of that low budget horror masterpiece was a template other Hollywood majors are sure to follow in the future.

Women showed up at the box office this year in force. Both Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock were the primary beneficiaries of their largess, even if the pair’s four respective films – Julie & Julia, It’s Complicated, The Proposal and The Blind Side (the best of the bunch) – were strictly mezzo-mezzo as far as quality. Stephenie Meyer also owes a debt of gratitude to the ladies of America, as Team Edward and Team Jacob went all out to transform The Twilight Saga: New Moon into a $200-plus million phenomenon.

On the local front, the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival offered up their most diverse, interesting and entertaining slate yet, and the level of quality in this year’s lineup was hugely impressive. The Seattle International Film Festival scored the debuts of some of 2009’s best, including The Hurt Locker, In the Loop, Moon, The Cove and (500) Days of Summer, while local filmmaker Jason Reid revisited our own personal NBA freak show with his searing and emotionally honest documentary Sonicsgate.

The multiplex was also the home of serious risk-taking by some high-profile directors like Judd Apatow (Funny People), Zack Snyder (Watchmen), Jody Hill (Observe and Report), Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are), Frances Ford Coppola (Tetro), John Hillcoat (The Road) and Lars von Trier (Antichrist), but while that sounds good in theory, for most of them those risks didn’t always pay off. Only James Cameron saw his risky 3-D gamble Avatar completely rise to the occasion as naysayers who felt the Titanic Oscar-winner had been out of the game for too long were forced to eat their words in lieu of the film’s incredible December box office windfall.

There’s plenty more I could talk about, including how Emily Blunt deserves to be involved in Academy Award talk for both her performances in Sunshine Cleaning and The Young Victoria, or how the brilliant comingof-age sagas An Education and Bright Star deserved wider audiences than they sadly achieved. But that’s a road better left untraveled for now, and I should probably just get on with my picks for the year’s 10 best and 10 worst films. In fact, without further ado, that’s exactly what I’m going to do.

1) In the Loop The funniest movie of the year, this profanely hilarious satire is also one of its smartest. Director Armando Iannucci’s bracing comedy of political incompetence and error is a biting look at the Middle East quagmire that had me rolling in the aisles, and like Network, M*A*S*H and Dr. Strangelove, I can see this one being talked about for decades to come.

climbed to an emotional plateau that I al- a decided understatement. most wish I could take up residence in permanently.

8) TIE Bright Star and The Time Traveler’s Wife 5) Everlasting Moments For those who think romance can’t be Swedish director Jan Troell is no stranger found at the movies, here’s the pair of to perfection; his 1971 classic The Emi- heartrending winners I chose as examples grants proof enough there. This time out, to prove them wrong. From the profound the two-time Academy Award-nominee beauty of Jane Campion’s poetic stunner to crafts a heartbreaking and reflective polem- Robert Schwentke’s time-bending parable, ic on family and friendship that stopped me these two dive straight to the heart, and each in my tracks. Ultimately this is a movie that delivers on their promise to craft tales of refuses to fade to black, as the photographs love bordering on the divine.

9) Broken Embraces The run of success that Pedro Almodóvar has been on this decade is something else. His movies run the gamut of genres and push boundaries that dare an audience to keep up with their fervent pace and bold switches in tone. His latest is no exception as the talented Spaniard turning once more to muse Penélope Cruz and crafts a melodrama about love, death, and making movies that’s as joyous as it is tragic.

10) Sunshine Cleaning Director Christine Jeffs’ Sunshine Cleaning deserved better. This poignant and jubilant family drama bristled with life and laughter. Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Clifton Collins Jr. and Mary Lynn Rajskub all turned in superlative performances. Lazily compared by many to Little Miss Sunshine, this inspired feature was both sinisterly macabre and emotionally Emily Blunt in Sunshine Cleaning sincere, and discovering it back in March taken by its heroine are nearly as indelible was about as pure a pleasure as any I’ve had 2) The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is ev- as a person’s own memories. all year. erything you’ve heard and more. This pow6) An Education der keg of a thriller is fueled with adrenaA SECOND 16 Nick Hornby’s literate adaptation of Lynn line, the pre-season award’s favorite (10 Avatar – James Cameron’s massive 3-D Best Picture wins from a variety of critics Barber’s coming-of-age story might be the opus may be short on plot, but that doesn’t groups) powered by a volcanic sense of pace year’s most satisfying screenplay. Add that make it any less entertaining. It’s pure cinand dripping in raw fury and sweat-stained to Lone Scherfig’s immaculate direction ematic spectacle of the first degree. terror. To quote my own review, this film “is and sensational work by the film’s superb The Cove – Insanely intense documentathe real deal in action theatrics, Bigelow de- all-star supporting cast, and I couldn’t ask ry that plays more like an Ocean’s 11-style livering a pulse-pounding dynamo that puts for anything more. But what really puts An thriller than it does an environmental exall of Hollywood’s meager summer 2009 Education over the top is the spellbinding pose of Japan’s brutal dolphin fishing indusperformance of newcomer Carey Mulligan, try. The final 15 minutes are unlike anything offerings to shame.” comparisons to a Roman Holiday-era Au- else I’ve seen, and my heart still leaps to my drey Hepburn not too far off the mark.

3) A Serious Man throat as I recollect the bloody carnage.

Joel and Ethan Coen’s brutally dark com(500) Days of Summer – Marvelous anti7) Paris edy of religion and personal responsibility romantic comedy that hits all the right notes To say I adored filmmaker Cédric as Joseph Gordon-Levitt recounts his up is one of their most complex and daring to date. It’s also one of the pair’s most innately Klapisch’s stirring love letter to the City of and down affair with the whimsically bubpersonal. This 1960’s saga of a man deal- Light would be an understatement. Love, bly Zooey Deschanel. ing with a crisis of faith as his life crumbles laughter, tragedy and tears – this multi-story Paranormal Activity – Superb low budaround him is one of the most profound – epic has it all, and by the time it was over get shocker that scared me senseless in the and profoundly hilarious – films of the year. my heart was so filled with emotion I was al- movie theater. The year’s biggest and best most afraid it would burst. Its French all-star audience participation extravaganza and excast reeks of a certain je ne sais quoi, and perience.

4) TIE The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Up In a year of fine animated features Wes An- to say the overall product is anything less A Single Man – Beautiful and poetic adderson’s stop-motion creature fable and Pix- than c’est magaptation of author Christopher Isherwood’s ar’s sweetly enchanting tale of an old man, nifique is novel is a treat for the eyes, ears and the a young fatherless boy and a talking dog heart. Colin Firth and Julianne Moore give easily topped them all. These two movies, two of the year’s best performances. both as outlandish and as fantastical as any I Away We Go – Sam Mendes’ deft cocould imagine, were grounded in a humanity medic travelogue comes packed with the that is compelling and heartfelt. Both transAmerican Beauty director’s trademark ported me well beyond the boundaries of the cynicism while also displaying a romantic theatre and into the realm of the timeless, hopefulness that’s wholly sublime. and each Paris 36 – Musically delicious drama full of laughter, heartbreak and song set inside a Parisian theatre struggling to fill empty seats while laying the groundwork for resistance in case war with Germany breaks out. A mixture of François Truffaut’s The Last Metro and Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge, Christophe Barratier’s latest is a vivacious joy.

Up in the Air – Timely dramatic comedy from Juno director Jason Reitman that looks at our current economic crisis through the eyes of a man (George Clooney) who fires people for a living which somehow

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(L - R) Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai) and Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Edward Asner) in Up

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Dazzling It’s Complicated is 2009’s best film

by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid SGN A&E Writer

It’s Complicated Now Playing My dear one and I have been discussing how we hate the way most younger people these days seem to have no clue about real facts – those you read in a book, not Google, and those you gain from the experience of living longer than 20 years or so. Okay, we haven’t exactly reached the curmudgeon stage (and probably never will, being us), but

both of us are in our mid-50s, so we’ve learned a thing or two about living in this world. And never were we both so happy to be in a crowd of varying ages than last week’s screening of the Nancy Meyers film, It’s Complicated.

Watching the horny little dance of intrigue, passion plays, and other whimsies that Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin (who play a divorced wife and husband who decide to have an affair, now that the husband has married a younger woman completely out of his league – the winsome Lake Bell), I think we laughed harder than anyone in the theater, except for maybe a few other 40and 50-somethings in the upper back rows behind us.

Streep and Baldwin have almost as good a chemistry together as Hepburn and Tracy, but much more casual and a lot sexier. With a constant devilish smile on her gorgeous face, Streep has never looked

more beautiful, or brought more confidence to a role. I particularly liked the scene where she finally disrobes fully before Baldwin’s rakish husband character, allowing him to see how “time has changed a few things.”

We only get to see her bare shoulders and lower legs and feet, but the effect is mesmerizing, even haunting. Who knew 60 could be that damned sexy?

The story that surrounds this little romp is a budding romance between Streep’s character and a shy architect, who himself has been divorced only two years before he starts to help build Streep’s character’s dream kitchen (Steve Martin in a much better role than his Inspector Clouseau earlier this year).

There’s also a graduation, an impending wedding, and a very funny scene where a secret liason between cheating spouse characters, played by Baldwin and Streep, is witnessed by witty son-in-law, Harley (Jake Krasinsky of The Office), who tries to keep it a secret from the children of these randy parents.

Funny, poignant and very, very personal on a true to life level, It’s Complicated is

exactly that, and so much more. Streep is luminous, and Baldwin is deliciously crude and overtly sexual as he tries to win back the true love of his life, only to find out that once you’ve signed those papers, there’s no going back. But the best surprise in this wonderful romantic comedy is Steve Martin, who proves once again that he can be both funny and serious and create a character with depth, one you want to hug when he looks like he’s ready to crumble after a computer chat with Streep is interrupted – with hilarious results – by horn-dog Baldwin. A genuine jewel on my list, this is the year’s best film. In a fair world, someone – at the very least Baldwin – deserves an Oscar, as does absolutely amazing Streep.

Go see it with someone older and prepare to be dazzled into silent admiration for “the o l d e r generation.”

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Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in It’s Complicated

makes him sympathetic and endearing in the process.

District 9 – Creative and original science fiction spectacle of racism and inhumanity told with visual ingenuity and flair.

The Princess and the Frog – Disney’s wonderful return to hand-drawn animation is as magical as the fantastical story of love, music and amphibian tomfoolery it merrily tells.

Tetro – Frances Ford Coppola’s captivating and superbly shot ode to Italian cinema and brotherly love, featuring performances

by Vincent Gallo and Maribel Verdú which deserve to be talked about as two of the year’s best.

Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire – Not for the faint of heart, Lee Daniel’s bracing yet hopeful chronicle of a teenage girl’s eventual empowerment over a hatefully domineering and abusive mother is a superlative achievement which is difficult to forget.

The Damned United – Magnetic chronicle of failure and perseverance set in the world of English football (i.e. soccer), anchored by performances by Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall that are absolutely goal-worthy.

Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino takes the WWII thriller and spins it on its head, crafting freewheeling and original entertainment that’s as shocking as it is hilarious.

Funny People – Judd Apatow’s uncompromising and intensely philosophical drama of comedians trying to work their magic while their personal lives suffer gets better with every viewing.

Food, Inc. – A person will never look

at their dinner table in the same way after nadir of what summertime entertainment watching this ghastly yet mesmerizing doc- used to be. umentary, which chronicles the daily meal 2) Land of the Lost – Will Ferrell’s hugeas it is delivered to the supermarket. ly unfunny misfire takes a charming Saturday morning favorite and transforms it into HONORABLE MENTIONS a sex-obsessed freak show devoid of laughAfghan Star, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, ter.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, 3) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra – No film Battle for Terra, The Box, Capitalism: A looked more like a video game that no one Love Story, Cold Souls, Crazy Heart, Dead- in their right mind would ever want to play girl, Drag Me to Hell, Duplicity, than this one did – and this is comEasy Virtue, Every Little ing from a girl who likes to Step, Everybody’s play video games.

Fine, Grace, The 4) Love HapHangover, Harry pens – DisasPotter and the trous Aaron Half-Blood Eckhart/JenPrince, The nifer AnisHorse Boy, ton romantic Humpday, The weeper that’s Informant!, It so dishonest Might Get Loud, and emotionally Julia, Knowing, bankrupt I imagMe and Orson Welles, ine having my throat Moon, Nine, Paper Heart, slit by a homicidal killer A Perfect Getaway, Pirate Radio, would be a more enjoyable way to Ponyo, Public Enemies, Sherlock Holmes, spend an evening than watching this stinker Skin, The Soloist, Sonicsgate, State of Play, again.

Summer Hours, Taking Woodstock, That 5) Miss March – Imbecilic sex comedy Evening Sun, Treeless Mountain, Tyson, from IFC’s “The Whitest Kids U’Know” Valentino: The Last Emperor, Whip It, The that’s so lame, even an appearance by Hugh Young Victoria, Zombieland.

Hefner can’t save it from unforgivable oblivion.

2009’S BOTTOM 10 6) Downloading Nancy – Virtually un1) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen watchable melodrama about a woman who – Rancid sci-fi sequel showcased Michael hires a man over the internet to kill her durBay at his worst. Misogynistic, racist, jin- ing a sex act just so she can leave her humgoistic, lazily written and edited with the drum married life behind. subtlety of a jackhammer, this movie is the 7) Bride Wars – Anne Hathaway and Kate

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[Transformers] showcased Michael Bay at his worst. Misogynistic, racist, jingoistic, lazily written and edited with the subtlety of a jackhammer.

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Hudson scrape the bottom of the barrel with a marriage comedy that’s as lame as it is offensive.

8) The Final Destination – Sub par 3-D splatter effects add nothing as this tired franchise sputters along on empty, looking for a reason to still exist.

9) Year One – You’d think combining the talents of director Harold Ramis and stars Jack Black and Michael Cera would be a good thing. You’d think so, but then you’d be wrong – very, very, very wrong.

10) I Love You, Beth Cooper – Chris Columbus’ first comedy in over a decade is a labored, unfunny, painful and obnoxious coming-of-age misfire that’s so poorly constructed it’s hard to believe this is the same guy who made Adventures in Babysitting, Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire.

DISHONORABLE MENTIONS Alien Trespass, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Amelia, Angels and Demons, The Answer Man, Astro Boy, Brüno, A Christmas Carol, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Dragonball: Evolution, Fame, Fighting, Friday the 13th, G-Force, The Haunting in Connecticut, Hotel for Dogs, Inkheart, Jennifer’s Body, The Last House on the Left, New in Town, Next Day Air, Not Easily Broken, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Post Grad, Push, Race to Witch Mountain, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Surrogates, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Ugly Truth, The Unborn, The Uninvited, Watchmen, Whiteout, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

2010 has arrived, and so has a full slate of anticipated live performances. Here are my picks for January’s best shows, including the already sold-out concert by French pop-rockers Phoenix.

Amy Hanaiali’i / Willie K / Henry Kapono The Triple Door January 10, 18 and 26 Grammy-nominated artists Amy Hanaiali’i, Willie K and Henry Kapono promise a warm break from the frosty evenings when they swing through Seattle for performances in the coming weeks. As part of a month-long presentation by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, each will appear individually at The Triple Door (www.thetripledoor.net) in the month of January. This is a perfect opportunity to acquaint, or re-acquaint, yourself with the lush sounds of our Pacific Island neighbors.

Having lived in the Aloha State for a brief period and traveled there as recently as three weeks ago, I can’t emphasize enough how important these artists, and many more like them, are to preserving the rich tradition of authentic Hawaiian music. Tickets for each

show are $20 advance, $25 at the door, but a $50 package gets you into all three concerts – floral lei and sunscreen not included.

Howie Day The Crocodile January 17 For the record, I would not kick Howie Day out of my bed. The unbelievably cute singer-songwriter made women and Gay men swoon with his big hit “Collide.” But this pretty boy has a dark side, as a bout with alcohol and a series of bad behavioral missteps have prevented him from reaching the next level – he’s talented, no question about it, though he’s got some growing up to do.

The Bangor, Maine native’s third studio album, Sound the Alarm, signals the beginning of a new and improved Howie Day, and while it’s neither his best work nor an artistic stretch, it does mark the return of a fan-adored musician to the live stage.

Phoenix The Shoxbox SoDo January 23 After years of making good albums, French quartet Phoenix found greatness with 2009’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, a Grammy nominee for Best Alternative Music Album (it’s pop, really) and a frequent

Holiday jazz rings in new year

by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer Pearl Django and Larry Coryell Mercy and Cuteness are really looking forward to seeing the Pearl Django band at Jazz Alley. They perform January 5 through 10. Cuteness points out the group really enjoys playing together. Mercy adds they are excellent musicians. They are delighted the group is featuring special guest guitarist

Larry Coryell, one of the world’s acknowledged guitar masters. He has recorded more than 75 albums over the past 40 years as a bandleader, soloist and “featured accompanist.” Hailed by his legion of fans as one of “the guitar gods” in the late 1970s and as a “truly Renaissance musician who excels at all styles of playing,” he has also been christened as “a true pioneer of rock-jazz fusion” by the New York Times, and dubbed “the Godfather of Fusion” by Dan Ouellette of

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percent of her audience uses high-end hair products. Both shows are nearly sold-out, so skip the tanning sessions and make a beeline for the box office.

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Coryell, 63, has played pop music with the 5th Dimension, rock with Cream bassist Jack Bruce, and jazz with Charles Mingus.

Coryell also led his own influential fusion band during the 1970s. The 11th House featured fellow pioneers like original Weather Report drummer Alphonse Mouzon and Brecker Brothers trumpeter Randy Brecker.

Even Coryell’s main influences are a variety-packed trio: country icon Chet Atkins, rock pioneer Chuck Berry, and jazz legend Wes Montgomery.

The music pioneered by Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and his partner in swing, violinist Stephane Grappelli, is still utter bliss in the esteemed hands of Pearl Django, now celebrating their 15th year of performing and recording. With a continuously fresh and entrancing sound, bands like Pearl Django rejuvenate a love and talent for “Gypsy swing,” a style that was once the height of sophistication. With urbanity, romance, and a sense of urgency, the music of Pearl Django reaches out to the sophisticates of a new millennium as something joyful and timeless. Gypsy jazz and “hot club” music has been enjoying a major resurgence across the United States and Pearl Django continues to be one of the busiest proponents of that style. Pearl Django’s followers include Reinhardt and Grappelli fans, guitarists and guitar enthusiasts who relish nimble and intricate picking, world music fans drawn to French and Gypsy accents, plus jazz buffs and aficionados of the swing scene.

You can get tickets at http://www.jazzalley.com/.

and others.

She has released over 65 albums and written over 300 compositions. She has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Rockefeller Grant for composing, the Alice B. Toklas Grant for Women Composers, and the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. She was chosen Artist of the Year in Santa Cruz County for her free musical service to the elderly, and for donating her grant money to the Women’s Shelter of Watsonville, CA. Buy tickets at http://thetripledoor.net.

Jay Farrar / Ben Gibbard The Showbox Market January 24 Influenced by the words of Jack Kerouac, and particularly the place where he put some of his most cherished thoughts on paper, Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab Kathy for Cutie) and Griffin singer-songParawriter Jay Farmount rar (of Son Volt) Theatre meshed talents January on a soundtrack 28-29 for the docu-film Big balls are One Fast Move required to be a or I’m Gone female comediKerouac’s Big enne, and Kathy Sur. Original Griffin has a huge songs like “San pair. The multiFrancisco” and Emmy winner “These Roads and GrammyDon’t Move” nominated funny capture the orlady pokes fun at ganic, poetic celebrities like substance of the no one else. From author’s work, Angelina Jolie to which continKathy Griffin Teri Hatcher to ues to inspire the Olson Twins, anyone’s fair game. The new generations of artists and free spirits. redheaded star got her break as a cast mem- Gibbard, who penned tracks for last year’s ber on the TV series Suddenly Susan, and Narrow Stairs in Big Sur, is no stranger to then gradually worked herself back to the side projects – his un-revived Postal Service spotlight as a live performer – these days, project is still a personal favorite. Expect a she packs theaters across the country and as quiet set of indie pop-folk tunes from these far away as Australia. Like a shopping com- two men, and look for fellow DCFC mempanion at a half-off sale, Griffin is extremely ber Nick Harmer playing guitar in the backpopular within Gay circles – more than 50 ground. bravo

Native Hawaiian artists, Phoenix and Kathy Griffin kick off 2010

shower-upper on year-end critics’ lists.

Even during a four-song performance at last month’s Deck the Hall Ball, they sounded heavenly, treating fans to extended bouncy renditions of “Lisztomania” and “1901,” not to mention lead singer Thomas Mars diving into the audience at the tail end of the mini appearance. But 30 minutes of Phoenix just wasn’t enough, which explains why this month’s concert at The Showbox SoDo is completely sold-out – undoubtedly, this is January’s golden ticket.

Christmas Movie Marathon Mercy has long had a tradition of meeting for breakfast at Café Septieme, on Broadway. She was sad to learn that the café is closing soon. It seems to have been a victim of a shift of the Gay and Lesbian community away from Capitol Hill. Mercy and Cuteness have been part of that move to other neighborhoods. Still, they are sorry the café, with its nice European atmosphere, is leaving. Mercy’s friend Justice said he had been researching the question of what restaurants are open on Christmas, and found a website which told him exactly that. Cuteness and Clarity put in that it would be nice if there were a Jewish deli in town.

Mercy introduced Equality to the breakfast group, and she was a good sport about the fact that there were no people her age there. After brunch, Mercy suggested a movie, another thing she likes to do on Christmas. The group looked at the listings and decided to see Sherlock Holmes and It’s Complicated. By the time they got to the theater, they found the showing of Sherlock Holmes they had planned to see had Jessica Williams Also exciting on Mercy and Cuteness’ sold out, since a few other people had had calendar is Jessica Williams. Williams is a the same idea. So they saw Did You Hear well-known and highly respected Ameri- About the Morgans? while they were waitcan pianist and composer. Dave Brueck ing. Mercy was celebrating having found a calls her “One of the greatest pianists I family with as much of a yen for movies and have ever heard.” This two-time Grammy popcorn as she has. They got their money’s Nominee was classically trained at the Pea- worth from the refillable popcorn that day. body Conservatory of Music. In her midComing Up 20s, she worked with the great Philly Joe Mercy and Cuteness are looking forJones, drummer for the Miles Davis Quintet. She also played in the bands of Eddie ward to the HD broadcast of the Met’s Der Harris, Tony Williams, Stan Getz, Big Nick Rosenkavalier. Tickets are available at Nicholaus, Airto and Flora Purim, Charlie http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/ Rouse, John Abercrombie, Leroy Vinnegar, broadcast.

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New Voices 8 – a blast of musical humor at ACT

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

New Voices 8 December 28 ACT Theatre New Voices 8, the Contemporary Classics concert series focused on new musical theater songs, blasted off Monday night at ACT Theatre. It was soldout, and the excitement in the audience was palpable. Some of the best musical theater talent in town was going to take stage.

On stage with 30 of the musical theater performers was a real band, headed by R.J. Tancioco, with guitar, cello, drums and bass, and four backup singers.

Some of the songs were dramatic and moving, with highlights such as Ryah Nixon singing “Please Don’t Let Me Go” by Scott Alan and Daniel Berryman singing “Run Away With Me” by Brian Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan. Keely Avery sang a duet with writer Thomas Dutton, who wrote “Missing Piece” with his brother Paul. The Duttons’ musical, Razia’s Shadow, has been picked up to be workshopped in New York after debuting in a workshop for Contemporary Classics called Showtune Suckapunch!

Many of the songs were funny, sung by

some of our favorite humorists. Angie Louise sang about being in love with a punk rocker in “Joey is a Punk Rocker” by Joe Iconis. Kate Jaegar sang “I’m Not Pregnant” by Katie Thompson to bring the first act to a raucous close. Other standouts in an evening of standouts include Nick DeSantis singing about unrequited love in “Deli”

by Stephen Weiner and Glenn Slater, Don Darryl Rivera singing about being the “Sensitive Male Best Friend” by Jeff Thomson and Jordan Mann, Reba Buhr singing the “Text Message Song” by Drew Garbarini, and Jessica Skerritt singing about her “Expectations of a Man”

by Jonathan Reid Gealt (and ending up with a woman).

The evening was capped off with a soaring performance of “Reach the Sky” by Bobby Cronin, as Brandon O’Neill showed he could really fly with the backup singers.

It was a fun evening of new music and talented performers.

The plan is to have New Voices 9 in the summer of 2010 and perhaps launch a production of a world-premiere musical, still to be announced. You can follow Contemporary Classics on Facebook or go to the New Voices 8 event at www.facebook.com/event. php?eid=189373393749.

“These five different organizations came together to raise money for two very important charities.”

Jackie Hell

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continued from cover nuts. No homo.”

SDH and Huggy B decided to respond to these insults with humor and a positive Gay image, performing only healthy, upbeat, comical rhymes about “the great things we experience in our Queer identities.”

The show began with a special appearance by local drag queen shockstress and emcee Jackie Hell. Mixing comedy and witty vocals with bad makeup and a wig that has seen better days, Jackie Hell got the audience ready for the main event: Huggy B and SDH. The Gay hip-hop duo compliment each other’s style nicely. Wearing short shorts, T-shirts that said “Carb Thuggin” and SDH headbands, the boys rapped about riding bikes, eating carbohydrates, picking up a boyfriend at the local grocery outlet, and the need to support local homos. Huggy B, a veteran Gay hip-hop artist, showed off his skills as a freestyle rapper, asking the crowd to yell out things for him to wrap his rhymes around.

Although most of the night was about having a good time and celebrating Gay artists and the LGBT community in general, Huggy B and SDH used the stage as a vehicle to drive home the point that homophobia should not have a safe haven in hip-hop music. In fact, the two said, Gay hip-hop artists celebrate the true roots of the hip-hop movement, a music style that began in the streets as a community-centric outlet for young artists to express themselves.

Despite the acceptance of hip-hop music by the mainstream, a major section of the music style’s fan base has a rocky connection with the LGBT community. Allegedly, “no homo” began life as East Harlem slang in the early days of hip-hop. In the ‘90s, the term first entered the hip-hop lexicon via Harlem rapper Cam’ron and the Diplomats crew. The term made its way into the mainstream with the help of Lil Wayne, a rapper who has used the term across cameos, mix tapes, and more boldly on his Tha Carter III LP, which was 2008’s best-selling album.

The phrase didn’t stop with Lil Wayne; infamous rap legend Kanye West recently used the slur during his cameo on Jay Z’s “Run This Town.” On the track, West raps, “It’s crazy how you can go from being Joe Blow to everybody on your dick – no homo.”

“Basically, these hip-hop artists are telling people, including the youth that buy their CDs, that it is OK to be homophobic,” SDH told SGN. “We put together this show as a response to that. To say, ‘It’s not okay to discriminate against the LGBT community through hip-hop.’ Gay artists should be free to make any kind of music they want to – including hip-hop.”

The term’s appearance could be traced to the so-called “down-low brother” phrase, used to describe a closeted man demonized as a guy who spreads disease and sleeps with men while appearing to lead a “normal” life, by rappers who figured that if they said “no homo” they could distance themselves from

the “down-low” phenomenon.

The most recent evidence of the “downlow” insult happened last week when the internet was abuzz with chatter that rapper Asher Roth was Gay and would soon come out of the closet. Rumors ran wild that Roth, who had one of the year’s biggest hits “I Love College,” was fired from his record label and was proud of his Gay lifestyle. Roth released a statement that not only put the “down-low” rumors to rest, but shocked fans and detractors alike by saying he did not think someone’s sexual orientation should be an issue.

“I hate to disappoint and take away the entertainment of it all, but I am straight, not Gay. It’s disheartening to know such ‘news’ on someone’s personal life can be portrayed as fact with no viable source. This, to me, is an opportunity to expose our vulnerability to lies and manipulation through unprofessional and irresponsible news outlets, in which people consider truth,” Roth’s statement said. “Further, someone’s sexual orientation should never be big news, as it delivers a troubling message to children that they can’t be themselves without fear of judgment. Race, creed, and sexual persuasion should not just be tolerated, but understood and accepted. It’s extremely disappointing that this topic would be used with intention of being hurtful.”

“We are near 2010, yet race, and sex and religion still play a major role in a hate-driven society. For the love of the future and humanity … let’s wake up,” Roth’s statement concluded.

Perhaps the notoriously anti-Gay rapper Eminem was listening. In another twist of events where acceptance trumps hate, Eminem has bowed to Gay pressure on December 28, as he agreed to refrain from performing lyrics that could be perceived as being homophobic during an upcoming summer festival in the United Kingdom.

The SDH and Huggy B “Healthy Homo Hip-Hop” show was one in a series of performances the two hope to book. The duo says they are ready and willing to bring their brand of comedic rhymes to whoever will listen. Like Roth, SDH and Huggy B believe in acceptance and say there is a place for Gays in hip-hop, even if the mainstream has yet to market an openly Gay hip-hop act.

“Hip-hop music is about having fun and telling a story. Commercial success in the mainstream isn’t what hip-hop is about,” Huggy B told SGN. “We just spread our message of non-hate and have fun doing it.”

Still, as the entertainment business becomes increasingly Gay-tolerant, hip-hop will have to reassess its relationship with the LGBT community. In the meantime, Gay artists like SDH and Huggy B are helping to make hip-hop a Gayer place. If Huggy B and SDH had their way, local rap and hip-hop radio stations would play songs by Gay artists rhyming about exercise, cutting coupons, crushing out and blushing, Queers, eating carbs, and beyond. Huggy B and SDH say they will announce upcoming shows as they are booked on Facebook and in the SGN. For more information about Huggy B, visit the artist on MySpace at www.myspace. com/mchuggyb.

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Balagan Theatre presenting an effective “chamber” The Full Monty, Contemporary Classics offering NewVoices concerts 7 and 8, ACT Theatre reprising Das Barbecü with a terrific quintet (including Billie Wildrick and Anne Allgood), Felicia Loud playing a heartbreaking Billie Holliday in Strawberry Theatre Workshop’s Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill, and ArtsWest’s summer musical, Sweeney Todd, a surprisingly sophisticated treat. Ilika, a honey-voiced charmer, also shined as Julie in Village’s Showboat. Showtunes! produced a magical A Man of No Importance starring Richard Gray in a heart-warming portrayal of a Gay Dublin bus driver.

Theater Schmeater had an outstanding year of productions, including When the Messenger is Hot, Maria/Stuart, The Twilight Zone (coming soon with new episodes), An Oak Tree, and a triumphant The Creation of the World and Other Business, headed by the unabashedly nude Matthew Middleton and Heather Roberts, and the scene-stealing Alex Samuels. Steve Cooper’s lush set took that production to a higher level. If you’re thinking about new subscription possibilities, do consider The Schmee.

Satori Group moved here and presented two productions, Tragedy and Artifacts of Consequence, both of which innovated in technological special effects and whet the appetite for 2010. These people know their theater. Two other transplants – Art Attack Theatre with Shorts by David LindsayAbaire and Woman Seeking with Last Summer at Bluefish Cove – show us how lucky we are that people want to relocate here to do theater.

Seattle Shakespeare Company had triumphs with The Merchant of Venice, starring Gregory Award-winning Charles Leggett and a jaw-droppingly fun production of Taming of the Shrew set in a trailer park.

Book-It Repertory shined with their adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma.

Seattle has some incredible writers, both as individuals and as a few companies that collaborate together on edgy, challenging work. This year had original material that was well worth your time. Awe-inspiring puppetry was on hand for the historical Bloody Henry by Brian Kooser and friends.

Annex Theatre presented Blind Spot by

Bret Fetzer and Juliet Waller Pruzan, about a little girl who shrinks down to the size of dust to explore a world we are blind to.

Rubble Women was created by Martha Enson and the UMO Ensemble to illustrate the hardships of German women conscripted to move Berlin’s piles of rubble after the war. Nebunele cast-created Cussing At The Moon, a wonderful piece about sisters coping with hospitals and family in illness.

Kristina Sutherland and Desiree Prewitt created Nancy, Frank and Joe, about our favorite kid book heroes, Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. Norman Bell created and acted in a one-man show, SubPrime, about our mortgage crisis, which was fun and insightful. A notable non-local offering, Marc Bamuthi Joseph was imported to ACT Theatre for his show the break/s, challenging us to look at truths that are less clear and more ambivalent.

Other excellent productions in 2009 included Below the Belt at ACT Theatre, an incredible solo turn by Terri Weagant in Balagan’s Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, a tight ensemble production of Orange Flower Water by New Century Theatre Company, a slick presentation by Taproot for Around the World in 80 Days, another joyous Taproot show, Enchanted April, where magic filled the theater, and the mysterious Tryst at Seattle Public Theatre, with Brian Claudio Smith and Emily Chisholm. Seattle Repertory Theatre had three very different shows to praise, with the madcap slapstick of 39 Steps, the lyrical movement of the small ensemble in Opus, and the pointed, intellectual, spirited Equivocation. But you were incredibly lucky if you caught The Elephant Man, as presented

by Strawberry Theatre Workshop, the best play of 2009.

Other productions of note were by WET (Washington Ensemble Theater) with Mistakes Madeleine Made, SiS Productions’ The Theory of Everything, SecondStory Repertory’s The Last Night at Ballyhoo, History Boys and Dead Man’s Cell Phone at ArtsWest, Rabbit Hole at ReAct Theatre, the Durang 7 at Stone Soup Theatre, Bone Portraits at Live Girls’ Theatre, and 52 Pickup by theater simple.

Here’s a toast to 2010 and to the excitement of new productions, to fresh takes on old stories, and to all the talented folks who work so very hard to give us these experiences. The range and breadth of these 52 plays demonstrate how much fun it is to attend theater in our evergreen city.

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Talking with A Single Man’s Nicholas Hoult Eduard Grau/ The Weinstein Company

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ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Efforts that you intend as playful and creative can be a lot more aggressive than you realize.

Your attempts to schmooze up authority figures can be especially over the top. Challenge your own creativity, not others’.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Getaways with the family can open up power struggles. Community politics are also itching to explode in your face. Quiet time at home, catching up on housework and reading are your best bets for relaxation.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Your mouth seems determined to get you into trouble. Is that a bad thing? Depends on where you open your yap. Keeping clear on the time and the place for everything can be a huge challenge! Be ready to make apologies, not promises!

CANCER (June 21- July 22): Feeling a bit trapped in your relationship? Remind yourself of what’s really important in life and remember, that list changes with your moods. Telling your darling what you want doesn’t guarantee you’ll get it, but it does increase the odds considerably.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Insistence and volume do not help you to be heard, but rather provoke people into ignoring you. The best way to get people’s attention is to listen. Exercise is important, but you are now especially accident prone, so be very careful!

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Your playful efforts to provoke others can reveal far more of yourself than you intend.

For a more controlled release try your hand at any artistic medium (painting, writing, music…). and see what that brings up for you.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Feeling torn between old traditions and needs for the future? The past offers a solid base and trajectory for the future. It is necessary at times to challenge and uproot traditions. Understand them thoroughly to make better-informed decisions.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Efforts to sound charming can too easily come off as aggressively sexual. Focus on work and goals; don’t be afraid to assert yourself in arguments, but you’ll get a lot further if you listen carefully and adapt in response to what you hear.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Arguments over money come up much too easily. There are deeper questions of values that are bothering you. Economy is important, but rather than squabble over pennies, try to examine those larger issues.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): You may be too sexy for your own good. You can sublimate that energy to drive you to professional success, but that won’t be easy! Maintain a conservative, businesslike demeanor, and meet all challenges with calm, confident grace.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): What other people think and say is not as important as your own grasp of the issues.

You can’t convince them they’re wrong, but you can get a better understanding of how they think, which can prove helpful in the long run.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Organizing friends or colleagues into effective work parties will boost your sexual charisma, but if that’s your motivation, both sides of that equation will fail. Focus on work, and play will fall into place.

Nicholas Hoult is Kenny in Tom Ford’s A Single Man.

by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer In A Single Man, George (Colin Firth) is a man grieving for the loss of his lover Jim (Matthew Goode). On the day the film takes place, Kenny (Nicholas Hoult), a student of his, starts paying attention to George, chatting him up and eventually seeking him out at home, where the two men develop a bond that may become sexual. Hoult spoke about his role, working with Tom Ford, and skinny-dipping with Colin Firth.

Gary Kramer: What attracted you to the role of Kenny?

Nicholas Hoult: I liked his outlook on life. As I read [the script] I got a sense of Kenny and his voice. I hadn’t read the book when I read the script.

Kramer: What do you think attracts Kenny to George? This is a bit of an inappropriate student/professor relationship….

Hoult: It’s an intellectual thing. Nobody understands Kenny, or thinks on his level.

He thinks there is a connection with George.

He’s striving for that [bond], and there are undertones of sexual curiousness. He wants to connect with George who [is mourning] a connection with someone.

Kramer: Do you see Kenny as George’s savior?

Hoult: He’s a guardian angel. He is someone who is interested in George, and the only person who picks up that something’s not right with him. He looks out for him.

Kenny is an acute observer of character. It can be seen that Kenny’s naïve and that he does not know what he’s doing, or he is out to seduce George. People can take what they want from the film.

Kramer: Do you prefer doing period pieces like A Single Man and your previous film, Wah-Wah? How do you create a character that is far removed from your life and your experience?

Hoult: [Laughs.] I’m not a fan of technology and how it’s all advancing. I’m nostalgic. I do research to learn about the environment, no matter when it’s set. I do like doing period pieces.

Kramer: What kind of research did you do for Kenny?

Hoult: I started a week before filming began. One of the key things was the book The

Power of Now, about not worrying about the past or fretting about the future, but living in the present. A lot of the [details] are in the script. You don’t have to say George is lonely sitting in glass house to know that he is.

Kramer: What about doing an American accent? It’s said that British actors can do American accents well, but Americans can’t do British ones well. Though Julianne Moore acquits herself quite nicely in the film.

Hoult: It’s tough to say. I don’t know. Did it sound right? I didn’t have any complaints.

The accent comes with the character. I talk in it all day. I find that if you worry too much about it, you start to get into trouble. You can’t think about it in the moment.

Kramer: You were dressed fabulously in the film. What did you think of the costumes? Were they close to your dress sense/ style?

Hoult: [Laughs.] The costumes were fantastic. Kenny is very light – he’s a shining light/guarding angel. I don’t think I could get away with all the white [he wears] with my pale skin. I’d look like a snowman.

Kramer: You are also undressed fabulously in the film. What can you say about doing the nude swimming scenes?

Hoult: I don’t find it awkward in the moment. The awkwardness comes when they say cut and you’re yourself again. It’s like normal life, the moment is fabulous and after it passes, it’s awkward. For the skinnydipping scene, the water was very cold. I got ash in my eye on the third take, so we stopped filming. Colin thanked me, because he didn’t want to go back into the cold water.

Kramer: Speaking of Colin, how did you work with him on the relationship between your characters?

Hoult: The process between Colin and I was very natural. If you plan too much it feels like you are manipulating the audience. The contrast between them was great – you can feel George is attracted to the vitality in Kenny.

Kramer: What was it like working with Tom Ford?

Hoult: Tom was obviously, very precise [in] the script. We shot it in 21 days. He had a great vision, and understands how to portray this. It’s so personal to him. It’s a love letter to his partner, Richard Buckley.

You can feel the passion. He had a perfect method of helping out the actors and letting them be free to experiment – take a different emphasis on a line, or a look or a beat. He wasn’t in over [directing].

Kramer: You have an exchange with George about life’s little gift. What do you appreciate in life?

Hoult: I take from the film, what George is experiencing – that he is noticing things more vibrantly than normal. I try to pick up things you take for granted, and appreciate the little thing in life, such as the sense of smell. Smelling the roses, as it were. © 2009 Gary M. Kramer

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Local film suggestions to brighten the holidays

by Scott Rice SGN Contributing Writer

heads, listen up! You see this? This ... is my boom-stick!” and, “I’ve got news for you, pal. You ain’t leadin’ but two things right A new year is upon us and that can only now: Jack and shit ... and Jack left town.” mean one thing to movie fans: We’re sick The best sequence involves the Jonathan and tired of overblown Oscar Swift rip-off in which little Ash bait, sentimental Christmas dudes pop out of a broken schlock, and sumptuous mirror and wreak havoc But we might like costume dramas. That subduing Big something a little differ- before statement may be a bit Ash. The special efhyperbolic, as the truth ent to shake us out of our fects are fun, the comeis we never get sick dy is classic, Campbell and tired of overblown cloudy short-day Seattle is a brilliant physical Oscar bait, sentimental winter torpor. comedian, and this scene Christmas schlock, and alone is worth the price of sumptuous costume dramas, do admission. we? But we might like something a little different to shake us out of our cloudy shortThe Vanished Empire day Seattle winter torpor. Here are a couple Northwest Film Forum of suggestions from the local movie scene.

January 2-7, 7 and 9:15 p.m.

If you’re looking for something a bit more Army of Darkness intellectually challenging, try this RussianMidnight Movie made gem. It’s a serious cultural examinaat the Egyptian Theatre tion masquerading as a standard coming-ofJanuary 1-2 at midnight age story.

I can appreciate a wide range of movies.

Take one 18-year-old guy who loves girls, Sure, I like the stuff that makes me think and jeans, beer, and rock ‘n’ roll music, add a challenges my worldview, but I also like a couple of buddies, a bleak home-front in good, old-fashioned sophomoric rib-tickler, flux, a potent blend of teenage angst/ennui, and that’s exactly what Sam Raimi’s 1992 and the requisite beautiful girl, and what do installment of the Evil Dead trilogy is. you get? You get a tried-and-true all-AmerArmy of Darkness was made for 14-year- ican coming-of-age story, right? Right, old boys, and sometimes I like to channel the unless, like The Vanished Empire, the film 14-year-old boy inside me. I’m fairly cer- happens to be set in the Soviet Union circa tain everybody has a 14-year-old boy buried 1973. deep within their psyche. If you haven’t let Sergei (Aledsandr Lyapin) is the 18-yearyours out in a while, you should definitely old scion of Russian intellectuals who does see Army of Darkness and try to set said little more than show up for school. His real 14-year-old boy free. I find it quite refresh- passion is running the drab streets of Mosing to let mine out every now and then. cow with his buddies Stepan (Yegor BaraOur hero Ash (Bruce Campbell) is fresh novsky) and Kostya (Ivan Kupreyenko), out of the second film’s narrative (as re- looking for black-market rock albums and capped in the opening sequence) and finds careening around in a Czech-made Tatra auhimself immediately pulled into a vortex tomobile. that lands him, his shotgun, his chainsaw, Writer/director Karen Shakhnazarov and his ‘73 Oldsmobile somewhere in Eng- takes an affectionate look back at the historland circa 1300 A.D. Never mind the con- ical curve of the Soviet post-war ideologitrived plot devices; once our hero drops into cal wasteland and its impending spasms of the 14th century, the fun begins. cultural rebirth instigated by the ubiquitous The one-liner groaners are over the top, black-market consumerism of ’70s-era Sobut so is everything else so they seem right viet youth. He gets this all done under the at home. I’m not even a diehard AoD cult guise of a simple teenage sex, drugs, and member, and I found myself saying the best rock ‘n’ roll flick. It seems the mighty Solines out loud as I watched. Who can resist viet propaganda machine could fend off evlines like, “All right, you primitive screw- erything except the Rolling Stones.

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continued from cover 50 Best Albums of the 2000s 1) Is This It - The Strokes 2) Sea Change - Beck 3) Elephant - The White Stripes 4) The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem 5) Kid A - Radiohead 6) Kala - M.I.A. 7) Funeral - Arcade Fire 8) I Am Shelby Lynne - Shelby Lynne 9) FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake 10) Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie 11) The College Dropout - Kanye West 12) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 13) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix 14) Neon Bible - Arcade Fire 15) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco 16) Ameniac - Radiohead 17) Stankonia - Outkast 18) The Alternative to Love - Brendan Benson 19) Oh, Inverted World - The Shins 20) Van Lear Rose - Loretta Lynn 21) A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay

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Readings make good gifts!

Book now for Holiday parties!

22) Illinois - Sufjan Stevens 23) Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 24) I Am a Bird Now - Antony and the Johnsons 25) Little Sparrow - Dolly Parton 26) Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not - Arctic Monkeys 27) Want Two - Rufus Wainwright 28) Back to Black - Amy Winehouse 29) Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon 30) Fox Confessor Brings the Flood - Neko Case 31) American Idiot - Green Day 32) Lonely Runs Both Ways - Alison Krauss and Union Station 33) The Moon & Antarctica - Modest Mouse 34) Plans - Death Cab for Cutie 35) Rooty - Basement Jaxx 36) Veckatimist - Grizzly Bear 37) The Black Album - Jay-Z 38) By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers 39) Alone with Everybody - Richard Ashcroft 40) Promixa Estacion Esperanza - Manu Chao 41) Merriweather Post Pavillion - Animal Collective 42) Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks 43) Missundazstood - Pink 44) Oracular Spectacular - MGMT 45) Cross - Justice 46) Hot Fuss - The Killers 47) Rated R - Rihanna 48) Talkie Walkie - Air 49) Come Away with Me - Norah Jones 50) Amelie soundtrack - Yann Tiersen

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Wildrose celebrates 25 years Here’s to many more!!!

by James Whitely SGN Contributing Writer

Twenty-five years ago, Seattle experienced the snowiest and coldest November ever on record. As the December rains washed the 17.5 inches of snow away, the Wildrose swung open its doors, clearing the clouds and standing as a beacon to Seattle’s Lesbian community, just as it still does today.

For Shelly Brothers, co-owner of the Wildrose, 25 years means a number of things, “It shows that the Gay community still needs Gay bars. Not many bars make it to 25 years, much less Gay bars,” Brothers told SGN. The Rose has had a string of owners since December of ’85, but its purpose in the community has remained the same, and its status has only grown. Martha Manning and Shelly Brothers took over the space in September 2000 and remain the bar’s owners today.

SGN met up with Shelly Brothers on the day of their 25-year anniversary party amidst the constructing of the block party, complete with the last-minute bustle of employees asking questions in a panic, a string of phone calls, and people stopping on the street just to say hello to the co-owner.

“We’ve been here for 25 years. … We try

to cater to the entire community. The Wildrose is a safe place for women, and a safe place for everyone,” said Brothers. “We try to be a place where all the segments of our community can gather.”

The Wildrose holds fundraisers and a variety of club events regularly, and has established its position as a true community center. From “Micro Monday” to “Taco Tuesday” and Thursday’s “Cheap Date Night,” the Rose has found its niche here on Capitol Hill – 25 years of success proves it.

Over the last 25 years, the staff and patrons have made many memories in the walls of the Wildrose. For Brothers, the one that sticks out most was the election of Barack Obama.

“My most memorable moment would have to be election night, which I think could be said for most of the business owners on Capitol Hill,” Brothers told SGN. “It was an amazing sight to see, all those people in the streets … and happy.”

The Wildrose celebrated its 25th anniversary on December 30 and took over the block “pride-style.” It was a night that won’t soon be forgotten. When asked what the Rose meant to her, Brothers affectionately replied, “It means friends and family.”

So here’s to 25 more, Rose, from your friends at the SGN.

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Join us for a special evening of Love, Chaos & Dinner including our

Presented by

three-hour whirlwind of cirque, comedy and cabaret. Served with a five-course gourmet meal designed by Seattle Chef Tom Douglas, our New Year’s Eve Gala also includes dancing and a champagne toast.

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Gay City Health Project offers FREE smoking cessation services in a queer-friendly environment. If you’re ready to quit, we’re here to support you!

Our next series of OUT TO QUIT workshops begin on Tuesday, January 5th at 7pm. Join us at Gay City Health Project (511 E. Pike Street) to learn more about our program!

For more information, contact Lark@gaycity.org or call 206.388.1710.

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Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

Neighbours Underground - Efren's Divas Latin Night. 10 pm - 2 am. 21+ with valid ID. $5.00 cover. 206328-5198.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm; DJ Freddy King of Pants 9 pm - midnight.

R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 drafts. Daily drink and bottle specials. Lashes Cabaret at 9 pm with Chablis & company. DJ E spins on the 3rd floor at 10pm VJ Flow spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor.

Seattle Eagle - LEATHER NIGHT (watch for events) DJs SMILLER & BunD 8 pm - 2 am.

Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh.

Twisted - Girl4GIRL Halloween Event. God-Dess and She live event @ 9 pm. $15 at door. Sell-out crowd expected. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover.

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Cheap Shot Saturdays. $4 cheap shots & DJ Skiddle Mixing.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour 11 am – 8:30 pm. Brunch 11 am – 1 pm. Food Service till Midnight. No Cover. Bear Night 7 pm 1st Saturday of every month.

Changes - Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free video games & pool all day & Night. Tacos 2 for $2.00 until sold out.

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

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

Crescent Lounge - Wolf Pup Ro Saturday Matinee Karaoke, 3:30 - 8:30 pm. Saturday Night Karaoke with Frankie, 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - High Energy Dance, 10 pm - 3 am, with DJs Stacey Cooks, MattStands, Harmonix, Funkybear.

Cover $5 @ 6 pm www.cuffcomplex.com.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, $8 Stoli doubles, www.theeliteseattle.com

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

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

Martins Off Madison - Rotating cabaret, 9 pm - midnight. No cover.

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

Neighbours Underground - “THE ORIGINAL VOGUE NIGHT” 9 pm - 2 am, $7 cover Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7pm. DJ Freddy King of Pants, 9 pm - midnight.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR with Erik 2-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s Lashes cabaret with Chablis and Company at 9pm DJ Flow spins on the 3rd floor at 10 pm VJ E spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor.

Seattle Eagle - Underwear Party Night (watch for event listing) DJs HOTPLAY, KING OF PANTS, UPABOVE, KC+guests.

Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh.

Twisted - Halloween Costume contest @ 11:30 with Madison Lane. Cash Prizes. DJ FLIP spinning. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - Absolut Saturdays! $5 Absolut Drinks.

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

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

Sunday

Cafe Metropolitain - Hail Mary Sundays: $1 PBR, $5 Bloody Mary Special.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour 11 am – 8:30 pm. Brunch 11 am – 1 pm. Food Service till Midnight. Free Pool. No Cover.

Changes - Brunch 11am - 3pm $7.25 All You Can Eat Buffet. Karaoke at 9pm A Black Nail Production.

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

9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm - 16 players only. Hosted by RW & Co. Crescent Lounge - Julia D'Poon Sunday's 3:30 pm 8:30 pm. Danica D'Lish Sundays 9 pm - 2 am The Cuff Complex - Re Quest T-Dance DJ John England 6 pm-12 am, Beer Bust $1 domestic drafts & $4 well drinks, Cover $5 @ 6 pm. www.cuffcomplex.com.

Bottleneck Lounge - Check out ELIXER, a new “late night” Happy Hour every Sunday night from 9 - midnight.

Featuring six, old-school, classic cocktails for just $6 a piece. This is a great way to sample outstanding cocktails at a smokin’ price.

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

Martins Off Madison - Tim Kennedy, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings by this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards, and more. No cover.

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

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

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

R Place - Happy Hour with Erik 2-7 $5.75 Wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s newest night on the Hill! SIN SUNDAYS HOUSE MUSIC ON THE 3rd Floor. 2 NEW rotating DJ’s every week watch the SGN for the ads.

Rosebud - Industry Night, 6 pm - Closing. Bring something indicating that you work in the hospitality industry (pay stub, food handler or alcohol server permit, business card, etc.) to recieve Happy Hour drink and food prices all night!

Seattle Eagle - Beer Bust $1 Drafts from 2-10pm Dj UP-ABOVE from 10-2 Twisted - Open @ noon for Brunch. Football obn the big screen. Happy Hour all day! www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - Happy Hour All Day! FREE POOL! Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Martini Mondays: $4 Martinis all day.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - Happy Hour all day and night.

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

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

Crescent Lounge - Sexual Chocolate (KJ) Mondays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” ALL DAY! Tabletop games, pool, darts, pinball. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

Martins Off Madison - Ruby Bishop, 8-11 pm. Classic ragtime, standards and oldies with Seattle’s classic queen of the piano. No cover.

Neighbours - “MAD MESS MONDAYS” With Neighbours hottest new DJ: DJ AARON. No cover.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4-7pm.

Hamburger & Draft Beer $6.00 from 4pm -10.00 Black Nail Productions Karaoke 9pm to 1am.

R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. FREE POOL ALL DAY ALL NIGHT. Rosebud - Industry Night, 6 pm - Closing. Bring something indicating that you work in the hospitality industry (pay stub, food handler or alcohol server permit, business card, etc.) to recieve Happy Hour drink and food prices all night!

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

Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts.

Twisted - Monday Madness, $3 Well, $2.50 Bud/Bud Light Pounders, Football on the big screen. Free WiFi. www. twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 Domestic Drafts, $2.50 all bottled beers, $3 Touch Down Shots. FREE POOL! Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Tequila Tuesdays: $4 Tequila Shots $4.50 Margaritas All Day. C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - $1.25 Domestic bottles. Hamburger $2.50, Cheeseburger $3.50, Bacon cheeseburger $4.50.

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

Crescent Lounge - Johnny Cockring Tuesdays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Bear-aoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Peanut night with “Free Games” alll day.

Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

Martins Off Madison - Karin Kajita, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings by this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards, and more. No cover.

Neighbours Underground - “DRAG IDOL” with your host Ryan Hazey 9 pm - 2 am. $6 cover.

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

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. KARAOKE with Ben 9-2 am.

Rosebud - Speakeasy Night, 8:30 pm - Closing. Listen to prohibition era music by DJ Dubonet and enjoy a libation from William's famous cocktail menu. Dapper dress from the era is encouraged.

Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts.

Temple Billiards - (206) 682-3242. Karaoke 9 pm to 1am. A Black Nail Production.

Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Karaoke with Keith @ 9 pm. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $10 Dizzy Pass - $1 you call it, 6pm to close.

Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Wine-Oh! Wednesdays: $7.50 Wine Tasting. 30% Off Bottled Wines.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - Happy Hour until 7 pm. Karaoke 9 pm.

A Black Nail production.

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

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

Crescent Lounge - Laura Wednesdays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher Special.

Country Dancing 1st & 3rd Wednesday. POZ Social 2nd Wednesday. Dress Code Leather Social 4th Wednesday.

Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

Martins Off Madison - Bonnie Birch, 8-11 pm. Open mike with Seattle’s premier accordion chanteuse. No cover.

Neighbours - “PLAYGIRL MANHUNT” Contest at 11:30 pm. Club opens at 9 pm. No cover.

Neighbours Underground - Roxy's House of Dolls with DJ Trent Von in the Neighbours www.neighboursnightclub.com. 206-324-5358.

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

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

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

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff . $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.WET show.All male wet underwear contest 3 rd floor. Hosted by Chablis $100.00 1st place $50.00 2nd place 3 rd place Porn. DJ E Rocks the 3rd floor top 40, R&B. Rosebud - Hump Day Singles Mixer, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, Single? Come in and meet others. Not single? Join us anyway and meet some new friends.

Grren Fairy Night, 8:30 pm - Closing. Bartender William channels the Green Fairy using sinful drinks made with absinthe. Anything can happen!

Seattle Eagle - on the DOWNLOW $2 Dos Equis Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials.

Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Karaoke with Keith @ 9 pm. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 off all mixed drinks and shots. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

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

THURSDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - LIT Thursdays: $5 Long Island Iced Teas.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - Happy Hour from 12 noon til 8pm. Karaoke at 9pm A Black Nail Production.

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

Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. Crescent Lounge - Shaken Not Stirred Karaoke with Sabi Thursdays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Pool tournament 7 pm. Karaoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Happy Hour 2 pm 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

Martin’s Off Madison - Karin Kajita, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings of this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards and more.

Neighbours - Rock Lobster 80's night with DJ Trent Von. 9 pm - 3 am. $3 cover. 21+ with valid ID; 18+ from 2-3 am. www.neighboursnightclub.com.

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

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

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. ASS all male amateur strip show. Hosted

by Chablis. $200.00 1st place $100.00 2nd place $50.00 3rd place DJ Flo’w Rocks the 3rd floor top 40 R&B. Seattle Eagle - BAREBACK Thursday $1 Off If You Take Your Shirt Off Dj TOAST from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials.

Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Country Dancing 2nd Thursday of the month. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $3 wells, $4 Washington Apples.

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

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Meetings Events Activities FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 3227188. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization.

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

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SATURDAY - January 2

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.

Care to Shop. 10am-3pm. QFC, 416 15th Ave E. 1st Saturday of every month. Benefits the Lifelong AIDS Alliance food program, Chicken Soup Brigade. Pick up a shopping list on your way into the store, as you do your shopping throw an extra item or two in your cart & deposit them in our food barrels as you exit.

Overeaters Anonymous. 12noon-1pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, Room 101. Meets every Saturday. Contact Dominic at 499-2266.

Sistah 2 Sistah Social/Organizing Meeting. 2-4pm.

Call for location. Meets 1st Saturday each month. An opportunity to socialize & discuss/plan future activities.

Sistah 2 Sistah is a social/support group for Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender women of African descent.

322-7061; 255-8951.

Northwest Bears Beer/Soda Bust & Bear Meet.

6-9pm. Men’s Room, 1501 E Madison St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. A beer bust for Bears, Cubs & like-minded friends with happy hour prices. An informal get-together & a chance for prospective members to meet men already in the club. NWB is a Gay men’s social & service organization for Bears, Cubs & Trappers. 903-9288. www.nwbears.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center. org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Together We Can Make Al-Anon Family Group.

6-7:15pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Saturday. 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.

Trans & Genderqueer Support Group for Survivors.

6-8pm. Every week. For survivors of sexual assault & domestic violence. For information & location, call the SafePlace crisis line, (360) 754-6300.

Strength Over Speed. 7-8:30pm. Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1002 E Seneca (lower entrance off parking lot). FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org “Le Faux” starring Shannel. 10pm. Julia’s on Broadway, 300 Broadway E. Voted Seattle’s most outrageous female celebrity impersonator cabaret show! Tickets $25-$40. 334-0513; www.brownpapertickets.com.

“Who’s Your Daddy” TV Broadcast. 1st & 3rd Saturday 11pm; 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Comcast Channel 77. The longest running LGBT affirming TV program in the greater Seattle area. www.whosyour daddytv.org

SUNDAY - January 3

(For a comprehensive list of open & affirming religious/ spiritual organizations in the area contact Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org.)

Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHiking Group/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www. borderriders.com 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 Live & Let Live Make Al-Anon Family Group. 12:301:45pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon

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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.

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 Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

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. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www. orcaswimteam.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Meets every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.

Deaf Queer Coffee Night. 7pm. Starbucks, E Olive Way & Summit Ave E. Meets 1st Sunday each month.

Sponsored by the NW Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf. www.nwrad.org Charity Drag Bingo. 8-11pm. Cafe Metropolitain, 1701 E. Olive Way. Play bingo, win cash & prizes, benefit local GLBT charities. Hosted by Giggles Galore. $5.

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

MONDAY - January 4

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday.

Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

January 1, 2010

Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Dunshee House, 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 Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

Meets 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 knead2feelgood@ yahoo.com Positively Mondays. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. An informal social & discussion group for men with HIV or AIDS. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Sex, Dating & Relationships. 6-7pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Swedish Hospital, 836 Minor Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December).

Seattle’s only Gay & Lesbian speaking club. Please check website for current room information: www.toast masterspride.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/Wenatchee Area Weekly Meeting. 7pm.

Trinity Methodist Church, 850 N James Ave, East Wenatchee. Every Monday (including any & all holidays). PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Monday. A facilitated support & discussion group for Trans, Genderqueer, gender variant & gender questioning youth, ages 14-22. www. lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:15-8:45pm. 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.

TUESDAY - January 5

Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org.

January 2 thru January 10 Family of Choice. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Weekly drop-in group for LBTQ women to cultivate community in their lives. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org.

Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County. “We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

Hepatitis C Support Group. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 6pm.

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, who is living with Hepatitis C. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthover speed.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets every Tuesday.

Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union).

Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Monthly board meeting open to all OYC members & prospective members.

OYC is a Gay & Lesbian yacht club for people who own boats of any size or type & for people who enjoy boating. The club sponsors monthly outings. 709BOAT, www.oycnw.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Madison Beach House. Every Tuesday. 3 mile flat walk & run.

Dog walkers welcome. (See Saturday at 9am.)

ASL for Beginners. 7pm. The Elite “Loft,” 1520 E Olive Way. Meets every Tuesday. FREE lessons & tutor for those interested in learning basic ASL. 860-0999.

Different Drummers. Intermediate 7-8:15pm, Beginners 8:20-9:30pm. Meets 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 a real sense of connection & spirituality. Drums are provided. For information & location call Dennis, 363-4500 or differentdrummers@mac.com Friends in Adoption Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Childhaven Community Center, 1345 22nd Ave NE, Auburn.

Meets 1st Tuesday each month (Sept-June) with presentations by guest speakers on adoption-related issues. Friends in Adoption is an independent, nonprofit support & educational group made up of families touched by adoption. Created 10 years ago by local families as a way to support others just beginning the special journey of adoption, Friends in Adoption has evolved into a support group for waiting families as well as a place to provide educational meetings for parents before, during & after adoption. More info & to RSVP, call 264-5136; friendsinadoption@ yahoo.com.

Mapping Mental Illness: Discoveries in Brain Research About the Roots of Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorder & Alcoholism. 7pm.

Prospect Congregational Church, 1919 E Prospect St. Seeing the way mental illnesses develop in the brain assists us in finding paths that lead to recovery, as well as establishing necessary social support systems & making informed political & legal policy. This forum invites us into a shared framework of understanding that maximizes health, choice & growth. www.mental healthchaplain.org Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older.

7-8:30pm. Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1600 E Olive St (in Conference 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. 722-0729..

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

Rebel Reading Circle. 7-8:30pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Meets 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays. Share ideas as you study Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity & Resistance by Yolanda Alaniz & Megan Cornish. Discover a wealth of little-known information about campus, farmworker & Chicana organizing at the UW, in the Yakima Valley & in the Seattle community. FREE. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. 722-2453. www. socialism.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Ongoing drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org.

Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Queer Ally Coalition Community Organizing Meeting. 7:30pm. Cascade People’s Center, 309 Pontius Ave N. Meets every Tuesday. QAC is a grassroots

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612-6139, www.queerallycoalition.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous. 7:30-9pm.

Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. GLBTQ supported. Meets 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 Hotline 781-4490. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com. (See Wednesday listing at 7:30pm for details.)

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 217-9271, ext 3. www.otterpolo.com.

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WEDNESDAY - January 6

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm.

Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month. (253) 383-2565.

InsideOut - A Support Group for GLBTQ Youth Ages 13-18 in Shoreline. 3:30-5pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Room 230, Shoreline. Every Wednesday. InsideOut is a group for LGBTQ youth to develop positive identities in a professional & supportive environment. 362-7282 ext 242.

Speed, Sex & Sanity. 5-7pm. Gay City Health Project, 511 E Pike St. Meets every Wednesday. A drop-in informational & educational night for Gay & Bi men, friends & family. Activities include social events, lecture series & brainstorming sessions. A program of Project NEON & Gay City. For more information, 323-1768, www.crystalneon.org, www.gaycity.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG - Everett Chapter.

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Come & discuss the best Gay novels with us. Join other booklovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come only once or come to every meeting. For info, call 322-2437; nickdimartin@earthlink.net Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org Lambert House Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Wednesday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. PFLAG/Renton: 425235-4139. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www. seattle-pflag.org.

Red Cedar Circle. 7-9pm. Interfaith Community Church, 1763 NW 62nd St. Every Wednesday. Songs, dances, teachings & ceremonies of the Pacific Northwest Coast spiritual tradition & culture called SiSiWiss (Scared Breath). Open to all people. 312-6181, www. johnnymoses.com Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV-Negative Gay & Bi Men. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. This emotional support group provides a forum for HIV- Gay & Bi men to share strategies for staying negative; to explore issues related to being HIV-; & to look at how to find meaning, purpose & lives worth living in the midst of HIV/AIDS. Please speak with the facilitator before attending. Call Scott at 725-2488. www.dunsheehouse.org HIV+ Support Group. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men.

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

MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org

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PFLAG/Bellingham Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses, & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

PFLAG/Bonney Lake - Buckley Plateau. 7:05pm.

Finn Hall, 10411 234th Ave E, Buckley. Meets the 1st Thursday of every month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

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

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle Support Group.

7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, meeting room varies. Meets every Thursday. Support groups for (1) Gay fathers & (2) for Gay men who are married & may or may not have children. The two groups meet on alternate Wednesdays. For schedule, check http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfathers seattle or drop in regardless of parental status to make initial contact. www.gfas.org Shifting Gears. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org THINK Speaker Meeting Al-Anon Family Group.

7:30-9pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Thursday. 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.

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

FRIDAY - January 8

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

Progress - A Recovery Group. 7:30-8:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Wednesday. A new group for LGBTQ folks in recovery from substance abuse to explore themselves thru spoken & written word. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org; www.shiftrecovery.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7:30-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Wednesday. QYF is a confidential group for Queer & questioning women ages 22 & under to talk about dating, relationships, coming out - you name it - in a fun, laid back environment. Join your co-facilitators weekly & start making connections. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Rain Country Line Dance Night. Line Dance favorites 7:30-10:15pm with Lesson 8:30-9pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Lesson by donation. No partner required. www.raincountrydance.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. First Congregational Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Confidential, informal group for people of all gender identities & expressions including butch dykes, cross dressers, TV, TS & feminine men. (360) 671-3358; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

AA Sober & Free Group. 8-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. LGBTQ friendly meeting of AA. www. dunsheehouse.org Crystal Meth Anonymous. 8-9:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Wednesday. A 12-step group for quitting & staying off crystal meth.

THURSDAY - January 7

Alcoholics Anonymous “Sober & Safe Group.”

12noon-1pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. For info, call 322-2437; www. dunsheehouse.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.

Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Harborview’s Madison Clinic, Ground Floor, West Wing, 325 9th Ave. (If people are uncertain which room, the folks up in Madison Clinic, 2 West Clinic, can give direc-

tions.) FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

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

957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

Spectrum Natural Health. 5:30-8:30pm. Country Doctor Community Health Clinic, 500 19th Ave E. Every Thursday. Spectrum Natural Health offers primary & naturopathic care for the LGBTQ community. Providers have been serving the LGBTQ community for years.

Sliding scale, no one turned away. For info or appointment, call 299-1600. www.cdchc.org Write Your Heart Out - A Queer Youth & Allies Writing Group. 5:30-6:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. We all have a story to tell.

What is yours? Write Your Heart Out is a safe place for queer youth & allies 22 & under to explore one’s self thru the written word. Fiction, non-fiction & poetry will be encouraged & supported. 322-2515, www. lambert house.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 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Support/discussion group meets every Thursday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Country Western Dancing Intermediate Lessons.

Country Waltz 7-8pm, West Coast swing 8-9pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. $50 for each onemonth series or $15 drop-in (if space is available). www.raincountrydance.org

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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 La Movida. 6-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Todos los Viernes. Una junta bilingue para la comunidad GLBTQ en recuperacion de adicciones.

Para mas informacion visita entrehermanos.org o llame 322-7700.

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 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 Gamblers Anonymous: Coming Out Winners!

7-8:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Friday. A 12-step meeting of Gamblers Anonymous. This is an open meeting, Gay & Lesbian preferred. All persons welcome. 1-888-GA HELPS. Swing Night at Rain Country. Swing Lesson 7:158:15pm, Open Dancing 8:15-10:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Lesson by donation. No partner required. 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.)

The Vagina Monologues in Renton (1/8 & 1/9).

7:30pm. Renton Civic Theater, 507 S 3rd St, Renton.

Winner of the Obie Award, “The Vagina Monologues” introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices including a 6-year-old girl, a septugenarian New Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian rape survivor & a happy feminist. Tickets $15. (425) 226-5529, www.rentoncivictheater.org “Le Faux” starring Shannel. 10pm. Julia’s on Broadway, 300 Broadway E. Voted Seattle’s most outrageous female celebrity impersonator cabaret show! Tickets $20-$40. 334-0513; www.brownpapertickets.com.

SATURDAY - January 9

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org Care to Shop. 10am-3pm. QFC, 417 Broadway E. 2nd Saturday of every month. Benefits the Lifelong AIDS Alliance food program, Chicken Soup Brigade. Pick up a shopping list on your way into the store, as you do your shopping throw an extra item or two in your cart & deposit them in our food barrels as you exit.

The Vagina Monologues in Renton (1/8 & 1/9).

7:30pm. Renton Civic Theater, 507 S 3rd St, Renton.

Winner of the Obie Award, “The Vagina Monologues” introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices including a 6-year-old girl, a septugenarian New

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Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian rape survivor & a happy feminist. Tickets $15. (425) 226-5529, www.rentoncivictheater.org

SUNDAY - January 10

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful.

For info & location, NSWG@sexpositive culture.org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

Imperial Court of Seattle General Membership Meeting. 2pm. C.C. Attle’s, 1501 E. Madison St. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. 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 to provide entertainment, showcase community talent & raise money for community organizations. Meetings open to all. www. imperialcourtofseattle.com.

Sunday Discussion Series at Revolution Books (1/10-1/24). 3-5pm. 89 S Washington St. Join us to discuss a new talk by Revolutionary Communist Party Chairman Bob Avakian, “Unresolved Contradictions, Driving Forces for Revolution.” www.revcom.us Southend LGBTQ Potluck. 4-7pm. SE Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. Meet others in your community & help plan programs for the LGBTQ over-40 crowd to enjoy. Bring your favorite dish. FREE. ruthe@ seniorservices.org Dignity/Seattle. 6pm-Prayer Service. Ravenna United Methodist Church, 5751 33rd Ave NE. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. Dignity/Seattle is the local chapter of the nationwide organization of GLBT Roman Catholics. “We celebrate our inherent dignity with pride in liturgy, mutual support, work for justice, & social activities.” 325-7314.

Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Pilgrim Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. www.skibuddies.org

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver. us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Arts is the nation’s only non-profit Queer writing institute. Bent promotes written & spoken word among LGBTIQ people & in our communities. 860-3035, info@bentwriting.com, info@benditbandits.org, www. bentwriting.com, www.myspace.com/bend-it.

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, 1900 E Madison St, offers an extensive schedule of LGBTQ-supported recovery meetings including AA, Alanon, CLA, CML, GA, NA, SAA, SLAA, OA, XA & Spanish-speaking AA. For current schedule of meetings visit www.chacseattle.org, 860-9560 or call 587-2838 - 24/7.

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.

Dunshee House (Home of SASG) offers free, facilitated & confidential support, discussion & skills groups & coordinates retreats, 1 to 1 peer mentoring & special events for those affected by HIV/AIDS & the greater LGBT communities. Dunshee House envisions individuals in communities connected by the shared values of health & well-being, personal development & compassionate support of one another. 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal rightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 511 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

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GLSEN/WA - Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network - 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.imperialcourtofseattle.com In The Life - www.inthelifetv.org Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; lgbtms connection@comcast.net. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Malta: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared. org; Rain City Jacks: 339-JACK, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, 329-0793; www.seattle primetimers.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 388-1408, 323-0750. www.flyinghouse. org.

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell

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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; 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.seattlepflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; PFLAG/FOCUS (Families of Color United in Support), 325-7724; 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; Sojourner Truth Unity Fellowship Church, 723-9395; 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.metrokc.gov/health/glbt Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 6826711; www.q-law.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.seamec.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 Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle. gov Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Shanti - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org/shanti/ 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 1-5pm Monday-Friday. (425) 339-5298.

Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www. seattlewomensecsa.com; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthe babes. com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops (Basketball): www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www. pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.iagsdc. org/puddletown; Rain Country: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey. com; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Pacific Gender Support: 3232162, www.pacificgender.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; www.LesBeHealthy. org; 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, http://rainshadow women.tripod.com/; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Program: 297-5922, ext 116; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/WA, 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 (Gay, Lesbian, Open-Minded, & Bisexual Empowerment): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, ages14-20, in Everett, David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; InsideOut: a support group for GLBTQ youth ages 13-18, in Shoreline. 362-7282 ext 242; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, ages 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse. 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; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschools coalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412.

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