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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Century High a highspirited homage to the greatest dance movies

Issue 02, Volume 39, January 14, 2011

Sisters celebrate with Sinful 2nd Sundays

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

Stephen Ruck

Sinful 2nd Sunday Neighbours Every second Sunday

Nobody does it quite like the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Abbey of St. Joan. They can sell a roll of raffle tickets or brighten any party faster than you can say a Hail Mary. Larger than life and covered in all their painted glory, these nuns have got it going on.

Now, in collaboration with Neighbours

Nightclub, the Sisters are bringing their habits – pun intended – to the stage every second Sunday of the month for Sinful 2nd Sunday from 6-10 p.m.

“The concept behind Sinful 2nd Sunday is one of perpetual fundraising,” Sister Stella Standing told Seattle Gay News. see sisters page 28

Century High

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

Century High Century Ballroom Through February 12 Century High, a high-spirited camp comedy at Century Ballroom, is an absolute must-see music and dance revue that includes some of Seattle’s best entertainers. Entertaining from beginning to end, the comedy, impeccable choreography, and hit soundtrack never wane as the audience is offered performances in the tradition of the best dance movies ever made.

Whether you’re a Grease fan or see century high page 28

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence make Sundays sinful for a good cause.

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had the time of your life watching Dirty Dancing, you will fall in love with the cast of Century High.

Written by local drag and burlesque star Ben DeLaCreme, Century High is full of wellmannered students just trying to make the grade, but a few rebellious nogoodniks who refuse to stand still to the beat of everyone else’s drum have formed a rough-and-tumble dance gang – and they ain’t listenin’ to nobody, no-how!

Ben DeLaCreme, the star of the show, plays Baby Grey, the

Golden Globes a presents tickets to see mix of solid and ridiculous choices The Best of unive rsal

Lily Tomlin January 29 & 30, 2011 Tickets are $100.

$40 from every ticket sold will benefit the Youth Suicide Prevention Program.

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re in The Kids Are All Right

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer This weekend’s Golden Globe Awards, an official kickoff to a glitzy Hollywood gala season, is in serious need of a reality check. Its hodgepodge list of nominees, honoring both film and television, has been a running joke since being announced last month – Burlesque

a best comedy nominee, really? Sure, the Cher-Aguilera flick was campy, but one of the year’s very best it was not. And what did the voting membership (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) smoke before deciding Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice), Michael Douglas (Wall see golden globes page 29

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Contributing Writer The Dilemma Opening January 14 Other than his relationship with best friend Nick Brannen (Kevin James), Ronny Valentine (Vince Vaughn) has long had commitment problems. But things are going great right now. The pair is on the verge of winning a major automotive engine design contract from GM, Nick’s marriage to Geneva (Winona Ryder) is flying high, and Ronny has kicked his gambling addiction and is in an amazing relationship with

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award-winning Chicago chef Beth (Jennifer Connelly).

Yet things are not as blissful as they might appear. While trying to find the perfect spot to take the biggest plunge of his life and propose to Beth, what does he see but Geneva cuddling up to some muscled stranger (Channing Tatum)? Now things are falling apart, Ronny’s life is spinning out of control as he wrestles with whether or not to tell Nick that his beloved wife is being unfaithful to him.

Looking at the trailers for The Dilemma, you’d never in a million years believe it was directed by Academy Award-winner Ron

Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) and written by Allan Loeb (Things We Lost in the Fire, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps).

The ads make it look crass, tasteless, and full of stereotypes and pratfalls, an irredeemable January misfire.

Surprisingly, the second coming of Howard’s Ed TV or Loeb’s The Switch this is not.

If anything, The Dilemma goes out of its way to try and be a thoughtful, introspective, and character-driven comedic drama about friendships and relationships that goes far deeper than I first suspected. In other words, this isn’t Wedding Crashers meets Couple’s Retreat, and much like the woefully underrated The Break-Up, this is a decidedly adult foray into what it means to be a couple and why sticking together doesn’t always make you happy.

Ronny may be a slob, but his heart is in the right place, and his friendship for Nick is refreshingly without question, making his moral dilemma resonate. I actually felt for this guy for much of the picture and wanted him to do the right thing by his friend but to do it in a way that wouldn’t completely break his heart in two. It’s a complicated character who isn’t always right and doesn’t always do the things that he should, and as such his lows are just as important to the ultimate outcome as his highs are.

The problem is the movie never has a good idea of exactly what it is or where it wants to go. It reminded me in many ways of Howard’s 1986 automotive comedy Gung Ho. Like that movie, this tries its best to balance a very human drama with lots of silliness and slapstick. But the two elements never combine in a satisfying way, making the movie an uneven jumble that doesn’t emotionally connect even though the central storyline itself does indeed reverberate bits of intimate truth.

It does not help that the women are treated deplorably, and if they weren’t portrayed

by Connelly and Ryder I’d be so vitriolic I think my head would explode. But while both actresses go out of their way to try and make their characters compelling, Loeb’s script undercuts them at every turn. While attempts are made to make sure and show Geneva isn’t completely at fault for the disastrous turn her marriage has taken, the shrewish ways in which she is depicted come very close to canceling those plot points out.

As for Beth, the things Ronny does to her and the way she reacts to them had my jaw hitting the floor, and their final scene together is so patently unbelievable and false it ruined nearly all the stored goodwill the picture had accrued up until that point.

All of this makes The Dilemma a very odd creature. Part of me wants to give Howard, Loeb, and all the rest a hand for trying to craft something Ingmar Bergman or John Cassavettes-like in nature while setting it to a Preston Sturges or Billy Wilder-like beat. I appreciate that the movie isn’t afraid to go to some very dark places and ask serious questions about relationships and friendships.

But it’s just way too uneven, too masochistically sexist and startlingly homophobic for the good to outweigh the bad. It is a movie I can appreciate for the attempt, but roast over the coals thanks to its execution. Howard tries to get back to his character-driven comedy roots, endeavoring to change things up after two Dan Brown adaptations and a very dark (and very good) Western that people refused to appreciate. That’s great, and I applaud him for that, but just because I do doesn’t mean The Dilemma is cause for celebration. It isn’t, not by a long shot, and while I’m thankful for the attempt, the final product isn’t that much better than those odious trailers have been hinting at for months.

Cymbeline solid, but not Shakespeare’s best Shameless Gay teen

play. But it makes some sense that at least call 206-733-8222. a few of the lesser-known works maybe deserve to stay that way. For more informaComments on reviews go to sgncritic@ tion, go to www.seattleshakespeare.org or gmail.com.

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

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the anti-Kurt

Gone is the squeakyclean “I just want to be accepted” Gay teen and enter Ian, a pot-smoking, porn-obsessed Gay teen that occasionally screws his married Muslim boss.

Despite some viewers’ reservations about the seedy character, let’s be honest here: Gays are not one-dimensional, especially Gay teens. I think the introduction of Ian’s character shows a positive trend in TV’s acceptance of Gay characters. They are popping up everywhere, and most importantly, they are being portrayed in a realistic way.

“He’s the anti-stereotype,” Monaghan says.

“He never does anything that’s stereotypically perceived as ‘Gay.’ He’s tough, he’s street-smart, and he’s pretty much unlike any Gay teenager on television right now.”

Shameless, a show about a lower-income family – including William H. Macy as the alcoholic father and Emmy Rossum as the smart, slutty sister – is raising eyebrows for its incendiary gist.

Still, Monaghan says as an actor, he has no qualms about taking on such an in-yourface role.

“I’m always happy to support the Gay community,” he said. “Ian’s a really fantastic part. A non-stereotypical part. And I think a lot of teens – and a lot of Gay teens, especially – will really relate to the role.”

Shameless premiered January 9 on Showtime. pop tower

Cymbeline Seattle Shakespeare Company Through January 30 Seattle Shakespeare is providing a gift to Seattle in producing an almost-never seen Shakespeare play, Cymbeline. The production can certainly be said to be up to Seattle Shakes’ normal high standards. A great team of actors, directed by Henry Woronicz, an alum of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, means that it’s an eminently watchable play.

It does become clear, though, that this was not Shakespeare’s best, even though many times, we (should) get better as we get older.

The gimmicks in the play read like a list of Bill’s best ideas: a woman has to hide in plain sight as a man, someone drinks what is supposed to kill him/her and then wakes up, a baby is raised away from his noble family yet behaves much as any noble child should (good behavior, of course), and bad people repent in the end, revealing everything they did wrong and their secrets so all the loose ends are tied up.

This production is dubbed a “chamber” version, which entails cuts – one hopes judicious – to shorten, but not significantly change the play. At over two and a half hours, it’s not nearly as short as one might expect. The basic story is of King Cymbeline’s complicated family (the king and queen are played by celebrated Shakespeareans Larry and Jeanne Paulsen). The prologue tells us (rather too quickly to absorb) about his children, at least two of whom are missing or dead. There was a 3-year-old boy child who was stolen by an erstwhile noble who had been banished some 20 years ago.

The reason for the banishment is unclear.

Another baby boy – who is of low birth, as they used to say – had been taken into the king’s household and raised by him. A girl child, Imogen (Jennifer Lee Taylor), is now in love with and has married the lowborn man, Leonatus Posthumous (Connor Toms), in defiance of her father’s will. King

Cymbeline banishes Posthumous, basically trying to force Imogen to choose to marry Cloten (also Connor Toms in a double role), her stepbrother, who is championed by the king’s current wife. Of course we know that Imogen will never do that.

The queen stepmother is evil, desires her son to inherit the kingdom, and traffics in dangerous drugs that are supposed to be poisonous. She gets some from Cornelius (David Goldstein) who is so suspicious of her that he gives her something that will act like it killed someone, but that person will recover. (Romeo and Juliet, anyone?)

Posthumous, in exile, gets into a pissing contest with a Roman, Iachimo (Bradford Farwell), who bets him Iachimo can prove Imogen disloyal by getting into her … gown. Iachimo cheats and returns with enough to supposedly prove he wins the bet. Posthumous, in a rage, tells his servant Pisanio (Alexander Samuels) to take her out of town and kill her. Pisanio takes her, but disobeys by suggesting Imogen dress as a boy for a while to hide.

Cloten runs after Imogen in a rage, meets up with Guiderius (Ben McFadden) in the forest, who we are pretty sure will turn out to be the missing 3-year-old. Guiderius kills Cloten in self-defense. Then there is a war with Rome and Iachimo ends up a prisoner.

Posthumous has done heroic deeds and deserves the king’s thanks.

Imogen has also bumped into Guiderius and taken shelter with him and his supposed father, but took the special drug and looks dead. She wakes up and gets embroiled with the Romans and gets captured, where eventually she has to reveal herself. Then everything (really, everything) is revealed, and whoever is left gets to be somewhat happy, again.

The production is handsomely designed

by Carol Wolfe Clay (sets), Brendan Patrick Hogan (sound), Pet Rush (costumes), and Rick Paulsen (lights), who is related to the other Paulsens. The actors all do their jobs aptly and well. Woronicz keeps things moving and relatively clear for such a complicated plot.

It’s nice to see an unfamiliar Shakespeare

Cameron Monaghan

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor Last week I told our readers about the slew of new Gay teen characters debuting on network and cable television shows and for me, one Ian Gallagher stands out as a great example of just how Gay-inclusive TV has become.

Cameron Monaghan, 17, plays Gay teen Ian Gallagher on the new Showtime series Shameless. Monaghan’s character is no Kurt Hummel of Glee. In fact, some would say – and Monaghan does – Ian is the anti-Kurt.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer 14/48 January 14-15 ACT Theatre It’s insanely fast theater time again. Seven writers get a theme on Thursday, write overnight, and give their 10-minute play to seven directors and a bunch of actors, who rehearse on Friday and perform twice on Friday night. Then they pull a new theme and the writers write overnight and present seven more plays for Saturday rehearsal and performance!

Last weekend, 14/48 sold out! That’s not unusual for this very popular stunt theater.

Part of the reason is that some of the most revered actors, writers, directors, musicians, and theater technicians love doing these weekend marathons, so the work can be extraordinary.

There are two special elements that are always present: The energy and love of creativity that is displayed by every (usually exhausted) participant, and a fabulous band that sounds great, even though they only play together in that configuration for that weekend.

On January 8, the theme for the evening was “bedtime stories.” Themes are one of the crapshoots. Sometimes, they can hamstring a writer by being too cliché and all the writers seem to go for similar types of plays.

This theme tapped into a fairly wide-open creative streak.

The very first piece, The Story of Us, written by Patrick Scott, directed by Erin Kraft, and performed by Jason Harber, Andrew Litzky, Shawn Law, and Amy Love, showed the best of the form. This 10-minute heartstring-tugger was about a trio of armed services buddies who had to show up at a wid-

ow’s house to deliver a message from her deceased husband/service member. They are awkward and ham-handed, yet try to “act out” a story he had written for her so he could let her know she shouldn’t be angry with him for dying, and he’s out in the stars looking over her.

It was funny and sweet and reassuring.

Love, as the widow, displayed deep emotional torment over losing her husband and being angry at his absence. The three buddies want to help, but are clearly outclassed by her needs. The script was tight and satisfying and the perfect length.

Not every piece can be like that, but that’s part of the charm of the event. Everyone hopes that it’s all great, but what are the odds that something done in 24 hours will reach that high a level of polish?

Cover Me, written by Scot Augustson, had one of the most interesting premises of the evening. It was a serious exploration of a young adult (40s) with an Alzheimer’slike memory disease and his young wife, who take solace in using another man to cope. Less like a fully complete 10-minute piece and more like a prologue to a longer work, this was an example of what can come from the creative process: the promise of something rich in the future, with a real possibility of a subject that is unique and interesting for the stage.

By far the most outrageous play of the night was from sci-fi/fantasy inventor Scotto Moore. His Coming to a Conclusion explored the pleasures and dangers of an infomercial-orderable “orgasm machine.” It was hysterical, since all five actors – Charles Leggett, Patrick Lennon, Daniel Christensen, Heather Gautchi, and Llysa Holland – had to orgasm on stage, and a great cautionary tale at the same time.

What if you had a machine that allowed

Pearl Django consummate performers

by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer

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you to orgasm as much as you wanted? (No, not a vibrator. This was one where you stuck your hand in and it affected your whole body.) One of the funnier moments was when the main character said she’d checked the online comments, which invariably said NOT to buy the product as it was too dangerous.

Taylor’s tunes, showed up Taylor, the violin, and the accordion. “Ricado Bosa Nova” featured Gray, Lange, Martin, and Chapman. “Swing 42” focused on Gray, Martin, Lange, and Chapman.

Gray said, “As usual, we made our set list too long.” An audience member said, “That’s OK.” Michael responded, “You can live with that.”

The song “Smile,” by Charlie Chaplin, focused on Martin, Lange, and Gray. Michael announced “Besa Me Mucho,” featuring the guitar section, with Martin, Chapman, and Hoffman challenging each other to successive heights. “Minor Swing” with Martin, Chapman, Lange, and Gray, closed on a

atre

Your opportunity to see what’s next can be obtained by going to www.1448fest.com or calling ACT Theatre’s box office at 206292-7676.

Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@ gmail.com. went looking for her new one, Spanking New. That book has a very fresh take on life.

It is about a floating soul choosing parents so she can be born again. She has the ability to see into the thoughts of her parents, and their friends and families. The soul has a wry perspective on things like the war in Iraq. She figures out she is going to be a Lesbian, so she has some fears about the homophobia she observes. Spanking New is a very fun read.

Metropolitan Opera Auditions Mercy has enjoyed the Metropolitan Opera local auditions in the past. Join her for this year’s on Sunday, January 16 at 1 p.m. in University of Washington’s Meany Hall. www .pear ldja ngo. com

Pearl Django Pearl Django’s performance at Jazz Alley on January 4 made Mercy and Cuteness very happy.

Michael Gray’s violin was luscious. David Lange’s accordion was delicious. Troy Chapman’s lead guitar was smart. Ryan Hoffman’s rhythm guitar was right on.

Rick Leppanen’s bass was funky.

Michael Gray’s manner as emcee was engaging. They opened with Cole Porter’s “Begin the Beguine,” featuring accordion, violin and guitar. “Under Paris Skies” followed with violin, guitar, and accordion.

Their guest, guitarist Martin Taylor, joined them. He was an entertaining storyteller and masterful guitarist. The next number, “Madame Abicot,” was an original of Taylor’s and featured him, Gray, and Lange.

Taylor wrote the next tune at a cafe Django Rheinhardt liked to go to and he named it after the place: “Chez Fordache.” It showed up Taylor, Lange, and Gray.

A Django Rheinhardt tune, “Swing 48,” followed. Gray said, “Everyone up here is going to solo,” and that was true in spades.

Django Rheinhardt’s most famous tune,

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14/48 festival a sold-out success

La Fanciulla del West The Met’s HD broadcast of La Fanciulla del West was excellent. Deborah Voigt and Marcello Giordani sang and acted well in the lead roles and had good energy together. Kapacity said the set was amazing. Cuteness found the scenes with the large chorus wearing boots on a hardwood floor almost drowned out the singing. She felt Voigt met the challenge of going from innocent but tough, to destroyed by the knowledge her lover is a bandit, and then to strong. Assonance said it was nice to see a woman with so much power. She found it implausible that Ramirez would ask the townspeople not to let Minnie know he had been hanged.

Wouldn’t it break her heart more to think he had left her? Cuteness pointed out there were too many Pearl Django drunks in town to trust a secret like “Nuage,” was next, featuring Chapman, high. that wouldn’t get out. Assonance Taylor, Gray, and Lange. also thought Ramirez and Minnie escaping Taylor, Gray, and Hoffman were the foSpanking New was a comedy ending tacked on to a tragedy cus of another Taylor original, “La Touche.”

Mercy had enjoyed Clifford Henderson’s in an unconvincing way.

“Last Train to Hootville,” yet another of novel, Middle of Somewhere, so much she

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Makana sprinkles warmth, sunshine on Seattle fans

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

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Cappella Romana brings Baroque Christmas cheer

Makana January 9 The Triple Door The perfect escape on a very chilly Seattle night was inside The Triple Door, as Hawaiian artist Makana defrosted a sold-out crowd with a sizzling set of music that included ukulele wiz Taimane Gardner.

After a long-winded introduction, Makana strode on stage in beige pants, blue-gray dress shirt, and eggshell-colored vest and began his two-hour-plus performance with an instrumental piece that took an unexpected turn: The nose flute played by band member Lono Kaumeheiwa wasn’t tuned, forcing the trio to abruptly end the song and then restart it.

“Ku’ulei Awapuhi” was soft and sweet in contrast to a robust cover of Sting’s “Fragile,” highlighted by crisp bongo tappings from percussionist Lopaka Colon. When he got to “The Poi Song,” Makana plucked his acoustic guitar like a banjo and inserted some trick guitar moves. Known around the world as a torchbearer of the slack key guitar tradition, Makana paid homage on Sunday to one of his instructors, Sonny Chillingworth (aka “The Waimea Cowboy”) with “Song for Sonny.”

The concert was partially stolen by Aunty Florence Iwalani Koanui (“Auntie Flo”), a legendary performer who danced hula as the group played “Pauoa Liko Ka Lehua,” a Hawaiian classic by another of Makana’s teachers, the late Raymond Kane. Closing out the first portion of the show, Makana mentioned his interview with Seattle Gay News from the December 31 issue and said, “I would like to dedicate this song to my readership, it’s called ‘Erection’” – the tune appears on his 2001 self-titled album.

A 20-minute intermission allowed the audience, which packed every booth and seat in the entire venue including a standingroom-only section, to swap Hawaii stories while wearing brightly colored floral leis.

Gardner, in snow-white bell bottoms and royal blue top with a tropical flower pinned to the side of her hair, gave a blazing performance that included a piece she refers to as “Led Zeppelin meets Beethoven,” which she’s played ever since her early days on Don Ho’s show on Oahu. A charming entertainer, aside from being truly gifted on ukulele, she waltzed from side to side on stage and wowed the crowd during her own composition, “Circus Freak,” backed by Makana, Kaumeheiwa, and Colon.

Cradled by a hushed guitar, Makana did a soothing rendition of James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” and then dedicated “Hi’ilawe,” from the vintage island favorite Pure Gabby

by Gabby Pahanui, to “everyone who misses Hawaii.” Soon thereafter, Aunty Flo returned and had the place rolling with laughter by her rather naughty-infused hula – let’s just say it wasn’t your grandmother’s hula.

An encore included a fiery version of Chuck Mangione’s “Children of Sanchez” led by Kaumeheiwa on vocals, and back-toback pieces by Makana on piano – the first was a beautiful take on The Killers’ “Human,” the second was a newly-penned song called “Manic.”

Having played for President Obama at the White House and opening for numerous pop stars, including Jason Mraz, Santana, and Sting, the depth of Makana’s work on Sunday night was no surprise, though perhaps the limited use of slack key guitar was – I expected more from this contemporary master. Still, the show was an impressive display of authentic and modern Hawaiian music, providing all of us an escape to paradise in these bitter January temperatures.

unexpected touches – the setting of “Tsaritse Moya Preblagaya” (“My Queen Most Beloved,” a hymn to the Virgin Mary), for example, featured some embellished flourishes that sounded reminiscent of embellishments in French Baroque music. The first half of the program ended with an impressive 12part motet by Vasily Titov – its kaleidoscopic shifts of

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Baroque Christmas in Russia and Ukraine January 8 Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church By the second week of January in most U.S. households, the Christmas decorations have been long taken down and forlorn fir trees sit by the curb waiting their fates in compost heaps. So, while it may initially seem unusual to be presenting a concert of Christmas music well after New Year’s Day, we have to remember that the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7. The Portland-based a cappella ensemble Cappella Romana thus presented their concert of Baroque era Orthodox choral music for Christmas in Portland on that very date, with its encore performance here in Seattle one day later.

The singers of Cappella Romana must be congratulated for their consummate blend, tuning, and ensemble. They offered a nearly flawless performance of a wide range of liturgical Christmas music from Russia and Ukraine.

The opening pieces – examples of two- and three-part settings of harmonized chants from the Znamenny repertoire – were alternately austere and rich-sounding in equal measure. In particular, the first two-voice piece, sung by a mezzo and a high-tenor, was beautifully tuned and blended. These

posed familiar motifs from his Italian training with unusual effects not usually heard in Baroque music of the “West.” His Marian piece, “Dostoyno Yest,” featured melting harmonies sung with perfect balance and tenderness by the chorus. However, the most unorthodox (pun intended!) work of the evening belonged to “Kto Yest Sei Tsar Slavi?” (“Who is the King of Glory?”) by Artemy Vedel. Though the text was familiar to holiday concert-goers, this piece sounded nothing like the Handel Messiah chestnut, and instead mimicked effects found in Italian opera choruses, culminating in the end with a hair-raising soprano solo. With the dazzling ornamentation from the soloist, it sounded like a cross between mock-Puccini and the high soprano solo from the Allegri “Miserere”! At the end of the program, the chorus performed the Vedel work again as a true “encore,” with the soloist displaying her virtuosity with new ornamentation the second time around.

Kudos must be given to guest conductor Mark Bailey, who showed his obvious love for these pieces in his energetic and engaging conducting. Ultimately, however, the singers of the ensemble must be congratulated for their expert, dedicated performances. Though Cappella Romana does not possess the sheer Cappella Romana heft of Russian choruses performing pieces were followed by a this music, their tuning and sense suite of anonymous chants which reflected a various combinations of voices, culmiof ensemble would be not be easily more joyful “modern” Baroque tonality. nating in massive full sections for the whole matched by eastern European ensembles, Cappella Romana did well to vary the ensemble, echoed another more renowned and it is rare indeed to hear such unusual scoring of the pieces, with ensembles for Baroque masterpiece, Domenico Scarlatti’s music performed in such skilled perforhigh voices (sung by the sopranos and altos 10-part “Stabat Mater.” mances. Bravi! of the ensemble) juxtaposed with works for The second half of the concert featured men’s voices only. Far from sounding dry or several pieces by late-Baroque Ukrainian Reviewer Adam Ross can be reached at academic, the pieces often delighted with composer Dmitri Bortniansky, who juxta- adamlouisross@gmail.com.

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Violinist Shaham makes Bartók unforgettable

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer

Gil Shaham

knew about what the instrument could do.

No other instrument could work this kind of magic.

I cannot imagine any player who could best Gil Shaham in this work. He simply reveled in its challenges, of which there are many. Shaham is an athletic violinist; his whole body coiled and sprung with the energy of the piece. He covered more stage landscape than most soloists, yet none of this seemed anything other than glee in the intensity of the music. He clearly loved this music, and his enthusiasm was contagious.

While the first movement was full of dissonance and dramatic storming, the remaining movements were essentially lyrical and often beautiful, playful, and joyous.

The final “Allegro Molto” gave Shaham terrific opportunity to push virtuosity to its astounding limits. It doesn’t get much more fun than this! Too bad that there were so many empty seats; we did not get the Bach encore that he shared with the Thursday night audience.

The second half began with a very short piece, Gunther Schuller’s “Bagatelle: With Swing.” It was commissioned in honor of Gerard Schwarz’s farewell season as music director. A big orchestra can only suggest a jazzy feeling, never really approaching the intensity of a small ensemble jazz group.

This the players did with mildly interesting results.

Alexander Borodin’s “Symphony No. 1,” while not as compelling or dramatic as his second symphony, was nonetheless a charming and enjoyable work. Gerard Schwarz led a performance that was nuanced and full of life. I can’t say I would go out of my way to hear it again, but I appreciated a chance to hear an excellent work that doesn’t get played often.

Violinist Gil Shaham with the Seattle Symphony January 8 Benaroya Hall I wouldn’t miss a chance to see violinist Gil Shaham play most anything. That he was to play Bartók’s “Violin Concerto No. 2” with the Seattle Symphony promised a special opportunity to hear a rarely heard masterpiece in a performance not likely to be surpassed in our lifetime.

The evening began with Bright Sheng’s “Shanghai Overture,” a piece of moderate interest that did not over-stay its welcome.

As with most of Sheng’s work that I have heard (Conductor Schwarz is a champion of this composer.), the huge orchestra is used mostly in big, messy splashes of sound. You see lots of players working very hard, only to be drowned out by too many other players working just as hard. Okay, I admit it: One of my pet peeves is that so many contemporary composers whose music Schwarz chooses to showcase over-orchestrate most everything.

I did rather enjoy the Sheng piece, partly because I love noise, and the percussion section alone made a whole lot of it! As the program notes pointed out, most of the work is loud. Fortunately, the noise changed often enough to avoid boredom. And then it ended soon enough.

Then along came Bartók to show us how to orchestrate with powerful effect. Béla Bartók’s “Violin Concerto No. 2” is a fascinating, passionate, and powerful work from beginning to end. If Beethoven’s only violin concerto can be criticized for not being particularly violinistic, no one could level that remark at the Bartók! This composer shows in all his works a supreme mastery of string writing, and this concerto gives the violinReviewer Rod Parke can be reached at ist a glorious example of how much Bartók rmp62@columbia.edu.

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Lang Lang January 7 Benaroya Hall “All flash; no soul!” That’s what my musically sophisticated, raised-in-Europe friends said at intermission about Lang Lang’s playing. I replied that I thoroughly disagreed.

To say that the 20-something Lang Lang is controversial would be understatement.

His concerts are the hottest classical tickets in the world; his popularity approaches rock-star status. Indeed, I have never before heard at Benaroya the kind of wild yelling the sold-out audience gave this performance. The response became more and more ecstatic as the evening went on. There is no doubting that he is a showman extraordinaire. But is he musically profound, or just another Liberace?

There was no lack of soul or profound music-making in the opening “Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2” by Beethoven. All of the young Beethoven’s brilliant ideas came forth with loving care, powerful contrasts, and astounding ease. Lang Lang’s love of this music could not be questioned. The music fit his talents perfectly. Yet I could not say the same for the “Appassionata” sonata that followed. The performance was still impressive, but something was missing. It was as though the more mature Beethoven was not yet completely within Lang Lang’s grasp. We heard all the notes, played with great energy and perfect technique. The second movement was sung with sustained beauty but somehow lacked warmth. The

wild pyrotechnics of the last movement seemed easy under Lang Lang’s fingers, but they lacked the coherence and sense we have heard from other pianists.

Still, I was expecting great things from the second half. Sadly, as the audience became more and more enthusiastic, I became disillusioned. The selections from Isaac Albéniz’ “Iberia” lacked appropriate “color.” The piano sounded the same as in the Beethoven. Lang Lang played with the same respect, but failed to inflame the music with the Latin passion and wit one hears in the playing, for instance, of Alicia de Larrocha.

The music lacked atmosphere or personality and was thus a little boring.

One of the most technically demanding works, Prokofiev’s “Sonata No. 7, Op. 83,” gave Lang Lang ample opportunity to show his skills. Flying fingers indeed! But, again, something was missing. Under the equally impressive fingers of Yevgeny Sudbin or Yefim Bronfman, to mention two who have played this work recently in the Pacific Northwest, the Prokofiev emerged as an immensely expressive work. With Lang Lang, it became little more than a chance to show off. The physical power was present, but the emotional power failed to show. I almost forgot why I love this work!

Two lovely Chopin etudes as encores found the artist back in his element and were immensely satisfying, even if one was overly fast.

Would I see Lang Lang again if and when he next plays in Seattle? You bet! In fact, it might just be an exciting ride to watch him grow as an artist while keeping his expressive showmanship and his adoring audience.

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He may not be Alfred Brendel, as my friends of view! complained, but I like hearing a young artist play like a young artist. We might well learn Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at something from a younger energy and point rmp62@columbia.edu.

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TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Ideas brewing in your head need a release. Getting yourself heard could help or hurt you at work.

Discussing those notions with a friend first can help you improve them and see best where and how to air them.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 20): Explore your fantasies and bring them into your real-life lovemaking. Well, at least consider them carefully. Some of those dreams may need safety checks and adaptations to be performed in the physical world.

CANCER (June 21 – July 22): Your fancy notions could shock or titillate your partner. A discussion of limits may be in order.

Even out of the sack, your sweetheart can help you with reality checks to help you figure out which of your dreams can come true.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Every relationship takes work.

Take up the tough issues now while it’s a little easier. You might be surprised at what problems can be resolved in the bedroom.

That might not solve everything, but it will at least help!

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Your intuition is especially clear now. With some practice you can learn to use it to better purpose in any kind of teamwork, practical or romantic.

Trust those hunches in healing any kind of relationship – or finding one.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): As onerous as family or community duties may feel, you can accomplish a lot and gain great influence. You’re creative enough to find a positive approach. Once you start there will be no stopping you!

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): What you have to say is too important to be wasted. Polish those gems and be careful to share them where they are appreciated. A little imaginative probing can reveal family secrets or community scandals.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Discuss your financial worries with a trustworthy friend, or a parent or sibling.

You may stumble on solutions or just realize that things aren’t as bad as you think. Clear your head of worry to think clearly about resources at hand.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Your sign improves most with age, but exercising the body and mind are important for staying sharp. Advice from friends should be heard, but not necessarily followed. It could open your mind to even better possibilities.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Self-criticism can be very helpful if you don’t take it to extremes. There’s always room for improvement, and an honest assessment of your virtues and your flaws will make you clearer on what you have to offer.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): You have to be very careful not to give too much of yourself. Have a long talk with a friend you can count on to be ruthlessly honest about your limits and how you should set them.

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“There’s still a tremendous amount of homophobia in our culture,” he said.

“It’s regrettable, it’s stupid, it’s heartless, and it’s immoral, but there it is. For an actor to be working is a kind of miracle, because most actors aren’t, so it’s just silly for a working actor to say, ‘Oh, I don’t care if anybody knows I’m Gay’ – especially if you’re a leading man.”

Rupert Everett expressed a similar opinion, saying work for him all but dried up after he announced he was Gay. But Lynch, who married her girlfriend last year, disagreed, insisting the Hollywood she knows is not homophobic.

“Look, I’ve never – as far as I know, it’s been behind my back if it has – I’ve never been turned down for a role because I’m Gay,” she told Gay entertainment website AfterElton.com. “I don’t find Hollywood, in my own experience, to be homophobic.”

She did however, say that Gays don’t typically play straight roles because audiences wouldn’t find it to be realistic.

“I think because most of the world is straight … we want the audience to project their hopes and dreams for love and romance onto those actors. And if it’s not in some way possible … then they [the studios] are not going to do it. You know, most people are straight, and I think that’s probably why.”

“I do think the straight folks will continue to play straight roles,” she added. fox

ARIES (March 20 – April 19): If you can focus (and there’s the challenge!), you can achieve great things. Meditation can help tame that unruly, dreamy mind and draw inspiration. Friends who want your time can be a distraction, or you can enlist them to help!

Jane Lynch says Hollywood is not homophobic

Jane Lynch in Glee

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor Jane Lynch, the über-star who plays the mean-spirited cheerleading coach on TV’s Glee, says she disagrees with fellow out actors Rupert Everett and Richard Chamberlain on whether Hollywood is homophobic.

Lynch says she rejects claims that openly Gay actors can’t find work in Hollywood.

Chamberlain, who came out as Gay at the age of 69 in his 2003 memoir Shattered Love, advised Gay actors to remain closeted in a 2010 interview with The Advocate.

“Sinful 2nd Sunday is for the community,” concludes Stella. “It is our wish for people to continued from the cover know there is a new place to go to have fun and make a difference every second Sunday “The show is a great way to have fun and of the month. We love audience participation and there are tons of prizes at every show. raise money for our grants cycle.”

This year, according to Stella, the Sisters Church is in session!” hope to raise upwards of $30,000. Last year, the Abbey awarded over $21,000 to local non-profits.

Sinful 2nd Sundays is a twist on a regu- continued from the cover lar nightclub cabaret infused with Sisters flair: there’s a little bit of everything – song, dance, comedy – and a lot of fun. Lo and new girl in town who falls for a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Lindy Hop and behold, it’s Sinful 2nd Sunday!

“We have a primary cast of Sisters com- West Coast swing dancer Jitterbug, played prised of Sisters Faye Latio, Daya Reckon- by Joshua Welter. Baby is forced to choose ing, VixXxen, Ophelia Onasis, Guard 420, between her conservative upbringing – enand myself,” said Stella. “Of course, we dorsed by Mother Grey, hilariously depictcannot do it alone, so the rest of the Abbey ed by Cherdonna Shinatra, and Lou Henry Sisters come down and help out so we have Hoover’s Paul Grey – and giving in to her a large Sister presence. We just want to raise own primal urges to dance.

The set is minimal, yet effective. The some money and have a blast while doing real space needed is the dance floor as one it!”

Each month, the Sisters pick a different by one – but mostly in beautifully choreoco-beneficiary. The Sisters of Perpetual graphed group numbers – the characters Indulgence 2011 Grants Fund is the main shake it down to salsa, tango, Lindy Hop, beneficiary, and receives the $5 cover at the and West Coast swing.

The all-star cast is a dream. Perfectly door. The co-beneficiary is permitted to table at the show, and receives two “com- matched with their respective characters, mercial” spots where they get to pitch their you get to see a side of some of these perorganization to the audience. In addition, formers that they don’t normally show. Case the co-beneficiary can run a raffle with all in point: Boylesque sensation Waxie Moon the proceeds going to them – “This way, it plays Ernestine, a nerd. Ruby Mimosa of Dance Belt fame, steals the show time and gets them directly involved,” says Stella.

Also, each Sinful 2nd Sunday, prize pack- time again as Agnes, a God-fearing nerd ages are generously donated by Dog House who, with the help of Ernestine, try desperately to keep Baby away from the dance Leather and Channel 1 Releasing.

“The relationship between the Sisters gang.

The Grey family is a hilarious view of an and Neighbours is fabulous,” Stella told SGN. “[General Manager] Steve Tracy and ultra-conservative train wreck of a family his staff go above and beyond every month on the run from town to town, trying to keep to help make the event a success. They are their daughter safe from devilish outside influences. Cherdonna Shinatra delivers a clearly committed to our community.”

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laugh-out-loud performance of an overbearing, pill-popping mess of a housewife. Lou Henry Hoover plays the father, Paul, who – without speaking one line – says a million things with interpretive dance, physical comedy, and a vintage plaid wardrobe. They represent the family you never wanted but can’t take your eyes off of for fear you might miss a laugh!

Accomplished dancer Joshua Welter pulls off the corny Jitterbug as he woos Baby into his arms and his dance gang through one cheesy line after another – it’s all very “Nobody puts Baby in the corner.” He is a joy to watch and he clearly has fun as he performs in a majority of the production numbers.

The dance gang – all costumed in a different style of dance movie genre – is comprised of true dance professionals Fankick (Alison Cockrill, salsa), Hammerlock (Hallie Kuperman, Century Ballroom owner and all-around badass dancer), Pirouette (Michelle Badion, tango, salsa, West Coast swing), Sugarpush (Deron Hayes, salsa, West Coast swing), Kickballchange (Joshua Sturgeon), and a Saturday Night Fever character (Wladamir Pino, salsa, tango).

The amazing Dance Belt (Waxie Moon, Inga Ingenue, and Lou Henry Hoover) makes two cameo appearances as The Television. Their dance medley of Lady Gaga songs and dance moves is the highlight of the show. You may remember Dance Belt’s flawless interpretation of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” – this is even better!

The Dream Angel number, performed by Monica Gilliam, is absolutely beautiful.

Century High is performed Saturday nights from January 15 until February 12.

Tickets to the show are $25 and include a beginning salsa lesson and a dance afterward. I, however, highly recommend that you buy the $60 ticket, which entitles you to a delicious three-course gourmet dinner, the show, and dance lessons. The show is all-ages, but the dance is 21+. For group reservations and dinner seating call the Century Ballroom at (206) 324-7263. For more information about Century Ballroom and Century High, go to www.centuryballroom. com.

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Street: Money Never Sleeps) and Angelina Jolie (The Tourist) had given us some of 2010’s top performances? If Jolie was to be singled out, it should’ve been for the actionthriller Salt.

On the TV side, things look kind of normal with heavy hitters Mad Men and Glee battling freshman series The Walking Dead, Boardwalk Empire, and The Big C, though the work of Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) and Atticus Shaffer (The Middle) was overlooked.

Of Gay interest, the applauded Lesbianthemed film The Kids Are All Right scored nods for Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, screenwriters Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, but rudely omitted was Mark Ruffalo. If placing bets, Bening is a huge favorite to win Lead Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Chris Colfer, out Glee member Kurt Hummel, squeezed into the Supporting Actor television category, which incorporates drama, comedy, and TV movies. Jane Lynch (Glee’s Sue Sylvester), who married her longtime girlfriend last year, is up for Supporting Actress (in a television series), and straight-playing-Gay actor Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) competes with Colfer. Elsewhere, Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, who share a steamy kiss in Black Swan, are each nominated for Lead and Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, respectively.

The Golden Globes will be telecast on Sunday, January 16 (NBC, see local listings for times) and are to be hosted by Ricky Gervais, who’s as funny as my last toothache – seriously, how is this guy relevant outside the UK? Anywho, here’s the lowdown on a few of the night’s categories.

And the winner is: The Social Network, which has won the lion’s share of critics’ awards already.

Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical nominees: Alice in Wonderland, Burlesque, The Kids Are All Right, Red, The Tourist And the winner is: The Kids Are All Right, the only great nominee in this weak lineup.

Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama nominees: Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) And the winner is: Natalie Portman, who accumulates momentum going into the Academy Awards stretch. But I’d love to see Lawrence win for her gritty performance of a teenage girl who literally gets the shit kicked out of her in a dark, unforgiving drama.

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture nominees: Amy Adams, (The Fighter), Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech), Mila Kunis (Black Swan), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Jackie Weaver (Animal Kingdom) And the winner is: Melissa Leo, although Kunis is a threat and Weaver, a veteran Australian actress, could strike a chord with the foreign journalist voting body.

Best Original Score – Motion Picture nominees: The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat), Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman), 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman), The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross), Inception (Hans Zimmer) And the winner is: Inception, if they actually listened to it. And yes, that is Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails in the running!

Best Television Series – Drama nominees: Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, The Good Wife, Mad Men, The Walking Dead And the winner is: Boardwalk Empire, because the Golden Globes are first to embrace new TV series before everyone else, which also bodes well for The Walking Dead.

Readings make good gifts!

Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical nominees: 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, The Big C, Glee, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie And the winner is: Modern Family, because it lost to Glee at last year’s Golden Globes.

Best Supporting Actress – television series nominees: Hope Davis (The Special Relationship), Jane Lynch (Glee), Kelly MacDonald (Boardwalk Empire), Julia Stiles (Dexter), Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) And the winner is: Sofia Vergara, who’s owed at least one piece of hardware this awards season.

Best Supporting Actor – television series nominees: Scott Caan (Hawaii Five-O), Chris Colfer (Glee), Chris Noth (The Good Wife), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), David Straitharn (Temple Grandin) And the winner is: David Straitharn, the only TV movie nominee, but send miracle prayers to Colfer. Scott Caan, really? Really?!

Best Motion Picture Drama nominees: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Social Network

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FRIDAY

Century Ballroom - Gay Night 3rd & 4th Friday every month. 7:30 pm lesson $5.00 with cover; 8:30 pm dance $7.00. 21+ with ID. Changes - Prime Rib dinner, $11.75; other dinner special, $8.25.

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

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

The Cuff Complex - Country Dance, 7:00 - 10:30 pm.

High Energy Dance, 10:30 pm - 3 am. Cover $5.00 @ 9 pm www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

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 - Dancing with DJ Matt Stands, 1st Friday of the month: DJ Trent Von and wet t-shirt contest, 2nd Friday of the month: Fetish Night 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

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.

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

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

Neighbours - 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.po-

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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.

Steamworks - 11:30 pm - 4:30 am DJ Chavez Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh.

Twisted - Dancing with DJ Trent Von, 3rd Saturday of the month: Boys Night Out with wet underwear contest, Last Saturday of the month: “Diva-Licious” hosted by Madison Lane with Prime Rib dinner special. 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

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

MONDAY

Changes - Happy Hour all day and night.

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

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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. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 7 pm.

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 - Game Night featuring Pool Tournaments and Wii Bowling. Happy Hour all night! 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

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.

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.

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 - $2 Tuesday featuring “Are You Smarter Than A Drag Queen?” trivia contest for $2, $2 tacos, well drinks and drafts all night! 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

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.

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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.

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 - Karaoke Idol with Robin. All you can eat spaghetti for $5.50 and $6 Long Island Teas. 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

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. 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. Kick off the weekend early. No DJ needed, you control the jukebox.

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 - Disco Delight! Dance music of the 70s and 80s. BOGO burgers and $2 Bud and Bud Light drafts. 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 visible or hidden disabilities? See Jean’s List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities.html for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.

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

community calendar

SATURDAY - January 15

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.

MLK Weekend of Service (1/15-1/17). 10am-2pm.

Remove invasive, non-native English Ivy from Seattle area parks. For locations visit www.earthcorps.org.

Sponsored by EarthCorps.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Q-Squared Book Group. 1pm. Capitol Hill Library, 425 Harvard Ave E. This month’s book: Sex Toys of the Gods by Christian McLaughlin. www.qsquared.org A Staged Reading of Martin Luther King Jr’s Speech “Beyond Vietnam.” 1pm. Center House Pavilion, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. This controversial speech outlined Dr King’s opposition to the Vietnam war. Features actors Rachel Ferguson, Charles Norris, Paul Rosenthal & Adillia Scoot. Music by Sound of the Northwest. FREE. www.seattlecenter.com Bi & Bi Mixed-Gender Social Group. 4-6pm. Wayward Coffee, 8570 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Social get-together for Bisexual men & women, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks.

Sponsored by BiNet Seattle, a multi-gender, multicultural, pro-feminist group dedicated to providing information about Bisexuality, promoting Bisexual visibility & developing community. www.binetseattle.org.

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

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

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 RAW (1/15 & 1/16). 7:30pm. Washington Ensemble Theatre, 608 19th Ave E. An evening of fresh theatrical events harvested by The Ensemble & presented in cabaret fashion. Pay what you can. www.washington ensemble.org 14/48: The World’s Quickest Theater Festival (1/7 & 1/8; 1/14 & 1/15). 8pm & 10:30pm. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St. 14 plays in 48 hours! Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 day of show, $50 all-fest pass. www. acttheatre.org

SUNDAY - January 16

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/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com MLK Weekend of Service (1/15-1/17). 10am-2pm.

Remove invasive, non-native English Ivy from Seattle area parks. For locations visit www.earthcorps.org.

Sponsored by EarthCorps.

Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12noon1:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength &

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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 Metropolitan Opera Auditions. 1-4:30pm. Meany Hall, UW. Opera stars of the future singing the cream of the aria repertory in front of judges & live audience.

Tickets: general admission $15, seniors & students $10. www.nwauditions.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. 329-0793.

Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. 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 Bailey-Boushay House Chef’s Dinner. Reception 5pm, Dinner 7pm. Bell Harbor International Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66. Guests will enjoy the best that local chefs have to offer at hors d’oeuvres reception & silent wine auction. Private dinner for a limited number of guests follows the reception. Tickets: $75 reception only; $300 reception & dinner. For RESERVATION call 583-6514 or visit www. virginiamason.org/chefs Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Seattle PolyFidelity Discussion Group Potluck Meeting. 5-7:30pm. Meets 3rd Sunday of odd-numbered months at a poly-friendly location. PolyFidelity welcomes persons of all sexual orientations who are interested in discussing responsible alternatives to monogamy. Followed by a Poly Party. For more information & location, www.scn.org/~spg

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Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. www.dunsheehouse.org Uncle Samantha’s Group. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ veterans group, for vets who served during peace time or conflict. All are welcome, uniforms optional.

322-2437, www.dunshehouse.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.

RAW (1/15 & 1/16). 7:30pm. Washington Ensemble Theatre, 608 19th Ave E. An evening of fresh theatrical events harvested by The Ensemble & presented in cabaret fashion. Pay what you can. www.washington ensemble.org Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - January 17

Martin Luther King Jr Day (Because of the MLK Day holiday, some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled.

Please check with the sponsors of your event to confirm date, tiem & place.)

8th Annual Gay-Straight Alliance Leadership Summit. 8am-2pm. University Prep High School, 8000 25th Ave NE. Learn about opportunities for your GSA, hear new ides & meet other students in GSAs acroos Washington state. Fee $5; with lunch $15 if ordered by 1/15. To REGISTER call 320-2099, email joe@ glsenwa. org or visit www.glsenwa.org MLK Day March & Rally - “Many Voices United to Build the Beloved Community.” Workshops 9:30am, Rally 11am, March 12noon. Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave. MLK Weekend of Service (1/15-1/17). 10am-2pm.

Remove invasive, non-native English Ivy from Seattle area parks. For locations visit www.earthcorps.org.

Sponsored by EarthCorps.

Women Facing HIV. 12noon-1:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Monday. Women Facing HIV is a drop-in peer support group for women living with HIV/AIDS. 322-2437. www.dunshee house. org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday.

Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities &

January 15 thru January 23 resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Monday. Ongoing 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2584, www.dunsheehouse.org 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 socialdinnerclub@ yahoo. com or phone (360) 722-1666.

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

The group offers a safe, supportive & welcoming space where concerned persons can share their experiences, struggles, joys & resources. (425) 4629411, 542-2549.

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

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

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

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 Gay Men’s Support Ministry. 7:30-9pm. St Joseph Catholic Parish, 732 18th Ave E. Meets every Monday. Men over 40 share stories of journey, seek & lend emotional support about life issues & have open discussions in a safe, comfortable place of community.

Please call facilitator for more info before attending.

Bruce Hall, 818-9415.

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 18

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.

Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer).

The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed.

632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org.

Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437. www.dunsheehouse.org 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 Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months.

An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related concerns. kim. bogucki@ seattle.gov 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.

For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.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 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.

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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 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.)

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.

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., Bellingham. Every Tuesday. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

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 19

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. www.mature friends.org GSBA Business Luncheon. 11:30am-1:30pm.

Seattle Marriott Waterfront, 2100 Alaskan Way. Meet new Seattle Police Chief John Diaz & Assistant Chief Dick Reed. GSBA members $34, non-members $39, students $34. www.thegsba.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.

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Meets every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@ chs-nw.org 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 Grief & Loss. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. LGBTQ peer support group for issues surrounding grief & loss. 322-2437. www.dunsheehouse.org Pierce County AIDS Foundation New Volunteer Orientation in Tacoma. 6-8pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 3rd Wednesday each month.

PCAF is seeking volunteers to provide practical & emotional support services for clients, assist with administrative needs, & plan & work at special events.

More info & to receive application, call Colleen at (253) 383-2565 ext 206.

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.)

Dharma Buddies Book Club. 7pm. We will begin study of the book “The End of Your World” by Adyashanti. For information & location call 300-3321, 920-6117 or email onlyonesf@yahoo.com Gay Skate Party in Bellevue. 7-10pm. Skate King Bellevue, 2301 140th Ave NE, Bellevue. 3rd Wednesday most months. A community social event for friends & family. $8 at the door, $5 under 18. Regular skate rentals FREE! Inline skate rental $4. www.gayskate

Visit us online www.sgn.org

seattle.com 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 Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV-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.dunshee house.org HIV/AIDS 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 who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome.

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

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

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.

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet.

8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com 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 20

Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens Senior Coffee Hour. 10am. Central Bldg, 810 3rd Ave. Features City Council member Jean Godden. 684-0500, seniors@ seattle.gov Alcoholics Anonymous “Sober & Safe Group.”

12noon-1pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.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. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strength overspeed.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 Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday each month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

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

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written word. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. www.dunsheehouse.org Family Connection Night in Shoreline. 6-8pm.

Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE. An evening film “That’s Family” with group discussion following the film. Pizza & limited childcare provided.

LGBTQ parented families & straight allies welcome.

Space is limited. RSVP to (425) 891-3159 or suefmail@yahoo.com Queer Parent Networking Dinner. 6-8pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month, January thru June. Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirit, Queer & Questioning families - including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP one week in advance to DeAnn at 568-7777 or deann@ nwnetwork.org Thrivor Trees. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for survivors of childhood sexual assault. thrivortrees@gmail.com 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.

Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514.

Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club Monthly Potluck & Meeting. 7pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Bottom Dwellers promotes safe & responsible scuba diving & other outdoor activities for the GLBT community & friends at all experience levels. For info & location, www.bottomdwellers.org.

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 GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide 30-minute consultations. FREE. For APPOINTMENT call Tuesdays 12noon-3pm, 235-7235. For information visit www.qlaw.org/legalclinic PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) 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. www. bellevue-pflag.org.

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. www.dunsheehouse.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm.

Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium. Meets every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone.

For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups. yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle 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 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 21

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 Al-anon Meeting. 7-9pm. CHAC, 1900 E Madison St. LGBTQ-supported. 625-0000, ais@seattle-alanon.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html 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. Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday

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each month. Metro routes 8, 9, 14, 43, 49 & 60. 3290793; http://seattleprimetimers.usa-50.com Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

Pioneers & Warriors TM. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Peer support group for Gay & Bi men over 40: honoring the past, accepting the present & embracing the future. Group attendance requires facilitator approval. Please contact Joel Davis at 2616616. www.dunsheehouse.org GaYme Night 4 Gay & Bi Men. 8pm-1am. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun for Gay & Bi men. www.dunsheehouse.org

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SATURDAY - January 22

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Knights of Mantra Beggers Feast 2011 - Something Medieval. Doors 5pm, Feast 6pm. Russian Hall, 704 19th Ave E. Games, stocks, spanking stools, great food, entertainment & special surprises. Cost (including 5 course meal): $30 in advance from K of M members, $35 at the door.

SUNDAY - January 23

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver. us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent 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 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, retreats, 1 to 1 peer mentoring & special events for those affected by HIV/AIDS & the greater LGBT communities. 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 511 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

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

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.imperialcourtofseattle.com In The Life - www.inthelifetv.org Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 511 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

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 Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www. seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, 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.flying house. 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 Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks seattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.

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seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Project at the API Safety Center, April, 4679976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macct seattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 6826711; www.q-law.org Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBT-friendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

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/ SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

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. eteamz.com/womensecsa; 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; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; 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; 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 (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/ STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.Matthews Place.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.safeschoolscoalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject. org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Seek employed, responsible, stable, non-smoker. No other pets. Call David, 206-935-7762 or email david.kerlick@gmail. com. 04/3 _______________________________

_______________________________ HIGH PAY UNION TRAINING If you’re 16 to 24, consider Job Corps. Immediate openings in Union pre-apprenticeships. We offer free education, training, housing, and more. Females encouraged to apply! Call 1-800733-5627. Visit jobcorps.gov.

38/3 _______________________________ FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAINING for eligible Seattle residents interested in becoming an Office Tech, Welder, Construction Worker, Auto Tech, or CNA. Program orientation every Tues at 3pm at ACRS, 3639 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98144, or call 206-695-7569 for more information. SGN/ _______________________________

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_______________________________ PENTHOUSE WITH SWEEPING LAKE UNION VIEW. Former owners apartment with Lake Union view. Light-filled 3 BR + spare room that would make an ideal home office. 2 full baths, fireplace, private deck, W/D, disposal. Rent $1595, including parking and storage on west side of Lake Union between Dexter and Westlake Aves N. Close to South Lake Union business district. 1900 8th Ave N. 98109. Call Judy, 206-2868496. 02/1 _______________________________ ROOM FOR RENT on Beacon Hill. Private entrance, living room, bath and kitchen. 1 block from bus line and close to light rail. $550/mo includes utilities, plus deposit. 425-343-8119.

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_______________________________ CLEANING Bob’s Cleaning - 35 years of honest and reliable house cleaning from Tacoma to Seattle. Call today for free estimate. 253-2282814. 02/1 _______________________________ GARDENMAKERS NORTHWEST Designing and planting inspired landscapes and stylish gardens.

Professional installations. Quality garden maintenance. Estate restorations.Stone walks and walls. Balconies and courtyards.

Proudly serving our community for twenty years. 48/3 Call Scott today!

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_______________________________ FREE RÉSUMÉ AND JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS South Seattle Community College’s WorkSource Center is partnering with the Seattle Public Library and the King County Library System to offer résumé and job search workshops. For more information, contact South Seattle Community College WorkSource Center at 206-764-5304 or visit www. southseattle.edu for complete schedule. SGN/ _______________________________

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Specialize in back, hip, neck, shoulder, extremity, neuromuscular disorders treatment, fullbody relaxation. Professional setting. 10am-midnight. 7 days/ wk. Steve Chang, LMP, 206-4977897. 02/3 _______________________________ ENJOY A SOOTHING MASSAGE www.broadwaymassage.com - on Capitol Hill. $50/hr. Jeff LMP, 206-650-0542. 11am-10pm, daily. Last minute appts welcome. 04/6 _______________________________ EXCEPTIONAL BODYWORK Release muscle pain & tension through deep tissue, trigger point & myofascial release. Specializing in back, neck & shoulder pain.

Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-524-7766. 02/12 ______________________________

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I really do need my old clients back. Approaching 16 years licensed here in Seattle, I continue to do excellent massage. I want you to experience me and my massage again if I used to see you in years past. You could use an excellent massage pronto. I am able to work with health insurance, so PLEASE find out your co-pay and coverage limits (if any) for massage therapy and give me a call, again if necessary. I am open to creating a sliding scale if you have no health insurance and must pay cash. I believe in my massageand try to make it accessible to all. THANK YOU. Jesse H. James, LMP. MA7881. SGN/ YesJesse.com jesse@yesjesse.com

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Shave & bodywork combos available. 206-310-3491. 04/3 _______________________________ RAIN CITY JACKS Seattle’s own JO Club, RCJ hosts three group masturbation events every month. Safe, hot, friendly and fun. Adult men only. 888809-5035. info@raincityjacks.org; www.raincityjacks.org. 11/12 _______________________________

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Incalls North Seattle; anywhere else outcalls. 206-713-1459; if I’m out, leave message. $100-incall; $150-outcall. 03/3 _______________________________ BODYWORK FOR SENSUAL and erotic pleasure. Fullbody massage for full release of tension and total relaxation. Afternoon and evening appointments. 206225-0524. 03/3 _______________________________ DADDY BEAR Full body complete massage.

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Get seduced. Incalls in Renton/ Seattle area. Scott, 206-3554469. 05/4 _______________________________ FRENCH TOUCH BODYWORK Experienced, friendly European masseur w/a table and sensual hands. In/Out. Luke, 206-3232427. 03/3 _______________________________ GREAT MASSAGE given by highly-trained, clean-cut, handsome guy. I have a clean, private studio just north of the UW. Call Matt, 206-774-9092. In calls/out calls/ hotels. 02/12 _______________________________ HOT FULL BODY RUB by hairy 9” uncut top. In/Out. 206-3290310. 06/6 _______________________________ RUSSIAN STYLE

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