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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 03, Volume 41, January 18, 2013

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The breakout single that sent the New York-based band’s sophomore album, Some Nights, soaring, “We Are Young,” entered the pop-culture zeitgeist almost overnight with commercial spots and a Glee rendition. Their ubiquitous earworms gave them a platform,

and they stood on it and told the world – time and time again, during sold-out shows and in online essays – how they support equal rights.

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If Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost have taught us anything, it’s that you can be fun. and still stand up for something serious.

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Hurricane Sandy, meet Jinkx Monsoon. She’s got you beat.

Bowing to national TV audiences later this month and making her lead acting debut in a new theatrical production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, this Seattlebased performer is storming her way into the entertainment world with a dangerous combination of actor, singer, female impersonator, comic, and sassy-pants persona. Monsoon (real name Jerick Hoffer) graduated with honors from Cornish College of the Arts

and wasted no time putting herself out there. While appearing weekly at Julia’s on Broadway, she landed roles in Spring Awakening and Rent and also kept busy as onehalf of the 1920s-inspired musical duo The Vaudevillians. Monsoon can also be seen in season five of RuPaul’s Drag Race, premiering January 28 on Logo TV. Hedwig runs through January 27 at the Moore Theatre and ticket information is available at www.stgpresents.org. I caught up with her during final rehearsals and here’s what she had to say.

NEXT TO NORMAL BALAGAN THEATRE (at Erickson Theatre) February 8 – March 2 Balagan Theatre and its theatrical home of Erickson Theatre, near Seattle Central Community College, have begun focusing with a vengeance on musicals. The trend started four or so years ago with The Full Monty, but now Balagan is upping the ante by mounting two major productions within a month of each other: Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Moore Theatre (now through Jan. 27), and Next to Normal at Brandon Ivie

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filling in as the brass section, shaking a tambourine, or tapping a wood block.

“Tonight,” “Emergency,” and “Misled” were squeezed into a medley, but everything else was played in its entirety, including a few extended versions. “Joanna,” one of the few slow jams in the set, featured a short trombone solo by Clifford Adams. It proved to be the calm before the storm, as the Snoqualmie ballroom took on a wild party atmosphere soon thereafter.

low the stage. The rest of us stayed in our seats and sang along to the chorus.

“Ladies’ Night” and a long, funky version of “Get Down On It” closed out the main portion of the show. By this time, people were dancing in the aisles, older men were grinding with much younger women, girls were shouting, foreheads were sweaty – it was almost, though not quite, like a lively, charismatic church service.

People were dancing in the aisles, older men were grinding with much younger women, girls were shouting, foreheads were sweaty – it was almost like a lively, charismatic church service.

Kool & the Gang

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer KOOL & THE GANG SNOQUALMIE CASINO January 11 A hot mess. That’s one way to describe the scene when Kool & the Gang played to a full house at Snoqualmie Casino last weekend. People of every age, color, sexual orientation, and size were represented in the crowd, and everybody was having a real good time – partying, laughing, dancing,

spilling drinks on the floor. After all, it’s exactly what the retro R&B band preaches in their lyrics: “So bring your good times, and your laughter too. We gonna celebrate your party with you.”

The 90-minute performance kicked off with “Fresh,” one of many hits the awardwinning group would unleash during their set. This wasn’t a cheap latter-day imitation of the band, either. Four original members, plus an extra vocalist, two keyboardists, a pair of guitarists, and a drummer made up the ensemble. Most of them multitasked,

THE REAL DEAL The band returned for an encore consisting of only one song, but it was a doozy.

“Celebration,” a worldwide hit played at everything from wedding receptions to New Year’s parties to sporting events, closed out a super-fun, vibrant performance.

What I appreciated besides the fact that Kool & the Gang delivered the hits in a high-energy concert was that they did it with style. Not only were they well-dressed and professional, but they played real instruments and sang their own vocals, never infusing their music with digital samples or DJ wizardry. This is how they’ve lasted as long as they have – staying original.

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TIME TO GET DOWN “Hollywood Swingin’” got much of the audience on its feet, including a side wall lined with middle-aged women who shimmied with extreme delight. “Jungle Boogie” had the same effect, as concertgoers waved their hands in the air and swayed their hips.

“Open Sesame,” an instrumental number from an album by the same name and on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, wasn’t well recognized by the Snoqualmie crowd, many of whom sat down to rest their legs.

Kool & the Gang’s signature ballad “Cherish” was given a two-minute keyboard intro, before a throng of women flooded the center aisle and the area just be-

Rossini’s charm finally emerges in SO’s Cenerentola

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer LA CENERENTOLA SEATTLE OPERA Through January 26 A member of the nonmusical staff of Seattle Opera said to me, “If it weren’t for those mice, I would be bored to death!” She was referring to six dancers who, dressed in comic rat costumes, appear in almost every scene of the current production of Rossini’s delightful operatic retelling of Cinderella, titled La Cenerentola (pronounced Chener-EN-to-la). I both hated and loved those rodents. That is, opening night I hated them, whereas at the Sunday matinee the next day, I loved them. I’m not being fickle – the two performances were, to my eyes and ears, just so different.

The rats were just as good in both performances, but their effect changed dramatically because of the musical weakness of several singers on opening night. La Cenerentola is a comic opera of many delights when performed well. But Saturday night struggled to be funny and mostly failed.

The problem was primarily that the two lead singers were not very musical. Daniela Pini, from Lugo, Italy, displayed a rather unattractive mezzo voice, every tone of which lacked a warm center, giving us the ups and downs of her vibrato with only a hint of the fundamental pitch. She had all the notes easily enough but performed the vocal acrobatics of the part more as calisthenics than as anything musical or emotionally expressive.

Her Prince Ramiro, René Barbera, from San Antonio, Texas, although possessed of a world-class tenor voice, sang on opening night with doubtful musicality. Perhaps

from nerves about his debut, he sang everything loud. Aside from some astounding high C’s and D-naturals, he made little impression. But the next afternoon, when he filled in for the ailing scheduled tenor, he was a different singer. His tone was much more beautiful. He caressed phrases into expressive lines, and made this listener a true fan. His high notes were no less exciting but were the icing on the cake rather than the whole meal.

MUSHEGAIN MAGNIFICENT Sunday’s performance was greatly enhanced by California native Karin Mushegain, whose Cinderella was charming, superbly sung, and quite expressive despite her having a considerably smaller instrument than Pini’s. This time the fast passages were no mere exercises for showing off; they were emotionally expressive. Her closing aria was dashed off with gleeful exuberance and brought the opera to a joyous close. Equally important, her acting was utterly believable and pulled the listener into her adventure.

Cinderella’s sisters, sung by Dana Pundt and Sarah Larsen, both current members of SO’s Young Artists Program, sang the first bits in the opera. Unfortunately, their opening lines were sung from an acoustically dead spot on stage. This, combined with the underpowered voice of at least one of them, gave the unfortunate impression that they perhaps were not ready for a big-theater production. Neither Patrick Carfizzi (Saturday) nor Valerian Ruminski (Sunday) were much more than adequate as Don Magnifico, father to the sisters. Arthur Woodley, always excellent in his Seattle appearances, continued his success playing the beneficent “fairy godfather,” who in this telling of the story is the teacher to the Prince.

La Cenerentola: Not your typical fairy tale

POLEGATO, SAGRAPANTI SHINE Aside from the Sunday version of tenor Barbera, there were two other performers who alone would make your attendance worthwhile: baritone Brett Polegato (from Toronto) and conductor Giacomo Sagripanti, making his U.S. debut (from Giulianova, Italy). These two gentlemen delivered everything I could wish for in ideal Rossini singing and conducting. Polegato is an incredibly talented singer in every style, having wowed us here in modern repertory (Henry in The End of the Affair), 18th century (Orestes in Iphigenia in Tauris), and verismo (Sharpless in Madama Butterfly) operas. His coloratura was a model of how to make vocal calisthenics accurate, very easily heard, and expressive of infectious humor, all the while maintaining tonal

beauty and ease. Truly an amazing artist!

Sagripanti and his orchestra gave us an overture that left me feeling glad to be alive.

So many conductors totally miss the wit and charm of this seemingly simple music, but Sagripanti caught it all. He chose perfect tempi throughout the show, kept stage and pit perfectly aligned, and supported the singers beautifully. He even mouthed every word to the Chorus members, whose performance was another of this production’s highlights. His beat and cues were perfectly clear, even though he did not use a baton. I hope this young and very attractive conductor returns to Seattle Opera soon!

Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at rmp62@columbia.edu.

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sue and then we realized that if we had a big umbrella to funnel all this under, we could do so much more. So we started The Ally Coalition, which is a nonprofit. And it’s kind of boundless.

On this tour, we’re really going to be getting into homeless Gay youth in different cities. We’ll be working with different shelters. What’s really cool about TAC is it has given us the opportunity to participate in all the different aspects of what comes along with human rights, and there are a lot of sub-issues. We’re just trying to focus on different areas on different tours. A dollar

ing in the closet and the church and the offensive things that come out of there.

But these are songs about feeling separate and about feeling pushed aside and feeling down on yourself and pushing on. That’s the theme of the album. That’s the idea of all of it: carrying on and moving on. “Carry On” speaks to the same issues that Gay people go through, which is a lot of the same issues that a lot of people go through. It’s just on a different scale. It’s about having other people treat you like you’re less than human and finding a way to move on.

Azzopardi: I don’t have to tell you this, but the next album will be a crucial one for you. You have six Grammy nominations to live up to. What’s your game plan for the third album?

Antonoff: [laughs] We haven’t really begun yet, because we have this theory. We’ve all been at this for, like, 12 years [in different bands] and there’s always this crazy hunger to work on new material. When you work on new material while you’re out promoting your current album, it becomes like this inside joke – we’re out there playing and imagining a new song that [we’re] not sharing with our audience. So we made a conscious effort to stay in Some Nights mode because if we thought too much about the future or worked too much on new songs, it would be like making out with the person you’re with and imagining someone else. We’d be cheating on our audience. That might sound pathetic, but the point is, we’re playing our biggest shows ever, people are really excited over this album, and we’re gonna deliver best if we stay here. We always work really well in the moment, and the next album will be no exception.

Azzopardi: Because I’m a Gay man, I can’t end this interview without asking you if your relationship with Lena Dunham is anything like an episode of her show, Girls.

Antonoff: [laughs] No – there’s nothing awkward or clunky about our relationship. I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world. And I think that’s something that’s nice about our relationship.

Azzopardi: I could picture you two dancing to Robyn in her bedroom, though.

Antonoff: I’ve been dancing to Robyn since Body Talk came out. Anyone who has ears should be dancing to Robyn. [laughs] Azzopardi: Both of you are Gay magnets, and for different reasons. You’ve been said to have a lot of Lesbian friends, actually.

Antonoff: I do.

Azzopardi: If you were to compete in a Gay-off with Lena, who would win?

Antonoff: It would be a really epic tie.

We both have so many wonderful Gay people in our lives. People identify with other people for different reasons, and I personally am really comfortable around Lesbians because, in some ways, we view women the same way. I’ve never really identified with the way a typical alpha male views women.

It’s always an awkward forum for me to hang out with another guy and talk about girls, because I can’t really find a way to fit in. I’ve never really had those big macho alpha qualities.

So a lot of my Lesbian friends have this way that they talk about women, and in the way they connect with them I just feel a little bit more comfortable. Which kind of makes me think that maybe I’m a straight man with, like, Lesbian chemicals. I think you can be a man who loves a woman but love someone the way a Gay man loves another man or a woman loves a woman. fueled by ramen

ist talks about being drawn to the Gay community’s “inspiring” ways of uniting in the face of oppression, the “stigma” of being straight, and how he loves Lena Dunham like a Lesbian.

Azzopardi: You’re one of the Gay community’s biggest supporters, and you’ve been very outspoken about it. When and why did Gay issues become so important to you?

Antonoff: I wish there was a great story or a poetic answer, but I just don’t know how anyone could not be outspoken and enraged with any violation of human rights. If the government decided tomorrow to strip Jews or African Americans of certain rights, no one would ask, “How did you get involved with Jews’ human rights?” It would just be this universal violation that we would all be up in arms about. But the issue of Gay, Bisexual, and Trans rights, the discrimination is so ingrained in us that it’s this slow-moving process of people realizing how shameful it is, the way we treat our citizens. Anyone who is even remotely cognizant is speaking up and fighting for equal rights.

Azzopardi: It’s hard for some people to understand that you don’t have to be Gay to care about Gay people. Is that the case for you and the band?

Antonoff: One hundred percent.

That’s the big thing: We’re less concerned with the Westboro Baptist Church than we are with just the average American who has a good heart and is pretty smart but isn’t completely educated on the issues, and if this person knew everything they would stand up and fight. I think most Americans have no issue with homosexuality or Gay people. They just think, “Oh, they have civil unions; we have marriage – what’s the difference?”

They don’t realize that 1,000-plus rights are denied. They don’t think of adoption rights or workers’ comp rights. Connecting all the dots is a huge thing and is the difference between people being like, “Yeah, I think Gay people should be equal” versus really making a big deal out of it and really thinking about it when they vote. The reason for the band speaking out is that if you have any sort of stage or soapbox in 2013 in America – and really anywhere in the world – you should be using that to discuss human rights and all people being treated equal.

Azzopardi: So as a celebrity, you have a responsibility to speak up?

Antonoff: Absolutely. It’s a really weird life. Public figures deserve privacy. They don’t deserve to be thrown into the fire just because they have an audience. I mean, we’re out here because we’re artists, we’re songwriters. What I do is what I am and I would understand if someone only wanted to put out what they’re there to put out. But it’s just one of those complicated generations. Ten or 15 years ago it was a little different because at that point we were only X amount of years away from a learning curve of not really understanding what was going on. But now, in 2013, we have all the information and we’ve seen the effects of homophobia and we’ve seen the effects of denying citizens rights. It’s just a time where I don’t think any of us have the luxury to not stand up.

Azzopardi: As a straight ally in the fight for Gay rights, what effect do you think you have on the Gay rights movement that you wouldn’t if you were Gay? Antonoff: It’s all about the power we each have based on who we are and where we come from. Obviously, LGBTQ people have the power that comes with being oppressed.

Those who are denied rights have the most inspiring voice in fighting for them. But beyond that, there is a distinct power that

comes with being a person who is not denied rights but still cares and will fight for them as if they were their own rights. Furthermore, being someone who others presume wouldn’t care, or even opposes Gay rights, gives you an even greater power in speaking up for Gay rights.

There is stigma that comes along with being straight – like we don’t care. Being straight and standing up for Gay rights is a statement that says “this is everyone’s issue.” We are not free unless we are all free.

Just because I was born into the elite class of straight Americans who have maximum

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rights does not mean that I won’t fight as if it were me being denied human rights.

Azzopardi: If fun. were a band 30 years ago and had come out in favor of Gay rights, you probably would have jeopardized your career. What does it say about this time in our lives that you’re able to stand up and still maintain a significant fan base?

Antonoff: We get asked, “If you guys are gonna be political, do you worry you’ll be offending people who are coming to your shows?” And the answer for us is, “Well, if anyone has a problem with us, then they’re homophobic and hateful and we’re glad to

from every ticket goes to The Ally Coalition and then that money gets funneled out to the coalition and what we do, and then a decent portion we donate to different Gay groups.

Azzopardi: You’re on the road through the rest of the year. How does fun. have fun while on tour?

Antonoff: We’re really square. Our definition of fun at this point is just taking care of ourselves. We all get great joy out of not eating disgusting food, getting a lot of sleep, and going to the movies. But our schedules have been so completely insane, so the great

“The Ally Coalition ... will be with us for the foreseeable future. We’ve always done a lot with the issue and then we realized that if we had a big umbrella to funnel all this under, we could do so much more.” not have them come to our shows.” [laughs] It’s an amazing time, and I think with the way the Internet works, it’s easy to think that there’s a lot more hate than there is.

Obviously we only hear the most disgusting stories and, as they should, the horror stories inspire change. But what we’ve learned from touring and being outspoken in the press about this is that there is great support – and even where there isn’t great support, there is a hunger for knowledge.

We set up booths at our shows and it’s not like people are coming up slamming their fists down and being like, “Stop redefining the family!” We never get that. We get people coming up and saying, “I don’t really know why this issue matters.”

Azzopardi: Will you bring the booth on the current tour? And how about The Ally Coalition that the band and your sister, Rachel, recently formed – is that coming with you, as well?

Antonoff: The Ally Coalition, or TAC as we call it, will be with us for the foreseeable future. We’ve always done a lot with the is-

enjoyment aside from playing – which is the greatest joy of all – is just trying to be like a normal person out there and not like you’re on Mars.

Azzopardi: There are a lot of Queer people who look at “We Are Young” as an anthem of liberation and individuality.

How does it feel knowing you’ve written the theme song for a new generation of not just youth but Queer youth?

Antonoff: That’s just the coolest thing I’ve ever heard, because it’s always subcultures – it’s always people who are oppressed – that are the most vibrant. That’s part of the reason why I feel so drawn to the Gay community in general – the very fact that there’s an opposition in general that creates an amazing community within the Gay community. You can’t really find that anywhere else. It’s inspiring.

Azzopardi: Were any of the songs on Some Nights written with the Gay community in mind?

Antonoff: Not initially and not directly, besides “One Foot,” which talks about be-

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Lady Gaga delivers a monster of a show in Tacoma

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer LADY GAGA TACOMA DOME January 14 When religious picketers perch outside the gates of any concert, it’s a sure sign that a spectacularly good time awaits within.

Lady Gaga kicked off the first U.S. date of her Born This Way Ball at the Tacoma Dome with much fanfare, including the official launch of the Born Brave Bus. The interactive outreach vehicle is bedecked with fan-generated artwork and aimed at connecting youth with local resources for issues ranging from mental health to bullying. (Gaga herself surprised fans by appearing for a personal tour of the bus, leading an informal champagne toast several hours before the show.)

Yet despite the good works of Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta (who jointly run the Born This Way Foundation), the handful of protesters loudly voiced homophobic comments, despite the futility of their opposition. “What you are about to do is called idol worship,” shouted one young zealot, a warning gleefully met with laughter and emphatic amens from fans. Dressed to the nines – everyone from seven-yearolds with good-natured parents, shivering teenagers emulating Gaga’s most risqué outfits, Gay couples of all ages, and curious bystanders – were ready to have the time of their lives inside the Dome. And so they did, come hellfire or not.

RIDING THE UNICORN The Born This Way Ball, a more tightly executed and presumably bigger-budget affair than the Monster Ball of 2009-11, was a nonstop feast for the eyes, delivering all the outrageous sets and Thierry Mugler-like eeriness one could hope for in two and a half hours. More than a dozen fantastical costume changes – the kind of showstoppers we’ve come to expect from Gaga – caused jaws to drop repeatedly and confirmed that Gaga, who turns 27 in March, is in great shape and refreshed after taking a month off for the holidays (the tour began last April in Korea and continues through March in the U.S.). Beginning with Gaga’s emergence in futuristic battle gear astride a black unicorn that walked the stage’s fortress and around the catwalks, one outlandish ensemble materialized after another. Horned masks with three faces, alien-like headpieces, a more “practical” version of the infamous meat dress (not to mention a meat sofa and human-size meat grinders), and a hot pink origami dress reminiscent of John Galliano’s 2007 Dior collection all made appearances, as did all manner of silicon, latex, and leather. Album cover imagery came to life as Gaga transformed into a motorcycle creature during “Heavy Metal Lover” and cruised along the stage’s catwalks.

Performing the entire Born This Way album, the theme predictably hinged on acceptance and bravery but loosely tied into an otherworldly premise – something to do with alien births and “GOAT” (government-owned alien territory, Gaga explained). Gaga gave birth to herself twice during the evening: once clawing her way

Lady Gaga live on stage

out of an obscenely spread inflatable pair of high-heeled legs and a second time emerging from a translucent egg. A hologram-like disembodied face floated around dispensing bits of narration from within a neon diamond. Amidst this nonstop action, Gaga managed to weave in past hits “Bad Romance,” “Telephone,” “Love Game,” “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Alejandro,” and “Paparazzi,” and still find time for a midshow personal phone call to a stunned audience member, complete with a reprise of “Born This Way.” She wasn’t kidding when she said, “Look at your cell phones – I’m calling one of you.”

FOREVER YOUNG? Despite her bombastic image and constant antics, at this point one would have to be completely in denial to discredit Gaga’s penchant for hit songs coupled with natural vocal strength. Anyone that’s seen her in-

cessant tour itinerary must recognize how hard she works, and part of the reason we’re fascinated with Gaga in the first place is her calculated insanity. The Born This Way Ball crystallizes the crazy message she’s been trying to worm into our consciousness the last five years. It remains to be seen if literally catering to children in songs like “Hair,” “Bad Kids,” and her stage banter will evolve with next release ARTPOP and resonate with older fans – or let’s face it, those closer to her own age. (It’s hard to convincingly sing about high school at 27, unless perhaps you’re watching Grease.) A tongue-in-cheek comment by Gaga herself at one point about the show “not being for children” raised the question of who exactly her audience is these days. It seems to be a pretty varied bunch of monsters – most of them young, but many old enough to know a ridiculously good time when they see one and “Just Dance.”

Books

Buck 98: He’s a bargain at twice the price

THE JESUS INJECTION: A BUCK 98 ADVENTURE ERIC ANDREWS-KATZ (Bold Strokes; 227 pp) Agent Buck 98 has a super-secret weapon: his encyclopedic knowledge of musical theater, which – as he continually reminds his colleague, the lovely Noxia von Tüssëll – explains everything one needs to know

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about human nature. This asset serves him well in his undercover quest to find the secret of the “Jesus injection” in this new novel by longtime SGN arts writer Eric Andrews-Katz.

Buck’s mission involves the search for clues in the death of a famed AIDS researcher who was rumored to have discovered a cure for the disease. But the doctor’s lab notes have vanished, and his politically ambitious widow is not entirely sympathetic to her late husband’s cause – and may have used his research for a rather more sinister purpose.

There are some colorful characters and situations here: Raven, a charismatic, showbiz-savvy female religious figure reminiscent of Elmer Gantry’s Sharon Falconer; Lulu-Belle, a sunny but enigmatic Southerner who typifies in Faulkneresque fashion the light/dark dichotomy of the region; and a believable, wellpaced romantic subplot that is the focus of the book’s best-written scenes. A relatively short novel, its central mystery is not highly complex but explores various topics of interest to the LGBT community in an easily digested fashion that a broad spectrum of readers should find agreeable, whether or not they are fans of the spy and/ or mystery genres.

While no one will mistake Agent 98 for 007 (at least no one who can count), Andrews-Katz displays a keen ear for dialogue and a good sense of style and humor. I look forward to more from him. – C.J. Bille

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Gypsy Rose Lee Awards nominees announced

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer Expanding on last year’s inaugural efforts, the Seattle Theater Writers, a loosely allied group of Seattle reviewers and theater writers, has announced a slate of nominations for the Gypsy Rose Lee Awards. The name was chosen to honor one of Seattle’s

EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL Large Budget: The Producers (Village Theatre). Small Budget: A Mouse Who Knows Me (Annex Theatre); Avenue Q (Balagan Theatre); Spring Awakening (Balagan Theatre).

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Eric Ankrim, Avenue Q and Spring Awak- nah Burney, Torso (Printer’s Devil Theatre); Angela DiMarco, Jesus Hopped the A Train ening (both Balagan Theatre).

(Azeotrope); Nike Imoru, Titus Andronicus EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE (upstart crow); Morgan Rowe, Emerald City (Live Girls! Theater).

AS A LEAD ACTOR Large Budget: Mark Anders, PygmaEXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE lion (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Ryan AS AN ENSEMBLE Higgins, Accidental Death of an Anarchist Large Budget: Accidental Death of an (Strawberry Theatre Workshop); David Hogan, The Art of Racing in the Rain (Book-It Anarchist (Strawberry Theatre Workshop): Repertory); Trieu Tran, Uncle Ho to Uncle Ryan Higgins, Jason Harber, Timothy HySam (ACT Theatre). Small Budget: Rich- land, Galen Joseph Osier, MJ Sieber, Rhonard N. Sloniker, Jesus Hopped the A Train da J. Soikowski; Old Times (ACT Theatre): (Azeotrope); John Q. Smith, Torso (Print- Anne Allgood, Cheyenne Casebier, Jeffrey Frace; Or, (Seattle Repertory Theatre): er’s Devil Theatre).

Kirsten Potter, Basil Harris, Montana von EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE Fliss; The Pitmen Painters (ACT Theatre): Daniel Brockley, Christine Marie Brown, AS A LEAD ACTRESS Large Budget: Suzanne Bouchard, The Frank Lawler, Charles Leggett, Jason Glass Menagerie (Seattle Repertory The- Marr, Joseph P. McCarthy, Morgan Rowe, atre); Kirsten Potter, Or, (Seattle Repertory R. Hamilton Wright. Small Budget: Jesus Theatre); Jennifer Lee Taylor, Pygmalion Hopped the A Train (Azeotrope): Richard (Seattle Shakespeare Company). Small Nguyen Sloniker, Dumi, Ray Tagavilla, Budget: Mary Ewald, Happy Days (New Patrick Allcorn, Angela DiMarco; Kittens City Theater); Hannah Victoria Franklin, in a Cage (Annex Theatre): Francesca MonWhite Hot (Marxiano Productions); Sarah delli, Katie Driscoll, Lisa Viertel, Laurel Milici, Suddenly Last Summer (Theatre Ryan, Tracy Leigh, Erin Pike, Erin Stew9/12); Sarah Rudinoff, Torso (Printer’s Dev- art; Titus Andronicus (upstart crow): Amy Thone, Kate Wisniewski, Tracy Hyland, il Theatre).

Brenda Joyner, Rhonda Soikowski, Kelly EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE Kitchens, Ki Gottberg, Nike Imoru, Peggy Gannon, Sarah Harlett, Therese Diekhans, AS A SUPPORTING ACTOR Zoey Belyea, Kacey Shiflet, Nicole Merat, (any non-lead) Large Budget: Peter Crook, Clybourne Terri Weagant, Donna Wood; Torso (PrintPark (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Nick De- er’s Devil Theatre): Sarah Rudinoff, John Jeff Carpenter

(l to r) MJ Sieber, Galen Joseph Osier, and Tim Hyland in Strawberry Theatre Workshop’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist

best-known native theatrical talents.

The nominations encompass a wide range of professional theatrical performances across the greater Seattle area. In releasing a slate of nominees, there is more opportunity to demonstrate the range of excellent theatrical opportunities our area contains.

Perhaps you’ll be enticed to visit a theater you have never yet heard of in the coming months.

Winners will be announced on Friday, January 25, on the various websites and in the various publications of the writers’ associations. The seven writers and reviewers who participated in this year’s slate are Jose Amador (Seattle Star), Stefan D-W (The Sunbreak), Jerry Kraft (Seattle Actor), Greg Scheiderer (West Seattle Weisenheimer), Michael Strangeways (Gay Seattle Scene), Scott Taylor (Drama in the Hood), and me.

All members see and review a significant number of performances throughout the year.

The awards are limited to fully staged, professional theater performances of a play or a musical within the greater Seattle area.

Touring performances, shorts festivals, improvisational performances, remounted/ reprised plays, and productions that ran for only one weekend are generally ineligible.

EXCELLENCE IN The 2012 Gypsy Rose Lee Award NomiDIRECTION OF A PLAY nees (in alphabetical order by last name or Large Budget: Gabriel Baron, Accidenplay title) are: tal Death of an Anarchist (Strawberry Theatre Workshop); Valerie Curtis-Newton, EXCELLENCE IN Dirty Story (Intiman Theatre); Allison PRODUCTION OF A PLAY Narver, Or, (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Large Budget: Accidental Death of an Jeff Steitzer, Pygmalion (Seattle ShakeAnarchist (Strawberry Theatre Workshop); speare Company). Small Budget: Russ Or, (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Pygmalion Banham, Superior Donuts (Seattle Public (Seattle Shakespeare Company); The Pit- Theater); David Burnett, Torso (Printer’s men Painters (ACT Theatre). Small Bud- Devil Theatre); Desdemona Chiang, Jesus get: Jesus Hopped the A Train (Azeotrope); Hopped the A Train (Azeotrope); Suzanne Kittens in a Cage (Annex Theatre); Supe- Cohen, Odin’s Horse (Mirror Stage Comrior Donuts (Seattle Public Theater); Torso pany).

(Printer’s Devil Theatre).

EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Large Budget: Steve Tomkins, The Producers (Village Theatre). Small Budget:

The company of Balagan Theatre’s Avenue Q

Santis, The Producers (Village Theatre); Jason Harber, Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Strawberry Theatre Workshop); Dan Kremer, Antony and Cleopatra (Seattle Shakespeare Company). Small Budget: Dumi, Jesus Hopped the A Train (Azeotrope); Stephen Hando, Torso (Printer’s Devil Theatre); Charles Norris, Superior Donuts (Seattle Public Theater); Ray Tagavilla, Jesus Hopped the A Train (Azeotrope).

EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE AS A SUPPORTING ACTRESS (any non-lead) Large Budget: E. Faye Butler, Pullman Porter Blues (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Ryah Nixon, Rent (5th Avenue Theatre); Jeanne Paulsen, Pygmalion (Seattle Shakespeare Company). Small Budget: Susan-

Q. Smith, Stephen Hando, Susanna Burney, Emily Chisholm.

EXCELLENCE IN SET DESIGN Large Budget: Scott Bradley, Clybourne Park (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Matthew Smucker, Or, (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Carey Wong, A Single Shard (Seattle Children’s Theater). Small Budget: Bryan Boyd and Suzi Tucker, The Illusion (Sound Theater Company); Timothy Siciliano, The Skriker (Janice Findley Productions); Craig Wollam, Superior Donuts (Seattle Public Theater); Deanna Zibello, Jesus Hopped the A Train (Azeotrope).

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The cast from 14/48 takes a bow.

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer 14/48: THE WORLD’S QUICKEST THEATER FESTIVAL ONE WORLD THEATRE/ 3-CARD MONTY (AT ACT) January 4-12 It’s the time of year for the winter 14/48, where a bunch of theater talent of all stripes gets together to make and perform plays in a 24-hour time period. The theme for January 5 was “Over the Edge,” which produced seven very different plays on the topic.

In His Eyes had a young Catholic novitiate pushed over the edge because her farts got her in trouble. The Unknowable focused on an archeologist who was so intent on finding a lost library that she followed a guide toward a huge tentacled beast of some kind. 21 Run (pictured) featured a 21-yearold on his birthday who gets stinking drunk and conjures an armadillo ninja buddy to help him reconnect with an old friend. The Destiny of Li’l Davy had a family of women who are cursed with all the men in the family dying but Davy – who runs away to become The Edge and play with Bono. Snow Birds was a bittersweet reverie on older couples who move to sunny climes before they die. The Eyrie at the End of the Lane had a Daddy bird bond with his chick, who

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needs confidence to learn to fly (over the edge). Slice of Life introduced a man and the wife from hell, on her birthday, at a fancy restaurant where she picks on him, he picks on the wait staff, the wait staff pushes the cook, and the cook pushes the kitchen help-

“It’s been a great exercise in seeing the different elements in seeing a theatrical project through. Except rather than doing it in four or five weeks, you do it in one day. It’s ridiculous, and insane, and exhausting, and fun.” er, until the kitchen helper goes (wait for it!) over the edge.

Eric Lane Barnes, of Seattle Men’s Chorus and Captain Smartypants acclaim, wrote that last piece of the evening and has participated in 14/48 shows for a number of years now. “I did my first 14/48 five years ago,” Eric reports. Not surprisingly, he was invited to be a part of the 14/48 band, which is a staple of the evening. As Eric describes it, “The band functions as many things – opens the evening, opens each play, does sound effects and songs internally if plays need them, plays the plays off, and finishes

goes with each piece or write something appropriate and get ready to play and sing it. Eric recalls, “The first weekend (I ever did) 14/48 was intense. It was so much time, and so much work. I considered calling in sick the second day, but decided it would be a totally crappy thing for me to do. By the end of that second day I felt like we had all achieved something really great.

“I think I’ve done 14/48 nine times now. I have done the 14/48 band thing many times.

I wrote several songs for the band for several of the shows. One was ‘Into the Fire,’ which I arranged for Sensible Shoes (from

get: Pat Graney, The Skriker (Janice Findley Productions); Paul Ray, Disco Pigs EXCELLENCE IN SOUND DESIGN (Sound Theater Company and Giant ProLarge Budget: Evan Mosher, The Bells ductions); Lexi Scamehorn and Kathryn (Strawberry Theatre Workshop); Chris R. Van Meter, Spring Awakening (Balagan Walker, Or, (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Theatre).

Robertson Witmer, The Art of Racing in the EXCELLENCE IN Rain (Book-It Repertory). Small Budget: LOCAL PLAYWRITING Paul Hansen, The Skriker (Janice Findley Kelleen Conway Blanchard, Kittens in a Productions); Michael White Hayes, Team of Heroes: Behind Closed Doors (Annex Cage; Keri Healey, Torso; S.P. Miskowski, Theatre); Jay Weinland, Odin’s Horse (Mir- Emerald City; Robert Schenkkan, A Single Shard. ror Stage Company).

Jesus Hopped the A Train (Azeotrope).

EXCELLENCE IN COSTUME DESIGN Large Budget: Ron Erickson, Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Strawberry Theatre Workshop); Catherine Hunt, Or, (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Deanne Middleton, Pygmalion (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Deb Trout, Romeo and Juliet (Intiman Theatre). Small Budget: Eve Cohen, The Skriker (Janice Findley Productions); KaEXCELLENCE IN tie Hegarty, The Fairytale Lives of Russian MUSICAL DIRECTION Girls (WET); Nina Moser, Happy Days Large Budget: Jmichael, Pullman Por(New City Theater); Kimberley Newton, Titer Blues (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Tim tus Andronicus (upstart crow).

Symons and Bruce Monroe, The Producers (Village Theatre). Small Budget: KimberEXCELLENCE IN ley Dare, Spring Awakening (Balagan TheLIGHTING DESIGN Large Budget: Michelle Habeck, A Sin- atre). gle Shard (Seattle Children’s Theatre); L.B. EXCELLENCE IN Morse, Hedda Gabler (Intiman Theatre); CHOREOGRAPHY Rick Paulsen, No Man’s Land (ACT TheOR MOVEMENT atre); Andrew D. Smith, Pygmalion (Seattle Large Budget: Kristin Bohr Holland, Shakespeare Company). Small Budget: Robert Aguilar, Torso (Printer’s Devil The- The Producers (Village Theatre); Sonya atre); Amiya Brown, The Skriker (Janice Dawkins, Pullman Porter Blues (Seattle Findley Productions); Geoff Korff, Titus Repertory Theatre); Denis Jones, Damn Andronicus (upstart crow); Jessica Trundy, Yankees (5th Avenue Theatre). Small Bud-

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the evening with (hopefully) a big rousing number.”

Often, at least one original piece of music is also written during the day for one of the pieces. So, they have to find music that

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EXCELLENCE IN LOCAL COMPOSING John Ackerman, Torso; Christian “Lil Kriz” Beeber, Jesus Hopped the A Train; Myra Platt and Theresa Holmes, Prairie Nocturne; Anastasia Workman, Cafe Nordo: Somethin’ Burning.

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Brandon, who established his own theater company, Contemporary Classics, when he was still in college(!), is co-producing and directing Next to Normal after a very intimate involvement with creators Brian

Seattle Women’s Chorus) to sing in Denver last summer.

“There is something about having to go with your first instincts – it forces one to think through entire problems in one fell swoop. It’s been a great exercise in seeing the different elements in seeing a theatrical project through. Except rather than doing it in four or five weeks, you do it in one day.

It’s ridiculous, and insane, and exhausting, and fun.

“After several years of being in the band, they invited me to be a writer when they did their all-men’s show. Being a writer feels like a lot more pressure, but I absolutely love it. It’s given me an opportunity to write things I’d never have had a chance to write before.”

So, the evening of each day of a weekend, they give the writer a theme and a slot – a particular position in the seven-play evening – and a certain number of characters. It could be all one sex. There is always a twohander, for instance. The writers write overnight and must deliver a 10-minute, six-page play by 8 a.m., meet with a director at 9 a.m., and find out who their actors are at 10 a.m.

Eric says, “Then (after deciding internal casting of roles, and answering any questions) it’s naptime for me.”

In regard to his ideas for “Over the Edge,” Eric describes, “Each time I’ve done the writing bit I’ve gotten my idea while driving home. I’ve worked in restaurants a lot. I like how roles are pretty clearly defined in restaurants from customer to dishwasher. It’s almost always a very high-stress situation – cooks are yelling at waitpeople, waitpeople are yelling at cooks, managers are yelling at everyone, but when you go out on the floor everything has to look calm and cool and happy. This seemed to be a great set-up for someone to be pushed over the edge. And while it seems like any one of them might be the one to go ‘over the edge,’ it was the dishwasher who delivered the coup de grace.”

Also, a play in the final slot has some other considerations. Eric says, “For a final number (I drew #7 both nights) you don’t want a slow, thoughtful piece. You want something that goes out with a bang.”

Now you know some of what a writer goes through on the night before you come to the theater to see what they all cooked up over 24 hours! It’s not unusual for people to plan to go all four nights of each twoweekend presentation. And in September (614), they have announced plans for a ninenights-in-a-row event, though we have no further details about how that will work.

For more information, go to www.1448fest.com or www.acttheatre.org, or call (206) 292-7676.

Yorkey and Tom Kitt as the musical went to Broadway and to scads of critical acclaim.

SGN asked Brandon to describe the musical and his involvement, as he works in rehearsal with an amazing local cast. Yorkey, the book (script) and lyric writer, worked for years at Village Theatre, so he’s been embraced as a local.

A LONG FRIENDSHIP “I’ve known Brian Yorkey since I was 15 or 16 when he was still working at Village Theater and he cast me in my first professional show,” he says, “and over the years Brian and I worked on Village Originals, which he ran. During that time, I saw the first workshop of his musical called Feeling Electric” – which would become Next to Normal.

“They had just won a grant from Jonathan Larson Foundation,” Brandon continued.

(Larson wrote the musical Rent, but died the night of its preview. His family funded this grant program for emerging musicals.)

“It started as project when Tom and Brian were at the BMI Workshop in New York, a songwriter’s workshop. They were assigned to write a 10-minute musical.

“They met at Columbia at school together and started writing songs for the varsity show, a student-generated show. So, they

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continued from cover Albert Rodriguez: For those that haven’t seen Hedwig in any capacity, why is it so relevant to Gay culture?

Jinkx Monsoon: I think it’s because it’s a story that’s really unapologetic about what

hearsing half of the show. There are days we go through the whole show twice. I’m exhausted by the end of the day. But it’s a good kind of exhaustion because this is my dream role, one of my favorite shows of all time.

Rodriguez: Will your family come see your performance? Are they supportive of what you do?

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joined the BMI workshop. Brian was up late one night watching TV and saw something about how electroshock therapy (ECT) still happens and that the majority of those who get electroshock were middle-aged suburban white mothers, and he got intrigued and they decided to write the 10-minute project.

Brandon said the initial versions of the musical were somewhat different from the final script: the musical had more fantastical elements where Diana, a manic-depressive, hallucinates. He says, “The thing that was working the best in the show was the family struggle and that’s what they focused on after they had the Off-Broadway run. It had its fans but didn’t get rave reviews. Their producer, David Stone, wanted to give them a chance to truly finish it, so he hooked them up with Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and they took their feedback from OffBroadway and made some rewrites, and the show that ended up on Arena Stage is basically the final version of the show.”

INVITATION TO NEW YORK As the production headed to Broadway, Brandon got a most exciting offer: to join Yorkey and Kitt and assist them. Aside from getting coffee, SGN wondered what he did while “assisting.” Brandon describes a detail-intensive process double-checking key chronologies in the play.

“I did lots of super detail-oriented work, making sure that someone in one scene says, ‘16 years ago this happened’ and then we have to make sure that 16 years have passed and lines up. That the timeline makes sense.”

His intimate work on the production is coming in handy during rehearsals here.

“I’ve been able to go back to my notes as we work on this version, since people ask, ‘How long has she been in therapy?’ It’s nice that when the actors had questions – ‘Is this my first therapy appointment or twelfth?’ – I already had answers there.”

This will be a Seattle premiere. Usually, one might expect a big theater, like the 5th Avenue, to do a regional premiere like this, but Brandon is excited “because it’s being done in such a small space. I think the intimacy of the story is exciting. Balagan Theatre has a different audience so we’re able to do it sooner and introduce it to a new audience. Especially an audience that can’t normally afford a big Broadway tour version of it. That’s definitely both Balagan’s and Jerick Hoffer (aka Jinkx Monsoon) in Hedwig and the Angry Inch Contemporary Classics’ M.O. – really great affordable theater.” it’s about. It doesn’t skirt around the issue. ingly supportive over the years. I decided It’s a tragic story about what some people to go to arts school because that’s what EQUITY INVOLVEMENT have to go through just to find a place in I wanted to do for the rest of my life and I While this production may well sell out, the world and the sacrifices people have to think once I made that very, very clear to they’re upping the ante regarding how much they’re spending by including three Equitycontracted actors. It’s not just that Equity actors get higher rates of pay (or get paid at all sometimes), but union contracts include mandatory payment for health and welfare costs. It is a newer benchmark for Balagan, though Contemporary Classics has included a union actor from time to time. Seattle actors who long to make a living acting will likely applaud this development.

Brandon is enthusiastic about his cast.

“Things that excite me about the show are Beth deVries – she’s been a fireball during rehearsal. She doesn’t usually get to play make just to get the same kind of freedoms my whole family – that I’m never going to manic-depressives in rock musicals. And that we take for granted today. change my mind and go to business school, Auston James – he’s excited to work on Rodriguez: Now, for those that have seen I’m going to be an artist in some capacity – darker material because he’s been doing so Hedwig – the play or film – what’s unique they were behind me 100%. My family all much as Seattle Children’s Theater. lives in Portland, so if they get a chance to about the Moore Theatre production?

“And the kids in the show are actually Monsoon: Well, we went into this process come up and see it they won’t have a probkids. Keaton [Whittaker, who plays the treating it like this was a brand new play that lem seeing me dressed as an East German daughter] is 16, Ryan Hotes is 17 who plays had just been written and has never been Transsexual. her boyfriend, and Kody Bringman is 21 done before. So we tackled the script and Rodriguez: Has your family seen any of who plays the son. It brings a whole other tackled the story as it was the first time it’s your drag performances? layer to see an actual 16-year-old deal- ever going to be produced. We went for rawMonsoon: Yeah, my youngest brother, acing with her crazy mom than someone in ness and authenticity, and focused on how tually, who’s about to turn 14, is Jinkx Monher early 20s playing a 16-year-old. It feels this show is a rock show and not a musical. soon’s biggest fan. He’s extremely excited to much more honest. Ryan McCabe is just Rodriguez: Are the rehearsals brutal? see RuPaul’s Drag Race. My mom loves my rock solid as the doctors. We’ve been having Are they long and exhausting? drag work. She and I laugh at the fact that a blast!”

Monsoon: Yeah, when we’re rehearsing Jinkx Monsoon is a cheap impression of my For more information, go to www.balag- so many songs, and especially when we’re mom, so she kind of enjoys seeing how I antheatre.org/n2n.html, or call (206) 329- committing to the intensity of some of these portray her through my drag work. And my 1050. songs, it can be really exhausting just re- aunt has been my number one supporter and

“When you put 14 drag queens into one confined space you’re bound to have all kinds of interactions. There was definitely bashing of egos here and there, but we’re all ladies. We tried our best to keep it classy. It’s the inevitable catfight, so it’s not only expected, it’s kind of obligatory.“

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my benefactor through college and getting my art career started.

Rodriguez: Where will you watch the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race?

Monsoon: I will be in L.A. for the early premiere party on the 22nd, and the national premiere of the first episode is on the 28th of January and I will be watching it with all of my friends, and anyone who wants to join me, at Julia’s on Broadway, which is where I have my weekend female impersonation show. So I’ll at least be there for the first big premiere, and then I might start watching the episodes with my best friend at my apartment.

Rodriguez: Having done the show yourself, was it a blast?

Monsoon: I describe it as hellishly amazing and amazingly hellish. It was one of the most profound, amazing experiences I’ve been through. I wouldn’t change a moment of it for the world. But it’s like being in a drag marathon. It’s really long days, really long weeks, and a lot of hard work to be doing drag at that level. I’m one of thousands of drag queens who applied this year, and I was one of 14 who actually got selected.

So you put up with the grueling aspects of it because you’re lucky as hell to be given this opportunity.

Rodriguez: What is RuPaul like when the cameras stop rolling?

Monsoon: RuPaul has the best sense of humor. That was my favorite aspect of working with her. She’s kind of corny, she’s kind of cheesy, and she’s very tongue-incheek, and she loves puns. But she’s very, very effervescent and has the best sense of humor about everything and is just very genuine.

Rodriguez: Did the cast get along with each other, or was there any catfighting behind the scenes?

Monsoon: I would say that when you put 14 drag queens into one confined space you’re bound to have all kinds of interactions. There was definitely bashing of egos here and there, but we’re all ladies. We tried our best to keep it classy. It’s the inevitable catfight, so it’s not only expected, it’s kind of obligatory.

Rodriguez: Do you have a favorite place to tie one on?

Monsoon: It depends on my mood. If I want to be super-social and run into a million people, lately I’ve been going to Q a lot.

I try my best to go to “Butch Queen” when it happens, which happens at The Cockpit once a month. It’s an alternative Queer dance party. But my usual haunt is Pony because they carry all the alcohol that normal bars generally don’t have.

Rodriguez: For the RuPaul series, do they provide a wardrobe for you or do you have to take your own?

Monsoon: It’s whatever you can bring.

You get to take five suitcases and two carry-ons, and whatever you can fit into there is what you have to work with. You have to be strategic and take all your best drag, and you gotta know how to be resourceful. If you didn’t pack a blue dress and you definitely need a blue dress, you have to have your own idea on how you’re going to fix that. It was quite the process even packing for my trip there.

Rodriguez: Is the ultimate goal 10 from years from now to be living in New York working on Broadway and still doing your female impersonation shows?

Monsoon: My dream is to continue my drag work and my acting work the way I have been, which is finding every opportunity I can to combine the two. My dream job is to be an actor on Broadway, but specifically a drag queen actress – a “dragstress,” a term I’m trying to coin. I would love to be the first Tony winner who portrays positive female roles, primarily. There’s a lot of dream roles out there for me that are female and I’m ready to show the world that it’s well within a drag queen’s capability to play lead female roles on Broadway every bit as well as a female actress. And, I have this dream to be the first drag queen to host SNL.

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Meetings Events Activities

TO GET A CALENDAR LISTING: To have your meeting or event considered for the Community Calendar, please mail, fax, or drop off 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.

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SATURDAY - January 19

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org PNW G/B/Q Longhaired Men. 2pm. Locations vary.

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP, 309-0510 or www.longhair. shorturl.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.rainbow bridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Mary Lambert: “500 Tips for Fat Girls.” 8pm.

Fremont Abbey Grand Hall, 4272 Fremont Ave N. A vulnerable free-fall into body image, Queer love, the struggles of bipolarity & allowing yourself to occasionally laugh at your darkness. Writer & spoken word artist Mary Lambert is accompanied by her best friend Rose McAleese.

Hedwig & the Angry Inch (1/15-1/27). 10:30pm.

Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave. Features Jerick Hoffer, AKA Jinkx Monsoon, in the title role. Directed by Ian Bell. Tickets $17.50-$32.50. www.stgpresents.org

SUNDAY - January 20

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

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

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle 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.

Ethyl Forever Car Club, Pacific NW Region Lambda Car Club Monthly Tire Kick/Social. 10:30am.

Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org Seattle Men in Leather Monthly Brunch. 11am.

Meets 3rd Sunday most months. All members of the leather community are invited to attend. SML is a Gay men’s social organization, promoting with power & pride the Seattle Men’s Leather Community. www. seattlemeninleather.org

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January 19 thru January 27 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. The invitation is also extended to educators & counselors who may encounter homosexual issues in their student/parent populations.

(425) 462-9411, 542-2549.

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

PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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 22

Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Hedwig & the Angry Inch (1/15-1/27). 1pm & 6:30pm.

Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave. Features Jerick Hoffer, AKA Jinkx Monsoon, in the title role. Directed by Ian Bell. Tickets $17.50-$32.50. www.stgpresents.org 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. www.seattleprimetimers.org.

Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; www.sasgcc.org 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

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monogamy. Followed by a Poly Party. For more information & location, www.scn.org/~spg Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

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

Nordic Lights Film Festival - “Hello, My Name is Lesbian.” 8pm. SIFF Film Center, Seattle Center (north of Key Arena). This documentary is the first film about Denmark’s modern Lesbian culture in all its diversity. For a complete list of films visit www. nordic museum.org Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - January 21

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

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

Martin Luther King Celebration - “Let Freedom Ring!” Workshops 9:30-11am, Rally 11am-12:30pm, March 12:30pm. Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave. Celebrate the legacy of Dr King with this annual march & rally, one of the oldest & largest in the country. www. mlkseattle.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

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

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

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions?

Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBT MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Celebrating 40 Years!

Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday.

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

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

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

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WEDNESDAY - January 23

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

Call for details, location & to make reservations. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community.

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

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

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Center for Spiritual Living. 6:30pm-Meditation, 7pm-Service. 5801 Sand Point Way NE. Blessings & we hope to see you soon! Info 527-8801 ext 203, www.cslseattle.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm.

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

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

Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1505 Broadway. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org Rain City Jacks. West Queen Anne/Interbay. 1st Sunday each month, 2pm; 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 7pm. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership required. Adult men only. Enrollment available at the door. www. raincity jacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5033.

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm.

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

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

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

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongender alliance.com.

THURSDAY - January 24

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

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

Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

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

957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires

recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

What’s Next After Marriage Equality? Doors 6pm, Program 6:30pm. Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. Conference for LGBT activists & community organizations to discuss what comes next now that we have won our historic fight for marriage equality. Sponsored

by Pride At Work, Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) & the Martin Luther King County Labor Council.

Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma.

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

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

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm.

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

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

SASG, 303 17th Ave. E. Every Thursday. A discussion group that is strictly focused on sexual topics and relationship issues related to being a Gay male.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

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FRIDAY - January 25

Seattle Asian American Film Festival (1/25-1/27).

Wing Luke Museum, 719 S King St. Showcases films

by Northwest Asian American filmmakers including LGBTQ focused films. For information visit www. seattleaaff.org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Mature Friends Monthly Potluck. 6:30pm-appetizers & socializing; 7:30pm-dinner. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Meets last Friday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm.

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

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

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

Pioneers & Warriors TM. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. Peer support group for Gay & Bi men over 40 - honoring the past, accepting the present & embracing the future. Group attendance requires facilitator approval. Please contact Joel Davis at 261-6616. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org GaYme Night 4 the LGBT Community. 8pm-1am.

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

Gay City, 517 E Pike St (temporary meeting location).

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

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

SATURDAY - January 26

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Asian American Film Festival (1/25-1/27).

Wing Luke Museum, 719 S King St. Showcases films

by Northwest Asian American filmmakers including LGBTQ focused films. For information visit www. seattleaaff.org Music of Remembrance Sparks of Glory Concert.

2pm. SAM Plestcheff Auditorium, 1st Ave & University St. Features Steve Reich’s “Different Trains” & Lori Laitman’s “The Seed of Dream.” FREE. www.musicof remembrance.org Market Street Singers Community Choral Celebration. 7:30pm. Ballard First Lutheran Church, NW 65th St & 20th Ave NW.

SUNDAY - January 27

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Asian American Film Festival (1/25-1/27).

Wing Luke Museum, 719 S King St. Showcases films

by Northwest Asian American filmmakers including LGBTQ focused films. For information visit www. seattleaaff.org

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. Bent offers affordable classes & workshops for Queer-identified people.

For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent.writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com or find us on Facebook. For upcoming events join our mailing list by emailing bent.news@gmail.com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

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

DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network support & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911.

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equa lrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters - www.freely speaking.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 517 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

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

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge.

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

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www. seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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

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& Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 3227061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; TwoSpirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 6826711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBT-friendly resources throughout Puget Sound and beyond. Call 323-LGBT Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. At other times leave voice mail and your call will be returned. Or visit www.gaycity.org to view list of resources online or through Facebook.

Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233).

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

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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 PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Shanti - 324-1520; www.rosehedge.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcity softball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.out ventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.

pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a countrywestern dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners. org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam. org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee 98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolley ballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives. org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@ aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbian concern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 4614493. (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, ages 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Plus One Queer Youth: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Bam Mendiola, 206-957-1665, bamm@llaa.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, ages 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.

Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject. org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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

FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm.

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

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday

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

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

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

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 - Noon-midnight. Happy Hour until 7 pm.

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

Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

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

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

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

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

Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily, Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Pint night with Happy Hour prices 8 pm-close. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 7 pm.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4 pm-2 am.

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

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

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

Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

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

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

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

Hot

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

Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. 8-Ball Pool Tournament starts at 6:30 pm.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. Black Nail Production Karaoke 9 pm-1 am.

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

Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

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

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.

Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Dart Tournament starts at 7:30 pm.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Gelliphish 7 pm-midnight.

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

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

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

THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Thomas from 7 pm-midnight.

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

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

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