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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 04, Volume 39, January 28, 2011

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GLAAD announces nominees for 22nd RuPaul’s Drag Race returns annual Media Awards

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

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RuPaul has done it again. On January 24, America’s (and perhaps the world’s) most famous drag superstar debuted the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and honey, this is going to be one hell

of a ride!

The show – Logo’s most successful – is ridiculously entertaining and incredibly addictive. For those of you not in the know, RuPaul’s Drag Race is the ultimate drag queen competition. Playing a dual role, RuPaul reigns supreme in all judging and eliminations,

while RuPaul, the man, helps guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge. Contestants include the nation’s most outrageous, cutting-edge, talented, and stunningly gorgeous drag queens, all fighting for the title (and tiara) as top drag queen of the land. Each week, through the trials and tribulations of glam, glitter, and showstopping performances, one drag queen is eliminated until the next superstar drag queen of America is named.

This season, RuPaul has upped the ante; America’s next drag superstar will receive the

NBC’s 30 Rock is among the nominees for the 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s LGBT media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced January 20 the nominees for its 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

By recognizing and honoring

media for outstanding images of the LGBT community, the GLAAD Media Awards serve as a benchmark for the media industry and complement GLAAD’s work to bring LGBT images and stories to Americans. see GLAAD page 28

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by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

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P!nk’s new video tackles bullying and suicide you’re nothing / You’re fucking perfect to me.”

The images are graphic, starting off with a sex scene with a woman who, after making love, begins to recall images from her childhood as she stares at a teddy bear she’s had since she was a little girl. The video then moves onto images of a girl who is bullied in many different ways (at school, as the mall, etc.) and ultimately attempts suicide by etching “PERFECT” into her arms. Following the words of the song, she realizes she is worth living for and begins to shape her image to eventually become an artist and fall in love.

She passes down the teddy bear to her own daughter by the end of the powerful music video.

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by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

These days, the entertainment world is abuzz with Gay this and Gay that. Ricky Martin admits he’s Gay. Elton John has a baby. Lady Gaga helped to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and Glee has all but taken over TV Land. Gaystream, it would seem, has become Mainstream.

Just as 2011 promises to be the Year of the Gay entertainer, P!nk is making a statement in her latest music video.

The megastar, who is riding high on hit singles from her greatest hits collection, released her music video for “F**kin’ Perfect” last week, which offers a graphic reminder that bullying comes in many forms and suicide is never the answer.

In the provocative four-minute video, pop music’s bad girl sings, “Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel like you’re less than fucking perfect/ Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like

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take in. This list of eight concerts was trimmed from a much larger list that features lots of fantastic movers and shakers from a multitude of genres.

Lizz Wright February 1, The Triple Door Though she resided in Seattle for only a year – and in that year she was mostly on the Bettye LaVette road – we can still claim Lizz Wright

by Albert Rodriguez as a hometown girl. The R&BSGN A&E Writer jazz singer and songwriter, now living in North Carolina, is a February is not the month to Northwest product at heart – a stay home and nestle by the fireplace, as the music calendar is chock-full of great live shows to see where it’s at page 29

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The King’s Speech rules with 12 nominations True Grit, The Social Network, and The Fighter all close contenders for Oscar’s top honor

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Contributing Writer

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The King’s Speech was the big winner when the 83rd Annual Academy Award nominations were announced. The chronicle of King George VI of England’s battle with his chronic stutter was the leader with 12 nominations, including nods for Best Picture, Original Screenplay, Best Director for Tom Hooper, and Best Actor for Colin Firth. Additionally, both Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush received supporting nominations for their work in the film.

The presumed frontrunner The Social Network came away with eight nominations, including nods for Best Director for David Fincher, Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture. But in something of a surprise, the popular saga of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg only received a lone acting nomination – Jesse Eisenberg was singled out as a Best Actor candidate – while supporting contenders Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Armie Hammer were left out in the cold.

In something of a minor surprise, Joel and Ethan Coen’s remake of the 1969 classic True Grit wrangled 10 nominations includ- ing Best Picture, Best Director(s), Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor for Jeff Bridges, and Best Supporting Actress for Hailee Steinfeld. The Coens last won top honors in 2008

for their film No Country for Old Men, while Bridges was honored just last year for his performance in Crazy Heart. If he were to win again, he would become only the third actor to win the award in back-to-

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colossal understatement. To say that Håfström amplifies these faults to a stratospheric degree would be an even bigger one. He allows Hopkins to fly completely off

Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, it failed to land a single acting nomination while Nolan himself was also overlooked. Instead, Black Swan helmer Darren Aronofsky and The Fighter cornerman David O. Russell took the categories final two slots, a move sure to school but his lack of faith has led him to believe taking up the priesthood would be a bad idea. But a teacher, Father Matthew (Toby Jones), convinces him to take a two-month class on exorcism at the Vatican taught by the esteemed Father Xavier (Ciarán Hinds), thinking it might change his mind. There he comes into contact with Father Lucas Trevant (Hopkins), a noted exorcist with his own idiosyncratic ways of dealing with the unknown and potentially supernatural.

Even though the film tells us up-

priest’s daddy issues (a poorly utilized Rutger Hauer), there’s little here we haven’t seen before. Heck, the movie even comments on its own The Exorcist origins, Father Trevant making a joke about twisting heads and pea soup just in case viewers hadn’t noticed the numerous similarities.

The thing is, as routine as it is, it’s all presented in a solid, matter-of-fact manner that’s not terrible. Both O’Donoghue and Hopkins are fine, and with supporting players like Hinds and Jones in the mix, there’s always the potential for them to do something interesting. Håfström lets things play out relatively straight, and the film is handsomely photographed by Ben Davis (Kick-Ass) and seamlessly edited by David Rosenbloom (The Insider). I wasn’t exactly having the best of times, but I could completely understand if the remainder of the preview audience was, everything so aboveboard and competently constructed I was finding little to whine and moan about.

Then comes the final act. Everything falls apart to such an extent it would almost be impressive if it weren’t so damnably annoying. Nothing works, and even worse, you get the feeling that the director and his two stars knew it. It’s like all of them conspired together to come up with as many outlandish ways as possible to hide this disintegration, the trio engaged in an excessive cover-up in order to try and change water into wine.

I’m not saying The Rite was ever going to be a movie I’d have felt comfortable about recommending. It’s too obvious and familiar, and goes through the exorcism thriller motions far too much. Yet for a while there I wasn’t going to blast it, either, and until the disastrous climax I’d have been perfectly fine giving it a lukewarm pass. But that simply cannot happen, and the truth is that thanks to its putrid final third, Håfström’s latest is unintentionally laughable and as close to as pure a waste of time as anything so far this year.

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The Rite Opening January 21 About two-thirds of the way through director Mikael Håfström’s (1408, Derailed) The Rite, I was prepared to cut this biblical exorcism thriller some slack. Sure it was obvious and over-familiar. Yes, it didn’t have an original bone in its body.

But for whatever reason, I wasn’t hating it, and though I wasn’t ever scared, there was more than enough going on to keep me from total boredom thanks to some solidly creepy bits and a delightfully flamboyant performance by Anthony Hopkins.

But things change with roughly 20 minutes to go. The film suddenly gets laughably silly, filled with some of the most cliché and stilted dialogue I’ve ever had the displeasure to come across. At a certain point, a driven and slightly jaded journalist (played with icy indifference by the usually reliable Alice Braga) begins imploring the main character, a disillusioned priestin-training named Michael (Colin O’Donoghue), to look inside himself, regain his faith in God, and realize he was brought to where he is now for some sort of divine reason. What she says is so drenched in melodramatic platitudes, so unintentionally ludicrous, it was all I could do to keep myself from breaking out into fits of laughter right there in the middle of the movie theatre, and a few of my fellow critics had the exact same problem.

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annoy fanboys and girls everywhere who already feel like the Hollywood hitmaker was overlooked in 2009 for his direction of The Dark Knight.

More surprises? Ben Affleck’s The Town was almost completely ignored by the Academy, the box office favorite receiving only a single nomination: Supporting Actor for Jeremy Renner. On the flip side, independent darling Winter’s Bone walked away with four noms, Best Picture, Best Actress for Jennifer Lawrence, Supporting Actor for John Hawkes, and Adapted Screenplay, while both Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours and Disney / Pixar’s Toy Story 3 had far better showings than expected with six and five nominations, respectively.

Also in a bit of a stunner, both highly acclaimed documentaries Waiting for “Superman” and The Tillman Story failed to earn nominations, and barely released indies Gasland and Waste Land took their supposed slots while expected favorites Exit Through the Gift Shop, Inside Job, and Restrepo rounded out the category.

There were other minor shocks, like Mark Ruffalo earning his first nomination for his supporting performance in The Kids Are All Right and Australian actor Jacki Weaver getting a Supporting Actress nod for her work in Animal Kingdom, but by and large everything went pretty close to as expected (although Hereafter getting a nom for Best Visual Effects over TRON: Legacy and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is something of a head-scratcher). Overall, this year’s race for Oscar continues to appear to be a battle between The King’s Speech and The Social Network, and the ultimate victor won’t be decided until the final moments 83rd Annual Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, February 27.

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back years (Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks being the others), and the first to do so playing a role already responsible for landing an actor an Oscar (John Wayne won the honor in 1969).

There were plenty of other surprises, not the least of which was Christopher Nolan being left out of the Best Director race. While his massively successful summertime thriller Inception received eight nominations including

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the handle and lets him channel his inner Hannibal Lecter in a way that’s idiotic and silly. The director piles on the music, the lighting effects, and the showy camera moves in a way that’s not just wrong, it’s bizarrely asinine.

The story itself is simple enough. Michael has just completed his studying at seminary

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front that it is “inspired” by actual events, the whole thing feels like hogwash.

From Trevant’s handling of an exorcism concerning a pregnant teenager to his and Michael’s dealings with a young boy who has seen a red-eyed mule who tells him ominous things about the future to the potential

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer The Cut Open Circle Theater Through February 5 There are three different aspects to deal with for this world premiere production of The Cut at Open Circle Theater: the story (from the memoir by Dennis Milam Bensie), the adaptation by Dustin Engstrom, and the production, directed by Gary Zinter. Each has specific contributions. First, the overall impression is that it’s gutsy work, occasionally including really nice acting, addressing unusual human addictions, and aspiring to illuminate the human condition.

The story is an autobiography by a fine wigmaker, Dennis Milam Bensie, who works at Intiman Theatre. You know he’s a fine wigmaker because some beautiful wigs he made are used in the production. He developed an obsession with hair as a young boy and apparently grew to believe that he couldn’t love anyone because once he was able to shave someone’s hair off, he lost interest. There was child rape by a young friend’s uncle, and parental rejection by a father who was afraid his son was too girly.

Obsession grew to include a component of resistance. He got more turned on when someone did not want his hair cut!

Apparently, that sent him into places where he might try to cut a homeless man’s hair while the homeless man is sleeping!

It’s a great way to maybe get killed, and he certainly got hurt. But this compulsion also turned him into a menace to others. Eventu-

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The Cut looks good, but needs some shaping ally, he gets help and medicine that help him manage his obsessions and we can hope that he’s able to live a fulfilling and complete life, with real human and humane love.

Dustin Engstrom tackled this long biography, making a character named Derick who starts out making himself a doll with yarn hair that becomes a kind of alter-ego.

Engstrom uses the doll as a kind of guiding angel or goading angel. However, the device ends up confusing the issues and the doll dialogue does a lot of “telling” of things: You’re mad at your father … the guy in the bathroom stole your roommate’s watch.

How does the doll know? The actress who portrays the doll Stefeny, Monica Wulzen, is a charismatic presence on stage. She attempts to fulfill the role as written, but can’t overcome the confusing aspects of who she is to Derick.

Engstrom’s play also may have taken on too much in terms of the historic specifics of life, and sacrificed a focus on the meaning of this life. The play stays completely focused on the obsession with sexual fulfillment, when there could be many other aspects to Derick’s life that help fill out the sketchiness of the character. Hair, coincidentally, is also missing in the script, aside from the shearing off of it for sexual pleasure! There is no information on Derick’s development into a hair craftsman, which must also have taken a lot of time and effort. And the end doesn’t leave us full of the gladness we maybe should feel that Derick has found a way out of the pain.

The script tends to tell the stories of the life, but not necessarily connect the audi-

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Duel of the Linguist Mages. Moore’s plays like to explore “big ideas” with not-toofar-in-the-future scientific advancements – which often threaten humanity’s very exDuel of the Linguist Mages istence. This time, scientists have distilled Annex Theatre parts of speech down to an essential sound Through February 19 It’s another battle of the century at Annex “morpheme” and then found a way to imbue Theatre, where Scotto Moore has just di- that sound with content well beyond just rected another of his science-fantasy plays, the sound. This “power morpheme” is then

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ence with the emotions necessary to care about the character and his travails. The production, however, has some affecting moments due to Joan Jankowski as Derick’s mother and Scott Shoemaker as Derick’s good friend Jake. Both these actors portray the hearts that reach out to help Derick. Michael LaDell Harris does a good job portraying Derick as a nervous, troubled person, but somehow doesn’t quite reach the audience’s gut.

Gary Zinter’s direction works nicely on a stark stage with a barber chair in the middle, and stakes upon which wigs are periodically hung after use. The production energy stays brisk and interesting. Regan MacStravic’s

light design is a great support. There is some explicit sexual activity on stage, handled with adroitness and finesse. Nothing gets so graphic that most adults couldn’t handle it, aside from maybe some amount of embarrassment.

There is humor at times, so it’s not unrelentingly dark. Open Circle likes to challenge people to explore the darker sides of human experience and this piece fits well with that challenge. There are areas that don’t work that well, but it’s a worthy experiment, after all. For more information, go to www.octheater.com or call 206-382-4250.

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used to influence people into essentially a brainwashed state.

Initially used as a persuasion device by an advertising company, a mad woman (Jen Moon as Olivia Regan) decides she wants to rule the world as “pure thought” and perverts the science by “weaponizing” the power morphemes. No hearing person is safe! The duel part is because her erstwhile business partner (Curtis Eastwood as Bradford Jenning) has developed his own abilities with music to combat what he perceives as her descent into madness.

The sound and fury are adeptly portrayed by sound and music designs of Christopher Overstreet and Kevin Nortness. The actors open their mouths in threatening gestures and stand poised to strike as the cacophony spills around the audience. A simple but elegant set by Maridee Slater gives the immediate sensation of a futuristic office environment, with a huge disc-like platform entry at the back of the stage. Light design by Tess Malone reflects the dueling moments, setting off “normal life” nicely by adjusting lighting. The effect of all this on the production is a satisfying blend of tricks to make the fantasy feel real. Clearly director Scotto Moore has a strong vision of making the playwright’s work come to life, and succeeds.

This is also a funnier play than Moore has presented in the past, with a touch more “cartoon” humor. It allows the audience to laugh at the threat, even as the concept of science developing a way to influence us beyond our ability to defend ourselves is explored as a danger.

The structure starts with a hapless scientist (James Weidman as Nate Wells) narrating his involvement in stops and starts of a sort of documentary or diary of events. He shows how his own interest in sounds is perverted after being hired into this company, and inadvertently contributing to the possible destruction of the human race. He meets a brainwashed scientist (Sara Mountjoy-Pepka as Maddy) who doesn’t know

she is being sent on covert missions by the mad woman at night. She just knows she’s tired all the time. There’s also a power-mad governor (Beth Peterson) and a research test subject (Raymond Williams) who turns out to be Olivia Regan’s son.

The actors do a great job presenting all this as serious business, even as they find the comedic rhythms. MountjoyPepka is a sympathetic dupe, and you root for her to find love with Wells.

Eastwood finally gets to play a sympathetic (mostly) character after a series of bad guys in similar plays. Moon is a satisfying bitch, though not letting go into the madness as much as she probably could. Weidman is great as the square-jawed dogooder determined to save the earth.

The last five minutes or so of the play do not resolve the story well, at all, and that could possibly be because playwright Moore didn’t have another supportive eye on the production as a director. It does kind of end with a clunk. However, the rest of the couple of hours is certainly enjoyable and interesting, so letting go of the end isn’t that hard. Moore’s writing is a high-caliber, his dialogue and plot devices are smart, his concepts are clearly inventive. He’s one to watch, so this is recommended.

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A funnier play than Moore has presented in the past, with a touch more “cartoon” humor.

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer If you don’t recognize her by name, you might by face. That’s because Lizz Wright once shopped at the same grocery stores, grabbed a latte at the same coffeeshops, took in a late showing at the same movie theaters, and probably put away a three-star pad thai at the exact table you were just at.

The accomplished jazz-soul-gospel artist is a former resident of Seattle’s Capitol Hill district, a place she visits now every couple of years due to her North Carolina relocation and a demanding schedule of recording sessions and national tours. Wright released her fourth studio album, Fellowship, in 2010 and will include selections from it on her upcoming road outing, returning the singersongwriter to Seattle for a one-night performance at The Triple Door (www.thetripledoor.net) on February 1. I caught up with Lizz Wright this week by phone and here’s what we chatted about inside The Music Lounge.

Albert Rodriguez: How long has it been since you were in Seattle?

Lizz Wright: I think it was when I was at Jazz Alley last, about two years now. I remember going to the Greek food festival.

Rodriguez: Aside from the Greek food festival, do you have any fond memories of Seattle?

Wright: Oh yeah, I lived on Capitol Hill just up from the Arboretum. I toured a lot; in the year I lived there, I did maybe over 180 shows, so when I got home I always thought I was on vacation. I would leave my bags in the apartment, walk down to the Arboretum, and I’d be in the woods in like 20 minutes.

Café Flora is one of my favorite restaurants and there’s a wonderful little tchotchke shop down there, Last-Minute something, across

the street. I have lots of favorite little nooks in Seattle.

Rodriguez: Have you considered moving back?

Wright: No, but I am so thankful for my time there because I realize that I love the mountains. Some people need to be near the sea and they’ll do almost anything to be near the sea, and I feel that way about mountains. With all the traveling that I do, they help ground me and get comfortable very quickly.

Rodriguez: Tell me about your show at The Triple Door. Will you have a full band?

What will your set list be like?

Wright: I’ll have a full band with me. I’m going to do a lot of music from Fellowship.

I’ve really enjoyed singing gospel since it came out and I’ll do songs from all my records and some stuff I haven’t recorded. It’ll be a good mix of things, but it will focus on Fellowship since I haven’t been to Seattle since I released it.

Rodriguez: Gay men and women tend to shy away from gospel music because it rejects our lifestyle and culture. Now that you’re part of this musical community, do you feel it’s actually more open than we think it is?

Wright: I can’t speak for the church and their feelings about homosexuality or any of that. I just know that my intention is to be an element of nature. What I do and the sacredness of it is definitely open to all, and I celebrate it with anyone who wants to be in it, and I’ve never had a problem with it. I certainly grew up in a church where we were taught that that wasn’t the way, but I’ve been out in the world on my own for a long time, and I’ve connected to and learned from so many people that I just have to focus my eyes on the undercurrent that connects all of us and brings us back to that place. That’s all I can really speak for.

by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer Jeff Huston Mercy and Cuteness very much liked performance artist Jeff Huston’s show at Project: Space Available on January 22, which was the culmination of his two-month residency there. Mercy liked the clowning aspects, such as turning a towel into a cape.

Cuteness liked the fact that Huston has creative drive. He is a visual artist, musician, performance artist, and filmmaker.

The high points for her were him sleeping in a suitcase and taking a bath, eating, and drinking coffee in the kitchen sink.

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Rodriguez: Those who’ve attended your live shows know how diverse your audience is – you have Gay male couples and Lesbian couples out in the crowd.

Wright: I’m very happy that people who usually wouldn’t be together are together to hear me sing. It makes me excited.

Rodriguez: What do you recommend to anyone pursuing a career in music?

Wright: It’s important to learn as much as you can about the business, but even before that it’s important to learn yourself as you would learn an instrument or a vehicle.

Because you have to know what turns you on, what turns you off, inspires you, moves you, heals you, and brings you back. By the time you get in the business you really need to have all that stuff in place to know how to take care of yourself, so you can be prolific, excited, and joyful no matter what happens in the business or doesn’t happen.

Rodriguez: What can we expect from Lizz Wright in 2011?

York Times columnist. Someone called out “Bravo!” after the song about Wainwright’s grandfather, “The First Loudon.” Mercy had to agree.

“You Can’t Get a Drink in Harlan County” was funny. “Rowena My Darling” was a waltz, which changed the pace. “I Used to Have a Red Guitar,” about smashing a guitar, was amusing. “Singing in C to You” was a touching song about Loudon’s divorce.

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Wright: More music, probably another record – I’m looking to make another one soon – and lots of my shows.

Rodriguez: I remember you looking fabulous on stage. How do you decide what to bring or not bring with you on tour?

Wright: I’m such a feeling person, I literally stand in front of the closet and grab a range of things that express where I’m at in my life.

Rodriguez: How often do you replenish your wardrobe with new clothes?

Wright: Not as often as I should. There are a couple of reasons for that, one is that I really don’t like shopping a whole lot, but the other reason is because I really love the things my friends make for me – I have a girlfriend in Ohio named Agape and she has a line of clothes called Goddess Wear and she makes the best stuff for me. It’s the sturdiest, best-fitting stuff I’ve ever had, and she just can’t work fast enough. breakup.

“Mother Liked Her White Wine” told another family story. Mercy liked these lines from “I Keep Seeing That Cross,” about a texting accident: “For God’s sake slow down / Don’t drink and drive / and turn off that damned device.”

Wainwright said some phrases he simply hears and knows they are a song title. “Cash For Clunkers” was one. “I Wonder What’s Happened to Suzy” was a revenge song about a baggage handler who did damage to the songwriter’s guitar.

The Big Gig Cuteness suggested Mercy cover The Big Gig at the Triple Door, because it includes tap dance, and they are both fans of tap.

The show has outgrown the Columbia City Theater. The cast is Josephine Howell, Venus D’Bop (Kim Rushing, Carrie Wicks, Aria Prame), Michelle Searle, Andy Shaw, Billy Brandt, Jessie Sawyers, Jeff Brennan, Nathon Brannen, and The Thing and Stuff Band (Hans Brehmer on piano, Larry Holloway on bass, Brad Boal on drums).

You can get your tickets at thetripledoor. com.

Loudon Wainwright III Mercy and Cuteness loved Loudon Wainwright III’s performance at the Triple Door on January 23. Shelby Earl opened with her nice big voice. The songs: “The Seer,” “Ask Me to Stay” and “Sing Low and Stay High” stood out.

Wainwright had a warm voice and righton guitar work. His lyrics made Mercy and Cuteness laugh. He said he skipped the sound check to watch the Jets lose.

“No Tomorrow” was a strong opening. “Ain’t Dead Yet,” continued nicely.

“There’ll Be Lots of Drinking in Heaven” was imaginative. A new song, “My Meds,” listing every medication the singer is on was Cuteness’s favorite.

“One Man Guy” was fun. Mercy liked this

Bettye LaVette Mercy and Cuteness are looking forward to seeing Bettye LaVette. She will be at Jazz Alley on February 3 to 6. Her band includes Alan Hill (keyboards and music director), Brett Lucas (guitar), Charles Bartels (bass), and Darryl Pierce (drums). Jon Cleary will open.

LaVette is a wonderful African-American soul singer-songwriter who recorded her first record at 16, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005 with her album I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise. Her eclectic musical style combines elements of soul, blues, rock and roll, funk, gospel, and counLoudon Wainwright III try and western music which has prevent“Daughter,” and ed her from being easily marketed. Mercy line from “Fear Itself”: “I knew a guy who Mercy could see why that person liked the and Cuteness very much enjoyed her most had to rob a filling station” because his stu- song. “Love Hurts” was a folkie interpreta- recent performance, featuring Interpretadent loans were so high. “I Got the Klugman tion of the Everly Brothers tune. “Unhappy tions: The British Rock Songbook.

You can get your tickets at jazzalley.com.

Blues” was a humorous song about The New Anniversary” presented another take on the

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by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer

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Pianist Dinnerstein offers comfortable and and expressive music program. While not as exciting as Glenn Gould, her playing here leaned in his direction in its clarity and light-footed grace. The woman clearly knows what she’s doing!

I’ll restrain my comments of the three Bach transcriptions that followed intermission, for I really don’t like transcriptions, with rare exception. I love hearing these three Chorale Preludes in their original form (from the “Orgelbüchlein” and the “Cantata No. 147”) and miss the original sounds too much to appreciate these tunes here. They were “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ,” “Nun freut euch, lieben Christen,” and “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” transcribed respectively by Busoni, Wilhelm Kempff, and Myra Hess. I failed to see anything special in these versions or in Ms. Dinnerstein’s playing of them to justify their place on the program.

On the other hand, Franz Schubert’s “Four Impromptus, D899, Op.90” are welcome on the program of any pianist who can make them sing as well as Ms. Dinnerstein.

Again, her playing leaned more toward clarity than warmth. Indeed, I found them enjoyable but a little antiseptic. I wanted more sense of a parlor intimacy, after some cognac or sherry. But hers was certainly a valid and effective take on these sublimely gorgeous works.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein January 12 Meany Hall Moving from the previous pianist in the President’s Piano Series, Lara Downes, to the current Simone Dinnerstein was a big leap from merely pretty notes to real music making. Everything under Ms. Dinnerstein’s fingers became songful and expressive. (A visual note: Her press photos must be rather old, for her appearance now is of a woman somewhat more mature and almost matronly.)

She began with Schumann’s “Fantasiestücke, Op. 12.” No barnstorming here, nor was there any lack of technical facility when called for. While my guest for the evening found the Schumann the highlight of the program, I found it competent but not memorable. It lacked a sense of adventure and discovery that I have heard from other proponents.

Ms. Dinnerstein has made Bach her specialty and can be heard playing and discussing Bach on the web at http://www. npr.org/2011/01/09/132624232/first-listensimone-dinnerstein-bach-a-strange-beauty. One can listen to a complete album of Bach and read an article on the artist by NPR friend Ashalen Sims. Bach’s “English Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at Suite No. 3” completed the first half of the rmp62@columbia.edu.

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those who, unpolluted by operatic snobbery, laughed hard and had a great time at this show. Alas, my experience was tempered by an ill-timed viewing the night before of a Rossini’s Barber of Seville spectacular DVD of this opera from Covent January 22 Garden.

Seattle Opera, McCaw Hall I have long been fascinated by how many Kudos to Seattle Opera for mounting a most successful production of Rossini’s famous and good conductors don’t “get” great comedy, The Barber of Seville. I envy Rossini, missing his special wit and charm.

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The overture sounds simple and would seem easy to play well. Played absolutely straight, as Dean Williamson did at Seattle Opera, it was less than satisfying. Trouble is, it can be so much more.

In fact, as conducted by Anthony Pappano in the Covent Garden DVD, that overture whipped up such a froth of fun and sophisticated wit that the listener could not avoid being totally seduced. More important, it set the tone for the whole performance.

Throughout the opera, Pappano got more humor from the musical score than I have ever heard before, including the Met Live in HD performance of the great Bartlett Sher production, superbly conducted by Maurizio Benini. These two conductors highlighted the wit by nearly opposite, but equally effective, methods: Benini by vital tempi and knowing lightness and balances; Pappano by an almost burlesque use of rubato, playful balances, and bouncing rhythms.

Unfortunately, Dean Williamson, whose work I have admired greatly in the past, led a straight-faced, humorless, metronomic reading that lacked good orchestral balances and never got off the ground. While the singers and the stage direction by Peter Kazaras often generated humor and life in this show, the orchestra seldom joined in the fun. Only by ignoring the missing orchestral nuances could one really have fun at this show. I had difficulty doing that.

There was one other problem with this particular performance: Lawrence Brownlee seemed underpowered almost all evening. I have never before felt his voice lacked sufficient weight to fill the auditorium with ample and glorious sound. But this evening his sound didn’t carry well at all. Several friends confirmed that they too had difficulty hearing him well. I suspect he may have been not feeling his best. With a technique

and instrument as perfect as his, he certainly didn’t need to “save” his voice for the famously demanding final aria. In all other regards, this great Rossini tenor showed his stuff to terrific audience approval.

Otherwise, it was a golden evening. The set (from the Canadian Opera Company) – a three-faced, revolving piece – was not only useful but quite attractive and appropriate.

The American debut of José Carbó, from Argentina, was nothing less than spectacular. Large in both voice and personality, his attractive baritone bloomed with charm and terrific coloratura. Soprano Sarah Coburn (Adele in Seattle’s 2006 Die Fledermause) was near-perfection as Rosina. Attractive, lively, and effective stage presence added to her wonderful singing, which included good trills, stunning coloratura, and thrilling high notes.

Turkish Bass Burak Bilgili (husband of Eglise Gutiérrez) was an effective, bigvoiced Don Basilio, clearly having a good time with his comic bits.

Patrick Carfizzi, looking younger than most Bartolos, sang and acted well, carrying his important role with ease. Seattle Opera Young Artist Daniel Scofield (Fiorello) handled his short part a little awkwardly but sang well enough. And actor David S. Hogan as the quiet Ambrogio was quite hilarious and made a spectacular staged fall.

Seattle is fortunate to have frequent opportunities to enjoy the great soprano Sally Wolf, who debuted here as a fantastic Queen of the Night (1987) and who now sings smaller roles. Her Berta nearly stole several of her scenes with her opulent voice and terrific comic sense.

(Although I usually review both casts at Seattle Opera, indisposition kept me away from the matinee performance.)

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I have long been fascinated by how many famous and good conductors don’t “get” Rossini, missing his special wit and charm.

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

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w e e k o f J a n ua r y 2 8 - F e b r ua r y 3

ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Pay close attention to colleagues and higher-ups. Not that you’re lacking, but you could learn a few tricks from them of how to be charming and sociable in ways that will prove to your advantage.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Don’t be afraid of your own sex appeal. Even in an all-business situation your erotic draw, properly sublimated, will help you win friends and arguments. Some of those friends, however, aren’t to be trusted. Be careful!

GEMINI (May 21 – June 20): Talking dirty can be a real turn on and being brutally frank can be refreshing. There’s a time and a place for everything, but with your partner and your good friends, don’t hold back!

CANCER (June 21 – July 22): The best way to stay out of trouble is to stick to business, especially your own! Being nice to colleagues will work to your advantage all the better if you don’t expect anything in return, but stay focused on your goals.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Take your work seriously, but not too much! Be willing to laugh at your own ideas. Having a sense of humor is more important than winning an argument, and it’s more effective in getting others to accept your ideas.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Leaning on traditional, homey values will get you through the crises at hand – as long as they’re your own traditions. How did your grandparents deal with similar problems? Cooking up old family recipes can be a healing meditation.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): It’s sometimes hard to know who to be in a relationship even though the answer is obvious: Just be your own sweet self. Turn on the charm (as if that takes any effort) and you’ll be fine.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Easy come, easy go?

You could control the outflow if you can control your impulses.

Keep an eye on your tongue as well; secrets aren’t safe with you right now, but use that openness to examine old doubts, worries and fears.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Feeling the need to measure up in the social whirl? Go to the gym and brush up on your Dorothy Parker or Miss Manners if you feel you must.

There’s always room for improvement, but really, hon, you’re fine as you are!

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): The stress for success is making you a mess. All work and no play… seriously.

Take a break. You may think there’s no time for that, but it’s a good investment that will help you to work smarter, not harder.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Charm and at least seeming open-minded will win more agreement than the accuracy and force of your arguments. Worrying over losses is useless. Meditate on what matters and get creative with friends to improve what you can.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Frustrated with your social life? It’s just one of those passing Piscean phases. You could hone your social skills (Nobody’s perfect!) or just focus on work for a while, be very productive and earn good notice for your efforts.

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top spot on the Absolut Vodka tour, a lifetime supply of makeup from Kryolan, and $75,000 – $50,000 more than last season’s $25,000. It’s going to be a hot mess on set by the time finals roll around!

The drag queens competing to be the next drag superstar for season three of RuPaul’s Drag Race are: Alexis Mateo, 30, Tampa, FL; Carmen Carrera, 25, Elmwood Park, NJ; Delta Work, 34, Norwalk, CA; India Ferrah, 23, Dayton, OH; Manila Luzon, 25, New York, NY; Mariah, 29, Atlanta, GA; Mimi Imfurst, 27, New York, NY; Phoenix, 29, Atlanta, GA; Raja, 36, Los Angeles, CA; Shangela Laquifa Wadley, 29, Studio City, CA (returning from last season); Stacy Layne Matthews, 25, Back Swamp, NC; Yara Sofia, 26, Manati, Puerto Rico; and Venus D-Lite, 26, Los Angeles, CA (eliminated in episode one).

Hollywood fashion designer Santino Rice returns as a main judge and is joined by singer and TV/radio host Michelle Visage (who replaced Merle Ginsberg at the judge’s table). Each week, esteemed guest judges such as Bruce Vilanch and Vanessa Williams on the first episode join Santino, Michelle, and RuPaul. A new pit (RuPaul’s beefcake model/assistants) was also introduced.

In episode one, “The Queen Who Mopped Xmas,” RuPaul introduced America to the new queens vying to be the next best thing in drag. As one might expect, there were the usual surprises (such as reintroducing Shangela, who was first to be eliminated from last season’s cast) and challenges. The dolls received their first mini-challenge: A Christmas-card photo shoot on a trampoline (with celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz taking the picture). Raja – a fierce makeup artist and runway model from L.A., won the challenge. Then it was off to a thrift store where the queens had a limited time to stock up for their holiday-themed runway outfits. Hilarity and drama ensued as the queens had to turn thrift store items into runway chic! In the end (once again) Raja was declared the winner. Venus D-lite is sent home.

START YOUR ENGINES, SEATTLE! Seattle’s vibrant (and often dramatic) drag scene is nothing to shake a stick at. On any given night, at a number of local bars, clubs, and even some restaurants, a local queen can be found entertaining locals and tourists alike. Some are funny, some bitchy, while others are just plain weird, but the point is that drag and Seattle seem to go hand in glittery hand.

Sitting at home on your couch isn’t the only place to catch the show. Returning as this year’s official viewing spot (endorsed

by LOGO) is The Lobby Bar. Each Monday at 8 p.m., join local talent GLAMAZONIA and Lily Armani as they host the event and bring there own style of performing and humor to the table.

“During commercial breaks, we’ll do a brief commentary – engage the crowd and add our own observations,” GLAMAZONIA said.

“Our first night was packed with excited friends and fans from last season and RuPaul’s Drag U,” she told Seattle Gay News.

“Lobby has added more flatscreen TVs in addition to the video projector, upgraded the sound system, and has really thrown their support behind this event.”

According to GLAMAZONIA, LOGO and Absolut Vodka are providing the drag duo with lots of great giveaways, including five pairs of limited-edition Absolut speakers for iPods and five pairs of Absolut iPod earbuds.

In addition, GLAMAZONIA says she and Lily will give away T-shirts, calendars, posters, and pom-poms. Also, whenever the audience hears the term “lip-sync for your life,” the bar will offer a special $1 Absolutinspired shot.

“Shows like Drag Race give people the inspiration to come out and try drag,” said GLAMAZONIA. “I love all kinds of drag from camp to couture.”

“My hope is that anyone who becomes serious about drag – more than a Halloween costume or novelty thing – will take the time to study, practice, master, and grow,” she continued. “Develop a look (or looks!)

that work for you and that you can do well.”

“Queens of any rank should have an immeasurable passion for the craft,” Lily Armani told the SGN. “Passion is the only thing in the world (and in this business) that you cannot fake! You can fake the hair, the hips, the boobs, the ass. You can fake the words to the latest hit from Brit-Brit. But the lack of passion for your craft is immediately detected, and can be smelled 140 miles away in Moclips, WA. That isn’t to say that your talents can’t lie in only lip-syncing to the top 40; just the opposite! If that is your lane, and you utilize it for all its potential, mazel tov! Not every queen has to (or should) host a show, make their costumes, choreograph the Beyoncé routine, or even enjoy Lady Gaga.”

“I’m not a seamstress. I’m not a Rhianna impersonator. I’m not even a dancer – just an actor that can move well,” Lily said. “And, I’m none of the other hundred things that some think you need in order to be on top.

Identify your talents and showcase them!”

“Definitions of talent are as varied as Charlie Sheen’s hookers,” she added. “Everybody’s a critic, honey, but so few are entertainers!”

Seattle, if you want The Lobby Bar to win RuPaul’s Drag Race Ultimate Contest, then you’ve got to go to www.logotv.com/ contests/ultimate_queen/index.jhtml and vote for local drag queen Dolly Madison.

The queen with the most votes will earn a visit from the winner of this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which will be filmed for a LOGO special.

The Lobby Bar isn’t the only location showing RuPaul’s Drag Race (although it is important to note it is the only official LOGO Seattle location). R Place also has dedicated its Monday nights to viewing parties. You can watch the show on one of the bar’s bigscreens, receive party favors, and enjoy Absolut drink specials. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. In addition, R Place management has announced that they are looking to bring some talent from the show for a special live performance in March.

I think it is safe to say that Seattle is suffering from RuPaul fever! You better work!

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continued from the cover ing for the critics because they’re everywhere / They don’t like my jeans / They don’t get my hair,” it’s easy to see why this song has quickly become a hit and will inevitably strike a chord with a young generation of LGBT teens who feel like maybe they are “less than fucking perfect.”

Message songs like “F**kin’ Perfect” are not new – in fact, videos that depict images of bullying and harassment are even a bit overdone. But what P!nk has successfully done (again – remember “Stupid Girls”?) is blend realistic imagery with meaningful lyrics, and she should be applauded for it. We live in the age of instant everything – instant gratification, instant messages. Unfortunately, along with the instant everything can come instant bullying.

Good for P!nk for offering the youth of today – Gay and straight alike – instant support, love, and a message of hope.

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continued from the cover Among the nominees: Lisa Cholodenko’s Golden Globe-nominated film The Kids Are All Right; I Love You Phillip Morris, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor; Howl, starring James Franco; the summer hit film Easy A; HBO’s acclaimed drama True Blood; Fox’s hit show Glee; ABC’s hit comedy Modern Family; NBC’s hit sitcom 30 Rock; Prodigal Sons, a documentary about a Transgender woman and her family; season eight of Project Runway; The Oprah Winfrey Show for Ricky Martin’s first televised interview since he came out; MSNBC’s interview with Fort Worth City Council member Joel Burns; CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360; Essence.com’s Bridal Bliss: Aisha and Danielle; the Scissor Sisters; Chely Wright; and Spanish-language nominees Levántate, Aquí y Ahora, Caso Cerrado, Casos de Familia, and openly Gay music artists Christian Chávez and Fedro.

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attle in 2010. The two Latin artists – who appeared in Seattle Gay News interviews – have made headlines and scored numberone hits in their native Mexico.

In 2011, the GLAAD Media Awards will also celebrate GLAAD’s 25th anniversary year, looking back at a quarter-century of work building acceptance and advancing equality through LGBT images in the media.

“This year’s nominees represent some of the images and stories at the root of the growing acceptance of our community and support for our equality,” said GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios. “They also have created a benchmark for inclusion of our community that other media outlets should look to. As GLAAD celebrates 25 years of working with the media, we are proud to recognize this year’s nominees, and we challenge the industry to share more stories that reflect the diversity of our community and the challenges that Gay and Transgender people face.”

The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 19 at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, in San Francisco on May 14 at San Francisco Marriott Marquis, and in Los Angeles (details to be announced).

GLAAD announced 114 nominees in 23 English-language categories, and 33 Spanish-language nominees in nine categories.

In the English-language categories, cable networks earned 22 nominations, while broadcast networks garnered 11 nominations.

This year, GLAAD introduced a new category to recognize independent blogs, in recognition of the growing role of online media in shaping today’s culture. The first nominees in this category are The Bilerico Project, Blabbeando, Joe. My. God., Pam’s House Blend, and Rod 2.0.

Special honorees for each city will be announced in the coming weeks.

A complete list of English-language nominees is available at www.glaad.org/mediaawards/22/nominees.

A complete list of Spanish-language nominees is available at www.glaad.org/mediaawards/22/nominees/spanish.

Additional facts and figures about this year’s 147 nominees are available at www. glaad.org/mediaawards/22/factsandfigures.

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives.

The 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominees were published, released, or broadcast between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. Nearly 1,000 media projects were considered by over 85 volunteers serving on seven nominating juries. Each year, the GLAAD Media Awards in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco bring together more than 5,000 supporters to raise nearly $3.5 million for the organization’s work.

GLAAD is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org.

will almost assuredly perform it again when she returns to the venue next week, and you’ll see me smiling at the bar with a glass of Syrah when she does. An artist of this caliber must be seen live at least once, and some of us are going back for seconds and thirds.

Eric Clapton February 26, Key Arena Guitar legend Eric Clapton finds his way back to Key Arena, where he’s performed Sarah McLachlan on several occasions to a packed house, on February 4, the final week of the month to roll out tunes Paramount Theatre To say Sarah McLachlan attracts a large from 2010’s Clapton CD, and prior favorites Gay following is putting it mildly. The from his five-decade career like “Layla,” Grammy-winning pop star initially became a GLBT favorite with 1993’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, an album considered alternative for its time and which somehow spoke to lovers, losers, and lost souls of all sexual orientations. On any grim day, you’ll find me sitting at a coffe shop with the sounds of “Plenty” pouring out of my iPod. McLachlan, who interviewed with me several years ago, finally returns to Seattle since re-launching her Afterglow tour at Key Arena about eight years ago. A dream set list from the Canadian diva, who’ll be joined by Butterfly Boucher and Melissa McClelland, would include “Fallen,” “Building a Mystery,” “Ice Cream,” “Possession,” and the aforementioned “Plenty.”

The Church February 7-8, The Triple Door If you’re from my generation, you couldn’t have gotten through college without The Church’s Starfish album, containing the imperial hit “Under the Milky Way” – several artists have tried covering it, but none have done it justice. Billed as the “Future Past Perfect Tour,” the Australian band is set to perform two classic albums, Starfish and Priest=Aura, and its latest effort, Untitled #23, in their entirety on back-to-back nights at The Triple Door. A live experience in an intimate dinner theatre like this doesn’t come around very often – in fact, Seattle is the only Northwest stop for this unique performance. Look for a review of The Church from fellow writer Jessica Price in early February.

natural beauty (stunning to be exact) with a style that’s simple and genuine, yet elegant and refined. Wright comes back to the Emerald City at the start of the month to introduce local fans and friends to selections from her 2010 release, Fellowship.

Bettye LaVette February 3-6, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley When Bettye LaVette wailed on “Nights in White Satin” last year at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, I nearly cried. This woman has the gift of turning a song about a teenage guy writhing in new satin sheets into a painful experience. The Moody Blues cover is off the diva’s Grammy-nominated album Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook, a sultry and dramatic deconstruction of nostalgic rock tunes by overseas bands. LaVette

Justin Townes Earle February 19, The Crocodile Following in the steps of his father, folk icon Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle has embarked on his own great musical journey – and a busy one at that, releasing four albums in four years. His most recent, 2010’s Harlem River Blues, was a year-end top10 pick of mine. Layering his music with Americana, blues, rock, and a whisper of gospel, this Nashville-born artist is electrifying to listen to and will likely match that excitement when he jams at The Crocodile in mid-February. Another thing about

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“Wonderful Tonight,” “Tears in Heaven,” and “I Shot the Sheriff.” The multi-Grammy winner has a strong resume of work to draw from and there isn’t a novice guitar player around who doesn’t look up to this guy. Music equipment manufacturer Ernie Ball just announced a special contest, which intends to send 15 guitarists on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to London to “experience Clapton” up close and personal with expenses paid and an opportunity to meet the artist in person.

Visit www.ernieball.com/ericclapton for details.

Against Me! February 4, Neumos If I haven’t said this before, let me make it loud and clear: Tom Gabel is a sexy motherfucker (excuse my trailer English). The lead singer of Florida-based unit Against Me!, he happens to be one of rock’s most tattooed performers and also one of the genre’s Gayfriendliest, in my opinion – he not only gave Seattle Gay News an interview a few years ago, he also put me on the band’s personal guest list last winter when his own record label couldn’t find space for me. They’ve been amazing the two times I’ve seen them play live in Seattle (Capitol Hill Block Party, Neumos) and always draw a fun, rowdy crowd to all their shows, so count me in when they swing to Neumos again!

Ke$ha February 16, The Showbox SoDo The long-awaited appearance by Ke$ha is nearly here, and unfortunately, if you’re without tickets, you’ll have to sit this one out. The pop newcomer’s February concert at The Showbox SoDo was sold out weeks before Santa began rounding up his reindeer for his annual run, which means that that cement floor will be crammed tight with designer dancewear. Ke$ha, no stranger to bizarre headwear (an Indian headdress to a red carpet event?) and glammy bling, is sure to perform “Tik Tok,” “Animal,” “Your Love is My Drug,” and “Take It Off” to screaming fans.

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Earle: he’s a bit of a badass – landing in the slammer for a bar altercation last year – so if you like your musicians on the wild side, here you go.

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FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twisted - Dancing with DJ Matt Stands, 1st Friday of the month: DJ Trent Von and wet t-shirt contest, 2nd Friday of the month: Fetish Night www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover.

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twisted - Dancing with DJ Trent Von, 3rd Saturday of the month: Boys Night Out with wet underwear contest, Last Saturday of the month: “Diva-Licious” hosted by Madison Lane with Prime Rib dinner special. www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - Absolut Saturdays! $5 Absolut Drinks.

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

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

Sunday

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

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

9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm - 16 players only. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - Re Quest T-Dance DJ John England 6 pm-12 am, Beer Bust $1 domestic drafts & $4 well drinks, Cover $5 @ 6 pm. www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle Eagle - Beer Bust $1 Drafts from 2-10pm Dj UP-ABOVE from 10-2 Twisted - Happy Hour all night! www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - Happy Hour All Day! FREE POOL! Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

Changes - Happy Hour all day and night.

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

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” ALL DAY! Tabletop games, pool, darts, pinball. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm

half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

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

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4-7pm.

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

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

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

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

Twisted - Game Night featuring Pool Tournaments and Wii Bowling. Happy Hour all night! www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - $1 Domestic Drafts, $2.50 all bottled beers, $3 Touch Down Shots. FREE POOL! Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

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

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twisted - $2 Tuesday featuring “Are You Smarter Than A Drag Queen?” trivia contest for $2, $2 tacos, well drinks and drafts all night! www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $10 Dizzy Pass - $1 you call it, 6pm to close.

Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

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

A Black Nail production.

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

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

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The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher Special.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twisted - Karaoke Idol with Robin. All you can eat spaghetti for $5.50 and $6 Long Island Teas. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 off all mixed drinks and shots. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

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

THURSDAY

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

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

Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - Pool tournament 7 pm. Karaoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Happy Hour 2 pm 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twisted - Disco Delight! Dance music of the 70s and 80s. BOGO burgers and $2 Bud and Bud Light drafts. www. twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $3 wells, $4 Washington Apples.

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

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ANIMALS ESPRESSO - 550 12th Ave. - 329-3914 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 BAR MYX - 2810 Western Ave. - 588-1834 BEACON PUB - 3057 Beacon Ave. S. - 726-0238 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE - 2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098 THE BROADWAY GRILL - 314 Broadway E. - 328-7000 THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD - 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 THE CUFF COMPLEX - 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525 DOUBLE HEADER - 407 2nd Ave. S. - 464-9918 ELITE - 1520 E. Olive Way - 860-0999 GALERIAS - 611 Broadway E. - 322-5757 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 INSOMNIAX - 102 15th Ave. E. - 3230CAFE JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729 JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E. - 860-1818 KURRENT - 600 E. Pine St. - 323-1923 THE LOBBY - 916 E. Pike St. - 328-6703 MAE’S CAFE - 6412 Phinney Ave. N. - 782-1222 MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537 NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358 POCO WINE ROOM - 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463 PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112 R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828 RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873 ROSEBUD RESTAURANT & BAR - 719 E. Pike - 323-6636 SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591 TIDBIT - 1401 Broadway Ave. - 323-0840 WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210

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

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

community calendar

SUNDAY - January 30

For a list of open and affirming Christian churches in Washington state visit www.gaychurch.org and select “Find a Church.”

Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHiking Group/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

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.

Tet (1/29 & 1/30). 10am-6pm. Center House, Seattle Center. Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival. For details visit www.seattlecenter.com Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12noon1:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & 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.

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Gay Men’s Support Ministry. 7:30-9pm. St Joseph’s Catholic Parish, 732 18th Ave E. Meets every Monday.

Men over 40 share stories of journey, seek & lend emotional support about life issues & have open discussions in a safe, comfortable place of community.

Please call facilitator for more info before attending.

Bryce Hall, 818-9413.

Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

TUESDAY - February 1

SATURDAY - January 29

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.

Tet (1/29 & 1/30). 10am-6pm. Center House, Seattle Center. Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival. For details visit www.seattlecenter.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center. org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

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

6-7:15pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Saturday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000.

“Lose Yourself” - Diverse Harmony in Concert.

Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Experience the youth of Diverse Harmony as they shed their own notions of identity to discover what really makes us all tick. By losing ourselves we come closer to who we truly are. Tickets $15 at the door; 21 & under FREE. 389-5858, info@diverse harmony.org Strength Over Speed. 7-8:30pm. Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1002 E Seneca (lower entrance off parking lot).

FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength overspeed.org Seattle Dance Project “Project 4” (Fri-Sun, 1/282/5). Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 1/30 2pm (Matinee). Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. Seattle Dance Company’s “Project” series is designed to focus on & combine the talents of a variety of choreographers & composers who have the opportunity to create new & original works for the company. “Project 4” features the work of five vastly different women choreographers from around the globe. Tickets $20-$25. www.seattledanceproject.org Lily Tomlin Live! (1/29 & 1/30). Sat 1/29 - 8pm; Sun 1/30 - 3pm. 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 5th Ave. A collection of more than a dozen of Tomlin’s timeless characters, from Ernestine the Phone Lady & Sister Boogie Woman to Mrs Beasley & Edith Ann. For tickets call 625-1900 or visit www.5thavenue.org

January 29 thru February 6

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 Seattle Dance Project “Project 4” (Fri-Sun, 1/282/5). Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 1/30 2pm (Matinee). Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. (See Saturday listing at 8pm for complete details.)

Thalia Symphony. 2pm. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Featuring pieces by Smetana, Tchaikovsky & Sibelius.

Tickets $9-$45. www.brownpapertickets.com Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com Lily Tomlin Live! (1/29 & 1/30). Sat 1/29 - 8pm; Sun 1/30 - 3pm. 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 5th Ave. A collection of more than a dozen of Tomlin’s timeless characters, from Ernestine the Phone Lady & Sister Boogie Woman to Mrs Beasley & Edith Ann. For tickets call 625-1900 or visit www.5thavenue.org.

Musical Experiences Chopin & Liszt Piano Recital.

3pm. Green Lake Methodist Church, 6415 1st Ave NE. Tickets $17-$22. 368-9247, www.musicalexperiences. 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 Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. www.dunsheehouse.org Uncle Samantha’s Group. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ veterans group, for vets who served during peace time or conflict. All are welcome, uniforms optional.

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

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

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MONDAY - January 31

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday.

Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Monday. Ongoing 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2584, www.dunsheehouse.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

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

Sex, Dating & Relationships. 6-7pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Virginia Mason Hospital, 1100 9th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December).

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

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Monday. A facilitated support & discussion group for Trans, Genderqueer, gender variant & gender questioning youth, ages 14-22. www. lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:15-8:45pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

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

Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437. www.dunsheehouse.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County. “We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay community & value your opinion, voice, comments, suggestions & attendance. Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

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

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, who is living with Hepatitis C. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets every Tuesday.

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

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

OYC is a Gay & Lesbian yacht club for people who own boats of any size or type & for people who enjoy boating. The club sponsors monthly outings. 709BOAT, www.oycnw.org ASL for Beginners. 7pm. The Elite “Loft,” 1520 E Olive Way. Meets every Tuesday. FREE lessons & tutor for those interested in learning basic ASL. 860-0999.

Different Drummers. Intermediate 7-8:15pm, Beginners 8:20-9:30pm. Meets every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For information & location call Dennis, 363-4500 or differentdrummers@ mac.com Friends in Adoption Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Childhaven Community Center, 1345 22nd Ave NE, Auburn.

Meets 1st Tuesday each month (Sept-June) with presentations by guest speakers on adoption-related issues. Friends in Adoption is an independent, nonprofit support & educational group made up of families touched by adoption. More info & to RSVP, call 2645136; friendsinadoption@yahoo.com.

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

7-8:30pm. Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1600 E Olive St (in Conference Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. 722-0729..

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

Ageless. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Ongoing drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org.

Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

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

Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. GLBTQ supported. Meets every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA Hotline 781-4490. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

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

Celebrating 38 Years!

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

WEDNESDAY - February 2

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

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

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Meets every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community. For information, location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 x 8018 or email lbagley@ chs-nw.org Speed, Sex & Sanity. 5-7pm. Gay City Health Project, 511 E Pike St. Meets every Wednesday. A drop-in informational & educational night for Gay & Bi men, friends & family. Activities include social events, lecture series & brainstorming sessions. A program of Project NEON & Gay City. For more information, 323-1768, www.crystalneon.org, www.gaycity.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett.

Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@ hotmail.com Grief & Loss. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. LGBTQ peer support group for issues surrounding grief & loss. 322-2437. www.dunsheehouse.org Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Come & discuss the best Gay novels with us. Join other booklovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come only once or come to every meeting. For info, call 322-2437; nickdimartin@earthlink.net Community Meeting: New Directions for Community Centers. 6:30-8:30pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Public meetings to discuss how community centers will be run in the future era of challenging budgets.

Film Screening: “The Other City.” Reception 5:30pm, Opening Remarks 6pm, Film 6:30-8pm, Community Discussion 8-9pm. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave N. Documentary about HIV/AIDS in Washington DC. with keynote speaker Candice Wiggins, a guard for the WNBA Minnesota Lynx. FREE - seating is limited. To RSVP, 667-1979; www.fhcrc.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

Dharma Buddies Book Club. 7pm. Call for location.

You do not have to be a member of the group to join us. For location call 300-3321 or 920-6117 or email onlyonesf@yahoo.com Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

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

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

Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV-Negative Gay & Bi Men. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. This emotional support group provides a forum for HIV- Gay & Bi men to share strategies for staying negative; to explore issues related to being HIV-; & to look at how to find meaning, purpose & lives worth living in the midst of HIV/AIDS. Please speak with the facilitator before attending. Call Scott at 725-2488. www.dunsheehouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 7:30pm.

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

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

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

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yahoo.com/groups/gayfathersseattle Shifting Gears. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. (See Tuesday listing at 8pm.)

FRIDAY - February 4

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7:30-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Wednesday. QYF is a confidential group for Queer & questioning women ages 22 & under to talk about dating, relationships, coming out - you name it - in a fun, laid back environment. Join your co-facilitators weekly & start making connections. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. First Congregational Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Confidential, informal group for people of all gender identities & expressions including butch dykes, cross dressers, TV, TS & feminine men. (360) 671-3358; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

Crystal Meth Anonymous. 8-9:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Wednesday. A 12-step group for quitting & staying off crystal meth.

THURSDAY - February 3

Alcoholics Anonymous “Sober & Safe Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

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

FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength overspeed.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

Write Your Heart Out - A Queer Youth & Allies Writing Group. 5:30-6:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. We all have a story to tell.

What is yours? Write Your Heart Out is a safe place for Queer youth & allies 22 & under to explore one’s

self thru the written word. Fiction, non-fiction & poetry will be encouraged & supported. 322-2515, www. lambert house.org Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. www.dunsheehouse.org Thrivor Trees. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for survivors of childhood sexual assault. thrivortrees@gmail.com B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 1st Thursday each month. For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/Bi men. FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclub seattle.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Support/discussion group meets every Thursday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. www.dunsheehouse.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

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

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm.

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

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

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Bellevue Arts Museum Jewelry Marketplace (2/42/6). 11am-5pm. 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue.

A rare opportunity to acquire stunning wearable art directly from leading independent designers just in time for Valentine’s Day. www.bellevuearts.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 La Movida. 6-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Todos los Viernes. Una junta bilingue para la comunidad GLBTQ en recuperacion de adicciones.

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

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org Cornish Dance Theatre Tribute to Merce Cunningham (2/4 & 2/5). 6:30 & 7:30pm. ACT Theatre, Bullit Cabaret, 700 Union St. A dance performance of uninterrupted excerpts from three Cunningham masterworks. FREE. www,cornish.edu/merce Al-anon Meeting. 7-9pm. CHAC, 1900 E Madison St. LGBTQ-supported. 625-0000, ais@seattle-alanon.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Gamblers Anonymous: Coming Out Winners!

7-8:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Friday. A 12-step meeting of Gamblers Anonymous. This is an open meeting, Gay & Lesbian preferred. All persons welcome. 1-888-GA HELPS. Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of every month. Metro routes 8, 9, 14, 43, 49 & 60.

329-0793; http://seattleprimetimers.usa-50.com Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

Pioneers & Warriors TM. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Peer support group for Gay & Bi men over 40: honoring the past, accepting the present & embracing the future. Group attendance requires facilitator approval. Please contact Joel Davis at 2616616. www.dunsheehouse.org Seattle Dance Project “Project 4” (Fri-Sat, 2/4-2/5).

Fri & Sat 8pm; Sat 2pm (Matinee). Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. Seattle Dance Company’s “Project” series is designed to focus on & combine the talents of a variety of choreographers & composers who have the opportunity to create new & original works for the company. “Project 4” features the work of five vastly different women choreographers from around the globe.

Tickets $20-$25. www.seattledanceproject.org

SATURDAY - February 5

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Cornish Dance Theatre Tribute to Merce Cunningham. 10am. Paramount Theatre, 911 Pike St. A dance performance of uninterrupted excerpts from three Cunningham masterworks. FREE. www.cornish. edu/merce Bellevue Arts Museum Jewelry Marketplace (2/42/6). 11am-5pm. 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue.

A rare opportunity to acquire stunning wearable art directly from leading independent designers just in time for Valentine’s Day. www.bellevuearts.org Seattle Dance Project “Project 4” (Fri-Sat, 2/4-2/5).

Fri & Sat 8pm; Sat 2pm (Matinee); Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. (See Friday listing at 8pm.)

Northwest Bears Beer/Soda Bust & Bear Meet.

6-9pm. Men’s Room, 1501 E Madison St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. A beer bust for Bears, Cubs & like-minded friends with happy hour prices. An informal get-together & a chance for prospective members to meet men already in the club. NWB is a Gay men’s social & service organization for Bears, Cubs & Trappers. 903-9288. www.nwbears.com Cornish Dance Theatre Tribute to Merce Cunningham (2/4 & 2/5). 6:30 & 7:30pm. ACT Theatre Bullit Cabaret, 700 Union St. A dance performance of uninterrupted excerpts from three Cunningham masterworks. FREE. www,cornish.edu/merce Queer Milonga Dance Night. 8pm-lesson; 9pm12am-dance. Century Ballroom, East Hall, 915 E Pine St, 2nd Fl. Lesson & dance: $10; dance only before 9:30pm-$5, after 9:30pm-$7. Must be 21+. 206-3247263; www.centuryballroom.com Seattle Dance Project “Project 4” (Fri-Sat, 1/28-2/5).

Fri & Sat 8pm; Sat 2pm (Matinee); Erickson Theater, 1524 Harvard Ave. (See Friday listing at 8pm.)

Sylvia O’Stayformore’s My Bloody Valentine - Goth Bacon Strip. 10:30pm. Be-bar, 1114 Howell St. Pull out those fishnets, crushed velvet, spooky clothes & float your way down to Re-bar for some decadent fun.

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Come in your Gothic best & your reward is a discount on door cover. www.stayformore.com

SUNDAY - February 6

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www. borderriders.com Bellevue Arts Museum Jewelry Marketplace (2/42/6). 11am-5pm. 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue.

A rare opportunity to acquire stunning wearable art directly from leading independent designers just in time for Valentine’s Day. www.bellevuearts.org Lotus Sisters. 1-3pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 1st Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. www. dunsheehouse.org Rain City Jacks. Lower Queen Anne. 1st Sunday each month, 3pm; 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 7pm. Locations & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership required. Enrollment available at the door. Email info@raincityjacks.org for detailed info, or call 1-888-809-5033. Adult men only. www. raincityjacks.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

Ms & Miss Gay Washington Westside Show in Olympia. Doors 6pm, Show 7pm. Jakes on Fourth, 311 4th Ave, Olympia. Sponsored by Imperial Sovereign Court of Tacoma.

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.sbwn.net.

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, offers an extensive schedule of LGBTQ-supported recovery meetings. For current schedule visit www.chacseattle. org, 860-9560 or call 587-2838 - 24/7.

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

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

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

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

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

LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; lgbtms connection@comcast.net. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers. Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Mantra: 329-0886, www.jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nw bears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www. seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, 329-0793; www.seattle primetimers.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a 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.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www.

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seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Project at the API Safety Center, April, 4679976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 3227061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; TwoSpirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

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

Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.seamec.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

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

Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle. gov Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine

is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

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

(425) 339-5298.

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

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

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

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; www.LesBeHealthy. org; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends. org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com, http://rainshadow women.tripod.com/; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/ WA, WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org; www.wagsa. org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 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) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

Celebrating 38 Years!

RUSSIAN STYLE

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_______________________________ WEST SEATTLE CLASSIC Quiet GM, 61, retired professional (and cat) seek GM to share large 3 BR/2 BA Tudor style 1929 brick home. W/D, D/W, two fireplaces, close to bus, deck, large private yard with garden. $470 plus share utilities. First, last, deposit.

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

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

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

10 housemates

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_______________________________ AVAIL FEB 1ST Open/Cozy MIL DAYLIGHT 700 sq ft. $750.00 with ELEC/UTIL, $500.00 deposit. Two person = rent increase. Private Entrance.

Lesbian couple looking for Professional, clean Lesbian/Gay Tenant(s). NO SMOKING, NO DRUGS, no Pets. CD/Leschi, close to Capitol Hill, quiet neighborhood. Bus access, plenty parking. Photos upon request.

206-799-0441. 05/3 _______________________________ COLUMBIA CITY APT Large 1 BR/1 BA, new carpet, many updates, deck, lots of storage, 2 blocks to light rail, on buslines, walk to shops and restaurants. $695 per mo. 12 month lease. 206-276-7089; 206-285-5693. 06/3 _______________________________ COLUMBIA CITY APT Large 2 BR/1 BA, new carpet, many updates, deck, lots of storage, 2 blocks to light rail, on buslines, walk to shops and restaurants. $995/mo. 12 month lease. 206-276-7089; 206-285-5693. 06/3 _______________________________ 13 13 housing for sale

HOUSING FOR SALE

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

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JOB TRAINING

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VOLUNTEERS WANTED

_______________________________ SHANTI VOLUNTEERS build supportive one-on-one relationships with someone living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, or other life-threatening illness. We are seeking mature, compassionate, good listeners to provide emotional support to people in their homes, in hospitals, or in jails.

Training and ongoing support provided. People of color and LGBT folks encouraged to apply.

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COMPUTER TECH

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HOME & GARDEN

_______________________________ JOHN CALLEN / Drywall Work, Hanging, Taping, Smooth Wall, Texture, Patch Work, Primarily Remodel. 206-325-3208. 06/15 _______________________________ www.mindfulcraftsman.com Custom Fences, T rellises & Gates. Will work with you in creating your heart’s desire. Contact Mark, 425-638-3286. 06/3 _______________________________

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_______________________________ 1hr-$45/1.5-$65/2hrs-$85 15yrs professional masseur.

Comfortable studio. Quality massage. Swedish/Deep Tissue bodywork techniques. Enjoy an excellent massage. JOHN LMP 206.324.0682. www.tinyurl. com/24YGDFX. 04/3 _______________________________ ENJOY A SOOTHING MASSAGE www.broadwaymassage.com - on Capitol Hill. $50/hr. Jeff LMP, 206-650-0542. 11am-10pm, daily. Last minute appts welcome. 04/6 _______________________________ EXCEPTIONAL BODYWORK Release muscle pain & tension through deep tissue, trigger point & myofascial release. Specializing in back, neck & shoulder pain.

Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-524-7766. 14/12 ______________________________

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

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Specialize in back, hip, neck, shoulder, extremity, neuromuscular disorders treatment, fullbody relaxation. Professional setting. 10am-midnight. 7 days/ wk. Steve Chang, LMP, 206-4977897. 06/3 _______________________________ THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE for personal wellness and injury recovery. Now offering Thai yoga massage and aromatherapy sessions. For appointments, call 206-610-3271. 06/3 _______________________________ 36 escorts

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Shave & bodywork combos available. 206-310-3491. 04/3 _______________________________

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_______________________________ 1 HOT HUNG GUY SEAN, 35, 5’10”, bl/bl, 155 lbs.

Hot, hung, horny and always ready. IN and Out. Bodywork available. 206-850-8548. www. seattlegayescort.com. 06/3 _______________________________ EUROPEAN GUY Friendly, masculine, great smile, hung, total bottom, good-looking.

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_______________________________ 1hr-$45/1.5-$65/2hrs-$85 15yrs professional bodyworker.

Soothing hands, quality massage. Enjoy yourself, feel good.

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Incalls North Seattle; anywhere else outcalls. 206-713-1459; if I’m out, leave message. $100-incall; $150-outcall. 06/3 _______________________________ BODYWORK FOR SENSUAL and erotic pleasure. Fullbody massage for full release of tension and total relaxation. Afternoon and evening appointments. 206225-0524. 06/3 _______________________________ DADDY BEAR Full body complete massage.

Tender to the touch. Bi & Gay welcome by appointment only.

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