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Seattle Gay News

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN Contributing Writer

Lily Tomlin January 29 5th Avenue Theatre

For two nights, the one and only, incomparable Lily Tomlin enchanted Seattle audiences. Celebrating a lifetime of acclaimed work, Ms. Tomlin brought the characters the world has come to know and love to the 5th Avenue Theatre’s stage. For over two hours, Ms. Tomlin showed both full house audiences why she has appeared in every media form – from television to stage to film – for the last 40 years, and why we nevsee tomlin page 44

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Lily Tomlin

SWC guest Kathy Najimy funny, fierce, and warm

by Miryam Gordon SGN Contributing Writer Seattle Women’s Chorus with Kathy Najimy February 25-26 Paramount Theatre Seattle Women’s Chorus is thrilled to have guest star Kathy Najimy perform with them in their February concert at the Paramount Theatre. The versatile comedienne is not just a funny lady, but a fierce supporter of LGBT issues, having worked in support of HIV/AIDS organizations and Gay marriage for many years, and received numerous honors for her hard work. Kathy Najimy has been the voice of Peggy Hill for the 14 seasons of the television cartoon King of the Hill, starred in Veronica’s Closet, and may be most widely known for her portrayal of Sister Mary Patrick in the blockbuster hits Sister Act and Sister Act 2. She’s

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ous and blatantly anti-Transgender segment” which they called “EstroMaxxx,” which used the lives of countless Transgender people across the country as a punch line. The piece was a mock commercial for estrogen replacement therapy and featured men with facial hair wearing dresses, who were meant to represent Transgender women. ’s Live Bill Hader in Saturday Night According to skit x” “Estro-Max GLAAD officials, “This segment cannot be by Shaun Knittel defended as ‘just a joke’ because there was no ‘joke’ to speak of. SGN Associate Editor The attempted comedy of the On the January 29 episode skit hinges solely on degradof Saturday Night Live, NBC ing the lives and experiences of broadcast what the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamasee SNL page 43 tion (GLAAD) called “a dangernbc

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Nothing warms the soul like a big cup of jazz, and the Rose City is brewing one mean pot of it this month when the Portland Jazz Festival takes over multiple venues between February 16 and 27. The weeklong offering of performances, lectures, films, and exhibitions, which began in 2004, has become a premier tour stop for the who’s who of the genre. Here’s a rundown of this year’s PDX Jazz Festival – visit www.pdxjazz. com for more details.

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Esperanza Spalding

Kathy Najimy

Saturday Night Live slammed for Transphobic skit

Portland Jazz Festival a hot blend of international and regional talent

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Lily Tomlin a true entertainer

Issue 05, Volume 39, February 4, 2011


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