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Issue 6, Volume 42, February 7, 2014

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET MCCAW HALL Through February 9 The musical A Chorus Line boasts, “Everything is beautiful at the ballet”. If this is true, then there is no place more beautiful than the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of The Sleeping Beauty. This great Northwest institution brings this classic ballet to life with some of the most beautiful music (Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsy) ever written.

The story is familiar to most, but if you’re relying on the cartoon version, please note there are major differences.

In a kingdom (reminiscent of France c. 1700’s) King Florestan and his Queen celebrate the birth of their baby girl, Aurora (named for the Goddess of the Dawn). Everyone in the land has been invited including the magical fairies. Five of the six fairies (each representing various virtues) offer gifts to the young princess before the christening’s interruption. Through an oversight of Catalabutte, the Master of Ceremonies, the fairy [of mischief] Carabosse is left off the invitation list. Bitter and feeling scorned she appears and prophesizes Aurora will prick her finger on a spinning (l) Karel Cruz and Lesley Rausch in Pacific Northwest Ballet's Sleeping Beauty

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Mary Lambert’s sweet homecoming

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor In this life you are considered lucky if you find a job that truly makes you happy. Ryan Gabriel Schwartz knows what that feels like – multiplied.

By day, he works as a makeup artist and sales manager for Dr. Jen’s House of Beauty offering a unique retail experience and spa with an open lab formulating nontoxic skincare and cosmetics for drag queens, burlesque entertainers, biological women and pretty much everyone else you could think of (seriously, this is one popular business).

However, by night, Ryan becomes Cherry Sur (pronounced sir) Bete, one of Seattle’s most recognizable drag elite. And if you add philanthropy through community service to the mix, you can see that Ryan has accomplished finding happiness in the work he does, and then some.

“Drag does not define me – I am very much a fully realized Gay see Cherry page 5

MARY LAMBERT THE SHOWBOX AT THE MARKET February 1 Mary Lambert is already having the kind of year that just twelve months ago she wouldn’t have imagined. As the homegrown chanteuse explained to a full house at downtown’s Showbox on Saturday night, just a year ago she was still bartending in Seattle. Fast forward to 2014: Mary’s unforgettable guest vocal and writing contribution to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Same Love” took her all the way to the 56th annual Grammys, where she performed alongside her Seattle hip hop cohorts, not to mention Madonna, and 33 couples tying the knot mid-song by officiant Queen Latifah. It was a fairly unreal experience, as reversals of fortune go. “You know, I’m emotional,” Mary joked, one song into her headlining hometown show. “But I cried…I cried, and Madonna dried my tears with her leather vest, and I am now blessed.” see LAMBERT pg. 7

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theater and stage

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THE FOREIGNER VILLAGE THEATRE Issaquah through March 2 Everett: March 7-30 The Foreigner by Larry Shue is a tight, almost perfectly written farce; every little detail introduced into the plot is used later and is a clue to the unfolding mystery.

Case in point, at the beginning of the play, we find out that a young man who is developmentally disabled is said to take one bite out of an apple and then leave the apple behind, and deny that he’s even done it. The audience thinks it’s quirky character development, until we find out later who has been leaving the apples and why.

There are half a dozen tiny moments like that in the script and as you begin to see them unfold, your interest in what you’ve already seen, and what it might mean later, deepens. An old bromide, attributed to the playwright Anton Chekhov, is that if you put a gun in your play, it better get shot later on. In The Foreigner, all the “guns” get shot. You can see for yourself at the Village Theatre with their well-done production.

Celebrated musical writer, Brian Yorkey, returns to his old home at Village Theatre to direct this play, their annual non-musical production. He directs a solid cast of seven who sometimes make

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The Village Theatre presents The Foreigner

their numbers look larger (through adept costuming).

The basic ingredients start with Charlie, a despondent Brit (Erik Gratton), being dragged to rural Georgia by his army buddy, Froggy (Patrick Phillips), to get cheered up, while Froggy does some military drills there. But Charlie is so shy and afraid of people that Froggy, on the spur of the moment, tells the proprietess, Betty (Sharva Maynard), that Charlie doesn’t speak a word of English, hoping to ensure that everyone will leave Charlie alone. Once Charlie is thought not to understand, secrets start pouring out around him and he finds a facility inside himself to begin to enjoy life.

The plot developments are a bit absurd, and Charlie is supposed to find a way to rescue everyone, but it’s a romp with great fun moments.

There is a wonderful bit where Charlie is “taught” English by the young disabled boy Ellard (Anthony Lee Phillips) that is a crowd-pleaser. Ellard’s sister, Catherine (Angela DiMarco), is being duped by her fiancée (Jonathan Crimeni) and a nasty side-kick (Eric Ray Anderson) who starts off nibbling the furniture and ends up biting off big chunks of it in a hysterical badguy turn.

Technical support here is luscious, as usual, with a great thunderstorm on a unit set depicting an old lodge (by Matthew Smucker), essential sound work from

Mr. Pim a delightful drawing-room comedy Erik Stuhaug

Allie Pratt and Chris Ensweiler

many more stories and even plays. One of his theatrical creations is currently on stage at Taproot Theatre. Mr. Pim Passes By is what is termed a “drawingroom comedy,” taking place entirely MR. PIM PASSES BY in one room of a turn-of-the-century TAPROOT THEATRE house, and often focusing on manners of Through March 1 Most people know A.A. Milne, if they the time.

This gentle comedy has a lovely cast know him, from his wondrous creations in Winnie the Pooh. But he wrote with just the right style of arch delivery,

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(left to right) Angela DiMarco, Eric Ray Anderson, Patrick Phillips

Brent Warwick to create the outdoor noises, intricate lighting from Tom Sturge, and fun costuming from Melanie Burgess.

Charlie’s get up, in particular, helps set a complete tone for his character.

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mostly from leading lady, April Poland.

Poland plays Olivia Marden, fairly recent wife of the middle-aged master of the manor, George Marden (Ryan Childers), a man set in his ways, but crazy about his new wife. Olivia never goes about stamping her foot and confronting her man. She seemingly meekly ac-

almost fiancée, Brian Strange, who, as a painter, does not earn enough for Marden to take him seriously as a suitor. Olivia must find a way to convince her husband that Brian will manage and he should let the match take place.

A fun cameo role of “Aunt” Lady Marden has Kim Morris sweep in and

The main pleasure is in watching the actors have fun with their characters, which they all do. cepts his edicts (“No, you can’t put up patterned curtains in my established old home”), yet continues sewing curtains confident in finding a way to bend him around her finger and get her way.

Mr. Carraway Pim (Chris Ensweiler) is actually a mild-mannered occasional popper inner, who is mostly a device to deliver partial bits of information that stir the household into a tizzy. His remembering more bits of information and popping back in to deliver them creates continuing moments of changing tizzy. It’s enjoyable fun, though it doesn’t stack up to anything more meaningful. Drawing-room comedies general don’t.

The main pleasure is in watching the actors have fun with their characters, which they all do. A darling performance of note is the youngest character, a ward of Marden, Dinah (Allie Pratt) who folds Mr. Pim into the family and tells him all sorts of secrets in a charmingly off hand way. She is matched in her charm by Daniel Stoltenberg as her

wave her hands about and strut out, and Ginny Hollady maintains social prestige as the maid. They are all veddy British, of course, and lovely costuming (as always) is reflected of the period by Sarah Burch Gordon.

Director Karen Lund is a past master at this type of play, with Taproot liking to produce so many of these lovely, light productions. And set and sound designer Mark Lund has done so many plays here that he probably has every measurement ingrained in his brain.

They’ve got it down!

If an entrancing evening is desired and the most taxing thing you want to think about is to wonder whether Olivia really will solve everyone’s problems, this is definitely the play for you. Suitable for all ages. For more information, go to www.taproottheatre.org or call 206-781-9707.

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continued from cover wheel and die. The last (and most powerful) fairy, Lilac, finally offers her gift to the King and Queen. She can’t undo the spell, but she can transform death to sleep.

The curse comes to pass and the entire kingdom is cast into a deep sleep for many years.

Lilac appears and protects the kingdom with thick vines and trees to hide the kingdom and stand guard. 100 years later the handsome Prince Florimund is in the forest when Lilac appears. She leads him to the hidden kingdom and helps him cut down the vines that have grown. After defeating Carabosse, the curse

branches to protect a hidden kingdom.

The story is easy to follow thanks to the simple pantomime of the silent dancers. The music is familiar to anyone who has ever listened to classical music, or seen one of many various Warner Bros. cartoons. Then, of course, there is the Disney version – which changed the story, including the addition of a dragon, and added lyrics to Tchaikovsky’s music. These changes are NOT included in the ballet.

The story is divided into four short parts: Prologue (The Christening of Aurora), Act 1 (The Curse is Cast), Act II (The Prince is Led to Awakening Aurora) and Act III (The Royal Wedding), with short intermissions between each part. The costume of Carabosse (or even

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It is hard to avoid cliché words like graceful, lissome, or elegant when describing the beautiful movements of these dancers, but anything else demeans their work. is broken with a kiss and the sleeping court awakens from their slumber. A wedding is planned where storybook characters dance before the court and the fairies appear bestowing their blessings.

To say the dancing is beautiful is a gross understatement! It is hard to avoid cliché words like graceful, lissome, or elegant when describing the incredibly beautiful movements of these dancers, but anything else demeans their work.

Each movement (and major kudos to Ronald Hynd and Annette Page; choreographer and assistant, respectively) was a joy to watch, and the dancers’ movements seemed to flow across the stage. The set designs and costuming are beautiful (credits to Peter Docherty) with full usage of scrims and carefully gilded vines and

her defeat) is not too scary, so younger children shouldn’t be frightened. But note: while each section is about 45 minutes in length, the entire ballet may be too long for the very young. It’s a three-hour event and younger members of the audience may eventually grow quite restless.

The Sleeping Beauty (or Briar Rose as it was later renamed by the Brothers Grimm) is a French fairytale, and was first published by Charles Perrault in 1697. Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky began composing The Sleeping Beauty on May 30, 1889, after being approached by the director of the Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg, Russia. Originally choreographed

by Marius Petipa, it would be Tchaikovsky’s 2nd ballet – between Swan Lake (1876) and The Nutcracker (1892).

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Cherry Sur Bete

Cherry

continued from cover man with a partner and a career on top of this full-time job I call drag,” Ryan told Seattle Gay News.

“Makeup is confidence and poise, an attitude which I get in life from helping others find,” he said. “One of the most fulfilling aspects of my job is when I get to assist a Transgender person who is looking to feel more comfortable in their skin.”

According to the drag star, he has a unique skill set which enables him to feminize or masculinize, or enhance or deflect from specific facial features. “When any person I touch with my performance, my words, or my brush walks away feeling more confident or inspired I need nothing

more,” Ryan said.

Ryan moved to Seattle in 2003 from Redondo Beach, California. He told Seattle Gay News he’s worked as a performance artist in Seattle for the past four years. “I am largely self-taught in the ways of makeup application and stage performance, but I was hugely inspired by my drag sister, Dann Richey,” he said. “Dann and I would get together several times a week to construct costumes for Hard Times parties thrown

by David Richey and L.A. Kendall.” (Currently of QULTURE QREATIVE and hardtimesrevolution.com – “From Hard Times Comes Great Art.”) “Dann went by ‘On A Bet’ in face, because the first time he did, it was literally on a bet,” said Ryan. “I chose a name which honored him by keeping ‘Bet’ and one of

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my favorite performers, Bette Midler. I then discovered that Bete means ‘beast’ in French and I liked the duality of Cherry Sur Bete as Cherry on Beast and Cherry Sorbet.”

Every performer draws off of inspiration whenever they are set to perform anywhere.

As a young man Ryan says he was inspired by the comedians and singers and writers like Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, Doris Day, Dolly Parton.

“Then and now, I draw inspiration from the women who are larger than life, almost other-worldly, and proudly display both traditionally masculine and feminine characteristics, like Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Annie Lennox, Sigourney Weaver, and Tilda Swinton,” he said.

Ryan, performing as Cherry Sur Bete, donates a lot of time and talent to help out local charities in need. “I have helped raise funds for local organizations like Seattle Counseling Services (seattlecounselingservices.org) and Camp Ten Trees (camptentrees.org) and The Seattle Foundation (seattlefoundation. org). We all have a responsibility to create more awareness and to support those in our community. Philanthropic causes were a big reason why I started performing, giving me an outlet to do what I could to help.”

“Another big reason I started to go out in drag was that I was terribly awkward in certain social situations and did not know how to communicate with other Gay men,” admits Ryan. “Putting a mask on gave me the courage to be myself. As Oscar Wilde said ‘Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.’ Cherry helped me find myself in a lot of ways – I like to think of her as the best possible version of myself.”

“That said, I have a basic expectation of nightlife performers; that we are ultimately kind and constructive,” he said. “Seattle has a vibrant nightlife community which largely fosters creativity in self-expression.”

There is a stigma, an expectation perpetuated by current pop culture, that Queens should be catty, proud peacocks throwing shade in their path, says Ryan. “‘Reading’ started between Gay men as a way to prepare themselves for the persecution they received from those outside

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the community,” he said. “It has become a vehicle for some to deliver cruel or hateful words under the guise of ‘fooling around.’

Queens are ambassadors of the Queer community and should lead by a compassionate, charitable and constructive example.”

As RuPaul said, “Throwing shade takes a bit of creativity, being a bitch takes none.” “‘Reading’ challenges make for great TV, but, for the love of all things Bowie, can we see more mention of the charitable deeds done by Queens and other members of the nightlife community?” said Ryan.

One way that Queens can feel safe or quite literally be safe, is to join a drag house. In theory, young Queens will learn discipline, history, makeup and more from the older, more experienced Queens. Ryan is a founding member of the Haus of LadyDude, a subversive artists’ collective with two convictions: uncompromising artistic self-expression and community.

“We are a chosen family, and that is thicker than blood,” he said. “I can count on any member of the Haus to be there for me. We also divide and conquer and lean on each other for promotion as a rising tide lifts all boats.”

Ryan’s music library is vast but he is most frequently found listening to electronic dance music like The Presets, Tiga, Peaches, Princess Superstar, Basement Jaxx, The Chemical Brothers, Robyn and Junkie XL remixes. His all-time favorites include David Bowie, Grace Jones, Bjork, Annie Lennox, and PJ Harvey.

“Newer favorites include Janelle Monae, Lana Del Rey, Lorde and I’ll always enjoy a standard Cole Porter by Etta James or Nina Simone,” said Ryan. “My first CD ever purchased was Des’ree’s I Ain’t Movin.”

Ryan is a “free agent” and has the luxury of performing all over the city. “Closest to my heart is Sylvia O’Stayformore’s monthly variety show “Bacon Strip” (my first stage performance in drag) at Theatre Off Jackson. I also perform at “Lashes” at RPlace, “Pulse” at Neighbors, “HashDrag” at Highline, “Queen of the Brunch” at Julia’s and Nark Magazine events. I also co-host “SEX.WAV” (a Goth industrial dance party) at the Mercury every first Thursday of the month.”

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music Toad the Wet Sprocket together again for first tour in 16 years Tim Mosenfelder

Toad the Wet Sprocket

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer TOAD THE SPROCKET THE SHOWBOX AT THE MARKET February 8 Although the pop-rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket released its debut Bread & Circus in 1989, it wasn’t until 5 years later that it would get its first bona fide hit single, “Something’s Always Wrong.” That track, coupled with another smash tune, “Fall Down,” both from 1994’s well-received Dulcinea, put the SoCal outfit on the music map. But just when you thought Toad the Wet Sprocket was on cruise control, everything came to a screeching halt in 1997 when the group called it quits. Heartbroken fans had to wait 16 long years for a reunion, highlighted by a new album, New Constellation, and now a coast-to-coast tour that lands at The Showbox Market this weekend, February 8. For tickets, visit www.showboxpresents.com, or go directly to the box office on day of show. By phone, I spoke with Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips just before heading out on the road and here’s what he shared with me inside The Music Lounge: Albert Rodriguez: What comes to mind when you hear the word Seattle?

Glen Phillips: Really good Thai food, mostly (laughs). Jonathan Kingham is the thing that tends to occur to me. He’s one of my best friends, a guy I’ve toured a ton with.

He’s now playing keyboards and extra stuff with Toad. He’s kind of been our utility guy for a long time and was tour managing for a while. He’s from Seattle and just moved to Nashville a little bit ago. He was based in Seattle for many, many years, so he’s the main thing I think of, and, of course, decent dim sum and really good pho (laughs). I’ve done a lot of eating in Seattle, basically.

Rodriguez: Is this Toad reunion permanent, or will you guys stay together for a few years and then pursue your solo projects again?

Phillips: We’re definitely gonna do individual projects. I’m overdue for a solo record. It’s not going to be the only thing we do. I do a lot better creatively when I have variety, and one of the things that worked coming back was addressing it as a project as opposed to the only thing we do. I think we’ll probably do another record just because we’ve been enjoying the process of it, but it doesn’t mean it’s the only thing any of us are going to ever do. If it becomes that, we’re probably going to implode again.

Rodriguez: Do you think there will be another long break between reunions or albums?

Phillips: It’s just really hard to say. We did this record because the juice was there, creatively, and we knew we could do something. We were all on the same page, it felt like it would be vital and worth doing. If we maintain that, we’ll do more and if another break is necessary, there will another break.

But we won’t put any dates on anything. We had a lot of opportunities to get together and we could’ve made some really heartless product because we were supposed to, but instead we waited til’ we had something to say together and waited til’ it felt right, felt like a band again.

Rodriguez: How many songs from the new album are you rehearsing for the tour?

Phillips: We’re doing like 6 off the new record. We understand, once again, that there’s a lot of history involved in all of this, so we’re continuing to play all the historical songs, as well.

Rodriguez: I still get choked up when listening to “Something’s Always Wrong.”

Was that song intended to be a downer, to be somber?

Phillips: That seems to be generally what we do (laughs). I’ve put in my fair share of

time with melancholy. A lot of the old songs are about that, a lot of the new songs are about that. There are a lot of songs about sadness. I guess you can write songs that are joyful and happy, and they’re supposed to elevate people and bring them to a better place. We have a couple of songs about that, but in general our songs are about moments of vulnerability.

Rodriguez: I’ve always thought of “Something’s Always Wrong” as a goodbye song, and I’m not sure if that’s even close to its true meaning or perspective.

Phillips: It was not written from a specific circumstance and it’s generally about miscommunication, just how hard it is to talk about anything revealed that’s actually accurate. When you get down to real subtleties and feelings – especially relating to your closest family, friends, people you most care about – it’s all such vulnerable territory that everything gets misinterpreted and everything gets mis-said. That’s really what the song is, at least for me, about.

Rodriguez: When you guys started out, I imagine the tour bus being littered with Cheetos and empty beer cans. What will the tour bus have now, 16 years later?

Phillips: Metamusil (laughs). You know, it was a different time. I met my wife when I was 18 and we just had our 20th anniversary, and we’ve been together for our 25th year, so it wasn’t too wild out there. Our very first tour, I had just fallen in love – we’d been together for 3 months and then we went on tour for 3 months – and I was in this total romantic swoon writing long letters every day. We weren’t a real party band, it was always fairly mellow. So, it hasn’t changed all that much. There’s more screens around because we live in the future, there’s tiny computers to carry around everywhere.

I’d say the big difference is just the era when we started; no one had cell phones, you had to be where you said you would be. We had an atlas, and if you needed to make a phone call you had to pull over and use a payphone (laughs).

Rodriguez: Do you have any reaction to what’s been happening with Gay marriage across the country, how it’s gradually becoming legalized?

Phillips: It’s really wonderful that it’s becoming legal. I’m a full supporter of marriage equality. Seems ridiculous that anyone is threatened by it. The arguments fall apart quickly. The amazing thing with people who are against it is that they think it’s going to force their church to perform Gay marriages, and one of the nice things about being a church is you can be as bigoted as you want. And, why would anyone want to come to your church and get married if you don’t want them there (laughs)?

It’s an ongoing issue and Washington brilliantly moved forward with it.

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE “BATTLE OF THE SEASONS” MOORE THEATRE February 4 Only the most committed of RuPaul’s Drag Race followers would have appreciated Tuesday night’s “Battle of the Seasons” concert at the Moore Theatre. Otherwise, for average fans of the Logo TV reality series, it was a bit of a train wreck. At times that train wreck was entertaining; at moments it simply derailed.

What I expected was clever, exciting and witty performances from some of the best female impersonators out there. After all, they each competed on the mother of all drag competitions. But what we got was

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RuPaul’s Drag Race stars put on amateurish show Love Goes” in the first half of the concert, but then chose to just prance around in revealing outfits and hold up placards in the second portion. Carrera is tall and gorgeous, and recently signed to a prestigious modeling agency, so just the sight of her was enough, I suppose. Winters was delightful to watch, performing on stilts and dressed as a butterfly with wobbly antennas and expansive wings. She also creatively mixed music, choreography and florescent paint into another skit, slithering around with underwear-clad backup dancers.

Manila Luzon, second place finisher from season 3 and an All-Star competitor, didn’t pump any energy into her single “Bring It,” though she was lovely to see in person. Her earlier number, a terrific lipsync of Lady GaGa’s “Venus,” fared much

I was expecting a great drag show, but in the end it just dragged. about 8 to 10 contestants singing, or attempting to sing, microwaved club-themed material that didn’t make much sense. Sharon Needles, winner of season 4, sang about an ouija board, while Alaska, runner-up from last season, gargled something about makeup looking terrible, and the pairing of Detox and Willam, though comical and campy, was too overwhelming – I preferred them independently.

Where was the genuinely talented Jinkx Monsoon, winner of season 5 and hometown girl, when we needed her most? Rumor has it, she was in New York. But the two queens who saved the day, or night, were Carmen Carrera and Ivy Winters.

The former gave a wonderful, erotic performance to Janet Jackson’s “That’s the Way

better and featured her wearing a pink cape with furry bow tie and aluminumcolored boots.

Did I mention the show was raunchy?

Willam opened it with a vulgar cover of “will.i.am” and Britney Spears’ “Scream & Shout,” substituting the word “shit” into the title, but even nastier was Pandora Boxx’s sorta funny ditty about, dare I say it, cooter. I did, however, enjoy Pandora’s Harry Potter-inspired number that included snippets of “Look at Me I’m Sandra Dee” and “Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me.” It was edited poorly, yet the idea of her channeling Hermione Granger was interesting and cute.

Overall, “Battle of the Seasons” seemed more like a stitched-together talent show than a rehearsed production, and knowing

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Celebrate Queer sci-fi and fantasy fiction at “Gaylaxy Quest”

On Friday, February 21, Gay City, Queer Geek and Gay Romance Northwest host “Gaylaxy Quest” – A Celebration of Queer Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fiction, at Gay City’s Calamus Auditorium (517 E. Pike St.). This special Gay City “Meet the Author” event will feature four Washington state writers who boldly explore star systems and fantasy realms while spotlighting LGBT main characters and relationships.

Enjoy an out-and-proud and out-ofthis-world evening of readings by local writers Astrid Amara, Ginn Hale, Laylah Hunter, and Samuel Jarius Pettit. From Lambda Literary-nominated fantasies to taut sci-fi thrillers to racy space romps, each author takes the reader on an exciting, imaginative journey.

The FREE event will start at 7 p.m. and will include a Q&A with the authors, and a post-event reception.

Heart, and is known for both her contemporary and speculative romance works, including Policy of Lies, Water, and the urban fantasy anthology Irregulars.

Ginn Hale’s fantasy/steampunk novel Wicked Gentlemen was a Lambda Literary finalist and won the Spectrum Award for best novel. Her other works include the 10-part fantasy epic The Rifter, the twopart fantasy series Lord of the White Hell, and a contributing story in the urban fantasy anthology Irregulars.

Laylah Hunter writes speculative fiction, often Queer, often erotic, often concerned with power dynamics, and sometimes all of those things at once.

Layla’s work includes stories in the fantasy anthologies All Wrapped Up and Masks Off Too! Samuel Jarius Pettit is the author of the sci-fi novel Aklesh. Along with his writing, Pettit has appeared with Seattle Opera, Barrington Stage Company & VT. ABOUT THE AUTHORS He teaches at Studio East in Kirkland and Astrid Amara is a Lambda Literary has worked regionally as choreographer finalist for her fantasy epic The Archer’s and director of many stage productions,

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that none of these girls can really sing – except for hostess Michelle Visage, who belted out “When You’re Good to Mama” with a pinch of her signature tune “It Takes

Two” – I would’ve rather seen and heard them lip-sync to Madonna, Katy Perry or Pink instead. I was expecting a great drag show, but in the end it just dragged.

including Legally Blonde, Oliver, and Pi- vati,” Mary showed herself (to newcomrates of Penzance. ers, that is) to be a radiant performer, full of laughter and a megawatt smile even The Michael C. Wiedemann LGBT while introducing songs only half-apolLibrary at Gay City’s “Meet The Author” ogetically as “super, super sad.” Maybe series is a chance for Queer-identified and so, but Mary manages to rise above her Queer-friendly authors to connect with own painful experiences with abuse and the community in an intimate and per- personal heartbreak to deliver songs that sonal setting. Join us to hear authors read are more contemplative than anything selections from and discuss their latest else. Self-pity doesn’t enter into the world works, as well as answer your questions. that Mary observes around her; she finds it much too full of beauty and fragilCourtesy of Gay City Health Project – ity to dwell on the past. In “Forget Me” www.gaycity.org. and “My Moon” from her self-released first EP Letters Don’t Talk, Mary’s voice slipped easily from soaring and clear to rich and purring all in the turn of one continued from cover phrase. The unflinching “Body Love” The runaway success of Macklemore & and the sensational “She Keeps Me Ryan Lewis resulted in many unforeseen Warm” closed out the concise and heartmilestones; not the least of which is the felt set, with one encore. spotlight now shining squarely on Mary.

Although Mary’s first full length is yet “Same Love” became a part of the nation- to be released (she told Seattle Gay News al dialogue on marriage equality in 2013, recently that it should be “wrapped up by its heartfelt message one dear to Mary’s May or June”), it’s apparent she will be heart. Many of her songs and poems set a rising star in 2014-2015. And how has to music explore growing up Gay (Mary, working with a major label panned out now 24, grew up in Everett and graduat- so far? Mary joked that Capitol has been ed from Seattle’s Cornish College of the amazingly supportive about releasing an Arts) and her attempts to connect with un- EP of songs and poetry about body image attainable ideals of what a woman should from a Lesbian titled Welcome to the Age be, and what a woman’s body should look of My Body. The upcoming full length like. It’s a struggle dissected on Mary’s will be produced by Eric Rosse (Tori current EP out on Capitol Records, Wel- Amos, Sara Bareilles). With her heart come to the Age of My Body. on her sleeve, that incredible voice, and So was her homecoming show – her first a sense of humor to keep her going – it ever headlining the Showbox – a crown- surely won’t be long before Mary Laming achievement to an incredible year of bert will be in the running for a Gramhard work, or just a glimpse into Mary my of her own.

Lambert’s future? The answer is clearly both. From the very beginning of “Saras-

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE PAST Now playing If you’ve seen Asghar Farhadi’s Academy Award-winning A Separation, then you know going into his latest drama, The Past (Le Passé), that as mundane and as typical as things might look on the surface, underneath it is anything but. A familial mystery of regret, lies, love, longing and desire, the movie is a reserved marvel of human understanding and insight building to a striking conclusion of emotional majesty, the truths uncovered not so much surprising as they are heartrendingly universal.

Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) has come to Paris to inalize the divorce between he and his estranged wife, Marie (Bérénice Bejo).

They’ve been separated for four years, so the pain of their union coming to an end has dulled over that time. But that doesn’t mean Ahmad is any less surprised when he discovers Marie is in a serious relationship with Samir (Tahar Rahim), even more so when she insists he stay with them in their home instead of checking into a hotel.

He lands inside what can only be described as a human hornet’s nest, the cacophony of noise and recriminations running throughout the household startling.

This is most obvious as it concerns 16-yearold daughter Lucie (Pauline Burlet), so upset at her mother she can barely stay more

than a few minutes inside the same room with her. Marie asks Ahmad if he wouldn’t mind getting to the bottom of what is going on, hoping he’ll use his tools as a successful psychologist to help facilitate peace and tranquility back into the household.

The Iranian filmmaker doesn’t believe in excess, doesn’t like to wallow in melodramatic histrionics, instead allowing emotions to bubble forth with a natural, sometimes debilitating, grace that’s heavenly. While red herrings abound in Ahmad’s quest to ascertain the truth, the reality is that no one here is innocent or clear of blame, the ties that bind these disparate family members together more concrete than they initially appear.

Unlike A Separation, some of the seams connecting everything together in The Past do show a little, while plot points hinting at child abuse and neglect are a little more obvious and heavy-handed than necessary.

But the intricacies of Farhadi’s screenwriting are wondrous most of the time, the final third of the film a master class of narrative plot dynamics that are exhilarating. The filmmaker had me in the palm of his hand so completely I never wanted to leave, the shattering nature of the emotions being shared capturing me body and soul.

Bejo is genius. There’s a reason she won the Best Actress prize over Blue is the Warmest Color dynamo Adèle Exarchopolous at May’s Cannes Film Festival, her performance as Marie never what you expect it

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Imogen Poots and Zac Efron

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THAT AWKWARD MOMENT Now playing That Awkward Moment epitomizes the best and worst of movie-going January clichés. The best in that there are times of staggering, unexpected and slightly off-center genius, things moving in ways that feel authentic, while at the same time giving a somewhat idiosyncratic spin on a relatively tired (and overly familiar) storyline. The worst in that it doesn’t do anything revelatory or insightful with any of those traits as it moves towards its conclusion, falling into

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a pit of idiotic self-indulgence, throwing its characters under the bus as it evaporates into nothingness.

That same description could apply to any number of January releases over the past few decades, studios using the month as a way to jettison films they don’t quite know what to do with or market, as well as ones they feel don’t live up to their inherent potential, but think they can make money off of all the same. And, let’s be frank, That Awkward Moment is a low budget, independent effort that will probably post a small profit, quality notwithstanding, meaning its distributor made the right choice delivering it to theaters now when competition is minimal and expectations low.

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Emotionally complex Past journeys into familial pain

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to be, going to places of startling depth and imagination that are dazzling. She does remarkable work with zero artifice, never taking the easy way out, instead delivering a vibrant, lived-in portrait allowing the simplest act to speak oceans of truth. It’s masterful, proving her Oscar nod for The Artist was far from a fluke and that many more moments of dramatic brilliance are sure to be forthcoming.

But she isn’t the only one who is extraordinary. Mosaffa, Rahim, Burlet and young Elyes Aguis (another one of Samir’s children who holds vital clues as to what is going on) give first-rate, exquisitely complicated performances, coming together as a single unit to make sure all the themes bur-

ied within Farhadi’s script come to life. Mosaffa, in particular, is glorious as the investigative ex-husband-to-be, his culpability in what is going on not immediately apparent yet brought forth with remarkable, uncomplicated clarity when things come to a head.

Farhadi is fast becoming one of the most gifted dramatic storytellers working today.

He brings forth films that feel immediate, existing in the here and now in ways that are naturally refined and intimately authentic.

If The Past doesn’t quite rise to the same heights of A Separation that doesn’t make the movie any less stupendous, and at the end of the day this is another motion picture worthy of every bit of the acclaim already thrust upon it.

know, good, because, also being frank, it isn’t, the last third undermining any goodwill I might have developed from the initial two acts, to such an extent, I couldn’t wait for the darn thing to end. It’s as if writer/ director Tom Gormican sabotages his debut on purpose, characters suddenly doing things they normally wouldn’t, while others make decisions so mind-numbingly heartless, how anyone anywhere could care for them again, let alone the intended object of their affections, who they’ve wronged, is beyond me. It’s equal parts infuriating and frustrating, making watching the whole picture nothing short of a complete waste of time.

Which is a pity, because, for a while there at least, I kind of thought Gormican’s effort was going to be something akin to a modestly enchanting surprise. While the scenario is something of a snooze – best friends Jason (Zac Efron), Daniel (Miles Teller) and Mikey (Michael B. Jordan), the latter of whom was just served divorce papers by his wife, Vera (Jessica Lucas), make a pact to not fall into a romantic relationship with any woman and instead play the field like modern day Casanovas – the writing is sharp, the performances are solid and the emotions feel pure. While the gross-out humor is on the obnoxious side, it never overpowers the inherent truisms lurking beneath the surface, and as overly familiar as much of the narrative is, the friendship between three principals can’t help but feel genuine.

All of which makes the final half hour or so all the more unfortunate (and maybe even unforgivable). Jason’s a bit of a nitwit, sure, but he’s never an out-and-out ass, so what he ends up doing to not-a-girlfriend girlfriend Ellie (Imogen Poots) is enough to a make person scream in agonizing fury. As for Daniel, he gets into a relationship with Chelsea (Mackenzie Davis) only to make the type of fool of himself (and, inadvertent-

ly, of her) that belittles their romance as well as makes him look like a womanizing jerk.

With Mikey, every stereotype imaginable is thrown into the mix, some of them uncomfortably racial, the film’s best, most endearing character instantaneously transformed into a sophomoric shell of his former self that’s so heinous it’s insulting.

On the plus side, as saddening as this left turn into catastrophe ends up being, nothing changes the delectable truth that both Teller and especially Jordan are on the path to bona fide stardom. While their performances don’t equal the stratospheric heights they found in 2013’s The Spectacular Now (Teller) and Fruitvale Station (Jordan) that has more to do with the material than it does with anything else. Each actor has multiple moments where they shine, sparkling like diamonds amidst the junk pile even when the script starts working vexingly against them. Jordan, in particular, broke my heart at one point, his reaction as he listened to words he needed to hear, but so desperately wished weren’t being said, close to miraculous.

It isn’t enough. Efron, as charming as he can be, has trouble rising to the same heights as his co-stars, the fact his character’s journey is the most reprehensible understandably augmenting this substantially.

Poots and Davis, both wonderfully promising actresses with incandescent charm to burn, aren’t just wasted, they’re belittled and treated with so little respect it made me livid, while the less said about Lucas’ borderline insulting character the better.

That Awkward Moment so quickly devolves into something reprehensible and abhorrent it almost feels like I’m being disingenuous when I try to claim there was a good movie hiding here before it all went tragically wrong. But there was, make no mistake; that fact only making the film as a whole that much more a dispiriting experience, when all is finally said and done.

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author Joyce Maynard’s best-selling 2009 novel. Making no secret of who Frank is, the movie nonetheless deftly balances past, present and future as it attempts to flesh each of its respective trio out, grounding them in their own worries, terrors, hopes and aspirations as it moves its way forward. Adele is a lost, somewhat battered soul looking for a spark to get her to overcome deeply rooted tragedy, finding the potential to maybe do just that in the arms of a man who might be more dangerous than he initially appears on the surface.

But as central as their relationship is, the story being told isn’t theirs. Or, at least, not theirs alone.

Told in Stand by Me narrative fashion (via Tobey Maguire’s smoothly confident voiceover), this is ultimately Henry’s coming of age saga, his growth the core element around which everything else inside the narrative revolves. It is his search – to find the answers behind his mother’s depression, for reasons his father Gerald (Clark Gregg) left his mother to marry another, to make a connection with new girl in town Eleanor (Brighid Fleming), to learn the truth as to

Days of Heaven and Ghost can be found throughout, while the whole thing has a pulpy Tennessee Williams meets Larry McMurtry vibe I found fascinating. Its youthful reminisces are soulfully self-assured, while quiet comedic beats are delicately balanced with authentic parent-child interactions viewers of just about any age can on some level relate to.

Winslet is superb. She doesn’t cut corners, refuses to soften the edges, making sure Adele doesn’t become some sort of caricature of feminine regret and disappointment, while at the same time not asking the audience to warm to her in ways that would feel forced or unnatural. The actress never apologizes for who this woman is, yet allows us delicately, with no unnecessary embellishments, inside her core, making her yearnings for intimacy and warmth all the more affecting in the process.

Brolin is also good, yet sadly his performance doesn’t have near the same weight as his co-star’s does. Frank is just too ephemeral, too obtuse, and while flashbacks hinting at the why and the how are majestically staged and filmed (Reitman’s go-to cinema-

... the movie nonetheless deftly balances past, present and future as it attempts to flesh each of its respective trio out, grounding them in their own worries, terrors, hopes and aspirations as it moves its way forward.

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer LABOR DAY Now playing Adele (Kate Winslet) doesn’t get out that much. But when son Henry (Gattlin Griffith) needs new jeans for school (he’s about to start seventh grade) she has no choice but to venture out with him to the local general store, picking up the essentials just one of those things mothers do for their children whether they want to or not.

They bring home with them more than a few school clothes. The pair find themselves in the company of Frank (Josh Brolin), a tightlipped drifter with a mysterious puncture wound on his side furiously dripping blood. He tells them in no uncertain terms he’s going to be joining them for the night, promising to leave early in the morning at the first sound of a passing train, which will hopefully take him on a journey he’d rather not talk about.

So begins Labor Day, Academy Awardnominated writer/director Jason Reitman’s (Up in the Air, Young Adult) adaptation of

why Frank is on the run – that makes up the crux of the melodrama, these elements key in order to make sure every piece of the puzzle fits together as one.

That they don’t 100-percent is admittedly something of a disappointment, Reitman unable to balance all of the elements driving the film all the way past the finish line.

There are times said melodrama does get laid on a bit thicker than required, while the climactic elements don’t have quite the emotional power or resonance I’m certain the filmmaker was aiming for. Things come to something of a perfunctory conclusion that feels oddly stale, making what happens not matter near as much as I wanted things to.

All the same, the director offers up some magnificent moments, the movie a rather enchanting melding of Sirk, Altman and Mallick that is as hypnotic as it is beguiling.

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tographer Eric Steelberg does some of his finest work) they don’t do so near enough to my way of thinking. I never got a full sense of the man’s pain, making his blossoming joy at potentially finding a family willing to share their love with him not as meaningful or as weighty as it should have been.

Yet, for me at least, I liked Labor Day, and while far from the director’s best, there was just enough truth to be found within its layers to make watching it worthwhile. Griffith’s performance is one I responded to without any reservations, his observational journey easy to become enraptured with. The movie has problems, and it can slip into drippy emotional excess at times, but overall its heart remains strong and true, and as such I’m eager to give it another look as soon as the opportunity presents itself.

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE LEGO MOVIE Now playing I can’t say I was looking forward to The LEGO Movie. Much like Transformers or G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (or their sequels), the whole idea seemed like nothing more than an extended commercial solely engineered to sell millions of dollars in toys and nothing else. As creative (especially visually) as this might prove to be, the chances a story could be assembled that would be interesting or worthwhile seemed, at least on the surface, highly unlikely, and as such my interest level to see it was close to nonexistent.

It’s great to be proven wrong. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the devious, idiosyncratic minds behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street, working with brothers Dan and Kevin Hageman (Hotel Transylvania), have crafted a scenario that’s almost Toy Story-like as far as levels of imaginative inspiration are concerned.

Not only is the movie a visual treat (no real surprise there), it’s the story that astonishes – the narrative a wonderful parable of living life,

reaching for one’s dreams, crafting friendships and finding the hero within that viewers of every stripe can relate to and embrace.

Trying to summarize the plot is an exercise in loopy futility. The basics? Construction Worker Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt) is mistaken by Master Builder Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) as “The Special,” a heroic figure who would rise from nowhere to lead the forces of rebellion against the evil designs of Lord Business (Will Ferrell) and his trusted enforcer Good Cop/Bad Cop (Liam Neeson). Aided by the likes of the wise mystic Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), pirate Metal Beard (Nick Offerman), 1980’s Spaceman Benny (Charlie Day), cute-as-a-button UniKitty (Alison Brie) and DC superhero Batman (Will Arnett), Emmet will have to find that inner thing that sets him apart from the crowd, making him the type of leader this eclectic band of Master Builders would be excited to follow.

The movie is both far simpler than that brief description alludes to, as well as a heck of a lot more convoluted than you’d initially suspect, the narrative a deeply eccentric hodgepodge of classic heroic tropes owing a heck of a lot to Greek Mythology as well as to cinematic convention. Lord and Miller do a stupendous job of making each character unique, developing them

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Lego Characters from The Lego Movie

in ways that are equal parts comforting and surprising, each in equal measure. It’s a lot of fun, the whole thing a feast for the eyes that remembers to keep the brain stimulated at the exact same time.

All of which makes the film good, but not really a lot more than that. As funny as the jokes are, as phenomenal as the animation itself proves to be, the story isn’t exactly earth shattering, so figuring out what is going to happen when isn’t rocket science. It all follows a rather tried and true through line, and from start to finish there aren’t a ton of surprises lurking anywhere inside its nooks, crannies and three-dimensional interlocking block particulars.

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transporting the movie from the realm of the very good into the mesa of the breathtaking. There is a shift in gears, in P.O.V., that is stunningly inspired, the themes Lord and Miller are exploring crystalizing brilliantly into ways that make them even more hard-hitting and inspiring than they otherwise would have been. While the whiz-bang aspects still exist, while the eccentricities of the character-driven, anything-goes humor remains, there is something touchingly intimate about this sudden change of direction that caught me entirely off guard.

Why am I not going too in-depth into any of this? Because what happens is so astonishing, so wonderfully unexpected, I’d rather not ruin see LEGO page 16

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by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer MONUMENTS MEN Now playing George Clooney’s latest directorial effort The Monuments Men is both too much and too little both at the exact same time. The film is an episodic endeavor attempting to tell a story much larger and more fragmented than its 118 minute running time allows to be easily processed. At the same time, there is sadly little in the way of depth, and as streamlined as Clooney and frequent collaborator Grant Heslov try to make things, they rarely allow any of the events or the characters to stand out in ways that could be construed as anything close to memorable.

And yet, I cannot dismiss The Monuments Men out of hand. There are some striking moments, beautifully constructed vignettes that have a mesmeric glory I blissfully adored. Intimately nuanced scenes between Bill Murray and Bob Balaban have an immediacy that caught me entirely off guard, while Cate Blanchett delivers a sizzling intensity to her few moments bringing forth the ideas and themes of the film beautifully.

More, Clooney and Heslov tell a story sadly few know a darn thing about, to my mind John Frankenheimer’s ferociously thrilling classic The Train with Burt Lancaster the only film I can recall that covers even somewhat similar territory.

The events in Europe surrounding WWII are coming to a head. It is clear that American involvement has given the Allies an almost unstoppable edge, the D-Day invasion bloody, hard-won proof of just that. But at what cost? Frank Stokes (Clooney) can’t help but worry that centuries of European culture is being lost, wanton destruction putting masterworks like “The Last Supper” in jeopardy, wiping out artistic, architectural and historical achievements an unforeseen byproduct of modern warfare.

Thus, thanks to the urging of President Roosevelt, “The Monuments Men” are born, a team of museum curators, histori-

ans, architects and others who, even knowing the dangers they would be facing, volunteered to go behind enemy lines and try to figure out where Hitler’s forces were hiding incalculable hordes of priceless artworks as well as label buildings and sites of significance to hopefully be spared from Allied bombardment. Stokes’ team is made up of an eclectic mix from across the globe, he and best friend James Granger (Matt Damon) leading them on an adventure not all are expected to survive.

It’s a sprawling tale, and when you consider there were actually teams of Monuments Men scattered throughout the European front and not just one small unit traveling here and there, that inherently makes the story even more incredible. At the same time, it also makes the job Clooney and Heslov attempt (inspired by the best-selling book by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter) all the more difficult. They are forced to split up their ragtag group relatively early on making the camaraderie and friendship that supposedly exists between them nebulous and ephemeral, and if not for the cast’s collective strengths, it’s doubtful any would have developed between them whatsoever.

The best bits involve Murray and Balaban, the pair given orders to go investigate reported thefts by German soldiers even though some sort of feud exists making their spending time together less than comfortable. While that past is never discussed, while the pieces that separate them are never locked together, both actors do a superb job of making their characters come alive in rather significant ways, fleshing out past and present marvelously, allowing for sublime moments of emotional depth I was thoroughly captivated by.

On the other end of the spectrum, sadly John Goodman and Jean Dujardin do not fare near as well, and while both actors do what they can, Clooney and Heslov’s script doesn’t allow either to blossom in anywhere close to the same fashion as it oftentimes does their co-stars. They’re trapped in some of the more leaden and uninteresting portions of the film, and even when unforeseen

Life-affirming Gloria a universal love story

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer The best thing about writer/director Sebastián Lelio’s Chilean import Gloria is its strong-willed, almost fearless simplicity.

Co-written with Gonzalo Maza, the movie is as honest a depiction of middle-aged life, romance, family and love as anything to be released in quite some time, everything happening with a dynamic, straightforward exactitude allowing the inherent humor and emotion to bubble forth with an honestly ebullient ease.

Santiago single Gloria (Paulina García) has been divorced for some time now. She’s the one chasing down her children, eldest, a single father of one, Pedro (Diego Fontecilla), and flighty, yoga instructor daughter, Ana (Fabiola Zamora), in order to spend even a single moment with them. Intelligent and intuitive, confident and self-reliant, while Gloria doesn’t mope around pitying her lot in life, at the same time she does realize something is missing, and while romance isn’t a priority, finding someone to share the remainder of her life

with would be admittedly nice.

Told entirely from her singular point of view, Gloria never breaks, never bends, allowing its titular character to blossom and evolve slowly and assuredly throughout its entire 110-minute narrative. The relationship that ends up developing between the heroine and recent divorcé Rodolfo (Sergio Hernandez) is refreshing in its brevity, things happening between the two of them with a naturalistic grace that’s pleasingly intoxicating. Lelio doesn’t stoop to using mawkish melodramatics or cliché emotive theatrics to pull emotional responses out of the viewer, thus the tears that ultimately flowed from the corners of my eyes felt all the more potent as they were honestly realized.

García is superb. In virtually every scene of the movie, the actress is sensational, never over doing it or pushing things to an extreme in order to find the truth in each and every moment of the film. Her interactions with Hernandez are so strong, so beautifully minimalistic, their romance almost can’t help but have the air of something new and fresh, even if the mechanics fueling each and every moment

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tragedy strikes, it does so in a way that is oddly impersonal and thus not nearly as affecting as it potentially might have been.

It does not help that the film frequently slows to a crawl thanks to some rather leaden and obvious voiceovers where Stokes is forced to explain what is currently going on and what it is he and his unit are now collectively thinking and/or feeling. This speechifying gets old rather quickly, and while some of what he says is admittedly interesting, even at times profound, these moments also have the effect of stalling out the proceedings to such an extent staying focused on what’s transpiring without getting bored is regrettably difficult.

Blanchett’s character, French museum administrator Claire Simone, is a variation on the same woman who briefly appears in The Train (named Mlle. Villard there), both of them based on a real member of the French Resistance who supplied the actual Monuments Men with much of their intelligence.

While some of the scenes with her border on silly (there’s an absurd sequence where a

German officer madly shoots a pistol in her direction while she just stands there stonefaced like some ultra-feminine Rambo), the actress gives her so much gravitas, imbues her with so much emotional intensity, taking my eyes off of her was impossible. She’s terrific in ways so much of the rest of the movie is not, the Oscar-winning veteran rising to the occasion so completely I’d almost be curious to see a spin-off motion picture or miniseries revolving entirely around her.

All the same, as a whole The Monuments Men does not work. It’s too all-over-themap, too unfocused, Clooney and Heslov engineering shifts in tone and focus that all too often uncomfortably call attention to themselves in ways I found increasingly distracting. Maybe I’ll feel differently when I get around to watching the film again (something I will in fact do) but for right now I can’t help but label this anything other than a moderately intriguing disappointment, its strengths not near strong enough to make up for its more frustrating shortcomings.

universally home in many of the same ways Toy Story, The Iron Giant and The Incredibles do; and while I’m not ready to proclaim this an instant classic in the same league as those timeless favorites, I wouldn’t be pushing it very much to say it might be a part of the conversation relatively quickly.

If nothing else, this proves without a shadow of a doubt Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are here to stay, and if I had any worries this summer’s 22 Jump Street wouldn’t be as strong as its predecessor, the pair’s work bringing this to life eases those doubts quite a bit. This directorial team is without a doubt a strong one, willing to push boundaries and do things lesser filmmakers might be wary of attempting. More than that, they have an innate ability to make films and craft comedies for viewers of every age, treating the entire audience with respect and admiration instead of playing to the lowest common denominator.

Does any of this mean The LEGO Movie isn’t a feature-length commercial for the iconic building blocks that have pleased and inspired children and adults alike for generations? No, not really – the film not really hiding the fact it’s making a sales pitch to those sitting in the audience. Be that as it may, Lord and Miller still manage to craft an actual story continued from pg. 9 and scenario full of delights easy to revel in, the potential surprises. What I’ll say is more my imagination still doing mental back flips in line with what I’ve already stated, the script as I ponder all of its melodiously interlocking coming into such tightly refined focus it hits structural and comedic peculiarities. are hardly original. García brings these, and every other moment of the film, to life with a startlingly, nakedly raw simplicity that’s aweinspiring, delivering the type of breathtaking performance that will stand the test of time and then some.

Lelio and Maza don’t exactly offer up anything new, and I can’t say I was shocked or surprised by any place the pair deigned to take me. Additionally, while Pedro’s subplot, told in sparse, understated brushstrokes, felt entirely genuine, I can’t say the same about events afflicting Ana, her dalliances the only part of the film that carry an air of glossy cinematic absurdity to them I had trouble relating to.

Overall, however, Gloria is a stunning masterwork told with confidence and passion, anchored by a performance from García that’s close to titanic in its self-contained luminosity. The actress is genius, as is Lelio’s staging of the dramatics at the heart of his tale, this marvelous glimpse into a woman’s late-in-life romantic longings a stunning achievement of humor, heart and heroics viewers the world over should be able to relate to and happily embrace.

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SATURDAY - February 8

February Clinic Defense. 8-11am. Madison Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison St. Seattle Clinic Defense is a grassroots group dedicated to comprehensive, medically-accurate, shame-free and affordable reproductive care for all. www.seattleclinicdefense.org.

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

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org 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.

Emerald City Softball Association Field Day. 10am.

North SeaTac Playfields, S 128th St & 20th Ave S, SeaTac. New player clinic & skills assesment. Players of all skill levels welcome. seattlegaysoftball.com Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. www.gaycity.org.

Seattle Women’s Chorus “We Can Swing It!” (2/62/9). 2pm. Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, 201 Mercer St. Experience jazz, swing, stories & memoirs of the lives of Rosie the Riveters. Tickets $28, $33, $43, $53, $63. seattlewomenschorus.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter. 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.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Suzanne Westenhoefer & Alicia Healey. 7:30pm.

The Triple Door, 216 Union St. Tickets at Ticketmaster: 1-800-745-3000.

Gay City Arts - “It Will Kill Them!” (2/6-2/9). 8pm.

Calamus Auditorium, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Jennifer Jasper’s “It Will Kill Them!” explores the struggle she’s had with the need people have to label her. Tickets: $15 & $13. www.gaycity.org Seattle Women’s Chorus “We Can Swing It!” (2/62/9). 8pm. Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, 201 Mercer St. Experience jazz, swing, stories & memoirs of the lives of Rosie the Riveters. Tickets $28, $33, $43, $53, $63. seattlewomenschorus.org Seattle Red Dress Party. 9pm-2am (8pm VIP entry).

Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. Red dress required, attitude optional. Advance: general $40; VIP $100.

At the door: general $50; VIP $120. www.seattlereddressparty.org

SUNDAY - February 9

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

Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHikingGroup/ 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.

Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week In-Town Brunch & Awards. 11am. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. $10 cover.

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies. Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6117, Mike Chin (509) 990-0007, or Doug Allison, doug.l.allison@ gmail.com. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous)

Visit us online www.sgn.org

February 8 thru February 16 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

PFLAG/Skagit County Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Skagit Valley Food Co-op Bldg, Room 309, 202 South 1st St., Mt. Vernon. Meets 2nd Monday each month. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Knights of Mantra Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month.

K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization. 329-0886, mailbox@ jetchapterkofm.com Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday.

For info email info@washingtongender alliance.com Les Be Honest. 8-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Open women only AA group. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org.

TUESDAY - February 11

group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week Voting Day. 1-6pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

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. www.raincitysoccer.org Gay City Arts - “It Will Kill Them!” (2/6-2/9). 2pm.

Calamus Auditorium, Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Jennifer Jasper’s “It Will Kill Them!” explores the struggle she’s had with the need people have to label her. Tickets: General $15; student/senior $13. www.gaycity.org Seattle Women’s Chorus “We Can Swing It!” (2/62/9). 2pm. Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, 201 Mercer St. Experience jazz, swing, stories & memoirs of the lives of Rosie the Riveters. Tickets $28, $33, $43, $53, $63. seattlewomenschorus.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 Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6pm. Location TBA. Meets 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). www. skibuddies.org

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

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

LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting.

6-8pm. 433 Minor Ave N. Meets 2nd Monday each month. LCS is a non-profit foster care program in King & Snohomish counties. LCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or sexual orientation.

Couples & singles encouraged to apply. RSVP to April at 694-5713.

Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org.

Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound:

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression.

LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions?

Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday each month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBT MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Avenue, Room E, 1st Floor.

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

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Maybe Baby. 7-8:30pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month. Maybe Baby is a support group for LGBTQ people who are interested in becoming parents. For info email info@ maybebabyseattle.org; www.maybebabyseattle.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAY - February 10

fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. www.sasgcc.org Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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. 414-8797. www.otterpolo.com.

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WEDNESDAY - February 12

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

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

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

Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle Monthly Social. 6-8pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Join POZSeattle for a pre-Valentine’s Day celebration with DJ PBear and go-go boy Logan Howlette for POZ and POZ-friendly people. FREE or $3 suggested free-will donation. www.pozseattle.org.

Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm.

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

Queerituality. 6:30pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. Reading and discussion group for Gay, Bi, and Trans men focused on exploring our distinct spiritual experience, heritage, and gifts as Queer men. www.gaycity.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group. 7pm. Entre Hermanos, 1105 23rd Ave. Bilingual (Spanish/English) Transsexual support group meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month to provide information, counseling, healthcare, sisterhood & social activities for Latino & foreign-born people in their transition. For more information contact Abby 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm.

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

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

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

“StageFright” - Youth Open Mic - For Aspiring Writers & Performers, Ages 14-24. 7:30pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend. 322-7030; www.hugohouse.org.

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Blitz Capitol Hill Arts Walk. 5-8pm. Participating shops & galleries in Pike/Pine corridor and around Capitol Hill. 2nd Thursday. www.blitzcapitolhill.com Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 14-22. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org

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Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Out of Town Show. Doors 6pm, show 7pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. $15 cover.

Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm.

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

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

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

“Revealing Queer” - LGBT History at MOHAI Opening Night Celebration. 7-11pm. Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), 860 Terry Ave N. Kick-off MOHAI’s new community history exhibit featuring the history of the Puget Sound region’s LGBTQ community. Enjoy Gay Bingo, Queer burlesque, DJ SassyBlack and gallery talks throughout the night. All galleries at the museum will be open during the event.

Tickets: $12 advance; $15 at the door. www.mohai.org.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm.

Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. (See Sunday listing at noon for details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - February 15

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

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

Check the website or call for details. An informal social group for longhairs, growers, longhair admirers & their friends. We gather for brunch on the 3rd Saturday each month to socialize, chat & often go out afterwards for coffee or some activity. Please join us! For information & to RSVP, 309-0510 or www.longhair.shorturl.com Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Coronation 2014 - “The Future Masquerade: A Journey Through the Past, Present & Future.” Doors at 5pm, ball at 6pm. Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 515 Madison St. Tickets: $50 available in advance at goo.gl/ioy2wX and at the door. Light fare available for purchase. All entrees $7. Queen Mother of the Americas Empress Nicole the Great presents her 8th annual State of the Empire address.

Lifelong AIDS Alliance Gay Bingo! 7-10pm. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. This event includes performances by some of your favorite drag queens, live on-stage weddings and vow renewals, photo opportunties, costume contests, and more. This isn’t your grandmother’s bingo. Tickets: $50 general admission; $69 Queen for a Day VIP. www.llaa.org. identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet.

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

THURSDAY - February 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Denver & Salt Lake City Show. Doors 7pm, show 7:30pm.

The Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St. No cover.

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 14

Valentine’s Day Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

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

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Congregation Tikvah Chadashah. 7pm. Call/see website for location. Puget Sound’s Gay & Lesbian Jewish Congregation where all are welcome holds Shabbat services the 2nd Friday each month. An oneg Shabbat follows services. 355-1414; www. tikvahchadashah.com.

SUNDAY - February 16

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

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

Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Seattle Men in Leather Monthly Brunch. 11am. C.C. Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Meets 3rd Sunday most months. All members of the leather community are invited to attend. SML is a Gay men’s social organization, promoting with power & pride the Seattle Men’s Leather Community. www.seattlemeninleather.org Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Victory Brunch. 11am. Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge, 1505 10th Ave.) Come celebrate the investiture of The Court’s new reigning monarchs. Cost: $20 per plate.

One Love Wedding Showcase. 12 noon-5pm. Hyatt at Olive 8, 1635 8th Ave. Over 100 FABULOUS vendors ready to help you plan your life together. Hot trends. Classic touches. Fresh inspiration. Meeting all your wedding needs. www.oneloveseattle.com.

Imperial Court of Seattle Coronation Week - Alaska Birdwater Party. 2pm. C.C. Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. No cover.

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

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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people. For more info email bent.writing@gmail.com or call 631-8036..

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

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

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.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 Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattlepride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

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

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.

SouthSoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures. org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.

puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@ aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Alliance of the South Sound: www.SouthSoundGender.com; Gender Justice League: www.genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & Foreign-Born Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http:// lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. (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. 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; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@llaa.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www. thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@ chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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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 Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org; Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

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

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

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