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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 09, Volume 41, March 1, 2013

by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer

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They say dreams come true, and you know the one where Tina Fey and Paul Rudd act (and shower) together on the big screen? It’s really happening. Two of the most charismatic, Gay-loved actors team up for Admission, about a college admissions officer (Fey) and her could-be-biological son, whom she meets through an old classmate (Rudd).

“It’s a movie about chasing acceptance. That formal outward acceptance shouldn’t be valued as much. That’s the message: Just be who you are,” says Fey, a GLAAD winner for TV’s 30 Rock who re-

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer THESE STREETS HARLEY RUDINOFF PRODUCTIONS (at ACT Theatre) Through March 10

If you lived in the Capitol Hill area in the early ’90s, or went there a lot for your nightlife, you probably experienced many of the small grunge-rock bands that proliferated there. If that was your music – if you embraced it, loved it, lived it – a new theatrical retro-

counted her Gay musical-theater origins in her recent memoir, Bossypants.

Rudd’s career path has been equally Queer. Besides Clueless, he starred as Jennifer Aniston’s Gay pal in The Object of My Affection – and that’s just the beginning of his homo happenings.

“Yes, it’s true. It’s really true,” he says, reflecting on the increasingly Gay apex of his career at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, seated next to Fey. What does he have to say about that important message of selflove and acceptance, then? Surely something Gay, right? In goofy see fey/rudd page 27

spective, These Streets, is everything you’ve been waiting for.

These Streets means to fill in a void, giving belated recognition to dozens of women rockers who were ignored while all male-bands see these streets page 24

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(l to r) Mitch Ebert, Eden Schwartz, Fiia McGann, and Gretta Harley in These Streets

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dale and featuring vocalist China Forbes, will play the Redmond outdoor venue on August 4. TickJazz-pop-swing band Pink ets are now on sale at AXS.com.

Martini has announced a summer THE SEARCH IS OVER performance at Marymoor Park, If you followed the film awards currently the site of Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. The Portland- circuit, which climaxed with the based ensemble, led by openly Gay musician Thomas Lauder- see music lounge page 29

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theater and stage Bloomin’ delightful Jeeves in Bloom will get you in the mood for summer

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer JEEVES IN BLOOM TAPROOT THEATRE Through March 2 Taproot is presenting what might seem like a summer confection in the middle of winter – suitable for a breezy laugh, a raised pinky finger, and all-things-British farce.

Jeeves in Bloom is based on a classic character by P.G. Wodehouse, who wrote several books about the butler extraordinaire, Jeeves.

Jeeves can figure out any problem and offer unique solutions. He’s much, much smarter than his employers and everyone turns to him in a pinch. In Jeeves in Bloom, Margaret Raether adapts the Wodehouse stories into a stage play and a jolly farce.

Karen Lund directs a lovely ensemble of actors, headed by Matt Shimkus as Jeeves.

The play feels like it’s been around a long time, but was first produced in 2009. It has an “old” feel to it and is somewhat predictable. We already know Jeeves will find a way to set everything right, so most of the fun is in watching the actors overact and be silly.

On a basic English garden of a set by Mark Lund that somehow manages to

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like Nirvana and Soundgarden hit the big time. It focuses on a group of friends who have no life outside their music and everything they do or think has to do with making more of it. We see these friends as both their younger and their older selves, as they recreate stories from their past.

The creators of this event have an intimate history with the era. Musician Gretta Harley played in some of those bands and performs

Randy Scholz (l) and Aaron Lamb in Jeeves in Bloom

quite be sure how things will work out. A quibble might be that there is no real place to hide on the set, so the production’s requirement that you believe a small, very skinny bush can hide a person is a rather large request. Still, Taproot is very much in its usual element with this show. For more

to convey this story and honor the women of ’90s rock. While they succeed musically (except for a weird penchant for playing eight bars of a song and then stopping), often their script just doesn’t draw in the audience or make us want to know these characters much better.

The audience understands that these are a group of friends who live, eat, breathe, fight, feud, play, scheme, promote, write, and copy music and each other. But it never feels immediate or of concern to us. It is like watching a moving diorama of a specific history. For those in the audience who lived

information, go to www.taproottheatre.org or call (206) 781-9707.

Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters.

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make the small Taproot stage look quite enormous, Jeeves’ current employer, Bertie Wooster (Aaron Lamb), drags a love-struck and socially incompetent friend (Randy Scholz) to the home of his aunt and uncle (Kim Morris and Stephen Grenley). They have found out that the object of friend FinkNottle’s crush is staying there, since she (Marianne de Fazio), too, is related to the couple.

In addition to trying to backwardsCyrano the couple together – Bertie provides lovely words that he does not feel to his friend from the shadows – Aunt Dahlia wants Bertie to steal some family diamonds so she can pawn them for cash for her magazine. Throw in a petulant, self-involved chef losing his prized pre-publication cookbook (Parker Matthews), and you have all the ingredients of a stew ready to simmer.

The look of the production is perfection with lovely costumes by Sarah Burch Gordon and soft lighting by Roberta Russell.

Morris and de Fazio get the lion’s share of broadly comic characterization, but everyone has his or her moment to be silly. Scholz has a particularly fun scene in which he gets drunk and is finally able to release his inner lover.

The timing is well-done and the script leaves just enough mystery that you can’t

The creators of this event have an intimate history with the era. Whether you like the music of that era or not, these musicians are talented professionals and bring off the sound effortlessly. with a tight foursome (Mitch Ebert, Fiia McGann, and Ron Nine being the others) in what is clearly the most successful aspect of the production. Whether you like the music of that era or not, these musicians are talented professionals and bring off the sound effortlessly.

Actor/singer Sarah Rudinoff is a current bandmate of Harley’s and it was through composing new songs recently that the two came up with the idea to theatricalize the untold story of women rockers in Seattle.

After recruiting writer/performer Elizabeth Kenny, they began to interview dozens of women with a view toward writing a story incorporating their histories.

it, it is clearly an exhilarating ride and one they connect with deeply. So for that niche audience, this is not to be missed.

If this wasn’t your kind of music, it’s unlikely that this show will make you a fan.

You may appreciate the energy, the musicianship, and the information, but otherwise might not find much to sustain your interest.

While women may feel irritated that, yet again, women’s contributions were overlooked and underrated, the most important aspect of the piece might be the oral history the project collected in advance of creating the script. For more information, go to www.acttheatre.org or http://thesestreets. org, or call (206) 292-7676.

MUSICAL HISTORY LESSON Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ There is a lot of talent on the stage, all gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/Sewith good-to-great singing voices, and a attleTheaterWriters. lot of heart. Everyone passionately wants

(l to r) Hollis Wong-Wear, Samie Detzer, Evan Crockett, and Terri Weagant in These Streets

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Jack the Giant Slayer: More than just a hill of beans

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

PREDICTABLE BUT POLISHED From there events move forward with a speedy charm that’s somewhat unusual for most Hollywood blockbusters of this size and scope, Singer jovially bouncing toward the preordained events concerning pintsized Jack facing off against towering giants with giddy enthusiasm. Sure, the plot points concerning a magic crown, Roderick’s trickery, and the desire of the leader of the giants (dimwitted, two-headed monster General Fallon, voiced and portrayed

by Bill Nighy, with John Kassir as his unnamed smaller head) to suck on Isabelle’s

Nicholas Hoult in Jack the Giant Slayer

bones gets a tad silly at times, but the story itself still works and is constantly compelling, never once belittling the intelligence of the audience for the sake of a cheap joke or a supercilious thrill.

But as nice as all of this is, as fetching as the production might be, as fun as certain elements are and as glorious as the chemistry between Hoult – as quick a rising star as there is right now – and Tomlinson proves to be, the forgone nature of all of this coupled with the aftereffects of the likes of Mirror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman, ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” and other various fairytale adaptations is difficult to dismiss. While the movie hits all its beats and goes through its motions with energetic aplomb, I can’t say I was continually engaged every step of the way, and as fun as it is on the whole, the movie suffers from

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JACK THE GIANT SLAYER Opens March 1 To steal a line from Disney, it’s a tale as old as time. Young kid – farmer’s son – forced to go into town to sell the family’s favorite horse, comes back with a handful of “magic” beans instead of cash, gets berated for his stupidity, discovers the beans really are magical when a massive beanstalk grows from the earth into the heavens, climbs up, discovers a race of man-eating giants, rescues a princess, gets everything he ever dreamed of and more – like I said, it’s a familiar story.

But that didn’t stop X-Men and The Usual Suspects filmmaker Bryan Singer from wanting to bring it to life. Working from a story from Darren Lemke (Shrek Forever After) and David Dobkin (Fred Claus), crafting a screenplay alongside Lemke, frequent collaborator Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher, Valkyrie), and television veteran Dan Studney (“Weird Science”), the filmmaker has attempted to rework the fairytale for modern audiences while still staying true to its classical roots, using the latest in CG and motion-capture technology to help him do it.

The result is Jack the Giant Slayer, originally slated to open last summer but pushed to early this year to avoid comparisons to Snow White and the Huntsman and to get out of the way of Marvel’s The Avengers, all of which was probably a good decision on the part of Warner Bros. Happily, unlike

many movies delayed to later dates this one is a rollicking good time sure to put a smile on the majority of the faces it plays for.

Unhappily, there is something a little tired about the film, something a little rudimentary and routine, and as beautifully as much of it can play and as handsome as the production is there is a slight been-there-donethat aura that’s sadly omnipresent.

Still, Singer know how to orchestrate stuff like this with breathless confidence, setting up his version of the story effortlessly, introducing us to our hero, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), and our heroine, Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson), with dexterous simplicity. He and his team also get their pieces strategically placed on the board, giving us all we need to know about the Princess’s stubborn father, King Brahmwell (Ian McShane), her supposed protector, Sir Elmont (Ewan McGregor), and her duplicitous betrothed, Lord Roderick (Stanley Tucci), with magnetic grace.

current fairytale overload (some would say hysteria).

Not that this is Singer and company’s fault. By and large they’ve staged a gorgeously refined epic filled with interesting characters (I think this is the best McShane has been utilized in years, while McGregor is obviously having a blast filling the shoes of the courageous, self-sacrificing knight not above a sarcastic putdown or two) and dynamic moments that kept me more often than not happily entertained. While it’s somewhat apparent the director would have liked to have taken some darker turns, what he has in fact delivered is a family-friendly adaptation of the timeless tale kids and adults should enjoy equally, and for that fact alone I find Jack the Giant Slayer to be a towering success that’s sure to grow on me.

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An Oscar night to forget Argo takes center stage in lackluster ceremony

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

Seth MacFarlane hosted this year’s Academy Awards

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THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS February 24 I’m having a hard time coming up with anything of note to write in regards to Sunday’s Academy Awards. Argo was obviously the big winner, taking home three Oscars for Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay (Chris Terrio), and Editing (William Goldenberg), but as nice as that news is (the movie did make my personal top 10 for 2012, after all), it doesn’t exactly have me excited.

This year’s telecast was something close to a disaster, as preordained by none other than Captain Kirk himself. “Family Guy” creator and Ted director Seth MacFarlane lorded over a tired, unfunny, tasteless, sexist, homophobic, oftentimes sad, and overall embarrassing 210-minute-plus abomination offering precious few highlights.

It really was that bad. A celebration of James Bond showcased a poorly edited montage of clips succeeded by the legendary Dame Shirley Bassey belting her heart out but with the sound mix so off you could barely hear her until the final, beautifully breathless note. A tribute to the last decade of movie musicals was really nothing more than an excuse to showcase Chicago, Dreamgirls, and Les Misérables and forget about every other entry in the genre (no Hairspray, no Mamma Mia!, no Nine, and gosh-darn-it no The Muppets, just to name

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four) that also saw release in that timeframe. Adele sang the theme to Skyfall but faced the same sound-mixing issues that vexed Bassey (as did Norah Jones when it came time to belt out the theme to Ted). The Avengers re-assembled (sans Chris Hemsworth) and managed to look like fools who couldn’t order decent shawarma, let alone save the planet. MacFarlane sang a song about “boobs” with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, which sounds much better in concept than it was in execution. Worse, his final number with Kristin Chenoweth was a borderline disaster, and by the look on their faces it was apparent both performers knew it.

LINCOLN ASSASSINATED As for the awards themselves, Oscar didn’t play favorites, doling trophies out left and right making sure no single movie left the auditorium with more than four. Ang Lee once again went home as Best Directorwinning bridesmaid seeing his film (in this case Life of Pi, not Brokeback Mountain) lose out on the big prize yet still win multiple statues (in this case for Visual Effects, Cinematography, and Original Score). Les Misérables nabbed a trio of awards, Anne Hathaway singing her way to Best Supporting Actress while the film took home additional Oscars for Makeup and Sound Mixing.

In many ways Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln came out the night’s biggest loser, the

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by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer

PINA The legacy of late modern-dance icon Philippina “Pina” Bausch is preserved in this mesmerizing and life-affirming dance doc that rightfully earned an Oscar nomination last year. Shot in the German city of Wuppertal, where Pina died of cancer in 2009 at age 68, the exquisitely performed bits of unbelievable physicality – captured through director Wim Wenders’ stream-ofconsciousness style of filmmaking – celebrate humanity in all its dark, ugly, and beautiful forms and are vividly captured with a wonderfully immersive use of 3D. Its genre specificity (dance, dance, and more dance) won’t appeal to everyone, but an appreciation for total body dexterity isn’t necessary to recognize the lovely poeticism of Pina. A zest for life, though, certainly is. The peerless Blu-ray presentation (it’s a Criterion Collection release) is suited with an array of supplements that further observe and honor Pina’s artistic influence on her dancers’ lives. Besides an interesting making-of feature and the thorough book companion, Wender’s commentary complements Pina with striking context not present in the visual feast of the film.

CABARET For the first time on Blu-ray, the big mama of movie musicals, Bob Fosse’s stylish romp Cabaret, gets a vibrant restoration that’s as lively as Liza’s beaming cat eyes.

Any good Gay knows the story: Set in 1931 Berlin, a freewheeling tryst emerges between cabaret ingenue Sally Bowles (Minnelli, as magnetic as ever) and two men – the new kid in town, Brian Roberts (Michael York) and rich playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem). Inside the Kit Kat Klub there is fancy dancing, live music, and a playfully freakish emcee, while outside, Nazi thugs attack anyone they perceive as opposed to their regime. Cabaret isn’t just chic and immaculately crafted, from Fosse’s flawless direction to Minnelli’s star-making performance, but for a film over 40 years old, it was also remarkably revolutionary in tackling not just totalitarianism but abortion, bisexuality, and threesomes. A new Liza interview is featured in a segment titled “Cabaret: The Musical that Changed Musicals,” during which York reflects on his character’s swinging sexualCELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER ity (Neil Patrick Harris narrates). With the With inside jokes and gushy gag-me “I classic looking better than ever in this nearperfect transfer, and housed in a divinely il- love you” gestures, Celeste and Jesse don’t lustrated Digibook, life really is a cabaret, seem like they’re about to sign divorce papers, but they are, indeed, on the road to ol’ chum. splitsville. Even their closest friends don’t believe they’re acting enough like sad-sack THE PERKS OF divorcees – and, actually, neither do Celeste BEING A WALLFLOWER First-time director Stephen Chbosky sen- (Rashida Jones) or Jesse (Andy Samberg). sitively explores high school self-discovery So they start dating other people. When and outsider hardships in his bighearted Jesse gets serious with another woman, Ceteen drama about the pains of youth and the leste falls into a pool of self-pity, cynicism, people who help us through them. Based and the kind of bleakness that derailed Krison Chbosky’s semi-autobiographical book ten Wiig in Bridesmaids. (Hey, at least it’s of the same name, Charlie (Logan Ler- good comedy.) You know you’ve reached a man) is a troubled loner who sits by him- low when a strange street-roamer dressed up self in the school cafeteria until a band of as a teddy bear hugs you and it’s adorable misfits – including an out Gay class clown and sweet instead of awkward and creepy.

(Ezra Miller) and his charming stepsister Celeste and Jesse Forever is sometimes (Emma Watson) – open their hearts to him weird like that, but always charming as it and demonstrate love, kindness, and the zigzags through the rom-com formula with transcendental power of friendship. With genre-busting flair. The pleasing-but-nonsophisticated and sympathetic performanc- comformist ending defies expectations and es all around, Miller especially emerges a surprising level of chemistry exists beas a major talent to watch, bringing levity, tween Samberg and Jones, who also wrote spunk, and a sad, secret pain to his award- the screenplay. To boot, Elijah Wood finally worthy portrayal of Patrick. Chbosky’s goes Gay as Celeste’s Queer-challenged emotionally poignant screen gem – a film co-worker. Extras include a Jones/Samberg that the Academy Awards unjustly snubbed commentary and a behind-the-scenes feadespite deserving screenplay recognition ture. for its sincere, zeitgeisty writing – is one BULLY of the best of last year and a clear all-time Lee Hirsch’s sobering and revealing look standout in the coming-of-age genre. Hearing the author-turned-filmmaker thought- at the effects of youth-targeted bullying in fully reflect on specific scenes during one schools was part of a larger initiative to curb of two commentaries (the young cast en- such awful hate. Controversy that initially gages in friendly banter during the other) counteracted the film’s intentions when it is almost as inspiring as seeing these teens was released last year gave Bully necessary buzz once the MPAA wised up and swapped prevail in a broken world. the unbefitting R rating for a PG-13. A ver-

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sion edited for a younger audience is included on this release – and will probably, and hopefully, be used for educational purposes – but the real-life language isn’t anything kids haven’t heard on the playground. Bully mostly focuses on the lives of three young kids in rural America who are victims of bullying: Alex is ostracized for the way he looks; Kelby’s not accepted because she’s Lesbian; Ja’Maya fights back with a gun.

Missing, though, is the film’s namesake: the bully. Hirsch’s harrowing footage of schoolyard browbeating would’ve been more effective if the actual problem had a face, too.

Bully, then, isn’t so much a great film as it is an important one. Important enough to get Meryl Streep to endorse the doc in a short talk, where she recalls being bullied herself. Other extras include additional footage, follow-ups on Alex and his Sioux City community, and a short feature on a middle school’s involvement in The Bully Project’s “1 Million Kids” campaign.

PETER PAN: DIAMOND EDITION I’ve always been more partial to the pretty Disney princesses, but a foreverboy in tights who flutters about with a fairy sidekick still appeals to all my Gay instincts – he has his fruit fly, he’s a little effeminate, and in musicals he’s often a girl in drag. You know, if Peter Pan ever did grow up, he probably would be Gay. We can continue to speculate about that, now that Peter Pan pops more than ever in flashy hi-def with new extras that include 15 minutes of neverbefore-seen footage and a feature doc on the core animators. The whimsical story itself, even six decades later, still registers a sweet simplicity (and, of course, the blatant bigotry of those Indian scenes), but it can’t hold a flame to many of the greater Disney classics. The storytelling lacks the memorable hook – no, I don’t mean Captain Hook – of an oft-told love fable or a triumphant lion lifelesson. Instead, it’s the legendary characters that turn J.M. Barrie’s book into an enchanting burst of childhood nostalgia and magical make-believe.

Chris Azzopardi is the editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service. Reach him via his website, www. chris-azzopardi.com.

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NO SILVER LINING If there was another loser, though, it had to be director David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook. While Jennifer Lawrence did beat out stiff competition from Amour’s Emmanuelle Riva and Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain for Best Actress, the widely admired comedy-romance-drama hybrid came out a loser in all seven of the remaining categories in which it was nominated. For a while many, including myself, thought this box-office hit was going to prove to be a serious contender for the top awards.

Of moderate surprise were two wins for Django Unchained, one for Quentin Tarantino’s screenplay and the other for Best Supporting Actor. Pixar’s Brave, by most accounts the category’s fourth- or fifthbest film (and this is coming from someone who liked it a ton), took home the prize for Animated Feature, while Michael Haneke’s devastating Amour came out on top as Best Foreign Language Film. In the Documentary Feature category the suitably entertaining, but not exactly deep or transformative, Searching for Sugar Man managed a win, while the 007 adventure Skyfall hit the bull’s-eye twice, scoring for Original Song and Sound Editing. That latter victory did come with an asterisk, however, Zero Dark Thirty tying in the category a rare Oscar feat that has happened on only five previous occasions (the last coming in 1995 in the Live Action Short category).

THE OBAMA SURPRISE I don’t have a ton more to say. There were some great speeches – Day-Lewis, Haneke, Affleck, Tarantino, Lawrence, and Documentary Short winners Andrea Nix and Sean Fine the obvious standouts – and I loved Barbra Streisand’s tribute to Marvin Hamlisch during the In Memoriam sequence, but for the life of me I don’t seem to have the energy or the passion to transcribe any of what they said right now. I’m still too annoyed at the telecast in general, upset at large chunks of it (Visual Effects winners Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik De Boer, and Donald Elliott were callously played off to the main theme of Jaws just as they were delivering a heartfelt thank-you to currently bankrupt effects house Rhythm & Hues), so much so even the winners I’m happy for and a surprise appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama to announce Best Picture can’t erase the bad taste the show itself left in my mouth.

This is unfair, of course, as 2012 did prove to be one of the strongest years for cinema we’ve seen in quite some time. The 85th Academy Awards did recognize this fact, the diversity of nominations and the way the actual Oscars were divided between so many quality entertainments representative of the fact. But as an entertainment writer and a passionate lover of film I feel that every viewer who suffered through this abomination deserved better, and while we’re not talking about Rob Lowe dancing with Snow White, part of me can’t help but think as far as long-term memories are concerned the aftereffects of this monstrosity could prove to be far worse than anything we can imagine at the present time.

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critically revered historical epic managing to win only two of the 12 categories it was nominated in. Granted, while victory for Production Design was something of a surprise, Daniel Day-Lewis walking away with his third Best Actor Oscar, a record for the category, certainly was not, his trip to the podium to receive the award from last year’s Best Actress winner Meryl Streep as forgone a conclusion as any the night possessed. But overall, Lincoln’s poor showing was something of a minor shock, the film entering the pantheon of Spielberg awardsbait “sure things” like The Color Purple, E.T., Munich, Saving Private Ryan, and War Horse that underperformed at the actual ceremony.

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continued from cover Rudd style, just what you’d expect: “Lily Tomlin’s in it!” he quips with his sly smirk, referring to the comedian’s role as Fey’s mother. “There’s your answer.”

Chris Azzopardi: What did you see as the biggest challenge of taking on these characters?

Tina Fey: For me, it was just trying to do a good job of what I felt was the dramatic arc of the movie. There were certainly scenes that were more emotional than anything I have ever had to do before.

Paul Rudd: Just doing it – that was the challenge. [laughs] That you buy me in the part and it works in the context of the story, and that the conflict seems legit and the character is not one-dimensional – all those things that I think kind of existed in the script. The challenge is just bringing the material to life. Oh God, did I just say that?

Fey: You did.

Rudd: Forgive me.

Azzopardi: Can you relate to the admissions process?

Fey: I wasn’t growing up in some kind of private-school world where it was expected of you to try to get into an Ivy League school or something. I think there are people who grow up in a family where it’s like, “If you don’t get into Harvard or Yale or Princeton, you’re done!” I think that’s craziness.

Rudd: I never grew up with that at all. I didn’t apply to any of those schools – mainly because I know I wouldn’t have gotten in.

I was just out to lunch when it came to all that stuff. Living in New York City, I’m certainly much more aware of it now – having friends who went to those schools and even having young kids and seeing how they’re being groomed for these schools.

Azzopardi: What was it like to come from Kansas City and head to New York to become an actor?

Rudd: Well, I wasn’t born in Kansas City; I was born here. I lived in Kansas and then California and then went back to Kansas.

Nobody in my family did this, but it felt normal to me because I was pursuing what I wanted to do. I had as much false confidence as I possibly could muster, because my parents told me as a young kid that I could be anything I wanted to be – and I actually believed them.

Azzopardi: Were you doing the waiting tables thing, then?

Rudd: I was working in the kitchen at a Bennigan’s. I didn’t even get to wait tables. I was in the back expediting and making salads.

Azzopardi: You also DJ’d. What records were you playing that got the girls and boys on the floor?

Rudd: M.C. Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” was pretty popular, and Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” was a huge crowdpleaser. There were those two, and then there were classics like “Mony Mony” and “What I Like About You” by The Romantics. I’ve been out of the bar-mitzvah DJ’ing game so I don’t know if those are still popular, but they were big hits when I was spinning.

Azzopardi: Do you regret not having those experiences, Tina?

Fey: I made cheesesteaks at a swim-club snack bar so that my mom could have free access to the pool. [laughs] My brother did it for a year, and then she transitioned me into doing it so she could continue to have employee access.

Azzopardi: As an actress, and even more so as a writer, what do you think the secret is to great comedy?

Fey: Oh gosh. Obviously try to surround yourself with people who are really funny and good at it. Like Paul.

Rudd: Aww. Fey: Yes! And trust your own instinct.

Azzopardi: Was it hard to shoot the shower scene?

Fey: There are so many built-in humiliations in a thing like that. We shot that shower scene very late in the evening.

Rudd: And it was cold.

Fey: Just out of frame, I’m wearing a rolled-down bikini top they gave me – they’re like, “We have a skin-colored one just in case.” Then jams and Crocs. So it’s already ridiculous. We don’t need to add to it.

Rudd: I didn’t have the rolled-down bikini top, but I did have the jams and I think I might’ve had the Crocs, too.

Fey: Because it was, like, not clean.

Rudd: No. We were in a barn!

Azzopardi: Tina, do you see this as Act Three in your life now that 30 Rock is done?

Fey: I see it as a series of increasingly larger grifts that I’m running. 30 Rock was more of a shell game; this is more of a Ponzi scheme. This happened while 30 Rock was on a summer hiatus, and it felt like a really lucky thing to be offered to do – a part that always made sense. I’m always pleased when I see a part where people speak intelligently and speak like adults and also, I go, “College admissions lady – do I look like that?” Yeah, I look like that more than, perhaps, Denise Richards would.

Azzopardi: Yet you got called a “cougar” in the movie.

Fey: It’s in my contract.

Azzopardi: Did you talk to anyone in admissions?

Fey: I did. Jean [Hanff Korelitz], who wrote the book, worked in admissions and I met her many times, and I did talk

to one or two other people who worked in admissions. One thing that was interesting: Someone who wasn’t connected to the movie, who was an admissions person, said, “People think we really want to say ‘no’ to everyone when really what we want is to be saying ‘yes.’” Their happiest moments and their goal was to be able to say “yes” to as many kids who they think will thrive.

Azzopardi: What makes a comedy a classic?

Rudd: It has to be really funny, and funny over a long period of time. If it was funny 10 years ago, it has to have been funny 20 years ago.

Fey: I saw Trading Places on TV recently, and Eddie Murphy in the first five minutes of that movie, where he’s pretending to be homeless – so funny! That holds up.

Azzopardi: Clueless is still popular with teens.

Rudd: Well, I have no perspective on that one! [laughs] Azzopardi: What would you tell a kid who’s going through the admissions process?

Fey: Do your best, but also know that the results don’t define your value as a person or your future as a student or an adult in the world. It does not define what you’re gonna be. It’s interesting because I think there are so many kids who do all the right things to get on the right track now, and there are just too many of them on the right track. As the schools make a genuine attempt at diversity, I think some kids are taking the old-school path and getting bumped out. Hopefully that shuffling will make them more interesting people on a more interesting path.

Azzopardi: As a woman who’s able to get movies made in Hollywood versus the indie world, are you getting the offers you want?

Fey: Sure, yes. Because I don’t expect to be the person who’s like, “Let me see my offers today.” A part like this, I feel so lucky to have been offered. There are a lot of real movie stars in the world, and I’m always thrilled any time the phone rings. Ahem … no one from Anchorman 2 has called, so if you could pass that on …

Azzopardi: How do you juggle everything, Tina? Doing this movie, writing scripts, taking care of children …

Fey: Well, I mean, I try to take care of my children, yeah. [laughs] But I have help with that. I wasn’t writing anything at the same time [as doing Admission] because I wanted to make sure I was focused. But you just take as much help as you can get, and go to sleep whenever anyone’s not looking.

Chris Azzopardi is the editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service.

Reach him via his website, www.chris-azzopardi.com.

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Two La Bohèmes to remember

Fabiano, Caballero shine in current Seattle Opera production LA BOHÈME SEATTLE OPERA Through March 10 For anyone’s first opera experience, he or she could hardly do better than the nearperfect La Bohème currently at Seattle Opera. And for the jaded old opera-goer, this is one to make the blood race as if discovering something new and magnificent. There is simply no element in this production – be it singing, staging, orchestra, lighting, costumes, or chorus – that I’ve seen done better anywhere.

mature balding.

The opening night Rudolfo of Francesco Demuro was no less professional, but his voice was small enough to be often inaudible in the ensemble numbers, and it lacked warmth and nuance of tone. Nor was his acting anything special. As his Mimi, however, Elizabeth Caballero was everything one could wish for: totally convincing acting and a voice of great warmth and even tone from top to bottom. Moreover, she possessed that rare ability to pour out her sound in swelling crescendos that reduced this reviewer to sobs of joy. (Think of the young Tebaldi but with a voice of less amazing size.) Every note expressed feeling, so that

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by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer

Fabiano’s portrayal was like that of a seasoned artist, He is a man who seems to live for the opportunity to be on stage.

First and foremost, there is the performance of tenor Michael Fabiano as Rudolfo, making his Seattle debut (in the Friday and Sunday shows). His combination of passionately nuanced and detailed acting, along with a gorgeous voice that pours out matching passion in multicolored phrases of perfect legato and glorious high notes ... well, I’ve never seen the like, not even from a Pavarotti or Bjoerling. The goosebumps came as much from Fabiano’s acting as from his thrilling sound. He is young and very new to opera fame (see him in the documentary on the process of auditioning for the Metropolitan Opera in the recent DVD The Audition), yet his portrayal was like that of a seasoned artist. And he is a man who seems to live for the opportunity to be on stage, reaching out and touching you. I could scarcely put down my binoculars for fear of missing some detail of his Rudolfo.

And, yes, Michael Fabiano is handsome, especially with a hairpiece that hides his pre-

her death had real impact. Fabiano’s Mimi, Jennifer Black, displayed a voice of equal ease and beauty, but she was not nearly so affecting in her phrasing and acting.

STRONG SUPPORT All the remaining cast were excellent in all ways, with the one minor fault in that Andrew Garland’s voice was small for the part of Schaunard. The always-reliable Arthur Woodley made a surprisingly youthful Colline. The baritones singing Marcello were equally wonderful both in voice and acting, although opening night’s Michael Todd Simpson was livelier than Keith Phares in the Friday/Sunday cast. Opening night’s Musetta, Norah Amsellem, sounded fresher of voice than in her previous Micaelas here but was marred by squally tops. But her Musetta was finely detailed and visually very effective. The other Musetta was Jennifer Zetlan, whose voice was underpowered for the part, but who sang very well

Jennifer Black and Michael Fabiano in La Bohéme

and had much better high notes.

A major character in the brilliant but difficult-to-stage Act II is the chorus. Actually, there are two choruses and a small marching band. Maestro Carlo Montanaro managed the adult and children’s choruses with a precision and vitality that I have never heard matched. Both choruses were simply magnificent, with some of the children

adding immeasurably with acting that was both charming and utterly convincing. Of course, the effectiveness of the staging of the opera as a whole was mostly the result of the convincing direction of Tomer Zvulun, from Israel.

A FRESH TAKE Montanaro’s conducting throughout the evening was propulsive, very supportive of the singers, and full of effective and wellchosen moments of expansion, slowing his otherwise speedy tempi for added expression. The score seemed swept clean of all its heavier old clichés, and its brilliance showed with uncommon clarity.

Perhaps the most surprising element of all was the production itself. Sets (originally for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis) by Seattle native Erhard Rom were absolutely gorgeous, especially the snowy Act III. Even the impoverished garret of Acts I and IV was attractive and effective. Costumes

by Martin Pakledinaz worked well, and the lighting by Robert Wierzel (whose previous Seattle Opera work was especially brilliant in Turn of the Screw in 1994) was beautiful.

Photographs of Paris of the era, projected on the curtain during intermissions, were a great addition. The photo taken of our cast at the closing moment of the Café Momus scene was immediately shown on the intermission curtain, a lovely touch.

Performances run through March 10 (a matinee). Whether you choose the superior Mimi of the opening-night cast (March 2, 6, and 9) or the astounding Michael Fabiano of the other cast (March 1, 3, 8, and 10), you just can’t go wrong with this show.

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

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In the Mood swings back to Seattle

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer IN THE MOOD: A 1940s MUSICAL REVUE BENAROYA HALL March 10 In the Mood is getting back into the swing of things. America’s premier 1940s bigband musical revue, a touring production of song and dance numbers filled with music by the likes of Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Mill-

the Navy sailor suits and Army uniforms that help relay the patriotic spirit of World War II. In the Mood has greeted audiences throughout the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and New Zealand, and was part of the entertainment for the 53rd Presidential Inauguration Ball and the commemoration of World War II’s 50th anniversary. For the latter event, people lined up for hours before the show. And they probably saw what I did at McCaw Hall: a well-as-

A well-assembled and entertaining production that felt authentic to a time that many of us have only heard about from our parents and/or grandparents.

In the Mood

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er, Frank Sinatra, and The Andrews Sisters, just to name a few, returns to Seattle for two performances on March 10.

The show played to solid reviews and exuberant crowds two years ago at McCaw Hall, and this time it moves downtown to Benaroya Hall’s Mark Taper Auditorium.

But don’t expect a repeat of that performance, as the program is constantly adjusted to introduce a new rotation of songs. All of the music, compiled by curator/producer Bud Forrest, is pulled from the Swing Era (roughly 1935-45), and on stage it’s reinterpreted wonderfully by an actual big band and vocalists who double as dancers. The choreography by Alex Sanchez reflects the wide range of dance styles from this period, including the jitterbug, the foxtrot, and everything in between. The costumes are truly reminiscent of the era, right down to

sembled and entertaining production that felt authentic to a time that many of us have only heard about from our parents and/or grandparents.

This music isn’t for everybody, though it was considered pop back in the day. Songs like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B),” “Tuxedo Junction,” and “Chattanooga Choo Choo” ruled the airwaves and the charts. And unlike today’s tunes, they’re weren’t overproduced or lyrically explicit.

The whole program is clean, good fun for all ages.

Tickets for both the 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. matinee performances of In the Mood, priced between $31 and $79, are on sale now at the Benaroya Hall box office and can be purchased in person, by phone (206) 215-4747, or online at www.seattlesymphony.org.

it would seem the love is gladly returned – Keys stated she was “proud” when Gay marriage became legal in her home state of New York, declaring, “I’m a fan of the fact that we passed that.”

Her “Set the World on Fire Tour” opens here in Seattle, a five-month outing with stops throughout North America, Europe, and Israel. In London, she added a second date after tickets for the first concert were quickly gobbled up. Ditto for Paris. Here in the Emerald City, the launch date is set for

this Thursday, March 7, at WaMu Theater.

Opening the show will be recent Grammy winner Miguel, who scored one of 2012’s top hits, “Adorn.” For tickets, go to www. ticketmaster.com.

The set list will very likely include “Fallin’,” “No One,” “Superwoman,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “Empire State of Mind,” and her newest smash, “Girl on Fire.” Look for a review of Keys’ performance in next week’s issue.

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NEEDY NEED MORE NOISE Want some exposure for your band? Noise for the Needy, a local nonprofit music festival, is looking for live acts to perform at this summer’s event, set for June 20-22 in well-known Ballard venues such as the Tractor Tavern and Conor Byrne. Interested performers should contact booking@noisefortheneedy.org for information on how to apply.

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Alicia Keys

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Since debuting strongly with “Fallin’,” the leadoff single from 2001’s Songs in A Minor, this girl has undeniably been on fire. Alicia Keys has racked up 14 Grammy Awards, sold more than 35 million albums worldwide and an additional 30 million singles, made numerous high-profile appearances (Super Bowl, MTV VMAs, Oprah),

and performed alongside some of the industry’s tallest giants, like Bono, Stevie Wonder, and Jack White.

Keys has also been a visible and vocal advocate for AIDS awareness, raising millions of dollars for the cause and co-founding the charity Keep a Child Alive. She’s one of R&B and pop music’s purest vocalists, not to mention a skilled pianist and respected songwriter. She is sensational and has long been embraced by Gay fans, and

Oscars last weekend, then you probably know that Searching for Sugar Man swept most of the documentary accolades the past two months, including the Academy Award.

The biopic is based on veteran musician Rodriguez (no relation), who is set to perform April 25 at The Neptune. The talented artist, who still keeps a low profile and has MAMMA MIA! CHECK THIS OUT long struggled to find a mainstream audiIf you haven’t already purchased tickets, ence, is credited for releasing the cult classic do so now for the Seattle Men’s Chorus’ upalbum Cold Fact. Tickets, priced at $25, are coming performances of Dancing Queen: currently on sale via www.stgpresents.org. The Music of ABBA with special guest, Emmy-winning actor Leslie Jordan. The show A WOODIE FOR MACKLEMORE? plays back-to-back nights at McCaw Hall on Congratulations, again, goes out to Seat- April 6 and 7. It’s going to be insanely fun! tle act Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. The pair Go to www.flyinghouse.org for ticket inforown the #1 single in the country, “Thrift mation.

Shop,” for the seventh week in a row and will perform at this month’s mtvU Woodie DREAMING OF THE ’90s Awards, which take place during the SXSW Finally, in the coming weeks look for inMusic Festival in Austin. They’re also nom- terviews with singer-songwriters Joan Osinated for the Breaking Woodie Award, borne and Shawn Colvin. I’m working on competing against Jack White, Deadmau5, confirming dates for each, and I’ll post this Avicii, The xx, Amanda Palmer, and Dan information on SGN’s official Facebook Deacon. page, facebook.com/seattlegaynews. “Like” us for breaking music news and interview announcements.

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Meetings Events Activities

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

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

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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.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details.

Every Saturday. (253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouth center.org. (Also meets Thursdays & Fridays 4-10pm.)

Northwest Bears Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6-10pm.

The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

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

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

For information 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 - March 5

SATURDAY - March 2

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

Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www. borderriders.com 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.

Lotus Sisters. 11am-1:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 1st Sunday of every month. Drop-in Buddhist meditation Sangha for LBTQ women. Lotus.sisters@ yahoo.com; www.sasgcc.org Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Rain City Jacks. West Queen Anne/Interbay. 1st Sunday each month, 2pm; 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 7pm. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership required. Adult men only. Enrollment available at the door. www. raincityjacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5033.

Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To

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attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; www.sasgcc.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

“Booze, Balls & Bingo.” 5pm. Feedback Lounge, 6451 California Ave SW. Tru St. James (formerly of the Lady Chablis Lashes Cabaret Show at R Place) and Mama Tits host a drag bingo show fundraiser for Rise n’ Shine.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www. seattlefirstbaptist.org/sjv Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

Prostate Pleasure Workshop. 7:30-9:30pm. Toys in Babeland, 707 E Pike St. Charlie Glickman, Ph.D., and Aislinn Emirzian, authors of “The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure: Erotic Exploration for Men and their Partners,” will lead this 18+ workshop. Cost: $35.

206-328-2914; www.babeland.com.

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

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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.

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

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Women’s Liberation & Socialism. 7pm. 9525 Wallingford Ave N. Meets every Monday. Take part in discussions of Women & the Family by Russian revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky. This collection of essays shows how the Soviet transformation was a monumental victory for the second sex, though women’s gains were largely rolled back under the bureaucratic Stalinist regime. The book demonstrates how the development of a worker-controlled cooperative economy is essential to achieving true gender equality. Books can be purchased at each meeting. 722-0657, rwseattle@ mindspring.org, www.radical women.org 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

2013 AIDS Action & Awareness Day in Olympia.

8:30am-4pm. Join hundreds of activists from around the state for a day of advocacy trainings & in-person meetings with your legislators at our state capitol.

Stand up for healthcare access & HIV funding. Buses available at no cost. To REGISTER visit www.whacan. org or call 957-1750.

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County.

Come join us as we build community in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238.

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

Call Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/ Bi men. FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclubseattle.org Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union).

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

709-BOAT, www.oycnw.org 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 Friends in Adoption Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Childhaven Community Center, 1345 22nd Ave NE, Auburn.

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

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

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

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

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

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

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WEDNESDAY - March 6

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

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

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. 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.

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

Check our website for this month’s book. http://faculty. washington.edu/swittet/sglbookclub/ SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Lotus Sisters with Arinna Weisman. 6:30pm.

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

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

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

Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org 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.)

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

Pride Skate Seattle. 9-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. First Wednesday of every month. $7 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+.

After-party at Company, 9608 16th Ave SW, with drink specials & karaoke. www.southgaterollerrink.com

THURSDAY - March 7

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

Visit us online www.sgn.org

Rain Festival 2013: Crossover the Rainbow (3/83/10). Fri 3/8: 6-10pm; Sat 3/9: 9am-10:30pm; Sun 3/10: 9:45am-2:30pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Cost: $95; new Mainstream graduates as of 3/8/13, $50.

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm.

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

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

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

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

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

Every Friday. (See related listing Sunday at noon for complete details.) Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - March 9

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 Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination citywide. Meetings open to the public. 684-4540.

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 “Girl Rising” Film Premiere. Doors 6pm, Film 7pm.

Seattle Cinerama, 2100 4th Ave. Red carpet film premiere of “Girl Rising” is a fundraiser to benefit girls around the world. Hosted by Vulcan Productions

& World Vision. For tickets visit www.cinerama.com 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 Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY - March 8

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

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

Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov

March 1, 2013

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

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. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org Rain Festival 2013: Crossover the Rainbow (3/83/10). Fri 3/8: 6-10pm; Sat 3//9: 9am-10:30pm; Sun 3/10: 9:45am-2:30pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Cost: $95; new Mainstream graduates as of 3/8/13, $50.

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. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

Skagit Human Rights Festival Film Showing: “Faces & Facets of TransGender Experience.”

1pm. Skagit Valley College, Knutzen Cardinal Center Multipurpose Room, 2405 E College Way, Mt Vernon.

Film showing plus panel with Marsha & Aiden Aizumi, mother & son author of “Two Spirits: One Heart”; attorney Roberta Zeriker, author of “TransMontana”; Barbara Yaple of Washington Gender Alliance; Eleanor Hubbard, editor of Trans-Kin. www.pridefoundation.org Bellevue Chamber Chorus “Seasons of Love” (3/9 & 3/10). Sat 3/9: 7:30pm, Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue; Sun 3/10: 3pm, Prospect UCC, 1919 E Prospect St. Tickets: adults $18, students & seniors $14, children 12 & under $9. www.bellevuechamberchorus.org, 425-881-0445.

SUNDAY - March 10

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Rain Festival 2013: Crossover the Rainbow (3/83/10). Fri 3/8: 6-10pm; Sat 3//9: 9am-10:30pm; Sun 3/10: 9:45am-2:30pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Cost: $95; new Mainstream graduates as of 3/8/13, $50.

No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful.

For info & location, NSWG@sexpositive culture.org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup.org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

Bellevue Chamber Chorus “Seasons of Love” (3/9 & 3/10). Sat 3/9: 7:30pm, Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue; Sun 3/10: 3pm, Prospect UCC, 1919 E Prospect St. Tickets: adults $18, students & seniors $14, children 12 & under $9. www.bellevuechamberchorus.org, 425-881-0445.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html

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Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBTQI communities. Bent offers affordable classes & workshops for Queer-identified people.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks seattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org

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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), 322-7061; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

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

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

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

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

March 1, 2013

Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families providing comprehensive mental health services on a sliding scale. 323-1768.

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.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 Shanti - 324-1520; www.rosehedge.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

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

festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.out ventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www. pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www.raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a countrywestern dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance. org; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefrontrunners. org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam. org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www.quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www.seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee 98106@aol.com, www.teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague.com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyball club.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

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

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbian concern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http:// lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493.

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/ WA, WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org; www.wagsa. org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, ages 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Plus One Queer Youth: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Bam Mendiola, 206-957-1665, bamm@llaa.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, ages 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.

Alexander@multicare.org; www.facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www. queeryouthspace.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject. org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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FRIDAY

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

Changes - Happy Hour noon-8 pm; Super Happy Hour 4 pm-7 pm $1.50/$3 well drinks, $1.25 PBR drafts. Prime Rib dinner $11.75. Live DJ 9 pm-close.

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

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

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

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

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

Neighbours - The Ultimate Dance Party with C89.5 DJ Richard J. Dalton. Cover $5, 9 pm-12 am; $8, 12 am-2 am; $10, 2 am-4 am (18+) Poco Wine Room - 4 pm-2 am.An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

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

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

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

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

Changes - Happy Hour noon-8 pm; Super Happy Hour 4 pm-7 pm $1.50/$3 well drinks $1.25 PBR drafts. Free pool, free darts and free TouchScreen games all day and all night. Live DJ 9pm-close Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

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

The Cuff Complex - 1st Saturday Country Dancing with Rain Country 7 pm-10 pm; HiNRG Dancing - Alternating DJ’s 10 pm-3 am. Cover $5 starting at 9 pm.

Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour noon-5 pm, $4 wells, buck off taps & calls. “Full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

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

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

Neighbours - Power Mix with C89.5 DJ Randy Schlager. Cover $5, 9 pm-12 am; $8, 12am-2 am; $10, 2 am-4 am (18+) Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 12 noon-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm.

R Place - Happy Hour 2 pm-7 pm $5.75 wells, $2.50 domestic drafts, $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Marys. Lashes cabaret with Chablis and Company.

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

Sunday

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

Changes - Happy Hour noon-2 am; Karaoke with Black Nail Productions 9 pm-1 am.

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

9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm (16 players only). Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - “Bottom Forty” 6 pm-close w/ DJ Nark + Riff Raff & Guests. Cover $5 starting at 8 pm.

Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour noon-5 pm $4 wells, buck off taps & calls.“Full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3 pm-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun-Thurs 9 pm-11 pm $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat & Sun till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - NW Sports first on TV. Sound with early afternoon Mariners games. Pitcher special all day with free U-shell peanuts and pool.

Neighbours - Noche Latina presented by Entre Hermanos. Cover $7 10 pm-2 am. 21+ only.

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

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

R Place - Happy Hour 2 pm-7 pm $5.75 wells, $2.50 domestic drafts.

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

MONDAY

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

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

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The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” All Day - Table top games, pool, darts, pinball, Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm.

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

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

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

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

Hamburger & Draft Beer $6.00 from 4 pm-10 pm Karaoke with Black Nail Productions 9 pm-1 am.

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

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

Wildrose - Pool tournament 7 pm with prizes!

TUESDAY

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

Changes - Happy Hour 12 noon-8 pm. Domestic bottled beer $1.25 All Day and Night, Super Happy Hour 4 pm-7 pm $1.50/$3 well drinks $1.25 PBR drafts. Burger Specials $2.50 Hamburger, $3.50 Cheeseburger $4.50 Bacon Cheeseburger.

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” all day - table top games, pool, darts, pinball. Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm. Peanut Night, Bearoke 8 pm-12 midnight with Jonathan Jones.

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

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

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Neighbours - So You Think You’ve Got Talent ... (Prove it!) $100 cash prize. Cover $5 9 pm-2 am. Hosted by Roxy Doll. 21+ only.

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

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

Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced Teas. DJ KINGOFPANTS from 10 pm-2 am.

Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

Bar Myx - in Tacoma. $2 Bud & Bud Light drafts, and $4 Bud & Bud Light Mondos! $3 shots of Fireball, $5 wellmargaritas, $5 nachos (beef, chicken or veggie) and 2 beef tacos for $2, 2 chicken tacos for $3 or 2 carne asada tacos for $4!

Changes - Happy Hour noon-8 pm, Super Happy Hour 4 pm-7 pm $1.50/$3 well drinks $1.25 PBR drafts. Trivia Night at 8 pm.

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

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

The Cuff Complex - Free pool & pitcher special Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm. Country lesson w/Rain Country 1st & 3rd Wednesday 7:30 pm, POZSeattle Social 2nd Wednesday 6 pm, Leather Social 4th Wednesday 7 pm.

Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm-7 pm $4 wells, buck off taps & calls.

“Full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3 pm-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun-Thurs 9 pm-11 pm $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat & Sun till 4:30 pm.

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

Neighbours - PULSE: 18 & Over Weekly Dance Party.

Cover (under 21) $5 before 10:30 pm; $10 after.

No cover (21+) with access to a 21+ mezzanine bar.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Gelliphish 7 pm-12 midnight.

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

R Place - Happy Hour 4 pm-7 pm. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.

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

THURSDAY

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

Changes - Happy Hour noon-8 pm; Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 well drinks $1.25 PBR drafts.

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

Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. The Cuff Complex - Happy Hour 2 pm-8 pm, Pool Tournament 7 pm, Karaoke 8 pm-12 midnight with Jonathan Jones.

Diesel - Size does matter! All drinks are doubles anytime. Happy Hour 2 pm-7 pm $4 wells, buck off taps & calls.

“Full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

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

Neighbours - Party Night w/DJ Trent Von. 9 pm-2 am.

No cover. 21+ only.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 4 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Thomas from 7 pm-12 midnight.

R Place - Happy Hour 4 pm-7 pm. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.

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BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE - 2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098 THE BROADWAY GRILL - 314 Broadway E. - 328-7000 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE - 1701 E. Olive Way THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD - 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 THE CUFF COMPLEX - 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525 DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - 322-1080 DOUBLE HEADER - 407 2nd Ave. S. - 464-9918 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 INSOMNIAX - 102 15th Ave. E. - 322-6477 JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729 JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E. - 860-1818 THE LOBBY - 916 E. Pike St. - 328-6703 MAE’S CAFE - 6412 Phinney Ave. N. - 782-1222 MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537 NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358 OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW, West Seattle POCO WINE ROOM - 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854 PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112 Q - 1426 Broadway R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828 RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873 SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591 THE SOCIAL -1715 E. Olive Way - 329-1423 TOMMY GUN - 1703 E. Olive Way WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210

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CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 - 206 Broadway Ave. E. - 204-0126 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS - 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 MAIL BOXES ETC. - Above QFC at Broadway & Pike - 324-5600 THE CRYPT - 1516 11th Ave. 325-3882 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 STAN’S ADULT SUPERSTORE - 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 UNDER U 4 MEN - 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 TABOO VIDEO - 1012 1st Ave. - 622-SEXY TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914

LOVER’S - 193 Telegraph Road - (360) 752-1862 RUMORS CABARET - 1119 Railroad - (306) 671-1849

BAR MYX - 1212 California St. - 425-610-4071 LOVER’S - 112 SE Everett - (425) 353-3607 LOVER’S - 3402 Broadway - (425) 252-8754

KENT

LOVER’S - 25801 104th Ave. S.E. - (253) 852-1720 THE VOYEUR - 604 Central Ave. S. - (253) 850-8428

LA CONNER

THE HERON INN & WATERGRASS DAY SPA 117 Maple Ave. - (877) 883-8899 - info@theheron.com

OLYMPIA

DARBY’S CAFE - 211 5th Ave. S.E. - (360) 357-6229 DESIRE VIDEO - 3126 Pacific Ave. - (360) 352-0820 LOVER’S - 3959 Martin Way E. Suite D - (360) 456-7300 JAKES - 311 4th Ave. E. - (360) 956-3247 URBAN ONION - 116 Legion Way - (360) 943-9242

PORT ANGELES

MAPLE ROSE INN - 112 Reservoir Rd - (800) 570-2007

SPOKANE

DEMPSEY’S BRASS RAIL - 909 W 1st Ave. - (509) 747-5362 THE LOFT - 410 W. Sprague Ave. - (509) 455-7260

TACOMA

AIRPORT TAVERN - 5406 S. Tacoma Way - (253) 475-9730 CASTLE SUPERSTORE - 6015 Tacoma Mall Blvd. - (253) 471-0391 CLUB SILVERSTONE - 739 - 1/2 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 404-0273 THE DELTAN CLUB - 733 Commerce St. THE FANTASY SHOP - 2301 6th Ave. - (253) 272-6640 LOVER’S - 7002 Tacoma Mall Blvd., #F - (253) 475-2271 THE MIX - 635 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-4327 RAINBOW CENTER - 741 St. Helens Ave. - (253) 383-2318 SHAKABRAH JAVA CAFE - 2618 6th Ave. - (253) 572-2787

TUKWILA

LOVER’S - 530 Southcenter Blvd. - (206) 248-5085

WENATCHEE

THE CELLAR CAFE - 240 N. Mission St. - (509) 662-172

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