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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 18, Volume 40, May 4, 2012

Pride Idol week five Jack Black (maybe) goes Gay Actor talks playing a real-life man who might be Gay the best night yet and the pedicure he gave Shirley MacLaine

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer

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All I can say is “Wow!” Last Sunday was the single best Pride Idol night in the show’s history. The contestants came to win, and it showed.

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The 2012 Pride Idol is a citywide singing contest hosted by Seattle Out and Proud (SO&P), running every Sunday night at Neighbours Seattle leading up to 2012 Seattle Pride.

Is this Jack Black’s first Gay role? As a small-town Texan teddy bear who goes off the deep end, it might be. But, because the real-life man he’s playing isn’t out, we may never truly know.

Enter Bernie, an offbeat black comedy based on a true story of a flamboyant people-pleaser who befriends the local she-devil, and then turns on her. As the titular mortician who is, as one townie calls him, “light in the loafers,” Jack – known for fun-loving roles in School of Rock and Tropic Thunder, and a hilarious kidnapping cameo in last year’s The Muppets – is totally non-Black, playing Bernie Tiede with understated finesse, an effeminate lisp and an endearing touch.

We got Black on the phone for an exclusive chat about his maybe-Gay turn, what he has in common with Bernie, and how LGBT rights is a “no-brainer” issue for him.

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Jack Black in Bernie

Adam Lambert proves winning isn’t everything

Whedon assembles thrilling Avengers Zade Rosenth al

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Sometimes, losing is winning. When Adam Lambert was out-voted for the American Idol crown three seasons ago, it appeared his singing career was headed to a roadside casino.

That’s how it works, right? The champ gets all the glory and runners-up are sent away with a bouquet of good-luck flowers.

Well, not this time. Lambert’s popularity soared immediately and kept growing, ultimately making him the most recognized male Idol of the show’s entire run (now in its 11th season).

A Grammy nominee, LGBT advocate, platinum-selling recording artist, transAtlantic pop star, and a credible replacement for Queen’s frontman sums up a short, impressive professional career for the San

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Chris Hemsworth (l) and Chris Evans in The Avengers

The Avengers Opening May 4 My adoration for Joss Whedon knows few boundaries. It goes back to his Buffy the Vampire Slayer days and has grown exponentially thanks to Firefly, Serenity, and his and Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods,

but I can’t say I was thrilled at the prospect of him handling the Marvel Comics superhero mashup The Avengers. Comic films have a long history of falling to pieces once too many heroes and villains get in on the action – over-stuffing being the very thing that doomed the likes of SpiderMan 3, X-Men: The Last Stand, see avengers page 33

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Damn Yankees devilishly delightful Chris Bennion

Hans Altwies and Chryssie Whitehead in Damn Yankees

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer

riod of time to be of the highest quality.”

When it comes to theater, the 1955 George Damn Yankees Abbott/Douglas Wallop musical Damn 5th Avenue Theatre Yankees definitely fits the bill. An updated Through May 20 retelling of the Faust legend, this show not Webster’s Dictionary defines something only introduced legendary theatrical couple as a “classic” when it is “judged over a pe- Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, but also has

SGN interviews Million Dollar Quartet ’s Martin Kaye

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer Million Dollar Quartet May 15-20 Paramount Theatre Martin Kaye has always wanted to be a performer. He’s lived the life of a cruise ship entertainer, a cast member of the theater, and a solo performer as well. Currently, he is taking on the role of Jerry Lee Lewis for the Tony Award-nominated show Million Dollar Quartet. The show is based on the night of December 4, 1958, when four major singing sensations (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) came together at Sam Phillips’ recording studio. That night made musical history, and the Broadway hit made theatrical history. The Seattle Gay News caught up with Martin Kaye as Million Dollar Quartet prepares to make its Seattle debut.

Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences in becoming a performer?

Martin Kaye: Elton John was a very big influence. I grew up listening to him.

My dad played the piano and played his music as well. When I learned to play the piano, I got more into his stuff. I also grew up watching and listening to Michael Jackson. He wasn’t so much of an influence as someone I looked up to and watched when younger.

Andrews-Katz: What was your first public performance?

Kaye: Oh, bloody hell. I think it was an advert for TV. For vegetables, I think. I was 3 or maybe 5 years old. I think it was peas. I don’t remember it too vividly.

Andrews-Katz: In 2007, you joined a cruise ship as a performer and traveled around the world. What was the most important thing you learned from being a cruise ship performer?

Kaye: Definitely the most important thing is that people just want to be entertained. I would sit and play and halfway through my contract, I realized that people just want to laugh and relax and just be entertained. The music is important, but it’s more about the entertainment than the music itself.

Andrews-Katz: How did you come to audition for Million Dollar Quartet?

Kaye: I was doing some gigs in New York and in Long Island at restaurants and pubs and stuff. My agent rang me up and told me about the audition. I went for it, and that was pretty much it. I did the audition and wasn’t expecting to get it. But I’m really glad since I act like a clown when I play anyway.

Andrews-Katz: Were you a fan of Jerry Lee Lewis before you auditioned for the role?

Kaye: It’s not that I wasn’t a fan; I just didn’t know his music very well. I knew “Great Balls of Fire,” but not much else. I’ve learned a lot more since I started with the show. When I got the audition I looked into him a little bit more.

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given birth to some of the most beloved songs of the American stage. The 5th Avenue Theatre is currently presenting their new production of this classic musical, and it is a hell of a production at that.

The plot (originally based on Wallop’s story, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant) revolves around Joe Boyd, a middleaged real estate agent who lives and dies as a devoted fan of the Washington Senators baseball team. After declaring that he’d “sell his soul” to see his team beat the infamous Yankees, the mysterious Mr. Applegate appears and accepts his offer. He transforms Joe into a young baseball protégé named Joe Hardy, and quickly the Senators are lead to victory. When Joe starts to long for his former life, Applegate brings in his sinful star seductress Lola to lure Joe back again.

The two leads are the tempting couple, Mr. Applegate (Hans Altwies) and his servant, Lola (Chryssie Whitehead). Hans Altwies is devilishly charming as the man negotiating for Joe Boyd’s soul. He plays the con man like a Vaudeville pro, oozing smarminess without overdoing it with too much shtick. Altwies’ voice is easy to listen to, and he sings the role with certain grace.

Whitehead plays Lola so well it’s easy to see why anyone would succumb to her temptations. Reprising her role from the prestigious Paper Mill Playhouse, Whitehead’s Lola is a pure sex kitten from hell! Her voice is strong, and she shows how in-control she is of her instrument during the several numbers that allow her to shine. From the seductive “Whatever Lola Wants” to the sympathetic “Two Lost Souls,” Whitehead shows us how to portray an iconic role and still make it her own.

The man at the middle of the temptation is Joe Hardy played by Christopher Charles Wood. Wood also repeats his role from the Paper Mill Playhouse and again, it is easy to see why. He is a man handsome in both physical appearance and vocal skill. His stage presence adds a youthful confusion to the ingénue ball player, and the audience empathizes with both his temptation and his devotion. But it is when he opens his mouth to sing that his voice is very reminiscent

of a “crooner” of past years, ringing out in a baritone that is easy to understand and a pleasure to hear. When he sings “A Man Doesn’t Know,” the audience feels his torn loyalty to the woman he loves and the baseball team he’s devoted to.

The supporting cast is highly enjoyable as well. Patti Cohenour plays Meg Boyd, the wife who is left behind when her husband becomes Joe Hardy. There is an empathetic humor shared in her musical lamentation, “Six Months Out of Every Year,” while her character complains about being ignored during baseball season. Carol Swarbrick plays Sister, a devoted baseball fan along with Doris (played by Julie Briskman).

Swarbrick is obviously Seattle’s answer to the talented character actress Mary Wickes. When paired with Briskman, the two ladies share a wonderful sense of comedic timing and you can tell they are enjoying themselves on the stage. The baseball players (led by dance captain David Alewine) all work together without anyone stealing scenes. They perform well and all excel, especially during the team numbers, “The Game,” and the unofficial theme of the show, “You Gotta Have Heart.”

Damn Yankees originally opened on Broadway May 5, 1955, and ran for more than 1,019 performances. With music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, the book was by Douglas Wallop (based on his original story) and the show’s director, the impresario George Abbott. The musical would be Bob Fosse’s second Broadway credit as choreographer and would introduce him to his future wife Gwen Verdon, the star of the show. The original cast also included Ray Walston (Mr. Applegate) and Jean Stapleton (Sister). The musical would be nominated for nine Tony Awards in 1956, and would win seven of them, including Best Actress in a Musical (Verdon), Best Actor in a Musical (Walston), and Best Musical of 1956. A film version was released in 1958 with most major characters repeating their roles (with the exception of Tab Hunter playing Joe Hardy in the film). In 2009, it was rumored a new film version was planned, starring Jim Carrey as Mr. Applegate and Jake Gyllenhaal as Joe Hardy.

great singers came together in a studio. Do you find it more or less challenging to play someone who is still living?

Kaye: I don’t really think about that. It doesn’t really come into mind unless he is in the audience. Obviously he is the only one still alive, and people still absolutely adore him and still have strong feelings about him. It’s pretty cool to be playing someone still alive and still doing things they are doing.

Andrews-Katz: Has Jerry Lee Lewis seen you perform? If so, what were some of his commentary?

Kaye: No. At least he hasn’t come see me yet. He was going to see us when we were in Memphis, but he wasn’t well enough to come that day. He saw the show during the original run in New York when it was on Broadway.

Andrews-Katz: When performing some of Jerry Lee Lewis’ tricks at the piano, do you actually play at the same time, or is some of the music prerecorded?

Kaye: Nope. Everything that you see is everything that you hear. There’s nothing prerecorded or faked. We are really doing what you think we’re doing. That’s why it makes it cooler when they casted the show, to have to find musicians who are capable of actually doing the material as well as finding actors that have the ability.

Andrews-Katz: What is something new you learned about Jerry Lee Lewis since you took on the role?

Kaye: I’ve learned how to speak “redneck.” I learned how to get into that mindset of being a Southern, strong Christian minded person. I didn’t grow up with that at all. I grew up an English Jewish boy. It’s a totally different world. Growing up with gospel music in that time period in the South is so different from the world we live in now. I

read a biography on Jerry Lee and learned a lot about where he came from and who he was and why he did what he does. The commitment he has to his religion or his music.

It’s very interesting to play someone who is so conflicted.

Andrews-Katz: You have three CDs so far. How would you describe the music you have chosen for your own individual work?

Kaye: I have only one CD out right now.

I’m finishing the second one – it’s still in the mixing stages. I have actually another recorded but it hasn’t been released yet.

I’ve finished three but only one has been released. The first CD is quite eclectic and is a mixture of funky jazz, soul, and a little R&B. I grew up with a lot of jazz so that influence comes through. The second one is more contemporary, more pop. It’s more mature actually – not that my first was immature – but the second CD reflects my feelings since I’ve met my fiancée. The third album I did was with Kenny Nolan – a ‘70s artist/writer.

Andrews-Katz: Regardless of gender, what roles would you like to take on in the future?

Kaye: I’d love to play Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz – that would be a great role to play. One day, maybe, I’d like to play Marius, but I don’t think that would ever happen.

It’s kind of a dream role for any guy to play in Les Miserables.

Million Dollar Quartet started at Issaquah’s Village Theatre. It moved to New York and opened on Broadway on April 11, 2012, and ran for more than 480 performances. Songs that were recorded at this impromptu jam session include “Crazy Arms,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “I Walk the Line,” “Matchbox,” and many other hits.

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A First Date with Eric Ankrim Chris Bennion

Andrews-Katz: What is the recovery process normally like for Guillain-Barre Syndrome?

Ankrim: My case was relatively extreme.

The severity of my case was that 90-95% of my body was affected. My recovery was strong, not miraculously faster than others. While incredibly scary, it’s a physical therapist’s dream. The disease runs its own course and heals itself to a 90-100% healing rate. The disease breaks down the myelin sheaths on the nerves so that all muscle connectivity is severed. As long as the muscles are intact, the sheath will regenerate itself quickly and fully. I began to gain muscle control as well as my body healing itself quickly. Each day I’d see improvements.

After a month of hitting rock bottom, I was living minute-to-minute to get off the respirator. The next two months I spent in rehab and worked hard each day so that recovery was steady. My doctor said, “It’ll break you down, but you will get back to normal.”

Andrews-Katz: How did you get interested in the premiere musical First Date?

Ankrim: I was working at the 5th Avenue Theatre’s office when I got out of the hospital. I was still in recovery when I was offered the job. The casting associate called to see if I was interested in working at the office and I took the job. When the script came across the desk, I started reading it and fell in love with the show. I saw that Aaron was a relatively good fit for me, if I was able to perform it. I auditioned for the workshop and the writers came into town.

I was cast for the three-week workshop.

We had a performance every week in front of a house of 60-80 people. It was the first performance after my illness, so it helped to reengage the active part of my brain and my voice. As they signed up for the season, I had to audition again, and so I came in and sang the material and got the part.

Andrews-Katz: How much influence do you have on your character’s development?

Ankrim: I would say a large amount. Not over the material itself, but as an actor I definitely bring myself to the character. I’m a pretty geeky guy, so it was in my character to play it more in context. I think if people saw me play Curly [Oklahoma] and Aaron [First Date], they’d see I’m not playing the same person at all. People often manipulate their own body and voice so to not play moment-to-moment. The character has to pull you in a certain direction and not have you fit into a mold of someone else. For a world premiere, I have the words, and so don’t have to imitate anyone else. They kind of put us in a room and said, “Go for it!”

There’s a lot of joy in the rehearsal process.

It’s a great security blanket knowing that if something didn’t work, the writing team was there to come up with something else.

We’d also try to find ways to make it work by changing a line or setting it up in a different way. A lot of that playful silliness is still in the show now. We created it.

Andrews-Katz: Regardless of gender, what roles would you like to play?

Ankrim: I’m desperate to work on Little Shop of Horrors, playing Seymour. I’d like to play Finch in How to Succeed… I’d love to play Sally Bowles in Cabaret but doubt that will ever happen. I’m totally fascinated with Hedwig, but wouldn’t cast myself as a director. I’m pumped to be in the 5th Avenue production of Rent, playing any of the roles in the show: Mark, Roger, Mimi, Maureen. It’s a “bucket list” show that I’ve dedicated so many hours of my life to.

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Eric Ankrim is currently appearing in the musical premiere of First Date (www.5thavenue.org/show/external/firstdate), a collaboration between the 5th Avenue and ACT theaters.

Eric Ankrim and Kelly Karbacz in First Date

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer First Date 5th Avenue Theatre Through May 20 Eric Ankrim is not your typical actor. It’s not only his professional life that singles this man out; it’s his personal success, as well. From his role as “Curly” in Oklahoma to directing (for a second time) Spring Awakening to the nebbish lead in the debut performance of the musical First Date, Eric has shown he can achieve whatever he sets his mind to.

Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences in becoming a performer?

Eric Ankrim: I would say my first influences were members of my immediate family – my mom, dad, and sister. We’d take road trips in the car and one of the family traditions was to turn the radio up and sing aloud and have fun. We’d start to harmonize and be silly. I’d start to imitate people on the radio and developed my voice from the backseat of the car.

Andrews-Katz: What was the first professional show you were in?

Ankrim: The 5th Avenue’s Magical Theater, AMT Northwest Bookshelf. It was staging children’s books written by Northwest authors and adapted into songs, one song for each book. Right after school, the fall after I graduated, I was in the 5th Avenue’s production of The Rocky Horror Show. It’s such a zany show, but fun. Then I was in Annie with The Village Theater, and The Time of Your Life at the Seattle Rep. Andrews-Katz: How did you first hear about Spring Awakening?

Ankrim: My dad saw it right after its Broadway opening. He said, “It blew my mind” – with the taboo subjects, he was a little blown back. I looked up the score and fell head over heels in love with the music. It was so unbelievable and beautiful. I’ve been a fan of the show for years when Jake Gro-

shong [of the Balagan Theatre] and I went out to lunch. He brought it up and I bugged him and pressured him about it, then we got to work.

Andrews-Katz: What is it about Spring Awakening that appeals to the populace more than 100 years after its debut?

Ankrim: I think society still has trouble dealing with teenagers. We don’t know how tightly to squeeze adolescents. It’s a lesson on how to deal (or not deal) with an organism that is growing at an astounding rate.

Kids are exploding – literally. Their bodies and hormones are just exploding. Teachers and parents are still struggling with finding a way to help them grow, and how society thinks what is right. How to raise a child is a universal topic and this setting that Duncan Sheik has set with the rock music feels right with teenage angst.

Andrews-Katz: You were diagnosed with a rare disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome. How did it first start to manifest?

Ankrim: I woke up one day and my feet were tingling, like they were asleep. I had a performance that night for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. The next morning my hands were tingly. I went to draw a bath, thinking it was bad circulation or something. I dropped to do a pushup to get my blood flowing and I hit the ground. I woke up my wife and by day two I couldn’t walk, by that night I couldn’t move my legs at all.

It took five days from when my feet started tingling to where nothing was moving below my neck and I couldn’t breathe on my own. My diaphragm was the last thing to go, they told me that would happen. The nurses, doctors, and therapists I had were amazing and made it bearable for my wife and friends. I was in the hospital for three months and got out on New Year’s Eve 2010. I woke up in my own bed on 01/01/11.

I started off with a wheelchair, then a walker, then a cane, and then was walking on my own. I was performing on stage by the summer of 2011.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer Sex in Seattle 20: Happily Ever After West of Lenin Through May 26 Tess, Elizabeth, Jenna, and Chloe are going to wrap up the longest-running (12 years!) Asian-American stage soap opera in history this month. Sex in Seattle 20: Happily Ever After is the last installment of their series and all their messy, merry-goround relationships will have to settle down.

Or will they? Well, they’ll at least have to end their love affair with the Seattle theater public.

Before they go, though, they’ll try once more to figure out whether Jenna will get back together with baby-daddy Colin, if odd-couple Tess and Nathan will stick it out, if Elizabeth will marry her childhood sweetheart Kenneth, and if wandering Chloe will keep her eyes on fiancé George.

Since this is the final production, several of the actors portraying these characters have come back to portray them one last time, giving the cast a schizophrenic ap-

pearance. Any given night, you’ll see a different cast for a couple of roles. Tess will be played by either Leilani Berinobis or Audrey Fan, Jenna will be either Serin Ngai or May Nguyen, and George will be played by either Tom Falcone or Don Fleming. Kenneth is Henry Drew, Nathan is Gordon Hendrickson, Elizabeth is Kathy Hsieh, Chloe is Miko Premo, and Colin is Moses Yim. Most of the writing of this series was done by Sex in Seattle artistic director Kathy Hsieh, who has portrayed confused virgin Elizabeth all this time, as well. Her vivacious characterization is both naïve and generous of heart, causing her a lot of grief over whom she really loves and whom she has feelings for to make her parents happy.

The scripts have been funny, poignant, and educational to non-Asians as far as cultural norms and pressures brought to bear especially in the world of relationships. To date only Asians, to date only non-Asians, to please one’s parents, to reject one’s upbringing, all these decisions are embedded in their struggles, all from a uniquely feminine perspective. This episode is no exception and beautifully ties up the story lines in a full and satisfying way.

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by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer Clybourne Park Seattle Repertory Theatre Through May 13 The Seattle Repertory Theatre ends its 2011-12 season with another major success – and a major coup. Clybourne Park, the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner for best play, opened last week at the Bagley Wright Theatre at the Seattle Center, just one week after the play’s much-delayed opening on Broadway. It’s rare for Seattle audiences to have a staging of a production that is still in New York. For one marvelous moment, the Emerald City had two such productions – Clybourne Park at the Rep and Freud’s Last Session in a just-ended extended run at the Taproot Theatre.

Both shows – like ACT’s current The Pitman Painters and the Rep’s recent Red,

both recent London and Broadway hits – are thought-provoking works, a rarity in commercial theater. Clybourne Park, an offBroadway hit the year it unexpectedly won the Pulitzer, had a long, difficult, well-documented trip to Broadway. Stops in London (where it also won the best play of the year award) and a wildly successful stay in Los Angeles created a huge buzz about the Rep’s production. For the most part, every theatrical dream came true.

The Rep’s polished production is totally on-target. It runs through May 13, but Seattle theater buffs hope for a soon-to-be announced extension. (The Rep’s recent I Am My Own Wife and Red received one-week extensions – Red was extended even before opening night.) It’s hard to imagine a better production than the Rep’s detailed staging.

The play surprised many on opening night – critics and audience members alike. While it deals with 50 years of American racial

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Goodbye to Seattle’s longest-running Asian soap

(l to r) Miko Premo, Kathy Hsieh, Leilani Berinobis, and

One of the longest lasting relationships is Elizabeth’s with her teenage sweetheart, Kenneth. They discover that they have been so scared of a less-than-perfect relationship that they’ve treated it like one of George’s first-edition comic books that he keeps wrapped in plastic. How many of us can’t identify with that?

Kudos to Sex in Seattle for a great sendoff of their signature characters. They will, of course, still be around to produce more relationships, the play is extremely funny and often out-and-out hysterical. While its heart is serious, it has a lightweight aspect that seemed questionable for a Pulitzer Prize winner. Interestingly, The New York Times raved about the New York play and production while the Wall Street Journal dismissed the play as predictable pabulum.

Bruce Norris’ play is based on a highly theatrical gimmick. In Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 classic play, A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family plans a move from the inner-city black ghetto to an all-white suburb – Chicago’s Clybourne Park. The white community council sends a representative to buy back the house the African American family has just purchased. Mama Lena Younger refuses to let her dream be deferred, and the family moves to a hopefully brighter future. In Norris’ play, act one is set in 1959. The white owners of the house are fighting personal tragedy and planning a move, even allowing the house to be sold for less than its real value. The Rep’s production never indicates the time period, but classic 1950s music sets the scene. In act two, set 50 years later, pre-curtain music again anchors the setting as another set of characters brings us up to date on what has happened to the house, now a near ruin, and to Clybourne Park.

The play cleverly uses the same group of actors for the two sets of characters. One in act two is the child of the pregnant woman in act one. Another is the niece of the original black family – her name, too, is Lena.

The submissive black characters in act one are replaced by aggressive community activists in act two – the community council is opposing a white couple’s plan to demolish the house and build a McMansion that defies zoning laws. Racial relationships are the core of the play – building on A Raisin in the Sun – but they in no way turn this new play into a sequel.

Many of the key elements of racial concern, primarily voiced in act one, are handled with a gentle humor. When one well-meaning white character ponders if “colored” is a dated term, other synonyms are suggested – “negro,” “black.” Another character suggests ignoring the whole issue, saying, “Can’t we just call them Mediterraneans?” After all, Clybourne Park is becoming a mixed neighborhood – it seems to have a Jewish grocer and a mentally challenged box boy at his store.

In act two, the humor is much more raucous. Racist jokes are told by the white couple – a misguided attempt, it seems, to

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Asian-focused theater. The troupe will be present at the Multicultural Playwrights’ Festival in July and produce their own Asian-American playwriting festival, Insatiable, for the seventh time this November.

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Discuss your comment with sgncritic@ gmail.com. bond with the black neighborhood representatives. Then the black couple tops the crude humor with two more (seemingly) reverse-racist jokes – one unimaginably offensive, which gets the biggest laugh of the season at the Rep. The punchline requires a quick switch from vocally understanding one phrase first as a verb and then as an adjective clause. As mentioned, it is a Pulitzer Prize-winning workout of a play.

Act two ends with a brooding coda – a trip back in time to revisit the 1959 family tragedy that sets the whole play in motion.

There is no doubt that the Rep production is one of the strongest in recent years. Director Braden Abraham is in total control at every moment. Near-perfect casting, a glorious set design (which shows the house in its glory and then in its decline), strong period-setting costume designs, and sensitive lighting all add to the production’s success.

The acting company is simply marvelous. Almost all the actors play strong characters in 1959 and in 2009. Some, like Peter Crook, dominate one act and then take a supporting role in the other. Others, like Marya Sea Kaminski, play supporting roles in both. She’s a hugely pregnant character in both parts – one deaf, the other outspoken. The symbolism is obvious – life goes on – but Kaminski makes each character totally real and adds a welcome element to the staging. Crook has always been a strong Seattle actor, and he has never been better.

Darragh Kennan is a delight in both acts in two nerdish parts. The entire cast deserves a four-star reception.

The script has a number of minor problems. In the midst of a heated discussion about zoning laws, which the white family insists is racially motivated by the black community council pair, a real estate agent suddenly announces, “I’d like to say I’m Gay.” Nothing is made of the comment – evidentially uttered to show that there are many forms of unspoken prejudice. Or perhaps injected to provide a laugh line – one shudders at that possibility. Another character shrugs and notes, “I couldn’t even tell.”

At two hours, the play seems to zip by.

Some of the verbal sparring is reminiscent of the Rep’s first production of the season, God of Carnage, but Clybourne Park is clearly a stronger, more thought-provoking play. Highest recommendation.

Ticket information on all performances – evenings and select matinees – is available at (206) 443-2222 or www.seattlerep.org.

Check it out. It’s not every day that Broadway and Seattle share a hit play.

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Snow Patrol plays the hits for packed house

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

Gary Lightbody (l) and Nathan Connolly of Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol May 1 Paramount Theatre They must be doing something right.

Snow Patrol played to a full house here in Seattle on Tuesday night, hours after announcing they’d been selected to perform at a pre-Olympics concert in London this July.

An hour following their show at the Paramount Theatre, a long line of fans battled the chilly temperatures to await any possible sign of the band exiting the venue. Their patience paid off, as lead singer Gary Lightbody and guitarist Nathan Connolly came out to sign autographs and pose for photos around midnight.

The group’s two-hour concert began with “Hands Open” from 2006’s Eyes Open CD and a pair of songs from 2008’s A Hundred Million Suns album, “Take Back the City” and “Crack the Shutters.”

Lightbody, in matching gray shirt and pants with his hair grown out, actually fell down early in the show as a result of running around the stage at hyper speed.

“Normally I fall off the stage,” joked Snow Patrol’s frontman. “Tonight, I fell on the stage.” He then encouraged the crowd to post it on YouTube.

“Run,” the ultra-popular power ballad, was dedicated to opening act Ed Sheeran,

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Bettye LaVette Reality joined Mercy for Bettye LaVette at Jazz Alley April 24 because Cuteness was taking a class. Mercy thought LaVette had a phenomenal voice. She agreed with Bettye that her musicians were fabulous.

Alan Hill’s keyboards were luscious. Brett Lucas’ guitar was hot. She liked the singer’s storytelling, and her joke, ”You are going to hear the term ‘Grammy-nominated’ a lot.” Reality thought LaVette was great, absolutely wonderful. He liked the way she played to the audience, looking at everyone and using great hand gestures.

She opened with The Beatles’ “The Word.” Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” followed. Reality said, “She sings the old standards with a lot of feeling, but differently than we have heard them.” George Harrison’s “Isn’t it a Pity” was moving. Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy” followed. Reality said it was a nice rendition.

“Your Turn to Cry” was bluesy. “Serves Him Right” was soulful. Mercy liked the fact that Bettye rewrote the words to Paul McCartney’s “Blackbird” from thirdperson to first. “Reign Over Me” earned a standing ovation, “I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise” a second, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” a third.

Kenny G Reality joined Mercy for Kenny G at Jazz Alley April 26 because Cuteness was with Equality. Mercy thought Kenny’s saxo-

while “In the End,” Snow Patrol’s newest single, sounded absolutely stunning in the 3,000-seat theater. During that number, Lightbody worked himself down from the stage and sang to concertgoers at the very front. He later teased one fan for not wanting to shake his hand, apologizing for “bothering her.”

More laughs came in the next tune, when Sheeran dueted with Lightbody on “New York.” They not only sang together, they held hands and twirled each other around.

Afterwards, Lightbody admitted to feeling like a “very special girl.”

For “Shut Your Eyes,” everyone was asked to hush and whisper the chorus. “God, that’s sexy,” said Lightbody. “It’s like a sexy ghost choir.”

“Chasing Cars,” which earned the U.K. act its lone Grammy nomination, got the entire audience singing along, as did an older favorite, “Chocolate” from Snow Patrol’s breakthrough album, Final Straw. “You’re All I Have” closed out the main set, though the five-piece (and a couple of additional touring musicians) returned for a two-song encore that included a vibrant rendition of “Just Say Yes.” Snow Patrol will continue touring and playing major festivals through August. It’s rumored they’ll return stateside this fall or winter, but Seattle is unlikely to be included on that itinerary.

phone was exquisite. Robert Damper’s piano was delicious. Guitar by John Raymond was hot. Daniel Bejarano’s drums were rhythmic. Bass by Vail Johnson was funky.

The fact that the band have been playing together 20 years was reflected in their tightness. Reality thought Kenny was good; a lot jazzier live than on records. He lets loose and clearly has a good time playing. Mercy was impressed that Kenny makes his own saxophones, sells them, and gives the money to servers at performances.

He opened with the slow “Loving You.” “Silhouette” stayed mellow. “Havana” was fast. “Forever” was slow. “Desafinado” stayed there. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” returned to the upbeat. “Heart and Soul” stayed there. “Innocence” was an original. “Equinox” is a John Coltrane song.

“Cadenza” was fast. “Songbird” was one of Bettye LaVette Kenny G’s most famous songs. “In Pieces” closed nicely. The enthusiastic audience gave him a standing ovation. lar and original folk songs satisfying. RealA discussion of the foreclosure issue folity said, “She has a power and range. She lowed. Shocked closed with “The L&N Michelle Shocked definitely has her fan club here, and they are Don’t Stop Here Anymore.”

Reality joined Mercy for Michelle rowdy like her.”

Shocked at the Triple Door April 29 beMichelle opened with what she called Jack DeJohnette cause Cuteness was sick. Reality was curi- “folky-oke,” having members of the audiMercy is looking forward to seeing Jack ous about the banners of Shocked, Marilyn ence come up and sing “Blowing in the DeJohnette at Jazz Alley. He will be joined Monroe, Frida Kahlo, and Billie Holiday. Wind,” “Deportee,” and “This Land Is Your by Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. They Michelle explained her partner of 10 years, Land.” are celebrating DeJohnette’s 70th birthday.

David, is an artist. He makes the paintings.

She continued with “Anchorage,” “Mem- Jack is a jazz drummer, pianist, and comShe writes songs to go with them. Shocked ories of East Texas,” “When I Grow Up,” poser. He is a Grammy winner and was phoned David during the performance and and “Graffiti Limbo.” awarded the NEA Jazz Masters honor for had him explain the portraits. Reality said, The song that goes with the Billie Holiday lifetime achievement in 2012. He has played “Michelle is totally eccentric. She does picture was “Take Your Time.” The one that with Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, and Sonny things no one else would do.” went with Marilyn Monroe was “I Will Be Rollins. They will be at Jazz Alley May 10Mercy thought Shocked’s voice spectacu- Loved.”

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continued from cover Gayest thing you’ve done in your career?

Jack Black: Yeah, that was pretty Gay. I wasn’t really thinking Gay or straight while I was doing it. I was really just thinking about giving the best pedicure that I could.

I thought that I was damn good. Were you shocked at my proficiency?

Azzopardi: Very much so.

Black: Key is blowing off the excess.

That was just instinct. I think maybe I did pedicures in a past life.

Azzopardi: Does your wife make you give her pedicures now?

Black: No. My wife gave me a pedicure the other day. That’s true love, man.

Azzopardi: The music in the movie isn’t exactly anything like your hardcore comedy band, Tenacious D. What was it like to go into flamboyant musical-theater mode for those?

Black: It didn’t feel that much of a departure for me, actually. Those songs, I loved singing them. It was a blast. I think they’re actually pretty catchy tunes. [Sings] “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!” I loved

singing that, I got into it. There’s something really joyous about singing about our savior.

Azzopardi: You’re biased. You were Jesus in Funny or Die’s Prop 8: The Musical. Speaking of which, how did that come about?

Black: I had worked with Marc Shaiman on the Oscars; we did a thing with me and Will Ferrell where we were presenting for Best Original Song. Anyway, I knew Marc Shaiman so he called me up, I believe, and said, “Hey, we’re doing this thing on Prop 8,” and I was like, “Let’s do it.”

Azzopardi: Why was this important for you to be a part of?

Black: It’s a rights issue. I’ve got a lot of Gay and Lesbian friends and family, so it’s personal to me when people and the government start talking about them as less than.

It just seems like one of the no-brainers in our society. There are not a lot of no-brainers where you’re like, “This is right and that is wrong and I’m definitely on this side,” where you want to go out and sing about it and do things. But it feels good to be on the right side of history.

Azzopardi: The community Bernie lived in speculated that he might be Gay. Do

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Finding others who share your bleak view may offer some assurance now, but they’ll likely drag you down later. Find a creative outlet, perhaps scribing a romantic tragedy or dystopian sci-fi story.

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you feel, despite how adored he was, they would’ve turned on him if he were out?

Black: I don’t know. It’s hard to say. But it’s not a town that had, at the time anyway, a lot of people out of the closet just being who they really were. But the love was pretty intense, so I think he would’ve remained popular if he had just come out. I mean, there would definitely be some haters; there is lots of homophobia in that neck of the woods.

Azzopardi: Did you shoot in the actual town of Carthage, Texas?

Black: We shot it near Austin. We never went to east Texas, to the actual place. It’s a lot different, actually. If you’re in and around Austin, that’s sort of a blue oasis in a sea of red – that’s where I would live if I lived in Texas. I actually would love to live in Austin. It’s pretty groovy, pretty open.

Azzopardi: What did you make of Shirley MacLaine’s character, Marge?

Black: They were just friends. [Bernie] volunteered that they had never had any sexual relations, that they were just friends and travel companions. He was her servant; that was their relationship. It was more of a master/slave relationship than a true friendship, but there was an element of love and friendship there, too, and there was a codependency.

One of his character flaws is that he has to be loved; he was the most popular in this small town for a reason – because he wanted to be. He wanted everyone to like him, and she was a tough nut to crack. She didn’t really want to like him, and he had to work on her. If you didn’t like him, he’d make it his life’s mission to get you to like him. I think he was truly afraid that if he ever left her that she would hate him, and he couldn’t live with that – so he stayed for an unhealthy amount of time until he just snapped.

Azzopardi: What’s your take on Bernie’s homosexuality as it’s implied in the film?

Black: You know, I met him and I talked to him and that is a question I probably should’ve asked. But I didn’t want to. It just felt personal, like none of my business. I don’t want to ask someone their [sexual orientation]; that’s for him to say. I mean, I’ve got my feelings – obviously I felt like I was playing him accurately – but he never came out himself, so I wouldn’t be bringing him out if he didn’t want to come out. It’s such a big part of who he is, and the character of Bernie, I feel like he’s got a secret he’s been living with his whole life. In a small town in east Texas, you’re not gonna come out and be all open. That speaks to the secrets that we carry.

Azzopardi: Well, do you know of any straight men who would get pedicures and listen to show tunes and make curtains?

Black: Let me think about this. Wait a second. I’ve got two out of three there. I’ve got a big musical-theater background from high school. I was a big musical-theater nerd; Ben Vereen was my hero. And pedicures – I love a pedicure. Someone’s gotta scrape off the cement down there on the heel. It’s like the surface of Mars down there. As for curtain making, that’s where I draw the line. I just have no interest in that.

But I am sure there are straight dudes who have the trifecta under their belts. I’m certain of it.

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

Reach him via his website at www.chrisazzopardi.com.

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Lambert releases his sophomore album, Trespassing, on May 15. Two singles have already been spawned from the CD, “Better Than I Know Myself” and “Never Close Our Eyes.” I spoke with the entertainer recently via phone, who was very friendly and upbeat. From his Los Angeles residence here’s what the fabulous Adam Lambert shared with me inside The Music Lounge.

Albert Rodriguez: The obvious question is when are you coming back to Seattle?

Adam Lambert: I don’t know. I had a nice night there. We went on a little bar crawl. It was fun.

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went?

Lambert: I think we went to Pony. I honestly don’t remember all the clubs. I have a friend who lives in Seattle, and he showed us around.

Rodriguez: Do you like Seattle from the times you’ve been here?

Lambert: Loved it. It was great. I haven’t been there a lot, but from my few experiences I think the people are very friendly and I like the liberal sensibility there.

Rodriguez: It was just announced that you’ll be performing a limited number of shows with Queen. What impact do you think Freddie Mercury has had on you and Gay culture in general?

Lambert: What’s so cool about Freddie is that it’s beyond just Gay culture. He reached a very broad audience. Of course, he was part of a great rock band, a legendary rock band. His voice transcended all, and his songwriting also. For me personally, I learned about him after his passing.

It’s interesting when he came out there were so many people who didn’t realize he was Gay, and people that may not have otherwise approved of it went, “Well, we really love Freddie Mercury, we love Queen. So okay, fine”.

Rodriguez: For up-and-coming musicians who are openly Gay, is the music industry welcoming, or are there areas where it’s not as welcoming yet?

Lambert: It’s hard to say. I go back and forth on it. I think things are progressing and the entertainment industry, in general, is moving forward. I think the TV and film industry is moving further ahead than the music industry; they’re a little bit more bold in that whole realm.

Rodriguez: You recently appeared at the NewNowNext Awards, as did Josh Hutcherson. Did you meet him?

Lambert: He actually came to my concert in Hawaii. He was working on a film there, and someone he was working on the film with knew somebody and they came to the show. Very nice young man. Very polite, and he just seems like he’s got both feet on the ground.

Rodriguez: Gay marriage is expected to pass later this year in the state of Washington. If it does and a couple wanted to book you for their wedding reception, how many bottles of champagne would it cost?

Lambert: [Laughs.] I don’t get paid in champagne. I don’t know how much it would cost. Those couples would have to talk to my agent. [Laughs again.]

Rodriguez: For those in pursuit of a music career, would you recommend going the American Idol route like you did, or trying something different?

Lambert: It’s a case-by-case thing. When I finally decided to audition for the show I was 27 and in an ensemble of a musical working with some producers and writers outside of the show, and I was doing studio demo work. I started asking around and getting a feel for what the music industry was like at the time. And based on what I had learned and what I saw, I felt like Idol was my best shot. I did what I had to do, being a 27 year-old openly Gay chorus boy by night and club kid by later night. It just didn’t feel like it was going to be an easy sell for me to a middle-aged, white, record label executive. So, I decided that I needed to shortcut myself and get out there. Idol is a PR dream – it puts you on television across the country and I just figured, “I’ll let people decide if they like me or not and let that convince a record executive to sign me.”

Rodriguez: It turns out the people did like you.

Lambert: I had to do what I had to do.

But I don’t know if it would have worked out for me had I not done something like that.

I don’t know if it’s everybody’s path, but at the time it was the best path for me.

Rodriguez: Do you have an all-time favorite music diva, living or dead?

Lambert: Ooh. God, there’s so many great divas. Beyoncé! Madonna!

Rodriguez: Those two are pretty high on your list?

Lambert: Those two are queens. I’ve always been a Madonna fan. I love the pop divas. Christina [Aguilera], Rihanna. The pop divas are great.

Rodriguez: I’ve seen you here in Seattle, I’ve seen you on TV and I know you have some killer threads. I’m wondering if you’ll

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ever have a yard sale or eBay auction where we can buy that stuff.

Lambert: I’m holding onto a lot of it right now. I don’t even know why. [Laughs.] I’m kind of a pack rat. There might be things that will make their way into charity. I like the idea of giving it back.

Rodriguez: In the past year or so, bullying has really affected Gay youth. Do you have any ideas on how we can combat this?

Lambert: It’s interesting because bullying has always affected Gay youth. It’s just now becoming very public. There’s like a media storm around it and I think it’s good.

Awareness and having it out on the table is a big necessary step for us, to help kids that are victims. Teachers and parents are much more aware of it. On the other hand, there’s a part of me that looks at it and goes, “You know, that’s part of life. That’s survival.” I will do everything I can for people to find confidence and support in order to cope with hateful people, but hateful people are everywhere and bullying exists far beyond Gay and Lesbian people.

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continued from cover and most notoriously Batman & Robin.

It didn’t help that, while I’ve enjoyed the majority of the Marvel features, Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor arguably most of all, while that first half of the initial Iron Man adventure still stands heads and shoulders above the rest, I can’t say I’ve ever done cartwheels for any of them. Unlike, say, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man 2, Superman Returns, or X2: X-Men United, none of these “Avenger Initiative” adaptations has stayed with me in any discernible way, and while I certainly wasn’t dreading the thought of watching Whedon’s attempt to bring these heroes together, I wasn’t eagerly anticipating it, either.

Gosh darn it if the acclaimed writer/director doesn’t pull it off. The Avengers is one of the more gleefully entertaining adventures I’ve had the pleasure to see in quite some time. Far from perfect – it’s overlong, yes, and overstuffed – the movie is nonetheless a giddily thrilling saga of teamwork and heroism that held me spellbound for virtually its entire running time. Whedon walks a fine line, taking things just seriously enough to make the stakes for the human race feel palpable while gently winking at the audience as if to let them know he’s in on the joke just as much as they are. The darn thing is a magnetically enthralling hoot, making the time spent watching the five previous features unexpectedly worthwhile.

The basic plot concerns the former prince of Valhalla, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), vanquished and banished to a shaky ephemeral existence by his brother Thor (Chris

Hemsworth), joining forces with a sinister alien race to unleash war upon the Earth and claim an ancient artifact of unspeakable power known as the Tesseract for himself.

Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), realizing just how high the stakes are, brings together scientists Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), WWII veteran Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), and assassins Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) to combat this seemingly overpowering evil.

Sent to assist them is Thor himself, the Asgard prince intent on bringing his brother back to his homeland to face their father’s justice.

Somehow, Whedon manages all these disparate threads rather beautifully, his script a model of self-control and restraint that isn’t remotely typical for the genre. One can tell he has a special affinity for the property, knows the best way to approach the majority of the characters, and what it is exactly the audience hopes to see. He keeps this cacophony of personality profiles in odd balance with one another, making their initial fracturing and eventual coming together as an Earth-saving team all the more believable because of it.

At the same time, Loki was a better, more emotionally captivating villain in Thor than he is here, and as great as Hiddleston is (and he is kind of terrific), the truth of the matter is he comes off as more of a petulant child with daddy (and, obviously, big brother) issues than anything else. As for the alien force assisting him, they’re more or less a faceless menace that’s never as scary or as frightening as they should be, ending up as nothing more than barely visible cannon fodder for the Avengers to dispatch one after the other.

But the movie is a hoot. Evans continues to impress as Rogers/Captain America, while Hemsworth’s masculine blustering as Thor is as jovially exuberant as ever. But the real scene-stealers are Downey, showing once again he’s the best thing Marvel has going as Iron Man, and somewhat surprisingly Ruffalo, bringing Bruce Banner/Hulk to life like none before him (Eric Bana or Edward Norton). Whedon utilizes these two forces of nature spectacularly, the film slowly building to signature sequences of Iron Man soaring and Hulk smashing that had the majority of the preview audience shrieking in outright glee. These scenes of heroic mayhem are extraordinary, and I borderline adored every one of them.

With sequels to their individual adventures in the works, the majority all with solid release dates, it’s hard to imagine this team of Marvel regulars is going to reunite for a second escapade anytime soon. At the same time, it almost goes without saying that this film is going to rake it in at the box

office, and considering the quality of the production it can only be a matter of time before Stark, Rogers, Banner, and company are back together for another round of interstellar combat. All I can say is that I hope Whedon returns to the helm, because after this movie the thought of The Avengers assembling without his confidently assured guidance is one I have difficulty pondering.

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continued from cover Doors open at 6 p.m. for open karaoke, hosted by SO&P’s Eric Bennett. Contestants must sign up by 7:30 p.m. in order to compete at 8 p.m., when the show begins.

The grand finale is scheduled for June 10, where a winner will be chosen as Seattle’s 2012 Pride Idol!

The 2012 season kicked off on April 1 with a bang, and week five proved to be an amazing show of talent. Returning to host was the fabulous Gaysha Starr, who just returned from L.A. with a gorgeous new wardrobe she was happy to debut for the audience. Local entertainer and director of the Seattle production of Bare: A Pop Opera, Yee-Shin Huang performed two songs from the show and joined the judging panel of Kitty Kitty Bang Bang (Salena Go-Lez), Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Domine Trix, and me as we voted to advance one contestant to the wildcard round and another to the grand finale.

Karaoke king Joshua Baron started the night off with flair, delivering an animated and fun Erasure medley. The songs went over well, and Joshua has a wonderful voice.

Still, he did not advance to the next round of competition but promises to return with a song (or two) that will blow the judges away.

Patrick Clark was the dark horse of the night. Dressed in somber black, he ignited the room with one of the most exciting performances in Pride Idol history – complete with splits and spinning around in a circle while screaming the lyrics to “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness.

Chase Iva, Pride Idol alumni, returned to flawlessly perform “Stormy Weather” by Lena Horne. Chase’s voice has improved since we last saw him, and his performance Sunday night secured him a spot in the

Wildcard round. It is important to note that, for the last two seasons, it was the Wildcard winner that went on to win the entire competition.

Jeffrey Vasquez, a newcomer to the Pride Idol platform, sang “Turn the Page,” a Bob Seger classic. Jeffrey’s debut was good, but not good enough to advance him in the competition.

Kelsey performed Alannah Myles’ “Black Velvet,” which garnered her sustained audience applause.

Richard Sanchez, otherwise known as the drag performer Victoria Love, returned to the Pride Idol stage to perform a drag classic, Ike and Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary.”

Super-cute Janson Halloway performed his version of Kings of Leon’s “Sex Is on Fire” and nailed it. Janson was just a few points shy of advancing to the next round, but promises to return and give it another go.

Returning to do it up in only the way that he can, Moon rapped Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” delivering a passionate performance. Moon was applauded for rapping – remember, folks: at Pride Idol, you can perform any genre of music and in any language.

Victoria Victor returned to the Pride Idol stage to deliver a heartfelt performance of “Reflection” from Disney’s Mulan.

Newcomer Samantha Lynn stole the show with her acoustic rock performance of Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know.” Samantha took the top slot and will return this week to perform for the audience and then compete June 10 in the Pride Idol Finals.

Each week there is a nightly prize of $100 for first place and a spot in the wildcard round for second place. Who’s going to take home the Pride Idol trophy and prizes this year? Why not you? You can sign up in person the night of the competition or online at www.seattlepride.org/idol-register.html.

There is a $10 fee to enter the contest.

This year’s grand finale prize package is very attractive: $200 will go to third place, $500 to second place, and first prize is $1,000 and a chance to perform aboard the Seattle Out and Proud float during the Seattle Pride Parade June 24. Seattle Out and Proud (SO&P) produces Seattle’s annual pride parade.

Come out and sing! Show us what you’ve got and become Seattle’s next Pride Idol!

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

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

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

Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover.

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vibe - in Kent - Absolut Saturdays! $5 Absolut Drinks.

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

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

Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twisted - Happy Hour all night! www.twistedineverett. com Vibe - in Kent - Happy Hour All Day! FREE POOL! Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

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

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

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

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

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

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4-7pm. Hamburger & Draft Beer $6.00 from 4pm -10.00 Black Nail Productions Karaoke 9pm to 1am.

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

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

Vibe - in Kent - $1 Domestic Drafts, $2.50 all bottled beers, $3 Touch Down Shots. FREE POOL! Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

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

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

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

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

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

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

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

Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Vibe - in Kent - $10 Dizzy Pass - $1 you call it, 6pm to close.

Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vibe - in Kent - $1 off all mixed drinks and shots. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

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

THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vibe - in Kent - $3 wells, $4 Washington Apples.

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

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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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SATURDAY - May 5

Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival (5/3-5/6). This groundbreaking festival is one of a very few Transgender film festivals in the world. For a list of films and venues visit www.threedollarbillcinema.org May Edible Plant Sale (5/5 & 5/6). 9am-3pm. Meridian Park, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N. An amazing selection of tantalizing veggies including more than 50 varieties of organic tomatoes & 20 types of peppers. www. seattletilth.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Black Tie & Sequins: SMC & SWC 16th Annual Dinner, Dance & Auction. 5:30pm. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. Features cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, silent & live auctions to benefit Flying House Productions. Tickets: $175-$250. www.flyinghouse.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details.

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

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Radical Faerie Film Festival. 7-9pm. Fred Wildlife Refuge, 127 Boylston Ave E. Features 80 minutes of creative, outrageous, moving & colorful films about the Radical Faerie experience. $8. www.brownpaper tickets.com/event/242151 Seattle Peace Chorus “Many Faces of Peace” Spring Concert (5/5 & 5/6). Sat 5/5 - 7:30pm; Sun 5/6 - 2pm. All ages family friendly musical celebration of peace featuring two inspiring choral pieces: Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem” & “Song of Wisdom” from Old Turtle. Tickets: $17 in advance & $20 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com Showtunes Theatre Company “The Broadway Revues” (5/5 & 5/6). Sat 5/5 - 8pm; Sun 5/6 - 2pm.

Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave. Recapture the spirit, splash & brazenness of early Broadway. Tickets $28. www.STGpresents.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.

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

TUESDAY - May 8

For a directory of GLBT-friendly religious organizations in Washington state, visit www.sgn.org and scroll down the first page of either section to see Multifaith Works’ 2007-2008 Directory of Inclusive Faith Communities (some information may not be current). For information on GLBT-friendly Christian churches around the world visit www.gaychurch.org.

Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival (5/3-5/6). This groundbreaking festival is one of a very few Transgender film festivals in the world. For a list of films and venues visit www.threedollarbillcinema.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 323-8382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGayHiking Group/ 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.

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 Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration. 12noon-6pm. Center House, Seattle Center.

Features live performances, visual arts, hands-on

activities, foods, games & a lively marketplace. www. seattle center.com Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step group (Narcotics Anonymous) 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. raincity jacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5033.

Seattle Peace Chorus “Many Faces of Peace” Spring Concert (5/5 & 5/6). Sat 5/5 - 7:30pm; Sun 5/6 - 2pm. All ages family friendly musical celebration of peace featuring two inspiring choral pieces: Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem” & “Song of Wisdom” from Old Turtle. Tickets: $17 in advance & $20 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com Showtunes Theatre Company “The Broadway Revues” (5/5 & 5/6). Sat 5/5 - 8pm; Sun 5/6 - 2pm.

Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave. Recapture the spirit, splash & brazenness of early Broadway. Tickets $28. www.STGpresents.org Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; www.sasgcc.org

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SUNDAY - May 6

May 5 thru May 13

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.

GLSEN 7th Annual Auction & Awards Reception.

5-8pm. Bell Harbor, Pier 66, 2211 Alaskan Way. Tickets: $35 general admission, $20 students. GLSEN rolls out the red carpet for courageous young people & their allies who are working to stop harassment & end homophobia in Washington’s K-12 schools.

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 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.

Pride Idol 2012. 8pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway.

Grand Prize $1000, weekly prize $100. Weekly special guest performances. To REGISTER visit seattlepride. org/pride-idol Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

MONDAY - May 7

Queer Community Fair. 11am-3:30pm. SCCC, Room BE1110, 1701 Broadway. Displays of community businesses & organizations, games, face-painting, popcorn machines & other activities. Sponsored by the LGBTQ Triangle Club.

Women Facing HIV. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Peer support group for women living with HIV/AIDS. 322-2437. www.sasgcc.org SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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

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

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network. 6:30pm-Social; 7pm-Open Rap. Capitol Hill Group Health, South Building, 201 16th Ave E, Room A6/7. 2nd Tuesday each month. Meet & mingle in an engaging, feminist, Bi-supportive environment. For information visit www. geocities.com/sbwn.

Maybe Baby. 7-8:30pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month. A support group for LGBTQ people who are interested in becoming parents. For information email info@ maybebabyseattle.org or visit www.maybebaby seattle.org 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. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location c363-4500 or www.outdrum.com

Celebrating 39 Years!

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 FREE Beginning ASL Lessons. 7:30pm. The Elite, 1520 E Olive Way. Every Tuesday. Have you ever wanted to learn basic American Sign Language? If so, you can get some FREE beginning ASL instruction.

Meets in the loft. 860-0999.

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 Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

7:30-9pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E. 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.

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

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

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

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

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FRIDAY - May 11

WEDNESDAY - May 9

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. www.mature friends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm.

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

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

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle 13th Anniversary Celebration. 6-8pm.

The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Meet us at the downstairs bar for socializing to catch up with old friends, to make new ones & a whole lot of fun. A special catered fare will be provided - with all the extras. Suggested donation of $5 will help cover the cost of providing this for our loyal supporters for the past 13 years. No one is ever turned away due to lack of funds. Beverages will be provided by the Cuff at regular prices. This event is for all HIV+ men & their friends regardless of age, shape, size, or color. www. pozseattle.org 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.)

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome.

This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www.ingersollcenter.org Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project Steering Committee Meeting. 7pm. Call for Capitol Hill location. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month.

New volunteers always welcome. NWLGHMP researches, interprets, & communicates the history of the GLBT community in the Pacific NW. gayhistnw@ aol.com; 903-9517.

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.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

listing at 6pm.)

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

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

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

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. http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm.

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Imperial Court of Seattle General Membership Meeting. 7:30pm. Neighbours Nightclub (Underground), 1509 Broadway (entrance in alley between Broadway and Harvard off E. Pike St). Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. Seattle’s premier drag society, is a social & charitable organization that sponsors numerous shows & balls thruout the year. www. imperialcourtofseattle.com.

Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome.

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

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

StageFright not only features young folk, but is also MC’d by young folk & attended in great majority by young folk. 322-7030; www.hugohouse.org.

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

THURSDAY - May 10

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

12 noon-2pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. The

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

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

Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org 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.

LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 8pm.

Gay City, 511 E Pike St (temporary meeting location).

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

Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www. seattle-al-anon.org 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. 8pm-1am. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun for Gay & Bi men. www.sasgcc.org

BABES Network is a peer led agency; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. 720-5566 or 888-2921912; www.babesnetwork.org.

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

Queer Night at the Bremerton/Kitsap Health Department. 4:30-7pm. 109 Austin Dr, Bremerton. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. HIV/AIDS & STD testing in a GLBT positive environment. Call Sue or Steve at (360) 337-5235.

Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

Pozitively Me! Living Long Term with HIV/AIDS. 6:30-8:30pm. Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St, 3rd Floor. Meets every Thursday. Gay & Bi men facing challenges living with HIV long term now have a new way to meet others facing similar challenges!

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 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 PFLAG/Whatcom County-Bellingham Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. 360-733-1500; www.whatcompflag.com; PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

Mothers Day (See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

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

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SATURDAY - May 12

(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. www.agatheringofmen.org Capitol Hill Spring Clean Sweep. 10am. Cal Anderson Park, 11th Ave & E Olive St. Breakfast snacks provided by Starbucks. Lunch provided by Pagliacci Pizza.

Spirit of West Africa Festival. 12noon-8pm. Center House, Seattle Center. Explore & experience the cultural roots & contemporary influences of West Africa. www.seattlecenter.com Revolution in Seattle: Voices from the 1919 Seattle General Strike. 7:30pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Discover the story of the first time in US history that Labor ruled an American city. Narrative, dramatic readings and song bring this episode to life. Door donation $3. Strike kitchen dinner served at 6pm for an $8.50 donation. Sponsored by Freedom Socialist Party. 722-2453, fspseattle@mindspring. com, www.socialism.com Righteous Mothers 30th Anniversary Bash. 8pm.

Triple Door, 216 Union St. Bring your mother & friends & celebrate Mothers Day eve with the Righteous Mothers, their talented kids & other surprise guests. Tickets: $22 in advance, $25 at the door. www.the tripledoor.net Seattle’s Pink Prom. 8pm-12midnight. All Pilgrim’s Church, 600 Broadway E. Are you ready to enjoy a great night at the prom? Pink Prom is back & better than ever! Dress creatively & have fun. Ages 13-22. No alcohol, no drugs, no hate. $15 suggested donation. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/233676

SUNDAY - May 13

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.)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/ Another-Gay-Social-Club/ Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Writing Institute promotes written & spoken word in our LGBT 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 is an umbrella organizing sponsoring LGBTQ-supported recovery meetings including AA, Al-Anon, CLA, CML, GA, NA, SAA, SLAA, OA, XA & Spanish-speaking AA. CHAC is currently looking for a new home. www.chacseattle. org, 860-9560 or call 587-2838. (Groups formerly meeting at CHAC are currently meeting at SASG (Seattle Area Support Groups) and other locations.

Check out the SGN’s Community Calendar listings to find these groups.)

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 Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 511 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

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

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.imperialcourtofseattle.com In The Life - www.inthelifetv.org Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 511 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. A wide range of fiction and non-fiction for the LGBT community and allies can be borrowed free of charge. (The Library is located at Gay City’s offices, on the ground floor behind Kaladi Brothers Coffee - just follow the signs.)

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

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

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ personal/glbt.aspx

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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 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. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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 Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP) E-zine is an electronic resource distributed to people affected

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Shanti - 324-1520; www.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.

Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l. simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball. org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthe babes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures. org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacific nwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletown squares.org; Rain City Soccer: www. raincitysoccer. org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www. raincountrydance.org; Seattle Frontrunners: www. seattlefrontrunners.org; Seattle Orca Swim Team: www.orcaswimteam.org; Seattle Otters Water Polo: www.otterpolo.com; Seattle Quake Rugby: www. quakerugby.com; Seattle Tennis Alliance: www. seattletennisalliance.org; Seattle Unified Bowling Association (SUBA): magee98106@aol.com, www. teamseattle.org/bowling.htm, www.theprideleague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

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

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenof westseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealthywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 436-8671.

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight 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, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace. com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschools coalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Strong, hard worker. References available on request. Alexander, 206-571-6353. 15/10 _______________________________ 17 17 volunteers wantedVOLUNTEERS

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Training and ongoing support provided. People of color and LGBT folks encouraged to apply. www.multifaith.org or 206-3241520 ext 228. SGN/ _______________________________

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20 20 health & HEALTH & well-being

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