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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 24, Volume 40, June 15, 2012

Roy Arauz

The founder of Arouet discusses his family heritage, struggle with AIDS, and theatrical ambitions

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

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interview with SGN, he started with his childhood. “My parents are Costa Rican and moved to the States in the late ’50s, and I was born in Manhattan Beach, California. When I was three,

There’s no denying it: this year’s Pride Idol was the best one ever. All the contestants gave so much of themselves and elevated this competition to a level that can only be described as a showcase of pure talent. But as with any contest, there can be only one winner.

And Seattle Gay News is proud to announce that the 2012 Pride Idol is Chase Silva.

In an interview with SGN, Chase opened up about what winning this contest means to him, why he enjoys singing so much, and the community advocacy work he is about to embark on.

“Singing is in my blood,” said Chase. “It’s what I think about when I wake up in the morning, and when I go to

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Sister act together, a scary prank, and having sex (or not) to their songs

by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer Never ones to take themselves too seriously – their new video, see scissor sisters page 35

Scissor Sisters (l to r) Babydaddy, Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, and Del Marquis

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Director Adam Shankman and cast talk big-screen musical, Tom Cruise’s bare behind, and Russell Brand’s Gay kiss

by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer Rock of Ages Opens June 15 How do you top a musical that features John Travolta in drag? You make sure the next one, Rock of Ages, has Tom Cruise in butt-baring chaps.

“I thought we would cover it up with mesh or underwear,” recalls director Adam Shankman, “and I was like, ‘You do know that when I’m shooting, we’re gonna see your ass? He said, ‘Well, how is it?’ And I go, ‘It’s fantastic.’”

Tom’s response? “Then let’s shoot it.”

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Jake Shears and Ana Matronic on their 10 years

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Roy Arauz is a unique member of Seattle’s theater community – both as founder of one of the many tiny companies we see popping up with regularity, and as a Gay man whose heritage combines deep roots in his familial Costa Rica with an expansive sense of justice. His creation of Arouet (the real last name of the philosopher Voltaire, and also meaning “arrow”) came from his desire to produce certain plays he didn’t see being done around town.

One of his first efforts, last year, was the Gaythemed The Gene Pool. His stated goals are to produce more LGBTQ-focused theater, as well as continue the theme of political justice in other areas of oppression, particularly women’s rights.

When Roy sat down for an

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by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD Opens June 22 Writer/director Lorene Scafaria describes her new film, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, as a mashup of “a rom-com and the apocalypse.” The film traces the last days in the lives of Dodge (Steve Carell) and his neighbor Penny (Keira Knightley), who meet and maybe fall in love as their current relationships end – and just as the world is about to do the same.

The characters are thus forced to explore, in Scafaria’s words, “how people spend their time when you take ‘forever’ off the table.” The filmmaker describes her cockeyed approach to the end of the world as finding “comedy in tragedy. Death is surreal.”

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Seeking a Friend tracks the stages of grief for all of humanity. “Some go to work, some are in denial – they have different coping mechanisms. Some find comfort in rituals like mowing the lawn,” Scafaria explained.

Others commit suicide, try heroin, have orgies. At one chain restaurant, there’s an amusing anything-goes mentality. “I show the acts of violence, but I try to focus on the positive side,” said Scafaria.

The film opens with Dodge’s wife, Linda (Carell’s real-life wife, Nancy Walls Carell), giving her husband a mean look at the announcement that the world is going to end, and then literally running away. The scene, ironically, was shot on the couple’s 16th wedding anniversary.

“We got them a cake with an asteroid in it,” Scafaria recalled with a laugh.

Carell, chatting via Skype, remembers the event. “I’m not unfamiliar with her dagger-

eyed look,” he said, adding that it usually means he’s in trouble.

Seeking a Friend charts Dodge’s encounter with Penny, a “flaky and irresponsible” optimist who, when it comes time to flee for safety, leaves her boyfriend Owen (Adam Brody) but grabs her vinyl records.

Knightley, who just got engaged to James Righton of the Klaxons, admitted that she was, surprisingly, late to embrace music.

“I do love music, but I’m not a music lover in the same way Penny is. Music touches people in such an amazingly emotional way – most of my best friends are passionate, absolutely obsessed with music. I came to it quite late. I didn’t like music when I was a teenager. I didn’t listen to it. I think it was because when I was 11 or 12, I still wanted to play games, and girls who I was really friendly with got into boy bands, and it was almost like they were taking my childhood away. Because I still wanted to be playing. And I think I found it really offensive for a really long time because of that.”

“But when I was 24, 25, I really started getting into it and understanding [music] on a personal level. I found things I really like. I love that music can completely capture a moment, a summer, a relationship. I love that kind of memory. It’s what we do to make sure we know we’re not alone.”

Asked for his playlist for the end of the world, Carell said jokingly that he would listen to “Jethro Tull – some Aqualung to be upbeat – and Taylor Swift to feel all warm and fuzzy inside.”

Which leads one to wonder how Knightley and Carell would fare in the face of impending doom.

Knightley appreciated that her character is “the sort of person who is able to go, ‘This moment is fabulous!’” in the face of death, doom, and destruction. “She’s stuck in the moment of her life, and doesn’t quite know what direction to go, or who she wants to be with, or where she wants to go, or where she wants to be. And the end of the world is happening at the same time. But that doesn’t stop where she is. I found it uplifting and positive. What it really says is what’s important, which is love and friendship and the wonderful moments in life – not the other

moments.”

Knightley’s Penny has many wonderful moments, like cooking and smoking pot in the film. Yet the actress said she is not like Penny offscreen. She admits to being capable of making “one-pot” dishes like stews, and as for weed, she admits with a smile, “I wouldn’t know.”

Making the film did not prompt the actors to check things off their proverbial bucket list. Knightley would decline making a rush trip to, say, Fiji. Instead, her regrets would include “not spending enough time with the people you love.”

Likewise, Carell said if the world were coming to an end, he would want to be with his family – his parents and his brothers.

And, he added, “I’d forage for junk food – Twinkies and Ho-Hos,” since eating healthy wouldn’t matter.

When asked if they believe in the prophecy of the Mayan calendar that suggests the world will end in December 2012, Knightley replied, with proper British reserve, “I think they have a lack of imagination.”

Carell didn’t concur at first. “I do think it’s all coming to an end,” he said in his patented deadpan before confirming his real thoughts. “No, I really don’t. But what can you do about it? The movie is a metaphor to embrace life. This is an unlikely couple finding common ground.”

And Knightley was glad to share the experience of making the film with the comedian, about whom she said, “He makes you believe he’s on the verge of suicide and yet finds incredibly funny moments in it.”

Carell praised his co-star as “fine and sweet … [but] didn’t have the best breath.”

He was talking, of course, about the dog named Sorry that Dodge adopts before connecting with Penny.

Speaking of animals, an amusing scene has Dodge deciding not to kill a spider one night, only to pay for that decision the next morning. When asked his feelings about spiders – does he fear them, left them live, or kill them gleefully? – Carell responded with a laugh, “That’s a substantive question!” and answered, “I’m live-and-let-live.”

Not unlike the characters in Seeking a Friend, who share a “you only live once” attitude.

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer SWEET NOTHING, A (GRIM) FAIRYTALE MACHA MONKEY (at Annex Theatre) Through June 23 It’s not easy to figure out why Stephanie Timm’s new play, Sweet Nothing, a (grim) fairytale, being staged by Macha Monkey at Annex Theatre’s space, has that title. Is it because the main characters – three fairytale sisters – have nothing to eat, except for occasional sweets like fruit and chocolate? Is it because the story is as evanescent as cotton candy in its meaning? Should it be turned around to mean nothing is sweet?

The play is an enigma, with rich language that hints but never spells out much directly, and features three fairytale-princess types who read our reality as their fantasy when they want to escape their grim surroundings. So, they read about split-level homes with swimming pools and eating at buffets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They still hope for happily-ever-after endings, and marriage is absolutely the thing they most long for.

The language is a high point of the evening. There are a few tongue-twisters and lots of alliteration and elevated, slightly poetic references that clearly anchor the “where” of this land. And it is a grim fai-

rytale indeed: their land apparently has been destroyed by wolves, which have pillaged and laid to waste all that was beautiful before.

We don’t know where the characters’ parents are or how they have become marooned in what seems to be a small hut with no known visitors. There is a professor’s house nearby, but the professor has disappeared. A young man (Quinn Armstrong) with an ax appears and is found to be the professor’s son, but he cannot speak, also due to the violence of the wolves.

The oldest sister is left to hold the family together and tries to help her sisters find matches and hoped-for happiness. However, she harbors a horrible secret that is revealed late in the play, and the consequences of that secret have far-reaching effects on her sisters.

Directed by Laurel Pilar Garcia, the sisters (Monica Finney as Iris, the oldest; Libby Barnard as Lily; and Samantha Leeds as Violet, the youngest) have strong, clearly defined characters and roles. The suitably misty and sparse set design by Montana Tippett, with windy passages in the surrounding woods, allows for their bed (center stage) to be a focal point, but the rustling curtains obscure just enough to be a magic cloak around them.

The costumes by Kelsey McCornack speak to their disheveled and lowered states and emphasize the feeling that the sisters

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Sweet Nothing is really something

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are playing dress-up rather than changing clothes.

Much of the controversy focuses on the concept of marriage as the saving event in an otherwise dreary life. This is exactly what our own fairytales emphasize, even if the word “marriage” isn’t usually mentioned in the same breath as “happily ever after.”

There is one other character, a wolf (Jason Sharp), who, having been maimed by a wolf trap, has become a misfit himself. The maiming seems to signify a character-shifting event, and the wolf presents himself as a

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sheep in intention, if not in appearance. Do you believe him by the end of the play?

This production shows off Timm’s accomplished language well, and it feels like the focus on her creative lens is getting sharper, but is not quite all the way there. Perhaps the experience of this well-done play will help her further clarify her artistic vision.

For more information, go to www.machamonkey.org or www.annextheatre.org, or call (206) 728-0933.

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by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer Captain Smartypants, a comedy and music ensemble of the Seattle Men’s Chorus, offered its 11th original show, A Panty Line (a title spoof on Broadway’s classic A Chorus Line) in late May. Affectionately known as the Pants, the group performed six shows over two weekends and, to put it tabloidstyle, “The Pants knocked our socks off.”

The early-evening performance was a satirical look at famous theater musicals – “Because Broadway Isn’t Gay Enough”

was the program’s subtitle. In the style of New York’s long-running (and soon to be revived) Forbidden Broadway, the Pants performed spoofs of Broadway shows and impossible hybrids: Sweeney Poppins combined Sweeney Todd and Mary Poppins, for example. It turned The Demon Barber of Fleet Street into a “Demon Nanny.” Similar mashups followed – The Lion King and I, My Fair Lady Gaga, etc.

The songs – some rarely heard, some timeless classics, and some that are perhaps overly familiar – were all fun. Included

were numbers from Cabaret, The Music Man, Gypsy, Into the Woods, Tommy, Company, Wicked, Spamalot, Hairspray, Jersey Boys, Rent, Chicago, and Oklahoma! Some were obviously better than others, but (with tongue firmly planted in cheek) every one was a winner. Two men singing “People Will Say We’re in Love” is a welcome variation on the classic from Oklahoma!

The “plot” of the show often verged on the unnecessary but worked fine. The Pants proved that Seattle fans are eager for special events like this: all four early shows at the

intimate Erickson Theatre were sellouts.

The late-night show, performed only twice, was another hit, if a bit uneven. It was rated “R” for ribald humor and a bit of male nudity (the Pants know how to sell tickets on Capitol Hill). Billed as a 60-minute show, it ran 90 minutes and reprised a lot (perhaps too much) from the early performance but was highlighted by guest stars and a special appearance by Sensible Shoes, the Seattle Women’s Chorus subgroup that parallels the structure and format of the Pants.

Guest stars included Lisa Koch (a favorite of this writer), who gave us several hysterical selections. (Alas, Lisa introduced one number with the dreaded “This is a song I wrote last night, I’ve never sung it in public before” – a disclaimer that strikes fear in the hearts of many theater fans and every theater critic.) Jeannette d’Armand (another personal fave) knocked it out of the park with two of her trademark numbers – “Murder, He Says” (a nearly forgotten Betty Hutton song from the 1951 film Happy Go Lucky) and “The Saga of Jenny” from Broadway’s Lady in the Dark.

While not quite ready for prime time (as the director/narrator laughingly admitted several times), the late-night show was great fun. It could have been better, but it was a real hoot-and-a-half when it worked, which was most of the time. The late-in-the-show “Pizza and Poker” selection finally proved that there is (naked) truth in advertising – a strip-poker game with a hunky pizza boy was the perfect ending to a “naughty but nice” performance. Not only could these boys sing, but the long-awaited eye candy was a winner as well. Full frontal is always welcome at midnight – that’s a well-known theatrical observation.

Eric Lane Barnes, the SMC’s assistant musical director, helmed and accompanied both shows. Great, exhaustive work from Barnes, the Pants, the guest stars, and the hardworking crew.

Information on Captain Smartypants and all things SMC can be found at www. flyinghouse.org.

by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer The Seattle Men’s Chorus is putting the final touches on its 2012 Pride concert, Sing Out: You Pick the Hits. Scheduled for Friday and Saturday evening, June 22 and 23, at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall, the show (as its title suggests) is built around song requests submitted by Chorus subscribers, single-ticket buyers, and other fans in an online vote.

At SGN’s deadline, “True Colors,” ABBA’s “Dancing Queen,” Elton John’s “The Circle of Life” (from The Lion King), and Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” were heading the list. This scribe predicts that the Village People’s “YMCA” will be a winner as well.

Voting has also been heavy for a Chorus version of the “Happy Days Are Here Again”/”Get Happy” medley from TV’s legendary 1963 The Judy Garland Show, featuring a mature Garland and a very young Barbra Streisand (she was 21). The songs were respective trademarks for each artist and the resulting medley, with each woman singing individually and in an incredible duet, made television and music history. The Chorus first performed the arrangement for its fondly remembered 2006 tribute to Garland, the You Made Me Love You concert.

Other audience and Chorus favorites include “Michael’s Letter to Mama” (from Tunes From “Tales,” adapted from Armistead Maupin’s classic Tales of the City series). Expect “Over the Rainbow” as another highlight. The super hit from The Wizard of Oz is a Chorus tradition. It will be performed in the famous (and fabulous) ukulele-accompanied version popularized in Hawaii. What a fun moment that will be.

Interactive choral or instrumental programming is a well-established, if not wellknown, performance tradition. Cabaret diva Andrea Marcovicci once built an entire sixweek show at the Oak Room of New York’s fabled Algonquin Hotel around the concept.

Patrons could request a specific song for a specific event to be sung on a specific night – “As Time Goes By,” immortalized in Casablanca, was the most frequent request. “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” charmingly, was a favorite of her many Gay fans.

For $100, Marcovicci (fondly remembered by local fans from appearances at Seattle’s Intiman and ACT theaters) would sing any song from her wide selection of classic American Songbook titles. For $300, she would prepare a classic not in her regular repertoire. For $1,000, she and her arranger would “delight” in working on a new (to her) title. Celebrating engagements, marriages, anniversaries, retirements (“Take This Job and Shove It” topped the thousand-dollar-

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song category), and other events in this way proved hugely popular (not to mention lucrative). People loved having “their” song performed and dedicated solely to them.

In Seattle, Don Carey, pianist at the late, lamented Thumper’s on Capitol Hill, developed his own version of “by request” programming, with preprinted suggestion slips on each table. His fees were far more modest

– “Just put something in the tip jar.” Again, it made a birthday or anniversary evening truly special for Thumper’s patrons.

For Sing Out: You Pick the Hits, rotating “guest stars” will sing lead with full chorus backup. This scribe can’t wait. As usual, Dennis Coleman will conduct the Chorus.

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“Baby Come Home,” has them camping it up in nun gear – Jake Shears and Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters let loose in our recent interview. Who’s Gayer? Who has the worst table manners? Did Jake really once think Ana had been murdered? Check out what the Sisters, who just released their fourth album, Magic Hour, revealed about life on the road – and life with each other.

Chris Azzopardi: Does this album have as high of a libido as Night Work?

Jake Shears: There’s sexy music on it, but it’s not sexually aggressive. The last record was very aggressive in a certain way; this one is much more romantic – about relationships and friendships. The stuff that’s sexual is pretty funny; this record definitely has a pretty strong sense of humor.

Ana Matronic: Night Work, in addition to being really sexual, was about Jake finding his creative footholds again. Sex and creativity come from the same place – they’re instincts that you can hone but they are intrinsic to you. You can’t pick who you fall in love with or are attracted to, and you can’t pick aesthetically what you’re attracted to or into. You can only develop it. That’s why I think it was not only a desire to talk about desire, but a real tapping into that creative force.

Azzopardi: The last album took nearly four years to release, but this one only took two. How were you able to get this album out so quickly?

Jake: This one we made in six months. It was a pretty laid-back process, and I wasn’t feeling wound-up or stressed-out and wanted to make music that wasn’t over-thought. I just wanted to make a happy record that was fun to write that meant something. It was super natural and the creativity was definitely flowing, which you can never take for granted. It came really easy.

Ana: For me, songwriting is never very laid-back; that’s the thing that I really fret about. When I get to relax is when the show is together and we’re performing. But from my perspective, and watching Jake in the studio, this is his most confident moment in the studio, I believe. He had a really clear sense of what he wanted and where he wanted to go with things.

Azzopardi: What was the weirdest inspiration for a song off Magic Hour?

Jake: There’s a song called “The Secret

Jake Shears, Del Marquis

Life of Letters” about creative block. I don’t know if that’s the weirdest inspiration, but it’s weird because the song itself is about not being able to write a song. When I wrote that, it was the only way I could write a song, so that’s a special and interesting song to me.

Ana: “Let’s Have a Kiki” was directly inspired by an experience I had of going to a party – it was raining and the cops had busted it and it was in a loft downtown. It was partly inspired by that and it was partly inspired by the fact that Jake and I love to have house parties. That really is our favorite way to have fun. Put on a mix, get our friends together, and have what we refer to as a “Micro Rave” at my house.

Azzopardi: Do you have hotel parties on the road?

Ana: Sometimes. More often than not we have them in the bus. We have what we call “Back Lounge Raves” or “Front Lounge Raves” and, since we’re almost always traveling with (DJ) Sammy Jo, we just put him to work and dance on the bus.

Azzopardi: What’s your favorite line on this album?

Jake: One of my favorite lines on this album is, “Love your mama’s Cadillac/Had it since the dawn of crack.”

Azzopardi: Where did that come from?

Jake: Out of my ass. Look, all these songs just come out of my ass. I seriously make it up as I go along. (laughs) Azzopardi: You’ve said people in your life inspired this album. Does that include your husband, Chris?

Jake: Chris always plays into it. I wrote him a song when we started dating and he told me it sounded like it had been written by a 12-year-old girl, and I told him, “I’m never writing you a song ever again.” (laughs) I never stuck to that.

But yeah, of course: There’s “Best in Me.” We’re going on our ninth year, and I don’t know how he has the patience. It amazes me and I really feel like the luckiest man in the world to have him. I don’t think it could be anybody else.

Azzopardi: Are you saying you’re a difficult person?

Jake: Yeah. To be with and to be a partner with, I think I’m probably very difficult because I’m never home, and it does get really hard. It can really bum me out sometimes – I know it bums him out sometimes – and it’s tough to live apart for extended periods, but then you also don’t take for granted the time you have together. On the other hand, I don’t

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to come up and you’re at someplace really beautiful. Those are my favorite moments.

It could be the hour after sunset, like right when the sun is setting or right before sunrise. It’s the time when there are no shadows.

Azzopardi: What are your tour essentials?

Jake: Usually my Kindle, which I don’t have on this trip. I’m actually reading real books. I’m a book lover, but the Kindle is a fucking godsend for me when I’m running around. My PlayStation Vita is always with me. I’m a pretty light traveler. I can exist off very little. I’ve been living out of a suitcase for so long that I don’t really bring a ton. I’m a bit of a hippie like that.

Ana: Oh, I have about 50 pounds of tour essentials. (laughs) I am not a low-maintenance gal by any means. I do my own makeup and hair and the whole nine, so I have to carry around a lot of stuff. If we have one show, I have two bags. And I’ll show up and people are like, “You know, we’re only gone for a week.” And I’ll go, “Do we have a show?” “Yes, we have a show.” Then I have two bags. That is the rule.

Azzopardi: Who’s Gayer?

Jake: We’re both pretty Gay. I think I’m probably Gayer than Ana. I couldn’t exactly put my finger on why. Maybe because I’m Gay. (laughs) Ana: Good question. It’s a tie, to be honest. His sex is a lot Gayer than mine.

Azzopardi: Tell me about the best prank you’ve pulled on each other.

Jake: Oh God. She was in Florida and she called me and Babydaddy and said there was a stalker who had been showing up at the gigs and she was really freaked out, and then she forgot to finish the prank for some reason and didn’t call us again for a week.

We couldn’t get ahold of her. We thought she was dead in the back of somebody’s trunk.

Ana: And they got me back for it. Because they were really concerned and they were going to file a police report, they in turn had our manager write an e-mail to me and say, “Oh, by the way, we’re sending cops by the person’s house.” And I was like, “Oh my God, no! Don’t do that!” I’m making frantic phone calls and nobody’s picking up. They fucking got me back. And that cured me of wanting to play any pranks.

But he’s way better at this shit than I am. I don’t really tease people that often because it makes me feel really guilty.

Azzopardi: Something you know about the other that we don’t?

Jake: God, that’s hard. Ana has the craziest memory of anyone that I’ve ever come into contact with. She can remember dates, or something you were wearing one afternoon before some concert in, like, Russia.

She has a really crazy memory.

Ana: Do you know that he writes just about one piece of fiction a year? He studied creative writing, and every year he writes something other than a song.

Azzopardi: What’s your biggest pet peeve about the other?

Jake: Of course there’s a gazillion, because we live on top of each other and we’ve literally lived on top of each other for 10 years now. You learn to take the pet peeves and laugh at them – and laugh at them when the other person’s not listening. (laughs) We don’t fight that much anymore. We used to bicker much more than we do now.

We’re a lot happier now on the road with each other. It’s not so intense.

Ana: Oh yeah, totally. We’ve grown up a lot. And touring with him and being confronted with people on a daily basis in a very small space, i.e., the tour bus, will get you dealing with things in a very direct and quick way. We’re very good at arguing now.

Azzopardi: But that doesn’t answer the question.

Ana: Do I really have to say this? You’re stirring a pot. He has horrible table manners. Just terrible. That’s all I’m gonna say. (laughs)

think I’d be in a relationship with somebody I’d have to live with 365 days a year. I don’t think I could be that. It’s about striking a balance.

Azzopardi: What’s a song of yours that turns you on?

Jake: Eww, none of them! Gross. I can’t even imagine. No, no. There’s not one that exists.

Azzopardi: You’ve never had sex to any of your music?

Jake: No! Years ago I remember I was making out with some guy – this was, like, 10 years ago – and one of my songs came on shuffle and it was awful. It ruined the mood.

Azzopardi: How did the passing of Donna Summer and Robin Gibb, who’ve been very influential on Scissor Sisters, affect you?

Jake: I feel bad for the families and their loved ones, but I don’t get as sad about death when it’s someone who has experienced and had such an incredible life as Robin Gibb and Donna Summer, who have gifted the world with so much outrageously incredible work. I just get reflective. The band’s been talking about this a lot, and Babydaddy and I have always been massive fans of Donna Summer and Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees and the crazy direct influence it had on us – it’s just something to celebrate.

Ana: It’s not often that I get teary over the passing of celebrities, but Donna did make me shed a few tears because she did mean a lot to the Gay community. The day she died we played a show in London, so I took some time to pay tribute to her. In New York City it was illegal in the ’60s for men to dance alone together in a space, so men had to be with women dancing. That was one of the many laws that inspired the Stonewall riots.

The ’70s were the first time that men could be on a dance floor with other men, and the soundtrack to freedom was Donna Summer.

We’re talking people who couldn’t be out at work, walk down the street feeling safe, [or] hold the hand of the person they love, and they’re rejected by religion. The one place they can be free is the nightclub, and Donna Summer’s voice was the voice of gospel.

She made dance music spiritual.

Azzopardi: What’s your idea of a magic hour?

Jake: The best hour that I’ve ever had in my life is always that hour before sunrise – that’s kind of what the album is named after.

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continued from cover Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and romantic leads Julianne Hough and newcomer Diego Boneta, already a famed heartthrob in Mexico, had a similar no-holds-barred attitude toward the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical homage to the crazy ’80s. From a suite at the London West Hollywood, near the Sunset Strip where the film takes place, Shankman tells us why: “It’s my conviction that it’s all good, clean fun. You can’t tell a joke halfway and get away with it – you have to go for it. You can’t be afraid. Go big or go home.”

Rock of Ages goes big every chance it gets: Cruise, in grunge-rocker mode as Stacee Jaxx, and co-star Malin Akerman, a nosy Rolling Stone reporter, have a cheeky rendezvous to “I Want to Know What Love Is”; Zeta-Jones, a closeted rocker, goes back to her musical roots for her hammed-up take on “Hit Me with Your Best Shot.” And then there’s the lovey-dovey Baldwin-Brand montage that ends in a kiss.

“It’s sweet,” Shankman says of the scene, set to REO Speedwagon’s “I Can’t Fight This Feeling.”

“People want them to get together. People are proud that we live in a world where

that can happen, and I’m not trying to sell anything. I’m just expressing this relationship – in their dark moment they find each other, and that bolsters them as characters. I wouldn’t know how to tell that story without it going to that place.”

The creators of the original musical didn’t see their bond the same as Shankman. To them, it was just two dudes who really, really like each other. A lot.

“Interestingly, on the surface, it actually does not veer from the play – but I was told by the play’s creators that they, in fact, never saw them as falling in love,” Shankman says. “They just said it was the ultimate bromance and I said, ‘That is the ultimate bromance – them falling in love.’ Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand are singing ‘ … I can’t fight this feeling anymore.’ I don’t think guys fight the feeling of being friends.”

The mini-golf flashback, though? That was all Shankman.

“Standing behind the other and teaching him how to putt and sinking a ball into a hole is … something,” he laughs. “All puns intended.”

Though Tom Cruise is getting the most buzz for his rock-god role, Shankman started with a musician who has, oh, just nine Grammys to her name: Mary J. Blige. He approached the soul diva nearly two years

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ago at a housewarming party for Jennifer Lopez. Shankman said he wanted her in his movie; Blige thought he was full of crap.

“People say things,” Blige explains, “but they don’t deliver. Six months later he showed up with this script. He believed in me.”

Shankman’s other reasons? “Because I’m a Gay man and she’s Mary J.” Blige plays strip-club owner Justice, the mother hen of the movie, who has a bigger wardrobe – and more wigs – than an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

“The giant hair, the braids, the beads, just the freedom and expression,” Blige says of why Gays will dig her role. “The Gay community is about freedom and expression.

They hold nothing back – they just are what they are, and that’s what I believe they will take away from seeing Justice.”

For the role, she threw on a Mississippi accent and completely reimagined her character so she could get outside herself. As someone who’s overcome plenty of drama in her own life, Blige had a lot to work from.

“I didn’t want her to be Mary, but I used Mary’s life experiences and who Mary is in real life to build her character, which is this woman who always encourages other women to feel better, be better, and just be an example and kind of mother the younger women.”

On the set, Boneta says, that example was Shankman, who was so dedicated that he was always working from a choreography warehouse with no air conditioning – just a table and a folding chair. Boneta doesn’t recall ever seeing him in his swanky production office.

“That’s how involved he was. He was in the trenches working, just as much as anyone else was. When you have someone like that directing you, you can see it onscreen.”

Somehow, too, Shankman does it all with an infectious smile. On this morning, after an emotional night at a Trevor Project screening of the film, it’s surprising to see Shankman so chirpy. “He looks like a bird when he walks, and I love it,” says Hough, looking at Diego and laughing. “He’s so happy, though, and he really loves what he does and that just translates to his work – but also to us. Everybody has to be around him every single day, and to have that kind of energy is pretty great.”

Acid wash, mullets, parachute pants – the jokes in Rock of Ages write themselves.

“The period makes fun of itself, for gawdsake,” Shankman says. “You don’t have to go out and try to make fun of the period.

Shoulder pads – come on!”

That was his advice to Baldwin and Brand, who were told to acknowledge their relationship not as a joke but as if they actually were falling madly for each other.

“What am I gonna have them do? Hug at the end of that [scene]? That would be so anti-climatic,” he says. “It’s one of the most innocent kisses ever seen – certainly the most innocent Gay kiss ever seen in a movie.”

Part of the reason he went all the way with it – further than the original musical, anyway – is because of John Waters. In fact, many of the liberties Shankman took with Rock of Ages are because of the iconic filmmaker.

When Shankman was originally commissioned to do Hairspray, casting John Travolta in the role of Edna Turnblad for the 1997 movie, he asked for Waters’ blessing. After some e-mail correspondence, the two met in Waters’ hometown of Baltimore, where Shankman was filming Step Up, and Shankman remembers his advice: “You have to tell the story through your own filter, otherwise it will be a disaster. You can change anything as long as you make a good movie.”

“The courage to do it all came from John Waters,” says Shankman, noting that both Hairspray and Rock of Ages beat from the same heart. “What the movies share at their fundamental core are a couple of things: nothing is worth anything without love, and you can’t stop the beat – no matter what, you can’t stop people from expressing themselves creatively.”

But Rock of Ages doesn’t stop there: It’s also about reckless abandon, and the music of that time is a nostalgic reminder of how hang-loose people were compared to the present. The 47-year-old director, who grew

up in L.A., graduated high school in 1982 and, although this generation might find it hard to believe, he couldn’t escape MTV’s constant looping of actual music videos: “Hot for Teacher,” “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” and Whitesnake songs among them.

“Whether or not you had them in your Walkman, they were everywhere,” he recalls. “I watched MTV News – that was my go-to news channel. This music is so entrenched in our lives that I wanted to honor that.”

Not just the music, but also the fact that people were so blithely unconcerned about … everything. Talk about an age that rocked. “That period was the last time this friggin’ country was innocent,” he continues, “because you had all the sex you wanted, there was no AIDS; you could do all the drugs you wanted, there was no rehab; you could throw TVs out of windows of hotels and people loved it.”

Shankman’s upcoming projects won’t be so happy-go-lucky: The novel-based This Is Where I Leave You reteams the director with Zac Efron, who starred in Hairspray, as a deceptive bad guy. The director says this film, which also features Jason Bateman and Goldie Hawn, was his calling.

“It’s the most beautiful script I’ve ever gotten,” he says. “I had to wrestle it out of another director’s hand, literally. I needed to make this movie.” The So You Think You Can Dance guest judge is also adapting The Nutcracker into a journey of self-discovery seen through the dark-fantasy lens of Tim Burton.

Shankman’s other project, he says, might not ever surface. “I’ve outlined and started to write a movie on all my Gay experiences in a 48-hour period. If it never sees the light of day, so be it.”

If it does, the big question is: How would he top Tom Cruise’s bare ass?

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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continued from cover my family moved back to Costa Rica. My parents always wanted us to study English.

We’re not a rich family [but] my parents sent us to private schools. And in my family we spoke English amongst ourselves. I’m fully bilingual but I never studied either language.”

Roy transferred back and forth between the United States (where he has other family) and Costa Rica, and had a seminal experience visiting a pen pal in Greece when he was 19.

“I had kind of come out, but my family didn’t know I was Gay yet. Being in Greece showed me an entirely different world.

“I knew I was Gay when I was five years old. I grew up Catholic. I knew that I was attracted to boys but I had to say I was attracted to girls. I tried to have girlfriends and it was the awkwardest thing, because they were waiting for me to make a move and I didn’t want to do anything.

“I was about 12 or 13 and started fooling around with a boy in my neighborhood – he’s straight, though. I liked it, he hated it.

Around 15, I met a Gay man in his early 20s and he had no idea I was so young. And we had sex.”

Roy determined to move to Washington, D.C., with a sister, but before he left Costa Rica, his mother asked to talk with him.

“My mom asked me if I was Gay. I could lie, but I don’t lie to my mom, so I said, “What do you want me to say?” It was hard for her. She told me not to tell my dad.

About five years later, my sister told my dad and my dad didn’t care.

“Now they’re totally fine with it and know my partners and love them. It’s not an issue any more. I always understood that my parents were from a different time and had different values and I knew it would take time. I figured that eventually they would [adjust].”

Roy always loved to dance. “My dad used to take me to the ballet and symphony when I was five. I loved it. I found out there was a dancing school that would give scholarships

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to boys at [age] eight or nine. But they said my grandfather would kill me. So I didn’t pursue it until college.

“I started modern dancing when I was 17.

I got a scholarship at a dance company in Costa Rica but my parents didn’t know. Toward the end of the first year with the company, there was a festival and I was going to perform in it, in the National Theater where I had been going to see the symphony.

That’s when I told my parents. They were fine, but said not to tell my grandfather.”

Once Roy moved to D.C., dance classes were very available and so were work-study opportunities. “I went to Joy of Motion Dance Center, which became the joy of my life. When you danced, the entire building shook. You worked a shift and could take as many classes as you wanted.”

A choreographer friend started casting him in musicals. He also met one of his long-term partners, Nick DeSantis. Nick is also now a Seattle theater fixture known for fun, over-the-top roles in musicals around town (The Producers at Village Theatre), but also for a career-defining turn in I Am My Own Wife, a solo show at ArtsWest that was a production to remember.

Nick and Roy moved to Seattle together, at a time when Roy became very ill. “I found out I was (HIV-)positive in ’92. I didn’t tell anyone except my sister. My mom has health issues and she worries. We decided not to worry her. They put me on AZT and it was so incredibly awful I didn’t take it. I made the decision that it was so excruciating that I didn’t want it, if it was this nauseating. My T-cell number was plummeting, but felt fine. I still was dancing.

“In ’95 we went to Costa Rica, and I started coughing and developed [pneumocystis pneumonia] and tested positive for toxoplasmosis and thrush. I got really sick. We left early and I was in the hospital and my mom came to the hospital and I realized that I had to tell her. It was like a second coming-out.

“But the anti-retrovirals came out in ’96, and when I moved to Seattle, I got on them and immediately responded really well and now I’m great. I only see my doctor every six months. No symptoms, and my viral load remains undetectable.”

Roy wants people to understand, though, that just because his disease is arrested, there are still major consequences to unsafe sex. He sees a lot of younger men, in particular, get very lazy about their sexual habits.

“My liver and kidneys are definitely starting to have issues, probably from long-term meds and unknown long-term effects. I want to tell people that they wouldn’t want to take meds twice a day and possibly have liver and kidney problems. I’m one of the first people to take these drugs and I’m part of the experiment that is finding out how long people can take these drugs before things start happening.

“Younger Gay men don’t care and don’t keep protected and think they can always take medicine. I have friends who have died after they stopped responding to the meds.

It’s not a get-out-of-jail-free card. If you can prevent it, prevent it. You can’t tell if someone is positive by looking at someone!”

Roy plans to produce plays with Arouet that are either Spanish classics no one else is producing or LGBTQ-themed. He also wants to do something contemporary about AIDS, but he says most of the plays about it are already outdated and don’t fit what he wants to talk about.

“I want a play about AIDS today. My life is not a tragedy. I would like to see something that shows that we’re living our normal lives, and there’s nothing out there that speaks to that. And our lives can be good and productive. We’re going to have to create that play.”

In the meantime, Roy has been hired by Latino Theatre Projects to direct Anna in the Tropics, a Nilo Cruz play, at Burien Little Theatre in August.

He is happily partnered with musician John Epperson (not Lypsinka), whom he met five years ago. “He’s a superstar in the field of meditative music for guided meditation and sleep. He’s done the sound for every production I’ve done. I do the graphic design for his work, his CD covers. We’ve been together ever since.”

Roy works full-time as a graphic designer for the civil engineering firm Otak, a com-

pany he says is extremely supportive. “My bosses have supported my plays and sponsored my productions, and are understanding when I leave for rehearsal or performance.”

Since his parents are in Costa Rica and getting older, he says he may go back there to live at some point. “I would like to try it out. I never thought I’d live anywhere as long as I have lived in Seattle. I could maybe live in both places. Seattle has been really good to me. But I’d love to try to do theater in Costa Rica. That would blow my mind.”

“no matter what race of people you were born into, you are LGBT, and at the end of the day we are all fighting the same fight for equality, so it is important we continue to stand together.”

Chase Silva will be a name that many people will come to know. Singing professionally is a dream Chase says he’s going to make come true.

“I’ll sing at the opening of an envelope if I have to,” he said with a laugh. “But seriously, my goal in life is to record an album

and perform for thousands, if not millions, of people. I know I’m on the right track.”

Chase said he would like to thank Gaysha Starr, Sister Domine Trix, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Neighbours Seattle, and “everyone who believed in me.”

“I moved to Seattle to become more involved in the community and I couldn’t be more happy with the way it’s going,” he concluded. “If you see me out and about, please say “Hi.” Have a great Pride. And thank you for the support.”

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The new Idol says music gives him a feeling of euphoria. He also views it as a way to bring people together. “Music is universal, it has the power to connect people from different backgrounds or beliefs.”

Chase ultimately won 2012 Pride Idol because, aside from his amazing vocal talent, he can really sell the audience on a song.

When 2012 Pride Idol host Gaysha Starr announced he had won, Chase said, he was “shocked and overwhelmed.”

“It was anyone’s game that night,” he told us. “For me to win this exceeded my expectations. For weeks I had joked with friends that I just wanted to be on a float in the Pride parade.”

Chase said that if he could give future contestants any advice it would be to “pick songs that reflect you as a performer” and, above all, “Sang, baby, sang!”

Community talent events like Pride Idol are important, he said, because they help bring the diverse communities within our movement together.

“You could really feel the love in the room on Sunday,” said Chase. “It was such a good feeling to be a part of Pride Idol and I hope to be a part of many other events that bring our community together.”

Chase told SGN that Pride Idol gave him a chance to meet a lot of different people who share his passion for music. “All of the contestants were so talented and deserved to be there. I felt fortunate to share the stage with them.

“The support I got from complete strangers humbled me,” he said, realizing that through his four performances at Pride Idol, he’d begun to develop a fan base.

Aside from performing at PrideFest at Seattle Center and singing on the Seattle Out & Proud float in the Pride Parade, Chase won a $1,000 cash prize.

Asked what he planned to do with the money, he said, “I will be flying back home to Hawaii to visit my family that I haven’t seen in four years. Also, I will donate some of the winnings to the Approve Referendum 74 campaign for marriage equality.”

As 2012 Pride Idol, Chase says he is allin when it comes to spreading the word about the Approve R-74 campaign. From fundraisers to voter registration and ballot awareness, he’s willing to lend his talents and work.

“I also would like to work with our youth,” said Chase. “It is my goal to put together a karaoke and potluck party for the kids at Lambert House.”

Pride Sunday is right around the corner, and Chase tells SGN that there’s never been a more important time to celebrate who we are as a community than this year. “Pride is so important because we get to have fun and honor how far we’ve come as a movement.

This year we will be celebrating while fighting for a brighter future for our community.

“I just love being a Gay man and all that comes along with that,” he said.

Community is a word that Chase believes in wholeheartedly, but he is also proud to represent the U.T.O.P.I.A. members of the LGBT family as 2012 Pride Idol.

“I’m Hawaiian, Puerto Rican, Portuguese from the Islands of Hawaii, and I am proud of where I come from,” he said. “This past March I became a member of the local organization United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, which I want to represent in a positive light as Pride Idol.”

While Chase believes it is important to be proud of your culture and heritage, he thinks it is also essential to remember that

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer CHAKA KHAN SNOQUALMIE CASINO BALLROOM June 10 You never would have guessed by watching Chaka Khan last weekend in concert that she’s just nine months shy of her 60th birthday. The legendary funk and R&B artist was in flawless form when she performed to a packed ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino. She sounded great, she looked hot, and she hit every high note on every song.

Shortly after 7 p.m., Khan began her twohour set with “I’m a Woman (I’m a Backbone).” The crowd was on its feet, many of them dancing and waving their hands in the air as the entertainer shimmied in a one-piece black mini-dress and sheer glittery overcoat with train. Her wavy, long, red velvet hair at times blew on either side of her shoulders when she stood in front of two electric fans at the foot of the stage.

“What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me” was saucy, and it found Khan working that stage from left to right. The venue is a no-frills hotel ballroom, the kind you’d be sitting in during a typical wedding reception, but its intimacy provided a grand opportunity to see this multi-Grammy winner in a smallerthan-usual setting.

When introducing an oldie but goodie, “Earth Song,” the singer candidly admitted that her former drug years influenced some of her music. She told everyone that once when doing this very same number live a long time ago, she saw flowers coming out of her mouth. Later in Sunday night’s show, during what she called “sharing time,” Khan shared that she used to be a “bad, bad girl,” leaving her kids with their grandmother and going AWOL for week-long binges, though she happily declared that she finally entered rehab and has now been sober for nine years.

Khan delivered a beautiful, powerful version of “My Funny Valentine,” which she covered for the Waiting to Exhale film soundtrack. But she bounced back to the original stuff, dizzying concertgoers with her amazing pipes on classics like “Through the Fire” and “I Know You, I Live You.” There wasn’t a note that this woman didn’t hit out of the park. On “Sweet Thing,” Khan held out the microphone to allow audience members, including dozens of Gay men scattered around the ballroom, to sing along loudly.

The night got a bit crazier when the diva landed on a pair of huge favorites, the first being “Tell Me Something Good,” which got the house dancing and belting out the chorus, and the second the time-honored “I’m Every Woman,” which sounded as ex-

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citing and wonderful as it did back in the day. By this point, the crowd had spilled over into the aisles, and one young lady jumped over an entire row of chairs to party right below the stage.

For an encore, Khan blew the roof off with a spine-tingling rendition of “Ain’t Nobody.” Those five minutes were bliss, something I’ll always treasure.

Shocking and mildly disappointing was the omission of “I Feel for You” from the set list. “This Is My Night” and “Love You All My Lifetime” also went missing.

Overall, it was an evening of vintage Chaka Khan. A dramatic weight loss, a cleanedup personal life, and a spiritual reawakening have all been good for the R&B songstress. Believe it or not, and I’m telling you it’s true, she’s at an all-new peak. courtes y big hassle

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer It’s difficult to look away from Rhett Miller. His seductive eyes, feathery hair, and shapely lips are almost too distracting.

When the daydreaming ends, there’s a poignant storyteller underneath those striking features.

Miller, for years straddling both a solo career and lead-singer duties for the Old 97’s, is at it again with his newest release, The Dreamer. It’s a wonderful collection of light rock/neo-country tunes inspired by love, nature, or both. I’ve met Miller in person on two occasions – once in his dressing room minutes before going on stage for a concert – and he’s really friendly and laid back. No stranger to Seattle, he returns next weekend to perform at the Crocodile on June 22 (visit www.thecrocodile.com for ticket information).

If you’re looking for a mellow way to kick off Pride weekend (although I’m sure his set list includes upbeat, danceable fare as well), put this show on your calendar. In his second interview with SGN, here’s what this Texas-born daddy of two shared with me inside the Music Lounge.

Albert Rodriguez: You’ve played in Seattle lots of times, both as a solo act and with the Old 97’s. What are some of your favorite memories of this city?

Rhett Miller: The 97’s played the Showbox (Market) during Bumbershoot once and David Cross got naked in the front row

of the balcony and danced. There was the night I dragged Janeane Garafalo to the Crocodile to see the Gourds, and we danced all night. Other than that ... too many great dinners and drinks with friends to even begin to recall.

Rodriguez: For those who haven’t yet listened to The Dreamer, can you describe some of the songs or music from it?

Miller: The Dreamer is my simple album. Simple songs and production. Not overwrought or over-thought. If you like pedal steel and male/female harmonizing, you’ll love The Dreamer.

Rodriguez: Does your set list for this tour include songs from both your solo work and the Old 97’s? Anything from The Instigator?

Miller: Lots of 97’s stuff and solo stuff with a particular emphasis on The Instigator.

Rodriguez: When packing for an upcoming tour, what goes into the suitcase first?

Miller: Seven of everything: slacks, button-downs, T-shirts, socks, skivvies, etc.

And I always pack an umbrella.

Rodriguez: You have incredible rock-star hair. What’s your secret?

Miller: Thanks. I don’t know. I don’t put anything in it. I only shampoo every three days or so.

Rodriguez: Back to the music, when writing new songs do the lyrics or the music come first?

Miller: No rules. Inspiration dictates how it goes, and it’s always different.

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Rodriguez: Will you have a full band for the Seattle show, or is it an acoustic solo performance?

Miller: The Serial Lady Killers will be joining me. Greg (Beshers), Tommy (Borscheid), and Angela (Webster). And they rock.

Rodriguez: Is there anyone on the current pop/rock music scene that you follow? Any songs or albums you’re really digging right now?

Miller: The Head and The Heart are great. They’re from Seattle. Also, Sarah Jaffe, the David Wax Museum, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ben Kweller. There’s so much great music coming out right now.

Rodriguez: Did you know that you’re

performing in Seattle on Pride weekend?

Have you or your family ever attended a Gay Pride Parade?

Miller: During my brief tenure at Sarah Lawrence College, I attended a Pride parade. And over the years, I’ve loved being in West Hollywood for the mammoth Halloween celebration.

Rodriguez: Lastly, Gay marriage is on the ballot for Washington state voters. Do you have an opinion on it either way?

Miller: Hell, yes! It’s an embarrassment that in our supposedly enlightened age, marriage is not available to everyone. Years from now, we will reflect with disbelief that Gay marriage was even an issue.

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SATURDAY - June 16

See this week’s PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR for details on Pride-related activities, including SO&P’s Seattle Pride Picnic.

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.

Seattle Erotic Art Festival (6/16-6/17, 6/22-6/24).

Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. www.seattleerotic.org Fremont Fair & Solstice Parade (6/16 & 6/17). Sat: 10am-8pm; Sun: 11am-6pm. Fremont Ave N & N 34th St. Fremont Solstice Parade on Saturday at noon. www.fremontfair.org; www.fremontartscouncil.org.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Bi & Bi Mixed-Gender Social Group. 4-6pm. Wayward Coffee, 8570 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Social get-together for Bisexual men & women, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks.

Sponsored by BiNet Seattle, a multi-gender, multicultural, pro-feminist group dedicated to providing information about Bisexuality, promoting Bisexual visibility & developing community. www.binetseattle.org.

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

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

SUNDAY - June 17

See this week’s PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR for details on Pride-related activities, including Seattle Frontrunners’ Run/Walk With Pride and Seattle Pride Pageant.

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.

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

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

Sponsored by the Snohomish County Gay Men’s Task Force. For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.

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

Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Fremont Fair (6/16 & 6/17). Sat: 10am-8pm; Sun: 11am-6pm. www.fremontfair.org.

Seattle Erotic Art Festival (6/16 & 6/17, 6/22-6/24).

Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. For a schedule of events visit www.seattleerotic.org Seattle Men in Leather Monthly Brunch. 11am. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. Meets 3rd Sunday most months. All members of the leather community are invited to attend. SML is a Gay men’s social organization, promoting with power & pride the Seattle Men’s Leather Community. www.seattlemeninleather.org 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)

Visit us online www.sgn.org

June 16 thru June 24 bians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

PFLAG/Everett Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church of Everett, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Sex, Dating & Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of every month. Talk about sexual health & safety, as well as different types of relationships. Ask questions and get answers from people who really know their stuff. 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

TUESDAY - June 19

990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister with each other so they may overcome their sexual meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction dharmabuddies.org or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 sasgcc.org Broadway. Every Sunday.

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 12MONDAY - June 18 1:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. Women Facing HIV. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 303 The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of rela- 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in peer support tives & friends of alcoholics who share their experi- group for women living with HIV/AIDS. 322-2437. ence, strength & hope in order to solve their common www.sasgcc.org problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle- recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; al-anon.org www.sasgcc.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more re- information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG laxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org learning the game and/or want to supplement their Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm. competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd visit www.raincitysoccer.org Monday each month (except December).684-4537.

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish St - enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets County restaurants. For information, location & to 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 RSVP contact Ricardo at socialdinnerclub@yahoo. people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social com or phone (360) 722-1664. club for Gay men & their friends. 329-0793. www.

Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. seattleprimetimers.org.

Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at Catholic Parents Support Group. 7pm. St Benedict’s daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; Parish Center, 1805 N 49th St. Meets 3rd Monday each month. This is a drop-in peer support group for www.sasgcc.org parents, family members & friends of GLBT persons.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ (425) 462-9411, 542-2549.

Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. FredLind Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Manor, 1802 17th Ave. Every Monday (except holidays Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & rec- & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only LGBT speaking club. www.FreelySpeaking.org reational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle UniEvery Sunday. Peer support for recovery from sub- versity, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.) stance abuse. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets & women who share their experience, strength & hope 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Les-

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 Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

Planned Parenthood, 2001 E Madison. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months (schedule varies in summer).

The Safe Schools Coalition: A Public-Private Partnership in Support of LGBT youth. All are welcome at meetings; lots of volunteer opportunities are discussed.

632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.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 Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. kim.bogucki@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. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org 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 Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

Meadowbrook Playfield, 10533 35th Ave NE (tennis courts at 32nd Ave NE). Every Tuesday & Thursday thru Sept. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $3 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress.com.

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. 363-4500 or www. outdrum.com 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.)

Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

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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

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WEDNESDAY - June 20

See this week’s PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR for details on Pride-related activities, including Seattle Sounders Pride Foundation Night.

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

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

True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important issues, building a supportive community.

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

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

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

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

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

Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersollcenter.org Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemoviebears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Sex, Dating & Healthy Relationships. 7-8pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month. For LGBTQ youth that want to learn new things & explore all sorts of ideas around sex, identity & sexual relationships. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm.

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY - June 21

See this week’s PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR for details on Pride-related activities, including Queer Teen Ensemble Theatre’s (6/21-6/25) opening night.

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every

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Thursday. (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

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

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

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 Queer Parent Networking Dinners (Sept-Nov, JanJune). 6-8pm. Meets 3rd Thursdays of every month.

Open to all LGBT, Two-Spirited, Queer & Questioning families - including parents, co-parents & other people who have a significant role in the life of a child. RSVP at least a week in advance. 568-7777 or deann@ nwnetwork.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! 6:30-8pm. Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St, 3rd Floor. Meets every Thursday. A conversation about HIV with other men. Gay & Bi men facing challenges living with HIV longterm now have a new way to meet others facing similar challenges.

Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle fairly & equitably addresses sexual minority concerns. Meetings open to the public. 684-4514.

Seattle Tennis Alliance Social Doubles. 6:30-8pm.

Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. http://sta.clubexpress. com. [May-September only.]

Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club Monthly Potluck & Meeting. 7pm. Meets 3rd Thursday each month.

Bottom Dwellers promotes safe & responsible scuba diving & other outdoor activities for the GLBT community & friends at all experience levels. For info & location, www.bottomdwellers.org.

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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 GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday each month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide FREE 30-minute consultations. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 235-7235. Clinic volunteers return calls on Tuesdays between 12noon-3pm. For information, visit www.q-law.org/legalclinic PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www. bellevue-pflag.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

FRIDAY - June 22

See this week’s PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR for details on Pride-related activities, including Pride Shabbat, Emerald City MCC 40th Anniversary Dinner, Seattle Storm Pride Foundation Night, Queer Teen Ensemble Theatre, GLSEN Youth Pride Dance, “Hey Tranny, It’s Tranny!”, and Seattle Men’s Chorus.

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.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Friday of every month. Board games, cards & fun. www.sasgcc.org

SATURDAY - June 23

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

See this week’s PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR for details on Pride-related activities, including Dignity’s Pride Week Breakfast, Capitol Hill Pride Festival, Gay City’s “Portraits of Pride” Exhibit, Pride ASIA, Rainbow Women’s Health Fair, Interfaith Worship Service, Seattle Dyke March, Queer Teen Ensemble Theatre, Seattle Men’s Chorus, Chocolate Revolution, “Red” Men’s and Women’s Parties.

Capitol Hill Pride Festival. 11am-10pm. Broadway E. between E. Roy and E. John Sts. “Portraits of Pride” Exhibit. 11am-2pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Artists’ reception.

Pride ASIA. 12 noon-6pm. Hing Hay Park, 423 Maynard Ave S. Rainbow Women’s Health Fair. 12 noon-5pm.

Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway.

206-461-4489.

Seattle Dyke March. 5-7pm. Seattle Central Community College’s South Plaza, Broadway & E. Pine St. www.seattledykemarch.com.

SUNDAY - June 24

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

See this week’s PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR for details on Pride-related activities, including SO&P’s Pride Brunch, Seattle Pride Parade, and Seattle PrideFest, Queer Teen Ensemble Theatre.

Seattle Pride Parade. 11 a.m. 4th Ave & Union St. Seattle’s annual LGBT Pride Parade travels north on 4th Ave to Denny Way. www.seattlepride.org Seattle PrideFest. 12 noon-8 p.m. Seattle Center.

More than 100 music acts, community information and vendor booths, dancing at the International Fountain.

FREE. www.seattlepridefest.org.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

Celebrating 39 Years!

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

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

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

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Olympia/Thurston County: www.RainbowCenterOly. org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies, including Alaska Airlines, Amazon.com, Amgen, AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, Macy’s, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks Coffee, Xerox. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org;

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. 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, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 4616910, 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), 9238313, 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, 322-7061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

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

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

Rosehedge/Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www. rosehedge.org

Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition.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. Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

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.shiftrecovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

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.

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com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw.org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures. org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnwgra.org; Puddletown Squares: www. puddletownsquares.org; Rain City Soccer: www. raincitysoccer.org; Rain Country Dance Association: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www. raincountrydance.org; 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/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http:// lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 436-8671. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/ WA, WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org; www.wagsa. org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter.org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, ages 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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Please fax weekly changes to (206) 322-7188 or email them to seattleGaynews@yahoo.com no later than 3 pm on Tuesdays!

FRIDAY

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

Changes - Happy Hour 12pm-8pm Super Happy Hour 4pm-7pm $1.50/$3 Well Drinks $1.25 PBR Drafts. Prime Rib Dinner $11.75 Live DJ 9pm-close Club Silverstone - in Tacoma. Happy Hour till 7 pm.

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

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

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

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

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

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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CLUB Z - (men) 1117 Pike near Boren - 622-9958 HOT HOUSE SPA & SAUNA - (women) SW corner of Pike & 11th (stairs behind Wildrose) - 568-3240 STEAM WORKS - (men) 1520 Summit - 388-4818

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ANIMALS ESPRESSO - 550 12th Ave. - 329-3914 BALTIC ROOM - 1207 Pine St. - 625-4444 BEACON PUB - 3057 Beacon Ave. S. - 726-0238 THE BOTTLENECK LOUNGE - 2328 E. Madison St. - 323-1098 THE BROADWAY GRILL - 314 Broadway E. - 328-7000 C.C. ATTLE’S BAR & GRILLE - 1701 E. Olive Way THE CANTERBURY - 534 15th Ave. E. - 322-3130 CHANGES IN WALLINGFORD - 2103 N. 45th - 545-8363 THE CRESCENT - 1413 E. Olive Way - 720-8188 THE CUFF COMPLEX - 1533 13th Ave. - 323-1525 DIESEL BAR - 1413 14th Ave. - 322-1080 DOUBLE HEADER - 407 2nd Ave. S. - 464-9918 ELITE - 1520 E. Olive Way - 860-0999 EVO TAPAS KITCHEN & CABARET 1715 E. Olive Way - 328-5293 GLO’S - 1621 E. Olive Way - 324-2577 INSOMNIAX - 102 15th Ave. E. - 322-6477 JAZZ ALLEY - 2033 6th Ave. E. - 441-9729 JULIA’S - 300 Broadway Ave. E. - 860-1818 THE LOBBY - 916 E. Pike St. - 328-6703 MAE’S CAFE - 6412 Phinney Ave. N. - 782-1222 MADISON PUB - 1315 E. Madison - 325-6537 NEIGHBOURS - 1509 Broadway - 324-5358 OUT WEST - 5401California Ave. SW, West Seattle POCO WINE ROOM - 1408 E. Pine St. - 322-9463 PONY - 1221 E. Madison St. - 324-2854 PURR - 1518 11th Ave. - 325-3112 R PLACE - 619 E. Pine - 322-8828 RE-BAR - 1114 Howell at Boren - 233-9873 SEATTLE EAGLE - 314 E. Pike - 621-7591 TOMMY GUN - 1703 E. Olive Way WILDROSE - 1021 E. Pike - 324-9210

RETAIL SHOPS

CASTLE SUPERSTORE #17 - 206 Broadway Ave. E. - 204-0126 DOGHOUSE LEATHERS - 1312 E. Pike St. - 257-0231 EMERSON SALON - 909 E. Pike St. - 323-7437 MAIL BOXES ETC. - Above QFC at Broadway & Pike - 324-5600 THE CRYPT - 1516 11th Ave. 325-3882 ONYX LEATHER - 1605 12th Ave. #8 - 328-1965 SALON DEWI/RED DRAWERS - 1525 14th. - 381-DIVA(3482) STAN’S ADULT SUPERSTORE - 9630 16th Ave. SW - 762-3299 UNDER U 4 MEN - 709 Broadway Ave. E. - 324-6446 TABOO VIDEO - 1012 1st Ave. - 622-SEXY TOYS IN BABELAND - 707 E. Pike St. - 328-2914

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

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

KENT

LOVER’S - 25801 104th Ave. S.E. - (253) 852-1720 SWANK - 24437 Russell Rd. - (253) 854-2110 THE VIBE - 226 1st Ave. S., 98032 - (253) 852-0815 THE VOYEUR - 604 Central Ave. S. - (253) 850-8428

LA CONNER

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

OLYMPIA

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

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

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

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

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

WENATCHEE

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

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_______________________________ 2 GWM seek GWM to share 2 BR/2.5 BA townhouse in Renton near Valley Medical. $450/mo, incl utils. Own bedroom and full bath. 425-647-7379. 24/4 _______________________________ THE LEATHER BUNK HOUSE is now open. 5,000 sq ft, 3 levels on huge property - a hidden-fromthe-world corner lot. Free for you to live as the HOT LEATHERMAN you created yourself 2B! All welcome, but do prefer the MATURE MALE. Temporary towards the rest of our chap-wearing ass days. Still needs clean-up, so it’s only $500 to move in. But it’s more than liveable for you fine fellas. Just email DannyDAN for info: danny7677777@gmail.com.

There’s 25 rooms and 3 should be for PLAYTIME. 25/3 _______________________________ 11 for rent

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

15 15 employment employment wanted WANTED

_______________________________ DAY LABORER Expert in moving pr ojects.

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

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

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

19 19 computer services/ COMPUTER TECH/ photography PHOTOGRAPHY

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Man-Scapes Assessing Proper Trims for Gentlemen. Why wait long? when you can Properly Trim, Accentuate, and Celebrate the View! 206-3694598. SGN/ _______________________________ RAIN CITY JACKS Seattle’s own JO Club, RCJ hosts three group masturbation events every month. Safe, hot, friendly and fun. Adult men only. 888-809-5035. info@raincityjacks.org; www.raincityjacks. org. 31/12 _______________________________ FREE & ANONYMOUS HIV & STD COUNSELING/TESTING Walk-In or by Appt GAY CITY HEALTH PROJECT 511 E. Pike St. MON-FRI: 3pm-8pm SAT: 12:30pm-5pm More Info & to Schedule Appt 206-860-6969 _______________________________

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_______________________________ HOUSE CLEANING for Beautiful Homes. 20 yrs continuous Seattle experience. Detail-oriented, hard worker, organized. No Eastside. $25/hr. billybob98103@yahoo. com. 24/3 _______________________________ CORRECTED PHONE #

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_______________________________ FREE & ANONYMOUS HIV & STD COUNSELING/TESTING Walk-In or by Appt GAY CITY HEALTH PROJECT 511 E. Pike St. MON-FRI: 3pm-8pm SAT: 12:30pm-5pm More Info & to Schedule Appt 206-860-6969 _______________________________

21 21 licensed LICENSED massage MASSAGE non-sexual

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_______________________________ 1hr-$45/1.5-$65/2hrs-$85 www.bodyworkman.com S k i l l e d m a s s e u r, m a s s a g e friendly studio, comfortable table. 17yrs excellent, enjoyable, relaxing, unhurried massage.

Or benefit from more healthfocused techniques to relieve tightness, tension and muscle aches. John 206.324.0682.

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Incalls North Seattle; anywhere else outcalls. 206-713-1459; if I’m out, leave message. $100-incall; $150-outcall. 28/3 _______________________________ DADDY I do serious bodywork. Also sensual and kinky work as well.

Please be serious. Noon-9pm, by appointment only. 206-3285828. daddymaster66@gmail. com. 23/3 _______________________________ FACIAL and MINI MASSAGE by Asian guy in a nice warm place. $85. 425-247-5697. 26/6 _______________________________

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