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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A conversation with Sister Act ’s Kingsley Leggs

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer SISTER ACT: A DIVINE MUSICAL COMEDY PARAMOUNT THEATRE August 20–25 Kingsley Leggs enjoys playing the antagonist. He’s done it twice in major roles on Broadway – first in the musical The Color Purple as the strict “Mister,” and then in the musical Sister Act as a thug named Curtis Jackson. He is now reprising that role with the touring company of Sister Act, coming to the Paramount later this month.

SGN caught up with the actor as he prepped for his Emerald City appearance.

Eric Andrews-Katz: Who were your earliest influences?

Kingsley Leggs: When I was a kid I watched a lot of old movie musicals with my grandmother. I saw Elvis, Gene Kelly, and Fred Astaire … all of those old films were a huge influence, and my first exposure to musical theater. I liked them all. I was a big Elvis fan for a long time, but I loved Gene Kelly.

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

Leggs: Carousel, in high school.

I was some chorus guy – Man #3 or something. I was in the ensemble.

Andrews-Katz: You made your Broadway debut in The Color Purple. What was your first impression when you heard they made the classic book into a musical?

Leggs: I [actually] made my debut in Miss Saigon. I was in the ensemble and covered the role of John.

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Blanchett in bloom Woody Allen’s latest is a fiery showcase for a brilliant actress

Time to roar!

Miss Yara Sofia returns to Seattle for Leo Party X

by Ken Campbell Special to the SGN

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

LEO PARTY X NEIGHBOURS NIGHTCLUB August 11

BLUE JASMINE Now showing I’m not going to say Woody Allen’s latest comedic concoction, Blue Jasmine, is perfect. A number of its insights feel relatively obvious, its attacks on bourgeoisie snobbery and societal malaise among the wealthy not new, and while the knife is out and the cuts are there the satirical observations don’t draw as much blood as I oftentimes felt they should have.

Things don’t connect with nearly as much blissful perfection as they did in the legendary writer/director’s most recent triumph, Midnight in Paris, while past winners like Match Point, Mighty Aphrodite, and Crimes and Misdemeanors covered somewhat (emphasis on “somewhat”) similar material, packing a bit more of a wallop than this one in doing so.

Brace yourself, kiddies, for while it may be Monsoon season in Seattle, there is yet another tropical storm on the way. Miss Yara Sofia, a third-season contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race, is coming to Seattle for an exclusive appearance at Leo Party X! For those of you who are unacquainted with Miss Sofia, this Puerto Rican power princess held her own all the way up to episode 13 before being eliminated in an emotionally charged lip-sync contest against fellow contestant Alexis Mateo and claiming the position of fourth runner-up. But this was not the last we were to see of Yara Sofia. During the reunion special, which aired on May 2, Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine

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theater and stage

courtesy of David Javerbaum

Watt! (Wait. What?)

Emmy-winning writer David Javerbaum talks about his new musical comedy

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

major moments of notoriety – banning the Beach Boys from performing at the National Mall on July 4th, because they were WATT?!? attracting the ‘wrong element,’ and having VILLAGE THEATRE (Issaquah) to resign from office after saying [about a Through August 18 governmental committee under his department], ‘I have a Black, two Jews, a woman, The second weekend in August each sum- and a cripple.’” Those two moments would mer, Village Theatre celebrates its Festival make outstanding songs in a musical, he of New Musicals, an opportunity for musi- felt. cal theater creators from around the country, and even around the world, to test out INSIDE WATT’S HEAD and perfect their new musicals and get com“Also, [Watt] was a fundamentalist Chrisments from astute audience members who tian, so his beliefs were different from mine. love this art form.

I wanted to get into someone’s head differThese musical offerings are performed as ent from mine and explore a fervent belief “staged readings” – a very simple presenta- [system] even if I didn’t share those beliefs. tion that usually features piano accompa- And I wanted it to be very funny and ironic. niment and actors standing with scripts in I wanted [him] to be an antihero you could hand. In recent years, Village has augment- root for. ed the festival with one musical that gets a “A parallel is The Colbert Report. It’s a developmental workshop and is fully mem- pretty close parallel. The difference is that orized, with a band of musicians, costumes, Stephen Colbert’s character is undergirded lights, sets, and all.

by Stephen Colbert, who is a wonderful The developmental production this year, human being. James Watt is only himself staged for two weekends, is a singularly – there is no other mask. Also, his wife, odd-sounding musical called WATT?!? Leilani, turned out to be just as important (yup, with all those punctuation marks). and interesting and completely different.

With book and lyrics by Emmy-award win- The source material was a book by his wife, ning comedy writer David Javerbaum and because her book was unbelievable – [she is] music by Larson Award-winning composer as meek and conflict-averse and humble as Brendan Milburn, the musical focuses on a he is the opposite. The title was Caught in real guy, James G. Watt, who was Secretary the Conflict, and she was caught in the conof the Interior under President Reagan from flict he was responsible for but she did not 1981 to 1983. relish that conflict. [She worried that] he’s a man and the head of a Christian family, THE PERFECT VENUE so how can she be the wife he needs? Many In a conversation with SGN, Javerbaum of the women in the audience might not be talked about his musical, why he wrote sympathetic to that, but she does find a way it, and what to expect when you see it. In to serve him and be his helpmate. Just like a piece on YouTube (www.youtube.com/ Eve in the Bible.”

“It’s the life and career of James Watt, mostly his time in office during the Reagan presidency. His story is presented from his point of view. ...

It's also balls-out rock'n'roll!" watch?v=fFOGcyLmAxw), he gives nine words that describe the musical – ballsy, ironic, hilarious, weird, Interior Secretaryish, James Watt based – and says you don’t need to have any real knowledge of Watt to enjoy the show. He also mentions that he hopes for the opportunity to stage the musical “somewhere where the audience will understand” the Daily Show-esque flavor of the humor. Well, Village is probably the best location he will ever find!

Javerbaum describes the scope of the musical. “It’s the life and career of James Watt, mostly his time in office during the Reagan presidency. His story is presented from his point of view. Many people may find it ironic and may believe that he is an antihero and doesn’t understand the context of his own life, but I was very careful to tell the story from his [worldview].” He adds, “It’s also balls-out rock ’n’ roll!”

So why this particular character? “He had an incredible career punctuated by two

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A CELEBRATED SONGWRITER Javerbaum has won twelve Emmy awards, many for writing for The Daily Show. He has written acclaimed songs for the Tony Awards, like the Emmy-winning “Broadway Is Not Just for Gays Anymore” and “If I Had Time” – both composed with Adam Schlesinger and sung by the inimitable Neil Patrick Harris.

“While it’s nerve-wracking to write one of those songs, somewhat on the fly, I have nothing to worry about when Neil sings one of my songs,” says Javerbaum. “He’s amazing! He never misses a joke, and he also helps give ideas.”

NPH fans alert: Javerbaum is helping him write what is essentially an autobiography of his life and career, scheduled to come out next year. “He’s the principal author but I’m in the background and happy to do it,” he says.

Javerbaum grew up in New Jersey, and while he and his family did the very New

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Jersey activity of going to New York City to see Broadway shows, he says he wasn’t all that into musicals back then. “I always saw the world comically and tried to be funny,” he recalls He went to college at Harvard University, and while there, he participated in creating lyrics for some of their Hasty Pudding spoofs, an endeavor that went well for him.

But he can’t say he prepared for and planned for the successes he’s achieved.

“If I did prepare it wasn’t conscious. After college, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, and went to NYU’s School of Musical Theater Composition. It was a great school, but I went there because it was fun. A friend of mine started writing for The Onion and I began writing some for them while I temped at Wall Street firms and such. After The Onion got well-known, I got representation and then the same friend became a writer on The Daily Show. [My career] definitely had that lucky break at the beginning.”

He and his artist wife of 11 years, Debra, and his two children, aged 8 and 5, will all attend the Festival. Javerbaum says his wife and kids “are very proud of me. I’ll have to cover the [kids’] ears in a couple of spots.

It was a debate, but I wanted them to know what Daddy tries to do for a living. If people are laughing at Daddy’s joke, they’ll be happy.”

Javerbaum says that he met Debra in a rather unusual way. “We met at the Republican National Convention in 2000. l was working for The Daily Show as a writer and she was working for Comedy Central as a web producer. A bizarre place to meet.”

AUDIENCE INPUT WELCOME Since WATT?!? has been through several developments, Javerbaum feels it’s in a pretty solid place, though he’ll be open to hearing the feedback during the festival. He says he’s not hoping for a Broadway production, though he wouldn’t turn it down, but thinks this is a small musical perfect for regional stages like Village’s.

In fact, Javerbaum is extremely excited about the production as it’s developing at Village. He came out a couple of weeks ago for a rehearsal. “I cannot express how happy I am with the cast, the theater, the director, the choreographer. It seems like it will be exactly the production I’ve always dreamed of! We’re hoping to get a cast album out of this. These people are fantastic and I want them to be immortalized. I’m blown away by the talent and the speed they’re learning stuff!”

The cast is headed by Hugh Hastings and Susannah Mars, with support from Joshua Carter, Benjamin Harris, Matt Shimkus, J Reese, Heather Apellanes Gonio, Kate Jaeger, and Brian Lange. Matthew Walker directs, with Crystal Dawn Munkers choreographing.

Javerbaum and Milburn have known each other for years, and while the two haven’t written any other musicals together, Javerbaum says, “I hope we’ll do more. He’s a great guy and great composer and great partner.”

Some very strong language is used in this show, including the n-word. For more information, go to www.villagetheatre.org/ issaquah/Watt.php or call (425) 392-2202.

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Baby talk

Precious Little looks at issues surrounding middle-age pregnancy

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer PRECIOUS LITTLE ANNEX THEATRE Through August 31 More women are choosing to get pregnant after age 40 these days. Generally intelligent and often middle-class or above, they usually have looked into risks, such as the higher probability of birth defects, and have proceeded with impregnation nonetheless.

This is the interesting topic of Annex Theatre’s latest production, Precious Little, by playwright Madeleine George.

Brodie (Sarah Papineau) is a professor of linguistics, who works to preserve dying languages. It’s a strange coincidence with this play, since a recent production at Seattle Public Theater, The Language Archive, featured a character with the same occupation.

Both plays are fairly new, which leads one to muse about why saving dying languages seems suddenly so important to modern playwrights!

Brodie is also a Lesbian, though it seems tangential to the basic story. She is having an affair with her grad student assistant (Taryn Pearce) and has chosen a sperm donor in order to get pregnant. She schedules genetic testing at a lab to determine if the fetus might have defects, having intellectually determined that she’d have an abortion if the fetus is too damaged. She is particularly concerned that her child be able to speak intelligently.

This play is an interesting and compelling beginning exploration of great decisions that we try to analyze dispassionately, yet over which we find ourselves embroiled in huge emotional turmoil. As Brodie discovers that the tests are conclusive for possible problems, those possible problems are not quantifiable, so the fetus may or may not have severe birth defects. They can’t tell until the baby is born.

also plays other characters). The Ape has been donated to a zoo by a research facility and apparently has been taught some English words. A wall chart near the enclosure is supposed to help zoo visitors know what words the Ape responds to. Brodie and the Ape bond wordlessly.

The three women on stage are likable and watchable and keep the evening enjoyable.

In a spare production with short scenes directed by Katherine Karaus, Brodie’s journey unfolds. The essential issue is that her analytical decisions become moot when she begins to bond with the female fetus inside her.

Pearce shows amazing vocal range as she morphs over and over into completely different small characters. She has a nonrealistic role called the “Zoogoers,” in which she intones speeches from dozens of different people presumably standing around the Ape’s enclosure, looking at and commenting on the Ape or wanting to look at the owls or even gossiping about co-workers or school buddies.

Mary Murfin Bayley plays an understated Ape and does a lovely job, not making fun of the animal, yet convincingly embodying it. In the script, however, the Ape never responds to any attempts to communicate with it in English.

ULTIMATELY UNSATISFYING There are other aspects to the script that don’t quite add up. Much of the play is realistic, yet the ending is distinctly unreal and fantastical. Brodie’s dilemma is compelling, yet the play ends before she fully deals with it. In fact, the end of the play basically implies she can’t deal with the decision at all, and leaves us hanging.

The current ideal of leaving the story for the audience to decide the end for themselves has some merit, but this play, while a great beginning, ultimately doesn’t really let us know what the author wants to say. For more information, go to www.annextheatre. org or call (206) 728-0933.

MONKEY BUSINESS Discuss your opinions with sgncritic@ The play ties Brodie’s journey with an ape (played by Mary Murfin Bayley, who gmail.com or go to www.facebook.com/SeattleTheaterWriters.

Spirits, arise!

OSF presents its annual HIV/AIDS benefit, The Daedalus Project

by Alice Bloch SGN Contributing Writer THE DAEDALUS PROJECT OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL August 19

Taryn Pearce and Sarah Papineau

For the first time, OSF is teaming up with the Ashland Independent Film Festival and Coming Attractions Theatres to present a three-day film series August 16-18. The Daedalus Film Festival will showcase five documentaries about the ongoing global HIV/AIDS crisis: • Blood Brother (India) won the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. The film follows an American’s decision to move to India and

If you’re thinking of traveling to Ashland for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) this summer, you might want to include the Daedalus Project in your plans. This annual event, scheduled for Monday, August 19, raises money to help end the spread of HIV/ AIDS, and to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have died from the disease.

There’s a play reading in the afternoon: the musical Falsettoland (book by James Lapine; music and lyrics by William Finn), so you can expect some fine singing by talented OSF cast members. In the evening you can attend the main event: the rollicking Daedalus Variety Show, created and performed by the OSF company and local community artists.

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restart his life among children living at an orphanage for those infected with HIV. • The Dreams of Elibidi (Ndoto za Elibidi) (Kenya) combines fiction and documentary as its protagonists come to terms with HIV and life in the slums.

• Fire in the Blood (U.K./India) is a corporate crime story about pharmaceutical companies and governments blocking access to low-cost AIDS drugs in Africa and India – and about the people who decided to fight back.

• How to Survive a Plague (U.S.A.), nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar, is the story of the activists who turned AIDS from a near-certain death sentence into a manageable condition.

• We Were Here (U.S.A.), nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, features five individuals who lived in San Francisco during the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

Their intensely personal stories also illuminate the larger themes of that era and the power of a community coming together with love, compassion, and determination.

While you’re in Ashland, be sure to attend some of the excellent productions in the three OSF theaters, most of which I reviewed in the July 5 issue of SGN (see www.sgn.org/sgnnews41_ 27/page24. cfm).

For more information and tickets, visit www.osfashland.org or call the box office at 1-800-219-8161.

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film and Television tristar pictures

The dark side of paradise

Visually dynamic Elysium is obvious, yet still entertains

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer ELYSIUM Opens August 9

eradicated thanks to life-saving technology not allowed on the starving planet around which they circle.

After being hooked up with stolen military hardware (literally bonded to his skeleton and hard-wired into his cranium), Max decrees the target for their endeavor must be John Carlyle (William Fichtner), the CEO of the robotics company he used to work for.

Thing is, Carlyle has been conspiring with Elysium Secretary of Defense Delacourt (Jodie Foster) to orchestrate a nonviolent coup, the tech information for doing so hidden within the confines of his computerenabled brain.

Of course Max ends up with the information inside his own head, and it goes without saying that Delacourt will do anything to get her hands on him to have access to it so she can instigate her plan. Not only is the reluctant soldier and revolutionary now being hunted by a bloodthirsty mercenary named Kruger (Sharlto Copley), he also has to deal with a crisis of conscience involving former flame Frey (Alice Braga), a doctor who has witnessed the medical depravity inflicting the earth firsthand. She’s also got a daughter, Matilda (Emma Tremblay), in the last stages of leukemia, meaning she desperately wants to get up to Elysium as well.

Elysium is a difficult movie to review.

This science fiction spectacle is writer/ director Neill Blomkamp’s follow-up to his much-lauded, Best Picture-nominated District 9. Like that film, this one is set in a somewhat dystopian wasteland (the entire face of planet Earth looking much like the South African alien slums District 9 depicted) where a downtrodden segment of society must stare down their supposed betters in a quest for equality. Additionally, Blomkamp attempts to fill his tale with large amounts of social and societal commentary, the messages he’s attempting to impart delivered with all the subtlety of a swift kick to the face.

Unlike District 9, however, the cardboard nature of the plot dynamics, most notably as they pertain to the characters themselves, is annoyingly noticeable, the almost cliché delivery of the messaging also a significant sticking point the director’s debut managed to somehow avoid. The whole thing is obvious in the extreme, moving toward its inevitable conclusion with methodical efficiency, the chances of anyone being surprised for WORKING-CLASS HERO even a second more or less nonexistent.

There’s nothing subtle about any of this, At the same time, Elysium is just so well- the characters never wavering from exmade, so incredibly acted (with one, some- actly who they appear to be at first glance.

Matt Damon in Elysium

while Fichtner is suitably smarmy as Blomkamp once again shows he is foil, the snobby corporate stooge looking to cash in. Finally, Braga is deftly understated as a mother inching toward the end of an a director of passion, vision, and te- driven extremely short rope, making Frey a more character than she would have nacity, keeping things moving at a intriguing been otherwise.

The exception? Shockingly, it’s Foster, the dynamic Oscar-winner phoning in her breakneck pace even as he goes out performance as Elysium’s security chief.

She’s stiffly wooden, talking in a weird, flataccent that’s instantly annoying. of his way to infuse his sci-fi adven- lyOnbenign top of that, it’s almost as if the movie hasn’t the first clue what to do with her, the ture with intelligence. character’s arc a bizarrely unfocused one what surprising, exception), and so expertly constructed, it ends up being extremely easy to forgive many of its flaws. Moreover, while the messaging is on the heavy-handed side, those who agree with Blomkamp’s sentiments are going to eat up his commentary on societal dysfunction and class warfare by the bucketload, the filmmaker constructing arguably the most anti-one-percent motion picture ever financed by a major Hollywood studio.

A COG IN THE MACHINE The basics involve an ex-con named Max (Matt Damon), who works in a Los Angeles law-enforcement robotics factory circa 2154. After accidently being showered with a lethal dose of radiation and given five days to live, the former car thief hooks up with his former boss, Spider (Wagner Moura), taking part in a plot to steal financial data from a wealthy industrialist. Why? Doing so will score him an illegal ticket to Elysium, a gigantic space station orbiting the earth where the wealthy elite live in something akin to paradise, disease virtually

The exception is Max, but it isn’t like his evolution from selfish misanthrope to selfless warrior of the downtrodden is all that surprising. The choices he makes, the decisions he finds himself facing, all of them are more or less expected, leading to a climactic denouement that while suitably inspiring, balancing both tragic and heroic undertones nicely, doesn’t produce the tearful emotional response I think Blomkamp was hoping for.

While this isn’t exactly a plus, the filmmaker overcomes many of these narrative problems all the same, in no small part thanks to the talents of his extraordinary cast. Damon anchors the film with fiery tenacity, making Max’s evolution believable and heartfelt. Both Moura and Diego Luna, playing one of Max’s former compatriots who takes it upon himself to help his friend any way that he can, deliver outstanding supporting performances, and while their respective characters aren’t exactly well-developed each makes enough out of them to warrant praise. Copley is fine as Damon’s psychotic doppelgänger and chief

building to a scene between her and Frey that goes nowhere and adds nothing to the dramatic content of the film itself.

BLOMKAMP DELIVERS All that being so, Blomkamp once again shows he is a director of passion, vision, and tenacity, keeping things moving at a breakneck pace even as he goes out of his way to infuse his sci-fi adventure with intelligence.

The movie is stunningly photographed by Trent Opaloch (who’s also shooting the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier), the cinematographer giving the proceedings a visual sheen that’s constantly intriguing. It’s incredibly well-made, top to bottom, and that it actually has something on its mind and isn’t content to deliver a series of nonsensical explosions isn’t a facet I remotely take for granted.

Elysium is far from perfect, its messaging obvious, delivered with didactic forcefulness. Yet I was never bored by this film, and even though I knew everything that was coming and was never surprised by a single moment, to say I was continually entertained wouldn’t be too far off the mark.

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Celebrating 40 Years!

music

Band of Horses return fiercely to Seattle

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer BAND OF HORSES THE SHOWBOX MARKET August 5

NASTY LITTLE MEN

It was more like a homecoming celebration than a concert when Band of Horses performed to a capacity crowd this week at The Showbox Market. The Grammynominated act got their start here in Seattle, but relocated to South Carolina, where lead singer Ben Bridwell is originally from.

Taking the stage just after 10 p.m., Bridwell greeted the audience with, “Oh, hey, everyone. What’s goin’ on?” as the bearded vocalist sat down at the foot of the stage with a guitar and led the group into the opening slow number, “Monsters,” a track from 2006’s Everything All the Time.

If Band of Horses had a new album to boost, which they did, you wouldn’t have known it from Monday night’s performance because the set list was packed with older material, such as “The First Song,” also from Everything, and a super-fueled rendition of “Islands on the Coast,” from 2007’s Cease to Begin, and “NW Apt.,” off 2010’s Infinite

Arms.

Except for a couple of songs, Bridwell kept his black trucker’s cap on for the entire two-hour ride. What I love most about him is that he really sings, rather than speaking the lyrics into a microphone like so many rock vocalists do. He closes his eyes and sings from somewhere deep down below, which intensifies tracks like “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands” and “Is There a Ghost” from their CD versions.

Some of the five-piece unit’s songs have connections to Seattle and surrounding area, such as “The Great Salt Lake,” which featured Garfield High School prominently in the music video. When they played it at The Showbox, a pause between the second verse and chorus caught several fans offguard, who yelled out the lyrics as the band came to a halt. Bridwell laughed and then restarted the tune.

Band of Horses, fresh from festival appearances at Chicago’s Lollapalooza, Belgium’s Rock Werchter, and Paris’s Cité de la Musique, reeled out a total of 23 songs Monday, in comparison to just 12 at Luxembourg’s Rock A Field 2013 event about a month ago. Local followers were delighted to hear “St. Augustine,” “Laredo,” “Weed

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Party,” and “Dilly,” but there was one disapsony classicS pointing omission, “Wicked Gil.” “Seattle, you guys smell good,” joked Bridwell before the group lunged into the ballad “No One’s Gonna Love You,” which everyone sang along to gleefully. The slim, tall frontman slapped a drumstick against a tambourine during a bluegrass-tinged rendition of “Everything’s Gonna Be Undone.”

“The Funeral” capped the main set, but fans

loudly called the quintet back for an encore, which began with another throwback, “Our Swords,” but featured something even better – a mesmerizing run-through of “Detlef Schrempf” that featured Bridwell’s highpitched, stirring vocals in their element.

Band of Horses end their current tour August 17 at the Green Man Festival in Wales.

Their latest effort is last year’s Mirage Rock.

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Solomon’s wisdom

Openly Gay rapper speaks out against Russia’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

coward. This law is very disgusting.”

In a recent feature with Out magazine, Solomon spoke about his young fan base and the importance of being an openly Gay entertainer. Whenever asked why he decided to come out about his sexuality, Solomon insists it’s for the benefit of his fans and community. Last year, the singer spoke openly about the outrage against Chick-filA and even addressed closeted musicians.

Out rapper, singer/songwriter, and producer Solomon released a statement regarding Russia’s recently passed law banning LGBT “propaganda” this week. Not shy of being revolutionary, the out rapper has always been outspoken even in a sometimeshomophobic genre such as hip-hop.

After speaking to Russian fans on TwitHOMOPHOBIA PERSISTS ter over the weekend about turning down a In the hip-hop community, Solomon says show, the singer said, “It absolutely breaks my heart to see this happening to my Rus- that, despite the fact that Frank Ocean came sian brothers and sisters. In fact, it angers out to much praise and positive media last

“There are a lot of artists out there who deny the fact that they are Gay. It’s their personal decision, and while I may be friends with them, I don’t respect it."

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me. I sometimes forget how blessed I am to live in a city where being Gay isn’t just simply tolerated, but celebrated. It is my hope that President Vladimir Putin puts on a shirt and realizes that there are far more crucial and real issues in his country that need to be fixed. Bullying and oppressing people is what cowards do. And in my eyes he is a

year, homophobia and the fear of being Gay still is widespread.

“There are a lot of artists out there who I know personally who deny the fact that they are Gay,” The singer explains. “It’s their personal decision, and while I may be friends with them, I don’t respect it. But as far as myself, I hear every day how inspiring

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I am to my fans, and I wouldn’t change that for anything.”

With the end of this year seeing the release of his debut album, Why Boys Cry, Solomon plans to stay vocal about Gay rights. “We’ve made huge advancements as a community, but worldwide and even in our own backyard, there is still a lot of work that

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needs to be done.”

Solomon’s new single, “The Way We Were,” is currently available worldwide on iTunes and all major music retailers. For all things Solomon, visit www.solomon-music. com.

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AMDEF is back!

Sixth annual ‘collaboration of art, music, dance, entertainment, and fashion’

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor AMDEF NEUMOS August 24

AN ACCIDENTAL BEGINNING “AMDEF was actually the byproduct of a fluke,” Muller recalled, explaining, “I had recently finished getting my A.A. degree at SCCC and quit my job as a maintenance technician to spend some time enjoying myself and experiencing city life.”

He grew up in Sequim, and during the first years of living in Seattle he’d only ever been going to school full-time and worked two part-time jobs. “So it’s easy to say I was quite eager to get out and start meeting people.”

“I moved into Belltown and immediately started meeting all sorts of people, a lot of whom were aspiring artists and entrepreneurs from one of the many nearby schools,” he told SGN. “I’d always had a knack for organizing people, so I often found myself introducing people, putting together parties, and coordinating the random shenanigans you have when you’re freshly 21.”

One of the people he met during this time was DJ Martini, who to this day Muller re-

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ACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

One night a year, Active Entertainment brings together the forward-thinking minds of art, music, dance, entertainment, and fashion (AMDEF) to produce over six hours of nonstop, mixed-media performances.

AMDEF encourages artists to collaborate outside of their genre to create unique, oneof-a-kind acts. The experience exposes all in attendance to new sources of art and entertainment while strengthening the mutual support of the Seattle area’s artistic communities.

And this year, AMDEF promises to be bigger than ever. On Saturday, August 24, Neumos (925 E. Pike St.) will host the colossal show from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are just $15 in advance (http://neumos.com/ event/6th-annual-amdef-8-24/) or $25 at the door.

The lineup for the 2013 AMDEF includes more than 30 acts, each of which is paired with at least one other act. AMDEF’s lead promoter, Ryan Muller, chose local social justice nonprofit Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) as the event’s beneficiary. Seattle Gay News caught up with Muller at a media event on Capitol Hill Tuesday night for the party and talked about how AMDEF came to be and where he plans for it to go in the future.

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fers to as his go-to DJ for pretty much everything. “He’d landed a job as a resident DJ at a venue that had just opened above the porn shop [Castle] on Capitol Hill, called Club Lagoon, and they were looking for somebody to come in and hand out fliers along Broadway to help hustle up traffic.”

“Since I was organizing a lot of parties at the time anyways, Martini thought I’d be a good fit, and I figured it might be a fun job and some easy money, so I took it,” he said.

Muller says he quickly realized that it takes a considerable amount more effort to bring people out to a show than simply passing out fliers, and 2-3 weeks into it he was already talking to the management about bringing in some other events.

FIRST TASTE OF SHOWBIZ “We talked, they gave me the green light, and I went about coordinating one month of weekly Thursday events among the friends of mine I already knew who had an interest in pursuing these things. I coordinated one burlesque night, one DJ/breakdancing night, one band night, and one fashion night, for one month of shows. At this point, it was still all in good fun,” said Muller. “I hadn’t conceived AMDEF or even thought

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I was going to get into the entertainment business – I was just having a good time trying to help my friends.”

“The Sunday before our first show, we decided to host a birthday party for Marilia Karagianni, who at the time was the fashion element in my little circle of friends,” he said. “The birthday party was a smashing success, such a success that we forgot a bunch of stuff there and had to come back the next afternoon to get it. When we went there to pick it up, the entire venue had been stripped bare with carpenters’ plastic up everywhere, and we had no idea what was going on.”

Apparently, the venue had already been sold – its owners chose not to tell anyone and used that Sunday night as their final liquor push, leaving Muller with four events and no venue. “I called a friend of mine, Nathaniel Luke Pinzon, who at the time was the booking manager at the Re-bar, and tried relocating the events,” recalled Muller. “He couldn’t get me four Thursdays, but he did manage to get me one Friday, so I worked with all the talent to adjust everything into one big event at the Re-bar.”

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“Admittedly, I thought I was walking into a clusterfuck, but I wasn’t about to short-change my friends,” said Muller. “I had bands put together CDs, I recruited burlesque girls, I had designers creating clothes – I just couldn’t find it in myself to let all that effort go to waste. The event had a couple DJs, a hip-hop artist or two, a stoner reggae band, a few burlesque acts, and a modest fashion show, and for the most part a lot of these people didn’t know each other at all. We did that show on April 20, 2007, as a ‘420’ theme party, and to our surprise, we packed the house.”

“Those of us who’d coordinated the event all got together at the Hurricane for a hangover breakfast the next day, just like we would after any party, really – only this time we all had this odd sense of inspiration and surprise,” he said. “It was during that hangover conversation that the idea for AMDEF started growing, and that was the point in time when I decided that entertainment was the place for me.”

Something somewhere along the line had struck a nerve, he said.

“I thought it was bullshit that artists had to jump through so many hoops and I thought it was bullshit that there weren’t more eas-

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ily accessible resources for artists, and I felt like if provided the opportunity and support, more people would succeed, and it was now my goal to create that opportunity and support,” said Muller. “It’s funny now looking back, I remember the reason I chose ‘Active Entertainment’ was because I thought it would pop up quicker in the phone book that way, but now it really encompasses what I’m all about.”

That’s when things really started taking shape. After a considerable amount of research and plotting, Muller called together another meeting of the minds to start talking about what he’d come up with, and start planning together.

FEATURED ARTISTS AMDEF 2013 is sponsored by the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Ask Miss A, Seattle Gay News, Seattle Fun Events, Trashed Magazine, Vortex Magazine, Kultur Magazine, Celsius Salon, and Foxycut Salon. The event is hosted by Vincent Drambuie, with lighting by Josh Black and visuals by Bob McHenry.

The 2013 entertainment roster includes Michael Allen and friends with the Ladie Chablis and Sinner Saint Burlesque; Disco Vinnie with surprise guests; Lastwear solo

"I felt like if [I] provided the opportunity and support, more people would succeed, and it was now my goal to create that opportunity and support."

AN HISTORIC FLOP “Research, spreadsheets, documents, scheduling, and talent recruiting … almost a year of organizing went into the first AMDEF, as well as my life savings, and additional money that I’d borrowed from friends of mine who were willing to invest,” he said. “I lost all of it. We’d calculated at least a 900-person attendance with a capacity of up to 1,700 – we had about 300 people show up. I put all this money into promoting in different local newspapers and radio, I got the biggest venue I could find with the best sound and lighting system, I even brought the furniture from my own home to furnish the VIP room, I literally put everything I had into the first event, and bombed hard on March 22, 2008.”

Muller spent the next year working to pay people back and recover from the first AMDEF. “I learned a lot, and I knew nobody expected me to do it again, but I felt like if I didn’t, I’d be the bad example I was trying to prove wrong,” he said. “It was definitely a surprise to everybody when I started talking about AMDEF #2, but in the process of recovering from AMDEF #1, I’d worked with a band on their CD release, I’d started a burlesque group, and I was working with some stronger venues, so I had a bit more support going into it and was confident it would do better.”

AMDEF #2 did do better, though not tremendously better. Muller still lost some money on it. “I lost money again on AMDEF #3, 4, and 5, but progressively less each time, and each time with more support than before,” he said. “But people began understanding the concept more and more each year. I’d feel safe to say we didn’t really completely get the point across until AMDEF #4, and at AMDEF #5 everybody got exactly what they hoped for.”

performance; Angie and the Car Wrecks with Lyrik Allure; Noel Austin’s Phreaks vs. Wreckless Freeks; Aerials by Goody Goody; Billy the Fridge and special guests with D.N.A. Fashion Designs; Julian Stefoni and J*Ride Fashion Designs with the Men of Brief Encounters, the Vortex Vixens, and Doña Dei Cuori; Artifakt Art/Body Paint Model Auction; Irukandji Physics of Fusion with Like A Rockstar, Jesse Belle-Jones, and Lady Tatas; DJ Martini with Danelle Hayes (as seen on American Idol), Paper Dollz Clothing, and Eric Martin; and Sean Majors with Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Misfit Leather, and Buddhaful.

This year, AMDEF is hosting a variety of vendors and local artists. Pricing ranges from $25-500+ (bring cash). Vendors include Cherry Turnover, Art Willeau, Aetherial Images, The RPM Studio, A Little Risque, and Backpack Girl Bikinis.

In addition, AMDEF will showcase the Artifakt Art/Body Paint Model Auction.

Eight Members of Artifakt Art will bodypaint eight models to match the theme of material artwork. The winning bidder for each piece of art will also enjoy the company of the model for the remainder of the

A fashion show will be just one of the highlights of AMDEF this year

event. Silent bids can be placed from 7 to 10 p.m., and then the models will present the artwork on the runway for a live auction.

Local artists selling or donating merchandise include free music from Irukandji, Physics of Fusion, DJ Martini, C-Leb and the Kettle Black, Anadamide Records, Staxx Brothers, and Jack Mozie.

Raffle prizes include a jacket by D.N.A. Fashion Designs, gifts from Bedlam Coffee, a leather mask by Misfit Leather, and an outfit by Paper Dollz Clothing.

Active Entertainment is also responsible for Chance Fashion, the Northwest’s longest running monthly fashion event, that gives photographers, videographers, models, and designers a “chance” by showcasing them before they are well-known.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/464902480223922. You can #AMDEF @ActiveTweeting. Videos can be viewed at www.youtube.com/SeattleEntertainment.

BUILDING COMMUNITY With the best lineup of artists in the show’s history and more support than ever, Muller says 2013 AMDEF will eclipse anything audiences have seen before.

“To me, AMDEF is all about connecting people,” he said. “Like the motto says, we’re bringing together the communities of ‘Art, Music, Dance, Entertainment, and Fashion,’ but I don’t just want the namesake, I actually want these people to start working together and supporting each other after the show.”

“If all these micro-communities get together and support each other, they make one broader, stronger entertainment community, more successful and more capable,”

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continued from cover [Regarding The Color Purple] I thought, “Wow, that’s going to be a difficult musical project.” I don’t think I was alone on that.

Many people first had that feeling when it first came out – I was surprised how it transformed to a musical stage presentation.

Andrews-Katz: What was your audition like for The Color Purple?

Leggs: It was a typical audition. They send you the material and you learn it. I had several calls, and the process started in L.A. when I lived there. The final stage was in New York. It was interesting on my last callback – I was working on the West Coast at the time. I didn’t get a lot of sleep for my New York audition the next morning. I even cracked on the song I sang. Luckily, they hired me anyway.

Andrews-Katz: In the 1985 film, there was much discussion about the violent male attitude of some characters. What challenges did you face while trying to become Mister?

Leggs: I didn’t really think of any of that.

I certainly learned enough to know [that attitude] was a part of it. I remember that from being around at the time. Once I got into the part, I didn’t give a thought to any of that. I wanted to bring truth to the guy, and do the work. I didn’t think about what anyone had to say about it. I had to commit to being all that he wants. There was no halfway there.

It was all or nothing.

Andrews-Katz: Oprah Winfrey produced The Color Purple musical on Broadway. How does someone react when receiving a personal note from her about the work?

Leggs: I can’t say how someone [else] would react, only how I could react. It was a great honor, privilege, and joy to work with such proximity to her. It was very well-appreciated and exciting.

Andrews-Katz: Please describe your audition for Sister Act, the musical.

Leggs: It was pretty much the same. They give you the material you they want you to learn, you learn it, and present the material.

My point is that it’s the process of an actor.

It’s not like every audition is a separate experience – it’s pretty much consistent. I was fortunate enough to be chosen.

Andrews-Katz: With Whoopi Goldberg being one of the producers of Sister Act, the musical, who was more intimidating to work with: Oprah or Whoopi?

Leggs: I don’t think about those kinds of things. Again, it’s always a great pleasure to be on a project that puts you close to people like that. Whoopi is very talented and iconic in all mediums – she’s one of the few with all of the awards. It was great. It’s a wonderful part of what we [actors] do, that we get to be close to these people.

Andrews-Katz: What changes can fans of the film expect for the stage production of Sister Act? Leggs: They can basically not expect to hear the songs from the movie, but to hear an amazing original score by Alan Menken.

It’s a wonderful score, very indicative of the 1970s, and it’s just fun. That’s the biggest thing that has changed. The story is pretty much the same with a different way to tell, that people will find interesting.

Andrews-Katz: Since the two Broadway shows you have been in so far were based on hit films, do you think it’s a good trend, going from film to stage?

Leggs: It’s the process and obviously the trend [is] having some success. Unfortunately, it has put the kibosh on original projects and original stories.

Andrews-Katz: If you could play any role – regardless of limitations – what would it be, and why?

Leggs: That’s a tough one. It’s really tough [long pause]. Since for many years I was doing Miss Saigon all over the world, let’s say the role of the Engineer. It’s a great role, one that I won’t ever play, but I always thought about what it would be like to play it.

SGN: How so? ferred to Broadway, where it ran for more YS: It was easier for many reasons. I than 500 performances. For more information and tickets, visit http://stgpresents.org. didn’t know anyone when I got to L.A. but thanks to Drag Race everyone already knew me, so I had work instantly and was able to HELP A SISTER OUT! Planning to see Sister Act at the Para- pay my rent. If it weren’t for Drag Race I mount? Enter promo code TheAbbey when would have had to compete in amateur pagordering tickets online, and $5 of your pur- eants for people to see me doing what I was chase will be donated to the Granting Fund made to do. Also, there are a lot of Latins, of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Ab- mostly Mexicans, here in L.A. who support bey of St. Joan! For more info, visit the Sis- me so they can have Latin representation ters on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ here in the West. I’m the only Puerto Rican theabbeyofsaintjoan. here, though, so I’m one of a kind.

SGN: What was the most important lesson you learned by being on the show?

JASMINE

continued from cover All the same, Blue Jasmine is essential Woody, the filmmaker taking no prisoners and pulling few punches as he tells the story of a New York socialite, the titular Jasmine (Cate Blanchett), who is brought low after her Wall Street tycoon husband Hal (Alec Baldwin) loses their fortune and is sent to prison for investor fraud. Heading to San Francisco to live with her more earthbound sister, Ginger (Sally Hawkins), she attempts to reinvent herself by making a number of the same materialistic mistakes she did when she was married, thus sending her life as well as that of her sibling’s into mercurial chaos.

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Sister Act, the musical, is based on the 1992 film of the same name. With Whoopi Goldberg among the list of producers, the musical was first produced in London in 2009. During the London run, Goldberg played a series of performances in the role of Mother Superior. In 2011 the show trans-

CONSTANT KVETCHING It’s a relatively simple setup, the scenario allowing Allen to wax poetic about today’s cultural imbalances as he sees them, passing judgment on everything from social media to snooty upper-class privilege in the process.

He zeroes in on so many nasty aspects of human nature that spending time with Jasmine can be taxing, to be certain, her constant prattling about this and that and how wonderful it was to have ‘all that money’ getting on my nerves on more than one occasion.

But that’s the point – Jasmine’s inability to see beyond her own nose is what has led her to the precipice of disaster. She has become obsessed with the façade, embraced the mirage, the fact the rug has been pulled completely out from underneath her not stopping her for a second from constructing a new persona she’s positive men of a certain character (i.e., wealthy) will flock to. It also hasn’t stopped her from passing judgment on her own sister, doing her best to convince Ginger that her latest beau, Chili (Bobby Cannavale), is nothing more than a working-class loser, her constant barrage of insults and snide comments slowly sowing seeds that could potentially blossom into something tragically devastating.

The cast is universally superb, Allen crafting an eclectic ensemble that includes more than just Baldwin, Hawkins and Cannavale – actors Andrew Dice Clay, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alden Ehrenreich, Louis C.K., Tammy Blanchard, and Peter Sarsgaard bring their eclectic and wildly disparate talents to the mix. Hawkins is the obvious standout – as she is the secondary central player, this is hardly a surprise – but Clay, Cannavale, and especially Sarsgaard each have some incredible moments, while a climactic scene between Ehrenreich and Blanchett borders on Yara Sofia incredible. All of them deliver, each having at least one moment to bring their character YS: That being myself is the key to suc- to life and make Allen’s themes resonate, all cess. Nobody can do Yara Sofia better than I of them lowering the boom when required continued from cover can. I’m unique. I learned how to be a better or adding a modicum of levity just when it’s needed most.

2011, Yara won the annual Miss Congenial- me.

SGN: So what do you have in store for Seity award. Then, on August 6, 2012, it was BLANCHETT ASTONISHING announced that Yara had been selected as attle while you’re here?

YS: A spicy, CRAZY Caribbean show The real reason to see this movie, howone of 12 past Drag Race contestants to join the cast of RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race, that anyone of any age would enjoy and ever, and why it will be garnering Oscar talk come winter (a Best Actress nomination is which premiered on the Logo network last would for sure be entertained by!!

SGN: What lasting impression of Yara close to a guarantee), has everything to do October. Teamed with former rival Alexis Mateo to form “Team Yarlexis,” the duo Sofia would you like to leave on Seattle or with Blanchett, and Blanchett alone. This isn’t a performance – this is a tour-de-force, was eliminated in the series’ fourth episode, any other city you visit?

YS: There’s no doubt I’ll come back to a revelation, a show-stopping marvel that degiving them a third-place finish. Since then, celebrity has kept Miss Sofia very busy most of the places I visit. My focus is to fies easy description. The Oscar-winner goes and ever on the move making appearances. portray an edgy, wacky, fashion-forward, places I can’t entirely say she’s been before, Prior to her scheduled arrival in Seattle this inspirational and, most of all, unique drag her Jasmine a no-holds-barred triumph. I Friday, I was able to pitch a few questions persona. I can please any crowd – young, never knew what she was going to do, what via text message to Yara Sofia down in Los old, Latin, Gothic, classy, anyone who ap- she was going to say, which neuroses would preciates the art due to my versatile style! rise to the surface or when a modicum of Angeles.

SGN: What’s in store for the near future? honest, authentic tenderness would transpire SGN: Will this be your first visit to SeAny more television appearances planned? between her and Hawkins. This is an uncomattle?

YS: I have been shooting episodes for a promising and as heartrending a portrait of YS: No, I went there a few years ago. I few upcoming reality shows on different narcissism run amok as anything I’ve ever was performing at Julia’s on Broadway.

TV stations like VH1 and OWN, but I can’t seen, the character a polarizing and tragic SGN: How did you like Seattle?

YS: I love Seattle! It’s very different from give any details due to confidentiality con- figure whose descent into madness is close to L.A. especially when it comes to the weath- tracts. But I will say that I have something a regrettable certainty.

As for the rest of Blue Jasmine, much of er. In L.A. it never rains. I think I’ve seen it REALLY big coming up, so keep your eye it comes close to rising to Blanchett’s level, rain 10 times over the last three years that on Yara Sofia!

SGN: Any parting words for your fans? it just never quite gets there. Additionally, I’ve been here. Before L.A., I lived in Puerto YS: I thank everyone who has supported while I personally found the last image to be Rico, where it rains a lot. I’m kind of a surme and followed me on social media. I am close to perfect, Allen ends things on such an vival person. Rain or shine, I love Seattle. astonishingly bitter note I almost didn’t know SGN: Any plans to see Jinkx Monsoon deeply appreciative of all their love.

Yara Sofia will be appearing at The Leo what to do with myself when the screen faded while you’re here?

YS: Well, I haven’t talked to her but I Party X on Sunday, August 11. Also appear- to black. I imagine audiences are going to be would love to get coffee with her at the very ing will be Jujubee with Aleksa Manila, in for something of a major shock – no easy least while I’m there. She’s AWESOME!!! Roxy Doll, and the Sisters of Perpetual In- outs for Jasmine here. The movie is a good dulgence, as well as a gaggle of hot go-go one, sometimes damn good, and even if all I’m a fan.

SGN: Has your life changed very much boys to provide some eye candy. Doors open the filmmaker is talking about isn’t exactly at 6; show starts at 8. Leo Party X is a ben- new or profound, he’s still making statements since RuPaul’s Drag Race?

YS: The show changed everyone’s life. It efit for Seattle Counseling Service. Tickets I think everyone everywhere would do well to are available at http://leopartyx.brownpap- take note of. made my moving to L.A. a lot easier. ertickets.com.

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

Seattle Tattoo Expo (8/9-8/11). Seattle Center Northwest Rooms. www.seattletattooexpo.com Triangle Reccreation Camp Underwear Foam Party (8/9-8/11). Black lights, glow sticks, neon body paint! www.camptrc.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ 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.

Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (8/38/4, 8/10-8/11, 8/17-8/18). 10am-7pm. Kelly Farm, Bonney Lake. Join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on her royal progress thru the village of Merrywick. Find amazing treasures amongst her royal merchants or discover adventure amidst all manner of performers & artisans. Hoist an ale in salute of the royal joust as knights battle for the Queen’s favor.

Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

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

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Heaven, Rosehedge House, & Three Cedars. 3290886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meeting in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday.

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

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Seattle Tattoo Expo (8/9-8/11). Seattle Center Northwest Rooms. www.seattletattooexpo.com Triangle Recreation Camp Underwear Foam Party (8/9-8/11). Black lights, glow sticks, neon body paint! www.camptrc.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am.

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org Breathe Deep Seattle. Registration 8:30am, Program 9am, 5K Run 9:30am, Closing Ceremony 11am.

Lincoln Park, 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW. A 5K walk & timed run to raise funds for lung cancer research thru the LUNGevity Foundation. Registration $10-$36. www.lungevity.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (8/38/4, 8/10-8/11, 8/17-8/18). 10am-7pm. Kelly Farm, Bonney Lake. Join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on her royal progress thru the village of Merrywick. Find amazing treasures amongst her royal merchants or discover adventure amidst all manner of performers & artisans. Hoist an ale in salute of the royal joust as knights battle for the Queen’s favor.

Between the Covers - Gay City LGBT Library Book Club. 1pm. Gay City, 517 E. Pike St. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Informal group of Queer folks talking about Queer literature. Visit www.gaycity.org for monthly reading selection.

Seattle Butoh Festival: Wandering & Wondering.

2-5pm. Seattle Japanese Garden, 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E. $4-$6. www.daipanbutoh.com Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details.

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

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

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ence, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org No Safeword Writers Group. 1-3pm. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. NSWG exists to provide mutual support for members’ efforts. Support is in the form of critique & commentary on each other’s work, information about publishing opportunities, & discussion of issues facing writers. For info & location, NSWG@ sexpositiveculture.org; www.nosafewordwritersgroup. org. (Also meets 4th Monday, 7-9pm.)

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Leo Party X. Doors 6pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours Nightclub, 1509 Broadway. Featuring Jujubee & Yara Sofia with Aleksa Manila, Roxy Doll, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence & hot go-gos! A Joe Torres benefit for Seattle Counseling Service. Tickets: $30 VIP; $10 general admission. leopartyx.brownpapertickets.com Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

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SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step)

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for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org LCS Foster Care Monthly Information Meeting.

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

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

Marriage Equality After DOMA. 6-8pm. Seattle University, Pigott Auditorium, 901 12th Ave. A community meeting that will help answer questions about what the end of DOMA means for you & your relationship. FREE but please RSVP to events@aclu-wa.org Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

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

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

PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.)PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

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

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

K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations, including Pennies from

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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 Evolution of the Gay-borhood. 5:30-8pm. Bullitt Center, UW Integrated Design Lab, 1501 E Madison St. Discussion of trends in sustainable built environment in areas with a strong LGBTQ identity. Features a short panel plus interactive smaller group discussions.

Suggested donation $7, includes light appetizers & non-alcoholic beverages. RSVP at www.out4s.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 LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confidential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions?

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

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

Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org 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.

Maybe Baby. 7-8:30pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday each month. Maybe Baby is a support group for LGBTQ people who are interested in becoming parents. For information email info@maybebabyseattle.org or visit www.maybebab yseattle.org Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older.

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand

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drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Bellingham. 7:30-9pm. St James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. Every Tuesday.

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

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

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FRIDAY - August 16

Border Riders Weekend Run (8/16-8/19). Goldstream Park, Victoria BC. www.borderriders.com/ runs2013.html Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

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

(253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 6:45pm.

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

Every Friday. See related listing Sunday at noon for details. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattle-al-anon.org Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm.

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

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

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

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

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 Three Dollar Bill Cinema Outdoor Movies: “Conan the Destroyer” (1984). Dusk. Cal Anderson Park, 11th Ave & Howell St. Hot popcorn, cold drinks, candy & other concessions available. Proceeds benefit Three Dollar Bill cinema. www.threedollarbillcinema.org

WEDNESDAY - August 14

Community HIV Testing. 10am-3pm. All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway E. Open to people of all colors, ages, economic circumstances, sexual orientations, gender or Transgender identities, physical & mental abilities, education levels & conditions of health.

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. www.mature friends.org Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30pm.

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

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

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle Summer Beach Party. 6-8pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. Meet us on the back patio for some summer grillin’ fun, socializing to catch up with old friends, to make new ones, trivia & a whole lot of fun. Please bring your appetite for burgers, chicken breasts, beef hot dogs, Boca Burgers, chips, salads & desserts with all the fixin’s. Wear your favorite board shorts or swimsuit & sign up for the Wet Swimsuit Contest. Suggested donation $2. www.pozseattle.org Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:15pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Discuss the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come once or come every week.

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

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

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

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

This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. www.ingersollcenter.org Rain City Jacks. 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month, 7pm; 1st Sunday each month, 2pm. West Queen Anne/ Interbay. Location & membership details provided upon request. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership required. Adult men only. Enrollment available at the door. www.raincityjacks.org, email info@raincityjacks.org or call 1-888-809-5033.

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: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:30pm.

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

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

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

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each month. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend.

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

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

THURSDAY - August 15

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

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

Happy Hour Meditation. 5:30-6:40pm. Gay City, 517 E Pike St. Every Thursday. Join us at the end of your day in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Dropins welcome. We meditate silently for 25 minutes, followed by a short open discussion. No admittance after 5:45pm to respect those who are meditating. www.healingandtransformationcenter.com Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone 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.

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

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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.

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.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. www.bellevue-pflag.org.

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

“Beyond Male & Female: TransLiberation Now!” 7:30pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Take part in a discussion on gender-variant identities, with a focus on fighting the oppression that Trans people face under capitalism. Brainstorm how to advance Trans issues in political and social justice movements.

Hearty home-style dinner, with vegan options, served at 6:30pm for $8.50 donation. For more info and to arrange for childcare: 722-6057; www.radicalwomen.org 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

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Border Riders Weekend Run (8/16-8/19). Goldstream Park, Victoria BC. www.borderriders.com/ runs2013.html Pistil Book Sale. 10am-4pm. 1415 E Union St. Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (8/38/4, 8/10-8/11, 8/17-8/18). 10am-7pm. Kelly Farm, Bonney Lake. Join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on her royal progress thru the village of Merrywick. Find amazing treasures amongst her royal merchants or discover adventure amidst all manner of performers & artisans. Hoist an ale in salute of the royal joust as knights battle for the Queen’s favor.

Bat N’ Rouge 2013 - Dykes vs Drag Queens.

12noon-4pm. Cal Anderson Park, Morris Playfield.

A fundraising event to benefit Seattle Area Supports Groups (SASG). Features entertainment, concessions, community resources & HIV testing.

Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday each month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lamberthouse.org Tulalip Summer Series: Melissa Etheridge. Tulalip Casino. www.tulalipcasino.com

SUNDAY - August 18

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Border Riders Weekend Run (8/16-8/19). Goldstream Park, Victoria BC. www.borderriders.com/ runs2013.html Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music. All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. 391-2188.

Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (8/38/4, 8/10-8/11, 8/17-8/18). 10am-7pm. Kelly Farm, Bonney Lake. Join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on her royal progress thru the village of Merrywick. Find amazing treasures amongst her royal merchants or discover adventure amidst all manner of performers & artisans. Hoist an ale in salute of the royal joust as knights battle for the Queen’s favor.

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. ethylforever@hotmail.com BrasilFest. 12 noon-8pm. Seattle Center Armory, Mural Amphitheatre and Fisher Pavilion rooftop.

BrasilFest celebrates the unique diversity of this South American melting pot, exploring its African, Portuguese and indigenous roots through classical guitar, Brazilian dancers, samba rhythms, the percussive beats of traditional folk music and a visual art display. www. brasilfest.org.

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church

Celebrating 40 Years!

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

Ice Cream Social & Book Reading with Ronni Sanlo. 3-4:30pm. Jewish Family Service, 1601 16th Ave. Dr Ronni Sanlo reads from her memoir “The Purple Golf Cart: The Misadventures of a Lesbian Grandma.” Admission $7 per person, $10 per family. www.jfsseattle.org

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org Seattle Area Support Groups & Community Center (SASG) is a non-profit organization that builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them. 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 Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org SHIFT: A Peer Recovery Network - www.shift recovery.org Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan - 860-3666; www.theabbey.org Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 9am-5pm Monday-Friday, until 7pm Tuesdays.

(425) 339-5298.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.em-

eraldcity softball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; 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.thepridel eague. com, Century 21 League; Seattle United Soccer League: www.seattleunitedsl.com; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

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

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa. org; www.wagsa.org. GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, 14-20, in Everett, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth. org; Health Education Youth Outreach: for LGBTQ youth, 16-24 - Jessica Hatlo, 206-957-1665, jessicah@ llaa. org; It Gets Better Project: www.itgetsbetter. org; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www. lamberthouse. org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter. org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise. Alexander@ multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Queer Youth Space: 206-495-9963; www.queeryouth space.org; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ & allied youth drop-in group, ages 12-18 Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays. org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschoolscoalition. org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (non-emergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject.org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, ages 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www.vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www.yspp.org

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) 963-1994.

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

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

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

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm.

LGBT MS Connection - 250-5002; LGBTMS Connection@gmail.com. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers.

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

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle

PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@ yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 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 - 682-6711; 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.

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