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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 35, Volume 40, August 31, 2012

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by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer

by Gaysha Starr Special to the SGN Most drag queens and Transsexuals grew up wanting to be beauty queens. As boys, they watched Miss America, Miss USA, and the big one – Miss Universe – and were seduced by the pageantry, sequins, and rhinestones. With no one look-

ing, they put their face in their hands in surprise and disbelief, clutching their pearls and doing the “elbow-elbow-wrist-wristwave” to themselves in the mirror. Little did they know they would actually have the chance to be a beauty queen, through drag or Trans pageants, when

THE NEW NORMAL NBC-TV Premieres September 11 Another modern family is moving into prime time: Ryan Murphy’s The New Normal, premiering this fall on NBC, casts Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha as Gay dads raising their own little bundle of joy (and tears, and poop). see rannells page 32

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Lady Wora Sahara (l) and Ceasar Hart

Veteran comic Leslie Jordan tells us what he can’t tell his mom

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Do Gay men become their mothers? That is the question asked in Leslie Jordan’s hilarious new romp, “Stories I Can’t Tell Momma,” taking place September 13 and 14 at Re-bar (1114 Howell St.).

Leslie Jordan is one of those people who is almost never identified by name. It’s always, “Isn’t he that little Gay guy on TV?” or “Oh, I know who that is! He played that drag queen that got locked up at the crazy house.”

And while both of those statements are true, the man seems forever in limbo as the nameless, Gay, Southern comedian.

For those of you who are still unfamiliar with Mr. Jordan’s body of work, I will give you some classic examples of his comedic genius. He is the subject and star of the autobiographical stand-up comedy tour-turnedbook My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, in which he describes his see jordan page 31

Eight musical acts not to miss at this weekend’s festival

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

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by Aiden Klein SGN A&E Writer

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boasts comedy acts, performance artists, authors, and maverick filmmaker John Waters.

Of the dozens of bands, singersongwriters, and DJs taking part in Bumbershoot, here are eight “musts” to circle on your program.

Summer’s exit from Seattle means it’s time once again for Bumbershoot, our city’s premier music and arts festival, taking place September 1–3 right under the Space Needle. Aside from musicians, the three-day event see bumbershoot page 32

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‘It needed that Gay man’s touch’

Interview with For a Good Time, Call… director Jamie Travis and scriptwriter Katie Ann Naylon

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL …

Opens August 31 For a Good Time, Call… is a comedy about two young women living in New York who inadvertently find themselves the owners of a successful phone sex line. Starring Lauren Miller, who also co-wrote the script, and Ari Graynor, the movie caused a minor stir when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this past January, immediately drawing comparisons to last summer’s hit Bridesmaids – even if, thematically, the two pictures couldn’t be more dissimilar.

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with director Jamie Travis and Miller’s cowriter, Katie Ann Naylon, to talk about the film during their brief visit to Seattle. Here are some of the highlights from that conversation.

Fetters: What led you to Jamie? How did you and Lauren know he was the right one to handle your first script?

Naylon: How to put this delicately … we were in Canada and we knew we’d need a Canadian director. I happened to come across this New York Times profile of Jamie talking about his short films and we were immediately intrigued. After watching those films, we realized how right he was for the job. He’s exceptionally talented. Definitely a filmmaker on the rise.

Fetters: For you, Jamie? What was it like

when they approached you with the script?

Travis: [I was] elated. I was looking for a feature project [and] was certain it would be something I would write and then direct myself. But then this [script] came along, and it was just so good. Couldn’t put it down. I loved what Katie and Lauren had come up with, felt like it could go in so many different directions. I immediately didn’t want it to fall in the wrong hands. It was like I was personally connected to it.

Fetters: What do you mean by that?

Travis: It felt like it was so easy for this film to go in the wrong direction. The wrong director could objectify these women, make them caricatures. What needed to be done was to focus on the friendships, to use the structure of a love story to make this relationship between these two women feel real. It needed that “Gay man’s touch,” if you will, and I just knew my insight into female friendships wouldn’t make the overt sexuality of the story subvert the emotional truths [the heroines] were experiencing.

Naylon: We were immediately sold.

He was the only guy that seemed to get it.

We weren’t worried at all that he wouldn’t be able to pull it off. He understood exactly what it was we were going for, that the whole phone-sex thing was just our way of getting into the crux of Katie and Lauren’s growing friendship.

Fetters: So it’s not your typical romantic comedy, then?

Travis: Not at all. The movie wasn’t

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about getting the guy, it was about how these two women learn to accept, then like, then ultimately love one another in ways women will hopefully relate with. The heart of the story is that friendship, not whether or not Katie gets together with her crush or that Lauren and her ex get back together. This struck me as something intimate, something true. I wanted to make sure and do that story the justice it so richly deserved.

Naylon: The “bromance” has suddenly become its own genre, and Lauren and I felt like there weren’t many similar comedies out there revolving around women and their relationships. The goal wasn’t to be sexual even though we were talking about sex.

The goal was to remain true to these two women and their friendship. We wanted to

showcase the love between them in a way that would show all the highs, lows, and inbetweens. Women can be so judgmental – we can be incredibly insecure. The idea was that we wanted to judge our characters appropriately, not through rose-colored glasses, and hopefully in the process make their love for one another feel genuine and real in the process.

Fetters: Were you ever conscious or worried about playing to close to stereotypes, especially as it relates to Justin Long’s “Gay best friend” character?

Naylon: Not at all. As written, he’s the one that gets what’s going on. He calls Katie and Lauren on their [crap]. Justin intuitively see travis page 33

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer LAWLESS Opens August 31 According to legend, Forrest Bondurant (Tom Hardy) cannot be killed. He survived the Spanish flu as a child while everyone else who got it wasn’t so lucky. His older brother, Howard (Jason Clarke), is apparently equally indestructible, making it through some of the most horrific battles of World War I virtually unscathed. Only the youngest, Jack (Shia LaBeouf), doesn’t appear to live up to the family lore, his intelligence and quick wit doing little to mask his sensitivity and timidity as it relates to violence.

The Bondurants are the leading bootleggers in all of rural Virginia. They don’t expand, they don’t aim high, they just do what they do better than everyone else, knowing whom to pay off and whom to keep in line. But Jack wants more, and even with a new – and very corrupt – Special Deputy named Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce) stalking their every move, he sees the opportunity to expand the brothers’ business if Forrest is willing to let him lead the way.

Lawless, based on the book The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant, scripted by Nick Cave and directed by John Hillcoat – who previously joined forces on the pitch-black Australian Western The Proposition – is a Prohibition gangster saga that doesn’t go anywhere new or do a single thing that’s unexpected. It’s also a damn fine motion picture, acted to perfection and made with consummate skill. On top of that, it’s remarkably entertaining start to finish, and although there are little bits that

don’t work, the whole is so strikingly well done it’s mighty difficult to not walk out of the theater hugely impressed.

Granted, the filmmakers and the author would love for you to believe that this is (mostly) a true story – that the meat and potatoes of the Bondurant saga actually took place as depicted. The truth, however, is anything but, as liberties are taken all over the place, and as colorful as the real tale is, it’s nothing compared to the wildly overthe-top fictions that take place here.

No matter. This is old-school American mythology, Hatfield-and-McCoy style, and when it’s as beautifully told as this, there isn’t a darn thing wrong with that. Cave’s writing is sharp, punchy, straight to the point, and doesn’t hold back. Hillcoat’s direction is equally so, the director’s keen eye for detail allowing the scenario to play out without pretense or filler. Whether the focus is young love, wounded desire, or bloody revenge, every step of the journey is a perfectly planned aria of suffering, pain, and brotherly trust that rarely, if ever, goes off track.

There are meaty supporting roles for Jessica Chastain as a wounded society dame fresh from Chicago looking to disappear in Forrest’s backwoods bar, and for Gary Oldman as a notorious gangster, but they aren’t the focus. Hillcoat smartly keeps things centered on the Bondurants, specifically Forrest and Jack, allowing them to be the emotional catalyst that fuels everything from vindictive revenge to blissful young love to everything in-between.

Hardy dominates, of that there is no doubt. Forrest is a man of few words, his

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Gritty Lawless scores a blood-drenched direct hit

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series of shrugs, grunts, and raised eyebrows expressing and explaining volumes.

For a ferocious beast of a human animal, in all honesty he actually doesn’t raise that much hell – just enough potential for it to create tension. But when he does act? When the man does spring into action? Hold onto your seats because he’s like Clint Eastwood, Robert Mitchum, Toshiro Mifune, and the Hulk rolled into one freakish adult specimen, and there’s no telling what sort of carnage he’ll be capable of unleashing.

But the surprise is that, by and large, LaBeouf equals him, delivering the sort of multifaceted performance I’ve always known he was capable of but wondered if I would ever see. He shares scenes with the magnetic Mia Wasikowska that took my breath away, while sequences with Dane DeHaan foreshadow stunning tragedy with a series of playful laughs and kid-like jovi-

ality rather than tears and hardship. The former Disney darling and Transformers series star is the heart of the picture, the human engine around which all else revolves, and if Hardy is the force of nature, then LaBeouf is the everyman giving his costar’s destructive forcefulness a reason to exist.

Comparisons to the Coen brothers’ Miller’s Crossing are probably inevitable, but if that movie was high opera, then Lawless is the ragtime band version, moving to its own idiosyncratic beat. Hillcoat once again showcases a skill for down-and-dirty genre filmmaking that’s sublime, and while the story he and Cave are telling isn’t exactly new or original, that doesn’t make it any less compelling. This movie delivers punch after punch, scoring knockouts with every blow.

In short, I loved it. It’s a late August surprise worthy of being talked about, discussed, and savored for the remainder of 2012.

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The magic of War Horse Stage production’s genius puppeteers bring ‘Joey’ to life eric andrew s -katz

Puppeteers working with Joey

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer WAR HORSE PARAMOUNT THEATRE February 13–24, 2013 War horse. The very phrase summons images of majestic equines and the horrors of the battlefield. In either case, the play of the same name illustrates both of these in telling the story of the courage, determination, and unique friendship between an Irish boy and the incredible horse he raises. Galloping away with the a slew of awards as easily as a thoroughbred at the Kentucky Derby, this Olivier and Tony Award-winning play inspired the Spielberg film, and its national touring production will soon be trotting into

Seattle.

Based on the best-selling children’s book by award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, the story tells of 16-year-old Albert, who raises a young foal he names Joey. After Joey is drafted into the British cavalry at the outset of World War I, Albert lies about his age and enlists with the hope of bringing his horse back home. Joey sees action in both the British and German armies before finding himself alone in the no-man’s land of barbed wire and tank trenches. Told from the perspective of the horse (though without any words from the animal), this powerful story comes to life on the stage, offering keen insight into the life and service of animals in wartime.

MAGICAL PUPPETRY The horse is “played” by three men – two within the animal’s wooden frame and one controlling the head from the outside. All wear period costumes of brown pants with boots – the team doesn’t try to hide from the audience. It is only by working as one, and with the finely tuned craftsmanship of Handspring Puppet Company, that they seem to cast a cloak of invisibility around themselves, leaving us seeing only the horse.

“There are four different teams – of three people – that work the horses,” said Tommy Luther, a trained actor before joining the production. “One works the hindquarters while another works the front quarters inside the wooden frame. A third person works the head from outside of it.”

Luther, who has been with the show since one of its earliest workshops in 2005, works the head, ears, and eyeline of the horse.

Each of the three men has his own responsibility for bringing the wooden frame to life. The teams rotate schedules, due to the physical work involved. “One team works only Joey,” explained Tim Lewis, who plays Captain Stewart, the cavalry commander.

“Another team works only Topthorn (another cavalier horse), and then there are two teams that alternate between them.”

“Working the hindquarters also means working the tail,” said Ian Piears, who operates that portion of the puppet. “The tail and ears are the expressions and communication of the horse itself. Since it can’t speak with words, the animal speaks with its eyes and ears and sounds.”

Piears had previous training as an actor before coming to Handspring to work with War Horse. “It’s the hindquarters that keeps the foot patterns and gait of the horse,” much like a rear-wheeled vehicle.

“The front quarters is the literal heart of the horse,” explained Stuart Angell, who is the newest member of this particular horse team, and who controls the front end. “Controlling the breath is a large part of making the wooden puppet become a living entity.” And making it breathe is no easy feat – there are approximately 100 pounds of wood, leather, and sturdy cables here.

But alive it becomes. Within moments of watching the wooden frame move, one sees it transform into a living horse – snorting, shifting, trotting, galloping, and even rearing back on its hind legs with such amazing detail that anyone watching would swear they were seeing a National Geographic

special.

“We’ve had to study horses,” said Piears.

“How they move, breathe, and stand.” Angell added, “There were many trips to the zoo.” And, Luther continued, “after all that, we watched videos and even YouTube.”

A SECRET REVEALED “There’s a lot that we [team members] have to communicate with each other,” said Luther. “And we can’t speak at all.” So, he says, all the communicating is done through the animal’s breath. Each sound made speaks to the others involved in the horse’s movements, signaling when to walk, trot, or gallop, as well as signaling separate ear and tail movement. But they have to be careful not to “speak” too often.

“Less is more,” noted Angell. “While a horse breathes and snorts and shifts its feet frequently, it’s easy to overdo it and make it become a cartoon.”

“It’s a very fine line,” Piears agreed.

Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Handspring Puppet Company was founded in 1981. The company began its work with War Horse in 2005 (with directors Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris), starting with two men walking around connected by wooden boards. The boards became a shell and frame, eventually becoming living, breathing muscles connected by leather and cables. The final result is puppetry of such complexity and realism that it makes The Lion King seem like Kukla, Fran and Ollie.

War Horse first opened at the Royal National Theatre in 2007, moving to the West End’s New London Theatre in 2009, where it still plays. It has been nominated for six Olivier Awards (including Best New Play) and has won two. In New York, the play opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in Lincoln Center on March 15, 2011, where it continues to play. The American production was nominated for and won five Tony Awards, including Best Play of 2011 and a special award to Handspring Puppet Company for Puppet Design, Fabrication, and Direction. The 2011 film adaption of War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg, was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture.

War Horse is coming to Seattle as a co-production of the Paramount Theatre (Broadway Across America) and Seattle Repertory Theatre. (Seattle Rep is now in its 50th year.) Group tickets are already available, with individual ticket sales starting in November.

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

THE LAST LEPER OF CHARENTON THE SCHOOLYARD Through September 8 An original work debuting on the Ballard Underground stage by The Schoolyard (the same folks who ran The Open Circle), The Last Leper of Charenton is an earnest attempt to show how science can be corrupted by human nature, even if the humans involved try to keep their thoughts on the highest possible plane of endeavor.

This new play by Todd van der Ark is set around 1670, in the real, historic French compound named Charenton. At first a hospital that included a lepers’ ward, Charenton changed hands and became an insane asylum – housing both the chronic mentally ill and those driven mad by late-stage syphilis. (In its later years, Charenton hosted the Marquis de Sade.) Van der Ark uses this time and place to illuminate how science and faith overlap and conflict.

The language he calls for is somewhat formal and helps to set the tone of the piece.

Brother Etienne (Dustin Engstrom) runs the institution with the help of Sister Estelle

(Kenna Kettrick). We see only three inmates: Brigitte, a depressed housewife who may have killed her husband (JenRenee Paulson); Bruno, a syphilitic (David Rollison); and Alain, a leper (Michael Harris).

Several of the production choices do not help the play or the audience. The lighting, for instance, is so dark as to lull patrons to sleep. We understand that it’s intended to create a mood, but ultimately you want the play to be seen. Also, the music, while interesting – a mélange of modern, somewhat discordant melodies and sound effects intended to highlight or portend – often just seems to get in the way.

The rhythm of the play is, at times, extremely slow. Though the entire run time is under two hours, it still seems to lag. One guesses the intent is to slow down certain scenes to make them seem more important.

Harris and Kettrick are particularly effective in their roles – due in part to Harris’s excellent leper makeup and to Kettrick’s beautiful singing voice, which by design is so soft as to be almost inaudible. Harris’s role is the most emotionally clear one and the easiest to connect with.

The plot focuses on what we know now is bogus science, purporting to cure madness

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with mysterious tinctures administered to the asylum’s inhabitants without their consent. Brother Etienne seeks cures in a sincere attempt to help his wards, but the religious filter he can’t help but apply to his work confuses him, to where he even labels Sister Estelle’s singing as the work of the devil.

The script needs some sharpening and focus. In its present form the characters don’t connect with the audience, and if we don’t

care about them, we won’t want to untangle their motivations or empathize with their trapped circumstances. The ending and what it reveals is also unclear – it doesn’t yet know what it wants to be. For more information, go to www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/265936, or call 1-800-838-3006.

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer MINUS THE BEAR COMET TAVERN August 27 It’s pretty cool when five presumed straight men publicly voice their support for same-sex marriage. It’s even cooler when these men happen to be members of a rock band with a global fan base.

Minus the Bear, a Seattle-based indie outfit, announced a surprise performance at the Comet Tavern, a Capitol Hill dive bar, this week. Not only would locals be able to see the group perform live in a small club, but the show would cost the equivalent of a movie ticket. At a mere $10, the concert sold out in minutes, and a large group of ticketless fans gathered outside hoping to squeeze in.

This show, however, served a larger purpose. All proceeds from the cozy little gig were matched by the band and donated to Washington United for Marriage, which is spearheading the Approve R-74 campaign.

Shortly after 11 o’clock, the five-piece emerged from behind a black curtain onto the Comet stage, which was barely big enough to hold them all. The short concert

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playing a gritty version of “Cold Company,” with Snider growling on the chorus. Without a doubt, he’s one of indie rock’s most underrated vocalists.

Called back to the stage by audience chants of “One more song!” the band played a brief encore that included a familiar favor-

ite, “Pachuca Sunrise.”

Minus the Bear is embarking on a national tour that will return them to Seattle on November 17, when they’ll play The Showbox Market. Infinity Overhead is now available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and most traditional record stores.

won from the title of Miss Neighbours 1993 was much greater. I won a consistent home bar where I could really learn how to do drag. Nineteen years later, I have been able to make a second career of drag, hosting, pageantry, and community outreach and fundraising.

Fast forward to 2012. Some of Seattle’s

of thousands of dollars for different charities. Not bad for a little bar title founded almost 20 years ago that proved to be a stepping stone for bigger and greater things.

“What makes this title special is that you can do whatever you want with it, since you don’t have any formal duties but to represent the bar,” Miss Neighbours 1995 Ebony

and Judges’ Question and Answer. In between each category, local entertainers including Pride Idol 2012 Chase, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Miss Gay Seattle DonnaTella Howe, Aleksa Manila, Atasha Manila, and past Neighbours titleholders performed for the approximately 100 guests. At the end of the evening, Ceasar Hart was crowned Mr. Neighbours 2012, giving him his second win in a row, and Lady Wora Sahara was declared Miss Neighbours 2012.

Hart is notable as the first drag king to hold the title of Mr. Neighbours. In the past year, he has raised money for the Approve R-74 campaign for marriage equality in Washington state, represented himself and Neighbours at numerous college drag shows, and even led a drag king workshop at Camp Ten Trees, an LGBTQ teen camp, putting seven teen kings in drag.

“Nothing makes me happier than being able to spread awareness and make a positive difference in the community, especially for our younger generations,” Hart said after being asked to reign again, since there were no contestants willing to step into his large shoes. “This year I plan on doing exactly the same things, only bigger and better.”

His new titleholder wife, Sahara, had only just decided to run in the pageant that same afternoon. An openly MTF Transsexual, Sahara married her partner, an openly FTM Transsexual, the day before the Neighbours pageant. “I ran for the title of Miss Neighbours because it is all about human rights,” she says. “My boyfriend and I have been together for four years and we are proof that it is about love, no matter what sex you were born as.” Sahara remembers hearing all about Neighbours when she was too young to go there, and says being able to represent the bar with Ceasar is a dream come true.

Steve Tracy, the club’s general manager, says, “I am so proud of everyone here at Neighbours. Our titleholders, staff, and entertainers past and present are so humbled to have been a part of Seattle’s LGBTQ community for the past 29 years, and as we celebrate our anniversary this weekend, we know we have made it this long because of every person who has walked through our doors.”

For more information on Neighbours and the 29th Anniversary lineup, visit the club’s website, www.neighboursnightclub.com.

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Here in Seattle, there aren’t all that many drag pageants a queen can enter. It simply isn’t a very big part of our community’s culture. However, we do have the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle’s titles, La Femme Magnifique Washington, and a handful of ethnic-oriented pageants, including Miss Asian Pacific Islander International, Miss Gay Filipino Community of Seattle, Miss Gay Latino, Miss Nubian Pride, and Miss UTOPIA. Back in 1993 – before social media, YouTube tutorials on how to do drag makeup, and weekly drag cabaret shows – it was RuPaul, “Supermodel of the World,” rather than RuPaul’s Drag Race. If you were a new queen in Seattle you did not have many performance stages to break onto.

You could compete in the Tuesday night Lip Sync Contest at the Brass Connection and/or the Wednesday Night Lip Sync Contest at Neighbours, just to win $100 cash.

Maybe, if you were good enough, you could run and win a drag title. Back then some of the biggest names in Seattle drag were LaVanda Dela Rosa, Mark Finley, Kahlua Ice, Toni James, Marcy Kraft, Crystal Lane, Larry Lefler, Boy Mike, Pill Munroe, Hiram Starr, Coco Vaughn, and Zora.

In August of 1993, Neighbours Nightclub celebrated its 10th anniversary by creating Mr. and Miss Neighbours – the club’s own drag title – to offer sponsorship and support for newer queens. Along with the now-defunct Brass Connection and Easy bars that sponsored their own titles that same year, the hope was that these titleholders would run for and win the annual Gay Seattle Pageant in November.

I had just started doing drag in April of that year and ran for the first Miss Neighbours against six other queens. I was thrown together that afternoon by my drag mother, Hiram Starr. Much to my surprise, I won – and yes, I did the obligatory face-inmy-hands-in-surprise-and-disbelief look.

The Mr. Neighbours who was crowned with me was Christopher, a blond, blue-eyed country singer. He went on to win Mr. Gay Seattle and while I lost that night, what I

kicked off with “Steel and Blood,” a track from the band’s just-released album, Infinity Overhead. The quite danceable “Toska,” from the same disc, was ushered out next.

Lead singer Jake Snider didn’t waste time relaying the obvious message to those gathered. “The opposition is going to spend so much fucking money,” he said, as the largely straight crowd applauded and cheered.

“Let’s be the first to do this!” Snider continued. “Let’s do this! Get out there and vote!”

“Into the Mirror,” from 2010’s Omni, sounded great inside the tight quarters of the Comet Tavern, where concertgoers collected on the main floor, stood on benches, or peeked in from the bar area. Guitarist Dave Knudson, his blond hair either intentionally messy or unwashed for days, was often seen bobbing his head in rapid motion.

Meanwhile, “Throwin’ Shapes” had everyone clapping along, as it was chock full of good, fun energy.

Right before closing out the main set, Snider offered more support for the cause and tied it into his own marriage, which recently hit the 10-year mark, saying, “It’s incredibly fucked up that people can’t get married who are in love.”

Minus the Bear roared to a terrific finish,

(l to r) Atasha Manila, Aleksa Manila, Ceasar Hart, Lady

brightest names have all been Neighbours titleholders: Mark Finley, Ebony La Face Ice, Patrick Berringer, Shaka Kwan, Teriyaki Temple, JJ Temple, Sara Michelle Fetters, Regina King, Jada Starr, Layla Manila, William Pontius, Lily Armani, Julian Surreal Foxx, Dolly Madison, Ceasar Hart. Some of these past Mr. and Miss Neighbours went on to win prestigious titles including Gay Seattle, Gay Washington, and La Femme Magnifique International.

Members of this group have hosted shows at Neighbours and even appeared on television, written for national publications, been opening acts for professional entertainers – and combined, have helped raised hundreds

Wora Sahara, and Tanya Rachinee

La Face says. “You have everyone there behind you and if you work it right you can grow as an entertainer and so much more.”

Last Sunday night, Neighbours kicked off its 29th anniversary week by holding the 19th annual Mr. and Miss Neighbours pageant. The panel of judges included Miss UTOPIA Tanya Rachinee, community activist Victoria Victor, Neighbours hostess Roxy Doll, and two Neighbours regulars, Tina and Craig.

They judged six “female” contestants – Eve Aulelei, Lady Wora Sahara, Kiana Manila, Katrina Dual, Armani De’Varoa Aulelei, and Mulan Rouge – in the categories of Club Wear, Talent, Formal Wear,

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Celebrating 39 Years!

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Voices United for Marriage on tour Series of five SMC/SWC concerts to support Approve R-74 campaign The Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) and Seattle Women’s Chorus (SWC) will showcase their support for marriage equality with a series of concert events, entitled “Voices United for Marriage,” in the critical preelection months of September and October.

Beginning September 14, the two choruses will perform five concerts in cities throughout Western Washington. Each program will feature a 90-minute set of music, stories, and speakers devoted to building awareness and engaging audience members to help Approve Referendum 74 and support marriage equality in the state of Washington.

“These concerts align squarely with the mission of the choruses – to use the power of words and music to recognize the value of Gay and straight people and their relationships,” said State Rep. Jamie Pedersen, a longtime singing member of SMC. “By sharing the importance of [Approving R-74] to our lives, we will help Washington become a place that fully accepts and values its Gay and Lesbian citizens.”

Pedersen, State Sen. Ed Murray, State Rep. Laurie Jinkins, and other state and local officials are expected to attend and encourage audiences to get involved in the Washington United for Marriage campaign

to Approve Referendum 74.

Chorus members will also share their personal stories describing what marriage means to them, and the choruses will also serve as facilitators for audience members’ reflections on the importance of marriage in their own lives. Songs that will be performed include “Over the Rainbow,” “Dancing Queen,” “Seal Lullaby,” “Come Live With Me and Be My Love,” and “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”

“We are excited to let our voices be heard in this way and contribute the support of Approving Referendum 74,” added SMC/ SWC executive director Frank Stilwagner.

“This is a matter of equal rights – no one should be discriminated against because of who they are, or whom they love.”

CONCERT SCHEDULE All concerts are free and open to the public – no tickets needed.

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continued from cover experiences growing up as an effeminate boy in the South. His performance as Brother Boy in Del Shores’ film adaptation of the play Sordid Lives is legendary. And then there is his 2006 Emmy win for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his delicious portrayal of Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace, where he famously quipped, “Well, if it isn’t Karen Walker. I thought I smelled gin and regret.”

You know who he is now, don’t you?

The self-described “Pixie from Dixie” told SGN, “I’m excited to be performing my show in Seattle. I tour about 45 cities a year.

My marketing firm always insists that I call

it something different every year. I toured for my show called “Gin and Regret,” and the next year we named it “From Whence I Came,” and now it’s time for “Stories I Can’t Tell Momma.”

Of course, Jordan is joking. Each show is quite different – he’s an actor and comedian from the old school where storytelling and ad-libbing were the tricks of the trade. He told SGN that “Stories I Can’t Tell Momma” is mostly just spending an evening with him. “It’s whatever’s on my mind,” he said. “I have a wealth of stories that I want to share. I think Seattle’s pretty liberal, so I can get a little blue – stories from Will & Grace and some stories from Sordid Lives.”

Jordan is in high demand. “I recently entertained about 250 Republicans in Charlotte, North Carolina, and they really did get

it,” he said, almost not believing it himself.

“I’m a little blue boy in a red state here. I thought this would be the toughest audience I would ever have to play, so I just launched into my show and they absolutely loved it.

It’s almost like when I play to the Gay audiences – it’s like preaching to the choir.”

“They love the stories and they’ve lived them, so they can relate,” he said of Gay audiences, “but these Republicans thoroughly enjoyed me.”

me that when I [saw] the doll, I squatted on the floor and peed.”

Leslie’s sobriety will also be a topic he will discuss during his show. Leslie told SGN that he has been sober for 15 years. “I have this spiritual advisor, he’s an old African queen, and he calls me ‘precious one.’

He gave me the best advice that I have ever received as an actor. He said, ‘What you do is you show up to any job to be of service,’ and that has stuck with me ever since.”

SOUTHERN ROOTS Jordan always connects with his audience because he is a natural storyteller. At his upcoming show in Seattle, he says he will give the audience some insight on his upbringing – In other words, growing up Gay in the South.

“I came out the womb, and automatically landed in my mother’s high heels,” joked the veteran actor. “I fell in love with a quote that I read recently by a young man who said, ‘It was in a church pew that I learned to hate myself.’ And I thought to myself, ‘What a startling statement.’”

But it is a true statement, Jordan admits.

He grew up in the Deep South, which meant he had to go to church. “I’ve been baptized 14 times,” he joked. “I always wanted to be a Methodist, because they can drink a lot but aren’t quite rich enough to be Episcopalians.”

“It was a little rough growing up,” recalled Jordan. “My father was a career Army officer and he would take me to the football games and all I wanted to know was when the majorettes were gonna come out. I loved the halftime!”

Another quote he says he absolutely loves: “Comedy is tragedy two weeks later.”

“So to take this childhood, which could have ended up tragic and be able to do this,” he points out, “it’s amazing.”

One of Jordan’s fondest memories growing up happened on Christmas morning when he was about three. “I can remember that all I wanted for Christmas was a bride doll. That’s all I wanted Santa to bring me.

This was in 1958, by the way, but my daddy knew that’s what would make me happy, so he snuck out and got me the most beautiful bride’s doll there was. My momma later told

DILLER WAS A FAN Growing up Leslie had three comedy mentors, “and yes, they are all women,” he joked.

“I couldn’t get enough of Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, and Lily Tomlin,” he said.

“Phyllis Diller came three times to see me in my shows in L.A. She’s had lots of Gay men who went everywhere with her. So here she is, 90 years old and five or six 19-yearold Gay men are following her. Before my show started I peeked out and saw her in the front row and called my mom up, crying.”

After the show ended and everyone had left the auditorium, Phyllis remained behind.

“She was just sitting there crying,” said Jordan. “I approached her and said, ‘Mrs. Diller?’ and before I could finish she said, ‘Young man, I use to end my shows with this sort of talk that happiness is a habit, and happiness is a choice, and happiness is something you have to work for. Young man, my whole entire life I have been trying to teach my children what you said so beautifully and so eloquently,’ and we bonded right then and there.”

Now 57, Jordan shows no signs of slowing down.

“I’m closer to my authentic self, mainly through the work I’ve done in recovery,” he said. “I’m happier than I’ve ever been. I was that hippie generation that was taught that life was over with at 30. Life for me began at 50. It doesn’t get any better than that!”

Jordan’s naughty, salacious stories – which, as the title implies, are not appropriate to share with his mother – are just what Seattle audiences crave. Tickets can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/265113.

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continued from cover Known for originating the role of Elder Price on Broadway in The Book of Mormon, Rannells dished on breaking ground with a progressive family TV show, the opposition it has engendered from anti-Gay groups, and whether we can expect this show’s Gays to have more sexy time than the ones on Modern Family.

Azzopardi: You make such a cute dad.

Are you aware of how many Gays will want to have your babies?

Rannells: [laughs] Well, I don’t know about that. We’ll see!

Azzopardi: What’s been the most fun you’ve had on set?

Rannells: The episode we’re doing currently is one of the first times that we all get to work together on the same day. This episode is a big dinner party, so everybody’s there. Yesterday [I was] just shooting the shit with Ellen Barkin and NeNe Leakes.

We’re a funny little motley crew of personalities here – it’s been a lot of fun getting to work with all these folks.

Azzopardi: Do you think America is ready for a show about two Gay dads?

Rannells: I hope so. There’s obviously been a lot of progress in the past decadeplus in terms of Gay characters on TV. In terms of Gay families, Modern Family has done a really fantastic job with Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet’s characters – that was a good introduction.

I feel like in a lot of ways, this is the next step in terms of showing exactly what that whole process is of surrogacy and really how much love and work and money it takes for a Gay couple to start a family. I’m really excited that we get to show that for one of the first times on television.

Azzopardi: What do you have to say in regard to naysayers like One Million Moms, who are boycotting the show?

Rannells: The silly part is that no one has seen it. So what that boycott is based on is a two-line description of what they read this show was about and, just based on that alone, they’re upset. That’s disappointing because ultimately what the show is about is how much love it takes to start a family – and not just our family.

To be greeted with such resistance and such judgment is disappointing. Ryan [Murphy] made a very good point that Ellen Barkin’s character really represents the rightwing Republican viewpoint in America.

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ARIES (March 20 – April 19): If malaise hits, focus on what’s bothering you and get active. Your voice is even louder and more forceful than usual. If you feel a need to yell at others, first talk gently with a trusted friend.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Playful flirtations are likely to overstep bounds.

Scale it back a little! Optimistic financial plans are way too much. If it looks too good to be true, it is. Get solid, reliable advice before putting your money anywhere.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 20): Keep your hands busy, your ears open, and your mouth shut – except for lovemaking. Sex is great, but verbal intercourse can get contentious. Housecleaning is the most productive (and second-best) way of working off that energy.

CANCER (June 21 – July 22): Indulge yourself with a massage, a day at a spa, a long leisurely visit at a museum, or a scenic hike. The company of a very close, trusted friend is ideal – don’t settle for anyone less. Solitude is good for the soul, too.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Venus enters your sign on the 6th, bringing you even more charm and gorgeousness. She’s pretty amped up, so be careful not to overdo things. Those friends who are encouraging you – are they laughing with you or at you?

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Friends mean well. Bless their hearts, if not their brains. Criticizing them will backfire and their ideas could prove springboards to better ones. You need an outlet; save your kvetching for a very trusted and patient friend.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Enjoy the fruits of your labor, but be careful not to over-indulge. Too much partying could make you sick, or bring latent problems to the surface. If friends offer health advice, the less you like it the more you should listen.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Too much individual initiative can be your downfall, but with forethought, intuition, and advice from friends, you can do almost anything – within reason. If you’re not entirely happy where you’re working, get résumés to wherever you’d rather be.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Stay way back from the line between flirtation and sexual harassment. You’re a little too frisky. In the right time and place, this can work for you spectacularly, but elsewhere it could undermine your professional reputation.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Your drive is strong enough to achieve nearly anything. Keep your mind focused on necessary work and away from arguments, especially at home. Sex may not solve any problems, but it can help you endure them.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Your mouth is the magic door to trouble.

Think ahead, listen attentively, and be very careful about the right time and place to get down and dirty. Remember what you must never, ever do in your own backyard!

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Trying to be helpful around the house can cause trouble with your partner or roommates. Talk, and match your actions to your words.

An argument with a friend can bruise your ego, but brave it and clear the air.

Editor’s note: Jack Fertig, aka Sister Boom Boom, passed away on August 5.

We are now publishing the final columns he supplied to Q Syndicate.

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Ryan said One Million Moms might enjoy Ellen Barkin’s character because she’s sort of one of them. [laughs] Every argument is made on our show and continues to be made.

Azzopardi: How well did you and co-star Justin Bartha connect when you first met?

Rannells: Justin and I had never met prior to him being cast. We had a lot of friends in common but had never really hung out or anything. We had one meeting before we got started, and just hit it off. We have a very good time working together.

Azzopardi: In the last 20 years, what do you think of some of the Gay people we’ve had on TV shows?

Rannells: It’s all steps in a very positive direction, as far as I’m concerned. As a kid, there wasn’t a whole hell of a lot on TV for me to watch in terms of Gay people.

I remember my mom loved thirtysomething, where Peter Frechette played a Gay character – that was one of the first Gay people I’d ever seen on TV. Then Will & Grace came out the first year I was in college, so that was obviously very exciting.

What’s really cool to me is what Ryan has done with Glee in showing Gay high school students. If I had been able to watch that show and see other young Gay people on television, that would’ve been very comforting and empowering. Ryan obviously makes big strides in terms of Gay characters.

America is warming up to the idea of Gay characters – and not just as a sassy Gay person, but as a person. A real character. And that’s just what’s so fun about this show.

Certainly we are a Gay couple, but we get to do a lot more than just that.

Azzopardi: How do you think Bryan is more than just a stereotypical Gay man?

Rannells: I obviously get to be quoteunquote fabulous in terms of my outfits, but Bryan has a lot of heart and a lot of strength.

It’s nice to get to play that – it’s nice to get to play someone with sass but also a lot of smarts and sincerity. To have the opportunity to show all of that is really fantastic. To completely strip all the sass away would be equally untrue, as there’s a certain amount of sass and glamour that goes along with being Gay. There’s a certain amount of fabulousness that is needed or wanted. But running around being fabulous day-to-day isn’t every moment of your life.

Azzopardi: Is there fabulousness in your life?

Rannells: Yeah, I try. I try to live with low-level glamour – absolutely! But with two varying degrees of successfulness, I can’t always pull it off as easily as I’d like. [laughs] Azzopardi: Ryan gave Modern Family a hard time for the lack of intimacy between the Gay couple. You and Justin, however, kiss in the first episode – in bed! Do you think that’s Ryan’s way of reacting to Modern Family?

Rannells: We’re telling a different story.

This show has a different tone, and I’m happy to say that we’re showing a very romantic side to this couple, which is great. It’s really thrilling to get to do. Justin and I have filmed some really great scenes together that are real, honest, flirtatious, and sexy.

Obviously people have really embraced Modern Family – audiences love that show and they love Eric and Jesse, so they’re clearly doing something right. I’m a big fan of that show, but they’re just different. Yes, we’re going to be more affectionate, but it takes nothing away from what they’re doing.

Azzopardi: There’s also a heterosexual sex scene in the premiere episode. Will you ever get that intimate with Justin?

Rannells: I don’t know if we’ll necessarily be riding each other. I don’t know about that! [laughs] But we shot another scene in bed together just this morning, actually.

There’s definitely more of that – but we’re not on cable, we’re on network. I don’t know how much sex we’ll actually get to do. Maybe down the road I’ll see what I can’t do. [laughs] Azzopardi: What kind of responsibility do you feel portraying one of the first major Gay families on television?

Rannells: As far as how it’s received and how people perceive it, we’re obviously not in control of that. I’m optimistic that we will find an audience, and I hope that people find

it effective and moving and funny, but we’ll see. My focus right now is telling the story to the best of my ability.

Azzopardi: Has playing a dad on TV influenced you becoming a real-life parent?

Rannells: It hasn’t yet, but I haven’t been in the mindset to start a family, either. I’ve been career-focused. I have thought about that – I wonder if this process will sort of change my mind about that as we get into these scenes with sonograms and things like that. Will I feel differently? Who knows? Maybe I’ll want one myself. I have seven nieces and nephews, and that’s good for me right now.

Azzopardi: Why do you gravitate toward Gay characters?

Rannells: I’ve been lucky, particularly with [HBO’s] Girls. That was a really wellwritten, really funny, and very well-developed Gay character. I was pleased about that. Then, as far as Bryan goes, it was, again, a really wonderful opportunity to play a really great character. I don’t really think about the sexuality of [the character] so much, but I do recognize the fact that I’m very lucky, particularly as a Gay man able to play these Gay parts that are really developed and are good roles.

Azzopardi: Because those roles oftentimes go to straight actors?

Rannells: Absolutely. Which is very strange to me. I mean, it’s like any acting job. I’ve played a lot of straight characters, too, and if I had been denied those because I was Gay, I would’ve been pissed. It comes down to who’s best for the part, so I get that.

But it is refreshing for me, as a homosexual, to play these Gay characters. It’s nice to get to play somebody who’s a little bit closer to who you are.

Azzopardi: Tell me about your role as a stripper in Bachelorette.

Rannells: It was the most eventful two days of work for me. The first day was super fun because it was just me and Isla Fisher – she’s so cool. Then the next day, I had to rip off some tear-away cop pants in front of Kirsten Dunst and 40 extras.

Azzopardi: No big deal.

Rannells: Right. No big deal! That was nerve-wracking, but I think that movie is really great. I’m very proud to be a small part of it.

Azzopardi: What do you miss most about your role as Elder Price in Broadway’s The Book of Mormon, which you wrapped in June?

Rannells: I miss doing the show every night. I miss performing in front of that audience, and I miss my cast. That was almost every day of my life for two years. I was wrapped up in that show with those people so it was hard to leave, obviously. I had the best-case scenario because I was leaving to do another job.

That job changed my life. I certainly wouldn’t be where I am right now without it. All I wanted to do when I moved to New York 15 years ago was to open a Broadway show. The fact that [The Book of Mormon] was the show I got to open – I don’t think you can really ask for more as an actor.

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

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

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Gotye KeyArena Saturday, 3:15 p.m.

It may seem premature to label Gotye a one-hit wonder, although he hasn’t landed on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart since “Somebody That I Used to Know” shot to the top last spring. The Belgian-Australian newbie is still enjoying a banner year with the success of that one song, and he’s a definite contender going into December’s Grammy nominations. Despite his lack of familiar material, Gotye (real name: Wouter De Backer) should draw a sizeable audience to KeyArena on Saturday afternoon, in his first Seattle appearance since selling out The Showbox SoDo in April.

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Tony Bennett KeyArena Sunday, 3:15 p.m.

You have to give props to Tony Bennett. At whatever age he is (and I don’t really want to know), he remains a force to be reckoned with. A jazz-pop legend, he’s one of the remaining true vocalists in music of any genre. While everyone has their favorite Bennett tune – “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and “Because of You” are often cited – I still cling to his 1990 collection of songs, Astoria: Portrait of the Artist.

There’s no doubt in my mind Bennett will pack KeyArena on Sunday afternoon, and you simply shouldn’t miss this iconic figure at Bumbershoot.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings KeyArena Sunday, 1:45 p.m.

Here’s another reason why the Tony Bennett show will be packed: Vintage soul mama Sharon Jones and her usual suspects, the Dap-Kings, are set to open the concert and they always draw a crowd. The New York native delivers a saucy, funky mix of R&B that began with 2002’s Dap Dippin’ with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. She might pluck a few tracks from that album for Sunday’s set list, but we’ll probably hear several numbers from the ensemble’s latest effort, last year’s Soul Time!

Keane Fisher Green Stage Sunday, 9:15 p.m.

Sneaking back onto the music scene is Keane, once considered the likeliest act to follow in Coldplay’s footsteps. But the quartet hit a bump in the road when lead singer Tom Chaplin admitted himself to rehab for alcohol and drug problems. Strangeland is the newest album by Keane, better known for their earlier hits like “Somewhere Only We Know,” “Everybody’s Changing,” and “Bend and Break.” They’re appearing on a smaller stage, so arrive early Sunday night for a good place to sit or stand.

M83 KeyArena Monday, 3:15 p.m.

You oughta know French electro-pop unit M83 from their transatlantic hit “Midnight City,” which has been used in a variety of TV shows and ads for the likes of Victoria’s Secret and Gucci. And while the Antibesbased sextet is having its best-ever North American run in 2012 with sold-out gigs everywhere, including Seattle, and a goldcertified album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, they’ve actually been at it for 10 years already. Look for good energy to seep out of KeyArena on Monday afternoon when M83 takes the stage.

Skrillex KeyArena Monday, 9:30 p.m.

Twenty-four-year-old Skrillex is, hands down, the biggest story to come from electronic music in the past five years. The dubsteb-industrial DJ, also a producer, was nominated for five Grammy Awards last year and won three, beating out rival Deadmau5 in three different categories. The Southern Californian was so anticipated in Seattle last winter that he not only sold out The Showbox SoDo, but the concert was moved to WaMu Theater to accommodate the overwhelming demand. Skrillex (real name: Sonny John Moore) will have no trouble bringing in the fans for the final headlining gig of Bumbershoot.

Passion Pit Fisher Green Stage Monday, 9:15 p.m.

With a current Top 10 album, Gossamer, I’m surprised Passion Pit is appearing on a side stage at Bumbershoot. The New York group, who interviewed with SGN about three years ago, filled the Moore Theatre to capacity back in 2010. Not only does Passion Pit have their own music to push out to Bumbershoot fans, but they also have several remixes (Katy Perry, Beastie Boys, Bruno Mars) that they can surprise with.

Regardless of what they perform, it’ll be an all-out dance party Monday night at the Fisher Green Stage.

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continued from page 28 understood what was going on and what was required of him. I never thought he overplayed his hand. He’s obviously Gay, but he isn’t in your face about it or anything. He gets that your friend is your friend no matter what, and I liked that he was so willing to pull down so many walls in order to access the character.

Travis: Yeah, Justin got it right from the start. He understood that we didn’t want another Gay best friend stereotype. Early on, he was calling me, working on the voice, trying to figure out the best way to become the character. He started asking if he could record my voice, then he started following me around the set. It suddenly hit me he was using me as the template for the character, sort of a heightened version of who I am. It was both startling and flattering. He’s such an intuitive actor and I think his performance really comes from the heart. He definitely finds the right balance between being too flamboyant and being the kind of friend both Katie and Lauren are in need of.

Fetters: There is a bit of an old Hollywood feel to the film, almost a Doris Day Pillow Talk sort of vibe that belies the sexually explicit nature of some of the situations and dialogue.

Travis: Thank you for that. We were shooting it in a very 1950s, 1960s sort of way, trying to make sure that the simplicity of the story was never lost and remained front and center. It is in many ways a genre throwback, definitely a Doris Day sort of thing in its way. We wanted to achieve that sort of vibe. It just felt like the proper process in order to make sure the movie worked.

Fetters: Post-Sundance, what do you hope happens now for the film? What do you want audiences talking about as they leave the theater?

Naylon: I like that the movie isn’t what people expect it to be. I like that it seems to creep up on people, that they find themselves connecting to it on an emotional level they hadn’t anticipated. The movie is funny.

It is romantic. But it is also a story of female relationships, the likes of which sadly don’t get represented enough on the [big screen] in my opinion. I think it will resonate with a lot of people. At least I hope it does.

Travis: It’s a beautiful, consciously female story, and I’m sure that will come as some sort of surprise for some people. But I want them to leave the theater filled with joy. I think we represent Kate and Lauren’s journey for exactly what it is, their love something all viewers – male, female, Gay, straight – will hopefully be able to relate to, appreciate, and embrace.

Kina Grannis Mural Amphitheatre Monday, 6:15 p.m.

YouTube sensation turned recording artist Kina Grannis makes her Bumbershoot debut this year and her second Seattle visit of 2012 (she played The Neptune last spring).

She earned her recording contract by winning a corporate-sponsored contest that coincided with the Super Bowl. Though she hasn’t made a mainstream breakthrough, her songs “In Your Arms” and “Valentine” have frequently been used on wedding and engagement proposal videos. She’s definitely on the rise, so catch Grannis before she becomes a household name.

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

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

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SATURDAY - September 1

Boyz in the Woods Q-Squared Camp Labor Day Weekend (8/31-9/3). www.qcamp.org Bumbershoot (8/31-9/3). Seattle Center. www. bumbershoot.org Festival of the Babes Soccer Tournament (8/319/3). See SGN’s Northwest News column for details or visit www.festivalofthebabes.com NW Leather Weekend (8/31-9/3). All profits from the weekend will be donated to the Leather Leadership Conference 2013 Fund. For complete list of events and venues visit www.nwleatherweekend.org Triangle Recreation Camp “Mardi Gras Weekend” (8/31-9/3). www.camptrc.org XL Weekend (8/30-9/3). A new Seattle Bear run is here. www.xlweekend.com Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 9am. Greenlake (outside Evans Pool). Every Saturday. GLBT running & walking club sponsors weekly runs, monthly potlucks, track & field activity, annual Run With Pride. 448-8518. www.seattlefrontrunners.org.

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

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

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Festival of the Babes Dance Party. 7pm-2am. Melrose Market Studios, 1532 Melrose Ave.

SUNDAY - September 2

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

Boyz in the Woods Q-Squared Camp Labor Day Weekend (8/31-9/3). www.qcamp.org Bumbershoot (8/31-9/3). Seattle Center. www. bumbershoot.org Festival of the Babes Soccer Tournament (8/319/3). See SGN’s Northwest News column for details or visit www.festivalofthebabes.com NW Leather Weekend (8/31-9/3). All profits from the weekend will be donated to the Leather Leadership Conference 2013 Fund. For complete list of events and venues visit www.nwleatherweekend.org Triangle Recreation Camp “Mardi Gras Weekend” (8/31-9/3). www.camptrc.org XL Weekend (8/30-9/3). A new Seattle Bear run is here. www.xlweekend.com Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www. borderriders.com Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

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

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

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. www.dharmabuddies.org

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Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. www.raincitysoccer.org Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com. SASG 322-2427; www.sasgcc.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Fri: 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Pre-registration required. Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Festival of the Babes Closing Party. 7pm-2am.

Cowgirls, Inc., 421 1st Ave S. Noche Latina - Latino Night. 10pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Every Sunday.

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MONDAY - September 3

Labor Day (Because of the Labor Day holiday, some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or reschuduled.

Check with the sponsor of your event to confirm date, time & place.)

Boyz in the Woods Q-Squared Camp Labor Day Weekend (8/31-9/3). www.qcamp.org Bumbershoot (8/31-9/3). Seattle Center. www. bumbershoot.org Festival of the Babes Soccer Tournament (8/319/3). See SGN’s Northwest News column for details or visit www.festivalofthebabes.com NW Leather Weekend (8/31-9/3). All profits from the weekend will be donated to the Leather Leadership Conference 2013 Fund. For complete list of events and venues visit www.nwleatherweekend.org Triangle Recreation Camp “Mardi Gras Weekend” (8/31-9/3). www.camptrc.org XL Weekend (8/30-9/3). A new Seattle Bear run is here. www.xlweekend.com Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

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

Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

TUESDAY - September 4

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

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

Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County.

September 1 thru September 9 David, (425) 339-5238.

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

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

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

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

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

Friends in Adoption Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Childhaven Community Center, 1345 22nd Ave NE, Auburn.

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

Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums 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 FREE Beginning ASL Lessons. 7:30pm. The Elite, 1520 E Olive Way. Every Tuesday. Have you ever wanted to learn basic American Sign Language? If so, you can get some FREE beginning ASL instruction.

Meets in the loft. 860-0999.

Here & Now Gay & Lesbian AA Meeting in Tacoma.

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

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY - September 5

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of

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health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Women’s HIV+ Support Group in Tacoma. 1-3pm.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300. All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. PFLAG/Renton: 425235-4139. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www. seattle-pflag.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY - September 6

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 (Also Fridays 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.)

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

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

Come Out For Yourself (COFY). 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Thursday. Peer support for people dealing with issues of sexual orientation. 3222437; www.sasgcc.org First Thursday Artwalk at Revolution Books. 6-9pm.

89 S Washington St. Features work by Joe E Montano, 1991 MTV Award winner for Best Art Direction for the REM video “Losing My Religion.” For the past 10

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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 First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html 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.

Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E. Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of every month. 329-0793; http://seattleprimetimers.org Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

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

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

Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www. seattle-al-anon.org

SATURDAY - September 8

years Montano’s work has focused on immigartion, homophobia & police brutality. www.josemontano.com Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide. Meetings open to the public. 684-4540.

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

Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St, 3rd Floor. Meets every Thursday. A conversation about HIV with other men. Gay & Bi men facing challenges living with HIV longterm now have a new way to meet others facing similar challenges.

Seattle 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 Confessions of a Prairie Bitch. Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm. Julia’s on Broadway, 300 Broadway E. Features Alison Pilgrim. Nellie Oleson of Little House on the Prairie is all grown up - and bitchy as ever!

Join Pilgrim as she startles audiences with shocking celebrity gossip & hysterical life as a child star. www. brownpapertickets.com Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

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

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org

Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY - September 7

Equinox 2012 - SML Annual Leather Weekend (9/79/9). www.seattlemeninleather.org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

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

Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov DIFFA/Seattle & Masin’s “Glam Tablescapes” Wine + Dine + Design. 6pm. Masin’s Bellevue, 10708 Main St, Bellevue. Enjoy a tabletop party with couture hors d’oeuvres, wine bar & specialty cocktails, DJ entertainment & luxury silent auction. Tickets $45-$75. www.diffaseattle.org

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(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Equinox 2012 - SML Annual Leather Weekend (9/79/9). www.seattlemeninleather.org Kent Pride 2012 Kick-Off. 8pm. Long Dog Tavern, 209 E Meeker St, Kent.

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

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. We create a safe, confidential & sacred space in which a man can speak his truth from the heart, to heal & empower himself. We are fiercely non-political, non-sectarian & non-judgmental. All men are welcome. www.agatheringofmen.org Tabletalk Design Seminar. 2pm. Masin’s Bellevue, 10708 Main St, Bellevue. Spirited & informative presntations by a panel of design & entertaining experts.

FREE. Cabaret for Marriage Equality. Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Features Alison Pilgrim from Little House on the Prairie. General seating $35, VIP $75 (includes reception). www.wufm.it/cabaret Imperial Court of Seattle King & Queen of Hearts Pageant. Doors 6pm, Pageant 7pm. R Place, 619 E Pine St. $7 donation.

An Evening with Arnaldo! & Friends. 7:30pm. Filipino Community Center of Seattle. 5740 ML King Way S. Dinner/cabaret show featuring extraordinary Filipino American artist Arnaldo. Proceeds will benefit future production of “Floradora: Reimagined” an adaptation of a Broadway comedy set in the Philippines in the 1890s.

Tickets $25. 722-9372, www.brownpaper tickets.com

SUNDAY - September 9

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Equinox 2012 - SML Annual Leather Weekend (9/79/9). www.seattlemeninleather.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. NSWG’s primary focus is erotic writing - but they welcome anyone who writes. The only requirements are to write, to attend, & to be respectful.

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

Kent Pride 2012. 2-5pm. Gazebo Stage, Burlington Green Park, Railroad & E Meeker St, Kent.

“Rugby is a Drag” Fundraiser for Approve R-74.

Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. $5 cover benefits Washington United for Marriage campaign to Approve R-74.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

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

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

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

Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club is an umbrella organizing sponsoring LGBTQ-supported recovery meetings.

CHAC is currently looking for a new home. www. chacseattle.org, 860-9560 or call 587-2838. (Groups formerly meeting at CHAC are currently meeting at SASG (Seattle Area Support Groups) and other locations. Check out the SGN’s Community Calendar listings to find these groups.)

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

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

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Washington State: 325-7724, www. seattle-pflag.org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington State; www.pnwpflag.org; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Project at the API Safety Center, April, 4679976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multi-culturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com, www.macctsea.org; 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, 3227061, 255-8951; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikonenw. org; TwoSpirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

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

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

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

SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. 905-9941, www.seamec.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender 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.tacomalesbianconcern. org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenof westseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http:// lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 436-8671. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLSEN/ Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (GayStraight 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.globe youth.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; Plus One Queer Youth: for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24 - Bam Mendiola, 206-957-1665, bamm@ llaa. org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup Cherise.Alexander@multicare.org; www.facebook. com/PuyallupPrism; Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS): LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth drop-in group, 12-18 - Sarah Hardin, 425-271-5600, ext 155; sarahh@rays.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www. safeschoolscoalition.org; 451-SAFE (451-7233) (nonemergency), 1-877-SAFE-SAFE (1-877-723-3723) (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; The Trevor Project: 866-4-U-Trevor; www.thetrevorproject. org; True Colors - Connecting LGBTQ Teens: in Shoreline, 362-7282 x 8018, lbagley@chs-nw.org; Vista Youth Center: for LGBTQ, questioning and allied youth, 14-21, in Kennewick, 509-396-5198, www. vistayouthcenter.org; YouthCare/Orion Center: 6225555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoudGLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273-TALK, www. yspp.org

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_______________________________ MEN’S CHORUS & WOMEN’S CHORUS sales and telefund campaign phoners wanted for season sales and annual fund fall campaign. Evenings, 5:009:00 pm, September 10 to 30, in downtown Seattle. 20 hours/5 days per week required with 6th day offered as well. Work on behalf of a terrific non-profit arts organization, Flying House Productions, who enriches our community with their outstanding productions. Looking for articulate professionals with a passion for music and the arts.

Prior telefund or outbound sales experience preferred. Non-profit or professional arts background very helpful. Please call Greg at 206-262-0680. 35/1 _______________________________ FREE RÉSUMÉ AND JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS South Seattle Community College’s WorkSource Center is partnering with the Seattle Public Library and the King County Library System to offer résumé and job search workshops. For more information, contact South Seattle Community College WorkSource Center at 206-764-5304 or visit www.southseattle.edu for complete schedule. SGN/ _______________________________

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

FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

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

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

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

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAY

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

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

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

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

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

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

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

Hamburger & Draft Beer $6.00 from 4pm -10.00 Black Nail Productions Karaoke 9pm to 1am.

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

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

Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

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

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

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

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

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calls.“full service” food menu. Get your grub on!

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

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

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

Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

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

Julia’s - www.juliasrestaurantseattle.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30pm. Black Nail Productions Karaoke 9pm to 1am. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Dart Tournament starts at 7:30 pm.

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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OLYMPIA

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

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