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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 46, Volume 40, November 16, 2012

r e k a m n i Ra Former Weather Girls singer Martha Wash is back with her first album in two decades

by Chris Azzopardi SGN Contributing Writer

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If you’ve been feeling mostly cloudy lately, have we got news for you! Martha Wash, the former lead singer of the Weather Girls, releases her first album in 20 years next month – and she’s bringing out the sun.

The 1980s group’s biggest hit, “It’s Raining Men,” is still as much a part of Gay culture now as it was then. The theme of empowerment – one that

the 58-year-old can relate to, especially after witnessing the toll Hurricane Sandy took on her New York neighborhood – endures on Wash’s latest solo album, Destiny, an adultcontemporary showcase for her powerhouse vocals.

Just hours after her lights came back on, Wash called us to talk see martha page 26

Music = Life Two local LGBT ensembles team up for World AIDS Day concert

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer QUODLIBET: MUSIC TO REJOICE, REFLECT, AND REMEMBER EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS December 1 The great French novelist Victor Hugo once wrote: “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” Those words can summarize many situations for many scenarios. But they also fit the connection between the AIDS crisis and how it can af-

You’d need a really big file folder to hold Christina Aguilera’s resume. She’s a singer. A songwriter. A four-time Grammy winner. A Latin Grammy winner. A Golden Globe-nominated composer/lyricist. A bilingual recording artist. A judge/ mentor on a hit reality competition show.

A regular donor to women’s charities. A PETA ally. An AIDS philanthropist, Gay marriage supporter, U.N. Humanitarian Award honoree – I could go on and on.

Aguilera has done more in 13 short years than many artists do their entire lives, and her contributions stretch way beyond music. The New York native just released a new album, Lotus, a collection of pop and dance songs that also includes a collaboration with The Voice cohort Blake Shelton. So, how does an extremely busy superstar (and mom) have time to sit at a see aguilera page 25

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rainbow city band

Enrique Badulescu

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

Rainbow City Band Artistic Director Anne Kreider

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Celebrating 39 Years!

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The science of revolution LGBTQ artists demonstrate hip-hop’s transformative power

by Luzviminda “Lulu” Carpenter Special to the SGN OUTERSPACES TOUR 2012: POWER IN THE MARGINS WASHINGTON HALL November 29 On Thursday, November 29, at 7:30 p.m., Las Krudas from Havana, Climbing PoeTree from Brooklyn, and Invincible from Detroit will bless the historic stage at Washington Hall, located at 153 14th Ave. (www.washingtonhall.org). These LGBTQ artists use their art for social justice, and their cultural work supports the transformation of communities by making knowledge accessible through hip-hop, poetry, and other media art forms.

Seattle is the kickoff to their nationwide tour, called “OuterSpaces Tour 2012: Power in the Margins.” Often times, these cultural workers are not supported by the mainstream music industry, because the messages in their lyrics point toward social change and challenge systems of oppression and violence in complex and intersectional ways.

“More than a performance, OuterSpaces is an experience,” the artists say. “Audiences will step into a parallel universe where possibilities are endless. Invincible’s impeccable lyricism decodes complex truths of power and politics, and the science of social change. Climbing PoeTree’s compelling cadence stretches the mind and expands the heart on the edge of outrage and inspiration. And Las Krudas twist fierce feminist hip-hop and Afro-Cuban flavors to uplift a message that makes movement irresistible. Accompanying the wordplay of these five dynamic performers is stunning video projection, beat-boxing (human breath pounding out rhythms on mics, pan flutes, and bottles), hand-made music boxes, and cutting-edge instrumentation. At every tour stop, the artists create intentional spaces that not only lift consciousness around social and political issues, but also expand audiences’ capacity to imagine another world.”

The struggles these performers articulate in their songs and other art forms speak to historically marginalized communities. Be part of the shift in culture to support community artists who are communicating through art and bridging communities on a global scale.

The Seattle show is presented by Uzuri Productions with the support of many community collaborators such as the 206 Zulu Nation, Hidmo, Jewish Voice for Peace, Ladies First Collective, MAGNet, Roscito’s Tamalitos, NW Network, YouthSpeaks, Zenyu, and the wonderful street outreach team that is focusing on raising funds and getting the word out on the streets. The organizations involved bring diverse audiences that often would not be in the same space. To donate, please contact Lulu Carpenter at caretaker.washingtonhall@gmail.

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com or (425) 224-6511, because all funds have not been raised for their guarantee.

We want to show the collective power of sharing resources, skills, time, and energy across communities.

For more information about the show, go to www.outer-spaces.com or www.facebook.com/events/428319403902718. Follow the tour on Twitter: #OuterSpacesSeattle.

and grow.

The OuterSpaces tour will present multidimensional performances, interactive workshops, and dialogues addressing some of the most pressing social justice issues of our times. Bridging the gap between the personal and political, OuterSpaces aims to inspire audiences and participants to free their imaginations and become agents for the change the world thirsts for. Their art is

ABOUT THE TOUR OuterSpaces is a visionary force of emcees and hip-hop poets representing the strength in marginalized identities. Featuring the spitfire wordplay of Invincible (Detroit), the soul-stirring spoken word of

a spacecraft breaking through to uncharted territories in our planet’s capacity to come into balance, and illuminating the borderlands where we can bring our whole complex selves.

“At every tour stop, the artists create intentional spaces that not only lift consciousness around social and political issues, but also expand audiences’ capacity to imagine another world.”

Climbing PoeTree (Brooklyn), and the irrepressible flow and flavor of Las Krudas (Havana), this international, bilingual, pansexual, polyracial, multimedia, cross-genre collaboration of artists nurtures parallel universes where our visions for planetary transformation become possible.

Everywhere in nature, the strongest, rarest, and most uniquely evolved species thrive in the margins – in the outer spaces.

The natural environment shows us that in the borders between ocean and shore, wetlands and forest, is where new life begins.

OuterSpaces is a brigade of shape-shifting, gender-bending artists and activists who refuse to deny any aspects of their dynamic identities, seeking to explore the crossroads of these margins where new ideas emerge

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Invincible – It is truly rare to find an artist like Invincible. Her spitfire wordplay has gotten her acclaim from hip-hop fans all across the world, while her active involvement in progressive social change has taken her music beyond entertainment and toward actualizing the change she wishes to see.

The Detroit-based artist and activist began penning lyrics at the age of nine, shortly after learning English by memorizing her favorite songs. She founded her own label and media company EMERGENCE, through which she released her critically acclaimed debut album ShapeShifters in 2008. Invincible has also produced several awardwinning videos and directed The Revival, a short documentary series about women

in hip-hop. She teamed up with longtime producer Waajeed in 2010 to release a limited-edition 7-inch single, “Detroit Summer/Emergence.” Invincible + Waajeed’s upcoming collaborative project will illuminate the connections between complex science, social movements, and hip-hop.

Invincible is a fellow of Kresge Arts in Detroit, and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for Women and Gender in the Arts and Media.

Climbing PoeTree – Climbing PoeTree is the combined force of two boundary-breaking soulsisters who have sharpened their art as a tool for popular education, community organizing, and personal transformation. With roots in Haiti and Colombia, Alixa and Naima reside in Brooklyn and track footprints across the country and globe on a mission to overcome destruction with creativity. In 15 self-organized independent tours over nine years, Climbing PoeTree has blazed stages from Oakland to Atlanta, South Africa to Cuba, with powerhouses such as Erykah Badu, Alicia Keys, Danny Glover, Angela Davis, Alice Walker, Sonia Sanchez, The Last Poets, and Dead Prez.

They have led workshops in institutions from Cornell University to Rikers Island Prison, and have toured over 11,000 miles on a bus converted to run on recycled vegetable oil, bringing their soul-stirring performances to thousands of people across the nation.

Climbing PoeTree interweaves spoken word, video, sound collage, and award-winning theater to expose injustice, heal from violence, and make a better future visible, immediate, and irresistible.

Las Krudas – Odaymara Cuesta and Olivia Prendes are Cuban hip-hop emcees, independent musicians, poets, and theater performers representing the activism of womyn, immigrants, and Queer people of color as a central part of world change.

Both born and raised in Cuba, they choose art as a weapon to fight for their rights, for balance, and for justice against oppression.

Formed in 1999, Las Krudas has earned international acclaim performing, recording, facilitating workshops, and touring in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, bringing Cubensi hip-hop, dancehall, cumbia, and old- and new-school beats from around the world laced with their extraordinary Afro-Caribbean rebel lyrics and indomitable voices to empower communities. Las Krudas have performed in spaces such as the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (2011-12), Antimili Sonoro Festival (Medellin, Colombia, 2011), XI Encuentro Feminista Latinoamercano y del Caribe (Mexico City, 2009), Festival Internacional de Hip Hop Cubano (La Habana, Cuba, 1998-2004), House of Blues (Chicago), and S.O.B.s (New York City), collaborating and performing alongside the likes of Sekou Sundiata, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Susana Baca, Quilombo, and many more.

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Manhattan Transfer shines in Jazz Alley concert

by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN A&E Writer MANHATTAN TRANSFER Reality joined Mercy for Manhattan Transfer at Jazz Alley November 1. Harmonies by Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul, and Cheryl Bentyne were tight. Yaron Gershovsky’s piano was delicious. Bass by Gary Wicks was hot. The band has been playing together since 1976. Reality thought they were great, and he liked how they used their voices as musical instruments.

The group opened with “Spain.” “Bahia,” “Benny Bailey,” “Singapore,” “Java Jive,” “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” “Mahogany Hall Stomp,” “Corner Pocket,” “Sidewinder,” “Soul Food to Go,” “Baby Come Back to Me (The Morse Code of Love),” “Birdland,” and “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” followed nicely.

AVERAGE WHITE BAND Reality also accompanied Mercy to see the Average White Band at Jazz Alley November 8. Brent Carter’s vocals were powerful. Alan Gorrie’s bass was funky. Guitar

by Onnie McIntyre was out there. Sax by Fred Vigdor was luscious. Piano by Monte

Croft rocked. Rocky Bryant’s drums were rhythmic. Reality thought they were pretty lively and the fact that they had played for 40 years made them tight. People were up dancing.

“Work to Do” featured guitar, piano, and sax. Vigdor soloed on “Queen of My Soul.”

“The Jugglers” featured Rocky. “Whatcha Gonna Do for Me” featured guitar. Vigdor soloed again on “A Love of Your Own.” Monte was featured on “Walk Tall.”

“This World Has Music” featured sax.

“When Will You Be Mine” followed.

“Schoolboy Crush” was one of the group’s most famous songs. “Cut the Cake” was another. “Put It Where You Want It” featured sax.

TAJ MAHAL Mercy is looking forward to seeing the Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley. Band members include Taj Mahal (piano and vocals), Bill Rich (bass), and Kester Smith (drums).

They will be there November 16-18 and 2025.

Mahal has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has won two. He also has been designated the official blues artEnrique Badulescu

you were able to work on it with everything else you’re dedicated to – The Voice, motherhood, etc.?

Aguilera: Thank you!

I really wanted to make an album that spoke to my fans, my unbreakable flowers. And yes, balancing it all isn’t always easy. That’s why I took the next season of the show off so I could properly work on this album. As with any working mother, you have to just prioritize.

Rodriguez: Every song is a goodie on Lotus, but which one should we listen to first?

Aguilera: There are so many songs I think my fans will really respond to.

From great dance tracks like “Red Hot Kind of Love” to songs like “Army of Me” that really serves as a “Fighter” 2.0, and also to some vulnerable ballads like “Blank Page.”

I really thought about what my fans would like to hear and put it all on this album. But to answer your question, first you need to hear the “Lotus Intro” to set the tone.

Rodriguez: You’ve won several Grammy Awards, but is there one in particular that means more to you?

Aguilera: Absolutely not, they are all such honors. As an artist you make music you love that you feel will move people, and that is really the end goal. The awards are really flattering, but as musicians we are in it for the music. It’s what I love to do.

Rodriguez: Gay marriage just passed in Washington State, as it did in three other states. What would you like to say to your Gay fans as they celebrate the news?

Aguilera: My Gay fans are so amazing!

They have supported me through it all and I will ALWAYS support them.

Rodriguez: If you were to DJ at a Gay wedding reception, what tunes would you spin?

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continued from cover laptop and reply to a list of questions from Seattle Gay News – within 24 hours, mind you? Beats me. But as the title of her previous album suggests, maybe she’s bionic after all. Here’s what Christina Aguilera shared with me via e-mail inside “The Music Lounge”.

Rodriguez: Do you have plans to tour your new album? If so, will you to come to Seattle?

Aguilera: We are still working out schedules with the show and the tour, etc. … but when I tour I will surely keep the wonderful people of Seattle in mind!

Rodriguez: What comes to mind when you hear the word “Seattle”?

Aguilera: Rain – sadly – and the greatest film, Sleepless in Seattle. Oh, and the Space Needle!

Rodriguez: Your new album is hot! How

Manhattan Transfer (l to r) Janis Siegal, Alan Paul, Tim Hauser, and Cheryl Bentyne

ist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

His most famous songs are “Fishing Blues” and “Corrina, Corrina.” He has an infectious smile.

Justin Robinson (sax), Sullivan Fortner (piano), Ameen Saleem (bass), and Quincy Phillips (drums). They will be there November 29 to December 2.

Hargrove won two Grammies, in 1997 ROY HARGROVE and 2002, and has played with musicians Mercy is also looking forward to seeing from Herbie Hancock to Winton Marsalis. the Roy Hargrove Quintet at Jazz Alley. You can get tickets for both Taj Mahal and Band members are Roy Hargrove (trumpet), Roy Hargrove at www.jazzalley.com Aguilera: You have to include old-school classics. Also, Etta James’ “At Last” and Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” Gays have fought so long for this moment. The song takes on so many meanings.

Rodriguez: Will you ever release another Spanish album?

Aguilera: I sure hope so. It has been something I have wanted to do for quite some time. My Latino fans are very important to me and that album was really great to make.

Rodriguez: Are Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as sexy in person as they appear on TV? Aguilera: Well, considering they are like brothers to me that is just gross! I can see the appeal, but each of them – Blake, Adam, and Cee Lo [Green] – are all sexy in their own ways, I guess. I just see them through the eyes of a little sister.

Rodriguez: Do you have any advice for drag queens who want to perform a Christina Aguilera number on stage?

Aguilera: Makeup is key and the outfit.

You need to dress the part and really own the look. “Work it” is the best advice I can give someone. Own it and work it, and it will be great.

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continued from cover fect music as well as the human soul. And the Rainbow City Band, the Seattle-based Esoterics vocal group, and a powerful musical composition making its West Coast premiere are bringing this point home to the Pacific Northwest.

“Quilt Panels (for my love, for my grief, for my letting go)” was first performed in Washington, D.C., in 2003 by the Different Drummers, D.C.’s LGBT band, which first formed in 1980, on the eve of the AIDS crisis. To honor the dearly departed the band, along with the Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, decided to commission a musical piece to represent the AIDS Memorial Quilt. “It was back in 2001 that the request for proposals was sent out,” said Jana Fry, clarinet player and now part of the Rain-

bow City Band. “Bids were sent in for about three months before one was chosen.” The winning composer was Robert Maggio, who had written incidental music for The Laramie Project. He began work on “Quilt Panels” in 2002.

“While he worked on the music aspect,” Fry recalled, “the band spent six months raising funds for the project. Since [both] bands are on a volunteer basis we had to raise all the money ourselves.”

The work became a concert consisting of roughly 40 minutes of music and a choral presentation. The musical portion was written in eight different movements, or “chapters,” and was first presented in 2003 on World AIDS Day (December 1), at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in Maryland. There it garnered rave reviews and attention including a review in The Washington Post, which described the song cycle as “appropriately, one of savage intensity.”

WEST COAST PREMIERE In a bicoastal partnership with the Rainbow City Band, this powerful musical piece will make its West Coast debut on Saturday, December 1, as part of the RCB’s winter concert, Quodlibet.

A reception will follow the prestigious premiere, which takes place at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. Composer Maggio will be in attendance and a portion of the AIDS Quilt, whose permanent home is in Atlanta, will be on display. As Maya Angelou once said, “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”

The Rainbow City Band first formed in 1998 with about 100 members, and it has since become a strong part of Seattle’s LGBT community. Working strictly with volunteers for their music, arrangements, and performances, and currently directed

by Anne Kreider, the Rainbow City Band relies on donations to help make it possible to present such wonderful pieces as “Quilt Panels.” More information is available at the band’s website, www.rainbowcityband. com. The Esoterics can be found online at www.theesoterics.org.

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a campy song, everybody likes it. I think that’s why it’s lasted so long, because for 30 years you’ve got the kids and then you’ve got the grandkids who like the song. It’s one of those pop songs that’s a classic now.

Azzopardi: Are you glad “It’s Raining Men” is the song you became known for, or is there another that you wished became

ally took the song around to clubs and asked the DJs to play the song in the clubs way before mainstream music picked up on it.

Azzopardi: You know, 1982 was also the year I was born. Should I blame it for turning me Gay? Wash: [laughs] Uh huh! There are a lot of people who say, “I came out when that song came out.” And I say, “Well, cool!”

Azzopardi: When did you know you had a big Gay following?

Wash: It was actually before “It’s Raining Men,” when I was singing background for Sylvester [James]. I started singing with Sylvester in the mid-’70s, and so he had a large Gay following and it followed us when we started recording under the name Two Tons

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ganizations in different cities and we were asked to come and do shows to raise money for different organizations that were trying to set up hospices. I always say I wish I didn’t have to do this, but it’s been over 25 years [of AIDS/HIV] and I’m still going out, doing shows, and trying to help people raise money.

Azzopardi: How do you reflect on that time? And why was it important for you to stand up for the Gay community?

Wash: Because at that time I was losing so many people in the industry: artists, DJs, agents, managers. People just leaving out of here in droves. It was a really scary time for a lot of people, and at that time nobody could really figure out what was causing this AIDS epidemic and the blame was always on the Gay community – which I didn’t believe was true, because I was hearing of straight people who were dying of AIDS. They couldn’t figure out how they contracted it. At the time, the Gay community was really getting slammed for bringing this AIDS epidemic to the world, and it was wrong because at the time nobody knew how it was contracted. But you always have to put the blame on somebody, so why not the Gay community? That’s the easy thing to do.

Azzopardi: So you were defending them.

Wash: Yeah, I couldn’t understand why would you blame the Gay community but not know how it’s contracted.

Again, there were straight people [getting AIDS]. I remember an older woman who died, she was in her 50s or 60s, from what they said was AIDS. So now how did she contract it? Was she with somebody who was Gay? Use a little bit of common sense, but people weren’t.

And they were scared. They were saying, “Don’t be around somebody who is Gay, because you don’t know if they might give you the AIDS virus.”

I remember this one time there was a celebrity who had this big dinner party and she had all her silverware washed in bleach. Seriously. This was kind of a gossip report. And I’m saying to myself, “You don’t know how this is being contracted, so why would you bleach all your silverware?” It was just crazy.

Azzopardi: Is that celebrity still a celebrity?

Wash: Yeah.

Azzopardi: Can we talk about who it is?

Wash: I’m not gonna talk about who it is.

She is famous and she was married to a very famous man. But it was just the mentality at that time.

Azzopardi: What do you miss most about Sylvester?

Wash: I guess his craziness. [laughs] Yeah, he was crazy at times, but you had to love him. He was way before his time and really just kind of on the cusp of going mainstream when he passed. I think if he had come out now, it would be no problem – him being a Gay singer. There are more people who are coming out every day, period. But I think he was way before his time. Great singer, great entertainer. I think if he had lived longer, if he had come along in this generation, it wouldn’t have been a problem.

Azzopardi: Where do you stand on Gay issues like marriage?

Wash: I’m for it. Look, from my perspective, there have been more Gay couples who’ve stayed together longer than straight couples. My feeling is, if you are a citizen of the United States, you should have all rights and liberties of everybody else. If you’re paying taxes like everybody else, why can’t you have the full commitment from the United States government, from marriage on down?

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about what the new songs mean to her, how she fought for Gay rights when few people in the ’80s were doing so, and about being surrounded by hot hunks for the 30th anniversary shoot of “It’s Raining Men.” Azzopardi: Twenty years! Do you know how grueling this wait has been for your Gay fans?

Wash: [laughs] Well, I’ve tried to give them a little bit off and on, but I’m glad this is finally coming out.

Azzopardi: Why the long wait?

Wash: Well, what can I tell you? Life.

No one particular thing, but I thought it was time to put out a whole new CD and hope that the fans would accept it.

Azzopardi: Was it easy getting back in the studio?

Wash: Yes and no. Some of the songs are a bit harder for me to do, but it was something I needed to do – to stretch out on things I had not done in a long time.

I’m just really hoping that the fans will appreciate the work and love the music.

Azzopardi: The album takes a very inspiring and faith-focused approach.

How does Destiny represent you at this point in your life?

Wash: I think it’s more so for the masses. There are so many people that are going through something, and sometimes they feel like they’re the only ones going through it. I think that everybody needs a bit of uplifting, and the songs kind of sound like anthems. For some people, those are the things they’ll take away from the songs – songs of empowerment, just being uplifted. I think that’s what people need right along through here.

Azzopardi: Obviously you’re known for anthems – “It’s Raining Men” is still a staple in the Gay community 30 years later. Which songs on the album could be remixed for the Gay clubs?

Wash: Everybody wants a remix!

Can’t you accept it just the way it is? [laughs] Azzopardi: You know how the Gays are – they always want something new to shake their butts to. Have you considered remixes at all?

Wash: Nope, no. We have not. I don’t think it’ll happen. That’s not to say never, because somebody is always going to find a way.

Azzopardi: How do you relate to the songs on the new album?

Wash: [laughs] Oh, I can relate to just about every song, to something in there.

Azzopardi: Anything in particular?

Wash: Good grief. Put me on the spot here. I think as far as Destiny is concerned, having gone through love and loss and thinking, “If it’s supposed to be, then it will be – that would be the destiny for us. But if it’s not, then I gotta let it go.”

Azzopardi: How much of a hand did you have in writing these songs?

Wash: Just the one song, “Destiny.” I’m slowly getting into songwriting; that was a song Zach Adam already had the music and lyrics for, and we decided to just scrap the lyrics, keep the music, and start all over again. So we wrote that one again.

Azzopardi: For the 30th anniversary shoot of “It’s Raining Men” with celebrity photographer Mike Ruiz, how difficult was it to be surrounded by all those hot men?

Wash: [laughs] Oh, that was fun! And the shoot went great.

Azzopardi: The song is played everywhere: at weddings, Gay clubs, even at my Zumba class.

Wash: Look, it’s played everywhere, OK! The Gay community snatched it up and made it their anthem, but like you just said, you hear it at wedding receptions, you hear it at bar mitzvahs, you hear it at parties, you hear it at clubs, at your Zumba class – you hear it everywhere. Even though it’s

o’ Fun and then into the Weather Girls, and so forth and so on.

Azzopardi: And how about all the Weather Girls drag queens?

Wash: There have been [some] over the years, because they’ve come up to me and told me, “We sing your songs in our show!”

Azzopardi: Do you get a kick out of see-

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your staple?

Wash: I think for that particular time, when it came out in 1982, that was the song that was supposed to be for us, because other people had turned the song down. We were the ones that recorded the song and [co-writer] Paul Jabara was the one who re-

ing them?

Wash: At times, yes. [laughs] Azzopardi: Which men would you want it to rain? For me, I’d put George Clooney in the sky.

Wash: Mmm, sure. Let’s see: George is a nice-looking guy, but I’m leaning more

“The Gay community snatched (“It’s Raining Men”) up and made it their anthem ... you hear it at wedding receptions, you hear it at bar mitzvahs, you hear it at parties, you hear it at clubs, at your Zumba class – you hear it everywhere.”

toward Matthew McConaughey or Idris Elba. And Terrence Howard is cute. Russell Crowe’s not bad. So yeah, there are a few out there.

Azzopardi: You’ll be given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the AIDS Emergency Fund on World AIDS Day at the 30th anniversary dinner gala – in the heart of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park – to honor your friend Sylvester, who passed away from AIDS back in 1988, and for years of raising money and awareness of HIV/AIDS. Why were you so outChris Azzopardi is the editor of Q Syndispoken about Gay issues when so many cate, the international LGBT wire service. people in the ’80s were not?

Wash: Yeah, we were going around doing Reach him via his website, www.chris-azall these fundraisers for these grassroots or- zopardi.com.

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Yes, real men do quilt!

The cozy delights of La Conner’s Quilt & Textile Museum

by Ron Anders SGN A&E Writer MATERIAL MEN: INNOVATION & THE ART OF QUILTMAKING LA CONNER QUILT & TEXTILE MUSEUM Through December 20 Tucked into the charming town of La Conner is a gem well worth seeking out – the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum.

Housed in the historic Gaches Mansion, the museum showcases this most American of arts. I discovered the museum on a previous trip to Skagit County and revisited it recently to see the fabulous new exhibit, Material Men: Innovation & the Art of Quiltmaking.

I recently spoke with the exhibit’s co-curator, Geoff Hamada, about the show and how it came to fruition.

Anders: Can you give our readers some background on men in quilting?

Hamada: Despite the modern perception of quilting as so-called “women’s work,” men have a long history of making quilts.

Prior to the colonization of the Americas, quilting was one of the trades practiced by both men and women throughout Europe, and tailors routinely learned quilting as part of their needlework training. This was not, however, the case in the colonies, so when fancy quilted bed coverings became fashionable in the mid-1700s, the work of producing them fell to the women (and female servants) of the house. Thus, quilting in the U.S.A. became primarily the realm of women, though not exclusively.

With the advent of affordable, mass-produced cotton fabrics in the late 18th and

early 19th centuries, quilting became an increasingly popular and practical home craft, one which men practiced for a variety of personal and practical purposes. Today, there are thousands of male quilters throughout North America and Europe, and some of the top professionals in the quilting world are men.

Anders: How did you become involved in quilting?

Hamada: I learned to sew from my mom, and developed an interest in traditional American quilts during the 1970s. After a disastrous attempt to teach myself how to quilt, I abandoned my quest until the 1980s, when a Pacific Fabrics employee put me in touch with Seattle quilt teacher Larry Warrick, who generously took me under his wing and taught me the basics.

Shortly thereafter, I became involved with the newly formed Seattle chapter of the NAMES Project, where I met and worked with several expert quilters who willingly shared their expertise and encouraged me to keep honing my skills.

Anders: What was your inspiration for this exhibit?

Hamada: The exhibit was inspired by the ever-growing body of innovative work being done by male quilters. The exhibit is not simply an affirmation of the fact that men do, in fact, quilt, but a showcase of the myriad innovations in design, technique, materials, and subject matter that men have brought to the art of quilting.

Anders: Can you describe the process of putting this exhibit together?

Hamada: Knowing that there were so many male quilters doing extraordinary

work, my co-curator (Kathleen Kok) and I decided we would make Material Men an invitational exhibit rather than issuing a call for entries, which would surely have buried us in submissions. We invited a selected group of male quilt artists to participate in the exhibit and received enthusiastic commitments from nearly all of them. The result is the first large-scale exhibit of men’s

quilting on the West Coast, with 41 works by 15 quilt artists.

The museum is located at 703 2nd Street in La Conner, and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(Monday and Tuesday by appointment).

For more information call (360) 466-4288 or go to www.laconnerquilts.com.

Jennie Lee JiJi Lee Seattle

theater and stage Happy Skanksgiving everyone!

DeLouRue’s Party Schmarty comes back for seconds

by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor

(l to r) BenDeLaCreme, Lou Henry Hoover, and Kitten LaRue

Seattle’s “Sophisticated Shit-show for the Swanky Skankster” returns for a pre-Tofurkey Day gobble-a-go-go November 21, from 10 p.m. to close at the Orient Express (2963 4th Ave. S.).

Kitten LaRue (co-creator of legendary club night TRAINWRECK!) and drag superstars BenDeLaCreme and Lou Henry Hoover (The Cherdonna and Lou Show) join forces with DJ Mathamatix of LICK fame to bring you the weirdest, bangin’-est, most tucked-away cornucopia of showbiz dance-party realness ever to hit a train car/ Chinese restaurant on Thanksgiving Eve: Party Schmarty 2 (Skanksgiving Edition)!

If you missed the last “Party Schmarty” you know by now that you do not want to make the same mistake twice! The venue is a collection of antique train cars with plenty of nooks and crannies for getting into trouble.

“Get twisted with a new friend in our now-infamous ‘parlor-game parlor,’” says DeLouRue in a media release.

“We’ve got a brand new sound system and DJ Mathamatix will be bringin’ the jams to make you sweat,” promised the group.

“Gotta work up an appetite for all of tomorrow’s trimmin’s!”

The party will be serving up $4 “Whoops Juice” at the bar and have wandering drink service to fuel you through the night.

GIVE MOM A BREAK “No one wants to cook tonight! Lounge in one of our cozy booths and select from a full Chinese menu,” suggests DeLouRue. Kitten LaRue, BenDeLaCreme, and Lou Henry Hoover will be “assaulting your eyeballs with dragtastic acts throughout the evening!” Prizes will be awarded to the “swankiest skankster in the joint.”

“Forget Pilgrims and Indians – think ‘cocktail hour in the dumpster’ or ‘Watusi till you puke’ or ‘yacht party in a kiddie pool filled with Miracle Whip,’” explains the collective. “You get the gist.”

And remember, “The discerning debauchée always dresses for excesses!”

Reserve your spot at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/292549 or just bring seven bucks to the door.

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theater and stage A case of the shakes Antony and Cleopatra is problematic but worthwhile John Ulman.

Hans Altweis and Amy Thone in Antony and Cleopatra

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

that switches its locale from Egyptian to Roman courts and includes several confusing battle scenes. Its biggest claim to fame is the complicated love story of Marcus Antony, a ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA formidable Roman general and political foe SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE to be reckoned with, and Cleopatra, Queen COMPANY of Egypt, who ruled partly by beguiling her Through November 18 William Shakespeare’s Antony and foes.

Cleopatra famously ended her life with Cleopatra is a sprawling, complicated play

the bite of a poisonous snake, saving herself from the humiliation of total Roman dominance. Yet, Shakespeare also allows her to recognize her failure to support Antony’s political ascendance by distracting him from what he needed to do to keep his standing in Rome.

Seattle Shakespeare Company’s production of this play, being staged in the larger environment of the Playhouse at Seattle Center (formerly the Intiman Playhouse), is a bit hit-and-miss in John Langs’ vigorous attempt to make it accessible. He cast the powerhouse married team of Hans Altweis and Amy Thone in the title roles, and in some ways that works. They are clearly used to each other physically and can demonstrate that ease in their clinches.

However, the two don’t really demonstrate to the audience what they mean to one another. Their emotional bond is almost taken for granted – we don’t feel beguiled

by Thone or drawn to Altweis’ power.

Thone does project a warrior-queen aspect, which shows Cleopatra’s ability to rule, but not until the very end of this three-hour play does she begin to show any softness. For the most part it’s too little, too late.

LEGGETT SHINES Altweis does not demonstrate the thinking genius of Antony’s political prowess.

He’s strongly forward-moving and does not seem to contemplate his actions. His lieutenant, Enobarbus (a wonderfully careful, wry, and thoughtful Charles Leggett) seems to have a much better grasp of the consequences than does Antony.

Even so, the story is clear: Antony chooses Cleopatra over his prior focus on political supremacy in Rome and loses his chance at empire-building. Langs’ choice to begin the evening with an Egyptian dance/bacchanal bodes well for a different kind of play. An intriguing sandbox-style setting from Jennifer Zeyl centers much of the action in Egypt, while bright corporate lights on the prosce-

nium stage focus the attention on the business side of Roman politics.

Darragh Kennan is the hyper-fitness-focused Octavius, who makes political calculations his bedtime lullaby, giving away his sister (Sydney Andrews) to marry Antony with little thought. Dan Kremer as Lepidus is a standout addition to Roman political machinery, and gives us one of the most humorous moments when he’s drunk.

Other standouts include Terri Weagant and Allison Strickland as Cleopatra’s attendants and Matt Shimkus as a terrified messenger. Jason Marr gives crisp delivery and Daniel Guttenberg is an unusual seer (though his subsequent appearances are not well-integrated).

FOG OF BATTLE The costuming is also a bit uncomfortable in the choice to make the soldiers wear helmets and carry rifles, which ends up not being terribly justified as a unified whole. There is a clear attempt to visually identify the different armies, but the need to double- and triple-cast all the parts does result in some confusion. Rather than traditional battle scenes, a laudable choice of choreography (by Mollye Maxner) is used, though it also ends up confusing rather than clarifying. Essentially, there is much here to like, but the overall impression is that if it were to work really well, it would ultimately take more rehearsal time. The economics of theater these days makes that an almost insurmountable task for a company with a season to fulfill. However, those who go see the play now that it has had time to gel may well see a very different show than this reviewer did on opening night.

For tickets or information contact Seattle Shakes’ box office at (206) 733-8222 or go to www.seattleshakespeare.org.

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Jay Koh

L’Chaim!

The Village Theatre revives a Fiddler on the Roof

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer FIDDLER ON THE ROOF VILLAGE THEATRE Through December 30 (Issaquah) January 4 – 27 (Everett) Fiddler on the Roof is, almost inexplicably, one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all time. Almost inexplicable partly because it’s about Jews in Czarist Russia (why would the rest of society be interested?) and partly because it starts off with lots of joy and laughter and slowly turns darker and darker (honestly, does that description make you want to go see it?).

Still, it is an amazing, affecting, beautiful musical, and the current production at Village Theatre shows it off to its best advantage.

Really, the allure is because it’s focused on one family in particular, and everyone knows someone just like one of those family members. The specific creates the universal. Tevye, the dairyman, longs for riches, as he tells God, but mostly wants to feel that his five daughters will be able to find comfortable lives for themselves, just as he and his wife Golde have managed to eke out a decent life, albeit a financially challenging one.

As we’re introduced to Tevye (wry and generous Eric Polani Jensen) and Golde (engaging, pragmatic Bobbi Kotula) and the five girls, Tzeitel (Jennifer Weingarten), Hodel (Emily Cawley), Chava (Mara So-

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lar), Shprintze (Tatum Ludlam), and Bielke (Annaliese Emerson Guettinger), we meet the various townspeople of Anatevka, the tiny village where the family lives. They all sing about Tradition and how it grounds them and gives them identity.

In a way, their convictions are enviable.

Their certainty is admirable and their understanding of their place in the world is clear and simple. At the top of their list is their adherence to God’s rules, their love of family and their connection to each other.

What’s not to love about that?

THE WORLD INTRUDES But Life is not so kind to this village.

As the lovable matchmaker Yente (scenestealing Laura Kenny) tries to find husbands for the girls, tradition is flouted when they want to choose for themselves, instead. Indeed, first Lazar Wolf (Matthew Posner) is chosen for Tzeitel, and she begs Tevye to let her marry Motel the Tailor (Joshua Carter) instead. To get out of his promise to Lazar, Tevye pretends to dream about Lazar’s first wife – dead, of course – making a horrible threat.

In the highlight of the production, with a huge puppet and scary lighting (by Rick Paulsen), Kathryn Van Meter’s choreography tells the story of the dream in a hysterical sequence of organized chaos. Once Golde knows that the dead wife has cursed the couple, the engagement can be broken.

Later, dark clouds gather over the town after a lovely wedding, when local constables

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Eric Polani Jensen in Fiddler On the Roof

make a show of vandalizing just a little.

David Ira Goldstein has assembled a topnotch local cast, evocative scenic designer Bill Forrester, master music director Bruce Monroe and a horde (literally) of support personnel to create a triumphant production. Know that it’s a long production – it just is, but every moment is important.

As Hodel falls for a young man who is agitating for progressive change in Russia (Aaron Finley) and Chava decides her love

for a non-Jew (Mike Spee) is stronger than her fear of being shunned by her family, change inexorably moves in. Still, we love the family and root for them to succeed. By the end of the musical, it should be crystal clear why this improbable musical is so very popular. For more information, go to www. villagetheatre.org or call (425) 392-2202.

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Celebrating 39 Years!

Gracie Hansen!

Elvis! Twiggy!

Teatro ZinZanni gives ’60s nostalgia a saucy spin

cream and garnished with sour cream.

“Alas,” the fussy one at the press table sighed, “sour cream doesn’t like me.”

Magic time ... an equally glorious bowl of tomato Florentine bisque appeared out of nowhere. Just Out ordered the apple-andginger-glazed halibut “to go.” Miss Legend was “under the weather” and just drank – taking her beef tenderloin, squash soup, iceberg-wedge salad, and chocolate mousse home “for later.” As always at ZinZanni, the service was terrific.

upright, he makes you feel grand.”

At the end of the three-hour evening, the five-course dinner, the endless fun and laughter, this foolish old SGN reporter dared to ask Joshua, a six-year-old at the next table, what he liked best about the evening. He twisted his face, looked at his mother and then his father, asked to read the program again, and then replied, “The chocolate dessert!”

As the saying goes, “From the mouths of babes ...”

William Anthony

Elvis sang, courted Priscilla (my heart be still!) and they married. Onstage. And we were the wedding guests ... imagine.

Elvis sang, courted Priscilla (my heart be still!) and they married. Onstage. And we were the wedding guests ... imagine. A terrific “Vertical Tango” found an incredibly talented male/female pair air-dancing in a horizontal position on a sturdy brass pole center-stage. And, yes, dear reader, Whoopi Goldberg’s infamous remark about Showgirls, the cinematic flop of the century, was quoted endlessly. (In case you don’t recall, Whoopi commented, “I haven’t seen so many poles assaulted since Schindler’s List.”)

Return to Paradise continues through January 27 with evening performances.

Some “edited” family lunch matinees are offered – a great idea but, to be honest, the full-length show has nothing to offend children. Details at (206) 802-0015 or www.zinzanni.org. As usual, tell ’em SGN sent ya.

DEAVER A DELIGHT Christine Deaver – the Mae West, Sophie Tucker, Dolly Parton, Eartha Kitt, Madonna, Marilyn-inspired Gracie Hansen “with the big jugs ... of maple syrup ... from the Morton PTA Follies” – stopped the show time and time again. One “dirty blues” number ended with this immortal Fats Waller lyric: “Some women think men are like pianos – when you find one that’s

Vertical Tango with Sandra Feusi and Sam Payne

by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer RETURN TO PARADISE TEATRO ZINZANNI Through January 27 The full-figured, full-of-fun leading lady sashayed toward me in a rare off-stage moment. “You had a question?” she purred in that Mae West voice that zillions know and love.

“Yes,” this SGN scribe replied. “Did you just say you had the biggest jugs in Morton, Washington? “Yes,” she undulated, now slipping into Sophie Tucker-land.

“And,” this hopelessly over-matched writer foolishly continued, “Did you ask the audience to applaud the terrific first number and say ‘Most men here tonight like a really big opening’ and do a pelvic grind with hand gestures toward the groin?”

“I did.” Now she was Snow White before she drifted (as West would say). The Eartha Kitt look only added to her style.

“I thought so,” this new fan-for-life mumbled. “Did you plan that in rehearsal?” I foolishly continued.

“You got that right,” she drawled, now in a Dolly Parton manner. “You’re kind of stupid, ain’t ya?” she teased in her fab-fab-fab persona. “I like that in a man.” She started to walk away, readying another entrance, another show-stopping moment.

Pushing, pushing, pushing, this hapless arts reporter dared, dared, to reply, “Stanwyck to MacMurray in Double Indemnity.”

She relaxed, regrouped. “I’ve heard all about you,” she teased, in character again.

“And it’s all true. Luv ya.”

And, dear reader, that was just the be-

ginning to a literal Return to Paradise, the new, fabulous extravaganza from the folks at Teatro ZinZanni (literally, “Theater Zanies”) at Seattle Center. It brings back the memories, the music, the menu, the good jokes, the bad jokes, the good songs (Elvis sings “Love Me Tender” to the steak), and the bad songs of the early 1960s. The new and wonderful house band is named the Honey Tongues – yes, it is “that kind of a show.”

And what a show it is.

The SGN press table seated four – this great and longtime ZinZanni fan and arts reporter; the owner of what once was the Sea Wolf tavern on Capitol Hill (now the hugely successful Diesel); a Seattle legendin-her-own-time; and a visiting arts reporter from Portland’s Just Out magazine. Friends and colleagues come and go ... just like some sailors in Mae’s lineup.

WORLD’S FAIR TRIBUTE This ZinZanni outing is a salute to the 50th anniversary of Century 21, the Seattle World’s Fair of 1962. Gracie Hansen, the Big Mama from Morton, convinced a group of Seattle businessmen that the fair had to be “saved from science” and persuaded them to bankroll her Paradise International, a Vegas-style kaleidoscope of bad jokes and near-naked women that was a sensation with Seattle fairgoers. And, yes, dear reader, this writer was there, but preferred the incredible topless puppet show, Les Poupées de Paris.

The food – incredible as usual. A delicious appetizer plate was in place on the table as we were seated. A glorious butternut squash soup followed, made with heavy

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Congratulations on Prop 74! www.ThatsAmoreSeattle.com * Engagement Parties * Rehearsal Dinners * Hot Dates!

Special Christmas Dinner Menu!

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Celebrating 39 Years!

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www.oceanshoresweddings.com 206-403-8170 Let us make your wedding day as fun as a day at the beach.

Celebrating 39 Years!

Transgender Day of Rememberance

On April 28, 2012 Brandy Martel was brutally murdered in Oakland, California because she was transgender.

Society forgot her. We will not.

On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 we will gather at the Ravenna United Methodist Church to remember Brandy and all other transgender persons who were murdered simply for being who they are.

Music will be provided by the Wallingford United Methodist Church choir, the names of the victims will be read and refreshments will be offered afterward.

Ravenna United Methodist Church 5751 33rd Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98105 Tuesday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m.

This will be a non-religious ceremony sponsored by The Emerald City Club with the support of the people of faith at the Ravenna U.M.C. And the Wallingford U.M.C. There will be no fee and all are welcome.

For additional information please contact Melissa at

TDORSeattle@CenturyLink.net

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Meetings Events Activities

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

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

community calendar

SATURDAY - November 17

Best of the Northwest Arts & Crafts Show (11/1611/18). Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, Pier 91, next to Magnolia Bridge (2001 W Garfield St). Features more than 250 talented regional artists. www.nwart alliance.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.

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

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

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

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

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Imperial Court of Seattle King & Queen of the Seas “The Big Gay Spelling Bee.” Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. The Grill on Broadway, 314 Broadway E. King of the Seas Adaam King & Queen of the Seas Olivia LaGarce host this fundraiser for Camp Ten Trees with DJ Tony Burns. No cover, donations encouraged. www. imperialcourtofseattle.com

SUNDAY - November 18

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.

Best of the Northwest Arts & Crafts Show (11/1611/18). Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, Pier 91, next to Magnolia Bridge (2001 W Garfield St). Features more than 250 talented regional artists. www.nwart alliance.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/ Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

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

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

Randy’s Restaurant, 10016 E Marginal Way S (south of the Museum of Flight). Meets the 3rd Sunday each month. This monthly informal auto enthusiasts event starts with breakfast at this location with a show & tell and continues to a chosen point of interest. Open to all LGBTQ persons & friends who have an interest in the automobile, not just collector or performance vehicles. ethylforever@hotmail.com Meditation for GBT Men. 11am-1pm. Cal Anderson House, 400 Broadway. Suitable for beginning & experienced meditators. Sponsored by Dharma Buddies.

Contact Forrest Rode, 920-6177, or Mike Chin (509) 990-0007. Women may wish to contact our sister meditation group via lotus.sisters@yahoo.com. www. dharmabuddies.org Just for Today. 12-1:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Drop-in 12-step (Narcotics Anonymous) group open to anyone in recovery. 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org

Paths to Recovery Al-Anon Family Group. 121:30pm. Seattle University Student Center, 901 12th Ave, Room 122. Every Sunday. LGBTQ supported.

The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000; www.seattleal-anon.org Sojourner Truth Unity Fellowship Church. 12pmWorship & Fellowship. Rainier City Bldg, 1265 S. Main St. #106 (14th & Main). All are welcome. God loves you just as you are. Won’t you do the same for yourself? Rev. Harriet Walden, 380-1710. www. sojournertruthministries.org.

Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. SPT is a social club for Gay men & their friends. www.seattleprimetimers.org.

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 Book Reading: Dennis Milam Bensie Reads from “One Gay American” & “Shorn: Toys to Men.” 5pm.

Doghouse Leathers, 1312 E Pike St. Books available in paperback or Kindle & other eBook formats.

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 Seattle PolyFidelity Discussion Group Potluck Meeting. 5-7:30pm. Meets 3rd Sunday of odd-numbered months at a poly-friendly location. PolyFidelity

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welcomes persons of all sexual orientations who are interested in discussing responsible alternatives to monogamy. Followed by a Poly Party. For more information & location, www.scn.org/~spg Simply Sundays. 5:30-7pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. Peer support for recovery from substance abuse. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Shame to Grace Sunday SAA. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Sunday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other so they may overcome their sexual addiction & help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency. Seattle SAA helpline 237-8828, SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

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

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

MONDAY - November 19

SOBER - On Meds. 1-2pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. 12-step group open to anyone in recovery & living on a medicine regimen. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

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

Seattle Women’s Commission Meeting. 5:30-8pm.

Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave Rm 221. Meets 3rd Monday each month (except December). SWC is a 20-member volunteer advisory board that advises the Mayor, City Council, & all City of Seattle departments on matters concerning women & women’s rights.

Meetings open to the public. 684-4537.

Healing Words. 6:30-8pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Monday. Drop-in group open to all who are healing from trauma, addiction, or just the challenges of life in general. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org.

November 17 thru November 25 Pozitively Me! 6:30-8pm. Gay City Health Project, 517 E. Pike St. Every Monday. A group and conversation about HIV for Gay & Bi men newly diagnosed and for Gay & Bi men facing the challenges of living with HIV longterm. www.gaycity.org.

Catholic Parents Support Group. 7pm. St Benedict’s Parish Center, 1805 N 49th St. Meets 3rd Monday each month. This is a drop-in peer support group for parents, family members & friends of GLBT persons.

The group offers a safe, supportive & welcoming space where concerned persons can share their experiences, struggles, joys & resources. The invitation is also extended to educators & counselors who may encounter homosexual issues in their student/parent populations.

(425) 462-9411, 542-2549.

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

PFLAG/Bremerton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 700 Callahan Dr, Bremerton. Meets 3rd Monday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

Reform or Revolution Book Group. 7-8:30pm. 1903 NE 82nd St. Every Monday 10/1-12/3. Discover one of the classics of Marxist thought, written by Rosa Luxemburg, a heroine of European socialism. Weekly discussions will explore this radical economist’s famous pamphlet on whether capitalism is capable of evolving to a more humane system or must be replaced by a worker-run economy. FREE. Sponsored by Radical Women. 722-6057, www.radicalwomen.org Sex, Dating & Relationships. 7-8pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of every month. Talk about sexual health & safety, as well as different types of relationships. Ask questions and get answers from people who really know their stuff. 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday.

(253) 474-8897.

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

TUESDAY - November 20

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday & Friday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

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

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

632-0662 ext 49; CRISIS LINE: 1-877-SAFE-SAFE; www.safeschoolscoalition.org.

Artful Expression. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. This is an ongoing art group to visualize the journey thru creative expression. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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 Seattle Police Department LGBTQ Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm. Seattle Police Department East Precinct Community Meeting Room, 12th Ave & E Pine St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexual-minority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related concerns. The Sexual Minority Community Advisory Council has been established by the SPD to increase relationships & communication between the community & the SPD. Members of the GLBT community are invited to attend. kim.bogucki@ seattle.gov

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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. For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Every Tuesday. Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 6:30-7:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Tuesday. Topics range from family issues to school happenings to like/lust/ love relationships. All Queer females welcome. Come discuss how smart. strong Queer women live their lives. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous (GLBTQI).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand drumming classes for Gay men. It’s easy, it’s fun & anyone can do it! Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Experience connection, community & spirituality. Drums are provided. For info & location call Dennis at 363-4500 or www.outdrum.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. Every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org 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 - November 21

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

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

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

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

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation New Volunteer Orientation in Tacoma. 6-8pm. Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 3520 S Pine St, Tacoma - 3 blocks east of Tacoma Mall. Meets 3rd Wednesday each month.

PCAF is seeking volunteers to provide practical & emotional support services for clients, assist with administrative needs, & plan & work at special events.

More info & to receive application, call Colleen at (253) 383-2565 ext 206.

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.)

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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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.) [ Spanksgiving. 9pm-12midnight. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. A fun & games fundraiser to benefit the GLPW Kink LINCS 2013 Conference. This year’s spankings will be handed out by Gene Romaine & Gina Hunting, with boots done by International Community Bootblack Ruin & former Northwest Community Bootblack Scout. Kink LINCS is a leadership & Community Building Symposium held in downtown Seattle.

FRIDAY - November 23

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 Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com 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.

Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet.

8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com

THURSDAY - November 22

Happy Thanksgiving!

(Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, some regularly scheduled events may be cancelled or rescheduled.

Please contact the sponsors of your event to confirm date, time & place.)

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.)

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

PFLAG/Tacoma Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7410 S 12th (at Jackson), Tacoma.

Meets 4th Thursday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those sexual minorities. PFLAG/Tacoma: (253) 383-2318. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

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

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

Born This Way Kafe. 5-9pm. Cal Anderson Park Shelterhouse, 1635 11th Ave. Every Friday. A welcoming place where LGBTQ youth ages 13-19, friends & allies can gather, be themselves & have fun. 883-6110, randy.wiger@seattle.gov Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; www. sasgcc.org 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 Seattle Leather Daddy & Daddy’s Boy Contest - Meet & Greet Leather Social. Contestants 7pm, General Public 8-10pm. Doghouse Leathers, 1312 E Pike St. FREE. www.seattlemeninleather.org/contest Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western dancing for the LGBTQ community.

FREE. www.raincountrydance.org.

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

(253) 474-8897.

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

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

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

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

Every Friday. 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 - November 24

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Leather Daddy & Daddy’s Boy Contest.

Door 6pm, Contest 7-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave. $10 cover. www.seattlemeninleather.org/ contest

SUNDAY - November 25

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Seattle Leather Daddy & Daddy’s Boy Contest Victory Brunch. 11am-1pm. CC Attle’s, 1701 E Olive Way. $10. www.seattlemeninleather.org/contest

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.

For more information or to sign up for a class, email bent.writing@gmail.com. Visit www.bentwriting.com

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

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

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

Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.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 In The Life - www.inthelifetv.org 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 gateway for LGBT families interested in adoption & provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworksseattle. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybe babyseattle.org; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/ proud-and-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@ aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbow familiesps.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 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

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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.

Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) - www.facebook. com/socialoutreachseattle South Sound Q Calendar - LGBTQ events in Tacoma, Olympia & Sound Puget Sound area; www.South SoundQCal.com Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Capitol Hill Cyclers: join their Facebook group or email capitolhillcycling@ groups.facebook.com or jordan.l.simonson@gmail. com; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycling Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Mudhen Rugby: www.mudhenrugby. com; Emerald City Softball Association: www.emeraldcity softball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.Hemmings.com/ EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www. festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 323-8382; Jet City Hoops: www.jetcityhoops.org; Olympic

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

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

Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender 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.ingersoll center. org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftm group. webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www. facebook.com/pages/Olympia-Trans-DiscussionGroup/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc. org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc.org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www.pnwlesbianarchives. org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@ aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www.tacomalesbian concern.org; WOWS: a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot.com, twitter.com/ ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 4614493. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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

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

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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.

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

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.

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

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

RETAIL SHOPS

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

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

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

KENT

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

LA CONNER

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

OLYMPIA

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

PORT ANGELES

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

SPOKANE

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

TACOMA

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

TUKWILA

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

WENATCHEE

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

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