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Seattle Gay News

Issue 5, Volume 44, January 29, 2016

Arts & Entertainment

Gay City Arts presents Really Really examines “Lush Us: Gay City Arts digital generation’s #WorstNightEver Showcase” with Mary Lambert

Joshua Chessin-Yudin (Cooper), Riley Shanahan (Davis) – Photo by Michael Brunk Mary Lambert – Photo by Autumn De Wilde

by Robert Roth Gay City Health Project Gay City proudly announces a brand new event celebrating the way The Arts

brings together community. “Lush Us: Gay City Arts Showcase” will feature performances by artists participating in Gay

by Paul Torres SGN A&E Writer REALLY REALLY ARTSWEST Through February 14

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Whim W’Him presents an intriguing evening of new works

That awful day after a wild rager (a larger gathering usually of high school or college students where massive amounts of alcohol are consumed) is never the best of times in college. The headache, the nausea, see really really page 10

45 Years an emotionally rapturous masterpiece

Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years – www.telegraph.co.uk

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer

Choreography: Olivier Wevers, Brahms and Tights, 2016.

Dancers Patrick Kilbane and Tory Peil – Photo courtesy of Bamberg Fine Art

by Sharon Cumberland SGN A&E Writer WHIM W’HIM “IN-SPIRED” CORNISH PLAYHOUSE SEATTLE CENTER January 22-23 & 29-30

Once again the popular contemporary dance group, Whim W’Him, directed by choreographer Olivier Wevers, has given Seattle dance lovers an intriguing evening of new works. It’s no surprise that the large, affectionate audience on opening night felt like a family since the “Whimmers” see Whim w’him page 5

45 YEARS Now playing Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff Mercer (Tom Courtenay) are making plans to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. But as preparations near completion, a past mystery comes back to haunt them, forcing the pair to look at one another in a light they never have before. Back in 1962, Geoff was on holiday in Switzerland with his then girlfriend Katya, the pair hiking a

glacier when tragedy struck. All these years later, the body has finally been recovered, officials letting the longtime married Brit know about it as he was the closest thing to next of kin they could find for her.

There’s not a lot more to say as far as plot is concerned in regards to writer/director Andrew Haigh’s (Weekend) sophomore feature 45 Years, itself a loose adaptation of the short story by writer David Constantine, yet the film itself is extraordinary. Beyond that, if I’m being honest, what the director accomplishes is so sensational by the see 45 years page 16

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Celebrating 41 Years!

Troye Sivan shares his coming out story, favorite American food and musical crushes

Troye Sivan – Photo by Laura Lewis

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer When I was 20 years old, I hadn’t yet traveled outside of North America, or eaten sushi, or seen a Broadway musical, and I had barely come out to a few select friends and family. In contrast, 20 year-old Troye Sivan is an internationally-known musician who released both a full-length album (Blue Neighbourhood) and EP (Wild) in the same year, 2015 to be exact, and who sold out many of his concerts, such as his upcoming performance at The Showbox SoDo in Seattle (February 4) in a matter of hours. He’s also appeared in a blockbuster movie, as a young James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and starred in two regional theater productions in his native Australia. And at the age of 15, Sivan came out to his family, followed by a public announcement to his fans via YouTube three years later in which he delivered the same message, that he was Gay. If you haven’t heard of Troye Sivan, you’re on the late show because Taylor Swift is a fan and Adele mentioned him on Twitter a couple of months ago after hearing him cover “Hello.” Reached by phone, while in LA on his way to grab coffee and avocado toast, I caught up with the young artist. Here’s what he had to say when we spoke this past week.

Albert Rodriguez: You were in Seattle a few months ago. Do you have any impressions of the city from your previous stop here?

Troye Sivan: To be honest, I was just so nervous because it was my first ever show I played in Seattle. I don’t even remember the night. I remember the venue blurrily in my mind. But I feel like my adrenaline kicked in and then I kind of blacked out. I remem-

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ber it being very, very pretty. It was really green. And I remember thinking of how insane it was that I was somewhere I’d never been before to play music for people.

Rodriguez: Is the set list from that show going to be the same as the upcoming show, or will it be entirely different?

Sivan: It’s different. The songs I played in that set, we’re playing a lot of those as well, but in general it’s a different show.

Rodriguez: Are you playing with a band, or do you have backup music?

Sivan: We’ve got the same band that I had last time, plus an extra member. I rehearsed the show for the first time from beginning to end yesterday, and it really does feel like such an insane set up from the last time, even down to the light show. I can’t wait for people to see it! I think last time it was me getting up on stage and really kind of introducing myself to people in a live context, and now that that’s out of the way, I feel like I could go out there and totally put on a real show that is longer than 45 minutes, that feels substantial; I just want people to walk away and really have had an amazing night.

Rodriguez: For anyone that hasn’t seen you in concert, describe the Troye Sivan live experience – is it high energy, is there dancing, etc.?

Sivan: I do think it’s high energy, which is strange because I wouldn’t have expected that from the songs, but the energy in the room tends to be so intense and amazing.

I’d call it a really personal experience. Every night I go out and I can feel that energy, the love from the crowd. I played a show in Sydney the other day and throughout one of the songs, the crowd held up these signs that said “#becauseoftroy” and little things that had happened to them in relation to me; it just felt really special. It was everything from “#becauseof troy I’m at my first ever show” or “#becauseoftroy I came out to my mom” and stuff like that. It felt like there was such a sense of connection and unity.

Rodriguez: You came out to your family at the age of 15 and to fans on YouTube a few years later. What prompted you to tell them?

Sivan: The first thing I did was come out to myself, which was about 14 when I did that. Once I did that, I realized that I started to get more comfortable with myself – that was the first big step – and then I went online and started watching these coming out stories on YouTube and those radically changed my life. They gave me a sense of hope because I realized there were other people who had felt the same way I felt and actually made it to the other side; some of them had bad experiences, some of them had really, really good experiences.

At the time, a lot of them had managed to find a much, much, much brighter alternative to themselves, which was being out and finding people who would accept them, who would love them. I went online and looked at forums for LGBT teens and really immersed myself into finding a community online. Once I had that, it got to the point that that’s all I could think about; so finally one night I was talking to my dad and just decided it was time and then I told the rest of my family. Thankfully, my entire family has been super accepting and very, very sweet about the whole thing. And now, my family considers it a really positive thing that’s happened to us; it’s opened our minds and made us so much stronger.

Rodriguez: You’ve written or co-written all the songs on Blue Neighbourhood.

Where and when do you write songs?

Sivan: Basically, writing is a huge part of my life. I always make time for writing.

I just feel like I need to write a lot and it’s one of my favorite things that I do. With this album, I had the opportunity to work with some of the most incredible producers in the world and ended up really, really liking a couple of them and built a relationship

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Sting and Peter Gabriel together in Seattle this summer fering of mental abuse at the hands of a former therapist, which nearly ended his life.

The good news is that Wilson survived, even returning to great form on a recent string of solo albums, but he’s going back to the where it began by embarking on a tour later this year that will showcase his most acclaimed work. “Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds” will feature the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performing the landmark album in its entirety, as part of a 50th anniversary commemoration, along with rare cuts and greatest hits; this is the last time fans will be able to hear Pet Sounds played live in its entirety. The Seattle show is set for October 8 at the Paramount Theatre with tickets on sale now through stgpresents.org.

stance with backup band The Light; the concert is set for November 3 at The Showbox Market.

Pearl Jam and band manager Kelly Curtis donated $125,000 to the Flint, Michigan contaminated water crisis, plus collected an additional $175,000 from close friends and partners. Monetary donations will first be used for the purchase of water filters, bottled water, emergency support services and prevention efforts in Flint. One hundred percent of the proceeds are being donated from the Seattle rock group to the cause and no administration fees are attached. If fans would like to contribute to Flint, go to www.crowdrise.com/pearljam.

Have you seen Love & Mercy yet? Put it in your Netflix queue now! The 2015 film centers on the life of Beach Boys’ original member Brian Wilson, his success, and his experimentation with drugs and musical sounds, as well as his struggles with schizoaffective disorder that led to his suf-

More new shows to report. The Watershed Festival is once again being staged at The Gorge on back-to-back weekends, July 29-31 and August 5-7, with performances

by Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Merle Haggard, Kacey Musgraves, David Nail, Brothers Osborne, Brett Eldredge, Travis Tritt and many more. In its fifth year, Watershed has become one of North America’s premiere country music events. A second concert for Steve Martin and Martin Short has been added at the Paramount Theatre on July 23. Most people know these guys for being comedians, but Martin is a Grammy-winning folk artist and Short is a Tony Award-winning showman with a terrific voice. And for longtime electronic listeners, Peter Hook is coming through Seattle again, but this time he’s promising to play music from Joy Division and New Order’s legendary album Sub-

you can’t go wrong with The Cheesecake Factory, and we don’t have anything like that in Australia, where the menu is a short novel and you can literally get anything from Asian food to pasta to burgers.

Rodriguez: The Grammy Awards are coming up and I wanted to ask if you had a personal favorite or prediction for Album of the Year; the nominees are Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Chris Stapleton and Alabama Shakes.

Sivan: It’s really hard. To be honest, I think it’s between Kendrick (Lamar) and Taylor Swift. I really have no idea out of the two who’s going to win. I think they both made really, really incredible albums – they all did – but those two especially are like career-defining albums. I think Taylor Swift really deserves it, but I also think Kendrick does. I’m very torn between those two.

Rodriguez: Are you active on social media, and if so where can we follow you?

Sivan: I’m extremely active on social media. I am on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr and Snapchat.

Rodriguez: When you’re on tour, you’re gone for weeks at a time. What are absolute must-items that you pack? Anything that goes into the suitcase first so that it isn’t left behind?

Sivan: I have a little checklist. But the first thing I’ve learned from traveling is not to over pack because it is the most annoying thing in the world having to re-pack when you’ve over packed. So I force myself to pack only a week’s worth of stuff and then do laundry and buy clothes along the way if I want something new. And then I go through the list and pack important things, like passport, money and phone – those are the most important things – and then after that, it’s the laptop, laptop charger, phone charger, headphones, and I make sure I’ve got some movies downloaded on my hard drive, and that’s pretty much it. I also bring candles now, so that everywhere I go can smell the same.

Rodriguez: Do you have any plans to return to acting?

Sivan: Maybe. It’s always been something that I’ve said I wanted to explore between albums, and technically I am between albums now. With acting, there are things that just have to come together – you have to find the right part that shoots at the right time that doesn’t clash with anything else and the director actually wants to cast you. There’s just so much that has to be right, so if that happens then I’ll take it and do that, and if it doesn’t happen then I’ll wait a while longer for something to come

along.

Rodriguez: Do you have any celebrity crushes?

Sivan: I’m in love with Matty (Healy) from The 1975 and I’m in love with James Bay. The first celebrity I ever had a crush on, though, when I was younger, was Zac Efron.

Rodriguez: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve encountered in America – food, tradition, or a phrase people use?

Sivan: It’s probably when they ask you with a meal if you want fries or fruit. Fruit in Australia is like a dessert, you would have that after your meal; you would never eat your meal with fruit, so that always weirds me out.

Rodriguez: Has anyone in the industry been particularly supportive or had nice things to say to you?

Sivan: Yeah, well, Taylor Swift gave me a really, really awesome shout-out online and talked about my EP that I put out last year. I’d say she was probably a really big one. And Sam Smith, as well, was someone who early on seemed to like my music and has been really sweet to me.

Sting and Peter Gabriel – www.sting.com

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer The last time Sting played in Seattle was a dual performance with Paul Simon in 2014. This summer he’s appearing with another legend, Peter Gabriel. The two artists announced a joint outing with a stop here on July 21, the only Northwest date on their entire tour, as they are not performing in either Portland or Vancouver. Not only have both men had successful solo careers, but each rose to stardom by fronting classic rock bands with equally impressive catalogs, The Police (Sting) and Genesis (Gabriel). No immediate information was provided as to whether they’ll just play individual sets, or whether they’ll collaborate on stage, but I anticipate Sting followers will hear songs like “Roxanne,” “Every

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with a few of them, so I scaled it down in terms of the amount of people I was working with and it turned out that a lot of them were working out of apartments, garages, or tiny little studios and stuff. So a lot of the album was written in very homely environments; I guess that’s my ideal writing environment.

Rodriguez: Australia is a long way from America. What do you do on such a long plane ride?

Sivan: I’m very good at doing that particular flight because I do it like once a month, pretty much. I go into this weird, sub-human space. I just completely veg out. I actually really enjoy it, because, often as well, it’s at the end of a trip to America, where I’m like super exhausted and want to get home and sleep, and then you get on the plane and no one can talk to me, no one can ask me to do anything, so I’ll sleep like 10 out of the 14 hours.

Rodriguez: What’s your favorite American thing to eat or drink?

Sivan: It’s probably a really, really bad thing that I’m about to say, but The Cheesecake Factory is my go-to spot. I feel like

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Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” and “Fragile,” while Gabriel faithful will probably be treated to “Solsbury Hill,” “Sledgehammer,” “Big Time” and my personal favorite, “Shock the Monkey.”

Tickets for the “Rock Paper Scissors” tour at Key Arena go on sale February 1 (10 a.m.), but fans have access to pre-sale tickets right now through each artist’s respective official websites, sting.com and petergabriel.com.

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Remember when I told you to hang onto your Janet Jackson concert tickets? That was for a reason, she’s coming to Seattle after all. The pop/R&B mega star will now perform July 5 at Key Arena, rescheduling her canceled appearance from January 13 due to surgery, which forced her to initially postpone all remaining dates on her “Unbreakable World Tour” and then rearrange them on her itinerary. The show is expected to feature some of Jackson’s biggest hits of her long career. The tickets for the January concert are good for the July performance; to buy new tickets, go to LiveNation.com.

Finally, I’m trying to schedule an interview with Galantis, who are headed to the Emerald City for a sold out gig at The Showbox SoDo on March 2. Fingers crossed we get something on the books soon, so be on the lookout for that next month.

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– donors, dance aficionados, and Wevers’ former colleagues from Pacific Northwest Ballet – were there in force. The cheers and whistles that greeted the company were not only a measure of how much Seattle loves their adopted native son (Wevers was born in Brussels) but how successfully this company enables emerging and established choreographers to build new works on Whim W’Him’s troupe of seven powerful, idiosyncratic dancers. Last year’s program focused on newer choreographers Lori Landon and Penny Saunders. This year the honors fell to long-time dance-makers Mark Haim and Dominic Walsh. Yet what I, and all the Whimmers, look forward to the most each season is a new work by Artistic Director Wevers – and boy, did he give us a great one this year!

“Brahms and Tights” Choreography: Olivier Wevers Music: Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 The most striking elements at the beginning of this dance are the costumes of day-glo pastels (if that’s not an oxymoron) – bright lemon, lime, turquoise blue, violet – in a mix of tights, tops and, for the two women, what appeared to be cheerleader crop tops and multi-gored skirts lined in contrasting colors. Designed by Ronalee Wear on Wever’s idea of underwater colors, the lovely palette seemed to play as much of a role in this dance as Brahms’ passionate concerto with its lush melodies and throbbing orchestral colors.

The seven dancers entered an allwhite stage in quiet solos and trios using the flexed movements that characterized Wevers’ style – low lifts, bends, swings and swirls that call for the strength of a ballet dancer with none of the posing or showing off. In the post-dance discussion Wevers said that he is more interested in the “path of one movement to the next” than in the shapes of the body, and you could see this idea develop into dance movements that could have been awkward in other contexts but which flowed from one point to the next in organic waves. The dance explored every permutation of Wevers’ angular vocabulary in duets, trios, quartets, and whole-company patterns that grew out of Brahms’ music, without yielding to the romantic gestures that this extremely romantic music could inspire.

One of the most striking qualities of Wevers’ choreography was the clever way the dancers entered and exited the stage.

Those completing a section and exiting would be followed by all the rest of the dancers entering behind them in a line – sometimes diagonally from up or down stage, sometimes horizontally from stage left or right – with the next dancers to perform a section remaining on the stage from the end of the line as the others continued offstage. These transitions were always executed in a calm, strong walk that framed each episode with something clean and simple to rest the eye and to allow the viewers’ minds to catch up with their feelings.

My favorite episode in a dance full of great moments was when the entire line of seven dancers entered in a crack-the-whip formation that snaked around to stage front and then froze in a jagged line with dancers

Choreography: Olivier Wevers, Brahms and Tights, 2016.

Dancers Jim Kent and Mia Monteabaro – Photo courtesy of Bamberg Fine Art

either reclining, on tip toes, or crouching, all holding hands, toes, knees, connecting with each other in a kind of mountain range. Slow movements began to ripple through their formation as though Brahms’ music was an earthquake gathering from deep beneath the stage and trembling through the dancers’ bodies in a remarkable explication of the violin’s sinuous line.

work with an even larger company since maneuvering large dance forces around the stage, in my opinion, is the test and triumph of a choreographer who has fully arrived.

“Overflow” Choreography: Mark Haim Music: Wagner, Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde

Choreography: Mark Haim, Overflow, 2016. Dancers Tory Peil and Kyle Johnson – Photo courtesy of Bamberg Fine Art

I was also pleased to see that Wevers used his whole company this time, rather than limiting himself to the four dancers he used last year in “We Are Not the Same.”

Clearly he knows what to do with a more substantial group. I would love to see him

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Mark Haim was very brave to choose Wagner’s sublime Prelude and Liebestod for his epic dance, but what other music would be grand enough to frame a work about the pilgrimage of humanity? On a bare stage, against the brick back wall,

a lone dancer appears to emerge from the earth wearing what seems like a burlap shroud but what becomes, as the light comes up, a beautifully dyed chiffon tunic.

Each dancer wore an earth-tinted variation of this dress, designed by Mark Zappone and Hendri Walujo, which suggested the four elements on the seven dancers. Each dancer came on stage in a series of heartfelt movements that seemed improvisatory, but were, as far as I could tell, driven by emotions rather patterns. When the whole group was onstage executing individual movements it was like the cacophony of creation – I was somewhat relieved when Haim gave us moments of peace, as when the company suddenly fell down together and lay silently on the stage floor.

A dramatic element to this dance was a slowly descending black panel that had ever-increasing footsteps on the surface, so that its slow progress, as the sheer black cloth piled up on the floor, illustrated the steady increase of pilgrims on the journey of life – or the journey of travel, immigration, development – it was a metaphor that could work in many ways. My only complaint about this dance is that, for my taste, the choreography fell short of the musical climaxes. When the Liebestod rises to its intense grandeur, I would like to have seen the entire company on stage matching the size of the dance to the size of the music.

That’s the risk of choosing Wagner – one must present something very big to fill that musical space. Haim gave us a single dancer, who was as heartfelt as any Wagnerian singer but who, without lyrics, needed the company to amplify the passionate finale.

“The Ghost Behind Me” Choreography: Dominic Walsh Music: Two Star Symphony (on stage) Live music and dance go together like bacon and eggs – or in this case, like a puppet master and his automatons. The musical group Two Star Symphony played electronic strings, xylophone and percussion on stage while a wizard-dancer vivified a series of insensate “ghosts” who took on life in various stages of development as the dance progressed. Dominic Walsh has collaborated with this terrific group in the past, so the relationship between the music and the dancers was seamless. I loved the creepy evolution of the inanimate figures who came to life under the conducting hands of the Gepetto figure, as if the world was made of Pinocchios. It was a straightforward dance with a single narrative made fascinating and significant by Two Star Symphony’s intricate, textured music – they are a five-star symphony in my book.

The troupe of dancers were terrific, as ever, and I was really pleased to see how each of the three dances in the In-spired program involved choreography for the entire company set to fully engaging music.

Whim W’Him’s mission is to bring new choreography to dance audiences, so if you can’t get to see “IN-spired,” then put June 3-11, 2016 on your calendar now to see their “OUT-spoken” spring program at Cornish Playhouse, featuring choreographers James Gregg, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and, our favorite son, Olivier Wevers. www.whimwhim.org

Choreography: Dominic Walsh, The Ghost Behind Me, 2016.

Dancers: MIa Monteabaro, Thomas Phelan, Patrick Kilbane, Jim Kent and Tory Peil – Photo courtesy of Bamberg Fine Art

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Bullets Over Broadway, the Musical : An interview with Jeff Brooks

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN A&E Writer BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, THE MUSICAL PARAMOUNT THEATRE February 2-7 Bullets Over Broadway is Woody Allen’s 1994 hit movie about an author trying to get his work produced on Broadway. One of the most beloved characters in the film is “Cheech,” a bodyguard turned script doctor, whose natural writing talents outshine the play’s author. As the movie transfers to the stage, that role is played by Jeff Brooks.

The Seattle Gay News caught up with Mr. Brooks as the musical prepares for its Seattle debut.

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

Jeff Brooks: The very earliest influence I can remember is when my family took me to see the New York 1994 revival of Damn Yankees. I got to see Victor Garber and Bebe Neuwirth and it was life changing. I got to see them do one of my favorite musicals of all time.

Andrews-Katz: What was the first show that gave you the theater bug?

Brooks: Growing up my dad was the coach of a baseball team. There was not a lot of theatrical influence there. My mother was the director of the High School Drama.

She was directing The Music Man and realized they were short people, and asked if I would come in. I thought it would be fun. I have now done The Music Man three times, but that is where I caught the bug. In college I got to do the MC in Cabaret, the Prince in Into the Woods, Billy Flynn in Chicago and Billy Bigalow in Carousel.

Andrews-Katz: The musical Bullets Over Broadway is based on the hit film.

What differences can the audience expect?

Brooks: The movie has music to it, but it doesn’t utilize the same songs and music we do. Musical theater fans will know the

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continued from cover City Arts Season Three: Queer Revolution.

There’ll be dance, music, spoken word, theater, even comedy, all from queer artists representing some of the best Seattle has to offer. Topping the evening off will be a live performance from Billboard 200 listed artist Mary Lambert.

“I’m not sure what anvil of good luck fell on us,” exclaims Gay City Arts Coordinator Tara Hardy, “but we’ve got Seattle’s sweetest sweetheart Mary Lambert performing in our first Gay City Arts season showcase! Not only will she do a full-length feature set/love letter to Seattle Queers, but we’ll have spotlight performances from each of our current season’s shows.”

Hardy, also a renowned poet and spoken word artist, once had the pleasure of coach-

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differences in one name ­Susan Stroman.

This is Woody Allen’s hit film with the paintbrush of Susan Stroman added to it.

We are merging two worlds here, Allen and Stroman. These two work together not only a piece of theater, but as an unmatched, unpatrolled addition.

Andrews-Katz: What is it about the 1920’s that strike an interest with the American public?

Brooks: It was a time of the public’s acceptance of Organized Crime. People knew it was going on and they couldn’t do anything about it. Big money, crime, prohibition and the people who controlled drugs and alcohol controlled the world. No one was going to stop them. They got the takes on the take. Criminals were celebrities of that time; we almost glorify them. Maybe it wasn’t accepted at the time, but people defi-

nitely looked the other way.

Andrews-Katz: In Bullets Over Broadway you play the gangster Cheech. After the success of the film, how do you make the role your own?

Brooks: I’m following in the footsteps of some amazing actors. Accolades are hard to receive when following nominations for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award (Chazz Palminteri) and Best Featured Actor Tony Award (Nick Cordero). I came into this assuming it was a well-written role, which it is. My perspective was not to watch the movie ahead of time. I was doing a Broadway show in Vegas, so I didn’t get a chance to see it on Broadway. I went into it playing who I thought “Cheech” was; a heavy who got the work done, wearing blinders with his boss, and is shocked to find that his opinions really matter. You’ll

ing Lambert on a poetry slam team years ago. She knew, even then, that Mary was someone to watch out for.

“Mary Lambert has been taking this city’s breath away since she was a Seattle Youth Speaks poet,” Hardy agrees. “The first time I saw her perform I got that heartstall that you get when you’re in the presence of greatness.”

Gay City has a two-decade long history of using innovative programming and approaches for promoting the holistic health and wellness of the LGBTQ community.

One such approach has been partnering with queer artists to aid in community engagement. Through Gay City Arts, Gay City collaborates with local LGBTQ artists to galvanize an audience for queer arts, foster the development of LGBTQ artists and works, and facilitate artistic excellence that

is accessible.

“From our early one-act play festivals, to writing workshops, to spoken word events, the arts have played a critical role in helping Gay City push important conversations forward for twenty years,” says Gay City Executive Director Fred Swanson.

“We were thrilled to incorporate our own performance space into our vision for Gay City in 2013, and couldn’t be more excited about the work that has been produced since launching Gay City Arts. “Lush Us” will be a great way to celebrate the amazing LGBTQ artists participating in Gay City Arts, and to invest in the incredible momentum this program has initiated!”

“Lush Us: Gay City Arts Showcase” will happen on Saturday, February 6 at Seattle’s historic Town Hall (1119 8th Avenue at Seneca St.). In addition to a live perfor-

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see the character change, once he sees the changes he can make, and finds his flair.

Andrews-Katz: Is there original music in Bullets Over Broadway or is it a jukebox musical from the era?

Brooks: It strictly uses music from the 1920’s and 1930’s. The “Great Years” of music, as they say. There is some amazing music from that time. This particular musical has been highly lauded and criticized for its lack of original music. There are some new lyrics added to these songs that further the story along, and the plot; they aren’t thrown in just to have a song break. They aren’t just dance numbers, they are telling part of the story. Woody Allen thought it would serve his piece better [to do it this way] than to have original music written.

Andrews-Katz: What advantages are there in being a jukebox musical as opposed to having an original score?

Brooks: If you look at any jukebox musical the songs are chosen carefully because they define the genre. Jersey Boys and Rock of Ages are musicals where the songs have a certain flavor to them. In this show, the flavor is all ’20s and ’30s, and helps to transport the audience into feeling at home {in the era] right away.

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

Brooks: That’s a great question. Now I wonder if I should go gender specific.

Looking at my resume, I’ve played a lot of Disney princes and villains. I love playing the villains. There are a lot of Disney projects in motion, so I’m looking ahead to their new workshop, the musical Frozen on stage. I’ll have to say [in that case] Hans; I would love to play that role.

Bullets Over Broadway, the Musical is based on the hit Woody Allen film by the same name. Broadway Across America presents Bullets Over Broadway, the Musical at the Paramount Theatre (911 Pine St.), February 2-7. For tickets: www.stgpresents. org; 877-STG-4TIX.

mance from headliner Mary Lambert and her band, performers scheduled to appear include Ela Barton, Ariana Bird, Andy Burian, Nathan Blackwell, Chad GollerSojourner, Dorothy Frances Kent, Imani Sims, Christian Swacker, and Casey Tonnelly.

General admission tickets are only $25.

Step up to a VIP ticket for $95, and you’ll get access to front row seating during the show, plus an exclusive pre-show reception featuring a VIP-only bar, light bites, and a meet and greet with Mary Lambert. Only 50 VIP tickets will be sold. Proceeds from the event will directly support Gay City and Gay City Arts. You can purchase tickets, or find more information at gaycity.org/lushus

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Village Theatre presents Crimes of the Heart

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer CRIMES OF THE HEART VILLAGE THEATRE Issaquah: Through February 28 Everett: March 4-27 It’s easy to see why women actors love playing the characters in Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart. Strong actors are cast in the Village Theatre production, now on stage in Issaquah. The women get to have all kinds of emotion and demonstrate their familial bonds and struggles. Subject matter is a full plate of difficult situations, and most actors love to really dig in and chow down on a role.

The play is a slice of life in 1974 Mississippi, but it’s not “normal” life, by any means. Three sisters are in turmoil. Lennie (Rhonda J. Soikowski) has called Meg (Brenda Joyner) back from her failing music career in Los Angeles to tell her that their youngest sister, Babe (Sydney Andrews), has shot – but not killed – her lawyer husband, and has been arrested! Babe won’t say why she did it, except to say that she didn’t care for his looks.

We soon learn that there is far more to Babe’s story than that, as her young attorney (Robert Bergin) shows them Babe’s medical report, and relates a history of abuse that they didn’t know had happened.

We also learn that, in her somewhat desperate situation, Babe has made things worse by having an affair with an underage black

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teenager who she wants to protect from the legal situation.

We also learn that it’s Lennie’s 30th birthday, that everyone has forgotten, and more about Meg’s failures and challenges, and about Meg’s decision to leave an old beau, Doc (Orion Bradshaw), who is now married with two kids. Still, Babe’s predicament takes center stage.

The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 and was made into a movie in 1986 that starred powerhouses Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek. The movie was nominated for several Oscars, including for Adaptation, which Henley did, herself. But

time is not terribly kind to this story. The abused spouse story would have been much more dynamic and edgy to theatergoers back then. The play reflected the fact that most women didn’t even talk to their sisters about such abuse.

Today, the idea that a woman is having an affair with a teenager, even a young woman of 24 and a teen of 15, would likely have audiences thinking the woman needs to go to jail for that. The racial aspect might still startle a bit, but that also does not stand out the way it might have in 1980.

The set by Andrea Bryn Bush is a functional old-timey rundown but charming

kitchen of a farmhouse. It feels very much like the small town they’re in. The lighting

by Tristan Roberson is warm and inviting.

Costumes by Catherine Hunt are fun period pieces, particularly those worn by nasty cousin, Chick (Angela DiMarco), whose bouffant hair and biddy-body ways are a reminder of the play’s time and place.

One of the strongest reminders of the time and place is the dialogue from the lawyer, Barnette. He seems to violate all kinds of legal technicalities (like talking to the wounded husband without another lawyer present), but that may have been a time when some of those rules weren’t in place.

Either the play is losing its original message or the production does not succeed in bringing out the real unspoken drama that is present. If you like plays that reflect a time in the past and if you enjoy watching good women actors strut their stuff, there’s enough to please. The play is pleasant, even at 2-1/2 hours long, and keeps your attention, since the characters are each a bit unusual, so you don’t quite know how they will act.

For more information, go to www.villagetheatre.org or call 425-392-2202.

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German television captures a gem

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer

FIDELIO DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN ARTHAUS MUSIK DVD At last an opera video I can recommend from the Fiftieth Anniversary boxed set of 1960s television broadcasts from Deutsche Oper Berlin! Three earlier reviews of discs from this set were not favorable.

This slightly cut 1963 telecast version of Beethoven’s Fidelio features an unbeatable cast of the finest singers of that period. Both musically and dramatically, this is fine fare.

Technically, the DVD is of course limited by its vintage TV production. The video is black and white, but it is clean of defects; and the camera angles are adequate. The aspect ratio is 4:3. Audio is mono but quite free of annoying distortion. Its most serious drawback is a frequency range that is so limited that the extraordinary richness of the voices of Christa Ludwig and James King is scarcely evident. The burnished bronze of buzzing overtones of King’s tenor at the Met (1969) will never leave my memory, nor will the ease of his singing that high-flying role of Der Kaiser in Strauss’ Die Frau Ohne Schatten. The audio of his Florestan on this disc shows his comfort with even the highest parts of the role, but

his absolutely uniquely masculine sound is only hinted at here. Likewise the warmth of Ludwig’s mezzo-soprano seldom comes across, nor does its power. In the same Frau mentioned above, the sheer size and warmth of her voice proved the exception to the rule that really big voices come only from big bodies.

Even so, this is a Fidelio well worth watching. The rest of the cast could hardly be better. Walter Berry (also stunning in the above-mentioned Frau) pours out unending streams of glorious baritone as the evil Don Pizarro. He matches the others in his fine acting. Lisa Otto charms with her effortless

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lyric soprano, and William Dooley, a sexy but less than adequate Iago in the Otello from this boxed set, is here quite wonderful as the benevolent Don Fernando. As the fatherly but conflicted Rocco, veteran bass Josef Greindl is a master, still able to handle the role’s every demand.

The production is minimal.

Elderly Artur Rother, conductor in this same opera house through the “Reich,” brings his experience to lead the Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Opera Berlin with skill but no special passion. There is no traditional “Leonore Overture No. 3” inserted before the second act. The camera work

during the opening overture has nothing to do with the music, whereas modern videos almost always follow the score closely and focus on the instruments as each is featured in the music.

This appears to be a live performance before an audience that is shown only during the opening overture. Applause interrupts the show just once, after Ludwig’s commanding solo, “Abscheulicher.” There are, however, a couple of very brief moments when the lips are not quite in synch with the sound, perhaps indicating edit points to the TV presentation, which was broadcast on June 17, 1963, the tenth anniversary of the popular uprising in the GDR. Many opera lovers are less focused on the special sound and vocal technique of the singers than this reviewer. Some watch opera primarily for the drama as supported by the music. For them I would recommend this DVD without reservation. Even with my regrets about the limited sound, I found it a rewarding experience.

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Best of Travel 2015 includes our favorite hotels, restaurants, bars, and visitor spots from last year’s journeys square feet of exhibition space, from its main floor up to the stairway that ascends to the top floor from its in-house spa. The open-air, rooftop bar provides guests with views they won’t get anywhere else in downtown. A. Rodriguez

by Albert Rodriguez and Jessica Price SGN A&E Writers Each year, we embark on journeys to places we’ve never been to, or some that we’re revisiting because they’re that special. What we encounter during these trips are wonderful places and things within these destinations that make for a unique, amazing experience on their own. Allow us to share the hotels, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, tourist spots, and special events from our travels last year that we absolutely loved and would go back to in a heartbeat, all in alphabetical order.

HOTELS / ACCOMMODATIONS 1. The Betsy ­– South Beach – Miami Beach, Florida USA Cool, sophisticated, and perfectly situated – across the street from the Atlantic Ocean – is what makes The Betsy outshine many of the other hotels dotting Miami Beach. The hotel has extended a welcome mat to authors, who huddle together over meals or stay here to write novels, and it’s been extremely inviting to LGBT guests as well, who can appreciate the rooftop sundeck for afternoon tanning. A. Rodriguez 2. Cedarbrook Lodge – Seattle, Washington USA It’s not your ordinary airport hotel, not when you consider it has an award-winning restaurant, spa, classy decorated rooms, 24-hour complimentary snacks, and free breakfast. Less than 10 minutes from SeaTac Airport, Cedarbrook Lodge is a vacation before the vacation. A. Rodriguez

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amenities on the ship – from world-class spa to jazz club to multi-level theater, not to mention really great food – that makes this an unforgettable journey. A. Rodriguez 6. Hotel Eastlund – Portland, Oregon USA Hotel Eastlund is my new favorite boutique hotel in Portland. Nestled a stone’s throw from Moda Center, it’s ’60s mod with a modern twist and is inviting where many other retro hotels miss the mark. Recommended. J. Price 7. Hotel Gaythering – Miami Beach, Florida USA Both kitschy and cool, this 25-room

8. Loews Ventana Canyon Resort – Tucson, Arizona USA Situated in the majestic Catalina Foothills, overlooking Tucson, this beautiful hotel and resort is a nice option for those wanting to soak up the Arizona sun with some remoteness. Outdoor pool, nearby hiking trails, and impeccable vistas are part of the experience. A. Rodriguez 9. Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort – Honolulu, Hawaii USA There are fancier and prettier hotels in Waikiki, but for its oceanfront locale, reasonable prices, and awesome amenities, primarily Duke’s and Hula Grill restau-

2. Fat Head’s Brewery – Portland, Oregon USA Portland’s Fat Head’s Brewery excels at award-winning craft beers and an absolutely killer “Adult Grilled Cheese,” as well as burgers as big as your face. Indulge and then walk it off in the heart of the Pearl District. J. Price 3. Kaimuki Superette – Honolulu, Hawaii USA This super food-focused deli in the hip Kaimuki neighborhood of Honolulu not only serves up healthy eating options, but they preserve their own vegetables bought from local farmers for customers to take home and enjoy. A. Rodriguez 4. Koko Head Cafe – Honolulu, Hawaii USA The Honolulu brunch crowd will wait up to an hour for a seat at this non-descript, diner-style cafe, also in the Kaimuki neighborhood, and it’s worth it because the food is phenomenal. The Cornflake French Toast, Volcano Eggs Skillet, Breakfast Bibimbap, and signature all-day Dumplings are to die for. A. Rodriguez

3. EA Hotel Joseph 1699 – Třebíč, Czech Republic Atop a small hill overlooking the picturesque Czech city of Třebíč is this charming hotel that feels so homey the minute you walk in. It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that other properties do, but it’s wonderfully comfortable and centrally located with a cheery staff to greet you at the entrance. A. Rodriguez 4. Equator Resort – Key West, Florida USA This 34-room gay hotel in Key West, about 5 to 7 minutes from the core tourist area, is a little tropical oasis offering two swimming pools, complimentary breakfasts and daily Happy Hours in a modest, discreet setting. If you can deal with the club music playing non-stop outside during daytime hours, you’ll come to cherish this male-exclusive resort. A. Rodriguez

1. BLT Steak Miami – Miami Beach, Florida USA You don’t have to pay $16 for a Cuban Sandwich; however, when it’s as good as the one cooked up at this swanky-meetscasual restaurant, then go for it. From fresh fish entrees to juicy steaks to premiere desserts (the Carrot Cake is heaven), don’t leave Miami Beach without a stop at BLT Steak. A. Rodriguez

5. The Littlefield – Cincinnati, Ohio USA What could be overlooked as just another neighborhood restaurant, this standout, bourbon-inspired eatery in the Northside district of Cincinnati is anything but. I thoroughly enjoyed stuffing my face with the Pigs in a Blanket (house made pork sausage wrapped in pastry with mustard and fennel apple sauce), Meatloaf Sandwich (tasso ham, gravy, 16 Bricks bread), and the gottahave Bourbon Pecan Pie. A. Rodriguez

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5. Holland America Line MS Noordam – Alaska Inside Passage, USA Whether you depart from Seattle or Vancouver, a voyage aboard Holland America Line (HAL) through the Alaska Inside Passage is a marvelous experience with breathtaking scenery and stops in places like Juneau and Skagway. But it’s the

hotel in Miami Beach offers comfortable, friendly accommodations for LGBT travelers, while also drawing nightly crowds to its popular Gaythering Bar. Great communal spaces, like a Men’s Self Spa and a Library, are a couple of amenities guests will love. A. Rodriguez

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rants, along with genuine Aloha hospitality, you can’t beat the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, which just added a Blue Note jazz club to its property. A. Rodriguez 10. 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati – Cincinnati, Ohio USA Not just a hotel, this artsy property in Cincinnati is partly a museum with 8,000

6. Minami – Vancouver, BC Canada A sister restaurant to the fabulous Miku, this Yaletown hotspot is where to get your sushi on in Vancouver. But don’t stop there, the Jidori Chicken and Foie Gras Gyoza, Albacore Tuna and Kaiso Seaweed Tartare, and Sweet Soy-Dijon Braised Short Rib are simply divine. A. Rodriguez 7. Nanea Restaurant & Bar – Princeville, Hawaii USA With a sweeping view overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Nanea Restaurant & Bar at The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas in Kauai is worth a reservation, even

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Locally sourced, unbelievably fresh ingredients are prepared with care to honor the island’s bountiful offerings from land and sea. Vegan and gluten-free options are available and the chefs really do cater to any imaginable dietary need. Perfect for celebrating a special occasion or just relaxing with friends. J. Price 8. Prep & Pastry – Tucson, Arizona USA S’mores French Toast and Duck Confit Hash might sound a bit indulgent, but what the hell? At this beloved cafe and bakery in Tucson’s Campbell-Grant neighborhood, everything on the menu is sinful, yet amazingly delicious. And don’t leave without having a “doughssant,, a perfect marriage of doughnut and croissant available to eat there or take home (though you probably won’t make it out of the parking lot without cramming it in your mouth). A. Rodriguez 9. Proper – Tucson, Arizona USA Sourcing nearly all of its meats, produce, cooking oils, tortillas, even coffee and teas, from within Arizona, this Tucson restaurant is a definite go-to for foodies.

The menu changes seasonally, but there’s always an outstanding variety of dishes to savor, and if the olive oil cake is available for dessert, order it without hesitation. A. Rodriguez

walk in front of this Miami Beach gay bar.

Nightly performances by female impersonators – yes, on the sidewalk – and weekend “Brunchic” gatherings are what keep the crowds coming back for more. A. Rodriguez

ly-based Braxton Brewing Company. Large communal spaces to drink, eat, work, or study brings in a steady clientele day and night, and with regular performances by area musicians, it’s a terrific spot to hear some live tunes. A. Rodriguez

5. Shift Drinks – Portland, Oregon USA Portland’s self-tagged “professional drinking establishment” Shift Drinks is a fave of locals and industry insiders. While most bars in downtown Portland are hard to get into, so far Shift Drinks is still a bit of a secret. Craft cocktails and a refreshingly solid late night food menu up the appeal. J. Price

10. United Club (George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Terminal E) – Houston, Texas USA Being stuck at the airport isn’t all that bad, if you have a pass to the lounge. And at Houston’s Bush Airport, the tri-level United Club at Terminal E is a spectacular nook to disappear into before your flight. With a full bar, individual work stations, complimentary beverages and snacks, stylish furniture to relax in, and a theater room with a wall-size TV, you’ll almost want to miss your flight on purpose. A. Rodriguez

6. Sundry and Vice – Cincinnati, Ohio USA When in Cincinnati, Over The Rhine is the place to be. It’s where the cool kids hang out, and you’re likely to find a bunch of them at this apothecary-inspired lounge that draws a healthy mix of straights and gays. Sundry and Vice is highly recommended when visiting The City of Seven Hills. A. Rodriguez

VISITOR ATTRACTIONS / SPECIAL EVENTS 1. Danger Charters “Snorkel, Sail & Kayak Day Trips” and “Wind & Wine Sunset Sail” – Key West, Florida USA

1. Coffee Emporium (Over the Rhine) – Cincinnati, Ohio USA There’s never a dull moment at this bustling coffee shop, located on the cusp of Cincinnati’s Over The Rhine district. It’s a coffee shop, organic food eatery, study hall, and power-meeting spot for corporate execs all wrapped into one. A. Rodriguez

4. Palace Bar – Miami Beach, Florida USA Don’t be surprised if you see drag queens strutting their stuff on the side-

6. Sea to Sky Gondola – Squamish, BC Canada If you can stomach the steep climb to the summit, at 2,903 feet above the ground, you’ll be rewarded with stunning scenery during the 10-minute gondola ride and panoramic views at the very top, where you’ll find The Summit Lodge with observation deck, suspension bridge, and a food concession stand. A. Rodriguez

8. Tucson Festival of Books – Tucson, Arizona USA Every spring, some of the biggest names in the literary world gather at the University of Arizona campus to introduce new titles, conduct seminars, and meet with diehard fans. The festival is a godsend for book nerds, and the campus itself – with museums, gardens, and large food court – is worth spending an afternoon at. A. Rodriguez

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3. The Manifest – Honolulu, Hawaii USA The Chinatown district of Honolulu has dramatically changed from seedy to hipster with the opening of several independentlyowned restaurants, bars, cafes, and retail boutiques in recent years. The Manifest, a lounge and dance club rolled into one, is worth a taxi ride from Waikiki, if nothing else than to listen to good music with the locals. A. Rodriguez

5. Museum of Contemporary Craft – Portland, Oregon USA Portland’s Museum of Contemporary Craft will feature two highly anticipated exhibits in the coming months, CARPA: Craft Advanced Research Projects Agency (running January 29 through July 2) and Rowland Ricketts: Work Time (running January 29 through June 4). Definitely include a visit to this museum next time you’re in PDX. J. Price

7. Smale Riverfront Park – Cincinnati, Ohio USA Public parks are terrific free attractions everywhere you go and this one in Cincinnati, situated within footsteps of restaurants, bars, and sports stadiums, includes playground and fitness equipment for all ages, grassy lawns, and views of the river with Northern Kentucky on the opposite side. A. Rodriguez

10. Sotto – Cincinnati, Ohio USA This downtown Italian restaurant in Cincinnati is so good and so popular that you’re lucky to even get seated. Once inside, the Chicken Liver Mousse w/Pistachio and Short Rib Cappellacci are definite must-haves. Locals love it, as do celebs, such as Serena Williams and Drake who stopped here on a date last summer. A. Rodriguez

2. Explorations Cafe (Holland America Line MS Noordam) – Alaska Inside Passage, USA Aboard most, if not all, HAL cruise ships is an Explorations Cafe on the top deck, or in this case Deck 3, that functions like any other cafe with espresso beverages, pastries, and light bites, but also with hardwire computer stations, leather armchairs, board games, and a New York Times-branded library. A. Rodriguez

4. Kualoa Ranch – Kaneohe, Hawaii USA Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Godzilla, Pearl Harbor, Lost, and Hawaii Five-O are just some of the movies and TV shows that were filmed at this 4,000-acre private nature reserve on the island of Oahu.

Guests can view the attraction on guided bus or ATV tours, and afterwards enjoy lunch outdoors with food from the on-site cafe. A. Rodriguez

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7. Sparkroot – Tucson, Arizona USA In downtown Tucson, you’ll spot this hip coffee shop and bar serving artisanal coffee, teas, beer, and wine in an art-decorated space complete with cozy loft area and raised window-side counter looking out to the street. If you want somewhere memorable to read a book or flip through a newspaper, this is it. A. Rodriguez 8. Starbucks Prague Castle – Prague, Czech Republic It’s not the coffee that makes this particular Starbucks stand out from the rest, it’s the location. Perched atop the upper levels of an old brick building near the famed Prague Castle, this coffee shop has stunning, unobstructed views of the city from its garden terrace. A. Rodriguez 9. The Taproom – Braxton Brewing Company – Covington, Kentucky USA Across the river from Cincinnati is Kentucky, and in the quaint town of Covington you’ll hopefully come across The Taproom, a somewhat new establishment from local-

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There’s not a better way to enjoy your stay in Key West without booking a day trip adventure or sunset sail with Danger Charters. The tour guides, mostly young and fit men, are what make each excursion fun and interactive, plus complimentary beverages and snacks never hurt. A. Rodriguez 2. HONOLULU Fashion Week – Honolulu, Hawaii USA Although it’s only been around for two years, this well-organized event is drawing major designers and the industry’s top publications, from Vogue, to Marie Claire, to HAWAII Magazine the weekend before Thanksgiving. If you love sunshine and fashion, head to Oahu in November. A. Rodriguez 3. Jewish Quarter of Třebíč – Třebíč, Czech Republic This designated UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the best-preserved Jewish ghettos in Europe with two synagogues, a cemetery, and over 100 historic houses once occupied by families who never returned after being deported during the Holocaust. A. Rodriguez

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9. Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati, Ohio USA For tennis fans who can’t afford New York in late summer, this is a terrific alternative. The sport’s top players are required to participate in this major tournament, a warm-up to the U.S. Open, about 25 minutes from downtown Cincy that allows attendees great opportunities to meet players throughout the weeklong event. A. Rodriguez 10. White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad: A Luxury Travel Experience – Skagway, Alaska USA Traveling up to 2,865 feet into the Alaskan mountains is incredible on its own, but getting there in a luxury train car with complimentary beer, wine, cocktails, and specially catered food while reclining in leather armchairs and loveseats is another thing all together. As part of a shore excursion offered by the Alaska cruise ships, this experience is unbeatable. A. Rodriguez

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the anxiety of what you said, what you did, or what you posted is not a good feeling.

Really Really examines the aftermath of such a night, from the woozy morning after to the life changing consequences in the days that follow. ArtsWest’s production of Really Really is a powerhouse of soul and nerve.

As the play opens, drunken roommates Leigh (impressively played by Jessi Little) and a bleeding, giggly Grace (a refreshingly talented Annelih Hamilton) stumble into their kitchen after attending a party.

They toss their clothes, purses, and shoes and rush off to bed. However, something is a bit off.

We quickly shift to the next morning at the scene of the house party. The room has a well-tapped keg, beer cans scattered, red Solo cups everywhere, and disheveled furniture. The perpetual shirtless and energetic Cooper (an impeccable Joshua ChessinYudin, last seen in ArtsWest’s My Mañana Comes) and Davis (an excellent Riley Shanahan) are in post-party hangover mode.

Cooper is trying to get the details of what Davis did the night before with their guest Leigh, but Davis just wants to study for his impending exam. Their reserved and somewhat ornery friend Johnson (Frederick Hagreen, last seen in ArtsWest’s Ameri-

can Idiot) is on the couch playing video games and claims he left early and does not know what happened at the party. Finally, Cooper literally wrestles and gleans some murky information from Davis and this sets into motion the startling circumstances of this play. Something happened in the bedroom, either a sexual conquest or something more horrible.

We quickly shift again back to the kitchen where privileged jock Jimmy (Jordan Taylor in a strong performance) returns from a family trip to his girlfriend Leigh.

When he finds out about Leigh and Davis, he is incensed. A sudden visit by Leigh’s sister, Haley (strikingly played by Anna Kasabyan) adds tension and even a bit of levity to ground the drama.

A subplot with Grace, giving a PowerPoint presentation for Future Leaders of America, effectively frames the “me generation” construct of this story. The rest of the plot intertwines in such a way that any description would give away the story.

This taut and unsettling production totally engages the audience. You love the characters, you hate them, and you even empathize with them.

Written by Paul Downs Colaizzo, Really Really connects these characters’ emotional and physical conflicts in an age where the cold circuits of modern technology reign. Colaizzo successfully imbues

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the subjects of privilege, class, betrayal, and ambition in this tidy script. Director Makaela Pollock brings it all together in a brisk and snappy fashion with intelligent, soulful, and sexy characters that are going through tricky and potentially life-altering circumstances. Pollack directs a talented cast who give amazing performances.

Although the story laser focuses on

millennial culture, it actually transcends this notion and has traits that appeal to all generations. This production is filled with young people who have so much to win, but are on the cusp of losing it all. These tense dynamics make Really Really a true winner.

For more information and tickets, visit www.artswest.org or phone 206-938-0339.

Heartfelt Ip Man 3 a triumph for Donnie Yen

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer IP MAN 3 Now playing You could make a case that actor Donnie Yen is one of the more underappreciated and undervalued actors, not just action stars, to ever come out of Hong Kong. He’s left an indelible imprint on a number of motion pictures ranging from Yuen WooPing’s Iron Monkey, to Zhang Yimou’s Hero, to Tony Ching Siu Tung’s The Empress and the Warriors, his martial arts prowess and steely presence never in doubt at any point. But it was arguably his being cast as Hong Kong icon Ip Man, the Wing Chun practitioner who taught Bruce Lee, in the 2008 biopic Ip Man that forced many to recognize his skills as a thespian, the emotive depth and expressive complexity of his performance working in beautiful tandem with his cinematic kung fu expertise.

While the 2010 sequel (Ip Man 2) didn’t quite capture the same sort of flair or fire of its predecessor, Yen once again was the film’s chief asset, adding a dimensionality to the relatively tired second chapter that kept it out of the realm of irrelevance and still made watching it moderately worthwhile. Now, with the long-in-coming release of Ip Man 3, the same holds true. Yet while Yen is again sensational, returning director Wilson Yip (Flash Point) and his trio of screenwriters have also constructed two other dynamic characters for the third entry in the series. They have finally given talented actress Lynn Hung something important to do as Ip’s loving wife Cheung Wing-sing. At the same time they grant their star a complex, emotionally conflicted foil in Sum Nung, a fellow Wing Chung expert and erstwhile teacher, superbly por-

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trayed by Jin Zhang. Together, the trio enliven the sequel, make it akin to a January essential, watching it a breathlessly energetic experience that had my spirits soaring and my heart filling with joy.

Of course, all most are going to want to talk about is the third act face-off between the quietly confident Ip and a brutish American thug named Frank, played with expectedly pugilistic brio by former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. It’s silly stuff, watching the diminutive Yen stand toe-to-toe with Iron Mike, bringing a not-so-surprising chuckle the second the sequence begins. But the clash itself is glorious, spectacularly choreographed by fight director Yuen Woo-Ping, and as cartoonish as the visual image might be, not for a single second is the inherent danger both men are up against as they attempt to smash the other into submission ever in doubt.

Granted, it is the primary plot that Frank is involved in that keeps Ip Man 3 from soaring as high as it maybe could have. It’s a comic book clash between Ip and the foreign gangster, who is gamely assisted by his oily Hong Kong surrogate (played with smarmy glee by Patrick Tam), the two disagreeing over the fate of a local neighborhood school the latter wants to see shut down and the former is sworn to protect. This battle of wills allows for a number of complex martial arts battles between Ip, Sum Nung and a number of faceless bad guys, things coming to head in a massive shipyard skirmish with kidnapped kids shouting to be freed as a pair of heroes fight to save them.

Far more interesting is the personal battle Ip’s wife Cheung Wing-sing is waging, most of the time without her husband’s knowledge, one based in historical fact and inherently having an emotional authority and power to it that’s undeniably devastat-

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ing. Yip and his screenwriters treat this foray into 1950s cancer treatment with remarkable subtlety, allowing Yen and Hung a number of delectate, intimately affecting moments that brought delicate tears to my eyes. More, they earned that response on my part, the final image positively haunting in its stark, heartbreakingly alive poignancy, bringing the trilogy full circle in a way I was suitably moved by.

Also excellent is the relationship between Ip and Sum Nung. I liked how each actor played off of the other, how the filmmakers allowed Zhang to craft a multifaceted persona of a good man trying not to succumb to his own internal darkness as he strives to do what he feels is best as a single father of a young son looking up to him for direction. But as terrific as both actors are from a dramatic standpoint, what the film is building to is a climactic battle between titans, both wanting to prove they are Wing Chung at its absolute best, and here Yip and Woo-Ping do not disappoint. This fight sequence is extraordinary, shot like an eyepopping ballet with both actors gymnasti-

cally contorting themselves this way and that to deflect the advances of their equally gifted opponent. It’s the type of martial arts moment fans of the genre will go wild for, as spectacular a display of hand-to-hand, adrenaline-fueled magnificence as any I could have hoped for.

The constant, however, remains Yen. Soon to be seen in both Netflix’s highly anticipated Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny and next December’s Star Wars spinoff Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Ip Man 3 is a reminder just how talented this international superstar continues to be.

His performance is glorious, the actor embodying this martial arts legend with grace, dignity, passion and charisma to burn. As wonderful as many of the other components might be, he remains the number one reason for interested viewers to watch this sequel and continues to be the primary one by which I wholeheartedly recommend they do just that.

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Inspiring Hours a fine tale of heroism and survival

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer THE FINEST HOURS Now playing As a massive storm rages up and down the East Coast, the SS Pendleton, bound for Boston, MA, is ripped in two. The first assistant engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) is stranded aboard the stern of the ship along with 32 other men, all uncertain as to what they should do and understandably fearful they are all about to die. Urged to take command by those who know him best, he puts forth a series of ideas he’s all but certain are the only things that could help them manufacture a miracle. However, to pull what he has imagined off, they’ll all have to work as a single-minded unit, and considering the deteriorating mental state of a large swath of the survivors the chances of that sit precariously between slim and none.

At the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Chatham, MA, Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) is waiting to hear if Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff (Eric Bana) will give his permission to him to wed local girl Miriam (Holliday Grainger). It’s only a formality, but one Bernie feels compelled to follow nonetheless. But everything changes the moment news of the SS Pendleton’s situation comes to light. Instead of granting him permission to marry Miriam, Cluff must instead send Bernie into harm’s way, ordering him to assemble a crew and to go out and brave the elements to see what they can do to save what’s left of the floundering ship’s crew.

The Finest Hours, adapted from the best-selling book by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman, is based on a true story of heroism and survival that happened off the coast of New England on February 18, 1952. Director Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night) and his trio of screenwriters aren’t exactly subtle in their approach, and there are times the melodramatic schmaltz dial has been turned up higher than necessary, but overall this is a surprisingly effective motion picture, one that hits more right notes than it does hollow ones.

If anything, the story following the plight of Sybert and his fellow SS Pendleton survivors is the more fascinating of the two parallel narratives vying for the audience’s

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continued from cover time his latest came to an end it had taken my breath clean away. This is a tale with no heroes, no villains, just one filled with life, loss, understanding and, most of all, love, Kate and Geoff’s journey towards their anniversary party as universal and as human as any that has ever graced the screen.

The big deal is just how understatedly sincere Haigh manages to make things.

Kate and Geoff know all there is to know about one another, so much so they can go almost an entire day without saying nary a word yet still are able to communicate volumes. All of which makes each Mercer’s reaction to the discovery of Katya’s remains startling. Geoff becomes obsessed, almost preternaturally compelled to revisit his relationship with the woman he almost married, initially not comprehending why his wife is so shocked by it all. Kate wants to be supportive, wants to be the good wife who understands what her husband is going through, yet the realization that he potentially loved another, maybe more than

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attention. Not only is Affleck superb, underplaying his stoic, intelligently-focused character to perfection, but the mechanics of how he and his fellow crewmen go about putting themselves in the best position to survive their ordeal is fascinating. Their ship is split into two pieces, their ability to control the rudder severely compromised.

Yet Sybert comes up with a plan that allows them to steer their half of the wreckage, the building suspense as I watched them do it leaving me breathless in captivated awe.

The other side of the scenario, the one that follows Bernie as he and three volunteers make what most think is a suicidal attempt to reach the SS Pendleton, is also good, if not quite up to the same level. While the stuff on their Coast Guard emergency rescue lifeboat is solid – their attempts to get out of the harbor and into the open sea particularly exciting – it’s the fact this part of the story is juxtaposed with Miriam worrying about her fiancé that sadly brings it down a notch or two. While Grainger does her best, scenes of her character shouting at Cluff, marching into a blizzard pouting as if she were a petulant child, or coming to grips with what it is her beloved is attempting to do as she stands in the den of a single mother who has looked tragedy in the eye and has somehow man-

aged to put the broken pieces of her life back together all ring hollow. It’s maudlin, borderline soapy stuff, adding a layer of saccharine that isn’t necessary.

Even so, Pine is wonderful, the actor allowing himself to be so vulnerable, such an open book emotionally, that it only augments his courageousness as he drives his crew to give all they can to do to accomplish what by all accounts should be impossible. While a hero, Bernie is the converse to Pine’s other notable role as a captain, he of the surname Kirk who asks his crew to go on a five-year mission to go where no one has gone before, and watching Pine look so befuddled as he attempts to romance the confident, intelligently certain of herself Grainger is a joy.

Another plus is the supporting cast that Gillespie has assembled. On the rescue boat with Pine are Ben Foster, John Magaro and Kyle Gallner, while those aboard the rapidly sinking half of the SS Pendleton with Affleck include Josh Stewart, Abraham Benrubi, John Ortiz and a scene-stealing Graham McTavish. All are wonderful, each becoming an almost invisible part of the ensemble, all making an impression but never so much of one they distract from the central mechanics of the story. More, they all ably support Pine and Affleck, grant-

ing them the spotlight, only stepping into it themselves when the script allows them the freedom to do so.

Considering this is based on an actual event, it’s never in doubt what is going to happen to either Bernie and his crew or the majority of those praying for survival aboard the SS Pendleton. Same time, the actual rescue itself is depicted flawlessly, Gillespie handling things with kinetic, viscerally cocksure confidence that’s undeniable. The balance between human heroics and cinematic wizardry is sublime, the whole thing fitting into the Disney inspirational canon with unforced ease.

It’s a pity that the movie doesn’t know when to quit, the filmmakers taking things to a sappy conclusion that feels more engineered by a studio test screening than it does artistic intent. The final moments are manufactured and false, designed to illicit tears and nothing more. Thankfully, the stuff that does work in The Finest Hours is so solid, so deliciously crafted, so splendidly acted this obvious climactic misstep isn’t near as disastrous as it could have been, the film itself still a rousing tale of sacrifice, ingenuity and heroism I couldn’t help but enjoy.

he does her, pushes buttons she didn’t even know she possessed.

This is the battle that rages throughout the remainder of 45 Years, one with few raised voices, not many arguments and very little in the way of confrontation. Yet tension rises throughout, Kate and Geoff learning more about one another in these few days before the anniversary party than they potentially knew at any point during the 45 years they’ve spent happily married.

The truth about Katya isn’t so much a shock to the system as it is a reminder of how unforeseen twists in life’s design can throw even the most contented and conscientious into something akin to a tailspin, and how only through communication and dialogue can things ultimately be set right.

Having never read Constantine’s short story, I do not know how closely Haigh’s script mirrors it. Even so, the latter’s screenwriting is some of 2015’s finest, the subtlety driving the character transformations magnificent. Haigh doesn’t preach, never overextends, instead allowing revelations to come gradually, and as such the pair’s marriage feels all the more natural and concrete

because of this. Watching Kate crumble as she learns more about Geoff’s time with Katya is heartbreaking, her single-minded tenacity to keep planning their anniversary party making her frustrations in regards to these ever-expanding feelings of jealousy all the more naturalistic.

Both Rampling and Courtney are superb, and while the performances do draw from their youthfully iconic turns in films like Georgy Girl and The Damned for her, and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and Billy Liar for him, there is a unique, utterly transformative quality to the duo’s work that sets it apart from anything either has done previously. For Rampling, much of what she is asked to accomplish must be done with facial expressions and physicality alone, the words she does speak having multiple meanings that go in numerous directions all at once. As for Courtney, Geoff is a man who says what is on his mind right at that given moment, rarely comprehending the emotional hammer descending upon his wife’s psyche when he does so. The actor manages a glorious balancing act throughout, never over or un-

derplaying things at any time, thus when heartfelt declarations are called for the moment rings with an eloquent authenticity that filled my heart with joy.

Haigh’s Weekend was a thoughtful, lifeaffirming drama chronicling the early first steps of a burgeoning romantic relationship between two wary men, each falling into the arms of the other as if compelled by lust, never imagining a deeper connection was also forming. With 45 Years, the writer/director chooses to focus on the other end of the spectrum, Kate and Geoff, even though they married young, both well aware they’re nearing the end of a run together filled with blissful highs, brutal lows and indescribable in-betweens. Both motion pictures showcase a filmmaker of transcendent depth and maturity, one able to mine emotional interiors that startle and amaze yet also enchant and reassure. His latest isn’t just one of the year’s best films, it’s also an instant classic, a drama of profound majesty sure to be marveled at for many years to come.

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Celebrating 41 Years!

EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS: Andrew Haigh on 45 Years, Weekend and the genius of Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN A&E Writer 45 Years Now playing Back on January 13, this year’s Academy Award nominations were announced, and one of the most surprising nods came in the Best Actress category, cinema icon and British legend Charlotte Rampling being singled out as Best Actress nominee for her spellbinding, emotionally complex performance in 45 Years. Serendipitously, just a couple of hours later I was scheduled to have a brief phone interview with the film’s up-and-coming writer/director Andrew Haigh, and to say he was still riding high from that early morning announcement regarding Rampling would be a rather obvious understatement.

“Such a tragic morning this is,” said Haigh with a hearty laugh. “So terrible.”

“No. Seriously. It’s wonderful. I’m so very pleased. I couldn’t be happier. It feels very special. I’m still kind of shocked by it all. I woke up this morning like everyone else to watch the announcement and it was a pretty incredible moment. Even though you knew it was in the discussion, that the talk was out there for Charlotte, the reality of her getting it was something very different. I was so pleased. She’s a wonderful actress and a wonderful person. She’s done so much for the British film industry and for me personally. I’m just very happy.”

45 Years is the story of a long-married couple, Geoff and Kate Mercer (portrayed

by Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling), about to celebrate the anniversary hinted at in the film’s title. A few days beforehand, the pair learn incredible, tragic news involving a past girlfriend of the husband’s, the effect it has upon him leading the wife down an emotional rollercoaster of her own that takes the woman by complete surprise. It’s a simple premise made complex, intimate and profound in large parts thanks to Haigh’s delicately precise and magnetically nuanced script, Courtenay and Rampling delivering exquisitely detailed performances under his confident direction.

The movie is based on the acclaimed short story In Another Country written by David Constantine, a piece of fiction the filmmaker found himself enchanted by.

“I love the short story,” he states. “It’s so beautifully written. So concise. So sparse.

Yet so really, really effective. You have this body being discovered, beautiful, frozen, perfectly preserved and full of nothing but pure potential. And this discovery has a real profound effect on this relationship, and a really secure, long-term relationship, or one that is seemingly so, all of which is fascinating to me.”

“I like to explore relationships. I like to explore how we understand ourselves through these relationships. I think, this kind of news, it throws this couple off their path, and I love what it does to them, what it makes them question. The possibilities here for rich, dynamic drama just felt so immense, as far as I was concerned.”

Not that putting the various pieces together was all that simple a proposition.

45 Years Director Andrew Haigh – Ethan Hill / New York Times

Constantine’s story was fairly brief and centralized, and Haigh knew he’d have to do a lot of work if he was going to transform this piece of fiction into a featurelength script. “It’s always a bit of trouble to start with,” he admits. “But I always felt like I had a pretty good handle on it. The story is told from the male perspective, pretty much, and I feel like when I made the decision to change that, to see things through the female perspective, for some reason that kind of opened it up, the story, to so many additional possibilities.”

“I added a few things. The time constraints. The anniversary party. I felt like by giving it that kind of structure and that kind of framework, while also knowing who my point of view was, I think all of that really helped. It allowed me to expand the story and build on the themes in ways I felt were genuine.”

Finding the right actors to play Geoff and Kate was always key, and Haigh understandably felt like he’d just won something akin to the lottery when Courtenay and Rampling agreed to play the roles. “It was surreal,” Haigh admits. “They turned these two-dimensional characters into something real; they brought Kate and Geoff to life.

The way I like to work, we don’t really rehearse, but we go through the scene on that day, sort of walk our way through it. We’ll cut some lines that we don’t need, we might change things here and there, and overall it’s a real collaborative process. I want the actors to feel as if they are embodying the story, embodying the characters in every way, that way we can all work together to get the best out of one another that we can.”

Not that the filmmaker was counting on getting Courtenay or Rampling to play the parts. “I always like to keep it a question,” Haigh admits. “I don’t like to write with certain actors in mind, because it could both be deeply depressing when they say no and also make it difficult to cast someone else in the part if you’ve written it too obviously for a certain actor. But you can’t help but talk about people, start coming up with ideas as to who might play the parts, and quickly both Charlotte and Tom’s names both came up and I was immediately struck by how fascinating a way to go if they were to become involved.”

“It was always very important to me that we cast the female lead first, so we initially

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went to Charlotte before we approached Tom. She said yes, and she said it very quickly, and her agreeing to play Kate actually allowed us to convince Tom to come aboard as Geoff with far more ease than I anticipated. It was kind of like a dream process. I still can’t quite believe how it all worked out, and now I can’t imagine anyone else playing either of these two characters. They’re both just genius. They are Kate and Geoff.”

One of the more beguiling aspects of the film is the way the presence of Courtenay and Rampling ends up tying 45 Years to past classics of European cinema, motion pictures like The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and Billy Liar for him, and Georgy Girl and The Damned for her.

“You can’t cast people like Tom and Charlotte and not use their past works and an audience’s familiarity with them to your advantage,” proclaims Haig. “I did feel like there was a connection. You look at The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, clearly Tom’s character there could have grown up to become Geoff Mercer. When Geoff and Kate are discussing the past, I can picture them as they looked as their younger selves in those films, I can picture Charlotte in Georgy Girl and Tom in Billy Liar, it just feels like their characters could have known one another, could have had a relationship that would end up lasting for over four decades. That’s really quite special, as far as I’m concerned.”

“When you’re in that moment of working, you don’t always know what it is you’ve got until you get back into editing room and are like, oh, that’s really special. Even then, you can’t always know until the movie is completed if you’ve got anything. But with Charlotte and Tom, there were more than a few times where, on the day, you just had to stand back, that you knew these two knew exactly what it was that they were doing. They’re both special actors, and the way they both worked together on this was something to witness.”

I’d actually spoken to Haigh once before, back in 2011 when he came to Seattle to debut his magnificent love story Weekend, a beautiful, heartfelt film about two men who meet for a couple days of sex and debauchery and discover their mutual connection might run deeper than they had any reason to imagine it was going to. I remind

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him about just how honestly shocked he seemed to be with the critical and audience response to the film, about how he appeared so touched and amazed that people were enjoying it as much as they were.

“I think I always feel the same thing,” he says with a laugh. “I always feel like I’m a little bit of an outsider, so when you make these films, you tell these stories, you tend to be caught off guard when people respond to them. They’re both quite strange films, really. It’s hard to imagine people wanting to watch a movie about two guys, in Weekend, getting together to have sex and then spend so much of their time talking; I just didn’t know whether people were going to see or understand what it was I was trying to do.”

“Same with this story. It’s so amazing that people like it, that they do love it, that they’re responding to it. I don’t take anything for granted. I realize just how special it is that you can make something that touches an audience, compose a film that they can relate to, see some of themselves within. I’m really pleased that 45 Years is working for people.”

With Weekend, Haigh was looking at what could potentially be the start of a lasting relationship. In 45 Years, the director now looks at the other end of a relationship, showcasing two individuals, while not in their final years, are close enough to them to know that their time together is starting to run short. It’s both ends of the romantic relationship spectrum, a juxtaposition that, if not implicitly intentional, was one the filmmaker was still keenly aware of.

“I certainly did see them as companion pieces,” he emphatically proclaims. “45 Years is sort of sequel to Weekend, if you will, in some ways. It’s as you say. One is a story of two people looking forward at the possibilities at what might be and what that might mean for each of their lives. The other is about a couple looking back, looking at what that relationship has been, looking at how it has defined them and how it has made them who they are. Similar stories, in some ways, but ones that look at things from inverted perspectives.”

And how does the director want audiences to feel as they look at this particular story, what is he hoping they’re talking about as they exit the theatre? “I want them to feel, more than I want them to do anything else,” Haigh admits. “I want them to feel something. Anything. I want the emotions at the heart of it all to resonate with them. It’s so important, these choices that we make, the way we handle relationships, the way we deal with people, and I hope people are thinking about all of that. In a way, this film is about those things we don’t talk about, those things we repress, and how they always end up coming out in the end and force you to deal with them. If the film starts a broader conversation, as far as that is concerned, that would be pretty terrific.”

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STOUT 1st Anniversary Celebration. 9am-2am. 1530 11th Ave. $3 draft beers - including all 20 draft beers and drink specials. DJ at 9pm.

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.

Yoga With Andrew Conner. 9:30-11am. Amor Spiritual Center, 2528 Beacon Ave, Suite B. Meets every Saturday. A love offering is suggested but no one will be turned away.

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Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle Univer- 1114 Howell St. Every Tuesday. A spoken word poetry sity, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. event that features a weekly open mic, feature poet, and slam (poetry competition). Come out and express your(See Sunday listing at 5pm.) self. LGBTQ- & QTPOC-friendly; all genders welcome.

Trans Youth Group. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 $5. 21+. seattlepoetryslam.org 15th Ave. Every Monday. A chance for youth to talk with others about their experiences & concerns related WEDNESDAY - February 3 to identifying as Transgender. www.lamberthouse.org Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Lambert House Art Night. 7:30-9:30pm. 1818 15th Ave. Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org health-related activities, followed by a walk around Unity Gay Men’s AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St. Tacoma. Every Monday. group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.

(253) 474-8897. maturefriends.org Washington Gender Alliance Support Group Meet- True Colors: Connecting LGBTQ Teens in Shoreline. ing in Shoreline. 7:30pm. Center for Human Services, 4-5pm. Every Wednesday. Discussing your important is17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline. Meets every Monday. For sues, building a supportive community. For information, information email info@washingtongender alliance.com location & to REGISTER call Lindsay Bagley 362-7282 Queers, Crackpots & Fallen Women AA. 8-9pm. x 8018 or email lbagley@chs-nw.org SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Monday. Open GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Emwomen only AA group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. powered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 TUESDAY - February 2 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Amor Open Meditation. 5-6pm. Amor Spiritual Center, Sponsored by PFLAG Everett chapter. David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com 2528 Beacon Ave, Suite B. Meets every Tuesday.

Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Ev- The Rowing Team Peer Recovery Group. 6-7:30pm. erett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker All Pilgrims Church, 500 Broadway E. Meets every Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Wednesday. This peer recovery group provides a safe & Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County. supportive faith community to share your recovery jour“We will be discussing issues concerning the local Gay ney with, God answers our prayers & sends us a boat. community & value your opinion, voice, comments, sug- Sometimes rowing furiously for yourself & sometimes gestions & attendance. Come join us as we build com- for others. All are welcome. munity in Snohomish County.” David, (425) 339-5238. Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6-7:30pm. SASG, LGBTQ Questioning & Allied Youth Drop-in Group in 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Wednesday. Discuss Renton. 6-8pm. Renton Area Youth Services (RAYS), the best LGBT novels with other book-lovers in a safe, 1025 S 3rd St, Renton. Meets every Tuesday. Confi- comfortable conversation. Come once or come every dential. Snacks provided. Bring friends or come alone week. Check our website for this month’s book. http:// - anyone 12-18 is welcome. Questions? Call Sarah Har- faculty.washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ SASG din, 425-271-5600 ext 155, or email sarahh@rays.org 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave Southeast Seattle Lesbian Evening Group. 6pm.

E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St. for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month. RSVP to Kate information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG Hawkins 722-0317. www.sessc.org. FREE.

Celebrating 41 Years!

Lotus Sisters Meditation & Dharma Discussion North. 6:15-8pm. Ravenna Bryant neighborhood. Meets every Wednesday. Call 525-7295 for location. www.

LotusSisters.org.

QueerSpirit. 6:30-8:30pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave, Companis Office. Focus for this meeting: “Lust, Men & Meth: A Gay Man’s Guide to Sex & Recovery.” All Gay, Bi & Gay-identified Trans men are welcome to attend. No charge but donations are accepted.

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

The Gay Uncle Time – Seattle’s Monthly Celebration of Pop, Camp, Gay, Underground and Trash Culture of the ’60s & ’70s and Beyond! with Fabulous Special Guests. 7pm. The Jewel Box Theatre @ The Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. $6 cash at the door.

HIV/AIDS Support Group. 7-8:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Wednesday. Please arrive by 7:00pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men who are newly diagnosed or newly dealing.

322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Ingersoll All-Trans Drop-In Support Group. 7-9pm.

Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine St, Suite 300.

All Transgender, Gender Variant, Gender Queer, Gender Questioning, allies, family & friends are welcome. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays is a national support organization for parents, spouses & families of GLBT persons, as well as those minorities. PFLAG/Renton: 425-235-4139. PFLAG/ Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

Mature Friends Weekly Bridge Group. 7:30pm. Call for location. Every Wednesday. All levels welcome. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www.maturefriends.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday.

Trained peer facilitators lead a structured support meeting helping people deal with issues of gender identity & expression. All adults are welcomed, including those who are questioning, allies, or identify as FTM, MTF, Transgender, Queer, or Intersex, among others. (360) 445-2411; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

Pride Skate Seattle. 9-11pm. Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW. First Wednesday of every month. $7 admission includes skate rental. Must be 18+. After-party at Company, 9608 16th Ave SW, with drink specials & karaoke. www.southgaterollerrink.com

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SATURDAY - February 6

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Puget Sound LGBT Youth Conference. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Features keynote speaker Conner Martins, first active college football player to come out publicly about his sexuality. FREE for all students & teachers/staff accompanied by students. Lunch is FREE for those registered by February 4. Same-day registration (without lunch) is available. www.glsenwa.org Northwest Bears Potluck and Meet & Greet Beer Bust. 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave at E. Pine St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. Northwest Bears is a Gay men’s social and service organization providing a focal point within the Gay community for Bears and Bear admirers. www.nwbears.com.

Encore! Riip & Vic Together Again. 7pm. Egans Ballard Jam House, 1707 NW Market St. That redoubtable star of Seattle Musical Theater Christine Noel Riipi teams up with Seattle’s pianoman Victor Janusz for a cabaret-theatrical night like no other. Tickets: $12 advance; $15 day of show. www.brownpaper tickets. com/event/2487316 Gay Bingo. Fremont Studios, 155 N 35th St. Complete with all the glitz & glamour of the star-studded Academy Awards, this evening is bound to bring out Seattle’s A-Listers in all of their fabulous glory. Hosted by the always dazzling Aleksa Manila. Tickets $50. lifelong.org Lush Us: Gay City Arts Showcase with Special Guest Mary Lambert. 7pm. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Includes performances from Gay City Arts Season 3: Queer Revolution. Tickets: $25. gaycity.org/lushus

SUNDAY - February 7

THURSDAY - February 4

Alcoholics Anonymous “Safe & Sober Group.”

12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. 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 888-292-1912; www.babesnetwork.org.

Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS). 12:452:45pm. South East Seattle Senior Center, 4655 S Holly St, Rainier Ave S & S Holly St. Meets 1st Thursday each month. Discussion and activities group for Lesbians approaching 60 and over. All Lesbians welcome. May buy lunch at 12 if desired. Contact Fai at 722-0729 or email alissquestions@gmail.com. Metro route 7. Wheelchair accessible.

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

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

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square. 5-9pm. Art galleries in Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square host opening night receptions. Seattle Art Museum is free today.

Seattle Human Rights Commission. 6-8pm. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month.

SHRC is made up of 15 citizen representatives who advise the Mayor, the City Council, & all City of Seattle Depts in matters regarding human rights. The commission advocates for justice & equal opportunity & collaborates with & educates the public & private sectors about how to prevent & eliminate discrimination city-wide.

Meetings open to the public. 684-4540.

Shifting Gears. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. 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.

Crystal Meth Anonymous. 6:30pm. Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, 1729 Harvard Ave. Also meets Mon @ 6:30pm, Sat @ 10:30am, Sun @ 6:30pm. More info: crystalmeth.org.

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

Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation - Contemplative Service. 6:30pm. 7141 California Ave SW. 935-0418, office@wsuu.org, www.wsuu.org Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. Youth take the opportunity to talk about issues that relate to their everyday lives, with the facilitation of a male volunteer. 322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

Buddhism & Recovery. 7:30-9pm. SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Every Thursday. A meditation/recovery group. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Emerald City Social Club. 7:30pm. Call for details & location - phone staffed most Tuesday evenings or leave message. Meets 1st Thursday each month. ECSC is a confidential crossdressing social & support organization for Transvestite & Transsexual individuals, primarily MTF, which offers confidential membership, private monthly meetings, frequent events on the town, & help in coming out. (425) 827-9494.

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle. 7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, Lower Atrium.

Every Thursday. Support meetings for Gay fathers & Gay men who are currently or previously married. Safe, anonymous, non-judgmental environment of caring fathers & friends. You are not alone. For information, community events & “questioning” visit www.gfas.org or our message board at http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ gayfathersseattle Gay Male Sexuality & Relationships. 7:30-9pm.

SASG, 115 15th Ave E, Suite 201. 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 Amor Chorale Rehearsal. 8-9pm. Amor Spiritual Center, 2528 Beacon Ave, Suite B. Meets every Thursday.

Calling all sopranos, altos, tenors & basses. The Amor Spiritual Center currently has openings for singers in its Chorale group.

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.)

That’swhatshesaid. Doors 7:30pm, ‑Show ‑8pm. Gay City Calamus Auditorium, 517 E Pike St. A one-person performance using only female dialog from the mostproduced plays in America. When the female character is left alone with no male protagonists to support, her behaviors gain both chaos & clarity, resulting in a con-

Visit us online www.sgn.org

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride.

Contact Border Riders for details and rendezvous point.

Meets 1st Sunday most months. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

Seattle Jazz Vespers. 6-8pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, Seneca St & Harvard Ave. 1st Sunday of every month (October-June). The historic Gothic sanctuary of Seattle First Baptist Church is offered to the best jazz groups in the city to perform 100 minutes of their own popular music. FREE. For info 325-6051, www.seattle firstbaptist.org/sjv Ski Buddies Monthly Potluck. 6-8:30pm. Meets 1st or 2nd Sunday each month (Oct-Feb). Come & hear about all the great ski trips & winter activities Ski Buddies has planned. Whether you snow board, downhill, cross-country, or telemark, there are trips & events for you. Bring a potluck dish to share. Ski Buddies is a nonprofit GLBT & GLBT-friendly club which meets regularly centrated dose of the modern theater’s intended role thruout the fall & winter, offering camaraderie & deeply for women. Contain mature language & nudity. Tickets: discounted skiing adventures for all levels of skiers & Dudes $20, non-dudes $15. www.brownpapertickets. snowboarders. www.skibuddies.org com/event/2477377 Imperial Court of Seattle VOTING DAY and In-Town Show & Awards. Door 6pm, Show 7pm. The Unicorn, FRIDAY - February 5 1118 E Pike St. Vote for the Imperial Court of Seattle’s AA Ageless in Recovery. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 Empress candidate DonnaTella Howe at the In-Town 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A drop in Show & Awards. An evening of fine drag entertainment.

AA group for older & wiser people 55+. www.sasgcc.org (NOTE: “Coronation 2016: A Return to the Paramount, Re-Parenting Ourselves. 12noon-1pm. SASG, 115 A President’s Ball in Black & White Deco” is Saturday, 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. A peer 2/13. Doors at 5pm, Coronation at 6pm.) support group for adult children of any addiction. www.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES sasgcc.org SLAA Road to Recovery. 12noon-1:30pm. SASG, 115 Allyship - an organization of LGBTQ individuals fighting 15th Ave E, Suite 201. Meets every Friday. Ongoing for economic and social justice. www.LGBTQ Allyship.

12 step group for sex & love addicts. www.sasgcc.org org, allyship@yahoo.com, 279-8169.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver.us Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Ages Another Gay Social Club! - www.meetup.com/Another14-25. 4-10pm. Call for location & details. Every Friday. Gay-Social-Club/ (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thurs- Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. days 4-10pm & Saturdays 6pm-12 midnight.) com/guide.html Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. SASG, 115 15th BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for BiAve E, Suite 201. FREE drop-in support group (not a sexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www.

12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from binetseattle.org. meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org. SASG 322-2437; Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org www.sasgcc.org Capitol Hill Alano Club - www.chacseattle.org First Fridays in Yakima. 7-9pm. 223 N 1st St, Yakima.

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & Central Washington University GALA Hotline: (509) advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community 963-1994. & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. DIFFA/Seattle (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). 763-8885; www.diffaseattle.org www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Lambert House Queer Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lam- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: Crisis bert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Friday. Lambert House Clinic, 461-3222 (24 hour line); King County Sexual is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center Assault Resource Center (KCSARC) - 24-hour crisis for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, line for information, support, & medical & legal assistance: 1-888-99-VOICE; Northwest Network - support www.lamberthouse.org Rain Country Dance Night. 7-11pm, lessons at 7:15pm. & advocacy for Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian & Gay Survivors The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. An evening of country-western of Abuse & Dating Violence, 568-7777 (voice), 517-9670 dancing for the LGBTQ community. FREE. www.rain- (tty), www.nwnetwork.org; Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline: Teresa, (253) 798-4166; Seattle countrydance.org.

Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers Destiny Gay AA Group in Tacoma. 7:30pm. New on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Heart MCC, 759 S 45th St, Tacoma. Every Friday.

Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State (253) 474-8897.

Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025.

Orca Swim Team Workout. 7:30-8:45pm. Seattle Uni- In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence versity, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry and sexual assault.

St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equal LGBT Friday Night Al-Anon Family Group. 7:45pm. rightswashington.org Seattle Counseling Service, Rainbow Room, 1216 Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Pine St at Melrose Ave. Every Friday. The Al-Anon

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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) - 3639188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837. For a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.facebook.com/ISCSORE; www. imperialcourtofseattle.com Lambert House - 322-2515; www.lamberthouse.org LGBT Library - 517 E Pike St. Open Mon-Fri 2-8pm; Sat 2-5pm. 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.mature friends.org; Northwest Bears: www.nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.TheOlympians.net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 888-809-5035, www.raincityjacks. org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples. org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, www.seattle primetimers.org. (See also listings under Bisexual, Parenthood, People of Color, Transgender.)

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

Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project - gayhistnw@aol.com 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; Proud & Loud Families - Northwest, www.meetup.com/proudand-loud-families-northwest, plfnorthwest@aol.com; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: 568-7777, info@ nwnetwork.org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org PFLAG is the national organization for parents, families, allies, and LGBTQ people united for equality with chapters in Seattle, Bellevue/Eastside, the Puget Sound region and across Washington state. PFLAG Seattle: 206-325-7724, info@pflagseattle.org, and www.pflag seattle.org; PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside: 425-4836642, info@bellevue-pflag.org, http://community.pflag. org/PFLAGBellevue; PFLAG Pacific Northwest: www.pnwpflag.org; PFLAG Washington state: www. pflagwsc.org.

PEOPLE OF COLOR: Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Network Program at API Chaya, 467-9976; Center for MultiCultural Health, 461-6910, www.multiculturalhealth.org; Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 7813565, iya@ilelailai.org; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 923-8313, macctseattle@yahoo. com, www.macctsea.org; Nubian Pride Productions, nubianpride@gmail.com; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) offers rapid HIV testing, M-F, 10am-5pm, 322-7061, www.pocaan.org and on Facebook; Seattle Two Spirit, SeattleTwoSpirit@ hotmail.com; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sistah Sinema, www. sistahsinema.com, info@sistahsinema.com; TrikoneNorthwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www. trikonenw.org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-6850164; U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle.

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:

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www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/ glbt.aspx Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 682-6711; www.q-law.org Q Law GLBT Legal Clinic - 235-7235.

Resource & Referral Line can connect you to LGBTfriendly 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.

Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition. 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 spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences. 322-2437; www.sasgcc.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 684-4503.

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

Seattle Out & Proud - 206-322-9561; www.seattle pride.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council: kim.bogucki@seattle.gov Seattle PrideFest - www.seattlepridefest.org 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 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.

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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.emeraldcitysoftball.org, www.eteamz.com/womensecsa; Ethyl Forever Car Club: ethylforever@hotmail.com; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; 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; Sea Dawgs: LGBT ice hockey - SkateSeaDawgs@ gmail.com and on Facebook; Seattle Frontrunners: www.seattlefront runners.org; Seattle Gay Basketball Association: www.seattlegaybasketballassociation. com; 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. thepride league.com, Century 21 League; Seattle Volleyball Club: www.seattlevolleyballclub.com; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www. teamseattle.org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

Strength Over Speed - www.strengthoverspeed.org

Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, 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 Diversity: www. genderdiversity.org; Gender Justice League: www. genderjusticeleague.org; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey.com; Hermanos Trans Latino & ForeignBorn Support Group: 322-7700; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www.ingersollcenter.org; The New BoyZ Club: www.olympiaftmgroup.webs.com; Olympia Trans Discussion Group: www.facebook.com/pages/ Olympia-Trans-Discussion-Group/262449878114; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www. washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: Aging Lesbians in South Seattle (ALISS): Fai, 722-0729, alissquestions@gmail.com; BABES: support groups for HIV+ women. 720-5566, 1-888-2921912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes. com; Lesbians Over 40: 722-0729; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc. org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www. pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com; Seattle Girls of Leather: www.sgol.org; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www. tacomalesbianconcern.org; Women of West Seattle (WOWS): a fun, member-driven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/womenofwestseattle; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach: providing low or no-cost mammograms for income eligible 40+ LBTQ individuals. Follow us at http://lbtqhealth-ywca.blogspot. com, twitter.com/ingridWHO or email lbthealth@ywcaworks.org, 461-4493. (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. 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, 14-22, in Seattle, 3222515, www.lamberthouse.org; Lifelong HEYO (Health Education Youth Outreach): for LGBTQ youth, ages 16-24: 957-1665; www.llaa.org/HEYO; www.Matthews Place.com; The Mockingbird Society: 323-KIDS (5437), www.mockingbirdsociety.org; 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; Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS): 7268500; www.psks.org; Pizza Klatch: weekly lunchtime support groups for LGBTQ youth in Thurston County, www.pizzaklatch.org; Prism: for LGBTQ youth, 14-21, in Puyallup - Cherise.Alexander@ multicare.org; www. facebook.com/PuyallupPrism; Proud Out Wonderful (POW!): for LGBTQ youth, 13-21, in South King County, 206-326-9112, www.facebook.com/proudoutwonderful; Q Youth Resources: in Kitsap County - 360-698-3335; www.kchaf.org; 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; Street Youth Ministries (SYM): 524-7301 ext 111; www.streetyouthministries.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/ Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; Youth in Focus: 723-1479; www. youthinfocus.org; Youth Suicide Prevention Program (OUTLoud-GLBTQ): 297-5922, ext 116, 1-800-273TALK, www.yspp.org

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