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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 32, Volume 37, August 7, 2009

Catch Me If You Can at 5th Pride at new Latino Film Festival Ave. off to a strong start

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN Contributing Writer Catch Me If You Can 5th Avenue Theatre Through August 16 The new musical Catch Me If You Can opened in Seattle this week for a pre-Broadway trial, and it will have no problems getting there. The musical is based on the hit film by DreamWorks, which is based on the original autobiographical book by Frank

Abagnale, Jr., and the stage show continues the successful saga. The story is about an extremely charming young man in the 1960s who becomes one of the greatest conmen and identity thieves in history, forging his way through being an airline pilot, doctor and lawyer, among other careers, all without being found out. The cast is stellar, boasting names from television and Broadway alike, and the simplistic staging of the scenery works by not being overbearing

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Aaron Tveit (center) in Catch Me If You Can

and allowing the actors to be the stars of the show.

Television and Broadway veteran Tom Wopat (Annie Get Your Gun) plays Frank Abagnale, Sr., the father of the main character.

His voice is deeply soothing and his singing is smooth. It’s rich and hints at soft crooning. The songs are delivered well. Norbert Leo Butz (Wicked) plays FBI agent Carl Hanratty, made famous on screen

by Tom Hanks. Norbert does a good job, but fails to fully capture the stage presence he has shown in the past. His comic timing and vocal talents come through, as if to say teasingly, “I can do this, just wait.” His opening patter song, “Here I Am (To Save The Day)” is a tongue-tripping, fast-paced rhyming song that Norbert delivers at top speed with complete enunciation. Unfortunately, the theater’s microphones tended to muffle the clarity, and one had to listen closely to understand the song’s quickened nature. The situation was (somewhat) corrected during the second half of the song. The character comes across as a partly broken Lieutenant Columbo and part Joe Friday; a mixture of shuffling walks and stooped behavior with a dry comedic delivery. We get the feeling Agent Hanratty is supposed

Nearly two years ago, Cuban poet, writer and artistic promoter Jorge Enrique GonzalezPacheco and Chicano scholar, filmmaker and activist Lonnie Tristan Renteria met for the first time over pancakes and coffee at the Capitol Hill IHOP. It was at that meeting the Seattle Latino International Film Festival was born. RenteLonnie Tristan Renteria, festival co-founder ria said the two men looked at each other and said, worldwide. The broad range of La“This is an ambitious idea. Do you tino cultural expression cannot be think we can do it?” minimized to stereotypes. Instead, By the end of the meeting, they say, their mission is to both Renteria said, he and Pacheco real- educate against and dispel social ized that “the world is ready for it, myths by offering a forum to voicand I think Seattle is ready for it.” es that represent the multiplicity According to festival officials, of perspectives in the Latino exthe aim is to exhibit films that rec- perience, and to bring focus back ognize the richness and diversity of Spanish-speaking communities see latino film page 29

MTV VMAs, Spencer Day, OSF, Oregon Cabaret has a Whitney Houston hit with Spelling Bee

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer I’m all over the place this week in music, bouncing from The Blakes’ concert to The Fray show, and planning ahead for September and October – stay glued to Seattle Gay News for lots, and I do mean

by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer As Seattle area GLBT theater fans prepare for the annual August AIDS fundraiser at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, it’s a good time to take a quick look at all of the theater and entertainment offerings in the Rogue River area. OSF is the major focus, of course, and the upcoming Daedalus Project, celebrating its 22nd year, is the magnet for many GLBT Ashland visitors. Other local theaters have interesting schedules that add to the diversity of the Ashland experience. Productions of Cabaret and Shirley Valentine at respected community theaters ran through mid-July. New productions are planned. Read on:

DAEDALUS CELEBRATES 22nd YEAR, HOPES FOR $60,000 ON AUGUST 17 OSF’s annual Daedalus Project raises money to support AIDS research and people living with AIDS see music lounge page 29 on a local, statewide, national and

international level.

The one-day AIDS fundraiser has averaged $60,000 for the past several years, raising more than $230,000 in the past four years alone. OSF estimates the total for the first 21 years at more than $750,000. The 2009 Daedalus Project is planned for Monday, August 17.

“The first year, we raised about $6,000 and thought that was Rachel Seeley as "Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre" big-time,” the in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee project’s founder told Bits&Bytes several years ago. at $25, raises the bulk of the funds “We had no idea it would balloon but other events add to the total. into such a success.” Each year, An afternoon play reading, usuthe whole community draws to- ally a contemporary play with a gether to raise funds for AIDS. The annual Monday evening OSF Talent Show, with tickets starting see bits and bytes page 32 tom lavine

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LOTS, of great music coverage in the coming weeks.

But here’s what got me excited this week in the world of tunes.

Congratulations to local music icons Death Cab for Cutie on their MTV VMA nomination for Best Breakthrough Video (“Grapevine Fires”). I’m puzzled, however, as to why they were placed in the “Breakthrough” category, along with other established acts like Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Gnarls Barkley. If you have gold-certified albums under your belt and sell out concerts in theaters around the world, doesn’t that mean you’ve already broken through? Weird.

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Funny People Now Playing It is inspired casting: Adam Sandler as the former comedy it-boy turned middleaged former comedy it-boy and Seth Rogan as the serendipitously wise comic ingénue sidekick. Toss in a leggy blond, a fat guy, an insufferable guy, the current it-boy comedy director (Judd Apatow, Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin) and a bunch of cameos by a slew of stars from A-list down, and you have yourself the ingredients for a summer box office smash. With all this going on, who would have thought they’d toss in a good movie, too?

I’ve said it a hundred times: “Why didn’t someone write a decent script?” I mean, just because a movie has a few sophomoric yuks doesn’t mean it can’t be well written.

Just because a movie appeals to 17-year-old wishful breeders, doesn’t mean it can’t resonate with a slightly more mature (understatement alert) Queer guy. Still, don’t let the 17-year-old boys know there’s a movie under all the silliness; they might decide it’s not cool.

The comedy is rich and ranges from the aforementioned sophomoric fart genre to satisfying and subtle dark irony. Sandler gets to do his man-boy shtick, but he also gets to do a little acting. Rogan plays it heroically as the understated tortured average guy in over his head, Jonah Hill steals scenes with his classic comic fat-guy riffs, and Jason Schwartzman purloins a couple of his own as the self-involved faux artist

with a chip on his shoulder.

The constant judgment-ridden one-liners tossed to and fro between the characters echo the stuff that has been said about the real actors. For instance, Leo (Hill) tells Ira (Rogan) he “shouldn’t have lost all the weight, because there’s nothing funny about a guy that’s in shape.” Rogan recently did lose about 25 lbs. and I know at some point a casting director worried about Rogan falling into everyman Hollywood purgatory must have talked to him about the branding of his celebrity and the worrisome possibility that skinny Rogan wasn’t un-attractive enough to be funny and not attractive enough to be a leading man. All this self-referential selfdeprecation is fun, and smart, and everywhere. It’s just one element of this film that makes it feel like you’re inside the bubble, like you’re privy to the Hollywood in-jokes.

Keep an eye out for it.

Funny People does have moments that nearly slip into maudlin sobriety. However, no matter how close the filmmaker rides the line, the film always escapes that fate. Maybe it’s the writing that takes us to limit and then pulls us back. Maybe it’s due to the expert acting by seasoned comedians with perfect timing or the music that never panders to the obvious. And maybe it’s because this is a good movie made by folks who know what they’re doing.

Though it is a damn good film, it’s not a perfect film. Funny People often feels like a home movie. This isn’t surprising given that Apatow employs his wife (Leslie Mann) and kids (Maude and Iris Apatow) as actors and that he often works with many of the

In the Loop is brilliantly profane genius Nicola Dove

political mechanics of the modern world. Its balance between insight and hilarity is nearly pitch-perfect.

Hyperbole aside, In the Loop is a The Office-style comedy set in the backrooms of British and American Intelligence and follows the events leading up to the recent invasion of Iraq. It starts with mumble-mouthed government minister Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), who unintentionally gives an interview where he apparently backs U.S. war in the Middle East, thus starting a chain of events that place him smack-dab in the middle of a maelstrom which culminates in a flurry of statements and counterstatements at the United Nations.

The rest of the players include venomous British communication chief Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), who eats up politicians like others lap up a bowl of cereal, Lt. Gen. George Miller (James Gandolfini), a career soldier who thinks war is as crazy idea as any he’s ever heard, and Karen Clarke (Mimi Kennedy), the Assistant Secretary for Diplomacy who agrees with him. There’s also Englishman Toby Wright (Chris Addison), Foster’s chief spin doctor charged with the impossible task of helping his boss stay out of trouble, and Liza Weld (Anna Chlumsky), Karen’s aid, whose analysis of a potential war – given the lugubrious nickname “PWPPIP” by the Pentagon – has somehow stolen the spotlight.

I love how this film bursts right out of the gate. Hollander’s initial wacky moments trying to recover from his interview debacle are aces. There is an assured ease to the narrative, a lived-in authenticity that oozes right off of it. I didn’t feel like there were cameras following all these people around so much as I imagined myself a fly on the

Peter Capaldi in In The Loop

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Contributing Writer In the Loop Now Playing The new political satire In the Loop is the best film I’ve seen so far this year. Not only is it smart, witty, beautifully acted, incisive and biting, it is also drop-dead funny. Director Armando Iannucci and his crackerjack team of writers manufactured something special, and in a 2009 filled with so much Hollywood summertime blah, this is one British import I’m doing cartwheels over.

This movie is that good. Heck, I’m tempted to put it in the echelon of all-time great satires up with Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H, Sidney Lumet’s Network, Arthur Hiller’s The Hospital and Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. It is a comedy of fearlessly profane genius that just so happens to know one heck of a lot about the Machiavellian

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Funny People seriously good under the fart jokes

(l to r) Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen and Jason Schwartzman in Funny People.

cast and crew. In addition, the list of comedians popping in for cameos surely attend some of the same parties, right? Still, that doesn’t make it less distracting as you wait for someone to take an unexpected spill. It’s even more irritating when someone does take an unexpected spill and the unscripted responses take you out of the narrative. I shouldn’t be thinking about the filmmaker or his family while I’m watching the film.

Speaking of unfortunate family ties, Iris Apatow (Ingrid) is awful. I mean, like Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III awful (Sofia is forgiven in light of Lost in Translation, so I hope little Iris has a really good movie up her sleeve). It’s absurd that she just cruises into an awesome role while a bazillion 6-year-olds who started acting classes at 2 languish in the bush leagues. How many of these hardworking child actors worked

their way up the ladder, earning their chops in Gerber commercials and Gap Kids photo shoots, only to lose a part to a spoiled rich kid gorging at the trough of nepotism? I don’t mean to be harsh, but they should edit her out completely for the DVD release. I know she’s only 6, but this is Hollywood.

This is a good film. It isn’t Fellini’s 8½ or anything, but if you want to buy me a glass of wine at the new Dilettante on Broadway, I’ll prattle on for a couple of hours about the intersections between Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) and George (Sandler). These intersections may be even more relevant because Funny People isn’t directly surreal like Fellini’s masterpiece. Funny People depicts the real life of George despite the fact that George’s life is totally removed from reality due to his celebrity. Like I said, buy me a glass of wine and we’ll chat.

wall, eavesdropping on their escapades.

This intimacy ultimately pushed the film into the realm of greatness.

Granted, it helps that this movie is funny.

Laugh-out-loud funny. Squirm-in-your-seat funny. Punch-your-friend-in-the-next-seatin-the-shoulder funny. Grab-the-armrestsand-squeal-in-happy-exuberance funny.

Pee-your-pants-giggling funny. Spew-popcorn-out-of-your-mouth-and-Diet-Cokethrough-your-nostrils funny.

You get my point. In the Loop made me laugh. Capaldi proves to be a wizard when it comes to profanity, spewing obscenities with an elegant corrosiveness that borders on operatic. The man is, from this point forward, the Grand Pooh-bah of the fourletter-word takedown, able to tear apart anyone and everyone with the skill of a master chess player while using the verbiage of a career Navy sailor.

But everyone has their moment. Hollander could do this sort of stuff in his sleep, while Kennedy and Gandolfini play off one another almost as if they’d been doing it all their lives. Sledge Hammer! favorite David Rasche showcases a dry wit he should probably trademark, and the rest of the players, including Chlumsky, Addison, Gina McKee, Olivia Poulet and Paul Higgins, are good enough that I immediately want to personally thank each and every one of them. Even Steve Coogan’s cameo ends up a wall-toppling smash, and even though he’s the only actor who could be accused of doing some sort of shtick, it still works so seamlessly inside the storyline I couldn’t have cared less.

I should point out that this movie is a feature-length offshoot of Iannucci and Capaldi’s eight-episode BBC series The Thick

of It, but don’t treat that news as some sort of warning. I’ve never seen the program and yet I still found In the Loop to be an amazing thing. The film works whether or not you know the backstory, as the whole thing lives in a here and now that’s as real as the one right outside my front door.

A good satire makes you think while at the same time also getting you to laugh. A great one does that, too, but then goes beyond to offer up insights and observations that make you ponder them long after the end credits roll. They become timeless in their prescience, their ability to see a world through boldly unique prism granting viewers a peek behind curtains we were probably never meant to see.

That is In the Loop in a nutshell. It has the yuks and it has the smarts, but it is what it has under its skirts and up its sleeves that makes it a masterwork. It made me think about the world of politics, the state of journalism and the road to Iraq in ways I hadn’t before, and did so with a perverse glee that was downright infectious. I loved it, the entire thing is a piece of Beltway brilliance I’d vote head of the satirical class.

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sexuality about her, even though she tamps it down.

Ata, played by Andrea Nelson, is a mess.

She is agoraphobic and prone to muscle freezes when she’s scared. She sharpens pencils to relax and dopes herself up with Dr. Pepper. Ata is a very strange character.

Nelson does a nice job with this odd role, but pretty much starts and continues on the same level throughout the whole play. She shivers and quakes and quavers no matter what the context is. It would be nice to see her find different moods where Ata has changes in personality, and more depth.

Justin Lockwood plays Robbie, Bo’s sidekick burglar who waits downstairs with the truck. A small role at first, Robbie gets more and more attracted to Ata, and has some pretty funny moments. And finally, there is Wib (these names are really odd, aren’t

they?), the nasty husband, played with eerie accuracy by Martyn Krouse. Wib is almost creepily nice about getting robbed, but his abusive side becomes very apparent.

The method they use to steal back all her stuff is really funny, and one feels great about their managing the heist. Then Wib comes to get all of it back, and Ata has to figure out if she is capable of standing her ground with him, and finally getting free.

The script breaks a lot of stereotypes for burglars and agoraphobics, and has some surprising twists. You probably won’t quite know what’s going to happen, which is a good thing. For more information, go to www.artattacktheatre.org or www.brownpapertickets.com or call 800-838-3006.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer Criminal Hearts Artattack Theater Ensemble at VoxBox Through August 15 Congratulations are in order to Artattack Theater for finding a “home” where space is at a premium. They have created a space that they are calling VoxBox in the basement of a building with lots of small business offices and a health/book store at 1205 E. Pike.

Artattack’s current production is Criminal Hearts by Jane Martin, who the press ma-

terial describes as “America’s best-known unknown playwright.”

Criminal Hearts has a fun premise: A female burglar enters an apartment only to find the apartment cleaned out by a rat of a husband, and all the woman in the apartment has is a mattress, pizza boxes, lots and lots and lots of Dr. Pepper, and a phone. They decide to steal back all the stuff the husband took from his wife.

Bo, played by Devin Rodger, is a burglar, and seems like she likes it. Rodger plays her very enigmatically, and sometimes she doesn’t say much, so watching her watch the scene is also interesting. There is a raw

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slang. Perhaps wisely, YATC decided not to use British accents, but just to use the language as written, so they didn’t change the slang to American slang. They might have been better off to take the bull by the horns and change the wording, as is sounds kind of stilted to say “my mum” when everything else is Americanized.

Having seen last summer’s productions, it is very nice to see progression in Sam Tilles’ maturing acting style. He is more assured and more intense and allows himself to be more vulnerable in his performance.

Birdman, his character, carries the play. If Tilles were less assured, the evening would not work nearly as well.

There is no specific credit for the set, so assuming it’s company-designed, the company did a nice job suggesting a beach hidey-hole and a cluttered, abandoned wilderness area, which includes a refrigerator.

While many of the company are competent actors, the cohesion of the group is clearly also improving in every theatrical “company” type of activity. For more information, contact youngamericanstheatre@gmail. com or go to www.brownpapertickets.com or call 800-838-3006.

Burn Live Girls Theatre Through August 9 The young adults who formed the Young American Theatre Company did so after deciding that there were many plays out there in the world that were important for teens to see, but were too controversial for most high school programs to accept as production material. This is their second summer season, as they build up a cadre of slightly younger adults to carry on, so they can move on into their college pursuits.

The current production, Burn, by Deborah Gearing, fits the bill of their mission. A young woman is physically assaulted, probably raped, and most of her peers know it.

A teen who is an ostracized outsider to the community is the only one who seems to care. The play is provocative and unlikely to be accepted for production at almost any high school, yet the characters are all teens.

Last year’s choices were interesting, provocative, and easier to understand conceptually. Burn is very enigmatic and atmospheric. It’s not easy to figure out what is going on. It’s also a challenging script because it’s Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@ very clearly by a British author, with British gmail.com.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer New Voices 7 August 3 ACT Theatre It may be only one night, and it may be only a simple musical revue (a series of songs unconnected to one another), but it’s still just about the best show in town – for musical lovers, that is. Brandon Ivie is a young man with a mission to keep a razorsharp eye – make that razor-sharp ear – on budding musicals and their writers. He started gathering great young musical performers together, his friends, to sing new songs for fun. He created a company, Contemporary Classics, to mount musicals and revues such as this. He still gathers great musical performers together to sing new songs for fun. But he’s added stalwart, veteran musical performers like Nick DeSantis, Billie Wildrick, and Nick Garrison to add to the fun.

New Voices 7 expanded its audience base to ACT Theatre this time around, allowing for what looked like approximately 200-225 people to get an evening of great entertainment. Starting in the University District’s Ethnic Theater, then to the Poncho Theater at the Seattle Rep, and now at ACT, Contemporary Classics has steadily increased its audience size and is becoming the “thing” to go to for unparalleled enjoyment of musicals in Seattle.

Seattle has some great musical theater companies, of course. The 5th Avenue is opening Catch Me If You Can this week, slated to hopefully get to Broadway before long, and the Village Theatre in Issaquah is an incubator of new musical development along with mainstage extravaganzas. ACT is also producing Das Barbecu, though ACT

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Are you loving Grizzly Bear as much as I am? Good. Because the indie darlings are headed to Seattle for a one-night performance at the Moore Theatre on October 16.

But before they go onstage, there’s a solid chance they’ll be stepping into The Music Lounge first. The Brooklyn-based quartet, featuring openly Gay lead singer Ed Droste, is basking in a sea of critical acclaim for this year’s release Veckatimest. Stay glued for updates on music’s hippest new group, Grizzly Bear, including an interview right here in The Music Lounge. Grrrrr!

What did Spencer Day do after performing a dazzling set last week to an unexpectedly near-filled room at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley?

He danced up a storm, that’s what he did.

The jazz-pop wonder personally invited me to join he and his band for drinks at nearby Post, in the Post Alley of the Public Market.

Day’s drummer, Matt Swindells, was kind enough to buy this budget-strapped writer a pint of Manny’s, and then we watched the main man sing to an appreciative crowd and boogie continuously for a half hour. This kid has so much energy, and he’s the sweetest little devil too – back at the Jazz Alley he individually greeted a long line of impressed fans, several of whom attended with their partners or BGF’s (best Gay friend). By the way, Day’s hot bassist Matt Aronoff – yeah, I played with his hair. Go me!

It’s the comeback story of 2009 that Gay boys from Bangor to Seattle are talking about. Whitney Houston! The pop-R&B diva opened the Grammy Awards in February by presenting the first award of the televised ceremony to Jennifer Hudson.

Perhaps she was a bit tipsy or on something we can’t pronounce, but she gave all of us a delightful shock just by showing her face (and don’t you dare go there!). The buzz on Houston’s brand new album, I Look to You, is leaning on amazing – in fact, the release date has been moved up to August 31. Why is this date so important? Because it happens

is not known as a theater that does musicals with any regularity. Even so, no one but Contemporary Classics consistently introduces new songs and new composers in a revue style. What makes that sad for Seattle is that it’s not a hard format to manage; it’s also not nearly as expensive as a full production with sets, lights, weeks of rehearsal, costumes, etc. R.J. Tancioco, a fantastic music director, pulled together a little rhythm addition and a cello for this presentation, and rehearsed a little with each singer, and off they went.

Ivie plans these revues about two or so months in advance, and matches songs to singers. He times them for mid-December and summer to take advantage of some of the young singers who go to school out-ofstate and come home for break. And it’s always on a Monday to allow for anyone actively rehearsing for a show or performing in one to participate (Mondays are usually “dark,” i.e., a night off).

For the LGBT community, you should know just how many “out” performers there are in these revues. A fair number of the songs also poke fun at or clearly reference sexuality, most of the time for great laughs.

Ivie’s comfort with his own “outness” shows in the song choices he makes. He’s not afraid of picking songs with extremely provocative subject matter. Don Darryl Rivera sang a hysterical and hysterically terrible song about stalking (“If it’s against the law to kidnap your grandmother and tie her up until you say ‘yes,’ then I’m guilty of loving you to excess!”). This time around, Nick Garrison joined the fun, unleashing an unbelievable amount of energy for his song.

He was so energized, he just had to jump!

You missed it again, huh? Well, make a tickler for December, and keep an eye on Contemporary Classics. to be the eligibility cutoff date for this year’s Grammy nominations. Something tells me Houston will be performing on the 2010 telecast, and possibly winning. As soon as I get my hands on an advance copy of I Look to You, I’ll write about it here in The Music Lounge.

The best thing about the Capitol Hill Block Party is that it supported local talent.

I can’t stress enough how fortunate we are to reside in a city like Seattle, where the live music scene is thriving. I was reminded of this on Monday night when I joined an enthusiastic packed crowd at The Crocodile to watch Seattle up-and-comers The Blakes and United State of Electronica in action – a great, fun show! Invest in your city and support local musicians, please.

Speaking of Seattle’s awesome live music scene, you can catch several local acts at next month’s Bumbershoot Festival. I’ll be there each and every day of the Labor Day weekend bash, so check my blogs and Tweets for exclusive coverage of the big event, plus a festival wrap-up in Seattle Gay News on September 11. Tickets and information, including complete daily lineups, is available at www.bumbershoot.org.

Finally, in following our favorite pop princess Lady GaGa, whose interviewed twice with me here in The Music Lounge, she’s owed a HUGE congrats on earning 9 MTV VMA nominations – tied with Beyoncé for the most this year. A friend of mine in LA who recently traveled with Lady GaGa to Australia, Europe and Asia says she’s the craziest, coolest chick in the universe. She’s also the busiest, having just added more concerts to her tour itinerary, including dates in Korea and China. Soon to come, tour dates with Kanye West.

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to common ground of all communities, our humanity.

Although there’s been plenty of hype about a festival such as this one, it wasn’t until Renteria and Pacheco arrived that the

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idea became a reality. The two Latino men have been tirelessly working on the project together to make sure the public will get to view the best possible films in the genre.

“We’ve kind of become brothers,” Renteria told SGN. “We tease each other, calling it a marriage – he’s the artist and I’m the executive.”

He said they have great love for the project, adding, “The thing is, we trust each other a lot.”

Still, Renteria says the Seattle International Latino Film Festival is not about them; it’s about getting the LGBT and Latino communities together.

“I want people to go to the festival to support an alliance,” he told SGN. “This is a way to bridge the Latino and LGBT communities: by watching world-class films.

We are not bringing trash – these films have won a lot of major awards.”

Renteria described the film lineup as “magnets for awards” and said they will inspire people to visit the places depicted onscreen. You will be surprised to see they are not the third-world and harsh realities depicted on mainstream news stations, Renteria said, adding he hopes the films will convey the feeling that “we all share the same humanity.”

“Essentially, what we are trying to do is show that there are many things happening in Latino countries,” he said. “There is a richness in culture that cannot be denied.”

The festival will not be devoid of Gay content. Both Renteria and Pacheco are Gay, and did not want to leave the LGBT community out of the festival. Renteria said they have two confirmed films that can be described as Gay films, but that a lot of the other movies in the festival will feature some Queer content and characters.

Renteria is an active member in the local LGBT community, continually working with Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Gay City. However, he said most of his activism is not doing work from within; it’s going out and creating alliances.

“It is OK to ask people from other communities to be part of the movement,” he

told SGN. “I am Latino and Gay; I have multiple identities which allow me to move from each community with ease. I can go into both communities and push ideas. That is where my activism is now.”

The activist/filmmaker held screening on July 21 of his Gay City documentary What’s Right With Gays These Days, a film he made as a response to LGBT persons always being asked, “What’s wrong with you?” Renteria said in his film he asks LGBT people to tell the world “what is right with them.”

“Our community has always thought of ourselves in pathological ways. It’s time to change that,” said Renteria. “When you’re doing something right with yourself, you are doing something right with the community.”

The Seattle International Latino Film Festival’s inaugural season will begin September 24 and run for three days. The festival will open at Landmark Theatre’s Harvard Exit, with most of the films screened at Northwest Film Forum and Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center. The hope, Renteria says, is that the festival will grow to a week-long – or longer – celebration over time.

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FRIDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Funked Up Fridays. Bartender’s Choice Specials all day.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon - Midnight. No Cover.

Century Ballroom - Gay Night 3rd & 4th Friday every month. 7:30 pm lesson $5.00 with cover; 8:30 pm dance $7.00. 21+ with ID. Changes - Prime Rib dinner, $11.75; other dinner special, $8.25.

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

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

Crescent Lounge - Confessional Fridays with Cardinal Synn. 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Country Dance, 7:30 - 10:30 pm.

High Energy Dance, 10:30 pm - 3 am. Cover $5.00 @ 9 pm www.cuffcomplex.com.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm -2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, $1 off call cocktails, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3.00 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun. - Thurs.

9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3.00 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm. Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! Start your weekend off right. Happy Hour 6 - 8 pm.Weekly beer & cocktail specials.

Martins Off Madison - Joseph Rojo, 9 pm - 1 am.

Classically inspired original works as well as poa, standards and soundtracks. No cover.

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

Neighbours Underground - Efren's Divas Latin Night. 10 pm - 2 am. 21+ with valid ID. $5.00 cover. 206328-5198.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm; DJ Freddy King of Pants 9 pm - midnight.

R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 drafts. Daily drink and bottle specials. Lashes Cabaret at 9 pm with Chablis & company. DJ E spins on the 3rd floor at 10pm VJ Flow spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor.

Seattle Eagle - LEATHER NIGHT (watch for events) DJs SMILLER & BunD 8 pm - 2 am.

Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh.

Twisted - Girl4GIRL Halloween Event. God-Dess and She live event @ 9 pm. $15 at door. Sell-out crowd expected. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover.

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Cheap Shot Saturdays. $4 cheap shots & DJ Skiddle Mixing.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour 11 am – 8:30 pm. Brunch 11 am – 1 pm. Food Service till Midnight. No Cover. Bear Night 7 pm 1st Saturday of every month.

Changes - Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free video games & pool all day & Night. Tacos 2 for $2.00 until sold out.

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

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

Crescent Lounge - Wolf Pup Ro Saturday Matinee Karaoke, 3:30 - 8:30 pm. Saturday Night Karaoke with Frankie, 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - High Energy Dance, 10 pm - 3 am, with DJs Stacey Cooks, MattStands, Harmonix, Funkybear.

Cover $5 @ 6 pm www.cuffcomplex.com.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, $8 Stoli doubles, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour, 3 - 7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour, Sun.-Thurs.

9 - 11 pm: $1.50 Miller drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm.

Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - No cover … ever!!! But get in early to beat the line. Capacity enforced for your comfort & safety.

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

Martins Off Madison - Rotating cabaret, 9 pm - midnight. No cover.

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

Neighbours Underground - “THE ORIGINAL VOGUE NIGHT” 9 pm - 2 am, $7 cover Poco Wine Room - An intimate, cozy Capitol Hill wine bar featuring many NW wines by the glass. www.pocowineroom.com.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm - 2 am. Happy Hour until 7pm. DJ Freddy King of Pants, 9 pm - midnight.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR with Erik 2-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s Lashes cabaret with Chablis and Company at 9pm DJ Flow spins on the 3rd floor at 10 pm VJ E spins the top Videos on the 2nd floor.

Seattle Eagle - Underwear Party Night (watch for event listing) DJs HOTPLAY, KING OF PANTS, UPABOVE, KC+guests.

Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour, 4 - 7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Dancing with DJ Ricki Leigh.

Twisted - Halloween Costume contest @ 11:30 with Madison Lane. Cash Prizes. DJ FLIP spinning. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - Absolut Saturdays! $5 Absolut Drinks.

South Side Boogie Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am with DJ Dirty Dan. No cover.

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

Sunday

Cafe Metropolitain - Hail Mary Sundays: $1 PBR, $5 Bloody Mary Special.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour 11 am – 8:30 pm. Brunch 11 am – 1 pm. Food Service till Midnight. Free Pool. No Cover.

Changes - Brunch 11am - 3pm $7.25 All You Can Eat Buffet. Karaoke at 9pm A Black Nail Production.

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

9-Ball Pool Tourney at 6 pm - 16 players only. Hosted by RW & Co. Crescent Lounge - Julia D'Poon Sunday's 3:30 pm 8:30 pm. Danica D'Lish Sundays 9 pm - 2 am The Cuff Complex - Re Quest T-Dance DJ John England 6 pm-12 am, Beer Bust $1 domestic drafts & $4 well drinks, Cover $5 @ 6 pm. www.cuffcomplex.com.

Bottleneck Lounge - Check out ELIXER, a new “late night” Happy Hour every Sunday night from 9 - midnight.

Featuring six, old-school, classic cocktails for just $6 a piece. This is a great way to sample outstanding cocktails at a smokin’ price.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs.

9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm.

Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - NW Sports first on TV. Sound with early afternoon Mariners games. Pitcher special all day with free U-shell peanuts and pool.

Martins Off Madison - Tim Kennedy, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings by this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards, and more. No cover.

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

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 2 pm-midnight. Happy Hour until 7 pm.

R Place - Happy Hour with Erik 2-7 $5.75 Wells $2.50 domestic drafts. $6.50 Gourmet Bloody Mary’s newest night on the Hill! SIN SUNDAYS HOUSE MUSIC ON THE 3rd Floor. 2 NEW rotating DJ’s every week watch the SGN for the ads.

Rosebud - Industry Night, 6 pm - Closing. Bring something indicating that you work in the hospitality industry (pay stub, food handler or alcohol server permit, business card, etc.) to recieve Happy Hour drink and food prices all night!

Seattle Eagle - Beer Bust $1 Drafts from 2-10pm Dj UP-ABOVE from 10-2 Twisted - Open @ noon for Brunch. Football obn the big screen. Happy Hour all day! www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - Happy Hour All Day! FREE POOL! Wildrose - Free pool all day. www.thewildrosebar.com.

MONDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Martini Mondays: $4 Martinis all day.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - Happy Hour all day and night.

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

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

Crescent Lounge - Sexual Chocolate (KJ) Mondays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - “Free Games” ALL DAY! Tabletop games, pool, darts, pinball. Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily, Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs.

9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30 pm.

Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Pint night with Happy Hour prices 8 pm-close. Trivia contest at 6 pm for cash & prizes. 9-Ball Pool Tourney at 7 pm.

Martins Off Madison - Ruby Bishop, 8-11 pm. Classic ragtime, standards and oldies with Seattle’s classic queen of the piano. No cover.

Neighbours - “MAD MESS MONDAYS” With Neighbours hottest new DJ: DJ AARON. No cover.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4-7pm.

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

R Place - Happy Hour with Jeff 4-7 $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. FREE POOL ALL DAY ALL NIGHT. Rosebud - Industry Night, 6 pm - Closing. Bring something indicating that you work in the hospitality industry (pay stub, food handler or alcohol server permit, business card, etc.) to recieve Happy Hour drink and food prices all night!

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

Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts.

Twisted - Monday Madness, $3 Well, $2.50 Bud/Bud Light Pounders, Football on the big screen. Free WiFi. www. twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 Domestic Drafts, $2.50 all bottled beers, $3 Touch Down Shots. FREE POOL! Wildrose - Pool Tournament 7 pm w/Prizes!

TUESDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Tequila Tuesdays: $4 Tequila Shots $4.50 Margaritas All Day. C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - $1.25 Domestic bottles. Hamburger $2.50, Cheeseburger $3.50, Bacon cheeseburger $4.50.

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

Crescent Lounge - Johnny Cockring Tuesdays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Bear-aoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Peanut night with “Free Games” alll day.

Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. Daily drink specials at $3, Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs.

9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm.

Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. 8-Ball Pool Tournament starts at 6:30 pm.

Martins Off Madison - Karin Kajita, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings by this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards, and more. No cover.

Neighbours Underground - “DRAG IDOL” with your host Ryan Hazey 9 pm - 2 am. $6 cover.

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. Black Nail Production Karaoke 9 pm-1 am.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. Daily drink and bottle special. KARAOKE with Ben 9-2 am.

Rosebud - Speakeasy Night, 8:30 pm - Closing. Listen to prohibition era music by DJ Dubonet and enjoy a libation from William's famous cocktail menu. Dapper dress from the era is encouraged.

Seattle Eagle - IN HEAT $5 Long Island Iced teas Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts.

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Temple Billiards - (206) 682-3242. Karaoke 9 pm to 1am. A Black Nail Production.

Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Karaoke with Keith @ 9 pm. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $10 Dizzy Pass - $1 you call it, 6pm to close.

Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

Wildrose - Taco Tuesday. No cover.

WEDNESDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - Wine-Oh! Wednesdays: $7.50 Wine Tasting. 30% Off Bottled Wines.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - Happy Hour until 7 pm. Karaoke 9 pm.

A Black Nail production.

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

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

Crescent Lounge - Laura Wednesdays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher Special.

Country Dancing 1st & 3rd Wednesday. POZ Social 2nd Wednesday. Dress Code Leather Social 4th Wednesday.

Happy Hour 2 pm - 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs.

9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. till 4:30pm.

Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Dart Tournament starts at 7:30 pm.

Martins Off Madison - Bonnie Birch, 8-11 pm. Open mike with Seattle’s premier accordion chanteuse. No cover.

Neighbours - “PLAYGIRL MANHUNT” Contest at 11:30 pm. Club opens at 9 pm. No cover.

Neighbours Underground - Roxy's House of Dolls with DJ Trent Von in the Neighbours www.neighboursnightclub.com. 206-324-5358.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Gelliphish 7 pm-midnight.

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

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff . $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts.WET show.All male wet underwear contest 3 rd floor. Hosted by Chablis $100.00 1st place $50.00 2nd place 3 rd place Porn. DJ E Rocks the 3rd floor top 40, R&B. Rosebud - Hump Day Singles Mixer, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, Single? Come in and meet others. Not single? Join us anyway and meet some new friends.

Grren Fairy Night, 8:30 pm - Closing. Bartender William channels the Green Fairy using sinful drinks made with absinthe. Anything can happen!

Seattle Eagle - on the DOWNLOW $2 Dos Equis Dj KINGOFPANTS from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials.

Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Karaoke with Keith @ 9 pm. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $1 off all mixed drinks and shots. Karaoke 9pm-2am with José.

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

THURSDAY

Cafe Metropolitain - LIT Thursdays: $5 Long Island Iced Teas.

C.C. Attle’s - Happy Hour Noon – 8:30 pm. Food Service Noon – Midnight.

Changes - Happy Hour from 12 noon til 8pm. Karaoke at 9pm A Black Nail Production.

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

Dart Tourney 7:30 pm. Hosted by RW & Co. Crescent Lounge - Shaken Not Stirred Karaoke with Sabi Thursdays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Pool tournament 7 pm. Karaoke 8 pm-12 am with host Jonathan Jones. Happy Hour 2 pm 8 pm half price appetizers. www.cuffcomplex.com.

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs.

9-11 pm: $1.50 Miller Drafts, $2.50 micro brews, $3 well cocktails. Breakfast/brunch served Sat. & Sun. til 4:30pm.

Free Wi-Fi. Madison Pub - Happy Hour 6-8 pm. Weekly beer & cocktail specials.

Martin’s Off Madison - Karin Kajita, 8-11 pm. Open mike with the hip stylings of this jazz virtuoso. Jazz, standards and more.

Neighbours - Rock Lobster 80's night with DJ Trent Von. 9 pm - 3 am. $3 cover. 21+ with valid ID; 18+ from 2-3 am. www.neighboursnightclub.com.

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - 3 pm-2 am. Happy Hour until 7 pm. DJ Thomas from 7 pm-midnight.

R Place - HAPPY HOUR 4-7 with Jeff. $5.75 wells $2.50 domestic drafts. ASS all male amateur strip show. Hosted

by Chablis. $200.00 1st place $100.00 2nd place $50.00 3rd place DJ Flo’w Rocks the 3rd floor top 40 R&B. Seattle Eagle - BAREBACK Thursday $1 Off If You Take Your Shirt Off Dj TOAST from 10-2 Swank - in Kent - Happy Hour 4-7 pm. $2.50 wells, $2 drafts. Karaoke - drink specials.

Twisted - Happy Hour 5-7 pm. Country Dancing 2nd Thursday of the month. www.twistedineverett.com Vibe - in Kent - $3 wells, $4 Washington Apples.

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

Celebrating 36 Years!

ALL ABOUT – The wonderful word of Oz

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN Contributing Writer

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lighthearted brevity (“Doctor’s Orders”) to the sentimental (“Seven Wonders”). The trouble is that sometimes these characters become too familiar, even reminiscent of songs and scenes from Hairspray. Then I remembered that most of this team created that show, also, and if something works, stick with it. Terrence McNally (Love!

Valour! Compassion!) adapted the film for the stage. The story flows without any gaps or wondering at any of the characters’ actions. It’s strong and connective between the characters themselves and the audience that’s observing them.

Catch Me If You Can definitely needs some more work – it’s almost there, but not quite. Given the time they have, they should be able to get it worked out. With direction

by Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde) and costumes by Bob Mackie, there is as much talent behind the scenes as on stage. With what has been announced to be opening on the Great White Way, Catch Me if You Can shows promise for a healthy Broadway run. Catch it while you can.

to be on the opposing side of the law while still paralleling his nemesis, though he instead comes across as the polar opposite of the happy-go-lucky youth. Even the lighting shows Hanratty in noir colors while Abagnale is surrounded by color and light.

The two main stars are Kerry Butler and Aaron Tveit. Aaron Tveit is Frank Abagnale, Jr., who not only takes the role from preceding film star Leonardo Dicaprio, but also makes it his own with completely different dimensions. Aaron is a great singer – there’s no question about that and it only goes to show why he was nominated for the 2009 Tony Award (Next to Normal). His voice is easily understood and ranges from simple presentation to belting out in a charming way. In fact, his entire character’s personality is charming. Aaron’s performance was pleasing to all the senses and he seems on his way to being the next big thing, but he needs to grow into the part. That’s what out of town tryouts is about, and by the time his comfort level in the role is completed, sustenance will be provided.

The role of love interest Brenda Strong is played by Kerry Butler. A Tony nomination for Xanadu and credits of Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray and Bat Boy, the Musical have all given her the experience that she shares with her audience. From the moment she walks on stage she holds attention without ever trying. Her character is mousy but the audience’s eyes immediately gravitate in her direction. Her eleven o’clock number, “Fly, Fly Away,” is incredible. Smartly, the stage is kept simplistic with a simple spotlight that allows the song – and singer – to shine. With music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman (and life-partner Marc Shaiman), this is obviously the breakaway number that defines the show.

While the music and lyrics are definitely light and enjoyable, they become characters, as they definitely should in a musical production. These characters take on life of their own, showing range and depth from

GLBT theme, is a popular event. This year, Tony Kushner’s Angels In America, Part Two: Perestroika will be presented Monday afternoon. Tickets are a modest $15. (Part One of the Pulitzer Prize-winning work was presented last year.)

One of the emotional highlights of the evening performance is the closing role call, in which each member of the cast steps forwards and speaks the name or names of family or friends lost to AIDS. At the end of the candlelit event, audience members are asked to add names to the role call. It is often a tearful closing. A stark contrast to the solemn closing is the intermission “underwear contest” where various groups from OSF model “underwear” made from the most unlikely sources – the ushers won in a recent year with underwear made from recycled ticket stubs. Audience members “vote” with

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz can, without doubt, be called one of the world’s most beloved stories of all time. It’s referenced in countless books, movies and stage productions, from the film The Matrix to television’s Family Guy, and even a reference in the book Disco Bloodbath. But the journey started with a man who just wanted to write a simple story, and the yellow brick road to immortality was paved.

Lyman Frank Baum was already an accomplished author of children’s books when he published a story called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900. The world was fascinated with this alternative universe, and the book became an instant classic, so much so that, over the next 13 years, Baum published 14 sequels in the Oz series, even going so far as to produce a successful stage production, with two early black-and-white films to follow. Theories quickly developed, suggesting the story as an allegory for Baum to facilitate his ideas of women’s suffrage or Native American rights. His many essays and short stories outside of Oz made his position on these subjects clearly known. One idea even suggested that the characters represent the then-current political figures Teddy Roosevelt and JP Morgan, that the book is an allegory for the USA’s monetary politics, or even its foreign affairs at the time.

When asked, Baum always replied that the truth was much simpler: “Oz” came from a file cabinet labeled O-Z, the name “Emerald City” from the World’s Fair in Chicago called “The White City,” and the yellow brick road from a side street paved in yellow bricks. The stories themselves, Baum would explain, were written for entertain-

ment and for income. But history has given him more credit. Literary scholars often cite the Oz series as beginning of the cleansing of children’s lit. Up till then the stories were filled with stereotyped evils penned by Brothers Grimm or by Hans Christian Anderson. Baum’s tales smoothed over a lot of the violence when presenting his works to children.

In 1939, MGM took the beloved book and made it a cinematography phenomenon.

Being one of the first films to use color filming, the studio transferred literature into a legend. The iconic classic, starring Judy Garland (not the first choice), suffered many changes before hitting the big screen.

It originally met with (mostly) favorable reviews and won several Academy Awards, including Best Song. The film began its annual holiday showing in 1956 and became a “family tradition” in the early 1970s, becoming MGM’s first videocassette release in 1980. One of three pairs of ruby slippers was anonymously donated to the Smithsonian Institute in 1979. Two other pairs are rumored to exist, one belonging to Liza Minnelli and another to a private collector.

But this infamous story continues with many more incarnations. After the death of L. Frank Baum, the estate solicited Ruth Plumly Thompson to continue penning the series. She wrote 21 more Oz novels until her own death in 1976. In 1992, Geoff Ryman published his twist on the Oz tale with Was. This book interlaced three stories, giving a much different perspective on the classic. Dorothy Gale is a spoiled young orphan who comes to live with her rural country relatives in Kansas. After much abuse by her Uncle Henry, she becomes a terrorizing bully until a teacher named Frank Baum offers her some escapism with his fanciful

Original advertising poster for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from 1900

tales. The second part tells of young actress, Frances Gumm, being pushed by a relentless mother and an adoring, gentle and Gay father until she becomes Judy Garland. The third tale involves a man dying of AIDS and his determined fascination of finding the real location of Oz. The biggest advance in written Oz history since the originals were released came in 1994. Gregory Maguire published his novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Offering the story from a different perspective, Maguire gives a history to the green gal of the original tales.

Naming her Elphaba (a scramble of “L. Frank Baum”), Maguire tells of family secrets, witchcraft universities (before Harry Potter), and a land under political rule that sets the scene for a girl from Kansas to drop in unexpectedly. He transforms what we know of the Wicked Witch and makes the reader feel compassion, if not sympathy, for her causes. She is misunderstood and so is the story that we have always been told.

With two sequels (Son of a Witch and A Lion

Among Men) and rumors of a third, Maguire has built upon the countryside of Oz, as vast and detailed as Baum could have imagined.

The book Wicked, in turn, served as inspiration for the Broadway musical currently going on its sixth year.

There are more than 40 Oz books in the series, with more than 23 additions by various authors, and hundreds of general references in others. Books continue to be written explaining our fascination with this magical land and its inhabitants. The ‘80s saw an explosion of publications defining Oz. Histories of the movie and full-color books have been released. Paper doll cutouts of all the characters can be found. The Wizard of Oz Cookbook saw the light of day, boasting “Wicked Witch Waffles” and “Yellow Brick Road Brownies.” Finding Oz (by Evan Schwartz - 2009) offers an explanation of how L. Frank Baum came to write the original tales, and who the man behind the curtain really was. This magical escapism has become part of our lives; we always look forward to returning over the rainbow.

cash donations for the favorite – and, often, the least-dressed – model.

Free events on the Festival’s Green Stage, the Arts & Treasure Show, a sampling of homemade offerings (jams, jellies, craft items), and a quilt raffle all add to the Daedalus treasury. Tickets are on sale at (541) 482-4331. Check it out.

story.

One girl has two dads, two Gay dads. One has a distant mother. One, an overweight near-winner from last year, has a “Magic Foot” (and a song of the same name) which helps him spell out every word. One girl lacks the entrance fee and could be disqualified if her father doesn’t arrive with the money. One, an overachieving Boy Scout on the verge of puberty, has his first sexual arousal and sings about it in “My Unfortunate Erection.” That distraction gets him bounced from the bee – but turns the audience into a hilarious support group.

Jim Giancarlo, OCT’s artistic director, directs and choreographs Spelling Bee with his usual style. It’s a delight from start to finish. OCT continues its 24th season with What’s Goin’ On: Songs Of The ‘70s, another in the popular musical anthologies that OCT stages so well, running September 9-November 1. Holiday Memories runs November 11 through New Year’s Eve. Ticket information on all OCT productions is available at (541) 488-2902 or check at www.oregoncabaret.com. The upcoming 25th anniversary season will be announced this fall – watch this space.

OCT HAS BIG H-I-T WITH SPELLING BEE, RUNNING TO AUGUST 30 The Oregon Cabaret Theatre, known locally as “The Little Theater That Could,” is one of the most popular groups with Ashland and nearby area residents. Housed in a converted church just blocks from OSF’s three-theater complex, OCT hosts a series of mini-musicals and small cast comedies that seem to always delight. Bits&Bytes looks forward to the often zany or nostalgiafilled productions as the perfect contrast to the more “serious” nature of many OSF offerings.

Clever programming finds OCT open on Monday nights, the “dark” night for OSF. Visitors can add OCT to their travel plans without skipping an OSF production. A dinner or brunch option turns OCT into a “special occasion” venue for local audiences-there’s almost always a large table of birthday or anniversary celebrations adding to the fun of the outing.

Continuing through August 30, OCT has a big H-I-T on stage with the Tony Award winning The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee. Using mainly students from the drama program at Southern Oregon University, OCT happily nails the charms of the mini-musical. The show has a small cast

by Broadway standards, but a large cast by OCT tradition. The college students play the junior high students, and local actors take on the adult roles, often double cast, as they were on Broadway (and on a national tour that played Seattle).

The concept is simple: We are at the title event – the 25th year of the spelling bee in Putnam County. Three volunteers from the audience even join the production as contestants – and are quickly disqualified to keep the show moving along. Each of the young contestants has a quirky, charming back-

NEW SHOWS AT OSF BRING 2009 TOTAL TO 11 FULL PRODUCTIONS The Oregon Shakespeare Festival produces 11 plays a year, a mix of classic titles, including four by Shakespeare, classics from world theater and contemporary choices.

SGN reviewers reported on the four winter openings and four spring and summer titles.

All’s Well That Ends Well, a Shakespeare comedy, and Clifford Odet’s rarely staged family drama, Paradise Lost, opened in mid-summer. Goldoni’s 250-year old comedy The Servant Of Two Masters, in a new adaptation, joined the mixed repertory season in March. All three continue through the end of the indoor season, November 1.

Complete play information is available at (800) 219-8161, toll free, or www.osfashland.org. August is the busiest month for OSF, so expect sell out dates. Be sure to ask to be added to the season mailer for the 2010 season.

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by E. Joyce Glasgow SGN A&E Writer Last month, Jazz Alley presented distinctively different acts which reflected some of the best of their genres.

Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara blend traditional West African one-string fiddle music of Gambia with wailing, funky, contemporary blues and rock and roll on electric guitar, lively vocals, and vibrant percussion. They have been playing together for two years.

Their performances were one of the biggest hits of this year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival, and Seattle world music fans eagerly awaited their appearance several days later, July 22, at Jazz Alley.

Of all the bands who trace the heritage of American blues and rock and roll back to African roots, this duo illustrates this progression and history best, combining these musical styles into a trance-like, danceable mix, naturally flowing back and forth in improvisation.

Camara, from the Fula tribal lineage, is a Griot (a West African poet, praise singer and repository of oral tradition) from Gambia and has been singing and playing since he was 5 years old. He builds his own instruments, including the ritti, a one- stringed violin and West African ancestor to the contemporary violin, with which he magically bends and creates a variety of sounds, from a rich fiddle sound to a surprisingly uncanny sound like a harmonica or a flute. His singing is open, warm, robust and earthy. Ad-

ams, who appeared in the Seattle area once before at the 2001 Womad Festival in Marymoor Park, is an English blues rocker with incredible guitar chops and a great sense of humor. The two are accompanied by their regular percussionist, Englishman Salah Dawson Miller, who is educated in a variety of percussion styles and utilizes an eclectic group of drums and percussion instruments from around the world.

This was the trio’s first appearance in Seattle, and they were terrific. They are touring in support of their new CD, Tell No Lies, a very engaging recording.

The next performers at Jazz Alley this past week, jazz guitarist, arranger and singer John Pizzarelli (son of legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli) and his wife, Broadway actress and cabaret vocalist Jessica Molaskey, illustrated the best of a blend of cabaret, jazz and love for the great American songbook.

Throughout their musical sets, they showed reverence to the composers by lovingly identifying each composition and composer, which was a great way to educate the audience and help develop a better understanding and appreciation of the music, its authors, and our American musical history. One of the most exciting things they did was blending two melodies into duets using songs that are imaginatively combined, including medleys of songs on specific themes, like happy songs (“Happy Talk” and “Happy Habit”) and very funny co-dependent songs (“I Want to Be Happy”

A DYKE ABOUT TOWN

Stage, music and dance

by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer Last Summer at Bluefish Cove Mercy and Cuteness were very entertained by Last Summer at Bluefish Cove at Woman Seeking ... theatre West. This new theater company says their goal is to create an arena free of stereotypes for actors to hone their craft. How someone looks or her age should not control what parts she plays.

Mercy finds this a laudable mission.

The only example she could find of this was in the casting of Laura Kenny, one of Mercy’s favorite comic actors, in the role of Dr. Kitty Cochrane. Kenny is a short woman and the role of Dr. Kitty Cochrane might have been imagined to be tall, dark and handsome.

Kenny’s acting and timing were magnificent. Kayti Branett also stood out, making us believe she was the manipulative bitch Donna whom she played.

Cuteness thought the play, set in the late ‘70s, was a bit dated. She noted that there were some jokes those who had lived through the era laughed at harder. She also found Dan Gomez’s set ugly, though Mercy thought ugly was fitting for the beach cabin.

Audrey Bales’ direction had accurate details and moved the play well through its changes of mood.

Mercy remembers having seen the same play done by Front Room Theater decades ago. The fact that the actresses in that production were Lesbians gave it more authenticity and the relationships more sexual energy.

heat wave made Mercy and Cuteness laugh: “The city is really tweaked/with pale, halfnaked Seattleites walking in their sleep.”

Cuteness’ favorite joke of Suzanne Westenhoefer’s was one about being puzzled by children. Westenhoefer talks about a 5-yearold girl saying to her, “Want to play paintball?” Suzanne says yes, then is shocked to be bruised by the girl’s nunchuks. Later, she did not want to explain that the marks came from losing to a 5-year-old.

Mercy’s favorite riff was about same-sex marriage. Suzanne said she doesn’t understand why it is such a high priority. She herself would rather see legislation requiring everyone to wear name tags, so the fact that we can’t remember each other’s names would not be exposed.

Nevertheless, she and her partner did get married during the brief period that California law permitted it. The day of their ceremony, a crazy woman had created an altercation in front of their home. Westenhoefer had called the police, who came to take the woman away. Later, after the wedding, Suzanne and her guests were celebrating, when the police returned to let her know what had happened to the woman. This led one of the attendees to say, “Well, maybe it isn’t legal, after all.”

Mercy also liked Westenhoefer getting two of her audience members to re-enact with her an embarrassing moment when she upstaged one of the Indigo Girls. You can see that one at suzannew.com/category/ news/.

Masters of Tap and Lindy Hop Mercy is very excited about the fact that the fourth annual Masters of Tap and Lindy Suzanne Westenhoefer Hop is returning to the Century Ballroom. and Lisa Koch She has seen the show in the past, and been Suzanne Westenhoefer’s show at the knocked out by the incredibly seasoned Triple Door with a song about the Seattle quality of these performers. This year’s

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Justin Adams (l) and Juldeh Camara

and “Come On Get Happy”). The pair works beautifully and very comfortably together, and have just celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary.

Pizzarelli is an animated, bouncy guitarist and singer, as entertaining as he is outgoing and funny, with a smooth and pleasing voice reminiscent of the late Chet Baker. Molaskey’s presence is more concentrated, still and grounded, and she engages her lovely voice and acting background to facilitate poignant and meaningful interpretations of the songs and their lyrics in a quiet and riveting confidence. They were accompanied

by their regular, fabulous trio, featuring former Seattleite Larry Fuller on piano, Martin Pizzarelli, John’s brother, on acoustic bass, and Tony Tedesco on drums.

Molaskey and Pizzarelli can be heard regularly at cabaret rooms in New York City, including the Café Carlyle and Feinstein’s, and have been nominees and winners of the Nightlife Awards for best cabaret duo, judged each year by major New York music and theatre critics.

For more information on upcoming events at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, visit www.jazzalley.com.

show is dedicated to Frankie Manning, one of the originators of the Lindy Hop, who had appeared at the previous shows. Manning died last year, just before he would have turned 95.

The remaining masters will perform Thursday, August 13, from noon-1:30 at City Hall Plaza as part of the Seattle Presents program. The free program will include a half-hour dance lesson, followed by dancing to Glenn Crytzer and his Syncopators.

Friday and Saturday nights, the masters will perform at the Century Ballroom.

One of Mercy’s favorite performers is dancer and comedian Norma Miller, age 89. She began her career with the famed Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers when she was just 14 years old. She appeared in the Marx Brothers’ Day at the Races and Hellzapoppin’. Another favorite of Mercy's is Chester Whitmore, an amazingly unique and multifaceted performer and stage personality – a highly renowned drummer, bandleader of his own big band, arranger/composer/songwriter, high-speed and tricky breaks tapper.

There will also be a variety of workshops available at all levels of dance. Find the details at www.centuryballroom.com.

Mercy is very impressed with Century Ballroom owner Hallie Kuperman’s achievement in pulling together this incomparable event.

Music,” into its prestigious Order of the Arts and Letters.

His eagerly awaited release, It’s Magic, is all about remembering the past while continuing to develop new territory. Dedicated to Jean-François Deiber, his friend and producer who passed away just before After Fajr’s release, It’s Magic features six original tunes, two of which have never been recorded, and three standards.

He will play at Jazz Alley August 12-16 (www.jazzalley.com).

Puddletown Dancers Mercy has been enjoying dancing with Puddletown Squares, though the group had to cancel last week’s session because of the heat wave. The dancers always laugh their heads off and have a lot of fun.

She wants you to come check out the group at one or both of their Tastes of Square Dancing: August 20 and 27. These free of charge, public-participation events will take place from 7-9pm, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, at N.E. 80th St. and 1st Ave. N.E. You don’t need a partner. These events will give you a chance to find out how fun square dancing is. They will also get you started in a class.

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w e e k o f A u g u s t 7 - A u g u s t 13

ARIES (March 20 – April 19): You have a lot to offer in community politics, but try to focus on the grunt work, the task at hand. For all you have to say, keeping your nose to the grindstone will sharpen your wit and remind you to respect other views.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Efforts to charm superiors can go o”verboard and backfire. Use that sugar as energy for your creative efforts, and as for the boss, let him or her in on a secret or a complicated project that you may need help with.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20): The trick to managing home finances is not to get competitive. Basic practical stuff is just one foot in front of the other. Keep it simple! Liberate your busy brain on philosophical questions where it can fly freely.

CANCER (June 21- July 22): You’re looking more magically delicious than a bowl full of leprechauns. Your charm and confidence can help you get whatever you want in love or work, but don’t overdo it with bosses. They may see you as threatening competition.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Trust your instincts handling money. Letting others second-guess you can throw you off. Their ideas may be fine for philosophy and ideals, but in the real world you still know best.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Your tongue is like a knife, but whether it’s for spreading honey or cutting deep is up to you. Focus on your own health and hygiene to distract you from being overly critical of colleagues.

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LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Trust your own insights and instincts when dealing with authority figures. Resist suggestions from others and your own impulses to get too clever. Save the fun and games for your partner and your peers.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Opening your home to your inner circle will guarantee your spot on the team. Be a creative host. Fancy pastries or imported cheeses will win influence.

Or maybe a new love is the creamy, exotic sweet that will impress your friends.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): A critical eye and maternal concern will help you spot and nurture opportunities. Clever observations are most helpful if you don’t actually say them – especially at work! Let that wit quietly sharpen the aforementioned critical eye.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Go out of your way to do something unusual for your partner, or a prospective partner. A small gift from far away would be very charming. Keep it inexpensive. Extravagance could be overwhelming and scary.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Efforts to be helpful and supportive at work may carry erotic overtones. Be careful to keep it clean! Even innocent remarks may carry unwitting doubles entendres that can be taken the wrong way.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Fun and games in the kitchen, whether that’s collaborative cooking or getting hot and wild on the butcher block, can spice up your partnership, but could also bring up surprising old memories.

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SATURDAY - August 8

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

Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. Men gather monthly for drumming, singing, storytelling & sharing of life experience. www.agatheringofmen.org 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.

Care to Shop. 10am-3pm. QFC, 417 Broadway E. 2nd Saturday of every month. Benefits the Lifelong AIDS Alliance food program, Chicken Soup Brigade.

WorkSource Job Search Workshop: Beginning a Job Search. 10:30-11:30am. Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT) Potluck Social. 5pm. Near Discovery Park. To RSVP & for directions call 923-8313 or email macctseattle@ yahoo.com Knights of Malta Wet Shorts Contest. BBQ 4pm, Wet Shorts Contest 6pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Hosted

by Sir Guy 2002 Richard Jarvis & Sir Guy 2008/2009 Alex Knight. Prizes for male & female winners. No admission charge.

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

(253) 671-2838. www.oasisyouthcenter.org.

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. www.rainbowbridgeclub.org, rainbowbridge club@gmail.com Together We Can Make Al-Anon Family Group.

6-7:15pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Saturday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000.

Trans & Genderqueer Support Group for Survivors.

6-8pm. Every week. For survivors of sexual assault & domestic violence. For information & location, call the SafePlace crisis line, (360) 754-6300.

Burlesque 101 Student Graduation Recital. 7pm (18+) & 9pm (21+). Oddfellows Bldg, 2nd Floor, 915 Pine St. A brand new crop of students from Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque are ready to amuse, tease & titillate with a hot summer Tassel Ceremony unlike any other! Tickets $12 in advance, $10 students, $15 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com Fremont Outdoor Cinema: The Godfather. 7pm.

3501 Phinney Ave N. Suggested donation $5.

Strength Over Speed. 7-8:30pm. Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1002 E Seneca (lower entrance off parking lot). FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthoverspeed.org Off The Cuff: Dance Innovators in Concert (8/7 & 8/8). Fri 8/7 - 7pm; Sat 8/8 - 9pm. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway. For list of performers visit www.sfdi.org. www.brownpaper tickets.com Bike Porn. 9pm & 11pm. Magnuson Park, Bldg #47, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. $7, with live performance.

18+. www.bikesmut.com.

SUNDAY - August 9

(For a comprehensive list of open & affirming religious/ spiritual organizations in the area contact Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org.)

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

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards! For info email John at johndmarsh@mac.com Seattle Sunday Bowlers. 10am. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW (at SW Oregon St). Open bowl every Sunday for the GLBT community & friends. You don’t have to worry about how you bowl! $4.25 + $1 shoe rental. 329-1515.

Live & Let Live Make Al-Anon Family Group. 12:301:45pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength &

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August 8 thru August 16 PFLAG/Seattle Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting; PFLAG/FOCUS meets concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724. www.seattle-pflag.org.

PFLAG/Skagit Monthly Meeting. 7pm. Central United Methodist Church, 1013 Polte Rd, Sedro Woolley.

Meets 2nd Monday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

PFLAG/Wenatchee Area Weekly Meeting. 7pm.

Trinity Methodist Church, 850 N James Ave, East Wenatchee. Every Monday (including any & all holidays). PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

Lambert House Art Night. 7:15-8:45pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Knights of Malta Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month.

K of M/Jet Chapter is a fun-loving leather/Levi social & charitable organization that raises money for various causes & organizations, including Pennies from Heaven, Rosehedge House, & Three Cedars. 3290886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com

TUESDAY - August 11

hope in order to solve their common problems. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000.

Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org Imperial Court of Seattle General Membership Meeting. 2pm. C.C. Attle’s, 1501 E. Madison St. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle and the Olympic & Rainier Empire, Seattle’s premier drag society, is a social & charitable organization that sponsors numerous shows & balls thruout the year. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com.

Northwest Network Summer Spectacular. 2-6pm.

Seward Park Shelter #3, 5902 Lake Washington Blvd S. Build community with other supporters & have a fabulous time while enjoying food & games. Win delicious cakes & exciting items in our silent auction & raffle. Tickets: adults $35, youth 18 & under $12. www. brownpapertickets.com Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Thurs: 7:30-8:45pm; Fri: 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thursday & Friday. www.orcaswimteam.org La Movida. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Cada Domingo. Una junta bilingue para la comunidad GLBTQ en recuperacion de adicciones.

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“Gay Power: An American Revolution.” 7pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. “Gay Power” by David Eisenbach chronicles the tumultuous first wave of the modern Gay rights movement. Sponsored by Queer Ally Coalition. RSVP to lrlopez74@gmail.com Charity Drag Bingo. 8-11pm. Cafe Metropolitain, 1701 E. Olive Way. Play bingo, win cash & prizes, benefit local GLBT charities. Hosted by Giggles Galore. $5.

6th Annual LEO Party. Door 7:30pm, Show 10pm.

Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Hosted by HRC & Entre Hermanos. Door proceeds benefit HRC & Entre Hermanos. www.entrehermanos.org

MONDAY - August 10

FamilyWorks LGBT Playgroup. 10:30am-12noon.

Family Works, 1501 N 45th St. Every Monday. For LGBT families with children ages 0-5. It’s free, friendly & fun! 694-6727. www.familyworksseattle.org Homeless Services for Youth, Ages 14-22. 1-4pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday.

Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

For information visit www.strengthoverspeed.org Gay Social Dinner Club of Snohomish County.

Meets every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohomish County restaurants. For information, location & to RSVP contact Ricardo at knead2feelgood@ yahoo.com Positively Mondays. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. An informal social & discussion group for men with HIV or AIDS. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Sex, Dating & Relationships. 6-7pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org WaterWomen Swim. 6:30-7:30pm. Fircrest Pool, 15th NE & NE 155th St. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday. For fat, fat-friendly & differently-abled women of all sexual orientations. Cost: $4. www.seafattle. org/waterwomen.html; waterwomenswim@aol.com; 789-1267.

BiWomen’s Reading Group in Bellingham.

7-8:30pm. Bellis Fair Food Court, Bellingham. Meets 2nd Monday each month. A few of the books we’ll read are Bi-themed, but we’ll be looking at all the books thru the lens of Bisexuality & how women form supportive communities. For information & list of books, rsaxton@fastmail.fm Freely Speaking Toastmasters. 7pm. Group Health, 200 15th E. Every Monday (except holidays & the last Mondays in August & December). Seattle’s only Gay & Lesbian speaking club. Please check website for current room information: www.toastmasterspride.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

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Simply Positive. 2:30-4pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support & social group for anyone HIV/AIDS positive. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org.

Family of Choice. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Weekly drop-in group for LBTQ women to cultivate community in their lives. 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org.

Hepatitis C Support Group. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 6pm.

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, who is living with Hepatitis C. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Seattle Counseling Service, 1216 Pine St. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. For information visit www.strengthover speed.org Alzheimer’s Association’s LGBT Caregivers’ Support Group. 6:30-8pm. Elderhealth Northwest, 6555 Ravenna Ave NE (entrance on NE 68th St). Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month. A free information and support group for care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. For more information, contact group facilitator Caila Nickerson, 781-248-3524 (cell) or email: cailanickerson@gmail.com Diverse Harmony. 6:30-9pm. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Meets every Tuesday.

Diverse Harmony is the nation’s first Gay/Straight Alliance Youth Chorus. Youths 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverseharmony.org LGBT MS Connection/National MS Society. 6:308pm. Swedish Conference Center, Cherry Hill Campus, James Tower, 550 17th Ave, Room E, 1st Floor. Meets the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month. MS Connection is a support group with the goal of providing a safe environment for the LGBT community to express their experiences & the impact of MS on their lives & the lives of their loved ones, as well as provide support for one another. Contact Shelly at 250-5002 or lgbtmsconnection@comcast.net Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network. 6:30pm-Social; 7pm-Open Rap. Capitol Hill Group Health, South Building, 201 16th Ave E, Room A6/7. 2nd Tuesday of every month. Meet & mingle in an engaging, feminist, Bi-supportive environment. Pose your most burning questions & hear the most interesting responses from a diverse group of self-identified women. For information visit www.geocities.com/sbwn.

Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Madison Beach House. Every Tuesday. 3 mile flat walk & run.

Dog walkers welcome. (See Saturday at 9am.)

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

Meadowbrook Playfield, 10533 35th Ave NE (tennis courts at 32nd Ave NE). Every Tuesday & Thursday thru Sept. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $3 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. www.teamseattle.org/sta ASL for Beginners. 7pm. The Elite “Loft,” 1520 E Olive Way. Every Tuesday. FREE lessons and tutor for those interested in learning basic ASL. For information call 860-0999.

Different Drummers. Intermediate 7-8:15pm, Beginners 8:20-9:30pm. Meets every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For information & location call Dennis, 363-4500 or differentdrummers@ mac.com Maybe Baby. 7-8:30pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

Maybe Baby is a support group for LGBTQ people who are interested in becoming parents. For information email info@maybebabyseattle.org or visit www. maybebabyseattle.org Over 40’s Group - For Lesbian Women 40 & Older.

7-8:30pm. Seattle Mental Health Institute, 1600 E Olive St (in Conference Room. Every Tuesday. Open group for Lesbian women, 40 & older, in every stage of coming out or being out. Sandra Jo, 328-4895.

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

Rebel Reading Circle. 7-8:30pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Meets 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th Tuesdays. Share ideas as you study Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity & Resistance by Yolanda Alaniz & Megan Cornish. FREE. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. 722-2453. www. socialism.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org.

Queer Ally Coalition Community Organizing Meeting. 7:30pm. Cascade People’s Center, 309 Pontius Ave N. Meets every Tuesday. QAC is a grassroots democratic alliance of LGBT people & allies committed to the fight for Queer rights, culture & liberation.

612-6139, www.queerallycoalition.org Spiritual Empowerment. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. A group for all LGBT & friends of any spiritual belief to explore how spiritual practice can enrich their life. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org Tuesday Night Sex Addicts Anonymous. 7:30-9pm.

Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. GLBTQ supported. Meets every Tuesday. SAA is a fellowship of men & women whose primary purpose is to stop addictive sexual behavior & help others recover from sexual addiction. Seattle SAA Hotline 781-4490. SAA International Service Organization 1-800-477-8191.

Lowdown Hoedown. 8pm-12midnight. Seattle Eagle, 314 E Pike St. 2nd Tuesday of every month. For anyone who wants a mid-week dose of classic country music that you simply can’t hear on the radio any more but which you love to breathe in & maybe sing along to. Sponsored by the Seattle Eagle & the Rain Country Dance Association.

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WEDNESDAY - August 12

Mature Friends Morning Exercise/Health & Fitness Get-Together. 10am. Ballard Odd Fellows Hall Bldg, 1706 NW Market St. Every Wednesday. An hour of health-related activities, followed by a walk around Greenlake & lunch at a local restaurant. MF is a social group for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. maturefriends.org Job Workshop for Ages 55+. 10:30am-12noon.

Central Bldg, 610 3rd Ave. Job counselors from the City of Seattle Office for Senior Citizens discuss a job list, computer training classes, job coaching & other services. Open to King County residents. 684-0500, seniors@seattle.gov Mature Friends Dining Out Luncheon. 12:30 pm.

Call for details, location & to RSVP. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40+. www.maturefriends.org InsideOut - A Support Group for GLBTQ Youth Ages 13-18 in Shoreline. 3:30-5pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Room 230, Shoreline. Every Wednesday. InsideOut is a group for LGBTQ Youth to develop positive self-identities in a professional & supportive environment. 362-7282 ext 242. Sponsored by the Center for Human Services.

Speed, Sex & Sanity. 5-7pm. Gay City Health Project, 511 E Pike St. Meets every Wednesday. A drop-in informational & educational night for Gay & Bi men, friends & family.A program of Project NEON & Gay City.

For more information, 323-1768, www.crystalneon.org, www.gaycity.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG - Everett Chapter.

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com POZSeattle Monthly Social. 6-8pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meet us on the back patio for BBQ, socializing, to catch up with old friends, to make new ones & a whole lot of fun. The event is FREE (except for the cost of beverages) & is for all HIV+ men & their friends, regardless of age, shape, size or color. www. pozseattle.org Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Come & discuss the best Gay novels with us. Join other booklovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come only once or come to every meeting. For info, call 322-2437; nickdimartin@earthlink.net Transgender Youth Support Group. 6-7:30pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Wednesday.

Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Gay City Queertuality. 6:30pm. Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E Pike St. Monthly reading & discussion group about Gay/Bi men’s spirituality. Men of all faith traditions (or none) are welcome. For information contact peter@gaycity.org Seattle Frontrunners Fun Run. 6:30pm. Volunteer Park (in front of Black Sun across for museum). Every Wednesday. (See Saturday at 9am.)

WaterWomen Swim. 6:30-7:30pm. Fircrest Pool, 15th NE & NE 155th St. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

For fat, fat-friendly & differently-abled women of all sexual orientations. (See Monday listing at 6:30pm.)

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.

No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersollcenter.org Lambert House Movie Night. 7-9:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Wednesday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource

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center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Northwest Lesbian & Gay History Museum Project Steering Committee Meeting. 7pm. Call for Capitol Hill location. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month. New volunteers always welcome. NWLGHMP researches, interprets, & communicates the history of the GLBT community in the Pacific NW. gayhistnw@ aol.com; 903-9517.

Red Cedar Circle. 7-9pm. Interfaith Community Church, 1763 NW 62nd St. Every Wednesday. Songs, dances, teachings & ceremonies of the Pacific Northwest Coast spiritual tradition & culture called SiSiWiss (Scared Breath). Open to all people. 312-6181, www. johnnymoses.com Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or seattlemoviebearssubscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV-Negative Gay & Bi Men. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. This emotional support group provides a forum for HIV- Gay & Bi men to share strategies for staying negative; to explore issues related to being HIV-; & to look at how to find meaning, purpose & lives worth living in the midst of HIV/AIDS. Please speak with the facilitator before attending. 725-2488. www.dunsheehouse.org HIV+ Support Group. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men.

For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.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.)

Progress - A Recovery Group. 7:30-8:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Wednesday. A new group for LGBTQ folks in recovery from substance abuse to explore themselves thru spoken & written word. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org; www.shiftrecovery.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7:30-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Wednesday. QYF is a confidential group for Queer & questioning women

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ages 22 & under to talk about dating, relationships, coming out - you name it - in a fun, laid back environment. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org “StageFright” - Youth Open Mic - For Aspiring Writers & Performers, Ages 14-24. 7:30pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month. FREE. Everyone welcome to attend. StageFright not only features young folk, but is also MC’d by young folk & attended in great majority by young folk.

Richard Hugo House is a community gathering place where writing & reading is celebrated & explored thru events, performances & programs. 322-7030; www. hugohouse.org.

Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. First Congregational Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Confidential, informal group for people of all gender identities & expressions including butch dykes, cross dressers, TV, TS & feminine men. (360) 671-3358; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

AA Sober & Free Group. 8-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. LGBTQ friendly meeting of AA. www. dunsheehouse.org Crystal Meth Anonymous. 8-9:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Wednesday. A 12-step group for quitting & staying off crystal meth.

THURSDAY - August 13

Alcoholics Anonymous “Sober & Safe Group.”

12noon-1pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Open meeting of AA. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org.

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Harborview’s Madison Clinic, Ground Floor, West Wing, 325 9th Ave. (If people are uncertain which room, the folks up in Madison Clinic, 2 West Clinic, can give directions.) FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strengthover speed.org Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm.

Call for location & details. Every Thursday. (253) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Fridays & 2nd Saturdays 4pm-12 midnight.)

Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! 957-1776. www.lifelongaids alliance.org Queer Night at the Bremerton/Kitsap Health Department. 4:30-7pm. 109 Austin Dr, Bremerton. Meets 2nd Thursday each month. HIV/AIDS & STD testing in a GLBT positive environment. Call Sue or Steve at (360) 337-5235.

WorkSource Job Search Workshop: Beginning a Job Search. 4:30-5:30pm. Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. Spectrum Natural Health. 5:30-8:30pm. Country Doctor Community Health Clinic, 500 19th Ave E. Every Thursday. Spectrum Natural Health offers primary & naturopathic care for the LGBTQ community. Providers have been serving the LGBTQ community for years.

Sliding scale, no one turned away. For info or appointment, call 299-1600. www.cdchc.org Write Your Heart Out - A Queer Youth & Allies Writing Group. 5:30-6:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. We all have a story to tell.

What is yours? Write Your Heart Out is a safe place for queer youth & allies 22 & under to explore one’s self thru the written word. Fiction, non-fiction & poetry will be encouraged & supported. 322-2515, www. lambert house.org Eden: A Garden Party. 6pm. Location in north Seattle Blueridge neighborhood. Take in the amazing view of Puget Sound as we enjoy hors d’oeuvres & cocktails.

The flower boys return with all their sinful surprises.

Benefits Gay City Health Project. RSVP required.

Email peter@gaycity.org or call 388-1711.

B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

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

Lower Woodland Park Courts 5, 6, 7 & 8. Every Tuesday & Thursday. STA is Seattle’s premier Gay & Lesbian tennis club. $2 for members & first-time guests, $5 for returning guests. www.teamseattle.org/sta Boys’ Group - For Male-Identified Youth, Ages 1422. 7-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Support/discussion group meets every Thursday. Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22.

322-2515 ext 16. www.lamberthouse.org Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Pacific Gender Support Drop-In Meeting. 7-9pm.

1812 E Madison St, #204. Meets every Thursday. This is a drop-in group for all: CDs, TVs,TGs, TSs & all those concerned with Gender issues such as family, friends, employers, etc. Donations appreciated. 323-2162, www.pacificgender.org/support/ Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

“Who’s Your Daddy” TV Broadcast. 1st & 3rd Saturday 11pm; 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Comcast Channel 77. The longest running LGBT affirming TV program in the greater Seattle area. www.whosyour daddytv.org Gay Fathers Association of Seattle Support Group.

7:30-9pm. Group Health, 201 16th Ave E, Central Bldg, meeting room varies. Meets every Thursday. Support groups for (1) Gay fathers & (2) for Gay men who are married & may or may not have children. The two groups meet on alternate Wednesdays. For schedule, check http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/gayfather sseattle or drop in regardless of parental status to make initial contact. www.gfas.org Shifting Gears. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Ongoing drop-in support group (non 12-step) for anyone of any orientation or gender who desires recovery from drugs or alcohol. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org THINK Speaker Meeting Al-Anon Family Group.

7:30-9pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Thursday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness & that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000.

Pasties, Pastry & Poetry. 8pm. The Wildrose, 1021 E Pike St. If you see only one Burlesque-Erotic poetry slam/bake sale this year, this is it! Presented by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. www.theabbey.org.

FRIDAY - August 14

National Conference for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians and Pacific Islanders (8/14-8/16).

University of Washington. www.nqapia.org/nc-2009. html.

Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 4-10pm.

Call for location & details. Every Friday. (253) 6712838, www.oasisyouthcenter.org (Also Thursdays 4-10pm & 2nd Saturdays 4pm-12 midnight.)

Strength Over Speed. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12-step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strengthoverspeed.org WaterWomen Swim. 6:30-7:30pm. Fircrest Pool, 15th NE & NE 155th St. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

For fat, fat-friendly & differently-abled women of all sexual orientations. (See Monday listing at 6:30pm.)

Celebrating 36 Years!

Gamblers Anonymous: Coming Out Winners!

7-8:30pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Friday. A 12-step meeting of Gamblers Anonymous. This is an open meeting, Gay & Lesbian preferred. All persons welcome. 1-888-GA HELPS. Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Sunset Supper at the Market. 7:30-11pm. Pike Place Market. A fundraising event that celebrates Northwest food, wine & spirits to support the work of the Market Medical Clinic, Market Senior Center, the Market Child Care & Preschool & the Downtown Food Bank - all serving the low-income community. For tickets visit www.pikeplacemarketfoundation.org

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SATURDAY - August 15

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

National Conference for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians and Pacific Islanders (8/14-8/16).

University of Washington. www.nqapia.org/nc-2009. html.

Care to Shop on Vashon Island. 10am-3pm. Thriftway, 9740 SW Bank Rd, Vashon. 3rd Saturday of every month. Benefits the Lifelong AIDS Alliance food program, Chicken Soup Brigade. Pick up a shopping list on your way into the store, as you do your shopping throw an extra item or two in your cart & deposit them in our food barrels as you exit.

WorkSource Job Search Workshop: Resume Basics. 10:30-11:30am. Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. Lambert House Queer Rec. 1pm. 1818 15th Ave. 3rd Saturday of every month. Outdoor & indoor adventures for youth ages 22 & under. www.lambert house.org Q-Squared Monthly Book Group. 1pm. Capitol Hill Library, 425 Harvard Ave E. This month: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet by Leslie Jordan. www.qsquared.org Bi & Bi Mixed-Gender Social Group. 4-6pm. Wayward Coffee, 8570 Greenwood Ave N. Meets 3rd Saturday each month. Social get-together for Bisexual men & women, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks. www.binetseattle.org.

Fremont Outdoor Cinema: Some Like it Hot. 7pm.

3501 Phinney Ave N. Suggested donation $5.

“Who’s Your Daddy” TV Broadcast. 1st & 3rd Saturday 11pm; 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Comcast Channel 77. The longest running LGBT affirming TV program in the greater Seattle area. www.whosyour daddytv.org

SUNDAY - August 16

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

National Conference for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians and Pacific Islanders (8/14-8/16).

University of Washington. www.nqapia.org/nc-2009. html.

Baha’i Prayer & Fellowship Circle. 10am. Pearl Warren Bldg, 606 12th Ave S. Meets the 3rd Sunday of every month. Share prayers, readings, thoughts & music.

All backgrounds, all faiths welcome. 391-2188.

Ethyl Forever Car Club Monthly Meeting. Board 10:30am, Membership 11:30am. Mark Restaurant, 914 SW 152nd St, Burien. Meets the 3rd Sunday of every month. ethylforever@hotmail.com BrasilFest. 12noon-5pm. Seattle Center. www.seattle center.com Same Love Same Rights LGBTQ Wedding & Family Expo. 12:30-3:30pm. Waterways Cruises and Events’ Lakeside Event Center, 2501 N Northlake Way. Features dozens of LGBT-friendly businesses in the wedding industry & related markets. FREE. www. samelovesamerights.com Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. 329-0793.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver. us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Arts is the nation’s only non-profit Queer writing institute. info@bentwriting.com, www.bentwriting. com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.geocities.com/sbwn Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, offers LGBTQ-supported 12-step meetings. For current schedule of meetings visit www.chacseattle.org or call 587-2838, 24/7.

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

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

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emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Dunshee House (Home of SASG) offers free, facilitated & confidential support, discussion & skills groups, retreats, 1 to 1 peer mentoring & special events for those affected by HIV/AIDS & the greater LGBT communities. 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org Equal Rights Washington - 324-2570; www.equalrightswashington.org Everett/Snohomish Cty - www.gaysnohomish.org Gay City organizes events & activities for Gay & Bi men & offers anonymous & confidential HIV/STD testing at the Center for LGBT Health, 511 E Pike St. More info or to schedule an appointment, 860-6969. www.gaycity.org Gay & Lesbian National Hotline (GLNH): 1-888-THEGLNH (1-888-843-4564). Non-profit, peer-counseling, information & local resources telephone hotline for GLBT people across the country.

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

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Lifelong AIDS Alliance - 328-8979, www.lifelongaids alliance.org MEN: Gay City: 860-6969, www.gaycity.org; Knights of Malta: 329-0886, mailbox@jetchapterkofm.com; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www. maturefriends.org; Northwest Bears: 903-9288, www. nwbears.com; The Olympians: www.The Olympians. net; POZSeattle: www.pozseattle.org; Q-Squared: www.qsquared.org; Rain City Jacks: 339-JACK, www. raincityjacks.org, Romp Naked: www.rompnaked.org; Seattle Gay Couples: www. seattlegaycouples.org; Seattle Men in Leather: www.seattlemeninleather. org; Seattle Prime Timers: Gay & Bi men 40 & over, 329-0793; www.seattle primetimers.org.

Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 323-0750, www.flyinghouse. org; Sound Mosaic: 860-SLGC, www.slgc.org

Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees and the growing number of ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) making a difference within local companies. www.outandequal.org/affiliates/seattle PARENTHOOD: Families Like Ours provides a network of safe placement agencies, training, support & resources: 441-7602, www.familieslikeours. org; Family Works offers support, information & activities for LGBT families: 694-6727, www.familyworks. org; Gay Fathers’ Association of Seattle offers support groups & social activities: www.gfas. org; Maybe Baby, info@maybebabyseattle.org; Queer Parent Networking Dinners: Deann, 568-7777, deann@ nwnetwork. org; Rainbow Families of Puget Sound: www.rainbowfamiliesps.org Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag. org, with directory of PFLAG chapters in Washington state; National PFLAG, www.pflag.org PEOPLE OF COLOR: Entre Hermanos, GLBT Latinos/as, 322-7700, www.entrehermanos.org; Ile LaiLai, 781-3565, iya@ilelailai.org; Long Yang Club, 264-4304; www.longyangclub.org/seattle; Men of All Colors & Cultures Together (MACCT), 932-8313, macctseattle@yahoo.com; NW Two-Spirit Society, SeattleTwoSpirit@hotmail.com; PFLAG/FOCUS (Families of Color United in Support), 325-7724; People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), 322-7061; Sistah 2 Sistah, LBT women of African descent, 322-7061, 255-8951; Sojourner Truth Unity Fellowship Church, 723-9395; Trikone-Northwest, GLBT South Asians, (425) 985-4376, www.trikone-nw. org; Two-Spirit Honor Project, 1-866-685-0164.

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 6826711; www.q-law.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates

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for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.seamec.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities is a community mental health service for GLBT persons & their families. 323-1768.

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

by HIV/AIDS, case managers, front line workers & other health professionals. Now a part of Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979, www.thebody.com/step/ steppage.html Servicemembers Legal Defense Network - (202) 328-3244; www.sldn.org Shanti - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org/shanti/ Snohomish Health District HIV/AIDS Program provides free confidential/anonymous HIV counseling & testing 1-5pm Monday-Friday. (425) 339-5298.

Spokane/Inland Northwest - www.outspokane.com; www.stonewallnews.net SPORTS & RECREATION: Bent Car Guys: www. bentcarguys.org; Border Riders Motorcycle Club: 686-4176, www.borderriders.com; Bottom Dwellers Scuba Club: www.bottomdwellers.org; Cascade Flyers: www.cascadeflyers.org; Different Spokes Bicycle Club: www.differentspokes.org; Emerald City Softball Association: 938-7402, www.gayseattlesoftball. com; Ethyl Forever Car Club: http://Clubs.

Hemmings.com/EthylForever CarClub/; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; Hiking Group: 632-5405; Jet City Hoops (Basketball): www. jetcityhoops.org; Olympic Yacht Club: www.oycnw. org; OutVentures: outdoor education & recreation activities, www.outventures.org; Pacific Northwest Gay Rodeo Association: www.pacificnw gra.org; Puddletown Squares: www.puddletown dancers. org; Rain Country: a country-western dance organization catering to the LGBTQ community but open to all, www.raincountrydance.org; Ski Buddies: www. skibuddies.org; Team Seattle Gay Sports Network is an umbrella organization for a wide range of local GLBT sports activities, 367-4064, www.teamseattle. org (see website for comprehensive list of sports clubs); Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek: recreational camping for GLBT folks. Must be 21; ID required. trc@camptrc.org, www.camptrc.org, 1122 E Pike St #1069, Seattle 98122-3934.

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

Tacoma/Pierce County - Rainbow Center, 741 St Helens Ave, a resource center for the LGBTIQA community of Pierce County, (253) 383-2318, www. rainbowcntr.org TRANSGENDER: Emerald City Social Club: (425) 827-9494; Gender Odyssey: www.genderodyssey. com; Ingersoll Gender Center: 329-6651, www. ingersollcenter.org; Pacific Gender Support: 3232162, www.pacificgender.org; Washington Gender Alliance: (360) 445-2411, www.washington genderalliance.com WOMEN: BABES: support groups for HIV+ women.

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; www.LesBeHealthy. org; Lesbians Over 40: 328-4895; 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, http://rainshadow women. tripod.com/; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www. tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, memberdriven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo. com/group/womenofwestseattle 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; GLBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Program: 297-5922, ext 116; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/WA, WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in Washington state schools. 330-2099; www.glsenwa.org; www. wagsa.org. GLOBE (Gay, Lesbian, Open-Minded, & Bisexual Empowerment): a support group & HIV/STD prevention program for GLBTQ youth, ages14-20, in Everett, David/Brenda, (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; InsideOut: a support group for GLBTQ youth ages 13-18, in Shoreline. 362-7282 ext 242; Lambert House: an activities & resource center for LGBT youth, ages 14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse. org; www.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschools coalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412.

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