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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 23, Volume 37, June 5, 2009

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Being a teenage girl is already a dicey proposition. You must figure out boys and girls and clothes, and you must figure out what kind of woman you’re going to be. Add to this minefield a recently widowed dad who finds himself in love with his male business partner, and things get exponentially more complicated.

American Primitive, directed by firstTate Donovan in American Primitive time film director

by Scott Rice Gwen Wynne, is the story of MadSGN Contributing Writer eline Goodhart, a 16-year-old girl who faces adolescence, the loss American Primitive of her mother, the trials of young June 12 at 7 PM love, and her father’s (Tate Donoand June 13 at 4:30 PM Egyptian Theatre see SIFF page 25

by Eric Andrews-Katz SGN Contributing Writer

The name Anthony Rapp may not be recognized at first, but the face that goes with it should be.

His appearances in movies like Adventures in Babysitting, Dazed and Confused, Twister and Six Degrees of Separation should bear the first signs of recognition, but if you saw or heard anything about a phenomenon called RENT, then his classic spiked red hair, rim glasses and iconic black and white scarf will be the first thing that springs to mind.

Being one of the few actors involved with RENT from the first workshops, Anthony Rapp continued with the show through OffBroadway, Broadway, London and the show’s winning the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Drama. But there have been speed bumps on the road to success. Not only did RENT’s author Jonathan Larson pass away before the first Broadway night’s opening, but Anthony also was

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Stars of SIFF’s RENT ’s iconic Anthony Rapp American Primitive

(l to r) Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal in Rent

dealing with the dual conflicts of great personal success and suffering while watching his mother slowly lose her battle with cancer.

The current tour of RENT boasts not only Anthony Rapp repeating his triumphant role of Mark Cohen, but he shares the honors with co-stars Adam Pascal (Roger Da-

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vis) and “Season of Love” soloist Gwen Stewart. In anticipation of the tours’ run through Seattle (June 16-21, Paramount Theatre), the Seattle Gay News caught up with Anthony Rapp. see RENT page 35

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Hollywood DEEP INSIDE

By Romeo San Vicente

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Hugh Jackman

Jackman: More musicals, more Wolverine Perhaps no Hollywood leading man since James Cagney has been able to balance tough-guy roles and musical-comedy chops as easily as Hugh Jackman. And his upcoming projects indicate that Jackman will continue to divide his time between the two. Having won a Tony for his portrayal of Gay song-and-dance legend Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz, Jackman will return to Broadway to star in a new musical about Harry Houdini, a show that will feature a score by Danny Elfman. Also on Jackman’s dance card is a sequel to his recent X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which broke box-office records on its opening weekend. Both projects are in early stages of development, so until the man decides he wants his own cooking show, too – or the day comes that Baz Luhrmann writes a Wolverine musical (don’t laugh, it could happen) – Jackman will keep genre-hopping.

Leighton Meester, Single White Roommate Queer activists no longer protest in the streets over movies with homicidal Lesbians, but that doesn’t mean those characters no longer appear. And Romeo will eat his hat if that turns out not to be the subtext of The Roommate, a Single White Female– style thriller starring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester as a college student who becomes rabidly obsessed with her roomie (Friday Night Light’s Minka Kelly). There’s going to be plenty of pretty young Hollywood men on display, including Matt Lanter (90210) and Cam Gigandet (Twilight), but you just know there’s going to be that moment where Meester puts the moves on Kelly, and it’s not going to end well. See for yourself when The Roommate stalks into theaters in 2010.

She’ll probably leave dirty dishes in the sink, too.

Madea’s Family-Friendly Reunion Tyler Perry knows how to make money.

Lots of it. And he’s got drag to thank for his success with his most famous character, the loose cannon known as Madea. She’s a white-hot cash cow, a bawdy old woman played by Perry himself to manic effect and aimed at adult audiences. But what about little kids? Don’t they deserve to enjoy the antics of a big man in a dress? Sure they do, which is why Perry is currently creating an animated version of the gun-toting granny for a family-friendly sitcom that may go directly to DVD. Currently taking a back seat to Perry’s current five film projects in the works, the cartoonish live-action lady patiently waits her turn to become the Bugs Bunny (he did drag a lot, too) of this generation. All she needs is a team of animators in Korea to finish the job.

Re-Used Guys Development Hell is what they call it in Hollywood when your movie dies before it ever gets made. That’s what happened to the original incarnation of the sci-fi comedy Used Guys, which was to star Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey as two emasculated males in a woman-dominated society of the future where men are cloned and discarded like old appliances. Now, thanks to Reese Witherspoon, the show might go on. The new idea?

Stiller and Walk The Line’s Oscar winner as a clone and a clone-owner. Translation: romantic comedy time! Will themes of masculine panic and debasement get drowned in formulaic hetero smooching? And what about the Gays? Where are they in the future? Arranging the flowers? Simply nonexistent? No one knows. Meanwhile, Little Miss Sunshine’s Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris might come on board to direct. So Romeo San Vicente’s life could be the baconsider this one officially back in Develop- sis for an NC-17 animated feature and little ment Purgatory. else. He can be reached care of this publication or at DeepInsideHollywood@qsyndicate.com.

SIFF’s second week of GLBT cinema

by Herb Krohn SGN Contributing Writer For a full list of LGBT SIFF films visit www.siff.new or www.sgn.org.

a father who we learn in what is supposed to be a humorous scene that has Alzheimer’s disease. On the other side we have a Gay male alcoholic couple as the other partner’s parents. Throw in a biological development lab, scientists, and a mockumentary filmmaker who is completely intrusive and disrespectful to the subjects. The only thing missing is the kitchen sink; we already have lots of attempts at bathroom humor, arguments between the couple, clandestine pregnancy by the other partner, and family confrontations that are supposed to be funny.

This film really stinks, and not just from the fart jokes. If you want to waste your hardearned filmgoing dollar to see what is one of the worst North American LGBT films of the year, here is your chance!

Apron Strings New Zealand Coming-of-Age Drama Rating: Very Good An attractive young man goes about in search of his roots in modern New Zealand.

The son of a popular Indian TV cooking show host, he ends up meeting and working for his aunt, who has no idea who he is, since she is estranged from her sister. A second intertwining plot revolves around a white woman who owns a bakery and her interactions with her middle-aged alcoholic problem gambler son and her adult daughBeauties at War ter who is pregnant with a mixed-race child.

France (subtitled) This well-made drama intersects the lines Comedy of race, ethnicity, family lines, and sexual Rating: Very Good orientation in a realistic and yet sensitive A longstanding rivalry between sister manner. villages – one up on the mountains and wealthy, the other down at the base and The Baby Formula working class – which centers on the annual Canada beauty pageant, a preliminary round which Comedy eventually leading to the Miss France conRating: Bomb test. The upper village has won nearly all What can you say about a comedy that re- of the contests over the years, and the lowally isn’t very funny? The premise has po- er village leaders – who learn that the two tential, however, the screenplay is a bomb. towns may be merged – realize this may be The plot centers on a mockumentary theme their last chance at victory. When they found involving a Lesbian couple who are in the out that the upper town hires a professional midst of having a child through artificial in- coach, they seek out and hire a non-resident semination – or is it genetically engineered village native who now is a middle-aged semen made from the stem cells of one of bit part actor in Paris. Of course, he knows them, or is it the semen from the brother of nothing about running a beauty pageant, but one of them? The story quickly becomes so is willing to give it a try since he is down convoluted and the filmmakers so desperate on his luck. He returns to his hometown for laughs that they bring in the in-laws. On one side, we have a fundamentalist Christian mother, an alcoholic grandmother, and see SIFF schedule page 27

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Adrien Brody (l) and Mark Ruffalo in The Brothers Bloom

Brothers Bloom a yarn of thieves and liars

by Maggie Bloodstone SGN Contributing Writer The Brothers Bloom Now Playing A couple years back, a book of highly unique and individual comic art was released under the title Art Out Of Time, a collection of graphic work from 1900-1969 that resisted categorization by a profit-driven industry and a readership interested in little more than a few fleeting moments of

entertainment.

The Brothers Bloom is, in every sense, art out of time. Taking a cue from director Rian Johnson’s brilliant Raymond-Chandlergoes-to-high-school debut Brick, The Brothers Bloom straddles several different genres and time periods from the Grimm’s fairy tale-like opening to the bittersweet, notexactly-Hollywood ending. It’s part ‘30s screwball comedy, part ‘60s caper film, part ‘40s adventure serial, steeped in ‘90s indie

by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid SGN A&E Writer Drag Me to Hell Now Playing Some time ago, I got this screener for an Italian movie called The Beyond. Since my own technology isn’t completely into the 21st century (I do at least have cable and a computer now), I took the DVD to view on my ex’s bigscreen TV. The good news about that rather awful film was that at least it was funny, and to this day just the mention of it will provoke much laughter from both my ex and daughter, who saw it with me.

Unfortunately, Sam Raimi’s newest experiment in terror, Drag Me to Hell, isn’t funny – okay, there are moments that could be, in a future Wayans brothers spoof, and I’m sure there will be a spoof – and it isn’t that scary, either. In fact, it was another one of those films where, at a certain point, I started looking at the main character’s shoes – not a good sign for me if I’m reviewing a film, and believe me, even those shoes were pretty boring after a while.

Raimi, who did such a good job with Spider-Man (and, I guess, with the Evil Dead trilogy, since I never saw them and I can only guess), uses the sledgehammer technique this time, and not to good effect, trust

manipulated. Johnson clearly trusts his audience to catch what’s going on with deceptively simple, cleverly applied nuances – even a throwaway gag with a sugar dispenser underscores the Brothers’ contentious relationship and a reference to Dickens, plus a hand on a knee, says all one needs to know about their relationship with Diamond Dog without going into gratuitous (and revolting) detail.

Even when the action seems to flag at the two-thirds point, it’s in the service of setting up the darker and poignant final act, which spirals into a truly wrenching, multilayered denouement. And the performances are uniformly flawless; Brody works hapless and huggable with equal skill, Ruffalo exudes properly boyish vigor, Weisz is a firecracker in the Carole Lombard mold (though I doubt Ms. Lombard would have been filmed waxing orgasmic during a thunderstorm onscreen), and Kikuchi’s mostly mute Bang Bang says more with a sideways glance and a carafe of nitroglycerin than most actresses can muster in an entire film. And the supporting characters borrow from the best sources – Coltrane’s dyspeptic, trigger-happy Curator could easily have been played by Peter Ustinov in another decade, and Schell’s Diamond Dog leaves a Vincent Price-flavored trail of slime across the screen even when only his voice is heard (though Schell portrays a considerably leaner slice of ham than Price ever could).

With Pixar whimsy, Star Trek dreck, and the interminable Terminator hogging the box office this month, The Brothers Bloom stands a good chance of being overlooked.

In the ‘80s, it would have promptly become a popular midnight movie with a devoted, dialog-repeating audience, but technology and the persistent existence of sincere film lovers should make it a must-have DVD, with oodles of great special features. Seldom has a story so dependent on dishonesty and manipulation succeeded in being so thoroughly honest and so downright, goshdarned sweet. (And did I mention the drunk camel and the one-legged cat yet?)

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spirit and served with ‘70s savvy – which might be why, like the comics The Wiggle Much and Hairbreadth Harry, it will probably have a tough time locating its audience.

Your average spectator nowadays is strictly of the “Here we are now/ Entertain us” variety, with little time to ponder any creative work before moving on the next diversion.

(They just don’t make audiences like they used to.…)

Johnson’s tale of fraternal fealty among flim-flammers trots energetically from the “one-hat town” of Stephen Bloom and Bloom’s youth to Montenegro, to Greece, to Prague, to St. Petersburg, in pursuit of one last epic con before the baby Bloom (Adrien Brody) quits to seek an “unwritten life.” The stage manager of their lives up to now has been Stephen (Mark Ruffalo), who “writes his cons the way dead Russians write novels” and who locates their “mark,” Penelope (Rachel Weisz), the original madcap heiress who fills her idle moments teaching herself origami and chainsaw juggling. Bloom is smitten, and Penelope ends up an accomplice instead of a victim – for a while. Along with taciturn demolition expert Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), they pull off an intricate heist with the assistance of “The Curator” (Robbie Coltrane) and cross paths with their former mentor, “Diamond Dog” (Maximilian Schell). But the story doesn’t end there….

Speaking to Bloom about his brother, Diamond Dog compares Stephen to Wile E. Coyote running off a cliff: “If you look down in doubt, you’ll fall.” While watching The Brothers Bloom, one would do well to incorporate that sentiment – if one’s attention wavers from the action for a moment, one is likely to miss a vital plot point or a quip worth repeating to friends, or an intricate bit of detail in the rich background scenery (Johnson & Co. actually manage to make New Jersey look, well, exotic!). This is not a film for the passive – like a successful con, it requires participation and belief on part of the mark/viewer. But unlike a great con, the mark is rewarded instead of

me.

Alison Lohman stars as a lackluster loan officer in a divey bank, where she’s in line for a promotion to executive loan officer (or something like that), if only she can get her snarky boss to notice and get him to ignore her brownnosing co-worker. So, one day, a cliché in gypsy garb – an old woman who looks like she’d be at home in the Hansel and Gretel stories as the wicked witch – shows up, begging Christine (Lohman) to give her more time on her loan so she’s not on the street.

To her credit, mousey Christine does have a moment’s sympathy and appeals to her boss to take pity on the poor old soul. Ah, but he holds that executive position out like a carrot, and, horse that she is, Chris falls like a house of cards, setting in motion a horrible curse from the outraged gypsy woman, who sends a lamia (a purely evil spirit who taunts the victim for three days, then on the third, drags them to hell) to make her pay.

With her lame-assed boyfriend (Justin Long, that guy from the PC/Mac commercials) in tow, she seeks help from yet another gypsy fortuneteller and the woman who first met the lamia after a young boy was Lorna Raver in Drag Me To Hell dragged to hell in front of her.

Growing increasingly desperate after co-workers (you know you’re in the wrong she nearly drowns after an instant rainstorm she’s spewed blood all over her boss and job when your boss is more worried if blood floods the open grave, Christine survives to got in his mouth than why your nosebleed meet her boyfriend and make a dash to get has turned into a torrent), Chris slaughters away from her recent past. Ah, but things her innocent cat (to no avail) and sits in on don’t go her way after all, and maybe somea useless séance that only makes matters one who forces a clerk to open a store just Servicing so she can buy a new coat and who kills her worse.

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(l-r) Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms in The Hangover

The Hangover an intoxicating good time

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer The Hangover Opening June 5 You’ve seen this movie before – a group of guys head to Vegas for a bachelor’s party and get tangled up with hookers, local police, and seedy characters. There’s lots of booze, nudity here and there, a bitchin’ soundtrack, a wedding chapel scene, and casino shots a plenty.

So if you’re going to re-hash a concept that’s been tried before, even with horrible results (Very Bad Things, anyone?), you may as well go for louder, crazier, wackier, vulgar-er, and ultimately funnier. The Hangover, a new film starring a reliable cast led

by Bradley Cooper (Nip/Tuck), succeeds in most, if not all, of these departments.

Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) is two days away from marching down the aisle when he embarks on an overnight trip to Sin City with best friend Phil (Cooper), dentist buddy Stu (Ed Helms), and almost brother-in-law

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continued from cover van as Harry) burgeoning love affair with another man (Adam Pascal as Mr. Gibbs) all at the same time. Madeline works her way through her new life with a compelling mix of confusion, anger, and grace.

The film is set in the 1973. Vietnam is grinding to a stalemate, the violence of the ‘60s hangs in the air, and the Queer rights movement has just begun. The nascent Queer family has to figure out how to exist in this politically charged and ever-changing environment.

I love that this Queer love story is told through the eyes of Madeline. It’s an unusual way into a Queer story and one that provides interesting insights from a fresh perspective. American Primitive is a nicely turned out little film that I highly recommend.

Below is my interview with Tate Donovan and Adam Pascal, two charming guys who turn in terrific performances as the Gay couple trying to figure out how to create a Queer family in an era when most people had never even thought of such a thing.

Scott Rice: I have to tell you, you’re a handsome guy starting out, but when you add the British accent it sends you off the charts.

Tate Donovan: [Laughs.] Americans love British accents.

Rice: Were you nervous about doing the

Alan (comedian Zach Galifianakis). After checking into a swanky villa at Ceasars Palace, the 30-something quad begin the festivities atop the hotel’s roof with a Jagermeister toast. From there, it’s entirely downhill.

Signs of a wild night appear in the next scene: beer-can pyramids, smoke rising from an electronic device, live chicken on the loose, tilted flatscreen, feather boa draped over a lamp, a full grown tiger in the bathroom, and a crying baby in a closet.

No one seems to remember a thing, and it’s quickly discovered that the groom-to-be is missing – that’s right, gone with just 24 hours to get him back home for the wedding.

With no memory of the previous night’s chain of events, thanks to a surprise ingredient in their drinks atop that roof, the only way to find Doug’s current whereabouts is to retrace their steps upon arrival.

As information is pieced together from various sources, we learn that one of the men got hitched to a prostitute, the silver Rolls Royce they drove into Vegas has been replaced with a stolen police car, a broken

tooth was part of a stupid dare, and the tiger actually belongs to a well-known athlete.

Enter a flamboyant Chinese man named Mr. Chow, who mysteriously leaps out of a trunk buck naked, plus a liquor store clerk/drug dealer, and the plot becomes a bit zanier.

Similar to dude flicks like Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Role Models, The Hangover is a film about guys, for guys – it’s intended for a young male demographic, and it works. Homoerotic references are everywhere, something that grew from the American Pie franchise in the late ‘90s and has been welcomed by Gay movie fans. During a scene in which Phil calls Stu “Dr. Faggot,” I laughed as much as the guy sitting next to me, a Seattle Art Institute student who I befriended minutes before the start of the film.

I also thought a scene, in which a jock strapwearing Alan hugs a surprised yet receptive Doug, was hilarious and strangely cute – we seldom see straight men showing affection to one another, though we know they’re capable of doing so.

Eye candy is provided first and foremost

by Bartha, who’s steadily gained popularity from Failure to Launch and both National Treasure blockbusters. His bookend appearance in The Hangover gives him little screen time, but when he’s on the screen you just can’t look away. Cooper, who stripped to his underwear on this season’s Nip/Tuck, will undoubtedly see his star rise with this role

and an upcoming stint as the Green Lantern.

Galifianakis is one of America’s top comedy performers, packing audiences to sold-out shows from Seattle to New York – his inexperienced acting chops are evident, though he’s such an oddball you can’t help but laugh just by his presence in every scene.

Incidentally, Galifianakis is the lone cast member to bare any skin in the film – twice, in fact. Helms is widely known for playing Andy Bernard in the Emmy Award-winning series The Office and is delightfully maniacal in this motion picture.

The Hangover isn’t anything special; it isn’t competing for any awards or critical acclaim. This is a movie that isn’t supposed to be taken seriously, there’s nothing in it with an ounce of seriousness – it’s all fun and games. In attempting to be hysterical and silly, it makes its case, and there were many times the capacity-filled theater erupted in thunderous laughter. I was quite entertained by it, and will take my straight roommate to a screening of it for his birthday when it opens this weekend – what’s not to love about booze, harmless shenanigans, and a backdrop of Vegas, nicely promoted with gratuitous exterior and interior shots?

You can form a queue with the pretentious types for a SIFF screening, or you can see The Hangover and double your fun. If what you really want is a good dose of the giggles, the line starts here.

accent?

Donovan: It was one of those things that drew me to it [American Primitive]. I was on Broadway with Judi Dench and did a British accent so I felt pretty comfortable doing it.

Rice: I talked to Adam yesterday and I tried to get him to tell me if you were a good kisser or not, but he wouldn’t give it up.

Donovan: [Laughs.] I can tell you that Adam is a good kisser. I don’t generally like to kiss men and he needs to shave, that’s all I’ve got to say.

Rice: I gave him a little shit about the sideburns, too.

Donovan: Those sideburns, I felt bad for him. If you look back at pictures in the ‘70s you can’t believe how many people had sideburns like that.

Rice: I’m not saying they weren’t eracorrect, but they didn’t do him any good.

Donovan: [Laughs.] They weren’t sexy?

Rice: [Laughs.] They are not sexy. Is American Primitive your big Queer film?

Donovan: Uh, okay. If it’s well written and it’s a good film you’ll get an actor to do it. Who cares what it is? You know, I’ve played so many Gay roles that I always forget that it would bother some people. It’s like the whole Proposition 8 thing. I was shocked.

Rice: It’s interesting how American Primitive inhabits the contemporary cultural moment with a story from 1973 about creating a Queer family.

Donovan: Yeah, where love is, that’s what the most important thing is. And it doesn’t matter what shape or size or form it comes in, you know.

Rice: Another thing that makes the film compelling is that it’s, at least loosely, based on a real story about a Queer family and even though the debate about Queer marriage is so prescient now we still have to remind ourselves there have been Queer families around for a long time and they’ve had to figure out ways of existing.

Donovan: Yeah, exactly. I totally agree.

Every generation thinks that they’re totally new, but they’ve been around for centuries and this is one of the reasons I wanted to do this film so badly.

Rice: What do you think about the word homosexual?

Donovan: [Laughs.] I know that my character is not a big fan of that word but it is descriptive. You know, I don’t feel about it the way he [Harry] feels about the word homosexual. He has a hard time because he doesn’t want it to define him and that makes sense to me. I would hate to be defined by one word.

Rice: I’m asking because I didn’t realize until I was watching the movie that for me and most of my friends the word homosexual has almost completely passed out of our daily usage.

Donovan: That’s good, because it shows how times have changed. And that sort of captured the period as well, I think.

Rice: What do you think about the word Queer?

Donovan: Queer? I think it’s a little bit more fun.

Rice: [Laughs.] I agree.

Donovan: Queer is fun, you know what I mean?

Rice: I love the word Queer. We’ve taken it back, fully.

Donovan: You’ve taken it back? Congratulations, dude.

Rice: [Laughs.] Thanks. So tell me, why did you decide to do American Primitive?

Donovan: It was a good story and it was based on a true story and I got to go to Cape Cod which is important. And I actually, as a teenager growing up in New Jersey, you couldn’t get into any bars or buy alcohol.

But if you’d sneak into Gay bars, you’d have the best night of your life. It was so much fuckin’ fun. You could dance and get drinks, it was like forbidden fun. So that scene where all the teenagers take off and go to a Gay bar was totally realistic to me.

Rice: It makes me happy that at 16 you were sneaking into Gay bars. Did you research the sensibilities of the early ‘70s?

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American Idol, Sticky & Sweet, Hannah Montana, Asher Roth

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer The Ting-Tingsʼ interview will appear in The Music Lounge in the next few weeks.

How much will it cost to see Adam Lambert live in his first Northwest appearance?

More than I thought it would. The allegedly Gay runner-up of last season’s American Idol is coming to the Tacoma Dome with the other nine finalists of the popular reality show with ticket prices from $40.50 to $69.50. The clan of music hopefuls will give individual and collective performances during a full-length concert, so expect Lambert to give anywhere from a 15- to 25-minute set and then join fellow cast members for duets and/or collaborative numbers. Not that going to this concert is a bad idea, though if you’re specifically wanting to see Lambert you’ll likely only get a snippet of him.

You’ll have to be a fan of the entire show to get your money’s worth. Lambert was seen earlier this week holding hands with another guy, but has yet to make an official statement about his sexuality (do it already!).

ing in 1993 when she delivered “The Girlie Show” tour to her Israeli faithful. Hotshot DJ Paul Oakenfold will open the concert, scheduled to take place at Hayarkon Park – the equipment alone for the grand event will need five airplanes to be transported over.

The only Northwest stop for Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” tour was last October at Vancouver’s BC Place.

Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus and her pouty-lipped alter ego Hannah Montana are also headed to the Tacoma Dome, as part of a 45-date North American tour launching at Portland’s Rose Garden. The tween superstar has cozied up to the Gay community by her recent support of same-sex marriage, publicly Twittering her opposing thoughts on the remarks made

by Miss California USA and the breast-exposed Carrie Prejean on the national issue – her support drew sharp criticism from the very conservative American Family Association. Cyrus held her 16th birthday party at Disneyland on the exact evening the theme park hosted “Gay Days” – coincidence?

Maybe, maybe not. Tickets for the TV starturned-pop phenomenon with special guest Metro Station go on sale June 13 (10 a.m.) at all Ticketmaster locations, priced between $39.50 and $79.50. Take your favorite niece!

Adam Lambert, 2nd Place Winner, 2009 American Idol, coming to Tacoma Dome

Lady GaGa Lady GaGa can add another milestone to her now mega-successful career, gracing the cover of the current Rolling Stone magazine. Interestingly, she interviewed with me last summer here in The Music Lounge long

before any of those mainstream New York hilarious! writers had even listened to any of her sinNewbie rapper Asher Roth, who can gles. I’m proud to say, “I had her first.” claim Eminem as a big fan, is on his way to White River Amphitheatre next month. The Whitney Houston pale-skinned East Coaster will participate in Whitney Houston finally has her shit to- KUBE 93’s Summer Jam on July 25, along gether and is staging a comeback for early with Ludacris, Flo Rida, Soulja Boy, Kid September with an as-yet-untitled recording Cudi, and Pitbull. Roth is super cute and alalready in the works. The album is rumored ready has a Gay fan base from non-hetero to feature a duet with R&B sensation Akon. hip-hoppers, and I’m doing my best to get Does this spell upcoming tour? God, I hope an interview with him in the coming weeks. so!

Stay glued for more on this rising talent.

Did you fall for that Eminem-Sasha BarLastly, blues legend Koko Taylor died this on Cohen ass prank on the MTV Movie week. The Grammy winner was 80. R.I.P., Awards, too? Staged or not, though, it was Koko!

Adam Pascal Scott Rice: You are coming to Seattle in June, I hear.

Adam Pascal: Yes, absolutely, looking

forward to it.

Rice: Have you been here before?

Pascal: Never. I hear great things.

Rice: It’s a beautiful city. How is the tour of RENT going?

Pascal: So far so good. We’ve been at it since January, and the response has been phenomenal. Anthony and I are just thrilled to be back in such a quality version of the show.

Rice: Why do you think so many people have connected to RENT? Pascal: It goes beyond the specifics of story. People connect on a much larger, visceral level because I think there’s a message of hope and acceptance and tolerance and friendship and I think those are things people always want to connect to and it’s being told through this beautiful music that people love.

Rice: Yeah, I forgot how many songs you hear in other places that came from that show.

Pascal: Right, right, right, of course, and I’m honored to be part of something like that.

Rice: What do you say to those folks that don’t know anything about Broadway, or they might know just enough to say, “I don’t want to go to a Broadway show.” What do you tell them about coming to see RENT? Pascal: I would tell people that, even amongst musical theater, RENT is a somewhat unique experience. And if you’ve never seen Broadway before, this is one of the longest-running musicals and certainly a landscape-changing musical, and why not experience something that has thrilled millions of people around the world? That’s what I’d say. And if you don’t, then fuck off. [Laughs.] You know, theater is not for everybody, but if you’ve ever had the inclination to see a musical, then this would be the one to see because I think this is the best

version of one of the best shows in musical theater.

Rice: Why did you decide to do American Primitive?

Pascal: Quite frankly, because they asked me to. It was the right project at the right time and it just seemed like an exciting concept to play a Gay man. You know, I have so many really, really close Gay friends and I just thought it would be really interesting to play a character like that. And challenging – challenging as an actor and as a heterosexual man.

Rice: And it’s part of the right of passage as an actor. I mean you’ve got to get your Queer street cred, right?

Pascal: Quite frankly, I think I had my Queer street cred. Years in musical theater will take care of that. [Laughs.]

Rice: Did any of your Gay friends tell you that the pork chop sideburns didn’t do you any good?

Pascal: Yes, they all did.

Rice: The film is set in 1973. How did you research the sensibilities of that era?

Pascal: You know, man, I’ve got to be honest with you; I rarely approach acting roles, at least so far in my career, where I delve into that kind of research. In all honesty, I didn’t do any research. I showed up and they slapped the sideburns on me and gave me the script.

Rice: If the film were remade in a contemporary setting – if it was set in 2009 – how would it be different?

Pascal: I imagine it would be more extreme. I don’t know, that’s a good question. Just the fact that these two men were Gay and in love with each other and living together was so scandalous, I guess, back then, and in this community it’s just really not that way anymore. So I think that the story would have to be heightened in such a way to make it more believable. It wouldn’t

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Madonna Sticky & Sweet Madonna’s extensive Sticky & Sweet tour will end on a jew-licious note, as the pop diva announced she’ll end the tour September 1 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The tour kicked off August 23, 2008 in Cardiff, Wales and has traveled through North America, Europe, and South America, and will travel back to Europe for another leg before closing out in the Middle East. This is the first time in 16 years the Kabballah queen will perform in the Holy Land, her previous appearance be-

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continued from page 25 Donovan: Not tremendously. I grew up in that era. I wish I were more like Sean Penn and I did this tremendous amount of research and stayed in character 24 hours a day, but I’m not really that kind of guy.

Rice: That’s the first time I’ve heard the words, “I wish I were more like Sean Penn,” uttered.

Donovan: [Laughs.] That’s going to be the big quote, now. That’s all you’re going to say: “Tate wishes he were more like Sean Penn.”

Rice: [Laughs.] Hey, we have to pull something, so… I’d like to see American Primitive remade as a romantic comedy with you and Adam, but directed by Cameron Crow.

Donovan: You know, what’s funny is that I looked at it as a romantic comedy. I didn’t want to be this heavy, dark, sullen, I’ve got this horrible secret, you know … I wanted it to be – and so did Adam – I wanted our relationship to be joyous and loving and fun.

Rice: You succeeded. One of the things I love about the film is its deft sense of humor that is subtle and real and works to the advantage of the movie.

Donovan: Good, thank you.

Rice: Is there anything I haven’t asked that you think I should know?

Donovan: Damages is going to start shooting in September.

Rice: Okay, we plugged your show, so the next interview is shirtless and you have to use the British accent.

be as controversial unless there was something more extreme going on. Maybe I’m wrong. Look, there’s still plenty of communities in this country where that is extreme and incredibly controversial. But there’s also a huge population in this country that realizes there’s nothing wrong or different about it.

Rice: Gwen is a first-time film director, and you’ve made a number of films and certainly you’ve done a huge amount of work on stage. What was it like to work with her?

Pascal: It was wonderful to work with her because she obviously experienced this. I mean this is her life story, or a dramatized version of her life story. She was under a lot of pressure and that made things, at times, difficult. First-time writer, first-time director … it can get stressful. That being said, it was a very fun set and I believe everyone had a really good time making the movie.

Rice: What was it like to play a character that was so deeply rooted in Gwen’s past?

Pascal: I tried not to think too much about the fact that this was a real person, and I tried to be as natural and truthful as I could be and she was receptive to that and I just assumed I was on the right track.

Rice: Is Tate a good kisser?

Pascal: [Laughs.] Uh … I mean, look, it was awkward the first time we did it and we did maybe three or four times. When we rehearsed the scene, we’d put our foreheads together. When we actually started shooting the scene, the first few kisses were a little [Laughs.] iffy. We had to sort of loosen up and relax a little bit.

Rice: That’s funny. You know, he’s already really handsome, but when he does the British accent it’s just ridiculous.

Pascal: I liked it.

Rice: No, I loved the accent; it just made him hotter.

Pascal: Well, good. I’m glad.

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and becomes involved with his high school sweetheart, and goes about trying to help his hometown win. Once the upper village gets wind of this, they pull out all the stops to try to defeat their rivals once again, going so far as to hire a beauty queen from Hungary and arrange a temporary marriage to an aging local so her entry into the contest will be legal.

While the humor is more subtle throughout most of the movie, the last 20 minutes erupts in madness. It’s another well done French comedic entry at SIFF 2009.

The Firm Land Iran/France/India (subtitled) Satire Rating: Average This film has an interesting plot: in a small village, people are getting sick and dying.

The village elders choose a group of men to go to the big city and get help. They provide the men with cash to pay for attorneys and instructions not to return without assistance. When they arrive in the big city, they contact a former village resident who is well connected and give him the money to hire the lawyers, of course he takes the money and never delivers. The men become frustrated and begin a search for someone who will help them, finally meeting a retired professor who advises them to contact the Government Health Ministry. What this tale becomes is a profile of greed, incompetence, and the persistence of these unsophisticated villagers to get someone from the government to respond. Using humor and satire, this is an interesting plot and a worthwhile film – while a bit slow and plodding – and we can all relate to the experiences of these provincial countrymen who are far outside their league in trying to work through the bureaucracy and their first experience in a big city.

you find yourself engrossed in a movie.

nation where it was produced.

Rain Bahamas Drama Rating: Good Rain is the title character, a teenaged girl who leaves her remote Caribbean island to go live in Nassau with her biological mother once her grandmother and primary caregiver dies. Soon after she arrives, she learns that her mother is an AIDS-infected, crack-addicted prostitute, but that doesn’t make her a bad person. Rain finds a role model in the older female school track coach who takes her under her wing to give her the support she needs. The performances in this drama are excellent, and the audience will really relate to the characters and situations. What is even more well done is the conveyance of the message about the human condition and how even Rain’s mother has value, morals, and is redeemable as a caring parent. This is an unusual film that is well worth seeing, especially due to the subject matter and the

Telstar United Kingdom Black Comedy Rating: Very Good Joe Meek was an early musical production pioneer who lived in London. This film centers on approximately seven years of his life, the music he made, and how naturally gifted as recording producer he was even without any formal instruction. Meek was also Gay, mentally unstable, and clearly addicted to speed, which obviously had a significant impact on his emotional instability. This film is fascinating to see because it covers the very early growth of rock and roll as a market and demonstrates how remarkable that many of the top rock hits of that era were produced in such primitive and wildly experimental recording studios. This film does not tell a very happy tale; nonetheless it is based on factual events and conveys a part of rock and roll music history that needs to be told. See it and be amazed!

A Woman’s Way Greece (subtitled) Drama Rating: Excellent Wow! This one is a very challenging film.

A middle-aged man gets out of prison after many years (we learn why he was imprisoned later in the film) and goes looking for his son. Instead he ends up hooking up with Transsexual prostitute he meets in an Athens hotel. Soon he begins a relationship with her while he continues to travel around to search for his lost son and sell the property he left when he was initially incarcerated. It isn’t long before he finds his son, has to face the demons of his past – including why he went to prison – and as a result things begin to spiral out of control and he is forced to re-evaluate his entire life. To tell you any more would give away this excellent film’s plot. You must see it and judge it for yourself. Nonetheless, it gives the viewers lots of things to think about. Let’s hope this gets an American release.

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Miao Miao Hong Kong (subtitled) Romantic Comedy Rating: Average This is the tale of a new girl in school who is an exchange student from Japan, and her interactions with her new friends.

When she goes on an expedition looking for a bakery from her grandmother’s past, she stumbles on a record store run by a young man and former musician who hates listening to music. What the plot really amounts to is a four-person love square involving the two schoolgirls and two musicians, one of whom is deceased. It is a film that will keep your interest and is cute and humorous as well as touching. While there is nothing really outstanding or new in this flick, it is still a worthy effort, providing the viewers with a modern youthful Asian perspective on same-sex love. High production values, solid performances, and a worthwhile screenplay combine to make this film a reasonably entertaining entry.

Patrik Age 1.5 Sweden (subtitled) Comedy Rating: Very Good This Swedish SIFF entry centers on a professional Gay male couple. One partner is a pediatrician who wants to raise a family.

They apply with the state, set up a nursery, and await the arrival of their adoptive child.

Soon they receive a letter telling them that an infant named Patrik, who is 18 months old, will soon arrive. When a 15-year-old teenaged juvenile delinquent by the same name and who despises homosexuals arrives at their door, things don’t turn out as expected. The screenplay and the performances are rock solid, the humor is well done, and the plot lines are realistic and believable (except maybe for the storybook happy ending), all resulting in an absorbing and enjoyable film experience. This is another example of the progress of other countries in producing LGBT films that are a cut above such cinema made in North America. This one is worth your film going dollar just to see what films are produced elsewhere. Yes, this one is a little bit saccharine, but who cares when

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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. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light drafts, $4.25 wells. Kitchen open 4 pm - 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.

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 - Brunch, 11 am - 4 pm. Happy Hour, 11 am - 8:30 pm. $2.25 Bud/Bud Light drafts, $4.25 wells. Kitchen open 11 am - midnight. No cover. Bear Night, 1st Saturday every month @ 6 pm.

Changes - Happy Hour till 7 pm. Free Darts all day and night.

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.

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 - Brunch 11am - 4pm. Happy Hour open ‘till close. $2.25 Bud/Bud Light Drafts and $4.25 Wells.

Kitchen Open 11am - 10pm. No Cover.

Changes - Brunch 11 am - 3 pm. $7.25 All You Can Eat Buffet.

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.

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. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm – 10pm.

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.

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. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm - 10pm.

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.

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.

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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.

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. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm – 10pm.

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.

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. $2.25 Bud/ Bud Light Drafts, $4.25 Wells. Kitchen Open 4 pm – 10pm.

Changes - Happy Hour all day and night. Trivia night with your host Jeff. Cash prizes.

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.

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.

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Fischerspooner turns in disappointing results

by Jessica Price SGN A&E Writer

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Fischerspooner May 26 The Showbox Market All I can think of to describe Fischerspooner’s “performance” at The Showbox is a Smiths song title – “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore.” The one-time darlings of electro-clash are touring for the release of their third full-length album, Entertainment.

Entertained was about the last thing I felt; bemused and scornful come closer to mind.

If it’s boys in makeup lip-synching that you want to see, Seattle has dozens of truly amazing performers any night of the week, and they actually get up and move. Fischerspooner’s return to The Showbox was an absolute sham.

By the time Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner appeared onstage a good 45 minutes late (Fischer in an atrocious Emo Philips-style yellow wig and Spooner looking like an overstuffed kabuki character), those in attendance seemed weary of trying to hype up for a good time. Four flimsy panels onstage, suspiciously covered in what appeared to be tinfoil, weren’t exactly encouraging. (After doing the festival circuit for so long, couldn’t the duo come up with something more impressive than tinfoil?) If your reputation is based on equal parts music and mind-blowing performance, the first thing to do is make sure the “mind-blowing” part is leaning toward the positive end of the spectrum.

Song-wise, lifeless versions of “Amuse Bouche” and “Happy” barely upped the energy. When you have no instrumentation onstage and all eyes are on you, a certain degree of effort would be commendable.

Even if the new material is less than stellar, I thought for sure the stage show would be worthwhile – but no. Spooner seemed smug, uninspired, and undeserving of any credibility at all – he barely could be bothered to throw himself wholeheartedly into a hip thrust. Luckily, the tinfoil panels shifted to reveal four 10-foot mirrors, adding a little more depth to the stage. Four ballerina-esque dancers leapt around in exaggerated high-school theater sequences, while Spooner mostly stood still and twitched occasionally.

Preening and posing is okay for a MAC ad, but come on! “Get Confused” and “Supply and Demand” only made me wonder if there will ever be a ban on futuristic silver jumpsuits and jerky movements as art.

A few low-budget costume changes and twirling umbrellas switched things up a bit – more silver, more kneepads, a bit of neon and more nude wig caps. Spooner’s ridiculous, lifeless facial expressions continued while the dancers leapt as if they could save the show, which of course, they couldn’t.

“Emerge” and “Sweetness” were a momentary relief. I kept praying that Dina Martina would magically appear for a cameo – only Dina could somehow turn a catastrophe of this size into something beautiful.

Circa 2001, riding on the strength of their debut album, #1, Fischerspooner’s live shows were legendary, highly charged performances. Or maybe it’s just that the material was better, which is definitely true (“Emerge,” “Sweetness” and a brilliant cover of Wire’s “The 15th” were all on that release). But the 2009 live edition of Fischerspooner is dismal and tired, and no amount of silver suiting or tinfoil can shine up a disappointment such as this.

by Rod Parke SGN A&E Writer Seattle Symphony Orchestra with Joshua Roman, cello May 30 Benaroya Hall The “Overture” from Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride revealed both the strengths and weakness of guest conductor James DePreist. Technically clean, beautifully balanced, and nicely articulated, it nonetheless lacked excitement. It all seemed a little metronomic, never quite getting off the ground despite the light agility of the strings.

If I hadn’t been so excited about what followed, I might have attributed my bored reaction to the Smetana to my own fatigue from too much gardening in our incredible spring weather. But the world premiere of David Stock’s ‘Cello Concerto’ left little to be desired, both in its execution and in the composition itself.

Listening to the orchestration of the concerto was a little like seeing a dance performance in which every move seems totally

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Wunderkind Joshua Roman returns to Seattle new and meaningful. Stock seemed never to run out of new sounds, combining instrumental choirs in novel ways, making for never a dull moment. And the novelty never seemed to lack expressive purpose. Each line had somewhere to go and something to say. The complexity of the work did not allow me to fully understand its message in a single hearing, but promised richer rewards if we ever get to hear it again.

The Seattle Symphony Orchestra realized these sonic adventures with apparent ease under DePreist’s clear baton. Balances with the solo cello were mostly well executed.

While I can’t speak to Stock’s skill in writing for the cello, the effect was expressive and seemed to fall easily under Joshua Roman’s fingers and bow. The soloist seemed to cherish the work. His winning appearance (looking less like a teenager, now with shorter hair) and superb musicianship, along with the merits of the work itself, brought a rousing reception from the audience. I hope he champions the piece as future occasions allow in his promising career.

Roman rewarded us with an encore: the “Prelude” to the ‘Suite No. 1’ of J. S. Bach, played with gorgeous lyricism. It was an immensely satisfying morsel.

Rachmaninov’s ‘Symphonic Dances, Op. 45’ filled the second half with the final and one of the composer’s finest works. Full of orchestral beauties and well defined moods, it cast its spell. The orchestra seemed well rehearsed and eager to paint the many colors of the three-movement set of dances.

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DePreist gave it a fine sweep and seemed in tune with its emotional content.

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being confined to a motored wheelchair, one that allows him to rise a foot or two so as to be more easily seen by the players. Based on this evening’s performance, I would welcome him back to Seattle any time.

Reviewer Rod Parke can be reached at rmp62@columbia.edu.

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Lucien Postlewaite in Dances at a Gathering

PNB scores with “Director’s Choice”

by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s “Director’s Choice” June 5-7 McCaw Hall Pacific Northwest Ballet’s current “Director’s Choice” mixed repertory program thrilled opening-night crowds last week. Seattle dance fans were delighted to find a rave review of the program in June 2’s New York Times. Alastair Macaulay, the Times’ major

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Eric Andrews-Katz: You started acting early on stage in Oliver! and in the movies with Adventures in Babysitting. Your career has continued on both fields. Which venue do you prefer?

Anthony Rapp: I prefer live [stage] performance because it’s the best way for me to connect with an audience. It tells the whole story from top to bottom. I also like the challenge of having to do the performance over and over with the same intensity each time.

If the show is long running, then there’s the longevity of being in a company of actors that become your family. On film, though, you get to be in something that can last forever.

Andrews-Katz: Even before you starred in RENT, you were on Broadway in another Pulitzer-nominated play, Six Degrees of Separation, and eventually did the film version, as well. When working on John Guare’s play, were you aware of David Hampton, the real-life con man that inspired the play?

Rapp: Yes, I was. I don’t know when it was, exactly, or at what point I became aware of it. It [the story] broke fairly early in our run on Broadway, so I became aware of him pretty early.

Andrews-Katz: When you auditioned for RENT, you sang REM’s “Losing my Religion,” and since then you’ve said you have an association with this song. Do you find your connection to be with this song, this group, or with music in general?

Rapp: All of the above, actually. I was doing the song as an actor’s exorcise prior to my audition for RENT, about finding a musical hero [Michael Stype] and trying to find in you what makes him heroic. I very

Danced to music by Arvo Part, the compelling abstract work is scored for only piano and violin. The bare-chested Bold was stunning in his physical feats, and Chapman seemed weightless in their pairings.

(The Times reviewer, in an untypical criticism, noted that another of the three men who danced the role over the first weekend lacked “the firm waistline the bare-chested role calls for.” Hard to believe since dancers, by their very nature, always seem solid muscle.)

Balanchine’s beloved Symphony in C, danced to an early work by Georges (Carmen) Bizet, ended the program. A favorite with PNB’s loyal audiences since its 1987 Seattle premiere, the 1947/1948 work is always a huge success. A showcase for the full company, the “all white” ballet is a staple of the Balanchine repertory. Interestingly, the work, which premiered in Paris in 1947 as Le Palais de Cristal was originally costumed in vivid colors. When Balanchine restaged the work in New York, the company was smaller than the Paris Opera Ballet company and the members of the corps de ballet had to reappear in each movement so quickly that the dancers could not change costumes – and colors – quickly enough, so the work was reimagined as an “all white” work. (There is another version of the tale which finds Balanchine’s passing off a work created for Paris a year earlier as a new work for New York, but few really seem to care about the mysterious creation of the classic contemporary work.)

Conductor Stewart Kershaw and the PNB orchestra deserve special praise for their work with the early Bizet symphony.

PNB continues the second week of “Director’s Choice” with performances Friday and Saturday (June 5-6) evening and at matinees Saturday and Sunday (June 6-7). Check for details and times at (206) 441-2424. Tickets start at just $25.

Just hours after the Sunday matinee, A Celebration of Louise Nadeau marks the official retirement of the PNB principal dancer, who is ending a 19-year career with the company. She will dance in multiple roles on the Sunday evening program along with excerpts of other works by the company.

The program starts at 6:30 p.m. and should be an emotional and artistic highlight of the season. Tickets and information at (206) 441-2424.

dance reviewer, has a special appreciation for PNB – he has visited seven times in the past two years, an incredible number of trips for the national publication.

Like Seattle fans and reviewers, the newto-Seattle Dances at a Gathering was the focal point. The 1969 Jerome Robbins classic is long overdue in Seattle. Peter Boal, PNB’s current artistic director, danced as “The Boy in Brown” early in his career. It has been one of his goals as artistic director to bring the works of Robbins and other major contemporary choreographers to PNB –

a welcome addition to the company’s vast repertoire.

Danced to numerous short piano works by Chopin, Dances at a Gathering is first-rate in every department. The hour-long work – long by contemporary standards – uses five couples who rotate in and out of each short sequence. “The Girl in Pink” will partner with “The Boy in Brick,” but return with another partner (in another color), giving the work endless pairings. An abstract ballet, Dances uses classic steps, classic costumes, and classic choreography to create a wonderful work. It will be great fun to see it again in coming seasons.

Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain pas de deux, from 2005, was another audience pleaser. Danced on opening night by Maria Chapman and Batkhurel Bold, the short work was another PNB premiere.

much connected to his passion and his being a political activist. I was very inspired by the music itself. I’ve always loved rock ‘n’ roll more than music from the theater, so it gave me a chance to imbibe that kind of music for my audition.

Andrews-Katz: From the first notes at the first workshop reading of RENT, you said you knew something special was happening. Can you explain that feeling?

Rapp: “Seasons of Love” was the first thing we heard. I just think that most people who love RENT love the song “Seasons of Love.” It’s hard not to be moved by that song. The beginning is so simple and yet elegant in those opening chords of the song. I remember thinking, “Oh. This is something really special.”

Andrews-Katz: RENT went from a workshop to an Off-Broadway hit, and then to being a worldwide smash sensation and winning the Pulitzer Prize. Aside from cast members, what major changes have you noticed from theatrical workshop to big screen film?

Rapp: I didn’t really notice the changes.

What I try to do is embody the truth and spirit of what we did in the theatrical version, but what the film demanded more of was gritty truth and honesty of the characters.

It’s a different medium. [Director] Chris Columbus felt that some of the clarifications needed more explaining in the film than on stage. Jonathan Larson [author/composer/ lyrics] did a lot of work between the first workshops and the Broadway opening, especially the relationship between Maureen and Joanne. The changes helped it become a stronger piece.

Andrews-Katz: RENT is credited with changing the face of musical theater, much like HAIR did in the ‘60s. How do you think RENT achieved this, and does the show still hold its relevance 13 years later?

Rapp: I’m very biased. I think both

things are true. Among many things, RENT opened an entirely new generation to musical theater. It’s perfect that music can communicate the show’s meanings much more powerfully than words alone. Judging from this tour’s responses, it’s just as relevant – if not more so – because of today’s economics, and others have compassion for those in crises. RENT speaks very eloquently about how a community faces its turmoil and crises. People are saying that in some ways, at parts of the show, it is even more moving than originally. It’s also really cool to witness that RENT is becoming a true classic.

Andrews-Katz: Jonathan Larson was the author/composer/lyricist of RENT, a man you worked with from the beginning of the show. Sadly, he died the night of the dress rehearsal from an aortic aneurysm. Why do you think the rumors started that he died of HIV complications?

Rapp: It’s an honest mistake from what people hear. People associate his death with his work and his work dealt with the subject of HIV/AIDS. It’s become kind of an urban legend that because the show deals with the struggles of HIV/AIDS, and since he died so young, people had become accustomed to young artist’s dying of HIV related causes.

It’s an honest mistake.

Andrews-Katz: Is there any one line or song from RENT that holds personal relevance for you?

Rapp: Almost everything in the show. I consistently get to express my truest feelings about the world in the show over and over again. … When Jonathan died, everything about Angel’s death resonated with Jonathan. As I get older, the ending of the show’s two lines [“I die without you” and “No day but today”] gets to me. The lines are not separate; they overlap, but they don’t cancel out each other or their meanings. It’s true and powerful.

Andrews-Katz: At the height of your

Broadway success in RENT, your mother was losing her long battle with cancer. How did you handle the juxtaposition of your success and grief?

Rapp: Sometimes, not very well. I just try to keep one foot in front of the other and keep my head above the water. I felt very lucky to be involved in a show that could give me an avenue to express some of my pain and grief on a nightly basis. I felt fortunate because in our culture there isn’t always a lot of room for people to be able to go through their emotional upheavals.

RENT was such a fulfillment for me, and for my mom. She was such a supporter of my career. I took comfort that she helped me in getting there.

Andrews-Katz: In your book Without You, you tell about a letter you received from a young boy struggling with coming out of the closet. How do you feel about being looked at as a Gay role model?

Rapp: It’s an honor and privilege and I try to do the best, to give the most honest, most constructive advice I can. The true, unfortunate reality is that as far as the popularity goes, I get almost too many of those letters.

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by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid SGN A&E Writer SCUBA National Touring Network for Dance May 30-31 Velocity Main Space The weather outside last weekend was warmer than normal, and the Velocity Main Space (home to Velocity Dance until their September move to Capitol Hill Arts Center, CHAC) was warm enough that many audience members used their programs for fans. Still, no one left at intermission, so exciting were the dances that were part of the annual SCUBA, National Touring Network for Dance program.

The program, which works with Seattle dance groups annually to coordinate with groups from around the country, performs in each city the dancers hail from, producing a program that is as lively as it is innovative.

First on the program was a piece by dancers Beth Graczyk and Corrie Belfort, part of the dance group Salt Horse, called “This Was a Cliff,” a tense and multi-leveled piece that at one point had one of the dancers running around the stage over and over again, carrying the dress of the other dancer, who had left the stage.

As energetic as this piece was (performed by dancer/choreographers Graczyk and Belfort), the next piece, “Tar,” danced and choreographed by Philadelphia dancer/choreographer Charles O. Anderson, wove a haunting veil of African and African-American experience, including that of slavery.

The African dance movements were backed by a large screen, upon which images of at first an ordinary tree, then a “hanging tree” from the times of slavery, leapt and

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SCUBA’s provocative and edgy dance crouched across the stage to the words of Exxex Hemphill’s “Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts.”

The final two pieces of the evening included another work choreographed by Anderson, who danced two dancers from his Philadelphia group, Dance Theatre X, in a work called “Evidence of Things (Un) Said.” The work used a piece from Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, a reworking of the parable from the biblical Book of Luke.

Explosive, riveting and sensuous, the dancers carved the space they used like birds in flight and in every way presented a work that most likely Butler would have been proud of, had the reclusive local science fiction author lived to see it. Butler died from a fall at her Lake Forest home several years ago.

But the best was indeed saved for last with Chris Schlicting’s work, “Love Things,” which had male and female dancers dressed in frothy, pink outfits that started as ‘60s wedding party outfits, then moved on to Schlicting himself, with the single male dancer in undies and sweaters, giving attention to a female dancer, who seductively shimmied in a miniskirt and sweater.

Mostly a fun piece, this one perfectly ended a delightful evening of robust movement by some of the most talented dancers and choreographers from across the country and gave some members of the audience reason to laugh at different points. For more information on Velocity Dance’s Velocity Forever Capital Campaign, their fundraising effort to help with the transition from Oddfellows to CHAC, contact shannon@velocitydancecenter.org, or call 206-325-8773.

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer As we’ve now entered the summer concert season and very warm weather, the list of great shows doubles and triples. However, many of the outdoor venue lineups are dominated by repeat performers and therefore some of June’s better gigs are happening in the air conditioned indoors. Here are eight of them to keep in mind.

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Gliss Studio Seven, June 10 Brand spanking new to the scene is Gliss, a Los Angeles trio with an atmospheric blend of rock who’ve been known to strip down to their underwear, and less, when performing live. The group, which I’d describe as a trancier Silversun Pickups, have toured alongside Smashing Pumpkins, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, We Are Scientists, The Editors, and the Raveonettes. There’s a certain level of cockiness that seeps from Gliss, which I’m usually drawn to if it compliments the image, though the main reason I’ve fallen for them is because they sound so damn good – ear sample “Gimme the Hit” on YouTube for a nice pick-me-up.

over and over again. They were The Verve before The Verve evolved, a rock band with deep lyrics and melodramatic tones that existed long before Coldplay penned their first hit. The Aussie quartet disappeared in the mid ‘90s, mainly because alternative radio was so absorbed with grunge acts and because The Church was eventually dropped

by EMI. The good news is their music hasn’t lost its brilliance, and in the intimate Triple Door the crowd will be treated to a concert like no other.

The B-52s Woodland Park Zoo, June 17 My first experience with the B-52s was in 1983 when “Song for a Future Generation” was shown on MTV – back in the days when MTV actually ran music videos. Since then, it’s been a 25-year fan affair with this quirky, punkish, multi Grammy-nominated quartet fronted by swishy lead vocalist Fred Schneider. The Athens, Georgia foursome have built a fabulous catalog of uptempo favorites over the course of three decades, including “Planet Claire,” Channel Z,” “Private Idaho,” “Love Shack,” and the imperial dance hit “Rock Lobster.” The B-52s, a strong supporter of Gay rights who perKate Voegele formed in Seattle last year as part of Cyndi Neumos, June 11 Lauper’s True Colors Tour, will play outHoping to become the latest pop sensation doors this time around at Woodland Park is Kate Voegele, who is off to a great start Zoo, a show that is already sold out. by debuting on the Billboard album chart at #10 with her first offering A Fine Mess. Her White Rabbits single “Only Fooling Myself” reminds me Crocodile Cafe, June 22 of early Michelle Branch, and I totally dig Of all the new bands out there wanting a Michelle Branch. The fact Voegele is head- shot at fame, White Rabbits are one of the lining at Neumos is surprising, especially most impressive. The Brooklyn-based sexsince there are lots of artists touring this tet raised eyebrows two years ago with its summer that she could’ve opened for and stellar debut Fort Knightly (SGN’s Top Ten possibly gained better noticeability, but oh Albums/CDs, 2007). Using a mixture of well. 2009 could be a banner year for this punk, folk, ska, jazz and catchy pop, these ingénue, so be on the lookout. guys are mindblowing on stage. In fact, the last time I saw them at Neumos, a young The Church couple dressed as ice dancers worked themThe Triple Door, June 15 selves to the front and provided synchroRewind to 1987. Everybody on the UW nized dance moves throughout the show – it campus was either listening to U2’s The was weird, but cool. The set list should inJoshua Tree or The Church’s Starfish - I clude “The Plot,” “Kid on My Shoulders,” owned both cassettes and spent many study “Percussion Gun,” and my favorite, “While sessions hearing “Under the Milky Way” We Go Dancing.”

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Mavis Staples Woodland Park Zoo, June 24 Many moons ago, the ego-tripping Aretha Franklin said there were only three women that could actually sing: herself, Nancy Wilson, and Mavis Staples. I don’t agree with this statement, but I will approve the inclusion of Mavis Staples on any short list of the world’s best vocalists. Throughout her 50+ years in music, Staples has been a force on the traditional gospel scene, but she’s crisscrossed into mainstream R&B such as with her live collaboration with fellow Chicago native Kanye West on “Jesus Walks.” She’s long been a civil rights activist, and this year joined Patty Griffin and The Tri-City Singers on a re-polished version of “Waiting for My Child to Come Home” for a benefit album. This diva’s concert at Woodland Park Zoo is a definite summer highlight.

Andrews-Katz: Many people don’t realize that Robert De Niro was a producer of the film. Were you aware of his presence at all during the filming?

Rapp: He wasn’t really involved on set.

It was his company that first procured the rights, but what he was doing was more on the sidelines Andrews-Katz: Going from the lead role in RENT to the lead in the Broadway revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is quite the jump. How did you approach the two roles, since they are so extremely different?

Rapp: Charlie Brown was something that I grew up with. I played Snoopy in the musical when I was a kid, so I already had a relationship with the show. I was happy to do the show with fewer demands than RENT had. RENT is very high-energy, and the grind can wear on you. Charlie Brown was Grizzly Bear after my mom died, so it was something that Chop Suey, June 25 she had seen me do when I was a kid. It held Indie pop band Grizzly Bear are no strang- a special meaning. er to Gay hipsters, as lead singer Ed Droste loves himself a good boyfriend now and then – not sure if he’s entirely Gay or Bisexual, but he’s been public about his male lovers to both fans and media. The New York-anchored outfit is often confused with Seattle ensemble Minus the Bear, and interestingly they’re very similar in style and also show signs of a major breakthrough following years of a low-profile, even after touring with alternative heavyweights Radiohead.

Grizzly Bear’s new album Veckatimist is one of the best recordings, thus far, of 2009 and they’ll surely introduce material from it like “Two Weeks” and “While You Wait for the Others” to everyone at the show.

Andrews-Katz: Currently, you are touring with two other original RENT cast members. After so many years between working with your main co-star Adam Pascal, do you find yourselves immediately falling back into your roles, or does it take a little time to get the synergy going?

Rapp: We fell back into our rhythms pretty quickly. I think there are new layers and colors that we added and we have a symbiotic relationship. I wouldn’t want to do the tour without him. It wouldn’t be the same.

Andrews-Katz: You have a CD out entitled Look Around, consisting of more contemporary music. Do you have any desires to branch out into solo performances or concerts, or do you prefer theater and movie work?

Rapp: I’ve done concerts and I’d like to do more. It’s hard to schedule it, getting my band together. I doubt that I’ll be booked into a [Broadway] show that uses a fourpiece band in the show. My album is a blend of rock ‘n’ roll and theater styles, and that’s

what music should be moving into.

Anthony Rapp was born in Joliet, Illinois and won awards for his singing as early as junior high. In 1987, he appeared in the movie Adventures in Babysitting, directed

by Christopher Columbus, who would later direct him in the film version of RENT. When not touring with Adam Pascal and Gwen Stewart in the current production of RENT, Anthony is working on an adaptation of his memoir Without You for the stage as a one-man-show.

Jonathan Larson based RENT on Puccini’s La Boheme. Modernizing the character’s names and changing the setting to New York City’s lower East Side, the rock musical deals with a group of friends trying to survive in a world of drug addiction, corporate takeovers, homelessness and HIV. The musical ran for over 12 years on Broadway, winning major awards, including the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Jonas Brothers Tacoma Dome, June 28 Still surprised Jonas Brothers scored a Grammy nod for Best New Artist? Don’t be; they’re the real deal, as far as tween acts go. They write their own songs, play their own instruments, and appear to be genuinely well-behaved kids, unlike the overly spoiled Miley Cyrus. Virgins or not, JoBros represent a fresh generation of pop stars who at least try to sound original – I give them props for attempting to make a name for themselves outside of the Disney bubble. Gay fans in the Seattle area, and yes there are plenty, can attend the Pride parade in the morning and still make it to the Tacoma Dome in time to see this cutie pie trio perform hits like “Burning Up” and “When You Look Me in the Eyes.” On June 6 at 10 a.m., a limited number of tickets will go on sale for $19.99 at all Ticketmaster outlets, continuing through June 7 at 10 p.m.

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continued from page 35 But I do try to reach out to all those who reach out to me. In the last 13 years [since RENT premiered], there is a huge difference in the way young people come out. It’s a very different experience today for many young men and women.

Andrews-Katz: The movie version of RENT contained 80% of the stage production’s original cast. Since the original cast became so close, did you ever find yourself getting protective or defensive with the two new cast members?

Rapp: Not at all. There was never a need for that. Everybody put our heads and hearts together to create our own ensemble. Nobody had anything to prove either preexisting or coming into the new cast.

Andrews-Katz: Despite a large following and Academy nominations, the film was not considered nearly the success it was on stage. Do you think the movie lost any of its impact moving from stage to screen?

Rapp: No, it’s a funny thing. The film was a huge success at the Chicago premiere. On its opening day, it made the equivalent of if [Broadway’s] Nederlander Theatre sold out every day for two years. The movie has introduced many people to the music, and they come see the stage production because of the movie. It didn’t have the same impact as in 1996, but it still made a difference in many people’s eyes. At the screenings, people went bananas for it, so I was a little surprised by the overall response.

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ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Secrets are not safe with you now. Use that to dig inside your own subconscious. Talking with a close friend will help you get a clearer sense of your priorities and what changes you might want to make there!

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Rethink your political ideals as if your tush is on the line … because it is! Your own answers and your friends’ will be frustratingly off the mark, but can goad you to new insights. A spiritual teacher or principle can be surprisingly helpful.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20): What look like opportunities to get ahead can be traps pushing you to over extend your authority and get into trouble. Rely on the advice of a teacher past or present. Think ahead and stay true to your ideals to avoid those traps!

CANCER (June 21- July 22): Your ideals and your politics are at odds with some truth deep inside you. Objective analysis of facts won’t help you here. Meditation, examining your gut instincts and being passionate have to be at the foundation for your ideals.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Wanting power and influence can provoke bad career decisions. Don’t just imagine yourself in 20 years, but also with whom you plan on getting there with. What would make you the ideal partner for your ideal partner?

Readings make great gifts!

I also do weddings and parties!

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Your ambitions and surprising misunderstandings with a partner can ignite huge disputes. You can’t win the argument. Instead, look at what you can do differently to work with the situation at hand.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Apparently complex philosophical questions may have simple practical solutions. The trick is not to take the problem too seriously. Is it really life or death? Try to have some fun and look at it creatively.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Your playful urges are more annoying than endearing to your partner. It could be just a temporary clash of moods. Getting busy and creative around the house – not in the bedroom – can help.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Division of housework can be a huge problem. Making it equal is not necessarily making it fair. What seems logical and right probably isn’t.

This will take intuition, creativity and empathy to solve.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Efforts to creatively dress up explanations will backfire. Stick to what’s important.

Religious and spiritual values hang on acceptance, not logic. Describing your path is better than trying to rationalize it. Traffic accidents are looking for you. Be careful!

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): This is no time for investments, especially in real estate. Resist any sudden impulses and “sure-fire” offers. More to the point, which of your inner resources should you be developing? You have more of yourself to offer than you realize.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Meditation, memory and inspiration may offer you better insight than family or roommates. Some introspection before speaking with them can at least help smooth out communications with them. Arguments could stimulate artistic possibilities, but is it worth the trouble?

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June 5, 2009

Celebrating 36 Years!

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

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

community calendar

SATURDAY - June 6

On the Boards 2009 NW New Works Festival (6/56/7 & 6/12-6/14). Showcases new & in-progress works by 18 artists. For a complete list of works, artists & venues visit www.ontheboards.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.

Cascade Flyers Meeting. 12noon. Hangar Cafe, 6261 13th Ave S. LGBT flyers & aviation enthusiasts of the Pacific Northwest. For information visit www. cascadeflyers.org BiNetSeattle Mixed-Gender Social - Mini Golf (Putt Putt) at Interbay Golf Course. 1pm. 2501 15th Ave W. Bring water, sunscreen or wind breaker depending on weather. www.binetseattle.org Sistah 2 Sistah Social/Organizing Meeting. 2-4pm.

Call for location. Meets 1st Saturday each month. An opportunity to socialize & discuss/plan future activities.

322-7061; 255-8951.

Country Western Dancing. 4-6pm lesson (Waltz).

Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave at E Pine St. Dance lesson by donation; no partner required. www.raincountrydance.org.

Hot Flash Retro Dance Party. 5:30-9:30pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. For women who are too old for the 20-something scene & too young to stop dancing!

Start your night out early with the best dance music from the 70s thru today at this incredible pre-funk event. $10.

Northwest Bears Beer/Soda Bust & Bear Meet.

6-9pm. Men’s Room, 1501 E Madison St. Meets 1st Saturday each month. A beer bust for Bears, Cubs & like-minded friends with happy hour prices. 903-9288. www.nwbears.org 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. (Also meets Thursdays 4-10pm & Fridays 4-10pm.)

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

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 Pacific Gender Support Movie Night. 7:30-9:30pm.

1812 E Madison St, #204. Meets the 1st Saturday of every month. All are welcome: CDs, TVs,TGs, TSs & all those concerned with gender issues such as family, friends, employers, etc. Donations appreciated. 3232162, www.pacificgender.org/support/ “Air Smarty” - Captain Smartypants in Concert (6/56/7). 6/5 & 6/6 - 8pm; 6/7 - 7pm. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. A unique taste of homo-comedy at its talented & flagitious best - with special guest Bobbi Kotula plus short warm-up set from Sensible Shoes.

Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at door. 388-1400; www. flyinghouse.org Voices Rising: From Hiphop to the Harlem Renaissance & Beyond. Doors 7pm, Program 8pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. Voices Rising, Seattle’s only showcase dedicated solely to LGBTQ artists of color, hosts an evening or powerful performances.

Features special guest Mami Watu with breaker Emiko Sugiyama. Tickets $10-$25. www.brownpapertickets.com Big Gay Prom in the Emerald City - POSTPONED until further notice. www.theabbey.org.

SUNDAY - June 7

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

Visit us online www.sgn.org

On the Boards 2009 NW New Works Festival (6/56/7 & 6/12-6/14). Showcases new & in-progress works by 18 artists. For a complete list of works, artists & venues visit www.ontheboards.org Hiking Group. 8:45am. Uptown Espresso, 500 Westlake Ave N. Every Sunday year-round, rain or shine for moderate to strenuous day hikes. 3238382. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSeattleGay HikingGroup/ Border Riders Motorcycle Club First Sunday Ride. 9am-rendezvous; 9:30am. Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E. Meets 1st Sunday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www. borderriders.com Gay Men’s Bowling in Everett. 10am. Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

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

Voting Day - Court of Seattle Imperial Prince 35 & Imperial Princess 37. 12noon-6pm. Richmark Bldg, 1605 12th Ave. Live & Let Live 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 & 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.

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 Boi Time. 2:30-4pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. Ongoing support group for Trans males who desire recovery from drugs or alcohol. Not a 12-step format but 12 steppers are welcome! www. dunsheehouse.org

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 Softball Exhibition Game: Muffin Tops vs Lambert House. 3:10pm. North Seatac Park, 13735 24th Ave S, SeaTac. Spectators are encouraged to attend, cheer & support your team. All proceeds benefit Lambert House youth programs. www.lamberthouse.org La Movida. 4-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Cada Domingo. Una junta bilingue para la comunidad GLBTQ en recuperacion de adicciones. Para mas informacion visita entrehermanos.org o llame 322-7700.

PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. For information, (509) 925-7937.

Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/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.

Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org “Air Smarty” - Captain Smartypants in Concert (6/56/7). 6/5 & 6/6 - 8pm; 6/7 - 7pm. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. A unique taste of homo-comedy at its talented & flagitious best - with special guest Bobbi Kotula plus short warm-up set from Sensible Shoes.

Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at door. 388-1400; www. flyinghouse.org Deaf Queer Coffee Night. 7pm. Starbucks, E Olive Way & Summit Ave E. Meets 1st Sunday each month.

Sponsored by the NW Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf. www.nwrad.org 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.

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

June 6 thru June 14 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.)

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 - June 9

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

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. For info, call 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.

Contact Shelly at 250-5002 or lgbtmsconnection@ comcast.net

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MONDAY - June 8

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. 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 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. Lots of social activities in addition to Tuesday meetings. Sandra Jo, 328-4895.

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. Ongoing drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunshee house.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. dunsheehouse.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.

Seattle Otters Water Polo Team. 8-9:30pm. Medgar Evers Pool, 500 23rd Ave E (at E Cherry St). Every Tuesday & Thursday. GLBT & GLBT-friendly co-ed water polo team is open to all who want to play. Check our website for up to the minute details, or call the Otter Hotline 217-9271, ext 3. www.otterpolo.com.

WEDNESDAY - June 10

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

Call for details, location & to RSVP. Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday most months. MF is a social organization for Gay men & women, 40 years & over. www. 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. 3231768, 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 Pride 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. This 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 book-

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lovers 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 LGBTQ youth, 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.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 center for GLBT & questioning youth 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. 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 e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@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-. Please speak with the facilitator before attending. Call Scott at 725-2488. www.dunshee house.org

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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 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 - June 11

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.

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 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.

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.

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. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA). 6-7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E, Room 2. Meets every Thursday. This is a weekly 12-step group open to anyone dealing with dual recovery issues. For info, call 3222437; www.dunsheehouse.org B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group). 6:30-8pm. Call for location. Every Thursday. Sponsored by Youth Eastside Services, which offers many programs for GLBT youth. (425) 747-4937.

Seattle 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.)

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/gayfathers seattle 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. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000.

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

FRIDAY - June 12

4th Annual Statewide Diversity Conference. 8am3:30pm. Seattle University School of Law. Presented by the Washington Minority Bar Association Collaboration Project. For details & to REGISTER visit www. wambac.org Northwest Pinball & Gameroom Show (6/12-6/17).

12 noon-12 midnight. 200 pinball & arcade games on FREE play! For details & tickets visit www.nwpinballshow.com On the Boards 2009 NW New Works Festival (6/56/7 & 6/12-6/14). Showcases new & in-progress works by 18 artists. For a complete list of works, artists & venues visit www.ontheboards.org When Workers Rise - 2009 Labor History Conference (6/12 & 6/13). Fri: 4-10pm. Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. For complete program information visit www.pnlha.org 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

Celebrating 36 Years!

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 Thrive. 6:30-8pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. Peer-led skill building workshop for anyone dealing with substance abuse or other addictive behaviors. Registration is required to attend this group. thrivepeers@gmail.com 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.)

Country Western Dancing. 7pm doors; 7:15pm lesson (West Coast Swing); 8:30-10:30pm (open dancing). Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave at E Pine St. Dance lesson by donation; no partner required. www. raincountrydance.org.

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

The Alternative. 8-9:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Friday. Drop-in social/support group for young Gay & Bi men. Every second Friday of the month is Game Night for Gay/Bi men from 8pm-1am. www. dunsheehouse.org

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 provides 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 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.

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.team seattle. 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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community calendar

SATURDAY - June 13

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Northwest Pinball & Gameroom Show (6/12-6/17).

10am-12 midnight. 200 pinball & arcade games on FREE play! For details & tickets visit www.nwpinballshow.com On the Boards 2009 NW New Works Festival (6/56/7 & 6/12-6/14). Showcases new & in-progress works by 18 artists. For a complete list of works, artists & venues visit www.ontheboards.org “When Workers Rise” - 2009 Labor History Conference (6/12 & 6/13). Sat: 8am-10pm. Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave. For complete program information visit www.pnlha.org A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. www.agatheringofmen.org Country Western Dancing. 4-6pm lesson (Waltz).

Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave at E Pine St. Dance lesson by donation; no partner required. www.raincountrydance.org.

Spectacular Radical Women Bon Voyage Party.

4pm. 2940 36th Ave S. A summer picnic potluck to help send national Radical Women organizer Anne Slater on her Bread and Roses tour of West Coast and New York Radical Women chapters. For more information or rides, call 206-722-6057; RWSeattle@mindspring. com. Everyone welcome.

2009 Imperial Prince & Princess Ball. Doors 6pm, Pageant 7pm. Russian Cultural Center, 704 19th Ave. Sponsored by the Imperial Court of Seattle. Tickets: $20 at the door. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com Seattle Men’s Chorus “Unplugged” in Mt Vernon.

7:30pm. McIntyre Hall, 2501 E College Way, Mt Vernon. This completely a cappella concert covers a lot of musical ground - from African anthems to barbershop & beyond. For tickets: www.ticketing.mcintyrehall.org

SUNDAY - June 14

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Northwest Pinball & Gameroom Show (6/12-6/17).

9am-3pm. 200 pinball & arcade games on FREE play!

For details & tickets visit www.nwpinballshow.com On the Boards 2009 NW New Works Festival (6/56/7 & 6/12-6/14). Showcases new & in-progress works by 18 artists. For a complete list of works, artists & venues visit www.ontheboards.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.

World Premiere Film Showing - “Unsilenced!” 6pm.

MOHAI, 2700 24th Ave E. Hour-long documentary chronicles Music of Remembrance’s first decade of performing & recording Holocaust-related chamber music. Former KOMO anchor Eric Slocum hosts.

Q&A follows the screening. FREE. www.musicof remembrance.org

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver. us 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 Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, offers a schedule of LGBTQ-supported 12-step meetings. For current schedule of meetings visit www.chacseattle.org or call 587-2838, 24/7.

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 Counsel-

Visit us online www.sgn.org

ing Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Dunshee House (Home of SASG) offers support, discussion & skills groups, retreats, 1 to 1 peer mentoring & special events for those affected by HIV/AIDS & the 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 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.

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

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