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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 22, Volume 37, May 29, 2009

SIFF’s FIRST WEEK: GLBT cinema

the early ‘90s with her groundbreaking albums Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink, called me recently to talk about her new album, upcoming tour, and her disappointment of Prop. 8 in California.

A vocal supporter of our community for many years, it’s no surprise to find Amos sitting on our side of the bleachers on the issue of Gay marriage. Nominated for multiple Grammy and MTV VMAs, the acclaimed singer-songwriter was an absolute peach to Tori Amos speak with over the

by Albert Rodriguez phone – genuinely sweet, articulate, thoughtful, and quite passionSGN A&E Writer ate about her Gay fan base. Amos, It’s going to be a very special whose drummer-husband Matt Pride this year, thanks to Tori Amos. The alternative music see music lounge page 32 diva, a heavy Gay favorite since

Baby Love France (subtitled) Comedy Rating: Good This clever comedy features a pediatrician who has determined he wants to have a child, which causes a breakup with his longtime partner. First he attempts to go through the state and adopt a child, however apparently it is not legal for Gays and Lesbians to become adoptive parents in France (who would have known?), so as soon as the inspector from the state realizes the truth, this avenue is cut off. So the doctor tries to find a surrogate mother and approaches the woman whom he recently met when he had a minor traffic collision with her vehicle. Initially she assertively rejects his offer, but when fate dictates a more intimate relationship, she agrees, provided they have a formal wedding. Soon the doctor discovers he is sterile and he needs a sperm donor, he decides the only man he can approach is his ex, for whom he still has deep feelings.

Lots of plot twists and turns makes this 2009 SIFF entry an example

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Tori Amos, Glee, Adam Lambert, Kathy Griffin

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

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

Kathryn Van Meter (center) in Show Boat

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Captive Russia/Bulgaria Rating: Good May 31, 9:30 p.m.

Egyptian Theatre It is strange that this film would be considered a film of particular interest to the LGBT community because there really is nothing Gay about this soldier’s war flick, other than the fact that the captive is an attractive young man and his captor befriends him and makes a few

comments about his beauty. Otherwise this film is really a parable of the futility of war and the slaughter of lambs that becomes commonplace in wartime. Set in Chechnya, a couple of lost Russian soldiers capture a rebel and hold him captive to act as a guide so they can get back to their detachment.

Along the tortuous route through rebel territory, one of them develops an especially close bond with their captive before events spiral out of control. This film has an interesting plot, realistic characters see SIFF page 23

Delightful Clowns, PNB’s mixed program Angela Sterling

Show Boat Village Theatre Through July 3 The Village Theatre in Issaquah has done up another fabulous production with its presentation of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein’s Show Boat. The amped-up presentation includes an incredible steamboat set which breaks apart for “interior” rooms (designed by Robert A. Dahlstrom), beautiful costumes by Karen Ledger, intricate and fun choreography by Stanley Wesley Perryman, and a wonderful orchestra headed by Bruce Monroe and Tim Symons.

Beautiful singing by Broadway import Richard Todd Adams as Gaylord Ravenal and 2009 finalist of the NW Metropolitan Opera Regionals Megan Chenovick as Magnolia Hawks includes backup by a wondrous performance of Julie LaVerne by Cayman Ilika – who is fast becoming a major Northwest musical theater artist – a formidably funny turn as Cap’n Andy

by Larry Albert, and the beautiful rendition of “Old Man River” by Ekello Harrid, Jr., that iconic song that embodies the rich heritage of the musical. Two songs that have been returned to the score and may be unfamiliar are performed by

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Show Boat a triumph

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of the advanced progress of LBGT cinema in other countries over typical similar films made in the USA.

(l to r) Jordan Pacitti, Seth Orza, and Barry Kerollis in Symphony in C

by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer Intiman Theatre pays a visit to a simpler time of life in its spirited revival of Herb Gardner’s classic comedy, A Thousand Clowns, and Pacific Northwest Ballet opens a two-week run of its three-part director’s choice. Bits&Bytes is happy to recommend both. Read on: INTIMAN SCORES WITH NOSTALGIC VISIT TO YESTERYEAR

BAT N’ ROUGE XI

Intiman Theatre wisely spends two full pages of the program for its current revival of Herb Gardner’s fondly remembered A Thousand Clowns bringing 1962 to life for the theater’s appreciative audience. A Thousand Clowns is anchored in that era – the postEisenhower age of conformity.

Renegades, like Gardner’s Murray Burns, were delightfully offbeat, unconventional people who lived life as they pleased. Living on unsee bits and bytes page 33

DRAG QUEENS vs.The DYKES Saturday June 13th 5:00 to 8:00 PM - Cal Anderson Park

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Celebrating 36 Years!

New Terminator offers little salvation

characters doing the telling, and our lead character’s comeback lines always seem to put the offender in place. It is another example of clever Gay comedic cinema coming out of Spain. Let’s hope it gets a commercial release in the US. richard foreman

Christian Bale in Terminator Salvation

by Sara Michelle Fetters SGN Contributing Writer Terminator Salvation Now Playing Judgment Day has come and gone, the war against the machines raging for close to a decade. John Connor (Christian Bale) is exhausted and exasperated, as nothing is happening the way his mother Sarah (Linda Hamilton) foretold in her old tapes to him.

Skynet is adapting, searching out new targets, and their latest object of termination may be the one they should have been going after from the start.

But when the arrival of a stranger (Sam Worthington) with no memory or knowledge of the planet-wide devastation brings startling new insights into their enemy’s plans, Skynet’s days might finally be numbered. But not everything is as it seems, and the machines have plenty of new tricks for their main adversary, their numerous journeys to the past giving them an insight into the future that could finally help them bid hasta la vista to John Connor for good.

There is a lot wrong with Terminator Salvation. Much of John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris’ (they also co-wrote the overblown, and much worse, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) script is pretty inane, with lapses in logic so gargantuan they’re almost jaw-dropping. As for the acting, Christian Bale is easily one of the more gifted performers of his generation, but he’s a mess in this, barking so madly from start to finish I almost expected him to grow fur and a tail and start running around on all fours.

Still, I can’t get too worked up about this (admittedly pointless) sequel one way or the other. Some of the action scenes are spectacularly dynamic; a final fight with an old friend is an astonishing special effect that completely blew me away. I also really liked Anton Yelchin, and between this and the new Star Trek, the young actor is now playing two iconic sci-fi characters and in doing so has managed to display a range and a versatility I never anticipated.

But the big coup is Worthington. Not because of his acting (he’s fine, if a bit annoyingly monosyllabic), but more because the character he’s playing is so potentially interesting. The reasons behind his journey have a lot of heft and weight behind them, as the decisions he is forced to make are the ones James Cameron’s 1984 and 1991 classics debated with beautiful visceral intensity while still leaving plenty of room for expansion.

Unfortunately, what is a plus is also a minus, and while I like this character and what is going on with him, the script gives him such short shrift the majority of the time that the themes involving him are nowhere near as hefty as they could be. This undercuts all the emotional resonance the film is hoping to generate, and the only sentiment I could muster up during his final declarations was

one of sheer indignation. What should be a powerful moment is instead an incredibly silly one, and taking into account the smattering of snickering I could overhear throughout the preview audience, I wasn’t the only one having this reaction.

It also doesn’t help that the machines, for all their malevolent (and somewhat brilliant) twisting of events, are extremely stupid when the chips start falling their way.

Without ruining things, let me just say the final 20 minutes of the movie should never take place, and Skynet should have won the war. As things are laid out by Brancato and Ferris, victory is pretty much assured. A few robots here, some toxic gas there, maybe some strategically placed explosives, and everything is over in a nanosecond, humanity’s tragic end a forgone conclusion if the machines actually acted like the logical beings they supposedly are.

With all that being the case, I should hate this film far more than I actually do. For whatever reason, there is enough about Terminator Salvation that I dug, or at the very least kind of liked, that I’m willing to give it something of a partial pass. Will I be back to see it again? No, of course not, but there are plenty of movies out there I feel the same way about. This one, for all its lineage and place in science fiction history, is just another forgettable semi-mediocrity I get to add to the pile.

City of Borders USA/Israel (subtitled) Documentary Rating: Very Good May 29, 4:30 p.m., May 30, 1:30 p.m., Pacific Place There is an old saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Nowhere can this adage be more clearly demonstrated than in Jerusalem, where the center of monotheistic religions originates. Yet a small bar named Shushan which caters to the LGBT community seemingly exists as an outpost of rationalism and community which cuts through the bigotry of the three big-book religious theologies. This documentary profiles several same-sex couples, a few individuals, including an openly Gay Palestinian, and the bar’s owner, who also won election to the Jerusalem City Council. What makes this film fascinating is that the religious groups – who cannot agree on nearly anything – are unanimous in their staunch opposition to even the existence of an LGBT community in the heart of their historic birthplace. Yet what is more remarkable is the unity of the members of this small LGBT community which crosses all ethnic and religious backgrounds and how they are not only able to get along with each other but even thrive as caring loving individual humans in the middle of one of the most violent volatile communities on earth. Because of this, one tiny little outpost has enabled LGBT people to meet and form a community without borders or boundaries.

A must-see documentary entry in 2009 SIFF, don’t miss this one!

Everything Strange and New USA - Black Comedy Rating: Below Average June 4, 7 p.m., June 6, 1 p.m.

Pacific Place Cinema

Perhaps this title was chosen because an opposite one that would actually represent what this film is about would not sell many tickets. The film is a drama centering on one man’s relationship with his world, his wife and children, his work, and his two co-workers. Shot in a sort of chalky pastel color tone, this film profiles the loneliness and boredom that the main character experiences in life.

He married too young, and now in middle age he goes about his life without really questioning why neither he nor anyone else is very happy. The color style of the print is clearly intended to convey this emotion, and it does so well. Nonetheless, this is a fairly boring, non-absorbing drama that doesn’t go very far with little action in the plot until about 70 minutes into the film, when his coworker and friend engage in straight (Bisexual) action. Perhaps our lead character is Bisexual? There isn’t enough information conveyed in this story to even figure that out. So, what we end up with is a story of unhappy people who are caught up in their own little life drama without ever really going anywhere. Spend your hard-earned dollars on a different SIFF entry!

Fig Trees Canada - Documentary Rating: Poor This unusual film is more of an opera than a documentary. It is a tribute to AIDS activists Tim McCaskell of Toronto and Zackie Achmat of Capetown, South Africa. Mostly operatic sequences are cut into short snippets of interviews and historical news footage of these two individuals and their battles as AIDS activists and patients. If you love opera, then you will thoroughly enjoy this production. If not, you will probably find this movie one that can easily put you to sleep. There are probably not more than 10 or 15 minutes of interview dialog in the entire 110-minute running time, as the sound often cuts off the dialog of the subjects fading into opera. It works as an art piece for a very limited audience, but falls seriously short of anything other than capturing the see SIFF page 33

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continued from cover and settings along with a moral purpose it is clearly trying to convey. It is a perfect example of the opportunity SIFF provides to be exposed to the issues of importance in other cultures and countries.

Chef’s Special Spain (subtitled) - Comedy Rating: Good A guilty pleasure of comedy about a Gay restaurateur who ends up with custody of the two children he has had no contact with in years when his ex-wife dies. Of course it has the typical plot lines in such a tale including issues that need to be addressed and resolved with his estranged rebellious children and conflicts in the kitchen of his restaurant, where he is struggling to win a major award for outstanding culinary achievement. Adding to the situation comedy is the competition he faces with one of his employees over the budding relationship with his new next-door neighbor, who is a recently retired soccer star now working as a closeted sports commentary reporter. Not to mention his estranged relationship with his bigoted parents, including a father who thrives on telling offensive anti-Gay jokes.

Yes, there is a lot of seemingly negative humor centering on Gay jokes, but it really seems more in keeping with the tone of the

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer The Oddwoman of Pioneer Square ACT Theatre Through May 31 Even professional actors like to take classes in acting. They’re referred to as “master classes,” since, presumably, the actors have mastered acting and just want to keep working at getting better. Actors who are members of Actors Equity (AEA) cannot work unpaid. But there are exceptions.

One is a project that the actors do as a kind of workshop. As long as they do the work for free, and no admission is charged, the union allows them to perform for the public.

Of course, donations are always welcome.

Theater 9/12 productions are such “actor projects,” and The Oddwoman of Pioneer Square, hosted at ACT Theatre, is the current work. While the sets, costumes, lighting, and sound are minimal – though the versatile, maybe cardboard set does a very nice job for itself – you can enjoy professional level acting talents.

This production is written by Charles Waxberg, artistic director and master teach-

er, and directed by Paul O’Connell. Waxberg based his play on the classic The Madwoman of Chaillot, by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943. Giraudoux’s play is a mix of fantasy and political ideology. Similarly, Waxberg imports the same elements into this play. The Madwoman, or Oddwoman, is a personality embraced by regulars in Pioneer Square. She is eccentric and charming and not quite attached to the current world. She gives people made-up names, which they allow, and apparently feel uplifted when she visits.

The political expression in both plays is tension between the haves and have-nots, and the price of progress. Some shady business guys want to drill for oil under Pioneer Square and are willing to destroy the area in order to do that. What price progress?

Where the play works excellently is the second act, in which a trial takes place and the subject is vigorously debated. Each side occasionally makes good points. Where the play has a problem is how the first act is introduced. The setting is in Pioneer Square, at an outdoor café. There is a homeless guy, a flower seller, a waitress, a tourist, a guitarist, etc.

If you know and understand that this is a classic theatrical piece, with classic language and a “presentational” style of acting – and you don’t expect realistic acting (from the gut, as it were) – then the context of the first act is clear. If you don’t know this, the first act seems to set up a kind of realistic setting we are familiar with, and then people “overact” terribly.

The second act clears all that up, but by then, it might be too late for folks who decide about plays before intermission. This is a fantasy. The acting is formal. The language is formal. The characters are unreal.

The Oddwoman and the rest of the cast are more “representational” than they are real

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(l to r) Alex Robertson, Ruth McRee, Heidi Jean Weinrich in The Oddwoman of Pioneer Square

people. Having read this, you may well have a much better time with the whole play. In that context, much of the play works well.

In that context, the actors are not “overacting.”

It will be interesting to see what else Theater 9/12 will produce, and last fall’s production of four one-acts was very well acted and written. You don’t have to shell out a lot of money, and yet you get a quality show.

It’s not nearly as risky as the potential for “bad” acting that might pop up in “community” theater. (Wait a minute; I’m not knocking community theater. There is some wonderful work being done by community the-

aters. But you have to admit that sometimes people are cast because they’re the treasurer of the organization, rather than because they pull their weight as actors.)

But even professional level acting will suffer if the script doesn’t help them. So, it’s incumbent on Theater 9/12 to make sure future scripts continue to live up to the level of actor that is voluntarily putting them on.

One weekend left for this one, and more information is at theatre912.com. You can reserve seats, but you don’t have to.

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Captain Smartypants goes native in Air Smarty

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Finders Keepers

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Oddwoman : Professional acting for free

Captain Smartypants

by Shaun Knittel SGN Staff Writer Air Smarty Columbia City Theater Through June 7 Captain Smartypants, an offshoot group of performers from Seattle Men’s Chorus, will perform Air Smarty through June 7 at the Columbia City Theater.

The musical comedy, directed by Eric Lane Barns, centers on a shipwrecked Air Smarty crew who take to the airwaves in hopes of being rescued after their plane nosedives into the Pacific Ocean. Their mayday distress call turns to musical mayhem when it attracts all sorts of characters.

Production organizers say the musical is part Tempest, part Gilligan’s Island, part Lost, and part American Idol. In all, the show demonstrates just how creative a group of

nine survivors can get.

Air Smarty features songs by Annie Lennox, a tribute to Gay and straight composers, and a plethora of music genre. Accompanying the music are commercials for new and cryptic products.

The evening is done up by a parade of undaunted, unbalanced, and unearthly characters who will definitely keep you laughing, say Air Smarty organizers.

Guest performer Waxie Moon, Seattle’s own gender-bending boylesque sensation, appears May 29-31. Bobbi Kotula, a local singing legend, appears June 5-7. Sensible Shoes, a small ensemble of Seattle Women’s Chorus, will perform a short curtain warmer at the Saturday and Sunday shows.

Air Smarty promoters recommend the show for mature audiences only because the performance contains mild nudity. For tickets visit www.flyinghouse.org.

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A Wedding Story Seattle Public Theater Through June 7 Fresh French bread is great when it has a slightly crisp, chewy crust, and delicate, soft insides. There’s that satisfaction of grabbing a hunk of it and pulling with your teeth. Such is the feeling that often accompanies shows done by Seattle Public Theatre recently. Their latest bread offering is A Wedding Story by Bryony Lavery, directed

by Artistic Director Shana Bestock, with five accomplished actors: Pam Nolte, John Wray, Chiara Motley, Amber Wolfe, and Tim Gouran.

The story is an intimate one, focused on just one family, using the metaphor of weddings to bring out all those long-remembered incidents, hidden conflicts, and stresses of committing oneself to another. But Lavery includes a vivid decline as a vigorous, intelligent, accomplished woman succumbing to Alzheimer’s. Family commitments to dementia patients strain at the very edge of the ability to hang in there. How much more difficult is it to stay committed to someone who doesn’t even know who you are?

Lavery breaks a lot of theatrical conventions. He has the characters talk to the audience, envisions fantasy environments (recreating moments from the movie Casablanca), and places scenes together in a somewhat chaotic manner. Therefore, it’s not an easy play to present, for the theater or for the audience. She manages some real humor, and some gruesome humor. Robin and Sally, the son and daughter of the declining woman, Evelyn, brainstorm about creatively murdering their mother with ice bullets, as they use humor to dispel frustration and angst over watching her decline. And Lavery doesn’t flinch from the breaking point, having the husband, Peter, hit his wife in

frustration over her unconscious antics.

Pam Nolte does A+, outstanding work as the brilliant but ill doctor. She can’t fail to break your heart. For some in the audience, her story seemed to resonate with those who might have already experienced that family tragedy. Lavery has Evelyn give us statistics about Alzheimer’s lack of treatment, science’s lack of understanding of the mechanisms, and the horrifying reality that millions of us will have it in the coming years. In this area, the play is a very important wake-up call.

A subplot, welcome for its lack of cliché, is that Sally is a Lesbian, and relatively unconflicted at that. But she’s a butch who has a rather “male” attitude toward sex; she wants it, but doesn’t want to get “involved.”

She meets Grace at a wedding and bangs her in the bathroom. Grace wants a relationship and eventually demands to be taken seriously enough to marry. Unfortunately for this production, Motley and Wolfe have little chemistry together, and are not comfortable playing Lesbians, though they certainly try hard enough.

A script weakness is that the son is brought in halfway through, and we are not given a strong sense of his connection or despair, as a lot of what he offers is Hollywood script treatment of real-life events. He apparently lives and works in L.A. and brings a lot of alienation to the role. The family connection between Sally and Robin works well, as does Robin’s horror of having to deal with his mother’s diaper-changing, which is one of those gruesomely funny scenes.

The set design by Richard Schaefer seems more like a “good on paper” idea. He covers a wall, floor to ceiling, with wedding dresses and materials. It’s a white wall of fabric and gauze. However, after a while, it seems distracting and limits the actors on stage. A series of stair levels is all the actors get to work on. When the actors use the wall for

Anthony Bourdain, the Mick Jagger of food and travel STG

Anthony Bourdain

by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer Anthony Bourdain w/ Mario Batali May 30 - 8pm Paramount Theatre $45-$175 I love food and I love to travel – combined with a killer mixtape, it’s the ultimate nirvana. Unsurprisingly, I’m a huge fan of Anthony Bourdain. I’ve spent many hours watching this Travel Channel star trek around the world in search of exotic cuisine, paradisia-

cal nooks, and whatever comes chilled in a bottle. The New York-based TV host rose to fame when his best-selling book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, revealed the delights and notso-delightful inner workings of the restaurant business, from the ass-grabbing and ball-fondling behind the counter to the 65th floor banquet rooms of the world-famous, brag-worthy Rainbow Room. A big reason why Bourdain is revered throughout the food industry – and, yes, he reels ‘em in like a hot rock band – is that he got his start at the very bottom of the food chain, as a low-

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Wedding Story intimate and touching

Wedding Story

entrances and exits, it gets in the way. seattlepublictheater.org or call 206-524Any detractions mentioned don’t dimin- 1300. ish the chewy freshness of the production (if you will) and the tasty challenge the play Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@ presents. For more information, go to www. gmail.com. ly paid dishwasher in Provincetown, and moved steadily up the ladder. After graduating from the CIA, as in Culinary Institute of America, he climbed the ranks by slinging brunch specials in a cramped Big Apple hole-in-the-wall to becoming executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles to his current stint as an author, chef, and television personality in high demand – oh, and let’s not forget that from New Zealand to Seattle, he attracts sell-out crowds to hear him speak about eating and exploring the planet.

You must be wondering why a tall, skinny, 50-something guy has such a strong appeal with ordinary folks that would move us to pay X number of dollars to see him in person. Are we out of our minds? Absolutely not. For those of us who love food, and I mean not only putting it in our mouths but who spend countless evenings seeing it prepared on TV, scour magazine after magazine for fresh takes on old favorites, sit at open-counter diners to watch chefs dash sea salt on a gorgeous piece of halibut, or who wait over a half hour outside a top-reviewed bistro for a last-minute reservation cancellation, Bourdain is our messiah. He’s a man who appreciates the greatness of food, that made-from-scratch cassoulet, and he’s a guy with big enough balls to honestly tell us that underneath a Monday morning seafood frittata is a slab of fish that wasn’t consumed over the weekend and must now bring in some kind of profit. My personal head over heels affair with cuisine began nine years ago when I lived in Paris, discovering the sheer joy of a tournedos poele with a red wine-shallot sauce or a simple, warm baguette smothered with camembert – food in its purest form can’t be beat, and Bourdain is the pastor who preaches to a very hungry choir.

I’ve watched every episode of Bourdain’s travel series, No Reservations, including the one in Kazakhstan when he receives an excruciating massage in the buff – well, they didn’t show his areas of interest, but his oiled-up chest sure made me press rewind on the remote. Indeed, some of Bourdain’s

faithful are attracted to his gentlemanly looks (when he isn’t droopy-faced due to an obvious hangover, that is) – I, too, think he’s a catch at his ripe age – and others find his bad boy, chain-smoking, potty-mouthed image too irresistible. I’m quite pleased with the whole package, anything he does or says is usually right up my alley – the episode in which he prepared a lamb roast in an RV with a side of grilled radicchio is one I’ve seen about 10 times. But my absolute favorite is when he sits down to a humble meal of fish and rice with a small family in Vietnam, not to mention tossing back a still-beating cobra heart like a tequila shot on Cinco de Mayo.

Bourdain’s weekend visit to Seattle, his second in the past year, is something of a curiosity – we know he’ll talk, but what about exactly is a mystery. He’ll be joined by Mario Batali, a star amongst foodies in his own right, who interestingly collaborated with Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow on a book that documents a culinary journey through Spain. There will likely be intriguing stories told from Bourdain’s latest expeditions, and since he’s sure to make an appearance at a few of Seattle’s highbrow spots (he’ll definitely drop by Salumi, owned by Batali’s family members), he’ll probably give us a New Yorker’s opinion of local cuisine – are we over-praised for our pan-seared salmon, and, most importantly, were we truly deserving of four out of five Northwest-region chef nominations for the prestigious James Beard awards? Here’s hoping Bourdain and Batali escape the downtown traps (uh, Brasa is mediocre and overpriced) and head to Capitol Hill or Fremont or the International District for some of Seattle’s underappreciated yet most sensational restaurants. To be in a roomful of people that garner food as an everyday valuable asset to the soul and folks who love stumbling across a greasy sandwich hut in Uruguay while ignoring the Zagat-rated café in the tourist pit, Saturday night spent with Anthony Bourdain is certainly one to look forward to – the Mick Jagger of food and adventure has come to play.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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RuPaul’s Champion pure magic

Bare Bones’ dancing eerie and fun Mathu Andersen

by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid SGN A&E Writer Bare Bones May 23 Annex Theatre My first thought upon watching the two dancers in the first piece of the evening – part of the Bare Bones performance/fundraiser last weekend – was that Aiko Kinoshita looked a lot like Alice Krige, the first word in female horror leads (she played the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact). I even found her at intermission and told her so, and got the most delightful reaction – a shy giggle – though she didn’t know who Krige was.

No matter, what you need to know is that on stage with her partner in dance, Kristin Hapke, doing a piece called “One Leg Is Shorter Than The Other,” the two kept an intimate audience riveted to the stage, watching the two move in jerky, often casually brutal motions that seemed to convey the innermost ways people are different and yet need each other for companionship.

Second on the bill, “Mama Ocean” brought another Krige lookalike to the stage, which featured Maureen “MoMo” Freehill in a butoh piece which took me back to the heyday of the dance performances I’d ever seen in the old Washington Performance Hall (which used to house On The Boards).

At once beautiful and a little eerie, Freehill moved across the stage and into the audience at some points, trailing a silken piece

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by Boy Mike Special to the SGN RuPaul is the fiercest and most recognized drag queen superstar the world has ever known. Champion is by far the best album the disco diva has ever released. People seem to forget that it was the music that started his career and he is back, baby, back to let the legendary children have it on his latest and greatest disc.

Ru enlisted the help of Lucian Paine, who comes from a musical theater background and has worked on Broadway hits such as Hairspray. RuPaul has a fabulous pop/ dance sensibility and with the two collaborating in both the writing and producing, the result is pure magic.

The CD’s opening track, “Main Event,” would be right at home on a movie sound-

track such as Fame or Flashdance. It reminds me of Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out For A Hero” from the Footloose soundtrack.

The title track “Champion” is a battlecry for listeners to “always be a hero” and a reminder that “nobody wins by playing small.”

“Tranny Chaser” is presented as an anthem to all of the “looky-loo” Tranny chasers that hit on gender-bending queens. The song is presented in cheerleader chant style similar to Toni Basil’s “Mickey,” only better.

With a wink and a knowing smile, Ru raps to a techno electronica beat in this track to “girls with something extra” in “Lady Boy.” Rounding out the album is a duet with the infamous Lady Bunny “Throw Ya Hands Up” which sounds like the next big HINRG hit from this amazing disc.

Marlette Buchanan as Queenie and add a wonderful flavor to her role and in strengthening the portrayals of African-Americans in the production.

A solid core of supporting players includes a fun comic duo of Frank Schulz and Ellie May Chipley by Greg McCormick Allen and Kathryn Van Meter, a warmly brusque Leslie Law as Parthy Ann Hawks, and a sweet flapper number from Kasey Nusbickel as the daughter/granddaughter Kim. Director Jerry Dixon keeps things humming, though with the additions of songs and interludes, it’s a long musical at around two hours and 45 minutes.

Show Boat, first produced in 1927, was at the beginning of a trend of putting more substantial subject matter in the format of a musical. On the first layer is the love story of a “show” boat family girl (whose family owns and runs the traveling theatrical venture) and a gambling rascal with good looks and charm. The second layer focuses on the difficulties of the freed slaves integrat-

of fabric like a ghost from some ancient Japanese horror story brought to life.

Ending the first part of the evening was an even eerier piece, “Sometimes The Name Comes After,” performed by Paige Barnes with sound by Jeffrey Huston. This redlit piece had an inner tension that always seemed ready to leap from the stage and turn into something nightmarish a la Akira (the famous anime film in which a strange child metamorphosizes into a living doomsday creation).

Then came the laughs in Scott Davis (“Men In Dance”) and Martinez Trinidad’s comic “Best If You Don’t Touch Me,” which had many in the audience, particularly the couples, laughing out loud. Using the music of the Bee Gees and Ben Benassi, Davis and Trinidad worked through a series of movements that turned the title on its ear, give it a spin or two and even worked at some mock sensuality that made even more folks laugh.

The show ended with two one-person pieces, “In Sleep,” performed by Angelina Baldoz (playing trumpet) and Beth Graczyk (dancing), a frantic combination of movement and voice, and “And-Art-Articulate,” performed by Jurg Koch, who moved like fluid mercury across the stage to a series of recorded voiceover pieces that were funny and thoughtful at the same time. The show, Bare Bones, was a fundraiser for SFDI, the 16th annual Seattle Festival of Improvisations, which takes place August 2-9. For more information, go to www.danceartgroup.org or info@danceartgroup.org. ing into a society that still considers them less than full members of that society, and has laws restricting their activities and access. In this case, the laws were about “miscegenation,” or marrying between blacks and whites, which was illegal in a number of states. Julie, a performer on the boat, is reported to be married to a white man, and she was born black (though no one knows that, due to her very white complexion). A dramatic scene, conveyed with great drama and tension in this production, has her husband cut her hand and drink her blood, so that everyone who sees that can witness that he “has Negro blood in his veins.”

The famous standard, “Old Man River,” is a testament to the endurance of the African-American population and their ability to keep going, like the river, no matter what comes to oppose them. The deep, mournful tones resonate into our beings and pull emotional responses from us that we are helpless to prevent.

This is great family entertainment and allows for opportunities to talk about the sordid history of the U.S. treatment of AfricanAmericans. Fun and educational! Isn’t that what anything worthwhile should be? For more information, go to www.villagetheatre.org or call 425-392-2202.

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SAM Remix June 5, 6–10 pm Celebrate Gay Pride month with DJs Colby b and crew. Catch special film screenings selected by Three Dollar Bill Cinema.

Experience performances by Team Gina, The Can Can Castaways and burlesque superstars Lucky Penny and Nessa Lashes.

Hosted by the fabulous Ade.

FilMS In collaboration with Three Dollar Bill Cinema, SAM salutes Gay Pride Month with three films by Derek Jarman:

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Chamberlain was once based in Seattle, released her 10 studio album entitled Abnormally Attracted to Sin on May 19 and will launch her forthcoming “Sinful Attraction” tour right here in the Emerald City on July 10 (www.wamutheater.com). Amos begins production rehearsals next month in Seattle, so keep an eye out for her at your neighborhood cafe or record shop. But the one place you’re guaranteed to catch her is right here at Seattle Gay News – a first-class diva, uniquely gifted musician-performer, and strong Gay ally, it’s a pleasure to announce this exclusive Tori Amos interview for Pride 2009.

Here’s a bit of a surprise this week in the music world: neither Adam Lambert (who I’ll discuss in the next paragraph) nor Kriswhatshisname scored the most popular single of the week – in fact, with 11 released tracks combined, they still didn’t even crack the top five. Instead, “Don’t Stop Believin’,” that ‘80s mullet classic by Journey, made a whopping entrance at number four in its chart debut with the help of its primetime appearance on TV’s newest, Gay-friendliest

comedy Glee. The hour-long musical show, written by Nip/Tuck scribe Ryan Murphy, had Gay men from coast to coast blogging and posting Facebook kudos the day following its big debut on Fox. I totally loved it and have watched it three times now. It gets better with each viewing, and I can’t wait for the full season to begin this fall. The story of a high school teacher who takes a chance on a newly assembled music club by guiding them to a regional competition, Glee has all the components of a Queer hit – its got dynamite tunes like Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Shining Star,” it’s got dancing, its got a big black girl with attitude, it’s got a Kenneth Cole-wearing queen, it’s got a cute football player who sings R.E.O. Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling” in the shower, it’s got snooty cheerleaders, and it’s got Lesbian funny lady Jane Lynch of Christopher Guest-Judd Apatow fame, but most of all it’s got class – it doesn’t have to sink to any lows to be entertaining and hilarious. Visit www.hulu. com/glee to watch the episode in its entirety.

I’m so ecstatic for the next episode of this sing and dance show come September - um, Adam who?

Oh yeah, let’s talk about the Idol bridesmaid.

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Was Adam Lambert robbed of the American Idol crown? Robbed, as in pick-pocketed and hand-delivered to Kriswhatshisname by corporate sponsor AT&T? We’ll never know, but I presume the tall and striking vocalist will not suffer from the dismal loss – instead, he could trail in the footsteps of another successful Idol loser, the ridiculously hot Chris Daughtry. At 6-foot-1 with Siouxie Sioux looks, Lambert stood out from the pack at the start of the season, but he may have been too heavy a favorite to win. Everyone from zany pop diva Katy Perry to pill-popping judge Paula Adbul had prepared victory parades for the mascarabasted Gay singer, and here’s where things took a sudden turn, because what America loves more than a heavy favorite is a comefrom-behind underdog. That’s really why Kriswhatshisname won. Plus, to be completely honest, Lambert didn’t nail his final performances as I expected he would and left the door partially open for the other guy to win – Lambert has to take fault for being less-than-explosive when he really needed to be. So will Lambert recover from his unfortunate runner-up showing? Without a doubt, he’ll rocket to stardom by year’s end.

However – and there is a big however – it all depends on whether he chooses the right

material to record in the studio. Remember when Kelly Clarkson fired her manager and changed her sound from her debut to sophomore albums? Has Carrie Underwood done anything other than country? Is Daughtry singing showtunes? No, no, and hell no!

Lambert will have to record music that is suitable to his style and be able to sell it to a mass audience, while at the same time avoid going into cookie-cutter territory – he can do it, but let’s hope he picks a great producer like Rick Rubin or better yet, Jack Douglass, to work with. Stay glued for American Idol tour dates to be announced in the near future, our first opportunity to see Lambert strut his moneymaker in person.

Just when I was starting to plan a Labor Day weekend in the San Juan Islands, the Bumbershoot (www.bumbershoot.org) lineup just got a whole lot better; the latest addition to the roster is our experimentally minded, yoga practicing, Gay marriage supporting, Grammy-nominated friend Jason Mraz. A major pop star these days, who I interviewed a year before the Times or P-I even gave him a line of ink, Mraz was announced on the latest round of festival performers that already includes Katy Perry, Franz Ferdinand, and Issaquah-based Modest Mouse. The 20-something Californian campaigned against Prop. 8 last year, extending his support to the Gay community and to the delight of his non-hetero fans – he also enthusiastically backed Obama. Mraz, believe it or not, is still promoting his globally successful album We Sing. We Dance.

We Steal Things, a tour that began at the start of 2008. If you want a double shot of Jason Mraz, consider joining me in San Francisco for the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival (www.sfoutsidelands.com) the weekend before. Did you know he grew about two inches taller, perhaps from doing yoga and cutting out artificial sugar from his diet? True story; Jason Mraz is a lean, mean music machine these days. By the way, I’ve already booked him for my Gay wedding, so you’ll have to find someone else to perform at yours – try the mute girl from Destiny’s Child, she ain’t doing anything.

Speaking of American Idol and Gay men, former bridesmaid Clay Aiken was in a super bitchy mode when she slammed Adam Lambert for not being a real talent. Aiken, who’s had a disastrous singing career since his second-place finish on season two of Idol, basically said the show no longer features people with real talent like it used to and that Lambert wasn’t the best contestant.

Um, really, Clay? Aren’t you performing in a rundown stage production of Spamalot?

Don’t all of your songs suck? So, what’s with the bitchslapping of Lambert? Ah, could it be that the self-professed “real talented” Aiken requested a duet with Lambert but was rejected? Could it be that Aiken was dropped from his record label because not enough people purchased his boring renditions of Christmas carols? Or, could it be just plain jealousy and Queer rivalry? Whatever the case may be, and I suspect Aiken wears bitch well on any day of the week, and we did learn that Adam Lambert is a much more graceful runner-up than the selfprofessed real talented Clay Aiken. Poor thing – at one point Aiken was nearly adorable, now he’s a trash-talking sister with an unimpressive career. Wah. Be sure to catch the first episode of My Life on D-list’s fifth season on June 1, when host and two-time Emmy winner Kathy Griffin welcomes none other than the Divine Miss M on the program. I have no idea what they’re up to, but they’re both nuts, so expect the very unexpected. From what I gather, Griffin attended Bette Midler’s glitzy Vegas show, and afterwards the two chummed it up for the camera. Griffin, veteran hag and celebrity pistol, recently accepted the GLAAD Media Award for her contributions to the Gay community – she even spoke against Prop 8 at a Los Angeles rally. Her question to those who oppose Gay marriage, “What the fuck is it to you?!”

Word, Kathy!

Finally, get ready for The Ting-Tings!

I’m on the phone tomorrow with Jules De Martino, the male portion of this hot, Gaypursued pop-punk duo, so grab a copy of next week’s issue to hear what he has to say inside The Music Lounge.

Celebrating 36 Years!

A DYKE ABOUT TOWN

Cruises, quartets and a Lesbian author

by Mercy Moosemuzzle SGN Contributing Writer

started their career, because they won the Detroit String Quartet contest with it. They Marian Anderson had been the first African-American group String Quartet to win that prize. The group showed that Mercy and Cuteness were thrilled to hear their two decades playing together has them the Marian Anderson String Quartet at the very in synch.

UW Chamber Music Series. The group includes Marianne Henry, lead violin, Nicole A Wedding Story Cherry, second violin, Diedra Lawrence, Mercy thought she and Cuteness and viola, and Prudence McDaniel, cello. They Equality were going to see A Wedding Stostarted with William Grant Still’s “Dan- ry at Seattle Public Theater, but the other zas de Panama.” The piece by the African- two had some middle school project they American composer had some nice percus- couldn’t get out of, so, she had to go withsion played on the back of the instruments out them. Mercy very much enjoyed the representing African rhythms and also peo- Bryony Lavery script about a marriage dealple clapping in church. Diedra Lawrence ing with the wife’s Alzheimer’s while their said it was satisfying having permission to daughter falls in love with another woman. pound on her viola. Piazzolla’s “Four for She particularly liked a bit the daughter and Tango” was also delightful. her brother did about how having to deal The group was very open, talking to the with our parents’ health issues makes us audience about the music. Answering one feel like we are still children. The brother is question about how the group chose their a film student, so creates screenplays in his repertory, Marianne Henry said it was im- imagination in response to the difficulties. portant to have pieces that use all four voic- The story also includes some forays into the es, because she works with three hams. The mother’s favorite movie, Casablanca. quartet has been in residency working with Pam Nolte gives the mother, Evelyn, middle school students. They surprised the heartbreaking range, from her lecturing audience by bringing a middle school cham- her guests about her work as a doctor to ber group up to play. The young musicians her being robbed of anything but facial exwere skillful. pressions. John Wray is tender, funny and Prudence McDaniel spoke about their frustrated as her husband. Chiara Motley feeling for the final piece they played, Men- is strong as their daughter. Amber Wolfe delssohn’s “String Quartet in D Major.” It charms as her love interest, Grace. The was this composition, 20 years ago, that chemistry between them is palpable, espe-

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employment insurance seemed refreshingly unconventional then.

For the record, Intiman notes that the minimum wage in 1962 was $1.25, JFK was in the White House, John Glenn orbited the moon, Wal-Mart opened its first store. Top songs of the year were “The Peppermint Twist” and “The Stripper,” and Tony Bennett’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” won the Grammy as Record Of The Year.

Spartacus and West Side Story were tops on the movie list while Lawrence Of Arabia won the Oscar as Best Picture. The Beverly Hillbillies, Lucy, Red Skelton, Andy Griffith, Danny Thomas and Dick Van Dyke ruled television while Ship of Fools and Sex And The Single Girl dominated the bestselling book lists.

In this landscape, Murray Burns, one of the most loveable nonconformists in entertainment history, was a bright spark of rebellion. Raising his incredible precocious nephew in New York, Murray runs afoul of two social workers, who, in all honesty, have Nick’s welfare at heart. Matthew Boston is solid as Murray, and Seattle’s Nick Robinson is a constant delight as the fartoo-bright nephew, Nick.

Bradford Farwell is all stuffed shirt as Albert, the anal retentive social worker, and Julie Jesneck is delightfully ditzy as Sandra, Albert’s co-worker (and secret sweetheart).

When Sandra rebels against Albert, that relationship ends and she lets her hair down to become involved with Murray and Nick.

Local favorite David Pichette is wonderful as Murray’s very proper brother, and Tim Hyland charmed the opening night audience was the children’s TV star (although many – including this scribe – thought he could have/should have toned down the overbearing qualities).

In short, Clowns is a splendid production of an audience favorite. To be truthful, the script and the show are far too long, and

some scenes, especially an extended sequence with a speakerphone, are simply deadly. But – and it’s a big but – laughs abound, the celebration of the individual against society is well delivered, and everyone goes home happy. Sari Ketter’s direction is sharp and sassy. Her production of Diary Of Anne Frank last year was one of the highlights of Intiman’s season, and Clowns gives her two hits in a row. (Boston was Otto Frank, Anne’s father, last season. It was an insightful performance – a thousand light years away from Murray.)

Two ukuleles, some wonderful vocal duets, and an incredible prop (a small statue of a hula dancer whose breasts light up) add to the fun. Intiman offers “$25 Tuesdays” every week, last minute “rush” tickets at $20, $12 off adult patrons who were 12 year old in 1962 and various student and senior rates.

Just ask; Intiman obviously wants everyone who is interested to attend.

Ticket reservations and details are available at (206) 269-1900. Next up at Intiman is the July 2-August 2 run of Shakespeare’s Othello.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET HOSTS DIRECTOR’S CHOICE WITH THREE SELECTIONS Pacific Northwest Ballet ends its 2008-09 season with the just opened the Director’s Choice mixed repertory program continuing through June 7. The PNB premiere of Jerome’s Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering highlights the program. The lengthy work is a staple of modern choreography, and it is a welcome addition to PNB’s repertoire.

A revival of Balanchine’s beloved Symphony In C is another program highlight.

The pas de deux from Wheeldon’s After the Rain completes the schedule.

Ticket information is available at (206) 441-2424. Tickets start at just $25.

INTIMAN CELEBRATES WRITER HERB GARDNER WITH JUNE 1 EVENT Playwright Herb Gardner had a special relationship with Seattle theater audiences.

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cially in the sex scenes. Playing the part of Robin, the brother, believably, is Tim Gouran.

Shana Bestock’s direction put all the pieces together well. Richard Schaefer’s set made of wedding dresses worked for Mercy.

Mandy Mueller’s costumes were apt. Amber Wolfe’s fight choreography isn’t the kind of fighting you’d think it was and pleased her.

My Jim Mercy and Cuteness were very excited to go to Nancy Rawles’ reading of her new book, My Jim. The book is the first one by a local writer to be named the Seattle Library Seattle Reads book. Rawles is an AfricanAmerican Lesbian. Mercy thinks she has it right that the Malaika My Jim is dedicated to is Rawles’ longtime partner.

Mercy and Cuteness were impressed by Rawles’ approachability. The writer’s talk about her years teaching middle school made Mercy imagine her teaching must be good. Rawles also described her development as a writer in an engaging way.

Mercy picked up the book and found herself driven through its succulent prose and difficult material. The novel takes off from Mark Twain’s Huck Finn, imagining a woman named Sadie who is in love with and marries his runaway slave, Jim. The narrative of their lives in slavery is bleak. The bleakness doesn’t end when slavery ends, because reconstruction was an equally trying time for African-Americans. The book ends on a note of hope as Sadie passes on her stories and a quilt to her granddaughter.

Alaska Cruise Mercy and Cuteness are really enjoying their week on a cruise to Alaska. One of their friends, Divinity Holecraft, had been on an Olivia cruise and enjoyed it, but found it too expensive to do another one. She also didn’t like the amount of drinking on that one. She suggested they pull together a group on a mostly straight cruise, so they did.

They are in the middle of the week, so Mercy isn’t sure yet how Divinity will compare the two lines. Mercy also told Divinity about the new Lesbian cruise company,

Sweet. Mercy has never done an Olivia cruise because of the same concerns Divinity has. Someone told her there is an AA meeting on every cruise. She was able to explain to Cuteness that was what the group “Friends of Bill W” on the daily schedule was. Cuteness also had never heard the expression “Friends of Dorothy,” so was interested in checking that onboard group out after Mercy explained it means Gay people.

They did see a few Gays and Lesbians at that gathering. Cuteness thought it would be better to name the gathering something more transparent, such as LGBT. Cuteness had also seen some couples she assumed were Lesbian in the photos of the other participants, because some of them were kissing. Speaking of kissing, Mercy and Cuteness are finding the cruise very romantic.

Complicating this is the fact that Mercy’s ex, Absoluteness Wifi and her new girlfriend Wholesomeness Realtor are in the room next door. She wishes Absoluteness the best, which seems to be mutual. The location is just a bit close for comfort. Mercy had to admit Absoluteness and Wholesomeness looked good on the dance floor. It felt good for her to have Cuteness in her arms there. Absoluteness made the point we have all come a long way that we don’t hesitate to dance in straight venues like this.

Other high points of the trip were a whale calf making more breaches in a row than the naturalist on the small cruise had ever seen before, seeing a bear from a safe distance, sea lions and a bald eagle sharing a buoy, and the cold blue of Hubbard Glacier.

Carrie Tamburo Mercy and Cuteness and Equality have really been enjoying taking a cha cha class from Carrie Tamburo and her partner Lupita at Phinney Community Center. Carrie and Lupita’s explanations are clear and demonstrations are breathtaking. Equality wanted to know why Lesbians don’t dress better.

Cuteness says she has wondered the same thing. Mercy will let you know when Carrie offers another series. Tamburo is quite a wonderful teacher.

Two of his biggest hits, I’m Not Rappaport and Conversations With My Father, had their world premieres here at the Seattle Repertory Theatre where both starred Judd Hirsch.

Gardner’s Broadway debut comedy, A Thousand Clowns, continues at Intiman through June 17. Hirsch is back in town with Below the Belt, just opening at ACT Theatre. It is fitting, then, that Intiman is

hosting a one-night-only tribute to the late playwright in a June 1 discussion of his writing and works featuring Hirsch, Seattle favorite John Procaccino (who appeared in Gardner’s premieres at The Rep and New York and is featured in the new ACT show) and Matthew Boston, who has the lead in the current Intiman staging of Clowns.

The Monday night event starts at 7 p.m.

Ticket details at (206) 269-1900.

SIFF

Rating: Bomb June 1, 3 p.m., Egyptian Theatre Several Gay guys (and at least one schizophrenic woman) spend lots of time in bathrooms, tearooms and other public places to meet each other for sex. It’s a really a complete bomb, and an excruciatingly long one at 191 minutes (that’s three intolerable hours plus 11 more unbearable minutes) with very little happening at a snail’s pace. Of course, there are some very attractive men to look at, but nothing too graphic. The filmmakers are clearly trying to convey the loneliness of the characters and their quest to make a meaningful emotional connection with another human. However, the way they go about it in this enormous waste of perfectly good film really does nothing but perpetuate huge negative stereotypes about the mating rituals of Gay men in Mexico. This is one of the worst films of SIFF ‘09; don’t waste your money or your time – a very long time!

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Humpday USA - Comedy Rating: Poor June 5, 7 p.m., June 7, 1:30 p.m., Egyptian Theatre Two straight guys have a reunion when one returns from an overseas journey. At a drunken party, they decide to enter The Stranger’s annual “Humpday Contest” with a video film of themselves, as two straight guys, getting it on with each other.

Of course, the wife of one of the characters is the foil and they proceed anyway with their plans. For some reason the filmmakers seem to be operating under the delusion that this is a unique and original plot idea. They obviously have not had much exposure to the world of porn, or they would realize that this is a very old and worn subject. While there are some clever and funny scenes in this made-in-Seattle production, it really goes nowhere new and lacks originality in both plot and dialogue. Certainly they could have come up with something clever and imaginative instead of this tripe. It’s a very disappointing waste of good celluloid, and your film dollar should go elsewhere.

Raging Sun, Raging Sky Mexico (subtitled) Experimental

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week of May 29 - June 4

ARIES (March 20 – April 19): You don’t need to respond to everything people say. A simple retort could drag you into a tedious, time-consuming battle. The right intonation – “Oh, really?” or “That’s very interesting” – can be far more devastatingly dismissive than any argument.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): You may be too eager to assert your sense of self-worth. (1) You don’t have to prove anything to anyone but yourself. (2) Your real value is in your heart, not in your wallet! (3) The people who matter already know your worth!

GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Getting into a political argument can be a lot easier than getting out of one. Resist the urge to smash your opponent. You’ll do better to practice your debating skills, especially listening and learning from others!

CANCER (June 21- July 22): Your ability and passion for helping others is part of what helps you get ahead. Your own competitive edge is not so much in pushing yourself forward as it is in bringing others along. The more you offer, the more you get!

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Your own religion, spirituality, or lack thereof may serve you better than any alternative, but remember that testimonials should have their own time and place.

Answer questions as they come up. Otherwise, let your acts speak louder than your profession of ideals.

Readings make great gifts!

I also do weddings and parties!

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Passion is powering your ambitions. Don’t be afraid to speak up, but do be clear on the stakes. You may have to declare yourself on one side or the other.

Trust your heart, but think ahead before you decide!

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Resist the urge to look smarter than your partner. Better to play up his or her brilliance.

If you really are opponents more than teammates, you need to make some changes. A common enemy – say, a shared political goal – could help.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Being great at sex isn’t enough. You want to be the best; that’s pretty subjective. The bigger challenge is to be more emotionally open and intimate.

Try to find some spaces in your heart between your usual “all-ornothing.”

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Cooperation will get you further ahead than flying solo. Try letting someone else take the lead now and then. You can do a lot better at team efforts if you remember you’re part of the team.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Your criticisms of community politics are right on the mark, but saying them nicely enough to be heard can be a challenge. Listen to others, and give credit where it’s due. Remember, you need to work with the folks you’re criticizing!

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): You’re already cleverer than you should be, so hold back on the bon mots. Even though you just mean to be playful, you could come off a lot nastier than you intend. If you need to sharpen your wit, do it in writing!

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): What are “traditional values” really? The core principles you grew up with may have surprising relevance in your GLBT community, and what you’ve learned in your Queer community has value with your family of origin.

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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 for Marla Nonken’s disabilities accommodations lists.

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

community calendar

SATURDAY - May 30

National Gay & Lesbian Chambers of Commerce Business & Leadership Conference (5/28-5/30).

Renaissance Seattle Hotel, 575 Madison St. For information & to REGISTER visit www.nglcc.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.

Health Care for All March & Rally. 12:30pm. Pratt Park, 18th Ave S & E Yesler Way. Let’s show the public demand for change. Health care problems affect all our communities & families. Join over 100 organizations to demand health care for all. March to Westlake Plaza, 4th Ave & Pine St. Oasis Youth Center in Tacoma - For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Questioning Youth, Ages 14-25. 6pm-12 midnight. Call for location & details. Every Saturday.

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

Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 6pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Saturday. Games also on Tuesdays & Thursdays. $4 fee includes coffee & snacks. www.rainbowbridgeclub.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com 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 “Air Smarty” - Captain Smartypants (5/29-5/31).

5/29 & 5/30 - 8pm; 5/31 - 2pm. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. A unique taste of homo-comedy at its talented & flagitious best - with special guest Waxie Moon. Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at door. 388-1400; www.flyinghouse.org.

“Rabbit Hole” (5/29-5/31). 5/29 & 5/30-8pm; 5/312pm & 7pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winning play about loss, love & forgiveness. Tickets: $12 general admission, $9 students/seniors/military, $6 children. www.brownpapertickets.com Scuba (5/29 & 5/30). 8pm. Velocity Dance Center, 915 E Pine St. A weekend of critically acclaimed performances by nationally emerging talents in contemporary dance. Tickets $17. www.brownpapertickets.com Le Freak Queer Dance Party. 9pm. The Wildrose, 1021 E Pike St. Features DJs Amateur Youth, BIO, Teenburger. Cover $3 until 10pm, $5 after 10pm. 21+. info@cherryseattle.com

SUNDAY - May 31

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

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

Rain City Jacks. 1-4pm. Eastlake neighborhood.

Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday & the last Sunday of every month. Event location & other details available by email or phone. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership is required to attend club events. Enrollment available online or at the door.

Email rc@raincityjacks.org or call 339-JACK. Adult men only. www.raincityjacks.org Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. To sign up visit www.raincity soccer.org “Air Smarty” - Captain Smartypants (5/29-5/31).

5/31-2pm. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. (See 5/30 listing at 8pm for details.)

Visit us online www.sgn.org

“Rabbit Hole” (5/29-5/31). 5/31-2pm & 7pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. See 5/30 listing at 8pm for details.

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 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.

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 VixXxen’s Lounge - Lounging with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Volume II. 5-8pm. Martin’s Off Madison, 1413 14th Ave. An evening of live piano, performances, shmoozing and a chance for a fantastic gift basket. Proceeds from the evening will go towards The Sisters’ International Conclave Fund. www.theabbey.org Pride League Bowling. 6:30pm. West Seattle Bowl, 4505 39th Ave SW. Meets every Sunday (except during the summer). Regular league bowling. Jeff, 932-3731.

“Rabbit Hole” (5/29-5/31). 5/31-2pm & 7pm. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave. See 5/30 listing at 8pm for details.

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.

MONDAY - June 1

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday.

Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth.

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

Meets every Monday. A 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.

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/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

TUESDAY - June 2

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.dunshee-

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May 30 thru June 7 house.org.

Gay Men’s Task Force of Snohomish County in Everett. 6-8pm. Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave Ste 309A, Everett. Meets 1st Tuesday each month.

Open to all Gay & Bisexual men in Snohomish County.

David, (425) 339-5238.

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 Chronic Illness Support Group for LGBT/Sex Positive Folks. 6:30-8:30pm. Meets 1st Tuesday each month. Please join us for a lively on-going facilitated support group for LGBT & sex positive folks who have any chronic physical illness. Membership not required, $1 donation requested. Please email for information & location: cisupport@wetspot.org 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 Olympic Yacht Club Meeting. 6:30pm. Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, 901 Fairview Ave N Ste A-190 (at Chandler’s Cove on South Lake Union).

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

709-BOAT, www.oycnw.org 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 Country Western Dancing - Two-Step Lessons.

Beginners 7-8pm, Intermediate 8-9pm. Miller Community Center, 330 19th Ave E. Lessons will build on the moves & techniques taught the prior week.

Lessons are open to all regardless of age, gender or gender identity, body type & skill level. No partner required. Cost: $60 for 6-week series. www.raincountry dance.org 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 Gang Violence: Real Problems & Real Solutions for Puget Sound. 7-9pm. Bertha Knight Landes Room, Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. An evening of focused & frank discussion with national & local experts, community leaders & involved citizens about the growing problem of gang violence in Puget Sound. FREE. 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. Discover a wealth of little-known information about campus, farmworker & Chicana organizing at the UW, in the Yakima Valley & in the Seattle community. FREE. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party. 722-2453. www. socialism.com Women’s Welcoming Committee. 7-9pm. The Wet Spot, 1630 15th Ave W (at W Garfield St). Meets 1st Tuesday each month. A meeting for all women interested in BDSM. Especially geared for women new to the community. $1 donation. www.bent.org/wwc; www.wetspot.org 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.

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

WEDNESDAY - June 3

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

Pierce County AIDS Foundation, 625 Commerce, Ste 10, Tacoma. Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday each month.

(253) 383-2565.

InsideOut - A Support Group for GLBTQ Youth Ages 13-18 in Shoreline. 3:30-5pm. Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Room 230, Shoreline. Every Wednesday. InsideOut is a group for LGBTQ Youth to develop positive self-identities in a professional & supportive environment. 362-7282 ext 242. Sponsored by the Center for Human Services.

Speed, Sex & Sanity. 5-7pm. Gay City Health Project, 511 E Pike St. Meets every Wednesday. A drop-in informational & educational night for Gay & Bi men, friends & family. A program of Project NEON & Gay City. For more information, 323-1768, www.crystal neon.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 Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 6pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Every Wednesday. Come & discuss the best Gay novels with us. Join other booklovers in a safe, comfortable conversation. Come only once or come to every meeting. For info, call 322-2437; nickdimartin@earthlink.net Transgender Youth Support Group. 6-7:30pm.

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Wednesday.

Lambert House is a nationally-recognized activities & resource center for GLBT & questioning youth, ages 14-22. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org 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, ages 14-22.

322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Renton Monthly Meeting. 7pm. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 99 Wells Ave S, Renton. Meets 1st Wednesday each month. PFLAG/Renton: 425-2268783. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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: seattlemoviebears-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-; & to look at how to find meaning, purpose & lives worth living in the midst of HIV/AIDS. Please speak with the facilitator before attending. Call Scott at 725-2488. www.dunsheehouse.org HIV+ Support Group. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On going. ARRIVE BY 7:30pm. FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for HIV+ men.

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

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

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

322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org

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Adult men only. www.raincityjacks.org Rainbow Duplicate Bridge. 7pm. Bus-accessible Central Area location. Every Thursday. (See Saturday listing at 6pm.)

PFLAG/Bonney Lake - Buckley Plateau. 7:05pm.

Finn Hall, 10411 234th Ave E, Buckley. Meets the 1st Thursday of every month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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

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

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle 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 Video Showing: “Outrage ‘69.” 7:30pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Documentary delves into the heady days of the Gay movement, beginning with the Stonewall rebellion, when bar patrons fought back against police harassment & ignited the struggle for Queer liberation. Dinner with vegetarian option available at 6:30pm for a $7.50 donation. Hosted by Radical Women. 722-6057, 722-2453.

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 5

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 4

Alcoholics Anonymous “Sober & Safe Group.”

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

BABES Women’s Support Group/Lunch Meeting.

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

Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Harborview’s Madison Clinic, Ground Floor, West Wing, 325 9th Ave. FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www. strength overspeed.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 Volunteer Drop-In Night at Lifelong AIDS Alliance.

4-7pm. LAA Volunteer Services Office, 1161 11th Ave. Every Thursday. Volunteer on LAA projects - assembling safer sex kits, helping with mailings, a different project every week! Please call before dropping in.

957-1776. www.lifelongaidsalliance.org Q Hour. 4:30-5:30pm. Orion Center, 1828 Yale Ave. 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month. A group for LGBTQ youth 13-21 & their allies. Sponsored by Youthcare.

FREE. 622-5555 x 212.

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.

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or appointment, call 299-1600. www.cdchc.org Write Your Heart Out - A Queer Youth & Allies Writing Group. 5:30-6:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. We all have a story to tell.

What is yours? Write Your Heart Out is a safe place for queer youth & allies 22 & under to explore one’s self thru the written word. Fiction, non-fiction & poetry will be encouraged & supported. 322-2515, www. lambert house.org 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.)

PFLAG/Bellingham Monthly Meeting. 7pm. First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. Meets 1st Thursday each month. PFLAG/Puget Sound: 325-7724.

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/ Rain City Jacks. 7-10pm. Eastlake neighborhood.

Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday and the last Sunday of every month. Event location & other details available by email or phone. RCJ is a friendly, sex-positive & non-profit private club. Membership is required to attend club events. Enrollment available online or at the door. Email rc@raincityjacks.org or call 339-JACK.

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

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

GLSEN Annual Gay/Straight Alliance Awards Ceremony. Reception 6pm, Program 7pm. The Bush School, 3400 E Harrison St. For information visit www. glsen.org or www.wagsa.org. Tickets: $10-student/ teacher; $20-senior/low income; $25-general. www. brownpapertickets.com Blind & Low-Vision Support Group. 6-7:30pm.

Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of every month. Open to all ages of blind & visually impaired LGBT folks. For information call Darryl at 329-2935.

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. For more info or to REGISTER go to 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.)

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

Meets 1st & 3rd Fridays. Social, support, education & advocacy group for the Yakima area GLBTQ community & their allies. All are welcomed & invited. (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

Seattle Prime Timers Coffee Reunion. 7pm. Starbucks, 1600 E Olive Way. Meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of every month. Metro routes 8, 9, 14, 43, 49 & 60.

329-0793; http://seattleprimetimers.usa-50.com “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 - with short warm-up set from Sensible Shoes on Saturday & Sunday. Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at door. 388-1400; www.flyinghouse.org 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

SATURDAY - June 6

(See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

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 Care to Shop. 10am-3pm. QFC, 416 15th Ave E. 1st Saturday of every month. Benefits the Lifelong AIDS Alliance food program, Chicken Soup Brigade.

Seattle Rep Costume & Prop Sale. 10am-4pm.

Bagley Wright Theatre Stage at Seattle Center. More

Celebrating 36 Years!

than 300 costumes, accessories & props from the past 36 seasons will be on sale. Prices $10-$1000.

All proceeds benefit Seattle Rep. Cascade Flyers Meeting. 12noon. Hangar Cafe, 6261 13th Ave S. LGBT flyers & aviation enthusiasts of the Pacific Northwest. For information visit www. cascade flyers.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.

Sistah 2 Sistah is a social/support group for Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender women of African descent.

322-7061; 255-8951.

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 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 (6/5-6/7). 6/5 & 6/6 - 8pm; 6/7 - 7pm. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. (See 6/5 listing at 8pm for complete details.)

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

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SUNDAY - June 7

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

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 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 Voting Day - Court of Seattle Imperial Prince 35 & Imperial Princess 37. 12noon-6pm. Richmark Bldg, 1605 12th Ave. www.imperialcourt.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. For information call Kristina at 322-2515 or email kristina@lamberthouse.org. www. lamberthouse.org PFLAG/Kittitas County. 4-5:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 3rd & Ruby Sts, Ellensburg. Meets the first Sunday of every month. (509) 925-7937.

“Air Smarty” - Captain Smartypants in Concert (6/5-6/7). 6/5 & 6/6 - 8pm; 6/7 - 7pm. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave S. (See 6/5 listing at 8pm for details.)

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

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

American Veterans for Equal Rights - www.aver. us Bellingham/Whatcom County - www.theslowlane. com/guide.html Bent Arts is the nation’s only non-profit Queer writing institute. info@bentwriting.com, www.bentwriting. com BiNet Seattle is a mixed gender, social group for Bisexuals, their partners & other Bi-friendly folks - www. binetseattle.org. Seattle Bisexual Women’s Network - www.geocities.com/sbwn Bremerton/Kitsap County - www.outwestsound.org Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, offers a schedule of LGBTQ-supported 12-step meetings. 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 Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities - offers on-going support groups for men: 323-1768; Seattle Police Dept Domestic Violence Unit, 684-0330; State Wide Domestic Violence Hot Line, 1-800-562-6025. In an emergency call 911. Report domestic violence and sexual assault.

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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

Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) 363-9188; www.thegsba.org HIV/AIDS Program, Seattle/King County Dept of Public Health, provides confidential/anonymous information about & testing for HIV/AIDS. 205-7837.

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

Multifaith Works - 324-1520; www.multifaith.org MUSIC: Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony.org; Rainbow City Band: 1-866-841-9139 ext 2126; rainbowcityband@onebox.com; www.rainbowcity band. com; Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus: 323-0750, www.flyinghouse. org; Sound Mosaic: 860-SLGC, www.slgc.org Northwest Rainbow Alliance for the Deaf - www. nwrad.org Out & Equal Workplace Advocates/Seattle Regional Affiliate supports the work of LGBT employees

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

Pride Foundation - 323-3318; www.pridefoundation. org Project NEON is a program of Seattle Counseling Service providing FREE information & services to Gay & Bi men to reduce health risks associated with methamphetamine use. 323-1768. www.crystalneon.org Public Health-Seattle & King County Online Comprehensive Health Information for Sexual Minorities: www.metrokc.gov/health/glbt Q Law: The GLBT Bar Association of WA - 6826711; www.q-law.org Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschools coalition.org SEAMEC interviews, researches & rates candidates for public office on issues of concern to the LGBT community. www.seamec.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities - 6844503.

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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. pnw lesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: Rain shadowWomen@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. 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,14-22, in Seattle, 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org; www.Matthews Place.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattlepflag.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, 1-888-431TEEN; YouthCare/Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412.

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1605 12th Ave # 9 Seattle, WA 98122 (12th & Pine)

- NON-SEXUAL _______________________________

10 HOUSEMATES

10 housemates

_______________________________ HOMESHARING is a non-profit with 24 years of experience matching people seeking housing with homeowners residing within Seattle. Pay a reduced rent or exchange household chores. All applicants are carefully screened and matched for compatibility and mutual benefit.

3 references from tenants are required. Criminal background checks are performed on all participants. A program of Senior Services. 206-448-5725. www. seniorservices.org/ _______________________________ 11 for rent

11 FOR rent

_______________________________ GREEN BELT Sound view home in West Seattle. 3 BR/2 BA, 2090 sq ft, single level. 1 mile south of Alki Point. $1,650. Contact Bob: rthomtxl@gmail.com. 22/3 _______________________________ LAKE UNION VIEW 2 BR apt on quiet dead-end street. 1900 8th Ave N. 1 block below Dexter Ave N. Close to Fremont district and South Lake Union area. $995. Call Calvin, 206-286-8496. 22/3 _______________________________ 13 13 housing for sale

HOUSING FOR SALE

_______________________________ LIVE THE RESORT LIFE Want the feel of a house without the maintenance? This very private and quiet ground floor condo looks across lush lawns into a greenbelt. Completely remodeled with beautiful hardwood floors, new W/D, newer hot water tank, updated kitchen and bathrooms, your own patio extends onto the lawn. 2 BR/1.5 BA, walk-in closet. Fab, serene window seat looks into green belt. Opposite Park & Ride, commuting to downtown or Eastside is a breeze. Walk to five surrounding parks. In-ground pool, hottub and clubhouse.

Live the resort life-style. Deeded parking, storage, pets welcome!

Doesn’t get any better than this.

Low, low price. $199,950. Strong HOA. Call Jillian Roberts at 206-817-7793 for tour or your agent. 22/3 _______________________________

15 15 employment wanted

employment WANTED

_______________________________ SEEKING PERMANENT/FT POSITION. M, 52, laid off after nearly 9 yrs. Exp. in: warehouse, forklift, delivery (non CDL), janitorial, cashier, production/assembly.

Drug-free, teachable, good references. Chris @ 206/763-3721.

19/1 _______________________________ JOB WANTED! Experienced in childcare, janitor, dishwashing, housekeeping/sitting, thrift store, pet care. I’m a quick study. email bseagle@hotmail.com or phone 206-988-0269. 20/3 _______________________________

free job training FREE JOB TRAINING _______________________________ FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRAINING for eligible Seattle residents interested in becoming an Office Tech, Welder, Construction Worker, Auto Tech, or CNA. Program orientation every Tues at 3pm at ACRS, 3639 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98144, or call 206-695-7569 for more information. SGN/ _______________________________

16 16 business BUSINESS opportunities

OPPORTUNITIES

_______________________________ OPPORTUNITY TO EARN executive level income while living a lifestyle of your choice. It’s a simple system that works. Learn how: 1-800-995-0791. 23/3 _______________________________

17 17 volunteers VOLUNTEERS wanted WANTED

_______________________________ CRISIS CLINIC CRISIS LINE needs volunteers. Provide anonymous and confidential support to people in emotional distress.

Professional training starts soon!

For more information, visit www. crisisclinic.org, or call 206-4613210 ext 697. SGN/ _______________________________ LAMBERT HOUSE Seattle’s LGBTQ youth center is currently seeking a volunteer graphic designer. This position requires experience working in graphic design at a professional level. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Katie@lamberthouse.org or call 206-322-2515 ext *814. SGN/ _______________________________

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Downtown. David Peacey, 206719-7344. 24/3 _______________________________ DEER DANCER HEALING ARTS Stressed? In pain? Feeling stuck in life? Learn more about your body and your emotions. Relaxation/Treatment massage.

Hellerwork and Bio-Shen. Dan Christofferson. LMP (206) 3234389 (Capitol Hill). Visit us online at www.deerdancerhealingarts. com. Now accepting VISA/MasterCard. SGN/ _______________________________ ENJOY A SOOTHING MASSAGE Restore a sense of well-being with a Swedish, Esalen and deep tissue massage. Capitol Hill location. Jeff, LMP. 206-650-0542. www.broadwaymassage.com.

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Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-524-7766. 22/12 _______________________________ MASSAGE ANYONE? Jesse James Massage, 206-3694598, handsonjesse.com SGN/ _______________________________ MASSAGE ON EASTLAKE. Terry Hunt, LMP. www.TerryhuntLmp. com. 206-734-4335. MA #10482.

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Luke, 206-323-2427. In/Out. 23/3 _______________________________

19 19 computer tech

COMPUTER TECH

_______________________________ The NAKED Computer Man Business/Home. 30+ Years Experience. If it is broke, slow, or needs help, let me fix it. DATA Recovery, Internet, Networking, Hardware, and Software. Very PATIENT. Call Randy. CELL: 954-684-3829. Ask about photography. 52/52 _______________________________ 19 pet care

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37 BODYWORK

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_______________________________ 2 OR 4 POWERFUL TRAINED HANDS. Deep tissue, erotic bodywork by handsome, hairy-chested, hung therapist. Reasonable rates. Photos, phone number and reviews at website: www.amazingbodywork.com. Robert. 23/3 _______________________________ $60/1.5 HOUR BODYWORK Young, beefy, muscular Asian offering professional bodywork.

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Shave & bodywork combos available. 206-310-3491. 23/3 _______________________________

RAIN CITY JACKS

A private, membership-only JO Club, RCJ hosts three group masturbation events every month in Seattle. Safe, hot, friendly and fun. Discounts available for students, military and couples. Adult men only. 206-339-JACK; www. raincityjacks.org. 22/6 _______________________________ WOULD LIKE TO MEET honest, clean GM, 9” cut, likes boating.

253-862-5936. Call after 5pm.

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24/7

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21 21 licensed LICENSED massage MASSAGE non-sexual

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19 19 home & garden

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4

A NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY

CD RELEASE PARTY

MICHAELA

HALEY “SYREN”

D

uring the past few months, there has been a great deal of speculation concerning the future of Neighbours Nightclub. Several blogs and media stories have reported stories about our legal action with the owners of our building.

We are happy to report that the future of Neighbours is and always has been secure.

On Friday, May 22, 2009, the attorney for the building owners announced that the owners would be dismissing the eviction case against Neighbours.

Although this is the outcome Neighbours Nightclub and our legal team always anticipated, we wish to share with you that this matter has concluded.

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 CD RELEASE PARTY

VANESSA

WILLIAMS “THE REAL THING”

Neighbours Nightclub has been a great tenant and a member of the Capitol Hill community for more than a quarter century.

Neighbours Nightclub has never been delinquent in its rent payments and enjoys great relationships with all our vendor partners.

Neighbours Nightclub thanks everyone who took the time to show their support. We believe strongly in serving the community and hope to continue to offer great nightlife entertainment in the future.

Sincerely,

Mona Elassiouti

Executive Director Neighbours Seattle Inc.

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