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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 37, Volume 37, September 11, 2009

SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Wicked casts spell over

Melvin Van Peebles, the “illegitimate uncle of blaxploitation”

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Melvin Van Peebles is probably best known for his seminal film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, the 1971 story about a physically gifted black man who violently resists institutionalized racism. This is the film that got Van Peebles known as the father of ‘70s-era blaxploitation films. However, Van Peebles would prefer to be known as blaxploitation’s illegitimate uncle and the father of contemporary independent cinema.

Though Van Peebles has been called by Eric Andrews-Katz Melvin Van Peebles many things, let me SGN A&E Writer

by Scott Rice set the record straight: He is a muWicked sician, composer, actor, photograSGN Contributing Writer The Paramount pher, visual artist, novelist, playTheatRE wright, screenwriter, poet, lover Confessionsofa Through October 4 of women, and film director. He’s Ex-DoofusLast week, the smash hit musical also a funny, funny man.

Itchyfooted Mutha I sat down with Van Peebles in Wicked flew back into the Emerald Northwest City and set up residence at the Film Forum see van peebles page 28 Paramount for a month. With the Through September 14

The touring cast of Wicked

tagline “So much happened before Dorothy dropped in,” the story explains the history of Elphaba, who went down in history as the Wicked Witch of the West. Beginning at Shiz, University of Oz, Wicked tells of the meeting of Elphaba and of Galinda, who becomes Glinda the Good Witch.

Elphaba, due to her green skin, is overlooked by her father, who in-

stead lavishes love on her younger sister, Nessarose, who eventually becomes the Witch of the East.

When Nessa, who is in a wheelchair, is sent to the university, Elphaba follows to take care of her.

It is there that her classmates shun the defiant and rebellious greenskinned gal, and none more so see wicked page 28

Bumbershoot’s top Intiman stumbles with Magical five performances Thinking – Ruby Bishop update

on the eve of the new school year.

Historically, the three-day event on Labor Day weekend has featured a Despite the cool temps and sud- better overall lineup; there seemed den downpours, Bumbershoot to be a lot of filler acts this time 2009 drew large audiences to its mainstage performances and mansee music lounge page 29 aged to keep the kiddies out late

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer

It seems to Bits&Bytes that all of the Emerald City’s arts organizations are starting their fall season in the next 10 days, and that many of the groups with calendar seasons are winding up their programming. Read on: INTIMAN STUMBLES WITH BROADWAY’S YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Joan Didion’s The Year Of Magical Thinking, her incredibly personal tale of the death of her beloved husband, was a runaway bestseller in book form. The 2005 release won the National Book Award and the Broadway adaptation looked like another winner.

Didion, writing her first stage play, adapted her bestseller, but, alas, even the combination of Vanessa Redgrave and a very limited run could not turn the 2007 stage adaptation into a financial hit. At the time of the play’s premiere, some

Judith Roberts in The Year Of Magical Thinking

theater critics speculated that Didion might not have been the best playwright to adapt the memoir for the stage.

Intiman Theatre, Seattle’s 2006 Tony Award-winning outstanding regional theatre, added The Year Of Magical Thinking to its 2009 season and the production, which continues through September 20, was highly anticipated. Alas, the

resulting production – which has many, many strengths – is a lumbering, often lackluster affair.

Much of the problem is with the script itself. Add in medical problems with the leading lady, the sole actor on stage, who had no understudy. Blend in a postponed press opening night and continued medisee bits and bytes page 27

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I think you might have the wrong guy.’”

But screenwriter (and Focus Features head) James Schamus assured the comedian that the film would focus more on the weeks prior to the festival and Elliot’s relationship with his family, and less about Elliot’s homosexuality.

Nevertheless, Martin was concerned about portraying the character truthfully. He confesses, “Any qualms I had were more about my ability to portray [Elliot] believably. (l to r) Kelli Garner, Demetri Martin, and Paul Dano in Taking Woodstock Not that I can’t seem like a Gay person, but simply, that there’s a difference between kissing somebody you are in love with or have a huge crush on and [acting]. I want to really sell that. When I saw that in the script, I thought that might be tricky.”

Yet Martin rises to the challenge, making his Elliot likable and endearing as he comes

by Gary M. Kramer event producer Michael Lang (a seductive of age. Elliot’s sexuality is never in quesSpecial to the SGN Jonathan Groff), Elliot soon becomes in- tion; it is just not the main focus of Taking strumental in bringing the three-day festival Woodstock.

Taking Woodstock Schamus explains that Queer sexuality of peace, love and music to the Bethel, NY Now Playing Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s lat- region. His efforts, both a blessing and a is a secondary function of the film’s plot. est film, Taking Woodstock, is a warm, af- curse, are also a cause for comedy to ensue. What is more, this strategy is part of a greatIn a recent interview, Martin expressed er arc that began in films Schamus’s Focus fectionate comedy based on the memoir by out writer Elliot Tiber (nee Teichberg). The a bit of trepidation about playing Elliot in Features has produced and distributed that film, written by James Schamus, stars co- his first acting gig. “I got [Elliot’s] book and depict how attitudes towards homosexuality median Demetri Martin as Tiber, a closeted read it. The memoir that he wrote is pretty have changed over time.

He recounts, “[Ang and I had] already Gay man, who finds himself while trying graphic about his coming of age, sexually. to save his parent’s failing Catskill’s motel Knowing that Ang did Brokeback Mountain, done the ‘coming out’ story with The Wedin the summer of 1969. Coordinating with I was like, ‘I’m not Gay, or a trained actor, ding Banquet. Oddly enough, I felt like

Taking Woodstock given realistic Queer star

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cal problems, and it’s really hard to evaluate what went wrong.

The play itself has little humor, and, to be truthful, little insight into the grieving process. John Gregory Dunne, Didion’s husband and writing collaborator of nearly 40 years, literally dropped dead on December 30, 2003. They were sitting down to a light supper after a day out on the town and he slumped over dead. Earlier heart problems, including a major heart operation laughingly called “the widowmaker” by hospital surgeons, had supposedly corrected his heart weaknesses. In the year that followed, Didion suspended the truth but secretly, in her “magical thinking,” truly believed she could call back time and “fix it all.” One of the most revealing moments is when she packs her dead husband’s clothing up to give it to charities. The clothing was no problem, but she couldn’t bear to part with his shoes – “he would need them when he came back,” she noted, realizing that her thought process made no sense. To add to the tragedy, their adult daughter was seriously ill and would die while Didion was writing the book about her husband’s death.

While there is some enlightenment and a little bit of the all-important catharsis – the Greek concept of purging the soul – much of the script is a dour affair. The few moments of humor that crept into the script were actively seized on by the eager audience at the press opening night, postponed a week because of a medical emergency.

That emergency turned out to be some sort of flu, head cold, and respiratory problem with Judith Roberts, the New York-based actress playing Didion. While she missed no performances, Roberts, an Intiman and ACT veteran, was still fighting whatever the problem was at the delayed press opening.

Still obviously “under the weather,” Roberts was obviously fighting something – a coughing fit interrupted her performance.

She crossed the set and found a glass of water, a prop for another scene, and, strangely, broke character, it seemed, by toasting the audience. A frantic search for a Kleenex in

another scene had taken the focus off the character and onto the illness of the actress.

Word stumbles and line reversals continued off and on throughout the evening.

Amazingly, Intiman had no listed understudy for the one-woman show – a “what were they thinking?” error of the highest magnitude. After the opening, Intiman did announce that Lori Larsen, a Seattle favorite, would appear in the role at select performances the last two weeks. Season subscribers – and fans of the very talented Larsen – can catch Larsen in Intiman’s evening performances on September 12,13,16, and 19.

It seems almost unfair to critique the direction of Sarna Lapine, a young woman who has been an assistant director to Bartlett Sher on three New York productions.

Sher, of course, is the outgoing artistic director of Intiman who has made a big name for himself – and for Intiman – in his New York work at Lincoln Center and at the Metropolitan Opera.

The production features beautiful set and lighting designs. Maybe the theatrical gods will bless the remaining performances and future audiences will be able see the show that Intiman hoped to mount for its loyal season subscribers. As it is now, The Year Of Magical Thinking is a disappointment.

Ticket information and reservations are available at (206) 269-1900. Budget-minded theater fans should ask about student/ senior discounts, “rush” prices and other discounts.

LAINE, DANKWORTH DELIGHT AT JAZZ ALLEY, BUSY MONTH AHEAD Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, celebrating 50 years of marriage and musical appearances together, breezed into Jazz Alley last week for a delightful Thursdaythrough-Sunday stay. Billed as the “First Couple of British Jazz,” the frequent Seattle visitors clearly charmed their capacity opening night crowd.

Recovering from a broken leg suffered over the last Christmas holiday season, Laine, at 82, quipped a lot about her “six months of hell,” but sang with full voice. It

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Brokeback Mountain was a movie where being Gay was a problem, and you had to deal with it. In [Gus Van Sant’s] Milk, the problem was homophobia. Being Gay is fine. We’re happy we’re Gay. Homophobic assholes suck. Then we got to Woodstock, and I thought, ‘How about just have the main character as Gay? He’s our hero. So what?’ And that’s part of what he has to deal with. There’s homophobia, he’s in the closet – it’s part of the story.”

Director Ang Lee concurs. For him, Elliot’s homosexuality was as important an element in Woodstock as it was for Wedding Banquet and Brokeback Mountain, with one significant difference.

The Oscar-winning filmmaker says, “In the other films [Banquet and Brokeback], being Gay was the central issue – particularly in Brokeback. I like that the [Gay characters] are outsiders, not fitting into society.

I very much identify with them. Plus they are simply great stories that move me.”

With Woodstock, the element of sexuality is included because Tiber, the author, is Queer.

“I didn’t avoid it, but I didn’t want to make too much out of it, either,” Lee explains about how Tiber’s sexuality is presented in the film. “It’s just part of the whole big party. It just exists that he’s Gay. Like he’s Jewish.”

He adds, with a laugh, “Not that I have anything to say about [being] Jewish.”

However, Schamus does not want to give the impression that Elliot’s sexuality is not an issue, but rather that it’s a non-issue. The film’s presentation of Elliot’s affairs – he has a slight romance with a construction worker at the festival, and a threesome with a couple he drops acid with – are tastefully, discreetly done.

He says, “It was important that we showed that through the course of this one weekend that there were people around who were angels to Elliot, like Vilma (Liev Schreiber) and others who would say, ‘Be yourself, this is what [the festival] is all about.’”

was, of course, a night to remember.

One observation: There were no cell phones ringing, no table chatter, no flash photography, no disruptive element oblivious to the artistic highs of the evening. A welcome, mature, appreciate audience.

Let’s hope that behavior continues in the Alley’s busy month ahead.

called “Seattle’s Queen Of The Keyboards,” has played Monday nights at Martins Off Madison, the Gay-owned and primarily Gay-staffed restaurant and piano bar at 14th, and, yes, off Madison, where there is music every night. Bishop, who will turn 90 in December, has also played Sunday brunch, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Her brunch schedule has recently been reRUBY BISHOP REVIVES vised, and she will now play only the first BRUNCH SCHEDULE AT Sunday of every month. That makes her MARTINS OFF MADISON next appearance the first Sunday in October.

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the lobby of the Sorrento Hotel amid a din of activity. This 77-year-old iconoclastic filmmaker in khaki pants, tweed driving cap, and hoodie (all three well-worn) never missed a beat. He has obviously had experience working in chaotic situations.

Van Peebles is in town for the opening of his new film Confessionsofa Ex-DoofusItchyfooted Mutha, which runs through September 14 at the Northwest Film Forum (www.nwfilmforum.org).

Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-Itchyfooted Mutha is a picaresque farce in the tradition of Don Quixote, Candide, and Tom Sawyer.

And it’s pure Van Peebles. At times the satire wobbles and the production values may seem lacking, but there’s little doubt Van Peebles likes it that way. The fun is in the imagery, the fast-paced and imaginative editing, and good, old-fashioned storytelling.

The whole thing is complimented by amazing music with roots that run deep in the black community.

If you get a chance, check out this new film from one of America’s true hero-artists.

Scott Rice: Is it okay if I call you Melvin?

Melvin Van Peebles: Yeah, no problem.

Rice: I talk to a lot of people along the way, but I seldom get to talk to somebody I studied in school.

Van Peebles: Really? [Laughs.]

Rice: Yeah, at CU we looked at Sweetback.

Van Peebles: Sweetback changed everything, you know. That was my third feature.

I had been invited by the French Cinémathèque, Henri Langlois, the mythological figure, the starter of film museums. He had seen my earlier films I made in San Francisco, so he invited me to France. At the time, I was in Holland studying celestial mechanics to get my Ph.D. in astronomy, and I dropped it and came to France. After I published a number of novels in French because I had to teach myself, no problem. And then I was a delegate to the San Francisco Film Festival and nobody knew I was American, let alone black. That caused a major uproar because that was the first big major crack in Hollywood’s….

Rice: Was that with Three Day Pass?

Van Peebles: Yeah, that was Three Day Pass, that is correct.

Rice: In the context of cinematic history, how do you want to be thought of?

Van Peebles: Well, in the context of … I think genius would be okay.

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continued from cover than the socialite debutante, Galinda. Due to circumstances, the two opposites are set up as roommates, where they take an instant loathing to each other. Despite the odds and their differences, they eventually become best friends, until a meeting with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz divides them on every level.

Donna Vivino plays the susceptible Elphaba so well that the audience completely sides with the Oz outcast. Her voice is as strong as her stage presence, and both are delivered with wonderful success. Ms. Vivino shows a full range of Elphaba’s emotions; we see her shyness, her reasons for her defiance, and the vulnerability that allows a captivated audience to sympathize, empathize and feel compassion for her character. Our hearts break as we share her experiences of

Rice: (Laughing.) I think that’ll fly. Do you think that’s how you’ll be thought of?

When I think of you I think of all these words like iconoclast. I mean, Sweetback is still a completely original film. There’s nothing else like it.

Van Peebles: I’d say pragmatic. You see, I had to deal with what I had to deal with.

There was no need of me making a film that technically required me to go to unions that would not have me. So, I had to design everything. That was pretty smart, to design everything so I could maintain control of it. I’ve had to use the same pragmatism in music and other things. For example, I Ain’t Suppose to Die a Natural Death was a Broadway show. I had no way of doing that, so I started as albums. And then someone came and said, “Look at your albums, that would make a great play.” Well, no shit.

That’s what I intended the whole time.

Rice: It’s kind of been like that the whole time.

Van Peebles: Now I’m doing Sweetback as an opera. But if you look at the original album, and this was over 40 years ago, it says Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song: An Opera.

Rice: It travels in circles.

Van Peebles: Yeah, but you have to get the muscle to do it. I wrote the score, but the group that did it – Earth, Wind, and Fire – it was their first album. They couldn’t get arrested before that.

Rice: Yeah. [Laughs.] Were you surprised by the reaction to Sweetback back in ‘71 or ‘72?

Van Peebles: Mmm. I didn’t look up that high, i.e., I was just going to do what I had to do. I usually don’t intimidate myself with expectations. I just do what I want to get done. I do like I cook; I put in what I like because I’m going to have eat it for the rest of the week.

Rice: I need you to teach me a little of that. [Laughing.] If you could change one thing about Sweetback, what would it be?

Van Peebles: Nothin’. Why would I fuckin’ change it? It went through the roof.

Rice: [Laughing.] It’s true. But if you had to change one thing?

Van Peebles: Nothing. I don’t deal like that. I do it until I get exactly what I want and then I leave it.

Rice: That’s fair. I love the section near the end of Sweetback when Sweetback is kind of elevated to the level of mythological figure and the community has latched onto him.

Van Peebles: The movie did very well in Detroit. I went down to the only other city in the United States it showed: Atlanta, Georgia! And I go into the theater and it’s full.

There’s only one place beside this little old being “not that girl” when it comes to the first pangs of love. We cheer as she takes flight, literally, from the political tyranny of Oz officials, and it is safe to say we secretly hope she wins in getting the slippers away from the crying Kansas farm girl.

Chandra Lee Schwartz plays Galinda, and is the newest member of this Wicked cast.

Though she has only been in the show for two weeks, she takes to her role as if playing it for a lifetime. Her socialite awkwardness fails to stop her as Galinda climbs the ladder within the Oz regime. Her presence is complete without stealing any focus, and the two leads compliment one another’s performances without trying to overpower each other. Ms. Schwartz’s light-hearted Galinda shows the perfect balance for Ms. Vivino’s rebellious Elphaba.

The story is about friendship, and the lead actresses create a synergy between them that shows the full range of a real relationship.

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black lady. And right where you’re talking about, he’s out there in the desert and the lady there, she starts talking to herself, “O Lord, let him die. Don’t let them kill him.”

Rice: Wow. Van Peebles: Because in the movies before that time, any black who stood up never made it to the end of the movie. If you stood up, you died nobly, but you died.

Rice: Yeah, she couldn’t imagine an ending without….

Van Peebles: Nobody could imagine, and every time the movie was over people would … they just couldn’t imagine that.

Rice: See, that’s just such an incredible insight that from my perspective. I would never get that without you telling me that.

Van Peebles: I had done what I meant [to do]. I said, “Wow. I was right.”

Rice: That’s part of filmmaking, though.

You throw the mix out there and sometimes you don’t know how it’s going to come together.

Van Peebles: Yeah.

Rice: Thank you for putting in the three Queer militants in the last act of Sweetback. Where was the inspiration for that?

And I write for a Queer paper, so the readers will be interested. When I saw that, I was younger and in college and there was a moment when I thought, “Those are people I identify with.” I was fascinated that back in 1971 these three figures were being given a voice and being given power. So my question is, when did the moment come where you said, “we’re going to find these three guys, and….”

Van Peebles: Well, it’s not that we got to

go find these guys, it was all these people are truth. There’s a guy saying, “I don’t know about my own goddamn self.” And these other guys were Gay and said, “How do you do, officer.” These are the real people. Let’s not exclude people. This is the street. These are the people. These are human beings, too.

Get outta here.

Rice: It is a powerful point in the film for those of us who grow up Queer to see a filmmaker like you put those images up on the screen, especially in 1971.

Van Peebles: Nobody would do that.

Rice: No, they didn’t. There weren’t even Queer filmmakers….

Van Peebles: If you ain’t for everybody, then you ain’t. … You got to see to be a piece of shit yourself.

Rice: It’s true. [Laughing.] So, what’s the best thing you’ve ever done in your life?

Van Peebles: I can’t talk about that, because her husband might read the paper.

Rice: Enough said. I won’t press. I’m going to go see Confessionsofa Ex-DoofusItchyfooted Mutha tonight. Tell me a little about the movie. What should we know?

Van Peebles: It’s self-explanatory. It’s all right there in the title.

Rice: What’s up next for you?

Van Peebles: I’m going to make another movie. I’ve been doing an off-Broadway small musical called Unmitigated Truth and I think I’m going to film that. After that, I’m doing Sweetback as an opera in Paris the 15th of February.

Rice: Melvin, thank you so much for taking time out of your day for me.

Van Peebles: Hey, that’s what it’s about.

transform into something much stronger due to their choices and the causes that each character feels they need to support. From the simple things of mocking each other behind their backs or making mimicking gestures and facial impersonations, each actress brings their characters to life, and their dislike for one another is believable. We, the audience, witness the careful foundations as they start to lower their defenses and begin to open up to each other. Ms. Vivino and Schwartz both do a fantastic job of showing us the path their characters travel and just how personal choices can affect friendships.

Richard H. Blake is Fiyero, the handsome prince that is the love interest centered between Elphaba and Galinda. His character starts off shallow and not caring, but eventually gets involved with Elphaba and her causes. Richard’s voice is clear when heard, but gets drowned out easily in cast numbers.

The love duet “Now That You’re Mine” sizzles, and both voices sensually mesh to make a beautiful scene and haunting song.

Myra Lucretia Taylor as Madame Morrible, Shiz University’s head mistress, and Lenny Wolpe as the Wizard both add good presence to the show’s storyline, leading a great cast of supporting players. Myra’s strength is subtle and we see the streak of iniquity that runs through her character, as Madame Morrible is first impressed by, and then strikes out against, Elphaba’s magical abilities. Lenny Wolpe interprets the Wizard as human, complete with faults. While he never terrifies us as “Oz, the powerful,” his

human weaknesses are shown, and despite him being a corrupt ruler, we almost feel sorry for the “great and terrible” Oz. Due to schedule conflicts, both roles of Madame Morrible and the Wizard will be recast halfway through the Seattle run.

The two biggest stars of the show are Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz, the musical’s author and composer/lyricist. Ms. Holzman took the extremely popular book

by Gregory Maguire and formatted it for the stage. After going through many changes, she has created a world for Elphaba to become not only an observer, but has given her a place at center to take control of the character’s own actions. Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Godspell) has created one of his most brilliant scores to date. The music is not typical theater, but presents a range of melodies from the abrupt opening number to haunting ballads and comical interludes.

There’s a song for everyone, and most people will leave the show keeping at least one in mind. Such is the popular spell cast by the witches of Wicked.

Wicked received its out-of-town tryouts in San Francisco in 2003. After some script tightening and a few cast changes, the musical opened on Broadway on October 30 the same year. This year celebrates its sixth anniversary, and more than 2,400 performances later, it still plays to full theaters.

The show was nominated for 10 Drama Desk Awards (winning seven) and four Tony Awards (winning one). The Grammy Award-winning CD is available through Decca Records.

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by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer

Chasing Nicolette is actually set in 1224.

This new musical, having its worldwide debut at the Village Theatre in Issaquah, is based on a French medieval romance called Chasing Nicolette Aucassin and Nicolette.

September 16-October 25 Did you know that before the Middle Village Theatre, Issaquah Ages, there was really no such thing as roOctober 30-november 22 mance? Marriage was functionally only to Everett civic auditorium This is the story of a Christian count and secure property and inheritances. Women a Muslim princess who fall in love. That’s had no say about whom they married and pretty bad news even today, but the story of grew up knowing that their futures were

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around, mainly uninspiring local bands that play routinely at down-the-street bars. But my biggest rant is the main floor section at Memorial Stadium, which is a lawsuit waiting to happen – terrified concertgoers pulled from the over-crammed “pit” complained to security that they couldn’t breathe, and they weren’t kidding. This doesn’t include the ridiculous amount of unruly teenagers allowed to crowd surf throughout each show – personally, tasting someone’s shoe during a Jason Mraz concert is not what I signed up for. That said, here are the top 5 shows I attended at this year’s festival.

1) Franz Ferdinand I’ve been loving Franz Ferdinand since 2004, when they whipped The Showbox Market with a high-energy, bounce-‘til-youdrop performance that melted five pounds of excess fat from my waistline. Since then, I’ve seen them six times in concert, both indoors and outdoors, but they haven’t come close to repeating what they did at the Showbox concert – that is, until last weekend at Memorial Stadium. The Scottish foursome sounded vibrant, polished, and remarkably confident when they opened with “No You Girls,” a track recently used for an iPod Touch commercial. “Take Me Out,” “Ulysses,” and “The Dark of the Matinee” featured sizzling guitars and punchy drumbeats, while “This Fire” and “Outsiders” were streaked with electro-club undertones and twinkling keyboards. This was an innovative Franz Ferdinand that appeared at Bumbershoot, a group finally taking risks to separate themselves from the glam rock copycats – not only were the quartet’s songs catchy as usual, but they were recharged with more voltage, sounding bigger and

better than ever. I’m not sure why the band refuses to play “You’re the Reason I’m Leaving,” but it’s the lone number greatly missed from their set list. Backed by an illuminated, square-shaped panel the length of the stage, Franz Ferdinand banged away for 75 minutes and left concertgoers sweatdrenched and literally gasping for air in the main pit. A wicked 10-minute keyboarddrum solo, infused with a rave party-like vibe, proved how multi-dimensional they truly are. Whereas many top acts choke on a grand stage as opposed to a small venue or medium-sized theater, these guys rose to the occasion and sent 15,000 fans home with sore shins.

2) Katy Perry I won’t say Katy Perry is an incredible singer – quite frankly, she sounds wobbly during her live concerts – but the pop princess knows how to work a stage, and boy, she really worked that Bumbershoot stage!

Dressed in a tie-dyed swimsuit-ballerina outfit that showed off her never-ending legs, the Grammy-nominated star dazzled afternoon festivalgoers at Memorial Stadium with a performance that was both sassy and sweet. She was spunky on “Fingerprints,” bubbly on “Hot N Cold,” and adorable on a cover of Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” – her enthusiasm brought out whatever sunshine was hidden behind a spontaneous pillow of clouds. Before lunging into her mega hit “I Kissed a Girl,” Perry asked the crowd if they were hungry and then tossed out two huge inflatable strawberries to fans in the pit. I wasn’t crazy about her acoustic run-through of “Thinking of You,” though I give her props for busting out a guitar. She looked absolutely stunning with dark locks draping over her creamy skin, and those long legs are worth a second mention. Her playful attitude and uncommon stage props,

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completely out of their own hands. When Hamlet tells Ophelia to “get thee to a nunnery,” he’s giving Ophelia the only other choice she has: to be married or a nun. So, the Middle Ages brought in a new concept of falling in love.

Chasing Nicolette is written by composer David Friedman and book/lyric writer Peter Kellogg. They have the amazing good fortune of having two mainstage productions at Issaquah’s Village Theatre in the same six months. Last March, their musical, Stunt Girl, about the intrepid Nellie Bly, made its world premiere. That historical musical focused on Bly’s accomplishments, like circling the globe in 72 days and becoming CEO of a major U.S. corporation, among other “stunts” (things women weren’t supposed to do back then). Stunt Girl garnered good reviews and included smart, funny songs.

Friedman and Kellogg had such a good time with their Village co-workers that they are working with many of the same people this go-round. Music director RJ Tancioco, in particular, is a favorite of the duo. RJ says of the musical development process at the Village, “What’s fantastic is that there are resources spent on the actual development process of writing a musical. You get into the nitty-gritty of moving scenes, writing new songs, editing lines, changing characters. Some of the shows I’ve seen on Broadway seem like they jumped [past] that process. They seem to skip the workshop process and jump right to production.”

Tancioco also notes that, “Everything is built from the ground up: sets, costumes, brand-new orchestrations never [before] heard. … David [Friedman] writes a song I’ll play at rehearsal, and [orchestrator] Bruce [Monroe] takes the song from rehearsal and writes the parts for the orchestra. He gets to choose what the flute plays, clarinet plays, French horn … a seven-piece orchestra sounds like so much more because of how innovative the orchestrations are.”

Asked how Chasing Nicolette started, Kellogg explains. “Someone said it would make a good musical, and I read [the story] and loved it. I think [David] was horrified when he saw [that I had written] it in verse and lost interest, but I loved it and brought it to David and we’ve been working on it for the last eight years. It’s fun once you start working with verse and the constraint of the form and trying to confound the expectations of the audience. If it’s a rhyming couplet,

they get an expectation, and if you don’t get there fast enough they’ll get there for you.

They fill in the blank, but sometimes it’s a rhyme they didn’t think of.” That’s part of the fun, Kellogg says. He says that a whole musical in rhyming couplets has never been seen before. “What’s interesting in a musical is [that] it’s less bizarre to go into a song from verse.”

Chasing Nicolette upends who is civilized and who is not. Kellogg explains: “The ironic thing is that, back then, the French were the barbarians and the Moors had a very sophisticated civilization. A lot of the things we attribute to Romans, like troubadours and romantic ballads, I believe, were actually developed by the Moors.”

Kellogg and Friedman are both excited about the set. Kellogg says, “The concept is that it’s a revolving set – castle, dungeon, and outside. They’re using it quite ingeniously. This is definitely the most imaginative set we’ve had.” Friedman enthuses, “This takes place in France and Carthage.

In that time, France was backward, and Carthage was the high literate society. You have to make a huge distinction in color and dress between the two of them.” Friedman believes this set does all of that very well.

Kellogg details the plot of the musical: “Nicolette and Aucassin love each other and they’re surrounded by a bunch of crazy people. Nicolette is captured in the war against the French and is a serving girl, and Aucassin falls in love with her. She’s black and Muslim, and Aucassin wants to marry her.

Nicolette is actually the daughter of a king, so she’s above him [by royal birth] because she’s a princess and he’s a count.”

Friedman then gave the explanation of how the musical relates to today. “The issues are love versus money, and prejudice for one race over another, or one religion against another; all things that are very prevalent today. We think it will touch people’s hearts and be relevant. It’s literate in an accessible way. It’s verse, but it’s modern verse that’s not difficult to understand. It takes very serious issues that are happening today and views them in a lighter way.”

Kellogg talks about the recent Tony Award win by Village associate Brian Yorkey for Next to Normal: “I was thrilled when Brian Yorkey won for Best Score and thanked the Village. These guys deserve national attention.”

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

such as scattered pink flamingos and a white “All Night Long (All Night).” His energy picket fence, complimented her witty, good- level was high, kicking his feet in the air and time persona. shaking his hips from one song to another.

Plus, he appeared onstage before his ac3) Yeah Yeah Yeahs tual start time, helping to close out Michael Karen O is a weird cat who periodically Franti & Spearhead’s opening set. Yes, his drives me batty; I just never know if she’s shows do feel a bit more rehearsed these being funny, or if she’s truly that insane. Did days than when he played smaller venues I mention the time she nearly swallowed a like The Crocodile or 5th Avenue Theatre, microphone at White River Amphitheatre as but Mraz can still charm audiences with inpart of EndFest several years ago? It scared teractive sing-alongs, an operatic verse, or the shit out of me! But what I admire about a modern twist on a classic (“Everything is this punkish diva is her spastic, uninhibited Gonna Be Alright”). His renditions of “The energy that adds more fuel to the Yeah Yeah Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” and “I’m Yours” Yeahs’ fiery songs. During “Y Control,” she were fun and catchy, and you gotta love a spun around in circles and danced wildly in guy who unloads a three-member brass secher interesting, colorful get-up (don’t ask tion and bongo set onstage. me to explain what she was wearing), and right before launching into a mellow ver5) Michael Franti sion of “Maps,” she screamed to the crowd, & Spearhead “It’s time for an Indian summer love song This was my first live experience of Mifor Seattle!” – and who knows what she chael Franti & Spearhead, and I guarantee meant, but she occasionally shouts things it won’t be my last. From the second he and out to audiences and then dives into another his band walked onstage and jammed to bouncy number, like the awesome “Zero,” “Little Bit of Riddim” to the closing number which was cradled in a retro keyboard back- “Say Hey (I Love You)” with Jason Mraz, ground and joined by a jumpy guitar and the San Francisco native was in good spirits booming drum. The New York-based trio and delivered a pulsating set of reggae-pop mixed in songs from their new album, It’s tunes. Franti told everyone that he visited Blitz, with cuts from their previous works, the White House the day prior to his BumFever to Tell and Show Your Bones, both bershoot appearance, joking that he’d disGrammy-nominated. tribute toilet squares to the crowd stolen from the national landmark. “Hello Bon4) Jason Mraz jour” provided concertgoers with upbeat When it comes to giving funky, fresh momentum to shrug off the evening chill, performances in front of big crowds, Jason while “Everyone Deserves Music” and “EvMraz is all over it. He’s a festival veteran, erybody Ona Move” saw people leaping off having played center stage at Outlands just their feet and raising their fists in the air. His two weeks ago in San Francisco. But his slower material was also quite good, such as headlining gig on Sunday night at Bumber- a ballad dedicated to his son who embarked shoot was longer and more stylish than what on a cross-country journey via Greyhound he did in the Bay Area, featuring a great list and the soft, acoustic “Hey World.” Franti’s of favorites from “Bella Luna” to “Butter- cheery set was the perfect warm, fuzzy blanfly” to a smooth cover of Lionel Richie’s ket on a cool late summer night.

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FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Cuff Complex - Country Dance, 7:00 - 10:30 pm.

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

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

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

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

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

Neighbours Nightclub - House music with DJ Eric.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twisted - Girl4GIRL Halloween Event. God-Dess and She live event @ 9 pm. $15 at door. Sell-out crowd expected. www.twistedineverett.com

Vibe - in Kent - $4 Jäger Bombs. South Side Boogie-Dancing, 9 pm - 2 am, with DJ Dirty Dan. Karaoke in the Main Room, 9 pm - 2 am. No cover.

Wildrose - www.thewildrosebar.com.

SATURDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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MONDAY

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

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

Changes - Happy Hour all day and night.

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

See us at www.clubsilverstone.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PURR Cocktail Lounge - Happy Hour 4-7pm.

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

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY

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

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

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

Free pool all day - 2 tables.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Julia’s - Eatatjulias.com. $3 daily drink specials. Happy Hour 3-7 pm daily; Late Night Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY

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

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

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

A Black Nail production.

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

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

Crescent Lounge - Laura Wednesdays 9 pm - 2 am.

The Cuff Complex - Free pool & Pitcher Special.

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

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

The Elite - No cover! 12pm-2am Happy Hour 5pm8pm, www.theeliteseattle.com

Celebrating 36 Years!

by Miryam Gordon SGN A&E Writer Elephant’s Graveyard Balagan Theatre Through September 26 Balagan Theatre’s current production is Elephant’s Graveyard by George Brant.

The way it is staged (not knowing if this is a script device or a director’s choice), there are two sides of the stage: the circus side and the townies’ side. It looks at first to be a comedy, although there are perilously few jokes that worked opening night. Perhaps that’s because it really isn’t a comedy, after all. It’s an exploration of human darkness and the kind of horror that lack of attention can cause.

The circus comes to town with elephants.

This small town is wild with excitement, since nothing much happens in town and most townies don’t ever expect to leave for somewhere more exciting. It is 1916, and the setting reflects small-town life, where there is a regular train through town that everyone can set their watches by.

In the circus, the tour manager (Ashley Bagwell) allows an untrained stranger to ride at the head of the regular elephants’ parade through town, and the stranger hits the lead elephant badly and the elephant throws the rider off and stomps on him. The town becomes enraged and demands the elephant pay the same price as any human murderer.

So should the ringmaster give them what they want, or try to make people understand that the tour manager and the untrained stranger were really at fault? The tour manager heedlessly ignores the elephant trainer (Ray Tagavilla), but the elephant trainer

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Elephant’s Graveyard shows the darkness of the soul doesn’t make enough of a stand to protect his elephants, and the stranger somehow believes he is capable of understanding and riding elephants after only one day in the circus.

The human darkness is evident in the rush to judgment and the demand for blood. The elephant did what was natural and even appropriate, but the townies do not budge in their demands. Somehow, they expect a kind of purification by killing the elephant.

This is an ensemble piece and there are nicely done roles – in particular Sharon Barto, who plays a young kid enthralled with elephants, Michael D. Blum as the ringmaster with the ultimate decision, Jose Amador, representing the people of color in town, and a heart-tugging performance by Ray Tagavilla as the elephant trainer as he loses the fight for his elephants and has to do the unthinkable as an act of kindness.

The production is about 75 minutes straight through, but even so, the beginning drags a bit through the “funny” stuff. While the set-ups are necessary to understand the play, the beginning is too portentous, and should be quicker and lighter. The costumes – fun period pieces provided by Hannah Schnabel – are terrific. The stage, designed

by Ed Cook III, is a suitable mishmash of circus-y things and town things on either side of the stage. The music is played on stage by several able musicians (Jake Groshong, Marty Ofsowitz, Banton Foster) who are part of the ensemble.

The play is based on a true story about a small town in Tennessee. A cosmopolitan city like Seattle might never have felt determined to kill the murdering elephant, espe-

Chris Bell and Jake Groshong in Elephant’s Graveyard

cially when strangers are strangers and people keep to themselves. Perhaps even smalltown inhabitants are too sophisticated, these days, to want to kill an elephant. Even so, human nature has dark and irrational sides.

The play makes that timelessly clear. For

more information, go to www.balagantheatre.org or www.brownpapertickets.com or call 800-838-3006.

Comments on reviews go to sgncritic@ gmail.com.

Northwest Associated Arts · The 5th Avenue Theatre · Seattle Men’s Chorus · Seattle Women’s Chorus · The Stranger present

STEPHEN SONDHEIM A Life in the Theater

An Onstage Conversation with FraNk rIcH

Monday, October 26 Benaroya Hall · 8pm

206.215.4747 · www.benaroyahall.org or at the Benaroya Hall Box Office

Cover image: Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... Courtesy of Masterworks Broadway (82796-94255-2)

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by E. Joyce Glasgow SGN A&E Writer Larry Carlton’s memorable playing and solos have been heard and enjoyed by anyone who has listened to Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Michael McDonald, or other musical icons. Carlton’s tasteful, original and virtuosic contributions to hundreds of recordings have made him one of the most sought-after guitarists in contemporary recording history and has won him three Grammy Awards and 18 Grammy nominations. He performed in a trio setting at the Triple Door on August 19, featuring his son Travis Carlton on electric bass. They performed Carlton’s original tunes and some of the other pieces that made his playing famous, including the Steely Dan tune “Josie” and Michael McDonald’s “Minute

by Minute.” Carlton is a brilliant musician.

He performed an unforgettable solo version of the Lord’s Prayer in honor of the great guitarist and guitar inventor Les Paul, who had passed away the previous week. It was incredibly poignant and moving. Carleton is unassuming, low-key, and down to earth.

His two sets of music were very satisfying.

Having been reminded of Steely Dan

by Larry Carlton, I was pleased to see that Nearly Dan, Seattle’s own Steely Dan tribute band, was going to be playing at the Highway 99 Blues Club a couple of days later on August 21. Nearly Dan is phenomenal! A 12-piece band with four singers, horns, guitars, bass keyboards and drums, this lush-sounding group replicates Steely Dan tunes with as much virtuosity and freshness as the original band, and they are incredibly dynamic and a joy to listen to. They performed the whole Aja album, which is my favorite, as well as other iconic numbers, including “Kid Charlemagne,” “Ricki Don’t Lose that Number,” “Bodhisattva,” and “FM.” Their lead singer sounds remarkably like Donald Fagen. This is a band not to miss, whether you’re a fan of Steely Dan or not, and is comprised of some of the best jazz and blues musicians in Seattle. Their music is fun, energetic, very danceable and totally entertaining.

For more information about upcoming events at the Triple Door visit www.thetripledoor.net. For more information on upcoming events at the Highway 99 Blues Club, visit www.highwayninetynine.com.

Monterey Jazz Festival features elder statesmen of jazz file photo

Dave Brubeck

by E. Joyce Glasgow SGN A&E Writer The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival September 18-20 Monterey, California The Monterey area is such a beautiful and accessible place to be during an Indian summer, and the 52nd annual Monterey Jazz Festival is a perfect reason to visit this gorgeous stretch of thrilling California coastline and enjoy some really great music. The festival has a tremendous and pleasing lineup planned, including the elder statesmen of music, Pete Seeger, and Dave Brubeck.

A who’s who of jazz and blues will perform over the three-day weekend this year, including Chick Corea, Kurt Elling, Regina Carter, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Hank Jones, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kenny Barron, Esperanza

Spaulding, Joe Lovano, Randy Brecker, Lizz Wright, John Scofield, Russell Malone, George Duke, the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabacken Quartet, the New Orleans AllStars with Cyril Neville and Henry Butler, Ruthie Foster, Susan Tedeschi, and many more. Visit www.montereyjazzfestival.org for the complete lineup and schedule.

The festival grounds’ atmosphere is like that of a small village, and the feeling is very casual, friendly, slow and low-key. All nine stages, both outside and in, are just a short stroll from one another, allowing listeners the option of checking out a number of acts.

The weather is pleasant; usually it’s sunny and warm during the days and cooler in the evenings. The intimate outdoor dining area has picnic tables surrounded by food booths, which feature an array of international dishes. My favorite is the grilled salmon rubbed with exotic African and Caribbean spices.

Ticket prices for the grounds concerts are

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August brought great jazz to Seattle

Larry Carlton

a good bargain at $35-$45 per day, or $110 for the weekend (especially when you consider that Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival has charged $50 per day this year). The Arena tickets are considerably higher priced, with packages starting at $225 for the weekend, but feature reserved seats in the Arena and include access to all the venues on the grounds. Some of the headliners, including Pete Seeger and Dave Brubeck, will only be performing on the Arena stage. Other Arena performers may also be heard at grounds venues, and I prefer these far more intimate and immediate stages to the highly coveted, cavernous and expensive arena. Large flatscreen television sets are set up on the grounds so that one can still watch what’s going on in the Arena, with wonderful camera close-ups and great sound.

The festival draws about 43,000 jazz fans annually. The crowd spans all ages, with a hefty percentage of those having made the pilgrimage to Monterey every year, some for as many as 30 years or more. There is a good-natured camaraderie and unpretentiousness, and one can easily access and interact with the artists in passing just by walking along the lanes.

There are also arts and crafts for sale, though this seems to be the festival’s weak link. While there are some nice things, there are a lot of items – especially imports – for sale that are not really remarkable, and the festival could definitely benefit by having more artists who are selling their own, fine, handmade goods.

Last year, the festival featured the eagerly awaited premiere of vocalist Kurt Elling’s tribute to jazz vocalist and John Coltrane collaborator Johnny Hartman, “Dedicated to You,” complete with the Ethel String Quartet saxophonist Ernie Watts and Elling’s jazz trio. The beautiful CD of Elling’s multifaceted collaboration has just been released.

It was recorded live in the stunning Allen Room in the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex in New York.

The 2008 festival also showcased the young rising star, singer/songwriter Spencer Day, and ebullient young Englishman (and a favorite of Clint Eastwood), singer/song-

writer/pianist Jamie Cullum. Seattle guitarist Bill Frisell played a memorable duo with drummer Matt Wilson. Remarkable composer and conductor Maria Schneider led her star-studded and talented big band through an inventive and dynamic festivalcommissioned piece. Festival headliners included the incomparable Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride, Cassandra Wilson, Terrence Blanchard, Joshua Redman, Tom Scott, and Nancy Wilson.

There is so much good music to hear each year, ranging from award-winning high school jazz big bands to some of the greatest icons of the jazz idiom.

Getting to Monterey is fairly inexpensive and easy. I recommend flying into San Jose and then taking public transportation, combining easy light rail and a two-hour bus ride to Monterey. The public ground transportation, one-way, remarkably totaled under $10!

The Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur coastline are two of the most breathtaking and picturesque destinations in the United States. Look for my article upcoming in the SGN about all the wonderful places to visit and things to do around this incredible area.

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w e e k o f S e p t e m b e r 11 - S e p t e m b e r 17

ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Misunderstandings with your partner will not be fixed by logical reiteration. Can you agree to disagree? Just listening and understanding can be enough. Be helpful and attentive. A romantic escape offers a nice diversion.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): Snafus at work feed into tension contributing to worse problems. Detach and break the vicious cycle. Bring colleagues in to discuss the problems. Let imaginations run free, then winnow out the moonbeams and get grounded with the best ideas.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Creative efforts are blocked, but it’s a good time to edit, revise and see what needs fixing. Mundane chores seem more dull and laborious, but can focus your mind. Like Tibetan monks, make a meditation of “Carry water, chop wood.”

CANCER (June 21- July 22): Your best strategy is to shut up and listen. At least measure your words carefully before speaking. Mouth shut and ears open will lead you to brilliant new ideas.

Yeah, Mom could have been wrong!

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Some days it doesn’t pay to get out of bed. If you can postpone everything that needs doing and get suitable company, bed may indeed be a great place to stay. Can you afford to take a spontaneous honeymoon? Can you afford not to?

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): Be attentive and realistic about your own limits. The silver lining is that you can become more effective with teamwork. The necessary adjustments will entail false starts and some stress, but not adjusting is even more stressful.

Readings make great gifts!

I also do weddings and parties!

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): Worrying about your health is the surest way to undermine it. Let your worries, frets and pains be fuel for creative efforts. Nothing will come out quite right, but think if it as raw material to be refined later.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): It’s not the time to be buying stocks or lottery tickets. Emotional investments in home and community are also a dicey bet, but in quiet privacy think about what you give and what you want in return.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Excelling at work can take attention away from needs at home. Whatever is wrong is not being clearly articulated, and trying to intuit a solution is only partially successful. Solutions can wait, sympathy can’t.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Speaking up too quickly will undermine your authority. Winning arguments is unlikely. Better just to listen and hear whatever you can learn. Keep an open mind, and you could have a deep change of heart.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): Your sexual standards are in conflict with your other values. Get back to basics.

What’s really important? That can change with experience so be adaptable. It may be just a case of your karma running over your dogma.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Your partnership needs some changes, but you worry too much, making the problems worse than they really are. Although you are a terrific lover, desires change. What used to thrill your partner could be getting dull. Discuss and explore!

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

DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.

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

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

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SUNDAY - September 13

(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 Claremont Way, Everett. Every Sunday.

Spectators welcome. Join us for lunch afterwards!

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

Live & Let Live Make Al-Anon Family Group. 12:301:45pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St. Meets every Sunday. LGBTQ supported. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives & friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength & hope in order to solve their common problems. Greater Seattle AIS 24-hour number 625-0000.

Rain City Soccer Club - Ripple Effect. Every Sunday afternoon. Location varies. Ripple Effect soccer team plays a weekly recreational scrimmage game for Gay guys in Seattle. Perfect for guys looking for more relaxed play, who are just getting back into soccer, just learning the game and/or want to supplement their competitive play with a recreational team. To sign up visit www.raincitysoccer.org

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Knights of Malta Monthly Meeting. 7:30pm. The Cuff, 1533 13th Ave. Meets 2nd Monday each month.

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

TUESDAY - September 15

SATURDAY - September 12

A Gathering of Men in Edmonds. 8:15-11:30am. Edmonds UUC, 8109 224th St SW, Edmonds. Meets 2nd Saturday each month. www.agatheringofmen.org Gay City University. 9am-4pm. The Northwest School, 1415 Summit Ave. A Day of learning & fun at Gay City University 2009! This year’s edition brings brand new offerings plus some returning favorites.

Choose from a wide variety of fascinating classes on sexuality, health, relationships, history, culture, finances & more. www.gaycity.org Pierce County AIDS Walk. 9am-1pm. UW Tacoma, 1900 Commerce St. Pierce County AIDS Foundation is proud to honor 18 years of walking to fight HIV/ AIDS in the Tacoma-Pierce County area. www.pierce countyaids.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.

23rd & Union Neighborhood Clean Sweep. 10am1pm. Meet at the 23rd & Union Drop-In. FREE BBQ for participants after the clean up!

Overeaters Anonymous. 12noon-1pm. Capitol Hill Alano Club, 1900 E Madison St, Romm 101. Meets every Saturday. For info contact Dominic at 499-2266.

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. For more information visit www.rainbowbridge club.org or email rainbowbridgeclub@gmail.com Together We Can Make Al-Anon Family Group.

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

Trans & Genderqueer Support Group for Survivors.

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

Fremont Outdoor Cinema: Animal House. 7pm.

3501 Phinney Ave N. Fremont Oktoberfest Party.

Suggested donation $5.

Strength Over Speed. 7-8:30pm. Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 1002 E Seneca (lower entrance off parking lot).

FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.strength overspeed.org

September 12 thru September 20

Imperial Court of Seattle General Membership Meeting. 2pm. C.C. Attle’s, 1501 E. Madison St. Meets 2nd Sunday each month. The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle and the Olympic & Rainier Empire, Seattle’s premier drag society, is a social & charitable organization that sponsors numerous shows & balls thruout the year. www.imperialcourtofseattle.com.

Daring Divorced Divas. 3-5pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Sunday. A support group for Lesbian women dealing with divorce, separation & transformation. To attend this group please contact the facilitator at daringdivorceddivas@yahoo.com Orca Swim Team Workout. Sun: 5-6:15pm; Mon/ Weds/Thurs: 7:30-8:45pm; Fri: 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. Every Sun, Mon, Wed, Thursday & Friday.

Orca Swim Team workouts are for both competitive & recreational swimmers. www.orcaswimteam.org La Movida. 6-7:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Cada Domingo. Una junta bilingue para la comunidad GLBTQ en recuperacion de adicciones.

Para mas informacion visita entrehermanos.org o llame 322-7700.

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.

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 - September 14

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

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

Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday.

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

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

Meets every Monday. An informal group of Gay men living in Snohomish County meet for dinner at Snohom-

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

BiWomen’s Reading Group in Bellingham.

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

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

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

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

PFLAG/Wenatchee Area Weekly Meeting. 7pm.

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

Lambert House Art Night. 7:15-8:45pm. 1818 15th Ave. Every Monday. Bring your ideas & let’s have some fun. 322-2515, www.lamberthouse.org

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

Safe Schools Coalition Monthly Meeting. 3-5pm.

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

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

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

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

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

FREE peer-facilitated emotional support group for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, who is living with Hepatitis C. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org Seattle Police Department Sexual Minorities Community Advisory Council Monthly Meeting. 6-8pm.

Pacific Gender Support, 1812 E Madison St. Meets 3rd Tuesday most months. An opportunity for the GLBT community to speak openly with the SPD to dialog on public safety issues, plan officer training on sexualminority topics, suggest ways to improve communications & procedures, explore protection strategies to minimize Gay-bashing incidents, & address other related concerns. www.kim.bogucki@seattle.gov 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. www.strengthoverspeed.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 ages 13-22 are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. www.diverse harmony.org Gay/Bi Prostate Cancer Group. 6:30-8pm. Gilda’s Club, 1400 Broadway. Meets 3rd Tuesday each month.

For Gay & Bi men diagnosed with prostate cancer. A safe space for emotional support on issues of treatment, sexuality, relationships & topics specific to Gay/ Bi men. FREE. 709-1400, www.gildasclubseattle.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 ASL for Beginners. 7pm. The Elite “Loft,” 1520 E Olive Way. Meets every Tuesday. FREE lessons & tutor for those interested in learning basic ASL. 860-0999.

Different Drummers. Intermediate 7-8:15pm, Beginners 8:20-9:30pm. Meets every Tuesday. Hand drumming classes for Gay men. Learn traditional African & Afro-Caribbean rhythms & basic hand drumming techniques. Drums are provided. For information & location call Dennis, 363-4500 or differentdrummers@ mac.com 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. Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity & Resistance by Yolanda Alaniz & Megan Cornish.

FREE. Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party.

722-2453. www.socialism.com Ageless. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Tuesday. Ongoing drop-in social, support & discussion group for maturing Gay & Bi men of all ages. For info: 322-2437; www.dunshee house.org.

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

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

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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.

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.

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WEDNESDAY - September 16

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 Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual, Gay & Questioning 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. Activities include social events, lecture series & brainstorming sessions. A program of Project NEON & Gay City. For more information, 323-1768, www.crystalneon.org, www.gaycity.org GLOBE (GLBTQ Loving Ourselves, Becoming Empowered): A Support Group & HIV/STD Prevention for Youth (14-20) in Everett. 6-8pm. CCA Building, 3331 Broadway - Bottom Floor, Everett. Every Wednesday. Sponsored by PFLAG - Everett Chapter.

(425) 263-2908. globeleaders@hotmail.com Pierce County AIDS Foundation New Volunteer Orientation in Tacoma. 6-8pm. PCAF, Old City Hall, 625 Commerce St, Ste 10, Tacoma. Meets 3rd Wednesday each month. PCAF is seeking volunteers to provide practical & emotional support services for clients, assist with administrative needs, & plan & work at special events. More info & to receive application, call Colleen at (253) 383-2565 ext 206.

Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club. 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. This is a drop in group to get & give support, social interaction & information for the whole Gender community. No fee, donations welcome. www.ingersoll center.org 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 Red Cedar Circle. 7-9pm. Interfaith Community Church, 1763 NW 62nd St. Every Wednesday. Songs, dances, teachings & ceremonies of the Pacific Northwest Coast spiritual tradition & culture called SiSiWiss (Scared Breath). Open to all people. 312-6181, www. johnnymoses.com Seattle Movie Bears Movie Night. Check website for details. Every Wednesday night. Gay & Bi men enjoy a movie at a local theater with opportunity to socialize before & after movies. More info: http://groups.yahoo. com/group/seattlemoviebears; or e-mail: seattlemovie bears-subscribe@yahoogroups.com HIV-Negative Gay & Bi Men. 7:30-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. On-going. This emotional support group provides a forum for HIV- Gay & Bi men to share strategies for staying negative; to explore issues related to being HIV-; & 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.dunshee house.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

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

Progress - A Recovery Group. 7:30-8:30pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Meets every Wednesday. A new group for LGBTQ folks in recovery from substance abuse to explore themselves thru spoken & written word. For info, call 322-2437; www.dunsheehouse.org; www.shiftrecovery.org Queer Young Females Group - For Female-Identified Youth, Ages 22 & Under. 7:30-8:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Meets every Wednesday. QYF is a confidential group for Queer & questioning women ages 22 & under to talk about dating, relationships, coming out - you name it - in a fun, laid back environment. Join your co-facilitators weekly & start making connections. 322-2515, www. lamberthouse.org Washington Gender Alliance Open Support Meeting in Everett. 7:30-9pm. First Congregational Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. Every Wednesday. Confidential, informal group for people of all gender identities & expressions including butch dykes, cross dressers, TV, TS & feminine men. (360) 671-3358; www.washingtongenderalliance.com.

AA Sober & Free Group. 8-9pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. LGBTQ friendly meeting of AA. www. dunsheehouse.org Border Riders Motorcycle Club Meet & Greet.

8-9pm. The Cuff Complex, 1533 13th Ave (at E Pine St). Meets the Wednesday before the 3rd Saturday each month. BRMC provides a social & educational fraternity for individuals interested in recreational motorcycle touring. www.borderriders.com 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 - September 17

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.

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Strength Over Speed. 2-3:30pm. Harborview’s Madison Clinic, Ground Floor, West Wing, 325 9th Ave. (If people are uncertain which room, the folks up in Madison Clinic, 2 West Clinic, can give directions.)

FREE drop-in support group (not a 12 step) for Gay & Bi men who desire recovery from meth. www.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. Providers have been serving the LGBTQ community for years.

Sliding scale, no one turned away. For info or appointment, call 299-1600. www.cdchc.org Write Your Heart Out - A Queer Youth & Allies Writing Group. 5:30-6:30pm. Lambert House, 1818 15th Ave. Every Thursday. We all have a story to tell. What is yours? Write Your Heart Out is a safe place for queer youth & allies 22 & under to explore one’s self thru the written word.322-2515, www.lamberthouse.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.

Queer Parent Networking Dinner. 6:30-8:30pm.

Harry Thomas Community Center in Holly Park, 7315 39th Ave S. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. Join us for a monthly dinner, meet other LGBT families & talk about the parenting issues that affect your life. RSVP to Deann at 568-7777 or deann@nwnetwork.org Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. 6:308:30pm. Municipal Bldg, 600 4th Ave, Room 221.

Meets 3rd Thursday each month. SCSM is made up of 15 volunteer members who work to ensure that the City of Seattle addresses sexual minority concerns.

Meetings open to the public. 684-4514.

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 GLBT Legal Clinic. 7-9pm. Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month. QLaw Foundation holds a monthly legal clinic addressing the legal needs of LGBT individuals & couples. Volunteer attorneys provide 30-minute consultations. FREE. For APPOINTMENT call Tuesdays 12noon-3pm, 235-7235. For information visit www.qlaw.org/legalclinic Orca Swim Team Workout. 7-8:15pm. Seattle University, Connolly Athletic Center, 14th Ave & E Cherry St. (See Sunday listing at 5pm.)

PFLAG/Bellevue Monthly Meeting. 7pm - study group meets at 6pm. First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue. Meets 3rd Thursday each month. (A spouse’s support group runs concurrently with this meeting.) PFLAG/Puget Sound: 3257724. www.bellevue-pflag.org.

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

Gay Fathers Association of Seattle Support Group.

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

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

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 - September 18

Fremont Oktoberfest (9/18-9/20). 5pm-midnight.

Phinney Ave N & N 35th St. More than 75 microbrews to sample. More info & tickets: fremontoktoberfest.com.

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 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 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.)

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 Out Dancing. Lesson 7:30pm, Dance 8:30pm. Century Ballroom, 915 E Pine St. Gay night at the Century Ballroom, every 3rd & 4th Friday of the month. Dine & dance. Dinner reservations 324-7263. $5 dance lesson, $7 cover. www.centuryballroom.com

SATURDAY - September 19

Rosh Hashanah (See previous Saturday for ongoing activities.)

Radical Women’s Gigantic Rummage Sale. 9am5pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. (4 blocks south of S. Alaska St. on the #7 busline). Quality housewares, collectibles, books, toys, tools, working electronics, clean clothing, kids stuff, furniture, office equipment and more. (Also 9/20, 10am-3pm.)

Celebrating 36 Years!

Fremont Oktoberfest (9/18-9/20). 11am-midnight.

Phinney Ave N & N 35th St. More than 75 microbrews to sample. More info & tickets: fremontoktoberfest.com.

Seattle Fiestas Patrias. 12 noon-11pm. Seattle Center. (Also 9/20, noon-6pm.)

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

Snohomish Gay Men’s Task Force Movie & Dinner.

Cinnebarre, 6009 244th St SW, Mountlake Terrace.

For movie & times please email Paul at Sounder36@ msn.com SHIFTing Words. 7pm. Dunshee House, 303 17th Ave E. Join us for an evening of spoken word to celebrate our recovery! Part of National Recovery Month.

Empress Express. Door 7pm, Show 7:30pm. Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Hosted by the Imperial Court of Seattle. Requested donation $7. www.imperialcourt ofseattle.com Queer TV: A Gaysome Variety Show. Door 8pm, Show 9pm. Club Motor, 1950 1st Ave S. You’ve never seen TV spoofed like this! How Queer can one make television? Find out! Join the gaysome fun with the most queerlicious artists in town. Tickets: advance $15, at the door $18. www.brownpapertickets.com, www.ladyking.org Cherry Presents: VS. Doors 10pm. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St. 3rd Saturday of every month. Bringing together the best from all areas of Seattle’s Queer community for a Queer Dance Party Blowout! Cover $5 till 11pm, $7 after. 21+. www.cherryseattle.com

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 Peninsula Pride Alliance (North Olympic Peninsula): PO Box 1988, Port Townsend, WA 98368; info@ peninsulapride.org; www.peninsulapride.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.

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

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

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

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

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

720-5566, 1-888-292-1912; Festival of the Babes: www.festivalofthebabes.com; www.LesBeHealthy. org; Lesbians Over 40: 328-4895; Mature Friends: Gay men & women 40 & over, www.maturefriends.org; Older Lesbians Organizing for Change/WA State Chapter: gloria@oloc.org, mary@oloc.org, www.oloc. org; Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives: www. pnwlesbianarchives.org; RainshadowWomen: RainshadowWomen@aol.com, http://rainshadow women. tripod.com/; Tacoma Lesbian Concern (TLC): www. tacomalesbianconcern.org; WOWS: a fun, memberdriven social group for Lesbians, http://groups.yahoo. com/group/womenofwestseattle Yakima: First Fridays - (509) 576-0276. www.gayakima.com/1stfridays.html YOUTH: B-GLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Trans & Questioning Adolescent Drop-In Group): Youth Eastside Services offers many programs for GLBT youth, including B-GLAD, (425) 747-4937; Diverse Harmony: www.diverseharmony. org; GLBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Program: 297-5922, ext 116; GLSEN/Washington State (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) & Washington State GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) Network: GLSEN works to create safe schools for LGBT students. As a program of GLSEN/WA, WA GSA Network supports youth-led GSA’s to fight harassment & homophobia in 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 14-20, in Everett (425) 263-2908, www.globeyouth.org; InsideOut: a support group for GLBTQ youth 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.MatthewsPlace.com; Oasis Youth Center: for GLBTQ youth, ages 14-25, in Tacoma, (253) 671-2838, www.oasisyouthcen ter.org; Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)/ Puget Sound: 325-7724, www.seattle-pflag.org; Safe Schools Coalition: www.safeschools coalition.org; 632-0662 ext 49 (non-emergency), 1-888-99-VOICE (crisis line); Seattle Young People’s Project (Queer Youth Resource Board): 860-9606, www.sypp.org; Teen Link: 461-4922, 1-888-431-TEEN; YouthCare/ Orion Center: 622-5555; YouthCare/Isis Program (Transitional Living Home for LGBTQ Young Adults, 18-22): 522-8412.

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SUNDAY - September 20

(See previous Sunday for ongoing activities.)

Radical Women’s Gigantic Rummage Sale. 10am3pm. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. (Also Saturday, 9am-5pm.)

Ethyl Forever Car Club Monthly Meeting. Board 10:30am, Membership 11:30am. Mark Restaurant, 914 SW 152nd St, Burien. Meets the 3rd Sunday of every month. ethylforever@hotmail.com Fremont Oktoberfest (9/18-9/20). 11am-6pm. Phinney Ave N & N 35th St. More than 75 microbrews to sample. More info & tickets: fremontoktoberfest.com.

Seattle Fiestas Patrias. 12 noon-6pm. Seattle Center.

(Also 9/19, noon-11pm.)

Ken Burr Reads from “Coming Out, Coming Home, Making Room for Gay Spirituality.” 2pm. Elliott Bay Books, 101 S Main St. This book provides readers a rare opportunity to enlarge their belief systems & interpretation of Scripture principles so they can make room for spirituality that includes LGBT folks.

Seattle Prime Timers Monthly Potluck Social & General Meeting. 2-4pm. Seattle First Baptist Church Recreation Hall, 1111 Harvard Ave (at E Seneca St enter thru glass doors on Harvard Ave.) Meets 3rd Sunday most months. Bring a dish to serve 6-8 people. $4 door fee covers hall rental. 329-0793.

Seattle PolyFidelity Discussion Group Potluck Meeting. 5-7:30pm. Meets 3rd Sunday of odd-numbered months at a poly-friendly location. PolyFidelity welcomes persons of all sexual orientations who are interested in discussing responsible alternatives to monogamy. Poly Party follows. www.scn.org/~spg Emperor’s Turnabout. Door 7pm, Show 7:30pm.

Neighbours, 1509 Broadway. Hosted by the Imperial Court of Seattle. Requested donation $7. www.imperial courtofseattle.com

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. For current schedule of meetings visit www.chacseattle.org or call 587-2838, 24/7.

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

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

Dunshee House (Home of SASG) offers support, discussion & skills groups & coordinates retreats, 1 to

Visit us online www.sgn.org

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

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

For a list of HIV/AIDS service organizations see the GSBA Guide or visit www.thegsba.org or call Lifelong AIDS Alliance, 328-8979.

Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & the Olympic & Rainier Empire - www.imperialcourtofseattle.com LGBT MS Connection - 234-1574; lgbtms connection@comcast.net. Support group for LGBT persons with MS and their partners and their caregivers.

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

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For complete details, visit www. multifaith.org. SGN/ _______________________________

FREE free job training 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/ _______________________________ 17 17 volunteers VOLUNTEERS wanted

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_______________________________ SHANTI VOLUNTEERS build supportive one-on-one relationships with someone living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, or other life-threatening illness. We are seeking mature, compassionate, good listeners to provide emotional support to people in their homes, in hospitals, or in jails. Training and ongoing support provided. People of color and LGBT folks encouraged to apply. For more info, contact us at www.multifaith.org or 206324-1520 ext 228. SGN/ _______________________________

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 19 home & garden

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CERTIFIED, INSURED, REASONABLY PRICED PET & HOUSING SITTING Reliable dog walking, pet and house sitting available by certified and insured person. Your pets will feel well cared for and safe. Rates negotiable. Refer ences available. Marian, 206769-2357. marianm35@hotmail. com. SGN/ _______________________________ IVAN’S NUDE CLEANING 15 years experience of professional housecleaning by nude uncut Eastern European man.

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Insurance accepted. Matt Shafer, LMP, 206-524-7766. 46/12 _______________________________ MASSAGE ANYONE? Jesse James Massage 206-369-4598 handsonjesse.com. SGN/ _______________________________

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19 SPA

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21 21 licensed LICENSED massage MASSAGE non-sexual

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_______________________________ 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.

SGN/ _______________________________ DEER DANCER HEALING ARTS Stressed? In pain? Feeling stuck in life? Learn more about your body and your emotions. Relaxation/Treatment massage.

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Unhurried, incredibly relaxing Swedish, Deep Tissue and Thaiinspired table massage. Loosen up, unwind, enjoy yourself, feel great. JOHN LMP 206.324.0682. www.tinyurl.com/N42LMP 37/3 _______________________________

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22 for sale

22 FOR SALE

_______________________________ • LARGE PROPANE GRILL on wheels w/side bur ner, tank incl. - $99 • 2 LARGE DOG BEDS (for 45-50# dog) (one heated) LIKE NEW - $69 • 1 NEW ADULT BICYCLE in box - $99 • 1 OLDER NEON BUDWEISER BEER SIGN, very good condition - $99 • ALL ITEMS CASH AND YOU HAUL. Ph: Lenny, Sat-Sun only, 10 to 5 pm. 206-229-6129.

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26 PETS

_______________________________ CERTIFIED, INSURED, REASONABLY PRICED PET & HOUSING SITTING Reliable dog walking, pet and house sitting available by certified and insured person. Your pets will feel well cared for and safe. Rates negotiable. Refer ences available. Marian, 206769-2357. marianm35@hotmail. com. SGN/ _______________________________ POM PUPS (foxface) 2 female $350 each. Firm. No papers, no shots. Parents on site. Really CUTE! 253-887-8365. 37/1 _______________________________ SIGNATURE CAT & DOG GROOMING New in town groomer with over 20 yrs experience. I come to your house at your convenience.

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Call T im @ 206-898-4306.

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27 TRAVEL

_______________________________ ALYSON ADVENTURES Shouldn’t your next vacation be unforgettable? We specialize in adventure travel for Gay men and Lesbians. Call for a free catalog!

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36 ESCORTS

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37 BODYWORK

37 bodywork

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Bi & Gay welcome. 12-9pm. 206328-5828. 41/6 _______________________________ FRENCH TOUCH BODYWORK Experienced, friendly European masseur w/a table and sensual hands. In/Out. Luke, 206-3232427. 38/3 _______________________________ FULL BODY SPORTS RUB Italian wrestler offers full body deep tissue sports rub. 1 hr/$60 in. Seattle outcalls only. Hotels OK. Pgr, 206-993-1333. 39/6 _______________________________ GREAT MASSAGE given by highly-trained, clean-cut, handsome guy. I have a clean, private studio just north of the UW. Call Matt, 206-774-9092. In calls/out calls/ hotels. 46/12 _______________________________ HOT FULL BODY tension release.

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