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posted Friday, June 22, 2012 - Volume 40 Issue 25 Northwest Newscompiled by Rick McKinnon - SGN Staff Writer 2012 PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR See the SGN's Pride Events Calendar starting on page 12 for a comprehensive listing of Pride Events in the Seattle area, around Washington state, and in Victoria and Vancouver, BC. CONCERT UNDER THE COLUMNS Every Friday from June 1 to September 7, noon-2 p.m. and 4-8:30 p.m., the public is invited to FREE concerts by local musicians at the Columns (Boren Ave. & Pike St.). BORN THIS WAY KAFE FOR URBAN QUEER TEENS AT CAL ANDERSON PARK On Fridays, 5-9 p.m., at Cal Anderson Shelterhouse (1635 11th Ave., one block north of E. Pine St.), Seattle Parks & Recreation hosts Born This Way Kafe, a welcoming place where LGBTQ youth, friends and allies (ages 13-19) can gather, be themselves, and have fun. Meets every Friday. For more information and to help make it happen, contact Randy at Seattle Parks, 206-883-6110 txt/phone, email randy.wiger@seattle.gov or Google 'SeattleParksCOD.' REEL QUEER YOUTH VIDEO PRODUCTION Reel Queer Youth is a media literacy and video production training program for LGBTQ-identified and allied youth ages 14-20. The program runs from July 16-20. Use professional camera and editing equipment to express yourself in a safe, open, and fun environment with a team of professional filmmakers and mentors. Working in small groups, participants will complete a short film. Deadline to apply for the program is Saturday, June 30. For more information and application, visit: http://threedollarbillcinema.org/programs/RQY/application, http://reelqueeryouth.org; www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Queer-Youth/208139612538906 ROMEO AND JULIET ON THE WATERFRONT Arts on the Waterfront presents Romeo and Juliet on June 22, 23, 24, 30 and July 1 at 7 p.m., at 1300 Alaskan Way. The event is totally FREE for all. All donations and proceeds from this event will go to The Trevor Project. www.artsonthewaterfront.com. SEATTLE EROTIC ART FESTIVAL JUNE 16-17 & 22-24 The 10th annual Seattle Erotic Art Festival continues 6/22 & 6/23, 11 a.m.-2 a.m., 6/24, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Fremont Studios (155 N. 35th St.). Tickets: $10 at the door for day/evening passes. For complete ticketing options, including workshops and weekend passes, and more information on the festival, visit www.seattleerotic.org. QUEER TEEN ENSEMBLE THEATRE - 'BEYOND BOXES' JUNE 21-25 From Thursday, June 21-Monday, June 25, join the Queer Teen Ensemble Theatre for their new play, 'Beyond Boxes.' It's the last week of school and big decisions loom large. Who am I taking to prom? What do I perform in the talent show? Where do I go to college? When will my family accept me? Why does the world shove me into boxes?!? Find the answers to these life questions and more in this world premiere QTET production. Tickets: $10-general, $5-teens. Saturday, June 23, Lifelong AIDS Alliance is sponsoring 'Free Youth Night' and youth under 25 get in FREE. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/254940. DAIPAN BUTOH - '30/30 CONCERT' On Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23, doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m., at Velocity Dance Center (1612 12th Ave.), DAIPANbutoh Collective presents New Dance Works from some of Seattle's most esteemed Butoh inspired choreographers. Four choreographers premiere dances that deepen the exploration of the human experience. Work by two guest artists will also be performed. There will be a completely different program each night. Butoh work draws from the deep inner self to express clarity and truth that can be profoundly vulnerable and passionate. Tickets: $20, $15-student/senior (ID required). www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242242. 'PORTRAITS OF PRIDE 2012' JUNE 23-JULY 22 From June 23-July 22, Gay City (517 E. Pike St., at Belmont) hosts 'Portraits of Pride 2012. Gay City will host a 'Portraits of Pride 2012' Artists' Reception as part of their larger Project BuildOUT Open(ing) House Brunch on Saturday, June 23, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Gay City is in the midst of Project BuildOUT, creating a new 8,500 sq ft home to be occupied this coming June. This new space will embody the growth that Gay City has experienced in recent years, growth that is also reflected in their newly revised mission to 'promote wellness in LGBT communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts and building community.' Gay City's new space will include a 750 sq ft multi-purpose performance space that will provide an organizing center for LGBT artists and Queer Arts in Seattle. This new space will exponentially increase Gay City's capacity for collaborating with LGBT artists across a wide range of disciplines, including theatre, film, spoken word, music, visual arts, workshops and community meetings. 'Portraits of Pride 2012' will be the first installation in the new arts space.' NATE GOWDY - PHOTO EXHIBITS AROUND TOWN Celebrated SGN photographer Nate Gowdy is displaying and selling his photographs around town at four locations this month and into July and August! His work can be seen at Poco Wine Room (1408 E. Pine St.) thru mid-July, at Adobe's Fremont Campus (801 N. 34th St., near the Fremont Bridge) thru July, The Grill on Broadway (314 Broadway E.) thru August, and Frame Central (901 E. Pike St.) in the storefront window during June and the upstairs gallery in August. His work 'Elderly Drag Queen' was recently selected to be published in the leading juried photography annual in North America. For inquiries regarding his event and wedding photo services, Nate can be reached at nate.gowdy@gmail.com or 206-992-5857. BUTCH BLUM'S SUMMER SAVVY EVENT On Tuesday, June 26, from 5-7 p.m., Butch Blum (1408 5th Ave.), Seattle's premier European clothing store, hosts their Summer Savvy Event. Enjoy signature cocktails while learning about the Caladora Skin Clinic and enjoying additional savings on Butch Blum's summer sale. Door prizes include services from The Bronze Bar and Calidora with a grand prize drawing for tickets to KPLU's Summer Jazz Cruise. SEATTLE GAY & LESBIAN BOOK CLUB - THE SWIMMING-POOL LIBRARY The Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club meets every Wednesday, from 6-7:15 p.m., at Seattle Area Support Groups Community Center (303 17th Ave. E. at E. Thomas St.). June selection is The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst, his first novel, not so experimental, just smart and sexy and the one that propelled him to fame. The Swimming-Pool Library is hot enough to keep your attention if you decide to read it in the park in the sun, with Hollinghurst's trademark gorgeous British prose. Enjoy meeting Will Beckwith and all the lads at the Corinthian Club. All GLBTQ folks are welcome to participate in this free book club. For more information email nickdimartin@earthlink.net, visit http://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/ or contact SASG at 206-322-2437; www.sasgcc.org. For discount on cost of books, email Nick. VOICES RISING - 'FIERCE PRIDE' On Friday, June 29, doors 7 p.m., show 8-10 p.m., at Washington Hall (153 14th Ave.), Voices Rising presents 'Fierce Pride' with special guest Blackberri. Blackberri is a singer, song-maker, poet, writer, photographer, health educator and community advocate. Born in 1945 in Buffalo, NY, Blackberri grew up in Baltimore. He has written and performed original music for films, including Word is Out and Looking for Langston, as well as recording the soundtrack for the Haight-Ashbury radio history of San Francisco 'Knocking at the Gateway of Gold.' He appeared in the first anthology of Gay Men's music. His debut album Blackberri and Friends (1981) featured the classic song 'Eat the Rich.' Blackberri has performed music and appeared in Marlon Rigg's groundbreaking films, Tongues Untied, No Regrets, Anthems, Affirmation, and Black is Black Ain't. He has become one of the most visible Black Queer artists in the country and lives in Oakland, CA. Joining Blackberri on the program will be Amber Flame, Crystal Ybarra, Imani Sims, and Okanomode. Last of the Red Hot Mamas is a collaborative band created by poet and singer Amber Flame. This ensemble weaves lyrical poetry and soul-based blues with instrumental and vocal grooves. Crystal Ybarra - Automatic. Iconoclastic. Psychosomatic. Enigmatic. Melodramatic. Erratic. Traumatic. Climactic. Whackytastic and smoothly charismatic. Imani Sims is a brilliant Queer poet who uses her poetry as a vehicle for community transformation. Okanomode (pronounced u-kahn-uh-mah-day) is the grandson of a pastor & protégé of afronauts, poets, sex therapists and porn stars. A musical, literary and visual shapeshifter, he ceaselessly re-defines genre, gender, spiritual and sexual expression with irrefutable funk and grace. Tickets: $10-$25. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/255606. TRIANGLE RECREATION CAMP AT BENDER CREEK - BLACK FOREST LEATHER WEEKEND JUNE 29-JULY 2 Triangle Recreation Camp at Bender Creek hosts LGBTQ camping all summer long. TRC also hosts several special weekend theme parties during the summer, including Black Forest Leather Weekend from June 29-July 2, Underwear/Foam Weekend, August 10-12, and Mardi Gras Weekend, August 31-September 3. www.camptrc.org. EMERALD CITY CLASSIC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT JUNE 30-JULY 1 www.emeraldcitysoftball.org SEATTLE TENNIS ALLIANCE - SEATTLE CLASSIC 2012 JUNE 30-JULY 2 www.seattletennisalliance.org ***SEATTLE CENTER FESTIVAL - FESTIVAL SUNDIATA GENDER ODYSSEY 2012 CONFERENCE ART SHOW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - GENDER ODYSSEY 2012 CONFERENCE ART SHOW The Gender Odyssey conference art show is seeking works of art for their summer conference art show. Last year's art exhibit included drawings, mixed media painting, photography, wood carving, textiles and video by artists from around the U.S. The conference and art show will be held August 2-5. Gender Odyssey, held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center (800 Pike St.), is an international conference focused on the needs and interests of Transgender and gender non-conforming people. Packed with thought-provoking workshops, discussion groups, social events and entertainment, this one-of-a-kind annual gathering attracts people from all over the world for an uplifting weekend of skill sharing and community. For more information about the conference, the art show, and for an online art show submission form, visit www.genderodyssey.org. Deadline for art show submission is Saturday, June 30. ZOO TUNES OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS K.D. LANG & MELISSA ETHERIDGE On Tuesday, July 3, doors at 5 p.m., show at 6 p.m., Zoo Tunes, Woodland Park Zoo's annual outdoor summer concert series, presents k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang with The Milk Carton Kids. On Sunday, August 12, doors at 5 p.m., show at 6 p.m., Zoo Tunes presents An Evening With Melissa Etheridge. For more information, visit www.zoo.org/zootunes. OUT THERE POETRY CAMP FOR YOUTH AND ALLIES JULY 9-13 www.outtherepoetrycamp.com SISTAH SINEMA - CELEBRATING AUDRE LORDE On Saturday, July 14, 8 p.m., at Chao Bistro (1200 E. Pike St.), Sistah Sinema presents 'Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years, 1984 to 1992,' followed by a reading from powerful poet, Imami Sims. Tickets: $10 advance; $15 at the door, if available. www.sistahsinema.com. BORDER RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB SUMMER CAMPING The Border Riders Motorcycle Club is the largest and one of the oldest Gay motorcycle clubs in North America. Founded in 1969, BRMC currently has over 70 members primarily from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. The club provides social and educational opportunities for our members and guests interested in recreational motorcycle touring. Our diverse, international membership is composed of both seasoned riders and beginners, and we come from all walks of life and professions. Border Riders hosts a short monthly Meet and Greet gathering on the Wednesday before the third weekend of each month at 7 p.m., at The Cuff Complex (1533 13th Ave.). The next Meet and Greet will be held on Wednesday, July 18. From May through October, BRMC hosts monthly weekend camping trips - May 18-21, June 15-17, July 20-22, August 24-26, September 21-23, and October 19-21. For more information, visit www.borderriders.com. ***PRIDE FOUNDATION LGBTQ GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FESTIVAL OF THE BABES SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN SEATTLE LABOR DAY WEEKEND Festival of the Babes is a soccer tournament for Lesbians, and those willing to be mistaken for one! Register a team of up to 15 ladies, register as a single player or get into all the events for FREE by volunteering. http://festivalofthebabes.com. |
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