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Monday, July 07
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Source: Seattle Opera press release Seattle -- In an initiative intended to attract diverse audience bases, Seattle Opera is launching LGBT Nights , designed especially for Seattle’s Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender community. Seattle Opera has designated one Friday performance of each of three popular operas as evenings when members of the LGBT community can gather at McCaw Hall and enjoy all that Seattle Opera has to offer. The first three LGBT nights will take place during Aida (August 22), The Pearl Fishers (January 23), and The Marriage of Figaro (May 15). The kickoff event on August 22 will...
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Thursday, May 01
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Hi! I'm Bruce! [a message from Bruce, the sunny spokesmodel for Tacky Tourist Clubs of America ] Greetings cruisers! We hope you've had a wonderful winter and spring! (Although we, like you, had a bit of difficulty with the whole "spring" thing this year. Sure the springtime buds and flowers were there, but it has felt a whole lot like winter for the past couple of months.) But we're confident that all this meteorological pain will be rewarded with an incredible summer. And what happens every year in summer? All together now: The Queen City Cruise ! Indeed! Summer! And the...
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Tuesday, April 22
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Three Dollar Bill Cinema is having its first annual AuctionFest! " Some Like It HOT " is an evening of dinner, dessert, film, and fabulous auction items on Seattle's waterfront to support Three Dollar Bill Cinema. when : May 3rd at 5:30PM where : Bell Harbor Conference Center at Pier 66 how : Buy your tickets online or call or email the office to pay by check: auction@seattlequeerfilm.org or 206-323-4274 Auction items include: Two Full Festival Passes plus two Opening Night tickets to the Seattle International Film Festival VIP Tickets and camping package to the Sasquatch Music Festival...
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Monday, April 21
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[announcement from QSquared ] This is your friendly reminder that GLITTERBOMB! is fast approaching! GLITTERBOMB! is about high-energy dance music, unique experiences and is a massive glitter attack on the Seattle social scene. The night will be hosted by Aleksa Manila and will include performances by West End Boys with special guests, SoulChilde , Miss Bebe Doll and hot music spun by DJ LA Kendall . Those looking for more can retreat to the exclusive Sparkle Lounge where you will relax to chill sounds by DJ Bret Law. The night will include many surprises and will be an amazing evening of energy...
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Monday, April 14
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[Three Dollar Bill announcement] Three Dollar Bill Cinema 's "I Love The Nightlife!" April Film Series continues Thursday, April 17 with Some of my Best Friends Are... , presented at Northwest Film Forum at 7 pm . and followed by a post-screening party at Madison Pub . In his book, 101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men, author Alonso Duralde writes about the film, "If this unavailable on video gem ever screens anywhere near you, cancel all plans and go, go, go." Set on Christmas Eve 1971 in a Greenwich Village gay bar, Some of my Best Friends Are... features hilarious performances...
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Thursday, April 10
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WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY We need to raise thousands today for an important deposit to the Seattle Center tomorrow We're working our butts off (with no pay) to make sure Seattle has a great Pride this year, but we need your help to make it happen. Tomorrow we have an important deposit to the Seattle Center (2nd of 3). THERE ARE FOUR WAYS TO HELP: BECOME A COMMUNITY MEMBER (benefits below) DONATE RENT A BOOTH HELP BACK PRIDEFEST To help back the event , simply send as e-mail at info@seattlepridefest.org . You can help finance a big performer or help to throw the big Saturday night men's party...
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Wednesday, April 09
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American Heritage Series is an ongoing series of lectures and discussions that offer new perspectives on the role of African-Americans in American History. The series is sponsored by Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas . This second installment continues to explore the history of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer (LGBTQ) African-Americans but specifically focusing on transgender history. When: Thursday, April 10 7 to 9:30 pm Where: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center 104 17th Ave S Seattle, WA 98122 Tickets : $7 general public ($5 CDForum or SBP members) Buy online at...
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Tuesday, April 08
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Seattle -- Seattle celebrates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) pride with a variety of events throughout June, culminating in the annual Seattle Pride Parade . The Seattle Pride® Parade will take place on Sunday June 29th at 11:00 am on 4th Avenue in the heart of downtown Seattle, which will bring in visitors from across Washington and elsewhere. Seattle Out and Proud (SOaP) sponsors and produces the annual Seattle Pride Parade to commemorate three nights of civil unrest known as the Stonewall riots. These riots occurred in late June 1969 in response to official harassment by the...
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Monday, April 07
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By Miryam Gordon Ann Bannon is arriving Wednesday to rehearse her readings, which she will perform in the Seattle Women’s Chorus performances of April 12 (8pm) and 13 (2pm) at Meany Hall on the UW campus. She will talk about her books and the times and the repression. The Chorus will sing original music to illustrate some of those ideas. This is a historic opportunity for Lesbians to hear about a very recent past that has only been overcome within the last ten to fifteen years. Then Cris Williamson will take over the second half and sing some of your favorites with and without the Chorus. You won...
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Saturday, April 05
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By Miryam Gordon Cris Williamson photo: Irene Young The Seattle Women’s Chorus is about ready to jump out of their collective skins because they are so excited about singing with Cris Williamson! The concerts are Sunday, April 6 , 4pm in Bellingham , and Saturday, April 12 , 8pm and Sunday, April 13 , 2pm at Meany Hall on UW campus. Many members of the Seattle Women’s Chorus speak movingly about how they remember first hearing Cris Williamson’s music, particularly the Changer and the Changed album, in college, for instance, and how revelatory it was for them. They felt as if the album spoke directly...
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Wednesday, April 02
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Pride Foundation announces Inaugural Ric Weiland Legacy Series In honor of Ric Weiland (see more about his historic bequest at PrideFoundation.org ) Pride Foundation is beginning the Ric Weiland Legacy Series. This will be a unique chance for Pride Foundation supporters to hear directly from our country's leaders in LGBT and other movements. We kick off this inspiring series with a visit from Paula Ettelbrick, the Executive Director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human (IGLHRC), one of the recipients of the Weiland Designated Fund. Paula is one of our movements most experienced activists...
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Friday, March 28
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At its April Business Lunch, GSBA invites you to get a sneak peek at “For My Wife”, an incredibly emotional documentary made by Charlene Strong after losing her partner and learning firsthand the inequities faced by gay and lesbian couples. The documentary is a call for equality--and to commemorate the woman who was her wife in every way but legally. DATE: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 TIME: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm LOCATION: Hotel Monaco, Map This Location ADDRESS: 1101 4th Avenue Downtown Seattle Seattle, WA TBD EVENT CONTACT #: 206-363-9188 EVENT COST: Individual Registration: $30.00 - Members $35.00...
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Thursday, March 27
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A message from Seattle Pride We Need Your Help! We all need money. But for those who don't realize it, we rely on donations as much as we do our sponsors. So here's what we are offering: We will do one drawing every week until June. You can win hotel stays, trips to Victoria aboard the Clipper or dinner at a local restaurant. All you have to do is donate $50 or more to be entered for that weeks drawing. Of course we need all the donations we can get so please give as much as possible! Last year it cost a total of $31,000 to put on the parade alone (for a breakdown of that cost click here...
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Wednesday, March 19
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Three Dollar Bill Cinema presents "I Love The Nightlife!" as their 2008 April Film Series at the Northwest Film Forum , every Thursday in April at 7 pm. This retrospective film series focuses on the portrayal of the underground gay social scene through vintage queer film. Tickets are $10 , $9 for Three Dollar Bill Cinema members, and $32 for a series pass . The Northwest Film Forum is located at 1515 12th Ave [ get directions ] in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. For more information and to purchase tickets click that link. In selecting films for the series, Jason Plourde, Programming...
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Tuesday, March 18
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Asheville, NC - The national gay & lesbian wedding resource, RainbowWeddingNetwork.com , has announced that the company will be producing Seattle's first-ever same-sex wedding expo. The event will also include the Same Love, Same Rights® Mobile Marriage Summit , a forum in which ideas are collected from all who attend on innovative ways to create mass change in America concerning marriage equality. RainbowWeddingNetwork.com has chosen Seattle as the newest location for the company's upcoming GLBTQ Wedding & Family Expo and Rally for Equality . The event will be held Sunday April...
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Tuesday, March 18
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It is with great pleasure that we announce that Northern Xposure Weekend 2008 is alive, moving , grooving and in full swing. Showing up in Seattle once again on August 21-24th, 2008 . We have fleshed out quite a bit of detail for things concerning the weekend, events, venues, DJ's, and all sorts of fun, with one VERY special situation. This year NX is an Official Sponsor and Opening Weekend for the 2008 NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series and the ASANA Softball World Series 2008 . What this means is that Seattle will be PACKED with early arrivers for the World Series, to partake in what they know...
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Sunday, March 16
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We need your help ! Out & Equal Seattle is partnering with Housing Resources Group (HRG) on April 5, 2008 to improve the environment at Cascade Court, an HRG apartment community at 1201 Summit Avenue in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. As organizations whose focus is on building and fostering community, HRG and Out & Equal Seattle are recruiting volunteers to improve the landscaping and refresh the paint at one of HRG’s largest and most diverse complexes. Cascade Court 1201 Summit Avenue (First Hill) [ get directions ] Saturday, April 5 9am: Registration 9:30am: Kickoff! 9:30-noon: Painting...
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Thursday, February 28
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We have an extremely important Seattle Black Community meeting, Sunday March 9th 3-5pm at the SBP office, 115 16 th Ave, Seattle, WA. Now in its third year, Seattle Black Pride needs to re-energize and re-vitalize with new leadership, and more community involvement. This is essential to have a successful Seattle Black Pride 2008 this July. This is a call to action for anyone who has partaken or heard of the amazing progress of this organization to step up and help make it continue to happen for our community! We can not forget that SBP would not be where it was without the desire and energy of...
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Monday, February 25
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The 4th Annual Washington State Gay-Straight Alliance Banquet and Awards Ceremony is Washington's signature event for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and their allies. This event attracts a couple hundred participants every year. On Friday, May 23rd, 2008 , we hope to roll out the red carpet for these courageous young people and their allies who are working to stop harassment and end homophobia in Washington's K-12 schools. Eight lucky nominees will walk away with Oscar-like statuettes and every nominee will receive a Certificate of Recognition. The event will be held again...
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Sunday, January 06
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Join Building Changes as we celebrate 20 years of collaboration, partnership and innovation at our annual fundraising luncheon. Event Details: March 5, 2008 @ Noon (11:30 a.m. registration) Sheraton Seattle Hotel Keynote: David Shipler, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Working Poor: Invisible in America Honorees: Shirley Bridge, Community Leader & Activist Bill Block, Project Director, Committee to End Homelessness To host a table or RSVP: email Maria.Zazycki[at]BuildingChanges.org Minimum Suggested Donation: $100 Proceeds support Building Changes’ efforts to end homelessness...
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Thursday, December 06
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Did you know? …when the Rainbow City Band isn’t marching in the summer Pride parades, they take a seat and form one of Seattle’s premier community concert bands. Join RCB as they welcome winter with warm hearts and melodies at Bastyr University’s beautiful chapel in Kenmore. Under the direction of conductor, Michael Clark, the Rainbow City Band presents “Lights In Winter – a holiday concert” on Sunday December 9th, at 3:00 pm. Come out and hear the warm and graceful sounds of the season with featured guest, harpist Patricia Sereno. Sunday, December 9th, 3:00pm Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita...
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