I know that this has been reported widely, but for those of you who haven't heard, Babeland is hosting Sexy Santa Night with Firefighters TONIGHT! There will be calendars for sale to benefit children and you can pose with partially disrobed firefighters. It is a win-win event!
Sexy Santa Night with Firemen Thursday, December 10, 06:00PM, Free You’ll get plenty of eye-candy this season with sexy firefighters playing Santa at Babeland! Firefighters who posed for a pin-up-style calendar for the WSCFF Burn Foundation will be on hand signing calendars and posing for photos. As if that isn’t enough, you could win free sex toys, too, depending on how naughty or nice you’ve been. Calendar sales benefit burn research programs, send injured kids to summer camp, and provide burn prevention kits. More info about the Washington State Council of Firefighters Burn Foundation at http://www.firefightercalendar.org (6-9pm)
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Ingersoll has a fantastically fun holiday event this Saturday! The Parisian-themed Snowball party promises to be a blast!
This year, you can stroll the streets of Paris, bite down on some refreshments, and dance the night away as usual. Snowball has reeled off its annual holiday event at a diverse selection of venues over the past few decades. Through the years Snowball grew from a “need to party” to a primary fundraising activity for Ingersoll.
All of this is going to be happening at Cafe Metropolitan beginning at 7 p.m. and going until midnight. It's $9 to get in the door and that will go to help Ingersoll be able to continue offering their excellent support services.
The Facebook group, Gay People in Seattle, is having their monthly meet-up tonight at Purr. The event starts at 6PM. Should be fun!
Retail Therapy is hosting a benefit for Velocity Dance Studio this Friday, Dember 4th at the odd time of 6:35PM. There will be cute boys modeling underwear!
Looking to kill your recession and winter blues? Come join us for a little fun. I recently found out that an increase in underwear sales is a sign of economic recovery so I have joined forces with my favorite Divas to encourage an end to all economic woes by throwing a party with beautiful people modeling underwear in our fine establishment. You don't wanna miss it! We will be holding a raffle to benefit Velocity dance center not to mention our amazing gift with Purchase surprise!
For those of you who can't attend the wake but want to show the wonderful folks at Bailey Coy how much they've meant and how dearly they'll be missed, you can leave a note, card, flowers, or other token of remembrance to say goodbye and show your love to Bailey Coy. It's happening this Thursday any time before the wake. So, what are you waiting for? Go get a little goodbye card and drop it off at Bailey Coy!
You can RSVP for the event and read more on their Facebook page.
Bailey Coy Books is holding a wake on Thursday, Dec 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online from Brown Paper Tickets and more information is available athttp://baileycoy.com/default.aspx.
For those of us who can't make it to the wake, how about showing them a little love? Flowers, signs, cards.
On Thursday during the day, what if you left a note at the entrance with the name of the favorite book you've purchased or your favorite Bailey Coy memory?
Let's bring these tokens of appreciation to show Michael Wells and the entire Bailey Coy staff how much we value and will miss them.
And remember to please continue to show the love by supporting your local independent bookseller!
Four incredible non-profits - Dunshee House, Multifaith Works, Gay City Health, and Seattle Counseling Services - who work tirelessly throughout the year to provide crucial services in HIV prevention, education, support and care for those in the Seattle area are hosting the Sixth Annual World AIDS Day Lunch on Tuesday, December 1 at the Convention Center.
Be a part of this important benefit event with emcee Joyce Taylor, KING 5 TN Co-Anchor; AIDS Service Award honoree Dr. Bob Wood, director of the HIV/AIDS Program for Public Health – Seattle & King County; and special guest speaker Kathi Goertzen, evening anchor for KOMO TV.
The lunch begins at 11:30 and is complementary; however, you are strongly encouraged to make a generous donation to help these fantastic organizations out. You can learn more and register to attend (which is required) at their Stronger Together web site.
There are a bunch of events happening on the Hill where you dance off those post-Turkey day calories. In particular, we'd like to point out Spanksgiving at the Cuff. Northwest Leather Sir Hugh BR and Lady Lydia McLane (along with TitanMen exclusive and Northwest Native Tony Buff) will be dishing up helpings of ass-slapping excitement on Thursday, November 26 from 9 to midnight. But do not fear, being spanked doesn't go without its merits. This event is a fundraiser for the Tony DeBlase scholarship. Who ever thought you could use your ass for education?
This hilarious holiday drag burlesque and cabaret show returns, this year to Oddfellows Hall.Shows are on Friday December 4 and Saturday December 5 at 8:00 p.m. and feature local sensations Ben DeLaCreme, Ms. Honeysuckle Hype, Fuchsia FoXXX, ULTRA!, Cherdonna & Lou Henry Hoover, with special guests: Waxie Moon (Fri) and The Shanghai Pearl (Sat). Tickets are available online at Brown Paper Tickets. You can also read more on their Facebook event page:
HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a hearty holiday fruitcake packed with dancing reindeer, sexy sugar cookies, ghostly visitations, a Hanukkah pageant for dummies, and new ways to define coming home. It’s not Christmas in July, it’s Pride in December! Light your menorah, stuff your stockings, and join our chosen family in celebrating our favorite wintry holiday of all, HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door or $60 reserves a front of house table for parties of up to four
What are you doing tonight? Well cancel those plans because you SHOULD be attending the Rain City Soccer Club's 2010 Calendar Launch Party at Cafe Met. It's from 7:00 to 9:00 and the hot boys of RCSC will be serving up shots in addition to the drink specials at the bar. So go and buy a calendar or two!
It's so sad to think that Bailey Coy Books won't be around any more. It's been a fixture on the Hill for 26 years! So, for those of you who need to mourn the loss of this iconic bookshop and celebrate their incredible history, you need to attend the Wake & Auction on Thursday, December 3. You can help the store raise some cash to cover final expenses by bidding on the awesome stuff they've collected over the years. From the Brown Paper Ticket's page:
Auctioneer Laura Michalek will oversee bidding on a pair of white boxer shorts signed by David Sedaris, original cartoons out of our guestbook by Matt Groening and Lynda Barry, a poster signed by Annie Leibovitz, an original painting from the Big Fucking Hands series by Ellen Forney, signed first editions and other very special and very odd items. We'll also auction off dates with two of Capitol Hill's celebrity politicians, State Senator Ed Murray and City Councilmember Sally Clark.
Entertainment will be provided by Fuschia Foxxx and the magnificent Dina Martina. Food and champagne will be served, all provided by local Capitol Hill eateries such as Poppy, Table 219, Charlie's and High Five Pies.
So, drinks start at 6 (oh, yah, you have to be over 21 to attend) and the auction at 7. So, get your tickets today!
On Thursday, December 17 Three Dollar Bill Cinema will be hosting two screenings of An Evening with Auntie Mame! The first is at 6:30PM and the second at 9:30 (this screening is for folks 21 and over) at Central Cinema. Tickets are $12.
Celebrate the season with Three Dollar Bill Cinema and AUNTIE MAME. The beloved 1958 film starring the incomparable Rosalind Russell returns for one night only of festive revelry, a 'homo for the holidays' tradition. "Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death," according to Auntie Mame, but you'll be free to feast on a spread of free holiday sweet treats and surprises, presented with best wishes from Three Dollar Bill Cinema. (Full menu and beer/wine available throughout the program.) Last year our first screening sold out in advance, so get your tickets early!
Just a quick reminder that everyone should join CHS and Gay Cap Hill for a little late-fall Happy Hour(s) at Purr! We'll be meeting up tomorrow, Thursday, November 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Purr. This event is for anyone and everyone to attend so we hope to see you ALL there! If you want to check out their happy hour offerings, visit Purr's web site.
This weekend, take a short walk (or bus ride) down to Westlake Center and join in the Approve 71 Thank You Rally: A Celebration of our Victory. Washington State made history by being the first state to put domestic partnership up for a popular vote and uphold it. Washington State should feel proud for working so diligently to protect all Washington families. Come hear how we made it happen and celebrate!
Hostess Aleksa Manila kicks off the victory rally on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at Westlake Center beginning at noon. Speakers include Gay Iraq Combat Veteran and Arabic Linguist Lt. Dan Choi, discharged under Don't Ask Don't Tell, The Approve 71 campaign members and other community leaders. Special performances by Aleksa Manila and Entre Hermanos.
Out for Sustainability is hosting a conference on the periphery of Capitol Hill this weekend... at the Olive 8 Hyatt. The conference features a number of topics, ranging from gender and healthcare to the pros and cons of Washington state's DP rights.
The cost of the conference ranges from $5 - $35. Here are the specifics of the conference:
Join OUT for Sustainability for the 1st annual conference on "Social Sustainability". Speakers on 5 panels join us from the city, county and state government, local businesses and non-profits. The goal is to see how demographics and logistics intersect and impact each other, to build awareness into action. Seminars include:
1p Gender + Healthcare: Focused on the issues and opportunities around access to services for women and transgender people.
Carolyn Fuller ND, Adjunct Faculty at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, Primary and naturopathic care to the GLBTQ community at Spectrum Natural Health which is part of Country Doctor Community Health Clinic
2p Age + Community: Focused on planning community for an aging urban community, especially focused on the problems and potential solutions for the LGBTQ community.
Don Moreland is on the Seattle /King County Aging and Disability Advisory Committee and the State Council on Aging.
Tom Rasmussen is a City Council member for the City of Seattle. He chairs the Parks and Seattle Center Committee, vice-chair of the Culture, Civil Rights, Health and Personnel committee, member of the Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods committee, member of the Seattle/King County Board of Health as well as a member of the Regional Policy Committee and the Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA 8) board. Prior to his election in 2003, Tom was the Director of the Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens.
Jeff Reibman, AIA, LEED AP is a licensed architect and a Senior Associate with Weber Thompson, a multidisciplinary design firm. Jeff has specialized in the design of Senior Housing.
3p Class + Education
Focused on how LGBTQ youth are impacted by resourcse differences in different communities.
Ken Shulman, MPA, is executive director of Lambert House, Seattle's LGBT Youth Activity and Resource Center. He earned his masters in public administration at Harvard. A former appointee of two Seattle mayors, he was twice elected to co-chair the city government's LGBT Commission.
4p Orientation + Family
Focused on the non-political side of Domestic Partnership, including looking at the positives and negatives of the existing law in Washington State.
Thomas Pitchford is the Development & Outreach Director for Equal Rights Washington and has spent the last several years working with political campaigns and consulting candidates primarily in the areas of campaign finance and strategy.
Cynthia Buhr is the current President of QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington where she is on the board. She is a family law attorney at Spencer Anderson & Buhr, PLLC and is an ACLU of Washington cooperating attorney.
David Wing-Kovarik co-founded and is executive director of Families Like Ours and is a member of the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) GLBT Advisory Committee. David is also a board member of the national Adoption Exchange Association and is co-author of Adoption 101: the family guide.
5p Race/Ethnicity + Housing
Focused the debate between affordability and density and how that impacts different racial and ethnic communities including members of those communities who are LGBTQ.
Jacque Larrainzar is the Policy and Outreach Manager for the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. She is a member of the City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Coordinating Team which works to address racial disparities and social justice issues in city government.
Heyok Kim is the Executive Director of InterIm Community Development Association (InterIm CDA). Hyeok served as a senior policy analyst for Speaker of the House Frank Chopp and the House Democratic Caucus in the Washington State Legislature. She is Board Secretary for the Housing
Development Consortium of Seattle/King County and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Public Facilities District.
Darryl Smith is a real estate professional with Windermere Mount Baker, founded Columbia City Beat Walk, chaired Columbia City Revitalization, and served on the Seattle Planning Commission where he represented neighborhood-planning interests. Currently he serves on the Board of Rainier Valley Community Development Fund and is the Board President of Great City.
More information at www.OUTsustainability.com. For questions, contact Gerod Rody, executive director, at gerod.rody@gmail.com
Tickets are $5 base price, or higher if you are in a position to help support the conference, get your tickets now at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/85960
OUT for Sustainability brings the LGBTQ community together with social and environmental sustainability, connecting macro issues with individual choices and impact, through partner led events, education, consulting and advocacy.
Join CHS and Gay Cap Hill for a little late-fall Happy Hour(s) at Purr! We'll be meeting up next Thursday, November 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. This event is for anyone and everyone to attend so we hope to see everyone there! If you want to check out their happy hour offerings, visit Purr's web site.
This weekend appears to be a bit light with LGBT events on the hill. Folks must be recuperating from Halloween and R71 campaigning. :)
Ongoing
- Project Pie - buy your pie for Thanksgiving and the proceeds go to Lifelong AIDS Alliance!
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For a pretty darn comprehensive list of Seattle LGBT nightlife events, visit Seattle Gay Scene!
This month's Bacon Strip is a fundraiser for the Orcas Swim Team, Seattle's LGBT competitive swim group.
Sylvia O-Stayformore and Bacon Strip are generously hosting a fundraiser for the Orca Swim Team, who have recently seen a drastic increase in our pool rates and are trying to keep, ahem, afloat. Bacon Strip is a great night of Drag and Dancing, and this Saturday there will be jello shots and a speedo raffle--you could be the proud winner of one of the lovely pink speedos featured in our pride float from last summer! So come drink and be merry, and support the Orca Swim team in the process.
The party is at Rebar this Saturday, November 7th, at 10PM.
Gay People in Seattle will be hosting their 5th social meet-up this next week at Barca.
Gay People in Seattle November 5th Social at Barca!We are excited to be hosting our November Social at Barca!
Please join us Thursday November 5th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Barca on Capitol Hill. Barca will be providing fantastic Happy Hour specials and each person is responsible for his/her own tab.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Their last meet-up was a lot of fun. We hope to see y'all there!
Lifelong Aids Alliance needs help preparing food for their clients. If you have some time, you should definitely help out this amazing organization!
Got some extra time on your hands? We'd love your help preparing meals and grocery bags as a volunteer in our kitchen or warehouse! We also need help serving clients food at the Lyon Building. Please check out http://lifelongaidsalliance.org/volunteer to see our urgent needs, volunteer job descriptions, available shift times, and to fill out a volunteer application.
PUT THIS ON THE {MAP}
- a generation of young people reteaching gender and sexuality -
Date/Time: October 25, 2009 –Doors at 6:30pm | Screening at 7pm | Q &
A to follow
Location: Broadway Performance Hall - 1625 Broadway
Admission: Tickets by donation at the door - $5-10/sliding scale
PUT THIS ON THE {MAP} is the compelling documentary about a generation
of young people redefining gender and sexuality on their own terms.
Twenty-six individuals weave together a ground-breaking narrative in
an open and honest exploration of identity, education, family, and
community. With strategies and recommendations for change, PUT THIS ON
THE MAP moves an audience from self-reflection to action.
Today at 3PM and 8PM, Cupcake Royale (SLGFF Lounge) is hosting the two final free screenings of 13 Love Stories.
After the Big Gay Musical, tonight at the Egyptian, folks will be heading over to Chapel for an after party. Movie starts at 7:15 and the party will start immediately after!
Queer happenings on the hill have revolved mostly around the SLGFF as of late. There are several other events going on as well! For movie times, click here.
Thursday
- An Evening of Elegance at Purr
- Out in the Silence @ NWFF
- Super 8: Making Ends Meet @ the Egyptian
- The Big Gay Musical @ the Egyptian
- American Primitive @ NWFF
- Getting Off @ NWFF
- Lokas @ the Egyptian
Friday
- Gay TV Dinner: Set for Stun @ Central Cinema
- Looking for Romeo @ Cinerama
- Drool @ Cinerama
- Dancing Queens: Shorts @ Central Cinema
- Man Who Loved Yngve @ inerama
- Match Game Belltown: Queer Film Edition @ Central Cinema
- Jack Wrangler Tribute: Gemini @ Cinerama
Saturyday
- SQREAM Fashion Show and Group Ride
- Satur-Gay Morning Cartoons @ Central Cinema
- College Boys Live @ Cinerama
- Prodigal Sons @ Admiral Theater
- Lion's Den @ Admiral Theater
- Out in Focus: Shorts @ Cinerama
- Fagbug @ Central Cinema
- Nightfliers/Reel Queer Shorts @ Central Cinema
- Stuck! @ Admiral Theater
- Training Rules @ Cinerala
- I Can't Think Straight @ Cinerama
- Prayers for Bobby @ Central Cinema
- We Are The Mods @ Admiral Theater
- Bandaged @ Central Cinema
- One Night Stand Up: Drag Queens @ Cinerama
- ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction Admiral Theater
- Trial By Fire @ Central Cinema
Sunday:
- Homo Emo: Shorts @ Cinerama
- Off and Running: An American Coming of Age Story @ Admiral Theatre
- Handsome Harry @ Admiral Theater
- West Side Story Sing Along @ Cinerama
- Hannah Free @ Cinerama
Hope to see folks out and about this weekend!
SQREAM (Seattle Queers Riding Everywhere And More) will be hosting a fashion show and group ride this Saturday!
If you haven't heard about it yet, we're having a scooter fashion show at the new shop (5214 University Way N.E., on the Ave) Saturday from 3-5PM. GoGoGear will be presenting their new line of high fashion mod inspired scooter jackets for women. After the show we are hosting a Meetup Group ride at 6PM from the shop to the screening of "We Are The Mods" at the Admiral. All SQREAMERS are welcome to join us, since I'm sure lots of us are going to the film.Alex & Melinda
Scooter Gallery Seattle
5214 University Way N.E.
(New Location on the Ave)
Hope to see you all there!
