Radical Queer Collaborative: Film Art Gender

If this interests you, give them a shout.  We can learn so much about ourselves by our dialogue with others.  Ms T.

Radical Queer Collaborative: Film Art Gender:
We are interested in hearing from people of all genders, sexes, orientations, ages, ethnicities, dis/abilities, geographies, and spiritual paths. If you or someone you know is interested in speaking on or off camera about gender, please contact us:
filmartgender@gmail.com
http://filmartgender.com

Thanks to http://www.sfqueer.com/

Survey to improve treatment & awareness of urinary and sexual health

Help us improve the treatment and awareness of urinary and sexual health of women who have sex with women (WSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM)!
Researchers in the Department of Urology at the University of California in San Francisco are conducting a study on the urinary and sexual heath of WSW and MSM. We hope to promote understanding, attention and awareness of this topic in the medical community.

If you are 18 or older, WSW or MSM, We need your help completing a TOTALLY ANONYMOUS internet based survey. The survey takes about 15-20 minutes to complete.

For WSW: http://urology.ucsf.edu/wswhealth.html
For MSM: http://urology.ucsf.edu/msmhealth.html

Questions? Please contact the study investigators: Benjamin Breyer, MD (bbreyer@urology.ucsf.edu ) and Alan Shindel MD (shindela@urology.ucsf.edu)

Thanks to http://www.sfqueer.com/ for this survey!

Speech Survey intended to help inform medical & academic communities re: trans men & FTM's

Any research that is done that will help understanding of trans issues may eventually benefit those we love.  Please pass this onto anyone that you think may be eligible or interested in filling it out.  Ms T.

Survey: FTM Voice

My name is Vica Papp and I am a speech scientist at Rice University, Houston, TX in the USA. My PhD research concerns the voice experiences, vocal health, and vocal satisfaction of all trans men, transmen and FTMs. In order to better inform the transgender, medical and academic communities about the speech-related experiences,  concerns and needs of trans men, transmen and FTMs I created an online questionnaire.

The time required to complete the questionnaire is about 20 minutes and all FTMs, transmen and trans men over 18 years old are eligible to fill out the questionnaire _regardless of testosterone use_. Your answers are completely confidential and encrypted.

Please fill out the survey online at: https://www.survs.com/survey/XKDPGW7WQT
Vica Papp, MSc., MA., MA.

This study has been reviewed and approved by Rice University’s Institutional Review Board on March 17, 2010. The IRB Approval Number is 10-127E.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this study or your participation in this study, you may contact the researcher conducting this study, Vica Papp, by email at vica@rice.edu or by phone (832-788-2698).

Please ask any questions you have prior to your entering into the study. If you have questions later, you may contact either Vica Papp by email or by regular mail at 6100 Main St MS-23, Houston TX 77005. The faculty supervisor of this project is Dr. Katherine Crosswhite. You may also contact her for further information about the study at crosswhi@rice.edu. If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant, please contact Sarah White, Director, Rice University’s Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) at 6100 Main Street, MS-16 Houston, TX 77005, by phone (713-348-6200), or by email (sarah.j.white@rice.edu) or by fax (713-348-5425).


Thanks to http://www.transohio.org/wordpress/ for this post.

Storm Discounts for Pride all summer long

Celebrate Pride All Summer Long with the Storm


Seattle Pride

The Storm would like to thank the LGBT community and friends for your ongoing support, and wish you a wonderful summer and Pride weekend. On behalf of these local organizations, we invite you to participate in the Storm family experience up to 50% off this summer. We are offering $15 & $21 tickets to the following 6 games:

Currently available:

    * Sun., May 16 – Storm vs. Los Angeles at 6 p.m.                                 
    * Sun., June 6 – Storm vs. Phoenix at 6 p.m.
    * Fri., June 25 – Storm vs. Indiana at 7 p.m.

Available one month prior to the event date:

    * Fri., July 30 – Storm vs. Chicago at 7 p.m.
    * Sat., August 7 – Storm vs. Tulsa at 7 p.m.
    * Tue., August 17 – Storm vs. Minnesota at 7 p.m.

To receive the Pride promotion discounted ticket price:

    * Click here to begin purchasing your tickets online.
    * Select a game date.
    * Skip the request for your Email Address and instead enter the promo code “pride” where indicated on the following page.
    * Then enter your Ticketmaster user name and password (if you already have an account established). If not, create an account easily where indicated on the far right asking for your account information.
    * Now you’re ready to check out!
    * Print your tickets from home with no Ticketmaster fees.

Questions? Contact Storm Representative Kelly Odell at 206-272-2554 or kodell@stormbasketball.com Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Please note: This ticket offer is valid through date of last game.

Author Events

 Just a glance at April book events at Third Place Books Ravenna. April is Poetry Month, too.  All are on the Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Ravenna Third Place Books
Charlotte Dennett
The People v. Bush : One Lawyer's Campaign to Bring the President to Justice and the National Grassroots Movement She Encounters
Saturday, April 10th at 6:30 pm

Journalist-turned-lawyer Dennett recounts her seminal effort to prosecute the former president and reports on the current state of the movement to hold Bush accountable for high crimes and misdemeanors.


Amy Munson
This is Not the Story you Think it Is...
Tuesday, April 13th at 7:00 pm

In this poignant, wise, and often funny memoir, Munson recounts a period of months in which her faith in herself-and her marriage-was put to the test. Shaken to the core after the death of her beloved father, not finding the professional success that she had hoped for, and after countless hours of therapy, Laura finally, at age forty, realized she had to stop basing her happiness on things outside her control and commit herself to an "End of Suffering." This Is Not The Story You Think It Is... chronicles a woman coming to terms with the myths we tell ourselves-and others-about our life and realizing that ultimately happiness is completely within our control.

Linda Chalker-Scott
The Informed Gardener Blooms Again
Wednesday, April 14th at 7:00 pm

The Informed Gardener Blooms Again uses scientific literature to debunk a new set of common gardening myths. "A no-nonsense, no-hype, nothing-to-sell-but-the-truth voice that straddles an important line between hearsay gardening and scientific fact in ornamental horticulture."--Ketzel Levine.


History Cafe American Experience:  Earth Days
Wednesday, April 21st at 7:00 pm

Celebrate and discuss the importance of the historic movement behind Earth Day with Sean Smith, Policy Director at National Parks Conservation Association.

"What we were trying to do is to create a brand new public consciousness that would cause the rules of the game to change ... it was wild and exciting and out of control - and the sort of thing that lets you know you've got something big happening."
− Denis Hayes, National Coordinator, Earth Day 1970 

History Cafe is held every third Wednesday at the Pub. Co-sponsored by MOHAI, KCTS9, Seattle Public Library and The Pub at Third Place & Vios Cafe in Ravenna.

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Kurt Hoelting
The Circimference of Home : One Man's Yearlong Quest for a Radically Local Life

Friday, April 23rd
at 7:00 pm

In the tradition of Joanna Macy and Bill McKibben, Hoelting shows readers how to better understand their own circumference of home and how to become more aware of the miracles of ordinary life in the soil right beneath their feet.

Science on Tap Presents

Steve Malone

Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington

Monday, April 26that 7:00 pm

 
"The Puget Sound Magnitude 6.5 earthquake of summer 2010 that no one will feel."

Science on Tap is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology in a relaxed atmosphere. It is held every last Monday in the Pub at Third Place.

Thanks to Third Place Books, Ravenna.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Reflections of TransformNation, a documentary about gender identity

Last Friday I was able to attend the the screening of TransformNation, a documentary about gender identity with about 30 other people.  I arrived just before the film started as it was that horrible windy and nasty evening that Seattle was experiencing.  Folks were enjoying snackage, drinks and enjoying getting to know each other before the film started.

The film was shot in ~2002 and provided insight into some of the thoughts and feelings that people have about themselves during their process of changing gender.  There were different age ranges, experiences and reactions that the 8 filmed participants had about their transition process.  Alex DePaz hopes to do a follow up to check in and see where these original 8 are today.  I think this would make a wonderful addition to this first film that Alex has submitted to our upcoming Translations, Seattle Transgender Film Festival.

After the film we had an impromptu discussion about the film and thoughts in general that people had.  I hope that Alex will create this dialogue after future screenings as people seemed very interested in talking and sharing their own thoughts, feelings and experiences.  One of the 8 portrayed in the film was available for the discussion and the audience seemed appropriately respectful but also wanted to ask questions of him.  It was a very successful screening especially if you consider that many of us stayed until close to midnight.

Alex did the original film on his own but now has a team of folks that are enthusiastic that will be working to produce content on a specific time-line.  Purr Productions intends to produce a number of other interesting films.  I will keep you posted about their progress.  Ms T

Future Purr Production Films:

• 'Transformnation revisited' Following up with the individuals from the original documentary to examine how their lives have changed over the last six years.

• 'Broken Shadows' a documentary about HIV/AIDS epedemic and the effects of the last three decades.

• 'Marimacha' a documentary about butch women and their struggles to separate from FTM’s identity.

• ' Hey DOC' a short lesbian comedy about lust in the doctor’s office between a patient and her doctor.

• 'Looking for Love' a script in progress.

Perfect 10 Speed Dating this Friday the 9th

This Friday is Perfect 10 Speed Dating which I had the pleasure of attending last month to assist jenifa who is the doll that is putting this event on.  I had never been to the Southlake Grill before and was impressed with the location for this event.  We had the entire upstairs which was a nice set up as it was not too noisy and had the perfect privacy one would want with this kind of event.  We had our own bartenders and they were happy to bring good food up to us all evening.

There were almost an equal number of men and women that registered for the event.  TRAFFIC was horrible on this night and although it was I think perhaps a bit unconventional, we all visited together before the event started.  I was helping jenifa out for the evening although she had it together enough that I was able to enjoy hanging with a couple (yes, it did become known as the three-way table).  Everyone was having a good time!

The matching was done via secret handshake behind closed doors the next morning but what I did find out is that Perfect 10 has about a 80% rate of people meeting and wanting to go on a date afterwards!  Pretty kewl, I would say.  The evening seemed to be fun and relaxed for the participants and a whole bunch of us went out for pizza afterwards and frankly, the peeps were just nice folks.  One may not find their Perfect 10 the first night, but I bet you can find a perfect friend in the crowd and have a good time doing so.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Debut of Queer Milonga and price cut for Queer Dancing on April 16th

Queer Dancing on the 3rd Fridays has slashed their Prices to $5 for Dancing and Lessons.  Dust Bowl at Century Ballroom on 4/16, 5/21.  At West Hall, DJ Betty this month.  Take a look at this new hot dance night that is created for us!  I just love this type of event and may have to take some formal dance for the first time in my life.  Dancing can be such a beautiful language...ummm.  Ms T

Join us for our inaugural Queer Milonga, soon to be a monthly event! It will be a lovely evening of Classic & Nuevo Tango dedicated to the queer community & all their friends. Dressing up is highly encouraged.
Saturday April 10th, 2010
8pm Beginning Tango Lesson w/ Michelle Badion & Alison Cockrill
9pm Dance

$15 for Lesson & Dance / $7 for Dance only

Mark your calendars for upcoming Queer Milongas:
May 1st, June 12th & August 24th

Plus, don't forget The Tin Table is right next door for all your wining & dining needs!!

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Basic 2 Step and Intermediate Swing starts Thursday April 8th - 4 weeks

There are several ways to go about learning 2 step dance as this community is so open.  They provide great lessons at most of their dances for tipping the instructors.  The one thing that can be said is the folks that 2 step (my umbrella ignorant term) is that they love the art of dancing and share it.  I will be doing my part by continuing to post on the Seattle Announcements Calendar lessons, dances and times of when one can dance and brush up on their fancy footwork.  Ms T

'Rain Country Dance Association is pleased to announce weekly dance
lessons at the Miller Community Center on Capitol Hill, and we'd like
to have you join us!

Classes will begin Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Miller Community
Center, which is located at 330 19th Avenue East in Seattle. There is
plenty of parking around the center, so if the top lot is full, go
around the corner and use the bottom lot. We have two tracks of
lessons, and encourage you to choose which one (or both) is best for
you.

* The 7:00 to 8:00 track is Level 1 C&W Two Step (beginning) and
will take you through the basics and several turns and spins, as well
as some of the more popular dance positions.
* The 8:00 to 9:00 track is Intermediate West Coast Swing - "Bust
Your Windows".

Level 1 C&W Two Step will start at the beginning and move quickly
through several turns and position changes. The lesson will be heavily
adapted to the skill level of the class, so even if you are an
intermediate dancer, we guarantee that you'll learn something new in
this class.

Intermediate WCS will play with some choreography to the song "Bust
Your Windows by Jazmine Sullivan. This song, with it's undulating
tango rhythms and provocative lyrics, adapts itself easily to a lot of
back and forth and play between lead and follow. You can preview the
song on Rhapsody here:  http://p.rhap. com/Tra.23188210 

This class is not a continuation of any of our earlier "choreography"
classes, so if you already know some WCS and want to learn more, this
is the class for you. We will expect that you can execute some simple
6-count passes, a push break, and a basic pivot whip. If you have any
questions about this class, please contact Michael directly at mkelson@gmail.com

Each track is $50 for four weeks of lessons, but if you're a Rain
Country member, you'll get a $10 discount for each track you enroll
in.

If you're not a member of Rain Country, you can join when you register
for only $25.

Please plan to show up 15-20 minutes early on the first night of
lessons to allow plenty of time for registration.

For more information, please e-mail mkelson@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you in class, and on the dance floor!

Michael Kelson
Director of Instruction
Rain Country Dance Association

P.S. Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other e-mail
lists or individuals you feel may be interested.'
Thanks to Rain Country Dance Association for this information.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Auditions for Drag King Show -Ricockulous at Theater Off Jackson

I am passing this on for our wonderful Randy Andy.  I know some of you have been in this show and I hope you will be again.  I am so glad that Randy Andy continues to provide such great entertainment for our community.  Keep it up, I say!  Ms T.

Hello Everyone!  My name is Randy Andy and I have been doing drag in Seattle for about 10 years.  Last year I put on a Drag King Show, Hallelujah, A Drag King Revival.  They were two wildly successful sold-out nights at the Rendevous.  Well I’m back, with a new show (Ricockulous!) and a new venue (Theater Off Jackson) and now I want to kick the Drag King  scene another notch!  There’s a little more life in the drag king scene (we got Swank happening in Kent once a month, and if you don't know already there's going to be an awesome king/queen show at Little Red Studio this Wednesday called Full Royal Flush) than when I started last year, and I want to keep pumping life into my personal passion.


Like last time, I am holding auditions for this show.  It is going to be 100% professional and paid.  I don't care if you have been doing drag/burlesque/theater for a million years or if you have never been on a stage before, I am merely looking for 10-12 awesome drag acts.   My decision to use you will be based solely on your auditions and I look forward to seeing some seasoned performers in their element, crossover from other types of theater who are looking to try on a new persona, and brand spanking new folks who have thought about trying the king thing and but have lacked a stage to try it.


All I ask of you is since this is a drag king show, that you represent some form of maleness on the stage.  Use your imagination to take that definition wherever you please - the more genderfucked and mindbending the show, the better it will be.  This show isn't just about bio women taking the stage as men, bio dudes and transfolks are welcome and encouraged to audition.  Auditions will be held in my cabana in North Seattle on April 10th and 11th (there is plenty of parking and plenty of room to do your act here).  I have major flexibility around the times and if you want to try out but can't make those dates, contact me privately and I will work something out for you.  I also take pre-recorded auditions if you have done the act somewhere else- but be aware you’ll want to send me quality footage.  I don’t have the patience to figure out if an act is excellent or not if I am looking at a shaky camera or bad lighting.


I am looking for diversity, talent and people who have a damn good time doing their acts, all of which comes through to the audience.  I am willing to take up to two acts from an individual performer.  Please be prepared to audition all acts you want me to consider.  For the audition there is no need to come in costume (though you may if you wish or if your costuming is integral to your piece).  I need you to bring the song(s) and the length of the number(s).  You do not need to have a perfected piece, but are expected to perform a developed enough number that I have a good idea of what the piece is about and what it will look like in its final form on stage. All performers who tryout will be contacted no later than one week after auditions about whether or not they are in the show.

This show is paid and professional all the way.    I am well aware of the movement to pay performers what they are worth and I plan to hold to that.  For those of you who don’t know me I have also been sick for a long time and out of work so I have zero money to lose on these ventures.  So like last year, I have a guarantee of $35.00 (which I know isn’t market rate) and guarantee higher pay after my expenses are covered (venue and advertising).  I will not take a pay for myself before giving you your bonuses.  And anyone who worked with me at last year’s Hallelujah show knows I am true to my word, and very about up front about financial stuff.  Since I have TOJ this year, I’ve got a 150 seat capacity to work with.  If I can sell this show and idea, I can easily pay people much more than the guarantee.

Pass this email onto anyone and everyone you know.  I not only need performers but a stage tech, house manager, and door people.  I am insanely excited about this show and look forward to continuing the effort to re-kickstart drag, my beloved art, in a town that should in my opinion already have a crazy thriving drag community.

I can be contacted three ways:

fuzzylegs@hotmail.com
Phone 206-669-3146
You can friend me on facebook I’ve got a Randy Andy page.

Thank You Everybody,

Andy, aka Randy Andy

Precious based on novel Push by Sapphire with discussion following

If you have or have not seen Precious and want to see it with other people and talk about it afterwards, this may be the event for you.  I know when we saw it as a family, it was so intense, it was so important that we were able to talk and process what we saw and felt about the movie.  Ms T


Saturday, April 10, 2010, 6:30 PM

FILM: REVOLUTION BOOKS PRESENTS PRECIOUS

89 South Washington Street, Seattle, WA 98104

Based on the novel Push by Sapphire

Followed by a discussion and refreshments

$5-$10 suggested donation**

More info: 206.325.7415, rbsea@yahoo.com

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Feminist Karate Union's Annual Spring Demo on April 11th

This is a woman friendly, family friendly event.  39th Annual Spring Demo for Feminist Karate Union, Miller Community Center, Seattle, 1 - 4 pm on April 11th.  

See what karate is all about as the Feminist Karate Union marks its 39th year as Seattle's pioneering martial arts school for women. Our annual Spring Demo will be held Sunday, April 11, at Miller Community Center (330 - 19th Avenue E, at E Thomas on Capitol Hill).  Doors open to the public at 1:00, karate demo begins at 1:30. This family-friendly event is free, donations accepted.

Founded by Py Bateman, the Feminist Karate Union has been helping women as well as children discover their strongest selves since 1971.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Seattle Men's Chorus 30th Anniversary Season Plus FREE KID Concert

Glitter and Be Gay

We are thrilled to close our 30th Anniversary Season with an exciting collaboration between Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, joining forces for the first time ever in an extravaganza we’re calling GLITTER AND BE GAY. The concert is a tribute to two great American composers: Leonard Bernstein, a prodigy renowned for his energy and talents as both a conductor and composer; and Stephen Sondheim, the undisputed master of the modern Broadway musical.

The concert will feature music from Bernstein and Sondheim’s collaborations, as well as their individual careers. Expect to be transported to musical heaven when artistic director Dennis Coleman pulls out all the stops and more than 400-voices take the stage of McCaw Hall to perform such Broadway classics as:

    * West Side Story
    * Sunday in the Park with George
    * Wonderful Town
    * Sweeney Todd
    * Candide
    * A Little Night Music
 
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McCaw Hall

Friday, June 25 - 8 pm
Saturday, June 26 - 8 pm

Join us for a pre-concert celebration on Saturday, June 26 from 5:00-7:00PM in the lobby of McCaw Hall as we celebrate the culmination of Seattle Men’s Chorus’ 30th anniversary season. For complete details and celebrations tickets please contact the box office.

The Seattle Men's Chorus is always great about hosting a concert for families.  This season they have announced that it will be April 10th, Saturday at McCaw Hall at 2pm.  If you are a fan you know what to expect.  If you have not been for a long time or never, grab a kid and enjoy!  Ms T

Children's Concert
Saturday, April 10 - 2 pm
FREE MATINEE CONCERT
McCaw Hall
305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98109
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Flying House Productions has long appreciated the impact our Choruses have on people of every age, especially children. In addition to sponsoring an active Youth Ticket Program, Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) and Seattle Women’s Chorus (SWC) come together each spring to perform a family-friendly Kid’s Concert in order to extend the reach of the Choruses’ mission to young people. Now in its eleventh year, this year’s Kid’s Concert is a collaboration with Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE program.

According to artistic director Dennis Coleman, the annual Kid’s Concert was originally conceived to fulfill a two-fold purpose. First, it gives kids a concert hall experience and an introduction to choral music that is both fun and entertaining. Second, it provides an opportunity for LGBT families to share safe, enjoyable performance experience together.

Dennis is delighted to welcome KIDSTAGE actors to the Choruses stage this year. 'This is a perfect opportunity for both of our organizations to contribute to a cross-cultural and cross-generational experience,' he said. 'There is always a great deal of costuming, dance, and visual interest that goes into the Kid’s Concert, and we are genuinely looking forward to working with KIDSTAGE to put on a wonderful, high-energy, family-friendly show.'

 LOGO: Village Theatre - KIDSTAGE

Since 1988, KIDSTAGE has 'used theatre to foster life skills in children aged 4-20,' said Kati Nickerson, director of youth education for Village Theatre. In classes and rehearsals, the kids cultivate their creative talent and learn flexibility and improvisation in ways that 'increase self-confidence and improve their futures' whether or not they are on a path to Broadway.

Nickerson said that KIDSTAGE jumped at the chance to participate in this year’s Kid’s Concert. 'We provide a safe space for a diverse array of kids, and importantly we take kids outside of their comfort zone to give them opportunities to stretch, grow, and mature into young adults,' she said. 'All of us at KIDSTAGE are excited to showcase our kids’ talent in an on-stage partnership with the men and women of the Choruses.' FHP invited KIDSTAGE to perform this year because, as marketing director Frank Stilwagner puts it, 'We felt it would be great for the kids in the audience to ‘see themselves’ on stage, and a great way to expose a wonderful youth education program in our region to a potential new audience.'

For more information on Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE program, please visit www.villagetheatre.org 

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.