Dazed & Confused, Monty Python, The Room

Central Cinema has some blasts from the past showing this week.  If you feel like you need an escape this might be the place to hide.

Tues, Jan 5: DAZED & CONFUSED @7:00 & 9:30*

Weds, Jan 6: DAZED & CONFUSED @7:00 & 9:30*

Jan 9 ,10, 16,17

MONTY PYTHON

AND THE HOLY GRAIL

Quote Along!

Tickets $8

Who hasn't found themselves quoting Monty Python's comedy classic at some point or another (or maybe even every day) of his/her life? Come on now, be honest. Yeah, that's what we thought. That's exactly why you need to come to this show and shout out line after classic line along with an audience of fellow devotees.

And just in case your Python quoting skills are little rusty or somehow you've never seen the movie, don't worry. We'll have subtitles on screen for all the best bits to help everybody out (and so you don't forget your favorite color).

Plus, every audience member gets their own lovely set of coconuts!

Tickets $8.00

Sat Jan 9 @ 9:30 (21+)

Sun Jan 10 @ 7:00 (all ages)

Sat Jan 16 @ 9:30 (21+)

Sun Jan 17 @ 7:00 (all ages)

Mon, Jan 11 @ 9:30pm

THE ROOM

 Tickets $6

Called 'The Citizen Kane of bad movies', THE ROOM has become the biggest cult movie craze since Rocky Horror. The film's so-amazingly-bad-it's-'effing-great charms have helped make hardcore fans out of the likes of Paul Rudd, David Cross, Kristen Bell and Jonah Hill.

THE ROOM's director, producer and leading man is the mysterious Tommy Wiseau. In the film, Tommy portrays 'Johnny', a man who becomes involved in a love triangle when the woman he loves begins sleeping with another man. Johnny is also the mentor of a drug dealing man child, a dog aficionado and possesses an alarmingly unnerving giggle.

Central Cinema is proud to present it in all its baffling glory.

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Tickets $6.00, 21+ only

Central Cinema

1411 21st. Ave.

Seattle, WA 98122

(206) 328-3230

Beer, Wine, and Good Food available at all shows,

brought to your table in the theater.

Late shows are reserved for 21+ only.

Georgetown Neighborhood Art Attack 2nd Saturday's

Georgetown Art Attack, Saturday, January 9, 2010 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (with restaurants open later).  This is a Free event and is held the second Saturday of each month.  Sponsored by the Georgetown Merchant's Association (map link provided).  Some points of interest; Georgetown Record - corner of Vale and Airport Way and Calamity Jane's for some grub!

Map of businesses at http://www.georgetownartattack.com/.
 

Georgetown has a community police officer that you can reach by email or phone.

Sylvia.Parker@seattle.gov

You can also contact her at 206-233-2023.

One of the nice things about Georgetown is they like to take care of their community and it is shown by how they take care of their little 'city'.  You can report a pothole and it is usually fixed within a week.  Report via the online form.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.

Laughing Ladies Cafe In Shoreline and Mill Creek

Laughing Ladies in Shoreline does more than make a mean cup of coffee and provide a good place for folks to land during the day.  They also offer a evening assortment of music and comedy on select nights to make one laugh and tap your feet.  The Seattle Announcements Calendar is updated with their Friday, Saturday, Tuesday night gigs and occasional Sunday afternoon offerings and I will have more events listed as I receive them.  They offer 2 locations and do things a bit different at each spot.

I have enclosed their contact information as well as a cute ad I found on Craig's List.  They are now on our Resource Guide under "Book Stores, Coffee Houses", so check them out.  Supporting queer owned businesses is something I think we all like to do.  Of course, in these economic times it helps if the service and food are good.  I will be featuring a number of businesses that have 'out' owners and they will be moved to the Resource List on the sidebars.  As a community we can grow stronger together.  I did not write the post below..the Laughing Ladies did.  Ms T

Laughing Ladies Cafe / 17551 15th Avenue Northeast /Shoreline, WA 98155-3801 / (206) 362-2026
http://www.laughingladiescafe.com/
Laughing Ladies Bakery & Cafe / 3916 148th St. SE, Suite 200 /Mill Creek, WA 98012 /Phone (425) 337-2708.

Laughing Ladies Cafe in Shoreline and Laughing Ladies Bakery & Cafe in Mill Creek are owned by a middle aged (available) Lesbian. We have great coffee, food, and beer/wine (Shoreline). We also do music/comedy at the Shoreline location on Friday & Saturday nights. So if your looking for a place to take your date and your tired of the bars come and see me. Oh, and if your between 55-65 and are looking for a date..come see me!

Dyke Date Bingo at Calamity Jane's in Georgetown Tonight! (Monday)

Calamity Jane's 5701 Airport Way South, Seattle, WA 98108 / 206-763-3040 /
Join us for a special night of Dyke Date Bingo at Calamity Jane's in Georgetown.  The 1st Mondays from 8-10pm will be a continuing series of good food, sexy prizes from Wild at Heart and fun.  Check it out http://www.calamityjanes.biz and contact@calamityjanes.biz .

For Dykes and the folks that love them, we will enjoy some Bingo fun, and the chance to win cool prizes including PBR T-shirts, Microbrew glassware and select items from Wild at Heart, your friendly neighborhood sex store, in Ballard.

Come join Terri (dyke-tastic) and Gill (terminally straight) and Cara (TBD.....) and arrive early for a seat! It is 'All you can eat Spaghetti Night' (vegetarian $8.18, plus $1.14 per giant meatball!)

Bring all your favorite sisters and meet some new ones!

Faux Fur and The WildRose's 25th Anniversary Recap

If anyone could get an impressionable group of young lesbians to believe that her beautiful full length dark fur coat with lighter colored fur running around the collar and down her arms was faux, it would be Lamar.  Lamar has a gift for many things including setting the tone, keeping a gathering on track and making it fun at the same time.  This is not an easy task if any of you have ever tried it in a queer crowd - we don't mind well.  Lamar ROCKED the WildRose and frankly brought a large number of folks to the venue which made it feel like old home week.

I was personally very relieved that she was in the helm tonight and also it felt 'right' that someone who has actually been around during the Rose's tenure was doing the gig.  She honored the necessary people and did not drag it out.  She also mentioned some things that must make the younger generation feel quite left out I would guess.  For example, sex in the bathrooms is sorely missing in the Rose today from what I can tell.

Have any of you tried to go into the single bathroom with anyone?  Try it...I double dutch dare you.  I do try it JUST to get attention from the staff if I have been ignored too long and need my drink refilled.  It is the #1 way to guarantee that they will come flying from behind the bar like Lindsey Wagner as the Bionic Woman (before the mattress commercials-of course) just to monitor your bathroom habits.  They even yell sometimes as they lunge at you.  It is about as exciting as the Rose gets these days for me.

In fact, I think they get paid extra for how many people they stop per shift from doubling up and they possibly have a contest going on among the employees.  Kinda like a bonus incentive program but called TIP (Toilet Incentive Program).  Tonight would have been a perfect night to sneak in to the bathroom and I did not even think about it.  Darn...I can just see the commotion it could have started to be 86th on their 25th...kinda has a ring to it.  Oh...back to reality.


I so enjoyed seeing people I am so fond of and also making what I believe will be a couple new friends.  Going back and forth from outside to inside and seeing people that I get the warm fuzzies about is what really rocks and makes the event or any event FOR me worth the effort.  Our evening started with being met by hugs and well wishes from the fabulous door charmer with the silver tongue to match.  It was a great way to begin the festivities!  We ended the night as she chased a couple young party crashers down...you go!  I do wish we could have seen her lovely counterpart before we left but did not.  Hi-you!  It was a good night.

If we hear that two baby dykes are missing I know where to look for them as they could easily fit in Lamar's fur and slip out unnoticed.  Lucky dykes - - the perfect end to an evening I would say. 



From the heart,
Ms T

Happy New Year to all of you

I wish you all a Happy New Year! 

May this year bring us all closer together.

There are many exciting things on the horizon for 2010!

Stay tuned for my reflections of 2009 and

a preview of 2010 at a glance!

I am so grateful to you, my cherished readers.

Cobra Benefits Extended for Unemployed

If you are like me at all it is difficult to keep up on all the information that comes from the government.  Especially if you are under any kind of stress it makes it even more difficult.  For those of us that have benefited due to unemployment from decreased Cobra costs for 9 months this has been extended for an additional 6 months in many circumstances for 15 months (read on).  I have attached one article in full which has some relevant contact information so you can read as much as you would like to.

President Barack Obama on Monday signed a measure to extend a federal subsidy for continued health-insurance coverage for involuntarily terminated workers under employer group plans.
The law extends the subsidy an additional six months for a total of 15 months, up from the current nine. The subsidy applies only to workers let go by employers.
Under Cobra, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, severed workers can stay on their employer's group health plan for up to 18 months, or longer in some circumstances, provided they pay the full premium plus an administrative fee. With the subsidy, terminated workers pay 35% of the premium.
Since laid-off workers pay for Cobra benefits from their own pockets, the federal subsidy, part of the federal stimulus package enacted last February, is meant to lighten their economic load.
Eligibility for the subsidy had been due to expire on Dec. 31 but has been extended to workers laid off between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2010, in addition to those let go between Sept. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009, under the original program.
The subsidy is provided in the form of a payroll tax credit to employers with 20 or more workers. The extension is part of the Pentagon spending bill Congress approved in recent days.
More than 14 million workers are estimated to be eligible for the subsidy, according to benefits consultant Hewitt Associates. The subsidy generally doesn't apply to those who quit voluntarily but remain on their old employer's plan under Cobra. There are other restrictions as well.
Without the subsidy, the full annual average health plan cost in 2009 was about $13,375 for a family and $4,824 for an individual, according to the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation, which specializes in health-care issues.
The bill requires employers to notify current and future Cobra participants of the extended 15-month eligibility. For questions about Cobra, call the U.S. Department of Labor at 866-444-3272 or visit dol.gov/cobra. 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704304504574610550356800752.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories