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TWIST 2018: The Most Dangerous Year
THE MOST DANGEROUS YEAR Vlada Knowlton; 2018; USA; 90 min. Did you know that The Advocate proclaimed 2016 as the most dangerous year for transgender Americans? That year, anti-transgender laws known as “bathroom bills” were on the ballot in our very own state, throwing the safety of the transgender community—and public ignorance surrounding their identities—into the spotlight and into the voting booth. Seattle-based filmmaker Vlada Knowlton, whose youngest daughter is trans, teamed up with Gender Diversity, a community organization supporting…
Find out more »Much Ado About Nothing: All Femxle Cast
All’s fair in love and war in Shakespeare’s merry play, ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’ Everyone can see that Benedick and Beatrice are meant for each other—except for Benedick and Beatrice themselves. Weaving wit, romance, comedy, and even an evil plot, Much Ado About Nothing is a whirlwind race to the finish line of happily ever after. The Fern Shakespeare Company presents this classic comedy using a cast of All Female actors in October and November 2018 at The Slate Theater.…
Find out more »So You Think You Can Drag: Week 2
🕺 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG 💃 Are you ready for Seattle's biggest drag competition ever? 💰💰💰 We're giving away $5,000! 💰💰💰 Over a decade since its original run, R Place is proud to present the next installment of our drag competition series: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG! Hosted by Cookie Couture, this is an all-inclusive drag competition open to all performers. Each week, competitors will be challenged to push their drag to new heights for a weekly…
Find out more »Brown Derby Series presents: Halloween!
For 20 years Ian Bell's Brown Derby Series has presented Seattle’s funniest actors in "Ridiculously Staged Readings of Your Favorite Screenplays," becoming a Seattle cult comedy institution! To celebrate, we’re doing a season of low-brow classics from the Brown Derby Vault. Because Halloween and the Brown Derby Series go together like razor blades and trick or treat candy, to cap off the 20th Season we're revisiting the groundbreaking 1978 slasher, HALLOWEEN! FEATURING Brown Derby comic geniuses Freddy Molitch, Imogen Love,…
Find out more »Andrew Schneider: Youarenowhere
** CAPACITY: 76 ** YOUARENOWHERE is a rapid-fire existential meditation. Acclaimed performer, writer, and interactive-electronics artist Andrew Schneider uses a lecture-style format, pop culture, and personal revelation to dissect subjects ranging from quantum mechanics and parallel universes to missed connections and AA recovery steps. Using an array of visual and sonic effects to produce a landscape of sensory overload, YOUARENOWHERE transforms the physical performance space and warps linear time to short-circuit preconceived notions of individual perspective and what it means…
Find out more »Beyonce vs Gaga vs Britney vs Madonna Sing Along Encore
Back by popular demand, Its BEY vs MADONNA vs GAGA vs BRITNEY ENCORE! Who will everyone dance to? Who's songs are the best? Who is the ULTIMATE DIVA? Find out in this sing along with over 25 subtitled music videos from these pop princesses! The first showing is Oct 11th Tickets: https://public.ticketbiscuit.com/CentralCinema/Ticketing/350363 https://www.facebook.com/events/306593246791180/
Find out more »Crescent Karaoke
Tuesdays are Blake Sterling Karaoke 9 to close, Wednesday's: Pin(t) Up Wednesdays with Courtney McBride 9 to close, Thursdays: Perry KJ 9 to close, 21+ w/ID A True Neighborhood Bar. A Gay Karaoke Bar Where All Nice People Are Welcome. If you are coming in with a large group if is always appreciated that you call the bar and notify us in advance. It is not required and you are always welcome. This is just so we can…
Find out more »Research ft. Karen Gwyer
As we descend into fall, Research welcomes you an evening with... Karen Gwyer (live) (SEA Debut!) "The UK-based techno musician balances dance-floor functionalism with wild idiosyncrasy" - Pitchfork https://www.facebook.com/boilerroom.tv/videos/karen-gwyer-boiler-room-x-dekmantel-live-pa/1977290512316650/ https://soundcloud.com/karengwyer Support from... Cavernous (live) Raica https://soundcloud.com/raicamusic Succubass https://soundcloud.com/succubass Timbre Room 1809 Minor Ave. Seattle, WA http://kremwerk.com/ 21+ ……………………………………… Research seeks to provide a safer space for attendees to thrive on the dancefloor. Those who exhibit racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, ageist, and/or physically/sexually/verbally aggressive behavior will be bounced for the…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Tracing Desire Shorts Program
2018 TWIST: TRACING DESIRE SHORTS PROGRAM Desires rise to the surface in this eclectic collection of provocative and at times explicit queer short films from around the world. Deaf Friendly Films: MARGUERITE Marianne Farley; 2017; Canada; 19 min.; in French with English subtitles A diabetic woman in her seventies learns to make peace with herself and her repressed sexuality after befriending her caretaker. --- JUST PAST NOON ON A TUESDAY Travis Mathews; 2018; Brazil/USA; 22 min.; in Portuguese with English…
Find out more »TWIST 2018: Shakedown
SHAKEDOWN Leilah Weinraub; 2017; USA; 71 min. Leave your inhibitions at the door as the queens of SHAKEDOWN break it down for you in this festival circuit favorite. For 15 years, LA’s underground nightclub Shakedown created a haven for African-American lesbians to worship at the altar of Egypt, Jazmyne, and a team of gorgeous dancers assembled by founder Ronnie Ron. Director Leilah Weinraub’s mixtape-inspired love letter blends over a decade of explicit performance and backstage video footage with present-day intimate…
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