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We will be posting additional gay Seattle events for this weekend soon.
FRIDAY MAY 14, 2010:
Riot Acts (2009) @ Erickson Theatre 7:30pm, $7. Follows the careers of some of the best and brightest transgender musicians playing across America today. An after-party follows the film presentation.
Cuff Country @ Cuff – Country Western Dancing – 7:15pm – 11pm.
Lesson: East Coast Swing & “Picnic Polka” walkthrough.
Cuff Complex: HiNRG Dancing with DJ Stacey 11pm-3am: $5.
Gay Softball Happy Hour Social @ RPlace 4pm-9pm.
Purr Cocktail Lounge: DJ Freddy King of Pants from 9pm-2am.
Black Friday @ The Eagle with DJs Ass A Nine & Morning Cock.
Hussler @ Pony with DJs Moist Towelette & One-900 5pm-10pm.
Tell Me on a Sunday @ ArtsWest 7:30pm. The songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber in a musical about a young female fashion designer.
Evenings With Carlotta @ Annex Theatre 11pm, $10.
The Heavenly Spies: XOXOX @ Can Can Cabaret 10:30pm.
Hot pink jumpsuits, exotic feather fans, rhinestone cowgirls and burlesque beauties in leotards bouncing on oversized blue balls.
An Alumni Spectacular @ Oddfellows 9pm, $15.
Poona the Fuckdog @ OC Theatre. Children’s theatre for grown-ups, too shocking for the theater that originally commissioned it.
Keefee’s House of Cards @ Jewelbox Theater 8pm.
Lily Armani Untucked @ Neighbours Nightclub 8:30pm, $10.
Neighbours: “Ultimate Dance Party” with DJ Richard J. Dalton.
$5 till 12am, $8 until 2am. After 2am is all ages 18+: $10.
Caliente @ Neighbours Underground: Efren and Divas showcase the latest Latino house music. DJs Fernando and Luis, $6.
R Place: Swollen Fridays DJ E plays r&b/top 40 & VJ Flo’w rocks the video booth: 10pm. Lashes Cabaret w/ Lady Chablis at 9pm.
Martins Off Madison Piano Bistro: Joseph Rojo 8pm-12am.
Le Faux @ Julia’s On Broadway with host Shannel: 10pm – $20.
Twisted in Everett: Fetish Friday with DJ Matt Stands at 10pm, $5.
Game Night @ Dunshee House 8pm-1am. LGBT substance free evening of card games, board games, fun and fellowship.
Wildrose: Dance Queers Dance with DJ Amateur Youth 9pm.
Boys R Us @ Swank in Kent – Drag King Show 8pm, $5.
SATURDAY MAY 15, 2010:
Hush Pride @ Snoqualmie Casino. Spectacular Gay and Lesbian Party with DJs Stacey & Dark Mark. Vanessa Thompson live performance. FREE transportation from Capitol Hill booked by May 13th.
Cuff Complex: Armed Forces Day Boots and Buzzcuts Party.
Gear Night with DJ Matt Stands 10pm-3am. Men: $5, Women: $15.
Bearracuda Underwear Night @ Eagle. DJs Nark/Skiddle 9pm-3am.
Translations: Transgender Film Festival @ NW Film Forum:
1pm Diagnosing Difference (2009) examines the issues surrounding Gender Identity Disorder (GID) through interviews with a diverse group of scholars, activists and artists who identify in the transgender spectrum.
3pm Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight (2009) follows the wild journey of Vicki, a performer in her 70s who still works in San Francisco’s nightclubs, bringing down the house with her seductive routines and putting female performers more than half her age to shame.
5pm Mainstay (2009) – After a two-year absence from his family, Fischer is well into his transition from female to male — an experience shared only with ex-lover Hannah — when he begins to rebuild his relationship with his family.
7pm Maggots and Men (Russia, 2009) is an experimental historical narrative set in the mythologized, post-revolutionary Russia that re-imagines the 1921 rebellion of the Kronstadt sailors with a twist of gender anarchy.
9pm Dinsh East (1970) takes the rumor that Mae West was actually a man and runs with it in this campy cult classic.
Amelia @ McCaw Hall. Seattle Opera – World Premiere 7:30pm.
Black Tie & Sequins @ Fremont Studios 5:30pm. Seattle Men’s and Women’s Chorus 14th Annual Dinner, Dance & Auction.
Skoochie’s Second Coming – Dancing to our favorite 80s club tunes in the original Skoochie’s Seattle venue 8pm-2am.
Hey @ Baltic Room with Luxury AK (LA Kendall & MC Adraboo).
Tell Me on a Sunday @ ArtsWest 7:30pm. The songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber in a musical about a young female fashion designer.
Evenings With Carlotta @ Annex Theatre 11pm, $10.
Poona the Fuckdog @ OC Theatre. Children’s theatre for grown-ups, too shocking for the theater that originally commissioned it.
Purr Cocktail Lounge: DJ Freddy King of Pants 9pm-2am.
Madison Pub: No DJ, Never A Cover! Line forms by 11pm.
Neighbours Nightclub Powermix with DJ Randy Schlager.
Cover: $5 till 12am, $8 12am-2am, $10 all ages (18+) 2am-4am.
Club Vogue @ Neighbours Underground 9pm-3am.
DJ’s Chance & Eternal Darkness – Goth and Industrial night.
Latino Night @ Galerias Dance Lounge until 2:30am: $5
Bus Stop DJ Jerri Blank 4-8pm. DJ John Campos 9pm-2am
Martins Off Madison Piano Bistro: Special Guests 8pm-11pm
R Place: Therapy Saturdays DJ Flo’w spins r&b/house and VJ E rocks the video booth: 10pm. Lashes Cabaret w/ Lady Chablis at 9pm.
Le Faux @ Julia’s On Broadway with host Shannel: 10pm – $25
Special guest Ongina, first breakout star from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Wildrose: DJ Lady Jane and B-Girl at 9pm.
Hot Flash Dance @ Neighbours. For seasoned lesbians 6-10pm.
SUNDAY MAY 16, 2010:
Leather Brunch @ Rosebud Restaurant, 11am.
Martins Off Madison: Brunch with Jerry Zimmerman 11am-1pm.
Pride Idol @ RPlace – Round Three! Competition at 8pm, Free.
Popular weekly talent competition with a $1,000 first place prize.
Gay Softball Post Game Social @ Roanoke Tavern and The Elite.
Seattle Storm Pride Night vs. Los Angeles Sparks 6pm, $15.
Translations: Transgender Film Festival @ NW Film Forum:
1pm “Queerly Canadian” – These shorts from our neighbors up north (Compromising Positions and And the Rest is Drag) present two unique perspectives on gender queer experiences.
3pm “Love Interests: Short Films” – This collection of transgender short films examines the dynamics of love in a myriad of relationships.
5pm My Buddy Claudia (Brazil, 2009) follows the remarkable transwoman Claudia Wonder from her difficult childhood to her role as the first travesti to act in 1970s mainstream soft-core, to her days of activism and being a rock star in the 1980s.
7pm Open (2009) presents a visually striking and emotionally moving portrayal of relationships in the new millennium.
Amelia @ McCaw Hall. Seattle Opera – World Premiere 2pm.
Perfect 10 Speed Dating @ The Lobby Bar 3:30pm-6:30pm.
Tell Me on a Sunday @ ArtsWest 3pm. The songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber in a musical about a young female fashion designer.
Poona the Fuckdog @ OC Theatre. Children’s theatre for grown-ups, too shocking for the theater that originally commissioned it.
Cuff Complex: Popular T-Dance with DJ John England, $5.
$1 Drafts/$2 Wells/$4 Doubles: 6pm – 12am.
Noche Latina @ Neighbours Nightclub. 10pm-2am, $6.
Martins Off Madison Piano Bistro: Adam Creighton, 7:30-10:30pm.
Alternative Night @ Chopstix. Sing along dueling pianos. 8pm.
