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Interview with Brian, Ch ristmas Eve, Kate Monster, Lucy the Slut, Nicky, Rod, Princeton, and Trekkie Monster
ON THE RUNWAY 18 How To:
Spring Cleaning for Dummies or Lazy People
NEWS & POLITICS 22 Big Gay News
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Coming Soon, to a Psychiatrist Near You
COVER FEATURE 12 Residents of Avenue Q Speak Out
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Lavender Lens Lavender Night at the Theater Lavender Classifieds Find Some Classy Stuff
Queer As Folks Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Seimone Augustus • Max Gr ies Garners PFund Power of One Award Award
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Volume 15, Issue 385 • February 26–March 11, 2010
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Community Dialogue > A Word in Edgewise
[ by E.B. Boatner ]
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sed to be, GLBT or wish to change their sexual orientation. concerning a trans individual’s “disorder,” folk were just sick This diagnostic category is distinguished however, still will leave that person on the in the head—at from homosexuality, which by itself does books as someone damaged and malfuncleast, sick according to the not constitute a psychiatric disorder.” (No tioning—openly labeled mentally ill, and Diagnostic and Statistical suggestion that ego-dystonia might be pre- not fit to claim a place among “normal” Manual of Mental Disorders cipitated by the patient’s hostile, homopho- men and women. (DSM), the American Psy- bic environment.) The same concerted efforts need to be put chiatric Association (APA) This continued stigmatization produced forth for the acceptance of transgender and Bible, first published in 1952. enough backlash that in 1986, the diagnosis transsexual individuals to accomplish what At that point in time, homosexuality was was removed entirely. was done in 1973 and 1986 for homosexuals. considered a pathological behavior, a mental Very good news for the gay and les APA maintains a DSM-5 Development disease that could be diagnosed and treated. bian population, but it left crossdressers— site listing all proposed draft revisions to Until 1973, when changing social norms, Transvestic Fetishism (302.81)—adrift and DSM Disorders and Criteria, listing mulsheer visibility, and the birth of a politically stigmatized in DSM ’s ’s “Paraphilias” section. tiple areas of interest beyond sex and gender active gay community pressured the APA Transsexualism appeared in DSM III , (schizophrenia, mood disorders, dementia, Board of Directors nominally to remove found today as “Gender Identity Disorder anxiety anxiety,, eating disorders, etc.) that, when im“homosexuality” from the DSM, inserting in Adolescents of Adults” (302.85). plemented, will impact the public’s medical in its place a newly minted ego-dystonic homo Work is currently under way on DSM diagnoses and treatment for years to come. sexuality, which appeared in 1980’s DSM III. V , whose planned publication date recently Make a point of visiting to participate in the forum for public viduals whose sexual interests are directed changes are proposed in a number of cat- feedback. If we don’t stand up to demand primarily toward people of the same sex and egories, including some for 302.85. A nomchanges, remember: The DSM’s got your who are either disturbed distur bed by, in conflict with, inal rearrangement or change in wording number.
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Queer As Folks | MINNESOTA LYNX RE-SIGN SEIMONE AUGUSTUS
> Seimone Augustus
The Minnesota Lynx announced February 9 that it will re-sign US Olympian Seimone Augustus, who who originally was chosen first overall by the team in the 2006 WNBA Draft. A two-time WNBA All-Star, she is one of the most prolific scorers in league history, with her career scoring average ranking ranking first of all time. Lynx Executive Vice President Roger Griffith said, “We are extremely pleased to announce the re-signing of one of the world’s best players in Seimone Augustus. She’s been one of the WNBA’s top scorers from the day she stepped on the court as a rookie in 2006, and we’re thrilled that she’s chosen to continue her career in a Lynx uniform.”
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MAX GRIES GARNERS PFUND POWER OF ONE AWARD
> Max Gries
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On February 2, Pfund announced that Max Gries, a pioneering Twin Cities transgender activist and leader, will receive its 2010 Power of One Award at the annual PFund Cabaret on May 8 at the Guthrie Theater.. PFund Executive Director Gregory Grinley said, “PFund is thrilled to honor Max with this award. Theater Max does so much for LGBT communities—advancing equality, ensuring fairness, and inspiring others in many volunteer roles over 15 years. Max is a role model for all of us, particularly the transgender community and young people who want to become more involved in their community.” Pfund is a Minnesota foundation dedicated exclusively to furthering GLBT equality.
Photo by Sophia Hantzes
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Cover Feature |
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Interview with Brian, Christmas Eve, Kate Monster,, Lucy the Slut, Nicky, Rod, Monster Princeton, and Trekkie Monster
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uring a recent trip to New York City, I set out to meet the residents of Avenue Q I had heard h eard so much about over the past few years. Because it was New York, I intended to take a taxi, but quickly decided against it when my driver told me if we got pulled over, I should keep my mouth shut, look forward, and let him do the talking. I figured it was best to hoof it to my destination. I began to worry once I made it to Avenue N that I was standing out too much with my nice clothing and camera around my neck. Quickly ducking into the first clothing store I could find, I bought a pair of pants four sizes too big and a shirt large enough to fit three. Once I felt I fit in more, I continued on my journey to Ave Avenue nue Q, where I ran into Gary Coleman—who knew he in fact did live on Avenue Q! He let me into the building, where I got the chance to sit down with the residents, and ask them a few questions that were on my mind.
When you decided you wanted to make change in the world, what were you smoking that you thought a BA in English would help you out? Princeton: Well, smoking was never the issue. I just wanted the lightest workload. workload. I guess I’m just not a poster boy for realistic long-term planning. Have you ever thought of coming to Lavender Magazine? We could work for Lavender always use someone with a BA in English and no usable skills. We could teach you how to fetch us coffee, unless you had any other menial tasks you think you’d be good at. Princeton: Thank you, but no thank you. Recently, I’ve discovered that helping other people out makes you feel fantastic. Helping a little monster child get a good education beats bringing someone coffee any day. How did you manage to get laid off from the catering company? Brian: Two words: munchies. Hey, Brian, I hear NBC has an opening for a late night comedian after the Olympics this year. I mean, you might get snuffed out by Leno, but what do you think about applying for a job there? Brian: While I have always been on Team CoCo, I prefer being in the same TV block as comedians who write all of their own material. So, NBC wouldn’t really be my thing.
Why do you do anal things like ironing your underwear? Rod: Well, if I know there is even just one crease in my undergarments, I simply can’t focus. I don’t consider myself anal per se, just particular. I consider my standards for the crispness of my panties average.
What’s it like having Gary Coleman as a Superintendent on Avenue Q? Have you ever just thought of holding your rent checks in the air, and seeing if he could jump high enough to reach them? Christmas Eve: I not knowing who Gary is when Blian and I move here, but Blian show me on the TV what Gary used to do. You know, Christmas Eve, you I not understand, so I turn off, and hit Blian should advertise for clients in Lavender in Lavender . for such big wasting of time, but Gary fix Gay men are full of issues. Just look at clog in toilet, so he OK by me! I also liking Rod. Oh, wait. He has a “girlfriend” in my tall shoes for helping me staring Gary “Canada.” Oh, wait! See! Issues. Why in eye when he try to push rent up—not so haven’t you already tried advertising to good of success for him! the gay men? Christmas Eve: Well, Russell, I not Trekkie T rekkie Monster: Me like Gary. I pay p ay porn know that the gay people like Rod have for rent when I am investing me money. extra issues! Now that I seeing how much help Rod needs, I will reach out to gays for Have you ever tried finding purpose more business! I am also with good experion the corner, Princeton? I mean, it’s ence for helping a gay after working with been, like, a while now that you’ve been Rod, so you tell your friends I give good trying to find your purpose. Don’t you helping, OK? think it’s time to start looking elsewhere for your purpose? I hear there are lots of I hear if you’re a perfect Christian lovely women and men finding purpose who never sinned in your life, and comes every night on the corners of New York from a perfect family that really knows City. Trekkie Trekkie Monster and Lucy the Slut how to hide dirty secrets, you’re bound could help you pick out an outfit to wear to get a date on Match.com. What do as well, being they’d know exactly what you think about adding a profile there, works and what doesn’t. and finding yourself a date? Princeton: Well, Christmas Eve says Kate Monster: Oh, I wouldn’t know about that people like that [like Lucy] can catch that. I’m a monster monster,, and as you may know, us gonorrhea doing stuff like that. That’s the monsters wear our dirty secrets on our fur last thing I want right now. Kate will barely for everyone to see. I guess I wouldn’t do too take me back as it is. I’d be shocked if she well on Match.com, would I? let my new STD into her bed.
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Have you ever thought about not being a little bit racist, Princeton and Kate Monster? I heard it’s much easier to just stereotype. Plus, it’s faster. Princeton: Nah…stereotyping is never cool. We all joke about it, but I don’t think we’re at all serious. If I were really racist, I wouldn’t be so close to Kate, Gary, or Christmas Eve now, would I?
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you would like to enlighten me on these “other reasons.” Could I teach them to a kindergarten class? I was wondering if you could help me, Trekkie Monster? I’ve been on the Internet all day at work, and I just can’t find any good porn. Any tips you could give me in finding the good stuff? Trekkie Monster: Me like www.furrylike www.furrymonsterchicks.com .
Kate Monster: Everyone is racist, and we all need to come to terms with it. If everyone in the world could admit that Brian, I’d like to go without underthey’re racist, I think we could finally live wear as well, but you see, I’m always on in harmony. the Internet, and, well, there’s a problem. Do you have any tips on how I can Have you ever though of using that solve my um…situation? completely useless BA in English, and Brian: I’m a bit confused by your quesactually using it to open a school for tion. I’ve always found being on the In Mexican busboys? Why couldn’t you be ternet the perfect time to not be wearing the one to teach them English? underwear. Unless I’m at Starbucks. Then, Princeton: Until I’ve learned how to not so much. manage my own life, I don’t think I have the right to teach anyone anything . Hey, Lucy, what kind of guys are you talking about that you can make them Have you been using the Internet as feel special for an hour or two? All the it was designed for, or do you still think guys I know are, like, 10 minutes, and it was made for other reasons, Kate? then, they’re ready for bed. Kate Monster: The Internet is for reLucy the Slut: Well, baby, as long as my searching, browsing, and shopping. Maybe motor is running, you won’t be ready for
bed. Where’s your pad? Maybe you need to see what it’s like to feel special. I couldn’t help but hear you through the walls when you were screaming about putting Kate’s finger somewhere. Where exactly were you talking about? Princeton: My...umm...personality. Do any of you ever get the feeling that Gary Coleman lets you be at loud as hell when you’re making love because he likes to listen to it? I do. Princeton: Yeah, he’s pretty lonely nowadays. But, to each their own, I guess. Whatever floats his boat, man. I j ust don’t want to know about it. If he starts quoting me from the night before, then we’ll have a problem. Kate Monster: Gary Coleman can hear me? Oh, this is very embarrassing. No comment! Rod, don’t you think its getting time to tell Nicky about your feeling? I mean, it is 2010, and we have some very open states like California and Utah. Or are finally going to meet your girlfriend we finally we from Canada? Rod: I think you have the wrong person.
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Cover Feature > Residents of Avenue Q Speak Out I LOVE THE GAYS! I’M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT IT’S IN THEIR DNA, AND THINK NO ONE SHOULD LIVE THEIR LIFE IN THE CLOSET. WHAT SHOULD IT MATTER TO THE BREEDERS WHAT YOU DO IN BED WITH GUYS? NOTHING! ALL YOU CLOSET CASES, COME OUT AND SHINE! I don’t understand the question. Nicky is just my roommate and best friend. I resent that you would imply anything further. The nerve. Can I speak to your manager? Speaking of Alberta, when was the last time you saw her? I swear you haven’t left Avenue Q ever! Rod: Just because Alberta and I don’t see each other as often as we’d like doesn’t mean we love each other any less. Plus, I’m in the beginning stages of planning a trip to see her in Vancouver, anyway. I hear it’s beautiful this time of year. My dear, dear Alberta is just so swamped with work nowadays…so my plans keep getting delayed… over and over again. Can we change the subject, please? Speaking of her yanks far too hard at my heartstrings. Could you just, like, draw me a map with the fine line on it, or tell me how to spot it? I really don’t like climbing hills, and it would be sooo much easier if you just told me where this line was. Kate Monster: I don’t think it’s something I could draw. It’s more of a feeling! Just listen to your heart, and you’ll find it. Hey, Kate, how are things going with you and Princeton? I’m dying to find out! Kate Monster: My lips are sealed, as a good monster never reveals her secrets.
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I’ve never been to New York City, and I don’t want to be like you all— walled up in a room, and depressed like a loser. What should I do in NYC? Princeton: Yeah, I guess I haven’t really been in the mood to go out lately. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a million fun things to do here in NYC. Just because I’m “walled up…like a loser”—by the way, pretty harsh, man—doesn’t mean you have to be. I get the feeling that you have a rap sheet for domestic abuse because of your style of love. What’s the worst thing you’ve done in the name of love? Christmas Eve: My main advice is that the more you ruv someone, the more you want to kir them. My lawyer has told me to
not say more. I liking next question, please! You Y ou know, Nicky, I think Gary Coleman made up schadenfreude because he’s, well, Gary Coleman. What do you think about schadenfreud schadenfreude? e? Nicky: I think it’s the most perfect way to turn any gray day into a sunny one. On the same note, why would you think listening to the Germans or Gary Coleman would actually be a good thing? I think Gary Coleman has more issues than a team of therapists could fix. Nicky: I think Gary is one of the best people on Avenue Q. He’s been on TV, so he has to be smart. Or does living so close to Gary Coleman make you all think your lives are way better then they actually are? Nicky: Sure does. His life sucks way more than anyone’s on Avenue Q. I mean, he spends most of his day unclogging poop from our toilets: schadenfreude at its finest! Brian: Let me start by saying that Gary and I are very good friends. Who do you think was in the passenger seat when he hit that guy with the car? Granted, seeing Gary does remind us that life could be a whole hell of a lot worse, but for the most part, he’s quite an enjoyable guy. You know, I was thinking, you should all go back to college. You’d be, like, wayyy older than even the teachers there, but you could become some kind of gang that beats up the younger students. What do you guys think of my genius idea? It’s copyrighted, by the way. Princeton: Well, I’m only 22, so if I would be “wayyy” older than the teachers there, I don’t think that’s the caliber of education I’m looking for anyway. The school of Real Life will be much more beneficial, I think—plus, loads cheaper. Nicky: I’d like to join the GSA. I’m not a homosexual myself, but I love the gays! I’m a firm believer that it’s in their DNA, and think no one should live their life in the
closet. What should it matter to the breeders what you do in bed with guys? Nothing! All you closet cases, come out and shine! I asked Jesus Christ what he’d give me, and he said a new car. What are you going to give me? Lucy the Slut: I’ll give you a ride in the back seat of that car. Trekkie Monster: Porn! Porn! Porn! Porn! Porn! Porn! Porn!! Brian: I’m not sure who you think I am that I just give things away to people I’ve never met, but I just got off the phone with Jesus, and he said he was giving me your car. So…sucks to be you, buddy. Princeton: Well, if he’s giving you stuff like a new car, keep asking him for handouts. The most I could afford to give you is three or four buc ks. Yeah, Yeah, definitely, just ask Jesus for another car. I have another problem, Trekkie Monster. I invested all my money in porn like you, but now all I have is, like, a thousand DVDs and a sore arm. What did I do wrong? Trekkie Monster: Me no see problem. My right arm always sore. You guys have been living on Avenue Q for a while. Have any of you ever thought of moving up to, like, Avenue O or M, or even Avenue G? Kate Monster: No way. We’re all friends on Avenue Q, and if one of us left, it wouldn’t be the same! And besides, where else is Gary Coleman going to be your Super? Brian: Well, we’ve always dreamed, but sadly haven’t really had the money lately to even consider moving, what with having just been fired—again. Someday, though, I’m sure Christmas and I will be able to get out there. Special thanks to Ashley Eileen Bucknam (Kate Monster & Lucy the Slut), Joshua Holden (Nicky & Trekkie Monster), Lisa Helmi Johanson (Christmas Eve), Tim Kornblum (Brian), and Zach Trimmer (Princeton & Rod).
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HOW TO:
SPRING CLEANING FOR
DUMMIES OR LAZY PEOPLE [ by Russell Remmick ]
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OK, so it might not be spring just yet… or ever, if you live in Minnesota. With 49 states reporting snow on the ground, we in fact can say that hell has frozen over. But that is no excuse for your closet giving off a smell you can’t claim for sure isn’t a dead animal, and being one big pile of random things you aren’t even certain what it once might have been. Now is the perfect time to start cleaning out your home, because we all know that when the sun starts shining again, you’re not going to do it. Don’t lie! So, let’s talk about how to go about spring cleaning.
Home & Yard Boulevard | ✓SETTING UP A SCHEDULE
Anyone who ever has attended college knows the best solution to a daunting task is to make a list that divides things into smaller, more manageable tasks. It’s the best way to appear as if you’re accomplishing what you should be without actually doing it. Procrastination 101 people. Listing which rooms you will clean and when makes tackling your entire home or apartment much easier. It won’t seem like such an overwhelming chore if you plan to clean only one or two rooms a day.
feel like you can do it. Yes, you can. Give yourself a cookie! But make sure you clean everything in the room. That means going through drawers and closets and as well. Yes, That closet you have been using as a catchall for everything in your home needs to be cleaned out and organized, too.
✓THROWING IT
✓CLEANING
SUPPLIES
Water is not going to cut it here. You’re going to need a full arsenal of cleaning supplies. So, open up that dank and dirty cupboard in your home to see what cleaning supplies you already have. Make a list of what you think you’ll need to clean every room in your home. This might be a good time to ponder why the space you use to store your cleaning supplies happens to be the dirtiest in your home. Once you have the list, head over to your local Target to get everything in one well planned trip that will turn into 20 trips because you realized you are a horrible planner. Or you can go to that other store Walmart, if you want to appear on a certain nameless *cough*peopleofwalmart. com*cough* website.
AWAY AWA Y
This is the time of year when you have to learn to throw things away. Just because you’ve hung onto that shoebox for the shoes you bought two years ago, but no longer have, doesn’t mean you still need to keep it. If you haven’t used it in the past year, chances are you never will. So, yes, the beautiful blanket your Grandma made for you, which always caused you to wonder if she was color-blind or just blind, should be thrown away—unless you plan to use it, that is. Keeping it just to keep it is not a good enough reason. Same goes for every other thing you come across, and don't remember you owned. If you forgot you had it, you won’t miss it. Same goes for broken objects, things missing parts, or any piece of clothing you no longer wear, or are hanging onto just in case. Donate them to a local charity, and let someone really use them.
✓ORGANIZATION ✓STARTING SMALL
The best—and probably easiest—method of cleaning is to start in your smallest room. This will allow you to accomplish part of the task, and actually make you
As you are going through everything during your cleaning spree, it’s the perfect time to organize as well. Organization is good for two reasons. First, it makes it easier for you to find what you’re looking for later without going through a panic,
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Home & Yard Boulevard | thinking you lost it. Second, it allows you a chance to keep things cleaner for just a bit longer. When something has a place, you can put it where it belongs, instead of just tossing it to the Closet Monster to be lost and forgotten until your next dreaded spring cleaning.
✓REPEAT,
REPEAT, REPEAT
Now that you’ve gotten one room clean, it’s time to move on to the next. Don’t you just feel all good inside knowing you finished one of your rooms, which sparkles with cleanliness, and you’re willing to beat the first person to make it dirty? (Beating someone is a joke a joke,, because that pesky thing known as the law always gets in the way of such things, anyway.) Cleaning one room may seem like enough, but you can’t quit now. It’s a boring task, but it needs to be done, unless you just want to hire someone to do it for you…actually, that seems like a good idea now that I mention it. You know what? Ignore everything I just said. Go to the Yellow Pages, look up a cleaning service, and make the employees do the work. Go watch another episode of Golden of Golden Girls . Sit back and enjoy watching someone else do what you’re too lazy to do in the first place. Besides, that person is going to do a better job of it than you ever could attempt.
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GRINNELL COLLEGE NAMES OPENLY GAY PRESIDENT Iowa’s Grinnell College announced February 17 that it has named an openly gay man, Dr. Raynard Kington, to be its next President. He presently serves as Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health. David White, Chair of the Grinnell College Board of Trustees, said in a statement, “We are thrilled that Dr. Kington, an extraordinarily accomplished scientist, administrator, and physician, will lead Grinnell College into the future.” He and his partner, Dr. Peter Daniolos, along with their two children, will move to Grinnell this summer.
ILLINOIS GOP GUBERNA GUBERNATORIAL TORIAL CANDIDATE SAYS HE'D BAN GAY MARRIAGE According to the Chicago Sun Times , Senator Bill Brady, leading Republican candidate in the Illinois gubernatorial race, proposed amending the state’s constitution to ban same-sex marriages and civil unions. The proposal was part of a package of priorities he would pursue if elected. Brady said, “I’m trying to give the government back to the people.”
RHODE ISLAND HOUSE ELECTS FIRST OPENLY GAY SPEAKER The Boston Globe reports Democratic State Representative Gordon Fox is the first openly gay lawmaker to be elected Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Fox received the votes of 51 of the 75 lawmakers. In a statement, Fox said, “It is my top priority to make sure that Rhode Island can attract highquality jobs, and train its workers so they have the skills to succeed.’’ In addition to being the first openly gay speaker, Fox also is the first nonwhite person to take on the role. He now will preside over a vetoproof Democratic majority. 0 1 0 2 , 1 1 h c r a M – 6 2 y r a u r b e F
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SUPPORT FOR GAYS IN THE MILITARY DEPENDS ON THE QUESTION According to CBS, a new poll shows the wording of a question about whether to allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the US military is key in determining who supports the idea. When respondents were asked if they support
allowing “homosexuals” to serve openly, only 59 percent said they did. When the word was changed to “gay men and lesbians,” the number supporting the measure increased to 70 percent. Despite the term used, support has increased overall since 1993, the year the ban was put in place, when only 42 percent supported allowing openly gay service members.
OKLAHOMA DENIES MAN "IM GAY" LICENSE PLATE KSLA TV reports that 28-year-old Keith Kimmel is suing the Oklahoma Tax Commission after it declined his request for a vanity license plate that says “IM GAY.” The commission stated it turned down his request last year because of an internal rule against vanity plates that “may be offensive to the general public.” Kimmel is a prelaw student at Oklahoma City Community College. World
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ANGLICANS EXTEND PENSIONS TO GAY PARTNERS According to United Press International, the Church of England has voted to extend pension rights to the partners of gay clergy. Simon Baynes, a newly elected member of the pension board, said, “This is not a debate about gay clergy. It is a debate about pensions and the unfairness we have allowed to be built into our system.” The Times of London noted that the decision by the church synod went beyond the requirements of England’s law legalizing civil partnerships.
SWEDISH LAWMAKER BLAMES TRIP ON HIS DRAG PERSONALITY According to UPI, Swedish Member of Parliament Frederick Federley blamed his drag-queen alter ego for an all-expense-paid trip to Gran Canaria. He went against his normal policy of refusing to accept offers from the airline industry because he wasn’t acting in his role as a member of parliament. He told the Swedish newspaper The Local , “This was pretty much tied to my drag personality, Ursula. It’s not me as a member of parliament doing this. It’s more a case of me traveling as my drag personality.” He said the purpose of the trip was to prepare tips for people traveling to the islands for the annual drag queen carnival.
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THE OUTLANDISH SPIRIT OF GAY ICON [ by John Townsend ]
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COWARD INFUSES MINNEAPOLIS
Guthrie and Jungle Present Two of His Greatest Plays
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oel Coward (1899-1973) epitomized high British elegance and sophistication in the theater and life in general. As fluffy as his personality and his writing may have seemed to some, his pen was a sword that subtly sliced up hypocrisy, and questioned the morals around issues like adultery and privilege. Two of the master gay playwright’s greatest, yet most uncharacteristic, works are now settling into long runs at two major Minneapolis theaters: Brief Encounter on the Guthrie’s McGuire Proscenium and Blithe Spirit at the Jungle. The Guthrie’s Dowling Studio also will premiere a short run of Michael Todaro’ss new Producing House daro’ H ouse musical Coward’s Women, with Maud Hixson and Erin Schwab. Brief Encounter is touring from London, having stopped stateside to raves in New York, San Francisco, and now Minneapolis. Produced by the Kneehigh troupe under the direction of Emma Rice, it emulates images inspired by David Lean’s exquisite 1945 film version, with influence from the original 1936 stage script titled Still Life. Seldom has a gay artist drawn so beautifully from his own marginalized gay position to empathize so richly with straight experience. Rice says, “It’s about a very universal experience. I find it a really generous piece of work for Noel Coward to put those feelings to heterosexual people. They’re very well drawn for the heterosexual world. And actually, it’s about what’s possible and what’s not possible. I’m deeply moved by, and continue to be moved by, the delicacy with which that man traced the pain of falling in love with someone you’re not allowed to be in love with. It’s remarkably brave for a man like that to write. And also, his media persona in Britain was the cravat, the witty remark, the cigarette holder. And yet, this is incredibly tender and vulnerable. There are no cravats in this. It feels like he slowly unbuttons himself and reveals himself, and
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has to close up again. It’s remarkable.” Indeed, Coward presages the 1960s Sexual Revolution by a quarter-century. When Brief Encounter was released as a film, which was a huge hit, it resonated with the unspoken brief encounter countless soldiers and their wives or gals at home secretly would have shared with others because of being separated from their primary love during wartime. We also sense this sexual openness in Blithe Spirit , Coward’s loopy 1941 gem.
Its tongue-in-cheek take on the occult appears all fun and games, but also entertains possibilities of mysticism and sexual freedom that would come to the forefront much later in the 1960s. Jungle director Joel Sass points out, “Coward was a flamboyant, highly visible gay professional, but like any number of his plays, issues of sexuality in Blithe Spirit are Spirit are veiled or heavily coded, because of the morality of his era. It certainly doesn’t diminish the enjoyment of the play. In fact, it’s highly
entertaining to see how sex—supernatural or mortal—unhinges these characters, and brings buried passions and jealousies to the surface. Coward was always subversive in his writing. The character Elvira [Kate Eifrig], the ghostly first wife, could easily be a glamorous drag queen—beautiful, sexually free, bitchy, and sarcastic. The character of Charles [Michael Booth], having spent the entire play alternately pursuing or fleeing from the carnal affections of two wives, finally tosses aside his wedding ring, eagerly announcing that he’s ‘going to enjoy himself like he’s never enjoyed himself before,’ implying that this versatile 1940s swinger is now eager to sample items from a more diverse sexual menu.” As for Coward’s style, Sass shares, “With just a few witty, wry, or bitchy words, he could make such a succinct comment on any situation. His characters are nearly always upper-crust, high-society types. They are like expensive bottles of champagne that have been given a good shaking. All is elegance and sophistication until they have their feathers ruffled, and they blow their corks in a plume of verbal fireworks and unregulated emotion.” Erin Schwab, of Coward ’ s Women, echoes Sass: “I represent the more outgoing and social women Coward connected with in his life, which is very clear in some of his music. Let’s face it: He was great at parties, and I love parties and performing as well. At the same time, Coward’s ballads are warm, heartfelt, and have a deep sense of vulnerability.” This range prompts Schwab to dub Coward “The Gemini of Music.” Todaro adds, “I’ve learned that Coward surrounded himself with a wonderfully fascinating, as well as a truly diverse, grou p of women. Not only did these women support him as an artist and friend, but they also informed some of the truly amazing women he created for the stage.” And the spirit of these women can be felt on three local stages. BRIEF ENCOUNTER
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LESBIAN TWIN-SISTER SINGERS TEGAN AND SARA HIT THE ORPHEUM INTERVIEW WITH SARA QUIN
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ver the past 12 years, Canadians Tegan and Sara Quin have carved out a distinct place in the music world. Mixing pop, rock, folk, and a personal style, the identical twin sisters—both lesbian—have made album after album of songs that not only are fun to listen to , but also reveal a depth rarely heard in modern popular music. The duo, currently touring North America along with their backup band, hit the Orpheum Theatre on March 24, supported by Steel Train and Holly Miranda. I talked to Sara Quin just as she was about to start the US leg of the tour in February.
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Sainthood has been out for several months. Have you had a chance to go back and listen to it? I haven’t done that yet. Before the album gets mastered, I listen to it a lot. I listen to make sure every note is in the right place. After that, we are transitioni transitioning ng to doing the songs live. Now, we are playing Sainthood in its entirety every night, and it would get in the way to listen to how we recorded it. The show is working so well live that it wouldn’t be good to do that. I did go back Con. It was interesting to and listen to The Con. hear how different those songs are. It was
definitely a melancholy record. We quite accurately captured a time that was more challenging for us than now. It really reminds me of my Grandma and her passing, and of a relationship that was ending. It was Sainthood is an emotionally charged record. Sainthood is lighter than that. t hat. You’ll You’ll have to call me back in a year, and see how I feel.
Touring in the winter can’t always be the easiest. Are you worried about the weather and sickness? I think we have those concerns. We are a group of 13 on the road, so if at any given time someone isn’t ill, it is a small miracle. We have gone 10 years, and there have been just a couple of shows per album that have been canceled. That’s one of the good things about being in a band with Tegan. We can go on even if the other one is sick. I’ve played with colds, flues, and full-on allergy attack. Tegan had pneumonia once, and there was an outbreak of whooping cough on one tour. You have to be near death to cancel a show in our world.
You each write songs on your own. Do you help each other as you are put Now that you have a number of alting the pieces of each one together? bums under your belt, is it harder to play We do both write songs individually, but all of the songs you yo u want night to night? there are always different levels of collabora Yes, Y es, absolutely. It really is cha llenging to tion. We did do some writing together on fit everything. The key is to play what the the album. “Paperback Head” was written audience most wants to hear. As musicians totally together. The music was originally onstage, you have a dozen songs that you Tegan’s, but I wrote the melody and the lyr wish you could play as well, so we are trying to find a good balance. I think we sort of ics. I certainly enjoy writing on my own. I’m always surrounded by people—standing in landed on the right master list of songs that we will be playing on the next couple of front of hundreds or thousands onstage, doing photo shoots, or being with the band and tours. If we have a bad show, I’m happy to continue on, but there are others who want to cleanse the set list when that happens.
crew. There is nothing solitary about what we do. There is something about songwriting that is very calming. I enjoy going off on my own. We did collaboration with Tietso [“Feel it in my Bones”] where we both took shots at writing verses and choruses. When we do it live, we strip it down acoustically, which feels very different to me. We each naturally gravitate to different keys, and it showcases really well how different we sound. We each have different instincts when it comes to melodies. It’s It’s been fascinating to play it every night. I really enjoy it. How has your music and relationship changed over the years? Most siblings do their own things. Tegan Tegan and I have made a career together. We’ve
witnessed how our individual lives have changed, and how our dynamic has changed. We’ve hit a stride. We still have our moments—when you are working the way we do, you always have those—but I am grateful for the relationship that we have. What has been the mood in the different cities and countries you’ve toured in recently? There is a different energy in the United States. I’m so grateful that we are able to tour. It’s not a small thing for people to come and see us. It’s a luxury item. And some places that are the hardest hit—those are the best shows. It’s amazing how sometimes people who are down on their luck and the hardest-hit are the ones who respond the best to us.
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Any special thoughts about playing in Minneapolis? I think it was one of the first places we could play on our own, not as a supporting act. I always thought that was because Minneapolis was kind of Canadian. I love it there. It’s been a great city for us. TEGAN AND SARA
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magine a world without dance. I’m not talking about Swan Lake, Lake, which even the God Police would condone, because it looks about as fun as flagellation, but rather a world without a whole lotta shakin’ to a loud, outrageous beat. Fine, I guess, if you’re sitting in your Barcalounger, as we glimpse the Reverend Moore, responsible for this edict in the small town of Bomont, where Biblethumping is the primary entertainment. But not possible if you’re a hormone-driven teenager-in-exile such as Ren, recently expatriated from Chicago, where his Dad walked out on him, leaving rock and roll as the most effective antidepressant in the boy’s pharmacy of emotions. I feel a High School Musical coming on….
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Footloose,, and it’s based on a It’s called Footloose true story coming out of Oklahoma in 1980, when kids petitioned to ban the ban and hold a prom. That news byte became a Broadway musical in 1984, then a 1988 movie staring Kevin Bacon. Now, it’s setting the stage on fire at Chanhassen, tailor-made to break attendance records, and end the Great Recession blues. The whole room sways as audience members who came of age in those kinder, gentler times relive their pop-rock orgies, while today’s millennials are cheered that this isn’t just a flashback for geriatrics when they hear some language usually reserved for road rage, heretofore unspoken on Chanhassen’s stage. Yet, this isn’t West Side Story, Story, either. You can spot the predictable happy, uncomplicated ending in the first five minutes after the train pulls out (great sound-and-light effects, and great Freudian symbolism, to boot). But we’re here for the ride—and it’s it’s a trip!—as city-boy Ren eloquently pleads the case for reinstituting the prom (Bible references in hand), softening the well-meaning but misguided heart of the preacher, and winning his daughter as his squeeze: good, clean, kick-your butt (and I quote) fun. And did I say lively? This is a musical on steroids. The plot is sugar-high frosting on the cake, whose recipe is based on dynamite Photo Courtesy of Act One, TOO
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dancing that tears up the stage (choreographer Tamara Kangas Erickson at her best), with a back-of-stage band conducted right on the money by Kyle Clausen, and a multitalented ensemble whose vocal cords are as strong as legs that make the Energizer Bunny look like a slacker. Leading the pack is Ben Bakken as Ren, the urban misfit who ignites the show in the opening title song. As poster boy for rock and roll, he’s also as socially adept as a motivational speaker (unlike any teenage boy I know—though it has been a while since Bakken saw 16). He’s also a most convinc-
ing crooner in romantic duets with Ariel, the minister’s daughter. If anyone steals the show, it’s sassy-sweet Zoe Pappas as the gum-snapping Ariel, who gets to wear red cowboy boots as she wraps the town’s kids around her pretty little finger, yet demonstrates understanding and affection for her loving but benighted parents, with never a surly eye-roll or “whatever.” Chan vets David Anthony Brinkley and Michelle Barber play Ariel’s parents with heartfelt warmth, underscored by the poignant vocals that come their way. Yet, under Michael Brindisi’s tight and stylish direction, it’s Bomont’s teens who belt and prance their nonstop way into our hearts from venues that include a gas station (complete with Harleys); a lockerlined high-school hallway; a drive-in with its roller-skating carhops; and, of course, the gym, where, yes, the kids can hold their prom. If the government’s searching for a renewable-energy source, look no farther than this production. FOOTLOOSE
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Arts & Entertainment > On the Townsend
[ by John Townsend ]
NO CHILD / THROUGH MAR. 14 / PILLSBURY
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Sonja Parks was named this column’s Best Solo Actor 2009 for No for No Child, by play wright Nijala Sun. This monologue, re vived by Parks and Pillsbury House, relates Sun’s personal transformation in the 2000s while teaching in a largely African-American high school, as well as the transformation of those around her. See it along with another riveting look at inner-city schools, the Oscar-worthy Precious: Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire.
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Stephen Sondheim—mentored Sondheim—mentored as a boy by Oscar Hammerstein II; wrote the lyrics Sto ry as a young man; to Gypsy and West Side Story and won more Tonys than any other composer (nine)— (nine)— will grace the stage where the Tony-winning revival of his classic Sweeney played just a few years ago. Just thinkTodd played Todd ing of tunes like “Being Alive” from Com pany or “Losing My Mind” from Follies from Follies can can send one into ecstasy.
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Theatre in the Round seldom has been as mythic and ritualistic as in this dreamy staging of Nobel Laureate Laureat e Seamus Heaney’s take on the Antigone legend. Director Rob Goudy’s impeccable cast uses primal group vocals and raw emotion skillfully channeled
to tell the tale of a woman who buries her brother in lethal defiance of an edict that brands him a traitor. Julie Kurtz crackles in the lead role. Seth Patterson is dynamic as authoritarian King Creon. Amber W.R. Miller’s set, Nicole Fierce’s lighting, and David Philip Norris’s sound design splendidly evoke the pagan ceremonial roots of Greek drama. Kim Sheree Mason’s costumes shrewdly transmit a sense of military contractors in a corporate state.
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The region’s premier theater for Latino drama offers three intriguing plays by Playwrights’ Center star Dominic Orlando: American Civil Liberties , Embassy of the do: Americas , and The Free Market. Market. They examine ethical issues involving immigrant workers, documented and undocumented. Pangea World Theater joins the fest with guest artist Teo Castellano, known for addressing HIV/AIDS issues. He solo-performs his award-winning NE award-winning NE 42nd 42nd Avenue, Avenue, a kinetic observation of diversity in Miami. BLACK PEARL SINGS / THROUGH MAR. 14 /
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Is it win/win or exploitation? Susanna (Stacia Rice), a 1930s white music researcher bent on tracing the roots of a song from slavery days, needs Pearl (Crystal Fox), an incarcerated black singer, to help her out. It’s a quandary surely made by the muses for music drama. Rice calls Fox’s talent “incredible.” Penumbra dramaturge Sarah Bellamy notes that President Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) supported interest and interviews in slave history—like those initiated by Susanna—but blacks were recompensed poorly for their efforts. SOMEBODY/NOBODY / THROUGH MAR. 14 /
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Director Jack Reuler has a gift for bright satire, so Jane Martin’s new spoof on the cult of celebrity is a natural fit. Consider such lines as: “I would give up eternal life to be something barely noticed in Hollywood”; or “Your erotic fragility, profound neurosis, and damaged angel looks make you the preeminent whore victim of your era!” Martin also swims the waters of cultural diversity. As Reuler observes, “Cultural identity in America has evolved—no longer being easily defined by race, culture, and geography. It is fluid and individual, getting a different focus than in previous decades, centuries, and generations. Somebody/ Nobody puts that on display between the lines.”
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The Children of Mother Glory C.M. HARRIS SPINSTER’S INK $14.95
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C.M. Harris’s riveting first novel (nominated for a Lambda Award) weaves family, fundamentalism, gender, and love through the lives of four members of the Midwestern Potterite sect. Glory Potter, daughter of the Potterite reverend leader, first appears as a 10-year old tomboy. She has feelings for her playmate, Em, consummated only years later (then suppressed) after Glory has become Reverend, known to the Gulliver congregation as Mother Glory. 1942: Seb Brickman, confined to a conscientious objector camp, yields to his desires with a fellow detainee. 1983: Em’s granddaughter, Danielle,, suffers the confines Danielle of religion and the pull of her sexuality. 1970: Jacob Carver is overwhelmed by his discovery of Mother Glory’s secrets and the possibility of love with a trans woman. Three lives are burdened by the weight of Mother Glory’s legacy. In lesser hands, melodrama, but Harris deftly explores each character’s methods of handling the life he or she has been dealt, revealing how inexorably dogma and rigidity roll down the generations.
Every Man Dies Alone HANS FALLADA MELVILLE HOUSE $27
Hans Fallada (né Rudolph Ditzen) based his 1947 novel on the true story of Elise and Otto Hample. A working-class couple living in Berlin under Hitler, they undertook, after Elise’s brother was killed in the war, a nearly three-year antiNazi propaganda campaign. Over time, they flooded Berlin with handwritten postcards advocating civil disobedience. Eventually, they were captured and beheaded. Fallada himself emerged severely damaged by a lengthy imprisonment in a Nazi insane asylum. Given the Hample dossiers by a friend, he forged the material into fiction that conveys the prevailing atmosphere of fear, oppression, and cruelty, perpetrated by both the Nazis and ordinary citizens trying to survive at any cost. He paints the husband as a taciturn, uneducated man who becomes consumed with his mission, and who eventually understands his deep love for his wife. Fallada never recovered: He wrote this extraordinary book in 24 days, dying shortly before its publication. This is the first English translation.
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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth APOSTOLOS DOXIADIS AND CHRISTOS H. PAPADIMITRIOU ART BY ALECOS PAPADATOS AND ANNIE DIDONNA BLOOMSBURY • $22.95
Who’d have thought a graphic novel based on the early life of philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell (18721970) would be an engrossing read? Obsessed with the idea of establishing a logical foundation of all mathematics, young Russell encounters every big name in the field—Kurt Gödel (remember Gödel’s Proof ?), ?), Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Ludwig Wittgenstein—while his monomaniacal pursuit drives him nearly to the brink of madness. Writers Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou are part of the story, ushering the reader through the thickets of logic, while offering a caveat about their work. Apostolos reminds: “This is what 99.9 percent of comic books are, an honest-to-god, real yarn. Simply, a story!” Artists Alecos Papadatos and Annie DiDonna join in throughout the book, adding a framework for the historical segments. Admittedly, much license has been taken with timelines and a few factual bits. Anomalies are discussed in an afterword, “Logicomix and Reality”— untruth forming the basis for an “epic search for truth.”
Pink Brain Blue Brain LISE ELIOT HOUGHON MIFFLIN HARCOURT $25
It’s not all hard-wiring, hormones, and essentialism—“it” being differences in the brains of little girls and little boys. Author Lise Eliot is Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She began her studies with the theory that it would be a matter of comparing studies of the differences between the brains of boys and girls, and going from there. However, she found recent studies in plasticity showed that the brain changes in response to experience: “Your brain is what you do with it.” If that is so, Eliot notes, then certain measurable differences—little boys develop fine motor skills, e.g. writing, later—can be countered by teaching boys to type earlier, while lesser skills of little girls in spatial relations can be aided by giving them blocks to manipulate. Eliot offers parents insights into their own genderinfluenced behavior and their children’s own gender biases, along with methods to help both girls and boys develop their potential.
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990 Central Ave. NE, Mpls. Happy Hour Wed.-Fri., 4-8 PM; Sat., 11 AM-8 PM. Never a Cover & Free Parking.
1612 Tower Ave., Superior (715) 395-0101 WI
J.T.’S BAR & GRILL
MINNEAPOLIS EAGLE BOLT BOLT UNDERGROUND 515-513-501 Washington Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 338-4214/(612) 338-0896 Minneapolis Eagle Gay-owned & operated for 11 years. Home of famous Friday 3-for-1 Happy Hour & Sunday afternoon Beer Bust. Bolt Best video bar in Twin Twin Cities. Huge selection of music/ comedy video clips & Show Tune Sundays. Best patio in town.
1506 N. 3rd St., Superior (715) 394-2580 WI
THE MAIN CLUB 1217 Tower Ave., Superior (715) 392-1756
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WHO Ronnie WHAT Recipe: Summer Hummer
1 1/2 oz. Bacardi Limón Pink Lemonade Splash of 7UP Splash of Grenadine Garnish with lemon Serve in tall glass with ice
WHEN Mon. • 9 PM-2 AM • Main Bar for Karaoke Thu. • 4:30-8 PM • Happy Hour Thu. • 9 PM-2 AM • Men’s Room Fri. • 9 PM-2 AM • Dance Annex Sat. • 1-4:30 PM • Happy Hour Sat.-Sun. • 9 PM-2 AM • Dance Annex WHERE Gay 90’ 9 0’s s 408 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (612) 333-7755 WHY “Because we’re gay—plus— everyone’s welcome! Famous for fabulous drinks. Entertainment galore. Proudly serving our community for 53 years. y ears.””
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Scottie Romfo’s Valentine’s Comedy Show
Calliope Women’s Chorus Fundraiser
Imperial Court of Minnesota Benefit for Project for Pride in Living
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Bar Scene > Bar Calendar For club addresses, phone numbers, and Web sites, see “Bar Advertiser Guide” on page 38. For events not at bars, see .
FRIDAY, FEBR UARY 26
Gary Collins
5 PM. Tickles. Guys and Dolls Drag Revue
9 PM. Rumours. Mia Dorr
9 PM. Tickles. Lure: The Ultimate Lesbian Party
11 PM. Rumours. SATURDAY SATURDA Y, FEB RUARY 2 7
Team MN Bowling & Billiards Team Fundraiser
7 PM. Bolt. Bear Night
8 PM. Bolt Underground. Tush: The Underwear Auction for Charity
Benefits Person to Person 9 PM. Lush. Mia Dorr
9 PM. Tickles. Elegance
9 PM. Town House. Glow Party
10 PM. Rumours. SUNDAY, FEBR UARY 28
Softball Team Fundraiser
4 PM. Innuendo. Jimmy Martin
7 PM. Tickles. THURSDAY, MARCH 4
Bingo-Palooza
Benefits The Aliveness Project 8 PM. Bolt. Fur Flee Bear Night: Sweet Meet ’N’ Greet Party
The Main Club. Superior, WI.
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Gary Collins
5 PM. Tickles. Drag 9-1-1
9 PM. Rumours. Jason Richards
9 PM. Tickles. Fur Flee Bear Night: San Dimas HS Disco Party
The Flame. Superior, WI. SATURDAY, MARCH 6
Empress and Empress Ball XVIII
Imperial Court of Minnesota Benefit for The Aliveness Project 5 PM. La Femme Show Lounge. Gay 90’s. Mia Dorr
9 PM. Tickles. Lip Service
9 PM. Town House. Military-Uniform Night
10 PM. Rumours. Underwear Party
Bolt Underground SUNDAY, MARCH 7
Softball Team Fundraiser
4 PM. Innuendo.
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Pot Pie: chicken, green beans, and baby carrots, with cheddar cheese and vermouth, topped with an olive oil puff pastry .
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Hospitality goes a long way in my book. If I am forced to choose between good food and good service, I—a food writer, mind you—frequently choose the latter. That ho-hum sandwich tastes much better when you want to be there eating it, but even filet mignon suffers when paired with abrasive service. Fortunately, at Kings, you don’t have to choose. If you’re in the mood for simple, honest comfort food, it really doesn’t get much better. Kings bills itself as a wine bar, and its owners, sisters Samantha Loesch and Molly Hanson, maintain the list at a varied but sensible two pages. If you’re looking for a mourvedre or a valpolicella, you won’t be disappointed, and some very nice selections are available by the glass as well. We were treated to Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel ($10/30), which smells of raspberries and pepper; and Eugenie Etiquette Noir Cahors ($9/27), which is smooth and dry dry,, with a nose of darker fruits and, at least to me, chocolate. If you’re a fan of big, mouthy reds, either one would please, although the zinfandel seemed especially adaptable to Chef Peter Maccaroni’s Maccaroni’s fare. Our first bite of the evening was the housemade Tater Tots ($6.95). Big, for tots, they offer a beautifully browned exterior with a lovely smooth middle. Their accompanying gruyere and bacon sauce is an absolute must—it not only gives these filling beauties a boost toward the gourmet, but also helps cool them down from their bask in the deep fryer. True, one could wait a minute or two, and accomplish the same task, but they prove an almost irresistible temptation.
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Cuisine > Off the Eaten Path If you’re white-knuckling it through this snowy February, Maccaroni’s winter menu entreés are your new best friend. If you haven’t had the from-scratch Chicken Pot Pie ($14.95), you haven’t had chicken pot pie. With braised chicken, potatoes, green beans, carrots, and Wisconsin cheddar, it avoids that hollow, tinny aftertaste that ruins its prefabricated cousins. Braised Beef Short Ribs ($15.95), which are my favorite menu item, seem to be a Kings staple. Cooked until fork-tender, doused in a rich red wine demi glaze, and topped with fried shallots, they are served over either fries or mashed potatoes. Feeling plucky, I asked about the small plate portion of Pan Seared Sea Scallops ($9.95). Ask a question, get an answer—and then some. Three large scallops soon arrived, slathered in sun-dried tomato pesto, and garnished with fried basil. The scallops were not overcooked, and pesto offers a good introduction to the delicate shellfish
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(Above) Chocolate Marquis: flourless chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and vanilla bean whipped cream. (Below) Scallops: seared scallops with braised baby leeks and sun-dried tomato pesto.
Kings' Bar Area.
if you are trying it for the first time. With our scallops, we sampled a selection of white wines: light and frisky by-theglass Pinot Grigio ($7/21); New Age blend ($6/18), which is effervescent, fruity, and lightly sweet; and slightly more assertive Von V on Schleinitz Dry Riesling ($8/24). I never have been a fan of rieslings, as I find them to be too sweet, but this one is definitely worth the gamble if you are a bit more flexible. The by-the-glass selections rotate monthly, so if you don’t find a favorite immediately, give it another try in a few weeks. Desserts at Kings have made significant strides since the restaurant opened. All are made in-house, and offer much more than the typical kitchen afterthought. Along with Noval Tawny Port ($7/30), which is rich and velvety—the perfect cordial for good reason—we tried the silky Flourless Chocolate Cake ($5.95) and the texturehappy Apple Crisp ($5.95). I never have had much of a sweet tooth, but both are fantastic, and absolutely worth the price. The crisp is served with everyone’s favorite—Sebastian Joe’s vanilla ice cream— which slowly melts into the ooey gooey center of the dish. No part of Kings tries to reinvent the culinary wheel, but the establisment takes special pride in transforming the humble into the wonderful, and that’s precisely what will make it a new neighborhood fa vorite. KINGS
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he 37th annual Auto Show runs March 6-14 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Hours are Monday-Friday, 4-10 PM; Saturday, 10 AM-10 PM; and Sunday, 10 AM-7 PM. Covering more than 250,000 square feet of exhibit space, it features a whopping 500 vehicles for auto enthusiasts to gawk at. On hand will be 29 different makes of domestic and imported cars, trucks, SUVs, and CU Vs—worth a total of $15,000,000—showing off the latest and greatest of the new models. This year’s show is the seventhlargest in the nation. Attendees not only have an opportunity to see what the next year has to offer in autos, and perhaps get an idea of what their next vehicle will be, but also have a chance each night of the show to win $5,000 toward a new car or truck at any of the 130 Greater Metropolitan Automobile Dealers Association dealerships represented. If you head to the website prior to the show, you can print off a coupon to save money on tickets at the door or in advance online. Better yet, if you list your vehicle for sale on CarSoup, you automatically get a free ticket to the show.
37TH ANNUAL AUTO SHOW
MAR. 6-14 MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER 1301 S. 2ND AVE., MPLS
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Backtalk > Calendar [ LavenderMagazine.com ] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 10th Annual Body Mind Life Expo . The Midwest’s largest health and natural products expo is celebrating its 10th year. Organized by Mid-America Events and Expo, this event features natural products, personal coaches, mainstream healthcare consultants, nutritional products, financial services, holistic health providers, fashion and beauty advice. Sat.,10 AM-7 PM. Sun.,10 AM-5 PM. Feb. 27-28. Minneapolis Convention Center, Center, 1301 2nd Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 798-7256. . ™
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An Evening with Stephen Sondheim. The legend-
ary Broadway composer/lyricist of Gypsy, West Side Story, and A Little Night Music is taking part in Hennepin Theatre Trust’s new Living Legends series. Join the discussion of his creative process; his collaboration with Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, and mentor Oscar Hammerstein II; and his view of the state of American musical theater. 8 PM. State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave. Mpls. (800) 982-2787. . SUNDAY, MARCH 7 Restore—Healing the Mind, Body, and Spirit. Take a day to learn about alternatives to the current health care system, as Minnesota residents try acupuncture, meditations, and tai chi for the first time. Judith Aufenthie from the Mayo Clinic and Lynee Eldridge, MD, from The New York Times will speak as well. 10 AM-5 PM. The Depot, 225 3rd Ave. S., Mpls. . TUESDAY, MARCH 9 Mamma Mia! The best-selling, Abba-filled musical takes the stage again in Minneapolis. The feel-good show is the story st ory of a mother, a daughter, and her three possible fathers. What could possibly go wrong? Mar. 9-14. Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (800) 982-2787. . . 0 1 0 2 , 1 1 h c r a M – 6 2 y r a u r b e F
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FRIDAY, MARCH 12 The Darkest Room in the House . Director Brian
Columbus—whose latest work was That Chair Was My Columbus—whose Wife, part of last year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival— is back with a gripping tale of a construction worker framed for murder who returns home 10 years later to find that his role has been supplanted by the family priest. Mar. 12-21. Lowry Lab Theater, The Lowry Building, 350 St. Peter St., St. Paul. (651) 501-9273. .
The Network __________ Psychotherapy ______ ______ Mortgage __________ SATURDAY, MARCH 13 The Spanish Tragedy. In this inspiration for Hamlet, murder abounds, as the ghost of a murdered Spanish courtier looks on from beyond the grave. Considered the first of a new genre, the revenge tragedy, it contains several violent murders, which is sure to thrill the audience as the story unfolds. Mar. 13-28. Gremlin Theatre, 2400 University Ave., St. Paul. (612) 874-9321. .
Tickets on Sale TICKETS ON SALE Avenue Q . The hilarious Tony Award-winning musical
about a group of puppets living on Avenue Q in New York City comes back to Minneapolis. If you missed this show the last time it was here, be sure not to make the same mistake twice. Apr. 13-18. Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (800) 982-2787. .
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Best Musical, which features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s timeless melodies, is hitting the stage in the Twin Cities. One of the best-known musicals in recent memory, CATS is a must-see for any theater enthusiast. May 14-16. Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (800) 982-2787. . . The Wizard of Oz. The Yellow Brick Road is leading to Minneapolis, as Dorothy and her faithful friends take a trip to the great and powerful Wizard. This production is bound to blow you away from the moment the tornado touches down, and takes you to the dazzling art deco Oz. Mar. 26-28. Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave., Mpls. (800) 982-2787. . ONGOING Ongoing America the Beautiful: The Monumental Land- scape of Clyde Butcher. Known as the “Ansel Adams
of the Everglades,” Clyde Butcher brings a major collection of his iconic black-and-white images—ranging images—ranging from the pristine beauty of the South Dakota Badlands to the beaches of Hawaii—to St. Paul for a very limited engagement. Through Apr. 15. James J. Hill Reference Library, 80 W. 4th St., St. Paul. (651) 2655500. . >. How to Make Love Like a Minnesotan III: The Full Montevideo . In the threequel to the smash hits How
to Make Love Like a Minnesotan I and II, Brave New Workshop is back at it, and baring all for Minnesota love. Can Cupid’s arrow strike a third time? We think so. Be prepared to thaw your heart out in time for an all-new look at our favorite subject: love. Thu.-Sat. Through Apr. 24. Brave New Workshop Theatre, 2605 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 332-6620. .
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ONGOING How To Talk Minnesotan: The Musical . Ever
wanted to talk like a true Minnesotan? Now’s your chance. Come out for a night of education, as you’re treated to the beloved classics “Hotdish Hallelujah,” “Northwoods Woman,” and “Brothers in Ice,” along with some easy-to-follow lessons underscored underscored by advertising spots and jingles. Wed.-Sun. Through May 30. Plymouth Playhouse, 2705 Annapolis Lane N., Plymouth. (763) 553-1600. . Planning a Remodel. Need help with that home project you have planned? Join Castle Building & Remodeling, as it holds bimonthly classes to help you figure out everything you need to know to get started. Classes are limited to only 12 people, so RSVP well in advance to the one you wish to attend. 5:30-7 PM. For complete list of classes, locations, and topics, visit .
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GLBT SALSA CLASSES - Tuesdays, Mar 9, 16, 23, 30, 7:00 p.m. Four Seasons Dance Dance Studio. $32 per person, $60 per couple, No partner necessary. Alley entrance between Cafe Lurcat/Joe's Garage, Loring Park; 16th and Hennepin, downtown Mpls. (612) 250-4315.
501 FIT. Strength with Class. Improve your life. Fun, Effective and Affordable Strength Training Classes. Try “1” Class for FREE! 501 Washington Ave. Ave. S. 3rd Fl., Minneapolis, MN. (612) 767-4415. www.501fit.com.
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THE SPA by [email protected]. 2736 Hennepin, UPTOWN . 612.986.4929 Catering to the Beauty Rituals for all Men and Women. Handcrafted Natural Facials. Body and Brazilian Waxing and Trimming. Manicures. Pedicures. Massage.
Home Furnishings
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COTTAGE HOUSE • An Occasional Market • Next sale: HOME & CABIN! • March 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Wed: 1 - 6pm. Thurs-Sun: 10am 6pm • 4304 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN.
Northeast Tax & Accounting - Personal & Business Tax Preparation Payroll & Bookkeeping Services Since 1994 (612) 558-6197 www.netaxaccounting.com.
FLAMINGOS • An Occasional Market • Next sale: Wednesday - Sunday, March 10-14, 10am - 6pm • 3404 Cedar Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN (612) 767-4548. 767-4548.
Therapeutic Massage FULL BODY MASSAGE. Warm relaxing atmosphere, Minneapolis. Hour Massage $60.00. Shower Available. (612) 219-6743. 7 days a week, 10 am - 10 pm. Therapist: 5’10, 167#, 32 waist.
Home Services Current Affairs Electric, Inc. Full Service Electricians, Personalized Service, Affordable Rates, Prompt Response. License #CA05093, Bonded, Insured, Commercial, Residential. Twin Tw in Cities Metro, MN. Sahir: ( 612) 817-9213, Carl: (612) 220-6273. www.currentaffairselectricinc.com.
GOT ME? I’ll do your body good. Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu & Tui Na. Downtown location. In/Out. Call anytime. Kurt, CMT CMT:: (612) 338-3329. FULL BODY DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE. Relax & Unwind from Head to Toe. Private S. Mpls Studio. Music, Candles, Jacuzzi, Full Bath. In/Out Calls. 7 days. 10am - 10pm. (612) 388-8993. Keith,
House Cleaning The Maids Home Services gives you the healthiest, most thorough housecleaning, guaranteed! Supervised teams, bonded, insured, environmentally environmentally s afe cleaning products are why Nobody Outcleans The Maids. Free estimates (952) 929-6243. www.maids.com. CLEANING MASTER INC. - 12 years experience. Homes, offices, clinics. Daily, weekly, weekly, bi weekly, event or monthly. Thorough, professional, responsible & honest. BBB member. (612) 521-9658.
Pet Products/Services A Tail of Four Paws. Pet care when your not there. Daily Walks. Walks. Special Needs Care. First-Aid CPR certified. Overnight. Your Dog House or Mine. Bonded. Insured. Insured. (612) 822-7474
Psychotherapy Dan Maki, MA, LMFT - Individual Couples & Family Therapy. Therapy. Helping people build confidence, hope and fulfillment in life and relationships. Office now located at 394 and 100 in St. Louis Park. (952) 544-68069. www.danmaki.com. IRENE GREENE, MSEd, Psychotherapist: 24 years experience. Individual, Couples Counseling, Mediation. Life changes, relationship, gender, sexuality, parenting, anger, anxiety, depression. Coming Out, Sexual Abuse, DID Groups. Sliding fee. Professional, nonjudgmental, nonjudgmen tal, confidential. (612) 874-6442. [email protected]. Dennis Christian, LICSW: Pay attention to thoughts, feelings, relationships; reconcile unwanted aspects of yourself; accept impossible but inevitable situations, face the frightening but changeable ones; realize the true beauty of your inner Self. ( 612) 940-7033. www.dennischristian.com.
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STRONG & RELAXING hands, resulting in bodywork at its best! Bruck, MT, DC in South Minneapolis @ (612) 306-6323.
Rentals-Residential Richfield - 3 BR Rambler, 1.5 BA, 2 fireplaces, oak flooring, recent remodel. New appliances including, washer, dryer, central air. $1200 plus utilities. No smoking, No pets. Call between 10 AM - 2 PM. (952) 881-8840. 5400 W. 70th Street, Edina. Non-Smoking Building. The location can’t be beat! beat! Access to Hwy. Hwy. 100, 494 and 62 is within 1 mile. mile. The Nine Mile Creek Nature area runs behind the building. Across the road are many many fast food restaurants, a convenience store and small shops. The building has an elevator and a laundry on 2 floors. The apts. measure 936 and 736 sq. feet. A great value at $675 and 775. Stop by and receive a $10 gas card just for looking. E-mail: [email protected] or call: (952) 767-0021. Ideal location! Walking distance to Hennepin Av shops & restaurants. University Ave & 3rd St, charming NE Mpls lower duplex. 3 BR, 1 BA beautiful woodwork, hardwood floors, $1175/mo includes water, washer/dryer, extra storage room, garage & offstreet pkg. Available immediately. For showing call Gary, (703) 973-4633. TILSNER ARTIST CO-OP - Rare Find! 2 BR Apt OR Loft - $1037! Pinewood floors, lots of storage, great views. NO monthly pet rent! ReeApartments.com. ReeApartme nts.com. 651-203-670 651-203-6704. 4. m o c . e n i z a g a M r e d n e v a L
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Community Connection Community Connection brings visibility to local GLBT-friendly GLBT-friendly non-profit organizations. To reserve your listing in Community Connection, call 612-436-4698 or email advertising@ lavendermagazine.com.
Addiction & Treatment
Hazelden Providing comprehensive treatment, recovery solutions. Helping people reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction. P.O. Box 11 15251 Pleasant Valley Rd Center City, MN (800) 257-7800 www.hazelden www.hazelden.org .org
AIDS/HIV & Treatment
Aliveness Project, The Community Center for Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS -- On-site Meals, Food Shelf and Supportive Services. 730 East 38th St. Minneapolis, MN (612) 824-LIFE (5433) www.aliveness.org HIM Program One of the Red Door Services of the Hennepin County Public Health Clinic. 525 Portland Ave. 4th Floor Minneapolis, MN (612) (61 2) 348-9100 www.himprogram.org www.StopSyphilisNOW.org www.CrystalClearMN.org www.inSPOT.org/Minnesota MAP AIDSline MAP AIDSLine is the confidential statewide toll-free HIV information and referral service. 1400 Park Ave. Minneapolis, MN (612) 373-AIDS (metro) or (800) 248-AIDS (statewide) [email protected] www.mnaidsproject.org Park House Day Health / Mental Health Treatment Treatment Program for Adults Living with HIV/AIDS. 710 E. 24th Street, Suite 303 Minneapolis, MN (612) (61 2) 871-1264 www.allina.com/ahs/anw.nsf/page/ park_house_home U of MN Research Studies Looking for HIV+ and HIV- individuals to participate in research studies. 420 Delaware Street SE Minneapolis, MN (612) (61 2) 625-7472
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Education
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Minnesota Online High School State-approved, State-approve d, public online high school open to any Minnesota resident in grades 9 through 12. 1313 Fifth St. SE, Ste. 227 Minneapolis, MN (800) 764-8166 www.mnohs.org
Radio K 770 Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota 330 21st Ave. S. 610 Rarig Center University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN (612) (61 2) 625-3500 www.radiok.org
Art Institutes International Minnesota Helping prepare students for careers in the visual and practical arts. 15 South 9th Street Minneapolis, MN (612) 332-3361 www.artinstitutes.edu/minneapolis
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Minneapolis Bike Tour Annual bike ride in September supporting Minneapolis Parks. Fully supported route, route, refreshments and music in finish area. 2117 West River Rd. Minneapolis, MN (612) 230-6400 www.minneapolisbiketour.com [email protected] Red Ribbon Ride Four-day Bike Ride in July Benefiting Eight HIV/AIDS Service Organizations in Minnesota. 4457 3rd Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN (612) 822-2110 www.redribbonride.org
Fitness
YWCA of Minneapolis Healthy Me. Healthy Community. Co-ed, full-service health clubs. Locations in Downtown, Midtown and Uptown 2808 Hennepin Avenue South Minneapolis, MN (612) 874-7131 www.ywcampls.org
Health Services
Rainbow Health Initiative Working to improve the health of LGBTQ Minnesotans through education, clinical practice, outreach, and advocacy. RHI is the lead agency for the MN Tobacco-fre Tobacco-freee Lavender Communities. 611-A West Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 877-499-7744 www.rainbowhealth.org www.mntlc.org
Minnesota Public Radio Providing in depth news coverage, classical music and emerging artists on our three regional services. (651) 290-121 290-1212 2 www.mpr.org
Performing Performin g Arts Ar ts
Ballet of the Dolls Resident Company of Newly Renovated Ritz Theater. Twin Cities first year-round dance-theater program. 35 13th Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN (612) 623-7660 www.balletofthedolls.org
Flower Shop Project Producing new and local works of theatre that are smart, ballsy and fundamentally entertaining. At Bryant-Lake Bowl & Patrick’s Cabaret Minneapolis, MN (612) 388-8628 www.theflowershopproject.com
Park Square Theatre Creating entertainment that matters; transporting you to unique worlds through exceptional talent and masterful stories. 20 West Seventh Pl. Saint Paul, MN (651) 291-7005 www.parksquaretheatre.org
Guthrie Theater Come On In! Performances, Classes, Dining, Tours. 818 81 8 South 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN (612) 377-2224 www.guthrietheater.org
Library
Illusion Theater Nationally Renowned For Developing Artists and New Work While Sparking Conversation About Challenging Human Issues. 528 Hennepin Ave., #704 Minneapolis, MN (612) 339-4944 www.illusiontheater.org
Literacy
The Loft Literary Center Where writers learn from other writers. Visit www.loft.org for classes, events, conferences, and more. 1011 Washington Ave S. Suite 200 Open Book Minneapolis, MN 612-215-2575 www.loft.org [email protected]
One Voice Mixed Chorus Passionate about building community and creating social change by raising our voices in song. 732 Holly Ave. Ste. Q Saint Paul, MN (651) 298-1954 www.ovmc.org www.o vmc.org [email protected] [email protected] g
Brazen Theatre Plays, Musicals, Cabaret and Other Entertainment for Adventurous Audiences. See Individual Ads for Venue (414) 248-6481 www.brazentheatre.org
Historical
Quatrefoil Library Your GLBT Library with stacks of DVDs, books, and magazines. Check out our online catalogue. 1619 Dayton Ave., No. 105 St. Paul, MN (651) 641-0969 www.qlibrary.org
Northrop Presenting world-class entertainment in the heart of the Twin Cities. 84 Church St. SE Minneapolis, MN Business Office: 61 612-625-6600 2-625-6600 Ticket Office: 612-624-2345 northrop.umn.edu
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Hosting, presenting, and creating performing arts and educational programs that enrich diverse audiences. 345 Washington St. St. Paul, MN (651) 224-4222 www.ordway.org
Hennepin Theatre Trust Orpheum, State and Pantages Theatres Twin Cities’ best live entertainment: Broadway shows, music concerts, comedy, dance and more! Minneapolis, MN (612) 673-0404 www.HennepinTheatreDistrict.org
Minnesota Historical Society The best of Minnesota comes to life with fun, hands-on exhibits and signature programs. 345 Kellogg Blvd W., St. Paul, MN (651) 259-3000 www.mnhs.org/historycenter
Minnesota Orchestra Led by Music Director Osmo Vänskä, the Minnesota Orchestra, one of America’s leading symphony orchestras. 1111 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN (612) 371-5656 (800) 292-4141 www.minnesotaorchestra.org
Jungle Theater Professional theater producing contemporary and classic works in an intimate setting in the Lynlake neighborhood. 2951 Lyndale Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN (612) 822-7063 www.JungleTheater.com Minneapolis Musical Theatre “Giving Voice to the Human Experience” New and Rarely-Seen Musicals. 8520 W. 29th St. Minneapolis, MN (612) 605-3298 www.aboutmmt.org
The Minnesota Opera America’s most exciting opera company has launched a new GLBTA group “Out at the Opera!” 620 N. First St. Minneapolis, MN (612) 342-9550 www.mnopera.org Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus An award-winning chorus that builds community through music and offers entertainment worth coming out for! 528 Hennepin Ave., Suite 307 Minneapolis, MN (612) 339-SONG (7664) [email protected] www.tcgmc.org University of Minnesota Theatre Arts and Dance Educating artists and audiences through a diverse mix of performances on both land and water. U of M Theatre 330 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN (612) 624-2345 www.theatre.umn.edu
Pets/Pet Services
Animal Humane Society Buffalo: (763) 390-3647 Coon Rapids: (763) 862-4030 Golden Valley: (763) 522-4325 St. Paul: (651) 645-7387 Woodbury: Woodbu ry: (651) 730-6008 www.animalhumanesociety.org Wildcat Sanctuary A non-profit accredited sanctuary for over 100 abandoned and abused bobcats, tigers, leopards and more. Sandstone, MN (320) 245-6871 www.wildcatsanctuary.org
Politics & Rights
Human Rights Campaign Advocates for all GLBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots action, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals. P.O. Box 50608 Minneapolis, MN www.twincities.hrc.org www.twincities.hrc.or g www.hrc.org OutFront Minnesota Delivering programs / services in the area of public policy, anti-violence, education and training, and law. 310 31 0 E. 38th St., Ste. 204 Minneapol is, MN (61 (612) 2) 822-0127 822-0127 www.outfront.org
Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis A Beacon of Liberal Theology. Progressive Christianity, Traditional Setting & Service, Social Action, The Arts & Music. 1900 Nicollet Ave. at Franklin Minneapolis, MN (612) 871-7400 www.plymouth.org
Pride
Spirit of Hope An Independent Catholic community At our table, all are welcome. Mass at 5 PM Saturday evening. Fr. Marty Shanahan. Worship at: St. Anne’s Episcopal Church 2035 Charlton Rd Sunfish Lake, MN www.spiritofhopecatholiccommunity.org
Public Market
St. Luke Presbyterian Church We’re a Joyful, Compassionate Commmunity on a Spiritual Journey, Seeking Justice and Peace. Join Us. 3121 Groveland School Rd. Wayzata, MN (952) 473-7378 www.stlukeweb.org
Twin Cities Pride The third-largest national Pride celebration seeks sponsors, volunteers, and board members. Contact us today. 2021 East Hennepin Ave, Ste. 460 Minneapolis, MN (61 (612) 2) 305-6900 www.tcpride.org Midtown Global Market An internationally-themed public market with over 40 independent vendors offering the finest selection of produce, meats, delicacies, prepared foods, grocery items, unique gifts and services from around the world. 920 E. Lake St. Suite G.10 Minneapolis, MN (612) 872-4041
Religious & Spiritual
Central Lutheran Church We welcome all people to celebrate, discover and share the love of Christ. 333 Twelfth St. S. Minneapolis, MN (612) 870-4416 www.centralmpls.org Edina Community Lutheran Church Upbeat, growing congregation committed to inclusion, justice, peace, community and proclaiming God’s YES to all. 4113 W. 54th St. Edina, MN (952) 926-3808 www.eclc.org Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church Take a Spiritual Journey With Hennepin’s Faith Community Through Worship, Education, Fellowship, Service, and More. 511 Groveland Ave. Minneapolis, MN (612) 871-5303 www.haumc.org Mayflower Community Congre-gational United Church of Christ An open and affirming, peace with justice church welcomes you. 106 E. Diamond Lake Rd. (I-35 & Diamond Lake Rd.) Minneapolis, MN (612) 824-0761 www.mayflowermpls.org Mount Olive Lutheran Church Ours is a welcoming parish, rich in music, liturgy and opportunities to serve the community. 3045 Chicago Ave. Minneapolis, MN (612) (61 2) 827-5919 www.mountolivechurch.org
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral Wherever you are on your faith journey... St. Mark’s Welcomes You. 519 Oak Grove St. Minneapolis, MN (612) 870-7800 www.ourcathedral.org St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church with Wingspan Ministry + PASTORAL CARE + EDUCATION + WITNESS + ADVOCACY + Outreach of St. Paul-Reformation Church to the GLBTQA Community. 100 N. Oxford St. St. Paul, MN (651) 224-3371 www.stpaulref.org University Lutheran Church of Hope Reconciling Congregation - All Are Welcome. Social Justice Opportunities. Strong University Links - Questioning Encouraged. Great Music. 601 13th Ave. SE Minneapolis, MN (612) 331-5988 www.ulch.org WestminsterPresbyterian Church A Covenant Network Congregation, Working Toward a Church as Generous and Just as God’s Grace. Nicollet Mall at 12th St. Minneapolis, MN (612) 332-3421 www.ewestminster.org
Sexual Health
Man2Man Interactive events where guys talk to one another about being gay/bi, dating, sex, life! Metro (612) 626-7937 1-800-552-8636 www.M2M.mn
Social Organizations Imperial Court of Minnesota P.O. Box 582417 Minneapolis, MN www.impcourtmn.com
Student/Campus/Alumni Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance A statewide alliance of students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members uniting for campus change. 2136 21 36 Ford Parkway #131 St. Paul, MN (612) 730-8541 www.mncampusalliance.org
Travel
Grand Marais Area Tourism Association Visit the North Shore's only harbor village - art, dining, shopping, outdoor activities, the perfect escape. P.O Box 1048 13 North Broadway Ave Grand Marais, MN (888) 922-5000 (218) 387-2524 www.grandmarais.com Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism America's Gay Oasis is Beautiful Palm Springs. www.palm-springs.org Visit Minneapolis North Convention Conven tion & Visitors Bureau We take pride in helping individuals find the ideal location for events & celebrations. 6200 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 248, Minneapolis, MN 763.566.7722 / 800.541 800.541.4364 .4364 www.visitminneapolisnorth.com
Youth
District 202 District 202 provides social, cultural and educational opportunities for GLBT youth ages 21 and under. www.dist202.org
Zoo
Minnesota Zoo Open year-round. year-round. More than 2,400 animals to explore. Numerous special events. 13000 Zoo Blvd Apple Valley MN (952) 431-9200 www.mnzoo.org
Retirement
The Kenwood Retirement Community Our full service retirement community provides Independent, Assisted Living and Short Term apartment rentals. 825 Summit Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 612-374-8100 www.thekenwood.net
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Backtalk > Consider the Source
[ by Julie Dafydd ]
Pregnant Pauses
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verybody is getting pregnant these days: Heidi Klum— constantly. Those frisky Kardashian girls. Well, everybody. Everybody, that is, except men. You can teach them to take out the garbage and do the laundry, but no way can you get them to have kids.
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But if men could get pregnant, it would surely change life as we know it. Culture, science, relationships—nothing would be the same. And what about world history? Let’s take a look. Creation Adam and Eve remain in the Garden of Eden after turning down the serpent’s offer. “Forget it!” the pregnant Adam says. “Even the smell of apples makes me nauseous!” 3300 BC The Bronze Age begins. A father eager to preserve baby’s first sandals invents metal. 2566 BC The completion of the great pyramids. After decades of construction, the pregnant pharaoh looks out at the workers, and says, “You think that’s labor? That’s nothing!” 776 BC First Olympic games. Athletes compete in the 200-meter stroller sprint and the five-man bedtime story relay. It’s a face-off of the ancient cities of Athens, Sparta, and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. 405 BC The father of Greek philosophy, Socrates, utters the timeless pronouncement: “The path to wisdom, truth, and happiness is….Oops, gotta run, the baby has pooped….” 218 BC Hannibal crosses the Alps with a herd of elephants, but turns back for the sake of the children when he discovers the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled all “My Little Hun” kiddie seats. 1439 AD Gutenberg invents movable type so he can print birth announcements. 1492 AD Columbus discovers America,
but is appalled that there is not one boardcertified obstetrician on the entire continent. 1507 AD Michelangelo sculpts David . Latin inscription on the base of the statue reads: “Imagine he looks like this after four children.” 1601 AD William Shakespeare’ Shakespea re’ss Hamlet captures the essence of manhood with the soliloquy “To be or not to be pregnant, that is the question.” 1626 AD The Dutch buy Manhattan for $26 worth of beads, trinkets, and disposable diapers. do ubles 1773 AD The Boston Tea Party doubles as a baby shower.
1775 AD Paul Revere cancels his midnight ride, and the British take New England, because he had no one to watch the kids. 1775 AD Pregnant Frenchmen storm the Royal Palace. Marie Antoinette, knowing nothing of the birth experience, exclaims, “Let them eat pickles and ice cream!” 1804 AD Napoleon Bonaparte is immortalized with his hand in his jacket in the famous painting Emperor Prepares for Two O’clock Feeding . 1876 AD The telephone is invented. First words uttered: “Watson, come here. I need you to pick up Jennifer at daycare.” 1879 AD Thomas Edison invents the electric light. Three days later, he paints a clown face on it, and uses it as a nightlight in the baby’s room. 1915 AD A pregnant Albert Einstein discovers the theory of relativity: Once you’ve had a baby, your father-in-law moves in with you. 1927 AD Baby oil is first marketed, but doesn’t succeed until the name is changed to “Kid Lube.” 1938 AD Superman comes to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men—he’s strong, he flies, he has sonogram vision. 1980s AD Sylvester Stallone sets boxoffice records with his action/adventure trilogy: Rocky I: Conception; Rocky II: Delivery ; Rocky III: Not Again. 1993 AD Congress enacts the Family Leave Act. Fathers now receive 18 years off with full pay. 2010 AD The Super Bowl is clinched by the New Orleans Berts, who edge out the Indiana Ernies. Throughout History Women sympathize. Really they do. Honest. No kidding. Of course they do. Consider the source: They’re women! Bye for now. now. Kiss, kiss.
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Déjà Vu .............................................63 .............................................63 Dream Girls ......................................65 Hardline Gay Chat..........................64 Hennepin Avenue Adult Boutique ..63 Megaphone.....................................65 Squirt-PressNet.................................65
DeskTech ..........................................54
Apparel & Accessories STYLEDLIFE-styledlook STYLEDLIFE-styledlo ok.....................7
Arts & Entertainment Guthrie Theater ...............................33 Hennepin Theatre Trust Trust ..................27 Jean Stephen Galleries ...................31 Minnesota Orchestra ......................68 Ordway Center for the Performing Arts ................................26
Automotive Hagen’s Auto Body .........................54 .........................54 LaMettry’s Collision .........................52
Bars & Nightlife Twin Cities Bar Advertiser Guide ...38 19 Bar ...............................................44 Brass Rail ..........................................40 Gay 90’s ............................................. 39, 41, 41, 67 Lush ...................................................43 Minneapolis Eagle/Bolt ..................42 Rumours/Innuendo Rumours/In nuendo ..........................45 Tickles ...............................................45 Town House ....................................44
Beauty & Relaxation Anew Aesthetic Medical Center ....31 ....31 Barbers on Bryant............................54 Garden of Eden ...............................31 ...............................31
Dating Services Simply Introduced............................7
Education The Loft Literary Center ...................31 ...................31 Metropolitan State University.........23
Events Lavender's First Thursday ................48
Financial Bender, Joy .......................................57 .......................................57 Boyer, Daniel....................................54 Daniel ....................................54 Moltaji, Roya....................................5 Palm, Karen ......................................7 ROR Tax Profession Professionals als .....................11 .....................11 US Bank ............................................21 ............................................21 Wells Fargo Bank ............................9
Floral & Garden Landscape Junction .........................56 Tangletown Tangleto wn Gardens .......................5 .......................5
Food Vinaigrette........................................16
Funeral Services Johnson Hannah, Barbara .............54
Gifts Eyes of Horus ...................................54 ...................................54 Fantasy Gifts ....................................45
Grocery Stores Wedge Co-op ..................................51
Beverages Budweiser.........................................3 Surdyks .............................................6 Thomas Liquors ................................49
Coffee & Tea Northwoods Coffee Roast ..............11 ..............11
Communications 89.3 The Current .............................53 .............................53 AM950, The Voice of Minnesota ..64 Minnesota Public Radio ..................53 Radio K 770 ....................................64
Health, Wellness & Recovery 3 Bears Chiropractic .......................54 .......................54 Burns, Steve ......................................57 ......................................57 Carrillo, Dr. Thomas P......................57 Changing Pathways Pathways.........................57 .........................57 Heffelfinger, Kate .............................57 Homecare Assist ..............................22 Laser Body Sculpture.......................36 Latitudes-Meridiann Behavioral Latitudes-Meridia Health ...............................................1 ...............................................18 8 Lyn Lake Chiropractic ......................15 ......................15 Mayfield Chiropractic .....................22 Pride Institute ....................................54 Rainbow Health Initiative ................37 ................37
Running Tiger Shaolin Kenpo.........5 SKIN Medical Spa ..........................16 Stechmann, Dr. Fred ........................57 ........................57 Stolz, James ......................................57 ......................................57 University of Minnesota, Infectious Diseases...........................35 Diseases ...........................35 Uptown Dermatology & SkinSpa...58
Hoffner Law Firm .............................5 Moshier, Becky ................................7 Terry & Slane ...................................8
Home Furnishings & Accessories
Pet Products & Services
Furniture Manor ...............................20 Moveabless Consignment ................18 Moveable
Home Services A-Z Electric ......................................55 Bauer Floor Covering, Inc. ..............56 Bluestem Construction .....................55 Boe Plumbing ...................................17 ...................................17 Good Stuff Moving .........................55 Halet Remodeling & Renov Renovations ations...55 Hi-Tech Installations .........................56 Matt’s Tree Service ..........................55 ..........................55 Personal Pride Construction ............55 ............55 R. Davis Construction ......................56 Ryan’s Tree Care .............................56 Soderlin Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning ...........................20 ...........................20 SOS Homecare ...............................55 Tangletown Tangleto wn Design and Interiors....55 The Tile Shop ...................................21 ...................................21 Todd the Plumber.............................55 Twin City Heating and Air...............18 Universal Windows Direct ..............55 Vujovich Vujov ich ............................................1 ............................................19 9 Your Style Tile & Granite.................56
Insurance AAA Minneapolis Insurance Agency .............................................53 American Family Insurance.............52 Arens, John .......................................56 Baldwin, Davina ..............................56 Wagner Insurance-Financial Services ............................................56 Wolfson,, Steve .................................56 Wolfson .................................56
Jewelry Tesa Jewelry .....................................15 .....................................15 Max’s................................................36 Scheherazadee Jewelers ..................5 Scheherazad
Legal Cloutier & Brandl .............................10 .............................10 Dean, Jeff .........................................1 .........................................15 5 Heltzer & Burg .................................22
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Mortgage Lake Area Mortgage.......................57 Mortgage.......................57 Lozinski, David .................................18 .................................18
Animal Humane Society ................1 ................11 1 Larpenteur Animal Hospital ............23 Pampered Pooch Playground .........57 .........57
Real Estate & Rentals Batterson, Budd................................17 ................................17 Calfee, David ...................................58 ...................................58 Callender, Mark ..............................57 Corridor Flats ...................................15 Groff, Wayne...................................58 Henry, Diane ....................................58 ....................................58 Leviton, Ann ......................................57 McGee, Michael .............................9 Miller, Valencia................................11 ................................11 Minneapolis Grand Apartments ....21 The Nakoma ....................................10 Richardson, Beth ..............................53 Ruzick, Amy & Johnson, Kay ..........18, 58
Restaurants Bin Wine Bar....................................2 Dancing Ganesha ...........................51 Duplex Restaurant and Wine Bar .. 51 Fuji-Ya Fuji-Y a................................................50 KinDee Thai Restaurant...................50 OM ...................................................48 Park Tavern Bowling & Entertainment Center .......................49 Roat Osha ........................................49 Subo..................................................50 Sushi Tango ......................................51 ......................................51 Toast Wine Bar & Café ...................49 Uptown Diner/Calhoun Grill/ Louisiana Café/Grandview Café/Grandview Grill ...49
Retail The Grand Hand Gallery ...............33
Sports & Recreation Gopher's Women's Basketball .......9 Hoigaard’s .......................................8
Travel & Accommodations The Saint Paul Hotel ........................53
Backtalk >
Dateland
[ by Jennifer Parello ]
A Trip to the Maul S
uburbs have always been a dangerous place. I should know. know. I was born and raised there. t here. All that peanut butter on WonWonder Bread. All those in-ground swimming pools. All that gin. I was lucky to escape with my life. That’s why I reacted to a recent birthday party invitation with more than a shudder of suspicion. The invite was to a party in a posh suburb. The party would be hosted and attended by a chic set of straight people, with a few minor celebrities. Normally, this is the type of invitation I would trash immediately. I do not do well among the hot-n-tot, and if there is a celebrity within spitting distance, I will, in fact, spit on them. For the same reason that I always spill red wine on white carpet and employ the vilest curse words just as a young child walks into the room. Because I’m an idiot. In addition, this party was well in the hinterlands, a place where the pets wear pricier coats than me. It would be a twohour drive from home, so I’d have to get a hotel room. But, in spite of all this, I decided to go. Why? One word my friends: karaoke. The hosts were renting a professional outfit to bring a karaoke operation to their palatial estate. Apparently, when people in the wealthy suburbs get weary of bossing around their maids and sleeping with their nannies, they like to sing karaoke. The birthday girl and her friends go to a local pub several nights a week to escape their demanding children and sing their fool hearts out. Now, my friends, I’m the worst singer in the world. But I love to sing! I sing constantly, and it really annoys people. I am constantly being shushed. The lovely thing about karaoke is that it’s so egalitarian. Rich, poor, tone-deaf: everyone gets equal
opportunity at the mic. Okay, I’m halfway through this column, and I haven’t even gotten to the main point yet. So, I’d better cut to t he chase: When you are the only lesbian at a straight party in the suburbs, everyone in attendance is going to try to makeout with you. This is because you are a new, shiny object that none of them has managed to acquire and they want to get you before their neighbor does. This is especially the case if there is a frozen drink machine in the house (bar-grade) that is being emptied at an alarming rate. My battle plan for the evening was to arrive late, graze heavily on appetizers (the hostess, a former model, announced to her super-thin friends that they were welcome to sample the catering, but she would
judge them if they did), gulp down a few glasses of wine, sing a couple songs, and get the hell out. But as soon as I walked in the door, I knew that I was trapped. Literally. Any time
I got near a wall, I was pinned against it and a tongue was shoved down my throat. One of the celebrities sidled up to me and whispered that he had always wanted a beautiful lesbian. “Me, too!” I exclaimed, quickly scanning the crowd to see if one had walked into the room. “I know you suburbanites love your malls, “ I said as a husband, and then his wife, manhandled my breasts, “but I didn’t think it meant this type of maul.” And, while I finally managed to escape with my life, I left my dignity on the kitchen floor, sticky with drippings from the frozen margarita machine. But I get to sing “Muskrat Love,” and that made it all worth it.
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Dining Guide Listing | AVERAGE PRICE OF A TYPICAL ENTREE $ LESS THAN $15, $$ $15-$25, $$$ MORE THAN $25
Our Guide to the Metro Eateries Featured in This Issue Lavender Magazine’s Dining Guide is your resource to GLBTfriendly restaurants. We recommend calling restaurants before visiting to confirm information. Lavender’s cuisine section and updated dining guide appears each issue. Please direct questions about the directory and cuisine advertisin advertising g to dining@laven [email protected] dermagazine.com. m. Dancing Ganesha .
BIN WINE BAR $ Wines, Beers, Liquors, Light Fare Whether it’s it’s a glass of wine, a chilled bear, a single-malt Scotch or a yummy chocolate martini, Bin Wine Bar is your new neighborhood hangout. Dinner 400 Sibley, Ste. 150, St. Paul, (651) 224-94463 Tues – Sat: 3 PM – Bar close • Sun – Mon: Available for private parties www.binwinebar.com DANCING GANESHA $$ Contemporary Indian We would like you to come & enjoy our novel Indian cuisines in an extraordinary ambiance. Lunch, Dinner 1100 Harmon Pl., Pl., Minneapolis (612) 388-1877 Mon – Sat: 11 AM – 2 PM, 4 PM – 10:30 PM • Sun: 11 AM – 2 PM, 5 PM – 9 PM DUPLEX $ French, Italian, American Unique entrees, moderately priced, cozy space with up-beat staff. Brunch, Lunch, Dinner 2516 Hennepin Ave., Ave., Minneapolis (612) 381-0700 www.duplexmpls.com FUJI YA JAPANESE RESTAURANT $$ Japanese & Sushi Authentic Japanese food, finest sushi available, Uptown Minneapolis, downtown St. Paul. 600 W. Lake St., Minneapolis (612) 871-4055 Mon: Closed • Tues Tues – Thurs: 5 PM – 10 PM • Fri – Sat: 5 PM – 10:30 PM • Sun: 5 PM – 9 PM 465 N. Wabasha, St. Paul (651) 310-0111 • Mon – Fri: Lunch 11:30 AM – 2 PM. Dinner 5 PM—10 PM • Sat: Dinner 5 PM – 10 PM • Sun: Closed 0 1 0 2 , 1 1 h c r a M – 6 2 y r a u r b e F
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THE GRANDVIEW GRILL $ American Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, omelets, pancakes, coffee, juices, soups, salads & sandwiches. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch 1818 Grand Ave., St. Paul Paul (651) 698-2346 Mon – Fri: 6:15 AM – 2:30 PM • Sat: 6:15 AM – 3 PM • Sun: 8 AM – 3 PM
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KINDEE THAI $ Thai This isn’t your traditional everyday Thai restaurant. Lunch, Dinner 719 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis (612) 465-8303 465-8303 Mon: Closed • Tues – Thurs: 11:30 AM – 9 PM • Fri: 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM • Sat: 11 AM – 10:30 PM • Sun: 11 AM – 9 PM THE LOUISIANA CAFÉ $ American Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, omelets, pancakes, coffee, juices, soups, salads & sandwiches. Breakfast, Brunch, 613 Selby Ave., Ave., St. Paul (651) 221-9140 Mon – Fri: 6:30 AM – 2:30 PM • Sat: 6:30 AM – 3 PM • Sun: 8 AM – 3 PM NEW UPTOWN DINER $ American Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, omelets, pancakes, coffee, juices, soups, salads & sandwiches. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch 2548 Hennepin Hennepin Ave. Ave. S. Minneapolis (612) 874-0481 874-0481 Mon – Wed: Wed: 6 AM – 3 PM • Thurs – Sat: 24 Hours • Sun: Close at 6 PM OM $$ Indian Modern approach to Indian cuisine featuring bold and distinctive flavors. Dinner 401 First Ave. N., Minneapolis Minneapolis (612) 338-1510 www.omminneapolis.com PARK TAVERN BOWLING & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER $ American 50 years of dining & entertainment – award winning food, groups up to 300. Weekend Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Daily 3401 Louisiana Ave., St. Louis Park Park (952) 929-6810 Mon – Fri: 10:30 AM – 12:30 AM • Sat – Sun: 9 AM – 12:30 AM ROAT OSHA $$ Thai Uniquely crafted authentic and American influences. Decor that invites conversation
Roat Osha.
Joe's Garage .
New Uptown Diner .
Lunch, Dinner 2650 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis
Sat: 11 AM – 11 PM • Sun: 11 AM – 10:30 PM
SUBO $$ Filipino fusion Eclectic Southeast Asian dishes with bold, exotic flavors served on small plates. 89 S. 10th St., Minneapolis (612) 886-2377 Tues – Thurs: 4 PM – Midnight • Fri – Sat: 4 PM – 2 AM • Closed Monday SUSHI TANGO $$ Japanese Exciting and eccentric mix of Japanese cuisine and Uptown attitude. Lunch, Dinner Calhoun Square, Square, (612) 822-7787 822-7787 Mon – Wed: Wed: 5 PM – 1 AM AM • Thurs – Sun: Noon – 1 AM TOAST WINE BAR AND CAFÉ $ Wine bar with Italian influence Neighborhood wine bar serving pizzas, cured meats and small plates. Dinner 415 N. 1st St., Minneapolis, MN (612) 333-4305 Tues – Thurs: 5 PM – 11 PM • Fri – Sat: 5 PM – 12 AM • Sun: 5 PM – 11 PM THE WOODBURY CAFÉ $ American Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, omelets, pancakes, coffee, juices, soups, salads & sandwiches. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch Bielenberg Bielen berg & Tamarack, Woodbury, MN (651) 209-8182 Mon – Fri: 7 AM – 2:30 PM • Sat: 7 AM – 3 PM • Sun: 8 AM – 3 PM
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Backtalk
> Ms. Behavior©
[ by Meryl Cohn ]
Wanting another Woman Dear Ms. Behavior:
I’ve been in an exclusive relationship for the last 15 years and it’s definitely the best one I’ve ever had. We are still intimate and still have sex, and yet for some reason I’m still mildly depressed and pine for other women. I’d like to know what is wrong with me. Is it my alcoholic/drug addict personality (though I’m in recovery), or my selfdestructive nature that causes me to feel this way? I love my girlfriend and yet I still wish for emotional and physical relationships with other women. It’s not one particular woman I want; sometimes I have two or three friends at a time that I feel drawn to. I haven’t acted on this temptation but I wish I could. What are your thoughts about this? —Still Want It
Dear Still Want It:
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You’re not dead yet; You’re y et; your wish to be with other women is not necessarily addictive or self-destructive, and fantasies are ok. It’s only a problem if you’re obsessed enough for it to cause you unhappiness in your life and in your relationship. For example, do you feel compelled enough to act on it even though you’ve agreed to be monogamous? You Y ou can’t actually expect all of your emotional needs to be met by your partner, and in fact there’s nothing wrong with having some of them met by friends. However, this may create problems if meeting your needs involves lying down with a friend and putting her breast in your mouth for comfort. If you think you’re actually depressed, acting on your desire will only distract you from the real problem, at least for a while,
by temporarily changing your physiological state. The intense rush of pleasure you feel when you want someone is probably caused by an increase in your dopamine, serotonin, and adrenaline. But there are other ways to achieve these positive feelings: 1) Snort cocaine. (Ok, not a real suggestion.) 2) Eat chocolate. (If you increase dosing to excess, be prepared to buy pants with elastic waistbands.) 3) Try aerobic exercise. (Ms. Behavior doesn’t mean to be a downer.) 4) Take Essential Fatty Acids, found in fish and flax seeds. 5) Learn some cognitive behavioral therapy (without going so far as reading or espousing the wisdom of The Secret ). ). 6) Have your girlfriend put on some surprising attire and a blonde wig and call her “Ma’am.” On a more serious note, if you’re depressed beyond your pussy deprivation, you should consider seeing seeing a doctor or a therapist.
all over everyone else’s side of the discussion. She has apologized many times for this habit, and I say okay, but in truth at this point I just want to stay pissed at her. I can’t seem to shake it. Is there something wrong with me? If the problem is really her, how can I get her to stop? —Silent Sam
Dear Silent Sam:
If Kim were your pet instead of your girlfriend, you could condition her to stop barking while you were talking on the phone (or even to stop peeing on the carpet). You would shake a can of coins next to her head when she engaged in her annoying habits, or you would give her a delicious treat every time she let you talk for several consecutive minutes. (Of course the animal lovers among us, including Ms. Behavior, would prefer the positive reinforcement method.) Kim would likely resist such obvious training approaches. approach es. But to be fair, if she insists on a basketball metaphor, tell her that talking over you is a foul. Tell her you’re Dear Ms. Behavior: the referee and you’re going to blow the My girlfriend Kim has an extremely whistle and make her sit out the game evannoying habit of talking over me when ery time she talks over you or anyone else. I am making a point or even just a casual If all else fails, poke her with your elbow, comment. I’ve tried on several occasions to as if you’re blocking her shot. (For those discuss the matter with her, but she doesn’t humorless types inclined to admonish Ms. seem to think it’s a problem. She says a Behavior for advocating spousal abuse, the conversation is like basketball; you have to last sentence was a JOKE.) be aggressive to stay in the game. This is © 2010 Meryl Cohn. Address questions and correspondence to totally exhausting. I find myself wanting to . She is the author of Do What I Say: Ms. Behavior’s Guide to Gay and Lesbian Etiquette (Houghton Mifengage with her less and less. When we are flin). Signed copies are available directly from the author. out or with friends or at a party, I clam up and feel disdainful of her, while she treads