Open Mic Night

Join us for another Open Mic night at Distant Worlds Coffee on Saturday, September 30 at 6pm. This is a safe environment to share poetry, short prose, songs, and comedy! 🎤 🗯️

A sound engineer and microphones will be available, and we anticipate having a guitar plug-in. Slots are for roughly 5 minute performances.

Distant Worlds Coffeehouse and all Dyke March events are brave space. Material that is racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-trans, anti-immigrant, or otherwise “punching down” is not welcome.

For any other questions, please email us at dykemarchseattle@gmail.com

seattle dyke march 2023 logo

Seattle Dyke March & Rally 2023 Announcement! 

We are two months away from the annual Seattle Dyke March and Rally on June 24th, 2023! We are celebrating our 29th year of the March, but as with most things, time brings change. We will still have the Rally from 5-7PM and the March will begin between 7-8PM when the Rally ends. We are moving to Volunteer Park and having an unpermitted march around the North Capitol Hill neighborhood. 

The Seattle Dyke Rally will be held at Volunteer Park on June 24th, 2023 at 5PM. As in previous years, this will be a celebration of dyke-identity from across the gender spectrum. Our stage is a place to highlight and honor the experiences, pleasures, activism and identities of queer women and dyke-identified people — that much is unchanged. If you are interested in speaking or performing at this year’s Dyke March, please reach out to organizers@seattledykemarch.org, but please keep in mind that we ask that all persons on stage be dyke-identified. The Seattle Dyke Rally is an annual event to highlight the voices of queer women and dyke-identified people across the gender spectrum, so please be respectful of this effort and uplift these voices during our event. 

Second, since the Rally will be hosted at Volunteer Park, that is also where the March will begin from. Since we are marching unpermitted and without police involvement, we have moved to this new location to protect the safety of our marchers and limit disruption to Seattle public transportation. There are risks associated with participating in an unpermitted march, and we completely understand if anyone is uncomfortable participating. If you plan to participate, please know your rights and come prepared

Want to attend the Rally and not the March? That’s fine! However you choose to show up during Pride is valued and appreciated. In addition to the Rally, we will also be hosting a number of other events throughout Pride and during the rest of the year, so this is not your only opportunity to find community! 

Why are we moving? 

There are logistical reasons, like trying to find a venue that will make sound easier through access to electricity, but the main reason we are moving is to have a March and Rally on Capitol Hill during Pride weekend that better aligns with our values. Historically, the Seattle Dyke March has been a permitted event at Seattle Pride. We have spent several years attempting to find a way to safely do a march that does not require a police escort. We have been unable to get traction on changing the law or the interpretation of the law which requires a police management of controlled intersections. We have also been unable to secure the volunteer force sufficient enough to block streets to feel like we could safely do a march through a busier neighborhood. This move allows us to keep the March, while making sure that we keep people safe. 

In addition, without being permitted, we won’t be able to coordinate with King County Metro about bus routes. The Dyke March is mindful about how important access to reliable public transportation is and our historic route needs coordination with King County Metro. 

Why is it important to us to have a march without a police escort? 

We are sure that the vast majority of people familiar with the values of Dyke Marches understand why the institution of policing is problematic. The Seattle Police Department has a long, troubled history. Throughout the 1900s, the Seattle Police Department was considered corrupt due to the collusion with criminalized gambling and sex work

In 2010, Seattle Police killed an innocent Native American woodcarver, John T. Williams. The Department of Justice investigated, and the Seattle Police Department has been under a consent decree since 2011 to attempt to correct its racist/biased policing that is so pervasive it was found to violate our constitutional rights.  

In that time, we have witnessed many other incidents of violence and death at the hands of police. 

We also witness the ways SPD disrespect the civilians it is supposed to serve and protect. In the middle of the CHOP/CHAZ protests, the SPD engaged in radio chatter about Proud Boys coming to the Capitol Hill to try and scare people into leaving. 

Last year, with the rising levels of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, when trying to discuss how SPD would respond to protestors, SPD made it very clear that they would do nothing to prevent protesters from attempting to infiltrate our permitted event — something that we have seen in the past. The way the police will stand by when someone is yelling and screaming obscenities, hateful rhetoric, and clearly attempting to start conflict. The only time they would get involved is if the protester assaulted someone, and the person who was assaulted was willing to file a complaint. The police made it clear that if anyone in the March attempted to keep the protester out, they could be subject to arrest if they touched the protester and the protester complained. 

The reality is that having SPD at our event is inconsistent with our values. We should have never done a permitted route if it meant SPD had to escort us. We should have stopped having the escort after the killing of John T. Williams. We should have stopped after the killing of Charleena Lyles. We should not have done our first post-pandemic march with a permit. But we cannot keep marching with a permit even though we failed to do better in the past. 

How will the route change impact other parts of the March? 

Dykes on Bikes will be joining us for the 2023 march, but in a different capacity than previous years. Due to the new route, we are not confident that the more narrow streets will be able to accommodate the Dykes on Bikes and their need to do circles to prevent damage to vehicles from idling at low speeds. Therefore, Dykes on Bikes will begin the march, but the riders will move to block intersections as the march continues.  

We are checking to determine whether we will be able to have the accessible bus on our route. If not, we will be exploring other options so people who want to be a part of the March but have barriers to walking the entire route can still participate. 

It is a challenge, giving up our historic route and knowing that we may lose some of the incredible feeling of community that is collectively marching through the main streets of our gayborhood. It is hard navigating what will be safe for our community, knowing many people may not even know what the difference between a permitted and unpermitted march are. We trust our community of Dykes will understand and support this decision. We look forward to marching in community in ways that feel safe. Figuring out what our future Marches will look like is going to be a work in progress. We invite your feedback — you can always reach us at organizers@seattledykemarch.org.

We can’t wait to celebrate and march with you! 

Queer Songwriter Showcase! @ The Wildrose Bar

Support your local queer music scene and come to the Wildrose Bar on Thursday, February 16th to hear live performances from 4 local queer singer songwriters!
Artists performing will be:
Sara Camille
Chiku Nance
Sarah Brunner
Molly Guardino
Get there at 7:30pm to hear the full line-up! The show will go until about 10/10:30pm.
$10 cash, suggested donation, at the door.
Hope you can join us!

An orange-red flyer with a silver microphone taking up the bottom right corner. At the top in bold white letters it reads “BE HEARD. IN COMMUNITY”. Below is the rainbow Seattle Dyke March logo on a white background, followed by the word “HOSTS”. The flyer text reads: “AN OPEN MIC. Sharing Queer grief, resilience, rage, joy, and love. Wildrose. Dec 14, 2022. 7-9pm. Sign ups at 6:30pm.” At the bottom of the flyer is the rainbow Club Q logo on a white background.

Open Mic Night

Join us in sharing queer grief, resilience, rage, joy, and love through an open mic night at the Wildrose Bar. 

Wednesday, December 14th from 7-9pm. Sign-ups for open mic slots (~5 minutes) will open at 6:30pm. 

Queer bars and clubs are a refuge for our community and we are heartbroken and angered by the recent attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs. This Open Mic Night is an opportunity for people to come together, to return to that sense of refuge, and express themselves through poetry, music, prose, and performances. 

As we remember and honor those injured and taken from us in the Club Q shooting, we will share direct links to verified funds in support of both the survivors and families of victims. 

Open Mic Details: 

Slots will be ~5 minutes long; a “1 minute” reminder sign will be shown to assist with time tracking. 

Covers and readings of non-original work are welcome. 

We will have a sound engineer, with setup for multiple microphones and stands. There are no guitar amps or plug-ins. 

Accessibility Details: 

The Wildrose Bar has an accessible entrance.

We are working to secure ASL interpreters for this event and encourage anyone signing up to bring copies of their lyrics/poetry/scripts, etc for interpreting purposes. 

COVID POLICY: 

Masks will be required at this Open Mic, except when actively drinking or during a performers slot (when they will be separated from the audience). We will have masks available and will provide reminders throughout the evening for attendees to continue masking.

The Wildrose Bar encourages but does not require masking. This means attendees will likely be exposed to unmasked patrons in other portions of the bar. 

We will also be hosting a virtual open mic night via zoom on Thursday, December 15th from 7-9pm. Register at https://bit.ly/virtualopenmic1215 for the link. 

Image Description:

An orange-red flyer with a silver microphone taking up the bottom right corner. At the top in bold white letters it reads “BE HEARD. IN COMMUNITY”. Below is the rainbow Seattle Dyke March logo on a white background, followed by the word “HOSTS”. The flyer text reads: “AN OPEN MIC. Sharing Queer grief, resilience, rage, joy, and love. Wildrose. Dec 14, 2022. 7-9pm. Sign ups at 6:30pm.” At the bottom of the flyer is the rainbow Club Q logo on a white background.

Model Minority: An All-Asian Comedy Show

Model Minority: An All-Asian Comedy Show


MODEL MINORITY is a standup comedy showcase featuring local comics of the Asian diaspora. Asians are the most underrepresented in comedy which is a fact you will forget about for this one night.

MODEL MINORITY is produced by Stephanie Nam, a standup comedian and artist. She produces shows under NAM NAM Productions including MEN AREN’T FUNNY, JUST A PHASE, and MODEL MINORITY that highlight underrepresented identities in comedy and THE QUEER AGENDA, a live dating show.

Stephanie is known for her dry humor and wet pussy. She is a capricorn sun, scorpio moon, and lesbian stereotype rising. She lives with her cat in Seattle. Stephanie’s standup has been described as “unexpectedly funny” and “awkwardly charming” and “something I’ll remember for the rest of my life” and “the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.”

This is a hate free space. Racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, transphobia, ableism, colorism, fatphobia, xenophobia, etc. will not be tolerated and all performers agree to refrain from such material.

Sliding Scale Tickets –
$20 people of color
$30 allies
$40 tech bros
$50 white men dating Asian women
*pay what you want. paying more alleviates white guilt and proves allyship

Royal Room – 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118

Seattle Queer Film Festival

WITNESS QUEER MAGIC October 13-23 at the 27th annual Seattle Queer Film Festival.

This year’s hybrid festival features a diverse slate of queer cinema from across the globe, totaling 59 film programs comprised of 150 films. 27 countries are represented, including Poland, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Brazil, Tunisia, Taiwan, Lebanon, Nigeria, India, Iran, China, Norway, and Chile.

We have something for everyone in-person and online:
films, meetups, parties, live podcasts, and even an art gallery show!

Film Guide & Calendar: https://threedollarbillcinema.org/sqff2022filmguide

We have in-person screenings at theaters throughout Seattle every day October 13-23! Most films are also available virtually (unless otherwise noted) in all of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska October 13-23. All virtual films are captioned/subtitled.

Sway: A Pride Dance

Friday, June 24th, we’ll be lighting up this incredible space in honor of Pride to celebrate PNW’s finest social queers. DJ Nudie will be spinning everything from 70s and 80s to House music to Pop Rock. We anticipate the energy of a group who has waited on the sidelines for the last two years, eagerly anticipating the return of the glorious holiday that is Pride. Dear friends, it is time to make up for 2020 and 2021! We are thrilled to share that this will be one of the more accessible Pride events, with tickets at $10.

The Social Queer is teaming up with the historic Century Ballroom and legendary Dyke March to host a FRIDAY NIGHT PRIDE DANCE PARTY!!!

Located in the heart of Capitol Hill, Century Ballroom is a Seattle institution where many LGBTQ+ members have come together to master their dance technique.

Attendees must show proof of vaccination as of at least two weeks prior to the dance.  Masks are highly encouraged when attending drop-in lessons and dances.

All Out Pride Dance with DJ Nudie
A co-production of Social Queer & Century Ballroom

The Sunday Night Shuga Shaq

Briq House Entertainment in Association with Theater off Jackson and Sin de la Rosa presents:

The longest running and ONLY monthly ALL PEOPLE OF COLOR Burlesque Revue in the Pacific Northwest, The Sunday Night Shuga Shaq, is back!

SUNDAY June 12, 2022 |  Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7:00pm

Please join us for an evening of dazzling dancing, tantric teasing, and all around prismatic sexy magic with some of the hottest Burlesque performers this side of the Mississippi! There will be so many shades and flavors of chocolate, caramel, mocha, lemon meringue, and red velvet dripping from the Theatre Off Jackson stage that you are guaranteed to leave with a tooth ache.

This months featured performers are:

  • Stormy Chance

  • Velicity Dior Black

  • Seductive Tease

  • Android Allure

  • Moscato Sky

Our hosts for the evening will be Ms. Briq House

ONE SHOW ONLY!!!!!

The Sunday Night Shuga Shaq is a 21+ event.

This show is unlike any other you will see in Seattle, come with an open mind and prepared to have a hooting, hollering good time!

Hint for first timers: Cash is King at #Shuga Shaq. Bring your 1’s, 5’s, 10’s, 20’s 50’s and 100’s, trust me you will want and need them ;).

Drawing and Auction Prizes will be available!

If you have any questions or need special accommodations please email GoddessBriqHouse@gmail.com.

ACCESSIBILITY

● Theatre Off Jackson is wheelchair accessible for performers and audience members.

○ The Upstairs space is fully accessible through the gallery entrance.

○ The Downstairs space is wheelchair accessible through the back entrance in Maynard alley. Performers who use wheelchairs can access the theatre from the Maynard alley entrance as well.

■ The green room can be accessed by wheelchair users by entering the woodshop and following the backstage pass to the green room.

○ There are accessible bathrooms on both floors of the building. There is an accessible bathroom backstage for performers.

● TOJ has 5 assisted listening headsets available to Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing patrons at the bar.

● TOJ does not have a supertitle captioning system (i.e. Figaro).

● We currently do not have ASL interpreters. However if you would or someone you know would like to sponsor ASL interpretation for The Sunday Night Shuga Shaq please email GoddessBriqHouse@gmail.com.

Requirements for Entry

  • Audience members and staff must wear masks throughout the venue.

  • Proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hrs of event, regardless of vax status.

Information About COVID Safety for Audiences

In order to promote the health and safety of our guests, our home venue TOJ has:

  • Updated the HVAC filtration system

  • Purchased air purifiers for public areas

  • Made hand sanitizer available in public areas

  • Implemented frequent cleaning and sanitizing protocols of high-touch areas during shows

  • Requires audience members and staff members to wear masks

  • Designated a Covid Safety person to assist at all performances

    Additional COVID Safety Provisions

  • TOJ will now have a plexiglass shield between patrons and staff at the bar.

  • The Box Office and C19 safety person will have extra masks available in case anyone forgets theirs.

Model Minority: PRIDE EDITION An All QUEER Asian Comedy Show

  

Royal Room5000 Rainier Ave S; Seattle, WA 98118

MODEL MINORITY is a standup comedy showcase featuring local comics of the Asian diaspora. Asians are the most underrepresented in comedy which is a fact you will forget about for this one night. Join us for the first ever PRIDE edition of MODEL MINORITY featuring all queer Asian comedians.

Lineup:
Stephanie Nam
Zahnae Aquino
Rohini Jayanthi
Juno Men
Joe Yan

$20-50 sliding scale*npay what you want. paying more alleviates white guilt and proves allyship.

MODEL MINORITY is produced by Stephanie Nam, a standup comedian and artist. She produces shows under NAM NAM Productions including MEN AREN’T FUNNY, JUST A PHASE, and MODEL MINORITY that highlight underrepresented identities in comedy and THE QUEER AGENDA, a live dating show. She’s always dreamed of having a queer Asian comedy show and is excited to bring you this first ever live edition of MODEL MINORITY: PRIDE with some of her favorite comedians and people.

Stephanie is known for her dry humor and wet pussy. She is a capricorn sun, scorpio moon, and lesbian stereotype rising. She lives with her cat in Seattle. Stephanie’s standup has been described as “unexpectedly funny” and “awkwardly charming” and “something I’ll remember for the rest of my life” and “the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.”

This is a hate free space. Racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, transphobia, ableism, colorism, fatphobia, xenophobia, etc. will not be tolerated and all performers agree to refrain from such material.

Flyer by Stephanie Nam

COVID PROTOCOLS: All our staff are fully vaccinated, and we ask that our patrons be vaccinated as well. Our staff will be masked, and we encourage our audience to wear masks as much as possible.

Advance tickets can only be purchased online-we do not sell advance tickets at the venue. Refunds are not available within 48 hours of the event. Tickets do not guarantee seating during shows at the Royal Room. Seating is first come first served. The Royal Room is All Ages until 10pm.

The Queer Agenda Dating Show

  

Kremwerk 1809 Minor Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101 

The Queer Agenda Dating Show

Have you binge-watched every dating show on Netflix? Are you interested in taking your relationship with reality shows to the next level? Then mark your calendar’s for Seattle’s hottest live comedy dating show: THE QUEER AGENDA!

From the producer that brought you “Written In The Stars: a queer astrology based matchmaking comedy show” comes a new and improved dating show that features five love-seeking locals onstage for a hilarious night of public speed-dating! Join comedians Stephanie Nam and Jaleesa Johnson as they attempt to push their own queer agenda by matchmaking a group of hopeful queers in a seemingly hopeless pandemic. Want to be a contestant on an upcoming show? All you have to do is fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/b6faEctHFwZpUzRG7

VACCINATIONS

Proof of vaccination is required to attend the venue. Read more: https://bit.ly/KWCovidPolicy