Lavender Issue 408

LavenderMagazine.
com 3
contents
JANUARY 13-26, 2011 | ISSUE 408 | WINTER WHAT-TO-DO
20 40 46
Photo by Philip Hussong Photo by Mike Hnida Photo by Christian Alsing
DIALOGUE Review 46 Get Outta Town

8 A Word in Edgewise 28 On the Townsend 50 Through These Eyes
10 Letters 53 Lavender Lens: Lavender’s First
12 Queer As Folks BAR Thursday
32 Advertiser Guide
COVER FEATURE 32 Bartender Spotlight BACKTALK
14 St. Paul Winter Carnival 34 Showcase 55 The Network
Commemorates 125th Year 35 Lavender Lens: The Black Guard 56 LavenderMagazine.com Calendar
17 Winter What-To-Do Holiday Party 59 Classifieds
36 Lavender Lens: Lavender’s 60 Community Connection
NEWS ThirstDays 61 Dateland
20 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 37 Calendar 63 Consider the Source
Greater Twin Cities Welcomes 38 Lavender Lens: Blue Moon Ball 64 Ms. Behavior
GLBT Community 38 Lavender Lens: Bobylon 65 Cartoon: Trolín
22 Behaving Bradley 39 Passing: Joseph Yankovich 66 Yellow Pages Advertiser Index
23 Lavender Lens: Lavender’s Out in
the Stands CUISINE
24 Big Gay News 40 Off the Eaten Path: Best New
Restaurants 2010
ARTS ON THE COVER
26 On the Record: 2010 Year in LEISURE Photo by Tom Maloney
ON THE WEB
GET YOUR NEWS IN 12 LANGUAGES!
WandaWisdom.com
THE ORIGINAL PODCASTING DRAG QUEEN
New Year's Resolution: Watch Wanda's Holiday Movie!
What happens when you take the ORIGINAL podcasting drag queen and a cast of wacky,
http://biggaynews.com today!
wonderful characters, add incredible filmwork by Adam Carmichael and original music by
singer-songwriter Robert German? You end up with "A Christmas Wanda", a new film from
Wanda Wisdom. It's a zany, wack-a-doodle telling of a time-worn tale that's sure to become
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN an annual holiday classic! Click on over to http://youtube.com/wandawisdom to watch!
PRIZES EVERY ISSUE!
GO TO WWW.LAVENDERMAGAZINE.COM/
CATEGORY/CONTESTS-AND-PROMOTIONS/
BigGayNews.com
+
DIGITAL EXTRA: DINING GUIDE
YOUR DAILY PODCAST OF GLBT WORLD NEWS!
Top Headlines
✓ Uganda Court Bans Gay Outing
CHECK OUT
OUR FULL SCREEN LAVENDER DIGITAL ✓ Same-Sex Marriage Threatened in New Hampshire
EDITION @ LAVENDERMAGAZINE.COM ✓ Gay Groups Praise Navy’s Condemnation of Videos
✓ Oakland County Takes Back Transgender Man’s Marriage License
4 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

LavenderMagazine.com 5
Volume 16, Issue 408 • January 13–26, 2011
Editorial
Editor Emeritus Ethan Boatner 612-436-4670
Editorial Director Sede Vacante 612-436-4671
Editorial Associate George Holdgrafer 612-436-4672
Copy Editor Bridget Rocheford-Kearney
Podmaster Bradley Traynor 612-436-4669
Contributors Kolina Cicero, Meryl Cohn, Carla Continenza,
Julie Dafydd, Heidi Fellner, Terrance Griep, Chris Homan,
Ed Huyck, Justin Jones, Steve Lenius, Casey Merkwan, Jennifer
Parello, Todd Park, Amber Schadewald, Laura Smidzik,
Elizabeth Stiras, Abigail Stoddard, John Townsend, Carla
Waldemar
Advertising
Sales & Advertising Director Barry Leavitt 612-436-4690
Senior Account Executive Suzanne Farrell 612-436-4699
Account Executives Scott Belcher 612-436-4675
Heath Bryant 612-436-4697
Advertising Associate George Holdgrafer 612-436-4672
Sales & Advertising Traffic Coordinator
Linda Raines 612-436-4694
Classifieds Suzanne Farrell 612-436-4699
National Sales Representative Rivendell Media
212-242-6863
Creative
Creative Director Hubert Bonnet 612-436-4678
Creative Assistant Mike Hnida 612-436-4679
Photographer Sophia Hantzes
Cartoonist Rodro
Lavender Studios Hubert Bonnet, Mike Hnida
Administration
Publisher Lavender Media, Inc.
President & CEO Stephen Rocheford 612-436-4665
Vice President & CC Pierre Tardif 612-436-4666
Chief Financial Officer Carolyn Lima 612-436-4664
Administrative Assistant Austin Lindstrom 612-436-
4661
Founders George Holdgrafer, Stephen Rocheford
Inspiration Steven W. Anderson (1954-1994), Timothy J. Lee
(1968-2002), Russell Berg (1957-2005), Kathryn Rocheford
(1914-2006), Jonathan Halverson (1974-2010)
Send all your calendar events to Linda@lavendermagazine.com
Letters are subject to editing for grammar, punctuation, space,

and libel. They should be no more than 300 words. Letters
must include name, address, and phone number. Unsigned let-
ters will not be published. Priority will be given to letters that
refer to material previously published in Lavender Magazine.
Submit letters to Lavender Magazine, Letters to the Editor,
3715 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407; or e-
mail <editor@lavendermagazine.com>.
Lavender Media Inc.

3715 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
55407
LavenderYellowPages.com
612-436-4660 office
877-515-9969 toll free
612-436-4685 fax
612-436-4664 subscriptions
612-436-4660 distribution
612-436-4698 advertising
LavenderMagazine.com BigGayNews.com WandaWisdom.com
Entire contents copyright 2011. All rights reserved. Publication of the name or
photograph of any person, organization, or business in this magazine does not
reflect upon one’s sexual orientation whatsoever. Lavender® Magazine reserves
the right to refuse any advertising. This issue of Lavender® Magazine is available
free of charge during the time period published on the cover. Pickup at one of our
distribution sites is limited to one copy per person.

WRITERS
IN THIS ISSUE
Mer yl Cohn
Julie Dafydd
Ed Huyck
Justin Jones
Jennifer Parello
John Townsend
Bradley Traynor
Carla Waldemar
DIALOGUE A WORD IN EDGEWISE
Slouching Toward 2012: I Resolve…

It may seem a bit late to be discussing New Year’s If that was last year’s resolution, and the thing’s interred in your
resolutions, but they never should be undertaken kitchen junk drawer, pick up your pencil, grit your teeth, and note what
in a holiday haze of eggnog and Jack Daniel’s—the level of resolution you wish to achieve: “Stellar”? “Outstanding”? “Ca-
euphoria of mercantile excess. They better are con- pable”? “Competent”? Perhaps “Adequate” is a more sanguine choice.
sidered in the promising dawn of the New than the But adequate at what? The reason people announce a New Year’s
receding accusations of the Old. resolution is not to improve themselves, but to have moral, higher-
How exactly to craft your commitment to the Uni- ground-than-thou bragging rights over others—those who are aware
verse? What to take on, tackling not too much as to you haven’t begun Chapter Two of your novel.
fail, yet not so little as to invite ridicule? The delicate line here is choosing a goal that is attainable, yet will
“I will write more on my novel” is grand, but metastasizes to gran- impress them. “I will make my bed every morning” has the poten-
diosity in the cold light of the reality that you didn’t write a line in tially double drawbacks of being neither attainable, nor—should you
2010. “More”? Typing “Chapter 2” neither will hold up in your inner actually realize it—granting you any social cachet.
Court of Ethics, nor survive the beady-eyed scrutiny of those who What achievement, performed as promised and adequately, would
know your nugatory work habits. elicit cheers, and swath your brow in laurels?
As you read this, we’ll be well into the first month of an already-dimin- I personally have not found such a one—yet—but by putting off a
ished 2011, so you can take some relief in realizing by starting this late to commitment long enough, you finally will breach 2011’s Winter Sol-
make a resolution, you already have that many fewer days to fail. stice, and once again be too caught up in holiday consumption to take
So, take out your pad and pencil. If you still use either of those on any weighty commitments. Whew!
tools, you just might resolve to cave in, and buy a smart phone. Then, Now, with a hoist of frozen eggnog and Jack, pay it forward to
learn to use it. 2012. E.B. BOATNER

DIALOGUE LETTERS
Daniel Boyer’s Sister Thanks Lavender ship in the community, for obvi- If Reitan gets killed, suffers
ous reasons. All I ever wished from posttraumatic stress syn-
Thank you so much for all the December 16 Laven-
for, however, was a small piece drome, and/or suffers perma-
der magazines sent. The cover article and pictures on of acceptance. nent injury by having his limbs
my brother, Daniel Boyer, were absolutely perfect! I I feel that as teenagers are blown off, at least his family will
have been sharing the magazines with his many family continuing to struggle with know that it was for American
their sexualities and their freedom and GLBT equality.
members and friends from Michigan. What a lovely
places within the gay commu- PHIL WILLKIE
Christmas present for all of us. At a time that has been nity, it should be the duty of
difficult, it has brought such happy thoughts and the bear community to make Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal
memories! Give our gratitude to all of your staff. its presence known, and to give Logical
MARY ANNE PUTT teenagers hope for acceptance To paraphrase our First
and love within the gay commu- Lady on the day her hubby be-
nity, no matter what they may came President, “I am proud to
having the bear community as
look like or act like. As much as be an American today!” Millions
a constant reminder of a better
I thank the bear community, I of us across the United States
future.
just wish that I could’ve been a are thrilled to see the American
When I was in eighth grade,
part of it more. “Berlin Wall” of prejudice and
I was in my awkward stage. I
As a gay teenager living hatred fall with the repeal of
gained a little bit of weight, my
just outside Minneapolis (the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
acne was at its worst, and I was
suburbs), and therefore, just I am in my 60s, and I have
in the closet.
outside of mainstream gay watched our Armed Forces
Naturally, though many
culture both in location and grudgingly accept Japanese-
people seem to want to doubt it,
age, I greatly love Lavender for Americans, men of color, and
I, like every other teenage boy,
providing a way for me to stay women. Our defenses did not
liked porn. But I never liked
connected to the community I collapse, as the prejudicial
looking at disgusting-looking
was born into. fear-mongers predicted. Anyone
boys without a single hair on
SKYLER DORR who is passionate about serving
their chest. I gravitated towards
this country should be allowed
bears, first for their looks, and
Willkie Exhorts Reitan to serve—in all places, in all
then for their culture.
In 2006, GLBT activist Jacob ways.
I found, and still find, bear
Reitan tried to enlist as an As Spock (Star Trek) would
Daniel Boyer Article Was culture beyond amazing. It’s a
openly gay soldier. In the Star say, “It’s logical!”
Fantastic culture where people who are
Tribune on December 19, he NANCY LANTHIER CARROLL
I wanted to share with you often seen as ugly are seen as
that the article on Daniel Boyer sexy, and that makes me feel said, “Many of the 14,000 veter-
in your December 16 issue was comfortable. I’ve always wanted ans who were kicked out will be
Letters are subject to editing for
fantastic. I was choking back a place in the bear community. eager to reenlist, and some of grammar, punctuation, space, and
tears in the Uptown Diner read- Sadly, for as long as I’ve those who never joined because libel. They should be no more than 300
words. Letters must include name,
ing it. He was a great man and known I was gay, I’ve always of it many will reconsider. address, and phone number. Unsigned
a great friend, and I thought it been a teenager. As much as You’re going to see a real uptick letters will not be published. Priority
in recruitment numbers as a will be given to letters that refer to ma-
was really special that he was being a part of the bear commu- terial previously published in Lavender
honored that way. nity in the future was certain, result of the ban being lifted.” Magazine. Submit letters to Lavender
DAVID A. OLSON I’m of Russian decent, so chest I am sure Reitan will be one Magazine, Letters to the Editor, 3715
Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis,
SENIOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR hair is a given. of the first openly-gay soldiers MN 55407; or e-mail <editor@laven
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES I still needed that connection to enlist. I recommend he join dermagazine.com>.
in my awkward middle-teenage the Marines, and request going
Bear Community and Youth years more than at any other into the infantry in Afghanistan,
I was just thinking about time. Sadly, the young gays are where there was strong resis-
growing up as a teenager, and given no outreach or member- tance to lifting the ban.

DIALOGUE X QUEER AS FOLKS
BY GEORGE HOLDGRAFER
The Dollhouse Hosts Preholiday Bash

ON DECEMBER 4, The Dollhouse hosted its Preholiday Bash
at Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis. It incorporates the look and
feel of a 1940s speakeasy with a modern twist. Lil Miss Sweet
Æ Tooth and her band The Daisy Dukes performed.
Photo by Sophia Hantzes
Rainbow Health Initiative Receives Grant

RECENTLY, RAINBOW HEALTH Initiative (RHI) received
a Tobacco-free Communities grant from the Minnesota
Department of Health. The anticipated amount is $200,000 for
Æ the first year. This award will fund a new leadership-development
program for young adults working on tobacco-control issues in
Minnesota.
Eubank and Raffo Are New PFund Executive Directors

KATE EUBANK AND Susan Raffo are the new Executive
Directors of PFund Foundation. They are sharing the
position. Eubank served as a Director of Development and
Æ Communications for The Bridge for Youth. Raffo has worked in a
consulting capacity for PFund and other organizations.
Kate Eubank (right) and Susan Raffo. Photo © PFund Foundation
Grinley Is American Craft Council Director of Development

GREG GRINLEY IS the new Director of Development for the
American Craft Council. He most recently served as Executive
Director of PFund Foundation. He also worked for 10 years in
Æ development at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Greg Grinley. Photo Courtesy of American Craft Council

COVER FEATURE

WINTER
WHAT-TO-DO
St. Paul Winter Carnival Commemorates 125th Year
hen life barrages rience real winter, they returned East, and Ice Palace cost $1,900,000, and was 165 feet
W
them with lemons, trumpeted that Minnesota in general was tall—a Guinness record).
some folks make “another Siberia, unfit for human habita-
lemonade. When tion.” KING BOREAS VERSUS THE VULCANS
Minnesotans are del- A group of Minnesota chauvinists—local Where Montreal had an Ice King accom-
uged with snow, they St. Paul business owners—felt compelled to panied by Queen Aurora, in St. Paul, the pair
make…Winter Carnival! retaliate. After conferring with their “Sibe- became King Boreas and Aurora, Queen of
Since 1886—125 years, now—that is ex- rian” cohorts in Montreal, they decided on the Snows. The mischievous Vulcan and his
actly what St. Paulites have done, and are a wintertime festival showcasing the beauty red-caped Krewe were drawn from the Ger-
preparing to do again. The St. Paul Winter and grandeur of snowbound Minnesota. manic traditions of the energy and disrup-
Carnival is the oldest such event in the Unit- Montreal already had scheduled an 1886 tion that springtime brings to the final days
ed States, predating Pasadena’s Tournament festival, but serendipitously for St. Paul sus- of winter.
of Roses Festival by a good two years. pended it because of a smallpox epidemic. 2011’s Boreas Rex, King of the Winds,
The St. Paul consortium immediately in- and Aurora, Queen of the Snows, rule over
EARLY DAYS OF THE CARNIVAL veigled Alexander Hutchinson, designer of approximately 21 Royal Family members,
As the story goes, the St. Paul Winter Montreal’s 1883 and 1885 ice palaces, to cre- including his four brother winds, Titan
Carnival initially was created as an indignant ate a blueprint for St. Paul’s first ice castle. It (North), Euros (East), Zephyrus (West),
response to the chilly reaction to St. Paul by duly was constructed on February 1, 1886, and Notos (South), together with their four
visiting Eastern newspaper correspondents at a cost of $5,210 (1886) dollars, soaring to a princesses, the Prime Minister, and up to ten
in the fall of 1885. Without waiting to expe- height of 106 feet. (The Carnival’s 1992 Pepsi Royal Guards. The culmination of the
Photos Courtesy of St. Paul Winter Carnival
Grand Day Parade, and the Torchlight (Februar y 6). All day at the Minnesota
Parade (January 28, January 29, and Febru- State Fairgrounds.
ary 5, respectively) highlight the Carnival.
The magnificent ice sculptures preside WINTER WONDERLAND
throughout in Rice Park in Downtown St. Paul— The St. Paul Winter Carnival is just that—
stunning whether viewed by day or night. a spectacular show—but like all carnivals, it
A small sampling of the 125 events in- also embraces a family. While the Royal Fam-
cludes: ily and others originally were drawn from
Klondike Kate Winter Carnival Caba- the Montreal template, the local family has
ret (Januar y 22). On January 6, Anita Mc- taken on a life of its own. The Royal Family
Colley of Minneapolis was chosen to be “St. and Vulcan Krewe are made up of volunteers
Paul’s mistress of fun, frivolity, and good fel- who make more than 400 appearances during
the year to local and national festivals, nursing
homes, schools, and hospitals on behalf of
the Winter Carnival and the City of St. Paul.
So, too, the Royal Order of Klondike Kates—
Carnival is the dethroning of Boreas by Vul-

canus Rex and his Vulcan Krewe.
According to Carnival sources, the Min-
nesota Winter Carnival legend formally
was set forth by newspaper columnist Fran
Madden in 1937, and has been updated and
lowship.” At the Cabaret, the newly-minted
revised ever since.
Kate, with a five-piece band of former title-
Short version: Boreas Rex happened on
the “winter paradise known as Minnesota,” holders, will cut up in the spirit of the origi-
nal spangled–and-flashy Kathleen “Klondike past and present—takes to the road for some
and proclaimed “Historic St. Paul and her 100 appearances annually.
seven hills” the “ideal place” to be “embla- Kate” Rockwell of the 1890s.
Official First Day of the St. Paul Win- The 11 days of gaiety bring in some
zoned to the world as the winter playground 350,000 visitors in hoods and parkas.
of the Realm of Boreas.” His implacable enter Carnival: Royal Coronation (Januar y
27). Boreas Rex and Aurora, Queen of the The Carnival has a $3.5 to $5 million an-
emy, Vulcanus Rex, God of Fire—who with nual impact on St. Paul and Minnesota, ac-
his Vulcan Krewe has his own lengthy sto- Snows, are crowned at the St. Paul River
Centre in a social and dinner followed by cording to Molly Mulvehill Steinke, Senior
ry—annually sets his might against Boreas. Media Relations Specialist.
On the 10th day of the celebrations, Vulcanus pageantry. Open to the public. Free admis-
sion with a Winter Carnival button. Beth Pinkney, President and CEO of the
arrives, as he will again on February 5, to Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation,
storm the ice castle, confronting the King’s Institute of Navigation (ION) Satellite
Division Autonomous Snow Plow Com- producer of the Carnival, who is immersed
Guard, until the good Queen persuades her in her third year with the event, relishes “the
consort to return peaceably to Olympus until petition (January 29). Six colleges and
universities from Minnesota, Michigan, and strong tradition it has every year, and see-
winter’s snows once again enfold St. Paul’s ing people getting out to embrace our winter
seven hills. Ohio compete near Rice Park in this inaugural
event featuring their robotic, computer-con- season.”
trolled snowplows. The competition involves All Carnival events take place in St. Paul.
THIS YEAR’S CARNIVAL They are free and open to the public, unless
In honor of this 125th year of “The Cool- creating a Straight “I-Shaped” snowfield.
otherwise noted.
est Celebration on Earth™”—as it has been Royal Wedding (Februar y 5). In
Clearly, with 125 events, the Carnival has
dubbed—organizers have striven to produce Rice Park, the marriage of the 1983 King
something for everyone. Check online for
125 events under the 2011 Winter Carnival Boreas and the 1955 Aurora, Queen of
accurate places, times, and fees or ticket re-
umbrella. In light of this profusion of events, the Snows, takes place. Charlie Hall and
quirements, if any. The schedule is subject
it’s best to be proactive. Visit <www.winter Dorothy Arneberg Furlong, members of
to change—weather obviously determining
-carnival.com> for a comprehensive view of the Royal Family at different times, both
some events.
everything from the Pre-Carnival action start- lost their spouses, then found each other
Visit <www.winter-carnival.com> for the
ing January 22 and continuing through Feb- through Carnival activities. Arriving by car-
most up-to-date information before venturing
ruary 6. Events range from ice sculpture com- riage, they really will get married! Former
out into the Minnesota cold. E.B. BOATNER
petitions to a blood drive to a royal wedding. Queens of the Snows will be bridesmaids.
Three spectacular parades, the Moon- The public is welcome.
Glow Pedestrian Parade, the King Boreas Fire & Ice Hockey Girls Tournament

WINTER WHAT-TO-DO
LAKE MINNETONKA XC SKI RACE ARCTIC FEVER 2011: CELEBRATING communities in the wintertime. For more in-
January 15 FIVE YEARS OF WINTER FUN formation, visit <www.arcticfever.net>.
Come on out for a family-friendly race on January 15-16
Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior Bay. Events Hosted by Excelsior, Shorewood, and US POND HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
include 5K Classic and Freestyle; 10K Classic Tonka Bay, this family-friendly winter extrav- January 21-23
and Freestyle; 15K Classic and Freestyle; and aganza offers such delights as sleigh rides, As Founding Commissioner Fred Haber-
2K Kids Race. Registration fees $20 per person cross-country ski racing, dog sled rides, Ice man says, “We love pond hockey because
per race through January 13, and $25 on the Princess Costume Contest, Nordic hiking, it’s hockey the way nature intended, outside
day of race. Kids race free. 5K starts at 10 AM. sledding, snowshoeing, skijoring between in the elements during the absolute coldest
15K starts at 10 AM. 10K starts at 10:15 AM. city parks, bonfires, bike race on Lake Min- time of the year, playing with others who love
2K Kids Race starts after the 10K has finished. netonka, medallion hunt, and much more. It’s the game.” The goal is to celebrate the joy
For more information, or to register, visit a great way to get out of the house, and enjoy of hockey on a Minneapolis lake each Janu-
<www.lakeminnetonkaxcskiclassic.com>. all of the things that Minnesota has to offer ary, with players reuniting with their
City of Lakes Loppet. Photo by Hubert Bonnet
youth and friends over a weekend when time March 5-6
can stand still, and everyone can be kids for The Midwest Skijorers Club has several
three days. This year, it takes place on Lake events for dogs and their people. On February
Nokomis, Minneapolis. For a full schedule of 12, the Puppy Love Race features skijor and
events, registration information, and times, four dog spring classes, kid and mutt race, and
visit <www.uspondhockey.com>. purebred awards in Skijor and Sled. Skijoring
is a winter sport that combines cross-country
CITY OF LAKES LOPPET skiing with dog power. The skier is attached
February 5-6 to a dog with a belt and towline, and is pulled
The City of Lakes Loppet is a cross-country by the dog across the snow. Skijoring is a
ski festival featuring the beautiful trails and team sport that allows both human and canine
lakes of the Twin Cities. Join the fun for this counterparts to exercise, and enjoy the great
celebration of winter in Minnesota. Events outdoors. No same-day registration. On March City of Lakes Loppet . Photo by Sophia Hantzes
include snow-sculpture contests; skijoring; 5-6, the Snowflake Skijor and Spring Classic cess at the Barkers Island Inn Resort last
Beer, BBQ, and Vendor Village; and Min- features an option for a 10 to 12 K course for year that NCB reserved it again, and has got
nesota Youth Ski League SuperCarnival—in those interested in a longer race format (ski- the entire hotel. A restaurant is onsite. Com-
addition to other great outdoor activities for joring only). No same day registration. For all plimentary cocktails will be available in the
all ages. For information on registering for the details, plus information on registering for hospitality suite as part of the run package,
events, volunteering, or just coming out to events, visit <www.skijor.org>. along with discounts at the Duluth Sauna,
watch the fun, visit <www.cityoflakesloppet. Beer Bust/Liquor specials, access to Pool
com>. NORTH COUNTRY BEARS FUR FLEE: Parties, and much more. Don’t miss out: Get
FOUREVER your Flee Collar now! Reminder: All the Wis-
MIDWEST SKIJORERS CLUB WINTER March 4-6 consin bars are smoke-free this year. Tickets
EVENTS This year’s North Country Bears (NCB) bought before January 31 are $50. Tickets
PUPPY LOVE RACE getaway to Duluth-Superior promises to be purchased between February 1 and March
February 12 the biggest and best yet, so get your room are $60. Barker’s Island Inn Resort, Superior,
SNOWFLAKE SKIJOR AND SPRING reserved and your Flee Collar/Pass before Wisconsin: (715) 392-7152. For more infor-
CLASSIC prices go up. Fur Flee was such a great suc- mation, visit <www.ncbears.com>.

NEWS
Big Brother Bruce and Little Brother Eli. Photo by Philip Hussong
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS

OF THE GREATER TWIN CITIES
WELCOMES MENTORS FROM GLBT COMMUNITY
vividly can recall the day Johnny Cities was on hand to facilitate that initial make plans to hang out together.
I
Hughes drove up in his black jeep meeting, and get the mentoring match off on My oldest son, Quintin, was fortunate to
with his Rolling Stones cap on his the right foot. The connection was instant. be matched with an equally fitting mentor.
head. Our son, Corbin, was meet- Johnny and Corbin’s first activity was walk- He and Rob Reidy spend time barbecuing,
ing his “Big” for the first time. A ing the dogs at the Animal Humane Society. going to sports games, watching movies, or
match coordinator from Big Broth- Four years later, the two sound like old getting a bite to eat.
ers Big Sisters (BBBS) of the Greater Twin friends when they talk on the phone, and As lesbian moms, my partner, Linda, and

AS A PREVIOUS VOLUNTEER AND NOW A NEW STAFF MEMBER
FOR THE AGENCY, I’VE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH MANY INDIVIDUALS
FROM THE GLBT COMMUNITY. I OFTEN HEAR THE PERCEPTION
THAT IT IS NOT OPEN TO GBLT VOLUNTEERS. IN REALITY, THE
AGENCY WELCOMES MENTORS FROM ALL COMMUNITIES.
I could not be more grateful for these two mon interests. Memories of doing simple agency-sponsored events, such as karaoke
men who have devoted their time and inter- activities—like cooking together, working night, a day at Grand Slam, and the annual
est to our sons. January is National Mentor- in the garden, or playing Uno—were the Metrodome (now Mall of America Field)
ing Month, and it’s a time when I reflect on most meaningful for all of them. Holiday Party. They even performed a mu-
the immeasurable gift that Johnny and Rob Jane, a St. Paul attorney who is a lesbian, sical comedy routine at last year’s BBBS
have given to our sons. and Ashley, a St. Paul teen, spent their first Talent Showcase at the Mall of America.
BBBS of the Greater Twin Cities has few meetings getting to know each other, When asked about a particular memora-
been matching “Bigs” and “Littles” for more and exploring the Twin Cities. I spoke with ble outing, Bruce thought for a while, then
than 90 years. Last year, it served nearly them at the State Capitol after they had just pointed out the time he picked Eli up, and
3,400 kids in 10 counties in the Twin Cities met with Senator Scott Dibble. his mother warned him of her son’s mood.
metro area. Bowman recounts, “Over the past two Bruce recalls, “Once we were a few
As a previous volunteer and now a new years, we met with a judge, sat in on my blocks from his house, his mood changed.
staff member for the agency, I’ve talked friend’s Minnesota Public Radio show, and Apparently, he wasn’t interested in doing
about it with many individuals from the have done a lot of cooking together.” his math homework. We happened to be
GLBT community. I often hear the percep- Ashley is a quiet 14-year-old, and Jane’s going to The Works in Edina. One of the
tion that it is not open to GBLT volunteers. goal is to share a wide variety of experienc- exhibits was on binary. Eli picked up on it
In reality, the agency welcomes mentors es with her. Jane, who had a middle-class really fast, and even said it was easy. I said,
from all communities. upbringing, often is struck by the challeng- ‘See, you are good at math. The binary stuff
Jane Bowman, Bruce Rehberg, Chas Sal- es in Ashley’s life. is really hard.’ Afterwards, he went home,
men, and Russ Testa are four mentors who Of the kids served by BBBS, 90 percent and finished his math homework.”
have served as openly gay and lesbian Bigs. come from single-parent families, and 76 per- All four mentors spoke of their initial
I hope their stories inspire you to serve one cent are in low-income families. An increas- worries of the time commitment, and of be-
of the hundreds of young people who cur- ing number of children are in the Mentoring ing “out” to BBBS. Looking back, they all
rently are waiting for a mentor. Children of Prisoners (MCP) program. agree that every hour being a mentor has
Russ and Chas, who said that they sought Bruce, a Coon Rapids resident, has been been time well spent, and that being gay or
to do something bigger than just the two of a Big for more than two years. He has par- lesbian was never an issue.
them, shared, “We wanted to do something ticipated in volunteer orientations, sharing As Bruce puts it, “It is a good way to
together that would stretch us beyond our his experiences and photos from all the ad- be an ambassador of our community into
friendships and dinner parties.” ventures that he and his Little Brother, Eli, someone’s life that might not otherwise
Both men enjoyed spending time with have had. have the chance to know or meet someone
kids, and discovered the option of enrolling Believing that being a gay male has been who is gay. Believe it or not, if you accept
in the Big Couples program at BBBS. This positive for his relationship with Eli, Bruce them for who they are, they will accept you
program matches couples or colleagues explains, “I’ve been accepted for who I am. I for who you are.”
with a “Little.” They were matched for two tend to bring the softer side of things to the Better yet, you may change a young per-
years with their Little. relationship, and show that there are lots of son’s life forever. LAURA SMIDZIK
Reflecting back, Russ states, “No mat- things out there in the world to experience.”
ter how busy you are, everyone has some Bruce and Eli’s list of activities, which Laura Smidzik is past Executive Director of
discretionary time. Why not spend it doing is long and varied, includes shopping for a Rainbow Families and Project 515. She now is recruit-
ing “Bigs” at Big Brothers Big Sisters, and seeking a
something like this that impacts someone’s soldier through “Soldier’s Angels,” driving
Master’s in Divinity at United Seminary.
life directly?” around to look at holiday lights, riding bikes
BBBS encourages and often hosts low- down by the Mississippi River, attending a Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater
cost or free activities for matches, but ulti- Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus holiday con- Twin Cities
mately, Bigs and Littles decide on how they cert, and going to the Living Green Expo. (651) 789-2400
spend their time together, based on com- In addition, the two have attended many www.bigstwincities.org
NEWS BEHAVING BRADLEY
You Didn't Ask,

But I'm Telling
As I stood brushing my teeth this morn- prevent people from being fired from their ruled that DADT was unconstitutional. Co-
ing, listening to National Public Radio like job for just being themselves. incidentally, none other than the Log Cabin
a good little liberal homosexual, I was re- I started to sweat. Congress is a com- Republicans brought the case to court.
minded that Republicans (cue the “Imperial plicated beast, and politicians always paint Three days later, she ordered a worldwide
March” from Star Wars) have taken control of the rosiest of pictures during the campaign, injunction, ending the ban. Military recruit-
the US House, and gained more control in the but surely these guys followed through on ers were told to accept gay applicants. For
Senate. I almost gagged on my toothbrush. I at least one of their major promises to the eight days, the Pentagon didn’t enforce
started foaming at the mouth. Actually, it was GLBT community. DADT. The world didn’t explode in a big gay
just toothpaste, but you get the point. What about repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t mushroom cloud. Gay sex didn’t break out in
Well, I thought, at least we’ve had a Dem- Tell (DADT)? Well, yes…sort of. Yes! Finally! combat units—at least no more than usual.
ocratic President for the past two years, and Wait, what do I mean “sort of”? Congress did What happened? Obama’s Justice De-
a Democratic-controlled Congress for the pass and the President did sign legislation, but partment appealed the decision. Not only
past four. That’s a whole two years with the it was a compromise that didn’t repeal DADT that, it asked for and got a stay, meaning
gayest President and the gayest Congress outright, but rather allowed the President and the ban immediately was put back in place.
in the history of the United States—two the Pentagon to proceed on their own time- Didn’t the department have to appeal? No.
years finally to begin fulfilling their cam- table. And once the ban officially is repealed, Absolutely not.
paign promises to enact equality legislation, so gay and lesbian soldiers can serve openly, The President tried to argue that a legis-
and finally to grant GLBT Americans their they won’t be able to do so equally. lative resolution was somehow more mean-
long-overdue civil rights. God, I’m a buzzkill. What do I mean? ingful, more lasting.
So, what exactly did the unambiguously- Because of the federal DOMA, legally- In my opinion, Obama wanted it that way
gay-friendly duo accomplish over the past married same-sex spouses of service mem- so he and Congressional Democrats could
two years? I started compiling a mental list bers will not receive the same benefits as go back to the GLBT community to laud
of their major accomplishments. heterosexual spouses. Gay troops with fami- this accomplishment, garnering votes and
Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act lies will not get the same housing, food, and financial support for 2012.
(DOMA)—yes, the one signed into law by travel allowances or medical care that het- Playing politics with civil rights—not
Democratic President Bill Clinton? Nope. erosexual spouses and families do. quite the change we were told to believe in.
Well, while Congress may not have taken So, basically, a ban signed into law by a I looked in the mirror again. This time,
it up, at least Democratic President Barack Democratic President almost 20 years ago I was foaming at the mouth—and it wasn’t
Obama supported its repeal, right? Actually, barely was quasirepealed in the last few min- the toothpaste.
a federal court ruled that DOMA is uncon- utes of a lame-duck legislative session after If we’ve learned anything from the past
stitutional. But the Obama Administration the loudest supporters of our community had two years, it’s that we finally must stop
appealed the decision. Yeah, but it said that complete control of Congress for the past four handing over our time, effort, and financial
has to do with some sort of complicated years and the Presidency for the past two. resources so freely to politicians and par-
constitutional-separation-of-powers mumbo How, you ask, were they able to pull off ties saying one thing, yet doing another or
jumbo. OK, fine. Next. this last-minute “Hail, Mary Pass”? That nothing at all. We also must cease enabling
How about at last enacting the Employ- happened when and only when eight Re- organizations in our own community that
ment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)? publicans crossed party lines to support the continue to spend millions of our dollars,
Nope. Even after Congress (including gay- bill, ensuring a filibuster-proof majority. yet fail to achieve any substantive reform.
er-than-gay Congressman Barney Frank) To top it off, this entire crazy legislative The civil rights movement of the last
threw transgender people over the side of kabuki dance need never have happened in century was not successful because it had
the boat to make the legislation more “ap- the first place. cute bumper stickers and snazzy black-tie
pealing” to the “mainstream,” it still couldn’t Wait…what? You heard me. dinners with celebrity keynote speakers—
get a law passed—in the 21st Century!—to On September 9, 2010, a federal judge or gift shops. BRADLEY TRYNOR

LAVENDER LENS
LAVENDER’S OUT IN
THE STANDS
Pregame Brunch
December 5
Tickles
Photos by Sophia Hantzes
LAVENDER’S OUT IN
THE STANDS
Vikings Game
December 5
Mall of America Field
Photos by Randy Stern
BIG GAY NEWS
NATIONAL
OBAMA SIGNS BILL BEGINNING
THE END OF DON’T ASK, DON’T
TELL
President Barack Obama signed
legislation in December that begins the
process of repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell, the military’s ban on openly gay
service members. The legislation alone
does not repeal the policy, but allows the
President and the Pentagon to deter-
mine how and when it happens. Obama
has said the process will take months,
not years. The legislation does not grant
gay and lesbian service members equal
treatment in the military. For example,
once they can serve, their partners will
not be entitled to the same benefits het-
erosexual service members receive.
GAY MAN LEADS NORTH

CAROLINA COUNCIL OF
CHURCHES
The Charlotte Observer reports that
openly gay Stan Kimer has been elected
President of the North Carolina Council
of Churches (NCCC), a coalition of 17
Christian denominations. Only one oth-
er openly gay leader has been elected to
any of the country’s 33 similar church
councils. NCCC Executive Director Rev-
erend George Reed told the newspaper,
“A lot of our member denominations
have internal battles about this, but the
governing board felt the fact that he is a
gay man was not a disqualifying factor.”
VIRGINIA LAWMAKER
INTRODUCES BILL TO BAN GAY
TROOPS FROM NATIONAL GUARD
In response to the repeal of Don’t Ask,
Don’t Tell, Virginia state legislator Bob
Marshall has announced he is drafting
legislation that would ban “active homo-
sexuals” from the state’s National Guard
units. He said in a statement, “This policy
will weaken military recruitment and re-
tention, and will increase pressure for a
military draft.” He alleged that Congress
was “conducting a social experiment with
our troops and our national security.”
Even if the legislation were brought up
for a vote, it is unlikely it would pass, or
be signed by the governor.

AUSTIN GAY MEN ATTACKED
AFTER HUGGING
Two gay men in Austin, Texas, say
they were attacked in December after
leaving a gay nightclub. According to
Bobby Beltran and Christopher Ortega,
the two were hugging each other good-
bye when a car full of men stopped nearby,
and yelled antigay slurs at them. Beltran
recounted, “I just turned, and I said, ‘That
stuff’s not welcome here in Austin. We
don’t accept that.’ And that really set them
off.” He added that the men then got out
of the car, and jumped Ortega and him.
No one has been arrested in the case.
WORLD
UN VOTES TO RESTORE SEXUAL
ORIENTATION TO HUMAN
RIGHTS RESOLUTION
Reuters reports that the United Nations
has voted to restore a sexual orientation
reference to a resolution condemning un-
just killings for a variety of reasons, includ-
ing race, national origin, religion, and eth-
nicity. It was removed in November after a
proposal by African and Arab nations. The
resulting outcry from Western nations led
to an amendment from the United States
to restore it. Cary Alan Johnson, Execu-
tive Director of the International Gay and
Lesbian Human Rights Commission, told
reporters, “The outpouring of support
from the international community sent
the strong message to our representatives
at the UN that it is unacceptable to make
invisible the deadly violence LGBT people
face because of their actual or perceived
sexual orientation.”
LUXURY HOTEL FOR GAY MEN

TO OPEN IN MEXICO
The Adonis Tulum hotel, a luxury
property catering exclusively to gay
male tourists, is scheduled to open in
January in Mexico’s Tulum archeologi-
cal zone in the state of Quintana Roo.
Patrick Lurenz, the hotel’s General Di-
rector, remarked, “The hotel is uniquely
for men. Only homosexual couples are
accepted. It’s not for women, although
among our personnel, we have hetero-
sexual men and women, and all have
received specialized training to avoid
having our guests feel uncomfortable or
discriminated against.” WRITTEN &
COMPILED BY BRADLEY TRAYNOR
ARTS ON THE RECORD BY ED HUYCK
2010 YEAR IN REVIEW

While overprocessed, Auto-Tuned-to-death pop was the soup of the day during most of 2010—oc-
casionally interrupted by a fresh-faced teenybopper or some Glee-inspired monstrosity—the year
actually produced a bumper crop of great music. A great diversity of styles made headway dur-
ing the year, with the best of it often fueled by a bracing honesty. Others just produced great pop
music—which can be just as rewarding.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Reluctant Graveyard

JEREMY MESSERSMITH
Messersmith packs more into this 33-minute masterpiece than
most artists could manage at three times the length. Though
packed with imagery right out of Edward Gorey, Messersmith’s
latest is never maudlin. It helps that a sly sense of humor runs
through the entire set; that the songs sport a love of classic
1960s pop without aping the era; and that the arrangements of-
fer a dazzling array of music and vocals.
OTHER TOP 10 ALBUMS
The Suburbs Light Chasers A Badly Broken Code

ARCADE FIRE CLOUD CULT DESSA
These indie darlings turned into Grammy- These local superstars put out another The local hip-hop artist takes the listener
nominated rockers with an album that is intense, cutting-to-the-bone set. Mixing on a harrowing journey that only affirms
light years better than any of the other joy, pain, and sorrow, it ended up being a her skills and the depth of the Twin Cities
nominations. See, something can come out powerful, affirming look at life. scene.
of living in cookie-cutter communities.

Relayted The Big To-Do SINGLE OF THE YEAR
GAYNGS DRIVE BY TRUCKERS
Tour-bus incidents aside, this local super-
group had a great year—topped by this American Slang
compelling set of late-night tunes. Never GASLIGHT ANTHEM
has the spirit of 10cc been channeled in
All Day
such a compelling way.
GIRL TALK
The ArchAndroid
Plastic Beach
JANELLE MONAE
GORILLAZ
You can have your plastic pop stars. Give “F**k You”
me someone with plenty of heart, musical The Lady Killer CEE LO GREEN
skills, and vocal chops. CEE LO GREEN
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Heaven is Whenever BEST 2009 ALBUM I DIDN’T
Kanye West THE HOLD STEADY HEAR UNTIL 2010
Maybe he’s a jerk—then again, it’s not like (Even though a copy of it was sitting on
he beat up his girlfriend, or packed his Wake Up!
my desk for months. I really need to clean
tour bus with loaded guns—but West al- JOHN LEGEND AND THE ROOTS
it off more often. OK, that’s my new year’s
ways can bring the musical fire, as he does resolution.)
The Outsiders are Back
on this dense, driving, and thrilling record.
KINGS GO FORTH
High Violet
Spiral Shadow
THE NATIONAL
KYLESA
These Ohio expats skipped out on all the
hyphens, and made the best pure rock Maya
record of the year. Like a lot of the best M.I.A.
albums of the year, real sadness is here,
but it doesn’t take the easy way out, or Together Lungs
descend into pure maudlin emo-core. NEW PORNOGRAPHERS FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE
2 Eyelid Movies
RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR PHANTOGRAM
I’m a sucker for tuneful, noisy guitars. ARTISTS WHO ARE
Andy Sparhawk and company have them in Inter-Be PROBABLY GREAT GUYS
PETER WOLF CRIER
spades on this set. AND WRITE NOT-BAD
Body Talk Band of Joy SONGS, BUT I COULD USE A
ROBYN ROBERT PLANT BREAK FROM
Electro-pop was everywhere in 2010, but
The Sea MUMFORD & SONS
it was rarely better than on this trilogy of CORINNE BAILEY RAE
mini-LPs that let the Swede explore the
outer reaches of her sexuality and mind. The Bookseller’s House
Crater Lake WORST ALBUM OF
ROGUE VALLEY THE YEAR
22 MORE GREAT ALBUMS I Learned the Hard Way
SHARON KING AND THE DAP KINGS
The Smoke of My Will

STNNNG
Majesty Shredding
SUPERCHUNK
Rebirth
Odd Blood LIL’ WAYNE
YEASAYER OK, you made a rock album, Lil’ Wayne.
Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico
Dusty Let us never speak of it again.
BIG BOI SIR
ARTS ON THE TOWNSEND BY JOHN TOWNSEND
Macbeth…Rehearsing
Through Jan. 22
Red Eye Theater
14 W. 15th St., Mpls.
(651) 646-1764
www.redeyetheater.org
Carl Jung died 50 years ago,
but his groundbreaking work with
dreams, gender, and folklore still
magically reverberates. Director
Maggie Scanlan draws from his
psychological theories to illumi-
nate one of Shakespeare’s grisliest
tragedies.
In her current deconstruc-
tion, Scanlan says, “I continue
to explore the concepts of the
masculine and the feminine in
Shakespeare. There are multiple
allusions to ‘manliness’ through-
out Macbeth, and the concept is
connected to everything from
being willing to kill for desire to
bravery on the battlefield to wis-
dom and charity. For Shakespeare,
the true meaning of manliness
is connected to being a human.
The play champions balance, and
shows the danger of stereotyping
and pigeonholing masculinity, thus
shoving it into a ghetto filled with
murder, treachery, and ‘strange
images of death.’”
Two women, Kristin Foster and
Andie Olthoff, play the male roles of
Banquo and Malcolm.
Out There 2011: New Euro-

pean Performance
Through Jan. 29
Glengarry Glenn Ross. Photo by Thomas Sandelands Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.
(612) 375-7600
www.walkerart.org
Glengarr y Glenn Ross • Through Jan. 29 • Theatre Garage • 711 W. Franklin Ave., Berlin is the name of the
Mpls. • (952) 929-9097 • www.torchtheater.com group, but it’s based in Antwerp,
Director David Mann calls playwright David Mamet’s 1982 masterwork “a violent, Belgium. Its acclaimed and quirky
Bonanza: A Documentary for Five
funny, and painful look at men trying to be men. The subject of manhood comes up
Screens actually was shot in Colo-
repeatedly, often in vitriolic exchanges about a character’s lack of it. In this play, Mamet’s rado’s smallest town, Bonanza:
primary purpose is to examine the savage underpinnings of capitalism, greed, and a population 7. It’s not only a movie
system that rewards privilege with further opportunity. Along the way, it illuminates the on five screens, but also includes
agonizing limitation of conventional male gender roles. These men are forced to define a large-scale model of the houses
where the citizens gossip, sue,
their identities by their ranking on a sales contest board. Only he who achieves the high-
fight, and murder! Screens Janu-
est sales figure is a man. Because the sales figures continually change, their identities are ary 20-22.
never secure. Frustration breeds violence, as they wrestle with the truth that, according Hailing from Paris’s Vivarium
to these rules, manhood and success can never fully be realized.” Studio, theater-maker Philippe
Quesne’s L’Effet de Serge involves
so-called “microperformances” in

an apartment. It won a special Obie award
this past May. Critics have singled it out as
a truly mysterious and ineffable piece of
work. Screens January 27-29.
Come Back to the Five and Dime,

Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Through Jan. 30
Theatre in the Round
245 Cedar Ave., Mpls.
(612) 333-3010
www.theatreintheround.org
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean,

Jimmy Dean. Copyright Act One, Too, Ltd.
Director David Coral explains that the

characters in Ed Graczyk’s stunning 1976
comedy “have all lived their lives behind a
strong facade of some sort, and continue
to hide behind that wall of fantasy. Only
Joe [Dan Eckman-Thomas], now Joanne
[Tina Moroni], realized this many years
prior to the play, and had the courage to act
to resolve that issue, despite the attitudes
of at best, novelty, and at worst, disgust,
in the 1970s. Joe/Joanne’s return to her
old stomping grounds is her final step in
putting the past away to free herself from
those chains.”
The Comedy of Errors

Through Jan. 30
Guthrie Theater
818 S. 2nd St., Mpls.
(612) 377-2224
www.guthrietheater.org
On the surface, this play arguably ap-

pears to be William Shakespeare’s frothiest
comedy, but it involves a sly commentary
on harsh trade policies and the deceptive
power of image.
Director Ian Belknap shares, “The
confrontations that spring out of mistaken
identity are absolutely life and death to
the characters when they are happening.
And out of that spurs the comedy. These
are real situations to these people, and the
audience does indeed know there are two
sets of twins. They know the secret. It’s a
simple, wonderful use of dramatic irony.”
Actor Jamie Smithson crosses the gen-
der line as Nell, the obese kitchen wench
described in the text as “spherical, like a
globe.”

BAR ADVERTISER GUIDE
BARTENDER SPOTLIGHT
ve.
3rd A
E
.N
ve
lA
W n tra Hennepin Ave. Larpenteur Ave. Larpenteur Ave.
as Ce
Dale St.
hin
04 gto
Snelling Ave.
02 1s
n A t St
. .N
ve. Ave ve
. Minnehaha Ave.
1st A nepin 05 . Univ
ersit
Hen 03
15 ve. y Av
e.
th tA t.
S t. olle University Ave. hS
01 Nic 06 7t
26th Ave. S.
Selby Ave. Ro
ber
Lake St. tS
Grand Ave. t.
Æ CRAIG
01 19 BAR 05 TICKLES
19 W. 15th St., Mpls. 420 S. 4th St., Mpls.
(612) 871-5553 (612) 354-3846 WHO
Shoot pool or play darts at your www.ticklesbar.com
neighborhood bar—the Twin Cities’s Live Piano Music. Full-Service Menu, Craig
oldest GLBT establishment. Happy Hour, Sports on 10 Flat-Panel TVs,
Pool, Darts. WHAT
Recipe: Minnesota Bull Rider
2 parts Absolut Vanil
1 part Kahlua
Cream
02 BRASS RAIL Splash of Coke
422 Hennepin. Ave., Mpls. 06 TOWN HOUSE
(612) 332-RAIL (7245) 1415 University Ave. W., St. Paul
www.thebrassraillounge.com (651) 646-7087
WHEN
Completely remodeled elegant lounge www.townhousebar.com Mon., Tue., Thu. • 8 PM-2 AM
featuring variety of entertainment: Fun neighborhood bar with a great mix of Wed., Fri. • 3-8 PM
karaoke, male dancers, and more. men and women. Karaoke. Drag shows.
WHERE
Coale’s
719 N. Dale St., St. Paul
(651) 487-5829
03 COALE'S WHY
719 N. Dale St.
St. Paul, MN (651) 487-5829 “Straight-friendly bar with new
Areanna Coale, proprietor. faces and new ideas—like Boys in
An eclectic enigma filled with joy and the Attic upstairs, featuring Men’s
happiness. Everyone welcome! Night on Thursdays. Smooches,
Social & Smiles.”
04 GAY 90’S
408 Hennepin Ave., Mpls.
(612) 333-7755
www.gay90s.com
Upper Midwest’s Largest Gay Entertain-
ment Complex. Serving reasonably priced
menu in main bar Wednesday-Sunday.
Photo by George Holdgrafer

BAR SHOWCASE
TOWN HOUSE
Januar y 2
Photos by George Holdgrafer

LAVENDER LENS
THE BLACK GUARD HOLIDAY PARTY

December 11
Gay 90’s
Photo Courtesy of The Black Guard
BAR LAVENDER LENS
LAVENDER’S
THIRSTDAYS
December 16
Gay 90’s

BAR CALENDAR
For club addresses, phone numbers, and
websites, see “Bar Advertiser Guide” on page
32. For events not at bars, see <LavenderMaga
zine.com/calendar>.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
Gary Collins
5 PM. Tickles.
Jeff Olson
8:30 PM. Tickles.
YOLO
9 PM. Town House.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15
Imperial Start to the New Year
Imperial Court of Minnesota
Benefit for The Trevor Project
5:30 PM. Dance Annex. Gay 90’s.
Whitney Rhodes
8:30 PM. Tickles.
TNT Show
9 PM. Town House.
The Atons Bar Night
9:30 PM. 19 Bar.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 16
Singles Pool Tournament
4 PM. 19 Bar.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20
Lavender’s ThirstDays
5:30 PM. Coale’s.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21
Gary Collins
5 PM. Tickles.
Jeff Olson
8:30 PM. Tickles.
Dragged Out
9:30 PM. Town House.
Foam Party
Dance Annex. Gay 90’s.
Olde Tymers Party
4 PM. Town House.
Jimmy Martin
8:30 PM. Tickles.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28
Gary Collins
5 PM. Tickles.
Mia Dorr
9 PM. Tickles.
Mia Dorr
9 PM. Tickles.
Elegance
9 PM. Town House.
BAR LAVENDER LENS
BLUE MOON BALL

November 19
The Main Club
Photos Courtesy of Keith Haugen
BOBYLON
November 20
The Main Club
Photos by George Holdgrafer

BAR PASSING
Joseph Yankovich
1937-2010
Joseph A. Yankovich, 73, passed away peacefully at his home
in Minneapolis in his favorite recliner chair on December 20. He
was born July 7, 1937, in Glendale, West Virginia.
Yankovich was prominent in the local gay bar scene for a half-
century. He started out at the 19 Bar in Minneapolis in the late
1950s. When the Town House bar in St. Paul went gay in 1969, he
was its first manager for several years.
But Yankovich was best-known as the longtime manager of
the Gay 90’s in Downtown Minneapolis, where he worked from
the 1970s until he retired when the Blooms sold it in 2008.
Recently, Yankovich again worked for the Blooms at their new
establishment, Mort’s Deli in Golden Valley.
In the local film Faux released this year, Yankovich appeared
briefly in the Weisman Art Museum segment, for which he was
listed in the credits.
Yankovich is survived by his partner and best friend of 36
years, Bob Stafford, and Stafford’s family, including the Mars
family; the Blooms; and kitties, Tiki and Stormy.
Memorials are preferred to the Diabetes Association.
Yankovich’s notice will remain on legacy.com until December
2011. Messages may be left there. GEORGE HOLDGRAFER
CUSINE OFF THE EATEN PATH
BEST NEW
RESTAURANTS
2010 BY CARLA WALDEMAR
W
HAUTE DISH e finally got the memo. Min-
Steak and Eggs: steak
tartare, Bloody Mary
oyster shooter, romaine
nesotans weren’t meant to
hearts, toasted brioche,
egg in a hole.
feast on sweet corn and
Photo by Hubert Bonnet
strawberries in winter.
The best restaurants to debut in 2010, by
coincidence or perhaps the power of their
mantra, were those that marched to the lo-
covorian cadence: Hup, hup. Eat regional
and seasonal.
IN SEASON
Leading off is a winner recently launched
by Chef Don Saunders. In fact, he calls it In
Season. To get the point across, he lists win-
ter’s ingredients on one side of the menu—
butternut squash, rabbit, pomegranates,
chestnuts, etc.—while the flip side details
their magical unions in dishes such as oys-
ters and pork belly with sweet-and-sour cab-
bage; pappardelle noodles with rabbit ragout;
beef cheeks with root veggies and red wine;
and so on. Having learned his lesson at the
former now-shuttered La Fugaise, this time,
the menu won’t challenge your pocketbook.
In Season
5416 Penn Ave. S., Mpls.
(612) 926-0105
www.inseasonrestaurant.com
BLACKBIRD
Several of the year’s best new places rep-
resent fortunate rebirths after a hiatus be-
cause of fire or fortune. Blackbird has roost-
ed newly in digs twice as big as formerly. The
decor has skewed a little more urbane, but
not to worry—the romantic chandeliers, the
glam mirrors, and the quirky antler collection
remain. So do several don’t-you-dare-touch-
them menu items: the iconic walleye po’ boy
and banh mi sandwiches; the duck roll; and
the empanadas. But pay attention to new
ventures, too, such as the butternut squash/
ricotta brûlée, or the grilled squid with fennel
sausage and smoked tomato beurre blanc.
Speaking of regional/seasonal, nothing says
it like chicken with fried livers, frisée, apples,
and walnuts in mustard vinaigrette.
Blackbird
3800 Nicollet Ave., Mpls.
(612) 823-4790
www.blackbirdmpls.com
HEIDI’S
Blackbird’s former neighbor, Heidi’s—
also up in flames last winter—is reopening in
January at a new location at Lake and Lyn-
dale in Minneapolis. Expect some of Chef/
Patron Stewart Woodman’s all-time faves, ac-
cented by new dishes he has worked on in
the interim. Larger room, more seating, and
a tree—a big one!—smack in the center of
the room.
Heidi’s
2903 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls.
(612) 354-3512
www.heidismpls.com
HEARTLAND
Heartland left the heart of Mac/Grove-
land to head to St. Paul’s Lowertown, and
(Above) In Season; (Below) Blackbird. Photos by Mike Hnida

Mozza Mia. Photo by Mike Hnida
a bigger, spiffier site in which to consume her Vietnamese village; the sweet and tender
Chef Lenny Russo’s all-consuming passion coconut shrimp; the Ruby and Jade Curry,
for crafting from the here-and-now. Choose named for its colorful ribbons of cabbage;
from daily-changing
daily-chang prix-fixe carnivore and the South Sea Mussels, bobbing in their
or veggie menus
me touting provender garlic-laced broth. Nice wine list, too.
so local, it probably
p never saw the
insides of a semi. Rice Paper
3948 W. 50th St., Edina
Heart
Heartland (952) 288-2888
289 E.
E 5th St., St. Paul http://ricepaperrestaurant.com/
(651) 699-3536
(651
www. heartlandrestau
ww HAUTE DISH
rant.com
ra In the Minneapolis Warehouse District,
Haute Dish borrows classic dishes from your
RICE PAPER
R Minnesota granny’s cookbook, and decon-
Rice Paper made the structs them to wow more modern palates—
move
m from a room tiny sort of like taking a Grant Wood painting,
as a closet to a larger, and letting Picasso have at it. Case in point:
bright
b and cheery site the Steak and Eggs. Instead of medium-rare
at
a 50th and France in and over-easy, the beef comes tartare-style,
Edina.
E Owner An Nguy- and the egg appears in a hole—à la an Eng-
en
e leads the culinary lish pub—except the bread with the hole is
vanguard
va by presenting uberrich brioche, and it comes with a bonus
food
foo that’s fresh, colorful, shooter of tomato water with a raw oyster in
and healthy, but stripped the bottom. Here’s how the nouveau Tater
of grease
gr and MSG. Try the Tot Hot Dish goes: succulent, insanely ten-
Tama
Tamarind Rice Trio, reminis- der short ribs ringed by a mighty mound of
cent of treats she savored in haricots verts (anorexic string beans) and
44
44 LAVENDER
LA
LAV
AV
AVEN
EN
END
ND
DER
ER JAN
JJANUARY
JAAN
ANU
UA
UAR
AR
ARY 13-
13
1
13-26,
3-2
3- 26
26,
6, 20
6, 2
2011
011
11
“tots” composed of white sauce with a lode of our server—as the credit card companies classical music, but everything else needed
of molten cheese in the center. The café oc- say, priceless. for a night out: bowling, bocce, and bistro
cupies the former Café Havana space, still all dining. Soaring window walls overlook snow-
dark and clubby. Northeast Social Club capped pines, while indoors, a stone fireplace
350 13th Ave. NE, Mpls. blazes. Backstage, the kitchen’s smokin’, too.
Haute Dish (612) 877-8111
Can’t miss on the soups du jour, including a
119 Washington Ave. N., Mpls. www.northeastsocial.com
homemade tomato that’ll put Campbell’s out
(612) 338-8484
of business. Gotta love the trio of tenderloin
www.haute-dish.com MOZZA MIA
sliders, too, with foie gras-scented mayo, and
Although the guerillas of the corner cafés
topped with a blizzard of shoestring fries. The
NORTHEAST SOCIAL CLUB seem to be winning our loyalty and dining
wondrous Eggplant, Parmesan, and Portobel-
In what fast is becoming a rockin’ stretch dollars, several corporations have captured
lo panino converted the veggiephobe at our
of dining real estate, 13th Avenue NE in our hearts, too. Parasole’s latest love child,
table. We went nuts over the Italian jambalaya
Minneapolis—home of the lovely Modern, Mozza Mia, took over the former Tejas space
risotto (fusion cooking at its best), as well as
quirky 331 Club, boho Erté, and Eire-centric at 50th and France in Edina. It’s slick; it’s
the flaky halibut dressed for success in pine
Anchor—is joined by the Northeast Social chic; and it’s a dead-simple, two-beat menu:
nuts and a side of spinach-artichoke risotto.
Club. Although new, the storefront café is mozzarella in several mutations and wood-
Let me warn you about the cheesecake with
as old-timey as its title indicates, thanks to fired pizzas. Both are housemade daily. Both
its brûléed topping, and the apple-pear bread
a lengthy bar to belly up to, an antique tin are divine
pudding: Don’t let anybody tell you that crime
ceiling, and beneath it a bellicose mural of
Mozza Mia doesn’t pay.
epic proportions. Eddie, the chef, doesn’t fall
into lockstep behind the town’s trendsters. 3910 W. 50th St., Edina
(952) 288-2882 Pinstripes
Instead, consider his offbeat salad of grilled 3849 Gallagher Dr., Edina
http://mozzamia.com/
asparagus sided by fresh-pulled mozz; the (962) 835-6440
housemade lamb sausage served up with http://pinstripes.com/
PINSTRIPES
watercress pesto; or the St. Louis-style ribs
Coming our way from Chicago, Pinstripes
sided with a swell smoked-tomato barbecue
took me by pleasant surprise. Also in Edina,
sauce. In line with the neighborhood’s ethos,
the complex offers the modern 3 B’s—no, not
nothing’s over $20, either. Except the attitude
LEISURE GET OUTTA TOWN
SCANDINAVIAN
P SIGHTSEEING
I landed in Copenhagen, and

took off from Stockholm a
week later. The welcome
couldn’t have been warmer.
ate announcement flying
G
SAS: “You can put away
your passports, but smiles
are mandatory.”
Ugly Americans, re-
think your destination.
Everybody else, welcome to Scandinavia.
I landed in Copenhagen, and took off from
Stockholm a week later. Off-season, the nights
were long and the weather cool, yet the wel-
come couldn’t have been warmer. Only one
precaution: Leave that Viking logo sweatshirt
at home. Here in the realm of the original Vi-
kings, style rules. It’s a clean, understated,
“Wish I looked like that” brand of chic.
COPENHAGEN
Patrol Copenhagen’s Stroget—the longest
pedestrian shopping street in Europe—punc-
tuated by vast public squares anchored by
Somebody on a Horse, and you’ll see what I
mean. One end is high-end—Royal Copenha-
gen, Georg Jensen, Gucci—the other, OK, Mc-
Donald’s, filled with cherubic blond moppets.
In between, Illums, the Nordstrom’s of the city,
delivers fashion that makes you want to burn
everything in your wardrobe, plus a Design
Department featuring home accessories you
cannot (trust me) live without. Outside H&M
(of Scandinavian origin), an accordion and
oboe duo. More buskers down the block, from
dueling marimbas to sweet violins. At an out-
(Above) Amalienborg Palace. Photo by Klaus Bentzen (Below) Tour of the Canals. Photo by Christian Alsing

(From left) Copenhagen Café Life. Photo by Christian Alsing • Danish Design Center. Photo by Carla Waldemar
DESIGN IS IN THE DANISH DNA. STEP INTO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, AND GAZE AT VIKING
JEWELRY AND SKELETON OF 986 AD, HAIRDO INTACT.
door stall, a cook flips pancakes. night, scores of fishing boats smuggled their Skt. Annee, housed amid the historic bricks
Design is in the Danish DNA. Step into fellow citizens to Sweden. near Nyhavn. Its forte is herring (seven
the National Museum, and gaze at Viking Design of quite another sort—flamboy- styles), but I’d wolfed my own weight in that
jewelry and skeleton of 986 AD, hairdo intact. ant psychedelic murals of the hippie 1960s— fragrant fish at breakfast at the uberhistoric
Forge forward to the Reformation to view blanket the communal, countercultural Admiral Hotel. So, a salad lush with lobster,
Martin Luther in papier mache. The Danish enclave called Christiania. The gayborhood then fillet of plaice, a tender white fish, with
Museum of Art & Design travels from early just west of that island hosts hot-hot gay snappy homemade remoulade. Or choose
times through sleek melamine kitchenware bars, dance clubs, B&Bs, and saunas (free homemade pork sausage or smoked eel with
and Bang & Olufsen’s radios to designs of condoms everywhere). Check out <www. scrambled eggs, amid other rehabs of Dan-
the future (well, maybe), such as a gent in meetgaycopenhagen.dk>. ish classics. It has won a Michelin mention.
a pink-and-white Piggy Suit with matching Nyhavn, the historic canal district, is So has Koeffoed, another cosy setting
valise. The Danish Design Center—LEGOs lined with sherbet-hued houses (one was that calls on, and then reinvents, country
to BIOM sneakers, paper clips to lawn clip- home to Hans Christian Andersen), newly- fare: rooster with potato foam and chanter-
pers—captures everyday style. vivacious as outdoor cafés. Here, join a boat elles; veal carpaccio with buckthorn, malt,
The Glyptotek salutes Danish painting tour—free, along with museums and other and beets; and my choice, cod topped with
from 1800 onward. In contrast, at the Jewish transportation, with purchase of the Copen- “Danish foie gras” (liver from that self-same
Museum, architect-of-the-moment Daniel hagen Card—to glide past the new Opera rooster) atop spinach, pumpkin puree, and
Libeskind (World Trade Center Memorial House and the Little Mermaid, with glimps- herbed potatoes.
coming up) employs confining, slanted slabs es of Amalienborg Castle, home of the roy- Nimb offers two-fer views: on one side,
to convey the disorientation that displace- als since 1794, where stoic, beaver-hatted the sparkling lights of Tivoli amusement
ment fostered. The Resistance Museum soldiers click heels on the cobblestones. park; and on the other, an open kitchen fea-
examines national stress under Nazi rule: Dining ignites more design fervor in this turing elite inventions such as veal tartare
capitulate, collaborate, or sabotage? Most fa- stylish city, starting with its 13-Michelin- with mushroom foam, chestnuts, and cress,
mously, and heroically, when Hitler decreed starred restaurants (more than Milan). I topped with a dainty quail egg, then Western
Jewish deportation in 1943, almost over- chose more affordable up-and-comers like Sea skate with apples and leeks, or roe
LEISURE GET OUTTA TOWN
deer with smoked marrow, chanterelles, and

lingonberries. Don’t miss the caramel ice
cream with grilled pears.
At Salt, in the Admiral Hotel, try to de-
cide between mallard duck with preserved
rose hips, wild mushrooms, and dill, or pork
shank aside caramelized lemon and cauli-
flower. Even the Glyptotec Museum gets
into the act. Its café, set under a botanical
dome, features some of the finest pastries in
town—so heavenly, in fact, that the chef has
her own TV show.
STOCKHOLM
You thrive on design? Well, Sweden can
satisfy, too. Stockholm makes a strong state-
ment, starting with the new Photography
Museum’s Fashion Through the Ages show,
featuring bold-name photogs like Richard
Avedon, Helmut Newton, and Annie Liebow-
itz shooting supermodels in offrunway mo-
ments: Elle McPherson to Naomi Campbell,
and Kate Moon all nude and skinny.
Just as outrageous is the Nordic Muse-
um’s show Dandy, showcasing top design-
ers’ essentials for men, along with explana-
tory statements such as “It’s simple—just
dress impeccably” to “The Dandy is a bit of
a queer,” with a lavender suit, pink shirt, and
tie as role models. Other rooms trace Swed-
ish styles from the 1870s through the not-
entirely-admirable invention of polyester.
The National Museum gets into the act
with its Century of Design show—laptops
to shopping carts and spatulas. Remember,
IKEA was born here. And the arresting Mu-
seum of Modern Art uses its white, soaring
walls to trace avant-garde canvases from
old-timers Picasso and Dali to Warhol, Old-
enberg, and Yves Klein. Use your Stockholm
Card for free admission and transportation
via metro, whose gawkworthy stations are
called “the longest art gallery in the world.”
Luxe shops clustered near the National
Theater (once home to Ingmar Bergman)
are minigalleries of fine taste: Svenskt Tenn
for playful fabrics fashioned into everything
from pillows to purses; Palmquist, supplying
leather goods to the Royals and us mere mor-
tals, too; MarZio for boots or ballerina shoes
in 20 colors; Orrefors for collectors’ crystal;
Acne for collectors’ jeans (and impossible
Stockholm street scenes. Photos Courtesy of Stock.xchng.com

Stockholm street scene. Photo Courtesy of Stock.xchng.com • Pastries await from a Baker. Photo by Carla Waldemar
YOU THRIVE ON DESIGN? WELL, SWEDEN CAN SATISFY, TOO. STOCKHOLM MAKES A STRONG
STATEMENT.
shoes); oddmollys for clothes it rightly dubs open-faced sandwiches) of beef with horse- ing in the historic military barracks that an-
“Bohemian Scandinavian chic”; Fifth Avenue radish sauce, shrimp married with aspara- chor the island’s park-like setting. First, dig
Shoe Repair for svelte everything-but-shoes; gus, and more. into this: a cocktail of shrimp, grapefruit,
and DesignTorget for fun ways to spice your Locovores reach heaven at Gubbhyllan, horseradish and avocado.
home, and life. an 1880s house-turned-restaurant in Skanska, For GLBT info, pick up QX Magazine.
Wander the Medieval island of Gamla a Sweden-in-microcosm collection of build- Across the bridge, B.A.R. serves as a
Stan with the 600-room Royal Castle (about ings and costumed craftsmen. Here, Chef K. shrine for fish fanatics. Choose your fillet
as cozy as the Pentagon). Cross another of C. Wallberg, AKA “the King of Slow Food,” from the iced array at the counter, then se-
the town’s 53 bridges to yet-another island, crafts Swedish all-stars, such as boar sausage lect sides (coleslaw to risotto) and sauces
Sodermalm. SoFo, the city’s boho hub and or reindeer stew, further brightened with a (aioli for me, chili for my partner).
showcase of design for the alternative set, cabbage-dill-lentil salad. To gild his creamy One last meal? Head back to romantic
offers: Beyond Vintage for period rags; cheesecake, he has saved the heritage, sweet- Gamla Stan, where Den Glydene Freden
Cocktail Deluxe for classy kitsch (penguin sour seabuckthorn berry from extinction. launched its kitchen in 1722. Nothing dated
salt and pepper shakers, red polka-dot tango Celebrate classics at Prinzen, itself a clas- about the menu, however, forcing hard choic-
shoes); Grandpa for retro menswear; and 10 sic setting, where my bossy waiter insisted es like crab salad with apples, basil, and vanil-
Swedish Designers for just that, the collec- I order the Swedish dumplings—meatballs la, or duck-liver pâté paired with preserved
tive’s swell clothes. Cafés include Mellqvist, coated in mashed potatoes, boiled, halved, figs. Then, lamb with cabbage, beets, pureed
featured in Stieg Larsson’s books and tours and fried in butter, then topped with a gar- potatoes, and roasted garlic sauce? Or maybe
for cultists, and Spring, hangout for the “latte land of tart lingonberries to scrub the palate. cod with mussels? They’ll have to forklift me
mamas” caffeinating their year-long parental PS: He was right. onto the plane. CARLA WALDEMAR
leave (papas, too). And what’s more iconic than Swedish
Shopping for food is another exercise in meatballs? I wolfed more than my share, For your own flight of fantasy contact
fashion at Ostermalms Saluhall, the Harrod’s sweetened once again with lingonberries, <VisitDenmark.com> and <VisitSweden.
com>.
Food Court of Sweden. Rub elbows with at my hotel, the lovely (and GLBT-friendly)
the locals over smorrebrod (those luscious, Skeppsholmen, boasting spare, modern styl-
BACKTALK THROUGH THESE EYES
The Bridge That

Ends Halfway
Writer’s Note: This column depicts graphic My mother keeps repeating that she loves ute to this conversation, to this epidemic.
violence. him. She encourages me to do the same. So, The above event preceded a dark child-
I do. Anything to make this stop. And this is hood. First, hallucinations of him standing
Life as I know it began with a suicide. the woman she was: In the heat of the most in my bedroom, covered in blood, watching
It was a night in June 1992. I was 6 years old. explosive, most tragic moment of her life, me. I would find him in my classroom, on
I’m in my bedroom playing video games she thinks of one thing only: love. the playground, in the cafeteria, half his face
when I hear the screaming begin. It’s my moth- His face grows hesitant. The rage sub- gone, watching. He always was watching in
er, defending herself again from her boyfriend. sides. He lets her go. my waking dreams.
He’s manically abusive to her. His bouts of rage She rushes to me, picks me up, and for I felt my guidance counselors look at me
are unannounced and frequent. The man terri- some reason, we’re headed to the bathroom. as a damaged, diseased child. They feared
fies me. I often dream of him killing her. My body’s wrapped around hers. My face is my demons would seep out, and contami-
I begin crying. I drop my video game, and in the crook of her neck. This position gives nate the other, normal children.
run from the shadowy safety of my bedroom me a devastating angle of him on the edge of My mother did the best she could for me
to hers. the bed, looking at me. in those treacherous years that followed, but
He pauses to see me enter—something His eyes are empty. Nothing is left in this the suicide changed her. She wasn’t Mommy
that usually defuses the situation. Despite man. I somehow know, even at 6, that his life anymore. I was lonely, petrified.
his cruelty to my mother, he never has hurt is about to end. But I don’t look away. I can’t. To this day, I smell the stench that filled
her in my presence. Something about his glare makes me want my mother’s bedroom in the moments after
This night is different, however. He is to keep telling him I love him—like he’s wait- his death. I still hear the screaming. I still
apathetic about my arrival. ing for me to say something. I want to make feel the rush of terror and the sense of help-
He turns back to Mom, and continues his everything better. lessness.
tirade with such ferocity that his voice alone He looks toward his reflection in the win- The consequences of his suicide for me,
can’t convey his rage. So, he hits her. He dow, raises the gun to his head—and sud- though everlasting, fuel my passion to break
throws her to the floor. denly, the house shakes under the vibration away from it—to become something better
She is screaming. She, too, sees that this of the loudest noise I’ve ever heard. He falls for it. But the result could have been differ-
isn’t his being his regular sadistic self. On off the bed in a contorted, horrific manner. ent. I ended up on one side of a very fine line
this night, he’s another man. Murderous. And he’s gone. that my mother couldn’t overcome.
From under the mattress, he retrieves My mother will be wholly affected by this I now think back to my head being on my
the newest member of the family: a pistol. event. It will eat at her until May 1998—her mother’s shoulder, looking at the final mo-
He insisted upon its purchase to make the death. ments of his life—his waiting for me to say
house safer. This isn’t a column about why people something. I wonder what that would be now.
He holds the gun to my mother’s head, take their own lives. I have no place to make And I think I’d like to tell him to look
and looks at me as if to savor my reaction such a conclusion. This is about suicide as it ahead and squint—to peer through the haze,
when he ends her life. I’m screaming and affects those it leaves behind. and see that on the other side of the bridge
crying. I’m begging him to stop. And all I can I’m telling you about this event—of stand people who love him, people who want
think of is my grandmother finding Mom which even some of my closest friends aren’t to help him, people who will tell him it gets
and me on the bedroom floor. aware—because it’s what I have to contrib- better. JUSTIN JONES

LEISURE
Your Doctor’s Credentials:

What You Should Know
The “M.D.” Is Only the Beginning of is specialty-specific, and you should be sure
Your Doctor’s Education your doctor is practicing the specialty in
After completing a four-year college edu- which they are certified. Your doctor may
cation, your doctor went to medical school be certified in Family Medicine, but actu-
for another four years. They were then ally practicing another specialty, such as
awarded the M.D. degree, but were not yet Dermatology. So, be specific when you ask
licensed to practice medicine. But before about Board certification. In this example,
they could even begin to practice indepen- yes, they are Board certified, but not in the
dently, they had to complete a minimum of area they are practicing. This misrepresen-
one more year of general medical training tation of credentials is, unfortunately, all too
(internship), as well as a rigorous series of common.
state licensing exams.
And if your doctor is a specialist (e.g., Maintenance of Certification Also
Dermatology, Gynecology, Internal Medi- Matters
cine), even more training and education is Ultimately, the measure of physician spe-
necessary. This typically requires a mini- cialists is not merely that they have been
mum of two to three additional years in resi- certified, but how well they keep current
dency studying that particular field. For a in their specialty. To maintain Board certi-
Dermatologist, this is usually three to four fication, your physician participates in an
additional years. At that point, doctors have extensive process that involves completing
a choice whether or not to pursue Board cer- accredited education and specialty training,
tification in their own specialty. Dr. Jaime L.W. Davis. Photo Courtesy of Uptown Dermatology and periodic oral and written exams to dem-
onstrate excellence.
What Is Board Certification, and Why For Dermatologists recertification is re-
Does It Matter? Board Certified Specialist quired every 10 years, but continuing educa-
Medical specialty board certification in There are a number of ways you can find tion courses are required several times a year.
the United States is a voluntary process. out if your doctor is Board certified by an So, not only should you ask about whether
The “Board” is the American Board of Medi- ABMS Member Board, such as the Ameri- your doctor is Board certified (in the special-
cal Specialties (ABMS), which is made up can Board of Dermatology. You can: ty they practice, of course!), but also whether
of several “Member Boards,” such as the 1. Ask them personally. If they are certi- they have completed their maintenance of cer-
American Board of Dermatology. fied, they will be happy to share this accom- tification. DR. JAIME L.W. DAVIS
Board certification demonstrates a physi- plishment with you. Their certificate may be
cian’s exceptional expertise in a particular displayed in their office. Don’t hesitate to Jaime L.W. Davis, M.D., F.A.A.D., is a
specialty of medical practice, and is the gold ask to see it. Board Certified Dermatologist with Uptown
Dermatology and Assistant Professor of Der-
standard for quality patient care. Other phy- 2. Check online free of charge at <www.
matology at the University of Minnesota. Dr.
sicians, insurers, and quality-control organi- ABMS.org>. Davis earned her credentials from the Mayo Clinic
zations look for Board Certification as the 3. Call 1-866-ASK-ABMS (275-2267) and the American Board of Dermatology, and is com-
best measure of a physician’s knowledge, 4. Look in The Official ABMS Directory of pletely up to date with her Maintenance of Certifica-
experience, and skills to provide quality Board Certified Medical Specialists (found in tion exams. You can place your care in her hands with
healthcare within a given specialty. many medical and public libraries). the utmost confidence that her education and experi-
5. Contact a Member Board, such as the ence are virtually unparalleled in the Twin Cities. For
Patients should look for this, too. But
more information, call Uptown Dermatology at (612)
where do you begin? American Board of Dermatology at <www.
455-3200, or visit <www.uptowndermatology.com>.
ABD.org>.
How To Find Out If Your Doctor Is a But remember that Board certification
LAVENDER LENS
LAVENDER’S FIRST
THURSDAY
Januar y 6
Bar Abilene
THE NETWORK
ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY HEALTH & FITNESS

SERVICES
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
FINANCIAL SERVICES
ADDICTION INFO & TREATMENT
HOME SERVICES
ATTORNEYS
HEALTH & FITNESS
CALENDAR
JANUARY
RED RIBBON RIDE LAUNCH PARTY, EXPO,

AND POTLUCK
Friday, January 21
It’s the official kickoff of the 2011 Red Rib-
15
bon Ride. New to the Launch Party this
21
year is a potluck. Bring a dish to share. See
the Ride’s new sleeveless bike jersey, and
be the first to preorder one for only $60.
Saturday, January 15
Learn about the Ride; meet the beneficia-
ries; talk with past Riders and Crew; and
see the 2010 video coverage courtesy of
Saturday, January Friday, January LifeImage, LLC. Take part in a breakout
session where topics include fundrais- Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean,
Jimmy Dean. Copyright Act One, Too, Ltd.
ing. Register to a Rider, a Crew, or a Gen-
eral Volunteer. Noon-2 PM. St. Joan of Arc
COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIM-
Church Gym, 4537 3 rd Ave. S., Mpls. (612)
MY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN
822-2110.
THE ODYSSEY. In Park Square Theatre’s In the Woolworth’s store in McCarthy, Texas,
THE BIG GAY COMEDY SHOW 2. We’re the Disciples of James Dean are gathering
here! We’re funny! Get used to it! Stars co- world-premiere commission of The Odys-
sey, Minneapolis Playwright William Randall for their 20th reunion. They were teenag-
medians Jason Schommer, Jodie Maruska, ers when movie star Dean filmed Giant in a
Tom Steffen, Maggie Faris, and Mrs. Smith. Beard reimagines Homer’s epic not just as
Odysseus’ adventure, but as a family saga. nearby town, and their memories intermin-
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Performance at 7
23
Legendary warrior Odysseus (J.C. Cutler) gle with flashbacks to that eventful time.
PM. The Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago This year, though, their reunion attracts a
Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 822-3030. battles beasts, tides, and his own arrogance—
often with no weapon except his passion. His mystery guest. It’s a comedy of Southern
wife, Penelope (Jodi Kellogg), fights the urge sass and spice, and emotional surprises,
to give up on the world. His son, Telemachus directed by David Coral. Audience discus-
Sunday, January 23 sion with director Coral and members of the
(Sasha Andreev), wrestles with his transi-
tion to adulthood. Reunited, they discover company follow the matinee performance
Sunday, January
18
they can claim new lives, despite the some- on Jan. 16. Through Jan. 30. Theater in the
times-wicked blows of the gods. Through Round. Players, 245 Cedar Ave., Mpls. (612)
Feb. 6. Park Square Theatre, 20 W. 7th Pl., 333-3010. <www.theatreintheround.org>.
Tuesday, January 18 St. Paul. (651) 651-2291-7005 <www.park

squaretheatre.org>. TRETTER COLLECTION 10TH ANNIVER-
MIMOSA MOVIES: BREAKFAST AT TIF- SARY EXHIBIT. Celebrating the 10th an-
niversary of the internationally-acclaimed
Tuesday, January FANY’S. The Loring Theater and Loring
Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies at the
Kitchen & Bar team up to bring you Mi-
mosa Movies, a weekly series of Sunday University of Minnesota, an exhibit, Sav-
ing Our Lives, runs through February 5.
22
matinees in the classic 1920’s cinema The
Loring Theater. Enjoy mimosas, coffee, University of Minnesota, Elmer L. Ander-
beer, or wine from the theater bar, while sen Library. <http://z.umn.edu/tretter-
Saturday, January 22 enjoying 20th-Century classic movies as events>.
GLBT HOST HOME PROGRAM INFORMA-
TIONAL MEETING. On any given night in they were meant to be seen—on the big
Minnesota, approximately 200 GLBT youth screen. You’re encouraged to dress for the TRICK HORIZONS: NEW WORK BY DAVID
are homeless. One of the ways the Twin Cit- movie theme. Enjoy a bite to eat before or WHANNEL. Influenced by the ordinary, sur-
ies community is addressing the problem
Saturday, January after the movie at Loring Kitchen & Bar. To real aspects of everyday objects, maximalist
is through the GLBT Host Home Program get a free mimosa or Bloody Mary with your artist Whannel will use just about anything
of Avenues for the Homeless, which offers lunch or breakfast entrée order, just men- in his paintings and drawings to add inter-
a transformative and community-based tion “Mimosa Movies.” 2-5 PM. The Loring est and layers. Push and pull, inside out,
approach to providing GLBT youth with Theater, 1407 Nicollet Ave., Mpls. jets streaming off the edge, little safe areas,
safe homes. As volunteers of the program, BISEXUAL ORGANIZING PROJECT ANNU- bold colors, texture, funny stuff, vibrating
adults open their homes and their hearts
to young people who need and are looking
for a healthy and nurturing connection.
AL MEETING. Whether you are interested
in getting involved as a board member,
committee chair, or volunteer, t h e
ONGOING edges, distorted perspective—with collage
create a truly unique experience in each
picture. Whannel doesn’t consider himself
Learn about the history of the GLBT Host Bisexual Organizing Project (BOP) annual an abstract artist, rather he’s a fan of art. He
BRETT FAVRE’S CHRISTMAS SPECTACU- believes there are no mistakes, just opportu-
Home Program, and about the application meeting is the perfect place to find out LAR II: THE SECOND COMING. Break from
and screening process for potential volun- more about this growing organization. At nity to improve and to further an image. This
the family fumbles of the holiday season, causes most pictures to be layered heavily
teers. You will have an opportunity to hear the meeting, BOP will have elections for and cheer as the all-star holiday lineup
from hosts who shared their homes with Vice Chair and Treasurer, which are two- with paper, objects, and paint. In fact, he con-
takes the field for Brett Favre’s Christmas siders white glue and scissors as his most
youth. 6-8 PM. Common Roots Café (Meet- year terms. At-large board member posi- Spectacular II: The Second Coming. Brave
ing Room), 2558 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls. For tions are to be filled, each of which carries valuable tools. What ends up being “behind”
New Workshop spike the holiday sea- becomes just as important to the finished
more info, call Rocki at (612) 522-1690, a one-year term. Submit nominations for son with seasonal favorites, plus all-new
ext. 110, or e-mail her at <hosthome@av- yourself or others to <tcbop1@yahoo. product as the foreground. When complete,
sketches and songs, to leave audiences a picture should be a total experience for all
enuesforyouth.org>. com>. Nominations also can be made at laughing through the New Year. Through
the meeting, where voting will take place. the senses. Through Jan. 30. Rosalux Gal-
Jan. 29. Brave New Workshop, 2605 Hen- lery, 1224 2nd St. NE, Mpls. (612) 703-5785.
Refreshments will be served. 12:30-3:30 nepin Ave. S., Mpls. (612) 332-6620. <www.
PM. Minneapolis North Regional Library, <www.rosaluxgallery.com>.
bravenewworkshop.com>.
1315 Lowry Ave. N., Mpls. <www.bisexu
alorganizingproject.org>. For additional calendar events, visit <www.

THE NETWORK
HOME SERVICES HOME SERVICES INSURANCE
MEDICAL SERVICES
INSURANCE
PSYCHOTHERAPY
THE NETWORK
PSYCHOTHERAPY REAL ESTATE

CLASSIFIEDS
EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT LASER HAIR REMOVAL RENTALS-RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING SPECIALIST - WASHINGTON get lazed. Laser Hair Removal in Uptown. TILSNER ARTIST COOP – 1, 2, & 3 BR
COUNTY HOUSING and REDEVELOPMENT Upfront pricing. Book online. Evening & Lofts from $893. Move-in by 1/1/11 & get
AUTHORITY - The Washington County weekends available. Non-metered parking. your first month rent FREE! Amazing live/
Housing and Redevelopment Authority www.GetLazedMN.com. (612) 627-9999. work spaces for artists! Find out more:
(WCHRA) is seeking a full-time, experienced hairy@getlazedmn.com. 2920 Bryant Ave www.TilsnerLiving.com or Call: (651) 203-
Housing Specialist to administer rental South. 6704.
assistance programs and the Family Self
Sufficiency (FSS) program in Washington PAINTERS ROOMMATES
County. Under the general supervision
of the Rental Assistance Programs Excellent Painting. Highest-quality painting Share home at 59xx 12th Ave S. Mpls.
Administrator, the Housing Specialist service. Authentic, friendly, professional. Busline, laundry, cable, offstreet parking,
will be responsible for applying rules Twenty-five years experience. Licensed. wireless internet, central air. Loft type
and regulations in determining accurate Insured. Absolute satisfaction guaranteed! space. Large clothes closet. Must be
rent assistance to eligible individuals. Twin Cities Metro, (612) 605-3536. www. employed. No smoking/pets. $400/month
The Housing Specialist will develop case Excellent-Painting.com. plus deposit, 1/3 utilities. Jan 15. (612)
plans and monitor progress under the FSS 866-2339.
program.
PHOTOGRAPHERS SPA SERVICES
Minimum requirements include a
Bachelor’s Degree in Housing, Public Rogue Photography has a unique vision and
Administration, Social Work or other is passionate about her photography. Call The Tranny Factory @ The Spa. Complete
similarly related fields and two years Ann for your family portraits, weddings, Makeovers for Men becoming Women.
experience with HUD Section 8 Housing senior pics, pets, and real estate listings. theuptownspa@yahoo.com. (612) 986-4929.
Choice Voucher Program or Public (612) 308-1488. www.roguephotography. Private-Supportive-Affordable makeup-
Housing Programs; or a combination of com. nails-wardrobe-hair-waxing.
related education and experience (housing
assistance programs or social work) to PSYCHOTHERAPY THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
total 4 years. Must be computer literate
and have a valid driver’s license. OWEN KONECNIK, MA, MSW, LICSW,
Psychotherapist: Individual and couples Treat yourself to a complete relaxation.
Excellent benefits, salary commensurate counseling. Confidential, non-judgmental, Trained by the Aveda Institute. Over five
with experience starting at $44,595.00. affirming. Sliding scale fee available. Credit years in practice. Emanual Tekle, CMT (612)
To request an application packet, email cards accepted. Free phone consultation. 396-8912, www.MassageFitnessMpls.com.
smeza@wchra.com, or call (651) 458-0936, Lake & Lyndale location. (612) 558-6094.
ZENTRAL MASSAGE welcomes the GLBT
ext. 563 or email japman@wchra.com or www.counselorminneapolis.com.
community to a customized therapeutic
call (651) 458-0936, ext. 0. IRENE GREENE, MSEd, Psychotherapist: massage, facial or body polish with a
Deadline for application material is 4:30 24 years experience. Individual, Couples trained therapist. Music, hot towels and
p.m. on Friday January 21, 2011. Counseling, Mediation. Life changes, comfortable tables enhance your relaxation
relationship, gender, sexuality, parenting, journey. (612) 369-8641.
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HOUSING anger, anxiety, depression. Coming Out,
AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FULL BODY MASSAGE. Warm relaxing
Sexual Abuse, DID Groups. Sliding fee.
DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS atmosphere, Minneapolis. Hour Massage
Professional, nonjudgmental, confidential.
OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, $60.00. Shower Available. (612) 219-6743.
(612) 874-6442. irenegreene@earthlink.
SEX, RELIGION, AGE AND HANDICAPPED 7 days a week, 10 am - 10 pm. Therapist:
net.
STATUS IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE 5’10, 167#, 32 waist.
PROVISION OF SERVICES. ROSS AALGAARD, MDiv, MSW, LGSW.
BORING...BORING...BORING !!! Sick of
Transforming mind & spirit. Individual,
This hiring process is subject to Section boring, mediocre sessions? This time...
couples, family, group therapy at 1200
3 regulations; see the HRA website for get unbelievably pampered and have lots
Marquette Ave, Minneapolis. Contact (612)
more details about program requirements of fun with a hot, talented masseur! These
332-7743 x285, raalgaard@wpc-mpls.org.
at: www.wchra.com/section3.php. The sessions are very unique, extremely
Visit: www.westminstercounseling.org.
requisite forms are included in the erotic, totally uninhibited, and smokin’
application packet. All applicants must DENNIS CHRISTIAN, LICSW. (612) 940- hot!!! Call for details (no pressure to hire)
meet the minimum qualifications for the 7033. www.dennischristian.com. - you’re gonna love this! Kevin, (612) 229-
position. Section 3 certification does not 0001.
Are you in crisis, feeling depressed or
guarantee a job placement. struggling with life? Do you need to talk STRONG & RELAXING hands, resulting
to a mental health professional now? Call in bodywork at its best! Bruck, MT, DC in
HELP WANTED Tris Casciaro, MA LPC, 1-866-864-8924. South Minneapolis @ (612) 306-6323.
Accepts Visa/MC/AmEx/Discover.
FREE ARTS MINNESOTA: Looking for FULL BODY DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE. Relax
volunteers to work with abused, neglected, & Unwind from Head to Toe. Private S. Mpls
at-risk children using art and mentorship. REAL ESTATE Studio. Music, Candles, Jacuzzi, Full Bath.
Time commitment of 2 hours weekly. More In/Out Calls. 7 days. 10am - 10pm. (612)
information, Hannah, (612) 824-2787. www. 388-8993. Keith.
freeartsminnesota.org. REAL & GOOD - m4m massage by
experienced responsive masseur. Many
HOME FURNISHING repeat clients. Studio, shower and lots of
TLC. Near DT Mpls, noon-10 pm, 7 days.
COTTAGE HOUSE • An Occasional Market •
Gene: (612) 749-7726. Thanks!
Next sale: WINTER WHITE SALE! FEBRUARY
17, 18, 19, 20 Winter hours: 10am-6pm. • BLENDED BODYWORK. Massage alone or
4304 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN. combined with Chiropractic Alignment.
www.thecottagehousempls.com Starting at $60/hour. Seniors 65+ =
20% discount. (612) 827-1793. www.
HOUSE CLEANING drdavidmarty.com.
TERRY LIDDELL, Residential cleaning.
Dependable - Honest. Excellent references.
Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, flexible
schedules. tliddellcleaning@yahoo.com.
Call Terry: (612) 834-4887.
ECO-GREEN RESIDENTIAL CLEANING Large Family Home, North Minneapolis.
SERVICE. $40 discount for first time Move-in ready. 3 Large Bedrooms, 2.5
customers. GREEN DARLENE. Professional Baths, 2 fireplaces, finished third floor,
staff-bonded and insured. Budget natural woodwork, hardwood floors, family
friendly to bring you a sparkling clean. room, attached 2 car garage. Plus more!
Free estimates. (612) 232-6573. www. Qualified applicants only. $241,000. Brian
greendarlene.com. (612)508-8286.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Community Connection brings vis- Minnesota Online High School Minnesota State Capitol History Theatre
ibility to local GLBT-friendly non-profit Small statewide, public online high school Discover the architectural masterpiece by Plays and musicals that illuminate the broad
organizations. To reserve your list- open to any Minnesota resident in grades 9 Cass Gilbert and the home of Minnesota’s American experience,
ing in Community Connection, call through 12. state government. celebrating local legends, rock
612-436-4698 or email advertising@ 1313 5th St. SE, Ste. 300 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. icons, and everyday people.
lavendermagazine.com. Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul, MN 30 East 10th Street
(800) 764-8166
www.mnohs.org (651) 296-2881 St. Paul, MN
www.mnhs.org/statecapitol (651) 292-4323
AIDS/HIV & TREATMENT
Aliveness Project, The
FITNESS www.HistoryTheatre.com
Community Center for Individuals Living with YWCA of Minneapolis LIBRARY
HIV/AIDS -- On-site Meals, Food Shelf and Healthy Me. Healthy Community. Serving Quatrefoil Library Jungle Theater
Supportive Services. men, women and families. Fitness locations Your GLBT Library with stacks of DVDs, Professional theater producing contemporary
730 East 38th St. Minneapolis, MN in Downtown, Midtown, Uptown. books, and magazines. and classic works in an intimate setting in the
(612) 824-LIFE (5433) www.aliveness.org 1130 Nicollet Mall Check out our online catalogue. Lynlake neighborhood.
Minneapolis, MN 1619 Dayton Ave., No. 105 2951 Lyndale Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN
HIM Program - Red Door Services (612) 332-0501
St. Paul, MN (612) 822-7063
Hennepin County Public Health Clinic. www.ywcampls.org
525 Portland Ave., 4th Fl. (651) 641-0969 www.JungleTheater.com
Minneapolis, MN HEALTH & WELLNESS www.qlibrary.org
(612) 348-9100 GLBTCALLITQUITS.COM Minneapolis Musical Theatre
www.HIMprogram.org If you’re ready to quit smoking, LITERACY “Giving Voice to the Human Experience” -
www.StopSyphMN.com we’re here to support you. The Loft Literary Center New and Rarely-Seen Musicals.
www.inSPOT.org/Minnesota (866) 434-9736 Where writers learn from other writers. Visit 8520 W. 29th St.
www.Capsprogram.orga
www.loft.org for classes, events, conferences, Minneapolis, MN
Rainbow Health Initiative and more. (612) 605-3298
Minnesota AIDS Project AIDSLine Working to improve the health of LGBTQ
The AIDSLine is the statewide referral 1011 Washington Ave S. Suite 200 www.aboutmmt.org
Minnesotans through education, clinical
service to connect with HIV information and Open Book Minneapolis, MN
practice, outreach, and advocacy. RHI is
resources. (612) 215-2575 Minnesota Orchestra
1400 Park Ave. the lead agency for the MN Tobacco-free
Lavender Communities. www.loft.org Led by Music Director Osmo Vänskä, the
Minneapolis, MN loft@loft.org
(612) 373-AIDS (metro) or 611-A West Lake Street Minnesota Orchestra, one of America’s
(800) 248-AIDS (statewide) Minneapolis, MN leading symphony orchestras.
mapaidsline@mnaidsproject.org (877) 499-7744 MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS 1111 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN
www.mnaidsproject.org www.rainbowhealth.org Minnesota Public Radio (612) 371-5656 (800) 292-4141
www.mntlc.org Providing in depth news coverage, classical www.minnesotaorchestra.org
Park House music and emerging artists
Day Health / Mental Health Treatment Sexual Health Empowerment (S.H.E.)
Clinic on our three regional services. Ordway Center for the Performing
Program for Adults Living with HIV/AIDS.
710 E. 24th Street, Suite 303 Uninsured? Underinsured? Sexual health (651) 290-1212 Arts
Minneapolis, MN services for female-bodied, queer-identified www.mpr.org Hosting, presenting, and creating performing
(612) 871-1264 individuals provided on a sliding fee scale. arts and educational
www.allina.com/ahs/anw.nsf/page/ 33 South 5th St. Radio K 770 programs that enrich diverse audiences.
park_house_home Minneapolis, MN (612) 332-2311 Radio K is the award-winning student-run 345 Washington St.
www.midwesthealthcenter.org radio station of the University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN
U of MN Research Studies 330 21st Ave. S.
Looking for HIV+ and HIV- individuals HISTORICAL (651) 224-4222
to participate in research studies. 610 Rarig Center www.ordway.org
Minnesota History Center University of Minnesota
420 Delaware Street SE History comes to life with permanent and
Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, MN Park Square Theatre
changing exhibits, concerts, lectures, family (612) 625-3500
(612) 625-7472 Creating entertainment that matters;
days and other special events. Featuring
www.radiok.org transporting you to unique worlds through
ART GALLERIES Cafe Minnesota, museum shops and the
Minnesota Historical Society Library. exceptional talent and masterful stories.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts 345 Kellogg Blvd W. MUSEUM 20 West Seventh Pl. Saint Paul, MN
Enjoy Masterpieces From All Over The Walker Art Center
St. Paul, MN (651) 291-7005
World And Every Period Of Human History. Internationally recognized as a leading
(651) 259-3000 www.parksquaretheatre.org
Free Admission Daily!
www.minnesotahistorycenter.org venue for the presentation of the art of our
2400 3rd Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN
(612) 870-3000 time. Theater Latté Da
www.artsmia.org Mill City Museum 1750 Hennepin Ave. Exploring and expanding the art of musical
Raw power, dramatic views and hands-on Minneapolis, MN theater under the artistic direction of Peter
Zeitgeist Arts Cafe fun propels you through this architecturally (612) 375-7600 Rohstein.
Duluth’s newest dining experience stunning riverfront landmark. www.walkerart.org
704 S. 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN
offering contemporary American dining and
Minneapolis, MN (612) 339-3003
full bar in an art-filled setting. PERFORMING ARTS
222 E. Superior St. (612) 341-7555 www.latteda.org
www.millcitymuseum.org Flower Shop Project
Duluth, MN
(218) 722-9100 Producing new and local works of theatre The Minnesota Opera
www.zeitgeistartscafe.com Historic Fort Snelling that are smart, ballsy and fundamentally America’s most exciting opera company -
Experience life at a U.S. outpost on the bluffs entertaining. tickets start at just $20.
CO-OP LIVING. of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. At Bryant-Lake Bowl & Patrick’s Cabaret 620 N. 1st St.
Old Town in Town Co-op. 200 Tower Ave. Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, MN (612) 342-9550
1 to 3 bdrms from $650-$1,225. www. St. Paul, MN (612) 388-8628 www.mnopera.org
oldtownintown.org (612) 209-2045 Ask (612) 726-1171 www.theflowershopproject.com
about Move In Specials! www.historicfortsnelling.org
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus
Hennepin Theatre Trust An award-winning chorus that builds
EDUCATION James J. Hill House Orpheum, State and Pantages Theatres
Art Institutes International Minnesota Marvel at the 19th-century opulence and community through music and offers
Twin Cities’ best live entertainment: entertainment worth coming out for!
Helping prepare students for careers in the grandeur of Summit Avenue’s most stately Broadway shows, music concerts,
visual and practical arts. mansion. 528 Hennepin Ave., Suite 307
comedy, dance and more!
15 South 9th Street 240 Summit Ave Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul, MN Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN (612) 339-SONG (7664)
(612) 332-3361 (651) 297-2555 (612) 673-0404
chorus@tcgmc.org
www.artinstitutes.edu/minneapolis www.mnhs.org/hillhouse www.HennepinTheatreDistrict.org
www.tcgmc.org

BACKTALK DATELAND
Story of My Life
Before I begin this column, let me state that I am not a movie outfit, and carrying a stunning bag that
snob. I am amused fairly easily. In fact, I’m probably the only per- doubles as a portfolio. I’m a successful ca-
reer gal on the go!
son on Earth who actually enjoyed The Beverly Hillbillies movie, and And then, though a series of comic mis-
genuinely was baffled when Roger Ebert gave it zero stars. adventures, I meet a girl. She’s beautiful and
I know that you all think of me as an intellectual and an aesthete. cunning. She makes me believe that she
loves me. Because I am young, and filled
What other type of person could churn out such sophisticated and
with hope, I believe her! But she’s a cad, and
thoughtful prose in column form every couple of weeks? breaks my heart. I mope around for several
years, making a lot of bad choices, and hurt-
Yet, even a person of my refined taste and ing innocent people in the process.
great wit likes to wallow with the hoi polloi Through a montage that shows me grow-
on occasion, which is why I found myself ing older, eating TV dinners alone with the
buying a ticket to a movie called How Do You monkey, and getting drinks tossed on me by
Know last weekend. angry girlfriends, we see me slowly evolving.
I went to the movies in order to avoid ar- The montage ends when the monkey
riving at my parents’ home two hours early. dies. I look up from his grave, and realize
If you have parents, you’ll understand this. with a smile—the monkey lived a good life,
Several movies on the marquee looked so no reason to mourn—that it’s time to
like they might be challenging and reward- grow up, and find true love. Because this is
ing. But I picked How Do You Know because a rom com, I do!
it stars Reese Witherspoon, who has played There she is, looking like a nonanorexic
a supporting role in some of my minor sex Renee Zellweger. She’s a great cook and a
fantasies. pain in my ass. She loves rom coms, and she
I’m not going to get into the intricacies of loves me.
the plot, because it had none. It was one of the Both movies end—the one on screen and
worst romantic comedies I ever have seen. As the one in my head. I glance at the person
I’m involved romantically with a woman who who has been clutching my hand for the past
loves romantic comedies, I’ve been forced to two hours.
watch every awful rom com movie ever made. It’s the fat Renee Zellweger! I didn’t make
Sadly, I’ve seen so many of these idiotic films her up. Remarkably, she’s not weeping, as
that I feel comfortable using the term “rom she usually does at the end of a rom com. She
com” in polite conversation. tells me that she hated the movie as much as
I would have walked out of the theater in I did. True love, at last! We hear the swell of
disgust, but that would have meant arriving dication that I’ve suspended disbelief. music, and see a rush of end credits.
early at my parents’ home. So, I tuned out the I’m skipping down a city street accompa- Author’s Note: The fat Renee Zellweger
movie, and pretended that I was watching a nied by a small monkey, which always is in insists that I tell you she weighs only 130
romantic comedy about my life instead. my fantasies. He usually is wearing a little pounds, which is the real Renee Zellweger’s
Suddenly, there I was on the big screen! usher’s jacket and a cap. definition of obese. JENNIFER PARELLO
My hair looks perfect, which is always an in- I’m in my mid-20s, dressed in a smart
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
University of Minnesota Theatre Arts Edina Community Lutheran Church Wesley Church STUDENT/CAMPUS/ALUMNI
and Dance Upbeat, growing congregation committed Offering hope and encouragement to all University of Minnesota GLBTA
Educating artists and audiences through a diverse to inclusion, justice, peace, community and people. An embracing congregation.
proclaiming God’s YES to all. 101 E. Grant St. Programs Office
mix of performances on both land and water. Dedicated to improving campus climate by
4113 W. 54th St. Minneapolis, MN
U of M Theatre Office: (612) 871-3585 developing and supporting more inclusive
Edina, MN
330 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN (952) 926-3808 Pastor: (612) 886-2863 understandings of gender and sexuality.
(612) 624-2345 www.eclc.org
Westminster Presbyterian Church 46 Appleby Hall
www.theatre.umn.edu
A Covenant Network Congregation, 128 Pleasant St. SE
Hennepin Avenue United
PETS/PET SERVICES Methodist Church Working Toward a Church as Generous Minneapolis, MN
Take a Spiritual Journey With Hennepin’s and Just as God’s Grace. (612) 625-0537
Animal Humane Society Nicollet Mall at 12th St. Minneapolis, MN www.glbta.umn.edu
Adoption, rescue, outreach, training, Faith Community Through Worship,
Education, Fellowship, Service, and More. (612) 332-3421
boarding. Buffalo, Coon Rapids, Golden 511 Groveland Ave. Minneapolis, MN www.ewestminster.org
Valley, St. Paul and Woodbury. TRAVEL
(612) 871-5303
(763) 432-4527 www.haumc.org RETIREMENT Door County Visitor Bureau
www.animalhumanesociety.org The Kenwood Retirement Community www.doorcounty.com
Mayflower Community Congre- Our full service retirement community
Wildcat Sanctuary gational United Church of Christ provides Independent, Assisted Living and Grand Marais Area Tourism
An open and affirming, peace with Short Term apartment rentals.
A non-profit accredited sanctuary for over 825 Summit Avenue, Minneapolis, MN Association
100 abandoned and abused bobcats, tigers, justice church welcomes you. Visit the North Shore's only harbor
106 E. Diamond Lake Rd. (612) 374-8100
leopards and more. www.thekenwood.net village - art, dining, shopping, outdoor
(I-35 & Diamond Lake Rd.)
Sandstone, MN Minneapolis, MN activities, the perfect escape.
(320) 245-6871 (612) 824-0761 SEXUAL HEALTH P.O Box 1048
www.wildcatsanctuary.org www.mayflowermpls.org Family Tree Clinic 13 North Broadway Ave.
LGBTQ Health Matters at Family Tree!
Offering respectful, affordable sexual health Grand Marais, MN
POLITICS & RIGHTS Plymouth Congregational Church,
service to meet your needs. (888) 922-5000
Human Rights Campaign Minneapolis (218) 387-2524
A Beacon of Liberal Theology. Progressive 1619 Dayton Avenue
Advocates for all GLBT Americans, mobilizes St. Paul, MN www.grandmarais.com
Christianity, Traditional Setting & Service, (651) 645-0478
grassroots action, invests strategically to elect Social Action, The Arts & Music.
fair-minded individuals. www.familytreeclinic.org Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism
1900 Nicollet Ave. at Franklin
P.O. Box 50608 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, MN America's Gay Oasis is Beautiful
Man2Man
www.twincities.hrc.org www.hrc.org (612) 871-7400 Interactive events where guys talk to one Palm Springs.
www.plymouth.org another about being gay/bi, dating, www.palm-springs.org
Marry Me Minnesota sex, life!
Founded by same-sex couples suing the St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral Metro (612) 626-7937
Wherever you are on your faith journey... Winneshiek County Convention &
State for marriage equality. We welcome 1-800-552-8636
St. Mark’s Welcomes You. www.M2M.mn Visitors Bureau / Discover Decorah
your support. Refresh, rejuvenate, rekindle....whatever
519 Oak Grove St. Minneapolis, MN
P. O. Box 22256 (612) 870-7800 SOCIAL JUSTICE R&R you’re up for, the Decorah area is the
Robbinsdale, MN www.ourcathedral.org Community Shares of Minnesota ultimate heaven
(763) 219-1206 Community Shares of Minnesota raises
www.marrymeminnesota.org 507 West Water Street
St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church funds and awareness for local organizations
with Wingspan Ministry Decorah, IA 52101
fighting for justice
Minnesota Log Cabin Republicans + PASTORAL CARE + EDUCATION + and equality. (800) 463-4692
Inclusion Wins. WITNESS + ADVOCACY + Outreach of 1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 323 www.visitdecorah.com
115 Hennepin Ave. St. Paul-Reformation Church to the GLBTQA St.Paul, MN
Minneapolis, MN Community. (651) 647-0440 ZOOS
100 N. Oxford St. changeisbetter.org
www.mnlogcabin.org St. Paul, MN Minnesota Zoo
(651) 224-3371 SPORTS & RECREATION Open year-round. More than 2,400 animals
OutFront Minnesota www.stpaulref.org Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League to explore.
Delivering programs/services in the area of (TCGSL) Numerous special events.
public policy, anti-violence, education and United Methodist Reconciling Join 500 GLBT softball players as we 13000 Zoo Blvd.
training, and law. Churches celebrate 32 years of gay softball in Apple Valley MN
310 E. 38th St., Ste. 204 Congregations around Minnesota that Minnesota. (952) 431-9200
Minneapolis, MN intentionally welcome all people regardless PO Box 580264
of sexual orientation or gender idenity. Minneapolis, MN www.mnzoo.org
(612) 822-0127 www.tcgsl.org
www.mnrcumc.org
www.outfront.org
PRIDE
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
(612) 305-6900
www.tcpride.org
RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL

All God’s Children Metropolitan
Community Church
The radically inclusive GLBTQ community
of faith.
3100 Park Ave.
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 824-2673
www.agcmcc.org
Central Lutheran Church

We welcome all people to discover,
celebrate and share the love of Christ.
333 Twelfth St. S.
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 870-4416
www.centralmpls.org

BACKTALK CONSIDER THE SOURCE
The Five Only Truly

Important Events of 2010
I recently came across a list of the most JUNE 11-16 The young man behind the counter, who
important events of 2010. After reading all 50 After a travel agent asked, “Do you mind apparently had just completed his “Cash Regis-
items, it occurred to me that: sleeping standing up while surrounded by ter-Gun-Any Questions” training, was curious
1. Another entire year has gone by, and, livestock?” I realized I just couldn’t afford why I was jumping up and down like a rabid
with the possible exception of taking a both a fancy vacation and get my required hyena. So, I explained how flattering it was for
sledgehammer to the bathroom scale, I have shots, deworming, and branding. someone to think I was younger than 21.
accomplished absolutely nothing. So, I decided to spend my vacation with “What do you mean 21?” he replied. “I
2. None of these events should even be loved ones. (Loved ones being defined as was checking to see if you’re 65. We have
on a list, because not one meets what I think “people who will let me stay at their house discounts for senior citizens.”
we would all agree is the most important re- for free.”) I was a little hesitant, insomuch By the time the police arrived, I had
quirement of all: Did they even directly in- as several issues stemming from my last calmed down, and removed my hands from
volve me? visit with relatives have yet to be resolved around his neck.
Therefore we can omit everything from the in court. But I was determined to get along
Lindsay Lohan court cases to the gaping holes and, astonishingly, we did. NOVEMBER 17
in the Metrodome. That leaves us with The My Uncle Gunnar actually spoke to me Dear old friends tend to forget stuff.
Five Only Truly Important Events of 2010: for many consecutive minutes without re- Granted, it’s tough to remember everything,
peatedly using the word “freak.” like to return to your seat after intermission
MARCH 25 And, to my surprise, not once did my when you’re attending a play I’m starring in.
This is the date on which my best friend, Aunt Ebba whip out the “Tribute to Ingrid” Or the name of the audience member you
Jeff, and I had our annual “Could You Yell photo album of my cousin’s fantastic life that left with to go to Room 36 at the Erotic Plea-
Louder? There’s Still Unshattered Glass in “isn’t a disgrace to the family.” sures Motel.
Winnipeg” fight. Knowing that this particular friend doesn’t
The trouble started when he defiantly AUGUST 4 have the best memory, I have tried to make
asked, “How could you not know that apples My dog-sitter/walker of five years an- things easy. For example, over the 20 years
are gayer than oranges?” I understandably nounced he would no longer be available, ex- we have known each other, I have purposely
interpreted this query to mean “You alone plaining, “I thought that your Yorkshire Ter- not once changed the date of my birthday.
are responsible for every problem known rorist would, at some point, exhibit at least Sometimes he remembers. This year, he
to man—from global warming to the contin- some ‘man’s-best-friend’ characteristics. I no forgot.
ued, albeit diminished, threat to the legaliza- longer think this.” I haven’t.
tion of gay marriage.” Outraged and angered, I let him know
Sensing that this was going to be a ratio- just how I felt. I believe my exact words Thusly, and consider the source here, I
nal-thought-free discussion, Jeff thought it were, “Please, please, please don’t leave me have every reason to believe that 2011 will
appropriate to dredge up and relive every alone with him.” be a very memorable year.
argument we’ve had since 1989, followed by Happy New Year, and may you fill it with
the traditional I-must-now-demonstrate-how- OCTOBER 14 memories.
well-I-can-slam-a-door exit. This was, without question, a historic day. Bye for now.
I countered with the thinly veiled threat I went into my local liquor store to stock up Kiss, kiss. JULIE DAFYDD
“You think your life is miserable N-O-W!” on some much-needed “medicinal tonics,”
Then, I proceeded to partake of the tradi- and, for the first time in well over two de-
tional postfight pan of double-fudge brownies. cades, was asked for my ID.
BACKTALK MS. BEHAVIOR®
Olfactorily Challenged
Dear Ms. Behavior: Dear Olfactorily Challenged: Dear Ms. Behavior:
I love my girlfriend, but I don’t love the Most excuses that possibly could be used My family always has been critical of me.
way she smells. Her breath, sweat, and body for an exemption from muff diving would They never have been happy that I’m a les-
smell are OK (not great), but I seriously dis- seem both hypochondriacal and temporary: bian, and they never have been fans of my
like the smell of her…um…lady parts. (1) Whiplash girlfriends.
I told my two closest friends about this (2) Sprained tongue My relationship with my current partner, Lee,
when we first got together, but they encour- (3) Headache is serious, but we’ve been together for less than a
aged me to go for it, because everything else So, what else can you do? year. I haven’t introduced her to my family.
about her is nearly perfect. It would be awkward and hurtful to say When we first met, Lee was an extremely
We have a fun sex life—and she’s always that you like the taste of a vagina in general, butch woman. However, shortly after we got
perfectly happy to go down on me—but I but not hers specifically. You might be bet- involved, he decided to follow his lifelong de-
ter off with a little white lie: Explain that you sire to become a man. Once he started tak-
am running out of excuses about not going
don’t like giving oral sex, and you don’t think ing hormones, the physical transformation
down on her. I only have done it two or three
it ever is going to change. happened quickly.
times. I hated it. I can’t do it again.
This gives her several options: It’s nearly impossible to tell that he’s trans.
I don’t know how I would tell her that I don’t
(1) She can decide not to go down on you, My friends have said that they’d never know.
like her smell, especially because she can’t fix
too, if it feels bad to her that oral sex isn’t I haven’t known what to tell my family.
it. She bathes regularly, and doesn’t eat any-
reciprocal. My sisters and my Mom are calling, asking
thing strange. It’s just her personal odor. I nev- (2) She can work on accepting that she’s where I’ve been. They want to know why I’ve
er have had this problem with anyone else. in a relationship with someone who never is been so scarce.
Should I tell her the truth, so that she going to go down on her. Frankly, I just haven’t known how to
stops asking me to do it? Or should I just keep (3) She can leave the relationship with handle it. I’m tempted just to introduce Lee
coming up with excuses forever and ever? the hope of finding someone who loves to as my boyfriend, and let them think he’s a
—OLFACTORILY CHALLENGED give lip service. biological man.

In some ways, it feels like it would be
easier to avoid their questions and their
judgment, and I know it would make TROLIN, UN DIABLITO ROSA por RODRO
them happy. In other ways, I feel that not
telling the truth would be a betrayal of
myself and of all my gay friends.
What do you think I should do?
—EVA
Dear Eva:
It’s easy to see why you’re tempted
just to refer to Lee as your boyfriend with-
out further explanation. You have the op-
portunity to cash in on heterosexual privi-
lege, while still privately maintaining your
somewhat queer identity.
It’s also true that if you mention Lee
was born a biological female, your family
is likely to think of him as a woman no
matter what else you say. But it’s sad to
think that you only can gain family accep-
tance by bringing home a man. Trolon insists…..
He wants me to enlarge my little tail
He brought me catalogs showing
different styles of little tails
Lee may have strong feelings about
whether to disclose his trans status, so
your decision about whether to tell your
family obviously should be made in consul-
tation with him. He may want to be totally
out about it, or he may want to be private.
You’ll need to work this out together.
If your family is as ignorant as you say,
their acceptance of you—contingent upon
your pretending to be heterosexual—will
be a mixed bag.
Ultimately, you have to decide if you
want the gratification of your family’s
support, even if it means you have to hide
who you (and Lee) really are.
Under these conditions, the thrill of
your family’s newfound respect for you
may wear off rather quickly, and their
small-mindedness probably will reveal A catalog showing sleepy A catalog showing awakens little tails
little tails and…..
itself in other ways. MERYL COHN
© 2010 Meryl Cohn. Address questions and correspondence
to <msbehavior@aol.com>. She is the author of Do What
I Say: Ms. Behavior’s Guide to Gay and Lesbian Etiquette
(Houghton Mifflin). Signed copies are available directly from
the author.
YELLOW PAGES ADVERTISER INDEX
ADULT FINANCIAL Personal Pride Leviton, Ann ................. 58

Megaphone ................. 64, 65 Harbor Group.............. 29, 55 Construction ................. 57 McGee, Michael ......... 6
Moltaji, Roya ................ 9 Pro Home Renovating . 57 Ruzick, Amy &
APPAREL & ACCESSORIES Palm, Karen .................. 7 Ryan’s Tree Care ......... 57 Johnson, Kay ................ 25
ROR Tax Soderlin Plumbing,
J. Novachis ................... 24 Professionals................. 24 Heating & Air RELIGIOUS
Silvernale Accounting Conditioning................. 57 Wesley Church............. 7
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Services ........................ 55 SOS Homecare ........... 57
Art Institutes International Wells Fargo Bank ........ 8 The Tile Shop................ 9 RESTAURANTS
Minnesota .................... 30 Twin City Heating and Blackbird ...................... 43
Kerasotes ShowPlace FLORAL & GARDEN Air .................................. 55 Burger Moe’s ............... 39
ICON Theater 14 ........ 18 Landscape Junction ..... 55 Vujovich Design Build .. 31 Cecil’s Deli ................... 43
Pepitos Parkway French Meadow
Theater .......................... 31 GIFTS INSURANCE Bakery & Café ............. 43
Neverstraight.com ....... 5 Baldwin, Davina .......... 57 Jakeeno’s Pizza &
AUTOMOTIVE Bartell, Dawn .............. 6 Pasta ............................. 43
LaMettry’s Collision ..... 24 GROCERY STORES Clark, Kelly H. .............. 55 KinDee Thai
Wedge Co-op .............. 43 Wagner Insurance ....... 57 Restaurant..................... 45
BARS & NIGHTLIFE Wolfson, Steve ............. 57 Roat Osha .................... 43
Bar Advertiser Guide .. 32 HEALTH, WELLNESS & Toast Wine Bar &
19 Bar ........................... 19 RECOVERY JEWELRY Café .............................. 45
Brass Rail ...................... 34 Dr. Paul Amble DDS 24 Max’s ............................ 25 Uptown Diner,
Coale’s ......................... 35 Blue Cross & Woodbury Café,
Gay 90’s ..................... 33 Blue Shield of LEGAL Louisiana Café,
Tickles ........................... 37 Bohn & Associates ...... 55 Grandview Grill ........... 43
Minnesota .................... 68
Town House ................. 35 Burg, Jerry .................... 25
Burns, Steve .................. 57
Cloutier & Brandl ......... 19 SPORTS & RECREATION
Carrillo, Dr. Thomas P. . 58
BEAUTY & RELAXATION Dean, Jeff ..................... 3 Hoigaard’s ................... 19
Chase, Lisa ................... 58
Anew Aesthetic Family Solutions Law
Heffelfinger, Kate......... 58 TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Medical Center ............ 31 Group ........................... 45
Heteroflexible Therapy 58 Snus............................... 2
East 42nd Street Heltzer &
Salon ............................. 9 Naked Yoga For Men . 55 Houghtaling ................. 9
Medica ......................... 29 Hoffner Law Firm ......... 55 TRAVEL &
BEVERAGES O’Hara, Paul ................ 58 Moshier, Becky ............ 7 ACCOMMODATIONS
Miller Lite ...................... 67 Pride Institute ................ 55 Palm Springs Bureau
Running Tiger MORTGAGE of Tourism ..................... 37
COMMUNICATION Shaolin Kenpo ............. 55 Lozinski, David ............. 25
AM 950, The Shaklee ......................... 55 Gleason, Pat ................. 5 WEDDING RESOURCES
Voice of Minnesota ..... 36 Stolz, James.................. 58 Grunewald, Mark ........ 6 GLBT Life & Wedding
Radio K 770 ............... 45 University of Expo.............................. 52
Minnesota-Infectious OPTICAL
DATING SERVICES Diseases........................ 11 Specs Appeal............... 6
Simply Introduced........ 31 Uptown
Dermatology & PET PRODUCTS &
EMPLOYMENT SkinSpa......................... 57 SERVICES
Pride Talent YWCA of Animal Humane
Acquisition .................... 5 Minneapolis ................ 19 Society ......................... 6
EVENTS HOME SERVICES REAL ESTATE & RENTALS

Creating Change A-Z Electric .................. 57 Bowker, Kent ................ 58
Conference................... 13 Castle Building & Downtown Resource
Lavender’s First Remodeling .................. 55 Group ........................... 3
Thursdays...................... 48 Good Stuff Moving ..... 57 Farinella, Marilyn ........ 58
Lavender’s ThirstDays .. 39 Granite gayrealestate.com ....... 58
Park Tavern Bowling & Transformations ............ 55 Groff, Wayne ............... 58
Entertainment Center ... 19 Matt’s Tree Service ...... 57 Haubrich, Scott ............ 58

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 Lav-

ender Magazine’s Dining Guide is your resource to GLBT-
friendly restaurants. We recommend calling restaurants be-
fore visiting to confirm information.
Lavender’s cuisine section and updated dining guide appears
each issue. Please direct questions about the directory and
cuisine advertising to dining@lavendermagazine.com.
Kindee Thai
BLACKBIRD $$ THE GRANDVIEW GRILL $

American American
Casually classic comfort foods, thoughtful beer & Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, om-
elets, pancakes, coffee, juices, soups, salads & sand-
wine list. wiches.
Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Breakfast Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
815 W. 50th St. Minneapolis, MN 55419 (612) 823- 1818 Grand Ave., St. Paul (651) 698-2346
4790 Mon – Fri: 6:15 AM – 2:30 PM • Sat: 6:15 AM – 3 PM
Mon – Fri: 11 AM – 10 PM • Sat: 8 AM – 2 PM, 5 PM • Sun: 8 AM – 3 PM
– 10 PM • Sun: 8 AM – 2 PM
JAKEENO’S PIZZA & PASTA $
Italian
BURGER MOE’S $ Traditional red sauce pastas, thin crust pizza & home-
American fare made sauces.
Relaxed atmosphere, gorgeous outdoor patio, fabu- Lunch, Dinner
lous food, sixty beers. 3555 Chicago Ave. S. Minneapolis (612) 825-6827
Mon – Fri: 11 AM – 11 PM • Sat – Sun: 4 PM – 11
Lunch, Dinner PM
242 W. 7th St., St. Paul, MN (651) 222-3100 Midtown Global Market, 920 E. Lake St., Minneapolis
www.burgermoes.com (612) 767-1102
Mon – Sat: 10 AM – 8 PM • Sun: 10 AM – 6 PM
CECIL’S DELI $ www.jakeenos.com
Deli/Bakery
KINDEE THAI $
We specialize in box lunches & deli trays! Anything Thai
on our menu can be made to go, just ask. This isn’t your traditional everyday Thai restaurant.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Lunch, Dinner
651 S. Cleveland, St. Paul (651) 698-6276 719 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis (612) 465-8303
Deli: Mon – Sun 9 AM – 9 PM Restaurant: Mon – Sun Mon: Closed • Tues – Thurs: 11:30 AM – 9 PM • Fri:
11:30 AM – 10:30 PM • Sat: 11 AM – 10:30 PM • Sun:
9 AM – 8 PM 11 AM – 9 PM
www.cecilsdeli.com www.kindeethairestaurant.com
FRENCH MEADOW BAKERY $ THE LOUISIANA CAFÉ $

Certified Organic Bakery American
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, om-
2610 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis (612) 870-4740 wiches.
Sun – Thurs: 6:30 AM – 9 PM • Fri – Sat: 6:30 AM – 11 Breakfast, Brunch,
PM 613 Selby Ave., St. Paul (651) 221-9140
www.frenchmeadow.com Mon – Fri: 6:30 AM – 2:30 PM • Sat: 6:30 AM – 3 PM
• Sun: 8 AM – 3 PM
Jakeeno's
Grandview Grill
NEW UPTOWN DINER $

American
Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, om-
wiches.
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
2548 Hennepin Ave. S. Minneapolis (612) 874-0481
Mon – Wed: 6 AM – 3 PM • Thurs – Sat: 24 Hours
• Sun: Close at 6 PM
ROAT OSHA $$
Thai
Uniquely crafted authentic and American influences.
Decor that invites conversation
Lunch, Dinner
2650 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis
Sat: 11 AM – 11 PM • Sun: 11 AM – 10:30 PM • www.
roatoshathai.com
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
www.toastwinebarandcafe.com
THE WOODBURY CAFÉ $
American
Fresh hand ground hash browns, French toast, om-
wiches.
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
Bielenberg & Tamarack, Woodbury, MN (651) 209-
8182
Mon – Fri: 7 AM – 2:30 PM • Sat: 7 AM – 3 PM • Sun:
8 AM – 3 PM
70 LAVENDER January 13-26, 2011

Lavender Issue 408

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lavender Issue 408

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lavender Issue 408

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

LavenderMagazine.

DIALOGUE Review 46 Get Outta Town

4 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

Send all your calendar events to Linda@lavendermagazine.com

Letters are subject to editing for grammar, punctuation, space,

Lavender Media Inc.

LavenderMagazine.com BigGayNews.com WandaWisdom.com

6 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

Slouching Toward 2012: I Resolve…

8 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

10 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

The Dollhouse Hosts Preholiday Bash

Photo by Sophia Hantzes

Rainbow Health Initiative Receives Grant

Eubank and Raffo Are New PFund Executive Directors

Kate Eubank (right) and Susan Raffo. Photo © PFund Foundation

Grinley Is American Craft Council Director of Development

Greg Grinley. Photo Courtesy of American Craft Council

12 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

14 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

Carnival is the dethroning of Boreas by Vul-

16 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

City of Lakes Loppet. Photo by Hubert Bonnet

18 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS

20 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

You Didn't Ask,

22 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

Photos by Sophia Hantzes

Photos by Randy Stern

GAY MAN LEADS NORTH

24 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

LUXURY HOTEL FOR GAY MEN

2010 YEAR IN REVIEW

The Reluctant Graveyard

OTHER TOP 10 ALBUMS

The Suburbs Light Chasers A Badly Broken Code

26 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

The Smoke of My Will

Out There 2011: New Euro-

28 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

Come Back to the Five and Dime,

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean,

Director David Coral explains that the

The Comedy of Errors

On the surface, this play arguably ap-

30 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

32 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

Photos by George Holdgrafer

34 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

THE BLACK GUARD HOLIDAY PARTY

Photo Courtesy of The Black Guard

Photos by Sophia Hantzes

36 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

BLUE MOON BALL

Photos Courtesy of Keith Haugen

Photos by George Holdgrafer

38 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011

(Above) In Season; (Below) Blackbird. Photos by Mike Hnida

42 LAVENDER JANUARY 13-26, 2011