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AT&T Live Proud on campus scholarship contest

This post is for all the college students who have recently moved to Boston for the start of the academic year. Last month, AT&T started promoting their “Live Proud” campaign, which is designed to  help make campus life better for LGBT students. Three students will be selected and receive $2,500 grant to execute their proposal, $10,000 scholarship, new tablet or smartphone and a trip to Washington, D.C.

Note: the the submission deadline is fast approaching, September 22, 2017.

Contest Terms: The scholarship contest must be resident aliens living in the US, be at least 18 years old and enrolled in an accredited US college or university at time of entry through the spring 2018 academic term. For more details about the contest rules and entry form visit, att.com/liveproud.

Temptation Tuesday

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Boston’s gay sports clubs / teams

gay boston, gay sports leagueEvery September at the start of each academic year, tens of thousands of people move to Boston for the first time.  Whether you are new to Boston or just looking for an excuse to be more active and make friends, joining one of the many LGBT sports teams and clubs can help you do both.

Most of these groups are very social in nature. There is a  wide range of sports / clubs from darts to rowing to kickball to bowling to water polo and more so peruse the list – there is something for everyone. Some of these groups are seasonal so take that into account when you reach out and best of luck to you.  If you are new to Boston, let me be among the first to welcome you.

America’s Finest Kickball League

Beantown Bowling League

Beantown Softball League

Beantown Soft-Tip Dart League

Boston Flag Football

Boston Gay Basketball League

Boston Gay Rowers

Boston Pride Hockey

Boston Strikers Soccer

Boston Ironsides Rugby

Boston Wet Sox (Water Polo)

Cambridge Boston Volleyball Association

Frontrunners: Boston Gay Running Club

Gay Dodgeball League

GURL – Gay Urban Running League

Liquid Assets New England Swimming (LANES)

Monday Night Bowling League

OutRyders: New England’s Gay Ski & Snowboard Club

QuICK – Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub

Stonewall Sports – Billiards 

Tennis 4 All

Varsity Gay League: Kickball

Apologies if I have overlooked any area gay clubs or sports leagues.  Feel free to add information for any such group in the comments section of my blog.

Men in kilts

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Much thanks to @damienOz for sharing this photo and suggesting it for my weekly Men in Kilts post.

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What to do this week: September 4 – 10

handsome, hunkAre you bummed that the 2017 summer season has come to a close? Me too, but staying at home isn’t going to make you feel any better so make plans to head out to one of these events this week.

Some highlights to take note of include Freddie for A Day celebrating rocker Freddie Mercury on Tuesday, the naughty drag parody the Menopausal Mermaid opens at Club Cafe on Thursday, the Gay Men’s Camping club heads to Wompatuck State Park and FUZZ at the Alley in Boston are great options on Friday. Finally Trophy Room hosts their first Bear Brunch on Sunday and the Varsity Gay League (VGL) kickball season starts this Sunday on the Boston Common.

MONDAY THRU THURSDAY

ICA Boston has free admission to the public in honor of Labor Day from 10AM – 5PM in Boston

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

Cards Against Humanity will be played on Monday at the Alley Bar in DTX starting at 8PM in Boston

Freddie for a day is an annual celebration of the life of rock legend Freddie Mercury on Tuesday starting at 8PM at ONCE in Somerville

Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Queer Boston Gamers meet Thursday starting at 6PM downstairs in the back of the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

Opening Night: Menopausal Mermaid naughty drag parody opens on Thursday at Club Cafe and will run through September 24 in Boston

Opening Night: Constellations at the Central Square Theater will run through October 8th in Cambridge

Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston

Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston

Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence

Thump! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester

THE WEEKEND

Gay Men’s Camping Group leaves for a weekend of camping on Friday at Wompatuck State Park in Hingham

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders every Friday in Somerville

Opening Night: Men on Boats is at the SpeakEasy Stage at the Calderwood Pavilion and runs through October 7 in Boston

FUZZ hosts their monthly dance party at the Alley in DTX on Friday starting at 10PM in Boston

Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence

The Coolidge After Midnight: The Warriors shows on Friday at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Opening Night: WarholCapote opens at the A.R.T. tonight and runs through October 13th in Cambridge

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party every Saturday is at Paradise in Cambridge

The Coolidge After Midnight: Repo Man shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline

Open Newbury is happening again on Sunday from 10AM-6PM the street will be closed to automobiles to become Boston’s busiest promenade for the day

Bear Brunch head to the Trophy Room on Sunday for their first Bear Brunch with Mass Bears & Cubs from 1-4PM in Boston

Varsity Gay League (VGL) kickball starts Sunday 2-5PM on the Boston Common – be sure to register first – in Boston

Drag me to brunch from the Carrie Nation Cocktail Club is hosted by Destiny Boston and Dee Dee De Ray from 2-4 in the West End in Boston

Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.

Provincetown White Party 2017

Saturday’s annual White Party in Provincetown was masterfully captured by David Cox from Droning Provincetown.

More about Droning Provincetown here.

Gay hipster coffee shop: Teatotaller (in rural NH)

somersworth NH hipster coffee shopBack in June, a coffee house / tea house in Somersworth, NH (a town of ~11,000 residents sandwiched between Portsmouth and Rochester, NH) raised some eyebrows with their roadside billboard (shown below).  The billboard ended up creating quite a bit of controversy in stodgy NH but it also gained a fair bit of praise and was noted on social media by yours truly and many others.

While I’ve yet to visit, the next time Sergio and I drive up to visit my parents on Lake Winnipesaukee we are definitely going to make a detour to check out this self proclaimed “oasis of queer, hipster coffee, tea and pastry goodness”.  I grew up in NH and could have never imagined such a cafe – let alone a provocative, gender-bending billboard. If you are saddened by the current political climate and divisiveness, look to this group of feisty entrepreneurs for inspiration because a little bit of fierce can go a long way.

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Should you find yourself in the area and want to check out this colorful cafe they are open six days a week (every day except for Tuesday) at 69 High Street in Somersworth, NH or online at teatotallerteahouse.com.

Scruffy Sunday

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Saturday morning coffee

handsome, hunk, man drinking coffeeEnjoy your morning cup of joe (or whatever you may want to call him).

Saturday morning comic

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Click on this week’s comic strip to enlargeJames Asal Jr, gay comic, gay cartoon

ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.

Bonus fur

leather, leather daddy, hairy, hunk, handsomeIf you like this week’s Bonus Fur post and live in Boston, I’d suggest you head to Fascination which takes place the first and last Friday of each month at Jacques in Bay Village.  There is more information about tonight’s event here: First Friday Fascination.

Boston’s fall theater line up

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September brings back more than tens of thousands of students to Boston. Most of Boston’s local theater companies return with new productions and this year local theater companies have an impressive line up.

Probably the best known local theater  The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) continues to raise the bar with engaging shows and often times big name actors. September 9th is the opening for a new play from the ART called, WARHOLCAPOTE.

The play is based on the well documented friendship between Andy Warhol and Truman Capote. Using the hundreds of hours in conversation (some of it published), the ART has created the play, WARHOLCAPOTE.

The Lyric Stage Co. of Boston present the musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Performances start tonight,  Friday, September 1st and run through October 8th at their theater in the Back Bay. Tickets Available Here.

Over in Cambridge Central Square Theater will open their new season with Constellations.  A mesmerizing romantic journey that looks at the infinite possibilities directed by Scott Edmiston, six-time Elliot Norton Award-winner for Outstanding Director. The show runs from Thursday, September 7th through October 8th. Tickets Available Here.

The SpeakEasy Stage Company opens in September with Men On BoatsOpening September 8th the show tells the story of an actual 1869 expedition led by John Wesley Powell to chart the Colorado River. Comical but never camp, pointed but never political, this rousing historical saga is a provocative meditation on gender and historical memory that offers a new lens through which to view our shared past. Tickets Available Here.

Next week on Friday, September 8th The Huntington Theatre opens their season with the musical, Merrily  We Roll Alongwith music from Stephen Sondheim. Be sure to get your tickets before the musical closes on Sunday, October 15th. Tickets Available Here.

Zeitgeist Stage Company presents, Faceless, a drama about 18 year-old Susie Glenn who is on trial for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism, and recent Harvard Law grad and practicing Muslim, Claire Fathi, who has been brought on to prosecute her. The play opens on Friday, September 15  and runs through October 7th. Tickets Available Here.

The theater companies shared above are just a sampling of locally produced shows underway or soon to open. Check out one or more of these productions and support the local arts scene. You’ll be impressed by the caliber of talent, the variety of shows and how much more affordable these tickets are than the national traveling productions playing in the Theater District.

Furry Friday

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BosGuy brain teaser

riddle, exercise for your brainEach Friday morning I post a riddle to get you to think outside the box and exercise your brain. If you are stumped, share it with a friend or colleague and see if you can figure out the answer together.

I’ll confirm answers in the afternoon so don’t worry if you don’t see your comment posted right away. I want to give everyone a chance to guess.

HINT: People are taking this riddle literally, think of a play on words that might be the longest in the English language.

This week’s brain teaser:
You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?

Like riddles? Check out past week’s brain teasers.

What to do this weekend

Lady Gaga performs in Boston Friday and Saturday night at Fenway Park

For the tens of thousands of you who are moving into a new apartment with a 9/1 lease I want to wish you a very happy Allston Christmas . For those of you not moving and looking for something to do this weekend, there are plenty of options like SoWa First Fridays, Guerrilla Queer Bar, not one but two shows from Lady Gaga at Fenway Park on Friday and Saturday night, and if you’re looking for an excuse to get out of town, Providence is hosting WaterFire (full lighting) on Sunday evening.

Guerrilla Queer Bar

FRIDAY
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip parties start up this weekend with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown

SoWa First Fridays has artists and galleries alike opening their doors to welcome the public from 5-9PM in Boston

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Billiards Tournament is hosted each Friday starting at 7PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

Lady Gaga performs at Fenway Park (Opening Night) will Sergio and I see you there, in Boston

The Ornithologist is a LGBTQ Independent Film featured at Boston’s Wicked Queer Film Festival – playing Sept 1-4 at the Brattle at 9PM in Cambridge

Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) will be taking over a traditionally straight bar tonight (location to be announced on Thursday afternoon) in Boston

Labor Day Weekend Blowout Party is at Mainestreet Bar in Ogunquit

Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday night in Ogunquit

Fearless in the Dark black light party starts at 10PM at Mirarbar in Providence

Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence

The Coolidge After Midnight: Two Thousand Maniacs shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline

ProvincetownSATURDAY

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown

Lady Gaga performs at Fenway Park (Closing Night) in Boston

Underwear Party is every Saturday night starting at 9:30 at Club Purgatory in Provincetown

Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Saturday night in Ogunquit

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

The Coolidge After Midnight: Maniac shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline

PVD WaterFire: Full Lighting starts at 7:15PM

SUNDAY

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown

Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Sunday Tea Dance starts at 4PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

WaterFire: Full Lighting starts at 7:15PM along Canal Walk in Providence

Pajama Party is a weekly dance party hosted every Sunday starting at 10PM at Machine in Boston

Hot Mess Sundays at Candibar in the Theater District is every Sunday starting at 10PM in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.