As if the entire Republican Primary process hasn’t been obscene enough, artist, Illma Gore, has shared a drawing of a naked Donald Trump, entitled ironically “Make America Great Again”.
I’ve never posted anything quite like this before but I find Trump so distasteful as a person (let alone as President) that I wanted to share this because it clearly mocks him and is meant to remind all of us that behind his bluster and xenophobic rants he’s really just an ugly, old man – both inside and out.
My friend and local photographer, Patrick Lentz, posted photographs of Nick who lives up on the North Shore, on Friday. The 25 year old from Gloucester loves the camera and agreed to take a series of photographs with Patrick, several of which have a very nice Valentine’s Day theme.
I’ve included a few photos below but you can see more of Nick on Flickr. 
You can see more of Patrick’s photography here, www.PatrickLentz.com.
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ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com. To see previous Adam and Andy cartoons link here.
I loved everything about Pretty in Pink when it came out in 1986 – the actors, the story line and of course the soundtrack. Since the weather in Boston is going to be miserable this weekend, you might want to catch the anniversary showing.
For those who never saw Pretty in Pink, the movie revolves around a high school girl (played by Molly Ringwald) from the wrong side of town and a wealthy heart-throb (played by Andrew McCarthy) and includes all the teenage angst and drama one could imagine in this classic John Hughes film.
When: Sunday, Feb 14, 2016 2:00p – 4:00p
Where: Showcase Cinema de Lux Revere
Admission: $13.50
Showtimes and Tickets: Here
Also showing at Showcase Cinema de Lux Legacy Place (Dedham), Showcase Cinema de Lux Lowell, and Showcase Cinema de Lux Randolph.
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ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.
To see previous Adam and Andy cartoons link here.
Frank Diaz, by Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was a controversial photographer who’s homoerotic work created a national debate over public funding of art in the 1980s. Unfortunately, Mapplethorpe passed away in Boston in 1989 at the age of 42 due to complications from HIV/AIDS, but his work lives on.
In just a few weeks the LACMA and the Getty Museums will present complementary, simultaneous exhibitions of more than 3oo pieces of work entitled, The Perfect Medium.
For more information about these exhibits click on the links below:
LACMA – The Perfect Medium, March 20 – July 31
Getty Museum – The Perfect Medium, March 15 – July 31
Are you a science fiction geek? You may want to check out The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Marathon (“Boston SciFi”) that starts later this week at the Somerville Theatre and runs through President’s Day weekend.
The Festival concludes with a 24-hour movie marathon. As the website says, “Think of it as binge viewing with 750 close friends.” The movie marathon at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square starts at noon on the 14th and ends at noon on President’s Day. More information about the Festival and for tickets is available in the link below.
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ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com. To see previous Adam and Andy cartoons link here.
Last week Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in his state of the city speech said he was going to fund three arts-related programs that would have a combined budget of $1 million. The programs are intended to do the following: 1-provide direct grants to individual artists; 2-help expand the city’s fledgling artist-in-residence program; and 3-establish an artist resource desk at City Hall, to help local artists.
To help support local artists $400,000 in direct artist grants will be available to artists living in Boston. According to The Boston Globe, the Walsh administration has yet to work out the details, but the funds will be unrestricted and likely available to individual artists.
You can read more about this in The Boston Globe’s January 20th article, City’s new trio of arts programs will share $1 million.
Are you heading to New York City in the coming weeks or months? You may want to check out the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in SoHo.
Their current exhibit is Photography is the Medium of Desire: An International Anthology of Photography and Video. The exhibit opened last month and runs through March 16, 2016. For more information about the Leslie-Lohman Museum and their current exhibit visit their website www.leslielohman.org.
First reported in The Advocate back in June 2013, Gay Voices on Huffington Post recently wrote an article about this bold photography project that brings celebrities together to pose as same-sex couples and families to combat homophobia and provide positive images of recognizable figures engaging in queer relationships.
The series, called “IMAGINARY COUPLES,” is the brainchild of French artist and photographer Olivier Ciappa and has been displayed in galleries and cities around the world from Paris to Lima. “IMAGINARY COUPLES” is tentatively scheduled to hit the United States this summer, possibly in Los Angeles.
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ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com. To see previous Adam and Andy cartoons link here.
Much thanks to @bpmoynihan for sharing this on Twitter otherwise I might have missed this funny 4+ minute video, Boston Accent Trailer.
I love the surprise guest appearance at 2:50 in the trailer.
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Enjoy free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and surround yourself with art, culture and community. With the weather outside so cold, come and check out Boston’s largest museum and lose yourself for an hour or two. You may be surprised by what you find and how much you enjoy visiting.
More information about the MFA and their hours on MLK day, here.
Do you have Martin Luther King day off? The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is open and free to the public starting at 11AM on first come, first serve basis. It is a great opportunity to peruse the museum’s eclectic art collection and take in the view of the tiny Venetian courtyard with grass and flowers in bloom.
You may recall a visit to the Gardner Museum was one of my suggestions on how to help fend off the Winter blues. If the cold spell has you down, head over to the museum and lose yourself for an hour or two in this very special place.
More information about the Gardner Museum and hours is available here.
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