Below is a list of what is happening in Boston. Support these gay bars and businesses. If you have an event you want included, email bosguymail@gmail.com.
Cathedral Station THURSDAY: Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM FRIDAY: Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM SATURDAY: Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM SUNDAY: Brunch starts @11AM | Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM
Trophy Room THURSDAY: Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM FRIDAY: Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM SATURDAY: Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM SUNDAY: Brunch starts @12PM | Red Sox host the Yankees @7PM
Tomorrow evening the Boston Pops annual Fireworks Spectacular will take place with headliner, Chaka Khan. The tradition which started in 1929 has become a right of passage and when I first moved back to Boston, I spent more than a few July 4th holidays on the Esplanade to watch the celebrations in-person. As the years have passed, I’ve moved from the Esplanade to watching the show from friends’ apartments in the Back Bay and more recently from home, which is where I think we will watch this year’s show.
If you too would like to watch this from your home, The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular will be on Bloomberg TV, and locally the show will be simulcast on Boston’s WHDH-TV. Additionally, you can listen to the concert in the Greater Boston area on 106.1 FM / 1330 AM / 1450 AM / 92.9-HD2, and nationally, the concert can be found on SiriusXM channel 119, online at bloombergradio.com, and via mobile on the Bloomberg and iHeartRadio apps.
Boston’s Emerald Necklace, a 7+ mile string of interconnected parks designed by Frederick Law Olmstead (yeah the same guy who also created Central Park, NYC), is celebrating Olmstead’s 200th birthday.
The string of parks begin or end (depending on your perspective) at the Boston Common and weaves its way through the Back Bay into the Fens then along the Jamaica Way through Brookline where the heavily wooded park full of beautiful stone bridges and a trickling river will hide you from city life which is just feet from the walking / biking paths. The park continues past Leverett Pond (this section is called Olmstead Park and is one of the prettiest sections to pass through). Finally you’ll work your way to Jamaica Pond before continuing on to the Arnold Arboretum and Franklin Park.
While there are sections of the park that require you to ride alongside street traffic and there are more than a few intersections to ride through (especially in the Back Bay and Fenway), it is still a favorite bike ride. It’s perfect on warm sunny days. The hundred year old trees create a canopy shielding you from the heat of the sun and the near constant presence of water makes it a bit cooler than out on the streets.
Later this summer when you find yourself in Boston without any plans, consider exploring this gem of a park named for the aerial view of green parkland that is meant to be reminscent of an emerald necklace.
More programming and events will be added as they are announced and promoted each Sunday in June. To see the full calendar of Pride events visit 2022 Boston Pride Guide.
More programming and events will be added as they are announced and promoted each Sunday in June. To see the full calendar of Pride events visit 2022 Boston Pride Guide.
More programming and events will be added as they are announced and promoted each Sunday in June. To see the full calendar of Pride events visit 2022 Boston Pride Guide.
More programming and events will be added as they are announced and promoted each Sunday in June. To see the full calendar of Pride events visit 2022 Boston Pride Guide.
Pride in Boston will have more grassroots feel this year with the dissolution of Boston Pride. Much thanks needs to go to Boston’s local gay bars and organizations that have have stepped into the void, promising a more diverse and unapologetically queer expression of Pride than Boston has seen in years. Please show these organizations some love and have a fabulous PRIDE.
More programming and events will be added as they are announced and promoted each Sunday in June. To see the full list of Boston Pride events visit 2022 Boston Pride Guide.
A couple weeks ago the Kiki Beach Instagram account announced the start of the seventh season of Kiki Beach. This marks the seventh year Boston’s LGBTQ+ community has been claiming part of M Street Beach in Southie on Saturdays.
If you’re not familiar with Kiki Beach, or if it has been awhile since you’ve last gone, check out the image below. It shows where you’re likely to find your fellow LGBTQ+ friends at M Street Beach. Most set up after passing the first bus shelter (if you are walking away from the L Street Bath House).
If you will be in Boston this weekend come and check out Kiki Beach on Saturday (most don’t usually get to the beach before 12PM), but Sergio and I are often among the very first, arriving by 11AM.
Pride in Boston will have more grassroots feel this year with the dissolution of Boston Pride. Much thanks needs to go to Boston’s local gay bars and organizations that have have stepped into the void, promising a more diverse and unapologetically queer expression of Pride than Boston has seen in years. Please show these organizations some love and have a fabulous PRIDE.
Each Sunday events for the week will be updated and re-published.
More programming and events will be added as they are announced and promoted each Sunday in June. Please help spread the word and support these bars and LGBTQ+ organizations.
Below is a list of what is happening in Boston. Support these gay bars and businesses. If you have an event you want included, email bosguymail@gmail.com.
Cathedral Station THURSDAY: Red Sox vs White Sox @8PM FRIDAY: “High Noon” Seltzer Tasting 6-8PM | Red Sox vs Orioles @7PM SATURDAY: Red Sox vs Orioles Doubleheader @12PM & @6PM SUNDAY: Brunch starts @11AM | Red Sox vs Orioles @1:30PM
Trophy Room THURSDAY: Red Sox vs White Sox @8PM FRIDAY: Red Sox vs Orioles @7PM SATURDAY: Red Sox vs Orioles Doubleheader @12PM & @6PM SUNDAY: Brunch starts @12PM | Red Sox vs Orioles @1:30PM
Boston Pride is going to look different this year. With the dissolution of Boston Pride, the city’s LGBTQ+ community has continued to thrive but no single organization has stepped into the vacuum that was created. To help spread the word, each Sunday in June BosGuy.com will publish a full list of events for the coming week. Support these organizations by attending their events.
Below are some of the 50+ Pride event scheduled in June. Many require tickets, so make plans and get tickets now. More information for events happening each week in June will be published each Sunday for the week ahead.
June 11 – (NEW PRIDE EVENT) Pride BarFest 2022 Hosted by Lesbian NightLife and includes 10 Venues DJ’s, Drag & Live Music Tickets & event details available here
More events and programming will be shared each week. If you are organizing a Pride-related event and would like to be included, please reach out directly at bosguymail@gmail.com.
Below is a list of what is happening in Boston. Support these gay bars and businesses. If you have an event you want included, email bosguymail@gmail.com.
Cathedral Station THURSDAY: Red Sox vs Mariners @7PM | NBA Playoffs Celtics vs Heat @8:30PM FRIDAY: Red Sox vs Mariners @7PM SATURDAY: Red Sox vs Mariners @7PM | NBA Playoffs Celtics vs Heat @8:30PM SUNDAY: Brunch starts @11AM | Red Sox vs Mariners @1:30PM
Trophy Room THURSDAY: Red Sox vs Mariners @7PM | NBA Playoffs Celtics vs Heat @8:30PM FRIDAY: Red Sox vs Mariners @7PM SATURDAY: Red Sox vs Mariners @7PM | NBA Playoffs Celtics vs Heat @8:30PM SUNDAY: Brunch starts @12PM | Red Sox vs Mariners @1:30PM
LGBTQ+ Programming / Events
THURSDAY: Ptown Preview (A Sneak Peak)90-minute preview of the talent performing in Provincetown this summer. Get your ass over to Club Cafe tonight! @7:30PM
The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile path that winds through several downtown neighborhoods in Boston, identifying 16 historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution.
The Freedom trail meanders through Beacon Hill, the North End and Charlestown but it can be a bit repetitive with multiple cemeteries and churches each with a slightly different historic significance. To liven things up, over the years, I’ve provided friends a modified version of the Freedom Trail. All that walking and learning works up a thirst so I “enhance” the walk by strategically selecting hydration stops and pointing out unique (but historically irrelevant) sites. Below is the Boston Freedom Trail according to BosGuy, which uses the city’s official Freedom Trail map.
One can start the Freedom Trail from either the Boston Common or Bunker Hill Monument. I suggest starting in Charlestown so you are back in the center of Boston when done. Grab a ride to Bunker Hill in Charlestown (pronounced, CHARLES-TOWN, unlike the city in SC) or hop on the Orange Line to the Bunker Hill Community College station and walk there. Feel free to walk up the 221 foot obelisk designed to commemorate the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. I’m slightly claustrophobic so I prefer to sit on the hill and look out at the harbor.
After, walk down to the U.S.S. Constitution (commissioned in 1797). I enjoy going aboard but you can get a better selfie from the dock so if boats aren’t your thing, snap a photo then walk over the N. Washington Bridge to the North End (you’ll pass the Converse HQ on your right – in case any of you are fans of their classic Chuck Taylor sneaker). The next stop on the trail is Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, but I skip it since there are other burying grounds on the tour, and I walk friends down Hull Street to show the “House of Spite” a.k.a. Skinny House on the way to the Old North Church.
The Old North Church is probably best known for alerting Paul Revere on how the English would attack, hanging lanterns in their steeple, “one if by land and two if by sea”. From the church, walk down the Paul Revere Mall on your way to Paul Revere’s House. Dating back to 1680, it is one of the oldest buildings in Boston. This home is interesting because of its history but if you’re getting hungry skip going inside and walk to The Modern Pastry on Hanover Street. Buy a cannoli or some other sweet (this is a cash-only establishment) and enjoy it on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. It makes for an ideal resting place. From that vantage point, I like to show friends the Union Oyster House, which has been operating since 1826 and has a booth on the second floor where President Kennedy liked to dine with Jackie and others.
Faneuil Hall, the next stop on the tour is a tourist trap but deserving of a visit. Despite having just finished a cannoli (I strongly recommend eating desserts first), if hungry the neighboring Quincy market and (the slightly less busy) Boston Public Market offer many options for lunch. If you’re not hungry but all that walking has made you thirsty take a photo by the Sam Adams statue and pop into the Sam Adams Boston Tap Room.
The next two stops are close to the Sam Adams Tap Room and essentially one in the same. The Old State House and Boston Massacre Site are photo worthy but require nothing more. The ground floor of the Old State House is now a MBTA T stop for Boston’s Orange and Blue Lines. About two blocks away are the Old South Meeting House and the Old Corner Bookstore both of which I routinely skip and walk up School Street to Boston Latin School Site & Ben Franklin Statue. This also happens to be Boston’s Old City Hall, and is a gorgeous example of French Second Empire architecture. Back in the day I’d bring friends to The Littlest Bar (which sadly closed). Walk up School Street to King’s Chapel and Burying Ground. It’s interesting to see the cemetery and the chapel that dates back to 1686, although this is a newer building that opened in 1754.
The Parker House Hotel is next to King’s Chapel and has the distinction of being the longest continuously operating hotel in the US. It happens to be where the Boston Creme Pie was invented in 1856 and where both Ho Chi Minh (from 1912-1913) and Malcolm X in the 1940s worked briefly. The first a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician and the other, a prominent African American muslim minister and activist.
The next stop, Granary Burying Ground, is one block down on Tremont Street. This cemetery has many famous graves including the Franklin (as in Ben’s parents) family grave, an ostentatious tomb for John Hancock and a grave for Samuel Adams but my favorite is the tiny grave for Elizabeth “Mother” Goose (1665 – 1758). Next to the cemetery is the next stop on the Freedom Trail, Park Street Church, which I typically skip. Perhaps it’s my Catholic roots, but I find old Protestant churches stark and uninteresting on the inside.
The second to last stop on the Freedom Trail is one worth entering, The Massachusetts State House. While this isn’t the largest State House it is architecturally beautiful and has many historical points of interest. You can sign up for a building tour, here. The top of the state house dome is capped with a pine cone. For those who enjoy trivia, the reason for that is explained here. After finishing the tour, go next door to the 21st Amendment Pub. Toast the repeal of prohibition and for completing the Boston Freedom Trail. The final stop, The Boston Common, established in 1634, is one block away.
Below is a list of what is happening in Boston. Support these gay bars and businesses. If you have an event you want included, email bosguymail@gmail.com.
Cathedral Station THURSDAY: Bar and Kitchen open – no programming FRIDAY: Red Sox vs Rangers @8PM | NBA Playoffs Game 6 Celtics vs Bucks @TBD SATURDAY: Red Sox vs Rangers @7PM | NHL Playoff (if needed) Bruins vs Hurricanes @TBD SUNDAY: Brunch starts @11AM | Red Sox vs Rangers @2:30PM | NBA Playoff Game 7 (if needed) Celtics vs Bucks @TBD
Trophy Room THURSDAY: Bar and Kitchen open – no programming FRIDAY: Red Sox vs Rangers @8PM | NBA Playoffs Game 6 Celtics vs Bucks @TBD SATURDAY: Red Sox vs Rangers @7PM | NHL Playoff (if needed) Bruins vs Hurricanes @TBD SUNDAY: Brunch starts @12PM | Red Sox vs Rangers @2:30PM | NBA Playoff Game 7 (if needed) Celtics vs Bucks @TBD
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