Furry Friday

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BosGuy brain teaser

riddle, exercise for your brain

Each 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. Leave your guess in the comment section.

This week’s riddle: If you’ve got it, you’ll want to share it but once you’ve shared it, you haven’t kept it. What is it?

I’ll approve responses later in the day to allow people to respond without seeing any spoilers.

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

What to do this weekend

Check out what’s happening in and around Boston this weekend.
Have an event or program you want to promote, email bosguymail@gmail.com.

BOSTON GAY BARS

Below are links to some of Boston’s busiest LGBTQ+ bars and event organizers

Alley Bar in Downtown Crossing
Friday & Saturday dance parties w/ Bearaoke each Sunday

blend in Dorchester
Friday & Saturday dance parties and Sunday drag/disco brunches

Gay Mafia Boston (entertainment organizer – various locations)
Weekly Wednesday – Sunday dance parties

Cathedral Station in South End
Gay sports bar & kitchen w/ patio and free parking

Club Cafe in South End
Thurs-Sun dance parties, nightly cabaret & Sunday tea dance

dbar in Dorchester
Friday Karaoke, Saturday dance parties, Sunday tea dance

Jacques Cabaret in Bay Village
Nightly drag performances by Boston’s best drag queens

LGBTQ NightLife (event organizer – various locations)
Events: Sapphic Nights, EMO Pity Party, Issa Vibe & more

ManRay / Campus in Central Square
Thursday 19+, Friday (creative dress) & Saturday (80s New Wave)

Frolic (Formerly Men of Melanin Magic, event organizer – various locations)
Events: BussDown Fridays, Sunday Brunch DragTease & more

Trophy Room in South End
Neighborhood & sports bar & kitchen

WEEKEND PROGRAMMING

Here are a few more events/parties to which I wanted to shout out.

THURSDAY: Queeraoke: Drink. Sing. Dance. Repeat in JP

FRIDAY: Queer Film – Cassandro at The Coolidge

FRIDAY:  Strip Underwear Party hosted by Frolic at Legacy

SATURDAY: Rooftop Takeover of Sam Adams Tap Room hosted by Frolic

SATURDAY: So Hot Saturdaes – Studio 54 Disco Party at blend

SATURDAY: Boston Gay Mafia hosts DJ Paulo at Legacy

SUNDAY: Sober Gay Sunday Yoga, Recovery & Vibes in the Back Bay

SUNDAY: Bearaoke at The Alley

WHERE TO CATCH A GAME

Watch games at Alley Bar, Cathedral Station & Trophy Room
Thursday, Red Sox play The Orioles @6:30PM
Friday, Red Sox play The Orioles @7PM
Saturday, Red Sox play The Orioles @7PM
Sunday, Red Sox play The Orioles @3PM

TEA DANCES

Communi-TEA at Club Cafe

Sunday Tea at dbar

Lesbian NightLife Tea Dance at Dorchester Brewing Co.

DRAG BRUNCHES

Click the event links shared below for ticketing and reservation information.

Gaga Drag Brunch
Saturday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Boston)

Illusions The Drag Brunch Boston
Saturday & Sunday shows @1:30PM
Hosted upstairs at Hennessey’s (Downtown)

Pop Star Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM
blend

Cher & Madonna Drag Brunch
Sunday @11AM and again @2PM
Summer Shack (Cambridge)

Drag Me To Brunch
Sunday @2PM
Carrie Nation Cocktail Club (Beacon Hill)

And finally… another resource for what is happening at Boston gay bars is KikiPedia.

Vintage gay

Love this photo of guys hanging out in front of the San Francisco gay bar Badlands. Based on their attire, I’m going to assume this was taken in the 1980s, but not 100% sure about that. When do you think this week’s photo was taken? Explain your guess by leaving it as a comment on the blog so others can read it.

Previous Vintage Gay Photos

Todrick Hall comes to Boston October 18

Todrick Hall rolls into Boston with his Velvet Rage Tour on Wednesday, October 18th at the Wilbur in Boston’s Theater District. Tickets have been on sale for several weeks at this point so don’t delay if you’re interested in seeing this show. More information about tickets is available here.

If you’d like to see if Todrick Hall will be coming to a city near you, visit his tour page, todrickhall.com/tour.

Caption this photo

Much thanks to the Fearsome Beard blog which first posted this photo earlier this month. I thought it would make for an excellent “Caption This Photo” and I’m hoping you won’t disappoint!

Please share a caption of your own for this week’s photograph. Hopefully, the caption I’ve shared below will inspire you to leave a funny caption in the comment section. If you don’t see it immediately don’t worry, I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.

Giddy-up

Boston Ballet 2023/24 season

Carmen shown above will be performed in March 2024

The Boston Ballet returns next week with Fall Experience, a program featuring four ballets.

The Boston Ballet Fall Experience will include Akram Khan’s profound Vertical Road (the first American company to perform this ballet). Additional ballets will include a Boston Ballet premiere from Hans van Manen’s Trois Gnossiennes, Jorma Elo’s Bach Cello Suites returns for the first time since 2018, and an artist of the ballet company, My’Kal Stromile, will debut his first mainstage work.

Fall Experience
October 5 – 15, 2023
Tickets now on Sale

Temptation Tuesday

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Men in kilts

I love the teddy bear sporran these guys are wearing with their kilts.

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Monday morning mancandy

For those of you who are still dreaming of the weekend, it’s time to get ready for work.

All She Wrote Books needs your help

Boston’s only queer, inclusive bookstore is being displaced.

In the past two years, All She Wrote Books’s rent at Assembly Row has increased by 130%, and in the last four months, they have been forced to spend an additional ~$8,000 on HVAC issues, flooding repair, and more. Remaining in Assembly Row is untenable for this small business (one of only two local-owned shops on the Row) and it’s time for them to move to a space where they can set up roots.

ALL SHE WROTE BOOKS FOUND A POTENTIAL NEW HOME BUT THEY NEED YOUR HELP

The bookstore needs to raise $60k by October 15th and in their first week, they have raised nearly $20k, but they need your help in getting the word out. Please consider sharing this post or pulling information from their website and sharing this on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, etc.

Help make this chapter in the All She Wrote Books story a happily ever after ending by donating (no amount is too little) at givebutter.com/allshewrotebks.

Click this link for more information about All She Wrote Books.

Scruffy Sunday

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Queer Theater in Boston

Central Square Theater presents Angels in America. Part 1: Millennium Approaches and Part 2: Perestroika performances will be on September 23, 30, and October 7. If you want to see only Part 2 Perestroika, started earlier this week.

Check Central Square Theater’s website for more information about the production, when shows are being performed, and to get tickets.

Additionally, The Huntington Theater is hosting a special “Drag Me To The Theater” performance of their current show Fat Ham with a special pre-show event featuring drag performances by drag artists Micha Rose and Killah Croc. All are encouraged to come wearing their pride best or in drag as well.

Get $40 tickets to the Sept 26 performance (only) of FAT HAM. The ticket also includes free pre-show when you use the code “QUEERJOY”

Saturday morning coffee

I bet this week’s post could turn a tea drinker into a coffee lover.

Furry Friday

Sometimes grey hair can be very appealing. This week’s Furry Friday is for everyone who appreciates a more mature looking man.

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