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What to do this week: January 13-19
Lots happening this week leading up to MLK Day, including some new nights you may not know about including a Drag Variety Show at Bill’s Bar on Thursday, SWEAT: Leather Daddy Night is back for the first time this year on Friday, SIP returns on Sunday at a new location and PRIVATE LIFE at Shore Leave in the South End. The biggest party of the week will definitely be at Royale on Sunday night DREAM with Ralphi Rosario.
If clubbing isn’t your thing, no worries as there are plenty of options for you including Mini-Film Series: Camp Classic Mommie Dearest, Dollar Dumpling Thursdays, and Queer Board Game Night to name a few.
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
All Star Mondays – Fairy Tales is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston
Dirty Water Saloon Line Dancing for Queers & friends has country-western two-step, west coast swing and line dancing each Tuesday from 7-10PM (all are welcome) at the Milky Way Lounge in JP
Boston Drag Gauntlet Legends 5 legendary drag performers compete in 3 challenges for local charities and the title of Boston Drag Gauntlet Legend on Tuesday at 7:30PM at Jacques in Bay Village
Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester
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
Stump Trivia with Jonathan Brett is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM
Dollar Dumpling Thursdays fits just about anyone’s budget so come over to Red Lantern and have a few dumplings with friends or just to people watch on Thursday starting at 5PM in Boston
Mini-Film Series: Camp Classic Mommie Dearest on Thursday at 6PM at The History Project – tickets must be reserved in advance in Boston
Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday
Bear 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
NEW Drag Variety Show: LIVE! from the Clearance Rack hosted by Atlas Bleach, serves up live music, sketch comedy, and sickening drag performance at Bill’s Bar starting at 8:30PM in the Fenway
#Yaasss Thursdays with hosts Penny Tentiary, Yune Neptune, and resident DJ Begbick plays the area’s best hip hop and top 40 at Club Cafe
THE WEEKEND
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
The Diva’s Experience is at the Museum of Science each Friday at 7:30PM at the Hayden Planetarium – tix required and strongly encouraged to purchase in advance – showtime is approximately 40 minutes
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
SWEAT: Leather Daddy Night with DJ James Cerne & offAxis Adam Fearing Leather, Rubber, Fetish, Pup Gear encouraged but not required. Come and be yourself! Pop Up Demos TBA at Machine on Friday starting at 10PM
HEROES Ashes To Ashes Tribute to Bowie with DJ Chris Ewen is this Friday at Sonia in Central Square on Friday in Central Square
Groove Fridays plays disco (new and old,) house, remixes, and more- all with video and amazing visualizers with DJ Brian Derrick every third Friday at blend in Dorchester
Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
Drag Queen Story Hour is every third Saturday in the children’s section from 11AM – 12PM at the Trident Bookseller’s & Cafe in Boston
Saturday afternoon Sips with a Somm is this Saturday at 4PM at Boston Chops (South End) with beverage director and Advanced Sommelier Nick Daddona will include Vino Italiano, The Rhone Rangers, ABC’s of France, Winter Warmers, and American Cabernet – tickets req’d in South End
Queer Board Game Night is at 6PM at the Trident Booksellers & Cafe on Newbury Street in Boston
Mayhem Saturdays with DJ AGA is this weekend so bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at blend in Dorchester
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
GAY BASH’D returns to the Oberon this Saturday with everyone’s favorite DJ Colby Drasher – click for full line up of performers – doors open at 10PM
Legacy Saturday Nights come down and dance to music from Alex Costa starting at 10PM in the Theater District
Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX
UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston
SoWa Vintage Market continues to run every Sunday from 10AM to 4PM at 450 Harrison Avenue in the South End
Mass Bears & Cubs social is this Sunday from 2-5PM at blend in Dorchester
Bear Tea Dance (Hanky Code) hosted by The History Project with great music from DJ BEGBICK starts at 5PM on Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
SIP presents Come Together (NEW LOCATION) returns this Sunday with DJ Brian Halligan at The Good Life in downtown starting at 6PM in Boston
Naked Yoga for Men meets in the Boston area most Sundays at 6:30 PM (note that classes fill in advance and you must pre-register with the group)
Gay Beer Club Sundays is at Stoddard’s in DTX, starting at 7PM – all welcome
PRIVATE LIFE (New Gay Night) dancing, drag and dinner at Shore Leave in SoWa with James Cerne and Char starting at 8PM
Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston
DREAM with Ralphi Rosario presented by The Gay Mafia is at Royale on Sunday of MLK weekend in the Theater District
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.
Beautiful Buenos Aires
Last month Sergio and I traveled through parts of Argentina and spent 5 nights in beautiful Buenos Aires at the Park Tower Hotel in the Retiro neighborhood; near Puerto Madero and adjacent to Recoleta. This was our second visit to the city; our first visit to B.A. was back in the early 2000s.
Above you can see some photos of Sergio posing in front of a Pride flag in a public park, Obelisco de Buenos Aires and the Casa Rosada which translates into the Pink House and is where the President of Argentina resides.
There were some things we wanted to revisit like the Recoleta Cemetary (shown above) where prominent families from B.A. are buried – Eva Peron among them; going back to the Floralis Genérica or the Tulip as I kept referring to it (shown below); and spending more time in the Palermo neighborhood.
To make the most of the beautiful weather, we made a conscious decision to spend as much time as we could outside walking through our favorite neighborhoods and visiting their many gorgeous parks. It was a special treat for this New Englander to be wearing shorts and a t-shirt in December and made me feel like Sergio and I were chasing summer.
Below are some of photos taken on our visit. I could probably write an entire post on the parks and green spaces throughout Buenos Aires. The city is breathtaking, and I already want to go back again.
Some of our favorite parks included Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve, a massive reserve in the heart of the city; Parque Thays most notable for its Nude Male Torso sculpture by Fernando Botero; Floralis Genérica a.k.a. the tulip sculpture made of steel and aluminum; Buenos Aires Botanical Garden in the Palermo neighborhood and the Japanese Gardens.
If you enjoy art and are looking to do something a little different, I’d recommend checking out the guided walking tours of Buenos Aires graffiti art. We signed up for a 3 hour walking tour through different neighborhoods in BA and it was really fascinating. The tour guides tell you about the individual artists, their backgrounds, and their trademark techniques that have helped distinguish them. After we took the tour we were able to spot the work of a few of the artists who had been featured on our tour in other parts of the city. The girl with the blue hair from pum pum shown above was one of my favorites.
If you’re interested in learning more you can check out the tour guides website and the various tours they offer at graffitimundo.com.
While there are many fantastic restaurants in Buenos Aires, Sergio and I did not indulge in any gourmet experiences. However we did return to B.A.’s famous Cafe Tortoni to indulge in an afternoon coffee and dessert.
We also really enjoyed the Four Seasons Buenos Aires lounge, Pony Line. Thanks to a tip from a bartender there we were directed to a subterranean bar about 3 blocks away in a Flower & Wine shop called Floreria Atlantico where you enter the basement bar through a fake refrigerator door (see Sergio in photo above).
Despite being disappointed that we didn’t see everything we had hoped, I know I’ll be back to Buenos Aires. It is an amazing city and one to add to your bucket list if you’ve never visited.
Scruffy Sunday
Well good morning Eliad Cohen. Let me know if I can bring you anything.
Saturday morning coffee
Looks like this guy is in serious need of some coffee and needs some help.
Saturday morning comics
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about Adam and Andy and purchase a copy of “the definitive collection of Adam and Andy” by visiting, adamandandy.com.
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What to do this weekend
Here are 20+ events / programs / parties that will be taking place in and around Boston this weekend. Share this post with your friends and make plans to go out and have a great weekend.
If there is a program that I’ve overlooked, please add it in the comments section and if it is a reoccurring event let me know so I can add it to this post which I pull together each week.
FRIDAY
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Boston Gay Professionals MeetUp network and connect with other LGBTQ professionals at this monthly meet up – this month at the Liberty Hotel on Friday starting at 6:30PM in Beacon Hill
The Diva’s Experience is at the Museum of Science each Friday at 7:30PM at the Hayden Planetarium – tix required and strongly encouraged to purchase in advance – showtime is approximately 40 minutes
The Cake (Opening Night) Lyric Stage Company opens with a funny and timely play that runs through February 9th in Boston
Fabulous Underground Comedy Kids Standup is at Jacques this Friday starting at 9PM in Bay Village
Fuzz love Kylie (and so do you) so check out this monthly dance party at the Alley on Friday starting at 10PM in Boston’s DTX
FO-MO Fridays is back this weekend at blend with DJ BEGBICK starting at 10PM (no cover) in Dorchester
Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
Movies After Midnite: The Faculty shows at the Coolidge starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline
SATURDAY
GAG REFLEX: Gay Stand-Up Comedy Show a new comedy night comes to Boston starting this Saturday starting at 6:30PM at Club Cafe
Prime Time at Oberon (Grand Opening) hosted by the Men of Melanin Magic with music from DJ BEGBICK – come and check out this new monthly gay dance party in Cambridge
DJ Alex Acosta spins at Legacy in the Theater District on Saturday – doors open at 10:30 in Boston
Blend Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend in Dorchester
Grunt is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX
The Pink Party forget about what Mean Girls taught you and this Saturday dress in pink then head to dbar in Dorchester
UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston
Movies After Midnite: The Thing shows at the Coolidge starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline
SUNDAY
SoWa Vintage Market continues to run every Sunday from 10AM to 4PM at 450 Harrison Avenue in the South End
No Pants Subway Ride join this fun tradition hosted by cities around the world here in Boston and ride the MBTA in your underwear from 1-3PM on Sunday in Boston
Y2k Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Naked Yoga for Men meets in the Boston area most Sundays at 6:30 PM (note that classes fill in advance and you must pre-register with the group)
Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston
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.
No Pants Subway Ride Boston is this Sunday
Boston’s No Pants Subway Ride is this Sunday
Calling all exhibitionists and pranksters: Boston’s 14th annual No Pants Subway Ride (NPSR) is this Sunday, January 12th from 1-3PM. Details for participating in the No Pants Subway Ride (and the fun no pants after party) are posted here.
Meet at 1 Pemberton Square (near Gov’t Center) by 1:00 PM. Look for someone with an umbrella (and possibly a cape) who will give you instructions on the specific route you’ll be asked to travel. NOTE: Show up fully clothed – you will be instructed (when / where to remove your pants once on the MBTA). After riding the MBTA a pants optional after party will be at McGreevy’s (911 Boylston Street, Boston). Watch this helpful video for more information and tips.
About the Boston NPSR:
Attendees will ride various T lines wearing all of their normal winter clothes with the minor exception of missing pants. Throughout the ride, participants are encouraged to act as if nothing is out of the ordinary. G-strings, jockstraps, etc… are not allowed – the idea is to be cheeky without showing your cheeks if you understand my meaning.
Vintage gay
This is one of many ‘vintage’ photos that can be viewed here. It is unclear when or where this may have been taken. Any thoughts? It’s quite rare for me to come across photos of men of color photographed at any time in history but especially when one looks back before the middle of the 20th Century like this photo.
I dedicate this weekly post, featuring vintage gay photographs, to the men and women who lived in a more critical time where being true to yourself and loving who you want wasn’t always an option and came at a great price. Do you have a photo you would like to share? Email me at bosguymail@gmail.com.
This week on Instagram: jongomezdelap
What can I tell you about Jon other than he is a Spanish photographer (and sometimes model) who calls Barcelona home – oh and in case you’re blind he also has a great body and handsome face.
This is definitely a mancandy account sprinkled with artistic and kooky photos. If his photos on Instagram are an accurate representation of who he is, then I think I’d like to be friends with this guy. He clearly has a great sense of humor.
You can follow this Instagram account at, instagram.com/jongomezdelap.
Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.
Caption this photo
Hopefully the caption I’ve shared below of Saul Sarmiento (which I swiped from Matt over at boyculture blog late last year) inspires you to offer up a caption or two of your own.
Leave a witty or funny caption as a comment for this post, and I’ll approve it for readers to enjoy.
“Showoff”
Boston’s Lyric Stage Company presents, The Cake
Boston Lyric Stage is a great local theater company located on Clarendon Street on the Back Bay / South End line and later this week they will open with, The Cake, their first production of the calendar year.
Using humor, the play addresses religious-based discrimination and the crisis of conscience some have when it comes to participating or contributing to same sex marriages. The play opens with Della, a traditional Southern baker, who learns she will be cast on her favorite television baking competition just as she is reunited with her deceased best friend’s daughter, Jen. The sparks fly when Della is forced to question her strongly-held beliefs after Jen asks her to make her dream wedding cake for her and her future wife. Della must re-examine her deeply held beliefs, as questions of morals, judgment and family swirl around them all in this heartfelt and deliciously funny play.
The production opens this week on Friday, January 10 and runs through Sunday, February 9. Sergio and I will be checking it out this weekend and I hope you will see it as well. With tickets starting at $25 and special discounts for seniors and students this is a great option and worth checking out.
The Cake
January 10 – February 9, 2020
Click here for more information or to buy tickets
Temptation Tuesday
Starting the year off with a distractingly handsome Temptation Tuesday post.
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