I thought I’d class things up a bit for Labor Day Weekend. If we have to bid summer goodbye, it helps to see such appealing autumn apparel.
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What to do this week: Sept 2-8
The students have returned to Boston and a new academic year has started, although there may be a few more beach days the summer is over.
Start your week by checking out the ICA which is FREE on Monday. Later this week there is plenty to do as well, including: Quingo Night and Gay Men BoardGame Speed Dating on Wednesday. For a full list of events look below.
This weekend come over to my neighborhood, SoWa for SoWa First Fridays then check out the Taco Takeover at Lion’s Tail or check out Movie Night: Avengers: Endgame. Also happening this weekend of note includes: Boston Night Market 2019: Fall Edition, Chinatown Main Street lantern Festival and 6 Flags New England PrideFest.
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston is open and Free on Monday
Free Admission to the ICA is open to the public to visit all day on Monday
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
No Filter You can catch #NoFilter every first Monday of the month upstairs with a kooky theme at Jacques with no theme, where anything goes 10PM-12AM
All Star Mondays is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston
Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester
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
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
Quingo Night (Quingo = Queer Bingo) is this Wednesday from 6-8PM at Turtle Swamp Brewing in JP
Gay Men BoardGame Speed Dating is on Wednesday from 7-9PM at the Friendly Toast in Kendall Square
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
Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday
New Alley Bar 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
#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
Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink
SoWa First Fridays is held the first Friday of each month from 5-9PM at 450 Harrison Avenue – peruse the galleries and individual artist studios
Taco Takeover Yellow Door Taqueria’s chef Curtin will take over Lion Tail with a menu of tacos and corresponding cocktails from 5PM-2AM Friday & Saturday
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Movie Night: Avengers: Endgame will play outside on the Boston Common by the Frog Pond on Friday starting at 8PM in Boston
Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)
FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques this Friday in Boston
H E R O E S this monthly gay dance party plays 80s New Wave, post-punk and electro music at Sonia’s on Friday starting at 10PM in Central Square
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM
Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
32nd Swim for Life is this Saturday starting at 8AM in Ptown
Boston Gay Basketball League fall classic get your squad together for the 1st Annual BGBL Classic – a 5-on-5 tournament Saturday and Sunday
Chinatown Main Street lantern Festival is from 10AM-6PM on Saturday
6 Flags New England PrideFest is all day at the amusement park on Saturday – To learn more click here and use Promo Code: “PrideFest”
Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM
Kamala Harris in Boston on Saturday meet the Senator from California who is running as a Democrat to win her party’s nomination from 3-6PM in Boston
Boston Night Market 2019: Fall Edition spectacular evening of lights, food, games, and entertainment on Saturday from 4-10PM in Gov’t Center
Underbear is this Saturday (free clothes check) at the Alley Bar starting at 9PM in Boston
Mayhem Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.
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 Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Gen-X Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Sip Tea Dance celebrate DJ Brian Halligan’s birthday this Sunday at Jacques from 6-10PM in Bay Village
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.
Scruffy Sunday
A lot of you may be sleeping in but for the tens of thousands moving into their new apartments – there is no time to rest so get up and get moving.
Saturday morning coffee
The placement of this guy’s coffee mug is extremely distracting.
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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Click here if you would like to see the previous Adam & Andy
Furry Friday
Let’s spice things up a bit with this devastatingly handsome, furry ginger.
What to do this weekend
Summer has been a blast and if you are not one of the tens of thousands with a September 1st lease here in Boston you can make the most of this last official weekend of the 2019 summer. If you’re sticking around this weekend there is plenty to do but I wanted to give a shout out for Boston Jazz Fest this Friday and Saturday over in the Seaport and a warning to remember this Sunday is Allston Christmas.
Free Summer Fitness Friday Bootcamp at 6:30AM in Christopher Columbus Park | Hip Hop Yoga at 12PM on the Seaport Common
Boston Jazz Fest is at the Boston Maritime Park in the Seaport starting at 12PM and running two days, Friday & Saturday in Boston
Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Coco Peru – Have Your Heard? brings her show to Mainestreet on Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:30PM in Ogunquit
Dragged Across New England take a tour of the local drag scenes all around New England at the Oberon this Friday starting at 8:30PM in Cambridge
Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM
Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM
Newport OUT Beach Day on Saturday from 3 – 7 PM at Second Beach in Middletown (at the end of the beach towards Sachuest Point)
So Hot Saturdaes: Girl Groups East vs West bring your friends for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester
Daddy Issues returns this Saturday at Machine with DJs James Cerne and Manu Miran in Boston
ResistDance while bigots will be marching in “Straight Pride” this weekend, the LGBTQ community is invited to dance and show everyone what Pride really means at Legacy in Boston
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
The Donkey Show is the ultimate disco experience is a story inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream each Saturday at Club Oberon in Cambridge.
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
Allston Christmas that one day of the year in Boston when it seems like the entire world is moving
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Annual Mr. Gay Ogunquit Swimsuit Contest this can’t miss event begins at 12:30PM on the beach and ends at Tea Dance in Ogunquit
Sunday Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston
Labor Day Sunday White Party with Abel is at Royale starting at 10PM 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.
Boston theater productions not to miss this fall
September brings back more than students. Most of Boston’s local theater companies also return with new productions and this fall local theater companies have an impressive line up with some productions already underway.
It is great to see traveling Broadway shows and tours that come to Boston, but it is the local theater companies that are the lifeblood of Boston’s theater scene. These companies are so worthy of your patronage so consider attending one or more of these productions this fall. Tickets are affordable and an evening out makes for a great date or night out with friends.
THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
SIX || August 21 – September 29, 2019
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. All this time, the six wives of Henry VIII have been reduced to a single rhyme—so they picked up a pen and a microphone. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the wives take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. More Info Here.
THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE (at the Calderwood Pavilion)
The Purists || August 30 – September 29, 2019
A thrilling world premiere by an exciting new voice, The Purists brings Tony Award winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots, “Pose” on FX) to the Huntington to direct this soaring new play by Dan McCabe. More Info Here.
THE LYRIC STAGE CO.
Little Shop of Horrors || August 30 – October 6, 2019
This award-winning sci-fi pulp musical about Seymour who haplessly pines after his coworker Audrey. Watch what happens when opportunity falls into his lap in the form of a mysterious, carnivorous, conniving – not to mention singing – plant that promises to fulfill Seymour’s every wish. More Info Here.
CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER
The Crucible || September 12 – October 13, 2019
1692. Salem, Massachusetts. Mass hysteria has consumed the town after Reverend Samuel Parris’ daughter and other girls have been discovered dancing naked in the woods with whispers of witchcraft running wild. Arthur Miller’s American classic asks the question “in a culture in which power resides in the hands of men – who do you believe?” More Info Here.
SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY
Choir Boy || September 13 – October 12, 2019
For fifty years, the elite Charles R. Drew Prep School has been dedicated to the education of strong, ethical black men; its legendary gospel choir an emblem of all it holds true. But for Pharus Young, the opportunity to take his rightful place as the leader of these talented vocalists comes at a price. Can he still earn his place in these hallowed halls and sing in his own key? More Info Here.
NEWREP THEATRE
Nixon’s Nixon|| September 14 – October 6, 2019
The night before Richard Nixon announced his resignation from the Presidency, he summoned Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to meet with him in the White House. What happened behind those closed doors will never be known, but playwright Russell Lees takes us on a journey through his own interpretation. Reflecting on political events that are strikingly similar to those faced today, Nixon’s Nixon questions whether the American Presidency is truly an office for leadership, or simply an opportunity to hold power. More Info Here.
Vintage gay
Thanks to the note below from the photogapher Anton Parish, we know this photo of Robert Mapplethorpe and Marcus Leatherdale was taken at Studio 54 in 1979. At the time Leatherdale worked for Mapplethorpe as his office manager and as a model for Mapplethorpe before going on to be an accomplished photographer in his own right.
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: hooyoboius
I can’t tell you much about this Instagram account because there is little shared in the profile. At the time I wrote this post in July, David – the name associated with the account – had just over 400 followers making this account a virtual unknown.
However, the humor and risque nature of the posts which increasingly show off the backside of men in short video form make me think that this will quickly become more popular. I like the account owner’s humor and think you might too so check it out and let me know what you think.
You can follow this account on Instagram here, instagram.com/hooyoboius.
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Caption this photo
Hopefully the caption I’ve shared below 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.
“Ready, set, go!”
State patrols on M Street beach are irksome and have little impact
Did you see the Boston Globe article, Southie’s line in the sand is at M Street Beach? I regularly go to M Street Beach and the ‘crackdown’ is an accurate description but pointless since its has had (and will continue to have) no impact.
The article says the increased presence of State troopers has come at the request of some Southie residents “who have raised concerns about the number of young people at the beach and the amount of alcohol they consume.” IMHO, this is just code for long time and mostly older residents upset with the changes they see taking place in their neighborhood. This former blue collar bastion of Irish-American families is increasingly a magnet for affluent 20 and 30 somethings. The nostalgic residents conveniently forget that the “good ol’ days” weren’t so great. The beaches in Southie overlooked the dirtiest harbor in the country and the beaches were filled with litter, including used needles and cigarette butts.
Watching the police patrolling M Street, it is hard to tell who is more unhappy; the people on the beach or the police who look uncomfortable wearing their polyester uniforms in the blazing sun. It is worth noting that in the years I’ve gone to M Street beach, I’ve not seen fights or disturbances attributed to drinking so the alarm raised by residents seems more peevish than reality.
So here’s my sincere ask to Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker, can we please use these public funds more effectively? In lieu of paying for police to patrol our public beaches, acting like resident assistants in a dormitory, can we use those funds more effectively? I’m sure the MBTA could use the money.
Men in kilts
The first thing that came to mind when I saw this photo on the now defunct website, 2mblr.com/scotsmen was eenie meenie minie moe.
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