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What to do this week: May 27 – June 2
I hope you’re enjoying Memorial Day; the official start of Summer 2019. This week starts with Memorial Day and concludes with Provincetown Pride so there is plenty to do – be sure to make plans and make the most of this summer.
Some highlights I want to make you aware about include six different comedy night takeovers by Don’t Tell Boston on Thursday (and another on Thursday), Friday, Saturday (and another on Saturday) and Sunday evening.
And on the weekend is Provincetown 2nd annual Pride Weekend, Ms. Kathleen Turner joins the Tennessee Williams Festival Gala on Saturday and Sunday in Boston is the 34th Annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston.
90s Flick about a one night stand in NYC with Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc and Tori Spelling is showing at Club Cafe this Tuesday for free – doors open at 7PM
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
All Star Mondays is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston
Movie Herstory Theatre: Trick join Kris Knievil and Stevie Psyclone for this month’s gay classic film, Trick at Club Cafe on Tuesday – movie starts at 8PM
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
Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester
Mass Bears and Cubs monthly social starts at 7:30PM on Tuesday at Cathedral Station – all are welcome so stop by and check it out
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: Special Guest Patrick Dennen with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett this Wednesday at 8PM at Club Cafe in Boston
Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM
Branden & James come to The Front Porch in Ogunquit Wednesday and Thursday
Branden & James ” All You Need Is Love” will be performing on Wednesday and Thursday at the Front Porch starting at 9:30 PM in Ogunquit
ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public
Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday
Don’t Tell Boston (Brookline) Takeover! Showtime is 7:30 on Thursday at a location in Brookline (exact location provided after tickets purchased – learn more about this guerrilla comedy night sweeping Boston and the US here) These shows sell out so get your tickets early
Don’t Tell Boston (BackBay) Takeover! Showtime is 7:30 on Thursday at a location in Back Bay (exact location provided after tickets purchased – learn more about this guerrilla comedy night sweeping Boston and the US here) These shows sell out so get your tickets early
RPDR Viewing Parties are at The Alley Bar, Blend, and Club Cafe each Thursday in Boston
Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
Gay Shots 3 presented by Open Theatre Project (OTP) runs Thursday through Saturday at Club Cafe; original LGBTQ 10-minute plays performed for you
Coleslaw’s Corner: Boston’s Best Drag Queens! is at The Museum of Science Charles Hayden Planetarium with an all-new groundbreaking lineup of drag performances this Thursday starting at 7:30PM
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
AIDS Walk & Run Boston is this Sunday
THE WEEKEND
Provincetown Pride Weekend starts on Friday and runs through Sunday
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
The Booty Hole Chats: Part Three Join us for Part Three of the Booty Hole Chats, on Friday from 5-7PM at AIDS Action in JP where we explore anal health. These chats are free and open to the public, and food will be served. Questions? Please contact William Graves at 857.313.6576.
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents: God Save The Queens with performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in beautiful Jordan Hall – Get your tickets today
Don’t Tell Boston (Financial Dist) Takeover! Showtime is 7:30 on Thursday at a location in downtown (exact location provided after tickets purchased – learn more about this guerrilla comedy night sweeping Boston and the US here) These shows sell out so get your tickets early
Revolution: It’s Time hosted by Jim Murray Events is downstairs at the Middle East in Central Square – check out this new monthly gay dance night – doors open at 9PM on Friday
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
Aladdin Night at Caliente Friday Nights East Boston and North Shore Gays… Check out this new gay night this Friday at Wonderland in Revere and let me know what you think about this new venue
Anthem Friday’s is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
Gelato Festival America: Boston 2019 is Saturday and Sunday at Eataly Boston – I’ve never been to this and would love to hear from anyone who goes to check it out – note that you do have to purchase tickets to attend
Boston Pride’s: High Heel Dash for Charity This year everyone is encouraged to come dressed as a super hero in heels – Saturday starting at 2PM at the Bell in Hand Tavern
Ptown’s Tennessee Williams Festival Opening Gala on Saturday kicks off the week long celebration and this year features a conversation with Kathleen Turner – tickets still remain – in Ptown
Pride Party at PEM is this Saturday get your Pride on with the legendary Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters and host of Dance Devotion on BBC Radio 2 all the fun starts up in Salem at 7PM and runs til Midnight
Don’t Tell Boston (Newbury Street) Takeover! Has 2 locations on Saturday: Takeover Show 1 and Takeover Show 2 Showtimes are 7:30 on (exact location provided after tickets purchased – learn more about this guerrilla comedy night sweeping Boston and the US here) These shows sell out so get your tickets early
Blend Saturdays with DJ Aga bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend (formerly Peggy’s) 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.
UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston
UnderBear is a monthly dance party with no cover and a clothes check, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX
34th Annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston come down to the Hatch Shell on Sunday to show your support and reach out to encourage friends to do the same – all money raised goes to the very worthy AIDS Action Committee
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
DotOUT Summer BBQ Party is this Sunday starting at 4:30PM at Cedar Grove Gardens
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
DateMyFriend.PPTX is back again at Aeronaut Brewery on Sunday evening starting at 7PM – each pitch followed up by an audience Q&A
Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston
Don’t Tell Boston (Cambridge) Takeover! Showtime is 8:30 on Sunday the exact location is provided after tickets purchased – learn more about this guerrilla comedy night sweeping Boston and the US here) These shows sell out so get your tickets early
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
What does it say about me that one of my favorite things about this photograph is the adorable Winnie-the-Pooh bear on the night stand?
Kiki Beach: Season 4 begins Sunday, May 26
Look what @KikiBeachBoston posted in their stories earlier today. It appears that Kiki Beach will be starting early this season and with a forecast calling for temperatures in the mid 80s on Sunday, why not head to the beach?
If you haven’t any plans, come down and check out the first Kiki Beach of the season. The boys usually don’t get to the beach much before 12PM. Look for guys on M Street Beach just after the Community Center, first bus shelter to the right. 
Saturday morning coffee
Serving up some super model deliciousness with your morning coffee today.
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.
Click on this week’s comic strip to enlarge
Click here if you would like to see the previous Adam & Andy
In the summer by Nizar Qabbani
With the start of Summer season in the US starting today – the start of Memorial Day Weekend – I wanted to share this poem which I post each summer.
In the Summer was written by a Syrian named Nizar Qabbani. Its slightly melancholic message makes it all the more romantic, which is pretty impressive considering the entire poem is less than 40 words.
What to do this weekend: Memorial Day Weekend
Lots happening Memorial Day Weekend. This weekend marks the start of the the 2019 Summer season (New England’s briefest of seasons) so make the most of it. No plans yet?
Check out my list of events, parties and programs for this upcoming weekend and make plans with your friends.
Women’s Weekend is Memorial Day Weekend in Ptown with parties and events catering to lesbians and their friends
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
Memorial Day Weekend in OGT all weekend long there will be parties up in Ogunquit – look to Mainestreet for tea dances, late night dancing and entertainment including the return of the Dueling Drag Divas and Lee Squared – An Evening with Liberace and Miss Peggy Lee
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston
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
XO Friday is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
Drag Bingo at The Paramount is on Saturday starting at 2:30PM Mackenzie Miller and Austin Tyler – this is a PBG fundraiser $25 for six rounds in Ptown
So Hot Saturdaes: Decades Party! bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend (formerly Peggy’s) 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
DONT ASK DONT TELL: Superqueero ft. Vince Chic this month’s party pays tribute to superheroes – creative attire encouraged at Great Scott in Allston on Saturday when the doors open at 10PM
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
Brunch baes: drag brunch is at Club Cafe this Sunday from 11AM – 3PM (show starts at 12PM)
Queer and Trans Figure Drawing starts at 2PM every 4th Sunday of the month at the Dorchester Art Project (click the link for more details)
COLESLAW Takes Over *SIP* Memorial Day Weekend this Sunday starting at 6PM at Jacques
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
Military Ball 2019 with DJ Paulo is at Mainestreet Bar in Ogunquit on Sunday – doors open at 10PM
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 Chops: Sips with a Somm Wine Class
Earlier this month Boston Chops South End restaurant hosted the first of four wine classes hosted by Nick Daddona, Boston Chops beverage director and his wife Lauren Collins who was the wine director at L’Espalier. Both treated us with their knowledge and anecdotes about the regions and wines we tried.
No prior knowledge of wines is required for this tasting, and this makes for a great gift for anyone you may know who enjoys wine. Although the first tasting has already passed, note the upcoming dates and make your reservations today. Monthly classes are $39 per person and begin at 4:00 PM.
Upcoming Sips with a Somm Wine Classes
Saturday, June 8 – Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Saturday, August 10 – Rosé All Day
Saturday, September 14 – For The Love of Pinot
If you’d like to learn more or to reserve a seat at the next Sips with a Somm – Wine Class call 617.227.5011.
Pilot program for marijuana cafes in Massachusetts
Provincetown named as one of five potential communities to pilot cafes
Last week Boston.com shared a story on how Massachusetts state regulators are now starting to focus on licensing “consumption establishments” so they can open for business in the state. Referred to as cannabis cafes or marijuana lounges, social consumption establishments are just what they sound like. But of course since this is Massachusetts this will likely take time as regulators discuss and debate how to proceed before a cafe is licensed to open.
A pilot program is being evaluated and will be capped at a maximum of 12 communities, beginning with the five — Amherst, North Adams, Provincetown, Somerville, and Springfield — that participated in the working group, if they choose to opt in. At the moment, regulators are suggesting two types of licenses under the proposed pilot: Primary-use licenses, like cannabis cafes, and event host licenses for public events where marijuana could be consumed, like a concert or festival. At the moment indoor smoking would be prohibited due to the statewide ban on indoor smoking but the proposed pilot program would let event hosts could allow smoking in a designated outdoor area and vaping could be allowed indoors with proper ventilation.
You can read the full article on Boston.com, here.
Vintage gay
Above is a photo of two men enjoying what looks like a fairly passionate kiss and embrace. I’m going to guess this was taken in the 1940s, but honestly have no idea. Anyone else think they know when this photo might have been taken?
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.
Gay Shorts 3 returns to Club Cafe
Open Theatre Project’s GAY SHORTS is back for its third, featuring an evening of short plays by, for, and with LGTBQ artists from all walks of life.
This year’s 7 short plays explore the in’s and out’s of the LGTBQ experience brought to you by diverse & talented directors, actors, playwrights & crew. who share funny, relevant and irreverent short stories you won’t want to miss.
Open Theatre Project presents Gay Shorts
3rd Annual LGBTQ Play Festival (One Week Only)
May 30 – June 1 at Club Cafe
Purchase Your Tickets Here
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