Much thanks to my Twitter bud, TheMoInMontrose for sharing this photo. I couldn’t help but think it would be perfect for a lazy Sunday morning post.
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Scruffy Sunday
Saturday morning coffee
Who wouldn’t want to share a morning coffee with Lex Abramov?
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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SpeakEasy Stage presents Small Mouth Sounds
It is opening night for SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of Small Mouth Sounds, which runs through February 2, 2019. Small Mouth Sounds was a 2015-2016 Off Broadway hit that had two sold out, extended runs in New York City and is now being produced by the SpeakEasy Stage where you can see it at the Calderwood Pavilion in the South End.
The show includes a cast of seven and runs for one hour and forty minutes without intermission. It takes place in the overwhelming quiet of the woods. Six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat, and as these strangers confront internal demons both profound and absurd, their vows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. Filled with awkward and insightful humor, the play captures the unique eloquence of a silent retreat and asks how we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us.
Find time to make plans with friends and see this production. Not only will an evening out for dinner (or drinks) and a show be a great way to pass an evening but it will also support a local theater company that is worthy of your patronage.
What to do this weekend
Below I’ve listed nearly 25 events, parties and programs but here are a few shout outs for you to consider. If you’re looking for something that will provide you with a bit of culture check out Winnie-The-Pooh: Exploring a classic (the show closes on Sunday), get tickets to see Small Mouth Sounds from the SpeakEasy Stage (it’s opening weekend) or invite friends to join you the local galleries on Friday evening for SoWa First Fridays, or check out
If you’re more in the mood to let of some steam and dance the night away check out LADY GAGA Night at CC or FASCINATION Friday if you want to get your kink on. On Saturday you can head over to The Oberon to pretend you’re at Studio 54 at the audience participation Donkey Show or dance all night in your underwear at The Alley’s UnderBear dance party.
Winnie-The-Pooh: Exploring a classic opened at the MFA back in September and will close on Sunday so if you want to see this show make plans to visit the MFA this weekend
SoWa First Fridays is a great option to check out on Friday from 5-9PM if your looking for a fun and affordable way to get out and take in some local culture – head over to the galleries and studios in SoWa at 450 Harrison Ave.
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Small Mouth Sounds (Opening Night) is presented by the SpeakEasy Stage Co. at the Calderwood Pavilion in the South End and will run through Feb 2nd
Don’t Tell Boston (Back Bay) is a secret comedy show that hosts some of the best and brightest comedians in the US – the exact location will be shared when you buy your tickets online
RPDR All Star Viewing Party is at Trophy Room with Miranda Wrights and Severity Stone starting at 8PM in Boston
Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) hosted by The Welcoming Committee is this Friday starting at 9PM at The Good Life in Boston
La Boum Queer Dance Party is hosted the first Friday of each month starting at 10PM at the Milky Way in JP
FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston
H E R O E S Retro dance party hosted the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10PM-2AM at Sonia (formerly TT The Bear’s Place) in Central Square
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
LADY GAGA Night at CC attention Little Monsters, this party is going to be crazy busy with Gaga remixes featured all Friday night by DJ Stevie Psyclone so arrive early or you’ll be standing outside in a line for a looooong time
MADONNA cover band Power of Love perform their show “Material World” at the Sinclair on Saturday starting at 7PM (get your tickets)
Blend Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend (formerly Peggy’s) in Dorchester
EXTRA! Featuring Gina Tonic is hosted by Dusty Morehead at Machine starting at 10PM on Saturday 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.
UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston
UnderBear dance party has no cover and a clothes check (no dress code downstairs and mandatory underwear only dress code upstairs – all the fun starts at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX
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
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.
Alexandra Hotel public meeting is January 9th
Alexandra Hotel – October 1899 | Source Wikipedia
The Hotel Alexandra was built at the end of the 19th century; first opening their doors to the public in 1875. Despite its beautiful and distinctive look, the hotel began to fail in the first half of the 1900s and has been permanently vacant since the early 1990s. The most recent owner, The Church of Scientology, bought the building in 2008, hoping to convert it into a local headquarters, but the property’s poor condition and lack of funds ultimately led the church to sell.
New owners have proposed bringing the historic building back to life as a boutique hotel. Their plans include making this into a twelve story building, creating space for a ground floor restaurant and café and a rooftop level bar/restaurant. They will also look to restore the hotel’s facade. Want to hear more about the developers’ plans? Attend the Wednesday, January 9th public meeting. You can also submit your comments here.
Alexandra Hotel Public Meeting
Wednesday, January 9th || 6:00 – 7:30PM
Boston Water & Sewer Commission Building
2nd Floor Training Room || 980 Harrison Avenue
For more info email Michael.A.Sinatra@Boston.gov
Vintage gay
This week’s photo comes from Peter Miller who shared this photo to two affectionate soldiers from South America (or so he thinks). Much thanks for sharing Peter. I’m curious if anyone might be able to hazard a guess as to where or when they think this photograph may 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.
Submit your nominations for 2019 Boston Pride theme and parade marshals
Nominations for the 2019 Boston Pride theme and parade marshals are now open, and you are invited to submit themes and parade marshal candidates online by Thursday, January 10, 2019
Nominations for the theme and marshal can be made online at the Boston Pride website at, www.bostonpride.org/theme and www.bostonpride.org/marshals. The top choices will be announced in February. If you are interested in learning about how you can join Boston Pride and get more involved with the annual celebration visit, www.bostonpride.org/join/.
This week on Instagram: recoverywarriorfitness
With many people choosing to use the start of a new year as a time to make resolutions to live a healthier life, I thought it would be appropriate to share an Instagram account of my friend Joe who is a personal trainer out in San Francisco as the first featured account of 2019.
Joe is a native New Englander who moved to San Francisco a few years ago after eschewing a career in finance that he no longer felt passionate about. He has a website where you can learn more about his philosophy, areas of specialty and more. For those of you who don’t live in SF, feel free to follow his IG account which focuses on fitness and inspirational sayings.
Follow this account on Instagram here, instagram.com/recoverywarriorfitness/.
Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.
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.
“What’s that little bump?”
Dry January
On a whim last year, I decided to abstain from any alcohol through the month of January. I have to admit I was curious if I could make it the full 31-days without drinking anything because I basically drink water, coffee, tea and wine. There were definitely times during the month where this proved challenging but overall, I was really surprised at how easy it was for me to do it. Perhaps it was all my training as a practicing Catholic when I was younger and asked to give up something for the 40-days of Lent that made the 31-days of January seem easy or maybe it was the fact that Sergio rarely drinks. Regardless, I’ve decided to “go dry” once again this month so I apologize in advance to Brix (my favorite wine shop) for the loss in revenue.
To anyone else who may be doing the same, I wish you luck and will have a toast in your honor on Friday, February 1st.
Cheers
Temptation Tuesday
Thought I’d start 2019 off with a seriously tempting post. I hope you enjoy it.
Men in kilts
To quote the fabulous Ms. Coco Peru in the gay flick Trick, “Blow Gabriel blow.”
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