The Welcoming Committee is planning another Fenway Park takeover later this September but you only have until Friday, August 24th to purchase your tickets for the game against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, September 25th.
Enjoy the final month of regular season baseball with some cold beers and friends. For more information visit TWC’s website, Red Sox Fall Takeover.
With all the construction happening in and around the Ink Block you may not have realized that a comparable residential development sitting upon 3+ acres of land between Harrison Avenue and Albany Street is shaping up just a few blocks away. The new residential complex will include approximately 650 apartments, 80,000 square-feet of office space and 20,000 square-feet of retail. The project has been scaled back slightly from its initial proposal of including 710 units, which had also included 65 affordable units, but it will still stretch (as its name indicates) from Albany Street to Harrison Avenue.
This is just one of a handful of projects that have taken city planners by surprise and is forcing Boston to re-evaluate their infrastructure plans for the neighborhood. The city expected more commercial building but due to a tight housing market and lack of housing developers are constructing more housing. Let’s see if these prove to be anymore affordable than the developments currently underway just a few blocks up the street.
Below is a recent photo shared on the Bldup.com.
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Poison Ivy + Kilt = Itchy Situation.
Provincetown’s Carnival celebration is this week || Photo Credit – Kyle Szary
This week I’ve listed nearly 50 events and that doesn’t even include the full event calendar for Provincetown’s 40th Carnival Anniversary or free outdoor movies showing this week in Boston.
Check the full list below and leave a suggestion for anything I may have missed as a comment. A few programs / events I’d like to give a shout out to include: the return of Gay Secrets of the MFA, the monthly Out to Climb, the new monthly Big Gay Roller Skate: Boston Launch and the MaineStreet Riptide Fundraiser Tea Dance.
40th Annual Carnival Week is already underway and events will run through Saturday this week in Provincetown
All Star Mondays Early show starts at 11:30PM on Monday with your host Raquel Surpreeze – late show starts at 12:30AM and is hosted by Violencia Exclamation Point with special guests at Machine in Boston
Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
ShowGirls weekly talent show hosted each Monday at the AHouse in Ptown
Cards Against Sobriety hosted every Monday night at the Alley join your friends for a fun game of Cards Against Humanity starting at 8PM in Boston
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
Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Wednesday from 6-9PM at two locations: Lucky Goblins – Quincy and Wegman’s – Medford
Gay Secrets tour of the MFA returns this Wednesday
Gay Secrets of the MFA hosted by Oscar Wilde Tours returns this Wednesday but tickets are required and this typically sells out – tour starts at 6:15 in Boston
Out to Climb head over to Brooklyn Boulders to join this monthly LGBTQ climbing community – check in starts at 6:30 and concludes (if you like) at 9PM with free apps at Brass Union in Somerville
Sports Night at Peggy’s is every Wednesday night at Peggy O’Neil’s pub in Dorchester
Siren Trivia is every Wednesday at 9PM at the Trophy Room bar in Boston
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Boston Calling Weekly Block Party is hosted every Thursday with live bands, great beer & wine from 5-8PM in Dewey Square by South Station
Big Gay Roller Skate: Boston Launch hosted by Guy Social Boston this month’s theme is Totally 80s! at Chez Vous Roller Skating Rink from 7-10PM (tickets purchased in advance are just $20) in Dorchester
Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
Gay Bash’d is a dance party that takes place on Thursday at Rogue Boston (no cover) in Boston
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
#Yaasss Thursdays presents: Sissy That Walk weekly drag competition the last Thursday of each month Showtime: 12:30AM at Club Cafe in Boston
THE WEEKEND
Lots going on this weekend with two great shows in OGT: Chelsea Piers and Paula Poundstone as well as a worthwhile fundraiser MaineStreet Riptide Fundraiser Tea Dance. There are also two different beach parties happening including a birthday edition of Kiki Beach as well as the 1st Annual Beach Bear Bonanza at Horseneck Beach State Reservation.
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Chelsea Piers (2 Shows Only) performs on Friday and Saturday her one woman show, “Are you there Ru? It’s me, Chelsea” at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Paula Poundstone (2 Shows Only) is performing on Friday and Saturday at Jonathan’s in Ogunquit
Dueling Drag Divas are back this year performing every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
XO Friday is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
1st Annual Beach Bear Bonanza at Horseneck Beach State Reservation
1st Annual Beach Bear Bonanza find the Bear flag down the far right of the beach as you enter Horseneck Beach State Reservation in Westport MA
Kiki Beach is back for its third year and Southie’s M Street Beach has never looked so fabulous – look for the speedos and listen for the good music; starting at 11ish in Boston
Brew at the Zoo is Saturday from 3:30 – 8:30PM at the Franklin Zoo in Boston
MaineStreet Riptide Fundraiser Tea Dance head up for this annual fundraiser for Beantown Softball on Saturday from 4-7:30PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Underwear Party is every Saturday at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM in Provincetown
H E R O E S Saturday (New Venue) 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
Jersey pick up party is at Cathedral on Saturday and games start Sunday morning
Boston GayKickball.com Jersey Party come to Cathedral Station to pick up your uniform, enjoy some appetizers and meet your teammates / league mates starting at 8:30PM in Boston
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 Gear Party 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
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
Boston Gay Kickball (Opening Day) is on Sunday from 10AM-1PM at Joe Moakley Field in Dorchester
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Babes Brunch is this Sunday at Trophy Room from 1-4PM in Boston
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.
It is rare that I read a book that has won as many accolades as Less by Andrew Sean Greer. The national best seller went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and even though I was initially questioning what all the hype was about, once Arthur Less starts his travels, I couldn’t help but get swept up in this story about a little known novelist, trying to live off the acclaim he received from his first book and past relationship with a famous, aging poet.
When Less Andrew’s on again / off again lover (who is much younger than him) sends him an invitation to his wedding, it proves to be more than he can handle. That news, combined with the realization that he will turn 50 in a few months results in a comical midlife crisis. Less decides to decline the wedding invitation and embark on an around the world trip first to NYC then Europe before heading to Morocco, India and finally Japan before settling back home in San Francisco. I think of the trip as a funnier and more relatable, Eat, Pray Love (gay men of a certain age are really going to enjoy).
Less is about a struggling gay author who suffers a spectacular midlife crisis which Greer details beautifully in his book.
Andrew Sean Greer makes a handful of literary references in each chapter, most of which go over my head, but in spite of those references, I found myself either smiling or laughing as I turned the pages. The book is also full of really beautiful insights like this conversation Less has with a friend late one night in Morocco after he learns his friend is splitting with his partner of 20 years. His friend, Lewis, refuses to think of his 20 year relationship as anything but a success.
“But you broke up with him. Something’s wrong. Something failed.
No! No, Arthur, no, it’s the opposite! I’m saying it’s a success. Twenty years of joy and support and friendship, that’s a success. Twenty years of anything with another person is a success…
You can’t do this, Lewis. You’re Lewis and Clark. Lewis and fucking Clark. It’s my only hope out their that gay men can last.
Oh Arthur. This is lasting. Twenty years is lasting! And this has nothing to do with you.”
This book can be purchased online at major resellers but you may also buy this in person or online at local bookstores. If you’re open to supporting local bookstores try one of these links, which will take you right to the book so you can make a quick purchase online if that is your preference.
Brookline Booksmith 279 Harvard Street by Coolidge Corner
Harvard Bookstore 1256 Mass Ave in Harvard Square
Papercuts JP 5 Green Street, Jamaica Plain
Porter Square Bookstore 25 White Street in Porter Square
Trident Bookseller’s & Cafe 338 Newbury Street in Back Bay
Sipping a cup of coffee at a cafe in Paris seems like a very civilized way to start my day, but I’ll settle for waking up and enjoying Provincetown. Wherever you are – enjoy your morning cup of joe.
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.
The creator of Adam & Andy posted a series of comic strips this week focused on Dillon – a young guy with a somewhat troubled past who recently has found solace at Adam & Andy’s and who also recently started dating their nephew.
Click on this week’s comic strip to enlarge
Meanwhile – back at Adam and Andy’s house…
Last Week’s Comic Strip
Provincetown’s 40th celebration better known as Carnival starts tomorrow and Sergio and I are heading down to spend the week relaxing and while we will likely go dancing, I’m sorry to say I have neither the rhythm nor skill to look this good, but the video does a great job of capturing our current mood.
Hit play, turn on the volume and have a great weekend.
Much thanks to the Tales of the Sissy blog for sharing this gem of a picture this past June. I couldn’t resist when I saw it and wanted to share it on my blog.
There is a lot happening this weekend including the second annual Tour de Fat, The 49th Chinatown August Moon Festival and The Great Boston Rib Fest. If you’re looking for something to do with friends that doesn’t involve eating but lets you enjoy the beautiful weather be sure to check out Kiki Beach on Saturday or on Sunday afternoon watch the Red Sox from the Boston Common.
If you’re heading down to the Cape for either part or all of Carnival, which starts on Saturday, be sure to check out my post from earlier this week listing many of the parties, 2018 Carnival in Provincetown: Events & Parties.
Provincetown’s 40th Annual Carnival officially starts Saturday, August 11th
Free Fun Friday The ICA is open and free to the public all day on Friday 10AM – 9PM thanks to the Highland Foundation in Boston
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Paint Nite is at Club Cafe on Friday from 7-9PM (tix req’d) in Boston
Dueling Drag Divas are back this year performing every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
FUZZ is a monthly gay dance party hosted the second Friday of each month with DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy at the Alley in Boston
XO Friday is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
40th Annual Carnival officially opens on Saturday and will run through Friday in Provincetown
Ironsides Boot Camp 2018 is on Saturday from 1-4PM at Joe Moakley Field – all are welcome no experience playing rugby required in Dorchester
Kiki Beach is back for its third year and Southie’s M Street Beach has never looked so fabulous – look for the speedos and listen for the good music; starting at 11ish in Boston
Tour de Fat returns to Boston on Saturday, courtesy of New Belgium Brewing from 12-5PM at Gov’t Center enjoy food, drink and bikes in Boston
Performs on Saturday in Ogunquit
Steve Grand in OGT performs for one night only at Mainestreet starting at 8PM on Saturday in Ogunquit
Underwear Party is every Saturday at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM in Provincetown
DILF: Carnival Edition doors open at 9:30PM at the Crown & Anchor’s Paramount Club with music by the Perry Twins in Provincetown
Silver at Peggy’s takes place the second Saturday of every month – this is a dance party for mature audiences and the men who like them – doors open at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’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
UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston
MOBD Muscle Otter Bear Daddy is from 10PM – 2AM on Saturday at Paradise in Cambridge
49th Chinatown August Moon Festival starts at 10AM in Chinatown
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Queer Boston Board Gamers Pot Luck BBQ is at 11AM on Sunday in Somerville
Out of the Park: Watch the Red Sox from the Boston Common courtesy of the Highland Foundation, which will broadcast the game on a huge screen – event starts at 11:30AM and game time is 1:05PM on Sunday in Boston
Bear brunch at Trophy Room is this Sunday starting at 1PM in Boston
Project Ugly Dress grab that dress out of your closet to help raise money for The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Grants Fund at Club Cafe from 1-4PM on Sunday in Boston
The Great Boston Rib Fest start at 11:30AM and last until the ribs run out – ribs are $2/each at Dorchester Brewing Co. in Dorchester
Cruise D’ Krewes Sunset Boat Party boarding begins at 4PM and the cruise runs from 4:30 – 7:30PM at Macmillan Pier in Provincetown
*SIP* #10 w/Civil Lie Zation 10th edition with resident DJ Brian Halligan and guest performer, Civil Lie Zation is at Jacques from 6-10PM in Boston
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
The Night of Bacchus Costume Ball is the official opening party for 2018 Carnival – doors open at 8:30PM at the Paramount & Wave bar in Ptown
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.
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A new survey from the AARP has found that the majority of gay men over 45 living in the United States are single. The survey included nearly 2,000 LGBTQ adults from all 50 states and asked people about their thoughts on age and aging.
The survey found that gay men are much more likely to live alone with 57% of gay men over the age of 45 indicating they were single as compared to 39% of lesbians. They did not share what percent of the heterosexual population is single over the age of 45, which I would have found interesting to learn.
The survey, which was first published in March of this year, helps us better understand and be better able to respond to the challenges facing an aging LGBTQ community. The survey explored other issues including access to quality healthcare, long term care and housing, which mirror concerns the general population share but which many in the gay community face without the help of family or children. You can read the full report here: Maintaining Dignity.
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.
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