Summer Thursdays at the MoS: Drag Kings of the Slaughterhouse Society

gay bostonSlaughterhouse Society and friends invade the Planetarium tonight for an up close and personal drag king concert! Enjoy as they pay tribute to some of your favorite musical icons accompanied by innovative and immersive cutting-edge visuals overhead on the fulldome. Prince, Meatloaf, Marilyn Manson, and more!

Drag Kings of the Slaughterhouse Society Perform tonight at The MoS Planetarium. More information and a link to get tickets is included below.

Museum of Science – Charles Hayden Planetarium
Thursday, July 12 at 9:00 PM
More Info and Tickets Here!

Vintage gay

In honor of Bear Week currently underway in Provincetown, I wanted to post this photo which claims to be of Mr. Mordecai Higginbotham (seated). I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard of this man nor could I find anything conclusive online, but I do love this photo. His friend reminds me of a young Teddy Roosevelt so I’m going to assume this was taken at the end of the 19th century. WDYT?

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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Shakespeare takes over the Boston Common

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Photo from OffWestEnd.com

One week from today The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) will once again host their annual production of a William Shakespeare play on the Boston Common. Opening night will be Wednesday, July 18th and performances will run through Sunday, August 5th. Performances take place Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm; Sundays at 7pm; with a 3pm matinee performance on Saturday, August 5th.

Richard III
Directed by Steven Maler
July 18 – August 5, 2018
FREE and open to the public

csc, commonwealth shakespeare company, boston theater, bosartsThe image above shows the location of the theater production on the Boston Common. I suggest arriving early to ensure you can be within sight of the stage. When I attend, I like to make a quick stop at the Roche Bros in Downtown Crossing to stock up on snacks and drinks – food is available on the Common but options are somewhat limited.

Need a quick overview of this Machiavellian monarch Shakespeare dedicates an entire play to? Here is a quick recap of Richard III (as told by Shakespeare).

This week on Instagram: menofcolour

Greg Ym, strong black man, handsome, hunk, pool sharkThis week I’m featuring the Instagram account of Men Of Colour Magazine, which as you might suspect, posts photos of very attractive men of color like the photo above of Greg Ym taken by Greg Ragas. While the account features many men some like Greg shown up above appear relatively frequently so check out the account for more photos of Greg and to see their other posts.

Follow this account on Instagram here, instagram.com/menofcolour.

Do you like this weekly post? Check out previously featured IG accounts here.

Caption this photo

Drew Mitchell, sports humorMuch thanks to Giants, Cowboys, Football, Rugby and Life blog  for pointing out this photo of Drew Mitchell earlier this spring. 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.

Cheeky bloke

Summer readin’

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Published by Anchor Publications in 1965 this gay pulp fiction novel is listed as adult fiction but it looks fairly tame as compared to the other novels I’ve been publishing each Tuesday afternoon.

HUBweek 2018 passes now available

HUBweek (October 8-14) is a festival for the future that celebrates innovation  in art, science and technology. HUBweek will kick off with events taking place all across the city, but will be centered on Boston’s City Hall Plaza, which will be transformed (once again) into a mini village of semi-permanent structures.

Join thought leaders like Medford-native Michael Bloomberg, Malcolm Gladwell, Deepak Chopra, Atul Gawande and more; connect with 100+ of Boston’s most impactful start-ups; and interact with Boston’s creative economy and those who are helping rethink Boston’s future.

Many events are free but do fill up. There are also events that require ticket purchases, but there is an “early bird special” running through July 24th.

Learn more here: hubweek.org

Temptation Tuesday

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Hub Theatre Boston presents, The Taming

queer theater, fringe theater boston, hub theatre company, Laura GundersonWhat happens when a beauty queen, a right-wing politician and a liberal activist are locked in a hotel room on the eve of the Miss America pageant? The Taming by Lauren Gunderson, which is inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, provides audiences with a satirical skewering of modern American politics that will leave you laughing out loud.

Tickets for The Taming at Club Cafe

The production plays at Club Cafe, beginning on Friday, July 13th with performances Thursday through Sunday each week until it closes on Saturday, July 28th. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested price of $20.00.

Men in kilts

handsome, hunkThis guy looks exceptionally dapper in his formal wear and kilt. WDYT?

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What to do this week: July 9 -15

Bear week in Provincetown is in full swing this week and for more information I’d like to direct you to my post about Bear Week Parties & Events. But if you are in Boston this week there remains plenty to do including  DRAGATHON: Season 10 which may still have a few tickets available; Mass Bears and Cubs are teaming up with The History Project at this month’s Silver at Peggy’s party on Saturday; and a couple of drag brunches on Sunday are happening –  Brunch of the Queens at Bell and Hand and DRAG Me To Brunch at Carrie Nation Cocktail Club.

If you prefer something a bit more ‘cultural’, the World Premiere of a new musical based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 movie, Moulin Rouge opens in Boston starting Tuesday, July 10 and running through August 19th. And on Friday The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) broadcasts their summer performance, Tanglewood in the City, on the Boston Common at 8PM.

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Moulin Rouge the Musical! World Premiere is Tuesday at the Emerson Majestic

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Bear Week Parties & Events are in full swing through Saturday – use the link to see a more complete listing of events and parties in Provincetown

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

Moulin Rouge The Musical (Opening Night) is at the Emerson Majestic on Tuesday but the pre-Broadway run will be here in Boston through August 19th

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

Cambridge Men’s Group: Dinner at Spices monthly dinner meet up is for members of this group – if interested join by selecting the link

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DRAGATHON: Season 10 by Chris Harris Presents is at Royale on Wednesday starting at 7PM in Boston

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

MOVIE: The Lion King plays at the William G. Reinstein Bandstand at 6PM in Revere

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Thursday from 6-9PM at the Cambridge Center Foyer in Kendall Square in Cambridge

MOVIE: Faces Places (Visages Villages) plays as part of the MFA “Sunset Cinema” series on Thursday starting at 7PM in Boston

Magic Dyke at the Planetarium hosted by The Slaughterhouse Society has two shows on Thursday (the first 7:30 has sold out) the second show at 9PM still has tickets available at the Museum of Science in Boston

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

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The History Project and Peggy O’s presents Silver on Saturday, July 14th

THE WEEKEND

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Tanglewood in the City Boston Symphony Orchestra performance in the Berkshires will be projected on a giant screen on Boston Common, starting at 8PM on Friday

MOVIE: The Lion King plays at Rowes Wharf as part of the Summer in the City programming, starting at dusk in Boston

Boston Gay Professionals Meet Up is at the Intercontinental Hotel from 6:30-9PM for more details and to join use the link provided – in Boston

Dueling Drag Divas are back this year performing every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

Fur-Turnity hosted by Mass Bears and Cubs is the 2nd Friday of every month downstairs at Jacques – doors open at 9PM in Boston

FUZZ hosted the second Friday of each month with DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy at the Alley in Boston

Camp Crystal Lake – Friday the 13th Features spine-tingling performances by some of New England’s spoOoOoOokiest queens to torment campers  – costumes are encouraged but not required at the Oberon in Cambridge

XO Friday is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday

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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

Beach Party Tea Dance is at Mainestreet from 3-9PM on Saturday with DJ Jodi in Ogunquit

MOVIE: SING! plays at the Prudential Center on Saturday in Boston

Underwear Party is every Saturday at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM 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

Strapped is at Machine on Saturday hosted by Buddy Bing and with music from DJ Gay Jim

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

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Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Brunch of the Queens is on Sunday starting at 11AM at the Bell and Hand tickets are available for brunch and the show or just the show

DRAG Me To Brunch is on Sunday starting at 11AM for brunch (the drag show starts at 2PM) at Carrie Nation Cocktail Club in Boston

Babes Brunch is on Sunday starting at 1PM at Trophy Room 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.

Scruffy Sunday

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Saturday morning coffee

handsome, hunk, man drinking coffee in his underwearI would happily wake up early every morning to make this guy a cup of coffee.

Saturday morning comics

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2018 Bear Week: Parties and Events

bear weekJust as 2018 Independence Week comes to a close, 2018 Bear Week roars into Ptown starting Saturday. If you are heading to Provincetown for this coming Bear Week, check out the Boatslip’s massive tea dance each day, visit the clubs like The Crown & Anchor’s Paramount & Wave Bar, Atlantic House (A-House) and Purgatory. But also make time to catch a show or two while you visit. Below is a sampling of some of the parties that will take place in Ptown this week.

Purgatory’s underwear party during Bear Week starts at 9:30

Saturday, July 7th: 
Underbear Party will be packed at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM
Big Muscle Bears Dance Party at the Crown & Anchor starts at 9:30PM
BearMania hits the A-House doors open at 10PM

Sunday, July 8th: 
BRUT at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Bear Disco Party is at the A-House doors open at 10PM

Bear Week 2018Monday, July 9th: 
I Love the 90s Tea Dance at the Boatslip 4-7PM
Pig Dance at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Bears Night Out at the A-House starts at 10PM

Boatslip, Provincetown, PtownTuesday, July 10th: 
Locker Room Party hosted by Ptown Bears at the Boatslip starts at 9PM
DILF Party at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Leather / Fetish night at the A-House starts at 10PM

Adrian De Berardinis, Wednesday, July 11th:
Come and Scrum Boston Ironsides Party at Harbor Lounge 12-3PM
Bear Naked Pool Party at the Crown and Anchor from 12-4PM
RAM: Sports Gear & Leather at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Jock Night at the A-House starts at 10PM

Provincetown, Ptown, Bears Boots and Boxers PartyThursday, July 12th:
Solid Gold Tea Dance at the Boatslip 4-7PM
Bears, Boots & Boxers: Excessive 80s at Club Purgatory starts at 9PM
FurBall at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM

Bear WeekFriday, July 13th:
PLUNGE! Pool Party at the Crown and Anchor 11AM-4PM
Fireman’s Ball at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Uniform Ball at the A-House starts at 10PM

For a complete listing of all official 2018 Bear Week events you can check out the online schedule on the Ptown Bears website.