This weekend Miss Coco Peru performs two sold out shows on Thursday and Friday at Club Cafe, Bianca Del Rio comes to Royale on Saturday night and Bears Out of Hibernation takes place all weekend long in Provincetown.
If you’re looking for something a little more cultural Thursday is opening night for Boston Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus has three shows this weekend in their ABBA tribute, ABBAsulutely! and Saturday is opening night at the NewRep Theatre for The Bakelite Masterpiece.
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Bears Out of Hibernation 2018 is a weekend long celebration of men who love leather and St Pattys Day in Provincetown
MOVIE: MFA presents To Die For shows at the MFA Boston at 8PM on Friday
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
Nofilter But Like On A Friday Tho Boston’s premiere alternative drag show returns to Jacques Underground on Friday starting at 10PM Boston
Latin Friday is upstairs at Machine every Friday starting at 10PM in Boston
Boyfriends presents Missy Elliott join this monthly gay dance party at the Milky Way in Jamaica Plain (hosted the 3rd Friday of each month) in Boston
H E R O E S Upstairs at the Middle East 80s new wave, electro, punk gay dance night is upstairs at the Middle East this Friday in Cambridge
The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus performs ABBAsolutely Fabulous this weekend at Jordan Hall
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents: ABBAsulutely! Don’t miss BGMCs tribute to ABBA with their three weekend shows at Jordan Hall in Boston
The Bakelite Masterpiece (Opening Night) at the NewRep Theatre opens Saturday and runs through April 8th in Watertown
Bianca Del Rio comes to Royale on Saturday night – get your tickets while they last in Boston
Video Night Tracks is every Saturday night with VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM in Boston
Grunt (St. Patrick’s Day) 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
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
Wicked Queer (Film Festival) Preview Party is on Sunday from 3-5PM at Abigail’s Restaurant outside of Kendall Square in Cambridge
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.
Two weeks from today, Wicked Queer, Boston’s annual LGBT film festival, celebrates its 34th year with screenings across the city – bringing the latest in contemporary queer film to our community.
Sunday, March 18: Wicked Queer (Film Festival) Preview Party
This year’s festival opens on a serious note at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston March 29 with A Moment in the Reeds an intimate romantic film about a Syrian refugee and the Finnish college student he falls for. The film, fresh off its premiere at the BFI London International Film Festival, is an auspicious debut from filmmaker Mikko Makela. Director Mikko Makela will be in attendance.
I’d like to also give a shout out to BPM (Beats per Minute), which will be showing at the Paramount Center on Thursday, April 5th and is free to the public. The movie is about societies response (or maybe it is better say lack of response) to the AIDS crisis impacting Paris in the early 1990s and is entwined with a heartbreaking love story.
Wicked Queer Film Festival March 29 – April 8, 2018
This year’s festival will host screenings at the Museum of Fine Arts, the Paramount Theatre at ArtsEmerson, The Brattle Theater in Cambridge and the Institute of Contemporary Arts. If you’d like to learn more about this year’s festival visit the Wicked Queer website. There is also information about volunteering if you’d like to get more involved with this wonderful group.
I have no information about where or when this photo may have been taken but I see it often on Pintrest boards and I like the relaxed and natural pose the two strike for this photograph. I can imagine that they must’ve been quite cozy.
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.
Photo from OffWestEnd.com
In case you missed it, earlier this month The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) announced that they will return with annual free performances of William Shakespeare on the Boston Common this summer.
This year’s production, Richard III, will run from July 18 – August 5 over by the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common. Performances will be Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm; Sundays at 7pm; with one 3pm matinee performance on Saturday, August 4.
Richard III
Directed by Steven Maler
July 18 – August 5, 2018
FREE and open to the public
The Isabella Stewart Gardner was once Isabella’s home, but is now a museum, which has a tiny indoor courtyard with grass and flowers in bloom that are surrounded by artwork that spans centuries and continents. I predict after yesterday’s snowfall, many may be seeking out this tiny garden to escape winter and enjoy the greenery.
As you might imagine the Instagram account has some beautiful photos of the courtyard, the amazing personal artwork collection of Mrs. Gardner and events that take place in this Venetian Palace in the middle of Boston.
Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/gardnermuseum.
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I posted this photo a few months back as part of my weekly “Men In Kilts” post and one of my regular readers suggested it might make for a fun “Caption This Photo” post and I’m inclined to agree (thanks for the suggestion Deedles).
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.
“Irish Mist“
Each Tuesday I feature a different LGBTQ club or organization to help connect gay men living in the Boston area. One such group is the Beantown Softball Leauge. I believe that registration for the Spring 2018 season may have already happened but if you are interested in learning more about this group, which has been active in Boston for 40 years, definitely reach out to them. The Spring season starts in April and averages 20 season games which are played on Saturdays, Sundays and Monday nights in Boston.
Founded in 1978, the Beantown Softball League is open to all who would like to play. The League has 24 teams in 4 divisions of play: competitive, intermediate, and two recreational divisions. Players of all ability levels find a fun and competitive home within the Beantown Softball League.
Beantown Softball Team Home Wreckers || Photo by Patrick Lentz
If you would like to learn more about this group, visit them online at beantownsoftball.com.
I want to feature the LGBTQ groups and organizations that help people connect and enrich Boston’s gay life. If you’d like to have your club / team featured, please email me at bosguymail@gmail.com or via FB messenger.
This weekend The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform ABBAsolutlely Fabulous – a tribute to ABBA this Saturday at 3PM and 8PM as well as Sunday at 3PM at New England Conservatory’s beautiful Jordan Hall in Boston.
Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased online at bgmc.org or by phone at 617.542.SING (7464).
Hard to believe that this is my 300th Temptation Tuesday post but it is true. I’ve been faithfully publishing a Temptation Tuesday each week for nearly six years, and it remains one of my most popular posts. Thank you to everyone who has commented and shared these posts over the years.
Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans newest musical, Brokelahomo, opens in less than two months on April 26th. Get your tickets before they sell out.
About Brokelahomo
Brokelahomo is a town in trouble. Overrun by dirty, outlaw gays, the few law abiding citizens left must spend their days dodging bullets, putting out church fires and fearing for their pets lives. That is until a heterosexual is sent for. Enter Dusty Rhodes, the unlikely hero of this far out fable set in the groovy 1880s! Will Dusty clean up the town? Or will the gay cattle rustlers and homo hoodlums head him off at the pass?
Opening April 26th and running through May 27th, performances will run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 8pm with matinees every Saturday and Sunday afternoon at 5pm.
Are you looking to get more involved in the community? On Monday Toys for Joys is hosting a new volunteer meeting and Gays Against Guns are hosting their inaugural meeting. Later in the week the History Project is hosting, Living, Loving & Fighting for Their Rights, in the South End.
If you’re looking for entertainment, Miss Coco Peru performs two sold out shows on Thursday and Friday at Club Cafe, Bianca Del Rio comes to Royale on Saturday night and Bears Out of Hibernation takes place all weekend long in Provincetown.
If you’re looking for something a little more cultural Thursday is opening night for Boston Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus has three shows this weekend in their ABBA tribute, ABBAsulutely! and Saturday is opening night at the NewRep Theatre for The Bakelite Masterpiece.
Miss Coco Peru comes to Club Cafe for two sold out shows Thursday & Friday
Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester
Queer Boston Board Gamer’s Field Trip to Aeronaut Brewing Company is on Monday at 6PM in Somerville
Toys for Joys New Volunteer Meeting come and learn more on Monday, at 6PM at the Revere Hotel in Bay Village
Gays Against Guns (Inaugural Meeting) is on Monday starting at 6-8PM at Cinquecento in the South End, Boston
Boston Gay Single Men monthly dinner meet up at Mary Chung’s at 7PM in Central Square Cambridge
Drag Bingo to benefit Zeitgeist Stage is this Monday starting at 7PM at Club Cafe 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 the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Boston Ballet presents Romeo & Juliet March 15 – April 8
Boston Ballet presents Romeo & Juliet (Opening Night) is Thursday and will run through April 8th at the Boston Opera House
Living, Loving & Fighting for Their Rights (RPSVP required) from the History Project invites my neighbor and friend, Russ Lopez, to talk about LGBTQ rights in Boston from 1945-2015 6-8PM on Thursday in South End
Miss Coco Peru (SOLD OUT) comes to Boston for two shows on Thursday at Club Cafe 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
Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence
#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
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Bears Out of Hibernation 2018 is a weekend long celebration of men who love leather and St Pattys Day in Provincetown
MOVIE: MFA presents To Die For shows at the MFA Boston at 8PM on Friday
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
Nofilter But Like On A Friday Tho Boston’s premiere alternative drag show returns to Jacques Underground on Friday starting at 10PM Boston
Latin Friday is upstairs at Machine every Friday starting at 10PM in Boston
Boyfriends presents Missy Elliott join this monthly gay dance party at the Milky Way in Jamaica Plain (hosted the 3rd Friday of each month) in Boston
H E R O E S Upstairs at the Middle East 80s new wave, electro, punk gay dance night is upstairs at the Middle East this Friday in Cambridge
The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus performs ABBAsolutely Fabulous this weekend at Jordan Hall
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents: ABBAsulutely! Don’t miss BGMCs tribute to ABBA with their three weekend shows at Jordan Hall in Boston
The Bakelite Masterpiece (Opening Night) at the NewRep Theatre opens Saturday and runs through April 8th in Watertown
Bianca Del Rio comes to Royale on Saturday night – get your tickets while they last in Boston
Grunt (St. Patrick’s Day) 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
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
Wicked Queer (Film Festival) Preview Party is on Sunday from 3-5PM at Abigail’s Restaurant outside of Kendall Square in Cambridge
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.
Last year I raved about Ruka Boston in my restaurant review, but Sergio was not able to join me so when we found ourselves at the Godfrey Hotel’s second anniversary party recently, it was an easy decision to see if we could get a table at Ruka. This restaurant is part of the COJE Restaurant Group, which also owns and manages, Yvonne’s and Lolita. The over-the top design aesthetic and embellishments that are a hallmark of their other restaurants is on display here with pan-Asian themes running throughout this space that offers a fusion of Peruvian, Japanese and Chinese cuisine.
We were lucky to have a table open in a cozy corner just as we walked in and were promptly seated with a great view of the dining room and bar but away from the bustling aisles that are filled with runners either bringing out or collecting plates. The small plates menu of Japanese-Peruvian cuisine referred to as nikkei really makes their menu unique in Boston so on this visit I opted to order some of my favorite plates from our last visit and try a few new plates.
Since Sergio and I were only ordering from the small plates menu the food came out quickly, which was good because by the time we sat down we were famished. First to come out was one of my favorite dishes from my previous visit, the plancha broccoli is served warm with curry, peanuts and topped with broccoli stem fritters. The plate was equally satisfying a second time around. The salty plate is what I would describe as a crowd pleaser and probably one I will continue to order on future visits.
Plancha Broccoli – $14
Our servers also brought out at the same time the Dan Dan Noodles shown below. I had not tried this on my previous visit and it was something that caught Sergio’s eye. The plate is one of the larger portions and includes mushrooms, Chinese broccoli and peanuts over a bed of thin Chinese Dan Dan noodles. While I didn’t find any of the plates we ordered particularly spicy, this did have a bit of a kick, which I believe may have been from the chili oil.
Dan Dan Noodles $13
Slightly more spicy and a pleasant surprise was the Lima Style Calamari. I rarely order calamari but it is a favorite dish of Sergio’s so I wasn’t particularly surprised when he ordered it. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Ruka’s take on this classic Italian plate. “Lima Style” comes with a lot of garlic butter, red onions and chilies. If you don’t want the extra kick it is easy to pick around the chilies. This was the surprise plate of the night for me. I had little interest in it when served and found myself going back to it again and again.
Lima Style Calamari $14
Our final plate of the evening was also the most filling – the Chao Shou Pork Wontons. Served in chile oil, black vinegar, cilantro and topped with crispy sweet potato crisps, it was as delicious and satisfying as I recalled from my previous visit. Although this proved to be one of the more troubling plates for me to snag one of the slippery wontons with my chop sticks.
Chao Shou Pork Wontons $17
Consistently providing good service and creating plates that satisfy can be a real challenge for many restaurants but on my return visit to Ruka I was impressed by the attentive (but not obtrusive) service, consistency in the plates that I tried for a second time as well as the two plates I tried for the first time on this visit.
I will be back again to try more plates, and I’d recommend you check out Ruka in Downtown Crossing if you’ve never been.
Ruka Boston
505 Washington Street (DTX)
(617) 266-0102 || rukarestobar.com
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