Next Monday Boston’s Gay Men’s Book Club will meet in the Back Bay at the Trident Booksellers & Cafe on Newbury Street to discuss, Pale Fire, by Russian author, Vladimir Nabokov.
Nabokov’s 1962 999-line poem / novel titled “Pale Fire” is written by the fictional poet John Shade, with a foreword written by Shade’s neighbor and academic colleague, Charles Kinbote. Together these elements form a narrative in which both fictional authors are central characters.
SoWa First Friday at 450 Harrison Ave in the South End from 5-9PM
What to do this week: April 3rd – April 9th
Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBT Film Festival which opened last week runs through through April 9 in Boston
Boston Design Week continues in this annual citywide event that is open to the public – for more details check out their website, in Boston
LGBT Travelers MeetUp will take place at The Beehive in the South End on Monday, April 3 starting at 6PM in Boston
Men’s Mary Mondays: Mandarin Meal Meetup takes place Monday, April 3 at 6:30 at Mary Chung’s in Central Square, Cambridge
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
Cards Against Humanity is taking place at The Alley Bar in DTX, starting at 8PM on Monday, April 3 in Boston
Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston
Showtune Tuesday hosted by VJ Ryan Grow starts at 9PM every Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester
Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston
November Project: Stair workout at Harvard takes place at the Harvard Stadium from 6:30-7:30AM every Wednesday in Boston
Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence
Harbor to the Bay Kick Off takes place at Club Cafe starting at 6PM on Thursday, April 6 in Boston
Thump! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders on Friday, April 7 in Somerville
SoWa First Fridays allows you to peruse galleries and artist studios in the South End from 5 – 9PM on Friday, April 7 in Boston
TWC’s popular Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) is this Friday
Guerrilla Queer Bar takes place at a location to be named later this week on Friday, April 7 in Boston
Billiards Tournament is hosted each Friday starting at 7PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Fearless in the Dark is hosted the first Friday of every month with DJ Cisco at Mirarbar in Providence
So Hot Saturdaes is Boston’s no-attitude gay dance party hosted every Saturday at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
UNITE Saturdays is the weekly dance party every Saturday that starts at 10PM at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera in Boston
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party on Saturday, April 8 is at Paradise in Cambridge
Matisse in the Studio opens to the public on Sunday, April 9th after a members only preview; the exhibit runs through July 9 at the MFA in Boston
Cochon555 every foodies delight come to this national event hosted in Boston for the first time on Sunday, April 9 in Boston
Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Gay Beer Club Sundays heads over to the Trophy Room on Sunday, April 9 at 7PM in Boston
Pajama Party Sunday with DJ Denis spinning your favorite music from the 80s, 90s and now is 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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April 4- 8, 2017 MFA members preview
April 9 – July 9, 2017 open to the public
Later this week members of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA) will be able to see the first major international exhibition (and only showing in the US) that examines the importance of Henri Matisse’ s personal collection of objects, offering unprecedented insight into the artist’s creativity. The exhibit opens to the public next Sunday, April 9th and will run through July 9, 2017.
The exhibit includes 36 paintings, 26 drawings, 11 bronzes, 9 cut-outs, 3 prints, and an illustrated book by Matisse along with approximately 39 works from his studio collection (many on loan from private collections and publicly exhibited outside of France for the first time).
Matisse in the Studio – MFA Exhibit
Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French artist, known for his use of color and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century. His mastery and impressive body of work that spans over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art.
Calling all foodies: Sunday, April 9th COCHON555 – a self-described “epic culinary experience centered on 1,500 pounds of heritage breed pork” will take place in the SOWA Power Station (that large building by the BSC and Gaslight parking lot). In addition to serving up dozens of chef-crafted tastings you will be able to wash down all that pork from more than forty boutique wines, craft cocktails and artisanal brews.
Friend and regular reader, Dan K., forward me an article from 2016 entitled, “The Boston Bucket List: 33 Things to do before you die“, which I had fun reading. Although I think the list should say, 29 Things to do before you die since #4, #25 #26 and #29 do not take place in Boston.
I thought the list was really well done and of the 33 items, I can say that I’ve done 20 of them. Two of the suggestions, #15: Run the Boston Marathon and #28: Row The Head of the Charles Regatta ain’t ever going to happen, but I think I should get partial credit for attending and cheering on runners / rowers.
How many of the 33 Things can you say you’ve done and more interestingly, what was left off their list that you would add? I came up with the following:
Attend the annual 4th of July celebration at the Hatch Shell
Attend Shakespeare on the Common
Go to the top of the Boston Custom House Tower
Go to the Beanpot Hockey tournament
Bike / run / walk the Emerald Necklace
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I’m currently reading a great book that has captured my imagination called, A Discovery of Witches. It is an historical-fantasy novel by Deborah Harkness, that centers on Diana Bishop, an alchemical history professor at The University of Oxford who is compelled to embrace her magical heritage, which she has ignored and engage in a forbidden romance with a charming vampire.
If you’ve read anything lately that you enjoyed, please share it in the comments section of this blog, because at the rate I’m reading this book, I’ll be looking for suggestions very soon. I’m open to all genres.
Lately, there have been so many events / programs to talk about in my Monday morning post What to do this week, I’m re-posting the events for this weekend.
Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBT Film Festival opens on March 30th and runs through April 9 in Boston
Open Theatre Project: Gay Shorts features 8 plays by George Smart at Club Cafe, Thursday, March 30, Friday, March 31 & Saturday, April 1 in Boston
Thump! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
Sissy That Walk Drag Competition is at Yaasss! Thursdays at Club Cafe on Thursday, March 30 in Boston
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders on Friday, March 31 in Somerville
Billiards Tournament is hosted each Friday starting at 7PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
250th Performance: Golden Girl Experience will have the original cast on Friday, March 31 at Club Cafe in Boston
Mad Max: Fury Road (Black & Chrom Cut) shows at The Coolidge starting at 11:59PM on Friday, March 31 & Saturday, April 1 in Brookline
28th Annual Bayard Rustin Breakfast starts at 9:30AM at the JFK Library on Saturday, April 1 in Dorchester
IDL Kinky Arts Silent Auction: April Fool Ed. takes place at the Providence Eagle starting at 10:30PM in Providence
So Hot Saturdaes is Boston’s no-attitude gay dance party hosted every Saturday at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
Underbear is at The Alley Saturday, April 1, 2017
Underbear is a fun monthly dance party on Saturday, April 1 hosted at The Alley bar starting at 10PM in Boston
UNITE Saturdays is the weekly dance party every Saturday that starts at 10PM at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera in Boston
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party on Saturday, April 1 is at Paradise in Cambridge
Gay Beer Club Sundays heads over to the Cambridge Brewery Company on Sunday, April 2 at 7PM in Cambridge
Great music starts at 5PM for Boston’s weekly Tea Dance
Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Pajama Party Sunday with DJ Denis spinning your favorite music from the 80s, 90s and now is 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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Attention all you movie lovers – Boston’s LGBT Film Festival, a.k.a. “Wicked Queer”, starts today and runs through Sunday, April 9th. The Boston Globe recently published two articles about films you can see at this year’s festival, that you can read, Boston’s LGBT festival has moves and ‘Groves’ and, Navigating Reality at the Wicked Queer festival.
Wicked Queer will show more than 40 LGBTQ themed films over the next 10-days. Films will range from The Guys Next Door, a documentary of a real “Modern Family” and an inspiring story of family, friendship and gay rights that shows this weekend, Saturday, April 1 at 3PM at the MFA to Taekwondo the latest homoerotic slow burn from director Marco Berger, which is sure to raise the temperature in the Brattle Theatre where it will play on Friday, April 7th.
For a complete listing and to purchase tickets (which I strongly encourage you to do) visit, wickedqueer.org/events.
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