Photo Credit: Liza Voll
One week from today The Boston Ballet 2015-2016 season will open with the epic Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet by John Neumeier. In anticipation of the new season and to celebrate the beautiful aerial sculpture suspended over The Rose Kennedy Greenway by Janet Echelman last week twelve male Boston Ballet dancers created a moving pyramid from the ballet’s first movement.
You can purchase tickets to The Boston Ballet’s season opener, here.
Each October I post this poem on my blog. It is by the famous 20th century New England poet, Robert Frost, and is entitled, Nothing gold can stay.
It is obvious that Frost was inspired by the fall foliage in New England when he wrote this poem back in 1923, but this year I decided to play on the the message of the poem with my image selection.
Nature’s first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Millions of people will be wearing purple today, October 15th, on Spirit Day as a way to show that they stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. Observed annually since 2010, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, and public figures wear purple, which symbolizes ‘spirit’ on the rainbow flag. To learn more glaad.org/spiritday.
Join DJ Brent Covington as he hosts his monthly party, Boyfriends, in JP at the Milky Way Lounge on Friday, October 16th. Doors open at 10:00 PM. The Milky Way Lounge is at 284 Amory Street in JP. For more information visit their FB event page: Boyfriends.
Facebook is far more interesting when you have friends like my buddy Joel who share posts like this. Feel free to share if you have similar aspirations.
Actor: Christipher Hanke
Photo Credit: James Leynse
Are you heading to New York City this fall? You may want to check out a new play that takes place in 1950 called, Perfect Arrangement. The production includes Broadway and TV actor, Christopher J. Hanke and was written by Topher Payne.
Initially produced in Atlanta last year, Payne has brought his show to New York City to share with a larger audience. The biting comedy revolves around two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, who have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. The twist is that both Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners as a carefully constructed cover. Perfect Arrangement is in previews but formally opens later this week, October 15th at The Duke on 42nd Street.
When asked if Payne thought the show would appeal to all audiences (not just the LGBT community) he responded in an interview in HuffingtonPost ,“Everybody knows what it is like to have a secret.”
You can find our more about this production by visiting the website, here.
Each Wednesday morning I post a photograph that gives me pause. I’ll get you started with a possible caption that hopefully inspires you to share a few of your own in the comments section below.
Future Darwin award winner
Do you love Todrick Hall? Do you love the cheesy early 90s Halloween movie starring Bette Middler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy – Hocus Pocus? Then you should check out this new video from Hall which is a faux-trailer for a sequel to Hocus Pocus.
The Orthodox Calendar which first ‘came out’ in 2012 continues to get more provocative with each passing year. Don’t be mislead by their name. The project is the brainchild of a group composed mostly of Orthodox eastern Europeans who use these provocative images to take an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church and raise awareness of homophobia; especially in the Orthodox region.
Watch the NSFW promotional video on YouTube then learn more about the project by visiting their website where they also sell all sorts of provocative items including their 2016 Orthodox Calendar, www.orthodox-calendar.com.
This week’s Temptation Tuesday is dedicated to Boston Dan. He recently reached out to me with this photo of Eliad Cohen, suggesting I feature him in an upcoming post. Little did he know I had the photo above scheduled to go live in a couple weeks. I couldn’t help moving a few posts to feature Eliad this week. I hope you all enjoy. Check out Dan’s suggestion in the link above too.
Dean Paton joined a group protesting at a gay pride parade in Chester, England earlier this month with a sign of his own that was absolutely brilliant. I saw this article in HuffingtonPost’s Gay Voices and wanted to share it with you. You can read more and watch a brief video of Paton with his sign at the parade, here.
Photo Credit: Frenchie and The Yankee
This past weekend I arranged for a blind croissant tasting to identify which coffee shop in the South End serves the very best. To help me, I enlisted three friends from France who now live here in the US to sample and critique croissants from five South End cafes.
Photo Credit: Frenchie and The Yankee
Cafe Madeleine (above) wins in blind tasting for best croissant in South End
Photo Credit: Frenchie and The Yankee
Croissants were judged on three criteria: size, texture and taste. Each category was weighted differently with taste being the most important. While none of the selected cafes achieved a perfect score; Cafe Madeleine was the clear winner – consistently achieving the highest scores from everyone.
Flour in the South End finished with a respectable second place but the remaining three cafes; Wholy Grain, South End Buttery and Appleton Cafe scored very low, suggesting there is a lot of opportunity to improve.
Thank you to Sergio, David, Mark, Frederic and Olivier for all your help.
What to do this week: October 12th – 18th
Fascination is Boston’s Gear / Kink / Fetish night. This week they are celebrating their one year anniversary on Monday, October 12 in Boston
Geek Trivia is hosted every Tuesday night at Club Cafe. Come over and show off your grasp of useless information on Tuesday, October 13 in Boston
Spirit Day wear purple on this day to show your support for LGBT youth and to call for an end to bullying on Thursday, October 15 – everywhere
Karaoke Thursday at Machine starts at 9PM with Violencia and Rob Botelho on October 15 in Boston
Wang Center Open House to celebrate their 90th anniversary The Wang is opening their doors to the public from 2PM – 7PM Friday, October 16 in Boston
Boyfriends is back at the Milky Way Lounge in JP. All the fun starts at 10PM this Friday, October 16 in Boston
Head of the Charles Regatta is the largest regatta in the world. The 2-day event occurs on Saturday, October 17 – Sunday October 18 in Boston
South End Open Market in SoWa 10am – 4pm check out the farmer’s market, food trucks and artisans on Sunday, October 18 in Boston
Gay Beer Club is a group who get together each week for beer and conversation starting at 7PM at Cambridge Brewing Company on Sunday, October 18 in Boston
I’ve started posting a weekly listing of upcoming activities. Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.
The 40th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be celebrated with a Midnight showing Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Somerville Theater in Davis Square. You may purchase your tickets online here.
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