Are you heading to New York City in the coming weeks or months? You may want to check out the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in SoHo.
Their current exhibit is Photography is the Medium of Desire: An International Anthology of Photography and Video. The exhibit opened last month and runs through March 16, 2016. For more information about the Leslie-Lohman Museum and their current exhibit visit their website www.leslielohman.org.
Enjoy free admission to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and surround yourself with art, culture and community. With the weather outside so cold, come and check out Boston’s largest museum and lose yourself for an hour or two. You may be surprised by what you find and how much you enjoy visiting.
More information about the MFA and their hours on MLK day, here.
Do you have Martin Luther King day off? The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is open and free to the public starting at 11AM on first come, first serve basis. It is a great opportunity to peruse the museum’s eclectic art collection and take in the view of the tiny Venetian courtyard with grass and flowers in bloom.
You may recall a visit to the Gardner Museum was one of my suggestions on how to help fend off the Winter blues. If the cold spell has you down, head over to the museum and lose yourself for an hour or two in this very special place.
More information about the Gardner Museum and hours is available here.
Ten years ago today Ang Lee’s movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Randy Quaid, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway was released.
While I’m not a huge fan of Cowboy movies, the heartbreaking romance did draw me in. To put this in perspective, when Brokeback Mountain was released back in 2005, Gallup found that only 36% of Americans were in favor of marriage equality and same sex marriage was only legal in Massachusetts. I think movies like Brokeback Mountain challenged perceptions about what it means to be gay and as the image above says, “love is a force of nature” that brings us together.
Stu Maddux is showing his recent film, Reel in the Closet, on Monday night, December 7th at FenwayHealth. A friend of mine watched it at the SF LGBT film festival and gave it two thumbs up. Details about the free screening is below; RSVP by calling 617-927-6417 or by emailing cbrienza@fenwayhealth.org.
Boston’s 32nd Annual LGBT Film Festival which will take place March 31 – April 10, 2016 is presenting a sneak preview of The Danish Girl on Wednesday, December 9th at 7PM at the Landmark Kendall Square Theatre. If you are interested in attending this special screening you *must* register to be added to the guest list.
Tomorrow, Saturday, November 21st The Isabella Gardner Museum will be honoring their existing director, Anne Hawley, by hosting a free day of admission for the public to explore and / or revisit the museum.
More information here.
Gaius Media which owns LGBT distributor, TLA Entertainment, is launching a new premium streaming subscription service that caters to the LGBT community called, Dekk0. Launched earlier this week, Dekko is offering a 30-day free trial of their premium streaming service.
I know that streaming services are very popular so I thought I’d give Dekko.com a shout out. Dekko’s press release says they have, “an extensive movie library and original productions” that provide plenty of gay themed films and television programming. If you decide to give it a try, let me know if you like it.
The Boston Jewish Film Festival starts tomorrow, Wednesday, November 4th and will run through Monday, November 16th. Of particular interest to gay audiences is the drama, Those People, which will play Sunday, November 8 at 9:00 PM at the ICA Boston.
About Those People: On Manhattan’s gilded Upper East Side, a young painter, Charlie, finds the man of his dreams in an older pianist from across the globe. If only Charlie weren’t secretly in love with his own manipulative best friend, Sebastian, who is embroiled in a financial scandal. In the wake of Sebastian’s notoriety, their tight-knit group of friends must confront the new realities of adulthood. Watch the full trailer on YouTube here.
Purchase your tickets to this movie here.
Learn more about this year’s Boston Jewish Film Festival here.
TT Brett’s Disney doodles were featured on Attitude Magazine’s website earlier this week, showcasing characters from some of your favorite classics in an entirely different light. I think she did a great job and thought I’d share her work. You can see more of Brett’s work by visiting her blog, Let There Be Doodles.
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.
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.
Two weeks from tonight is Halloween. To celebrate the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square is showing 12 hours of classic horror films. Tickets for the movie marathon are $30. Link here for more info about the FEI horror film marathon.
Photo Credit: Braden Summers http://www.BradenSummers.com
Last week I posted a video of Max Emerson – actor, writer, director and (my favorite) underwear model – doing an ab work out in the buff (watch it here).
You could say he was showing off his assets to raise money for a film called, Hooked, that focuses on LGBT homeless youth. I’ve just made a personal donation of $50 to show my support for this project and I know it would mean the world to Max if you would help spread the word and provide a small donation too.
The IndieGoGo campaign has about one month left to raise money. You can learn more about Hooked, by visiting the project’s IndieGoGo campaign HERE.
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STONEWALL is a drama about a fictional young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots.
The movie has created a lot of discussion in the LGBTQ community, including talks of a boycott. The criticisms center around the film’s decision to remove several key roles of queer women of color and in particular a black transwoman who played a significant role in the real Stonewall riots. Other leaders within the LGBTQ community, like Larry Kramer, have said that the fact the movie has been made is something to be proud of and to support. Do you have plans to see this film which opens tonight?
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