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What to do this week: May 14 – 20
This week I’ve compiled a list of nearly 50 LGBTQ events I think you may enjoy. Events include the weekly, karaoke, social mixers, trivia nights & RPDR parties as well as some one-off and monthly programs I think you may enjoy.
Special shout outs this week go to the QTPOC Mental Health Panel on Wednesday, ClimACTS! GLOW (easily the most fun LGBTQ fundraiser in Boston) on Wednesday, Twenty Summers at the Hawthorne Barn (Opening Party) on Friday in Provincetown, and Paul Van Dyk on Saturday in Boston – just to name a few events.
For fans of drag, check out this week’s line up which includes: Trixie Mattel on Wednesday at the HoB, DUDES ‘N’ DRAG D-Squared annual fundraiser for FLAG FLAG Football, RPDR viewing parties, #Yaasss Thursdays presents: Sissy That Walk and Glowberon: Fauxnique • The F Word are all on Thursday, Boston Ironsides Drag Lip Sync Battle on Saturday and the Imperial Court of MA Triple Crown Pageant on Sunday are sure to be fun.
The Theater Offensive annual fundraiser / rave is Wednesday at Roayle – Get your tickets!
Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester
Sister Bingo for BAGLY is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
Social Mixer & Pool is hosted by Stonewall Sports this Monday at Scholars starting at 7:30 in Downtown Crossing
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 their Kendall Square location in Cambridge
QTPOC Mental Health Panel Mental health resources often exclude the needs of LGBTQ communities of color. Listen to a panel discuss the importance of mental health on Wednesday at 6:30 at Milky Way Lounge.
ClimACTS! GLOW is easily one of the most fun fundraisers you’ll see in Boston which raises money for The Theatre Offensive – all the fun starts at 7PM on Wednesday at Royale in Boston
Trixie Mattel brings her tour to Boston on Wednesday at the House of Blues
Trixie Mattel: Now with moving parts tour comes to Boston for one night only at the House of Blues on Wednesday starting at 7PM in Boston
You Can’t Take It With You (Opening Night) is at the Provincetown Theater and will run through June 2nd in Provincetown
Sports Night at Peggy’s is every Wednesday night at Peggy O’Neil’s pub in Dorchester
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
DUDES ‘N’ DRAG D-Squared is FLAG Flag Football’s 3rd annual drag show to benefit their tournament teams on Thursday at Venu Boston
Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
RuPaul’s Drag Race Multiple viewing parties will take place at 8PM on Thursday at Jacques in Bay Village, The Alley Bar in DTX, Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester and Trophy Room in South End
Glowberon: Fauxnique • The F Word F for FEMINISM told by Fauxnique, the lady drag queen and dancing, singing raconteuse takes place on Thursday at The Oberon in Cambridge
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
Twenty Summers at the Hawthorne Barn (Opening Party) Swing by Miller Hill Road for opening night to welcome five years of Twenty Summers in the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown
Boston Ironsides Drag Lip Sync Battle is Friday from 7-9PM at Club Cafe so come down and cheer on your ruggers as they lip sync for their lives
MOTION Dance Party starts at 9PM on Friday at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
HUNK hosted by Thirsty Burlington at A-House on Friday in Provincetown
Fur-Turnity hosted by Mass Bears and Cubs is the 2nd Friday of every month downstairs at Jacques – doors open at 9PM in Boston
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
Boyfriends presents Robyn come out to JP’s Milky Way Lounge on Friday (doors open at 10PM) for this monthly queer dance party – this month featuring the music of Robyn in Jamaica Plain
Paul Van Dyk – From Then On Album Tour rolls into Boston for one night only at Royale this Friday in Boston
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.
Massachusetts Youth Pride & Gay High School Prom 24th Annual Mass Youth Pride Festival and 38th Annual BAGLY Prom is this Saturday in Boston
Build-A-Bear Tea Dance is at Mainestreet from 4-8PM on Saturday in Ogunquit
FLAG FLAG Football End of Season Party is this Saturday starting at 7PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
Dueling Drag Divas are back this year and will be performing at 8PM at Mainestreet on Saturday in Ogunquit
Sportsball Party follows the End of Season Party with great music and a lot of dancing starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
Tied and Dyed! A Psychedelic Leather Dance Party Break out your Tie Dye Shirts, Scarves and Banners, Harnesses, Leather and Favorite Fetish Gear as these two worlds on Saturday night at dbar in Dorchester
Grunt is a weekly dance party each Saturday 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
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
Underwear / Jockstrap Party is from 2PM – 5PM at the Providence Eagle on Sunday in Providence
Cher-Bear Tea Dance with DJ BegBick starts at 6PM and has NO cover this Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Triple Crown Pageant This Sunday the Imperial Court of Massachusetts presents the 2018 Triple Crown Pageant from 7-10PM at Jacques in Boston
Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM in Boston
Doug Repetti is playing each Sunday evening. starting at 9:30PM in the Central House Cabaret at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown
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.
Thank god for Delux in the South End
Earlier this year Eater Boston published Delux Cafe Has Defied – and Nourished – Its Neighborhood but they should have used my headline, Thank god for Delux. To quote the article in Eater Boston, “If you’ve ever set foot in Delux, you’ll have noticed that it’s always decorated for Christmas…, and that the walls are lined with vintage albums. Delux’s former owner, Kevin Sheehan — with whom Hafner and Yanney are friends — defined the current look of Delux in the early-to-mid 1990s.” It might be the only restaurant in the neighborhood that has neither a website or a facebook page and still has excellent name recognition.
For more than fifty years this space has been a neighborhood staple, first as Higgins Pub, then the Elbow Room and finally Chez Joie before Delux opened. All provided a safe harbor for unpretentious dining (and drinking). In a neighborhood where $100 a night per couple is the norm, Delux reminds me of a far different South End that existed before the seismic gentrification changes; it is a miracle that the South End still has a treasure like Delux so be sure to show them some love.
Delux is a South End gem
Paying Delux a visit is like taking a trip back in time, giving you a feel for what this neighborhood was like 20+ years ago. Delux has lasted longer than a lot of neighborhood gems from the same time like: Claremont Cafe, Geoffrey’s, Le Gamin, On The Park, Pho Republique and now added to the list, Tremont 647.
Scruffy Sunday
It has been a while since I’ve included everyone’s favorite ginger go-go boy.
Saturday morning coffee
Swiss hunk Rafael Beutl makes drinking coffee look so damn good
Saturday morning comics
This week’s Saturday morning comics blog post includes both Adam and Andy as well as Casey At The Bat. Enjoy & share this weeks’ comics and then go check out their respective websites and share them with your friends.
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.
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Click here if you would like to see the previous Adam & Andy
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CASEY AT THE BAT is a comic strip follows the adventures of a young, gay man [Casey] and his friends in life, love and sports! You can learn more about Casey by visiting, caseyatb.com.
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Boston Theater options: Check out one or more of these shows before they close
Many of Boston’s local theater companies seasons will be concluding in the next few weeks so I wanted to encourage you to get tickets to one or more of the following local productions. Boston’s local theater scene continues to mature and get better but this doesn’t happen in a vacuum and local support is crucial.
If you’ve not been to a show from a local production company this season, make it a point to show your support and get tickets to one or more of these shows.
Zeitgeist Stage present, Love! Valour! Compassion! Tickets remain available for most shows. Sergio and I will be going to see this on Saturday night – maybe we will see you there. Tickets remain available for Saturday’s show but if you can’t make it, hurry up because this show closes on Saturday, May 19th.
Central Square Theater present, The Women Who Mapped The Stars, is about five women in the late 1800s who worked at Harvard College Observatory and made discoveries that changed the way astronomers saw the universe. This show closes next weekend so don’t delay in getting tickets.
The Huntington Theatre present, Top Girls Originally written in the early 1980s, the show still resonates and continues to draw rave reviews so check this out before it closes next weekend.
The NewRep Theatre present, Two Jews Walk Into A War This Vaudeville-inspired play is about the last two Jews in Afghanistan who are on a mission to save Judaism in Kabul by rebuilding their synagogue and keeping the faith alive, but only if they don’t kill each other first closes next weekend.
The Gold Dust Orphans present, Brokelahomo! Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans treat all of Boston with their raucous musical set in Brokelahomo. Sergio and I saw this show and loved it. If you miss it in Boston, Ryan Landry will be bringing this to Provincetown this summer.
SpeakEasy Stage present, ALLEGIANCE is inspired by the true childhood experience of George Takei (Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek). It tells the story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans were forced to leave their homes following the events at Pearl Harbor. ALLEGIANCE follows the family as they fight between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden loves.
Lyric Stage Company present The Wiz Opening May 18th this much loved musical will run through June 24th at their theater in the Back Bay.
The A.R.T. presents, Jagged Little Pill This world premiere and original story was inspired by the themes and emotions laid bare in Alanis Morissette’s 1995, Grammy Award-winning album. Sergio and I will be seeing this show on the 17th. Although this show runs through July 15th – hurry up before this show completely sells out.
What to do this weekend
Lots happening this weekend again. Some new shows open in Ptown this weekend and The AHouse is hosting their Momma’s Boy party, but if you’re staying in Boston check out FUZZ at The Alley on Friday night.
Saturday night Jackie Beat comes to Club Cafe, a new gay night called SILVER comes to Peggy O’Neil’s, and Paradise in Cambridge hosts, M O B D (Muscle Otter Bear Daddy) just to name a few options.
Lastly, on Sunday visit the SoWa Open Market or head over to Trophy Room for Bear Brunch, which starts at 1PM. If you want to go dancing check out Club Cafe’s weekly, Sunday Tea Dance starting at 6PM.
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club takes place on Friday after work at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Momma’s Boy is the theme of the night at the A-House on Friday in Ptown
FUZZ is a fun monthly dance party this Friday with DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy and no cover at the Alley Bar in DTX
Illusions (OPENING NIGHT) drag revue is at the Cabaret Room at the Crown & Anchor on Saturday night starting at 8PM in Ptown
Jackie Beat (DRAG SHOW) is at Club Cafe on Saturday night for one performance only so get your tickets before she sells out
NEW: Silver at Peggy’s this new dance party takes place the second Saturday of every month with a portion of this week’s proceeds going to BAGLY – this is a dance party for mature audiences and the men who like them
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
M O B D (Muscle Otter Bear Daddy) with DJ Corey Craig (NYC) this Saturday 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
Bear Brunch is this weekend at Trophy Room from 1-4PM in Boston
Psycho plays at 2PM on Sunday at the Brattle Theater in Harvard Square
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.
Boston Ballet closes their season with La Sylphide
The Boston Ballet 2017-2018 season will conclude with La Sylphide, which opens next week on Thursday, May 24th and will run through June 10, 2018.
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen describes La Sylphide as the epitome of romantic ballet, which will be all the more special paired with the rarely-performed Bournonville Divertissements. Boston Ballet premiered Bournonville’s La Sylphide in 1988, and it was performed again in 2005 and 2007 with additional choreography by Sorella Englund. Of the 2005 performance, Karen Campbell wrote in The Boston Globe, “Boston Ballet’s gorgeous…production of La Sylphide [is] deliciously sweet…the ballet’s only disappointment is that it leaves you wanting more.”
Karine Seneca in August Bournonville’s La Sylphide || Photo Credit: Sabi Varga
Boston Ballet presents cassic Balanchine: La Sylphide
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La Sylphide is Bournonville’s most famous ballet. Set in the Scottish Highlands, it tells the fantastical tale of James, a man on his wedding day, who falls under the spell of a beautiful and ethereal woodland sylph. Tricked into accepting the help of Madge, an evil sorceress, he tries desperately to possess his newfound desire. This ballet showcases challenging, bravura solos for male dancers and light, buoyant jumps executed by the sylphs.
Vintage gay
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.
The most searched for cocktail in your state
In February Food & Wine shared this interesting graphic of the most popular cocktail in each state. The information was compiled by Versus Reviews, a consumer goods research organization, that released this visual guide after reviewing data from Google over the last 12 months to determine which were the most searched for cocktails in each state.
Although I mostly drink wine, I thought it was interesting that it aligned to my preference for cocktails. If I’m not drinking wine, I am inclined to order either a martini or gin & tonic which according to their research is the preferred cocktail for Massachusetts. What a strange coincidence that a G&T is also the preferred cocktail of Washington State – yet another similarity for those Amazon Executives to consider as they contemplate where to set up their HQ2. 
This week on Instagram: gdlart_ph
I don’t know much about this Italian photographer but I like his handsome models and the quirky photos on his Instagram account which typically focus on the male torso. The photographer who’s name remains a mystery, fixates on male models with who are incredibly toned. Most of his photos include model torsos with their heads wrapped in colorful tulle fabric.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYIo778hcIJ/?taken-by=gdlart_ph
Follow him on Instagram here, instagram.com/gdlart_ph.
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Caption this photo
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“Size Queen“
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