The third Friday of every month DJ Brent Covington (a.k.a. @crowdedspaces on Twittah) hosts his gay dance party at the Milkyway Lounge in JP, BOYFRIENDS. The party starts at 10PM and there is a $5 cover to get in the door. The Milkyway Lounge is located at 284 Armory Street (The Brewery Complex).
More details about this months, party can be found on their Facebook page.
I haven’t posted one of these recently and I bet you could use a reminder to stop working and stretch. Use this visual guide to help work out any kinks you might have in your neck.
The third Thursday of November is the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout. The intent is to encourage smokers to finally give up smoking.
42 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. However the bad news about smoking doesn’t stop there.
Did you know that a man who smokes could see his penis shrink by as much as a centimeter? In addition, smoking impacts a man’s ability to be aroused (a.k.a. erectile dysfunction). It turns out that the penis may be even more susceptible to smoking-induced damage than the heart, making such health issues possible early warnings of heart disease.
Golden Girls: LIVE! returns to Club Cafe for a seven week run starting Thursday, November 19th and running through Sunday, January 10, 2016. This “Lost” Christmas Episode was LA Weekly’s Show of the Year, and won several accolades and awards in Los Angeles where it played for two seasons.
Tickets start at $45.00 and show times are: most Thursdays nights at 8pm, Every Friday at 8pm in the Moonshine Showroom, and Saturday and Saturdays at 3pm in the Napoleon Showroom.
To purchase tickets to a show or to learn more visit Club Cafe’s website.
Swet Studio opened in the South End last month and what caught my attention was, while all are welcome, it caters to the LGBT community. I’m not sure there is any place like it in Boston. One look at their classes and schedule and you will realize they have quite a range of unique fitness and dance classes, including same sex ballroom classes, indoor rowing and anti-gravity, aerial yoga just to name a few.
Later this month on Saturday, November 28th (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) Swet Studio is hosting their first ever Men’s class – Full Body Workout for just $25. Get an amazing full body workout with like-minded guys, followed by a post workout jazz brunch at The Beehive. All net proceeds from registrations purchased will be donated to Mass Equality Education Fund.
Swet Studio has a first time offer; $20 for your first class. In addition there are some great coupons available on GroupOn; Swet Studio on GroupOn. A couple of classes at Swet could be the perfect holiday gift to give to yourself to offset the celebratory drinks and meals you know you’ll end up consuming.
SWET STUDIO
480 Tremont Street – South End
(617)670.0631
INFO@SWETSTUDIO.COM
Each Wednesday morning I post a photograph for readers to caption. 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.
Penis detector
It seems like Americans are more comfortable talking about our nations’ ideals rather than living up to them. The inscription on the Statue of Liberty says:
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses, yearning to breath free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
I can understand the need for carefully screening refugees from Syria and the Middle East, but to date we’ve welcomed approximately 1,500 refugees; a pitiful few considering we are a nation of immigrants some 300 million strong. The terrors taking place in Syria have resulted in more than 250,000 civilians killed and more than 22 million forced to flee their homes (that includes children). I can’t think of another nation more in need of the United States, but it seems like our country’s “Christian ideals” have been forgotten or are simply lip service.
Explain to me how having 22 million displaced Syrians living in poverty in the Middle East (because nobody will take them) won’t result in providing ISIS and others with a new generation ripe for recruiting.
NYT: G.O.P. governors vow to close doors to Syrian refugees
CNN: More than half of the nation’s governors say Syrian refugees not welcome
FOX News: Where are the Syrian refugees now?
NBC: House Speaker Ryan: “Pause” needed in resettling Syrian refugees
Saturday morning Fenway Health is hosting a screening of documentary TRANSFORME. The film is an investigation into the lives of four transgender teenagers. Alex, Dan, Luna, and Piper share their personal stories about coming out, and the difficulties and triumphs they faced throughout the process. A panel discussion on trans youth will follow the screening.
When: Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 10:30 AM
Where: Fenway Health Clinic at 1340 Boylston Street, Boston
For more information visit the Facebook events page, here.
MassMutual has launched a social media campaign that asks who do you #VowToProtect and created this video talking about marriage equality. You needn’t be a romantic to be touched by this powerful video. Watch and share it.
Thanks to the blog Accidental Bear for bringing this to my attention.
It is a triple threat this week.
Later this week the inaugural Boston Home Decor Show will open at The Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts in the South End. The show will include 35 exhibitors offering furnishings, fine art and design from antiques to cutting edge contemporary home decor. Weekend admission is $15, but you can skip the line by purchasing advance tickets at www.BostonHomeDecorShow.com.
What to do this week: November 16th – November 22nd
Opus Affair After Work Social starts at 6PM at the W Boston Hotel in the theater district. All are welcome on Monday, November 16 in Boston
Indoor rock climbing at Brooklyn Boulders followed by some cocktails at a nearby bar if you join TWC on Tuesday, November 17 in Somerville
Fellows November monthly social will take place starting at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 18 in Boston
Golden Girls Lost Christmas Episode comes to Club Cafe and will run through Jan 10th – opening night is Thursday, November 19 in Boston
Outryders monthly social is an informal after work get together open to all at Cathedral Station on the 3rd Thursday, November 19 in Boston
Boston Home Decor Show takes place this week in the South End at the Cyclorama, opening Thursday, November 19 in Boston
Boyfriends is the monthly gay party at the Milky Way Lounge in JP so come over and check it out on Friday, November 20 in Boston
Back To Basics Tea Dance takes place each week at Club Cafe starting at 5PM on Sunday, November 22nd
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.
One of my favorite social groups in Boston, Opus Affair, is hosting a cocktail party at one of the coolest hotel lounges in the city – W Boston Hotel on Monday, November 16th.
Take the opportunity to swing by solo or with friends for a drink or two and mingle with this group which is a mix of artists and those who appreciate the local art scene. There is no cost to attend but to help them keep track of RSVPs, please register on their eventbrite page here.
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