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What to do this weekend
There is a lot planned this weekend ranging from opening night for The Thanksgiving Play from the Lyric Stage Co. to the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta and Boston Book Festival both on Saturday & Sunday. On Saturday afternoon get tix to Sips with a Somm it’s a perfect option for wine lovers and of course Boston’s Drag Gospel Fest 2019 is sure to be a blast.
There are also a number of fun parties planned including SWEAT and H E R O E S on Friday and Groove Saturdays and Mars Attacks! on Saturday. On Sunday there are also two fun Tea Dances to check out: Boo-Tea Diva Battle (Mariah vs J Lo) at blend and Halloween Bear Tea Dance at Club Cafe.
FRIDAY
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
The Thanksgiving Play (Opening Night) check out this hilarious play from The Lyric Stage Co. which opens tonight in the Back Bay and will run through November 10th (tickets start at just $25)
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
SWEAT presented by Michael James and hosted by Pup Iron is a 21+ night at Machine this Friday
H E R O E S this is for everyone who loves 80s New Wave, Goth and Industrial Music – Friday doors open at 10PM at SONIA in Central Square
FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM
Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
SATURDAY
55th Head of the Charles Regatta is this Saturday and Sunday along the Charles River – come down, check it out and cheer on the 9,000+ athletes
Boston Book Festival is a free, annual festival that takes place this Saturday and Sunday in Copley Square in Boston
Sips with a Somm is a great way to spend time with friends if you love wine – join Boston Chops beverage Director and Advanced Sommelier Nick Daddona to explore the wines of Italy, Spain, France, and more starting Saturday at 4PM
Judy Gold and Varla Jean Merman (aka Judy & Varla) come to the Calderwood Pavilion for two shows on one night (this Saturday) – join Sergio & me at this show which I promise will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter
Drag Gospel Fest 2019 this Saturday starting at 6PM brings the good, faithful, forgiving and inclusive message of the Gospel to the LGBTQ community with fabulous music, entertainment, worship & praise… but with gorgeous frocks and really big hair at Club Cafe
Groove Saturdays join your host Sham Payne for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester
Mars Attacks! hosted by dbar after dark challenges you to wear an out of this world, alien invasion fashion to this party with music by DJ Jay Ine on Saturday at dbar in Dorchester
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
SUNGAY
55th Head of the Charles Regatta is this Sunday along the Charles River – come down, check it out and cheer on the 9,000+ athletes
Boston Book Festival is a free, annual festival that takes place this Sunday in Copley Square in Boston
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Boo-Tea Diva Battle (Mariah vs J Lo) is at blend this Sunday doors open at 4PM for this fun tea dance series – cheer on your favorite diva
Halloween Bear Tea Dance no cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Naked Yoga for Men meets in the Boston area most Sundays at 6:30 PM (note that classes fill in advance and you must pre-register with the group)
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.
Head of the Charles Regatta is this weekend
The Head Of The Charles Regatta (HOCR) is a Boston area tradition that dates back to 1965 and has evolved into a massive two-day rowing competition that draws more than 11,000 athletes and 400,000 spectators, making it the largest rowing event in the world.
The 2019 HOCR takes place this Saturday and Sunday. The forecast suggests plenty of sun with Sunday being the warmer of the two days and thankfully for the rowers, very little wind. If you’ve not been to this premiere rowing events, head down to the Charles River to cheer on these amazing athletes.
The organizers have created a great website that includes more information about the races, maps and FAQs. You can learn more by visiting the official HOCR website, www.hocr.org.
Posted in Boston, Free Stuff, Sports
Tagged BosGuy, Boston Guy, Head of the Charles, Sports
Vintage gay
F.O. “Matty” Matthiessen, and Russell Cheney, Normandy, summer 1925
Russell Cheney (October 16, 1881 – July 12, 1945) shown on the left was an accomplished painter and Francis Otto Matthiessen (February 19, 1902 – April 1, 1950) shown on the right was an educator, scholar and influential literary critic. Matthiessen was twenty years Russell’s junior but the two met in 1924 and remained a couple until Cheney’s death in 1945.
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.
This week on Instagram: hocr1965
One of my favorite sporting events is the annual Head of the Charles Regatta that will take place later this weekend along the Charles River which divides Boston and Cambridge. This is the largest rowing event in the world with more than 11,000 athletes participating in the two day event.
This account shares some beautiful photos of the annual regatta, the crowds and the two cities, Boston and Cambridge, which play host to this event that will draw close to 500,000 people to the banks of the Charles River to cheer on the athletes as they race down the river.
You can follow this Instagram account at, instagram.com/hocr1965.
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“Would you like that supersized?”
Boston Book Festival this weekend
I believe this weekend will be the 11th Annual Boston Book Festival. This free event centered in Copley Square and the Boston Public Library this Saturday and Sunday is a wonderful program worth checking out. The 2019 BBF will include 350+ presenters, 140+ events at 37 venues and is expected to draw 30k people.
The Boston Book Festival celebrates the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire by holding year-round events culminating in an annual, Festival that promotes a culture of reading, ideas and enhances the vibrancy of our city.
The variety of events, topics and discussions are meant to ensure there is something for everyone. If you’re an aspiring (or possibly frustrated) writer, there are many sessions set up all weekend long as well (check’em out here). One program I’m contemplating attending is Saturday’s Poetry & Pints.
This year’s full schedule can be viewed here: BBF Schedule.
What to do this week: October 14 – 20
Lots happening in Boston this week starting with a handful of museums that will be open this Monday for Indigenous People’s Day / Columbus Day.
This weekend be sure to check out the 55th Head of the Charles Regatta along the Charles River and the Boston Book Festival both take place this Saturday and Sunday. If you’re looking something a little more gay, check out Varla Jean Merman and Judy Gold for two shows on Saturday, Judy & Varla.
FREE Museum Passes in celebration of Indigenous People’s Day / Columbus Day the following museums are free and open to the public on Monday: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Mapparium
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
No Filter You can catch #NoFilter this Friday downstairs at Jacques with no theme, where anything goes 10PM-12AM in Boston
All Star Mondays is a weekly drag show with performances at 11:30PM and 12:30AM at Machine in Boston
Dirty Water Saloon Line Dancing for Queers & friends has country-western two-step, west coast swing and line dancing each Tuesday from 7-10PM (all are welcome) at the Milky Way Lounge in JP
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
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM
Chá da Alice – Latino Wednesdays is at Legacy this Wednesday in the Theater District – doors open at 10PM
Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday
Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Thursday from 6-9PM at the Smith Campus Center (upstairs) in Boston
LGBTQ Pop Culture Trivia starts at 6:30PM this Thursday at the Turtle Swamp Brewing in JP
MOVIE: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in 35 mm hosted by Coleslaw, Thursday starting at 6:30PM at the Somerville Theater in Davis Sq
RPDR Viewing Parties are at The Alley Bar, Blend, Machine and Club Cafe each Thursday in Boston
Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
BRASH | Queer Party is hosted every fourth Thursday at Brass Union from 9PM – 1AM in Union Square, Somerville
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
#Yaasss Thursdays with hosts Penny Tentiary, Yune Neptune, and resident DJ Begbick plays the area’s best hip hop and top 40 at Club Cafe
THE WEEKEND
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
The Thanksgiving Play (Opening Night) check out this hilarious play from The Lyric Stage Co. which opens tonight in the Back Bay and will run through November 10th (tickets start at just $25)
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
SWEAT presented by Michael James and hosted by Pup Iron is a 21+ night at Machine this Friday
H E R O E S this is for everyone who loves 80s New Wave, Goth and Industrial Music – Friday doors open at 10PM at SONIA in Central Square
FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM
Anthem Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
55th Head of the Charles Regatta is this Saturday and Sunday along the Charles River – come down, check it out and cheer on the 9,000+ athletes
Boston Book Festival is a free, annual festival that takes place this Saturday and Sunday in Copley Square in Boston
Sips with a Somm is a great way to spend time with friends if you love wine – join Boston Chops beverage Director and Advanced Sommelier Nick Daddona to explore the wines of Italy, Spain, France, and more starting Saturday at 4PM
Judy Gold and Varla Jean Merman (aka Judy & Varla) come to the Calderwood Pavilion for two shows on one night (this Saturday) – join Sergio & me at this show which I promise will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter
Drag Gospel Fest 2019 this Saturday starting at 6PM brings the good, faithful, forgiving and inclusive message of the Gospel to the LGBTQ community with fabulous music, entertainment, worship & praise… but with gorgeous frocks and really big hair at Club Cafe
Groove Saturdays join your host Sham Payne for a fun night out with great music at Blend in Dorchester
Mars Attacks! hosted by dbar after dark challenges you to wear an out of this world, alien invasion fashion to this party with music by DJ Jay Ine on Saturday at dbar in Dorchester
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
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Boo-Tea Diva Battle (Mariah vs J Lo) is at blend this Sunday doors open at 4PM for this fun tea dance series – cheer on your favorite diva
Halloween Bear Tea Dance no cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 6PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Naked Yoga for Men meets in the Boston area most Sundays at 6:30 PM (note that classes fill in advance and you must pre-register with the group)
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.
Different From The Others presented by Provincetown Film Society
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the earliest surviving film depicting LGBT people, The Provincetown Film Society presents two very special screenings of the recently restored Different From The Others. The German film dates back to the Weimar Republic in 1919 and was created in response to the then-current laws under Germany, that made homosexuality a criminal offense. It is believed to be the first pro-gay film in the world.
Want to see this historic film? You have two opportunities to buy tickets. Select the links below for more information about the screenings and to get tickets.
Ptown Showing: Provincetown Theater on October 24
Boston Showing: Strand Theater/Dorchester on December 5
Different From The Others tells a compelling story of secrecy and oppression that continues to play out in the world today. The film is about a violinist whose romance with a talented male student is thwarted when a blackmailer threatens to expose their relationship.
Proceeds raised from these showings will go to benefit the Ptown Flim Society and Trevor Project.
Scruffy Sunday
This Pisa native can make the morning seem so appealing.
Saturday morning coffee
Nothing like a little post-workout cup of java.
Saturday morning comics
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about Adam and Andy and purchase a copy of “the definitive collection of Adam and Andy” by visiting, adamandandy.com.
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