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.
Each year around the Fourth of July I like to feature “America’s Orchestra” better known as The Boston Pops. Their Instagram account features famous guests who perform with the orchestra as well as providing great images like the one shared above which gives you the view the orchestra enjoys each Fourth of July when they perform their concert just before the annual fireworks show.
This year’s headliner will be Queen Latifah. I’m getting myself ready because as the song says, “When you’re good to Mama – Mama’s good to you!”
Follow them on Instagram here, instagram.com/thebostonpops.
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“Promo shots for Superman’s upcoming Falcon Studios debut”
Head over to the Huntington Theatre to see Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway portray an aging Katharine Hepburn in the pre-Broadway premiere of the acclaimed play Tea at Five!
Ensconced in her Fenwick home, Dunaway depicts a now retired Hepburn reflecting on her turbulent childhood, unlikely rise to stardom and heart-breaking 27 year affair with Spencer Tracy. Don’t miss this legendary actress in an unforgettable performance in Boston.
The show, which opened last month is in its final weeks but a few seats remain. I’ll be checking out this show with the Hollywood icon portraying one of my all-time favorite actresses, Katharine Hepburn later tonight. Have you seen the show? Let me know your thoughts. If not, learn more about the show below.
Tea at Five (pre-Broadway premiere)
Playing now through July 14th
More information & tickets here
I am not going to dwell on why this guy is holding a massive battle axe and I’ll just appreciate the tartan an physique.
Here are 50 suggestions for this week, including free outdoor exercise classes, sing-a-long nights out at Showtune Tuesday and 4th of July Hamilton Singlalong!, games and contests parties like Trivia Tuesday and Quingo fun in the sun with events like Kiki Beach and SoWa Open Market just to name a few.
There are also plenty of dance parties – almost too many to mention through out the week. But easily the biggest party in town will be Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Preview on Wednesday and Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on Thursday with special guest Queen Latifah.
If you’re in Provincetown, check out your July Ptown entertainment options and parties at The Crown & Anchor: Independence Week.
Boston’s biggest show, Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is Tuesday, July 4th
Free Summer Fitness Monday Bootcamp in Seaport Common at 5:30PM | Zumba in Christopher Columbus Park at 6PM | Strength Training in Town Field Dorchester at 6PM
Queer Boston Board Gamers head to Aeronaut Brewing Co. at 6PM on Monday in Somerville
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
Broadway Gives Back – 42nd Street welcome the cast members from the Ogunquit Playhouse production of 42nd St – 100% proceeds go to charity at Mainestreet on Monday starting at 8PM
No Filter You can catch #NoFilter every first Monday of the month upstairs 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
Free Summer Fitness Tuesday Yoga at M St. Park at 6PM | Lululemon Run Club at Seaport Common at 6PM
Radical Reading Group: The Queer Art of Failure is Tuesday from 7-8:30PM at Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Back Bay – all welcome
Trivia Tuesday is every Tuesday at the Dorchester Brewing Company and starts at 7:30PM in Dorchester
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
Free Summer Fitness Wednesday Box and Body at 5:30PM | Pilates at 6PM both at the Seaport Common
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
It’s 1st Wed Quingo Queer Bingo is FREE, you only need to love people, bingo, and beer on Wednesday from 6-8PM at Turtle Swamp Brewing
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Preview is from 8-10PM at the Esplanade on Wednesday with special guest Queen Latifah
Trivia Night comes to Cathedral Station every Wednesday from 8-10PM
Houseboi w/7elucinations is from 9PM-2AM on Wednesday at the Middlesex Lounge in Central Square
Free Summer Fitness Thursday Yoga on the Boston Common at 6PM | Cardio Conditioning at 6:30 at the Seaport Common
4th of July Hamilton Singlalong! takes place this Thursday at the Aeronaut Allston beer garden at Zone 3 from 12-6PM in Allston
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular easily the biggest party in town starting at 8PM on the Esplanade but there are several viewing party areas
Free Pool is available all evening at Cathedral Station every Thursday
Bear Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
Yaasss Thursday: 4th of July 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
Free Summer Fitness Friday Bootcamp at 6:30AM in Christopher Columbus Park | Hip Hop Yoga at 12PM on the Seaport Common
Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Delighted Tobehere – Simply Delighted Shows on Friday and Saturday at Mainestreet – showtime is 7:30 in OGT
Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)
FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
FO-MO Fridays are every Friday at Blend in Dorchester – doors open at 10PM
Atomic Fridays is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM
Blend Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend in Dorchester
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.
Underbear is a monthly underwear dance party with no cover and music by DJ Taffy, 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
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
Bollocks Is Not Throwing An Independence Day Party is a queer rock space bringing together Musicians, DJs, Drag Artists, and revolutionary culture under one roof on Sunday from 8PM-12AM at O’Brien’s Pub in Allston
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.
With the July 4th holiday around the corner and beach weather in the forecast, you may be looking for some quality summer reading materials. As in past years, I wanted to share a few books for you to consider. While all these books are available via sites like Amazon.com, consider purchasing one or more of these books from your local LGBT bookstore (if you still have one).
This book is most likely going to appeal to those who reside or hail from New England. Published earlier this year by Shawmut Peninsula Press, The Hub of the Gay Universe: An LGBTQ History of Boston, Provincetown and Beyond, was written by my friend and neighbor, Russ Lopez. The 300+ page soft cover starts in the early 1600 when Pilgrims landed first in Provincetown and soon after in Plymouth and concludes with the progress the LGBTQ community has made in present day. Lopez beautifully captures moments in history and shares story after story about pioneers – many of whom you’ve never heard because American queer history is virtually unknown and barely taught.
For those looking for an escape from reality, I definitely suggest Madeline Miller’s NYT Bestselling novel, The Song of Achilles, which chronicles the story of Achilles – the son of Thetis the cruel sea goddess and Kink Peleus who is doomed to die on the battlefield and destined to be Ancient Greece’s greatest hero. Miller doesn’t shy from the companionship and love between the hero and Patroclus, an unassuming exile who is made famous in Greek mythology because Achilles names him Therapon, ‘brother-in-arms’. Miller’s talent cannot be denied. I promise you will find yourself turning page after page, staying up late to finish the novel.
Having recommended a new nonfiction book on LGBTQ history followed by an historical fiction novel of sorts it seems only fitting to conclude with the gay classic, Tales of the City. I can vividly remember watching in secret the TV series in the early 1990s up in my parent’s bedroom. And later buying the books in an out-of-the-way bookstore so I wouldn’t run into anyone I knew. If you’ve never read the series or if it has been a few years, add this to your summer reading list. The novel captures a time that no longer exists and as the NY Times review says, reads like “an extended love letter to a magical San Francisco”.
If you have a book that you’d like to suggest, please leave the title and author in the comments section of this post. And as I mentioned previously, while all these books are available via sites like Amazon.com, consider purchasing one or more of these books from your local LGBT bookstore (if you still have one).
Who wouldn’t want to sit on this stoop sipping a cup of joe with this guy? Hope your Saturday is off to a good start and you have a great day.
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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This weekend is jam-packed with activities from Ogunquit to Ptown but don’t worry if you’re sticking around in town because there’s a lot to do here as we move into the final weekend of Pride month.
Here are a few shout outs for you to consider: FASCINATION Friday is fetish night at Jacques while FO-MO Fridays is a fun and casual party at Blend. Weather permitting, Kiki Beach is a great way to pass time on Saturday afternoon before heading out to DONT ASK DONT TELL: Tribute to Kim Petras in Allston or checking out Grunt at The Alley bar, and wrapping up your weekend with Club Cafe’s weekly Sunday Tea Dance.
Free Summer Fitness Friday Bootcamp at 6:30AM in Christopher Columbus Park | Hip Hop Yoga at 12PM on the Seaport Common
Tea Dance at the Boatslip starts at 4PM each Friday in Provincetown – start your weekend off with some great music, views of Ptown harbor and a cold drink
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Dueling Drag Divas are back this summer at Mainestreet in Ogunquit performing each Friday and Saturday at 9:30PM (Tix required)
FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston
Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX
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
Kiki Beach is back each Saturday at M Street Beach for a new season of fun in the sun and great people watching – most start arriving after 12PM
LGBTQ Pride Walking Tours provided by Boston’s own The History Project on Saturday at 1PM: 1.5 hour walking tour through downtown Boston
Blend Saturdays bring your friends for a fun night out with great music and no cover at Blend (formerly Peggy’s) in Dorchester
Video Night Tracks every Saturday night join VJ Ryan Grow at Cathedral Station starting at 9:30PM
DONT ASK DONT TELL: Tribute to Kim Petras come out to Great Scott in Allston for this fun, monthly queer dance party – creative attire encouraged
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
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Brunch Baes at Club Cafe on Sunday from 11:30AM to 3PM
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.
Channeling your anger at this group is what they want.
During Boston Pride Week, news of a different sort of Pride captured headlines around the country and world when three men said they would host the first “Straight Pride” in Boston this August. Initially, the band of three designated Hollywood star, Brad Pitt, as their mascot until they received a cease-and-desist order from Pitt’s attorney. Days later the surreal spectacle took an unexpected turn when they named the much loathed (and gay) Milo Yiannopoulos as their new mascot and parade marshal.
When pressed why they felt the need to host the parade now and here in Boston, organizers said they need “advocates on behalf of the straight community in order to foster respect and awareness with people from all walks of life”. I’m unsure what that means. Last I recall, nobody heterosexual was denied the right to marry, denied access to a dying loved one at a hospital, been thrown out of their home as a teenager for their sexual orientation, subjected to ‘conversion therapy’, denied housing or jobs, etc…
I can’t help but think this was a media stunt meant to take away from Boston Pride -consider the timing days before the Boston’s Gay Pride Parade. As of 6/25 organizers had only raised $764.00 – well shy of an easy $5,000 goal. Who can say what their real intentions are and if a parade will occur? No doubt if it does, it will be quite a spectacle, but I would like to propose everyone ignore them. Channeling your anger at this group is what they want. The reality is they don’t deserve the attention or media so don’t give them a reason to get it.
UPDATE: 6/26 The city of Boston approved application for straight pride
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