Published by Anchor Publications in 1965 this gay pulp fiction novel is listed as adult fiction but it looks fairly tame as compared to the other novels I’ve been publishing each Tuesday afternoon.
HUBweek (October 8-14) is a festival for the future that celebrates innovation in art, science and technology. HUBweek will kick off with events taking place all across the city, but will be centered on Boston’s City Hall Plaza, which will be transformed (once again) into a mini village of semi-permanent structures.
Join thought leaders like Medford-native Michael Bloomberg, Malcolm Gladwell, Deepak Chopra, Atul Gawande and more; connect with 100+ of Boston’s most impactful start-ups; and interact with Boston’s creative economy and those who are helping rethink Boston’s future.
Many events are free but do fill up. There are also events that require ticket purchases, but there is an “early bird special” running through July 24th.
Learn more here: hubweek.org
What happens when a beauty queen, a right-wing politician and a liberal activist are locked in a hotel room on the eve of the Miss America pageant? The Taming by Lauren Gunderson, which is inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, provides audiences with a satirical skewering of modern American politics that will leave you laughing out loud.
Tickets for The Taming at Club Cafe
The production plays at Club Cafe, beginning on Friday, July 13th with performances Thursday through Sunday each week until it closes on Saturday, July 28th. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested price of $20.00.
This guy looks exceptionally dapper in his formal wear and kilt. WDYT?
Bear week in Provincetown is in full swing this week and for more information I’d like to direct you to my post about Bear Week Parties & Events. But if you are in Boston this week there remains plenty to do including DRAGATHON: Season 10 which may still have a few tickets available; Mass Bears and Cubs are teaming up with The History Project at this month’s Silver at Peggy’s party on Saturday; and a couple of drag brunches on Sunday are happening – Brunch of the Queens at Bell and Hand and DRAG Me To Brunch at Carrie Nation Cocktail Club.
If you prefer something a bit more ‘cultural’, the World Premiere of a new musical based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 movie, Moulin Rouge opens in Boston starting Tuesday, July 10 and running through August 19th. And on Friday The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) broadcasts their summer performance, Tanglewood in the City, on the Boston Common at 8PM.
Moulin Rouge the Musical! World Premiere is Tuesday at the Emerson Majestic
Bear Week Parties & Events are in full swing through Saturday – use the link to see a more complete listing of events and parties in Provincetown
Pizza & Game Night is every Monday from 5-9PM (check out their ping pong and foosball tables) at Dorchester Brewery in Dorchester
Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston
ShowGirls weekly talent show hosted each Monday at the AHouse in Ptown
Cards Against Sobriety hosted every Monday night at the Alley join your friends for a fun game of Cards Against Humanity starting at 8PM in Boston
Moulin Rouge The Musical (Opening Night) is at the Emerson Majestic on Tuesday but the pre-Broadway run will be here in Boston through August 19th
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
Cambridge Men’s Group: Dinner at Spices monthly dinner meet up is for members of this group – if interested join by selecting the link
DRAGATHON: Season 10 by Chris Harris Presents is at Royale on Wednesday starting at 7PM in Boston
Sports Night at Peggy’s is every Wednesday night at Peggy O’Neil’s pub in Dorchester
Siren Trivia is every Wednesday at 9PM at the Trophy Room bar in Boston
Atomic Karaoke with DJ Stevie Psyclone & Jonathan Brett is every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
Boston Calling Weekly Block Party is hosted every Thursday with live bands, great beer & wine from 5-8PM in Dewey Square by South Station
MOVIE: The Lion King plays at the William G. Reinstein Bandstand at 6PM in Revere
Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Thursday from 6-9PM at the Cambridge Center Foyer in Kendall Square in Cambridge
MOVIE: Faces Places (Visages Villages) plays as part of the MFA “Sunset Cinema” series on Thursday starting at 7PM in Boston
Magic Dyke at the Planetarium hosted by The Slaughterhouse Society has two shows on Thursday (the first 7:30 has sold out) the second show at 9PM still has tickets available at the Museum of Science in Boston
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
The History Project and Peggy O’s presents Silver on Saturday, July 14th
THE WEEKEND
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Tanglewood in the City Boston Symphony Orchestra performance in the Berkshires will be projected on a giant screen on Boston Common, starting at 8PM on Friday
MOVIE: The Lion King plays at Rowes Wharf as part of the Summer in the City programming, starting at dusk in Boston
Boston Gay Professionals Meet Up is at the Intercontinental Hotel from 6:30-9PM for more details and to join use the link provided – in Boston
Dueling Drag Divas are back this year performing every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Fur-Turnity hosted by Mass Bears and Cubs is the 2nd Friday of every month downstairs at Jacques – doors open at 9PM in Boston
FUZZ hosted the second Friday of each month with DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy at the Alley in Boston
Camp Crystal Lake – Friday the 13th Features spine-tingling performances by some of New England’s spoOoOoOokiest queens to torment campers – costumes are encouraged but not required at the Oberon in Cambridge
XO Friday is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
Kiki Beach is back for its third year and Southie’s M Street Beach has never looked so fabulous – look for the speedos and listen for the good music; starting at 11ish in Boston
Beach Party Tea Dance is at Mainestreet from 3-9PM on Saturday with DJ Jodi in Ogunquit
MOVIE: SING! plays at the Prudential Center on Saturday in Boston
Underwear Party is every Saturday at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM in Provincetown
Silver at Peggy’s takes place the second Saturday of every month – this is a dance party for mature audiences and the men who like them – doors open at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
Strapped is at Machine on Saturday hosted by Buddy Bing and with music from DJ Gay Jim
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
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
Brunch of the Queens is on Sunday starting at 11AM at the Bell and Hand tickets are available for brunch and the show or just the show
DRAG Me To Brunch is on Sunday starting at 11AM for brunch (the drag show starts at 2PM) at Carrie Nation Cocktail Club in Boston
Babes Brunch is on Sunday starting at 1PM at Trophy Room 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
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.
I would happily wake up early every morning to make this guy a cup of coffee.
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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Just as 2018 Independence Week comes to a close, 2018 Bear Week roars into Ptown starting Saturday. If you are heading to Provincetown for this coming Bear Week, check out the Boatslip’s massive tea dance each day, visit the clubs like The Crown & Anchor’s Paramount & Wave Bar, Atlantic House (A-House) and Purgatory. But also make time to catch a show or two while you visit. Below is a sampling of some of the parties that will take place in Ptown this week.
Purgatory’s underwear party during Bear Week starts at 9:30
Saturday, July 7th:
Underbear Party will be packed at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM
Big Muscle Bears Dance Party at the Crown & Anchor starts at 9:30PM
BearMania hits the A-House doors open at 10PM
Sunday, July 8th:
BRUT at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Bear Disco Party is at the A-House doors open at 10PM
Monday, July 9th:
I Love the 90s Tea Dance at the Boatslip 4-7PM
Pig Dance at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Bears Night Out at the A-House starts at 10PM
Tuesday, July 10th:
Locker Room Party hosted by Ptown Bears at the Boatslip starts at 9PM
DILF Party at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Leather / Fetish night at the A-House starts at 10PM
Wednesday, July 11th:
Come and Scrum Boston Ironsides Party at Harbor Lounge 12-3PM
Bear Naked Pool Party at the Crown and Anchor from 12-4PM
RAM: Sports Gear & Leather at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Jock Night at the A-House starts at 10PM
Thursday, July 12th:
Solid Gold Tea Dance at the Boatslip 4-7PM
Bears, Boots & Boxers: Excessive 80s at Club Purgatory starts at 9PM
FurBall at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Friday, July 13th:
PLUNGE! Pool Party at the Crown and Anchor 11AM-4PM
Fireman’s Ball at the Crown and Anchor starts at 9:30PM
Uniform Ball at the A-House starts at 10PM
For a complete listing of all official 2018 Bear Week events you can check out the online schedule on the Ptown Bears website.
My first thought was what a cute baby otter; so appropriate for Bear Week. WDYT?
Bear Week roars into Ptown starting Saturday, July 7th
Just as Independence Week comes to an end Bear Week 2018 roars to life in Ptown, but if you are staying in Boston there is still plenty to do. If you love pizza, be sure to check out the two-day Boston Pizza Festival in Gov’t Center or catch one of the free outdoor movies playing this weekend, Field of Dreams and The Lion King.
Of course there are plenty of parties this weekend, but I’d like to give a special shout out to The Alley’s Bear Week Kick Off Party (no cover), which starts at 2PM on Friday.
Casual Friday’s Bear Week Kick Off Party starts at 9PM at The Alley on Friday and is always a great way to start Bear Week celebrations
SoWa First Fridays includes more than 200 studios, galleries and shops and runs from 5-9PM along Harrison Avenue in Boston
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Levi Kreis performs his show Piano Men at Mainestreet on Friday and Saturday at 8PM in Ogunquit
Dueling Drag Divas are back this year performing every Friday and Saturday at 8PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
MOVIE: Field of Dreams plays outside, starting at dusk on Friday at Rowes Wharf
EXTRA at Machine is invaded by Montreal this Friday with shows by: Miss Butterfly, Rita Baga, Marc-André Vachon, Emma Dejavu, & Phoenix Vyxen
XO Friday is the weekly dance party hosted by DJ Stevie Psyclone (no cover before 11PM) at Club Cafe every Friday
FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston
Kiki Beach is back for its third year and Southie’s M Street Beach has never looked so fabulous – look for the speedos and listen for the good music; starting at 11ish in Boston
Boston Pizza Festival is on Saturday and Sunday from 12PM-8PM
Boston Pizza Festival is on Saturday and Sunday from 12PM-8PM at City Hall Plaza – pre sale tickets are $35
Summer Block Party runs from 12PM-9PM on Saturday down by the Lawn on D and includes a ridiculous number of games, events and music – oh yeah and the bar will be open throughout in the Seaport
MOVIE: The Lion King plays outside for free at the Prudential Mall on Saturday night
Underbear is at The Alley on Saturday, starting at 9PM in Boston
Underwear Bear Week Party is Saturday at Club Purgatory – doors open at 9PM in Provincetown
H E R O E S Saturday (New Venue) Retro dance party hosted the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10PM-2AM at Sonia (formerly TT The Bear’s Place) in Central Square
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.
UNITE Saturdays is a weekly dance party at Club Cafe with DJ Susan Esthera (no cover before 11PM) in Boston
Underbear is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX
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
Open Newbury Street is back – the street will become the city’s largest pedestrian walk way on Sunday from 10AM – 6PM
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
BRUT Bear Week 2018 party is at the Paramount 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.
Provincetown is going crazy this week with the circuit in town for “Independence Week”. Sergio and I have not been in Ptown for the Fourth of July in several years. This photo of Sergio and Coleby dates back to July 4th week in 2012.
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.
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