Saturday’s annual White Party in Provincetown was masterfully captured by David Cox from Droning Provincetown.
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Gay hipster coffee shop: Teatotaller (in rural NH)
Back in June, a coffee house / tea house in Somersworth, NH (a town of ~11,000 residents sandwiched between Portsmouth and Rochester, NH) raised some eyebrows with their roadside billboard (shown below). The billboard ended up creating quite a bit of controversy in stodgy NH but it also gained a fair bit of praise and was noted on social media by yours truly and many others.
While I’ve yet to visit, the next time Sergio and I drive up to visit my parents on Lake Winnipesaukee we are definitely going to make a detour to check out this self proclaimed “oasis of queer, hipster coffee, tea and pastry goodness”. I grew up in NH and could have never imagined such a cafe – let alone a provocative, gender-bending billboard. If you are saddened by the current political climate and divisiveness, look to this group of feisty entrepreneurs for inspiration because a little bit of fierce can go a long way.
Should you find yourself in the area and want to check out this colorful cafe they are open six days a week (every day except for Tuesday) at 69 High Street in Somersworth, NH or online at teatotallerteahouse.com.
Saturday morning coffee
Enjoy your morning cup of joe (or whatever you may want to call him).
Saturday morning comic
Click on this week’s comic strip to enlarge
ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com.
Bonus fur
If you like this week’s Bonus Fur post and live in Boston, I’d suggest you head to Fascination which takes place the first and last Friday of each month at Jacques in Bay Village. There is more information about tonight’s event here: First Friday Fascination.
Boston’s fall theater line up
September brings back more than tens of thousands of students to Boston. Most of Boston’s local theater companies return with new productions and this year local theater companies have an impressive line up.
Probably the best known local theater The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) continues to raise the bar with engaging shows and often times big name actors. September 9th is the opening for a new play from the ART called, WARHOLCAPOTE.
The play is based on the well documented friendship between Andy Warhol and Truman Capote. Using the hundreds of hours in conversation (some of it published), the ART has created the play, WARHOLCAPOTE.
The Lyric Stage Co. of Boston present the musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Performances start tonight, Friday, September 1st and run through October 8th at their theater in the Back Bay. Tickets Available Here.
Over in Cambridge Central Square Theater will open their new season with Constellations. A mesmerizing romantic journey that looks at the infinite possibilities directed by Scott Edmiston, six-time Elliot Norton Award-winner for Outstanding Director. The show runs from Thursday, September 7th through October 8th. Tickets Available Here.
The SpeakEasy Stage Company opens in September with Men On Boats. Opening September 8th the show tells the story of an actual 1869 expedition led by John Wesley Powell to chart the Colorado River. Comical but never camp, pointed but never political, this rousing historical saga is a provocative meditation on gender and historical memory that offers a new lens through which to view our shared past. Tickets Available Here.
Next week on Friday, September 8th The Huntington Theatre opens their season with the musical, Merrily We Roll Along, with music from Stephen Sondheim. Be sure to get your tickets before the musical closes on Sunday, October 15th. Tickets Available Here.
Zeitgeist Stage Company presents, Faceless, a drama about 18 year-old Susie Glenn who is on trial for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism, and recent Harvard Law grad and practicing Muslim, Claire Fathi, who has been brought on to prosecute her. The play opens on Friday, September 15 and runs through October 7th. Tickets Available Here.
The theater companies shared above are just a sampling of locally produced shows underway or soon to open. Check out one or more of these productions and support the local arts scene. You’ll be impressed by the caliber of talent, the variety of shows and how much more affordable these tickets are than the national traveling productions playing in the Theater District.
What to do this weekend
Lady Gaga performs in Boston Friday and Saturday night at Fenway Park
For the tens of thousands of you who are moving into a new apartment with a 9/1 lease I want to wish you a very happy Allston Christmas . For those of you not moving and looking for something to do this weekend, there are plenty of options like SoWa First Fridays, Guerrilla Queer Bar, not one but two shows from Lady Gaga at Fenway Park on Friday and Saturday night, and if you’re looking for an excuse to get out of town, Providence is hosting WaterFire (full lighting) on Sunday evening.
FRIDAY
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip parties start up this weekend with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
SoWa First Fridays has artists and galleries alike opening their doors to welcome the public from 5-9PM in Boston
Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville
Billiards Tournament is hosted each Friday starting at 7PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Lady Gaga performs at Fenway Park (Opening Night) will Sergio and I see you there, in Boston
The Ornithologist is a LGBTQ Independent Film featured at Boston’s Wicked Queer Film Festival – playing Sept 1-4 at the Brattle at 9PM in Cambridge
Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) will be taking over a traditionally straight bar tonight (location to be announced on Thursday afternoon) in Boston
Labor Day Weekend Blowout Party is at Mainestreet Bar in Ogunquit
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday night in Ogunquit
Fearless in the Dark black light party starts at 10PM at Mirarbar in Providence
Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence
The Coolidge After Midnight: Two Thousand Maniacs shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Friday in Brookline
SATURDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Lady Gaga performs at Fenway Park (Closing Night) in Boston
Underwear Party is every Saturday night starting at 9:30 at Club Purgatory in Provincetown
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Saturday night in Ogunquit
Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge
The Coolidge After Midnight: Maniac shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline
PVD WaterFire: Full Lighting starts at 7:15PM
SUNDAY
SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston
Tea Dance at the ‘Slip with DJ MaryAlice from 4-7PM at the Boatslip in Provincetown
Back 2 Basics Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music from 70s 80s & 90s, starting at 5PM no cover every Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston
Sunday Tea Dance starts at 4PM at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
WaterFire: Full Lighting starts at 7:15PM along Canal Walk in Providence
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.
Tonight: Free fireworks over Boston Harbor
Photo Source: bostonharbornow.org
The city of Boston would like to celebrate the end of summer with a harbor fireworks show by Boston Harbor Now; suggested public viewing locations include the Christopher Columbus Park in the North End, Piers Park in East Boston and Fan Pier in the Seaport.
This is the fifth year fireworks over Boston Harbor will take place this evening at sunset. For more details visit 5th Annual Illuminate the Harbor Boston Harbor Fireworks.
Vintage gay
1st National March for LGBT rights in DC 1979 Source Mark Reinstein Getty Images
The current political climate has become increasingly poisonous and I wanted to share an inspiring photograph from the 1st National March for LGBT rights that took place in 1979. The LGBT community was organizing and building a voice that would help it flex its political muscle. Something that would be desperately needed in just a few years when the AIDS epidemic blew up. Ronald Reagan and all of the US Congress (Democrats and Republicans alike) would turn their backs on our community while tens of thousands of young men succumbed to the “Gay Cancer” as it was called.
The Orinthologist is at The Brattle this weekend
This past Spring Boston’s LGBTQ Film Festival a.k.a. Wicked Queer, showcased the Portuguese film, The Ornithologist. The film returns to the Boston area and will play at The Brattle Theatre starting Friday, Sept. 1st.
You can purchase your tickets from the Brattle online, here.
ABOUT THE ORNITHOLOGIST: Director João Pedro Rodrigues reimagines the myth of Saint Anthony of Padua as a modern-day parable of sexual and spiritual transcendence. On a bird-watching expedition in the remote wilderness, Fernando (Paul Hamy) capsizes and loses his bearings. His ensuing odyssey, both intensely physical and wildly metaphysical, involves sadistic Chinese pilgrims, a deaf-mute shepherd named Jesus, pagan tribes, Amazons on horseback, and a glorious variety of feathered friends.
Showtimes
Friday, September 1 at 9:00 PM
Saturday, September 2 at 9:00 PM
Sunday, September 3 at 12:30 PM
Monday, September 4 at 9:00 PM
This week on Instagram: place.st.russell
Guys who live in Boston will likely know or recognize Stephen and David St. Russell. They are an outgoing and friendly couple who bought a fixer-upper in Dorchester earlier this year.
Stephen and David are in the midst of turning a 19th century Victorian house that was in some serious need of TLC into their dream home. Like all good Millennials they have set up a website to share their story, which you can see here, and are using Instagram to document the house’s transformation.
It is far more fun following these two on Instagram than any faux-reality show I’ve seen on HGTV.
Follow these two on Instagram here, instagram.com/place.st.russell.
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