Here is to hoping the weather improves this evening in time for Providence’s free public art / show Waterfire scheduled for later tonight, at 8PM.
Tonight’s full installation includes over eighty braziers from Waterplace Park to Memorial/South Main Street Park, occurring shortly after sunset (7:59PM tonight) until half past midnight. For more information about tonight’s lighting and the schedule for future events visit here.
Enjoy your morning cup of joe (or whatever you may want to call him).
Casey At The Bat is a comic strip follows the adventures of a young, gay man and his friends in life, love and sports! Casey At The Bat is the work of the very talented Bob Glasscock who resides in NYC.
You can read back issues and order Casey At The Bat volume 1 from his website, caseyatb.com.
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ADAM & ANDY is set in the fictional New England town of Woodfield, CT. You can learn more about this strip by visiting, adamandandy.com. To see previous Adam and Andy cartoons link here
Enjoy the weekend and thanks for stopping by to check out my blog.
Devotion
The heart can think of no devotion
Greater than being shore to ocean –
Holding the curve of one position,
Counting an endless repetition.
Devotion was written by American Poet, Robert Frost, and first published in 1928. I love the simplicity of this poem and the imagery he evokes to describe such a personal and intimate concept.
Sinners Ball Weekend kicks off at Mainestreet in Ogunquit on Friday
With the first Friday of the month approaching that means that First Fridays in SoWa and The Welcoming Committee’s massively popular Guerrilla Queer Bar are happening Friday evening. However, there is a lot more happening including: the closing weekend performances of Romeo & Juliet on the Boston Common, outdoor movies and midnight showings at The Coolidge.
If you want to get out of town, check out Sinner’s Ball Weekend in Ogunquit. Mainestreet has events lined up through Sunday.
ICA Boston is open and free to the public after 5PM each Thursday
THURSDAY
ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public
Free Summer Yoga takes place each Thursday through August 31st at the Frog Pond on the Common starting at 6PM
Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston
Thursty Thursday Drag Show hosted by Bianca York starts at 9PM at the Gas Light in Portsmouth
Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston
Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence
Thump! Thursday is hosted every Thursday starting at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester
TWC’s popular Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) is this Friday
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 allows you to peruse galleries and artist studios in the South End 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
Classsic Movies by Moonlight presents: Tootsie at Rowes Wharf starting at dusk in Boston
Sinner’s Ball Weekend has activities through Sunday at Mainestreet in Ogunquit
Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) from the Welcoming Committee will take over another “straight” bar in the area – location TBA later this week
Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday night in Ogunquit
Twerk Fridays at is an 18+ night at Ego in Providence
The Coolidge After Midnight: The Taking of Pelham One, Two Three 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
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: Black Sunday shows at The Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM on Saturday in Brookline
SoWa Farmer’s Market is Sunday from 10AM – 4PM
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
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.
Photo Credit & Source: Greenway Website
Did you know there is something called The Greenway Fitness Program that is free for you to attend? Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the fitness classes are free and open to the public. To see the full schedule of classes (dates, times and locations) visit the Greenway website or link here.
Later today there are two free classes / events:
Workplace Wellness Bootcamp starts at 5:30PM at the Rings Fountain on Milk Street (map)
Social Boston Sports Cornhole starts at 6PM at the intersection of Milk Street & JFK Surface Raod (map)
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.
Tickets to see Ru Paul’s Drag Race: WERQ The World Tour when it comes to Boston later this fall go on sale today. The tour visits 16-cities in the US, Canada and Europe; visiting Boston on Halloween weekend, Friday, October 27th.
Michelle Visage will host with performances by some of the series’ most unforgettable queens including Alyssa Edwards, Detox, Kim Chi, Shangela, Latrice Royale, and Violet Chachki. Joining them will be season nine favorites Peppermint, Sasha Velour and Valentina.
Tickets go on sale today for the Boston show: Get Your Tickets Here. Below is a listing of other cities the tour will stop to perform.
Next week San Francisco’s Gay All-Male Revue comes to Provincetown for two shows at the Crown & Anchor (August 8 & 9) so I thought I’d give the group and their Instagram account a shout out. You can get more information about tickets to their show at the Crown & Anchor, here.
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Chalk this up to news you can’t use but just too damn funny for me to overlook. Last week NPR reported that the North Texas company, Bestherbs Coffee LLC, is voluntarily recalling their product from grocery stores after the FDA discovered their instant coffee contained a similar ingredient found in Viagra that could potentially give men spontaneous, hours-long erections.
For more information about the recall visit the FDA page here.
I routinely publish volunteering opportunities from the Boston Chapter of Gay for Good. but recently realized it had been several months since I last gave this group a shout out. G4G, as I like to refer to them, may be the perfect option for you if you’re looking to meet people or would like to volunteer but cannot commit to a particular charity. Each month, Gay For Good Boston selects a different non-profit to donate time for a community service project and they arrange all the logistics. There is no money required and anyone willing to give their time and energy are welcome, but note that most opportunities fill quickly.
Save the date for these upcoming volunteering projects by G4G:
If this sounds like a group you would like to learn more about, I encourage you to link here to join the organization. You will receive regular notifications about upcoming volunteering opportunities.
To learn more, e-mail them at gayforgood-boston@googlegroups.com.
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