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Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret
Later this week Boston’s Literary District will host Grub Gone…Drag, a special evening of literature and drag performance celebrating GrubStreet’s 15th annual the Muse & the Marketplace National Conference for Writers.
Saturday, April 30th Grub Gone…Drag! will feature readings by celebrated authors Colum McCann and Kaitlyn Greenidge and a live performance by renowned drag performer Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret at 8pm at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, located at 85 W. Newton Street, in Boston’s South End. Tickets are $12 for Muse conference goers and $18 for others.
Want to learn more about GrubStreet’s 15th annual the Muse & the Marketplace National Conference for Writers taking place April 29 – May 1, at Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel? Click here for more information.
The Republican Party is too media savvy to openly admit that they are using LGBT rights as a wedge issue but just because Republicans aren’t saying “we hate the LGBT community”, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. My parents always told me that actions speak louder than words. And one needn’t have the deductive reasoning skills of Sherlock Holmes to realize that the Republican Party sees targeting the LGBT community as a way to rally their fracturing party.
My parents always told me that actions speak louder than words.
Two weeks ago I wrote, Why the LGBT community still needs pride, after watching several southern states pass discriminatory legislation specifically targeting the LGBT community (many under the guise of “religious freedom”). At the time I wrote, “It seems like the South has declared war on the LGBT community.” Now I realize I was naive to blame this solely on the South. While the exact number of anti-LGBT legislation introduced in states in 2016 is up for debate, the trend cannot be disputed and it is happening all over the country.
This is troubling for me to watch, and I would imagine horrifyingly frightening for a young man or woman struggling to come to terms with their sexuality or gender. The Wisconsin Gazette recently published a state-by-state overview of anti-LGBT bills. You can check out what is happening in your state, here.
Anti-LGBT legislation seems to almost always be initiated by Republican state legislators. The chances of those bills becoming laws are increasingly likely if there are Republican majorities in the state house and a Republican governor. Since Massachusetts started recognizing same sex marriages in 2004 the Republican party has used marriage rights as a wedge issue – initially with a great deal of success but in recent elections to a lesser extent.
The 2015 US Supreme Court ruling recognizing our marriage rights coupled with the death of Justice Scalia has rallied conservatives who are using “Religious Freedom” as an excuse to legalize discrimination and to play on unfounded fears that the transgendered community is a bunch of predatory sickos who want to take over public restrooms – when the reality is more Republican politicians have been arrested for sex acts in public restrooms than trans people.
Steve Grand performs in Provincetown July 6-8, 2016
Steve Grand will be performing in Provincetown during Independence Week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 6-8 at the Art House. Tickets are now on sale and will definitely sell out so get your tickets while they last.
Tickets for Steve Grand in Provincetown
Sergio and I booked our first trip to Portugal at the end of summer. This visit to Portugal may be bittersweet for Sergio who’s father passed away about 16 months ago and who’s family emigrated from there to Brazil. Ever since I first met Sergio I’ve wanted to visit Portugal and I’m looking forward to spending a few days exploring Lisbon. We have the opportunity to spend 2-3 nights outside of Lisbon, but I’m torn on whether we should head north to Porto or south to some of the fantastic looking beaches.
Have you visited Portugal? Share your thoughts or tips in the comments section of my blog or by emailing me directly at bosguymail@gmail.com.
Dueling markets (South End Open Market & SOWA Market) open Sunday, May 1, 2016
What to do this week: April 25th – May 1st
Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8pm) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston
November Project: Stair workout at Harvard takes place at the Harvard Stadium from 6:30-7:30 AM every Wednesday in Boston
Stump Trivia lets you impress your friends with all the trivia you know from 5PM – 10PM every Wednesday at Cathedral Station in Boston
Karaoke Kween is a lot of fun and if you’re good you may nab the $75 cash prize at the end of the night – hosted every Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston
The Theater Offensive climACTS! fundraiser takes place at Icon Nightclub on Thursday, April 28, starting at 6PM in Boston
ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public.
Queer Threads opening reception features works of art from the Leslie-Lohman Museum at the Mills Gallery at the BCA Friday, April 29 in Boston
Sing Out! A Tribute to Rent celebrates this popular musical with all proceeds going to the Harbor to the Bay on Saturday, April 30 at 6pm in Boston
So Hot Saturdae’s: Wig Party starts at 10PM at Peggy O’Neil’s Pub and Grille on Saturday, April 30 in Boston
Drag Brunch join Verna Turbulence for her fabulous brunch at Club Cafe to benefit the Boston Living Center on Sunday, May 1 in Boston
South End Open Market and SOWA Open Market return as two separate markets separated by just blocks on Sunday, May 1 in Boston
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
Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.
Gay for Good Boston has recently updated their spring events calendar. Are you looking for a way to meet people or to volunteer some of your time? Check out Gay for Good Boston and their series of programs scheduled for May and June.
Tuesday, May 10, 6:15 – 8:30 PM in Brighton: Cradles to Crayons at 155 North Beacon Street which is a 15 minute walk from Warren St stop on Green Line (B)
Sunday, May 15, 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM in Brighton: FriendshipWalks at 640 Washington Street
Saturday, May 21, 9:00 – 1:00 in Jamaica Plain: Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly at 3305 Washington Street accessible by the Orange Line Green Street MBTA station.
Sunday, June 5, 7:30 AM – 12 Noon at Hatch Shell: AIDS Action 5K Walk/Run which is near the Arlington Street stop on the Green Line or the Charles/MGH on the Red Line
Saturday, June 11, 10:45 AM – 2:30 PM in Back Bay: Boston Pride March join them for a second year as they march to raise awareness about Gay for Good.
For full details and to RSVP, please check their web site events page.
Helpful hint: If a project fills up, check back during the week of the event, as spaces frequently open up after G4G reconfirms rsvp’s.
Will you be on Fire Island in early June? The hottest burlesque you’ll ever see, Broadway Bares, will officially open the summer season on Fire Island with another seductive edition of Broadway Bares Fire Island.
Two Fire Island performances are set for Saturday, June 4 at 7 pm and 9 pm at Whyte Hall’s Brandon Fradd Theater. All tickets include free specialty cocktails on the Albert Lepage Pavilion at Whyte Hall a half-hour before curtain. Ticket prices are $95, $150 and $225.
Tickets are available online at broadwaycares.org and in the Fire Island Pines harbor on Saturdays and Sundays 11 am to 1 pm, beginning May 21.
How sweet would it be to wake up just like this? I swear I would do this to Sergio if he didn’t always get up so much earlier than me.
Along with their usual mix of hip-hop & reggae, DJ Begbick will project synced Prince music videos all night long so dance your way over to the weekly party hosted by Teashaboo and be sure to check out their special Prince-themed performance. The celebration starts at 10PM upstairs at Machine.
Today, Boston is home to the largest proportion of Millennials of any major US city. People age 20 to 34 make up more than a third of Boston’s population, with even higher percentages in Cambridge (44.5%) and Somerville (44%).
Juxtapose that fact with news that realtor.com has now named Boston as the city most empty nestors want to flock to in 2016. This older demographic of retirees 65- 74 are attributed with fueling the demand for the many luxury condominiums going up all over downtown Boston.
According to realtor.com, this demographic no longer want the responsibilities associated with home ownership and many are selling the homes they raised their families and moving into urban centers where they can walk to meet friends for a coffee, go shopping or see a show.
In September 2013 seventy-five pianos were installed in public locations across Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville for anyone to play. The “Street Pianos Boston: Play Me I’m Yours” public piano installation was to commemorate the 75th season of the Celebrity Series of Boston.
Earlier this week The Celebrity Series of Boston reported that the popular art installment Play, Me, I’m Yours will return to Boston this fall (September 23-October 10, 2016). This time, sixty pianos will be decorated by local artists and spread across every neighborhood in Boston and select Cambridge locations.
However, before the pianos hit the streets of Boston, each piano will become a piece of visual art, created by a local artist. Celebrity Series is asking visual artists of all backgrounds, artistic abilities and mediums to apply to decorate one of the sixty pianos that will be available to the public this fall. Artist applications will be accepted through May 25 at streetpianosboston.org.
Source: http://www.popsugar.com
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