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Are you a gay man of color looking to meet people and make friends? I wanted to let you know about a wonderful group here in Boston called the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC).

Check out HBGC’s Gala this week on Wednesday, Nov. 1

The HBGC is one of few non-profit organizations in Boston dedicated to the unique and complex needs of the Black, Latinx, and POC (People of Color) LGBTQ community. Founded in 2009, they work to inspire and empower Latinx and Black LGBTQ individuals to improve their livelihood through activism, education, community outreach, and counseling.

Later this week the group will also be hosting their annual gala at the Oberon Theater just outside of Harvard Square.  This event offers newcomers an opportunity to see this organization as it comes together to celebrate.

HBGC’s 8th Annual Gala: Rooted in Resistance
Wednesday, Nov. 1st  ||  7:30 – 11:30 PM
Oberon Theater – Cambridge

Halloween themed celebrations continue this week with Salem, MA reveling in the holiday, but if you can’t make it to Salem there is still plenty to do here including a showing of the Tim Burton classic The Nightmare Before Christmas at Symphony Hall, a HallowUNHhhh Show from Trixie and Katya (as well as an after party at Candibar) and an appropriately themed Ghosts of Show Tunes past at dbar.

There is plenty else to do this week including the return of Illuminus Boston on Friday and Saturday night, WQ Cinema Club presents: Apricot Groves at the Paramount Center and both FASCINATION Friday and Underbear  take place this weekend.

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Mike Kelley Meet & Greet is at Worden Hall on Monday from 6:30-8PM in Southie

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

The Nightmare Before Christmas will show on Monday and Tuesday at Symphony Hall starting at 8PM in Boston

The Trixie & Katya HallowUNHhhh Show! is an 18+ event starting at 7PM on Tuesday (Halloween) at Royale in Boston

Ghosts of Show Tunes past hosted by VJ Ryan Grow has a very special Halloween edition starting at 9PM on Tuesday at dbar in Dorchester

Karaoke Night starts at 10PM every Tuesday at Jacques in Boston

Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) Annual Gala: Rooted in resistance takes place on Wednesday at the Oberon in Cambridge

ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Thursday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

Trivia Night is at 8PM every Thursday at The Alley Bar in DTX Boston

Nite Ride presented by FLAG Flag Football is a full body workout at B/SPOKE studios (click on the link to get tickets) in Boston & Wellesley

Karaoke Thursdays is every Thursday at Machine with your hosts Rob Botelho and Emphysema Menthol 100s in Boston

Illuminus Boston returns (this time to Downtown Crossing) Friday & Saturday evenings

THE WEEKEND

SOWA First Fridays kicks off at 5PM – come out to SoWa and sip some wine while meeting artists and gallery owners on Friday in Boston

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Illuminus 2017 takes place in Downtown Crossing this year on Friday and Saturday from 6-11PM in Boston

WQ Cinema Club presents: Apricot Groves at the Paramount Center on Friday at 7PM in Boston

Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) is this Friday (location to be determined) starting at 9PM in Boston

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

ICMA’s Royal Roast of the Monarchs starts at 6PM on Saturday in the Napolean Room at Club Cafe on Saturday in Boston

Underbear is this Saturday starting at 10PM (free clothing check) at The Alley in DTX Boston

H E R O E S Saturday: Pet Shop Boys takes place this weekend at Machine on Saturday in Boston

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

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.

This weekend Boston hosts RuPaul’s Drag Race world tour , the Boston Book Festival and GLAD’s Spirit of Justice Awards ceremony. However, for those who are excited about Halloween, there are a ridiculous number of events in Boston, Provincetown and Ogunquit (of which I’ve listed a handful), including Spooky Bear Weekend in Provincetown, a Dirty, Sexy Disney Halloween bash in Ogunquit, an Epic Halloween Party, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, a Spooky Glam Brunch and several Tea Dances so check out.

Spirit of Justice Awards Gala is GLAD’s annual fundraiser brings together nearly 1,000 supporters and this year will recognize former US A.G. Eric Holder who served under the Obama Administration on Friday in Boston

Spooky Bear Weekend is a Halloween celebration that runs Friday through Sunday in Provincetown

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Hairspray The Musical Movie is showing at The Crown & Anchor as part of Spooky Bear Weekend so come in costume and sing along, doors open at 7PM in Provincetown

OFFICIAL Salem Witches Halloween Ball takes place in the historic Hawthorne Hotel starting at 7:30PM in (where else?) Salem

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

FagBash Spooky Bear is at Club Purgatory, starting at 9PM on Friday in Provincetown

RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour pulls into Boston , starting Friday with performances at The Wilbur in Boston

Karaoke: Scream Queens edition is at dbar starting at 10PM on Friday in Dorchester

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Boston Book Festival takes place again this year, centered in Copley Square and the Boston Public Library 2017 has events all day in Boston

Spooky Bear Ironsides: Gay of Thrones fundraiser is a great pre-Tea party to check out at Harbor Lounge 12-3PM in Provincetown

Spooky Bear Tea Dance will be jammed with everyone showing off their costumes with the music starting at 4PM in Provincetown

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Diva Night with special guest DJ James Cerne Saturday night at Great Scott in Allston

So Hot Halloween dance party with DJ Stevie “Creepy” Psyclone is at Peggy O’Neill’s starting at 10PM in Dorchester

Dirty, Sexy Disney Halloween Bash is on Saturday night at Mainestreet in Ogunquit

Spooky Bear Costume and Dance Party is at the Paramount starting at 9PM in Provincetown

Epic at the House of Blues will be Boston’s largest, gay dance party with a $1,000 costume party hosted by Mizery on Saturday in Boston

Halloween Horror Marathon  takes place at the Coolidge Theater starting at 11:59PM and opens with Night of the Living Dead  followed by Zombie, which kicks off the 8-hour horror marathon on Saturday in Brookline

Spooky Glam Bingo is a twist on the Trophy Room’s monthly drag bingo brunch which runs from 1-4PM on Sunday in Boston

Foxy Reunion Tea Dance with DJ’s Nathanael Bluhm (BEGBICK) & James Cerne will have you dancing all evening long starting at  6PM  on Sunday at Club Cafe in Boston

Karaoke at the Alley is every Sunday starting at 8PM 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’m writing this post several weeks later than I would’ve expected but with the balmy temperatures this fall, the beach season in Boston definitely extended far beyond expectations.  I wanted to give a shout out to the mystery organizers who came up with the idea of Kiki Beach last year and have used social media to successfully reach out to Boston’s gay community to encourage them to takeover a small portion of Southie’s beachfront property each weekend.

I know some longtime Southie residents complained to the city this summer about a “new element” on M Street Beach (it resulted in more policing along this section of Southie’s beaches), but for Boston’s gay community, Kiki Beach has been a welcome addition. With the sale of the Manhunt Mansion and the demise of Ra-Cha-Cha in Randolph, Kiki appeared on the scene at exactly the right time, and I look forward to the 2018 Kiki Beach season. Below are some fun photos from this summer at Kiki Beach. If you have not yet come down to M Street Beach in Southie, put it on your to do list for next summer. It’s a blast. Just listen for the dance music that will be playing and men standing in Speedos gabbing.

53rd Head of the Charles Regatta is Saturday and Sunday

There are also several local theater companies with new plays, including Central Square Theater’s The Revolutionists, SpeakEasy Stage production of  The Curiuos Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and The Lyric Stage new show, Souvenir (both of which open this Friday night).

However the biggest event of the week is 53rd Head of the Charles Regatta which will bring more than 11,000 athletes to Boston and Cambridge to race all day Saturday and Sunday along the Charles River.

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Friday is pizza night and climbing at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

The Curiuos Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Opening Night) The SpeakEasy Stage Company’s latest production from their 2017/2018 season opens on Friday and runs through November 25th

Souvenir (Opening Night) The Lyric Stage Company’s latest production from their 2017/2018 season opens Friday and runs through November 19th

Casual Fridays RuPaul All Stars Cast Reveal Special starts early this Friday at 8PM at The Alley Bar in Boston

Boyfriends is a gay dance night hosted the 3rd Friday of each month at the Milky Way starting at 10PM in Jamaica Plain

Head of the Charles Regatta will bring together 11,000 athletes to race along the Charles River on Saturday and Sunday in Cambridge and Boston

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Grunt 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

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.

QUICK ‘Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub’ brings together climbers of all levels to meet and hang out on the ropes indoors and out. If you are curious to try rock climbing for the first time or if you’ve been doing this for years, you’ll want to check out this group which meets regularly.

QUICK website

The 53rd Head of the Charles Regatta is this Saturday and Sunday

This week there are the usual options during the week including the monthly Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meeting on Monday, Showtune Tuesday and Bear Trivia Night. There are also several local theater companies with new plays, including Central Square Theater’s The Revolutionists (opening Thursday, SpeakEasy Stage production of  The Curiuos Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and The Lyric Stage new show, Souvenir (both of which open this Friday night).

However the biggest event of the week is 53rd Head of the Charles Regatta which will bring more than 11,000 athletes to Boston and Cambridge to race all day Saturday and Sunday along the Charles River.

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Boston Gay Men’s Book Club meets on Monday at 7PM at the Trident Bookseller’s & Cafe in Back Bay to discuss this month’s book in Boston

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

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

Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

BLAQ-T Dating for Queer and Trans people of color in Boston is on Wednesday from 7-9PM in DTX Boston

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting Thursday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

The Revolutionists (Opening Night) Central Square Theater’s latest production from their 2017/2018 season opens Thursday and runs through November 12th

Keshet Cabaret with NYC’s premiere theatrical drag queen (and RuPaul Drag Race contestant) Alexis Michelle at Club Cafe on Thursday 7-9:30PM 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

Boyfriends is this Friday at the Milky Way Lounge in JP

THE WEEKEND

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

The Curiuos Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Opening Night) The SpeakEasy Stage Company’s latest production from their 2017/2018 season opens on Friday and runs through November 25th

Souvenir (Opening Night) The Lyric Stage Company’s latest production from their 2017/2018 season opens Friday and runs through November 19th

Casual Fridays RuPaul All Stars Cast Reveal Special starts early this Friday at 8PM at The Alley Bar in Boston

Boyfriends is a gay dance night hosted the 3rd Friday of each month at the Milky Way starting at 10PM in Jamaica Plain

Head of the Charles Regatta will bring together 11,000 athletes to race along the Charles River on Saturday and Sunday in Cambridge and Boston

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Grunt 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

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.

Ashmont Grille’s Mean Girls Basic Brunch is Saturday

Check out HUBweek all this weekend, a festival celebrating innovation  in art, science and technology. On Friday enjoy MFA Late Nites or if you want to go dancing checkout FUZZ Boston at The Alley.

Start your Saturday at Ashmont Grill and join them for their Mean Girls Basic Brunch before heading over to dbar at night for their Magnum Saturdays: Flannel Frenzy party. Make Sunday a fun day by checking out Club Cafe’s Sunday Tea Dance.

LGBTQ College Fair hosted by BAGLY is from 2-5PM on Friday at Walker Hall in Cambridge

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Fuzz Boston is a fun, no-attitude and very welcoming monthly dance party with no cover with DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy at the Alley Bar in DTX

MFA Late Nites is Friday from 8PM – 2AM at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Mean Girls Basic Brunch is on Saturday from 10AM-3PM at Ashmont Grill in Dorchester

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Drag Gospel Fest is a fundraiser to benefit LGBT asylum seekers on Saturday from 6-9PM at Club Cafe in Boston

Providence Zombie Night is Saturday from 7PM – 2AM at The Dark Lady

Grunt Gear Party is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, on Saturday, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

Magnum Saturdays: Flannel Frenzy is at dbar on Saturday starting at 10PM in Dorchester

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.

This week definitely check out HUBweek (October 10-15), a festival celebrating innovation  in art, science and technology; the 2017 HistoryMaker Awards, paying tribute to trailblazer and AIDS Activist, Larry Kessler at Club Cafe on Tuesday night; MFA Late Nites from 8PM on Friday to 2AM on Saturday morning; and Mean Girls Basic Brunch on Saturday at Ashmont Grille in Dorchester.

If you’re looking to go dancing check out BRASH Weekly Queer Party on Tuesday in Somerville; FUZZ Boston at The Alley on Friday; Magnum Saturdays: Flannel Frenzy at dbar; and make Sunday a fun day by checking out Club Cafe’s Sunday Tea Dance.

Larry Kessler is honored at The HistoryMakers Awards

MONDAY – THURSDAY

Drag Bingo is every Monday starting at 7PM free to play at Club Cafe in Boston

HUBweek starts on Tuesday and runs through Sunday; hosting free events throughout Boston

BRASH Weekly Queer Party is hosted every Tuesday at Brass Union from 9PM – 1AM in Union Square, Somerville

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

Geek Trivia is guaranteed fun and has lots of prizes (trivia starts at 8PM) hosted every Tuesday at Club Cafe in Boston

2017 HistoryMaker Awards pays tribute to Larry Kessler from 6-9PM on Wednesday at Club Cafe in Boston

Queer Boston Board Gamers is meeting this Wednesday from 6-9PM at the Panera Bread at Porter Square in Cambridge

Enchanted Forest is magical interactive experience for all ages, taking place at Government Center (Thursday – Saturday) 5-10PM in Boston

ICA Boston every Thursday from 5PM – 9PM admission is free to the public

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

Detention Thursdays! is hosted every Thursday starting at 9PM with shows at 10:30 & 11:45PM – No Cover – at EGO in Providence

THE WEEKEND

LGBTQ College Fair hosted by BAGLY is from 2-5PM on Friday at Walker Hall in Cambridge

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

Fuzz Boston is a fun, no-attitude and very welcoming monthly dance party with no cover with DJ Brent Covington and DJ Taffy at the Alley Bar in DTX

MFA Late Nites is Friday from 8PM – 2AM at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Mean Girls Basic Brunch is on Saturday from 10AM-3PM at Ashmont Grill in Dorchester

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

Drag Gospel Fest is a fundraiser to benefit LGBT asylum seekers on Saturday from 6-9PM at Club Cafe in Boston

Providence Zombie Night is Saturday from 7PM – 2AM at The Dark Lady

Grunt Gear Party is a weekly dance party with no cover for burly men and their admirers, on Saturday, starting at 10PM at the Alley Bar in DTX

Magnum Saturdays: Flannel Frenzy is at dbar on Saturday starting at 10PM in Dorchester

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.

Heading into a long holiday (Columbus Day) weekend, there is a lot happening in and around Boston including the Gay Bowl XVII, Ogunquit Bearfest  and Ptown Soccer Classsic XXI.

If the Gay Bowl, Bearfest or the Soccer Classic aren’t of interest, you can also check out First Fridays in SoWa, Guerrilla Queer Bar & FASCINATION Friday. On Saturday there is HRC’s New England Gala Dinner & Auction and the monthly Underbear party. And finally on Sunday Trophy Room hosts their Bear Brunch, Club Cafe’s has their Sunday “Gen-X” Tea Dance which starts at 6PM and later in the evening Chris Harris Presents Columbus Day Sunday with DJ Ralphi Rosario at Royale.

Ptown Soccer Classic XXI starts Friday and runs through the weekend, including Welcome Party, Wigs & Heels Tea Dance, Soccer Balls Dance Party,  Dinner Banquet, and of course soccer in Provincetown

Queer Inclusive Climbing Klub (QuICK) Pizza night and climbing club at Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville

WickedQueer Cinema Club presents Heartstone at the Paramount Center – Emerson College on Friday from 7-10PM in Boston

Alan Cummings Sings Sappy Songs for one night only at the Sander’s Theatre at Harvard University, starting at 8PM on Friday

Guerrilla Queer Bar (GQB) is celebrating 10 Years! so come and join them on Friday at Hurricane O’Reilly’s starting at 9PM

Casual Fridays is a weekly dance party with no cover featuring DJ Begbick at the Alley Bar in DTX

FASCINATION Friday is a monthly gear/ fetish/ kink night at Jacques the 1st and 4th Friday of the month in Boston

Dueling Divas are back for the summer at Mainestreet every Friday and Saturday night in Ogunquit

Ocean State Classic Opening Party takes place at The Dark Lady on Friday in Providence

SoWa Open Market SoWa Open Market is now open every Saturday and Sunday from 10AM – 4PM through the end of October in Boston

HRC New England Gala Dinner & Auction takes place at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center on Saturday in Boston

Underbear is a monthly bear dance party (no cover and free clothing check) that has music from DJ Taffy at The Alley Bar in Boston

Saga Saturdays Boston’s biggest gay dance party at Paradise in Cambridge

Bear Brunch is hosted every second Sunday of the month at the Trophy Room bar from 1-4PM in Boston

Sunday “Gen-X” Tea Dance never has a cover and always has great music, 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

Columbus Day Sunday with DJ Ralphi Rosario from Chris Harris Presents at Royale in Boston

Send me information about your upcoming programs and events in my blog’s comment section or message me the details on Facebook.