Sunday
Jan 1
1:00
PM |
 New Year's Day Lunch / Brunch
 Hong
Kong Restaurant (Harvard
Square)
1238 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
RSVP to Steve & Chris at RedSoxKid@stevekluger.com,
CCole074@aol.com.
|
Friday
Jan 6
6:30 PM |
 GBBC Awards for
Excellence Dinner
W Boston Hotel
100 Stuart Street, Boston 02116
- GBBC Business of the Year – Fusco
and Four
- GBBC Member of the Year – Daniel
Batterman, Esq.
- Presidential Award – TD Bank
- Citizen of the Year – Steve
Buckley, Boston Herald Sports
Columnist
- Non-Profit of the Year – Community
Servings
The Greater Boston Business Council's
AFE Dinner, the "red carpet" LGBT award
ceremony of Greater Boston and longest
running LGBT award ceremony in New
England, is always a special
evening to honor those that have given
back to the LGBT community. The
evening starts with a cocktail party
followed by the award ceremony and a
fabulous dinner. Dancing all night
to DJ Shelly!
View the flyer.
You can order your tickets online at www.gbbc.org.
If you have any questions please contact
Michael at MTravaglini@gmail.com.
|
Saturday
Jan 7
|
 Swingtime!
Come swing-dancing at
Boston's LGBT swing dance!
Dinner before?
More info: http://SwingtimeBoston.com/
Postponed to June 2nd.
|
Thursday
Jan 12
7:30 pm
|
 God of Carnage
Huntington Theater Out & About
Night
(includes post-show talk-back)
264 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
6:00 - Dinner at Uno's.
|
Friday
Jan 13
8:00
PM
|
 Red
2010 Tony Winner - Best Play
SpeakEasy Stage Out & About Night (includes
post-show party with the cast &
other gay groups)
By John Logan
Directed by David R. Gammons
Winner of six 2010 Tony Awards
including Best Play, Red is a
searing portrait of an artist’s
ambition and vulnerability. After he
lands the biggest commission in the
history of modern art, abstract
expressionist painter Mark Rothko
begins work on a series of large
murals with the help of a new young
assistant. What takes place between
the two men is a master class on the
methods and purpose of art and the
dynamic relationship between an artist
and his creations.
6:00 - Dinner at The
Beehive, next door to the
theater.
|
Sunday
Jan 15
6-9 pm
|
  Third Sunday Pot Luck
Dinner -
Bring Preserved Delights
At Jody & Mark's (Porter
Square)
 Join us at Mark and
Jody's house near Porter Square for a
pot luck dinner. After learning that
there are such things as canned brown
bread, pickled pineapple, and pickled
watermelon rind, hosts Jody and Mark
are encouraging everyone to bring some
preserved delight. From applesauce to
Spam, we will cook and sample it all.
RSVP to Jody, jod@actwin.com
for exact location and to tell us what
you're bringing.
|
Tuesday
Jan 24
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Pub Sing
|
 Pub Sing at the
Skellig
240 Moody Street, Waltham, MA
Look for us in the back room. Questions?
Email Joe_F@verizon.net.
|
Wednesday
Jan 25
4:30 pm
|
 Museum of Fine Arts
The MFA is free on Wednesday after 4pm,
and no special ticket is required for
the new Degas and the
Nude exhibit, which ends Feb
5th. Meet Chris C. at the Huntington
Ave. entrance at 4:30. RSVP to Chris at
CambridgeMen@comcast.net
. |
Saturday
Jan 28
11:00 AM |
 Dim Sum and the
Haymarket
Hei La
Moon
88 Beach St, Boston, MA (Chinatown)
RSVP to Darryl at darrylez@yahoo.com.
|
Tuesday
Jan 31
6:30
pm
|
Last Tuesday Dinner - New Members
Welcome
Royal East (Chinese)
792 Main Street, (Central
Square), Cambridge, MA 02139
|
SATURDAY
FEB 4
11:30 Brunch
then
Museum
|
 Brunch at Aquitane
&
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Learn about Boston's water system
history, tour Great Engines Hall, view a
multimedia presentation, and explore
iconic architecture. Then enjoy a walk
around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, one
of Boston's most beautiful historic
sites.
2450 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02467
WaterworksMuseum.org
 We
will meet at 11:30 am on Saturday, Feb.
4 for brunch at Aquitaine,
567 Tremont St. in Boston's South End.
The $10 prix fixe includes a choice of
main dishes, cinnamon roll, juice and
coffee.
We will then visit the Metropolitan
Waterworks Museum (WaterworksMuseum.org)
in Chestnut Hill, a 19th century
engineering landmark in the
Richardsonian Romanesque style where
Boston's tap water was pumped by steam
engines until the mid-20th century.
Admission is free of charge.
|
Friday
Feb 10
6:00 pm
|
Movie
Night at the Capitol in Arlington
with
Special Preview at 13Forest
We will be joining up with the Gay Men's
Art & Architecture Meetup Group
to see whatever movie you want at the Arlington
Capitol Theater. We have also
been invited to start our Movie Night
out with a special preview of the
Opening of a new exhibit at 13Forest
Gallery featuring the artworks
of Anne
Cavanaugh and Kyle
Larabee.
 13FOREST
Gallery
167A Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA
 Capitol
Theater
204 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02474
We will meet up at 13Forest
Gallery and head over to the
theatre from there.
For ticket information, directions, and
parking information, visit their website
here: http://feitheatres.com/capitol-theatre/.
|
Saturday
Feb 11
|
Newbury
Street Gallery Walk
(CANCELED)
|
Sunday
Feb 12
12:00 Brunch
3:00 Cabaret
|
 BGMC Valentine's
Cabaret
Come
help the Boston Gay Men's Chorus
celebrate their 30th birthday at It’s My Party!
The annual BGMC cabaret is always a
sell-out and this year will be no
exception. If you’ve been in the
audience before, you’ll see some of
the super talented guys you’ve loved
in the past, along with some fantastic
talent that is new to the BGMC. Held
at Club
Café, it’s a relaxed
atmosphere with cocktails and
discounted food available.
Seats are general admission, so get your
own ticket(s) here,
or call 617-542-SING (7464). Then RSVP
to BillBarnert@comcast.net,
and meet him in line before 2pm when the
doors open. (Look for the Cambridge
Men's Group sign.)
Optional brunch at noon at Club Café.
Let Bill know when you RSVP if you are
joining us for that.
|
Friday
Feb 17
7:30 pm
|
 Wild Swans
American Repertory Theater
64 Brattle Street (Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA 02138
China, at
the heart of the 20th Century, became
a nation transformed beyond
recognition. Through the eyes of one
fiercely courageous family, Wild Swans
takes us on a journey from the early
days of Communist hope and struggle,
through the chaos and confusion of
Mao's Cultural Revolution to the birth
of a superpower.
An astonishing human story, Wild Swans: Three Daughters
of China (the book) has sold
more than 13 million copies in 36
languages. This first ever stage version
brings together author Jung Chang with
playwright Alexandra Wood, director
Sacha Wares, designer Miriam Buether and
Beijing video artist Wang GongXin.
Followed by dinner at 9 Tastes
(Thai) in Harvard Square.
|
Sunday
Feb 19
11:30-3:00
|
 Third Sunday Pot Luck
Brunch
Oscar themed brunch: Whatever
you bring, make up a name for it from
one of your favorite movies, movie
stars, or movie characters. Then label
it, so we all know what it is!
At Bill B's house in Porter Square.
7 Herbert Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
|
Saturday
Feb 25
7:00 pm
|
Cambridge
Men's Group 5th Anniversary Party!
 5th anniversary of the
Cambridge Men's Group
Dinner party at Frank's Steak House
(Cambridge), where it all began.
Frank's Steak House
2310 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
|
Tuesday
Feb 28
|
No Last
Tuesday Dinner This Month ... Come to
our 5th Anniversary Party instead!
|
Friday
Mar 2
7:00 pm |
 Drinks and Dinner for
the Younger (20-s 30-s ish) CMGers
John
Harvard's Brew House
33 Dunster St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
To the younger CMGers that haven't been
at recent events, stop by for drinks and
appetizers, then dinner if you want. New
guys welcome.
RSVP to Jody at
jod@actwin.com or 617-433-7738.
|
Saturday
Mar 3
6:30 Dinner
8:00 Show
|
 The Full Monty
Musical, at the Boston Conservatory
31 Hemenway Street, Boston
On January 18th, when tickets went on
sale, sixteen of us bought a block of
seats. If you want to join us, and
tickets are still available, get your
own ticket(s), and RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
Dinner beforehand at Woody's (across the
street).
|
Saturday/Sunday
Mar 10/11
2:00 am -->
3:00 am |
 Spring Forward!
Daylight Savings Time starts --- at 2:00
am Saturday night (Sunday morning), move
your clock ahead to 3:00.
|
Friday
Mar 16
8:00
pm
|
 Next to Normal
Winner! 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
SpeakEasy Stage Out & About Night (includes
post-show party with the cast &
other gay groups)
Music by Tom Kitt
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed by Paul Daigneault
“Grade: A. Agonizingly beautiful” –
Entertainent Weekly
Featuring a compelling and surging pop
rock score, Next to
Normal shatters through the
façade of a suburban family dealing
with the direct and indirect effects
of mental illness. Winner of three
Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer
Prize for Drama, this intense,
emotional and ultimately hopeful
musical makes a direct grab for the
heart with its story of a family
coming to terms with its past and
bravely facing its future.
For discount tickets, call Jim Torres
or Scott Sinclair at 617-482-3279 and
mention the Cambridge Men's Group.
If you would like to join us for
dinner before the show, RSVP
to Jody at jod@actwin.com.
|
Sunday
Mar 18
6:30 pm
|
Third
Sunday Pot Luck Dinner
At Brian B's in Somerville.
RSVP to Brian at BABauer2@yahoo.com,
and let him know what you're bringing
(or ask for suggestions).
Limited to 15 due to apartment space. |
Tuesday
Mar 27
6:30 pm
|
Last
Tuesday Dinner - New Members Welcome
The
Maharaja (Indian, Harvard
Square)
57 John F Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
02138
This month, we'll dine overlooking
Harvard Square at The
Maharaja!
|
Friday
April 6
6:30
|
Artist
Reception - Portraits of Queer Youth:
The BAGLY Prom Series
Photographs by Zoe Perry-Wood
Gallery
Kayafas
450 Harrison Avenue Suite 37, Boston, MA
02118
And since it was First
Friday, we also visited
some other galleries & went out for
a bite after.
 For the last
four years, Zoe Perry-Wood has been
photographing the young people
attending the BAGLY Prom. BAGLY, the
Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, and Transgender Youth is the
oldest and largest LGBT youth
organization in the state, now in its
32nd year. BAGLY provides a safe haven
for youth who are often, even in these
progressive times, outsiders in their
own youth culture and may not yet have
a foothold in gay culture.
Zoe's portraits and party scenes of
the prom catch the energy and
enthusiasm of belonging, of being
young and the freedom to be oneself --
kids being kids! The portraits are
formal -- each individual or couple
stands in front of a black background,
looking directly into the camera
trusting the photographer's portrayal
of their vulnerability. Zoe's sublime
understanding, transcends the
stereotypes and politics, nurturing
the pride of being an individual.
"Although they may not dwell in the
mainstream of our larger culture,
these kids are not exotic. I am not
bringing an exotic subject matter to
be observed (as in Diane Arbus or Mary
Ellen Mark), they are OUR kids, our
children, grandchildren, nieces and
nephews."
|
Sunday
April
15
12 noon
|
 Chinese
Brunch & Dim Sum
Usually, the Third Sunday we do a
Pot-Luck, but this month, we're mixing
it up & going to ChangSho on Mass.
Ave. (between Harvard & Porter
Squares) for an all-you-can-eat Chinese
Brunch & Dim Sum.
 ChangSho Restaurant
1712 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Tuesday
April
17
5:00 pm
|
 LGBT Documentary:
Gen
Silent
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138
What would you do to survive if you were
old, disabled and ill – afraid of
discrimination or abuse?
Filmed in Boston, "Gen Silent" is the new
LGBT documentary from award-winning
director and documentary filmmaker Stu
Maddux that asks six LGBT seniors if
they will hide their lives to survive.
You can see a trailer at StuMaddux.com/GEN_SILENT.html.
Please join us Tuesday, April 17th at
5pm in the Radcliffe Gym for a film
screening followed by a talk with
Director Stu Maddux and Bob Linscott,
Assistant Director of the LGBT Aging
Project.
This event is free and open to the
public. Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP to Darryl at darrylez@yahoo.com.
Event hosted by the Radcliffe LGBT Group
and co-sponsored by:
- The Schlesinger Library of the
RIAS
- HGLC Faculty & Staff Committee
- Lisa Coleman, Office of the
Assistant to the President
- Marilyn Hausammann, Harvard Human
Resources
- Judith Singer, Office of the
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty
Development and Diversity
- The Open Gate Foundation
|
Friday
April 20
6:30 Dinner
8:00 Show
Drinks after
|
 GREASE
SING-A-LONG
Regent Theatre
7 Medford St, Arlington, MA (edit map)
Dinner before at Shanghai Village
Drinks after
Co-listed with The
Valley Boys, come join Patrick and
The
Teseracte Players of Boston for a
world premiere shadow casting event. The
leaders in innovative shadow casting are
doing it again! For the first time ever,
see The Teseracte Players take on Rydel
High and rule the school in the original
high school musical, Grease!
A shadow performance like none other,
join Danny, Sandy and the whole gang as
we sing along through senior year! Don't
miss out!
Get your own tickets at http://RegentTheatre.com/details/sing_a_long_grease10,
or call the Box Office at 781-646-4849
(Wednesday-Saturday 12 – 6 pm). Then
RSVP & meet us for dinner at 6:30 or
at the show at 7:45. RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net
at least two days ahead, and let Bill
know if you are interested in dinner.
Look for the Cambridge Men's Group
sign, or join us for dinner first.
Side note: The Teseracte Players are
looking for a few more male cast
members...so if you want to join in on
the fun they rehearse on Sunday
afternoons. If you are interested
contact BostonRocky@yahoo.com.
Event Contact: Patrick Connolly,
978-835-9389.
|
Saturday
April 21
6:45 Dinner
8:00 Show
|
 The
Apple Tree
Musical, at the Boston Conservatory
31 Hemenway Street, Boston
On January 18th, when tickets went on
sale, six of us bought a block of seats.
If you want to join us, and tickets are
still available, get your own ticket(s),
and RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
6:45 dinner at Spike's
Junkyard Dogs, 1076 Boylston
Street (just west of Mass Ave)
|
Tuesday
April
24
6:30 pm
|
Last
Tuesday Dinner - New Members Welcome
This month, we'll head to Bertucci's,
on Main Street, off Mass. Ave. for pizza
& other Italian specialties.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
 Bertucci's
799 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
|
Thursday
April 26
6:30 pm
|
 Cambridge Men's Group
Planning Meeting
Come with your ideas for what we should
do over the summer!
(Then we went to Darul
Kabab for Indian.)
Bill Barnert's house in Porter Square.
(Backyard if nice.)
7 Herbert Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
|
Friday
April 27
6:30 pm
|
 In the Family
(film)
In a
heartfelt story woven around child
custody, "two-Dad" families, parental
loss, interracial relationships, the
American South, and the human side of
the law, the nature of what it means
to be in a family is explored with
ambitious and rewarding nuance.
MIT,
Room 26-100
(alias "Compton Labs", access via 60
Vassar Street)
After, we adjourned to the Paradise
for drinks & go-go boys.
"REMARKABLY
FRESH. TOPICAL AND TIMELESS."
-
THE NEW YORK TIMES
|
"POWERFUL.
A REMARKABLE DEBUT."
-
VARIETY
|
"ASTOUNDING. A MUST SEE!"
-FILMMAKER
MAGAZINE
|
Movie website: InTheFamilyTheMovie.com
|
Thursday
May 3
10:30am
|
The
Plumbing Museum
 A few of us
recently visited The
Plumbing Museum in
Watertown. Housed in an old Ice House,
the museum was so interesting that
we're going back as a Cambridge Men's
Group event. This is a weekday
morning event.
The
Plumbing Museum
80 Rosedale Road, Watertown, MA
"Follow
the fascinating progression of
plumbing through the centuries. The
Plumbing Museum features stimulating
exhibits including: artifacts dating
back to the 19th Century, a look at
the evolution of plumbing systems,
and diagrams of various plumbing
technologies."
For more information, or to RSVP, email
BillBarnert@comcast.net.
Afterwards, we'll adjourn for lunch at
the
Deluxe Town Diner
627 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, MA
|
Sunday
May 6
11:30am
|
 Get Growing Festival
@ Cambridge MayFair
RSVP to Chris at CCole074@aol.com.
After sharing coffee, late morning
conversation, we
will journey to: Palmer
Street, between Brattle and Church
Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge,
MA (map)
All to join
the Cool, Get Growing Festival, Sunday
May 6, noon to 6, in Harvard Square.
It is possible to
grow food in small spaces, and they
are here to show us
how. Come learn about container
gardening, raised beds, green roofs,
hydroponics, as well as beekeeping and
growing mushrooms. And much more! Even
if you have no outdoor space of your
own, you can grow herbs on a windowsill
or help out on a local farm. Everyone
can be an urban gardener!
It will all be in Harvard
Square on Sunday, May 6, 2012, 12-6
p.m., as part of the huge, Huge, May
Fair.
We will start out as a group, then feel
free to go at your own pace, and also
explore the rest of the Square's hip
events, as you wish.
|
Tuesday
May 8
6-7 pm
|
 Meditation for
Beginners
A few of our members have decided that
now is a good time to start learning to
meditate, so we will be going on a few
Tuesdays to the Cambridge Insight Meditation
Center (CIMC) for their Tuesday
drop-in $5 class.
We are announcing the first one, and
will announce more after we've been to
the first one. No RSVP needed.
331 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Please
arrive on time and plan to stay for
the entire class.
The front door will be locked at 6:00
PM when the class begins.
|
Thursday
May 10
7:00pm
|
 Boston LGBT Film
Festival:
Youth Shorts Program
Coolidge Corner Theater
|
Friday
May 11
8:00pm
|
 Much Ado About
Nothing ... with a Twist
What's the twist? All the characters are
portrayed by five actors, creating a
tour de force of quick changes,
gender-bending and unexpected surprises.
Calderwood Pavilion
527 Tremont St, Boston, MA
More details & tickets at BadHabitProductions.org.
Tickets are general admission, so get
your own, and meet at the theater.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net,
and let hm know whether you want to meet
for dinner first. |
Friday
May 18
|
 Xanadu
Pure
Fun. Total Genius.
SpeakEasy Stage Out & About Night
(includes
post-show party with the cast &
other gay groups)
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne &
John Farrar
Directed by Paul Daigneault
“Relentlessly, hysterically funny” – NY
Times
Based
on the cult film of the same name,
this riotous new musical follows the
efforts of a magical Greek muse named
Kira who descends to Earth to help a
struggling artist achieve his dream of
opening a roller disco. Featuring an
ingenious book by Douglas Carter Beane
( The
Little Dog Laughed) and a
score full of chart-topping tunes ( Magic,
Suddenly,
Ev il
Woman), Xanadu
is hilarity on wheels.
 For discount tickets,
call Jim Torres or Scott Sinclair at
617-482-3279 and mention the Cambridge
Men's Group.
Dinner before the show at Masa.
|
Sunday
May 20
6-9 pm
|
Pot Luck Dinner - New
Members Welcome!
At Mark & Jody's house in Porter
Square
RSVP to Jody, jod@actwin.com
to let him know what you will bring
(doesn't have to be too specific - just
whether it's an appetizer, main, side,
dessert or drink) and he'll reply with
the address.
|
Saturday
May 26
1:30 pm |
 Men in Black 3
Fresh Pond Cinemas
RSVP to Michael S: cuteguy@comcast.net
You can also meet Michael for lunch at Whole Foods
before.
|
Tuesday
May 29
7:30 pm
|
 Dark Shadows
Somerville Theater in Davis Square
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
|
Wednesday
May 30
6:30pm
|
 Dinner Out - New
Members Welcome
Mary
Chung's in Central Square
460 Mass. Ave. (Central Square),
Cambridge, MA
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
|
Friday
June 1
8:00pm
|
 Avenue Q -
The Musical
Lyric Stage Company
140 Clarendon Street, Boston
Tickets & more information at https://LyricStage.com/main_stage/avenue_q/.
We're having dinner before, 6:00 PM, at
Zocalo,
35 Stanhope St.
RSVP to Jody jod@actwin.com.
|
Friday
June 1
9:30pm
|
 
Friday, 9:30pm, Guerilla
Queer Bar will hold a takeover
of a new nightclub in Central Square – Naga,
450 Mass Ave. – so plan your pre-parties
accordingly.
The event has three important features:
- This week’s GQB
will support Boston
Pride. So just by showing
up you’re helping to fund a movement
based on a parade. Love that.
- Bonobos
(the men’s clothing brand that makes
unusually well fitting pants) will
be there handing out 100’s of prizes
(including free pants and gift
certificates up to $250 for use at
their new popup store on Newbury).
Their raffle system somehow involves
a fish bowl. I mean, we have no idea
what they’re planning to do, but god
bless them.
- This Friday kicks off the Wet Hot
Guerrilla Summer. Here’s a
video
to get you all hot and bothered
about what they’re up to (for more
videos and info about events...check
the website: TheWelcomingCommittee.com).
 Just party on whether
you find us or not! |
Saturday
June 2
8-9 Lessons
9-11 Dancing
|
 GLBT Swing Dancing
With a live band!
No RSVP needed, just show up!
Cambridge
Men's Group members will have
our own name tags, so (A) look
for us wearing them, (B) introduce
yourself, and (C) get a name tag!
Brookline Academy of Dance
136 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, MA
More details & directions: SwingtimeBoston.com
|
Thursday
June 7
10:30 AM
|
 THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK
w/ Joe Della Penna
CCAE
favorite singer and jazz pianist – and
Cambridge Men's Group regular – Joe Della
Penna returns for a musical
adventure through the best of the
Twentieth-Century musical catalog.
Come hear about your favorite
composers and sing along with
standards by George Gershwin, Irving
Berlin, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer
& others.
The Gonson Society Lecture Series at the
Cambridge
Center for Adult Education
56 Brattle Street (Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA
Suggested donation: $4 (no one will be
turned away if they are unable to pay).
|
Saturday
June 9
9:30-11 am
|
 Gay Pride!
As always, the City of Cambridge will be
hosting a Pre-Pride Brunch at Cambridge
City Hall this year. This is
their 22nd
Annual Pride Brunch!
Refreshments, awards, information about
activities and projects of the GLBT
Commission.
Free bus transportation to the Boston
Pride Parade afterward.
But NOT as always, none of the usual
suspects for hosting Cambridge
Men's Group events will be able
to attend it this year. (Look for Mark,
Jody & Bill in classic cars in the
parade!)
We are still listing it on the schedule
as a fun thing to do, but you're on your
own.
Happy Pride!
Cambridge
City Hall
795 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge,
MA 02139
|
Wednesday
June 13
7:00-8:30 pm |
 An Evening of Words
and Music with Yani Batteau &
Judah Leblang
Cambridge Men's Group member
Judah Leblang is doing a show with his
friend Yani Batteau at the Somerville
Library. The program features Yani's
songs and banjo playing and Judah's
stories on several themes including "Love Gone Wrong" and "Out and About." Judah
will be signing copies of his humorous
memoir, "Finding My Place",
and they'll have refreshments.
For more info, see the library's home
page at: SomervillePublicLibrary.org.
Somerville
Library (Central Library)
79 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA 02143
|
Thursday
June 14
6:15 Dinner
8:00 Show
|
 CUPCAKE - A
New Musical
CUPCAKE
is a flirty love-letter to Summertown,
a free-spirited seaside resort where
every mouth waters for Tom and his
irresistible cupcakes.
Get General Admission tickets (not
Cabaret seating) here.
You can also buy a $15 dinner voucher
for $7.50 for dinner before the show.
(Voucher is also good after the show,
but we'll be eating as a group before.)
RSVP for show and/or dinner to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
|
Sunday
June 17
6:30pm
|
 Pot-Luck Dinner at
Brian's
at Brian B's in Somerville
PLUS
Video showing of 8,
Dustin Lance Black’s play based on the
transcripts of the Proposition 8 trial.
RSVP to Brian at BABauer2@yahoo.com,
and let him know what you're bringing
(or ask for suggestions).
Limited to 16 due to apartment space.
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Tuesday
June 19
6:30pm
|
 Dinner Out - New
Members Welcome
Picante
in Central Square
This is our monthly restaurant dinner,
which we've decided will no longer
always be on the "Last Tuesday", so this
one's on the Third Tuesday. Last month
wasn't even on a Tuesday!
Dessert at Toscanini's Ice Cream.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
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Monday
June 25
6:00 Dinner
7-9pm Aquarium
|
 Evening
at the New England Aquarium
Enjoy
a free visit to the aquarium in the
evening without crowds or screaming
children, hosted by Mark Rosenstein.
The aquarium is not open to the
public during these hours; you must
RSVP to Mark at mar@actwin.com.
Limited to 8.
We'll meet for dinner in the rotunda
of Quincy Market at 6:00 for dinner.
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Wednesday
June 27
6:30 pm |
 Dinner at The Red
Lentil
This month, we have TWO restaurant
dinners.
Come join us at The Red
Lentil, a vegetarian &
vegan restaurant in Watertown.
Maximum of ten.
N.B.: Are you a student? Bring your ID
for a 15% discount.
RSVP to Carl at taplin@rcn.com.
The Red
Lentil
600
Mount Auburn Street, Watertown
TheRedLentil.com
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Friday
July 6
10:30 pm
(Yes,
that's right.
10:30 PM.)
|
 T: An MBTA Musical
Oberon
2 Arrow Street, Harvard Square,
Cambridge
Get your own General Admission Seating
tickets ($25) at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9694854,
then RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
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Sunday
July 8
1:00 pm Lunch, Movie & Tea Dance
after
|
Lunch,
Movie, Tea Dance
Lunch in Chinatown at 1:00 at New King
Fung Garden, 74 Kneeland
Street, Boston. Look for Michael S.:
He'll be the guy looking around for
everyone...
Then Spider-man
(3:00) or Snow White
and the Huntsman (2:40) next
door.
Then an Afternoon Delight ... I mean
Afternoon Tea Dance at Club Cafe.
RSVP by 11:00 Sunday to Michael
S. at CuteGuy@comcast.net.
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Friday
July 13
6:00pm
|
 Movie Night at the
Kendall Cinema
Once again, we'll be joining the Gay Men's
Art & Architecture Meetup
group for movies at the Kendall Cinema
in Cambridge. We'll enjoy a selection
from several different movies and share
our critiques at the Friendly
Toast in Kendall Square.
 How it works: The
GMA&A Planning Team selects several
movies with similar start & finish
times so you can choose which one
interests you and join up with the other
guys who want to see that movie. We meet
up afterwards for post-show
discussion/reviews and refreshments.
Look for Rob or Stephen from the
GMA&A Meetup in the lobby with a
Meetup.com sign.
MOVIE SELECTIONS WILL BE
ANNOUNCED WHEN AVAILABLE FROM VENUE
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Sunday
July 15
6:00 pm
|
 Joseph & the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Neverland
Theatre, Beverly, MA
The
musical that put Andrew Lloyd Webber
& Tim Rice on the map, even before
Jesus Christ,
Superstar and Evita.
It's the biblical story of Joseph, son
of Jacob, and his dream-telling feats
in Egypt.
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Thursday
July 19
Meet in the lobby by 7:00
for the 7:20 show. |
Magic Mike
See it on the big screen with gay
friends!
Somerville
Theater (Davis Square)
55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA
Meet in the lobby by 7:00
for the 7:20 show.
(Look for the Cambridge Men's Group
sign.)
Dinner after at the incredibly noisy Painted
Burro.
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Sunday
July 22
4-8 pm
|
 Pot Luck Cookout/BBQ
Bill Barnert's House
7
Herbert Street
Cambridge,
MA 02140
(Porter Square)
For July, our monthly pot-luck will be
outdoors! (Weather permitting: if it
rains, we'll cook outside & eat
inside.)
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net,
and let us know what you would like to
bring when you RSVP (appetizer,
something for the grill, side dish,
dessert, beverage).
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Tuesday
July 31
6:30 pm
|
July Dinner
Out - New Members Welcome!
At the June Dinner Out, it was suggested
we try a Tibetan restaurant in Central
Square, and so we will.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
This is a small restaurant, so please
RSVP accurately. Thanks!
 Rangzen Tibetan Place
24 Pearl Street (Central Square),
Cambridge, MA 02139
Dessert at Toscanini's Ice
Cream!
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Friday
August 3
6:45 Gather for 8:00 Concert
|
 The Harvard Summer
Chorus
Andrew Clark, conductor
Stabat Mater, by Antonín
Dvořák
Sanders Theatre, Harvard
University
Free & unticketed, so get there
early.
RSVP to Ed LeMay at <ejlemay@aol.com>.
Epic and
intimate, this profoundly moving
work stands as one of the most
captivating and stirring
choral-orchestral compositions of
the 19th century. The Stabat
Mater, an ancient Latin
poem portraying the Virgin Mary’s
grief as she witnesses the
crucifixion of Jesus, held deep
personal meaning for the composer.
In 1875, Dvořák began setting the
text in response to the death of his
newborn daughter Josefa. After
putting aside his work on the
composition for several years,
Dvořák lost his two remaining
children within a single month in
1877. Confronted with an
inconceivable and overwhelming
grief, Dvořák completed the Stabat
Mater later that year.
The Stabat Mater
exemplifies Dvořák’s unique
synthesis of folk idioms, innovative
harmonies, and dramatic lyricism.
This concert is free, open to the
public, and unticketed. Seating is
based on a first-come, first-served
basis.
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Saturday
August 4
Noon-5pm
Raindate:
Saturday
August 11
|
Horseneck
Beach Day Trip
Our annual trip to the one beach around
here with non-freezing water!
As always, we scheduled this trip to
coincide with the Chiltern
Mountain Club and other groups,
including the TWIST (HIV/AIDS) Program.
Followed by dinner at The Back
Eddy.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net,
and when you RSVP let Bill know whether
you will be staying for dinner at the
Back Eddy Restaurant (TheBackEddy.com).
Directions.
Where to look for us: 
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Friday
August
10
8:00 pm
|
 Charles Busch's The
Third Story
Join
us for Titanic Theatre Company's first
production: The Third
Story by Charles Busch,
directed by Adam Zahler and featuring
Rick Park as "Queenie."
We get a $5 discount, so tickets
(including fees) are $20.50. To
reserve a ticket, contact BillBarnert@comcast.net:
You must either get a check to him for
$20.50, or PayPal him $21.50, by
Monday, August 7 at the latest. Early
RSVP's encouraged, please.
The
Arsenal Center for the Arts Black Box
Theater
321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA
TitanicTheatre.com
A mother and son screenwriting team
hunker down in Omaha after fleeing
Commie-obsessed 1940's Hollywood. A
romantically-inclined but socially-inept
princess makes a deal with an ancient
witch. And tommy guns meet test tubes as
a way-too-well-dressed first lady of the
mob forms a desperate alliance with a
cloning scientist whose experiments have
had, um, less-than-consistent results.
Gangster flicks, fairy tales, and
B-movie sci-fi collide in this epic
comic fable from the imagination of
Charles Busch.
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Saturday
August 11
(Rescheduled from July 28 due to
rain)
6:00 Picnic
8:00 Show
|
 Free
Shakespeare on the Common:
CORIOLANUS
Join us for the Commonwealth
Shakespeare company's free
production of Coriolanus
at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston
Common.
The performance starts at 8:00. Join
us at 6:00 for a picnic before &
to reserve good seats. Bring food
for yourself and/or to share. If you
bring a chair, make sure it is a low
beach chair. Or you can rent one
there.
Look for a Cambridge Men's Group
sign somewhere near the front &
center. If you have trouble locating
us, call 617-413-1052 (before 8, of
course!)
Please RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
This performance will also be
ASL-interpreted.
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Thursday
August
16
7:00 pm
|
Cambridge
Men's Group Planning Meeting
Come with your ideas for what we should
do this fall!
Greek Corner Restaurant.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
|
Friday
August
17
6:45 dinner
9:00 movies
|
Two H.P.
Lovecraft Films:
The Whisperer in Darkness
and The Call of Cthulhu
Part of the Brattle Theater's
H.P. Lovecraft Birthday Tribute.
Dan Novy, visual effects
coordinator for THE CALL OF
CTHULHU, will conduct a brief
Q&A between the two films. CALL
OF CTHULHU screens first. More
info at http://brattlefilm.org/2012/08/17/the-whisperer-in-the-darkness/.
Meet us for dinner at 6:45 at the Russell
House Tavern, or join us at
the theater at 8:30. RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net
so we know to look for you, and look for
the Cambridge Men's Group sign.
Russell House Tavern,
14 JFK Street (Harvard Square),
Cambridge, MA
Brattle Theater, 40
Brattle Street (Harvard Square),
Cambridge, MA |
Sunday
August
19
2-7 pm
|
 Pool Party / Pot-Luck
Cookout
Our August pot-luck
will be a joint event between the Cambridge
Men's Group and the Valley
Boys. Jim Keefe has graciously
offered his place in Lexington. (Jim
has a pool & his garden was in Better
Homes and Gardens in
April!)
Rain or Shine: If it rains, we'll cook
outside & eat inside.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net:
Address & directions will be sent.
And please let us know what you would
like to bring (appetizer, something for
the grill, salad/side dish, dessert,
beverage).
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Thursday
August
23
6:30-8:30+
|
 Trivia Night at
the 99 in Billerica
Our friend Carl (
→ ) hosts a one-hour Trivia Night
that's not a team sport. There's no
big winner - just a prize for the
first person to answer each question
correctly. Join us at 6:30 for dinner,
or show up whenever you can. Please
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net,
and estimate when you will arrive.
(The earlier, the better, it fills up
quick.)
Trivia is 7-8-ish.
99 Restaurant
160 Lexington Road, Billerica (Middlesex
Turnpike).
[ Careful, there's another 99
elsewhere in Billerica... ]
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Saturday
August
25
11am-2pm |
 Freedom Trail
Darryl Zeigler writes:
"I've never walked
the Freedom Trail but have
always wanted to. This 2.5 mile trail
visits several sites of historical
significance for Boston,
Massachusetts, and the United States.
You can view a map of the trail and
learn about the trail sites at http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/freedom-trail/official-sites.shtml.
"We'll meet at the Park Street T
Station on the Common at
11:00am. The trail ends at the USS
Constitution. I will probably walk
from there to North Station (about 30
minutes).
"This event will be marketed to one or
two gay themed MeetUp groups and the
Chiltern Mountain Club" |
Sunday
August 26
All Day
|
Day trip to OGUNQUIT
We'll leave early
enough to enjoy brunch at The
Egg & I, and
those interested can stay late
enough to catch a performance
of 9
to 5 at the
Ogunquit Playhouse.
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
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Schedule:
9:30-Sharp!
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Leave
Cambridge
|
11:00
|
Brunch
at The Egg &
I.
|
12:00
|
Shopping,
beach,
whatever.
|
2:00
|
Matinee
of 9 to 5
for those interested.
Or more shopping,
beach, whatever. |
6:00
|
Dinner
(location to be
decided that day)
|
7:00
|
Evening
performance of 9
to 5 for
those interested.
Probably want to skip
dinner at 6, then.
|
8:00
|
At
least some of us will
leave for home.
Others may stay for
dancing, or the
evening show of 9
to 5, or
... ?
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Tuesday September 4
6:30 PM
|
 September Dinner Out:
Joe Sent Me
Joe Sent Me
2388 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02140
(North of Porter Square, South of
Arlington)
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Thursday September 13
5:00 PM
|
 Free Night
at the ICA
Thursdays, the Institute of
Contemporary Art is free
from 5 to 9 pm.
Meet in the lobby at 5.
More info/RSVP: Chris at CCole074@aol.com.
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Friday Sept 21
8:00 PM
|
 The
Motherf**ker with the Hat
SpeakEasy Out & About Night
A 2011 Tony nominee
for Best Play, The Motherf**cker
with the Hat is a ferociously
funny play about love, fidelity, and
facing one’s demons. Ex-con Jackie
thinks he has finally turned his life
around now that he’s sober and has a
new job. But when he finds a strange
hat in his girlfriend’s apartment, he
is back on the brink in this
razor-sharp new comedy from the author
of Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
and The Last Days of Judas
Iscariot.
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Thursday October 4
to
Monday October 8
|
 Columbus
Day Weekend in the Nation's Capital
Join Steve and Chris for periodic
cultural and/or historical tours, during
some or all of Columbus Day Weekend in
Washington, D.C. Stay at the four-star Marriott
Renaissance Hotel in ultra-gay DuPont
Circle, where advance reservations
are presently booking at only
$139/night. JetBlue also has
some nifty promotional
fares--approximately $80 each way--so
check them out, too.
With that all said, make sure you have
good walking shoes! Plus all are
welcome to do things at their own pace.
Plus, feel free to laugh.
RSVP & more info: Steve at RedSoxKid@stevekluger.com.
Marriott Renaissance Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW,
Washington, DC
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Sunday
October 7
7:00 PM
|
 No Room
for Wishing
A one-man documentary play about Occupy
Boston. Using only the exact words of
people involved in the Occupy movement,
the show pieces together the voices and
experiences of various individuals into
the larger story of the Occupy movement
in Boston and as a whole.
Written & performed by Danny Bryck.
Discounted tickets ($20+$3 fee) on-line
with code OCCUPY.
CENTRAL SQUARE THEATRE
Studio Theatre
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
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Thursday
October 11
|
National Coming Out
Day!
|
Saturday October 13
8:00pm |
 Lyric
Stage's production of The Mikado
By Gilbert & Sullivan
Directed and Staged by Spiro Veloudos
Musical Direction by Jon Goldberg
Lyric Stage
140 Clarendon Street (Back Bay), Boston
Get your own tickets at LyricStage.com
or 617-585-5678, and RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
Maybe we'll do dinner before, too.
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Tuesday October 23
6:30 PM
|
 October Dinner Out at
Charlie's Kitchen
10 Eliot St. Cambridge, MA
02138
(Harvard Square)
CharliesKitchen.com
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
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Friday Oct 26
8:00 PM |
 Bloody
Bloody Andrew Jackson
SpeakEasy Out & About Night
Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street
(South End), Boston
Bloody Bloody
Andrew Jackson recreates and
reinvents the life of ‘Old Hickory,’
from his humble beginnings on the
Tennessee frontier to his days as our
seventh Commander-in-Chief. Using an
anachronism-filled emo-rock score, the
show tells the story of America’s
first maverick president, who kicked
British butt, shafted the Indians, and
smacked down the Spaniards, all in the
name of these United States.
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Tuesday Oct 30
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Theater Lobby
7:20 Film |
 Last
Minute Movie: LOOPER
If you're interested in dinner before,
just show up at Spike's Junkyard
Dogs (217 Elm Street) at 6:00.
We'll meet in the lobby of the theatre
at 7:00, and the film starts at 7:20
(well, the previews do.)
Somerville Theater
55 Davis Square, Somerville
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Wednesday November 7
6:30 PM
|
 November Dinner Out at
Qingdao Garden
Come celebrate or
commiserate (depending on the outcome
of the election)!
We missed our chance to eat at this
wonderful Chinese restaurant. So we're
trying again.
They make their
own dumplings, and they often have
fresh items not on the menu, so it's
always good to ask.
Unlike our usual policy, we will be
eating Family Style, and splitting the
bill (not counting beers, of course!)
There's just too much good food to
share. (Vegetarians: we can order
enough vegetarian stuff so that this
is fair to you, or the vegetarians can
sit together & get a separate
check to split.)
The front room looks like the whole
restaurant, but there's a second room
in the back with larger round tables.
Qindao Garden
2382 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02140
(North of Porter Square, South of
Arlington)
RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net.
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Friday November 9
6:45 Dinner
8:00 Show
|
 44 Plays For 44
Presidents
by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra
Gallo-Bayiates, Chloe Johnston, and
Karen Weinberg
A chronological,
biographical survey of the lives and
presidencies of each of the 44 men who
have held the office so far. Their
mistakes and successes are celebrated
by a company of actors who take turns
donning a star-spangled coat that
symbolizes the presidency.
Seats are General Admission, so we can
all get separate tix & still sit
together. Tix are only $18 (plus
service charge, in advance). It's a
tiny theater, so get your tickets
early before they sell out!
Dinner at 6:45 across the street at Emilio's.
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA,
527 Tremont Street (South End), Boston
For tickets and more information, go to
BadHabitProductions.org.
Then RSVP to BillBarnert@comcast.net. |
Friday November 16
7:30 - 10 pm
|
CD release party for "DUEL"
Long-time Cambridge Men's Group regular
Joe Della Penna will be hosting a CD
Release Party on Friday, November 16th
for his new CD, DUEL
(with Brooke Sofferman).
The Lily Pad
1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge
CD available now at JoeDellaPenna.com.
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Saturday November 24
9:05 am - 9:15 pm |
 Amtrak Downeaster to
Freeport, Maine
This trip is
jointly listed with the Cambridge
Men's Group & the Valley
Boys!
Starting November 1, the Amtrak
Downeaster is extending its
route to go to Freeport and
Brunswick, ME. According to the
website, the station at Freeport is
"steps" away from the center of town
(the headquarters of LL Bean -
open 24/7!) and other shops, outlets
and restaurants.
The trip is about three hours long
from North Station and costs $44/RT
from Boston (discounts available for
seniors, students, military, AAA,
etc.). There is a "snack car" on
the train, serving light fare &
snacks, and beverages including beer,
wine & mixed drinks.
You can also board the train at Woburn,
Haverhill, or Exeter, NH.
The times posted for the trip (9:05 am
- 9:15 pm) are start-to-finish
Boston-Freeport-Boston, and would give
us about six hours in Freeport.
Some stations charge for parking,
others don't, but are on a
first-come-first-served basis.
This weekend might get a little
crowded with Christmas shoppers, being
the Thanksgiving weekend. The official
start of the holiday shopping season
(don't ask me WHO made it
"official")... but, probably no more
crowded than your local mall and a bit
different.
Check out Amtrak's
site!
Here's the weekend schedule (click to
enlarge):
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Wednesday November 28
6:30 pm
|
 Dustin
Lance Black's 8
(Free)
BU Law Auditorium
765 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
(BU Central T Stop, Green Line B)
Outlaw, the BU Law
School GLBT group, will be hosting a
reading of 8:
The Play by Dustin
Lance Black. 8 explores marriage
equality issues in the wake of
California's Prop 8, drawing heavily
from the Perry case that is expected
by many to reach the Supreme Court.
The play features real characters and
real stories, from the plaintiffs and
their families at the heart of the
emotional drama, to the famous Ted
Olson, David Boies and Charles Cooper,
and the many expert witnesses called
to testify. 8
will be directed by third year law
student Brian Balduzzi.
The show is free, no tickets necessary,
and runs about 90 minutes. Perhaps we
can grab dinner together afterwards.
Voluntary donations at the door will be
accepted to fund other productions of 8.
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Monday
December 24
Time?
|
Christmas Eve Dinner
in Chinatown
Join M & his friends for a great
Chinese dinner in Chinatown for
Christmas Eve.
Afterwards, some of the guys went to the
Xmas Eve service at Arlington Street
Church, with the Boston Gay Men's
Chorus.
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Saturday December 29
6:00 pm
|
December Holiday Party
Jim Keefe's House
With the Cambridge Men's Group
AND the Valley Boys!
RSVP (or more info) Jim at JKeefe@lesley.edu.
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