Cruising at Bear Tea! We're hosting a warm-up party for our Bear Pride Boston Harbor Cruise! Wear your best cruising gear, and join us for an afternoon/evening of music, drinks, and dancing. We will also be conducting a raffle with a chance for you to win Bear Pride Harbor Cruise tickets! #BearTea

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Loving Mountains, Loving Men: Memoirs of a Gay Appalachian, ISBN 9780821426036. A Gay man chronicles his relationship to his native Appalachian culture and society. #MBCCommunity ##gaymemoir

Thanks to Liquid Assets New England Swimming (LANES) for hosting a great afternoon/evening at Bear CommuniTea yesterday! Thanks to all who came out to support them, their raffle was a success! Also grateful to #clubcafeboston for providing a raffle prize and their ongoing support! #MBCCommunity

Thanks to Boston Gaymers for co-hosting Bears and Board Games with us at the Alley Bar yesterday. It was a fun afternoon! The Gaymers are also planning Gamer Fest at The Foundry in Cambridge, September 19th. Info: gamerfest.com #MBCCommunity #socialbears #alleybarboston @bostongaymers.bsky.social

Liquid Assets New England Swimming (LANES) will be joining us on Sunday, May 10th, to host Bear CommuniTea at Club Cafe! They'll also be conducting a raffle to help raise money to further their programs.⁠ Ticket sellers will be easy to spot in the crowd, they'll be wearing their speedos!

Attending Destination Boston Harbor 40 with Save the Harbor / Save the Bay to celebrate 40 years of their incredible work to protect + preserve our public beaches. Their Better Beaches program brings you Bears on the Beach at Nantasket each year - next up Saturday, August 1st 2026 #MBCCommunity

Thanks to all who joined us in supporting North Shore Pride at Club Cafe Bear CommuniTea this past Sunday! Pride month is fast approaching! North Shore Pride parade/festival is coming up Saturday, June 27th. More info: northshorepride.org #MBCCommunity #bearcommunitea #clubcafeboston

BELLY: Boston’s Chubbiest Underwear Party Thick, Juicy, and Unapologetic BELLY is back on May 9 for a night of sweat, confidence, and unapologetic celebration at Jacques' Cabaret, 79 Broadway St, Boston. The city’s ultimate underwear party for chubs, bears, and the people who love them!

Special this month - Bears and Board Games, Alley Bar, Saturday afternoon, May 9, 2-6 pm, co-hosted by the Boston Gaymers! Then, that night, Belly at Jacques. Bear CommuniTea on May 10 with Liquid Assets New England Swimming (LANES). And get ready, next month is Bear Pride! #MBCCommunity

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s, ISBN 9780816636228. In the 1940s, this bar in downtown St Paul MN was popular with blue-collar customers during the day, then became unofficial home to working-class gay men & lesbians at night #MBCCommunity #gayhistory

Ready to play? Bears and Board Games cohosted by Boston Gaymers, Alley Bar, Saturday afternoon, May 9, 2-6 pm. We'll have board games to play (or bring your favorite). Bring yourself and join the MBC gaming group, or gather a few of your friends and attend as a team. #MBCCommunity #bearsbegaming

Pride month fast approaching! Sunday May 3, 4-10 pm, our friends at North Shore Pride join us to host Bear CommuniTea. Let's show our support for this community organization, discover volunteer opportunities, learn about their events! DJ Darrin Friedman spins the hits of the 70s to today. No cover!

Special this month - Bears and Board Games, Alley Bar, Saturday afternoon, May 9, 2-6 pm, co-hosted by the Boston Gaymers! Extra Bear CommuniTea - May 3 with North Shore Pride, again on May 10 with Liquid Assets New England Swimming (LANES). And get ready, next month is Bear Pride! #MBCCommunity

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Making Gay History: Memoir of a Scholar-Activist, John D'Emilio, ISBN 9781478033844. "Recounts his career as a public historian, activist, and academic, relating his own queer history alongside the development of the LGBTQ movement in the United States." #MBCCommunity

Alley Bears! Saturday, April 25. Join Mass Bears and Cubs for our monthly bar night at the Alley. Start with drinks at the downstairs bar at 9, then move upstairs to the dance floor where it becomes a Shirtless Saturday! Ditch the shirt, generate some heat on the dance floor, dance the night away!

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, + Politics of Stigma, ISBN 9780814724125. "Delves into the world of Girth & Mirth, a nationally known social club dedicated to big gay men, illuminating the ways in which these men form identities and community in the face of adversity."

Another edition of At The Movies With MBC this past Sunday, this time with Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBTQ+ Film Festival! At The Movies With MBC is a recurring event. Interested in a current movie and want to help put together a movie afternoon/night? Email suggestions [email protected]

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Fighting Proud: Untold Story of Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars, ISBN 9781786732156. "In this history of wartime Britain... fascinating stories of gay men who served in armed forces, brings to light great unheralded contribution they made to war effort" #MBCCommunity

This Friday 4/10, we co-host a special Friday BELLY at Jacques. Mass Bears & Cubs Dog Tag Holders get free admit to one Belly event, so a good time to use that membership benefit. No dog tag? Become an MBC member at www.massbearsandcubs.org/join Belly Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-belly-...

Mass Bears and Cubs presents New England Bear Pride 2026! Follow us here for details to follow. #MBCCommunity #socialbears #charitablebears #newenglandbearpride #bearpride

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Washington's Gay General: The Legends and Loves of Baron von Steuben, ISBN 9781419743726. "A graphic novel biography of Baron von Steuben, the soldier, immigrant, flamboyant homosexual who influenced the course of US history during the Revolutionary War" #MBCCommunity

A limited number of discounted Early Bird tickets are now available for our New England Bear Pride 2026 Boston Harbor Cruise! #MBCCommunity #socialbears #newenglandbearpride www.eventbrite.com/e/new-englan...

Queer spaces don’t just happen - they’re built, supported, and fought for. We’re proud to invest $2,500 to help launch Gaymerfest this September with @bostongaymers.bsky.social a convention created by and for LGBTQ+ community

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Living Behind the Facade, ISBN 9781733309424. Long before Gay Liberation brought millions out of the closet into still homophobic society, George Somers' life mirrored a shadowy era when virtually all homosexuals were coerced into lives 'behind the facade' #gaymemoir

At The Movies with Mass Bears and Cubs once again in April! With Wicked Queer Film Festival! "On The Sea" Sunday, April 12, 2 pm. Screening at the MFA Boston. Complete info all Wicked Queer Film Festival screenings and films: wickedqueer.org Tickets for this screening: www.mfa.org/series/wicke...

April 12th! Victory Programs/Boston Living Center will be joining us to host April's Bear CommuniTea, and they are looking forward to meeting you and providing information on their services. There will also be a raffle to help them raise money to further their mission.⁠ #MBCCommunity #bearcommunitea

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Old, Gay & Fabulous: A Memoir, ISBN 9781456565787. "Irreverent raconteur Ken Sofronski weaves wisecracks and wisdom in his true account of one life lived defiantly out loud...this absolutely fabulous memoir looks back on his singular life, from high glitz to low times..."

April is fast approaching, and we've got a calendar packed with not to be missed events during the month! Make sure to follow us here - we'll be posting details about each event separately. #MBCCommunity #socialbears #charitablebears #clubcafeboston #alleybarboston #dorchesterbrewing

Last weekend of March coming up, and we're closing out the month with two not to be missed events - Alley Bears, 3/28 Saturday at 9 pm, featuring Bears and Cubs in gray sweatpants! And 3/29 Sunday, Bears Brews & Boys at Dorchester Brewing, 4 pm #MBCCommunity #socialbears #alleybears #alleybarboston

Alley Bears! This month, it's Gray Sweatpants! Join Mass Bears and Cubs for Alley Bears, our monthly bar night at the Alley Bar! Start with cocktails + conversation at downstairs bar beginning at 9, then we'll be moving upstairs to work up a sweat on the dance floor and dance the night away!

This month's Bears, Brews & Boys with Mass Bears and Cubs at Dorchester Brewing Company is coming up on Sunday, March 29th, 4 to 8 p.m.! #MBCCommunity #socialbears

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Inside Out: Straight Talk from a Gay Jock, Mark Tewksbury, ISBN 9780470837351. "Mark Tewksbury is best known as a gold-medal-winning Olympic swimmer. His remarkable 16-year athletic career included 3 Olympic medals, numerous world records..." #MBCCommunity #gayathlete

Join us for this month's MBC Trivia Night at the Alley Bar, Thursday, March 19, 8 pm. (Always 3rd Thursday monthly) Gather your friends + form a team, or join a team at the bar. Arrive a little early for pre-game socializing over cocktails! Cash prizes for top 3 teams, plus a few extra surprises!

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Quiet Fire: Memoirs of Older Gay Men, Keith Vacha, ISBN 9780895941589 (1985) A collection of 17 in-depth interviews with gay men who lived through the decades preceding the 1969 Stonewall uprising and the subsequent gay liberation movement. #MBCCommunity #gayhistory

Please mark your calendar for these upcoming MBC events! Bear Tea, St Patrick's Day Weekend, Sunday, March 15, 4 p.m., Club Cafe. MBC Trivia Night, Thursday, March 19, 8 p.m., Alley Bar. #MBCCommunity ##socialbears #clubcafeboston #alleybarboston

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Insist That They Love You - Craig Rodwell and the Fight for Gay Pride, by John Van Hoesen, ISBN 9781487562908. "A comprehensive biography of Craig Rodwell, an unheralded yet pivotal figure in the militant gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s" #MBCCommunity

Congratulations to our raffle winner, thanks to Club Cafe Boston for supplying a prize, and thanks to all of you for joining us to support The Network/La Red! Join us next for Bear Tea on March 15th at Club Cafe! #MBCCommunity #socialbears #charitablebears #clubcafeboston

We are joined by The Network/La Red this afternoon for Bear CommuniTea. Stop by their table by the entrance to the dance floor and say hello! #MBCCommunity #bearcommunitea #clubcafeboston #socialbears #charitablebears

Weekend Update! Finally Friday, event-filled weekend ahead. Saturday, Coolidge Corner Theatre 4:45 screening of Pillion (see yesterday's post for ticket link, discount code). Saturday night at the Alley Bar, Alley Bars, Shirtless Saturday! Sunday, Bear CommuniTea at Club Cafe with The Network La Red

At The Movies With Mass Bears and Cubs! 4:45 showing, Pillion, Coolidge Corner Theatre Saturday 2/28. Meet at theater 4:30. Tix: coolidge.org/films/pillion Discount code PLNHL226 Will ask if you are Coolidge Corner member. Click no, then enter code. Select discounted ticket at bottom of list.

Closing out February, At The Movies with Mass Bears and Cubs! Saturday 2/28 4pm Coolidge Corner Theatre RSVP bit.ly/mbcrsvp to receive an email with the ticket link and discount code. See photo for upcoming events. And Bear Pride Harbor Cruise Sunday 6/7. Bears at the Beach Nantasket Saturday 8/1.

Thanks to North Shore Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth, for hosting February's Bear CommuniTea at Club Cafe! At NAGLY youth can discuss issues of importance to them, explore their identities, build self-awareness, learn skills for being safe and healthy. More information on website: www.nagly.org/donate

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Where the Pulse Lives, by John Loughery, ISBN 9798218647698. "The author's account of growing up in Connecticut at a time when gay desire represented an unspeakable shame, experiencing in New York City the highly sexual and politically charged climate of the 1970s..."

At The Movies With Mass Bears and Cubs! We'll meet at Coolidge Corner Theater Saturday, February 28, 4:00pm for 4:30pm screening of Pillion. Tickets available to purchase online Tuesday, 2/24. RSVP to receive an email on Tuesday with ticket link and special discount code. RSVP at bit.ly/mbcrsvp

#TriviaThursday MBC Trivia Night featured our bonus $20 pop-up question: Brown bears are in North America, Asia and Europe. Name the county with largest population. Would you have known? Jonny Minogue knew: Russia! We're at #alleybarboston every 3rd Thursday, next up March 19th! #MBCCommunity

Network La Red joins us to host Bear CommuniTea on 3/1. They are a survivor-led, social justice organization and 24-hour hotline that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kink, polyamorous, and queer communities. #MBCCommunity #clubcafeboston #BearCommuniTea

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Out of the Shadows: Reimagining Gay Men's Lives, Walt Odets, ISBN 9780374285852. "A moving exploration of how gay men construct their identities, fight to be themselves, and live authentically..." #MBCCommunity

#bearmigration #mbcroadtrip The third Saturday of every month is the Harbor Masters bar night at Blackstones, Portland. This month, February 21st, Boots & Bandanas! #MBCCommunity #socialbears #bearstravel

Save the date, Saturday August 1st. The Bears take over DCR Nantasket Beach again this year for our Bears At The Beach event! We're hard at work on our summer schedule of events, and we'll have full details on this, as well as our Bear Pride Cruise (Sunday, June 7th), as we get closer to the dates!

Mass Bears and Cubs will be hosting Bears, Brews & Boys at @dorchesterbrewing on Sunday, February 22nd from 4 to 8 p.m. Join your favorite bears, cubs, and their admirers for some good company and a fun afternoon/evening to wrap up your weekend! #MBCCommunity #socialbears