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

Saturday February 28, Alley Bears Shirtless Saturday! Our monthly bar night at the Alley! Start with cocktails & conversation downstairs bar start at 9, then move upstairs to the dance floor where it's Shirtless Saturday! Ditch the shirt, generate some heat on the dance floor, dance the night away!

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me, by writer/photographer Bill Hayes, ISBN 9781620404935. Memoir chronicling his move to NYC & his unexpected transformative relationship with neurologist/author Oliver Sacks in final years of Sacks' life. #MBCCommunity #GayMemoir

#bearmigration #mbcroadtrip We hit the road yesterday and headed to Ogunquit for a fun afternoon/evening at Fur and Ice! #MBCCommunity

Join us in creating lasting community memories! Looking for a few dedicated volunteers to join our team! Both amateur and professional photographers, taking posed and candid photos for our use on social media and in marketing materials. Email us at [email protected] for more information.

Coming up Thursday, February 19, 8-10 p.m. MBC Trivia Night at the Alley! (Always 3rd Thursday of the month.) Gather your friends and form a team, or join a team at the bar. Arrive a little early for pre-game socializing over cocktails! Cash prizes for the top 3 teams, plus a few extra surprises!

Join our krewe for Mardi Gras at Bear Tea, Club Cafe, Presidents' Day Holiday Weekend, Sunday February 15th! 4 to 10 p.m. Wear your purple, gold, green - iconic Mardi Gras colors. Masks, beads! Dancing to music by DJ Darrin Friedman, 70s Disco to today's favorites! No cover! #MBCCommunity #BearTea

Save the date, Sunday, June 7, Bear Pride Cruise! Our annual Boston Harbor cruise returns this year aboard the Freedom, Mass Bay Lines. Three-hour cruise boarding 2:30 p.m., departing 3:00, returning 6:00. Discounted Early Bird tickets available in April. Follow us on social media for updates!

Don't forget to stop by Mainestreet Ogunquit this Saturday from 12 to 6pm for our Vendor mart with some great vendors from around New England, Beard Oils, Photography, Art, T-shirts, Handmade Cards, Collectables, & more! Hope to see you there! & stick around for the Men only dance party later on!

We're not hibernating in February! We have all of our ongoing monthly events for you to enjoy. Plus, we will be having a pop-up movie night coming at the end of the month. Follow us for details on that coming soon! #MBCCommunity #socialbears #charitablebears

Thanks to Agency Kink for their donation of a gift certificate which we featured in our raffle at the Alley Bar and the MBC Leather Daddy Social this past weekend! AGENCY is a kink gear-making shop in Boston. Online at agencykink.com #MBCCommunity #socialbears #alleybears @agency_kink

Thanks to Shane and Burly Shirts for donation of a gift certificate featured in our raffle at the Alley Bar MBC Leather Daddy Social this past weekend! Check out the great t-shirt designs by Burly Shirts - browse the website for Bear themed and LGBTQ+ related tees, sweatshirts, caps, and more!

Thanks Coolidge Corner Theatre for donating tickets to Pillion, screening a little later this month. We had the pleasure offering them at our MBC Leather Daddy night raffle at the Alley Bar this past weekend. We've got a couple additional surprises coming up for this movie, so follow for details!

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Out East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer, by John Glynn, ISBN 9781538746653. "A gripping portrait of life in a Montauk summer house--a debut memoir of first love, identity and self-discovery among a group of friends who became family." #MBCCommunity #GayMemoir

NAGLY joins us on Sunday, February 1st, for Bear CommuniTea! CommuniTea at Club Cafe runs 4 to 10 p.m. Arrive a little early and enjoy Club Cafe's special Sunday half-price menu until 6 p.m. Dancing to music by DJ Darrin Friedman. No cover. #MBCCommunity #socialbears #charitablebears

Join Mass Bears and Cubs with Bay State Marauders, RILE and Harbor Masters this Saturday 1/31 for our Leather Daddy Social, a gathering for daddies, daddy adjacent men, and their admirers who know the power of presence and confidence. Expect an atmosphere where leather speaks louder than small talk.

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Do You Mind If I Cancel?: Things That Still Annoy Me, by Gary Janetti, ISBN 9781250225825. "Gary spends his twenties in New York, dreaming of starring on soap operas while in reality working at a hotel where he lusts after an unattainable colleague..."

Saturday 1/24, Alley Bears Shirtless Saturday, our monthly bar night at the Alley Bar! Start with cocktails/conversation downstairs bar at 9, then moving 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 Eminent Outlaws: Gay Writers Who Changed America, ISBN 9780446563130. In the years following World War II a group of gay writers established themselves as major cultural figures in American life, their writing introduced America to gay experience and sensibility..."

Bear Tea this Sunday, 1/18, 4 to 10 p.m. It's that time of year, the snow is falling, and the season is here for warm company! Enjoy cocktails with friends new and old. Dance the night away to music by DJ Darrin Friedman! No cover. #MBCCommunity #socialbears #BearTea #clubcafeboston

MBC Trivia Night at Alley Bar this Thursday, January 15th, 8-10. (Always the 3rd Thursday of month.) Gather your friends and 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! #MBCCommunity

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming Back, ISBN 9780743291897. "Reynolds Price explores 6 crucial years of his life, his departure from home in 1955 to spend 3 years as student at Oxford University; return to North Carolina..." #MBCCommunity #GayMemoir #gayauthor

The premiere of #bearcommunitea at #clubcafeboston this evening, hosted by BAGLY! Bear CommuniTea (1st Sundays) joins Bear Tea (3rd Sundays) on our monthly calendar of events! #MBCCommunity #socialbears #charitablebears

This Sunday! BAGLY hosts the premiere of Bear CommuniTea, which joins Bear Tea at Club Cafe as part of our regular events. Featuring a LGBTQ+ non-profit the 1st Sunday every month, sharing with you the resources available to our community! #MBCCommunity #socialbears #bearcommunitea #clubcafeboston

#mediamondays #mbcbookpicks The Pink Marine, Greg Cope White, ISBN 9780996710329. "Greg Cope White's sharp, funny, and unexpectedly moving memoir, he recounts how an insecure New Orleans weakling transforms into a Devil Dog Marine. A coming-of-age story set in the most unlikely place: boot camp."