Mass Bears and Cubs

#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 bearden@massbearsandcubs.org 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.