Filed under: gay, magazines, people from rhode island | Tags: headmaster magazine, magazines, me me me me me, sale of the century
This Tuesday we’re having a holiday party for Headmaster in Providence at The Avery. 7-10pm.
We’re also throwing a two-and-a-third-days-only-more-or-less sale at the new Headmaster Online Shoppe. Order now and save on magazines, prints, or our new series of black-on-black tool shed notebooks. The magazines also make delightful presents, I should note.
Filed under: gay, hot, people from rhode island | Tags: conner habib, me me me me me, providence, readings
So, close readers of this blog will know that for a couple of years now I’ve had a giant mental and physical boner for porn star writer Conner Habib. So I’m super-excited to announce that this Thursday he’ll be in Providence and we’ll be reading some non-fiction together.
The reading takes place at 7pm at the AS220 Project Space–that’s the one on Mathewson St., next to the Stable. The reading starts at 7pm and I can genuinely say that you should totally try to be there. Conner is a very smart and interesting guy, and hopefully when we finally meet face-to-face I’ll be able to, you know, function and not just start slobbering. Although COME ON would you blame me. Especially now that I just saw stills from Joe Gage’s upcoming Dad Goes To College. Holy Lord does that look like my new favorite movie ever.
Filed under: gay, people from rhode island | Tags: occupy providence, owners, the gays, victims
I’ve been avoiding most of the talk surrounding the Occupy Wall Street movement, mostly for the completely selfish reason that I’ve been seriously job-hunting for months now and have no leads whatsoever and I don’t know if I can mentally handle the knowledge that there are thousands and thousands of other people out there who are in exactly the same position, if not worse, and that basically we’re all trying to get the same ten or twenty jobs. It’s… daunting. And sad, but mostly daunting.
The Occupy Providence movement, which officially kicked off nearly a week ago, was largely organized by queers, from what I can tell. I haven’t visited the encampment, although it’s smack in the middle of downtown (across from the city’s only bus terminal), but that’s the impression that I get, anyway.
There’s a local LGBT news listserv I subscribe to, where occasionally someone will say something that’s only partially related to the gays and then the moderator will immediately step in and tell people that one can not promote one’s event on the LGBT listserv unless it’s about AIDS or unless a drag queen is hosting. (Literally, she has said that.) It’s a good policy during election season and kind of a frustrating policy when it’s not election season.
But anyway, this one person’s e-mail slipped through the other day, and it’s so completely misguided and weird that I thought I would share it with you:
Filed under: magazines, people from rhode island | Tags: headmaster, party, providence
Celebrate the Providence launch of Headmaster No. 2 one week from tonight at the Salon, from 6-10pm. HARSHBOYS will be DJing and a bunch of Headmaster contributors and models will be there. There will also be drink specials and snacks and the editors (including me!) and stuff.
Also, can we just glance for the moment at the amazingness of Heyd Fontenot’s drawing of Beyonce Knowles?
Filed under: people from rhode island, personal | Tags: dance parties, me me me me me, providence, queer animal futures
This Friday I’m DJ-ing the Queer Animal Futures party in Providence with Meg Powers and Eli Manhunt. It starts at 10 and goes until I have no idea.
Here’s their description from the official Facebook invite description:
Filed under: hookers, hot, people from rhode island | Tags: me me me me me, providence, readings
At long last, I can finally announce this reading I’m organizing in Providence on June 9th. I am very, very excited to have put this together. These are some of my favorite people (ahem ahem ahem ahem), largely because they are all smart and funny and interesting, and so I expect this event to be a big heap of fun.
The reading is part of Q30, which is this month-long queer art happening that a guy named Michael Kurt organized. He’s taken over a space downtown for the month and there’s readings and talks and music and films and a whole bunch of other stuff. It’s good that it’s happening in June because with the colleges out there’s often a shortage of interesting events going on.
Full performer bios after the jump:
Filed under: hookers, people from rhode island | Tags: me me me me me, providence, readings
Just a quick little reminder that you’ve only got until Saturday to apply for the night of sexy reading that I’m hosting in Providence on June 9th. If you’re interested, send me an e-mail with your name, a very brief bio, and a sample of something you’re proud of. More details are here.
Filed under: Italians, music, people from rhode island | Tags: me me me me me
This Thursday I’ll be spinning some tunes at The Salon on Eddy Street in Providence. Specifically some very European (and Eurovision-esque) tunes. The fun starts at 9pm and it’s free. Come!
After the jump, six songs I may or may not play:
Filed under: gay, people from rhode island | Tags: calls for writers, providence, readings
Call For Readers
I, Matthew, am organizing a night of sex-driven readings that will be taking place in Providence on Thursday, June 9th as part of a larger, month-long series of gayish/queerish cultural happenings downtown. My event does not have an official title yet, so for the moment I am calling it Can We Please Just Talk About Sex Now, Please? (This will change. Probably.)
Here’s the dilly:
I’ve read at a number of events in New York that focused on personal stories by current and former sex workers. These events are educational, in that ladies and gentlemen at all points on the sexual and gender spectra get together to talk about their personal lives. But more importantly, I have met a number of great readers and writers, those who have published really great books and those who are still trying to untangle their first short story.
