Every month we read a different great queer book & connect with one another by reflecting on our thoughts, feelings, & inspirations. December’s book is Truman Capote’s first novel, “Other Voices, Other Rooms,” which he wrote when he was 23, but is still considered a Southern Gothic Masterpiece & a story full of secrets, desire,…
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Q-MoB Easy Hike: Guilder Pond (Mt. Washington, MA)
Relatively easy hike up to a spectacular pond surrounded by old growth, beaver habitat, & with great views of Mt. Everett. Hike is close to both Hudson Valley NY, Northwest CT, & Southwestern MA. Join us for optional after-hike lunch at the delicious & historic Stage Coach Tavern in Sheffield, MA, 1:00-2:30pm. This is part…
Q-MoB Queer Men’s Winter Year End Potluck (Hillsdale, NY)
Share great food, beverages, & stories w/ queer men from all over about what you are 1) Grateful for, 2) Letting go of, 3) Welcoming in the New Year. Don’t feel pressured to share or do anything you don’t find comfortable and easy. Join us as we say goodbye to this chaotic year and welcome…
Q-MoB Queer Men’s Walking Group: Guided Tour Historic West Stockbridge, MA
Join West Stockbridge Town Historian Robert Salerno, who is also President of the West Stockbridge Historical Society, in a wonderful walking history tour showcasing some of the buildings that tell the 250 year story of how the town has persevered and adapted. $10 suggested donation to Historic Society. This is part of a series of…
Q-MoB Queer Men’s Walking Group: Guided Tour Historic Hudson, NY
Join guided tour of historic downtown Hudson with queer men who enjoy walking together every week to get to know one another & interesting places/history. Led by Paul Twardy, whose family has lived in Hudson for 150 years and who has studied & lived Hudson history for more than 50 years. This is part of a…
Q-MOB attends Replacing Prancer Comedy @ The Foundry (W. Stockbridge, MA)
Join us for staged reading of hilarious new play by Tom Truss that follows Santa’s Reindeers as they try a last minute replacement of Prancer while Santa is not at all pleased with this change in tradition. Finally Santa’s reindeers, who are a magical, wacky bunch, are getting their very own play and something more…
CLOSE TO YOU Screening with Q&A Hillary Baack
Join us for the premiere of the film CLOSE TO YOU, followed by a Q&A with one of the film’s leads — local actress Hillary Baack! Film Synopsis: A trans man (Elliott Page) revisits his hometown, facing family tensions. He reconnects with an old flame (Hillary Baack), rediscovering himself. His journey leads to self-acceptance and…
Q-MoB Hike: High Falls Conservation Area (Hudson, NY)
Join queer men from all over the region for this relatively easy hike to one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the Hudson Valley.
QUEER FUTURES: Shorts Series with Directors in Attendance
The Woodstock Film Festival hosts a screening of the QUEER FUTURES collection, which centers joy and connection to radically imagine future visions of queer life. Four short films explore fat beauty and liberation, gender affirming healthcare, nonbinary ballroom culture, and the anonymous connections of a decades-old LGBTQ hotline. After the screening, two directors, Sasha Wortzel…
Charming Disaster + Dust Bowl Faeries trio w/ Melora Creager (of Rasputina) on cello
An evening of dark cabaret music with Charming Disaster (Brooklyn) and Dust Bowl Faeries trio (Catskill). Melora Creager (of Rasputina) will be sitting in on cello with the Dust Bowl Faeries. This macabre melange of eccentric musicians will enchant you with their scintillating dark humor, seance songs and witchy woodland medleys. Accordion, ukulele, singing saw,…