Illustrations by Courtney LaForest
Giving snaps to Lisa Slater at Cantab’s Boston Poetry Slam
[Wed 6.5.13. 738 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 8pm/18+/$3. @lisamslater. cantab-lounge.com]
Humming “chariots of fire” at Out In Sports Panel @ BPL Mezzanine Conference Room
[Wed 6.5.13. 700 Boylston St., Boston. 6:15pm/all ages/free. bpl.org.]
Having an innuendo field day at Pride Night @ Fenway Park
[Thu 6.6.13. 4 Yawkey Way, Boston. 7:10pm/all ages/$30. @bostonpride. bostonpride.org/fenwaypark]
Getting caught red handed at the “Light Up Your Night” Pride Stoplight Party @ dbar
[Fri 6.7.13. 1236 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester. 10pm/21+/free. @dbar. dbarboston.com]
Fighting oppression with sass at the Boston Dyke March @ Boston Common
[Fri 6.7.13. Boston Common Gazebo, Boston. 6pm/all ages/free. @bostondykemarch. bostondykemarch.com]
Fighting sobriety with sass at the Dyke March Afterparty @ Foundation Room
[Fri 6.7.13. 5 Lansdowne St., Boston. 9pm/21+/$10. @dykenight. dykenight.com]
Ladies’ night-ing Lush Pride Party @ Machine
[Sat 6.8.13. 1254 Boylston St., Boston. 7pm/21+/$20. @dykenight. machine-boston.com]
Throwing down, granola-style at Pride Block Party: JP Edition
[Sun 6.9.13. Perkins St., Jamaica Plain. noon/all ages/$10. @dykenight. bostonpride.org]
Obviously going to Boston Pride Parade/Festival @ City Hall Plaza
[Sat 6.8.13. 1 City Hall Sq., Boston. noon/all ages/free. @BostonPride. bostonpride.org]
Dawning the age of Aquarius at Summer Solstice @ Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
[Fri 6.21.13. 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. 5pm/all ages/free @HarvardMuseum. hmnh.harvard.edu]
Avoiding quiet desperation at Thoreau Rambles and Literary Walks @ Walden Pond
[All summer. 915 Walden St., Concord. 7am/all ages/free. @WaldenPondState. mass.gov/dcr/parks/walden]
Getting impressed as hell at the Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival @ 
Revere Beach
[Thu 7.11.13–Sun 7.14.13. Revere Beach Blvd., Revere. All day/all ages/free. @RevereBeach. reverebeach.com]
Sucking down body weight at the 32nd Annual Chowderfest @ City Hall Plaza
[Sun 7.7.13. 1 City Hall Sq., Boston. 11am/all ages/$13. bostonharborfest.com]
Embarrassing self and others at National Hot Dog Day 
Competition @ City Landing
[Tue 7.23.13. 255 State St., Boston. noon/all ages/free. @KayemFranks. facebook.com/KayemFranks]
Hangoverin’ Shark Week @ Discovery Channel
[Mon 8.12.13–Sun 8.18.13. Your couch, America. all day all night/all ages/free. @SharkWeek. dsc.discovery.com]