social / events

see also:
men's groups
sports
outdoors

social groups

monoho — (yahoo group) western mass & surrounding areas
northeast ursamen — new england (ct/ma/etc.)
bear albany — albany, ny
green mountain growlers — vermont
new hampshire bears — new hampshire
rock river rats — vermont
bare & gay of ct — connecticut
imperial sovereign court — connecticut
springfield eagle — springfield, ma
hartford eagle — hartford, ct
faerie camp destiny — northern vt
gay fathers of greater boston — boston, ma
noho gay men's chorus — northampton, ma
connecticut gay men's chorus — connecticut
neo book club — springfield area, ma
gender-free contra dances — montague, ma

recurring social events

northampton social hours
   FREQUENCY: once a month, a friday night, see calendar
   EMAIL LIST:  to be added to their email list, click here
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here

springfield martini nights
   FREQUENCY: twice a month, every other wed, see calendar
   EMAIL LIST:  to be added to their email list, click here
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here

rockit queer straight/gay dance
   FREQUENCY: monthly, the third saturday: calendar
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here

glbt tea dances — northampton, ma
   FREQUENCY: once a month, on the weekend, dates vary, see calendar
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here

gender-free contra dances — montague, ma
   FREQUENCY: roughly once a month, on Saturdays, see calendar
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here

H4 socials: hartford happy hours — hartford, ct
   FREQUENCY: once a month, usually a friday night, see calendar
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here

eagle leather night at the quarry — springfield, ma
   FREQUENCY: monthy, 1st saturday of the month, see calendar
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here or here

quarry party — springfield, ma
   FREQUENCY: monthy, 1st saturday of the month, see calendar
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here

velvet rocks sundaze — hartford, ct
   FREQUENCY: weekly, sunday nights 9-1, see calendar
   MORE INFO: to learn more about this event click here or here
 

bar & club events
(click below, then click on their event calendars)

diva's — northampton
the pub — springfield
the quarry at the pub — springfield
oz — springfield
pure — springfield, ma
club xstatic — springfield
hartford eagle events — hartford (click "schedule of events")
chez est — hartford
the polo club — hartford
up or on the rocks — hartford
 

other events

also be sure to check out:

monoho calendar — a guide to regular events
monoho yahoo postings — "straight" from the guys
rainbow times — events listing on their website
explorenorthampton.com — local website with a gay page
visit northampton.net — local website with a gay page
hartford h4 socials — (click on events in sidebar)
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
 

sports

gay men's sports groups

gutterboys bowling — northampton, ma
duneboys volleyball — northampton, ma
men's dodgeball — northampton, ma
basketball — springfield, ma
glbt softball — springfield + other local cities (glbt & gay-friendly)
men's soccer — northampton, ma
new england gay boaters — based out of hartford, ct area
 

outdoors & getaways

gay campgrounds

mountainside — hinsdale, nh
hillside campgrounds — gibson, pa (men-only, clothing-optional)
the woods — lehighton, pa (gay & lesbian)
faerie camp destiny — northern vt
 

b&b's

old mill on the falls — hatfield, ma (b&b)
gargoyle house — newbury, vt (men-only, clothing-optional)
frog meadow — newfane, vt (b&b and massage oasis for men)
inn at saxton's river — saxtons river, vt (b&b)
witch mountain house — bellows falls, vt (guest suite)
 

workshop/retreat getaways

easton mountain — upstate new york
comega — connecticut men's gathering
granite men's gathering — new hampshire men's gathering
mainely men — maine
massachusetts men's gathering
rhode island men's gathering
faerie camp destiny — northern vt
vermont bear film festival — (august) guilford, vt
 

bike trails

norwottuck rail trail — northampton/hadley/amherst, ma
manhan rail trail — easthampton, ma
 

parks

CT river greenway state park — northampton, ma
arcadia wildlife sanctuary — northampton, ma
holyoke range state park — northampton, ma
mt greylock state reservation — lanesborough, ma
mt tom state reservation — holyoke, ma
holyoke heritage state park — holyoke, ma
quabbin reservoir — holyoke, ma
 

gay sports groups

gutterboys bowling — northampton, ma
duneboys volleyball — northampton, ma
men's dodgeball — northampton, ma
basketball — springfield, ma
glbt softball — springfield + other local cities (glbt & gay-friendly)
new england gay boaters — based out of hartford, ct area
 

gay groups (with outdoor activity)

northeast ursamen — new england (ct/ma/etc.)
bear albany — albany, ny
green mountain growlers — vermont
new hampshire bears — new hampshire
rock river rats — vermont
bare & gay of ct — connecticut
faerie camp destiny — northern vt
 

clothing-optional options

click here first for a ton of area listings.

but below, too, is some other basic nudist info for the area ...

groups
rock river rats — vermont
bare & gay of ct — connecticut
boston area nudist group — boston, ma
north shore men — boston, ma
dorchester naked guys — dorchester, ma
naked yoga for men (email only) — cambridge, ma
worcester area naked guys — cambridge, ma

rivers
see also: a brief guide to clothing-optional rivers in the area:
   — cummington river in massachusetts
   — rock river in vermont
   — the ledges in vermont

men's groups

see also:
social groups
sports
outdoors

men's groups

monoho — (yahoo group) western mass & surrounding areas
northeast ursamen — new england (ct/ma/etc.)
bear albany — albany, ny
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
green mountain growlers — vermont
new hampshire bears — new hampshire
rock river rats — vermont
bare & gay of ct — connecticut
imperial sovereign court — connecticut
springfield eagle — springfield, ma
hartford eagle — hartford, ct
faerie camp destiny — northern vt
noho gay men's chorus — northampton, ma
connecticut gay men's chorus — connecticut
neo book club — springfield area, ma
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
gender-free contra dances — montague, ma
 

"new masculinity" & healing

men's meditation — northampton, ma
men's resource center — western mass
gay men's domestic violence project — holyoke, boston, ma
gay fathers of greater boston — massachusetts
lake champlain men's resource center — northern vermont
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
comega — connecticut men's gathering
easton mountain — upstate new york
faerie camp destiny — northern vt
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
gender-free contra dances — montague, ma
 

men's gatherings

comega — connecticut men's gathering
granite men's gathering — new hampshire men's gathering
mainely men — maine
massachusetts men's gathering
rhode island men's gathering
hillside campgrounds — pennsylvania (spring thru fall)
easton mountain — upstate new york
faerie camp destiny — northern vt
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
ru12? — gay community center in vermont

see also: other vermont-area resources

bars & clubs

western mass

NEW! end zone — indian orchard (springfield), ma (info) (myspace)
diva's — northampton, ma
the pub — springfield, ma
the quarry (at the pub) — springfield, ma
oz — springfield, ma
pure — springfield, ma
club xstatic — springfield, ma

see also: other area bars
 

hartford, ct

chez est — hartford
the polo club — hartford
up or on the rocks — hartford

see also: other area bars

film

NOW SHOWING!

Amherst & Pleasant St Theaters
Northampton / Hadley area
South Hadley (Tower Theatre)
Springfield area
Agawam Twin Cinemas (2nd run, cheap!)
Enfield, CT
Cinestudio (in hartford, home to "out film CT")
Greenfield area
 

ALSO: performance/art spaces
(that occasionally show films)

academy of music theatre — northampton, ma
bing arts center — springfield, ma
real art ways — (art & performance space) hartford, ct
latchis theatre — brattleboro, vt
 

gay film fests & organizations

out! for reel film series — (monthly) northampton, ma
out film ct — (ongoing, but weeklong film fest in may) hartford, ct
provincetown int'l film fest — (june) provincetown, ma
cineslam — (june) brattleboro, vt / guilford, vt
vermont bear film festival — (august) guilford, vt
 

other film organizations

after stonewall productions — guilford, vt
main street media motion — northampton, ma
media education foundation — northampton, ma
 

theater

local performance theaters
(see performance groups below)

massachusetts
academy of music theatre — northampton
a.p.e. arts — northampton
p.a.c.e. — easthampton
bing arts center — springfield
citystage — springfield
symphony hall — springfield
majestic theater — west springfield
hu ke lau — (restaurant & dinner theater) chicopee
double edge theatre — ashfield
shea theater — turner's falls
founders' theatre — lenox
elayne p. bernstein theatre — lenox
rose footprint theater — lenox
chester theatre company — chester

connecticut (northern ct, mostly)
bushnell theater — hartford
hartford stage — hartford
theaterworks — hartford
hartford children's theatre — hartford
real art ways — (art & performance space) hartford
goodspeed opera house — east haddam
the o'neill theater — waterford

vermont
latchis theatre — brattleboro
 

performance groups

new century theatre — northampton, ma
paint box theatre — northampton, ma
young @ heart chorus — northampton, ma
no theater — northampton, ma
commonwealth opera — northampton, ma
shakespeare & co — lenox, ma
pioneer valley ballet — easthampton, ma
hampshire shakespeare company — hadley, ma
black cat theater — south hadley, ma
the drama studio — springfield, ma
gap (granby arts project) — granby, ma
double edge theatre — ashfield, ma
exit 7 players — ludlow, ma
the villa jidiots — northampton, ma
chester theatre company — chester
 

art

local art links

CHECK OUT: upcoming area events
CHECK OUT: the arts newsletter experiment
CHECK OUT: the valley arts newsletter
CHECK OUT: valley art share blog / valley art share site
CHECK OUT: community arts calendar
CHECK OUT: noho arts walk map
 

local galleries and organizations

northampton (too many galleries!—check out this list)
smith college museum of art
northampton center for the arts
northampton arts council
commonwealth center for change

northampton art events
arts night out (see map) (2nd friday of every month)
paradise city arts festival

easthampton
artwalk easthampton
easthampton city arts
cottage street studios
paragon arts & industry building
flywheel
p.a.c.e.
nashawannuck gallery

springfield
bing arts center
springfield museums

turners falls
hallmark institute of photography (events)
hallmark institute of photography (news)

brattleboro, vt
brattleboro arts initiative
 

other area galleries

the canal gallery & artist studios — holyoke, ma
mt holyoke college art museum — south hadley, ma
the eric carle museum of picturebook art — amherst, ma
mass moca — north adams, ma
the clark — williamstown, ma
real art ways — (art & performance space) hartford, ct
 

health

physical health

tapestry health — massachusetts
men's health project — massachusetts
The AIDS Foundation of Western Mass — massachusetts
AIDS care — hampshire county, ma
glma gay healthcare directory — national guide
crystal meth anonymous — boston, ma
health-bridge.org — new hampshire & vermont
cooley-dickinson hospital — northampton, ma
AIDS project of southern vermont — vermont
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
 

mental health & support

men's resource center — western mass
gay men's domestic violence project — holyoke, boston, ma
crystal meth anonymous — boston, ma
gay fathers of greater boston — massachusetts
lake champlain men's resource center — northern vermont
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
 

"new masculinity" & healing

men's meditation — northampton, ma
men's resource center — western mass
gay men's domestic violence project — holyoke, boston, ma
gay fathers of greater boston — massachusetts
lake champlain men's resource center — northern vermont
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
comega — connecticut men's gathering
easton mountain — upstate new york
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
 

men's gatherings

comega — connecticut men's gathering
granite men's gathering — new hampshire men's gathering
mainely men — maine
massachusetts men's gathering
rhode island men's gathering
hillside campgrounds — pennsylvania (spring thru fall)
easton mountain — upstate new york
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
 

see also

other vermont-area resources
 

prides

prides

(on the calendar page, I list mostly the parade dates, but check
the websites below for other additional pride dates for each city.)

massachusetts
northampton — (may)
boston — (june)
worcester — (october)
provincetown "carnival" — (august)

connecticut
hartford — (june)
new haven

maine
portland — (june)

vermont
burlington — (july)

new york
nyc — (june)
albany — (june)

rhode island
providence — (june)

volunteer

volunteer — health-related

AIDS care bridge program — northampton, ma
cooley-dickinson hospital — northampton, ma
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
ru12? — gay community center in vermont

see also: local health organizations
 

volunteer — community

noho pride — local pride organization — northampton, ma
commonwealth center for change — community arts — northampton
worcester pride association — worcester, ma
pride vermont — burlington, vt
capital district G&L community council — albany, ny
ptown.org — provincetown, ma
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
 

more community links

local shops

pride & joy — local glbt bookstore & shop — northampton, ma
 

local organizations

monoho — men of northampton (and new england)
pride promotions — local gay activity group — northampton, ma
noho pride — local pride organization — northampton, ma
rainbow times — local glbt newspaper — northampton, ma
out! for reel — local monthly glbt film series — northampton, ma
commonwealth center for change — community arts — northampton
worcester pride association — worcester, ma
pride vermont — burlington, vt
capital district G&L community council — albany, ny
mass equality — massachusetts
love makes a family ct — connecticut
after stonewall productions — guilford, vt
the men's program (menspace) — vermont
ru12? — gay community center in vermont
lavendar country and folk dancers — montague, ma

see also: local social groups
 

info

explorenorthampton.com — local website with a gay page
visit northampton.net — local website with a gay page
ptown.org — provincetown, ma
pink pages — gay links for everything
 

news

rainbow times — local glbt newspaper — northampton, ma
metroline — southern new england
bay windows — new england
new england blade & HX — new england
edge new england — new england