This is a compilation of upcoming mask-required/universal masking events in the Northeast. The goal of this site is to promote safer and more accessible events that center wearing a mask -- one of our greatest tools for mitigating the spread of airborne diseases such as COVID-19. Please bookmark this page as it will be updated with any edits/additions throughout the month!
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last updated: 6/3/2026 @ 2:55 PM
JUNE 2026
Wednesday, June 3 | 7 PM
@ *Hybrid Event!* Volume 2 - 810 State St, New Haven, CT
Online livestream will be on Discord - Click here to join Discord Server
View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"We'll be hosting a viewing of House (1977) at Volume 2!"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Attendees may remove masks when actively eating/drinking
- Masks are provided
- Air purifiers will be used
- Not ADA accessible
- physical description: The entrance is a narrow door; there are no stairs and the bathroom is in the back of the store.
- Remote/Hybrid option
- Attendees asked to step away/down-wind if smoking/vaping
Additional health safety and COVID info
Thursday, June 4 | 7 PM
@Last Ditch Bar - 10 Fiske Ave. Greenfield, MA
Contact: https://lastditchvenue.com/contact
View Flyer | instagram
18+ age requirement
RSVP/Buy Tickets: $10-20 (Nobody turned away for lack of funds)
Event description:
"Pride Drag Show"
Last Ditch is an anti-profit lesbian bar and community venue for dykes, gender freaks, transsexuals, workers, and their friends.
Always mask required.
Check out the Last Ditch Pride Month Calendar here for more!
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required and can be provided
- Performers may remove their masks while performing with neg COVID test taken day-of
- Air purifiers will be used
- Testing is required
- Tests provided
- Wheelchair access into venue via elevator (see below)
- Gender-neutral restrooms
- Earplugs provided
- Attendees asked to step away/down-wind if smoking/vaping
- Drinks will be served
- Guests asked to briefly pull down mask to sip drink or install sip valve. (sip valves provided if availble)
- Ingredients and allergens labeled/available
- Event includes flashing lights or images
The venue is located in a basement, down a flight of concrete steps. There is an elevator located in the foyer of Mesa Verde (the restaurant upstairs from us). Inside the elevator, press the button labeled "B" to be taken to the venue. One of the two gender-neutral bathrooms is wheelchair accessible. One of the seating areas is not wheelchair accessible, but additional seating/tables should be available on main floor.
Covid Safer Policies and Procedures Additional accessibility info and physical space descriptions: https://lastditchvenue.com/house-rules
*Weekly on Thursdays*
@Dance Unilon Studio (upstairs) - 16 Bow St. Pl., Somerville, MA
Contact: BostonBluesUnion@gmail.com
Tickets: $10-25 Sliding Scale, nobody turned away for lack of funds
Event description from organizers
Blues dance is a family of Black American social dances (some solo, some partnered) that coevolved with different styles of Blues music throughout history, starting in the late 1800s and extending through today. Blues dance celebrates freedom of expression within community, improvisation, rhythm, and more.
Additional Dates: 6/11, 6/18, 6/25
Accessibility Info
- Masks-required (N95, KN95, or KF94 specified)
- Vaccines required
- Air purifier used
- Explicit ask of community to not attend if sick or have been exposed to COVID-19.
- Contact tracing
- attendees asked to email BostonBluesUnion@gmail.com if they test positive within 10 days of attending an event at Blues Union
- Not wheelchair accessible; one flight of stairs into space
- Gender-neutral single-stall restrooms
- Fragrance-free event (please do not wear cologne/perfume/etc)
- Dance roles are not gendered/people choose what role(s) they take
Full COVID policy, Anti-Harassement Policy, and more can be found at https://bluesunionboston.com/code-of-conduct/
Friday, June 5 | 6:30 PM
@Boston Common at the Parkman Bandstand - Tremont St, Boston, MA
Contact: dykemarch@gmail.com
Event Webpage
Event description from organizers:
"The Boston Dyke March believes in anti-capitalist, intersectional gender liberation and welcomes all who feel the same. The March is a grassroots Pride event that is Mask Required, ASL interpreted, wheelchair, stroller, and scooter accessible. An accessibility vehicle is available for those who need a ride for some or all of the March."
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required (KN95, N95, KF94 etc preferred) during the march and in designated areas (near the stage, tables, anywhere one cannot distance)
- Some KN95 masks will be available
- The March is 2 miles long.
- There will be a first come, first serve accessibility vehicle at the end of the March.
- Remote option! Livestream via Youtube
Additional health safety and COVID info
Friday, June 5 | 5:30 PM Swap / 7PM Show
@Last Ditch Bar - 10 Fiske Ave. Greenfield, MA
Contact: https://lastditchvenue.com/contact
View Flyer | instagram
18+ age requirement
RSVP/Buy Tickets: $10 (Nobody turned away for lack of funds)
Event description:
"Recession drag on June 5th at Last Ditch will contain a performers' costume clothing swap, where there will be an opportunity for new and experienced performers to play in new possibilities of imagination, made possible by trading costume pieces. The costume swap will occur from 5:30p-7pm and the "thrifted" drag show will occur from 7pm to 9pm. Be in bed by 10 pm and go home with new-to-you costumes! In the show, performers will cast clothing items that they thrifted, upcycled, or created and demonstrate them in striking ways that will help us reimagine accessibility of drag, as well as the ways of how we can respectfully honor ourselves, community AND our Earth. There will be a "fashion show" portion of the performance where attendees can try on new, thrifted costumes and demonstrate them for the audience. Audience members will be able to take home costumes from the swap and enjoy a fantastic and interactive drag and fashion show experience!"
Last Ditch is an anti-profit lesbian bar and community venue for dykes, gender freaks, transsexuals, workers, and their friends.
Always mask required.
Check out the Last Ditch Pride Month Calendar here for more!
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required and can be provided
- Performers may remove their masks while performing with neg COVID test taken day-of
- Air purifiers will be used
- Testing is required
- Tests provided
- Wheelchair access into venue via elevator (see below)
- Gender-neutral restrooms
- Earplugs provided
- Attendees asked to step away/down-wind if smoking/vaping
- Drinks will be served
- Guests asked to briefly pull down mask to sip drink or install sip valve. (sip valves provided if availble)
- Ingredients and allergens labeled/available
- Event includes flashing lights or images
The venue is located in a basement, down a flight of concrete steps. There is an elevator located in the foyer of Mesa Verde (the restaurant upstairs from us). Inside the elevator, press the button labeled "B" to be taken to the venue. One of the two gender-neutral bathrooms is wheelchair accessible. One of the seating areas is not wheelchair accessible, but additional seating/tables should be available on main floor.
Covid Safer Policies and Procedures
Additional accessibility info and physical space descriptions: https://lastditchvenue.com/house-rules
Friday, June 5 | 6 PM - 8:30 PM
@ Lefty Loosey Bike Collective - 50 Sims Ave, Providence, RI
Contact: hello@leftylooseybikecollective.org
View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
Lefty Loosey Bike Collective is turning 5! Whether you've been around since the beginning or only been by once (or never), we want to celebrate with you!
Five years of organizing, learning, teaching, hundreds of bikes out the door, thousands of repairs, tens (probably hundreds) of thousands of hours of our shared labor, hundreds of workshops, dozens of organizing members, many mistakes, a decent amount of getting it right, unquantifiable community and care. 5 years later, we remain convinced that a democratically-run community bike shop is small but necessary, and that bikes - but more importantly, the skills of repair, sharing resources, and collective organizing - are part of a world where all life can thrive.
There will be delicious Guatemalan food, birthday cake, games, and crafts. No alcohol, masks required in the shop & optional in the indoor space adjacent to the shop. We can't wait!
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required *in the shop*
- Indoor space adjacent to the shop will be masks-optional
- Masks can be provided
- Wheelchair-accessible building
- Fluorescent overhead lighting, sometimes bike grease smell
- Food will be served at this event
Detailed accessibility information here
Saturday, June 6 | 11 AM - 1 PM
@Greenfield Public Library - 412 Main St., Greenfield, MA
Contact: decarwmassfundraising@gmail.com
Event Webpage/RSVP
Event description from organizers:
"Join the Bail Fund Book Club on Saturday, June 6, from 11am-1pm, at the Greenfield Public Library to discuss Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation (2012) by Beth E. Richie."
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks are provided
- No food will be served
- ADA-accessible building
Additional health safety and COVID info
Saturday, June 6 | 1 PM - 5 PM
@ 55 Cromwell Street, Providence, RI
Contact: sarah@projectlets.org
Registration here (Required)
Event description from organizers:
"If there's one thing we know as Disabled folks, it's that there will always be someone that thinks that they know what's best for us, what we need, what we should/shouldn't try, and what types of lives we should/shouldn't live. We, as Disabled folks deserve autonomy and self-determination, even (and especially) in moments of medical and/or psychiatric crisis.
Join Project LETS for an afternoon clinic on disability-focused advance planning. We'll go over psychiatric and general advance directives so that your autonomy and self-determination is preserved in cases of emergency. Optionally, you'll have the opportunity to draft or edit your own documents (while receiving peer-based support from other disabled folks) and get them notarized for free at the end of the clinic. (or on a future date)"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks are provided
- Testing is required
- Tests are provided (may be able to deliver prior to event)
- Air purifiers will be used
- Explicit ask that people not attend if they have had a recent contagious disease exposure or positive COVID test in the last 10 days
- Wheelchair/Ramp accessible
- Food will be served (light food and drinks)
- Designated separate indoor and outdoor space for eating
- Ingredients and allergens will be labeled
- ASL interpretation provided upon request (and with enough notice!)
- Funds may be available for transportation assistance
Description of the physical space:
"The space is wheelchair/mobility aid accessible through an entrance with a ramp (no push button). The outdoor space is a paved surface and is also wheelchair/mobility aid accessible. We will send all attendees a complete access guide of the space prior to attending, with photos, parking/transportation information, and a map of the building with indicators for the accessible and non-accessible entrances."
View layouts, photos, and more information on the physical space here
Saturday, June 6 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*Every Saturday plus 2 Wednesdays/month (venues change weekly)*
@ Boston Public Library (Main Branch) - 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Instagram: @BostonAreaCraftCircle
View May Dates Flyer"
Event description from organizers:
"BACC is a queer centered craft circle with all people, crafts, and skill levels welcome.
Additional dates:
- 6/6 Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)
- 6/10 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/13 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/20 Corner Art Room (in Brighton)
- 6/24 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/27 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required (KN95 or better)
- Please stay home if you’re experiencing symptoms or have had a recent exposure
- ADA Accessible building (including restrooms)
- Accessible parking is available in front of the Boylston Street entrance
- No outside food or beverage is allowed in the study rooms
Thursday, June 6 | 7 PM
@Last Ditch Bar - 10 Fiske Ave. Greenfield, MA
Contact: https://lastditchvenue.com/contact
View Flyer | instagram
18+ age requirement
RSVP/Buy Tickets: $15 (Nobody turned away for lack of funds)
Event description:
"B*TCH EAT DOG is a puppet-filled sketch show that uses classical texts, feminist theory, and singing willys to interrogate the gendered ethics of pursuit. Punch and Judy puppets perform a gender swapped adaptation of Moby Dick that explores the fallacies of girlboss feminism. A tradwife named Felicity Groundwater hawks her questionable raw milk wares and ultimately breastfeeds a member of the audience with one of her nine pendulous burlap boobs. A new kind of IUD insertion escalates until rats are being shoved down a cervix. The evening is hosted by a hapless, well-intentioned white man who flails wildly as his misguided attempts at allyship lead to a painful realization.
Content Warning: Violence, Sexual Assault, Puppet Nudity"
Last Ditch is an anti-profit lesbian bar and community venue for dykes, gender freaks, transsexuals, workers, and their friends.
Always mask required.
Check out the Last Ditch Pride Month Calendar here for more!
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required and can be provided
- Performers may remove their masks while performing with neg COVID test taken day-of
- Air purifiers will be used
- Testing is required
- Tests provided
- Wheelchair access into venue via elevator (see below)
- Gender-neutral restrooms
- Earplugs provided
- Attendees asked to step away/down-wind if smoking/vaping
- Drinks will be served
- Guests asked to briefly pull down mask to sip drink or install sip valve. (sip valves provided if availble)
- Ingredients and allergens labeled/available
- Event includes flashing lights or images
The venue is located in a basement, down a flight of concrete steps. There is an elevator located in the foyer of Mesa Verde (the restaurant upstairs from us). Inside the elevator, press the button labeled "B" to be taken to the venue. One of the two gender-neutral bathrooms is wheelchair accessible. One of the seating areas is not wheelchair accessible, but additional seating/tables should be available on main floor.
Covid Safer Policies and Procedures
Additional accessibility info and physical space descriptions: https://lastditchvenue.com/house-rules
Saturday, June 6 | 9 PM
@ *Hybrid Event* LAVA Arts Center - 324 Main Street, Greenfield, MA
Register to receive link for online/remote option
Contact: (413) 376-8118
Event Webpage
Event description from organizers:
"A reading of a new play by Molly Brennan, "After the Whales Spoke", with a post-show discussion"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks are provided
- Air purifiers will be used
- Far-UVC will be used
- CO2 will be monitored
- The production offers audio description and captions, which can be accessed here
- Venue is partially ADA compliant; the space is on the ground floor and there are ADA-accessible, gender-inclusive bathrooms
Additional health safety and COVID info
Sunday, June 7 | 11 AM - 1 PM
@Urban Park (UP) Roof Garden - 325 Main St, Cambridge, MA
Contact: andrea.kamins@gmail.com
Event Webpage/RSVP (RSVP not required)
Event description from organizers:
"Plant lovers unite! Join us for a plant and planting-supply swap to celebrate the growing season. Bring any plants, seeds, cuttings or potting supplies you'd like to give away and help yourself to a new plant friend or some supplies for your home or garden."
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks are provided
- Outdoors only event
- Explicit ask that people not attend if they have had a recent contagious disease exposure or positive COVID test in the last 10 days
Brief description of the physical space:
The Urban Park (UP) Roof Garden, is a public park atop the Kendall Center Green Garage. To access the Roof Garden, use the elevators in the Kendall Center Green Garage (90 Broadway) and press “R” or use the street level stairwell on Main Street.
Tuesday, June 9 | 7 PM
*Monthly*
@Manchester True Collaborative Community Center - 72 Concord St. Manchester, NH
Contact: programs@manchestertrue.org
View Flyer
RSVP required for first time attendees
FREE, 18+
Event description from organizers:
"Monthly book club with a new book each month. June’s book pick is Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Baynard Rustin. Queer Book Club is recommended for those 18 years old and up. Allies welcome!"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required and can be provided "(KN95 or better)
- Air purifiers will be used
- Wheelchair/Ramp accessible
- Only on-leash service animals welcome
Physical description of the venue:
The entrance with elevator access is on Chesnut St. You can buzz the front desk to have them open the door, and then take the elevator to the 2nd floor. Exit the elevator on the second floor and follow the main hallway to its end, that door at the end of the hallway is the MTC Center. There are two wheelchair accessible single stall all gender bathrooms on the second floor. There is another entrance to the building on Concord St with a set of steep, uneven stone stairs up to the orange front doors. There is a small foyer before a few more steps into the building. There is a large staircase ahead to access the second floor, please note the lighting in the staircase is dim.
Wednesday, June 10 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
*2 Wednesdays/month and every Saturday (venues changes)*
@Cambridge Public Library - 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Instagram: @BostonAreaCraftCircle (only instagram for contact) View February Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"BACC is a queer centered craft circle with all people, crafts, and skill levels welcome."
Additional dates:
- 6/6 Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)
- 6/13 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/20 Corner Art Room (in Brighton)
- 6/24 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/27 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
Accessibility Info
- Masks required (no cloth masks)
- ADA-Accessible building including restrooms
Wednesday, June 10 | 7:30 PM
@ The Foundry - 101 Rogers St., Cambridge, MA
Contact: gnatdrag@gmail.com
Tickets at the door: $20 suggested, nobody turned away for lack of funds
View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"Presented by Boston Drag Things, Gnat and Aster R*sk, R!SK is Greater Boston's only Sober, 18+ Open Stage for Drag & Burlesque! This month's theme is SIX DEADLY SINS: ANYTHING BUT PRIDE.
Anyone who will be 18 or older on the day of the show is welcome to signup to perform! 18-20 Year Olds & Debuts are automatically accepted, and BIPOC and People with Disabilities are given priority after that. Follow @GnAster_Presents on Instagram for more info!"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Cast/crew will not be masked but are required to rapid test day-of
- Masks provided
- Explicit ask that people not attend if they have had a recent contagious disease exposure or positive COVID test in the last 10 days
- Contact Tracing via afterparty19
- Air purifiers are used backstage
- Wheelchair Accessible (including restrooms)
- Gender-neutral restrooms
- Snacks will be sold (prepackaged/allergens labeled)
- Attendees asked to only remove masks briefly while actively eating
Additional accessibility info
*Weekly on Thursdays*
@Dance Unilon Studio (upstairs) - 16 Bow St. Pl., Somerville, MA
Contact: BostonBluesUnion@gmail.com
Tickets: $10-25 Sliding Scale, nobody turned away for lack of funds
Event description from organizers
Blues dance is a family of Black American social dances (some solo, some partnered) that coevolved with different styles of Blues music throughout history, starting in the late 1800s and extending through today. Blues dance celebrates freedom of expression within community, improvisation, rhythm, and more.
Additional Dates: 6/4, 6/18, 6/25
Accessibility Info
- Masks-required (N95, KN95, or KF94 specified)
- Vaccines required
- Air purifier used
- Explicit ask of community to not attend if sick or have been exposed to COVID-19.
- Contact tracing
- attendees asked to email BostonBluesUnion@gmail.com if they test positive within 10 days of attending an event at Blues Union
- Not wheelchair accessible; one flight of stairs into space
- Gender-neutral single-stall restrooms
- Fragrance-free event (please do not wear cologne/perfume/etc)
- Dance roles are not gendered/people choose what role(s) they take
Full COVID policy, Anti-Harassement Policy, and more can be found at https://bluesunionboston.com/code-of-conduct/
Thursday, June 11 | 7 PM
@Last Ditch Bar - 10 Fiske Ave. Greenfield, MA
Contact: https://lastditchvenue.com/contact
View Flyer | instagram
18+ age requirement
RSVP/Buy Tickets: $10-20 (Nobody turned away for lack of funds)
Event description:
"Country line dancing hosted by Bella!
All levels welcome. Lessons and requests all night long!"
Last Ditch is an anti-profit lesbian bar and community venue for dykes, gender freaks, transsexuals, workers, and their friends.
Always mask required.
Check out the Last Ditch Pride Month Calendar here for more!
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required and can be provided
- Performers may remove their masks while performing with neg COVID test taken day-of
- Air purifiers will be used
- Testing is required
- Tests provided
- Wheelchair access into venue via elevator (see below)
- Gender-neutral restrooms
- Earplugs provided
- Attendees asked to step away/down-wind if smoking/vaping
- Drinks will be served
- Guests are requested to pull down their mask to sip their drink only
- Ingredients and allergens labeled/available
- Event includes flashing lights or images
The venue is located in a basement, down a flight of concrete steps. There is an elevator located in the foyer of Mesa Verde (the restaurant upstairs from us). Inside the elevator, press the button labeled "B" to be taken to the venue. One of the two gender-neutral bathrooms is wheelchair accessible. One of the seating areas is not wheelchair accessible, but additional seating/tables should be available on main floor.
Covid Safer Policies and Procedures
Additional accessibility info and physical space descriptions: https://lastditchvenue.com/house-rules
Saturday, June 13 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM
@Medford Public Library - 111 High St, Medford MA
Contact: sage.kampitsis@proton.me
View Flyer
More Info and RSVP here!
Event description from organizers:
"Beginner Chess Workshop for covid-conscious adults with either no chess experience or minimal chess experience! More information in the event's Luma page."
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks are provided
- Explicit ask that people not attend if they have had a recent contagious disease exposure or positive COVID test in the last 10 days
- Air purifiers will be used
- Instructor will take a rapid test the morning of the class.
- ADA/Wheelchair accessible space and bathrooms
- Physical description of space: Classroom is on the 1st floor, bathrooms (gendered) are also on the 1st floor. 1st floor has air purifiers throughout.
- No food is allowed in the room per the library
Saturday, June 13 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*Every Saturday plus 2 Wednesdays/month (venues change weekly)*
@ Cambridge Public Library - 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Instagram: @BostonAreaCraftCircle (only instagram for contact) | View June Dates Flyer"
Event description from organizers:
"BACC is a queer centered craft circle with all people, crafts, and skill levels welcome.
Additional dates:
- 6/6 Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)
- 6/10 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/20 Corner Art Room (in Brighton)
- 6/24 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/27 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
Accessibility Info
- Masks required (no cloth masks)
- ADA-Accessible building including restrooms
Sunday, June 14 | 1 PM - 3 PM
@The Picnic Grove at Cambridge Crossing - 219 Jacobs St, Cambridge, MA
Contact: kadipilato@gmail.com
Event Webpage/RSVP View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"Join us for a casual afternoon of new social connections! Come for the whole time or just drop in for a bit. We'll have card games and there is a bocce court. Feel free to bring crafts, kites, games, etc!
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required (KN95 or better)
- Masks are provided
- Explicit ask that people not attend if they have had a recent contagious disease exposure or positive COVID test in the last 10 days
- Event is outdoors-only
- Physical description: "The event space is outdoors with a paved and gravel path leading directly to seating at tables. There are shade umbrellas. Several of the nearby restaurants have accessible restrooms."
Additional health safety and COVID info
Sunday, June 14 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
@ Hillside Community Church - 3 Osgood St., Medford
Contact: askyourmamas@gmail.com | @mutualaidmamas on Instagram
View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"Join your neighbors to learn (or teach!) how to darn, sew, patch, and repair clothing—no experience needed. Either mend clothing for the free store, or bring your own projects!"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
Monday, June 15 | 6 PM
*Monthly on the 3 Monday*
@Bookends - 80 Maple St, Florence, MA
Contact: Contact Form
View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"Do you often see us on social media or attend our events and think 'wow, I wish I was a part of that!'? Well now, we're making it easier than ever to get involved! Every third Monday we'll be hosting a drop in, open call for anyone interested in volunteering with us. We'll be shelving, tidying, and scheming some more long term projects. Open to any and all, no experience required."
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks can be provided
- Air purifiers will be used
*Weekly on Thursdays*
@Dance Unilon Studio (upstairs) - 16 Bow St. Pl., Somerville, MA
Contact: BostonBluesUnion@gmail.com
Tickets: $10-25 Sliding Scale, nobody turned away for lack of funds
Event description from organizers
Blues dance is a family of Black American social dances (some solo, some partnered) that coevolved with different styles of Blues music throughout history, starting in the late 1800s and extending through today. Blues dance celebrates freedom of expression within community, improvisation, rhythm, and more.
Additional Dates: 6/4, 6/11, 6/25
Accessibility Info
- Masks-required (N95, KN95, or KF94 specified)
- Vaccines required
- Air purifier used
- Explicit ask of community to not attend if sick or have been exposed to COVID-19.
- Contact tracing
- attendees asked to email BostonBluesUnion@gmail.com if they test positive within 10 days of attending an event at Blues Union
- Not wheelchair accessible; one flight of stairs into space
- Gender-neutral single-stall restrooms
- Fragrance-free event (please do not wear cologne/perfume/etc)
- Dance roles are not gendered/people choose what role(s) they take
Full COVID policy, Anti-Harassement Policy, and more can be found at https://bluesunionboston.com/code-of-conduct/
Thursday, June 18 | 8:00 PM
@Unity Somerville - 6 William Street, Somerville
Contact: email addy
Event Webpage
Purchase tickets - $25 or $20 for students and seniors
Event description from organizers:
"The Aria of Julie d'Aubigny: the cross-dressing, sword-fighting, opera singer, wherein she seduces men and women alike, wins numerous duels, must be twice pardoned by the King, and eventually finds true love. -- by Monica Cross, directed by Peter Duerst
The legendary Julie d'Aubigny leads a sensational life: loving deeply, fighting recklessly, and always followed by a chorus of gossips embellishing her actions. How much of the real Julie lives on in the stories we know of her today? This play is a beautiful queer story filled with action, romance, and comedy.
This production of The Aria of Julie d’Aubigny is its world premiere.
a portion of all ticket sales will be donated to BAGLY, The Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required for audience members (this date only)
- Not wheelchair-accessible
- Note: 2 of the songs are sung at high volumes
- Parking: Parking on William St is by permit only. General parking is available on College Ave. Please read signs carefully to avoid ticketing.
Additional health safety and COVID info
Saturday, June 20 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*Every Saturday plus 2 Wednesdays/month (venues change weekly)*
@ Corner Art Room - 6 Academy Hill Road, Brighton, Boston, MA
Instagram: @BostonAreaCraftCircle (only instagram for contact) | View June Dates Flyer"
Event description from organizers:
"BACC is a queer centered craft circle with all people, crafts, and skill levels welcome.
Additional dates:
- 6/6 Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)
- 6/10 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/13 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/20 Corner Art Room (in Brighton)
- 6/24 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/27 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
Accessibility Info
- Masks required (no cloth masks)
- ADA-Accessible building including restrooms
Saturday, June 20 | 2 PM - 4 PM
@North Quincy Library - NQ Dinegan Room - 381 Hancock St., Quincy, MA
Contact: (None available)
Event Webpage
Event description from organizers:
"Join us for a fun and safe afternoon of board games! We’ll provide a variety of games, and you’re welcome to bring your own favorites to share. Come enjoy a relaxed, COVID-safer environment while connecting over games!"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required and provided
- KN95 or better (respirators only — no surgical masks)
- Air purifiers will be used
- CO2 will be monitored
- Tests available
- Building and restrooms are ADA accessible
The library and room we will use is on the ground floor with no steps.
There are two single occupancy bathroom on the ground floor as well.
Saturday, June 20 | 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
*3rd Saturdays Monthly*
@ Beacon Hill Friends House - 8 Chestnut St. Boston, MA
Ticketed event; $5-25 Sliding Scale
Click to register
Contact: eclipse.fusion.boston@gmail.com
Event description from organizers:
"Fusion is...a mixture of [dance] styles; …what happens when people with different backgrounds share a dance; …and most importantly, a partner dance that focuses on consent, connection, and musicality.
A little more on that…
…our dancers come from various backgrounds, including lindy, contact improv, blues, ballroom, west coast swing, zouk, and Latin dancing. Asking “lead, follow, or switch [roles]?” is common practice, along with verbally checking in with your partner. We invite an open conversation around dance.
June's Visiting Instructor will be Alyssa Adkins from Portland
Accessibility Info
- Masks required indoors; provided
- Vaccination required (except medical exemptions)
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms (see description below)
- Fragrance/perfume-free event
- No smoking/vaping inside or within 100ft of entrance
- Gender-neutral restrooms
The hall and restroom are accessible through a garden-level entrance. Accessing the patio requires going down 3 steps. Accessing the deck requires stepping through a window that is off the floor by about 1 foot and lowering your head.
More accessibility info including code of conduct here: https://eclipse.dance/code-of-conduct/Sunday, June 21 | 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
*Monthly on the 3rd Sundays*
@ The Masonic Temple - 1950 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA
Ticketed event; $5-$20 (sliding scale)
Contact: current-bida-board@googlegroups.com
Event description from organizers:
Andrew Stout calling to Helen Kuhar, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, Rose Jackson"
Accessibility Info
- Masks required except when drinking or performing on stage; masks are provided
- Far-UVC is used during all dances
- Not wheelchair-accessible, but there is a stair lift (see below)
- Gender-neutral restrooms
not wheelchair accessible, but there is a seated stair lift down from the side door. To reach a volunteer who can let you in and operate the lift, call the number written on our sign outside, or 617-871-0237 (Jeff).
To get in the front entrance, there are nine stairs up to the door and then sixteen down to the hall where the dance is.
The stage is on a higher level from the dancing, four steps up from the hall and four steps down from the side door.
There are two small all-gender bathrooms, not really practical for wheelchairs, on the same level as the dancing. Photos and additional accessibility/COVID-mitigation info at https://www.bidadance.org/accessibility
Wednesday, June 24 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
*2 Wednesdays/month and every Saturday (venues changes)*
@Cambridge Public Library - 449 Broadway, Cambridge
Instagram: @BostonAreaCraftCircle (only instagram for contact) View February Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"BACC is a queer centered craft circle with all people, crafts, and skill levels welcome."
Additional dates:
- 6/6 Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)
- 6/10 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/13 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/20 Corner Art Room (in Brighton)
- 6/27 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
Accessibility Info
- Masks required (no cloth masks)
- ADA-Accessible building including restrooms
Saturday, June 27 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*Every Saturday plus 2 Wednesdays/month (venues change weekly)*
@ Cambridge Library - 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA)
Instagram: @BostonAreaCraftCircle (only instagram for contact) | View June Dates Flyer"
Event description from organizers:
"BACC is a queer centered craft circle with all people, crafts, and skill levels welcome.
Additional dates:
- 6/6 Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)
- 6/10 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/13 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/20 Corner Art Room (in Brighton)
- 6/24 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
- 6/27 Cambridge Library (449 Broadway)
Accessibility Info
- Masks required (no cloth masks)
- ADA-Accessible building including restrooms
Sunday, June 28 | 11 AM
*Monthly on the Last Sunday*
@Bookends - 80 Maple St, Florence, MA
Contact: Contact Form
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks can be provided
- Air purifiers will be used
Sunday, June 28 | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
@ Connexion - 149 Broadway, Somerville, MA
Contact: askyourmamas@gmail.com | @mutualaidmamas on Instagram
View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"Check out our mending skillshares coming up this April! Join your neighbors to learn (or teach!) how to darn, sew, patch, and repair clothing—no experience needed. Either mend clothing for the free store, or bring your own projects!"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
Sunday June 28 | 7 PM - 8 PM
@Waterlily Wellness - 0 Governors Ave # 29, Medford, MA
Contact: lace@waterlilywellness.com
View Flyer
RSVP Here (Required)
Event description from organizers:
"Join us for community acupuncture and sound therapy!
These combined modalities work together to provide your mind, body, and spirit the conditions to pause, relax, and reset.
Sliding scale: $15-$25; MassHealth members attend free. No one turned away for lack of funds.
For those who can join us in supporting members of the community without economic security, please consider offering a larger donation to help cover the costs of this event.
"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required (N95 or KN95 only)
- Accessibility exemption is allowed for masking, but please rapid test for COVID if you will need to be unmasked
- Masks are provided
- Air purifiers will be used (HEPA filtered)
- Elevator is being repaired and may not be available in time for event (see below)
- No food will be served
- Only on-leash service animals welcome
the elevator is presently under construction. The event takes place in the studio on the 2nd floor which requires walking up two flights of stairs. Please complete an accessibility note if stairs are a barrier to entry for you and we will reach out if the elevator repairs are complete or when we host a more accessible event.
Monday, June 29 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
@ Somerville Public Library, West Branch - 40 College Ave, Somerville, MA
Contact: email addy
Event Webpage
View Flyer
Event description from organizers:
"Come write birthday cards and letters to AMP members and send care over prison walls"
Accessibility Info
- Masks are required
- Masks and all supplies will be provided
- ADA-cccessible building including restrooms