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Gay Clubs and Bars Comedy Clubs
smaller Druid, a welcoming
spot in Cambridge’s cosy Boston’s gay scene comes into Many clubs and bars program
Inman Square. sharpest focus in the South End occasional evenings of
Bostonians love sports, and and Bay Village, but gay and standup comedy, and several
the city has dozens of sports gay-friendly bars and clubs are specialize in this form of
bars. The Cask ‘N’ Flagon found through out the city. The entertainment. The Comedy
is adjacent to Fenway Park, perpetually packed Club Cafe, Connection at the Wilbur
perfect for celebrating victory which straddles the busy border Theatre, brings laughter to the
or softening the pain of defeat. between South End and Back historic hall with an impressive
At Kings big-screen sports Bay, is a stalwart of the city’s LGBT line-up of com edians, who
TVs vie with bowling lanes, social scene. Boston’s longest- are familiar from their work
professional pool tables and running gay club, Jacques, on national television. Nick’s
skee ball and shuffleboard features lively drag shows and Comedy Stop in the Theater
tables. The Fours is just one female imper sonator cabaret District, on the other hand,
of the numerous bars that during the rest of the week. The tends to concentrate more on
cater to Boston Celtics and weekly Bay Windows newspaper homegrown talent, grooming
Boston Bruins fans near the provides wider information as performers who often go on
TD Garden Arena. do other Boston listings. to the “big time.”
DIRECTORY
Rock Music Ryles Jazz Club Nightclubs Kings
212 Hampshire St., and Discos 50 Dalton St.
House of Blues Cambridge. Map 3 A3.
15 Lansdowne St. Emerald Lounge Tel (617) 266-2695.
Tel (888) 693-2583. Tel (617) 876-9330. 200 Stuart St. Map 1 B5.
∑ hob.com ∑ rylesjazz.com Tel (617) 457-2626. Mistral
Middle East Scullers Jazz Club ∑ emeraldnightlife.com 223 Columbus Ave.
472/480 Massachusetts Doubletree Guest Suites, Grand Canal Map 4 D3.
Ave., Cambridge. 400 Soldiers Field Rd., Tel (617) 867-9300.
Tel (617) 864-3278 ext. 221. Brighton. 57 Canal St. Map 2 D2. The Phoenix Landing
∑ mideastclub.com Tel (617) 523-1112.
Tel (617) 562-4111. 512 Massachusetts Ave.,
Orpheum Theatre ∑ scullersjazz.com Royale Cambridge.
1 Hamilton Pl. Map 1 C4. 279 Tremont St. Map 4 E2. Tel (617) 576-6260.
Tel (617) 679-0810. Wally’s Cafe Tel (617) 338-7699.
427 Massachusetts Ave.
TD Garden Tel (617) 424-1408. Storyville Gay Bars
1 Causeway St. Map 1 C2. 90 Exeter St. Map 3 C3. and Clubs
Tel (617) 624-1000. Folk and World Tel (617) 236-1134.
∑ tdgarden.com Music ∑ storyvilleboston.com Club Cafe
Venu 209 Columbus Ave.
Jazz and Blues The Center for Arts 100 Warrenton St. Map 3 C3.
Berklee Performance at the Armory Map 4 E2. Tel (617) 536-0966.
Tel (617) 338-8061.
Center 191 Highland Ave., Jacques
Berklee College of Music, Somerville. Whisky Saigon 79 Broadway.
136 Massachusetts Ave. Tel (617) 718-2191. 116 Boylston St. Map 4 F4.
Tel (617) 266-7455. ∑ artsatthearmory.org Tel (617) 482-7799. Tel (617) 426-8902.
∑ berklee.edu/BPC
Club Passim Comedy Clubs
Cantab Lounge 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. Bars
738 Massachusetts The Burren Comedy Connection
Ave., Cambridge. Tel (617) 492-7679. 247 Elm St., Somerville. Wilbur Theatre, 246
Tel (617) 354-2685. ∑ clubpassim.org
Tel (617) 776-6896. Tremont St.
Multicultural Arts Somerville Theatre Map 4 E2.
Center 55 Davis Square, The Cask ‘N’ Flagon Tel (617) 931-2000.
62 Brookline Ave.
41 Second St., Cambridge. Somerville. Tel (617) 536-4840. ∑ thewilbur
Tel (617) 577-1400. Tel (617) 625-4088. theatre.com
∑ multicultural ∑ somervilletheatre. Druid
artscenter.org 1357 Cambridge St., Nick’s Comedy Stop
com
Regattabar Cambridge. 100 Warrenton St.
Tel (617) 497-0965.
Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett World Music Map 4 E2.
St., Cambridge. Box Office: The Fours Tel (617) 423-2900.
Tel (617) 395-7757. Tel (617) 876-4275. 166 Canal St. Map 1 C2. ∑ nickscomedy
∑ regattabarjazz.com ∑ worldmusic.org Tel (617) 720-4455. stop.com

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