Boston Women Roll Out the Stops for Pride

Boston Pride is this weekend, and Dyke Night offers a number of parties for women to stay busy for the entire weekend, from the Dyke March After-Party to the LUSH to the JP Outdoor Block Party. There's something for everyone!

On Friday June 12, head to the Greatest Bar for the Official Dyke March After-Party, a bigger, bustier venue to host this year's official after-party, with plenty of room for everyone (arrival before 11 p.m. suggested). Within walking distance of the Boston Common, stroll over directly after the march (we open early) and order from their full menu. The Greatest Bar features four floors, four bars, and a state-of-the-art sound system.

Dance to music by the legendary DJ MaryAlice, Billboard Magazine Dance Music Reporter and nightclub DJ. Maryalice has been spinning her signature upbeat and energetic sound for three decades. You love her Ptown Tea Dances -- enjoy her mix of top 40, dance and pop and your requests. If you are not in the dancing mood, the third floor Lounge is the perfect place to relax after the rally, catch up with friends, or chill with someone new.

It's just a short walk from the Boston Common, or conveniently located across from the North Station MBTA stop. Supporting this event supports the Dyke March!

Official Dyke March After-Party
Greatest Bar, 262 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
21+, $10 helps support the Boston Dyke March
9 pm - 2 am
www.dykenight.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1566416643621413/

LUSH at Machine Nightclub

On Saturday, June 13, head to LUSH: Boston's Largest LGT Women's Pride Party at Machine Nightclub. Dyke Night has been hosting the hottest Pride Parties for 16 years!! It is the best and biggest women's pride party the city has to offer. With four bars, two dance floors, pool lounge, gravity defying pole dancers, go-go dancers and a state of the art sound and lighting system, the night offers something for every taste.

You will be mesmerized by our gravity defying pole dancers, titillated by our gogo dancers and in awe of our Mistress of Ceremonies and drag performer Sapphira Cristal. We have three DJs with three different sounds throughout the night (see FB page for details).

Doors open at 8 p.m. for six hours of entertainment. Advanced tickets are highly recommended to skip the huge line for tix this event has every year.

Saturday June 13
LUSH: Boston's Largest LGT Women's Pride Party
8 p.m.- 2 a.m. *Early open*
Machine Nightclub, 1254 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
21+, $15 Advanced tix by 5/31, $20 after 6/1
Buy tix: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1565236
Join the FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1566416643621413/

JP Outdoor Block Party

And head outdoors from 2-8 p.m. on June 14 for the JP Outdoor Block Party at Perkins Street between South Huntington Avenue and Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
All ages are welcome when Dyke Night teams up with Boston Pride once again to host the outdoor JP Block party featuring a full 6 hours of entertainment. What can you expect? Over 1,200 LBT women and friends take over Perkins Street for a fun-filled outdoor afternoon with vendors, food, cash bar (21+ to drink).

The schedule of events:

2-3 p.m.: Face painting for kids and live acoustic music. Crys Matthews: Curve magazine; "Fans of Tracy Chapman and Ani DiFranco will find plenty to love ...Matthews shares their gifts of telling simultaneously intimate and relatable stories...with her own unique brand of R&B folk." Triana is an acoustic solo artist with the voice of an angel singing blues (covers and originals).

3-4 p.m.: 3rd Annual Divas, Dogs & Drag Show featuring available for adoption rescue dogs showcased by some of Boston's most celebrity drag queens and kings including the newly crowned Mr. & Mrs. Boston Pride. This year's emcee is Sapphira Cristal, former queen of Boston Pride and current Miss Gay NY.

4-8 p.m.: After the show, the street morphs into one giant dance floor with DJ LeahV aka 'The People's DJ'. Her signature open format mixing and seamless genre-blending sets have won her the Boston Music Awards "DJ Artist of the Year," Improper Bostonian's "Boston's Best DJ" and a feature at the 2015 Dinah Shore Weekend.

Sunday, June 14 2 p.m.-8 p.m.
Perkins Ave, between South Huntington Avenue and Centre Street Jamaica Plain, MA, All ages.
All bags or backpacks will be searched before entry.
$10 Donation / $15 donation after 5 p.m. ($5 per additional cover after 5 pm will go to the Boston Pride Community Fund)
Cost: $10 suggested donation
age restriction : All ages
website: www.dykenight.com

[Weather Advisory: This is rain or shine, but in case of storm forecast check our website for details].

For more information, visit www.dykenight.com and www.bostonpride.org