7.3 Independent Bash | 360 Ultra Lounge

Can't get enough of 360 (35 Batterymarch St)?? The Boston In Crowd and Get Fresh Entertainment launch their new Splash Thursdays with the Independent Bash.

Featuring JAMN 94.5 DJ Roy Barboza and resident DJ J Fresh!

Ladies dressed in Red, White or Blue get in free before 11:30.

To get on the guest click here!! Or call/text 617-905-7592

For more info click here!!

7.3 Wayne Wonder | Pufferbellies

Although this is a little far out I thought I'd mention it. Wayne Wonder will be performing at Pufferbellies (183 Rear Iyanough Road, Hyannis MA)
*Hyannis is about 1 and a half outside Boston...

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Tickets are $25 in Advanced and $30 at the door.

Show starts at 9 p.m.

This one's for the kiddies! It's 18+ and there is no dress code.

Enter at your own risk :)

7.3 The It Factor | Club Pearl

Formerly known as Club Pure, it has gotten a make over and is now emerging as:

Pearl
(275 Tremont St, Theater District next to The Roxy)

with a re-opening party called The It Factor sponsored by Mistrie, E1 Live! Entertainment, Klutch and CAN Entertainment...

The new digs boast pearly white furniture and drapes (ooh la la?). With a brighter ambiance, six Vegas style 66" screens, complete with silhouette dancers (Dunno how I feel about that...) and a VIP designed for real VIPs, this upgrade may be the best thing that hit Beantown.

DJ Anaconda, DJ Riddim Rider, DJ Big and DJ King Ilabash will ALL be spinnin'...(like 30 min sets??)

The party will be hosted by D. Lopes & The Video Queen Lady V.

Ladies are FREE before 11 w/RSVP! To RSVP click here!!

7.3 The Prestige Party | Venu

J. Francois and K. Pritty (co-hosted by Blumist Entertainment) bring you
The Prestige Party sponsored by Hpnotiq at

Venu
(100 Warrenton St., Theater District)

You get 2 rooms of entertainment:

Boston Fab! new fav DJ Backspin in the first room and DJ Massive in room two!

At the bar you can sip on the Red White, & Blue signature cocktails by Hpnotiq & Pama, featuring the new Sweet & Sexy Roq Candy Cocktail. It looks pretty!

And a fashion expose by designer Brian Stevens!

Tickets are $15 if you purchase them in advance and $20 if you RSVP online.

Get them here!! To only RSVP click here!!

*Fab Girl Tip: It says Guaranteed Admission before 12 p.m. with RSVP, but I would still recommend showing up early...none of this 11:50 p.m. and then getting heated when they're at capacity. I'm tryin' to help ya out :)

7.3 Summer in the City | 28 Degrees | Z Square

Kick off your pre-4th of July celebrations with Summer in the City brought to you by Boston Offline:

The party starts off as a "friendly takeover" at Boston's trendy 28 Degrees (1 Appleton St. South End). Enjoy the atmosphere and mix and mingle with young professionals from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. There is no cover, a cash bar and appetizer menu is available.

The night continues at Z Square (14 JFK St, Harvard Square, Cambridge) as the official launch party for the Yondernet Magazine, with complimentary hors d' oeuvres and door prizes. If you attend the mixer you can recieve reduced passes of $7. Otherwise the cover is $10 and goes from 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

To attend both events and reduced entry to Z Square RSVP here!!

For more information click here!!

7.1 - 7.6 Universoul Circus | Northeastern University

The Universoul Circus presents Jabulani, a celebration of joy, happiness and laughter featuring black performers from around the world!

Times and dates are as follows:

July 1-3 | 7:30 pm
July 2 -3 | 10 am

July 3| Gospel Night under the Big Top
July 4 | Special pricing 12 noon | 3 & 6 pm
July 5 | 12 noon | 4:30 & 8 pm
July 6 | 2 & 5:30 pm

Come one come all!!

Adult tickets are $17.50 - $27.50 and children tickets are $15.50 - $25.50

For tickets click here!!

Recap: Absolute Liz | Blue Wave

Party girl that I am it is rare that you find me out on a Sunday, unless there is a holiday that is, but...I had to go out and support female promoter Liz from E1 Live! Entertainment and her Absolute Liz birthday party and fundraiser for Papa's Piggybank.

When I walked up I found the red carpet was in place and Liz was there to take pictures with her guests as they arrived. So very cute! When you got inside you got a receipt for your payment - claim in on your taxes if you want - and they gave you a drink ticket for Midori. Niiiccceee. You were encouraged to sign the guest book and one of the many posters along the walls and leave a birthday message.

Photo: Boston Fab Fan Jax and me Boston Fab!

I arrived mad early, 10:30ish and there the hors d' oeuvres were already on the table, chicken wings, veggie platters and cake. We stopped by the bar to pick up our free drink and then I remembered how much I dislike Midori. It is so sweet! Hey - but that's no fault of Liz's of course...I still drank it - hey - It was still free!

The place was relatively empty until around quarter to 12. Dag Boston...you still treat a Sunday like a club night? Once the crowd showed up the ratio was pretty good, and DJ Chubby Chub was hittin' us with some serious old skool and funk in the beginning then picked up the tempo once it got more crowded.

Photo: People actin' like they didn't have to work in the morning

I was a bit disappointed with the people who decided not to adhere to the dress code, though I must say most people did. Sometimes a bit too much. (Uh dude with the red vest) lol...but seriously I mean this was probably the easiest dress code to follow, red, black, white...whatevs, I'm over it. But Liz looked like she was having a good time, though still ever the hostess, posing for pictures and making sure everybody was taken care of.

Photo: Boston Fab! Fans... Greg aka: Greg-Ray aka: Nice Dude with the Dreds... in the middle...

I didn't do much dancing myself, but others were having a good ol' time twerkin' and jerkin' and it seemed like the party had just started when I was heading out the door around 1:30. Some of us have to work in the morning okay?

I'm glad I came out and once again Happy Birthday Liz!

6.30 Greatest Minds Follow Up Session | Hibernian Hall

Tomorrow, The National Black College Alliance invite you to join the first of a five series follow up event to the Greatest Minds Conference. Join the organizers in brainstorming and collaborating ideas at

Hibernian Hall
(184 Dudley St, Roxbury)

6 - 9 p.m.

The follow up events will be held on Mondays through July and August. Each meeting will have a specific topic - tomorrow is Leadership (6/30/08), Education (7/7/08), Politics (7/14/08), Entrepreneurship (7/21/08), Nightlife (7/28/08).

These events are open to the public.

Dinner will be served. Please bring a suggested donation of $5.

I am very pleased to see follow up to this event.

Recap: The White Escape | Spirit of Boston

I made a daring move and flew-solo for The All White Escape promoted by The Twins & Friends. I got there around 10 p.m. I got free street parking, so I was in a good mood as I headed towards the dock. Then I noticed that the boat wasn't there. Now the flyer had said that 1) Boarding would begin at 10 with the boat leaving at 10:30. 2) Those who paid on-line you would be able to pick up your tickets at the ticket office.

Uh...yeah so none of that happened. First of all, for those of us who bought our tickets on-line had to find people who had envelopes to get our tickets. The ticket booth was not open. And it wasn't like these people wore distinguishing outfits or were in a designated spot with signs or something...no...they were walking around, chatting with friends, and they expected you to find them...errr?

Around 10:15 the boat finally arrived at the dock, which meant they had to get the previous group off the boat and get it ready for our group. So that took another twenty to twenty-five minutes to make that happen. All the while, people are still arriving creating a huge mob scene in the street.

Photo: Picture of the Mob on the Street waiting...

Then this dude makes an announcement that there were to be two lines. One for General Admission and one for VIP on opposite sides of the dock. Okay cool whatever. But they just say it. Nobody moved to help people get to the right area. There were no ropes or dividers, just more chaos and confusion.

Then "they" as we weren't sure who was actually working with The Twins, decided that those of who had tickets had to exchange those tickets for a boarding pass which was on the opposite end of the dock. So if you were in the VIP line you had to wade through 600 people to the complete other side to find the person to exchange your ticket for another ticket that said boarding pass. Makes a lot of sense, hun? Uh- no.

To make matters worse on the boarding pass it said 11 o'clock boarding time 11:30 departure...hmmm okay. I understand that "we" have difficulty being on time, but still...to flat out lie to people...that's wrong, plus if they had their ish together, those of us who were actually on time could of been chillin' on the boat, having a good time waiting for the others to show while the boat was still in port.

Photo: Boston Fab! Mad on the inside.

The madness continued as this already super late boat ride from Hades - as the promoters continued to do last minute VIP hook-ups, taking pictures, schmoozing. I was livid! I am a firm believer if I paid you $ you should be hustlin' to earn it. If you are the organizer of an event then ORGANIZE. Dag! And if thing go wrong at least act like you care. I mean I might have some sympathy if this was their 1st time, but it's annual!!

After all of the craziness I finally got on this boat at 12 p.m. Yes, a entire 2 HOURS late. And do you know what they had to say for all the madness, upset and anger they had created- the DJ stopped his set for a moment to say "The organizers wanted to say that they are really Sorry for the inconvenience." Y'all couldn't even apologize for yourselves? Wow... I mean, can a girl get a coupon for $ of your next event, a drink ticket, a refund??? Ima need a bit more than a second-hand apology.

Photo: The VIP area

And because we were so late getting onto the boat, we had less time at the bar, yup -it closed at 12:30 leaving us a just a little over a half an hour to get our drink on...are you kidding me?? And there was no food - just a cash bar. The only saving grace was there was a bar on every floor so the drink lines moved quickly - after they only allowed people to get one drink at a time - and the drink prices were reasonable. My staple was $9.75. And fortunately the bartenders were heavy handed - I saw this guy went up to the bar and asked for more cranberry to be put in his vodka cranberry - so at least you got your money's worth.

They did not have 4 floors of entertainment because of the weather, and one level was VIP so basically it was 2 floors of entertainment. And the first floor was Latin music - so most people were on the 2nd floor doing the old skool thang.

The only thing that made my night was the crowd. Even though it took forever-and-a-day to get on the boat, they still partied and had a grown good time. You had the two tone pink and white weave, the Yaki Nation, sequins and short shorts, with age range averaging around 35+ It was colorful to say the least. But people were very friendly, I met a couple of people who noticed I was by myself in the line and they chatted with me, let me dance with their groups - shout out to Denice!!, let me go before them, or helped me out when I looked lost. Without such a helpful and fun crowd I probably would have grabbed a life jacket and paddled to shore.

Photo: Crowd getting their dance on

So did the crowd make up for the mishaps of the promoters? Uh, that would be a no.

This Fab! first event of the Twins and Friends was probably the worst organized night I have ever experienced in Boston and their nonchalant behavior only added insult to injury.

This event gets a-non-apologetic F.

So unfab!

6.28 O.N.C.E. | All-You-Can Eat Barbecue

Recession Tip of the Week!

Tomorrow, get your grub on at an -all-you-can-eat gourmet BBQ!! in Central Square, Cambrige, on Prospect Street across from Whole Foods. The Barbecue will feature locally raised meat and non meat items in addition to traditional accompaniments and salads from local growers.

This foodfest goes from

5pm-9pm

$35 for adults (remember it's organic!)

$20 for kids 5-12

RSVP here!! with your dietary restrictions and # of people.

Mini Recap: R&B Lounge Session | Vintage Lounge

Your girl wanted to start her weekend off right (yes, my weekends begin on Thursdays :)) and head to one of her favorite spots, Vintage Lounge (72 Broad St, Financial District) - it's kinda like my Cheers - cue theme song...lol... I was surprised finding a parking spot was a challenge, but I still managed to make it in before 11.

Heading inside the crowd was a bit sparse, but the ratio was decent and there was a very chill, relaxed vibe.

Photo: Alonzo Harris from J. Francois

Alonzo Harris (& Family :) ) and Band performed around 11:30 and they were jammin'. He did about 5 songs, one of my fav's being their rendition of Common's "I want you". Alonzo even had a little help from his brother on one song - the name escapes me now....J? Where is my notepad!!? - but it was so friggin' entertaining, waving hands, spins, falsetto...a really fun good time. And the guitarist was killin' it!! Loved it!!

After his set DJ Eight 2 got on the tables and I was happy that he kept the tempo in groove mode with old skool R&B and I didn't move straight into the Lolli Pop remix. Thanks man, I appreciate it.

If they try this night again, which I think they should, I would start it a bit earlier, as most people seemed to head out before 1 a.m. And I, as well as others were a bit disappointed that live music set was so short. The set up was a little awkward, I think more people would have enjoyed the live music, had they a place to sit. To make things more uncomfortable when the DJ started there were still tables on the dance floor area, which made an already small space, even smaller which discouraged people from dancing.

That aside, I enjoyed the laid back evening of live music, a nice drink, and just chillin'. That's just the way I like to spend my Thursday nights :). Hopefully the guys will do it again.

Stay Fab! :)

6.28 Reclaiming our Black Men | Roxbury Community College

The Boston chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. bring you the discussion

Money, Health and Respect: Reclaiming our Black Men at the

Roxbury Community College
(1234 Columbus Avenue Roxbury)

Media Arts Building

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

This is a time to connect with the community through panel discussions and networking opportunities

The event is free and open to the public

Refreshments will be provided

For more information Please click here!!

6.29 Absolute Liz | Blue Wave

One of my fav promoters of E1 Live! Entertainment is celebrating her 28th birthday and wants you to come out and celebrate with her! at

Blue Wave
(343 Congress Street, South Boston)

With music provided by DJ Chubby Chub and DJ Dru Nyce

The Party starts at 10pm with free food and drinks sponsored by Midori 'til 12am

Dress Code - REQUIRED - and is any combination of the colors RED, BLACK and WHITE (Thanks Liz! - I can do this!)

Cover is $15 with proceeds to benefit Papa's Piggybank: A charitable education initiative focused on youth of Cape Verdean descent.

To RSVP call 617.543.7080 or click here!!

*Please come Fab! Thanks :)

6.28 The All White Escape | The Spirit of Boston

Call in your hook ups...

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!

Look out for the recap! :)

6.28 Diamond and Pearls Affair | Boston Billiards

This clearly falls under the Ghetto Fab Catergory as the young "lady" on this flyer is in dire need of some more shirt...but anyways...

Calling all Groupies- Both Male and Female!!!

Status Promotions and Cufflink Cartel and Sammy "Mr. West" present
The Diamond and Pearls Affair featuring King Magazine Cover Model Milani Rose at

Boston Billiards
(126 Brookline Ave, Fenway)

King Magazine is looking for more models, so come dressed appropriately, or inappropriately, rather - Photos will be shot by DUR Photography and there will be videographers in the house from Monstercollegeparties.com

DJ G Wiz and DJ Sid The Kid will be spinnin' all the hits

To get on the guest list click here!!

6.27 Ancestors Inc. | Hibernian Hall

Boxxout Enterprises presents Ancestors Inc. a play by Veronica A. Chapman

Showing June 27, 28, 29

Synopsis: Quincy Williams is a brilliant young man, but he’s easily influenced and continues to get into trouble. Nekia, Quincy’s mother, knows all too well what can happen to a misguided young man in today’s urban society. She’s a loving, caring, and supportive mother, but she’s exhausted and doesn’t know where to turn. Just when Nekia has reached her limit, the Ancestors pay Quincy a visit to encourage him to honor their lives and their contributions, and to live up to his potential for greatness, because we all can.

Tickets are $20 for 18+, $10 for Youth, Group tickets are $10 - $12

Show starts at 7 p.m., with matinee's on Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets will be sold at the door.

For advanced tickets and more info click here!! or

call (617) 610-6028

6.27 The Friday Comedy Tour | Club Night Games

On Friday, E1live Entertainment presents The Friday Comedy Tour, at

Club Night Games
(30 Washington St, Somerville)

Staring comedians from the hit movies, Friday, Next Friday and Friday After Next

AJ Johnson, Michaeal Blackston, Shawty Shawty, Just Al and more...

Hosted by Boston's own
Jonathan Gates

Doors open at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $25 in Advanced, $30 at the Door

To get advanced tickets click here!! Or call 617.543.7080

6.25 Poetic Escape | Blue Wave

As it is the last Wednesday of the month (already?? Dag!) , Tonight, TSM and HBNN bring you Poetic Escape at the

Blue Wave
(343 Congress St, Harbor side)

With Poetry by Anju, Francis, Shaie, Louna, Jose, Pops, Ali, Wendy Sanchez, Shey Butta to name a few. :)

Music will be provided by DJ SolBlack and The Jason Hunter Quartet.

Cost is $5

For more info click here!!

6.26 The R&B Lounge Session | Vintage Lounge

J. Francois and K. Pritty invite you to come out and party with a purpose at the
R&B Lovers Session at

Vintage Lounge
(72 Broad Street)
** Part of the proceeds of this gathering will go to the
Susan G Komen Foundation**


9pm - 11pm

Alonzo "the music man" Harris & Band will perform live singing orginal songs along with Neo Soul & R&B favorites

11pm - 2am

DJ Eight 2 will be spinning the hottest combination of Hip Hop, old school , neo soul, Top 40, Remixes, RnB, & Reggae

Food (I hear it's good!) will be served until 1 p.m. and the patio is open!

9 - 10 p.m. $5 minimum donation**

10 - 2 a.m. $10 minimum donation**

To RSVP for reduced admission click here!!

6.26 Lavish Thursdays | Stix Lounge

I thought the J. Francois, K. Pritty Socialite Party was a weekly event, but I guess I was wrong - this week 235 Entertainment and V Fit are takin' ova for their premiere event Lavish Thursdays at

Stix Lounge
(35 Stanhope St, Back Bay)

This will be a much more international crowd than Socialite, as the DJ will be playing Top 40, Mashups, Rock and House.

There is still no cover and the party begins at 10 p.m. for the 21+

For more info or to RSVP click here!!

6.24 Get Konnected | 28 Degrees

Every last Tuesday of the month Collette Phillips Communications: Kaleidoscope invites you to Get Konnected which allows minorities to get together and network in a positive environment at

28 Degrees
(1 Appleton St, South End).

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The event lasts from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

This month enjoy and Afro-coustic performing artists guest, Bongo Love for your listening entertainment.

Stay Fab! :)

Recap: The Art of Seduction | Z Square

I was really looking forward to going to the Art of Seduction at Z Square (14 JFK St Harvard Square, Cambridge)
as I had missed the first Restless Entertainment event. Now as you know I have been to Z Square several times, but this time things were a little different.

When I got downstairs I realized there was no need to stress about the dress code. As long as you wore something with white in it (or not)...they let you in - which kinda ruined the whole white only atmosphere, next time I'll take the dress code as a suggestion. A sincere apology for stressin' out my girls :), you looked beautiful (as always).

Photo: My girls and Boston Fab! Fans Jax and Melissa

The place was a lot less crowded than I thought it would be, it was a little bit older crowd, 25+ (heavy on the +) who oddly all seemed to know one another, but that was cool.

In the main dance area they had transformed Z Square a bit, in the far wall of the dance floor they had separated the area with a slide show of photography playing on the wall in the massage station area. I didn't end up getting a massage, but it gave Z Square more of a club ambiance which was nice.

At the bar it was slow as usual, even with less people. One of the female bartenders still had issues making a drink - ie: My girl asked for a mojito and she gave her a Pinot Grigio...I understand that it was loud, but still...

I caught up with Greg? (I thought he said Ray - eh - maybe MY hearing needed to be checked :)) the "Dude with the Dreds" at the DJ Geespin Birthday Party who wouldn't let me buy him a drink last week. As a Fab! Fan he asked me to explain to y'all that the reason that he didn't let me buy him a drink was 1) Not every good deed deserves a reward, it was just the right thing to do to let me go first. 2) He was getting a bunch of drinks and didn't want me to have to pay for all of them. Otherwise he would have happily excepted. Okay Greg-Ray...you are excused! But all you other dudes are still corny :)

Back to the party - around 11:30 they served the food and I had come hungry, so I was really excited. Your girl LOVES to eat by the way. Anyways...thanks for lookin' out for the vegetarians Marlene :) There was hummus, hot pita bread, kilamata olives, chocolate covered strawberries (those went first), bread, smoked cheese, brie and fresh fruit....it was all soooo good! Yummmm.

I never did see how the party was sponsored by Malibu...they said that there would be free drinks being passed, but I never got mines...I guess I was too busy dancing.

Photo: Crowd starting to get into it...

As for the ratio...the women def. ran the floor, but that's typical of white parties. But the dudes that were there were straight posted! We are not dancing for your entertainment men...get on the floor or stay at the bar - it was just too voyeuristic for my taste. And when this real nice, cute girl asked this dude to dance and he straight up was like "no" I was too done with the guys. Y'alls was trippin'!! Man up!

Photo: The Semi-Dressed-in-white crowd

DJ Geespin was tryin' to help the dudes out so there was really no excuse. He was laying the old tracks down!! Me and my girls were pullin' out some old dance moves...okay so I wasn't up to snuff on all of them, but I was workin' up a serious sweat...like drippin' down the face onto your shirt kinda sweat. I'm almost glad they didn't have more people in there or else I might be writing this recap from the ICU. It was sooo hot!

But hey, like I say, if they ain't movin' it probably wasn't a good party. Towards the end Geespin started cutting off songs a bit and numerous reggae transitions could have been smoother, but overall I really liked his set. And I'm convinced all DJ's should end with slow jams :)

Photo: DJ Geespin, spinnin' those slow jams

The Art of Seduction really delivered a nice atmosphere, delicious food and great opportunity for the ladies to run the floor ;)

I give this party a B+

Hope I'm able to make the next one!

Stay Fab! :)

6.22 Stevie Wonder | Comcast Center | Mansfield MA

Uhhhhh where have I been??? I'm sure you feel the same way if you are just getting this notice. The Legendary, Incomparable Stevie Wonder is performing this Sunday night at the

Comcast Center
(885 S Main St, Mansfield)

*Mansfield is about an hour outside of Boston.

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If you purchase a group of 4 tickets you can get them for 22.50 each! Seriously??
And they are STILL available!!

Regular tickets are $30 - $125

Show begins at 8 p.m.

To get your tickets click here!!

6.21 Water Fire | Providence R.I.

If you feel like getting out of town to try something different, you might want to head out to Water Fire, (Downtown, Providence, R.I.)

Beginning when the suns goes down, this city "block party" happens on Saturday nights in the summer through September, with live bands, food, and dancing in the streets.

Photos: Waterfire.org

To"keep the fires burning" the suggested donation is $5

To learn more about Water Fire click here!!

6.22 10,000 Strong Boston | Franklin Park

On Sunday, The New Black Panther Party and a host of organizers for peace bring you 10,000 Strong Boston a rally to bring unity towards issues facing Black America, primarily the issue of violence and the prision system.

The Rally will begin at 12 p.m. and go until 6 p.m. in Franklin Park Playsted (Dorchester)

All faiths and nationalities are welcome.

For more information click here!!

6.20 NBA Finals After Party II | Boston Billiards

Status Promotions and Fab 6 Entertainment bring you
The Official NBA Finals After Party Part II at
Boston Billiards
(126 Brookline Ave, Fenway)

They have invited (again, key word: invited) celebrity guests from the Celtics to stop through.

Wifey hopefuls come ready to show 'em what you workin' wit!!

Music by DJ Fanatic

$10 before 11:30 p.m.

$20 after 11:30 p.m.

$40 for V.I.P

To get on the guestlist click here!!

6.21 The Art of Seduction | All White Affair | Z Square

Saturday night, Restless Entertainment brings you The Art of Seduction at

Z Square
(14 JFK St, Harvard Square, Cambridge)

The indulgence begins at 10 p.m with an exotic offering of cocktails
.

11 p.m . - 12 a.m. Complementary Seated Massages (I could certainly use me one of those!) with Aromatherapy treatments

11 p.m. - 2 a.m., Music dancing and socializing

J Brewer will be taking your photo. DJ Geespin of Jam'n 94.5 will get you dancing

White Attire is requested - but please people, make it easy on 'em and wear as much white as you can...okay? I know it's hard, but at least TRY.

Cover is $10 with RSVP, $15 without

To RSVP click here!!

Recap: The Socialite Party | Stix

After the Hennessey Party at Blue Wave, your girl kept it going and headed out to Stix (35 Stanhope Street, Back Bay) for the launch of the weekly Thursday Socialite Party.

When I arrived around 10:30 you could see the shift in the crowd, older people who had come earlier, maybe around 7 p.m. to do the networking thing were leaving and the
I-still-gots-to-get-my-party-on people were showing up.

Boston Fab! Gals posing with party friends (I see you Maaaanny...:)
Photo by Bobbyshakes.com

The crowd was a lot of the same people from the Blue Wave, but also some newcomers, and ladies...this time the ratio was on point! Yes, there are men in Boston, you just gotta use the key word of "networking" - add free liquor to the mix (preferably cognac) and you're SET!

The Grand Marnier was indeed free and served by the Dixie cup in the lounge downstairs. :)
I didn't really complain 'cuz I was straight after the Hennessey party. ;) But I know some people were irritated 'cuz unfortunately there was only one bartender working downstairs, making the freebies slow to be served and hard to come by.

The man he did his best. They really gotta help dude out, tho'.

I also noticed, that there were a lot of photographers at this event, I noted like 2 professonal ones, not to mention the candids by J. Francois and K. Pritty - Ummmm y'all better EDIT and DELETE some of those photos - as my friend Niki says, "Not all photos are for Facebook".

Promoters K. Pritty, Liz (E1 Live! Entertainment), Stephen A.
Photo by Bobbyshakes.com

I gotta say, with 4 other events in competition, the turnout was good and people really did utilize the time create new connections, pass around business cards and make those deals!

There wasn't a lot of dancing, tho, The DJ was doin' his thing...but, but I don't think most of us were ready to get down like that on a Thursday, at lease I wasn't. I had to call it a night 'round 1 a.m. and I am still feeling it today!

Boston's Promo Kings, J. Francois and K. Pritty
Photo by Bobbyshakes.com

So yes, Boston's Promo Kings have done it again, making Thursday night a good night to come out, be seen, and mingle with no hassles.
The atmosphere is great for networking, so if you are new to the area and looking to make some connects, bring your business cards and your winning personality and head on out :)

They still could use some work at the bar, but it was certainly MUCH better than the last time I came thru.

I give this debut event an

B+/A-

I may not be able to make it out every week, but I certainly will pass through again. :)

Recap: The Art of Mixing | Free Hennessey | Blue Wave

Man I had a tough time finding a parking space close to the Blue Wave!! (343 Congress St, Harbor side) Most of the parking in the area is resident only, so don't be fooled when you see an empty space! I ended up paying $10 to park in the lot next door, but other people parked near South Station and walked over. I gotta remember that for next time.

I got in a short line and of course, my name was not on the list even though I RSVP'd AND got a confirmation. I get that technology is fallible, but this happens to me EVERY TIME! Fortunatley it wasn't a problem, the women at the door asked who I had heard about the party from and that was good enough to be let in.

Once arrived I saw Hennessey stations...so...okay let me start off by saying...I was wrong. This was NOT a Dixie cup event...they were straight pouring glasses of Hennessey. My man Malcolm, did protest that he was not able to get just Hennessey by itself and had to mix it with something. But nobody else seemed to mind. :)

Photo: Hennessey by the glass and free apps!

They had two drinks available, The Hennessey Side Car and The Hennessey Ginger. The Side Car was borderline nasty. Which, again, I am not a fan of dark liquor (unless it's free!), but the lemon lime-ness of it all was just...well...ick!. I could chill with the Ginger though...had a coke aftertaste, but it was alright. You were able to mix it on your own at a bar station or pick one up as they passed them around.

Although the did not have passed hors d' oeuvres, they did have some great hors d' oeuvres on a table; cheese and fruit, a veggie platter, chicken wings, breaded chicken and I think, chicken skewers (what they tryin' to say?) lol! People got their grub on!

Photo: A dancers hired to get the party hype...yeah I guess they didn't get the memo :)

And yes, it was all free.

There was a DJ and he stuck with the old skool, but I guess that went with the Hennessey theme. There was a good showing of people, but the time of free flowing liquor and dancing was stopped promptly at 9:30.
No lie. The lights came on as soon as the big hand hit the 12.
I think the bartender even stopped mid-pour....j/k, but seriously it was ova!

Photo: The mostly male crowd, having a good time socializing

Must say, for my first time at the Blue Wave, this was a nice event. It lived up to what it said it would and people seemed to enjoy themselves.

Good lookin' out R.O.B. :)

*Big ups for BostonFab! Fan Chris! Thanks for reading and saying hey!

6.20 Salsa Cruises | Boston Harbor Cruise

Lookin for a fun way to get in shape and meet new people? Get out of your comfort zone and try a Friday Boston Harbor Salsa Cruises (One Long Wharf, Water front)

sponsored by Salsa Boston.com

The cruise includes:

Check in @ 6:30pm-8:15
Salsa Lessons: 7:00pm-8:15pm
Boarding @ 8:15pm Cruise until 11:00pm
An after-Cruise Party @ Mojitos Lounge (free for cruise attendees)

There is a buffett on board for an additional $10 and a cash bar.

Tickets are $21.
You can get them for half price on Goldstar.com
(with membership) - while they last.

Cruises happen throughout the summer to find out more click here!!

6.20 Reggae Legends of Boston | Western Front

If you need your reggae fix head out to the Western Front (343 Western Ave, Cambridge) for

The Reggae Legends of Boston Concert featuring

The Ghetto People Band, Skiffy, Jah Shirt, Kellie B., Errol Strength, Lady Lee and many more.

Show starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are $12

6.20 Get Fresh Fridays | Appreciation Party | 360 Ultra Lounge

Y'all know how I feel about this spot, but I gotta keep you informed :)

Get Fresh Friday's is having an Appreciation Party at

360 Ultra Lounge
(35 Batterymarch St, Financial District)

Everybody gets in free before 11!!

They have $5 martini's until 11:30 and my fav DJ Backspin will be killin' it as usual.

If you wanna stop by RSVP here!!

Let 'em know you saw it on The Fab! :)

6.19 Progress DVD Mag Release Party | 360

Boston in Crowd and Progress DVD Magazine invite you to the 1st Edition Progress DVD Magazine Release Party at 360 Lounge (35 Batterymarch St, Financial District)

DJ J Fresh will be spinnin' Hip Hop, Reggae and R&B all night.

*Groupies put on your radar! They also boast that Celtics are invited
(Key Word - invited, doesn't mean they'll show :))

Ladies, you get in free before 11 p.m.

$10 (if you're on the guest list) for everybody after 11.

To get on the list click here!! or text (617) 905-7592

6.19 Plush Thursday's | 33 Lounge

I guess Thursday is the new Friday?

Another launch event this Thursday is

Down 2 Earth Media's event Plush Thurday's at 33 Lounge (33 Stanhope St, Back Bay)

They have 2 levels of entertainment:

Level 1: Top 40 / R&B / Reggae & Mashups

Photo: Lower Lounge - it's VERY small!

Level 2: House & Club

Photo: Upper Lounge

Open Patio: Hookas and cigars.

Food is served until midnight. Entrance is free until midnight.

For free admission Click here!! Subject Line: Justin or call 617.908.3790

Reduced admission after midnight
(last time I paid $15).

*Fab Girl Tip! This will be an international crowd, and the lower level (where they typically play hip hop) is a box, so if you are not into house music, this may not be the right venue for you.

But, give it a try! If it sux, Stix Lounge is right next door.

Stay Fab!

6.19 The Art of Mixing | Hennessey | Blue Wave

Thursday, R.O.B. brings you The Art of Mixing - sponsored by Hennessey at the
The Blue Wave ( 343 Congress St. Harbor side)

7 - 10 p.m.

The event is free with no cover, free apps and free Hennessey

*not by the bottle, by the dixie cup :)

*This is a by inviation only event and they will only allow the first 200 people who RSVP entrance.

Arrive early!

To RSVP click here!!