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March 2006 LBGT@MIT Newsletter

Outside the Bubble:

The following events are categorized strictly by the event's description. Please call the organizers for more detailed information.

Ongoing Social and Political Events For…

…Queer Women

LesbianNightLife.com: for all the latest news and updates for what’s HOT in Boston check out: http://www.LesbianNightLife.com

Chicks Rock Acoustic Night
7-9 pm on Friday, March 3
@ Toast Lounge

Female rockers are front and center during our acoustic jam featuring: Chatter, Jen Murdza and The Liz Borden Band. Chatter open the night up with songs from their forthcoming album. Then onto Jen Murdza: Take a pinch of 70s Pop, a dash of 60s Motown Soul, and throw in a little Jazz. Followed by The Liz Borden Band who takes all the better aspects of the past 30 years of rock and bring them into alignment with modern-rock taste.

Followed by retro dance party with DJ Susan Esthera till 2 am.
Toast Lounge, 70 Union Sq, Somerville, MA, $8, 21+ www.dykenight.com

BBWN (Boston Bisexual Women's Network)
BBWN brunches are a great opportunity to meet bi and bi-friendly women in the Boston area. These pot-luck style gatherings are laid-back and welcoming. The next brunch is March 4, Saturday at Fennel’s in Watertown Square, 12-3pm. Please bring a wheat-free dish, especially proteins, fruits and veggies to share! Email Fennel at coachgold@earthlink.net for directions and to let her know you are coming. After Friday, March 3rd, please contact Fennel only by phone at: 617-875-9082. Bus accessible, take the 71 bus from the Harvard Square Red line station.

Harvard Lesbian/Bi/Trans/Queer Women's Lunch:
March 8th, 2006

LBTQ Lunches offer lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer women staff and faculty at Harvard a chance to connect with colleagues from across the University. We meet
informally for lunch and conversation monthly throughout the year. Our next lunch is March 8th, Wednesday, from 12:30-2pm. In the Dudley House Private dining hall, located through the doorway in the far left corner of the main dining hall when you enter the bldg.

http://map.harvard.edu/level3/3Yard2.shtml

Bring your lunch, or purchase at the cafeteria.

Please contact any of us for more information:
Robyn Ochs - ochs@fas.harvard.edu
Deb Morley - dmorley@fas.harvard.edu
Linda Schneider - lschneid@uhs.harvard.edu

All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

Sunday afternoon Pats games for lesbians and their friends: Starting Sunday September 18 at Toast Lounge in Union Square. Doors open at 12pm. Game starts at 1pm!

First Friday, Laurel Restaurant, Back Bay, Berkeley St: Women gather the first Friday of each month around the small bar at Laurel. Catering to a 'mature, professional' clientele.

Cinemascope: A diverse group of women who love to play. We enjoy movies, dinners, plays, walks, music, sports, board games, the outdoors. interested, or to be added to the mailing list, cinemascope1@hotmail.com

DYKE NIGHT goes RETRO: Every Friday night at TOAST LOUNGE, 70 Union Square, Somerville 21+, ONLY $5 cover; 9 PM - 1 AM. Preceded by DYKOTOMY (5:30-9PM).

THE MODERN: is a Sexy NEW night for women of all ages to enjoy the posh, bar/lounge and dance floor at THE MODERN sets it apart it is connected to and includes full access and free entry to the high energy, heart pumping, Hip Hop upstairs. Click here to join the GetIN guestlist http://www.shuttavac.com/guestlist.php

TRIBE: Every Thursday Night. $5 cover 9 pm-2 am. Club Felt, 533 Washington Street, Boston. Another night for the ladies! Come join the party! www.tribenightclub.com

First Friday @ Laurel: 142 Berkeley St, Boston. This gathering is not officially promoted, but has informally grown into a hot spot for the professional single lesbian. On the first Friday of each month, women pack the bar area to see some old friends and meet some new ones.

LiQuid: a lesbian party put together by the creators of Lesbian NightLife. happening at different upscale bars and nightclubs through out the city, check the website for details about our next event. http://www.LiquidBoston.com

PINK @ ID
Bostons' biggest nightclub for women; every Saturday night
13 Lansdowne St Boston
http://www.PinkBoston.com

Queer Poly Women's Discussion Group: Meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of the month; 7-9pm at the Diesel Cafe, 257 Elm St. in Somerville. Email dalbino83@yahoo.com for more information.

The Rainbow Café: a social group for activist, academic (students, faculty, staff, alums), intellectual or artistic dykes meets bi-weekly for coffee/drinks in gay-owned or gay-friendly establishments in and around Boston. In addition, there are monthly outings to points of interest to the group (e.g., cultural events, films, dancing, etc). For info: rainbowboston-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Downhill Lesbian Ski Club: Forming Now (all ages welcome) Occasional trips to New England ski areas Mid-Level & Advanced Skiers to ski on intermediate and expert terrain. Contact Karen at ahlersko@aol.com for additional information

Citywalkers: a Boston based lesbian walking group. For details and more info send email to citywalkers@rcn.com

East Coast Biker Chicks: welcomes new members! A growing group, come along for the ride if you want be belong to an elite group of female motorcycle enthusiasts. http://eastcoastbikerchicks.com/biker_club_006.htm

BLAB: a fun, recreational cycling group for the lesbian community in and around greater Boston. Short rides, long rides, hikes and potlucks and parties; we want to be a great social group for lesbians and bi women of all ages! Riders of all abilities are welcome! Contact BLABgirls@groups.msn.com or 617-755-7447 for more info and access to the website and calendar!

Mass Lesbians Meetinging: group that puts emphasis on meeting other lesbians for friendships and social gatherings. We have a Book Club that meets monthly. Monthly dinners. We schedule events such as hiking, walks, horseback riding, rock climbing or just meeting up for coffee. Members are from all walks of life. So if you're looking for social activities outside of the bar/club scene - come check us out. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mass_Lesbians_Meeting/

Mob New England Monthly Meeting: Second Sunday of each month; 1-2 pm; Center for New Words, 186 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Meetings are usually followed by a demo and socializing. Mob New England is a social group for women who play with women within BDSM or kink sexuality. We sponsor events and educational demonstrations, and otherwise socialize and seek to build a sense of community. We are a trans-friendly organization. Please contact us at info@mobnewengland.org if you would like to attend. For more info: http://www.mobnewengland.org/

Boston Bisexual Women’s Network: Fabulous newsletter, monthly brunches, other events. For more info: http://biresource.org/bbwn/.

SacredBelly: at The June Bug Café, 403A Centre St., Jamaica Plain. ALL AGES; charge:$7; 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month 8-11 p.m. 617-522-2393 An evening of belly dancing by Lillith, Miss Felicia, Shakti and friends, and live music by Echoes of Incus and friends. Proceeds from each 1st Thursday benefit Temple in the Hood.

Women’s Activist Art Collective forming in the Boston area...

Want to be part of a group that makes public art and supports each other to do the same?

I came up in Queer Nation and the Women’s Action Coalition (WAC) and want more of that spirit in my life. I’m also sick of walking around the streets of my community feeling a level of oblivion that makes me sad and angry. I’ve made street posters, projections, billboards, done street theater and want to do that and more…

If you’re interested, please write a little about yourself, your background
and interests to and mail it to: dovecurl@gmail.com

Women of color encouraged to respond

Women of Action Open Mike
6:30-8:30 pm (4/7)
Women's Center
617-354-8807
46 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA

Creative Art Class for Black Women
2-3 pm
Women's Center
617-354-8807
46 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA
For women who identify as Black or African American. A series of 6 classes to explore creativity and themes relevant to the lives of African-American women. RSVP to Lace at (617) 868-9900

Mother-Child Art Classes
Women's Center
617-354-8807
46 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA
Series of 10 free classes for young children (2-4 years old) with their moms. Children explore creativity and develop fine motor skills, while painting, sculpting, and drawing. Register at (617) 868-9900.

Radical Movie Night
FREE Wednesdays
7 pm.
617-267-6272
Lucy Parsons Center, 549, Columbus Avenue, Boston Next movie showing is Land and Freedom. Call for information on each week's showings.

… Transgender folk

Tiffany Club of New England: The Tiffany Club's principal mission is to provide outreach and support for our members and to be active in the Transgender Community. Having all been through the difficulties of revealing this aspect of our selves to others, we focus on providing an understanding peer support network for anyone who would like to be a part of it. We welcome new people with sensitivity towards their fears and concerns that accompany revealing themselves to others. Call us at (781) 891-9325 for additional information

Gender Crash Open Mic: 2nd Thursday every month; Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth St, Jamiaca Plain; ALL AGES. $5-10 sliding scale. For poets/spoken wordsters/literary geeks/journal writers/queers/ transgender/gender queers. An open mic that is famous for being a welcoming place for people to try out material, and a favorite venue of first-time performers. For more info: www.butchdykeboy.com

Traniwreckage: at Jacque's Cabaret, 79 Broadway, Boston. cover charge: $6; 1st & 3rd Monday of every month Enter the drag contest and have a chance at $50! Or just come to watch the extravaganza! For more info: www.jacquescabaret.com.

RAW BAR CABARET: Jacque's Underground; Jacque's Cabaret downstairs, 79 Broadway, Boston. The "Raw Bar" cabaret happens every second Friday of the month at Jacque's.

QUEER-A-OKE: at The Midway Café, 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain
No Cover, 21+; 9 pm - 2 am; 617 524-9038; It's karaoke with a twist: costumes, background scenes, music videos and more. Bring your own costume or put on one of ours. For more info: www.midwaycafe.com

Beyond Binary Announcement
Beyond Binary is a group for folks outside, blurring, and/or expanding the gender binary system. For everyone who views gender as having more than two options and for those who feel that no one has a right to put a limit on their gender.
Meeting the third Tuesday of every month from 7pm to 9pm at the Fenway Community Health Center, 7 Haviland Street, Boston. On the MBTA, take the #1 Bus, or on the Green Line, take the B, C or D train to the Hynes Convention Center stop. Haviland Street is one block down from Boylston Street off Mass. Ave., heading away from Virgin Records towards Symphony Hall, and begins on your right between Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. The Fenway is half way down the block on the right. Contact Fiona at Fenway Community Health at (617) 927-6218, or Taryn at beyondbinary@hotmail.com and/or genderqueer24@hotmail.com Fenway Community Health http://www.fenwayhealth.org/

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition Meeting
2nd Monday of every month
7pm at NEW SPACE: BAGLY 14 Beacon St 6th Floor Boston
Organization of activists across the state who are committed to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. Members of the MTPC include lawyers, students, health care providers, and community members of all stripes dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of gender freedom. For more information or to get involved email info@masstpc.org. (www.masstpc.org)

…LBGT folk

Support Film Series: Global and Women’s Film
Film Title: Border Café
Date: March 3-23
Where: Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The MFA Film Program is pleased to present a 5-show engagement of Iranian director Kambozia Partovi’s drama Border Café, March 3-23. This bold story of an independent widow on the border of Iran is an honorary member of our International Women’s Film Festival despite being directed by a man.

Tickets are $8 for MFA members, seniors, and students; $9 for general admission.
Please call the Box Office at 617 369 3306 for ticket orders.

Swingtime's March dance
March 4, 2006
At the Brookline Academy of Dance, 136 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, 02446.
Partner dancing in a GLBT-friendly, alcohol- and smoke-free environment. This month's theme: Mardi Gras! Beginner's dance lesson
from 8 to 9 p.m.; dancing to live music by The Mood Swings from 9 to 11 p.m. Admission $12, free parking and refreshments. For more info, call 617-364-7207 before 9 p.m. or visit www.swingtimeboston.com

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL @ THE MFA
Date: March 4-April 7
Where: Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The MFA Film Program is delighted to present an 11 program International Women’s Film Festival. The series of new films from around the world by and about women begins with a 5-show engagement of Ellen Spiro and Karen Bernstein’s provocative documentary Troop 1500: Girl Scouts Beyond Bars on March 4. Director Ellen Spiro and troop leader Julia Cuba will be present at the March 4 screening.

The festival also includes “Screening Women: Recent Films from the New Europe, five stunning dramatic features about young women’s efforts at finding happiness in their homelands of Eastern Europe and Georgia. Films by and about women are a central part of programming at the MFA and screen throughout the year.

Please visit our website at www.mfa.org/film <http://www.mfa.org/film> for dates, times, and more detailed information about these films. Tickets: $8, $9; series pass, $60, $72.

International Women's Day
A Selection of Short Films from Around the World
-Short Films Screening-
Wednesday, March 8
7:30pm

Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
$10 general/$8 Coolidge and WIFV/NE members, students and seniors

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Women in Film & Video/New England will present a showcase of short films by women filmmakers from around the world. Seven short films will screen, including Eva Saks’ documentary of a little girl adopted from China; an Australian comedy about one woman who gives up shaving her moustache; an experimental film using shadow-box projection; and more! The program will be emceed by Madge Kaplan, former reporter for WGBH’s "Marketplace," who got her starting journalism through her work on an annual
24-hour radio broadcast marking International Women's Day at WMBR (M.I.T.).

All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

A More Perfect Union
Boston Center For The Arts, Boston, MA

Company One and Boston Arts Academy present…

A More Perfect Union

When:
March 9, 2006 - April 1, 2006
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8:00p.m.
Saturday Matinees @ 4:00p.m.
Sundays @ 7:00p.m.

Where:
Boston Center For the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, South End, Boston MA

An original play by Kirsten Greenidge, Directed by Juanita Rodrigues

Inspired by national news headlines and the experiences of Fenway High School teacher Obain Attouoman; A More Perfect Union is a humanistic story of a society’s struggle to overcome stereotypes, miscommunication and bureaucracy in search of a real justice. The second show of Company One’s seventh season, A More Perfect Union is the newest work from Boston-based playwright Kirsten Greenidge and represents yet another inspired collaboration, from the Elliot Norton Award-winning theatre company. Working with students from Boston Arts Academy – Boston’s only public arts high school - The Hub’s next Broadway-bound playwright pens a dramatic journey of interwoven tales leading down the country’s darkest streets with the ultimate promise of American hope.

Fenway Community Health Presents...
Living Well Presents To Hell and Back: Tales of Crystal Addiction and Recovery

Old South Church, Guild Room, 645 Boylston Street, Boston
7 to 9 pm

As the number of lives being devastated by crystal meth addiction is on the rise and the stories of the descent into crystal-induced psychosis become more harrowing, it's clear that there is no quick-fix to the growing crystal epidemic within the gay community. Despite what appears to be a grim picture, there is hope. Along side stories of crystal tragedies are stories of men who have been able to kick their seemingly unbreakable addiction to crystal. Join us to hear personal stories of crystal meth recovery and the return from the dark side. This forum will also include facilitated discussion by addictions specialists around how we as community members, friends, partners, family members or active crystal users can work toward a solution to crystal addiction. Call 617-927-6026 or email dleblanc@fenwayhealth.org for more information.

Guest facilitators: William Halpin, MSW, LCSW is a clinical social worker who does substance counseling and psychotherapy in the outpatient addictions department at Fenway Community Health. He also specializes in doing individual and group therapy for gay/bi men who struggle with crystal meth abuse. Dr. Kevin Kapila, is Medical Director of Mental Health at Fenway Community Health and also works as a primary care medical provider at Fenway's South End Office. He is trained in psychiatry and Internal Medicine with a clinical interest in GLBT medical and mental health issues.

Multicultural Lesbian, Gay and Transgender: 7-9 pm (2nd Thursday) Women's Center; 617-354-8807; 46 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA

Queer Book Worms: a glbt fiction discussion group. Meetings are held at the Arlington Street Church in Boston. We meet the first and third Thursdays of each month. For more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/queerbookwormsbos or e-mail queerbookworm@hotmail.com.

Chiltern Mountain Club: one of the world's largest Gay and Lesbian outdoor organizations, with over 1,200 members throughout New England. Our monthly newsletter lists a variety of trips, including hiking, biking, canoeing/kayaking, camping, skiing, and many other outdoor-related activities. Contact Info: 888-831-3100/617-556-7774 www.chiltern.org

Pride Sports Boston: Join in one of the dozen sports teams, from squash to scuba. For more info: www.pridesportsboston.com or 617/937-5858.

TWO STEPPERS: Gays for Patsy sponsors two-step dances at the Unitarian Church for the GLBT & ally community in Jamaica Plain. For more info: http://www.gaysforpatsy.org/lambdaranch.html.

New GAY SPORTS WEBSITE to connect and discuss sports in a comfortable environment:

http://www.eQSpn.com/forum

Some examples of what our forum can be utilized for: bringing together LGBT alumni for football games, announcing gay sporting events, tournaments, and leagues (local, national, or international), connecting established gay teams looking for new players (and vice-versa), discussing college basketball, the Gay Games, the French Open, the Winter Olympics, and much more.