Saturday, September 4, 2010 14:00 (Ruth, Yan, Mimi, Aaron) Play "parents and children" at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts with pikans. We will divide into two groups, one which will walk around admiring art and looking dignified and one which will run around and make noise. Saturday, September 4, 2010 17:30 (Yan) Slurp smoothies on pika's roofdeck. Deliciousness is proportional to elevation. Saturday, September 4, 2010 18:30 (Deepak) Indian Dinner at pika. Meet pikans in Lobby 7 at 6:00 or follow the little orange flags from Simmons. Saturday, September 4, 2010 17:30 (Ruth/ others) House tours. The house is awesome. Come see the house. Saturday, September 4, 2010 20:00 (Liz, Ben D., others) Get your hair dyed at pika! Bright, garish, unnatural colors available. Saturday, September 4, 2010 21:00 (Jess) Boba at pika. Suck balls. Saturday, September 4, 2010 22:00 (Liz) PLAYGROUND TRIP! there is this really sweet playground with these spinny things and these climby things just blocks from pika. Perfect for games of Zombie Apocalypse Tag or Get Dizzy And Fall Down. Event 7 Sunday, September 5, 2010 13:00 (Amber, Brandon?) We have a half built trebuchet. Come help us finish it and then throw things. Sunday, September 5, 2010 15:30 (??????) Water war against tEp in the Charles. Meet in Lobby 7. Towels provided. Sunday, September 5, 2010 17:30 (Aaron) Roll Sushi at pika. Later: eat the sushi you just rolled. Sunday, September 5, 2010 18:30 (Aaron) Sushi dinner at pika. Meet us at 6:00 in Lobby 7 to walk to pika or follow the orange flags from Simmons. As always, vegan options available. Sunday, September 5, 2010 20:00 (Anthony) Tune up your Gaydar/High Tea. Let pika's official Sassy Gay Friend steer you through the twists and turns of this age of ambiguous sexuality... while enjoying a light supper. Tea? Scones? Clotted cream and strawberry jam? We'll see! Sunday, September 5, 2010 21:00 (Aaron and Galina) Russian night. Russian food. Russian movies. Russian awesome. Monday, September 6, 2010 14:30 (Paula) Mural painting. pika still has some patches of walls that are completely blank. THIS IS A BAD THING AND WE NEED TO FIX IT. Monday, September 6, 2010 18:30 (Yan) Vote at the Greek Griller to help Yan choose her main ingredients, and watch as she manages to make a delicious dinner based around eggplant and caffeine. Meet us at 6:00 in Lobby 7 to walk with us to pika, or follow the orange flags from Simmons. Monday, September 6, 2010 20:00 (Marcella) Dance Dance Revolution. Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance REVOLUTION! Monday, September 6, 2010 22:30 (Josh) Roofdeck sleepover at pika. Watch a movie, admire the lights of MIT from a distance, and wake up to a hot breakfast (as always, with vegan options). Rain location: pika's basement. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 13:00 (Ben T. and Russell) Rock Climbing. Meet us in Lobby 7 to walk to the MIT bouldering wall. Shoes provided. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 16:00 (Alorah) Water gun fight. The fun you have using squirt guns is proportional to the number of corners to jump out from. pika has lots of corners. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 18:30 (Matt R.) Suandwich Matrix. Ruth tried to describe this dinner with bad puns, but we voted them down. To find out what they were, meet us in Lobby 7 at 6:00 or follow the little orange flags from Simmons. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 20:00 (Ruth, Paula, Aaron, Jason, etc.) pikans concert. Sit in the murph and hear jazz violin, Irish fiddle, Scandinavian accordion and much more from pikas many resident strummers and hummers. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 21:30 (Paula) Make music at pika! Kazoos provided, but other instruments welcome. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 16:00 (Jess) Athena orientation. Use how to print, use mailing lists, and get on zephyr from your laptop using the command line. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 18:30 (Marcella) V* For Vendetta 6:30, V* is pika code for vegan food, which is available every night. Come eat V* lentil burgers. Meet us at 6:00 in Lobby 7 or follow the orange flags from Simmons. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 20:00 (Liz) Pirates vs. Ninjas Capture the Flag. Meet us in Lobby 7 to run through MIT's academic buildings looking for a little piece of fabric. Thursday, September 9, 2010 04:00 (Arathi) Handicrafts at pika. Learn to make beaded bracelets and headdresses fit for the priestesses of the Lesbian Baby Seagull Earth Goddess, knit shawls for her feathery shoulders, or her proud head out of sculpey. Or do something completely unrelated. Thursday, September 9, 2010 18:30 (Jess) Italian dinner at pika. Meet us in Lobby 7 or follow the smell of tomato sauce from Simmons. As always, vegan options will be available. Thursday, September 9, 2010 20:00 (Liz, Danny) Hair dye, again. Because you changed your mind about that purple streak and think it would look better on a green background than a brown one Thursday, September 9, 2010 21:00 (Piper) Xena marathon. While that green dye sets, eat popcorn and watch Xena on the big flat screen TV in our comfy basement hangout. Friday, September 10, 2010 16:30 (Jason) Staff making. In our awesome workroom. Friday, September 10, 2010 18:30 (Ben D.) Spicy Dinner. pika has an entire shelf of chili sauce in the refrigerator. Now the chili sauces are spread out on several shelves, but tonight it will be concentrated in your food. Not-spicy food also available. Meet us at 6:00 in Lobby Seven or follow the smell of capsaicin from Simmons. Friday, September 10, 2010 18:30 (Jason) Light Show. Friday, September 10, 2010 22:00 (Sam) Coffee Tasting. At 10:00? Bad idea? Well, probably, but we'll do it anyway. Saturday, September 11, 2010 13:00 (Daf, Ben T., Sam) pikans fix your bike. We charge each other in cookies for bike repairs, but today we do them for you free. Saturday, September 11, 2010 14:00 (Daf, Ben T., Sam) Bike trip to the Arboretum. Ride your bike (or ask to borrow one of ours) with us to one of the most beautiful places in Boston with us. Saturday, September 11, 2010 18:30 (Spaf) Ethiopian dinner. Meet us in Lobby 7 or follow the smell of Ethiopia from Simmons. Saturday, September 11, 2010 20:00 (Ruthie) Geodesic Dance Party. Yes we have a geodesic dome. Yes we will play lots of Kesha. Yes, also good music. Saturday, September 11, 2010 23:00 (Ruthie) Rocky Horror Picture Show. Meet us at 11:00 at pika to walk to Harvard Square and see the live-cast performance with us. Let us know ahead of time if you need costume help.