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Rainbow Coffeehouse
- Past Events -
Questions or comments? Email: rainbowofficers at mitdot edu
We are sponsored by the MIT GSC (Graduate Student Council).
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Winter Pot Luck
Bring your favorite food! BGALA, LBGT@MIT and Rainbow Coffeehouse invite you to the Winter Pot Luck. Join us for an evening of good food and great conversations. Bring friends :) Date: Jan 20th (Saturday)
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Safer Sex Interactive Workshop
In the style of Jeopardy, this is a no-holds barred gameshow tackling what's, why's and how's of safer sex, hosted by Dr. Howard Heller of MIT Medical. Newbie? Come learn! You think you know it all? See if your team wins. The best team wins (s)exciting *prizes*! Goodies and free giveaways for less stellar performers! Not interested in sex? Join us for dinner, served at the event. Date: Jan 25th (Thursday)
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Thanksgiving Buffet Dinner and "Out in the Workplace" PanelRainbow Coffeehouse and BGALA invite you to join the MIT LBGT community and allies for a FREE catered Thanksgiving buffet-style dinner (from Boston Market) and a unique "Out in the Workplace" panel. The participants of the panel will be from academia, business, community programming, MIT students and alumni. The delicious dinner buffet will be provided courtesy of MIT Graduate Student Council and BGALA. Poster Photos
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Bowling Night at Sacco'sJoin us for the night of playing with big balls. We'll pay for the shoe and lane rental, you supply the good cheer. Please RSVP so that we have an idea of how many people to plan for.
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MIT Orientation 2005Join us in welcoming the new students! Rainbow Coffeehouse will organize/participate in three events this year.
Activities Midway: Friday, September 2, 4pm-7pm @ Johnson Rink
Queer (and Friends) Dinner at Club Cafe: Saturday, September 3,
6:30pm, meet at Rainbow Lounge
LBGT Welcome: Tuesday, September 6, 7pm-8:30pm @ Rainbow Lounge
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Coffeehouse Provincetown TripMark your calendars. On the first weekend of August, the Rainbow Coffeehouse takes you out to the Gay Mecca of the east coast - Provincetown!
When: August 6th.
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Coffeehuose Picnic and Canoeing trip on the CharlesJoin us for a day outdoors. The Rainbow Coffeehouse takes you for a picnic by the Charles. Come and hang out with friends, bask in the sunshine and stroll along the river. After a picnic lunch (sponsored by the coffeehouse), we will be canoeing in the Charles (rentals subsidized by the Coffeehouse). Please RSVP so that we have an idea of how many people to plan for.
For those of you who cannot make it by 11.30, you can directly join us at the picnic site. Check directions to the boat rentals (we will be having our picnic nearby) at link. Since the picnic site is in Boston, people can drop in or return anytime they wish. So if you have other plans, you could still make it for a while.
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Fierce Forever V -- TODAY!!!It's back! After a hiatus of 5 years, the most fabulous show on campus returns bigger and better than ever. Featuring drag performances by Destiny, Lisa and the campiest queens of nerdland, here's an evening of pure, unadulterated fun. Interested in being part of this glitzy evening and sashaying down the ramp? E-mail fierce at mit dot edu. Or visit the Fierce website. We'll provide costumes and make-up (along with professional help) to unleash the butterfly in you. Step out there and wow them, girl!
Who? Open to all
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Fierce Forever V -- TODAY!!!It's back! After a hiatus of 5 years, the most fabulous show on campus returns bigger and better than ever. Featuring drag performances by Destiny, Lisa and the campiest queens of nerdland, here's an evening of pure, unadulterated fun. Interested in being part of this glitzy evening and sashaying down the ramp? E-mail fierce at mit dot edu. Or visit the Fierce website. We'll provide costumes and make-up (along with professional help) to unleash the butterfly in you. Step out there and wow them, girl!
Who? Open to all
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Fierce Forever VIt's back! After a hiatus of 5 years, the most fabulous show on campus returns bigger and better than ever. Featuring drag performances by Destiny, Lisa and the campiest queens of nerdland, here's an evening of pure, unadulterated fun. Interested in being part of this glitzy evening and sashaying down the ramp? E-mail fierce at mit dot edu. We'll provide costumes and make-up (along with professional help) to unleash the butterfly in you. Step out there and wow them, girl!
Who? Open to all
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Pool Night @ Flat Top JohnnysIn the tradition of our previous pool nights, we take you out for an evening of pool at Flat Top Johnny's'. Chill out, grab a beer and join the fun. If billiards is not your scene, have a blast watching the sports action on their big screens along with friends.
Date: March 29th
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Coffeehouse- BUGLE mixerMIT's Rainbow Coffeehouse and Berklee's BUGLE cordially invite you to a
Student mixer at Berklee on Monday March 28th (7 to 9pm) Open to all grads
and undergrads...
Date: Monday, March 28th
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Rainbow Coffeehouse Movie Night
Date: March 10th
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Queer (and Friends) Beauty Night @ MIT
Who? Open to all
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"All that you wanted to know about (Gay) sex - But were afraid to ask!"
When: 21st January |
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Drag King 101 and Drag Queen 101
Who? Open to all, but advance sign-up required: fierce at mit dot edu
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Thanksgiving DinnerThe coffeehouse invites you to join us for a traditional Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner one week before the holidays.
When: 23rd November 2004 |
Pool Night @ Flat Top Johnny's |
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In the tradition of our previous pool nights, we take you out for an
evening of 'aiming for the balls' at 'Flat Top Johnny's'. Chill out, grab
a beer and join the fun. Catch the game on the big screen if the
off-screen excitement fails to raise your...uhmm... spirits.
Date: October 14th |
Rainbow Coffeehouse Cultural Night: An evening with David Sedaris - Limited Tickets! |
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He's here! And he's going to make you laugh your pants off!
The Rainbow Coffeehouse takes you out for an evening of unbridled fun as part
of the celebrity series events, featuring popular NPR commentator and
best-selling author, David Sedaris (of 'Naked' and 'Me Talk Pretty One
Day' fame). The $27 tickets were being sold for only $17 and were
available on a 'first come-first serve' basis and sold out in 45 minutes
flat! Even the extra tickets ordered for the waitlist disappeared faster
than you could say, "Me Talk Pretty One Day".
Date: October 27th |
Coffeehouse Pool Night- Flat Top Johnny's |
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In the tradition of our previous pool nights, we take you
out for an evening of 'aiming for the balls' at 'Flat Top Johnny's'.
Chill out, grab a beer and join the fun. Catch the game on the big screen
if the off-screen excitement fails to raise your...uhmm... spirits.
Date: October 14th |
Coffeehouse Game Night |
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Join the Rainbow Coffeehouse for an evening of board games
at the Rainbow Lounge. Make new friends, enjoy the refreshments, hang out
and just have a great time.
When: 30th September |
Welcome @ Rainbow Lounge |
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Join the Rainbow Coffeehouse and the GSC Orientation
Committee in welcoming the incoming graduate students (and undergrads
too). This event is open to the current LBGT community at MIT as well.
Date: September 7th (Tuesday) |
GSC 'Night out on the Town', followed by LBGTQA group going to Axis |
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Hit the town with other students as part of GSC's
orientation initiatives. Check out 'Axis', one of Boston's hot nightspots
featuring a queer night on mondays.
When: September 6th (monday) |
Provincetown Quick-Trip |
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In the tradition of our earlier successful trips to the queer Mecca of the east coast, the Rainbow Coffeehouse organized an extremely successful trip to Provincetown right in the middle of summer. We had a blast lazing around on the beach, biking in the trails, scoping out the galleries and laughing our guts out at the drag performance, "The Girl with a Pearl Necklace". The trip was on a 'pay for yourself' basis and the gas charges for the car-pool were borne by the Coffeehouse. |
Coffeehouse Picnic |
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Take a break after the last day of classes and join the
Rainbow Coffeehouse on a day trip to the Great outdoors. We are heading
out on a picnic to the Hopkinton State Park. See park website for details on venue. Since the
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of cars would be limited, please RSVP to Ajit at drajit at mit dot edu if
you want to join us for this picnic. Also indicate if you have a car or
could drive someone else's car.
Date: Saturday, May 15th |
Coffeehouse Dinner and Social |
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Come join the Coffeehouse for an evening of fun. Make new
friends over dinner and hang out at the lounge. There will be$ and movies
to keep you entertained.
When: Thursday, April 22nd |
Between the lines - South Asian LBGT Film Festival |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse is proud to be a co-sponsor for the first ever South Asian LBGT film festival held in Boston. Mark your calendars for a marathon of movies showcasing same-sex love by directors from all over south Asia. For more details, check out the following website. |
March Movie Night |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse takes you out for a night at the
movies. Featuring 'Yossi & Jagger'.
Date: March 11th |
Gregory Douglass in Concert |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse co-sponsored an evening of music with young and
upcoming singer GREGORY DOUGLASS. The performance was free, and followed a
workshop on bisexuality by Dorian Solot. Delicious Mike's pastries and
coffee set up the mood for the evening. For a look at the detailed flier,
click here.
Date: February 20, 2004 |
Pool Night @ Flat Top Johnny's |
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The Coffeehouse organized a FREE evening of pool at Flat Top Johnny's! New
faces showed up and mingled with the ol' faithfuls snooking a few balls
over tasty Mexican Hors d'oeuvres.
Date: February 12th 2004 |
All That You Wanted to Know About (Safer) Sex -- But Were Afraid to Ask! |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse brought in experts to have a no-holds barred
discussion over a 'stimulating' Thai dinner. The event was a big success
and featured an adventurous big-screen game along the lines of
'Jeopardy!'. The lounge was packed with people and included Sam Allis,
reporter from the Boston Globe. Sam featured the event in his column 'The
Observer' on page 2 of the Sunday Globe on 8th February. Click here to access the original article published in the Globe.
Date: January 29th 2004 |
More "Angels" |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse followed up on the previous week's social. Folks
gathered at the Rainbow Lounge to socialize over refreshments before the
movie, which was shown in a wonderfully plush theater. We were pleasantly
surprised to see many new faces, despite the record-breaking frigid
temperatures outside. Congratulations to Mitch, who won a pair of passes
to Loews Theater in a random drawing.
Date: January 15th 2004 |
"Angels in..." Rainbow Coffeehouse? |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse organized a pizza dinner at the lounge following
which, the crowd of forty packed into a theater for the screening of a
modern day television classic.
Date: January 8th 2004 |
Holiday Concert of the Boston Gay Men's Chorus |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse headed out to the Holiday Concert of the Boston
Gay Men's Chorus at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. The $12
tickets, offered at a subdized price of $5, sold out quickly.
Date: December 14th 2003 |
Screening of "Die, Mommie, Die!" |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse headed out to Town to catch a screening of Die,
Mommie, Die!. This campy comedy stars Charles Busch as the delightful
Angela Arden, who kills her much-hated husband to be with her young lover,
played by Jason Priestly. Her daughter then plots her revenge. The movie
also features a hot kiss between Jason Priestly and the adorable Stark
Sands!
The Coffeehouse sponsored a limited number of free tickets for the movie on a first come, first serve basis. Date: December 4th 2003 |
Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner |
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A week before Thanksgiving, the Coffeehouse held a special pre-holiday
dinner at the Rainbow Lounge for friends and "family". The traditional
meal featured turkey, stuffing, mashed potatos, gravy, sweet corn, baked
penne with broccoli, cornbread, fresh pie, and of course good company!
Date: November 20th 2003 |
Mridu Chandra and "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse was proud to co-sponsor a discussion with producer
Mridu Chandra following a special screening of her award-winning film
"Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin". Bayard Rustin has been
described as the man with the plan and ideas behind the March on
Washington in which Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a Dream"
speech. He was an important member of the Civil Rights movement and has a
powerful life story that includes his multiple identities as a gay,
African American, political activist. The film chronicles his life and his
accomplishments.
Date: November 17th 2003 |
"Butley", starring Nathan Lane |
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The MIT BGALA and RAINBOW COFFEEHOUSE were pleased to present a Theater
Night for "Butley", starring Nathan Lane, at the Huntington Theater. The
Huntington Theatre held an "Out & About" performance specifically for the
LBGT community, with a special cocktail reception after the show. The
event was, not surprisingly, an astounding success, especially with the
subsidized tickets sold for $15 as opposed to the normal $43.
Date: November 5th 2003 |
Pool Night at Flat Top Johnny's |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse organized a free 'Pool Night' with drinks and
appetizers at Flat Top Johnny's, which also included watching the
nail-biting Game 7 of the ALCS. Although the Sox disappointed, the turnout
didn't, with about 30 guys and gals showing off their skills on the pool
tables. As for the Sox, well, maybe next year. This event was made
possible in part by generous help from BGALA, the alumni LBGT association.
Date: October 16th 2003 |
Being LBGT and at MIT: A Collection of Photographs |
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The exhibit "Being LBGT and at MIT: A Collection of Photographs" in Lobby
10 featured a larger-than-life photograph of the Rainbow Coffeehouse
Officers! Click here for more information about the collection.
Date: October 9th 2003 |
Margaret Cho @ MIT |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse was delighted to be part of the hospitality
committee for Margaret Cho during her historic tour of MIT. Her sold-out
performance and Q&A session in Kresge Auditorium were taped for one of her
upcoming films--watch for it at your local theatre! After the performance,
the Coffeehouse members took Margaret Cho's hilarious opening act, Bruce,
to Club Cafe to get him acquainted with the Boston scene. Click
here for photos.
Date: October 3rd 2003 |
Movie Night |
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The first Coffeehouse Movie Night for the term was well attended. After a
reception at the Rainbow lounge, we proceeded to watch an emotional
tear-jerker before heading out into the town.
Date: September 18th 2003 |
New Student Night at Club Cafe |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse took the incoming graduate students for a night
out on town. With almost 25 techies invading 'Club Cafe' it sure rocked
with 'Nerd Pride'.
Date: September 4th 2003 |
New Student Welcome at the Rainbow Lounge |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse welcomed the new graduate students with a
reception at the Rainbow Lounge that was attended by over 40 people.
Date: September 2nd 2003 |
Boston Harbor Trip |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse organized a day trip to the Boston Harbor Islands
on the 10th of August (Sunday). A group of us spent a warm sunny day
picnicing at George's Island followed by a trek through Peddock Island.
Date: August 10th 2003 |
Circuit Unity Party |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse was proud to be involved in organizing the Annual
Circuit Unity Party.
Date: May 10th 2003 |
Bluehills Reservation Picnic |
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The Rainbow Coffeehouse and FAQS Spring trip to the Blue Hills Reservation
on April 19th (Saturday) was a roaring success with over 25 people showing
up.
Date: April 19th 2003 |
March Social |
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Presenting the March social on Thursday, the 20th. Drop by to meet people
over dinner and snacks. Hang out and catch the next episode of the TV show
taking off from where we stopped at the last movie night. And end the day
by taking 'Campus' by storm along with the gang.
When: Thursday, March 20th. Dinner and conversation will be served at 7:30pm. The show will start after dinner. Where: The Rainbow Lounge (see the bottom of this page for map and directions). Who: Girls and guys; lbgt folk, curious and curiosities, straights and allies; MIT grads, undergrads, faculty and staff, jocks, nerds, and normal folk; Harvard, BU, BC, BX friends, and Chia Pet collectors. Date: March 20th 2003 |
New Semester Welcome |
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Come join us for the first event of the semester! Try out our new
coffeemaker, munch on all sorts of snacks, and watch the new season of the
popular TV show.
Date: February 27th 2003 |
New Year Celebration |
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New Year's Eve Party We met in the Rainbow Lounge and spent the evening
laughing our guts out over Madame Cho, following which we danced into the
New Year at Club Cafe.
Date: December 31th 2003 |
End-of-Term Social |
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The last social of the fall term was a fun-filled evening, with snacks,
refreshments, and great music. December 4th. at 7:30pm, in the Rainbow
Lounge (3rd. floor Walker Memorial Building).
Date: December 4th 2003 |
Musical Night |
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Movie at the Rainbow Lounge! With snacks provided by the Coffeehouse, we
laughed and sang along to the lyrics of a popular rock musical.
Date: November 21st 2003 |
Provincetown Trip |
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We did it all: the tea dance, the art galleries, the night clubs. Some of
us even saw Rosie O'Donnell hand in hand with her girlfriend. And let's
not forget the extremely memorable boat trip.
Date: October 12th 2003 |
New Term Welcome |
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Our first event of the semester, the fall term's first Rainbow Coffeehouse
was a well-attended event and a great opening social to start the term.
Date: October 2nd 2003 |
