Biversity Calendar

 

Biversity Boston is the mixed gender bisexual network of Greater Boston

Find more Boston bi events at Meetup.com http://www.meetup.com/Bi-Community-Activities April 2013 2 (Tuesday) 7pm – Volunteer Info & Social Night at the BRC Office At 29 Stanhope Street in Boston’s Back Bay. We've got a bunch of activities coming up this year where volunteers can help keep the Boston bi community as vibrant and fun as ever. There is our fabulous annual house party, Boston Pride, Celebrate Bisexuality Day, Bilicious and MORE! Come to a social and info session to find out ways you can contribute your creativity and energy. We have a few real tasks to do as well but we can do them while talking and getting to know each other. We'll have light refreshments but also feel free to bring your dinner. If you arrive at the Living Center and the door is locked call 617-424-9595 and we'll come let you in. 3 (Wednesday) 7-9pm -- Bisexual Social and Support Group (BLiSS) Meets monthly 1st Wed at the Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston. Bi & bi-friendly people of all genders & orientations welcome. Meetings are peer-facilitated discussion groups, sometimes with a pre-selected topic or presenter. Contact <bliss@biresource.net> for more info. 6 (Saturday) 6pm-1am – Fenway Health’s Women’s Dinner Party Fenway Health’s annual women’s fundraiser is a great night out in downtown Boston with about 1200 fabulous women. Dinner, dancing and Kate Clinton as emcee. Tix are $200. 7 (Sunday) 6-8pm – Married But Not Straight Married But Not Straight (MBNS) is a peer support network for women who are married to men but who are also attracted to women. This is a confidential support group that meets monthly (usually first Sunday from 6pm-8pm in Northborough). It is free of charge to participate. Since the group is peer led meeting consist of sharing stories, experiences and resources (this group is not a replacement for counseling or therapy). This group supports all choices whether it is to stay married, divorce, separate, or live in silence. Because of the Metrowest meeting location we encourage local women to attend but all MBNS women are welcome. For more information please send an email to <MBNSMetrowest@gmail.com> or join Married But Not Straight-Metrowest on the meet-up website http://www.meetup.com. 8 (Monday) 7pm -- Straight Marriage, Still Questioning A peer led support group for the woman in a straight marriage/relationship struggling with her sexual orientation or coming out. If interested in attending please contact <kate.e.flynn@gmail.com>. The group meets on the second Monday of each month. 8 (Monday) 7 - 9pm – Bisexual Resource Center Board Meeting Meets once a month to go over the business of the organization and plan upcoming events and programs. All bi and bi-friendly community members are welcome. Info: Email <brc@biresource.net>. Meets at the Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston. Nearest T is Back Bay station on the Orange Line. 9 (Tuesday) 7 - 9pm -- Bisexual and Bi-Curious Men's Group A male-facilitated group for men who are bisexual or think they might be, meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-9 pm, at Fenway Community Health at 1340 Boylston St. in Boston. For more information can call Jon at 617-927-6032 or email <bihealth@fenwayhealth.org>. The group is free and confidential. Sponsored by Fenway Community Health’s BiHealth program. The nearest T stop is Hynes on the Green Line or via the #1 bus. 11 (Thursday) 7-9pm -- Younger Bi/Fluid Group If you are in your 20s or mid-30s (or thereabouts) and identify somewhere along the lines of bisexual/omni/pan/fluid (or are questioning in that direction), please join us once a month for a few hours of discussion and support. Meetings are held on 2nd Thursdays of each month at Eastern Bank’s community room, 250 Elm Street, Somerville, on the Red Line. We’ll meet from 7-9 pm and then, if people are interested, we can head to a local Davis Square establishment for more discussion and/or merriment. All genders welcome! Contact Kate at <youngblissboston@gmail.com> to RSVP. 17 (Wednesday) 7-9pm – Book Club Gathering We'll be discussing Middlesex, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (author of The Virgin Suicides). Middlesex is the winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Please note the paperback is over 500 pages. The audiobook duration is roughly 21 hours. We'll meet at Kenneth's home in Dorchester, an 8-10 minute walk from Fields Corner Station - Red Line. We will email his address to Bi Friends who RSVP to kennethtalbot@aol.com as the date nears. Kenneth also shares his home with two cats. 20 (Saturday) 11:30am -- Bi Brunch Bi Brunch is on the 3rd Saturday of the month at Johnny D’s on Holland St. in Davis Sq. in Somerville. It is open to all bisexual and bi-friendly people. No reservation needed. The Davis stop on the Red Line is just across the street. Ample parking is available. Meet a few minutes early by the bar to make sure we can be seated together. 20 (Saturday) noon – BBWN Potluck Brunch at Deb & Gina’s in Arlington Please bring food and/or drinks to share. Email Deb at <debmo345@gmail.com> RSVP/get directions. A great opportunity to meet other bi and bi-friendly women in the Boston area. 21 (Sunday) 4-5pm – Book Reading and Signing of “Rye” by Sam Rosenthal FREE! Join Sam Rosenthal, lyricist for the underground rock band Black Tape For A Blue Girl, as he shares excerpts from his new erotic novel. Rye is filled with intimacy, desire, and discovery, told through the prism of polyamory and sexuality, with a top-bottom dynamic. http://www.goodvibes.com/content.jhtml?id=New-Brookline-Good-Vibes-Events http://www.amazon.com/Rye-genderQueer-erotic-novel-ebook/dp/B00A2F1VS8 28 (Sunday) noon-3pm – Bi Our Books Sale and Raffle At the Democracy Center, 45 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge. The Bisexual Resource Center is proud to sponsor its first ever Bi Our Books Sale (or, for short, The BOB SALE!) and raffle. Admission is FREE. Please bring any books you want to donate from noon-1pm and socialize in our reception room with refreshments while we prepare the sales space. Then from 1-3pm, browse the amassed books, continue to socialize, and make a minimum donation of $1 for each book you want to take home. There's even a rumor that Tiggy Upland will be turning heads and pages by making an early Spring appearance to heat up the crowd for the BOB Super Raffle of premium books and prizes! All proceeds from BOB help support the valuable work of the BRC. So go sort through your bookshelves, mark your calendars, and break open your piggy banks. (Credit cards will also be accepted.) For more information about BOB, please contact the Bisexual Resource Center <brc@biresource.net> at 617-424-9595. May 2013 1 (Wednesday) 7-9pm -- Bisexual Social and Support Group (BLiSS) Meets monthly 1st Wed at the Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston. Bi & bi-friendly people of all genders & orientations welcome. Meetings are peer-facilitated discussion groups, sometimes with a pre-selected topic or presenter. Contact <bliss@biresource.net> for more info. 4 (Saturday) noon-5pm – Northampton Pride March and Festival Kick off Pride season in Northampton. March goes from town to the Tri-County Fairgrounds for the festival. Info: http://www.nohopride.org 5 (Sunday) noon – BBWN Potluck Brunch at Robyn’s in Jamaica Plain Please bring food and/or drinks to share. There are cats in the home. Children welcome. Email Robyn at <robyn@robynochs.com> to RSVP/get directions. A great opportunity to meet other bi and bi-friendly women in the Boston area. 5 (Sunday) 6-8pm – Married But Not Straight Married But Not Straight (MBNS) is a peer support network for women who are married to men but who are also attracted to women. This is a confidential support group that meets monthly (usually first Sunday from 6pm-8pm in Northborough). It is free of charge to participate. Since the group is peer led meeting consist of sharing stories, experiences and resources (this group is not a replacement for counseling or therapy). This group supports all choices whether it is to stay married, divorce, separate, or live in silence... Because of the Metrowest meeting location we encourage local women to attend but all MBNS women are welcome. For more information please send an email to <MBNSMetrowest@gmail.com> or join Married But Not Straight-Metrowest on the meet-up website http://www.meetup.com. 9 (Thursday) 7-9pm -- Younger Bi/Fluid Group If you are in your 20s or mid-30s (or thereabouts) and identify somewhere along the lines of bisexual/omni/pan/fluid (or are questioning in that direction), please join us once a month for a few hours of discussion and support. Meetings are held on 2nd Thursdays of each month at Eastern Bank’s community room, 250 Elm Street, Somerville, on the Red Line. We’ll meet from 7-9 pm and then, if people are interested, we can head to a local Davis Square establishment for more discussion and/or merriment. All genders welcome! Contact Kate at <youngblissboston@gmail.com> to RSVP. the festival. Info: http://www.nohopride.org 12 (Sunday) noon – Bi Picnic and Walk at Arnold Arboretum on Lilac Sunday We’ll arrange to meet inside the main gate on the Jamaicaway and then we’ll walk into the park to find a beautiful place to relax and share a picnic together. Bad weather will cancel. You need to RSVP to <elruthstrom@comcast.net> so we know to wait for you at gate. 13 (Monday) 7pm -- Straight Marriage, Still Questioning A peer led support group for the woman in a straight marriage/relationship struggling with her sexual orientation or coming out. If interested in attending please contact <kate.e.flynn@gmail.com>. The group meets on the second Monday of each month. 13 (Monday) 7 - 9pm -- Bisexual Resource Center Board Meeting Meets once a month to go over the business of the organization and plan upcoming events and programs. All bi and bi-friendly community members are welcome. Info: Email <brc@biresource.net>. Meets at the Boston Living Center, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston. Nearest T is Back Bay station on the Orange Line. 14 (Tuesday) 7 - 9pm -- Bisexual and Bi-Curious Men's Group A male-facilitated group for men who are bisexual or think they might be, meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-9 pm, at Fenway Community Health at 1340 Boylston St. in Boston. For more information can call Jon at 617-927-6032 or email <bihealth@fenwayhealth.org>. The group is free and confidential. Sponsored by Fenway Community Health’s BiHealth program. The nearest T stop is Hynes on the Green Line or via the #1 bus. 18 (Saturday) 11am-4pm – Boston Youth Pride At the Boston Common Gazebo in Boston, MA. See http://www.bostonpride.org/youthpride for details. 18 (Saturday) 11:30am -- Bi Brunch Bi Brunch is on the 3rd Saturday of the month at Johnny D’s on Holland St. in Davis Sq. in Somerville. It is open to all bisexual and bi-friendly people. No reservation needed. The Davis stop on the Red Line is just across the street. Ample parking is available. Meet a few minutes early by the bar to make sure we can be seated together. 26 (Sunday) 11:15am – Bi Community Dim Sum Brunch Join us for Dim Sum in at China Pearl, 9 Tyler Street in Boston. Dim Sum is always more fun with a group and this is where Boston Bi Brunch began, almost 25 years ago. Meet just inside the door. We will take a head count and go upstairs to get in line at 11:30. Don’t be late! Nearest T stops are Chinatown on the Orange and Silver lines or South Station on the Red and Silver lines. The restaurant web site is: http://www.chinapearlboston.net Upcoming Bisexual and Bi-inclusive Conferences and Events May 4: Northampton Pride March and Festival in Northampton, MA http://www.nohopride.org May 11: Boston Youth Pride at the Boston Common Gazebo in Boston, MA http://www.bostonpride.org/youthpride June 7: BiReConUSA (Because Research Matters) conference at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN http://www.becauseconference.org/BIRECONUSA--BECAUSE.html June 8 - 9: BECAUSE conference at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN http://www.because2013.eventbrite.com June 8: Boston Pride Parade in Boston, MA http://www.bostonpride.org/parade June 20 – 22: 1st International Conference on LGBT Psychology and related fields, in Lisbon, Portugal http://www.lgbtpsychology2013.com July 18- 21: BiCon UK in Edinburgh, Scotland http://www.bicon2013.org.uk Calls for Papers, Essays, Surveys, etc. - Bi Men’s Anthology (edited by Robyn Ochs and Dr. Herukhuti). Deadline June 30s You are welcome to submit essays, fiction, images, cartoons, poetry, or any combination of these. Suggested length for submissions is 500-2500 words. You can submit work about anything you want, as long as it is somehow related to bisexual identity, practice, and/or experience. http://www.robynochs.com/writing/BiMenAnthology.html Find more Boston bi events as they are added at Meetup.com http://www.meetup.com/Bi-Community-Activities Donations to the Bisexual Resource Center When making a donation to the Bisexual Resource Center, please make checks payable to 'BRC' and mail to: Bisexual Resource Center P.O. Box 170796 Boston, MA 02117 Donations to the Bisexual Resource Center are tax deductible. Bi Women Women! Sign up to receive Bi Women, the quarterly newsletter of the Boston Bisexual Women's Network. Send an email with your postal address to: <biwomeneditor@gmail.com>. Receiving the Calendar (and other announcements) by Email To be added to the email list, send a message to: <biversity-subscribe@biversity.org>. To unsubscribe, send a message to <biversity-unsubscribe@biversity.org> from your old address. Anyone having trouble autosubscribing should send mail to <biversity-owner@biversity.org>. A list of other commands is available from <biversity-info@biversity.org>. If moving from paper mail to email, please send an additional email to <biversity@tdint.com> to be removed from the paper mail list (to save us postage). The Bisexual Resource Center (aka The Bi Office) Events are held at the Boston Living Center building, 29 Stanhope St. in Boston, unless noted. Located about 2 blocks from Back Bay Station on the Orange Line, commuter rail, and the 39 bus. Exit the lobby of the station on the Clarendon St. side and turn left on Clarendon (or exit directly from the Orange Line platform and turn right on Clarendon), then turn right on Stanhope at the Hard Rock Cafe. We are a block down on the left. Our building is wheel chair accessible. For more information, call our office at 617-424-9595. All donations are voluntary and requested only from those who can afford to donate. Biversity Boston events are open to all bisexual and bi-friendly people.http://www.meetup.com/Bi-Community-Activitiesmailto:bliss@biresource.netmailto:MBNSMetrowest@gmail.comhttp://www.meetup.commailto:kate.e.flynn@gmail.commailto:brc@biresource.netmailto:bihealth@fenwayhealth.orgmailto:youngblissboston@gmail.commailto:kennethtalbot@aol.commailto:debmo345@gmail.comhttp://www.goodvibes.com/content.jhtml?id=New-Brookline-Good-Vibes-Eventshttp://www.amazon.com/Rye-genderQueer-erotic-novel-ebook/dp/B00A2F1VS8mailto:brc@biresource.netmailto:bliss@biresource.nethttp://www.nohopride.orgmailto:robyn@robynochs.commailto:MBNSMetrowest@gmail.comhttp://www.meetup.commailto:youngblissboston@gmail.comhttp://www.nohopride.orgmailto:elruthstrom@comcast.netmailto:kate.e.flynn@gmail.commailto:brc@biresource.netmailto:bihealth@fenwayhealth.orghttp://www.bostonpride.org/youthpridehttp://www.chinapearlboston.nethttp://www.nohopride.orghttp://www.bostonpride.org/youthpridehttp://www.becauseconference.org/BIRECONUSA--BECAUSE.htmlhttp://www.because2013.eventbrite.comhttp://www.bostonpride.org/paradehttp://www.lgbtpsychology2013.comhttp://www.bicon2013.org.ukhttp://www.robynochs.com/writing/BiMenAnthology.htmlhttp://www.meetup.com/Bi-Community-Activitiesmailto:biwomeneditor@gmail.commailto:biversity-subscribe@biversity.orgmailto:biversity-unsubscribe@biversity.orgmailto:biversity-owner@biversity.orgmailto:biversity-info@biversity.orgmailto:biversity@tdint.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16shapeimage_2_link_17shapeimage_2_link_18shapeimage_2_link_19shapeimage_2_link_20shapeimage_2_link_21shapeimage_2_link_22shapeimage_2_link_23shapeimage_2_link_24shapeimage_2_link_25shapeimage_2_link_26shapeimage_2_link_27shapeimage_2_link_28shapeimage_2_link_29shapeimage_2_link_30shapeimage_2_link_31shapeimage_2_link_32shapeimage_2_link_33shapeimage_2_link_34shapeimage_2_link_35shapeimage_2_link_36shapeimage_2_link_37shapeimage_2_link_38shapeimage_2_link_39shapeimage_2_link_40