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First of the Mensth (1*M) is at Casey's Steaks & Barbecue (big salads & Barbecue Restaurant, $$), 1337 N China Lake Blvd (@ Reeves), Ridgecrest. If the advertised restaurant has the ill grace to be closed, 1*M moves to Denny's (America's Diner), 104 N China Lake Blvd (NE corner of Ridgecrest Blvd). Regular monthly gathering in IWV on the 1st day of the month. RSVP desired. Look for the M-blem sign. Gene Schneider, gene.schneider.us@member.mensa.org, (760) 375-4291. (Ignore the weird greeting Kaor. Say that you're calling about 1*M.) |
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Brunch Davidians. See http://ocmensa.org/calendar/. For info, contact David at dlubman@verizon.net or (714) 898-9099. |
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Investments and the Economy. The meeting will be at the home of Fran Shankle, Northridge. Call (818) 886-1297 for further information. GLAAM Board of Directors Meeting. All Mensa members and their invited guests are welcome to observe GLAAM's elected representatives at work in the recreation room of Pilgrim Towers, 440 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, at the corner of Madison and Villa, north of the 210 freeway, between Fair Oaks and Lake. Contact any board member for more information. |
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L.A. Mentary Calendar Submission Deadline. L.A. Mentary calendar information must be provided to Calendar@glaam.us.mensa.org by noon today. |
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Tooth Tuesday is at the Mexicali Restaurant, 631 18th Street (18th at R), Bakersfield. Regular monthly gathering in SJV on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Nice place, great cuisine. Ask for the Mensa table or look for the M-blem sign. Contact Carl Bryan at (661) 703-1319 or via email at carl-bryan@sbcglobal.net. Mensa Writers Group welcomes new participants. Critiques, mostly fiction (novel and short story), also poetry, essays, queries, etc. Contact Alan Stillson at astillson@sbcglobal.net or (818) 884-4284 for questions, location, and any possible date changes. |
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L.A. Mentary Newsletter Submission Deadline. Submissions to the L.A. Mentary (other than calendar entries) must be provided to Editor@glaam.us.mensa.org by noon today. |
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Brunch Davidians. See http://ocmensa.org/calendar/. For info, contact David at dlubman@verizon.net or (714) 898-9099. Epiphanies, Epistemology and Ample Eats is a long-lived serious discussion group that meets at the Kountry Folks Restaurant, 8501 Sepulveda Blvd. (at Chase St), North Hills, (531, G1). The topic for this month is What are the Real Issues for the 2020 Elections? We will begin dining at 6:00pm, and the discussion will begin about 7:00pm. Call or email Pax at engrpax@earthlink.net or (747) 251-7649 for directions, information, etc., or for an advance position paper. |
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Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Later, & Lingerers. Come for a little while, stay for a little while later. Kathleen's Restaurant at 595 North Lake Ave., Pasadena, 91101, (626) 578-0722. California Cuisine. Rated 4.4 on Yelp. DIRECTIONS: 0.3 miles north of I-210 on the Left / West side of N. Lake Ave. Cross street is Earlham; 1 block south of Orange Grove Blvd. Pink Neon sign; high-pitched shake-roof. FREE off-street parking entrances from Emerson or Lake. Left turn lane / arrow at Orange Grove is a legal U-turn. PRICING: Breakfast (8am-1pm) $10.95-$13.95; $1.00 for first Mimosa. Lunch (11am-5pm) is $10.95-$22.95. Beer and wine […] |
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Folksong SIG In the lilt of Irish laughterYou can hear the angels singCome join us in singing When Irish Eyes are Smiling. It's one of many songs we'll sing at the Folksong SIG at Margot Siegel's place. The address is 838 No. Doheny Drive Unit #805 in West Hollywood (592 H7). For parking, please pull into the building garage and tell the valet that you're visiting Margot Siegel in unit 805. The valet will park your car and there is no charge for it. When you enter the building, tell the security guard that you're here for Margot Siegel. Please call […] |
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Palmdale Dinner on 3rd Tuesday (3rdT) is at Baracoa Restaurant, 853 Auto Center Dr (@ 10th St W), Palmdale. Nice place, Cuban cuisine. Ask for the Mensa table or look for the M-blem sign. Regular monthly gathering in AV on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Contact Bruce Smith at (661) 816-8452 or via email at ba51smith@gmail.com. |
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Brunch Davidians. See http://ocmensa.org/calendar/. For info, contact David at dlubman@verizon.net or (714) 898-9099. Mid-City Meetup at The Black Cat. Meet us for food, drinks, and good conversation at The Black Cat, https://theblackcatla.com/. Look for our Mensa placard or me, Vesper; I'll be the one with blue hair. |
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Mensa Testing in Pasadena. Standard exam begins at 11:00am. Contact Desiree Elliott at Dezlaw@aol.com. |
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South Bay Sunday Salon slips south to Long Beach. We'll eat at James Republic, a farm-to-table restaurant inside the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at 500 E. 1st Street in Downtown Long Beach. Their menu changes daily, but a sample is at their website, http://jamesrepublic.com/. James Republic uses locally sourced, seasonal produce and sustainable meats and seafood, without hormones or steroids. Parking: the Courtyard by Marriott has a parking garage and the restaurant will validate your ticket for two hours of free parking. After that, it may be as high as $10 per hour or portion of an hour. (We probably won't […] |
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Mensa Writers Group welcomes new participants. Critiques, mostly fiction (novel and short story), also poetry, essays, queries, etc. Contact Alan Stillson at astillson@sbcglobal.net or (818) 884-4284 for questions, location, and any possible date changes. |
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Canter's Game Night. This warm, indoor venue with the fabulous old-style deli yums serves as our regular hang. Come play games, have conversations, and laugh! Canter's Deli, 419 N. Fairfax Ave. (593 B7) , (323) 651-2033. Ask for The Hole to get seated in our exclusive area in the back, and we'll see you there! Note: Canter's staff has asked us not to park in their parking lot. There is ample street parking, so please respect their wishes! Contact Dexter Aronstam at dexter.aronstam@gmail.com or text (818) 939-6139 with any questions. |
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Brunch Davidians. See http://ocmensa.org/calendar/. For info, contact David at dlubman@verizon.net or (714) 898-9099. Fourth Thursday at Sizzler, 7131 Van Nuys Blvd, just south of Sherman Way. Join us for food and scintillating conversation. Sizzler is the new location for this event which will be held here every month. Parking is in the back. Choose from a variety of reasonably priced grilled steak, chicken, seafood or try the salad bar. Please RSVP to Jana Bickel at (818) 506-4032 or email janabickel@earthlink.net. Please join us. |
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Chicago Bridge. Social bridge. You don't need to have a partner since with Chicago scoring you switch every four hands anyway. If you do have a partner, it is not required they be Mensan. Some snacks and drinks provided, but feel free to bring your favorites. Location is my home in Simi Valley. RSVP for address, so I know how many tables to set up, and to try to fill them out: Toni Hansen, (805) 501-9047 or tonihansen5000@hotmail.com. ELAC Gaming & Party: NEW TIME!! NEW TIME!! Given the change in schedules and attendance trends, we are shifting the event to a later start time. Instead of the all day open house approach, we are moving to an evening event with more focus on an adult party atmosphere. Plenty of games and plenty of food hosted by GLAAM. We now invite you to bring wine, beer, or supplies for cocktails to share with fellow attendees as we enjoy friendly competition or the silliness of party games. Location is 259 Sturtevant Drive in the city of Sierra Madre, north of Grand […] |
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GLAAM Picnic Set-Up! GLAAM goes back to Griffith Park for another picnic. Early arrivals are always welcome to help us with set-up and saving the location. They also get first crack at the tasty snacks! :D GLAAM Picnic in the Park! A wonderful day to enjoy a picnic with your fellow Mensans, enjoy some lawn games, stimulating conversations, and lots of lovely eats! We'll provide main dishes, soda and water. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and/or blankets to sit on as well as desserts, sides, and salads to complement the offerings! Bring your family, friends, acquaintances, and even total strangers to this wonderful Day at the Park as we enjoy one of the benefits of membership! No Charge! For more information please contact Desiree Elliott at (626) 329-3979 or Dezlaw@aol.com. Griffith Park Mineral Wells Picnic Area […] GLAAM Open House at the GLAAM Picnic! Come one! Come all! GLAAM is hosting another Open House Chapter Picnic. We are inviting the public to come and enjoy the day with us, meet our members and find out about additional information regarding GLAAM activities and Mensa itself. Please pass the word and help to promote this event as we look for ways to make GLAAM more visible to the general public in a fun and exciting way. One out of every 50 people is eligible for Mensa … and with a population the size of Los Angeles, that's a lot more […] Laser Tag: Come out and put on glowing vests and shoot infrared beams at other people and inanimate objects. Come out to the Ultrazone in Sherman Oaks (https://www.zonehead.com/) and get in a game or two. Games $12, with lower group rates if we have enough people show up. Contact: Doug Ecks, (714) 290-1103. |
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First of the Mensth (1*M) celebrates Thai New Year (which isn't until the 13th, but hey!) at Bangkok House ($$ - great lunch buffet), 303 W Inyokern Rd (beside Shop Avenue), Ridgecrest. If the advertised restaurant has the ill grace to be closed, 1*M moves to Denny's (America's Diner), 104 N China Lake Blvd (NE corner of Ridgecrest Blvd). Regular monthly gathering in IWV on the 1st day of the month. RSVP desired. Look for the M-blem sign. Gene Schneider, gene.schneider.us@member.mensa.org, (760) 375-4291. (Ignore the weird greeting Kaor. Say that you're calling about 1*M.) |
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Brunch Davidians. See http://ocmensa.org/calendar/. For info, contact David at dlubman@verizon.net or (714) 898-9099. |
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Investments and the Economy. The meeting will be at the home of Fran Shankle, Northridge. Call (818) 886-1297 for further information. GLAAM Board of Directors Meeting. All Mensa members and their invited guests are welcome to observe GLAAM's elected representatives at work in the recreation room of Pilgrim Towers, 440 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, at the corner of Madison and Villa, north of the 210 freeway, between Fair Oaks and Lake. Contact any board member for more information. |