GLAAM RG History
Rancho Los Alamitos gardens

Tour Rancho Los Alamitos
Host: Robert Savenye

Pre-RG Friday afternoon group tour of the historic Rancho Los Alamitos Ranch House and Gardens, located about 3 miles from the RG hotel. Meet in the hotel lobby at 12:30 PM and we will carpool there. Limit 12. Tour lasts about one hour. RSVP required. Send Email with names of attendees to RSavenye@AOL.com to reserve.


Pub crawl

Pub Crawl
Host: Nikki Smith

Pub Crawl Friday night through the Belmont Shore area and vicinity. Carpooling will be available, provided by the venerable Douglas Walker, who will keep us safe through our beer-soaked adventures.


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Mensa Testing
(Saturday morning)

Host: Toni Hansen

Invite your family and friends to take the official Mensa exam and see if they qualify for membership in Mensa. Feel free to stay and join us for the day’s festivities. Please sign up at least a week in advance!


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Costume Contest
(after Saturday dinner)

Host: Nikki Frey

Most people loved to play “Dress Up” when they were kids – and we still do! Costumes have always been popular at RGs. Wear your costume to dinner Saturday night, and we’ll transition after dinner into a Costume Show and Contest. “Strut your hour upon the stage”! Prizes for Most Realistic, Funniest, Most Elaborate, Best Famous Character, Sexiest, etc.


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Open Mic
(after Saturday dinner)

Host: Randall Mills

Mensa members and guests are invited to show off their talents, and warm up the audience for the Saturday night Stand-Up Comedy Spectacular.


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Annual Business Meeting
(Sunday morning)

Host: Jonathan Elliott

All Mensa members (and guests when approved) are welcome to find out what has happened in GLAAM during the preceding year and what the Board’s vision is for the future.


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StaRGazers' Lounge

Open continuously. Enjoy wine and a variety of beers and non alcoholic beverages and snacks along with pleasant conversation in our StaRGazers’ Lounge.


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Book Exchange

Open continuously. Bring your favorite or not-so-favorite gently-used books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, tapes, games, etc for the book exchange table. Leave one, take one. If it’s the last day, leave one, take five! We don’t want to take them home!

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