Events

FRIDAY

Westwood Memorial Cemetery and Hammer Museum Tour
Host: Linda Kime

Want to see Marilyn Monroe’s crypt in person? Are you curious as to who is buried next to her?

You’re invited to our free Westwood Memorial Cemetery Tour for Friday Feb.14th at 11 AM!

1218 Glendon Ave., LA, CA 90024

See the graves or crypts of such Hollywood stars as Dean Martin, Don Knotts, Rodney Dangerfield, Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O’Neill, Merv Griffin, David Nelson, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Janet Leigh, Natalie Wood, Roy Orbison (in an unmarked grave), Peter Falk and more!

Directions to the Westwood Memorial Cemetery: From the 405 Freeway, take the Wilshire Exit East. Get one lane to the left of the right lane. At Glendon turn right (South) and pass the skyscraper on the SE corner of Glendon and Wilshire. Just past that skyscraper is a driveway on the left headed East. Take that driveway. It splits. Veer to the right side of it. You’ll be in the cemetery and behind the Westwood Public Library!

We can meet near the little churchlike building (not mausoleum) on the S. side of this rectangular cemetery. (This is a small cemetery so it’ll be easy to find.)

Next we can go the Hammer Museum which is free! The Museum is a little bit West on Wilshire on the North side of the street. Parking is $8 for 3 hours if available. We can meet in the lower lobby at noon. The Hammer Museum is also home to the Billy Wilder theater. Admission to its movies have been free for the last few years thanks to an anonymous donor. It is part of the UCLA film and television archive which is the second largest archive of its type after the Library of Congress. They have family children’s matinees periodically, and curated programs that can last for several weeks which of course change over time. And they have guest speakers, such as Rod Serling’s daughter or the director or actors in some of the films.

For more info, you can email Linda Kime at: timeforkime@yahoo.com. You can text Linda Kime at (818) 720-0394 or call her (although sometimes there are problems with her voice mail).

See you there!

Friday Night Karaoke!

Host: Christina Watkins

Be a rock star at StaRGazing 2025! Your KJ host Christina Watkins will spin your favorite hits to perform, croon or belt out! Browse through the large selection at www.karafun.com, or show us the karaoke version of your song online.

SATURDAY

Meet the LocSec
(StaRGazers’ Lounge)
Host: Sam Moses

Sam Moses, reigning LocSec of GLAAM will issue commandments from his massive collection of tablets. Actually, it’s an informal chat with GLAAM’s chairman about what’s going on in the chapter, fun events happening each month, and for those interested, opportunities to get involved.

Mensa Testing
Host: To Meni-Trood

Pacific Room (In Hotel Lobby)

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!

Chair Yoga
Pacific Room (In Hotel Lobby)

Host: Sue Barr

Chair yoga is done while seated or using a chair for balance. We will not be needing any mats, and we will not be needing to get up and down from the floor. Join us as we work on our balance and do some stretching and breathing.

Susan (or Sue) Barr has been a member of GLAAM for several years. Susan has also been teaching yoga since 2019, and will be guiding us in a chair yoga class.

Fine Box Wine Tasting
(StaRGazers’ Lounge)

Host: Sam Moses

Sam Moses offers samples of the finest wines that Costco can provide. Warning, there will be no sommelier on duty!

Joke-off
Host: Nikki Frey

Jade Room

Let’s get this party started! Heard the one about the farmer and the ventriloquist? We haven’t had a Joke Off in years! It might get a teensy bit naughty, so adults only, please. (Not TOO naughty. Only slightly.) Here’s one: The little lost boy tells a cop that he can’t find his daddy. The cop asks “What’s your daddy like?” Prize for the best answer to that one!! BE THERE!

Nikki Frey serves as Editor of the LA Mentary newsletter.

SUNDAY

Annual Business Meeting
Host: Sam Moses

Pool View Room

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.

ONGOING

StaRGazers' Lounge

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.

A stack of books with a few books on their side

Book Exchange

Crystal Ballroom Hallway

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!

Some of these images courtesy of the YouTube, Clipart Library, Template, Clipart Max, Pexels, LongBeach.Gov, ATOMIC Ballroom, and Deposit Photos.