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Happy Hour at Scum & Villainy Cantina
Happy Hour at Scum & Villainy Cantina
Join us Wednesday, June 1st, at Scum and Villainy Cantina, your friendly neighborhood Geek Bar located at 6377 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA https://scumandvillainycantina.com/ Who shot first? Who is the best Star Trek Captain? Who would win a fight between Malcom Reynolds, Starbuck, and Han Solo? Sometimes called a Star Wars theme bar, this place started as a popup but has become a regular thing now. But looking at their website, this is pan sci-fi. Trekkies, be welcome. Battlestar Galactica? Welcome. Firefly? Yep, you folks, too. Somehow, I have never been here before. Have you? They don’t take reservations, so we are […]
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Mensa Board of Directors Meeting
Mensa Board of Directors Meeting
Join us for the GLAAM Board of Directors Meeting on Zoom. All Mensa members and their invited guests are welcome to observe GLAAM’s elected representatives at work. Join us at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82644795045 . PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY START TIME. Contact any board member for help getting connected or for more information. (Z)
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Contemporary Issues SIG
Contemporary Issues SIG
Dinner starts at 5:30 and the discussion at 7:00 PM at the Horseless Carriage, located at 15505 Roscoe Blvd in Van Nuys, just east of the 405. We meet in the back room where there is room for 12-14 people. Park in the restaurant’s parking lot or across the street at Galpin Ford. This month's topic is memory. Please contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net to reserve a seat at the table.
ELAC Awareness Dinner
ELAC Awareness Dinner
The inaugural ELAC Awareness Dinner will take place in the lovely Southeast Los Angeles County (SELA) – the “fly-over country” of L. A. County. Join us at Pina Pizza (PinaPizzaHouse.com), a family-owned Italian restaurant in business since 1959. Pina Pizza is catty-corner from the historic Rives Mansion with its coffee shop under construction out front. (Monstrosity or necessary economic monstrosity?). In Downey, we’d better not bad-mouth The Carpenters! (They’re from here.) All are welcome! Se habla español. Pina Pizza House. 11102 Paramount Bl., Downey (1 block north of Firestone Bl.) Questions & RSVP: Ignacio at I.Gonzalez@Member.Mensa.Org
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Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Later, & Lingerers
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Later, & Lingerers
Join us at Kathleen’s: 595 N. Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91101. Plenty of free parking out front and in the back. We’re Baaack!!!! Kathleen informed me that they have both indoor and outdoor distance seating. Your host Michael (818) 859-4228 and your co-host Beverly (626) 284-2507 are both fully vaccinated with CDC cards in hand to brag about it! :) So come on out, let’s get started on chasing our cabin fever away (For those who are from cold winters and know what that is in their bones!) We’ll de-Zoom our eyes. For us introverts, pretend it’s still quarantine with someone [...]
Inland Empire Mensa Zoom
Inland Empire Mensa Zoom
Inland Empire Mensans who live in Riverside and San Bernardino counties now or in the past are scattered in different Mensa chapters. Come join us to meet virtually and join your fellow Inland Empire Mensans for Mensa style ZOOM discussions. We continue experiment with presenting a topic for this month. By no means is anyone totally restricted to the topic of the month, but it offers us something to think about and bring to the chat. Topic for June is: how had the virus changed your life, for worse and for better? We meet virtually every second Saturday of the month from 12 noon to about 1:30 PM. The Zoom link is https://zoom.us/j/95360311838?pwd=VHdDZG16VEVTS2hMdkdKTi9PNmJxdz09 Meeting ID: 953 6031 1838, Passcode: 583901 [...]
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Folksong SIG and Potluck
Folksong SIG and Potluck
Hosted by Alan Stillson. 5515 Keokuk Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The meeting is subject to Covid-19 safety compliance. Meetings are limited to ten people, fully vaccinated, including the host. It’s free. Note later starting and ending time (5-9 PM) and pot luck. Soft drinks and light snacks are provided. Please bring a pot luck item to share. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for details and to reserve a spot.
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Tooth Tuesday
Tooth Tuesday
June 14th (2nd Tuesday) 6 PM. 6 PM (presuming our COVID status remains the same) 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 . (HiD, LWC, O)
Zoom Book Discussion
Zoom Book Discussion
A SIG for booklovers. Join us for a lively discussion. Bring a book to discuss. If you have any questions or want to be on the group email list, contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net .
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Retro Cars at Bob’s Big Boy
Retro Cars at Bob’s Big Boy
Let’s meet at 7:00 to peruse the vintage cars that are on display every Friday evening at Burbank Big Boy, 4211 W Riverside Dr, Burbank. We’ll wander around looking at old Corvettes and Cadillacs for a while, then go inside at 7:30 for a bite to eat. Bring a camera and get some cool photos! Look for me, I’ll be holding a yellow “M” sign. Nikki Frey: NikkiFrey22@yahoo.com
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International Diner’s Club
International Diner’s Club
June 19th (3rd Sunday) - 6 PM. International Diners' Club. This month in our Olympic chronology we are on 2012 London. As such, let's do Ye Olde King's Head in Santa Monica. This place is renowned for its Fish 'n Chips, but also has all the great British favorites such as Shepherd's Pie and Bangers and Mash. Ye Olde is located at 116 Santa Monica Boulevard right next to Ocean. E-mail Kedem at kedem5214@yahoo.com if you plan on coming.
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Palmdale Dinner
Palmdale Dinner
June 21st (3rd Tuesday) – 6:00 PM. Palmdale Dinner. The plan for our monthly dinner is to have it at the Marie Calendar in Lancaster which is just one block west of the 14 Fwy on Avenue K on the right side of the street from the Freeway. We will meet at 6pm provided someone tells me that they want to come. In the three decades that I have been a member of Mensa, the total amount of knowledge has increased tenfold. So much good stuff to discuss. I hunger for that more than the meal. Please let me know if you […]
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Happy Hour at El Cid
Happy Hour at El Cid
Come join us for happy hour at the legendary El Cid!, 4212 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029. https://www.elcidsunset.com/ RSVP and Questions: gregory.williamson@member.mensa.org
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Thursday at Sizzler’s
Thursday at Sizzler’s
Join us for dinner at Sizzler’s at 7131 Van Nuys Blvd just south of Sherman Way. There’s plenty of good food, good conversation and convenient parking in the back.
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Autry Museum and barbecue lunch
Autry Museum and barbecue lunch
Join us at the Autry for two special exhibits – Art of the West and Western Frontiers: Stories of Fact and Fiction. The address is 4700 Western Heritage Way, near Victory and the 134. Tickets are $10 for seniors and students or $14 for adults. We’ll go from there to Wood Ranch Barbecue in Burbank for a 1:30 lunch. The address is 110 N 1st St. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for information and headcount at the restaurant.
Wood Ranch Barbecue
Wood Ranch Barbecue
Join us at the Wood Ranch Barbecue in Burbank at 110 N 1st St. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for information and so he can get headcount at the restaurant.
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Folksong SIG on ZOOM
Folksong SIG on ZOOM
Join us in singing on ZOOM. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284for details. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3370598819 Meeting ID: 337 059 8819. Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbphh0RD2V
South Bay Sunday Salon
South Bay Sunday Salon
This month we are going to Addi's Darbar in Redondo Beach. This place was just named one of the best Indian restaurants in the beach cities by Easy Reader Magazine. It is located at 814 East Torrance Boulevard just west of Prospect. E-mail Kedem at kedem5214@yahoo.com if you plan on coming.
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Zoom Book Discussion
Zoom Book Discussion
June 28 (4th Tuesday) Zoom Book Discussion 7:00-8:30 pm – This month’s book is On Gold Mountain, or another book by Lisa See. If you have questions or would like to be put on the book discussion email list to get the Zoom link and future updates, please contact Jana Bickel @ janabickel@earthlink.net.
Writer’s Group
Writer’s Group
We will meet at 6PM for dinner at Zankou Chicken Restaurant at 19598 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana, CA 91356, then go to Alan Stillson’s house for the readings and critiques around 7 PM. All genres welcome. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for address and details. The meeting is subject to Covid-19 safety compliance. and is limited to five people, fully vaccinated, including the host.
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Thursday at Sizzler’s
Thursday at Sizzler’s
Join us for dinner at Sizzler’s at 7131 Van Nuys Blvd just south of Sherman Way. There’s plenty of good food, good conversation and convenient parking in the back.
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Investments and Economy SIG In-Person Meeting
Investments and Economy SIG In-Person Meeting
The meeting will be held at the home of Fran Shankle. Please e-mail Fran at franshankle@aol.com for address and further information.