Events for September 2022

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

We will be meeting at  The San Franciscan in Torrance, which was named the best under 40 dollar steakhouse in the South Bay for this year by Easy Reader Magazine, and this homey old fashioned place on Sepulveda and Crenshaw does have a good selection. To RSVP, contact Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com.

The meeting will be held at the home of Fran Shankle. Please e-mail Fran at franshankle@aol.com for address and further information.

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 taxes. Please contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net  to reserve a seat at the table.

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/82951927589 . Please note that Board Meeting is usually the first Saturday of the month, but was moved to the second Saturday this month in deference to the Orange County Mensa Regional Gathering. The October Board Meeting will resume on the  first Saturday on October.

Join us for discussions and dining at Kathleen's, 595 N. Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91101.  It's just 3-½ blocks North from 210 on the left; 1-½ blocks south of Orange Grove on the right, middle of the block.  You can U-turn at Orange Grove with a protected green light if you pass by to make a legal U-turn.  Free Parking out front and in the back as well. Prices range from $11.95 to $21.95.  Look for our table with the Mensa logo displayed. We're outside in the back until Kathleen's completes the repairs for our usual area.  However, with the fans […]

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 meet virtually every second Saturday of the month from 12 noon to about 1:30 PM.     Meeting ID: 953 6031 1838, Passcode: 583901, https://zoom.us/j/95360311838?pwd=VHdDZG16VEVTS2hMdkdKTi9PNmJxdz09 Contact: Questions? Joan Francis at events333@aol.com     (IE)

Sep 11th (2nd Sunday) -  Universal Studios Theme Park 9:30am 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA  91608 Let’s go have a little fun, at least for a few hours.  We will meet inside the gate at the circular bench around the statues of the film crew. Please RSVP at least by the day before.  Event may be canceled if there aren’t any RSVPs. RSVP:  gregory.williamson@member.mensa.org  (MCity)

Science Logic and Faith is a 20-part series that uses science and logic to look at the Bible, faith, and spirituality.  Each talk is mostly independent from prior week’s so you can join anytime or attend occasionally.  It is open to those of all beliefs and perspectives, not limited to Mensa, and is promoted several ways so you will meet a diverse audience.  The purpose is twofold.  First, to provide a presentation and discussion on topics of key interest.  Second, to create a place of community for people to connect after the isolation we endured the past couple years.  Each topic […]

Hosted by Alan Stillson. 5515 Keokuk Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367. t’s free. Soft drinks and light snacks are provided. Please bring a potluck dish to share. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for details and to reserve a spot. The meeting is subject to Covid-19 safety compliance. Meetings are limited to ten people, fully vaccinated, including the host. I

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 taxes. It will be led by a GLAAM member tax preparer. Host Jana Bickel will be out of town. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com to reserve a seat at the table.

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

This is a Zoom version of October 9.  For a link, contact Perry Lanaro at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com.

Bring a book to discuss.  If you have any questions or want to be on the book discussion email list to get the ZOOM link contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net.

This is a Zoom version of September 11.  For a link, contact Perry Lanaro at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com.

Meet at El Cholo, 1025 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, (corner of 11th and Wilshire) in the lounge at 6:30 and at 7:00-ish move into the dining room or patio for dinner.  The host,  Perry,  will be wearing a straw summer hat so you can more easily find him.  Valet parking off 11th street or there is a good chance to find street parking on Wilshire. Please try to arrive by 7:00 so there will be a place at the table.  If possible, bring cash with smaller bills to make it easier to divide up the dinner bill.  An RSVP by texting […]

Meet at Reno's Pizzeria & Restaurant. 4006 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank CA 91505. Join us for pizza and find great fun and friendship by volunteering to assist at the RG (Regional Gathering) on President's Day weekend in February.  See more info in the main pages of the L.A. Mentary. RSVP to: Madeline@spidellspecialties.com.   (SFV)

Meett at Bel Air Church, 16221 Mulholland Drive in L.A.  For more info and classroom number, contact Perry Lanaro at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com.  (MCity)

Meet at the Paris French Bistro in Downtown Culver City. This place has a fine ambiance almost like that of the city it was named after and has some fine dishes to serve. Meet in Paris is at 9727 Culver Boulevard right near where Culver and Washington meet. Respondez s'il vous plait (RSVP) to Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com if you plan on attending. (MCity)

Our monthly dinner is at the Marie Calendar in Lancaster,  one block west of the 14 Fwy on Avenue K on the right side of the street from the Fwy. 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 will attend. Please phone, text or email James Charlton (The Dinner Dude). (661) 265-0969 Weekdays work number (if I am busy, […]

Sep 21st (3rd Wednesday) This is a Zoom version of September 18.  For a link, contact Perry Lanaro at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com.  Meeting time will be 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Join us for dinner at Sizzler at 7131 Van Nuys Blvd just south of Sherman Way.  There’s plenty of good food, good conversation and convenient parking in the back.  We meet in back of the salad bar facing the window.  Look for the Yellow Mi Sign.

Science Logic and Faith is a 20-part series that uses science and logic to look at the Bible, faith, and spirituality.  Each talk is mostly independent from prior week’s so you can join anytime or attend occasionally.  It is open to those of all beliefs and perspectives, not limited to Mensa, and is promoted several ways so you will meet a diverse audience.  The purpose is twofold.  First, to provide a presentation and discussion on topics of key interest.  Second, to create a place of community for people to connect after the isolation we endured the past couple years.  Each topic […]

In-person meeting. We meet at Bel Air Church, 16221 Mulholland Drive, L.A.  For more info and classroom number, contact Perry Lanaro at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com.  (MCity)

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 (SFV)

This month we are going to Hermosa Beach, specifically Fritto Misto. This Pier Avenue locale was named the best lower priced Italian restaurant in the South Bay beach cities by Easy Reader Magazine and is quite popular with the locals. You can build your own pasta or get one of their specialty dishes. I really liked their cheese stuffed gnocchi with spinach and artichokes. The restaurant is at 316 Pier Avenue only three blocks from the beach. RSVP to Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com or (805) 330-1731 if you plan on coming. (Coast)  

This month’s book is A Gentleman from Moscow by Amor Towles.    Or you may read another book by the same author.  Jana Bickel will be out of town for this meeting so our hostess will be Judy Cohen.  If you need a link to the meeting contact Judy at jc@wellspringgallery.com  

The meeting will be held at the home of Fran Shankle. Please e-mail Fran at franshankle@aol.com for address and further information. (Coast)

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/82951927589 .