Events for November 2022

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

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 .  Contact any board member for help getting connected or for more information. (Z)

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 .

7:00 - 8:30 pm - 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

5:30-8:00 pm - Dinner starts at 5:30 and the discussion around 7:00 PM at the Galpin Ford Horseless Carriage Coffee Shop, 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 Work in America.    Please contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net  to reserve a seat at the table. (SFV)

Let’s meet for dinner with no agenda except to get to know one another.  Meet at El Cholo, 1025 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, corner of 11th and Wilshire.  We will meet in the lounge at 6:30 and at 7:00-ish move into the dining room or patio for dinner.  I will wear a hat so you can more easily find us.  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 [...]

Kathleen's is at 595 N. Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91101.  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. Vaccinations and boosted CDC Cards WILL BE CHECKED by Host to protect the restaurant staff serving us; Will be hosted from 11 am - 2 pm at Kathleen's for Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch, Your Host (Michael 818-859-4228, Sherman Oaks [...]

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. Soft drinks and light snacks are provided. Feel free to bring a light snack to share. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for details and to reserve a spot. (SFV)

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 Fwy. We will meet at 6pm provided someone tells me that they want to come. Please let me know if you will attend. Please phone, text or email.   The Dinner Dude. (661) 265-0969 Weekdays work number (if I am busy, speak with Marian or Liz); (661) 714-8309 cell number, text only – I don’t answer phone calls this number. james@charltonweeks.com

For November only, we will be meeting on the THIRD Saturday of the month instead of the second Saturday. 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  

This month we are doing Thai, and Jonathan Gold's favorite in Los Angeles of that cuisine. Specifically, we are going to Jitlada on Sunset Boulevard in East Hollywood. That restaurant has a very detailed menu of highly authentic dishes that are well spiced. They also have a Thai menu if you want the really authentic things. Jitlada is located in a strip mall at 5233 Sunset Boulevard at the corner of Harvard. (MCITY)

This month’s topic is All Things French.  Read a book about French history, culture, politics, music, literature, it’s your choice.  If you wish to be put on the email list, please email Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net.

Hosted by Stan West. The meeting is subject to Covid-19 safety compliance. Meetings are limited to five people, fully vaccinated, including the host. Please reserve by contacting Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284. Address – 5818 Shenandoah Ave.  Los Angeles, CA  90056 Host’s Telephone: 310- 339-8095 (c) or 310- 641-8324 (land) Directions from the 405 south:  Exit 90 east, right onto Slauson, go about half a mile and turn right on Shenandoah and look for a street space.  If you miss Shenandoah from Slauson and get to La Cienega, you’ve gone too far. Directions from the 405 north:  Exit at Slauson and go […]

821 Dickson Street, Marina del Rey 90292 (near Lincoln and Washington). Just look for holiday decorations in the yard. We are bringing back the legendary “Tacky Gift Exchange.”  If you want to participate, bring a cheap or funny gift. We’ll have extra gifts so you can participate even if you don’t bring a gift. Last time we had a vinyl Mickey Mouse album featuring Annette. Everybody wanted it!  This time Sam has two vinyl Elvis (The King) records up for grabs! $5 or bring a dish to share. Street parking. For info call Sam (310) 505-8515. No RSVP necessary. Just show […]

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

This month we are doing the old favorite of Coyote Cantina in Redondo Beach. This Southwestern restaurant has both your standard Mexican dishes and a couple of specialties, such as the Santa Fe Egg Rolls and my favorite, corn ravioli in a queso sauce. When we went there in May, we sat a post-Covid attendance record of twelve people for this event. Let's see if we can beat this record now. (COASTAL)

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

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 .  Contact any board member for help getting connected or for more information. (Z)