Events for March 2023

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

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)

If there is a loving God, why is there so much pain and suffering?  We’ll take a deep dive into this age-old question.  Don’t expect solid answers - rather new insights.  The meetings are open to those of all beliefs and perspectives, not limited to Mensa, and are promoted in several ways so you will meet a diverse audience.  When: Sunday’s 10:00 – 10:55 a.m.  Where: Bel Air Church, 16221 Mulholland Drive, L.A., room DC 101.   For more info contact Perry Lanaro at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com. (MCity)  

5:30-8:00 pm - Dinner starts at 5:30 and the discussion around 7:00 PM at the Galpin Ford’s Horseless Carriage restaurant, located at 15505 Roscoe Blvd in Van Nuys, just east of the 405. We meet in the back room.  Park in the restaurant’s parking lot or across the street at Galpin Ford.  This month's topic is the Education Curriculum.    Please contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net  at 818-506-4032 to reserve a seat as we only have enough space for 12 people. (SFV)

Discussions and Dining from 11 am - 2 pm for Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, sometimes Later. Vaccination and Boosted CDC cards will be checked by Host to protect immune-compromised attendees, and restaurant staff. Your Host Michael (818-859-4228), Co-Host Stephanie (661-670-0458), are both 2 shot 3 boosted vaccination status with CDC cards. For the introverts and/or shy people (like me), pretend it's still quarantine with someone else cooking, and cleaning for you, only with smart conversations to listen to, to participate in as you choose, and all comments are heard with no judgments made. Develop friendships too. Please still wear a mask upon […]

How can one know if something is true? What are the various ways and degrees that science claims to know something?  Are there different types of truth?  We will explore these questions and the concept of truth.  The meetings are open to those of all beliefs and perspectives, not limited to Mensa, and are promoted in several ways so you will meet a diverse audience.  When: Sunday’s 10:00 – 10:55 a.m.  Where: Bel Air Church, 16221 Mulholland Drive, L.A., room DC 101.   For more info contact Perry Lanaro at ScienceBibleSeries@gmail.com. (MCity)

Hosted by Alan Stillson. 5515 Keokuk Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367. The meeting is subject to Covid-19 safety compliance. Meetings are limited to fifteen people, fully vaccinated, including the host. It’s free. Soft drinks and potluck foods are provided. Please bring a potluck item. Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for details and to reserve a spot. (SFV)

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.

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 […]

A religious sect can be described as a cult for doctrinal beliefs, sociological factors, or both.  We will focus on the sociological factors where the discussion encompasses non-religious organization/groups that exhibit cult-like behavior.  We will also talk about deception in general and how bad science is often used in deceiving people, such as medical quackery.  The meetings are open to those of all beliefs and perspectives, not limited to Mensa, and are promoted in several ways so you will meet a diverse audience.  When: Sunday’s 10:00 – 10:55 a.m.  Where: Bel Air Church, 16221 Mulholland Drive, L.A., room DC 101.   For […]

We are doing a new place for this group, Rasselbock in Mar Vista which has a wide selection of favorite dishes including wienerschnitzel (with veal or pork) and sausages (both meat and vegan ones). Rasselbock is at 3817 Grand View Boulevard right at the corner of Venice. RSVP to Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com or (805) 330-1731 if you plan on coming.

Meet 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. 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. (661) 265-0969 Weekdays work number (if I am busy, speak with […]

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. (SFV)

We’ll meet at the entrance to the Leonis Adobe historical site and museum at 23537 Calabasas Rd. in Calabasas 91302. It’s immediately west of the Sagebrush Cantina. Check out the website and the Wikipedia site for information about this adobe that goes back to 1844. If we get 10 or more people in our group, I’ll try to get us a tour guide. The suggested donation is $5 for adults and $4 for seniors. We’ll combine the tour with lunch at nearby King’s Fish House at 4798 Commons Way in Calabasas. RSVP to Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or landline at 818-884 […]

This meeting will give an overview of key quantum mechanical ideas and show where quantum mechanics has philosophical implications and where it does not.  Some aspects covered: Heisenberg uncertainty principle, particle-wave duality, discrete versus continuous energy states, and Schrodinger’s cat.  Don’t let the big words scare you, non-technical people will follow the talk just fine.  The meetings are open to those of all beliefs and perspectives, not limited to Mensa, and are promoted in several ways so you will meet a diverse audience.  When: Sunday’s 10:00 – 10:55 a.m.  Where: Bel Air Church, 16221 Mulholland Drive, L.A., room DC 101.   For […]

Please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for the time.   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

A longtime favorite South Bay restaurant of mine has been Al Noor in Lawndale. It has been closed for dining in for a long time due to the pandemic but has recently reopened. This place features some unique Pakistani and Indian dishes, including haleem, a chicken and grain stew and one of my favorites, and nehari, a beef shank that is a popular Pakistani breakfast item. I also very much enjoy their minced meat kabobs and their cauliflower and potato dish, as well as the spinach and potato one. Al Noor is located at 15112 Inglewood Avenue at the corner of […]

Hosted by Alan Stillson in Woodland Hills. The meeting is subject to Covid-19 safety compliance. Meetings are limited to five people, fully vaccinated, including the host. 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. (SFV)

This month’s topic is Art which includes art history, technique, the biography of artists, and fiction in an art setting. If you wish to be put on the email list, please email Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net.  If you have any questions, you can also call her at 818-506.4032.  

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)