Events for July 2023

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

June 25th (4th Sunday) 5 PM: Let's go to Dominique's in Redondo Beach for some fine French food. The restaurant is at 522 South Pacific Coast Highway right across from Ragin' Cajun. RSVP to Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com or (805) 330-1731 if you plan on coming.(COASTAL)

Hosted by Alan Stillson in Woodland Hills. Meetings are limited to five people, 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 event will be on the 5th Thursday.  As usual it will be at the Sizzler in Van Nuys located 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 just behind the salad bar in front of the windows facing Van Nuys Blvd. (SFV)

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

Come meet your new LocSec, Sam Moses at the "4th of July" party on July 1st.  At Sam's house: 821 Dickson St, Marina Del Rey-near Washington and Lincoln.  We'll have a barbecue on the patio.  Hog dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be provided.  Open bar.  Bring a salad or side dish to share.  Sam  310-505-8515.

We will walk Esplanade in Redondo Beach. Meet at the south end of Esplanade by Miramar Park, where it joins the traffic circle and becomes Calle Miramar. You may get lucky and find free parking on the street, but if not, there is metered parking along Esplanade, and there is also parking at Miramar Park for a fee. We willl walk the length of Esplanade, which has very nice ocean views. Esplanade ends at Catalina Ave where it becomes Pearl Street. There we will turn around and walk back. 1.6 miles each way, making a total of 3.2 miles. Lunch follows at The […]

Join us at Kathleen's at 595 N.Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101 31/2 blocks North of 21o, West side of Lake. VACCINATIONS 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 […]

Bring a book to discuss.  If you wish the ZOOM link, please email janabickel@earthlink.net . (Z)

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 […]

Dinner starts at 5:30 and the discussion between 6:45 and 7:00 PM.  We meet at the Galpin Ford’s Horseless Carriage restaurant, located at 15505 Roscoe Blvd in Van Nuys, just east of the 405, in the back room.  Park in the restaurant parking lot or across the street at Galpin Ford.  This month's topic is Art (i.e. the role of Art in society, what is good art, should we subsidize Artworks)? Please contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net  or 818-506-4032 to reserve a seat as we are limited to 12 to 14 people. (SFV)  

July 15th (3rd Saturday) 2-5 PM – Deadline for the upcoming JPL tour in August Special GLAAM GIFTED YOUTH Event at JPL on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, from 9:30am-12:00pm.  Youths from 3rd grade to 17 years old with a parent can attend.  All U.S. citizens from age 18 or older must present official, government-issued photo identification (driver's license or passport) before being allowed entry. All non-U.S. Citizens 18 years of age or older must present a passport or resident visa (green cards) before being allowed entry. Individuals without proper identification will not be admitted to the laboratory. JPL requires a complete list of visitors 3 […]

Come out to San Pedro and meet some fellow Mensans for no particular reason at all! No serious discussions here - unless of course you want to have one! This is more to knock back a Blueberry Blonde and munch on a pretty decent fried chicken sammich than anything else. We had a great turnout in May, looking for an even bigger one this month. Paul Klos, Dinesh Padiyar, and Stan West will be hosting at the San Pedro Brewing Co., 331 W. 6th St, San Pedro, 90731. Contact Stan West at toppkcat@aol.com or 310 339 8095 with questions.

All Mensa members and their invited guests are welcome to observe GLAAM's elected representatives at work.  Join at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82951927589 Contact any board member for help getting connected or for more information.

We are now on Zayin, Z, on the Hebrew alphabet, which gives us Zambia and Zimbabwe. Unlike the Roman alphabet, Greek and Hebrew have the Z sound as only the sixth and seventh letter. There is no specific Zambian or Zimbabwean restaurant in Los Angeles, so let's do African. Let's do Sumptuous African Restaurant in Marina Del Rey. This hole in the wall place, with branches in Inglewood and Long Beach, is the self-proclaimed best African restaurant in L.A. County. The Marina location is at 4002 Lincoln Boulevard right at the corner of Washington. To RSVP, contact Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com […]

We will met 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. Best,The Dinner Dude. (661) 265-0969 Weekdays work number (if I am busy, […]

Welcome to my new event where we will be exploring the various restaurants at the western end of the GLAAM region- Calabasas, Agoura, Westlake, Thousand Oaks, Malibu, Simi Valley, and Moorpark. We will sometimes be doing Woodland Hills, as that place has a bunch of good ethnic restaurants we don't want to miss, and also be going as far west as Ventura. But first up is Brent's Deli in Thousand Oaks/ Westlake. This offshoot of the classic Northridge deli features all your favorite Jewish comfort foods- matzo ball soup, potato knish, corned beef on rye, etc.  After the demise of Jerry's […]

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. (Z)

This month we are doing one of Jonathan Gold's 101 favorite restaurants. Guisado's began in 2010 in Boyle Heights serving Mexican food not of the fast food, taqueria, mom and pop restaurant, or sit down place type, but rather true home style cooking. The corn tortillas are handmade and the food tastes very fresh, and the food still comes at a very modest price. They have eight locations around Greater L.A. and the Hermosa Beach location is the first in the South Bay, opening just last December. The menu is very simple, but it includes some unique items. In addition to […]

Hosted by Stan West in Ladera Heights (near Culver City), this is one of the oldest continuous monthly group meetings. Stan is a gourmet cook and will put out a spread such that no one will be disappointed they came! He can accommodate up to 7 fully vaccinated people. Five of those lucky people will be randomly chosen to read their stuff to the rest of the group for some constructive criticism.  Those not chosen will get accolades from their fellow authors for helping the others chase that dream, and some great food! Vegetarian options will be available. Contact Stan West […]

This month’s topic is Canada- it history, biography, politics, etc. If you wish the ZOOM link, please email janabickel@earthlink.net. (Z)  

  Join us at the Sizzler in Van Nuys located 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 just behind the salad bar in front of the windows facing Van Nuys Blvd. (SFV)

The location of the dinner has been changed to Applebees in Palmdale at 39720 10th St W due to the closing of Marie Callendar's. 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.  The Dinner Dude. james@charltonweeks.com (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 for […]

7:00-8:30 pm – This month’s selection is a mystery by a woman writer.  Or read a biography of a woman or group of women. If you wish the ZOOM link, please email janabickel@earthlink.net . (Z)

  11:00 AM – We’ll meet at the southwest corner of Oxnard St. and Coldwater Canyon to start our walk along the iconic public mural on the wall of this section of the Los Angeles River. Look for street parking. Feel free to check out their website for details and history. We’ll walk around a half mile each way. From there, we’ll go to the NoHo Diner at 11329 Magnolia for lunch. It has a parking lot. For more information, please contact Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or landline at 818-884 -4284. No reservations are necessary. (SFV)

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)