Events for August 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.

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)

Meet at Aubrey E. Austin Park on the corner of Pacific Avenue and Via Marina for a leisurely stroll along the ocean and then past some stunning homes in Marina Del Rey. Total distance of about three miles. I suggest parking at Marina Del Rey Lot 13, which is on Via Marina. As you enter the lot, keep going to the far end by the ocean to be closer to our meeting spot. There are also a few meters on the North Jetty Promenade. Lunch will follow around Noon at Tony P’s Dockside Grill. Feel free to come for the walk, [...]

This is a SIG for people who love books.  Bring a book to discuss.  Here's the Zoom link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84162727501?pwd=IgB1W0F8XnKpEbgmpLTEZ64aQutJHr.1 or  Meeting ID: 841 6272 7501 and Passcode: Book Any questions please contact 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 [...]

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 the Supreme Court.  Please contact Jana Bickel at janabickel@earthlink.net  or 818-506-4032 to reserve a seat as we limited to 12 to 14 people.

GLAAM is treating us to free seats to the Hollywood Bowl!  Join us for Sibelius and Grieg with the LA Philharmonic. Tarmo Peltokoski is conducting and Anton Mejias will be at the piano.  The concert starts at 8pm, but plan on coming early to join us for a bring-your-own picnic.    Parking fees and/or shuttle tickets are not included. Text or call Sue Barr at 310-381-9761 or e-mail at sbb_177@yahoo.com if you are interested in joining us.   Tickets are limited to the first 20 responders.  

Join us at  Kathleen's, 595 N. Lake Ave. Pasadena, CA. 91101. 3 1/2 blocks North of 210, West side of Lake. Free Parking out back, and in front as well.  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 [...]

Our new Board of Directors member Craig Lancaster is sponsoring an early dinner in Mensa's Hi-Desert Area.  We'll be at a nice Italian restaurant: Piccola Trattoria, 18302 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita. We're celebrating August birthdays by supplying free pizza for anyone born in August!  We haven't had an activity in Hi-Desert for a while, so come and join us for pizza, pasta, and conversation.  Craig (661) 251-8073. (HiD)

Hosted by Alan Stillson. The address is 5515 Keokuk Ave. Woodland Hills, CA  91367.  Meetings are limited to fifteen people, including the host. It’s free. Soft drinks and light snacks are provided. Feel free to contribute additional snacks. Please contact Folksong SIG leader Alan Stillson at astillson13@gmail.com or 818-884-4284 for details and to reserve a spot. (SFV)  

Do you like trivia? Do you like party games? Then come to this new event in Oxnard to play and socialize. You are welcome to bring your own games, unless you want to play Trivial Pursuit or my original trivia. The event will be held at 2111 Cold Stream Court, Oxnard, CA, 93036.  I am cohosting this event with Channel Islands Mensa, where it is called Games In Person (as opposed to their Games on Zoom event) and think it may interest some GLAAM people. To RSVP, contact Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com or (805) 330-1731.

We are now on the letter Het in the Hebrew alphabet. This letter represents the strong H sound coming from the back of the throat and that is found in Arabic and Spanish, though modern Hebrew pronounces it like the German CH. Let's do the country sometimes called Chavash in Hebrew, Habesha by the locals, and which we more commonly know as Ethiopia. Let's do Rosalind's in the heart of Little Ethiopia, 1044 South Fairfax Boulevard. To RSVP, contact Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com or at (805) 330-1731.

This month’s selection is a mystery by a woman writer.  As an alternative read a biography of a woman or group of women. If you wish the ZOOM link, please email janabickel@earthlink.net . (Z)  

Join us at the Sizzlers 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.

Let's do a classic of ours this month. Let's go to El Pollo Inka, but the original one in Lawndale. This location has been serving fine Peruvian food since 1987 and is still the best and most authentic of the chain. This is NOT the Torrance location. Here you can order at the table. To RSVP, contact Kedem Har-Shalom at kedem524@yahoo.com or at (805) 330-1731. (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)

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