Open House Events
August 1-31, 2009
Come see what Mensa is all about! During the month of August, various local chapters of American Mensa will host the following events that offer a glimpse into the benefits of membership. When you attend one of these Open House events, you will receive a coupon worth $5 off the Mensa Admission Test fee.
Interested in becoming a member? You can submit qualifying test scores or you can take our test. You can also submit qualifying information from a private psychologist. Or you can just get more information about why you should join — or rejoin if you were a member at some point in the past. And we welcome you to these Open House events!
Alabama
Local Group: North Alabama Mensa
Web site: http://www.northalabama.us.mensa.org/
Event: MEET & GREET with MENSA!
Date: Aug. 12, 2009
Time: 5 p.m. -7 p.m.
About Event: Invite your friends and family members to meet fellow Mensans and their families at “The Station” during happy hour from 5-7 PM on Wednesday, August 12th. Each guest can receive a coupon for $5 off the test on National Testing Day in October.
This is a no-host event—drinks, appetizers and/or meals are at your own expense. Meet in the dining room area.
“The Station” at Bridge Street is a complete family entertainment center with a full casual dining restaurant , cocktails, bowling, arcade, billiards, live music and more. The entrance is between New York & Co and Clarks Shoes. More information can be found at www.thestation.net.
Arizona
Local Group: Tucson Mensa
Web site: http://www.tucson.us.mensa.org/
Event: Game Night
Date: Aug. 9, 2009
Time: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: Craycroft Towers Comm Room, 1635 N. Craycroft Rd., entrance on Lee St.
About Event: Are you hungry for competition… or just a friendly match? We'll have some games - but you can always you can bring your own. This is a very popular event, so come early or come late - there's always another game about to start up! Light snacks and beaverages will be provided.
Event: Mama's Pizza
Date: Aug. 14, 2009
Time: 7 p.m. - whenever
Location: 4500 E. Speedway, Tucson, AZ
About Event: Every second Friday of the month, it's Mama's Pizza in the Midway Shopping Plaza. Good pizza by the slice or whole - calzones, heroes, salads, pastas & appetizers, too. You can find online coupons at: www.mamasfamous.com/online_coupon.php. It's the perfect place for new and prospective members to come mingle! Look for the large group at the back tables or on the front patio - weather permitting.
Local Group: Greater Phoenix Mensa
Web site: http://www.phoenix.us.mensa.org
Event: Monthly Speaker Forum
Date: Aug. 28, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Granite Reef Senior Center at 1700 N Granite Reef Rd, Room 8, Scottsdale on NW corner of McDowell and Granite Reef Rd. in South Scottsdale (behind the gas station.) Granite Reef is about ½ mile East of Hayden Rd and ¾ mile West of the McDowell Rd exit on the Loop 101. [PARK on NORTH SIDE: enter from Granite Reef, and drive around the north side of the building to the last/west entrance.].
About Event: Every month we invite a speaker to come and share his interests with us. They are usually extremely passionate about what they have come to talk about and love to share it with us. This month our speaker is attorney Robert J. McWhirter, President of the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (AACJ). His topic will be “Justice, Freedom, and Liberty for All.” He will discuss the Bill of Rights and the real world struggles it has faced since it was adopted in 1791. He will also discuss the Judicial system and why it sometimes convicts the innocent and sets the guilty free. He will also discuss the differences that money and fame can play in the outcome. Finally, he will discuss the gross inequities of the sentencing process. Mr. McWhirter is currently a Senior Attorney in the Offce of the Legal Defender, Maricopa County, Arizona, representing defendants in death penalty rials and other matters involving serious felonies. He is a nationally recognized expert in immigration law and also the U.S. Bill of Rights. He is writing a book to be published by the American Bar Association about the history of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Arkansas
Local Group: Memphis Mensa (Jonesboro, AR)
Web site: http://memphis.us.mensa.org/index.htm
Event: Meet & Greet with Mensa
Date: Aug. 7, 2009
Time: 5pm-7pm
About Event: You are invited to meet the Mensans during happy hour from 5-7pm on Friday August 7th at the Brickhouse in downtown Jonesboro, AR. This is a no-host event – drinks, appetizers and/or meals are at your own expense. Ask for the ‘Mensa table’. Our logo signage will be on display at our table. Each guest can receive a coupon for $5 off the test on National Testing Day in October. If you are unable to attend but would like more information about the local group please contact our Arkansas Coordinator Joyce Townsend at (870) 268-8865.
California
Local Group: Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa
Web site: http://www.glaam.us.mensa.org/
Event: Day in the Park
Date: Aug. 30, 2009
Time: 2 p.m.
About Event: GLAAM OPEN HOUSE at GRIFFITH PARK! Come join your fellow Mensans and prospective members for this pleasant day in the park! Meet members of the Board, officers in the chapter, SIG coordinators, recurring event hosts, and have your questions answered about all that GLAAM has to offer! Bring friends, family, kids...one and all! Food and games will be provided and non-members will be given discount information for testing costs. We'll be taking over the Mineral Wells picnic area located on Griffith Park Dr. near the Harding Golf Course.
From the 5 Fwy: Enter on Crystal Springs Dr./Riverside Dr. at the SE corner of the park, go past the Ranger Station and then take a left onto Griffith Park Dr. right before the golf course. Follow along Griffith Park Dr., keeping next to the golf course on the right and you'll reach the Mineral Wells picnic area. From the 134: Exit Forest Lawn Drive. IF you were westbound - you will turn left and go under the frwy. IF you were eastbound, you will turn R *away* from the frwy. SHORT Distance! Zoo Drive. Left Turn. SHORT Distance! Griffith Park Dr. - Right Turn. Follow that up and around to Mineral Wells Picnic Area. There's parking on location. The picnic areas are first come, first served, so there's a small chance we may have to move. In that case we'll try to post a sign. RSVP's are preferred and appreciated. Please contact Desiree Sagray at 626-329-3979 or at LocSec@glaam.us.mensa.org with any questions or to let us know that you are coming!
Local Group: Monterey County Mensa
Web site: http://www.monterey.us.mensa.org/
Event: Sunday Brunch
Date: Aug. 23, 2009
Time: 11 a.m.
About Event: Open brunch! Spread the word! The general public is invited to join us at Cafe Stravaganza, 241 Crossroads Boulevard, Carmel, for a tasty repast. Omelets, pancakes, French toast, Belgian waffles, eggs and Mexican-style dishes are on the menu, along with numerous sides and beverages. This time we’d like to know if you plan to join us: call Steve Bean at (831) 484-2451.
Local Group: Orange County Mensa
Web site: http://www.ocmensa.org/
Event: Happy Hour Meet Up
Date: Aug. 7, 2009
Location: Taps Fish House and Brewery 101 E. Imperial Highway in Brea, CA. It’s on the northeast corner of Brea Blvd and Imperial Hwy, a couple of miles West of the 57 Fwy.
Time: 5 p.m.
About Event: Tonight you will find us on the patio at Taps in Brea. The happy hour specials have been quite good here in the past and the beer is worth the trip. Full bar and wine are also available. Call ahead (or while you’re standing in the place lost) if you need help spotting us. All new and prospective members are welcome. Come join the conversation. If you have any questions, please call John Olsen, 714-771-3095.
Local Group: San Diego Mensa
Web site: www.sandiegomensa.org
Event: Newcomer and Old-Timer Mix and Mingle
Date: Aug. 21, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: 11603 La Colina Rd., San Diego, TB 1210-A4.
About Event: Prospective, new, inactive and transferred members are invited to learn how the group works and make a few new friends before the party begins at 7:30 p.m. For information, please call or e-mail Ruth Disraeli at (856) 602-2494, MemberServices@sandiegomensa.org.
At 7:30 p.m., a 'Newcomers and Old-Timers' party will be held at the home of Chuck Samples. Newcomers and old-timers meet and mingle to learn about each other and Mensa. $5 at the door for beer, wine and munchies. First-timers are at no cost. For more info, please contact Chuck Samples, (858) 695-3682 or chuck858@aol.com.
Colorado
Local Group: Denver Mensa
Web site: http://www.denver.us.mensa.org/
Event: Game Night (BYOB, STS) open to the public
Date: Aug. 15, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: 4345 W. 41st Ave., Denver, in the Tennyson Art District. Look for the purple awning.
About Event: We have lots of games, but you are welcome to bring a favorite if you'd like. For more information, please contact Lattina Adams, (303) 731.2177 or Lattina@gmail.com.
Event: Brew N' Chew
Date: Aug. 17, 2009
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: Wynkoop's, 1634 18th St, Denver, CO 80202
About Event: Wynkoop's brews great beer and root beer, and members of Denver Mensa and the public get together from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and Chew the Pfat.
Florida
Local Group: Broward Mensa
Web site: http://broward.us.mensa.org
Event: Meet, Greet, and Eat in the East
Date: Aug. 6, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Pastrami Queen, 7132 Beracasa Way, Boca Raton, Fla. Just west of Powerline Road, just north of Palmetto Park Road.
About Event: Think of a white tablecloth deli. Knishes, latkes, chicken in the pot, and the signature pastrami sandwich. Salads, too. Leave room for dessert! Just like a visit to New York, but nicer. For more information, please call Maggie Rubin at 954-946-7340 by Wednesday night, but no RSVP is required. Procrastinators, potential members, former members, in-laws, outlaws, friends: all are welcome to just show up and join us! Pay your own check, but otherwise no cost.
Event: Meet, Greet, and Eat in the West
Date: Aug. 20, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Big Bear Brewing Company, 1800 N. University Drive, Coral Springs, Fla. East side of University Drive, between Atlantic Blvd.
and Royal Palm Blvd.
About Event: Join us for a casual dinner at this great restaurant and microbrewery. For more information, contact Jason Knight at 954-969-0683. RSVPs welcome but not necessary. Pay your own check, but otherwise no cost.
Local Group: Tampa Bay Mensa
Web site: http://www.tampa.us.mensa.org/
Event: Summer Social
Date: Aug. 15, 2009
Time: 2 p.m. - whenever
Location: La Quinta Inn and Conference Center - Clearwater Central - between Drew Street and Gulf to Bay Blvd in Clearwater, FL.
About Event: We will introduce the new Ex-Comm, tell about our activities, have some mixer activities and speakers, and then have dinner afterward. We are asking people to bring side dishes, and we are billing this as an indoor picnic with air conditioning and no bugs and a chance to meet and mingle with local Mensans. We will supply two meats, some sides, and dessert as well as beverages. Knowing our group, members will also bring desserts. After dinner we will have some games and people can stay and talk, or play. We might even have a games tournament or other activity.
Kansas
Local Group: Mid-America Mensa
Web site: http://www.mamensa.org/
Event: Literary Discussion
Date: Aug. 9, 2009
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: 9421 Riggs St. Overland Park, KS. This is a residential home.
About Event: Literary discussion group for book lovers. What have you been reading? Do you like it? Why or why not? Snacks provided, pet free home, no smoking, please. Please RSVP to Coleen Iverson-Routh (913) 642-2480 cairbear@kc.rr.com
Event: Meet n' Eat
Date: Aug. 21, 2009
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Lucky Brewgrille, 5401 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS
About Event: This event is a Meet n' Eat. Please RSVP to Jim Spaith at (913) 631 9541.
Maine
Local Group: Maine Mensa
Web site: http://mainemensa.ning.com/
Event:Poetry and Potluck Open House
Date: Aug. 7, 2009 - Aug. 9, 2009
Location: Ripley, Maine
About Event: Open House with testing on the 8th. Camping and limited accommodations available. RSVP to Kevin, 270-1744 or ME_Real_Estate@yahoo.com.
Event: Campground Open House
Date: Aug. 15, 2009
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Leeds, Maine, Rt. 106
About Event: Meet & Greet at Site 79. Ask your questions, meet some people, and obtain fabulous parting gifts (bookmarks and brochures!).
Event: Ragtime Open House
Date: Aug. 22, 2009
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: 385 Portland St., Yarmouth, ME
About Event: Piano music and Mensan social time.
Massachusetts
Local Group: Boston Mensa
Web site: http://boston.us.mensa.org/
Event: Afternoon BBQ
Date: Aug. 2, 2009
Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: 9 South Row Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
About Event: Come join Boston Mensa for an afternoon BBQ! Roast Stuffed Goat and other barbeque items will be served.
Minnesota
Local Group: Minnesota Mensa
Web site: http://www.mnmensa.org/
Event: First Friday
Date: Aug. 7, 2009
Time: 8 p.m. - midnight
Location: Fort Snelling Officer's Club on Post Road across the highway from the airport. There are directions at http://www.mnmensa.org/firstfriday.html or call Mensaphone, 952-953-8575.
About Event: Welcome to Minnesota Mensa's largest monthly gathering! This event is entirely open to the public. You don't need to be a Mensa member, or be invited by a Mensan, to attend. We strongly encourage members and prospective members alike to come out and sample the conversation and good times.
There is no structure, no speaker, and no food. The attire is casual. You can come and go whenever you want, sit or stand wherever you want, and talk with whomever you want. If you're a college student making macaroni and cheese with water instead of milk, don't worry, First Friday is cheap. Admission is $4 for members and $6 for all others, and the proceeds go toward the publishing costs of our newsletter, Mensagenda.
Missouri
Local Group: Mid-America Mensa
Web site: http://www.mamensa.org/
Event: Meet n' Eat
Date: Aug. 8, 2009
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Bennigan’s 3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd Columbia, MO
About Event: This event is a meet and eat. Please RSVP to Charlie Talmage at ctalmage@socket.net or (573) 449 8088.
Event: Trivia, Food n' Conversation
Date: Aug. 22, 2009
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Sidepockets 4470 Noland Road Independence, MO
About Event: Please RSVP to Bob Bolinger at mrdrdata@comcast.net or (816) 729 7575
New York
Event: International Food Night
Date: Aug. 17, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Sticky Lips BBQ
About Event: 625 Culver Road, Rochester, 288-1910. Good food, good fun. We may be on the deck upstairs, space and weather permitting. http://stickylipsbbq.com/stickylips/menu.html
North Carolina
Event: Dinner Meetup and Presentation
Date: Aug. 30, 2009
Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: Captain's Galley Restaurant, 11032 Independence Boulevard, Matthews, NC
About the event: Dinner (Dutch treat) will be at 6 PM, followed by Mr. Robarchek's speech at 7 PM. The telephone for the restaurant is (704) 847-2285. For more information about the event, please contact John Barnes at (704) 882-5718.
Mr. Robarchek, according to the biography appended to his book The Best of the World's Worst Poetry, "spent 44 years in newspapering, working at papers in Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania and Florida before coming to the Charlotte Observer in 1980. He wrote the OutFront column in the Observer from 1986 until his retirement in 2005. He was voted Charlotte's best columnist "about a dozen times" by the readers of Creative Loafing, and also was named Best Columnist three times by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, among many other awards."
Ohio
Local Group: Dayton Area Mensa
Web site: http://www.dayton.us.mensa.org/
Event: Open House Dinner and Games Night
Date: Aug, 27, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
About Event: Dayton Area Mensa is hosting an Open House Dinner and Games night on Thursday, August 27, from 6:30-10 p.m. at the Starlite Restaurant in Dayton, Ohio. We will be in the meeting room. Participants may order dinner on their own, and we will have some short-to-play games available. RSVP Marianne at mkmensa@earthlink.net.
Oregon
Local Group: Oregon Mensa
Web site: http://www.oregon.us.mensa.org/
Event: Quantum Recruiting PotLuck Picnic
Location: Sutherlin City Park, on Central Avenue in Sutherlin, Oregon
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Date: Aug. 8, 2009
About Event: Join Oregon Mensa for a Pot Luck Picnic!
Pennsylvania
Local Group: Central Pennsylvania Mensa
Web site: http://www.cpa.us.mensa.org/
Date: Aug. 18, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: 443 N. Mulberry Street, Lancaster, PA.
About Event: Tea, pastry's, soup, sandwiches, etc. available (no coffee). Come join us for tea and scones in downtown Lancaster. Please RSVP to Don Smart (dsmart@supernet.com).
South Carolina
Local Group: Piedmont Area Mensa
Web site: http://www.piedmont.us.mensa.org/
Event: Open House
Date: Aug. 23, 2009
Time: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Shelter #29, Cleveland Park, Greenville, S.C. Near the zoo entrance.
About Event: See what Mensa is all about. Board games, trivia, discussion, a speaker, socializing, food and drink and more. See displays of Mensa activities and programs. Receive promotional material and a discount coupon. Drop in or stay all afternoon. If you have any questions, please contact Bob or Mary Ann at (864) 963-2335 or bob.cox1@juno.com.
Local Group: Coastal Carolina Mensa
Web site: http://www.coastalcarolina.us.mensa.org/
Event: Game Night
Date: Aug. 15, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: 571 Harbor View Circle, Charleston, SC 29412
About Event: Coastal Carolina Mensa will be having an Open House event “Game Night” on August 15, 2009 at 7 pm at member Andy Hammill's house. If you have any questions, please call Andy at (843) 406-7840.
Texas
Local Group: Lonestar Mensa
Web site: http://www.lsm.us.mensa.org/
Event: Speaker presentation
Date: Aug. 4, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Austin Austin Public Library - Old Quarry Branch; 7051 Village Center Drive, Austin, TX 78731
About Event: Phil Ryals will be presenting on the Goodwill Computer Museum.
Local Group: South Texas Mensa
Web site: http://sanantonio.us.mensa.org/
Event: Party-on-the-Patio
Date: Aug. 15, 2009
Time: 5 p.m. - whenever
Location: "The Center of the Universe"--Hills-n-Dales Ice House, 15403 White Fawn, on the access road OUTSIDE of 1604 by the Babcock exit. 695-2307. Look on the deck for a yellow sign which says Mensa. Parking in the back parking lot is generally easier. Drive by the building and deck, then turn R into the back lot.
About Event: Conversation, games, ideas, stories, perhaps a few games of pool or darts, generally live music after 9. We taste and savor many different brews.
Hills-n-Dales is renowned for having 54 different brews on tap and another 4-500 labels in the coolers. Bring your favorite finger food or snack to share and start thinking about which beers you would like to buy and taste yourself. (Soda, water, juice, wine also available for sale.)
Contact Bob Bevard, (210) 695-2700 for more info.
Event: Monthly Meeting
Date: Aug. 21, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Central Market in the Community Room; 4821 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209 (Alamo Heights area)
About Event: For the August 21, 2009, Monthly General Meeting of South Texas Mensa, our speakers will be Ross Tieken and Larry Hable of the Kairos Prison Ministry International, website www.kairosprisonministry.org. They will talk about Kairos, what it does, and how it works. Kairos is multi-denominational and it sprang from the Cursillo movement.
Local Group: North Texas Mensa
Web site: www.northtexasmensa.org
Below are the North Texas Mensa events that are open to the public without having a member inviting the person.
Munch Bunch on Monday, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2009
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM: Fuddrucker’s, 5500 Greenville Ave., Dallas 75206 (MAPSCO 36-B) in Old Town Shopping Center. Burgers can be beef, turkey, buffalo or veggie. Also there are chicken sandwich, salmon sandwich and salads. We’ll give this a try and see how it works for us. For additional information contact Doug Frazier at 214-679-2009 (cell).
Cycle SIG on Tuesdays August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2009
6:45 PM CycleSIG - We will ride one clockwise circuit of the White Rock Lake bicycle path. Meet at the Bath House parking lot on the east side of White Rock at 6:45 PM. The ride will be about nine miles at a leisurely pace (about 12 miles per hour). We usually stop to eat afterwards at a mutually agreed venue, but this activity is, of course, optional. For further information, please call Colin Wedgwood 972-869-3359 or Roger Durham 214-349-4521.
Beer Gardens on Wednesday, August 5, 12, 19, 29, 2009
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Humperdink’s, 6050 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX, 75206 and just north of Southwestern corner (MAPSCO 26-X). This is a brewpub with good food and reasonably priced. Ask for the Mensa table. For more information, call Colin Wedgwood at 972-869-3359 or Roger Durham at 214-349-4521
Richardson Lunch Bunch on Thursday, August 6, 13, 20, & 27, 2009
Noon – 2:00 PM: Golden Corral, 1400 E. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX, 75082. Golden Corral is East of US 75 (Central Expressway) (MAPSCO 8-S). They have an array of hot meat options as well as pasta, pizza, fresh vegetables and a salad bar. Buffet $6.49 with drinks at $1.49 (free refills). Look for the sign with a Mensa logo or ask for the Mensa table. For more information, visit the restaurant website at www.goldencorralrest.com or contact Ty O’Neal at 972-624-0979
East Dallas Lunch Bunch on Friday August 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2009
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Humperdink’s, 6050 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206 and just North of Southwestern (MAPSCO 26-X). Ask for the Mensa table. This is a brew pub with good food and reasonable prices. For more information, call Roger Durham at 214-359-4521.
General Meeting, Sunday, August 23, 2009
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM: Speaker - John Canales
Location: Preston Tower Condominiums, 6211 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX 75230 (MAPSCO 25-X).
John Canales Holds a degree in physics from the University of Miami, and a Masters of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary. Science versus scientism is the distinction between the practice of science (a method) and certain views of science (i.e., theories). Scientists of necessity rest upon presuppositions in their beliefs. Scientists who advance the theory of evolution, for example, must rest upon unproven presuppositions and thereby exercise faith. This does not discredit the theory as much as to show that those who hold to it exercise faith in their views regarding the theory.
Utah
Event: Dinner Meetup
Date: Aug. 20, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Virg's Fish & Chips, 5770 S. Redwood Rd. West of the Shopko across from The Old Spaghetti Factory.
About Event: Wondering about Mensa and Mensans? Meet some of the locals, no invitation needed. Come and join us at the Salt Lake group monthly dinner. A few of us just pick a restaurant and get together for some conversation and you're welcome.
Call Leslie, our membership coordinator for more information about Mensa or the dinner night. (801) 694-2179
West Virginia
Event: Games Night
Date: Aug. 8, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: The second floor apartment of Taylor Books owner Ann Saville, 226 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV.
About Event:Anyone who loves games and is interest in learning more about Mensa should bring a snack food and a game (if you have one). Get ready to have some fun! Call or email if you have any questions.
Greg Henshall
Local Secretary, Vandalia Chapter
304-610-1088
grensh@yahoo.com
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