CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Codes
ACW all children welcome; BYOB bring your own beverage; CO clothing optional; C/D cat/dog at residence; FE fictitious event; FFE fragrance-free event; FFO finger food only; LCR light carpet rules (no red wine or other staining substances; can also mean no shoes); MO members only; NC no children; NPC, PC no public calendar, public calendar; NMPCW new members, prospects, and candidates welcome; NS, S, S/NS, SO no smoking, smoking, provisions for both, smoking outside; NXM not exclusively Mensa event; RSE regularly scheduled event; WBC well behaved children; WCD, WCE, WCI, WCP wheelchairs difficult, easy, impossible, possible; RSEs are reprinted verbatim unless an update is received by the deadline for the issue in which a change is requested.
Note: Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Web Calendar Policy
Our policy is not to list events on the Web calendar unless requested to do so by inclusion of the “PC” (“public calendar”) code. If the PC code is not included, your event will default to NPC (no public calendar) and will not be included in the Web calendar. Home addresses (and directions to same) are not listed on the Web, but city and contact information such as telephone and e-mail are unless requested otherwise.
Meetup
SFRM maintains a MeetUp group for events announced on short notice. See meetup.com/SFMensa
To List Your Event
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WEEKLY EVENT
12n SPR (Sex, Politics, and Religion) Revival. (NOTE: We will not be meeting on December 24 or 31.) Sex, Politics, and Religion – everything you are not supposed to discuss at the dinner table. This is for those people who would like to participate in a group that fosters considered, civil discussions, that is open regarding subject matter; i.e., this is not for those who want to “shock somebody” or “troll”. Optionally brown-bag for those who would like to pay homage to SPR’s history as a San Francisco dinner/restaurant discussion group. This is a Zoom event: Meeting ID: 996 5500 8587, Passcode: 279931. Hosted by James Monschke. PC (RSE Su)
End of November
November 26 – Sunday
7p Channing Club. See December 17. (RSE 4 Su)
28 – Tuesday
5:45p Dinner, Drinks, and High Redshift Objects. Join us for drinks, dinner, and another great science-based Wonderfest presentation at the HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 94945. We meet for drinks and dinner at 5:45p. At 6:45p we’ll move to the session room for the talk, “Fast & Faraway: The High-Redshift Universe” by Dr. Thomas Targett, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at the Sonoma campus of California State University. In astronomy, the redder a galaxy appears, the faster it is fleeing, and the older a tale its light can tell. Such “redshifts” in the spectra of galaxies (symbolized with the letter “z”) allow compelling cosmic insights. The recently-launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has allowed astronomers to study the properties of high-z galaxies in existence only 250 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only 2% of its current age! How are these objects detected in such very “deep” space, and what are the early science results from this JWST research? Complete details of this free event are at wonderfest.org/category/event/coming-events/. More information on HopMonk’s menu, etc. is here: www.hopmonk.com/novato. RSVP on the SFRM Meetup (preferred) or e-mail Valerie Taylor (northbay/a/t/sfmensa.org). PC, NMPCW, WCE, NS, NC, NXM (RSE last Tu)
29 – Wednesday
6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 5, The Future of Shopping. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
December 1-7
December 1 – Friday
5:30p Apt To In Aptos Mensa Bar Group is held at Sevy’s Bar + Kitchen at Seacliff Inn, 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos 95003, www.seacliffinn.com/sevys-bar-and-kitchen-aptos.htm on the first Friday of the month, running until about 7:30p. Come join Central Coast Mensans: Forget last month’s feces and anticipate this month’s blindsides. T(R)oast past friends, find new ones, and introduce current ones, all while contemplating how it all defaults to QM scaled. Courtesy e-mail to host Stew Gibson at LooseId/a/t/ix.netcom.com with subject “Sevy” for restaurant head count is appreciated, but not required. Tip 20% on the bill, with separate checks. PC, NMPCW
2 – Saturday
6p Start the Month Right. At Elna and Adrian Tymes’ home in Mountain View. Come celebrate the 43rd year and longest running monthly social event in all of American Mensa (at Elna’s home every month since 1981)! Potluck dinner, unstructured socializing, games, and talk. We provide the main dish; you bring salad, bread, or dessert to share and YOB. $1 donation requested. No reservations needed. Info (650) 969-6650. Guests of Mensans must be accompanied by the member. Masks optional. PC, SO, WBC, WCD, C/D (RSE 1 Sat)
6p In-Person Teton Tea is suspended until further notice. PC (RSE 1 Sa)
3 – Sunday
4p Albany Hill Hike. Join us for a one-hour scenic and historic hike up and around Albany Hill. The trail is steep in spots, but the views are expansive. Special bonus: We have scheduled the Sather Tower Solar Beacon to shine directly upon us as we arrive at the top of the hill. Meet under Pacific East Mall Jumbotron just behind the bus stop on the east side of Pierce St. between Central Ave. in El Cerrito and Washington Ave. in Albany. Free parking is available in the mall lot, which is seven tenths of a mile from the El Cerrito Plaza BART station. Please contact Roberta Maguire to make sure she is in town at robertamaguire/a/t/hotmail.com or (510) 292-6370. PC, ACW, NMPCW, NS, WCI, NXM (RSE 1 Su)
5 – Tuesday
5p Tuesday Tipplers will meet at San Rafael Joe’s, 931 4th St., San Rafael 94901, at 5p for drinks in the bar and then move on to dinner in the dining room after an hour. Park on the street or in the city garage behind the restaurant. If you have questions e-mail Ed Sabrack at edsabrack/a/t/comcast.net or call (415) 472-3725. PC (RSE 1 Tu)
Intelligencer Deadline. Deadline for calendar events, advertising, members’ free ads, and all other content. See above for information on submitting events. PC (RSE Tu after 1 Sa)
6 – Wednesday
5:30p Trivia Night at the Patriot House gastropub in San Francisco. The contest is free, starts at 6p, and lasts about 2 hours, but please arrive about 5:30p, so that we don’t lose the table that I’ve reserved. If you’re a member of our SFRM Meetup group, RSVP on Meetup if you’re planning on coming, so that I can be sure to reserve a large enough table. If you’re not a member of our SFRM Meetup group, RSVP by e-mailing fill-in host (December only) Stan Lee at standotlee/a/t/gmail.com. Guests are allowed, so be sure to include the number of guests that you’re bringing when you RSVP. If you RSVP “Yes” and then find that you can’t attend after all, it’s very important that you change your RSVP to “No” as far in advance as possible. The Patriot House is located in Embarcadero Center #2, on the 3rd (top) floor. Enter from Sacramento St. between Front St. and Davis St. Take the inside escalator to the 2nd floor, then turn right twice and follow the sign to the stairs to the 3rd floor. The restaurant is near the top of those stairs. You’ll recognize our group by the Mensa logo on top of our table. If in doubt, ask the wait staff for “The Mensa Group”. PC, NC, NS, NMPCW
6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 6: The Future of Advertising. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
December 8-14
9 – Saturday
5p SFRM Holiday Party. Come join us at SFRM’s potluck holiday bash to celebrate the holidays with great food and interesting company. This event will be held in the fabulous Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco with great views of downtown San Francisco (and decent parking). Mensans are welcome to bring an adult family member/friend if they wish but capacity is limited to 50 so RSVPs are REQUIRED and each member is requested to limit the number of guests to one. RSVP at www.meetup.com/sfmensa/events/296504128. When you RSVP, please indicate which potluck item(s) you plan to bring so we can manage the menu. Note: The exact address of the event will be sent to attendees after they RSVP. PC, NC
11 – Monday
4p San Francisco Pub Get-Together. Stop by after work or, if you don’t work downtown, just come anyway. All Mensans and their guests are welcome, provided that they are at least 21, at Patriot House in 2 Embarcadero Center (Sacramento St. between Front St. and Davis St.), SF 94111. Take the inside escalator to the 2nd floor, turn right twice, and then follow the sign to the stairs to the 3rd floor. The restaurant’s entrance is near the top of those stairs on the 3rd floor. Look for the Mensa logo on our table or ask one of the waitresses to find us. Starting at 4p, but arrive when you can and leave when you’re ready. We will be there for several hours. They have a Happy Hour from 4p until 6p, with the kitchen closing at 9p and the bar closing at 10p. RSVP preferred on Mensa’s Meetup site at www.meetup.com/SFMensa, less preferred by e-mail to fill-in host (December only) Ned Martini at nedmartini/a/t/hotmail.com. If you find that you can’t come after RSVPing “Yes”, please change your RSVP to “No” before the event takes place. PC, NC, NS, NMPCW (RSE 2 M)
12 – Tuesday
6:45p Puzzled Pint. Who likes PUZZLES? The kind where part of the game is to figure out what you need to be doing in the first place? Want to do it as part of a team, so you can bounce ideas off each other, and let someone else do the parts that you find uninteresting? This is a monthly event held in the bay area (and simultaneously elsewhere in the world), at a convenient pub where we might order food and drink before or during the game. RSVP to Karl Heuer at puzzles/a/t/sfmensa.org or (650) 648-3594 (voice or text) to reserve your spot and learn the address. If Game Control has arranged a pub, it’s probably in Sunnyvale or Mountain View, near Central Expressway. Otherwise, the event host will select a non-pub location in Milpitas or the Berryessa area of San Jose. PC, NMPCW, NS, NXM (RSE 2 Tu)
13 – Wednesday
6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 7: The Future of Entertainment. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
14 – Thursday
11:45a South Bay Lunch. Meet at Scrambl’z, 5055 Almaden Expressway, San Jose 95118 (near Hwys. 85 & 87), (408) 269-2900. Voted one of the best breakfast restaurants around. Extensive menu online at www.scramblzalmaden.com. Sandra Anderson, (408) 997-3187. Vaccinated only, please. PC, NMPCW, WCE (RSE 2,4 Th)
12n Thursday Munchers. Rising up from the old Ethnic Dinner, a lunch group in Marin dedicated to trying different restaurants. This month we will visit Mi Casa Cafe, 85 Woodland Ave., San Rafael 94901, (415) 482-6581, www.micasacafegrillsr.com. RSVP by Monday, December 11, to Elizabeth Calaway at (415) 456-9220 or elizterrycalaway/a/t/aol.com. PC (RSE Th after 2 Tu)
December 15-21
15 – Friday
7p Palo Alto Dining. Tonight we try a newly opened Chinese restaurant, Imperial Treasure, located at 151 California Ave., near the California Ave. Caltrain station in the building formerly housing Peking Duck. Have a taste for adventure? As of this writing, I haven’t tried it, but I went in, and it smelled wonderful. Also, as they don’t take reservations far in advance, so I hope to know how many are coming so I can pounce when they say we can reserve a table. To say you’ll be there, contact Susan ASAP, and be sure to hear confirmation. If there is a problem, we’ll find another Asian restaurant in Palo Alto. At the restaurant, ask for Susan and please bring cash. Contact info: Susan.Heimlich/a/t/gmail.com or call/text cell phone (650) 714-4972. For last minute changes, call/text cell. Vaccinated people only please. PC, NMPCW
16 – Saturday
11a Learning Korean with Art and Entertainment content. Join us to learn Korean from the lyrics of BTS and dialogues in Squid Game seasons. If you have anything you want to use to learn the Korean language in content from Billboards, Netflix, or any website, bring up the ideas directly to us and we will bring up the context. What makes this learning program unique and sustainable? Not just for modern Korean 24 characters of combinations but also the original pronunciation of 28 characters. Puzzling will be provided to match the 26 English characters. Join Zoom Meeting at us02web.zoom.us/j/83276760007?pwd=S1Bhblcvbm4rekVORzFuZTBoSUcwUT09 (Meeting ID: 832 7676 0007, Passcode: 198392). If you have any other proposals, please contact host Gyehyon Andrea Jo at andreajo12jo/a/t/gmail.com or (408) 220-4041. PC, ACW, NMPCW, NXM (RSE 3 Sa)
4p Big Ideas Reading Group: A Brief History of Equality by Thomas Piketty. (NOTE ONE-TIME CHANGE OF WEEK.) On Zoom. The world’s leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding. Now, in this surprising and powerful new work, Piketty reminds us that the grand sweep of history gives us reasons to be optimistic. Over the centuries, he shows, we have been moving toward greater equality. For January 13 on Zoom: What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill. We have a list of books read at www.bigideasreadinggroup.com/BIRG2.html. For questions and invitations to our Zoom meetings please contact Chris Boyd at snoboyd/a/t/sbcglobal.net. PC, NMPCW, NXM (RSE 2 Sa)
7p Teton Tea. Teton Tea Parties are folk-singing parties going back to the 1950s. We welcome both traditional folk singing and singer/songwriters. Our 3rd Saturday meetings are currently on Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/6912937135?pwd=WvlpMEs1SCs0c1FoZk5seUhoREVaZz09. Meeting ID: 691 293 7135. Password: berkeley. Hosted by Kevin Langdon, kevinlangdon86/a/t/yahoo.com. PC (RSE 3 Sa)
17 – Sunday
7p Channing Club (NOTE ONE-TIME CHANGE OF WEEK) is a wide-ranging discussion group which has been meeting, in one form or another, for over half a century. There are no assigned topics; we discuss whatever is on participants’ minds. Our meetings are currently on Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting: us02web.zoom.us/j/6912937135?pwd=WvlpMEs1SCs0c1FoZk5seUhoREVaZz09. Meeting ID: 691 293 7135. Password: berkeley. Hosted by Kevin Langdon, kevinlangdon86/a/t/yahoo.com. PC (RSE 4 Su)
18 – Monday
6p Online Board Games. Come explore some board games that can be played on the Web. If you’re new, please create a (free) account at boardgamearena.com and follow the setup instructions. We’ll meet online with Zoom to establish voice contact, and then we’ll decide on a game to try out. RSVP on the Meetup calendar if possible, otherwise contact Karl Heuer at puzzles/a/t/sfmensa.org or (650) 648-3594. PC, NMPCW, ACW
19 – Tuesday
5:45p Dinner, Drinks, and Forensic Science. (NOTE ONE-TIME CHANGE OF WEEK.) Join us for drinks, dinner, and another great science-based Wonderfest presentation at the HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 94945. We meet for drinks and dinner at 5:45p. At 6:45p we’ll move to the session room for the talk, “Forensic Science” by Hillary Daluz, a fingerprint examiner for the US Army, and a director of the International Association for Identification. In some ways, forensic science (also known as criminalistics) has changed little since the 1880s when fictional detective Sherlock Holmes first solved a crime with a thumbprint. While modern forensic scientists continue to embrace the tried-and-true methods of the past, modern innovations in criminalistics have enabled technological advances that are anything but “Elementary!” Daluz is the author of Fundamentals of Fingerprint Analysis and of Courtroom Testimony for Fingerprint Examiners. Complete details of this free event are at wonderfest.org/category/event/coming-events/. More information on HopMonk’s menu, etc. is here: www.hopmonk.com/novato. RSVP on the SFRM Meetup (preferred) or e-mail Valerie Taylor (northbay/a/t/sfmensa.org). PC, NMPCW, WCE, NS, NC, NXM (RSE last Tu)
20 – Wednesday
5:30p Re-BORG. Berkeley-Oakland Restaurant Group is reborn and revived in honor of the incomparable Cathy Roha, who initiated this event and hosted it for many years. Assimilate delicious food and interesting conversation at a good restaurant somewhere in the central East Bay. Bring cash, your vaccination card, and a mask. Limited seating. E-mail or call ahead for location up to a week ahead. RSVP by 3p on Tuesday, December 19. Roberta Maguire, robertamaguire/a/t/hotmail.com, (510) 292-6370. PC, NS, NMPCW, ACW (RSE 3 W)
6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 8: The Future of Education. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
December 22-31
22 – Friday
6:30p Virtual Happy Hour. Mix up your favorite beverage. Bring out some happy-hour munchies and join us for a virtual relaxing time. RSVP on Meetup for the Zoom Link. Hosted by Judy Unger, junger2040/a/t/gmail.com. PC (RSE 4 F)
27 — Wednesday
6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 9: The Future of Healthcare. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
28 – Thursday
11:45a South Bay Lunch. See December 14. (RSE 2,4 Th)
30 – Saturday
6p Online Board Games. See December 18.
FUTURE FLASHES
2024 January 2 – Tuesday
5p Tuesday Tipplers. See December 5. (RSE 1 Tu)
3 – Wednesday
6p The Future Is Faster Than You Think Discussion. Join us for a discussion of The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 10: The Future of Longevity. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
6 – Saturday
6p Start The Month Right. See December 2. (RSE 1 Sa)