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.

 

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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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Note to Readers

While a few events are still on hiatus because of an abundance of caution surrounding COVID-19 (and are noted below as “cancelled for October”), most events have resumed meeting in person or are Zoom events. Please continue to check here for updates as well as join our Meetup group (www.meetup.com/SFMensa) where we have several impromptu virtual events happening.

WEEKLY EVENT

None at this time.

End of September

September 26 – Sunday

12n Cafe Discussion: Morality – What is that? See October 3. (RSE Su)

7p Channing Club. See October 24. (RSE 4 Su)

27 – Monday

8p Monterey County Mensa Monthly Meeting. See October 25. (RSE last M)

29 – Wednesday

6p Livewired Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 1, The Delicate Pink Magisterium. See October 6. (RSE W) 

30 – Thursday

6p The Network of Time Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 3, The Universe as a Machine – Newton and Classical Physics. See October 7. (RSE Th)

October 1-7

October 2 – Saturday

6p Start The Month Right. At Elna and Adrian Tymes’ home in Mountain View. Come celebrate the 41st 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)

3 – Sunday

12n Cafe Discussion: Sustainability. In case you were wondering, the cafe discussions have so far been lively, interesting, and you always come away with something to think about in the week to come. Drop in and stay for as long as you like. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE Su)

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)

4 – Monday

6p Online Board Games. Come explore some board games that can be played on the Web. If you’re new, please create an 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

5 – Tuesday

5:30p Tuesday Tipplers. Due to the surge in COVID cases we have decided to meet on Zoom again. If you are not on our e-mail list please let me know and we will send you a link. Carole Taylor, caroleptaylor/a/t/sbcglobal.net or (415) 472-1207. 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

6p Livewired Book Discussion: One chapter a week. We’re reading Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman one chapter a week. In Livewired, you will surf the leading edge of neuroscience atop the anecdotes and metaphors that have made David Eagleman one of the best scientific translators of our generation. Covering decades of research to the present day, Livewired also presents new discoveries from Eagleman’s own laboratory, from synesthesia to dreaming to wearable neurotech devices that revolutionize how we think about the senses. This week we’re reading Chapter 2, Just Add World. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Mickie Winkler and Maria Gomez. PC (RSE W)

7 – Thursday

6p The Network of Time Book Discussion: One chapter a week. We’re reading The Network of Time: Understanding Time & Reality through Philosophy, History and Physics by Alon Halperin one chapter a week. Whether you know nothing about the subject or are a professor of physics, Alon Halperin will tell you exactly what you need to know: from philosophical questions about the perception of reality, time travel, determinism, and free choice to the mysteries rooted in quantum theory, up to the complexity theory, and the strikingly fresh insights it gives rise to regarding us and the entire world. This week we’re reading Chapter 4, From the Past to the Future, and Back – The Arrow of Time. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Larry Iwasaki and Maria Gomez. PC (RSE Th)

October 8-14

8 – Friday

6:30p M Weisley’s Café. Ever wanted to hang out with all the space pilots at Mos Eisley’s Café (Star Wars 1977)? Unfortunately Tatooine is rather a long commute just for a Happy Hour so we wisely located M Weisley’s in hyperspace where it can easily be accessed instantly by Zoom. No matter where in the universe you are located, you will not experience any light speed delays in your communications. So now you can experience all the ambience of our seedy cantina crowded with numerous alien races in our virtual meet up. All aliens and humans are welcome at M Weisley’s. Mix up your favorite beverage, gather up some munchies and join in our out of this world Happy Hour. To attend as an alien visit Snap Camera snapcamera.snapchat.com and download their software. Choose from hundreds of available avatars which will move and act with your movements in video conference. If you’re creative, you can use their software to create your own avatar. Or of course you could do it the old-fashioned way and actually put on a costume. Please RSVP on Meetup for the Zoom Link. Hosted by Judy Unger, junger2040/a/t/gmail.com. PC (RSE 2 F)

GenX Food and Movie Night is cancelled for October. PC (RSE 2 F)

9 – Saturday

4p Big Ideas Reading Group: Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life by Zena Hitz. (NOTE: We are meeting online via Zoom. E-mail host Chris Boyd as below if you might want to be included in the online meeting or to be updated on any changes in venue.) Hitz writes that few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless other subjects. Hitz says our intellectual lives are valuable not despite but because of their practical uselessness. Reminding us of who we once were and who we might become, Lost in Thought is a moving account of why renewing our inner lives is fundamental to preserving our humanity. For November 13 on Zoom: The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom by Stephen M. Stigler. We have a list of books read at www.bigideasreadinggroup.com/BIRG2.html. For questions and directions please contact Chris Boyd at snoboyd/a/t/sbcglobal.net. PC, NMPCW, NXM (RSE 2 Sa)

10 – Sunday

12n Cafe Discussion: Family. See October 3. (RSE Su)

11 – Monday

Monday Munchers is cancelled for October. PC (RSE 2 M)

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 3rd floor, then turn right. 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 discounted dinners from 4p until 6p, with the kitchen closing at 8p and the bar closing at 9p. RSVP preferred on Mensa’s Meetup site at www.meetup.com/SFMensa, less preferred by e-mail to Barry Krasner at bwkbwk/a/t/pacbell.net. 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. (NOTE: If Game Control has not chosen a pub, this will instead be a virtual event on Zoom. Contact Karl as below for instructions on how to connect.) 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; it’s almost always either Sunnyvale or Mountain View, near Central Expressway. PC, NMPCW, NS, NXM (RSE 2 Tu)

13 – Wednesday

5:55p Berkeley-Oakland Restaurant Group (BORG). Assimilate delicious food and interesting conversation at a good restaurant somewhere in the central East Bay. Please mask up when not eating and/or drinking. Limited seating. E-mail or call ahead for the location on or after October 6. RSVP by 5:55p on October 12. Please bring cash. Cathy Roha, catroha/a/t/gmail.com, (510) 207-2345. PC

6p Livewired Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 3, The Inside Mirrors the Outside. See October 6. (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. PC, NMPCW, WCE (RSE 2,4 Th)

6p The Network of Time Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 5, Space-Time – The Special Theory of Relativity. See October 7. (RSE Th) 

October 15-21

15 — Friday

5p Pub Trek. Join us for the resurrection of Pub Trek, where we can sample new beers at brew pubs, breweries, or tap houses each month. October’s event is scheduled for Trials Pub, 265 N. 1st St., San Jose 95113, (408) 947-0497, trialspub.com. Trials Pub is a rarity. It is an authentic British pub selling 20 oz. pints of favorite beers (full bar with British and other/local beers) and food. Trials Pub is a home-away-from-home for people from around the world and around the corner. Situated in an historic landmark – the building dates back to 1894 – Trials is just the latest occupant in one of the most interesting Victorian buildings in the heart of Silicon Valley. Drop by anytime starting at 5p continuing to approximately 7p. RSVP and/or contact Rosemary Greenlaw with any questions or suggestions for future events at (408) 206-4905 or rbgreenlaw/a/t/gmail.com. PC, NMPCW, NXM, SO

16 – Saturday

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 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

17 – Sunday

12n Cafe Discussion: Is gift giving and doing favors selfish? See October 3. (RSE Su)

2p Monthly Gathering: “Nuclear Fusion: The Holy Grail of Power Generation”. Mensan Leigh Pelzel will give a short introduction of the physics behind nuclear energy and an overview of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. He will then give us an update on where we stand in regards to generating power via nuclear fusion, which has long been considered the holy grail of power generation because it has the potential to be clean, safe, and limitless. Pelzel is a life-long science and math enthusiast and is a member of Mensa of Western Washington. This is a Zoom meeting; see Meetup for login details. PC

20 – Wednesday

6p Livewired Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 4, Wrapping Around the Inputs. See October 6. (RSE W) 

21 – Thursday

6p The Network of Time Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 6, The Time Tunnel – Time Travel and Wormholes. See October 7. (RSE Th)

October 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. Please RSVP on Meetup for the Zoom Link. Hosted by Judy Unger, junger2040/a/t/gmail.com. PC (RSE 4 F)

23 – Saturday

11:30a SFRM Fall Picnic. Come join us at May Nissen Community Park at 685 Rincon Ave., Livermore 94551, for our fall picnic. At this family friendly event, running until about 1:30p, people can relax over sandwiches and snacks while enjoying the great fall weather in a socially distanced setting. This event is sponsored by SFRM so it is free for members, their guests, and their kids. RSVP at the SFRM Meetup site. Please contact Katie To at tiggr0272/a/t/hotmail.com if you have any questions. PC

2p Fall Fun at G&M Farms. Come join us at G&M Farms (gmfarms.com) at 487 East Airway Blvd., Livermore 94551, for an afternoon of fun wandering around their pumpkin patch or doing their Corn Maze until about 4p. Enjoy G&M Farms huge Pumpkin Patch where the kids can pick their own pumpkin and go on Pony Rides, Pedal Carts, and their newest attraction, Jumping Pillows! The Corn Maze twists, turns, and dead-ends across six green acres of good old-fashioned family fun! G&M Farms Cornfield Maze and Pumpkin Patch was voted Best Seasonal Attraction in the East Bay by Diablo Magazine. Pricing for the corn maze can be found at gmfarms.com/corn_maze/. RSVP at the SFRM Meetup site. Please contact Katie To at tiggr0272/a/t/hotmail.com if you have any questions. PC

7p Palo Alto Dining goes family-style Italian. Join us this month for friendly Italian dining at Buca di Beppo, 643 Emerson St., 94301 (between Forest Ave. and Hamilton Ave.). Good food, good conversation. To reserve, contact Susan at (650) 714-4972 or Susan.Heimlich/a/t/gmail.com by Thursday, October 21. Ask for Susan, and please bring cash. For last minute changes, call/text cell phone (650) 714-4972. PC, NMPCW

24 – Sunday

12n Cafe Discussion: Personality. See October 3. (RSE Su)

7p Channing Club 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)

25 – Monday

8p Monterey County Mensa Monthly Meeting. MCM will hold a monthly Zoom meeting on the last Monday of the month. This will be a standing event, and we send out the link to our members the night before. We will plan presentations, speakers, and games nights via this online platform, so watch your e-mail for regular updates. If you wish to participate send e-mail to MCM LocSec Heidi Van der Veer at LocSec/a/t/monterey.us.mensa.org. PC (RSE last M)

27 – Wednesday

Brainstormer Trivia Night is cancelled for October. PC (RSE last W)

6p Livewired Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 5, How to Get a Better Body. See October 6. (RSE W) 

28 – Thursday

11:45a South Bay Lunch. See October 14. (RSE 2,4 Th)

6p The Network of Time Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 7, The End of the Age of Certainty – Quantum Theory and the Measurement Problem. See October 7. (RSE Th)

30 – Saturday

6p Online Board Games. See October 4.

31 – Sunday

12n Cafe Discussion: Love, hate, and indifference. See October 3. (RSE Su)

FUTURE FLASHES

November 2 – Tuesday

5:30p Tuesday Tipplers. See October 5. (RSE 1 Tu)

3 – Wednesday

6p Livewired Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 6, Why Mattering Matters. See October 6. (RSE W)

4 – Thursday

6p The Network of Time Book Discussion: One chapter a week. This week we’re reading Chapter 8, The Hidden Universe – Quantum Entanglement. See October 7. (RSE Th) 

6 – Saturday

6p Start The Month Right. See October 2. (RSE 1 Sa)

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