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
Length limit: 120 words. Submit items to the Calendar Editor at . Items must be received by the deadline listed in the calendar to guarantee inclusion. Items must include host’s name, date and time, location, and applicable codes (above), and should also include phone (including area code) or e-mail address. Notices are published on a space-available basis subject to the discretion of the Calendar Editor. The policy for inclusion in the calendar is based on the SFRM bylaws.
WEEKLY EVENT
Every Sunday
12n SPR (Sex, Politics, and Religion) Revival. 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 August
August 27 – Sunday
7p Channing Club. See September 24. (RSE 4 Su)
29 – Tuesday
5:45p Dinner, Drinks, and Wonderfest: The Science of Healthy Aging with Dr. Greg Tranah. Modern insights into wise exercise, sleep, and diet are enhancing healthspan, the years of healthy life that one actually enjoys. This presentation focuses on human clinical data with actionable recommendations for lifestyle choices that can maximize the healthy years of life. See September 26 for host and venue information. (RSE last Tu)
30 – Wednesday
6p An Immense World Book Discussion. Join us for a discussion of An Immense World by Ed Yong, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 5, So Cool: Heat. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
September 1-7
September 1 – Friday
5:30p Apt To In Aptos Mensa Bar Group is held at Sevy’s Bar + Kitchen, 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. In addition to the Zoom Teton Tea Party we are having an in-person Teton Tea on the first Saturday of each month, from 6p to 9p. We are meeting at the home of Annie Hallatt, phone (510) 548-8252. She writes: “I will have a bonfire in the brick fireplace and chairs to sit around and sing. We can also go inside of Annie’s Hall if the weather gets wet or windy. We will have Teton Tea (wine, tea, raspberries, lemons, and sugar, served hot) and would love you to bring treats to share. I also have a wood stove to keep the space warm if we need it. I will put a sign out to let you know you have arrived at the house. I have a piano if someone wants to play it. I look forward to sharing our songs. Bring songs and music to share.” Please be fully vaxxed and boosted and bring a mask for when we’re not eating or singing. Hosted by Kevin Langdon. 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
6p An Immense World Book Discussion. Join us for a discussion of An Immense World by Ed Yong, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 6, A Rough Sense: Contact and Flow. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
September 8-14
9 – Saturday
4p Big Ideas Reading Group: The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by Peter Zeihan. On Zoom. Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do it all with populations that are both shrinking and aging. Everything about our interconnected world – from how we manufacture products, to how we grow food, to how we keep the lights on, to how we shuttle stuff about, to how we pay for it all – is about to change. For October 14 on Zoom: Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters by Steven E. Koonin. 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)
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 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. 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
6p An Immense World Book Discussion. Join us for a discussion of An Immense World by Ed Yong, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 7, The Rippling Ground: Surface Vibrations. 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 Beso Bistro, 502 S. Palm Dr., Novato 94949, (415) 883-6700, www.besobistro.com. RSVP by Monday, September 11, to Elizabeth Calaway at (415) 456-9220 or elizterrycalaway/a/t/aol.com. PC (RSE Th after 2 Tu)
September 15-21
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 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)
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
20 – Wednesday
6p An Immense World Book Discussion. Join us for a discussion of An Immense World by Ed Yong, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 8, All Ears: Sound. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
21 – Thursday
6:30p Near Palo Alto Dining. Our Palo Alto Dining group will be enjoying Turkish cuisine this month at Sultana Restaurant, 1149 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 94025. There is parking behind the restaurant. Their menu includes an array of sharable appetizers, meat and vegetarian dishes featuring pistachios and pomegranates, and mouthwatering desserts. See the whole menu online at www.thesultana.net under the takeout heading. Good food; good conversation. To say you’ll be there, contact Susan by Tuesday, September 19, and be sure to hear confirmation. 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 my cell. Vaccinated people only please. PC, NMPCW
September 22-30
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)
24 – Sunday
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)
26 – Tuesday
5:45p Dinner, Drinks, and Wonderfest. On the last Tuesday of most months, Wonderfest has a science-based event at the HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 94945. We meet for drinks and dinner at 5:45p. At 6:45p we move to the session room for the talk. To confirm that there is a talk this month, and to find out the topic, see wonderfest.org/category/event/ or check SFRM’s Meetup. 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)
27 – Wednesday
5:30p Re-BORG. (NOTE ONE-TIME CHANGE OF WEEK.) 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, September 26. Roberta Maguire, robertamaguire/a/t/hotmail.com, (510) 292-6370. PC, NS, NMPCW, ACW (RSE 3 W)
6p An Immense World Book Discussion. Join us for a discussion of An Immense World by Ed Yong, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 9, A Silent World Shouts Back: Echoes. 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 September 14. (RSE 2,4 Th)
30 – Saturday
6p Online Board Games. See September 18.
FUTURE FLASHES
October 1 – Sunday
4p Albany Hill Hike. See September 3. (RSE 1 Su)
2 — Monday
7p SFRM ExComm Meeting. See September 5.
3 – Tuesday
5p Tuesday Tipplers. See September 5. (RSE 1 Tu)
4 – Wednesday
6p An Immense World Book Discussion. Join us for a discussion of An Immense World by Ed Yong, one chapter at a time. This week we’re reading Chapter 10, Living Batteries: Electric Fields. This is a Zoom event. The login details are listed on Meetup. Hosted by Pia Smith. PC (RSE W)
7 – Saturday
11:30a SFRM Fall Picnic. Come join us at Castro Valley Community Park, 3683 Quail Ave., Castro Valley 94546, for our annual Fall Picnic. At this family friendly event, people can relax over hamburgers, hot dogs, and various beverages while enjoying the 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 www.meetup.com/sfmensa/events/294895854. Please feel free to contact host Kate To at tiggr0272/a/t/hotmail.com if you have any questions. PC
6p Start The Month Right. See September 2. (RSE 1 Sa)
6p In-Person Teton Tea. See September 2. (RSE 1 Sa)
14 – Saturday
5:30p Movies under the Stars. As the days shorten and weather cools down, come out to Palo Alto for an outdoor movie night experience. We will start the evening with a mix & mingle at 5:30p, followed by a short movie trivia game (with prizes!), and culminating in movies on the big screen/sheet. SFRM will be providing a selection of movies to choose from as well as light “movie theatre themed” snacks for your enjoyment. Attendees should bring something to share with others plus a camping chair or blanket to sit on during the movie as seating is limited. Members, their kids and their guests are all welcome to attend but RSVP is required so that we can plan accordingly. RSVP at www.meetup.com/sfmensa/events/294896385. The address will be provided to those who RSVP. Please feel free to contact Kate To at tiggr0272@hotmail if you have any questions. PC