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Delaware Valley Mensa Calendar of Events

The monthly meetings are the only Delaware Valley Mensa events open to the general public. All other events (except the Executive Committee Meetings, which are restricted to members) are open to members, their guests, and qualified prospective members.

To notify members of Delaware Valley Mensa of events you think they might find interesting, but that are not Mensa sanctioned or related, try posting a message through our unofficial Yahoo group.

Want to schedule your own event? It's easy! Just decide what you want to do, then contact calendar editor Susan Lindsey to put it on the schedule. It's that simple! If you need to change or scratch an event, contact the Webmaster.

This Month

May 2008

Music Interest Group. Please submit your thoughts if you are interested in participating in a new local SIG for the purpose of attending musical events/venues. What types of music do you prefer? Are there any upcoming events of special interest to you? Contact Linda Robertson by email or submit a comment through the Yahoo! group.

L_ChaiM SIG. The Jewish SIG, L_ChaiM is an online SIG. Send an email at the L_ChaiM Yahoo! email address for more information. Join in for interesting email reading. Easy to contribute.

Every Tuesday, 12:00 noon: Downtown Business Luncheon Group We will be evaluating the Food Court at the Bellvue Hotel, Broad and Walnut Streets, in Downtown Philadelphia as a permanent meeting location. Take the escalator from the lobby down to the basement and turn right. Look for a typically MENSA-appearing group near the Venus water fountain, or contact Alan Thistlethwaite by email or call him at 610-667-5935 in advance.

Every Thursday, 12:00 noon: The Thursday Lunch Group convenes at the Wyndham House at Bryn Mawr College. There is no agenda except interesting conversation. Email Alan Thistlethwaite or call him at 610-667-5935.

Friday, May 2, 6:00 pm: The Yakking Pundits of Merriment Come on out and yak it up at the Coastline Restaurant, 1240 Brace Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034 (856-795-1773, in case you get lost). Ask for the MENSA group. Although, being in MENSA, you probably already knew that. You must have at least one interesting thing to say, or we will make fun of you, for sure. Newcomers made to feel instantly welcome, because you are! We love our regulars, too! Your yak-happy host Kathy Hogan, 856-833-1726.

Friday, May 2, 6:30 pm: Dining Out SIG: Meet Delaware Valley Mensa Program Coordinator Pete Stevens at the Spaghetti Warehouse, 10th and Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, PA, for a wonderful Italian meal. This is an easy location to get to and there is plenty of parking behind the restaurant and on Spring Garden Street. If you have never been here you are in for a treat. The atmosphere is a joy to the eye with something of visual interest everywhere you look. The menu contains a wide selection at a very reasonable price so cost should not be a factor in your decision to attend. This is an excellent activity for new members and potential members to get a feel for DVM. Please email Pete Stevens or call him at 215-235-PETE to RSVP by Friday at noon so accurate reservations can be made.

Sunday, May 4, 1:00 pm: Baseball at Campbell's Field. Join David Keeney for a game between the Camden Riversharks and the Newark Bears. This is professional baseball played in a beautiful small stadium located just south of the Ben Franklin Bridge in Camden. David suggests $10 field level seats on the first base line. Parking is $3.

This event will repeat for the last Sunday afternoon home game of each month; those dates are 29 Jun, 13 July, 17 Aug and 21 Sep. Games start at 1:00 or 5:00 pm, and finish by 4 or 8, so you can be home by 'school night' bedtime. For additional information contact David Keeney by email or by phone at 609-367-3992.

"Correct thinkers think that 'baseball trivia' is an oxymoron; nothing about baseball is trivial." -- George Will

Wednesday, May 7, Midnight: Proteus deadline. Proteus editor Jere Lull must receive all non-calendar entries and calendar editor Susan Lindsey must receive all calendar entries for the June issue by this date. Jere will not succumb to bribery, should you miss the deadline. Susan might.

About Those Deadlines... Calendar entries that are sent to Susan (see above) too late to be printed in Proteus can be added to the DVM website calendar, as can cancellations. When in doubt, check it out. If you have an event you wish to post that has not made the Proteus calendar, please contact our Webmaster, John Nicolazzo. (However, articles specifically for Proteus can NOT be added after the deadline.) (Also see above.)

Friday, May 9, 6:00 pm: Delaware Valley Mensa's General Membership Dinner: Join Pete Stevens at a secret location somewhere in the heart of the City with a Million Eat'ries' very own Chinatown or Ol' City. Contact Pete Stevens, by phone at 215-235-PETE by NOON Friday to reserve your place at the table. This is an excellent opportunity to have a good meal and to speak with the evening's guests informally.

Friday, May 9, 8:00 pm: Delaware Valley Mensa's General Membership Meeting. How many religions are available to us? Why does a person embrace one religion while rejecting all the rest? How and why is your God different than my God? Why do you worship your God as you do while I worship mine as I do? If there truely is a God, then why does (S)HE allow such bad things to happen to, not only his/her people, but to the rest of humanity as well? If there is one topic that creates controversy, if there is one topic that creates more questions as we struggle to find answers, religion is it.

Over the years, we have had representatives from numerous religious beliefs address the members of Delaware Valley Mensa. Tonight we continue this informal look at the world's major religions as we take a closer look at the Baha'i Faith. Susan Mojaverian is a 38 year member of the Baha'i Faith who is passionate about the promotion of unity in diversity. She has raised two wonderful children in a multicultural marriage. Ms. Mojaverian is an RN who enjoys being a Nursing Faculty member at Drexel University.

Click here for detailed directions on reaching the PAB. Email Pete Stevens or call him at 215-235-7383 if you have any questions. This is DVM's only activity specifically open to the public. Feel free to invite friends, neighbors, colleagues, third cousins twice removed, and great, great, great Auntie Grizelda (unless she's an ax murderer).
PS: Don't let traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway interfere with your attendance. Consider taking SEPTA and exiting at Market Street East/Gallery. The Police Administration Building is only a two-block walk from there. IF you do choose to drive, pull into the parking lot directly behind the PAB and drive through to the 7th Street exit, turn to the right, go to the back of the parking lot and park against the wall. Parking on 7th Street (west side) will be OK, but against the back wall in the Police Lot is the PREFERRED place to park for the evening. P.P.S.: Ignore the signs that say "For Police Only" and pull in anyway (for this evening only).

Tuesday, May 13, 6:45 pm: Western Suburbs Dinner SIG Note: this has been changed from Taylor's Olde Mill to Kabuki's Japanese Restaurant across the river on the southbound side of US 202 in King of Prussia because Taylor's has decided to close on Mondays and Tuesdays. RSVP by emailing David, Stacey and Baby Donna Long or by calling them at 610-265-0894 or 610-733-0751 (cell), by Monday. Walk-ins are welcome. Contact the restaurant at 610-878-9203, or call David on his cell phone (610-733-0751) after 5:30, for directions. Suggestions for future meeting places, preferably in Montgomery or Chester County, are welcome.

Thursday, May 15, 6:30 pm: The Third Thursday Thing. Th4 happens again at Oceanos Restaurant/Diner, 222 Haddon Avenue, West Berlin, NJ, 08091, 856-768-7711. Great food, reasonably priced, central location. Great friends and conversation. Please contact Lesley or Steve Slepner by email or by phone at 856-667-3504 to RSVP.

Sunday, May 18, 2:00 pm: Joy of Lex The Art of Being Kind, by Stefan Einhorn. What does it mean to be kind? Does it have survival value? We've heard of emotional intelligence; is there ethical intelligence? Contact Elaine Brody by email or call her at 610-640-0136 for more information or to RSVP. By the way, those pants don't make your butt look big.

Sunday, May 18, 4:00 pm: ExComm. The Executive Committee meets at the home of Pat Horsley and Jere Lull in Newtown Square, PA. Contact Pat by email (or by phone at 610-356-4281) to RSVP, for directions, and/or to place items on the agenda.
Please Note: The ExComm meeting is open to ALL members of DVM. If you plan to attend, please RSVP.

Sunday, May 25, 2:00 pm till ?: Annual Memorial Day Weekend Barbeque. Join Lesley and Steve Slepner at their home in Cherry Hill , NJ, for a great day of food, friends, and conversation. Children and grandchildren are especially welcome. Contact Lesley or Steve by email or by phone at 856-667-3504 to RSVP.

Friday, May 30, 6:36 pm: "Eat, Drink, and Merry Month of MayBee Do-It-Yourself Party". Another Pink Flamingo Production brought to you by Steve and Carla. Paint a picture, make some music, walk a dog, play a game, draw a drawing, bang a drum (or a gong), read a book, do a dance, or just hang out and watch. We provide the space and all materials, you bring along a bit to eat and some good conversation (did I mention sitting around and talking?) There MayBee loud music and quiet conversation or quiet music and loud conversation - depending on which way it swings. Then again, there MayBee both. To RSVP and for directions contact Steve Polsz. Last minute? You can MapQuest us. We're at 16 East Park Road in Havertown 19083.

Saturday, May 31, 8:00 pm: Philosophy and Discussion Group meets at the home of Dr. Deb Gleason and John Slomski in Boothwyn, PA, which is spittin' distance from the Delaware border. Bring your most nagging philosophical questions and join us for thought-provoking conversation. We'll provide wine and snacks. Contact Deb or John by email or by phone at 610-485-2745.