In 1941, the British army was short of men, equipment and ideas. Whenever they fought the Germans, they lost. But out in Egypt, one man had a plan to turn things around. Lt. Colonel Dudley Clarke, a soldier, spy and writer, realized he could use the stage magic principles he'd learned as a boy… Read More »Inquiring Minds: Magic At War: The True Story of the Illusionist Who fooled hitler
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Register for this presentation at https://tinyurl.com/2rz27nfa In 2003, Eric Larson's book, The Devil in the White City, sparked widespread popular interest in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, 1890s Chicago, and world's fairs, generally. While readers were enthralled with the grisly details of the murderous H.H. Holmes, the world's fair was more than just a setting… Read More »Theodore Talk — When the World Came to Chicago: The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 Studying the Bible has a longer intellectual history than modern science. Newton wrote more about the Bible than science. Now there is an opportunity for Mensans and their non-Mensan friends to engage in the time-honored practice of discussing the Bible. This Bible Study is open to all people for intellectual conversation about the Bible. It… Read More »Christian MENSA Bible Study |
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Bonjour mes amis, Kathleen Stein-Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85124084817  Meeting ID: 851 2408 4817 |
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The Virtual Discussion Group meets every Saturday and talks about a wide variety of topics, and will talk about whatever anybody wants to talk about, including sharing stories, discussing current events, and exploring life in general. Questions may be directed to MVirtualDiscussionGroup@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86726108623?pwd=cUgyelF2K0ZLQzNWbVByZE9UMXpxdz09 Meeting ID: 867 2610 8623 Passcode: 1234 Engage in conversations about Great Books and World Classics of interest. Bring your questions, ideas, comments, etc. to the Zoom meeting. All Mensans are welcome.  us02web.zoom.us/j/82275130668 Passcode: 496530 Meeting ID 822 7513 0668
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April Gourmet SIG delayed by 1 week. The menu this month is Turkish food. Join us for good food and conversation. All members and guests are welcome. Please RSVP to Becky Kumar at kumarbecky@hotmail.com or Nancy Campbell at mensanancy@gmail.com and let them know what you would like to bring. (Location and phone numbers will be… Read More »Gourmet SIG |
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This is a monthly virtual book club meeting, taking place the first Sunday of the month. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87284610508?pwd=WnZWQ2JhbmlEamJzcmc1TkRBcFZjZz09 All Youth are welcome. For information about the book being discussed, please contact Bill Rock, the North Texas Mensa Gifted Youth Coordinator, 972.3963.8160, william.m.rock@gmail.com Studying the Bible has a longer intellectual history than modern science. Newton wrote more about the Bible than science. Now there is an opportunity for Mensans and their non-Mensan friends to engage in the time-honored practice of discussing the Bible. This Bible Study is open to all people for intellectual conversation about the Bible. It… Read More »Christian MENSA Bible Study The Mensa Brainstorming SIG was formed by Ken Lawrence. The purpose of the SIG is to allow members to suggest ways we can improve our organization. It also is intended to help new members understand what might be available, and give existing members ways that they can get involved. The main purposes of the SIG… Read More »Mensa Brainstorming SIG
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Bonjour mes amis, Kathleen Stein-Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85124084817  Meeting ID: 851 2408 4817 Join us for fellowship, frijoles, and friendly conversation. New members particularly welcome. For more information, contact Ruth Green-Waite at greenwaite@hotmail.com. |
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Members of SEMM have recently started a virtual book club.We meet the first and third Tuesday of every month at 7 pm Eastern time. If you’d like more information, please email vickymariestout@gmail.com or just check out our next meeting by registering using the following link:You are invited to a Zoom meeting.Register in advance for this… Read More »Virtual Book Club for Mensans – Hosted by SEMM |
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The Virtual Discussion Group meets every Saturday and talks about a wide variety of topics, and will talk about whatever anybody wants to talk about, including sharing stories, discussing current events, and exploring life in general. Questions may be directed to MVirtualDiscussionGroup@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86726108623?pwd=cUgyelF2K0ZLQzNWbVByZE9UMXpxdz09 Meeting ID: 867 2610 8623 Passcode: 1234 Held at Kathi Rich's house in Mint Hill. The topic for May is the history of South Africa. Different topics in history are presented each month. To submit questions, get directions, or for more information, please contact Kathi at ksariches@yahoo.com. Engage in conversations about Great Books and World Classics of interest. Bring your questions, ideas, comments, etc. to the Zoom meeting. All Mensans are welcome.  us02web.zoom.us/j/82275130668 Passcode: 496530 Meeting ID 822 7513 0668 |
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Studying the Bible has a longer intellectual history than modern science. Newton wrote more about the Bible than science. Now there is an opportunity for Mensans and their non-Mensan friends to engage in the time-honored practice of discussing the Bible. This Bible Study is open to all people for intellectual conversation about the Bible. It… Read More »Christian MENSA Bible Study
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Saint Louis Area Mensa is starting a monthly online game event.We will meet on the second Sunday of each month at 6:30 pm CDT. Thisshould not conflict with other events.We will use Zoom for communications and a gaming platform for thegames. Join the meeting by going to this clickable link:https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4901825334?pwd=OWN0bHRwZndGdDZtU29zaGtiODQyUT09We will use the Boardgamearena.com platform… Read More »Online Game SIG – Hosted by St Louis Area Mensa The Mensa Brainstorming SIG was formed by Ken Lawrence. The purpose of the SIG is to allow members to suggest ways we can improve our organization. It also is intended to help new members understand what might be available, and give existing members ways that they can get involved. The main purposes of the SIG… Read More »Mensa Brainstorming SIG
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Bonjour mes amis, Kathleen Stein-Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85124084817  Meeting ID: 851 2408 4817 |
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Casual dinner meeting. Join us for good food and good conversation. Contact Ruth Green-Waite at greenwaite@hotmail.com for more information. |
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The Virtual Discussion Group meets every Saturday and talks about a wide variety of topics, and will talk about whatever anybody wants to talk about, including sharing stories, discussing current events, and exploring life in general. Questions may be directed to MVirtualDiscussionGroup@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86726108623?pwd=cUgyelF2K0ZLQzNWbVByZE9UMXpxdz09 Meeting ID: 867 2610 8623 Passcode: 1234 Engage in conversations about Great Books and World Classics of interest. Bring your questions, ideas, comments, etc. to the Zoom meeting. All Mensans are welcome.  us02web.zoom.us/j/82275130668 Passcode: 496530 Meeting ID 822 7513 0668 |
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Please Register: https://livepresentation.link/MAYÂ In the months prior to the Holocaust, 10,000 children left their parents and escaped the Nazis on the Kindertransport, a series of train rides to safe havens in Europe where good Samaritans took them in. One of those kids was 7-year-old Manny Korman who, along with his brother, made it to England and… Read More »Escaping the Nazis: The Untold Story of the Kindertransport From Someone Who Was On The Train Studying the Bible has a longer intellectual history than modern science. Newton wrote more about the Bible than science. Now there is an opportunity for Mensans and their non-Mensan friends to engage in the time-honored practice of discussing the Bible. This Bible Study is open to all people for intellectual conversation about the Bible. It… Read More »Christian MENSA Bible Study |
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Bonjour mes amis, Kathleen Stein-Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85124084817  Meeting ID: 851 2408 4817 |
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Members of SEMM have recently started a virtual book club. We meet the first and third Tuesday of every month at 7 pm Eastern time. If you’d like more information, please email vickymariestout@gmail.com or just check out our next meeting by registering using the following link: You are invited to a Zoom meeting.Register in advance… Read More »Virtual Book Club for Mensans – Hosted by SEMM |
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Send any IdioM submissions to Editor@cbrmensa.org, or see previous issues for a mailing address. |
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Casual dinner meeting, usually with a speaker. Come at 6:30 pm for dinner. Speaker will start at 7:30.The restaurant is off of NC-51 on the road which runs beside the Matthews TARGET shopping center. Independence Pointe Parkway runs from Matthews Township Parkway (NEW Rt 51) to Matthews-Mint Hill Road (OLD Rt 51).Contact Robert Smyre at… Read More »Main Monthly Meeting |
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The Virtual Discussion Group meets every Saturday and talks about a wide variety of topics, and will talk about whatever anybody wants to talk about, including sharing stories, discussing current events, and exploring life in general. Questions may be directed to MVirtualDiscussionGroup@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86726108623?pwd=cUgyelF2K0ZLQzNWbVByZE9UMXpxdz09 Meeting ID: 867 2610 8623 Passcode: 1234
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While author Kim Frank was travelling in the foothills of the Himalayas, she came across a dramatic story of ongoing intense conflict, sometimes deadly, between humans and elephants, who compete for resources. Up to 500 humans die each year in their efforts to save their crops. She was moved to write about this… Read More »Inquiring Minds: Elephants: A Journey of Reckoning and Hope Along the Himalaya Engage in conversations about Great Books and World Classics of interest. Bring your questions, ideas, comments, etc. to the Zoom meeting. All Mensans are welcome.  us02web.zoom.us/j/82275130668 Passcode: 496530 Meeting ID 822 7513 0668 |
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Register for this presentation at https://tinyurl.com/2663hn36In this Theodore Talk you'll journey through the rich history and evolution of blues music, tracing its origins from the deep Southern fields to the bustling streets of Chicago, where it found its modern-day home. You'll explore the socio-cultural forces that shaped the blues, its migration during the Great Migration,… Read More »Theodore Talk — Sweet Home: The Storied History of Chicago Blues Studying the Bible has a longer intellectual history than modern science. Newton wrote more about the Bible than science. Now there is an opportunity for Mensans and their non-Mensan friends to engage in the time-honored practice of discussing the Bible. This Bible Study is open to all people for intellectual conversation about the Bible. It… Read More »Christian MENSA Bible Study The Mensa Brainstorming SIG was formed by Ken Lawrence. The purpose of the SIG is to allow members to suggest ways we can improve our organization. It also is intended to help new members understand what might be available, and give existing members ways that they can get involved. The main purposes of the SIG… Read More »Mensa Brainstorming SIG
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Bonjour mes amis, Kathleen Stein-Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85124084817  Meeting ID: 851 2408 4817 |
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The Virtual Discussion Group meets every Saturday and talks about a wide variety of topics, and will talk about whatever anybody wants to talk about, including sharing stories, discussing current events, and exploring life in general. Questions may be directed to MVirtualDiscussionGroup@gmail.com. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86726108623?pwd=cUgyelF2K0ZLQzNWbVByZE9UMXpxdz09 Meeting ID: 867 2610 8623 Passcode: 1234 Engage in conversations about Great Books and World Classics of interest. Bring your questions, ideas, comments, etc. to the Zoom meeting. All Mensans are welcome.  us02web.zoom.us/j/82275130668 Passcode: 496530 Meeting ID 822 7513 0668
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The menu for May is Korean food. Join us for good food and conversation. All members and guests are welcome. Please RSVP to Becky Kumar at kumarbecky@hotmail.com or Nancy Campbell at mensanancy@gmail.com and let them know what you would like to bring. (Location and phone numbers will be supplied closer to the date.) |