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Spirited Discussion
North
5:30 pm

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SEMMantics XXX

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SEMMantics XXX

4
SEMMantics XXX

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Trivia, 7 pm

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Spirited Discussion
South
5 pm

7
Midtown lunch
noon

Spirited Discussion
PNA
5:30 pm

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Spirited Discussion
North
5:30 pm

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Monthly Gathering
7:00 pm

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12
Trivia, 7 pm

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Spirited Discussion
South
5 pm

Science Fiction
and Fantasy Discussion
7 pm

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Spirited
Discussion
PNA
5:30 pm

15
Spirited Discussion
North
5:30 pm

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Mencinnatian Deadline

Indiana OG

Ethnic Dineout
6:30 pm

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Indiana OG

Digital Scavenger Hunt
6:00 pm

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Indiana OG

Piano Concert
3 pm

ExComm
5 pm

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Trivia, 7 pm

20
Spirited Discussion
South
5 pm

21
Midtown lunch
noon

Spirited
Discussion
PNA
5:30 pm

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Spirited Discussion
North
5:30 pm
and
FSM
6:30 pm

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Mensa Meanderers
TBA

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*Memorial Day*

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Spirited Discussion
South
5 pm

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Spirited
Discussion
PNA
5:30 pm

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Spirited Discussion
North
5:30 pm

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Queen's Croquet

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Queen's Croquet

Southeastern Michigan Mensa Regional Gathering – SEMMantics XXX
May 2-4, 2008
SEMMantics 30 promises to be a wonderful experience! Great speakers, games room, the absolute greatest attendees, and food and drink, food and drink, food and drink: our world-renowned, smoke-free, 24-hour Hospitality (Friday afternoon through 2 p.m. Sunday); Friday evening dinner, Saturday’s lunch and dinner. Hotel guests will also enjoy a full hot breakfast buffet daily (non-guests will have a light continental breakfast available in Hospitality or can purchase the buffet). Registration $70 through 4/15, $80 at the door; Friday-only $40, Saturday-only $45.
Visit the Region 3 website for more information.

Central Indiana Mensa Outdoor RG at Versailles State Park
May 16-18, 2008
Please join us for a laid-back weekend in the woods. If your thinking that you aren't the “out-doorsy” type, think again! You want cabins with electricity? We've got 'em! You want bunks with foam mattresses? We've got 'em! You want showers? We've got 'em! You want a hospitality area with tables, chairs, and a full commercial kitchen? Ditto! You want beautiful scenery with hiking paths? We've got it! You want a Saturday night camp fire? We've got it! You want card games? Of course we've got it. It's Mensa! You want food food food? We've got it! You want outhouses? Sorry! Our toilets are indoor flush toilets like you have at home!

You get all this...food, lodging, scenery... for only $45 per person! Saturday only is $30. Kids up to age 6 are $20, and ages 6-12 are $30. There is also a per-car park entry fee. So grab your sleeping bags and towels, and join us at Versailles State Park.
Visit the Region 3 website for more information.

Queen's Croquet: QC XVIII
May 30-June 1, 2008
Outdoor pool. Boom box dance only on Saturday night. This is a games day that got
out of hand, so there will be many tournaments and places to chat and lots to eat, but
no speakers.
Visit the Region 3 website for more information.

Spirited Discussion North, 5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton at the Pub in the Century Inn in Woodlawn at 10675 Springfield Pike (intersection of Rt 747 and Rt 4). There is parking on both sides of the building. For more information contact .

Trivia at The Pub in Rookwood
Join host Tiffany Everett for a fun night of Trivia. Questions start at 7:30 and usually end by 9 p.m., but arrive early (around 7) to chat, get a seat (the place fills up quickly) and order half-price fish and chips. The menu is British tavern fare. We sit on the patio - but don't worry, there are “walls” during the winter. There are 20 general knowledge questions and a music round with 10 songs. Help come up with a creative name to make quizmaster Kelly laugh, such as Harry Potter and the Order of Phish and Chips, or Due to Visa Problems, we are Playing Quiz Night Live via Satelite from the Timbuktu Rehab Center. First prize is a $25 gift certificate, which we donate to the Scholarship Fund. Please RSVP to prior to 5 p.m. on Mondays.

Directions: I-71 north from downtown to the Smith Edwards exit. Turn right at the light and then right into the shopping center. The Pub is at the fork in the road. The parking lot is small. Alternative parking: to the right and across the street or in the garage under the office building to the left - take a left at the fork and pass the building to the garage entrance on your left.

Spirited Discussion South (Smoking), 5- ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton. Willie’s Sports Bar, Crescent Avenue, Covington. Directions: Covington Exit on I-75, just south of the Ohio River. Willie's is on the hill to the right of I-75. We generally gather in a little cubbyhole. Walk toward the back of the restaurant and look on your right. If you can't find us, ask at the front desk. For more information contact .

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Midtown Lunch Dineout, noon
Midtown Lunch Dineout at Oakley Pub and Grill, 3924 Isabella Ave, Oakley, just off Oakley Square, (513) 531-2500. Wednesday is “Burger Mania Day”! Join us and chow down on some of the best burgers in the city. Email questions to .

Spirited Discussion - Politics Not Allowed, 5:30 - ? p.m.
 Hosted by Mary Lee Kemper.  There is one rule for this group - NO POLITICS! No pictures, no jokes, no essays, no discussion at all. There are plenty more "things" to make fun of, to have intelligent discussions about, to question, to seek information about, even this grammar.  For more information contact .

At the Blue Goose Sports Café, 11060 Reading, in the part of Sharonville with one-way streets. This block is southbound, across from the Post Office, between Sharon and Cornell roads.

The food is varied, good, and reasonably priced. This sports bar has many TVs that are easily ignored or steadily stared at, as is your want, and lately there has been buzztime trivia played by the group.

Spirited Discussion North, 5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton at the Pub in the Century Inn in Woodlawn at 10675 Springfield Pike (intersection of Rt 747 and Rt 4). There is parking on both sides of the building. For more information contact .

Monthly Gathering, 7:00pm - Picnic with the Stars!!
Come out for a potluck picnic at the Cincinnati Observatory Center. We'll meet at 7:00 on the lawn with a dish to share for dinner (bring your picnic blanket, too), and then go inside for the 8:30 "Astronomy Saturday" program. Presenter Nick Abel will speak, and then there will be a tour of both buildings, and/or telescopic viewing in the Mitchell Building. The people at the observatory would really like to know in advance how many of us will attend the 8:30 program, so if you think you can make it, please RSVP so we can give them an estimate.

Cincinnati Observatory Center is located at 3489 Observatory Place Cincinnati, Ohio 45208. Directions can be found on their website. Contact for more information and to RSVP.

Trivia at The Pub in Rookwood
Join host Tiffany Everett for a fun night of Trivia. Questions start at 7:30 and usually end by 9 p.m., but arrive early (around 7) to chat, get a seat (the place fills up quickly) and order half-price fish and chips. The menu is British tavern fare. We sit on the patio - but don't worry, there are “walls” during the winter. There are 20 general knowledge questions and a music round with 10 songs. Help come up with a creative name to make quizmaster Kelly laugh, such as Harry Potter and the Order of Phish and Chips, or Due to Visa Problems, we are Playing Quiz Night Live via Satelitte from the Timbuktu Rehab Center. First prize is a $25 gift certificate, which we donate to the Scholarship Fund. Please RSVP to prior to 5 p.m. on Mondays.

Directions: I-71 north from downtown to the Smith Edwards exit.  Turn right at the light and then right into the shopping center.  The Pub is at the fork in the road.  The parking lot is small.  Alternative parking: to the right and across the street or in the garage under the office building to the left - take a left at the fork and pass the building to the garage entrance on your left.

Spirited Discussion South (Smoking), 5- ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton. Willie’s Sports Bar, Crescent Avenue, Covington. Directions: Covington Exit on I-75, just south of the Ohio River. Willie's is on the hill to the right of I-75. We generally gather in a little cubbyhole. Walk toward the back of the restaurant and look on your right. If you can't find us, ask at the front desk. For more information contact .

Science Fiction Reading Group, 7 p.m.
We are holding our discussion group at the Borders bookstore at 9459 Colerain Avenue, across from the Northgate Square Mall, in the coffee area.  The book for discussion will be "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury. See scificincinnati.com for more information.

Spirited Discussion - Politics Not Allowed, 5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Mary Lee Kemper.  There is one rule for this group - NO POLITICS!  No pictures, no jokes, no essays, no discussion at all. There are plenty more "things" to make fun of, to have intelligent discussions about, to question, to seek information about, even this grammar.  For more information contact .

At the Blue Goose Sports Café, 11060 Reading, in the part of Sharonville with one-way streets. This block is southbound, across from the Post Office, between Sharon and Cornell roads.

Spirited Discussion North, 5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton at the Pub in the Century Inn in Woodlawn at 10675 Springfield Pike (intersection of Rt 747 and Rt 4).  There is parking on both sides of the building. For more information contact . 

Mencinnatian Deadline
Send Mencinnatian submissions to the editor, . Click here for a guide to calendar submissions. Send calendar items to .

Copies of calendar items and Mencinnatian submissions sent to webmaster are appreciated.

Ethnic Dine Out, 6:30 p.m.
Grand India Buffet, 11580 Chester Road (SE corner of Chester and Kemper), 513- 771-3364. A very large selection of Indian foods. "Aunt Laura" and Thea have eaten there and recommend it highly (as do Misty, Rob and Sachin!). Also, very reasonable prices. Please let know whether you will be coming (by Thursday, noon, if possible). See you then!

Gen-X Sponsored Scavenger Hunt, 6:00 pm
3rd Annual GenX Sponsored Digital Scavenger Hunt

Woohoo! It's that time of year again! Join us for the 3rd Annual GenX Digital Scavenger Hunt. Usually one of our best-attended events of the year. Come out and join us for a rollicking good time disturbing the general peace and asking strangers to let us take pictures of all sorts of odd things.

Meet at 6:00 to start picking teams (and snacking) for a hard start at 6:30. Come late, you start late, you lose points... or we'll just be gone! We'll "scavenge" until 8:30 or so, eat, and then look at all of our crazy pictures and add up the points. Prizes? Maybe....maybe not! But you're guaranteed to have a good time - or at least have stories to tell on Monday.

Bring a dish to share and whatever you want to drink (of course you could share that, too!). We'll try to arrange people to bring burgers/dogs/buns/other staples on the Yahoo group, so volunteer there if you want that kind of an assignment. If you have a digital camera, bring that, plenty of batteries, and a cable to hook it up to the TV if you have one.

The scavenger hunt party is at Joe's "estate" in Silverton. Email for more information.

Free Concert at Premier Piano, 3 p.m.

Javier Clavere, Classical pianist
Javier has appeared in numerous concert series across the United States, South America and Europe, performing with orchestras in solo recitals and in chamber music. Javier was named the official representative of Argentina by the office of the president.

Directions: Take I-75 north of I-275, take the Union Centre Boulevard exit, Exit 19. Go west on Union Centre, then left at Muhlhauser Road. Go to the next light, Allen Road, and turn left. Premier Pianos is on the right, in the Brands Insurance building. Contact to plan to meet before the concert or to plan refreshments after the concert.

ExComm Meeting, 5 p.m. 
The May 18 ExComm Meeting will be hosted by C.E. Reutter in Clifton. The Cincinnati Area Mensa Executive Committee meets to handle the group's business. All CAM members are welcome to attend. For more information, contact our LocSec .

Trivia at The Pub in Rookwood
Join host Tiffany Everett for a fun night of Trivia. Questions start at 7:30 and usually end by 9 p.m., but arrive early (around 7) to chat, get a seat (the place fills up quickly) and order half-price fish and chips. The menu is British tavern fare. We sit on the patio - but don't worry, there are “walls” during the winter. There are 20 general knowledge questions and a music round with 10 songs. Help come up with a creative name to make quizmaster Kelly laugh, such as Harry Potter and the Order of Phish and Chips, or Due to Visa Problems, we are Playing Quiz Night Live via Satelitte from the Timbuktu Rehab Center. First prize is a $25 gift certificate, which we donate to the Scholarship Fund. Please RSVP to prior to 5 p.m. on Mondays.

Directions: I-71 north from downtown to the Smith Edwards exit.  Turn right at the light and then right into the shopping center.  The Pub is at the fork in the road.  The parking lot is small.  Alternative parking: to the right and across the street or in the garage under the office building to the left - take a left at the fork and pass the building to the garage entrance on your left.

Spirited Discussion South (Smoking), 5- ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton. Willie’s Sports Bar, Crescent Avenue, Covington. Directions: Covington Exit on I-75, just south of the Ohio River. Willie's is on the hill to the right of I-75. We generally gather in a little cubbyhole. Walk toward the back of the restaurant and look on your right.  If you can't find us, ask at the front desk. For more information contact .

Midtown Lunch Dineout, noon
Baba India, 3120 Madison Rd., Oakley. 321-1600. Email questions to .

Spirited Discussion - Politics Not Allowed, 5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Mary Lee Kemper.  There is one rule for this group - NO POLITICS!  No pictures, no jokes, no essays, no discussion at all. There are plenty more "things" to make fun of, to have intelligent discussions about, to question, to seek information about, even this grammar.  For more information contact .

At the Blue Goose Sports Café, 11060 Reading, in the part of Sharonville with one-way streets. This block is southbound, across from the Post Office, between Sharon and Cornell roads.

The food is varied, good, and reasonably priced. This sports bar has many TVs that are easily ignored or steadily stared at, as is your want, and lately there has been buzztime trivia played by the group.

Spirited Discussion North, 5:30 - ? p.m. 
Hosted by Bob Charlton at the Pub in the Century Inn in Woodlawn at 10675 Springfield Pike (intersection of Rt 747 and Rt 4).  There is parking on both sides of the building. For more information contact . 

Plus, Fold, Staple and Mucilate the next month's Mencinnatian (OK, so we don't actually need to use Mucilage). Getting the magazine ready for the Post Office doesn't take that long, and you get a sneak peak at the contents.

Mensa Meanderers monthly hike
Time TBD. This will be an easy/moderate hike. Email for details.

Spirited Discussion South (Smoking), 5- ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton. Willie’s Sports Bar, Crescent Avenue, Covington. Directions: Covington Exit on I-75, just south of the Ohio River. Willie's is on the hill to the right of I-75. We generally gather in a little cubbyhole. Walk toward the back of the restaurant and look on your right. If you can't find us, ask at the front desk.  For more information contact .

Spirited Discussion - Politics Not Allowed, 5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Mary Lee Kemper.  There is one rule for this group - NO POLITICS!  No pictures, no jokes, no essays, no discussion at all. There are plenty more "things" to make fun of, to have intelligent discussions about, to question, to seek information about, even this grammar.  For more information contact .

At the Blue Goose Sports Café, 11060 Reading, in the part of Sharonville with one-way streets. This block is southbound, across from the Post Office, between Sharon and Cornell roads.

The food is varied, good, and reasonably priced. This sports bar has many TVs that are easily ignored or steadily stared at, as is your want, and lately there has been buzztime trivia played by the group.

Spirited Discussion North, 5:30 - ? p.m. 
Hosted by Bob Charlton at the Pub in the Century Inn in Woodlawn at 10675 Springfield Pike (intersection of Rt 747 and Rt 4).  There is parking on both sides of the building. For more information contact .