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CAM Social Events
CAM Business Activities
Mensa Events (outside of CAM)
Public Events (attended by CAM members)
Events are open to members, guests accompanied by members,
and prospective members at the discretion of the ExComm
and/or the host or hostess. If snacks and soft drinks are provided,
the usual charge is $3 per person; alcoholic beverages usually may be brought.
You can find all of the Google maps for CAM events at this link.
*Recurring Events*
Trivia at The Pub in Rookwood
Monday evenings, 7:30 p.m.
Join host Tiffany Everett for a fun night of Trivia at The Pub.
Questions start at 7:30
and usually end by 9 pm,
but we arrive around 7 to chat,
get a seat (out on the patio) and
order fish and chips
(the menu is British tavern fare).
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.
First prize is
a $25 gift certificate, which we donate to the Scholarship Fund.
Please RSVP to
prior to 5 p.m. on Mondays.
Note: The parking lot is small.
Alternative parking is to the right and across the street or in
the garage under the office building to the left.
Google Map
Spirited Discussion South (Smoking)
Tuesday evenings,
5 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton at Willie's Sports Bar in Covington.
Willie's is more than meets the eye - it is one of the best sports cafes in the area.
Located across the River on the first exit into Kentucky on Interstate 75,
you can see it from the interstate. 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
.
Google Map
Coffee House Gathering
Alternate Tuesday evenings, 7:00 p.m.
Meet at the Zen and Now Coffeehouse.
This excellent coffeehouse has great drinks,
good snacks, and a relaxed atmosphere.
Zen and Now is on Bridgetown Road between
Harrison Avenue and Race Road (513-598-8999).
Email
for more information.
Google Map
Showdown at the Goose
Tuesday evenings, 7:30 - ? p.m.
Showdown is the premium "Buzztime" trivia game on Tuesday nights.
Our group has been doing well, but we can do better with more help.
The Showdown round starts at 8:30, but we are usually there earlier in the evening.
The Blue Goose is on Reading Road, directly across from the Sharonville Post Office.
Parking is in the rear.
Contact or .
Google Map
Spirited Discussion - Politics Not Allowed
Wednesday evenings,
5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Mary Lee Kemper at the Blue Goose Sports Café in Sharonville.
There is one rule for this group - NO POLITICS!
There are plenty more things to make fun of, to have intelligent
discussions about, to question, to seek information about, even this grammar.
The food is varied, good, and reasonably priced.
This sports bar has many TVs that are easily ignored or steadily stared at
(your choice!)
and lately we have played buzztime trivia.
For more information contact
.
Google Map
Spirited Discussion North
Thursday evenings,
5:30 - ? p.m.
Hosted by Bob Charlton at the Pub in the Century Inn in Woodlawn.
Enjoy great conversations
(on any subject),
really good food
(free popcorn, too), potent potables
AND we can actually smoke
because the venue is outside in warm weather!
Life is GOOD......join us!
There is parking on both sides of the building.
For more information contact
.
Google Map
*This Month's Events*
Midtown Lunch Dineout, noon
October 7, 2009
Midtown Lunch Dineout at Oakley Pub and Grill, just off Oakley Square.
Wednesday is “Burger Mania Day”!
Join us and chow down on some of the best burgers in
the city.
Email questions to
.
Google Map
Free Concert at Premier Pianos, 3 p.m.
October 11, 2009
Irwin Stuckey, director of Jazz Studies at CSCPA
Jazz artist Irwin Stuckey will present an afternoon
of jazz organ with accompaniment from his jazz trio.
Contact
to plan to meet before the concert
or to plan refreshments after the concert.
Google Map
ExComm
Meeting, 5 p.m.
October 11, 2009
The ExComm Meeting is hosted at various member's homes.
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,
.
For more information about the business of CAM, visit our business page.
Science Fiction
Reading Group, 7 p.m.
October 13, 2009
CAM members join the SciFiCincinnati Book Club for their monthly discussions
which are held in the coffee shop in the Barnes & Noble at Newport on the Levee.
The book for discussion this month is "Paladin of Souls" by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Google Map
Midtown Lunch Dineout, noon
October 14, 2009
Amol Indian Restaurant in Clifton, 961-3600.
This is a new location for us with an excellent
buffet
which is less expensive than Baba India's buffet.
Front and side entrances to the Amol surround Habaneros.
Parking is on the street or in the side lot -
do NOT park next door at the Ambar!
Email questions to
.
Google Map
Mencinnatian Deadline
October 16, 2009
Send Mencinnatian submissions to our editor,
.
Click here for information about newsletter submissions.
Send calendar items to
.
Click here for a guide to calendar submissions.
Play Night, 8 p.m.
October 16, 2009
Come out and see fellow Mensan Ray Smith
perform the lead in his latest play, the hilarious Unnecessary Farce.
This delightfully humorous offering by Paul Slade Smith
involves a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor,
his female accountant, two undercover cops, and a video camera.
Sounds straightforward but who's taken the money,
who's hired a hit man and why does the accountant keep taking off her clothes?
Details: the show runs October 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8:00pm
and October 18 and 24 at 3:00pm at Beechmont Players in Anderson.
Plays can sell out so it's recommended that you buy tickets in advance (now!).
Arrive early to avoid the walk from the overflow parking lot.
Check the CAM email list or call Ray Smith to
see if a group is forming to see the play together.
Google Map
Mensa Testing, 10:30 a.m.
October 17, 2009
The Mensa test for admission will be administered at the
Wyoming Public Library, on Springfield Pike.
Please allow two hours for testing.
For more information please visit our testing page.
Google Map
Penny University, 7:15 p.m.
October 17, 2009
It's Freshman Year!
Please join us for Penny University,
where the tuition is only 1 cent.
The topic this month is COMPETITION - what a broad topic this will be!
Questions may be submitted to
ahead
of
time
or added to the Question Jar that night.
The discussion will be gently moderated to keep us on topic.
Soft drinks and snacks provided; $3 donations appreciated.
Contact
for directions to her SIlverton home.
RSVPs to
are appreciated, for food planning purposes.
Needle Arts Group, 2 p.m.
October 18, 2009
A get-together for everyone interested in the Needle Arts.
Bring your knitting, crocheting, needlepoint,
cross-stitch, embroidery, etc.
for an afternoon
of working, sharing, talking. Water, coffee,
various teas
(regular and herbal) will be
provided;
bring a snack to share.
RSVP to
would be nice,
but not necessary.
Contact her for directions to her home,
near the intersection of Winton and Galbraith.
Fold,
Staple and Mucilate, 6:30 p.m.
October 22, 2009
OK, so we don't actually need to
use Mucilage,
but this is how we end the Fourth Thursday Group each month!
Getting the Mencinnatian ready for the Post Office doesn't
take long,
and you get a sneak peak at the contents.
Ethnic Dineout, 6:30 p.m.
October 23, 2009
Let's go back to an old favorite to check out their new location:
family-owned Pit to Plate Barbecue, now on Hamilton Avenue in Mt. Healthy.
Dinners at Pit-to-Plate were always plentiful and very reasonable,
and that looks like it hasn't changed.
This is one of Andy F's favorite places, and John C isn't far behind.
Let
know that you will be there, by 12 noon, Thursday, please.
Google Map
Pumpkin Carving Party, 7 p.m.
October 24, 2009
Come out and celebrate All Hallows' Eve by carving
a pumpkin in the finest Jack-O'-lantern tradition
or be creative and completely random with your design.
After all, you do need a pumpkin for your front porch, right?
BYOP means Bring Your Own Pumpkin!
Fabulous, white-elephant-style prizes will be provided
for the
scariest, goofiest, most intricate, most intellectual, most artistic and best overall pumpkins.
Whip up a favorite snack to share and BYOP.
Weather permitting, we can even carve outside.
A limited number of pumpkin carving tools will be available
so your own pumpkin carving "weapons" are encouraged.
We'll have plenty of hot mulled cider and perhaps some
hot chocolate - bring beverages if you fancy something different
(and remember - hot mulled cider is always good with rum).
Please contact for questions or directions to her Norwood home.
Come one, come all - enjoy the Monthly Gathering and STILL
have the rest of your weekend free to enjoy your creation!
Note: There will be a Bonus Screening of Fat Albert's Halloween
and It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
(albeit on a very small screen) after carving!
*Event Ideas?*
If you would like to host an event or add your event to the
CAM Calendar, please visit our Submissions Page.