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Delaware Valley Mensa Calendar of Events

 

Welcome to the reformatted Calendar! Scroll down to see events in a calendar-like layout. To view details about an event, just click on the event title. Once you've viewed it, click on a "Top of calendar" link to return to the calendar image starting at the month name and year. From there, you can scroll up to see the other links in the left column and the very top of the page.

NOTE: To see the calendar in its old format, click here, then scroll down for the entire list! To see the rules about scheduling an event, click on this rules link.

 
   November 2009   
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Noon: The Tuesday Lunch Group
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Noon: The Thursday Lunch Group
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6:30 PM: Dining Out SIG
6:30 PM: Yakking Pundits of Merriment
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4:00 PM - ?: Games at Vic's in LeisureTowne (GeezerTown)
11:59 PM: Proteus Deadline
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2:00 PM: Excomm
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Noon: The Tuesday Lunch Group
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Noon: The Thursday Lunch Group
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6:00 PM: DVM General Membership Meeting Dinner
8:00 PM: DVM General Membership Meeting
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12:30 PM: The Western Suburbs Lunch Group
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Noon: The Tuesday Lunch Group
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Noon: The Thursday Lunch Group
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Noon: The Tuesday Lunch Group
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2:00 PM: Thanksgiving Celebration
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Unless stated otherwise in the event notice itself, 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.

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Every Tuesday, 12:00 Noon: Downtown Business Luncheon Group.
Meet at the Food Court at the Bellvue Hotel, Broad and Walnut Streets, in Downtown Philadelphia. 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.

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Every Thursday, 12:00 noon: The Thursday Lunch Group
meets 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.

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Friday, November 6, 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; therefore cost should not be a factor in your decision-making. The Dining Out SIG is an excellent activity for new members and potential members to meet and 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.

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Friday, November 6, 6:30 PM: Yakking Pundits of Merriment: Note the new time.
Join us a half hour later than previously scheduled to eat and yak at the Coastline Restaurant, 1240 Brace Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034 (Restaurant phone 856-795-1773). Great menu and salad bar. Without having to fight rush hour traffic, we should all be settled for great conversation, so be prepared. All Mensa members and your guests are invited. Your yak-happy hosts:
Lesley and Steve Slepner, 856-667-3504.

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Saturday, November 7, 4 PM until ?: Let the Games Resume at Vic's in LeisureTowne (GeezerTown).
Lots of games, snacks, friends/competitors, a dinner-like vegetarian entree, dog and cats to pet -- what more could you ask for? Why, board games, of course! The highlighted games this month are new additions: 24/7 and Ming Dynasty. Most of the old favorites are still here and many are still sobbing in loneliness from being neglected during the summer hiatus.  Please RSVP and come on over to South Central Jersey. Emailing
Vic is best but calling and leaving a message before Saturday is OK too. 609-388-4083. Next Games Night: December 5.

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Saturday, November 7, 11:59 PM: Proteus Deadline.
Send all publication entries to Proteus editor
John Nicolazzo by this date, with the exception of calendar entries, which must be sent to Calendar Editor Susan Lindsey, 610-489-6231. Late calendar entries must be accompanied by itty bitty leftover Halloween candy bars (Snickers, Milky Ways, Heath Bars, Butterfingers... No candy corn). Don't forget to include enough for both the Calendar Editor and the Proteus editor.

About Those Deadlines...
Calendar entries that are sent to Susan Lindsey (see above) too late to be printed in Proteus can be added to the DVM website calendar, as can cancellations. When in doubt, ask someone. 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.)

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Sunday, November 8, 2:00 PM: ExComm.
ExComm meets at the home of Carol Zimmel in Brookhaven, PA. DVM members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP. To RSVP, or to place items on the agenda, contact
Pat Horsley by email or by phone at 610-356-4281. For directions, please contact Carol Zimmel by email or by phone at 610-876-5485.

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Friday, November 13 (Ruh Roh), 6:00 PM: DVM General Membership Meeting 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 by noon on Friday to reserve your place at the dinner table. This is an excellent opportunity to have a good meal and to speak with the evening's guests.

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Friday, November 13, 8:00 PM: DVM General Membership Meeting:
The Lenape Indians of the18th Century, by Chief Teedyuscung.
     Ray Hershberger has been a US Parks Ranger for 30-odd years. In his capacity as a ranger, he can be stationed at any of the historical landmarks that make up America’s most Historic Square Mile. His knowledge, therefore, of colonial days, is unsurpassed.
     Due to a Native American background, Ray has always been fascinated with his heritage and has spent his life studying and acquiring knowledge about his people. He has brought that knowledge to life with a personification of Chief Teedyuscung, who will be present at our November General Membership Meeting.
     Prior to the meeting, those who can, are invited to attend the pre-General Membership Meeting Dinner at a secret location someplace in the heart of "the City with a Million Eat'ries" 's very own Chinatown or Ol'City. This is an excellent opportunity to have a good meal and get to speak with the evening's guest, one on one. Contact
Pete Stevens to reserve your place at dinner, by NOON on Friday.
     Join us at the Police Administration Building, 750 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA. This meeting is DVM's only activity specifically open to the public, so feel free to invite your friends and relatives.
     PS: Don't let traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway interfere with attending. Consider taking SEPTA and exiting at Market Street East / Gallery, it is only a two block walk to the Police Administration Building. Contact Contact Pete, 215-235-pete, for additional information.

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Saturday, November 14, 12:30 PM: The Western Suburbs Lunch Group
This month the group meets at Dylan's at Chesterbrook, 500 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Chesterbrook, PA, 19087. No RSVP is necessary. Just show up and ask for David, Stacey, and Donna Long. Contact the restaurant at 610-296-1103 for directions. Contact the Longs for additional info: 610-265-0894 (home) or 610-733-0751 (David’s cell). Suggestions for future meeting places, preferably in Montgomery or Chester County, are welcome.

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Thursday, November 26, 2:00 PM: Delaware Valley Mensa’s THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I plan to celebrate it in full splendor, with as many of my friends and soon-to-be friends, as I can squeeze into my home. Plan to gather at my flat in the Art Museum area of Center City Philadelphia for a fun-filled afternoon of good food and good conversation. (Easy to get to and plenty of parking.)

I will provide the meat. You can count on turkey being on the menu but there just might be one or two other things to choose from. I will also supply snacks, silverware, glassware and stoneware.  

  • Those whose last names begin with A -> E:  bring a vegetable.
  • Those whose last names begin with F -> K: bring a side dish
  • Those whose last names begin with L -> P: bring  beverages (remember, not everyone drinks or likes diet)
  • All the rest, bring a dessert.

There should be enough to serve yourself and four (4) others, i.e. five servings all together. If you come as a couple make that eight (8) others, i.e. ten servings all together. Recipes to distribute are optional.

Please RSVP by contacting Pete at the below e-mail address:

              Peter J Stevens
              1715 Green Street, # 2
              Philadelphia, PA
              215-235-PETE
              PETE.STEVENS@PHILA.GOV

COST : $5.00.
BRING: something to eat depending on the above definition.

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