General

 

Feel life is passing you by? Activities with fellow Mensans will turn this around. Think coffees, martinis, movies, dinners, quizzes, anything that ravels up the tired sleeve of care. We’re informal, unstructured and intellectually challenging. Mensa Calgary is a community where members interact, network, support each other, and enjoy each other’s company. For further info, contact Patricia at kathleen4057@yahoo.ca ["There's no pleasure on earth that's worth sacrificing for the sake of an extra five years in the geriatric ward of the Sunset Old People's Home.” (John Mortimore)]

 

 

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Mensa Test

 

Book this January 21 for your Mensa Test. If you work at a post-secondary institution such as U of C, SAIT, or Mount Royal, or if you think potential Mensans are affiliated with your company or organization, post a notice on the bulletin board, send a group email and talk it up. For a notice format, contact Vicki at vherd@shaw.ca or (403) 243-6144. We’ll advertise generally, but also let Vicki have your ideas on this subject. Tell your friends and colleagues about the test.  

 

The testing fee is $90, which covers two tests, receiving feedback on eligibility for Mensa membership, plus the first year’s membership if you qualify. You write two tests so have an enhanced chance to qualify. Full time students pay only $70.

 

A pictorial test is available if your mother tongue is not English and you do not want your test scores to be disadvantaged by language.

 

You need to score in the top 2% of the population in one of the two tests.

 

Contact Vicki with questions about Mensa or the testing, and let her know if you want to write the tests so she can plan resources and give detailed directions to the testing site, likely at meeting Room 2, Basement, W R Castell Central Library, 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary.

 

 

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MensaGenerationX

 

Viva the under-30s!! Ideas and participation are welcome. Beat the winter blues by contacting Leslie Joanne at august_83@hotmail.com

 

 

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CoffeeFests

 

Brighten the heart of winter by attending our coffee fest on Thursday, January 15^th at 7:00pm. The place is Kaffa (2138-33^rd Ave SW, corner of 33^rd Ave & 21^st St). Parking on 21^st. Cash only, a copy of Harry Potter will be at the table, RSVP not required, atmosphere great, munchies superb. Funky to the max. Our second coffee fest will be Friday, January 30^th at 7:00pm at Patricia’s house. Email Patricia for more info: kathleen4057@yahoo.ca

 

 

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DinnerNight

 

Feast to your heart’s content on Friday, January 9^th, 2009 at 6:00 pm at the Newport Grill (205 – 747 Lake Bonavista Dr SE). This is one of Calgary’s best locations for quality food. RSVP and get more information from Patricia at almostp@shaw.ca.

 

 

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BookClub

 

The January meeting will be held Friday January 23, 2009, hosted by Vicki Herd. We’ll discuss the ripping adventure yarn The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry – no, that’s a holdover from December. We’ll talk about that of course, but we’ll also break into The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Yes, Pillars is the un-put-downable tale, a shoot-em-up or thousand page excursion through the thrilling lives of people we’ll never meet. No holds barred. Please contact Patricia at almostp@shaw.ca for more info.

 

 

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SecondTuesdays(of the Month)

 

Join us for Second Tuesday @ 7:30 PM on Tuesday January 13^th, at the home of Vicki Herd (2469 Sorrel Mews SW/Garrison Woods near the Marda Loop Safeway). Contact Patricia at 212-1461 if you have any questions. Vicki plans to invite some previous Mensa members and we also hope that many new faces will make this their first event. Second Tuesday is an open house social evening held the ST of each month, providing an opportunity to mellow out with your peers, fume at the idiocies of the universe, and generally find a sympathetic ear.

 

 

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OtherUpComings

 

Flames Game at Boston Pizza – Saturday January 3, 2009, at 1:00 pm (Flames vs Nashville) or Sunday January 4, 2009, at 5:00 pm (Flames vs. Chicago) – hosted by Robert Conn. Please email your preference to Robert (robertanddiana@telus.net).

 

Mensa Video night is Saturday, January 17^th at 7:00 pm at Vicki Herd’s (2469 Sorrel Mews SW). We will be watching a few episodes of Planet Earth, an excellent BBC documentary narrated by David Attenborough. Contact Patricia with your suggestions. You know her email address.