What's Happening in October
Lincoln: Every Friday, Lincoln Trivia. Friday Afternoon Club / Happy Hour / Trivia at Ramos Pizza (Lincoln) 4:30 start, 2435 S. 48th Street, Lincoln. Call Dana Pratt at 403-488-7715 for info.
Lincoln: October 8 (Second Saturday of Every Month): 7:00 pm – 12:00 am, the Poker SIG, at Frank’s place: 7724 Ringneck Drive, Lincoln, NE. Phone: 402-483-6965
Tuesday, October 11th, 5pm, Trivia Night SIG at Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill, 205 No. 76th St. (between Cass & Dodge St., by Toys R Us). We are having one fixed night per month for NTN Trivia. If you want to meet on an additional night, e-mail or call other Ms on an ad hoc basis. Come and enjoy some highs (and lows) as your particular knowledge areas are probed (or not). For more information, contact Tami Whitney (see front cover).
There will be two Mensa
qualifying exams this month, 2nd one after the Excomm below.
Saturday,
October 15th,
monthly proctored Mensa qualifying exam, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church - Room 107, 2311
Fairview
Rd., Bellevue, NE. Register 12:45 pm, testing 1- 3 pm. All test-takers
should
be at least 14 years old. Written parental permission needed, if 14-17
years
old. Younger applicants should ask about using prior evidence from the
other
200+ intelligence tests we accept for membership at www.us.mensa.org.
Photo ID
required at any test session. Test fee is $40. You may pay with cash,
check,
MasterCard or VISA, or pre-pay online at www.us.mensa.org/testingvoucher.
Please
remember to bring your voucher with you to the test session. Walk-ins
only, at our Sarpy County test site. Questions: call Astrid I. Ferony,
Ph.D.,
at 402.291.8577 (cell: 402.708.1984).
Tuesday, October 18th, 6pm, NWIM Ex-Comm Meeting
at
Starbuck's,
8734
Pacific Street in the Countryside Village shopping center. Dave will
buy coffee and a yummy Starbucks snack for anyone who visits! For more
information, contact Dave Keller at 291-9534, dave-keller@cox.net. Thursday,
October 20th, proctored Mensa qualifying exam,
at West Hills Church - Room 182, 3015 S. 82nd Ave, Omaha,
NE. SW corner of bldg, access from west
door or east door, with handicapped entry and elevator. Register 5:00
pm,
testing 5:15 - 8:00 pm. All test-takers should be at least 14 years
old.
Written permission needed if 14-17 years. Younger applicants should ask
about
using prior evidence from the other 200+ intelligence tests we accept
for
membership at www.us.mensa.org.
Photo
ID required at any test session. Test fee is $40. You may pre-pay by
downloading a voucher at www.us.mensa.org/testingvoucher.
Please remember to bring your
voucher with you to the test session. Directions? Call Karen Kozak at
402-397-3173. More questions? Call Dave Keller, Testing Coordinator, at
402-291-9534. For special saving in October only, to celebrate the 65th
anniversary of Mensa, you may download a $15. Off coupon at www.us.mensa.org/brilliantcoupon;
please
bring it with you.
Saturday, October
15, 2011,
6:00 p.m., Dine
Out: Taxi Grill, 1822 N.
120th St., Omaha. Taxi’s Bar & Grill is
often described as an “eclectic eatery.” For those of you who have been
around
Omaha a while, Taxi’s was started by the owners of the former Neon
Goose
Restaurant on 10th Street. Taxi’s keeps up with trends while
still
giving its patrons flavors of long-time favorites. Appetizers are
priced
between $7.50 and $12.95, starting with spinach and artichoke hearts
with cream
cheese served with house-made breads and moving up to Dijon shrimp or
escargot
and Ahi Tuna nachos. The dinner menu includes a wide array of
sandwiches
including a salmon/shrimp burger and a turkey/bacon blue cheese
sandwich.
Interesting salads include the salmon nicoise, Egyptian chicken salad,
and
Drambuie poached pear and grilled chicken salad. Some of the small
plates are
chicken crepes, fish & chips, and southwestern style meatloaf with
Jack
Daniels gravy – comfort food with a twist. Full entrees include rib eye
steak,
grilled salmon, seared sea scallops and lemon shrimp. Prices for the
dinner
sandwiches, salads, and small plates begin at $8.50 with the most
expensive
entrees around $27.00. This restaurant has a wide variety of foods, all
well-executed. Lots of vegetarian options here. Separate checks are
fine,
gratuity will be added to the check. For more information go
to their
website: http://www.taxisgrilleandbar.com
to see the menu and get directions. The restaurant is located just
south of the
southwest corner of 120th & Blondo in a small shopping
center. Please
make reservations with Diana Vogt no later than 11am on October
15th. Call
or text Diana
at 402-981-4012 or email fidgetydjv@gmail.com. Please
include the number of people you’ll be bringing. The
September Dine Out with 16 people was
great fun. Hope to see you there for
September!
Sioux City., Ia.: Saturday, October 22nd, 3pm to midnight, Jay and Laura Fuller are throwing a chili party, 3267 Dearborn Blvd, Sioux City, Ia. It's on the north side of Sioux City, very easy to get to. Laura writes this is to promote socializing and plan future events for local and interested members of all Mensa groups in our "Siouxland" area. Contact Laura Fuller between 3pm and 9pm at *82-1-712-255-1985 for directions and further information. Also see related article in the October Brainiac.
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