Calendar

  WOMEN'S BATHROOM SIG. The WBS is taking July off. Stay tuned for its return in August.

  FIRST FRIDAY IN BELLINGHAM. FFiB is taking the summer off because of conflicting schedules. Look for its return in October.

  GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP. The GBRG has been taken off the monthly calendar.

  MENSA TEST. There will be no Mensa test this month. If you know someone who would like to take the test, please have them contact the proctor coordinator (testing%westernwashington.us.mensa.org – see Email) to make arrangements.

BUS ROUTE INFORMATION. To find out detailed route and time information in King County, contact Metro Rider Information at 206-553-3000 or log on to Metro Online. If route information is provided for a specific event, it will be included here.

2

Wed

12:00 noon

Gordon W. Hackbarth Memorial Lunch Bunch
Guaranteed good conversation and good food at Farestart, 700 Virginia St in downtown Seattle.
As usual, please contact Jayne-Alice or Darryl (davisdw2%verizon.net – see Email) by noon the preceding Monday to RSVP.
RSVP (See Key Codes)

4

Fri

Regularly Scheduled TGIFs
U-District / Portland / West Sound

5

Sat

1:00 pm

Port Townsend Lunch Bunch
Bayview Restaurant on Water Street (next to the ferry dock). Reasonable food, reasonable prices, great view. Carpooling available from the Kingston area.
Contact Art (arthur985%centurytel.net – see Email) for more information.

7

Mon

7:00 pm

SteerCom Meeting
Starbucks, 1200 Westlake Ave N, Seattle. Contact any SteerCom member for more information. Members are ALWAYS welcome to attend and participate.

8

Tue

7:00 pm

Coffee With the Local Secretary
Have Coffee With The Local Secretary! Meet some local members and join Local Secretary Ed Ledger for coffee and conversation at the Starbucks store on South Lake Union at 1200 Westlake Ave N (in the AGC building) in Seattle. Have Mensa questions? Stop by. No program, no agenda, just coffee.

9

Wed

12:00 noon

Grand Central Bakery Lunch Bunch
The Grand Central Bakery Inc, 214 First Avenue South. The entrance doesn't look like much, but inside is an arcade with several sources of food and a place selling collector maps and a lot of stuff downstairs. Look a Mensa patch on a little stand on the table and/or an older guy in bicycling garb.
Contact Darryl (davisdw2%verizon.net – see Email) for more information.

10

Thu

August ToteMs/Calendar Deadline
Please have all calendar items, articles and/or editorial material to the Editor (totemseditor%gmail.com – see Email) by the end of today.

10

Thu

12:00 noon

Kent Lunch Bunch
Live or work in Kent? Join Heather for lunch and conversation at Alki Bakery, 20809 - 7th Ave S in Kent (208th & West Valley Highway). Look for Heather (and a ToteMs!) at a table near the fireplace, just opposite the ordering line. Contact Heather (hlcurtin%yahoo.com – see Email) to RSVP or for further information.

11

Fri

Regularly Scheduled TGIFs
U-District / Portland

11

Fri

7:30 pm

Big Trains Little Trains SIG
Contact Robert for information and directions.

11

Fri

7:30 pm

Mensa Movie Night
Hosted by Gregor and Beth at Gregor's in Kirkland. Attendees are welcome to bring movies that match this month's theme (courtrooms), and will vote from those available on a movie to watch. After the movie will be a discussion. Please bring snacks and drinks for everyone to share.
Contact Gregor or Beth for information and directions.
SO P (See Key Codes)

12

Sat

7:00 pm

Games North
At Loretta's in North Seattle. Bring a favorite game and a snack to share. If you don't play, show up anyway for good conversation and camaraderie. Contact Loretta for more information or directions.

18

Fri

Regularly Scheduled TGIFs
U-District / Portland / West Sound

18

Fri

7:30 pm

Eastside Science SIG
Our speaker this month is Mensa member and Science SIG attendee Richard Stachurski. The title of his talk is "Henrietta Leavitt and Standard Candles: The Key to a Cosmological Revolution." Bring a munchie to share, if you like; if not, come without one.
At Nancy's in Redmond; call her for more details and directions.
SO NP (See Key Codes)

19

Sat

1:00 pm

Peninsula Lunch Bunch
Mensans meet on the third Saturday to gab, grub and enjoy each other.
Alderwood Bistro, 139 W Alder St in Sequim. The Bistro serves salads and sandwiches based on organic, local and seasonal ingredients and cooks over wood fires. From Hwy 101, take the Sequim Ave exit, go north toward the Straits, pass Washington St, go 3 blocks, turn left on Alder St. Look for a disreputable old VW van in the parking lot, and a reputable "seasoned citizen" with a ToteMs in his possession in the restaurant.
Contact Ken (ken%nweducationconsulting.com – see Email) for further information.

19

Sat

5:30 pm

Gen X M's
At Pies and Pints, 1215 NE 65th, in the U-District for dinner and conversation. Mensans born 1961-1981 and their guests welcome.
Contact Randy for further information.

19

Sat

7:30 pm

Monthly Gathering
Dr Asif Sharaf, a Pakistani-American, will speak about the past, present and future of government in Pakistan. As usual, there will also be refreshments and a door prize.

23

Wed

12:00 noon

Wallingford Lunch Bunch
"Good American food" at the Rusty Pelican Café, 1924 N 45th. Please RSVP to Jenefer's office by 11:00 to make a reservation. Free parking behind the building.
Bus: The 44 from the U District or Ballard serves this location.
RSVP (See Key Codes)

25

Fri

Regularly Scheduled TGIFs
U-District / Portland / Tacoma

25

Fri

7:30 pm

Big Trains Little Trains SIG
Long trains that roll endlessly by while the highway crossing bell peals for what seems like forever and several days. But, we're not container truck drivers waiting at Royal Brougham Way. We're rail buffs for whom the names on the train evoke memories and dreams of faraway places. Live the romance, vicariously if need be. At Joe's, near Carnation.

26

Sat

7:30 pm

Games Night in Redmond
Join us in Redmond for an evening of games punctuated by shameless noshing. We'll have a cabinet full of games here, but please feel free to bring your favorites along with a munchie to share. If you don't play games, come on over anyway — some of us would rather talk than compete.
At the home of Jeannie and Charles in Redmond; call for more details, directions, and parking information.
SO NP (See Key Codes below)

27

Sun

GenX Last Sunday Dinner
Check the Yahoo groups message board for location and time.

1

Fri

Regularly Scheduled TGIFs
U-District / Portland / West Sound

3

Sun

2:00 pm

Women's Bathroom SIG
Join us to discuss women's issues. Bring a snack or beverage to share; chocolate is especially welcome. Confidentiality is an absolute requirement. Adult women are welcome.
Venue for the August meeting is undetermined at press time. Please contact the previous hostess for information.

6

Wed

12:00 noon

Gordon W. Hackbarth Memorial Lunch Bunch
Guaranteed good conversation and good food at Farestart, 700 Virginia St in downtown Seattle.
As usual, please contact Jayne-Alice or Darryl (davisdw2%verizon.net – see Email) by noon the preceding Monday to RSVP.
RSVP (See Key Codes)

8

Fri

Regularly Scheduled TGIFs
U-District / Portland

10

Sun

September ToteMs/Calendar Deadline
Please have all calendar items, articles and/or editorial material to the Editor (totemseditor%gmail.com – see Email) by the end of today.

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