Palm-Mensa

Thursday, October 2. BULLsig 1:15 pm. North. Talula's Restaurant, 3045 Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale. Reservations required. Call Jackie Proudfoot, 954-920-3602.

Thursday, October 2. DISCUSSION SIG at the home of Roy Fischler at 8:00 pm. Discuss politics, science, art, etc., in depth. Topics to be decided at each meeting. Snacks and drinks provided. RSVP to 954-578-8273. Pets, no smoking.

Friday, October 3. FIRST FRIDAY at Paythai, nw corner of Congrress Ave and Lantana Road, Lantana. 7 pm. RSVP Barry Karas 561 964-4360 or bkaras@mindspring.com.

Saturday, October 4. Join Phil Hales and Barbara Moore for game night with plenty of munchies! (Don't bring food for this one!) Bring your favorite game or choose from the wide selection of games offered. Maybe we can get Ann Carter to play Jeopardy with us! RSVP to 954-752-8483. Pets. Smoking outside.

Sunday, October 5. URBAN HIKE IN DEERFIELD ISLAND PARK. 9:00 am in Deerfield Beach, followed by brown-bag lunch in the park. Contact Jordan London, 954-961-8286.

Tuesday, October 7. 1ST TUESDAY PUB NIGHT 7:00 pm. Bennigan's, 665 NW 62nd St (Cypress Creek Road), 954-771-2800. For information call Mark McCarthy 954-917-2767.

Thursday, October 9. BULLsig 1:15 pm. South. Mi Casa Su Casa, 2750 Griffin Road, Dania Beach. Call Jackie Proudfoot, 954-920-3602.

Sunday, October 12. OCTOBERFEST! 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Indulge in the time-honored Broward Mensa Oktoberfest at Hollywood's Topeekeegee Yugnee Park (T.Y. Park), Pavilion 0, on the lake. Hot dogs, hamburgers and the fixings will be provided by the ExComm. Bring a dish to share. No gate for members, guests $1. Admission to the park is $1 per person, up to 9 people in a van for $5, children under 5 free. The park is west of Interstate 95 at Sheridan Street in Hollywood. Go west on Sheridan from the interstate to the second traffic light and turn north. The entrance to the park will be on your right after about a quarter- mile. Ask for the Mensa group if you forget that we're in Pavilion 0. Volunteers are always welcome. We need people to pick up various supplies (drinks, paper goods, etc.), or prepare vegetables (chop onions, slice tomatoes), person the grill and help with clean-up. Many hands make light work. Call Ann Carter to volunteer and give us an idea of how many to plan for, 954-491-2499. The park offers a water playground, swimming, paddleboats and canoes for an extra charge in another area of the park.

Tuesday, October 14. ELECTRONIC TRIVIA NORTH meets, as always, at Rickey's, 4645 Hollywood Blvd. Exit I-95 at Hollywood Blvd. and go west to 48th Ave. Park in back. We meet at 5:30 p.m. since there are some good games early, but if you can't make it early, come when you can. Pretty good food, very good trivia. Smoking where permitted.

Thursday, October 16. BULLsig 1:15 pm. East. Southport Raw Bar, 1536 Cordova Rd., Ft. Lauderdale. Reservations required. Call Jackie Proudfoot, 954-920-3602.

Thursday, October 16. DISCUSSION SIG at the home of Roy Fischler at 8:00 pm. Discuss politics, science, art, etc., in depth. Topics to be decided at each meeting. Snacks and drinks provided. RSVP to 954-578-8273. Pets, no smoking.

Friday, October 17: DINNER AT 8 at Appleby's, corner Atlantic Ave and Jog Road, Delray. RSVP Kathy Hickok 561 499-7821 or hickok4@msn.com

Saturday, October 17: NATIONAL TESTING DAY. Contact Elissa (561.496.0124) for more information. One test site is the City of West Palm Beach Library.

Sunday, October 19: SUNDAY BRUNCH at The River House. 11:00 am. A scrumptious buffet of over 40 items as well as a spectacular view of the New River. Chef Doug highly recommends this selection of everything from sushi to omelets and a carving station also with a free Bloody Mary or Mimosa for just $ 24.95 per person. Valet parking is available at the door. 301 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, just off the Avenue of the Arts by Broward Blvd. RSVP to Micki Hawn at 954-345-1688.

Tuesday, October 21. 3RD TUESDAY PUB NIGHT 7:00 pm. Bennigan's, 665 NW 62nd St (Cypress Creek Road), 954-771-2800. For information call Mark McCarthy 954-917-2767.

Friday, October 24 - Sunday, October 26. FloRanGe - The MagicOwl RG. Broward Mensa's Regional Gathering. Go to their website: http://geocities.com/broward_mensa/pages/florange.html. This will take you directly to the information.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, November 1. CANOE AROUND the beautiful and friendly Island city of Wilton Manors. Start at 9:00 a.m. and paddle around the City, a total of 6 1/2 miles. Then have a picnic lunch at Colahatchee Park on 15th Avenue, across the street from where we take out our boats, included in the Outing.. A lovely little paddle along the Middle River and New River, very little if any boat traffic to bother us, and always very calm water. Cost $12.00 per person for Members, $15.00 per person for non-members, includes canoe, accessories, picnic lunch. Jordan London, 954- 961-8286.

Tuesday, November 4. 1ST TUESDAY PUB NIGHT 7:00 pm. Bennigan's, 665 NW 62nd St (Cypress Creek Road), 954-771-2800. For information call Mark McCarthy 954-917-2767.

Thursday, November 6. BULLsig 1:15 pm. North. Sublime Vegetarian Restaurant, 1431 N Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale. Reservations required. Call Jackie Proudfoot, 954-920-3602.

Thursday, November 6. DISCUSSION SIG at the home of Roy Fischler at 8:00 pm. Discuss politics, science, art, etc., in depth. Topics to be decided at each meeting. Snacks and drinks provided. RSVP to 954-578-8273. Pets, no smoking.

Friday, November 7 - Sunday, November 9. MIAMI MENSA'S Mini-RG at Lime Tree Bay Resort. Rooms for $64 and up; mention Mensa for the 20% discount. Call them at 800-723-4519, 305-664-4740, or go to their web site at limetreebayresort.com to reserve a room. Registration fee $10 per person which covers danish, bagels and coffee, etc., Saturday and Sunday morning. We meet Friday night at 7 at the Little Italy restaurant just north of the motel for a wonderful Keys dinner. Saturday eve cookout...steaks, chicken, shrimp... $16 per person. Those who will be attending, call Hank at 305-945-5543 or e-mail at ha3nk@bellsouth.net. Registration fee must be paid prior to attending. All checks made out to Miami Mensa.

Tuesday, November 11. ELECTRONIC TRIVIA NORTH meets, as always, at Rickey's, 4645 Hollywood Blvd. Exit I-95 at Hollywood Blvd. and go west to 48th Ave. Park in back. We meet at 5:30 p.m. since there are some good games early, but if you can't make it early, come when you can. Pretty good food, very good trivia. Smoking where permitted.

Thursday, November 13. BULLsig 1:15 pm. South. Sea Shanty, 3445 Griffin Road, Hollywood. Reservations required. Call Jackie Proudfoot, 954-920-3602.

Tuesday, November 18. 3RD TUESDAY PUB NIGHT 7:00 pm. Bennigan's, 665 NW 62nd St (Cypress Creek Road), 954-771-2800. For information call Mark McCarthy 954-917-2767.

Wednesday, December 31. NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY at 9:00 pm at the home of Phil Hales and Barbara Moore.

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Women only

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