Events

April Theodore Talk: When the World Came to Chicago

April Theodore Talk: When the World Came to Chicago

When the World Came to Chicago: The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 Sunday, April 27th, 2025, at 2:30 pm via Zoom April 2025 Theodore Talk with Dr. Nicholas McCormack In 2003, Eric Larson's book, The Devil in the White City, sparked widespread popular interest in...

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MAM at Planet Comicon 2025

MAM at Planet Comicon Weekend of March 21st thru March 23rd, 2025   Mid-America Mensa (MAM) once again will participate at Planet Comicon, one of the leading science-fiction Comicon in the U.S. This year will be the 26th Anniversary show of the event, held across...

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March Theodore Talk: Chicago’s Best Skyscrapers

March Theodore Talk: Chicago’s Best Skyscrapers

March 2025 Theodore Talk II Chicago's Best Art Deco Skyscrapers Sunday afternoon March 23rd, 2025, via Zoom at 3:00 pm   Influenced by Cubism and the art and architecture of the ancient Middle East, Art Deco was a modern European style that was showcased to the...

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CultureQuest XXXVI: Destiny & Glory

CultureQuest XXXVI Everything You Would Need to Know About CultureQuest XXXVI Sunday (all day) May 4th, 2025, via an Unspecified Platform   Well, not everything. We don’t know the answers. Shucks, we don’t even know the questions. And if we did know the...

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February Theodore Talk: Hometown Bites

February Theodore Talk: Hometown Bites

Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites Sunday afternoon February 23rd, 2025, via Zoom at 2:30 pm A Theodore Talk with Monica Eng & David Hammond   Sweet steak, Mother in Law, Akutagawa, Italian beef and deep-dish pizza are just some of the...

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January Theodore Talk: Exploring the Universe

January Theodore Talk: Exploring the Universe

January 2025 Theodore Talk Exploring the Universe: Citizen Science and Beyond with the Adler Planetarium and Zooniverse Sunday afternoon January 26th, 2025, via Zoom at 2:30 pm   Join Laura Trouille, Vice President of Science Engagement at the Adler Planetarium...

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Annual Gathering 2025

Annual Gathering 2025

What is Mensa? Mensa is a social club and educational organization for people who have scored in the top 2% on a recognized and accepted standardized intelligence (IQ) test. What does Mensa stand for? Yes, it is possible to think of Mensa as a social organization...

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Ad Astra Mensa: A Haunting Adventure!

Dear Spooktacular Souls, On Friday, October 11th, at 7:00 pm, prepare to be enchanted (and maybe a little frightened) as Ad Astra Mensa embarks on a ghostly journey through the shadows of the historic Topeka Cemetery at 1601 S.E. 10th Street. It's our annual Topeka...

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MAM Wins Emerald Award!!

Today in History

1725: American colonists practice scalping
1942: Pilot O'Hare becomes first American WWII flying ace
1962: An American orbits earth
1985: Ireland allows sale of contraceptives