Events

Annual Gathering Last Call

Annual Gathering Last Call

Annual Gathering Last Call July 3–7, 2024, AG.US.MENSA.ORG The Annual Gathering is almost here. Online registration for AG 2024 will remain open this year throughout the event. So for any members on the fence about attending, registering takes just a few keyboard...

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Ad Astra Mensa: What’s Happening?

Hello Fellow Mensans and Guests! On Monday, June 10th, Ad Astra Mensa (Topeka, Lawrence, and really anywhere in northeast Kansas or within driving distance of Topeka) met for dinner and conversation at The Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant in Topeka. Although we...

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July Theodore Talk: Looking at How Time Ages

A Horological Discourse: Mechanism, Risk, and Wonder Sunday, July 28, 2:30 pm Central Time Where: via Zoom With ingenuity and design came reflection on our place in the universe, the tilt of the Earth’s axis, precision and predictability, and the limits of our...

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Kansas City AG 2024

Annual Gathering 2024 July 3-7, 2024, in Kansas City, MO ag.us.mensa.org As of mid-April, with more than two months yet to go, there were about 1100 registrants who plan to take in the entire Annual Gathering in Kansas City, along with a number of partial...

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June Theodore Talk: Bottoms Up!

June Theodore Talk: Bottoms Up!

Bottoms Up! A History and Revitalization of a Cocksure Era Spirit Sunday, June 23, 2:30 pm Central Time Where: via Zoom From its earliest days as a settlement of French trappers and traders, Kansas City’s West Bottoms area grew more than a century ago into a...

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Picnic & White Elephant Auction Info

Picnic & White Elephant Auction Info

MAM Picnic and White Elephant Auction Saturday, June 15, 2024, 12:00 pm Franklin Park, 8706 Roe Avenue, Prairie Village, KS We hope to beat the heat, at least by a little bit, by having the Picnic in June instead of July. Get acquainted. Make new friends. Meet up with...

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May Theodore Talk: What Makes Kansas City Jazz Special

May Theodore Talk: What Makes Kansas City Jazz Special

What Makes Kansas City Jazz Special? Sunday, May 26th, at 2:30 pm Central Time Where: via Zoom It's the PEOPLE! During Prohibition, Kansas City embraced drinking and gambling.  It became a hub for jazz due to the resulting explosion of clubs. Musicians from all over...

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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