1/Wednes­day

  • ChiMe Activity Bulletin and Ad­ver­tising Deadlines. Last day for these submissions to the May ChiMe. Interested in organizing and hosting a virtual or in-person event? Find out how by checking out our guide to hosting events.

  • ChiMe Editorial Deadline. Last day for editorial submissions to the May ChiMe. Please submit original ar­ticles, insights, puzzles, brain teasers, or short poems. Your fellow Chicago Area Mensa members would love to hear from you.

  • passover

    Pass­over begins

2/Thurs­day

  • Conversation with London Mensans 8 AM. Join a video chat with our kin from across the big pond in London at 2 PM BDT. RSVP (via Meetup preferred) to local host Carey S. to receive the Zoom sign-in information. The London host is Ian David Moseley.
    Virtual Event!!

  • Mensa Cares: Northern Illinois Food Bank - Geneva 9 AM until Noon. As part of National Volunteering Month, join your fellow Mensan members, their family and friends at 273 Dearborn Court in Geneva, where we will be sorting and packing food. Please register individually with the Northern Illinois Food Bank in advance. See the article in the April ChiMe (when it becomes available). If you have any questions or you wish to RSVP , email our Community Services Coordinator .

5/Sun­day

  • Happy Easter!

9/Thurs­day

  • Zoom Lunch 1 PM. Perhaps the longest running Mensa event anywhere, Chicago’s Zoom Lunch (formerly known as the Downtown Lunch) is held every week, alternating between Tuesday and Thursday. Join us for conversation, laughs, and attempts to define words you’ll never use again. The Zoom id is 836 1178 6315 and the passcode is 190710; it is also included as part of your host Jon G.’s contact information if you prefer a link. Questions? Contact Jon via email or call/text him. You may also RSVP via Meetup. We’d love to have you join us!
    Virtual Event!!

10/Fri­day

  • Poetry Dis­cus­sion 7 PM. Our poetry group is using Zoom for meetings. Please send a poem or two to Joe D. by Monday, April 6th. Interested persons who are not currently members of the poetry group can contact Joe D. , and he will email the poems to be discussed. Contact Bill K. for the Zoom links or any help you might need. Do NOT RSVP via Meetup. This event is usually held on the evening of the second Friday of the month.
    Virtual Event!!

11/Satur­day

  • Rock­ford-Area Lunch Noon. Join Dave and other Rockford-Area Mensans for lunch at the Olympic Tavern, lo­cated at 2327 N. Main St. in Rockford (on the southeast corner of Main and Fulton). To RSVP , for more information, or to get on our email list, contact Dave L., our Rockford-Area Coordinator. RSVP required in case of cancellation, time, or venue change. Do not RSVP via Meetup. This event usually recurs on the second Friday of the month.
    Schedule Change!!

12/Sun­day

  • Ethnic Dining 1 PM. Join us for a GOBS-subsidized lunch at a venue TBA. Save the date. For Ethnic Dining notifications, updates, and all the details, join the Mensa Connect Ethnic Dining Group, but do not respond using Mensa Connect. This event usually recurs on the 2nd Sunday of the month.

14/Tues­day

  • Mensa Cares: Northern Illinois Food Bank - Geneva 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM. As part of National Volunteering Month, join your fellow Mensan members, their family and friends at 273 Dearborn Court in Geneva, where we will be sorting and packing food. Please register individually with the Northern Illinois Food Bank in advance. See the article in the April ChiMe (when it becomes available). If you have any questions or you wish to RSVP , email our Community Services Coordinator .

15/Wednes­day

  • hourglass

    Federal Tax Deadline.

16/Thurs­day

18/Satur­day

  • Conserv­atives Lunch 11:30 AM. Join other members of the Mensan cell of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy for lunch and civilized un-PC conversation. No forbidden questions, no unchallengeable answers. This lunch happens on the third Saturday every month. The venue will be The Patio, 2780 S. Highland Ave. in Lombard (NW corner of Butterfield and Highland, but you can enter only from Highland). RSVP by emailing Jim Z. the event coor­di­na­tor. You may also RSVP via Meetup. Open to non-Mensans; bring a curious friend.

  • Beverly Area Saturday Salon (B.A.S.S.) ~Noon. Spontaneous conversation in far SSW Chicago, approx­i­mate vicinity of 107th St. & Western Ave. Please contact Rick E. the Beverly Area Coordinator, for this month’s lo­ca­tion and the exact time as well as more information; if emailing, put “BASS” in the subject line. This event usually recurs midday on the 3rd Saturday of the month.

  • Mensa Cares: Feed My Starving Children 7 PM until 8:45 PM. As part of National Volunteer Week, join your fellow Mensans at 742 E. Park Ave. in Libertyville. Specific details, including Covid safety/restrictions, will be provided to those who sign up. RSVP via email to Hieu N..

  • Mensa Cares: Nourishing Hope 2:30 PM until 5:30 PM. As part of National Volunteer Week, join your fellow Mensans at 5151 N. Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago. Specific details, including Covid safety/restrictions which may include proof of vaccination, will be provided to those who sign up. RSVP via email to Hieu N..

21/Tues­day

  • Northern Ex­po­sure Dinner 6:45 PM. April in Paris… Alaska? Then you should have dinner with us. Join us for dinner at a venue TBD in Lake County. Recurs on the third Tuesday of the month.

  • Best Night for Lyrids Meteor Shower . Viewing. The meteor shower will be hitting its peaks with as many as 18 meteors per hour late evening until dawn. The moonlight may be an issue. See the viewing tips at In-The-Sky.org.
    Public Event!!

22/Wednes­day

  • GOBS Request Deadline Noon. Today is the last day to submit a request for GOBS funds to be approved at this Sunday’s Business Meeting for any planned, eligible event, activity, or class taking place after Saturday, April 19th and through Saturday, May 17th or later; to be eligible, events involving CAM members must be published in the issue of ChiMe corresponding to the month in which they occur. For CAM events, it’s recommended you submit the GOBS request and get it approved before submitting your event information for publication in ChiMeso no later than today for events planned for June. June events need to be submitted by the 1st of May to the activities editor to be included in the June ChiMe. An article must be featured in the June ChiMe for GOBS-subsidized July events with an RSVP deadline in June (same 1st of May deadline but article emailed to the editor; see editorial deadline).

  • earth

    Earth Day

23/Thurs­day

24/Fri­day

  • arbor

    Arbor Day

25/Satur­day

  • Monthly Gath­ering
    (Date & Location Tentative)
    The location of our April Month­ly Gath­ering was the Rolling Mead­ows Com­mu­ni­ty Center
    3705 Pheasant Dr. in Rolling Meadows.

    Games and hos­pi­tal­ity are in the spacious auditorium, with overflow space in the lobby. Every month, after the business meeting, we offer exciting, engaging workshops just for the kids while you enjoy the main meeting. The speaker event is in the Card Room. Park in the NW lot behind the building and use Entrance K (near inner corner). Please note that we have this venue only until midnight, so plan accordingly. This gathering is open to the public. So if you’re interested in learning more about Chicago Mensa, come join us. There is an admissions fee to help cover costs (major credit cards accepted); the April MG is free to all CAM members. Members, RSVP via Meetup to let your friends know you’re going to be there.

    Test:
    5 PM.
    Business Meeting:
    5 PM.
    Youth Program:
    6 PM.
    Game room opens:
    6 PM.
    Voting opens:
    6:30 PM.
    Program:
    7:30 PM.
    Voting closes:
    8 PM.
    Refreshments:
    8:30 PM - Midnight.

    The CAM Executive Committee has allocated GOBS funds to be used for the reimbursement of either or Uber ridesharing services from/to the Arlington Park METRA station. Details are on our Monthly Gathering page.
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    Volunteer
    Get involved! Hone your leadership, organizational, or web skills. We’re looking for vol­un­teers to fill some of the open po­sitions listed both near the back of ChiMe or on the List of Officers. Try your hand as a co-Program Officer, a website designer, web content creator, or a MG Hospitality Volunteer. You can view the job descriptions and the required qualifications for all the open positions and ones you may be interested in. Or consider supervising the children at the MG for some extra cash.
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    Express Yourself
    Write an ar­ticle, submit a photo, or create a puzzle for ChiMe; see our Submission Guidelines for contact information and deadlines. Host your own event or your own virtual event using Discord!

    Program Topic: TBA

    MG Date/Location is Tentative!!
  • Mensa Cares: Northern Illinois Food Bank - Joilet 9 AM until 11:30 AM. As part of National Volunteer Week, join your fellow Mensans at 171 S. Larkin Ave. in Joliet. Specific details, including Covid safety/restrictions, will be provided to those who sign up. RSVP via email to Hieu N..

28/Tues­day

  • MEANS (North Suburbs) Dinner 6:30 PM. Join Mensans Eating Around North Suburbs (MEANS) at Hackney’s on Lake located at 1514 E. Lake Ave. in Glenview. Free parking. Separate checks available. Limit 12. Please RSVP via Meetup (preferred) or email Brent B. Recurs on the 4th Tuesday of the month.


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1 May/Fri­day

  • ChiMe Activ­ity Bulletin and Ad­vertising Dead­lines. Last day for these submissions to the June ChiMe. Interested in organizing and hosting a virtual or in-person event? There’s bound to be an activity or a restaurant you want to try, but you just want some other people to experience it with you. So invite your fellow Mensans. Find out how by visiting our guide to hosting events.

  • ChiMe Editorial Dead­line. Last day for editorial submissions to the June ChiMe. Please submit original ar­ticles, insights, puzzles, brain teasers, photographs, or short poems. Your fellow Chicago Area Mensa members would love to hear from you.

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