1/Satur­day

  • September ChiMe Activ­ity Bulletin Dead­line. Last day for these submissions to the September 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.

  • September ChiMe Editorial and Ad­vertising Dead­lines. Last day for editorial submissions to the September 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.

  • New Zealand Sunday Seminars: Understanding Online Harm and False Information 7 PM (Sunday Noon NZT ). Communications expert Nicole Skews-Poole explores the rise of coordinated online harm, misinformation, and the growing crisis of information integrity. This timely talk unpacks the tactics driving today’s digital chaos, the challenges facing institutions and society, and why solving the problem is far more complicated than it seems. The list of the upcoming seminars and any details can be viewed on their website.
    Virtual Event!!

2/Sun­day

  • City Dining at Ambar Restaurant 11:15 AM. Join us for a Balkan-style brunch at Ambar Restaurant, 700 N. Clark St. in Chicago. A fixed price of $37/person gets you unlimited small plates of a variety of dishes, including salads, eggs, grilled meats, vegetarian sides, and desserts. “Bottomless” drink packages are available at an additional cost. GOBS-subsidies are limited to Chicago Mensa members and one guest per member for a maximum of $20/person (pending GOBS funding). Attendance limited to the first 15 people to RSVP to Naomi H.

4/Tues­day

  • The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring at Millennium Park 6:30 PM. Come sit with your fellow Mensans and follow a meek Hobbit from the Shire and his eight companions as they set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron in the award-winning film The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. Join the Rainbow SIG at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601) for this spectacular movie in the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. Look for us in row EE in section 206 (back half of the bowl seating, far right/east section closest to restrooms).

    Admission to the movie is free! Seats, however, fill up fast, so arrive early—otherwise lawn seats are your only option! You are allowed to bring your own food and drink (including alcohol) to this event. However, there are also concessions within Millennium Park (expect to pay $8 for a Chicago hotdog). No need to RSVP, but please email us with any questions at rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org .

    A security perimeter and bag check will be in place for this event. Here's the complete list of prohibited items & map. The best entrance we have found is the one located on Randolph Street between the Chase Promenade and the Harris Theater. If you are walking east and you are in front of the Harris Theater, you've walked a bit too far. Event Not in ChiMe!!!

6/Thurs­day

  • PLAY Again 9 AM, hosted by Mary Lee K., LongJohn M., and Virginia P. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5200 Natorp Blvd. in Mason, Ohio. Continues today through midnight of Sunday, August 9th. Last year, in Sharonville, we had space for 40 people. We played games of all kinds for 4½ days and we had a blast! This year, in Mason, Ohio, we have a new hotel with much more space—for 100. So we're letting people know—four days of PLAY! Registration: 1 day = $40, 2 days = $75, 3 days = $100, 4 days = $130. We provide a hot lunch with sides and a salad bar, soft drinks and water; salty, sweet, vegetable, hot dogs, and meat/cheese snacks all day. Dinner is on your own. Many $ - $$$$ restaurants very close including the hotel restaurant. BYOB. The hotel room rate of $131+tax includes breakfast. Yes, the hotel welcomes pets. Bring your favorites games (word, cards, board and other) to teach and share. There will be plenty of decks of cards. We’ll have some jigsaw puzzles and a dedicated table for them. Email Mary Lee K. if you are interested or have questions. If you pay using PayPal, make sure you choose Friend. Or mail a check to her address.

7/Fri­day

  • Rock­ford-Area Dinner 6:30 PM. Join Dave and other Rockford-Area Mensans for dinner at Giordano’s lo­cated at 333 N. Mulford in Rockford (one block north of State St. on Mulford). 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!!

  • CAMBeer 6:30 PM at Brother Chimp Brewing, 303 N. 4th St. in St. Charles (Ste A). For the uninitiated, CAMbeer is a spontaneous and informal event which can be declared by anyone, anywhere, at any time. You needn't drink beer—even Joel K., esteemed founder of CAMbeer, was not a beer drinker himself, preferring cider, which this venue has. This time Matt C. is your host but RSVPs are unnecessary.

    And we have a special celebration this week! This will be a low-key bachelor party for CAM's favorite pair of fiancés, Dewey and Hieu. It's your last chance to fawn over them as unmarried gentlemen.

    The Brewery has a variable food service and this Friday it will be Chuck's Wood Fired Pizza from 5 to 8, so come on the early side if you're hungry.
    Event Not in ChiMe!!

8/Satur­day

  • Mozart Requiem at Millennium Park 6:30 PM. Come sit with your fellow Mensans and be mesmerized as Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in Mozart’s soul-stirring Requiem, left incomplete at the time of the composer’s premature death at 35. Written during the height of the AIDS crisis, John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1 is another requiem of sorts, memorializing friends and colleagues lost to the disease. Join the Rainbow SIG at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601) for this concert in the Grant Park Music Festival. Look for us in row EE in section 206 (back half of the bowl seating, far right/east section closest to restrooms).

    The concert begins at 7:30 PM. There is a pre-concert talk (30 min) in the nearby Chase Promenade North Tent, hosted by Seth Boustead with Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor at 6:30 PM. It is best to arrive earlier, go through security and claim your seats if you want to attend the talk. You may get a wristband from the Patron Services table in order to bypass security and return to your seats promptly before the concert starts.

    Admission to the concert is free for seating in the back half of the bowl but they fill up fast, so arrive early—then lawn seats are your only option! You are allowed to bring your own food and drink (including alcohol) to this event. However, there are also concessions within Millennium Park (expect to pay $8 for a Chicago hotdog). No need to RSVP, but please email us with any questions at rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org .

    A security perimeter and bag check will be in place for this event. Here's the complete list of prohibited items & map. The best entrance we have found is the one located on Randolph Street between the Chase Promenade and the Harris Theater. If you are walking east and you are in front of the Harris Theater, you've walked a bit too far. Event Not in ChiMe!!!

9/Sun­day

  • Inquiring Minds : Tool, Not Teammate: Staying Intelligent in the Age of Collaborative AI 7 PM. Can humans and AI outperform either working alone? Dr. Emma Schleiger examines the science of collaborative intelligence and shares practical strategies for using AI wisely—without surrendering your judgment.

    See the full write-up and find contact info on the American Mensa Event.
    Virtual Event!!

12/Wednes­day

  • GOBS Request Deadline Noon. Today is the last day to submit a request for GOBS funds to be approved at this Tuesday’s virtual Business Meeting for any planned, eligible event, activity, or class taking place after Tuesday, August 18th through Tuesday, September 15th and, optionally, later; to be eligible, events involving CAM members must be published in the issue of ChiMe corresponding to the month in which they occur.

  • Best Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing will reach its maximum rate of activity tonight. Some shooting stars associated with the shower are expected to be visible each night during the week before and after. For more information, see the space.com website or see the viewing tips at EarthSky. There are also some amazing photos posted on Flickr.
    Public Event!!

13/Thurs­day

14/Fri­day

  • Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Millennium Park 5:30 PM. Come sit with your fellow Mensans and be bedazzled as Giancarlo Guerrero brings the 2026 season to an epic close with none other than Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, a musical affirmation of humanity on a grand scale. To conclude its season-long celebration of American music, the program begins with Julia Wolfe’s raucous Liberty Bell and Michael Daugherty’s monumental Mount Rushmore. Join the Rainbow SIG at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601) for this concert in the Grant Park Music Festival. Look for us in row EE in section 206 (back half of the bowl seating, far right/east section closest to restrooms).

    The concert begins at 6:30 PM. There is a pre-concert talk (30 min) in the nearby Chase Promenade North Tent, hosted by Seth Boustead with Imara Miles, Mezzo-Soprano at 5:30 PM. It is best to arrive earlier, go through security and claim your seats if you want to attend the talk. You may get a wristband from the Patron Services table in order to bypass security and return to your seats promptly before the concert starts.

    Admission to the concert is free for seating in the back half of the bowl but they fill up fast, so arrive early—then lawn seats are your only option! You are allowed to bring your own food and drink (including alcohol) to this event. However, there are also concessions within Millennium Park (expect to pay $8 for a Chicago hotdog). No need to RSVP, but please email us with any questions at rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org .

    A security perimeter and bag check will be in place for this event. Here's the complete list of prohibited items & map. The best entrance we have found is the one located on Randolph Street between the Chase Promenade and the Harris Theater. If you are walking east and you are in front of the Harris Theater, you've walked a bit too far. Event Not in ChiMe!!!

  • Poetry Dis­cus­sion 7 PM. Our poetry group is using Zoom for meetings. Please send a poem or two to Joe D. by Monday, August 10th. Interested persons who are not currently members of the poetry group can contact Joe D. , and he will email the poems to be discussed. Do NOT RSVP via Meetup. This event is usually held on the evening of the second Friday of the month.
    Virtual Event!!

  • FanExpo of Chicago today through Sunday, August 16th at the Donald E. Stephens (DES) Convention Center at 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont (accessible via CTA Blue Line). Visit their website for more information. (Check online for discounted tickets on sites like Groupon or LivingSocial.)
    Public Event!!

15/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.

  • Ethnic Dining: Nepalese 1 PM. Join us at the Himalayan Restaurant, lo­cated at 8265 W Golf Road in Niles, for a varied and vegan-friendly Nepalese buffet—exotic but milder than Indian. The GOBS-subsidized cost (tax & tip included) is $15 for each CAM member and for up to one guest with a limit of 20 subsidized people; additional guests will be charged the full price; cash only, payable upon arrival. More details on Meetup. RSVP via Meetup (strongly preferred) by 1 PM on Friday, August 14th. Or by emailing Carey S. directly by Wednesday, August 12th, and, for each person in your party, include 1) their full name and 2) their CAM membership status; your spot is not guaranteed unless you receive a confirmation email to that effect. If you need to cancel, let Carey know ASAP since your fellow CAM Ms may be waitlisted and would love your spot. Please try to avoid cancelling after the RSVP deadline, but if you must, contact Carey by mobile phone, which you may also use if you are lost or will be late. If possible, text first, then call, as he may not hear it ring. 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.
    Schedule Change!!

  • SEMM : Data Centers Explained 6 PM CDT. You have probably heard about the growing controversy surrounding data centers, which have increased in both size and prevalence across the world. With the growth of artificial intelligence, data center construction has exploded, along with potentially devastating environmental and financial consequences. As communities and environmental organizations fight to keep these centers from being built, a recent poll found that 41 percent of Americans would oppose a data center being built within three miles of where they live, up from 28 percent in the January survey. The number supporting those projects dropped during the same period, from 37 percent to 24 percent. Will AI development be slowed? Will we all have to pay more for utilities, and by doing so, subsidize giant tech companies? Come and learn about data centers and how they impact all of us. The discussion will be led by John Richter, who serves on the Board of Directors and as Policy Analyst of The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA).

    See the full write-up and find contact info on the American Mensa Event. All Zoom attendees must preregister by visiting the SEMM Monthly Gathering page and choosing "August 15, 2026 5:30 pm" from the dropdown. Due to rising Zoom costs, SEMM asks for a $5 donation, if you can afford it.
    Virtual Event!!

  • A Gathering of Gamers (AGOG ) - Preregistration Rate Increase Alert! Join us for a relaxing weekend of games and hospitality on January 15th – 17th, featuring the megagame After the Throne. Today was the last day you could pre­reg­ister for AGOG and qualify for the best AGOG discount, but you can still pre­reg­ister for a discount ( ($125 less for ages 18+ and $85 less for ages 9-17). By pre­reg­istering, not only do you qualify for a discount, but once you get to AGOG, you avoid the hassle of filling out forms at registration plus you’ll get a pre-printed badge. So instead of wasting time at registration, you can start playing! Also, if you’re paying by check, it must have been received today, else the best discount will not be honored.

16/Sun­day

  • SFRM: The Mummy as Monster: Unraveling a Pop Culture Icon 4:30 PM. In the 19th century, deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs left a wake proliferating with myths, curses, and kitsch that infected generations with Egyptomania. The search for knowledge simultaneously fueled elaborate fantasies—some of which soon turned into ghoulish horror. The Mummy, a pop culture icon, was born by appropriating Egyptian cultural imagery and blending it with Victorian Gothic. The discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922 fueled the flames as the legend of the mummy's curse was deemed death on swift wings for those who opened the tomb. Boris Karloff brought such nightmares to the silver screen, establishing a franchise that continues to (mis)influence generations of viewers. This talk begins to unravel the threads of this cultural phenomenon from its ancient inspirations to its sci-fi origins, from pulp fiction to blockbuster releases.

    For more details, visit the SFRM List of Presentations, where you can also register. Or register now.
    Virtual Event!!

17/Mon­day

  • Irish Mensa Lecture and Discussion: Constable's The Cornfield: A Bicentenary Harvesting 1 PM. This month’s discussion explores the 200th anniversary of Constable's The Cornfield and its lasting influence as an icon of the English countryside. After the lecture, attendees will dive into conversations about art, national identity, landscape, and how the painting resonates in today's era of environmental concern.

    For the full write-up and to join, visit the American Mensa event. One does not have to register early for the event—simply click on this Zoom link about 15 to 30 minutes before the session starts to both register and join. Irish Mensa meets virtually on the third Monday of each month at 7 PM Irish Time; a discussion then follows the lecture.
    Virtual Event!!

  • Odd Outing to Tour a Viking Ship Reg­istration Reminder. Join us on Saturday, September 19th for a fun time in Geneva touring the Chicago 1893 World's Fair Viking Ship! Any Chicago Mensan, one guest, and dependent kids are invited. You must register in advance to attend. Check out the event for details and to register.


Golden Ticket

October 29 – November 1, 2026

Only 72 more days! Join us for a fun, long weekend with hundreds of Mensans, their families, and friends at the Westin in Wheeling including a multi-track program plus games as well as beverages, snacks, and most meals. And of course there will be chocolate! Register for a discount by October 16th. Book your room by October 8th to take advantage of our group discount.

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18/Tues­day

  • Zoom Lunch 1 PM. Perhaps Mensa's longest running event anywhere, Chicago’s Downtown Lunch is now on Zoom and open to Mensa members everywhere. It's held every week, alternating between Tuesday and Thursday. Join us for conversation, laughs, and whimsical solutions to the world's problems past and present. 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!!

The August Bi-Monthly Gathering has been cancelled.

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CAM ExComm Business Meeting via Zoom
[p]CAM’s ExComm Business Meeting is usually an hour covering various topics related to our group, including GOBS requests, volunteer positions, the budget, and upcoming events like AGOG, WeeM, Odd Outings, etc.[/p][p]Join Zoom meeting: [url]https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84286333832?pwd=yBAC8AE2Fbof7ZFBOfd6bYjSFdCIlb.1[/url][/p][p]Meeting ID: 842 8633 3832[br]Passcode: 223536[br]Zoom instructions: [url]https://chicago.us.mensa.org/mensacal/pdf/CAMZoomInstructions.pdf[/url][/p][p]The form for GOBS funds must be submitted the Wednesday prior to this meeting. The GOBS liaison will have it added to the agenda.[/p][p]You may submit an issue to be added to the agenda for the ExComm's consideration or request the pdf version of the agenda a few days prior to the meeting by emailing our Recording Secretary. ([url]mailto:Secretary@chicago.us.mensa.org?subject=ExComm Business Meeting on Tuesday, August 18th[/url]).[/p]
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  • Monthly ExComm Virtual Business Meeting 6 PM. Held via Zoom. Our ExComm and any other interested members discuss various topics and issues as well as GOBS requests. Members are welcome to attend and voice their opinions, but only the five elected members of the Executive Committee can vote. The Zoom login info can be found on our Contacts webpage. The business meetings recur on the third Tuesday of the month.
    Virtual Event!!

19/Wednes­day

  • MWW: Nonfiction Book Discussion 4:30 PM CDT. Join us for a lively chat on Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner. We'll compare notes on what resonated, what raised eyebrows, and how we each tackled the read—because a good book gets even better when you talk it through. We generally discuss what we liked about the book or found challenging. We also discuss what we would like more or less of, what format we read the book in, and whether it was a recent read.

    Can't make it this month? The next books will be 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin (September 16) and The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers by Daniel L. Schacter (October 21). See the full write-up and find contact info on the American Mensa Event.
    Virtual Event!!

20/Thurs­day

  • Conversation with London Mensans 8 AM. Join a video chat with our kin from across the big pond in London at 2 PM BT. 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!!

22/Satur­day

The August Bi-Monthly Gathering has been cancelled.
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The next ExComm Business Meeting is being held at 6 PM on Tuesday, August 18th via Zoom.

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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!

    MG has been Cancelled!!

23/Sun­day

  • Theodore Talk: Wild Boar to Baconfest: Pigs in History and Culture 2:30 PM. Pigs were the first food animals to be domesticated, so they have a history with humans that goes back more than 12,000 years. Antiquity is only one of the reasons, however, that pork is the most commonly eaten meat in the world. This odd, contradictory animal offers a great range of advantages when it comes to feeding large populations, especially urban populations, though historically, it has also offered several disadvantages. Pork was virtually the only meat available to most of Europe during the Middle Ages, and if you ask for meat in China, you will get pork. From the invention of blood sausage by the Assyrians to creation of such American icons as barbecue and hot dogs, pig has remained on the menu for all but a few notable people groups. Celebrated at fairs and looked to for medical research, pigs offer culinary delight and potential promise but also create some challenges. So the topic of pigs is as far-ranging as the pigs themselves.

    Cynthia Clampitt is a writer, speaker, and food historian. She has been writing and talking about food history for more than twenty-five years, and is the author of Pigs, Pork, and Heartland Hogs: From Wild Boar to Baconfest and Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland. Her most recent book, Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past, is about places to visit Midwestern history. To register, visit the American Mensa Event or, on or after Friday, August 21st, tap/click on the Zoom link that will be available here on our website. Even if you can’t attend the live talk, provided you register, you will receive a link to a recording of the event. Closed captioning enabled.
    Virtual Event!!

  • Sunday in the Park with Lyric 7 PM. Come sit with your fellow Mensans for Sunday in the Park with the Lyric Opera, as artists from The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center perform a variety of selections conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra. Join the Rainbow SIG at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601) for this can't-miss delight under the stars that always signals that a new cultural season is just around the corner! Look for us in row EE in section 206 (back half of the bowl seating, far right/east section closest to restrooms).

    Admission to the concert is free! Seats, however, fill up fast, so arrive early—otherwise lawn seats are your only option! You are allowed to bring your own food and drink (including alcohol) to this event. However, there are also concessions within Millennium Park (expect to pay $8 for a Chicago hotdog). No need to RSVP, but please email us with any questions at rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org .

    A security perimeter and bag check will be in place for this event. Here's the complete list of prohibited items & map. The best entrance we have found is the one located on Randolph Street between the Chase Promenade and the Harris Theater. If you are walking east and you are in front of the Harris Theater, you've walked a bit too far. Event Not in ChiMe!!!

24/Mon­day

RSVP for DOW held on Wednesday, August 26th no later than Monday, August 24th. RSVP via Meetup preferred.

25/Tues­day

  • Break­fast in Mount Pros­pect 10 AM. Breakfast or lunch and conversation at Jelly Café lo­cated at 1784 W. Golf Rd. in Mount Pros­pect (northwest corner of Golf Rd. and Busse Hwy.), featuring a large and diverse menu. Dining might be indoors or outdoors, depending on conditions. Sepa­rate checks are available. Use Meetup, but if not on Meetup, RSVP to Ken L. via email. If you RSVP by email, your reservation is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation email.

  • 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 Meetup (preferred) or email Brent B. Recurs on the 4th Tuesday of the month.

26/Wednes­day

Dinner Out West

  • Dinner Out West: Chinese in Naperville 6:30 PM. Mapo , 1563 Naperville-Wheaton Road in Naperville. Discover the rich flavors of Chinese and Szechwan cuisines—check out their menu, if you haven't already discovered Mapo. GOBS will cover ½ of your meal cost, including tax and tip (rounded up to the nearest dollar), up to a maximum subsidy of $15, for each CAM member and their guest. Cash, Zelle, or PayPal for your portion. Limit 15 people. Reservations are required so Beth knows how big of a table to reserve. RSVP via Meetup (strongly preferred) or directly to Beth W. by Monday, August 24th.

27/Thurs­day

  • Gifted Youth : Having Hard Conversations with Your Kids: How to Master the Hardest Parts of Parenting 7:30 PM. From difficult topics to everyday challenges, Dr. Matt Zakreski explores practical ways to have meaningful conversations with neurodivergent children and teens.

    See the full write-up and get the registration link on the American Mensa Event.
    Virtual Event!!

29/Satur­day

  • New Zealand Sunday Seminars: Universities 2050 7 PM (Sunday Noon NZT ). Universities are changing. Explore the trends shaping their future in this collaborative, Delphi-inspired seminar that puts participants at the center of the conversation. Anonymised responses from the survey that ran through August 3rd will be used to create composite scenarios reflecting participant views.

    The list of the upcoming seminars and any details can be viewed on their website.
    Virtual Event!!


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1 September/Tues­day

  • October ChiMe Activ­ity Bulletin Dead­line. Last day for these submissions to the October 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.

  • October ChiMe Editorial and Ad­vertising Dead­lines. Last day for editorial submissions to the October 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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  • Odd Outing to Tour a Viking Ship Reg­istration Reminder. Join us on Saturday, September 19th for a fun time in Geneva touring the Chicago 1893 World's Fair Viking Ship! Any Chicago Mensan, one guest, and dependent kids are invited. You must register in advance to attend. Check out the event for details and to register.

Activities Bulletin
August 2026

RSVPs - Always contact the CAM event host as specified in the event details—email , phone , text , or Meetup.

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