Pub Trivia at Tigin in Stamford

Pub Trivia at Tigin Irish Pub & Restaurant, 175 Bedford St, Stamford. The event is supposed to start at 8:00 (it got going at 8:30 Tue 2/28), but it is a packed house with a couple of dozen teams, so please arrive early.

Also, PLEASE RSVP to Hilary in advance, so she knows how much room to claim in terms of seating. Rob (new to CT Mensa) and Hilary did respectably well for a two person team last week, but could definitely use help on sports, music, and a better span on the experience we bring to the table (i.e. we could use some diversity in age range). We hope to make this a regular thing to show off our smarts!

Hilary Wiek, UPSCWRU[at]gmail.com, 203-524-7410.

Directions to Tigin

Danbury Dinner - Southern Connecticut and CT/Western MA Joint Dinner

Joint Dinner at a new venue:
Mario's Pasta Garden
174 Federal Rd.
Brookfield CT 06804
[restaurant phone: (203) 775-0426]

Interested Mensans should contact Ward Mazzucco at 203-744-1929, ext 25, wjm[at]danburylaw.com or Rev. Bill Loring at 203-794-1389, fr.bill[at]comcast.net for more info regarding location and/or reservations.

Directions are here.

POST ROAD Dinner

International House of Pancakes
520 Post Road East
Westport, CT 06880


Contact Jim Mizera, jmizera[at]hotmail.com or (203) 256-8889, for reservations or info.

Stamford Museum & Nature Center:
Centuries of Progress:
American World's Fairs 1853 - 1982 Exhibit

39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903. The museum is open from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. www.stamfordmuseum.org

What do the telephone, the Ferris Wheel, a 28,000-pound typewriter, and nylon stockings have in common? They were just a few of the thousands of products, curiosities, and inventions that made their debut at one of 17 World's Fairs that took place on America soil between 1853 and 1982. Contact Jim Mizera, jmizera[at]hotmail.com or (203) 522-1959.

SCM Monthly Dinner - New Members Dinner

Mensan Ed Weinberg will speak on Search Engine Optimization - How do you get your website to the top of Google? You've put up a website but when buyers search for your line of business, your site shows up on PAGE 10??? Don't give up. Ed Weinberg's company ThinkBigSites.com has gotten competitive keyword phrases such as "motorcycle battery", "discount tools" and "candy" to the top of page one on Google searches. Come hear about the techniques and tools they use to get websites highly ranked, and learn something about pay per click and social media marketing.

The Putnam House Restaurant, 12 Depot Place, Bethel (downtown - across from old railroad station), CT 06801 (theputnamhouse.com).

Dress is casual. We will try meeting in the bar before dinners to encourage people to meet everyone. Dinner will be held on the 2nd Floor Seelye Room. Before the presentation, we will enjoy dinner. (Dinner Menu 1 - a vegetarian option is included on the menu.) There is parking in the rear of the restaurant and in the nearby Old Railroad Station lot.

Contact Jim Mizera, jmizera[at]hotmail.com or (203) 522-1959, for reservations or info. Reservations are encouraged but not required. In case of severe weather, please call to confirm that the event is going on as scheduled.

Southern Corner Dinner

Kona Grill, 230 Tresser Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901. Contact Jim Mizera at jmizera[at]hotmail.com or (203) 522-1959 for reservations or info.

March Hockey

Bridgeport Sound Tigers or Danbury Whalers. Call or e-mail Jim Mizera at jmizera[at]hotmail.com if interested.

Consult these web sites for schedules & info:
http://www.soundtigers.com
http://www.danburyhockey.com/schedulereleased

SCM Monthly Dinner

Mensa member, radio broadcaster, and author Randye Kaye will talk about her recently published book, Ben Behind His Voices: One Family's Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope. Randye has talked about her book at RJ Julia and Barnes and Noble bookstores and on Fox News, garnering positive reviews. Visit www.randyekaye.com for info about the author and her book.

C&WM Events Calendar

The Connecticut & Western Mass. MENSA chapter Events Calendar for this month can be viewed here:

http://www.cwm.us.mensa.org/010calendar.htm

C&WM event listings are also available in this month's edition of the SCM Chronicle Newsletter.

Mensa Mind Games 2012

(PLEASE NOTE: This event is now waiting-list only!)

Game manufacturers enter their newest products in pursuit of the Mensa Select seal of proof that the most avid game-players in the country have judged their games to be the best.

Held at the Hyatt Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon, VA 20171; 888/421-1442. Recently renovated, the all-suite hotel offers a taste of luxury just minutes from Dulles International Airport. It is also just 40 minutes from Amtrak Union Station (estimated taxi fare: $60) and approximately 25 minutes from the West Falls Church and Vienna Metrorail stations. The hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport as well as Reston Town Center.

Herndon offers an ideal locale for exploring the nation's capital or historic sites both in Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Nearby attractions:

• Manassas (Bull Run) Civil War historic battlefields
• Historic Leesburg and Middleburg
• George Mason University
• Shenandoah National Park
• The National Zoo
• Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
• Mount Vernon
• Gunston Hall Plantation
• Luray Caverns
• Northern Virginia Wineries

CAPE CODE MINI REGIONAL GATHERING

Plan Ahead:
The 2012 Cape Cod Mini-RG will be held in Dennisport, MA

Hotel rooms are $74.95 for 1-4 people until 3/31, then $79.95. It is never too early to reserve a room. Our block sold out last year and RG goers had to stay elsewhere. Mail your check, made out to "Corsair", directly to the motel at 41 Chase Avenue, Dennisport, MA 02639. Registration for this event is already available online at: http://caperg.org.

Wendy Birchmire and Lori Norris will be co-chairing the event. For information contact Wendy Birchmire (mensatesting[at]gis.net).