July 2006 Group Activities:
| What: | Borders Coffee & Casual Conversation |
| When: | Wednesday, 05 July, 2006, 16:30 Hrs. till 18:30 Hrs. |
| Where: | Borders Bookstore (2740 East 21st Street, Tulsa) |
| Why: | Coffee, Snacks, & Good Conversation |
| Who: | Hosted by the local Mensa group |
| RSVP Info: | None required |
| Directions: | South side of 21st Street between Lewis & Harvard Avenues. (Just immediately west of where the Broken Arrow Expressway (SH 51) crosses over 21st Street) |
| Smoking: | Not here |
| Booze: | Not here |
| Snacks: | Available from Borders Cafe |
| Animals: | Service animals only |
| Notes: | If you have friend who might be interested in becoming a member of the group, try to bring them along as a guest. This is a generally a smaller and more informal gathering then a regular monthly meeting. It could be the best way to get somebody interested enough in the group to want to take additional steps towards becoming a local member. |
| What: | General Monthly Meeting |
| When: | Saturday, 08 July, 2006, 19:00 Hrs. till 21:00 Hrs |
| Where: | Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler Meeting Room (5001 S Harvard Avenue, Tulsa) |
| Why: | This will be another "project" night. Jim Haddock will talk about his recent "HTPC" project. Home Theater Personal Computers can run to several thousand dollars if purchased at retail, but Jim will show how it can be done for a small fraction of that cost. |
| Who: | The local Mensa Group |
| RSVP Info: | None required |
| Directions: | Located on the east side of Harvard Avenue, and the north side of the Skelly Bypass (I-44). This building was a Shoney's restaurant in a former life. Those approaching from the north on Harvard can cut through the parking lot of the office building that's north of the restaurant. Restaurant phone number is 918-743-1110. |
| Smoking: | Not here |
| Booze: | Johnnie's serves 3.2 beer |
| Snacks: | Don't bring a thing. Johnnie's will provide a nice dinner. Try their pies. |
| Animals: | Service animals only |
| Notes: | What ever you want to call these machines, PVR (personal
video recorders), DVR (digital video recorders), TIVO (a proprietary
commercial home video recorder), they are quite popular these days.
Some of this functionality is included in up to date operating system
offerings from Microsoft (Windows XP, Media Center Edition). I look
forward to hearing about Jim's independently created solution. Jim has also been expanding on the project to include some HDTV capabilities. |
| What: | Shakespeare SIG |
| When: | Saturday, 22 July, 2006, 18:30 Hrs. till 22:00 Hrs |
| Where: | Paige Residence, (3012 West Oakland Street, Broken Arrow) |
| Why: | As You Like It |
| Who: | The local Mensa Group |
| RSVP Info: | None required |
| Directions: | Get to the intersection of 71st S and 129th E. Avenue. Proceed east on 71st to the intersection with N. Joshua Avenue (between 129th E Ave and 145th E. Ave (aka Olive and Aspen Avenues). Turn left and proceed north on N. Joshua Ave. Go generally straight through three intersections and when you get to the Y in the road, bear to the right. Proceed about one block and go just past the intersection with another cul-de-sac and look for the house on your left. |
| Smoking: | On the back patio outside |
| Booze: | Not here |
| Snacks: | Light refreshments will be served |
| Animals: | There are two very friendly dogs who live in the house |
| Notes: | Call Bonnie at 918-806-6099 or email her at bfpaige@cox.net for more specific directions or other questions |
August 2006 Group Activities:
| What: | Borders Coffee & Casual Conversation |
| When: | Wednesday, 02 August, 2006, 16:30 Hrs. till 18:30 Hrs. |
| Where: | Borders Bookstore (2740 East 21st Street, Tulsa) |
| Why: | Coffee, Snacks, & Good Conversation |
| Who: | Hosted by the local Mensa group |
| RSVP Info: | None required |
| Directions: | South side of 21st Street between Lewis & Harvard Avenues. (Just immediately west of where the Broken Arrow Expressway (SH 51) crosses over 21st Street) |
| Smoking: | Not here |
| Booze: | Not here |
| Snacks: | Available from Borders Cafe |
| Animals: | Service animals only |
| Notes: | If you have friend who might be interested in becoming a member of the group, try to bring them along as a guest. This is a generally a smaller and more informal gathering then a regular monthly meeting. It could be the best way to get somebody interested enough in the group to want to take additional steps towards becoming a local member. |
| What: | General Monthly Meeting |
| When: | Saturday, 12 August, 2006, 19:00 Hrs. till 21:00 Hrs |
| Where: | Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler Meeting Room (5001 S Harvard Avenue, Tulsa) |
| Why: | Nancy Weber of the womens' group "Resonance" will speak about the progress that women have made in the past few decades. This should lead to an interesting Q & A session. |
| Who: | The local Mensa Group |
| RSVP Info: | None required |
| Directions: | Located on the east side of Harvard Avenue, and the north side of the Skelly Bypass (I-44). This building was a Shoney's restaurant in a former life. Those approaching from the north on Harvard can cut through the parking lot of the office building that's north of the restaurant. Restaurant phone number is 918-743-1110. |
| Smoking: | Not here |
| Booze: | Johnnie's serves 3.2 beer |
| Snacks: | Don't bring a thing. Johnnie's will provide a nice dinner. Try their pies. |
| Animals: | Service animals only |
| Notes: |
| What: | Shakespeare SIG |
| When: | Saturday, 26 August, 2006, 18:30 Hrs. till 22:00 Hrs |
| Where: | Paige Residence, (3012 West Oakland Street, Broken Arrow) |
| Why: | Stage Beauty, for a different take on the world of English theatre |
| Who: | The local Mensa Group |
| RSVP Info: | None required |
| Directions: | Get to the intersection of 71st S and 129th E. Avenue. Proceed east on 71st to the intersection with N. Joshua Avenue (between 129th E Ave and 145th E. Ave (aka Olive and Aspen Avenues). Turn left and proceed north on N. Joshua Ave. Go generally straight through three intersections and when you get to the Y in the road, bear to the right. Proceed about one block and go just past the intersection with another cul-de-sac and look for the house on your left. |
| Smoking: | On the back patio outside |
| Booze: | Not here |
| Snacks: | Light refreshments will be served |
| Animals: | There are two very friendly dogs who live in the house |
| Program Notes: | STAGE BEAUTY takes us back to the 1660s and the beginning of the English Restoration. King Charles II (Rupert Everett) has just come back from exile in France and his return heralds change. One of many of the ramifications of Charles' moral laxity is the allowance of women to ascend to the stage and play their own gender; previously, male actors played both sexes. This has potentially grave consequences for men who were trained from boyhood to play women, such as the popular thespian Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup), who sees his roles go to the upstart actress Maria, a.k.a. Mrs. Hughes (Claire Danes), who used to be his dresser. [James Berardinelli in Movie Reviews- Colossus] |
| Notes: | Call Bonnie at 918-806-6099 or email her at bfpaige@cox.net for more specific directions or other questions |