July 5, 12, 19, 26 – Friday – 5:00 PM (or thereabouts) - $ - P.O.E.T.S. (Phooey on Everything, Tomorrow’s Saturday) In response to feedback from attendees, we will be trying a new location for July. Show up at or around 5 PM to join us for dinner at G’s Country Kitchen, 1000 Circus Blvd. in Sarasota (in […]
July 27 – Saturday – 12 Noon – $ - CHEAP ASIAN EATS. Let's again meet at Asian Kitchen, 5555 Palmer Crossing Circle, in Sarasota. (Turn south off Clark Road, about a quarter-mile east of the stoplight at Honore Avenue or a quarter-mile west of the stoplight at Gantt Road.) Lunches start at $6.79. The food […]
March 6 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - FREE – First Thursday Monthly Gathering at Mission BBQ, 5231 University Parkway, Suite 109 (just west of Honore). This month we're going back to Mission BBQ on University. Come on out and enjoy the evening. Look for an "M" table tent, or a bunch of happy people. […]
March 4 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - ExComm Meeting via Zoom. All are welcome. Zoom link to be provided.
April 3 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - FREE – First Thursday Monthly Gathering at Mission BBQ, 5231 University Parkway, Suite 109 (just west of Honore). Good food, good friends, good conversation! Look for an "M" table tent, or a bunch of happy people. Contact: Don Chinnici at don@manasotamensa.com or Leslie Carroll at leslie.e.carroll@gmail.com
April 27 - Sunday - 3:30 PM - April Theodore Talk: When the World Came to Chicago: The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. In 2003, Eric Larson’s book The Devil in the White City sparked widespread popular interest in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, 1890s Chicago, and world’s fairs generally. While readers were enthralled by the grisly […]
May 1 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - FREE – First Thursday Monthly Gathering at Mission BBQ, 5231 University Parkway (just west of Honore). Good food, good friends, good conversation! Look for an "M" table tent, or a bunch of happy people. Contact: Don Chinnici at don@manasotamensa.com or Leslie Carroll at leslie.e.carroll@gmail.com
May 25 - Sunday - 3:30 PM - May Theodore Talk: Sweet Home: The Storied History of Chicago Blues. Journey through blues music’s rich history and evolution, tracing its origins from the deep Southern fields to the bustling streets of Chicago. Jacob Schulz, blues musician and historian, will discuss the current challenges facing the blues, including […]