May Calendar

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FRI  5/2      First Friday Happy Hours

6:00PM      Join the party at the Top o’ the Hill, 1182 Route 202-206 North in Bridgewater; north

of the Somerville traffic circle, ½ mile past Aventis, 0.8 miles south of Pluckemin.

                   Come for a sandwich, a meal, or just a drink - reasonable prices, casual atmosphere,

and outstanding company.

SAT  5/3     GameSIG

 7:30 PM      Come to Pete’s home in Somerset for fun and games. All game players,

novice through expert, are welcome to join in CNJM’s longest-running event. Board

games, card games, you name it! NS/BYOB

MON 5/5     Calendar entries are due today.

TUE  5/6     Princeton Area Lunch

NOON     Join Steve and the gang any or every Tuesday at noon. E-mail Steve Weinreich at

swinv@comcast.net to be added to the list. Steve will notify us all via e-mail of this

Tuesday’s location a few days in advance. NS. Guests are welcome.

WED 5/7     Monmouth County Lunch

11:30 AM   If you’re in the Monmouth County area and free between 11:30 and 1:00, come join Pat for lunch. NS

THU 5/8       Forvm Submissions are due today

FRI 5/9       Dinner Before the Monthly Gathering

 6:30PM     Join your fellow Mensans and tonight’s speaker, Howard Young, for dinner in Le Café Metro at the Woodbridge Hilton.

FRI 5/9      CNJM Monthly Gathering

8:30 PM     Howard Young is an independent researcher into the origins of human civilization and the human race. His research has led him to question conventional wisdom in a range of academic fields. He will tell us about the evidence of a comet which crashed into the earth 12,900 years ago, near where North Carolina is now, and the massive impact it had on global warming. What are the chances of another comet?

SAT 5/10     M-Lunch in Edison

 1:00PM    Meet at the Plaza Diner,  2066 Route 27 North. Phone: 732-287-4455.

RSVP to Martha Mc Keon at mensaMAM@optonline.net before 11:00 AM on 5/10. Bring a friend or two!

SAT 5/10    May Birthday Party

8:00PM      Peggy Scherbina is throwing a birthday party for you. If your birthday is in May, RSVP a week in advance and your name will be inscribed on the cake. If your birthday isn’t in May, come anyway and help us celebrate. Coffee, tea and some soft drinks will be provided, please bring other beverages and snacks for all to enjoy. Smoking is permitted on the porches. There are two cats and one dog in residence. Contact Peggy at mscherbina@patmedia.net.

SUN  5/11    BridgeSIG in North Brunswick

5:00 PM       Come play Bridge at Shirleys home in North Brunswick. We are not experts, so do not feel intimidated if you’re a new player. We are always willing to teach. We are also willing to learn from better players. Call early to reserve a place at the table. NS. BYOB

TUE  5/13 Princeton Area Lunch

NOON      Join Steve and the gang any or every Tuesday at noon. E-mail Steve Weinreich at

swinv@comcast.net to be added to the list. Steve will notify us all via e-mail of this

Tuesday’s location a few days in advance. NS. Guests are welcome.

WED 5/14    Monmouth County Lunch

11:30 AM   If you’re in the Monmouth County area and free between 11:30 and 1:00, come join Pat for lunch. NS

SAT 5/17     ICPA (Inveterate Card Players, Anonymous

7:30 PM  Come play card games of all kinds at Max’s place in Franklin Park. NS BYOB/M

SUN 5/18    Bridge SIG in Franklin Park

5:00PM       Max is host tonight. RSVP  BYOB/M

TUE  5/20 Princeton Area Lunch

NOON         Join Steve and the gang any or every Tuesday at noon. E-mail Steve Weinreich at

swinv@comcast.net to be added to the list. Steve will notify us all via e-mail of this

Tuesday’s location a few days in advance. NS. Guests are welcome

WED 5/21 Monmouth County Lunch

11:30 AM   If you’re in the Monmouth County area and free between 11:30 and 1:00, come join Pat for lunch. NS

THU 5/22    High Noon 

 NOON       Meet your fellow Mensans for great food and a friendly chat. Lunch at Red Oak

                   Grille located in the Hills at New Jersey National Golf Club, 579 Allen Road, Basking

Ridge.  See www.redoakgrille.com for menu and directions.  Dress is business

casual.  RSVP is a MUST! .

THU 5/22   Law, Crime, Criminalistics, and the Courts

7:00 PM     Meet for dinner and discussion at the Peterpank Diner on Route 9 in Sayreville to discuss LCC and C with Maria and others.

FRI 5/23     Word Games SIG

7:30PM   Come play Scrabble or bring another word game of your choice. Meet at Stefanie Mandelbaum’s house in West Windsor. BYOB/M

SUN 5/25    Collating and Late Lunch in Roebling

 2:00PM      John and Judy Devoti host the last collating of the spring. Bring a dish to share. Call Judy or John to RSVP and coordinate food.

SUN 5/25     Bridge SIG in Roebling

5:00 PM      Join us for bridge at John Devoti’s house.  BYOB/ M

SUN 5/25 Linner (lunch/dinner) in Sparta

3:00PM     Lehigh Pocano Mensa invites us to join them at this regular event. Hostess, Ellen Shaffer, assures us that the view and the drive are worth the trip. Forget the usual Sunday brunch, sleep a bit later, and join your neighboring Mensans for delectable Italian food at Ristorante Il Porto on the Lake Mohawk Boardwalk in Sparta NJ. BYOB. Dress is semi-casual; nice jeans are OK, but no T-shirts.               

Calendar editor’s note: John and I joined Ellen and friends for Easter dinner and we agree that the view is worth the trip (the food and company weren’t bad either!). It was less than an hour drive from Bridgewater.

TUE  5/27 Princeton Area Lunch

NOON      Join Steve and the gang any or every Tuesday at noon. E-mail Steve Weinreich at

swinv@comcast.net to be added to the list. Steve will notify us all via e-mail of this

Tuesday’s location a few days in advance. NS. Guests are welcome

WED 5/28   Monmouth County Lunch

11:30 AM   If you’re in the Monmouth County area and free between 11:30 and 1:00, come join Pat for lunch.. NS    

SAT 5/31     Boardwalk Mensa

  3:00PM   Come for a different afternoon.  Carol is hosting this month’s get-together. Although she lives in Freehold, she has a boardwalk in her back yard.

See what other surprises she has in store. BYOB/M