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• Scrabble Games Mondays, 6:30 P.M. Fair Grinds Cafe, 3133 Ponce De Leon, New Orleans.
• Pub Quiz Mondays, 8:00 P.M. Finn McCool's Irish Pub, 3701 Banks Street, New Orleans.
• NTN Buzztime Trivia Tuesdays, 6:30 P.M. Sideline's Bar & Grill, 1229 Veterans, Metairie
• Pub Quiz Thursdays, 7:00 P.M. Carrollton Station, 8140 Willow Street, New Orleans.
• Scrabble 1-1 Games SOME (not all) Thursdays, 8:00 P.M. Finn McCool's Irish Pub, 3701 Banks Street, New Orleans. Get on their email list to find out which Thursdays
• Wargames First Thursday of the Month WWII Museum, 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans.Preregistration required. Send email to lt.burgoyne@nationalww2museum.org for info.
• Pub Quiz Fridays, 9 P.M. Chateau Pub, 3535 Chateau Blvd, Kenner. 504-466-7272 It is free to play and teams can win up to $40 in pub bucks. There are prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place as well as last place.
• Deutsches Haus - Trivia Night 4th Friday of the Month, 7:30 P.M. Deutsches Haus, 1023 Ridgewood Drive, Metairie No fees to play Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and last place teams Bring your team, come by and be a one person team, or join up with others to form a larger team. There are 5 rounds of 10 questions with drink breaks between rounds. Questions are projected on multiple TV/projection screens. Food is available at a nominal price.

Any more interesting events on a regular basis? Send them to me at BJGeraci@aol.com

• COFFEEHOUSE SIG Thursday January 5th, 7 P.M. Chateau Coffee Cafe, 139 Robert E. Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA. Meet your fellow NOMs for coffee and conversation. Contact Claudia at daquinc@aol.com for more info.

  Take the West End exit and continue straight toward the lake. You'll see the shopping center on the corner when you hit Robert E. Lee.
• NOM NIGHT Saturday January 14th, 7 P.M. Salsas Por El Lago, 124 Lake Marina Drive, NOLA.I'd like to announce that the street from West End Blvd to Lake Marina Drive is FINALLY OPEN!
• DINNER CLUB Wednesday January 18th, 7 P.M. Pho Orchid, 3117 Houma Blvd, Metairie Contact Gerry at gward15@cox.net to make reservations.
• RG MEETING Saturday January 21st, 2 P.M. At B's Come and help plan New Orleans Mensa's first Regional Gathering in many years!
• SMART SET LUNCH GROUP Thursday, January 26, 12 noon 8 Block Kitchen & Bar, in the Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Ave., NOLA [cross street: Girod] All are welcome to dine on traditional New Orleans cuisine fused with international flair at this new CBD restaurant that pays homage to the 8 blocks of Upper Bourbon Street. RSVP by January 24 to Jennifer at jbechet@stonepigman.com
• CELEBRATION SIG Friday January 27th, 6 P.M. Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave, Metairie, 1st floor Lounge We will be celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the first McDonalds in Moscow.

  Directions: From Causeway and Veterans, go west on Veterans to next light (Severn). Turn left (south) on Severn and proceed to the tall round hotel one block north of I-10 Service Rd. Celebration is in the 1st floor bar. Look for an owl on the table.

• COFFEEHOUSE SIG Thursday February 2nd, 7 P.M. Chateau Coffee Cafe, 139 Robert E. Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA. Meet your fellow NOMs for coffee and conversation. Contact Claudia at daquinc@aol.com for more info.

  Take the West End exit and continue straight toward the lake. You'll see the shopping center on the corner when you hit Robert E. Lee.
• EXCOM MEETING Saturday February 11th, 6 P.M. B's house.This meeting is to plan out the events for the chapter. This is a business meeting, not a social gathering. Nevertheless, any member in good standing may attend.
• NOM NIGHT Saturday February 11th, 7 P.M. Salsas Por El Lago, 124 Lake Marina Drive, NOLA. Enjoy authentic Mexican food and interesting conversations. The street from West End Blvd to Lake Marina Drive is now open.
• DINNER CLUB Wednesday February 15th, 6 P.M. ( NOTICE: 6pm instead of 7pm ) café b, on Metairie Rd. at Labarre Rd. The time has been pushed back to 6:00 pm in order to take advantage of the special price of $18.50 for 3 courses.
• Mardi Gras Tuesday February 21st There's no NOMensa event. Just a reminder on what this year's Mardi Gras date is.
• SMART SET LUNCH GROUP Thursday, February 23rd, 12 noon TBA RSVP by February 21st to Jennifer at jbechet@stonepigman.com
• CELEBRATION SIG Friday February 24th, 6 P.M. Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave, Metairie, 1st floor Lounge We will be celebrating the 144th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras parade to feature floats. (Mobile, AL)

  Directions: From Causeway and Veterans, go west on Veterans to next light (Severn). Turn left (south) on Severn and proceed to the tall round hotel one block north of I-10 Service Rd. Celebration is in the 1st floor bar. Look for an owl on the table.
• RG MEETING Saturday February 25th, 2 P.M. At B's Come and help plan New Orleans Mensa's first Regional Gathering in many years!
• GNOSEF JUDGING Wednesday February 29th, 9 A.M. UNO Human Performance Center, near the corner of Elysian Fields and Leon C. Simon. Every year, we give out special awards (“for projects showing creativity backed by rigorous scientific reasoning”) at the Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair (http://gnosef.tulane.edu/). It is fascinating to see what today's youth are working on. If you can help us judge the fair, contact me at bjgeraci@aol.com to let me know you are coming; meet me at the judging section upstairs promptly at 9 A.M.

• COFFEEHOUSE SIG Thursday March 1st, 7 P.M. Chateau Coffee Cafe, 139 Robert E. Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA. Meet your fellow NOMs for coffee and conversation. Contact Claudia at daquinc@aol.com for more info.

  Take the West End exit and continue straight toward the lake. You'll see the shopping center on the corner when you hit Robert E. Lee.
• NOM NIGHT Saturday March 10th, 7 P.M. TBA
• DINNER CLUB Wednesday March 21st, 7 P.M. TBA
• SMART SET LUNCH GROUP Thursday, March 22nd, 12 noon TBA RSVP by March 20th to Jennifer at jbechet@stonepigman.com
• CELEBRATION SIG Friday March 30th, 6 P.M. Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave, Metairie, 1st floor Lounge We will be celebrating...

  Directions: From Causeway and Veterans, go west on Veterans to next light (Severn). Turn left (south) on Severn and proceed to the tall round hotel one block north of I-10 Service Rd. Celebration is in the 1st floor bar. Look for an owl on the table.