RSVP by December 15 for the Richmond Area Mensa Holiday Party. Places are limited.

Join us for good food and holiday cheer at the Grapevine!

• Date: Saturday, December 21
• Time: 5 PM - 8 PM
• Location: 11055 Three Chopt Rd, Richmond, VA 23233
• Website: https://www.richmondgrapevine.com/
• Cost: $10 per person, payable by check (made out to Richmond Area Mensa) or cash, for each RAM member and one guest.
  

Good food, good company:

Choices at Buffet:

• Baked Vegetable Spaghetti
• Spanakopita
• Souvlaki Mi Mi
• Chicken Cacciatore
• Chicken Saltimbocca
• Belgian Mousse Cake or Baklava Cheesecake

Dinner includes a Garden salad w/ Greek option, Soft drinks, Iced Tea, Coffee, & Chef Michael’s famous homemade rolls. There will be a cash bar available.

How to register:

RSVP to Andy White at [email protected] with number attending as soon as possible. Please provide your Mensa membership number.

The room's capacity is 20-25, so places are limited. Deadline to RSVP is December 15.

Get your booking fingers ready, because registration is open for some of US Mensa's hottest events.

2025 Mensa Annual Gathering - Chicago - July 2-6, 2025
The Colloquium is on Tuesday, July 1 with the AG running from the 2nd through the 6th. The first rate increase for registration was at the end of November. Hotel is the Hilton Chicago, 720 S Michigan Avenue.

• Check the U.S. Mensa website for details and a link to the hotel.
  

MIND GAMES – Portland, OR - April 24-27, 2025
Registration for MIND GAMES® 2025 opened on Oct. 15! The initial registration period was for current Mensa members only. Beginning Oct 22, any registered Mensa member may also register a guest (limit one guest per member) until the cap of 40 total nonmember guests is reached. Spaces for members and guests fill-up very quickly. Venue is the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland.

• More details here: https://www.mensamindgames.com/register/
  

BLAST!, the Northern New Jersey Regional Gathering – January 17-19, 2025
The 3rd Annual BLAST! RG will be held at the SpringHill Suites in Newark, N.J., Jan. 17-19, 2025, and will feature games, speakers, and special activities specifically for MENSAns. Registration includes all meals between Friday evening and Sunday morning, with snacks and drinks available in Hospitality throughout the weekend. As in previous years, we also have RG add-ons, including wine tasting and whisky tasting events, available on a first come, first serve basis.

• The registration form is here.
  
• Don't forget to book your hotel too. We have a special group rate for the hotel starting Thursday, Jan. 16. Book that special rate here.
  

We are very excited to kick off the new year with BLAST! and hope that you will join us for this amazing event. See you in January!
— The BLAST! Team