Events

Theodore Talk: What to Know About Antisemitism

Theodore Talk: What to Know About Antisemitism

Antisemitism: Evolution and Escalation A Theodore Talk Lecture with Dr. Shelly Cline September 28th, 2025, via Zoom at 2:30 pm   Antisemitism is a set of hateful beliefs and ideas with deep historical, social, and cultural roots. Over many centuries, Christianity...

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Theodore Talk: How to Combat Child Sex Trafficking

Spotting the Signs & Preventing Child Sex Trafficking A Theodore Talk Lecture Presented by Ransomed Life’s Brooke Bobo Sunday afternoon August 24th, 2025, via Zoom at 2:30 pm   Child sex trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provisioning,...

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Theodore Talk: Whose Ideas End Up in Social Media?

Free Speech Opportunist: Elon Musk's Degradation of the Town Square Whose Ideas End Up in Social Media? Sunday afternoon July 27th, 2025, via Zoom at 2:30 pm   Social media is often considered to be a democratic space. The platforms make it easy for nearly anyone...

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Theodore Talk: How Corn Helped Chicago Change

How Corn Changed Itself and Then Changed Everything Else: The Role Agriculture Played in the Early Days of Chicago Our Final AG 2025 Theodore Talks Lecture Presented by Cynthia Clampitt Sunday afternoon June 22nd, 2025, via Zoom at 2:30 pm About 10,000 years ago, a...

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Annual Picnic & Auction 2025

Annual Picnic & Auction 2025

MAM's Picnic and White Elephant Auction Saturday, June 28, 2025, 12:00 pm Franklin Park, 8706 Roe Avenue, Prairie Village, KS PLEASE NOTE: This year's annual picnic has been cancelled due to concerns about the heat/weather as well as a very low RSVP count. ~...

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May Theodore Talk: The Storied Chicago Blues

May Theodore Talk: The Storied Chicago Blues

Sweet Home: The Storied History of Chicago Blues Sunday, May 25th, 2025, at 2:30 pm via Zoom A Theodore Talk with Jacob 'Brother Jacob' Schulz   In this Theodore Talk, you'll journey through the rich history and evolution of Blues music, tracing its origins from...

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MAM at Planet Comicon 2025

MAM at Planet Comicon Weekend of March 21st thru March 23rd, 2025   Mid-America Mensa (MAM) once again will participate at Planet Comicon, one of the leading science-fiction Comicon in the U.S. This year will be the 26th Anniversary show of the event, held across...

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MAM Wins Emerald Award!!

Today in History

1848: Gold discovered at Sutter's Creek
1908: Boy Scouts movement begins
1935: First canned beer goes on sale
1927: First Alfred Hitchcock film opens