• Dinner at All Meal Prep

    Dinner at All Meal Prep at 1100 W Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL 60660, starting at 5:30 pm. We will have a private room and will be planning the coming year’s calendar. Please RSVP to this email or rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org.

  • Games and Snacks

    Games and Snacks starting at 2:00 pm at Steven Roelofs’ condo building in the party room, 5855 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660. Steven has Super Scrabble, playing cards and an assortment of other games. He has hosted a couple of times in the past and the events have been quite enjoyable. If you would [...]

  • Outing to I/O Theater (Improv)

    Outing to I/O Theater (Improv) 1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL 60642 starting at 6:00 pm. Mike Politano, a member of the SIG, is appearing in the cast. The cost is $5. There are two shows back-to-back each lasting about 25 minutes. Level 5 Grad Showcases is the name of the shows. (There are other [...]

  • Kick off of Rainbow SIGs fundraising

    Kick off of Rainbow SIGs fundraising efforts for Rainbow Railroad to coincide with Rainbow Railroad’s “When I Am Free” benefit jazz concert that Wednesday evening. For more information, contact rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org.

  • HalloweeM

    HalloweeM, the largest Regional Gathering (RG) in the country with over 500 attending. Only the nationwide Annual Gathering is larger. Check out the multi-track seminars, 24-hour gaming, creative costume contest, grand hospitality room and variety of other events. WeeM is being held at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, in Wheeling, IL. Mensans and non-Mensans [...]

  • Larry Lesperance and Tom Nickel

    Larry Lesperance and Tom Nickel host. Potluck. Limited Seating. Starting at 5:30—subject to change. To sign up, contact rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org by Thursday, January 2, 025.

  • Quarterly dinner

    Quarterly dinner at All Meal Prep, 1100 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL starting at 5:30 pm. RSVP to rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org by Thursday, April 17, 2025 so that we can save a seat for you. Self-pay.

  • Chicago Annual Pride Parade and Luncheon

    Chicago Annual Pride Parade and Luncheon with lineup starting at 10:00 am. A concerted effort will be made to invite and welcome conventioneers attending the following week AG to our contingent and luncheon. There is a limit of 100 for the parade and 50 for the luncheon. Reply to parade@chicago.us.mensa.org.

  • Annual Gathering

    Annual Gathering to be held in Chicago, IL. For more details, use the following link: Annual Gatherings (mensa.org) Karen Gruebele and Allison Reeves, co-chairs of the AG, are members of our SIG.

  • Dale Woods and Jim Cundiff

    Dale Woods and Jim Cundiff host the quarterly meal, a potluck, at 5415 N Sheridan Road, #3811-3810, Chicago, IL 60640 starting at 5:30. Please rsvp to rainbow@chicago.us.mensa.org by Thursday, July 17, 2025. More details will be forthcoming.