George Eliot: Middlemarch
Middlemarch is a novel that is set in a provincial town in England in the years leading up to the Reform Act of 1832, which broadly increased voting rights in … Continue reading George Eliot: Middlemarch
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Mensa Mind Games
Doubletree by Hilton Washington Dulles Airport 13869 Park Center Rd., Herndon, VA, United StatesWant to play a game? How about a bunch of games? American Mensa’s Mind Games is a four-day board-game-judging marathon, during which the year’s seven best new-to-market games are chosen … Continue reading Mensa Mind Games
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George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair. He was a novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic. His memoir Homage to Catalonia recounts his participation in the forces of … Continue reading George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Frelinghuysen Arboretum 353 East Hanover Ave., Morris Township, NJ, United StatesLet's take a nice walk through the grounds of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. An arboretum is literally a tree museum, but there are also plenty of flowers. This is a lovely … Continue reading Frelinghuysen Arboretum
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Geoffrey Chaucer: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (April Showers)
Geoffrey Chaucer was the author of the Canterbury Tales, which is an anthology of 24 short stories that are supposedly being told by people who are traveling from London to … Continue reading Geoffrey Chaucer: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (April Showers)
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Armchair Conversations: Free Speech, Fighting Words, and Violence
Northern New Jersey Mensa's Armchair Conversations are a friendly environment for serious conversations. This conversation will be about Free Speech, Fighting Words, and Violence Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83298205803?pwd=vz3IIN8BwJm2qFRckWhI1UcGZsbprV.1 Meeting … Continue reading Armchair Conversations: Free Speech, Fighting Words, and Violence
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Admissions Testing
Rockaway Twp Library 61 Mt. Hope Rd., Rockaway, NJ, United StatesPlease arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via … Continue reading Admissions Testing
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Hike at South Mountain Reservation
South Mountain Reservation 197 Glen Rd., Milburn, United StatesThere are many trails to choose from, whether you want to take the tiny tots on the Fairy Trail or get some serious cardio on one of the challenging trails. … Continue reading Hike at South Mountain Reservation
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses: the Tale of Narcissus and Echo
The Metamorphoses was the most famous work of the Roman poet Ovid. The Metamorphoses is Ovid's attempt to tell the history of the world, from Creation to the deification of … Continue reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses: the Tale of Narcissus and Echo
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Bloomfest! Newark’s Branch Brook Park’s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
Location: Oval, Northern Division, Newark & Prudential Concert Grove, Clifton Avenue Entrance, Newark Cost: FREE Celebrate the culminating event of the 50th Anniversary of the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival … Continue reading Bloomfest! Newark’s Branch Brook Park’s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival