Chill @ Swill, Fridays, 5-7 p.m.

• Join us between 5 and 7 p.m. for a casual TGIF get together over coffee or wine at Swill Coffee & Wine. Play chess or games, and enjoy conversation with other members. No RSVP needed--just come on down.
  http://www.meetup.com/Northern-Nevada-Brainiacs/events/ or http://www.swillreno.com 

Triskaidekaphobia Tahoe Party!

• Our next Tahoe Party is Friday May 13—and the theme is triskaidekaphobia!  
• Finger foods and salad provided, BYOB. If you want to bring something, just let us know when you RSVP. And please do RSVP—we want to be able to contact you if there’s a change!
• Also, there will be a purple scholarship fund collection jar. Please consider donating some change or a few dollars, it’s up to you but every little bit helps. Last party, all you wonderful members donated $37! 
• Host: Joan Spelletich
  Location: Joan's home in Incline Village (RSVP for address)
  RSVP: Sandra at 631-398-6393 (text, cell) or ssmarticle@gmail.com 

May Monthly Meeting, Saturday, May 14, 6 p.m. Potluck dinner. 7 p.m. Speaker

• Speaker is Hans Frischeisen. This is a slide show we have not seen. He did this trip in the 1990s and the slide show is with real color slides from 35mm film. Kayaking from Central Canada to the Arctic Ocean.
• “Though I had biked a few hundred miles south and north of Las Vegas, where I lived at the time, this kayak trip was the first major adventure on my five non-motorized circumvention of the earth. For this trip my son Mark, then 11 years old, and I used a Klepper foldable kayak. At a length of 17' it seats 2 people and holds a large amount of camping gear and food supplies. We left Ft. Nelson in BC on the Musqua River on  the 29th of June, continued on the Ft. Nelson River, joined the Liard and Mackenzie and reached the Arctic Ocean on 7/29. Beyond these statistics lie a great adventure and a wonderful bonding experience.”
• Hostess: Loren MacArthur. Location: call Loren for directions.  

Lunch Bunch, May 17, 11:45 a.m.

• This month’s Lunch Bunch is at Café Deluxe 1690 S. Wells Ave., Ste 12, 737-9735
  Please RSVP to Laura or Don MacGregor @ 826-5904, or donlaura@sbcglobal.net 

 Lunch & Target Shooting, Sunday, May 22

• 11:45 a.m. Lunch at CJ Palace Chinese & Japanese Restaurant , 129 Los Altos Parkway #119  Sparks, NV 89436 (about 1 block from Pyramid)
• Really great Asian food with many selections.   http://www.cjpalace.com/
• After lunch: Target Shooting at Washoe County Shooting Range off Pyramid Highway. 21555 Pyramid Way, Sparks (775) 475-2991. Click for Google map.
• Note: We’ve had some problems with weather the past couple months with rain. However this range has some protection from rain.  While the Pyramid range is outdoors, it does have shade over the customers, so you’re protected from both sun and rain. It also has indoor restrooms, something missing from most outdoor ranges.
• Prices: $8 range fee, but only $5 if you’re a senior (62+), targets 50 cents. Bring your own gun and ammunition.

Dinner Out, Tuesday, May 24, 6 p.m.

• We return to one of our favorite restaurants… the Stone House, 1007 Arlington Avenue in Reno (at the corner of Arlington and Plumb). The dinner menu bounces from hamburgers ($13) to filet mignon stuffed with Dungeness crab ($35) – and  most everything in between.
• RSVP by Sunday,  May 22, to thomassharpton@yahoo.com or Loren MacArthur  (775) 746-2938  or lmacarthur1015@gmail.com.

To see these events in calendar format click Calendar.