Brain Teasers San Francisco

Puzzled Pint San Francisco - Monthly Free Puzzles at a Pub

**Puzzled Pint at FOUR SF Locations on Tuesday 8/11 6-9pm!** Help a Professor of Puzzlology discover the secret meaning behind cathedrals in this month’s divine puzzle set. San Francisco game control volunteers will be hosting Puzzled Pint at four locations this month from 6pm to 9pm. Note that Ballast Point has sadly closed, but we’ve expanded to two new exciting locations that are not too far away and minutes walk from each other (Hardwood and SFBrewCo). Pick a venue and come puzzle with us! **1\. The Detour** at 2200A Market Street (Castro/Duboce) continues to be a powerhouse central location where you can come hungry and thirsty to solve your puzzles with us over drinks and Asian-inspired food at this lively barcade. **2\. Yancy's Saloon** at 734 Irving Street (Inner Sunset). Join us at this Inner Sunset watering hole, which has good-sized tables, ample cold beers, and convenient access from the N. There's no in-house food, but there are lots of takeout options nearby that you're welcome to enjoy with your drinks. **3\. IMPOVED Hardwood Bar and Smokery** at 680 8th Street (SOMA/Design District). Skip the check-in and turn left to enter the attached event space where we'll be puzzling while we fill up on delicious hardwood-smoked meats and craft beers and cocktails. They had generously squeezed us in on short notice last month around other events, but will ready for us this month with more tables and chairs set up in the event space, which will open at 5:30pm for early birds. Note that to accomodate more of the demand from Ballast Point closing, we've also added SFBCo, which is about 10 minutes walk away if this gets too crowded again despite the increased capacity. **4\. NEW SF Brewing Company \(SFBrewCo\)** at 100 Hooper Street in the Design District near Mission Bay/the Mission. This local brewery's second location is so new that the hours and location aren't listed everywhere. Be sure to come to the Hooper address and they will stay open past 9pm for us while we puzzle over local brews and classic pub foods. They are not yet set up for reservations at this location, but with the nearby Hardwood location as well (above), we don't expect to be too crowded and you can walk between the two if need be. If you're coming with a big group that wants to sit all together, it should still be fine to walk in, but consider letting us know ahead of time and we'll ask they pull some tables together to be ready for you (message your group size and arrival time to https://www.facebook.com/PuzzledPintSF). **We hope to see you for some puzzling!** *** Puzzled Pint is a FREE event for puzzle lovers occurring in pubs throughout the globe on the second Tuesday of each month, if you like escape rooms, crosswords, or sudoku, you'll love Puzzled Pint! Beginning the Friday before, solve the location puzzle posted at [http://www.puzzledpint.com/](http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/puzzledpintsf/join-puzzled-pint-for-some-delicious-taco-tuesday-themed-puzzles-tomorrow-5-9/22301357-mail01.tinyletterapp.com/puzzledpintsf/join-us-in-the-mission-district-for-tonight-s-expanse-themed-puzzles/21330185-www.puzzledpint.com/?c=310d81e1-78e4-4625-b4aa-01c28f5582ae) to discover this month's location(s). Now running multiple in-person locations in San Francisco! Local Game Control volunteers will provide everything you need including hints to help beginners along. Bring a team of 2 to 5 people or come and make new friends. SF Game Control will be sipping beers and handing out puzzles and hints at each location from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Interested in meeting new puzzling friends? Message [PuzzledPintSF](https://www.facebook.com/PuzzledPintSF) on Facebook and we can organize a mixed group or two to meet up and puzzle together. RSVP not required. Want a monthly reminder? Sign up for our newsletter, now with Mailchimp: [http://eepurl.com/iJY_SI](http://eepurl.com/iJY_SI)

Upgrading your Intelligence

Please join me on Sunday August 30, at 1 pm at my home for a lecture and discussion on how our brain, heart and consciousness all interact to affect our health, relationships and society. No admission fees. This is a compilation of ancient wisdom, brain science, Quantum mechanics, psychology and holistic health discoveries. In this age of AI and exploding cosmologies, a broader concept of the mind may explain near-death experiences, reincarnation, healing prayers and the placebo effect. I will add my own experiences with 3 cancers, many heart stoppages and other mysterious ailments only resolved by my own research and minor miracles. We will consider the mysteries of brain plasticity, coordinated brain areas, hormones , and how the heart amazingly coordinates all our organs and subconsciously connects us to those we care about. These are keys to inner peace, compassion and insight. This new science often correlates with the wisdom of our spiritual teachers from Pythagoras and Plato to Blavatsky, Gandhi, and Hawkins . WE are eternal souls building a destiny with our amazing bodies and our mysterious emotions. ...Before and after the meeting feel free to browse the lending library and choose from over 200 free books , . Afterwards there will be tea, de-caf and snacks . **LOCATION: 4101 RHODA AVENUE, OAKLAND, CA 94602.** Use the Fruitvale exit from I-580; or the Lincoln Avenue exit from Hwy. 13. This will also be on Google Meet (via Theosophical Society) but the link is not available until a few days before the event. This is only the second MeetUp of this group in the last 8 years. Thus it is limited to 10 people, so please RSVP. | | | --- | |

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East Bay Chronic Pain & Illness Peer Support Group Meetup

**About us:** The Bay Area Chronic Pain & Illness Peer Support Group is a friendly, unstructured, in-person peer support group for anybody 18+ who lives with chronic pain, illness(es), invisible disabilities, and any type of mental health experiences. The group is a casual safe space to hang out, talk about our lives, share coping strategies, form friendships, create community, and get support. **Location:** 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 Look for a corner gallery in a residential neighborhood! **Accessibility Info:** * The meeting space is in a wheelchair accessible gallery. * There are bathrooms accessible via ramp within the gallery. * The lighting is relatively gentle, though of course feel free to bring hats, sunglasses to adjust! * Seating provided by the gallery are wooden, foldout chairs. If a metal foldout chair would be preferable, let me know, and I'll try to procure some! * Feel free to bring heating pads, yoga mats, cooling pads, to make yourself as comfortable as possible! \*\*\*Please refrain from wearing anything scented, including lotion, dry-cleaned clothes, etc. This is to ensure that the group is safe for people with chemical sensitivities.\*\*\* **Scheduling Info: While this group runs every other week, there are a few dates when the space will not be available. Those dates are: 4/7, 5/5, 6/2, and 11/3! To play it safe, check on the meetup page to be sure that we are meeting!** **COVID Safety:** * We are asking folks to mask! If you have any questions about the event, feel free to email Anna at herschlaga@gmail.com

Puzzical Chairs at Public Market

This event is to attend Assemble Puzzlery's Puzzical Chairs at Public Market Emeryville on Wednesday August 12. Puzzical Chairs is a low-key mixer where you work on a puzzle in a group of 4 and after a set amount of time you get up and move to a new table with a new puzzle and a new group of people. The game requires registration and spaces fill up. There is also free, drop-in community puzzling and a swap table. For more info visit Assemble Puzzlery's [webpage](https://assemblepuzzlery.com/collections/puzzical-chairs-at-best-friends-7-12-26-copy). Puzzling is a great, low-stress, way to mix and mingle and make new friends!

Laser Cutter Safety Training

Learn how to be safe while using the laser cutter! We have a 150W, CO2 laser cutter with a 3 x 4 ft bed. This training is required to use the laser cutter because we don't want people setting our most expensive equipment donation on fire. You have to do this training even if you were trained at the old space, as we have different safety features now. Training covers * Dangers of the laser cutter * How to be safe * How to put out a fire Each participant will cut a piece of cardboard on the laser cutter while following all the safety steps. This is also a good place to ask questions about specific materials or projects. There is a 5$ fee to register, and we suggest a 20-30$ donation for this class: https://donate.noisebridge.net. If the registration fee is a barrier to your participation, please reach out to the event organisers.

🧩 (FULL) It's a Puzzle & Lunch Party! -- The Game Parlour

🧩\` **It's a Puzzle & Lunch Party! -- The Game Parlour** ▪︎ **This event is FULL.** Check back in a few months, when I'll offer it again. 🔆 You're invited to this lively gathering where we'll laugh and chat over lunch and work on small, beautiful individual wood puzzles. After the satisfying snap of your pieces all clicking together, your assembled creation will go home with you. ▪︎ **Easy parking** ▪︎ **1.5 blocks from an N-Judah stop** ▪︎ **I'll bring all the puzzle supplies.** **HERE ARE THE DETAILS:** ▪︎ **A $9 fee** for your wood puzzle is payable to me through Venmo or PayPal. **(Message me for my link.)** **▪︎ When I receive your payment, I'll move you off the waitlist.** ▪︎ Note: Game Parlour will also charge each of us $7 to use their space. We can stay as long as we wish. 🍒 **For lunch, the Game Parlour offers** a delicious waffle-centric and gluten-free menu that includes savory mochi waffle sandwiches, sweet mochi waffle creations, and fancy coffee, too. Vegan options are available. ▪︎ **PLEASE don't be a no-show.** If your plans change, remember to update your RSVP prior to the event. ▪︎ **This is a space-limited event.** A late cancelation will count as a no-show.

Puzzle Night at Gilman Brewing

This Meetup is to attend Puzzle Night at Gilman Brewing on August 19th 6-9pm. There will be free casual puzzling tables, a puzzle swap and a speed puzzling competition. If you want to compete in speed puzzling you do need to [register ](https://assemblepuzzlery.com/pages/events)at Assemble Puzzlery who puts on the event. Hope to see you all there to puzzle together!

Brainstormer Trivia @ Emeryville Public Market

Join us for trivia at Emeryville public market. Plenty of food and drink options at the market! Trivia starts at 6

Mini-Meetup: Trivia Time! -- NOTE NEW VENUE

Free Jigsaw Puzzle Night @ Ace Makerspace

Join us for our next FREE puzzle night! This event meets in Suite #206, co-working. Attendees are welcome to bring snacks and drinks to share. At previous events we've finished one \~1000-piece puzzle in about 3-4 hours. Your hosts (Pixie and Jacky) will be providing a few puzzle options for this next event. Check the #coworking channel a week or so before the event to vote on our next puzzle. New Guests must [sign up for a FREE Guest Account and sign their liability waiver](https://www.acemakerspace.org/product/guest-account/) before this event starts. Add the FREE account on the Ace makerspace website check out or sign up here → [FREE Guest Account](https://www.acemakerspace.org/product/guest-account/) Ace Makerspace is a 501(c)(3) non-­profit member-supported organization. All proceeds support Ace Makerspace and help us serve over 1200 people a year with innovative programs, equitable access to makerspace resources, and more creative, self-reliant communities in Oakland. YOU MUST RSVP/PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH THE ACE MAKERSPACE WEBSITE: [www.acemakerspace.org/calendar](https://www.acemakerspace.org/calendar/)

Pizza and Discussion at Dimitrios's house

As usual, the Intellectual Discussion group meets at Dimitrios's home and he offers pizza. We follow the standard format of people submitting topics & then doing approval voting. Newbies always encouraged to attend! Submit topics here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMOx17vAe25Ppw-F-AtJttsZVpKbj3gl4QJHKGVstu1XWEcQ/viewform?pli=1&pli=1