Monthly Gatherings

On the third Saturday of every month, excepting December, SEMM holds monthly gatherings. In July, we hold our SEMMer Bash at Kensington Metropark. In January, we have our Winter Bash at locations around the area. In March, we hold our annual elections and games night. In all other months, there is a speaker who treats us to a topic of their speciality.

Location

The location has varied from year-to-year, but we are currently using the Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church in Southfield for our meetings. (Our programs are not official programs of NUUC.) NUUC is located at 23925 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, Mich. 48075.

After our meetings, we typically adjourn to Shield’s Restaurant Bar Pizzeria at 25101 Telegraph Road (just north of 10 Mile), Southfield, Mich. 48034.

Admissions

Admissions is typically $3 for SEMM members, $4 for non-members. SEMM members receive $1 off during their birth month.

Past Gatherings

For many years, the vice president Harley Berger has been providing our speakers. In 2003, SEMM was awarded a Community Activity Program award for his services and speakers. Following is a list of those speakers and topics from 2003 to the present.

2008

  1. October Shadow Worlds
  2. September Bo’s Lasting Lessons
  3. August Remembering the Enola Gay
  4. July SEMMer Bash
  5. June The Heidelberg Project
  6. May Lewis and Clark and the Voyage of Discovery
  7. AprilShipwrecked!
  8. MarchElections and Games Night
  9. February Sister Aimee
  10. January Winter Bash

2007

  1. DecemberNo Meeting
  2. NovemberBirds of Prey
  3. OctoberOvercoming “Fuelishness”
  4. SeptemberCryonics: Frigid Road to Reanimation?
  5. AugustThe Da Vinci Code
  6. JulySEMMer Bash
  7. JuneIraq Today
  8. MayThe Price of Innocence
  9. AprilDr Samuel Mudd and the Lincoln Assassination
  10. MarchElections and Games Night
  11. FebruaryForbidden Fruit
  12. JanuaryWinter Bash

2006

  1. DecemberNo Meeting
  2. NovemberThe Art of Being Smart
  3. OctoberBig Foot: Fact or Fantasy?
  4. SeptemberSearch and Rescue Dogs
  5. AugustFound
  6. JulySEMMer Bash
  7. JuneOut of Sight…out of MIND???
  8. MayThe Motown Sound
  9. AprilStem Cell Research
  10. MarchElections and Games Night
  11. FebruaryTitanic
  12. JanuaryWinter Bash

2005

  1. DecemberNo Meeting
  2. NovemberMichigan and the Civil War
  3. OctoberCreation Versus Evolution: Is There a Middle Ground?
  4. SeptemberThinking Small
  5. AugustSEMMer Bash
  6. JulyJust a Matter of Faith?
  7. JuneUnmasking the “Ex-Gay” Myth
  8. MaySacred and Secular: Religion and Politics
  9. AprilThe Forgotten Victims
  10. MarchElections and Games Night
  11. FebruaryThe Harlem Globetrotters, an Insider’s View
  12. JanuaryWinter Bash

2004

  1. DecemberNo Meeting
  2. NovemberAccused of Espionage
  3. OctoberCrop Circles
  4. SeptemberSexual Assignment: The Unkindest Cut of All?
  5. AugustHistory of an American Treasure
  6. JulySEMMer Bash
  7. JuneAn Iraqi’s Perspective on the Situation in Iraq
  8. MayWay of the Griot
  9. AprilDigging up Controversy
  10. MarchElections and Games Night
  11. FebruaryThe Underground Railroad
  12. JanuaryWinter Bash

2003

  1. DecemberNo Meeting
  2. NovemberRumrunning and the Roaring Twenties in Detroit
  3. OctoberThings That Go Bump in the Night and Other Assorted Mysteries
  4. SeptemberChildren of the Orphan Train
  5. AugustOrigins of Existence
  6. JulySEMMer Bash
  7. JuneFinding Michigan’s Mastodons
  8. MaySitting down to Take a Stand!
  9. AprilAttack on the U.S.S. Liberty
  10. MarchElections and Games Night
  11. FebruaryIs Intelligent Design Intelligent Design?
  12. JanuaryWinter Bash

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