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Drop In Meditation - Sunday Evenings in Carlton North
Sunday Evening Meditation 5.30 to 6.30pm
Join us in our cosy centre in Carlton North. Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner you are welcome at these relaxed and informal sessions. Simple instructions are provided and you can sit in a chair or on a cushion.
Masks optional but not mandated.
Bring your own sealed drink bottle.
$10 for workers or $5 for concession.
Find out about our activities.
Incense and other dharma books and items for sale
803 Nicholson Street, Carlton North.
Website: https://melbourne.rigpa.org.au/
BACHATA & SALSA Classes & Live band event @ The Night Cat - Every Sunday evening
A great atmosphere to meet new people and have some fun…
Our dance instructors are awesome and you get to dance with everyone after the classes to the Live band.
Become an appealing dancer with some of the most respected Dance Instructors in Melbourne. At Melbourne Salsa we teach you how to be a great social dancer, to give you more scope on the social floor.
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BACHATA BEGINNER LEVEL 7:00PM
(Suggested duration 3–6 months)
This class breaks down the rhythm and timing, basic footwork variations and leading/following fundamentals,
with basic turn patterns at a slow pace.
No experience required.
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BACHATA INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 7:00PM
(Suggested duration 12 months)
This level expands on intricate and lengthy routines at a faster pace.
Requirement:
For those who have danced for at least 6 months in Beginner level 1,
dance in time and can pick up complicated new moves with ease.
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SALSA BEGINNER LEVEL 8:00PM
(Suggested duration 3 months)
This class breaks down the rhythm and timing, basic footwork variations and leading/following fundamentals,
with basic turn patterns at a slow pace.
No experience required.
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SALSA BEGINNER LEVEL 2 8:00PM
(Suggested duration 3- 6 months)
This level is not for first time Salsa students, to enter this level you must have previously completed at least 4-6 lessons in Salsa. With an emphasis on timing and more leading and following techniques, this is a faster-paced class with weekly easy to learn moves.
Requirement: First Timer level or understanding of Basic footwork, timing & turn patterns.
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SALSA INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 8:00PM
(Suggested duration 12 months)
This level expands on intricate and lengthy routines at a faster pace.
Requirement:
For those who have danced for at least 6 months in Beginner level 1,
dance in time and can pick up complicated new moves with ease.
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SOCIAL DANCING:
Featuring a LIVE LATIN 10 piece band and DJ’s from 9.00 pm.
FEES:
***ALL FOR ONLY $35*** (CASH ONLY or EFT)
Whether you choose one class or 2 classes its $35 flat rate including the LIVE BAND social from 9pm.
MS Dance cards cannot be used at The Night Cat.
$30 entry General entry (no classes) from 8.30pm only
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DETAILS:
• Our classes are structured so that you can start at any time throughout the year and you can come & go as you please.
• No partner or bookings required.
• The dress code is smart/casual.
• Ideal footwear for ladies- a medium to high heel.
• Ideal footwear for men – leather or hard rubber sole shoe.
• Class is subject to change without notice.
For more details call Melbourne Salsa on 95312023 or email info@melbournesalsa.com.au
The Night Cat, 141 Johnston Street, Fitzroy.
Contemporary Art Events This Week
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Join our Guided Meditation in Carlton North on Sundays at 5.30
Join us in our cosy new centre in Carlton North. Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner you are welcome at these relaxed and informal sessions. Simple instructions are provided and you can sit in a chair or on a cushion.
Masks optional but not mandated.
Bring your own sealed drink bottle.
$10 for workers or $5 for concession.
Find out about our Centre's activities
Browse our bookshop for books, incense and dharma items.
803 Nicholson Street, Carlton North.
Website: https://melbourne.rigpa.org.au/
East Melbourne Long-term Love For Verified Locals
**🫶 East Melbourne Virtual Speed Dating – Hosted, Curated & on Zoom**
Meet East Melbourne singles from home. We sort the matching, you just turn up. It's simple: complete a short personality quiz, jump on Zoom, and meet East Melbourne singles in guided one-on-one rounds. Matches shared afterwards.
**Choose your age range to register:**
- **Ages 18-32** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=join-the-local-singles-dating-scene&ar=18-32&face_v=14.0)
- **Ages 30-46** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=join-the-local-singles-dating-scene&ar=30-46&face_v=14.0)
- **Ages 40-58** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=join-the-local-singles-dating-scene&ar=40-58&face_v=14.0)
- **Ages 55+** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=join-the-local-singles-dating-scene&ar=55+&face_v=14.0)
**⚠️ RSVP alone won't secure your spot.** You need to register through your age group link below and complete the personality quiz. Places are limited.
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🎯 **Perfect for:**
- Singles who prefer a hosted, structured experience
- First-timers new to speed dating
- People fed up with swiping who want actual conversation
- East Melbourne locals after personality-matched dates
**How It Works**
1. **Sign up** – Tap the link for your age range above.
2. **Fill in the matching quiz** – Helps us find your ideal matches for the evening.
3. **Join on Zoom** – Click the link, jump on, and the host handles the rest.
4. **Chat** – Quick timed rounds with East Melbourne singles paired to you.
5. **See your matches** – Discover who you clicked with after the event.
**Event Details**
- **Format:** Virtual on Zoom – hosted and well-structured
- **Location:** Wherever you're comfortable – no venue, no travel
- **Host:** Friendly host guiding every round
- **Vibe:** Great energy, real people, authentic conversation
- **Matching:** Driven by personality quiz results
- **Matches:** Mutual matches sent out after the event
- **Tech:** Zoom, webcam, and a stable connection
- **Rounds:** Multiple short one-on-one rounds
💡 **Tip:** Prepare a couple of questions — it keeps the conversation moving.
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✨ Real people, real conversations — all from your home. � ✨
Meditation on Sunday Evenings in Carlton North at 5.30pm
Sunday evening meditation from 5.30 - 6.30.
Join us in our cosy centre in Carlton North. Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner you are welcome at these relaxed and informal sessions. Simple instructions are provided and you can sit in a chair or on a cushion.
Masks optional but not mandated.
Bring your own sealed drink bottle.
$10 for workers or $5 for concession.
Browse our shop for books, incense and dharma items.
Find out what our Centre is offering
803 Nicholson Street, Carlton North.
Website: https://melbourne.rigpa.org.au/
East Melbourne Online Speed Dating
**💞 East Melbourne Zoom Speed Dating – Personality & Age Matched**
Some versions of this event read crisp and polished. Others come out louder, looser, and more playful.
Ditch the apps. Meet East Melbourne singles face-to-face on Zoom tonight. Join from home, get paired with East Melbourne singles your age, and have real conversations on Zoom. A host manages everything so you can just relax and enjoy.
**Pick your age group and sign up:**
- 🌍 **Ages 18-32** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=18-32&face_v=27.0)
- 🌍 **Ages 30-46** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=30-46&face_v=27.0)
- 🎉 **Ages 40-58** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=40-58&face_v=27.0)
- 💡 **Ages 55+** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=East%20Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=55+&face_v=27.0)
**⚠️ Important: RSVP ≠ registration.** To join, pick your age group below, sign up, and finish the personality quiz. Spots are limited.
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✨ Register, take the quiz, and connect with East Melbourne locals tonight. 🫶 ✨
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🗂 **Quick details**
**Frequently Asked Questions**
**How long are the chats?**
A few minutes each — just enough to get a sense of someone.
**What's the personality quiz for?**
It helps us match you with compatible people.
- **Host:** Friendly host guiding every round
- **Duration:** Around 1–1.5 hours
- **Matches:** Mutual matches sent out after the event
- **Location:** From home – all you need is Wi-Fi and a webcam
- **Matching:** Driven by personality quiz results
- **Vibe:** Great energy, real people, authentic conversation
- **Format:** Hosted on Zoom – one-on-one video dates
- **Privacy:** Contact info only shared when both match
👥 **Best for:**
- Singles in East Melbourne who want to meet people from home
- East Melbourne locals after personality-matched dates
- Anyone who likes connecting online before meeting face-to-face
🧭 **How the session runs**
1. **Sign up** – Tap the link for your age range above.
2. **Complete the quiz** – Short personality quiz so we can match you well.
3. **Log in** – Connect to the Zoom session from home. The host runs the show.
4. **Chat** – Quick timed rounds with East Melbourne singles paired to you.
5. **See your matches** – Discover who you clicked with after the event.
Melbourne Meaningful Matches from Your Living Room
**❤️🔥 Online Speed Dating – Real Melbourne Locals, Live on Zoom**
This online speed dating version intentionally pushes for wider variation in cadence, emphasis, and section order. It is designed to feel less templated from one generation to the next.
Genuine conversations with real locals — all from your living room. Join from home, get paired with Melbourne singles your age, and have real conversations on Zoom. A host manages everything so you can just relax and enjoy.
**Register under your age group:**
- ✨ **Ages 18-32** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=18-32&face_v=27.0)
- 🚀 **Ages 30-46** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=30-46&face_v=27.0)
- ✨ **Ages 40-58** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=40-58&face_v=27.0)
- ⚡ **Ages 55+** → [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=421.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Melbourne&groupurlname=society-local-singles-rapid-dating-meetup&ar=55+&face_v=27.0)
**⚠️ RSVP alone won't secure your spot.** You need to register through your age group link below and complete the personality quiz. Places are limited.
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🎯 **Especially useful for:**
- Anyone curious about speed dating in a relaxed setting
- Introverts who shine in one-on-one conversations
- First-timers new to speed dating
- Singles who prefer a hosted, structured experience
**At a glance**
- **Format:** Live on Zoom – guided rounds from your home
- **Location:** Wherever you're comfortable – no venue, no travel
- **Host:** Professional host keeping the evening smooth and relaxed
- **Vibe:** Great energy, real people, authentic conversation
- **Matches:** Mutual matches sent out after the event
- **Privacy:** Contact info only shared when both match
- **Duration:** Approx. 60–90 minutes
- **Matching:** Driven by personality quiz results
🧭 **How the session runs**
1. **Sign up** – Tap the link for your age range above.
2. **Complete the quiz** – Short personality quiz so we can match you well.
3. **Log in** – Connect to the Zoom session from home. The host runs the show.
4. **Chat** – Quick timed rounds with Melbourne singles paired to you.
5. **Results** – We'll send your mutual matches afterwards.
💡 **Tip:** Good lighting and a clean background make a big difference.
⭐ *"10/10. The host was fantastic and I actually had fun on the dates."* – Melbourne first-timer
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✨ One Zoom call, genuine conversations, real matches. See you there. 🦋 ✨
🎲 **Variation notes**
- Different tone. Same event. Much less predictable.
- Built to feel more varied from one generation to the next.
- A wider swing in voice, pacing, and shape.
Contemporary Art Events Near You
Connect with your local Contemporary Art community
Art Night - Bring Your Own Work
Welcome to the Art School - 20's & 30's artists Meetup group! This is a community for young artists who are passionate about exploring different mediums and techniques in the world of art. Whether you're a painter, sculptor, photographer, or mixed media artist, this group is the perfect place to connect with like-minded individuals, have a space to work on your craft, and showcase your work. Let's inspire and support each other on our artistic journeys! Whether you're a novice or a seasoned artist, all skill levels are welcome. Join us and unleash your creativity!
Afterwards, we will have time to work on our individual art projects, hang out, and if anyone is interested in feedback on their work, there will be time for that as well.
Prompt vs. Paintbrush
AI is changing how art is made. But when does it stop being your work and start being the machine’s?
This month we're going to be doing a panel with with digital image, music, and written word artists, talking about at what point, while using AI in the creation process, does the work become not the artist creation?
We encourage audience participation during this event that will be moderated by Chris Slee.
Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus.
Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/55umjqta)
Fundamentals: by do Jung Ishu/ the art of fighting
We are a real world Martial arts group. \
Called DO JUNG ISHU (the art of fighting) \
Based off of Jeet kune do we just continued where Bruce Lee left off. \
We have been around a while. \
We are donation based.
Every week we get together and work technical skills and live pressure testing. \
Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from altercations in the real world to the ring and some still compete in the cage. \
If you want to take your skills up, improve your confidence, gain self defense skills, get in better shape, test yourself or just want to kill some time and possibly get hit a bit come on down. \
We will be located at 3923 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 inside the whetstone rec center in the auditorium, upstairs in classroom B or outside in the grass between the playground and horseshoe area. our instructors are normally in a black and red art of fighting shirt \ if you can not find us call or text me at 6143570295
Saturday 1pm Wednesday 5:30pm
From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \
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You must have a free leisure card for the rec center and must be registered for our class specifically .\
Wear workout clothing \
Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \
WE HAVE GLOVES. \
Hope to see you soon :-).\
We are run off of donations. \
let me know if you have any questions :)
City Lights (1931)
"The SOB is a ballet dancer. He’s the best ballet dancer that ever lived, and if I get a good chance I’ll kill him with my bare hands." - W.C. Fields
In *City Lights*, Chaplin's Little Tramp meets a blind girl selling flowers who mistakes him for a wealthy man. When he learns that an operation may restore her sight, he sets off to earn the money she needs to have the surgery. He also befriends an alcoholic millionaire who only recognizes him when he is drunk. When the blind girl and her grandmother fall behind in the rent and face eviction, he tries working and even enters a boxing competition to raise the money they need.
Regarded as Chaplin's masterpiece, *City Lights* has been ranked on more than seventeen "100 greatest movies of all time" lists. Orson Welles cited it as his favorite picture.
*City Lights* is available for streaming on Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBOMax, Tubi and PlutoTV. The Columbus Library lists three copies on blu-ray and eight copies on DVD. Watch the movie on your own, then join us upstairs at East Market to discuss the film.
If you want more, *Unknown Chaplin* is a three-episode lost-footage documentary available on Youtube. It covers his time on *City Lights* beginning at the twenty-six minute mark of episode two: https://youtu.be/f8960Uc15hI?t=1558
Saturday Mornings @ East Market
Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating.
Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator.
Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."
Ohio Fight club
We are a real world Martial arts group. \
Called DO JUNG ISHU (the art of fighting) \
Based off of Jeet kune do we just continued where Bruce Lee left off. \
We have been around a while. \
We are donation based.
Every week we get together and work technical skills and live pressure testing. \
Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from altercations in the real world to the ring and some still compete in the cage. \
If you want to take your skills up, improve your confidence, gain self defense skills, get in better shape, test yourself or just want to kill some time and possibly get hit a bit come on down. \
We will be located at 3923 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 inside the whetstone rec in the auditorium, center upstairs in classroom B or outside in the grass between the playground and horseshoe area. our instructors are normally in a black and red art of fighting shirt \ if you can not find us call or text me at 6143570295
Saturday 1pm Wednesday 5:30pm
From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \
\
You must have a free leisure card for the rec center and must be registered for our class specifically .\
Wear workout clothing \
Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \
WE HAVE GLOVES. \
Hope to see you soon :-).\
We are run off of donations. \
let me know if you have any questions :)
Shut Up & Write!® East Side Columbus
Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 7:00pm on Wednesday, April 22 at Streetlight Guild.
Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done.
**SCHEDULE:**
6:45ish - Quick introductions
7:00 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour
8:00 - The End
**OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING** happens before and after the writing hour. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing.
**BEING LATE IS OKAY:** just show up and get settled! If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer.
Happy writing & I look forward to seeing you at Streetlight Guild!
**WHAT SHOULD I BRING?**
Whatever you need to be able to write! You're welcome to bring earplugs/headphones if noise will bother you!
**OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:**
* **RSVP:** Please RSVP by 6:00pm the evening of the meeting. This helps me know how many to expect, and if we'll need additional space!
* **COVID:** While masks are not required, please be mindful of the other writers around you and their comfort levels.
* **WIFI/OUTLETS:** Outlets are limited, so please ensure your devices are charged when you come! But Streetlight Guild does have free WiFi! Yay!
* **PARKING:** There is free public parking at Streetlight Guild.






















