Elaine Aron and Highly Sensitive Persons

For our fifth book of 2026, we have a Japanese bestselling mystery. 'When a writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance, he finds himself investigating an eerie house for sale in Tokyo. At first, with its bright and spacious interior, it seems the perfect first home. But upon closer inspection, the building’s floor plans reveal a mysterious "dead space” hidden between its walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plans with his friend Kurihara, an architect, only to discover more unnerving details throughout. What is the true purpose behind the house’s disturbing design? And what happened to the former owners who disappeared without a trace? When a body suddenly appears and a young woman reaches out about a second house, it soon becomes clear that the writer and his friend may be in over their heads.' This book is available on Kindle. For international delivery you can find it from Blackwells and it may also be available at the library or an English language book store. We are a "real" book club, which means we do read the book before the meet-up and discuss it. New members are always welcome. We need to notify the venue about how many will attend, so please make sure your RSVP status is accurate. Hope to see you there!

Indian workers - Diversity and Inclusion meetup group Any topics below: Diversity * **What it is**: The presence of people with different backgrounds, experiences, identities, and perspectives (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, culture). * **Analogy**: A diverse team has members from different places, with different skills. Inclusion * **What it is**: Actively creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected, supported, and empowered to participate and succeed. * **Analogy**: In an inclusive team, everyone feels comfortable sharing ideas and is heard, not just present. shop 4, Sunday Gardens, Quarry Bay

In the busy Central & Western District,we provide you with a quiet and cozy corner. You can sit, relax and unwind,or pick up a brush to paint and create freely. No skills needed, no experience required.Just come to de-stress and enjoy your peaceful time. 在中西區鬧市裡，留一個安靜又溫柔的角落給你。 你可以靜坐、放空、休息，也可以隨心拿起畫筆，自由畫畫、創作。不用技巧、不用基礎、不用趕進度，只為療癒、減壓、陪伴自己。 Fee: HK$180 per person 費用：HK$180 / 位 Included: · Free basic art materials (paper, paint, brushes)· Quiet seating, lighting & air-conditioning· Self-guided painting & relaxing (no instruction) \*RSVP your spot by Whatsapp: 4449 0049 包含：・免費使用基本畫具（畫紙、顏料、畫筆等）・安靜座位、燈光、冷氣・純放鬆、自助畫畫，無教學 Included: · Free basic art materials (paper, paint, brushes) · Quiet seating, lighting & air-conditioning· Self-guided painting & relaxing (no instruction) \*RSVP your spot by Whatsapp: 4449 0049 Whatsapp 預約: 4449 0049 **Event time:** 9:00pm-12:30am 時間: 晚上9:00pm-12:30am **Venue:** Suite 903, 44-46 Bonham Strand West, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong 地址: 文咸西街44-46號903室 For more info, can check our IG: Midnight_bliss_studio or website: https://midnightbliss-studio.com/

✏️ People Drawing People – Drawing Session IDEA GALLERY, TST Join us for a relaxed, pressure-free People Drawing People session in Tsim Sha Tsui. Open to all levels — beginners welcome. This is an independent practice session (not a class). We’ll work through timed poses in a calm, focused environment. Bring your own materials. Come to draw, improve, and connect with fellow artists and enthusiasts! 📍 IDEA GALLERY Rm 2-101, 2/F CKE Shopping Mall Tsim Sha Tsui

A TTRPG meetup to kick off the weekend with a wizard time. **Duty Unto Death (Dragon Age)** The Players play as Grey Warden initiates, where they must rendezvous with a squad of Orlesian Wardens in the town of Greenthorn. **Stormy Weather Friends (Land of Eem)** A fun, goofy, and lighthearted adventure where a seaside town needs help rebuilding after a strange, magical storm. **Minimum Charge:** There Is a minimum spend requirement of one drinks per person, or equivalent items such as bagels or fries. If you are interested in running a game for us (i.e being a dungeon master, keeper etc.), join our WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/HHjdBJRbc038phG4DSsjTO

**No judgment. No talking. Just one collective roar.** Life in Hong Kong is fast, loud, and often overwhelming. We carry stress in our bodies, and sometimes, a deep breath just isn't enough. You’ve probably felt the urge to scream into the void—well, here is your void, and you won't be alone in it. **🕒 The Game Plan** What's gonna happen? We keep it simple. We are here to release. **1\. Turn Up:** More details [here](https://www.instagram.com/harbourhowlhk?igsh=NXU0OWltNGhjaGRj&utm_source=qr) **2\. The Count:** On the count of three, we scream as a group. **3\. The Echo:** We repeat as needed until the air feels lighter. ### 🤫 The No-Pressure Promise * **No Sharing:** We will **not** go around in a circle to share our "feelings" or why we are there. * **No Small Talk:** You can arrive, scream, and leave without saying a single word to anyone. * **Total Unity:** If you've been hesitant because you're afraid of being judged or looking "crazy," remember: **everyone else is doing it too.** You aren't the outlier; you're part of the howl. * *Please participate at your own comfort level. This is a wellness activity, not a substitute for professional mental health services.*

One of its kind workshop integrating yoga, flower essence & singing bowl Clears Body & Mind Blockages Brings Clarity Supports Personal Evolution - incorporates flower essence & singing bowl vibration - semi-private class ensure 1-1 adjustments - designed for beginners and intermediate yogis Time: 10:30am to 12:30pm on 4 consecutive Saturdays Venue: LIVO @Wanchai Fee: $1,000 (8 hours training); $150 First time trial Material: 1 bottle of flower essence ($770) for use during class & at home Sign-up: 94363665 Whatsapp Instructor - Frances Tong

* Dir: Sydney Pollack * USA, 1985, English, Swahili, 161mins, DCP * Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer Even against the vast sprawling landscapes of the sub-Saharan plains, Meryl Streep dominates the screen in Sydney Pollack’s defiantly old-fashioned epic. Adapted from Karen Blixen’s celebrated memoir, the film follows a fiercely independent Danish aristocrat, as she moves to British East Africa to honour a marriage of convenience, only to embark on a passionate affair with a charismatic big game hunter. Battling everything from lions and syphilis to the outbreak of the first World War, Blixen remains forthright in her intentions yet compassionate towards the indigenous people, even as the men who swarm around her strive to carve it up in the name of King and Country. An unabashedly romantic rendering of colonial life, yet it remains a beautiful portrait of a woman's awakening and transformation. Academy Awards: 7 awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay 31/5 (Sun): Film talk with Joyce Yang Ticket Price: Standard ticket HK$109 ($9 handling charge included) (No senior ticket) \*RSVP is to be accompanied by immediate payment to Ronda Cheung by PayMe or FPS. Once a ticket is purchased for you, there is no refund. My number will appear when you RSVP. \*Please note that I will buy tickets shortly, as tickets may go very quickly. \*RSVP may be closed when good tickets are no longer available. \*Please also leave your number at RSVP. Further updates will be mainly by WhatsApp. \*Optional drinks / or early dinner after viewing, details to be followed. Kindly indicate whether you wish to join and you will be notified accordingly.

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**Every Friday, we connect working professionals from different industries over lunch.** **What:** Lunch with 2 people, matched by our algorithm **When:** 12:30 PM **How to join:** Follow & message us on Instagram **[@weekdaylunchclub](https://www.instagram.com/weekdaylunchclub/)** https://www.instagram.com/weekdaylunchclub/ 💳 Event fee will be collected prior to confirm your spot 🗣️ There will be no host — conversations flow freely 🔗 Profiles will be verified for participant safety and matching

**General idea:** Join us for a relaxed people-drawing-people activity over coffee or a drink. Both newcomers and experienced participants are welcome to join. **💰 Price** : Only pay for your drink! We don't charge a fee. **✅ Guidelines**: * Bring your own paper, pencil, drawing tablet etc ✏️ * Greet the host(s)! * Buy yourself a drink (tea, coffee, sodas, etc) * Find a seat and start drawing your surroundings (especially the people). 📣 **Join our socials!** Follow [our official Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/people_drawing_people/) for event photos **@peopledrawingpeople** Grow the event by sharing your own drawings and tag us! 📸 **Photos** Hosts will also take descriptive shots of the event and your drawings to promote this meetup to new members outside. If you prefer not to appear in photographs just let them know. **[ Optional activities ]** For variety we may suggest optional activities which you can choose to participate in or not. These include volunteering as a model for the group, or partnering up with people for longer model/artist exchanges, skill sharing, etc.

**Every Sunday, we connect people from different industries over lunch.** **What:** Lunch with 2 people, matched by our algorithm **When:** 12:30 PM **How to join:** Follow & message us on Instagram **[@weekdaylunchclub](https://www.instagram.com/weekdaylunchclub/)** https://www.instagram.com/weekdaylunchclub/ 💳 There will be an event fee to be collected prior to confirm your spot 🗣️ There will be no host — conversations flow freely 🔗 Profiles will be verified for participant safety and matching

[Columbus library link to book](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3351321) Location: The Goat River South 219 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215 Street parking is free on Sundays [Menu](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/686d3ed16745133042482c5f/t/68ff654dbb03b96875430bde/1761568077220/all_brunch-20250311.pdf) Book summary: On a hot day in Bethlehem, a twelve-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement will echo on through her adolescence. When our narrator finally admits to her mother that she is queer, her mother's response only intensifies a sense of shame: 'You exist too much,' she tells her daughter. Told in vignettes that flash between the U.S. and the Middle East--from New York to Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine--Zaina Arafat's debut novel traces her protagonist's progress from blushing teen to sought-after DJ and aspiring writer.

This is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do 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 10AM on Saturday mornings. 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: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. 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, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!

**Welcome to the Women’s Columbus Bogleheads® Sub-Group** This sub-group is for **women who want to learn and discuss finances in a safe, supportive space**. For those interested in moving towards financial independence and retirement by learning investment basics, choosing your 401(k) investments, minimizing taxes, and more. We’re a local chapter of **Bogleheads®**, following a long-term, practical investment philosophy: [Investment Philosophy](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy): https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy [Bogleheads Forum](https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php): https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php No question is too small, and no experience is too simple. Share, ask, and learn — at your own pace, without judgment, in a group of like-minded women. Let’s build confidence and knowledge **together**!

Join us for Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn! Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the unsolved murder of a preteen girl and the disappearance of another. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed in her old bedroom in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story-and survive this homecoming.

If you are interested in selecting investment choices for your 401(k) or other workplace savings plan, minimizing your income tax liability, or identifying the most effective investments for your brokerage account, we are the group for you. We are a local chapter of Bogleheads, whose investment strategy can be found here: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy Or you can peruse the Boglehead forum here: https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php I look forward to seeing you there. Mark Vonder Haar

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!