Floral Design

Dear artists We will draw a new male model! See you all there!

***Is a strong sense of personal identity helpful in understanding the world and others?*** *Or does it inevitably distort what we see? How much can we shape our identity and how should it be done?* In this session of **Marginal Thoughts**, we will consider the role of personal identity - 'the self' - in making sense of the world. Before our different selves make sense of this topic, we'll read three short pieces: * A short story by Andy Weir: ["The Egg"](https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg.html) (\~10 min; alternative: [animated adaptation by Kurzgesagt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fcK_fRYaI)) * An essay by Paul Graham: ["Keep Your Identity Small"](https://paulgraham.com/identity.html) (\~8 min) * A poem by Stanley Kunitz: ["The Layers"](https://poets.org/poem/layers) (\~2 min) In these, Andy Weir diagnoses the universe with multiple personality disorder, Paul Graham urges people to do a 'Marie Kondo' on their identities, and Stanley Kunitz likens himself to a lasagna. **How to prepare** Please read all the materials in advance. As you do, try to identify at least one point of curiosity, confusion, or uncertainty - these will be natural starting points for our discussion. **What to expect** This is an in-person, conversational meetup in English. The goal isn't to debate, lecture, or "confess" - it’s to explore ideas and leave with better questions than we arrived with. **Optional stuff for the extra curious** Julia Galef in her book ["The Scout Mindset"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scout_Mindset) examines the relationship between identity and truth-seeking, and expands on the idea of keeping one's identity small (the most relevant chapter is also the topic of [this animated short](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxqTOm3TzsY)). When it comes to identity, Borges made it too difficult to choose a single piece (e.g., "The Nothingness of Personality", "Borges and I", "The Other", etc.). For the interested, [this Marginalian article](https://www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/03/the-nothingness-of-personality-borges/) offers a tempting rabbit hole of links.

📅 **Datum:** 21\. April 2026 🕕 **Uhrzeit:** ab 18:00 Uhr 📍 **Ort:** Gleis//Garten – [https://www.gleisgarten.com](https://www.gleisgarten.com/) Am 21.4. wird TYPO3 14 LTS veröffentlicht – und das feiern wir gemeinsam bei der nächsten TUGA! 🌴 **Party all around the world … und in Wien unter Palmen und Olivenbäumen!** *** **Location & Verpflegung** Der Gleis//Garten bietet mit eigener Brauerei und vielfältigem Food Corner die perfekte Kulisse: österreichische Klassiker, frisches Thai, Smoked Meat und vieles mehr. Speisen und Getränke gibt es direkt vor Ort an den zahlreichen Theken. Danke an [plan2net](https://www.plan2.net/), die als Sponsor Location & Erstversorgung übernehmen. *** **Agenda / Inhalte** * Präsentation von TYPO3 v14 * Überblick über Features & Änderungen * Und natürlich: feiern, netzwerken & genießen 🍻 *** Wir freuen uns auf einen großartigen Abend mit euch!

**THIS MEETUP WILL BE IN-PERSON** 🕺 **What to expect:** 🗣️ Two or Three speakers 👥 Meet old and new friends from the community 🌯 Free food 🎉 Open-end and free drinks afterwards ✔️ Just RSVP! Agenda: * 17:30 - Doors open * 18:00 - Welcome by willhaben * 18:10 - First talk * 18:55 - Break * 19:05 - Second talk * 19:50 - 🎉 Open-end 👂 **Talks:** 🗣️ Eva Schwarz **The life of an incident at willhaben** 🗣️ Patrick Favre **Breaking Up with My Default Stack** 🧑‍💻 **Speakers:** **Eva Schwarz** \- Software Engineer and Tribe Lead with \~15 years of experience bringing PM ideas to life\, fighting bugs\, facing incidents\, and still being amazed by how beautiful code can be\. I’ve been with willhaben for 6 years\, currently supporting the mission of breaking the monolith and migrating our search engine\. *Talk description:* What happens behind the scenes when the lights blink red at Austria’s largest marketplace? This talk takes you on the full journey of an incident at willhaben - from the adrenaline of the first pager alarm to the relief of the fix, and finally, the crucial post-mortem. We will explore how we turn chaos into structured response, practice a blameless culture, and use every outage as fuel to build a more resilient platform. Join us to see how we ensure that a software failure today leads to a stronger system tomorrow. **Patrick Favre** \- Software engineer with 15\+ years of experience\, starting with Java and evolving toward cloud\-native architectures\. Currently a Lead Developer at Senacor Technologies, focused on building scalable systems in complex enterprise environments, with a strong interest in how cloud requirements are changing the way we choose our tech stacks. *Talk description:* As software has moved toward cloud-native and cloud-first architectures, the constraints and priorities of our systems have changed. In this talk, I’ll explore how that shift reshaped the way I evaluate technologies - as a Java developer at heart - and why I sometimes choose alternatives to the JVM, while still seeking the strengths I value from the Java ecosystem. Location, Food & Drinks are **sponsored** **by willhaben 🫶** willhaben is the largest digital marketplace and one of the biggest websites in Austria with more than 4 million users per month\* and more than 13 million ads in real estate, cars, jobs and marketplace (\*ÖWA 2025-II). Our successful concept is based on strong regional content and a modern, clear page structure with a detailed categorization of the ads. The easy usage, the fast search results and the exclusive focus on the online advertising business ensure a clear profile of the offer and a high user acceptance. We are true team players with a wide variety of talent, and we support each other to achieve the best results for our users and customers. Our open office space, including a large kitchen and sunny terrace ensures a very familiar working atmosphere. There are regular joint activities such as team buildings, after work gatherings and other company events. Find out more about us: [https://jobsbei.willhaben.at/](https://jobsbei.willhaben.at/ "https://jobsbei.willhaben.at/") \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Can't find what you like?** **Got something to say?** 📢 Send us your thoughts for the next event [here](https://form.typeform.com/to/PbU9ma4x)! Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or stepping onto the stage for the first time, we’d love to have you share your insights at one of our upcoming events. Interested in giving a talk? Let us know! Our formats: • Full talks (\~30 to 45 min.) • Short talks (\~15 min.)

This week's event will be hosted by Sridhar (Srinivasan) one of our regulars, who is rediscovering the joy of being in nature and in community. He enjoys the stimulating interactions that arise from new connections while walking, and hopes that others also find their spark and are moved to flow, that eventually fulfills them. **Walk & Talk** Willst du auch mehr Bewegung in dein Leben bringen? Und dich dabei noch gut unterhalten, so dass die Zeit verfliegt? Dann bist du hier genau richtig, denn mir geht es genauso. Alleine ist langweilig und die Zeit vergeht nicht, daher hab ich mir Walk & Talk überlegt. Inspiriert wurde ich durch die Walk & Talk Gruppe in Hamburg, wo ich mehrere Male dabei war als ich in Hamburg lebte. Unterschiedliche Menschen treffen sich einmal in der Woche für einen flotten Spaziergang und unterhalten sich dabei. Ich liebe es neue Menschen kennenzulernen und auch bekannte Gesichter wiederzusehen, dann geh ich ganz nebenbei und das macht auch noch Spaß.😊 **Walk:** Wir brauchen einfach regelmäßige Bewegung und ich weiß selbst, wie schwierig es ist, diese in den Alltag zu integrieren. Deshalb ist dieser Walk genau richtig. Nach diesem Spaziergang fühlst du dich einfach wohl, fit und entspannt. **Talk:** Das Reden kommt ganz von selbst beim Gehen. Du kannst über alles reden, egal, ob privates oder berufliches, alles was sich ergibt ist willkommen. Und wenn du keinen Bock aufs Reden hast, dann gehst du alleine, auch das ist völlig in Ordnung. **Wie das ganze abläuft:** * Die Teilnahme ist völlig kostenlos. * Wo: U6 Spittelau (im Freien), Richtung Donaukanal, Ausgang Josef-Holaubek-Platz, direkt vor dem Fernwärme-Turm (https://maps.app.goo.gl/XwAayz4FQe2EW8WK9) Wenn du mit der U4 kommst, geh bitte zum Hauptgebäude, wo die Züge und die U6 fahren. * Wann: Wir treffen uns dienstags um 13 Uhr, egal, ob bei Regen, Sturm und Kälte oder bestem Sonnenschein – Walk & Talk findet nahezu JEDE Woche statt außer ich bin mal im Urlaub. * Wir starten pünktlich und beginnen mit einer kurzen Vorstellungsrunde. * Wie gehen am Donaukanal entlang von Höhe Spittelau bis zum Schwedenplatz und zurück. * Ca. 7 Kilometer sind wir unterwegs und unterhalten uns dabei mit interessanten Menschen. Dabei kannst du neue Bekanntschaften schließen, dich inspirieren lassen, von Projekten erzählen oder einfach nur smalltalken und die frische Luft genießen. Alles ist erlaubt. * Nach ca. 1,75 Stunden sind wir wieder am Ausgangspunkt zurück. * Bei einer Teilnahme von über 5 Personen gehen wir in Paaren und wechseln diese alle 10 Min. Wenn du aber lieber alleine gehst, ist das auch vollkommen in Ordnung. * Für alle, die einfach mal etwas Neues ausprobieren wollen. **Bist du bereit?** Dann komm mit! **Start bei U6 Spittelau Ausgang Donaukanal** Nochmal: um **PUNKT 13.00 Uhr dort sein**, denn **nach kurzen Vorstellungsrunde gehen wir gleich los. Sei pünktlich, denn die Gruppe wartet nicht.** Du musst nichts vorbereiten oder dich gar anmelden, komm einfach vorbei. Ausreden gibt es nicht. Geh mit und freu dich auf eine tolle neue Erfahrung. **Wer macht es?** Ich bin Marie Meyer-Marktl und Ideengeberin, Host und Organisatorin von Walk & Talk. Ich unterstütze seit 2019 Menschen dabei Freude ins Arbeitsleben zu bekommen und bin Business und Life Coachin. „Strahle, wenn du an deine Arbeit denkst“, ist meine Vision für jedermann und jedefrau. Privat merkte ich, dass ich endlich wieder mehr Bewegung brauche – und das klappt am besten gemeinsam mit anderen Menschen. Sei dabei bei Walk & Talk und bring Bewegung in dein Leben. **Do you speak English? Then welcome to Walk & Talk!** This event is suited for all people who like to connect to other people and like to walk. The beauty of this regular event is that you are in the nature and you walk around 7 kilometers. In the meantime, if you feel for it, you talk, if not, you just walk. You do something for your health, get to know new people and you will feel much better. It’s FREE, all you need to do is to show up this Tuesday at no later than 1 pm at the U6 Spittelau exit to Donaukanal.

Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) was one of the most significant figures in the creative world in the first half of the 20th century. Following in the tradition of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and Mahler, the Austrian (and, after his immigration to New York and later Los Angeles, also US-American) composer, music theorist, teacher, and writer reshaped the practice of harmony in classical music. Some of Schönberg’s most famous contributions were the development of his twelve-tone-method and his attention to sound color (Klangfarbe), both of which strongly influenced generations of composers up until today. But Schönberg’s creative world goes beyond music. He was a designer, painter, inventor, and systems thinker: building tools and furniture, binding books, designing stage sets and costumes, inventing machines, and even building his own chess set, for four players. In this meetup, we explore Schönberg through a UX lens: what can his way of thinking, making, and problem-solving teach us about design, tools, and user experience today? We will also look at the museum and concert space as an experience that unfolds through the perception of an audience. The [Arnold Schönberg Center](https://schoenberg.at/) is a repository of Schönberg's archival legacy. Director Dr. Ulrike Anton will provide an introduction to the Arnold Schönberg Center. User researcher Dr. Franziska Brunner will give us a guided tour and lead a discussion of the exhibition. Arnold Schönberg's estate is on [UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register](https://www.unesco.at/en/communication/documentary-heritage/memory-of-the-world-in-austria/arnold-schoenberg-estate), recognized for its global importance as a documentary heritage. After an afternoon in the museum space from 3:00–6:00 p.m.. We also invite you to attend an [in-house concert at 6:30 p.m](https://schoenberg.at/en/events/upcoming-events/3793/loops-from-other-planets)., followed by dinner. 🎻 🍽️ * The €18 concert price includes entrance to the exhibit. (Entrance to just the exhibit without the concert costs € 6.) * Admission for both the museum and the concert is free for those under 26 years old. * Dinner afterwards is optional, and everyone will cover their own meal. *Photo: Replica of Schönberg's study room © Johannes Böck*

Join us for **Digital Design Technologies Meetup #5** on April 22 in Vienna & Innsbruck *** After a longer break, we’re excited to invite you to the next **Digital Design Technologies Meetup** — bringing the community back together for an evening focused on the latest developments in the field. 🎯 **This evening’s theme: Artificial Intelligence in the AEC industry** *** 📅 **Date & Time** Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 19:00 to 21:00 *** 📍 **Vienna Location** ILF Consulting Engineers, Würtzlerstraße 3, 1030 Wien Google Maps: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/sBqCCNxSDLtQDZR66](https://maps.app.goo.gl/sBqCCNxSDLtQDZR66) ➡️ *Please use the entrance on Würtzlerstraße (not Thomas-Klestil-Platz)* 📍 **Innsbruck Location (live stream from Vienna)** ATP architekten ingenieure, Heiliggeiststraße 16, 6020 Innsbruck Google Maps: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/qLQ2XNrsJLjJmmaC9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/qLQ2XNrsJLjJmmaC9) ➡️ *Please* *go around the main office building into the court yard* *** 🗓️ **Agenda** 18:30 — Doors open 19:00 — Welcome & Introduction 🎤 19:10 — **infrared.city: Agentic AI for Climate-Resilient Cities** *Speaker: Angelos Chronis, CEO & Co-founder, [Infrared City GmbH](https://infrared.city/)* How agentic AI is transforming urban climate simulation from a one-off analysis tool into a continuous design intelligence layer for cities. 🎤 19:40 — **Let’s talk, IFC!** *Speaker: DI Dr. Steffen Robbi, CEO, [Digital Findet Stadt GmbH](https://www.digitalfindetstadt.at/)* The talk shows how AI makes access to openBIM and IFC data easier, using Talk2BIM to explore and use complex BIM models through natural language. 🥪🍺 20:10 — Networking, food & drinks *** We’re looking forward to insightful talks, engaging discussions, and connecting with the community in person. *** 🔗 **RSVP Now!**

Our co-organizer Ursula Laa will be giving a talk orgranized by the Young Statistician Forum (FJS), and you are welcome to join! Expect a technical tour of visualisation tools for multivariate and high-dimensional data in R with practical examples! **ℹ️ Abstract** Statistical graphics are central to exploring and modeling complex data. As dimensionality increases, uncovering structure and dependencies becomes more challenging. This presentation gives an overview of practical tools for visualizing multivariate data, from strategic use of scatterplots and scatterplot matrices to linear and nonlinear projection methods. Special emphasis will be placed on tour methods—animated sequences of linear projections—that reveal clustering, outliers, and nonlinear relationships. All graphics will be demonstrated in R, with code to reproduce the results. **🗺️ Location** Seminarraum 16 3rd floor Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna Use this [floor plan](https://event.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/d_event/Dokumente/Raummanagement/PLAENE_NEU/Plaene_OMP/UEbersichtsplaene/01__3OG_Uebersicht.pdf) to help locate the room.

Let's start our regular meetups again! All yarn crafters (knitters, crocheters, yarn spinner, yarn witches, etc.) and masters of other crafts are invited to come and join us. Let's bring our needles, hooks, yarn and work together on our latest projects while catching up and getting to know each other :) please note that the number of participants on Meetup is limited because there is already a large group of regulars :) All levels are welcome! Whether your a needle ninja or a crochet padawan, you will find here a community to welcome you and help you on your crafting journey!

**Here we go again 🙃 Next date for our monthly gathering is out!** Producers, synth addicts, DJs, musicians, sound designers, composers, and audio enthusiasts of all levels are welcome 🙌 This time it will be on **Wednesday**, so that we can all look forward to a midweek creative break! New day, but same location @ JO&JOE Westbanhof As usual, we'll keep it simple and easy: Just hanging out, chatting about projects and gear, swapping ideas, and geeking out over sounds we love. 🎛️🎧🔊 The free Meetup plan has limited spots (quirks 😅), so RSVP and update if your plans change. But also feel free to show up even if "Sold Out" (🤫) Can’t wait to catch up, meet new faces, and hear what everyone’s been working on! 📍 **Wednesday, April 22nd — 19:00 at JO&JOE Westbahnhof** (Btw, to access the place, there is a lift next to the Ikea building…. It's basically the floor above Ikea.)

## Editorial Boudoir Lighting Session **Limited to 3 Photographers** An intimate, structured boudoir session focused on controlled lighting, refined posing, and intentional composition. This is not an open group shoot. The atmosphere will be calm, directed, and professional. We will work with: • 1 professional model • 2 curated lighting setups • Guided posing and direction • Structured shooting rotations • Time for questions and breakdowns The focus is on building strong portfolio material while understanding how to shape light and mood in an editorial boudoir environment. Spots are strictly limited to three participants to ensure quality, space, and creative control. Investment: €225 Duration: approx. 2–2.5 hours If you value structure over chaos and intention over randomness, this session is for you.

Dear artists, This time we will draw Marie with short and long poses! See you there!

**This month’s Creativity Circle is very timely. We will be making our own craft snowflakes out of paper, coffee filters, popsicle sticks, sparkles and more! Bring the snowy season inside without the wet and cold. All ages welcome, show up as you can, bring a friend or a few if you would like to! Excited to see you there! Seats Limited. Held at the Westerville Public Library Meeting Room B.**

We meet to learn and practice American Sign Language and to grow our familiarity with Deaf culture. Facilitated by hearing folks (with a connection to a professional interpreter) using Deaf-created content. People of all ASL skill levels are welcome! As we learn, we hope to connect more with the Deaf community in Central Ohio. Join us as you're able! Come regularly or just once - whatever you're looking for! Each meetup will explore different topics related to ASL/Deaf culture, and will feature time to practice conversation with one another. Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn!

**Let’s catch up and take an afternoon break.** **Grab a coffee or snack and let’s chit chat! Gayle and I will bring adult coloring books and/or a simple craft if you’d like to unwind and relax.😊**

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)

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5th annual Earth Day Celebration! This year (2026) the Celebration is scheduled for April 25th with activities running from 10am-2pm. This is a non-ticketed event. Everyone is welcome! We will have food trucks, Birds of Prey, kids crafts, live music, raspberry plants, apple trees, and of course NATIVE PLANTS! Where: Lynd Fruit Farm, 9399 Morse Rd, Pataskala Ohio 43062 Time: Activities will be from 10am- 2pm. The Market will remain open until 5pm.

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