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Join a relaxed networking meetup for startup-minded people — founders, digital nomads, and anyone building or working with startups. Each attendee will have a chance to introduce themselves and share their projects, goals, and challenges. Expect insightful conversations on tech, startups, AI trends, and strategies for optimizing location and remote work. Meeting facilitated by Eli Rokah, a digital nomad and founder of StartupBlink, a global startup ecosystem map.

Ready to level up your WordPress skills and put AI to work for you? Join us for a hands-on, 2-day workshop where we’ll go from zero to launch using WordPress and the best AI tools available right now. Whether you’re a freelancer, business owner, blogger, or total beginner, you’ll leave with a live website and a toolkit to build faster, write better, and automate the boring stuff. No coding experience needed. Bring your laptop, your ideas, and we’ll handle the rest. This is practical, not theoretical. You’ll be building while you learn. Day 1: * WordPress Foundations + AI Setup * Core WordPress skills: Hosting, domains, themes, plugins, and the block editor explained simply * Site architecture: Planning pages, menus, and user flow that actually converts * AI for design: Use AI to generate layouts, color palettes, and images that match your brand * AI for content: Write SEO-friendly pages, blog posts, and product descriptions in minutes * Essential plugins: The 5 plugins every site needs for speed, security, and SEO Day 2: * Build, Automate, and Launch * Custom site build: Apply Day 1 skills to build your own site with live coaching * AI workflows: Automate image alt text, meta descriptions, social posts, and email replies * E-commerce basics: Set up WooCommerce and use AI for product listings and customer support * Speed + security: Optimize your site and lock it down before launch * Launch checklist: DNS, backups, analytics, and how to keep using AI post-workshop Who it’s for: Creatives, small business owners, students, marketers, and anyone who wants a WordPress website that works smarter with AI. What to bring: Laptop, charger, and a rough idea of the site you want to build. Venue: MacLab, Faculty of Communication Sciences, EUL. See you at the event.

Join a relaxed networking meetup for startup-minded people — founders, digital nomads, and anyone building or working with startups. Each attendee will have a chance to introduce themselves and share their projects, goals, and challenges. Expect insightful conversations on tech, startups, AI trends, and strategies for optimizing location and remote work. Meeting facilitated by Eli Rokah, a digital nomad and founder of StartupBlink, a global startup ecosystem map.

Ready to level up your WordPress skills and put AI to work for you? Join us for a hands-on, 2-day workshop where we’ll go from zero to launch using WordPress and the best AI tools available right now. Whether you’re a freelancer, business owner, blogger, or total beginner, you’ll leave with a live website and a toolkit to build faster, write better, and automate the boring stuff. No coding experience needed. Bring your laptop, your ideas, and we’ll handle the rest. This is practical, not theoretical. You’ll be building while you learn. Day 1: * WordPress Foundations + AI Setup * Core WordPress skills: Hosting, domains, themes, plugins, and the block editor explained simply * Site architecture: Planning pages, menus, and user flow that actually converts * AI for design: Use AI to generate layouts, color palettes, and images that match your brand * AI for content: Write SEO-friendly pages, blog posts, and product descriptions in minutes * Essential plugins: The 5 plugins every site needs for speed, security, and SEO Day 2: * Build, Automate, and Launch * Custom site build: Apply Day 1 skills to build your own site with live coaching * AI workflows: Automate image alt text, meta descriptions, social posts, and email replies * E-commerce basics: Set up WooCommerce and use AI for product listings and customer support * Speed + security: Optimize your site and lock it down before launch * Launch checklist: DNS, backups, analytics, and how to keep using AI post-workshop Who it’s for: Creatives, small business owners, students, marketers, and anyone who wants a WordPress website that works smarter with AI. What to bring: Laptop, charger, and a rough idea of the site you want to build. Venue: MacLab, Faculty of Communication Sciences, EUL. See you at the event.

**How does a TennisColumbus Season / League run?** The league advertises the season dates and builds a queue of committed players for the season. **Kickoff Day - June 10th** The start day of the season, players are sent a kickoff email that contains important information about the league, the link where your league standings and players contact information. We guarantee 6 playing partners at your playing level, but have been averaging closer to 15+ partners in most cities. The number of different levels we run is solely based upon the number of players enrolled for the league kickoff. Typically we are running a Skilled-3.0, Competitive-3.5 and Advanced-4.0 in most cities. **Your Task - "Flexible Scheduling"** After this kickoff email is sent, it is the **player's task to communicate with other players**. Players should work with their partners to find an agreeable time and location to play the match. While TennisColumbus doesn't mandate your playing schedule, it is recommended that players schedule at least one match per week. By request of the players, we started to allow players to play 1 rematch per season. The regular season is all about playing as much as you can. As of Feb. 10, 2026 we've had an amazing 2,017 players play more than [20 matches in a season](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/info/MatchesInSeason). **Where to Play?** Play at your local free tennis courts, tennis parks, condo courts or tennis clubs. The league strongly suggests that players jointly try to pick a tennis court location convenient to both. We provide an extensive list of [tennis courts](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/TennisCourts), including # of courts, lighting, hitting walls, etc. We strive to keep this list up-to-date. TennisColumbus sets up a must play dates to push players out on the courts. The final deadline is the date marking the end of the season, at which point players with 3-5 wins (Actually total is specified on the division page) will qualify for a post-season playoff to determine the league champion. **How to Play?** Players can use three mostly standard playing formats: 2 out of 3 sets, 2 sets with 10 point super tie-breaker or the 10-game pro set (First to 10, used when court time is limited). On Feb. 2018, we added Fast Tennis 4 game pro set format as a valid format. **Playoffs** Each season concludes with a playoffs where players with anywhere from 3 to 5 season wins qualifies for a single elimination tourney. The champion is awarded based upon the league [Prize Pool](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/info/prize_pool3). Each singles league champion also receives a playing entry into one of two national championships we run. **[JOIN TODAY](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/join)** Full price is $39.95 to play in a season. The earlier you sign up we typically offer discounts during these tough economic times. Just go to the [Join Page](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/join) and complete the short form. We'd be happy to find you dedicated tennis playing partners.

We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches. These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun! Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up: https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/columbus-oh/meetup/ If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works. Happy hitting! - Scott

Let’s meet and wander the galleries! General admission on Sundays is free.

**Our May novel is: *The Quiet Librarian* by Allen Eskens** **This month’s book is set in the 20th century and mixes historical fiction with suspense and thriller elements. It also centers on women’s stories and relationships. The novel is 368 pages in print or 8 hours and 12 minutes on audiobook.** Hana Babic is a quiet, middle-aged librarian in Minnesota who wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when a detective arrives with the news that her best friend has been murdered, Hana knows that something evil has come for her, a dark remnant of the past she and her friend had shared. Thirty years before, Hana was someone else: Nura Divjak, a teenager growing up in the mountains of war-torn Bosnia—until Serbian soldiers arrived to slaughter her entire family before her eyes. The events of that day thrust Nura into the war, leading her to join a band of militia fighters, where she became not only a fierce warrior but a legend—the deadly Night Mora. But a shattering final act forced Nura to flee to the United States with a bounty on her head\*\*.\*\*