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You don't have to sign up-just stop by. Tea, coffee, water, beer, wine, and pizza will be available throughout the evening. --- -- Most conversations about AI skip the part that is crucial: **who it's built for, who pays for it, and who doesn't get a say**. ​This evening goes exactly there. ​We start in 1960s California, where scientists bred a new kind of tomato: square, hard, machine-ready, and wiped out 82% of the state's tomato farms in the process. Farmworkers and small farmers sued the university behind the technology, arguing they were being forced to fund their own replacement. They lost. But the questions they raised never went away. Today, researchers are using AI, robotics and gene editing to create tomatoes that can be pollinated by robots, crops designed for automated production systems, and even new traits engineered for consumer preferences. AI is having an impact on agriculture, food production, and labour, often with public money, rarely with public input. Sounds familiar? ​**What to expect** ​A 90-minute interactive evening: * ​**Opening talk** connecting the tomato harvester story to today's AI developments * ​**Live audience polling** * ​Conversation with **Ildi Carlisle-Cummins** (California Institute for Rural Studies): storyteller, oral historian, and director of the Cal Ag Roots project, one of the organisations that grew out of the original lawsuit * ​Open audience **discussion** * ​**Informal networking** to close ​**What you'll take away** ​A sharper way to think about who controls the technologies influencing our food, our work, and our world, and what citizens can actually do when change feels inevitable. If the phrase "square tomato" sounds too strange to be true, you're not alone. Even the TV detective [Mr. Monk couldn't believe his eyes](https://youtu.be/VtO-97pl7cA?is=VnMxtacAwL1IChub)! **​Free to attend, free of jargon, no expertise required.** **Just bring your curiosity.** ​*Hosted by [Save Our Seeds](http://www.saveourseeds.org/?utm_source=luma) and [Human-Future-Hub](https://humanfuturehub.org/?utm_source=luma) Berlin* Tea, coffee, water, beer, wine, and pizza will be available throughout the evening.

! All sessions in English except for 24.03, 21.04, 09.06, 28.07 & 01.09- these sessions will be in German ! Wanting to connect deeper with your partner? Looking for new ways to be intimate? Hoping to foster love, awareness, and communication in your relationship? Take some quality time away from the daily grid and explore Tantra together through embodied practice. The practice is designed to foster deeper intimacy, attunement and harmony between the two of you. Tantra invites you to allow your life force energy to flow without inhibition and to cultivate it for self-realization. Part of the practice is about inviting in more opening. Openness creates union, resistance creates separation. Deep connection, more pleasure and joy are a result of experiencing more openness. Tantra is for everyone! All couples are welcome regardless of sexual orientation and experience level. Not in a romantic relationship? Feel free to bring anyone you'd like to practice Tantra with. **What to expect:** * **Discourse, demo practice and Q&A**: learn about Tantra through discourse, ask your questions * **Tantra meditation practice**: presence, movement, sound and breath * **Sharing before and after practice**: share about your fears and desires & reflect on your experience * **Cozy studio setting**: enjoy a comfortable and intimate environment * **No partner-exchange:** practice only with your partner * **Fully clothed:** you may keep your clothes on during the entire practice **What to bring:** * Wear comfortable clothing * Water bottle to stay hydrated **Tickets:** 69€ per couple. Please purchase your ticket via [sophieheldens.com](https://www.sophieheldens.com/tickets?utm_source=meetup&utm_campaign=datenight) **Location:** Praxis Köpi Köpenicker Straße 175 10997 Berlin Kreuzberg Walk to the second courtyard and take the stairs to the front door on the left. **Please note:** Praxis Köpi is located on the 5th floor and there is no elevator available. Only book a ticket if you can walk the stairs. The benefit: a beautiful private studio with loads of natural light. **!! Please arrive 10 minutes early so we can start on time !!** Once we start the session, I can’t let you in anymore because it disturbs the class. Please do yourself and the group a favour by coming on time. Thank you! **Workshop facilitator** Hi! My name is Sophie. My passion for Tantra is rooted in a deep spiritual yearning and an inner knowing that Tantra is my path. My desire to teach Tantra has been sparked by having witnessed my own growth and healing as a result of these practices and it is inspired by a vision to create a more beautiful world. I create a space that is loving and nurturing, with a strong emphasis on ensuring that you feel save and supported. My workshops are gentle yet transformative, spiritual yet grounded and always heart-centered. I'm passionate about bridging the wisdom of ancient Tantra with modern-day practices. For more information, feel free to visit my website: [www.sophieheldens.com](https://www.sophieheldens.com?utm_source=meetup&utm_campaign=datenight)

Today we are working in a beautiful location near U Spittelmarkt with a big desk, power sockets, free WiFi, available food/drinks and air conditioning. NOTE: We don't share the venue location publicly. Find out where it is by joining our Telegram chat group: [https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly](https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly) 😴 Tired of working by yourself? 🌡️ Too hot or too cold to work at home? 🍫 Contents of your fridge or the laundry distracting you? 💻 Come join other freelancers and remote workers for coworking! ☕️ No membership requirements, free WiFi, some power sockets, a large desk, some affordable coffee, toasted sandwiches and drinks! ⏰ We'll be there from the start time, but feel free to stop by any time. • WHAT TO BRING • Whatever you need to work on your own project / tasks :) • QUESTIONS? • Join our Telegram chat group to ask any questions: [https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly](https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly) • MORE EVENTS? • To have more events, we need more organisers. If you would like to help out, please get in touch [😀](https://emojipedia.org/grinning-face/)

**Hula 'Olapa Schnupperkurs** **im Wedding, online + in Präsenz** **Di 09.06.-30.06.26,** **17:45-18:45, 4 Termine, 68 €** **Kulturtanzschule InTakt** Adolfstr. 12, 2. Hof, 13347 Berlin, S-Ring/U6 Wedding Jetzt buchen und dabei sein! Du lernst das Hula 'Olapa Training kennen! Hula kommt ursprünglich aus Hawaii. Im Hula lernst Du Schrittbewegungen in Kombination mit symbolischen Gesten kennen, die eine Geschichte erzählen aus dem Leben Hawaiis, von den Menscchen, den hawaiianischen König\*innen und Königen, von der Natur der pazifischen Inseln, den Vulkanen, dem Ozean und dem Wind. Da Hula in den Kampfkünsten gründet, schult Hula 'Olapa Fitness, Konzentration mit erzählendem Tanz. Die Gelegenheit jetzt im Sommer einzusteigen. Der Schnupperkurs im Juni ist ein kürzerer Trainings-Block von 4 Terminen. Der Kurs findet dienstags als Teil des fortlaufenden Hula 'Olapa Trainings für Anfänger mit der 'Ohelogruppe statt. Du lernst die fortlaufende Anfänger\*innengruppe kennen. The hula 'olapa training is open to english speakers. Please contact us for further information: info@hula-makahikina.de **Buchen, Booking:** Down below through paypal or via the hulaschool website - check out: "Hula zum Kennenlernen" und "Buchen" Kontakt, contact: Kumu Monika Lilleike info@hula-makahikina.de www.hula-makahikina.de

Cuban salsa classes every Tuesday. Join us, improve your skills, save lives and make friends! **Classes:** 19:00 - Improvers 2 (New routine starting every month) **Price: (Card payment only)** 1 class - 7€ 10 class pass - 49€ or 42€ reduced* (To use within 11 weeks. Valid for all our classes. It can only be used by one person per class. No refund possible) * Reduced price for students, Schüler, Azubis, H4-Empfänger, and pensioners/retired folks. A valid proof is needed. **Why should you learn Salsa, and why with us?** - It's great fun! - You get to know loads of new people. - No fix starting date - you can start any week. - No dress code - come in whatever you feel comfortable in. Note:No outside shoes in the room: socks or a pair of clean shoes will be required - No partner needed - we change regularly during the classes (bring all your friends though!) - You can help us make a difference! **What is Salsa4Water?** Simple! We teach Salsa and donate all our profits to the NGO Welthungerhilfe, which uses these funds for their local projects in Malawi. Welthungerhilfe fights for equal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in nearly 40 countries world wide. This gives you the chance to save lives while dancing!

Join our track sessions in Friedrichshain! Twice a month on Tuesdays we’ll gather at FSV Berolina Stralau 1901 e.V. at 18:30 (find us on the further side of track). Afterwards we‘ll have some drinks and food if we feel like it. Don’t worry if you are new! Joining track sessions is a great chance to start 😉 Take care and see you soon ❤️ P.S. ‼️️ Please cancel your participation if you can’t show up, even if it’s at short notice so that we don’t wait for you. Thanks! ‼️

**The AWS Women’s User Group Berlin** is thrilled to invite you to our upcoming meetup sponsored by Storm Reply focused on **Building production-ready AI agents for real-world impact.** Join us for a deep dive into how to build, observe, and evaluate AI agents at scale. You’ll also see how these ideas come to life in a real-world climate-smart agriculture solution that turns weather forecasts into actionable field guidance. Whether you’re building agentic systems today or planning what comes next, this meetup will give you practical insights into making AI agents work in production. **Speaker Info** **Keynote Talk** **Speaker:** Tetiana Senna **Position:** Team Lead / Senior Project Manager, Storm Reply **Talk Title:** Trust, but Verify: Observability and Evaluations for AWS Agents **Abstract:** Getting an AI agent to work in a demo is easy. Knowing whether it still works in production - after the next prompt change, the next model upgrade, the next edge case - is the hard part. Unit tests don't cover non-deterministic behavior, and manually reviewing a handful of runs doesn't scale. This talk walks through the two practices that close that gap: observability (understanding what actually happened inside your agent) and evaluation (deciding whether the outcome was any good). We'll dig into Amazon Bedrock AgentCore's Observability and Evaluations capabilities, compare the proven evaluation approaches - built-in LLM-as-a-Judge evaluators for automatic quality monitoring, and custom evaluators for business-specific correctness checks - with a candid look at what each one is good for, where it falls short, and what it costs to run at scale. We'll also take a close look at AgentCore Optimization, AWS's newly previewed feature in this space. **Applied Agentic AI Talk** **Speakers:** **Vidhu Mitra Malladi:** Senior Software Engineer, Yara Digital Farming **Chamika Hasanthi:** Senior Software Engineer, Yara Digital Farming **Talk Title:** Weather Risk Intelligence Agent for farmers & Agronomist Abstract: Unpredictable weather events — heavy rainfall, drought, frost, and heatwaves pose significant risk to crop yield and fertilizer efficiency. While forecast data is widely available, it is rarely translated into timely; field-level guidance farmers can act upon. Using AWS AgentCore framework and AI capabilities, we can turn weather predictions into clear agronomic actions, supporting climate-smart agriculture at scale. **You'l learn:** * Implementation of the solution using AWS Agent Core framework * Architecture of the project. 🗓️ **Event Details:** \- Date: Tuesday\, June 30th \- Venue: Storm Reply GmbH\, [address](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Storm+Reply+GmbH/@52.5012692,13.368852,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x47a851119af460c5:0x35e34ba578e8b1ec!8m2!3d52.5012692!4d13.368852!16s%2Fg%2F11gg9298pv?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) \- Time: 06:00 PM \- 9:00 PM Doors open at 6:00 PM Food & drinks will be provided. 📋 **Program Schedule:** **18:00** \- Registration and Welcome Networking **18:20** \- AWS Women's User Group Welcome **18:30** \- "Trust\, but Verify: Observability and Evaluations for AWS Agents" **Speaker:** Tetiana Senna, Team Lead / Senior Project Manager, Storm Reply A practical session for anyone working with AI agents on AWS who wants the confidence to put them in front of real users. You'll leave with a clear framework for monitoring agents in production and a concrete approach to evaluating their behavior over time. **19:15 - 19:30** Break **19:30** \- "Weather Risk Intelligence Agent for farmers & Agronomist" **Speakers:** Vidhu Mitra Malladi, Senior Software Engineer, Yara Digital Farming & Chamika Hasanthi, Senior Software Engineer, Yara Digital Farming Discover how AI agents can transform weather forecasts into actionable, field-level farming guidance. **20:10** \- Q&A and closing remarks **20:15 - 21:00** Networking, food & drinks 🎟️ **RSVP** Don't miss this excellent opportunity to connect with Tetiana, Vidhu, the AWS WUG Team and a thriving community of cloud enthusiasts and professionals. Secure your spot by RSVPing now! Seats are limited! Please note that this user group is specifically for WOMEN and FLINTA\* (female, lesbian, inter, trans\*, non-binary, and agender) only. Please also check out the AWS User Group Berlin. \*\*\*\*\*\* 🚨Attention🚨 This meetup is hosted at Storm Reply GmbH and attendees must be registered to go through building security. Make sure you bring an ID card with you, and you register the event with a valid name that matches to your ID. Media and Consent: We inform all attendees that photographs and videos will be taken during the meetup and will only be used by the event organizers for documentation and promotional purposes. By RSVPing to this event you are consenting to our media policy. Please let the organizers know if you do not want to be in the pictures/videos. Thank you very much for your cooperation! \*\* The AWS Women’s User Group is the very first official women-centric AWS User Group in DACH and EMEA. This group serves as a secure and supportive platform for women who want to share their AWS knowledge, passion for cloud computing and advance their career through targeted learning opportunities. We extend a warm invitation to FLINTA individuals who are interested in being part of our User Group. Code of Conduct: At the AWS Women's User Group in Berlin, we have a strong and unequivocal code of conduct in place to create a safe and empowering environment for all.

This group is for everyone who is interested in drawing portraits! For me, drawing has been a wonderful way to gain a new perspective on the world and the people within it. Whether you are just starting out or have been drawing for ages — all levels are welcome :) How it works: 1\. We meet at The Castle pub in Mitte and do short sittings of 15 minutes for each other\. The first sitting is divided into 3 warm\-up sketches\, 5 minutes each\. 2\. Before we start\, everybody writes their name on a blank card \(provided by the organizer\); these cards are then used to randomly pick the model every 15 minutes\. 3\. Usually we do 8 sittings\, with a 15\-minute break in the middle \(so after 4 sittings\, or 1 hour\)\. -> The participation is free, but it is expected that everybody orders something from the bar to support the lovely location. Get out your pencils and let's start! Please bring your own art supplies!

**Welcome to Berlin's international training community! 🎾** **We offer professional training throughout the season, whether you're new to tennis and looking for a great start or a seasoned player seeking to enhance your skills. Our training programme features flexible booking sessions that mix learning with competition.** **Our aim is to equip players for the game whether you're playing for fun or aiming for Grand Slam success 😎**

Cuban salsa classes every Wednesday . Join us, learn how to dance, save lives and make friends! **Classes**: 19:00 - Absolute Beginners (For Free) 20:00 - Beginners 2 21.00 - Improvers 1 **Price: (Card payment only)** 1 class - 7€ 10 class pass - 49€ or 42€ reduced* (To use within 11 weeks. Valid for all our classes. It can only be used by one person per class. No refund possible) * Reduced price for students, Schüler, Azubis, H4-Empfänger, and pensioners/retired folks. A valid proof is needed. **Why should you learn Salsa, and why with us?** - It's great fun! - You don't need any prior dancing experience. - You get to know loads of new people. - No registration, just swing by. - No fix starting date - you can start any week. - No dress code - come in whatever you feel comfortable in. Note:No outside shoes in the room: socks or a pair of clean shoes will be required - No partner needed - we change regularly during the classes (bring all your friends though!) - You can help us make a difference! **What is Salsa4Water**? Simple! We teach Salsa and donate all our profits to the NGO Welthungerhilfe, which uses these funds for their local projects in Malawi. Welthungerhilfe fights for equal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in nearly 40 countries world wide. This gives you the chance to save lives while dancing!

**Welcome to Berlin's international training community! 🎾** **We offer professional training throughout the season, whether you're new to tennis and looking for a great start or a seasoned player seeking to enhance your skills. Our training programme features flexible booking sessions that mix learning with competition.** **Our aim is to equip players for the game whether you're playing for fun or aiming for Grand Slam success 😎**

**3rd TEA SUMMER FEST Berlin** **A Full House of Tea – Diversity, Arts, Communities** ​All of C\*SPACE transforms into a collective teahouse for one full day. Two floors of studios in the former furniture factory, plus our charming outdoor yard, become spaces for tea, art, conversation, and connection. ​Whether you're a tea lover, creative, artist, entrepreneur, or simply curious — come celebrate summer's energy with us. ​**What's happening:** ​🍵 ***Tea Social Hangouts*** — Sit at tea tables by community tea hosts in our social hangout areas. Share tea, conversation, connection. ​🎨 ***Creative Tea Market — Discover tea vendors, ceramic artists, and food. Browse, shop, meet the makers.​We are especially grateful for the support of our sponsors and partners.​*** *Summer Tea Fest 2026 is made possible by:​* **Sponsors:** ​[Wild Orchard](https://wildorchard.de/en?utm_source=luma) ​[Tee Kampagne](https://www.teekampagne.de/?utm_source=luma) ​[Tealytics](https://tealytics.app/?utm_source=luma) ​***Food partners: [Dot Tea Bar](https://www.instagram.com/dot.teabar/?utm_source=luma) & [Dahai Noodles](https://www.instagram.com/dahai0757/?utm_source=luma)​*** **Media Partner:** [t-Magazin](https://www.t-magazin.net/?utm_source=luma) ​... **​We are thrilled to announce our creative tea makers:** [Swarra Tea ](https://swarratea.com/?utm_source=luma)(Sri Lanka) ​[He ](https://www.he-tea.de/?utm_source=luma)喝[Tea](https://www.he-tea.de/?utm_source=luma) (Chinese & Taiwan) ​[Darjeeling Cup](https://www.darjeelingcup.com/?utm_source=luma) (Darjeeling) ​[Kanoa Tea ](https://www.kanoatea.com/?utm_source=luma)(Premium Japanese Tea, Tea Culture Experience) ​[Julia Jushaninowa](https://www.instagram.com/jumariyama_amethyst_moon?igsh=MTI5bXRjZXJ1ZHFhMw%3D%3D&utm_source=luma) ([Global Tea Hut](https://globalteahut.org/?utm_source=luma)) ​[Studio Cúze ](https://www.studio-cuze.com/?utm_source=luma)(Yasuhiro Kuze) (Ceramic) ​[East Tea Pavilion 东方茶亭](https://eastteapavilion.com/?utm_source=luma)(Chinese Tea) ​Georgy Ekimov (tea enthusiast & artist) ​Hong Mai Dang/ [Mai Teehaus ](https://www.maiteahouse.de/?utm_source=luma)(Vietnamese Tea Culture) ​Yuko Tanaka-Betts - [Kikuno Tea](https://www.instagram.com/yuko_matchatea?utm_source=luma) (Japanese Tea) ​[Melanie Katz](https://www.minipli.ch/?utm_source=luma) ​Ming Yuan- [Tea by Yuan](https://teabyyuan.com/?utm_source=luma) (tea, tea wares, and tea culture) ​[Infinitea Leaves](https://www.infinitealeaves.com/?utm_source=luma) (Japan/Korea) ​[t-Magazin](https://www.t-magazin.net/?utm_source=luma) (tea culture magazine) ​[Companion Tea](https://retail.companiontea.com/?utm_source=luma) ​[Satoko Tanaka](https://www.instagram.com/caico.vintage.kimono/?utm_source=luma)\- Caico Vintage Kimono ​[Lifejourney Tea](https://www.instagram.com/yifansingh/?utm_source=luma) ​[Bing Bing Cha](https://www.instagram.com/bingbingcha000/?hl=en&utm_source=luma) ​ **​*Food to accompany the tea:*** ​[Dot Tea Bar](https://www.instagram.com/dot.teabar/?utm_source=luma)\- tea snacks ​[Dahai Noodles](https://www.instagram.com/dahai0757/?utm_source=luma)\- hand\-pulled noodles ​[Fungiii](https://www.instagram.com/fungiiicommunity?utm_source=luma)\- tea pastries & ice\-creams ​[Wehanzi-](https://www.instagram.com/wehanzi/?hl=en&utm_source=luma) tea-inspired desserts **Tickets here: [https://luma.com/mej5pscy](https://luma.com/mej5pscy)** *** ​**What's included in the Collective Teahouse Day Ticket?** ​🌿 Access to the **Creative Tea Market** — browse and discover teas, ceramics, arts & crafts from independent makers and vendors ​🍵 **Community Tea Social Hangouts** — hosted by passionate tea lovers, experts, and curious minds from the tea community, offering tastings from around the world ​🎙 **Cultural Tea Salon** — including a presentation by t-Magazine on their newest Yunnan edition ​🎉 **After Party** — co-curated by Dot Teabar ​------ ​☕ **In-Depth Workshops** — Dive deeper into the world of tea and creative craftsmanship through hands-on sessions led by passionate practitioners. ​*Please note: **workshops are booked separately from the general day programme.** If you'd like to attend a workshop only, please register directly with the workshop host with the information below. Workshop attendees don't need to purchase a ticket if they only want to attend the workshop. To join both a workshop and the full day programme, purchase the workshop attendee ticket.* 🍵 ​10:00-11:30 **Exploring Post-Fermented Tea (Hei Cha)- A Side by Side Tasting** ​by Johannes Fuchs ​Participation fee: €26 per person ​Register: johannes@teameon.de ​ ​10:00-11:30 **Senchado- Japanese Leaf Tea Ceremony** ​by Jim ​Participation fee: €42 ​Register: nost@gmx.de ​ ​12:00–13:30 **A Quiet Experience of Japan’s Finest Hon-Gyokuro** ​by Aika Matsuda, Kanoa Tea ​Participation fee: €45 per person ​Register: [https://www.kanoatea.com/products/exclusive-japanese-tea-workshop](https://www.kanoatea.com/products/exclusive-japanese-tea-workshop?utm_source=luma) ​ ​12:00–13:30 **Summer Delights** ​by Claudia Priemer ​Participation fee: €35 per person ​Register: claudia-priemer@web.de ​ ​14:00-15:30 **Exploring the South Korean Tea World** ​by InfiniTea Leaves ​Participation fee: €35 per person ​Register: [https://www.infinitealeaves.com/shop/p/cspace-berlin-exploring-the-southkorean-tea-world](https://www.infinitealeaves.com/shop/p/cspace-berlin-exploring-the-southkorean-tea-world?utm_source=luma) ​ ​14:00-15:30 **Paper Cutting Workshop on the Theme of Teapots** by Stéphanie Clet ​Participation fee: €30 per person ​Register: [https://papercuttingteafest.eventbrite.de](https://papercuttingteafest.eventbrite.de/?utm_source=luma) ​ ​16:00-18:00 **Chinese Incense Orthodoxy and Aromatic Tea Heritage** ​by MINALS ​Participation fee: €45 per person ​Register: [https://www.instagram.com/minals_cn/](https://www.instagram.com/minals_cn/?utm_source=luma) ​ ​16:00-17:30 **Craft Lab: Tea Blending Workshop** ​by Swarra Tea ​Participation fee: €49 per person ​Register: [https://swarratea.com/products/workshop](https://swarratea.com/products/workshop?utm_source=luma) ​ ​18:00–19:30 **Spirits & Leaves: A Journey Through Tea Cocktails by: Tea by Yuan** ​Participation fee: €60 per person ​Register: teabyyuan@gmail.com ​ ​**Food Workshops:** ​10:00-12:00 **Dahai Noodle Workshop: Hand-pulled Noodle along the Silkroads** ​by Dahai 达海 ​Participation fee: €30 per person ​Register: noodleworkshop@dahai-liao.de ​ ​16:00-17:30 **Mochi Craft: Summer Beat Hand-Pounded Mochi Workshop** ​by Fungiii Community ​Participation fee: €35 per person ​Register: hellofungiii@gmail.com ​ ​From morning till late, explore the full vitality of summer unfolds around shared cups of tea. ​ ​**Contact:** Lavia Lin \| [pop-up-teahouse@c-space.eu](mailto:pop-up-teahouse@c-space.eu)

The "classical" bookswap is simple: * We meet in a café and put the book(s) we brought down on the tables. * We go around to browse and discuss the books with one another while sipping coffee or hot chocolate, or eating cake. * We write our names down on any books we’d like to take home (post-its and pens provided). * At the end of the evening, negotiate any books that are contended and take a new-to-you book home! Books/happiness shared are books/happiness multiplied! A Bookswap is 10 times better than a Book Club because you can talk about ALL the books instead of just one! This is a great way to give your books a new home and make room for new books: that book you feel guilty for not having read even though it's been sitting on your bedside table for the last 5 years, the book you liked but didn't love, the book you loved so much you want everyone to read it, the book you somehow own three copies of, that book you absolutely hated even though everyone else loves it, and so on. Moreover, you will meet fellow readers, get a new book or two, and several book recommendations. We’ve often had readers experience books they wouldn't normally buy and enjoy it. GROUP EXPECTATIONS for PLEASANT SWAPPING * Please bring a book! It's not that you bring one you take one, but do try your best to bring something. * Books stay on the tables, open for sharing, until you are ready to leave so that everyone can have a look. We are notably not first come first serve. Please wait until you are leaving to bag the book. * If two or more people want the only copy of a book, negotiate. Maybe one of you reads it first and then gives it to the others. Or perhaps they have found another book instead. Or leave it to fate and toss a coin. The best part: now you have found somebody whose taste you can really admire. In any case, please don't walk away with a book with several names on it without letting the others know. These negotiations are fun and easy, so don't shy away from a book because there's already a name on it, and feel free to put your name on as many books as you find interesting. It's not that you bring one you take one; you may take as many as you can negotiate. * Political discussions with consent: make sure the people you are talking to would like to have a political discussion with you. * Please respect this space as first and foremost a community for connecting readers over their love of books and reading, stories, and narratives of all sorts. Please be respectful of tastes and opinions. * If something is bothering you, please reach out to the organizers, and we'll do our best to resolve it. * Lastly, don't expect your book back. It will find a new home. If you love it, let it go. Major LANGUAGES (and genres) of this meetup: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian; Fiction, Non-Fiction, Serious Reading, Light Fun, “classics", Krimis, Booker winners, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Self-Help and more. You never know who can read what languages, and there's no accounting for taste. We are a delightful and international group of readers. We look forward to swapping with you!

🌮 Mexican Cook Tandem – Vegetarian with Vegan Options 🇲🇽 Join us for a relaxed and delicious cooking experience where we cook, eat, and learn together! In this Mexican Cook Tandem, we’ll dive into authentic Mexican flavors, culture, and even pick up a few Spanish words along the way. 👩🏽‍🍳 Special guest from Mexico! We’ll be joined by a guest from Mexico who will support us during the cooking and share authentic insights and techniques. 🥑 What we’ll cook: Homemade tortillas made from scratch using an original Mexican recipe Tacos with creamy bean purée, melted cheese, and crispy tortillas Tacos with mushrooms and beans Homemade Mexican salsa sauce Pico de Gallo – fresh, diced tomato salsa full of flavor Fresh Mexican salad 🌿 Vegetarian dishes with vegan options available. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family & kid-friendly The event takes place in a child-friendly space, and children will be present. Families are very welcome! ☀️ Outdoor cooking If the weather is nice, after preparing everything in the kitchen we’ll move outside to the courtyard/garden to cook tortillas and tacos together and enjoy the food in a cozy atmosphere. Come cook, connect, and enjoy Mexican food and culture with us!

We will have our certified mediums available and you can receive 3 10-minute readings for $20. To keep you safe, we will be following all CDC and Health Dept. guidelines at our psychic fair today. Sitters and readers required to wear a mask. We will maintain a minimum of 6 foot physical distance during readings. Please, if you can, bring your own portable chair to use during your readings. Please note that we are at our wonderful new home at Unity of Columbus, 4211 Maize Road, Columbus, OH

Join us for the Summer edition of [Nature Loving Fest](https://www.facebook.com/events/1575999320350910/), a small, thoughtfully curated outdoor gathering celebrating vibrant vegan eats, handmade goods, and the fullness of the season. Formerly known as our Vegan Pop-Up, this gathering continues to grow as a space rooted in nature, community, and intentional living. Expect around 20 + local vendors offering refreshing seasonal vegan dishes, small-batch bakes, handcrafted goods, and earth-conscious products. This is a welcoming space to slow down, connect, and enjoy the warmth and abundance of summer. Come support local makers, share good food, and celebrate the height of summer with us. Admission is Free.

Our next much-awaited **COLUMBUS** meetup is **Tuesday June 30th from 7-10 pm EST at ACE OF CUPS**. Meet patients, cultivators, processors, dispensary managers/staff, physicians, home growers, educators, activists, nonprofits, artists, attorneys, business owners, writers, students, and supporters to network, share our knowledge, collaborate, support each other and make new ones! Hope you will be there too! Save the date and pass the word. **Please RSVP** so we know who is coming and how many to expect. Find us to say hi and we will introduce you to others. We should be easy to spot. (The happy-looking group wearing cool nametags! See photos from our past events.) Sign in, grab a name tag, start your own bar/food tab, meet old friends and make new ones! Everyone is welcome. SEE YOU THERE!

Evolve exists to provide a welcoming place for professional women to create an authentic community, deeper connections, and confident growth through networking and workshop events. No cliques, no judgement. **Shades of Sisterhood** is a space for women to grow from the inside out through meaningful conversations, personal development, mindset growth, and courageous self-awareness. These gatherings are designed to create deeper connection, expand perspective, and encourage women to become healthier, stronger, and more aligned versions of themselves — both personally and professionally. Through honest dialogue, shared experiences, and intentional conversations around identity, leadership, confidence, relationships, emotional resilience, and growth, women are invited into a supportive environment where they can learn, reflect, heal, and evolve together. This is not about perfection, hustle culture, or surface-level positivity. It is about creating a safe space for women to have real conversations, challenge limiting beliefs, grow in self-awareness, and step more confidently into who they were created to become. At its core, Shades of Sisterhood exists to remind women that growth starts within — and no woman has to navigate that journey alone. Guests are always welcome. We'd love to meet you! **[Click here to join the call!](https://zoom.us/j/7894682064)** \*\*Evolve Women's Network is a membership based networking group. You can find more information at [www.EvolveWomensNetwork.com](https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.EvolveWomensNetwork.com&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0UekYvD4PoVa7WUlFFVHyp). Feel welcome to be our guest anytime!

The Unity of Columbus Resource Group for the Homeless is seeking compassionate volunteers who would like to help serve and uplift members of our homeless community. This group is dedicated to sharing kindness, resources, and support with individuals who may be experiencing difficult circumstances. Anyone with a heart for service is welcome to join us as we work together to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Community members are also invited to contribute by bringing helpful items for those in need. Donations of items can be contributed at the meeting and will be distributed to assist members of the homeless community. Please consider joining us and sharing this opportunity with friends, family, or associates who may also wish to help. Learn more about Unity of Columbus at www.unityofcolumbus.org or call (614) 267-4959. Together we can extend compassion, dignity, and support to our community. 💛

This is a free, in person meeting. 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.

**✅ Bachata Mondays with Todd Smith!** **👉 Beginner Bachata Class** **$15 In Advance / $20 At the Door** . 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm … Registration 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm … Beginner Class . **👉 Intermediate Bachata Class** **= $15 In Advance / $20 At the Door** . 8:15 pm – 8:30 pm Registration 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm Intermediate Class . **👉 If You Take Both Bachata Classes** **= $25 In Advance / $35 At the Door** . **👉 Buy Advance Tickets Now at:** . https://columbussalsadancing.com/bachata-mondays-dance-class-tickets/