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**Voice of Franklin Toastmasters** is an open club accepting members without restriction. The club meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, at 7:30 PM. We are hosting HYBRID meetings at the Franklin TV offices in Franklin, MA 02038: \- For those attending in\-person\, the address is **23 Hutchinson St, Franklin, MA 02038.** Our host, Franklin TV, leaves it to the guest group to determine their safety protocols based on best advice from experts, and how they wish to proceed. They recommend that the group follow state guidelines and consider CDC, WHO advisories. **[Here](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html)** are the CDC’s guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated. The entire Franklin TV staff is fully vaccinated. \- For those that are attending via ZOOM\, the log in is [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83613281260?pwd=cmJQSUpkZno1K0NlTG9qNTZBdDBUUT09](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83613281260?pwd=cmJQSUpkZno1K0NlTG9qNTZBdDBUUT09) (pass-code 02038); We hope you can join! Please try to arrive by 7:15 so that we can introduce each other. Guests are both welcome and encouraged to attend. Come see for yourself what Toastmasters is all about! Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month We are a very supportive group that help each other grow, particularly in getting more comfortable giving a clear message through public speaking. The group is small (10-15 attendees, so a very comfortable size!!) My cell phone is 508-208-3263; emails/texts will work for trouble-shooting. Best, Juman Check our website: [https://voiceoffranklin.toastmastersclubs.org](https://voiceoffranklin.toastmastersclubs.org/)

Every Tuesday 12:15 to 1:30: Poplar Creek Banquet Room (East Entry of the Poplar Creek Golf Course) 1700 Coyote Point Drive San Mateo, CA 94401 Coming in Person (as per vaccination requirements) OR Thursdays 12:15 to 1:30 Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/9440194401?pwd=UjM2Wno3S0I0cjJqblVuZHVvZ045Zz09 See: https://www.rotaryclubofsanmateo.com Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs. Established in 1910, The Rotary Club of San Mateo is among the more established and vibrant Clubs of the San Francisco Peninsula. We are 155-members strong and have an extensive history of service. Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of the community's business and professional men and women. The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. The main objective of Rotary is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development. The Rotary motto is Service Above Self. Although Rotary clubs develop autonomous service programs, all Rotarians worldwide are united in a campaign for the global eradication of polio. In the 1980s, Rotarians raised US$240 million to immunize the children of the world; by 2005, Rotary's centenary year and the target date for the certification of a polio-free world, the PolioPlus program will have contributed US$500 million to this cause. In addition, Rotary has provided an army of volunteers to promote and assist at national immunization days in polio-endemic countries around the world. If you are interested in becoming a Club member, please click on the “How to join” link. Please also contact our Membership Committee Chairs for more information. If you are already a Club member, this website contains many helpful resources. Be sure and use our member directory to contact other Rotarians, consult our Club Calendar for upcoming Club events and activities, and keep up on Club news by reading the most current and past editions of Spinnings. Also, check out the Club Handbook for a listing of the committees you have volunteered to work on this year. Thank you for your service!hinker with a keen eye for understanding how to implement transformational change in organizations. I believe that education must be an instrument for moving society beyond the status quo toward a better, more sustainable future. Furthermore, I see schools should be places for individual and collective transformation, and should model possibility, strength of community and a better world for all. I continue to work in the field of education as a change agent for a thriving 21st century education system, and a more sustainable and holistic paradigm.

The time has come to WRITE! For this meetup we may have some small chit chat here and there, but our purpose is singular: to get some writing done. If you have been looking for a time and space to get busy adding words to a current project, then this meetup is for you. I will bring along my bag full of prompts if anyone wants to peruse them to get started, but, for all intents and purposes, this meetup is an opportunity to support you in whatever you need to be working on now. ***UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THIS MEETUP WILL BE VIRTUAL*** Topic: STATEN ISLAND WRITERS WRITE IN Time: 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every month on the Third Tue To find the link of the month, head to the calendar of events on https://stopwritingalone.substack.com/ THE STATEMENT BELOW IS INCLUDED FOR WHEN WE DO RETURN TO BARNES & NOBLE. I LEFT IT HERE AS A REMINDER THAT BARNES & NOBLE IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SPACE FOR THE STATEN ISLAND WRITERS MEETUP GROUP, SO YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP THEM IN MIND THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE MAKING A BOOK PURCHASE (EVEN IF IT IS AN ONLINE PURCHASE). We are meeting in Barnes & Noble. They will NOT allow us to reserve a table, and they are very strict about people in the cafe purchasing cafe items, so please be prepared to buy SOMETHING, otherwise the cafe management will ask you (or all of us) to leave!

Join us for Virtual Qigong! Spend an hour with us from your home and experience the stress busting ability of qigong. Start to bring clarity to your thinking, relieve pain, support the immune system and begin to chip away at chronic conditions by learning simple, effective, and powerful qigong techniques to support your health and well being mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. This event is free. No previous experience needed. No special attire needed. Time: Every Tuesday: 5:30PM - 6:30PM CT (call opens at 5:00 PM) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/434389538 Click on the Zoom Link a few minutes in advance of the start time - and "run" or "download" the Zoom launch window that pops up and that's it! Learn from and practice with Certified Instructor of Spring Forest Qigong Ann Minoff. Practice makes perfect, so after a few minutes of introduction, we'll jump right into the simple exercises from Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ) that can lead to dramatic changes and instant relief. Here's Ann's bio https://www.springforestqigong.com/component/mymaplocations/ann-minoff Qigong is an ancient practice that dates back at least 4,000 years. It is considered a cornerstone of Chinese Medicine and includes gentle physical movements, visualization and meditation. Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ), a modernized form of qigong, was created by International Qigong Master Chunyi Lin with a focus on gaining the greatest benefit in the shortest amount of time. SFQ can start to improve all aspects of health; circulation, flexibility, strengthening immunity, emotional stability, mental clarity, stress reduction, pain relief all while providing an increased sense of happiness and vitality. Master Lin believes that everyone is born a healer and can help themselves heal and help others heal as well. His vision is “A healer in every home and a world without pain and suffering.” Chunyi is the author of a #1 Amazon bestseller, Born A Healer. He is also coauthor with Dr. Nisha Manek of the Mayo Clinic of a chapter on Qigong in a medical school textbook, The Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Second Edition. For more information from Master Lin about Qigong please see https://www.springforestqigong.com/

Please RSVP to this event on our website calendar for meeting details, thank you! http://dc.sierraclub.org/calendar Our Clean Energy Committee is dedicated to increasing energy efficiency and promoting the use and expansion of clean, renewable energy in DC to clean up air pollution and take on climate change. New activists are always welcome! Contact Clean.Energy@DC.SierraClub.org for more information.

This session is aimed at people over 50. Our exercises are gentle but effective. There will be no floor exercises in this session, but you can expect to work hard! For our Tuesday afternoon strength training sessions, we use our Nordic Walking poles and bungies, and some physio bands. (You can borrow those from me if you are interested.) We also use some hand weights or use water bottles or tins. This session is great for everyone who wants to get stronger. These exercises can challenge your bones and joints to get stronger. Stronger muscles also help support joints and backs, and help prevent falls and injuries What you need: • ca 1.5x1.5 meter space to move around. • tablet, laptop or computer screen with internet connection • rubber physio band (aka Thera band) • Pilates bar or Gym Fit bungies to use with your Nordic Walking poles. (I can lend you these, and can bring them over if you don’t live too far My rates 10 session card: My normal rate is £89 for 10 sessions. (different rates apply for my Parkinson’s classes) Pay monthly: I am keeping the option of signing up for unlimited sessions per week (this includes Nordic Walks as well as online sessions). This is a flat rate of £70 per month for unlimited sessions if paid monthly in advance. Pay What Works: The price shown above is the “true” value of the session that best reflects the work I put into preparing and leading your session. However, I understand that not everyone can afford to pay full price, and I don’t want that to stop you from joining us. In an effort to find a balance between more financial accessibility and sustainable pricing, I now offer a “Pay What Works” model. This allows for financial flexibility while still valuing and respecting the work and energy I provide in creating and delivering these classes. You tell me what you would like to pay: For your new payment, please let me know if you are happy to pay full price, or if you would like a reduction Please send an email to ailien@fitandhappyoutdoors.com with the heading “INVOICE please”- followed by “FAHO 1” to pay full price as quoted below, “FAHO 2”, for 20% off, or “FAHO 3” for 50% off. And please tell me if you want to pay for 10 sessions, or if you’d like to pay monthly. I prefer payment by bank transfer. At the moment I do not accept cheques. The queues by the banks are just too long.

The Documentary film "The Phenomenon Bruno Gröning" -- (On the Tracks of the "Miracle Healer") is now permanently streaming on YouTube! It chronicles the life, work, and teaching of Bruno Gröning. In 1949 the name Bruno Gröning dominated the headlines. Everywhere that he appeared, hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of people flocked to see him. They came from all over the world including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, France, and even the USA. Those who flocked to see him, were sick & injured people. For many it was their last ray of hope. Beaten down by the war, given up on by doctors, they had only one wish, to become healthy again and be free from pain and suffering. Bruno Gröning could help them, and he did! "There is no incurable -- God is the greatest physician!" were his words. Then the unfathomable happened: innumerable people became healthy again! THE DOCUMENTARY FILM: "THE PHENOMENON BRUNO GRöNING" On the Tracks of the "Miracle Healer" The film shows the dramatic events of that time objectively. The film includes original footage and sound, archived material, over 50 eyewitness interviews, and large-scale re-enactment scenes. All of these aspects make the film a deeply impressive experience. This film, however, is more than a documented glimpse into the past. Many viewers have reported that they suddenly felt a power, a tingling, a current running in their bodies while watching the film. For most of them, this is a completely new experience. Some have even reported the disappearance of pain, handicaps, and other forms of suffering. How is that possible when Bruno Gröning died in 1959? The tumult over him has long since past but even today, unusual healings occur through this teaching. Healings from cancer, angina pectoris, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis, as well as healing from drug and other addictions have occurred. These successes have also been documented & verified by medical physicians. Below is a trailer for the film and a 30-minute documentary celebrating the 10th anniversary of the film, as well as links to the entire film in various languages. Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnM4X_Gicjg 10th anniversary documentary about the film: https://youtu.be/254ocANTlPo DOCUMENTARY FILM IN 3 PARTS (Each part is approximately 90 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLssfoez4EcrhNDuZ_bvwbYyYQpHVWvV5C It can also be seen with audio in the following languages at these links: Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5AMpr3Cl7-0wfn24tIxBAQSWrc6OCTI_ Français - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL08RMKTiIwDidmrdQ-W_ztB4r_J1QbK63 Español - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy1s33V2hC9dJFi2E-O0FdRYZVTVdZl5U Polski - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-hVRrm5_7NcjpqEUraU0joh4qVhPGfuT Magyar - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkuWQwWCqTjACvBZEgaHWwR08wTFmHWC0 Hrvatski - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgzTmhoA_iiZNLyX3-DDMCSW_jna6uD6i русский - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL11KgoYPufUubE54BQGChTl3VULhENuiD - الصوت العربي - العربية - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQsMr4kcDVlZGEvdJAicvq1hVs0bFDUIC It can also be seen with many other subtitle choices here in the original German version. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5AMpr3Cl7-0wfn24tIxBAQSWrc6OCTI_ Just click the link and under the settings symbol(gear wheel in lower right of video), and click "subtitles" to find your language. This is a film that everyone should see! Bruno Gröning himself said, "Don't be gullible, convince yourself!" If you would also like to attend an introduction to the teaching of Bruno Gröning, please send me a message and I will get in touch with one of our local group leaders who will schedule one for you. Currently, introductions are being held over the phone, one on one. After attending an in person or over the phone introduction, you can then attend our regular meetings where we practice the teaching and share our experiences. Of course, our regular in person meetings are temporarily also on hold, but we are able to meet online through our web portal, which you can register for after your formal introduction. We hope to see you in person or online, soon! Wishing you all the best, Tony Group Organizer

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“As there is a science and technology to create external well-being, there is a whole dimension of science and technology for inner well-being.” —Sadhguru Inner Engineering is a technology for well-being derived from the science of Yoga. It is offered as a comprehensive course for personal growth that brings about a shift in the way you perceive and experience your life, your work, and the world that you live in. The objective of the program is to render you to explore your highest potential through powerful processes of self transformation, distilled essence of classical yoga, meditations to address key aspects of life and access to secrets of ancient wisdom. Inner Engineering Online is a unique opportunity to experience Sadhguru in your own space, at your own pace. Inner Engineering Online is comprised of seven 90-minute sessions that impart powerful tools from the ancient science of Yoga, with the potential of transforming the very way you live, conduct and experience your life. The course offers: - Practical tools for effortless being - Meditations to address key aspects of life - Rejuvenating & Balancing Yoga Practices - Tools for Awareness - Lifetime Access to a Treasure Trove of Q&A Videos Register here: https://www.innerengineering.com/

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This is an invitation to open your heart and connect to your vocal power through the yoga of sound. Kirtan (chanting) does for your insides what a yoga asana class does for your physical body. It is the perfect way to dissolve blockages and stress through the vibrations of the sound. Kirtan is a universal practice that belongs to everyone and is as relevant today as it originally was centuries ago. We will chant together in call and response accompanied by harmonium and drum. The overall experience is like a meditation with voice. You don’t have to sing – your voice is the instrument for you to connect to your inner power. Most importantly expect to have fun! You will leave feeling free, energized, uplifted and joyful for the week ahead. Nikki will be holding weekly Online sessions for the next few weeks to help us maintain a healthy mind and positive outlook through these challenging times. How does this work? The sessions will be happening every Thursday via the Zoom online platform. Once you book, you will receive and email message from hanna@nikkislade.com or pa@freetheinnervoice.com with an invitation from these addresses (look in your spam folders!) with a link that you can simply click to open the zoom meeting directly from your computer, tablet or mobile device. No need to download any programmes or software. You will need to download the Zoom app only if you are connecting via mobile or tablet. Booking: Pay with the orange button on the side panel https://nikkislade.com/events/online-kirtan-with-nikki-slade/ or book through meetup https://www.meetup.com/Kirtan-Chanting-from-the-Heart-with-Nikki-Slade-in-London/ Time: 8:00 am Fees: £12 each session. VAT inc. Bundle: 3 sessions at £9 each: £27 + VAT = £32.40 To pay for a bundle, please email hanna@nikkislade.com and we will send you bank details. – Please sign in to to session with the same name you use to make payment, this will help us know that the participant we are accepting is legitimate – https://nikkislade.com/events/online-kirtan-with-nikki-slade/

WATCH on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/swissimpact The weekly TV show on how Impactful investments and businesses are helping to implement the 17 UN SDG’s worldwide to preserve the world for future generation. Banerjis have enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, project owners, investors, politicians and business leaders and encourage them to act now. We have already interviewed President of Mauritius, Head of European Investment Bank and many others! Check the recording of past shows and watch live with new inspiring guest this week Subscribe to our youtube channel to see all the recordings: https://www.youtube.com/swissimpact See you! :)

Want to start? Seem to just not be able to get going? Here's help! Whether you are a business owner, or you want to be a business owner, or you are an employee or volunteer, if you want to launch something new, join us here in Denver any Friday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the hard workers can then return to their work, others can take off early for the weekend. If you or any of your associates are visiting Denver, be sure to visit us. If you like the meeting we can help them start something similar in your hometown in cooperation with their local chamber or service club and community newspaper. We say it's 1X because if we are successful you will be too busy to come back the next week! _________________________________________________ WE need your help to help YOU! Starting now each Online IDEA Circle will be NEW, we will keep it fresh by using the dynamic Socrates Cafe format (thanks Chris Phillips), but limiting the focus to topics having to do with startup, a one time meeting where anyone can bring their startup problems and opportunities for a Fresh Thought Hunt (FTH,) for more about FTH see the HBR Press book "Just Start." We start and end with a meeting of the whole, the Fresh Thought Hunt itself will take place in groups of 3 through the magic of computer science. RSVP here now to make sure we save a seat for you. ' The NEW IDEA Circle is free and open to anyone and everyone who is starting something new, a new business prior to the first sale, or an established business or an individual who wants to start in a new direction. The only requirement is a clear statement of what you want the Fresh Thought Hunt to focus on for you. The first 10-minutes of each NEW IDEA Circle will be recorded and will be posted on our YouTube Channel for SBCC that has been inactive from it's founding long ago. (On YouTube search for Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. or via Facebook/SmallBizChamber.) We encourage each of our SBCC fellow members to join us at a Socrates Cafe Online, Fridays, Saturdays, 1st Sundays, and Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Denver time, 8:30 p.m. Eastern, 5:30 p.m. Pacific, suggest the topic of startup or whatever topic might help you the most, and to eventually form a similar Socrates Cafe and New IDEA Cafe in your local library, coffee shop, or other public meeting place with the sponsorship of one of your local chambers of commerce and your local community newspaper. For more see our Facebook Page via www.SmallBizChamber.org and "Visit Group" to join while it's still free. Once you have started a Socrates Cafe or a NEW IDEA Circle, you will be invited to JOIN OUR NEW SBCC WREN COLLEGE and a FACULTY PEER GROUP, see https://WrenCollege.org for online application for being a faculty member and a student, and to request help starting your new Socrates Cafe. Questions about this are answered each week at our Monday Noon Newcomers workshop. ____________________________________________ We encourage you to: Watch one; Lead one; Start one! Be a startup catalyst for your community by starting an IDEA Cafe with your local community newspaper. Starting in a new direction? No matter what you want to start, a new career, a new project or campaign, or a new business, we can help you start faster, cheaper, and with less risk. The Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and our free, open meetings and peer groups are inspired by the clubs that formed in London during the English civil war that resulted in Sir Christopher Wren giving the first talk in a Franklin Circle type meeting that eventually became the Royal Academy. GROUND RULES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY that has been developed over the last 20+ years is freely shared. You are welcome to take any of our procedures, forms, methods, and techniques to use for your own purpose, there is no charge. CONFIDENTIALITY We ask everyone to keep who attends and what is said by participants confidential, but there is, of course, no way we can be sure of this so protect your own anonymity by only using your last name, not giving anyone your contact information, etc. until you decide to be in our membership directory. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY No RSVP ever is required and most don't until they decide to be an active member and to be in our published SBCC Denver Membership Directory. Next plan to publish a printed membership directory soon. SBCC Startup Method: The Practices of Imagine, Think, and Learn; to Start, Grow, and Flourish. OODA Loop. John S. Wren MBA founder Small Business Chamber of Commerce Inc, see http://www.SmallBizChamber.org or call (303)861-1447 Written by John Wren, see https://www.JohnWren.com Daring Might Things-- The Simplest Way to Start Personal Psychodynamic Processing-- My Experience.

Walk for Children - 2026 Save Soil Walkathon in Columbus 🌍 Over 52% of the world soil is degraded and scientists warn we may have only a few decades of fertile soil left. As Sadhguru shares, soil is a living system—and when it degrades, our food, health, and future are at risk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyT-6qiubd0 🚶‍♂️🌎This Earth Day, Join the Walk for Children-2026 SaveSoil 5K Walkathon here in Columbus and help raise awareness about soil for the future of our children! Every step you take helps: ✔️ 1. Raise awareness in your communities about protecting and restoring soil. ✔️ 2. Supports sustainable food systems. ✔️ 3. Helps secure our children’s future. 📅 Date: April 26, 2026 📍 Location: Scioto Audubon Metro Park Check-in address 400 W Whittier St, Columbus, OH 43215 ⏰ Time: 8:30 a.m. check-in event starts at 9:30 a.m. 👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walk-for-children-2026-save-soil-walkathon-in-columbus-registration-1986596534713?aff=oddtdtcreator 👉🏼Free and Open to All. Share this message and bring your neighbours, friends & family along to celebrate our planet! Let’s make it happen!

Join us for one of our favorite hikes this Tuesday (4/21/26) at 6:30 pm as we hike the Hoover Dam Scenic Trail, starting at the west end of the dam. This hike includes some paved paths/roads along with some dirt trails, with a few beautiful views of the reservoir. Join us for this 2 mile hike, finding us in the parking lot at the corner of Sunbury and Smoke Burr.

This year's Eurovision Song Contest is being held in Vienna, Austria, and the finals are scheduled for 16 May 2026. The [Scandinavian Club of Columbus](https://www.scandiclub.com/) will be co-hosting a viewing party for the final event in conjunction with Germania and the [Columbus Maennerchor](https://www.maennerchor.com/). The delayed televised viewing will take place at the Germania. The program will start around 2:00 p.m. and the singing will start around 3:00 p.m. There will be a cash bar, and those in attendance can bring food or snacks for themselves and or to share with the groups. **Suggested donation: $10/person** to help cover the cost of the venue.

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)

**Hike Slate Run Metro Park and visit the Living Historical Farm. We will aim for 3.5 to 4 miles of hiking and then do a quick pass through the Living Historical Farm. From there those who are interested can join for lunch at Brewdog, 96 Gender Way, Canal Winchester, just 11 minutes away.** **If you’d like to spend more time at the Farm plan on arriving early (they open at 9).** **Living Historical Farm: Time has been turned back to the 1880s at Slate Run Living Historical Farm. Experience first-hand what life was like on a 19th-century Ohio farm. As you stroll through the gardens, barns and farmhouse, you will see the farm’s costumed staff and volunteers going about their daily chores. Pigs, geese, turkeys, Percheron horses and other heirloom animals can be seen.** **The gothic revival farmhouse was built in 1856 and restored by Metro Parks for authenticity. Visitors can tour the living room, parlor and kitchen and watch the farm ladies prepare meals on a woodburning stove and tend the house. The multi-bay barn was built by Samuel Oman, the fourth owner of Slate Run Farm, and restored by Amish carpenters.** **Allow at least three hours and maybe more if you're joining for lunch.** **Pace is 17-18 minute miles with no one left behind. Faster walkers are free to lead - I'll have the route well defined - and we can meet up at the farm.** **This is the fourth of the metro parks.**

"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