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Run to Eat: i Light Festival!
Hey Guys,
For this run - we will be running at Marina Bay to enjoy the annual i Light Festival before heading to Lau Pa Sat for dinner!
Read more here about the event:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mustsharenews.com/i-light-singapore-2026/amp/
Approx. Distance: 5k
Meeting location: Red Dot Design Museum
Dinner location: Lau Pa Sa
And in the spirit of the Run-to-Eat club, we will end off the run with a satisfying dinner close by
Hope to see you guys soon! ((
*Notes: 1) No locker services will be provided 2) Unable to wait for latecomer
Spring Boot 4: Sweet and Sour With Josh Long & DaShaun Carter
**Talk Abstract:**
โ
\# Bootiful Spring Boot 4: Sweet and Sour
Spring Boot 4.x and Java 25 have arrived, making it an exciting time to be a Java developer! Join us, **Josh Long** (@starbuxman) and **DaShaun Carter** (@dashaun), will dive into the future of Spring Boot with Java 25. We'll learn how to scale your applications and codebases effortlessly, explore the robust Spring Boot ecosystem featuring AI, modularity, seamless data access, security, and cutting-edge production optimizations like Project Loom's virtual threads, GraalVM, AppCDS, and more. Let's explore the latest-and-greatest in Spring Boot to build faster, more scalable, more efficient, more modular, more secure, and more intelligent systems and services and we'll look at how to get older apps to this leaner, greener future.
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**Josh Long** (@starbuxman) has been Spring's first-ever Developer Advocate since 2010. A Java Champion, author of 7 books, host of *A Bootiful Podcast*, and open-source contributor โ if Spring ships it, Josh has probably already done a live demo of it.
**DaShaun Carter** (@dashaun) is a Spring Developer Advocate at Broadcom, Testcontainers Champion, and keynote speaker with a passion for helping developers ship better software, faster. Whether he's on stage, on a Raspberry Pi, or on a racecourse, he brings the same deliberate, high-energy focus to everything he does.
**Important:** Please share your mail address ( if you have not done already) , need it for security clearance at Redhat . Can send it to [mailto:singadev-organisers@googlegroups.com](http://mailto:singadev-organisers@googlegroups.com/) by 9 June evening. Thanks for understanding and cooperation.
Board game night - Game Master included. Dinner & drinks included
Welcome to Gotomo's **Board Game Night.** What we've got covered:
* A Game Master who keeps things moving (and interesting) ๐ฏ
* The Gotomo Deal โ Unlimited snacks. Bottomless drinks. ๐ฟ๐จ
* A curated Circle of Six โ Your new alliance of master strategists and casual icons ๐ง
Spots are capped at 6-8 โ because big groups make bad teammates. ๐
๐ Location: To be shared
๐ฌ WhatsApp us at +65 8184 0446 for questions
**Who is this for?**
โ
New to Singapore and looking for your people
โ
Expats, locals, and everyone who takes Catan too seriously
โ
Anyone who wants real connection with a side of healthy competition
**How to join your Circle of Six:**
Reserve your spot at [gotomo.co](http://gotomo.co/) โ weโll match you with six other Tomos and confirm your group before the event. Exact location revealed 24 hours before โ limited to only gotomo users. โจ
Go play. Go connect. Gotomo.
[gotomo.co](http://gotomo.co/)
๐ฒ Follow us for updates and early access to upcoming events:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gotomo.sg
Telegram: t.me/gotomo_sg
OFF THE RECORD - An anonymous night of honest conversations
An *intimate social experience* designed for genuine conversations and meaningful connections.
Guests will be assigned anonymous names upon arrival, creating a relaxed and judgment-free space where titles, backgrounds, and first impressions are left at the door.
Through light conversation prompts, open mingling, and a thoughtfully curated atmosphere, the evening invites honesty, curiosity, and real connection with others.
Come with an open mind, leave with unexpected conversations.
Entrance fee $5: you may redeem a canned drink or a cup of single scoop ice cream of your choice.
Grafana x Singapore MongoDB User Group UG
๐ Hello Grafana & Friends Singapore!
This month, we are excited to partner with the MongoDB for a collaborative evening of tech!
As observability and data landscapes become increasingly complex, the integration between the LGTM stack and MongoDB is more critical than ever.
This month, we are bringing together engineers from both ecosystems to share implementation strategies, architectural best practices, and real-world monitoring patterns.
As always, come ready to learn, connect, and exchange ideas with the community. Light bites and networking included!
**Topic 1: Real-Time Observability with MongoDB and Grafana: From Logs to Dashboard**
**Speaker: Piti Champeethong**, Senior Consulting Engineer, MongoDB
**Session Abstract:** Learn how to integrate MongoDB Atlas with Azure Grafana to build real-time dashboards for both database performance and application data. This session covers Prometheus-based monitoring, direct querying, and Azure-native pipelines for modern observability.
**Topic 2: Agentic Observability: From OTel Signals to Production Remediation with MongoDB MCP**
**Speaker: Hendri Tjiptowibowo**, Senior Partner Solutions Engineer, Grafana Labs
**Session Abstract:** Learn how Grafana Assistant (available on OSS) combines OpenTelemetry signals with MongoDB MCP to move from observability to action. This session demonstrates AI-driven investigation of production issues, including trace analysis, query plan inspection, index recommendations, and automated remediation workflows.
**๐
Date:** Thursday, June 11th, 2026
**๐ก Time:** 6:00pm - 9:00pm
**๐ Location:** Smartworks Great Eastern Centre, 1 Pickering Street, Singapore 048659 - Level 8
โ ๏ธ **Reminder:** Please bring your valid physical photo ID (NRIC or Passport) to access the building.
**Agenda**
* **6:00 PM:** Registration, Light Bites & Networking
* **6:55 PM:** Welcome & Opening
* **7:00 PM:** Piti Champeethong, Senior Consulting Engineer at MongoDB โ Real-Time Observability with MongoDB and Grafana: From Logs to Dashboard
* **7:30 PM:** Hendri Tjiptowibowo, Senior Partner Solutions Engineer at Grafana Labs - Agentic Observability: From OTel Signals to Production Remediation with MongoDB MCP
* **8:00PM:** Networking & Close
**In Partnership with MongoDB:**
This event is a collaborative session between **Grafana & Friends Singapore** and the **Singapore MongoDB User Group**.
Special thanks to our Co-Partner, **MongoDB**, for providing the space.
Brights Events This Week
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Personal Colour Analysis & Styling with AI Workshop
Hi Girlies,
Every day you stand in front of your full wardrobe and still felt like you have nothing to wear. Even after you bought all those nice tops somehow nothing seems to fit right. I know babe, I know.
Hang out with me over the weekend and in 2 hours I'll teach you how to use AI to analyse your personal colour season, find the shades that make your skin glow and your eyes pop, and get styling recommendations tailored to your unique body shape.
No guesswork. No expensive colour consultants or paying me, a trained fashion stylist, hundreds just to style you. Just you, your phone, and a personalised style formula you'll be able to use daily.
What you'll walk away with:
๐จ Your colour season (Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter) and your signature palette
๐ Flattering styles and silhouettes for your body shape
๐ค A powerful AI prompt you can reuse anytime for future outfit advice
โจ A daily outfit formula that combines your colours and shape effortlessly
All you need is your smartphone โ we'll guide you through everything, step by step.
(Please download both Claude and ChatGPT before coming!)
๐
Saturday, 13 June ยท 3:00 PM - 5.00PM
๐ Top Image Hair & Beauty Academy
710A Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, #02-2627, Singapore 561710
๐ฐ$30 > Bring a friend and it's $50 for 2! Please Paynow via the QR in the picture and drop me a PM!
Sadly, due to space limitations spots are limited. Can't wait to see you!
XOXO,
Vel Tan
Principal Trainer
Top Image Hair & Beauty Academy
Understanding Java with Simon Ritter
**About the Speaker**
**Simon Ritter**
With over a decade of experience as Deputy CTO at Azul Systems, our speaker has helped shape the adoption of Java and JVM technologies across the global developer community. A recognized expert in Java and open source, he is passionate about advancing developer productivity, application performance, and innovation throughout the software ecosystem.
**Agenda**
**Keeping Your Java Hot by Solving the JVM Startup and Warmup Problem**
Java bytecodes and class files deliver on the original vision of โwrite once, run anywhereโ. Using a Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler allows JVM-based applications to compile only the code thatโs used frequently and optimise it precisely for how it's used. Using techniques like speculative optimisation can often deliver better performance than static, Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compiled code.
However, this flexibility and performance come at a cost. Each time the JVM starts an application, it must perform the same analysis to identify hot spots in the code and compile them. This is referred to as the application warmup time.
In this session, weโll look at several approaches to alleviating or even eliminating this problem. Specifically:
ยท Static compilation of Java code ahead-of-time (AOT). Specifically, the Graal native image approach
ยท Generating a JIT compiler profile of a running, warmed-up application that can be reused when the same application is restarted, eliminating the need for much of the JIT compilation. This will include details of the work of the OpenJDK Project Leyden.
ยท Decoupling the JIT compiler from the JVM for a Cloud environment. Providing a centralised JIT-as-a-Service allows caching of compiled code and offloading the compilation work when new code must be compiled.
ยท Creating a checkpoint of a running application. This includes all application state (heap, stack, etc.) in addition to the JIT-compiled code. Project CRaC will be used as an example.
At the end of the session, youโll be all set to keep your Java hot!
**Modern Java Puzzlers**
Since JDK 9, Java, as a language, has evolved faster than at any point in its 30-year history. For developers, this is great, as it means we get more new features that make our code more concise and, hopefully, easier to read and understand.
All new language features also bring their quirks and possibly unseen consequences.
In this fun interactive session, weโll examine a range of recent language features and pose questions to the audience about how the code works and what it does.
Weโll cover many of the new language features from recent releases, including switch expressions, sealed classes and pattern matching. Weโll even look at some curious ways special characters can be used in unexpected ways.
The answers will most definitely not always be as you expect!
Brights Events Near You
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Sunday Brunch
Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!
Ohio Fight club
We are a real world Martial arts group. \
Called DO JUNG ISHU (the art of fighting) \
Based off of Jeet kune do we just continued where Bruce Lee left off. \
We have been around a while. \
Every week we get together and work technical skills and full contact spar. \
Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from street fights to the ring and some still compete in cage fighting. \
If you want to take your skills up, improve your confidence, gain self defense skills, get in better shape, test yourself or just want to kill some time and possibly get hit a bit come on down. \
We will be located at 3923 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Outside in the grass between the playground and horseshoe area. our instructors are normally in a black and red art of fighting shirt \ if you can not find us call or text me at 6143570295
Saturday 1:30pm Wednesday 5:45pm
From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \
Wear workout clothes. \
Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \
WE HAVE GLOVES. \
$10 per class
$5 per class if you are wearing a club shirt
Club shirts are $25
Hope to see you soon. \
let me know if you have any questions :)
๐ฅ Lincoln Street Salsa ๐ฅ Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Dancing!๐ฅ
๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐
๐ฅ ๐
๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ :
๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐: ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐!
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๐ฅ ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐
๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ โ ๐ ๐๐ฆ
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๐ฃ Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue
๐ฃ Dancing All Night Long!
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๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ:
LincolnStreetSalsa.com
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Lincoln Street Salsa
1717 Brice Rd
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
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๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
8:00 pm โ 8:30 pm
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๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง!
8:30 pm โ 9:30 pm
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๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐!
9:30 pm โ 1:00 am
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โ
Cover Includes Dance Lesson and/or Party!
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๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ:
https://columbussalsadancing.com/live-salsa-band-tickets-early/
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๐ $๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐ง๐๐ฌ 6/12 @ 5 ๐ฉ๐ฆ)
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๐ $๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ
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โ
๐๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ!
โ
๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐!
โ
Always Other People to Dance With!
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โ
Singles, Couples,
Beginners, and
Pros Welcome!
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โ
BYOB
โ
18+
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โ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ? ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ: LincolnStreetSalsa.com
๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐: ๐๐๐-๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐
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๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ:
https://columbussalsadancing.com/live-salsa-band-tickets-early/
Rays Of Light Spiritualist Church Service
Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel.
Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger.
Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life.
Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.
๐ Lincoln Street Salsa Saturdays! ๐ Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Dancing! ๐
๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐
๐ฅ ๐
๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ :
๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐: ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐!
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๐ฅ ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐
๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ โ ๐ ๐๐ฆ
.
๐ฃ Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue
๐ฃ Dancing All Night Long!
.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ:
LincolnStreetSalsa.com
.
Lincoln Street Salsa
1717 Brice Rd
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
.
๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
8:00 pm โ 8:30 pm
.
๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง!
8:30 pm โ 9:30 pm
.
๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐!
9:30 pm โ 1:00 am
.
โ
Cover Includes Dance Lesson and/or Party!
.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ:
https://columbussalsadancing.com/live-salsa-band-tickets-early/
.
๐ $๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐ง๐๐ฌ 6/12 @ 5 ๐ฉ๐ฆ)
.
๐ $๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ
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โ
๐๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ!
โ
๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐!
โ
Always Other People to Dance With!
.
โ
Singles, Couples,
Beginners, and
Pros Welcome!
.
โ
BYOB
โ
18+
.
โ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ? ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ: LincolnStreetSalsa.com
๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐: ๐๐๐-๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐
.
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ:
https://columbussalsadancing.com/live-salsa-band-tickets-early/
Fundamentals: by do Jung Ishu/ the art of fighting
We are a real world Martial arts group. \
Called DO JUNG ISHU (the art of fighting) \
Based off of Jeet kune do we just continued where Bruce Lee left off. \
We have been around a while. \
Every week we get together and work technical skills and full contact spar. \
Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from street fights to the ring and some still compete in cage fighting. \
If you want to take your skills up, improve your confidence, gain self defense skills, get in better shape, test yourself or just want to kill some time and possibly get hit a bit come on down. \
We will be located at 3923 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Outside in the grass between the playground and horseshoe area. our instructors are normally in a black and red art of fighting shirt \ if you can not find us call or text me at 6143570295
Saturday 1:30pm Wednesday 5:45pm
From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \
Wear workout clothes. \
Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \
WE HAVE GLOVES. \
$10 per class
$5 per class if you are wearing a club shirt
Club shirts are $25
Hope to see you soon. \
let me know if you have any questions :)
Your Summer Social Life Starts Here ๐ป๐ณ ๐ป 20% Off for NEW Bowlers!
๐ณ **Summer Fun Starts on the Lanes! 20% off for NEW bowlers!**
The 6-week summer social bowling league is here - cold drinks, fun times, and new friends await on the lanes! Whether you're looking to meet new people, unwind after work, or just have a fun weekly outing, this league is for everyone.
Social vibes, happy hour energy, and plenty of chances to connect with others. No matter your skill level, this league is all about having fun and meeting awesome people. ;)
**๐ Thursday nights \|๐ AMF Sawmill Lanes \| ๐ต $74 *(while Early Bird is active)***
**๐จNew to the league?** Use discount code (**MUSU26**) for 20% off - $59.20 *during **Early Bird***
**๐ป League Info & Registration**: https://bit.ly/ColumbusBowling
**Why Join?**
๐ Itโs only 6 weeks - perfect for a low-commitment social plan
๐ป Great mix of people in their 20s, 30s, & 40s, plus post-game hangs at the bar
๐ณ Zero pressure - gutter balls totally welcome!
๐ Free league shirt if you sign up early
๐ง Weekly trivia w/ prizes
๐ฌ Super social - join solo or w/ friends!
**Want in?**
Join our Meetup team Gutter Dusters ๐ **Click here to join** https://tinyurl.com/2d5y52vq
Or start a team of your own with a few friends - weโll all be hanging out either way!
๐
League Dates (Thursday nights): June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30
***(The MeetUp event date is deadline to register for the league.)***
**Cost & Whatโs Included:**
โ $74 **Early Bird** registration - **New bowler? Get 20% off w/ code: MUSU26**
โ 6 weeks of bowling (1โ3 games/week)
โ Shoe rentals & full league setup
โ Trivia, prizes, and great people
๐ **Sign up now:**
๐ปLeague Info & Registration: https://bit.ly/ColumbusBowling
๐คNew bowlers use code MUSU26 to save 20%
๐ธ Follow the fun on Instagram: https://bit.ly/BowlingLeague-IG
๐ฉ Questions? Contact the league: http://bit.ly/2nKHno7
Spots are filling fast โ donโt miss out on the fun times!
















