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Social Good Meetup SP
entre em contato com [https://wa.me/5511982562567](https://wa.me/5511982562567) ( [Hiro](https://hirosato.info) ) se tiver dúvidas.
Este é um **evento do Grupo Social Good de São Paulo** 🌍✨
Este meetup é feito para pessoas apaixonadas por gerar um impacto positivo no mundo.
Vamos conversar sobre **voluntariado**, **sustentabilidade**, **empreendedorismo social** e **ações comunitárias**, com um foco especial em **iniciativas que levem educação em computação e IA para crianças**. (Veja também [BY-HUMAN.org](https://by-human.org) 👈)
Se você tem vontade de **participar dessas discussões**, **conhecer os organizadores** ou simplesmente **trocar ideias com pessoas inspiradas**, este encontro é para você 🙌
Juntos, podemos construir um futuro melhor para o **Brasil e para o nosso planeta**.
Vamos colaborar, nos conectar e caminhar lado a lado por um mundo mais justo e sustentável 🌱🤝
Esperamos ver você lá — venha fazer parte dessa transformação!
Sextou no Astor
Para fechar a semana, nada melhor do fazer a resenha neste bar tradicional de SP tomando uma cerveja gelada ou o melhor Cajú Amigo de São Paulo.
** Reserva para 10 lugares
**O bar fica próximo do metrô Consolação e não possuem comanda individual.**
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**Peço que mantenham o nome na lista somente se realmente for ao evento.** ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Cheguem no horário por causa da mesa.
Sextou!!!!! E o que não fez, só depois do Carnaval!!!!
Host: Carolina Martins
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*É novo no grupo? Quer saber mais sobre o evento (local de encontro, quem será o anfitrião, entre outros detalhes)?*
*👉 Entre no nosso grupo do WhatsApp para receber todas as informações !!!:* [WHATSAPP SOCIALIZANDO](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KNU4HX38Blt8HnWKw7kzQv) *ou* [INSTAGRAM SOCIALIZANDO](https://www.instagram.com/socializandoemsp/)
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Talk talk Language exchange!
[WhatsApp ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GpfWNqTIkb8BhmliEe8iDk)
Instagram: @talk.talk_speakingclub
🎭 Talk Talk Meetup: Practice Languages, Make Friends & Share Laughs 🎉
Looking to improve your language skills and expand your circle of friends? Talk Talk is the place! 🌍✨
Here’s what you can expect:
• 🗣️ Language Exchange — practice English, Portuguese, Spanish, and more in a relaxed, fun vibe.
• 🎶 Music & Karaoke — from global hits to classics, the mic is yours.
• 🍹 Drinks & Socializing — sip, chat, and laugh with people from around the world.
• 🎉 Cultural Celebrations — every week we highlight a country, artist, or tradition.
No pressure, no textbooks — just real conversations and good energy. Come solo or bring friends, everyone’s welcome!
CFA Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Founders Running Club :: São Paulo
**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome.
🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022
🌍 Now in 35+ cities
📅 Running + Networking events + Community
Our meeting point is:
📍 Serena Cafeteria – Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antônio, 4917, São Paulo, Brazil
🏃🏾♀️ From there, we’ll run together to Ibirapuera park and back.
Coffee spot: Serena Cafeteria
**Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats)
**Stay updated**:
Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/)
Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/)
LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/)
Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC)
Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)
Carnaval com Hermes & Renato na Jai Club
**Hermes e Renato com o bloco "Unidos do Caralho a Quatro" apresentam: Samba, Suor e Sacanagem**
**Local: Jai Club**
**Tipo de evento: Comédia/Carnaval/Nostalgia**
Prepare-se para uma noite histórica e caótica. Hermes & Renato traz ao palco o humor mais ácido, nonsense e politicamente incorreto do Brasil, com os criadores de personagens, esquetes e momentos que marcaram gerações, principalmente nos anos 2000 na MTV Brasil.
No show, eles desfilam clássicos, improvisos, interações com o público e aquela zoeira pesada que só eles sabem fazer. É gargalhada atrás de gargalhada, nostalgia pura misturada com críticas escrachadas e um clima de liberdade total.
**Informações do evento e compra de Ingresso** (atualmente no terceiro lote, no valor de R$80,00 + taxas): https://www.sympla.com.br/evento/unidos-do-caralho-a-quatro-com-hermes-renato-na-jai-club/3277696
\- Próximo à Estação Ana Rosa da Linha Azul do Metrô;
\- Evento sem reserva de mesas;
\- Consumo individual\.
Classificação: 18 anos
Hermes & Renato no Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermeserenato/
**HOST: Flavio Mendes Santana**
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*É novo no grupo? Quer saber mais sobre o evento (local de encontro, quem será o anfitrião, entre outros detalhes)?*
*👉 Entre no nosso grupo do WhatsApp para receber todas as informações !!!:* [WHATSAPP SOCIALIZANDO](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KNU4HX38Blt8HnWKw7kzQv) *ou* [INSTAGRAM SOCIALIZANDO](https://www.instagram.com/socializandoemsp/)
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Encontro Poliglota Semanal no Domingo / Polyglot weekly meeting on Sunday
**[WhatsApp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/8Whogfv59K32fXYr7pXgj9) :: [Telegram](t.me/+RI2XluAZMBF34Qwh) :: [Discord](discord.com/invite/9B7TBAS)**
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**::::TODOS OS IDIOMAS::::::::ALL LANGUAGES::::**
**ENGLISH::RUNA SIMI::FRANÇAIS::TUPI::ESPAÑOL::AVAÑE'Ẽ::PORTUGUÊS::LIBRAS::DEUTSCH::KISWAHILI:: हिन्दी::CATALÀ::한국어::LINGUA LATINA::日本語::ITALIANO::ESPERANTO::NEDERLANDS::SVENSKA::POLSKI::РУССКИЙ::中文::العربية::etc...**
**::::Todos os níveis:::::All Levels::::**
No Restaurante Violeta Rua Haddock Lobo, 566 - São Paulo
GRATUITO
**18:30h - 21:30 h**
* COMO FUNCIONA:
O Clube Poliglota realiza encontros onde as pessoas conversam em vários idiomas. O bate-papo flui de forma bastante espontânea e descontraída, mesmo quando os participantes não se conhecem. Lá também é ótimo para levar os seus amigos estrangeiros! Ao chegar, procure um dos hosts para te direcionar ao grupo do idioma o qual deseja praticar!
Conheça pessoas novas, compartilhe experiências e o mais importante, divirta-se!
Nos vemos lá!
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Violeta Restaurant, Haddock Lobo, 566
FREE!
18:30h - 21:30h
* HOW IT WORKS
A Clube Poliglota event is a meeting in which people speak different languages. It flows quite spontaneously, even when participants are not acquainted. The group is always open to newcomers so if you want to join us, all you have to do is showing up! :-) We'll welcome and introduce you to your peers who will be chatting in a language you wish to speak.
Meet new people, share life experiences and the most important, have fun!
We hope to see you there!!!
Este Meet Up privilegia todos os Clubes do Estado de SP!
►[Telegram estadual de SP](https://t.me/+RI2XluAZMBF34Qwh)
►WhatsApp logo abaixo nas redes
**Participem das nossas mídias, SUBSCRIBE!!:**
●● [E-mail](http://clubepoliglotasp@gmail.com) ◂ ▸ Facebook :: [Grupo](https://www.facebook.com/groups/clubepoliglotasp/) :: [Página](https://www.facebook.com/poliglotasaopaulo/) :: ◂ ▸[ ](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/lista-de-grupos-de-idiomas-no-telegram-whatsapp-discord-club-house/)**[Grupos de WhatsAPP/Telegram/Discord/Club House](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/lista-de-grupos-de-idiomas-no-telegram-whatsapp-discord-club-house/)** ◂ ▸ [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/clubepoliglotasampa/) ◂ ▸ [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@ClubePoliglotaBrasilCPB) ◂ ▸ [CouchSurfing Group Brasil](https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/polyglot-club-brazil-clube-poliglota-brasil) ◂ ▸ Facebook Nacional :: [Página](https://www.facebook.com/clubepoliglotabrasil/) :: [Grupo](https://web.facebook.com/groups/ClubePoliglotaBrasil) ◂ ▸ [Insta Nacional](https://www.instagram.com/clubepoliglotabrasil/) ◂ ▸ LinkedIn :: [Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/67537568/) :: [Grupo](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12027974/) :: ◂ ▸ [Twitter](https://twitter.com/clube_poliglota) ●●
Dúvidas sobre os encontros, envie com
NOME e código "Samp" para
1\. Rafael Resende: \+5511975429712 \(grupo local\)\, infos sobre o encontro: Luiz Holanda \+55 11 98462\-1179
►[Inscreva-se](http://polyglotclub.com/brazil/sao-paulo/sao-paulo/event/)
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● [OUTROS ENCONTROS PRESENCIAIS OU VIRTUAIS PELO BRASIl](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/encontros-poliglotas-em-clubes-locais/)
● [OUTROS CPs DO BRASIL NO MEEET UP](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/praticar-idiomas-gratis-meet-up/)
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Caso seu interesse seja encontros de artes ou ciências:
►[Tech Science Club](https://www.facebook.com/groups/tescic/)
►[Poly Arte World](https://www.facebook.com/PolyArteClub)
►[Crudinic popvegan](https://www.facebook.com/CrudiNic/)
►[Aventureiros Brasil](https://www.facebook.com/AventBra/)
Feijoada 😋 no Blue Note
**Feijoada 😋 no Blue Note**
**Sabado 14 fev as 12h45**
**Endereço:** Blue Note SP • av. Paulista, 2073 - 2º andar
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**ESTE EVENTO POSSUI LIMITE DE CONFIRMAÇÕES**
**12 PARTICIPANTES INCLUINDO OS HOSTS.**
**PARA CONFIRMAR PARTICIPAÇÃO SOMENTE PELO LINK ABAIXO.**
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JpzzGIzajIUFGQceHWuFoX
**A entrada no grupo será autorizada conforme a disponibilidade de vagas (quem não conseguir entrar, será mantido na lista de espera).**
**A entrada no grupo será autorizada conforme a disponibilidade de vagas e respeitando a ordem de procura.**
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Vamos comer uma feijoada num dos lugares mais charmoso de São Paulo, o Blue Note no Conjunto Nacional, aos som de musica ao vivo.🪇🥁🪘
É para se servir à vontade!
Pode repetir quantas vezes quiser por um único valor!
E tem feijoada vegana também!
**Samba ao vivo**
**Couvert artístico R$ 15.**
**Buffet de feijoada R$ 72 por pessoa.**
Faça chuva ou faça sol, não se preocupe, pois a área externa também possui cobertura.
Pague com cartão de crédito Porto Bank e ganhe 15% de desconto na consumação
**Reservamos mesa no nome de ANDREA BECCARIA**
Tolerância da reserva 15 minutos, cheguem pontuais!
**Limite Pessoas 12**
**Hosts Andrea e Mô**
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*É novo no grupo? Quer saber mais sobre o evento (local de encontro, quem será o anfitrião, entre outros detalhes)?*
*👉 Entre no nosso grupo do WhatsApp para receber todas as informações !!!:* [WHATSAPP SOCIALIZANDO](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KNU4HX38Blt8HnWKw7kzQv) *ou* [INSTAGRAM SOCIALIZANDO](https://www.instagram.com/socializandoemsp/)
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Encontro Semanal São Paulo - Weekly Polyglot Meeting São Paulo
**[WhatsApp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/B8N6FIokkUGIQYLcHVkIUm) :: [Telegram](http://t.me/+RI2XluAZMBF34Qwh) :: [Discord](http://discord.com/invite/9B7TBAS)**
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::::TODOS OS IDIOMAS::::::::ALL LANGUAGES::::
ENGLISH::RUNA SIMI::FRANÇAIS::TUPI::ESPAÑOL::AVAÑE'Ẽ::PORTUGUÊS::LIBRAS::DEUTSCH::KISWAHILI:: हिन्दी::CATALÀ::한국어::LINGUA LATINA::日本語::ITALIANO::ESPERANTO::NEDERLANDS::SVENSKA::POLSKI::РУССКИЙ::中文::العربية::etc...
::::Todos os níveis:::::All Levels::::
GRATUITO
Centro Cultural São Paulo
Rua Vergueiro, 1000 - Paraíso, São Paulo - SP, 01504-000 (na entrada principal na rua Vergueiro, próximo aos canteiros e à biblioteca)
16h - 20h
Uso obrigatório de máscara cobrindo a boca e o nariz
* COMO FUNCIONA:
O Clube Poliglota realiza encontro onde as pessoas conversam em vários idiomas. O bate-papo flui de forma bastante espontânea e descontraída, mesmo quando os participantes não se conhecem. Também é ótimo para levar os seus amigos estrangeiros! Ao chegar, procure um dos hosts para te direcionar ao grupo do idioma o qual deseja praticar!
Conheça pessoas novas, compartilhe experiências e o mais importante, divirta-se!
Nos vemos lá!
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FREE!
All participants are required to wear a mask, covering both nose and mouth
Centro Cultural São Paulo
Rua Vergueiro, 1000 - Paraíso, São Paulo - SP, 01504-000 (At the main entrance at Vergueiro Street, next to the library and the flower beds)
16h - 20h
* HOW IT WORKS
A Clube Poliglota event is a meeting in which people speak different languages. It flows quite spontaneously, even when the participants are not acquainted. The group is always open to newcomers so if you want to join us, all you have to do is showing up! :-) We'll welcome and introduce you to your peers who will be chatting in a language you wish to speak.
Meet new people, share life experiences and the most important, have fun!
We hope to see you there!!!
Este Meet Up privilegia todos os Clubes do Estado de SP!
►[Telegram estadual de SP](https://t.me/+RI2XluAZMBF34Qwh)
►WhatsApp logo abaixo nas redes
**Participem das nossas mídias, SUBSCRIBE!!:**
●● [E-mail](http://clubepoliglotasp@gmail.com) ◂ ▸ Facebook :: [Grupo](https://www.facebook.com/groups/clubepoliglotasp/) :: [Página](https://www.facebook.com/poliglotasaopaulo/) :: ◂ ▸[ ](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/lista-de-grupos-de-idiomas-no-telegram-whatsapp-discord-club-house/)**[Grupos de WhatsAPP/Telegram/Discord/Club House](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/lista-de-grupos-de-idiomas-no-telegram-whatsapp-discord-club-house/)** ◂ ▸ [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/clubepoliglotasampa/) ◂ ▸ [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@ClubePoliglotaBrasilCPB) ◂ ▸ [CouchSurfing Group Brasil](https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/polyglot-club-brazil-clube-poliglota-brasil) ◂ ▸ Facebook Nacional :: [Página](https://www.facebook.com/clubepoliglotabrasil/) :: [Grupo](https://web.facebook.com/groups/ClubePoliglotaBrasil) ◂ ▸ [Insta Nacional](https://www.instagram.com/clubepoliglotabrasil/) ◂ ▸ LinkedIn :: [Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/67537568/) :: [Grupo](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12027974/) :: ◂ ▸ [Twitter](https://twitter.com/clube_poliglota) ●●
Dúvidas sobre os encontros, envie com
NOME e código "Samp" para
1\. Rafael Resende: \+5511975429712 \(grupo local\)\, infos sobre o encontro: Luiz Holanda \+55 11 98462\-1179
►[Inscreva-se](http://polyglotclub.com/brazil/sao-paulo/sao-paulo/event/)
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● [OUTROS ENCONTROS PRESENCIAIS OU VIRTUAIS PELO BRASIl](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/encontros-poliglotas-em-clubes-locais/)
● [OUTROS CPs DO BRASIL NO MEEET UP](https://clubepoliglotabrasil.com.br/praticar-idiomas-gratis-meet-up/)
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Caso seu interesse seja encontros de artes ou ciências:
►[Tech Science Club](https://www.facebook.com/groups/tescic/)
►[Poly Arte World](https://www.facebook.com/PolyArteClub)
►[Crudinic popvegan](https://www.facebook.com/CrudiNic/)
►[Aventureiros Brasil](https://www.facebook.com/AventBra/)
Morrison Rock Bar - Rock Carnavalesco
Vamos nos divertir curtindo três bandas tributo de grandes ícones do rock mundial em uma das casas mais clássicas da cidade de São Paulo, que está na ativa desde 1994?
Bandas (showtime a partir das 23hs):
- Blink-182 cover: @blinkers182
- Green Day cover: @greendaycover
- Linkin Park cover @linkintheorybr
> Comanda individual >
Cardápio com bebidas, petiscos e lanches
> Possui serviço de guarda volumes
Valor da Entrada: *R$40,00 (Sem consumação)*
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morrisonrockbar_oficial?igsh=Y3c0ZHhkcWVhaWZi
Host: Aninha
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*É novo no grupo? Quer saber mais sobre o evento (local de encontro, quem será o anfitrião, entre outros detalhes)?*
*👉 Entre no nosso grupo do WhatsApp para receber todas as informações !!!:* [WHATSAPP SOCIALIZANDO](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KNU4HX38Blt8HnWKw7kzQv) *ou* [INSTAGRAM SOCIALIZANDO](https://www.instagram.com/socializandoemsp/)
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Festa à Fantasia CARNA-ROCK
Carnaval, Rock, fantasias...
Tudo junto e misturado!
A banda **The Black Ice** manda ver no som nesse CARNA-ROCK. Não é terremoto, mas a Barra Funda vai tremer! Venha curtir acompanhado daquela brêja!
**Couvert artístico : R$ 15,00**
**Comanda individual**
**Host: Handler**
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*É novo no grupo? Quer saber mais sobre o evento (local de encontro, quem será o anfitrião, entre outros detalhes)?*
*👉 Entre no nosso grupo do WhatsApp para receber todas as informações !!!:* [WHATSAPP SOCIALIZANDO](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KNU4HX38Blt8HnWKw7kzQv) *ou* [INSTAGRAM SOCIALIZANDO](https://www.instagram.com/socializandoemsp/)
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CFA Events Near You
Connect with your local CFA community
Sip & Read: *Founder Edition* Meetup: Book/Venue TBD
Calling all founders, CEOs, lawyers, doctors, and entrepreneurs to join our special *Founder Edition* of Sip & Read meetup event. Let's sip on fine wine and discuss our first book **The 5AM Club- Own Your Morning Elevate Your Life, by Robin Sharma**. We will pair this book with our favorite wine at **Wine on High** and engage in thought-provoking discussions on startup businesses and entrepreneurship, and network with like-minded individuals in a cozy book club setting.
Come prepared to discuss this month's book. At the end of each book club meeting, we will take next book and venue suggestions from the participants for the next meeting.
Whether you are a book lover, women entrepreneur, or a content creator, this event is perfect for sharing ideas and insights with other funders and founders in the entrepreneurial world. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together. Sign up now to reserve your spot!
*Fun fact! This meetup was established in 2015 and had over 1,000 members. I had to shut down operations while attending law school, but we're back!!*
From Stability to Stewardship
A Biblical & Practical Path to Financial Freedom
This is not just a money class.
This is a restoration space.
The I AM Worthy of Ownership™ Path is a 12-step, sister-centered journey for women who are ready to build financial stability without shame, fear, or pressure—and to do it in a way that honors both wisdom and the spirit.
Many women don’t struggle with money because they lack discipline or intelligence. They struggle because of unhealed experiences, survival patterns, and the quiet belief that they are “behind” or “disqualified.” This series gently challenges those beliefs while offering practical tools for peace, clarity, and long-term planning.
Together, we will talk honestly about:
Releasing shame and money anxiety
Building stability as a form of self-respect and spiritual discipline
Understanding money as a tool, not a source of worth
Managing debt with clarity instead of condemnation
Preparing for life’s unexpected moments without fear
Laying a calm foundation for future ownership and legacy
Each session blends practical financial education with reflection, conversation, and encouragement. There is no pressure to share personal numbers or experiences. You are welcome to speak, journal quietly, or simply listen.
This is not about hustle.
This is not about perfection.
This is about alignment, wisdom, and peace.
Who this series is for:
Women who are starting over or rebuilding
Women who want stability without stress
Women preparing for future ownership or housing decisions
Women who want their financial lives to reflect wholeness, not fear
No prior financial knowledge is required.
Come as you are. Bring a notebook.
Leave a little lighter than you arrived.
Light refreshments will be served along with 30 minutes of networking.
Bad Girls Book Club February 2026
**Our February novel is: Julia by Sandra Newman**
**This month is a classic, dystopian, fiction, literary fiction, women’s fiction, and science fiction novel. The book is 394 pages in print and 14 hours and 20 minutes on audiobook.**
**An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell’s 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith’s lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.**
Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It’s 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania. Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell’s 1984.
All her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else. She is an ideal citizen: cheerfully cynical, always ready with a bribe, piously repeating every political slogan while believing in nothing. She routinely breaks the rules, but also collaborates with the regime when necessary. Everyone likes Julia.
Then one day she finds herself walking toward Winston Smith in a corridor and impulsively slips him a note, setting in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story. Julia takes us on a surprising journey through Orwell’s now-iconic dystopia, with twists that reveal unexpected sides not only to Julia, but to other familiar figures in the 1984 universe. This unique perspective lays bare our own world in haunting and provocative ways, just as the original did almost seventy-five years ago.
Gold Star Business Networking
Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!
Philosophy of Friendship: What are the bases of "friendship"?
As you may or may not know--I didn't until late last year--Aristotle wrote extensively on "friendship" in the Nicomachean Ethics. After 69 years the concept of friendship still creates questions and uncertainty. I had close friends in high school and for a few years after high school but our interests diverged and people moved all over the country so it was hard to maintain connections.
* So if I/you haven't talked with a friend for several years, are you still friends? Are we friends who meet at Drunken Philosophy or Omnipresent Atheists?
* Can you be friends with someone with whom you have virulently divergent political views? Sartre and Camus could not.
* Aristotle regarded friendship as essential to a good life, not merely an added "bonus." Do you agree?
* In the Nicomachean Ethics (Books VIII and IX), he claims that wealth and power are meaningless without friends. Trump has wealth and power but seems to have no real friends, but wealth and power seem meaningful to him in perverted ways. Can you have meaning in your life without friends?
* Do men and women view and maintain friendships in different ways?
* Aristotle categorizes friendship into three types, based on what forms the bond:
* **Utility**: Based on mutual benefit, but this type is fragile and ends when the usefulness ceases.
* **Pleasure**: Based on shared enjoyment (e.g., humor, hobbies). Common among youth but fades as interests change.
* **Virtue (The "Complete" Friendship)**: Based on mutual respect for each other's character and goodness. You wish good for the other for their sake, not yours.
* **Key Principles of "True" (Virtuous) Friendship:**
* **Permanence**: Virtuous friendships last a lifetime whereas those based on utility and pleasure are fleeting.
* **Reciprocity**: Requires mutual goodwill; secret or unreciprocated affection does not qualify.
* **The "Second Self"**: A true friend is "another self"—their virtue helps you understand and improve yourself.
* **Time and Intimacy**: Deep ("complete") friendships are few, built on time and shared experiences.
* **Self-Love and Friendship:**
* Good friendship starts with being a friend to yourself.
* They distinguish shallow egoism (chasing honors) from real self-love (pursuing virtue).
* A virtuous person’s pleasant self-company allows them to be a stable, good friend to others.
* Aristotle argues that one's social circle ultimately reflects one's character—a view with striking relevance today. Well--the Drunken Philosophy social circle certainly reflects good character!
Lunch and a Movie (Solo Mio)! 🍔 🎥 🍿
We will have lunch at Cap City Diner in Gahanna at 12:00 then walk over to the theater afterwards. The Movie Solo Mio starts at 1:20.It will be posted when tickets available to purchase probably the week before then we’ll post our seat number so we can all sit together 😎


















