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🍔🍦 DANFORTH BURGER & ICE CREAM WALK! 🍦🍔
🍔🍦 DANFORTH BURGER & ICE CREAM WALK! 🍦🍔
A Summer Evening Stroll, One of Toronto's Most Underrated Burgers & Giant Ice Cream Scoops
Sometimes the best events are the simplest ones.
Join us for a relaxed summer evening walk along the Danforth as we make our way from Main Street Station to Broadview Station,
enjoying one of Toronto's most vibrant neighbourhoods along the way.
This isn't about rushing from place to place. It's about getting outside, enjoying the evening, meeting new people, and sharing a couple of local favourites that many Torontonians still haven't discovered.
Our first stop will be Square Boy, a true Danforth institution that serves some of the most underrated burgers in Toronto. No fancy gimmicks. No social media hype. Just great burgers that locals have loved for decades. 🍔 They are soo goo that they ONLY TAKE CASH!
After we've eaten, we'll walk across the street to Kawartha Dairy for dessert. If you've never been before, prepare yourself.
The scoops are legendary.
Seriously.
Most first-time visitors cannot believe how much ice cream they give you. 🍦😄
Afterward, we'll continue our walk west along the Danforth toward Broadview Station, enjoying the neighbourhood, conversation, and hopefully a beautiful summer evening.
📲 **Join Our WhatsApp Group:**[ Click here to join](https://chat.whatsapp.com/DRFTkxRlHS4B3IL1lMleUd)
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🚶♂️ What We'll Do
We'll begin at Main Street Station and start our walk along the Danforth.
Along the way we'll:
🍔 Stop at Square Boy for burgers and fries
🍦 Visit Kawartha Dairy for ice cream
🚶 Continue walking west through the Danforth
😊 Enjoy good conversation and meet new people
🚇 Finish near Broadview Station
You are welcome to leave at any time.
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☀️ Weather & Expectations
This event will happen in most summer weather conditions.
If there is severe weather, heavy thunderstorms, or conditions that would make the walk unsafe, the event may be cancelled.
Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring water if it's a hot evening.
This is a social walk, not a historical tour.
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🧢 Meetup Details
📍 Meetup Location: Outside Main Street Subway Station
🫎 I'll be wearing my Moose Hat
⏰ Meetup Time: 6:30 PM
I will only wait 5 minutes.
Early is on time.
On time is late.
We will leave promptly and won't be able to spend time tracking people down.
🏁 End Point: Broadview Subway Station
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🎟️ Meetup Fee: $5 cash in person or e-transfer to
📧 \*\*[mathewmaclean@hotmail.com**](http://mathewmaclean@hotmail.com%2A%2A/)
This fee helps support the group and allows us to continue organizing events like this. Thank you for supporting community! 💖
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🎒 What to Bring
💧 Water
👟 Comfortable walking shoes
💳 Money for food and ice cream
😄 A good appetite
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🌈 Who Is This For?
This group is open to anyone who wants to be social and make friends — whether single or not.
We also host:
🎬 Movies
🚶 Walks & hikes
🎭 Arts & culture outings
🍽️ Restaurant gatherings
There's always something happening.
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REMEMBER: You're welcome to just show up on the day if you're unsure about your schedule.
And as always, sometimes plans change and events may need to be cancelled — please keep an eye on updates.
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👤 Organizer: Mathew
Questions? Post on the event wall or email
📧 [torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com](mailto:torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com)
Come for the burger.
Stay for the giant ice cream.
Leave wondering how anyone finishes those scoops. 🍔🍦✨
Badminton Friday Oakville 6$ for 2 hrs
send your 6$ to academynewstar@gmail.com
left side school.free parking.gym door also close to parking
no beginners
VAUGHAN - Practical Philosophy Meetup 🇨🇦
**🏛️ WHAT'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY ABOUT?**
Practical Philosophy is a weekly meet-up that brings critical thinkers together for an opportunity to dive deep on a topic, practice communicating, and building a community. All with no ‘official’ philosophy knowledge required! 😎
Practical Philosophy is based on the idea that philosophy should be accessible to all, and not something reserved only for academics. Each week we choose a topic, and the goal is to use the conversation to develop our critical thinking and communication as we explore that topic.
The goal is to help develop our Critical Thinking, Communication, and Community 🙌
**📓 HOW DOES IT WORK?**
Each week, we pick one topic and discuss it. The topic for the week is shared, generally in the [Whatsapp group](https://tally.so/r/KYLZlD), along with jump-off points to get the conversation going.
When groups get bigger than 7-8 people, it’s important that we break into smaller groups. This way we are able to maintain a conversational flow as opposed to having our meetups feel like a discourse or lecture.
**General Meeting Agenda**
Each Practical Philosophy meet-up follows this general timeline:
* 19:00-19:15 - People arrive and chat, get to know each other before the official start.
* 19:15-19:25 - Meeting introduction, explanation of Practical Philosophy and the topic for the week, read the guidelines and the overview so attendees know what to expect in terms of timelines.
* 19:25-20:45 - Break into small groups - introduce yourselves and general thoughts on the topic, open discussion afterwards. At this point the group can review the ‘jump-off’ questions as needed, but they are just there to help guide the conversation. It’s not obligatory to answer them.
* 20:45-21:00 - Bring everyone back together to discuss conclusions of the topic - each group gives a short 1-minute summary. Organizer concludes the meeting and everyone takes a group photo.
* 21:00 - The official meeting is over but it’s a great opportunity to get to know people in a non-structured environment, so we often stick around, chat, and get to know each other.
**🧧PRICING?**
Practical Philosophy is operated entirely on voluntary donations! If we are meeting in a café, buy a beverage! Donations are 100% voluntary, but they help us to bring the gift of deep conversation to people around the world. If you'd like to support, you can [donate here](https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donation-form/donate-to-practical-philosophy)!
(Practical Philosophy is a registered Canadian charity)
**💛 WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY**
**🗣** “I feel like Philosophy Club helps someone build their own belief system through a series of perspectives while not promoting what’s right and wrong” - Ekam
🗣 “I got hooked from day 1 (the topic was authority) and felt it was the right place for me. I feel it is a place where people can go to learn and discuss new perspectives and increase critical thinking and community by interacting with people who might challenge your point of views but at the same time encourage you to have openness and mind flexibility.” - Daniel
**🤓 FAQ**
* **Do I need to study or read anything to attend?**
No preparation is necessary. This isn’t a study of other thinkers. We want to know what you think about the topic, not what an old philosopher thought. If you have a perspective from a religion or a school of thought to share, throw it on the table and we’ll discuss it.
* **Is there a specific philosophy that Practical Philosophy is focused on?**
The goal of our meet-ups is to not have dogmatic discussions, and flex our critical thinking muscles. Because of this, we want to hear from every realm of thought, and don't study a particular school.
* **Is it mostly men that attend?**
Surprisingly, no! Although often, philosophy is seen as a Candelabra affair in a dark room with a bunch of guys, our Practical Philosophy meetups are generally 50/50 between genders, and we don’t meet in any dark rooms.
* **Can I come alone?**
Of course you can, we encourage it :)
* **Can I be late?**
Please don't be! We do have a 15 minute grace period where we allow people to funnel in while we hang out, but after that if you arrive too late, it disrupts the flow of the conversation.
* **Where do you meet?**
The location is posted in Meetup and our [Whatsapp](https://tally.so/r/KYLZlD)[ ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/FtwkSBwyNUbCTSOq5H4Kmn?mode=gi_c)group for this location. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you join the Whatsapp group! If you want to know what other cities have a Practical Philosophy Club, you can see our chapters on our[ website](https://www.practicalphilosophy.club/practical-philosophy-locations/).
🤝**POLICY**
To respect our members privacy, we ask that no one privately message a member without first getting explicit consent. (This looks like speaking in person and being asked to message privately.) Contacting or texting other participants without prior consent is not permitted and may result in removal from the group. Practical Philosophy reserves the right to enforce this policy at its discretion to maintain a safe and respectful environment.
**PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY CLUB - Philosophy, everywhere. ✨**
We started in Practical Philosophy back in 2021 and there are now 50+ chapters in over 25 countries, including Canada, Spain, Japan, Mexico and many more! 🗺️
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**Join our [Vaughan Whatsapp](https://tally.so/r/KYLZlD) 👈**
**Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/practicalphilosophyclub/) 👈**
**Our [website](https://www.practicalphilosophy.club/) 👈**
FRIDAY NIGHT EARL BALES PARK (Leisure Walk and Social Gathering)
Hello everyone,
**\*\*Kindly Read Carefully\*\***
Please join me and my other groups for a very relaxing and fun leisure nature walk through **Earl Bales Park.** A beautiful and colourful evening just off of Bathurst just south of Sheppard. (Easy access by Bathurst Bus and plenty of free parking)
\*We will meet out front the **Earl Bales Community Centre at 4169 Bathurst Street**
\*To find us-enter the park by car or walking and stay in the left lane until you get to the Earl Bales Community Centre (simply park your car and join us there)
\*Washrooms inside
\*We will arrive and hang out there from 7:00 pm -7:30 pm as everyone arrives (do your best to arrive at 7:00 pm- then we will begin our leisure nature walk through Earl Bales park; eventually returning where we started from
Event Details below:
Sincerely,
Steve Flemming
(Organizer/Host)
**Event Details:**
**FRIDAY NIGHT EARL BALES PARK (Leisure Walk and Social Gathering)** **(Leisure Walk and Social Gathering)**
Bonus if you like: (Food & Beverages After :)
\*We can stop and rest at different spots, take some lovely scenic photos and share some laughs
\*Perhaps play a couple ice breaker games as well to help build some bonds
\*This is always a great way to casually and naturally make new connections and release all your stress as we walk through the park
\*Stick around after if you like as we will go to a Pub/Restaurant on Avenue Road
\*Those taking the bus- plenty of drivers including myself will be happy to drive you to the restaurant after :)
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**Event Fee:**
10 dollars (cash only) when you arrive
or etransfer in advance to Steveflemming11@gmail.com
\*If you can't make walk but wish to take part in the mingle after you can email me or text me- event fee still applies
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**Time and Location: Where to meet us?**
Arrive between 7:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Earl Bales Community Centre at 4169 Bathurst Street
\*stay in left lane when entering the park, drive to the end where you will see the Community Centre (We will be out front the Centre- with washrooms inside the building)
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*Thanks for reading everyone; remember to RSVP and see you real soon!* :)
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【女性限定】Girls’ Night🇨🇦🇯🇵Language Exchange【言語交換】🦄🌱
Small Group | Women-Only Event
※日本語の案内は下にあります
【Fee】 $10
(**Only $5 if you bring snacks or drinks for share**)
【Payment】:Cash or E-Transfer only
⚠️ Credit/debit cards are not accepted.
✨ Loyalty Reward for English Speakers ✨
**Attend 3 Girls’ Nights in a row and receive a $15 event credit.**
(Credit must be used within 2 months of issue)
• We’ll provide a cup of green tea.
(Cups, plates, napkins, wet wipes, board games and snacks will also be available.)
Meeting Point: The central stage on the first floor of the library
(If you are late, please come to Study Room 1 and 2 on the first floor or Study-room on the second floor).
• A relaxed tea-time hangout with casual chatting in both English and Japanese, plus card games 🌸🍵
(There’s no structured “language exchange time,” so don’t worry if you’re not confident—just take it at your own pace! 🙋♀️)
【Important Request】
If you can’t make it, please mark yourself as “Not Attending” so someone on the waitlist can join.
If you fail to show up twice without marking “Not Attending,” you may be removed from the group.
【Eligibility Notice】
This event is exclusively for individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB).
While we deeply respect all gender identities, this particular gathering is intended to provide a safe and comfortable space for AFAB women to connect.
We kindly ask trans women, non-binary, and other gender-diverse individuals to refrain from attending this time.
Additionally, if your name or profile photo does not clearly reflect your gender (e.g. male-identifying names, random numbers, spam-like characters), you may be removed from the event. Thank you for your understanding.
少人数|女性限定
【参加費】 $10
(**シェアできるお菓子か飲み物を持参で半額の$5**)
【支払い】:現金 or E-Transfer のみ
⚠️ カードの取り扱いはありません
・緑茶をご用意します。
(他:コップ、お皿、手拭き、スナック、ボードゲーム等あります)
【集合場所】 図書館の一階中央ステージ
(遅刻した場合はStudy Room 1 or 2または2階のStudy roomに来てください)
・英語と日本語を自由にミックスしておしゃべり、カードゲームなどゆるっとお茶会スタイル
【こんな方におすすめ】
女の子の友達が欲しい!
Meetupに参加してみたいけど、不安がある。
【お願い】
参加できない場合は「不参加」にしてください。
「不参加」なしで2回現れなかった場合、退会となります。
【参加対象についてのご案内】
本イベントは「出生時に女性として割り当てられた方(AFAB)」に限らせていただいております。
あらゆるジェンダーアイデンティティを尊重しておりますが、今回はAFABの女性が安心して交流できる場を意図しております。
トランス女性・ノンバイナリー等の方々におかれましては、誠に恐れ入りますが、今回のイベントへのご参加はご遠慮ください。
また、名前やプロフィール写真から性別が判断できない場合(明らかに男性である、数字の羅列、スパムのような文字の羅列など)イベントから退会してもらう可能性があることをご承知ください。
Weeknights - Group Dance Classes at Access Ballroom
Ready to add more fun, movement, and connection to your week? Come join our group dance classes at [Access Ballroom](https://studioaccessballroom.com/)! We have classes **every day except Tuesday**—that’s Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7:50pm, and Weekends at 3:40pm. Visit our [Monthly Calendar](https://studioaccessballroom.com/class-schedule/) to view the group class Schedule. To sign up you can also download our APP that is in both the Google Play store and the Apple Store. Just look up Access Ballroom.
Whether you’re a total beginner or already have some moves, you’ll fit right in! We always have multiple teachers on hand to guide every level, so everyone gets the attention they need. Our amazing environment and welcoming atmosphere are what make us one of Toronto’s premier Latin and Ballroom studios—and it’s why we have the most Google reviews in the city!
Don’t just take our word for it—come experience the energy, laughter, and community for yourself. We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor!
Civil Engineering Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Mob Programming at Mofer Coffee
Let’s do some coding together at a cafe! No more working alone in the weekend. Here, we write code together. And I mean together together. Not occupying-the-same-space-but-separate together.
Here’s how it works: Jennifer brings her mobile app project, tells everyone that it is like Pinterest for recipes and she’d like to work on the nav bar. Paul and Chloe think Jennifer's project is fascinating, and they join the group. They gather around Jennifer’s laptop and work on the nav bar for 2 hours. Jennifer is the one typing out the code while Paul and Chloe research, brainstorm, and offer suggestions.
If you’re feeling stuck on your own project or need a motivation boost, bring it to mob programming!
Want to learn by watching how others code and solve problems? Join someone else’s project at this event!
Oh and we love your half-done projects that you are a bit embarrassed to share. Absolutely bring those to the event!
**Discord**:
We use Discord to share screen & code snippets during the event. Also feel free to share your projects here before the event!
https://discord.gg/xwjDdVSw3E
**Event policy**:
* We have 0 tolerance for harassment.
* We don’t allow the projects that are not meant to be shared in public such as school assignments, interview tasks, or trade secrets.
* The goal is to write code. We discourage you from pitching business ideas here, doing code reviews, or spending the whole event on planning what to do.
* Please buy a drink, and tip the barista well.
Spanglish - the Original
**NEW LOCATION FOR JULY!!!!! MaRS Centre.**
For July we will meet at the [MaRS Discovery District](https://www.marsdd.com/), 101 College Street, at the corner of College and University. We will be in the food court in the basement. Not at the black, round, metal tables but further on, at the white square tables to the left as you are walking east. Please send me a note if you have any questions.
New Rules:
Starting now, we are asking that each person contribute $2 towards maintaining this page. Without our space here on MeetUp, there is no group. So we ask that you bring a tooney when you come to keep us operational. Thank you very much!
Thank you to everyone who has ordered something to eat or drink. It's very important that we each make a purchase, even just a tea or coffee, to maintain our welcome. Mil veces, gracias!
🍂 Fall Walk: Rouge National Urban Park and Picnic🌳
🍂 **Fall Walk: Rouge National Urban Park** 🌳
is Canada's only Urban Park and is one of our most popular hikes that we do as it's really the only hiking trail in Toronto that you can get to by TTC. Once you are on the trail you will not believe that you are still in the City. Not only will we be walking up and hills but I will take you to one of the best lookout points in the Valley. You don't want to miss an afternoon of hiking.
This trail can be a bit challenging (with some ups and downs), so it may not be the best choice for beginners. But if you’re up for it, you’ll feel proud of yourself at the end — and you’ll have shared the experience with a great group of people.
After the hike, we’ll enjoy a **group picnic** (30–40 mins). Please bring something small to share — nothing too big so it’s easy to carry! 🥪🍎
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### Meetup Details
📍 **Meetup Location (TTC):** On the platform for the **85B bus** at Don Mills Station. Look for me in my Moose Hat 🦌.
🕙 **Meetup Time:** 10:00am (I’ll wait until the bus comes, but remember: *Early is on time, on time is late*.)
🚌 **Bus Leaves:** 10:13am sharp. If you miss it, you won’t be able to join us.
🚗 **By Car:**
* Parking is **not available** where we are meeting. If driving, please park at the **Toronto Zoo** (paid parking) and walk to the **Park’s Welcome Centre (the house)**.
* Car Meetup Time: 11:00am (we might be a few minutes late arriving).
👟 **Hike Length:** \~2 hours 30 minutes + short break
🧺 **Picnic:** 30–40 minutes after the hike
💲 **Fee:** $5 cash 💵 or e-transfer 📲 to **mathewmaclean@hotmail.com**
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### What to Bring
* Water 💧
* Good walking shoes 👟
* A snack 🍫
* Picnic item to share 🥗
📍 **End Spot:** Park’s Welcome Centre
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✨ This group is open to anyone who wants to be social, make friends, and enjoy nature. We also run events like movies, hikes, arts & culture, and restaurants.
📱 **Don’t forget to join our WhatsApp group** – [CLICK HERE!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/H59mSCbsAi018gYANrKAnc?mode=ac_t)
🔔 Reminder: You can just show up on the day if you’re not sure ahead of time.
⚠️ Sometimes things happen and I may need to cancel — please keep an eye out for updates.
👤 Organized by Mathew. For questions, post on the wall or email **torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com**
📣7/5‼️FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS : TORONTO Japanese English Language Exchange
#### **This event page is for English speakers only.**
**こちらのイベントページは英語話者の方向けです。**
**日本人の方は、別のイベントページからお申し込みください!**
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We host a Japanese & English language exchange meeting every Sunday at 9:30 AM.
Participants practice in pairs or small groups, with 50 minutes of Japanese practice and 50 minutes of English practice.
The study materials used in our sessions are created by professional language teachers.
### **Before Signing Up, Please Read the Following**
* **Please make sure to check the comments section of the event page, as all event details and materials will be shared there around Saturday.**
* This meeting is intended for people who are genuinely interested in language learning. Participants joining for other purposes may be asked to leave.
* We prioritize creating a safe and comfortable environment for all attendees.
* Disruptive behavior, solicitation, or sales activities are not allowed. Anyone who does not follow the instructions of the organizer or staff may be removed from the group.
* **Participation fee : Refunds and carryovers are not available.**
### **Participation Fee & Donation**
Your participation fee will be used by Emiko Tanaka, a Yosakoi Ambassador, to promote Yosakoi Naruko Dance from Kochi, Japan, to the world.
For more details, please visit our website:
[Yosakoi Ambassador Project](https://yosakoiambassador.com/)
We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Dupont Morning Code
[Summary]
This meetup is for those who are interested in code, web development, design, cloud, or AI. All levels are welcome, so feel free to bring your laptop and discuss what you are working on or what you are learning. You can share your projects and ideas with other participants freely. There are outlets and WiFi, drinks are about $5 for tea, they take card only.
[Price]
Attendance is FREE. But you need to buy something from the venue.
[Policies]
\- We do not tolerate harassment of our members
\- We remind users that that this meetup is intended for networking and hobby development\, and any attempts at using this meetup event as a dating platform will not be not be tolerated
Further information: https://torontostack.exchange/
Mandarin-English Exchange
Hello Everybody!
【College Park food court is closed again, so we change the location to the food court in Brookfield Place(181 Bay St., Toronto, ON), near the Union Station.】
I am helping organize a mandarin-english language exchange downtown. If you want to improve your Mandarin/English, feel free to come by downtown and meet others to practise your language. There will be native Mandarin and English speakers to help you! Or you can share your language skills with others!
Every Saturday 3:00pm-5:00pm
Brookfield Place Food Court(181 Bay St., Toronto, ON)
[ Please find a table with "meetup" label (like the Featured photo).]
[ Usually in front of the Longo's supermarket]
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大家好:
【College Park的food court又给封了,所以我们把活动地点换到了 Brookfield Place的food court (181 Bay St., Toronto, ON),靠近Union Station。】
我正在组织一场中英文交流活动。如果你想提高你的普通话或者英语,那就快来参加吧!你可以在这里认识很多母语为普通话或者英语的新朋友!他们都非常乐于帮你提高你的中英文表达能力!也欢迎你同我们一起分享你的语言技巧! 谢谢!
每周六 3:00pm-5:00pm
Brookfield Place Food Court(181 Bay St., Toronto, ON)
【请找到一张桌子,桌上有张纸,写着“Meetup”。】
【位置通常会在longo's超市前面】
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大家好:
【College Park的food court又給封了,所以我們把活動地點換到了Brookfield Place的food court (181 Bay St., Toronto, ON),靠近Union Station。】
我正在組織一場中英文交流活動。如果你想提高你的國語或者英語,那就快來參加吧!你可以在這裡認識很多母語為國語或者英語的新朋友!他們都非常樂於幫你提高你的中英文表達能力!也歡迎你同我們一起分享你的語言技巧! 謝謝!
每週六 3:00pm-5:00pm
Brookfield Place Food Court(181 Bay St., Toronto, ON)
【請找到一張桌子,桌上有張紙,寫著“Meetup”】
【位置通常會在longo's超市前面】
Singles Dance Party @ The Old Mill
Singles Dance Party + 40 Crowd
**Saturday July 4th**
7.30pm -12.30
**The Old Mill**
**21 Old Mill Rd.**
Join us for a fabulous a Saturday night of Dancing & Romancing . We have a great DJ playing all your favorite tunes from the 70’s to the present. It’s your opportunity to mix, mingle, enjoy a few dances and meet some new friends. You can dance the night away on their big dance floor. Please, no running shoes or jeans. The cost is only $20.00. 416- 236- 8222
Hope to see you then! Singles Dance Party + 40 Crowd
Civil Engineering Events Near You
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Stop Guessing: How to Measure and Improve LLM Outputs
Most people use LLMs by feel: ask a question, read the answer, decide whether it “seems good,” and move on.
That works for casual use. It does not work when you are building software, automating workflows, writing important documents, or relying on AI for anything that needs to be repeatable.
In this talk, we’ll look at how to improve and evaluate the inputs and outputs of LLMs using practical measurement techniques. We’ll cover how prompt changes affect results, how to compare outputs, how to build simple evaluation sets, and how math-based methods like similarity scoring can help you move beyond guesswork.
This will be beginner-friendly, so even if you don't know anything about AI, you should get something out of it. However, this will be a little more technical than our intro talks. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but programmers and technically curious attendees will get a lot out of it.
We’ll cover:
* Why “it looks good” is not enough
* How to improve prompts by changing the input, context, and constraints
* How to compare LLM outputs more systematically
* Basic evaluation techniques for accuracy, consistency, and usefulness
* How embeddings, cosine similarity, and scoring can help evaluate results
* Where automated evaluation works — and where humans still need to stay in the loop
By the end, you’ll have a practical mental model for treating LLMs less like magic and more like systems you can test, measure, and improve.
LOGISTICS AND PARKING:
The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks!
The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.
Azure CBUS July
Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!!
https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/
Westerville Queer Coffee Meetup
WQC has weekly Thursday night social nights at the Westerville Java Central. Come and grab a coffee and connect with the community: low stakes, chill environment, and tasty drinks. No registration is required; come as you are.
IxDA Chat n Pancakes
You can sleep in on the Sesquicentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday.
But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to.
Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.
American Sign Language Beginners Meetup Group
We meet to learn and practice American Sign Language and to grow our familiarity with Deaf culture. Facilitated by hearing folks (with a connection to a professional interpreter) using Deaf-created content. People of all ASL skill levels are welcome! As we learn, we hope to connect more with the Deaf community in Central Ohio. Join us as you're able!
Come regularly or just once - whatever you're looking for! Each meetup will explore different topics related to ASL/Deaf culture, and will feature time to practice conversation with one another. Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn!
BOOM! At Land Grant featuring the 3 ton toad.
BOOM! At land grant featuring the 3 ton toad.
Catch the best view of Ohio’s biggest fireworks show – without the downtown madness. Land grant is 1/2 a mile from red white and boom! BOOM! At Land grant is back! The 3 ton toad will go live on the beer garden stage beginning at 7 PM. They’ll keep the music going right up until the fireworks light up the sky.
Come early, grab a craft beer, hit up the food trucks, and settle in for a summer night of music, drinks, and an unbeatable fireworks finale.
Cocoaheads
We have moved to guild.host. Look us up there.
https://guild.host/events/buckeye-cocoaheads-rcavwd





















