Classic Books

Our fiction pick for April is Voltaire's short satirical masterpiece Candide. Where we find a man convinced that he lives in the best of all possible worlds, come what may! So join us, and bask in the infectious postivity of Candide, and ask yourself.. Do we live in the best of all possible worlds ? Book Length 129pgs Book Sources: Qatar National Library Amazon Apple Bookstore Project Gutenberg: https://tinyurl.com/be4x492j Standard Ebooks: https://tinyurl.com/y46kznj6 Mpowered Ebooks: https://tinyurl.com/5fttvh3b Audiobook Sources - Audible Apple Bookstore Librivox: https://tinyurl.com/2t87t8ar (multiple versions) Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/mmj4kznu Meetup Information: Date: 02/04/2026 Location: Meesh Me-Time Cafe Time: 8:30pm Please RSVP on the Meetup App so we can make sure we have enough seats for you

**🎤 Sing It Out, Stress Out!** QMUNITY Karaoke Night is happening this Thursday and it is a good time to sign to let go, have fun, and release the stress the best way possible… by singing it out loud! ✨ Limited spaces available, don’t wait to grab your spot! Come as you are, bring your energy, and let’s turn the mic into therapy. 📅 Thursday, March 26, 2026 🕐 8:00pm 📍Hot Shots Café 🎟 50qar (varies per attendance count) 📝Limited Spaces 💬 Click to join the event chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K8gh1knwd4HAS888eCsXrt?mode=gi_t Please note that YOU MUST JOIN THE CHAT to be included in this event.

Join us for a relaxed **urban art walk** and optional picnic afternoon! 📅 **Date:** Saturday, 4 April 2026 🕓 **Meeting Time:** 4:00 PM 📍 **Meeting Point:** Sport City Metro Station at the ticket gate 🖼️ **Part 1: Mural Hunting Walk** We’ll explore the streets of **Al Aziziyah** and discover **14 large-scale murals** created by **14 international artists** during the *World Wide Walls* event in 2025. Expect color, creativity, and great photo spots along the way. 🧺 **Part 2: Potluck Picnic @ Aspire Park** After the walk, we’ll head to **Aspire Park** to unwind on the grass. Bring a snack or dish to share if you’d like to join the picnic! ✨ **What to expect:** * Casual social vibe & friendly crowd * Light walking at a relaxed pace * Public art, conversations, and park chill time 👟 Comfortable walking shoes recommended 🥗 Potluck (bring something small to share) Bring also picnic sheet to sit on. 📸 Cameras encouraged! Come enjoy art, fresh air, and good company 🌞

A chill tea hangout where we sip, chat, laugh, and maybe spill a little tea 👀. Come meet new people, make friends, and enjoy a relaxed, feel-good vibe.💗 (Women only)

Join us this Saturday, the 04th of April 2026 from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. as Flaming Spirits Toastmasters Club embarks on a Speakathon consisting of multiple speakers. Along with this session, this meeting will also consist of an impromptu speaking session which will enable guests to deliver a short 1-2 minute speech along with an an insightful evaluation and feedback session. Guests are wholeheartedly welcome to join us and be a part of proceedings. However, prior confirmation is appreciated at least by Wednesday, the 01st of April 2026 since the venue needs to be notified of the head count for logistics and ease of convenience.

Let’s welcome the weekend with a beautiful **sunset walk and relaxed picnic by the sea**! 📅 **Date:** Friday, 3 April 2026 🕔 **Time:** 5:00 PM onwards 🚶‍♂️ **Part 1: Sunset Walk** We’ll start from **West Bay** and stroll along the scenic **Doha Corniche**, enjoying golden hour views as the skyline lights up. 🧺 **Part 2: Potluck Picnic @ MIA Park** We’ll end at **MIA Park**, where everyone is invited to bring a dish, snacks, or drinks to share. Relax on the grass, enjoy great company, and take in the stunning **West Bay night skyline**. ✨ **What to expect:** * Friendly, international crowd * Easy-paced walk (all fitness levels welcome) * Chill, social picnic vibes 🥗 **Potluck idea:** Bring something small to share (homemade or store-bought—both welcome!) Bring also picnic sheet to sit on. 📍 Meeting point: under the Hand Monument in Al Dafna Park at Doha Corniche near Sheraton Hotel https://maps.app.goo.gl/cdjCFmK84qQBzyfw7 📍 Picnic point: on the hill in far-end of MIA Park, called East Mound Skyline View Point https://maps.app.goo.gl/9KJxqBJYD8FnEDat8 👥 Open to all – come solo or with friends Come for the sunset, stay for the conversations, and enjoy one of Doha’s best evening views 🌆

**🏛️ 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://chat.whatsapp.com/EK5pxIwMqfcLaWwSSim8TJ) 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: * 18:00-18:15 - People arrive and chat, get to know each other before the official start. * 18:15-18:25 - 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. * 18:25-19:45 - 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. * 19:45-20:00 - 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. * 20:00 - 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 Club is FREE to attend! We just ask that if we are meeting in a café, buy a beverage! Some chapters rent a space for us to meet, and they may ask for donations to help contribute to the cost of rent. Donations will always be 100% voluntary though! **💛 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** * **​What will we talk about? What's the topic?** ​The topic for the week is shared every Sunday in the Whatsapp group. We try to add the topic to the comment section on this event page as well but if you don’t see it, the topic and the jump-off points will be in our [Whatsapp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EK5pxIwMqfcLaWwSSim8TJ). * **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, but it's not required. * **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 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://chat.whatsapp.com/EK5pxIwMqfcLaWwSSim8TJ)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/). **PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY CLUB - Philosophy, everywhere. ✨** We started in Practical Philosophy back in 2021 and there are now 20+ chapters in over 15 countries, including Canada, Spain, Japan, Mexico and many more! 🗺️ **\*\*\*** **Join our [Whatsapp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EK5pxIwMqfcLaWwSSim8TJ) 👈** **Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/practicalphilosophyclub/) 👈** **Our [website](https://www.practicalphilosophy.club/) 👈**

This Month's Book: *On A Sunbeam* by Tillie Walden Join us for discussion at the Granville Public Library from 6 to 7pm. Follow us on Instagram: @granvillepridebookclub

**Our April novel is: *The Hong Kong Widow* by Kristen Loesch** **This month’s novel blends gothic atmosphere with historical fiction and chilling horror, set against the haunting backdrop of China. The book is 368 pages in print and 10 hours and 42 minutes on audiobook.** In 1950s Hong Kong, Mei is a young refugee of the Chinese Communist revolution struggling to put her past in Shanghai behind her. When she receives a shocking invitation—to take part in a competition in one of the city's most notorious haunted houses, pitting six spirit mediums against one another in a series of six séances over six nights, until a single winner emerges—she has every reason to refuse. Except that the hostess, a former Shanghainese silent film star, is none other than the wife of the man who once destroyed Mei’s entire life. It is promised the winner will receive a fortune, but there is only one prize Mei wants: revenge. Decades later, the final night of that competition has become an infamous urban legend: The police were called to the scene of a brutal massacre but found no evidence, dismissing it as a collective hallucination. Mei knows what she saw, but now someone else is convinced they know what she did. She must uncover the truth about the last night she ever spent in that house—even if the ghosts of her past are waiting for her there. . . .

* Second ever book club! April meet up. All are welcome. * The book will be Play Nice by Rachel Harrison (determined by votes from March Book Club. Let me know if you’d like a free digital copy of the book) * This event will be at the main library, meeting room 1B, the location will not be changed for this event due to the number of people attending, we will just add more chairs if needed! * Feel free to come whether or not you’ve started or finished the book ◡̈ * Small snacks will be provided. You’re welcome to bring your own snacks & drinks too! Starting in June I will try to keep future book clubs at the Dublin Library. Now that I understand their reservation system, I will be on top of it with booking that location as soon as the date is released for the month. Thanks for your understanding with the varying locations in the meantime.

Semi in honor of March being International Women's Month Columbus libraries: [https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3454709](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3454709) Location: SOW Plated Menu: [https://www.sowplated.com/menu-brunch/](https://www.sowplated.com/menu-brunch/) Book summary: In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in computer science, when she's recruited by Russia's largest intelligence agency. By 2018 she's in Silicon Valley as COO of Tangerine, one of America's most famous technology companies. In between her executive management (make offers to promising startups, crush them and copy their features if they refuse); self promotion (check out her latest op-ed in the WSJ, on Work/Life Balance 2.0); and work in gender equality (transfer the most annoying females from her team), she funnels intelligence back to the motherland. But now Russia's asking for more, and Julia's getting nervous. Alice Lu is a first generation Chinese American whose parents are delighted she's working at Tangerine (such a successful company!). Too bad she's slogging away in the lower echelons, recently dumped, and now sharing her expensive two-bedroom apartment with her cousin Cheri, a perennial "founder's girlfriend". One afternoon, while performing a server check, Alice discovers some unusual activity, and now she's burdened with two powerful but distressing suspicions: Tangerine's privacy settings aren't as rigorous as the company claims they are, and the person abusing this loophole might be Julia Lerner herself. The closer Alice gets to Julia, the more Julia questions her own loyalties. Russia may have placed her in the Valley, but she's the one who built her career; isn't she entitled to protect the lifestyle she's earned?

Let's bedazzle some books while we discuss our April pick: Bloodguard by Cecy Robson! Book description: One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise… Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie. Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land and volunteering to fight in the gladiator arena—vicious, bloodthirsty tournaments where only the strongest survive—would earn him enough gold to save his dying sister. He thought there was nothing left to lose. He was wrong—and they took everything. His hope. His freedom. His very humanity. All Leith has left is his battle-scarred body, fueled by rage and hardened from years of fighting for the right to live another day. Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Everything he should hate. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: a chance to win the coveted title of Bloodguard—and his freedom. But in a kingdom built on secrets and lies, hope doesn’t come cheap. Nor will his ultimate revenge… Event: Please bring your own book, journal, bookmarks, etc to bedazzle. If you have bedazzling supplies, please bring them as well. I will supply gems, glue, and picker tools, but if you have certain colors in mind, you may want to bring your own.

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/a/9/6/600_348310902.jpeg Instructor - Crow, HPS Class fee is $30 at the door or approved exchange RSVP with Advance pay of $25 (discounted) by PayPal on the web or by contacting Enchanted Elements (614) 437-2642. Reservations made directly to Enchanted Elements will be added to the class list manually not online. Private Instruction ~ Closed to the Public ~ Initiated Members Only Please come prepared for ritual. Blessings ~ Crow