Concept Art

**Total beginners** **welcome so come try!** A whole new movement, fitness & self defense cultural activity **outdoors!** Structured progressive practices for **Strength**, **Flexibility, Coordination, Balance** & **Self Defense** skills in a fun friendly group environment! Totally NOT what you expect, **serious cardio**, **whole body movement** & **practical!** You will really be surprised by what WE do but even more by what YOU can do! Nothing like what you imagine about Kung Fu, No screaming, No rigidness, No mysticism & No getting hit… but YES, definitely a fun workout with great people! **Curious?** To get an ideal of what class is like, hear instructor & hear student testimonials go to: [https://www.instagram.com/natural.style.kungfu](instagram.com/natural.style.kungfu) **FEE:** 1st time TRIAL fee only $100 HKD. Please RSVP here or Whatsapp me. Non-Resident $150 HKD. After trial 10 class package is $1500 HKD or $200 HKD single class. **WEAR:** Workout clothing, sports shoes & bring bottle of water! **WHEN:** Tuesday 6:45pm NEW people. Please be on time, warm up very important for your 1st class! **WHERE:** Inside Kowloon Park. Meet at McDonalds across from Indoor Swimming Pool entrance, next to Sports Center. MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan, or Austin. Link below: [Kowloon Park Swimming Pool](https://maps.apple.com/?address=22%20Austin%20Rd,%20Tsim%20Sha%20Tsui,%20Kowloon,%20Hong%20Kong%20SAR,%20China&auid=15054175802527892571&ll=22.301815,114.170365&lsp=9902&q=Kowloon%20Park%20Swimming%20Pool&_ext=CjIKBAgEEAUKBAgFEAMKBQgGEKcBCgQIChAACgQIUhADCgQIVRAQCgQIWRADCgUIpAEQARIkKSODum0jNjZAMWByPQiohFxAORGqqD1gZDZAQaw+9nwmkVxA&t=m) **WHY:** Out of shape? Gym BORING? Incredible friendly community? More? You want to exercise & have fun building strength, flexibility, coordination & self-defense skills while cultivating patience, focus, confidence & yes… discipline! **HOW:** To get in touch with me, Whatsapp .9420.0360. or email through Meetup. For more info about my art, please visit NaturalStyleKungfu.com. **\- Book a Private 1\-on\-1 Kungfu Class\!** Learn at your own pace & prepare for later group classes, choose the day & time suitable to you! Private Class in Kowloon Park: 1.5 Hours $500, other locations $900 **-**

**You need to register in the below link to attend the meetup** [Register here](https://forms.gle/eYxjmEEB72xDZVw99) **NOTE: This meetup is exclusive and the final list of attendees is at the discretion of the host. You will receive an invitation via email before the meetup date.** We are delighted to announce that our next meetup will be in cooperation with **Bullish**. Special thanks to our sponsor, **Bullish**, for making this event happen. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Speaker 1: Sébastien Borget** **Topic:** Unchaining Creators by moving the Creators Economy onchain **Bio:** He is an entrepreneur and father with 14 years of experience in growing startups, including 4 years in blockchain and 11 years in mobile gaming. He is the Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, a pioneering virtual world where players build, own, and monetize gaming experiences using NFTs and SAND, the platform’s utility token. In 2020, he became President of the Blockchain Game Alliance, representing over 250 industry leaders. Recognized among CoinTelegraph’s Top 100 most influential people in crypto, Sébastien holds a Computer Science Engineering degree from Telecom SudParis, one of France’s leading ICT graduate schools. **Summary:** He will share how his journey in user-generated content and gaming led him to co-found one of the largest decentralized virtual worlds, partnering with more than 400 major brands. He’ll highlight why creators across all platforms still struggle to get discovered, build communities, and grow their economies; despite the industry’s progress. These challenges inspired him to launch SANDchain, designed as the financial backbone of creativity, empowering creators to introduce loyalty points and access on-chain financialization in a transparent, interoperable way. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Speaker 2: Olaf Torne** **Title:** Accelerating equity exotics RFQ response times using ML **Bio:** He leads the APAC front-office equity derivatives quant team at Barclays, with over 15 years of experience in quantitative finance spanning flow and exotic derivatives and quantitative investment strategies (QIS). Holding a PhD in mathematics from Brussels University and a graduate certificate in artificial intelligence from Stanford University, he combines classical modeling with machine learning to tackle complex financial challenges. His career includes roles at Merrill Lynch and research collaboration at Ecole Centrale Paris, where he published academic papers and built advanced models. As a team leader, he values collaboration, integrity, and innovation, mentoring others to drive excellence and impact. **Summary:** We present several use cases arising in equity structured product issuance, where time-consuming Monte Carlo or Finite Difference based approaches can potentially be enhanced using Machine Learning models. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Speaker 3:** MA Jianfei **Title:** Enhancing LLMs' Phonological Reasoning in Chinese via a Fine-tuning and Reinforcement Learning Framework **Bio:** He holds a BA in Translation and Linguistics from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University （PolyU） and is currently a first-year Ph.D. student there. His research interests lie in computational linguistics. Under his supervisor's guidance, he is currently working on speech disorders in autism, with future plans to explore AI for therapy. He is currently including one first-author EMNLP (oral) and one ACL (oral, second author), alongside three workshop papers. His work primarily focuses on analyzing linguistic phenomena within model mechanisms （interpretability） and leveraging these phenomena to enhance model performance. **Summary:** This talk addresses a key challenge in Chinese NLP: the language's complex phonological system leads to a vast number of homophones. Netizens often exploit this for wordplay or to circumvent content filters, which impacts tasks like high-quality web scraping and sensitive content detection. While Large Language Models (LLMs) possess some innate phonological knowledge, we argue that explicitly teaching them to align phonetic and textual information is crucial. To this end, we constructed a comprehensive Chinese homophone dataset, encompassing typing errors, ASR misrecognitions, and real-world online puns. We then developed a framework combining Supervised Fine-tuning (SFT) to mimic human-like reasoning and Reinforcement Learning (RL) to stabilize the acquired skills. Our results show that even smaller models can achieve phonological reasoning abilities comparable to their larger teacher models. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Time:** Thursday, December 18th, 2025, 18:30 PM to 9:00 PM HKT (Registration start at 6:45pm) **Venue:** The Centrium, Building **Address:** Bullish limited, 31/F, The Centrium building, 60 Wyndham St, Central

$20 for 2 hours

\* This event is listed here for info only. Please complete your registration on **[The 852 Community on Heylo](https://heylo.group/the852)**. Download the app to view more details and receive workout photos: [Apple](https://apps.apple.com/hk/app/heylo-build-community-groups/id1445966180?l=en-GB) / [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.piccup&pcampaignid=web_share) \* Blending **martial arts’ power**, **yoga’s mobility**, and **osteopathy’s precision**, movement trainer and osteopath Jonathan Vallade helps you upscale your fitness and strength smartly and safely in this transformative bootcamp. This weekly bodyweight and band assisted class focuses on building endurance, strength, power and flexibility through full-body workout. ⏰ 7:00 pm \~ 8:00 pm on Thursdays ✨ Bring towel, water, gym gloves, and yoga mat (optional). 🎟 FREE for all members. Membership is HK$150/month, cancel anytime. \*\*\* **Register the event here: [The 852 on Heylo](http://heylo.group/the852)** \*\*\* **Coach Jonathan Vallade** A **former French National Wushu Team member**, **trained osteopath**, and **holder of DEJEPS**, Jon uniquely bridges elite martial arts and fitness with clinical precision. His 25+ years of multidisciplinary expertise include: 🥋 Elite practitioner and trainer: **Martial arts**, **Brazilian Ju Jitsu**, **Taiji Quan**, **yoga**, and fitness 💪 Osteopath and biomechanics expert 🎯 Creator of MOCA system and cards devising effective fitness training \*\*\* ***[The 852](https://heylo.group/the852)***[ ](https://heylo.group/the852)*is a Fitness & Social Community that supports an active lifestyle through accessible monthly membership pricing of HK$150. Members can enjoy free weekly outdoor workouts, member benefits, discounted rates or free to select paid events.* Follow us on [I](https://www.instagram.com/the852hk/)**[nstagram @The852HK](https://www.instagram.com/the852hk/)** **The 852 on Heylo : https://heylo.group/the852** Download the app to view details: [Apple](https://apps.apple.com/hk/app/heylo-build-community-groups/id1445966180?l=en-GB) / [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.piccup&pcampaignid=web_share)

LAST MOMENTS before the bar will be closed permanently on 1 Jan 2026 * **Date & Time**: Thursday 18 Dec, 8pm * **Meeting Point & Venue**: exact spot shared after payment * **Cost**: HK$190 including one signature cocktails worth $130-150 Excluding extra drinks pay-at-bar * First come, first serve. FPS or Payme to 55073213. Please provide the payment slip to WhatsApp: 55073213 to keep your spot! * **Highlights**: \- Instagram\-able background decoration: Capture your moment with a camera \- Themed cocktails; casual bar seating for mingling * **Vibe**: Relaxed group hangout for expats, new comers and locals to unwind and talk with a drink * **Why Join?**: Experience a bar inspired by the history of a place with the highest density of people per kilometre in the past before its site redevelopment; good for sharing stories over drinks **RSVP Now** — limited spots. Share your drink preference when you join. Meet for drinks and chats at a hidden bar in Kowloon. The bar has a nostalgic old HK city theme with signature cocktails for some instagram-able photos/reels and let your friends be jealous about the place. #HongKongBars #TsimShaTsuiNight #KowloonWalledCity #Hangout #LocalDrinks #FragrantHarbourVibes #BarHoppingHK #HappyHourHK #CulturalNights #Hidden #Bar #OldHongKong #Social **Photo Consent Notice**: By joining, you consent to photos/videos from the event being used for future promotions. If you'd rather opt out, let me know!

Learn different techniques and different media (e.g. watercolour painting, sketching with pastel, charcoal...) for different subjects (still-life, landscape, portraiture…) of different themes to produce your own portfolios for IGCSE, IB, application for universities. Only one charge and all art materials will be provided! Please RSVP call or WhatsApp Win Davies +852 9332 0424.your own portfolios for IGCSE, IB, application for universities. Only one charge and all art materials will be provided! Please RSVP call or WhatsApp Win Davies +852 9332 0424.

**General idea:** Join us for a relaxed people-drawing-people activity over coffee or a drink. Both newcomers and experienced participants are welcome to join. **💰 Price** : Only pay for your drink! We don't charge a fee. **✅ Guidelines**: * Bring your own paper, pencil, drawing tablet etc ✏️ * Greet the host(s)! * Buy yourself a drink (tea, coffee, sodas, etc) * Find a seat and start drawing your surroundings (especially the people). 📣 **Join our socials!** Follow [our official Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/people_drawing_people/) for event photos **@peopledrawingpeople** Grow the event by sharing your own drawings and tag us! 📸 **Photos** Hosts will also take descriptive shots of the event and your drawings to promote this meetup to new members outside. If you prefer not to appear in photographs just let them know. **[ Optional activities ]** For variety we may suggest optional activities which you can choose to participate in or not. These include volunteering as a model for the group, or partnering up with people for longer model/artist exchanges, skill sharing, etc.

Key Features: 1. **Expert Instruction:** Join our skilled and passionate founder Angel Dee, who will guide you through the art of charcuterie board creation. Learn the secrets of balancing flavors, textures, and presentation to craft a colorful and delicious charcuterie masterpiece. 2. **High-Quality Ingredients:** We provide a curated selection of premium charcuterie items, artisanal cheeses, fresh and dries fruits, and a variety of condiments. You'll work with top-quality ingredients to create a board that's both beautiful and delicious. 3. **Hands-On Experience:** Get your hands dirty as you arrange, slice, and assemble your charcuterie board. Our class is designed to be interactive and fun, so you can actively participate and gain practical skills. 4. **Wine and Beverage Pairing:** Discover the art of pairing your charcuterie creations with the perfect wine and beverages. Our expert will provide recommendations and guide you through the process, enhancing your tasting experience. 5. **Take-Home Knowledge:** You'll leave the class with newfound expertise in charcuterie board creation, including knowledge about ingredient sourcing, presentation techniques, and pairing tips. 6. **Charcuterie Tools:** We'll provide the essential charcuterie tools and accessories needed for your class, ensuring you have everything required to craft your board like a pro. 7. **Friendly Environment:** Our classes are designed for all skill levels, from beginners to culinary enthusiasts. You'll meet like-minded individuals, making it a great opportunity for socializing and networking. 8. **Customization:** Want to create a charcuterie board tailored to your dietary preferences or a specific theme? We'll help you adapt the class to meet your individual needs. 9. **Memorable Experience:** In addition to gaining culinary skills, you'll create unforgettable memories during this engaging and enjoyable class. All participants boards can be wrapped to be taken home at the end of the class.10. **Gift Option:** This class makes a fantastic gift for foodies, friends, and loved ones who appreciate the art of charcuterie.

**Hooked, disoriented, lost…** It’s a common sight to see people everywhere around us glued to their smartphone screens, and in this outing we would capture people using their cell phones in the streets. The idea is to capture the hooked humanity in various contexts, situations and relations by applying photographic techniques. Please have a look at some of the pictures on the theme in this event's album below. **Meeting Time and Place:** **3.30pm** at the **Wan Chai MTR Station**, **Exit A3** (street level, Johnston Road). We would meet **3.30pm at the Wan Chai MTR Station Exit A3 (street level, Johnston Road)**, then walk around Wan Chai neighbourhood taking pictures and re-group **5pm** at **Eric Kayser Cafe, 248 Queen’s Rd E, Wan Chai** (opposite Hopewell Centre) for photo sharing/discussion over a drink. **IMPORTANT:** Please sign up only if you are coming, those not showing up 2x in a row would be taken off the group list while active members would be given a preference over long inactive members, the last minute habitual dropouts and no-shows. **FINALLY:** For every image you post, please comment on at least one other image, no matter if you think you are qualified to comment or not. You can always give some constructive comments with regard to Colour, Tone, Light, Action, Pattern, Balance, Composition, Visual and Emotional appeal of the image/s. This group is about sharing and learning from each other.”

**Christmas Party, Potluck & White Elephant Gift Exchange!!!** Christmas Potluck (bring food to share) and White Elephant Gift Exchange (bring gift) Party! Bring Gift & Food/Snacks to share & BYOB! Will order Pizza/Korean Chicken/something to supplement! Come to both class and party or either one... but come! Showers & Sauna available at Clubhouse! **Who:** Event only for students & their guest. **Where:** Clubhouse, will send details to current students! **Schedule:** * 2:30 Meet at MTR * 3:00 Start Class * 4:30 Finish Class * 5:00-10:00pm Party/Food/Billiards/Bowling/Card Games

**Decagone** Upon arriving for their first day on the job in a deep ocean research facility, it becomes apparent that the crew are caught in a uniquely horrifying situation. They’ve become trapped inside a time-loop, along with a number of rather peculiar and dangerous experiments. Every ten minutes, the crew finds themselves back in the elevator they arrived in. Unable to escape, and no time to call for help, how long until they've looped one too many times for their mind to handle? A Mothership adventure. **The Eternal Grind Cafe** Your hubris has angered the gods, and to teach you a lesson in humility, you have been sent to hell! Hell turns out to be a minimum wage job in a tip-based industry. In your own universe you might have been a hero, a demigod, or a villain, but here you are but a lowly barista of the Eternal Grind Café– and the breakfast rush is coming. **Discworld - A Rite Before Hogswatch** It’s the night before Hogswatch and someone’s decided that Mr Alfred Hinsley, owner of the Ankh Morpork Metalworking Factory, needs to be taught a lesson about humility, family, and kindness this winter holiday. Usually, this is a job goes to the big leagues ghosts, the ones that haunt opera houses and ancient moors — unfortunately, due to a clerical error they’ve been double-booked to haunt some *other* rich guy. The job now falls to you, the troupe of Treacle Mine Road Community Theatre — you’re not ghosts, and you're not that into morality plays, and honestly you don’t even know this bloke very well, but a gig’s a gig and you’ve done enough Hogswatch Panto to know how this goes. WHAT IS ONE-SHOT SATURDAY? It's a weekly meet-up in Sheung Wan/Central, focusing on indie games and single-session games (one-shots). 而家所有游戏係英文嘅但如果你要嚟玩中文游戏，我哋會無任歡迎。只要湊啱玩家就行！ You can drop in and play at any One-Shot Saturday – you do not need to have played in a previous session or commit to playing again. Whether you've played an RPG before or not, you're welcome to join us. Please arrive on time as once the games begin it becomes difficult to properly introduce latecomers. Join the conversation, make plans, suggest games to play, etc. — Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oneshotsaturdays/ *** WHAT IS A TABLETOP RPG? It's a game in which you never know where the next stop will be, because it’s all down to the decisions you and your fellow players make. Usually one person is the Game Master (or "GM"). Everyone else will be players, taking the role of the characters in the game. The players get to say what their characters say, think, and do. The GM describes everything else in the world. Then... we play to find out what happens. The game is a conversation: I say something, then you reply, maybe someone else chimes in. We talk about what's happening to the characters we imagine and the world around them. We also talk about the rules, which help us decide what happens next if the next step is in doubt. The rules differ from game to game: some use dice to shape the story, others use cards or something else. It's always a conversation, though.

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This special holiday event will be AT GAMEARENA near the Gateway!!! Come with games if you like but also come just to chill and relax with new and old friends before we end the 2025 year. Snacks will be provided and working to get holiday drinks like last year if you would like partake more at the bar. Play game at the main venue or other games COGG members bring! \-\-\- **Usual In-Person Notes** \-\-\- **Attendees:** Don't have a game to show? Not a problem! All are welcomed and invited from all ages and backgrounds. The more we can have to play test our games the better! **Developers:** Do you have a game that you would like to get critical feedback on? Would you like an excuse to work on a game with other talented artists, programmers, musicians, designers, and writers? Digital, table-top, non-experienced developers, and the like are welcomed! We'll provide signage for your game to help others learn more about your work. Wifi, outlets, tables, and seats (though standing tables also) are available. Come to the Prototype and Play workshop to collaborate and meet local game developers for an evening of epic and raw game play fun! Play works-in-progress, show off your own game, work with others to add polish to a game, or even lend your talents to other fellow developers. For this event, light snacks from the bar and water will be provided! Though you can purchase you own if you like at the bar: [https://www.game-arena.co/menu](https://www.game-arena.co/menu) Can use South Garage at the Gateway with a $5 voucher on your way out. 75 E 11th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201 [https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9) If you have any questions or comments, as always, feel free to reach out to us at info@[thecogg.com](http://thecogg.com/)!

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. \ We are donation based. Every week we get together and work technical skills and live pressure testing. \ Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from altercations in the real world to the ring and some still compete in the cage. \ 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 inside the whetstone rec center in the auditorium, upstairs in classroom B or 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 1pm Wednesday 5:30pm From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \ \ You must have a free leisure card for the rec center and must be registered for our class specifically .\ Wear workout clothing \ Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \ WE HAVE GLOVES. \ Hope to see you soon :-).\ We are run off of donations. \ let me know if you have any questions :)

Private Group. Closed to the Public Knowing ourselves and understanding our abilities is the first step toward wielding our gifts with control and accuracy. In subsequent classes we will verify and hone our talents with activities and discussion. These are hands-on workshops and participation is expected. The goal of our series will be to develop expertise in areas of particular interest such as mediumship, channeling, divination, healing and, etc.. Our ultimate directions will be determined by class members as we evolve. I look forward to sharing and discovering with you. - Cynthia

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. \ We are donation based. Every week we get together and work technical skills and live pressure testing. \ Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from altercations in the real world to the ring and some still compete in the cage. \ 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 inside the whetstone rec in the auditorium, center upstairs in classroom B or 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 1pm Wednesday 5:30pm From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \ \ You must have a free leisure card for the rec center and must be registered for our class specifically .\ Wear workout clothing \ Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \ WE HAVE GLOVES. \ Hope to see you soon :-).\ We are run off of donations. \ let me know if you have any questions :)

**⚔️ Introduction to Wargaming & Painting Miniature Soldiers at The Arcane Foundry ⚔️** Join me in **The War Room at [The Arcane Foundry](https://share.google/S5i6DYJnJteHWeKtd)** for a laid-back evening of hobby talk and tabletop fun! For just **$15**, you’ll get a **3D-printed regiment of 20 high quality resin models** of your choice to paint — a **$40 value!** Bring your creativity, relax, and let’s make something awesome together. **Choose one from Below:** * 20 Orc Warriors * 20 Empire Soldiers * 20 Dwarf Warriors * 20 Elf Spearmen Step into a world where strategy meets artistry — and where every painted figure tells a story of battle, honor, and imagination. Join **Daclaud** at **The Arcane Foundry** for an evening that introduces newcomers and enthusiasts alike to the timeless craft of **tabletop wargaming** and **miniature painting**. My own journey began with a fascination for fantasy — knights in armor, grim and hardened warriors, and monstrous creatures locked in epic battle. That passion led me to **Dungeons & Dragons**, where I painted my first **Basic Heroes set** and felt the spark that comes from bringing a character to life in miniature form. Not long after, I discovered **Warhammer Fantasy** and **Warhammer 40,000**, and I was hooked. The vision of vast armies clashing across the table — each unit meticulously painted, each story unfolding through dice and imagination — became my creative obsession. During this event, we’ll explore the **origins of wargaming**, from its early military simulations to the richly detailed worlds of modern tabletop battle systems. You’ll learn how to **build and customize your own armies**, paint your first figures, and experience the joy of turning strategy and storytelling into a hands-on art form. Whether you’re drawn by the lore, the hobby, or the thrill of commanding miniature legions, this introduction will open the gates to a world that has captivated hobbyists for generations. **🎨 RSVP today and join us at The Arcane Foundry — where every brushstroke and battle tells a story.**

**Calling all queer crochet enthusiasts;** I am a visual artist located in Columbus that is searching for people who may want to gather while also participating in creating a piece of artwork. My goal is to spend time enjoying one another’s company while making a work of art that will be displayed within our community. I plan to teach people to crochet (if unfamiliar) while also inviting current fiber artists to join us for some much-needed social interaction. There are no expectations from those who attend, materials will be included, and any amount of participation is welcome! If you have a favorite crochet hook or current project you are welcome to bring that along too! The primary goal is to foster a safe space for our community to chat, create and be. For further information please email [landerknits@outlook.com.](http://landerknits@outlook.com.) \*This will be our first meeting, bring friends and make new ones. Come as you are and make along side other like-minded folks.