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ערב פוקר - ספיישל שבועות 🧀
דרינקים, חברים חדשים ומשחק אש 🍸
שישה משתתפים 👬
💰Buy-in: 50
☝️Small Blind: שקל
✌️Big Blind: שנייקל
**לו“ז**
20:00 – דרינקים ומכירים 🥂
20:30 – מתחילים במשחק ✨
הרשמה דרך הקישור כאן 🔗👇
https://gayitup.live/p/poker/
Shavuot's Special Game Picnic
***🎲 מפגש משחקים @ Game Club 🎲***
***יום שישי ה- 22.5 החל מ- 14:00,***
***ספיישל פיקניק משחקים בפארק! 🧺🧀🍷***
בואו לחגוג יחד שבועות! 🎉
**מה בתוכנית?**
🎲 מפגש המועדון הרגיל והאהוב.
🏆 טורניר נושא פרסים שווים. הטורניר בהרשמה מראש עד רביעי ה- 20.5 (ראו פרטים בלינק למטה).
טורניר בהפתעה! משחק יורו אירופאי חדש שיישאר בסוד עד הרגע האחרון 🎁
🍺 לכבוד החג הבירה עלינו.
🍰 חגיגת שבועות עם עוגות גבינה, יין וכיבוד מיוחד
**פרטים טכניים:**
📆 מתי? יום שישי, 22.5
🕗 שעה: 14:00-19:00
📍 איפה: צמוד לחניון שבע טחנות בפארק הירקון, הכניסה לחניון מרוקח 80, רמת גן
💵 40 ש״ח כניסה ללא הטורניר בהרשמה המוקדמת עד ה- 21.5 וסימון באירוע בפייסבוק (בלינקים בסוף התיאור), 50ש"ח אחר כך.
💲 Tournament Buy-in: תוספת 20ש"ח.
🥐 מלא חטיפים, שתייה קלה, ובירות חופשי. 🍰 כיבוד מיוחד לחג.
**🤔 FAQ**
יש הרבה חניה חינם באזור.
יש ספסלים מוצלים ושירותים מסודרים במקום.
**✅ איך נרשמים?**
🥇הרשמה (עד רביעי ה- 20.5) ופרטים נוספים על הטורניר:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/2269054220169181*
📃הרשמה לערב משחקים ללא הטורניר:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/1547614020403951*
**קבוצת העידכונים בוואטסאפ:**
*https://chat.whatsapp.com/ETCOIJkx3rQLHxKPx8PmJS*
**היכונו לטורניר המפתיע של המועדון!**
**המבחן האמיתי שלכם כשחקני לוח מתחיל עכשיו. ⏱️🧩**
🧠 התירוץ של ’הוא כבר שיחק בזה קודם‘ מתבטל. למי האינטואיציה הכי חדה?
🧠 15 דקות ללמוד, טורניר שלם כדי להוכיח שאתם הכי טובים. מקבלים את האתגר?
🧠 יין, עוגות גבינה ואסטרטגיה מנצחת – מוכנים לשבועות הכי מאתגר בפארק?
***בואו להוכיח מי המאסטר-אסטרטג האמיתי!!! 👑⚔️***
**🎲 מפגש המועדון החודשי 🎲**
אוהבים קטאן? מכורים לשם קוד? חושבים שאתם אסטרטגיים מומחים? 👑
בואו להנות ממגוון רחב של משחקי קופסה. זוהי הזדמנות מצוינת להכיר אנשים ומשחקים חדשים. 🎯
לא משנה אם אתם מחפשים ערב מהנה עם חברים, משפחה, דייט או לבד ולהכיר אנשים חדשים – המשחקים הם דרך מעולה לשבור את הקרח ולבנות קשרים. 🧑🤝🧑💬
אין צורך בידע מוקדם! האירוע מתאים לכל הרמות:
💠 שחקנים מתחילים – אל דאגה, נלמד אתכם את כל מה שצריך!
💠 שחקנים ותיקים – אתם מוזמנים גם לגלות משחקים חדשים וגם להביא את הלהיטים המובחרים שלכם מהבית.
מוזמנים להצטרף לאירוע מלא באתגרים, תחרות, אסטרטגיה ובעיקר כיף! עם אוסף משחקי קופסה גדול של מעל 100 משחקים – כולל אהובים ומוכרים. 🧩
Philosophy Group Meeting -- Hebrew
Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful.
Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed.
We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough.
Please join our WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt
Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you.
Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)
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Shut Up & Write!® at Beit Ariela
**IMPORTANT NOTICE:** This group is moving to the Shut Up & Write! website. You can join the new group and RSVP to upcoming events here: [https://www.shutupwrite.com/series/id2uo3rncF00](https://www.shutupwrite.com/series/id2uo3rncF00)
If you don't have a Shut Up & Write! account yet, you can [sign up here](https://www.shutupwrite.com/signup). If you have any questions or would like any help, please [contact us here](https://www.shutupwrite.com/contact).
Thank you!
The Shut Up & Write! Team
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Join us for some focused writing time. All writers and all experience levels are welcome and don’t worry, no one will see what you've written. This session is about getting your writing done and meeting other writers in your area.
When you show up, say hello to everyone, grab a drink, and get your writing tools ready. Once you’re all settled, take some time to chat with your fellow writers. Once everyone’s arrived, I will lead quick introductions and then set the timer for our quiet and focused writing session.
Afterward, we’ll have time to chat and get to know each other. We often talk about our successes and challenges as writers. If you don’t have time to stick around, no worries!
If you don't know how to find the location, or how to find us inside - write me (the organizer, Alex Zak).
**A note about the format**
We don’t host critiques or readings. These events are a safe space for writers of all skill levels and genres to work on their craft, so no one will read or critique your writing.
For our full event schedule, visit [https://shutupwrite.com](https://shutupwrite.com).
**Other Important Details:**
WiFi name/password: TBD
Venue Guidelines: Please thank our hosts by purchasing something.
ערב פוקר - ספיישל שבועות 🧀
דרינקים, חברים חדשים ומשחק אש 🍸
שישה משתתפים 👬
💰Buy-in: 50
☝️Small Blind: שקל
✌️Big Blind: שנייקל
**לו“ז**
20:00 – דרינקים ומכירים 🥂
20:30 – מתחילים במשחק ✨
הרשמה דרך הקישור כאן 🔗👇
https://gayitup.live/p/poker/
Founders Running Club :: Tel Aviv
**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.
Join locall Tel-Aviv chat with all news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWWgu9DznjzLvMe8p6cVCu?mode=ac_t
For any questions pleae contact Tel-Aviv city leaders:
Lev +972 55-7704496
Ilia +972535007183
Nastya +972533838320
Dan +972537162316
More about FRC global:
🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022
🌍 Now in 35+ cities
📅 Running + Networking events + Community
**Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats)
**Stay updated**:
Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/)
LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/)
Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/)
Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC)
Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)
Shavuot's Special Game Picnic
***🎲 מפגש משחקים @ Game Club 🎲***
***יום שישי ה- 22.5 החל מ- 14:00,***
***ספיישל פיקניק משחקים בפארק! 🧺🧀🍷***
בואו לחגוג יחד שבועות! 🎉
**מה בתוכנית?**
🎲 מפגש המועדון הרגיל והאהוב.
🏆 טורניר נושא פרסים שווים. הטורניר בהרשמה מראש עד רביעי ה- 20.5 (ראו פרטים בלינק למטה).
טורניר בהפתעה! משחק יורו אירופאי חדש שיישאר בסוד עד הרגע האחרון 🎁
🍺 לכבוד החג הבירה עלינו.
🍰 חגיגת שבועות עם עוגות גבינה, יין וכיבוד מיוחד
**פרטים טכניים:**
📆 מתי? יום שישי, 22.5
🕗 שעה: 14:00-19:00
📍 איפה: צמוד לחניון שבע טחנות בפארק הירקון, הכניסה לחניון מרוקח 80, רמת גן
💵 40 ש״ח כניסה ללא הטורניר בהרשמה המוקדמת עד ה- 21.5 וסימון באירוע בפייסבוק (בלינקים בסוף התיאור), 50ש"ח אחר כך.
💲 Tournament Buy-in: תוספת 20ש"ח.
🥐 מלא חטיפים, שתייה קלה, ובירות חופשי. 🍰 כיבוד מיוחד לחג.
**🤔 FAQ**
יש הרבה חניה חינם באזור.
יש ספסלים מוצלים ושירותים מסודרים במקום.
**✅ איך נרשמים?**
🥇הרשמה (עד רביעי ה- 20.5) ופרטים נוספים על הטורניר:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/2269054220169181*
📃הרשמה לערב משחקים ללא הטורניר:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/1547614020403951*
**קבוצת העידכונים בוואטסאפ:**
*https://chat.whatsapp.com/ETCOIJkx3rQLHxKPx8PmJS*
**היכונו לטורניר המפתיע של המועדון!**
**המבחן האמיתי שלכם כשחקני לוח מתחיל עכשיו. ⏱️🧩**
🧠 התירוץ של ’הוא כבר שיחק בזה קודם‘ מתבטל. למי האינטואיציה הכי חדה?
🧠 15 דקות ללמוד, טורניר שלם כדי להוכיח שאתם הכי טובים. מקבלים את האתגר?
🧠 יין, עוגות גבינה ואסטרטגיה מנצחת – מוכנים לשבועות הכי מאתגר בפארק?
***בואו להוכיח מי המאסטר-אסטרטג האמיתי!!! 👑⚔️***
**🎲 מפגש המועדון החודשי 🎲**
אוהבים קטאן? מכורים לשם קוד? חושבים שאתם אסטרטגיים מומחים? 👑
בואו להנות ממגוון רחב של משחקי קופסה. זוהי הזדמנות מצוינת להכיר אנשים ומשחקים חדשים. 🎯
לא משנה אם אתם מחפשים ערב מהנה עם חברים, משפחה, דייט או לבד ולהכיר אנשים חדשים – המשחקים הם דרך מעולה לשבור את הקרח ולבנות קשרים. 🧑🤝🧑💬
אין צורך בידע מוקדם! האירוע מתאים לכל הרמות:
💠 שחקנים מתחילים – אל דאגה, נלמד אתכם את כל מה שצריך!
💠 שחקנים ותיקים – אתם מוזמנים גם לגלות משחקים חדשים וגם להביא את הלהיטים המובחרים שלכם מהבית.
מוזמנים להצטרף לאירוע מלא באתגרים, תחרות, אסטרטגיה ובעיקר כיף! עם אוסף משחקי קופסה גדול של מעל 100 משחקים – כולל אהובים ומוכרים. 🧩
Philosophy Group Meeting -- Hebrew
Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful.
Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed.
We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough.
Please join our WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt
Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you.
Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)
Consumer Fraud Events Near You
Connect with your local Consumer Fraud community
NAMI Family-to-Family Summer Session
Summer Session, Thursdays, June 4 - July 23, 2026, from 6 to 8:30pm ET
**NAMI Family-to-Family** is a free, eight-week program for family members, caregivers, and partners of individuals living with mental illness. NAMI Family-to-Family provides information about anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental health conditions. Other topics covered include communication, problem solving, treatment, and recovery.
Franklin Park Conservatory / Columbus Brewing Company
**History**
The [Franklin Park Conservatory](https://www.fpconservatory.org/)’s roots trace back to 1852 when the Franklin County Agricultural Society purchased 88 acres of land to host the Ohio State Fair. After the fair moved to its permanent home, the city of Columbus transformed the grounds into Franklin Park in 1884. This transition shifted the space from a temporary event site to a dedicated public green space for the growing community. The park became a central hub for outdoor recreation and early civic gatherings in the neighborhood.
In 1895, the landmark Victorian-style Palm House opened its doors, drawing heavy inspiration from the Glass Palace of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This iron and glass structure became an immediate icon, housing exotic plants that residents would otherwise never see in the Midwest. It remains the oldest part of the facility and serves as a primary link to the conservatory’s 19th-century origins. For decades, it stood as a singular testament to grand horticultural architecture in Central Ohio.
A major turning point arrived in 1992 when Columbus hosted AmeriFlora '92, an international horticultural exhibition. This massive event prompted a $16 million renovation and expansion, adding significantly more greenhouse space and the Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse. The festival put the conservatory on the international map and fundamentally changed its scale and ambition. Following the event, the facility transitioned from a city-run park to a private, non-profit organization.
In 2003, the conservatory’s identity was further defined through a long-term partnership with world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. After a successful exhibition, the Friends of the Conservatory purchased most of the glass installations, creating the largest permanent collection of Chihuly’s work in a botanical setting. These vibrant glass sculptures are now woven throughout the biomes, blending art with nature. This addition helped cement the conservatory as a premier cultural destination rather than just a botanical garden.
Recent years have seen the site expand beyond the glass walls to emphasize community engagement and outdoor education. The 2018 opening of the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Children’s Garden added two acres of interactive landscape designed for hands-on learning. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus also provides local residents with space to grow their own food and learn sustainable practices. Today, the conservatory balances its historic Victorian charm with modern commitments to local ecology and the Columbus community.
**Maps of the Conservatory**
Here is the [main map](https://www.fpconservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/franklin-park-zones-scaled.jpg) of the Conservatory grounds. Here's a [map of the areas](https://www.fpconservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ConstructionMap-2026.jpg) in which the Conservatory has ongoing construction (see below).
**Summary**
For this event, we'll explore Columbus's highly-rated and very popular Conservatory. As mentioned above, the Conservatory is doing renovations on parts of the facility. These renovations are scheduled to be ongoing until the Fall of next year.
Basically, no matter when you go to the Conservatory over the next 18 months, you're going to see some metaphorical orange barrels. So let's just go now.
**Tickets and pricing**
On the first Sunday of every month, the Conservatory is free for residents of Franklin County and the city of Columbus. You must bring an ID to receive this discount. (Yes, they do check.) Otherwise, tickets are $25.20.
Members of the Columbus Zoo (of which I am one) do get a discount on tickets, though I have never actually bought a ticket to the Conservatory (I've always gone on free days). I believe the discount is $4.
Parking is always free.
If you have additional questions about pricing or whether and for what you qualify, you can reach the Conservatory at 614-715-8000.
**Where we'll meet**
We will meet just outside the main entrance. I guarantee there's going to be a line. The Conservatory is always popular on free days, and especially in nice weather.
**Your GPS is stupid!**
Be careful simply typing "Franklin Park Conservatory" in your GPS and going where it tells you.
The only way to access the parking lot to the Conservatory is off of Broad Street. Unfortunately, since Google Maps is unable to find its way out of a wet paper bag, it has a tendency to want to take people to a mythical, non-existent Conservatory entrance on Nelson Road.
If your GPS does this, just drive to the north side of the Conservatory along Broad Street. Your GPS should then redirect you to the main Conservatory entrance. If your GPS doesn't, then throw your phone away\* and look for the big Conservatory sign on the south side of Broad Street between Nelson Road and Franklin Park West.
You also should be able to use the map pin I've provided, below, and it should properly direct you to where you need to drive.
\* Don't really do this.
**After the event**
After stopping to smell the roses, for those that are interested, we'll head to the nearby [Columbus Brewing Company Beer Hall](https://columbusbrewing.com/location/beer-hall/) for [drinks](https://columbusbrewing.com/location/beer-hall/#draft-list) and [lunch](https://columbusbrewing.com/location/beer-hall/#food-menu).
The Beer Hall's actual address is [200 Kelton Ave, Columbus, OH 43205](https://www.google.com/maps/place/200+Kelton+Ave,+Columbus,+OH+43205/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x883889a94ac4acad:0xadb2e60240dbc38b?sa=X&ved=1t:242&ictx=111) (it's literally just on the south side of the Conservatory). Be sure this is where your GPS is taking you when you use it, as the Brewing Company has a taproom on Harrison Avenue that is *not* what you want for this event.
We should be at the Beer Hall by 1 if you can't make the Conservatory and just want to join us for drinks.
Three Creeks Metro Park
We'll get in around 4 miles at Three Creeks Metro Parks, primarily natural trails. 17-18 minute miles, no one left behind, and faster walkers are free to lead out.
Optional lunch after!
If you're joining for hiking all the metro parks, this is the sixth one!
Free In-Person Meeting: Healing from Trauma and Past Betrayals
This is a free, in person meeting.
Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse.
Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well.
Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship.
Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action?
Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships!
Break free from self imposed limitations
Here we will discuss:
• How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes.
• Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you?
• Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it?
• Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love?
• Fights & arguments - what's really behind them?
• What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others?
• How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change?
• Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them?
• How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about?
• How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career?
Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general.
Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person.
Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life.
We look forward to having you join us!
This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.
Drunken Philosophy: What’s up with all the AI hate?
**Welcome to Drunken Philosophy** a casual, curious social discussion
**Optional topic for this meetup: What's up with all the AI hate?**
A recent survey found that 74% of Americans have a negative view of AI, and I want to know why. Come out and debate whether AI is good or bad.
My hot take: a labor-saving tool that could potentially help cure cancer gets called dangerous because it might raise unemployment or cause a speculative investment bubble, that tells you a lot more about capitalism and the economic system we live under than it does about the tool itself. As a computer programmer, I think AI is a wonderful tool that has increased my productivity by at least an order of magnitude. I'd go so far as to say Claude Code is the best tool I have ever used. Debate me and name a better one.
Is AI potentially dangerous? Yes, but so are a lot of tools. Chainsaws. Steam engines (early ones would occasionally explode and kill everyone in the room). Do you think cavemen sat around debating whether fire could be used as a weapon or for self-harm, and decided not to discover it?
I have two friends who hate AI for opposite reasons: one thinks it's a fad and not useful, and the other thinks it's going to take over everything and cause human extinction.
Come out tonight, have a friendly debate, and make some friends.
No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it's fun.













