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Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to protect all living creatures, present and future. It soon became known as the Ministry for the Future, and this is its story. From legendary science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate change unlike any ever imagined. Told entirely through fictional eye-witness accounts, *The Ministry for the Future* is a masterpiece of the imagination, the story of how climate change will affect us all over the decades to come. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us—and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face. It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written. ***\*\**** *The event takes place in the Library of the Regenbogenhaus, which is open from 15h00-19h00 on Wednesdays. You're welcome to visit the library, before the book discussion in the House of Colour* \*\* \*\* **Reminder:** The Sci-Fi & Fantasy books group meets monthly, and has a limit of 12 persons (due to venue size at the Regenbogenhaus). The Sci-Fi Fantasy group has a Whatsapp Group chat, and Excel sheet for suggesting and voting on books to read. **Suggest books and vote here**: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M23Vst0aClZS5SOZN-CGDcaQRsQtO8_h18l7xChf1no/edit?gid=966314652#gid=966314652

Join us for a post-work Hatha Yoga session designed to undo the tension of a long day at the office. We will focus on mobility and stretching to open up the body after hours of sitting, moving with medium intensity to find your flow. After our final relaxation, we’ll stay in the cozy atmosphere of the restaurant for some warm tea, snacks, and a chance to connect and socialize together. 🧘‍♀️ **When:** Wednesday, 11th February, 18:30 –19:30 (plus social time after) 📍 **Where:** Casi Casa [https://www.casicasa.ch/](https://www.casicasa.ch/) 💰 **Price:** 29 CHF. Spots limited to 15 participants – please reserve your spot with payment **TWINT +41 791977702**. Please sign up only if you are certain you will attend – no returns. ✨ **Level:** All levels welcome ✨ **Please bring your yoga matt with you.** To stay up to date join the WhatsApp group 🌿 [https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjcN8KKelJ7L5kNT40j6vT](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjcN8KKelJ7L5kNT40j6vT)

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The Sketch Circle Zürich at the Coin Coin COIN COIN\. \- Specialty Coffee \+ Matcha \| Wine Bar \| Art "OFF"space \| Co\-Working \| Events Ernst-Nobs-Platz 1, 8004 Zürich https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q7VHzNZLSktsrRtE6 It’s an informal meeting to chat, chill, network and have a beer between artists and art-interested people. People bring their own sketchbooks, tablets, markers etc. and sketches, draws, paints stuff. But no one is forced to create. You can also just come to have a drink and enjoy the creative vibe of a diverse and inclusive artistic group. In these reels you see how such evenings look like… Here you see how such evening looks like https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKy9hUeqn9F/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== See you there.

Join us for a laid-back Italian dinner at **Trattoria Blumenau**, a Zürich classic where everything is made **fresh, in-house, and with real care**: from antipasti to pasta and desserts. It’s about **good food, good wine, and a table that fills up fast on a Friday night**. *** ### 🍷 The Vibe Blumenau is lively, warm, and social — the kind of place where plates keep coming, glasses stay full, and conversation flows easily. You’ll find a mix of regulars, friends meeting after work, and people who know where to eat well in Zürich. Friendly service, relaxed atmosphere, zero stiffness. *** ### 🍽 What to Expect * Freshly prepared dishes across the whole menu * Plenty of **pasta variations**, classic mains, and homemade desserts * Everything cooked with care * A **strong wine list** that actually invites you to order a second bottle Simple, honest Italian cooking that’s meant to be enjoyed, not over-analyzed. [You can check the menu here](https://trattoria-blumenau.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/La-Trattoria-Speisekarte-Herbst-Winter-2025.pdf) *** ### 🗓 Event Details 📍 **Where:** Trattoria Blumenau, Zürich ([Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/2zf88awqszARJPq19)) 📅 **When:** *Friday 13, 19:30* 💸 **Cost:** Pay what you order 🪑 **Reservation:** Marco Azzari *** ### 💬 Why You’ll Love It * Fresh food, made in-house, without compromise * Lively trattoria energy perfect for a Friday evening * Great wine, good portions, and a welcoming people ***

**Make a Fondue Set Together** In this workshop, each participant creates one piece of a shared fondue set. Each piece is made individually, but the set only works when everyone comes back together. This is a hands-on ceramic workshop focused on collaboration, creativity, and spending quality time with others. You’ll work with clay, learn basic hand-building techniques, and create functional pieces that will be glazed, fired, and ready to use. **What's Included** * All clay, ceramic tools and painting tools * Two kiln firings required to finish the pieces created, including glazing, which makes the final piece waterproof and ready for culinary use No prior experience is needed. The workshop is guided, relaxed, and designed for friends or couples who want to create something together. **Make something together. Take it home. Use it together.** If you have any questions you can reach us through social media @ceramicsonwheels or our website ceramicsonwheels.ch

**[⚠️>>Ticket needed (click here)<<](https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/sport-fitness/yoga/pilates-tea-workshop-optional-lunch-7424111031570441033.html)** ✨**Mat Pilates + Chinese Tea Workshop + Optional Japanese Lunch**✨ Enjoy your weekend with movement, culture, and connection! Join us for a rejuvenating **mat Pilates class** designed for all levels, followed by a **Chinese tea workshop** led by **Felix**, an expert in traditional Chinese tea. 📲 Join our WhatsApp chat to keep up with the event: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/EsTccDt6vB2A8z3OXbPUbW](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EsTccDt6vB2A8z3OXbPUbW) (if you run into trouble open it in WhatsApp Web on your desktop) After the workshop, we’ll optionally head together to **Maru** for a Japanese lunch. Everyone who joins us for lunch receives a **matcha voucher** for their next visit! 🍵💚 🧘‍♀️ **What to expect** * 60-min guided mat Pilates session (all levels welcome) * Chinese tea workshop with Felix on the floor of the Pilates studio * Optional group lunch at Maru * Matcha voucher for those joining lunch * A relaxed and friendly atmosphere to move, learn, and meet new people 📍**Where:** xoxo Studio Zürich 🗓 **When:** Saturday (Pilates → tea workshop → optional lunch) Come for the movement, stay for the good vibes. 🌿✨ **Pictures** might be taken — please tell the host if you prefer not to be in them. Tickets are **non-refundable**. Join our WhatsApp community to stay updated on future events: 👉 [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GNeM1ALKpu48z70nwNqy1O](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GNeM1ALKpu48z70nwNqy1O)

**IMAGINE THIS** 🌹 **FRESH ROSES, ALL COLORS, CHOCOLATES and MUSIC.** All in one room to treat yourself today. Look the Flowers. Feel the Love they represent. And Paint it! 🌹 **WHAT DO WE DO?** Create your UNIQUE painting using WATERCOLORS and GOLDEN LEAF. 🌹**WHAT IS INCLUDED?** ► **Tutoring:** 2,5 hours learning with me and solving your doubts. ► **Material**: Fresh flowers, watercolors, golden leaf, pencil, watercolor paper and eraser. ► **Fresh flowers**: Keep the flower you painted! 🌹 **WHAT ELSE IS INCLUDED?** ► Appetizer: Chocolates and fruits. 🌹 **EXTRA** ► Smooth & Elegant Jazz Music in the background. 🌹**ALL LEVELS** **Beginner?** I always teach the art medium basics and give extra personalized support. **Advance?** Start to paint in your rhythm and skip explanations. 🌹**WHERE?** In the beautiful GZ Schindlergut in Zurich. 🌹**I SPEAK** English, Spanish and German (intermediate level). 😊**Hi! I am Marga and I am here to help you to improve your life.** Let me take care of everything. Good material, relaxing atmosphere, clear organization and kind support. **ABOUT ME: [Marga Crea Arte](https://www.instagram.com/margacrea_art)** (Youtube/Instagram/Facebook/TikTok).

On one of the most consumer-driven days of the year, skip the usual gifts and choose presence instead. Be present for a friend, a partner, or for yourself 🤍 Come join us at [@coincoin.zurich](https://www.instagram.com/coincoin.zurich/) and create something with your own hands — a cup for matcha, tea, or coffee, a breakfast set, or that idea you’ve had in mind for a while. 95 CHF · 2 hours A drink of your choice included ☕💫

Dear community, The last potluck was again wonderful and we are excited for our next monthly potluck in the form of a cosy brunch on a Sunday morning :) There are almost always 1-2 people dropping out at the last minute, so please feel free to sign up for the waiting list. I will send you a message with the location (private home) a day before the event. To create a colourful potluck, please bring your favourite HOMEMADE vegan meal for at least 4 people to share. This will lead to a delicious variety of new things to try. Everyone is welcome :) No need to bring your own tableware. p.s. If you are coming by car and you have space, please share in the group for potential car pooling. We are looking forward to meeting you :) Jan & Debora

https://www.komoot.com/de-de/collection/2875816/-pizza-gravel-zurich Pizza Gravel Zurich plans social rides on mixed surface around Zurich. Enjoy a nice ride and pizza afterwards. Please check the Komoot Pizza Gravel Zuruch collection for the upcoming tour.

**Our February novel is: Julia by Sandra Newman** **This month is a classic, dystopian, fiction, literary fiction, women’s fiction, and science fiction novel. The book is 394 pages in print and 14 hours and 20 minutes on audiobook.** **An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell’s 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith’s lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.** Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It’s 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania. Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell’s 1984. All her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else. She is an ideal citizen: cheerfully cynical, always ready with a bribe, piously repeating every political slogan while believing in nothing. She routinely breaks the rules, but also collaborates with the regime when necessary. Everyone likes Julia. Then one day she finds herself walking toward Winston Smith in a corridor and impulsively slips him a note, setting in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story. Julia takes us on a surprising journey through Orwell’s now-iconic dystopia, with twists that reveal unexpected sides not only to Julia, but to other familiar figures in the 1984 universe. This unique perspective lays bare our own world in haunting and provocative ways, just as the original did almost seventy-five years ago.

Thursdays just got smarter (and sassier). 🧠🍻 Join us at TownHall Short North for Trivia Night with Marquis—where the questions are fun, the competition is friendly, and the vibes are immaculate. Grab your crew, sip something good, and prove you know random facts you absolutely shouldn’t.

Welcome, readers! Our February read is **_1984 by George Orwell._** In 1984, George Orwell imagines a world where the government watches everyone, rewrites reality, and punishes even private thoughts. Winston Smith dares to question this system, believing that truth and love might still exist. His rebellion draws him into a chilling struggle against a power that knows him better than he knows himself. The novel leaves readers asking whether freedom is possible when reality itself can be controlled. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖

**I’m planning future book club meetups and would love your input. Please choose your top three from the list below—your picks will help decide what we read next!** **Book Options** *The Hong Kong Widow* – Kristen Loesch *American Spy* – Lauren Wilkinson *God of the Woods* – Liz Moore *Listen for the Lie* – Amy Tintera *The Swallows* – Lisa Lutz *The Drowning Kind* – Jennifer McMahon *The Eights* – Joanna Miller *The Quiet Librarian* – Allen Eskens Thanks so much for sharing your pick! Please **reply in the comments** with your top three. I can’t wait to see which books rise to the top and to discuss them together at our next meetups.

A very Midwest way to spend the night. 🖤 Euchre Night at TownHall Short North brings cards, cocktails, and community together for an easygoing evening of friendly competition. All skill levels welcome—confidence encouraged.