Creativity Workshops

Enjoy a refreshing evening on the water followed by a relaxed picnic with stunning skyline views! 📅 **Date:** Saturday, 2 May 2026 🕔 **Time:** 5:00 PM onwards 📍 **Location:** Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park *** ## 🚣‍♀️ **Part 1: Kayaking (FULL)** Paddle along the calm waters around MIA and take in beautiful views of Doha’s skyline. * **Fee:** QAR 50 per person * **Operated by:** 365 Adventure * **Duration:** 1 hour *** ## 🧺 **Part 2: Picnic @ MIA Park** After kayaking and yoga, we’ll gather on the grass for a casual picnic—perfect for relaxing, chatting, and enjoying the evening vibes. Location at MIA Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HdVTzNT6rjGZyD6M9 Time: 19:00-22:00 Bring your own (for share) food and drink. *** ## ✨ **What to expect** * Friendly, international crowd * Light activity + chill social time * Sunset and night skyline views *** ## 🎒 **What to bring** * Comfortable clothes (you may get slightly wet) * Change of clothes (optional) * Snacks or drinks to share for picnic * Picnic mat (if you have) *** 👥 Open to all – come solo or with friends Come paddle, relax, and enjoy a beautiful evening by the water 🌊🌆 ## ⚠️ **Important** To join, please send a private message to me or Whatsapp +81-70-4329-4075.

Join us for a sophisticated lunch as we explore the "Together at the Table" festival. We will be gathering at *below restaurant* to experience a curated menu representing Thailand’s rich culinary heritage. * **Date:** 2-May-2026 (Sat) * **Time:** 12:30 * **Location:** The Siam Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/QZWxqC99zxqx7Sp27 * **Price:** selected menu of QAR 39 and 49 **Highlights:** * A dedicated table for our international community. * Experience authentic Thai "care" and hospitality. * A perfect setting for both old friends and newcomers to mingle. **Registration:** A must since we need to book a table (No Walk-In). Please confirm your attendance by sending a private message to the organizer or Whatsapp +81-70-4329-4075.

[JOIN EVENT CHAT HERE!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CXcoIj0gYuxCHZbVwvmVIc) Let's watch together Devil Wears Prada 2 at NOVO Souq Waquif 📆 Saturday, May 2, 2026 🕐 6:00 pm 📍NOVO Cinema 🏢 Souq Waquif 🧭[https://share.google/uXltuxj1NkdsIJWJl](https://share.google/uXltuxj1NkdsIJWJl) 💰 45qar 💬 Interested? Join here! [https://chat.whatsapp.com/CXcoIj0gYuxCHZbVwvmVIc](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CXcoIj0gYuxCHZbVwvmVIc)

🌿 *NIRAKAAR YOG ABHYAS* 🌿 *Presents* ✨ *Wellness Yoga and Meditation Workshop* ✨ 📍 At MIA Park End your day with peace, positivity, and fresh energy in the beautiful surroundings of nature. Join us for a calming and refreshing session designed for both beginners and experienced practitioners. 🧘‍♂️ Yoga Instructor: *Punjesh Sharma* ✨ Session Includes: Pranayama, Stretching & Guided Meditation 📅 Date: 2 May 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 17:30 📍 Location: MIA Park Hills https://maps.app.goo.gl/1jJws4UCnDMH9AZS9 ***FREE of charge*** Join our WhatsApp group for more updates [https://chat.whatsapp.com/EKAc3N5XxzyJcieDU6Nm86?mode=gi_t](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EKAc3N5XxzyJcieDU6Nm86?mode=gi_t) Let’s take a pause from our busy lives and reconnect with ourselves through breath, movement, and mindfulness. 🌸 💬 “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” 👉 Please bring your yoga mat and water bottle Looking forward to seeing you all there! 🙏 ***Note: After the yoga session, we will have a picnic at the same place.***

Enjoy a refreshing evening on the water followed by a relaxed picnic with stunning skyline views! 📅 **Date:** Saturday, 2 May 2026 🕔 **Time:** 5:00 PM onwards 📍 **Location:** Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park *** ## 🚣‍♀️ **Part 1: Kayaking (FULL)** Paddle along the calm waters around MIA and take in beautiful views of Doha’s skyline. * **Fee:** QAR 50 per person * **Operated by:** 365 Adventure * **Duration:** 1 hour *** ## 🧺 **Part 2: Picnic @ MIA Park** After kayaking and yoga, we’ll gather on the grass for a casual picnic—perfect for relaxing, chatting, and enjoying the evening vibes. Location at MIA Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HdVTzNT6rjGZyD6M9 Time: 19:00-22:00 Bring your own (for share) food and drink. *** ## ✨ **What to expect** * Friendly, international crowd * Light activity + chill social time * Sunset and night skyline views *** ## 🎒 **What to bring** * Comfortable clothes (you may get slightly wet) * Change of clothes (optional) * Snacks or drinks to share for picnic * Picnic mat (if you have) *** 👥 Open to all – come solo or with friends Come paddle, relax, and enjoy a beautiful evening by the water 🌊🌆 ## ⚠️ **Important** To join, please send a private message to me or Whatsapp +81-70-4329-4075.

Join us for a sophisticated lunch as we explore the "Together at the Table" festival. We will be gathering at *below restaurant* to experience a curated menu representing Thailand’s rich culinary heritage. * **Date:** 2-May-2026 (Sat) * **Time:** 12:30 * **Location:** The Siam Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/QZWxqC99zxqx7Sp27 * **Price:** selected menu of QAR 39 and 49 **Highlights:** * A dedicated table for our international community. * Experience authentic Thai "care" and hospitality. * A perfect setting for both old friends and newcomers to mingle. **Registration:** A must since we need to book a table (No Walk-In). Please confirm your attendance by sending a private message to the organizer or Whatsapp +81-70-4329-4075.

[JOIN DINNER CHAT HERE](https://chat.whatsapp.com/HNGEiRXq6YMCqWvLHZYps3) Let's have some Egyptian Food together! 📆Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 🕐7:00pm 📍Layali al Qahira 🏢 Souq Waquif 🧭https://share.google/RKiycRz4R6lyLMPQe 🎟 PAYO 📝 Booking & Sponsored by @⁨Derrek⁩ ! 🔗Interested? Join Here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HNGEiRXq6YMCqWvLHZYps3

[JOIN EVENT CHAT HERE!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CXcoIj0gYuxCHZbVwvmVIc) Let's watch together Devil Wears Prada 2 at NOVO Souq Waquif 📆 Saturday, May 2, 2026 🕐 6:00 pm 📍NOVO Cinema 🏢 Souq Waquif 🧭[https://share.google/uXltuxj1NkdsIJWJl](https://share.google/uXltuxj1NkdsIJWJl) 💰 45qar 💬 Interested? Join here! [https://chat.whatsapp.com/CXcoIj0gYuxCHZbVwvmVIc](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CXcoIj0gYuxCHZbVwvmVIc)

🌿 *NIRAKAAR YOG ABHYAS* 🌿 *Presents* ✨ *Wellness Yoga and Meditation Workshop* ✨ 📍 At MIA Park End your day with peace, positivity, and fresh energy in the beautiful surroundings of nature. Join us for a calming and refreshing session designed for both beginners and experienced practitioners. 🧘‍♂️ Yoga Instructor: *Punjesh Sharma* ✨ Session Includes: Pranayama, Stretching & Guided Meditation 📅 Date: 2 May 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 17:30 📍 Location: MIA Park Hills https://maps.app.goo.gl/1jJws4UCnDMH9AZS9 ***FREE of charge*** Join our WhatsApp group for more updates [https://chat.whatsapp.com/EKAc3N5XxzyJcieDU6Nm86?mode=gi_t](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EKAc3N5XxzyJcieDU6Nm86?mode=gi_t) Let’s take a pause from our busy lives and reconnect with ourselves through breath, movement, and mindfulness. 🌸 💬 “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” 👉 Please bring your yoga mat and water bottle Looking forward to seeing you all there! 🙏 ***Note: After the yoga session, we will have a picnic at the same place.***

In the midst of life’s storms—whether in relationships, work, or within ourselves—it can be difficult to find clarity and calm. The “I” Of the Storm: Embracing Conflict, Creating Peace, based on the work of Dr. Gary Simmons, invites you to discover the steady center within—the part of you that remains grounded even when everything around you is in motion. Led by Brian Drafton-Griffin, this engaging workshop offers practical tools and meaningful insights to help you navigate conflict with greater awareness, compassion, and confidence. Through guided discussion and reflection, you’ll learn how to shift from reaction to response and transform challenges into opportunities for growth and connection.

The topic for May is "Ink" Speak Easy: true stories, told live. The idea is simple: an audience, an open microphone, and great stories. Hilarious, gripping, poignant- it's up to you. Audiences are invited to come to listen or come to tell as folks from all corners of Columbus offer their stories live on stage! Held at Wild Goose Creative's warm, intimate space, this night of tales occurs on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm. Please arrive early if you want to tell, as we generally only have room for a limited number of tellers, and the sign-up sheet has a tendency to fill up fast. Formed around the idea that people need stories--they're what hold and draw us together--SpeakEasy celebrates the strangeness and commonness of being human. And in a world of smartphones, Facebook, Twitter, and more . . . it gives people a real, breathing, in-person way to connect. The night is geared for true stories of all kinds, taking the best tales told around kitchen tables, in darkened pubs, on the street corner, and at late-night parties and giving them an audience. Speak Easy is also a great outlet for performers, writers, and artists looking to share their favorite stories and perfect their skills. We strongly encourage tellers to please tell the story rather than read it so we keep within the spirit of good storytelling and stay engaged with the audience. All are welcome. Hang around after the show for a drink and build community!

**This month’s Creativity Circle is very timely. We will be making our own craft flowers out of paper, coffee filters, popsicle sticks, sparkles, cupcake liners, pipe cleaners and more! All ages welcome, show up as you can, bring a friend or a few if you would like to! Excited to see you there! Seats Limited. Held at the Westerville Public Library Meeting Room B.**

**A Transformative Half-Day Event** Welcome to Confidence Lab, the ultimate experience designed to help you step into your most confident self. This half-day event is packed with actionable strategies, inspiring sessions, and opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals who are ready to invest in their personal and professional growth. Whether you’re looking to advance in your career, deepen your self-belief, or simply embrace new challenges, Confidence Lab is your starting point. **What You’ll Experience** **Your Confidence Lab ticket includes:** * **Engaging Speaker Sessions**: Learn from experts about harnessing confidence in your career, relationships, and everyday life. * **Interactive Experiences:** Participate in dynamic activities designed to help you step into your most confident self. * **In-Depth Audience Q&A:** Get direct insights from speakers as they answer your most pressing questions about building confidence and stepping into leadership. * **Networking Opportunities**: Connect with a supportive community of professionals and confidence enthusiasts. **2026 Speaker Sessions:** * **Seeing Clearly** Understand how you show up - and what’s been getting in the way. * **Confidence in Relationship** Communicate, navigate conflict, and build trust more effectively. * **Sustainable Agency** Learn how to lead without burning out. Your energy is part of the strategy. * **Confidence in Service** Align how you show up with the impact you actually want to have. **This Is For You If…** * You’re ready to take up more space in your work or life * You want to communicate with clarity and confidence * You’re stepping into (or preparing for) leadership * You’re done second-guessing yourself **Our Speakers** **Lachandra Baker** Founder of LBB Edutainment and the kind of person who makes you realize you’ve been confusing confidence with performance your whole life. Lachandra blends psychology, research, and radical humanity to help individuals and teams stop code-switching their way through the day and start showing up as someone they actually recognize. Expect to be challenged, affirmed, and genuinely seen - sometimes all in the same breath. **Annette Santiago Reyes** Annette has a rare talent: she makes the way you communicate feel like a discovery, not a critique. A connection catalyst and culture strategist, she helps people understand why they show up the way they do, and how to bridge the gap between intention and impact. Whether you're navigating change, life’s challenges, or simply trying to better understand yourself and others. Annette gives you the language and the lens to get there. **Elizabeth Wangugi** Creator of The Nap Concert and the RESTOR™ framework, Elizabeth is here to tell you that rest is not a reward - it’s a strategy. Rooted in neuroscience and restorative practice, her work helps high-achievers stop running on fumes and start leading from a place of actual capacity. If your calendar is full and your tank is empty, Elizabeth might be the most important person you hear from at Confidence Lab. **Stephanie Andrews** Founder of Social Black Butterfly Training & Consulting, Stephanie knows what it takes to lead through complexity because she’s done it across social services, healthcare, and operations. She specializes in succession strategy and leadership development, equipping leaders to build trust, navigate the hard moments, and leave something worth inheriting. Stephanie doesn’t just develop leaders. She develops the kind of leaders people actually want to follow. **Lillian Morales-Laster** SVP Human Resources Director at United Midwest Savings Bank and Executive Director of the Empowering Latinas Leadership Academy (ELLA). Lillian has spent her career combining her passion for equity and inclusion with her experience in human resources to lead teams and organizations in the development of supportive work environments. She leads with a vision of ensuring Latinas' voices are included in crucial decision-making processes, because for Lillian, ELLA is more than just a program. It's a vibrant community of hermanas supporting and uplifting each other as they navigate their paths to leadership. A Columbus Business First Community Champion and Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan, her commitment to empowering others shows up everywhere she goes. **Rachyl Kershaw** Founder of Greater Columbus Consulting and the architect behind the Confidence Lab Annual Summit, Rachyl has a gift for cutting through the noise, helping high-achievers stop performing success and start living it. She asks the questions most people are afraid to, creates space for honest reckoning, and somehow makes the hard work feel energizing. If you’ve ever wondered why doing everything right still feels like something’s missing, you’re in exactly the right room. **Why Confidence Lab?** Confidence is the foundation for success in every area of life. Whether you’re navigating a career change, launching a business, or striving for personal growth, building your confidence is the key to unlocking your higher purpose. This is your chance to invest in yourself and start living boldly. **Join Us on May 4** Confidence Lab is more than just an event - it’s a movement. Step into your power, embrace your potential, and make this the year you thrive. Secure your spot today and take the first step toward a more confident YOU. Cost should never be a barrier to growth. If you'd like to request a complimentary community ticket, reach out to us at [hello@confidencelab.org](hello@confidencelab.org), no explanation needed. Read more and see additional ticketing options at [https://confidencelab.org/](https://confidencelab.org/)

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!

🌸 Mother’s Day deserves more than flowers 🌸 Join us for an elevated outdoor paint experience designed for creativity, connection, and unforgettable memories. ✨ Brushes & Brunch: Mother’s Day Garden Edition ✨ Beautiful garden vibes Brunch bites Signature refreshments Guided painting Soft music Luxury energy Whether you're celebrating your mother, your daughter, your friends, or simply honoring yourself — this experience is your invitation to slow down and create something beautiful. No painting experience needed — just bring your good energy. This is not your typical paint party. This is intentional. This is elevated. This is your moment. 🎟 Limited seating available to keep the experience intimate. Reserve your spot early https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brushes-brunch-a-curated-mothers-day-painting-experience-tickets-1987709930911