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Want to get in shape and learn self-defence while having fun at the same time? Come and try our classes for **FREE**! Confirm your attendance by e-mail: **bxl.kravmaga@gmail.com** For more details, check out our website: **https://kravmagabrussels.be/** We recommend wearing sports outfits, including indoor sports shoes, and bringing a towel and water to drink, as we will be active!

Socializing and Networking 🛜🆕 at PLUX on Thursday. Making new friends and drinking 🚰🎈🎉🚿🌊. Everybody Welocme, locals, expats or new 🆕 in town.

**Experience Deep Relaxation & Mental Clarity with Access Bars®** ​Imagine letting go of stress, overthinking, and emotional blocks—effortlessly. Access Bars® is a gentle, hands-on technique that activates 32 points on your head, helping to release stored thoughts, beliefs, and tension, leaving you feeling lighter, clearer, and more at ease. ​ ​Your Session ​🕰️ Duration: 30min or 60min in total ​📍 In-Person Only – Feel the full benefits in a calm and welcoming space. ​ ​💰 Investment in Your Well-being: ​30-min session: 25 EUR or 2 Common Hub Tokens (2 CHT) ​60-min session: 50 EUR or 4 Common Hub Tokens (4 CHT) ​ ​Book your session now and give yourself the gift of relaxation, clarity, and renewed energy! ✨ Booking: [https://koalendar.com/e/access-bars-CHB](https://koalendar.com/e/access-bars-CHB) **About Your Host:** ​​​This experience is guided by Mara [Regina](https://linktr.ee/reginadgaia) D'Gaia, an alchemist, holistic therapist and access bars practitioner. ​​​📧 Contact: [integractiveconnections@gmail.com](http://integractiveconnections@gmail.com) ​​​📸 Follow on Instagram: [@reginadgaia](http://www.instagram.com/reginadgaia)

Looking for a casual after-work activity to meet other internationals (and locals) in Leuven? Our volunteer Reinier will be there to welcome you for an evening of great conversation and delicious Belgian beer (or another drink of your choosing). Let us know you are joining via Meetup. This way we can easily contact you, via the Meetup chat, in case there are any changes. The location will be indicated in the event details once decided! :)

We will journey with the sound and vibration of the shamanic drum into higher states. With the new moon under the archetype of Capricorn, we are invited to connect to our purpose and energize for 2026. ​Come as you are, and allow the sound journey to awaken inspiration, widen perspective, and spark the horizons waiting to be explored. Shamanic drumming promotes deep relaxation, helping to regulate the nervous system and reduce stress by shifting brainwaves into a meditative theta state. This rhythmic practice can also support emotional release, inner clarity, and a sense of connection to self and nature. ​​**Event Details** We start sharp at 19h30! ​​​**What to Expect:** ​​​✨ A safe and welcoming space for self-expression ​​​✨ Guided drum meditation to deepen your connection with your intentions ​​​✨ Yoga mats and/or chairs, pillows, water, and tea provided ​​​✨ Warm and friendly hosts to support your experience ​​​​✨Before the drum guided meditation, we will have breathing and/or stretching exercises ​​​🔹 Tip: Eat light before the event to enhance your comfort and focus. ​​​ ​​​**What to Bring:** ​​​✔ Comfortable and warm clothing. Dress in layers. Warm socks! ​​​✔ A large scarf or light blanket for extra coziness. ​​​**Energy exchange:** ​Pay directly to the host in cash, payconiq or bank transfer 🎩 ​​​Standard: 20 EUR Commons Hub members: 12 EUR If you have financial constraints, contact the host in advance for an alternative type of energy exchange! ​​​ ​​​**About Your Host:** ​​​This experience is guided by Mara [Regina D’Gaia](https://linktr.ee/reginadgaia), an alchemist, healer, and holistic therapist. Mara Regina specializes in drum meditations, creating transformative spaces for inner exploration and renewal. ​​​📧 Contact: [integractiveconnections@gmail.com](http://integractiveconnections@gmail.com) ​​​📸 Follow on Instagram: [@reginadgaia](http://www.instagram.com/reginadgaia) ​​​Come and tune into the rhythms of your soul—align, manifest, and step into your journey! 🌿🌀

Run a national space agency competing and cooperating to build the International Space Station. You’ll train astronauts, launch missions, install modules, and run experiments while sharing limited station resources. It’s a smart mix of cooperation and competition, with constant tension between helping the ISS survive and maximizing your own scientific achievements. [How to Play](https://youtu.be/XqUFCCjzc5c?si=-_fVO3rXnT-XK_RQ) [BGG](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367280/1998-iss) [Rulebook](https://gamers-hq.de/media/pdf/86/31/5e/1998-Rules.pdf) Everyone is welcome! No previous experience or game knowledge needed — I’ll explain all the rules before we start.

**Cinema Flagey : Hamnet** 24/01 @ 18h50 **Toronto film festival: The two stars are knockouts in Chloé Zhao’s poignant adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel with a stirring tearjerker ending** Maggie O’Farrell’s lauded 2020 novel Hamnet is a dense and lyrical imagining of the lives of William Shakespeare’s family, full of interior thought and lush descriptions of the physical world. It would seem, upon reading, near impossible to adapt into a film. Or, at least, a film worthy of O’Farrell’s so finely woven sensory spell. Film-maker Chloé Zhao has attempted to do so anyway, and the result is a stately, occasionally lugubrious drama whose closing minutes are among the most poignant in recent memory. Zhao is a good fit for the material. She, too, is a close observer of nature and of the many aching, yearning people passing through it. But she has previously not made anything as traditionally tailored and refined as this. The humbler dimensions of her films The Rider and Nomadland are missed here; Hamnet too often gives off the effortful hum of prestige awards-bait. But Zhao’s hallmark compassion and curiosity remain, qualities necessary to Hamnet, which could easily tilt into the realm of manipulative tearjerkers. Hamnet was, records tell us, Shakespeare’s son, who died at a young age and is thought to have inspired, at the very least, the title of Hamlet, the story of a young prince who meets a tragic end. What O’Farrell and now Zhao imagine is that the writing of Hamlet was an exercise in grieving, a way for Shakespeare to honor his son and bid him adieu. [...] Whatever Zhao doesn’t supply, though, is mostly made up for by the richly felt performances of the film’s two leads. Mescal is able to be far more expressive than he’s been allowed in quieter films such as Aftersun and The History of Sound. It is a pleasure to see the full breadth of his range, from seductive to shattered. It’s Buckley, though, who wholly envelops the film, giving staggering breath and body to Hamnet’s portrait of loss. She is nothing short of a wonder. (She also recorded a new version of the audiobook and does a terrific job at that.) It is on her shoulders that the film’s knockout climax rests. As she rises to the task, it is as if she is no longer acting but instead channeling a whole history of human [...] [Cinema Flagey](https://www.flagey.be/en/activity/13497-hamnet-chloe-zhao) [Richard Lawson in Toronto for The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/08/hamnet-movie-review-tiff) **For Dreamers, Coffee shots, Orezza, eau de Saint-Georges !**

This workshop series is a **follow-up to the ESP32 Robotics workshop**, but with a different concept. Here, there will be no subject set in advance, instead **all participants are welcome to join at any point and at any level, from beginner to expert**. Beginners will be guided though the basics (C programming, how to use measurement tools, soldering, PCB design, etc…) and can get advice on what tools and kits to start with, others can come with their own projects to get help or share some knowledge. ## Requirements * Bring your own laptop (Windows, Linux or Mac) * Any microcontroller/dev kit to develop your project(s). If you are a beginner and don’t know what to buy, come and we’ll find the best starter kit for you ! * A strong desire to learn stuff, good mood and some patience !

🔥🌶️ HOT & SPICY – INTERNATIONAL PARTY 🌶️🔥 is going to Madame Moustache – Brussels Facebook : https://fb.me/e/40lAWHN5h Garanty pass & skip the line : https://www.partyfinder.com/en/event/14990 📅 THIS SATURDAY – 24.01.2026 ✨ January Edition ✨ by The Just A Night Team & Expats In Brussels & Madame Moustache 🎟️ Tickets • Online tickets (Flash Sales): 5€ / 10€ > https://www.partyfinder.com/en/event/14990 or • Tickets available at the door 💃🕺 For this exceptional event, different atmospheres will be offered 🔥 New Live Music Experience 🎶 Disco – 80’s – 90’s – World Music – Latino 👉 Come dance 👉 Mingle with hundreds 👉 Bring your friends 👉 Dress to impress (or just be yourself 😉) 👉 Arrive early – Spread the word 👉 Everyone is welcome 👗 Dress Code: Be Yourself ⏰ Doors Open: 22:00 ✨ Something more than just a regular night out at a club. Let the party continue! — The Just A Night Team 📍 Madame Moustache 5-7 Quai au Bois à Brûler, 1000 Brussels *** 🇫🇷🇧🇪 FR 🇫🇷🇧🇪 🔥🌶️ HOT & SPICY – SOIRÉE INTERNATIONALE 🌶️🔥 by Just A Night & Expats In Brussels 📅 Ce samedi 24 janvier 2026 ✨ La Soirée s'annonce très Hot & Spicy ✨ 📍 Pour la première fois chez Madame Moustache ! Prépare-toi à une soirée d’anthologie, avec une ambiance Hot & Spicy à la hauteur de tes attentes 🔥😉 Comme toujours, viens danser et faire la fête jusqu’aux petites heures dans une atmosphère unique et incomparable. 🎶 Différentes ambiances musicales Disco – Années 80 & 90 – World Music – Latino ✨ Nouvelle expérience live music Cette soirée est proposée par le label Just A Night. 👉 Viens danser 👉 Rencontre des centaines de personnes 👉 Invite tes amis 👉 Arrive tôt 👉 Sois toi-même 👗 Dress Code : Be Yourself ⏰ Ouverture des portes : 22h00 📍 Madame Moustache 5-7 Quai au Bois à Brûler, 1000 Bruxelles ✨ Un lieu mythique, un temple de la night et des rythmes branchés. Just Be Ready… et que la fête continue ! — L’équipe Just A Night & Madame Moustache 💃🕺 *** 📍 Madame Moustache 5-7 Quai au Bois à Brûler, 1000 Brussels

Full practice including: \- Relaxation \- Stretching \- Basic technique \- Form \- Applications

Welcome to our weekly event in the upstairs room of The Sister Café, rue Chair et Pain 3, one block from the Grand Place. Please get there early enough to order your drink at the bar first. Thank you! After introductions we will collect questions from the group participants, choose one by voting then discuss it for an hour. Then most of us stay for drinks and bizarre conversations. Past questions have been wide and not confined to academic philosophy: What is a genuine friend? Is social media turning us into emotional zombies? Do we lose some of the experience of things by defining them? Are we driven by sex? Is loneliness a personal failure? Is morality relative? **Crucially, be kind and respectful and generous** in your disagreements; remember how much you personally enjoy someone else proving you wrong before celebrating your cutting counterexamples.

🇬🇧 English Painting by Observation – Creative Afternoon Join us for a relaxed and inspiring painting session based on observation. This event is open to everyone, no matter your level of experience. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced artist, you’re welcome to explore and experiment freely. You can use any technique you like: pencil, charcoal, colored pencils, watercolor, acrylic, ink, markers, collage, mixed media, or even digital drawing. Enjoy a nice weekend moment with a drink, meet creative people, and improve your drawing and design skills in a friendly atmosphere. 🖌️ All basic materials are included, but you are more than welcome to bring your own tools if you prefer. 📅 Saturday ⏰ 15:00 – 17:30 💶 Minimum contribution: 15 € 🇫🇷 Français Peinture d’observation – Après-midi créatif Venez partager un moment créatif et détendu autour de la peinture d’observation. Cet événement est ouvert à tous les niveaux, débutants comme confirmés. Vous êtes libre d’utiliser la technique de votre choix : crayon, fusain, crayons de couleur, aquarelle, acrylique, encre, feutres, collage, techniques mixtes ou même dessin digital. Profitez d’un agréable moment de week-end autour d’un verre, développez vos compétences en dessin et en design, et échangez dans une ambiance conviviale. 🎨 Le matériel est inclus, mais vous pouvez bien sûr apporter votre propre matériel si vous le souhaitez. 📅 Samedi ⏰ 15h – 17h30 💶 Participation minimale : 15 euros 🇳🇱 Nederlands Schilderen naar Waarneming – Creatieve Middag Kom genieten van een ontspannen en inspirerende schilder- en tekensessie gebaseerd op observatie. Iedereen is welkom, ongeacht ervaring of niveau. Je mag werken met elke techniek die je wilt: potlood, houtskool, kleurpotloden, aquarel, acrylverf, inkt, stiften, collage, mixed media of zelfs digitaal tekenen. Geniet van een gezellig weekendmoment met een drankje, ontmoet andere creatieve mensen en verbeter je teken- en ontwerpvaardigheden in een fijne sfeer. 🖍️ Basismateriaal is inbegrepen, maar je mag gerust je eigen materiaal meebrengen. 📅 Zaterdag ⏰ 15:00 – 17:30 💶 Minimale bijdrage: €15 🇪🇸 Español Pintura por Observación – Tarde Creativa Te invitamos a una sesión creativa y relajada de pintura basada en la observación. El evento está abierto a todos los niveles, desde principiantes hasta artistas con experiencia. Puedes aplicar cualquier técnica que prefieras: lápiz, carboncillo, lápices de colores, acuarela, acrílico, tinta, rotuladores, collage, técnicas mixtas o incluso dibujo digital. Disfruta de un bonito momento de fin de semana con una bebida, mejora tus habilidades de dibujo y diseño, y comparte en un ambiente amigable y creativo. 🎨 El material está incluido, aunque eres libre de traer tu propio material si lo deseas. 📅 Sábado ⏰ 15:00 – 17:30 💶 Contribución mínima: 15 €

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. Topic TBD! While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Columbus Library - Northern Lights Branch in the Meeting Room 1C.

MCKS PRANIC HEALING® Level I In PRANIC HEALING® Level 1, you learn the basics of working with your energy aura, including learning to "scan," or feel the energy, to "sweep," or clean away congested energy, and to "energize," or supplement areas in your aura that have a pranic deficiency. PRANIC HEALING® has been taught to doctors, nurses, massage therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, shiatsu practitioners, and many others in the healing field. It has allowed them to heal confidently and consistently in the shortest learning time possible. These professionals find PRANIC HEALING® very effective and easy to apply. Other topics covered in PRANIC HEALING® Level 1: Energetic anatomy: You will learn to work with the network of chakras, meridians and auras to accelerate the healing processes of your body. Preventive healing: You will learn to remove the negative energetic patterns of a disease to prevent it from fully manifesting as a physical ailment. Self-Pranic healing: You will learn to apply these healing techniques to accelerate your own healing. Step-by-step techniques for ailments related to your: respiratory system, e.g., asthma,; circulatory system, e.g., heart ailments; gastrointestinal system, e.g., irritable bowel syndrome; musculoskeletal system, e.g., arthritis and back pain; reproductive system, e.g., menstrual problems. You'll also learn how to address common problems as migraines and sinusitis. Additionally, you'll learn to apply distant healing to loved ones who are not present in the room with you. All PRANIC HEALING® courses are "experiential," which means that you learn by actually performing the techniques and exercises in class - on yourself and those around you. During class, all the principles will be explained thoroughly and you will practice the techniques exhaustively so you will be confident in your ability to produce positive results when you finish the course. This is Day 2 of 2 Attendance at day one is required to attend day 2. The Course text book is Choa Kok Sui, "Miracles through Pranic Healing" Please bring this with you to class. PRANIC HEALING® Level 1 is a prerequisite to all other GMCKS courses. For those interested to review the class...Review fee is only $75!! LOOK AT THIS!! Review for FREE when you bring a new student to class with you.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 **Abstract** GitHub Copilot is rapidly changing how developers write, understand, and maintain code. Powered by generative AI and deeply integrated into modern development environments, Copilot acts as an intelligent coding assistant, helping developers move faster while maintaining quality and focus. In this session, we’ll explore what GitHub Copilot is, how it works, and where it fits into a real-world developer workflow. We’ll break down what Copilot can (and cannot) do, where it can be used, and how licensing differs for individuals and organizations. Most importantly, this talk goes beyond theory with a live, hands-on demo showcasing Copilot inside the IDE and on GitHub, demonstrating how it can assist with code generation, refactoring, learning new APIs, and accelerating day-to-day development tasks. Designed for developers, technical leads, and engineering managers, this session provides a practical introduction to AI-assisted development, highlights best practices for getting value from Copilot, and closes with guidance on how to continue learning and evolving alongside this rapidly advancing tool. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how GitHub Copilot can enhance productivity, improve developer experience, and fit into modern software teams today, not someday. **YouTube Link** TBA

Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Optional topic for this meet up: Is life a dream? Is life a simulation? Dreams feel real while they last. Could life work the same way? How do we know we’re awake, and what follows if we can’t be sure? Let’s kick that around over a around of drinks: • What makes something feel real: continuity, shared evidence, or meaning? • How do we know we're not in a simulation? • How would you tell you’re awake (reality checks, memory, other people)? • If life is dreamlike, what becomes of free will and responsibility? • Is identity a story we keep telling—who’s the narrator? • Are we author, actor, or audience in our dreams and how would you tell? • Does art/film reveal reality or replace it? No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it’s fun.

Connected Westerville Night of Networking flips the script on networking, with surprises and connections that'll make you say, "Who knew networking could be this much fun?!"

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group × DevOps Columbus** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS, Columbus HashiCorp User Group, and DevOps Columbus meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/