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Your Summer Social Life Starts Here ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽณ ๐Ÿป 20% Off for NEW Bowlers!
Your Summer Social Life Starts Here ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽณ ๐Ÿป 20% Off for NEW Bowlers!
๐ŸŽณ **Summer Fun Starts on the Lanes! 20% off for NEW bowlers!** The 6-week summer social bowling league is here - cold drinks, fun times, and new friends await on the lanes! Whether you're looking to meet new people, unwind after work, or just have a fun weekly outing, this league is for everyone. Social vibes, happy hour energy, and plenty of chances to connect with others. No matter your skill level, this league is all about having fun and meeting awesome people. ;) **๐Ÿ—“ Thursday nights \|๐Ÿ“ AMF Sawmill Lanes \| ๐Ÿ’ต $74 *(while Early Bird is active)*** **๐ŸšจNew to the league?** Use discount code (**MUSU26**) for 20% off - $59.20 *during **Early Bird*** **๐Ÿ’ป League Info & Registration**: https://bit.ly/ColumbusBowling **Why Join?** ๐ŸŽ‰ Itโ€™s only 6 weeks - perfect for a low-commitment social plan ๐Ÿป Great mix of people in their 20s, 30s, & 40s, plus post-game hangs at the bar ๐ŸŽณ Zero pressure - gutter balls totally welcome! ๐Ÿ‘• Free league shirt if you sign up early ๐Ÿง  Weekly trivia w/ prizes ๐Ÿ’ฌ Super social - join solo or w/ friends! **Want in?** Join our Meetup team Gutter Domination ๐Ÿ‘‰ **Click here to join** https://tinyurl.com/2awfupnc Or start a team of your own with a few friends - weโ€™ll all be hanging out either way! ๐Ÿ“… League Dates (Thursday nights): June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30 ***(The MeetUp event date is deadline to register for the league.)*** **Cost & Whatโ€™s Included:** โœ” $74 **Early Bird** registration - **New bowler? Get 20% off w/ code: MUSU26** โœ” 6 weeks of bowling (1โ€“3 games/week) โœ” Shoe rentals & full league setup โœ” Trivia, prizes, and great people ๐Ÿ‘‰ **Sign up now:** ๐Ÿ’ปLeague Info & Registration: https://bit.ly/ColumbusBowling ๐Ÿค‘New bowlers use code MUSU26 to save 20% ๐Ÿ“ธ Follow the fun on Instagram: https://bit.ly/BowlingLeague-IG ๐Ÿ“ฉ Questions? Contact the league: http://bit.ly/2nKHno7 Spots are filling fast โ€“ donโ€™t miss out on the fun times!
Peter and the Starcatcher at Schiller Park
Peter and the Starcatcher at Schiller Park
Your Summer Social Life Starts Here ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽณ ๐Ÿป 20% Off for NEW Bowlers!
Your Summer Social Life Starts Here ๐Ÿป๐ŸŽณ ๐Ÿป 20% Off for NEW Bowlers!
๐ŸŽณ **Summer Fun Starts on the Lanes! 20% off for NEW bowlers!** The 6-week summer social bowling league is here - cold drinks, fun times, and new friends await on the lanes! Whether you're looking to meet new people, unwind after work, or just have a fun weekly outing, this league is for everyone. Social vibes, happy hour energy, and plenty of chances to connect with others. No matter your skill level, this league is all about having fun and meeting awesome people. ;) **๐Ÿ—“ Thursday nights \|๐Ÿ“ AMF Sawmill Lanes \| ๐Ÿ’ต $74 *(while Early Bird is active)*** **๐ŸšจNew to the league?** Use discount code (**MUSU26**) for 20% off - $59.20 *during **Early Bird*** **๐Ÿ’ป League Info & Registration**: https://bit.ly/ColumbusBowling **Why Join?** ๐ŸŽ‰ Itโ€™s only 6 weeks - perfect for a low-commitment social plan ๐Ÿป Great mix of people in their 20s, 30s, & 40s, plus post-game hangs at the bar ๐ŸŽณ Zero pressure - gutter balls totally welcome! ๐Ÿ‘• Free league shirt if you sign up early ๐Ÿง  Weekly trivia w/ prizes ๐Ÿ’ฌ Super social - join solo or w/ friends! **Want in?** Join our Meetup team Gutter Dusters ๐Ÿ‘‰ **Click here to join** https://tinyurl.com/2d5y52vq Or start a team of your own with a few friends - weโ€™ll all be hanging out either way! ๐Ÿ“… League Dates (Thursday nights): June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30 ***(The MeetUp event date is deadline to register for the league.)*** **Cost & Whatโ€™s Included:** โœ” $74 **Early Bird** registration - **New bowler? Get 20% off w/ code: MUSU26** โœ” 6 weeks of bowling (1โ€“3 games/week) โœ” Shoe rentals & full league setup โœ” Trivia, prizes, and great people ๐Ÿ‘‰ **Sign up now:** ๐Ÿ’ปLeague Info & Registration: https://bit.ly/ColumbusBowling ๐Ÿค‘New bowlers use code MUSU26 to save 20% ๐Ÿ“ธ Follow the fun on Instagram: https://bit.ly/BowlingLeague-IG ๐Ÿ“ฉ Questions? Contact the league: http://bit.ly/2nKHno7 Spots are filling fast โ€“ donโ€™t miss out on the fun times!

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Drunken Philosophy: Where Is Everybody? The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Drunken Philosophy: Where Is Everybody? The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle. **Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?** In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox. One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread. Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for. **Questions to wrestle with:** * Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving? * Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why? * If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming? * Two principles pull opposite ways here. The principle of mediocrity (the Copernican principle, Sagan's "no privileged place in the universe") says we are ordinary, so what happened on Earth probably happened everywhere, which makes the silence scream louder. The anthropic principle says of course we find ourselves somewhere life was possible, since we could not observe anything else, so our being here may say almost nothing about how common life is. Which lens do you trust, and does the silence still demand an answer once you account for observer selection? * And if we did confirm life out there and had to accept we are not special, what would that do to belief in a higher power, and would shedding (or keeping) that belief help or hurt our odds of pulling together as one species? * Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now? As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.
Rays Of Light Spiritualist Church Service
Rays Of Light Spiritualist Church Service
Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.
Ohio Fight club
Ohio Fight club
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. \ Every week we get together and work technical skills and full contact spar. \ Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from street fights to the ring and some still compete in cage fighting. \ 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 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 1:30pm Wednesday 5:45pm From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \ Wear workout clothes. \ Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \ WE HAVE GLOVES. \ $10 per class $5 per class if you are wearing a club shirt Club shirts are $25 Hope to see you soon. \ let me know if you have any questions :)
Sunday Brunch
Sunday Brunch
Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!
Losing Weight in Columbus - Saturday morning Metro Park at Scioto Audubon Park
Losing Weight in Columbus - Saturday morning Metro Park at Scioto Audubon Park
Join the weight loss in Columbus group at the Scioto Audubon Park for an in person meeting. We'll meet to chat casually, talk about goals and enjoy one of Columbus's wonderful parks. We'll meet at one of the outdoor shelters, which is covered in case of rain, is close to some walking trails, and there's also a climbing gym that people can try out (my favorite past time) if people are interested. Let's meet and see where we can take things!
Columbus Museum of Art, Free Admission Sundays
Columbus Museum of Art, Free Admission Sundays
Letโ€™s meet and wander the galleries! General admission on Sundays is free.
Ultimate Frisbee on Saturday
Ultimate Frisbee on Saturday

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Shut Up & Write!ยฎ East Side Columbus
Shut Up & Write!ยฎ East Side Columbus
Join us for an hour of writing! Weโ€™ve discovered that itโ€™s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if itโ€™s true for you at 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 11 at Streetlight Guild. 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:** 6:45ish - Quick introductions 7:00 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour 8:00 - The End **OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING** happens before and after the writing hour. 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! If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing & I look forward to seeing you at Streetlight Guild! **WHAT SHOULD I BRING?** Whatever you need to be able to write! You're welcome to bring earplugs/headphones if noise will bother you! **OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:** * **RSVP:** Please RSVP by 6:00pm the evening of the meeting. This helps me know how many to expect, and if we'll need additional space! * **COVID:** While masks are not required, please be mindful of the other writers around you and their comfort levels. * **WIFI/OUTLETS:** Outlets are limited, so please ensure your devices are charged when you come! But Streetlight Guild does have free WiFi! Yay! * **PARKING:** There is free public parking at Streetlight Guild.
Fundamentals: by do Jung Ishu/ the art of fighting
Fundamentals: by do Jung Ishu/ the art of fighting
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. \ Every week we get together and work technical skills and full contact spar. \ Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from street fights to the ring and some still compete in cage fighting. \ 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 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 1:30pm Wednesday 5:45pm From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \ Wear workout clothes. \ Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \ WE HAVE GLOVES. \ $10 per class $5 per class if you are wearing a club shirt Club shirts are $25 Hope to see you soon. \ let me know if you have any questions :)
Watching the Doo Dah Parade
Watching the Doo Dah Parade
Toledo Online Speed Dating
Toledo Online Speed Dating
# ๐ŸŽˆ Meet Someone New: Toledo Speed Dating on Zoom _An evening of face-to-face Zoom rounds, Toledo singles your speed, and your matches landing in your inbox by morning._ **How it all works:** 1. Sign up and answer a few quick personality questions 2. Hop onto Zoom right as we kick off 3. Chat one-on-one through guided rounds 4. Wake up to your mutual matches in your inbox --- **Pick your group below and you're in:** ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 18-32** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Toledo&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=18-32&face_v=9.0) ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 30-46** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Toledo&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=30-46&face_v=9.0) ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 40-58** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Toledo&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=40-58&face_v=9.0) ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 55+** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Toledo&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=55+&face_v=9.0) > โš ๏ธ One thing: hitting RSVP here doesn't reserve anything. You're only in once you register through your age link and finish the quiz โ€” and seats are limited. **Show up curious โ€” the rest is on us. ๐Ÿ’•**
Columbus Virtual Speed Dating on Zoom
Columbus Virtual Speed Dating on Zoom
# ๐ŸŽˆ Zoom Speed Dating: Columbus Singles, One Night _An evening of face-to-face Zoom rounds, Columbus singles your speed, and your matches landing in your inbox by morning._ **How it all works:** 1. Sign up and answer a few quick personality questions 2. Hop onto Zoom right as we kick off 3. Chat one-on-one through guided rounds 4. Wake up to your mutual matches in your inbox --- **Pick your group below and you're in:** ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 18-32** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Columbus&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=18-32&face_v=9.0) ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 30-46** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Columbus&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=30-46&face_v=9.0) ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 40-58** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Columbus&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=40-58&face_v=9.0) ๐Ÿ’˜ **Ages 55+** โ†’ [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Columbus&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=55+&face_v=9.0) > โš ๏ธ Don't get caught out: RSVP alone won't seat you. Register via your age group and take the quiz to hold your place. Spots go fast. **Show up curious โ€” the rest is on us. ๐ŸŒƒ**