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**Three Baroque virtuosi to unite in Hong Kong for one grand evening** A dream trio of classical music legends comes together! Trevor Pinnock, harpsichordist and a pioneering force in the early music revival, joins Emmanuel Pahud, the celebrated “Flute King” and Principal Flute player of the Berlin Philharmonic, and cellist Jonathan Manson, a long-standing professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Experience a variety of sonatas, fugues and suites from these masters, whose profound musical bond shines through on stage. This is the link to the concert: [Bach](https://www.hk.artsfestival.org/en/programme/BACH-Trevor-Pinnock-Emmanuel-Pahud-Jonathan-Manson) \*\* Advance Booking will start on Oct 16. I intend to book tickets as soon as Advance Booking opens. \*\* Tickets: $440 -\*\*if you are interested, please sign up before Oct 10, and make payment before Oct 14. \*\*Preferred method of payment: Payme to Margaret Lam (telephone number appears at RSVP). \*\*If you need to use other methods of payment, please send me a WhatsApp message. \*\* Show starts at 8:00pm, we meet at 7:45pm. \*\*Optional: pre show dinner, details to be followed. Kindly leave your number at RSVP, and indicate whether you wish to join pre-show dinner, and you will be notified accordingly.

Hong Kong's longest running open mic! Put your name on the board at the venue to perform. Free to watch, and all performers get a free drink. Dave Chappelle once performed here and described the room as "cool"!

Join us for a fun run on Monday night run along the waterfront. The She Runs Collective is a supportive community centred on female health, inclusivity, and empowerment. Every week, we come together for a short run where ALL women are welcome, regardless of ability. No one gets left behind! 🏃‍♀️💪 Our dedicated captains will lead the run, and the event is suitable for runners at all levels. Meeting time: 19:30 Duration: 1h30m Meeting point: THE STATION - 18 Upper Station Street. Sheung Wan. Route: THE STATION < > Central Promenade Distance: 2km - 4km Bag Drop: Available More info: www.instagram.com/she.runs.collective

**✨ Invitation to Dance Youthful Spirit ✨** **Sign up:** **https://forms.gle/6TQ44ErruAdvnjyA6** **Our youthful spirit is our greatest treasure. On** ***March 16, 7-9pm*** **,** **we invite you to explore these questions through** ***conscious dance*****. Together, we will embody vibrant growth, channel radiant energy, and discover what it truly means to live with youthful spirit.** **It is courage, boundless potential, and passionate energy. A mindset of openness, resilience, and determination that transcends age. Some are young in years but old at heart, while others are seasoned in age yet radiant with youthful vitality.** **The values of youthful spirit—boldness, optimism, compassion, and the willingness to struggle for a better world—are what we celebrate.** **🌱 How do we keep cultivating this spirit in our lives?** **🏔️ How do we rise above the forces that pull us down?** **🎶 Come dance, come connect, come awaken your spirit.** **This is your invitation to** **Dance Youthful Spirit****.** **Venue and Timing
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 **Dance Concept - 佳誠大廈
7 Floor, 230 Wan Chai Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
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 **7pm to 9pm - Doors close at 7:20pm sharp
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 **Please arrive at 7pm so you have ample time to settle in to the private dance floor that has been prepared for you. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and be prepared to dance barefoot or with footwear designed exclusively for the dance floor. No street shoes are permitted.
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 **Session Rates
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 **We welcome your contributions on a sliding scale from HK$100 to 350.
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 ***Sliding Scale Suggestions** **Payment :** **Via Payme +852 95277597** **Transfer HSBC 571742246833** **• 350 HKD Standard Fee** **•1000 HKD (Package of 4 x 250) - valid 12 weeks** **•100 HKD Support Crew Fee (Support Crew is confirmed by Facilitator)** **•150 HKD Concession Fee/ Sliding scale for unemployed, students or financial need** **•200 HKD Concession Fee/ Sliding scale for unemployed, students or financial need** ***if Cash, -cash amount I commit to pay at Door** **Payment to:** **Via Payme +852 95277597** **Transfer HSBC 571742246833** **Please note on currents updates on “Angel rates” that are taking space from Aug 2025 :** **As of right now, we have two dances per month, and if you purchase “Angel rate package” (4 dances) the validity will be 12 weeks, instead of 8 weeks.** **We really appreciate your financial support.**

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We are writers of all levels – beginners to published. And we meet at STARBUCK at IFC (P2 Shop2097-2098, International Finance Centre), Central for fun writing and sharing sessions! We all write a one-sentence prompt, then each select one at random. We write something based on the prompt for 45 minutes, after which, we share our work with each other and discuss as desired. Of course, sharing is optional but encouraged. (Feedback is always polite and respectful.) Alternatively, you can bring your own project(s) to work on in the company of fellow writers (published and yet-to-be published). You can share your project(s), too, if you want. It's all about creativity and productivity in a supportive environment! Any questions, just reach out to our organizers through Meetup.

Join us for a **casual, low-structure, relaxed** 1.5-hour writing meetup designed for writers who want to connect with others in a supportive, no-pressure environment to come and go as you wish, whenever. Whether you're a poet, novelist, blogger, or write in non-natural languages, we welcome every night owl! **What to Expect:** Nothing structured, this is a casual Schelling point for people who happen to write at night. If you are looking for a large group, high-effort, strongly organised event, this is probably not the one for you. If there are new members joining us, we'll start with some introductions, dive into focused writing time on your personal project, and then, optionally, share a short reflection about our writing at the end. **What to Bring:** * A writing project * Something to write with (notebook and pen, laptop, tablet - whatever you prefer) * A curious mind **Finding Us:** Look for the corner table

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Emotional Detox. RSVP's a must This session is a 1 to 1 private virtual session to address any of the following: 1. Reduce emotional baggage. Learn to boost your EQ. 2. Clarify your purpose, objectives, next steps and gain focus. 3. Discuss if and how Coaching or Emotional Intelligence training can help you accelerate towards your goals and beat the status quo. ALL Sessions are: Via Skype/Whatsapp/Wechat/Zoom 1 to 1, private & confidential Complementary (Cost is $0) for the first 2 who books via https://calendly.com/adriancahill/emotionaldetox If the places are taken, additional spaces are available for $250USD. This is strictly for new clients that haven't worked with us before. Who's hosting? Adrian (Lead Coach - PCC) & Darko (Appretice Coach and Organiser) Lead Coach, Adrian Cahill is highly qualified and experienced in Coaching and Training. http://www.linkedin.com/in/adriancahill Whatsapp: +61432170578 Wechat/Skype/Facebook: Adriannqld Ensure you book via https://calendly.com/adriancahill/emotionaldetox Alternatively message or email: va@adriancahill.com Cost: Free for the first 2 who book. Sponsored by www.adriancahill.com

Join us for the first event of our Group in this New Year! Our scenic photo walk will begin on Ap Lei Chau, which will be celebrating its 100 year old Hung Shing Festival, with a colorful and exciting street parade, lion dances, performances, bamboo theater, and other events. We'll explore the Ap Lei Chau Promenade and then hop on a small sampan ferry for a very quick but picturesque ride across the harbour to the Aberdeen Promenade. Expect to see Temples, traditional costumes, lion dance troups, fishing trawlers, yachts, and small boats of all types, and if we are lucky, a spectacular sunset over the harbour. This will be a free event with no limit on number of participants. Please do RSVP if you are attending though so that we can look for you. Bring any type of camera or smart phone, comfortable walking shoes, water and sunscreen.

## Patterns of Vertical Living **This week, we’re looking up.** Way up. Kowloon doesn’t just rise — it stacks, repeats, and multiplies Windows on windows. Balconies on balconies. Laundry on laundry. Air conditioners forever. Your challenge: **Find patterns inside the vertical life of Kowloon.** *** ## What We’re Exploring Architectural repetition. Urban rhythm. Human density. **Kowloon is a city built in grids and patterns are everywhere:** * Grids of windows * Rows of balconies * Tiles, railings, pipes * Shadows echoing vertical lines * Posters layered and peeling * Reflections doubling or distorting everything **As an extra challenge, look for break in patterns:** One open window. One pink towel in a sea of beige. One person leaning out twenty floors up. Look for tension — between repetition and disruption, structure and life. *** ## What to Look For * Towers that feel endless * Geometry that makes you dizzy * Laundry creating accidental art or color fields * Bamboo scaffolding wrapping buildings like a second skeleton * Street chaos pressing against vertical order *** ## Shooting Ideas * Shoot straight on for satisfying symmetry * Shoot up for dramatic scale and compression * Fill the frame—let repetition take over * Or step back and show how small we are beneath it all * Look for the human moment—it changes everything * Light hitting concrete, hitting sharp and honest. These are all things we've looked for before. Looking down, reflections, repetition, architecture, things that don't belong, people on the street. Kowloon is organized chaos stacked forty floors high. *** ## Meet‑Up Details **Location:** **IVY STREET REST GARDEN** 63 IVY STREET, TAI KOK TSUI It's a 5-8 minute walk from Olympic Station, EXIT B but direct by bus to the Rest Garden should be easy. Minibus #12S (Kowloon Circulator), or #46 Citibus 20, E21, E21D, and KMB 72X are all close We’ll begin in the dense residential towers surrounding this oasis, literally in every direction. Vertical repetition is immediate—stacked balconies, window grids, and dramatic upward compression. From there, explore freely: * Along **Hoi Fai Road and Sham Mong Road** for large-scale façade patterns and possible bamboo scaffolding * Inward toward **Anchor, Beech, and Fir Streets** for older blocks, tighter streets, and more visible daily life * Look for **footbridges and elevated walkways** for layered perspectives and framing opportunities Move at your own pace and follow what catches your eye. Follow the lines. Let the geometry pull you in. Think in scale: **Mass, Pattern, Human Detail.** Photograph the structure—but look for the interruption. **Regroup at 4:30pm: COFTEA** **Shop 4, Peony House West Block, 36-46 Hoi King Street, Tai Kok Tsui** **(Opposite to the main doors of HSBC Building, at the curve of Hoi King Street. It's hidden by bamboo scaffolding and green wrap!)** It's maybe 5 minute walk from where we started. The Olympic MTR Exit C5 is a 7 minute walk. Please stay a while to share your experience, thoughts, and maybe some images while grabbing a drink (or more). **After all this:** Please post 5-10 of your images from the shoot (depending upon turn-out). And PLEASE, be a participant in commenting on other images. Gut reactions and general comments are always welcome. Comments can be subject-related, but better are those that address image-making. It's part of the process and valuable for your fellow photographers. Remember to be considerate of a possible wait list, and be sure to update to "won't attend" at least 8 hours before the shoot if you sign up and need to drop.

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 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 25 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.

The topic for March is "Our Bodies, Ourselves" 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!

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 Sunday 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 noon on Sundays. 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: 12:00 - quick intros. 12:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 1:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 1-1:30ish. 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. 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 Sunday!

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!

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 Sunday 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 noon on Sundays. 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: 12:00 - quick intros. 12:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 1:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 1-1:30ish. 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. 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 Sunday!

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!

Greetings writers! Come down and join your fellow wordsmiths for one hour of uninterrupted writing time in the upper level of the Market District Supermarket in Upper Arlington. The main entrance of the shopping center opens onto stairs/elevator leading up to the 2nd floor cafe section where we will have a table displaying a sign with the Shut Up & Write logo. Writing is largely a solitary craft. Practicing with others in a community setting may be the thing you need to fire your own routine. We’ll meet on Wednesday evenings, starting the clock at 6:30, following a brief period of introductions. This is solid writing time and all inclusive. Any project is acceptable, be it fiction, non -fiction, work or homework assignment. All is welcome and will remain private to you. The market boasts a Starbucks, a full service bar and various affordable food options. Parking is plentiful, free Wifi is provided as well as outlets for charging your devices, though they are somewhat limited, so plan accordingly. Show up as early as you like, or stay late. This group tends to socialize some, both before and after the alloted time, but this is not mandatory to you. Feel free to come and go as you please and late arrivals are welcome. The cafe may be noisy on occasion so headphones/ earbuds are reccommended as you see fit. Please try to RSVP if possible so that we may grab enough seats for all—the venue can be busy at times. Feel free to message me privately wth any questions and/ or concerns you may have. Happy writing!