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Hello everyone, For this session, we will be wrapping up our discussion of **10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World** by **Elif Shafak**. The second half of the book focuses on what happens to Leila's body after she has been found dead. We will be following her friends as they advocate for her. Will Leila find peace in death after such a tumultuous life? Will her friends find justice for her despite all the odds? Let's find out together! I expect you to have **finished the entire novel before our session**. I look forward to seeing you all. Take care, and have fun!

في خريف النبلاء يفتح لنا الكاتب سعود الشعلان نافذة على خريفٍ مررنا به جميعًا… تلك المرحلة التي تعيد تشكيل ملامح علاقاتنا، وتكشف لنا وجوهًا لم نكن نراها، وحقائق لم نكن جاهزين لها. هناك، حيث لا تعود السعادة شرطًا، بل يغدو الرضا هو النجاة الحقيقية. أربعة أشخاص، كلٌّ منهم كان طوقًا للآخر في فوضى الحياة… ورغم أن الطريق لم يكن جميلًا ولا سهلًا، إلا أنه كان مليئًا بما يستحق أن يُروى. الرواية لا تقدّم أحداثًا فقط، بل رحلة عميقة إلى داخلنا: إلى هشاشتنا، وإلى القوة التي نكتشفها حين نصل إلى خريفنا الخاص. 📍🔗 انضموا إلينا كونوا جزءًا من لقاء أدبي مختلف، نغوص فيه بين صفحات الرواية، ونفتح نقاشًا يلامس التجربة الإنسانية بكل تقلباتها. سجّل الآن وامنح نفسك فرصة لرؤية الرواية… وربما الحياة نفسها… من زاوية جديدة تمامًا

Quick chess gathering, playing chess with coffee. Don’t forget to bring your chess board! See you soon..

Come join us for a casual and fun padel meetup open to all genders and skill levels! Whether you're a beginner looking to learn or a seasoned player who just wants to enjoy a relaxed match, this is the perfect space to connect, play, and have a great time. For location, Contact me Fee 40sr-50sr per person

A girls-only meetup for the Eastern Province Girls Club (EPGC) at Matal, Corniche Al Khobar. Activities include: Poetry & book discussion, board games, and a light Corniche walk. **Rules** : * 1. Girls only – no male attendees. 2. RSVP required – include your name and guest name(s), if any. 3. Respectful behavior – keep the environment friendly and safe for all. 4. Punctuality appreciated – arrive on time to enjoy all activities. ⏰ Duration: ~2 hours

Hey lovely girlies! 💗✨ We’re hosting a cozy little meetup at Soir Café — a warm, aesthetic spot perfect for relaxing, chatting, and making real connections with other girls in Khobar. If you’ve been wanting to meet new friends who match your vibe, share your interests, or just enjoy a chill evening with good energy… this event is made for you. 🌷 🌿 What to Expect • A friendly, welcoming atmosphere • Chill conversations + new friendships • Warm cozy vibes (of course!) • A safe and comfortable girls-only space • No pressure, no awkwardness — just good company 🌸 Important Note (Kind Reminder) This meetup is strictly for girls only to keep the environment comfortable and safe for everyone. We kindly ask that only females attend — thank you so much for understanding! 💞✨ We’ll be confirming attendance to make sure the space stays women-only and respectful for all the girlies joining. 🌷 💌 How to Join Just send your name and confirm you’re attending, and we’ll save your spot! Feel free to bring your positive vibes, your hobbies, and your iced latte addiction — all are welcome. 🤍 Can’t wait to meet you and share a cozy evening together! 🌙✨ Let’s make some real, meaningful friendships. 💗 Also join our WhatsApp group for more details and for contacting each others easily: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IPVLqULLk8m0dw5svhRk3H

🎮 Game Night at Fun & Art – Let the Games Begin! 🎲 Get ready for an action-packed Friday night full of games, laughs, and friendly competition! We’ve booked the entire place exclusively for our group, so it’s just us—no outsiders, no interruptions, just pure fun 🙌 For 4 full hours (6:00–10:00 PM), you’ll have access to a wide variety of games, including: • 🎱 Pool • 🏓 Table tennis • ♟️ Chess • 🎲 A big selection of board games • 🃏 Card games • 🎮 And many more games to explore and enjoy And in the middle of the night, we’ll turn things up a notch with a Kahoot Trivia Competition 🧠🔥 Test your knowledge, compete with others, and fight for the title of Trivia Champion — the winner will take home a special prize 🏆✨ Whether you’re competitive, chill, or just there for the vibes, this night is all about connection, fun, and good energy. 🗓 Friday ⏰ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM 📍 Fun & Art 💰 40 SAR per person 👥 Private booking – only our group Come as you are, jump into any game you like, and let’s make it a night to remember 🥳 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/43k2n5XuYFn4NvbK9?g_st=ic The organizer’s Whatsapp number: 0542117853

Hello Girls 💜 In this meetup, we will discuss independence considering below points : 1. What is true independence to you? 2. Does financial independence determine real freedom? 3. Does emotional independence weaken intimacy? 4. Does independence cost more than people admit? 5. Does too much self-reliance lead to isolation? 6. Does personal growth require letting go of some independence? —————————————— 1. إيش يعني الاستقلال الحقيقي بالنسبة لك؟ 2. هل الاستقلال المالي فعلاً يحدد معنى الحرية؟ 3. هل الاستقلال العاطفي يضعف القرب أو الحميمية بين الناس؟ 4. هل للاستقلال تكلفة أكبر مما الناس تعترف فيه؟ 5. هل الاعتماد الزايد على النفس يؤدي للعزلة؟ 6. هل التطور الشخصي يحتاج إننا نتخلى عن جزء من استقلاليتنا؟ **نهاية اللقاء بيكون في جزئية نشارك فيها مشاعرنا وامنيتنا لسنة 2026 🕊️ **language used in discussion: Arabic See you all 💗

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**Caller: Gaye Fifer** **Band: Hot Coffee Breakdown** **Big Scioty Contra Dance** **temporarily returning to our long ago location for Jan-March - First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 7:30 - 8:00, followed by dancing 8:00 - 10:30. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. For more information contact me or check out our website: [www.bigscioty.com](http://www.bigscioty.com/) Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Snacks to share are always welcome!

Early-bird coffee and conversation at [5 Bean Coffee](https://5beancoffee.com/)!

**White Elephant Gift Exchange** (WEGE): This may be your only chance to re-gift that “undesirable” bobble or whats-it that you got for Christmas. Every year for Christmas my evil ex in-laws would give me the exact same gift that properly symbolized how well they knew me and how much they cared. For 24 years I received a bushel-basket sized bag of white tube socks from Gabe’s, a local discount/factory seconds store based in Morgantown, WV. If I were still married, that’s what I would re-gift in this gift exchange. No worries. I have since recovered emotionally and all my socks match and are all the same length. Goodwill was the lucky recipient of my 24-bushel sock collection quite some time ago. Things are better now. If you have nothing that merits being re-gifted, please try to keep the price limit to around $15. Remember, no one is required to participate in the gift exchange. You can watch and still have fun. The way this works: Each person bringing a gift will get a pretty yellow ticket (just like the ones we use for the Queen of Hearts). When the gift exchange starts I will draw a ticket and read the number. The person with that ticket may select a gift from the table. Being first is not a true victory in this instance. The next person whose number is drawn will chose a gift AND if they don't like it, they can exchange it for (steal?) the one the previous person selected. It goes on and on as mayhem ensues. Only one exchange. Exchange for any previously selected gift. Got it? Good. **On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\. **Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours. **Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! **Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing. **Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions. **After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee. Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends. Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***, **Red 1 Realty** *Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*

Coffee and conversation at [The Roosevelt Coffeehouse](https://www.olentangybrew.com/roosevelt-coffee), located at Olentangy River Brewing. They will also have a Venezuelan [food truck](https://www.olentangybrew.com/eventsandfood) that always gets good reviews.

**Karaoke Night**: Bring your glee club friends. Enjoy a flashback to your choir days. No chorus line. It's all you baby. Sing. Shout. Scream. Lip sync if you need to. But do show up and do have a good time. **On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\. **Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours. **Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! **Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing. **Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions. **After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee. Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends. Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***, **Red 1 Realty** *Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*

**400**: Amazingly, this is our 400th event! A big, big, big thank you to all the members who have made the Hilliard Wine Club a great place to meet friends and drink wine. Thank you. **Smashburgers**: We'll close the doors at Alive614 a little early this evening to take a short trip to Wilson's, a new restaurant/bar that replaced Yabo's. I'm going for the smash burgers, but if that's not in your culinary wheelhouse they have a fairly generous menu featuring "Smash burgers, wings, Tex‑Mex", etc. : https://wilsonshilliard.com/menu/ . **On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\. **Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours. **Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! **Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing. **Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions. **After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee. Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends. Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***, **Red 1 Realty** *Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*

Join us as we kick the New Year with a fun Happy Hour and your choice of two fun, new films! Option 1 is the biographical-musical-docu-drama, SONG SUNG BLUE, which stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in the story about a real-life couple and Neil Diamond Tribute Duo. Option 2 is the comedy-action-adventure ACACONDA, which stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd as part of a group of friends remaking a favorite movie from their youth. Here’s a complete description, trailer and our plan for this event: SONG SUNG BLUE: The film follows Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, who experience success and heartbreak in their musical journey together. Not a tribute to Neil Diamond, but a tribute to a Neil Diamond Tribute Band! The film is based on the 2008 documentary of the same name and is directed by Craig Brewer. It stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, along with Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi. Critics call the film, “a crowd-pleaser with a ton of heart!” TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCM0Ztp3o1o ANACONDA: In this action-thriller-comedy-adventure, a group of friends going through a mid-life crisis head to the jungle to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter “unexpected events.” The film is directed by Tom Gormican and stars Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Selton Mello, Daniela Melchior, Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn. The film is a reimagining of the 1997 original. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMsFsfrPNaw PLAN: We’ll kick off the event with a pre-show Happy Hour at nearby Bravo! We’ll confirm the details and exact meeting time once we get the showtimes, but planning for 5 to 5:30pm for the Happy Hour and a 7pm-ish showing of both films. For the movies, we’ll meet inside the lobby area about 20 minutes before showtimes! Once showtimes are announced, advance ticket purchase is advised. Once you have yours, please list your Movie of Choice and seat number in the Comments below. Complete details will be confirmed and announced as the date gets closer. Look forward to seeing you there, Dan