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Prototyping Events Today
Join in-person Prototyping events happening right now
Tuesday Open House
TOG will be open on Tuesday evenings from 19:00 to 21:30 for a general Open House event. Expect to find members and visitors in the space up to all sorts of activities. It's a great time to drop in and see what the space is about. If you're an artist, tinkerer, maker or just plain curious, come in and see what the space is about.
Maybe you already have something to work on (or want to), have something to fix, create, design, bodge or tinker... drop in. We're also open for just for plain old social chat and hang out, with plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits. We have lots of free parking right outside our door.
Go Figure, Life Drawing at Studio 10, Dublin 2
Life Drawing Session, Tuesday evenings 6:30-9:30pm and Saturday afternoons 12-3pm in lovely Dublin City centre studio, with huge south facing bay windows and loads of natural light. Easels, drawing boards, all art materials and tea and coffee included.
All levels of experience and or confidence (or lack of) are welcome!
50e for one session or 250 for six
Small groups to allow for 2m per participant
Bookings are confirmed on payment, and can be done by bank transfer, card over the phone or Revolut.
0863514303 or studio10dublin@gmail.com to reserve your spot!
Music Makers is BACK AT The Bohemian Bar Tuesday
A lovely session of music and song in a relaxed and supportive environment. All levels of musician and singer welcome. You can come and sing or play one song or just come and listen to the other members. Great way to build up your playing skills and build up your confidence. We don't pay the bar for this session, so make sure you buy at least one drink. Charge €2.
Dumpling Making Experience in Dublin
### **Dumpling Night \| No\-Phone Offline Social in Dublin**
Join us every Tuesday evening at Lucky Tortoise Temple Bar for a unique no-phone offline social experience. Enjoy delicious dumplings, meet new people, and connect through real conversations without digital distractions.
🎟️ **reserve your spot now and don’t miss out!**
👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dumpling-rolling-masterclass-tickets-1030947219887?aff=Meetup
⚠️ *Please note: RSVP on Meetup **does NOT** guarantee your spot. Only those with tickets will be admitted!*
🎉 MoLI's Bloomsday Garden Party 🌹
**[Paid Event - 20 EUR | Ticket Mandatory](https://moli.ie/events/bloomsday)**
This Bloomsday, step into the world of James Joyce at MoLI (Museum of Literature Ireland) where readers, writers and visitors from around the world will gather to celebrate one of the world’s greatest literary masterpieces in the very place where Joyce once studied.
Join us for the annual **MoLI Bloomsday Garden Party**, running from 6pm to 9.30pm on 16 June. Guests can enjoy live performances from songwriter Cara Coyle and her band, as well as Dunny, a three-piece group featuring Donnacha O’Malley, Des Garvey and Jack McGarry. The evening will close with the joyful sounds of Regional Massapê, a Brazilian traditional choro ensemble.
Presented in partnership with Teeling Whiskey Distillery, the MoLI Bloomsday Garden Party has become one of the highlights of Dublin’s summer calendar.
Tickets are €20 for non-members, while MoLI members receive complimentary admission. Guests will be welcomed with a specially created Bloomsday cocktail courtesy of Teeling Whiskey Distillery.
Located in the historic UCD Newman House, where Joyce graduated in 1902, MoLI is home to Copy No. 1 of Ulysses, personally inscribed by the author himself. From special Joycean-themed guided tours to live music and summer cocktails in the museum’s historic gardens, MoLI offers one of Dublin’s most memorable Bloomsday experiences.
Set across a single day in Dublin in 1904, *Ulysses* continues to captivate readers and writers around the world more than a century after its publication. Joyce famously said that in writing the novel, he wanted to *“give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city one day suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be reconstructed out of my book.”*
[The Bloomsday Festival](https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/) takes place on 11-16 June 2026. It is organised by [The James Joyce Centre](https://www.jamesjoyce.ie/) in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
Prototyping Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
OpenClaw: Making it useful
Your OpenClaw is running. It replies. Maybe it's done a few things you've asked it to.
Now make it genuinely useful.
**NOTE: Registration invalid on meetup. Please register on here for a valid ticket: [www.giveago.co/register/openclaw2](https://giveago.co/register/openclaw2)**
This is the second day in the OpenClaw series. We're going deeper: memory that actually persists across conversations, a knowledge base it can draw on, skills that connect it to the tools you already use, and workflows that handle a whole process end to end. These are the things that turn an interesting agent into something you actually rely on.
Self-directed, table-group format. You work at your own pace, in your own direction, with people around you doing the same.
**What we'll work through together**
* Memory architecture: short-term, long-term, episodic and how to set them up properly
* Knowledge bases: connecting your own docs and notes so the agent can draw on them
* Good skills to add: which integrations are worth the effort (Notion, email, calendar, GitHub)
* Giving access to tools: MCP, APIs, function calling
* Proper workflows: multi-step, conditional, handling a whole process and not just one message
* Sandboxing: running actions safely without breaking things or leaking data
**NOTE: Registration invalid on meetup. Please register on here for a valid ticket: [www.giveago.co/register/openclaw2](https://giveago.co/register/openclaw2)**
You don't need to have come to Event 1. If you have OpenClaw running, you're ready for this.
Bring a laptop. Bring your OpenClaw running.
**Run of show**
🕙 11:00 Doors open, coffee
💬 11:30 Where is everyone at: quick round the room
🚀 12:00 Build time
🍕 13:00 Lunch
🛠️ 13:45 Back to building
🖥️ 15:30 Share what you've connected
🔚 16:00 Close
***
**Series Partners**
[Browser Use](https://browser-use.com/?utm_source=luma) is the open-source framework for web browser automation with AI agents. If your agent needs to navigate the web, fill forms, or extract information from any site, Browser Use is how you wire that up.
[Bronto](https://bronto.io/?utm_source=luma) is the logging layer for the AI era. It gives engineering teams unlimited log retention, millisecond search, and AI-powered troubleshooting without the cost blowout of legacy observability tools.
[Tensorix](https://tensorix.ai/?utm_source=luma) is the radically simple platform for private AI inference. Access MiniMax-M2.5, GLM-5, and open-source models. Trusted by Finance, Healthcare, and Government orgs where compliance is non-negotiable.
**Community Partner**
\*\*[Wolfpack Digital](http://wolfpack-digital.com/?utm_source=giveago&utm_medium=live_event):\*\* Award-winning web and mobile product studio with teams in Dublin and Cluj-Napoca, working with clients from early-stage startups to global brands.
**Community**
[Give(a)Go](https://giveago.co/?utm_source=luma) is a Dublin-based builder community running hands-on events for ambitious people who make things. 30+ events. 1,000+ attendees. Partners include PostHog, LangChain, ElevenLabs, HubSpot and Windsurf. One rule: learning by building.
**NOTE: Registration invalid on meetup. Please register on here for a valid ticket: [www.giveago.co/register/openclaw2](https://giveago.co/register/openclaw2)**
Tango Improvers Student Class
Join us for a fun-filled new evening class of **Tango** **for Improvers Level**
Whether you have two left feet or have never danced before, this class will have something for you. We will guide you through the basic steps and techniques of tango, helping you discover the elegance and passion of this captivating dance form. Join us to experience the joy and freedom of this beautiful dance and **meet a room of new friends along the way**
In these classes our experienced instructors will break down the tango moves and build them up gradually, ensuring that you get a solid foundation. You will learn the fundamental techniques, including posture, embrace, and footwork, and gain confidence in leading or following your partner. Throughout these lessons we will focus on partner connection and musicality, allowing you to express yourself and create beautiful movements on the dance floor.
**No partner or previous dance experience is necessary.** Just come with comfortable clothing and shoes, and be prepared to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of tango.
Join us for a memorable evening of rhythm, connection, and pure enjoyment.
**CLASS FEES:** *We offer a 6 week Pass for just €99 or you can pay as you go for €20 per class*
***Let's dance the night away at Tango Fiesta Dublin!***
**[VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS AND INFO](https://tangofiesta.ie/)**
[www.tangofiesta.ie](www.tangofiesta.ie)
Bikablo Face to Face! (PAID course)
Even when you believe you have no artistic talent – this is where you learn the basic visual vocabulary and ingredients for visualisation with the bikablo® technique. For example, drawing simple flipchart templates that you can use in your work the next day!
What’s more, you will have WorkVisible’s Francesco Bianchi as your trainer, to boost your learning in the room! For the first time, WorkVisible are open to the public in Dublin, to provide you with a first class in-person bikablo learning experience. You don't want to miss this!
**What to expect in our two-day visual facilitation training?**
Francesco will conduct the bikablo basics two-day-training-format, focusing on learning the bikablo visualisation technique and its application in presentation, facilitation, recording and knowledge-sharing. Whatever your experience in visual thinking, you are warmly welcome!
No matter how small or big your talent or experience, you will learn how to use small details to make large spaces look clear, attractive, and lively. Throughout the day Francesco will take plenty of time to answer your questions and guide you into the world of visual language with guidance and techniques suited to fit your individual progress.
***What does this mean in practice? We'll cover the following topics:***
**Holding the pen and drawing the line:** How do I draw clean lines and structure my space on the flipchart?
**Graphics and text containers:** How do I create simple arrows and connecting elements from basic geometric shapes in order to present related topics? Which text containers (e.g. speech bubbles) can be used to support which kinds of messages? Objects and symbols: How do I draw simple symbols to underline messages? What is essential, what can be left out?
**People:** What easy ways do bikablo® provide to draw people, roles, groups and situations? Colour and space: What are simple and fast options to colour elements and spaces in a quick and simple way that supports the graphic structure?
**Writing:** How do I improve my handwriting on the flipchart to make it more legible and attractive?
**Live scribing:** How can I use easy step-by-step techniques to record a dialogue in real-time and enhance a recorded poster with a key visual?
**Posters and settings:** How do I combine the ingredients (graphics, writing, symbols, figures, and colour) to create to the point visual translations of content and meaningful posters for different purposes (welcome, agenda, instructions, group work)?
***You’ll also receive the gifts below as part of the training:***
**bikablo® Starterset:** Every participant receives the official bikablo StarterSet including four visualisation markers and two StarterBooklets that summarise the principles, content and techniques of the training on 64 pages. So you can start using them as soon as you're back from the training!
**Documentation:** For your follow-up, you will receive a digital photo documentation of all results.
**!! NOTE !!: This is a paid, in person event delivered over 2 days.** Link to book here: [https://workvisiblestudios.com/upcoming-courses/p/bikablo-face-to-face-dublin-17th-18th-june](https://workvisiblestudios.com/upcoming-courses/p/bikablo-face-to-face-dublin-17th-18th-june)
Members of this community can benefit of a **10% discount using code DUBLIN10** at checkout
Clontarf Evening Seafront Prom walk
Hi 🙋♂️ we will meet at 7pm at ‘the Sails’ sculpture.
We will walk along the seafront prom to the wooden bridge and back & stop for a drink & chat in the Yacht pub.
To get to the walk start from town:-
Clontarf dart station is just a short walk away. Or there are lots of bus stops close by too. Look forward to seeing you on the walk!! 😃
***Note: if you are delayed or need to cancel, can you please leave a message below so that we can wait for you (or cancel your booking) thanks 🙏
DubJUG 267: Squarespace HQ
Our June meetup sees us live, in-person at Squarespace's Dublin HQ!
Come join Java senior software expert, UK's Diana Nanuti (former Devoxx UK speaker), along with Squarespace engineers Shradha Shankar and Darragh Clarke who will shed light on the technology being adopted in their day-to-day working lives.
FULL TALK DETAILS & OFFICIAL BOOKING >>>>>
[https://ti.to/dublin-java-user-group/267-live-at-squarespace](https://ti.to/dublin-java-user-group/267-live-at-squarespace)
Capoeira Workshop with Professora Belinha
Capoeira Água de Beber, would like to invite you to our Family Natal Capoeirando with present professora Belinhá from portugal capoeira maculelé for the First time in Ireland.
Workshops of Capoeira, Maculelé, Samba de roda, and Cocó de roda and Frevo. Come and enjoy with us 2 days of Brazilian culture dances and martial arts.
Dates: 8/12/23. 9/12/23
Location: St Gabriels Playgroup Clontarf, Dublin 3.
For more information:
cecab.ireland@gmail.com mobile 0874053996
mamaozinhocapoeira@hotmail.com
[https://www.facebook.com/Dublinschoolofcapoeira](https://www.facebook.com/Dublinschoolofcapoeira?__cft__[0]=AZX_Vg06wRLTSb9AMM8FZE1gSF-bg4cQ_qsIKvJ5YtEwLfuGFGh99kaNAnvExpu3JPzl8LNYKWcgYe3A_Lk73wksdVhQI1AtpAsePOBjUOsCEPM-33Xi3DCfhRKscSgJRPA&__tn__=q)
[https://dublinschoolcapoeira.wordpress.com/contact/](https://dublinschoolcapoeira.wordpress.com/contact/?fbclid=IwAR3qvy0eEScBC9AFUvUkwJf2kxQDbNadFHKsNTHzLObADGa-YPnWZv3ObLM)
The Organize of the Event; Francisco and Matilda
Co-ordenator Master: Robeiro Queiroz.
All the activities realized through CECAB are designated to execution of social responsibility projects, further on the sportive, cultural and artistic activities through the realization of the shows, presentations and events related to Capoeira and Brazilian culture.
Repair Café at Stoneybatter Festival
We are delighted to be bringing our Repair Café back to [Stoneybatter Festival](https://stoneybatterfestival.ie/) this June.
Tog Hackerspace will be joining the 10th Stoneybatter Festival with a community Repair Café, giving people a chance to bring along broken household items and work with our volunteers to see if they can be fixed.
Do you have broken items at home, small appliances, toys, electronics, household bits and pieces, or something that just needs a bit of care?
No need to throw them away just yet. Bring them along, and our volunteer fixers will do their best to help. We will have tools, materials, and a team of people who enjoy opening things up, figuring out what went wrong, and sharing repair skills along the way.

## Key Info
**What:** Repair Café at Stoneybatter Festival
**When:** Saturday, 20 June 2026, 2 pm – 6 pm
**Where:** Aughrim Street Scout Group, Dublin 7
**Tickets:** Free, booking via Eventbrite
**Book here:** [https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/repair-cafe-stoneybatter-festival-by-tog-hackerspace-tickets-1989820913918](https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/repair-cafe-stoneybatter-festival-by-tog-hackerspace-tickets-1989820913918)
## What can you bring?
You can bring along small broken items such as:
* Small electrical appliances
* Electronics
* Toys
* Lamps
* Household items
* Other bits and pieces that might be repairable
Safety testing for electrical items will be available.
Please note that we may not be able to fix everything on the day, but we will do our best to diagnose the issue, suggest next steps, or point you towards parts or recycling options where needed.
## What is a Repair Café?
A Repair Café is a community event where people bring broken items and work with skilled volunteers to try to repair them. It is about keeping useful things out of landfill, saving money, learning practical skills, and having a bit of fun along the way.
At a Repair Café, you can:
* Learn how things work
* Pick up practical repair tips
* Meet people interested in sustainability and making
* Give your broken items a second chance
Stoneybatter Festival is a brilliant celebration of local community, culture, creativity, food, music, and sustainability. We are very happy to be part of it again and to bring some repair energy to the weekend.
So dig out those broken treasures and join us in Stoneybatter on Saturday, 20 June. Let’s see what we can fix together.
Prototyping Events Near You
Connect with your local Prototyping community
Prototype, Play, and Build Workshops (In-Person @GameArena)
We're going to GameArena! We'll be in-person at the GameArena Gateway for our monthly COGG Prototype and Play event. Come to play and showcase your games!
We're back in the upper levels of the catwalk area. It'll be packed with lots of camaraderie playing your game(s) and other's games on the 2nd floor. Light snacks and water provided but you can buy food and drinks at the bar (alcoholic drink ID required).
[www.game-arena.co](http://www.game-arena.co/)
**Attendees:**
Don't have a game to show? Not a problem! All are welcomed and invited from all ages and backgrounds. The more we can have to play test our games is all the better!
**Developers:**
Do you have a game that you would like to get critical feedback on? Would you like an excuse to work on a game with other talented artists, programmers, musicians, designers, and writers? Digital, table-top, non-experienced developers, and the like are welcomed! We'll provide signage for your game to help others learn more about your work. Wifi, outlets, tables, and seats (though standing tables also) are available.
Come to the Prototype and Play workshop to collaborate and meet local game developers for an evening of epic and raw game play fun! Play works-in-progress, show off your own game, work with others to add polish to a game, or even lend your talents to other fellow developers. For this event, light snacks from the bar and water will be provided!
Though you can purchase you own if you like at the bar:
[https://www.game-arena.co/menu](https://www.game-arena.co/menu)
Can use South Garage at the Gateway with a $5 voucher on your way out.
75 E 11th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9)
If you have any questions or comments, as always, feel free to reach out to us at [info@thecogg.com!](http://info@thecogg.com!/)
Stop Guessing: A Product Person's Guide to AI Adoption
## 🤝 Host Information
A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus
💡 About the Workshop
AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge.
This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow.
Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required.
🛠️ What to Bring
Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go.
AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!)
🍕 Logistics & Perks
Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided!
Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site.
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AI Improv: let’s build a game together with Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini and b
We are going to build together with all the CLIs! E will be doing it at Columbus Code and Coffee
Agenda
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Hosted By
James Power, Organizer
Pete Gordon, Organizer
Just a Software Guy in the age of the Internet.
Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-columbus-presents-ai-improv-lets-build-a-game-together-with-claude-code-codex-and-gemini-and-be-the-judge/.
Columbus Comedy Improv Meetup at Gresso's!
Whether you've never done improv before, or you've done it for so long you were quoted in *Truth in Comedy*, or anywhere in between, come join us! Swing by *Gresso's* for the **Columbus Improv Comedy Meetup**!
The idea behind improvised comedy is to create entire scenes from scratch. A suggestion is taken from the audience and laughter is built on the spot. This can be done in game form, like *Whose Line Is It Anyway, Make Some Noise,* or *Wild 'n Out*; it can also be done in a longer way, to tell a complicated story, like *TJ & Dave*.
Our meetup, which is central Ohio's longest running (and FREE!) weekly comedy event, brings the games for you to play in a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment. Afterward, many members will hang out in *Gresso's* itself and get to know each other. Not only is this a lot of fun, but you get to work on thinking faster on your feet, your public speaking, plus it's an excellent way to meet new people and build relationships that will last a lifetime, and you do that while laughing your butt off!
Ask yourself if you want to join the **Columbus Improv Comedy Meetup**, and say "*Yes, And*" that you'll have a blast!
Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts (CARPE) (Check Location)
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.
**New to electronics or curious about tinkering?**
You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building.
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 Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.
Free Seminar: How to Improve Your Self Confidence & Social Life
Come attend a free in-person seminar where you will find out why you:
-Feel isolated
-Can't express yourself openly
-Get nervous or anxious in front of people
-Run out of things to say or feel tongue-tied
-Feel introverted
-Don't feel comfortable in any social setting
-Can't make more friends
-Are shy and miss opportunities to connect in a meaningful way
And we cover what you can do about any one, some or all of the above.
This seminar is the weapon against loneliness, isolation and boredom, come join us!
COME TO THIS SEMINAR AND LEARN THE SECRETS TODAY
This seminar is brought to you by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center.
1266 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215
AI Agents 101: How to Make ChatGPT Do Actual Work
Most people still use AI like a search box: type one question, get one answer, repeat.
But the next step is AI agents: systems that can take a goal, break it into steps, use tools, remember context, and produce useful work for a human to review.
In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll demystify what AI agents actually are — without hype or jargon. We’ll walk through practical examples of how agents can help with research, planning, writing, coding, operations, and personal productivity.
We’ll cover:
* What makes an AI “agent” instead of just a chatbot
* How agents break tasks into steps
* Where agents are genuinely useful today
* Where they fail, hallucinate, or need human review
* How to design simple AI workflows for your own work
* A live demo of an AI agent-style workflow from start to finish
No coding experience required. This is for anyone who wants to understand where AI tools are going and how to use them more effectively right now.
LOGISTICS AND PARKING:
The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks!
The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.




















