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Paint & Pour is a relaxed Sunday afternoon meetup where you can sip coffee, paint a canvas, and connect with other people in a cozy café setting. **Event Details** What: Paint & Pour - coffee, canvas, community When: Sunday, 22nd February, 2PM to 4PM. Where: Piko café, Vana-Kalamaja tn 17, 10414 Tallinn Who: Open to all skill levels, from complete beginners to hobby artists. ​ **What to Expect** All basic painting materials and a canvas will be provided, so you only need to bring your curiosity and good vibes. The focus is on conversation and creativity, making it easy to meet new people over a warm cup of coffee. **How It Works** Drop by at 2 PM and grab a seat at the communal painting table. Order your favorite drink from the barista, collect a coffee stamp in the Kafeo app, and settle in to paint, chat, and unwind at your own pace. ​ **Extra Info** The event is completely free, no ticket or prior experience needed. Don't forget to [download the Kafeo app ](https://kafeo.io/for-customers)to collect stamps from your favorite local cafes. Learn more about KAFEO at [kafeo.io](http://kafeo.io/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwRmc5dlgwRHA0a1dnaXY0Q3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6gRg56Dubf8WgyknRNisJ7VKWzG1x-efnWRisKKcYIIWpqySVuaccKrFrmMQ_aem_EMUt8RjXSdCj-FIbxszkKA)

Hi Next weekend we are planning to visit island Pandju.. If the weather conditions are not suitable, we will hike in the Viimsi parish. Meeting time: 12:05 pm on Sunday, 22.02. Meeting point: in front of Rohuneeme coop. Warm wishes Maria

*Paid event -* Tickets here (discount code: meetup10): [https://fienta.com/s/tallinn-old-town-pub-crawl](https://fienta.com/s/tallinn-old-town-pub-crawl) Come for a night of social drinking and fun times! Doesn't matter if you're a local or a visitor, this is a good opportunity to go out and explore bars in town while mingling with others! Get ready to participate in social games, enjoy drinks and see the nightlife of Tallinn. Our bar crawl takes you to 5 different bars, each bar offering a shot for our group and discounts for other drinks! We have planned activities such as beer pong and much more! You'll leave with more friends than you started the night with. ;) Check @TallinnBarCrawl on Instagram for more!

Paint & Pour is a relaxed Sunday afternoon meetup where you can sip coffee, paint a canvas, and connect with other people in a cozy café setting. **Event Details** What: Paint & Pour - coffee, canvas, community When: Sunday, 22nd February, 2PM to 4PM. Where: Piko café, Vana-Kalamaja tn 17, 10414 Tallinn Who: Open to all skill levels, from complete beginners to hobby artists. ​ **What to Expect** All basic painting materials and a canvas will be provided, so you only need to bring your curiosity and good vibes. The focus is on conversation and creativity, making it easy to meet new people over a warm cup of coffee. **How It Works** Drop by at 2 PM and grab a seat at the communal painting table. Order your favorite drink from the barista, collect a coffee stamp in the Kafeo app, and settle in to paint, chat, and unwind at your own pace. ​ **Extra Info** The event is completely free, no ticket or prior experience needed. Don't forget to [download the Kafeo app ](https://kafeo.io/for-customers)to collect stamps from your favorite local cafes. Learn more about KAFEO at [kafeo.io](http://kafeo.io/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwRmc5dlgwRHA0a1dnaXY0Q3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6gRg56Dubf8WgyknRNisJ7VKWzG1x-efnWRisKKcYIIWpqySVuaccKrFrmMQ_aem_EMUt8RjXSdCj-FIbxszkKA)

Hi Next weekend we are planning to visit island Pandju.. If the weather conditions are not suitable, we will hike in the Viimsi parish. Meeting time: 12:05 pm on Sunday, 22.02. Meeting point: in front of Rohuneeme coop. Warm wishes Maria

*Paid event -* Tickets here (discount code: meetup10): [https://fienta.com/s/tallinn-old-town-pub-crawl](https://fienta.com/s/tallinn-old-town-pub-crawl) Come for a night of social drinking and fun times! Doesn't matter if you're a local or a visitor, this is a good opportunity to go out and explore bars in town while mingling with others! Get ready to participate in social games, enjoy drinks and see the nightlife of Tallinn. Our bar crawl takes you to 5 different bars, each bar offering a shot for our group and discounts for other drinks! We have planned activities such as beer pong and much more! You'll leave with more friends than you started the night with. ;) Check @TallinnBarCrawl on Instagram for more!

Join us for our March Book Club gathering where we will come together to discuss *The Manor of Dreams* by Christina Li in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts.

This Month's Book: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen. Join us for discussion at the Granville Public Library from 6 to 7pm. Follow us on Instagram: @granvillepridebookclub

**We are expanding our creative programming opportunities with Queer Quills, a quiet writing and sharing space. Queer Quills features some prompts, supplies and friendly faces to help get some inspiration or feedback for your writing. Hope to see you there!**

Join fellow Queer birders on February 22nd for birding at Pickerington Ponds Metropark. No expertise required!

Welcome, readers! Our February read is **_1984 by George Orwell._** In 1984, George Orwell imagines a world where the government watches everyone, rewrites reality, and punishes even private thoughts. Winston Smith dares to question this system, believing that truth and love might still exist. His rebellion draws him into a chilling struggle against a power that knows him better than he knows himself. The novel leaves readers asking whether freedom is possible when reality itself can be controlled. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖

Columbus libraries: [https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3262835](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3262835) Location: [Knotty Pine Brewing](https://www.knottypinebrewing.net/) [Menu, scroll to the bottom](https://www.knottypinebrewing.net/menus-1) Book summary: Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way to get a "louding voice" -- the ability to speak for herself and decide her own future. But instead, Adunni's father sells her to be the third wife of a local man who is eager for her to bear him a son and heir. When Adunni runs away to the city, hoping to make a better life, she finds that the only other option before her is servitude to a wealthy family. As a yielding daughter, a subservient wife, and a powerless slave, Adunni is told, by words and deeds, that she is nothing. But while misfortunes might muffle her voice for a time, they cannot mute it. And when she realizes that she must stand up not only for herself, but for other girls, for the ones who came before her and were lost, and for the next girls, who will inevitably follow, she finds the resolve to speak, however she can--in a whisper, in song, in broken English--until she is heard