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đ Silent Reading & Socialising đş
## Details
The title of the event is a paradox! Read in silence and then discuss with like-minded folks! :-)
đ **How does this work?**
We will meet in the Bartley's Restaurant area from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM for silent reading and followed up by discussion. **During silent reading, you're expected to remain silent and read.** Please bring your headphones and refrain from the discussion during the first one hour in the area.
đĽ **Socialising**
After an hour, at 8:15 PM, we'll discuss and socialize about the book you're reading. We highly encourage you to move between tables and strike up conversations with fellow book lovers. These discussions about literature and reading recommendations are often the highlight of the event!
Feel free to join at any point during the event.
The event is indoors, hopefully, we can continue the tradition of the silent reading in the winter!
**đ Helpful Tips and Notes**
* Bring headphones to block out surrounding noise
* I will post a comment on the event page when I arrive to indicate where we're seated, so everyone can find us
* If you prefer to skip the silent reading, you can join directly at the bar at 8:15 PM
â ď¸**Something Happened?**
If something unpleasant happened to you, it may happen to others. It may be small but don't hesitate to reach out to me.
Looking forward to meeting you all đ
Songwriting Collective - Open Mic - Landsdowne Hotel.
Wednesday 10th June
*8 -10.30pm\*\*
Join us for Irelands best and biggest open mic featuring original Singer-songwriters and established artists in the beautiful surroundings of the Lansdowne Hotel. This weeks special guests are all the way from the USA - the award winning Son of Cormack.
This is a unique opportunity to share and enjoy, original songs and connect with fellow artists in a vibrant, supportive atmosphere. This is a night not to be missed! Come celebrate the power of music and creativity. With limited performance spaces available, reserve your spot today!
We want to ensure that as many people as possible get to play on the night, so we ask that you do* two *things:
1.\*\ *RSVP here on MeetUp.\*\*
2.\*\ *Get to the venue as early as possible to confirm your attendance\*\*
1. Please note we do our best to accommodate everyone.
2. We would be grateful if you only sign up if you fully intend to go as we have limited spots available.
(Walk-in's are welcome but you might only get to play one song).
**BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND CREATE A FANTASTIC AUDIENCE!**
(Audience members and friends don't need to sign up, just performers.)
We are\*\ *now asking that you made a conscience effort to .....\*\*
**BRING A FRIEND THIS HELPS GROW YOUR AUDIENCE !!!!**
**DONATION**
Donations are welcome on the night to cover costs.
**LOCATION**
Landsdowne Hotel 27 Penbroke Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin
NEW & LOWER BEGINNERS: Tennis Lesson for âŹ15-20 in UCD (7pm: 10/06)
If youâre new to tennis or have had several lessons, please join this lesson đž
Lessons work on a pay as you go system with each lesson costing âŹ20 with your sixth lesson free, making it âŹ100 for 6 lessons that can attend occasionally or weeklyâŚ
Also, if you havenât already join my group lessons WhatsApp group at the link below đ
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CKXCPrOmQIcDepGYCZYZXu
For more info on lessons, prices and equipment that you can borrow for free, click the link below đ
Www.Ellistennisdublin.Com/info
Upper Beginners & Intermediates: Tennis Lesson for âŹ15-20 in UCD (8pm: 10/06)
If youâve played for more than a few months and can maintain a consistent rally, please join this lesson đž
Lessons work on a pay as you go system with each lesson costing âŹ20 with your sixth lesson free, making it âŹ100 for 6 lessons that can attend occasionally or weeklyâŚ
Also, if you havenât already join my group lessons WhatsApp group at the link below đ
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CKXCPrOmQIcDepGYCZYZXu
For more info on lessons, prices and equipment that you can borrow for free, click below đ
Www.Ellistennisdublin.Com/info
Howth Social Cycle
Make to the most of the bright evenings and join us for a social cycle out to Howth Village.
Total distance 25 km. Mostly flat with an optional climb up to the Summit.
Here is our plan for the evening.
1ď¸âŁ. We leave at 7.00pm from the sails sculpture on Clontarf Road.
2ď¸âŁ. Cycle out to Sutton Cross along the coastal cycle path
3ď¸âŁ. Here we turn right and cycle directly over Howth Hill
4ď¸âŁ Short stop in the village for a coffee and a chat, then back by shorter route aiming to be back to Clontarf by 9.00pm
đŞPLEASE WEAR A HELMET and bring a tube in case you have a puncture
WAIVER & RELEASE:
We are a group composed of volunteers. We are not a professional organisation. As such, each of us is responsible for our own safety and well-being during an organised event. The organiser(s) is not in any way responsible for any participant on the trip. However, as a group of friends, we make an effort to look out for one another to the best of our ability.
By joining this event, you and your guests agree to and accept the following waiver and liability amendment to the Meetup Terms of Service at [[http://www.meetup.com/terms/](http://www.meetup.com/terms/) ;]([http://www.meetup.com/terms/%20](http://www.meetup.com/terms/%20);
1. My guests and I have read the Meetup Terms of Service at [[http://www.meetup.com/terms/](http://www.meetup.com/terms/) and hereby amend it to include the same waiver and release therein to this event's organiser(s)
Wednesday Evening Zazen (meditation)
Join us for zazen (mediation) on Wednesday evening.
**Wednesday** is for existing students. Beginners or newcomers to the dojo can arrange an introduction to zazen practice by sending an email. zen.in.ireland@gmail.com
**On Wednesday**, students have the opportunity for daisan which is one-to-one with the teacher and gives the opportunity to ask questions in relation to the practise. It is a wonderful **opportunity** to deepen ones understanding and practise of Zen.
**Mary Soshin Laheen** is the teacher at Earth+Sky Zen.
Recommended donation is âŹ5.
We accept donations using the following Paypal link: PayPal.Me/earthskyzen
The weekly schedule. Please arrive 10 minutes before start.
Monday: 7am
Tuesday: 7am
Wednesday: 7am
Wednesday: 6.15pm
Thursday: 7am
Sunday: 6.15pm
Meditation, Buddha Dharma and Qi-gong
About us:
The Tibetan Dharma and Meditation Group is part of a Buddhist organisation based in Taiwan, which is centred on one of the greatest living Rinpoches (teachers) in the world at the moment. It aims to introduce people living in Ireland to Buddhist teachings and practices that have been passed to Rinpoche through his masters and their masters going back many, many generations in order to benefit and bring peace to all sentient beings.
Location:
We hold our meetings in the small hall at Sandyford Community Centre, Lambs Cross, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
Reason Events This Week
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SOCIAL TENNIS in UCD for âŹ10 (4pm: 14/06)
During social tennis, youâll play several matches and rally, meet new peopleâŚ
and play a wide range of playing abilities with those who have played tennis before!
It is suitable to all players but if you have not played before, please consider joining at least a few group lessons before considering social tennis⌠đ
Please join my group chat for social tennis below đ
Https://chat.whatsapp.com/G60iuOQFYm3E6p5yogUo21?mode=ems_copy_t
Cinema Breakfast Disclosure Day
Hi all,
We'll meet at Insomnia at the Jervis Luas stop from 10am for a chat and some breakfast. Then we'll head to the 10:45am screening of Disclosure Day in Cineworld. Book your tickets three rows from the back (row K) to sit together or wherever you prefer.
See you all then!
Ann.
Grace by James Joyce (Bloomsday Festival)
"Graceâ from Joyceâs *Dubliners* is a tale of booze, bombast and religious confusion that brilliantly satirises the role of the Catholic Church in early twentieth century Irish life. When struggling salesman, Tom Kernan (who also appears in *Ulysses*), is found drunk and injured in a pub toilet and brought home in disgrace to his long suffering wife, his friends hatch a plot to save him from his errant ways.
[Please secure your own ticket on Eventbrite.](https://jamesjoyce.ie/events/bloomsday-festival-2026-grace-by-james-joyce/)
This acclaimed production features the actor and comedian, **Terry OâNeill**, who brings to life Joyceâs rare collection of characters and takes you on a hilarious journey from purgatory to paradise.
*Dubliners*, first published in 1914, is one of the great short story collections in the English language. By exploring the lives of his fellow Dublin citizens with unflinching realism, Joyce revealed truths both blasphemous and transcendent.
âOâNeill does a terrific jobâŚ. comic ironies aboundâŚâ Irish Independent
âOâNeill brings considerable energy and skill as the narratorâ Nomoreworkhorse
Free lecture: Becoming a person
What makes a human being a *person*? Is it our bodies, our souls, our consciousness â or something more?
Join us for a talk by Dr. Mette Lebech, lecturer in philosophy in Maynooth University as she investigates this idea of personhood through the lens of Edith Stein's philosophical anthropology.
If you'd like to receive primer material on the talk and be informed about future events by email, you can also register here:
https://forms.gle/QaGzqky6V7K6Ve6f6
đ Bloomsday & Joyce đ¸
đ James Joyceâs ***Ulysses*** turns an ordinary Dublin day into an expansive exploration of consciousness, memory, and identity, making Bloomsday (June 16th) a celebration of both the city and the inner lives of its inhabitants. Following Leopold Bloomâs wanderings, readers are invited to see the epic in the everyday, where small gestures carry profound emotional weight. Joyceâs broader body of workâincluding *Dubliners* and *A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man*âoffers rich ground for discussion, tracing his evolving style and deepening preoccupation with language, identity, and modern life. Bloomsday, observed each June 16th, transforms literature into lived experience, as readers retrace Bloomâs steps and immerse themselves in Joyceâs richly textured world.
Let's grab a drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) and discuss books by Joyce, on Joyce, on Ulysses â whether poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. Bring your physical book or e-reader.
There's no formal structure or agendaâjust books and good conversation.đŹ
It's a perfect place to get book recommendations and rediscover your reading momentum if you've hit a slump. We welcome readers of all backgrounds and interests!
â ď¸**Something Happened?**
If something unpleasant happened to you, it may happen to others. Even if it seems minor, don't hesitate to reach out to me.
đ **How to find us?**
* When I reach the venue, I'll leave a comment in the meetup where the group is seated. Normally, the booking is in my name, so you can ask the staff for the group.
* If you're unable to find us, leave a comment in the meetup page. I'll be able to guide you.
We highly encourage you to move between tables and strike up conversations with fellow book lovers. These discussions about literature and reading recommendations are often the highlight of the event!
As an organizer, I'm always looking for feedback about the event and suggestions for new events, so feel free to suggest ideas to me. đĄ
I look forward to seeing you all! đ
NEW BEGINNERS: Tennis Lesson for âŹ15-20 in UCD (11am: 14/06)
If youâre new to tennis or have only had a handful of lessons, please join this lesson đž
Lessons work on a pay as you go system with each lesson costing âŹ20 with your sixth lesson free, making it âŹ100 for 6 lessons that can attend occasionally or weeklyâŚ
Also, if you havenât already join my group lessons WhatsApp group at the link below đ
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CKXCPrOmQIcDepGYCZYZXu
For more info on lessons, prices and equipment that you can borrow for free, click the link below đ
Www.Ellistennisdublin.Com/info
Reason Events Near You
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Revival of Reason 2026: 15 Years of BN!!!
Black Nonbelievers is proud to bring you our 2nd annual Revival of Reason!!!
Join us in Atlanta as this year, we will celebrate 15 years as an organization, along with our own version of the Juneteenth holiday!
Featured speakers include:
â Chris Cameron
â Candace Gorham
â Kellie King, aka Detroit Atheist Queen
â Hemant Mehta, The Friendly Atheist
â Godless Engineer
â Mandisa Thomas
â And MORE!!!
This is a family friendly event, so please bring your loved ones, and anyone who is interested in learning and needs secular support. [Sponsorship](https://blacknonbelievers.wufoo.com/forms/revival-of-reason-2026-sponsors-and-exhibitors/) and [volunteer](https://blacknonbelievers.wufoo.com/forms/revival-of-reason-2026-be-a-volunteer/) opportunities are also available.
You can also register to view sessions online. Official BN members get a special discount, so [sign up or renew ](https://bit.ly/3DMndSK)today!
**We look forward to seeing you at the 2026 Revival of Reason. [Register TODAY!!!](https://bit.ly/RoR2026sitepage)**
Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI
Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans.
We created Smart Search, the worldâs largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping whatâs possible. Since then, weâve built a suite of AIâdriven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomesâaccelerating benefits decisions for our Nationâs Veterans.
Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcomeâdriven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served.
This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation.
About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
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!
Free In-Person Meeting: Get Over Losses & Betrayals, Build Lasting Relationships
This is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships.
Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to âpin the blameâ on someone or something. If you donât find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse.
Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well.
Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, donât know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe youâve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship.
Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action?
Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships!
Break free from self imposed limitations
Here we will discuss:
⢠How to âeraseâ the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isnât always repeating past mistakes.
⢠Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you?
⢠Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it?
⢠Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love?
⢠Fights & arguments - what's really behind them?
⢠What underlies âcorrosive criticismâ or the need to invalidate self or others?
⢠How one can stably change oneâs outlook on life so they can affect positive change?
⢠Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them?
⢠How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about?
⢠How to enhance oneâs own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or oneâs career?
Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general.
Learn where painful experiences are âstoredâ and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can âeraseâ those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become âtoxicâ personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you wonât be tripped up trusting the wrong person.
Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life.
We look forward to having you join us!
This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.
Discover Inner Engineering in Columbus
Discover Inner Engineering in Columbus!
Saturday June 13th
Choose a location & Time:
Holiday Inn Express : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rangoli -The Indian Mall: 7:00 PM -8:00 PM
[RSVP](https://innerengineering.sadhguru.org/columbus?fbclid=IwdGRzaASVdldjbGNrBJV2TmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmTH5dVmwyksT8x39dKxCZZPJm96hYF7q4m6CmzfjsgJ14o3X4jux71er_mq_aem_W51vRnuLMzlDtxYJWPuqKg&sfnsn=wa)
LGBT Reads: In-Person Book Discussion
Join us for our June Book Club gathering where we will come together to discuss [The Queer Principles of Kit Webb](https://catsebastian.com/the-queer-principles-of-kit-webb/) by Cat Sebastian in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts.
Psychic Fair
We will have our certified mediums available and you can receive 3 10-minute readings for $20.
To keep you safe, we will be following all CDC and Health Dept. guidelines at our psychic fair today. Sitters and readers required to wear a mask. We will maintain a minimum of 6 foot physical distance during readings. Please, if you can, bring your own portable chair to use during your readings.
Please note that we are at our wonderful new home at Unity of Columbus, 4211 Maize Road, Columbus, OH


















