Robert Kiyoaski

Ljubljana International: Friday Afterparty @ Voyager 🍺🌍🎉 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. The meetup may end, but the night is just getting started. Join us for drinks, conversations, and great Friday night energy with one of Ljubljana's most international crowds. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Friday ⏰ Time: 23:00 - 01:00+ (Join anytime! No need to be on time) 🏢 Venue: Voyager Craft Beer Bar, Mačkova ulica 6, Ljubljana 💶 Price: Free entry (drinks paid individually) 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30+ attendees. Social, energetic, international atmosphere. No strict capacity limit. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends and connections. Perfect for remote workers, digital nomads, freelancers, programmers, engineers, Erasmus students, researchers, business owners, travelers, expats, and locals. 70% international, 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. 🍺 WHAT TO EXPECT • Continue the night with people you met at the meetup • Great conversations and new friendships • Local and international craft beers • Relaxed but energetic atmosphere • International crowd • Spontaneous plans for the rest of the night This is where smaller groups form, conversations get deeper, and the best stories usually begin. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Most people do. No need to come on time. Come alone or bring friends — 90% of people arrive solo and leave with new ones. Every event has 10+ nationalities, 30+ people, and zero awkward standing around. We've done this 200+ times. We know how to make you feel at home. Events 6x per week — there's always something. The real product isn't the beer. It's the people. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, sports activities, weekend trips, language exchanges, parties, and spontaneous adventures throughout the week. ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US AT THE VENUE Just join the biggest group! If you have trouble finding us, ask an employee at Voyager Craft Beer Bar where the Ljubljana International group is sitting. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (often wearing a blue polo shirt) who is usually hosting. Good people. Good beer. Good Friday nights. See you at Voyager. 🍺🌍

❄️ LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL GOES TO SNEG @ NEBOTIČNIK ❄️ 📅 Friday, 19 June ⏰ We leave together around 23:30 from Voyager Craft Beer Bar ➡️ Destination: SNEG @ Nebotičnik Rooftop This Friday Ljubljana International is going together to SNEG — one of Ljubljana’s biggest international Russian parties — once again at the iconic Nebotičnik rooftop 🌃❄️ We'll first hang out at Voyager Craft Beer Bar from 22:30 and then go together as a group to the party around 23:30. 👉 no awkward solo arrivals 👉 instant social circle 👉 stronger energy together 👉 easier to meet people ❄️ EXCLUSIVE LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL DISCOUNT ❄️ Members of the Ljubljana International WhatsApp community get access to a special discount for SNEG tickets 👀 ⚠️ The discount code is NOT public. It is shared ONLY inside our WhatsApp group. 📲 Join now to claim your discount: 👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/CXi1WS9oBDqAx6pH0iMLru ❄️ WHAT TO EXPECT @ SNEG 🌃 insane rooftop views over Ljubljana 🎧 Russian hits from the 2000s until today 🍸 cocktails & dancing 🔥 one of the biggest international parties in Ljubljana 📍 Nebotičnik Lounge, 11th floor ⏰ Party runs from 21:00 until 03:00 ⚠️ Last time tickets sold out and not everyone was able to buy at the door. See you Friday ❄️🔥

ENG: Game developers, creators, and enthusiasts — you’re invited! Come hang out, exchange ideas, and grow the Slovenia game dev community. Join us on Friday, June 19th at 19:00 at Tektonik Bar in Ljubljana. This will be our last meetup before the summer break — the next one is planned for September, so don’t miss the chance to connect, share ideas, and catch up with fellow game devs before the summer vacations. SLO: Razvijalci iger, ustvarjalci in navdušenci — vabljeni! Pridružite se nam, izmenjajte ideje in pomagajte rasti slovenski skupnosti razvijalcev iger. Pridružite se nam v petek, 19. junija ob 19.00 v Tektonik baru v Ljubljani. To bo naše zadnje srečanje pred poletnim premorom — naslednje je načrtovano za september, zato ne zamudite priložnosti, da se pred dopusti povežete, izmenjate ideje in poklepetate z drugimi razvijalci iger

Ljubljana International: Friday Social Pizza Night 🍕🌍🍻 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Kick off your weekend with great pizza, interesting conversations, and an international crowd that makes meeting new people feel effortless. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Friday ⏰ Time: 18:00 - Late (Drop in whenever you like) 🏢 Venue: Pizzeria Dobra Vila, Dunajska cesta 5, Ljubljana 💶 Price: Free entry (pay only for what you order) 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30–50+ attendees. Relaxed, social, and welcoming. No strict capacity limit. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends, and meaningful connections. Perfect for internationals, Erasmus students, digital nomads, freelancers, entrepreneurs, engineers, researchers, remote workers, travelers, and locals who enjoy meeting people from around the world. English is the main language. 70% international. 30% Slovenian. 🍻 WHY PEOPLE LOVE THIS EVENT ✅ Easy way to meet new people ✅ No pressure and no awkward icebreakers ✅ Great pizza and drinks ✅ Relaxed Friday atmosphere ✅ Friendly international crowd ✅ A perfect transition from work mode into weekend mode You never know who you'll end up sitting next to. A future friend. A travel buddy. A business partner. Or simply someone who makes your evening better. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Excellent. Most attendees do. No need to come on time. Come alone or bring friends — 90% of people arrive solo and leave with new ones. Every event brings together people from 10+ nationalities and creates dozens of new conversations. We've organized 200+ events over the past two years and know exactly how to help people connect. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 Events 6 times per week We help people build friendships, social circles, professional networks, travel groups, and unforgettable memories in Ljubljana. Many attendees tell us they found their best friends in Slovenia through our community. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The meetup lasts one evening. The community lasts all week. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, trips, sports activities, language exchanges, parties, and spontaneous adventures. ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US Look for the biggest international group in the venue. If you're not sure where we are, ask the staff at Dobra Vila where Ljubljana International is sitting. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (often wearing a blue polo shirt) who is usually hosting. Good people. Good pizza. Good start to the weekend. See you Friday! 🍕🍻🌍

Ljubljana International: Friday Afterwork Meetup 🍕🍻🌍 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Finish the work week with great food, good conversations, and new friendships at one of Ljubljana's most welcoming international gatherings. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Friday ⏰ Time: 18:00 - Late (Join anytime! No need to be on time) 🏢 Venue: Pizzeria Dobra Vila, Dunajska cesta 5, Ljubljana 💶 Price: Free entry (food and drinks paid individually) 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30–50+ attendees. Relaxed, social, international atmosphere. No strict capacity limit. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends and connections. Perfect for remote workers, digital nomads, freelancers, programmers, engineers, Erasmus students, researchers, business owners, travelers, expats, and locals. 70% international, 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. 🍕 WHAT TO EXPECT • Great pizza and drinks • Friendly conversations • New friendships • International crowd • Relaxed afterwork atmosphere • A perfect start to your weekend No activities. No pressure. Just good people sharing food, drinks, stories, and laughs after a long week. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Most people do. No need to come on time. Come alone or bring friends — 90% of people arrive solo and leave with new ones. Every event has 10+ nationalities, 30+ people, and zero awkward standing around. We've done this 200+ times. We know how to make you feel at home. Events 6x per week — there's always something happening. The real product isn't the pizza. It's the people. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, sports activities, weekend trips, language exchanges, parties, and spontaneous adventures throughout the week. ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US AT THE VENUE Just join the biggest group! If you have trouble finding us, ask an employee at Pizzeria Dobra Vila where the Ljubljana International meetup is happening. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (often wearing a blue polo shirt) who is usually hosting. Meet people. Start your weekend right. Make Ljubljana your own. 🍕🍻🌍

Want to become a certified Claude AI Architect? Spend this summer learning skills that employers are actively looking for. AI Architects, AI Agents, MCP, prompt engineering, and agentic systems are becoming some of the fastest-growing areas in tech. Want to be part of it? TechLegion Summer School 2026 was created to help you learn these skills, prepare for an official certification, and connect with a community of professionals doing the same. As a partner in the Claude Partner Network, TechLegion offers members the opportunity to prepare for and earn official Anthropic certifications through our dedicated study cohort. 🤖 Registration for cohort: https://linkly.link/2kCF8 The study cohort is free for TechLegion members. Please note that TechLegion membership is required to join the programme, as participants receive a TechLegion email account and access to member resources under our domain. Learn together. Get certified. Build your AI skills this summer!.

Pogovor o knjigi Susanne Clarke, Piranesi. Iztočnice za diskusijo bodo objavljene na Discord strežniku pred srečanjem. Datum, ura in lokacija se lahko še spremenijo. Spremljajte obvestila na Discord skupini: https://discord.gg/F856BJ3TZ5

Rainbow Body Yoga – Level 1 Online Course We warmly invite you to join the Rainbow Body Yoga Level 1 Course, a transformative practice from the Open Heart tradition. The course is taught by Amrita Rani, an ordained sangha member and trained Open Heart instructor. You are welcome to join either in person in Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia, or online via Zoom. Rainbow Body Yoga is a profound tantric non-meditation practice designed to deconstruct the selfing mechanism of the mind. Through the Guru mantras of Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal, subtle energy practices, and dynamic concentration, we cut through self-based energies that block the direct recognition of our natural state. Although regarded within the tradition as a post-awakening purification practice, you do not need to be awakened to begin. The practice itself deepens recognition of the selfless state, supporting further awakenings and the maturation of clarity. Both those who have experienced awakening shifts and those who feel called to deepen their spiritual path are warmly welcome. This carefully structured sequence works directly with the causal body, where self-based energies are stored. We examine the klesha of ignorance (avidya), the root of existential suffering. With the Guru’s blessings, RBY techniques, and vipashyana (direct seeing), even the subtlest layers of selfing can be cut through. As the practice deepens, you become familiar with the clarity and aliveness of your enlightened mind. Eventually, you recognize that wakeful awareness has always been present, even within negative thoughts and emotions. As mental clutter dissolves into the natural state, increased clarity brings deep healing. Self-sabotaging patterns can be liberated, and the energy once consumed by worry and rumination becomes available to you. Practiced consistently, Rainbow Body Yoga reveals the natural luminosity of selfless awareness and leads toward the realization of emptiness, not as a concept, but as a living experience. These precious practices were given to Amrita Baba by Padmasambhava through visionary transmission, offering a direct path beyond self-based suffering. Level 1 provides a grounded and systematic introduction, enabling you to continue confidently with your home practice. The process is powerful, deeply rewarding, and often brings tangible results relatively quickly. You’re welcome to join either of the weekend courses, or both, if you wish. However, attending just one weekend is already enough to begin practicing on your own. First Weekend Course 📅 20–21 June 2026 🕒 3:00–9:00 pm (CET) Dinner break approximately 6:00–7:30 pm each day Participation fee: Sliding scale €100–200, depending on your financial situation. Please make your payment in advance via PayPal to: kaisaeskeli@gmail.com Register by emailing Amrita Rani at kaisaeskeli@gmail.com. You will receive the Zoom link for all sessions. If you are joining in person, you will receive the address of the event location in Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia. Welcome all!

🎤🔥 PITCH YOUR PASSION / PRESENT YOUR HOBBY NIGHT Hosted by Ljubljana International 📅 Saturday, 20 June ⏰ 20:00 📍 Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center Everyone is secretly obsessed with something. This is your chance to talk about it. Welcome to: “Pitch Your Passion / Present Your Hobby Night” — a fun, social, slightly chaotic evening where people get 5 minutes and a microphone to present something they genuinely love. No corporate presentations. No boring lectures. No need to be an expert. Just passion, enthusiasm, curiosity, and interesting people. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎤 THE CONCEPT Each presenter gets: • 5 minutes • a microphone • optional PowerPoint/photos/videos • and a room full of curious internationals Your mission: Convince the audience why your hobby, obsession, niche interest, or passion is actually awesome. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌍 WHAT CAN YOU PRESENT? Literally almost anything: 🎸 music 🧗 climbing 📷 photography 🌌 astronomy 🎲 board games ✈️ travel 🍄 mushroom hunting 💃 dancing 🤖 AI 📚 philosophy ☕ coffee 🫖 tea 🏺 history 🎮 gaming 🏃 running 🎨 art 🛠 making things 🧠 weird internet rabbit holes or any niche obsession you’ve been waiting to infodump about. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 😂 EXPECT: • passionate people talking about weird things • unexpected hobbies • funny audience questions • social energy • discovering how interesting people actually are • meeting people through shared interests ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👀 WANT TO PRESENT? Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxPXyS6QxFZAeXk2k2Fu4Mtt-GYuuMiCM96gvDWxt2t94msA/viewform?usp=publish-editor You can bring: • slides • photos • videos • props • objects • demonstrations The more visual and passionate — the better. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL Ljubljana International is the largest international community in Ljubljana with weekly social events bringing together: • locals • internationals • Erasmus students • travelers • remote workers • curious open-minded people ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK 🔗 Socials & links: https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎤 Everyone has something they could talk about for hours. This is your chance to finally do it. See you Saturday.

Ljubljana International: Saturday Night Kickoff 🍻🌍🎉 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Before Ljubljana heads out for the night, we gather for drinks, conversations, and new friendships at the city's most international Saturday meetup. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Saturday ⏰ Time: 20:00 - 23:00 (Drop in whenever you like) 🏢 Venue: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center, Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: Free entry 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30–50+ attendees. Friendly, social, international, and energetic. No strict capacity limit. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends, and memorable nights out. Perfect for internationals, Erasmus students, travelers, digital nomads, remote workers, freelancers, entrepreneurs, engineers, researchers, and locals who enjoy meeting people from around the world. 70% international, 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. 🌟 WHY JOIN? ✅ Meet people before going out ✅ Instantly find a crew for the night ✅ Expand your social circle ✅ Discover new bars, clubs, and events ✅ Start your Saturday with great energy ✅ Avoid spending the evening alone Some people come with plans. Most people make them here. 🤝 COMING ALONE? That's exactly what this event is for. Most attendees arrive without knowing anyone. Within minutes, you'll be chatting with people from all over the world, joining conversations, and making plans for the rest of the evening. Come alone or bring friends — either way, you'll quickly become part of the group. Every event has 10+ nationalities, 30+ attendees, and a welcoming atmosphere where it's easy to connect. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 Events 6 times per week We help people build friendships, social circles, travel groups, activity partners, and unforgettable memories in Ljubljana. Many people tell us they met their closest friends in Slovenia through this community. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people coordinate plans, organize dinners, hikes, trips, sports, parties, language exchanges, and spontaneous adventures every week. ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to reduce spam. If you can't join, simply DM @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US Look for the biggest international group in the venue. If you're unsure where we are, ask the staff at LOO-BLAH-NAH where Ljubljana International is sitting. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (usually wearing a blue polo shirt) who is often hosting. Meet people. Find your crew. Start the night right. See you Saturday! 🎉🍻🌍

We’re launching a beginner Bachata & Salsa course together with one of the best dance schools in Ljubljana — @utripplesa. You’ll learn the basics, get comfortable with the movements and simply enjoy dancing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Perfect for those who have been wanting to try partner dancing but didn’t know where to start. 📅 **Sundays at 17:00 (starting 05.04)** ⏱ **4 classes (1.5 hours each)** 💶 **Price:** €45 for the full course €40 per person if you join with a partner or a friend If you didn’t attend the trial class, you can join the **first session for €10** to see if you like it before committing to the full course. 👉 **Register here:** [https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5](https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5) Please make sure to **check your email and WhatsApp after registering** — we’ll send all confirmations and updates there. Let’s dance ✨

☀️🌴 SUMMER IN THE CITY – LAGUNA BEACH CLUB SEASON OPENING 🌴☀️ Hosted by Ljubljana International × Laguna Beach Club 📅 Saturday, 20 June Summer is finally here. And we're excited to announce that Ljubljana International is partnering with Laguna Beach Club for their official season opening. 🏖️ The place where summer happens. Laguna has been voted the best swimming pool in Slovenia multiple times, and this Saturday, 20 June, we're bringing together internationals, locals, students, travelers, and party lovers for what promises to be one of the biggest pool parties of the summer. We are expecting 300+ attendees for an open-air night you won’t want to miss. 👉 GET YOUR DISCOUNTED €11 TICKET HERE: https://lbc.si/trgovina/laguna-opening-20-6/ ⚠️ The 15% discount is only available with our exclusive link! 🚨 Regular price is €13 and jumps to €20 on the day of the event. This is the cheapest this party gets. Buy before Friday midnight. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☀️ OUR PLAN 🏊 17:00–20:00 Swimming, sunbathing, drinks, and relaxing by the pool. 🎉 20:00–24:00 Beach party vibes, music, dancing, and an unforgettable summer evening. 🥃 BONUS: Arrive between 17:00 and 18:00 and receive a FREE shot. 🍹 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎟️ EXCLUSIVE LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL DISCOUNT Regular ticket price: €13 Ljubljana International price: €11 (15% OFF) ⚠️ Available only through our exclusive link: https://lbc.si/trgovina/laguna-opening-20-6/ ⏰ The discount expires Friday at midnight. On Saturday, tickets will only be available for €20. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌴 SUMMER IN THE CITY The place where summer happens. Expect: ☀️ Pool vibes 🍹 Drinks 🌍 Internationals and locals 🎶 Great music 🏖️ Beach atmosphere 💃 Dancing ✨ New friends 👥 300+ attendees expected The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our Ljubljana International WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is shaping up to be one of the biggest pool parties of the season. Don't miss the start of summer. See you at Laguna on Saturday, 20 June. 🌴☀️

Ljubljana International: Saturday Pre-Party Meetup 🎉🍻🌍 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Meet your crew, grab a drink, and start your Saturday night with an international crowd before heading out to Ljubljana's best parties, bars, and clubs. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Saturday ⏰ Time: 20:00 - 23:00 (Join anytime! No need to be on time) 🏢 Venue: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center, Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: Free entry 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30–50+ attendees. Social, energetic, international atmosphere. No strict capacity limit. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends and connections. Perfect for remote workers, digital nomads, freelancers, programmers, engineers, Erasmus students, researchers, business owners, travelers, expats, and locals. 70% international, 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. 🍻 WHAT TO EXPECT • Meet people before going out • International crowd • Great conversations • Drinks and good vibes • New friendships • Spontaneous plans for the rest of the night • Groups forming naturally Whether you're heading to a club, a bar, another event, or haven't decided yet, this is where the night begins. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Most people do. No need to come on time. Come alone or bring friends — 90% of people arrive solo and leave with new ones. Every event has 10+ nationalities, 30+ people, and zero awkward standing around. We've done this 200+ times. We know how to make you feel at home. Events 6x per week — there's always something happening. The real product isn't the drinks. It's the people. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, sports activities, language exchanges, weekend trips, parties, and spontaneous adventures throughout the week. ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US AT THE VENUE Just join the biggest group! If you have trouble finding us, ask an employee at Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center where the Ljubljana International meetup is happening. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (often wearing a blue polo shirt) who is usually hosting. Don't pre-party alone. Start your night with great people. Make Ljubljana your own. 🎉🍻🌍

Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle. **Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?** In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox. One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread. Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for. **Questions to wrestle with:** * Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving? * Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why? * If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming? * Two principles pull opposite ways here. The principle of mediocrity (the Copernican principle, Sagan's "no privileged place in the universe") says we are ordinary, so what happened on Earth probably happened everywhere, which makes the silence scream louder. The anthropic principle says of course we find ourselves somewhere life was possible, since we could not observe anything else, so our being here may say almost nothing about how common life is. Which lens do you trust, and does the silence still demand an answer once you account for observer selection? * And if we did confirm life out there and had to accept we are not special, what would that do to belief in a higher power, and would shedding (or keeping) that belief help or hurt our odds of pulling together as one species? * Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now? As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.

Main Library, Meeting Room 2B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!

Join us as we get together for a CAPA Summer Movie event to see the romantic, funny, heartwarming, feel-good classic, PRETTY WOMAN! Julia Roberts and Richard Gere star in this modern-day fairy-tale romance! Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: A wealthy corporate raider hires a Hollywood escort as his date for a week of high-society business events. But what starts as a business transaction blossoms into genuine love, challenging both of their lives and leading to an unexpected romance. The film is directed by Garry Marshall and stars Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo and Jason Alexander. MINI TRAILER: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-JghOdhAwc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-JghOdhAwc) SHORT BONUS CLIP #1 - DIRECTOR GARRY MARSHALL Recalls Famous Scenes from the Film: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpIMOzieGPs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpIMOzieGPs) SHORT BONUS CLIP #2 - RICHARD GERE on the Film’s Impact all these years later: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0T3O94dAA8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0T3O94dAA8) SHORT BONUS CLIP #3 - JULIA ROBERTS Remembers a Gift from Director Garry Marshall: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ4AZSjbMsA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ4AZSjbMsA) BUZZ & ACCLAIM: A huge box office hit at the time of its release, PRETTY WOMAN has since gone on to become a modern-day classic! The film catapulted Julia Roberts to superstardom and earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress and her first Oscar nomination! Critics praise Julia Roberts’ star-making performance, the undeniable chemistry between her and Richard Gere, and its warm, funny feel-good story about kindness, self-worth and transformation! The film’s “intelligence and wit,” “first-class performances” and “sharp, funny script” have made Pretty Woman a classic and truly “something special!” THE OHIO THEATRE: The Ohio Theatre is located at 39 E. State Street, between 3rd and High Streets, across the street from the Ohio Statehouse. From classical music to modern dance, yearly family traditions to hot concerts, the world’s best artists come to the 2,791-seat, historic Ohio Theatre. The breathtaking details (including the 21-foot-high chandelier!) of its opulent, Spanish-Baroque architecture make any night at the Ohio Theater an event to remember! PRE-SHOW ENTERTAINMENT: Now celebrating his 33rd year as featured organist for the CAPA Summer Movie Series, Clark Wilson will again provide pre-show entertainment at the keyboards and controls of the Ohio Theatre’s treasured “Mighty Morton” theatre organ 30 minutes prior to each screening. PARKING: Parking is available at Columbus Commons Parking Garage off 3rd or Rich Streets or in Statehouse Parking Garage off 3rd Street. You can find out more about parking in Downtown Columbus by visiting the Downtown Columbus website. PLAN: Purchase your ticket for the 7:30pm showing and we’ll meet outside the theater between 6:50 and 7:00pm. We’ll head in at 7pm to get good seats and enjoy the pre-show organ music! TICKETS: Tickets just $6 adult / $5 senior! Parking is available under the Capital building, in the nearby garage, or on the nearby streets. You can purchase your ticket at the box office on the day of the event or online here: [https://www.capa.com/capa-summer-movie-series/](https://www.capa.com/capa-summer-movie-series/) Look forward to seeing you there, Dan

Based on the novel Roadside Picnic, it is NO picnic, but rather one of the masterpieces of world cinema. Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 Soviet sci-fi classic, recounts the expedition of a writer and professor led by a mysterious guide called "The Stalker." to a futuristic wasteland called "The Zone." Dripping with existential dread, it continually presents strange occurrences that will have us debating the meaning of what we've just viewed right through the ending. *Stalker* (1979) can be streamed for free on HBOMax, the Criterion Channel or Kanopy. It's also available for rent on Amazon Prime and AppleTV. The Columbus Library has two copies on disc.

Do you feel introverted when you are in a group setting? Are you shy? Do other people have more fun than you do? There are simple life hacks you can use to improve your connection to others and improve your social life. Talking is one thing. Truly connecting is altogether another. It's the whole experience of connecting with people and forming relationships. It includes the joy, understanding, and love formed among people. * In our meetings, you will learn: * A simple life hack to increase your liking and tolerance of other people, or even of yourself! * How to become more interested and enjoy conversations with people. * How to be comfortable in social settings. * How to be yourself * How to become more extroverted and, * How to make connections with people. Feeling lonely, isolated, or bored? This local meeting is exactly what you need! Come join us! Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to the local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics and Scientology life improvement center.

Welcome, readers! Our June read is ***Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible*** ***Voyage*** **by Alfred Lansing.** A work of nonfiction, and one of the most astonishing survival stories in history, we follow Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew after their ship is crushed by Antarctic ice. Stranded in one of the harshest environments on Earth, the men endure months of isolation, freezing temperatures, and near starvation—yet refuse to give up hope. Lansing brings their ordeal to life through vivid detail and firsthand accounts, capturing both the brutality of nature and the resilience of the human spirit. At its core, the story is a powerful testament to leadership, perseverance, and the unbreakable will to survive against impossible odds. 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 **all** **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖