Scala Akka

Tired of casual chit chat with no connection among strangers? Looking for a new activity to pick up on weekends? Ready to get your body moving, sweating, and discover a new side of yourself you did not know you had? You are in luck, we have just what the doctor ordered! Experience the wonderful environment that can only be had with the sound of Afro-Latin music. Learn to feel the rhythm and body movement of traditional Cuban Salsa, show off your moves with Sensual bachata, or simply come to have good craic and meet new folks! Class schedule as follows: ● **3 - 4pm**: Salsa class ● **4 - 5pm:** Bachata class ● **5 - 6pm:** Social Dance ● **VENUE**: Turk's Head 27 Parliament St Dublin 2 ***Note***: *Meetup attendance list is not reflective of actual number of people that show up! Come with or without a partner and get ready to dance!* Check our website for specifics on upcoming events: [https://www.dublinsalsabachata.com](https://www.dublinsalsabachata.com/)

We’re bringing people together for a special community session filled with movement, energy, music, creativity, and good vibes all around. This is more than just an event it’s a chance to connect, meet new people and if you are a very beginner never heard of Calisthenics but you are interested here you’ll learn the basics to get started, push yourself, support each other, and be part of something positive. Whether you’re experienced or completely new, everyone is welcome. Come through solo or bring your friends the goal is simply to enjoy the atmosphere, have fun, and build a strong community together. Expect a high energy environment, good people, great moments, and a space where everyone can feel comfortable and included. No pressure, no judgment just real people coming together to share an experience and create memories. Enjoy a FREE coffee after the session at @thecozyfrenchie at Gym X.(if you had taken part of the meet up ) 📍 Location: Clontarft Calisthenics Park 🗓 Date: Saturday 23th May ⏰ Time: 10AM Make sure to arrive on time, bring good energy, and be ready for an unforgettable session. We can’t wait to see everyone there 🙌🔥 ALL AGES & ALL LEVELS WELCOME. For more info: Instagram : @pt_valefit

Centro Cultural Capoeira Água de Beber (CECAB) – Capoeira Água de Beber Cultural Centre – is a non-profit organization, founded officially in January 2002. Its pivot activity is Capoeira (classes, rodas, workshops, public presentations, cultural events, performances), however it aggregates other cultural manifestations as: samba de roda, maculelê, frevo, ciranda, dança do coco, dança afro, puxada de rede, craftworks workshops of making and playing music instruments, video projections, movies, lectures about relevant cultural topics and matters related to enforcement of citizenship. 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.

if you haven't met a Pirate captain before, now is your chance,, and on his birthday! and the first 4 ladies are invited after to an early evening "disco dance" event at Soho..

Capoeira Fitness for Family in castlenock community centre.

"Bricfeasta as Gaeilge" Gach Satharn @ 11.00r.n. - 12.30i.n. ag / at: Aroma Mocha (Alice's), Meal an Mhóta, Nás na Ríogh / Aroma Mocha, Moate Mall, Naas Buail isteach le haghaidh bricfeasta breá nó cupán tae. Gaeilge agus Fáilte http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/f/5/2/600_451793074.jpeg

Join our Salsa Social Dance Party in Dublin City Centre: Meet New People👫 Make New Friends👩‍❤️‍👨 Cheap Drinks🍻 Free Snacks (come early, they won't last long...😋) and Socialize through dancing! If you are a First Timer or Solo Dancer, this is the perfect opportunity to meet new people, make new friends and unleash your energy on the dancefloor! Join our 2 Classes before the Party – Salsa & Bachata, and impress on the dancefloor with new moves! ***Party Free with any Class!*** ***Date -> Saturday, 23rd of May*** ***Address -> Noche Salsera Dance School, 36 Parnell Square W, Rotunda, D01T6V6*** ***Timetable:*** ***Bachata: *7.30pm – 8.30pm** ***Salsa: *8.30pm – 9.30pm** ***Party: *9.30pm – 12.30am** ***Tickets:*** *2 Classes (Bachata & Salsa)* – *€*20 *1 Class (Salsa)* – *€*15 *(Party FREE with Any Class)* *Party Only* – *€*10 ***Cash Only!*** [WebSite Party Page](https://www.nochesalsera.com/salsa-and-bachata-monthly-party-in-dublin/) *Noche Salsera – El Paraiso De La Salsa*

Hi 🙂My name is Anastasiia! I’m inviting 3 people to join me for a beach trip this Sunday., 24th! I’ll be driving, and I’d love to get out of the city, enjoy the good weather, and spend a relaxed day by the sea in good company! On the way, we’ll stop at a couple of beautiful spots, and we’ll spend around 2 hours at the beach, Skerries South Beach — walking, relaxing, and chatting. It’s a nice opportunity to meet new people and simply enjoy a day outside the city! We’ll split the petrol costs — €5 per person. Just so we can plan everything smoothly and avoid last-minute cancellations, I’ll ask to send the petrol share in advance to confirm your place 🙂 Would be really happy to meet you and spend the day together 🌞7

**SALSA CLASSES THIS SUNDAY!** **✻ 2:00-3:00: BEGINNER SALSA** **✻ 2:00-3:00: IMPROVER SALSA** **✻ 2:00-3:00: INTERMEDIATE SALSA** **CLASSES SCHEDULE IN MAY 2026** **Salsa classes are 10th, 24th of MAY 2026.** **Bachata classes are 3rd, 17th, 31st of MAY 2026.** **✻ ENTRANCE FEE: CASH ONLY** **● Beginner Class + Social: 6€,** **● Improver / Inter-Mediate Classes + Social: 8€,** **● Social Only: 6€** **✻ VENUE: TEACHERS CLUB.** **✻ ADDRESS: 36 PARNELL SQUARE WEST, ROTUNDA, DUBLIN 1,** **D01T6V6** SCHEDULE: 2 – 3PM: Beginner/ Improver /Intermediate Classes at the Same Time (One Week for Salsa, And the Following Week Will Be Bachata and Repeat). 3PM – 5PM: Social Dancing For All Levels - Music by DJ Leo. 5-6PM: Have Tea/Coffee/Drinks together.

Have you ever walked down a street and wondered who lived there, what happened on the street, or behind closed doors? Walk along an ancient highway known in Irish as Slí Mhor, The Great Way. Listen to tales of Normans and Nobels, Rebellions and Weavers, Traders and local characters who once called this place home. Consider as you walk in the footsteps of the many people who went before you, how the area has evolved over the years and what the future may be. Our guide is Anita Ray, a proud local, born and raised in the Liberties. Be prepared to travel through the centuries, look through walls and buildings and imagine how life 'used to be'. Cost: €10.00 payable at time of booking. Please note: Bookings are not honoured without payment! [PayPal.Me/DLHGroup](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DLHGroup?v=1&utm_source=unp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RT000269&utm_unptid=c5d142a8-2861-11ed-aa18-98039ba0714a&ppid=RT000269&cnac=IE&rsta=en_US%28en-IE%29&cust=ZTGE7US474996&unptid=c5d142a8-2861-11ed-aa18-98039ba0714a&calc=f793604dc7c12&unp_tpcid=ppme-social-user-profile-created&page=main%3Aemail%3ART000269&pgrp=main%3Aemail&e=cl&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys&appVersion=1.109.0&xt=104038) Meeting point: St. James's RC Church on James's Street.

Would you like to try the catalan tradition of "human towers" in Dublin? No previous experience is needed, just a willingness to discover this Catalan tradition, make friends, and have fun! If you're interested, come try! ☺️ @castellersofeire

🤩 *Balfolk Dublin presents Silk Pill* 🤩 Join us for an exciting bal with Silk Pill, a passionate duo of musicians from Brescia, Italy! Alessandro Baroni and Giovanni Venturini blend the guitar and electronic music to create joyful balfolk music to dance to! 💃🕺 They already play at balfolk festivals and we look forward to welcoming them on 24 May! 🥳 *The Cobblestone* *3-5 pm* (doors open at 2:45 pm) *Donations welcome* (€10 suggested - cash only)

Join the group for coffee, a chat and bring your project upstairs in Starbucks on Westmoreland Street from 12-2.30pm (or sometimes longer!). There is a lift for those with mobility issues but please check with staff if it's working. There's no charge for the meetup but we ask please that you join our Whatsapp group if you plan on staying with the group. Cost is only €5 a year to pay for Meetup subs etc.

**📚 Join us for a special evening with Meena Kandasamy** as we celebrate her powerful new novel, *[Fieldwork as a Sex Object](https://www.waterstones.com/book/fieldwork-as-a-sex-object/meena-kandasamy/9781840919448)* — an incendiary and fearless work exploring deepfakes, online misogyny, political violence, race, and the chaos of digital life. Set between London and India, the novel follows a young woman whose life spirals after a deepfake video of her goes viral, opening urgent conversations around feminism, surveillance, shame, and resistance in the internet age. The Irish launch of the book will take place at The Bread and Roses Festival 2026, and we highly recommend attending the festival on 22nd and 23rd May — [tickets are still available](https://projectartscentre.ie/events/bread-and-roses-festival/)! [Meena Kandasamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meena_Kandasamy) is one of the most [vital literary and political voices writing today](https://www.kandasamy.co.uk/) — a poet, novelist, translator, actor, and anti-caste activist whose work spans fiction, memoir, poetry, and essays. Her acclaimed books include *[When I Hit You](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_I_Hit_You:_Or,_A_Portrait_of_the_Writer_as_a_Young_Wife)*, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize, *The Gypsy Goddess*, *Exquisite Cadavers*, and the poetry collections *Ms Militancy* and *Tomorrow Someone Will Arrest You*. **Her translation of Salma's Novel Women Dreaming / Lux and was nominated for [Dublin Literary Award in 2022](https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/books/women-dreaming/). I**n 2022, she was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL). The same year, in November, she was also awarded the PEN Hermann Kesten Prize for her writing and work as a ‘fearless fighter for democracy, human rights and the free word.’ During the event, Meena Kandasamy will read from her work (around 3:30 PM), followed by an open and informal conversation with attendees about books, contemporary literature, activism, feminism, politics, and creative practice. This is a casual, warm conversation-style gathering similar to Books & Social, where everyone is welcome to participate, listen, and connect. Whether you are a long-time reader of her work or discovering her writing for the first time, we warmly invite you to join us for an evening of conversation, ideas, and community. See you all on Sunday! ✨

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** TBD

**Latest Dojo Location!** **Knotty Pine Brewing** 1765 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community. https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9

Join us as we get together to see Paul Rudd in the latest comedy-drama-musical from John Carney, POWER BALLAD! The film follows a washed-up wedding singer, a fading boy band singer and a stolen hit song. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick's song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Power Ballad is written/directed by John Carney, the master of the modern musical and creative mind behind Once, Begin Again and Sing Street! It stars Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu and Jack Reynor. BUZZ & ACCLAIM: The film premiered to rave reviews at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival where critics call it “a sure-fired crowd-pleaser” that “just might be the feel-good hit of the year!” Others say, “Paul Rudd delivers a career-best performance in this charmer” that’s both “hilarious and deeply moving!” SUMMER OF ICE CREAM, VOL 2: SHAKE NO. 8! Ranked the #1 Ice Cream Shop in Columbus in 2024, this is the perfect place to kick off our Summer of Ice Cream and grab a sweet treat after the show! Their menu features an array of traditional, specialty and vegan shakes, hot cocoa, and more! You can check out their full menu here: [https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php](https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php) PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the lobby area about 20 minutes before the show. Once showtime is announced, advance ticket purchase is advised! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. We'll head to nearby Shake No. 8 immediately following the show! Should be a fun one, Dan

Welcome, readers! Our May read is **_Kindred_ by Octavia E. Butler.** The story follows Dana, a Black woman living in 1976 California, who is suddenly pulled back to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War. She learns her survival is tied to a white slaveholder’s son. Forced to move between centuries, she must endure the brutal realities of slavery while fighting to hold on to her identity. Tense, intimate, and unforgettable, Kindred explores how the past refuses to stay buried. 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! 📖