School Reform

Come and join us every week day from 12.45pm - 2.45pm. Classes for levels elementary to upper-intermediate (A1+ - B2+) Improve your fluency, listening and reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary with our friendly classes. No payment needed - the classes are **completely free** because the teachers are training with a University of Cambridge accredited program. Join us at 24 Great Chapel St, London, W1F 8FS Take the level test in advance for more information about classes for your level (link to the level test: https://forms.gle/mn3hqUgo3BRLyAUi7) and wait for up to one business day for more information. OR Come 15 minutes early on your first day to do a quick speaking test and find your classroom. See you soon!

Simple morning mindfulness meditation class at the School of Meditation, in Holland Park. No experience is required, and session is available to everyone...Simply RSVP or just turn up 5 minutes before the start of session to 158 Holland Park Avenue W11 4UH. Discover a deep, inner rest - an enduring part of the mind, beyond our normal cares and worries.

Join us for some fun, competitive, but friendly games at our 4-court sports hall. We use Hybrid Kawasaki Kong 500's during the 3-hour session. **PAYMENT** * **Session Fee: £12** * We are cashless, kindly pay the session fee **by midnight** on the night before the session. You are welcome to pay early! You can even pay when you book! See our About page for the full process. * If no payment is received, you will be removed and may even be liable for a late cancellation fee if your spot is not taken. * Please use **“your meetup name + date of event”** as payment reference * **Account name:** Thomas Lam * **Sort code:** 04-00-03 * **Account number:** 7478 8608 **LATE CANCELLATION OR NO-SHOW** * **All** **no-shows or late cancellations** (24 hrs or less) will be charged if your spot is not taken by someone else - you will have a title next to your name with the amount and date owed. * Members with 2 no shows/late cancellations will be removed from the group unless outstanding payment is received * **The late cancellation policy** is set up to discourage last-minute cancellations and therefore applies with or without the presence of a waitlist * **Note:** If you are on the Waitlist and a spot becomes available, you will automatically be bumped onto the On list provided the event has not yet started. It is your responsibility to **remove yourself from the waitlist** if you can no longer make it to avoid being charged a no-show if someone cancels late. **PLAYING** * Please wait to be marked off before entering the hall. * Sessions are to finish promptly on the hour by school requests. * If you finish a match with 5 minutes to go, please start packing up instead of starting a new game. **RACKET HIRE** * Please note that we won't be hiring out rackets, so kindly bring your own racket. **PARKING** * There is parking available, but it is now paid parking. Parking is opposite the entrance. Please check the signs for parking payment instructions. **TRACK & TRACE** * We will collect your phone number on-site. Your phone number will also be used in case of fire to contact you if you have not made it to the fire evacuation areas. You can see maps at the venue. We are excited to see you guys on the court! Team LSBC

\*\*Please note, spaces are limited - Please book via Eventbrite page below\*\* [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-public-speaking-class-in-london-tickets-151793471359](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-public-speaking-class-in-london-tickets-151793471359) **Location** Old Diorama Arts Centre, 201 Drummond Street Regent's Place, NW1 3FE **FREE PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP** (Limited number of places available, please note that to guarantee a place in this event you have to book a place) **Workshop overview:** The workshop is all practice-based, starting with warm-ups, improvised speaking games and opportunities to deliver off-the cuff speeches. Group discussions will take place to learn more about why we struggle with public speaking, and what solutions we can use to help us. Our principles are grounded in authenticity. Our approach to helping people overcome their fears is done through encouraging participants to drop the personas they wear in their day-to-day lives in order to express themselves with honesty, and discover their natural speaking style. We’re big fans of embracing vulnerability and strongly believe it’s a strength, not a weakness. Only through vulnerability do we drop our guard and communicate in a way that truly connects to others. **The Session will include:** \- Why we struggle with nervousness when speaking in public \- Our approach for embracing and overcoming these feelings \- Practical techniques to help you come out of your head and speak using your intuition \- A chance to practice delivering a short impromptu speech \- And much more\! \*\*Secure tickets HERE by [signing up on our Eventbrite page](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-public-speaking-class-in-london-tickets-151793471359)\*\* **About our teachers:** We have been running workshops since 2014. We have trained 10,000+ people. Our teachers compete in public speaking tournaments, have a mixture of traditional and improv acting training, studied various meditation and mindfulness techniques and are passionate about human psychology and behaviour. **Testimonials from past students:** "Definitely the best public speaking workshop I have been on! It’s much more than just improving your public speaking skills, it takes a deeper look into the subject, in terms of fears, and humanity. Mike’s approach and techniques is really about to gain a deep understanding to unlock your authentic self. It was transformative! Highly recommended!" - Kristīne Šica "Highly recommend this ! The teaching and approach is incredible and it works! I come so far in so many ways during the course of these workshops and been an incredible investment. Cheers Mike & Team" - Jez Williams Check out our [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/search?q=School+of+Connection&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAA_-NgU1I1qDCxMDczMDUxNU5JNTBLs0izMqgwTTUxNwaiJONEUwMjC4tFrCLByRn5-TkK-WkKzvl5eanJJZn5eQCGm1T4QAAAAA&hl=en&mat=CeauyV6l-fEkElYBpsFAC8HrnCPUPL5X21SFnV76ZHgJT6CYryblg9XcRxlZIopmomk7pa9VjBtQnKp2gHTa0ojvHwwS4or4aELTqJYZw7I0KHBSgX9ijR0oYgBFylK3ow&authuser=1#lrd=0x487605453de06f8f:0x5e473473b3a50288,1,,,,1 "https://www.google.com/search?q=School+of+Connection&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAA_-NgU1I1qDCxMDczMDUxNU5JNTBLs0izMqgwTTUxNwaiJONEUwMjC4tFrCLByRn5-TkK-WkKzvl5eanJJZn5eQCGm1T4QAAAAA&hl=en&mat=CeauyV6l-fEkElYBpsFAC8HrnCPUPL5X21SFnV76ZHgJT6CYryblg9XcRxlZIopmomk7pa9VjBtQnKp2gHTa0ojvHwwS4or4aELTqJYZw7I0KHBSgX9ijR0oYgBFylK3ow&authuser=1#lrd=0x487605453de06f8f:0x5e473473b3a50288,1,,,,1") for more. **More on Our Philosophy:** Our mission is bigger than just helping people become better at public speaking, our mission is to help create a more transparent and connected society. Our society celebrates extrinsic success; confidence is presented to be smooth, slick, suave and charismatic. Because of this we neglect parts of our personality, our feelings, our idiosyncrasies, our uniqueness, our quirkiness and ultimately our vulnerability in pursuit of becoming confident, according to what society deems as confidence. However, we risk becoming ‘well-rehearsed robots’ and not sincere individuals, who aren’t afraid of expressing their humanness. Our approach offers a very non-conventional way of become an empowering and inspiring communicator. **Our Previous Brand (Public Speaking London):** **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl7dAKFp1qs&t=98s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl7dAKFp1qs&t=98s "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl7dAKFp1qs&t=98s")** **Contact details:** **[https://schoolofconnection.org/](https://schoolofconnection.org/ "https://schoolofconnection.org/")** Email: hello@schoolofconnection.org Phone: 020 3151 9908

**Hello there!** Are you learning English as a second language and looking for an opportunity to practise your English? Interested in **free, in-person lessons**? We’ve got you covered! Here at **Stafford House London**, our teachers-in-training are gaining hands-on experience by teaching enthusiastic English learners. Each lesson is interactive and fun, with plenty of opportunities to practise speaking, meet other learners, and improve your English along the way. We also offer **free online English classes**. For more information, please email us at \*\*[teachertraining@staffordhouse.com**.](http://teachertraining@staffordhouse.com%2A%2A./) Please see the **updated** details below! 🕑 **When:** From **26th Jan** \- 8th April 2026 \(12 weeks\) ➡️Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 📍 **Where:** Stafford House London, 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2DA (just 2 minutes from Holborn Station) 📚 **Level:** **\- Pre\-Intermediate \(A2\) \- Mondays** **\- Upper\-Intermediate \(B2\) \- Wednesdays** Spaces are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please arrive **15- 30 minutes early** to secure your spot. We will ask for your name and email upon arrival. *Please note: confirming attendance on Meetup does not guarantee a place in the classroom.* We look forward to seeing you all very soon!

This is a good time to begin something new. A moment to begin again creating something in ourselves that can only be expressed in the moment. To rediscover something in our lives that maybe we hadn't yet realised. Through the joy of moving, dancing, responding to the music, breathing, connecting in a safe space. Biodanza is an invitation to move, feel, and reconnect. It is a gentle, guided movement practice where music, simple exercises, and human connection support vitality, emotional expression, and joy. No steps to learn, no experience neededjust your presence, exactly as you are. In Biodanza, we don’t perform. We listen to the body. We allow movement to awaken energy, connection, and a deeper sense of being alive. This is a warm welcome—for newcomers and for those returning. A space to start something new through movement, meet yourself and others with kindness, and remember the pleasure of being in your body. You are welcome just as you are. Come to move, to breathe, to connect, and to begin the year with more joy and aliveness. We look forward to dancing life with you.

Please read the full description! **Spanish Conversational Club** **Club de conversación en ESPAÑOL** **How does it work?** The Spanglish club is for all people wanting to improve their Spanish outside of a class room. Depending on numbers, there are going to be groups of max 6 people, the groups will be Beginners (A2), Intermediate and Advance. Each group will have a Spanish native speaker who can help you with your Spanish :) We will first meet our table amig@s and socialise, then we will make a fun and interesting activity for you to have a better Spanish speaking experience. Please book only if you are 100% sure to attend as there will be other Spanglishers waiting for you. **Where? Time?** Royal Festival Hall Riverside Bar Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX 19:30 to 21:00 **Google Maps:** **[https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ZY6zDymAM7M6Lju5](https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ZY6zDymAM7M6Lju5)** **Note:** We will be at the front of the Riverside Bar. Although, this might change depending on tables’ availability. Please look for Spanglish Flag/t-shirt or simply call us +447870776718. We don’t have a private area, we’ll be at a public space. There will be public noise. You can join the **Whatsapp [https://chat.whatsapp.com/LSUpj7m1tCZ2Vj86dmJR76](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LSUpj7m1tCZ2Vj86dmJR76)** for the latest updates. **How much does it cost?** £10 Your attendance is confirmed once you have booked in this website and paid in our online store. Store: **[https://www.spanglish-lc.com/page/events](https://www.spanglish-lc.com/page/events)** FREE for Native Spanish Speakers. Únete! No pagas por el evento :D **Why should I come?** You should come if you want to be immersed in a Spanish conversation with native speakers for 90 mins and more! You should also come if you want to make new friends and learn about different cultures at the same time. **Can we have a drink during the session?** Of course, it is all about feeling comfortable and we all know that a drink help us with fluency, there is a coffee shop and a bar at the center. **Can I suggest topics or just make an open suggestion?** Of course, just bring your suggestions to the session or send us an email. Your event planner will ensure your suggestion has the right execution. We are here to help and provide you guys with the best environment possible for you to have fun and improve your Spanish speaking. **Note:** This event is not suggested for beginners A1 Zero Spanish learners. Please get in touch if you need some lessons. **Suggestions or Qs** Just drop me a WhatsApp, message or email. Our events are advertised on different platforms. For this event we expect around 20 people. **[Whatsapp](https://wa.me/message/VHD2GRUCYYBDP1),** Calls or MSNs **[+447870776718](https://wa.me/message/VHD2GRUCYYBDP1)** **Instagram** and **Facebook** as **[@spanglishlc](https://www.instagram.com/spanglishlc/)** We have more events and great teachers to enhance your learning, check all our **[events](https://www.spanglish-lc.com/events), [courses](https://www.spanglish-lc.com/learning)**[ ](https://www.spanglish-lc.com/learning)and **[teachers.](https://www.spanglish-lc.com/learning)**

**Join Flow Room for a life drawing session, created to bring artists and creatives together in a relaxed, supportive environment.** This session is open to all level, whether you are an experienced artist or a complete beginner, you'll fin a calm space to draw, connect, and unwind **£5 – pay on the door (cash or card)** We will have a **clothed** model with soft jazz, lo-fi playing in the background to set a calm and focused mood. Material are provided, charcoal, pencil, pastels, watercolour, and coloured pencils, but feel free to bring your own. **Location: Barnfield Hub, Herbert Pl, London SE18 3QT** Come sketch, explore your flow, and be part of a creative community in the making.

*"The age of mass protest ushered in by the Arab Spring is hardly over, but that record of failures, setbacks, and cataclysms has been dispiriting even to many of the agitators and demonstrators who shaped the movements in question and whom Bevins has spent the last 10 years or so following and interviewing in search of answers. 'The point was not just to notice that the mass protest decade hasn’t really worked out,' he muses toward the end of the book. 'The idea was to understand why.' Fortunately, he comes away from his globe-trotting search with critical lessons for activists both here and abroad. Setting the world afire, it turns out, is easier than one might expect. Tending to the flames is harder."* New Republic, *[The Mass Disappointment of a Decade of Mass Protest](https://newrepublic.com/article/175314/decade-mass-protest-mass-disappointment)* Hello readers and welcome back! This time, we're continuing last year's theme of analysing the class struggle histories, successes and failures of the century's first twenty-five years with a deep dive into the 2010s-early 2020s' global protest movement, courtesy of Vincent Bevins' (known for *The Jakarta Method*) seminal historical analysis of the period, *[If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_We_Burn).* Thanks to one of our readers for the recommendation! Not to put too fine a point on it: even before "world leaders" like Putin, Trump, and Netanyahu brought industrial-scale murder and militarised mayhem back to the front of westerners' minds, we were already - [as predicted by many](https://www.noemamag.com/welcome-to-the-turbulent-twenties/) \- living through one of the most politically turbulent periods in history\, with more people out on the street in more countries than at any time before\. In this text\, Bevins takes a global sweep of protest movements from Brazil to the so\-called Middle East to Hong Kong and beyond\. Think back for a moment: at the start of the "Arab Spring" and the Occupy movements, spooked-up deep state maniac Paul Mason once wrote a blog article entitled ["Why it's kicking off everywhere"](https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/12271/1/paul-mason-why-its-all-kicking-off); as even a stopped watch is right twice a day, we can look back and agree that it really did kick off, everywhere. So why, at the start of 2026, does it seem that the peoples of the world, in living memory never more dissatisfied with their ruling class, have never in living memory been more cowed, broken, scattered and disempowered? We'll discuss whether Bevins' thoughtful analysis, which does not shy away from offering assessment and recommendation, provides some of the material for an answer to this question. We'll also discuss to what extent the seeds sown by protest movements in the past, including the very recent past, may be about to bear fruit in the present, and what role new forces and generations might play. We'll read the introduction and chapters 19 and 20. Do pick up the book if you can! The author has a purchasing guide here: https://vincentbevins.com/book2/ If not, here's an online copy: https://archive.org/details/if-we-burn Take care and see you on the barricades!

Ready to think clearer, reason better, and express with clarity? Join us for a practical wholesome philosophy practice where we learn essential thinking skills through hands-on group practice. Leave academics and theory at the door— this is a skills-building adventure for everyday life! 🧠✨ This event's focus: **Develop Thinking Habits** 🎯 a part of the Wholesome Philosophy series — that help you build a complete thinking toolkit. **See below** 👇🏽 **Why should you sign up?** ✅ Practical toolkit you can use immediately ✅ Small group practice ✅ Private, quiet venue for focus ✅ Standalone session - Previous parts help, but not required **What is Wholesome Philosophy?** Practical philosophy for everyday life - helping you build useful skills for thinking clearer and communicating better in work, relationships, and daily conversations. You'll learn through pair work, and group practice. 💬 spread across **different sessions:** * **Clear Thinking & Better Arguments** — How to reason * **Develop Thinking Habits** — Spotting biases and fallacies * **The Art of Dialogue** — Having productive disagreements * **Constructing Your Position** — Building solid viewpoints * **Decision-Making Frameworks** — Choosing wisely under uncertainty * **Self-Examination & Growth** — Questioning your own beliefs Each session works standalone — attend one, some, or all. ***Want to join all?*** Speak to the facilitator about discounted pricing for the full (6 parts) series ✅ **Who is it for?** * You want to think clearer and communicate better * You feel frustrated when your point doesn't land * You want to spot weak reasoning (including your own) * You enjoy learning through practice, not just theory * You crave thoughtful conversation with curious people * You want practical tools you can use tomorrow No philosophy background needed — just show up ready to practice. 🎉 **What's in it for you?** * Make your points stick (without fighting) 💡 * Think more clearly about any topic even complex ones 🧠 * Have disagreements that don't turn into arguments 🤝 * Understand the world better 🌍 * Connect with curious, thoughtful people ✨ * Gain confidence in your reasoning abilities 💪 **How does it work?** * Facilitated practice session (2 hours) with structured exercises ⏱ * Small group discussions (4-6 people) 💬 * Pair work for hands-on practice 🤝 * Individual reflection moments 🧘 * Whole group sharing (optional, not required) 🌟 Everything is timed and guided — you'll know exactly what to do at each stage 📝 **What to expect** Collaborative discovery, without competitive learning. Practicing together, without performing for each other. What happens in the room stays in the room. 🔒 * **Depth**: Beyond small talk, but it's not therapy — we're developing thinking skills 🧠 * **Safety**: Wholesome Agreement principles apply — respect, curiosity, no judgment 🤝 * **Practical**: You'll leave with tools, not just concepts — things you can actually use the next day 🛠️ * **Participation**: These are practice sessions — your active participation creates the learning environment 💬 **Ready to upgrade your thinking skills?** 🌊 Join us for a Wholesome Philosophy practice session and walk away with various thinking tools — it's for anyone who wants to navigate life with a sharper, kinder mind. 🌟 We really hope to see you there! 👋 **About Deeper Connections** We have a mission at Deeper Connections to improve the quality of people's lives through conversation. All our events are centred around the concept of connecting deeply, because we believe we all deserve to be seen, felt and understood for who we really are. To have the 'deeper conversation' approach when relating with others can change our lives and can change the world. **Our Values** * **Respect:** Treat everyone with kindness and consideration. ❤️ * **Open-mindedness:** Be open to different perspectives and ideas. 🧠💡 * **Active Participation:** Share your thoughts and engage in meaningful discussions. 🗣️💬 **Staying in touch** Interested in finding out about all the events sooner than on Meetup or staying in touch beyond the events, you can join our WhatsApp channel and community using 👉🏽 [Deeper Connections WhatsApp Channel](https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6CBAdIN9ijrEYdv33z) 👉🏽 [Deeper Connections WhatsApp Community](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EqGsmF3021RKTwBpGcuR80)

Come and join us every week day from 12.45pm - 2.45pm. Classes for levels elementary to upper-intermediate (A1+ - B2+) Improve your fluency, listening and reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary with our friendly classes. No payment needed - the classes are **completely free** because the teachers are training with a University of Cambridge accredited program. Join us at 24 Great Chapel St, London, W1F 8FS Take the level test in advance for more information about classes for your level (link to the level test: https://forms.gle/mn3hqUgo3BRLyAUi7) and wait for up to one business day for more information. OR Come 15 minutes early on your first day to do a quick speaking test and find your classroom. See you soon!

Come and join us at this popular Friday evening meditation class, at the School of Meditation in West London. Meditations are accompanied by short, profound spiritual readings and discussion, and no experience is required. A wonderful way to start your weekend....we hope to see you there!

**Sips for Scholars** is taking over the West Village with a high-energy afternoon bar crawl — and you’re invited. Expect drink specials at every stop, drinking games, bingo challenges, and a crowd that actually wants to meet people. We’ll kick things off at **Amity Hall**, make our way through multiple West Village hot spots, and end at **Down the Hatch** — with prizes, surprises, and chaos (the fun kind) along the way. 🎟️ Your ticket includes: 🍺 Drink specials at every bar 🎯 A bingo card with challenges throughout the crawl 🎁 Raffle entry when you complete your card **Prizes include:** 🎉 A free 1-hour happy hour for you and your friends at 3 Sheets 🧘 Fyra Yoga class package ☕ Coffee shop gift cards 💆 Wellness spa prizes …and more! 💛 **Why It Matters** Every ticket directly supports **The Launch Initiative**, helping create educational opportunities for students. You’re not just bar crawling — you’re giving back. 👯 **Come As You Are (Or Bring the Crew)** The more, the merrier. Come with a group, come solo, or get creative with coordinated outfits or costumes. This crawl is built for connection — you’ll leave with new friends either way. 👉 **Tickets are limited — don’t be the friend who hears about it later.**

Join us to discuss "The Reformatory" by Tananarive Due! We are also having a BOOK SWAP starting around 10 AM (see description below for more info). Gracetown, Florida. June 1950. Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr. is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory. Robbie has a talent for seeing ghosts, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue, Robbie is learning not just the rules, but how to survive. Meanwhile, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it’s too late. *The Reformatory* is a “hallucinatory, haunting, terrifying, and moving” (S.A. Cosby, bestselling author of *All the Sinners Bleed*) work of historical fiction written as only American Book Award–winning author Tananarive Due could, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel (simonandschuster.com). Trigger warnings: racism and hate crimes, child abuse, child murder, sexual violence, violence towards animals, institutionalization In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting Black author and educator Tananarive Due. Due is an author and professor at UCLA where she teaches a course called "The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival and the Black Horror Aesthetic" which focuses on Jordan Peele's movie "Get Out". She is also known as a film historian with expertise in Black Horror and Afrofuturism. 'The Reformatory' won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, and the World Fantasy Award. This book is based on real-life events that took place in the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, making this historical horror book have an even greater impact. The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys was a state-run reform school in Mariana, Florida from 1900-2011. For a time, it was the largest juvenile reform institution in the US and was known for its "harsh conditions and brutal treatment" (npr.org). Currently, we know of around 81 deaths at the hands of the institution being buried in unmarked graves, with around 50 of those graves being discovered by using "ground-penetrating radar" (guides.lib.usf.edu). The University of South Florida has been working since 2011 to create a multi-disciplinary project to identify the deaths and circumstances surrounding the deaths in a permanent USF Digital Library Collection available to the public. Further reading: https://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162941770/floridas-dozier-school-for-boys-a-true-horror-story https://guides.lib.usf.edu/dozier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_School_for_Boys We are capping RSVPs at 20 to make sure everyone gets to engage meaningfully. Please update your RSVP accordingly so everyone who wants to is able to attend. 🗓️: Saturday, February 28th ⏰: 11 AM - 1 PM 📍: Qahwah House, 2869 Broadway BOOK SWAP INFO: Starting around 10 AM at Qahwah House, we are hosting a book swap. If you have any books collecting dust on your shelves or books you just don't need in your library, bring them and swap with a fellow member! Any genre welcome.

**STUDENT SHOWCASE HOSTED BY MICHELANGELO** 🎶 **You're Invited to Our Brooklyn Guitar School Showcase!** 🎶 Join us for an evening of live music and community as our guitar and vocal students, ensembles, and bands take the stage to share their favorite songs. Whether you're here to support friends and family or curious about our school, this is a great chance to enjoy some music, meet our welcoming community, and learn more about what we do. Admission is free (under 21 admitted with guardian)—we’d love to see you there! Friends & family are welcome! RSVP to come enjoy the show! Freddy's Bar & Backroom has food & drinks for purchase - so you can do dinner & a show! **NOTE: Performance Spots Limited to active NYC Guitar School Students** (from any location). Student performers must sign up on the [guitar school website.](https://nycguitarschool.com/student-show-signup/) (\*\*Use this Meetup to attend as part of the audience.) Questions? Email event host michelangelo@brooklynguitarschool.com #feature

Tusk & Quill is hosting an interview and workshop session with Peter Schmidt—co-founder and Program Director for the Strother School of Radical Attention in NYC. Venue: 545 8th Ave #2110, New York, NY 10018 The session includes a discussion with Peter on the school’s curriculum for reconnecting with attention and its broader push for “attention activism,” followed by Q&A and guided attention practices." *No charge for students; show your student ID at the venue.*

Build a strong artistic foundation in this four-session Still Life for Middle School course. Designed for artists ages 11–14, the class focuses on essential drawing techniques including mark-making and drawing from observation, guiding students toward thoughtfully composed still life drawings. **Class 1:** Exploring Our Tools - Our first session will focus on exploring the full potential of our tools; from pencils and drawing materials to the most important tools of all: our eyes and hands. **Class 2:** Building up the Form - In the second session, we will study light and value, and learn how careful observation and rendering of values helps make objects appear three-dimensional. **Class 3:** Balanced Compositions - For our third session we will consider the principle of design, Balance. Students will be guided in creating their own Still-Life setup to draw from observation. **Class 4:** Final Touches — The final session is dedicated to strengthening newly learned skills through feedback and guidance from the teaching artist.

Join us for weekly discussions of Jacques Derrida's 1967 deconstruction of the speech/writing binary in western philosophy, *Of Grammatology*. **Required reading for this meeting: ch. 2 Linguistics and Grammatology (pg. 29) up to The Hinge _[La Brisure_] (pg. 71)** (Note: we’re meeting at 2pm this week instead of our usual 1pm) Most of us are reading the [2016 edition of the book](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DbDLEE6P5JsS9hkTAR-vGfG6E-Wh9BGn/view?usp=sharing). We plan to meet weekly and work our way through the whole book about 30–40 pages at a time. We'll be meeting at Art Cafe + Bar in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. This event is free but we're all still socially obligated to purchase something, and Art Cafe is a cool place that we should support! They have a bar and they serve coffee and tea among other non-alcoholic drinks, as well as food.