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Shut Up & Write!® at Indiana Café Montparnasse
Coworking for writers in your area! (Français & English sessions) with Andréa, Amy & Gaspard.
Join us for some focused writing time. All writers and all experience levels are welcome and don’t worry, no one will see what you've written. This session is about getting your writing done and meeting other writers in your area.
When you show up, say hello to everyone, grab a drink, and get your writing tools ready. Once you’re all settled, take some time to chat with your fellow writers. Once everyone’s arrived, I will lead quick introductions and then set the timer for our quiet and focused writing session.
Afterward, we’ll have time to chat and get to know each other. We often talk about our successes and challenges as writers. If you don’t have time to stick around, no worries!
A note about the format
We don’t host critiques or readings. These events are a safe space for writers of all skill levels and genres to work on their craft, so no one will read or critique your writing.
For our full event schedule, visit [https://shutupwrite.com](https://shutupwrite.com)
Other Important Details:
WiFi name/password: on-site
Travel / Parking info: métro 4 - 6 - 12 - 13
Venue Guidelines: Please thank our hosts by purchasing something.
Writers' On-Line Feedback Session via Zoom
This group is for anyone interested in writing in English, whether it be prose or poetry or non-fiction. We get together once a week to listen, critique and support each other in our work. Attendees bring something they have written, six copies, printed out and no longer than seven pages, which they read aloud. They then receive feedback from the rest of the group. The size of the group is limited to 6, so that everyone is able to receive a full 30 minutes of constructive feedback including reading time. If you have nothing to read but would like to come and listen, you are most welcome too. We are an anglophone group and everything is conducted in English, in fact not everyone who comes can speak French. Please bear this in mind if you sign up.
Vinyasa Yoga @ Studio Nilanthi (Paris19)
***Réservations sur [www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga](www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga), pensez à me laisser votre numéro de tél pour recevoir les infos d'accès!***
STUDIO NILANTHI - Salle "Rez-de-Chaussée"- 83 rue Rebéval 75019 Paris
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On se retrouve tous les mardis à 19h00 pour un cours de yoga vinyasa (dynamique) tous niveaux @ Studio Nilanthi, une heure pour bouger, respirer, se recentrer et relâcher les tensions :)
Amenez une tenue confortable & souple (legging, bas de survet, débardeur...) .
Au programme: échauffement, exercices de respiration (Pranayama), postures (Asanas), méditation et relaxation (Savasana).
A dispo sur place: tapis, blocs
See you there, Claire ♥
✖ Le yoga Vinyasa c'est quoi? Vinyasa est un terme Sanskrit qui signifie synchronisation du mouvement sur la respiration. Il est composé de deux racines : « nyasa » qui signifie « placer » et « vi » qui signifie « d'une manière spécifique ». On définit donc le yoga Vinyasa comme un enchaînement de mouvements dynamiques, initié et harmonisé par la respiration. Le yoga vinyasa est issu du yoga Ashtanga, qui lui consiste à exécuter une série de postures dans un ordre bien précis. À la différence de l'Ashtanga, le yoga Vinyasa est plus libre et créatif : il n'impose aucune série de mesures. Les enchaînements sont le fruit de l'expérience acquise par l'enseignant et sont adaptables aux besoins de chacun.
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✖ STUDIO NILANTHI - Salle "Rez-de-Chaussée" - 83 rue Rebéval 75019 Paris // Métro le plus proche Pyrénées (ligne 11) ou métro Belleville (lignes 2 et 11)
✖ Début du cours 19h00 "pétantes". Merci d'arriver au moins 5 minutes avant le début du cours. Vous pouvez arriver avant, vestiaires avec casiers à clé & douches à dispo plus un accueil avec des tables pour chiller.
✖ Tarifs: Cours d’essai: 17,50 euros // Cours à l’unité: 20 euros // Carte 4 cours : 74 euros (valable 2 mois) // Carte 10 cours : 175 euros (valable 4 mois) // Carte 20 cours : 330 euros (valable 6 mois)
✖ Réservations et annulations: Pour faciliter l'organisation et pour laisser la place aux élèves en liste d'attente, l'annulation d'un cours doit se faire au plus tôt et au moins 24h00 à l'avance, dans le cas contraire, le cours sera considéré comme dû et non remboursable. Merci!
✖ Contacts: Claire Collet // shutupandbreathe.yoga@gmail.com / www.shutupandbreatheyoga.com
Vinyasa Yoga @ Studio Nilanthi (Paris19)
***Réservations sur [www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga](www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga), pensez à me laisser votre numéro de tél pour recevoir les infos d'accès!***
STUDIO NILANTHI - Salle "Rez-de-Chaussée"- 83 rue Rebéval 75019 Paris
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On se retrouve tous les mardis à 12h30 pour un cours de yoga vinyasa (dynamique) tous niveaux @ Studio Nilanthi, une heure pour bouger, respirer, se recentrer et relâcher les tensions :)
Amenez une tenue confortable & souple (legging, bas de survet, débardeur...) .
Au programme: échauffement, exercices de respiration (Pranayama), postures (Asanas), méditation et relaxation (Savasana).
A dispo sur place: tapis, blocs
See you there, Claire ♥
✖ Le yoga Vinyasa c'est quoi? Vinyasa est un terme Sanskrit qui signifie synchronisation du mouvement sur la respiration. Il est composé de deux racines : « nyasa » qui signifie « placer » et « vi » qui signifie « d'une manière spécifique ». On définit donc le yoga Vinyasa comme un enchaînement de mouvements dynamiques, initié et harmonisé par la respiration. Le yoga vinyasa est issu du yoga Ashtanga, qui lui consiste à exécuter une série de postures dans un ordre bien précis. À la différence de l'Ashtanga, le yoga Vinyasa est plus libre et créatif : il n'impose aucune série de mesures. Les enchaînements sont le fruit de l'expérience acquise par l'enseignant et sont adaptables aux besoins de chacun.
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INFOS PRATIQUES
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✖ STUDIO NILANTHI - Salle "Rez-de-Chaussée" - 83 rue Rebéval 75019 Paris // Métro le plus proche Pyrénées (ligne 11) ou métro Belleville (lignes 2 et 11)
✖ Début du cours 12h30 "pétantes". Merci d'arriver au moins 5 minutes avant le début du cours. Vous pouvez arriver avant, vestiaires avec casiers à clé & douches à dispo plus un accueil avec des tables pour chiller.
✖ Tarifs: Cours d’essai: 17,50 euros // Cours à l’unité: 20 euros // Carte 4 cours : 74 euros (valable 2 mois) // Carte 10 cours : 175 euros (valable 4 mois) // Carte 20 cours : 330 euros (valable 6 mois)
✖ Réservations et annulations: Pour faciliter l'organisation et pour laisser la place aux élèves en liste d'attente, l'annulation d'un cours doit se faire au plus tôt et au moins 24h00 à l'avance, dans le cas contraire, le cours sera considéré comme dû et non remboursable. Merci!
✖ Contacts: Claire Collet // shutupandbreathe.yoga@gmail.com / www.shutupandbreatheyoga.com
Les tableaux du scandale • Avec Frédéric Pennel
Derrière certains tableaux aujourd’hui célébrés se cachent des histoires de scandales, de censures, de procès ou de passions déchaînées.
Pourquoi ces œuvres ont elles provoqué l’effet d’une déflagration en leur temps ? Que disaient-elles de la morale, du pouvoir, du corps ou de la société ?
À travers une sélection d’oeuvres emblématiques, Frédéric Pennel, *Journaliste et conférencier*, nous entraîne dans les coulisses de l’histoire de l’art en abordant la politique, la société, les moeurs de l’époque.
Une conférence vivante, replaçant les oeuvres dans leurs contextes historiques en révélant comment le scandale a parfois contribué à faire entrer ces œuvres dans la postérité.
Credits photo - © BOULAT ALEXANDRA/SIPA / SIPA / BOULAT ALEXANDRA/SIPA
**Nos soirées sont toujours suivies d’un moment convivial autour d’une sélection de vins et quelques mignardises.**
Open Mic & Jam - Every Tuesday since 2013 !
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This is the 12th season of the Open Mic & Jam Around The Table !
Everybody's welcome to join us in a chill intimate atmosphere, sitting around the tables with pizzas and drinks. It's kinda like singing in your living room (or listening to live music there), but in a mic and surrounded by 30-40 people :) Everybody who wants to sing is welcome to perform one song on the first round, and 1 song on the second round depending on the time the first round finishes (usually first round ends at around 11.30 - 12). Sometimes, there's even a third round, but that's rare. No need to register before the event or even during, you're potentially registered at the moment you enter the room and can sing at the end of the round that you entered the circle. This is mostly an open mic and with some jamming around it, meaning that solo instruments can join in if the singer is comfortable with that (most of them are, but not always, so it's not guaranteed), so we often have some solo guitars, and more rarely some sax, cello, violin, etc. Percusions aren't allowed anymore unfortunately due to neighboors complaints.
People can either perform by themselves or sing along with others, or meet some guitar players or singers who could play / sing with them. If you can only sing but not play, try coming with someone who can play for you as Im never sure who will come and what they can or want to play (guitar players are here for fun, it's not guaranted they'll want to play what you want to sing, or even know the song at all). You can also just take the time to meet some musicans there and ask them if they know the songs you'd like to play cuz it's also a perfect atmosphere for musical experiments without any pressure and to meet a whole community of live music lovers. Or you can also just improvise, which is usually the easiest thing to do actually.
Of course, non musicians / singers can also just come and enjoy the atmosphere and music and meet the community. As I've been running those events for quite a while now and post them on Meetup and Couchsurfing, the crowd is a nice mix between expats, travellers and locals.
So let's meet at Nul Bar ailleurs - 18 rue de Cotte, métro Ledru Rollin (lign 8)
Happy hour until 9 PM with pints of beer for 3,5 euros cocktails for 5 (then 5 & 7 € after 9 PM)
See you on tuesday(s) !
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On se retrouve autour de la table du sous-sol du Nul Bar Ailleurs - 18 rue de Cotte, métro Ledru Rollin sur la ligne 8 -, avec des bonnes pizzas et des bons cocktails !
Le micro est ouvert à tous au premier tour pendant lequel celleux qui veulent / peuvent chanter en auront l'occasion et le reste de la nuit est un peu plus improvisé en fonction du monde et des gens qui sont là. Il peut y avoir un deuxième où il est possible de chanter 1 autre chanson en fonction du timing. L'idée est de se retrouver dans une ambiance intime et de créer une communauté d'amateurs de live music, qu'ils soient musiciens, chanteurs ou public. Au niveau des nationalités, c'est aussi un mélange de locaux, d'expats ou de voyageurs de passage.
Il s'agit en priorité d'un open mic où l'on encourage certains instruments (guitares / sax / violon / violoncelle, etc) à faire des solos si le/la chanteur/se le veut, ce qui est le cas pour la grande majorité des gens. Les percussions sont par contre interdites à cause des plaintes des voisins.
Happy hour jusqu'à 21h avec pintes de bière à 3,5 € et cocktails à 5 € (puis 5 € et 7 € après 21h)
A mardi !
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The host : Olivier Domengie has been organizing weekly open mics, jam sessions and monthly songwriting worskhops in Paris for over 5 years, along with tours all around Europe. He's also a singer-songwriter who goes by the name The Mind Traveller : www.themindtraveller.com or www.facebook.com/mindtravellerparis
Shut Up & Write! Events This Week
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Ready-Set-Write! Paris Saturday morning - Bohème Café Coworking
## Details
Hello writers, we are happy to meet you in our new permanent home: Bohème Coworking, located at 21 rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement.
When you arrive, just tell the friendly folks at La Boheme reception that you are with the writing group. They will give you a little wooden knick-knack with the wifi codes and a number that they use to determine the cost based on time spent (it's 3,80 € per hour, paid at the end).
***Now, about Ready-Set-Write! ..*.**
Ready Set Write! is a regular meeting of motivated writers who grab a beverage, then shut up and write.
***What it is:*** An opportunity for writers to get together and do short, intense bursts of writing. We write for 45-ish minutes, take a 15 minute break, rinse & repeat.
***What it is NOT:*** neither a forum for critiquing each other's work, nor shameless self-promoting your projects or groups.
You pay for the time you spend, and have access to coffee, tea, and wifi.
**AND FINALLY ...**
* Register in advance, and only if you will join us in-person.
* Update your RSVP if you cannot make it.
* Please be respectful and considerate with our writing colleagues.
***Stay tuned for location updates!***
Ready-Set-Write Lazy Sunday edition (IN-PERSON): 11:00 Start Time
Hello writers, we are happy to meet you in our new permanent home: Bohème Coworking, located at 21 rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement.
When you arrive, just tell the friendly folks at La Boheme reception that you are with the writing group. They will give you a little wooden knick-knack with the wifi codes and a number that they use to determine the cost based on time spent (it's 3,80 € per hour, paid at the end).
***Now, about Ready-Set-Write! ..*.**
Ready Set Write! is a regular meeting of motivated writers who grab a beverage, then shut up and write.
***What it is:*** An opportunity for writers to get together and do short, intense bursts of writing. We write for 45-ish minutes, take a 15 minute break, rinse & repeat.
***What it is NOT:*** neither a forum for critiquing each other's work, nor shameless self-promoting your projects or groups.
You pay for the time you spend, and have access to coffee, tea, and wifi.
**AND FINALLY ...**
* Register in advance, and only if you will join us in-person.
* Update your RSVP if you cannot make it.
* Please be respectful and considerate with our writing colleagues.
***Stay tuned for location updates!***
[Events in Paris, FR](https://www.meetup.com/find/fr--paris/)
Vinyasa Yoga @ Studio Baretto (Paris11)
***Réservations sur [www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga](www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga), pensez à me laisser votre numéro de tél pour recevoir les infos d'accès!***
STUDIO BARETTO - 18 Rue du Moulin Joly 75011 Paris (entrée directement par la rue à gauche du n°18)
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On se retrouve tous les samedis à 11h10 pour un cours de yoga vinyasa (dynamique) tous niveaux @ Studio Baretto, une heure pour bouger, respirer, se recentrer et relâcher les tensions :)
Amenez une tenue confortable & souple (legging, bas de survet, débardeur...) .
Au programme: échauffement, exercices de respiration (Pranayama), postures (Asanas), méditation et relaxation (Savasana).
A dispo sur place: tapis, blocs
See you there, Claire ♥
★ Le yoga Vinyasa c'est quoi? Vinyasa est un terme Sanskrit qui signifie synchronisation du mouvement sur la respiration. Il est composé de deux racines : « nyasa » qui signifie « placer » et « vi » qui signifie « d'une manière spécifique ». On définit donc le yoga Vinyasa comme un enchaînement de mouvements dynamiques, initié et harmonisé par la respiration. Le yoga vinyasa est issu du yoga Ashtanga, qui lui consiste à exécuter une série de postures dans un ordre bien précis. À la différence de l'Ashtanga, le yoga Vinyasa est plus libre et créatif : il n'impose aucune série de mesures. Les enchaînements sont le fruit de l'expérience acquise par l'enseignant et sont adaptables aux besoins de chacun.
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★ Début du cours 11h10. Ouverture des portes 11h00. Merci d'arriver minimum 5 minutes avant le début du cours
★ Tarifs: Cours d’essai: 17,50 euros // Cours à l’unité: 20 euros // Carte 4 cours : 74 euros (valable 2 mois) // Carte 10 cours : 175 euros (valable 4 mois) // Carte 20 cours : 330 euros (valable 6 mois)
★ Réservations & annulations: Pour faciliter l'organisation & pour laisser la place aux élèves en liste d'attente, l'annulation d'un cours doit se faire au plus tôt et au moins 24h00 à l'avance, dans le cas contraire, le cours sera considéré comme dû et non remboursable. Merci!
★ Contacts: Claire Collet // shutupandbreathe.yoga@gmail.com // www.shutupandbreatheyoga.com // www.instagram.com/claire_shutupandbreatheyoga // www.facebook.com/ShutUpAndBreatheYoga
Vinyasa Yoga @ Satya Yoga (Paris11)
***Réservations sur [www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga](www.momoyoga.com/shut-up-and-breathe-yoga), pensez à me laisser votre numéro de tél pour recevoir les infos d'accès!***
\- Adresse: 17 rue de La Fontaine Au Roi 75011 Paris \(entrée directement par la rue à droite du n°17\)
\- Ouverture des portes 11h40 \(merci de ne pas entrer avant il y a un cours\)
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On se retrouve tous les dimanches à 11h45 pour un cours de yoga vinyasa (dynamique) tous niveaux @ Satya Yoga, assez tard pour faire la grasse mat' et assez tôt pour profiter de sa journée !
Une heure quinze pour bouger, respirer, se recentrer et relâcher les tensions :)
Amenez une tenue confortable & souple (legging, bas de survet, débardeur...) .
Au programme: échauffement, exercices de respiration (Pranayama), postures (Asanas), focus sur une posture avancée, méditation et relaxation (Savasana).
A dispo sur place: tapis, blocs, sangles, bolsters, couvertures
See you there, Claire ♥
★ Le yoga Vinyasa c'est quoi? Vinyasa est un terme Sanskrit qui signifie synchronisation du mouvement sur la respiration. Il est composé de deux racines : « nyasa » qui signifie « placer » et « vi » qui signifie « d'une manière spécifique ». On définit donc le yoga Vinyasa comme un enchaînement de mouvements dynamiques, initié et harmonisé par la respiration. Le yoga vinyasa est issu du yoga Ashtanga, qui lui consiste à exécuter une série de postures dans un ordre bien précis. À la différence de l'Ashtanga, le yoga Vinyasa est plus libre et créatif : il n'impose aucune série de mesures. Les enchaînements sont le fruit de l'expérience acquise par l'enseignant et sont adaptables aux besoins de chacun.
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★ ADRESSE : 17 rue de La Fontaine Au Roi 75011 Paris // Métro République (5 minutes), Parmentier (5 min) ou Goncourt (5 minutes)
★ Ouverture des portes 11h40 ***(! ne pas entrer avant il y a un cours)*** \- Début du cours 11h45 \- Merci d'arriver à l'heure\.
★ Tarifs: Cours d’essai: 17,50 euros // Cours à l’unité: 20 euros // Carte 4 cours : 74 euros (valable 2 mois) // Carte 10 cours : 175 euros (valable 4 mois) // Carte 20 cours : 330 euros (valable 6 mois)
★ Réservations et annulations: Pour faciliter l'organisation et pour laisser la place aux élèves en liste d'attente, l'annulation d'un cours doit se faire au plus tôt et au moins 24h00 à l'avance, dans le cas contraire, le cours sera considéré comme dû et non remboursable. Merci!
★ Contacts: Claire Collet // shutupandbreathe.yoga@gmail.com // www.shutupandbreatheyoga.com // www.instagram.com/claire_shutupandbreatheyoga // www.facebook.com/ShutUpAndBreatheYoga
Atelier d'écriture du mois de mars 2026 - Présence et absence
Chers tous !
Comme toujours, je posterai le thème dès que nous l'aurons décidé, ce dimanche 1er février...
Bonnes et belles lectures et écritures et à bientôt !
Jélila
Théâtre d’impro 🚀 - by Kpten Impro
Atelier d’impro
Découvre les joies de l'impro, optimise ta créativité et libère ton potentiel !
L'improvisation théâtrale est un excellent outil de développement personnel et une formidable aventure collective !
Si tu as envie de [re]découvrir l'impro dans un cadre ludique et bienveillant cet atelier est fait pour toi !
Ces séances sont ouvertes à tous, débutants, intermédiaires, confirmés.
L'atelier se déroule en 2 heures, au programme :
Des échauffements dynamiques pour être à l’aise rapidement avec le groupe.
La gestion du stress et le lâcher prise,
Des jeux ludiques pour construire avec ses partenaires des histoires éphémères,
Du rire, du [Fun] et des rencontres …
Infos pratiques :
- Nombre de participants limité
- Prévoir une tenue confortable
-Une participation de 10 euros sera à régler
- Les modalités seront envoyées par message privé
Venez vous essayer, vous dépasser, jouer des personnages… vous permettant de passer des moments d’exception.
Nous déclinons toute responsabilité en cas d’incident, lors des ateliers.
Hocine et Solène
Venez discuter de ce qui vous stress au travail
C'est un petit groupe gratuit, à l'étage d'un bar. Vous n'êtes pas obligé de consommer, mais cela ferait plaisir au patron :)
Shut Up & Write! Events Near You
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Shut Up & Write!™ Easton Town Center
We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator.
Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking!
• What we'll do
Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings.
Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done.
SCHEDULE:
10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros.
10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour.
11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing.
OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing.
BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer.
Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you!
• What to bring
Whatever you need to be able to write!
Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible.
See you at The Café on Saturday!
Shut Up & Write!® Easton Town Center
We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator.
Join us on Sunday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking!
• What we'll do
Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at noon on Sundays.
Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done.
SCHEDULE:
12:00 - quick intros.
12:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour.
1:10 - chat / take off / keep writing.
OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 1-1:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing.
BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer.
Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you!
• What to bring
Whatever you need to be able to write!
Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible.
See you at The Café on Sunday!
Shut Up & Write! Kingsdale Shopping Center
Greetings writers! Come down and join your fellow wordsmiths for one hour of uninterrupted writing time in the upper level of the Market District Supermarket in Upper Arlington.
The main entrance of the shopping center opens onto stairs/elevator leading up to the 2nd floor cafe section where we will have a table displaying a sign with the Shut Up & Write logo.
Writing is largely a solitary craft. Practicing with others in a community setting may be the thing you need to fire your own routine.
We’ll meet on Wednesday evenings, starting the clock at 6:30, following a brief period of introductions. This is solid writing time and all inclusive. Any project is acceptable, be it fiction, non -fiction, work or homework assignment. All is welcome and will remain private to you.
The market boasts a Starbucks, a full service bar and various affordable food options. Parking is plentiful, free Wifi is provided as well as outlets for charging your devices, though they are somewhat limited, so plan accordingly.
Show up as early as you like, or stay late. This group tends to socialize some, both before and after the alloted time, but this is not mandatory to you. Feel free to come and go as you please and late arrivals are welcome.
The cafe may be noisy on occasion so headphones/ earbuds are reccommended as you see fit.
Please try to RSVP if possible so that we may grab enough seats for all—the venue can be busy at times.
Feel free to message me privately wth any questions and/ or concerns you may have.
Happy writing!
The Gir With the Louding Voice Abi Dare
Columbus libraries: [https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3262835](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3262835)
Location: [Knotty Pine Brewing](https://www.knottypinebrewing.net/)
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Book summary:
Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way to get a "louding voice" -- the ability to speak for herself and decide her own future. But instead, Adunni's father sells her to be the third wife of a local man who is eager for her to bear him a son and heir. When Adunni runs away to the city, hoping to make a better life, she finds that the only other option before her is servitude to a wealthy family. As a yielding daughter, a subservient wife, and a powerless slave, Adunni is told, by words and deeds, that she is nothing. But while misfortunes might muffle her voice for a time, they cannot mute it. And when she realizes that she must stand up not only for herself, but for other girls, for the ones who came before her and were lost, and for the next girls, who will inevitably follow, she finds the resolve to speak, however she can--in a whisper, in song, in broken English--until she is heard
Oscar International Nominee: SIRAT at the Gateway Film Center
Join us as we get together to see SIRAT, an Oscar-nominated Best International Film from Spain that follows a father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa. Here’s a description, trailer and our plan for this event:
DESCRIPTION: A father, accompanied by his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco while searching for his daughter who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. As their search continues, the journey forces them to confront their own limits. The film is directed by Oliver Laxe and stars Sergi Lopez, Bruno Nunez Arjona and Richard Bellamy.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww-IXHXvS70
BUZZ & ACCLAIM: SIRAT has already won numerous awards, including 4 at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, along with the Chicago, Montclair and Toronto International Film Festivals! It also earned a whopping 11 nominations at the 40th Goya Awards, including Best Film and Director, and was nominated for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound at this year’s Academy Awards. The film is earning a stellar 92% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes which calls it “an unforgettable exercise in tension” and “a brutal reminder that the journey can be more important than the destination.”
PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will confirm/announce details as the date gets closer. Once showtime is confirmed, advance purchase (via GFC website preferred) is advised! Once you have your ticket, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event.
PARKING: Close, convenient parking is available in the nearby garage (located between 9th and 11th, just off High St). Bring your ticket with you and have it validated at the theater and for $2, you’re covered for the night!
Look forward to seeing you there, Dan
Thursday Night Preview: THE BRIDE at the Gateway Film Center!
Join us as we get together to see the period drama / classic monster movie, THE BRIDE! The film is written/directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale in a new take on the classic tale, The Bride of Frankenstein. We'll be seeing this one on Thurs, 3/5 one day ahead of the film's opening on Friday. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event:
DESCRIPTION: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein's creature asks Dr. Euphronius to create a companion for him. They give life to a murdered woman as "the Bride," sparking romance, police interest and radical social change. It is written, directed and co-produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal and stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-qJkAXLfYM
PARKING: Close, convenient parking is available in the nearby garage (located between 9th and 11th, just off High St). Bring your ticket with you and have it validated at the theater and for $2, you’re covered for the night!
PLAN: Please purchase your ticket for the 7:00pm showing and we’ll meet inside the upstairs lobby between 6:40 and 6:50pm. Advance ticket purchase is advised (via Gateway website preferred). Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments below! Pre-show bite at Cazuela’s next door at 5:30pm. Please arrive by 5:30pm and ask for the Movie Group!
Look forward to seeing you there, Dan























