Sketchbooks

رواية آسرة تمزج بين التاريخ والفلسفة والسرد الإنساني، وتأخذ القارئ إلى زمن التيه في صحراء سيناء، عبر عيون “شمعون المصري”، الشخصية التي تروي رحلة مليئة بالأسئلة والتحولات والصراعات الداخلية. في هذا العمل الواسع والغني بالتفاصيل، لا يكتفي الكاتب بإعادة سرد الحكاية التاريخية، بل يفتح باب التأمل في معنى الإيمان، والحرية، والخوف، والبحث الدائم عن اليقين. 📚 نرحب بجميع القرّاء والمهتمين بالأدب والرواية التاريخية للمشاركة في الحوار وتبادل الآراء والانطباعات

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What better way to spend your Friday night than with good drinks, fun games, laughter, amazing people, and conversations that actually feel genuine? 👀🖤 Forget overcrowded clubs, awkward small talk, and screaming over loud music 🌙 Join us for a relaxed social night designed for meeting new people, making friends, socialising, vibing, playing fun interactive games, and simply enjoying the evening together ✨ Whether you’re coming alone or with friends, you’ll feel welcomed from the moment you arrive 🫶 **Expect:** ✨ socialising & making new friends ✨ laughter, conversations & good vibes ✨ cozy atmosphere & beautiful energy ✨ fun interactive games & icebreakers ✨ genuine connections & unforgettable memories 👀 **Details:** 📅 Friday, 26th June 🕗 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM 📍 Local Restaurant Bar & Terrace, Ground Floor, Tryp by Wyndham, Al Saef, 1st St, Barsha Heights, Dubai 🎟 **Entry Fee:** 60 AED (includes 1 drink) 🔥 **Bonus:** 20% OFF on every drink from your second drink onwards, for meet-up attendees! 🍸✨ **💳 Payment now to confirm your spot:** https://pay.ziina.com/abhijnalekha01/cQPHKudsc?source=app **👀 Check out our website for more events:** [https://www.thevirelia.net/](https://www.thevirelia.net/) 📲 **Join our WhatsApp group for further details or for upcoming events** **using the link:** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fr1ub2KaGNbB5GDWg8KFqz?mode=gi_t](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fr1ub2KaGNbB5GDWg8KFqz?mode=gi_t) Come unwind, connect, and experience a different kind of Friday night with us 🖤 ***Meet. Connect. Belong.***

Join us for the next Bookends Business Club meeting as we discuss Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. This practical and engaging book explores negotiation through real-world lessons from a former FBI hostage negotiator. Together, we’ll discuss how its ideas apply to business, leadership, communication, sales, workplace conversations, and everyday decision-making. Expect a relaxed, thoughtful discussion around topics such as tactical empathy, asking better questions, handling difficult conversations, and negotiating without turning every interaction into a battle. Whether you finished the book, are halfway through, or simply want to join the conversation, you’re welcome. 📍 Location: Bookends, Dubai Silicon Oasis 📅 Date: Saturday, 27 June 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM 📖 Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Join us at Bookends for a fun and wonderfully absurd discussion of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. This short sci-fi classic takes us across space, time, bureaucracy, and the meaning of life itself, all with sharp wit and cosmic nonsense. We’ll talk about the book’s existential humor, its strange but memorable characters, and why its absurd view of the universe still feels so relevant. Whether you’re a longtime fan or reading it for the first time, come ready to discuss life, laughter, and the importance of always knowing where your towel is. 📍 Location: Bookends, Dubai Silicon Oasis 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM 📅 Date: Sunday, June 28 📖 Book: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Theme: Existential humor & cosmic absurdity

🎨 FREEHAND Creative Words Game Join us for a relaxed and fun creative session where imagination, collaboration, and artistic expression come together. FREEHAND is a creative community organized by Canvasians Events and Conferences, bringing together artists, designers, photographers, creative professionals, students, and anyone interested in art and creativity. During this session, we play the FREEHAND Creative Words Game. A theme or "world" is selected first, then random word cards are drawn from a prepared deck. Each participant interprets the word in their own way and creates a drawing inspired by the selected theme. In the collaborative version of the game, participants work on shared artworks. After 10 minutes, each drawing is passed to another participant, who receives a new word and continues developing the artwork. The process continues until multiple artists have contributed to the same piece. In the individual version, several random words are selected, and each participant creates a complete artwork inspired by those words and the chosen theme. There is no right or wrong interpretation. The goal is to explore creativity, discover new ideas, and enjoy the artistic process in a friendly and supportive environment. ✅ Free participation ✅ Paper, colors, and materials provided free of charge ✅ Open to all skill levels ✅ Feel free to invite friends and family ✅ No pressure, no competition, just creativity Participants are welcome to order food, coffee, or drinks from the café according to their preference. Orders are paid individually by each participant. The venue generously hosts our gathering without charging us, and FREEHAND does not charge any attendance fee for this activity. Come draw, collaborate, meet new people, and enjoy an evening of creativity. Join us for our next **Dubai** **Freehands art** meetup! - Free 🖌️☕ 📍 **Location:** Le Pain Quotidien, Dubai Marina Mall ⏰ **Time:** 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Unwind, sketch, and let your creativity flow in a cozy, inspiring atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just love to doodle, this is the perfect space to express yourself, meet like-minded creatives, and enjoy great conversations over coffee. Bring your sketchbook, enjoy a warm drink, and let your imagination take over! No experience needed—just your passion for creativity! **📩 RSVP Now!** Let us know you're coming, WhatsApp: +971554413995, so we can save you a seat. Can't wait to see you there! 🎨✨ Check our previous gatherings photos: https://www.meetup.com/freehand/photos/35584362/ #FreehandImagination #ArtMeetup #DubaiArtists #SketchAndSip

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم join us for a fun and relaxing gathering filled with creativity, laughter, and new friendships! 🎨💕 ✨ **What's Included:** ☕ A cup to sketch and personalize 🎨 All sketching materials provided 🥤 Drinks and refreshments to order 😂 Hilarious prompt cards & icebreakers 🤝 A chance to meet new friends **💅🏽ladies only** 💰 **Fee: 50 AED/person (via** [whatsapp](wa.link/i046cn)/+971586770903) حياكم الله في جلسة حلوة وخفيفة مليانة إبداع، سوالف، وضحك! 🎨💕 بنقضي وقت ممتع وإحنا نرسم ونصمم على أكوابنا بطريقتنا الخاصة، مع مشروبات لذيذة وأجواء مريحة ووناسة. وجهزنا لكم بطاقات أسئلة ومواقف مضحكة تضيف جو من المرح والتعارف بين الجميع. سواء كنتِ تحبين الرسم أو بس ودك تطلعين وتتعرفين على بنات جدد وتقضين وقت لطيف، هالفعالية مناسبة لك. ما يحتاج أي خبرة، أهم شيء تجيبين روحك الحلوة! يشمل الاشتراك: ☕ كوب خاص لكل مشاركة للرسم والتصميم 🎨 جميع أدوات الرسم متوفرة 🥤 مشروبات وضيافة 😂 بطاقات وأسئلة مضحكة وفعاليات خفيفة 🤝 فرصة للتعارف وتكوين صداقات جديدة 💰 رسوم المشاركة: 50 درهم للشخص * ([whatsapp](wa.link/i046cn)/+971586770903)**التسجيل عبر الواتساب**

*Canvas & Contemplation: Deep Reflections Through Paintings* **Fee:** AED 30 **Duration:** 2 hours **Format:** Two paintings, one per hour — deep group discussion follows each What happens when philosophy meets paint and canvas? Welcome to **Canvas & Contemplation: Deep Reflections Through Paintings**, a unique gathering where we explore the profound connection between visual art and the human experience. Each session, we’ll sit with two powerful artworks — not to critique them like art historians, but to let them speak to our minds and souls. You'll be surprised by the range of interpretations one painting can evoke — where one person sees despair, another may find hope; where one sees chaos, another finds divine order. This is a space for meaningful, respectful conversation that opens us up to new perspectives and helps us see more — in the art, and in ourselves. Whether you're a philosopher at heart, an artist in spirit, or simply curious about how we see and feel, this event offers a space to slow down, look deeply, and think together. **Come with an open mind, leave with new eyes.** **Whatsapp link**: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FytQQgS85I61vS6nkduLm5

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Whether you want to journal your thoughts, do a brain dump, experiment with words, or simply sit and write, just show up. Bring your notebook or laptop and join us. We’ll sit quietly and write, maybe chat a little after. It’s an invitation to consume less and create more with words, whether to process, reflect, or share with the world. Whatsapp group link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DK9JcD6RbPqIj6Et8Ce4uj?mode=gi_t

**Our July novel is: *Listen for the Lie* by Amy Tintera** **This month’s novel was named one of the best books of 2024. It’s a domestic thriller with crime, mystery, and murder, told from women’s perspectives. The story includes a detective, an unreliable narrator, and plenty of suspense. The book is 352 pages in print and 9 hours and 18 minutes on audiobook.** What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter? After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all, and if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. It’s been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can’t remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life. But now the phenomenally huge hit true crime podcast "Listen for the Lie," and its too-good looking host Ben Owens, have decided to investigate Savvy’s murder for the show’s second season. Lucy is forced to return to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend’s murder, even if she is the one that did it. The truth is out there, if we just listen.

**Join us for an afternoon of community art and craft time!** Whether you are looking to carve out dedicated creative time, wanting to get a lingering project across the finish line, or just looking to chat with fellow local makers—this is the space for you. 🧵 **What to Bring** Bring any art or craft project you are currently working on, as long as it is portable and quiet. Think: * **Yarn & Thread:** Knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross-stitch, hand-sewing, mending. * **Paper & Sketching:** Sketchbooks, adult coloring books, watercolors, bullet journaling. * **Digital:** Tablets, iPad drawing, laptop writing/design. * *Please note: Because we are meeting in a shared public space, no power tools, sewing machines, or high-odor materials (like strong solvents or spray glues), please!* **📍 Where to Find Us** * We will be meeting at **Columbus Metropolitan Library - Hilltop Branch** in **Meeting Room 4**. Room is reserved under **CBUS Maker Meetup.** **⏱️ Timeline** * **1:00 PM:** Arrive, grab a seat, get settled, and do a quick round of introductions so we can see what everyone is working on. * **1:15 PM - 3:00 PM:** Open maker time! Chat, craft, relax, and swap creative ideas. **⚠️ A Note on RSVPs** The RSVP count for this event is strictly limited to 10 spots. If your plans change and you can no longer attend, please update your RSVP to "Not Going" as soon as possible so someone on the waitlist can grab your spot. Please try to give at least 48 hours' notice if you need to cancel, allowing folks on the waitlist time to check their schedule. *** **We can't wait to meet you and see what you're making! All skill levels welcome.**

**Get your creative flow going with a Saturday Afternoon Maker Meetup!** Whether you are looking to carve out dedicated creative time, wanting to get a lingering project across the finish line, or just looking to chat with fellow local makers—this is the space for you. 🧵 **What to Bring** Bring any art or craft project you are currently working on, as long as it is portable and quiet. Think: * **Yarn & Thread:** Knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross-stitch, hand-sewing, mending. * **Paper & Sketching:** Sketchbooks, adult coloring books, watercolors, bullet journaling. * **Digital:** Tablets, iPad drawing, laptop writing/design. * *Please note: Because we are meeting in a shared public space, no power tools, sewing machines, or high-odor materials (like strong solvents or spray glues), please!* **📍 Where to Find Us** * We will be meeting at **Columbus Metropolitan Library - Parsons Avenue Branch** in **Meeting Room 1**. Room is reserved under **CBUS Maker Meetup.** **⏱️ Timeline** * **1:00 PM:** Arrive, grab a seat, get settled, and do a quick round of introductions so we can see what everyone is working on. * **1:15 PM - 3:00 PM:** Open maker time! Chat, craft, relax, and swap creative ideas. **⚠️ A Note on RSVPs** Space for this first meetup is strictly limited to 10 spots. If your plans change and you can no longer attend, please update your RSVP to "Not Going" as soon as possible so someone on the waitlist can grab your spot. We ask that you try to give at least 48 hours' notice if you need to cancel. *** **We can't wait to meet you and see what you're making! All skill levels welcome.**

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Want to see your work shine and put your pride on display? Then come to July's Creativity Circle! We will be making simple Suncatchers with tissue paper! Seats and supplies limited! Come while you can for as long as you like! Westerville Public Library in Meeting Room D.

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!