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Ukulele Club
Ukulele Club is a fun group for all ages and skill levels! There is no teacher, but we all help teach each other. Think of songs you would like to learn, and we can learn them together.
If you don't have an ukulele, we have extra ukuleles
When: *almost* Every Saturday, 10am-11:30am
Admission: food/drink order
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超初心者向けネットとWordPress周辺の用語解説-Chiba WordPress Meetup 26年1月の会
**Attention**
**This meet-up is run by Japanese organizers. The participants are mostly Japanese and therefor all conversations are conducted in Japanese. It would be difficult to conduct the meeting in multipule languages.**
**Please be aware of the above before participating.**
**→注意事項**
**このミートアップは日本人のオーガナイザーによって運営されています。**
**参加者のほとんどが日本人であるため、会話はすべて日本語で行われます。多言語でミーティングを行うことは困難です。**
**以上のことをご了承の上、ご参加ください。**
**(上記英文をDeepLにて翻訳しました)。**
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千葉県での初級～中級のWordPressの勉強会です。
今回はChiba WordPress Meetupの単独企画イベント(オンライン/オフライン同時開催)です。
1月の会はオフライン、オンライン同日開催でWordPress周辺でよく使われる言葉についてみんなで勉強する会になります。
WordPressの勉強会を時々「その言葉ってどういう意味ですか？」って聞かれる事があります。慣れてる自分たちは普通に使う言葉でも慣れてない方、初心者の方には見知らぬ言語で話してる様に見えてしまうものですね。
そこで今回はインターネットやWordPress周辺で使われている言葉について改めて勉強しましょうという会にします。
専用のGoogleフォームを用意しましたのでそちらを参照して知りたい言葉を選ぶ/入力し、それを当日見ながら色々調べてみたり、意見交換してみたりしましょう。
**＜＜概要(オンライン/オフライン併記)＞＞**
期 日：
2026年1月25日(日) 13:30～16:00の2.5時間
(16:00以降はオフライン会場でお土産山分け会)
場 所：
オフライン会場：千葉市生涯学習センター 3F小会議室
JR千葉駅「中央改札」を降りて、「千葉公園口」から徒歩8分
会場までの経路は\*\*[こちら](https://chiba-gakushu.jp/access_01/)\*\*を参照して下さい。
オンライン会場：Zoomを使用
参加ULRは右側サイドバーをご参照ください。
参加人数：
オンライン、オフライン各15名計30名
会 費：300円
※参加申し込みの際に対面(オフライン)かオンラインかをお選びください。
当日のレジュメ：
イベントの概要
超初心者向けネットとWordPress周辺の用語解説
業務連絡
記念写真
**＜＜こんな方におススメ＞＞**
WordPressでブログやWebサイトをはじめてみたい方
WordPressを使ってて判らない事、疑問に思う事がある方
WordPressを使っている人と仲良くなりたい方
WordPress周辺でわからない言葉を勉強したい人
**＜＜注意事項＞＞**
今回は事前にどんな用語を知りたい/勉強したいかを事前にアンケートします。
下記のGoogleフォームにアクセスし、選択式になってるものをチェック、又は選択肢にない用語の場合は自由記入欄にご記入ください。
**[https://forms.gle/kHApLDamq536bdR16](https://forms.gle/kHApLDamq536bdR16)**
**＜＜オフライン参加の方法について＞＞**
オフライン参加の方はこのページ内でご案内している会場(千葉市生涯学習センター 3F小会議室)にお時間までにお越しください。
費用は500円です。
最寄り駅はJR総武線/総武本線/外房線/内房線 千葉駅です。
中央改札を出て左、公園口から徒歩8分です。
持ち物は基本ご自身の判断で結構です。
ノートPCがあればなお良しです。
当日は会場でもZoom参加いただけますが絶対ではありませんので判断は参加者各自にお任せします。
**＜＜オンライン参加の方法について＞＞**
オンライン参加の方はZoomを使用しますのでご利用になるPCにZoomクライアントアプリをインストールしておいて下さい。
会場で音声が聞き取りにくい場合もありますのでヘッドホン/イヤホン等をご用意ください。
既にインストール済みの方は最新バージョンへのアップデートを事前に済ませておく様にお願いします。
ZoomのURLは当日午前にMeetupに連絡用として登録したメールアドレスへの送信、およびこのページの右サイドバーに表記致します。
**＜＜重要＞＞**
折角お申込みいただいても当日の予定を失念してしまい、参加出来なかったという方もいらっしゃいます。
スマートフォン(iPhone、Android)に\*\*[meetupアプリ](https://www.meetup.com/ja-JP/apps/)\*\*をインストールしていただくとイベントへの参加申し込み、キャンセル手続き、申込イベントへのスケジュール確認、参加者同士のメッセージ送受信等を便利に行えます。
ぜひ利用登録してください。
参加申込みいただいた後にご都合により参加出来なくなった場合は、早めのキャンセル手続きをし、ご連絡いただければと思います。
またキャンセル手続きが上手く出来ない場合は、イベント主催者側にコメントやメッセージでご連絡ください。
**＜＜ライトニングトーク(LT)登壇者を募集しています＞＞**
偶数月のもくもく会ではライトニングトーク(LT)の枠を設けています。
ライトニングトークとは1人5分位の短い時間で行われるプレゼンテーションです。自身の話したい内容を短時間でまとめる能力、人前での発表する事でコミュニケーション力の向上、等の効果があるとされています。
またMeetupでのLTの経験は将来的により大きなイベントでの長時間のプレゼンにも役立ち、そこから新しい人とのつながり、別のコミュニティへの発展も期待できます。
参加申込の際にLT登壇のお伺いをしております。
希望される方はYESとしていただくと後日運営からご連絡差し上げます。
多くの方のLT登壇をお待ちしております。
※現在は26年4月の会以降の登壇者を募集しております。
**＜＜運営からお願い＞＞**
開場からMeetup開始までの間の時間に限りがあります。オフライン参加の方で早めにお越しいただける方は開場時間(12：40頃)にお越しいただき、設営の準備をお手伝いいただけると助かります。
お手伝いいただきたい内容は「**机、いすの配置**」「**電源ケーブル、コンセントの配置**」「**プロジェクタスクリーンの準備**」「**受付の補助**」等簡単なものになります。
ご協力いただけますとスムーズに会が始められますのでよろしくお願いします。
Ukulele Club
Ukulele Club is a fun group for all ages and skill levels! There is no teacher, but we all help teach each other. Think of songs you would like to learn, and we can learn them together.
If you don't have an ukulele, we have extra ukuleles
When: *almost* Every Saturday, 10am-11:30am
Admission: food/drink order
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The Wonderful World of Zentangled Art
Come and Learn the Wonderful World of Zentangled Art. No Experienced Needed.
Zentangle art offers benefits like stress and anxiety reduction, improved focus, enhanced creativity, and a sense of calm through meditative, repetitive pattern drawing, acting as a form of mindfulness and art therapy for all ages and skill levels. It boosts self-confidence, cognitive function, and motor skills while providing a healthy distraction, helping individuals achieve a "zen-like" state and find accomplishment in simple artistic creation.
I will be leading you into this new form of relaxing Art.
Please bring, a thin and thick sharpie black marker, a blank pen.
Guests must be over 50 to attend.
Seating is first come first serve.
Food and Drink menu available
Metro friendly and FREE Easy Parking
IF the weather is bad I will reschedule this event.
This is a FREE Class but donations are always appreciated.
Great way to meet others who enjoy learning about art.
RSVP today!
Tuesday Zen Meditation Afternoons
Join us for a quiet, grounded Tuesday afternoon practice in community.
We typically gather with 4–10 practitioners for seated and walking Zen meditation or practice instruction, along with brief Dharma instruction.
**Schedule**
* Please arrive by **4:30 pm** to settle in
* First bell rings at **4:45 pm sharp**
*(If you arrive late, please wait in the hallway until the next bell. Someone will greet you)*
* 25 minutes of silent sitting
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 25 minutes of sitting with Dharma talk
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 15 minutes of closing meditation or chanting
* We close at **6:00 pm** with tea and informal conversation, sometimes followed by a simple soup dinner
**Experience**
No prior experience is necessary. You may sit on a cushion or a chair. Whether you are new to meditation or have an established practice, you are welcome here. It is offered free of charge.
**Location**
Our Zendo is located in the **back** of Rockville United Church:
[355 Linthicum St, Rockville, MD](https://maps.app.goo.gl/AABDrCx3sHvBPVBf9)
After parking in front, please do **not** enter through the main church doors. Walk slightly downhill, then take the small rightward path up to the rear entrance. Look for posted signs. We meet on the lower level, past the double wooden doors.
Guiding map:
[https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy](https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy)
**Who we are**
[Joyful Mind Zen Community](https://www.joyfulmindzendo.org/) offers Zen practice, teaching, sitting, and walking meditation on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in our Rockville Zendo. Our guiding teacher is authorized in the Soto Zen lineage and has practiced Zen for 25 years.
If you have questions or are attending for the first time, feel free to reach out.
Zen Meditation Sunday Evenings in Rockville
Join us for a quiet, grounded Sunday evening practice in community.
We typically gather with 6–12 practitioners for seated and walking meditation, along with a short Dharma talk or practice instruction offered by one of our teachers or senior students. Our guiding teacher is authorized in the Soto Zen lineage and has practiced Zen for 25 years.
**Schedule**
* Please arrive by **6:45 pm** to settle in
* First bell rings at **7 pm sharp**
*(If you arrive late, please wait in the hallway until the next bell.* *Someone will greet you)*
* 25 minutes of silent sitting
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 25 minutes of sitting with Dharma talk
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 15 minutes of closing meditation or chanting
* We close with tea and informal conversation
On **first Sundays**, we offer a relaxed meet-and-greet with tea, discussion, and light snacks. Newcomers are especially encouraged to attend—teachers are available for orientation and basic instruction.
**Experience**
No prior experience is necessary. You may sit on a cushion or a chair. Whether you are new to meditation or have an established practice, you are welcome here. It is offered free of charge.
**Location**
Our Zendo is located in the **back** of Rockville United Church:
[355 Linthicum St, Rockville, MD](https://maps.app.goo.gl/AABDrCx3sHvBPVBf9)
After parking in front, please do **not** enter through the main church doors. Walk slightly downhill, then take the small rightward path up to the rear entrance. Look for posted signs. We meet on the lower level, past the double wooden doors.
Guiding map:
[https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy](https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy)
**Who we are**
[Joyful Mind Zen Community ](https://www.joyfulmindzendo.org/)offers Zen practice, teaching, sitting, and walking meditation on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in our Rockville Zendo.
If you have questions or are attending for the first time, feel free to reach out.
Meditation Session
Join us every Thursday for Meditation and Chanting. No prior experience required, and all are welcome.
Zen Meditation Sunday Evenings in Rockville
Join us for a quiet, grounded Sunday evening practice in community.
We typically gather with 6–12 practitioners for seated and walking meditation, along with a short Dharma talk or practice instruction offered by one of our teachers or senior students. Our guiding teacher is authorized in the Soto Zen lineage and has practiced Zen for 25 years.
**Schedule**
* Please arrive by **6:45 pm** to settle in
* First bell rings at **7 pm sharp**
*(If you arrive late, please wait in the hallway until the next bell.* *Someone will greet you)*
* 25 minutes of silent sitting
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 25 minutes of sitting with Dharma talk
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 15 minutes of closing meditation or chanting
* We close with tea and informal conversation
On **first Sundays**, we offer a relaxed meet-and-greet with tea, discussion, and light snacks. Newcomers are especially encouraged to attend—teachers are available for orientation and basic instruction.
**Experience**
No prior experience is necessary. You may sit on a cushion or a chair. Whether you are new to meditation or have an established practice, you are welcome here. It is offered free of charge.
**Location**
Our Zendo is located in the **back** of Rockville United Church:
[355 Linthicum St, Rockville, MD](https://maps.app.goo.gl/AABDrCx3sHvBPVBf9)
After parking in front, please do **not** enter through the main church doors. Walk slightly downhill, then take the small rightward path up to the rear entrance. Look for posted signs. We meet on the lower level, past the double wooden doors.
Guiding map:
[https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy](https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy)
**Who we are**
[Joyful Mind Zen Community ](https://www.joyfulmindzendo.org/)offers Zen practice, teaching, sitting, and walking meditation on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in our Rockville Zendo.
If you have questions or are attending for the first time, feel free to reach out.
Zen Meditation Sunday Evenings in Rockville
Join us for a quiet, grounded Sunday evening practice in community.
We typically gather with 6–12 practitioners for seated and walking meditation, along with a short Dharma talk or practice instruction offered by one of our teachers or senior students. Our guiding teacher is authorized in the Soto Zen lineage and has practiced Zen for 25 years.
**Schedule**
* Please arrive by **6:45 pm** to settle in
* First bell rings at **7 pm sharp**
*(If you arrive late, please wait in the hallway until the next bell.* *Someone will greet you)*
* 25 minutes of silent sitting
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 25 minutes of sitting with Dharma talk
* 5 minutes of walking meditation
* 15 minutes of closing meditation or chanting
* We close with tea and informal conversation
On **first Sundays**, we offer a relaxed meet-and-greet with tea, discussion, and light snacks. Newcomers are especially encouraged to attend—teachers are available for orientation and basic instruction.
**Experience**
No prior experience is necessary. You may sit on a cushion or a chair. Whether you are new to meditation or have an established practice, you are welcome here. It is offered free of charge.
**Location**
Our Zendo is located in the **back** of Rockville United Church:
[355 Linthicum St, Rockville, MD](https://maps.app.goo.gl/AABDrCx3sHvBPVBf9)
After parking in front, please do **not** enter through the main church doors. Walk slightly downhill, then take the small rightward path up to the rear entrance. Look for posted signs. We meet on the lower level, past the double wooden doors.
Guiding map:
[https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy](https://postimg.cc/nMWsMnQy)
**Who we are**
[Joyful Mind Zen Community ](https://www.joyfulmindzendo.org/)offers Zen practice, teaching, sitting, and walking meditation on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in our Rockville Zendo.
If you have questions or are attending for the first time, feel free to reach out.
Meditation Session
Join us every Thursday for Meditation and Chanting. No prior experience required, and all are welcome.