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Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Relationships: A Must for AI-Ready Data
As many of you already know [1touch.io](http://1touch.io%2A%2A/) has joined Everpure to combine its AI-driven data discovery and classification capabilities with Everpure’s global scale, accelerating the delivery of next-generation data management solutions. This meetup will be special!
**Speaker:** **[Ashish Gupta](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishgupta2025/)** - CEO and President of [1touch.io](http://1touch.io/)
Ashish drives a bold vision to redefine how enterprises discover, understand, and secure sensitive data in the age of AI. A dynamic and highly regarded technology leader, he brings more than two decades of experience scaling high-growth companies across cybersecurity, enterprise software, and data infrastructure.
Prior to joining [1touch.io](http://1touch.io/), Ashish served as CEO of Bugcrowd, where he accelerated the company’s growth, strengthened its market position, and expanded its platform to meet the evolving demands of modern security teams. His earlier leadership roles at global technology companies including Microsoft, Infoblox, Genesys, Actian, and Vidyo reflect a consistent track record of building innovative products, leading high-performing teams, and delivering impactful go-to-market strategies. He now joins Everpure as the General Manager of Data Management.
**Talk:** Ashish will talk about why, in today’s AI world, the quality and structure of your data directly impact how well your models actually perform, and why many organizations are still limited by the way their data is set up.
He’ll break down why traditional systems fall short and introduce knowledge graphs as a critical foundation for modern AI - connecting data through relationships, not just storing it in isolated tables. Instead of fragmented datasets, you get a connected view: customers linked to purchases, products tied to categories, and patterns that AI can actually understand and act on.
You’ll see how this approach brings real-world context into your data, enabling smarter use cases like better recommendations, stronger fraud detection, and more meaningful insights.
Ashish will also explain how adding a semantic layer transforms raw data into actionable intelligence, helping AI systems make more accurate predictions by understanding how things relate, not just what they are.
If you're working on AI (or planning to) this session will show you why this isn’t just an upgrade, it’s the foundation for making AI actually work.
**Time Agenda:**
17:30–18:00 – Doors open and registration with snacks and beer
18:00–19:00 – Talk
19:00–20:00 – Networking time
20:00 – Doors close
Weekly Czech Conversation
Weekly Czech Conversation Meetup
📅 Every Thursday \| 🕢 19:30–21:30
📍 Tequila Tales, Újezd 409/19, Praha 1
Are you an expat in Prague learning Czech at A1 or A2 level? Ready to stop just studying and start speaking?
Join our Weekly Czech Conversation Meetup – a focused, interactive session designed to help you speak more confidently in Czech through fun, practical, peer-based learning.
🎯 What to expect:
Structured, casual Czech-speaking sessions
Fun language games, real-life scenarios, group challenges
Peer-to-peer learning (no teachers – just motivated learners!)
No grammar overload – just speaking and using what you know
🧠 Who is this for?
A1 and A2 level learners (not for absolute beginners)
Expats in Prague who want to practice Czech in a supportive space
People who are ready to actively participate – speaking is a must!
📝 Important:
Preparation is required. Each week, you’ll get a short prompt or task in advance. Everyone must come ready to engage.
💬 Why join?
Build real-life speaking skills
Break the fear of using Czech
Meet other motivated learners
Get out of your Duolingo comfort zone!
🌍 This is a focused Czech-only session, happening from 19:30 to 21:30, as part of the larger Uninstall Duolingo Language Exchange night every Thursday.
Thursday Football
Come and join us for a fun, friendly, but competitive game of 7-a-side. All abilities welcome. Artificial, outdoor pitch all year round, whatever the weather.
The game starts at 19:30, please be ready to play by then.
This football training event is organized by **Taverners FC z.s.** (IČO 23530791).
By taking part in this event, each participant confirms that they are responsible for their own health and physical condition. Participation is voluntary and at the participant’s own risk.
Taverners FC is not responsible for any injuries, health problems, loss, or damage that may occur during or as a result of participation in the event.
Each participant confirms that they are fit to participate.
IMPORTANT! A place is ONLY guaranteed for those who are on the list for the event.
If you are on the waiting list, please wait patiently until you are on the actual list. Even if you see free spots on the list, but you are still on the waiting list, a place is NOT guaranteed.
Also, we do last-minute subs in the Facebook group every Thursday afternoon: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tavernersprague
The game costs 60 crowns. Ways to pay:
1\. With cash\. Ideally\, with exact change\, or no more than a 200 crown note\.
2\. On Revolut \- @simonalperovich / QR code at the game\.
Late cancellation after 14:00 on the day of the event costs 60 crowns.
77. pražský sraz přátel PHP@Shoptet
Ahoj Péhapkáři!
Zveme vás na další sraz komunity.
🎤 Anastasiia Kovalova - Když AI agenti narazí na legacy PHP
🎤 Milan Šulc - AI automatizační stack do každé vývojářské rodiny
🎤 Josef Jebavý - Jak dělat frontend backendově
17:30 – open doors
18:00 – přednáška
18:40 – přednáška
19:20 – přednáška
20:00 - kvíz & networking
Děkujeme našim partnerům a těšíme se na viděnou!
Adresa: Shoptet - Pod Dráhou 1637/6, budova E3, Praha 7
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**Anastasiia Kovalova - Když AI agenti narazí na legacy PHP**
Co se stane, když AI agenti dostanou reálný ticket v existující codebase, jak nastavit workflow, kontext, validaci a kontrolní body tak, aby jejich výstupy dávaly smysl. (porovnávání Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex)
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**Milan Šulc - AI automatizační stack do každé vývojářské rodiny**
*Pečovatel o open-source webové slony, potápějící se Docker containery a nemocné servery. V Shoptetu má na starost AI — žádný vývojář nebude sedět (bez tokenů) v koutě.*
Jeden prompt nestačí. Pokud chcete stavět AI automatizace, které přežijí první demo, potřebujete víc než jen API klíč k LLM. Potřebujete workflow engine, model routing, logování promptů, vyhodnocování odpovědí, ingest dat, klasickou databázi i vektorové vyhledávání. Ukážeme si vývojářský AI automatizační stack postavený na nástrojích jako n8n, OpenRouter, LiteLLM, Langfuse, Firecrawl, Postgres a Qdrant. Projdeme, jakou roli v architektuře hrají, co řeší, co neřeší a jak je poskládat do praktických interních workflow, agentů a automatizací.
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**Josef Jebavý - Jak dělat frontend backendově**
*je cyklista a freediver, který se prvně s programováním a Linuxem setkal již před rokem 2000. Když zjistil, že s počítači jsou problémy, rozhodl se vystudovat informatiku a následně zakotvil jako nezávislý IT specialista. Dlouhodobě se specializuje na: servery, kontejnery v cloudu, webové aplikace a zálohování vše s důrazem na efektivitu testování a bezpečnost. Mezi jeho nejčastěji používané AI nástroje patří Gemini a Cursor.*
V posledních letech se při vývoji webových aplikací přechází čím dál více na frontendové technologie. Od nástupu AI a vlny vibecodingu javascriptový frontendový framework automatickou volbou pro webové aplikace. Jednou z několika nejpoužívanějších technologií pro vývoj webu bylo vždy PHP. Od PHP verze 7 se z PHP stal robustním programovacím jazykem a díky dalším nástrojům, jako je PHPStan, výrazně narostla hodnota ekosystému PHP. Podle mého názoru je na tom PHP vývoj aktuálně stále lépe než javascriptové technologie.
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ReactGirls & Active24 - #PubKvíz
**Pražský hospodský kvíz komunity** [ReactGirls](https://reactgirls.com/) ve spojení s [Active24](https://www.active24.cz/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=_1_1_DO-SEA-CZ-brand-exact&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23130107688&gbraid=0AAAAADtuW_mRaElabVETeOLYM8g5BYi1D&gclid=Cj0KCQjw77bPBhC_ARIsAGAjjV8Kma-vN3932VPzA64a6jyh0fdWeK3R-HQ3ND7f_flnzM069LGQqogaApWlEALw_wcB).
**Kdy:** 21\. 5\. od 18h
**Kde:** kanceláře Active24 Sokolovská 394/17, 186 00 Karlín (6. patro)
**Jazyk**: CZ
Chceš se potkat s komunitou i jinde než na meetupu? Doraž na náš první **#PubKvíz**, který pořádáme společně s Active24!
**Jak to bude vypadat?**
Počítáme s týmy po 3-5 lidech. Finální nahlašování týmů bude ale probíhat až při příchodu na místo. Dorazit můžeš i pokud nemáš žádný tým předem domluvený. Pomůžeme ti se k někomu přidat. :)
V kvízu budeme mít 5 tematických kol po 10 otázkách. Část bude technická, část netechnická a část jen tak pro srandu. :) Tentokrát budeme mít jedno z kol zaměřené na téma AI.
Kapacita je omezená, pokud nemáš v plánu opravdu dorazit, odhlas se prosím včas. Z kapacitních důvodů budeme také při přihlašování prioritizovat stálé členy komunity před širokou veřejností, děkujeme za pochopení. :)
Pokud budeš mít dotaz, napiš nám. Těšíme se na tebe!
**Harmonogram akce:**
**18.00** otevíráme
**18:30 Začátek kvízu**
ℹ️ Na našich eventech pravidelně fotíme a natáčíme. Fotky a videa používáme k propagaci našich aktivit na webu a sociálních sítích. Pokud na fotkách být nechceš, dej vědět organizátorům na místě.
Těšíme se!
Tým ReactGirls
Coffee and Conversation (Karlin / křížikova metro)
• What we'll do
This meet up is for those who are learning English as a second language and want a chance to practice. We will provide a fun and interesting activity to encourage simple English conversation. It may be a game, an interesting topic, or whatever. We promise to keep the evening relaxed and give you a chance to practice your English.
• What to bring
Just you.
• Important to know
We are hosted by Do Slova Praha. As a church, we want to help our community in practical ways. We may hand out information to other events that our church does, but do not worry... this is not a religious event. Just come to practice English :)
[https://www.doslovapraha.cz/](https://www.doslovapraha.cz/)
Uninstall Duolingo - Weekly Language Exchange
Free Event/Vstup Zdarma
Pro češtinu, podívejte se níže
EN
Hello, people of Prague!! We bring you a forum to trade your language skills and learn something more. If not interested in language, you could have a general conversation.
The goal is to create a chill environment for social networking with a focus on learning the language of your choice.
So grab some beverages at the bar/cafe and get on with it every Thursday.
**NEW** Venue: Tequila Tales Bar
**NEW** Location: Ujezd 409/19, 11800 Malá Strana
Timing: 1900-2200 (Every Thursday)
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CZ
Ahoj Pražáci!! Přinášíme vám fórum, kde můžete vyměnit své jazykové znalosti a dozvědět se něco víc.
Cílem je vytvořit pohodové prostředí pro sociální sítě se zaměřením na výuku jazyka dle vašeho výběru.
Takže si vezměte nějaké nápoje v baru/kavárně a pusťte se do toho každý čtvrtek.
**NOVE** Místo: Tequila Tales Bar, Ujezd 409/19, 11800 Malá Strana
Čas: 1900-2200 (každý čtvrtek)
SQL Server Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Saturday Football
Come and join us for a fun, friendly but competitive game of 7-a-side. All abilities welcome. Artificial, outdoor pitch all year round, whatever the weather.
Please be ready to play on the hour. We will play on the pitch nearest to the changing room / bar building, and you have access to the changing room before the game.
The game costs 80 crowns. Ways to pay:
1\. With cash\. Ideally with exact change\, or no more than a 200 crown note\.
2\. On Revolut \- \+44 7717 452 156 / @thomas3dgu / QR code at the game\.
3\. On Wise \- I will send you a payment link\.
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Please note that during this current busy period, 3 spaces are reserved until Monday evening for new players (fewer than 3 Saturday events).
Symposium
Join us for the first Symposium of the season to usher in the coming of Spring! 🌞🌻🌳
In antiquity, a symposium was a gathering of friends who came together to recline around a shared table, where wine and conversation flowed freely into the night. Together, they would choose a topic and take turns speaking, listening, and laughing—guided by the rhythms of drink and dialogue.
Inspired by this tradition, our Symposium has no set theme. It's an invitation to come together with other curious minds, to offer up questions or ideas, and to vote together on where to begin. Whether you're hungry for connection or simply seeking space to speak and be heard, you're warmly welcomed to join the conversation.
Symposium will meet in parks throughout Prague, embracing the sunshine and pleasant weather while we have it. Bring a blanket or something to sit on. There’s no cost to join, but please bring a snack or drink to share, if you're able. Most of all, bring a curious mind and a willingness to learn from the insight of others.
Feel free to bring a friend or two--also, children and friendly dogs are welcome!
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If the weather doesn't cooperate, we'll try to find an alternate venue—so keep an eye on the event chat or your email for updates.
Also, despite the origins of the Symposium, our goal is not necessarily to get drunk and the organizer would encourage you not to come with that sole purpose in mind. :)
The first 45 minutes of the event will be dedicated to simply getting to know one another, and we highly encourage you to join for this part. We will then vote whether to continue free conversation, to join together in a single conversation, or to split up into multiple groups. Afterwards, you’re welcome to stay or follow onto any spontaneous activity that unfolds.
A note on attendance: If you need to cancel, please do so at least a few days in advance and update your RSVP accordingly. This helps honor the host’s efforts and makes space for others who would like to attend. Repeated last-minute cancellations or no-shows may result in being placed on the waitlist for future events.
Filozofická kavárna (Café Philo): přemýšlet a diskutovat
Filozofování o životě a o všem ostatním pro všechny, bez vstupného a bez přihlášky:
Co si přejete, s čím si lámete hlavu, co Vás nenechá spát, o čem dumáte, o čem sníte, co Vám vrtá hlavou, čeho se bojíte, na co vzpomínáte, o čem přemýšlíte? Nenechte tyto věci jen pro sebe, zkuste rozhovor s jinými lidmi. U nás nejde jen o to, si popovídat, o to taky, ale to máte i jinde. U našeho stolu se pokusíme, spolu *filozofovat*. Nejdříve se dohodneme, jaké téma budeme diskutovat, a pak se do toho pustíme, budeme přemýšlet, rozmýšlet, promýšlet a zamýšlet se, až se nám z toho bude točit hlava, přitom nám budou podporou filozofové všech věků, abychom jí neztratili, tu hlavu. Ani byste nevěřili, jak filozofie může být osvěžující…
PMing in the AI Era: From Chaos to Specs AI Can Actually Build 🤖🔥
Importatn piece of advice - Come to the reception A!! Come to the reception A!! Come to the reception A!! Come to the reception A!!
We’re shipping faster than ever… and also explaining way more why things didn’t turn out quite right 😄
This Product Tank brings two sides of the same story:
👉 How to survive (and function) as a PM in AI chaos
👉 How to write specs that AI can actually build from
Talks:
🎤 Jindra Regál ()
You Are the Ultimate Product: Creating Value in Non-Tech Fields
In the AI era, everything gets built multiple times a day. So what problems are still worth solving?
After working with companies like Avast, Productboard, Better Stack, Ataccama, and BottleCap AI, I found the most meaningful work came from solving small, practical problems for real people and businesses.
A talk about applying product thinking outside IT companies, expanding your perspective beyond software, and learning to treat yourself, your skills, curiosity, and adaptability, as the ultimate product to manage.
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🎤 Jakub Elias (Similarweb)
PMing in the AI era
PMs are having an identity crisis. Designers prototype with AI. Engineers spec with AI. You hear about CEOs shipping features from the back of an Uber. So what's left for you? Turns out, still quite a lot.
This talk is about what the job actually becomes when building gets cheap and deciding gets hard. How the trio holds together when everyone's on everyone else's turf. How to keep a roadmap alive when the ground shifts every few weeks. And lastly, what's now expected of a PM - being a real builder.
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🎤 Dominik Ilichman (Productboard)
AI coding agents have compressed software delivery like never before — features that used to take weeks now ship in days. But here's the catch: agents don't improvise. They don't fill gaps, ask clarifying questions, or read between the lines. Ambiguity doesn't get resolved — it gets built wrong. The bottleneck has moved from engineering capacity to clarity, and the product specification is now the most critical artifact a PM produces.
In this talk, Dominik explores how the PM's role is fundamentally shifting as a result. We'll look at what great AI-ready specs look like in practice: grounding them in your codebase and real customer feedback, using prototypes as a diagnostic tool, and why the spec — not the code — is becoming your team's true intellectual property. He'll also show how tools like Productboard Spark are flipping the traditional workflow — instead of the PM writing and AI helping, AI drafts and the PM steers — making it possible to go from opportunity to delivery-ready specification in a fraction of the time.
If you're a PM figuring out how to stay high-leverage in the age of AI, this talk is for you.
Spring meet-up!
**Teachers: Let’s talk shop, make new professional connections and life long friendships! Please 30CZK to support the cost if the monthly fee and anyone who forgets to pay.**
Saturday running and coffee
Hi All,
Come and join us for social running and a coffee!
We meet at the main gate of Vystaviste - tram stop Vystaviste Holesovice. We will run in Stromovka.
Usually we run around 50mins and it is up to everyone how many kilometres. We welcome all levels of runner. We can all run together or, if there is more of us, we can split into groups and at the end of the run we all meet close to the starting point to go for a coffee to a nice local coffee place (where they also sell cakes and great chocolate). If the weather is great, we can also just sit in one of the outside coffee placces in Stromovka and enjoy the sun.
This is where we meet:
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/3/1/600_447930513.jpeg
SQL Server Events Near You
Connect with your local SQL Server community
SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
The June Ohio North Database Training user group meeting will be held on **June 2nd, 2026 at 5:00PM**. This will be a **HYBRID** event and we will be joined online by **Sam Nasr.**
You're welcome to come meet in-person at our meeting location, the offices of Improving at
**[6000 Freedom Square Dr,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Unit 110,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Independence, OH 44131](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
[Teams Link ](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/215625630917731?p=vxNb3zudhNj0S6Cg0v)if anyone needs it after RSVP-ing for in person.
If you would like to subscribe to our email list outside of Meetup, we have changed platforms recently and you will need to register [here in Kit ](https://ohio-north-data-training.kit.com/b8f036f615)instead to receive emails.
Agenda:
**5:00 PM EST**: Online and in-person meeting begins with a social hour. This is an unstructured hour where you can join us to catch up and meet other group members before the session starts. There will be food brought in for in-person attendees.
**6:00 PM EST**: Elections, announcements, followed by our feature presentation. See below for presentation details.
**7:30 PM EST**: Optionally after the main presentations, the in-person crowd may go out for snacks and drinks at a local establishment.
We hope to see you there!
Session Abstract
### SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
Explore SQL Server 2025’s new dev features -JSON type, Regular Expressions, and Change Event Streaming for real-time pipelines. See how REST API and Data API Builder turn your data into secure, high-performance APIs. Packed with demos, this session is perfect for developers, DBAs, and architects
\*Please note, that we will be using Microsoft Teams for the online portion of this meeting. You may want to join a few minutes early to ensure you do not have any issues. If you are attending in person, there are large TVs at the office, and you do not need to bring a laptop or use Teams.
Ensuring Software Quality in the world of AI Developers - Matt Eland
**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
Using AI To Be More Productive Every Day
**Presenter:** Auri Rahimzadeh, Principal Software Architect, Momentum3
**Time:** Pizza at 6:00, Presentation Starts at 6:30pm Eastern
**Location:** Theoris, 9000 Keystone Crossing, Suite 230, Indianapolis
Auri's been using AI a lot. Are you? Let's discuss how to be your most effective self by using AI in your development workflow.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
**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
Drunken Philosophy: What’s up with all the AI hate?
**Welcome to Drunken Philosophy** a casual, curious social discussion
**Optional topic for this meetup: What's up with all the AI hate?**
A recent survey found that 74% of Americans have a negative view of AI, and I want to know why. Come out and debate whether AI is good or bad.
My hot take: a labor-saving tool that could potentially help cure cancer gets called dangerous because it might raise unemployment or cause a speculative investment bubble, that tells you a lot more about capitalism and the economic system we live under than it does about the tool itself. As a computer programmer, I think AI is a wonderful tool that has increased my productivity by at least an order of magnitude. I'd go so far as to say Claude Code is the best tool I have ever used. Debate me and name a better one.
Is AI potentially dangerous? Yes, but so are a lot of tools. Chainsaws. Steam engines (early ones would occasionally explode and kill everyone in the room). Do you think cavemen sat around debating whether fire could be used as a weapon or for self-harm, and decided not to discover it?
I have two friends who hate AI for opposite reasons: one thinks it's a fad and not useful, and the other thinks it's going to take over everything and cause human extinction.
Come out tonight, have a friendly debate, and make some friends.
No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it's fun.
Feel Good Friday: POWER BALLAD at the Gateway Film Center + SHAKE NO. 8!
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
Men's Group meetup
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How we start each meeting is by each of us checking in with our "roses and thorns" aka what are the good things and the bad things going on in your life recently?
Then we will go into a topic discussion.
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2. Non-Judgement - we respect and honor every man’s truth so that we may receive the same from others. While we may not agree on everything, we commit to respecting every man’s perspectives and engaging in honorable discussion with one another.
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