Vancouvers Curiosity Collective

## Momentum Club : Ideas → Action

Why this exists
Have you ever read a self help book but never put its teaching into action? Or you wanted to make a change for the better in your life or community but never had the will to act?
Then this club is for you!! Momentum Club is a fast, low‑pressure hour where we trade useful ideas and leave with one tiny Action to try for 7 days. (Inspired by Ben Franklin’s Junto—updated for 2025.)

How it works (recurring format)

• We write down what our personal goal for the week is
• We read short passages from our favorite books/movies/websites aloud (optional)
• We discuss how each of us can have a positive impact on our communities and each other
• We finish with one small positive action you’ll test before next meetup
• And one tiny habit that would make tomorrow 5% easier
• Bring one useful thing (optional): a question, a quote/data point, or a tool/link you’ve tried

What to bring (optional)

• Question you’ve been chewing on (Could be about anything!)
• Quote/data point (≤150 words) from a book/article
• A Tool/link you actually used this week (something you found to be interesting)

When & where
🗓️ Saturday, October 11th, 4:00PM - 5:00PM
📍Central library Central Library — L4 North (492) Meeting Room

Leave with
A written, specific 7‑day change you’ll actually try

For next week (what to bring back)

• Your experiment results (did you do it ≥3 times? what changed?)
• Optionally, one useful thing to share: a question, a short quote/data point, or a small tool/link

## 🧟‍♂️ Inside the Monster Factory — One Night at MastersFX (Burnaby)🎬 October only.

Over 80+ screen-used creatures, prosthetics, and animatronics from film & TV — Predator, Star Trek, The Umbrella Academy, Six Feet Under, It Lives Inside, and more.
Self-guided; staff on hand for questions. Founder Todd Masters may be around to share stories. 🧠

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### 👁️ Why come

Practical effects up close. Real molds, real mechanics, real nightmares — no green-screen required. 💀
If you love horror, sci-fi, or the craft of making monsters, this is your once-a-year chance to see the seams and latex up close.

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### 🕓 Plan

We’re aiming for the 6–7 PM entry on Sat, Oct 18.
🎟️ Buy your own timed ticket online (adult $32.50 / child $27.50 — no sales at door).
Meet us at 5:45 PM outside; we’ll head in together.
If 6–7 sells out, grab 5–6 or 7–8 and still swing by to say hello — doors close at 8 PM.

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### 📍 Details

• Location: MastersFX Monster Museum, Burnaby — near Gilmore SkyTrain and The Amazing Brentwood.
• Experience: Self-guided; 1-hour entry window; finish by 8 PM.
• Content note: Some exhibits may be intense for kids; under 12 must be with an adult.
• Tickets: Digital only; no refunds/exchanges.

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### 🔥 Why it’s special

October only. Limited slots.
If the smell of latex, the whir of servos, or the gleam of movie blood ever made you feel twelve again, this is your night.
RSVP here → then secure your timed ticket.

## ⚔️ Attack on Titan — Power, Trauma & Choice

No homework. Printed scene stills & quotes. Speak or listen—both fine.
A story about monsters, until it isn’t. Attack on Titan is power, propaganda, and grief braided into a single question: What do you owe your people when every choice costs someone else? We’ll treat the anime like a text.

• free will vs. fate
• othering & propaganda
• moral injury & forgiveness
• friendships vs individual goals
• sacrifice

Why this hits
Because AoT doesn’t give you heroes; it gives you reasons. And reasons are harder to live with than villains.

### How we’ll do it (clean & simple)

• Discuss your favorite scenes
• Map the ideas: free will (Paths), ends vs. means, trauma & moral injury.
• Open floor: sharp questions, short turns

### Optional prep (totally optional)

If you want a refresher, skim any of these: S1E1, S3E17 “Hero”, S4E5 “Declaration of War.” You’ll be fine without them.

### When & where

🗓️ Sat Oct 25 1:30 PM
📍 Central Library — L6 North (room number : 690)
🎟️ Capacity 12–15 + waitlist •

Content note: mature themes (war, violence, trauma).

RSVP to save your seat. Bring a friend who loves big questions with their anime.