Cosplay Groups Near Me

Mini Paint Club @ Tabletop Game Cafe

Fun & easy way to play more tennis (read event description)

We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches. These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun! Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up: https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/columbus-oh/meetup/ If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works. Happy hitting! - Scott

TINYACO Creative Writer's Salon

Neurospicy Potluck

Please bring a dish to share if you're able. Homemade and store-bought are both welcome. To accommodate allergies, please bring a list of the ingredients in your dish. Leave a comment to let us know if you are bringing an appetizer, main dish, side dish, dessert, beverage, or paper products and cups. Agenda: 4 pm: Soft start time, I'll provide a totally optional ice breaker 5 pm: Time to eat! 6 to 8 pm: Chat, bring games to play, or head out whenever you are ready What else to know? This event is rain or shine. The park has a half basketball court and a playground, and is the trailhead for Alum Creek Trail.

Drunken Philosophy: Can you construct an authentic "self"?

Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle. There is a fascinating book called "You and Your Profile" where two current philosophy professors argue that there has been a historical progression of identity ideals from sincerity (allegiance to pre-defined social roles) to authenticity (discovery of an inner, true self), and finally to "profilicity", a term they created. Profilicity is defined as the creation of identity through curated public profiles, crafted for "second-order observation"—being seen as being seen. This new mode emphasizes performance and the management of multiple, dynamic personas across different platforms, suggesting that in our current era, identity is constructed through the images we present publicly rather than discovered within. So, the prompt is this: first, is there a true, inner "self" that you can authentically discover to be the "real, authentic" you? Second: whether you think there is an authentic self you can discover or you don't think so, do you think there is any authenticity in self-created profiles, particularly and especially on social media? This new mode emphasizes performance and the management of multiple, dynamic personas across different platforms, suggesting that in our current era, identity is constructed through the images we present publicly rather than discovered within. Do you agree that the new self often is one that is an identity based on a profile created online so that "second-order observation" by people you don't even know results in you "are seen being seen" by these unknown people? Many people will create different personas and profilicities on different platforms so how authentic can they be? Hope to see you at the Oracle this Saturday. As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.

Neurospicy Joins Poetry Open Mic at Kafe Kerouac

Join us as we attend Kafe Kerouac's public Poetry Open Mic. Hear local poets and/or share your own words! Poetry Open Mic starts at 8pm. Please arrive no later than 7:30pm. $5.00 cover to get in. Street parking and limited on-site parking available. **This is a public event, not exclusive to Neurospicy. Please show courtesy, respect, and support for everyone's voice/words!!

The Escape Game: The Heist (paid event)

Trans Figure Drawing

[Sign up here!](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trans-figure-drawing-workshop-18-tickets-1997514174668?aff=oddtdtcreator) Join us for Trans Figure Drawing, a live figure-drawing session featuring trans models provided by the Westerville Queer Collective (WQC) and the Ohio Feminist Art Museum (OFAM). We will begin with short, gestural poses and gradually move onto longer ones. Beginner level instruction will be provided by a local queer artist for those who would like it. This event is 18+, and all skill levels welcome. Figure drawing isn’t just a tradition for classical artists - it’s a rewarding way to connect with the human body. When going to a live figure drawing session, it’s not always disclosed what kind of model the artists will be working with. Given today’s political landscape, OFAM and WQC are creating space for artists to work with the trans body. This event is good for anyone who wishes to hone their skills, diversify their subject matter, or simply enjoy introspective, meditative sketching. Bring your own materials: easel and drawing pad, sketchbook and color pencils, watercolor set up, anything that doesn’t require excessive ventilation or other special accommodations. BYOB if you’re 21+ as well! We will cover model etiquette and there will be scheduled breaks throughout. Seating/tables and tabletop easels will also be provided. See OFAM's website for ticketing, and please reach out if price is an obstacle. Any other questions, please reach out to rossi@westervillequeercollective.com.

Adventure Thursday: HEART OF THE BEAST at Lennox Phoenix Theatre!

Join us as we get together to see the Brad Pitt action-adventure-thriller, HEART OF THE BEAST! The film follows a special forces officer and his dog after they are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness! Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: The film follows a special forces officer and his retired combat dog Odin after a plane crash in Alaska. Stranded in the wilderness, they face cold weather and danger. The film shows their fight to survive and the strong bond between man and dog. The film is directed by David Ayer and stars Brad Pitt, JK Simmons and Anna Lambe. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFQcDFhNh4o FIRST LOOK FEATURETTE: Check out this quick featurette on the dog in the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFTFrV8GSWw PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the lobby area about 30 minutes before showtime. Once showtime is confirmed, advance ticket purchase is advised. When you have your ticket, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. Complete details will be confirmed/announced as the date gets closer. Look forward to seeing you there, Dan

Movie Night: Coyote vs ACME at Easton Town Mall

Psychic Development Series II - Pueo Group

Private Group. Closed to the Public Knowing ourselves and understanding our abilities is the first step toward wielding our gifts with control and accuracy. In subsequent classes we will verify and hone our talents with activities and discussion. These are hands-on workshops and participation is expected. The goal of our series will be to develop expertise in areas of particular interest such as mediumship, channeling, divination, healing and, etc.. Our ultimate directions will be determined by class members as we evolve. I look forward to sharing and discovering with you. - Cynthia

Paint by Numbers (Dire Bound by Sable Sorenson)

Join us to discuss our August read, Dire Bound, as we paint small canvases! Book description: Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this spicy, page-turning romantasy where humans and direwolves forge unbreakable bonds and fight for survival at all costs. Only the worthy survive the Bonding Trials. She’ll risk her life—and her heart—to be one of them. Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. While they live in luxury, Meryn struggles to keep her family out of poverty. When her little sister, Saela, is kidnapped—stolen across the border by the immortal monsters her country has spent centuries fighting—Meryn’s world falls apart. Desperate to cross the front and save her sister, Meryn enlists in the army and is thrown into the deadly Bonding Trials, where any mistake will cost her life. Now Meryn must survive four months of training at the castle. She is bound to a feral direwolf who refuses to communicate. The other trainees would love to spill her common blood. And her cold and beautiful instructor, Stark Therion, is eager to punish any weakness. Everything is a competition, and everyone is out to get her—everyone except the dangerously handsome crown prince, whose attention adds another target to her back. In the castle, every smile hides a knife…and the halls hide dark secrets. It’s bond or bleed. Duel or die. Failure is ruin.