About us
Walks & Talks to help us fall in love with Valencia, each other & ourselves.
Experiences that connect the dots in unusual ways.
Introverts-friendly edutainment.
Curated by @alexeytimbul
Upcoming events
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FASHION x @LYLY_ARTE : Hands-ON Workshop About Style, History, Friends & Fun
Plaça del doctor Llorenç de la Flor, plaza doctor de llorens de la flor, Valencia, ESGot a T-shirt or a skirt or anything else you'd like to style up?!
Street artists @Lyly_Arte and fashion journalist Alexey Timbul invite you to a cool workshop where you can use paints & stencils to decorate your own clothing and check out a brief lecture on history of print in fashion ... all in the golden light of a Cabanyal sunset!@Lyly_Arte is a street artist who over the course of the last 15 years has become a beloved fixture of the local art scene. Guaranteed, her work(s) have popped up in your friends' insta-Stories already!
Alexey Timbul has taught fashion media at International Fashion Academy in Paris and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In Valencia, he is on the jury of CLEC Fashion Festival, the annual new talent platform.
We'll meet and work in the beautiful plaza outside Lyly's home/studio!
Bring your curiosity and some clothes you'd like to experiment with :)
Lyly will provide all the tools and paints & Alexey will provide inspiration.This event is FREE. However, participants are encouraged to contribute to Lyly's fundraiser "Save the Colors of Cabanyal" to help her preserve an informal community center in the neighborhood.
We'll be able to also check out a few of Lyly's murals that we covered during the previous street art walkshop last month.
14 attendees
TURIA, THE ORIGIN STORY: An Upstream Walk & Museum Visit! A Riverbed Morning
Torres de Serranos, River side, valencia, al, ESWonder what Turia was like before it became a park?
Let's wonder/wander upstream in the riverbed and discover together!
This walk includes a visit to the Antes del Jardin exhibition (free access).
There will also be an opportunity to reflect on your own superhero/villain origi story :)We'll start at Torres de Serrano and proceed to NATURIA Expo Center and up towards the end/start of the river around the Cabecera Park...
The full walk will be about 4KM so you'd get your steps in for sure!Good company, leisurely pace, engage in stories or tag-along in peace!
After the exhibition we'll pause to do some prompted journaling, drawing, pontificating.This walkshop is FREE. Donations are welcome at the end, but the point is to enjoy Valencia's greatest greenway and discover its history!
The Antes del Jardin exhibition is open Monday-Friday 10:00 until 14:00 in case you would like to check it out yourself at your convenience.
10 attendees
Slow Ruzafa: Urban Mindfulness Pilgrimage of Two City Blocks
Slow Ruzafa, Calle Sevilla 1, Valencia, ESHere & Now. Where exactly is that? When does it start/end?
Calle Sevilla. Two blocks. One street. A whole life of a city.
How much can you learn about a neighborhood, a culture, a people, and your Self in just two city blocks?When people say pay attention, how do we do that?
Can we be impressed by anything anymore?
Urban Mindfulness Pilgrimage is a 60+ minutes guided walk, TED Talk, standup, popquiz experience. Wow or Borrring?
Join us and decide for yourself.If you're running a bit late, don't worry... we won't get far :)
This walk-talk experience is FREE. The host will pass the hat at the end for welcome donations, but the point is to enjoy every step 'n story.
ABOUT THE HOST
Alexey is a storyteller who has taught at Academy of Art University (San Francisco) and International Fashion Academy (Paris). Since 2023 he's been on the jury of CLEC Fashion Festival in the City of Arts and Sciences, a host of Book Lovers Unplugged literary open mic at the only English language bookstore in Valencia, and the producer of @StandUpComedyValencia shows. Most importantly, Alexey is a fulltime Gemini with ADHD.2 attendees
ALL OVER THE PLACE: THE SHOW with Alexey Timbul, Guests & Y'All
Acting in English, Calle Cádiz 29, Ruzafa, Valencia, ES"A format unlike anything else in the city’s English-speaking scene, and if the first episode is anything to go by, consider this one on your radar." What a great review from Pont de Valencia of our May 1 premier. Next, new guests and topics!
ALL OVER THE PLACE: THE SHOW
Live with Timbul, Guests & Y'AllLate night meets talk show meets TED Talks meets Cirque du OnlyFans
Two years of building this MeetUp community has brought us here!Each show will feature new original content:
- standup about the wtf-state of the world (connect the dots)
- guest(s) who keep Valencia great always (connect to people)
- segment(s) on history/culture of Valencia (connect to the city)
- audience participation (connect to each other)
- live music performance (connect to yourself)First episode/event took place on May 1 from the heart of Ruzafa.
Test shows through the summer for a weekly format from Fall 2025.
Can't wait to co-create and share this next adventure with y'all!23 attendees
Past events
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