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Columbus Build a Scalable Online Business with AI

**AI eCommerce for Entrepreneurs – Build a Store That Scales** The founders winning in eCommerce are using AI for everything — sourcing, marketing, fulfilment. This masterclass gives you the same playbook. Everyone in this session is building something. Expect real conversations about what is working and what is not. Your seat is only confirmed once you register below. Do not miss out. ### [REGISTER NOW](https://aiventurelab.org/product/AIEcommerce?city=Columbus&groupurlname=gliding-together-ice-skating-social-club&startgmtdatetime=2026-09-16T10:55:00Z) --- What you'll build: - AI-powered product research and ad creation workflows - A scalable income stream you can expand without hiring - A marketing funnel that drives traffic without manual effort The entrepreneurs building AI-powered stores today are setting themselves up for years of passive income. This is how you start.

Free In-person Meeting: Unwanted Emotions & Loneliness, How to Get Over Them

This is an in-person meeting. Did you know that unwanted emotions like loneliness, sadness, hopelessness, anger, fear, anxiety, or feelings of irritation don’t just fall on you for no reason. They are not random occurrences that simply happen to people's minds. They are definitely not chemical imbalance in your brain due to some nebulous chemical reactions by chance. Your negative emotions are the symptoms of the painful experiences that you have which are not healed, and which are still affecting you. The effects of these painful experiences are exacerbated by the pressures or difficulties of the other problems in your life. For instance, let's say you are already carrying a huge load on your back, then you cannot take on much more, but, let's say something else happens to you, such as the difficulties from the Pandemic, then the resultant combined weight on you can take you over the edge, kind of like the straw that break the camel's back. When this happens, people's attention usually goes to the straw that was added, but actually the majority of the weight had come from the huge load that were already there, holding a person down and causing a person issues. So how do you remove the huge load that was already there? How do you lighten them up? Is it possible to get rid of them? That is what this meeting will be all about. Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

Local AI and AI Harnesses by Jaime Pardo

Building a Local AI Companion – From Hardware to Autonomous Agents The era of relying entirely on cloud-based AI is shifting, opening the door for users to build and run their own powerful models at home. This presentation explores the transition from renting cloud space to constructing a personal, localized AI assistant—think less along the lines of a corporate chatbot and more like building a custom, cinematic "Jarvis." For beginners, we will demystify the core benefits of running AI locally: absolute data privacy, zero recurring subscription fees, and the freedom from server outages or internet latency. It is about taking back ownership of your data and your digital tools. To bridge the gap between concept and reality, we will look under the hood at the hardware that makes this possible. We will break down exactly what an enthusiast needs to get started without needing an enterprise budget, highlighting the importance of a solid foundation—like an AM5 motherboard and plenty of fast DDR5 RAM—and the crucial role of GPU VRAM. Using a dual-GPU setup as a real-world example, the audience will learn how concepts like quantization compress massive open-source models so they can run efficiently on consumer hardware. Once the hardware is understood, we will dive into the software ecosystem that brings the machine to life. We will explore user-friendly inference servers like Ollama and LM Studio that make loading up models as easy as installing an app. For the enthusiasts looking to go deeper, we will touch on Unsloth Studio for fine-tuning models and creating custom LoRAs. The goal is to show the audience how to navigate platforms like Hugging Face, select the right model weights, and understand the metrics that matter, such as tokens per second and prompt processing times. Finally, we will look at the true potential of a local AI setup: autonomous agents. We will explore how to give a local model "hands" by connecting it to tools, local CLI environments, and secure Docker sandboxes. By setting up gateways to platforms like Telegram and giving the AI access to read and write local Markdown wikis, it transitions from a passive chat window into a self-improving, continuous digital assistant. The presentation leaves the audience with a practical blueprint for a living project, demonstrating that setting up local AI is an evolving story well worth writing. LOGISTICS AND PARKING: The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks! The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.

Discount Tuesday: PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 at Cinemark Stoneridge!

Join us for a Discount Tuesday event to see the supernatural-romantic-comedy, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2! This a light and fun follow-up to the 1998 original stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing and Joey King. Here are descriptions, trailers and our plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: This romantic-fantasy follows a family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, as they attempt to break the spell. It is directed by Susanne Bier and is based on the 2021 novel The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman. The film stars returning cast members Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, and Stockard Channing, along with Joey King, Lee Pace and Maisie Williams. FEATURETTE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GeVmTia6VA PLAN: Details confirmed! Please purchase your ticket for the 7:05pm showing and meet inside the theater lobby at 6:456pm! Tix just five bucks and advance purchase advised! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments below! Pre-show bite at 5:30pm at nearby El Vaquero! Look forward to seeing you there, Dan

Taylor Farms Hike

Join us for two miles of hiking at the beautiful Taylor Farms Park. This flat trail is a combination of paved paths and wooden boardwalks through meadows and over wetlands. Join us for a great evening of walking and talking together!

September Book Club: The Road of Bones

Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts (CARPE) (Check Location)

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability.

Ultimate Frisbee at Whetstone

Ultimate Frisbee on Saturday

NFT AI ART Columbus

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.

MIDWEST BITCOIN SUMMIT

**Join us at the Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026** The Columbus Bitcoin Meetup is proud to be a sponsor of the Midwest Bitcoin Summit 2026, and we want to invite everyone to join us for what is expected to be the largest Bitcoin-only event ever held in the Midwest. Taking place September 23-24, 2026, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, the Midwest Bitcoin Summit will bring together thousands of Bitcoiners, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, miners, developers, and newcomers for two days of learning, networking, and collaboration focused entirely on Bitcoin. The summit is expected to feature over 100 speakers, more than 100 exhibitors, and over 5,000 attendees from across the country, making it one of the premier Bitcoin events of the year. **Special Discount for Columbus Bitcoin Meetup Members and Guests** As part of our efforts to help raise awareness for the summit, attendees will receive **21% OFF** their ticket purchase by using promo code: **COLUMBUS** Simply enter the code during checkout to receive your discount. [PURCHASE TICKETS WITH PROMO CODE ALREADY APPLIED](https://tickets.midwestbtc.com/affiliate/columbusbitcoinmeetup/event/midwest-bitcoin-summit-2026/?promoCodeTask=apply&promoCodeInput=columbus) **Stop by Our Booth!** As an official sponsor of the event, the **Columbus Bitcoin Meetup will have a booth in the Expo Hall**, and we'd love to meet you in person. Whether you've attended one meetup or have been with us since the beginning, be sure to stop by our booth, say hello, meet other members of the community, and learn more about what we've been building here in Central Ohio since 2020. Our meetup has grown into one of the most active Bitcoin communities in the Midwest, hosting regular educational and social events focused on Bitcoin adoption, self-custody, mining, economics, energy, and financial freedom. We're excited to represent our community at the summit and connect with Bitcoiners from across the region. **Why Attend?** * Hear from over 100 Bitcoin-focused speakers * Connect with thousands of Bitcoiners from across the Midwest and beyond * Explore the Expo Hall featuring leading Bitcoin companies and organizations * Learn about mining, self-custody, Lightning, economics, energy, policy, and adoption * Meet entrepreneurs, builders, educators, and industry leaders * Discover new opportunities to get involved in the Bitcoin ecosystem * Support the continued growth of Bitcoin education and community in Ohio The Columbus Bitcoin Meetup is helping promote this event because we believe it will be an incredible opportunity for both newcomers and longtime Bitcoiners to learn, connect, and strengthen the Bitcoin community throughout the Midwest. We hope you'll join us for this historic event—and don't forget to stop by the Columbus Bitcoin Meetup booth and say hi! Get your tickets today and we'll see you at the Midwest Bitcoin Summit! [VISIT THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MIDWEST BITCOIN SUMMIT](https://www.midwestbtc.com)

Country road trip and apple picking!