Are you a bright, articulate LGBTQ professional who enjoys intellectual stimulation, the arts, and/or outdoors? In this friendship group we visit museums, meet for book club, hike, attend the ballet, swim, see live performances, etc. in a smoke-free, drug-free, mostly alcohol-free environment. This group is designed for people with these characteristics: Professionals (social workers, teachers, physicians, ballet instructors, engineers, retired, student, etc.) Bachelor's Degree or higher (or wo …

Sketchbomb Austin is an open invitation to local artists of all skill levels and ages to come and hang out, sketch and share your art. We meet once a month at the Spiderhouse Cafe and the evening is a mix of sketching timed themes, "Show and Yell" -where we'll get a chance to check out eachother's work and finally, a free sketching period at the end of the night. All styles are welcome too, comic art, cartoon, anime, illustration... whatever you enjoy and want to get better at! We kick things …

Real Writers is called Academic because it is designed to be like a workshop you would take at a big university, where the instructor would take seriously the fundamentals of literary techniques and straightforward criticism about member writing in order to understand those techniques. Real Writers is a literary workshop in which substantial literary ideas are developed in order to facilitate 'real' writing both in the form of literature and in related media. Any writer or artist could potential …

The Austin Harmony Chorus (AH!) is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, an independent, non-profit music education association dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of four part harmony singing for women of all ages around the world. The purpose of this organization is to educate members in the art of singing a cappella music, barbershop style. If you are interested in learning more about Austin Harmony Chorus (AH!) or Sweet Adelines, please join us at one of our rehearsals. We meet Mon …

Like good actors, writers that draw on their emotional experiences often create the most compelling works. This creative non-fiction group is meant for people who have written fiction in the past and want to try their hand at personal essays or others ways of putting more of themselves into their writing, or writers like me who have focused on traditional non-fiction topics such as How To articles and want to add more color to their pieces. The focus will be on the craft of creative non-fiction …

This group is for all ages (kids must have an adult attend with them) and all skill levels. Anyone who has an interest in origami is welcome to share your skills and learn new models. If you have your own supplies, bring them along, but of course, we always have plenty of paper to share. There are no membership dues or fees.  Everyone is welcome to attend at no charge.  But it sure would be nice if those of you who are able would make a donation! If you can, please consider donating $1 - $2 per …

This Mastermind's for you if you have a book... or two... to write. Each Mastermind we'll dive into the Art + Science + Tools + Tech of... Beautiful Business - Living Well Doing What You Love... Which revolves around publishing Kindle (Written) + Audio + Video content. Rather than saying this type of LifeStyle is easy or hard. Better to say this LifeStyle is very different. Your days will organize in ways which may be new to you... with the bottom line being... each increment of work you do, wil …

This group rocks!  We are a dynamic group of women, who share the common goal of dedicating our time to our children and families.  Together, we offer one another support with the daily ups and downs of being stay at home or work at home mothers.  We offer our children the opportunity to socialize and have fun through regular meetups.  Our calendar offers a variety of events each month.  Activities such as park play, storytime and arts and crafts are available for the children.  Activities such …

A laid-back community exploring classic philosophical questions through the medium of film. If you are sick of small talk, and truly dig investigating the human experience but don't have the time or the attention span for a book club, you will love our group. Member-selected films are not restricted in any major sense--art house to mainstream, inception to present day, almost all genres will be honored and/or explored. One criterion for film selection is its ability to inspire discussion focused …

Hi there! You're invited to our brand NEW Singles meetup group. JOIN US. (Click on the JOIN US button above.) It's FREE. Become one of the SINGLES ORGANIZATION's Singles (SOSingles). Then attend an upcoming event you are interested in. You can also become an Assistant Organizer. We're always looking for new Assistant Organizers with new/fresh ideas. If you are willing to host events, please email me with your ideas. I would love to hear from you. Thanks! ----------------------------------------- …

This group's purpose is for expanding your "I AM" knowledge about... "I AM" teachings from various traditions The art + science of invocation + decree Ascended Master Dictations Your Continuous Full Supply Your True Nature + Your True Will Yemiah Favor facilitates this group. Accelerate your progress by reading http://AscendedMaster.org books: 21 Essential Lessons Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 The Law of Precipitation Electrons and the Elemental Kingdom Members of this group form a tight knit community, s …

The Art of Being a woman is a gift we all carry. This Group is about empowering women to own the gifts of femininity and be powerful, confident, radiant, and magnetic. This group is about shifting what it means to be a powerful feminine woman. A woman’s personal presence and magnetism grow when she connects with her feminine essence. In pursuit of equality and power however, many women have taken on a more masculine role. In their desire to be strong and independent, many women have shut themsel …

Hi there.  Welcome to Weird Austin Writers.  If you’re a writer but your goal is to be an author...this is your place.  Whatever a writer writes is art from the mind.  We're a talented group who like getting and giving feedback for manuscripts. This group is all about helping writers write better and get published. This Group will be doing: 2 Read, Workshop, and Chat meetups per month 1 Brainstorming session to get feedback on pre-manuscript ideas 1 Book Review session, where you talk about b …

This is a fun and energetic group of like minded paper artists. We meet once a month to stamp and learn new techniques, have great food and share ideas. I'm the founder of the Understand Blue blog and the Understand Blue Paper Arts Television Show, and the Community Manager of www.splitcoaststampers.com - the largest papercrafting community on the web. We also welcome suggestions for crafty meetings - want to learn a specific technique from an expert? Want to swap craft supplies with other craft …

This group is for people interested in developing their natural psychic ability. I’ve been a professional psychic for almost 40 years, and as the organizer, I plan to teach courses in psychic development and Lithomancy, the ancient art of reading patterns in stones. Classes will be limited to 6-8 people, and we will probably meet at my home. For the $60 fee, I will explain in detail how to read stones, will give attendees a short reading to demonstrate how it works, and will provide a copy of my …

This is a group for anyone in Austin or the Austin area who is interested in eating and living low carb. A low carb diet usually consists of meat, fish, eggs, and green vegetables. A low carb diet and exercise are beneficial for better controlling blood sugar, grain and fruit allergies, and weight. Let's get together and support one another in eating and living low carb! Some of the books on low carb include Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's, Diabetes Solution, Drs. Volek and Phinney's The Art And Scie …

A.F.A.C seeks to be a safe place for all people who want to grow spiritually or is curious about spirituality. We believe that the key to spiritual growth lies in creating and maintaining a connection to yourself, your community and to that which is greater than yourself. You will find that this group participates in a wide variety of activities. We meet up at local coffee shops to talk about books, ideas, art and ourselves. We meet up at farmer markets to support free trade and local businesses …

The intent of this group is to connect with 10 individuals who are dedicated to learning the art of manifesting opportunity and are willing to share your results in a published book. Initially this group may be more or less than 10 and over the next 30 days, the intent is to connect with 10 of you who really want to create change through the concepts being taught in this meetup. Most law of attraction books talk about "how to manifest" and once you learn how to manifest, Level 2 is focusing on M …